English-Lojban dictionary


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fabric (cloth) bukpu (buk bu'u): x1 is an amount of cloth/| of type/material x2
fabric (cotton) mapni: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of cotton [type of |/material]
fabric (linen) matli: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of linen/flax [type of |/material]
fabric see also "cloth", "wool", "sheet", "plastic", "silk"
face of a block x3 of bliku
face x1 of flira
face 2. x3 of kubli
face 3. thing having | x2 of flira
face 4. flira (fir): x1 is a/the | [head/body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is facial
face 5. sefta (sfe): x1 is surface/| [bounded shape/form] of [higher-dimension] object x2, on side x3, edges x4 [also x4 bounds]
faced for sideways x3 of mlana
faces (| forward) crane (cra): x2 of: x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the front of x2 which |/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
faces (| of something with a left side) zunle (zul): x2 of: x1 is to the left/left-hand side of x2 which |/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
faces (| of something with a posterior) trixe (rix ti'e): x2 of: x1 is posterior/behind/back/in the rear of x2 which |/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2; spine (= rixybo'u, rixybo'ukamju)]
faces (| of something with a right side) pritu: x2 of: x1 is to the right/right-hand side of x2 which |/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
facial (pertaining to the face) flira (fir): x1 is a/the face [head/body-part] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is |
facile frili (fil): x1 (action) is easy/simple/| for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily
facing (of something on a lateral side) mlana (mla): x1 is to the side of/lateral to x2 and | x3 from point of view/in-frame-of-reference x4 (cf. crane, trixe, pritu, zunle, which differ in that the direction of | is the front and not the lateral side. The x4 of mlana may be either the front, or back side of x2)
fact (absolute truth) fatci (fac): x1 (du'u) is a |/reality/truth/actuality, in the absolute
fact (datum) datni: x1 (du'u) [|/measurement] is data/information/statistic(s) about x2 gathered by method x3 [evidence (= velji'i datni or just velji'i, ti'irdatni)]
fact (epistemological truth) jetnu (jet je'u): x1 (du'u) is |/truth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
fact (something honest about) stace (sac): x1 is honest/open/truthfully revealing to/candid/frank with x2 about matter/| x3 [also straight, straight-forward]
fact (something known) djuno (jun ju'o): x1 knows |(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)]
fact (something recalled) morji (moj mo'i): x1 remembers/recalls/recollects |(s)/memory x2 (du'u) about subject x3
fact (something understood) jimpe (jmi): x1 understands/comprehends |/truth x2 (du'u) about subject x3; x1 understands (fi) x3
fact x1 of fatci
fact 2. see also "true", "truth", "real"
factor x2 of pilji
factor 2. x3 of pilji
factors (multiplication) pilji (pi'i): x1 is the product/total/result of |/multiplicands (x2 and x3) x2 multiplied by x3
factory product x2 of fanri
factory x1 of fanri
factory 2. raw material for | x3 of fanri
factory 3. fanri: x1 is a |/foundry/industrial plant/mill producing x2 from materials x3
factually necessary sarcu (sa'u): x1 (abstract) is necessary/required for continuing state/process x2 under conditions x3 [also |, necessity, prerequisite, condition, precondition]
fail x1 of fliba
fail 2. fliba (fli): x1 |-s at doing x2 (state/event); x1 is a |-ure at its role in x2 [baffled (= pesfli, jmifli, dafspufli, menfli, among other senses); also x2 ceases/does not complete/|-s to continue due to |-ure on the part of x1]
failed activity x2 of fliba
fails fliba (fli): x1 | 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/| to continue due to failure on the part of x1]
failure (one who fails) fliba (fli): x1 fails at doing x2 (state/event); x1 is a | at its role in x2 [baffled (= pesfli, jmifli, dafspufli, menfli, among other senses); also x2 ceases/does not complete/fails to continue due to | on the part of x1]
fair salci (sla): x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 [x3 (and nunsalci) festival/fiesta/celebration/occasion/|/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)]
fairy mythos x2 of crida
fairy tale ranmi (ram): x1 is a myth/legend, a culturally significant story about x2 in mythos x3 of culture x4 [also: x1 is mythical/| tale; used adjectivally for non-humanoid creatures of story/myth/legend/religion, e.g. dragon (these animals are ramda'u); | tale (= veryranmi)]
fairy x1 of crida
fairy 2. crida (rid): x1 is a |/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]
fall x1 of farlu
fall 2. frame for | x4 of farlu
fall 3. farlu (fal fa'u): x1 falls/drops to x2 from x3 in gravity well/frame of reference x4 [note: things can | in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity; (agentive "drop" = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a)]
fall 4. critu: x1 is autumn/| [harvest/cooling season] of year x2 at location x3
fallen from x3 of farlu
fallen to x2 of farlu
falling (diving sfubu (sub su'u): controlled |), x1 dives/swoops [manner of controlled |] to x2 from x3
falling (solid precipitation |) bratu: x1 is hail/sleet/freezing rain/solid precipitation of material/composition including x2 [this is the substance, not the act or manner of its |, which is carvi]
falls farlu (fal fa'u): x1 |/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)]
false (doubted) senpi (sen): 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)]
false x1 of jitfa
false 2. jitfa (jif): x1 (du'u) is |/is an untruth by standard/epistemology/metaphysics x2 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
falsity standard x2 of jitfa
familiar feature x3 of slabu
familiar with x2 of slabu
familiar x1 of slabu
familiar 2. finds | x2 of slabu
familiar 3. slabu (sau): x1 is old/|/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)]
familiarity standard x4 of slabu
family (as part of tree-structured classification) jutsi (jut): x3 or other place of: x1 is a species of genus x2, | 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]
family (clan) lanzu (laz): x1 (mass) is a | 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)]
family (cousin tamne: non-immediate |), x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate | member, default same generation] [probably preferred for metaphorical siblings (over bruna)]
family (having garden/field) purdi (pud): x2 of: x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of |/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 [orchard (= ricpurdi)]
family (subcategory) klesi (kle lei): x1 (mass/si'o) is a class/category/subgroup/subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka) [also type, kind, classification, species, genus, |, order, phylum]
family member x2 of lanzu
family of species x3 of jutsi
family standard x3 of lanzu
family x1 of lanzu
famous x1 of misno
famous 2. hold as | x2 of misno
famous 3. misno (mis mi'o): x1 (person/object/event) is |/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)]
fancy jadni (jad ja'i): x2 of: x1 (object) adorns/decorates x2; x1 is an adornment/decoration of x2; x2 is |/decorated [|/decorated (= selja'i)]
far x1 of darno
far 2. darno (dar da'o): x1 is |/distant from x2 in property x3 (ka)
fare of a bar x2 of barja
fare x2 of gusta
farm location x2 of cange
farm produce x4 of cange
farm x1 of cange
farm 2. cange (cag): x1 is a |/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]
farmed (of a farm) cange (cag): x1 is a farm/ranch at x2, | by x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian [also grange; farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops]
farmer (| of a farm) cange (cag): x3 of: x1 is a farm/ranch at x2, farmed by | x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian [also grange; farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops]
farmer (| of a field) purdi (pud): x2 of: x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/| x2 growing plants/crop x3 [orchard (= ricpurdi)]
farmer x3 of cange
farming cange (cag): x1 is a farm/ranch at x2, farmed by x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian [also grange; | is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops]
farts kafke: x1 coughs/|/burps up/out x2 [predominantly gaseous] from orifice x3
fast x1 of sutra
fast 2. done | x2 of sutra
fast 3. sutra (sut): x1 is |/swift/quick/hastes/rapid at doing/being/bringing about x2 (event/state)
fasten x1 of lasna
fasten 2. lasna (la'a): x1 (agent) |-s/connects/attaches x2 to x3 with |-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]
fastened to x3 of lasna
fastened x2 of lasna
fastened 2. jorne (jon jo'e): x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union [also joined/|/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)]
fastener (keyable |) ckiku (kik): x1 is a key fitting/releasing/opening/unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3 [also x2 |, 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]
fastener (pointed |) dinko (di'o): x1 is a nail/tack [pointed driven/frictional |] of type/size x2 (ka), made of material x3
fastener (threaded |) klupe (lup lu'e): x1 is a screw [|] for purpose x2, threads [pitch, material] x3, frame [size, material] x4 [also bolt]
