Appendix:Toki Pona/nasa
Toki Pona edit
Etymology edit
From Tok Pisin nasau, a word only known to exist in the book "Pidgin-English für Papua-Neuguinea: Wort für Wort".[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
nasa
- weird, unusual, strange
- intoxicated, drunk, high
- psychoactive, causing intoxication
Noun edit
nasa
Verb edit
nasa
- (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn strange
- (intransitive, transitive) to be or turn intoxicated
- (dated sense, transitive) to become or drive crazy.
Usage notes edit
- 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.