meaning
big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
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?
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
pu verbatim
ADJECTIVE big, heavy, large, long, tall; important; adult
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
Finnish · suuri ‘big, large, great’
by jan Sonja
sitelen pona
suliideogram showing bigger size compared to lili
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ucsur
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