fastener (used to fasten) lasna (la'a): x4 of: x1 (agent) fastens/connects/attaches x2 to x3 with | 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]
fastener (| joining things) jorne (jon jo'e): 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 | x3; | (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, sequence of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)]
fastener x4 of lasna
fastening (of a knot) jgena (jge): x1 is a knot/tangle in/between x2 (object/jo'u-objects) [knot (verb = jgegau, jgezu'e, jgeri'a, jgela'a), knot: | between two or more cords (= jgeterjo'e)]
fastening (| by a pin/peg) pijne: x1 is a pin/peg (needle-shaped tool) for | to/piercing x2, of material/properties x3
fastens lasna (la'a): x1 (agent) |/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]
fat (edible matne: 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 |, solid but spreadable at normal temperatures; dairy butter (= ladmatne)]
fat (having oily texture grasu (ras): composed of glyceryl fatty acid esters), x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains grease/|/oil from source x2
fat (obese) plana: x1 is plump/|/obese [excessively thick/bulbous/swollen] by standard x2
fate x1 of dimna
fate 2. x3 of dapma
fate 3. thing having | x2 of dimna
fate 4. rivbi (riv): x1 avoids/evades/shuns/escapes/skirts [|] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) [also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)]
fate 5. dapma (dap): x1 curses/damns/condemns x2 to | (event) x3 [curse with a specific expression (= dapsku)]
fate 6. dimna (dim): x1 is a |/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is fated/predestined/doomed to x1 [fated/destined/doomed (= seldimna)]
fated x2 of dimna
fated 2. dimna (dim): x1 is a fate/destiny of x2; [doom, curse are mabla-forms]; x2 is |/predestined/doomed to x1 [|/destined/doomed (= seldimna)]
father (male parent) rirni (rir): x1 is a parent of/raises/|-s x2; x1 mentors/acts parental toward child/protege x2
father (one who acts paternally) patfu (paf pa'u): x1 is a | of x2; x1 begets/sires/acts paternal towards x2; [not necessarily biological]
father (sire) rorci (ror): x1 engenders/|-s/begets x2 with coparent x3
father (source of male gamete in an embryo) tarbi: x3 of: x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/fertilized egg with mother x2, and | x3
father (source of sperm) sovda (sov so'a): x2 of: x1 is an egg/ovum/sperm/pollen/gamete of/from organism [mother/|] 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]
father (| of daughter) tixnu (tix ti'u): x2 of: x1 is a daughter of mother/|/parents x2; [not necessarily biological]
father (| of son) bersa (bes be'a): x2 of: x1 is a son of mother/|/parents x2 [not necessarily biological] [also filial]
father x1 of patfu
father 2. x2 of bersa
father 3. x2 of tixnu
father 4. embryo | x3 of tarbi
father 5. see also "parent", "offspring", "engender", "uncle"
fathered x2 of patfu
fatigued tatpi (ta'i): x1 is tired/| by effort/situation x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest
fatiguing x2 of tatpi
fault cfila (cfi): x1 (property - ka) is a flaw/|/defect in x2 causing x3
faultless prane (pa'e): x1 is perfect/ideal/archetypical/|/flawless/un-improvable in property/aspect x2 (ka) [also without defect/error]
favor (approval) zanru (zar zau): x1 approves of/gives | to plan/action x2 (object/event)
favor (something begged for) pikci: 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, |, gift, alms]
favor x3 of zabna
favorable x1 of zabna
favorable 2. zabna (zan za'a): x1 is a | connotation/sense/way-of-looking-at x2 used by x3
favored x2 of zabna
fear x1 of terpa
fear 2. terpa (tep te'a): x1 |-s x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/|-ful of x2 (event/tu'a object) [x2 is |-some/|-ful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
feared x2 of terpa
fearful terpa (tep te'a): x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/| of x2 (event/tu'a object) [x2 is fearsome/|/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
fears terpa (tep te'a): x1 | 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)]
fearsome terpa (tep te'a): x2 of: x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) [x2 is |/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
feat gymnastic | x2 of zajba
feat 2. zajba (zaj): x1 is a gymnast at/performs gymnastics | x2
feather x1 of pimlu
feather 2. pimlu (pim pi'u): x1 is a/the |/plume(s)/plumage [body-part] of animal/species x2
feathered x2 of pimlu
feature (detail) tcila (til): x1 is a detail/|/particular of x2
feature (familiar |) slabu (sau): x3 of: x1 is old/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in | 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)]
feature (new |) cnino (nin ni'o): x3 of: x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to observer x2 in | x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty
feature (trait) ckaji (kai): x1 has/is characterized by property/|/trait/aspect/dimension x2 (ka); x2 is manifest in x1 [manifested/property/quality/trait/|/aspect (= selkai)]
feature (| lost) cirko (cri): x2 of: x1 loses person/thing x2 at/near x3; x1 loses property/| 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)]
feature familiar | x3 of slabu
fecal kalci: x1 is a/the feces/excrement/dung/shit of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is | (matter) [also crap]
feces x1 of kalci
feces 2. kalci: x1 is a/the |/excrement/dung/shit of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter) [also crap]
fecund ferti (fre): x1 is fertile/conducive for supporting the growth/development of x2; x1 is fruitful/prolific [also | (note that the Lojban covers both potential and actual/realized fertility)]
fed by river x4 of rirxe
fee x2 of pleji
feeble ruble (rub ble): x1 is weak/|/frail in property/quality/aspect x2 (ka) by standard x3
feed on x2 of cidja
feed cidja (dja): x1 is food/|/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2
feel pride jgira (jgi): x1 (person) | 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 (= se'ijgi, tolcumla); use x2 tu'a for pride in non-specific actions/properties of someone]
feeling anguish person | x1 of dunku
feels (senses/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 |, 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]
feels ashamed/mortified/humiliated ckeji (kej cke): x1 | under conditions x2 before community/audience x3
feels comfort kufra (kuf): x1 |/is comfortable with conditions/environmental property(ies) x2
feels emotion x1 of cinmo
feels emotion 2. cinmo (cni): x1 | x2 (ka) about x3 [also mood/humor (= nuncni)]
feels frustration steba (seb): x1 | about x2 (abstraction)
feels guilt/remorse zungi (zug): x1 | about x2 (abstraction)
feels love prami (pam pa'i): x1 loves/| [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)]
feels pain/hurt cortu (cor cro): x1 hurts/| at locus x2
feels pride jgira (jgi): x1 (person) | 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]
feels regret/remorse xenru (xer xe'u): x1 regrets/rues (abstraction) x2; x1 is regretful/rueful/sorry/[remorseful] about x2 [also: x1 | about x2 (= zugyxe'u)]
feels sorrow/grief badri (dri): x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/|] about x2 (abstraction)
feels sorry for kecti (kec ke'i): x1 (person) pities/| x2 (person) about x3 (abstraction)
feels terror/fear terpa (tep te'a): x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object); x1 | about x2 [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
feels wonder/awe manci (mac): x1 |/marvels about x2
feet cutci (cuc): x1 is a shoe/boot/sandal for covering/protecting [|/hooves] x2, and of material x3 [also boot (= tupcutci)]
feet 2. tikpa (tip): x1 kicks [hits with x1's foot/| x4] x2 in/at locus x3, using x1's foot/| x4
feline mlatu (lat): x1 is a cat/[puss/pussy/kitten] [| animal] of species/breed x2; (adjective:) x1 is |
felt emotion | x2 of cinmo
fem- (sound clue and Romance etymological prefix meaning 'female') fetsi (fet fe'i): x1 is a |-ale/doe of species x2 evidencing |-inine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is |-inine
female (girl nixli (nix xli): young |), x1 is a girl [young | person] of age x2 immature by standard x3 [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)]
female (woman ninmu (nim ni'u): | person), x1 is a woman/women; x1 is a | humanoid person [not necessarily adult] [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use remna or prenu)]
female (| of species) fetsi (fet fe'i): x1 is a |/doe of species x2 evidencing feminine trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine
female egg (ovum) sovda (sov so'a): 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 | (= 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]
female species x2 of fetsi
female trait x3 of fetsi
female x1 of fetsi
feminine fetsi (fet fe'i): x1 is a female/doe of species x2 evidencing | trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is |
femto- (metric prefix) femti (fem): x1 is 1x10**-15 of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units)
fen fepni (fep fei): x1 is measured in kopeck/cent money-subunits as x2 [quantity], in monetary system x3 [also pfennig, paisa, sen, |, dinar, etc.; x1 is generally a price/cost/value]; (additional secondary, tertiary, etc. subunit places may be added as x4, x5, x6, ...)
