English-Lojban dictionary

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dairy (milk product) ladru (lad): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of milk from source x2; (adjective:) x1 is lactic/|
dairy butter matne: 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; | (= ladmatne)]
dais tsina (sin): x1 is a stage/platform/|/[scaffold] at/in x2 supporting x3, made of material x4 (x3 object/event)
damage x4 of xrani
damaged x2 of xrani
damages xrani (xai): x1 (event) hurts/injures/harms/| victim x2 in property x3 (ka) resulting in injury x4 (state)
damn dapma (dap): x1 curses/|-s/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)]
damnation x3 of dapma
damns dapma (dap): x1 curses/|/condemns x2 to fate (event) x3 [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)]
damp cilmo (cim): x1 is moist/wet/| with liquid x2
dance x1 of dansu
dance 2. accompaniment for | x2 of dansu
dance 3. dansu: x1 (individual, mass) |-s to accompaniment/music/rhythm x2
dances dansu: x1 (individual, mass) | to accompaniment/music/rhythm x2
dancing music for | x2 of dansu
danger (potential harmful) ckape (cap): x1 is perilous/dangerous/potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3; x1 is a |/peril
danger (something sheltered from) marbi (mra): x3 of: x1 is a shelter/haven/refuge/retreat/harbor for/protecting x2 from |/threat x3
danger (something warned of) kajde (jde): x3 of: x1 (event/experience) warns/cautions x2 (person) of/about | x3 (event/state/property) [agentive warning (= jdegau, jdezu'e); an attempt to warn which may not succeed (= jdetoi, jdegautoi, jdezuktoi)]
danger warned of x3 of kajde
dangerous ckape (cap): x1 is perilous/|/potentially harmful to x2 under conditions x3
dangle dandu (dad): x1 hangs/|-s/is suspended from x2 by/at/with joint x3 [pendant (= dadja'i); also dependent (original meaning)]
dangles dandu (dad): x1 hangs/|/is suspended from x2 by/at/with joint x3 [pendant (= dadja'i); also dependent (original meaning)]
dare x1 of darsi
dare 2. darsi: x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 |-s to do/be x2 (event/ka) [x1 is bold]
dared x2 of darsi
dares darsi: x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 | to do/be x2 (event/ka) [x1 is bold]
dark (colored) xekri (xek xe'i): x1 is black/extremely |-colored [color adjective]
dark (unilluminated) manku (man): x1 is |/lacking in illumination
dark [in the |] sivni (siv): 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 | (= nalselsivni)]
dark x1 of manku
darling dirba (dib): x1 is dear/precious/| to x2; x1 is emotionally valued by x2 [x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erdirba for unambiguous semantics)]
data collection x3 of datni
data subject x2 of datni
data x1 of datni
data 2. source | x3 of kanji
data 3. datni: x1 (du'u) [fact/measurement] is |/information/statistic(s) about x2 gathered by method x3 [evidence (= velji'i datni or just velji'i, ti'irdatni)]
data 4. kanji (kaj): x1 calculates/reckons/computes x2 [value (ni)/state] from | x3 by process x4
data 5. cartu (cat): x1 is a chart/diagram/map of/about x2 showing formation/|-points x3
date location x3 of detri
date of birth jbena (jbe): x3 of: x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [|] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is native to (fo) x4 [x2 bears/gives birth to x1]
date x1 of detri
date 2. detri (det): x1 is the | [day,{week},{month},year] of event/state x2, at location x3, by calendar x4 (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi)
dated x2 of detri
datum datni: x1 (du'u) [fact/measurement] is a |/piece of information/statistic about x2 gathered by method x3 [evidence (= velji'i datni or just velji'i, ti'irdatni)]
daughter (begotten |) rorci (ror): x1 engenders/begets child (son/|) x2 with coparent x3
daughter (parented |) rirni (rir): x1 is a parent of/raises son/| x2; x1 mentors/acts parental toward child/protege x2
daughter's parent x2 of tixnu
daughter x1 of tixnu
daughter 2. x2 of mamta
daughter 3. x2 of patfu
daughter 4. tixnu (tix ti'u): x1 is a | of mother/father/parents x2; [not necessarily biological]
dawn cerni (cer): x1 is a morning [| until after typical start-of-work for locale] of day x2 at location x3 [this morning (= cabdeicerni); tomorrow morning (= bavlamcerni); yesterday morning (= prulamcerni, prulamdeicerni)]
dawn 2. murse: x1 is the [astronomical] twilight/|/dusk/half-light/glimmering of day x2 at location x3 [morning twilight, | (= cermurse); evening twilight, dusk (= vacmurse)]
day (date) detri (det): x1 is the date [|,{week},{month},year] of event/state x2, at location x3, by calendar x4 (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi)
day (daytime) donri (dor do'i): x1 is the daytime of | x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal (vs. nocturnal)
day (new cerni (cer): of morning), x1 is a morning [dawn until after typical start-of-work for locale] of | x2 at location x3 [this morning (= cabdeicerni); tomorrow morning (= bavlamcerni); yesterday morning (= prulamcerni, prulamdeicerni)]
day (time-of) tcika: x1 [hours, {minutes}, {seconds}] is the time/hour of state/event x2 on | x3 at location x4 [also o'clock]; (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi)
day (| of dawn/twilight) murse: x1 is the [astronomical] twilight/dawn/dusk/half-light/glimmering of | x2 at location x3 [morning twilight, dawn (= cermurse); evening twilight, dusk (= vacmurse)]
day (| of evening) vanci (vac): x1 is an evening [from end-of-work until sleep typical for locale] of | x2 at location x3 [this evening (= cabvanci); tomorrow evening (= bavlamvanci); yesterday evening (= prulamvanci)]
day (| of night) nicte (cte): x1 is a nighttime of | x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is at night/nocturnal [tonight (= cabycte); tomorrow night (= bavlamcte, even when tonight is still in the future); last night (= prulamcte)]
day of evening x2 of vanci
day of morning x2 of cerni
day of time x3 of tcika
day standard full | x3 of djedi
day with daytime x2 of donri
day with night x2 of nicte
day with twilight x2 of murse
day full | x1 of djedi
day 2. time of | x1 of tcika
days number of full | x2 of djedi
days 2. djedi (dje dei): x1 is x2 full | in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)]
days 3. jeftu (jef): x1 is x2 weeks in duration (default is 1 week) by standard x3 [re. x3, a week may be more or less than seven |, classically being tied to the time between trips to the marketplace; this week (= cabjeftu); next week (= bavlamjeftu); last week (= prulamjeftu)]
daytime location x3 of donri
daytime x1 of donri
daytime 2. day with | x2 of donri
daytime 3. donri (dor do'i): x1 is the | of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal (vs. nocturnal)
dead x1 of morsi
dead 2. morsi (mro): x1 is |/has ceased to be alive [die/mortal (= mrobi'o, co'urji'e)]
dear x1 of dirba
dear 2. holds | x2 of dirba
dear 3. kargu: x1 (object/commodity/property/event) is costly/expensive/| 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)]
dear 4. dirba (dib): x1 is |/precious/darling to x2; x1 is emotionally valued by x2 [x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erdirba for unambiguous semantics)]
debt x2 of dejni
debt 2. reason for | x4 of dejni
debt 3. dejni (dej): x1 owes x2 in |/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor
debtor x1 of dejni
debtor 2. dejni (dej): x1 owes x2 in debt/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a |
decaf ckafi (kaf): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of coffee from source/bean/grain x2 [brew based on a seed/bean/grain; e.g. also chicory coffee, |, postum]
decay agent fusra (fur): x2 of: x1 rots/decays/ferments with |/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented
decay fusra (fur): x1 rots/|-s/ferments with |/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented
decayed fusra (fur): x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/|/fermented
decays fusra (fur): x1 rots/|/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented
deceased morsi (mro): x1 is dead/|/has ceased to be alive [die/mortal (= mrobi'o, co'urji'e)]
deceive x1 of tcica
deceive 2. tcica (tic): x1 (event/experience) misleads/|-s/dupes/fools/cheats/tricks x2 into x3 (event/state) [agentive deception (= tcicygau, tcicyzu'e); x3 could be an action or a belief on the part of x2; harmful intent or result is not implied (= maltcicyzu'e for such harmful intent); self deception (= sevytcica); |/trick into misguided action (= ticyxlu); misguided belief (= tickri); lie/tell an untruth (= ticysku, jifsku), white lie (= zanticysku)]
deceived x2 of tcica
deceives tcica (tic): x1 (event/experience) misleads/|/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)]
deception subject x3 of tcica
deception tcica (tic): x1 (event/experience) misleads/deceives/dupes/fools/cheats/tricks x2 into x3 (event/state) [agentive | (= 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 | (= sevytcica); deceive/trick into misguided action (= ticyxlu); misguided belief (= tickri); lie/tell an untruth (= ticysku, jifsku), white lie (= zanticysku)]
deci- (metric prefix) decti (dec): x1 is a tenth [1/10; 1x10**-1] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units)
decide x1 of jdice
decide 2. jdice (jdi): x1 (person) |-s/makes |-sion x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event/state)
decided matter | x3 of jdice
decides see also "judges", "chooses"
decides 2. jdice (jdi): x1 (person) |/makes decision x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event/state)
deciding (of a judge) pajni (pai): x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a judge determining/| 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)]
decimal base x3 of saclu
decimal fraction x2 of saclu
decimal x1 of saclu
decimal 2. saclu: x1 (me'o) is the [|/binary] equivalent of fractional x2 (me'o) in base x3 (quantity) [conversion from fractions to |-point based notation]
decision (resukt of deciding) jdice (jdi): x2 of: x1 (person) decides/makes | x2 (du'u) about matter x3 (event/state)
decision x2 of jdice
decisions pajni (pai): 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 |/judgements (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); jury (= pairkamni), serve on a jury (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)]
declares xusra (xus xu'a): x1 (agent) asserts/claims/| x2 (du'u) is true [can be used for epistemology of authority] [also: x1 states/says that/affirms/purports to know that x2]
decomposes (violently |) spoja (poj po'a): x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/|/combusts into pieces/energy/fragments x2
decorated jadni (jad ja'i): x2 of: x1 (object) adorns/decorates x2; x1 is an adornment/decoration of x2; x2 is fancy/| [fancy/| (= selja'i)]
decorates jadni (jad ja'i): x1 (object) adorns/| x2; x1 is an adornment/decoration of x2; x2 is fancy/decorated [fancy/decorated (= selja'i)]
decoration jadni (jad ja'i): x1 (object) adorns/decorates x2; x1 is an adornment/| of x2; x2 is fancy/decorated [fancy/decorated (= selja'i)]
decrease amount x3 of jdika
decrease x1 of jdika
decrease 2. jdika: x1 (experiencer) |-s/contracts/is reduced/diminished in property/quantity x2 by amount x3
decreased property | x2 of jdika
decreases (non-agentive) jdika: x1 (experiencer) |/contracts/is reduced/diminished in property/quantity x2 by amount x3
deducing (by logic) logji (loj): x1 [rules/methods] is a logic for |/concluding/inferring/reasoning to/about x2 (du'u) [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are logical]
deduction x2 of logji
deduction 2. x2 of vimcu
deducts vimcu (vic vi'u): x1 removes/subtracts/|/takes away x2 from x3 with/leaving result/remnant/remainder x4 [also appropriates, confiscates; alienation is inherent]
deep (container) baktu: x1 is a bucket/pail/can/|, solid, wide-topped container of contents x2, made of material x3
deep (container) 2. patxu (pax): x1 is a pot/kettle/urn/tub/sink, a | container for contents x2, of material/properties x3
deep (narrow opening) galxe: x1 is a/the throat/gullet [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: narrow(ing) opening of a | hole]
deep x1 of condi
deep 2. condi (con cno coi): x1 is | in extent in direction/property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4
deer species x2 of mirli
deer x1 of mirli
deer 2. mirli: x1 is a |/elk/moose/[hart/stag/doe] of species/breed x2
defeated (by a winner jinga (jig ji'a): failing to get a particular prize), x3 of: x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, |/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)];
defecate x2 of kalci
defect (crack/fissure) fenra (fer fe'a): x1 is a crack/fissure/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[|/flaw] [shape/form] in x2
defect (flaw) cfila (cfi): x1 (property - ka) is a flaw/fault/| in x2 causing x3
defective x2 of cfila
defend bandu (bad): x1 (event) |-s/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) [also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/shield (= badgai)]
defended x2 of bandu
defender (against aggression) gunta (gut): x1 (person/mass) attacks/invades/commits aggression upon |/victim x2 with goal/objective x3
defender (in an event of aggression) gunta (gut): x1 is an aggression, an event of x2 (person/mass) attacking/invading/committing aggression upon |/victim x3 with goal/objective x4
defender x1 of bandu
defends bandu (bad): x1 (event) |/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) [also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/shield (= badgai)]
deficiency x2 of pindi
define class x3 of klesi
define curve x4 of kruvi
define season x2 of citsi
defined (of a closed curve) clupa (cup): x1 is a loop/circuit of x2 [material] [also noose (= skoclupa, saljgeclupa; there is no indication of shape, but merely that the ends join/meet); closed curve | by set of points (= cuptai)]
defined (of a curve) kruvi (ruv kru): x1 is a curve/turn/bend in x2, at locus x3, and | by set of points/properties x4 [(adjective:) x1 is curved; (x4 as a set of points is sufficiently specified to identify the relevant properties of the bend)]
defined (of a function) fancu: x1 is a function/single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 | by expression/rule x4
defined (of a line) linji (lij li'i): x1 is a line/among lines [1-dimensional shape/form] | by set of points x2 [ray/vector (farli'i or porli'i)]
defined (of a plane) plita (pit): x1 is a plane [2-dimensional shape/form] | 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)
defined (of a right-angled form) kurfa (kur): x1 is a right-angled shape/form | by set of vertices x2, dimensions x3 (default 2) [also rectangle, square, rectilinear; square (= kubykurfa, pitkubykurfa), cube (= kurkubli), rectangle (= clakurfa), rhombus/diamond (= sa'orkurfa, sa'orpitkubli)]
defined (of a route) pluta (lut lu'a): x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to x2 from x3 via/| by points including x4 (set) [a route merely connects origin/destination, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]
defined (of a season) citsi: x1 is a season/is seasonal [cyclical interval], | 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]
defined (of a universe) munje (muj mu'e): x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of domain/sphere x2 | by rules x3 [also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/defining principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe]
defines (| the limits/bounds) jbini (bin bi'i): x2 of: x1 is between/among set of points/bounds/limits x2 (set)/amidst mass x2 in property x3 (ka) [x2 (a complete set, generally ordered) | the bounds/limits/range for x1]
defining (| form of a language) gerna (gen ge'a): x1 is the grammar/rules/| form of language x2 for structure/text x3
defining (| principles of a universe) munje (muj mu'e): x3 of: x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of domain/sphere x2 defined by rules x3 [also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/| principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe]
defining (| property classifying a 1-celled lifeform) jurme (jum): x1 is a bacteria/germ/microbe/protozoan/amoeba [1-celled life] of species/| property x2
defining (| property classifying a virus) vidru (vir): x2 of: x1 is a virus of species/breed/| property x2 capable of infecting [at] x3
defining (| property of a subcategory) klesi (kle lei): x3 of: x1 (mass/si'o) is a class/category/subgroup/subset within x2 with | property x3 (ka) [also type, kind, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum]
defining (|/specific property) steci (tec te'i): x1 (ka) is specific/particular/specialized/[special]/a | property of x2 among x3 (set) [x2 are members/individuals of a subset of x3; object whose association is specific/| of a subset or individuals (= tecra'a); [x2 is also special to x1]); also: especially/strongly/specifically associated]; (x3 is completely specified set)]
definition function | x4 of fancu
deformed (| mass marxa (max): product of crushing), x2 of: x1 [force] mashes/crushes/squashes/smashes x2 into pulp/mash/crumbs/| mass x3
degree (unit on scale) gradu (rau): x1 [magnitude] is a unit/| of/on scale/reference standard x2 (si'o) measuring property x3 [also grade, level, point; x3 dimension]
degree (| of adjustment) stika (tik): x3 of: x1 (event) adjusts/regulates/changes x2 (ka/ni) in amount/| x3 [non-resultative, causal change; agentive adjust (= tikygau, tikyzu'e)]
degree (| of ancestry) dzena (dze): x3 of: x1 is an elder/ancestor of x2 by bond/tie/| x3; x1's generation precedes x2's parents
degree (| of infiniteness) cimni: x3 of: x1 is infinite/unending/eternal in property/dimension x2, to | x3 (quantity)/of type x3 [also everlasting, eternal (= cimnyteikai, temcimni)]
degree (| of variance) cenba (cne): x1 varies/changes in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni) in amount/| x3 under conditions x4 [non-resultative, not-necessarily causal change]
degree infinity | x3 of cimni
degree 2. kelvo (ke'o): x1 is x2 |(s) Kelvin [metric unit] in temperature (default is 1) by standard x3
degrees radno (ra'o): x1 is x2 radian(s) [metric unit] in angular measure (default is 1) by standard x3 [measured in | (julra'o); right ascension [astronomical measurement] (= cacryra'o)]
