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'''{{tp|lipu}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to |
'''{{tp|lipu}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to flat objects or documents. |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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The word {{tp|lipu}} is derived from {{ |
The word {{tp|lipu}} is derived from {{bor|fi|lippu|flag, sheet}}.<ref>{{cite etym}}</ref> |
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==Semantic space== |
==Semantic space== |
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[[File:Objects words.png|200px|thumb|Object words, such as {{tp|[[linja]]}}, {{tp|lipu}}, {{tp|[[palisa]]}}, {{tp|[[supa]]}}, and {{tp|[[sinpin]]}}]] |
[[File:Objects words.png|200px|thumb|Object words, such as {{tp|[[linja]]}}, {{tp|lipu}}, {{tp|[[palisa]]}}, {{tp|[[supa]]}}, and {{tp|[[sinpin]]}}]] |
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The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|lipu}} includes any flat object, such as a leaf (of a tree) or a piece of paper. It may refer to |
The [[semantic space]] of {{tp|lipu}} includes any flat, bendable object, such as a {{w|leaf}} (of a tree) or a piece of paper. It may refer to {{w|document}}s, that is, objects that contain information, usually written. Examples include papers, cards, books, and signs, and by extension, non-physical documents, such as {{w|website}}s and {{w|blog}}s.<ref>{{cite lipamanka}}</ref> |
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Although {{tp|lipu}} comes from a word meaning "flag", the word {{tp|[[len]]}} ("cloth") is also often used to express this. |
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|mi lukin e <mark>lipu</mark> sona. |
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|I am reading an informative <mark>book</mark>. |
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|mi lukin e <mark>lipu </mark> sona |
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|<mark>lipu</mark> kasi li laso. |
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|The tree <mark>leaves</mark> are green. |
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|<mark>lipu </mark> kasi li laso |
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}} |
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Compared with {{tp|[[supa]]}}, {{tp|lipu}} includes bendable objects, while {{tp|supa}} usually refers to rigid objects where other objects may rest upon. |
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==={{tp|pu}}=== |
==={{tp|pu}}=== |
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen pona}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|lipu}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|lipu}}}}) is a rectangle, generally drawn in portrait orientation, |
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|lipu}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|lipu}}}}) is a rectangle, generally drawn in portrait orientation (being slightly taller than it is wide), depicting the shape of a sheet of paper or book. It is used as a [[sitelen pona radicals|radical]] in the glyphs for {{tp|[[sona]]}}, with emitters representing a book giving out information, and {{tp|[[sitelen]]}}, with three dots representing a drawing or writing on a page. |
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=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}== |
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The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} glyph for {{tp|lipu}} ({{ss|lipu}}) is uncertain. It may depict a sheet of paper folded in an unusual manner, in a way that the glyph for u ({{ss|U}}) appears. The three dots may represent writings on the paper. |
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<!--The {{tp|[[sitelen sitelen]]}} glyph for {{tp|{{subst:PAGENAME}}}} ({{ss|{{subst:PAGENAME}}}}) depicts/represents/is derived from/is composed of ….--> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Latest revision as of 08:50, 5 August 2024
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| 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 flat objects or documents.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word lipu is derived from Finnish lippu ("flag, sheet").[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of lipu includes any flat, bendable object, such as a leaf (of a tree) or a piece of paper. It may refer to documents, that is, objects that contain information, usually written. Examples include papers, cards, books, and signs, and by extension, non-physical documents, such as websites and blogs.[2]
mi lukin e lipu sonami lukin e lipu sona.
I am reading an informative book.
lipu kasi li lasolipu kasi li laso.
The tree leaves are green.
Compared with supa, lipu includes bendable objects, while supa usually refers to rigid objects where other objects may rest upon.
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:[3]
paper5, book5, ticket5, document5, article5, card5, page5, magazine4, sheet4, file4, website3, essay3, novel3, letter (in mail)3, sign3, publication3, doc2, certificate2, literature2, journal2, flat2, blog2, list2, pad2, poster2, newspaper2, form2, tag2
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for lipu () is a rectangle, generally drawn in portrait orientation (being slightly taller than it is wide), depicting the shape of a sheet of paper or book. It is used as a radical in the glyphs for sona, with emitters representing a book giving out information, and sitelen, with three dots representing a drawing or writing on a page.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
The sitelen sitelen glyph for lipu (lipu) is uncertain. It may depict a sheet of paper folded in an unusual manner, in a way that the glyph for u (U) appears. The three dots may represent writings on the paper.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ lipamanka. "toki pona dictionary". lipamanka.gay.
- ↑ 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