tenpo

tenpo
Pronunciation	/ˈten.po/, [ˈtem.po] (listen)
Usage	2023: Core (100% → ) 2022: Core (100%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥫 U+F196B

tenpo is a core content word relating to time.

Etymology

The word tenpo is derived from Esperanto tempo, meaning "time", itself from the Romance languages, ultimately from Latin tempus. It is cognate with English tempo, temporal, and tense.

Semantic space

Main article: Time

The semantic space of tenpo includes periods and moments of time, as well as occasions and situations. It is used as a headnoun in many common time phrases and for many holidays.

pu

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

NOUN  time, duration, moment, occasion, period, situation

ku

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

time⁵81–100% of respondents, timing⁴61–80% of respondents, session⁴61–80% of respondents, occasion⁴61–80% of respondents, phase⁴61–80% of respondents, moment³41–60% of respondents, date³41–60% of respondents, circumstance³41–60% of respondents, hour³41–60% of respondents, appointment³41–60% of respondents, scenario³41–60% of respondents, event²21–40% of respondents, season²21–40% of respondents, period²21–40% of respondents, interval²21–40% of respondents, situation²21–40% of respondents, instance²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for tenpo (󱥫) represents an analog clock. It is typically drawn with one hand pointing up, and another pointing right; their relative lengths are unimportant and are usually drawn with the same length.

Related words

ten

This subject is nonstandard and may not be understood by most speakers.

ten
Pronunciation	/ten/
Usage	2023: Not notable (1% → ) 2022: Obscure (1%)
Book and era	No book (post-pu)
Part of speech	Content word

ten is a non-notable proposed abbreviation of tenpo. It can be written the same in non-phonetic writing systems.

Further reading

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