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jan

Usage category: core

Recognition: 100%

Book: pu

Coined era: pre-pu

human being, person, somebody

commentary

There are two sides to the concept, "sentient entity" and "homo sapiens", which matters for whether to use the word in edge cases (i.e. aliens, humans turned into werewolves, etc). Which sense is more central to the word remains controversial.

lipu ku translations

person⁵, human⁵, people⁵, anybody⁴, dude⁴, anyone³, character³, somebody³, guy³, being³, individual², civilian², whoever², citizen², participant², Hominidae², personal²

pu verbatim

NOUN human being, person, somebody

origin

Source Language: Cantonese

Etymology: 人 jan ‘person’

Creator(s): jan Sonja

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Etymology: head radical; pictogram of a person showing the shoulders

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