isipin
| Pronunciation | /ˈi.si.pin/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Rare (19% ↗ ) 2022: Rare (14%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
isipin is a rare content word and nimi ku lili relating to thoughts.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word isipin is derived from Tagalog isipin,[a] meaning "to think of". It was coined by ko in 2020.[1] Other proposals included words from Georgian, Hawaiian, Japanese, Macedonian, Mongolian, Somali, Spanish, and Uzbek.[2]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of isipin includes rational and philosophical thinking, in contrast to sona, which refers to knowledge, and pilin, which refers to emotional thinking.[3][4]
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as isipin:
think2, consciousness1, imagination1, theory1
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for isipin is derived from the glyph for lawa with emitters.
External links[edit | edit source]
By ko[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ ko [@g4j]. (6 July 2020). [Message posted in the
#pali-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. - ↑ ko [@g4j]. (4 October 2020). [Message posted in the
#toki-ponachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. - ↑ ko [@g4j]. (6 July 2020). [Message posted in the
#sona-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. - ↑ kala pona Tonyu (22 February 2022). isipin. lipu kule. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ↑ ko [@g4j]. (31 August 2020). [Message posted in the
#tomo-toki-pini-antechannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. (Proof of authorship) - ↑ ko [@g4j]. (21 August 2022). [Message posted in the
#lipuchannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. (Proof of authorship)