deity (god/goddess) cevni (cev cei): x1 is a/the god/| of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine [also divinity]
deity makfa (maf): x1 is magic/supernatural/sorcery/witchcraft/wizardry to x2, performed by person/force/| x3
dejected badri (dri): x1 is sad/depressed/|/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction)
deka- (metric prefix) dekto (dek): x1 is ten [10; 1*10**1] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units)
delicacy (something delicious/delightful) kukte (kuk): x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to observer/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity] [x1 is a |]
delicacy property x2 of ralci
delicate x1 of ralci
delicate 2. ralci (rac): x1 is |/fragile/subtle/refined in property x2 (ka) [easily damaged or rendered less pleasing/pure/effective]
delicious x1 of kukte
delicious 2. find | x2 of kukte
delicious 3. kukte (kuk): x1 is |/tasty/delightful to observer/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity] [x1 is a delicacy]
delightful kukte (kuk): x1 is delicious/tasty/| to observer/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity] [x1 is a delicacy]
demand cpedu (cpe): x1 requests/asks/petitions/solicits for x2 of/from x3 in manner/form x4 [also | (= mi'ecpe)]
demerit cnemu (nem ne'u): x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event/property) with reward/desserts x4 [differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense deserved from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= zanyne'u), punishment, penalty, | (= malne'u, sfane'u); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posne'u, po'ervelne'u for unambiguous semantics)]
demi xadba (xab): x1 is exactly/approximately half/semi-/|-/hemi- of x2 by standard x3
democracy turni (tru): 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 | (= roltrusi'o), representative | (= 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))]
demon crida (rid): x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 [also orc, giant, | or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman]
demonstrates jarco (ja'o): x1 (agent) shows/exhibits/displays/[reveals]/| 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)]
demonstratives (as a kind of descriptor/determiner) gadri (gad): x1 is an article/descriptor labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4 [x2 is the noun phrase/sumti without the article/descriptor; description ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: 'determiner' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, 'determiner' includes all words that can introduce a noun phrase/sumti, whether a description or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and | like ti, ta, and tu; the term 'descriptor' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu]; 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning]
den zdani (zda): x1 is a nest/house/lair/|/[home] of/for x2 [home (= tercnizda), house (constructed building) (= zdadi'u)]
denial logic for | x3 of natfe
denied x2 of natfe
denies (contradictory fact) natfe (naf na'e): x1 (du'u) contradicts/|/refutes/negates x2 (du'u) under rules/logic x3 [also exception (= nafmupli); agentive contradicts/| (= nafxu'a or nalselxu'a or tolxu'a)
denominator (| of a ratio) parbi (pab): x3 of: x1 (me'o, fraction) is a ratio/rate of x2 (quantity) with respect to x3 (quantity), [x2:x3] [also x1 fraction/proportion/quotient; x2 dividend/numerator; x3 divisor/|]
denominator x3 of frinu
denominator 2. frinu: x3 of: x1 is a fraction, with numerator x2, | x3 (x2/x3)
dense (concentrated) denmi (dem): x1 is |/concentrated/packed/intense in property x2 (ka) at location/locus x3
dense (of a mat) matci: x1 is a mat/pad/mattress/pallet [flat, soft, | form] of material x2 [also mattress = (kicymatci)]
dense x1 of denmi
dense 2. see also "intense"
density locus x3 of denmi
density property x2 of denmi
dental denci (den de'i): x1 is a/the tooth [body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is | (for metaphor: see dakfu, pagre, jgalu)
dents x2 of ranti
deny x1 of natfe
departs cliva (liv li'a): x1 leaves/goes away/|/parts/separates from x2 via route x3 [also: x1 leaves behind/takes leave of x2]
depend x2 of sarcu
dependable (property of a support/underpinning) sarji (sra): x1 supports/holds up/is underpinning of/[helps] x2 against force/opposition x3 with/by means x4 [also aids; (adjective:) x1 is |, reliable (such reliability may be transient; this is not the usual sense of 'reliable' or 'dependable'); (x2 is object/event)]
dependent (hanging) dandu (dad): x1 hangs/dangles/is suspended from x2 by/at/with joint x3 [pendant (= dadja'i); also | (original meaning)]
dependent (needy) nitcu (tcu): x1 needs/requires/is | on/[wants] necessity x2 for purpose/action/stage of process x3 [no implication of lack]
depends (relies) lacri (lac): x1 relies/|/counts on/trusts x2 to bring about/ensure/maintain x3 (event/state)
depicted x2 of pixra
depletes (uses up) xaksu (xak): x1 (event) uses up/|/consumes/[wastes] x2 [resource] [waste (= fesxaksu, dusxaksu)]
deposit sorcu (soc sro): x1 is a store/|/supply/reserve of materials/energy x2 in containment x3 [x3 need not be a container, but could merely be a site/location restriction; e.g. a heap. The sumti indicates how the supply is identified and distinguished from other occurrences of the stored x2]
deposits setca (se'a): x1 (agent) inserts/interposes/puts/|/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)]
depraved palci (pac): x1 is evil/|/wicked [morally bad] by standard x2
depress danre (da'e): x1 (force) puts pressure on/presses/applies force to x2 [agentive press/| (= da'ergau, da'erzu'e)]
depressed badri (dri): x1 is sad/|/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction)
depressing x2 of badri
depression (concavity) kevna (kev ke'a): x1 is a cavity/hole/hollow/cavern in x2; x1 is concave within x2; x2 is hollow at locus x1 [also pit, |, concavity; hollow (= selke'a)]
depth direction x2 of condi
depth reference point x3 of condi
depth standard x4 of condi
deputed matter | x2 of vipsi
deputy x1 of vipsi
deputy 2. thing having | x3 of vipsi
deputy 3. vipsi (vip): x1 is a |/vice/subordinate in aspect [or organization principle] x2 (ka) to principal x3 [also assistant, adjutant]
derived (of a science saske (ske): from a methodology), x1 (mass of facts) is science of/about subject matter x2 based on methodology x3 [not limited to science as | by the scientific method, but pertaining to any body of usually-coherent knowledge garnered/gathered/assembled by a consistent methodology]
derived (of authority) catni (ca'i): x1 has authority/is an official in/on/over matter/sphere/persons x2 | on basis x3
derived x2 of kanji
derogate x3 of mabla
derogated x2 of mabla
derogates (uses a derogative) mabla (mal): x3 of: x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 |/'curses at' x2 in form x1 [bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn]
derogative (| connotations) mabla (mal): x1 is a | connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1 [bloody (British sense), fucking, shit, goddamn]
derogative x1 of mabla
derogator x3 of mabla
descendent x2 of dzena
describe x1 of skicu
describe 2. skicu (ski): x1 tells about/|-s x2 (object/event/state) to audience x3 with |-tion x4 (property)
described to x3 of skicu
described x2 of skicu
describes skicu (ski): x1 tells about/| x2 (object/event/state) to audience x3 with description x4 (property)
describing (of mathematics) cmaci: x1 is a mathematics of type/| x2
description (effect of describing) skicu (ski): x4 of: x1 tells about/describes x2 (object/event/state) to audience x3 with | x4 (property)
description (labelled with a descriptor gadri (gad): x2 of: x1 is an article/descriptor labelling | x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4 [x2 is the noun phrase/sumti without the article/descriptor; | ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: 'determiner' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, 'determiner' includes all words that can introduce a noun phrase/sumti, whether a | or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and demonstratives like ti, ta, and tu; the term 'descriptor' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu]; 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning]
description x4 of skicu
descriptor gadri (gad): x1 is an article/| labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4 [x2 is the noun phrase/sumti without the article/|; description ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: 'determiner' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, 'determiner' includes all words that can introduce a noun phrase/sumti, whether a description or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and demonstratives like ti, ta, and tu; the term '|' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu]; 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning]
