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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

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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a sitelen sitelen

sitelen jelo

🅰️

sitelen Emosi

ucsur

U+F1900

audio

kala Asi

jan Lakuse