ala

From Toki Pona

ala 

mod not, no, zero, un-

Definition

describer

1. not
   not such; no, not
2. no, zero
   no quantity of; no, zero
3. un-
   opposite of; un-

noun

1. the state, situation or general phenomenon of being ala; absence, emptiness, negation, nothing, zero

interjection

1. a short, sudden or emotional expression of ala; no!

Examples

jo e ala	to contain nothingness; be empty
ala pona	useful emptiness
sin ala	not new; old