lipu

lipu is a core content word relating to any flat object, including documents.

lipu
Pronunciation	/ˈli.pu/
Usage	2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%)
Book and era	nimi pu
Part of speech	Content word
Codepoint	󱤪 U+F192A

Etymology

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

Semantic space

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

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

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 a rectangle, generally drawn in portrait orientation, representing the shape of a sheet of paper or book.

sitelen sitelen

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See also

• sitelen
• toki

Further reading

• "lipu" on lipu Linku
• "lipu" on lipu Wikipesija
• "lipu" on English Wiktionary