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'''{{tp|kiki}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to sharp and pointy objects. |
'''{{tp|kiki}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to sharp and pointy objects. |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The most common {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|kiki}} ({{sp|kiki}}) is a closed, jagged starburst shape. Like the glyphs for {{tp|[[jaki]]}} and {{tp|[[ko]]}}, it can be drawn flexibly as any spiky |
The most common {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|kiki}} ({{sp|kiki}}) is a closed, jagged starburst shape. Like the glyphs for {{tp|[[jaki]]}} and {{tp|[[ko]]}}, it can be drawn flexibly as any spiky shape like a many-pointed {{w|Star polygon|star}}. |
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Other glyphs for {{tp|kiki}} variations include a pentagon ({{sps|kiki2|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) or triangle ({{sps|kiki3|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) with pinched corners, and two concentric triangles ({{sps|kiki4|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}), inspired by the glyphs for {{tp|[[sike]]}} and {{tp|[[leko]]}}. |
Other glyphs for {{tp|kiki}} variations include a pentagon ({{sps|kiki2|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) or triangle ({{sps|kiki3|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}) with pinched corners, and two concentric triangles ({{sps|kiki4|font="sitelen seli kiwen asuki"}}), inspired by the glyphs for {{tp|[[sike]]}} and {{tp|[[leko]]}}. |
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Kiki alt - sitelen pona in Sonja Lang's handwriting (2024).svg|Starburst {{tp|kiki}} |
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Kiki alt 2 - sitelen pona in Sonja Lang's handwriting (2024).svg |
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Kiki - sitelen pona in Sonja Lang's handwriting (2024).svg|2-triangle {{tp|kiki}} |
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==References== |
==References== |
Latest revision as of 14:29, 2 March 2024
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Pronunciation | /ˈki |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure4 (29% , Uncommon6↗︎ ) |
Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
kiki is an obscure content word relating to sharp and pointy objects.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word kiki is derived from a nonsense word created for the 2001 psychological study by V. S. Ramachandran and Edward Hubbard on sound symbolism, named the bouba/kiki effect.[1] The word in Toki Pona was coined by akesi kon Nalasuni in 2020.[2][3]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of kiki includes sharp and pointy objects.
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kiki:[4]
spiky2
, sharp1 , angle½ , point½
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The most common sitelen pona glyph for kiki (kiki) is a closed, jagged starburst shape. Like the glyphs for jaki and ko, it can be drawn flexibly as any spiky shape like a many-pointed star.
Other glyphs for kiki variations include a pentagon (kiki2) or triangle (kiki3) with pinched corners, and two concentric triangles (kiki4), inspired by the glyphs for sike and leko.
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Starburst kiki
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2-triangle kiki
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Ramachandran, V.S. & Hubbard, E.M. (2001). "Synaesthesia: A window into perception, thought and language" (PDF). Journal of Consciousness Studies. 8 (12): 3–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- ↑ akesi kon Nalasuni [@nalathnidragon]. (13 September 2020). Message in
#sona-musi
. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. Retrieved 28 January 2024. "has anyone proposed "kiki" to mean "a spiky shape" yet". - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 248.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "kiki" on lipu Linku