kiki
Meaning
Common Definition
spiky, sharp; angle, point; triangular
ku definitions
angle½, point½, sharp¹, & spiky²Usage
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kiki
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Commentary
The word is loaned from the 2001 Vilanyur S Ramachandran & Edward Hubbard version of Wolfgang Köhler's 1912 psycholinguistic experiment. The experiment studied sound symbolism on the words "bouba" and "kiki".
Origin
- a priori
- Created by: jan Olipija & akesi kon Nalasuni
- Coined in: 2020, post-pu
Usage Data
- Category: obscure
- Usage: 21%
- Book: ku lili
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