ilo

ilo
Pronunciation	/ˈi.lo/ (listen)
Usage	2023: Core (100% → ) 2022: Core (100%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱤎 U+F190E

ilo is a core content word relating to tools and instruments.

Etymology

The word ilo is derived from Esperanto ilo, meaning "tool".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of ilo includes tools or instruments. With appropriate context, ilo may refer to any object used with means to an end.

In context of the modern day, ilo often refers specifically to mechanical devices and technology.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines ilo as:

NOUN  tool, implement, machine, device

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as ilo:

tool⁵81–100% of respondents, device⁵81–100% of respondents, equipment⁵81–100% of respondents, machine⁵81–100% of respondents, app⁴61–80% of respondents, hardware⁴61–80% of respondents, robot³41–60% of respondents, technological³41–60% of respondents, mechanical³41–60% of respondents, gear³41–60% of respondents, tech³41–60% of respondents, mechanism³41–60% of respondents, technical³41–60% of respondents, software³41–60% of respondents, utility²21–40% of respondents, instrument²21–40% of respondents, application²21–40% of respondents, technology²21–40% of respondents, computer²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for ilo represents a hammer. It appears as a radical in the glyph for kepeken.

Further reading

• "ilo" on lipu Linku
• "ilo" on lipu Wikipesija
• "ilo" on English Wiktionary