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Revision as of 22:54, 11 December 2023
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| Pronunciation | /ˈle |
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| Usage | 2023: Common4, Widespread6 (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".[1] Another possibily, according to nimi ale pona, is that it is derived from Finnish lohko, meaning "section, block".[2]
Semantic space
The semantic space of leko includes objects with a square or cube shape. Examples include blocks, bricks, stairs, and corners.
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as leko:[3]
square4, cube3, block3, stair2, brick2, polyhedron2
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for leko () represents two concentric squares. Compare sike.
sitelen sitelen
The sitelen sitelen glyph for leko represents a square, together with a phonetic radical for the vowels e and o in the upper-right corner of the glyph. It was designed by lon Jawin and jan Pensa in 2021.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Moniz, C. Ryan (jan inwin); van der Meulen, Spencer H. (jan Pensa); lipamanka. (8 October 2020). "nimi ale pona (2nd ed.)". Google Docs.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 263.
- ↑ Jonathan Gabel (5 September 2021). Designing glyphs - sitelen suwi pi nimi ku suli. jonathangabel.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
- ↑ lon Jawin (6 October 2021). "pali len pi sitelen sitelen pi nimi ku suli". In lipu tenpo nanpa toki (in Toki Pona). lipu tenpo.
Further reading
- "leko" on lipu Linku
- "leko" on lipu Wikipesija
- "leko" on English Wiktionary