sijelo
Pronunciation | /ˈsi |
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Usage | 2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F195B |
sijelo is a core content word relating to the body.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word sijelo is derived from Croatian tijelo, meaning "body".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of sijelo includes the physical body or torso. It may also refer to non-physical representations of the self, such as an online user account. By extension, it includes to a form of an object.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines sijelo as:
NOUN body (of person or animal), physical state, torso
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as sijelo:[2]
body5, physically2 , form2 , figure2 , self2 , physical2, torso4 , flesh3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for sijelo () depicts a body, with a horizontal line and three perpenticular lines below it. It possibly repsents the shoulders on top, a torso, and two arms on the sides. The glyph is normally drawn with thinner, square proportions to avoid confusion with selo.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 399–340.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "sijelo" on lipu Linku
- "sijelo" on lipu Wikipesija
- "sijelo" on English Wiktionary