pan
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| Pronunciation | /pan/ |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F194B |
pan is a content word relating to starchy foods and their derivatives.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word pan is derived from Romance pan and Japanese パン (Hepburn: pan), both ultimately from Latin pānis.[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of pan includes starchy foods and those full of carbohydrates, such as grains, tubers, and their derivatives. Some examples include wheat, barley, rice, sorghum, potatoes, cassava, yams, bread, noodles, pastries, and sandwiches.
pan suwi li moku ponapan suwi li moku pona.
Sweet pastries are tasty.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines pan as:
NOUN cereal, grain; barley, corn, oat, rice, wheat; bread, pasta
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as pan:[2]
bread5, grain5, wheat4, rice3, corn2, carbohydrate2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for pan () possibly represents a staple crop, such as barley grains.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for pan (pan) depicts a baguette as viewed from above, with three scores across the crust.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Moniz, C. Ryan (jan inwin); van der Meulen, Spencer H. (jan Pensa); lipamanka. (8 October 2020). "nimi ale pona (2nd ed.)". Google Docs.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 313.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "pan" on lipu Linku
- "pan" on lipu Wikipesija
- "pan" on English Wiktionary