Friday, May 26, 2017

dakfu - 'knife '

dakfu
dak knife
 
'knife '
 
x1 is a knife (tool) for cutting x2, with blade of material x3 1f 19 (cf. denci, balre, katna, tunta, forca, smuci, kin

(cf. denci, balre, katna, tunta, forca, smuci, kinli)

cf

Thursday, May 25, 2017

rivbi - 'avoid 'evade' '

rivbi
riv avoid
 
'avoid 'evade' '
 
x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) a 36 [also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is norm

[also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)]; (cf. bandu which is not necessarily successful, fanta, which is agentive, se jersi which implies an opposing agent, sisku, kalte, fapro)

cf

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

litru - 'travel '

litru
li'u trave
 
'travel '
 
x1 travels/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller 7f 118 (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient t

(x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly); (cf. bajra, cadzu, cpare, tcana, klama, cliva, pluta, limna, muvdu)

cf

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

du - 'same identity as '

du
dub du'o same
 
'same identity as '
 
identity selbri; = sign; x1 identically equals x2, x3, etc.; attached sumti refer to same thing 1 0 [It is very un-Lojbanic to translate the generic E

[It is very un-Lojbanic to translate the generic English copula 'is' by this word]; (cf. mintu)

cf

Monday, May 22, 2017

fapro - 'oppose '

fapro
fap pro oppos
 
'oppose '
 
x1 opposes/balances/contends against opponent(s) x2 (person/force ind./mass) about x3 (abstract) a 17 [also resists]; (cf. bandu, bradi, darlu, damba, j

[also resists]; (cf. bandu, bradi, darlu, damba, jivna, lanxe, rivbi, sarji, xarnu)

cf

Sunday, May 21, 2017

lijda - 'religion '

lijda
jda relig
 
'religion '
 
x1 is a religion of believers including x2 sharing common beliefs/practices/tenets including x3 ac 126 [also mythos, creed, traditional beliefs, x2 peopl

[also mythos, creed, traditional beliefs, x2 people(s), adherents; (adjective:) x1, x2, x3 are religious/ecclesiastic in nature; x2 is a believer in/of x1, an adherent/follower of x1 (= seljda for reordered places); x2 is a practitioner of x3 (= selterjda for reordered places); x3 is a tenet/belief/ritual/creed of x1/x2 (= terjda for reordered places); priest/clerical (= jdaca'i, jdaka'i, jdaja'a); organized church/religion (= be'ejda); congregation (= jdabe'e, jdagri)]; (cf. budjo, censa, cevni, crida, dadjo, jegvo, krici, latna, malsi, marde, muslo, pruxi, ranmi, ritli, xriso, zekri)

cf

Saturday, May 20, 2017

dasri - 'ribbon '

dasri
sri ribbo
 
'ribbon '
 
x1 is a ribbon/tape/strip/band/stripe of material x2 3f 29 (cf. djine)

(cf. djine)

cf

Friday, May 19, 2017

sutra - 'fast 'swift' '

sutra
sut fast
 
'fast 'swift' '
 
x1 is fast/swift/quick/hastes/rapid at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state) 4f 142 (cf. masno)

(cf. masno)

cf

Thursday, May 18, 2017

racli - 'sane 'rational' '

racli
sane
 
'sane 'rational' '
 
x1 (action/activity/behavior) is sane/rational by standard x2 a 1 (cf. fenki)

(cf. fenki)

cf

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

so'i - 'many '

so'i
sor so'i many
 
'many '
 
digit/number: many 3a 0

cf

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

zumri - 'maize '

zumri
zmu maize
 
'maize '
 
x1 is a quantity of maize/corn [grain] of species/strain x2 aj 8 (cf. gurni)

(cf. gurni)

cf

Monday, May 15, 2017

tamca - 'tomato '

tamca
tomat
 
'tomato '
 
x1 is a tomato [fruit/vegetable/plant] of species/strain x2 aj 0 (cf. grute, stagi)

(cf. grute, stagi)

cf

Sunday, May 14, 2017

zungi - 'guilt '

zungi
zug guilt
 
'guilt '
 
x1 feels guilt/remorse about x2 (abstraction) 9d 1 (cf. cmavo list .u'u, cinmo, xenru, zekri)