deserved (of rewards) cnemu (nem ne'u): x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event/property) with reward/desserts x4 [differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense | from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= zanyne'u), punishment, penalty, demerit (= malne'u, sfane'u); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posne'u, po'ervelne'u for unambiguous semantics)]
deserved (| experience/reward) lifri (lif fri): 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 | experience: reward or punishment (= jernyfri, zanjernyfri, maljernyfri)]
deserved see also "earned"
deserves jerna: x1 (agent/person) earns/[|/merits] wages/salary/pay x2 for work/service x3 (activity) [also x2 reward (= zanseljerna or nemjerna), punishment/comeuppance (= sfaseljerna, malseljerna); x3 behavior; job (= terjerna); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erjerna, po'erseljerna for unambiguous semantics)]
design flag | x3 of lanci
design 2. platu (pla): x2 of: x1 (agent) plans/designs/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[schematic] x2 for state/process x3 [also invents/organizes; x2 |, scheme; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3]
designs platu (pla): x1 (agent) plans/|/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[schematic] x2 for state/process x3 [also invents/organizes; x2 design, scheme; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3]
desire (something wanted) djica (dji): x2 of: x1 desires/wants/wishes | x2 (event/state) for purpose x3 [if | is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji)]
desire x1 of djica
desired for purpose | x3 of djica
desired event/state | x2 of djica
desires (hopes for) pacna (pa'a): x1 hopes/wishes for/| 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)]
desires (wants) djica (dji): x1 |/wants/wishes x2 (event/state) for purpose x3 [if desire is for an object, this is sumti-raising; use tu'a in x2 (or use lujvo = po'edji)]
despises xebni (xen xei): x1 hates/| x2 (object/abstraction); x1 is full of hate for x2; x2 is odious to x1 [x1 is hateful (one sense); x2 is hateful (different sense)]
despoil daspo (spo): x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/|-s x2; x1 is destructive
despoils daspo (spo): x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/| x2; x1 is destructive
desserts (rewards) cnemu (nem ne'u): x4 of: x1 (agent) rewards x2 [recipient] for atypical x3 (event/property) with reward/| x4 [differs from earned payment because of atypical nature; rewards need not be positive but are in some sense deserved from the point of view of the rewarder: positive reward (= zanyne'u), punishment, penalty, demerit (= malne'u, sfane'u); x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posne'u, po'ervelne'u for unambiguous semantics)]
destination (of a route/course) pluta (lut lu'a): x2 of: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to | x2 from x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) [a route merely connects origin/|, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]
destination (of canal/channel) naxle (nax xle): x2 of: x1 is a canal/channel to | x2 from x3 with route x4 [x2/x3 may be unordered]
destination (other side of a bridge) cripu (rip): x3 of: x1 is a bridge/span over/across x2 between x3 and x4 [unordered, typically | first]
destination (result of going) klama (kla): x2 of: x1 comes/goes to | 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)]
destination (| of a leap) plipe (pip pi'e): x2 of: x1 (agent/object) leaps/jumps/springs/bounds to | x2 from x3 reaching height x4 propelled by x5 [place structure parallels klama; hence x4 may be a route-like |]
destination (| of a road) dargu (dag): x2 of: x1 is a road/highway to x2 from x3 with route x4 (x2/x3 may be unordered) [a regularly used, improved-for-use surface for travelling]
destination (| of carrying) bevri (bev bei): x1 carries/hauls/bears/| cargo x2 to | x3 from x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier/[porter] [alienation from x2 to x3 is implied]
destination (| of dive) sfubu (sub su'u): x2 of: x1 dives/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to | x2 from x3
destination (| of fall) farlu (fal fa'u): x2 of: x1 falls/drops to | x2 from x3 in gravity well/frame of reference x4 [note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity; (agentive "drop" = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a)]
destination (| of mail) mrilu (mri): x3 of: x1 mails/posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to | x3 from x4 by carrier/network/system x5 [also x4 post office, mailbox]
destination (| of movement) muvdu (muv mu'u): x2 of: x1 (object) moves to |/receiver x2 [away] from origin x3 over path/route x4 [also mobile (= co'ermu'u, for the non-specific opposite of immobile); after a muvdu, object is alienated from/no longer at origin (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= muvgau, muvzu'e), non-agentive transitive move (= muvri'a), self-propelled (= sezmuvgau), motion of a part of the object (= pagmu'u), having a moving part (= muvypau, muvyselpau); apparent motion (= mlumu'u)]
destination for cargo x3 of bevri
destination of a leap x2 of plipe
destination side (result of penetrating motion) pagre (gre): x3 of: x1 passes through/penetrates barrier/medium/portal x2 to | x3 from origin side x4 [passing through in both directions (= rolfargre, pagre ... .i so'ivo'ivo'u (and vice versa))]
destination x2 of klama
destination 2. x2 of pluta
destination 3. canal | x2 of naxle
destination 4. flow | x3 of flecu
destination 5. move | x2 of muvdu
destined (of something subject to a destiny) dimna (dim): x2 of: x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 [fated/|/doomed (= seldimna)]
destined x2 of dimna
destiny person/thing subjected to | x2 of dimna
destiny 2. dimna (dim): x1 is a fate/| of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)]
destroy x1 of daspo
destroy 2. daspo (spo): x1 (event) |-s/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is destructive
destroyed x2 of daspo
destroys daspo (spo): x1 (event) |/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is destructive
destructive daspo (spo): x1 (event) destroys/ruins/wrecks/despoils x2; x1 is |
detail (particular feature) tcila (til): x1 is a |/feature/particular of x2
detail (something examined closely) lanli (lal): x2 of: x1 analyzes/examines-in-| x2 by method/technique/system x3 [process/activity]
detail x1 of tcila
detailed x2 of tcila
details ciksi (cki): x4 of: x1 (person) explains x2 (event/state/property) to x3 with explanation x4 (du'u) [explanation x4 is an underlying mechanism/|/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]
detect vanished object sensor which doesn't | x3 of canci
detected (of an odor) panci (pan): x1 is an odor/fragrance/scent/smell emitted by x2 and | by observer/sensor x3 [an undetected emitter is odorless to the observer]
detected (sensed) ganse (gas ga'e): x2 of: x1 [observer] senses/detects/notices stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4 [x1 is sensitive to x2; also feels, spots, perceives, makes out, discerns/recognizes (but only implying reaction without necessarily any significant mental processing); note that the emphasis is on a property which stimulates x1 and is | (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]
detected x2 of zgana
detected 2. kandi (kad): x1 is dim/dull/pale/non-intense in property x2 (ka) as |/measured by observer x3 [in colors, indicates unsaturated, pastel, pale (though blabi can also indicate a kind of paleness)]
detected 3. carmi (cam cai): x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as |/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)]
detects ganse (gas ga'e): x1 [observer] senses/|/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]
determined (fated by luck/fortune) funca (fun fu'a): x1 (event/property) is | by the luck/fortune of x2; (note mabla/zabna not implied)
determiner gadri (gad): x1 is an article/descriptor labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with semantics x4 [x2 is the noun phrase/sumti without the article/descriptor; description ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: '|' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, '|' includes all words that can introduce a noun phrase/sumti, whether a description or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and demonstratives like ti, ta, and tu; the term 'descriptor' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu]; 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning]
determines (forces) bapli (bap bai): x1 [force] (ka) forces/compels event x2 to occur; x1 | property x2 to manifest [also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by danre)]
determining (of a comparison) karbi (kab): x1 [observer] compares x2 with x3 in property x4 (ka), | comparison x5 (state)
determining (of a gene) jgina (gin): x1 is a gene of creature [or locus on creature] x2 | trait/process x3 [also chromosome = (gincilta, ginpoi)]
determining (of a judge) pajni (pai): x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a judge |/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)]
determining (of a reference frame) manri (mar): x1 is a frame of reference/standard for observing/measuring/| x2, with/by rules x3 (x1 may be object or si'o idea)
determining (of a scale) ckilu (ci'u): x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring/observing/| x2 (state)
determining (structure | form) greku (rek): x1 is a frame/structure/skeleton/outline supporting/load-bearing/| the form of x2
detours around rivbi (riv): x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) [also | around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)]
Deutsch (sound clue dotco (dot do'o): German word for 'German'), x1 reflects German/Germanic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
devastated by x2 of betri
develop x1 of farvi
develop 2. farvi (fav): x1 |-s/evolves towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4
developed from x3 of farvi
developed x2 of farvi
developing (growing) banro (ba'o): x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 [also rising, |; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases]
development (growth) banro (ba'o): x1 grows/expands [an increasing |] to size/into form x2 from x3 [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases]
development stages x4 of farvi
develops farvi (fav): x1 |/evolves towards/into x2 from x3 through stages x4
deviant cizra (ciz): x1 is strange/weird/|/bizarre/odd to x2 in property x3 (ka) [also alien, mysterious, |, queer, unusual, exotic]
device (apparatus) cabra (ca'a): x1 is apparatus/mechanism/|/equipment for function x2 controlled/[triggered] by x3 (agent) [form determined by/from function; does not imply automated/automatic action - requires an external agent/trigger (a minji may be a zmiku cabra if it requires an external agent to trigger or control the functions that it performs automatically)]
device (braking |) jabre: x3 of: x1 (agent) brakes/causes to slow motion/activity x2 with |/mechanism/principle x3
device (explosive |) jbama (bam): x1 is a bomb/explosive | with explosive material/principle x2
device (incendiary |/match) sacki: x1 is a match [incendiary |] made of x2
device (wheeled |) xislu (xil xi'u): x2 of: x1 is a wheel [tool] of |/vehicle x2, made of materials/having properties x3
device (writing | for ink) xinmo (xim): x3 of: x1 is a quantity of ink of color/pigment x2 used by writing | x3
device braking | x3 of jabre
devil crida (rid): x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 [also orc, giant, demon or | (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman]
devotion (feels |) prami (pam pa'i): x1 loves/feels strong affectionate | 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)]
dew lunsa (lus): x1 condenses/liquefies on/into x2 at temperature x3, pressure x4; x1 is |/condensate on x2
diagnosis x3 of mikce
diagram cartu (cat): x1 is a chart/|/map of/about x2 showing formation/data-points x3
dialect bangu (ban bau): x1 is a/the language/| used by x2 to express/communicate x3 (si'o/du'u, not quote) [also tongue]
diameter ring inside | x3 of djine
diameter 2. ring outside | x4 of djine
diameter 3. djine (jin): x1 is a ring/annulus/torus/circle [shape/form] of material x2, inside | x3, outside | x4 [also ellipse, oval (= jincla); (usage has been for near-circles, such as tight spirals, even if not closed loops)]; [also band, belt, encircle (= jinsru)]
diamond (carbon) tabno (tab): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of carbon/graphite/[|]/charcoal; x1 is organic
diamond (diagonally oriented square form) kurfa (kur): x1 is a right-angled shape/form defined by set of vertices x2, dimensions x3 (default 2) [also rectangle, square, rectilinear; square (= kubykurfa, pitkubykurfa), cube (= kurkubli), rectangle (= clakurfa), rhombus/| (= sa'orkurfa, sa'orpitkubli)]
die morsi (mro): x1 is dead/has ceased to be alive [|/mortal (= mrobi'o, co'urji'e)]
differ x1 of frica
differ 2. frica (fic): x1 |-s/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 [also other-than (less common meaning)]
differed from x2 of frica
difference (of a parallel) panra: x3 of: 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]
difference (only | between) panra: 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 | 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]
difference (| between) frica (fic): x1 differs/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 [also other-than (less common meaning); x3 is a | between x1 and x2]
difference property x3 of frica
difference x4 of mleca
difference 2. x4 of vimcu
difference 3. x4 of zmadu
different from drata (dat): x1 isn't the-same-thing-as/is |/other-than x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else
different time krefu (ref ke'u): x1 (event) is the x3'rd recurrence/repetition of x2 (abstract); x2 happens again in [form] x1 [also case, another, instance, |, other, time, occasion]
differing (of a parallel) panra: x1 parallels x2 | 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]
differs (contrasts with) frica (fic): x1 |/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 [also other-than (less common meaning); x3 is a difference between x1 and x2]
difficult x1 of nandu
difficult 2. find | x2 of nandu
difficult 3. nandu (nad): x1 is |/hard/challenging for x2 under conditions x3; x1 challenges (non-agentive) x2
difficulty condition x3 of nandu
dig x1 of kakpa
dig 2. kakpa: x1 (agent) |-s x2 [material] up/out of x3 [source/hole] with limbs/tool(s) x4 [also x1 cuts into x3 (with material removal)]
digestive system (entrails canti: body part), x1 is a/the gut(s)/entrails/intestines/viscera/innards/| [body-part] of x2 [metaphor: process hub]
digestive tract (defined by function) betfu (bef be'u): x1 is a/the abdomen/belly/lower trunk [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: midsection] [also stomach (= djaruntyrango), | (= befctirango, befctirangyci'e)]
digging (| implement) canpa (cna): x1 is a shovel/spade [bladed | implement] for | x2
digging tool x4 of kakpa
digit (finger/toe) degji (deg): x1 is a/the finger/|/toe [body-part] on limb/body site x2 of body x3; [metaphor: peninsula] [finger (= xandegji), toe (= jmadegji)]; ,
digit (quantifier) namcu (nac na'u): x1 (li) is a number/quantifier/|/value/figure [noun]; refers to the value and not the symbol
digit (symbol) lerfu (ler le'u): x1 (la'e zo BY/word-bu) is a letter/|/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]
digs kakpa: x1 (agent) | x2 [material] up/out of x3 [source/hole] with limbs/tool(s) x4 [also x1 cuts into x3 (with material removal)]
dim x1 of kandi
dim 2. find | x3 of kandi
dim 3. kandi (kad): x1 is |/dull/pale/non-intense in property x2 (ka) as received/measured by observer x3 [in colors, indicates unsaturated, pastel, pale (though blabi can also indicate a kind of paleness)]
dimension x1 of cimde
dimension 2. x3 of gradu
dimension 3. .001's | x3 of milti
dimension 4. .01's | x3 of centi
dimension 5. .1's | x3 of decti
dimension 6. 10's | x3 of dekto
dimension 7. 100's | x3 of xecto
dimension 8. 1000's | x3 of kilto
dimension 9. 1E-12's | x3 of picti
dimension 10. 1E-15's | x3 of femti
dimension 11. 1E-18's | x3 of xatsi
dimension 12. 1E-21's | x3 of zepti
dimension 13. 1E-24's | x3 of gocti
dimension 14. 1E-6's | x3 of mikri
dimension 15. 1E-9's | x3 of nanvi
dimension 16. 1E12's | x3 of terto
dimension 17. 1E15's | x3 of petso
dimension 18. 1E18's | x3 of xexso
dimension 19. 1E21's | x3 of zetro
dimension 20. 1E24's | x3 of gotro
dimension 21. 1E6's | x3 of megdo
dimension 22. 1E9's | x3 of gigdo
dimension 23. bigness | x2 of barda
dimension 24. breadth | x2 of ganra
dimension 25. narrow | x2 of jarki
dimension 26. shortness | x2 of tordu
dimension 27. smallness | x2 of cmalu
dimension 28. snugness | x3 of tagji
dimension 29. spiral | x3 of sarlu
dimension 30. stretch | x3 of tcena
dimension 31. thickness | x2 of rotsu
dimension 32. thing having | x2 of cimde
dimension 33. cimde: x1 (property - ka) is a | of space/object x2 according to rules/model x3
dimensional model x3 of cimde
dimensionality (| of a spiral/helix) sarlu: x3 of: x1 is a spiral/helix/whorl/[vortex] [shape/form] with limits x2, of | x3
dimensionality polyhedron cube | x2 of kubli
dimensionality 2. right-angle | x3 of kurfa
dimensionless mokca (moc): x1 is a point/instant/moment [0-dimensional shape/form] in/on/at time/place x2 [x1 is |]
dimensions (number of | of a regular polyhedron/polygon) kubli (kub): x2 of: x1 is a cube/regular polyhedron/polygon of | x2 (default 3), surfaces/sides x3 (default 6)
dimensions (| of right-angled form) kurfa (kur): x3 of: x1 is a right-angled shape/form defined by set of vertices x2, | x3 (default 2) [also rectangle, square, rectilinear; square (= kubykurfa, pitkubykurfa), cube (= kurkubli), rectangle (= clakurfa), rhombus/diamond (= sa'orkurfa, sa'orpitkubli)]
diminished jdika: x1 (experiencer) decreases/contracts/is reduced/| in property/quantity x2 by amount x3
dimness property x2 of kandi
din savru (sav vru): x1 is a noise/|/clamor [sensory input without useful information] to x2 via sensory channel x3
dinar fepni (fep fei): x1 is measured in kopeck/cent money-subunits as x2 [quantity], in monetary system x3 [also pfennig, paisa, sen, fen, |, etc.; x1 is generally a price/cost/value]; (additional secondary, tertiary, etc. subunit places may be added as x4, x5, x6, ...)
