!% Fields: english/=/lojban * terrestrial, x1 is the Earth/the home planet of race x2; (adjective:) x1 is terrestrial/earthbound /:/ /=/ terdi (ted) * terrible (awe-inspiring), x1 is great/grand in property x2 (ka) by standard x3 /:/ [indicates a subjective greatness, as compared to the objective standard implied for barda; (synonyms, possibly requiring tanru:) extraordinary, illustrious, magnificent, impressive, awesome, grandiose, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally zabna); terrible (mabla)] /=/ banli (bal ba'i) * territory (controlled domain/space), x1 is territory/domain/space of/belonging to/controlled by x2 /:/ /=/ tutra (tut) * territory (territory governed/ruled), x2 of: x1 governs/rules/is ruler/governor/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 /:/ [x2 need not be complete specification of set of governed; reign/rule (= noltru); king/queen/sovereign (= nolraitru); pure democracy (= roltrusi'o), representative democracy (= rolka'itrusi'o), viceroy (= ka'itru), pure communism (= guntrusi'o), board of directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))] /=/ turni (tru) * territory (territory of a country), x3 of: x1 is the country of peoples x2 with land/territory x3; (people/territory relationship) /:/ [also sovereignty, domestic (as opposed to foreign), nation (when not referring to ethos)] /=/ gugde (gug gu'e) * territory (territory of a state/polity), x2 of: x1 is a polity/state governing territory/domain x2; [government/territory relationship] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is civil/political] /=/ jecta (jec je'a) * territory (territory warred over), x3 of: x1 (person/mass) wars against x2 over territory/matter x3; x1 is at war with x2 /:/ /=/ jamna (jam) * terror, x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object); x1 feels terror about x2 /:/ [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * test, x1 (process/event) is a test for/proof of property/state x2 in subject x3 (individuals/set/mass) /:/ [also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified)] /=/ cipra (cip) * testes, x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/scrotum/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 /:/ [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete producing/bearing organ] /=/ ganti * testicle, x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/scrotum/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 /:/ [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete producing/bearing organ] /=/ ganti * text (cipher-text, plain-text of coding scheme), x1 is encoded/cipher text of plain-text x2 by code/coding system x3; x1 is in code; x3 is a code /:/ [code (= termifra)] /=/ mifra (mif) * text (having grammar), x3 of: x1 is the grammar/rules/defining form of language x2 for structure/text x3 /:/ /=/ gerna (gen ge'a) * text (non-poetic text), x1 is prose about plot/theme/subject x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4 /:/ [non-poetic written text, without intentional rhyme or meter; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject] /=/ prosa (ros ro'a) * text (page as a quantity of text), x1 is a [physical] page/leaf of book/document/bound mass of pages x2 /:/ [numbered pages (as in a book) are the sides of a page (= paprysfe, paprysfelai); a pageful of text (= papryseltcidu, paprytcidylai)] /=/ papri * text (something readable), x1 [agent] reads x2 [text] from surface/document/reading material x3; x1 is a reader /:/ /=/ tcidu (tid) * text (something translated), x2, x5 of: x1 translates text/utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translation result x5 /:/ /=/ fanva * texture (property of surface/sensory regularity), x1 (property - ka) is a texture of x2 /:/ /=/ tengu (teg te'u) * texture (rough/course texture), x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[grainy/scabrous/rugged] in texture/regularity /:/ [fine-textured (= tolrufsu)] /=/ rufsu (ruf) * texture (semisolid texture), x1 is a quantity of jelly/semisolid [texture] of material/composition including x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is gelatinous] /=/ jduli (dul jdu) * texture (smooth/even texture), x1 is smooth/even/[soft/silky] in texture/regularity /:/ /=/ xutla (xul) * than (earlier than), x1 is in the past of/earlier than/before x2 in time sequence; x1 is former; x2 is latter /:/ [time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it starts before, x1 starts before x2 but is continuing during x2 (= cfaprucabna); non-aorist before, i.e. x1 is over/ended before x2 starts (= fa'opru), x1 is completed before x2 starts (= mu'opru)] /=/ purci (pur pru) * than (later than), x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former /:/ [also sequel, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= cfabalvi)] /=/ balvi (bav) * than (less than), x1 is less than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount x4 /:/ [also negative (= nonme'a)] /=/ mleca (mec me'a) * than (more than), x1 exceeds/is more than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount/excess x4 /:/ [also positive (= nonmau)] /=/ zmadu (zma mau) * than (other than, not the same thing as), x1 isn't the-same-thing-as/is different-from/other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else /:/ /=/ drata (dat) * than (other than, unlike), x1 differs/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 /:/ [also other-than (less common meaning)] /=/ frica (fic) * thankful, x1 is grateful/thankful to/appreciative of x2 for x3 (event/property) /:/ [also gratitude (= nunckire or kamckire)] /=/ ckire (kir) * theme (theme of a drama), x2 of: x1 is a drama/play about x2 [plot/theme/subject] by dramatist x3 for audience x4 with actors x5 /:/ [x2 may also be a convention] /=/ draci * theme (theme of a movie), x2 of: x1 is a cinema/movie/film about x2 [plot/theme/subject/activity], filmmaker x3, for audience x4 /:/ [also motion picture; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject; cartoon/animation (= selpirci'a skina); television/tv show (= tivyskina, regardless of length, factual content, etc.)] /=/ skina (kin) * theme (theme of a poem), x2 of: x1 is a poem/verse about plot/theme/subject/pattern x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4 /:/ [x2 may be a convention rather than a subject] /=/ pemci (pem) * theme (theme of fictional work), x2 of: x1 is a work of fiction about plot/theme/subject x2/under convention x2 by author x3 /:/ [also story, lie, untrue] /=/ cfika (fik fi'a) * theme (theme of prose work), x2 of: x1 is prose about plot/theme/subject x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4 /:/ [non-poetic written text, without intentional rhyme or meter; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject] /=/ prosa (ros ro'a) * theoretical (theoretical ideal), x1 [ideal] is the conceptual shape/form of object/abstraction/manifestation x2 (object/abstract) /:/ [also pattern; x1 is the mathematical or theoretical ideal form, while x2 is an object/event manifesting that form; e.g. circular/circle-shaped (= cukseltai) vs. circle (=cuktai, while cukla alone is ambiguous); model (= ci'ersaptai, saptai, ci'ersmitai, smitai)] /=/ tarmi (tam tai) * thick (plump), x1 is plump/fat/obese [excessively thick/bulbous/swollen] by standard x2 /:/ /=/ plana * thick (relatively long in smallest dimension), x1 is thick in dimension/direction x2 by standard x3; [relatively long in smallest dimension] /:/ [also stout] /=/ rotsu (rot tsu ro'u) * thick (viscous), x1 is thick/viscous under conditions x2 /:/ /=/ viknu (vik) * thickness (thickness of a tile/cake), x4 of: x1 is a tile/cake [shape/form] of material x2, shape x3, thickness x4 /:/ [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, li'irclupa - a loop composed of lines)] /=/ tapla * thin (lean, not thick), x1 is thin/lean/not thick in direction/dimension x2 by standard x3; [relatively short in smallest dimension] /:/ /=/ cinla * thin (nearly two-dimesional form), x1 is a tile/cake [shape/form] of material x2, shape x3, thickness x4 /:/ [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, li'irclupa - a loop composed of lines)] /=/ tapla * thin (thin, flat portion), x1 is a slice [thin flat portion] of x2 (mass) /:/ /=/ panlo (pa'o) * thing (material object), x1 is a material object enduring in space-time; x1 is a thing /:/ /=/ dacti (dai) * thing (thing lost), x2 of: x1 loses person/thing x2 at/near x3; x1 loses property/feature x2 in conditions/situation x3 /:/ [x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (rare for cirko), or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ecri, po'erselcri for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ cirko (cri) * think, x1 think-s/considers/cogitates/reasons/is pensive about/reflects upon subject/concept x2 /:/ [also: x1 is thoughtful (one sense); x2 is mental (one sense)/intellectual (one sense) (= selpei)] /=/ pensi (pes pei) * thinker (one who has a specific thought), x1 (idea abstract) is an idea/concept/thought about x2 (object/abstract) by thinker x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is ideal/ideational] /=/ sidbo (sib si'o) * thinks (considers), x1 thinks/considers/cogitates/reasons/is pensive about/reflects upon subject/concept x2 /:/ [also: x1 is thoughtful (one sense); x2 is mental (one sense)/intellectual (one sense) (= selpei)] /=/ pensi (pes pei) * thinks (opines), x1 thinks/opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jinvi (jiv ji'i) * thirst, x1 thirst-s for x2; x1 needs/wants drink/fluid/lubrication x2 /:/ /=/ taske * thirsts, x1 thirsts for x2; x1 needs/wants drink/fluid/lubrication x2 /:/ /=/ taske * thorax, x1 is a/the chest/thorax/upper trunk/[rib cage/breast] [body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ cutne (cut) * thought, x1 (idea abstract) is an idea/concept/thought about x2 (object/abstract) by thinker x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is ideal/ideational] /=/ sidbo (sib si'o) * thoughtful, x1 thinks/considers/cogitates/reasons/is pensive about/reflects upon subject/concept x2 /:/ [also: x1 is thoughtful (one sense); x2 is mental (one sense)/intellectual (one sense) (= selpei)] /=/ pensi (pes pei) * thousand, x1 is a thousand [1000; 1x10**3] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ kilto (ki'o) * thousand-millionth (British), x1 is a billionth/thousand-millionth [1x10**-9] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ nanvi (nav) * thousandth, x1 is a thousandth [1/1000; 1x10**-3] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ milti (mil) * thread (filament), x1 is a thread/filament/wire [shape/form] of material x2 /:/ /=/ cilta (cil) * thread (used in knitting), x3 of: x1 (agent) knits x2 [cloth/object] from yarn/thread x3 /:/ /=/ nivji (niv) * thread (used in weaving), x3 of: x1 weaves x2 from material/[thread] x3 /:/ /=/ jivbu * threads (threads of a screw), x3 of: x1 is a screw [fastener] for purpose x2, threads [pitch, material] x3, frame [size, material] x4 /:/ [also bolt] /=/ klupe (lup lu'e) * threat (peril protected against), x3 of: x1 (event) defends/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) /:/ [also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/shield (= badgai)] /=/ bandu (bad) * threat (threat influencing/tempting), x4 of: x1 (agent) influences/lures/tempts x2 into action/state x3 by influence/threat/lure x4 /:/ [also impresses; x4 is alluring (= trivelxlu for place reordering); x3 may be an achieved action/state, or an attempt to perform an action/enter a state)]; (x3 and x4 are normally events or states) /=/ xlura (xlu) * threat (threat secured from), x2 of: x1 is secure/safe from threat x2 (event) /:/ /=/ snura (nur nu'a) * threat (threat warded by shelter), x3 of: x1 is a shelter/haven/refuge/retreat/harbor for/protecting x2 from danger/threat x3 /:/ /=/ marbi (mra) * threatens, x1 (agent) promises/commits/assures/threatens x2 (event/state) to x3 [beneficiary/victim] /:/ /=/ nupre (nup nu'e) * throat, x1 is a/the throat/gullet [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: narrow(ing) opening of a deep hole] /:/ /=/ galxe * through (bites through), x1 bites/pinches x2 on/at specific locus x3 with x4 /:/ [bite through (= batka'a, batygre); pinch (= cinzybatci)] /=/ batci (bat) * through (cuts through), x1 (tool/blade/force) cuts [through]/splits/divides x2 (object) into pieces x3 /:/ [for x1 force, it is a force acting as a blade, not acting upon a blade; agentive cutting (= ka'argau, ka'arzu'e)] /=/ katna (ka'a) * through (look through), x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/gazes at x2 /:/ [also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "observe"] /=/ catlu (cta) * through (passing through stages, of development/evolution), x1 develops/evolves towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4 /:/ /=/ farvi (fav) * through (passing through stages, of processes), x1 is a process with inputs x2, outputs/results x3, passing through steps/stages x4 /:/ [x2 resource (= selru'e, but also ru'etci, (ru'er-/ruc- or selru'e-/selruc- modifying:) selxaksu, selsabji, livla)] /=/ pruce (ruc ru'e) * through (penetrates/passes through), x1 passes through/penetrates barrier/medium/portal x2 to destination side x3 from origin side x4 /:/ [passing through in both directions (= rolfargre, pagre ... .i so'ivo'ivo'u (and vice versa))] /=/ pagre (gre) * through (survives/persists through), x1 survives/endures/undergoes/abides/lasts/persists through x2 for interval/duration x3 /:/ [also lasts out, withstands; x1 persists/lasts for duration x3; (adjective:) x1 is tough/durable] /=/ renvi (rev re'i) * through (through drain/strainer), x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 /:/ [x4 is usually gravity] /=/ rinci * throw, x1 throw-s/launches/casts/hurls x2 to/at/in direction x3 (propulsion derives internally to x1) /:/ , danti) /=/ renro (rer re'o) * thrown (catch something thrown), x1 captures/catches/apprehends/seizes/nabs x2 with trap/restraint x3 /:/ [catch something thrown (= rerkavbu)] /=/ kavbu (kav) * throws (casts), x1 throws/launches/casts/hurls projectile/missile x2 to/at/in direction x3 (propulsion derives internally to x1) /:/ , danti) /=/ renro (rer re'o) * throws (of a launching device), x1 launches/fires/shoots projectile/missile x2, propelled by x3 [propellant/propulsion] /:/ [also: x1 is a gun/launcher/cannon; x1 hurls/throws/casts (more general than renro in that propulsion need not be internal to x1)] /=/ cecla (cel ce'a) * throws up (vomits), x1 vomits/regurgitates x2; x1 throws up x2; [violent] digestive expulsion /:/ (x2 is non-gaseous) /=/ vamtu (vat) * thumb, x1 is a/the thumb/big toe [body-part] on limb x2 of x3; [metaphor based on relative shape] /:/ [thumb (specifically the hand = xantamji), big toe (= jmatamji)] /=/ tamji (taj) * thunder, x1 is lightning/electrical arc/thunderbolt striking at/extending to x2 from x3 /:/ [also thunder (= lidysna)] /=/ lindi (lid) * thunderbolt, x1 is lightning/electrical arc/thunderbolt striking at/extending to x2 from x3 /:/ [also thunder (= lidysna)] /=/ lindi (lid) * ticket, x1 is a ticket entitling x2 to entitlement/privilege x3 (event/state) under conditions x4 /:/ /=/ pikta * tide (as a source of pseudogravity), x4 of: x1 falls/drops to x2 from x3 in gravity well/frame of reference x4 /:/ [note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity; (agentive "drop" = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a)] /=/ farlu (fal fa'u) * tide, x1 is a tide [cyclical/periodic expansion] in x2 caused by x3 /:/ /=/ ctaru * tidings, x1 (du'u) is news/tidings/new information about subject x2 from source x3, to observer x4 /:/ /=/ nuzba (nuz) * tie (ancestral relation), x1 is an elder/ancestor of x2 by bond/tie/degree x3; x1's generation precedes x2's parents /:/ /=/ dzena (dze) * tie (avuncular relation), x1 is an aunt/uncle of x2 by bond/tie x3; x1 is an associated member of x2's parent's generation /:/ /=/ famti * tie (cousinal relation), x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default same generation] /:/ [probably preferred for metaphorical siblings (over bruna)] /=/ tamne * tie (fraternal relation), x1 is brother of/fraternal to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological] /:/ /=/ bruna (bun bu'a) * tie (sibling relation), x1 is a sibling of x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3 /:/ /=/ tunba (tub) * tie (sororal relation), x1 is a sister of/sororal to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological] /:/ /=/ mensi (mes me'i) * tied (with familial bond), x2 of: x1 (mass) is a family with members including x2 bonded/tied/joined according to standard x3 /:/ [also clan, tribe; x2 is in x1, a member of x1 (selylanzu for reordered places), relative of (= lazmi'u - xy mintu y'y leka cmima da poi lanzu)] /=/ lanzu (laz) * ties up (invests), x1 (agent) invests resources x2 in investment x3 expecting return/profit x4 (object(s)/event) /:/ [also ties up/[risks/gambles]; x1 is an investor; x2 are invested assets of x1; bond (= jertervle)] /=/ zivle (ziv vle) * tiger, x1 is a tiger/leopard/jaguar/[tigress] of species/breed x2 with coat markings x3 /:/ [a great cat noted/recognized by its markings, metaphorically: stripes, tiger markings] /=/ tirxu * tight (snug), x1 is snug/tight on x2 in dimension/direction x3 at locus x4 /:/ /=/ tagji (tag) * tight (taut), x1 is taut/tense/strained tight in direction x2 /:/ /=/ trati * tight curly (of wool), x1 is a quantity of/made from/consists of wool [tight curly hair] from animal/species/source x2 /:/ /=/ sunla (sul) * tightly, x1 is a can/tightly sealed/pre-sealed container for perishable contents x2, made of x3 /:/ /=/ lante * tigress, x1 is a tiger/leopard/jaguar/[tigress] of species/breed x2 with coat markings x3 /:/ [a great cat noted/recognized by its markings, metaphorically: stripes, tiger markings] /=/ tirxu * tile, x1 is a tile/cake [shape/form] of material x2, shape x3, thickness x4 /:/ [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, li'irclupa - a loop composed of lines)] /=/ tapla * tills, x1 (agent) plows/furrows/tills [cuts into and turns up] x2 with tool x3 propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ plixa (lix) * time (elapsed time), x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to time/event x3 /:/ [also age/elapsed time (= niltei)] /=/ temci (tem tei) * time (starting time), x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/time/event x2 to time/event x3 /:/ /=/ temci (tem tei) * time interval, x1 is the time-duration/time interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to time/event x3 /:/ [also age/elapsed time (= niltei)] /=/ temci (tem tei) * time period, x1 is the time-duration/interval/time period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to time/event x3 /:/ [also age/elapsed time (= niltei)] /=/ temci (tem tei) * time, x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to time/event x3 /:/ [also age/elapsed time (= niltei)] /=/ temci (tem tei) * time-duration, x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to time/event x3 /:/ [also age/elapsed time (= niltei)] /=/ temci (tem tei) * time-of-day, x1 [hours, {minutes}, {seconds}] is the time-of-day/time/hour of state/event x2 on day x3 at location x4 /:/ [also o'clock]; (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi) /=/ tcika * timepiece, x1 is clock/watch/timer measuring time units x2 to precision x3 with timing mechanism/method x4 /:/ [also timepiece] /=/ junla (jul) * timer, x1 is clock/watch/timer measuring time units x2 to precision x3 with timing mechanism/method x4 /:/ [also timepiece] /=/ junla (jul) * timing (timing mechanism/method), x4 of: x1 is clock/watch/timer measuring time units x2 to precision x3 with timing mechanism/method x4 /:/ [also timepiece] /=/ junla (jul) * tin, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of tin (Sn); [metaphor: cheap or base metal] /:/ /=/ tinci * tines (tines of a comb), x3 of: x1 is a comb [many-needled shape] of material x2 with tines/needles x3 /:/ /=/ komcu (kom) * tines (tines of a fork), x3 of: x1 is a fork/fork-type tool/utensil for purpose x2 with tines/prongs x3 on base/support x4 /:/ /=/ forca (fro) * tip, x1 is a