Whose designs — Hand Poke Several traditions on this site hold that certain designs may not be worn by people who have not earned them. That rule is theirs to state and not this site's to adjudicate. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/issue/whose-designs/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 51K
godna — Hand Poke To prick. The noun for the tattoo and the verb for the needle are the same word. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/godna-word/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
When it is done — สักด้วยมือ วันเวลาไม่ค่อยเป็นอิสระ ธรรมเนียมส่วนใหญ่ผูกการสักไว้กับช่วงเปลี่ยนผ่านที่คนนั้นกำลังก้าวข้ามอยู่แล้ว nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/th/rite/the-timing/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 53K
ming — Hand Poke The Chin word for the facial marks. Banned by name in the 1960s. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/ming/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
moko — Hand Poke *Tā* is to strike; *moko* is the design itself. The verb in the name is the mallet, not the point. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/moko/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K
anchi-piri — Hand Poke Obsidian and a cut: the word carries the tool and the wound, and no word for ink. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/anchi-piri/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
sak — Hand Poke To prick. The Khmer root *cɔkʔ* means the same, and the Khmer dictionary keeps it native rather than borrowed. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/sak/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 50K
ptasan — Hand Poke Related to the Atayal word for writing and marking — the face as a written surface. nanobotco.github.io/hand-poke/term/ptasan/ · 19-Sep-2026 · 49K