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meaning

(interjection) ah, oh, ha, eh, um, oy; (particle) [placed after something for emphasis or emotion]

see also

kin

ku translations

ah94 oh93 ha83 ooh80 gosh73 uh73 whoa69 wow61 um47 huh44 uh-huh39 quite29 gasp28 hmm27 mm-hmm27 really27 sigh27

pu verbatim

  • PARTICLE (emphasis, emotion or confirmation)

usage

core · 100% usage

found in pu

coined pre-pu

origin

onomatopoeia

coined by jan Sonja

listen

kala Asi

jan Lakuse

commentary

In common usage (both before and after pu), "a" and "kin" are separate words, each with their own meaning. In pu, they are considered synonyms.

sitelen pona

a

exclamation radical + Latin lowercase letter A; radical from exclamation point (!), without the full stop at the bottom. compare o

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ucsur

U+F1900