lipu
Pronunciation | /ˈli |
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Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Content word |
Codepoint | U+F192A |
lipu is a core content word relating to any flat object, including documents.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word lipu is derived from Finnish lippu, meaning "flag, sheet".[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of lipu includes any flat object, such as a leaf (of a tree) or a piece of paper. It may refer to documents, such as papers, books, page, and signs, and by extension, non-physical documents, such as websites and blogs.
Although lipu comes from a word meaning "flag", the word len ("cloth") is also often used to express this.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines lipu as:
NOUN flat object; book, document, card, paper, record, website
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as lipu:[2]
paper5, doc2 , certificate2 , literature2 , journal2 , flat2 , blog2 , list2 , pad2 , poster2 , newspaper2 , form2 , tag2, book5 , ticket5 , document5 , article5 , card5 , page5 , magazine4 , sheet4 , file4 , website3 , essay3 , novel3 , letter (in mail)3 , sign3 , publication3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for lipu () is a rectangle, generally drawn in portrait orientation, representing the shape of a sheet of paper or book.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 267–288.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "lipu" on lipu Linku
- "lipu" on lipu Wikipesija
- "lipu" on English Wiktionary