!% Fields: english/=/lojban * counter (shelf), x1 is a shelf/counter/bar in/on/attached to supporting object x2, for purpose x3 /:/ /=/ kajna * counting by, x1 (agent) counts the number in set x2 to be x3 [number/count] counting by [off] by units x4 /:/ (x2 is complete set) /=/ kancu (kac) * counting off, x1 (agent) counts the number in set x2 to be x3 [number/count] counting off [off] by units x4 /:/ (x2 is complete set) /=/ kancu (kac) * country (rural), x1 is a rural/rustic/pastoral area of x2; x1 is in the country /:/ /=/ nurma (num) * country (territory of a people), 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) * counts on, x1 relies/depends/counts on/trusts x2 to bring about/ensure/maintain x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ lacri (lac) * counts, x1 (agent) counts the number in set x2 to be x3 [number/count] counting [off] by units x4 /:/ (x2 is complete set) /=/ kancu (kac) * courageous, x1 is brave/valiant/courageous in activity x2 (event) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ virnu (vri) * course (part of a meal), x1 (mass) is a meal composed of dishes including x2 /:/ [x2 is a course/dish of meal x1 (= selsai for reordered places)] /=/ sanmi (sai) * course (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) * courted, x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/gender/sexual orientation x3 (ka) by standard x4 /:/ [also: x1 courts/flirts; x3 could be a ka[gender or role], ka[attraction to a gender], or ka[type of activity], etc.; (adjective:) x1 is sexual/sexy; x1 is flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)] /=/ cinse (cin) * courteous, x1 is polite/courteous/civil in matter x2 according to standard/custom x3 /:/ [also formal, ritual] /=/ clite (lit) * courts (behaves sexually), x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/gender/sexual orientation x3 (ka) by standard x4 /:/ [also: x1 courts/flirts; x3 could be a ka[gender or role], ka[attraction to a gender], or ka[type of activity], etc.; (adjective:) x1 is sexual/sexy; x1 is flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)] /=/ cinse (cin) * cousin, x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default same generation] /:/ [probably preferred for metaphorical siblings (over bruna)] /=/ tamne * cover (lid), x1 is a cover/[lid/top] for covering/concealing/sheltering x2 /:/ /=/ gacri (gai) * cover (outer cover/crust/skin), x1 is a crust/rind/peel/skin/hide/outer cover of x2 /:/ , gacri) /=/ pilka (pil pi'a) * cover (protective cover/shield), 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) * coveralls, x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body garment] of material x2 /:/ [also coveralls (= paspalku)] /=/ pastu (pas) * covered, x1 is foggy/misty/covered by a fog/mist/vapor of liquid x2 /:/ /=/ bumru (bum) * covering (of a lid), x1 is a cover/[lid/top] for covering/concealing/sheltering x2 /:/ /=/ gacri (gai) * covering (of a shell), x1 is a shell/husk [hard, protective covering] around x2 composed of x3 /:/ /=/ calku (cak) * covering (of curtains), x1 is a curtain/blinds/drapes for covering/obscuring aperture x2, and made of material x3 /:/ /=/ murta (mur mu'a) * covering (of shoes), x1 is a shoe/boot/sandal for covering/protecting [feet/hooves] x2, and of material x3 /:/ [also boot (= tupcutci)] /=/ cutci (cuc) * cow, x1 is a cow/cattle/kine/ox/[bull/steer/calf] [beef-producer/bovine] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ bakni (bak) * crab, x1 is a spider/arachnid/[crustacean/crab/lobster/non-insect arthropod] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ jukni (juk) * crack, x1 is a crack/fissure/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[defect/flaw] [shape/form] in x2 /:/ /=/ fenra (fer fe'a) * cracks, x1 breaks/fractures/shatters/[splits/splinters/cracks] into pieces x2 /:/ /=/ porpi (pop po'i) * craft, x2 of: x1 (process) is an art [creative application] of craft/skill x2 (idea/activity) /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is artistic] /=/ larcu (lar) * crap, x1 is a/the feces/excrement/dung/shit of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter) /:/ [also crap] /=/ kalci * crap, x1(s) is/are waste product(s) [left to waste] by x2 (event/activity) /:/ [also shit, crap; agentive wasting (= fesygau, fesyzu'e)] /=/ festi (fes) * crashes (crashes into), x1 collides with/crashes/bumps/runs into x2 /:/ (also collide = simjanli for a collision between two moving objects) /=/ janli (jal) * crate, x1 is a box/carton/trunk/crate for contents x2, and made of material x3 /:/ /=/ tanxe (tax ta'e) * crawls, x1 climbs/clambers/creeps/crawls on surface x2 in direction x3 using x4 [limbs/tools] /:/ /=/ cpare (par) * crayon, 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) * crazy, x1 (action/event) is crazy/insane/mad/frantic/in a frenzy (one sense) by standard x2 /:/ /=/ fenki (fek) * cream, x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of cream/emulsion/puree [consistency] of composition x2 /:/ [x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification]] /=/ kruji (ruj) * crease (formed by folding), x3 of: x1 (force) folds/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 /:/ [for agentive folding (= plogau, plozu'e); use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple folds] /=/ polje (plo) * crease (general term: noun), x1 is a wrinkle/crease/fold [shape/form] in x2 /:/ /=/ cinje (cij) * crease (verb: forming a fold/crease), x1 (force) folds/crease-s x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 /:/ [for agentive folding (= plogau, plozu'e); use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple folds] /=/ polje (plo) * creases, x1 (force) folds/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 /:/ [for agentive folding (= plogau, plozu'e); use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple folds] /=/ polje (plo) * created, x2 of: x1 makes/assembles/builds/manufactures/creates x2 out of materials/parts/components x3; x2 is assembled/built/made/created/manufactured out of x3 /:/ [should not be used to express causation] /=/ zbasu (zba) * creates (invents), x1 invents/creates/composes/authors x2 for function/purpose x3 from existing elements/ideas x4 /:/ [x1 is creative/inventive] /=/ finti (fin fi'i) * creates (makes), x1 makes/assembles/builds/manufactures/creates x2 out of materials/parts/components x3 /:/ [should not be used to express causation] /=/ zbasu (zba) * creative (art, creative application), x1 (process) is an art [creative application] of craft/skill x2 (idea/activity) /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is artistic] /=/ larcu (lar) * creative (of a creation/composition/invention), x2 of: x1 invents/creates/composes/authors x2 for function/purpose x3 from existing elements/ideas x4 /:/ [x1/x2 is creative/inventive] /=/ finti (fin fi'i) * creative (of a creator/inventor/author), x1 invents/creates/composes/authors x2 for function/purpose x3 from existing elements/ideas x4 /:/ [x1/x2 is creative/inventive] /=/ finti (fin fi'i) * creature (animal), x1 is an animal/creature of species x2; x1 is biologically animate /:/ /=/ danlu (dal da'u) * creature (living thing, having genes), x2 of: x1 is a gene of creature [or locus on creature] x2 determining trait/process x3 /:/ [also chromosome = (gincilta, ginpoi)] /=/ jgina (gin) * creatures (mythical creatures), x1 is a myth/legend, a culturally significant story about x2 in mythos x3 of culture x4 /:/ [also: x1 is mythical/fairy tale; used adjectivally for non-humanoid creatures of story/myth/legend/religion, e.g. dragon (these animals are ramda'u); fairy tale (= veryranmi)] /=/ ranmi (ram) * credence (gives credence), 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) * credit, x1 (agent) borrows/temporarily takes/assumes x2 (object) from source x3 for interval x4 /:/ [credit (= jernu'e); borrow/assume a property or quality as a chameleon does (= zaskai, zasysmitra, zasysmitai)] /=/ jbera (jer) * creditor, x1 owes x2 in debt/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor /:/ /=/ dejni (dej) * creed (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) * creed (religion), 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) * creed (system of tenets of a religion), x1 is a religion of believers including x2 sharing creed/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) * creeps, x1 climbs/clambers/creeps/crawls on surface x2 in direction x3 using x4 [limbs/tools] /:/ /=/ cpare (par) * crew, x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 organized for purpose x4 /:/ (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); [also orchestra, outfit; x3 conductor; business, not necessarily incorporated (= cajbe'e, venbe'e)] /=/ bende (bed be'e) * cricket, x1 is a cockroach/[orthopteran/termite] of order/species/breed x2 /:/ [also grasshopper (= pi'erjalra); cricket (= snajalra); locust, termite (= mantyjalra or mudyctijalra)]; (while cockroaches are an order unto themselves, they are part of Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, etc; termites are a closely-related non-Orthoptera, more akin to cockroaches than to e.g. ants) /=/ jalra * crier, x1 cries out/yells/howls sound x2; x1 is a crier /:/ /=/ krixa (kix ki'a) * cries (weeps), x1 weeps/cries tears x2 about/for reason x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ klaku (kak) * cries (cries out), x1 cries out/yells/howls sound x2; x1 is a crier /:/ /=/ krixa (kix ki'a) * crime, x1 (event/state) is a punishable crime/[taboo/sin] to people/culture/judges/jury x2 /:/ [taboo (= kluzei, cacyzei); sin (= madzei, jdamadzei); heresy (= jdazei)] /=/ zekri (zer zei) * crimson, x1 is red/crimson/ruddy [color adjective] /:/ /=/ xunre (xun xu'e) * crisis (event/state causing panic), x2 of: x1 (person) is panicked by crisis x2 (event/state) /:/ /=/ xalni * crook (hook), x1 is a hook/crook [shape/form] of material x2 /:/ /=/ genxu (gex) * crooked, (adjective:) x1 is bent/crooked/not straight or direct/[twisted]/folded /:/ /=/ korcu (kro) * crop, x1 (agent) harvests/reaps/gathers crop/product/objects x2 from source/area x3 /:/ /=/ crepu (rep) * crop, x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 /:/ [orchard (= ricpurdi)] /=/ purdi (pud) * crop, x1 sows/plants x2 [crop/plants] at/in x3 /:/ /=/ sombo (som so'o) * crops, x4 of: x1 is a farm/ranch at x2, farmed by x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian /:/ [also grange; farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops] /=/ cange (cag) * cross, x1 intersects/cross-es/traverses x2 at locus x3 /:/ /=/ kruca (kuc) * crosses, x1 intersects/crosses/traverses x2 at locus x3 /:/ /=/ kruca (kuc) * crow, 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) * crown, x1 is a cap/hat/crown/helmet/piece of headgear [head-top garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ mapku (map) * CRT, x1 is a video monitor/CRT/screen [machine] serving function x2 /:/ /=/ vidni * cruel, x1 (person) is cruel/mean/unkind to victim x2 /:/ /=/ kusru (kus) * crumbs (result of crushing), x2 of: x1 [force] mashes/crushes/squashes/smashes x2 into pulp/mash/crumbs/deformed mass x3 /:/ /=/ marxa (max) * crushes (mashes), x1 [force] mashes/crushes/squashes/smashes x2 into pulp/mash/crumbs/deformed mass x3 /:/ /=/ marxa (max) * crushes (pulverizes), x1 [individual or mass of hard surfaces] grinds/pulverizes/crushes x2 into powder x3 /:/ [may need mosra tanru] /=/ zalvi (zal) * crust, x1 is a crust/rind/peel/skin/hide/outer cover of x2 /:/ , gacri) /=/ pilka (pil pi'a) * crustacean, x1 is a spider/arachnid/[crustacean/crab/lobster/non-insect arthropod] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ jukni (juk) * cry (out), x1 cry-ies out/yells/howls sound x2; x1 is a cry-ier /:/ /=/ krixa (kix ki'a) * crystal (crystalline), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of crystal of composition x2 in form/arrangement x3 /:/ [x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification] /=/ krili * crystal (ice crystal), x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains ice [frozen crystal] of composition/material x2 /:/ [composition including x2, which need not be a complete composition] /=/ bisli (bis) * cube, 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) * cube, x1 is a cube/regular polyhedron/polygon of dimensions x2 (default 3), surfaces/sides x3 (default 6) /:/ (cf. kurfa - needed for 'cube', bliku for a physical object) /=/ kubli (kub) * cubit, 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) * cul-de-sac, 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) * cult, x1 is holy/sacred to person/people/culture/religion/cult/group x2 /:/ /=/ censa (ces) * cultivar (cultivar of onions), x2 of: x1 is a quantity of/contains onions/scallions of type/cultivar x2 /:/ /=/ sluni * cultivar (cultivar of plant), x2 of: x1 is a plant/herb/greenery of species/strain/cultivar x2 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is vegetable/vegetal/vegetative] /=/ spati (spa) * cultivar (cultivar of potato/tuber), x2 of: 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 * cultivar (cultivar of rice), x2 of: x1 is a quantity of rice [a type of grain] of strain/cultivar x2 /:/ /=/ rismi (ris) * cultivar (cultivar of trees), x2 of: x1 is a tree of species/cultivar x2 /:/ /=/ tricu (ric) * cultivated (cultivated field, garden), x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 /:/ [orchard (= ricpurdi)] /=/ purdi (pud) * culturally significant, (symbolic plant/herb), x1 is a lotus, culturally significant plant/flower/herb of species/strain x2 symbolizing x3 to culture/religion x4 /:/ /=/ latna * culturally significant, x1 is a myth/legend, a culturally significant story about x2 in mythos x3 of culture x4 /:/ [also: x1 is mythical/fairy tale; used adjectivally for non-humanoid creatures of story/myth/legend/religion, e.g. dragon (these animals are ramda'u); fairy tale (= veryranmi)] /=/ ranmi (ram) * culture, x1 [mass of ideas, customs, skills, arts] is culture of nation/ethos x2 (mass); x1 is ethnic /:/ [(note that x2 is NOT individual; culture is what is shared among people and is not an individual trait)] /=/ kulnu (klu) * cup, 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 * cupful, 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 * curb, x1 is an edge/margin/border/curb/boundary of x2 next-to/bordering-on x3 /:/ /=/ korbi (kor koi) * curd, x1 is a quantity of/contains cheese/curd from source x2 /:/ /=/ cirla * cure (treatment for an ailment), 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) * cures (treats for an ailment), 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) * curious, x1 is curious/wonders about/is interested in/[inquisitive about] x2 (object/abstract) /:/ [inquisitive (= retkucli)] /=/ kucli * curly hair, x1 is a quantity of/made from/consists of wool [tight curly hair hair] from animal/species/source x2 /:/ /=/ sunla (sul) * currency, x1 is money/currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is financial/monetary/pecuniary/fiscal /:/ ['currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= pledi'i)] /=/ jdini (din di'i) * current (electrical current), x1 is electricity [electric charge or current] in/on x2 of polarity/quantity x3 (default negative) /:/ [(x3, a quantifier, can be expressed as a simple polarity using the numerals for positive and negative ma'u and ni'u); (explicitly) negative (= dutydikca), positive (= mardikca); current (= (sel)muvdikca; again default negative/electron current), charge (= klodikca, stadikca)] /=/ dikca (dic) * current (flow), x1 is a current/flow/river of/in x2 flowing in direction to/toward x3 from direction/source x4 /:/ [x1 is a stream of x2; x2 is a fluid [gas or liquid] (= selfle for reordered places); x1 flushes toward x3; flush (= camfle, sukfle)] /=/ flecu (fle) * current (present), x1 is current at/in the present of/during/concurrent/simultaneous with x2 in time /:/ [time relationship only, 'aorist' claiming simultaneity does not mean one event does not extend into the past or future of the other] /=/ cabna (cab) * current, x1 is x2 ampere(s) [metric unit] in current (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ xampo (xap xa'o) * curse, x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 /:/ [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)] /=/ dimna (dim) * curse, x1 curse-s/damns/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 /:/ [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)] /=/ dapma (dap) * curses (condemns), x1 curses/damns/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 /:/ [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)] /=/ dapma (dap) * curses (uses derogative terminology), x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1 /:/ [bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn] /=/ mabla (mal) * curtain, x1 is a curtain/blinds/drapes for covering/obscuring aperture x2, and made of material x3 /:/ /=/ murta (mur mu'a) * curve (bend/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) * curve (closed curve), x1 is a loop/circuit of x2 [material] /:/ [also noose (= skoclupa, saljgeclupa; there is no indication of shape, but merely that the ends join/meet); closed curve defined by set of points (= cuptai)] /=/ clupa (cup) * curve (knee/elbow as metaphoric for sharp bend/curve), x1 is a/the knee/elbow/knuckle [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3 /:/ [metaphor: a sharp bend/curve] /=/ cidni (cid) * curved, x2 of: 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) * curves around, x1 arches/curves around x2 and is made of x3; x1 is an arch over/around x2 of material x3 /:/ [also arc; x2 need not be an object, but may be a point or volume] /=/ bargu (bag) * curves over, x1 arches/curves over /around x2 and is made of x3; x1 is an arch over/around x2 of material x3 /:/ [also arc; x2 need not be an object, but may be a point or volume] /=/ bargu (bag) * cushion, x1 cushion-s x2 with material x3; x1 is a cushion/pillow/pad [for x2] of padding material x3 /:/ /=/ kicne (kic ki'e) * cushions (acts as a cushion), x1 cushions x2 with material x3; x1 is a cushion/pillow/pad [for x2] of padding material x3 /:/ /=/ kicne (kic ki'e) * cusses (uses derogative terminology), x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'cusses at' x2 in form x1 /:/ [bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn] /=/ mabla (mal) * custodian, x1 takes-care-of/looks after/attends to/provides for/is caretaker for x2 (object/event/person) /:/ [also tends, cares for, keeps; x1 is a keeper/custodian of x2] /=/ kurji (kuj ku'i) * custom (duty/tax), 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) * custom (habit), x1 is a custom/habit/[ritual/rut] of x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also: x1 is customary/usual/the practice] /=/ tcaci (cac) * custom (custom governing courtesy), x1 is polite/courteous/civil in matter x2 according to standard/custom x3 /:/ [also formal, ritual] /=/ clite (lit) * custom (custom governing marriage), x3 of: x1 is married to x2; x1 is a spouse of x2 under law/custom/tradition/system/convention x3 /:/ /=/ speni (spe) * custom (custom governing possession/ownership), x3 of: x1 possesses/owns/has x2 under law/custom x3; x1 is owner/proprietor of x2 under x3 /:/ (x3 is generally more important to the concept than commonly accepted for the English equivalent, since the concept is broader when unconstrained, and the nature/interpretation of possession/ownership is very culturally dependent) /=/ ponse (pos po'e) * custom (custom governing ritual), x3 of: x1 is a rite/ceremony/ritual for purpose/goal x2, by custom/in community x3, with form/rules x4 /:/ [also: x1 is formal, [legal]; x1 is 'going through the motions']; x4 constraints/customs /=/ ritli (ri'i) * customarily, x1 (event) often/frequently/commonly/customarily occurs/recurs by standard x2 /:/ /=/ cafne (caf) * customary, x1 is a custom/habit/[ritual/rut] of x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also: x1 is customary/usual/the practice] /=/ tcaci (cac) * customers (customers cooperatively participating in/operating 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) * customs (customs comprising culture), x1 [mass of ideas, customs, skills, arts] is culture of nation/ethos x2 (mass); x1 is ethnic /:/ [(note that x2 is NOT individual; culture is what is shared among people and is not an individual trait)] /=/ kulnu (klu) * customs (customs/forms comprising ritual), x1 is a rite/ceremony/ritual for purpose/goal x2, by custom/in community x3, with form/rules x4 /:/ [also: x1 is formal, [legal]; x1 is 'going through the motions']; x4 constraints/customs /=/ ritli (ri'i) * cut, x1 (tool/blade/force) cut-s [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 cut-ting (= ka'argau, ka'arzu'e)] /=/ katna (ka'a) * cute, x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4 /:/ [also handsome, pretty, gorgeous, cute, comely, graceful] /=/ melbi (mel mle) * cuts (into and turns up), x1 (agent) plows/furrows/tills [cuts into and turns up] x2 with tool x3 propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ plixa (lix) * cuts (into pieces), 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) * cuts (into, removing material), x1 (agent) digs x2 [material] up/out of x3 [source/hole] with limbs/tool(s) x4 /:/ [also x1 cuts x3 (with material removal)] /=/ kakpa * cuts (scratches, ), x1 [abrasive/cutting/scratching object/implement] scratches/[carves]/erodes/cuts [into] x2 /:/ , spali) /=/ sraku (rak) * cutting (agentive cutting 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)]; (cf. sraku for cutting into without division) /=/ katna (ka'a) * cutting (carving/scratching), x1 [abrasive/cutting/scratching object/implement] scratches/[carves]/erodes/cuts [into] x2 /:/ , spali) /=/ sraku (rak) * cutting (of a knife), x1 is a knife (tool) for cutting x2, with blade of material x3 /:/ /=/ dakfu (dak) * cutting (of scissors), x1 is a pair of shears/scissors for cutting x2 /:/ /=/ jinci * cyan, x1 is cyan/turquoise/greenish-blue [color adjective] /:/ /=/ cicna * cycles, x1 oscillates/cycles at rate/frequency x2 through set/sequence-of-states x3 (complete specification) /:/ [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal (motion), rotates, revolves] /=/ slilu (sli) * cyclical (periodic), x1 is regular/cyclical/periodic in property (ka)/activity x2 with period/interval x3 /:/ [also uniform; resonant (= dikslicai)] /=/ dikni (dik) * cyclical (cyclical expansion, of a tide), x1 is a tide [cyclical/periodic expansion] in x2 caused by x3 /:/ /=/ ctaru * cyclical interval (season), 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 * cylinder (shape/form), x1 is a cylinder [shape/form] of material x2 /:/ /=/ slanu * cylinder (cylinder of 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) * cymbal, x1 is a drum/cymbal/gong [percussion musical instrument] with beater/actuator x2 /:/ /=/ damri * dairy (milk product), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of milk from source x2; (adjective:) x1 is lactic/dairy /:/ /=/ ladru (lad) * dairy butter, x1 is a quantity of/contains butter/oleo/margarine/shortening from source x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is buttery; an edible fat, solid but spreadable at normal temperatures; dairy butter (= ladmatne)] /=/ matne * dais, x1 is a stage/platform/dais/[scaffold] at/in x2 supporting x3, made of material x4 /:/ (x3 object/event) /=/ tsina (sin) * damages, x1 (event) hurts/injures/harms/damages victim x2 in property x3 (ka) resulting in injury x4 (state) /:/ /=/ xrani (xai) * damn, x1 curses/damn-s/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 /:/ [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)] /=/ dapma (dap) * damns, x1 curses/damns/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 /:/ [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)] /=/ dapma (dap) * damp, x1 is moist/wet/damp with liquid x2 /:/ /=/ cilmo (cim) * dance, x1 (individual, mass) dance-s to accompaniment/music/rhythm x2 /:/ /=/ dansu * dances, x1 (individual, mass) dances to accompaniment/music/rhythm x2 /:/ /=/ dansu * danger (potential harmful), x1 is perilous/dangerous/potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3; x1 is a danger/peril /:/ /=/ ckape (cap) * danger (something sheltered from), x3 of: x1 is a shelter/haven/refuge/retreat/harbor for/protecting x2 from danger/threat x3 /:/ /=/ marbi (mra) * danger (something warned of), x3 of: 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) * dangerous, x1 is perilous/dangerous/potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ ckape (cap) * dangle, x1 hangs/dangle-s/is suspended from x2 by/at/with joint x3 /:/ [pendant (= dadja'i); also dependent (original meaning)] /=/ dandu (dad) * dangles, x1 hangs/dangles/is suspended from x2 by/at/with joint x3 /:/ [pendant (= dadja'i); also dependent (original meaning)] /=/ dandu (dad) * dare, x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 dare-s to do/be x2 (event/ka) /:/ [x1 is bold] /=/ darsi * dares, x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 dares to do/be x2 (event/ka) /:/ [x1 is bold] /=/ darsi * dark (colored), x1 is black/extremely dark-colored [color adjective] /:/ /=/ xekri (xek xe'i) * dark (unilluminated), x1 is dark/lacking in illumination /:/ /=/ manku (man) * dark (in the dark), x1 is private/personal/privy/[secret/confidential/confined] to x2; x1 is not-public/hidden /:/ [also: x1 is secret (one sense); x2 is in the know/in touch with/privy to x1 (= selsivni for reordered places); exclusion can be expressed by na'e(bo) in x2: excluded/ in the dark (= nalselsivni)] /=/ sivni (siv) * darling, 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) * data, x1 (du'u) [fact/measurement] is data/information/statistic(s) about x2 gathered by method x3 /:/ [evidence (= velji'i datni or just velji'i, ti'irdatni)] /=/ datni * data, x1 calculates/reckons/computes x2 [value (ni)/state] from data x3 by process x4 /:/ /=/ kanji (kaj) * data, x1 is a chart/diagram/map of/about x2 showing formation/data-points x3 /:/ /=/ cartu (cat) * date of birth, x3 of: x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [date of birth] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is native to (fo) x4 /:/ [x2 bears/gives birth to x1] /=/ jbena (jbe) * 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) * datum, x1 (du'u) [fact/measurement] is a datum/piece of information/statistic about x2 gathered by method x3 /:/ [evidence (= velji'i datni or just velji'i, ti'irdatni)] /=/ datni * daughter (begotten daughter), x1 engenders/begets child (son/daughter) x2 with coparent x3 /:/ /=/ rorci (ror) * daughter (parented daughter), x1 is a parent of/raises son/daughter x2; x1 mentors/acts parental toward child/protege x2 /:/ /=/ rirni (rir) * daughter, x1 is a daughter of mother/father/parents x2; [not necessarily biological] /:/ /=/ tixnu (tix ti'u) * dawn, 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) * dawn, 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 * day (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) * day (daytime), x1 is the daytime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal (vs. nocturnal) /:/ /=/ donri (dor do'i) * day (new, of 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) * day (time-of), x1 [hours, {minutes}, {seconds}] is the 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 * day (day of dawn/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 * day (day of 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) * day (day of 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) * days, 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) * days, 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) * daytime, x1 is the daytime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal (vs. nocturnal) /:/ /=/ donri (dor do'i) * dead, x1 is dead/has ceased to be alive /:/ [die/mortal (= mrobi'o, co'urji'e)] /=/ morsi (mro) * dear, x1 (object/commodity/property/event) is costly/expensive/dear to x2 by standard x3 /:/ [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'erkargu for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ kargu * dear, 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) * debt, x1 owes x2 in debt/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor /:/ /=/ dejni (dej) * debtor, x1 owes x2 in debt/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor /:/ /=/ dejni (dej) * decaf, x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of coffee from source/bean/grain x2 /:/ [brew based on a seed/bean/grain; e.g. also chicory coffee, decaf, postum] /=/ ckafi (kaf) * decay agent, x2 of: x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay agent/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented /:/ /=/ fusra (fur) * decay, x1 rots/decay-s/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented /:/ /=/ fusra (fur) * decayed, x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented /:/ /=/ fusra (fur) * decays, x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented /:/ /=/ fusra (fur) * deceased, x1 is dead/deceased/has ceased to be alive /:/ [die/mortal (= mrobi'o, co'urji'e)] /=/ morsi (mro) * deceive, x1 (event/experience) misleads/deceive-s/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) * deceives, 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) * 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) * deci- (metric prefix), x1 is a tenth [1/10; 1x10**-1] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ decti (dec) * decide, x1 (person) decide-s/makes decide-sion x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ jdice (jdi) * decides, x1 (person) decides/makes decision x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ jdice (jdi) * deciding (of a judge), x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a judge determining/deciding matter x2 (abstract) /:/ [x2 includes jei = rule (jetpai), ni = estimate (lairpai), ka = evaluate (kairpai or vampai), or nu = referee/arbitrate (faurpai); single events of judging including specific decisions/judgements (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); jury (= pairkamni), serve on a jury (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)] /=/ pajni (pai) * decimal, x1 (me'o) is the [decimal/binary] equivalent of fractional x2 (me'o) in base x3 (quantity) /:/ [conversion from fractions to decimal-point based notation] /=/ saclu * decision (resukt of deciding), x2 of: x1 (person) decides/makes decision x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ jdice (jdi) * decisions, x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a judge determining/deciding matter x2 (abstract) /:/ [x2 includes jei = rule (jetpai), ni = estimate (lairpai), ka = evaluate (kairpai or vampai), or nu = referee/arbitrate (faurpai); single events of judging including specific decisions/judgements (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); jury (= pairkamni), serve on a jury (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)] /=/ pajni (pai) * declares, 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) * decomposes (violently decomposes), x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into pieces/energy/fragments x2 /:/ /=/ spoja (poj po'a) * decorated, x2 of: x1 (object) adorns/decorates x2; x1 is an adornment/decoration of x2; x2 is fancy/decorated /:/ [fancy/decorated (= selja'i)] /=/ jadni (jad ja'i) * decorates, x1 (object) adorns/decorates x2; x1 is an adornment/decoration of x2; x2 is fancy/decorated /:/ [fancy/decorated (= selja'i)] /=/ jadni (jad ja'i) * decoration, x1 (object) adorns/decorates x2; x1 is an adornment/decoration of x2; x2 is fancy/decorated /:/ [fancy/decorated (= selja'i)] /=/ jadni (jad ja'i) * decrease, x1 (experiencer) decrease-s/contracts/is