tip/point/vertex/extremity [0-dimension shape/form] on object x2 at locus x3 /:/ /=/ jipno (jip ji'o) * tired, x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest /:/ /=/ tatpi (ta'i) * tit, x1 is a/the breast/mammary/tit [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: projection providing liquid] /:/ [nipple (= tatyji'o)] /=/ tatru (tat) * title, x1 (quoted word(s)) is a/the name/title/tag of x2 to/used-by namer/name-user x3 (person) /:/ [also: x2 is called x1 by x3 (= selme'e for reordered places)] /=/ cmene (cme me'e) * titled, x1 is noble/aristocratic/elite/high-born/titled in/under culture/society/standard x2 /:/ [also upper-class; high/low, upper/lower are poor Lojban metaphors; note x2 standard applies when the title/nobility is not recognized culture/society wide; this would include self-assumed titles] /=/ nobli (nol no'i) * tobacco (used in a cigar/cigarette), x2 of: x1 is a cigar/cigarette/cigarillo made from tobacco/smokable substance x2 by x3 /:/ /=/ sigja (sig) * tobacco, x1 is a quantity of tobacco [leaf] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ tanko * today, x1 is x2 full days in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal /:/ [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)] /=/ djedi (dje dei) * toe, x1 is a/the finger/digit/toe [body-part] on limb/body site x2 of body x3; [metaphor: peninsula] /:/ [finger (= xandegji), toe (= jmadegji)]; , /=/ degji (deg) * toe, x1 is a/the thumb/big toe [body-part] on limb x2 of x3; [metaphor based on relative shape] /:/ [thumb (specifically the hand = xantamji), big toe (= jmatamji)] /=/ tamji (taj) * together (held together, of a bundle/clump), x1 is a bundle/package/cluster/clump/pack [shape/form] containing x2, held together by x3 /:/ /=/ bakfu (baf) * together (of a mass/team/aggregate), x1 is a mass/team/aggregate/whole, together composed of components x2, considered jointly /:/ [A description in x1 indicates of mass property(ies) displayed by the mass; masses may reveal properties not found in the individual set members that are massified, which themselves are not necessarily relevant to the mass property implicit in this bridi] /=/ gunma (gum) * together (sewn together), x2 of: x1 sews/stitches/sutures materials x2 (individual/set) together with tool(s) x3, using filament x4 /:/ (x2 if a set must be a complete specification) /=/ fenso (fen fe'o) * together with, x1 is with/accompanies/is a companion of x2, in state/condition/enterprise x3 (event/state) /:/ [x1 is together with/along with x2] /=/ kansa (kan) * token (coin-like object), x1 is a coin/token/is specie issued by x2 having value x3 of composition including x4 /:/ /=/ sicni (si'i) * toll, x1 is a tax/levy/duty on goods/services/event x2 levied against x3 by authority/collector x4 /:/ [also custom, toll, tariff, tribute] /=/ cteki (tek ce'i) * tolls (produces sound, of a bell/chime), x1 is a bell/chime/[tuning fork] [tuned percussion instrument] producing sound/note x2 /:/ [also: x1 rings/tolls (i.e. if it rings, then it is a bell); resonates (one sense, = jabdesku)] /=/ janbe (jab) * tomato, x1 is a tomato [fruit/vegetable/plant] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ tamca * tomorrow evening, x1 is an evening [from end-of-work until sleep typical for locale] of day x2 at location x3 /:/ [this evening (= cabvanci); tomorrow evening (= bavlamvanci); yesterday evening (= prulamvanci)] /=/ vanci (vac) * tomorrow morning, x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3 /:/ [this morning (= cabdeicerni); tomorrow morning (= bavlamcerni); yesterday morning (= prulamcerni, prulamdeicerni)] /=/ cerni (cer) * tomorrow night, x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night/nocturnal /:/ [tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= prulamcte)] /=/ nicte (cte) * tomorrow, x1 is x2 full days in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal /:/ [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)] /=/ djedi (dje dei) * tone (pure frequency sound), x1 is a tone/note of frequency/pitch x2 from source x3 /:/ /=/ tonga (tog to'a) * tone (whistled note), x2 of: x1 [sound source] whistles/makes whistling sound/note/tone/melody x2 /:/ /=/ siclu (sil) % tone, x1 is a note/musical notation/symbol for tone/note x2 of frequency/pitch x3 in musical notation system x4 /:/ /=/ togle'u * tongs, x1 is a/are tongs-(s)/chopsticks/pincers/tweezers/pliers [tool/body-part] for x2 to pinch x3 /:/ /=/ cinza * tongs, x1 is a/are tongs/chopsticks/pincers/tweezers/pliers [tool/body-part] for x2 to pinch x3 /:/ /=/ cinza * tongue (body part), x1 is a/the tongue [body-part] of x2; (metaphor: similar to nazbi, tamji, degji) /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is lingual] /=/ tance (tac) * tongue (language), x1 is a/the language/dialect used by x2 to express/communicate x3 (si'o/du'u, not quote) /:/ [also tongue] /=/ bangu (ban bau) * tonight, x1 is a nighttime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night/nocturnal /:/ [tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= prulamcte)] /=/ nicte (cte) * too much, x1 is an excess of/too much of x2 by standard x3 /:/ [cloying (= maldu'e, tolpu'adu'e)] /=/ dukse (dus du'e) * tool (muscle as metaphor for tool), x1 is a/the muscle [body-part] controlling x2, of body x3; [metaphor: tool of physical power] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is muscular] /=/ sluji (slu) * tool, x1 is a tool/utensil/resource/instrument/implement used for doing x2; [form determines function] /:/ (cf. basic tool types: salpo, pulni, cfine, klupe, jendu, xislu, vraga; utensils: forca, smuci, dakfu; specifics: balre, mruli, cinza, garna, pijne, pambe, canpa, pilno, vraga) /=/ tutci (tci) * tools (tools used for climbing), x1 climbs/clambers/creeps/crawls on surface x2 in direction x3 using x4 [limbs/tools] /:/ /=/ cpare (par) * tooth, x1 is a/the tooth [body-part] of x2 /:/ (for metaphor: see dakfu, pagre, jgalu) /=/ denci (den de'i) * top (cover/lid), x1 is a cover/[lid/top] for covering/concealing/sheltering x2 /:/ /=/ gacri (gai) * top (headgear), x1 is a cap/hat/crown/helmet/piece of headgear [head-top garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ mapku (map) * top (roof/ceiling), x1 is a roof/top/ceiling/lid of x2 /:/ over/above something and shelters it from other things above the drudi, mapku) /=/ drudi (rud dru) * top (upper body garment), x1 is a shirt/blouse/top [upper-body garment - not necessarily sleeved or buttoned], material x2 /:/ /=/ creka (cek) * topic (of a sentence/phrase), x2 of: x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3 /:/ /=/ jufra (juf ju'a) * topic (topic of discussion), x2 of: x1(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual/jo'u possible) discuss(es)/talk(s) about topic/subject x2 /:/ [also chat, converse] /=/ casnu (snu) % topic, x1 is an event of x2(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual/jo'u possible) discussing/talking about topic/subject x3 /:/ [also x1 is a chat/conversation/discussion/palaver] /=/ nunsnu * topping, x1 is a sauce/topping/gravy/frosting for use with x2, containing ingredient(s) including x3 /:/ [x3 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of sauce x1] /=/ sanso * torsion, x2 of: x1 twists under load/force/torsion x2 /:/ /=/ torni (ton to'i) * torus, x1 is a ring/annulus/torus/circle [shape/form] of material x2, inside diameter x3, outside diameter x4 /:/ [also ellipse, oval (= jincla); (usage has been for near-circles, such as tight spirals, even if not closed loops)]; [also band, belt, encircle (= jinsru)] /=/ djine (jin) * total (containment), x1 is in/inside/within x2; x1 is on the inside/interior of x2 [totally within the bounds of x2] /:/ [indicates total containment]; (cf. se vasru (for containment that need not be total)) /=/ nenri (ner ne'i) * total (entire/complete), x1 (event) is complete/done/finished; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3 /:/ [also perfected, entirety; (adverb/adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely] /=/ mulno (mul mu'o) * total (result of addition), x1 is a mathematical sum/result/total of x2 plus/increased by x3 /:/ /=/ sumji (suj) * total (result of multiplication), x1 is the product/total/result of factors/multiplicands (x2 and x3) x2 multiplied by x3 /:/ /=/ pilji (pi'i) * total (result), x1 (action/event/state) is a result/outcome/conclusion of antecedent x2 (event/state/process) /:/ [also: x2 gives rise to x1 (= selja'e for reordered places); total (general meaning, but also = me'orja'e, pi'irja'e, sujyja'e)] /=/ jalge (jag ja'e) * total (total number of repetitions), x2 of: x1 [action] repeats/is repeated for a total of x2 (quantity) occurrences /:/ [practice (= rapyzu'e, rapxelcli, rapyzukmo'i)] /=/ rapli (rap) * totally (totally/entirely complete, of an event), x1 (event) is complete/done/finished; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3 /:/ [also perfected, entirety; (adverb/adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely] /=/ mulno (mul mu'o) * totally within, x1 is in/inside/within x2; x1 is on the inside/interior of x2 [totally within within the bounds of x2] /:/ [indicates total containment] /=/ nenri (ner ne'i) * touch, x1 (agent) touch-es x2 with x3 [a locus on x1 or an instrument] at x4 [a locus on x2] /:/ /=/ pencu (pec pe'u) * touches, x1 (agent) touches x2 with x3 [a locus on x1 or an instrument] at x4 [a locus on x2] /:/ /=/ pencu (pec pe'u) * touching, x1 is adjacent/beside/next to/in contact with x2 in property/sequence x3 in direction x4 /:/ [also touching, contiguous, against] /=/ lamji (lam la'i) * tough (durable/surviving), x1 survives/endures/undergoes/abides/lasts/persists through x2 for interval/duration x3 /:/ [also lasts out, withstands; x1 persists/lasts for duration x3; (adjective:) x1 is tough/durable] /=/ renvi (rev re'i) * tough (strong/powerful), x1 is strong/powerful/[tough] in property/quality x2 (ka) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ tsali (tsa) * towards (attentive towards), x1 is attentive towards/attends/tends/pays attention to object/affair x2 /:/ /=/ jundi (jud ju'i) * towards (direction - general term), x1 is the direction of x2 (object/event) from origin/in frame of reference x3 /:/ [x2 is towards x1 from x3 (= selfa'a for reordered places)] /=/ farna (far fa'a) * towards (direction of a current), x3 of: x1 is a current/flow/river of/in x2 flowing in direction to/towards x3 from direction/source x4 /:/ [x1 is a stream of x2; x2 is a fluid [gas or liquid] (= selfle for reordered places); x1 flushes towards x3; flush (= camfle, sukfle)] /=/ flecu (fle) * towards (direction of evolution), x2 of: x1 develops/evolves towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4 /:/ /=/ farvi (fav) * towards (direction of extreme), x3 of: x1 is much/extreme in property x2 (ka), towards x3 extreme/direction; x1 is, in x2, very x3 /:/ [also very, pretty, a lot, immoderate/immoderately, intense, quite, extremely] /=/ mutce (tce) * towards (object of socialization), x2 of: x1 interacts/behaves socially with x2; x1 socializes with/is sociable towards x2 /:/ /=/ jikca (jik) * town, x1 is a town/city of metropolitan area x2, in political unit x3, serving hinterland/region x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is urban] /=/ tcadu (tca) * toxic, x1 is poisonous/venomous/toxic/a toxin to x2 /:/ /=/ vindu (vid) * toxin, x1 is poisonous/venomous/toxic/a toxin to x2 /:/ /=/ vindu (vid) * toy, x1 [agent] plays with plaything/toy x2 /:/ [play game (= ci'erkei), play competitively (= jvikei)] /=/ kelci (kel kei) * track, x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to x2 from x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) /:/ [a route merely connects origin/destination, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ pluta (lut lu'a) * trader, x1 or x4 of: x1 exchanges/trades/barters commodity/service x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader/merchant/businessman /:/ [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, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ercanja for unambiguous semantics) /=/ canja (caj) * trades (replaces/substitutes for), x1 replaces/substitutes for/instead of x2 in circumstance x3; x1 is a replacement/substitute /:/ [also: x1 trades places with x2] /=/ basti (bas) * trades, x1 or x4 of: x1 exchanges/trades/barters commodity/service x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader/merchant/businessman /:/ [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, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ercanja for unambiguous semantics) /=/ canja (caj) * trading (trading of a market), x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) selling/trading (for) x2, operated by/with participants x3 /:/ [also: mall, marketplace, shopping center, cooperative, bazaar, trading post, mart; the concept is the function of selling/exchanging coupled with a location, and is more oriented to the larger concept of marketplace than the stalls/shops that comprise it, though it does not exclude the latter individual shops (= zaisle); x3 may include both owners/proprietors and customers in some markets, but in most contexts refers only to the operators] /=/ zarci (zac zai) * trading post, x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) selling/trading (for) x2, operated by/with participants x3 /:/ [also: mall, marketplace, shopping center, cooperative, bazaar, trading post, mart; the concept is the function of selling/exchanging coupled with a location, and is more oriented to the larger concept of marketplace than the stalls/shops that comprise it, though it does not exclude the latter individual shops (= zaisle); x3 may include both owners/proprietors and customers in some markets, but in most contexts refers only to the operators] /=/ zarci (zac zai) * tradition (tradition governing marriage), x1 is married to x2; x1 is a spouse of x2 under law/custom/tradition/system/convention x3 /:/ /=/ speni (spe) * traditional beliefs, x1 is a religion of believers including x2 sharing common beliefs/practices/tenets including x3 /:/ [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)] /=/ lijda (jda) * tragedy, x1 is a tragedy/disaster/tragic for x2 /:/ /=/ betri (bet) * tragic, x1 is a tragedy/disaster/tragic for x2 /:/ /=/ betri (bet) * trailing (of a tail/appendix), x1 is a/the tail/appendix [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: trailing, following portion/appendage] /:/ /=/ rebla (reb) * trailing (something preceded/led), x2 of: x1 precedes/leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is former/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/following /:/ [also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)] /=/ lidne (li'e) * train (objects joined together in sequence), x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union /:/ [also joined/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train - a sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)] /=/ jorne (jon jo'e) * train (vehicle), x1 is a train [vehicle] of cars/units x2 (mass) for rails/system/railroad x3, propelled by x4 /:/ [a railed vehicle or train of vehicles; also subway (= tu'unre'e), metro, trolley, tramway (= lajre'e), roller coaster; monorail (= dadre'e); cable car, sky car, ski lift (= cildadre'e)] /=/ trene (ren re'e) * trained (strongly trained, regimented), x1 is military/regimented/is strongly organized/trained by system x2 for purpose x3 /:/ [also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense - not limited to those trained/organized as part of an army to defend a state (= bilpre)] /=/ bilni (bil) * trait (characteristic), x2 of: x1 has/is characterized by property/feature/trait/aspect/dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1 /:/ [manifested/property/quality/trait/feature/aspect (= selkai)] /=/ ckaji (kai) * trait (feminine trait), x3 of: x1 is a female/doe of species x2 evidencing feminine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine /:/ /=/ fetsi (fet fe'i) * trait (masculine trait), x3 of: x1 is a male/buck of species x2 evidencing masculine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is masculine /:/ /=/ nakni (nak) * trait (trait determined by gene), x3 of: x1 is a gene of creature [or locus on creature] x2 determining trait/process x3 /:/ [also chromosome = (gincilta, ginpoi)] /=/ jgina (gin) * tramway (= lajre'e), x1 is a train [vehicle] of cars/units x2 (mass) for rails/system/railroad x3, propelled by x4 /:/ [a railed vehicle or train of vehicles; also subway (= tu'unre'e), metro, trolley, tramway, roller coaster; monorail (= dadre'e); cable car, sky car, ski lift (= cildadre'e)] /=/ trene (ren re'e) * transceiver (telephone transceiver), x1 is a telephone transceiver/modem attached to system/network x2 /:/ /=/ fonxa (fon) * transfer (transfer via mail/post), x1 mails/posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to x3 from x4 by carrier/network/system x5 /:/ [also x4 post office, mailbox] /=/ mrilu (mri) * transfer, x1 transfer-s/sends/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5 /:/ [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier] /=/ benji (bej be'i) * transfers, x1 transfers/sends/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5 /:/ [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier] /=/ benji (bej be'i) * transforms (modifies), x1 (event) modifies/alters/changes/transforms/converts x2 into x3 /:/ [agentive, resultative change] /=/ galfi (gaf ga'i) * transforms into (becomes), x1 becomes/changes/converts/transforms into x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [resultative, not-necessarily agentive, change] /=/ binxo (bix bi'o) * transient, x1 is temporary/not permanent/expected to change in property x2 (ka) by standard/expectant x3 /:/ [also transient] /=/ zasni (zas) * translate, x1 translate-s text/utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translate-tion result x5 /:/ /=/ fanva * translates, x1 translates text/utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translation result x5 /:/ /=/ fanva * translation (result of translating), x5 of: x1 translates text/utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translation result x5 /:/ /=/ fanva * transmission (transmission in-the-clear), x2 of: x1 (object/medium) is clear/transparent/without obstacle to in-the-clear x2 [transmission] /:/ [also lucid; x2 remains apparent/lucid/clear (figurative use for 'understandable' is discouraged)] /=/ klina (kli) * transmits (broadcasts via radio), x1 broadcasts/transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station/frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4 /:/ /=/ cradi * transmits (sends/transfers), x1 transfers/sends/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5 /:/ [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier] /=/ benji (bej be'i) * transmitter, x1 transfers/sends/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5 /:/ [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier] /=/ benji (bej be'i) * transparent, x1 (object/medium) is clear/transparent/without obstacle to in-the-clear x2 [transmission] /:/ [also lucid; x2 remains apparent/lucid/clear (figurative use for 'understandable' is discouraged)] /=/ klina (kli) * transport (vehicle), x1 is a vehicle/mode of transport carrying x2 in/on surface/medium x3, propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ marce (ma'e) * transportation (transportation system with station/node), x2 of: x1 is a station/node of/in/on transportation/communication/distribution system/network x2 /:/ [x2 may be represented by massed vehicles of system] /=/ tcana * transports (carrier), x1 carries/hauls/bears/transports cargo x2 to x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier/[porter] /:/ [alienation from x2 to x3 is implied] /=/ bevri (bev bei) * trap, x3 of: x1 captures/catches/apprehends/seizes/nabs x2 with trap/restraint x3 /:/ [catch something thrown (= rerkavbu)] /=/ kavbu (kav) * travel, x1 travel-s/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a travel-ler /:/ (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly) /=/ litru (li'u) * traveller (of one who