lawa
From Toki Pona
- the part of the body that includes the head and neck
- this body part, seen as a control centre
- this body part, seen as the seat of logical or rational thinking
- to control and regulate; to rule
- to be in charge of
- to be responsible for
- to be accepted by many as having control or ownership of
- to lead or guide someone (tawa to)
- to guide or steer something
- to cause someone or something to go (tawa to)
- to show or point (tawa to)
Similar words
Examples
| jan lawa | leader, boss, master, chairperson, politician, president, director |
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| lawa e pilin | to control one's feelings, be composed |
| lawa e jan tawa tomo | to lead a person to a building, to show a building to a person |
| kulupu lawa | government, a body of people governing |
| len lawa | headdress, hat, hood, crown |
| kama lawa | to take command, take charge, take over |