reduced/diminished in property/quantity x2 by amount x3 /:/ /=/ jdika * decreases (non-agentive), x1 (experiencer) decreases/contracts/is reduced/diminished in property/quantity x2 by amount x3 /:/ /=/ jdika * deducing (by logic), x1 [rules/methods] is a logic for deducing/concluding/inferring/reasoning to/about x2 (du'u) /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are logical] /=/ logji (loj) * deducts, x1 removes/subtracts/deducts/takes away x2 from x3 with/leaving result/remnant/remainder x4 /:/ [also appropriates, confiscates; alienation is inherent] /=/ vimcu (vic vi'u) * deep (container), x1 is a bucket/pail/can/deep, solid, wide-topped container of contents x2, made of material x3 /:/ /=/ baktu * deep (container), x1 is a pot/kettle/urn/tub/sink, a deep container for contents x2, of material/properties x3 /:/ /=/ patxu (pax) * deep (narrow opening), x1 is a/the throat/gullet [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: narrow(ing) opening of a deep hole] /:/ /=/ galxe * deep, x1 is deep in extent in direction/property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4 /:/ /=/ condi (con cno coi) * deer, x1 is a deer/elk/moose/[hart/stag/doe] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ mirli * defeated (by a winner, failing to get a particular prize), x3 of: 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) * defect (crack/fissure), x1 is a crack/fissure/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[defect/flaw] [shape/form] in x2 /:/ /=/ fenra (fer fe'a) * defect (flaw), x1 (property - ka) is a flaw/fault/defect in x2 causing x3 /:/ /=/ cfila (cfi) * defend, x1 (event) defend-s/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) /:/ [also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/shield (= badgai)] /=/ bandu (bad) * defender (against aggression), x1 (person/mass) attacks/invades/commits aggression upon defender/victim x2 with goal/objective x3 /:/ /=/ gunta (gut) % defender (in an event of aggression), x1 is an aggression, an event of x2 (person/mass) attacking/invading/committing aggression upon defender/victim x3 with goal/objective x4 /:/ /=/ gunta (gut) * defends, 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) * defined (of a closed curve), x1 is a loop/circuit of x2 [material] /:/ [also noose (= skoclupa, saljgeclupa; there is no indication of shape, but merely that the ends join/meet); closed curve defined by set of points (= cuptai)] /=/ clupa (cup) * defined (of a curve), 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) * defined (of a function), x1 is a function/single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4 /:/ /=/ fancu * defined (of a line), 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) * defined (of a plane), x1 is a plane [2-dimensional shape/form] defined by points x2 (set); x1 is flat/[smooth] /:/ [also: x1 is even/planar/level]; (x2 is a set of points at least sufficient to define the plane) /=/ plita (pit) * defined (of a right-angled form), 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) * defined (of a 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) * defined (of a season), 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 * defined (of a 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) * defines (defines the limits/bounds), x2 of: x1 is between/among set of points/bounds/limits x2 (set)/amidst mass x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ [x2 (a complete set, generally ordered) defines the bounds/limits/range for x1] /=/ jbini (bin bi'i) * defining (defining form of a language), x1 is the grammar/rules/defining form of language x2 for structure/text x3 /:/ /=/ gerna (gen ge'a) * defining (defining principles of a universe), x3 of: 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) * defining (defining property classifying a 1-celled lifeform), x1 is a bacteria/germ/microbe/protozoan/amoeba [1-celled life] of species/defining property x2 /:/ /=/ jurme (jum) * defining (defining property classifying a virus), x2 of: x1 is a virus of species/breed/defining property x2 capable of infecting [at] x3 /:/ /=/ vidru (vir) * defining (defining property of a subcategory), x3 of: 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) * defining (defining/specific property), x1 (ka) is specific/particular/specialized/[special]/a defining property of x2 among x3 (set) /:/ [x2 are members/individuals of a subset of x3; object whose association is specific/defining of a subset or individuals (= tecra'a); [x2 is also special to x1]); also: especially/strongly/specifically associated]; (x3 is completely specified set)] /=/ steci (tec te'i) * deformed (deformed mass, product of crushing), x2 of: x1 [force] mashes/crushes/squashes/smashes x2 into pulp/mash/crumbs/deformed mass x3 /:/ /=/ marxa (max) * degree (unit 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) * degree (degree of adjustment), x3 of: x1 (event) adjusts/regulates/changes x2 (ka/ni) in amount/degree x3 /:/ [non-resultative, agentive change] /=/ stika (tik) * degree (degree of ancestry), x3 of: x1 is an elder/ancestor of x2 by bond/tie/degree x3; x1's generation precedes x2's parents /:/ /=/ dzena (dze) * degree (degree of infiniteness), x3 of: x1 is infinite/unending/eternal in property/dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity)/of type x3 /:/ [also everlasting, eternal (= cimnyteikai, temcimni)] /=/ cimni * degree (degree of variance), x1 varies/changes in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni) in amount/degree x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [non-resultative, not-necessarily agentive change] /=/ cenba (cne) * degree, x1 is x2 degree(s) Kelvin [metric unit] in temperature (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ kelvo (ke'o) * degrees, x1 is x2 radian(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) * deity (god/goddess), x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine /:/ [also divinity] /=/ cevni (cev cei) * deity , x1 is magic/supernatural/sorcery/witchcraft/wizardry to x2, performed by person/force/deity x3 /:/ /=/ makfa (maf) * dejected, x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ badri (dri) * deka- (metric prefix), x1 is ten [10; 1*10**1] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ dekto (dek) * delicacy (something delicious/delightful), x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to observer/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity] /:/ [x1 is a delicacy] /=/ kukte (kuk) * delicate, x1 is delicate/fragile/subtle/refined in property x2 (ka) /:/ [easily damaged or rendered less pleasing/pure/effective] /=/ ralci (rac) * delicious, x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to observer/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity] /:/ [x1 is a delicacy] /=/ kukte (kuk) * delightful, x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to observer/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity] /:/ [x1 is a delicacy] /=/ kukte (kuk) * demand, x1 requests/asks/petitions/solicits for x2 of/from x3 in manner/form x4 /:/ [also demand (= mi'ecpe)] /=/ cpedu (cpe) * demerit, x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event/property) with reward/desserts x4 /:/ [differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense deserved from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= zanyne'u), punishment, penalty, demerit (= malne'u, sfane'u); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posne'u, po'ervelne'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ cnemu (nem ne'u) * demi, x1 is exactly/approximately half/semi-/demi-/hemi- of x2 by standard x3 /:/ /=/ xadba (xab) * democracy, 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) * demon, x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 /:/ [also orc, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman] /=/ crida (rid) * demonstrates, x1 (agent) shows/exhibits/displays/[reveals]/demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3 /:/ [reveal (= tolmipygau, mipyja'o, sivja'o); also: x1 shows that x2, x1 shows off x2; showing an object is generally expressed with a tu'a x2, since the properties of the shown object (other than its presence) intended for observation are seldom specified (simple presence could be expressed by leka [object] cu zvati)] /=/ jarco (ja'o) * demonstratives (as a kind of descriptor/determiner), 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) * den, x1 is a nest/house/lair/den/[home] of/for x2 /:/ [home (= tercnizda), house (constructed building) (= zdadi'u)] /=/ zdani (zda) * denies (contradictory fact), x1 (du'u) contradicts/denies/refutes/negates x2 (du'u) under rules/logic x3 /:/ [also exception (= nafmupli); agentive contradicts/denies (= nafxu'a or nalselxu'a or tolxu'a) /=/ natfe (naf na'e) * denominator (denominator of a ratio), x3 of: x1 (me'o, fraction) is a ratio/rate of x2 (quantity) with respect to x3 (quantity), [x2:x3] /:/ [also x1 fraction/proportion/quotient; x2 dividend/numerator; x3 divisor/denominator] /=/ parbi (pab) * denominator, x3 of: x1 is a fraction, with numerator x2, denominator x3 (x2/x3) /:/ /=/ frinu * dense (concentrated), x1 is dense/concentrated/packed/intense in property x2 (ka) at location/locus x3 /:/ /=/ denmi (dem) * dense (of a mat), x1 is a mat/pad/mattress/pallet [flat, soft, dense form] of material x2 /:/ [also mattress = (kicymatci)] /=/ matci * dental, x1 is a/the tooth [body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is dental /:/ (for metaphor: see dakfu, pagre, jgalu) /=/ denci (den de'i) * departs, x1 leaves/goes away/departs/parts/separates from x2 via route x3 /:/ [also: x1 leaves behind/takes leave of x2] /=/ cliva (liv li'a) * dependable (property of a support/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) * dependent (hanging), x1 hangs/dangles/is suspended from x2 by/at/with joint x3 /:/ [pendant (= dadja'i); also dependent (original meaning)] /=/ dandu (dad) * dependent (needy), x1 needs/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x2 for purpose/action/stage of process x3 /:/ [no implication of lack] /=/ nitcu (tcu) * depends (relies), x1 relies/depends/counts on/trusts x2 to bring about/ensure/maintain x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ lacri (lac) * depletes (uses up), x1 (event) uses up/depletes/consumes/[wastes] x2 [resource] /:/ [waste (= fesxaksu, dusxaksu)] /=/ xaksu (xak) * deposit, x1 is a store/deposit/supply/reserve of materials/energy x2 in containment x3 /:/ [x3 need not be a container, but could merely be a site/location restriction; e.g. a heap. The sumti indicates how the supply is identified and distinguished from other occurrences of the stored x2] /=/ sorcu (soc sro) * deposits, x1 (agent) inserts/interposes/puts/deposits/pours/inflates/stuffs/fills x2 into interior x3/into among/between members of x3 /:/ [insertion need not imply a significant degree of 'filling'; inject (= je'erse'a); syringe/needle (= se'arterje'e, je'erse'atci, jestu'u or tu'urjesni)] /=/ setca (se'a) * depraved, x1 is evil/depraved/wicked [morally bad] by standard x2 /:/ /=/ palci (pac) * depress, x1 (force) puts pressure on/presses/applies force to x2 /:/ [agentive press/depress (= da'ergau, da'erzu'e)] /=/ danre (da'e) * depressed, x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ badri (dri) * depression (concavity), 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) * deputy, x1 is a deputy/vice/subordinate in aspect [or organization principle] x2 (ka) to principal x3 /:/ [also assistant, adjutant] /=/ vipsi (vip) * derived (of a science, from a methodology), x1 (mass of facts) is science of/about subject matter x2 based on methodology x3 /:/ [not limited to science as derived by the scientific method, but pertaining to any body of usually-coherent knowledge garnered/gathered/assembled by a consistent methodology] /=/ saske (ske) * derived (of authority), x1 has authority/is an official in/on/over matter/sphere/persons x2 derived on basis x3 /:/ /=/ catni (ca'i) * derogates (uses a derogative), x3 of: x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1 /:/ [bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn] /=/ mabla (mal) * derogative (derogative connotations), x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1 /:/ [bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn] /=/ mabla (mal) * describe, x1 tells about/describe-s x2 (object/event/state) to audience x3 with describe-tion x4 (property) /:/ /=/ skicu (ski) * describes, x1 tells about/describes x2 (object/event/state) to audience x3 with description x4 (property) /:/ /=/ skicu (ski) * describing (of mathematics), x1 is a mathematics of type/describing x2 /:/ /=/ cmaci * description (effect of describing), x4 of: x1 tells about/describes x2 (object/event/state) to audience x3 with description x4 (property) /:/ /=/ skicu (ski) * description (labelled with a descriptor, x2 of: 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) * descriptor, 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) * deserved (of rewards), x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event/property) with reward/desserts x4 /:/ [differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense deserved from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= zanyne'u), punishment, penalty, demerit (= malne'u, sfane'u); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posne'u, po'ervelne'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ cnemu (nem ne'u) * deserved (deserved experience/reward), 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) * deserves, 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 * design, x2 of: x1 (agent) plans/designs/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[schematic] x2 for state/process x3 /:/ [also invents/organizes; x2 design, scheme; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3] /=/ platu (pla) * designs, x1 (agent) plans/designs/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[schematic] x2 for state/process x3 /:/ [also invents/organizes; x2 design, scheme; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3] /=/ platu (pla) * desire (something wanted), x2 of: x1 desires/wants/wishes desire 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) * desires (hopes for), 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) * desires (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) * despises, x1 hates/despises x2 (object/abstraction); x1 is full of hate for x2; x2 is odious to x1 /:/ [x1 is hateful (one sense); x2 is hateful (different sense)] /=/ xebni (xen xei) * despoil, x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/despoil-s x2; x1 is destructive /:/ /=/ daspo (spo) * despoils, x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is destructive /:/ /=/ daspo (spo) * desserts (rewards), x4 of: x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event/property) with reward/desserts x4 /:/ [differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense deserved from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= zanyne'u), punishment, penalty, demerit (= malne'u, sfane'u); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posne'u, po'ervelne'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ cnemu (nem ne'u) * destination (of a route/course), x2 of: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to destination 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) * destination (of canal/channel), x2 of: x1 is a canal/channel to destination x2 from x3 with route x4 /:/ [x2/x3 may be unordered] /=/ naxle (nax xle) * destination (other side of a bridge), x3 of: x1 is a bridge/span over/across x2 between x3 and x4 [unordered, typically destination first] /:/ /=/ cripu (rip) * destination (result of going), x2 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) * destination (destination of a leap), x2 of: x1 (agent/object) leaps/jumps/springs/bounds to destination x2 from x3 reaching height x4 propelled by x5 /:/ [place structure parallels klama; hence x4 may be a route-like destination] /=/ plipe (pip pi'e) * destination (destination of a road), x2 of: 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) * destination (destination of carrying), x1 carries/hauls/bears/destination cargo x2 to destination x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier/[porter] /:/ [alienation from x2 to x3 is implied] /=/ bevri (bev bei) * destination (destination of dive), x2 of: x1 dives/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to destination x2 from x3 /:/ /=/ sfubu (sub su'u) * destination (destination of fall), x2 of: x1 falls/drops to destination 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) * destination (destination of mail), x3 of: x1 mails/posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to destination x3 from x4 by carrier/network/system x5 /:/ [also x4 post office, mailbox] /=/ mrilu (mri) * destination (destination of movement), x2 of: x1 (object) moves to destination/receiver x2 [away] from origin x3 over path/route x4 /:/ [also mobile (= co'ermu'u, for the non-specific opposite of immobile); after a muvdu, object is alienated from/no longer at origin (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= muvgau, muvzu'e), non-agentive transitive move (= muvri'a), self-propelled (= sezmuvgau), motion of a part of the object (= pagmu'u), having a moving part (= muvypau, muvyselpau); apparent motion (= mlumu'u)] /=/ muvdu (muv mu'u) * destination side (result of penetrating motion), x3 of: 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) * destined (of something subject to a destiny), x2 of: x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 /:/ [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)] /=/ dimna (dim) * destiny, x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 /:/ [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)] /=/ dimna (dim) * destroy, x1 (event) destroy-s/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is destructive /:/ /=/ daspo (spo) * destroys, x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is destructive /:/ /=/ daspo (spo) * destructive, x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is destructive /:/ /=/ daspo (spo) * detail (particular feature), x1 is a detail/feature/particular of x2 /:/ /=/ tcila (til) * detail (something examined closely), x2 of: x1 analyzes/examines-in-detail x2 by method/technique/system x3 [process/activity] /:/ /=/ lanli (lal) * details, 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) * detected (of an odor), x1 is an odor/fragrance/scent/smell emitted by x2 and detected by observer/sensor x3 /:/ [an undetected emitter is odorless to the observer] /=/ panci (pan) * detected (sensed), x2 of: x1 [observer] senses/detects/notices stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [x1 is sensitive to x2; also feels, spots, perceives, makes out, discerns/recognizes (but only implying reaction without necessarily any significant mental processing); note that the emphasis is on a property which stimulates x1 and is detected (sanji is passive about the sensing, and is not limited to sensory input, as well as presuming some kind of discernment/recognition, while not being concerned with the means of detection); x3 sense/sensory channel] /=/ ganse (gas ga'e) * detected, x1 is dim/dull/pale/non-intense in property x2 (ka) as detected/measured by observer x3 /:/ [in colors, indicates unsaturated, pastel, pale (though blabi can also indicate a kind of paleness)] /=/ kandi (kad) * detected, x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as detected/measured by observer x3 /:/ [also lustrous, gleaming, sparkling, shining (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased saturation (with opposite kandi)] /=/ carmi (cam cai) * detects, x1 [observer] senses/detects/notices stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [x1 is sensitive to x2; also feels, spots, perceives, makes out, discerns/recognizes (but only implying reaction without necessarily any significant mental processing); note that the emphasis is on a property which stimulates x1 and is detected (sanji is passive about the sensing, and is not limited to sensory input, as well as presuming some kind of discernment/recognition, while not being concerned with the means of detection); x3 sense/sensory channel] /=/ ganse (gas ga'e) * determined (fated by luck/fortune), x1 (event/property) is determined by the luck/fortune of x2; (note mabla/zabna not implied) /:/ /=/ funca (fun fu'a) * determiner, 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) * determines (forces), x1 [force] (ka) forces/compels event x2 to occur; x1 determines property x2 to manifest /:/ [also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by danre)] /=/ bapli (bap bai) * determining (of a comparison), x1 [observer] compares x2 with x3 in property x4 (ka), determining comparison x5 (state) /:/ /=/ karbi (kab) * determining (of a gene), x1 is a gene of creature [or locus on creature] x2 determining trait/process x3 /:/ [also chromosome = (gincilta, ginpoi)] /=/ jgina (gin) * determining (of a judge), x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a judge determining/deciding matter x2 (abstract) /:/ [x2 includes jei = rule (jetpai), ni = estimate (lairpai), ka = evaluate (kairpai or vampai), or nu = referee/arbitrate (faurpai); single events of judging including specific decisions/judgements (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); jury (= pairkamni), serve on a jury (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)] /=/ pajni (pai) * determining (of a reference frame), x1 is a frame of reference/standard for observing/measuring/determining x2, with/by rules x3 /:/ (x1 may be object or si'o idea) /=/ manri (mar) * determining (of a scale), x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring/observing/determining x2 (state) /:/ /=/ ckilu (ci'u) * determining (structure determining form), x1 is a frame/structure/skeleton/outline supporting/load-bearing/determining the form of x2 /:/ /=/ greku (rek) * detours around, x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) /:/ [also detours around around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)] /=/ rivbi (riv) * Deutsch (sound clue, German word for 'German'), x1 reflects German/Germanic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ dotco (dot do'o) * develop, x1 develop-s/evolves towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4 /:/ /=/ farvi (fav) * developing (growing), x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 /:/ [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases] /=/ banro (ba'o) * development (growth), x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 /:/ [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases] /=/ banro (ba'o) * develops, x1 develops/evolves towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4 /:/ /=/ farvi (fav) * deviant, x1 is strange/weird/deviant/bizarre/odd to x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ [also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic] /=/ cizra (ciz) * device (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) * device (braking device), x3 of: x1 (agent) brakes/causes to slow motion/activity x2 with device/mechanism/principle x3 /:/ /=/ jabre * device (explosive device), x1 is a bomb/explosive device with explosive material/principle x2 /:/ /=/ jbama (bam) * device (incendiary device/match), x1 is a match [incendiary device] made of x2 /:/ /=/ sacki * device (wheeled device), x2 of: x1 is a wheel [tool] of device/vehicle x2, made of materials/having properties x3 /:/ /=/ xislu (xil xi'u) * device (writing device for ink), x3 of: x1 is a quantity of ink of color/pigment x2 used by writing device x3 /:/ /=/ xinmo (xim) * devil, x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 /:/ [also orc, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman] /=/ crida (rid) * devotion (feels devotion), x1 loves/feels strong affectionate devotion towards x2 (object/state) /:/ [also: x1 is loving towards x2, x1 is a lover of x2 (one sense), x2 is beloved by x1 (= selprami for reordered places)] /=/ prami (pam pa'i) * dew, x1 condenses/liquefies on/into x2 at temperature x3, pressure x4; x1 is dew/condensate on x2 /:/ /=/ lunsa (lus) * diagram, x1 is a chart/diagram/map of/about x2 showing formation/data-points x3 /:/ /=/ cartu (cat) * dialect, x1 is a/the language/dialect used by x2 to express/communicate x3 (si'o/du'u, not quote) /:/ [also tongue] /=/ bangu (ban bau) * diameter, 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) * diamond (carbon), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of carbon/graphite/[diamond]/charcoal; x1 is organic /:/ /=/ tabno (tab) * diamond (diagonally oriented square form), 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) * die, x1 is dead/has ceased to be alive /:/ [die/mortal (= mrobi'o, co'urji'e)] /=/ morsi (mro) * differ, x1 differ-s/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 /:/ [also other-than (less common meaning)] /=/ frica (fic) * difference (of a parallel), x3 of: x1 parallels x2 differing only in property/difference x3 (ka; jo'u/fa'u term) by standard/geometry x4 /:/ [also: x1 is parallel to x2, x3 is the only difference between x1 and x2 (= terpanra for reordered places); x1 and x2 are alike/similar/[congruent]; a parallel involves extreme close similarity/correspondence across the entirety of the things being compared, generally involving multiple properties, with focus placed on one or a small number of differences] /=/ panra * difference (only difference between), x1 parallels x2 differing only in property x3 (ka; jo'u/fa'u term) by standard/geometry x4 /:/ [also: x1 is parallel to x2, x3 is the only difference between x1 and x2 (= terpanra for reordered places); x1 and x2 are alike/similar/[congruent]; a parallel involves extreme close similarity/correspondence across the entirety of the things being compared, generally involving multiple properties, with focus placed on one or a small number of differences] /=/ panra * difference (difference between), x1 differs/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 /:/ [also other-than (less common meaning); x3 is a difference between x1 and x2] /=/ frica (fic) * different from, x1 isn't the-same-thing-as/is different from/other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else /:/ /=/ drata (dat) * different time, x1 (event) is the x3'rd recurrence/repetition of x2 (abstract); x2 happens again in [form] x1 /:/ [also case, another, instance, different time, other, time, occasion] /=/ krefu (ref ke'u) * differing (of a parallel), x1 parallels x2 differing only in property x3 (ka; jo'u/fa'u term) by standard/geometry x4 /:/ [also: x1 is parallel to x2, x3 is the only difference between x1 and x2 (= terpanra for reordered places); x1 and x2 are alike/similar/[congruent]; a parallel involves extreme close similarity/correspondence across the entirety of the things being compared, generally involving multiple properties, with focus placed on one or a small number of differences] /=/ panra * differs (contrasts with), x1 differs/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 /:/ [also other-than (less common meaning); x3 is a difference between x1 and x2] /=/ frica (fic) * difficult, x1 is difficult/hard/challenging for x2 under conditions x3; x1 challenges (non-agentive) x2 /:/ /=/ nandu (nad) * dig, x1 (agent) dig-s x2 [material] up/out of x3 [source/hole] with limbs/tool(s) x4 /:/ [also x1 cuts into x3 (with material removal)] /=/ kakpa * digestive system (entrails, body part), x1 is a/the gut(s)/entrails/intestines/viscera/innards/digestive system [body-part] of x2 /:/ [metaphor: process hub] /=/ canti * digestive tract (defined by function), x1 is a/the abdomen/belly/lower trunk [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: midsection] /:/ [also stomach (= djaruntyrango), digestive tract (= befctirango, befctirangyci'e)] /=/ betfu (bef be'u) * digging (digging implement), x1 is a shovel/spade [bladed digging implement] for digging x2 /:/ /=/ canpa (cna) * digit (finger/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) * digit (quantifier), x1 (li) is a number/quantifier/digit/value/figure [noun]; refers to the value and not the symbol /:/ /=/ namcu (nac na'u) * digit (symbol), x1 (la'e zo BY/word-bu) is a letter/digit/symbol in alphabet/character-set x2 representing x3 /:/ [also x1 glyph, rune, character (also me'o BY/word-bu), x2 symbol set; (adjective:) x1 is alphabetic/symbolic; "letteral" used by analogy with "numeral"; sinxa is the more generic symbol] /=/ lerfu (ler le'u) * digs, x1 (agent) digs x2 [material] up/out of x3 [source/hole] with limbs/tool(s) x4 /:/ [also x1 cuts into x3 (with material removal)] /=/ kakpa * dim, 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) * dimension, x1 (property - ka) is a dimension of space/object x2 according to rules/model x3 /:/ /=/ cimde * dimensionality (dimensionality of a spiral/helix), x3 of: x1 is a spiral/helix/whorl/[vortex] [shape/form] with limits x2, of dimensionality x3 /:/ /=/ sarlu * dimensionless, x1 is a point/instant/moment [0-dimensional shape/form] in/on/at time/place x2 /:/ [x1 is dimensionless] /=/ mokca (moc) * dimensions (number of dimensions of a regular polyhedron/polygon), x2 of: x1 is a cube/regular polyhedron/polygon of dimensions x2 (default 3), surfaces/sides x3 (default 6) /:/ /=/ kubli (kub) * dimensions (dimensions of right-angled form), x3 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) * diminished, x1 (experiencer) decreases/contracts/is reduced/diminished in property/quantity x2 by amount x3 /:/ /=/ jdika * din, x1 is a noise/din/clamor [sensory input without useful information] to x2 via sensory channel x3 /:/ /=/ savru (sav vru) * dinar, 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) * diner, x1 is a restaurant/cafe/diner serving type-of-food x2 to audience x3 /:/ /=/ gusta * dinero (sound clue, Spanish word for 'money' used colloquially in English), x1 is money/currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is financial/monetary/pecuniary/fiscal /:/ ['currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= pledi'i)] /=/ jdini (din di'i) * diplomat, x1 is a diplomat/consul representing polity x2 in/at negotiation x3 for function/purpose x4 /:/ [(for) x3 polity, (use tu'a); also ambassador (= raljansu, trujansu)] /=/ jansu (jas) * direct (straight/linear), x1 is straight/direct/line segment/interval between x2 and x3; (adjective:) x1 is linear /:/ /=/ sirji (sir) * directed (of a team, by a manager/chief/conductor/director), x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 organized for purpose x4 /:/ (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); [also orchestra, outfit; x3 conductor; business, not necessarily incorporated (= cajbe'e, venbe'e)] /=/ bende (bed be'e) * direction, 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) * directly (directly above), x1 is directly/vertically above/upwards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ gapru (gap) * directly (directly across/beyond), x1 is located across/on the other side of gap/boundary x2 from x3; x1 is opposite (fi) x3 /:/ [also: x1 is over there (across/beyond zo'e); directly across/beyond a boundary/gap, generally at the shortest plausible distance on the other side of the boundary] /=/ ragve (rav) * directly (directly beneath), x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 /:/ [also underside, nether] /=/ cnita (nit ni'a) * director, x3 of: x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 organized for purpose x4 /:/ (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); [also orchestra, outfit; x3 director; business, not necessarily incorporated (= cajbe'e, venbe'e)] /=/ bende (bed be'e) * directors (board of directors), x1 (mass) is a committee with task/purpose x2 of body x3 /:/ [board of directors/trustees (= trukamni, gritrukamni)] /=/ kamni * directors (board of directors), 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, gritrukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))] /=/ turni (tru) * directs, 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) * dirt (clay), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of clay [moist, clammy dirt] of composition including x2 /:/ /=/ kliti (kit) * dirt (contaminant), x1 (object) is clean/pure of material/contaminant/dirt x2 by standard x3 /:/ /=/ jinsa (jis) * dirt (soil), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of dirt/soil/earth/ground from source x2 of composition x3 /:/ [also: x1 is earthen; x3: composition including x3, which need not be exhaustive of composition] /=/ dertu (der de'u) * disagreeable (bitter/acrid), x1 is bitter/acrid/sharply disagreeable to observer/sense x2 /:/ /=/ kurki * disappears, x1 vanishes/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/sensor x3 /:/ [also leaves, goes away (one sense)] /=/ canci * disaster, x1 is a tragedy/disaster/tragic for x2 /:/ /=/ betri (bet) * discerns (consciously recognizes), x1 is conscious/aware of x2 (object/abstract); x1 discerns/recognizes x2 (object/abstract) /:/ [also: x1 knows [of] x2 (one sense); awareness implies some amount of mental processing above and beyond mere sensory detection, and may also be applied to mental relationships that are not detected by the senses] /=/ sanji (saj) * discerns (detects/notices), x1 [observer] senses/detects/notices stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [x1 is sensitive to x2; also feels, spots, perceives, makes out, discerns/recognizes (but only implying reaction without necessarily any significant mental processing); note that the emphasis is on a property which stimulates x1 and is detected (sanji is passive about the sensing, and is not limited to sensory input, as well as presuming some kind of discernment/recognition, while not being concerned with the means of detection); x3 sense/sensory channel] /=/ ganse (gas ga'e) * discipline (punish), x1 (agent) punishes x2 for infraction x3 (event/state/action) with punishment x4 (event/state) /:/ [also chastise, castigate, chasten, discipline, correct (one sense); also x4 penalty] /=/ sfasa (sfa) * disciplined (strongly disciplined, regimented), x1 is military/regimented/is strongly disciplined/prepared by system x2 for purpose x3 /:/ [also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense - not limited to those trained/disciplined as part of an army to defend a state (= bilpre)] /=/ bilni (bil) * disciplined, x1 is military/regimented/is strongly organized/prepared/disciplined 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) * disconcerted, x1 is embarrassed/disconcerted/flustered/ill-at-ease about/under conditions x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ burna * discontinuity (of a corner), x1 is a corner/point/at-least-3-dimensional [solid] angle [shape/form] in/on x2, of material x3 /:/ [also apex; a corner exists on three dimensions but need not be limited to points; it suggests a discontinuity in slope in some direction; i.e. in some planar cross-section] /=/ kojna (koj ko'a) * discontinuous (of a sudden change), x1 (event/state) is sudden/sharply changes at stage/point x2 in process/property/function x3 /:/ [also abrupt, discontinuous] /=/ suksa (suk) * discover, x1 discover-s/finds out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object) /:/ /=/ facki (fak fa'i) * discovers, x1 discovers/finds out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object) /:/ /=/ facki (fak fa'i) * discuss (mutually converse about a subject), x1(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual/jo'u possible) discuss(es)/talk(s) about topic/subject x2 /:/ [also chat, converse] /=/ casnu (snu) * discuss (talk about a subject to someone), x1 talks/speaks to x2 about subject x3 in language x4 /:/ [not limited to vocal speech, but this is implied by the x4 without context of some other medium of conversation (use cusku, casnu, skicu, ciksi for weaker implication of vocal communication); converse/discuss/chat (= simta'a, simsku, vricysimta'a for a conversation not clearly delimited by subject)] /=/ tavla (tav ta'a) % discussing, 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 % discussion, 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 * disease (cancer), x1 is a cancer [malignant disease] in x2 /:/ /=/ kenra (ken) * disease (treated in hospital), x3 of: 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 * disease (disease causing illness), x3 of: x1 is ill/sick/diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3 /:/ /=/ bilma (bi'a) * disease (disease warded by vaccine), x3 of: x1 is a vaccine/immune-system stimulant protecting x2 against disease x3 introduced by method x4 /:/ [also serum; inoculation (= jestu'u veljinku)] /=/ jinku * diseased, x1 is ill/sick/diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3 /:/ /=/ bilma (bi'a) * disgust (causes disgust), x1 is repugnant to/causes disgust to x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ rigni (rig) * disgusted, x1 is repugnant to/causes disgust to/disgusted x2 under conditions x3; x2 is disgusted by x1 /:/ /=/ rigni (rig) * disgusting, x1 is repugnant to/causes disgust/is disgusting to x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ rigni (rig) * disgusts, x1 is repugnant to/causes disgust to/disgusts x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ rigni (rig) * dish, x1 (mass) is a meal composed of dishes including x2 /:/ [x2 is a course/dish of meal x1 (= selsai for reordered places)] /=/ sanmi (sai) * dish, x1 is a plate/dish/platter/saucer [flat/mildly concave food service bed] made of material x2 /:/ /=/ palta * dishes (parts of a meal), x2 of: x1 (mass) is a meal composed of dishes including x2 /:/ [x2 is a course/dish of meal x1 (= selsai for reordered places)] /=/ sanmi (sai) * disjunction, x1 is a logical alternation/disjunction, stating that x2 (du'u) and/or x3 (du'u) is/are true /:/ /=/ vlina * disk, x1 is round/circular [2-dimensional shape/form]; x1 is a disk/circle/ring /:/ [normally used for a filled-in circle/disk, but emphasis on roundness means that the concept may include 'ring'] /=/ cukla (cuk) * disordered, x1 is chaotic/disordered in property/aspect x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ kalsa (kas) * display (medium stimulated to display marks), x2 of: 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) * display (on display), 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) * display medium, x1 inscribes/writes x2 on display medium/storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a scribe /:/ [also x3 writing surface] /=/ ciska (ci'a) * displayed (properties displayed by a mass), 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) * displaying (system displaying synergistic properties), x1 (mass) system interrelated by structure x2 among components x3 (set completely specified) displaying x4 (ka) /:/ [x1 (or x3) is synergistic in x4; also network; x2 also relations, rules; x3 also elements (set completely specified); x4 systemic functions/properties] /=/ ciste (ci'e) * displays humility, x1 is humble/modest about x2 (abstraction); x1 displays humility about x2 /:/ /=/ cumla (cul) * displays personality, x1 is a person/people (noun) [not necessarily human]; x1 displays personality/has a persona /:/ /=/ prenu (pre) * displays, x1 (agent) shows/exhibits/displays/[reveals]/demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3 /:/ [reveal (= tolmipygau, mipyja'o, sivja'o); also: x1 shows that x2, x1 shows off x2; showing an object is generally expressed with a tu'a x2, since the properties of the shown object (other than its presence) intended for observation are seldom specified (simple presence could be expressed by leka [object] cu zvati)] /=/ jarco (ja'o) * dispute (something not taken sides on), x1 is neutral/not taking sides/medial/not towards any extreme on scale/in dissension x2 /:/ [also x2 dispute/struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position)] /=/ nutli (nul nu'i) * disrupt, x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[disrupt-s] x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3 /:/ /=/ dicra (dir) * disruptive (irritating/distracting), x1 (event) annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts x2 /:/ [also: is disruptive to] /=/ fanza (faz) * disruptive (troubling, causing problems), 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) * disrupts (hinders/interferes with), x1 (event/state) interferes with/hinders/disrupts x2 (event/state/process) due to quality x3 (ka) /:/ [also blocks, obstructs, baffles; not necessarily forcing cessation] /=/ zunti (zun zu'i) * disrupts (interrupts/stops), x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[disrupts]/disturbs x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3 /:/ /=/ dicra (dir) * dissension (dissension with neutral position), x2 of: x1 is neutral/not taking sides/medial/not towards any extreme on scale/in dissension x2 /:/ [also x2 dispute/struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position)] /=/ nutli (nul nu'i) * dissolve, x1 dissolve-s in solvent x2 forming solution/[suspension] x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [suspension (= pucyteryrunta, pucyxre)] /=/ runta * dissolves, x1 dissolves in solvent x2 forming solution/[suspension] x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [suspension (= pucyteryrunta, pucyxre)] /=/ runta * distance, x1 is x2 (default 1) long local distance unit(s) [non-metric], x3 subunits, standard x4 /:/ (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ minli * distance, 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) * distant, x1 is far/distant from x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ /=/ darno (dar da'o) * distilled, x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of liquor/spirits distilled from x2 /:/ /=/ jikru * distinct, x1 differs/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 /:/ [also other-than (less common meaning)] /=/ frica (fic) * distinguish (distinguish universe from non-universe), x3 of: 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) * distinguished, 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) * distracts, x1 (event) annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts x2 /:/ [also: is disruptive to] /=/ fanza (faz) * distressed, x1 is anguished/distressed/emotionally wrought/stressed by x2 /:/ /=/ dunku (duk du'u) * distribute, x1 is distribute-d/allotted/allocated/shared among x2 with shares/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) /:/ [also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive distribute-tion (= fairgau, fairzu'e)] /=/ fatri (fai) * distributed, x1 is distributed/allotted/allocated/shared among x2 with shares/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) /:/ [also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive distribution (= fairgau, fairzu'e)] /=/ fatri (fai) * distribution (agentive distribution), x1 is distributed/allotted/allocated/shared among x2 with shares/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) /:/ [also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive distribution (= fairgau, fairzu'e)] /=/ fatri (fai) * distribution (probability distribution governing random event), x3 of: 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) * distribution (distribution system/network with stations), x2 of: x1 is a station/node of/in/on transport/communication/distribution system/network x2 /:/ [x2 may be represented by massed vehicles of system] /=/ tcana * disturb, x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[disrupts]/disturbs x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3 /:/ [also disturb-s (one sense)] /=/ dicra (dir) * disturbs (interrupts), x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[disrupts]/disturbs x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3 /:/ /=/ dicra (dir) * disturbs (troubles/causes problems), 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) * diurnal (pertaining to daytime/daylight), x1 is the daytime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal (vs. nocturnal) /:/ /=/ donri (dor do'i) * diurnal (pertaining to full days), 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) * dive, x1 dive-s/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to x2 from x3 /:/ /=/ sfubu (sub su'u) * dives, x1 dives/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to x2 from x3 /:/ /=/ sfubu (sub su'u) * divide, x1 (agent) divide-s/partitions/separates x2 into sections/parts/individuals x3 by method/partition x4 /:/ [also segments] /=/ fendi (fed) * divided (mathematical), x2 of: x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [dividend x2 divided by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4 /:/ /=/ dilcu * dividend (in a quotient), x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [dividend x2 divided by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4 /:/ /=/ dilcu * dividend (in a ratio), x2 of: x1 (me'o, fraction) is a ratio/rate of x2 (quantity) with respect to x3 (quantity), [x2:x3] /:/ [also x1 fraction/proportion/quotient; x2 dividend/numerator; x3 divisor/denominator] /=/ parbi (pab) * divides (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) * divides (partitions), x1 (agent) divides/partitions/separates x2 into sections/parts/individuals x3 by method/partition x4 (an object in x4 usually requires tu'a) /:/ [also segments] /=/ fendi (fed) * divine, x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine /:/ [also divinity] /=/ cevni (cev cei) * divinity, x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine /:/ [also divinity] /=/ cevni (cev cei) * division, x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [dividend x2 divided by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4 /:/ /=/ dilcu * divisor (in a quotient), x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [dividend x2 divided by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4 /:/ /=/ dilcu * divisor (in a ratio), x1 (me'o, fraction) is a ratio/rate of x2 (quantity) with respect to x3 (quantity), [x2:x3] /:/ [also x1 fraction/proportion/quotient; x2 dividend/numerator; x3 divisor/denominator] /=/ parbi (pab) * do (ability to do), x1 is able to do/be/capable of doing/being x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 (event/state) /:/ [also: has talent; know how to; know how to use (= plika'e)] /=/ kakne (ka'e) * do (assist in do-ing), x1 helps/assists/aids object/person x2 do/achieve/maintain event/activity x3 /:/ /=/ sidju (dju) * do (bring about, agentive), x1 [person/agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 do-es/brings about x2 /:/ /=/ gasnu (gau) * do (dares to do), x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 dares to do/be x2 (event/ka) /:/ [x1 is bold] /=/ darsi * do (free to do), 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) * do (obligation to do), x1 is bound/obliged to/has the duty to do/be x2 in/by standard/agreement x3; x1 must do x2 /:/ [also x3 frame of reference] /=/ bilga (big) * do (order to do), 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) * do (reciprocally), 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) * do (tries to do), x1 tries/attempts/makes an effort to do/attain x2 (event/state/property) by actions/method x3 /:/ [also experiments at] /=/ troci (toc toi) * do (uses tool to do), 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) * do the same thing, 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 x2 to each other] /=/ simxu (sim si'u) * doctor, x1 doctor-s/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) * doctors, 