meaning
jaga, plocka (bär, svamp, etc.), samla, leta efter, försök; (pv.) att försöka
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
alasa refers to hunting and foraging. Searching for a lost object is alasa. Searching for something on a web browser is alasa. Throwing a spear into the side of a bison could be alasa because it is part of hunting, as can the act of picking berries, but the core of alasa is the trying to find. Recently (as in during the past half a decade), usage of alasa to refer to attempting or trying has become very common. So trying to knit could be a type of alasa. Trying to sprint could be a type of alasa. Trying to look larger than you actually are to scare off a predator could be alasa.
pu verbatim
- VERB to hunt, forage
ku translations
hunt100 hunting87 pursuit75 search75 pursue74 gather61 finding58 seek56 explore44 chase39 locate38 try36 collect33 quest33 catch26
usage
core · 99% usage
found in pu
coined pre-pu · 2009
origin
Akadisk franska · à la chasse ‘jakt, (bokstavligen) på jakt’
coined by jan Sonja
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commentary
I vissa sammanhang är användningen av "alasa" som ett förverb i betydelsen "att försöka" lika stor eller till och med större än "lukin". I pu har bara "lukin"/"oko" den betydelsen.
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alasapictogram of a bow and an arrow
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