suli

suli
Pronunciation	/ˈsu.li/
Usage	2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥣 U+F1963

suli is a core content word relating to largeness.

Etymology

The word suli is derived from Finnish suuri, meaning "big".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of suli includes large things in several aspects, such as in relative size, length, weight, age, or importance. Its antonym is lili, refering to small things.

soweli ni li suli a

soweli ni li suli a!

This animal is so big!

jan suli mute li lawa e ma

jan suli mute li lawa e ma.

Many important people control the land.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines suli as:

ADJECTIVE  big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult

ku

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

large⁵81–100% of respondents, importance⁵81–100% of respondents, big⁵81–100% of respondents, important⁵81–100% of respondents, significant⁵81–100% of respondents, matter (v)⁵81–100% of respondents, significantly⁴61–80% of respondents, grand⁴61–80% of respondents, huge⁴61–80% of respondents, tall⁴61–80% of respondents, weight⁴61–80% of respondents, vast⁴61–80% of respondents, crucial⁴61–80% of respondents, extensive⁴61–80% of respondents, prominent⁴61–80% of respondents, broad⁴61–80% of respondents, fat⁴61–80% of respondents, substantial⁴61–80% of respondents, long⁴61–80% of respondents, size⁴61–80% of respondents, significance⁴61–80% of respondents, heavy⁴61–80% of respondents, giant⁴61–80% of respondents, extended⁴61–80% of respondents, wide⁴61–80% of respondents, considerable⁴61–80% of respondents, thick⁴61–80% of respondents, major³41–60% of respondents, tremendous³41–60% of respondents, extent³41–60% of respondents, magnitude³41–60% of respondents, great³41–60% of respondents, vital³41–60% of respondents, length³41–60% of respondents, height³41–60% of respondents, greatly³41–60% of respondents, importantly³41–60% of respondents, severe³41–60% of respondents, dramatically³41–60% of respondents, mass³41–60% of respondents, essential²21–40% of respondents, largely²21–40% of respondents, relevant²21–40% of respondents, massive²21–40% of respondents, fundamental²21–40% of respondents, emphasize²21–40% of respondents, stretch²21–40% of respondents, enormous²21–40% of respondents, extend²21–40% of respondents, heavily²21–40% of respondents, critical²21–40% of respondents, expansion²21–40% of respondents, expand²21–40% of respondents, depth²21–40% of respondents, volume²21–40% of respondents, extension²21–40% of respondents, age²21–40% of respondents, profound²21–40% of respondents, deeply²21–40% of respondents, density²21–40% of respondents, widely²21–40% of respondents, influential²21–40% of respondents, dominant²21–40% of respondents, grow²21–40% of respondents, growth²21–40% of respondents, dramatic²21–40% of respondents, super²21–40% of respondents, emphasis²21–40% of respondents, remarkable²21–40% of respondents, mainly²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

Glyph for suli in linja pona

The sitelen pona glyph for suli (󱥣) is a V-shaped ideogram, drawn bigger than the glyph for lili. It may also be drawn with curved lines to differentiate them further, possibly due to influence from linja pona.

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Further reading

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