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) * document (container of pages), x2 of: 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 prytcidylai * document (something read from), x3 of: x1 [agent] reads x2 [text] from surface/document/reading material x3; x1 is a reader /:/ /=/ tcidu (tid) * doe, x1 is a deer/elk/moose/[hart/stag/doe] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ mirli * doe, x1 is a female/doe of species x2 evidencing feminine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine /:/ /=/ fetsi (fet fe'i) * doe, x1 is a rabbit/hare/[doe] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ ractu * does (easily), x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily /:/ /=/ frili (fil) * does (freely), 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) * does not, x1 fails at doing x2 (state/event); x1 is a failure at its role in x2 /:/ [baffled (= pesfli, jmifli, dafspufli, menfli, among other senses); also x2 ceases/does not complete/fails to continue due to failure on the part of x1] /=/ fliba (fli) * does poorly, 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) * does, x1 [person/agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 does/brings about x2 /:/ /=/ gasnu (gau) * dog, x1 is a fox [bushy-tailed wild dog/canine] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ lorxu (lor lo'u) * dog, x1 is a wolf/lupine/never-domesticated dog of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ labno * dog, x1 is a dog/canine/[bitch] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ gerku (ger ge'u) * doing (capable of doing), x1 is able to do/be/capable of doing/being x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 (event/state) /:/ [also: has talent; know how to; know how to use (= plika'e)] /=/ kakne (ka'e) * doing (fast at doing), x1 is fast/swift/quick/hastes/rapid at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state) /:/ /=/ sutra (sut) * doing (lever for doing), x1 is a lever [tool] [of apparatus] for doing x2 [function/action], with fulcrum x3 and arm x4 /:/ /=/ vraga (vra) * doing (method of doing), 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 * doing (relaxes by doing), x1 relaxes/rests/is at ease in/by doing/being x2 (activity) /:/ /=/ surla (sur) * doing (responds to doing), x1 answers/replies to/responds to person/object/event/situation/stimulus x2 with response x3 /:/ [x3 also answer/reply]; [if x2 is a person/object, it will usually require "tu'a" indicating that the reply/response is to that person/object doing something. "tu'a" may not be needed if the person/object itself is the stimulus, rather than something it is doing] /=/ spuda (spu) * doing (response to doing), x3 of: x1 answers/replies to/responds to person/object/event/situation/stimulus x2 with response x3 /:/ [x3 also answer/reply]; [if x2 is a person/object, it will usually require "tu'a" indicating that the reply/response is to that person/object doing something. "tu'a" may not be needed if the person/object itself is the stimulus, rather than something it is doing] /=/ spuda (spu) * doing (ridicules by doing), x1 ridicules/mocks/scoffs at x2 about x3 (property/event) by doing activity x4 (event) /:/ /=/ ckasu (cas) * doing (slow at doing), x1 is slow/sluggish at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state) /:/ /=/ masno (sno) * doing (talant for doing), x1 has a talent/aptitude/innate skill for doing/being x2 /:/ /=/ stati * doing (tool for doing), x1 is a tool/utensil/resource/instrument/implement used for doing x2; [form determines function] /:/ /=/ tutci (tci) * doing (doing in error), x1 errs in doing/being/making mistake x2 (event), an error under conditions x3 by standard x4 /:/ /=/ srera (sre) * doing (doing while having fun), x2 of: x1 (abstract) is amusing/entertaining to x2 in property/aspect x3; x3 is what amuses x2 about x1 /:/ [also: x1 occupies x2 pleasantly; x1 is fun for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has fun (at) doing x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[game] for x2] /=/ zdile (zdi) * doing (doing with purpose/goal), 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) * doing (doing without purpose/goal being necessary), x1 [person/agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 does/brings about x2 /:/ /=/ gasnu (gau) * dollar, 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) * domain (limited domain), x3 of: 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) * domain (territory), x1 is territory/domain/space of/belonging to/controlled by x2 /:/ /=/ tutra (tut) * domain (domain encompassed by a universe), x2 of: 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) * domain (domain 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) * domain (domain of a captain/commander/leader), x2 of: x1 is captain/commander/leader/in-charge of vehicle/domain x2 /:/ /=/ jatna (ja'a) * domain (domain of a function), x2 of: x1 is a function/single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4 /:/ /=/ fancu * domain (domain of a state), x2 of: x1 is a polity/state governing territory/domain x2; [government/territory relationship] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is civil/political] /=/ jecta (jec je'a) * domestic (of one's own country), 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) * dominion (sphere of control of a deity), x3 of: x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine /:/ [also divinity] /=/ cevni (cev cei) * donate, x1 [donor] gives/donate-s gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without 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) * donates, x1 [donor] gives/donates gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without 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) * done, 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) * donkey, x1 is a donkey/jackass of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ xasli * donor, x1 [donor] gives/donates gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without 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) * doom, x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 /:/ [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)] /=/ dimna (dim) * doomed, x2 of: x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 /:/ [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)] /=/ dimna (dim) * door, 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) * doorway (closed passageway), x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is closed/shut/not open, preventing passage/access to x2 by x3 /:/ [as a doorway, but also perhaps a semi-permeable membrane] /=/ ganlo (ga'o) * doorway (general term), 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) * doorway (open passageway), x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is open/ajar/not shut permitting passage/access to x2 by x3 /:/ [as a doorway] /=/ kalri (kar) * doubt, x1 doubt-s/is dubious/doubt-ful/skeptical/questions that x2 (du'u) is true /:/ [also: x2 is doubt-ful/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reordered places)] /=/ senpi (sen) * doubtful (feeling doubt), 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) * doubtful (statement subject to doubt), 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) * doubts, 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) * dough, x1 is paste/pulp/dough/mash/mud/slurry [soft, smooth-textured, moist solid] of composition x2 /:/ [x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification] /=/ pesxu (pex) * down (broken down), x1 is broken/inoperable/broken down/non-utile/not usable for function x2 /:/ [agentive break, cause to become inoperable (= pofygau, pofyzu'e); accidentally break, as a result of an event, non-agentive (= pofyja'e, nutpofyja'e)] /=/ spofu (pof po'u) * down (directly beneath), x1 is directly/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 /:/ [also underside, nether] /=/ cnita (nit ni'a) * down (gulps down), x1 gulps/swallows /:/ [x1 swallows down [food/drink] x2 (= tulpinxe, tulcti, ctitu'o (the latter two are more general - for food or beverage); swallow/engulf (= galxycti, galxynerbi'o, galxygre] /=/ tunlo (tul tu'o) * down (low, downward), 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/baseline, or is that baseline itself] /=/ dizlo (diz dzi) * downward (lower), 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/baseline, or is that baseline itself] /=/ dizlo (diz dzi) * dragon (these animals are ramda'u), x1 is a myth/legend, a culturally significant story about x2 in mythos x3 of culture x4 /:/ [also: x1 is mythical/fairy tale; used adjectivally for non-humanoid creatures of story/myth/legend/religion, e.g. dragon; fairy tale (= veryranmi)] /=/ ranmi (ram) * drags, x1 pulls/tugs/draws/drags x2 by handle/at locus x3 /:/ [gravity (= ka maicpu, mairckupai)] /=/ lacpu (lap cpu) * drain, x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 /:/ [x4 is usually gravity] /=/ rinci * draining (of a river), x1 is a river of landmass x2, draining watershed x3 into x4/terminating at x4 /:/ /=/ rirxe (ri'e) * drains, x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 /:/ [x4 is usually gravity] /=/ rinci * drake, x1 is a duck/[drake] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ datka * drama, 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 * dramatist, x3 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 * drapes, x1 is a curtain/blinds/drapes for covering/obscuring aperture x2, and made of material x3 /:/ /=/ murta (mur mu'a) * drawer, x1 is a drawer/file in structure x2, a [sliding compartment] container for contents x3 /:/ /=/ dacru (dac) * drawing, x1 is a picture/illustration representing/showing x2, made by artist x3 in medium x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is pictorial/illustrative; drawing (= xraselci'a), x1 draws x2 (= xraci'a/pirci'a), image (= xratai), photo (= kacmyxra), take a photo (= kacmyterxra, kacmyxragau, kacmyxrazu'e); sculpture, relief (= blixra)] /=/ pixra (pir xra) * draws (pulls), x1 pulls/tugs/draws/drags x2 by handle/at locus x3 /:/ [gravity (= ka maicpu, mairckupai)] /=/ lacpu (lap cpu) * draws (draws picture), x3 of: x1 is a picture/illustration representing/showing x2, made by artist x3 in medium x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is pictorial/illustrative; drawing (= xraselci'a), x1 draws x2 (= xraci'a/pirci'a), image (= xratai), photo (= kacmyxra), take a photo (= kacmyterxra, kacmyxragau, kacmyxrazu'e); sculpture, relief (= blixra)] /=/ pixra (pir xra) * dream (noun), x2 of: x1 dream-s about/that x2 (fact/idea/event/state); x2 is a dream/reverie of x1 /:/ [dream/reverie (= selsne)] /=/ senva (sev sne) * dream (verb), x1 dream-s about/that x2 (fact/idea/event/state); x2 is a dream/reverie of x1 /:/ [dream/reverie (= selsne)] /=/ senva (sev sne) * dreams, x1 dreams about/that x2 (fact/idea/event/state); x2 is a dream/reverie of x1 /:/ [dream/reverie (= selsne)] /=/ senva (sev sne) * dress (garb/garment for wearing), 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) * dress (robe, full-length garment), x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body garment] of material x2 /:/ [also coveralls (= paspalku)] /=/ pastu (pas) * dress (skirted, garment open at bottom), x1 is a skirt/kilt/dress of material x2; x1 is skirted [garment open at the bottom; not legged] /:/ [a skirted garment may be full length (pastu), but must hang below the waist from support above or at the waist] /=/ skaci * drink (beverage), x2 of: x1 (agent) drinks/imbibes beverage/drink/liquid refreshment x2 from/out-of container/source x3 /:/ /=/ pinxe (pix) * drink (liquid swallowed/gulped), x2 of: x1 gulps/swallows /:/ [x1 swallows down [food/drink] x2 (= tulpinxe, tulcti, ctitu'o (the latter two are more general - for food or beverage); swallow/engulf (= galxycti, galxynerbi'o, galxygre] /=/ tunlo (tul tu'o) * drink (drink thirsted for), x2 of: x1 thirsts for x2; x1 needs/wants drink/fluid/lubrication x2 /:/ /=/ taske * drinks, x1 (agent) drinks/imbibes beverage/drink/liquid refreshment x2 from/out-of container/source x3 /:/ /=/ pinxe (pix) * drive, 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) * driven (driven fastener), x1 is a nail/tack [pointed driven/frictional fastener] of type/size x2 (ka), made of material x3 /:/ /=/ dinko (di'o) * drives, x1 operates/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with goal/objective/use/end/function x3 /:/ /=/ sazri (saz) * driving (providing power to, of a motor), x1 is a motor/engine, driving/propelling/providing power to x2 /:/ /=/ matra * dromedary, x1 is a camel/llama/alpaca/vicuna/dromedary of species/breed x2 /:/ [llama (= tcokumte), Bactrian camel (= zdokumte); Arabian camel/dromedary (= rabykumte)] /=/ kumte * drop, x1 is a drop [small, cohesive shape] of material [liquid/vapor] x2 in surrounding material x3 /:/ /=/ dirgo (dig) * drops, 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) * drug, x1 is an instance of substance/chemical/drug x2 (individual or mass) with purity x3 /:/ /=/ xukmi (xum xu'i) * drum, x1 is a drum/cymbal/gong [percussion musical instrument] with beater/actuator x2 /:/ /=/ damri * dry, x1 is dry of liquid x2; (adjective:) x1 is arid /:/ /=/ sudga (sud) * drying (drying oven)), x1 is an oven [enclosure that heats its contents] for baking/heating/drying x2 /:/ /=/ toknu (tok) * dubious, 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) * duck, x1 is a duck/[drake] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ datka * dull, 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) * dung, x1 is a/the feces/excrement/dung/shit of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter) /:/ [also crap] /=/ kalci * dupes, 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) * duplicate, x1 is a copy/replica/duplicate/clone of x2 in form/medium x3 made by method x4 (event) /:/ /=/ fukpi (fuk fu'i) * durable (iron as metaphor for durable), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of iron (Fe); [metaphor: strong, durable, tarnishing] /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is ferric/ferrous] /=/ tirse (tir) * durable, 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) * duration (in days), x2 of: 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) * duration (in hours), x2 of: x1 is x2 hours in duration (default is 1 hour) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ cacra * duration (in minutes), x2 of: x1 is x2 minutes in duration (default is 1 minute) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ mentu (met me'u) * duration (in months), x2 of: x1 is x2 months in duration (default is 1 month) by month standard x3 /:/ [this month (= cabma'i); next month (= bavylamyma'i); last month (= prulamyma'i)] /=/ masti (ma'i) * duration (in seconds), x2 of: x1 is x2 seconds in duration (default is 1 second) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ snidu (nid) * duration (in weeks), x2 of: 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) * duration (in years), x2 of: 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) * duration (time interval), 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) * duration (duration of survival), x3 of: 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) * during, x1 is current at/in the present of/during/concurrent/simultaneous with x2 in time /:/ [time relationship only, 'aorist' claiming simultaneity does not mean one event does not extend into the past or future of the other] /=/ cabna (cab) * dusk, 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 * dust, x1 is dust/precipitate [suspensible solid] from x2 in medium/on surface x3 /:/ /=/ pulce (puc pu'e) * duty, 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) * duty, x1 is bound/obliged to/has the duty to do/be x2 in/by standard/agreement x3; x1 must do x2 /:/ [also x3 frame