kiki
.jpg) | |
| Pronunciation | /ˈki |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure4, Uncommon6 (29% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Uncommon (21%)
|
| 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][3]
Semantic space
The semantic space of kiki includes sharp and pointy objects.
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kiki:[4]
spiky2, sharp1, angle½, point½
sitelen pona
The most common sitelen pona (kiki) glyph for kiki represents a spiky figure, which may be drawn flexibly. Other variations include a pentagon, a triangle, and two triangles inside one another, inspired by the words sike and leko.
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.
- ↑ akesi kon Nalasuni [@nalathnidragon]. (13 September 2020). [Message posted in the
#sona-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. 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
- "kiki" on lipu Linku