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polinpin

Obscure Toki Pona content word
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polinpin is an obscure joke word and nimi ku lili relating exclusively to bowling pins. It was coined by jan Kisinja in 2019.[1][2]

Pronunciation /ˈpo.lin.pin/
Usage 2023: Obscure (4% → )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (4%)
Book and era nimi ku lili (post-pu)
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For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as polinpin:[3]

bowling pin½

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for polinpin (polinpin) represents a tenpin bowling pin.

References

  1. ↑ jan Kisinja [@kisinja]. (14 March 2019). [Message posted in the #sona-musi channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord.
  2. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 332.
  3. ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 332.

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