kasi

From sona pona, the English–Toki Pona wiki
kasi in sitelen pona
kasi in sitelen sitelen
Pronunciation /ˈka.si/ (listen)
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]

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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:

plant5, bush4, herb2, tree2

sitelen pona[edit | edit source]

The sitelen pona glyph for kasi represents a sprout.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.