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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|pilin}} include feelings, as in {{w|emotion}}s, {{w|thought}}s, or {{w|sensation}}s. It also includes the heart, either emotionally or anatomically. As a [[predicate]], it may either be [[intransitive]] ("to feel a certain way") or [[transitive]] ("to sense something").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tokipona.net/tp/ClassicWordList.aspx|title=Classic Word List (Improved!)|website=tokipona.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716152334/http://tokipona.net/tp/ClassicWordList.aspx|archive-date=2019-06-06|url-status=dead|access-date=2024-03-16}}</ref> |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|pilin}} includes feelings, as in emotions or the sense of touch, as well as the heart, anatomically or figuratively. |
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|mi <mark>pilin</mark> e kiwen. |
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|I <mark>feel</mark>/<mark>touch</mark> the rock. |
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|mi <mark>pilin </mark> e kiwen |
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|jan li <mark>pilin</mark> e ni: sona li pona. |
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|People <mark>believe</mark> that knowledge is good. |
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|jan li <mark>pilin </mark> e ni2 {{idsp}} sona li pona |
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Due to the transitiveness of the predicate sense of {{tp|pilin}}, there have been debates on the order of modifiers in certain phrases. In pre-{{tp|pu}} sources, the most common way to say "I feel well" is {{tp|mi pilin pona}}, analysing it as the intransitive sense. Nowadays, some speakers often say {{tp|mi pona pilin}}, analysing it transitively and by analogy with other phrases, such as {{tp|pona [[lukin]]}} ("pretty") and {{tp|pona kute}} ("nice-sounding"). |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|pilin}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|pilin}}}}) is derived from the {{w|heart symbol}} |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|pilin}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|pilin}}}}) is derived from the {{w|heart symbol}}, which is often used to represent passionate feelings, as well as to stand in for the complicated shape of the anatomical heart. The glyph for {{tp|[[olin]]}} is derived from it via {{w|reduplication}}, as two stacked heart [[radical]]s. |
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
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Revision as of 11:53, 16 March 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈpi |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F194E |
pilin is a core content word relating to feelings and the heart.
Etymology
The word pilin is derived from Tok Pisin pilim, meaning "to feel", from English feel and the transitivizer suffix -im.[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of pilin include feelings, as in emotions, thoughts, or sensations. It also includes the heart, either emotionally or anatomically. As a predicate, it may either be intransitive ("to feel a certain way") or transitive ("to sense something").[2]
mi pilin e kiwenmi pilin e kiwen.
I feel/touch the rock.
jan li pilin e ni2 sona li ponajan li pilin e ni: sona li pona.
People believe that knowledge is good.
Due to the transitiveness of the predicate sense of pilin, there have been debates on the order of modifiers in certain phrases. In pre-pu sources, the most common way to say "I feel well" is mi pilin pona, analysing it as the intransitive sense. Nowadays, some speakers often say mi pona pilin, analysing it transitively and by analogy with other phrases, such as pona lukin ("pretty") and pona kute ("nice-sounding").
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In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines pilin as:
NOUN heart (physical or emotional)
ADJECTIVE feeling (an emotion, a direct experience)
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For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as pilin:[3]
feeling5, emotion5, feel5, sentiment5, mood4, emotionally4, heart4, sense4, attitude4, emotional4, opinion3, notion3, assume3, impression3, hypothesis3, perceive3, deem3, thinking2, believe2, assumption2, thought2, speculation2, conscience2, suppose2, experience2, stimulus2, reaction2, suspicion2, belief2, perception2, touch2, idea2, estimated2, consider2, outlook2, think2, mentally2
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for pilin () is derived from the heart symbol, which is often used to represent passionate feelings, as well as to stand in for the complicated shape of the anatomical heart. The glyph for olin is derived from it via reduplication, as two stacked heart radicals.
sitelen sitelen
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ "Classic Word List (Improved!)". tokipona.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 323–324.
Further reading
- "pilin" on lipu Linku
- "pilin" on lipu Wikipesija
- "pilin" on English Wiktionary