lape
Core Toki Pona content word
lape is a core content word relating to rest and sleep.
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| Pronunciation | /ˈla |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1922 |
Etymology Edit
The word lape is derived from Dutch slapen, meaning "to sleep".[1]
Semantic space Edit
The semantic space of lape includes rest and sleep. By extension, it may refer to any break from an activity or work.[2] It also refers to lying down in flat position.
mi wile lapemi wile lape.
I want to sleep (I feel sleepy).
pu Edit
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines lape as:
ADJECTIVE sleeping, resting
ku Edit
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as lape:[3]
sleep5, asleep4, rest3, lay2, lie (be in flat position)2
sitelen pona Edit
The sitelen pona glyph for lape () represents a person lying down, with the head on the right side.
sitelen sitelen Edit
References Edit
- ↑ 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. 261.
Further reading Edit
- "lape" on lipu Linku
- "lape" on lipu Wikipesija
- "lape" on English Wiktionary