jasima
Pronunciation | /ˈja |
---|---|
Usage | 2023: Uncommon (43% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Uncommon (47%) |
Book and era | nimi ku suli (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F197F |
jasima is an uncommon content word and post-pu nimi ku suli relating to opposites and reflection.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word jasima is derived from Turkish yansıtmak, meaning "to reflect".[1] The avoidance of a more direct tokiponization (jansima or jansuma) is unclear. It was coined by jan inwin, jan Kisinja, jan Maliku, and jan Wesu in 2018, according to the Toki Pona Dictionary.[2][3][primary source needed]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of jasima includes the opposite of an idea or object. It also includes reflecting something, that is, turning the opposites towards each other.
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as jasima:[4]
reflect3, opposite2 , reverse2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for jasima () depicts the glyph for telo being intersected by a vertical line. It was designed by jan Sa in 2021.[5][6] This glyph was featured in the Esperanto translation of Toki Pona: The Language of Good.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for jasima represents a figure reflected around the vertical axis. It was designed primarily by lon Jawin in 2021.[7]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Moniz, C. Ryan (jan inwin); van der Meulen, Spencer H. (jan Pensa); lipamanka. (8 October 2020). "nimi ale pona (2nd ed.)". Google Docs.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 24.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 233.
- ↑ jan Sa. (28 January 2021). "sitelen pona pi nimi mute". Imgur. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ jan Sa [@green.guy]. (13 February 2021). [Message posted in the
#jaki
channel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 9 December 2023. - ↑ Gabel, Jonathan. (5 September 2021). "Designing glyphs - sitelen suwi pi nimi ku suli". jonathangabel.com. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "jasima" on lipu Linku
- "jasima" on lipu Wikipesija
- "jasima" on English Wiktionary