`mu-ka` · W022

muka · use / operate a tool or artifact · ✅


Domain	general
Class	process
Type	compound
Register	standard
First use	S120

Composition

mu (artifact/object) + ka (action) — head-final: an action characterized by its relationship to an artifact; the act of putting an artifact to work

Definition

operate or use an artifact; use, operate, employ a tool or device

Notes

Registered to resolve placeholder gloss ka-use in S016. Candidate form was identified during corpus work. Head-final rule satisfied: the artifact (mu) specifies the domain of the action (ka). Contrast with su-mu-li where mu describes the object produced; here mu describes the object acted upon.

mu-ka-li (operator, one who uses tools), mu-ka-mu (tool for operating another tool)

Examples

"la-tu ka-mu-ka lo-mu" — you operate the machine "la-mi ka-be-past lo-mu wi [la-tu ka-mu-ka]" — I built the machine for you to use (S016)

In the corpus

2 attestations.

S#	Tonesu
S120	`la-zo-li ne lo-mu-ka` The person is in relation to (possesses) a tool.
S121	`la-ko-mu ko lo-mu-ka` The container holds the tool.
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mu-ka · W022