leko

leko
Pronunciation	/ˈle.ko/ 🔊 🔊
Usage	2023: Common44-category system, Widespread66-category system (70% ↘︎ )2022: Widespread (72%)
Book and era	nimi ku suli (pre-pu)
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥼 U+F197C

leko is a common content word and pre-pu nimi ku suli relating to bricks and squares.

Etymology

The word leko is derived from the name of the Danish toy company Lego, itself derived from Danish leg godt, meaning "play well". Another possibility, according to nimi ale pona, is that it is derived from Finnish lohko, meaning "section, block".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of leko includes objects with a square or cube shape. Examples include blocks, bricks, stairs, and corners.

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

square⁴61–80% of respondents, cube³41–60% of respondents, block³41–60% of respondents, stair²21–40% of respondents, brick²21–40% of respondents, polyhedron²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

leko in linja pona

The sitelen pona glyph for leko (󱥼) depicts 2 concentric squares, based on the concentric circles used for sike (sikesike). It was designed by jan Same in October 2016.

sitelen sitelen

The sitelen sitelen glyph for leko represents a square, together with a phonetic radical for the vowels e (EE) and o (OO) in the upper-right corner of the glyph. It was designed by lon Jawin and jan Pensa in 2021.

Further reading

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