comes/goes), x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5 /:/ [also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ klama (kla) * traveller (of one who journeys), x1 travels/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller /:/ (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly) /=/ litru (li'u) * travelling (surface for travelling), x1 is a road/highway to x2 from x3 with route x4 (x2/x3 may be unordered) /:/ [a regularly used, improved-for-use surface for travelling] /=/ dargu (dag) * travels (comes/goes), x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5 /:/ [also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ klama (kla) * travels (journeys), x1 travels/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller /:/ (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly) /=/ litru (li'u) * traverses, x1 intersects/crosses/traverses x2 at locus x3 /:/ /=/ kruca (kuc) * tray, x1 is a tray/platter/flat container [pan/sheet/griddle] of contents x2, and made of material x3 /:/ [also pallet, when used for carrying rather than support on the ground; a tray is flat-bottomed and shallow or without a rim, and is generally portable] /=/ palne * treads, x1 steps/treads on/in surface x2 using limbs x3 /:/ /=/ stapa (tap) * treated (of an ailing person), x2 of: x1 doctors/treats/nurses/[cures]/is physician/midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment/cure x4 /:/ [also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person/x4 treatment/method; successfully cure transitive (= sadmikce, sadvelmikce), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent/process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self/internal); treatment (= velmikce)] /=/ mikce (mic) * treating (of a hospital), x1 is a hospital treating patient(s) x2 for condition/injuries/disease/illness x3 /:/ [hospice (a place where x2 of spita is lenu mrobi'o = mrospita)] /=/ spita * treatment (medical treatment), x4 of: x1 doctors/treats/nurses/[cures]/is physician/midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment/cure x4 /:/ [also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person/x4 treatment/method; successfully cure transitive (= sadmikce, sadvelmikce), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent/process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self/internal); treatment (= velmikce)] /=/ mikce (mic) * treats (doctors/nurses), x1 doctors/treats/nurses/[cures]/is physician/midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment/cure x4 /:/ [also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person/x4 treatment/method; successfully cure transitive (= sadmikce, sadvelmikce), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent/process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self/internal); treatment (= velmikce)] /=/ mikce (mic) * treats of, x1 pertains to/is germane/relevant to/concerns/is related/associated with/is about x2 /:/ [also: x1 is a question of/treats of of x2; can be symmetric, although x1 is conventionally more specific or constrained in scope than x2] /=/ srana (ra'a) * tree (citrus tree), x1 is a quantity of citrus [fruit/tree, etc.] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ nimre * tree (fig tree), x1 is a fig [fruit/tree] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ figre (fig) * tree (general plant term), x1 is a tree of species/cultivar x2 /:/ /=/ tricu (ric) * tree (oak tree), x1 is an oak, a type of tree of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ cindu * tree (source of bark), x2 of: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of cork/bark from tree/species x2; [material] /:/ /=/ korka (kok) * tree (source of lumber/wood), x2 of: x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains wood/lumber from tree(s) of type/species x2 /:/ /=/ mudri (mud) * tree-structured (categorization), x1 is a species of genus x2, family x3, etc.; [open-ended tree-structured categorization] /:/ [also subspecies, order, phylum; (places do not correspond to specific levels in the hierarchy; rather, x1 is at a "lower" or "bushier" part of the tree-structured than x2, x2 is "lower" than x3, etc.; skipping a place thus means that there is one or more known-and-unspecified levels of hierarchy between the two); not limited to Linnean animal/plant taxonomy] /=/ jutsi (jut) * trembles, x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 /:/ [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion] /=/ desku (des) * trench, x1 is a groove/trench/furrow [shape/form] in object/surface x2 /:/ /=/ skuro (ku'o) * tribe, x1 (mass) is a family with members including x2 bonded/tied/joined according to standard x3 /:/ [also clan, tribe; x2 is in x1, a member of x1 (selylanzu for reordered places), relative of (= lazmi'u - xy mintu y'y leka cmima da poi lanzu)] /=/ lanzu (laz) * tribute, x1 is a tax/levy/duty on goods/services/event x2 levied against x3 by authority/collector x4 /:/ [also custom, toll, tariff, tribute] /=/ cteki (tek ce'i) * tricks, x1 (event/experience) misleads/deceives/dupes/fools/cheats/tricks x2 into x3 (event/state) /:/ [agentive deception (= tcicygau, tcicyzu'e); x3 could be an action or a belief on the part of x2; harmful intent or result is not implied (= maltcicyzu'e for such harmful intent); self deception (= sevytcica); deceives/tricks into misguided action (= ticyxlu); misguided belief (= tickri); lie/tell an untruth (= ticysku, jifsku), white lie (= zanticysku)] /=/ tcica (tic) * tries, x1 tries/attempts/makes an effort to do/attain x2 (event/state/property) by actions/method x3 /:/ [also experiments at] /=/ troci (toc toi) * triggered (of a machine), x1 is a machine for use/function x2; [automated apparatus, without direct function control] /:/ [also machinery/mechanism; a machine is initiated/triggered by an agent/force, but thereafter performs its function automatically; if self-directed, (a minji is an) entity (= zukte)] /=/ minji (mi'i) * triggered (of an apparatus), x1 is apparatus/mechanism/device/equipment for function x2 controlled/[triggered] by x3 (agent) /:/ [form determined by/from function; does not imply automated/automatic action - requires an external agent/trigger (a minji may be a zmiku cabra if it requires an external agent to trigger or control the functions that it performs automatically)] /=/ cabra (ca'a) * triggers (initiates by command), x1 issues commands/orders to x2 for result x3 (event/state) to happen; x3 is commanded to occur /:/ [also: x1 orders/sets/[triggers] x2 to do/bring about x3; x1 is a commander; commanded (= termi'e)] /=/ minde (mid mi'e) * trigonometric sine, x1 is the trigonometric sine of angle x2 /:/ /=/ sinso * trigonometric tangent, x1 is the trigonometric tangent of angle x2 /:/ /=/ tanjo * trillion, x1 is a trillion [1x10**12] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ terto (tet) * trillionth, x1 is a trillionth [1x10**-12] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ picti (pic) * trite, x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) /:/ [also: x2 is a normal/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)] /=/ fadni (fad) * trolley, x1 is a train [vehicle] of cars/units x2 (mass) for rails/system/railroad x3, propelled by x4 /:/ [a railed vehicle or train of vehicles; also subway (= tu'unre'e), metro, trolley, tramway (= lajre'e), roller coaster; monorail (= dadre'e); cable car, sky car, ski lift (= cildadre'e)] /=/ trene (ren re'e) * trombone, x1 is a horn/trumpet/trombone/bugle [brass-wind/lip-reed musical instrument] /:/ /=/ tabra * trouble, x1 (event) trouble-s/disturbs x2 (person) causing problem(s) x3 /:/ [also afflicts, is disruptive to, trouble-some; x1/x3 are a care to, x2 is trouble-d by/cares about x1/x3 (= selra'u for reordered places)] /=/ raktu (ra'u) * troubled, x2 of: x1 (event) troubles/disturbs x2 (person) causing problem(s) x3 /:/ [also afflicts, is disruptive to, troublesome; x1/x3 are a care to, x2 is troubled by/cares about x1/x3 (= selra'u for reordered places)] /=/ raktu (ra'u) * troubles, x1 (event) troubles/disturbs x2 (person) causing problem(s) x3 /:/ [also afflicts, is disruptive to, troublesome; x1/x3 are a care to, x2 is troubled by/cares about x1/x3 (= selra'u for reordered places)] /=/ raktu (ra'u) * troublesome, x1 (event) troubles/disturbs x2 (person) causing problem(s) x3 /:/ [also afflicts, is disruptive to, troublesome; x1/x3 are a care to, x2 is troubled by/cares about x1/x3 (= selra'u for reordered places)] /=/ raktu (ra'u) * trousers, x1 are pants/trousers/slacks/leggings [legged garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ palku (pak) * truck, x1 is a car/automobile/truck/van [a wheeled motor vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ karce * true (assertion), x2 of: x1 (agent) asserts/claims/declares x2 (du'u) is true [can be used for epistemology of authority] /:/ [also: x1 states/says that/affirms/purports to know that x2] /=/ xusra (xus xu'a) * true (both true), x2 and x3 of: x1 is a logical conjunction, stating that x2 (du'u) and x3 (du'u) are both true /:/ /=/ kanxe (kax) * true (certainty), x2 of: x1 is certain/sure/positive/convinced that x2 is true /:/ /=/ birti (bit) * true (doubted to be), x2 of: x1 doubts/is dubious/doubtful/skeptical/questions that x2 (du'u) is true /:/ [also: x2 is doubtful/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reordered places)] /=/ senpi (sen) * true (either or both true), x2 and x3 of: x1 is a logical alternation/disjunction, stating that x2 (du'u) and/or x3 (du'u) is/are true /:/ /=/ vlina * true (epistemological truth), x1 (du'u) is true/truth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jetnu (jet je'u) * true (opined to be true), x2 of: x1 thinks/opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jinvi (jiv ji'i) * true (true by agreement), x3 of: x1 [person] agrees with person(s)/position/side x2 that x3 (du'u) is true about matter x4 /:/ /=/ tugni (tug tu'i) * true (true by assumption), x2 of: x1 assumes/supposes that x2 (du'u) is true about subject x3; [epistemology] /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ sruma (ru'a) * true (true by belief), x2 of: x1 believes [without objective/external evidence/proof] that belief/creed x2 (du'u) is true/assumed about subject x3 /:/ [also gives credence, has conviction] /=/ krici (kri) * true (true by guess), x2 of: x1 guesses/conjectures/surmises x2 (du'u) is true about subject x3; [epistemology] /:/ [also: x1 has a hunch that x2 is true; x1 imagines x2 is true; words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ smadi * truffles, x1 is a mold/fungus/mushrooms/truffles of species/strain x2 parasitic/growing on x3 /:/ /=/ mledi (led) * trumpet, x1 is a horn/trumpet/trombone/bugle [brass-wind/lip-reed musical instrument] /:/ /=/ tabra * trundle, x1 rolls/trundle-s on/against surface x2 rotating on axis/axle x3; x1 is a roller /:/ /=/ gunro (gur gu'o) * trundles, x1 rolls/trundles on/against surface x2 rotating on axis/axle x3; x1 is a roller /:/ /=/ gunro (gur gu'o) * trunk (box, crate), x1 is a box/carton/trunk/crate for contents x2, and made of material x3 /:/ /=/ tanxe (tax ta'e) * trunk (lower trunk/abdomen), x1 is a/the abdomen/belly/lower trunk [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: midsection] /:/ [also stomach (= djaruntyrango)] /=/ betfu (bef be'u) * trunk (stalk/stem), x1 is a/the stalk/stem/trunk [body-part] of plant/species x2; [metaphor: main support] /:/ /=/ stani * trunk (upper trunk/chest), x1 is a/the chest/thorax/upper trunk/[rib cage/breast] [body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ cutne (cut) * trustees (board of trustees), x1 governs/rules/is ruler/governor/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 /:/ [x2 need not be complete specification of set of governed; reign/rule (= noltru); king/queen/sovereign (= nolraitru); pure democracy (= roltrusi'o), representative democracy (= rolka'itrusi'o), viceroy (= ka'itru), pure communism (= guntrusi'o), board of directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))] /=/ turni (tru) * trustees, x1 (mass) is a committee with task/purpose x2 of body x3 /:/ [board of directors/trustees (= trukamni, gritrukamni)] /=/ kamni * trusts, x1 relies/depends/counts on/trusts x2 to bring about/ensure/maintain x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ lacri (lac) * truth (fact in the absolute), x1 (du'u) is a fact/reality/truth/actuality, in the absolute /:/ /=/ fatci (fac) * truth (understood), x2 of: x1 understands/comprehends fact/truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3 /:/ /=/ jimpe (jmi) * truth (truth by epistemology), x1 (du'u) is true/truth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jetnu (jet je'u) * truthfully, x1 is honest/open/truthfully revealing to/candid/frank with x2 about matter/fact x3 /:/ [also straight, straight-forward] /=/ stace (sac) % try (an event of trying), x1 is a try/attempt/effort, an event of x2 trying/attempting/making an effort to do/attain x3 (event/state/property) by actions/method x4 /:/ /=/ nuntoi * try, x1 [agent] succeeds in/achieves/completes/accomplishes x2 as a result of effort/attempt/try x3 /:/ [also: x1 reaches x2; (adjective:) x1 is successful; x2 (event/state/achievement)] /=/ snada (sad) * try, x1 try-es/attempts/makes an effort to do/attain x2 (event/state/property) by actions/method x3 /:/ [also experiments at] /=/ troci (toc toi) % trying (an event of trying), x2 of: x1 is a try/attempt/effort, an event of x2 trying/attempting/making an effort to do/attain x3 (event/state/property) by actions/method x4 /:/ /=/ nuntoi * tub, x1 is a pan/basin/tub/sink, a shallow container for contents x2, of material/properties x3 /:/ [also bowl] /=/ tansi (tas) * tub, x1 is a pot/kettle/urn/tub/sink, a deep container for contents x2, of material/properties x3 /:/ /=/ patxu (pax) * tube, x1 is a tube/length of tube-ing/pipe/hollow cylinder [shape/form] of material x2, hollow of material x3 /:/ [also sleeve, leg, hose, (adjective:) tube-ular] /=/ tubnu (tu'u) * tuber, x1 is a potato [an edible tuber] of variety/cultivar x2 /:/ (use samcu for starchy/tuberous roots that do not reproduce from eyes of tuber) /=/ patlu * tubing, x1 is a length of tubing/pipe/hollow cylinder [shape/form] of material x2, hollow of material x3 /:/ [also sleeve, leg, hose, (adjective:) tubular] /=/ tubnu (tu'u) * tubular, x1 is a length of tubing/pipe/hollow cylinder [shape/form] of material x2, hollow of material x3 /:/ [also sleeve, leg, hose, (adjective:) tubular] /=/ tubnu (tu'u) * tugs, x1 pulls/tugs/draws/drags x2 by handle/at locus x3 /:/ [gravity (= ka maicpu, mairckupai)] /=/ lacpu (lap cpu) * tulip, x1 is a tulip (defined by flower shape) of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ tujli (tuj) * tumbler, x1 is a cup/glass/tumbler/mug/vessel/[bowl] containing contents x2, and of material x3 /:/ [a kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it; a palta is not] /=/ kabri * tuned (tuned percussion instrument), x1 is a bell/chime/[tuning fork] [tuned percussion instrument] producing sound/note x2 /:/ [also: x1 rings/tolls (i.e. if it rings, then it is a bell); resonates (one sense, = jabdesku)] /=/ janbe (jab) * tunic, x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body garment] of material x2 /:/ [also coveralls (= paspalku)] /=/ pastu (pas) * tuning fork, x1 is a bell/chime/[tuning fork] [tuned percussion instrument] producing sound/note x2 /:/ [also: x1 rings/tolls (i.e. if it rings, then it is a bell); resonates (one sense, = jabdesku)] /=/ janbe (jab) * turkey, x1 is a turkey [food/bird] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ xruki (xuk) * turn, x1 is a curve/turn/bend in x2, at locus x3, and defined by set of points/properties x4 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is curved; (x4 as a set of points is sufficiently specified to identify the relevant properties of the bend)] /=/ kruvi (ruv kru) * turn, x1 turn-s/rotates/revolves around axis x2 in direction x3 /:/ [also revolve (= jincarna)] /=/ carna (car) * turns (rotates/revolves), x1 turns/rotates/revolves around axis x2 in direction x3 /:/ [also revolve (= jincarna)] /=/ carna (car) * turns up (plows), x1 (agent) plows/furrows/tills [cuts into and turns up up] x2 with tool x3 propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ plixa (lix) * turquoise, x1 is cyan/turquoise/greenish-blue [color adjective] /:/ /=/ cicna * TV (TV receiver), x4 of: x1 [broadcaster] televises programming x2 via medium/channel x3 to TV receiver x4 /:/ [x2 programming (mass), program/show (individual)] /=/ tivni (tiv) * tweezers, x1 is a/are tong(s)/chopsticks/pincers/tweezers/pliers [tool/body-part] for x2 to pinch x3 /:/ /=/ cinza * twilight, x1 is the [astronomical] twilight/dawn/dusk/half-light/glimmering of day x2 at location x3 /:/ [morning twilight, dawn (= cermurse); evening twilight, dusk (= vacmurse)] /=/ murse * twine, x1 is cord/cable/rope/line/twine/cordage/woven strands of material x2 /:/ /=/ skori (sko) * twist, x1 twist-s under load/force/torsion x2 /:/ /=/ torni (ton to'i) * twisted, (adjective:) x1 is bent/crooked/not straight or direct/[twisted]/folded /:/ /=/ korcu (kro) * twists, x1 twists under load/force/torsion x2 /:/ /=/ torni (ton to'i) * typical, x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) /:/ [also: x2 is a normal/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)] /=/ fadni (fad) * UK, x1 is English/pertains to English-speaking culture in aspect x2 /:/ [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)] /=/ glico (gic gli) * Ukrainian, x1 reflects Ukrainian language/culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ vukro (vur vu'o) * umbrella, x1 is an umbrella/parasol shielding x2 from x3, made of material x4, supported by x5 /:/ /=/ santa * un-hidden, x1 is public/un-hidden/open/jointly available to/owned by all among community x2 (mass) /:/ /=/ gubni (gub) * unacceptable, x1 is bad for x2 by standard x3; x1 is poor/unacceptable to x2 /:/ [be careful to distinguish between a bad/unacceptable event, and a bad/unacceptable agent: x1 does poorly (= lenu ko'a gasnu cu xlali and not normally ko'a xlali)] /=/ xlali (xla) * unadulterated, x1 is pure/unadulterated/unmitigated/simple in property x2 (ka) /:/ [x1 is simply/purely/unmitigatedly/solely x2] /=/ curve (cuv) * unchanging, x1 is constant/invariant/unchanging in property x2 (ka) in response to stimulus/conditions x3 /:/ [also stable/consistent/steadfast/firm/steady] /=/ stodi (sto) * uncle, x1 is an aunt/uncle of x2 by bond/tie x3; x1 is an associated member of x2's parent's generation /:/ /=/ famti * uncommon, x1 [member] is rare/unusual/uncommon/atypical in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) /:/ (x3 is complete specification of set) /=/ rirci * uncomplicated, x1 is simple/unmixed/uncomplicated in property x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ sampu (sap) * unconstrained, x1 is free/at liberty to do/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 /:/ [also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2] /=/ zifre (zif zi'e) % under conditions, x1 is a vision, an event of x2 viewing/seeing/perceiving visually x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x4 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived] /=/ nunvi'a * undergoes (endures/survives), x1 survives/endures/undergoes/abides/lasts/persists through x2 for interval/duration x3 /:/ [also lasts out, withstands; x1 persists/lasts for duration x3; (adjective:) x1 is tough/durable] /=/ renvi (rev re'i) * undergoes (experiences), x1 [person/passive/state] undergoes/experiences x2 (event/experience); x2 happens to x1 /:/ [also has/have (of events/experiences); (adjective:) x1 and x2 are empirical; suggests passive undergoing but does not exclude active (per zukte) intent; a deserved experience: reward or punishment (= jernyfri, zanjernyfri, maljernyfri)] /=/ lifri (lif fri) * underlying (of a basis), x1 is a basis/foundation/underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2 /:/ [x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic/basal/fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases/bottoms for objects)] /=/ jicmu (cmu) * underlying (of an explanation), x4 of: x1 (person) explains x2 (event/state/property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u) /:/ [explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism/details/purpose/method for x2 (= velcki for reordered places), generally assumed to be non-obvious; metaphorical usage with the various causal relations (i.e. jalge, mukti, krinu, rinka, nibli, zukte) is possible, but the non-obviousness, and the existence of an explainer with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause] /=/ ciksi (cki) * underneath, x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 /:/ [also underside, nether] /=/ cnita (nit ni'a) * underpinning, x1 supports/holds up/is underpinning of/[helps] x2 against force/opposition x3 with/by means x4 /:/ [also aids; (adjective:) x1 is dependable, reliable (such reliability may be transient; this is not the usual sense of 'reliable' or 'dependable'; (x2 is object/event)] /=/ sarji (sra) * underside, x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 /:/ [also underside, nether] /=/ cnita (nit ni'a) * understand, x1 understand-s/comprehends fact/truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understand-s (fi) x3 /:/ /=/ jimpe (jmi) * understands (accepts as meaning), x1 is a meaning/interpretation of x2 recognized/seen/accepted/understood by x3; x3 understands interpretation/meaning x2 in x1 /:/ [referential meaning (=selsni, snismu)] /=/ smuni (mun smu) * understands, x1 understands/comprehends fact/truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3 /:/ /=/ jimpe (jmi) * understood (accepted as meaning), x1 is a meaning/interpretation of x2 recognized/seen/accepted/understood by x3 /:/ [referential meaning (=selsni, snismu)] /=/ smuni (mun smu) * undertaking (of a purposeful agent), x1 is a volitional entity employing means/taking action x2 for purpose/goal x3/to end x3 /:/ [also acting at, undertaking, doing; agentive cause with volition/purpose; also x3 objective, end] /=/ zukte (zuk zu'e) * uneasy, x1 is embarrassed/disconcerted/flustered/ill-at-ease/uneasy about/under conditions x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ burna * unending, x1 is infinite/unending/eternal in property/dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity)/of type x3 /:/ [also everlasting, eternal (= cimnyteikai, temcimni)] /=/ cimni * uneven, x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[grainy/scabrous/rugged] in texture/regularity /:/ [fine-textured (= tolrufsu)] /=/ rufsu (ruf) * unexpected, x1 (event/action abstract) surprises/startles/is unexpected [and generally sudden] to x2 /:/ [also expectation (= nalspaji), alarm (= te'arspaji)] /=/ spaji (paj) * unfamiliar (alien/foreign), x1 is alien/foreign/[exotic]/unfamiliar to x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ /=/ fange * unfamiliar (new/novel), x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty /:/ /=/ cnino (nin ni'o) * unfettered, x1 is free/at liberty to do/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 /:/ [also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2] /=/ zifre (zif zi'e) * unhappy, x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ badri (dri) * uniform (cyclical/regular), x1 is regular/cyclical/periodic in property (ka)/activity x2 with period/interval x3 /:/ [also uniform; resonant (= dikslicai)] /=/ dikni (dik) * uniform (homogeneous), x1 (object/event) is uniform/homogeneous in property x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ manfo * uniform (of a field), x1 is a field [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a broad uniform expanse of x2 /:/ [also woods (= ricfoi), lawn/meadow (= sasfoi), brush (= spafoi, cicyspafoi)] /=/ foldi (flo foi) * uniform (of a tile), x1 is a tile/cake [shape/form] of material x2, shape x3, thickness x4 /:/ [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, li'irclupa - a loop composed of lines)] /=/ tapla * unimprovable, x1 is perfect/ideal/archetypical/faultless/flawless/unimprovable in property/aspect x2 (ka) /:/ [also without defect/error] /=/ prane (pa'e) * unintentional, x1 (event/state) is an accident/unintentional on the part of x2; x1 is an accident /:/ /=/ snuti (nut) * union (of things joined together), x1 and x2 of: x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union /:/ [also joined/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)] /=/ jorne (jon jo'e) * unit (cell, most basic subunit), x1 is a cell/atom/unit/molecule of x2; x1 is an indivisible, most basic subunit of x2 /:/ (x2 generally has mass nature) /=/ selci (sle) * unit (degree on scale), x1 [magnitude] is a unit/degree of/on scale/reference standard x2 (si'o) measuring property x3 /:/ [also grade, level, point; x3 dimension] /=/ gradu (rau) * unit, x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3 /:/ [unit (= jufpau, suzrelvla, suzvla for linguistics sense, which may be a single word), terminal phrase/grammar unit (= gensle)] /=/ jufra (juf ju'a) * unit, x1 is x2 (default 1) local volume unit(s) [non-metric unit; e.g. bushel], standard x3, x4 subunits /:/ [gallon (= likydekpu), quart (= likseldekpu), barrel (wet = likybradekpu, dry = sudbradekpu), bushel (= sudydekpu), peck (= sudyseldekpu), cupful (= kabrydekpu), tablespoon (= mucydekpu); teaspoon (= mucyseldekpu); (all of these lujvo may need gic- to distinguish the English measurement system in contrasting with some local system; the English system is otherwise presumed to be the default non-metric system)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ dekpu * unit, x1 is x2 (default 1) local weight unit(s) [non-metric unit], standard x3, subunits [e.g. ounces] x4 /:/ (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ bunda (bud) * unit, x1 is x2 (default 1) long local distance unit(s) [non-metric unit], x3 subunits, standard x4 /:/ (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ minli * unit, x1 is x2 (default 1) short local distance unit(s) [non-metric unit], standard x3, x4 subunits /:/ [foot (= jmagutci); yard (= cibjamgutci), pace (= tapygutci), inch (= degygutci), cubit (= birgutci)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ gutci (guc) * unit, x1 is x2 ampere(s) [metric unit] in current (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ xampo (xap xa'o) * unit, x1 is x2 candela [metric unit] in luminosity (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ delno (del de'o) * unit, x1 is x2 degree(s) Kelvin [metric unit] in temperature (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ kelvo (ke'o) * unit, x1 is x2 gram(s) [metric unit] in mass (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ grake (gra) * unit, x1 is x2 liter(s) [metric unit] in volume (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ litce (lic) * unit, x1 is x2 local area unit(s) [non-metric unit] (default 1) by standard x3, x4 subunits /:/ (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ kramu * unit, x1 is x2 meter(s) [metric unit] in length (default is 1) measured in direction x3 by standard x4 /:/ /=/ mitre (tre) * unit, x1 is x2 mole(s) [metric unit] in substance (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ molro (mo'o) * unit, x1 is x2 steradian(s) [metric unit] in solid angle (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ stero (te'o) * unit, x1 is x2 unit(s) [metric unit] in angular measure (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ [measured in degrees (julra'o); right ascension [astronomical measurement] (= cacryra'o)] /=/ radno (ra'o) * United Kingdom, x1 reflects British/United Kingdom Kingdom culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ brito (rit) * united, x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union /:/ [also joined/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)] /=/ jorne (jon jo'e) * units (cars in a train), x1 is a train [vehicle] of cars/units x2 (mass) for rails/system/railroad x3, propelled by x4 /:/ [a railed vehicle or train of vehicles; also subway (= tu'unre'e), metro, trolley, tramway (= lajre'e), roller coaster; monorail (= dadre'e); cable car, sky car, ski lift (= cildadre'e)] /=/ trene (ren re'e) * units (counting units), x4 of: x1 (agent) counts the number in set x2 to be x3 [number/count] counting [off] by units x4 /:/ (x2 is complete set) /=/ kancu (kac) * units (measured quantity of units), x3 of: x1 (agent) measures/evaluates x2 [quantity] as x3 units on scale x4 (si'o), with accuracy x5 /:/ /=/ merli (mre) * units (money units), x1 is measured in major-money-units (dollar/yuan/ruble) as x2 (quantity), monetary system x3 /:/ [also pound, rupee, franc, mark, yen; x1 is generally a price/cost/value] /=/ rupnu (rup ru'u) * units (scale of units), x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring/observing/determining x2 (state) /:/ /=/ ckilu (ci'u) * units (time units measured by a clock)), x1 is clock/watch/timer measuring time units x2 to precision x3 with timing mechanism/method x4 /:/ [also timepiece] /=/ junla (jul) * universal, x1 (property - ka) is common/general/universal among members of set x2 (complete set) /:/ /=/ kampu (kau) * universe, x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of domain/sphere x2 defined by rules x3 /:/ [also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/defining principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe] /=/ munje (muj mu'e) * university, x1 is school/institute/academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audience/community x4 operated by x5 /:/ [also college, university] /=/ ckule (kul cu'e) * unkind, x1 (person) is cruel/mean/unkind to victim x2 /:/ /=/ kusru (kus) * unlike all others, x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval x3 /:/ [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] /=/ sepli (sep sei) * unlike, x1 differs/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 /:/ [also other-than (less common meaning)] /=/ frica (fic) * unlocking, x1 is a key fitting/releasing/opening/unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3 /:/ [also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= termifckiku, ckitermifra); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth] /=/ ckiku (kik) * unmitigated, x1 is pure/unadulterated/unmitigated/simple in property x2 (ka) /:/ [x1 is simply/purely/unmitigatedly/solely x2] /=/ curve (cuv) * unmitigatedly, x1 is pure/unadulterated/unmitigated/simple in property x2 (ka) /:/ [x1 is simply/purely/unmitigatedly/solely x2] /=/ curve (cuv) * unmixed, x1 is simple/unmixed/uncomplicated in property x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ sampu (sap) * unordered, x1 [ordered set] is sequenced/ordered/listed by comparison/rules x2 on unordered set x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is serial]; (sets are completely specified) /=/ porsi (por poi) * unordered, x1 is a bridge/span over/across x2 between x3 and x4 [unordered, typically destination first] /:/ /=/ cripu (rip) * unordered, x1 is a canal/channel to x2 from x3 with route x4 /:/ [x2/x3 may be unordered] /=/ naxle (nax xle) * unpredictable, x1 is random/fortuitous/unpredictable under conditions x2, with probability distribution x3 /:/ [also accidental, chancy, by chance, adventitious, arbitrary (also = cuncu'a, cunselcu'a, cunjdi, cunseljdi; based on "unpredictable")] /=/ cunso (cun cu'o) * unreal, x1 [concept] exists in the imagination of/is imagined by/is imaginary to x2 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is mental (one sense), x1 is unreal (one sense); in spite of the synonym, note that x2 is imaginary does not imply that it doesn't exist in the real world; the definition is crafted so that one can talk about imaginary things without claiming that they thereby really exist] /=/ xanri (xar) * unrestricted, x1 is free/at liberty to do/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 /:/ [also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2] /=/ zifre (zif zi'e) * unsaturated (of colors), x1 is dim/dull/pale/non-intense in property x2 (ka) as received/measured by observer x3 /:/ [in colors, indicates unsaturated, pastel, pale (though blabi can also indicate a kind of paleness)] /=/ kandi (kad) * unspoiled, (adjective:) x1 is fresh/unspoiled /:/ /=/ vifne (vif) * untamed, (adjective:) x1 is wild/untamed /:/ [tame (= tolcilce)] /=/ cilce (cic) * until (wait/pause until), x1 awaits/waits/pauses for/until x2 at state x3 before starting/continuing x4 (activity/process) /:/ [(x2 is an event, usually a point event); also: resuming x4] /=/ denpa (dep de'a) % untitled, x1 is a commoner/non-elite/low-born/untitled/vulgar in/under culture/society/standard x2 /:/ [also lower-class; high/low, upper/low-er are poor Lojban metaphors] /=/ nalnolpre * untrue, x1 is a work of fiction about plot/theme/subject x2/under convention x2 by author x3 /:/ [also story, lie, untrue] /=/ cfika (fik fi'a) * untruth (deception), x1 (event/experience) misleads/deceives/dupes/fools/cheats/tricks x2 into x3 (event/state) /:/ [agentive deception (= tcicygau, tcicyzu'e); x3 could be an action or a belief on the part of x2; harmful intent or result is not implied (= maltcicyzu'e for such harmful intent); self deception (= sevytcica); deceive/trick into misguided action (= ticyxlu); misguided belief (= tickri); lie/tell an untruth (= ticysku, jifsku), white lie (= zanticysku)] /=/ tcica (tic) * untruth (false, of a purported fact), x1 (du'u) is false/is an untruth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jitfa (jif) * unusual (rare), x1 [member] is rare/unusual/uncommon/atypical in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) /:/ (x3 is complete specification of set) /=/ rirci * unusual (strange), x1 is strange/weird/deviant/bizarre/odd to x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ [also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic] /=/ cizra (ciz) * unyielding, x1 is firm/hard/resistant/unyielding to force x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ jdari (jar) * up (high/upward), x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 /:/ [also upper; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point/baseline, or is that baseline itself] /=/ galtu (gal ga'u) * up (something supported), x1 supports/holds up/is underpinning of/[helps] x2 against force/opposition x3 with/by means x4 /:/ [also aids; (adjective:) x1 is dependable, reliable (such reliability may be transient; this is not the usual sense of 'reliable' or 'dependable'; (x2 is object/event)] /=/ sarji (sra) * up (vertically above), x1 is directly/vertically above/up-wards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ gapru (gap) * up and down (vertical orientation), x1 is vertical/upright/erect/plumb/oriented straight up and down in reference frame/gravity x2 /:/ /=/ sraji (raj) * up from (of material dug), x2 of: x1 (agent) digs x2 [material] up from/out of x3 [source/hole] with limbs/tool(s) x4 /:/ [also x1 cuts into x3 (with material removal)] /=/ kakpa * upon, x1 is upon/atop/resting on/lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference/gravity x3 /:/ (x1 may be object or event); (cf. punji for lay upon) /=/ cpana * upper (relatively high), x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 /:/ [also upper; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point/baseline, or is that baseline itself] /=/ galtu (gal ga'u) * upper surface (flat upper surface, of a table), x1 is a table/flat solid upper surface of material x2, supported by legs/base/pedestal x3 /:/ /=/ jubme (jub jbu) * upper surface (upon upper surface), x1 is upon/atop/resting on/lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference/gravity x3 /:/ (x1 may be object or event) /=/ cpana * upper trunk (chest), x1 is a/the chest/thorax/upper trunk/[rib cage/breast] [body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ cutne (cut) * upper-body garment, x1 is a shirt/blouse/top [upper-body garment - not necessarily sleeved or buttoned], material x2 /:/ /=/ creka (cek) * upper-class, x1 is noble/aristocratic/elite/high-born/titled in/under culture/society/standard x2 /:/ [also upper-class; high/low, upper/lower are poor Lojban metaphors; note x2 standard applies when the title/nobility is not recognized culture/society wide; this would include self-assumed titles] /=/ nobli (nol no'i) * uppermost (of a head), x1 is a/the head [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: uppermost portion] /:/ [skull (= sedbo'u)] /=/ stedu (sed) * upright (standing), x1 stands [is vertically oriented] on surface x2 supported by limbs/support/pedestal x3 /:/ [x1 is standing; x1 stands up; x1 is erect/vertical/upright; x1 bows/bends over (= krosa'i, krosa'ibi'o, plosa'i); frame of reference is (approximate) perpendicularity to the surface, and not to a gravity field] /=/ sanli (sa'i) * upright (vertical), x1 is vertical/upright/erect/plumb/oriented straight up and down in reference frame/gravity x2 /:/ /=/ sraji (raj) * upward, x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 /:/ [also upper; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point/baseline, or is that baseline itself] /=/ galtu (gal ga'u) * upwards (vertically above), x1 is directly/vertically above/upwards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ gapru (gap) * urban, x1 is a town/city of metropolitan area x2, in political unit x3, serving hinterland/region x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is urban] /=/ tcadu (tca) * Urdu (as an aspect of Hindi/Urdu language community), x1 reflects Hindi language/culture/religion in aspect x2 /:/ [defaults to not include Urdu; Indian (Bharat) nationality may be implied (when constrained by xingu'e)] /=/ xindo (xin) * Urdu, x1 reflects Urdu language/culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ xurdo (xur xu'o) * urine, x1 is a/the urine/piss/pee of x2 /:/ /=/ pinca * urn, x1 is a bottle/jar/urn/flask/closable container for x2, made of material x3 with lid x4 /:/ /=/ botpi (bot bo'i) * urn, x1 is a pot/kettle/urn/tub/sink, a deep container for contents x2, of material/properties x3 /:/ /=/ patxu (pax) * ursoid, x1 is a bear/ursoid of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ cribe (rib) * USA, x1 pertains to USA/American culture/nationality/dialect in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ merko (mer) * use (determining value), x1 (ni) is the equivalent value/worth of x2 [item(s) of value] to x3 for use/appreciation x4 /:/ [also: x2 is worth x1 to x3; (for x2 person:) x2 merits (one sense), (adjective:) x2 is worthy (= selva'i for reordered places); merit reward (= nemselva'i); receive merited reward (= vamselne'u); x2 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 (= po'erva'i, po'erselva'i for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vamji (vam va'i) * use (goal of operation), x1 operates/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with goal/objective/use/end/function x3 /:/ /=/ sazri (saz) * use (machine function), x1 is a machine for use/function x2; [automated apparatus, without direct function control] /:/ [also machinery/mechanism; a machine is initiated/triggered by an agent/force, but thereafter performs its function automatically; if self-directed, (a minji is an) entity (= zukte)] /=/ minji (mi'i) * use (result of repair), x1 repairs/mends/fixes x2 for use x3 /:/ [a repair may be incomplete, fixing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3] /=/ cikre * use (spoon function), x1 is a spoon/scoop (tool) for use x2, made of material x3 /:/ /=/ smuci (muc) * use (tool/agent), x1 use-s/employs x2 [tool, apparatus, machine, agent, acting entity, material] for purpose x3 /:/ [also utilize; x2 is use-ful/use-d productively by x1 to do x3 (= selpli for reordered places); hire/employ (= le'ipli, le'irplicu'a)] /=/ pilno (pli) * use (up), x1 (event) use-s up/depletes/consumes/[wastes] x2 [resource] /:/ [waste (= fesxaksu, dusxaksu)] /=/ xaksu (xak) * use against, x1 is a weapon/arms for use against x2 by x3 /:/ [gun/cannon (= celxa'i)] /=/ xarci (xac xa'i) * use with, x1 is a sauce/topping/gravy/frosting for use with x2, containing ingredient(s) including x3 /:/ [x3 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of sauce x1] /=/ sanso * useful, x2 of: x1 uses/employs x2 [tool, apparatus, machine, agent, acting entity, material] for purpose x3 /:/ [also utilize; x2 is useful/used productively by x1 to do x3 (= selpli for reordered places); hire/employ (= le'ipli, le'irplicu'a)] /=/ pilno (pli) * uses levity, x1 uses levity/is non-serious/frivolous about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ xalbo * uses up, x1 (event) uses up up/depletes/consumes/[wastes] x2 [resource] /:/ [waste (= fesxaksu, dusxaksu)] /=/ xaksu (xak) * uses, x1 uses/employs x2 [tool, apparatus, machine, agent, acting entity, material] for purpose x3 /:/ [also utilize; x2 is useful/used productively by x1 to do x3 (= selpli for reordered places); hire/employ (= le'ipli, le'irplicu'a)] /=/ pilno (pli) * using filament (of sewing), x1 sews/stitches/sutures materials x2 (individual/set) together with tool(s) x3, using filament x4 /:/ (x2 if a set must be a complete specification) /=/ fenso (fen fe'o) * using radio waves (of broadcasting), x1 broadcasts/transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station/frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4 /:/ /=/ cradi * USSR, x1 reflects Russian empire/USSR/ex-USSR/CIS culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ softo (sof) * usual (average/normal), x1 [value] is a norm/average in property/amount x2 (ka/ni) among x3(s) (set) by standard x4 /:/ [also mean, normal, usual; (x3 specifies the complete set)] /=/ cnano (na'o) * usual (customary practice), x1 is a custom/habit/[ritual/rut] of x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also: x1 is customary/usual/the practice] /=/ tcaci (cac) * usual (typical), x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) /:/ [also: x2 is a normal/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)] /=/ fadni (fad) * utensil (fork-like), x1 is a fork/fork-type tool/utensil for purpose x2 with tines/prongs x3 on base/support x4 /:/ /=/ forca (fro) * utensil (tool), x1 is a tool/utensil/resource/instrument/implement used for doing x2; [form determines function] /:/ /=/ tutci (tci) * uterus, x1 is a/the womb/uterus [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: nourishing, protective, giving birth] /:/ /=/ gutra * utilize, x1 uses/employs x2 [tool, apparatus, machine, agent, acting entity, material] for purpose x3 /:/ [also utilize; x2 is useful/used productively by x1 to do x3 (= selpli for reordered places); hire/employ (= le'ipli, le'irplicu'a)] /=/ pilno (pli) * utmost, x1 is superlative in property x2 (ka), the x3 extreme (ka; default ka zmadu) among set/range x4 /:/ [also: x1 is x3-est/utmost in x2 among x4; x1 is extreme; x1 is simply x3] /=/ traji (rai) * utter, x1 utter-s verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x2 /:/ [also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku)] /=/ bacru (ba'u) * utterance (non-linguistic utterance), x2 of: x1 utters moan/groan/howl/scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property) /:/ [also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow] /=/ cmoni (cmo co'i) * utterance (sounds uttered verbally), x2 of: x1 utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] utterance x2 /:/ [also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku)] /=/ bacru (ba'u) * utterance (translated utterance), x2 of: x1 translates text/utterance x2 to language x3 from language x4 with translation result x5 /:/ /=/ fanva * utters (utters non-linguistically), x1 utters moan/groan/howl/scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property) /:/ [also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow] /=/ cmoni (cmo co'i) * utters (utters verbally), x1 utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x2 /:/ [also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku)] /=/ bacru (ba'u) * vacant, x1 [container] is empty/vacant of x2 [material]; x1 is hollow /:/ [also vacuum (= kunti be roda/so'ada)] /=/ kunti (kut) * vaccine, x1 is a vaccine/immune-system stimulant protecting x2 against disease x3 introduced by method x4 /:/ [also serum; inoculation (= jestu'u veljinku)] /=/ jinku * vacuoles (in a foam), x3 of: x1 is a quantity of foam/froth/suds of material x2, with bubbles/vacuoles of material x3 /:/ /=/ fonmo (fom fo'o) * vacuum (empty space), x1 [container] is empty/vacant of x2 [material]; x1 is hollow /:/ [also vacuum (= kunti be roda/so'ada)] /=/ kunti (kut) * vacuum (relatively low pressure causing sucking), x1 sucks/is suction/vacuum/relatively low pressure of fluid/gas x2 relative to high pressure x3 /:/ [also suck object/fluid (= sakcpu or sakmuvgau)] /=/ sakci (sak) * vagina, x1 is a/the vagina [body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ vibna (vib) * valiant, x1 is brave/valiant/courageous in activity x2 (event) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ virnu (vri) * validation, x1 (process/event) is a test for/proof of property/state x2 in subject x3 (individuals/set/mass) /:/ [also examination, proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified)] /=/ cipra (cip) * valuable (metaphorical, of gold), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of gold (Au); [metaphor: valuable, heavy, non-reactive] /:/ /=/ solji (slo) * valuable (metaphorical, of silver), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of silver/argentum (Ag); [metaphor: valuable, tarnishing] /:/ /=/ rijno (rij) * value (calculated value), x2 of: x1 calculates/reckons/computes x2 [value (ni)/state] from data x3 by process x4 /:/ /=/ kanji (kaj) * value (equivalent value/worth), x1 (ni) is the equivalent value/worth of x2 [item(s) of value] to x3 for use/appreciation x4 /:/ [also: x2 is worth x1 to x3; (for x2 person:) x2 merits (one sense), (adjective:) x2 is worthy (= selva'i for reordered places); merit reward (= nemselva'i); receive merited reward (= vamselne'u); x2 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 (= po'erva'i, po'erselva'i for unambiguous semantics)]; (see note at jdima on cost/price/value distinction) /=/ vamji (vam va'i) * value (locus in range), x2 of: x1 is local to x2; x1 is confined to locus x2 within range x3 /:/ [indicates a specific location/value within a range; e.g. a hits b. What is the locality on b that a hits?] /=/ diklo (klo) * value (norm/average value), x1 [value] is a norm/average in property/amount x2 (ka/ni) among x3(s) (set) by standard x4 /:/ [also mean, normal, usual; (x3 specifies the complete set)] /=/ cnano (na'o) * value (number/digit), x1 (li) is a number/quantifier/digit/value/figure [noun]; refers to the value and not the symbol /:/ /=/ namcu (nac na'u) * value (value in major money units), x1 is measured in major-money-units (dollar/yuan/ruble) as x2 (quantity), monetary system x3 /:/ [also pound, rupee, franc, mark, yen; x1 is generally a price/cost/value] /=/ rupnu (rup ru'u) * value (value in money subunits), x1 is measured in kopeck/cent money-subunits as x2 [quantity], in monetary system x3 /:/ [also pfennig, paisa, sen, fen, dinar, etc.; x1 is generally a price/cost/value]; (additional secondary, tertiary, etc. subunit places may be added as x4, x5, x6, ...) /=/ fepni (fep fei) * value (value of coin/token), x3 of: x1 is a coin/token/is specie issued by x2 having value x3 of composition including x4 /:/ /=/ sicni (si'i) * value, x1 is a quantity quantified/measured by value x2 (quantifier) on scale x3 (si'o) /:/ [also count] /=/ klani (lai) * valued (dear, emotionally valued), x1 is dear/precious/darling to x2; x1 is emotionally valued by x2 /:/ [x1 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 (= po'erdirba for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ dirba (dib) * van, x1 is a car/automobile/truck/van [a wheeled motor vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ karce * vanish, x1 vanish-es/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/sensor x3 /:/ [also leaves, goes away (one sense)] /=/ canci * vanishes, x1 vanishes/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/sensor x3 /:/ [also leaves, goes away (one sense)] /=/ canci * vapor (comprising fog/mist), x2 of: x1 is foggy/misty/covered by a fog/mist/vapor of liquid x2 /:/ /=/ bumru (bum) * vapor (drop of vapor), x2 of: x1 is a drop [small, cohesive shape] of material [liquid/vapor] x2 in surrounding material x3 /:/ /=/ dirgo (dig) * vapor (gas), x1 is gaseous/fumes/a gas/vapor of material/composition including x2, under conditions x3 /:/ [x3 includes temperature and pressure] /=/ gapci (gac) * variable, 1st assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure) /:/ /=/ broda (rod) * variable, 2nd assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure) /:/ /=/ brode (bo'e) * variable, 3rd assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure) /:/ /=/ brodi * variable, 4th assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure) /:/ /=/ brodo * variable, 5th assignable variable predicate (context determines place structure) /:/ /=/ brodu * varies, x1 varies/changes in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni) in amount/degree x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [non-resultative, not-necessarily agentive change] /=/ cenba (cne) * various, x1 (set/mass/individual) is miscellaneous/various/assorted in property x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ vrici * vary, x1 vary-es/changes in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni) in amount/degree x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [non-resultative, not-necessarily agentive change] /=/ cenba (cne) * vascular (sound clue not identical in meaning), x1 breathes/respires x2 [gas] /:/ (though used to make the Lojban word, clue word vascular is erroneous, actually pertaining to the circulatory system that carries the respired oxygen to the tissues) /=/ vasxu (vax va'u) * vector, x1 is a line/among lines [1-dimensional shape/form] defined by set of points x2 /:/ [ray/vector (farli'i or porli'i)] /=/ linji (lij li'i) * Vedic, x1 reflects Sanskrit language/Sanskritic/Vedic culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ srito * vegetable (leafy vegetable), x1 is a quantity of cabbage/lettuce/leafy vegetable of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ kobli (kob ko'i) * vegetable (plant), x1 is a plant/herb/greenery of species/strain/cultivar x2 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is vegetable/vegetal/vegetative] /=/ spati (spa) * vegetable (tomato), x1 is a tomato [fruit/vegetable/plant] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ tamca * vegetable, x1 is the edible x2 portion of plant x3; x1 is a vegetable /:/ [note that fruits and nuts are also vegetable-s; generally this word will be used for either the general category of edible plants, or for non-fruit vegetable-s (= nalrutstagi)] /=/ stagi * vegetal, x1 is a plant/herb/greenery of species/strain/cultivar x2 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is vegetable/vegetal/vegetative] /=/ spati (spa) * vegetative, x1 is a plant/herb/greenery of species/strain/cultivar x2 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is vegetable/vegetal/vegetative] /=/ spati (spa) * vehicle (boat as vehicle), x1 is a boat/ship/vessel [vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ bloti (lot blo lo'i) * vehicle (means of going), x5 of: x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5 /:/ [also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ klama (kla) * vehicle (mode of transport), x1 is a vehicle/mode of transport carrying x2 in/on surface/medium x3, propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ marce (ma'e) * vehicle (rocket), x1 is a rocket [vehicle] propelled by jet expelling x2 carrying payload x3 /:/ /=/ jakne * vehicle (sail on vehicle), x3 of: x1 is a sail for gathering propelling material x2 on vehicle/motor x3 /:/ [waterwheel (= jacfanxi'u)] /=/ falnu (fan) * vehicle (train), x1 is a train [vehicle] of cars/units x2 (mass) for rails/system/railroad x3, propelled by x4 /:/ [a railed vehicle or train of vehicles; also subway (= tu'unre'e), metro, trolley, tramway (= lajre'e), roller coaster; monorail (= dadre'e); cable car, sky car, ski lift (= cildadre'e)] /=/ trene (ren re'e) * vehicle (wheeled motor-vehicle), x1 is a car/automobile/truck/van [a wheeled motor vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ karce * vehicle (wheeled vehicle), x1 is a cart/carriage/wagon [wheeled vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ carce * vehicle (vehicle having a cabin), x2 of: x1 is a cabin of vehicle x2 /:/ /=/ sabnu * vehicle (vehicle having a wheel/wheeled), x1 is a wheel [tool] of device/vehicle x2, made of materials/having properties x3 /:/ /=/ xislu (xil xi'u) * vehicle (vehicle with a captain/commander), x2 of: 1 is captain/commander/leader/in-charge of vehicle/domain x2 /:/ /=/ jatna (ja'a) * vehicle, (aircraft) vehiclex1 is an airplane/aircraft [flying vehicle] for carrying passengers/cargo x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ vinji (vij) * vehicle, (means of travelling) x3 of: x1 travels/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller /:/ (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly) /=/ litru (li'u) * vend, x1 [seller] sells/vend-s x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 /:/ [x1 is a salesperson/salesman/vend-or; x3 buys/purchases x2 from x1 (= terve'u for reordered terms); x4 is the price of x2 to x3 (= velve'u for reordered terms); for sale (= fitselve'u, selvenfriti); x2 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 (= po'erve'u, po'erselve'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vecnu (ven ve'u) % vending, x1 is an event of x2 [seller] selling/vending x3 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer x4 for amount/cost/expense x5 /:/ [x2 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x4 buys x3 from x2; x5 is the price of x3 to x4 /=/ nunve'u * vendor (seller), x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 /:/ [x1 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x3 buys/purchases x2 from x1 (= terve'u for reordered terms); x4 is the price of x2 to x3 (= velve'u for reordered terms); for sale (= fitselve'u, selvenfriti); x2 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 (= po'erve'u, po'erselve'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vecnu (ven ve'u) * vendor (vendor setting price), x4 of: x1 [amount] is the price of x2 to purchaser/consumer x3 set by vendor/offeror x4 /:/ [x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from transfer of ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erdi'a, po'erseldi'a for unambiguous semantics); price is something decided/set by the seller, and is closely akin to offer (friti), which is what a buyer may decide; (note that price is not the same thing as cost/expense, which is the actual amount exchanged in a transaction; the latter is vecnu or canja; neither is the same as "value" or vamji; in colloquial English, these are sometimes interchanged, at least partially because of the rarity of barter and bargaining in the marketplace)] /=/ jdima (di'a) % vendor, x1 is an event of x2 [seller] selling/vending x3 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer x4 for amount/cost/expense x5 /:/ [x2 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x4 buys x3 from x2; x5 is the price of x3 to x4 /=/ nunve'u * vends, x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 /:/ [x1 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x3 buys/purchases x2 from x1 (= terve'u for reordered terms); x4 is the price of x2 to x3 (= velve'u for reordered terms); for sale (= fitselve'u, selvenfriti); x2 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 (= po'erve'u, po'erselve'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vecnu (ven ve'u) * venerates, x1 esteems/respects/venerates/highly regards x2 [object of respect] /:/ [also: x2 is respected/esteemed/celebrated (= selsi'a for reordered places)] /=/ sinma (si'a) * vengeance, x4 of: x1 takes revenge on/retaliates against x2 (person) for wrong x3 (nu) with vengeance x4 (nu) /:/ [also avenge; (adjective:) x1 is vengeful] /=/ venfu (vef) * vengeful, x1 takes revenge on/retaliates against x2 (person) for wrong x3 (nu) with vengeance x4 (nu) /:/ [also avenge; (adjective:) x1 is vengeful] /=/ venfu (vef) * venom, x1 is poisonous/venom-ous/toxic/a toxin to x2 /:/ /=/ vindu (vid) * venomous, x1 is poisonous/venomous/toxic/a toxin to x2 /:/ /=/ vindu (vid) * verbally (aloud), x1 utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x2 /:/ [also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku)] /=/ bacru (ba'u) * verdant, x1 is green/verdant [color adjective] /:/ /=/ crino (ri'o) * vernal, x1 is spring/springtime [warming season] of year x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is vernal /:/ /=/ vensa (ves) * verse, x1 is a poem/verse about plot/theme/subject/pattern x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4 /:/ [x2 may be a convention rather than a subject] /=/ pemci (pem) * vertebra, x1 is a column/pillar of material x2 /:/ [spine (= bo'urkamju), vertebra (= kamjybo'u)] /=/ kamju * vertex (tip/point), x1 is a tip/point/vertex/extremity [0-dimension shape/form] on object x2 at locus x3 /:/ /=/ jipno (jip ji'o) * vertex (vertex of a cone), x3 of: x1 is a cone [shape/form] of material x2 with vertex x3 /:/ [also ellipse, ellipsoid (= konclupa)] /=/ konju (kon ko'u) * vertex (vertex of an angle), x2 of: x1 is an angle [2-dimensional shape/form] from vertex x2 subtended by lateral [segment] x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is angular; x2 corner; (segment x3 can be defined by interval)] /=/ jganu (jga) * vertical (standing), x1 stands [is vertically oriented] on surface x2 supported by limbs/support/pedestal x3 /:/ [x1 is standing; x1 stands up; x1 is erect/vertical/upright; x1 bows/bends over (= krosa'i, krosa'ibi'o, plosa'i); frame of reference is (approximate) perpendicularity to the surface, and not to a gravity field] /=/ sanli (sa'i) * vertical (upright/erect/plumb), x1 is vertical/upright/erect/plumb/oriented straight up and down in reference frame/gravity x2 /:/ /=/ sraji (raj) * vertically above, x1 is directly/vertically above/upwards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ gapru (gap) * vertically beneath, x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 /:/ [also underside, nether] /=/ cnita (nit ni'a) * vertically oriented, x1 stands [is vertically oriented oriented] on surface x2 supported by limbs/support/pedestal x3 /:/ [x1 is standing; x1 stands up; x1 is erect/vertical/upright; x1 bows/bends over (= krosa'i, krosa'ibi'o, plosa'i); frame of reference is (approximate) perpendicularity to the surface, and not to a gravity field] /=/ sanli (sa'i) * vertices (vertices of a right-angled figure), x2 of: x1 is a right-angled shape/form defined by set of vertices x2, dimensions x3 (default 2) /:/ [also rectangle, square, rectilinear; square (= kubykurfa, pitkubykurfa), cube (= kurkubli), rectangle (= clakurfa), rhombus/diamond (= sa'orkurfa, sa'orpitkubli)] /=/ kurfa (kur) * very light, x1 is white/very light-light colored [color adjective] /:/ [pale forms of other colors are a compound of white; e.g. pink (= labyxu'e, xunblabi) (whereas kandi is used for pale = dimness, lack of intensity)] /=/ blabi (lab) * very, x1 is much/extreme in property x2 (ka), towards x3 extreme/direction; x1 is, in x2, very x3 /:/ [also very, pretty, a lot, immoderate/immoderately, intense, quite, extremely] /=/ mutce (tce) * vessel (container), x1 contains/holds/encloses/includes contents x2 within; x1 is a vessel containing x2 /:/ [also accommodates, container; containment need not be total; x2 is [contained] in x1 (= selvau for reordered places)] /=/ vasru (vas vau) * vessel (drinking vessel), x1 is a cup/glass/tumbler/mug/vessel/[bowl] containing contents x2, and of material x3 /:/ [a kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it; a palta is not] /=/ kabri * vessel (ship), x1 is a boat/ship/vessel [vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ bloti (lot blo lo'i) * via (mail/intermediary service), x1 mails/posts [transfer via] x2 to x3 from x4 by carrier/network/system x5 /:/ [also x4 post office, mailbox] /=/ mrilu (mri) * via (route defined as set of