Friday, January 31, 2014

pe'a - 'figurative '

pe'a
pev figur
 
'figurative '
 
marks figurative usage (non-literal) speech/text as a rafsi at 0 [in figurative speech, metaphors may arbitrarily i

[in figurative speech, metaphors may arbitrarily ignore omitted place structures]

cf

Thursday, January 30, 2014

jarbu - 'suburb '

jarbu
subur
 
'suburb '
 
x1 is a suburban area of city/metropolis x2 a 9 (cf. nurma, se tcadu, ve tcadu)

(cf. nurma, se tcadu, ve tcadu)

cf

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

jo - 'tanru iff '

jo
jov tanru
 
'tanru iff '
 
logical connective: tanru-internal afterthought biconditional/iff/if-and-only-if 7a 0

cf

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

tcima - 'weather 'climate' '

tcima
tim ti'a weath
 
'weather 'climate' '
 
x1 is weather at place/region x2; (adjective:) x1 is meteorological 4h 23 [climate (= citsyti'a, timymo'a)]; (cf. brife, bum

[climate (= citsyti'a, timymo'a)]; (cf. brife, bumru, carvi, dilnu, bratu)

cf

Monday, January 27, 2014

kuspe - 'range 'span' '

kuspe
kup ku'e range
 
'range 'span' '
 
x1 ranges/extends/spans/persists/reaches across/over interval/gap/area/scope/extent/range x2 9b 5 [also continues]; (cf. ranji, renvi, tcena, bancu,

[also continues]; (cf. ranji, renvi, tcena, bancu, cripu, ragve, vorme, canko, bitmu, sirji, jbini, jimte, preja)

cf

Sunday, January 26, 2014

ckeji - 'ashamed '

ckeji
kej cke asham
 
'ashamed '
 
x1 feels ashamed/mortified/humiliated under conditions x2 before community/audience x3 9d 2 (cf. cinmo)

(cf. cinmo)

cf

Saturday, January 25, 2014

friti - 'offer '

friti
fit offer
 
'offer '
 
x1 offers/proffers x2 [offering] to x3 with conditions x4 8d 12 [(x4 may be nu canja, nu pleji, etc.; an unconditi

[(x4 may be nu canja, nu pleji, etc.; an unconditional offering has the 'condition' of acceptance); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posfriti, posyselfriti for unambiguous semantics)]; (cf. canja, dunda, rinsa, vecnu, jdima, cnemu, pleji, vitke)

cf

Friday, January 24, 2014

nicte - 'night '

nicte
cte night
 
'night '
 
x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night/nocturnal 3e 58 [tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte,

[tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= prulamcte)]; (cf. donri, djedi, tcika)

cf

Thursday, January 23, 2014

kalte - 'hunt '

kalte
kat hunt
 
'hunt '
 
x1 hunts/stalks prey/quarry/game x2 for purpose x3 as 15 [also verb: to fish (= fipkalte)]; (cf. jersi, kav

[also verb: to fish (= fipkalte)]; (cf. jersi, kavbu, sisku, rivbi)

cf

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

re - '2 '

re
rel 2
 
'2 '
 
digit/number: 2 (digit) 3a 0

cf

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

bakfu - 'bundle 'pack' '

bakfu
baf bundl
 
'bundle 'pack' '
 
x1 is a bundle/package/cluster/clump/pack [shape/form] containing x2, held together by x3 9b 3 (cf. daski, dakli, tanxe)

(cf. daski, dakli, tanxe)

cf

Monday, January 20, 2014

mapku - 'cap '

mapku
map cap
 
'cap '
 
x1 is a cap/hat/crown/helmet/piece of headgear [head-top garment] of material x2 3f 18 (cf. taxfu, stedu, drudi)

(cf. taxfu, stedu, drudi)

cf

Sunday, January 19, 2014

jeftu - 'week '

jeftu
jef week
 
'week '
 
x1 is x2 weeks in duration (default is 1 week) by standard x3 3e 33 [re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven day

[re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven days, classically being tied to the time between trips to the marketplace; this week (= cabjeftu); next week (= bavlamjeftu); last week (= prulamjeftu)]; (cf. detri, djedi, masti, nanca)

cf

Saturday, January 18, 2014

mapti - 'fit 'match' '

mapti
mat fit
 
'fit 'match' '
 
x1 fits/matches/suits/is compatible/appropriate/corresponds to/with x2 in property/aspect x3 7j 47 (cf. satci, tugni, sarxe, drani, tarmi, ckini, min

(cf. satci, tugni, sarxe, drani, tarmi, ckini, mintu)

cf

Friday, January 17, 2014

jersi - 'chase 'pursue' '

jersi
je'i chase
 
'chase 'pursue' '
 
x1 chases/pursues/(physically) follows after x2; volition is not implied for x1 or x2 as 24 [x1 follows after x2]; (cf. kavbu, rivbi, kalte, l

