pipi
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| Pronunciation | /ˈpi.pi/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗ ) 2022: Core (98%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1951 |
pipi is a core content word relating to insects.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word pipi is derived from Acadian French bibitte, meaning "bug, critter".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of pipi includes insects and similar critters. They tend to be small creatures with many legs or no legs at all, with a squishy inside and possibly an exoskeleton.[2]
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines pipi as:
NOUN bug, insect, ant, spider
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as pipi:
bug5, insect5, spider3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for pipi represents an insect with two eyes and six legs, drawn with a thinner body to distinguish it from akesi.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for pipi represents the head of an insect with three eyes and large, sharp teeth protruding from its mouth.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.