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==Semantic space==
==Semantic space==
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|loje}} usually ranges from reddish shades of purple to reddish shades of orange and brown. Other colors that can be described as {{tp|loje}} include {{w|burgundy}}, {{w|crimson}}, {{w|fuchsia}}, {{w|maroon}}, {{w|Rust (color)|rust}}, {{w|salmon}}, {{w|scarlet}}, and {{w|vermilion}}.
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|loje}} usually ranges from reddish shades of purple to reddish shades of orange and brown. Other colors that can be described as {{tp|loje}} include {{w|burgundy}}, {{w|crimson}}, {{w|Fuchsia (color)|fuchsia}}, {{w|magenta}} {{w|maroon}}, {{w|pink}}, {{w|Rust (color)|rust}}, {{w|Salmon (color)|salmon)}}, {{w|scarlet}}, and {{w|vermilion}}.


==={{tp|pu}}===
==={{tp|pu}}===

Revision as of 03:20, 5 April 2024

loje in sitelen pona
loje in sitelen sitelen
Pronunciation /ˈlo.je//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
Usage 2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%)
Book and era nimi pu
Part of speech Content word
Codepoint 󱤫 U+F192B

loje is a core content word used for red and red–adjacent colors.

Etymology

The word loje is derived from Dutch rooie, an inflected form of rood, meaning "red".[1]

Semantic space

The semantic space of loje usually ranges from reddish shades of purple to reddish shades of orange and brown. Other colors that can be described as loje include burgundy, crimson, fuchsia, magenta maroon, pink, rust, salmon), scarlet, and vermilion.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines loje as:

ADJECTIVE  red, reddish

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as loje:[2]

red5

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for loje (󱤫) is derived from the glyph for uta and a triangle radical, representing the red color of the mouth.

sitelen sitelen

The sitelen sitelen glyph for loje (loje) is likely derived from a Maya glyph for chak (T109), meaning "red" or "great".[3] A modified version of this chak glyph is placed over sitelen sitelen's color radical, which is taken from the lower half of the pimeja glyph.

References

  1. "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
  2. Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 271.
  3. Montgomery, John. "Dictionary of Maya Hieroglyphs". FAMSI. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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