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'''{{tp|mani}}''' is a [[content word]] relating to {{w|money}} and {{w|currency}}. |
'''{{tp|mani}}''' is a [[content word]] relating to {{w|money}} and {{w|currency}}. |
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==Semantic space== |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|mani}} includes |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|mani}} includes wealth and {{w|money}}, that is, any item accepted as payment or which is otherwise valuable. |
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Some examples include coins, paper bills, {{w|Gold standard|gold}} (used as a currency system until the 20th century), {{w|cryptocurrency}}, or large domestic animals (such as cattle). In other cultures, other objects may be considered currency. |
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==={{tp|pu}}=== |
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In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|mani}} as: |
In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|mani}} as: |
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The phrasing of this definition has exacerbated the usage of {{tp|mani}} as "large domestic animal", despite many modern cultures not considering cattle as currency anymore. |
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==={{tp|ku}}=== |
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For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|mani}}: |
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|mani}}:<ref>{{cite ku|282–283}}</ref> |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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[[File:Lipu tenpo nanpa seli - mani.png|thumb|200px|Coin with the {{tp|sitelen pona}} glyph for {{tp|mani}}]] |
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⚫ | The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|mani}} represents |
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⚫ | The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|mani}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|mani}}}}), according to {{tok|[[jan Sonja]]}}, represents the head of a cattle animal, such as a cow.<ref>{{cite Discord|name={{tok|jan Sonja}}|username=sonjalang|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/301378960468738050/882490774678302740|channel={{tok|pana-sona}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|quote=it comes from the secondary meaning of mani, i.e. large domesticated animal}}</ref> |
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} glyph for {{tp|mani}} ({{ss|mani}}) possibly represents a gem stone. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{R:Linku}} |
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* {{R:Wikipesija}} |
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* {{R:Wiktionary}} |
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Latest revision as of 12:37, 9 May 2024
mani is a content word relating to money and currency.
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Pronunciation | /ˈma |
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Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (97%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F1932 |
Etymology Edit
Semantic space Edit
The semantic space of mani includes wealth and money, that is, any item accepted as payment or which is otherwise valuable.
Some examples include coins, paper bills, gold (used as a currency system until the 20th century), cryptocurrency, or large domestic animals (such as cattle). In other cultures, other objects may be considered currency.
pu Edit
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines mani as:
NOUN money, cash, savings, wealth; large domesticated animal
The phrasing of this definition has exacerbated the usage of mani as "large domestic animal", despite many modern cultures not considering cattle as currency anymore.
ku Edit
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as mani:[2]
money5, pension2 , expense2 , economic2 , fund2 , revenue2 , budget2 , salary2 , credit2 , compensation2 , earnings2 , price2 , value2 , income2 , subsidy2 , profit2 , cow2 , toll2 , payment2 , large domesticated animal2 , wealthy2, cash5 , monetary5 , currency5 , treasure4 , wealth4 , worth4 , cattle4 , dollar4 , financial4 , funding3 , fiscal3 , wage3 , fee3 , cost3 , valuable3
sitelen pona Edit
The sitelen pona glyph for mani (), according to jan Sonja, represents the head of a cattle animal, such as a cow.[3]
sitelen sitelen Edit
The sitelen sitelen glyph for mani (mani) possibly represents a gem stone.
See also Edit
References Edit
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 282–283.
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang]. (1 September 2021). [Message posted in the
#pana-sona
channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. "it comes from the secondary meaning of mani, i.e. large domesticated animal".
Further reading Edit
- "mani" on lipu Linku
- "mani" on lipu Wikipesija
- "mani" on English Wiktionary