jan

Meaning

Common Definition

human being, person, somebody

ku definitions

Hominidae², anybody⁴, anyone³, being³, character³, citizen², civilian², dude⁴, guy³, human⁵, individual², participant², people⁵, person⁵, personal², somebody³, & whoever²

pu definition

  • NOUN human being, person, somebody
Usage

sitelen pona

jan

head radical; pictogram of a person showing the shoulders

sitelen sitelen

jan in sitelen sitelen format

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F1911

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Commentary

There are two sides to the concept, "sentient entity" and "homo sapiens", which matters for whether to use the word in edge cases (i.e. aliens, humans turned into werewolves, etc). Which sense is more central to the word remains controversial.

Origin

  • Cantonese: 人 (jan); person
  • Created by: jan Sonja
  • Coined in: pre-pu

Usage Data

  • Category: core
  • Usage: 100%
  • Book: pu
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