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'''{{tp|epiku}}''' is {{a category}} [[joke word]] and {{tp|[[nimi ku suli]]}} meaning "epic".

The word {{tp|epiku}} is derived from {{w|French language|French}} ''{{lang|fr|épique}}'', meaning "epic". The person who coined this word is unknown, according to the {{ku|en}}.<ref>{{cite ku|24}}</ref>

The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|epiku}} includes epicness, coolness, and awesomeness. It is equivalent in meaning to {{tp|[[pona]] [[a]]}}.

For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|epiku}}:<ref>{{cite ku|205}}</ref>

The standard {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|epiku}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|epiku}}}}), as featured in the {{w|Esperanto}} translation of the book {{pu|en}}, is derived from the glyph for {{tp|[[pona]]}} ({{sp|pona}}), with [[emitters]].

The obsolete glyph for {{tp|epiku}} depicts an arrow pointing upwards ({{sp|1=<span style="font-feature-settings:'cv91';">epiku</span>|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}). It was included in version 4.9 of {{tp|[[linja pona]]}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musilili.net/linja-pona/|title={{tok|linja pona}}|website={{tok|musi lili}}|author=James Flear ({{tok|jan Same}})|access-date=2023-12-09}}</ref> This glyph is more often used as a directional variant of {{tp|[[ni]]}} ({{sp|ni}}), and may cause confusion if used to write {{tp|epiku}}. However, it is commonly used as in communities outside of {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}}.

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