len

meaning

cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy

semantic space · lipamanka

The semantic space of len contains both cloth and the act of hiding something. Any fabric or clothing can be len, for example a shirt or a blanket. The pivot between "cloth" and "to hide something" is similar to covering something with a blanket. This meaning comes from the idea of applying a cloth to something to hide it. Both a hidden bird and a clothed bird could be a "waso len." len can also refer to secrecy or privacy, and other qualities of being hidden.

ku translations

cloth¹⁰⁰, clothing¹⁰⁰, clothes⁹³, fabric⁹², outfit⁷⁴, privacy⁶⁷, cover⁶⁴, dress⁵⁸, jacket⁴⁷, wear⁴⁵, shirt⁴², t-shirt⁴⁰, hide³⁷, blanket³⁶, cotton³³, private³², wrap³¹, costume³⁰, silk²⁷, suit (n)²⁶, canvas²⁵, coverage²⁵, flag²⁵, hidden²⁵, underwear²⁵