diner x3 of gusta
diner 2. gusta: x1 is a restaurant/cafe/| serving type-of-food x2 to audience x3
dinero (sound clue jdini (din di'i): Spanish word for 'money' used colloquially in English), x1 is money/currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is financial/monetary/pecuniary/fiscal ['currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= pledi'i)]
diplomat function x4 of jansu
diplomat posting x3 of jansu
diplomat x1 of jansu
diplomat 2. represented by | x2 of jansu
diplomat 3. jansu (jas): x1 is a |/consul representing polity x2 in/at negotiation x3 for function/purpose x4 [(for) x3 polity, (use tu'a); also ambassador (= raljansu, trujansu)]
direct (straight/linear) sirji (sir): x1 is straight/|/line segment/interval between x2 and x3; (adjective:) x1 is linear
directed (of a team bende (bed be'e): by a manager/chief/conductor/director), x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 |/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)]
direction climbed x3 of cpare
direction from x3 of farna
direction surrounded x3 of sruri
direction to x2 of farna
direction x1 of farna
direction 2. adjacency | x4 of lamji
direction 3. depth | x2 of condi
direction 4. length | x2 of clani
direction 5. meters | x3 of mitre
direction 6. muchness | x3 of mutce
direction 7. rotational | x3 of carna
direction 8. shallow | x2 of caxno
direction 9. stiffness | x2 of tinsa
direction 10. tautness | x2 of trati
direction 11. thinness | x2 of cinla
direction 12. throwing | x3 of renro
direction 13. turn | x3 of carna
direction 14. wind | x2 of brife
direction 15. farna (far fa'a): x1 is the | of x2 (object/event) from origin/in frame of reference x3 [x2 is towards x1 from x3 (= selfa'a for reordered places)]
directly (| above) gapru (gap): x1 is |/vertically above/upwards-from x2 in gravity/frame of reference x3
directly (| across/beyond) ragve (rav): 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); | across/beyond a boundary/gap, generally at the shortest plausible distance on the other side of the boundary]
directly (| beneath) cnita (nit ni'a): x1 is |/vertically beneath/below/under/underneath/down from x2 in frame of reference x3 [also underside, nether]
director bende (bed be'e): x3 of: x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 organized for purpose x4 (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); [also orchestra, outfit; x3 |; business, not necessarily incorporated (= cajbe'e, venbe'e)]
directors (board of |) kamni: x1 (mass) is a committee with task/purpose x2 of body x3 [board of |/trustees (= trukamni, gritrukamni)]
directors (board of |) 2. turni (tru): 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 |/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni, gritrukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))]
directs jitro (tro): x1 has control over/harnesses/manages/|/conducts x2 in x3 (activity/event/performance) [x2 are aspects/individuals controlled within activity/event x3; manage (= selzu'etro, selzukfu'e, gu'etro, gunfu'e, xaktro, xakfu'e) (as distinct from manager/boss = gunterbe'e, gunja'a, gunmi'e, gunca'i)]
dirt (clay) kliti (kit): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of clay [moist, clammy |] of composition including x2
dirt (contaminant) jinsa (jis): x1 (object) is clean/pure of material/contaminant/| x2 by standard x3
dirt (soil) dertu (der de'u): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of |/soil/earth/ground from source x2 of composition x3 [also: x1 is earthen; x3: composition including x3, which need not be exhaustive of composition]
dirt composition x3 of dertu
dirt source x2 of dertu
dirt x1 of dertu
dirt 2. x2 of jinsa
dirt 3. x3 of lumci
disagreeable (bitter/acrid) kurki: x1 is bitter/acrid/sharply | to observer/sense x2
disappears canci: x1 vanishes/| from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/sensor x3 [also leaves, goes away (one sense)]
disaster betri (bet): x1 is a tragedy/|/tragic for x2
discerns (consciously recognizes) sanji (saj): x1 is conscious/aware of x2 (object/abstract); x1 |/recognizes x2 (object/abstract) [also: x1 knows [of] x2 (one sense); awareness implies some amount of mental processing above and beyond mere sensory detection, and may also be applied to mental relationships that are not detected by the senses]
discerns (detects/notices) ganse (gas ga'e): 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, |/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]
discipline (punish) sfasa (sfa): x1 (agent) punishes x2 for infraction x3 (event/state/action) with punishment x4 (event/state) [also chastise, castigate, chasten, |, correct (one sense); also x4 penalty]
disciplined (strongly | bilni (bil): regimented), x1 is military/regimented/is strongly |/prepared by system x2 for purpose x3 [also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense - not limited to those trained/| as part of an army to defend a state (= bilpre)]
disciplined bilni (bil): x1 is military/regimented/is strongly organized/prepared/| by system x2 for purpose x3 [also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense - not limited to those trained/organized as part of an army to defend a state (= bilpre)]
disconcerted burna: x1 is embarrassed/|/flustered/ill-at-ease about/under conditions x2 (abstraction)
discontinuity (of a corner) kojna (koj ko'a): x1 is a corner/point/at-least-3-dimensional [solid] angle [shape/form] in/on x2, of material x3 [also apex; a corner exists on three dimensions but need not be limited to points; it suggests a | in slope in some direction; i.e. in some planar cross-section]
discontinuity x2 of suksa
discontinuous (of a sudden change) suksa (suk): x1 (event/state) is sudden/sharply changes at stage/point x2 in process/property/function x3 [also abrupt, |]
discover x1 of facki
discover 2. facki (fak fa'i): x1 |-s/finds out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object)
discovered x2 of facki
discovered 2. subject | x3 of facki
discovers facki (fak fa'i): x1 |/finds out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object)
discovery x2 of facki
discuss (mutually converse about a subject) casnu (snu): x1(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual/jo'u possible) |(es)/talk(s) about topic/subject x2 [also chat, converse]
discuss (talk about a subject to someone) tavla (tav ta'a): x1 talks/speaks to x2 about subject x3 in language x4 [not limited to vocal speech, but this is implied by the x4 without context of some other medium of conversation (use cusku, casnu, skicu, ciksi for weaker implication of vocal communication); converse/|/chat (= simta'a, simsku, vricysimta'a for a conversation not clearly delimited by subject)]
discussant(s) x1 of casnu
discussed x2 of casnu
discussing nunsnu: x1 is an event of x2(s) (mass normally, but 1 individual/jo'u possible) |/talking about topic/subject x3 [also x1 is a chat/conversation/discussion/palaver]
discussion subject x2 of casnu
discussion nunsnu: 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/|/palaver]
disease (cancer) kenra (ken): x1 is a cancer [malignant |] in x2
disease (treated in hospital) spita: x3 of: x1 is a hospital treating patient(s) x2 for condition/injuries/|/illness x3 [hospice (a place where x2 of spita is lenu mrobi'o = mrospita)]
disease (| causing illness) bilma (bi'a): x3 of: x1 is ill/sick/diseased with symptoms x2 from | x3
disease (| warded by vaccine) jinku: x3 of: x1 is a vaccine/immune-system stimulant protecting x2 against | x3 introduced by method x4 [also serum; inoculation (= jestu'u veljinku)]
disease x3 of bilma
diseased bilma (bi'a): x1 is ill/sick/| with symptoms x2 from disease x3
disgust (causes |) rigni (rig): x1 is repugnant to/causes | to x2 under conditions x3
disgust conditions x3 of rigni
disgusted x2 of rigni
disgusted 2. rigni (rig): x1 is repugnant to/causes disgust to/| x2 under conditions x3; x2 is | by x1
disgusting x1 of rigni
disgusting 2. rigni (rig): x1 is repugnant to/causes disgust/is | to x2 under conditions x3
disgusts rigni (rig): x1 is repugnant to/causes disgust to/| x2 under conditions x3
dish meal | x2 of sanmi
dish 2. sanmi (sai): x1 (mass) is a meal composed of dishes including x2 [x2 is a course/| of meal x1 (= selsai for reordered places)]
dish 3. palta: x1 is a plate/|/platter/saucer [flat/mildly concave food service bed] made of material x2
dishes (parts of a meal) sanmi (sai): x2 of: x1 (mass) is a meal composed of | including x2 [x2 is a course/dish of meal x1 (= selsai for reordered places)]
disjunction x1 of vlina
disjunction 2. vlina: x1 is a logical alternation/|, stating that x2 (du'u) and/or x3 (du'u) is/are true
disk cukla (cuk): x1 is round/circular [2-dimensional shape/form]; x1 is a |/circle/ring [normally used for a filled-in circle/|, but emphasis on roundness means that the concept may include 'ring']
disordered kalsa (kas): x1 is chaotic/| in property/aspect x2 (ka)
disparage x3 of mabla
disparaged x2 of mabla
display (medium stimulated to | marks) pinsi (pis): x2 of: x1 is a pencil/crayon/stylus applying lead/marking material x2, frame/support [of material] x3 [also writing brush; x1 stimulates substrate medium x2 to | marks; explicitly denoting a standard lead pencil (= tabypinsi)]
display (on |) jvinu (vin ji'u): x1 is the view/scene/panorama/sight/prospect of x2 (object/location) from point-of-view x3 [also x1 is on | to x2/x3]
display medium ciska (ci'a): x1 inscribes/writes x2 on |/storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a scribe [also x3 writing surface]
displayed (properties | by a mass) gunma (gum): x1 is a mass/team/aggregate/whole, together composed of components x2, considered jointly [A description in x1 indicates of mass property(ies) | by the mass; masses may reveal properties not found in the individual set members that are massified, which themselves are not necessarily relevant to the mass property implicit in this bridi]
displayed x2 of jarco
displaying (system | synergistic properties) ciste (ci'e): x1 (mass) system interrelated by structure x2 among components x3 (set completely specified) | 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]
displays humility cumla (cul): x1 is humble/modest about x2 (abstraction); x1 | about x2
displays personality prenu (pre): x1 is a person/people (noun) [not necessarily human]; x1 |/has a persona
displays jarco (ja'o): x1 (agent) shows/exhibits/|/[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)]
dispute (something not taken sides on) nutli (nul nu'i): x1 is neutral/not taking sides/medial/not towards any extreme on scale/in dissension x2 [also x2 |/struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position)]
disrupt dicra (dir): x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[|-s] x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3
disruptive (irritating/distracting) fanza (faz): x1 (event) annoys/irritates/bothers/distracts x2 [also: is | to]
disruptive (troubling raktu (ra'u): causing problems), x1 (event) troubles/disturbs x2 (person) causing problem(s) x3 [also afflicts, is | to, troublesome; x1/x3 are a care to, x2 is troubled by/cares about x1/x3 (= selra'u for reordered places)]
disruptive x3 of dicra
disrupts (hinders/interferes with) zunti (zun zu'i): x1 (event/state) interferes with/hinders/| x2 (event/state/process) due to quality x3 (ka) [also blocks, obstructs, baffles; not necessarily forcing cessation]
disrupts (interrupts/stops) dicra (dir): x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[|]/disturbs x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3
dissension (| with neutral position) nutli (nul nu'i): x2 of: x1 is neutral/not taking sides/medial/not towards any extreme on scale/in | x2 [also x2 dispute/struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position)]
dissolve x1 of runta
dissolve 2. runta: x1 |-s in solvent x2 forming solution/[suspension] x3 under conditions x4 [suspension (= pucyteryrunta, pucyxre)]
dissolves runta: x1 | in solvent x2 forming solution/[suspension] x3 under conditions x4 [suspension (= pucyteryrunta, pucyxre)]
distance property x3 of darno
distance minli: x1 is x2 (default 1) long local | unit(s) [non-metric], x3 subunits, standard x4 (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...)
