meaning
big, heavy, large, long, tall, wide; important, relevant
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
suli is big, tall, wide, vast, deep, etc. Any physical dimension of largeness can be suli. toki pona doesn't use different words to distinguish different ways of being big. In the metaphysical of toki pona, if something is big that means it is important, so suli can also mean important. suli could mean that something is made up of a lot of stuff, often implying that it's complex. suli can talk about necessity. If something is crucial, it is suli. Combining suli with perspectives can show what people value, allowing us to construct a map of what matters more or less to others. seme li suli tawa seme?
pu verbatim
- ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
ku translations
big100 importance100 large100 important92 significant87 matter (v)86 grand80 significantly80 huge79 tall77 vast77 weight77 crucial75 extensive73 prominent73 broad70 fat70 long69 substantial69 significance67 size67 giant65 heavy65 extended64 wide64 considerable63 thick62 major60 tremendous56 extent55 magnitude54 great53 height50 length50 vital50 greatly47 importantly47 severe44 dramatically42 mass42 essential40 largely40 massive40 relevant40 emphasize38 fundamental38 enormous37 extend37 stretch37 heavily36 critical33 expand33 expansion33 depth32 age31 extension31 volume31 profound30 deeply29 density29 widely29 influential28 dominant27 dramatic27 emphasis27 grow27 growth27 super27 mainly25 remarkable25
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Finnish · suuri ‘big, large, great’
coined by jan Sonja
listen
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jan Lakuse
sitelen pona
suliideogram showing bigger size compared to lili
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ucsur
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