leko
Pronunciation | /ˈle |
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Usage | 2023: Common4 (70% , Widespread6↘︎ )2022: Widespread (72%) |
Book and era | nimi ku suli (pre-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F197C |
leko is a common content word and pre-pu nimi ku suli relating to bricks and squares.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word leko is derived from the name of the Danish toy company Lego, itself derived from Danish leg godt, meaning "play well".[1] Another possibility, according to nimi ale pona, is that it is derived from Finnish lohko, meaning "section, block".[2]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of leko includes objects with a square or cube shape. Examples include blocks, bricks, stairs, and corners.
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as leko:[3]
square4, stair2 , brick2 , polyhedron2, cube3 , block3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for leko () depicts 2 concentric squares, based on the concentric circles used for sike (sike). It was designed by jan Same in October 2016.[4]
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for leko represents a square, together with a phonetic radical for the vowels e (E) and o (O) in the upper-right corner of the glyph. It was designed by lon Jawin and jan Pensa in 2021.[5][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Moniz, C. Ryan (jan inwin); van der Meulen, Spencer H. (jan Pensa); lipamanka. (8 October 2020). "nimi ale pona (2nd ed.)". Google Docs.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 263.
- ↑ jan Same. (16 October 2016). "Sitelen pona glyphs for new and apocryphal words". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ↑ Gabel, Jonathan. (5 September 2021). "Designing glyphs - sitelen suwi pi nimi ku suli"". jonathangabel.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ↑ lon Jawin (6 October 2021). "pali len pi sitelen sitelen pi nimi ku suli". In lipu tenpo nanpa toki (in Toki Pona). lipu tenpo.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "leko" on lipu Linku
- "leko" on lipu Wikipesija
- "leko" on English Wiktionary