ilo
ilo is a core content word relating to tools and instruments.
Pronunciation | /ˈi |
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Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F190E |
Etymology Edit
The word ilo is derived from Esperanto ilo, meaning "tool".[1]
Semantic space Edit
The semantic space of ilo includes tools and instruments. With appropriate context, ilo may refer to any object used with means to an end.[2] The word ilo is typically followed by a modifier describing the function or purpose of the tool.
In the context of the modern day, ilo often refers to mechanical devices and technology.
pu Edit
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines ilo as:
NOUN tool, implement, machine, device
ku Edit
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as ilo:[3]
tool5, utility2 , instrument2 , application2 , technology2 , computer2, device5 , equipment5 , machine5 , app4 , hardware4 , robot3 , technological3 , mechanical3 , gear3 , tech3 , mechanism3 , technical3 , software3
sitelen pona Edit
The sitelen pona glyph for ilo () represents a hammer. It appears as a radical in the glyph for kepeken.
sitelen sitelen Edit
References Edit
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 211.
Further reading Edit
- "ilo" on lipu Linku
- "ilo" on lipu Wikipesija
- "ilo" on English Wiktionary