suno
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| Pronunciation | /ˈsu.no/ (listen) |
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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, meaning "the Sun".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of suno includes the Sun. By extension, it means any source of light or light itself. It related to the brightness of 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:[2]
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 is directly borrowed from the Dongba symbol for "Sun", used by the Naxi people in sourthern China.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 353.
- ↑ Jonathan Gabel. (9 December 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