jasima
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| Pronunciation | /ˈja |
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| Usage | 2023: Uncommon (43% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't use this word.2022: Uncommon (47%)
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| 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
The word jasima is derived from Turkish yansıtmak, meaning "to reflect".[1] It was coined by jan inwin, jan Kisinja, jan Maliku, and jan Wesu in 2018, according to the Toki Pona Dictionary.[2][3][citation needed…]
Semantic space
The semantic space of jasima includes the opposite of an idea or object. It also includes reflecting something, that is, turning turning the opposites towards each other.
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as jasima:[4]
reflect3, opposite2, reverse2
sitelen pona
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.
References
- ↑ "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
#jakichannel in the ma pona pi toki pona Discord server]. Discord. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
Further reading
- "jasima" on lipu Linku
- "jasima" on lipu Wikipesija
- "jasima" on English Wiktionary