!% Fields: english/=/lojban * erect (vertical), x1 is vertical/upright/erect/plumb/oriented straight up and down in reference frame/gravity x2 /:/ /=/ sraji (raj) * erodes (scrapes/abrades), x1 blade/scraper/erosive scrapes/erodes/abrades x2 from x3 /:/ [abrade, abrasive (= mosyguska)] /=/ guska (guk) * erodes (scratches, cuts into), x1 [abrasive/cutting/scratching object/implement] scratches/[carves]/erodes/cuts [into] x2 /:/ , spali) /=/ sraku (rak) * erosive, x1 blade/scraper/erosive scrapes/erodes/abrades x2 from x3 /:/ [abrade, abrasive (= mosyguska)] /=/ guska (guk) * err, x1 err-s in doing/being/making mistake x2 (event), an err-or under conditions x3 by standard x4 /:/ /=/ srera (sre) * error (mistake), x2 of: x1 errs in doing/being/making mistake x2 (event), an error under conditions x3 by standard x4 /:/ /=/ srera (sre) * errs, x1 errs in doing/being/making mistake x2 (event), an error under conditions x3 by standard x4 /:/ /=/ srera (sre) * escapes, x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) /:/ [also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)] /=/ rivbi (riv) * especially, 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) * esteem (feels esteem), 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) * esteem, x1 esteem-s/respects/venerates/highly regards x2 [object of respect] /:/ [also: x2 is respected/esteemed/celebrated (= selsi'a for reordered places)] /=/ sinma (si'a) * esteemed, x2 of: x1 esteems/respects/venerates/highly regards x2 [object of respect] /:/ [also: x2 is respected/esteemed/celebrated (= selsi'a for reordered places)] /=/ sinma (si'a) * esteems, x1 esteems/respects/venerates/highly regards x2 [object of respect] /:/ [also: x2 is respected/esteemed/celebrated (= selsi'a for reordered places)] /=/ sinma (si'a) * estimate (judge a quantity), 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) * estimate (subjective estimate of likelihood), x3 of: 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) * eternal (infinite, unending), x1 is infinite/unending/eternal in property/dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity)/of type x3 /:/ [also everlasting, eternal (= cimnyteikai, temcimni)] /=/ cimni * eternal (permanent), x1 is permanent/lasting/[eternal] in property x2 (ka) by standard x3 [time-span/expectant one] /:/ [also everlasting] /=/ vitno (vi'o) * eternity, x1 is infinite/unending/eternal in property/dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity)/of type x3 /:/ [also everlasting, eternity (= cimnytei), eternal (= cimnyteikai, temcimni)] /=/ cimni * ethereal, 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) * ethical (subscrbing to an ethical standard), x1 are the ethics/morals/moral standards/ethical standards of x2 (individual/mass) about situation x3 /:/ [x1 will (typically) be an abstract, a rule or rules of behavior; also principles; also conscience (= sezmarde); x2 is ethical/subscribes to ethical standards x1] /=/ marde (mad) * ethical standards, x1 are the ethics/morals/moral standards/ethical standards standards of x2 (individual/mass) about situation x3 /:/ [x1 will (typically) be an abstract, a rule or rules of behavior; also principles; also conscience (= sezmarde)] /=/ marde (mad) * ethics, x1 are the ethics/morals/moral standards/ethical standards of x2 (individual/mass) about situation x3 /:/ [x1 will (typically) be an abstract, a rule or rules of behavior; also principles; also conscience (= sezmarde)] /=/ marde (mad) * Ethiopian, x1 reflects Semitic [metaphor: Middle-Eastern] language/culture/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ [Semitic includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Ethiopian, among others] /=/ semto (sme) * ethnic (of a 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) * ethnic (of a nation/ethnic group), x1 is a nation/ethnic group of peoples x2; [people sharing a history/culture] /:/ /=/ natmi (nat nai) * ethos (pertaining to 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) * European, x1 reflects European culture/nationality/geography/Indo-European languages in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ ropno (ron ro'o) * evade, x1 avoids/evade-s/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) /:/ [also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)] /=/ rivbi (riv) * evades, x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) /:/ [also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)] /=/ rivbi (riv) * evaluate (judge a property), 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) * evaluates, x1 (agent) measures/evaluates x2 [quantity] as x3 units on scale x4 (si'o), with accuracy x5 /:/ /=/ merli (mre) * evaluator (satisfied evaluator), x2 of: x1 satisfies evaluator x2 in property (ka)/state x3 /:/ /=/ mansa * evaporates, x1 boils/evaporates at temperature x2 and pressure x3 /:/ [roil (= febjicla)] /=/ febvi (feb) * even, 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) * even, x1 is smooth/even/[soft/silky] in texture/regularity /:/ /=/ xutla (xul) * evening (after 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) * evening (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 % event (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 % event (event of aggression), x1 is an aggression, an event of x2 (person/mass) attacking/invading/committing aggression upon victim x3 with goal/objective x4 /:/ /=/ gunta (gut) * event, x1 (event) is an event that happens/occurs/takes place; x1 is an incident/happening/occurrence /:/ /=/ fasnu (fau) % event, x1 is a flight/an event of x2 flying [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3 /:/ /=/ nunvofli % event, x1 is a nativity/birth, an event of x2 being born to x3 at time x4 [birthday] and place x5 [birthplace] /:/ /=/ nunjbe % event, x1 is a vision, an event of x2 viewing/seeing/perceiving visually x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x4 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived] /=/ nunvi'a % event, x1 is an event of x2 [seller] selling/vending x3 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer x4 for amount/cost/expense x5 /:/ [x2 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x4 buys x3 from x2; x5 is the price of x3 to x4 /=/ nunve'u % event, 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 * events (events arranged in a pattern), x2 of: x1 is/reflects/represents a pattern of forms/events x2 arranged according to structure x3 /:/ [x3 is a [model] for x1 (= termontai, termonsi'o); image (= gusmo'a, nenmo'a, dairmo'a, selylenmo'a, selmirmo'a, velmirmo'a, but also all of these -tai instead of -mo'a for the ideal)] /=/ morna (mon mo'a) * everlasting (infinite, unending), x1 is infinite/unending/eternal in property/dimension x2, to degree x3 (quantity)/of type x3 /:/ [also everlasting, eternal (= cimnyteikai, temcimni)] /=/ cimni * everlasting (permanent, lasting), x1 is permanent/lasting/[eternal] in property x2 (ka) by standard x3 [time-span/expectant one] /:/ [also everlasting] /=/ vitno (vi'o) * every (every year, every n-th year, of a season/anniversary), 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 * evidence, 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 * evil, x1 is evil/depraved/wicked [morally bad] by standard x2 /:/ /=/ palci (pac) * evolve, x1 develops/evolve-s towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4 /:/ /=/ farvi (fav) * evolves, x1 develops/evolves towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4 /:/ /=/ farvi (fav) * ewe, x1 is a sheep/[lamb/ewe/ram] of species/breed x2 of flock x3 /:/ /=/ lanme (lan) * exa- (metric prefix), x1 is 1x10**18 of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ xexso (xex) * exact, x1 [measurement/match] is exact/precise to precision x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) /:/ /=/ satci * examination, x1 (process/event) is a test/examination for/proof of property/state x2 in subject x3 (individuals/set/mass) /:/ [also proxy measure, validation; (a set in x3 must be completely specified)] /=/ cipra (cip) * examines (analyzes), x1 analyzes/examines-in-detail x2 by method/technique/system x3 [process/activity] /:/ /=/ lanli (lal) * examines (looks at), x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/gazes at x2 /:/ [also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "observe"] /=/ catlu (cta) * example (sample/instance/illustration), x1 is an example/sample/specimen/instance/case/illustration of common property(s) x2 of set x3 /:/ /=/ mupli (mup) * example (sets an example), 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) * exceeds (beyond limit), x1 exceeds/is beyond limit/boundary x2 from x3 in property/amount x4 (ka/ni) /:/ [on the other side of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per ragve); also not limited to position in space] /=/ bancu (bac) * exceeds (more than), x1 exceeds/is more than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount/excess x4 /:/ [also positive (= nonmau)] /=/ zmadu (zma mau) * exception, 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) * excess (amount more than), x4 of: x1 exceeds/is more than x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni) by amount/excess x4 /:/ [also positive (= nonmau)] /=/ zmadu (zma mau) * excess (too much), x1 is an excess of/too much of x2 by standard x3 /:/ [cloying (= maldu'e, tolpu'adu'e)] /=/ dukse (dus du'e) * excessively (excessively thick/bulbous/swollen), x1 is plump/fat/obese [excessively thick/bulbous/swollen] by standard x2 /:/ /=/ plana * exchange (trading post/store), 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) * exchange, x1 or x4 of: x1 exchange-s/trades/barters commodity/service x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader/merchant/businessman /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is/are commercial (better expressed as ka canja, kamcanja)]; x2/x3 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ercanja for unambiguous semantics) /=/ canja (caj) * exchanges, x1 or x4 fo: x1 exchanges/trades/barters commodity/service x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader/merchant/businessman /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is/are commercial (better expressed as ka canja, kamcanja)]; x2/x3 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ercanja for unambiguous semantics) /=/ canja (caj) * excluded, 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) * excrement, x1 is a/the feces/excrement/dung/shit of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter) /:/ [also crap] /=/ kalci * excrete, x1 [body] excrete-s waste x2 from source x3 via means/route x4 /:/ /=/ vikmi (vim vi'i) * excreted, x1 is a/the sweat/perspiration from body x2, excreted by gland(s)/organs x3 /:/ /=/ xasne * excretes, x1 [body] excretes waste x2 from source x3 via means/route x4 /:/ /=/ vikmi (vim vi'i) * excretory organs, x1 is a/the sweat/perspiration from body x2, excreted by gland(s)/excretory organs x3 /:/ /=/ xasne * exhibits (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) * exhibits (in museum), x1 is a museum for preserving [and possibly exhibiting] exhibits x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ muzga (muz) * exhibits sexual orientation, x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexual orientation 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) * exist, x1 exist-s/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) * existence, x1 is old/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4 /:/ [This can cover both meanings of old. Old in years, i.e. age, can be conveyed through x2 = the world, life, existence (= loi nu zasti); in usage this has been a common default for ellipsis. However slabu is not the opposite of 'young' (= nalci'o, tolci'o), but the opposite of 'new' (= tolni'o); also ancient (= tcesau), age (= nilsau); x2 is used to x1 (= selsau for reordered places); historic/historical (= cirsau, cirselcedra; also vaipru)] /=/ slabu (sau) * existing (as a basis for new creation/invention), x4 of: x1 invents/creates/composes/authors x2 for function/purpose x3 from existing elements/ideas x4 /:/ [x1 is creative/inventive] /=/ finti (fin fi'i) * exists (exists in imagination), x1 [concept] exists in the imagination of/is imagined by/is imaginary to x2 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is mental (one sense), x1 is unreal (one sense); in spite of the synonym, note that x2 is imaginary does not imply that it doesn't exist in the real world; the definition is crafted so that one can talk about imaginary things without claiming that they thereby really exist] /=/ xanri (xar) * exists (exists in reality), 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) * exit, x1 is a/the anus/anal orifice/asshole/arsehole [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: exit, waste exit] /:/ [also asshole/ass/arsehole; (adjective:) x1 is anal] /=/ ganxo (gax) * exotic (unfamiliar), x1 is alien/foreign/[exotic]/unfamiliar to x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ /=/ fange * exotic (weird), x1 is strange/weird/deviant/bizarre/odd to x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ [also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic] /=/ cizra (ciz) * expands (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) * expands (spreads), x1 spreads/expands over/into x2 from initial state x3 /:/ /=/ preja (pej pe'a) * expanse (field; broad uniform expanse)), x1 is a field [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a broad uniform expanse of x2 /:/ [also woods (= ricfoi), lawn/meadow (= sasfoi), brush (= spafoi, cicyspafoi)] /=/ foldi (flo foi) * expanse (parcel/expanse of land), x1 is a parcel/expanse of land at location x2; x1 is terrain /:/ /=/ tumla (tum tu'a) * expanse (expanse of sky), x1 is an expanse of sky/the heavens at place x2; [celestial] /:/ /=/ tsani (tan) * expanse (expanse of snow), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity/expanse of snow /:/ /=/ snime (si'e) * expanse (expanse of water), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity/expanse of water; (adjective:) x1 is aqueous/[aquatic] /:/ [aquatic (= jaupli)] /=/ djacu (jac jau) * expansion (cyclical expansion, tide), x1 is a tide [cyclical/periodic expansion] in x2 caused by x3 /:/ /=/ ctaru * expect, 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) * expectant (anticipator of permanence), x3 of: x1 is permanent/lasting/[eternal] in property x2 (ka) by standard x3 [time-span/expectant one] /:/ [also everlasting] /=/ vitno (vi'o) * expectant (anticipator of transience), x3 of: x1 is temporary/not permanent/expected to change in property x2 (ka) by standard/expectant x3 /:/ [also transient] /=/ zasni (zas) * expectation (not suprising occurance), x1 (event/action abstract) surprises/startles/is unexpected [and generally sudden] to x2 /:/ [also expectation (= nalspaji), alarm (= te'arspaji)] /=/ spaji (paj) * expectation (violated by irony), x1 is ironic(al)/contrary to expectation x2 in state/property/aspect x3 /:/ /=/ ranxi (rax) * expected likelihood (expected likelihood of a wish/hope/expectation), x3 of: x1 hopes/wishes for/desires x2 (event), expected likelihood 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) * expected to change (temporary), x1 is temporary/not permanent/expected to change to change in property x2 (ka) by standard/expectant x3 /:/ [also transient] /=/ zasni (zas) * expecting (expecting return, of an investor), x1 (agent) invests resources x2 in investment x3 expecting return/profit x4 (object(s)/event) /:/ [also ties up/[risks/gambles]; x1 is an investor; x2 are invested assets of x1; bond (= jertervle)] /=/ zivle (ziv vle) * expectorates, x1 spits/expectorates x2 [predominantly liquid] from x3 to/onto x4 /:/ [saliva/spit/sputum/spittle (= molselpu'u)] /=/ sputu (put pu'u) * expelled (of a jet), x1 is a jet [expelled stream] of material x2 expelled from x3 /:/ /=/ jetce (je'e) * expelling (of a