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[[File:Lipu tenpo nanpa kule - sutopatikuna.png|200px|thumb|Illustration of a platypus]]
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'''{{tp|sutopatikuna}}''' is a [[joke word]] with marginal phonology relating to {{w|Platypus|platypuses}} (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus'').<ref name="baudry2009">Baudry, Alexandre (1 April 2009). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=4927#p4927 "RE: New official word / Nova oficiala vorto"]. "Dear Sonja, That's a great idea, but if you do so, you need also to add a special word for the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). I would suggest the word "{{tok|sutopatikuna}}" from the croatian word {{lang|hr|Èudnovati kljuna}}¹. […]". ''Toki Pona Forums''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref>
'''{{tp|sutopatikuna}}''' is a [[pre-pu|pre-{{tp|pu}}]] [[joke word]] with marginal phonology relating to {{w|Platypus|platypuses}} (''Ornithorhynchus anatinus'').<ref name="baudry2009"/>

==Etymology==
The word {{tp|sutopatikuna}} is derived from {{w|Croatian language|Croatian}} ''{{lang|hr|čudnovati kljunaš}}'', literally meaning "strange beak". It was coined by Alexandre Baudry as an April Fools' joke in 2009.<ref name="baudry2009">Baudry, Alexandre (1 April 2009). [http://forums.tokipona.org/viewtopic.php?p=4927#p4927 "RE: New official word / Nova oficiala vorto"]. "Dear Sonja, That's a great idea, but if you do so, you need also to add a special word for the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). I would suggest the word "{{tok|sutopatikuna}}" from the croatian word {{lang|hr|[č]udnovati kljuna}} […]". ''Toki Pona Forums''. Retrieved 19 October 2023.</ref>

==Pronunciation==
This word breaks Toki Pona's [[phonotactics]] by having the disallowed syllable {{tp|*ti}}. Some speakers instead pronounce it with the syllable {{tp|si}} to overcome this.


==Semantic space==
==Semantic space==

==={{tp|ku}}===
==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|sutopatikuna}}:
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|sutopatikuna}}:
{{ku data}}


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==Etymology==
The word {{tp|sutopatikuna}} is derived from {{w|Croatian language|Croatian}} ''{{lang|hr|čudnovati kljunaš}}'', literally meaning "strange beak". It was coined by Alexandre Baudry as an April Fools' joke in 2009.<ref name="baudry2009"/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:27, 17 November 2023

Pronunciation /ˈsu.to.pa.ti.ku.na/
Usage 2023: Obscure (8% ↗︎ )Caution: Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (7%)
Book and era nimi ku lili (pre-pu, marginal phonology)
Part of speech Content word
Illustration of a platypus

sutopatikuna is a pre-pu joke word with marginal phonology relating to platypuses (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).[1]

Etymology

The word sutopatikuna is derived from Croatian čudnovati kljunaš, literally meaning "strange beak". It was coined by Alexandre Baudry as an April Fools' joke in 2009.[1]

Pronunciation

This word breaks Toki Pona's phonotactics by having the disallowed syllable *ti. Some speakers instead pronounce it with the syllable si to overcome this.

Semantic space

ku

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

platypus1

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Baudry, Alexandre (1 April 2009). "RE: New official word / Nova oficiala vorto". "Dear Sonja, That's a great idea, but if you do so, you need also to add a special word for the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus). I would suggest the word "sutopatikuna" from the croatian word [č]udnovati kljuna […]". Toki Pona Forums. Retrieved 19 October 2023.