(cf. cmavo list .u'u, cinmo, xenru, zekri)

cf

Saturday, May 13, 2017

nirna - 'nerve '

nirna
nir nerve
 
'nerve '
 
x1 is a nerve/neuron [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: information/control network connection] aa 1 [also (adjective:) x1 is neural]; (cf. ve benji)

[also (adjective:) x1 is neural]; (cf. ve benji)

cf

Friday, May 12, 2017

gurni - 'grain '

gurni
gru grain
 
'grain '
 
x1 is grain/[British: corn]/cereal from plant/species x2 aj 71 (cf. bavmi, cunmi, mavji, maxri, molki, mraji, ris

(cf. bavmi, cunmi, mavji, maxri, molki, mraji, rismi, sobde, spati, zumri, nanba, sorgu)

cf

Thursday, May 11, 2017

ranxi - 'irony '

ranxi
rax irony
 
'irony '
 
x1 is ironic(al)/contrary to expectation x2 in state/property/aspect x3 a 5 (cf. dukti, frica, cizra)

(cf. dukti, frica, cizra)

cf

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

nejni - 'energy '

nejni
nen energ
 
'energy '
 
x1 is energy of type x2 in form x3 a 6 [ray/beam (= nenli'i)]; (cf. marji, tarmi, kantu,

[ray/beam (= nenli'i)]; (cf. marji, tarmi, kantu, lazni, livla)

cf

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

molki - 'mill '

molki
mlo mill
 
'mill '
 
x1 is a mill/foundry/industrial plant/[assembly line] performing process x2 ap 0 [(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain

[(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain mill (= grumlo), grinding mill (= zalmlo, zalmlotci, zalmloca'a)]; (cf. gasta, gurni, tirse, fanri, zalvi)

cf

Monday, May 8, 2017

patxu - 'pot '

patxu
pax pot
 
'pot '
 
x1 is a pot/kettle/urn/tub/sink, a deep container for contents x2, of material/properties x3 ao 0 (cf. tansi, palne for depth; baktu, botpi for open

(cf. tansi, palne for depth; baktu, botpi for open/lidded)

cf

Sunday, May 7, 2017

mudri - 'wood 'lumber' '

mudri
mud wood
 
'wood 'lumber' '
 
x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains wood/lumber from tree(s) of type/species x2 6b 27 (cf. tricu, stani)

(cf. tricu, stani)

cf

Saturday, May 6, 2017

limna - 'swim '

limna
lim swim
 
'swim '
 
x1 (agent) swims in fluid x2 6c 33 (cf. djacu, fulta, klama, litru)

(cf. djacu, fulta, klama, litru)

cf

Friday, May 5, 2017

palta - 'plate 'platter' '

palta
plate
 
'plate 'platter' '
 
x1 is a plate/dish/platter/saucer [flat/mildly concave food service bed] made of material x2 5c 10 (cf. ckana, palne, kabri, tansi, ckana)

(cf. ckana, palne, kabri, tansi, ckana)

cf

Thursday, May 4, 2017

lacpu - 'pull '

lacpu
lap cpu pull
 
'pull '
 
x1 pulls/tugs/draws/drags x2 by handle/at locus x3 8h 19 [gravity (= ka maicpu, maircpukai)]; (cf. catke, s

[gravity (= ka maicpu, maircpukai)]; (cf. catke, sakci, cokcu)

cf

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

xedja - 'jaw '

xedja
xej xe'a jaw
 
'jaw '
 
x1 is a/the jaw [body-part] of x2 1c 17 (cf. stedu)

(cf. stedu)

cf

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

bandu - 'defend '

bandu
bad defen
 
'defend '
 
x1 (event) defends/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) 8g 9 [also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protect

[also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/shield (= badgai)]; (cf. ckape, fanta, fapro, marbi, rivbi, zunti, snura, binra, lunbe, pulji)

cf

Monday, May 1, 2017

taske - 'thirst '

taske
thirs
 
'thirst '
 
x1 thirsts for x2; x1 needs/wants drink/fluid/lubrication x2 2j 8 (cf. nitcu, djica, xagji, pinxe)

(cf. nitcu, djica, xagji, pinxe)

cf