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'''{{tp|umesu}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] meaning "to amaze someone (by being on top of a leaderboard of a word game)".
'''{{tp|umesu}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] and {{tp|[[nimi sin]]}} meaning "to amaze someone by being on top of a leaderboard of {{w|Acrophobia (game)|Acrophobia}}".


==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The word {{tp|umesu}} is derived from Iqglic ''{{lang|art-iqglic|umeyz}}'', meaning "amaze". However, a more correct transliteration might be {{tp|amesu}}, since in Iqglic, ⟨u⟩ is pronounced {{ipa|/ə/}}. It was coined by {{tok|jan Wija}} in 2021.
The word {{tp|umesu}} is derived from conlang Iqglic ''{{lang|art-x-iqglic|umeyz}}'', meaning "to amaze". It was coined in 2021 by {{tok|jan Wija}} in the {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} community.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/786041291707777034/806023115745263636|name={{tok|jan Wija}}|channel={{tok|musi-ako}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-01-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite nimi ale pona 2nd ed}}</ref>


==Meaning==
==Semantic space==
In {{tp|[[nimi ale]]}}, the definition of this word is "to amaze people by being on top of the {{w|Acrophobia (game)|Acrophobia}} leaderboard". The definition in [[Linku]] and [[nimi ale pona]] changes the definition to be any [[Toki Pona]] [[game]], and not just Acrophobia.<ref>{{cite nimi ale pona 2nd ed}}</ref>
In {{tp|[[nimi ale]]}}, the definition of this word is "to amaze people by being on top of the word-game {{w|Acrophobia (game)|Acrophobia}} leaderboard".


=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|umesu}} ({{sp|umesu}}) depicts a tri-level {{w|podium}}, as used to represent a leaderboard.
[[File:sitelen pona - umesu.png|200px|thumb|Original glpyh for {{tp|umesu}}, drawn by {{tok|jan Wija}}. It was later reserved as bronze was higher than silver.]]

The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|umesu}} ({{sp|umesu}}) depicts a tri-level {{w|podium}}, as used to represent a leaderboard.<ref>{{cite Discord|url=https://discord.com/channels/301377942062366741/545467374254555137/807822345216851968|name={{tok|jan Wija}}|channel={{tok|tomo-toki-pini-ante}}|server={{tp|ma pona pi toki pona}}|access-date=2024-01-14}}</ref>


==References==
==References==