of reference] /=/ bilga (big) * dwell, x1 dwell-s/lives/resides/abides at/inhabits/is a resident of location/habitat/nest/home/abode/dwell-ing x2 /:/ /=/ xabju (xa'u) * dwells, x1 dwells/lives/resides/abides at/inhabits/is a resident of location/habitat/nest/home/abode x2 /:/ /=/ xabju (xa'u) % dye, x1 is fuchsin/a dye of magenta/fuchsia/purplish-red color /:/ /=/ nukselcinta * each other, 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) * ear, x1 is a/the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus, information gathering] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is aural] /=/ kerlo (ker) * earlier (earlier state, something returned to), x3 of: x1 (agent) returns x2 to origin/earlier state x3 from x4; x1 moves/gives x2 back to x3 from x4 /:/ [x2 goes back/[retreats] to x3 (= se'ixru for agent self-returning to a previous location/situation: renumber places in the lujvo); (x3 may be a location or a person or an event/situation; the latter may also be expressed with krefu or rapli and a causative like rinka/rikygau)] /=/ xruti (xru) * earlier than (in the past of), 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) * earlobe (sound clue not identical in meaning), x1 is a/the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus, information gathering] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is aural] /=/ kerlo (ker) * early, x1 (event) is early by standard x2 /:/ /=/ clira (lir) * earnest, x1 (person) is serious/earnest/has gravity about x2 (event/state/activity) /:/ [also solemn (= drijunri, ri'irjunri, tcejunri)] /=/ junri (jur) * earnings, x1 (agent/person) earns/[deserves/merits] wages/salary/pay/earnings 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 * earns, 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 * Earth's, x1 is Earth's moon (default); x1 is a major natural satellite/moon of planet x2 /:/ /=/ lunra (lur) * earth, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of dirt/soil/earth/ground from source x2 of composition x3 /:/ [also: x1 is earthen; x3: composition including x3, which need not be exhaustive of composition] /=/ dertu (der de'u) * earth, x1 is the Earth/the home planet of race x2; (adjective:) x1 is terrestrial/earth-bound/earth-ly (one sense) /:/ /=/ terdi (ted) * Earth, x1 is the Earth/the home planet of race x2; (adjective:) x1 is terrestrial/earthbound /:/ /=/ terdi (ted) * earthbound, x1 is the Earth/the home planet of race x2; (adjective:) x1 is terrestrial/earthbound /:/ /=/ terdi (ted) * earthen, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of dirt/soil/earth/ground from source x2 of composition x3 /:/ [also: x1 is earthen; x3: composition including x3, which need not be exhaustive of composition] /=/ dertu (der de'u) * earthly, x1 is the Earth/the home planet of race x2; (adjective:) x1 is terrestrial/earthbound/earthly- (one sense) /:/ /=/ terdi (ted) * ease, x1 relaxes/rests/is at ease in/by doing/being x2 (activity) /:/ /=/ surla (sur) * easily (easily damaged), x1 is delicate/fragile/subtle/refined in property x2 (ka) /:/ [easily damaged or rendered less pleasing/pure/effective] /=/ ralci (rac) * easily (easily done, of an action), x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily /:/ /=/ frili (fil) * east, x1 is to the east/eastern side of x2 according to frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ stuna (sun) * eastern, x1 is to the east/eastern side of x2 according to frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ stuna (sun) * easy, x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily /:/ /=/ frili (fil) * eat, x1 eat-s/ingests/consumes (transitive verb) x2 /:/ /=/ citka (cti) * eating (prepared food for eating), x2 of: x1 cooks/prepares food-for-eating x2 by recipe/method x3 (process) /:/ [cook with heat (= glajukpa), bake (= tokyjukpa); fry (= rasyjukpa)] /=/ jukpa (jup) * eats, x1 eats/ingests/consumes (transitive verb) x2 /:/ /=/ citka (cti) * ecclesiastic, x1, x2, and x3 of: 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) * echo, x1 reflects/mirrors/echoes x2 [object/radiation] to observer/point x3 as x4; x2 bounces on x1 /:/ [also: x1 is a mirror/reflector]; [x2 may be light, lu'e of an imaged object; x4 may be image or echo or the same as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection] /=/ minra (mir) * echoes, x1 reflects/mirrors/echoes x2 [object/radiation] to observer/point x3 as x4; x2 bounces on x1 /:/ [also: x1 is a mirror/reflector]; [x2 may be light, lu'e of an imaged object; x4 may be image or echo or the same as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection] /=/ minra (mir) * edge, x1 is an edge/margin/border/curb/boundary of x2 next-to/bordering-on x3 /:/ /=/ korbi (kor koi) * edges (edges of a surface), x4 of: x1 is surface/face [bounded shape/form] of [higher-dimension] object x2, on side x3, edges x4 /:/ [also x4 bounds] /=/ sefta (sfe) * edible (of a plant), x3 of: x1 is the edible x2 portion of edible plant x3; x1 is a vegetable /:/ [note that fruits and nuts are also vegetables; generally this word will be used for either the general category of edible plants, or for non-fruit vegetables (= nalrutstagi)] /=/ stagi * edible (of food), x1 is food/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2 /:/ /=/ cidja (dja) * edible (sweet edible), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of sugar [sweet edible] from source x2 of composition x3 /:/ [also sucrose, fructose, glucose, galactose, lactose, etc.; saccharine/aspartame/sugar substitute (sakybasti, basysakta, ticysakta); x3: composition including x3, which need not be complete specification] /=/ sakta (sat) * edible (edible portion of a plant), x1 and x2 of: x1 is the edible x2 portion of plant x3; x1 is a vegetable /:/ [note that fruits and nuts are also vegetables; generally this word will be used for either the general category of edible plants, or for non-fruit vegetables (= nalrutstagi)] /=/ stagi * edible fat, x1 is a quantity of/contains butter/oleo/margarine/shortening from source x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is buttery; an edible fat, solid but spreadable at normal temperatures; dairy butter (= ladmatne)] /=/ matne * edible starchy root, x1 is a quantity of cassava/taro/manioc/tapioca/yam [edible starchy root] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ samcu * edible 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 * edifice (building), x1 is a building/edifice for purpose x2 /:/ /=/ dinju (dij di'u) * edifice (something having a floor/bottom), x1 is a floor/bottom/ground of x2 /:/ [floor/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)] /=/ loldi (lol loi) * educate, x1 teaches audience x2 ideas/methods/lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event) /:/ [also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1/x5 is pedagogical] /=/ ctuca (ctu) * educator, x1 teaches audience x2 ideas/methods/lore x3 (du'u) about subject(s) x4 by method x5 (event) /:/ [also instruct, instructor, educate, educator, teacher, professor, pedagogue; (adjective:) x1/x5 is pedagogical] /=/ ctuca (ctu) * effect (effect of physical cause), x2 of: x1 (event/state) effects/physically causes effect x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 /:/ [x1 is a material condition for x2; x1 gives rise to x2] /=/ rinka (rik ri'a) * effect (effect of punctuation), x4 of: x1 (agent) punctuates x2 (expression) with symbol/word x3 with syntactic/semantic effect x4 /:/ /=/ pandi (pad) * effect (effect of seasoning), x2 of: x1 is a seasoning/condiment/spice causing flavor/effect x2 (event/property) /:/ [also: x1 flavors x2 (tu'a)] /=/ tsapi * effects, x1 (event/state) effects/physically causes effect x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 /:/ [x1 is a material condition for x2; x1 gives rise to x2] /=/ rinka (rik ri'a) % effort (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 * effort (causing fatigue), x2 of: x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest /:/ /=/ tatpi (ta'i) * effort (makes an effort/attempt), x1 tries/attempts/makes an effort to do/attain x2 (event/state/property) by actions/method x3 /:/ [also experiments at] /=/ troci (toc toi) * effort (successful effort), x3 of: 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) * egg (fertilized), x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/fertilized egg with mother x2, and father x3 /:/ /=/ tarbi * egg (fertilized), x1(s) is/are (a) seed(s)/spore(s) [body-part] of organism x2 for producing offspring x3 /:/ [also germ cell; implies actual potential for self-development; seeds generally contain embryo and food, and hence would include a fertilized egg] /=/ tsiju (tsi) * egg (organ source), 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 * egg (unfertilized, general term), x1 is an egg/ovum/sperm/pollen/gamete of/from organism [mother/father] x2 /:/ [(poorly metaphorical only due to gender- and species- being unspecified): ovoid, oblate (= pevysovyseltai, but better: claboi); egg, specifically female (= fetso'a), of a bird (= cpifetso'a, cpiso'a), of a chicken (= jipcyfetso'a, jipcyso'a] (but note that Lojban does not require specificity, just as English doesn't for either milk or eggs; "sovda" is fine for most contexts); [if fertilized, then tsiju or tarbi] /=/ sovda (sov so'a) * ego, x1 is a self/ego/id/identity-image of x2 /:/ /=/ sevzi (sez se'i) * Egyptian, x1 reflects Egyptian culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ misro * either (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 either /:/ /=/ vlina * elapsed time, x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to time/event x3 /:/ [also age/elapsed time time (= niltei)] /=/ temci (tem tei) * elastic, (adjective:) x1 is elastic/springy /:/ /=/ pruni (pun) * elbow (curve), x1 is a curve/turn/bend/elbow 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 elbow)] /=/ kruvi (ruv kru) * elbow (hinged joint), x1 is a/the knee/elbow/knuckle [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3 /:/ [metaphor: a sharp bend/curve] /=/ cidni (cid) * elbow (elbow of arm), 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) * elbow, (a right-angled form) x1 is a right-angled shape/form/elbow defined by set of vertices x2, dimensions x3 (default 2) /:/ [also rectangle, square, elbow; square (= kubykurfa, pitkubykurfa), cube (= kurkubli), rectangle (= clakurfa), rhombus/diamond (= sa'orkurfa, sa'orpitkubli)] /=/ kurfa (kur) * elder, x1 is an elder/ancestor of x2 by bond/tie/degree x3; x1's generation precedes x2's parents /:/ /=/ dzena (dze) * electric charge, x1 is electricity [electric charge charge or current] in/on x2 of polarity/quantity x3 (default negative) /:/ [(x3, a quantifier, can be expressed as a simple polarity using the numerals for positive and negative ma'u and ni'u); (explicitly) negative (= dutydikca), positive (= mardikca); current (= (sel)muvdikca; again default negative/electron current), charge (= klodikca, stadikca)] /=/ dikca (dic) * electric current, x1 is electricity [electric current charge or current] in/on x2 of polarity/quantity x3 (default negative) /:/ [(x3, a quantifier, can be expressed as a simple polarity using the numerals for positive and negative ma'u and ni'u); (explicitly) negative (= dutydikca), positive (= mardikca); current (= (sel)muvdikca; again default negative/electron current), charge (= klodikca, stadikca)] /=/ dikca (dic) * electrical arc, x1 is lightning/electrical arc arc/thunderbolt striking at/extending to x2 from x3 /:/ [also thunder (= lidysna)] /=/ lindi (lid) * electrical conductor (metaphorical: of copperlike properties), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of copper (Cu); [metaphor: reddish, electrical conductor] /:/ /=/ tunka (tuk) * electricity, x1 is electricity [electric charge or current] in/on x2 of polarity/quantity x3 (default negative) /:/ [(x3, a quantifier, can be expressed as a simple polarity using the numerals for positive and negative ma'u and ni'u); (explicitly) negative (= dutydikca), positive (= mardikca); current (= (sel)muvdikca; again default negative/electron current), charge (= klodikca, stadikca)] /=/ dikca (dic) * element (having an atomic number), x2 of: x1 is an atom of element/atomic number x2 of isotope number/atomic weight x3 /:/ /=/ ratni (rat) * element (ingredient in a mixture), x1 (mass) is a mixture/blend/colloid/commingling with ingredients including x2 /:/ [x2 mingles/mixes/blends into x1; x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component/element of x1 (= selxre for reordered places)] /=/ mixre (mix xre) * element (element of a set), x1 is a member/element of set x2; x1 belongs to group x2; x1 is amid/among/amongst group x2 /:/ [x1 may be a complete or incomplete list of members; x2 is normally marked by la'i/le'i/lo'i, defining the set in terms of its common property(ies), though it may be a complete enumeration of the membership] /=/ cmima (mim cmi) * elementary particle, x1 is a quantum/ray/elementary particle/smallest measurable increment of property/activity x2 /:/ [quantum ray (= bonka'u)] /=/ kantu (ka'u) * elements (existing elements, as a basis for invention/creation), x1 invents/creates/composes/authors x2 for function/purpose x3 from existing elements/ideas x4 /:/ [x1 is creative/inventive] /=/ finti (fin fi'i) * elements (elements of a system), x1 (mass) system interrelated by structure x2 among components/elements x3 (set completely specified) displaying x4 (ka) /:/ [x1 (or x3) is synergistic in x4; also network; x2 also relations, rules; x4 systemic functions/properties] /=/ ciste (ci'e) * elephant, x1 is an elephant of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ xanto * elevate, x1 (force) lifts/applies raising/supporting force to x2 at locus x3 in gravity well x4 /:/ [(x1 may be an abstract); verb lift/raise/elevate (= lafmuvgau)] /=/ lafti (laf) * elevation (cloud base), x1 is a cloud of material x2 in air mass x3 at floor/base elevation x4 /:/ /=/ dilnu (dil) * elf, x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 /:/ [also orc, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman] /=/ crida (rid) * elite, 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) * elk, x1 is a deer/elk/moose/[hart/stag/doe] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ mirli * ellipse (conic section), x1 is a cone [shape/form] of material x2 with vertex x3 /:/ [also ellipse, ellipsoid (= konclupa)] /=/ konju (kon ko'u) * ellipse (ring-like), 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) * ellipsoid, x1 is a cone [shape/form] of material x2 with vertex x3 /:/ [also ellipse, ellipsoid (= konclupa)] /=/ konju (kon ko'u) * else, x1 isn't the-same-thing-as/is different-from/other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else /:/ /=/ drata (dat) * embarrassed, x1 is embarrassed/disconcerted/flustered/ill-at-ease about/under conditions x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ burna * embrace, x1 grasps/holds/clutches/seizes/grips/[hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2) /:/ [hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); handshake (= xanjai, jikyxanjai), handle (= veljai, veljaitci)] /=/ jgari (jai) * embryo (fetus), x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/fertilized egg with mother x2, and father x3 /:/ /=/ tarbi * eminent, 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) * emits, x1 radiates/emits x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ dirce (di'e) * emitted (of a flavor), x1 (ka) is a taste/flavor of/emitted by x2; x2 tastes of/like x1 /:/ [also: x2 tastes of seasoning x1, x1 is a seasoned flavor of x2 (= tsapyvu'i)] /=/ vrusi (vus vu'i) * emitted (of a sound), x1 is sound produced/emitted by x2 /:/ [x2 sounds (intransitive verb)] /=/ sance (sna) * emitted (of an odor), x1 is an odor/fragrance/scent/smell emitted by x2 and detected by observer/sensor x3 /:/ [an undetected emitter is