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'''{{tp|sutopatikuna}}''' is {{a category}} [[pre-pu|pre-{{tp|pu}}]] [[joke word]] with marginal phonology relating to {{w|Platypus|platypuses}} (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus'').<ref name="baudry2009"/>

The word {{tp|sutopatikuna}} is derived from {{w|Croatian language|Croatian}} ''{{lang|hr|čudnovati kljunaš}}'', literally meaning "strange beak". It was coined by Alexandre Baudry as an {{w|April Fools'}} joke in 2009, the same day as the word {{tp|[[kijetesantakalu]]}} was coined.<ref name="baudry2009">Baudry, Alexandre (1 April 2009). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=4927#p4927 "RE: New official word / Nova oficiala vorto"]. "Dear Sonja, That's a great idea, but if you do so, you need also to add a special word for the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). I would suggest the word "{{tok|sutopatikuna}}" from the croatian word {{lang|hr|[č]udnovati kljuna}} […]". ''Toki Pona Forums''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref>

ThisThe word {{tp|sutopatikuna}} breaks Toki Pona's [[phonotactics]] by having the disallowed syllable {{tp|*ti}}. Some speakers instead pronounce it with the syllable {{tp|si}} to overcome this.<ref>{{tok|jan Kapesi Pake}} (1 September 2021). "{{tok|nimi “sutopatikuna”* li pona}}". In {{tp|lipu tenpo nanpa kule}}. Retrieved 17 November 2023.</ref>