Appendix:Toki Pona/kiki
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Toki Pona[edit]
Glyph origin[edit]
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The main glyph represents a pointy shape derived from the image used on the bouba/kiki effect study. The alternative is derived analogously with the words sike and leko.
Etymology[edit]
From the nonce word kiki, from the 2001 study which coined the bouba/kiki effect conducted by V. S. Ramachandran and Edward Hubbard.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
kiki
- Sharp or pointy.
- 2022 October 6, kulupu lintukamakaki, “kasi kiki”, in mun monsuta[1], archived from the original on 2022-10-07, page 30:
- kasi kiki mute li lon poka nasin ale lon ma kasi.
- There are many thorny bushes next to the paths in the forest.
Noun[edit]
kiki
Verb[edit]
kiki
- (intransitive, transitive) To be or make sharp or pointy.
Usage notes[edit]
- According to Linku, this word is classified as "uncommon", being used by 29% of respondents in a poll from August 2023.