linja
Pronunciation | /ˈlin |
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Usage | 2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F1929 |
linja is a core content word relating to long and flexible objects.
Etymology
The word linja is derived from Finnish linja, meaning "line", ultimately from Latin līnea.[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of linja includes long and flexible objects, resembling a line, such as string, rope, hair, and fiber. It may also refer to a sequence of chain of objects.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines linja as:
NOUN long and flexible thing; cord, hair, rope, thread, yarn
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as linja:
line5, connection2 , ray2 , streak2 , row2 , wire2 , hair2 , sequence2 , chain2 , connect2 , straight2, string5 , cord5 , rope5 , thread4 , fibre3 , cable3 , link3
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for linja represents a wavy line.
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.