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'''{{tp|laso}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] used for {{w|turquoise}} and turquoise–adjacent colors, including blues and greens.<ref>{{cite ku|261}}</ref> |
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The word {{tp|laso}} is derived from {{w|Welsh language|Welsh}} ''{{lang|cy|glas}}'', meaning only "blue" in modern Welsh, but used to cover colors like green and silver.<ref name="etym">{{cite etym}}</ref> |
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{{tp|laso}} usually ranges from greens to bluish shades of violet. Toki Pona lacks the {{w|Blue–green distinction in language|distinction between blue and green}}, linguists call this umbrella color term "grue". Other colors that can be described as {{tp|laso}} include {{w|aquamarine}}, {{w|azure}}, {{w|cobalt}}, {{w|cyan}}, {{w|indigo}}, {{w|Lime (color)|lime}}, {{w|Mint (color)|mint}}, {{w|Navy (color)|navy}}, {{w|Olive (color)|olive}}, and {{w|teal}}. |
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|tenpo lete la kasi li weka e <mark>laso</mark> ona. |
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|In autumn, trees get rid of their <mark>greenness</mark>. |
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|tenpo lete la kasi li weka e <mark>laso</mark>ona |
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Revision as of 07:56, 17 January 2024
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| Pronunciation | /ˈla |
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| Usage | 2023: Core (99% ↗︎ )2022: Core (98%) |
| Book and era | nimi pu |
| Part of speech | Content word |
| Codepoint | U+F1923 |
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| kule |
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laso is a core content word used for turquoise and turquoise–adjacent colors, including blues and greens.[1]
Etymology
The word laso is derived from Welsh glas, meaning only "blue" in modern Welsh, but used to cover colors like green and silver.[2]
Semantic space
laso usually ranges from greens to bluish shades of violet. Toki Pona lacks the distinction between blue and green, linguists call this umbrella color term "grue". Other colors that can be described as laso include aquamarine, azure, cobalt, cyan, indigo, lime, mint, navy, olive, and teal.
tenpo lete la kasi li weka e lasoonatenpo lete la kasi li weka e laso ona.
In autumn, trees get rid of their greenness.
References
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 261.
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.