nena

nena is a core content word relating to bumps.

nena
Pronunciation	/ˈne.na/
Usage	2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (97%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥀 U+F1940

Etymology

The word nena is derived from Finnish nenä, meaning "nose".

Semantic space

The semantic space of nena includes bumps and protrusions, something that extends fromabove or beyond a surface. As a modifier, it means "bumpy" or "convex".

In relation to the face, the word nena most commonly refers to the nose. As a verb, it relates to interacting with the nose. Some examples include smelling, sniffing, touching with the nose, and giving an Eskimo kiss. Note that nena includes all bumps on the face, as well as the head, such as pimples, the chin, and ears.

pu

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

NOUN  bump, button, hill, mountain, nose, protuberance

ku

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

hill⁴61–80% of respondents, nose³41–60% of respondents, ridge²21–40% of respondents, button²21–40% of respondents, peak²21–40% of respondents, mountain²21–40% of respondents, pile²21–40% of respondents, breast¹11–20% of respondents, mount¹11–20% of respondents, fold¹11–20% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for nena (󱥀) represents a bump sticking out and it is an upside down version of lupa. It is normally drawn taller with clear vertical lines to avoid confusion with ike.

sitelen sitelen

The sitelen sitelen word glyph for nena (nenanena) may depict a nose.

See also

• kiki

Further reading

• "nena" on lipu Linku
• "nena" on lipu Wikipesija
• "nena" on English Wiktionary