Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit लिपि ‎(lipi), from Old Persian dipi, from Akkadian 𒁾 ‎(ţuppu, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 ‎(dub, “tablet”). Compare to Gujarati લિપિ ‎(lipi), Panjabi ਲਿਪੀ ‎(lipī)/ਲਿਪਿ ‎(lipi), Bengali লিপি ‎(lipi) and Malayalam ലിപി ‎(lipi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɪˈpi]