Appendix:Toki Pona/kiki
Appearance
Toki Pona
[edit]Glyph origin
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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.