Thursday, December 31, 2015

ropno - 'European '

ropno
ron ro'o Europ
 
'European '
 
x1 reflects European culture/nationality/geography/Indo-European languages in aspect x2 ab 13 (cf. brito)

(cf. brito)

cf

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

cabra - 'apparatus '

cabra
ca'a appar
 
'apparatus '
 
x1 is apparatus/mechanism/device/equipment for function x2 controlled/[triggered] by x3 (agent) 7g 5 [form determined by/from function; does not imply

[form determined by/from function; does not imply automated/automatic action - requires an external agent/trigger (a minji may be a zmiku cabra if it requires an external agent to trigger or control the functions that it performs automatically)]; (cf. tutci, minji, finti; girzu, ganzu for organizational apparatus, pilno)

cf

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

jmaji - 'gather '

jmaji
jaj gathe
 
'gather '
 
x1 (mass/jo'u) gathers/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u) 3m 26 [also focus (= seljmaji)]; (cf. crepu)

[also focus (= seljmaji)]; (cf. crepu)

cf

Monday, December 28, 2015

sinxa - 'sign '

sinxa
sni sign
 
'sign '
 
x1 is a sign/symbol/signal representing/referring/signifying/meaning x2 to observer x3 7e 61 [also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is signifi

[also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is significant/meaningful/of import; signal an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]; (cf. lerfu, tcita, barna, mifra, smuni)

cf

Sunday, December 27, 2015

smuni - 'meaning '

smuni
mun smu meani
 
'meaning '
 
x1 is a meaning/interpretation of x2 recognized/seen/accepted by x3 3j 135 [referential meaning (=selsni, snismu)]; (cf. jimp

[referential meaning (=selsni, snismu)]; (cf. jimpe, sinxa, valsi, tanru, gismu, lujvo, cmavo, jufra)

cf

Saturday, December 26, 2015

jimpe - 'understand 'comprehend' '

jimpe
jmi under
 
'understand 'comprehend' '
 
x1 understands/comprehends fact/truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3 1h 148 (cf. djuno, jijnu, morna, smuni, saske, viska)

(cf. djuno, jijnu, morna, smuni, saske, viska)

cf

Friday, December 25, 2015

desku - 'shake '

desku
des shake
 
'shake '
 
x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 1g 46 [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): si

[also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion]; (cf. slilu, janbe)

cf

Thursday, December 24, 2015

tarla - 'tar '

tarla
tar
 
'tar '
 
x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of tar/asphalt from source x2 ah 1 (cf. kolme, pesxu, snipa)

(cf. kolme, pesxu, snipa)

cf

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

sorgu - 'sorghum '

sorgu
sog sorgh
 
'sorghum '
 
x1 is a quantity of sorghum of species/strain x2 aj 4 (cf. gurni)

(cf. gurni)

cf

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

jilra - 'jealous '

jilra
jealo
 
'jealous '
 
x1 (person) is jealous of/envies x2 (person) about/for x3 (property - ka) 9d 4 (cf. cinmo)

(cf. cinmo)

cf

Monday, December 21, 2015

krasi - 'source 'origin' '

krasi
kra sourc
 
'source 'origin' '
 
x1 (site/event) is a source/start/beginning/origin of x2 (object/event/process) 2c 156 [also root (figurative sense); (adjective:) x1 is

[also root (figurative sense); (adjective:) x1 is initial]; (cf. fanmo, cmavo list ra'i, sabji, cfari, jipno, traji, kojna, genja, jicmu, sitna, jinto)

cf

Sunday, December 20, 2015

darsi - 'audacity 'dare' '

darsi
audac
 
'audacity 'dare' '
 
x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 dares to do/be x2 (event/ka) a 6 [x1 is bold]; (cf. virnu)

[x1 is bold]; (cf. virnu)

cf

Saturday, December 19, 2015

jdini - 'money 'dinero' '

jdini
din di'i money
 
'money 'dinero' '
 
x1 is money/currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is financial/monetary/pecuniary/fiscal 5e 44 ['currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money

['currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= pledi'i)]; (cf. fepni, jdima, rupnu, sicni, canja, rupnu)

cf

Friday, December 18, 2015

xadba - 'half '

xadba
xab half
 
'half '
 
x1 is exactly/approximately half/semi-/demi-/hemi- of x2 by standard x3 7e 12 (cf. mulno, pagbu)

(cf. mulno, pagbu)

cf

Thursday, December 17, 2015

sudga - 'dry '

sudga
sud dry
 
'dry '
 
x1 is dry of liquid x2; (adjective:) x1 is arid 6f 71 (cf. cilmo, litki, runta)

(cf. cilmo, litki, runta)

cf

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

preti - 'question 'query' '

preti
ret rei quest
 
'question 'query' '
 
x1 (quoted text) is a question/query about subject x2 by questioner x3 to audience x4 1h 149 (cf. nabmi, danfu, ciksi, frati, spuda, cpedu)

(cf. nabmi, danfu, ciksi, frati, spuda, cpedu)

cf

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

cfari - 'initiate '

cfari
cfa initi
 
'initiate '
 
x1 [state/event/process] commences/initiates/starts/begins to occur; (intransitive verb) 2c 104 (cf. sisti, krasi, fanmo)