fence bitmu (bim bi'u): x1 is a wall/| separating x2 and x3 (unordered) of/in structure x4
fenced x2 of bitmu
fenced 2. x3 of bitmu
fermentation agent fusra (fur): x2 of: x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/| agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented
fermented fusra (fur): x1 rots/decays/ferments with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/|
ferments fusra (fur): x1 rots/decays/| with decay/fermentation agent x2; x1 is rotten/decayed/fermented
ferric tirse (tir): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of iron (Fe); [metaphor: strong tarnishing] [also (adjective:) x1 is |/ferrous]
ferrous tirse (tir): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of iron (Fe); [metaphor: strong tarnishing] [also (adjective:) x1 is ferric/|]
fertile x1 of ferti
fertile 2. ferti (fre): x1 is |/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)]
fertility product x2 of ferti
fertilized egg tarbi: x1 is an embryo/zygote/fetus/| egg with mother x2, and father x3
fertilized seed tsiju (tsi): 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 | egg]
festival (activity celebrating something) salci (sla): x3 of: x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 [x3 (and nunsalci) |/fiesta/celebration/occasion/fair/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)]
fetch cpacu (cpa): x1 gets/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts/|-es x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] [accept a gift (= du'acpa)]
fetus tarbi: x1 is an embryo/zygote/|/fertilized egg with mother x2, and father x3
feverish glare (gla): x1 is hot/[warm] by standard x2 [warm (= mligla), | (= bi'agla)]
fiction subject x2 of cfika
fiction x1 of cfika
fiction 2. author of | x3 of cfika
fiction 3. genre of | x2 of cfika
fiction 4. write | x3 of cfika
fiction 5. cfika (fik fi'a): x1 is a work of | about plot/theme/subject x2/under convention x2 by author x3 [also story, lie, untrue]
fiddle jgita (git): x1 is guitar/violin/|/harp [stringed musical instrument] with actuator/plectrum/bow x2 [also lute, viola, cello]
field (broad uniform expanse) foldi (flo foi): x1 is a | [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a broad uniform expanse of x2 [also woods (= ricfoi), lawn/meadow (= sasfoi), brush (= spafoi, cicyspafoi)]
field (force | causing weight) junta: x3 of: x1 is the weight of object x2 in [gravitational or other force] | x3
field (garden/cultivated |) purdi (pud): x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated | of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 [orchard (= ricpurdi)]
field (magnetic |) maksi (mak): x2 of: x1 is magnetic [adjective] producing magnetic | x2
field material x2 of foldi
field x1 of foldi
field 2. magnetic | x2 of maksi
fiesta salci (sla): x3 of: x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 [x3 (and nunsalci) festival/|/celebration/occasion/fair/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)]
fife flani: x1 is a flute/pipe/|/recorder [flute-like/air-reed musical instrument]
fig species x2 of figre
fig x1 of figre
fig 2. figre (fig): x1 is a | [fruit/tree] of species/strain x2
fight x1 of damba
fight 2. opponent in | x2 of damba
fight 3. damba (dab da'a): x1 |-s/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter/combatant [use x3 tu'a for | over an object/objective]
fighter (combatant) damba (dab da'a): x1 fights/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a |/combatant [use x3 tu'a for fight over an object/objective]
fighter (warrior) sonci (son soi): x1 is a soldier/warrior/| of army x2
fights damba (dab da'a): x1 |/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter/combatant [use x3 tu'a for fight over an object/objective]
figure (quantity) namcu (nac na'u): x1 (li) is a number/quantifier/digit/value/| [noun]; refers to the value and not the symbol
figure (symbol representing a number) see "numeral"
figure of speech see "metaphor"
filament (thread/wire) cilta (cil): x1 is a thread/|/wire [shape/form] of material x2
filament (| used in sewing) fenso (fen fe'o): x4 of: x1 sews/stitches/sutures materials x2 (individual/set) together with tool(s) x3, using | x4 (x2 if a set must be a complete specification)
file dacru (dac): x1 is a drawer/| in structure x2, a [sliding compartment] container for contents x3
filial (of a son) bersa (bes be'a): x1 is a son of mother/father/parents x2 [not necessarily biological] [also |]
filial (of offspring) panzi (paz): x1 is a [biological] offspring/child/kid/hybrid of parent(s) x2; (adjective:) x1 is |
filing system x2 of dacru
fill sail x2 of falnu
fill x1 of tisna
fill 2. tisna (tis): x1 (object) |-s/becomes stuffed [up]/inflates/blows up with material x2; x2 pours into x1 [implies some relative degree of fullness will result; agentive |-ing (= tisyse'a, tisygau, tisyzu'e); inflate/become inflated/blow up (= gacytisna, agentive gacysetca); pour into (= liktisna, agentive liksetca)]
filled (completely |) culno (clu): x1 is full/completely | with x2
filled x2 of tisna
filled-in circle cukla (cuk): x1 is round/circular [2-dimensional shape/form]; x1 is a disk/circle/ring [normally used for a |/disk, but emphasis on roundness means that the concept may include 'ring']
filling (agentive |) tisna (tis): 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 | (= tisyse'a, tisygau, tisyzu'e); inflate/become inflated/blow up (= gacytisna, agentive gacysetca); pour into (= liktisna, agentive liksetca)]
filling (material used to fill) tisna (tis): 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)]
filling material x3 of tisna
filling x2 of culno
filling 2. sandwich | x2 of snuji
filling 3. tube | x3 of tubnu
filling 4. sumti (sum su'i): x1 is a/the argument of predicate/function x2 | place x3 (kind/number) (x1 and x2 are text)
fills x2 of culno
fills 2. setca (se'a): x1 (agent) inserts/interposes/puts/deposits/pours/inflates/stuffs/| 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)]
fills 3. tisna (tis): x1 (object) |/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)]
film [v] x3 of skina
film subject x2 of skina
film plot of | x2 of skina
film 2. skina (kin): x1 is a cinema/movie/| 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.)]
filmmaker x3 of skina
filmmaker 2. skina (kin): x3 of: x1 is a cinema/movie/film about x2 [plot/theme/subject/activity], | 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.)]
