English-Lojban dictionary


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Gaelic (pertaining to Celtic culture) skoto (kot ko'o): x1 reflects Gaelic/Scottish culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 [Irish (= sicko'o), Scottish (= sunko'o), Celtic (= dzeko'o), Welsh (= nanko'o), Breton (= fasko'o); since Scottish/| is only the northern branch of the Celtic tribes, many would prefer a le'avla for Celtic; nationalism might also demand a separate le'avla for Irish]
Gaelic (pertaining to Scottish culture) skoto (kot ko'o): x1 reflects |/Scottish culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 [Irish (= sicko'o), Scottish (= sunko'o), Celtic (= dzeko'o), Welsh (= nanko'o), Breton (= fasko'o); since Scottish/| is only the northern branch of the Celtic tribes, many would prefer a le'avla for Celtic; nationalism might also demand a separate le'avla for Irish]
gain (goal of competition) jivna (jvi): x1 competes/vies with opponent x2 in contest/competition x3 (event) for | x4; x1 rivals x2 [also x2 opponent(s), competitor(s), rival(s); x3 competition, race; x4 prize, reward, recognition (| may be internal or external)]
gain (profit) prali (pal): x1 is a profit/|/benefit/advantage to x2 accruing/resulting from activity/process x3 [also (fe) x2 profits from x3 (= selterprali for reordered places); x1 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= selposprali for unambiguous semantics)]
gain (win prize) jinga (jig ji'a): x1 (person/team) wins/|-s prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erji'a, po'erselji'a for unambiguous semantics)];
gains (seizes) lebna (leb le'a): x1 takes/gets/|/obtains/seizes/[removes] x2 (object/property) from x3 (possessor) [also confiscate, appropriate]; [acquire with volition such that x1 | possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied]
gains (wins) jinga (jig ji'a): x1 (person/team) wins/| prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a goal; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erji'a, po'erselji'a for unambiguous semantics)];
gains x2 of prali
gains 2. see also "profit"
gait running | x4 of bajra
gait 2. bajra (baj): x1 runs on surface x2 using limbs x3 with | x4
galactose sakta (sat): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of sugar [sweet edible] from source x2 of composition x3 [also sucrose, fructose, glucose, |, lactose, etc.; saccharine/aspartame/sugar substitute (sakybasti, basysakta, ticysakta); x3: composition including x3, which need not be complete specification]
gale brife (bif bi'e): x1 is a breeze/wind/| from direction x2 with speed x3; x1 blows from x2
Gallic fraso (fas): x1 reflects French/| culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
gallon standard x3 of dekpu
gallon x1 of dekpu
gallon 2. 1st subunit of | x4 of dekpu
gallon 3. dekpu: x1 is x2 (default 1) local volume unit(s) [non-metric unit; e.g. bushel], standard x3, x4 subunits [| (= likydekpu), quart (= likseldekpu), barrel (wet = likybradekpu, dry = sudbradekpu), bushel (= sudydekpu), peck (= sudyseldekpu), cupful (= kabrydekpu), tablespoon (= mucydekpu); teaspoon (= mucyseldekpu); (all of these lujvo may need gic- to distinguish the English measurement system in contrasting with some local system; the English system is otherwise presumed to be the default non-metric system)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...)
