jelo

	jelo
Pronunciation	/ˈje.lo//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
Usage	2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱤒 U+F1912

jelo is a core content word used for yellow and yellow–adjacent colors.

Etymology Edit

The word jelo is derived from English yellow.^[1]

Semantic space Edit

The semantic space of jelo usually ranges from yellowish shades of orange and brown to very yellowish shades of green. Other colors that can be described as jelo include amber, gold, and lime.

mi jeloe nimi lipu

mi jelo e nimi lipu.

I highlight the words of the book [as yellow].

pu Edit

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

ADJECTIVE yellow, yellowish

ku Edit

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as jelo:^[2]

yellow⁵, golden², highlight^½

sitelen pona Edit

The sitelen pona glyph for jelo (󱤒) is derived from the glyph for suno and a triangle radical, representing the yellow color of the sun.

sitelen sitelen Edit

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References Edit

↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 234.