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'''{{tp|pomotolo}}''' is {{a category}} [[post-pu|post-{{tp|pu}}]] [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi ku lili]]}} relating to effectiveness.
==Etymology==
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
==Semantic space==
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"/>
==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated the English word ''tomato'' as {{tp|pomotolo}},<ref>{{cite ku|
▲For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated the English word ''tomato'' as {{tp|pomotolo}},<ref>{{cite ku|<!--page number-->}}</ref> despite this not being the meaning of the word. 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>
<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}}==
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]]}}
==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{R:Linku}}
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Revision as of 14:44, 29 December 2023
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Pronunciation | /ˈpo |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure (2% ↘︎ ) |
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
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
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
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. The error is attributed to lipamanka.[3]
tomato½
sitelen pona
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 jan Kawa [@j.kawa]. (15 February 2019). [Message posted in the
#tomo-toki-pini-ante
channel 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
- "pomotolo" on lipu Linku