points), x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to x2 from x3 via including x4 (set) /:/ [a route merely connects origin/destination, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ pluta (lut lu'a) * via expressive medium, x1 (agent) expresses/says x2 (sedu'u/text/lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4 /:/ [also says] /=/ cusku (cus sku) * via radio station/frequency, x1 broadcasts/transmits [using radio waves] x2 via radio station/frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4 /:/ /=/ cradi * via route (excretion), x1 [body] excretes waste x2 from source x3 via route/means x4 /:/ /=/ vikmi (vim vi'i) * via route (going), x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5 /:/ [also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ klama (kla) * via route (leaving), x1 leaves/goes away/departs/parts/separates from x2 via route x3 /:/ [also: x1 leaves behind/takes leave of x2] /=/ cliva (liv li'a) * via route (travel) x1 travels/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller /:/ (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly) /=/ litru (li'u) * via sensory channel, x1 is a noise/din/clamor [sensory input without useful information] to x2 via sensory channel x3 /:/ /=/ savru (sav vru) * via television medium/channel, x1 [broadcaster] televises programming x2 via television medium/channel x3 to television receiver x4 /:/ [x2 programming (mass), program/show (individual)] /=/ tivni (tiv) * via transfer medium, x1 transfers/sends/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via transfer medium means x5 /:/ [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier] /=/ benji (bej be'i) * vibrates, x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 /:/ [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion] /=/ desku (des) * vibrating (as a producer of music), x2 of: x1 is music performed/produced by x2 (event) /:/ [x2 event may be person playing instrument, singing, musical source operating/vibrating, etc.; instrument (= zgica'a); play an instrument (= zgica'apli, zgiterca'a, selzgigau, selzgizu'e); song (= sa'azgi, selsa'a); voice, as used musically (= zgivo'a); composed music (= fingi'e)] /=/ zgike (zgi gi'e) * vibration (sound), x1 is vibration/sound produced/emitted by x2 /:/ [x2 sounds (intransitive verb)] /=/ sance (sna) * vice-, x1 is a deputy/vice-/subordinate in aspect [or organization principle] x2 (ka) to principal x3 /:/ [also assistant, adjutant] /=/ vipsi (vip) * viceroy, x1 governs/rules/is ruler/governor/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 /:/ [x2 need not be complete specification of set of governed; reign/rule (= noltru); king/queen/sovereign (= nolraitru); pure democracy (= roltrusi'o), representative democracy (= rolka'itrusi'o), viceroy (= ka'itru), pure communism (= guntrusi'o), board of directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))] /=/ turni (tru) * victim (experiencer of injury), x2 of: x1 (event) hurts/injures/harms/damages victim x2 in property x3 (ka) resulting in injury x4 (state) /:/ /=/ xrani (xai) % victim (in an event of aggression), x1 is an aggression, an event of x2 (person/mass) attacking/invading/committing aggression upon victim x3 with goal/objective x4 /:/ /=/ gunta (gut) * victim (threatened), x3 of: x1 (agent) promises/commits/assures/threatens x2 (event/state) to x3 [beneficiary/victim] /:/ /=/ nupre (nup nu'e) * victim (victim of a weapon), x2 of: x1 is a weapon/arms for use against victim x2 by x3 /:/ [gun/cannon (= celxa'i)] /=/ xarci (xac xa'i) * victim (victim of aggression), x1 (person/mass) attacks/invades/commits aggression upon defender/victim x2 with goal/objective x3 /:/ /=/ gunta (gut) * victim (victim of cruelty), x2 of: x1 (person) is cruel/mean/unkind to victim x2 /:/ /=/ kusru (kus) * victim (victim of harshness), x2 of: x1 (event/action/state) is severe/harsh to x2 [victim/experiencer] /:/ /=/ jursa (jus) * victor, x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 /:/ [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 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 (= po'erji'a, po'erselji'a for unambiguous semantics)]; /=/ jinga (jig ji'a) * vicuna, x1 is a camel/llama/alpaca/vicuna/dromedary of species/breed x2 /:/ [llama (= tcokumte), Bactrian camel (= zdokumte); Arabian camel/dromedary (= rabykumte)] /=/ kumte * video (pertaining to a video monitor/CRT), x1 is a video monitor/CRT/screen [machine] serving function x2 /:/ /=/ vidni * video moniotr, x1 is a video moniotr/CRT/screen [machine] serving function x2 /:/ /=/ vidni * vies, x1 competes/vies with opponent x2 in contest/competition x3 (event) for gain x4; x1 rivals x2 /:/ [also x2 opponent(s), competitor(s), rival(s); x3 competition, race; x4 prize, reward, recognition (gain may be internal or external)] /=/ jivna (jvi) * view, x1 is the view/scene/panorama/sight/prospect of x2 (object/location) from point-of-view x3 /:/ [also x1 is on display to x2/x3] /=/ jvinu (vin ji'u) % viewing, x1 is a vision, an event of x2 viewing/seeing/perceiving visually x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x4 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived] /=/ nunvi'a * viewpoint (something agreed with), x1 [person] agrees with person(s)/position/viewpoint x2 that x3 (du'u) is true about matter x4 /:/ /=/ tugni (tug tu'i) * viewpoint (viewpoint argued against), x2 of: x1 argues for viewpoint x2 against viewpoint x3; [an opponent is not necessary] /:/ /=/ darlu (dau) * viewpoint (viewpoint argued for), x2 of: x1 argues for viewpoint x2 against viewpoint/stand x3; [an opponent is not necessary] /:/ /=/ darlu (dau) * viewpoint, x2 of: x1 thinks/opines x2 [opinion/viewpoint] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jinvi (jiv ji'i) * views, x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/gazes at x2 /:/ [also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "observe"] /=/ catlu (cta) * views, x1 views/sees/perceives visually x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is visual; x3 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived; note that English "see" often means "look" or a more generic "observe", or even "understand, know"] /=/ viska (vis vi'a) * vigilante, x1 is a police officer/[enforcer/vigilante] enforcing law(s)/rule(s)/order x2 /:/ [police officer, as an agent of authority (= ca'irpulji, ka'irpulji), as part of a police force (= puljyselsoi); military police (= jempulji, bilpulji)] /=/ pulji * viola, x1 is guitar/violin/fiddle/harp [stringed musical instrument] with actuator/plectrum/bow x2 /:/ [also lute, viola, cello] /=/ jgita (git) * violence, x1 is an event/state/act of violence /:/ /=/ vlile (vil) * violent (of vomiting), x1 vomits/regurgitates x2; x1 throws x2 up; [violent] digestive expulsion /:/ (x2 is non-gaseous) /=/ vamtu (vat) * violent motion, x1 whips/lashes/snaps [a sudden violent motion] /:/ /=/ bikla (bik) * violent, x1 (event) is violent /:/ /=/ vlile (vil) * violent, x1 is an event/state/act of violent-ce /:/ /=/ vlile (vil) * violently (of an explosion), x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into pieces/energy/fragments x2 /:/ /=/ spoja (poj po'a) * violet, x1 is purple/violet [color adjective] /:/ /=/ zirpu (zir zi'u) * violin, x1 is guitar/violin/fiddle/harp [stringed musical instrument] with actuator/plectrum/bow x2 /:/ [also lute, viola, cello] /=/ jgita (git) * virtue (sound clue not identical in meaning), x1 is brave/valiant/courageous in activity x2 (event) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ virnu (vri) * virtue, x1 is virtue-ous/saintly/[fine/moral/nice/holy/morally good] by standard x2 /:/ [holy/saintly (= cesyvu'e)] /=/ vrude (vud vu'e) * virtuous, x1 is virtuous/saintly/[fine/moral/nice/holy/morally good] by standard x2 /:/ [holy/saintly (= cesyvu'e)] /=/ vrude (vud vu'e) * virus, x1 is a virus of species/breed/defining property x2 capable of infecting [at] x3 /:/ /=/ vidru (vir) * viscera, x1 is a/the gut(s)/entrails/intestines/viscera/innards/digestive system [body-part] of x2 /:/ [metaphor: process hub] /=/ canti * viscous, x1 is thick/viscous under conditions x2 /:/ /=/ viknu (vik) % vision, x1 is a vision, an event of x2 viewing/seeing/perceiving visually x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x4 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived] /=/ nunvi'a * vision, x1 sees/perceives visually x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is visual; x3 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived; note that English "see" often means "look" or a more generic "observe", or even "understand, know"] /=/ viska (vis vi'a) * visit, x1 is a guest/visit-or of x2 at place/event x3; x1 visit-s x2/x3 /:/ /=/ vitke (vi'e) * visitor, x1 is a guest/visitor of x2 at place/event x3; x1 visits x2/x3 /:/ /=/ vitke (vi'e) * visits, x1 is a guest/visitor of x2 at place/event x3; x1 visits x2/x3 /:/ /=/ vitke (vi'e) % visual (pertaining to events of viewing), x1 is a vision, an event of x2 viewing/seeing/perceiving visually x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x4 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived] /=/ nunvi'a * visual (pertaining to sight), x1 or x2 of: x1 sees/perceives visual-ly x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x3 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived; note that English "see" often means "look" or a more generic "observe", or even "understand, know"] /=/ viska (vis vi'a) * visually (visually perceive), x1 sees/perceives visually x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is visual; x3 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived; note that English "see" often means "look" or a more generic "observe", or even "understand, know"] /=/ viska (vis vi'a) % visually, x1 is a vision, an event of x2 viewing/seeing/perceiving visually x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x4 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived] /=/ nunvi'a * vital (alive), x1 lives/is alive by standard x2; x1 is an organism/living thing /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is vital, organic] /=/ jmive (miv ji'e) * vital fluid, x1 is blood/vital fluid of organism x2 /:/ /=/ ciblu (blu) * vocally (vocally makes a sound), x1 utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x2 /:/ [also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku)] /=/ bacru (ba'u) * vocation, x1 is a job/occupation/employment/vocation (a type of work regularly done for pay) of person x2 /:/ [working for another (= selplijibri)] /=/ jibri (jib) * voice (speech sound), x1 is a voice/speech sound of individual x2 /:/ /=/ voksa (vok vo'a) * voice (used to produce music), x2 of: x1 is music performed/produced by x2 (event) /:/ [x2 event may be person playing instrument, singing, musical source operating/vibrating, etc.; instrument (= zgica'a); play an instrument (= zgica'apli, zgiterca'a, selzgigau, selzgizu'e); song (= sa'azgi, selsa'a); voice, as used musically (= zgivo'a); composed music (= fingi'e)] /=/ zgike (zgi gi'e) * voices, x1 voices/utters verbally/says/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x2 /:/ [does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('says' is usually cusku)] /=/ bacru (ba'u) * volcanic (metaphorical sulfur), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of sulfur/brimstone (S); [metaphor: foul odor, volcanic] /:/ /=/ sliri * volition (acquire with volition), x1 takes/gets/gains/obtains/seizes/[removes] x2 (object/property) from x3 (possessor) /:/ [also confiscate, appropriate]; [acquire with volition such that x1 gains possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied]; (cf. punji, cpacu where volition or previous possession is not necessarily implied, vimcu for alienation where x1 need not gain possession, canci, cliva) /=/ lebna (leb le'a) * volition (having volition), x1 is a volitional entity employing means/taking action x2 for purpose/goal x3/to end x3 /:/ [also acting at, undertaking, doing; agentive cause with volition/purpose; also x3 objective, end] /=/ zukte (zuk zu'e) * volition (having volition, of a motivated person), x3 of: x1 (action/event/state) motivates/is a motive/incentive for action/event x2, per volition of x3 /:/ [also; x3 is motivated to bring about result/goal/objective x2 by x1 (= termu'i for reordered places); (note that 'under conditions' BAI may apply and be appropriately added to the main predicate level or within the x2 action level)] /=/ mukti (muk mu'i) * volitional entity, x1 is a volitional entity employing means/taking action x2 for purpose/goal x3/to end x3 /:/ [also acting at, undertaking, doing; agentive cause with volition/purpose; also x3 objective, end] /=/ zukte (zuk zu'e) * volume, x1 is space/volume/region/room [at-least-3-dimensional area] occupied by x2 /:/ [also occupy (= selca'u)] /=/ canlu (cal ca'u) * volume, x1 is x2 (default 1) local volume unit(s) [non-metric; e.g. bushel], standard x3, x4 subunits /:/ [gallon (= likydekpu), quart (= likseldekpu), barrel (wet = likybradekpu, dry = sudbradekpu), bushel (= sudydekpu), peck (= sudyseldekpu), cupful (= kabrydekpu), tablespoon (= mucydekpu); teaspoon (= mucyseldekpu); (all of these lujvo may need gic- to distinguish the English measurement system in contrasting with some local system; the English system is otherwise presumed to be the default non-metric system)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ dekpu * volume, x1 is x2 liter(s) [metric unit] in volume (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ litce (lic) * voluntarily, x1 is free/at liberty to do/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 /:/ [also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2] /=/ zifre (zif zi'e) * vomit, x1 vomit-s/regurgitates x2; x1 throws x2 up; [violent] digestive expulsion /:/ (x2 is non-gaseous) /=/ vamtu (vat) * vomits, x1 vomits/regurgitates x2; x1 throws x2 up; [violent] digestive expulsion /:/ (x2 is non-gaseous) /=/ vamtu (vat) * vortex, x1 is a spiral/helix/whorl/[vortex] [shape/form] with limits x2, of dimensionality x3 /:/ /=/ sarlu * vs., x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 /:/ [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 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 (= po'erji'a, po'erselji'a for unambiguous semantics)]; /=/ jinga (jig ji'a) % vulgar (ignoble), x1 is common/low/vulgar in/under culture/society/standard x2 /:/ [also lower-class; high/low, upper/low-er are poor Lojban metaphors] /=/ nalno'i % vulgar (very ignoble), x1 is common/low/vulgar in/under culture/society/standard x2 /:/ [also lower-class; high/low, upper/low-er are poor Lojban metaphors] /=/ tolno'i * vulgar, x1 [member] is ordinary/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) /:/ [also: x2 is a normal/common/ordinary/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)] /=/ fadni (fad) % vulgar, x1 is a commoner/non-elite/low-born/untitled/vulgar in/under culture/society/standard x2 /:/ [also lower-class; high/low, upper/low-er are poor Lojban metaphors] /=/ nalnolpre % vulgar, x1 is a peon/peasant/low-born/vulgar in/under culture/society/standard x2 /:/ [also lower-class; high/low, upper/low-er are poor Lojban metaphors] /=/ tolnolpre * vulva, x1 is a/the vulva [body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ vlagi (lag) * wages, x2 of: x1 (agent/person) earns/[deserves/merits] wages/salary/pay x2 for work/service x3 (activity) /:/ [also x2 reward (= zanseljerna or nemjerna), punishment/comeuppance (= sfaseljerna, malseljerna); x3 behavior; job (= terjerna); x2 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 (= po'erjerna, po'erseljerna for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ jerna * wagon, x1 is a cart/carriage/wagon [wheeled vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ carce * wait, x1 a-wait-s/wait-s/pauses for/until x2 at state x3 before starting/continuing x4 (activity/process) /:/ [(x2 is an event, usually a point event); also: resuming x4] /=/ denpa (dep de'a) * waits, x1 awaits/waits/pauses for/until x2 at state x3 before starting/continuing x4 (activity/process) /:/ [(x2 is an event, usually a point event); also: resuming x4] /=/ denpa (dep de'a) * waldo, x1 is a/the hand [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: manipulating tool, waldo] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is manual] /=/ xance (xan xa'e) * walk, x1 walk-s/strides/paces on surface x2 using limbs x3 /:/ /=/ cadzu (dzu) * walks, x1 walks/strides/paces on surface x2 using limbs x3 /:/ /=/ cadzu (dzu) * wall (containing an opening), x1 is a window/portal/opening [portal] in wall/building/structure x2 /:/ /=/ canko (ca'o) * wall, x1 is a wall/fence separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of/in structure x4 /:/ /=/ bitmu (bim bi'u) * wall, x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval/separating medium x3 /:/ [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] /=/ sepli (sep sei) * walls (part of the bounds of a room), x3 of: x1 is a room/chamber of/in structure x2 surrounded by partitions/walls/ceiling/floor x3 (mass/jo'u) /:/ /=/ kumfa (kum ku'a) * wants (hungers for), x1 hungers for x2; x1 needs/wants food/fuel x2 /:/ /=/ xagji * wants (needs), x1 needs/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x2 for purpose/action/stage of process x3 /:/ [no implication of lack] /=/ nitcu (tcu) * wants (thirsts for), x1 thirsts for x2; x1 needs/wants drink/fluid/lubrication x2 /:/ /=/ taske * wants rest, x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest /:/ /=/ tatpi (ta'i) * wants, x1 desires/wants/wishes x2 (event/state) for purpose x3 /:/ [if desire is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji)] /=/ djica (dji) * war, x1 (person/mass) wars against x2 over territory/matter x3; x1 is at war with x2 /:/ /=/ jamna (jam) * wards, x1 (event) defends/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) /:/ [also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/shield (= badgai)] /=/ bandu (bad) * warm, x1 is hot/[warm] by standard x2 /:/ [warm (= mligla), feverish (= bi'agla)] /=/ glare (gla) * warn, x1 (event/experience) warn-s/cautions x2 (person) of/about danger x3 (event/state/property) /:/ [agentive warning (= jdegau, jdezu'e); an attempt to warn which may not succeed (= jdetoi, jdegautoi, jdezuktoi)] /=/ kajde (jde) * warning, x1 (event/experience) warns/cautions x2 (person) of/about danger x3 (event/state/property) /:/ [agentive warning (= jdegau, jdezu'e); an attempt to warn which may not succeed (= jdetoi, jdegautoi, jdezuktoi)] /=/ kajde (jde) * warns, x1 (event/experience) warns/cautions x2 (person) of/about danger x3 (event/state/property) /:/ [agentive warning (= jdegau, jdezu'e); an attempt to warn which may not succeed (= jdetoi, jdegautoi, jdezuktoi)] /=/ kajde (jde) * warrior, x1 is a soldier/warrior/fighter of army x2 /:/ /=/ sonci (son soi) * wars, x1 (person/mass) wars against x2 over territory/matter x3; x1 is at war with x2 /:/ /=/ jamna (jam) * wash, x1 (agent) wash-es/cleanses x2 of soil/contaminant x3 in/with cleaning material(s) x4 /:/ [agentless wash-ing/cleansing (= cuvbi'o, jisybi'o)] /=/ lumci (lum lu'i) * washes, x1 (agent) washes/cleanses x2 of soil/contaminant x3 in/with cleaning material(s) x4 /:/ [agentless washing/cleansing (= cuvbi'o, jisybi'o)] /=/ lumci (lum lu'i) * washing, x1 (agent) washes/cleanses x2 of soil/contaminant x3 in/with cleaning material(s) x4 /:/ [agentless washing/cleansing (= cuvbi'o, jisybi'o)] /=/ lumci (lum lu'i) * wasp, x1 is a bee/wasp/hornet of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ bifce (bic) * waste (anus as metaphor for waste exit), x1 is a/the anus/anal orifice/asshole/arsehole [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: exit, waste exit] /:/ [also asshole/ass/arsehole; (adjective:) x1 is anal] /=/ ganxo (gax) * waste (excessively or wastefully consume), x1 (event) uses up/depletes/consumes/[wastes] x2 [resource] /:/ [waste (= fesxaksu, dusxaksu)] /=/ xaksu (xak) * waste (excretion), x2 of: x1 [body] excretes waste x2 from source x3 via means/route x4 /:/ /=/ vikmi (vim vi'i) * waste (waste products), x1(s) is/are waste product(s) [left to waste] by x2 (event/activity) /:/ [also shit, crap; agentive wasting (= fesygau, fesyzu'e)] /=/ festi (fes) * wastes (uses up), x1 (event) uses up/depletes/consumes/[wastes] x2 [resource] /:/ [waste (= fesxaksu, dusxaksu)] /=/ xaksu (xak) * wasting, x1(s) is/are waste product(s) [left to waste] by x2 (event/activity) /:/ [also shit, crap; agentive wasting (= fesygau, fesyzu'e)] /=/ festi (fes) * watch (clock), x1 is clock/watch/timer measuring time units x2 to precision x3 with timing mechanism/method x4 /:/ [also timepiece] /=/ junla (jul) * watches (looks at), x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/gazes at x2 /:/ [also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "observe"] /=/ catlu (cta) * watches (observes), x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [beholds/watches/gazes (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)] /=/ zgana (zga) * watchman, x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)] /=/ zgana (zga) * water (aqueous), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity/expanse of water; (adjective:) x1 is aqueous/[aquatic] /:/ [aquatic (= jaupli)] /=/ djacu (jac jau) * water (water containing shoal/reef), x3 of: x1 is a shoal [shallow hazard]/reef of material x2 in body of water x3 /:/ [rapids (= ri'erjmifa, ri'ercaxno)] /=/ jmifa * watershed (watershed of a river), x3 of: x1 is a river of landmass x2, draining watershed x3 into x4/terminating at x4 /:/ /=/ rirxe (ri'e) * waterwheel, x1 is a sail for gathering propelling material x2 on vehicle/motor x3 /:/ [waterwheel (= jacfanxi'u)] /=/ falnu (fan) * wave, x1 is a wave [periodic pattern] in medium x2, wave-form x3, wave-length x4, frequency x5 /:/ /=/ boxna (bon bo'a) * wave-form, x1 is a wave [periodic pattern] in medium x2, wave-form x3, wave-length x4, frequency x5 /:/ /=/ boxna (bon bo'a) * wavelength, x1 is a wave [periodic pattern] in medium x2, wave-form x3, wavelength x4, frequency x5 /:/ /=/ boxna (bon bo'a) * waves (radio waves), x1 broadcasts/transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station/frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4 /:/ /=/ cradi * wax, x1 is quantity of wax [substance especially soft/moldable when warm] from source x2 /:/ [also paraffin] /=/ lakse (lak) * way (gateway), x1 is a doorway/gateway/access way between x2 and x3 of structure x4 /:/ [note: emphasis on route nature; solid door (= vrogai/vrobi'u/vrozu'itci)] /=/ vorme (vor vro) * way (means of a process), x1 [process] is a method/technique/approach/means for doing x2 (event) under conditions x3 /:/ [also practice/way/mode; style/manner/conduct (= tratadji); pattern (= montadji, tadjymo'a, or platadji, tadjypla)] /=/ tadji * way (route), x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to x2 from x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) /:/ [a route merely connects origin/destination, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ pluta (lut lu'a) * way (small street), x1 is a street/avenue/lane/drive/cul-de-sac/way/alley/[road] at x2 accessing x3 /:/ [also corridor; not typically a route between points, but offers access to sites along it] /=/ klaji (laj) * way (yield, surrender), x1 yields/gives way/surrenders to x2 (force/agent) under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ randa (rad) * way-of-looking-at, x1 is a favorable connotation/sense for/way-of-looking-at/perspective on x2 used by x3 /:/ /=/ zabna (zan za'a) * weak, x1 is weak/feeble/frail in property/quality/aspect x2 (ka) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ ruble (rub ble) * wealthy, x1 is rich/wealthy in goods/possessions/property/aspect x2 /:/ /=/ ricfu (rif cfu) * weapon (arms), x1 is a weapon/arms for use against x2 by x3 /:/ [gun/cannon (= celxa'i)] /=/ xarci (xac xa'i) * weapon (bladed weapon), x2 of: x1 is a blade of tool/weapon x2 /:/ /=/ balre (ba'e) * weapon (claw/talon as metaphor), x1 is a/the claw/nail/talon [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: pointed, penetrating, physical weapon] /:/ /=/ jgalu (ja'u) * wear, x1 is dress/a garment/clothing for wearing by x2 (gender/species/body part) serving purpose x3 /:/ [also: x2 can wear/is wearing x1; refers to something intended for use as a garment, not merely something that happens to be worn at some time (which need not be true for dasni)] /=/ taxfu (taf ta'u) * wear, x1 wear-s/is robed/garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3 /:/ [x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu)] /=/ dasni (das) * wearing (intended use for garments), x2 of: x1 is dress/a garment/clothing for wearing by x2 (gender/species/body part) serving purpose x3 /:/ [also: x2 can wear/is wearing x1; refers to something intended for use as a garment, not merely something that happens to be worn at some time (which need not be true for dasni)] /=/ taxfu (taf ta'u) * wears, x1 wears/is robed/garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3 /:/ [x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu)] /=/ dasni (das) * weather, x1 is weather at place/region x2; (adjective:) x1 is meteorological /:/ [climate (= citsyti'a, timymo'a)] /=/ tcima (tim ti'a) * weaves, x1 weaves x2 from material/[yarn] x3 /:/ /=/ jivbu * wedge, x1 is a wedge [shape/form/tool] of material x2 /:/ /=/ cfine * week (as part of date), x1 is the date [day,{week},{month},year] of event/state x2, at location x3, by calendar x4 /:/ (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi) /=/ detri (det) * week (duration), x1 is x2 weeks in duration (default is 1 week) by standard x3 /:/ [re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven days, classically being tied to the time between trips to the marketplace; this week (= cabjeftu); next week (= bavlamjeftu); last week (= prulamjeftu)] /=/ jeftu (jef) * weeks, x1 is x2 weeks in duration (default is 1 week) by standard x3 /:/ [re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven days, classically being tied to the time between trips to the marketplace; this week (= cabjeftu); next week (= bavlamjeftu); last week (= prulamjeftu)] /=/ jeftu (jef) * weep, x1 weep-s/cries tears x2 about/for reason x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ klaku (kak) * weeps, x1 weeps/cries tears x2 about/for reason x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ klaku (kak) * weight (atomic weight), x3 of: x1 is an atom of element/atomic number x2 of isotope number/atomic weight x3 /:/ /=/ ratni (rat) * weight (heavy in weight), x1 is heavy/weighty in mass/weight by standard x2 /:/ /=/ tilju (tij) * weight (light in weight), x1 is light in mass/weight by standard x2 /:/ /=/ linto (li'o) * weight (weight in field), x1 is the weight of object x2 in [gravitational or other force] field x3 /:/ /=/ junta * weight (weight of a hammer), x3 of: x1 [tool] is a hammer for/hammers x2 [target] consisting of weight/head x3 propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ mruli (mru) * weight, x1 is x2 (default 1) local weight unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, subunits [e.g. ounces] x4 /:/ (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ bunda (bud) * weighty, x1 is heavy/weighty in mass/weight by standard x2 /:/ /=/ tilju (tij) * weird, x1 is strange/weird/deviant/bizarre/odd to x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ [also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic] /=/ cizra (ciz) * welcomes, x1 (agent) greets/hails/[welcomes/says hello to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action) /:/ /=/ rinsa * well (healthy), x1 is healthy/fit/well/in good health by standard x2 /:/ /=/ kanro (ka'o) * well (spring), x1 is a well/spring of fluid x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ jinto * well-known (familiar), x1 is old/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4 /:/ [This can cover both meanings of old. Old in years, i.e. age, can be conveyed through x2 = the world, life, existence (= loi nu zasti); in usage this has been a common default for ellipsis. However slabu is not the opposite of 'young' (= nalci'o, tolci'o), but the opposite of 'new' (= tolni'o); also ancient (= tcesau), age (= nilsau); x2 is used to x1 (= selsau for reordered places); historic/historical (= cirsau, cirselcedra; also vaipru)] /=/ slabu (sau) * well-known (famous), x1 (person/object/event) is famous/renowned/is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass) /:/ [also celebrated/; (derogative meanings:) notorious/infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words)] /=/ misno (mis mi'o) * well-organized (well-organized, regimented), x1 is military/regimented/is well-organized/prepared by system x2 for purpose x3 /:/ [also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense - not limited to those trained/well-organized as part of an army to defend a state (= bilpre)] /=/ bilni (bil) * Welsh, x1 reflects Gaelic/Scottish culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ [Irish (= sicko'o), Scottish (= sunko'o), Celtic (= dzeko'o), Welsh (= nanko'o), Breton (= fasko'o); since Scottish/Gaelic is only the northern branch of the Celtic tribes, many would prefer a le'avla for Celtic; nationalism might also demand a separate le'avla for Welsh] /=/ skoto (kot ko'o) * west, x1 is to the west/western side of x2 according to frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ stici (sic) * western, x1 is to the west/western side of x2 according to frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ stici (sic) * wet, x1 is moist/wet/damp with liquid x2 /:/ /=/ cilmo (cim) * wheat, x1 is a quantity of wheat [grain] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ maxri (xri) * wheel, x1 is a wheel [tool] of device/vehicle x2, made of materials/having properties x3 /:/ /=/ xislu (xil xi'u) * wheeled (of a motor vehicle), x1 is a car/automobile/truck/van [a wheeled motor vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ karce * wheeled (of a vehicle), x1 is a cart/carriage/wagon [wheeled vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ carce * whip, x1 whip-s/lashes/snaps [a sudden violent motion] /:/ /=/ bikla (bik) * whips, x1 whips/lashes/snaps [a sudden violent motion] /:/ /=/ bikla (bik) * whistle, x1 [sound source] whistle-s/makes whistle-ing sound/note/tone/melody x2 /:/ /=/ siclu (sil) * whistles, x1 [sound source] whistles/makes whistling sound/note/tone/melody x2 /:/ /=/ siclu (sil) * whistling (whistling sound/note/tone/melody), x2 of: x1 [sound source] whistles/makes whistling/note/tone/melody x2 /:/ /=/ siclu (sil) * white lie, x1 (event/experience) misleads/deceives/dupes/fools/cheats/tricks x2 into x3 (event/state) /:/ [agentive deception (= tcicygau, tcicyzu'e); x3 could be an action or a belief on the part of x2; harmful intent or result is not implied (= maltcicyzu'e for such harmful intent); self deception (= sevytcica); deceive/trick into misguided action (= ticyxlu); misguided belief (= tickri); lie/tell an untruth (= ticysku, jifsku), white lie (= zanticysku)] /=/ tcica (tic) * white, x1 is white/very-light colored [color adjective] /:/ [pale forms of other colors are a compound of white; e.g. pink (= labyxu'e, xunblabi) (whereas kandi is used for pale = dimness, lack of intensity)] /=/ blabi (lab) * who, x1 (set) has members who mutually/reciprocally x2 (event [x1 should be reflexive in 1+ sumti]) /:/ [members of x1 do to each other/one another x2, and in return do x2; x1 (plural set) do the same thing to each other] /=/ simxu (sim si'u) * whole (complete), x1 (event) is complete/done/finished; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3 /:/ [also perfected, entirety; (adverb/adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely] /=/ mulno (mul mu'o) * whole (massed together components), x1 is a mass/team/aggregate/whole, together composed of components x2, considered jointly /:/ [A description in x1 indicates of mass property(ies) displayed by the mass; masses may reveal properties not found in the individual set members that are massified, which themselves are not necessarily relevant to the mass property implicit in this bridi] /=/ gunma (gum) * whole (whole with parts/components), x1 is a part/component/piece/portion/segment of x2 [where x2 is a whole/mass]; x2 is partly x1 /:/ [partly (= selpau)] /=/ pagbu (pag pau) * wholly, x1 (event) is complete/done/finished; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3 /:/ [also perfected, entirety; (adverb/adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely] /=/ mulno (mul mu'o) * whorl, x1 is a spiral/helix/whorl/[vortex] [shape/form] with limits x2, of dimensionality x3 /:/ /=/ sarlu * wicked, x1 is evil/depraved/wicked [morally bad] by standard x2 /:/ /=/ palci (pac) * wide (broad), x1 is broad/wide in dimension x2 [2nd most significant dimension] by standard x3 /:/ /=/ ganra (gan) * wide (wide-mouthed container), x1 is a bucket/pail/can/deep, solid, wide-topped/wide-mouthed container of contents x2, made of material x3 /:/ /=/ baktu * wild dog, x1 is a fox [bushy-tailed wild dog dog/canine] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ lorxu (lor lo'u) * wild, (adjective:) x1 is wild/untamed /:/ [tame (= tolcilce)] /=/ cilce (cic) * will (will hopefully occur), x1 hopes/wishes for/desires x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1); x1 hopes that x2 happens /:/ [also: x1 is hopeful of x2; x2 will hopefully occur, as hoped for by x1; the value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether pacna means 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect': hoping for objects/states with negligible expectation is "wishing"; if the state is plausibly likely, it is "hoping"; when the probability is subjectively near 1, the attitude is described as "expecting"; the value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers (li "piso'u" to li "piro"); wish (= sotpa'a), hope (= sorpa'a), expect (= sojypa'a)] /=/ pacna (pa'a) * willful (of someone who is stubborn), x1 is stubborn/willfully opposing/resisting x2 about x3 (event/state) /:/ [x2 may be a person, a state or condition, or a force; the essence is willful resistance] /=/ xarnu * willful, x1 is stubborn/willful/resisting x2 about x3 (event/state) /:/ [x2 may be a person, a state or condition, or a force; the essence is willful resistance] /=/ xarnu * willfully opposing, x1 is stubborn/willful/willfully opposing/resisting x2 about x3 (event/state) /:/ [x2 may be a person, a state or condition, or a force; the essence is willful resistance] /=/ xarnu * willingly, x1 is free/at liberty to do/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 /:/ [also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2] /=/ zifre (zif zi'e) * win, x1 (person/team) win-s/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 /:/ [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 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 (= po'erji'a, po'erselji'a for unambiguous semantics)]; /=/ jinga (jig ji'a) * wind (wind instrument), x1 is a horn/trumpet/trombone/bugle [brass-wind/lip-reed musical instrument] /:/ /=/ tabra * wind, x1 is a breeze/wind/gale from direction x2 with speed x3; x1 blows from x2 /:/ /=/ brife (bif bi'e) * window, x1 is a window/portal/opening [portal] in wall/building/structure x2 /:/ /=/ canko (ca'o) * windspeed, x3 of: x1 is a breeze/wind/gale from direction x2 with windspeed x3; x1 blows from x2 /:/ /=/ brife (bif bi'e) * wine, x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of wine from fruit/grapes x2 /:/ /=/ vanju (van) * wing, x1 is a/the wing [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: lateral supporting surface] /:/ /=/ nalci (na'i) * wins, x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 /:/ [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 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 (= po'erji'a, po'erselji'a for unambiguous semantics)]; /=/ jinga (jig ji'a) * winter, x1 is winter/wintertime [cold season] of year x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ dunra (dur) * wintertime, x1 is winter/wintertime [cold season] of year x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ dunra (dur) * wipes, x1 is friction [force opposing motion] due to contact/rubbing between x2 and x3; (fe) x2 rubs x3 /:/ [also x2 scrubs/wipes/brushes (against) x3 (= seltermosra); non-agentive rub (= termosra)] /=/ mosra (mos) * wire, x1 is a thread/filament/wire [shape/form] of material x2 /:/ /=/ cilta (cil) * wise man, x1 is wise/sage/a wise man about matter x2 (abstraction) to observer x3 /:/ /=/ prije (pij) * wise, x1 is wise/sage about matter x2 (abstraction) to observer x3 /:/ /=/ prije (pij) * wish, x1 hopes/wishes for/desires x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1); x1 hopes that x2 happens /:/ [also: x1 is hopeful of x2; x2 will hopefully occur, as hoped for by x1; the value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether pacna means 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect': hoping for objects/states with negligible expectation is "wishing"; if the state is plausibly likely, it is "hoping"; when the probability is subjectively near 1, the attitude is described as "expecting"; the value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers (li "piso'u" to li "piro"); wish (= sotpa'a), hope (= sorpa'a), expect (= sojypa'a)] /=/ pacna (pa'a) * wishes (desires), x1 desires/wants/wishes x2 (event/state) for purpose x3 /:/ [if desire is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji)] /=/ djica (dji) * wishes (hopes with low expectation), x1 hopes/wishes for/desires x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1); x1 hopes that x2 happens /:/ [also: x1 is hopeful of x2; x2 will hopefully occur, as hoped for by x1; the value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether pacna means 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect': hoping for objects/states with negligible expectation is "wishing"; if the state is plausibly likely, it is "hoping"; when the probability is subjectively near 1, the attitude is described as "expecting"; the value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers (li "piso'u" to li "piro"); wish (= sotpa'a), hope (= sorpa'a), expect (= sojypa'a)] /=/ pacna (pa'a) * wishing, x1 hopes/wishes for/desires x2 (event), expected likelihood x3 (0-1); x1 hopes that x2 happens /:/ [also: x1 is hopeful of x2; x2 will hopefully occur, as hoped for by x1; the value of x3 is a subjective estimate of likeliness according to x1, and is the basic determinant of whether pacna means 'hope' or 'wish' or 'expect': hoping for objects/states with negligible expectation is "wishing"; if the state is plausibly likely, it is "hoping"; when the probability is subjectively near 1, the attitude is described as "expecting"; the value will usually be expressed using inexact numbers (li "piso'u" to li "piro"); wish (= sotpa'a), hope (= sorpa'a), expect (= sojypa'a)] /=/ pacna (pa'a) * witchcraft, x1 is magic/supernatural/sorcery/witchcraft/wizardry to x2, performed by person/force/deity x3 /:/ /=/ makfa (maf) * with, x1 is with/accompanies/is a companion of x2, in state/condition/enterprise x3 (event/state) /:/ [x1 is together with/along with x2] /=/ kansa (kan) * within (activity within which control is maintained), x3 of: x1 has control over/harnesses/manages/directs/conducts x2 in x3 (activity/event/performance) /:/ [x2 are aspects/individuals controlled within activity/event x3; manage (= selzu'etro, selzukfu'e, gu'etro, gunfu'e, xaktro, xakfu'e) (as distinct from manager/boss = gunterbe'e, gunja'a, gunmi'e, gunca'i)] /=/ jitro (tro) * within (concavity within), x1 is a cavity/hole/hollow/cavern in x2; x1 is concave within x2; x2 is hollow at locus x1 /:/ [also pit, depression, concavity; hollow (= selke'a)] /=/ kevna (kev ke'a) * within (inside), x1 is in/inside/within x2; x1 is on the inside/interior of x2 [totally within the bounds of x2] /:/ [indicates total containment] /=/ nenri (ner ne'i) * within (lake within land mass), x1 is a lake/lagoon/pool at site/within land mass x2 /:/ /=/ lalxu (la'u) * within (locus within range), x2 of: x1 is local to x2; x1 is confined to locus x2 within range x3 /:/ [indicates a specific location/value within a range; e.g. a hits b. What