distance 2. gutci (guc): x1 is x2 (default 1) short local | 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, ...)
distant darno (dar da'o): x1 is far/| from x2 in property x3 (ka)
distilled jikru: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of liquor/spirits | from x2
distinct frica (fic): x1 differs/is | from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 [also other-than (less common meaning)]
distinguish (| universe from non-universe) munje (muj mu'e): x3 of: x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of domain/sphere x2 defined by rules x3 [also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/defining principles which | the universe from other universes, or from non-universe]
distinguished banli (bal ba'i): 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, |, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally zabna); terrible (mabla)]
distorts x2 of ranti
distracts fanza (faz): x1 (event) annoys/irritates/bothers/| x2 [also: is disruptive to]
distressed dunku (duk du'u): x1 is anguished/|/emotionally wrought/stressed by x2
distressing x2 of dunku
distribute fatri (fai): x1 is |-d/allotted/allocated/shared among x2 with shares/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) [also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive |-tion (= fairgau, fairzu'e)]
distributed x1 of fatri
distributed 2. fatri (fai): x1 is |/allotted/allocated/shared among x2 with shares/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) [also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive distribution (= fairgau, fairzu'e)]
distribution (agentive |) fatri (fai): x1 is distributed/allotted/allocated/shared among x2 with shares/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) [also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive | (= fairgau, fairzu'e)]
distribution (probability | governing random event) cunso (cun cu'o): x3 of: x1 is random/fortuitous/unpredictable under conditions x2, with probability | x3 [also accidental, chancy, by chance, adventitious, arbitrary (also = cuncu'a, cunselcu'a, cunjdi, cunseljdi; based on "unpredictable")]
distribution (| system/network with stations) tcana: x2 of: x1 is a station/node of/in/on transport/communication/| system/network x2 [x2 may be represented by massed vehicles of system]
distribution probability | x3 of cunso
distribution 2. random | x3 of cunso
disturb dicra (dir): x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[disrupts]/disturbs x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3 [also |-s (one sense)]
disturbs (interrupts) dicra (dir): x1 (event) interrupts/stops/halts/[disrupts]/| x2 (object/event/process) due to quality x3
disturbs (troubles/causes problems) raktu (ra'u): x1 (event) troubles/| x2 (person) causing problem(s) x3 [also afflicts, is disruptive to, troublesome; x1/x3 are a care to, x2 is troubled by/cares about x1/x3 (= selra'u for reordered places)]
diurnal (pertaining to daytime/daylight) donri (dor do'i): x1 is the daytime of day x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is | (vs. nocturnal)
diurnal (pertaining to full days) djedi (dje dei): x1 is x2 full days in duration (default is 1 day) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is | [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)]
dive x1 of sfubu
dive 2. sfubu (sub su'u): x1 |-s/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to x2 from x3
dived from x3 of sfubu
dived to x2 of sfubu
dives sfubu (sub su'u): x1 |/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to x2 from x3
divide x1 of fendi
divide 2. fendi (fed): x1 (agent) |-s/partitions/separates x2 into sections/parts/individuals x3 by method/partition x4 [also segments]
divided (mathematical) dilcu: x2 of: x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [dividend x2 | by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4
divided x2 of fendi
dividend (in a quotient) dilcu: x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [| x2 divided by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4
dividend (in a ratio) parbi (pab): x2 of: x1 (me'o, fraction) is a ratio/rate of x2 (quantity) with respect to x3 (quantity), [x2:x3] [also x1 fraction/proportion/quotient; x2 |/numerator; x3 divisor/denominator]
dividend x2 of dilcu
dividend 2. see also "fraction", "numerator", "profit", "interest", "rent", "reward"
divides (cuts through) katna (ka'a): x1 (tool/blade/force) cuts [through]/splits/| x2 (object) into pieces x3 [for x1 force, it is a force acting as a blade, not acting upon a blade; agentive cutting (= ka'argau, ka'arzu'e)]
divides (partitions) fendi (fed): x1 (agent) |/partitions/separates x2 into sections/parts/individuals x3 by method/partition x4 (an object in x4 usually requires tu'a) [also segments]
divides see also "quotient"
divine cevni (cev cei): x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is | [also divinity]
divinity cevni (cev cei): x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine [also |]
division method x4 of fendi
division x3 of fendi
division 2. remainder in | x4 of dilcu
division 3. dilcu: x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [dividend x2 divided by divisor x3], leaving remainder x4
divisor (in a quotient) dilcu: x1 is a quotient of 'x2/x3' [dividend x2 divided by | x3], leaving remainder x4
divisor (in a ratio) parbi (pab): 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 |/denominator]
divisor x3 of dilcu
divisor 2. see also "fraction", "denominator"
do (ability to |) kakne (ka'e): x1 is able to |/be/capable of doing/being x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 (event/state) [also: has talent; know how to; know how to use (= plika'e)]
do (assist in |-ing) sidju (dju): x1 helps/assists/aids object/person x2 |/achieve/maintain event/activity x3
do (bring about gasnu (gau): agentive), x1 [person/agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 |-es/brings about x2
do (dares to |) darsi: x1 shows audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 dares to |/be x2 (event/ka) [x1 is bold]
do (free to |) zifre (zif zi'e): x1 is free/at liberty to |/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 [also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2]
do (obligation to |) bilga (big): x1 is bound/obliged to/has the duty to |/be x2 in/by standard/agreement x3; x1 must | x2 [also x3 frame of reference]
do (order to |) minde (mid mi'e): x1 issues commands/orders to x2 for result x3 (event/state) to happen; x3 is commanded to occur [also: x1 orders/sets/[triggers] x2 to |/bring about x3; x1 is a commander; commanded (= termi'e)]
do (reciprocally) simxu (sim si'u): x1 (set) has members who mutually/reciprocally x2 (event [x1 should be reflexive in 1+ sumti]) [members of x1 | to each other/one another x2, and in return | x2; x1 (plural set) | the same thing to each other]
do (tries to |) troci (toc toi): x1 tries/attempts/makes an effort to |/attain x2 (event/state/property) by actions/method x3 [also experiments at]
do (uses tool to |) pilno (pli): x1 uses/employs x2 [tool, apparatus, machine, agent, acting entity, material] for purpose x3 [also utilize; x2 is useful/used productively by x1 to | x3 (= selpli for reordered places); hire/employ (= le'ipli, le'irplicu'a)]
do expertly x2 of certu
do magic x3 of makfa
do the same thing simxu (sim si'u): x1 (set) has members who mutually/reciprocally x2 (event [x1 should be reflexive in 1+ sumti]) [members of x1 do to each other/one another x2, and in return do x2; x1 (plural set) | x2 to each other]
do x1 of gasnu
do 2. helped to | x3 of sidju
doctor x1 of mikce
doctor 2. mikce (mic): x1 |-s/treats/nurses/[cures]/is physician/midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment/cure x4 [also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person/x4 treatment/method; successfully cure transitive (= sadmikce, sadvelmikce), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent/process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self/internal); treatment (= velmikce)]
doctored x2 of mikce
doctors mikce (mic): x1 |/treats/nurses/[cures]/is physician/midwife to x2 for ailment x3 by treatment/cure x4 [also medic; (adjective:) x1, x4 is medical; x2 is a patient of x1 (= selmikce for reordered places) ; x2 is treated by x1 person/x4 treatment/method; successfully cure transitive (= sadmikce, sadvelmikce), intransitive (= sadyselmikce, ka'orbi'o to not imply an external agent/process, though the x1 and x4 of mikce may be self/internal); treatment (= velmikce)]
document (container of pages) papri prytcidylai: x2 of: x1 is a [physical] page/leaf of book/|/bound mass of pages x2 [numbered pages (as in a book) are the sides of a page (= paprysfe, paprysfelai); a pageful of text (= papryseltcidu, paprytcidylai)]
document (something read from) tcidu (tid): x3 of: x1 [agent] reads x2 [text] from surface/|/reading material x3; x1 is a reader
document x3 of tcidu
