tomo
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| Pronunciation | /ˈto.mo/ (listen) |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% → ) 2022: Core (100%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F196D |
tomo is a core content word describing buildings and indoor spaces.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word tomo is derived from Esperanto domo, meaning "house".[1] It is cognate with English words such as dome, domicile, and dorm(itory).
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of tomo includes houses and other buildings, homes, and rooms and other indoor spaces. As a modifier, tomo is used to specify indoor and household versions of things. This is often used to describe pets, domestic animals.
Modifiers may be used to specify the purpose or contents of the said buliding or room. For example, tomo lape ("room of sleep") may be a bedroom or hotel.[2] tomo telo ("room of liquid") may be a washroom,[3] ship,[4] or pub or other beverage shop. tomo tawa ("moving room") may be a closed vehicle or elevator.[5] Note that these phrases lack a fixed meaning; these are just a few possibilities.
The semantic spaces of tomo and poki ("container") notably overlap. According to lipamanka, tomo frames its inhabitants as living beings.[6]
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines tomo as:
NOUN indoor space; building, home, house, room
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as tomo:[2]
building5, house5, housing5, chamber5, home5, room5, shelter4, residence4, suite3, domestic3, structural3, structure3, facility3, residential3, establishment3, household3, cabin3, apartment3, station2, hall2, venue2, institute2, construction2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for tomo () represents a generic square house with a pointed roof. It is the same pentagonal shape as a home plate.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 377.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja (2014). Toki Pona: The Language of Good. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340. p. 124.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 381.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja (2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 380.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.