awase
Marginal Toki Pona content word
awase is a marginal post-pu content word relating to physical impact.
| Pronunciation | /ˈa |
|---|---|
| Usage | 2023: Not notable (1% ↗︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2022: Obscure (0%)
|
| Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
| Part of speech | Content word |
Etymology
The word awase is derived from Armenian հարվածել (harvacel), meaning "to hit, to strike". It was coined by jan Lenoka in 2021.
Semantic space
The semantic space of awase includes bumps, knocks, and jolts. Linku compares it to the words utala, pakala, tawa, and anpa.
sitelen pona
The word awase is not often used in sitelen pona. A proposed glyph (awase)[by whom? when?] may represent bumping into the side of something. It is similar to the glyph for monsi (monsi), but has emitters to the left instead of a location dot. In practice, it is unknown whether this glyph sees significant use.
Further reading
- "awase" on lipu Linku