Appendix:Toki Pona/kasi

Toki Pona

kasi in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents a sprout with two leaves.

Etymology

From Finnish kasvi (“plant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkasi/

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Noun

kasi

1. plant, such as an herb or tree; vegetation
   • 2021 July 18, jan Kapilu, “lon ma tomo pi tenpo pini suli”, in Sonja Lang, compiler, Toki Pona Dictionary, page 401:

     insa pi ma ni la kasi pi kule ale li lon,

     Inside this land, there are plants of all colors,

2. part of a plant, such as a leaf or wood
3. thing resembling a plant, such as fungi or coral

   Synonym: soko

Adjective

kasi

1. of or related to plants; botanical
2. made of or including plant matter; herbal, vegetated

Verb

kasi

1. (intransitive, transitive) to be or to turn into a plant
2. (intransitive, transitive) to grow as a plant; to vegetate