sijelo

sijelo is a core content word relating to the body.

sijelo
Pronunciation	/ˈsi.je.lo//j/ sounds like English Y, as in "fjord" or "hallelujah".
Usage	2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥛 U+F195B

Etymology

The word sijelo is derived from Croatian tijelo, meaning "body".

Semantic space

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

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

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as sijelo:

body⁵81–100% of respondents, torso⁴61–80% of respondents, flesh³41–60% of respondents, physically²21–40% of respondents, form²21–40% of respondents, figure²21–40% of respondents, self²21–40% of respondents, physical²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

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.

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Further reading

• "sijelo" on lipu Linku
• "sijelo" on lipu Wikipesija
• "sijelo" on English Wiktionary