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.
pu verbatim
- NOUN cloth, clothing, fabric, textile; cover, layer of privacy
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
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
fub(p)bap(p)bus(p)fuf(t)sol(t)bop(p)ga(f) gin(t)vek(t)bis(f)sub(b)san(t)ap(t)vlir(t)sang(b)es(p)u(t)vom(b)ngo(p)da(t)grog(f)kay(f)vlim(p)ga(f)vlim(p)ga(f) · linge ‘clothing’
coined by jan Sonja
listen
kala Asi
jan Lakuse
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