Appendix:Toki Pona/kute

Toki Pona

kute in sitelen pona

Glyph origin

The sitelen pona glyph represents an ear.

Etymology

From Acadian French écouter (“to listen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkute/

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• Rhymes: -ute

Noun

kute

1. ear
2. sense of hearing

Verb

kute

1. (intransitive, transitive) to listen, to hear
   1. to pay attention by hearing, to obey (something heard)
      • 2014 May 25, Sonja Lang, “The Torah”, in Toki Pona: The Language of Good, page 82:

        kulupu Isale o kute e ni.

        Hear [this], O Israel.

Adjective

kute

1. of or relating to hearing; auditory
2. of or relating to the ear