lanpan

lanpan
Pronunciation	/ˈlan.pan/ 🔊 🔊
Usage	2023: Uncommon44-category system, Common66-category system (58% ↗︎ )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

The word lanpan is derived from Greek λαμβάνω (lamváno), meaning "to take, to seize".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of lanpan includes the act or an instance of seizing, receiving, or taking control of something.

ku

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

steal³41–60% of respondents, seize³41–60% of respondents, grab²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for lanpan (󱦅) 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 (lanpan2lanpan2), which was created by mistake, according to lipamanka.^{[citation needed]}This claim needs references to reliable sources. (Feb 2024)

sitelen sitelen

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 in the Mayan script and for kemutenemk in the Miꞌkmaq hieroglyphs.

Further reading

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