kiwen

kiwen
Pronunciation	/ˈki.wen/ 🔊 🔊
Usage	2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱤛 U+F191B

kiwen is a core content word relating to hard and solid objects.

Etymology

The word kiwen is derived from Finnish kiven, genitive of kivi, meaning "stone, rock". This word was proposed by jan Sonja in 2002, replacing the compound wawa ma ("hardness of the earth"). This proposal was decided by a vote, resulting in 6 votes for kiwen and 2 votes for wawa ma.

Semantic space

The semantic space of kiwen includes hard and solid objects, objects whose form is resistant to change. It usually refers to rocks, stones, minerals, and metals.

pu

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

NOUN  hard object, metal, rock, stone

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kiwen:

solid⁵81–100% of respondents, rock⁵81–100% of respondents, stone⁵81–100% of respondents, hard object⁴61–80% of respondents, concrete³41–60% of respondents, metal³41–60% of respondents, steel³41–60% of respondents, iron³41–60% of respondents, firm³41–60% of respondents, stiff³41–60% of respondents, silver²21–40% of respondents, plastic²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for kiwen (󱤛) is a pentagonal shape depicting a cut gemstone as seen from the side, representing rocks and hard materials by extension. It may specifically be a diamond, well known as the hardest natural material.

sitelen sitelen

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Further reading

• "kiwen" on lipu Linku
• "kiwen" on lipu Wikipesija
• "kiwen" on English Wiktionary