pipo
| Pronunciation | /ˈpi |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (1%)
|
| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
pipo is an obscure post-pu content word and nimi sin relating to annoyance, bothersomeness, and boredom.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
It is derived from pipi with influence from the verb sense of English bug, and was coined by jan Ejewa and jan inwin in 2017.
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
A proposed sitelen pona glyph for pipo (pipo) is derived from the glyph for pipi (pipi) and also represents an insect, but with the legs curved down so that each pair of legs forms the frowning glyph for ike (ike). It was designed by nimi Elemenopi in July 2020.[1][2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (26 July 2020). "I made a sitelen pona glyph for every non-pu word in the "nimi ale pona" dictionary". r/tokipona. Reddit. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (15 August 2020). "Here are the official glyphs for the 1b words in the NA". r/OffThePu. Reddit. Retrieved 28 December 2023. "[Key: black] = original, made by me".