is the locality on b that a hits?] /=/ diklo (klo) * within (of a category), x1 (mass/si'o) is a class/category/subgroup/subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka) /:/ [also type, kind, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum] /=/ klesi (kle lei) * within (of contents), x2 of: x1 contains/holds/encloses/includes contents x2 within; x1 is a vessel containing x2 /:/ [also accommodates, container; containment need not be total; x2 is [contained] in x1 (= selvau for reordered places)] /=/ vasru (vas vau) * within (rule within system), x1 is a rule prescribing/mandating/requiring x2 (event/state) within system/community x3 /:/ [regulation, prescription (also x2), principle, requirement (also x2), prescribe, require (conditions are usually contained within x2); x1 is regulatory; x2, x3 are regulated] /=/ javni (jva) * within (stratum within structure), x1 is a layer/stratum [shape/form] of x2 [material] within structure/continuum/composite x3 /:/ /=/ senta (set) * within limits (restrain/constrain within limits), x1 is a limit/extreme/bound/border/[confinement] of x2 in property/domain x3 /:/ [restrain/constrain within limits (= jitri'u, jitygau, jityzu'e)] /=/ jimte (jit) * without (belief) without evidence), x1 believes [without object/external evidence] that belief/creed x2 (du'u) is true/assumed about subject x3 /:/ [also gives credence, has conviction] /=/ krici (kri) * without (without cover; bare, nude), x1 is bare/naked/nude; x1 is without cover/clothes/[protection] /:/ /=/ lunbe (lub) * without (without elements of poetry, of prose), x1 is prose about plot/theme/subject x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4 /:/ [non-poetic written text, without intentional rhyme or meter; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject] /=/ prosa (ros ro'a) * without (without useful information, of noise), x1 is a noise/din/clamor [sensory input without useful information] to x2 via sensory channel x3 /:/ /=/ savru (sav vru) * without (without/lacking), x1 is without/lacking/free of/lacks x2; x1 is x2-less /:/ /=/ claxu (cau) * without flaw, x1 is perfect/ideal/archetypical/faultless/flawless/un-improvable, without defect/error/flaw, in property/aspect x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ prane (pa'e) * without material form (immaterial), x1 is immaterial/not physical/without material form /:/ /=/ mucti (mut) * without obstacle, x1 (object/medium) is clear/transparent/without obstacle to in-the-clear x2 [transmission] /:/ [also lucid; x2 remains apparent/lucid/clear (figurative use for 'understandable' is discouraged)] /=/ klina (kli) * without payment (of giving), x1 [donor] gives/donates gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without payment payment/exchange] /:/ [also grants; x3 is a receiver (= terdu'a for reordered places); the Lojban doesn't distinguish between or imply possession transfer or sharing; x2 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 (= po'erdu'a, po'erseldu'a for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ dunda (dud du'a) * withstands, x1 survives/endures/undergoes/abides/lasts/persists through x2 for interval/duration x3 /:/ [also lasts out, withstands; x1 persists/lasts for duration x3; (adjective:) x1 is tough/durable] /=/ renvi (rev re'i) * wizardry, x1 is magic/supernatural/sorcery/witchcraft/wizardry to x2, performed by person/force/deity x3 /:/ /=/ makfa (maf) * wobbles, x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 /:/ [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion] /=/ desku (des) * wolf, x1 is a wolf/lupine of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ labno % woman's, x1 is a woman's shirt/blouse /=/ nimcreka * woman, x1 is a woman/women; x1 is a female humanoid person [not necessarily adult] /:/ [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use remna or prenu)] /=/ ninmu (nim ni'u) * womb, x1 is a/the womb/uterus [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: nourishing, protective, giving birth] /:/ /=/ gutra * women, x1 is a woman/women; x1 is a female humanoid person [not necessarily adult] /:/ [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use remna or prenu)] /=/ ninmu (nim ni'u) * wonder, x1 feels wonder/awe/marvels about x2 /:/ /=/ manci (mac) * wonders (is curious), x1 is curious/wonders about/is interested in/[inquisitive about] x2 (object/abstract) /:/ [inquisitive (= retkucli)] /=/ kucli * wood, x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains wood/lumber from tree(s) of type/species x2 /:/ /=/ mudri (mud) * woods, x1 is a field [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a broad uniform expanse of x2 /:/ [also woods (= ricfoi), lawn/meadow (= sasfoi), brush (= spafoi, cicyspafoi)] /=/ foldi (flo foi) * wool, x1 is a quantity of/made from/consists of wool [tight curly hair] from animal/species/source x2 /:/ /=/ sunla (sul) * word (article/descriptor word), x1 is an article/descriptor labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4 /:/ [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] /=/ gadri (gad) * word (compound predicate), x1 (text) is a compound predicate word with meaning x2 and arguments x3 built from metaphor x4 /:/ /=/ lujvo (luv jvo) * word (Lojban root word), x1 is a (Lojban) root word expressing relation x2 among argument roles x3, with affix(es) x4 /:/ [gismu list, if physical object (= (loi) gi'uste); referring to the mental construct (e.g. propose adding a new gismu to the gismu list = gimpoi, gimselcmi, gimselste)] /=/ gismu (gim gi'u) * word (structure word), x1 is a structure word of grammatical class x2, with meaning/function x3 in language x4 /:/ [cmavo list, if physical object (= (loi) ma'oste); referring to the mental construct (e.g. propose adding a new cmavo to the cmavo list = ma'orpoi, ma'orselcmi,ma'orselste)] /=/ cmavo (ma'o) * word (used as punctuation), x1 (agent) punctuates x2 (expression) with symbol/word x3 with syntactic/semantic effect x4 /:/ /=/ pandi (pad) * word (word having affix/comining form), x1 is an affix/suffix/prefix/combining-form for word/concept x2, form/properties x3, language x4 /:/ /=/ rafsi (raf) * word, x1 is a word meaning/causing x2 in language x3; (adjective: x1 is lexical/verbal) /:/ /=/ valsi (val vla) * work (authored content of a book), x1 is a book containing work x2 by author x3 for audience x4 preserved in medium x5 /:/ [x1 is a manifestation/container [a physical object or its analogue] of a work/content, not necessarily using paper (= selpapri)] /:/ /=/ cukta (cku) * work (avoided work), x2 of: x1 (person) is lazy/avoiding work/effort concerning action x2 /:/ /=/ lazni * work (deserving payment), x3 of: x1 (agent/person) earns/[deserves/merits] wages/salary/pay x2 for work/service x3 (activity) /:/ [also x2 reward (= zanseljerna or nemjerna), punishment/comeuppance (= sfaseljerna, malseljerna); x3 behavior; job (= terjerna); x2 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 (= po'erjerna, po'erseljerna for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ jerna % work (labor - event), x1 is an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [work] with goal/objective x4 /:/ [also: x2 is a worker/laborer] /=/ nungu'a % work (labor - event), x1 is work, an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [activity] with goal/objective x4 /:/ [also: x2 is a worker/laborer] /=/ nungu'a * work (labor - noun), x2 of: x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/laborer]; (cf. zukte - which need not be labor; physics term 'work' = ni muvyselbai) /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) * work (labor - verb), x1 [person] labors/work-s on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/laborer]; (cf. zukte - which need not be labor; physics term 'work' = ni muvyselbai) /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) * work (physics term), x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/laborer]; (cf. zukte - which need not be labor; physics term 'work' = ni muvyselbai) /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) * work (place of work), x1 is the office/bureau/work of worker x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ briju (bij) * work (work of fiction), x1 is a work of fiction about plot/theme/subject x2/under convention x2 by author x3 /:/ [also story, lie, untrue] /=/ cfika (fik fi'a) * work, x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/laborer]; (cf. zukte - which need not be labor; physics term 'work' = ni muvyselbai) /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) % worker (labor - event), x1 is an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [activity] with goal/objective x4 /:/ [also: x2 is a worker/laborer] /=/ nungu'a * worker, x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/laborer] /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) * worker, x1 is an office/bureau/work-place of worker x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ briju (bij) % working (labor - event), x1 is an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [activity] with goal/objective x4 /:/ [also: x2 is a worker/laborer] /=/ nungu'a * working (working for someone), x1 is a job/occupation/employment/vocation (a type of work regularly done for pay) of person x2 /:/ [working for another (= selplijibri)] /=/ jibri (jib) % workman (labor - event), x1 is an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [activity] with goal/objective x4 /:/ [also: x2 is a worker/workman] /=/ nungu'a * workman (labor - verb), x1 [person] labors/workman-s on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/workman]; (cf. zukte - which need not be labor; physics term 'work' = ni muvyselbai) /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) * workplace, x1 is an office/bureau/workplace of worker x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ briju (bij) * works, x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/laborer] /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) * world, x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of domain/sphere x2 defined by rules x3 /:/ [also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/defining principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe] /=/ munje (muj mu'e) * worm, x1 is a worm/invertebrate animal of species/breed x2 /:/ [also mollusk, snail (= cakcurnu), shellfish (= xaskemcakcurnu, xaskemcakydja); the generalization to invertebrate is because almost all multicellular invertebrates are indeed wormlike] /=/ curnu (cur) * wormlike, x1 is a worm/invertebrate animal of species/breed x2 /:/ [also mollusk, snail (= cakcurnu), shellfish (= xaskemcakcurnu, xaskemcakydja); the generalization to invertebrate is because almost all multicellular invertebrates are indeed wormlike] /=/ curnu (cur) * worn, x1 is dress/a garment/clothing for wearing by x2 (gender/species/body part) serving purpose x3 /:/ [also: x2 can wear/is wearing x1; refers to something intended for use as a garment, not merely something that happens to be worn at some time (which need not be true for dasni)] /=/ taxfu (taf ta'u) * worth, x1 (ni) is the equivalent value/worth of x2 [item(s) of value] to x3 for use/appreciation x4 /:/ [also: x2 is worth x1 to x3; (for x2 person:) x2 merits (one sense), (adjective:) x2 is worthy (= selva'i for reordered places); merit reward (= nemselva'i); receive merited reward (= vamselne'u); x2 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 (= po'erva'i, po'erselva'i for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vamji (vam va'i) * worthy (has worth), x2 of: x1 (ni) is the equivalent value/worth of x2 [item(s) of value] to x3 for use/appreciation x4 /:/ [also: x2 is worth x1 to x3; (for x2 person:) x2 merits (one sense), (adjective:) x2 is worthy (= selva'i for reordered places); merit reward (= nemselva'i); receive merited reward (= vamselne'u); x2 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 (= po'erva'i, po'erselva'i for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vamji (vam va'i) * woven (of a basket), x1 is a basket with contents x2, woven from material x3 /:/ /=/ lanka * woven (of starnds in a rope/cable), x2 of: x1 is cord/cable/rope/line/twine/cordage/woven strands of material x2 /:/ /=/ skori (sko) * wrecks, x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is destructive /:/ /=/ daspo (spo) * wrinkle, x1 is a wrinkle/crease/fold [shape/form] in x2 /:/ /=/ cinje (cij) * wrist, x1 is a/the arm [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: branch with strength] /:/ [also elbow (= bircidni), wrist (= xanterjo'e), appendage (but jimca, rebla preferred)] /=/ birka (bir) * write, x1 inscribes/write-s x2 on display/storage medium x3 with write-ing implement x4; x1 is a scribe /:/ [also x3 write-ing surface] /=/ ciska (ci'a) * writes (inscribes), x1 inscribes/writes x2 on display/storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a scribe /:/ [also x3 writing surface] /=/ ciska (ci'a) * writing brush, x1 is a pencil/crayon/stylus applying lead/marking material x2, frame/support [of material] x3 /:/ [also writing brush; x1 stimulates substrate medium x2 to display marks; explicitly denoting a standard lead pencil (= tabypinsi)] /=/ pinsi (pis) * writing device (writing device using ink), x3 of: x1 is a quantity of ink of color/pigment x2 used by writing device x3 /:/ /=/ xinmo (xim) * writing implement, x4 of: x1 inscribes/writes x2 on display/storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a scribe /:/ [also x3 writing implement surface] /=/ ciska (ci'a) * written text, x1 is prose about plot/theme/subject x2 by author x3 for intended audience x4 /:/ [non-poetic written text text, without intentional rhyme or meter; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject] /=/ prosa (ros ro'a) * wrong (action warranting retaliation), x3 of: x1 takes revenge on/retaliates against x2 (person) for wrong x3 (nu) with vengeance x4 (nu) /:/ [also avenge; (adjective:) x1 is vengeful] /=/ venfu (vef) * wrought (emotionally wrought), x1 is anguished/distressed/emotionally wrought/stressed by x2 /:/ /=/ dunku (duk du'u) * Wu, x1 reflects Chinese [Mandarin, Cantonese, Wu, etc.] culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ jungo (jug) * xenon, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of inert gas of type x2 [neon/argon/radon/xenon] /:/ [default neon] /=/ navni * yam, x1 is a quantity of cassava/taro/manioc/tapioca/yam [edible starchy root] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ samcu * yard, x1 is x2 (default 1) short local distance unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, x4 subunits /:/ [foot (= jmagutci); yard (= cibjamgutci), pace (= tapygutci), inch (= degygutci), cubit (= birgutci)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ gutci (guc) * yarn (story), x1 is a story/tale/yarn/narrative about plot/subject/moral x2 by storyteller x3 to audience x4 /:/ [also legend; a narrative need not be fictional; x2 may be merely a convention rather than a subject; also x3 tells/recounts story/tale x1 about x2 to x4 (= selterlisri for place reordering); note that the storyteller need not be the author] /=/ lisri (lis) * yarn (used in knitting), x3 of: x1 (agent) knits x2 [cloth/object] from yarn/thread x3 /:/ /=/ nivji (niv) * yarn (used in weaving), x3 of: x1 weaves x2 from material/[yarn] x3 /:/ /=/ jivbu * year (associated with autumn), x2 of: x1 is autumn/fall [harvest/cooling season] of year x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ critu * year (associated with particular season/anniversary), x3 of: x1 is a season/is seasonal [cyclical interval], defined by interval/property x2, of year(s) x3 /:/ [also anniversary (= citsydei, na'arcitsydei), jubilee (= mumnoncitsi); the period of time may be short or long as indicated by x2, and may occur every year or every nth year as indicated by x3 (default every year); (x2 and/or x3 may need metaphorical restriction: djecitsi, pavdeicitsi; also equinox, solstice, time of year] /=/ citsi * year (associated with spring), x2 of: x1 is spring/springtime [warming season] of year x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is vernal /:/ /=/ vensa (ves) * year (associated with summer), x2 of: x1 is summer/summertime [hot season] of year x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ crisa (cis) * year (associated with winter), x2 of: x1 is winter/wintertime [cold season] of year x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ dunra (dur) * year (duration), x1 is x2 years in duration (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual /:/ [this year (= cabna'a); next year (= bavlamna'a); last year (= prulamna'a)] /=/ nanca (na'a) * year (part of date), x1 is the date [day,{week},{month},year] of event/state x2, at location x3, by calendar x4 /:/ (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi) /=/ detri (det) * years in duration, x1 is x2 years in duration (default is 1 year) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is annual /:/ [this year (= cabna'a); next year (= bavlamna'a); last year (= prulamna'a)] /=/ nanca (na'a) * yellow, x1 is yellow/golden [color adjective] /:/ /=/ pelxu (pel) * yells, x1 cries out/yells/howls sound x2; x1 is a crier /:/ /=/ krixa (kix ki'a) * yen, x1 is measured in major-money-units (dollar/yuan/ruble) as x2 (quantity), monetary system x3 /:/ [also pound, rupee, franc, mark, yen; x1 is generally a price/cost/value] /=/ rupnu (rup ru'u) * yesterday evening, x1 is an evening [from end-of-work until sleep typical for locale] of day x2 at location x3 /:/ [this evening (= cabvanci); tomorrow evening (= bavlamvanci); yesterday evening (= prulamvanci)] /=/ vanci (vac) * yesterday morning, x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3 /:/ [this morning (= cabdeicerni); tomorrow morning (= bavlamcerni); yesterday morning (= prulamcerni, prulamdeicerni)] /=/ cerni (cer) * yesterday, x1 is x2 full days in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal /:/ [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)] /=/ djedi (dje dei) * yield, x1 yield-s/gives way/surrenders to x2 (force/agent) under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ randa (rad) * yielding (soft/malleable), x1 is soft/malleable/moldable/yielding to force x2 in conditions x3 /:/ /=/ ranti (ran) * yields, x1 yields/gives way/surrenders to x2 (force/agent) under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ randa (rad) * young (youthful), x1 is young/youthful [relatively short in elapsed duration] by standard x2 /:/ [also age (= nilnalci'o); (adjective:) x1 is junior] /=/ citno (cit ci'o) * young (young female person), x1 is a girl [young female person] of age x2 immature by standard x3 /:/ [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)] /=/ nixli (nix xli) * young (young male person), x1 is a boy/lad [young male person] of age x2 immature by standard x3 /:/ [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)] /=/ nanla * young (young person), x1 is a child/kid/juvenile [a young person] of age x2, immature by standard x3 /:/ [not necessarily human] /=/ verba (ver ve'a) * youthful, x1 is young/youthful [relatively short in elapsed duration] by standard x2 /:/ [also age (= nilnalci'o); (adjective:) x1 is junior] /=/ citno (cit ci'o) * zero point (reference for highness), x3 of: x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 /:/ [also upper; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point point/baseline, or is that baseline itself] /=/ galtu (gal ga'u) * zero point (reference for lowness), x3 of: x1 is low/down/downward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 /:/ [also lower; x3 is generally some defined distance above a zero point point/baseline, or is that baseline itself] /=/ dizlo (diz dzi) * zinc, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of brass [copper/zinc alloy] of composition including x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is brazen)] /=/ lastu * zinc, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of zinc (Zn); [metaphor: hard metal] /:/ /=/ zinki (zin zi'i) * zygote, x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/fertilized egg with mother x2, and father x3 /:/ /=/ tarbi