nimisin

English

Alternative forms

  • nimi sin

Etymology

From Toki Pona nimi sin (literally “new word”), formed from nimi (“word”) (from Finnish nimi) + sin (“new”) (from Mandarin 新 (xīn, “new, fresh”)).

Noun

nimisin (countable and uncountable, plural nimisin or nimisins)

  1. (Toki Pona lexicology) A neologism (or other word not in common use) in Toki Pona.
    • 2021 July 28, neonpixii, Reddit‎[1]:
      using nimisin is a very personal choice.
    • 2023 January 24, glazeliights, Tumblr‎[2]:
      toki pona sillyness ft. my personal nimisin for t4t
    • 2023 November 27, IllustriousPilot6699, Reddit‎[3]:
      is there an element in toki pona (grammar rule, nimisin etc.) which you have created for yourself and use?
    • 2024 December 3, @TeraBytes_11, X (Twitter)‎[4]:
      this is the toki pona nimisin experience
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