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'''{{tp|lupa}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to holes and orifices. |
'''{{tp|lupa}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to holes and orifices. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|lupa}} is derived from {{ |
The word {{tp|lupa}} is derived from {{bor|jbo|clupa|loop|ts=ˈʃlupa}},<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref> itself from {{bor|zh|圈|tr=quān}}, {{bor|en|loop}}, {{bor|hi|पाश|tr=pāś}}, and {{bor|ar|أنشوطة|tr=ʔanšūṭa}}. |
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==Semantic space== |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|lupa}} includes both {{w|through hole}}s (with two entrances, like a passage) and {{w|blind hole}}s (with one entrance, like a pit).<ref name="cite lipamanka">{{cite lipamanka}}</ref> This includes orifices in the body, although the [[Body parts|mouth]] is usually referred to as {{tp|[[uta]]}} instead. |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|lupa}} includes holes and orifices. It includes windows and doors, or especially, the doorway, as well as portals, passageways, and tunnels. |
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{{tp|lupa}} can refer to windows and doors.<ref>{{cite pu|56–57, 128}}</ref> Even though these are solid, they let certain things pass through them. This sense can be extended to frame something as a gateway or passageway, such as a hyperlink or a science fiction portal.<ref name="cite lipamanka" /> |
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According to {{tok|[[lipamanka]]}}, {{tp|lupa}} describes a space in an object that is made of a different material (including air or a vacuum), which lets something pass through it that the surrounding material cannot. One of their examples is metal that conducts sound through insulated rubber tubing.<ref>{{cite web |url=//lipamanka.gay/essays/lupa |title=Ramblings about {{tok|lupa}} |author={{tok|[[lipamanka]]}} |date=20 Feb 2023 |website=lipamanka.gay |access-date=2024-05-16}}</ref> |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|lupa}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|lupa}}}}) represents a cross section of a hole, and it is an upside down version of {{tp|[[nena]]}}. It is normally drawn taller with clear vertical lines to avoid confusion with {{tp|[[pona]]}}. |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|lupa}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|lupa}}}}) represents a cross section of a hole, and it is an upside down version of {{tp|[[nena]]}}. It is normally drawn taller with clear vertical lines to avoid confusion with {{tp|[[pona]]}}. |
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} word glyph for {{tp|lupa}} ({{ss|lupa}}) seems to represent a round object with a hole in the middle, similar to a {{w|torus|donut shape}}. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 09:07, 4 August 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈlu |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F192F |
lupa is a core content word relating to holes and orifices.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word lupa is derived from Lojban clupa (/ˈʃlupa/, "loop"),[1] itself from Chinese 圈 (quān), English loop, Hindi पाश (pāś), and Arabic أنشوطة (ʔanšūṭa).
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of lupa includes both through holes (with two entrances, like a passage) and blind holes (with one entrance, like a pit).[2] This includes orifices in the body, although the mouth is usually referred to as uta instead.
lupa can refer to windows and doors.[3] Even though these are solid, they let certain things pass through them. This sense can be extended to frame something as a gateway or passageway, such as a hyperlink or a science fiction portal.[2]
According to lipamanka, lupa describes a space in an object that is made of a different material (including air or a vacuum), which lets something pass through it that the surrounding material cannot. One of their examples is metal that conducts sound through insulated rubber tubing.[4]
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines lupa as:
NOUN door, hole, orifice, window
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as lupa:
hole5, door5, orifice4, pit4, window3, gate3, entrance2, opening2, gap2, dig2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for lupa () represents a cross section of a hole, and it is an upside down version of nena. It is normally drawn taller with clear vertical lines to avoid confusion with pona.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen word glyph for lupa (lupa) seems to represent a round object with a hole in the middle, similar to a donut shape.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340. pp. 56–57, 128.
- ↑ lipamanka. (20 February 2023). "Ramblings about lupa". lipamanka.gay. Retrieved 16 May 2024.