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lippu.

flag, banner

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlipːu/[ˈlipːu]
  1. flag, banner

    liehuvat liput
    Suomen lippu
  2. colours (standard or banner)

    Lipun menetys raunioitti rykmentin moraalin.
  3. sheet, ticket (piece of paper, usually for a specific purpose; often in the plural when used alone)

    matkalippu
  4. sheet, ticket (piece of paper, usually for a specific purpose; often in the plural when used alone) ellipsis of matkalippu (“travel ticket”)

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  5. sheet, ticket (piece of paper, usually for a specific purpose; often in the plural when used alone) ellipsis of pääsylippu (“admission ticket”)

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  6. synonym of lappu (“small piece of paper, textile, etc.”)

Where this word comes from

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

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