meaning
cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; covered, hidden, secret, private
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
pu verbatim
SUBSTANTIVO ŝtofo, vestaĵo, teksaĵo; kovraĵo, tavolo de privateco
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Acadian French · linge ‘clothing’
coined by jan Sonja
sitelen pona
lenperhaps a pictogram of a piece of fabric
sitelen sitelen
sitelen jelo
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sitelen Emosi
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ucsur
U+F1925