kasi
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| Pronunciation | /ˈka |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1917 |
kasi is a core content word relating to plants and vegetation.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word kasi is derived from Finnish kasvi, meaning "plant".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of kasi includes plants and vegetation. It may also specfically refer to the leafy parts of plants, such as herbs, bushes.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kasi as:
NOUN plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kasi:[2]
plant5, bush4, herb2, tree2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for kasi () represents a sprout.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 242.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "kasi" on lipu Linku
- "kasi" on lipu Wikipesija
- "kasi" on English Wiktionary