lanpan
Pronunciation | /ˈlan |
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Usage | 2023: Uncommon4 (58% , Common6↗︎ )2022: Common (52%) |
Book and era | nimi ku suli (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F1985 |
lanpan is an uncommon content word and post-pu nimi ku suli relating to seizing or receiving.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word lanpan is derived from Greek λαμβάνω (lamváno), meaning "to take, to seize".[1] It was coined by jan inwin, jan Wesu, jan Maliku, and jan Kisinja.[2][when?]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of lanpan includes the act or an instance of seizing, receiving, or taking control of something.[3]
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as lanpan:[4]
steal3, grab2, seize3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for lanpan ()[by whom? when?] represents a person seizing an object, represented with a dot, similar to the glyph for jo. An alternative glyph is derived from the upside-down version of pana (lanpan).
In the font linja pona, there is an obsolete variant ending in a hooklike curve at the top instead of a circle for the head (lanpan2), which was created by mistake, according to lipamanka.[citation needed]
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for lanpan represents a hand grabbing something. It was designed by lon Jawin, jan Pensa, jan Saki in 2021. The glyph was inspired by the glyph for CH'AM (T533:670) in the Mayan script and for kemutenemk in the Miꞌkmaq hieroglyphs.[5]. It also includes the a radical (A).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ jan inwin [@orsetto]. (4 December 2017). [Message posted in the
#jaki
channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 23 November 2023. - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24.
- ↑ lipamanka. "on lanpan, and other similar word proposals". lipamanka.gay. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 261.
- ↑ Gabel, Jonathan. (5 September 2021). "Designing glyphs - sitelen suwi pi nimi ku suli"". jonathangabel.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "lanpan" on lipu Linku
- "lanpan" on lipu Wikipesija
- "lanpan" on English Wiktionary