lupa

lupa is a core content word relating to holes and orifices.

lupa
Pronunciation	/ˈlu.pa/
Usage	2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱤯 U+F192F

Etymology

The word lupa is derived from Lojban clupa, meaning "loop", itself from Chinese 圈 (pinyin: quān), English loop, Hindi पाश (pāś), and Arabic أنشوطة (ʔanšūṭa).

Semantic space

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The semantic space of lupa includes holes and orifices. It includes windows and doors, or especially, the doorway, as well as portals, passageways, and tunnels.

pu

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

NOUN  door, hole, orifice, window

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as lupa:

hole⁵81–100% of respondents, door⁵81–100% of respondents, orifice⁴61–80% of respondents, pit⁴61–80% of respondents, window³41–60% of respondents, gate³41–60% of respondents, entrance²21–40% of respondents, opening²21–40% of respondents, gap²21–40% of respondents, dig²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

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

The sitelen sitelen word glyph for lupa (lupalupa) seems to represent a round object with a hole in the middle, similar to a donut shape.