moli1 empty / deprived of any binding rule: hence free, unconstrained, [...]

Part of Speech adjective
Phonetic Form moli
Tanema Equivalent mano
Lovono Equivalent moli
    • empty
    • (Part of) Synonym (for)
      • Example 1696:
        Moe enone moli.
        My house is empty / is free.
      • Example 1697:
        Li-bu awoiu. Iune i-te tae. Kulumoe Pakare moli.
        Everybody died: nobody survived. The village of Pakare was emptied.
        Example Comment
        myth
        Example URL
        https://doi.org/10.24397/pangloss-0003352#S117
    • deprived of any binding rule: hence free, unconstrained, random
      • Example 1698:
        Kava, pe li-anu moro moli tae.
        Kava is not something you drink randomly [lit. just any day].
    • foreigner, stranger
    • Typical Subject s.o.
    • early
    • Sense Comment rare

Related entries

  • Heterosemes:
    • moli2 in an unconstrained way: freely, easily / without expected effects: hence (do) in vain, for nothing; with no satisfying result / (do/buy) for free, with nothing in exchange / without expected ingredients: hence minimally, simply, in a sober or pure fashion / with no binding rules or ties: hence randomly, aimlessly, haphazardly / only, exclusively
  • See also:
    • ~lemoli contraction of ~le moli* ‘go randomly’ / wander around aimlessly / be random, unruly; follow no particular rules / not matter / unimportant; common, ordinary