len

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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

len

perhaps a pictogram of a piece of fabric

sitelen sitelen

len sitelen sitelen

sitelen jelo

🧣

sitelen Emosi

👕

ucsur

U+F1925

luka pona

gif · mp4