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
The word kasi is derived from Finnish kasvi, meaning "plant".[1]
Semantic space
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
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kasi as:
NOUN plant, vegetation; herb, leaf
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kasi:[2]
plant5, herb2 , tree2, bush4
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for kasi () represents a sprout.
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 242.
Further reading
- "kasi" on lipu Linku
- "kasi" on lipu Wikipesija
- "kasi" on English Wiktionary