a
Usage category: core
Recognition: 99%
Book: pu
Coined era: pre-pu
(emphasis, emotion or confirmation)
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.
lipu ku translations
ah⁵, oh⁵, ha⁵, ooh⁴, uh⁴, gosh⁴, whoa⁴, wow⁴, um³, huh³, uh-huh², quite², gasp², really², mm-hmm², hmm², sigh²
pu verbatim
PARTICLE (emphasis, emotion or confirmation)
related words
origin
Creator(s): jan Sonja
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aEtymology: exclamation radical + Latin lowercase letter A; radical from exclamation point (!), without the full stop at the bottom. compare o
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