pa
Pronunciation | /pa/ |
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Usage | 2024: Obscure (2% ↘︎ ) Most speakers don't understand this word.2023: Obscure (3% → )2022: Obscure (3%) |
Book and era | No book (post-pu) |
Part of speech | Particle |
pa is an obscure interjection usually expressing disapproval, as a tokiponized form of "bruh".
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word pa and its uses are derived from English bruh, a shortening of brother from African-American Vernacular English. It was coined by jan Jan and jan Lija in 2019.
Function[edit | edit source]
pa is used in response to bruh moments.
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for pa (pa) depicts a speaker creating reified sound waves, a common thumbnail for YouTube uploads of sound effects. It references an audio clip of Vine user Headgraphix saying "bruh", widely known as "Bruh Sound Effect #2" after such a YouTube reupload.[1] The glyph is simplified to a triangle and one arc.
It was designed by nimi Elemenopi in July 2020.[2][3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bruh Sound Effect #2". Know Your Meme. Literally Media, Ltd.. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (26 July 2020). "I made a sitelen pona glyph for every non-pu word in the "nimi ale pona" dictionary". r/tokipona. Reddit. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ↑ nimi Elemenopi [u/ElemenopiTheSequel]. (15 August 2020). "Here are the official glyphs for the 1b words in the NA. "r/OffThePu. Reddit. Retrieved 15 August 2024. "[Key: black] = original, made by me".
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "pa" on lipu Linku