Contionary:Toki Pona/nasa

Toki Pona

Glyph origin

• tok ("sitelen pona") → [[Contionary:{{{3}}}|{{{3}}}]] ("{{{4}}}"): A spiral, as for drunkenness, dizziness, and hypnosis.

Etymology

From , a word only known to exist in the book "Pidgin-English für Papua-Neuguinea: Wort für Wort". Possibly a misattributed tok ples word.

Adjective

Toki Pona/nasa

1. weird, unusual, strange
   1. eccentric
   2. unexpected, random
   3. silly
   4. (dated) foolish, crazy, stupid
2. intoxicated, drunk, high
   1. psychoactive, causing intoxication

Noun

Toki Pona/nasa

1. strangeness
   1. silliness
   2. randomness
   3. intoxication

Verb

Toki Pona/nasa

1. (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn strange
   1. (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn intoxicated
   2. (dated, transitive) to become or drive crazy

Usage notes

• In general, the word nasa has a neutral connotation. Depending on the speaker's sentiment, it may mean extraordinary, odd, unique, or incomprehensible.
• 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.

References

• Template:R:Toki Pona: The Language of Good