gallons number of | x2 of dekpu
gambles zivle (ziv vle): x1 (agent) invests resources x2 in investment x3 expecting return/profit x4 (object(s)/event) [also ties up/[risks/|]; x1 is an investor; x2 are invested assets of x1; bond (= jertervle)]
game (amusement) 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 fun for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has fun (at) doing x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[|] for x2]
game (complex plaything) kelci (kel kei): x1 [agent] plays with plaything/toy x2 [play | (= ci'erkei), play competitively (= jvikei)]
game (hunted prey) kalte (kat): x1 hunts/stalks prey/quarry/| x2 for purpose x3 [also verb to fish (= fipkalte)]
gamete sovda (sov so'a): x1 is an egg/ovum/sperm/pollen/| of/from organism [mother/father] x2 [(poorly metaphorical only due to gender- and species- being unspecified): ovoid, oblate (= pevysovyseltai, but better: claboi); egg, specifically female (= fetso'a), of a bird (= cpifetso'a, cpiso'a), of a chicken (= jipcyfetso'a, jipcyso'a] (but note that Lojban does not require specificity, just as English doesn't for either milk or eggs; "sovda" is fine for most contexts); [if fertilized, then tsiju or tarbi]
gamete-producing organ ganti: x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/scrotum/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 [egg/sperm/pollen/|]
gander gunse: x1 is a goose/[|] of species/breed x2
gang bende (bed be'e): x1 is a crew/team/|/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 organized for purpose x4 (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); [also orchestra, outfit; x3 conductor; business, not necessarily incorporated (= cajbe'e, venbe'e)]
gap x2 of ragve
gap 2. sepli (sep sei): x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/|/interval/separating medium x3 [also aloof (= jiksei), alone (= rolsmisei meaning apart or unlike all others of its kind; pavysei, seirpavmei meaning "only" or "one alone" - do not use when talking about, for example, two people who are alone); x3 space]
gap 3. ragve (rav): x1 is located across/on the other side of |/boundary x2 from x3; x1 is opposite (fi) x3 [also: x1 is over there (across/beyond zo'e); directly across/beyond a boundary/|, generally at the shortest plausible distance on the other side of the boundary]
gap 4. kuspe (kup ku'e): x1 ranges/extends/spans/persists/reaches across/over interval/|/area/scope/extent/range x2
garbed dasni (das): x1 wears/is robed/| in x2 as a garment of type x3 [x2 need not be intended for use as a garment (unlike taxfu)]
garden x1 of purdi
garden 2. grown in | x3 of purdi
garden 3. thing having | x2 of purdi
garden 4. purdi (pud): x1 is a |/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 [orchard (= ricpurdi)]
garlic species x2 of sunga
garlic x1 of sunga
garlic 2. sunga (sug): x1 is a quantity of | [bulb] of species/strain x2
garment (article of clothing) taxfu (taf ta'u): x1 is dress/a |/clothing for wearing by x2 (gender/species/body part) serving purpose x3 [also: x2 can wear/is wearing x1; refers to something intended for use as a |, not merely something that happens to be worn at some time (which need not be true for dasni)]
garment (extra outer |) kosta (kos): x1 is a coat/jacket/sweater/cloak/[cape/shawl/pullover] [extra outer |] of material x2
garment (foot and lower leg |) smoka (smo): x1 is a sock/stocking [flexible foot and lower leg |] of material x2
garment (garb worn) dasni (das): x2 of: x1 wears/is robed/garbed in x2 as a | of type x3 [x2 need not be intended for use as a | (unlike taxfu)]
garment (hand and lower arm |) gluta (glu): x1 is a mitten/glove [hand and lower arm |] of material x2 [mitten (= degycauglu)]
garment (head-top |) mapku (map): x1 is a cap/hat/crown/helmet/piece of headgear [head-top |] of material x2
garment (legged |) palku (pak): x1 are pants/trousers/slacks/leggings [legged |] of material x2
garment (long/full body |) pastu (pas): x1 is a robe/tunic/gown/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body |] of material x2 [also coveralls (= paspalku)]
garment (upper-body |) creka (cek): x1 is a shirt/blouse/top [upper-body | - not necessarily sleeved or buttoned], material x2
garment (| having pocket/pouch) daski: x2 of: x1 is a pocket/pouch of/in |/item x2
garment (| open at the bottom) skaci: x1 is a skirt/kilt/dress of material x2; x1 is skirted [| open at the bottom; not legged] [a skirted | may be full length (pastu), but must hang below the waist from support above or at the waist]
garment purpose x3 of taxfu
garment x1 of taxfu
garment 2. wears | x2 of taxfu
gas (flowing) 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 [| or liquid] (= selfle for reordered places); x1 flushes toward x3; flush (= camfle, sukfle)]
gas (inert |) navni: x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of inert | of type x2 [neon/argon/radon/xenon] [default neon]
gas (low pressure of sakci (sak): in vacuum), x1 sucks/is suction/vacuum/relatively low pressure of fluid/| x2 relative to high pressure x3 [also suck object/fluid (= sakcpu or sakmuvgau)]
gas (pumped fluid pambe: not necessarily fuel), x1 is a pump/injector [tool/apparatus] pumping/inserting fluid x2 to x3 from x4 by means x5 [x2 fluid may be liquid or |; x5 may be a force; a pump generally causes a pressure gradient, such that x3 is a place of lower pressure, x4 a place of higher pressure]; (cf. metaphorical use of fepri for |, risna for liquid)
