tenpo

tenpo is a core content word relating to time.

tenpo
Pocket watch on a table
Pronunciation	/ˈten.po/
Usage	2023: Core (100% → )2022: Core (100%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥫 U+F196B

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.

mi lukin e ilo tenpo　

mi lukin e ilo tenpo.

I'm looking at the time tool (clock).

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

tenpo dropping

tenpo dropping is a style of speech that omits the word tenpo from the head of certain time phrases. For example, the phrase tenpo suno becomes simply suno.

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.

sitelen sitelen

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Further reading

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