SmallO@NearSfhead-PalmBack Release
American Sign Language
editEtymology 1
editProduction
edit- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Release the index finger from the thumb, extending it fully to the following posture.
- Optionally close the index finger back to the thumb and release it again.
Verb
edit- to understand
Etymology 2
editShaking the head “no” while producing the sign UNDERSTAND (above).
Production
edit- This one-handed ASL sign is produced while shaking the head “no” (turning it from side to side):
- Release the index finger from the thumb, extending it fully to the following posture.
- Optionally close the index finger back under the thumb and release again.
Verb
edit- not to understand
Synonyms
edit- (not to understand): V@Forehead-PalmForward V@Forehead-PalmBack (“misunderstand”)