luka
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| Pronunciation | /ˈlu |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Number, content word |
| Codepoint | U+F192D |
luka is a content word related to hands and arms. It can also stand for the number 5 in a number phrase.
Semantic space
The semantic space of luka includes arms and hands (like how noka refers to both legs and feet). As a verb, it can refer to the act of touching something with a luka.[citation needed]
As a number, it stands for 5, the amount of fingers on a human hand. In the early days of Toki Pona, it was the highest-value number word, before mute and ale acquired that status. This led to the creation of the idiom jo e luka mute, meaning "to be complicated", as big numbers would have many repetitions of the word luka.[1][2]
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines luka as:
NOUN arm, hand, tactile organ
NUMBER five
Etymology
luka is derived from the Croatian word rúka, meaning "hand".[3]
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for luka is a simplified mitten-like hand facing upwards, with the thumb on the left. The same hand appears in the lower halves of glyphs for kepeken (with ilo), moku (with uta), and pana (with emitters).
See also
References
- ↑ jan Sonja (21 May 2002). "Compounds". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ↑ jan Sonja (@sonjalang) (16 November 2022). Messages on the
#sona-musichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server. Discord. Retrieved 12 October 2023. - ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.