lipu

lipu is a core content word relating to flat objects or 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, 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 sona

mi lukin e lipu sona.

I am reading an informative book.

lipu kasi li laso

lipu 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

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 (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

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See also

• sitelen
• toki

Further reading

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