Appendix:Toki Pona/lupa

Toki Pona

lupa in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a concave surface. Compare nena.

Etymology

From Lojban clupa (“loop, circuit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlupa/

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• Rhymes: -upa

Noun

lupa

1. hole, pit, orifice

   Hyponym: uta

   1. doorway, window, portal
      • 2024 February 7, jan Alonola, “o mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina”, in lipu tenpo‎^[1], number (nanpa) tenpo, page 7:

        sina ken mama e kasi moku lon tomo sina, lon supa pi poka lupa!

        You can raise edible plants in your house, on a windowsill!

   2. opening, gap
   3. door (rigid plane)

Adjective

lupa

1. holed, holey, apertural

Verb

lupa

1. (transitive, intransitive) to be or turn into a hole or pit
   1. to dig, to perforate, to dent

Antonyms

• nena