kiki

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This word is obscure, so most speakers will not understand it.

meaning

spiky, sharp; angle, point; triangular

see also

kipisi

ku translations

spiky21 sharp14 angle8 point6

usage

obscure · 18% usage

found in ku lili

coined post-pu · 2020

origin

a priori

coined by jan Olipija, akesi kon Nalasuni

listen

kala Asi

commentary

The word is loaned from the 2001 Vilanyur S Ramachandran & Edward Hubbard version of Wolfgang Köhler's 1912 psycholinguistic experiment. The experiment studied sound symbolism on the words "bouba" and "kiki".

sitelen pona

explosion kiki 11%
kiki-1

by the_whatevers

double triangle kiki / triangle kiki 5%
kiki-2

by soweli Iseja

3 point kiki 2%
kiki-3

by nalathnidragon

5 point kiki 2%
kiki-4

There are exceedingly few attestations for 5 point kiki.

by unknown

ucsur

U+F19A5

luka pona

gif · mp4

KIKI

a spike or needle

one-handed · F · movement upward · palm facing up

a priori