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==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|wa}} was based on an exclamation used by {{tok|jan Lakuse}}'s {{w|Cantonese language|Cantonese}}-speaking grandmother and repeated by jan Lakuse in 2020 in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} {{w|Discord}} server.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/545467374254555137/740030454857596988|name={{tok|jan Lakuse}}|username=raacz106|channel={{tok|tomo-toki-pini-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-09|quote=i use wa as an exclamation but that comes from my cantonese speaking grandmother and nobody understands it when i say it}}</ref><ref>{{cite ku|24}} "{{tp|wa}}: {{tok|mama mama pi jan Lakuse}}" </ref> It is supposedly derived from {{w|Cantonese language|Cantonese}} {{lang|yue|嘩}} / {{lang|yue|哗}} ({{w|Jyutping}}: {{lang|yue-Latn|waa<sup>3</sup>}}). |
The word {{tp|wa}} was based on an exclamation used by {{tok|jan Lakuse}}'s {{w|Cantonese language|Cantonese}}-speaking grandmother and repeated by {{tok|jan Lakuse}} in 2020 in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} {{w|Discord}} server.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/545467374254555137/740030454857596988|name={{tok|jan Lakuse}}|username=raacz106|channel={{tok|tomo-toki-pini-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2023-12-09|quote=i use wa as an exclamation but that comes from my cantonese speaking grandmother and nobody understands it when i say it}}</ref><ref>{{cite ku|24}} "{{tp|wa}}: {{tok|mama mama pi jan Lakuse}}" </ref> It is supposedly derived from {{w|Cantonese language|Cantonese}} {{lang|yue|嘩}} / {{lang|yue|哗}} ({{w|Jyutping}}: {{lang|yue-Latn|waa<sup>3</sup>}}). |
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==Definitions== |
==Definitions== |
Revision as of 05:23, 3 March 2024
Pronunciation | /wa/ |
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Usage | 2023: Obscure4 (17% , Rare6↗︎ ) |
Book and era | nimi ku lili (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
wa is an obscure particle used as an interjection to express awe or amazement.
Etymology
The word wa was based on an exclamation used by jan Lakuse's Cantonese-speaking grandmother and repeated by jan Lakuse in 2020 in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server.[1][2] It is supposedly derived from Cantonese 嘩 / 哗 (Jyutping: waa3).
Definitions
The word wa is used to express awe, amazement, or surprise. It is analogous to English "wow", "whoa", and similar interjections. Equivalent phrases in Toki Pona include a, wawa a ("impressive"), and pona a ("great").
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as wa:[3]
whoa2
, wow1
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for wa (wa) is derived from the puncuation stem radical—inspired by other similar glpyhs for interjections such as a, kin, n, and o—with the dot replaced by the Latin letter W. The W is often written round rather than angular, similar to the glyph for wile (wile).
References
- ↑ jan Lakuse [@raacz106]. (4 August 2020). Message in
#tomo-toki-pini-ante
. ma pona pi toki pona. Discord. Retrieved 9 December 2023. "i use wa as an exclamation but that comes from my cantonese speaking grandmother and nobody understands it when i say it". - ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24. "wa: mama mama pi jan Lakuse"
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 282.
Further reading
- "wa" on lipu Linku