kili

kili is a core content word relating to fruits and vegetables.

kili
Pronunciation	/ˈki.li/
Usage	2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱤚 U+F191A

Etymology

The word kili is derived from Georgian ხილი (xili), meaning "fruit".

Semantic space

The semantic space of kili includes edible parts of plants, and preparations such as preserves that are recognizable as such. These also include the fruiting parts of a plant or fungus. kili is not limited to fruits in any particular sense of the English word, and also describes vegetables, nuts, seeds, flowers, and mushrooms.

mi moku e kili　

mi moku e kili.

I ate a kumquat.

Figuratively, kili is also sometimes used for offspring. For example, a human child (descendant of any age) may be referred to as jan kili. In their dictionary, linguist lipamanka relates this to the family tree metaphor of several European languages and cautions that it may not be understood without additional context.

pu

In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kili as:

NOUN  fruit, vegetable, mushroom

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kili:

fruit⁵81–100% of respondents, vegetable⁵81–100% of respondents, apple⁵81–100% of respondents, kumquat³41–60% of respondents, fungus²21–40% of respondents, nut²21–40% of respondents, bean²21–40% of respondents, onion²21–40% of respondents, tomato²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for kili (kilikili) depicts a fruit (in the botanical sense; it also resembles various vegetables). It is typically shaped like a cardioid, with a stem drawn as a straight or curved line up from the cusp.

sitelen sitelen

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See also

• kasi
• moku
• pan

Further reading

• "kili" on lipu Linku
• "kili" on lipu Wikipesija
• "kili" on English Wiktionary