meaning
begin, start; open; turn on
see also
semantic space Β· lipamanka
open describes activation. If I activate a light switch, that can be open. If I open a door, that can be open as well. open often describes something's function being activated, but it can also describe a beginning of an event, like the start of a concert or the start of a year. Perhaps childhood could be open. The throughline here is cause and effect. the act of open is always a cause, but open can also be the event around that activation. This activation usually isn't a type of creation and serves to exist within the function of the activated thing.
ku translations
begin100, open100, start91, beginning82, initiate73, starting69, opening60, initial40, access36, entry36, engage33, launch33, starter32, introduction25, origin25
pu verbatim
VERB to begin, start; open; turn on
usage
core Β· 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
English Β· open
by jan Sonja
commentary
Some proficient speakers use open as a preverb that means "to start," that goes along with the complimentary pini preverb "to stop"
sitelen pona
openperhaps a pictogram of an opened container
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