kalijopilale

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Pronunciation /ˈka.li.jo.pi.la.le//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
Usage 2023: Obscure (2% ↗︎ )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
Book and era No book (post-pu)
Part of speech Content word

kalijopilale is an obscure content word relating to the order Caryophyllales.

Etymology

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Linku relates it to kijetesantakalu. Does that have to do concretely with this word's coinage, or is it just an observation about word length and taxonomic specificity?

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The word kalijopilale is derived from translingual Caryophyllales, ultimately from Latin caryophyllus ("relating to clove") + -ālis ("-related"). It was coined by jan Likipi in 2020.[citation needed]

Semantic space

The semantic space of kalijopilale includes members of Caryophyllales, including cacti, carnations, amaranths, ice plants, beets, and many carnivorous plants.

sitelen pona

A proposed sitelen pona glyph for kalijopilale (kalijopilale) depicts a beet.

Further reading