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'''{{tp|kule}}''' is {{a category}} word relating to [[color]].<ref>{{cite ku|256}}</ref>
'''{{tp|kule}}''' is {{a category}} word relating to {{w|color}} and {{w|hue}}s.


==Etymology==
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==Semantic space==
==Semantic space==
The semantic space of {{tp|kule}} includes [[color]]s, {{w|hue}}, {{w|pigment}}s, and {{w|paint}}.
The semantic space of {{tp|kule}} includes {{w|color}}s and {{w|hue}}s, as well as, more concretely, {{w|pigment}}s and {{w|paint}}. As a modifier, it refers to colorful things.


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===Extensions===
===Extensions===
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{{Main|kule and poki{{!}}{{tp|kule}} and {{tp|poki}}}}
{{Main|kule and poki{{!}}{{tp|kule}} and {{tp|poki}}}}


By analogy, {{tp|kule}} is sometimes extended to refer to any intrinsic or sensory attribute, such as composition, sensory information ({{w|hue}}, smell, flavor, {{w|timbre}}, texture), or [[Gender|gender identity]]. The word {{tp|[[poki]]}} ("container") is used as an [[antonym]] for this sense, meaning any extrinsic attribute. Compare the English phrase "to put someone in a box".
By analogy, {{tp|kule}} is sometimes extended to refer to any intrinsic or sensory attribute, such as composition, sensory information ({{w|hue}}, smell, flavor, {{w|timbre}}, texture), or [[Gender|gender identity]]. The word {{tp|[[poki]]}} ("container") is used as an [[antonym]] for this sense, meaning any extrinsic attribute. Compare the English phrase "to put someone in a box".


{{tp|kule}} sometimes refers to the space of the English word "queer", particularly to distinguish queer sexualities from queer gender identities (compare {{tp|[[tonsi]]}}).
{{tp|kule}} sometimes refers to the space of the English word ''{{w|queer}}'', particularly to distinguish {{w|sexualities}} from {{w|Gender identity|gender identities}}. Compare {{tp|[[tonsi]]}}.


{{Example
{{Example
|toki pona li pona tawa kulupu kule.<ref>{{cite web|author=jan Salin, jan Olipija|quote=mi mije ala li meli ala, mi toki ala e nimi ‘tonsi’. [taso] nasin mute li pona tawa mi. mi wile e ni: toki pona li pona tawa kulupu kule. mi wile pana e pilin pona tawa jan ante.|date=2021-03-08|url=https://lipukule.org/post/2021/03/08/nimi-tonsi-li-pona-a/|urldate=2024-01-30|website=lipu kule}}</ref>
|toki pona li pona tawa kulupu kule.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lipukule.org/post/2021/03/08/nimi-tonsi-li-pona-a/|title=nimi 'tonsi' li pona a!|lang=tok|website=lipu kule|author={{tok|jan Salin}}, {{tok|jan Olipija}}|date=2021-03-08|access-date=2024-02-01|quote=mi mije ala li meli ala, mi toki ala e nimi ‘tonsi’. [taso] nasin mute li pona tawa mi. mi wile e ni: toki pona li pona tawa kulupu kule. mi wile pana e pilin pona tawa jan ante.}}</ref>
|Toki Pona is good to the queer community.
|Toki Pona is good to the queer community.
|toki-pona li pona tawa kulupu kule
}}
}}

==={{tp|pu}}===
In the "[[Dictionary (pu)|Official Toki Pona Dictionary]]" section, the book {{pu|en}} defines {{tp|kule}} as:

{{pu def}}

==={{tp|ku}}===
For {{ku|en}}, respondents in {{tp|[[ma pona pi toki pona]]}} translated these English words as {{tp|kule}}:<ref>{{cite ku|256}}</ref>

{{ku data}}

=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
[[File:Dispersive Prism Illustration.jpg|250px|thumb|Dispersion as shown in a prism]]

The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|kule}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|kule}}}}) is composed of the [[triangle radical]] with a line through the middle. This possibly represents {{w|Dispersion (optics)|dispersion}} of light through a {{w|Prism (optics)|prism}}.


==References==
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==Further reading==
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Revision as of 11:56, 1 February 2024

kule in sitelen pona
kule in sitelen sitelen
Pronunciation /ˈku.le/
Usage 2023: Core (99% → )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era nimi pu
Part of speech Content word
Codepoint 󱤞 U+F191E

kule is a core word relating to color and hues.

Etymology

The word kule is derived from Acadian French couleur.[1]

Semantic space

The semantic space of kule includes colors and hues, as well as, more concretely, pigments and paint. As a modifier, it refers to colorful things.

kasi ni likuleseme

kasi ni li kule seme?

What color is this plant?

Extensions

By analogy, kule is sometimes extended to refer to any intrinsic or sensory attribute, such as composition, sensory information (hue, smell, flavor, timbre, texture), or gender identity. The word poki ("container") is used as an antonym for this sense, meaning any extrinsic attribute. Compare the English phrase "to put someone in a box".

kule sometimes refers to the space of the English word queer, particularly to distinguish sexualities from gender identities. Compare tonsi.

toki-pona li pona tawa kulupu kule

toki pona li pona tawa kulupu kule.[2]

Toki Pona is good to the queer community.

pu

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

ADJECTIVE  colourful, pigmented, painted

ku

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kule:[3]

colour5, diverse2, LGBTQ+2, paint2, lesbian2, gay2, spectrum2

sitelen pona

Dispersion as shown in a prism

The sitelen pona glyph for kule (󱤞) is composed of the triangle radical with a line through the middle. This possibly represents dispersion of light through a prism.

References

  1. "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
  2. jan Salin, jan Olipija. (8 March 2021). "nimi 'tonsi' li pona a!" (in Toki Pona). lipu kule. Retrieved 1 February 2024. "mi mije ala li meli ala, mi toki ala e nimi ‘tonsi’. [taso] nasin mute li pona tawa mi. mi wile e ni: toki pona li pona tawa kulupu kule. mi wile pana e pilin pona tawa jan ante.".
  3. Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 256.

Further reading

Wikipesija has a Toki Pona article on
kule.