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'''{{tp|lipu}}''' is {{a category}} [[content word]] relating to
==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]]}}]]
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
{{Example
|mi lukin e <mark>lipu</mark> sona.
|I am reading an informative <mark>book</mark>.
|mi lukin e <mark>lipu </mark> sona
}}
{{Example
|<mark>lipu</mark> kasi li laso.
|The tree <mark>leaves</mark> are green.
|<mark>lipu </mark> kasi li laso
}}
==={{tp|pu}}===
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=={{tp|sitelen pona}}==
The {{tp|[[sitelen pona]]}} glyph for {{tp|lipu}} ({{UCSUR char|{{codepoint|lipu}}}}) is a rectangle, generally drawn in portrait orientation,
=={{tp|sitelen sitelen}}==
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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
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, 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
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