wawa

wawa
Pronunciation	/ˈwa.wa/ (listen)
Usage	2023: Core (100% ↗ ) 2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱥵 U+F1975

wawa is a core content word relating to power and strength.

Etymology

The word wawa is derived from Finnish vahva, meaning "strong, powerful".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of wawa includes power and strength. Its semantic space also includes energy, either concretely, such as electricity and force, or abstractly, such as motivation or confidence.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines wawa as:

ADJECTIVE  strong, powerful; confident, sure; energetic, intense

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as wawa:

strength⁵81–100% of respondents, power⁵81–100% of respondents, powerful⁵81–100% of respondents, strong⁵81–100% of respondents, energy⁵81–100% of respondents, strongly⁵81–100% of respondents, force⁴61–80% of respondents, intense⁴61–80% of respondents, bold⁴61–80% of respondents, intensity⁴61–80% of respondents, reinforce⁴61–80% of respondents, firmly⁴61–80% of respondents, strengthen⁴61–80% of respondents, charge³41–60% of respondents, brave³41–60% of respondents, rapid³41–60% of respondents, electrical³41–60% of respondents, might²21–40% of respondents, tough²21–40% of respondents, electricity²21–40% of respondents, fast²21–40% of respondents, rapidly²21–40% of respondents, compelling²21–40% of respondents, confident²21–40% of respondents, quickly²21–40% of respondents, glory²21–40% of respondents, boost²21–40% of respondents, severe²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for wawa (󱥵) represents a person raising their arms to signify strength.

sitelen sitelen

The sitelen sitelen glyph for wawa is borrowed from the Dongba symbols. It is unknown, however, which glyph it originated from.

Further reading

• "wawa" on lipu Linku
• "wawa" on English Wiktionary
• "wawa" on lipu Wikipesija