polinpin
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| Pronunciation | /ˈpo |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Obscure (4% → ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (4%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
polinpin is an obscure joke word and nimi ku lili relating exclusively to bowling pins.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word polinpin is derived from English bowling pin. It was coined by jan Kisinja in 2019.[1][2]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as polinpin:[2]
bowling pin½
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for polinpin (polinpin) represents a tenpin bowling pin. It was designed by nimi Elemenopi in July 2020.[3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ jan Kisinja [@kisinja]. (14 March 2019). Message in
#sona-musi. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 332.
- ↑ 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 15 August 2024.
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (15 August 2020). "Here are the official glyphs for the 1b words in the NA". r/OffThePu. Reddit. Retrieved 15 August 2024. "[Key: black] = original, made by me".
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "polinpin" on lipu Linku