rocket), x1 is a rocket [vehicle] propelled by jet expelling x2 carrying payload x3 /:/ /=/ jakne * expense (expense of a purchase), x4 of: x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 /:/ [x1 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x3 buys/purchases x2 from x1 (= terve'u for reordered terms); x4 is the price of x2 to x3 (= velve'u for reordered terms); for sale (= fitselve'u, selvenfriti); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erve'u, po'erselve'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vecnu (ven ve'u) % expense, x1 is an event of x2 [seller] selling/vending x3 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer x4 for amount/cost/expense x5 /:/ [x2 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x4 buys x3 from x2; x5 is the price of x3 to x4 /=/ nunve'u * expensive, 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 * experience, x2 of: 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) * experiencer (experiencer of harshness), x2 of: x1 (event/action/state) is severe/harsh to x2 [victim/experiencer] /:/ /=/ jursa (jus) * experiences, x1 [person/passive/state] undergoes/experiences x2 (event/experience); x2 happens to x1 /:/ [also has/have (of events/experiences); (adjective:) x1 and x2 are empirical; suggests passive undergoing but does not exclude active (per zukte) intent; a deserved experience: reward or punishment (= jernyfri, zanjernyfri, maljernyfri)] /=/ lifri (lif fri) * experiments at, x1 tries/attempts/makes an effort to do/attain x2 (event/state/property) by actions/method x3 /:/ [also experiments at] /=/ troci (toc toi) * expert, x1 is an expert/pro/has prowess in/is skilled at x2 (event/activity) by standard x3 /:/ [also competent, skilled] /=/ certu (cre) * expertise, x1 is an expert/pro/has prowess/expertise/expertise in/is skilled at x2 (event/activity) by standard x3 /:/ [also competent, skilled] /=/ certu (cre) * explain, x1 (person) explain-s x2 (event/state/property) to x3 with explain-ation x4 (du'u) /:/ [explain-ation 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 explain-er with a point of view makes this word not a simple expression of cause] /=/ ciksi (cki) * explainer, 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) * explains, 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) * explanation (justification), x1 (event/state) is a reason/justification/explanation for/causing/permitting x2 (event/state) /:/ /=/ krinu (rin ki'u) * explanation (underlying mechanism/details/purpose/method), 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) * explode, x1 bursts/explode-s/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into pieces/energy/fragments x2 /:/ /=/ spoja (poj po'a) * explodes, x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into pieces/energy/fragments x2 /:/ /=/ spoja (poj po'a) * explosive, x1 is a bomb/explosive device with explosive material/principle x2 /:/ /=/ jbama (bam) * exponent, x3 of: x1 is the exponential result of base x2 to power/exponent x3 /:/ /=/ tenfa (tef) * exponential, x1 is the exponential result of base x2 to power/exponent x3 /:/ /=/ tenfa (tef) * express (use of a language), x1 is a/the language/dialect used by x2 to express/communicate x3 (si'o/du'u, not quote) /:/ [also tongue] /=/ bangu (ban bau) * express, x1 (agent) express-es/says x2 (sedu'u/text/lu'e concept) for audience x3 via express-ive medium x4 /:/ [also says] /=/ cusku (cus sku) * expressed (of a comment), x1 (text) is a comment/remark/observation about subject x2 expressed by x3 to audience x4 /:/ [also: x3 comments/remarks/says x1 about x2 (= terselpinka for reordered places)] /=/ pinka (pik) * expresses, x1 (agent) expresses/says x2 (sedu'u/text/lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4 /:/ [also says] /=/ cusku (cus sku) * expressing (of a non-linguistic utterance), 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) * expression (mathematical expression), x1 [quantifier/expression] is a mathematical expression interpreted under rules/convention x2 /:/ /=/ mekso (mek me'o) * expression (expression defining a function), x4 of: x1 is a function/single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4 /:/ /=/ fancu * expression (expression used a a curse), x1 curses/damns/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 /:/ [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)] /=/ dapma (dap) * expressive form (expressive form with rhythm), x2 of: x1 (sequence/non-text quote) is a rhythm/beat of music/expressive form x2 /:/ [not necessarily oscillatory/regular pattern] /=/ rilti (ril) * expressive medium, x4 of: x1 (agent) expresses/says x2 (sedu'u/text/lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4 /:/ [also says] /=/ cusku (cus sku) * expulsion (vomiting), x1 vomits/regurgitates x2; x1 throws x2 up; [violent] digestive expulsion /:/ (x2 is non-gaseous) /=/ vamtu (vat) * extends (ranges over interval), x1 ranges/extends/spans/persists/reaches across/over interval/gap/area/scope/extent/range x2 /:/ /=/ kuspe (kup ku'e) * extends (stretches/extends to range), x1 stretches/extends to range x2 [interval/extent] in dimension x3 from relaxed range x4 /:/ /=/ tcena (ten) * extends after, x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former /:/ [also sequel, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends after afterwards; non-aorist future (= cfabalvi)] /=/ balvi (bav) * extent (extent ranged over), x2 of: x1 ranges/extends/spans/persists/reaches across/over interval/gap/area/scope/extent/range x2 /:/ /=/ kuspe (kup ku'e) * extent (extent stretched to), x2 of: x1 stretches/extends to range x2 [interval/extent] in dimension x3 from relaxed range x4 /:/ /=/ tcena (ten) * exterior, x1 is on the outside of x2; x1 is exterior to x2 /:/ /=/ bartu (bar) * external (outside), x1 is on the outside of x2; x1 is external to x2 /:/ /=/ bartu (bar) * external genitalia, x1 is a/the pubic area/external genitalia genitalia [body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ plibu (pib) * extract (from a biological source), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of juice/nectar from-source/of-type x2 /:/ [water-based extract from a (generally) biological source] /=/ jisra * extraordinary, 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) * extreme (limit/bound), 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) * extreme (much/very), x1 is much/extreme in property x2 (ka), towards x3 extreme/direction; x1 is, in x2, very x3 /:/ [also very, pretty, a lot, immoderate/immoderately, intense, quite, extremely] /=/ mutce (tce) * extreme (superlative/utmost), x1 is superlative in property x2 (ka), the x3 extreme (ka; default ka zmadu) among set/range x4 /:/ [also: x1 is x3-est/utmost in x2 among x4; x1 is extreme; x1 is simply x3] /=/ traji (rai) * extremely dark-colored, x1 is black/extremely dark-colored [color adjective] /:/ /=/ xekri (xek xe'i) * extremely, x1 is much/extreme in property x2 (ka), towards x3 extreme/direction; x1 is, in x2, very x3 /:/ [also very, pretty, a lot, immoderate/immoderately, intense, quite, extremely] /=/ mutce (tce) * extremity (horn as metaphor for pointed extremity), x1 is a/the horn [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: pointed extremity] /:/ /=/ jirna * extremity (tip/point), x1 is a tip/point/vertex/extremity [0-dimension shape/form] on object x2 at locus x3 /:/ /=/ jipno (jip ji'o) * extremity (extremity/limb attached at shoulder/hip joint), x2 of: x1 is a/the shoulder/hip/joint [body-part] attaching limb/extremity x2 to body x3 /:/ /=/ janco (jan) * eye, x1 is a/the eye [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus]; (adjective:) x1 is ocular /:/ [x1 is optic] /=/ kanla (kal) * fabric (cloth), x1 is an amount of cloth/fabric of type/material x2 /:/ /=/ bukpu (buk bu'u) * fabric (cotton), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of cotton [type of fabric/material] /:/ /=/ mapni * fabric (linen), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of linen/flax [type of fabric/material] /:/ /=/ matli * face, x1 is a/the face [head/body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is facial /:/ /=/ flira (fir) * face, x1 is surface/face [bounded shape/form] of [higher-dimension] object x2, on side x3, edges x4 /:/ [also x4 bounds] /=/ sefta (sfe) * faces (faces forward), x2 of: x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the front of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 /:/ [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2] /=/ crane (cra) * faces (faces of something with a left side), x2 of: x1 is to the left/left-hand side of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 /:/ [also x3 is the standard of orientation for x2] /=/ zunle (zul) * faces (faces of something with a posterior), x2 of: x1 is posterior/behind/back/in the rear of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 /:/ [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2; spine (= rixybo'u, rixybo'ukamju)] /=/ trixe (rix ti'e) * faces (faces of something with a right side), x2 of: x1 is to the right/right-hand side of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 /:/ [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2] /=/ pritu * facial (pertaining to the face), x1 is a/the face [head/body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is facial /:/ /=/ flira (fir) * facile, x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily /:/ /=/ frili (fil) * facing (of something on a lateral side), x1 is to the side of/lateral to x2 and facing x3 from point of view/in-frame-of-reference x4 /:/ (cf. crane, trixe, pritu, zunle, which differ in that the direction of facing is the front and not the lateral side. The x4 of mlana may be either the front, or back side of x2) /=/ mlana (mla) * fact (absolute truth), x1 (du'u) is a fact/reality/truth/actuality, in the absolute /:/ /=/ fatci (fac) * fact (datum), 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 * fact (epistemological truth), x1 (du'u) is fact/truth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jetnu (jet je'u) * fact (something honest about), x1 is honest/open/truthfully revealing to/candid/frank with x2 about matter/fact x3 /:/ [also straight, straight-forward] /=/ stace (sac) * fact (something known), 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) * fact (something recalled), x1 remembers/recalls/recollects fact(s)/memory x2 (du'u) about subject x3 /:/ /=/ morji (moj mo'i) * fact (something understood), x1 understands/comprehends fact/truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3 /:/ /=/ jimpe (jmi) * factors (multiplication), x1 is the product/total/result of factors/multiplicands (x2 and x3) x2 multiplied by x3 /:/ /=/ pilji (pi'i) * factory, x1 is a factory/foundry/industrial plant/mill producing x2 from materials x3 /:/ /=/ fanri * factually necessary, x1 (abstract) is necessary/required for continuing state/process x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also factually necessary, necessity, prerequisite, condition, precondition] /=/ sarcu (sa'u) * fail, x1 fail-s at doing x2 (state/event); x1 is a fail-ure at its role in x2 /:/ [baffled (= pesfli, jmifli, dafspufli, menfli, among other senses); also x2 ceases/does not complete/fail-s to continue due to fail-ure on the part of x1] /=/ fliba (fli) * fails, 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) * failure (one who fails), 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) * fair, x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 /:/ [x3 (and nunsalci) festival/fiesta/celebration/occasion/fair/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)] /=/ salci (sla) * fairy tale, x1 is a myth/legend, a culturally significant story about x2 in mythos x3 of culture x4 /:/ [also: x1 is mythical/fairy tale tale; used adjectivally for non-humanoid creatures of story/myth/legend/religion, e.g. dragon (these animals are ramda'u); fairy tale tale (= veryranmi)] /=/ ranmi (ram) * fairy, 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) * fall, 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) * fall, x1 is autumn/fall [harvest/cooling season] of year x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ critu * falling (diving, controlled falling), x1 dives/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to x2 from x3 /:/ /=/ sfubu (sub su'u) * falling (solid precipitation falling), x1 is hail/sleet/freezing rain/solid precipitation of material/composition including x2 /:/ [this is the substance, not the act or manner of its falling, which is carvi] /=/ bratu * falls, 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) * false (doubted), 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) * false, 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) * familiar, x1 is old/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4 /:/ [This can cover both meanings of old. Old in years, i.e. age, can be conveyed through x2 = the world, life, existence (= loi nu zasti); in usage this has been a common default for ellipsis. However slabu is not the opposite of 'young' (= nalci'o, tolci'o), but the opposite of 'new' (= tolni'o); also ancient (= tcesau), age (= nilsau); x2 is used to x1 (= selsau for reordered places); historic/historical (= cirsau, cirselcedra; also vaipru)] /=/ slabu (sau) * family (as part of tree-structured classification), x3 or other place of: x1 is a species of genus x2, family x3, etc.; [open-ended tree-structure categorization] /:/ [also subspecies, order, phylum; (places do not correspond to specific levels in the hierarchy; rather, x1 is at a "lower" or "bushier" part of the tree than x2, x2 is "lower" than x3, etc.; skipping a place thus means that there is one or more known-and-unspecified levels of hierarchy between the two); not limited to Linnean animal/plant taxonomy] /=/ jutsi (jut) * family (clan), x1 (mass) is a family with members including x2 bonded/tied/joined according to standard x3 /:/ [also clan, tribe; x2 is in x1, a member of x1 (selylanzu for reordered places), relative of (= lazmi'u - xy mintu y'y leka cmima da poi lanzu)] /=/ lanzu (laz) * family (cousin, non-immediate family), x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default same generation] /:/ [probably preferred for metaphorical siblings (over bruna)] /=/ tamne * family (having garden/field), x2 of: x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 /:/ [orchard (= ricpurdi)] /=/ purdi (pud) * family (subcategory), 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) * famous, x1 (person/object/event) is famous/renowned/is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass) /:/ [also celebrated/well-known; (derogative meanings:) notorious/infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words)] /=/ misno (mis mi'o) * fancy, 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) * far, x1 is far/distant from x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ /=/ darno (dar da'o) * farm, 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) * farmed (of a farm), 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) * farmer (farmer of a farm), x3 of: x1 is a farm/ranch at x2, farmed by farmer x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian /:/ [also grange; farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops] /=/ cange (cag) * farmer (farmer of a field), x2 of: x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 /:/ [orchard (= ricpurdi)] /=/ purdi (pud) * farming, 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) * farts, x1 coughs/farts/burps up/out x2 [predominantly gaseous] from orifice x3 /:/ /=/ kafke * fast, x1 is fast/swift/quick/hastes/rapid at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state) /:/ /=/ sutra (sut) * fasten, x1 (agent) fasten-s/connects/attaches x2 to x3 with fasten-er x4 /:/ [no implication that result is considered a single object; although x2 and x3 may be reversible, x3 may be used for the substrate, the fixed/larger object to which x2 becomes attached] /=/ lasna (la'a) * fastened, x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union /:/ [also joined/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)] /=/ jorne (jon jo'e) * fastener (keyable fastener), x1 is a key fitting/releasing/opening/unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3 /:/ [also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= termifckiku, ckitermifra); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth] /=/ ckiku (kik) * fastener (pointed fastener), x1 is a nail/tack [pointed driven/frictional fastener] of type/size x2 (ka), made of material x3 /:/ /=/ dinko (di'o) * fastener (threaded fastener), x1 is a screw [fastener] for purpose x2, threads [pitch, material] x3, frame [size, material] x4 /:/ [also bolt] /=/ klupe (lup lu'e) * fastener (used to fasten), x4 of: x1 (agent) fastens/connects/attaches x2 to x3 with fastener x4 /:/ [no implication that result is considered a single object; although x2 and x3 may be reversible, x3 may be used for the substrate, the fixed/larger object to which x2 becomes attached] /=/ lasna (la'a) * fastener (fastener joining things), x3 of: x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union /:/ [also joined/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)] /=/ jorne (jon jo'e) * fastening (of a knot), x1 is a knot/tangle in/between x2 (object/jo'u-objects) /:/ [knot (verb = jgegau, jgezu'e, jgeri'a, jgela'a), knot: fastening between two or more cords (= jgeterjo'e)] /=/ jgena (jge) * fastening (fastening by a pin/peg), x1 is a pin/peg (needle-shaped tool) for fastening to/piercing x2, of material/properties x3 /:/ /=/ pijne * fastens, x1 (agent) fastens/connects/attaches x2 to x3 with fastener x4 /:/ [no implication that result is considered a single object; although x2 and x3 may be reversible, x3 may be used for the substrate, the fixed/larger object to which x2 becomes attached] /=/ lasna (la'a) * fat (edible, from a living/formerly living source), 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 * fat (having oily texture, composed of glyceryl fatty acid esters), x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains grease/fat/oil from source x2 /:/ /=/ grasu (ras) * fat (obese), x1 is plump/fat/obese [excessively thick/bulbous/swollen] by standard x2 /:/ /=/ plana * fate, x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) /:/ [also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)] /=/ rivbi (riv) * fate, x1 curses/damns/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 /:/ [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)] /=/ dapma (dap) * fate, 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) * fated, 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) * father (male parent), x1 is a parent of/raises/father-s x2; x1 mentors/acts parental toward child/protege x2 /:/ /=/ rirni (rir) * father (one who acts paternally), x1 is a father of x2; x1 begets/sires/acts paternal towards x2; [not necessarily biological] /:/ /=/ patfu (paf pa'u) * father (sire), x1 engenders/father-s/begets x2 with coparent x3 /:/ /=/ rorci (ror) * father (source of male gamete in an embryo), x3 of: x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/fertilized egg with mother x2, and father x3 /:/ /=/ tarbi * father (source of sperm), x2 of: 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) * father (father of daughter), x2 of: x1 is a daughter of mother/father/parents x2; [not necessarily biological] /:/ /=/ tixnu (tix ti'u) * father (father of son), x2 of: x1 is a son of mother/father/parents x2 [not necessarily biological] /:/ [also filial] /=/ bersa (bes be'a) * fatigued, x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest /:/ /=/ tatpi (ta'i) * fault, x1 (property - ka) is a flaw/fault/defect in x2 causing x3 /:/ /=/ cfila (cfi) * faultless, x1 is perfect/ideal/archetypical/faultless/flawless/un-improvable in property/aspect x2 (ka) /:/ [also without defect/error] /=/ prane (pa'e) * favor (approval), x1 approves of/gives favor to plan/action x2 (object/event) /:/ /=/ zanru (zar zau) * favor (something begged for), x3 of: 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 * favorable, x1 is a favorable connotation/sense/way-of-looking-at x2 used by x3 /:/ /=/ zabna (zan za'a) * fear, x1 fear-s x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fear-ful of x2 (event/tu'a object) /:/ [x2 is fear-some/fear-ful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * fearful, x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) /:/ [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * fears, x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) /:/ [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * fearsome, x2 of: x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) /:/ [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * feat, x1 is a gymnast at/performs gymnastics feat x2 /:/ /=/ zajba (zaj) * feather, x1 is a/the feather/plume(s)/plumage [body-part] of animal/species x2 /:/ /=/ pimlu (pim pi'u) * feature (detail), x1 is a detail/feature/particular of x2 /:/ /=/ tcila (til) * feature (familiar feature), x3 of: x1 is old/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4 /:/ [This can cover both meanings of old. Old in years, i.e. age, can be conveyed through x2 = the world, life, existence (= loi nu zasti); in usage this has been a common default for ellipsis. However slabu is not the opposite of 'young' (= nalci'o, tolci'o), but the opposite of 'new' (= tolni'o); also ancient (= tcesau), age (= nilsau); x2 is used to x1 (= selsau for reordered places); historic/historical (= cirsau, cirselcedra; also vaipru)] /=/ slabu (sau) * feature (new feature), x3 of: x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty /:/ /=/ cnino (nin ni'o) * feature (trait), x1 has/is characterized by property/feature/trait/aspect/dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1 /:/ [manifested/property/quality/trait/feature/aspect (= selkai)] /=/ ckaji (kai) * feature (feature lost), x2 of: x1 loses person/thing x2 at/near x3; x1 loses property/feature x2 in conditions/situation x3 /:/ [x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (rare for cirko), or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ecri, po'erselcri for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ cirko (cri) * fecal, x1 is a/the feces/excrement/dung/shit of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter) /:/ [also crap] /=/ kalci * feces, x1 is a/the feces/excrement/dung/shit of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter) /:/ [also crap] /=/ kalci * fecund, x1 is fertile/conducive for supporting the growth/development of x2; x1 is fruitful/prolific /:/ [also fecund (note that the Lojban covers both potential and actual/realized fertility)] /=/ ferti (fre) * feeble, x1 is weak/feeble/frail in property/quality/aspect x2 (ka) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ ruble (rub ble) * feed, x1 is food/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2 /:/ /=/ cidja (dja) * feel pride, x1 (person) feel 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; feel pride self (= se'ijgi, tolcumla); use x2 tu'a for pride in non-specific actions/properties of someone] /=/ jgira (jgi) * feels (senses/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) * feels ashamed/mortified/humiliated, x1 feels ashamed/mortified/humiliated under conditions x2 before community/audience x3 /:/ /=/ ckeji (kej cke) * feels comfort, x1 feels comfort/is comfortable with conditions/environmental property(ies) x2 /:/ /=/ kufra (kuf) * feels emotion, x1 feels emotion x2 (ka) about x3 /:/ [also mood/humor (= nuncni)] /=/ cinmo (cni) * feels frustration, x1 feels frustration about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ steba (seb) * feels guilt/remorse, x1 feels guilt/remorse about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ zungi (zug) * feels love, x1 loves/feels love [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) * feels pain/hurt, x1 hurts/feels pain/hurt at locus x2 /:/ /=/ cortu (cor cro) * feels pride, x1 (person) feels 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) * feels regret/remorse, x1 regrets/rues (abstraction) x2; x1 is regretful/rueful/sorry/[remorseful] about x2 /:/ [also: x1 feels regret/remorse about x2 (= zugyxe'u)] /=/ xenru (xer xe'u) * feels sorrow/grief, x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ badri (dri) * feels sorry for, x1 (person) pities/feels sorry for x2 (person) about x3 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ kecti (kec ke'i) * feels terror/fear, x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object); x1 feels terror/fear about x2 /:/ [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * feels wonder/awe, x1 feels wonder/awe/marvels about x2 /:/ /=/ manci (mac) * feet, x1 is a shoe/boot/sandal for covering/protecting [feet/hooves] x2, and of material x3 /:/ [also boot (= tupcutci)] /=/ cutci (cuc) * feet, x1 kicks [hits with x1's foot/feet x4] x2 in/at locus x3, using x1's foot/feet x4 /:/ /=/ tikpa (tip) * feline, x1 is a cat/[puss/pussy/kitten] [feline animal] of species/breed x2; (adjective:) x1 is feline /:/ /=/ mlatu (lat) * fem- (sound clue and Romance etymological prefix meaning 'female'), x1 is a fem--ale/doe of species x2 evidencing fem--inine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is fem--inine /:/ /=/ fetsi (fet fe'i) * female (girl, young female), x1 is a girl [young female person] of age x2 immature by standard x3 /:/ [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)] /=/ nixli (nix xli) * female (woman, female person), x1 is a woman/women; x1 is a female humanoid person [not necessarily adult] /:/ [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use remna or prenu)] /=/ ninmu (nim ni'u) * female (female of species), x1 is a female/doe of species x2 evidencing feminine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine /:/ /=/ fetsi (fet fe'i) * female egg (ovum), 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 egg (= 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) * feminine, x1 is a female/doe of species x2 evidencing feminine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine /:/ /=/ fetsi (fet fe'i) * femto- (metric prefix), x1 is 1x10**-15 of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ femti (fem) * fen, 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) * fence, x1 is a wall/fence separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of/in structure x4 /:/ /=/ bitmu (bim bi'u) * fermentation agent, x2 of: x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/fermentation agent agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented /:/ /=/ fusra (fur) * fermented, x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented /:/ /=/ fusra (fur) * ferments, x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented /:/ /=/ fusra (fur) * ferric, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of iron (Fe); [metaphor: strong tarnishing] /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is ferric/ferrous] /=/ tirse (tir) * ferrous, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of iron (Fe); [metaphor: strong tarnishing] /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is ferric/ferrous] /=/ tirse (tir) * fertile, x1 is fertile/conducive for supporting the growth/development of x2; x1 is fruitful/prolific /:/ [also fecund (note that the Lojban covers both potential and actual/realized fertility)] /=/ ferti (fre) * fertilized egg, x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/fertilized egg egg with mother x2, and father x3 /:/ /=/ tarbi * fertilized seed, 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 seed egg] /=/ tsiju (tsi) * festival (activity celebrating something), x3 of: x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 /:/ [x3 (and nunsalci) festival/fiesta/celebration/occasion/fair/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)] /=/ salci (sla) * fetch, x1 gets/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts/fetch-es x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] /:/ [accept a gift (= du'acpa)] /=/ cpacu (cpa) * fetus, x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/fertilized egg with mother x2, and father x3 /:/ /=/ tarbi * feverish, x1 is hot/[warm] by standard x2 /:/ [warm (= mligla), feverish (= bi'agla)] /=/ glare (gla) * fiction, x1 is a work of fiction about plot/theme/subject x2/under convention x2 by author x3 /:/ [also story, lie, untrue] /=/ cfika (fik fi'a) * fiddle, x1 is guitar/violin/fiddle/harp [stringed musical instrument] with actuator/plectrum/bow x2 /:/ [also lute, viola, cello] /=/ jgita (git) * field (broad uniform expanse), x1 is a field [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a broad uniform expanse of x2 /:/ [also woods (= ricfoi), lawn/meadow (= sasfoi), brush (= spafoi, cicyspafoi)] /=/ foldi (flo foi) * field (force field causing weight), x3 of: x1 is the weight of object x2 in [gravitational or other force] field x3 /:/ /=/ junta * field (garden/cultivated field), x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 /:/ [orchard (= ricpurdi)] /=/ purdi (pud) * field (magnetic field), x2 of: x1 is magnetic [adjective] producing magnetic field x2 /:/ /=/ maksi (mak) * fiesta, x3 of: x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 /:/ [x3 (and nunsalci) festival/fiesta/celebration/occasion/fair/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)] /=/ salci (sla) * fife, x1 is a flute/pipe/fife/recorder [flute-like/air-reed musical instrument] /:/ /=/ flani * fig, x1 is a fig [fruit/tree] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ figre (fig) * fight, x1 fight-s/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter/combatant /:/ [use x3 tu'a for fight over an object/objective] /=/ damba (dab da'a) * fighter (combatant), x1 fights/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter/combatant /:/ [use x3 tu'a for fight over an object/objective] /=/ damba (dab da'a) * fighter (warrior), x1 is a soldier/warrior/fighter of army x2 /:/ /=/ sonci (son soi) * fights, x1 fights/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter/combatant /:/ [use x3 tu'a for fight over an object/objective] /=/ damba (dab da'a) * figure (quantity), x1 (li) is a number/quantifier/digit/value/figure [noun]; refers to the value and not the symbol /:/ /=/ namcu (nac na'u) * filament (thread/wire), x1 is a thread/filament/wire [shape/form] of material x2 /:/ /=/ cilta (cil) * filament (filament used in sewing), x4 of: x1 sews/stitches/sutures materials x2 (individual/set) together with tool(s) x3, using filament x4 /:/ (x2 if a set must be a complete specification) /=/ fenso (fen fe'o) * file, x1 is a drawer/file in structure x2, a [sliding compartment] container for contents x3 /:/ /=/ dacru (dac) * filial (of a son), x1 is a son of mother/father/parents x2 [not necessarily biological] /:/ [also filial] /=/ bersa (bes be'a) * filial (of offspring), x1 is a [biological] offspring/child/kid/hybrid of parent(s) x2; (adjective:) x1 is filial /:/ /=/ panzi (paz) * fill, x1 (object) fill-s/becomes stuffed [up]/inflates/blows up with material x2; x2 pours into x1 /:/ [implies some relative degree of fullness will result; agentive fill-ing (= tisyse'a, tisygau, tisyzu'e); inflate/become inflated/blow up (= gacytisna, agentive gacysetca); pour into (= liktisna, agentive liksetca)] /=/ tisna (tis) * filled (completely filled), x1 is full/completely filled with x2 /:/ /=/ culno (clu) * filled-in circle, 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) * filling (agentive filling), x1 (object) fills/becomes stuffed [up]/inflates/blows up with material x2; x2 pours into x1 /:/ [implies some relative degree of fullness will result; agentive filling (= tisyse'a, tisygau, tisyzu'e); inflate/become inflated/blow up (= gacytisna, agentive