Saturday, November 30, 2013

glico - 'English '

glico
gic gli Engli
 
'English '
 
x1 is English/pertains to English-speaking culture in aspect x2 1b 35 [generally assume broadest sense of 'English'; may

[generally assume broadest sense of 'English'; may refer to 'English', pertaining to the country/people/culture of England (normally requiring constraint = gligu'e, or simply redundancy = gligli-); British English, the norm language of the UK (= gliglibau)]; (cf. brito which refers to the United Kingdom as a whole or to the British empire, merko, sralo, kadno, skoto)

cf

Friday, November 29, 2013

jaspu - 'passport '

jaspu
jap passp
 
'passport '
 
x1 is a passport issued to x2 (person) by authority x3 allowing x4 (activity) ao 2 (cf. pikta, catni, curmi)

(cf. pikta, catni, curmi)

cf

Thursday, November 28, 2013

kerfa - 'hair '

kerfa
kre hair
 
'hair '
 
x1 is a/the hair/fur [body-part] of x2 at body location x3 1c 60 (cf. skapi, sunla, pimlu)

(cf. skapi, sunla, pimlu)

cf

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

nalci - 'wing '

nalci
na'i wing
 
'wing '
 
x1 is a/the wing [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: lateral supporting surface] ai 13 (cf. cipni, pimlu, rebla)

(cf. cipni, pimlu, rebla)

cf

Tuesday, November 26, 2013

xukmi - 'chemical '

xukmi
xum xu'i chemi
 
'chemical '
 
x1 is an instance of substance/chemical/drug x2 (individual or mass) with purity x3 ah 2 (cf. curve, cidro, marna, nimre)

(cf. curve, cidro, marna, nimre)

cf

Monday, November 25, 2013

vasru - 'contain 'vessel' '

vasru
vas vau conta
 
'contain 'vessel' '
 
x1 contains/holds/encloses/includes contents x2 within; x1 is a vessel containing x2 4d 71 [also accommodates, container; containment need no

[also accommodates, container; containment need not be total; x2 is [contained] in x1 (= selvau for reordered places)]; (cf. bartu, jbini, nenri, zvati, cpana, botpi, lanka)

cf

Sunday, November 24, 2013

berti - 'north '

berti
ber north
 
'north '
 
x1 is to the north/northern side [right-hand-rule pole] of x2 according to frame of reference x3 5d 91 (cf. snanu, stici, stuna, farna)

(cf. snanu, stici, stuna, farna)

cf

Saturday, November 23, 2013

gotro - '1E24 'yotta' '

gotro
got 1E24
 
'1E24 'yotta' '
 
x1 is 1x10**24 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, kilto, megdo, mikri, milti, nanvi, petso, picti, terto, xatsi, xecto, xexso, zepti, zetro)

cf

Friday, November 22, 2013

cifnu - 'infant '

cifnu
cif infan
 
'infant '
 
x1 is an infant/baby [helpless through youth/incomplete development] of species x2 3b 22 [also infantile]; (cf. makcu, verba)

[also infantile]; (cf. makcu, verba)

cf

Thursday, November 21, 2013

tcana - 'station '

tcana
stati
 
'station '
 
x1 is a station/node of/in/on transport/communication/distribution system/network x2 a 0 [x2 may be represented by massed vehicles of syste

[x2 may be represented by massed vehicles of system]; (cf. dargu, litru, pluta, trene, ciste, ve mrilu, tivni, cradi, ve benji, fonxa, dikca, fatri)

cf

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

sisku - 'seek '

sisku
sis seek
 
'seek '
 
x1 seeks/searches/looks for property x2 among set x3 (complete specification of set) 8g 89 [if searching for an object or an event, use tu'a

[if searching for an object or an event, use tu'a in x2]; (cf. cirko, kalte, kavbu, kucli, rivbi, manci, facki)

cf

Tuesday, November 19, 2013

jinvi - 'opine '

jinvi
jiv ji'i opine
 
'opine '
 
x1 thinks/opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 3l 161 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du

[words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] (cf. cmavo list pe'i, ciksi, jijnu, nabmi, pensi, senpi, sidbo, birti, pinka)

cf

Monday, November 18, 2013

ganzu - 'organize '

ganzu
gaz organ
 
'organize '
 
x1 organizes x2 [relative chaos] into x3 [ordered/organized result] by system/principle(s) x4 8c 16 [x3 is also a system; x4 could be merely a functio

[x3 is also a system; x4 could be merely a function which inherently serves to dictate the organizational structure of x3]; (cf. ciste, morna, stura, bilni, cabra)

cf

Sunday, November 17, 2013

cnici - 'orderly 'neat' '

cnici
nic order
 
'orderly 'neat' '
 
x1 is orderly/neat/ordered in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni) 7j 20 (cf. cunso, kalsa)

(cf. cunso, kalsa)

cf

Saturday, November 16, 2013

canja - 'exchange '

canja
caj excha
 
'exchange '
 
x1 exchanges/trades/barters commodity x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader/merchant/businessman 8d 12 [also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is/are commercial (b

[also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is/are commercial (better expressed as ka canja, kamcanja)]; x2/x3 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (possibly service), or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posycanja for unambiguous semantics); (cf. dunda, friti, vecnu, zarci, jdini, pleji, jdima, jerna, kargu; see note at jdima on cost/price/value distinction, banxa, cirko, dunda, janta, kargu, prali, sfasa, zivle)

cf

Friday, November 15, 2013

manku - 'dark '

manku
man dark
 
'dark '
 
x1 is dark/lacking in illumination 1a 67 (cf. blabi, gusni, ctino; use kandi or xekri with

(cf. blabi, gusni, ctino; use kandi or xekri with colors, ctino)

cf

Thursday, November 14, 2013

mipri - 'secret '

mipri
mip secre
 
'secret '
 
x1 keeps x2 secret/hidden from x3 by method x4; x2 is a secret; x1 hides/conceals x2 3l 53 [intransitive hidden/secret, without an agent (= s

[intransitive hidden/secret, without an agent (= selcri or nalterju'o); secret (= selmipri)]; (cf. stace, mifra, sivni, djuno, cirko, jarco)

cf

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

cnino - 'new '

cnino
nin ni'o new
 
'new '
 
x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty 2c 126 (cf. nuzba, slabu, citno, se djuno)

(cf. nuzba, slabu, citno, se djuno)

cf

Tuesday, November 12, 2013

kajna - 'shelf 'counter' '

kajna
shelf
 
'shelf 'counter' '
 
x1 is a shelf/counter/bar in/on/attached to supporting object x2, for purpose x3 a 2 (cf. balni)

(cf. balni)

cf

Monday, November 11, 2013

lakse - 'wax '

lakse
lak wax
 
'wax '
 
x1 is quantity of wax [substance especially soft/moldable when warm] from source x2 a 1 [also paraffin]; (cf. bifce, ranti, bidju)

[also paraffin]; (cf. bifce, ranti, bidju)

cf

Sunday, November 10, 2013

rinci - 'drain '

rinci
drain
 
'drain '
 
x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 a 0 [x4 is usually gravity]; (cf. pambe, tisna, setca,

[x4 is usually gravity]; (cf. pambe, tisna, setca, flecu, muvdu, ganxo, rirxe)

cf

Saturday, November 9, 2013

setca - 'insert '

setca
se'a inser
 
'insert '
 
x1 (agent) inserts/interposes/puts/deposits x2 into interior x3/into among/between members of x3 6f 37 [insertion need not imply a significant degree of

[insertion need not imply a significant degree of 'filling'; inject (= je'erse'a); syringe/needle (= se'arterje'e, je'erse'atci, jestu'u or tu'urjesni); also pour, inflate, stuff, fill]; (cf. rinci, tisna, punji, jbini, nenri, jmina, culno, kunti, catlu)

cf

Friday, November 8, 2013

dasni - 'wear '

dasni
das wear
 
'wear '
 
x1 wears/is robed/garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3 3f 71 [x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unl

[x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu)]; (cf. taxfu)

cf

Thursday, November 7, 2013

zajba - 'gymnast '

zajba
zaj gymna
 
'gymnast '
 
x1 is a gymnast at/performs gymnastics feat x2 a 0 (cf. sluji, dansu)

(cf. sluji, dansu)

cf

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

marde - 'morals '

marde
mad moral
 
'morals '
 
x1 are the ethics/morals/moral standards/ethical standards of x2 (ind./mass) about situation x3 a 6 [x1 will (typically) be an abstract, a rule or rul

[x1 will (typically) be an abstract, a rule or rules of behavior; also principles; also conscience (= sezmarde)]; (cf. palci, vrude, lijda, manri, javni, tarti, zekri)

cf

Tuesday, November 5, 2013

jinzi - 'innate '

jinzi
jiz innat
 
'innate '
 
x1 (property - ka) is an innate/inherent/intrinsic/natural property/quality/aspect of x2 7j 10 (cf. lakne, rarna, stati, cmavo list ka'e, tcaci)

(cf. lakne, rarna, stati, cmavo list ka'e, tcaci)

cf

Monday, November 4, 2013

kliti - 'clay '

kliti
kit clay
 
'clay '
 
x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of clay [moist, clammy dirt] of composition including x2 ah 4 (cf. dertu, pesxu, staku)

(cf. dertu, pesxu, staku)

cf

Sunday, November 3, 2013

cinta - 'paint '

cinta
paint
 
'paint '
 
x1 [material] is a paint of pigment/active substance x2, in a base of x3 a 6 (cf. pixra, skari)

(cf. pixra, skari)

cf

Saturday, November 2, 2013

cumla - 'humble 'humility' '

cumla
cul humbl
 
'humble 'humility' '
 
x1 is humble/modest about x2 (abstraction); x1 displays humility about x2 9c 1 (cf. cinmo, jgira)

(cf. cinmo, jgira)

cf

Friday, November 1, 2013

tcita - 'label 'tag' '

tcita
label
 
'label 'tag' '
 
x1 is a label/tag of x2 showing information x3 4d 219 (cf. sinxa, cmene, judri)

(cf. sinxa, cmene, judri)

cf