suno
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsu |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1964 |
suno is a core content word relating to the Sun and light.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word suno is derived from Esperanto suno ("the Sun"),[1] itself from English sun.
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of suno includes any light source and light itself.[2] Out of any more specific context, suno is most likely to refer to the Sun, the most notable light source for life on Earth.
suno li seli e akesisuno li seli e akesi.
The Sun warms up the lizard.
Sunlight warms up the lizard.
A lamp warms up the lizard.
The usage to refer to the Sun may be extended to include daytime, i.e. a period of time where sunlight is present. This usage of the word suno is sometimes called tenpo dropping.
suno sin li open e ni nasin mu soweli li alasuno sin li open e ni: […] nasin mu soweli li ala.[3]
The new day began this: The dog's way of barking was nothing.
On the new day, the dog was unable to bark.
It may refer to the brightness or shininess of an object. Compare walo, which refers to the luminance, how close to white a given color is.
kiwen mani li sunokiwen mani li suno.
The coin is shiny.
As a transitive verb, suno refers to shining light on an object.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines suno as:
NOUN sun; light, brightness, glow, radiance, shine; light source
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as suno:[4]
sun5, solar5, light4, sunlight4, bright4, shine3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for suno () represents the Sun, as a circle with 4 lines radiating out.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for suno (suno) is borrowed from the Dongba symbol for "Sun", used by the Naxi people in sourthern China.[5] It depicts two concentric circles, with the inner one emitting four wavy lines outward.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ "nasin Lanpan". utala.pona.la. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 353.
- ↑ Jonathan Gabel. (6 September 2012). "sitelen sitelen acknowledgements and etymology". jonathangabel.com. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "suno" on lipu Linku
- "suno" on English Wiktionary
- "suno" on lipu Wikipesija