Saturday, August 31, 2013

zetro - '1E21 'zetta' '

zetro
zet 1E21
 
'1E21 'zetta' '
 
x1 is 1x10**21 of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) ae 0 (cf. grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kel

(cf. grake, mitre, snidu, stero, delno, molro, kelvo, xampo, gradu. litce, merli, centi, decti, dekto, femti, gigdo, gocti, gotro, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti)

cf

Friday, August 30, 2013

srito - 'Sanskrit '

srito
Sansk
 
'Sanskrit '
 
x1 reflects Sanskrit language/Sanskritic/Vedic culture/nationality in aspect x2 ab 1 (cf. xindo, xurdo)

(cf. xindo, xurdo)

cf

Thursday, August 29, 2013

danlu - 'animal '

danlu
dal da'u anima
 
'animal '
 
x1 is an animal/creature of species x2; x1 is biologically animate 6c 61 (cf. banfi, cinki, cipni, finpe, jukni, respa, sin

(cf. banfi, cinki, cipni, finpe, jukni, respa, since, mabru, bakni)

cf

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

lanli - 'analyze '

lanli
lal analy
 
'analyze '
 
x1 analyzes/examines-in-detail x2 by method/technique/system x3 [process/activity] 8c 21 (cf. catlu, zgana, jarco, pensi, pinka)

(cf. catlu, zgana, jarco, pensi, pinka)

cf

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

kelci - 'play '

kelci
kel kei play
 
'play '
 
x1 [agent] plays with plaything/toy x2 9c 116 [play game (= ci'erkei), play competitively (= jvi

[play game (= ci'erkei), play competitively (= jvikei)]; (cf. jivna, jinga, zdile)

cf

Monday, August 26, 2013

jenca - 'shock '

jenca
jen shock
 
'shock '
 
x1 (event) shocks/stuns x2 4c 20 (cf. darxi, gunta, spaji)

(cf. darxi, gunta, spaji)

cf

Sunday, August 25, 2013

zalvi - 'grind 'pulverize' '

zalvi
zal grind
 
'grind 'pulverize' '
 
x1 [individual or mass of hard surfaces] grinds/pulverizes/crushes x2 into powder x3 a 1 [may need mosra tanru]; (cf. daspo, purmo, marxa,

[may need mosra tanru]; (cf. daspo, purmo, marxa, pulce, canre, molki)

cf

Saturday, August 24, 2013

nanla - 'boy 'lad' '

nanla
boy
 
'boy 'lad' '
 
x1 is a boy/lad [young male person] of age x2 immature by standard x3 4b 44 [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist;

[word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)]; (cf. nixli, verba, nanmu, bersa)

cf

Friday, August 23, 2013

sraku - 'scratch '

sraku
rak scrat
 
'scratch '
 
x1 [abrasive/cutting/scratching object/implement] scratches/[carves]/erodes/cuts [into] x2 a 1 (cf. guska, katna, mosra, plixa, kakpa (unlike kak

(cf. guska, katna, mosra, plixa, kakpa (unlike kakpa, sraku does not imply material is removed), spali)

cf

Thursday, August 22, 2013

gadri - 'article '

gadri
gad artic
 
'article '
 
x1 is an article/descriptor labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4 2a 11 [x2 is the noun phrase/sumti without the article/d

[x2 is the noun phrase/sumti without the article/descriptor; description ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: 'determiner' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, 'determiner' includes all words that can introduce a noun phrase/sumti, whether a description or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and demonstratives like ti, ta, and tu; the term 'descriptor' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu]; 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning] (cf. valsi, cmavo)

cf

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

vlile - 'violent '

vlile
vil viole
 
'violent '
 
x1 is an event/state/act of violence 8g 27 (cf. suksa, jursa)

(cf. suksa, jursa)

cf

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

dukti - 'opposite 'contrary' '

dukti
dut oppos
 
'opposite 'contrary' '
 
x1 is polar opposite from/contrary to x2 in property/on scale x3 (property/si'o) 3j 20 (cf. ranxi, ragve, fatne)

(cf. ranxi, ragve, fatne)

cf

Monday, August 19, 2013

pesxu - 'paste '

pesxu
pex paste
 
'paste '
 
x1 is paste/pulp/dough/mash/mud/slurry [soft, smooth-textured, moist solid] of composition x2 6f 3 [x2: composition including x2, which need not be c

[x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification]; (cf. marxa, kliti, tarla)

cf

Sunday, August 18, 2013

cukta - 'book '

cukta
cku book
 
'book '
 
x1 is a book containing work x2 by author x3 for audience x4 preserved in medium x5 1f 163 [x1 is a manifestation/container [a physical objec

[x1 is a manifestation/container [a physical object or its analogue] of a work/content, not necessarily using paper (= selpapri)]; (cf. cfika, prina, prosa, tcidu, papri)

cf

Saturday, August 17, 2013

pleji - 'pay '

pleji
lej le'i pay
 
'pay '
 
x1 pays/compensates/remunerates/[rewards] payment x2 to recipient/payee x3 for goods/services x4 8b 59 [also x4 commodities; x4 may be a specific object,

[also x4 commodities; x4 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 (= posle'i, posyvelyle'i for unambiguous semantics); rent (= jerle'i, lejyjbera)]; (cf. canja, cnemu, friti, kargu, vecnu, jdima, prali, jerna, sfasa, dunda, jinga, dapma; see note at jdima on cost/price/value distinction, cirko, dirba)

cf

Friday, August 16, 2013

notci - 'message 'note' '

notci
not noi messa
 
'message 'note' '
 
x1 is a message/notice/memorandum about subject x2 from author x3 to intended audience x4 4i 78 [emphasis on brevity, single or identifiable subje

[emphasis on brevity, single or identifiable subject (contrast with xatra: the emphasis in notci is on the single or cohesively focused subject, while the audience is less defined - indeed only an 'intended' audience. xatra need not have a single or focussed subject - its corresponding place is for 'content'); reminder/memo/note (= mojnoi)]; (cf. xatra, nuzba, mrilu, morji)

cf

Thursday, August 15, 2013

simlu - 'seem '

simlu
mlu seem
 
'seem '
 
x1 seems/appears to have property(ies) x2 to observer x3 under conditions x4 7j 89 [also: x1 seems like it has x2 to x3; suggest beli

[also: x1 seems like it has x2 to x3; suggest belief/observation (= mlugau, mluti'i); looks like/resembles (= smimlu, mitmlu)]; (cf. catlu, viska, simsa, zgana, ganse, jarco)

cf

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

trano - 'nitrogen '

trano
nitro
 
'nitrogen '
 
x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of nitrogen/ammonia/nitrates ag 1 [(adjective:) x1 is nitric/nitrous]; (cf. vacri)

[(adjective:) x1 is nitric/nitrous]; (cf. vacri)

cf

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

xajmi - 'funny 'comic' '

xajmi
xam funny
 
'funny 'comic' '
 
x1 is funny/comical to x2 in property/aspect x3 (nu/ka); x3 is what is funny about x1 to x2 5g 32 [also: x1 is a comedian (= xampre, xamseljibri for

[also: x1 is a comedian (= xampre, xamseljibri for a professional comedian)]; (x1 can be a person/object or an abstraction; be careful about possible sumti-raising); (cf. bebna, cisma, cmila, fenki, zdile)

cf

Monday, August 12, 2013

mekso - 'MEX '

mekso
mek me'o MEX
 
'MEX '
 
x1 [quantifier/expression] is a mathematical expression interpreted under rules/convention x2 7e 88 (cf. cmaci, dilcu, fancu, frinu, jalge, namcu, par

