lapi
Keywords: discourse
Pronunciation (IPA): | 'la.bi |
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Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
Class: | skurun |
Forms: | lapi, lapis |
Glosses: | paper, sheet, document, money |
Description:
The term 'lapi' refers to paper.
Noun:
As a noun, 'lapi' refers to a piece of paper - to refer to paper as a mass, generally use the plural. In slang usage, 'lapi' is also a word meaning 'money' due to the practice of using paper as a principal medium of barter exchange (see attached article).
Verb:
As a verb, 'lapi' is a transitive skurun verb meaning to cover something in paper, taking an ergative paperer and an absolutive thing papered.
Modifier:
As a modifier, 'lapis' means papery in texture, or thin, smooth and sheet-like in form.