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