linluwi
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| Pronunciation | /ˈlin.lu.wi/ |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Uncommon (34% ↗ ) 2022: Uncommon (29%) |
| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
linluwi is an uncommon content word and nimi ku lili relating to the internet.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word linluwi was coined jan inwin in 2017 and is derived from Welsh rhyngrwyd, meaning "Internet", itself from rhyng- ("between") and rhwyd ("net").[1][2] The Welsh term is a calque of English Internet.
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of linluwi includes the Internet and things relating to it. By analogy, it also includes the concepts of connectness and weaving.[3]
mi lukin e lipu linluwimi lukin e lipu linluwi.
I am reading an Internet article.
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as linluwi:[4]
network2, Internet1, virtual1, web½, digital½, connection½, net½
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ jan inwin [@orsetto]. (2 November 2017). [Message posted in the
#pana-sonachannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. - ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24.
- ↑ pipi Kewapi [@glyc.o5vermod]. (16 May 2023). [Message posted in the
#toki-pona-kinchannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. ""connection" "braid" "interface" <- AWESOME semantic space. "linluwi, o linluwi e mi!" scans perfectly to "cha-a-ain, keep us together!" "mi jo e linluwi pilin." etc". Discord. - ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 267.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "linluwi" on lipu Linku
- "linluwi" on lipu Wikipesija