filter x1 of julne
filter 2. julne (ju'e): x1 is a net/| allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, netting properties x4 [also sieve]
filtered out x3 of julne
fin (sound clue not identical in meaning) finpe (fip fi'e): x1 is a fish of species x2 [metaphorical extension to sharks, non-fish aquatic vertebrates]
fin consider metaphors "fish-arm" (= fipybirka), "fish-leg" (= fiptu'e), "fish-sail" (= fipfalnu), "fish-limb" (= fipyjimca), "fish-tail" (= fipyrebla)
final fanmo (fam fa'o): x1 is an end/finish/termination of thing/process x2; [not necessarily implying completeness] [x1 is |/last/at the last; x1 is a terminal/terminus of x2; x1 is the |/terminated state of terminated process x2; x2 terminates/ceases/stops/halts at x1 (= selfa'o for reordered places)]
financial (pertaining to money) jdini (din di'i): x1 is money/currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is |/monetary/pecuniary/fiscal ['currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= pledi'i)]
financial see also "invest"
find bad x2 of xlali
find beautiful x2 of melbi
find bitter x2 of kurki
find costly x2 of kargu
find delicious x2 of kukte
find difficult x2 of nandu
find dim x3 of kandi
find easy x2 of frili
find good x2 of xamgu
find intense x3 of carmi
find new x2 of cnino
find pungent x2 of cpina
find quiet x2 of smaji
find severe x2 of jursa
find sour x2 of slari
find strange x2 of cizra
find sweet x2 of titla
find facki (fak fa'i): x1 discovers/|-s out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 |-s (fi) x3 (object)
finds familiar x2 of slabu
finds funny x2 of xajmi
finds important x2 of vajni
finds out facki (fak fa'i): x1 discovers/| x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 finds (fi) x3 (object)
finds poisonous x2 of vindu
finds tragic x2 of betri
finds facki (fak fa'i): x1 discovers/| out x2 (du'u) about subject/object x3; x1 | (fi) x3 (object)
fine vrude (vud vu'e): x1 is virtuous/saintly/[|/moral/nice/holy/morally good] by standard x2 [holy/saintly (= cesyvu'e)]
fine-textured rufsu (ruf): x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[grainy/scabrous/rugged] in texture/regularity [| (= tolrufsu)]
finger x1 of degji
finger 2. limb with | x2 of degji
finger 3. thing having | x3 of degji
finger 4. degji (deg): x1 is a/the |/digit/toe [body-part] on limb/body site x2 of body x3; [metaphor: peninsula] [| (= xandegji), toe (= jmadegji)]; ,
finish fanmo (fam fa'o): x1 is an end/|/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)]
finished mulno (mul mu'o): x1 (event) is complete/done/|; x1 (object) has become whole in property x2 by standard x3 [also perfected, entirety; (adverb/adjective:) entire, total, integral, fully, totally, wholly, completely, entirely]
fir ckunu (ku'u): x1 is a conifer/pine/| of species/strain x2 with cones x3
fire x1 of fagri
fire 2. air for | x3 of fagri
fire 3. fuel for | x2 of fagri
fire 4. fagri (fag): x1 is a |/flame in fuel x2 burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air/oxygen)
fire 5. danmo (dam): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of smoke/smog/air pollution from source x2 [x2 may be a |]
fires cecla (cel ce'a): x1 launches/|/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)]
firing (purpose of a ballistic projectile) danti (dan): x1 is a ballistic projectile [e.g. bullet/missile] for | by [gun/propelling launcher] x2 [also cannonball, catapult stone, shot pellet(s)]
firm (company) kagni (kag): x1 is a company/corporation/|/partnership chartered by authority x2 for purpose x3 [also enterprise/organization (if chartered)]
firm (constant) stodi (sto): x1 is constant/invariant/unchanging in property x2 (ka) in response to stimulus/conditions x3 [also stable/consistent/steadfast/|/steady]
firm (inflexible) tinsa: x1 is stiff/rigid/inflexible/resistant in direction x2 against force x3 under conditions x4 [also sometimes: |, hard; not limited to physical forces; e.g. mental rigidity]
firm x1 of jdari
firm 2. jdari (jar): x1 is |/hard/resistant/unyielding to force x2 under conditions x3
firmness conditions x3 of jdari
firmness meet | x2 of jdari
first subunit of pound x4 of bunda
fiscal jdini (din di'i): x1 is money/currency issued by x2; (adjective:) x1 is financial/monetary/pecuniary/| ['currency' sometimes is restricted to paper money (= pledi'i)]
fish species x2 of finpe
fish x1 of finpe
fish 2. kalte (kat): x1 hunts/stalks prey/quarry x2 for purpose x3 [also verb to | (= fipkalte)]
fish 3. finpe (fip fi'e): x1 is a | of species x2 [metaphorical extension to sharks, non-| aquatic vertebrates]
fissure fenra (fer fe'a): x1 is a crack/|/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[defect/flaw] [shape/form] in x2
fit x1 of mapti
fit 2. kanro (ka'o): x1 is healthy/|/well/in good health by standard x2
fit 3. mapti (mat): x1 |-s/matches/suits/is compatible/appropriate/corresponds to/with x2 in property/aspect x3
fits mapti (mat): x1 |/matches/suits/is compatible/appropriate/corresponds to/with x2 in property/aspect x3
fitting (of a key in a lock) ckiku (kik): x1 is a key |/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]
fix cikre: x1 repairs/mends/|-es x2 for use x3 [a repair may be incomplete, |-ing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3]
fixed thing that becomes | x2 of cikre
fixes cikre: x1 repairs/mends/| x2 for use x3 [a repair may be incomplete, fixing only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3]
fixing cikre: x1 repairs/mends/fixes x2 for use x3 [a repair may be incomplete, | only one of the possible uses of x2, hence x3]
flag design x3 of lanci
flag material x4 of lanci
flag x1 of lanci
flag 2. thing having | x2 of lanci
flag 3. lanci: x1 is a |/banner/standard of/symbolizing x2 with pattern(s) x3 on material x4
flame fagri (fag): x1 is a fire/| in fuel x2 burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air/oxygen)
flammable gas (metaphorical) cidro (dro): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of hydrogen (H); [metaphor: light, |]
flammable jelca (jel): x1 burns/[ignites/is |/inflammable] at temperature x2 in atmosphere x3 [default x2/x3 to normal temperatures in air; ignite (= jelcfa), |/inflammable (usually = jelka'e or jelfrili)]
flask botpi (bot bo'i): x1 is a bottle/jar/urn/|/closable container for x2, made of material x3 with lid x4
flat (container) palne: x1 is a tray/platter/| 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 |-bottomed and shallow or without a rim, and is generally portable]
flat (dish) palta: x1 is a plate/dish/platter/saucer [|/mildly concave food service bed] made of material x2
flat (form) matci: x1 is a mat/pad/mattress/pallet [|, soft, dense form] of material x2 [also mattress = (kicymatci)]
flat (object) tanbo (ta'o): x1 is a board/plank [3-dimensional long | rectangle] of material x2
flat (orientation) pinta (pin): x1 is |/level/horizontal in gravity/frame of reference x2
flat (planar) plita (pit): x1 is a plane [2-dimensional shape/form] defined by points x2 (set); x1 is |/[smooth] [also: x1 is even/planar/level]; (x2 is a set of points at least sufficient to define the plane)
flat (portion) panlo (pa'o): x1 is a slice [thin | portion] of x2 (mass)
flat (upper surface) jubme (jub jbu): x1 is a table/| solid upper surface of material x2, supported by legs/base/pedestal x3
flavor (taste) vrusi (vus vu'i): x1 (ka) is a taste/| of/emitted by x2; x2 tastes of/like x1 [also: x2 tastes of seasoning x1, x1 is a seasoned | of x2 (= tsapyvu'i)]
flavor (| caused by seasoning) tsapi: x2 of: x1 is a seasoning/condiment/spice causing |/effect x2 (event/property) [also: x1 flavors x2 (tu'a)]
flavor (| of soda) sodva (sod): x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of a carbonated beverage of |/brand x2 [also: soft drink (though this English phrase sometimes includes tea and coffee as distinct from alcoholic beverages which are "hard drinks")]
flavor x2 of tsapi
flavor 2. soda | x2 of sodva
flavored x2 of vrusi
flavors (causes flavor) tsapi: x1 is a seasoning/condiment/spice causing flavor/effect x2 (event/property) [also: x1 | x2 (tu'a)]
flaw x1 of cfila
flaw 2. result of | x3 of cfila
