kalama

Meaning

Common Definition

to produce sound; sound, e.g. sing, thunder, drum, clap, laugh, beep

ku definitions

bang², noise⁴, sound⁵, & tone³

pu definition

  • VERB to produce a sound; recite, utter aloud
Usage

sitelen pona

kalama

emission modifier + “mouth”

sitelen sitelen

kalama in sitelen sitelen format

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F1915

More Info

Origin

  • Serbo-Croatian: галама (galama); noise (of the human voice)
  • Created by: jan Sonja
  • Coined in: pre-pu

Usage Data

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