Appendix:Toki Pona/nasa
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Toki Pona
Glyph origin
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- sitelen pona: A spiral, as for drunkenness, dizziness, and hypnosis.
Etymology
From Tok Pisin nasau, a word only known to exist in the book "Pidgin-English für Papua-Neuguinea: Wort für Wort".[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
nasa
- weird, unusual, strange
- intoxicated, drunk, high
- psychoactive, causing intoxication
Noun
nasa
Verb
nasa
- (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn strange
- (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn intoxicated
- (dated, transitive) to become or drive crazy
Usage notes
- Nasa, by default, has a neutral connotation.
- In the English edition of Toki Pona: The Language of Good, nasa is partially defined as “foolish, crazy”. Many speakers do not recognize this sense. It was deprecated in Toki Pona Dictionary in light of a commitment to non-ableist language.