odorless to the observer] /=/ panci (pan) * emoter, x1 (person) feels/has pride in/about x2 (abstraction) /:/ [an emotional combination of satisfaction and respect/esteem towards property(ies) or action(s) of person/entity that has a specific tie to emoter; self-pride (= se'ijgi, tolcumla); use x2 tu'a for pride in non-specific actions/properties of someone] /=/ jgira (jgi) * emotion, x2 of: x1 feels emotion x2 (ka) about x3 /:/ [also mood/humor (= nuncni)] /=/ cinmo (cni) * emotionally stressed, x1 is anguished/distressed/emotionally stressed/wrought by x2 /:/ /=/ dunku (duk du'u) * emotionally valued, x1 is dear/precious/darling to x2; x1 is emotionally valued 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) * emotionally wrought, x1 is anguished/distressed/emotionally wrought/stressed by x2 /:/ /=/ dunku (duk du'u) * emphasis (something emphasized), x2 of: x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 /:/ [also: say forcefully] /=/ basna * emphasize, x1 emphasize-s/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 /:/ [also: say forcefully] /=/ basna * emphasizes, x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 /:/ [also: say forcefully] /=/ basna * empire (Roman empire), x1 reflects Latin/Roman/Romance culture/empire/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ latmo (la'o) * empire (Russian empire), x1 reflects Russian empire/USSR/ex-USSR/CIS culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ softo (sof) * empirical, 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) * employ, x1 uses/employ-s 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) * employing means, x1 is a volitional entity employing means 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) * employment, x1 is a job/occupation/employment/vocation (a type of work regularly done for pay) of person x2 /:/ [working for another (= selplijibri)]; (cf. te jerna which is employment specifically for pay and not specifically for another, te pilno which is employment not necessarily for pay and not necessarily regular or lasting but for another, se gasnu and se zukte for incidental activities) /=/ jibri (jib) * employs, 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) * empty, x1 [container] is empty/vacant of x2 [material]; x1 is hollow /:/ [also vacuum (= kunti be roda/so'ada)] /=/ kunti (kut) * emulated (guide/model to be emulated), x1 (person/object/event) guides/conducts/pilots/leads x2 (active participants) in/at x3 (event) /:/ [a guiding person advises/suggests/sets an example to be followed, but does not necessarily control/direct/manage actual execution of an event; an event may serve as a guide by setting a pattern/example to be emulated] /=/ gidva (gid gi'a) * emulsion, x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of cream/emulsion/puree [consistency] of composition x2 /:/ [x2: composition including x2, which need not be complete specification]] /=/ kruji (ruj) * encampment, x1 is a camp/encampment/temporary residence of x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ ginka (gik) * encircle, 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) * encircles, x1 encircles/encloses/is surrounding x2 in direction(s)/dimension(s)/plane x3 /:/ [(jinsru =) x1 is a ring/belt/band/girdle around/circling/ringing x2 near total containment in some dimension(s)] /=/ sruri (rur sru) * encloses (contains), 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) * encloses (surrounds), x1 encircles/encloses/is surrounding x2 in direction(s)/dimension(s)/plane x3 /:/ [(jinsru =) x1 is a ring/belt/band/girdle around/circling/ringing x2 near total containment in some dimension(s)] /=/ sruri (rur sru) * enclosure (for heating), x1 is an oven [enclosure that heats its contents] for baking/heating/drying x2 /:/ /=/ toknu (tok) * encoded, 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) * encompasses (of a 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) * encountered (of a problem), x1 (event/state) is a problem to/encountered by x2 in situation/task/inquiry x3 /:/ [also: x1 requires consideration by x2] /=/ nabmi (nam) * encounters (meets), x1 meets/encounters x2 at/in location x3 /:/ /=/ penmi (pen pe'i) * end (cessation), x1 [end] ceases/stops/halts/end-s activity/process/state x2 [not necessarily completing it] /:/ /=/ sisti (sti) * end (extreme, terminus), x1 is superlative in property x2 (ka), the x3 end (ka; default ka zmadu) among set/range x4 /:/ [also: x1 is x3-est/utmost in x2 among x4; x1 is the x3 end of x4; x1 is extreme; x1 is simply x3] /=/ traji (rai) * end (finish), x1 is an end/finish/termination of thing/process x2; [not necessarily implying completeness] /:/ [x1 is final/last/at the last; x1 is a terminal/terminus of x2; x1 is the final/terminated state of terminated process x2; x2 terminates/ceases/stops/halts at x1 (= selfa'o for reordered places)] /=/ fanmo (fam fa'o) * end (goal of action), 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) * end (goal of operation), x1 operates/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with goal/objective/use/end/function x3 /:/ /=/ sazri (saz) * end (of a route/course), x2 of: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to end x2 from x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) /:/ [a route merely connects origin/end, 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) * end (point, terminus), x1 is a tip/point/vertex/extremity/end [0-dimension shape/form] on object x2 at locus x3 /:/ /=/ jipno (jip ji'o) * end (end of an interval), x3 of: x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to end/time/event x3 /:/ /=/ temci (tem tei) * end-of-work, 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) * ended (of an event), 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) * ending point (ending point of fall), x2 of: x1 falls/drops to ending point 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) * ending time (ending time of an interval), x3 of: x1 is the time-duration/interval/period/[elapsed time] from time/event x2 to ending time/time/event x3 /:/ /=/ temci (tem tei) * endpoint (of a route/course), x2 or x3 of: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to endpoint x2 from endpoint x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) /:/ [a route merely connects origin/endpoint, 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) * endpoint (of canal/channel), x2 or x3 of: x1 is a canal/channel to endpoint x2 from x3 with route x4 /:/ [x2/x3 may be unordered] /=/ naxle (nax xle) * endpoint (endpoint of a road), x2 or x3 of: 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) * ends, x1 [ends] ceases/stops/halts/ends activity/process/state x2 [not necessarily completing it] /:/ /=/ sisti (sti) * endures, 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) * enduring (of a material object), x1 is a material object enduring in space-time; x1 is a thing /:/ /=/ dacti (dai) * enemy (opponent in a war), x1 (person/mass) wars against enemy x2 over territory/matter x3; x1 is at war with x2 /:/ /=/ jamna (jam) * enemy, x1 is an enemy/opponent/adversary/foe of x2 in struggle x3 /:/ /=/ bradi * energy (general term), x1 is energy of type x2 in form x3 /:/ [ray/beam (= nenli'i)] /=/ nejni (nen) * energy (illumination), x1 [energy] is light/illumination illuminating x2 from light source x3 /:/ [x3 illuminates/lights x2 with light/illumination x1; x2 is lit/illuminated by illumination x1 from source x3 (= selgu'i for reordered places); light/lamp (= tergu'i)] /=/ gusni (gus gu'i) * energy (spiritual energy), x1 is spiritual/pertains to the soul in nature [either energy or being]; x1 is ghostly/ethereal /:/ [also soul (= ruxse'i)] /=/ pruxi (rux ru'i) * energy (energy from explosion), x2 of: x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into pieces/energy/fragments x2 /:/ /=/ spoja (poj po'a) * energy (energy source causing shadow), x3 of: x1 is a shadow/the shade of object x2, made by light/energy source x3 /:/ /=/ ctino (ti'o) * energy (energy supply/reserve), x2 of: x1 is a store/deposit/supply/reserve of materials/energy x2 in containment x3 /:/ [x3 need not be a container, but could merely be a site/location restriction; e.g. a heap. The sumti indicates how the supply is identified and distinguished from other occurrences of the stored x2] /=/ sorcu (soc sro) * energy source, x1 is a fuel/energy source-source for powering x2 /:/ /=/ livla (lil) * enforcer, 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 * enforcing, 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 * engaged, x2 of: x1 is an affair/organized activity involving person(s) x2 (individual/mass); x1 is x2's business /:/ [also matter, concern; x2 is engaged in x1 (which is usually an abstraction) (= selcu'u for reordered places)] /=/ cuntu (cu'u) * engenders, x1 engenders/procreates/begets x2 with coparent x3 /:/ /=/ rorci (ror) * engine, x1 is a motor/engine, driving/propelling/providing power to x2 /:/ /=/ matra * England, 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) * English, 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) * engulf, x1 gulps/swallows /:/ [x1 swallows down [food/drink] x2 (= tulpinxe, tulcti, ctitu'o (the latter two are more general - for food or beverage); swallow/engulf (= galxycti, galxynerbi'o, galxygre] /=/ tunlo (tul tu'o) * enlarges (grows), x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 /:/ [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases] /=/ banro (ba'o) * enough, x1 (object) suffices/is enough/sufficient for purpose x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ banzu (baz) * ensure (relied upon to ensure), x2 of: x1 relies/depends/counts on/trusts x2 to bring about/ensure/maintain x3 (event/state) /:/ /=/ lacri (lac) * entails, x1 logically necessitates/entails/implies action/event/state x2 under rules/logic system x3 /:/ /=/ nibli (nib ni'i) * enterprise (accompanied activity), x3 of: 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) * enterprise (chartered enterprise/company), x1 is a company/corporation/firm/partnership chartered by authority x2 for purpose x3 /:/ [also enterprise/organization (if chartered)] /=/ kagni (kag) * entertaining, x1 (abstract) is amusing/entertaining to x2 in property/aspect x3; x3 is what amuses x2 about x1 /:/ [also: x1 occupies x2 pleasantly; x1 is fun for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has fun (at) doing x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[game] for x2] /=/ zdile (zdi) * entertainment, x1 (abstract) is amusing/entertaining to x2 in property/aspect x3; x3 is what amuses x2 about x1 /:/ [also: x1 occupies x2 pleasantly; x1 is fun for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has fun (at) doing x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[game] for x2] /=/ zdile (zdi) * entire, 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) * entirely (completely), 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) * entirety (ordered entirety/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) * entirety (perfected whole), 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) * entitlement (entitlement of a ticketholder), x3 of: x1 is a ticket entitling x2 to entitlement/privilege x3 (event/state) under conditions x4 /:/ /=/ pikta * entitling, x1 is a ticket entitling x2 to entitlement/privilege x3 (event/state) under conditions x4 /:/ /=/ pikta * entity (volitional entity acting), 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) * entity (entity used by another), 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) * entrails, x1 is a/the gut(s)/entrails/intestines/viscera/innards/digestive system [body-part] of x2 /:/ [metaphor: process hub] /=/ canti * entreats, x1 begs/pleads/supplicates/entreats/implores/beseeches/prays [asks with humility] x2 for x3 /:/ [also importune, petition, plea, solicit; x2 benefactor, patron; x3 boon, favor, gift, alms] /=/ pikci * enumerated (of a quantity), x1 is a quantity quantified/measured/enumerated by x2 (quantifier) on scale x3 (si'o) /:/ [also count] /=/ klani (lai) * envies, x1 (person) is jealous of/envies x2 (person) about/for x3 (property - ka) /:/ /=/ jilra * environment (conditions/situation), x1 [state/property] is a situation/condition/state/position/are conditions/circumstances of x2 /:/ [characteristics or environment of an object/event/process stage or state that are typically/potentially only temporary] /=/ tcini * environment (surroundings/context), x1 (individual/mass) is part of an environment/surroundings/context/ambience of x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is ambient] /=/ vanbi (vab) * environmental (environmental properties allowing comfort), x2 of: x1 feels comfort/is comfortable with conditions/environmental property(ies) x2 /:/ /=/ kufra (kuf) * epistemology (authority), 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) * epistemology (conjecture), 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 * epistemology (intuition), x1 (person) intuits x2 (du'u) about subject x3; [epistemology] /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jijnu (jij) * epistemology (means of knowledge), x4 of: x1 knows fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place; know how to - implying knowledge of method but not necessarily having the ability to practice (= tadjyju'o)] /=/ djuno (jun ju'o) * epistemology (opinion), 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) * epistemology (supposition), 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) * epistemology (epistemology indicating falsehood), x2 of: 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) * epistemology (epistemology indicating reality/existence), x3 of: x1 exists/is real/actual/reality for x2 under metaphysics x3 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]; [x1 is physical (one sense)] /=/ zasti (zat za'i) * epistemology (epistemology indicating truth), x2 of: 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) * epoch, x1 is an era/epoch/age characterized by x2 (event/property/interval/idea) /:/ (x2 interval should be the defining boundaries; if merely a characterizing period, the nature of the interval should be expressed in an abstract bridi, or the interval should be marked with tu'a; x2 may also be characteristic object(s) or practices of the era, if marked with tu'a) /=/ cedra * equal, x1 is equal/congruent to/as much as x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 /:/ [same in quantity/quality (not necessarily in identity); 'analogy' may be expressed as the equivalence of two properties of similarity (ka x1 simsa x2) and (ka x3 simsa x4)] /=/ dunli (dun du'i) * equestrian, x1 is a horse/equine/[colt/mare/stallion/pony] of species/breed x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is equine/equestrian] /=/ xirma (xir xi'a) * equilibrium, x1 is in balance/equilibrium under forces x2 (mass) /:/ /=/ lanxe (lax) * equine, x1 is a horse/equine/[colt/mare/stallion/pony] of species/breed x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is equine/equestrian] /=/ xirma (xir xi'a) * equipment, 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) * equivalent (numerical equivalent of a fraction), x1 (me'o) is the [decimal/binary] equivalent of fractional x2 (me'o) in base x3 (quantity) /:/ [conversion from fractions to decimal-point based notation] /=/ saclu * equivalent value, x1 (ni) is the equivalent value 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) * era, x1 is an era/epoch/age characterized by x2 (event/property/interval/idea) /:/ (x2 interval should be the defining boundaries; if merely a characterizing period, the nature of the interval should be expressed in an abstract bridi, or the interval should be marked with tu'a; x2 may also be characteristic object(s) or practices of the era, if marked with tu'a) /=/ cedra * erect (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)