𝣎𝪛
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Translingual
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Production
[edit]- Press the index finger and the thumb together, forming an ‘O’ shape.
- Raise the other three fingers away from this shape, keeping them spread, with one bent further back than the next.
Interjection
[edit][okay]
- OK! no problem! no worries!
- (diving) Are you OK? / I am OK!
- (in a few countries, including Brazil, vulgar) up yours!
- (France, Vietnam, derogatory) worthless! (zero sign)[1]
- (US) white power[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “Vietnamese Culture – Communication”, in Cultural Atlas[1], Sydney: Special Broadcasting Service, 2016, retrieved 2024-09-15
- ^ Bobby Allyn (2019 September 26) “The 'OK' Hand Gesture Is Now Listed As A Symbol Of Hate”, in npr.org[2]
Russian Sign Language
[edit]Production
[edit]This one-handed RSL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “9” handshape about half an arm’s length in front of the shoulder, palm facing across.
Letter
[edit]𝣎𝪛
- The Russian letter О (O)
References
[edit]- 1m37s from the start, in Словарь РЖЯ: Алфавит[3] (in Russian Sign Language), 2020 March 10, via Youtube