kute
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| Pronunciation | /ˈku |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1920 |
kute is a core content word relating to hearing and the ears.
Etymology
The word kute is derived from Acadian French écouter, meaning "to listen (to)".[1]
Semantic space
The semantic space of kute includes hearing and the ears. As a verb, it has the meaning "to hear" or "to listen". It also includes the meaning of obeying by sense of hearing. Obeying by seeing (such as, with sign language or written language) may be covered by lukin.[2]
pu
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines kute as:
NOUN ear
VERB to hear, listen; pay attention to, obey
ku
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as kute:
hear5, listen5, ear5, hearing5
sitelen pona
The sitelen pona glyph for kute represents an ear.
See also
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ jan Olipija (1 February 2021). "mi la, nimi “kute” li nasa lili". In lipu tenpo nanpa akesi (in Toki Pona). lipu tenpo.