kon
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| Pronunciation | /kon/ 🔊 🔊 |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F191D |
kon is a core content word relating to gases.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word kon is derived from Mandarin 空氣 (pinyin: kōngqì), meaning "air".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of kon includes gases, such as air, steam, and smoke, as well as scents and fragrances.
mi tawa wawa selo mi li pilin e kon letemi tawa wawa. selo mi li pilin e kon lete.
We're running. Our skin feels the cold breeze.
kasi ni li pana e kon nasakasi ni li pana e kon nasa.
This plant gives off a weird smell.
Figuratively, kon refers to an essence, something "known, but not [commonly] seen", such as supernatural spirits, personal identities, ideas, and meanings of words and utterances.[2] Compare the figurative senses of English "spirit" or "atmosphere".
kon pi(nimi sina) li semekon pi nimi sina li seme?
What's your name's meaning?
kon li tawa e supa ale mi akon li tawa e supa ale mi a!
An unseen force is moving all my furniture!
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kon as:
NOUN air, breath; essence, spirit; hidden reality, unseen agent
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kon:[3]
soul5, air5, spirit5, gas5, essence4, atmosphere4, oxygen3, breathe3, breath3, meaning3, intangible3, breathing3, invisible entity3, definition2, abstract2, breeze2, smell2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for kon () represents steam rising up as two curvy vertical lines. Compare telo.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for kon (kon) is derived from a MUYAL glyph (T632) in the Mayan script,[4] meaning "cloud".[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 254.
- ↑ Jonathan Gabel. (27 April 2012). "sitelen sitelen acknowledgements and etymology". jonathangabel.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ↑ Montgomery, John. "Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs". FAMSI. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "kon" on lipu Linku
- "kon" on English Wiktionary
- "kon" on lipu Wikipesija