lippu

lippu

1. partitive singular of lipp
2. illative singular of lipp

From Proto-Finnic *lippu, from an onomatopoeic stem, the same from which the Estonian lipp was derived.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlipːu/, [ˈlipːu]
• Rhymes: -ipːu
• Syllabification^(key): lip‧pu
• Hyphenation^(key): lip‧pu

lippu

1. flag, banner

   liehuvat liput ― flying flags / waving flags

2. colours (standard or banner)

   Lipun menetys raunioitti rykmentin moraalin.

   The loss of their colours destroyed the regiment's morale.

3. sheet, ticket (piece of paper, usually for a specific purpose; often in the plural when used alone) [with illative or allative ‘to, for’]

   matkalippu ― travel ticket

   1. ellipsis of matkalippu (“travel ticket”)
   2. ellipsis of pääsylippu (“admission ticket”)
4. synonym of lappu (“small piece of paper, textile, etc.”)

• (sheet): arkki, lappu

• “lippu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

• luppi

From lippe +‎ -u.

• IPA^(key): /li.py/

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lippu (feminine lippue, masculine plural lippus, feminine plural lippues)

1. having a prominent lower lip; big-lipped

• “lippu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Proto-Finnic *lippu. Cognates include Finnish lippu and Estonian lipp.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlipːu/, [ˈlʲipːŭ̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlipːu/, [ˈlʲipːu]
• Rhymes: -ipːu
• Hyphenation: lip‧pu

lippu

1. banner (in a war)
   • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Natelia, “1387. Soikkola, Mäkkylä, III256”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[2], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 91-92:

     Oo siä keskellä väkkee, // Liki lipun kantajaa.

     Be in the middle of the crowd, // Close to the carrier of the banner.

2. weather vane
3. pennant (maritime flag)

• flakku (“flag”)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 268

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlipːu/, [ˈlip.pʰu]
• Hyphenation: lip‧pu

lippu (Lontara spelling ᨒᨗᨄᨘ)

1. blocked, closed off (of road)

   Lippumi agànga

   The road has been blocked

2. at a loss, perplexed, confused; not knowing what to do with something; being at a loss about something.

   Lippuaʼ ribembeku

   I'm at a loss with my goat; I don't know what to do with my goat

   Lippuaʼ rijarangku kere arei mae

   I don't know where to look for my horse

• Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

From Ancient Greek λίπος (lípos, “fat”), maybe associated with Latin līmus (“mud”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈlippu/
• Hyphenation: lìp‧pu

lippu m (plural lippi)

1. scum

Borrowed from Estonian lipp.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlipːu/, [ˈlipːu]
• Rhymes: -ipːu
• Hyphenation: lip‧pu

lippu

1. flag (signal flag, banner, pennant, etc., but not a national flag)

• flakku (“national flag”)

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “lippu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn