merko - 'American '

merko
mer Ameri
 
'American '
 
x1 pertains to USA/American culture/nationality/dialect in aspect x2 1b 38 (cf. brito, bemro, ketco, xispo, glico)

(cf. brito, bemro, ketco, xispo, glico)

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sunla - 'wool '

sunla
sul wool
 
'wool '
 
x1 is a quantity of/made from/consists of wool [tight curly hair] from animal/species/source x2 ai 3 (cf. kosta, kumte, lanme, kanba, bukpu, kerfa)

(cf. kosta, kumte, lanme, kanba, bukpu, kerfa)

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banro - 'grow '

banro
ba'o grow
 
'grow '
 
x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 8f 26 [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/

[also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases]; (cf. farvi, zenba, jmina, barda, makcu, ferti)

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xagri - 'reed '

xagri
reed
 
'reed '
 
x1 is a oboe/clarinet/saxophone [reed musical instrument] with reed x2 ak 1 (cf. zgike)

(cf. zgike)

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jamna - 'war '

jamna
jam war
 
'war '
 
x1 (person/mass) wars against x2 over territory/matter x3; x1 is at war with x2 8g 17 (cf. bradi, gunta, panpi, damba, darlu)

(cf. bradi, gunta, panpi, damba, darlu)

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tapla - 'tile '

tapla
tile
 
'tile '
 
x1 is a tile/cake [shape/form] of material x2, shape x3, thickness x4 9b 1 [a tile is a 3-dimensional object, relatively unif

[a tile is a 3-dimensional object, relatively uniform and significant in the 3rd dimension, but thin enough that its shape in the the other two dimensions is a significant feature; 'city block' is conceptually a tile; polygon (= taplytai or kardytai - shaped like an approximately-2-dimensional block, lijyclupa - a loop composed of lines)]; (cf. bliku, kubli, matci; karda, for which the 3rd dimension is insignificant, bliku, kurfa, matci, plita, tarmi)

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kicne - 'cushion '

kicne
kic ki'e cushi
 
'cushion '
 
x1 cushions x2 with material x3; x1 is a cushion/pillow/pad [for x2] of padding material x3 an 7 (cf. ckana, matci)

(cf. ckana, matci)

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xe - '5th conversion '

xe
xel 5th c
 
'5th conversion '
 
5th conversion; switch 1st/5th places 2a 0

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jalra - 'cockroach '

jalra
cockr
 
'cockroach '
 
x1 is a cockroach/[orthopteran/termite] of order/species/breed x2 ai 13 [also grasshopper (= pipyjalra); cricket (= sanja

[also grasshopper (= pipyjalra); cricket (= sanjalra); locust, termite (= mantyjalra or mudyctijalra)]; (while cockroaches are an order unto themselves, they are part of Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, etc; termites are a closely-related non-Orthoptera, more akin to cockroaches than to e.g. ants); (cf. cinki, civla, manti)

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voksa - 'voice '

voksa
vok vo'a voice
 
'voice '
 
x1 is a voice/speech sound of individual x2 9a 134 (cf. sance, tirna, bacru)

(cf. sance, tirna, bacru)

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jungo - 'Chinese '

jungo
jug Chine
 
'Chinese '
 
x1 reflects Chinese [Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, etc.] culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 ab 10 (cf. xazdo)

(cf. xazdo)

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civla - 'louse '

civla
civ louse
 
'louse '
 
x1 is a louse/flea [blood-sucking arthropod] of species/breed x2, parasitic on x3 ai 0 (cf. cinki, jalra)

(cf. cinki, jalra)

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cmila - 'laugh 'smile' '

cmila
mi'a laugh
 
'laugh 'smile' '
 
x1 laughs (emotional expression) 1g 64 [x1 laughs at x2 (= mi'afra)]; (cf. ckasu, frumu,

[x1 laughs at x2 (= mi'afra)]; (cf. ckasu, frumu, xajmi, cisma)

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rapli - 'repeat '

rapli
rap repea
 
'repeat '
 
x1 [action] repeats/is repeated for a total of x2 (quantity) occurrences 1h 32 [practice (= rapyzu'e, rapxelcli, rapyzukmo'i)]; (

[practice (= rapyzu'e, rapxelcli, rapyzukmo'i)]; (cf. cmavo list roi, cafne, krefu, fukpi, pilji, xruti)

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kijno - 'oxygen '

kijno
kij oxyge
 
'oxygen '
 
x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of oxygen (O); [metaphor: supporting life/combustion] ag 1 (cf. jelca, vacri, vasxu)

(cf. jelca, vacri, vasxu)