gacysetca); pour into (= liktisna, agentive liksetca)] /=/ tisna (tis) * filling (material used to fill), x1 (object) fills/becomes stuffed [up]/inflates/blows up with material/filling x2; x2 pours into x1 /:/ [implies some relative degree of fullness will result; agentive filling (= tisyse'a, tisygau, tisyzu'e); inflate/become inflated/blow up (= gacytisna, agentive gacysetca); pour into (= liktisna, agentive liksetca)] /=/ tisna (tis) * filling, x1 is a/the argument of predicate/function x2 filling place x3 (kind/number) /:/ (x1 and x2 are text) /=/ sumti (sum su'i) * fills, 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) * fills, x1 (object) fills/becomes stuffed [up]/inflates/blows up with material x2; x2 pours into x1 /:/ [implies some relative degree of fullness will result; agentive filling (= tisyse'a, tisygau, tisyzu'e); inflate/become inflated/blow up (= gacytisna, agentive gacysetca); pour into (= liktisna, agentive liksetca)] /=/ tisna (tis) * film, x1 is a cinema/movie/film about x2 [plot/theme/subject/activity], filmmaker x3, for audience x4 /:/ [also motion picture; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject; cartoon/animation (= selpirci'a skina); television/tv show (= tivyskina, regardless of length, factual content, etc.)] /=/ skina (kin) * filmmaker, x3 of: x1 is a cinema/movie/film about x2 [plot/theme/subject/activity], filmmaker x3, for audience x4 /:/ [also motion picture; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject; cartoon/animation (= selpirci'a skina); television/tv show (= tivyskina, regardless of length, factual content, etc.)] /=/ skina (kin) * filter, x1 is a net/filter allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, netting properties x4 /:/ [also sieve] /=/ julne (ju'e) * fin (sound clue not identical in meaning), x1 is a fish of species x2 [metaphorical extension to sharks, non-fish aquatic vertebrates] /:/ /=/ finpe (fip fi'e) * final, 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) * financial (pertaining to money), 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) * find, x1 discovers/find-s out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 find-s (fi) x3 (object) /:/ /=/ facki (fak fa'i) * finds out, x1 discovers/finds out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object) /:/ /=/ facki (fak fa'i) * finds, x1 discovers/finds out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object) /:/ /=/ facki (fak fa'i) * fine, x1 is virtuous/saintly/[fine/moral/nice/holy/morally good] by standard x2 /:/ [holy/saintly (= cesyvu'e)] /=/ vrude (vud vu'e) * fine-textured, x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[grainy/scabrous/rugged] in texture/regularity /:/ [fine-textured (= tolrufsu)] /=/ rufsu (ruf) * finger, 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) * 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) * finished, 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) * fir, x1 is a conifer/pine/fir of species/strain x2 with cones x3 /:/ /=/ ckunu (ku'u) * fire, x1 is a fire/flame in fuel x2 burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air/oxygen) /:/ /=/ fagri (fag) * fire, x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of smoke/smog/air pollution from source x2 /:/ [x2 may be a fire] /=/ danmo (dam) * fires, x1 launches/fires/shoots projectile/missile x2, propelled by x3 [propellant/propulsion] /:/ [also: x1 is a gun/launcher/cannon; x1 hurls/throws/casts (more general than renro in that propulsion need not be internal to x1)] /=/ cecla (cel ce'a) * firing (purpose of a ballistic projectile), x1 is a ballistic projectile [e.g. bullet/missile] for firing by [gun/propelling launcher] x2 /:/ [also cannonball, catapult stone, shot pellet(s)] /=/ danti (dan) * firm (company), x1 is a company/corporation/firm/partnership chartered by authority x2 for purpose x3 /:/ [also enterprise/organization (if chartered)] /=/ kagni (kag) * firm (constant), x1 is constant/invariant/unchanging in property x2 (ka) in response to stimulus/conditions x3 /:/ [also stable/consistent/steadfast/firm/steady] /=/ stodi (sto) * firm (inflexible), x1 is stiff/rigid/inflexible/resistant in direction x2 against force x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [also sometimes: firm, hard; not limited to physical forces; e.g. mental rigidity] /=/ tinsa * firm, x1 is firm/hard/resistant/unyielding to force x2 under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ jdari (jar) * fiscal, 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) * fish, x1 hunts/stalks prey/quarry x2 for purpose x3 /:/ [also verb to fish (= fipkalte)] /=/ kalte (kat) * fish, x1 is a fish of species x2 [metaphorical extension to sharks, non-fish aquatic vertebrates] /:/ /=/ finpe (fip fi'e) * fissure, x1 is a crack/fissure/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[defect/flaw] [shape/form] in x2 /:/ /=/ fenra (fer fe'a) * fit, x1 is healthy/fit/well/in good health by standard x2 /:/ /=/ kanro (ka'o) * fit, x1 fit-s/matches/suits/is compatible/appropriate/corresponds to/with x2 in property/aspect x3 /:/ /=/ mapti (mat) * fits, x1 fits/matches/suits/is compatible/appropriate/corresponds to/with x2 in property/aspect x3 /:/ /=/ mapti (mat) * fitting (of a key in a lock), x1 is a key fitting/releasing/opening/unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3 /:/ [also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= termifckiku, ckitermifra); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth] /=/ ckiku (kik) * fix, x1 repairs/mends/fix-es x2 for use x3 /:/ [a repair may be incomplete, fix-ing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3] /=/ cikre * fixes, x1 repairs/mends/fixes x2 for use x3 /:/ [a repair may be incomplete, fixing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3] /=/ cikre * fixing, x1 repairs/mends/fixes x2 for use x3 /:/ [a repair may be incomplete, fixing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3] /=/ cikre * flag, x1 is a flag/banner/standard of/symbolizing x2 with pattern(s) x3 on material x4 /:/ /=/ lanci * flame, x1 is a fire/flame in fuel x2 burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air/oxygen) /:/ /=/ fagri (fag) * flammable gas (metaphorical), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of hydrogen (H); [metaphor: light, flammable gas] /:/ /=/ cidro (dro) * flammable, x1 burns/[ignites/is flammable/inflammable] at temperature x2 in atmosphere x3 /:/ [default x2/x3 to normal temperatures in air; ignite (= jelcfa), flammable/inflammable (usually = jelka'e or jelfrili)] /=/ jelca (jel) * flask, x1 is a bottle/jar/urn/flask/closable container for x2, made of material x3 with lid x4 /:/ /=/ botpi (bot bo'i) * flat (container), x1 is a tray/platter/flat container [pan/sheet/griddle] of contents x2, and made of material x3 /:/ [also pallet, when used for carrying rather than support on the ground; a tray is flat-bottomed and shallow or without a rim, and is generally portable] /=/ palne * flat (dish), x1 is a plate/dish/platter/saucer [flat/mildly concave food service bed] made of material x2 /:/ /=/ palta * flat (form), x1 is a mat/pad/mattress/pallet [flat, soft, dense form] of material x2 /:/ [also mattress = (kicymatci)] /=/ matci * flat (object), x1 is a board/plank [3-dimensional long flat rectangle] of material x2 /:/ /=/ tanbo (ta'o) * flat (orientation), x1 is flat/level/horizontal in gravity/frame of reference x2 /:/ /=/ pinta (pin) * flat (planar), 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) * flat (portion), x1 is a slice [thin flat portion] of x2 (mass) /:/ /=/ panlo (pa'o) * flat (upper surface), x1 is a table/flat solid upper surface of material x2, supported by legs/base/pedestal x3 /:/ /=/ jubme (jub jbu) * flavor (taste), 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) * flavor (flavor caused by seasoning), x2 of: x1 is a seasoning/condiment/spice causing flavor/effect x2 (event/property) /:/ [also: x1 flavors x2 (tu'a)] /=/ tsapi * flavor (flavor of soda), x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of a carbonated beverage of flavor/brand x2 /:/ [also: soft drink (though this English phrase sometimes includes tea and coffee as distinct from alcoholic beverages which are "hard drinks")] /=/ sodva (sod) * flavors (causes flavor), x1 is a seasoning/condiment/spice causing flavor/effect x2 (event/property) /:/ [also: x1 flavors x2 (tu'a)] /=/ tsapi * flaw, x1 (property - ka) is a flaw/fault/defect in x2 causing x3 /:/ /=/ cfila (cfi) * flaw, x1 is a crack/fissure/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[defect/flaw] [shape/form] in x2 /:/ /=/ fenra (fer fe'a) * flawless, x1 is perfect/ideal/archetypical/faultless/flawless/un-improvable in property/aspect x2 (ka) /:/ [also without defect/error] /=/ prane (pa'e) * flax, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of linen/flax [type of fabric/material] /:/ /=/ matli * flea, x1 is a louse/flea [blood-sucking arthropod] of species/breed x2, parasitic on x3 /:/ /=/ civla (civ) * flesh, x1 is a quantity of/contains meat/flesh from source/animal x2 /:/ /=/ rectu (rec re'u) * flexible (flexible 2-dimensional form), x1 is a sheet/foil/blanket [2-dimensional shape/form flexible in 3 dimensions] of material x2 /:/ /=/ boxfo (bof bo'o) * flies, x1 flies [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x2 /:/ /=/ vofli (vol voi) * flight (sound clue not identical in meaning), x1 flies [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x2 /:/ /=/ vofli (vol voi) % flight, x1 is a flight/an event of x2 flying [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3 /:/ /=/ nunvofli % flight, x1 is flight/the property/quality of x2 flying [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3 /:/ /=/ kamvofli * flirted, 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) * flirts (exhibits sexuality), 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) * float, x1 (passive) float-s on/in fluid (gas/liquid) x2; x1 is buoyant /:/ /=/ fulta (ful flu) * floats, x1 (passive) floats on/in fluid (gas/liquid) x2; x1 is buoyant /:/ /=/ fulta (ful flu) * flock (flock of sheep), x3 of: x1 is a sheep/[lamb/ewe/ram] of species/breed x2 of flock x3 /:/ /=/ lanme (lan) * floor (bottom surface), x1 is a floor/bottom/ground of x2 /:/ [floor/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)] /=/ loldi (lol loi) * floor (cloud bottom), x1 is a cloud of material x2 in air mass x3 at floor/base elevation x4 /:/ /=/ dilnu (dil) * floor (level of a building), x1 is a floor/bottom/ground of x2 /:/ [floor/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)] /=/ loldi (lol loi) * floor (part of the bounds of a room), x3 of: x1 is a room/chamber of/in structure x2 surrounded by partitions/walls/ceiling/floor x3 (mass/jo'u) /:/ /=/ kumfa (kum ku'a) * floral, pertaining to flowers), x1 is a/the flower/blossom/bloom [body-part] of plant/species x2; (adjective:) x1 is floral /:/ /=/ xrula (rul) * flour, x1 is a powder of material x2 /:/ [flour (= grupu'o, xripu'o)] /=/ purmo (pum pu'o) * 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) * flower (blossum), x1 is a/the flower/blossom/bloom [body-part] of plant/species x2; (adjective:) x1 is floral /:/ /=/ xrula (rul) * flower (lotus/symbolic flower), x1 is a lotus, plant/flower/herb of species/strain x2 symbolizing x3 to culture/religion x4 /:/ /=/ latna * flower (rose), x1 is a rose [flower - characterized by prickly stem/fragrance] of species/strain x2 /:/ [roses are not all pink; avoid using for color rose, which might be labyxu'e] /=/ rozgu (roz zgu) * flowing, 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) * fluid (liquid), x1 is liquid/fluid, of composition/material including x2, under conditions x3 /:/ [conditions include temperature and pressure] /=/ litki (lik) * fluid (low pressure fluid sucking), x2 of: x1 sucks/is suction/vacuum/relatively low pressure of fluid/gas x2 relative to high pressure x3 /:/ [also suck object/fluid (= sakcpu or sakmuvgau)] /=/ sakci (sak) * fluid (mercury as metaphor for fluid metal), x1 is a quantity of/contains/made of mercury/quicksilver; [metaphor: fluid metal; temperature] /:/ /=/ margu (mag) * fluid (pumped fluid), x2 of: x1 is a pump/injector [tool/apparatus] pumping/inserting fluid x2 to x3 from x4 by means x5 /:/ [x2 fluid may be liquid or gas; x5 may be a force; a pump generally causes a pressure gradient, such that x3 is a place of lower pressure, x4 a place of higher pressure] /=/ pambe * fluid (stirred fluid), x2 of: x1 (object, or event: force) stirs/mixes/[roils/agitates] fluid (gas/liquid) x2 /:/ [convection (= nenflejicla); agentive stirring (= jiclygau, jiclyzu'e)] /=/ jicla * fluid (vital fluid), x1 is blood/vital fluid of organism x2 /:/ /=/ ciblu (blu) * fluid (fluid comprising ocean), x3 of: x1 is a sea/ocean/gulf/[atmosphere] of planet x2, of fluid x3; (adjective:) x1 is marine /:/ [also atmosphere (= varxamsi, varsenta)] /=/ xamsi (xas) * fluid (fluid draining), x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 /:/ [x4 is usually gravity] /=/ rinci * fluid (fluid floated in), x2 of: x1 (passive) floats on/in fluid (gas/liquid) x2; x1 is buoyant /:/ /=/ fulta (ful flu) * fluid (fluid flowing), x2 of: 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) * fluid (fluid in well/spring), x2 of: x1 is a well/spring of fluid x2 at location x3 /:/ /=/ jinto * fluid (fluid swam in), x2 of: x1 (agent) swims in fluid x2 /:/ /=/ limna (lim) * fluid (fluid thirsted for), x2 of: x1 thirsts for x2; x1 needs/wants drink/fluid/lubrication x2 /:/ /=/ taske * fluorine, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of halogen of type x2 [chlorine, fluorine, iodine, etc.] /:/ [also bromine; default chlorine] /=/ kliru * flushes (drains), x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 /:/ [x4 is usually gravity] /=/ rinci * flushes (sudden intense 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 (= camfle, sukfle)] /=/ flecu (fle) * flustered, x1 is embarrassed/disconcerted/flustered/ill-at-ease about/under conditions x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ burna * flute, x1 is a flute/pipe/fife/recorder [flute-like/air-reed musical instrument] /:/ /=/ flani * fly, x1 is a fly [a small non-stinging flying insect] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ sfani * fly, x1 fly-ies [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x2 /:/ /=/ vofli (vol voi) * flying insect, x1 is a fly [a small non-stinging flying insect] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ sfani * flying vehicle, x1 is an airplane/aircraft [flying vehicle] for carrying passengers/cargo x2, propelled by x3 /:/ /=/ vinji (vij) % flying, x1 is a flight/an event of x2 flying [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3 /:/ /=/ nunvofli % flying, x1 is flight/the property/quality of x2 flying [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3 /:/ /=/ kamvofli * foam, x1 is a quantity of foam/froth/suds of material x2, with bubbles/vacuoles of material x3 /:/ /=/ fonmo (fom fo'o) * foci, x1 is a lens/glass [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to focus/foci x3 by means/material x4 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound. X-ray, etc., default is light/optical lens; ka is refraction] /=/ lenjo (len le'o) * focus (middle/center), x1 is in/at the middle/center/midpoint/[is a focus] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is central /:/ /=/ midju (mij) * focus (place gathered at), x2 of: x1 (mass/jo'u) gathers/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u) /:/ [also focus (= seljmaji)] /=/ jmaji (jaj) * focus (focus of a lens), x1 is a lens/glass [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to focus/foci x3 by means/material x4 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound. X-ray, etc., default is light/optical lens; ka is refraction] /=/ lenjo (len le'o) * focus (focus of a sentence/phrase), x2 of: x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3 /:/ /=/ jufra (juf ju'a) * focussing (of a lens), x1 is a lens/glass [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to focus/foci x3 by means/material x4 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light/optical lens; ka is refraction] /=/ lenjo (len le'o) * foe, x1 is an enemy/opponent/adversary/foe of x2 in struggle x3 /:/ /=/ bradi * fog, x1 is foggy/misty/covered by a fog/mist/vapor of liquid x2 /:/ /=/ bumru (bum) * foggy, x1 is foggy/misty/covered by a fog/mist/vapor of liquid x2 /:/ /=/ bumru (bum) * foil, x1 is a sheet/foil/blanket [2-dimensional shape/form flexible in 3 dimensions] of material x2 /:/ /=/ boxfo (bof bo'o) * fold (agentive), x1 (force) fold-s/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 /:/ [for agentive fold-ing (= plogau, plozu'e); use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple folds] /=/ polje (plo) * fold (caused by a force), x1 (force) fold-s/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 /:/ [use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple folds] /=/ polje (plo) * fold, x1 (force) fold-s/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 /:/ [for agentive fold-ing (= plogau, plozu'e); use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple fold-s] /=/ polje (plo) * fold, x1 is a wrinkle/crease/fold [shape/form] in x2 /:/ /=/ cinje (cij) * folded, (adjective:) x1 is bent/crooked/not straight or direct/[twisted]/folded /:/ /=/ korcu (kro) * folds, 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) * foliage, x1 is a leaf of plant x2; x1 is foliage of x2 /:/ /=/ pezli (pez) * followed (of a guide), 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) * follower (follower of a religion), x2 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) * following (of a tail), x1 is a/the tail/appendix [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: trailing, following portion/appendage] /:/ /=/ rebla (reb) * following (following a leader/pprecedent), x2 of: x1 precedes/leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is former/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/following /:/ [also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)] /=/ lidne (li'e) * follows (in the future of), x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former /:/ [also sequel, succeed, successor, follows, come(s) after; time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= cfabalvi)] /=/ balvi (bav) * follows (obeys), x1 obeys/follows the command/rule x2 made by x3; (adjective:) x1 is obedient /:/ /=/ tinbe (tib) * follows (physically follows after), x1 chases/pursues/(physically) follows after x2; volition is not implied for x1 or x2 /:/ [x1 follows after x2] /=/ jersi (je'i) * folly, x2 of: x1 is foolish/silly in event/action/property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob /:/ /=/ bebna (beb) * fond, x1 is fond of/likes/has a taste for x2 (object/state) /:/ /=/ nelci (nel nei) * food (as a sandwich), x1 is a sandwich/layering [not restricted to food] of x2 sandwiched between x3 /:/ /=/ snuji (nuj) * food (general term, nutirent), x1 is food/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2 /:/ /=/ cidja (dja) * food (hungered for), x1 hungers for x2; x1 needs/wants food/fuel x2 /:/ /=/ xagji * food (prepared), x1 cooks/prepares food-for-eating x2 by recipe/method x3 (process) /:/ [cook with heat (= glajukpa), bake (= tokyjukpa); fry (= rasyjukpa)] /=/ jukpa (jup) * food (salad), x1 (mass) is a quantity of salad [food] with ingredients/components including x2 /:/ [x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1] /=/ salta * food (service), x1 is a plate/dish/platter/saucer [flat/mildly concave food service bed] made of material x2 /:/ /=/ palta * food (soup/stew), x1 is a quantity of soup/stew/olla/olio [food] of ingredients including x2 /:/ [x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1] /=/ stasu * food (swallowed), 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) * food (turkey), x1 is a turkey [food/bird] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ xruki (xuk) * food (type in restaurant), x1 is a restaurant/cafe/diner serving type-of-food x2 to audience x3 /:/ /=/ gusta * foolish, x1 is foolish/silly in event/action/property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob /:/ /=/ bebna (beb) * fools, 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) * foot (body part), x1 is a/the foot [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: lowest portion] (adjective:) x1 is pedal /:/ /=/ jamfu (jaf jma) * foot (something kicked with), x1 kicks [hits with x1's foot/feet x4] x2 in/at locus x3, using x1's foot/feet x4 /:/ /=/ tikpa (tip) * foot (sound clue, cultural example of general class), 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) * foot (with big toe), x1 is a/the thumb/big toe [body-part] on foot x2 of x3; [metaphor based on relative shape] /:/ [thumb (specifically the hand = xantamji), big toe (= jmatamji)] /=/ tamji (taj) * foot (foot of garment), x1 is a sock/stocking [flexible foot and lower leg garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ smoka (smo) * for sale, x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 /:/ [x1 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x3 buys/purchases x2 from x1 (= terve'u for reordered terms); x4 is the price of x2 to x3 (= velve'u for reordered terms); for sale (= fitselve'u, selvenfriti); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erve'u, po'erselve'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vecnu (ven ve'u) * force, 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) * forcefully expresses, x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 /:/ [also: forcefully expresses] /=/ basna * forces (compels), 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) * forces (forces in equilibrium), x2 of: x1 is in balance/equilibrium under forces x2 (mass) /:/ (cf. fapro for balancing/opposing forces) /=/ lanxe (lax) * forehead, x1 is a/the brow/forehead [projecting flat/smooth head/body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ mebri (meb) * foreign, x1 is alien/foreign/[exotic]/unfamiliar to x2 in property x3 (ka) /:/ /=/ fange * forerunner, x1 precedes/leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is former/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/following /:/ [also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)] /=/ lidne (li'e) * forgive, x1 forgive-s x2 for event/state/activity x3 /:/ /=/ fraxu (fax) * forgives, x1 forgives x2 for event/state/activity x3 /:/ /=/ fraxu (fax) * fork, x1 is a bell/chime/[tuning fork] [tuned percussion instrument] producing sound/note x2 /:/ [also: x1 rings/tolls (i.e. if it rings, then it is a bell); resonates (one sense, = jabdesku)] /=/ janbe (jab) * fork, x1 is a fork/fork-type tool/utensil for purpose x2 with tines/prongs x3 on base/support x4 /:/ /=/ forca (fro) * forks, x2 of: x1 is a branch/bough/limb of x2; x2 forks into branches x1; [preferred over metaphorical birka] /:/ [also appendage] /=/ jimca (jic) * form, x1 [ideal] is the conceptual shape/form of object/abstraction/manifestation x2 (object/abstract) /:/ [also pattern; x1 is the mathematical or theoretical ideal form, while x2 is an object/event manifesting that form; e.g. circular/circle-shaped (= cukseltai) vs. circle (=cuktai, while cukla alone is ambiguous); model (= ci'ersaptai, saptai, ci'ersmitai, smitai)] /=/ tarmi (tam tai) * form, x1 is/reflects/represents a pattern of form-s/events x2 arranged according to structure x3 /:/ [x3 is a [model] for x1 (= termontai, termonsi'o); image (= gusmo'a, nenmo'a, dairmo'a, selylenmo'a, selmirmo'a, velmirmo'a, but also all of these -tai instead of -mo'a for the ideal)] /=/ morna (mon mo'a) * formal (polite), x1 is polite/courteous/civil in matter x2 according to standard/custom x3 /:/ [also formal, ritual] /=/ clite (lit) * formal (ritual/legal), 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) * formation (formation shown on a map), x3 of: x1 is a chart/diagram/map of/about x2 showing formation/data-points x3 /:/ /=/ cartu (cat) * former (earlier/in the past), 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) * former (having a future), x2 of: x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former /:/ [also sequel, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= cfabalvi)] /=/ balvi (bav) * former (preceding in sequence), x1 precedes/leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is former/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/following /:/ [also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)] /=/ lidne (li'e) * forms (forms arranged in a pattern), x2 of: x1 is/reflects/represents a pattern of forms/events x2 arranged according to structure x3 /:/ [x3 is a [model] for x1 (= termontai, termonsi'o); image (= gusmo'a, nenmo'a, dairmo'a, selylenmo'a, selmirmo'a, velmirmo'a, but also all of these -tai instead of -mo'a for the ideal)] /=/ morna (mon mo'a) * fortuitous, 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) * fortune, x1 (event/property) is determined by the luck/fortune of x2; (note mabla/zabna not implied) /:/ /=/ funca (fun fu'a) * forward (candid), x1 is honest/open/truthfully revealing to/candid/frank with x2 about matter/fact x3 /:/ [also straight, straight-forward] /=/ stace (sac) * forward (in front of), x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the front of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 /:/ [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2] /=/ crane (cra) * foul, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of sulfur/brimstone (S); [metaphor: foul odor, volcanic] /:/ /=/ sliri * foundation, x1 is a basis/foundation/underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2 /:/ [x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic/basal/fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases/bottoms for objects)] /=/ jicmu (cmu) * founded on, x2 of: x1 is a basis/foundation/underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2 /:/ [x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic/basal/fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases/bottoms for objects)] /=/ jicmu (cmu) * foundry (foundry performing process), x1 is a mill/foundry/industrial plant/[assembly line] performing process x2 /:/ [(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain mill (= grumlo), grinding mill (= zalmlo, zalmlotci, zalmloca'a)] /=/ molki (mlo) * foundry (foundry producing product), x1 is a factory/foundry/industrial plant/mill producing x2 from materials x3 /:/ /=/ fanri * fowl, x1 is a bird/avian/fowl of species x2 /:/ /=/ cipni (cpi) * fowl, x1 is a chicken/[hen/cock/rooster]/small fowl [a type of bird] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ jipci * fox, x1 is a fox [bushy-tailed wild dog/canine] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ lorxu (lor lo'u) * fraction (mathematical), x1 is a fraction, with numerator x2, denominator x3 (x2/x3) /:/ /=/ frinu * fraction (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) * fractional (fractional value having numerical equivalent), x2 of: 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 * fractions (fractions having numerical equivalent), x2 of: 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 * fractures, x1 breaks/fractures/shatters/[splits/splinters/cracks] into pieces x2 /:/ /=/ porpi (pop po'i) * fragile, x1 is delicate/fragile/subtle/refined in property x2 (ka) /:/ [easily damaged or rendered less pleasing/pure/effective] /=/ ralci (rac) * fragments (fragments of an explosion), x2 of: x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into pieces/energy/fragments x2 /:/ /=/ spoja (poj po'a) * fragrance, 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) * frail, x1 is weak/feeble/frail in property/quality/aspect x2 (ka) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ ruble (rub ble) * frame, x1 is a frame/structure/skeleton/outline supporting/load-bearing/determining the form of x2 /:/ /=/ greku (rek) * franc, 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) * France, x1 reflects French/Gallic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2; x1 pertains to France in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ fraso (fas) * frank, x1 is honest/open/truthfully revealing to/candid/frank with x2 about matter/fact x3 /:/ [also straight, straight-forward] /=/ stace (sac) * frantic, x1 (action/event) is crazy/insane/mad/frantic/in a frenzy (one sense) by standard x2 /:/ /=/ fenki (fek) * fraternal, x1 is brother of/fraternal to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological] /:/ /=/ bruna (bun bu'a) * free of, x1 is without/lacking/free of/lacks x2; x1 is x2-less /:/ /=/ claxu (cau) * free, 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) * freely (by free will), 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) * freely (easily), x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily /:/ /=/ frili (fil) * freeze, x1 freeze-s/jells/solidifies at temperature x2 and pressure x3 /:/ /=/ dunja (duj) * freezes, x1 freezes/jells/solidifies at temperature x2 and pressure x3 /:/ /=/ dunja (duj) * freezing rain, x1 is hail/sleet/freezing rain/solid precipitation of material/composition including x2 /:/ [this is the substance, not the act or manner of its falling, which is carvi] /=/ bratu * French, x1 reflects French/Gallic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ fraso (fas) * frenzy, x1 (action/event) is crazy/insane/mad/frantic/in a frenzy (one sense) by standard x2 /:/ /=/ fenki (fek) * frequency (frequency of oscillation), x2 of: x1 oscillates 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) * frequency (frequency of radio broadcast), x3 of: x1 broadcasts/transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station/frequency x3 to [radio] receiver x4 /:/ /=/ cradi * frequency (frequency of tone), x2 of: x1 is a tone/note of frequency/pitch x2 from source x3 /:/ /=/ tonga (tog to'a) * frequency (frequency of wave), x5 of: x1 is a wave [periodic pattern] in medium x2, wave-form x3, wave-length x4, frequency x5 /:/ /=/ boxna (bon bo'a) % frequency, x1 is a note/musical notation/symbol for tone/note x2 of frequency/pitch x3 in musical notation system x4 /:/ /=/ togle'u * frequently, x1 (event) often/frequently/commonly/customarily occurs/recurs by standard x2 /:/ /=/ cafne (caf) * fresh, (adjective:) x1 is fresh/unspoiled /:/ /=/ vifne (vif) * friction, x1 is friction [force opposing motion] due to contact/rubbing between x2 and x3; (fe) x2 rubs x3 /:/ [also x2 scrubs/wipes/brushes (against) x3 (= seltermosra); non-agentive rub (= termosra)] /=/ mosra (mos) * frictional fastener, x1 is a nail/tack [pointed driven/frictional fastener] of type/size x2 (ka), made of material x3 /:/ /=/ dinko (di'o) * friend, x1 is/acts as a friend of/to x2 (experiencer); x2 befriends x1 /:/ /=/ pendo (ped pe'o) * frightened, x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) /:/ [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * frightening, x2 of: x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) /:/ [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)] /=/ terpa (tep te'a) * frivolous, x1 uses levity/is non-serious/frivolous about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ xalbo * fro (to and fro), x1 oscillates 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) * fro (to and fro), x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 /:/ [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion] /=/ desku (des) * front side, x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the front side of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 /:/ [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2] /=/ crane (cra) * front, x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the front of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 /:/ [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2] /=/ crane (cra) * frosting, x1 is a sauce/topping/gravy/frosting for use with x2, containing ingredient(s) including x3 /:/ [x3 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of sauce x1] /=/ sanso * froth, x1 is a quantity of foam/froth/suds of material x2, with bubbles/vacuoles of material x3 /:/ /=/ fonmo (fom fo'o) * frown, x1 frown-s/grimaces (facial expression) /:/ [x1 frown-s/grimaces at/in reaction to x2 (= frufra)] /=/ frumu (fru) * frowns, x1 frowns/grimaces (facial expression) /:/ [x1 frowns/grimaces at/in reaction to x2 (= frufra)] /=/ frumu (fru) * frozen (frozen 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) * fructose, 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) * fruit (apple), x1 is an apple [fruit] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ plise * fruit (banana), x1 is a banana/plantain [fruit/plant] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ badna * fruit (body-part), x1 is a fruit [body-part] of species x2 /:/ /=/ grute (rut) * fruit (citrus fruit), x1 is a quantity of citrus [fruit/tree, etc.] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ nimre * fruit (edible portion of plant), x2 of: x1 is the edible x2 portion of plant x3; x1 is a vegetable /:/ [note that fruit-s 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 * fruit (fig), x1 is a fig [fruit/tree] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ figre (fig) * fruit (melon/squash), x1 is a melon/squash [fruit/plant] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ guzme (guz zme) * fruit (nut), x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled fruit] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and kernel x4 /:/ [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)] /=/ narge (nag) * fruit (nutmeat), x4 of: x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled fruit] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and kernel/fruit x4 /:/ [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)] /=/ narge (nag) * fruit (pear), x1 is a pear [fruit] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ perli (per) * fruit (tomato), x1 is a tomato [fruit/vegetable/plant] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ tamca * fruit (fruit used to produce wine), x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of wine from fruit/grapes x2 /:/ /=/ vanju (van) * fruitful, x1 is fertile/conducive for supporting the growth/development of x2; x1 is fruitful/prolific /:/ [also fecund (note that the Lojban covers both potential and actual/realized fertility)] /=/ ferti (fre) * frustration (feels frustration), x1 feels frustration about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ steba (seb) * fry, x1 cooks/prepares food-for-eating x2 by recipe/method x3 (process) /:/ [cook with heat (= glajukpa), bake (= tokyjukpa); fry (= rasyjukpa)] /=/ jukpa (jup) % fuchsia, x1 is fuchsin/a dye of magenta/fuchsia/purplish-red color /:/ /=/ nukselcinta * fuchsia, x1 is magenta/fuchsia/purplish-red [color adjective] /:/ /=/ nukni (nuk) * fuchsin (sound clue not identical in meaning), x1 is magenta/fuchsia/purplish-red [color adjective] /:/ /=/ nukni (nuk) % fuchsin, x1 is fuchsin/a dye of magenta/fuchsia/purplish-red color /:/ /=/ nukselcinta * fucking, 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) * fucks, x1 copulates/fucks/mates/has coitus/sexual intercourse with x2 /:/ [x1 and x2 are symmetrical; mounts (= cpanygle)] /=/ gletu (let gle) * fuel (energy source), x1 is a fuel/energy-source for powering x2 /:/ /=/ livla (lil) * fuel (hungered for), x1 hungers for x2; x1 needs/wants food/fuel x2 /:/ /=/ xagji * fuel (source of fire), x1 is a fire/flame in fuel x2 burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air/oxygen) /:/ /=/ fagri (fag) * fulcrum, x3 of: x1 is a lever [tool] [of apparatus] for doing x2 [function/action], with fulcrum x3 and arm x4 /:/ /=/ vraga (vra) * full (garment), x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body garment] of material x2 /:/ [also coveralls (= paspalku)] /=/ pastu (pas) * full day, x1 is x2 full day-s in duration (default is 1 full day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal /:/ [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)] /=/ djedi (dje dei) * full, x1 is full/completely filled with x2 /:/ /=/ culno (clu) * fully, 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) * fully-grown, x1 is mature/ripe/fully-grown/adult in development-quality x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ makcu (ma'u) * fumes, x1 is gaseous/fumes/a gas/vapor of material/composition including x2, under conditions x3 /:/ [x3 includes temperature and pressure] /=/ gapci (gac) * fun, 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) * function, x1 is a function/single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4 /:/ /=/ fancu * functions (systemic functions), x4 of: 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) * fundamental (fundamental principle), x1 is a basis/foundation/underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2 /:/ [x2 is founded on basis x1 (= selcmu for reordered places); (adjective:) x1 is basic/basal/fundamental); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases/bottoms for objects)] /=/ jicmu (cmu) * funeral, x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 /:/ [x3 (and nunsalci) festival/fiesta/celebration/occasion/fair/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)] /=/ salci (sla) * fungus, x1 is a mold/fungus/mushrooms/truffles of species/strain x2 parasitic/growing on x3 /:/ /=/ mledi (led) * funny, x1 is funny/comical to x2 in property/aspect x3 (nu/ka); x3 is what is funny about x1 to x2 /:/ [also: x1 is a comedian (= xampre, xamseljibri for a professional comedian)]; (x1 can be a person/object or an abstraction; be careful about possible sumti-raising) /=/ xajmi (xam) * fur, x1 is a/the hair/fur [body-part] of x2 at body location x3 /:/ /=/ kerfa (kre) * furnishes (of furniture), x1 [furniture items] furnishes x2 [location] serving purpose/function x3 /:/ /=/ nilce (ni'e) * furnishes (supplies), x1 [source] provides/supplies/furnishes x2 [supply/commodity] to x3 [recipient] /:/ [agentive supply (= sabgau, sabzu'e)] /=/ sabji (sab) * furniture (furniture containing drawers), x2 of: x1 is a drawer/file in furniture x2, a [sliding compartment] container for contents x3 /:/ /=/ dacru (dac) * furniture, x1 [furniture items] furnishes x2 [location] serving purpose/function x3 /:/ /=/ nilce (ni'e) * furrow, x1 is a groove/trench/furrow [shape/form] in object/surface x2 /:/ /=/ skuro (ku'o) * furrows (plows), x1 (agent) plows/furrows/tills [cuts into and turns up] x2 with tool x3 propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ plixa (lix) * future, x1 is in the past of/earlier than/before future 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) * future, x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former /:/ [also sequel, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= cfabalvi)] /=/ balvi (bav) * Gaelic (pertaining to Celtic culture), x1 reflects Gaelic/Scottish culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ [Irish (= sicko'o), Scottish (= sunko'o), Celtic (= dzeko'o), Welsh (= nanko'o), Breton (= fasko'o); since Scottish/Gaelic is only the northern branch of the Celtic tribes, many would prefer a le'avla for Celtic; nationalism might also demand a separate le'avla for Irish] /=/ skoto (kot ko'o) * Gaelic (pertaining to Scottish culture), x1 reflects Gaelic/Scottish culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ [Irish (= sicko'o), Scottish (= sunko'o), Celtic (= dzeko'o), Welsh (= nanko'o), Breton (= fasko'o); since Scottish/Gaelic is only the northern branch of the Celtic tribes, many would prefer a le'avla for Celtic; nationalism might also demand a separate le'avla for Irish] /=/ skoto (kot ko'o) * gain (goal of competition), x1 competes/vies with opponent x2 in contest/competition x3 (event) for gain x4; x1 rivals x2 /:/ [also x2 opponent(s), competitor(s), rival(s); x3 competition, race; x4 prize, reward, recognition (gain may be internal or external)] /=/ jivna (jvi) * gain (profit), x1 is a profit/gain/benefit/advantage to x2 accruing/resulting from activity/process x3 /:/ [also (fe) x2 profits from x3 (= selterprali for reordered places); 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 (= selposprali for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ prali (pal) * gain (win prize), x1 (person/team) wins/gain-s 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) * gains (seizes), x1 takes/gets/gains/obtains/seizes/[removes] x2 (object/property) from x3 (possessor) /:/ [also confiscate, appropriate]; [acquire with volition such that x1 gains possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied] /=/ lebna (leb le'a) * gains (wins), x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 /:/ [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erji'a, po'erselji'a for unambiguous semantics)]; /=/ jinga (jig ji'a) * gait, x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with gait x4 /:/ /=/ bajra (baj) * galactose, 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) * gale, x1 is a breeze/wind/gale from direction x2 with speed x3; x1 blows from x2 /:/ /=/ brife (bif bi'e) * Gallic, x1 reflects French/Gallic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ fraso (fas) * gallon, x1 is x2 (default 1) local volume unit(s) [non-metric unit; e.g. bushel], standard x3, x4 subunits /:/ [gallon (= likydekpu), quart (= likseldekpu), barrel (wet = likybradekpu, dry = sudbradekpu), bushel (= sudydekpu), peck (= sudyseldekpu), cupful (= kabrydekpu), tablespoon (= mucydekpu); teaspoon (= mucyseldekpu); (all of these lujvo may need gic- to distinguish the English measurement system in contrasting with some local system; the English system is otherwise presumed to be the default non-metric system)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...) /=/ dekpu * gambles, x1 (agent) invests resources x2 in investment x3 expecting return/profit x4 (object(s)/event) /:/ [also ties up/[risks/gambles]; x1 is an investor; x2 are invested assets of x1; bond (= jertervle)] /=/ zivle (ziv vle) * game (amusement), 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) * game (complex plaything), x1 [agent] plays with plaything/toy x2 /:/ [play game (= ci'erkei), play competitively (= jvikei)] /=/ kelci (kel kei) * game (hunted prey), x1 hunts/stalks prey/quarry/game x2 for purpose x3 /:/ [also verb to fish (= fipkalte)] /=/ kalte (kat) * gamete, 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) * gamete-producing organ, x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/scrotum/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 /:/ [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete-producing organ] /=/ ganti * gander, x1 is a goose/[gander] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ gunse * gang, 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) * gap, x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval/separating medium x3 /:/ [also aloof (= jiksei), alone (= rolsmisei meaning apart or unlike all others of its kind; pavysei, seirpavmei meaning "only" or "one alone" - do not use when talking about, for example, two people who are alone); x3 space] /=/ sepli (sep sei) * gap, 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) * gap, x1 ranges/extends/spans/persists/reaches across/over interval/gap/area/scope/extent/range x2 /:/ /=/ kuspe (kup ku'e) * garbed, x1 wears/is robed/garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3 /:/ [x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu)] /=/ dasni (das) * garden, x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 /:/ [orchard (= ricpurdi)] /=/ purdi (pud) * garlic, x1 is a quantity of garlic [bulb] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ sunga (sug) * garment (article of clothing), 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) * garment (extra outer garment), x1 is a coat/jacket/sweater/cloak/[cape/shawl/pullover] [extra outer garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ kosta (kos) * garment (foot and lower leg garment), x1 is a sock/stocking [flexible foot and lower leg garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ smoka (smo) * garment (garb worn), x2 of: x1 wears/is robed/garbed in x2 as a garment of type x3 /:/ [x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu)] /=/ dasni (das) * garment (hand and lower arm garment), x1 is a mitten/glove [hand and lower arm garment] of material x2 /:/ [mitten (= degycauglu)] /=/ gluta (glu) * garment (head-top garment), x1 is a cap/hat/crown/helmet/piece of headgear [head-top garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ mapku (map) * garment (legged garment), x1 are pants/trousers/slacks/leggings [legged garment] of material x2 /:/ /=/ palku (pak) * garment (long/full body garment), x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body garment] of material x2 /:/ [also coveralls (= paspalku)] /=/ pastu (pas) * garment (upper-body garment), x1 is a shirt/blouse/top [upper-body garment - not necessarily sleeved or buttoned], material x2 /:/ /=/ creka (cek) * garment (garment having pocket/pouch), x2 of: x1 is a pocket/pouch of/in garment/item x2 /:/ /=/ daski * garment (garment open at the 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 * gas (flowing), 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) * gas (inert gas), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of inert gas of type x2 [neon/argon/radon/xenon] /:/ [default neon] /=/ navni * gas (low pressure of, in vacuum), x1 sucks/is suction/vacuum/relatively low pressure of fluid/gas x2 relative to high pressure x3 /:/ [also suck object/fluid (= sakcpu or sakmuvgau)] /=/ sakci (sak) * gas (pumped fluid, not necessarily fuel), x1 is a pump/injector [tool/apparatus] pumping/inserting fluid x2 to x3 from x4 by means x5 /:/ [x2 fluid may be liquid or gas; x5 may be a force; a pump generally causes a pressure gradient, such that x3 is a place of lower pressure, x4 a place of higher pressure]; (cf. metaphorical use of fepri for gas, risna for liquid) /=/ pambe * gas (something breathed), x1 breathes/respires x2 [gas] /:/ /=/ vasxu (vax va'u) * gas (vapor), x1 is gaseous/fumes/a gas/vapor of material/composition including x2, under conditions x3 /:/ [x3 includes temperature and pressure] /=/ gapci (gac) * gaseous (air/atmosphere), x1 is a quantity of air/normally-gaseous atmosphere of planet x2, of composition including x3 /:/ /=/ vacri (var) * gaseous (gas/vapor), x1 is gaseous/fumes/a gas/vapor of material/composition including x2, under conditions x3 /:/ [x3 includes temperature and pressure] /=/ gapci (gac) * gaseous (gaseous expulsion: cough/fart), x1 coughs/farts/burps up/out x2 [predominantly gaseous] from orifice x3 /:/ /=/ kafke * gateway, x1 is a doorway/gateway/access way between x2 and x3 of structure x4 /:/ [note: emphasis on route nature; solid door (= vrogai/vrobi'u/vrozu'itci)] /=/ vorme (vor vro) * gather, x1 (mass/jo'u) gather-s/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u) /:/ [also focus (= seljmaji)] /=/ jmaji (jaj) * gathered (of data constituting a science), 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) * gathered (of data/facts), 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 * gathering (ear as metaphor for information gathering), x1 is a/the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus, information gathering] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is aural] /=/ kerlo (ker) * gathering (of a sail), x1 is a sail for gathering propelling material x2 on vehicle/motor x3 /:/ [waterwheel (= jacfanxi'u)] /=/ falnu (fan) * gathers (collects: agentless), x1 (mass/jo'u) gathers/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u) /:/ [also focus (= seljmaji)] /=/ jmaji (jaj) * gathers (harvests/reaps), x1 (agent) harvests/reaps/gathers crop/product/objects x2 from source/area x3 /:/ /=/ crepu (rep) * gay, x1 is happy/gay/merry/glad/gleeful about x2 (event/state) /:/ [adversity (= kamnalgei)] /=/ gleki (gek gei) * gaze, x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)] /=/ zgana (zga) * gazes, x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/gazes at x2 /:/ [also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "observe"] /=/ catlu (cta) * gelatinous, x1 is a quantity of jelly/semisolid [texture] of material/composition including x2 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is gelatinous] /=/ jduli (dul jdu) * gem, x1 is a gem/polished stone/pearl of type x2 from gemstone/material/source x3 /:/ [also jewel (= jmeja'i); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a gem found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a gem made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped gem), mother-of-pearl (= cakyjme)] /=/ jemna (jme) * gemstone (source of a polished gem), x3 of: x1 is a gem/polished stone/pearl of type x2 from gemstone/material/source x3 /:/ [also jewel (= jmeja'i); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a gem found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a gem made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped gem), mother-of-pearl (= cakyjme)] /=/ jemna (jme) * gender (exhibited), x3 of: 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) * gender (gender of gonads), x3 of: 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 * gene, x1 is a gene of creature [or locus on creature] x2 determining trait/process x3 /:/ [also chromosome = (gincilta, ginpoi)] /=/ jgina (gin) * general (common/universal), x1 (property - ka) is common/general/universal among members of set x2 (complete set) /:/ /=/ kampu (kau) * general (principal officer), x1 is principal/chief/leader/main/[staple], most significant among x2 (set) in property x3 (ka) /:/ [staple (= ralselpra); general/admiral/president/principal leader (= ralja'a, ralterbe'e; use additional terms to distinguish among these); also primary, prime, (adverb:) chiefly, principally, mainly; (x2 is complete specification of set)] /=/ ralju (ral) * generalized, x1 (si'o) is abstracted/generalized/idealized from x2 [something concrete] by rules x3 /:/ /=/ sucta (suc) * generation, x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default same generation] /:/ [probably preferred for metaphorical siblings (over bruna)] /=/ tamne * genitalia, x1 is a/the pubic area/external genitalia [body-part] of x2 /:/ /=/ plibu (pib) * gentle, x1 is mild/non-extreme/gentle/middling/somewhat in property x2 (ka); x1 is not very x2 /:/ /=/ milxe (mli) * genus (category), x1 (mass/si'o) is a class/category/subgroup/subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka) /:/ [also type, kind, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum] /=/ klesi (kle lei) * genus (of species/within taxonomy tree), usually x2 of: x1 is a species of genus x2, family x3, etc.; [open-ended tree-structure categorization] /:/ [also subspecies, order, phylum; (places do not correspond to specific levels in the hierarchy; rather, x1 is at a "lower" or "bushier" part of the tree than x2, x2 is "lower" than x3, etc.; skipping a place thus means that there is one or more known-and-unspecified levels of hierarchy between the two); not limited to Linnean animal/plant taxonomy] /=/ jutsi (jut) * geometry (standard for parallelism), 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 * germ cell, 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) * germ, x1 is a bacteria/germ/microbe/protozoan/amoeba [1-celled life] of species/defining property x2 /:/ /=/ jurme (jum) * German, x1 reflects German/Germanic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ dotco (dot do'o) * germane, x1 pertains to/is germane/relevant to/concerns/is related/associated with/is about x2 /:/ [also: x1 is a question of/treats of x2; can be symmetric, although x1 is conventionally more specific or constrained in scope than x2] /=/ srana (ra'a) * Germanic, x1 reflects German/Germanic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ dotco (dot do'o) * get, x1 get-s/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] /:/ [also fetch; accept a gift (= du'acpa)] /=/ cpacu (cpa) * gets bigger, x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 /:/ [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases] /=/ banro (ba'o) * gets, x1 takes/gets/gains/obtains/seizes/[removes] x2 (object/property) from x3 (possessor) /:/ [also confiscate, appropriate]; [acquire with volition such that x1 gains possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied] /=/ lebna (leb le'a) * gets, x1 gets/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] /:/ [also fetch; accept a gift (= du'acpa)] /=/ cpacu (cpa) * ghostly, 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) * giant, 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) * gift (boon, something begged for), 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 * gift (something accepted), x1 gets/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] /:/ [also fetch; accept a gift (= du'acpa)] /=/ cpacu (cpa) * gift (something given), 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) * giga- (metric prefix), x1 is a billion [British milliard] [1x10**9] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units) /:/ /=/ gigdo (gig gi'o) * girdle, 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) * girl, x1 is a girl [young female person] of age x2 immature by standard x3 /:/ [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)] /=/ nixli (nix xli) * give, x1 [donor] give-s/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) * gives (accent), x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 /:/ [also: say forcefully] /=/ basna * gives (back), 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) * gives (stress), x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 /:/ [also: say forcefully] /=/ basna * gives birth to, x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [birthday] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is native to (fo) x4 /:/ [x2 bears/gives birth to x1] /=/ jbena (jbe) * 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) * gives emphasis, x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 /:/ [also: say forcefully] /=/ basna * gives favor, x1 approves of/gives favor to plan/action x2 (object/event) /:/ /=/ zanru (zar zau) * gives nutrition, x1 is food/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2 /:/ /=/ cidja (dja) * gives rise to, x1 (action/event/state) is a result/outcome/conclusion of antecedent x2 (event/state/process) /:/ [also: x2 gives rise to x1 (= selja'e for reordered places); total (general meaning, but also = me'orja'e, pi'irja'e, sujyja'e)] /=/ jalge (jag ja'e) * gives rise to, 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) * gives way, x1 yields/gives way/surrenders to x2 (force/agent) under conditions x3 /:/ /=/ randa (rad) * gives, 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) * giving birth (metaphorical, of wombs), x1 is a/the womb/uterus [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: nourishing, protective, giving birth birth] /:/ /=/ gutra * glad, x1 is happy/gay/merry/glad/gleeful about x2 (event/state) /:/ [adversity (= kamnalgei)] /=/ gleki (gek gei) * gland (body part), x1 is a/the gland [body-part] secreting x2, of body x3; x2 is a secretion of x1 /:/ [secretion (= selcigla)] /=/ cigla (cig) * gland (gland excreting sweat), x3 of: x1 is a/the sweat/perspiration from body x2, excreted by gland(s)/organs x3 /:/ /=/ xasne * glass (drinking vessel), x1 is a cup/glass/tumbler/mug/vessel/[bowl] containing contents x2, and of material x3 /:/ [a kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it; a palta is not] /=/ kabri * glass (lens), x1 is a lens/glass [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to focus/foci x3 by means/material x4 /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light/optical lens; ka is refraction] /=/ lenjo (len le'o) * glass (material), x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains glass of composition including x2 /:/ /=/ blaci * gleaming, x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received/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) * gleeful, x1 is happy/gay/merry/glad/gleeful about x2 (event/state) /:/ [adversity (= kamnalgei)] /=/ gleki (gek gei) * glides, x1 slides/slips/glides on x2 /:/ [x2 is slick/slippery to/for x1 (= selsakli for reordered places)] /=/ sakli (sal) * glimmering, 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 * globe, x1 is a ball/sphere/orb/globe [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a spherical object [made of x2] /:/ [also round] /=/ bolci (bol boi) * glove, x1 is a mitten/glove [hand and lower arm garment] of material x2 /:/ [mitten (= degycauglu)] /=/ gluta (glu) * glucose, 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) * glyph, 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) * gnome, 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) * goal (situation sought as a result of motive), x1 (action/event/state) motivates/is a motive/incentive for action/event x2, per volition of x3 /:/ [also; x3 is motivated to bring about result/goal/objective x2 by x1 (= termu'i for reordered places); (note that 'under conditions' BAI may apply and be appropriately added to the main predicate level or within the x2 action level)]; (cf. te zukte - generally better for 'goal') /=/ mukti (muk mu'i) * goal (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) * goal (goal of aggression), x1 (person/mass) attacks/invades/commits aggression upon victim x2 with goal/objective x3 /:/ /=/ gunta (gut) % goal (goal of an event of aggression), x1 is an aggression, an event of x2 (person/mass) attacking/invading/committing aggression upon victim x3 with goal/objective x4 /:/ /=/ gunta (gut) * goal (goal of apparatus/machine operation), x1 operates/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with goal/objective/use/end/function x3 /:/ /=/ sazri (saz) * goal (goal of competition), 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) % goal (goal of labor event), x1 is an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [activity] with goal/objective x4 /:/ [also: x2 is a worker/laborer] /=/ nungu'a * goal (goal of labor), x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/objective x3 /:/ [also: x1 is a worker/laborer] /=/ gunka (gun gu'a) * goal (goal of 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) * goat, x1 is a goat/angora/[billy-goat/kid] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ kanba * goblin, 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) * god, x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine /:/ [also divinity] /=/ cevni (cev cei) * God, x1 pertains to the common Judeo-Christian-Muslim culture/religion/nationality in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ jegvo (jeg je'o) * goddamn (derogative expression), x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1 /:/ [bloody (British sense), fucking, goddamn] /=/ mabla (mal) * goes away, x1 leaves/goes away/departs/parts/separates from x2 via route x3 /:/ [also: x1 leaves behind/takes leave of x2] /=/ cliva (liv li'a) * goes away, x1 vanishes/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/sensor x3 /:/ [also leaves, goes away] /=/ canci * goes back, 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) * goes, x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5 /:/ [also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)] /=/ klama (kla) * goes, x1 travels/journeys/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller /:/ (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly) /=/ litru (li'u) * going through the motions (of a 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) * gold, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of gold (Au); [metaphor: valuable, heavy, non-reactive] /:/ /=/ solji (slo) * golden (non-metallic color), x1 is yellow/golden [color adjective] /:/ /=/ pelxu (pel) * gonad, 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 * gong, x1 is a drum/cymbal/gong [percussion musical instrument] with beater/actuator x2 /:/ /=/ damri * good (morally), x1 is virtuous/saintly/[fine/moral/nice/holy/morally good] by standard x2 /:/ [holy/saintly (= cesyvu'e)] /=/ vrude (vud vu'e) * good health, x1 is healthy/fit/well/in good health health by standard x2 /:/ /=/ kanro (ka'o) * good, x1 (object/event) is good/beneficial/nice/[acceptable] for x2 by standard x3 /:/ [acceptable (= mlixau, norxau, xagyselcru)] /=/ xamgu (xag xau) * goods (billed goods), x2 of: x1 is an account/bill/invoice for goods/services x2, billed to x3 by x4 /:/ /=/ janta (jat) * goods (lacking in goods), x1 is poor/indigent/impoverished/lacking in goods/possessions/property x2 /:/ x2 is scanty/meager for x1 /=/ pindi (pid) * goods (sold goods), x2 of: x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 /:/ [x1 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x3 buys/purchases x2 from x1 (= terve'u for reordered terms); x4 is the price of x2 to x3 (= velve'u for reordered terms); for sale (= fitselve'u, selvenfriti); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erve'u, po'erselve'u for unambiguous semantics)] /=/ vecnu (ven ve'u) * goods (something traded), x2 or x3 of: x1 exchanges/trades/barters goods/services x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader/merchant/businessman /:/ [also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is/are commercial (better expressed as ka canja, kamcanja)]; x2/x3 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for object/commodity, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ercanja for unambiguous semantics) /=/ canja (caj) * goods (taxed goods, x2 of: 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) * goods (goods as basis for wealth), x2 of: x1 is rich/wealthy in goods/possessions/property/aspect x2 /:/ /=/ ricfu (rif cfu) * goods (goods paid for), x4 of: x1 pays/compensates/remunerates/[rewards] payment x2 to recipient/payee x3 for goods/services x4 /:/ [also x4 commodities; x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posle'i, po'ervelyle'i for unambiguous semantics); rent (= jerle'i, le'irjbera)] /=/ pleji (lej le'i) % goods, x1 is an event of x2 [seller] selling/vending x3 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer x4 for amount/cost/expense x5 /:/ [x2 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x4 buys x3 from x2; x5 is the price of x3 to x4 /=/ nunve'u * goose, x1 is a goose/[gander] of species/breed x2 /:/ /=/ gunse * gorgeous, x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4 /:/ [also handsome, pretty, gorgeous, cute, comely, graceful] /=/ melbi (mel mle) * govern, x1 govern-s/rules/is ruler/govern-or/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 /:/ [x2 need not be complete specification of set of govern-ed; 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); govern-ment (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))] /=/ turni (tru) * governed, 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) * governing (of a state/polity over territory/domain), x1 is a polity/state governing territory/domain x2; [government/territory relationship] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is civil/political] /=/ jecta (jec je'a) * governing board, x1 (mass) is a committee with task/purpose x2 of body x3 /:/ [governing board (= trukamni, gritrukamni)] /=/ kamni * government (governing organization), 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) * government (state/polity), x1 is a polity/state governing territory/domain x2; [government/territory relationship] /:/ [(adjective:) x1 is civil/political] /=/ jecta (jec je'a) * governor, 