doe mirli: x1 is a deer/elk/moose/[hart/stag/|] of species/breed x2
doe 2. fetsi (fet fe'i): x1 is a female/| of species x2 evidencing feminine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine
doe 3. ractu: x1 is a rabbit/hare/[|] of species/breed x2
does (easily) frili (fil): x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 | x1 freely/easily
does (freely) zifre (zif zi'e): 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 | x2]
does it x1 of broda
does it 2. x1 of brode
does it 3. x1 of brodi
does it 4. x1 of brodo
does it 5. x1 of brodu
does not fliba (fli): 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/| complete/fails to continue due to failure on the part of x1]
does poorly xlali (xla): x1 is bad for x2 by standard x3; x1 is poor/unacceptable to x2 [be careful to distinguish between a bad/unacceptable event, and a bad/unacceptable agent: x1 | (= lenu ko'a gasnu cu xlali and not normally ko'a xlali)]
does gasnu (gau): x1 [person/agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 |/brings about x2
doesn't detect vanished object sensor which | x3 ofcanci
dog species x2 of gerku
dog x1 of gerku
dog 2. lorxu (lor lo'u): x1 is a fox [bushy-tailed wild |/canine] of species/breed x2
dog 3. labno: x1 is a wolf/lupine/never-domesticated | of species/breed x2
dog 4. gerku (ger ge'u): x1 is a |/canine/[bitch] of species/breed x2
doing (capable of |) kakne (ka'e): x1 is able to do/be/capable of |/being x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 (event/state) [also: has talent; know how to; know how to use (= plika'e)]
doing (fast at |) sutra (sut): x1 is fast/swift/quick/hastes/rapid at |/being/bringing about x2 (event/state)
doing (lever for |) vraga (vra): x1 is a lever [tool] [of apparatus] for | x2 [function/action], with fulcrum x3 and arm x4
doing (method of |) tadji: x1 [process] is a method/technique/approach/means for | x2 (event) under conditions x3 [also practice/way/mode; style/manner/conduct (= tratadji); pattern (= montadji, tadjymo'a, or platadji, tadjypla)]
doing (relaxes by |) surla (sur): x1 relaxes/rests/is at ease in/by |/being x2 (activity)
doing (responds to |) spuda (spu): x1 answers/replies to/responds to person/object/event/situation/stimulus x2 with response x3 [x3 also answer/reply]; [if x2 is a person/object, it will usually require "tu'a" indicating that the reply/response is to that person/object | something. "tu'a" may not be needed if the person/object itself is the stimulus, rather than something it is |]
doing (response to |) spuda (spu): x3 of: x1 answers/replies to/responds to person/object/event/situation/stimulus x2 with response x3 [x3 also answer/reply]; [if x2 is a person/object, it will usually require "tu'a" indicating that the reply/response is to that person/object | something. "tu'a" may not be needed if the person/object itself is the stimulus, rather than something it is |]
doing (ridicules by |) ckasu (cas): x1 ridicules/mocks/scoffs at x2 about x3 (property/event) by | activity x4 (event)
doing (slow at |) masno (sno): x1 is slow/sluggish at |/being/bringing about x2 (event/state)
doing (talant for |) stati: x1 has a talent/aptitude/innate skill for |/being x2
doing (tool for |) tutci (tci): x1 is a tool/utensil/resource/instrument/implement used for | x2; [form determines function]
doing (| in error) srera (sre): x1 errs in |/being/making mistake x2 (event), an error under conditions x3 by standard x4
doing (| while having fun) zdile (zdi): x2 of: x1 (abstract) is amusing/entertaining to x2 in property/aspect x3; x3 is what amuses x2 about x1 [also: x1 occupies x2 pleasantly; x1 is fun for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has fun (at) | x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[game] for x2]
doing (| with purpose/goal) zukte (zuk zu'e): x1 is a volitional entity employing means/taking action x2 for purpose/goal x3/to end x3 [also acting at, undertaking, |; agentive cause with volition/purpose; also x3 objective, end]
doing (| without purpose/goal being necessary) gasnu (gau): x1 [person/agent] is an agentive cause of event x2; x1 does/brings about x2
dollar x1 of rupnu
dollar 2. rupnu (rup ru'u): x1 is measured in major-money-units (|/yuan/ruble) as x2 (quantity), monetary system x3 [also pound, rupee, franc, mark, yen; x1 is generally a price/cost/value]
dollars worth in | x2 of rupnu
domain (limited |) jimte (jit): x3 of: x1 is a limit/extreme/bound/border/[confinement] of x2 in property/| x3 [restrain/constrain within limits (= jitri'u, jitygau, jityzu'e)]
domain (territory) tutra (tut): x1 is territory/|/space of/belonging to/controlled by x2
domain (| encompassed by a universe) munje (muj mu'e): x2 of: x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and ordered entirety] of |/sphere x2 defined by rules x3 [also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its |; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/defining principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe]
domain (| governed/ruled) turni (tru): x2 of: x1 governs/rules/is ruler/governor/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/|/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))]
domain (| of a captain/commander/leader) jatna (ja'a): x2 of: x1 is captain/commander/leader/in-charge of vehicle/| x2
domain (| of a function) fancu: x2 of: x1 is a function/single-valued mapping from | x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4
domain (| of a state) jecta (jec je'a): x2 of: x1 is a polity/state governing territory/| x2; [government/territory relationship] [(adjective:) x1 is civil/political]
domain for selection x3 of cuxna
domain x2 of diklo
domain 2. function | x2 of fancu
domain 3. universe | x2 of munje
domestic (of one's own country) gugde (gug gu'e): x1 is the country of peoples x2 with land/territory x3; (people/territory relationship) [also sovereignty, | (as opposed to foreign), nation (when not referring to ethos)]
dominion (sphere of control of a deity) cevni (cev cei): x3 of: x1 is a/the god/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with | over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine [also divinity]
dominion of god x3 of cevni
donate dunda (dud du'a): x1 [donor] gives/|-s gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without payment/exchange] [also grants; x3 is a receiver (= terdu'a for reordered places); the Lojban doesn't distinguish between or imply possession transfer or sharing; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erdu'a, po'erseldu'a for unambiguous semantics)]
donates dunda (dud du'a): x1 [donor] gives/| 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)]
done by method x2 of tadji
done fast x2 of sutra
done mutually x2 of simxu
done slowly x2 of masno
done with spoon x2 of smuci
done with talent x2 of stati
done with tool x2 of tutci
done x2 of gasnu
done 2. freely | x2 of zifre
done 3. quickly | x2 of sutra
done 4. mulno (mul mu'o): x1 (event) is complete/|/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]
donkey species x2 of xasli
donkey x1 of xasli
donkey 2. xasli: x1 is a |/jackass of species/breed x2
donor x1 of dunda
donor 2. dunda (dud du'a): x1 [|] 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)]
doom dimna (dim): x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [|, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)]
doomed dimna (dim): x2 of: x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/| to x1 [fated/destined/| (= seldimna)]
door x1 of vorme
door 2. 1st space with | x2 of vorme
door 3. 2nd space with | x3 of vorme
door 4. next | x3 of korbi
door 5. structure with | x4 of vorme
door 6. vorme (vor vro): x1 is a doorway/gateway/access way between x2 and x3 of structure x4 [note: emphasis on route nature; solid | (= vrogai/vrobi'u/vrozu'itci)]
doorway (closed passageway) ganlo (ga'o): x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is closed/shut/not open, preventing passage/access to x2 by x3 [as a |, but also perhaps a semi-permeable membrane]
doorway (general term) vorme (vor vro): x1 is a |/gateway/access way between x2 and x3 of structure x4 [note: emphasis on route nature; solid door (= vrogai/vrobi'u/vrozu'itci)]
doorway (open passageway) kalri (kar): x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is open/ajar/not shut permitting passage/access to x2 by x3 [as a |]
doubt x1 of senpi
doubt 2. senpi (sen): x1 |-s/is dubious/|-ful/skeptical/questions that x2 (du'u) is true [also: x2 is |-ful/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reordered places)]
doubted x2 of senpi
doubtful (feeling doubt) senpi (sen): x1 doubts/is dubious/|/skeptical/questions that x2 (du'u) is true [also: x2 is doubtful/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reordered places)]
doubtful (statement subject to doubt) senpi (sen): x2 of: x1 doubts/is dubious/doubtful/skeptical/questions that x2 (du'u) is true [also: x2 is |/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reorder