nimisin
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== 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”)).
=== Pronunciation ===
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈnimisin/
=== Noun ===
nimisin (countable and uncountable, plural nimisin or nimisins)
(Toki Pona lexicology) A neologism (or other word not in common use) in Toki Pona.
==== Usage notes ====
This closed compound form is usually used within non-Toki Pona sentences—that is, when discussing Toki Pona in English or other languages.