flaw 3. cfila (cfi): x1 (property - ka) is a |/fault/defect in x2 causing x3
flaw 4. fenra (fer fe'a): x1 is a crack/fissure/pass/cleft/ravine/chasm/[defect/|] [shape/form] in x2
flawed thing | x2 of cfila
flawless prane (pa'e): x1 is perfect/ideal/archetypical/faultless/|/un-improvable in property/aspect x2 (ka) [also without defect/error]
flax matli: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of linen/| [type of fabric/material]
flea civla (civ): x1 is a louse/| [blood-sucking arthropod] of species/breed x2, parasitic on x3
flesh rectu (rec re'u): x1 is a quantity of/contains meat/| from source/animal x2
flexible (| 2-dimensional form) boxfo (bof bo'o): x1 is a sheet/foil/blanket [2-dimensional shape/form | in 3 dimensions] of material x2
flies by airplane x2 of vinji
flies vofli (vol voi): x1 | [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x2
flight (sound clue not identical in meaning) vofli (vol voi): x1 flies [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x2
flight means x2 of vofli
flight x1 of vofli
flight 2. nunvofli: x1 is a |/an event of x2 flying [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3
flight 3. kamvofli: x1 is |/the property/quality of x2 flying [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3
flirted cinse (cin): 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 | with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)]
flirts (exhibits sexuality) cinse (cin): x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/gender/sexual orientation x3 (ka) by standard x4 [also: x1 courts/|; 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)]
float x1 of fulta
float 2. fulta (ful flu): x1 (passive) |-s on/in fluid (gas/liquid) x2; x1 is buoyant
floated in x2 of fulta
floats fulta (ful flu): x1 (passive) | on/in fluid (gas/liquid) x2; x1 is buoyant
flock (| of sheep) lanme (lan): x3 of: x1 is a sheep/[lamb/ewe/ram] of species/breed x2 of | x3
flock of sheep x3 of lanme
floor (bottom surface) loldi (lol loi): x1 is a |/bottom/ground of x2 [floor/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)]
floor (cloud bottom) dilnu (dil): x1 is a cloud/mass of clouds of material x2 in air mass x3 at |/base elevation x4
floor (level of a building) loldi (lol loi): x1 is a floor/bottom/ground of x2 [|/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)]
floor (part of the bounds of a room) kumfa (kum ku'a): x3 of: x1 is a room/chamber of/in structure x2 surrounded by partitions/walls/ceiling/| x3 (mass/jo'u)
floor x1 of loldi
floor 2. thing having | x2 of loldi
floral xrula (rul): pertaining to flowers), x1 is a/the flower/blossom/bloom [body-part] of plant/species x2; (adjective:) x1 is |
flour purmo (pum pu'o): x1 is a powder of material x2 [| (= grupu'o, xripu'o)]
flow destination x3 of flecu
flow source x4 of flecu
flow x1 of flecu
flow 2. thing having | x2 of flecu
flow 3. flecu (fle): x1 is a current/|/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)]
flower (blossum) xrula (rul): x1 is a/the |/blossom/bloom [body-part] of plant/species x2; (adjective:) x1 is floral
flower (lotus/symbolic |) latna: x1 is a lotus, plant/|/herb of species/strain x2 symbolizing x3 to culture/religion x4
flower (rose) rozgu (roz zgu): x1 is a rose [| - characterized by prickly stem/fragrance] of species/strain x2 [roses are not all pink; avoid using for color rose, which might be labyxu'e]
flower [v] x2 of xrula
flower x1 of xrula
flowering plant x2 of xrula
flowing flecu (fle): x1 is a current/flow/river of/in x2 | 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)]
flown x2 of vinji
fluid (liquid) litki (lik): x1 is liquid/|, of composition/material including x2, under conditions x3 [conditions include temperature and pressure]
fluid (low pressure | sucking) sakci (sak): x2 of: x1 sucks/is suction/vacuum/relatively low pressure of |/gas x2 relative to high pressure x3 [also suck object/| (= sakcpu or sakmuvgau)]
fluid (mercury as metaphor for | metal) margu (mag): x1 is a quantity of/contains/made of mercury/quicksilver; [metaphor: | metal; temperature]
fluid (pumped |) pambe: x2 of: x1 is a pump/injector [tool/apparatus] pumping/inserting | x2 to x3 from x4 by means x5 [x2 | 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]
fluid (stirred |) jicla: x2 of: x1 (object, or event: force) stirs/mixes/[roils/agitates] | (gas/liquid) x2 [convection (= nenflejicla); agentive stirring (= jiclygau, jiclyzu'e)]
fluid (vital |) ciblu (blu): x1 is blood/vital | of organism x2
fluid (| comprising ocean) xamsi (xas): x3 of: x1 is a sea/ocean/gulf/[atmosphere] of planet x2, of | x3; (adjective:) x1 is marine [also atmosphere (= varxamsi, varsenta)]
fluid (| draining) rinci: x1 liquid/| drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 [x4 is usually gravity]
fluid (| floated in) fulta (ful flu): x2 of: x1 (passive) floats on/in | (gas/liquid) x2; x1 is buoyant
fluid (| flowing) flecu (fle): 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 | [gas or liquid] (= selfle for reordered places); x1 flushes toward x3; flush (= camfle, sukfle)]
fluid (| in well/spring) jinto: x2 of: x1 is a well/spring of | x2 at location x3
fluid (| swam in) limna (lim): x2 of: x1 (agent) swims in | x2
fluid (| thirsted for) taske: x2 of: x1 thirsts for x2; x1 needs/wants drink/|/lubrication x2
fluid from well x2 of jinto
fluid sea | x3 of xamsi
fluid 2. see also "gas", "liquid"
fluorine kliru: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of halogen of type x2 [chlorine, |, iodine, etc.] [also bromine; default chlorine]
flushes (drains) rinci: x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/| from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 [x4 is usually gravity]
flushes (sudden intense flow) flecu (fle): 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 | toward x3 (= camfle, sukfle)]
flustered burna: x1 is embarrassed/disconcerted/|/ill-at-ease about/under conditions x2 (abstraction)
flute x1 of flani
flute 2. flani: x1 is a |/pipe/fife/recorder [|-like/air-reed musical instrument]
fly species x2 of sfani
fly x1 of sfani
fly 2. sfani: x1 is a | [a small non-stinging flying insect] of species/breed x2
fly 3. vofli (vol voi): x1 |-ies [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x2
flying insect sfani: x1 is a fly [a small non-stinging |] of species/breed x2
flying vehicle vinji (vij): x1 is an airplane/aircraft [|] for carrying passengers/cargo x2, propelled by x3
flying nunvofli: x1 is a flight/an event of x2 | [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3
flying 2. kamvofli: x1 is flight/the property/quality of x2 | [in air/atmosphere] using lifting/propulsion means x3
foam bubble material in | x3 of fonmo
foam material x2 of fonmo
foam x1 of fonmo
foam 2. fonmo (fom fo'o): x1 is a quantity of |/froth/suds of material x2, with bubbles/vacuoles of material x3
foci lenjo (len le'o): x1 is a lens/glass [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to focus/| 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]
focus (middle/center) midju (mij): x1 is in/at the middle/center/midpoint/[is a |] of x2; (adjective:) x1 is central
focus (place gathered at) jmaji (jaj): x2 of: x1 (mass/jo'u) gathers/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u) [also | (= seljmaji)]
focus (| of a lens) lenjo (len le'o): x1 is a lens/glass [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to |/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]
focus (| of a sentence/phrase) jufra (juf ju'a): x2 of: x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/|] in language x3
focus of lens x3 of lenjo
focussed by lens image | x2 of lenjo
focussing (of a lens) lenjo (len le'o): x1 is a lens/glass [| shape/form] | x2 to focus/foci x3 by means/material x4 [(adjective:) x1 is optical; | may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light/optical lens; ka is refraction]
foe bradi: x1 is an enemy/opponent/adversary/| of x2 in struggle x3
fog composition x2 of bumru
fog x1 of bumru
fog 2. bumru (bum): x1 is foggy/misty/covered by a |/mist/vapor of liquid x2
fogged x2 of lunsa
foggy bumru (bum): x1 is |/misty/covered by a fog/mist/vapor of liquid x2