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sucta - 'abstract '

sucta
suc abstr
 
'abstract '
 
x1 (si'o) is abstracted/generalized/idealized from x2 [something concrete] by rules x3 9e 5 (cf. fatci, xanri)

(cf. fatci, xanri)

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bloti - 'boat '

bloti
lot blo lo'i boat
 
'boat '
 
x1 is a boat/ship/vessel [vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 7f 33 (cf. falnu, fulta, marce, jatna, sabnu)

(cf. falnu, fulta, marce, jatna, sabnu)

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santa - 'umbrella '

santa
umbre
 
'umbrella '
 
x1 is an umbrella/parasol shielding x2 from x3, made of material x4, supported by x5 ao 4 (cf. carvi, solri)

(cf. carvi, solri)

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jibni - 'near '

jibni
jbi near
 
'near '
 
x1 is near/close to/approximates x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) 2d 95 (cf. darno, nenri, vanbi, jbini, lamji, zvati, cpa

(cf. darno, nenri, vanbi, jbini, lamji, zvati, cpana, bartu, diklo, stuzi)

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kurki - 'bitter 'acrid' '

kurki
bitte
 
'bitter 'acrid' '
 
x1 is bitter/acrid/sharply disagreeable to observer/sense x2 6f 6 (cf. titla, slari)

(cf. titla, slari)

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kanro - 'healthy '

kanro
ka'o healt
 
'healthy '
 
x1 is healthy/fit/well/in good health by standard x2 4c 35 (cf. bilma, mikce)

(cf. bilma, mikce)

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bilni - 'military '

bilni
bil milit
 
'military '
 
x1 is military/regimented/is strongly organized/prepared by system x2 for purpose x3 a 0 [also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense

[also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense - not limited to those trained/organized as part of an army to defend a state (= bilpre)]; (cf. jenmi for a military force, sonci, ganzu, pulji)

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jirna - 'horn '

jirna
horn
 
'horn '
 
x1 is a/the horn [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: pointed extremity] ai 9 (cf. jgalu, bongu)

(cf. jgalu, bongu)

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ctino - 'shadow 'shade' '

ctino
ti'o shado
 
'shadow 'shade' '
 
x1 is a shadow/the shade of object x2, made by light/energy source x3 a 27 (cf. manku, gusni)

(cf. manku, gusni)

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cinse - 'sexual '

cinse
cin sexua
 
'sexual '
 
x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/gender/sexual orientation x3 (ka) by standard x4 5g 48 [also: x1 courts/flirts; x3 could be a ka[gender o

[also: x1 courts/flirts; x3 could be a ka[gender or role], ka[attraction to a gender], or ka[type of activity], etc.; (adjective:) x1 is sexual/sexy; x1 is flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfriti, cinjikca)]; (cf. gletu, pinji, plibu, vibna, vlagi)

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tabno - 'carbon '

tabno
tab carbo
 
'carbon '
 
x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of carbon/graphite/[diamond]/charcoal; x1 is organic ag 1 (cf. kolme)

(cf. kolme)

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bikla - 'whip 'beat, lash' '

bikla
bik whip
 
'whip 'beat, lash' '
 
x1 whips/lashes/snaps [a sudden violent motion] ao 24 (cf. skori, darxi)

(cf. skori, darxi)

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ragve - 'across '

ragve
rav acros
 
'across '
 
x1 is located across/on the other side of gap/boundary x2 from x3; x1 is opposite (fi) x3 3j 32 [also: x1 is over there (across/beyond zo'e); dire

[also: x1 is over there (across/beyond zo'e); directly across/beyond a boundary/gap, generally at the shortest plausible distance on the other side of the boundary]; (cf. dukti, kuspe, bancu, kruca, cripu, pagre)

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jufra - 'sentence 'phrase' '

jufra
juf ju'a sente
 
'sentence 'phrase' '
 
x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3 1h 111 [phrase (= jufpau, suzrelvla, suzvla, gensle)]; (c

[phrase (= jufpau, suzrelvla, suzvla, gensle)]; (cf. valsi, bangu, gerna, cusku, smuni)

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sepli - 'apart 'separate' '

sepli
sep sei apart
 
'apart 'separate' '
 
x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval/separating medium x3 6f 47 [also aloof (= jiksei); alone (= rolsmisei meaning

[also aloof (= jiksei); alone (= rolsmisei meaning apart or unlike all others of its kind; pavysei, seirpavmei meaning "only" or "one alone" - do not use when talking about, for example, two people who are alone); x3 space]; (cf. bitmu, snuji, senta, fendi, curve, jinsa, bitmu, marbi)

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