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

==Etymology==

The word {{tp|kule}} is derived from {{w|Acadian French}} ''{{lang|fr|couleur}}''.<ref name="etym">{{cite etym}}</ref>

==Semantic space==

The semantic space of {{tp|kule}} includes [[color]]s, {{w|hue}}, {{w|pigment}}s, and {{w|paint}}.

{{Example

|kasi ni li <mark>kule</mark> seme?

|What <mark>color</mark> is this plant?

|kasi ni li<mark>kule</mark>seme

}}

{{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".

==References==

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