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'''{{tp|pomotolo}}''' is {{a category}} [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}} relating to effectiveness. |
'''{{tp|pomotolo}}''' is {{a category}} [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}} relating to effectiveness. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|pomotolo}} is derived from the {{w|Pomodoro Technique}}, a time management method associated with a tomato-shaped kitchen timer. The name is itself from {{w|Italian language|Italian}} ''{{lang|it|pomodoro}}'', meaning "tomato". {{tp|pomotolo}} was coined by {{tok|jan Kawa}} in |
The word {{tp|pomotolo}} is derived from the {{w|Pomodoro Technique}}, a time management method associated with a tomato-shaped kitchen timer. The name is itself from {{w|Italian language|Italian}} ''{{lang|it|pomodoro}}'', meaning "tomato". {{tp|pomotolo}} was coined in 2019 by {{tok|jan Kawa}} in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} community.<ref name="kawa2019">{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/545467374254555137/545760733888118796|name={{tok|jan Kawa}}|username=j.kawa|channel={{tok|tomo-toki-pini-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-29|quote=New: TP word "{{tok|pomotolo}}", meaning: Effective, useful, "to give [good] results"}}</ref> |
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==Semantic space== |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|pomotolo}} includes effectiveness and usefulness. It can mean "give good results", or refer to things and methods that do so. |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|pomotolo}} includes effectiveness and usefulness. It can mean "to give good results", or refer to things and methods that do so.<ref name="kawa2019"/> |
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| ⚫ | For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated the English word ''tomato'' as {{tp|pomotolo}},<ref>{{cite ku|332}}</ref> despite this not being the meaning of the word. According to {{tp|[[yu]]}}, the error is attributed to {{tok|lipamanka}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=//docs.google.com/document/d/14kSwDSGiFlTC_0nBniBatDPIyFFnpQKLK579ApgMZy4/preview|title={{tok|yu}}|author=|username=|date=2021-09-25|website=Google Docs|publisher=|access-date=2023-12-28|quote=}}<blockquote> |
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| ⚫ | For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated the English word ''tomato'' as {{tp|pomotolo}},<ref>{{cite ku| |
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<small>({{tok|lipamanka}})</small> refers to mistaken etymological translations that are not the meaning of the word, as a jab at {{tok|lipamanka}} for putting "tomato" as the definition for {{tok|pomotolo}} in {{tok|ku}} when the actual meaning is "effective". |
<small>({{tok|lipamanka}})</small> refers to mistaken etymological translations that are not the meaning of the word, as a jab at {{tok|lipamanka}} for putting "tomato" as the definition for {{tok|pomotolo}} in {{tok|ku}} when the actual meaning is "effective". |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|pomotolo}} ({{sp|pomotolo}}) depicts a hand holding a fruit, probably specifically a tomato, and is a combination of the glyphs for {{tp|[[luka]]}} |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|pomotolo}} ({{sp|pomotolo}}) depicts a hand holding a fruit, probably specifically a tomato, and is a combination of the glyphs for {{tp|[[luka]]}} and {{tp|[[kili]]}}. It may be meant to evoke {{tp|[[kepeken]]}} ("using") or {{tp|[[pali]]}} ("work"), other words whose glyphs use the hand [[radical]]. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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Latest revision as of 00:35, 31 December 2023
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| Pronunciation | /ˈpo |
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| Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (3%)
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| Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
pomotolo is an obscure post-pu content word and nimi ku lili relating to effectiveness.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word pomotolo is derived from the Pomodoro Technique, a time management method associated with a tomato-shaped kitchen timer. The name is itself from Italian pomodoro, meaning "tomato". pomotolo was coined in 2019 by jan Kawa in the ma pona pi toki pona community.[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of pomotolo includes effectiveness and usefulness. It can mean "to give good results", or refer to things and methods that do so.[1]
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated the English word tomato as pomotolo,[2] despite this not being the meaning of the word. According to yu, the error is attributed to lipamanka.[3]
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sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for pomotolo (pomotolo) depicts a hand holding a fruit, probably specifically a tomato, and is a combination of the glyphs for luka and kili. It may be meant to evoke kepeken ("using") or pali ("work"), other words whose glyphs use the hand radical.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 jan Kawa [@j.kawa]. (15 February 2019). [Message posted in the
#tomo-toki-pini-antechannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 29 December 2023. "New: TP word "pomotolo", meaning: Effective, useful, "to give [good] results"". - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 332.
- ↑ (25 September 2021). "yu". Google Docs. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
(lipamanka) refers to mistaken etymological translations that are not the meaning of the word, as a jab at lipamanka for putting "tomato" as the definition for pomotolo in ku when the actual meaning is "effective".
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "pomotolo" on lipu Linku