fogs x2 of bumru
foil boxfo (bof bo'o): x1 is a sheet/|/blanket [2-dimensional shape/form flexible in 3 dimensions] of material x2
fold (agentive) polje (plo): x1 (force) |-s/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 [for agentive |-ing (= plogau, plozu'e); use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple folds]
fold (caused by a force) polje (plo): x1 (force) |-s/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 [use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple folds]
fold [n] x3 of polje
fold x1 of polje
fold 2. polje (plo): x1 (force) |-s/creases x2 at locus/loci/forming crease(s)/bend(s) x3 [for agentive |-ing (= plogau, plozu'e); use cardinal-value sumti in x3, or rapli, to indicate multiple |-s]
fold 3. cinje (cij): x1 is a wrinkle/crease/| [shape/form] in x2
folded x2 of polje
folded 2. korcu (kro): (adjective:) x1 is bent/crooked/not straight or direct/[twisted]/|
folding crease x3 of polje
folds polje (plo): x1 (force) |/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 |]
foliage pezli (pez): x1 is a leaf of plant x2; x1 is | of x2
follow x2 of lidne
followed (of a guide) gidva (gid gi'a): 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 |, 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]
follower (| of a religion) lijda (jda): 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/| 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)]
following (of a tail) rebla (reb): x1 is a/the tail/appendix [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: trailing, | portion/appendage]
following (| a leader/pprecedent) lidne (li'e): x2 of: x1 precedes/leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is former/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/| [also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)]
follows (in the future of) balvi (bav): x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former [also sequel, succeed, successor, |, 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)]
follows (obeys) tinbe (tib): x1 obeys/| the command/rule x2 made by x3; (adjective:) x1 is obedient
follows (physically | after) jersi (je'i): x1 chases/pursues/(physically) | after x2; volition is not implied for x1 or x2 [x1 | after x2]
folly bebna (beb): x2 of: x1 is foolish/silly in event/action/property [|] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob
fond x1 of nelci
fond 2. nelci (nel nei): x1 is | of/likes/has a taste for x2 (object/state)
food (as a sandwich) snuji (nuj): x1 is a sandwich/layering [not restricted to |] of x2 sandwiched between x3
food (general term cidja (dja): nutirent), x1 is |/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/gives nutrition to x2
food (hungered for) xagji: x1 hungers for x2; x1 needs/wants |/fuel x2
food (prepared) jukpa (jup): x1 cooks/prepares |-for-eating x2 by recipe/method x3 (process) [cook with heat (= glajukpa), bake (= tokyjukpa); fry (= rasyjukpa)]
food (salad) salta: x1 (mass) is a quantity of salad [|] with ingredients/components including x2 [x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1]
food (service) palta: x1 is a plate/dish/platter/saucer [flat/mildly concave | service bed] made of material x2
food (soup/stew) stasu: x1 is a quantity of soup/stew/olla/olio [|] of ingredients including x2 [x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1]
food (swallowed) tunlo (tul tu'o): x1 gulps/swallows [x1 swallows down [|/drink] x2 (= tulpinxe, tulcti, ctitu'o (the latter two are more general - for | or beverage); swallow/engulf (= galxycti, galxynerbi'o, galxygre]
food (turkey) xruki (xuk): x1 is a turkey [|/bird] of species/breed x2
food (type in restaurant) gusta: x1 is a restaurant/cafe/diner serving type-of-| x2 to audience x3
food x1 of cidja
food 2. x2 of citka
food 3. one who can eat | x2 of cidja
food 4. prepared | x2 of jukpa
fooled x2 of tcica
foolish thing x1 of bebna
foolish bebna (beb): x1 is |/silly in event/action/property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob
foolishness x2 of bebna
fools tcica (tic): x1 (event/experience) misleads/deceives/dupes/|/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)]
foot (body part) jamfu (jaf jma): x1 is a/the | [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: lowest portion] (adjective:) x1 is pedal
foot (something kicked with) tikpa (tip): x1 kicks [hits with x1's |/feet x4] x2 in/at locus x3, using x1's |/feet x4
foot (sound clue gutci (guc): cultural example of general class), x1 is x2 (default 1) short local distance unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, x4 subunits [| (= jmagutci); yard (= cibjamgutci), pace (= tapygutci), inch (= degygutci), cubit (= birgutci)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...)
foot (with big toe) tamji (taj): x1 is a/the thumb/big toe [body-part] on | x2 of x3; [metaphor based on relative shape] [thumb (specifically the hand = xantamji), big toe (= jmatamji)]
foot (| of garment) smoka (smo): x1 is a sock/stocking [flexible | and lower leg garment] of material x2
foot x1 of jamfu
foot 2. thing having | x2 of jamfu
footed x2 of jamfu
for a reason x2 of krinu
for sale vecnu (ven ve'u): 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); | (= 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)]
for argued | x2 of darlu
force x1 of bapli
force 2. draining | x4 of rinci
force 3. molding | x2 of ranti
force 4. twisting | x2 of torni
force 5. bapli (bap bai): x1 [|] (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)]
forced x2 of bapli
forcefully expresses basna: x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 [also: |]
forces (compels) bapli (bap bai): x1 [force] (ka) |/compels event x2 to occur; x1 determines property x2 to manifest [also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by danre)]
forces (| in equilibrium) lanxe (lax): x2 of: x1 is in balance/equilibrium under | x2 (mass) (cf. fapro for balancing/opposing |)
forces balancing | x2 of lanxe
forehead mebri (meb): x1 is a/the brow/| [projecting flat/smooth head/body-part] of x2
foreign fange: x1 is alien/|/[exotic]/unfamiliar to x2 in property x3 (ka)
forerunner lidne (li'e): x1 precedes/leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is former/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/following [also x1 before, |; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)]
forgive x1 of fraxu
forgive 2. fraxu (fax): x1 |-s x2 for event/state/activity x3
forgiven x2 of fraxu
forgiven 2. matter | x3 of fraxu
forgives fraxu (fax): x1 | x2 for event/state/activity x3
fork purpose x2 of forca
fork shaft x4 of forca
fork tine x3 of forca
fork x1 of forca
fork 2. janbe (jab): x1 is a bell/chime/[tuning |] [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)]
fork 3. forca (fro): x1 is a |/|-type tool/utensil for purpose x2 with tines/prongs x3 on base/support x4
forks jimca (jic): x2 of: x1 is a branch/bough/limb of x2; x2 | into branches x1; [preferred over metaphorical birka] [also appendage]
form of request x4 of cpedu
form affix | x3 of rafsi
form 2. ceramic | x4 of staku
form 3. chalk | x3 of bakri
form 4. energy | x3 of nejni
form 5. material | x3 of marji
form 6. physical | x3 of marji
form 7. ritual | x4 of ritli
form 8. wave | x3 of boxna
form 9. tarmi (tam tai): x1 [ideal] is the conceptual shape/| of object/abstraction/manifestation x2 (object/abstract) [also pattern; x1 is the mathematical or theoretical ideal |, while x2 is an object/event manifesting that |; e.g. circular/circle-shaped (= cukseltai) vs. circle (=cuktai, while cukla alone is ambiguous); model (= ci'ersaptai, saptai, ci'ersmitai, smitai)]
form 10. morna (mon mo'a): x1 is/reflects/represents a pattern of |-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)]
formal (polite) clite (lit): x1 is polite/courteous/civil in matter x2 according to standard/custom x3 [also |, ritual]
formal (ritual/legal) ritli (ri'i): x1 is a rite/ceremony/ritual for purpose/goal x2, by custom/in community x3, with form/rules x4 [also: x1 is |, [legal]; x1 is 'going through the motions']; x4 constraints/customs