[x1 follows after x2]; (cf. kavbu, rivbi, kalte, lidne)

cf

Thursday, January 16, 2014

satci - 'exact 'precise' '

satci
exact
 
'exact 'precise' '
 
x1 [measurement/match] is exact/precise to precision x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) 7e 55 (cf. sarxe, dunli, merli, mapti, kancu, mintu)

(cf. sarxe, dunli, merli, mapti, kancu, mintu)

cf

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

kufra - 'comfort '

kufra
kuf comfo
 
'comfort '
 
x1 feels comfort/is comfortable with conditions/environmental property(ies) x2 9d 34 (cf. cinmo)

(cf. cinmo)

cf

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

zmadu - 'more '

zmadu
zma mau more
 
'more '
 
x1 exceeds/is more than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount/excess x4 6k 248 [also positive (= nonmau)]; (cf. cmavo list mau, m

[also positive (= nonmau)]; (cf. cmavo list mau, mleca, zenba, jmina, bancu, dukse, traji)

cf

Monday, January 13, 2014

kucli - 'curious '

kucli
curio
 
'curious '
 
x1 is curious/wonders about/is interested in/[inquisitive about] x2 (object/abstract) 9d 31 [inquisitive (= retkucli)]; (cf. manci, sisku, se

[inquisitive (= retkucli)]; (cf. manci, sisku, se cinri)

cf

Sunday, January 12, 2014

tanxe - 'box 'trunk' '

tanxe
tax ta'e box
 
'box 'trunk' '
 
x1 is a box/carton/trunk/crate for contents x2, and made of material x3 1f 40 (cf. bakfu, botpi, cutne, dacru)

(cf. bakfu, botpi, cutne, dacru)

cf

Saturday, January 11, 2014

jgari - 'grasp 'grip' '

jgari
jai grasp
 
'grasp 'grip' '
 
x1 grasps/holds/clutches/seizes/grips/[hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2) 5g 60 [hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); hands

[hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); handshake (= xanjai, jikyxanjai), handle (= veljai, veljaitci)]; (cf. ralte, pencu, darxi, batke, rinju)

cf

Friday, January 10, 2014

minli - 'mile '

minli
mile
 
'mile '
 
x1 is x2 (default 1) long local distance unit(s) [non-metric], x3 subunits, standard x4 al 1 (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6,

(additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...); (cf. mitre, kilto, clani, ganra, condi, rotsu, rupnu, fepni, dekpu, gutci, minli, merli, bunda, kramu)

cf

Thursday, January 9, 2014

tadji - 'method '

tadji
metho
 
'method '
 
x1 [process] is a method/technique/approach/means for doing x2 (event) under conditions x3 8f 37 [also practice/way/mode; style/manner/conduct (= t

[also practice/way/mode; style/manner/conduct (= tratadji); pattern (= montadji, tadjymo'a, or platadji, tadjypla)]; (cf. ciste, pruce, zukte, pluta, cmavo list tai)

cf

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

jipno - 'tip 'point' '

jipno
jip ji'o tip
 
'tip 'point' '
 
x1 is a tip/point/vertex/extremity/end [0-dimension shape/form] on object x2 at locus x3 9b 3 (cf. mokca, jesni, fanmo, kojna, krasi)

(cf. mokca, jesni, fanmo, kojna, krasi)

cf

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

bolci - 'ball '

bolci
bol boi ball
 
'ball '
 
x1 is a ball/sphere/orb/globe [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a spherical object [made of x2] 9b 36 [also round]; (cf. bliku, cukla, bidju, gunro)

[also round]; (cf. bliku, cukla, bidju, gunro)

cf

Monday, January 6, 2014

zutse - 'sit '

zutse
zut tse sit
 
'sit '
 
x1 sits [assumes sitting position] on surface x2 1g 178 (cf. stizu, cpana, vreta)

(cf. stizu, cpana, vreta)

cf

Sunday, January 5, 2014

condi - 'deep '

condi
con cno coi deep
 
'deep '
 
x1 is deep in extent in direction/property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4 6c 57 (cf. clani, caxno, bargu, ganra, rotsu, barda, gut

(cf. clani, caxno, bargu, ganra, rotsu, barda, gutci, minli)

cf

Saturday, January 4, 2014

bavmi - 'barley '

bavmi
barle
 
'barley '
 
x1 is a quantity of barley [grain] of species/strain x2 aj 3 (cf. gurni)

(cf. gurni)

cf

Thursday, January 2, 2014

pruce - 'process '

pruce
ruc ru'e proce
 
'process '
 
x1 is a process with inputs x2, outputs/results x3, passing through steps/stages x4 8f 11 [x2 resource (= selru'e, but also ru'etci, (ru'er-

[x2 resource (= selru'e, but also ru'etci, (ru'er-/ruc- or selru'e-/selruc- modifying:) selxaksu, selsabji, livla)]; (cf. cmavo list pu'e, farvi, tadji, grute, tcini)

cf

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

selfu - 'serve '

selfu
sef se'u serve
 
'serve '
 
x1 (agent) serves x2 with service x3 (activity); x1 is a servant (noun) of x2 performing x3 a 20 (cf. sidju, sarji, gunka)

(cf. sidju, sarji, gunka)

cf