(cf. sisti, krasi, fanmo)

cf

Monday, December 14, 2015

ce'i - 'percent '

ce'i
cez perce
 
'percent '
 
digit/number: % percentage symbol, hundredths 7e 0 (cf. saclu, centi, parbi, frinu)

(cf. saclu, centi, parbi, frinu)

cf

Sunday, December 13, 2015

pacna - 'hope '

pacna
pa'a hope
 
'hope '
 
x1 hopes/wishes for/desires x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1); x1 hopes that x2 happens 9d 60 [also: x1 is hopeful of x2; x2 will hopefully occu

[also: x1 is hopeful of x2; x2 will hopefully occur, as hoped for by x1; the value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether pacna means 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect': hoping for objects/states with negligible expectation is "wishing"; if the state is plausibly likely, it is "hoping"; when the probability is subjectively near 1, the attitude is described as "expecting"; the value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers ("li piso'u" to "li piro"); wish (= sotpa'a), hope (= sorpa'a), expect (= sojypa'a)]; (cf. djica)

cf

Saturday, December 12, 2015

tivni - 'television '

tivni
tiv telev
 
'television '
 
x1 broadcasts/televises programming x2 via medium/channel x3 to television receiver x4 a 17 [also x1 is a broadcaster; x2 programming (mass),

[also x1 is a broadcaster; x2 programming (mass), program/show (ind.)]; (cf. cradi, skina, vidni, benji, tcana)

cf

Friday, December 11, 2015

jerna - 'earn '

jerna
earn
 
'earn '
 
x1 (agent/person) earns/[deserves/merits] wages/salary/pay x2 for work/service x3 (activity) 8c 8 [also x2 earnings, reward (= zanseljerna or nemjer

[also x2 earnings, reward (= zanseljerna or nemjerna), punishment/comeuppance (= sfaseljerna, malseljerna); x3 behavior; job (= terjerna); 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 (= posyjerna, posyseljerna for unambiguous semantics)]; (cf. jibri, pleji, vecnu, cnemu, canja, jdima, jinga, prali, sfasa, janta, kargu, vamji)

cf

Thursday, December 10, 2015

rilti - 'rhythm '

rilti
ril rhyth
 
'rhythm '
 
x1 (sequence/non-text quote) is a rhythm/beat of music/expressive form x2 a 1 [not necessarily oscillatory/regular pattern]; (cf

[not necessarily oscillatory/regular pattern]; (cf. damri, pemci, tonga, zgike, slilu, dikni, sanga, morna)

cf

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

sigja - 'cigar '

sigja
sig cigar
 
'cigar '
 
x1 is a cigar/cigarette/cigarillo made from tobacco/smokable substance x2 by x3 a 0 (cf. danmo, jelca, tanko, marna)

(cf. danmo, jelca, tanko, marna)

cf

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

snipa - 'sticky '

snipa
nip stick
 
'sticky '
 
x1 adheres/sticks to x2; (adjective:) x1 is sticky/gummy/adhesive a 2 [note that x1 is the adhering surface being claime

[note that x1 is the adhering surface being claimed; x2 need not be sticky]; (cf. tarla, viknu)

cf

Monday, December 7, 2015

cafne - 'often '

cafne
caf often
 
'often '
 
x1 (event) often/frequently/commonly/customarily occurs/recurs by standard x2 6f 11 (cf. rirci, fadni, kampu, rapli, krefu, lakne, cma

(cf. rirci, fadni, kampu, rapli, krefu, lakne, cmavo list piso'iroi and similar compounds)

cf

Sunday, December 6, 2015

tarti - 'behave '

tarti
tra behav
 
'behave '
 
x1 behaves/conducts oneself as/in-manner x2 (event/property) under conditions x3 9c 30 [also (adjective:) x1 is behavioral]; (cf. cnano,

[also (adjective:) x1 is behavioral]; (cf. cnano, frati, tcaci, cilce, jikca, marde)

cf

Saturday, December 5, 2015

genja - 'root '

genja
gej root
 
'root '
 
x1 is a root [body-part] of plant/species x2; [metaphor: immobile, supporting, nourishing] aj 2 (cf. jamfu, jicmu, patlu, samcu, spati, krasi)

(cf. jamfu, jicmu, patlu, samcu, spati, krasi)

cf

Friday, December 4, 2015

zi'o - 'nonexistent it '

zi'o
zil nonex
 
'nonexistent it '
 
pro-sumti: fills a sumti place, deleting it from selbri place structure;changes selbri semantics

cf

Thursday, December 3, 2015

djedi - 'full day '

djedi
dje dei full
 
'full day '
 
x1 is x2 full days in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal 3e 159 [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterd

[today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)]; (cf. donri, detri, jeftu, masti, nanca, nicte, tcika)

cf

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

dembi - 'bean '

dembi
deb bean
 
'bean '
 
x1 is a bean/pea/leguminous seed from plant [legume] x2 5b 47 (cf. grute, sobde, tsiju)

(cf. grute, sobde, tsiju)

cf

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

ckafi - 'coffee '

ckafi
kaf coffe
 
'coffee '
 
x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of coffee from source/bean/grain x2 2j 23 [brew based on a seed/bean/grain; e.g. also chicor

[brew based on a seed/bean/grain; e.g. also chicory coffee, decaf, postum] (cf. tcati, brewed from a leaf, barja, cakla)

cf