Talk:namako
From Toki Pona
- food additive
a substance added to food to preserve it or enhance its flavour; food additive, preservative, salt, spice, seasoning, vinegar - accessory
something that stimulates the senses or creates desire; something showy, something extra, something showy, decoration, ornamentation, embellishment, bonus, frill, luxury, fluff, enhancer, bells and whistles, - something extra
something extra that is not strictly necessary or that distracts from the core; unessential
- having the characteristics or properties of namako
- to use namako on, to act as a namako on
- to salt, season, cure
- ornament, embellish
- to stimulate, excite
entice
Examples
| mani namako | excess money |
|---|---|
| kule namako | cosmetics, make-up, flashy colours |
Etymology: from a Hindi word for salt and a Twi word for spice
o weka e nimi namako.
mute namako = too much? excessive amount of?
mute [salt] = more (than is technically necessary) sharp, piquant? or merge with wawa, ko wawa, kasi wawa, etc. ko awen, etc. wit? namaka li pakala = luxury is messed up. merge with kule??
akcesora
spicy
megalomaniac? played up
VT
1 season, cure, salten?
2 stimulate, excite? interest
esfandiari = that's sick = namako!
---usable reference words--- adornment = ? for ornamentation or flavour adorn = add beauty or lustre to decorate = make something more attractive by adding colour, adornments something that that decorates ornamental rather than operational attractive = attracting or capable of attracting; interesting; aesthetically pleasing or apealing to attract = to draw or bring to oneself, fascinate, exert a pull on interesting = causing curiosity, holding the attention curiosity = eager desire to know
Examples:
len namako = fashion accessory (worn on the body) namako suwi = aromatic or pungent spice like cinnamon namako wawa = spicy spice like capsicum jan pi nasin namako = yuppie? condiment? = telo namako? namako telo?
namaka (hindi for salt)
something that creates desire
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