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'''{{tp|sike}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to round things. |
'''{{tp|sike}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to round things. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|sike}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''circle'' |
The word {{tp|sike}} is derived from {{w|English language|English}} ''circle'',<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref> possibly as a {{w|spelling pronunciation}}. |
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==Semantic space== |
==Semantic space== |
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{{Needs work|inclusion of more meanings, discuss the meaning of "year" and tenpo-dropping|section}} |
{{Needs work|inclusion of more meanings, discuss the meaning of "year" and tenpo-dropping|section}} |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|sike}} includes round |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|sike}} includes round, cyclical, and smooth<ref>{{cite lipamanka}}</ref> things. Round {{tp|sike}} may be concrete objects, such as balls, wheels, and {{w|discus}}es, or abstract shapes, such as circles, spheres, {{w|oval}}s, {{w|spiral}}s, and many-sided {{w|polygon}}s. |
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|sike tu li pona.<ref> |
|<mark>sike</mark> tu li pona.<ref>{{cite YouTube|id=mkNvlqEM8rk|title=Paul Goguen - {{tok|sike tu li pona}}|lang=tok|author=Paul Goguen|channel=Sex|handle=sex2631|date=2020-06-08|access-date=2024-03-27}} See {{tp|[[sike tu li pona]]}}.</ref> |
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|Two wheels [bicycles] are good. |
|Two <mark>wheels</mark> [bicycles] are good. |
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|sike tu li pona |
|<mark>sike </mark> tu li pona |
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{{tp|sike}} also include cycles as in repeating events. The foremost example is the {{w|year}}, which {{tp|sike}} may sometimes refer to, even [[tenpo dropping|without further specification of time]]. |
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It may refer to cycles, as well as any repeated action or event. |
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==={{tp|pu}}=== |
==={{tp|pu}}=== |
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In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|sike}} as: |
In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|sike}} as: |
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{{pu def |
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==={{tp|ku}}=== |
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For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|sike}}:<ref>{{cite ku|340}}</ref> |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|sike}} represents two concentric circles, as to distinguish it from {{tp|[[ijo]]}}. |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|sike}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|sike}}}}) represents two concentric circles, as to distinguish it from {{tp|[[ijo]]}}. |
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} glyph for {{tp|sike}} ({{ss|sike}}) depicts a ball with a shine on the top-right. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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* {{R:Linku}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 2 April 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsi |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F195C |
sike is a core content word relating to round things.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word sike is derived from English circle,[1] possibly as a spelling pronunciation.
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of sike includes round, cyclical, and smooth[2] things. Round sike may be concrete objects, such as balls, wheels, and discuses, or abstract shapes, such as circles, spheres, ovals, spirals, and many-sided polygons.
sike tu li ponasike tu li pona.[3]
Two wheels [bicycles] are good.
sike also include cycles as in repeating events. The foremost example is the year, which sike may sometimes refer to, even without further specification of time.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines sike as:
NOUN round or circular thing; ball, circle, cycle, sphere, wheel
ADJECTIVE of one year
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as sike:[4]
round5, circle5, sphere5, ball4, loop4, cycle4, wheel4, disc3, globe3, circuit3, spin2, ring2, surround2, curve2, rolling2, spot2, orbit2, twist2, roll1
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for sike () represents two concentric circles, as to distinguish it from ijo.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for sike (sike) depicts a ball with a shine on the top-right.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ Paul Goguen. (8 June 2020). "Paul Goguen - sike tu li pona" (in Toki Pona). Sex [@sex2631]. YouTube. Retrieved 27 March 2024. See sike tu li pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 340.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "sike" on lipu Linku
- "sike" on lipu Wikipesija
- "sike" on English Wiktionary