"ken" meaning in Toki pona

See ken in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ken/
Etymology: Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken y del inglés can. Etymology templates: {{etimología|tpi|ken|leng=tok}} Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken
  1. Poder.
    Sense id: es-ken-tok-noun-7BaY4D0z
  2. Capacidad.
    Sense id: es-ken-tok-noun-5s5HDUbQ
  3. Derecho.
    Sense id: es-ken-tok-noun-uFDf8liC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): TOK:Sustantivos, Toki pona

Verb

IPA: /ken/
Etymology: Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken y del inglés can. Etymology templates: {{etimología|tpi|ken|leng=tok}} Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken
  1. Poder.
    Sense id: es-ken-tok-verb-7BaY4D0z
  2. Permitir.
    Sense id: es-ken-tok-verb--99DP3K8
  3. Posibilitar.
    Sense id: es-ken-tok-verb-8gCAEAl0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): TOK:Verbos, Toki pona
{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "TOK:Sustantivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Toki pona",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ken",
        "leng": "tok"
      },
      "expansion": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken",
      "name": "etimología"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken y del inglés can.",
  "lang": "Toki pona",
  "lang_code": "tok",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "sustantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Poder."
      ],
      "id": "es-ken-tok-noun-7BaY4D0z",
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Capacidad."
      ],
      "id": "es-ken-tok-noun-5s5HDUbQ",
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Derecho."
      ],
      "id": "es-ken-tok-noun-uFDf8liC",
      "sense_index": "3"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ken/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ken"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "TOK:Verbos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Toki pona",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ken",
        "leng": "tok"
      },
      "expansion": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken",
      "name": "etimología"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken y del inglés can.",
  "lang": "Toki pona",
  "lang_code": "tok",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Poder."
      ],
      "id": "es-ken-tok-verb-7BaY4D0z",
      "sense_index": "4"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Permitir."
      ],
      "id": "es-ken-tok-verb--99DP3K8",
      "sense_index": "5"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Posibilitar."
      ],
      "id": "es-ken-tok-verb-8gCAEAl0",
      "sense_index": "6"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ken/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ken"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "TOK:Sustantivos",
    "Toki pona"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ken",
        "leng": "tok"
      },
      "expansion": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken",
      "name": "etimología"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken y del inglés can.",
  "lang": "Toki pona",
  "lang_code": "tok",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "sustantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Poder."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Capacidad."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Derecho."
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ken/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ken"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "TOK:Verbos",
    "Toki pona"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tpi",
        "2": "ken",
        "leng": "tok"
      },
      "expansion": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken",
      "name": "etimología"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del pidgin melanesio-inglés ken y del inglés can.",
  "lang": "Toki pona",
  "lang_code": "tok",
  "pos": "verb",
  "pos_title": "verbo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Poder."
      ],
      "sense_index": "4"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Permitir."
      ],
      "sense_index": "5"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Posibilitar."
      ],
      "sense_index": "6"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ken/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ken"
}

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