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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]]}}, with [[emitters]]. |
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]]}}, with [[emitters]]. |
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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]]}}, and may cause confusion if used to write {{tp|epiku}}. However, it is still used in communities both inside and outside of {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}}.<ref name="keli2023-sp"/> |
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"}} with the arrowhead being larger than that of {{tp|[[ni]]}}). 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]]}}, and may cause confusion if used to write {{tp|epiku}}. However, it is still used in communities both inside and outside of {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}}.<ref name="keli2023-sp"/> |
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Uniquely in the font {{tp|[[linja lipamanka]]}}, the glyph for {{tp|epiku}} ({{sp|epiku|font=linja lipamanka}}) is derived from the Awesome Smile, also known as the Epic Smiley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/awesome-face-epic-smiley|title=Awesome Face / Epic Smiley|website=Know Your Meme|access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref> |
Uniquely in the font {{tp|[[linja lipamanka]]}}, the glyph for {{tp|epiku}} ({{sp|epiku|font=linja lipamanka}}) is derived from the Awesome Smile, also known as the Epic Smiley.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/awesome-face-epic-smiley|title=Awesome Face / Epic Smiley|website=Know Your Meme|access-date=2024-01-03}}</ref> |
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| Pronunciation | /ˈe |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Uncommon4, Common6 (53% ↗︎ )2022: Uncommon (44%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku suli (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1983 |
epiku is an uncommon joke word and nimi ku suli meaning "epic".
Etymology
The word epiku is derived from French épique, meaning "epic". The person who coined this word is unknown, according to the Toki Pona Dictionary.[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of epiku includes epicness, coolness, and awesomeness. It is equivalent in meaning to pona a.
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as epiku:[2]
epic3, awesome2, amazing2
sitelen pona
The standard sitelen pona glyph for epiku (), as featured in the Esperanto translation of the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good, is derived from the glyph for pona, with emitters.
The obsolete glyph for epiku depicts an arrow pointing upwards (epiku with the arrowhead being larger than that of ni). It was included in version 4.9 of linja pona.[3] This glyph is more often used as a directional variant of ni, and may cause confusion if used to write epiku. However, it is still used in communities both inside and outside of ma pona pi toki pona.[4]
Uniquely in the font linja lipamanka, the glyph for epiku (epiku) is derived from the Awesome Smile, also known as the Epic Smiley.[5]
Related words
kulijo
| Pronunciation | /ˈku |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (7% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (6%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
kulijo is an obscure joke word and nimi ku lili similar to epiku, used to casually express appreciation or acknowledgement, similarly to—and derived from—English coolio. It was coined in 2020 by jan pakala in the ma pona pi toki pona community, originally deemed a typo of likujo, and it was spread by kala pona Tonyu.[6]
ale li kulijoale li kulijo.
Everything is coolio.
According to an informal poll in 2023 by waso Keli, kulijo is often deemed more intense than epiku by the majority of speakers who use this word, however it is less intense for most of those who do not.[7]
The sitelen pona glyph for kulijo (kulijo) is derived from the glyph for lete (lete), calquing the informal sense of English cool, with emitters.
References
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 205.
- ↑ James Flear (jan Same). "linja pona". musi lili. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ waso Keli [@kelly.hi]. (23 October 2023). [Message posted in the
#sona-kulupuchannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 9 December 2023.Do you use the word epiku and which sitelen pona glyph do you use for it? Option Votes I use the word epiku and use the pona-with-emitters glyph 21 I use the word epiku and use the directional-ni glyph 7 I don't use the word epiku and use the pona-with-emitters glyph 43 I don't use the word epiku and use the directional-ni glyph 2 - ↑ "Awesome Face / Epic Smiley". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
- ↑ jan pakala. (7 August 2020). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 28 December 2023.}} - ↑ waso Keli [@kelly.hi]. (21 October 2023). [Message posted in the
#sona-kulupuchannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 28 December 2023.Do you use the word kulijo and, to you, what does the word mean? Option Votes I use the word kulijo and it means "very good" 9 I use the word kulijo and it means "a little good" 3 I don't use the word kulijo and it means "very good" 18 I don't use the word kulijo and it means "a little good" 52
Further reading
- "epiku" on lipu Linku
- "epiku" on lipu Wikipesija
- "epiku" on English Wiktionary