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[[File:Booba-Kiki.svg|thumb|250px|This picture is used to demonstrate the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}. When given the names "kiki" and "bouba", many people tend to label the shape on the left "kiki".]] |
[[File:Booba-Kiki.svg|thumb|250px|This picture is used to demonstrate the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}. When given the names "kiki" and "bouba", many people tend to label the shape on the left "kiki".]] |
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The word {{tp|kiki}} is derived from a {{w|nonsense word}} created for the 2001 psychological study by {{w|V. S. Ramachandran}} and Edward Hubbard on {{w|sound symbolism}}, named the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}. The word in Toki Pona was coined by |
The word {{tp|kiki}} is derived from a {{w|nonsense word}} created for the 2001 psychological study by {{w|V. S. Ramachandran}} and Edward Hubbard on {{w|sound symbolism}}, named the {{w|bouba/kiki effect}}.<ref>Ramachandran, V.S. & Hubbard, E.M. (2001). [https://web.archive.org/web/20110813064348/http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/Synaesthesia%20-%20JCS.pdf "Synaesthesia: A window into perception, thought and language"] (PDF). ''Journal of Consciousness Studies''. '''8''' (12): 3–34. Archived from [http://cbc.ucsd.edu/pdf/Synaesthesia%20-%20JCS.pdf the original] (PDF) on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2023.</ref> The word in Toki Pona was coined by {{tok|akesi kon Nalasuni}} in 2020.<ref>{{cite ku|24}}</ref>{{citation needed|reason=Primary source}} |
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For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|kiki}}: |
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Revision as of 22:20, 11 December 2023
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| Pronunciation | /ˈki |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure4, Uncommon6 (29% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Uncommon (21%)
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| 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
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][citation needed…]
Semantic space
The semantic space of kiki includes sharp and pointy objects.
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For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kiki:[3]
spiky2, sharp1, angle½, point½
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- "kiki" on lipu Linku