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Revision as of 00:53, 29 May 2024
Pronunciation | /ma/ |
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Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F1930 |
ma is a core content word relating to land.
Etymology
The word ma is derived from Finnish maa, meaning "ground, land".[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of ma includes the ground and soil. It also includes places and environments as defined by the land they occupy. ma is a headnoun for continents, countries, regions, cities, towns, and villages. It is often extended to metaphorical and notional spaces, such as those online.
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines ma as:
NOUN earth, land; outdoors, world; country, territory; soil
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as ma:
territory5, setting2 , landscape2 , continent2 , outdoors2 , habitat2 , dirt2 , sector2 , yard2 , kingdom2 , venue2 , outside2 , acre2, country5 , land5 , realm5 , area5 , field4 , region4 , place4 , soil4 , earth4 , province4 , zone4 , ground4 , nation4 , environmental3 , environment3 , site3 , location3 , domain3 , world3 , national3 , nature3
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for ma () is derived from the astrological symbol for Earth (🜨︎).
sitelen sitelen
The sitelen sitelen glyph for ma represents a sandy landscape with a plant on top, presumably a desert with a cactus.
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.