formation (| shown on a map) cartu (cat): x3 of: x1 is a chart/diagram/map of/about x2 showing |/data-points x3
formed solution | x3 of runta
former (earlier/in the past) purci (pur pru): x1 is in the past of/earlier than/before x2 in time sequence; x1 is |; 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)]
former (having a future) balvi (bav): x2 of: x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is | [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)]
former (preceding in sequence) lidne (li'e): x1 precedes/leads x2 in sequence x3; x1 is |/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/following [also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)]
forms (| arranged in a pattern) morna (mon mo'a): x2 of: x1 is/reflects/represents a pattern of |/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)]
forte x2 of certu
forte 2. x2 of tsali
fortuitous cunso (cun cu'o): x1 is random/|/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")]
fortune funca (fun fu'a): x1 (event/property) is determined by the luck/| of x2; (note mabla/zabna not implied)
forward (candid) stace (sac): x1 is honest/open/truthfully revealing to/candid/frank with x2 about matter/fact x3 [also straight, straight-|]
forward (in front of) crane (cra): x1 is anterior/ahead/|/(in/on) the front of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
fought over x3 of damba
foul see also "rotten"
foul 2. sliri: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of sulfur/brimstone (S); [metaphor: | odor, volcanic]
foundation jicmu (cmu): x1 is a basis/|/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)]
founded on jicmu (cmu): x2 of: x1 is a basis/foundation/underlying or fundamental principle of x2; x1 is at the bottom of x2 [x2 is | 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)]
founded x2 of jicmu
foundry (| performing process) molki (mlo): x1 is a mill/|/industrial plant/[assembly line] performing process x2 [(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain mill (= grumlo), grinding mill (= zalmlo, zalmlotci, zalmloca'a)]
foundry (| producing product) fanri: x1 is a factory/|/industrial plant/mill producing x2 from materials x3
fowl cipni (cpi): x1 is a bird/avian/| of species x2
fowl 2. jipci: x1 is a chicken/[hen/cock/rooster]/small | [a type of bird] of species/breed x2
fox species x2 of lorxu
fox x1 of lorxu
fox 2. lorxu (lor lo'u): x1 is a | [bushy-tailed wild dog/canine] of species/breed x2
fraction (mathematical) frinu: x1 is a |, with numerator x2, denominator x3 (x2/x3)
fraction (ratio) parbi (pab): x1 (me'o, |) is a ratio/rate of x2 (quantity) with respect to x3 (quantity), [x2:x3] [also x1 |/proportion/quotient; x2 dividend/numerator; x3 divisor/denominator]
fraction x1 of frinu
fraction 2. decimal | x2 of saclu
fractional (| value having numerical equivalent) saclu: x2 of: x1 (me'o) is the [decimal/binary] equivalent of | x2 (me'o) in base x3 (quantity) [conversion from fractions to decimal-point based notation]
fractions (| having numerical equivalent) saclu: x2 of: x1 (me'o) is the [decimal/binary] equivalent of fractional x2 (me'o) in base x3 (quantity) [conversion from | to decimal-point based notation]
fractures porpi (pop po'i): x1 breaks/|/shatters/[splits/splinters/cracks] into pieces x2
fragile ralci (rac): x1 is delicate/|/subtle/refined in property x2 (ka) [easily damaged or rendered less pleasing/pure/effective]
fragments (| of an explosion) spoja (poj po'a): x2 of: x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into pieces/energy/| x2
fragrance panci (pan): x1 is an odor/|/scent/smell emitted by x2 and detected by observer/sensor x3 [an undetected emitter is odorless to the observer]
fragrant x2 of panci
frail ruble (rub ble): x1 is weak/feeble/| in property/quality/aspect x2 (ka) by standard x3
frame for behind x3 of trixe
frame for east x3 of stuna
frame for fall x4 of farlu
frame for left x3 of zunle
frame for levelness x2 of pinta
frame for north x3 of berti
frame for right x3 of pritu
frame for sideways x4 of mlana
frame for south x3 of snanu
frame for verticality x2 of sraji
frame for west x3 of stici
frame of reference relative to a | x2 of manri
frame x1 of greku
frame 2. thing having | x2 of greku
frame 3. greku (rek): x1 is a |/structure/skeleton/outline supporting/load-bearing/determining the form of x2
franc rupnu (rup ru'u): x1 is measured in major-money-units (dollar/yuan/ruble) as x2 (quantity), monetary system x3 [also pound, rupee, |, mark, yen; x1 is generally a price/cost/value]
France fraso (fas): x1 reflects French/Gallic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2; x1 pertains to | in aspect x2
frank stace (sac): x1 is honest/open/truthfully revealing to/candid/| with x2 about matter/fact x3 [also straight, straight-forward]
frantic fenki (fek): x1 (action/event) is crazy/insane/mad/|/in a frenzy (one sense) by standard x2
fraternal bruna (bun bu'a): x1 is brother of/| to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological]
free of claxu (cau): x1 is without/lacking/|/lacks x2; x1 is x2-less
free x1 of zifre
free 2. zifre (zif zi'e): x1 is |/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]
freedom conditions x3 of zifre
freedom x2 of zifre
freely (by free will) 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, |, may, optionally; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2]
freely (easily) frili (fil): x1 (action) is easy/simple/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 |/easily
freely done x2 of zifre
freeze x1 of dunja
freeze 2. dunja (duj): x1 |-s/jells/solidifies at temperature x2 and pressure x3
freezes dunja (duj): x1 |/jells/solidifies at temperature x2 and pressure x3
freezing point x2 of dunja
freezing pressure x3 of dunja
freezing rain bratu: x1 is hail/sleet/|/solid precipitation of material/composition including x2 [this is the substance, not the act or manner of its falling, which is carvi]
freezing temperature x2 of dunja
French aspect x2 of fraso
French x1 of fraso
French 2. fraso (fas): x1 reflects |/Gallic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
frenzy (a specific event of being in a frenzy), consider metaphor "(nu)-crazy" (= nunfenki)
frenzy 2. fenki (fek): x1 (action/event) is crazy/insane/mad/frantic/in a | (one sense) by standard x2
frequency (| of oscillation) slilu (sli): x2 of: x1 oscillates at rate/| 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]
frequency (| of radio broadcast) cradi: x3 of: x1 broadcasts/transmits [using radio waves] x2 via station/| x3 to [radio] receiver x4
frequency (| of tone) tonga (tog to'a): x2 of: x1 is a tone/note of |/pitch x2 from source x3
frequency (| of wave) boxna (bon bo'a): x5 of: x1 is a wave [periodic pattern] in medium x2, wave-form x3, wave-length x4, | x5
frequency oscillation | x2 of slilu
frequency 2. radio | x3 of cradi
frequency 3. tone | x2 of tonga
frequency 4. wave | x5 of boxna
frequency 5. x1 is a note/musical notation/symbol for tone/note x2 of |/pitch x3 in musical notation system x4/:/ /=/ togle'u
frequently cafne (caf): x1 (event) often/|/commonly/customarily occurs/recurs by standard x2
fresh x1 of vifne
fresh 2. vifne (vif): (adjective:) x1 is |/unspoiled
friction x1 of mosra
friction 2. mosra (mos): x1 is | [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)]
frictional fastener dinko (di'o): x1 is a nail/tack [pointed driven/|] of type/size x2 (ka), made of material x3
friend x1 of pendo
friend 2. pendo (ped pe'o): x1 is/acts as a | of/to x2 (experiencer); x2 befriends x1
frightened terpa (tep te'a): x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/| by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
frightening terpa (tep te'a): x2 of: x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) [x2 is fearsome/fearful/|/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
frivolous xalbo: x1 uses levity/is non-serious/| about x2 (abstraction)
fro (to and |) slilu (sli): 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 |, back and forth, reciprocal (motion), rotates, revolves]
fro (to and |) 2. desku (des): x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and |, back and forth, reciprocal motion]
