awase

awase is a marginal post-pu content word relating to physical impact.

awase
Pronunciation	/ˈa.wa.se/
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

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The semantic space of awase includes bumps, knocks, and jolts. Linku compares it to the words utala, pakala, tawa, and anpa.

sitelen pona

A proposed sitelen pona glyph for awase (awaseawase) may represent bumping into the side of something. It is similar to the glyph for monsi, but has emitters to the left instead of a location dot.

Further reading

• "awase" on lipu Linku