monsi
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| Pronunciation | /ˈmon |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (97%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1938 |
| Part of a series on |
| Front view |
| Side view |
| Left and right · noka vs. anpa |
monsi is a core content word, used as a spatial word, relating to the physical rear.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word monsi is derived from Acadian French mon tchu ("my ass"), a dialectal variant of French mon cul (/mɔ̃ ky/),[1] pronounced /mɔ̃tʃy/ in jan Sonja's idiolect.[2]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of monsi, when used as a spatial word, includes something physically backward or the rear of an object. In relation to the human body, it usually refers to the back and buttocks.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines monsi as:
NOUN back, behind, rear
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as monsi:[3]
butt5, back (anatomy)4, ass4, behind2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for monsi () is derived from a truncated rectangle, with a location dot placed on the left, behind it from the conventional writing direction. Compare the glyphs for anpa, insa, poka, and sinpin, as well as the secular version of sewi.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for monsi (monsi) could depict a butt.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ jan Sonja [@sonjalang]. (5 August 2024). Message in
#toki. sona.pona.la. Discord. Retrieved 5 August 2024. "acadian french is not standardized, but in my own transcription of my own idiolect:". - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 287.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "monsi" on lipu Linku
- "monsi" on lipu Wikipesija
- "monsi" on English Wiktionary