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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== |
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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]]}}]] |
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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. |
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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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=={{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, 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}}== |
Revision as of 20:10, 25 May 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
The word lipu is derived from Finnish lippu, meaning "flag, sheet".[1]
Semantic space
![](http://static.miraheze.org/sonaponawiki/thumb/2/22/Objects_words.png/200px-Objects_words.png)
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.
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.
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:[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
The sitelen pona glyph for lipu () is a rectangle, generally drawn in portrait orientation, 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
See also
References
- ↑ "Word Origins". tokipona.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2002.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 267–288.
Further reading
- "lipu" on lipu Linku
- "lipu" on lipu Wikipesija
- "lipu" on English Wiktionary