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) * governs, 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) * gown, x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body garment] of material x2 /:/ [also coveralls (= paspalku)] /=/ pastu (pas) * graceful, x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4 /:/ [also handsome, pretty, gorgeous, cute, comely, graceful] /=/ melbi (mel mle) * grad (sound clue not identical in meaning), 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) * grade (level on a 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) * grain (brewed without fermentation), x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of coffee from source/bean/grain x2 /:/ [brew based on a seed/bean/grain without fermentation; e.g. also chicory coffee, decaf, postum] /=/ ckafi (kaf) * grain (general term), x1 is grain/[British: corn]/cereal from plant/species x2 /:/ /=/ gurni (gru) * grain mill, x1 is a mill/foundry/industrial plant/[assembly line] performing process x2 /:/ [(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain mill (= grumlo), grinding mill (= zalmlo, zalmlotci, zalmloca'a)] /=/ molki (mlo) * grain, x1 is a quantity of barley [grain] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ bavmi * grain, x1 is a quantity of maize/corn [grain] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ zumri (zmu) * grain, x1 is a quantity of millet [grain] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ cunmi * grain, x1 is a quantity of oats [grain] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ mavji (mav) * grain, x1 is a quantity of rice [a type of grain] of strain/cultivar x2 /:/ /=/ rismi (ris) * grain, x1 is a quantity of rye [grain] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ mraji * grain, x1 is a quantity of soya [grain/bean] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ sobde (sob so'e) * grain, x1 is a quantity of wheat [grain] of species/strain x2 /:/ /=/ maxri (xri) * grains (grains used in bread), x2 of: x1 is a quantity of/contains bread [leavened or unleavened] made from grains x2 /:/ /=/ nanba (nab) * grainy, x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[grainy/scabrous/rugged] in texture/regularity /:/ [fine-textured (= tolrufsu)] /=/ rufsu (ruf) * gram, x1 is x2 gram(s) [metric unit] in mass (default is 1) by standard x3 /:/ /=/ grake (gra) * grammar unit, x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3 /:/ [grammar unit (= jufpau, suzrelvla, suzvla for linguistics sense, which may be a single word), terminal phrase/grammar unit (= gensle)] /=/ jufra (juf ju'a) * grammar, x1 is the grammar/rules/defining form of language x2 for structure/text x3 /:/ /=/ gerna (gen ge'a) * grammatical class, x1 is a structure word of grammatical class x2, with meaning/function x3 in language x4 /:/ [cmavo list, if physical object (= (loi) ma'oste); referring to the mental construct (e.g. propose adding a new cmavo to the cmavo list = ma'orpoi, ma'orselcmi,ma'orselste)] /=/ cmavo (ma'o) * grand, 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) * grandiose, 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) * grange, x1 is a farm/ranch/grange at x2, farmed by x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian /:/ [farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops] /=/ cange (cag) * grants (gives a gift), 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) * grants (grants privelege), x1 (agent) lets/permits/allows x2 (event) under conditions x3; x1 grants privilege x2 /:/ [sufficient condition (= crutcini), agent that permits a situation (= tcinycru)] /=/ curmi (cru) * grapes (as a source of wine), x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of wine from fruit/grapes x2 /:/ /=/ vanju (van) * graphite, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of carbon/graphite/[diamond]/charcoal; x1 is organic /:/ /=/ tabno (tab) * grasp, x1 grasp-s/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) * grasps, 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) * grass, x1 is a blade/expanse of grass of species x2 /:/ [lawn/meadow (= sasfoi)] /=/ srasu (sas) * grasshopper, 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 * grateful, x1 is grateful/thankful to/appreciative of x2 for x3 (event/property) /:/ [also gratitude (= nunckire or kamckire)] /=/ ckire (kir) * gratitude, x1 is grateful/thankful to/appreciative of x2 for x3 (event/property) /:/ [also gratitude (= nunckire or kamckire)] /=/ ckire (kir) * gravity (attractive force of matter), x1 pulls/tugs/draws/drags x2 by handle/at locus x3 /:/ [gravity (= ka maicpu, mairckupai)] /=/ lacpu (lap cpu) * gravity (characteristic of someone serious), x1 (person) is serious/earnest/has gravity about x2 (event/state/activity) /:/ [also solemn (= drijunri, ri'irjunri, tcejunri)] /=/ junri (jur) * gravity (field causing weight), x3 of: x1 is the weight of object x2 in [gravity or other force] field x3 /:/ /=/ junta * gravity (force causing draining), x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 /:/ [x4 is usually gravity] /=/ rinci * gravity (reference frame for horizontal), x2 of: x1 is flat/level/horizontal in gravity/frame of reference x2 /:/ /=/ pinta (pin) * gravity (reference frame for lying upon), x3 of: x1 is atop/resting on/lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference/gravity x3 /:/ (x1 may be object or event) /=/ cpana * gravity (reference frame for upwardness), x3 of: x1 is directly/vertically above/upwards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x3 /:/ /=/ gapru (gap) * gravity (reference frame for vertical), x2 of: x1 is vertical/upright/erect/plumb/oriented straight up and down in reference frame/gravity x2 /:/ /=/ sraji (raj) * gravity well (gravity well causing fall), x4 of: x1 falls/drops to x2 from x3 in gravity well/frame of reference x4 /:/ [note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity well; (agentive "drop" = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a)] /=/ farlu (fal fa'u) * gravity well (gravity well opposing lift), x4 of: 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) * gravy, x1 is a sauce/topping/gravy/frosting for use with x2, containing ingredient(s) including x3 /:/ [x3 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of sauce x1] /=/ sanso * gray, x1 is gray [color adjective] /:/ /=/ grusi (rus) * grease, x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains grease/fat/oil from source x2 /:/ /=/ grasu (ras) * great cat, x1 is a tiger/leopard/jaguar/[tigress] of species/breed x2 with coat markings x3 /:/ [a great cat noted/recognized by its markings, metaphorically: stripes, tiger markings] /=/ tirxu * great, 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) * greatness (subjective), 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) * Greek, x1 reflects Greek/Hellenic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 /:/ /=/ xelso (xes) * green, x1 is green/verdant [color adjective] /:/ /=/ crino (ri'o) * greenery, x1 is a plant/herb/greenery of species/strain/cultivar x2 /:/ [also (adjective:) x1 is vegetable/vegetal/vegetative] /=/ spati (spa) * greenish-blue, x1 is cyan/turquoise/greenish-blue [color adjective] /:/ /=/ cicna * greet, x1 (agent) greet-s/hails/[welcomes/says hello to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action) /:/ /=/ rinsa * greets, x1 (agent) greets/hails/[welcomes/says hello to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action) /:/ /=/ rinsa * griddle, x1 is a tray/platter/flat container [pan/sheet/griddle] of contents x2, and made of material x3 /:/ [also pallet, when used for carrying rather than support on the ground; a tray is flat-bottomed and shallow or without a rim, and is generally portable] /=/ palne * grief (feels grief), x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ badri (dri) * grimaces, x1 frowns/grimaces (facial expression) /:/ [x1 frowns/grimaces at/in reaction to x2 (= frufra)] /=/ frumu (fru) * grin, x1 smiles/grins (facial expression) /:/ [smile/grin at something (= cismyfra)] /=/ cisma * grind, x1 [individual or mass of hard surfaces] grind-s/pulverizes/crushes x2 into powder x3 /:/ [may need mosra tanru] /=/ zalvi (zal) * grinding mill, x1 is a mill/foundry/industrial plant/[assembly line] performing process x2 /:/ [(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain mill (= grumlo), grinding mill (= zalmlo, zalmlotci, zalmloca'a)] /=/ molki (mlo) * grinds, x1 [individual or mass of hard surfaces] grinds/pulverizes/crushes x2 into powder x3 /:/ [may need mosra tanru] /=/ zalvi (zal) * grins, x1 smiles/grins (facial expression) /:/ [smile/grin at something (= cismyfra)] /=/ cisma * grip, x1 grasps/holds/clutches/seizes/grip-s/[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) * grips, 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) * gristle, x1 is a/the bone/ivory [body-part], performing function x2 in body of x3; [metaphor: calcium] /:/ [x2 is likely an abstract: may be structure/support for some body part, but others as well such as the eardrum bones; the former can be expressed as (tu'a le ); cartilage/gristle (= ranbo'u), skeleton (= bo'urgreku)] /=/ bongu (bog bo'u) * grit, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of sand/grit from source x2 of composition including x3 /:/ [also abrasive (= gukcanre)] /=/ canre (can) * groan, 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) * groove, x1 is a groove/trench/furrow [shape/form] in object/surface x2 /:/ /=/ skuro (ku'o) * ground (bottom surface, x1 is a floor/bottom/ground of x2 /:/ [floor/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)] /=/ loldi (lol loi) * ground (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) * grounds (basis for an opinion), x4 of: x1 thinks/opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 /:/ [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place] /=/ jinvi (jiv ji'i) * group (cluster/team), x1 is group/cluster/team showing common property (ka) x2 due to set x3 linked by relations x4 /:/ [also collection, team, comprised of, comprising; members x3 (a specification of the complete membership) comprise group x1; cluster (= kangri)] /=/ girzu (gir gri) * group (ethnic group), x1 is a nation/ethnic group of peoples x2; [people sharing a history/culture] /:/ /=/ natmi (nat nai) * group (set with members), x2 of: 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) * group (group holding sacred), x2 of: x1 is holy/sacred to person/people/culture/religion/cult/group x2 /:/ /=/ censa (ces) * group (group served by army), x2 of: x1 (mass) is an army serving group/community x2 (mass) in function x3 (activity) /:/ /=/ jenmi (jem jei) * grow, x1 grow-s/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 /:/ [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases] /=/ banro (ba'o) * growing (of cultivation), x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 /:/ [orchard (= ricpurdi)] /=/ purdi (pud) * growing on (of mold/fungus), x1 is a mold/fungus/mushrooms/truffles of species/strain x2 parasitic/growing on x3 /:/ /=/ mledi (led) * growing on (of moss/lichen), x1 is a moss/lichen of species/strain x2 growing on x3 /:/ /=/ clika * grown (fully-grown), x1 is mature/ripe/fully-grown/adult in development-quality x2 (ka) /:/ /=/ makcu (ma'u) * 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) * guard, x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 /:/ [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)] /=/ zgana (zga) * guess, x1 guess-es/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 * guesses, 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 * guest, x1 is a guest/visitor of x2 at place/event x3; x1 visits x2/x3 /:/ /=/ vitke (vi'e) * guide, x1 (person/object/event) guide-s/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) * guides, 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) * guiding, 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) * guilt (feels guilt), x1 feels guilt/remorse about x2 (abstraction) /:/ /=/ zungi (zug) * guitar, x1 is guitar/violin/fiddle/harp [stringed musical instrument] with actuator/plectrum/bow x2 /:/ [also lute, viola, cello] /=/ jgita (git) * gulf, x1 is a sea/ocean/gulf/[atmosphere] of planet x2, of fluid x3; (adjective:) x1 is marine /:/ [also atmosphere (= varxamsi, varsenta)] /=/ xamsi (xas) * gullet, x1 is a/the throat/gullet [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: narrow(ing) opening of a deep hole] /:/ /=/ galxe * gulps, 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) * gummy, x1 adheres/sticks to x2; (adjective:) x1 is sticky/gummy/adhesive /:/ [note that x1 is the adhering surface being claimed; x2 need not be sticky] /=/ snipa (nip) * gun (firing apparatus for projectile), x1 is a ballistic projectile [e.g. bullet/missile] for firing by [gun/propelling launcher] x2 /:/ [also cannonball, catapult stone, shot pellet(s)] /=/ danti (dan) * gun (launcher), x1 launches/fires/shoots projectile/missile x2, propelled by x3 [propellant/propulsion] /:/ [also: x1 is a gun/launcher/cannon; x1 hurls/throws/casts (more general than renro in that propulsion need not be internal to x1)] /=/ cecla (cel ce'a) * gun (weapon), x1 is a weapon/arms for use against x2 by x3 /:/ [gun/cannon (= celxa'i)] /=/ xarci (xac xa'i) * gut, x1 is a/the gut(s)/entrails/intestines/viscera/innards/digestive system [body-part] of x2 /:/ [metaphor: process hub] /=/ canti * Guyana, x1 reflects Hispano-American culture/nationalities in aspect x2 /:/ [refers to Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, not Brazil/Guyana] /=/ xispo (xip) * gymnast, x1 is a gymnast at/performs gymnastics feat x2 /:/ /=/ zajba (zaj) * gymnastics (gymnastics feat), x2 of: x1 is a gymnast at/performs gymnastics feat x2 /:/ /=/ zajba (zaj) * habit, x1 is a custom/habit/[ritual/rut] of x2 under conditions x3 /:/ [also: x1 is customary/usual/the practice] /=/ tcaci (cac) * habitat, x2 of: x1 dwells/lives/resides/abides at/inhabits/is a resident of location/habitat/nest/home/abode x2 /:/ /=/ xabju (xa'u) * hail, x1 is hail/sleet/freezing rain/solid precipitation of material/composition including x2 /:/ [this is the substance, not the act or manner of its falling, which is carvi] /=/ bratu * hails (greets), x1 (agent) greets/hails/[welcomes/says hello to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action) /:/ /=/ rinsa * hair, x1 is a quantity of/made from/consists of wool [tight curly hair] from animal/species/source x2 /:/ /=/ sunla (sul) * hair, x1 is a/the hair/fur [body-part] of x2 at body location x3 /:/ /=/ kerfa (kre) * half, x1 is exactly/approximately half/semi-/demi-/hemi- of x2 by standard x3 /:/ /=/ xadba (xab) * half-light, 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 * halogen, x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of halogen of type x2 [chlorine, fluorine, iodine, etc.] /:/ [also bromine; default chlorine] /=/ kliru * halts (ceases), x1 [agent] ceases/stops/halts activity/process/state x2 [not necessarily completing it] /:/ /=/ sisti (sti) * halts (interrupts), x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[disrupts]/disturbs x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3 /:/ /=/ dicra (dir) * halts (terminates), x2 of: 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) * ham, x1 is a pig/hog/swine/[boar] [pork/ham/bacon-producer] of species/breed x2 /:/ [sow (= fetxarju), boar (= nakyxarju), pork (= xajre'u), piglet (= citxarju)] /=/ xarju (xaj) * hammer, x1 [tool] is a hammer for/hammers x2 [target] consisting of weight/head x3 propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ mruli (mru) * hammers, x1 [tool] is a hammer for/hammers x2 [target] consisting of weight/head x3 propelled by x4 /:/ /=/ mruli (mru) * hand (with thumb), x1 is a/the thumb/big toe [body-part] on hand x2 of x3; [metaphor based on relative shape] /:/ [thumb (specifically the hand = xantamji), big toe (= jmatamji)] /=/ tamji (taj)