seme

Meaning

Common Definition

(particle) [indicate a question by marking missing info in a sentence]; what, which, who

ku definitions

huh³, what⁵, & which⁴

pu definition

  • PARTICLE what? which?

Usage

sitelen pona

seme

from question mark (?). compare blissymbol “what”

sitelen sitelen

seme in sitelen sitelen format

UCSUR Codepoint

U+F1959

More Info

Origin

  • Mandarin: 什麼 (shénme); what, something
  • Created by: jan Sonja
  • Coined in: pre-pu

Usage Data

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

Usage Trend

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