lipu

lipu
Pronunciation	/ˈli.pu/ (listen)
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 documents and, abstractly, to any flat object.

Etymology

The word lipu is derived from Finnish lippu, meaning "flag, sheet".

Semantic space

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The semantic space of lipu includes documents, such as papers, books, page, and signs, as well as non-physical documents, such as websites and blogs.

Object words, such as linja, lipu, palisa, supa, and sinpin

Figuratively, lipu refers to any flat object, such as a leaf (of a tree).

pu

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

For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as lipu:

paper⁵81–100% of respondents, book⁵81–100% of respondents, ticket⁵81–100% of respondents, document⁵81–100% of respondents, article⁵81–100% of respondents, card⁵81–100% of respondents, page⁵81–100% of respondents, magazine⁴61–80% of respondents, sheet⁴61–80% of respondents, file⁴61–80% of respondents, website³41–60% of respondents, essay³41–60% of respondents, novel³41–60% of respondents, letter (in mail)³41–60% of respondents, sign³41–60% of respondents, publication³41–60% of respondents, doc²21–40% of respondents, certificate²21–40% of respondents, literature²21–40% of respondents, journal²21–40% of respondents, flat²21–40% of respondents, blog²21–40% of respondents, list²21–40% of respondents, pad²21–40% of respondents, poster²21–40% of respondents, newspaper²21–40% of respondents, form²21–40% of respondents, tag²21–40% of respondents

sitelen pona

The sitelen pona glyph for lipu is the shape of a square, representing the shape of a paper.

See also

• sitelen
• toki