meaning
begin, start, open, turn on; beginning
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
open describes activation. If I activate a light switch, that can be open. If I open a door, that can be open as well. open often describes something's function being activated, but it can also describe a beginning of an event, like the start of a concert or the start of a year. Perhaps childhood could be open. The throughline here is cause and effect. the act of open is always a cause, but open can also be the event around that activation. This activation usually isn't a type of creation and serves to exist within the function of the activated thing.
pu verbatim
- VERB to begin, start; open; turn on
ku translations
begin100 open100 start91 beginning82 initiate73 starting69 opening60 initial40 access36 entry36 engage33 launch33 starter32 introduction25 origin25
usage
core · 100% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu
origin
English · open
coined by jan Sonja
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jan Lakuse
commentary
Some proficient speakers use open as a preverb that means "start to," that goes along with the complimentary pini preverb "to stop"
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openperhaps a pictogram of an opened container
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