(cf. cmaci, dilcu, fancu, frinu, jalge, namcu, parbi, pilji)

cf

Sunday, August 11, 2013

citri - 'history '

citri
cir histo
 
'history '
 
x1 is a history of x2 according to x3 (person)/from point-of-view x3 a 22 [also historic/historical (= cirtermo'i, cirvai)];

[also historic/historical (= cirtermo'i, cirvai)]; (cf. muzga)

cf

Saturday, August 10, 2013

sfasa - 'punish 'spank, castigate''

sfasa
sfa punis
 
'punish 'spank, castigate''
 
x1 (agent) punishes x2 for infraction x3 (event/state/action) with punishment x4 (event/state) a 2 [also chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, co

[also chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct (one sense); also x4 penalty]; (cf. cnemu, pleji, venfu, zekri, canja, dunda, jdima, jerna, kargu, prali, dapma, cirko, jinga)

cf

Friday, August 9, 2013

jemna - 'gem '

jemna
jme gem
 
'gem '
 
x1 is a gem/polished stone/pearl of type x2 from gemstone/material/source x3 6c 30 [also jewel (= jmeja'i); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jm

[also jewel (= jmeja'i); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a gem found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a gem made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped gem), mother-of-pearl (= cakyjme)]; (cf. kunra, rokci, jadni, dirba, kargu, krili, pulji)

cf

Thursday, August 8, 2013

pendo - 'friend '

pendo
ped pe'o frien
 
'friend '
 
x1 is/acts as a friend of/to x2 (experiencer); x2 befriends x1 2i 90 (cf. bradi, xendo, nelci, prami, bradi)

(cf. bradi, xendo, nelci, prami, bradi)

cf

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

spali - 'polish '

spali
polis
 
'polish '
 
x1 (agent) polishes object/surface x2 with polish x3, applied using tool x4 a 7 (cf. mosra, sraku, xutla)

(cf. mosra, sraku, xutla)

cf

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

betfu - 'abdomen 'belly' '

betfu
bef be'u abdom
 
'abdomen 'belly' '
 
x1 is a/the abdomen/belly/lower trunk [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: midsection] 1c 9 [also stomach (= djaruntyrango), digestive tract (

[also stomach (= djaruntyrango), digestive tract (= befctirango, befctirangyci'e)]; (cf. cutne, livga, canti)

cf

Monday, August 5, 2013

slanu - 'cylinder '

slanu
cylin
 
'cylinder '
 
x1 is a cylinder [shape/form] of material x2 9b 6 (cf. kamju, gunro)

(cf. kamju, gunro)

cf

Sunday, August 4, 2013

jelca - 'burn '

jelca
jel burn
 
'burn '
 
x1 burns/[ignites/is flammable/inflammable] at temperature x2 in atmosphere x3 a 9 [default x2/x3 to normal temperatures in air; igni

[default x2/x3 to normal temperatures in air; ignite (= jelcfa), flammable/inflammable (usually = jelka'e or jelfrili)]; (cf. fagri, kijno, sigja, livla, sacki)

cf

Saturday, August 3, 2013

jijnu - 'intuit '

jijnu
jij intui
 
'intuit '
 
x1 (person) intuits x2 (du'u) about subject x3; [epistemology] 7j 1 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du

[words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]; (cf. djuno, facki, jimpe, jinvi, nabmi, pensi, sidbo, smadi)

cf

Friday, August 2, 2013

gunse - 'goose '

gunse
goose
 
'goose '
 
x1 is a goose/[gander] of species/breed x2 ai 5 (cf. cipni)

(cf. cipni)

cf

Thursday, August 1, 2013

jimte - 'limit '

jimte
jit limit
 
'limit '
 
x1 is a limit/extreme/bound/border/[confinement] of x2 in property/domain x3 7e 15 [restrain/constrain within limits (= jitri'u, jity

[restrain/constrain within limits (= jitri'u, jitygau, jityzu'e)]; (cf. cmavo list ji'e, traji, korbi, kuspe, rinju, bapli, curmi, fanta, jbini)

cf