nimisin

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US/ˈnimisin/

noun

A neologism (or other word not in common use) in Toki Pona.

Origintok nimi sin ← Finnish nimi ← Mandarin 新 →
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Meanings

nounnimisin (countable and uncountable, plural nimisin or nimisins)

plural nimisins · alternative nimi sin

  1. countableuncountableA neologism (or other word not in common use) in Toki Pona.

    using nimisin is a very personal choice.

    2021 July 28, neonpixii, Reddit
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    toki pona sillyness ft. my personal nimisin for t4t

    2023 January 24, glazeliights, Tumblr

    is there an element in toki pona (grammar rule, nimisin etc.) which you have created for yourself and use?

    2023 November 27, IllustriousPilot6699, Reddit

    this is the toki pona nimisin experience

    2024 December 3, @TeraBytes_11, X (Twitter)

Origin

  1. Mandarin新“new, fresh”
  2. Finnishnimi
  3. toknimi sin
  4. Englishnimisin

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

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Cite this entry
APA

nimisin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimisin

MLA

“nimisin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimisin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nimisin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nimisin.

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