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alasa
Usage category: core
Recognition: 97%
Book: pu
Coined era: pre-pu
to hunt, forage, seek | ALT (pv.) try to, attempt
commentary
In some communities, the usage of "alasa" as a preverb meaning "try to" is equally or even more common than "lukin". In pu, only "lukin"/"oko" has this meaning.
lipu ku translations
hunt⁵, hunting⁵, search⁴, pursuit⁴, pursue⁴, gather⁴, finding³, seek³, explore³, chase², locate², try², collect², quest², catch²
origin
Source Language: Acadian French
Etymology: à la chasse ‘hunting, (lit.) on the hunt’
Creator(s): jan Sonja
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alasaEtymology: pictogram of a bow and an arrow
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