front side crane (cra): x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the | of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
front x1 of crane
front 2. in | x2 of trixe
front 3. reference for | x3 of crane
front 4. thing having in | x2 of crane
front 5. crane (cra): x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the | of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
frosting sanso: x1 is a sauce/topping/gravy/| for use with x2, containing ingredient(s) including x3 [x3 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of sauce x1]
froth fonmo (fom fo'o): x1 is a quantity of foam/|/suds of material x2, with bubbles/vacuoles of material x3
frown x1 of frumu
frown 2. frumu (fru): x1 |-s/grimaces (facial expression) [x1 |-s/grimaces at/in reaction to x2 (= frufra)]
frowns frumu (fru): x1 |/grimaces (facial expression) [x1 |/grimaces at/in reaction to x2 (= frufra)]
frozen (| crystal) bisli (bis): x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains ice [| crystal] of composition/material x2 [composition including x2, which need not be a complete composition]
fructiferous x2 of grute
fructose sakta (sat): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of sugar [sweet edible] from source x2 of composition x3 [also sucrose, |, glucose, galactose, lactose, etc.; saccharine/aspartame/sugar substitute (sakybasti, basysakta, ticysakta); x3: composition including x3, which need not be complete specification]
fruit (apple) plise: x1 is an apple [|] of species/strain x2
fruit (banana) badna: x1 is a banana/plantain [|/plant] of species/breed x2
fruit (body-part) grute (rut): x1 is a | [body-part] of species x2
fruit (citrus |) nimre: x1 is a quantity of citrus [|/tree, etc.] of species/strain x2
fruit (edible portion of plant) stagi: x2 of: x1 is the edible x2 portion of plant x3; x1 is a vegetable [note that |-s and nuts are also vegetables; generally this word will be used for either the general category of edible plants, or for non-| vegetables (= nalrutstagi)]
fruit (fig) figre (fig): x1 is a fig [|/tree] of species/strain x2
fruit (melon/squash) guzme (guz zme): x1 is a melon/squash [|/plant] of species/strain x2
fruit (nut) narge (nag): x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled |] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and kernel x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
fruit (nutmeat) narge (nag): x4 of: x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled |] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and kernel/| x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
fruit (pear) perli (per): x1 is a pear [|] of species/strain x2
fruit (tomato) tamca: x1 is a tomato [|/vegetable/plant] of species/strain x2
fruit (| used to produce wine) vanju (van): x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of wine from |/grapes x2
fruit species x2 of grute
fruit x1 of grute
fruit 2. bears | x2 of grute
fruit 3. wine | x2 of vanju
fruitful ferti (fre): x1 is fertile/conducive for supporting the growth/development of x2; x1 is |/prolific [also fecund (note that the Lojban covers both potential and actual/realized fertility)]
frustrate x2 of steba
frustrating x2 of steba
frustration (feels |) steba (seb): x1 feels | about x2 (abstraction)
frustration x1 of steba
frustration 2. object of | x2 of steba
fry jukpa (jup): x1 cooks/prepares food-for-eating x2 by recipe/method x3 (process) [cook with heat (= glajukpa), bake (= tokyjukpa); | (= rasyjukpa)]
fuchsia nukselcinta: x1 is fuchsin/a dye of magenta/|/purplish-red color
fuchsia 2. nukni (nuk): x1 is magenta/|/purplish-red [color adjective]
fuchsin (sound clue not identical in meaning) nukni (nuk): x1 is magenta/fuchsia/purplish-red [color adjective]
fuchsin nukselcinta: x1 is |/a dye of magenta/fuchsia/purplish-red color
fucking mabla (mal): x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1 [bloody (British sense), |, shit, goddamn]
fucks gletu (let gle): x1 copulates/|/mates/has coitus/sexual intercourse with x2 [x1 and x2 are symmetrical; mounts (= cpanygle)]
fuel (energy source) livla (lil): x1 is a |/energy-source for powering x2
fuel (hungered for) xagji: x1 hungers for x2; x1 needs/wants food/| x2
fuel (source of fire) fagri (fag): x1 is a fire/flame in | x2 burning-in/reacting-with oxidizer x3 (default air/oxygen)
fuel for fire x2 of fagri
fuel x1 of livla
fuel 2. powered by | x2 of livla
fulcrum lever | x3 of vraga
fulcrum 2. vraga (vra): x3 of: x1 is a lever [tool] [of apparatus] for doing x2 [function/action], with | x3 and arm x4
full (garment) pastu (pas): x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/| body garment] of material x2 [also coveralls (= paspalku)]
full day standard x3 of djedi
full day x1 of djedi
full day 2. djedi (dje dei): x1 is x2 |-s in duration (default is 1 |) by standard x3; (adjective:) x1 is diurnal [today (= cabdei); tomorrow (= bavlamdei); yesterday (= prulamdei)]
full days number of | x2 of djedi
full x1 of culno
full 2. culno (clu): x1 is |/completely filled with x2
fully mulno (mul mu'o): 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, |, totally, wholly, completely, entirely]
fully-grown makcu (ma'u): x1 is mature/ripe/|/adult in development-quality x2 (ka)
fumes gapci (gac): x1 is gaseous/|/a gas/vapor of material/composition including x2, under conditions x3 [x3 includes temperature and pressure]
fun zdile (zdi): 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 | for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has | (at) doing x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[game] for x2]
function definition x4 of fancu
function domain x2 of fancu
function range x3 of fancu
function with lever x2 of vraga
function x1 of fancu
function 2. apparatus | x2 of cabra
function 3. army | x3 of jenmi
function 4. automatic | x2 of zmiku
function 5. bone | x2 of bongu
function 6. diplomat | x4 of jansu
function 7. inoperative | x2 of spofu
function 8. machine | x2 of minji
function 9. manual | x2 of macnu
function 10. organ | x3 of rango
function 11. pulley | x2 of pulni
function 12. video | x2 of vidni
function 13. fancu: x1 is a |/single-valued mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4
functions (systemic |) ciste (ci'e): 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 |/properties]
functions banking | x3 of banxa
fundamental (| principle) jicmu (cmu): x1 is a basis/foundation/underlying or | 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/|); (generally events and properties will be bases for events and states, while objects may be bases/bottoms for objects)]
funeral salci (sla): 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': | (= mrobixsla)]
fungus mledi (led): x1 is a mold/|/mushrooms/truffles of species/strain x2 parasitic/growing on x3
funniness property x3 of xajmi
funny x1 of xajmi
funny 2. finds | x2 of xajmi
funny 3. xajmi (xam): x1 is |/comical to x2 in property/aspect x3 (nu/ka); x3 is what is | 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)
fur kerfa (kre): x1 is a/the hair/| [body-part] of x2 at body location x3
furnished x2 of nilce
furnishes (of furniture) nilce (ni'e): x1 [furniture items] | x2 [location] serving purpose/function x3
furnishes (supplies) sabji (sab): x1 [source] provides/supplies/| x2 [supply/commodity] to x3 [recipient] [agentive supply (= sabgau, sabzu'e)]
furniture (| containing drawers) dacru (dac): x2 of: x1 is a drawer/file in | x2, a [sliding compartment] container for contents x3
furniture purpose x3 of nilce
furniture x1 of nilce
furniture 2. nilce (ni'e): x1 [| items] furnishes x2 [location] serving purpose/function x3
furrow skuro (ku'o): x1 is a groove/trench/| [shape/form] in object/surface x2
furrows (plows) plixa (lix): x1 (agent) plows/|/tills [cuts into and turns up] x2 with tool x3 propelled by x4
future thing x1 of balvi
future thing having in its | x2 of balvi
future 2. thing with | x2 of balvi
future 3. purci (pur pru): 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)]
future 4. balvi (bav): x1 is in the | 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 | (= cfabalvi)]