gas (something breathed) vasxu (vax va'u): x1 breathes/respires x2 [|]
gas (vapor) gapci (gac): x1 is gaseous/fumes/a |/vapor of material/composition including x2, under conditions x3 [x3 includes temperature and pressure]
gas composition x2 of gapci
gas conditions x3 of gapci
gas x1 of gapci
gaseous (air/atmosphere) vacri (var): x1 is a quantity of air/normally-| atmosphere of planet x2, of composition including x3
gaseous (gas/vapor) gapci (gac): x1 is |/fumes/a gas/vapor of material/composition including x2, under conditions x3 [x3 includes temperature and pressure]
gaseous (| expulsion: cough/fart) kafke: x1 coughs/farts/burps up/out x2 [predominantly |] from orifice x3
gateway x2 of pagre
gateway 2. vorme (vor vro): x1 is a doorway/|/access way between x2 and x3 of structure x4 [note: emphasis on route nature; solid door (= vrogai/vrobi'u/vrozu'itci)]
gather x1 of jmaji
gather 2. jmaji (jaj): x1 (mass/jo'u) |-s/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u) [also focus (= seljmaji)]
gathered (of data constituting a science) saske (ske): x1 (mass of facts) is science of/about subject matter x2 based on methodology x3 [not limited to science as derived by the scientific method, but pertaining to any body of usually-coherent knowledge garnered/|/assembled by a consistent methodology]
gathered (of data/facts) datni: x1 (du'u) [fact/measurement] is data/information/statistic(s) about x2 | by method x3 [evidence (= velji'i datni or just velji'i, ti'irdatni)]
gathered from x3 of jmaji
gathering (ear as metaphor for information |) kerlo (ker): x1 is a/the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus, information |] [(adjective:) x1 is aural]
gathering (of a sail) falnu (fan): x1 is a sail for | propelling material x2 on vehicle/motor x3 [waterwheel (= jacfanxi'u)]
gathering place x2 of jmaji
gathers (collects: agentless) jmaji (jaj): x1 (mass/jo'u) |/collects at location x2 from locations x3 (mass/jo'u) [also focus (= seljmaji)]
gathers (harvests/reaps) crepu (rep): x1 (agent) harvests/reaps/| crop/product/objects x2 from source/area x3
gay gleki (gek gei): x1 is happy/|/merry/glad/gleeful about x2 (event/state) [adversity (= kamnalgei)]
gaze zgana (zga): x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/| (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
gazes catlu (cta): x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/| at x2 [also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "observe"]
gelatinous jduli (dul jdu): x1 is a quantity of jelly/semisolid [texture] of material/composition including x2 [(adjective:) x1 is |]
gem x1 of jemna
gem 2. jemna (jme): x1 is a |/polished stone/pearl of type x2 from gemstone/material/source x3 [also jewel (= jmeja'i); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a | found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a | made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped |), mother-of-pearl (= cakyjme)]
gemstone (source of a polished gem) jemna (jme): x3 of: x1 is a gem/polished stone/pearl of type x2 from |/material/source x3 [also jewel (= jmeja'i); | (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a gem found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a gem made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped gem), mother-of-pearl (= cakyjme)]
gender (exhibited) cinse (cin): x3 of: x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/|/sexual orientation x3 (ka) by standard x4 [also: x1 courts/flirts; x3 could be a ka[| or role], ka[attraction to a |], or ka[type of activity], etc.; (adjective:) x1 is sexual/sexy; x1 is flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)]
gender (| of gonads) ganti: x3 of: x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/scrotum/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, | x3 [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete producing/bearing organ]
gender gonad | x3 of ganti
gene x1 of jgina
gene 2. thing having | x2 of jgina
gene 3. jgina (gin): x1 is a | of creature [or locus on creature] x2 determining trait/process x3 [also chromosome = (gincilta, ginpoi)]
general (common/universal) kampu (kau): x1 (property - ka) is common/|/universal among members of set x2 (complete set)
general (principal officer) ralju (ral): x1 is principal/chief/leader/main/[staple], most significant among x2 (set) in property x3 (ka) [staple (= ralselpra); |/admiral/president/principal leader (= ralja'a, ralterbe'e; use additional terms to distinguish among these); also primary, prime, (adverb:) chiefly, principally, mainly; (x2 is complete specification of set)]
generalized sucta (suc): x1 (si'o) is abstracted/|/idealized from x2 [something concrete] by rules x3
generation tamne: x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default same |] [probably preferred for metaphorical siblings (over bruna)]
genetic trait x3 of jgina
genetic x2 of jgina
genitalia plibu (pib): x1 is a/the pubic area/external | [body-part] of x2
genre of a journal x2 of karni
genre of fiction x2 of cfika
genre x2 of skina
gentle milxe (mli): x1 is mild/non-extreme/|/middling/somewhat in property x2 (ka); x1 is not very x2
genus (category) 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, |, family, order, phylum]
genus (of species/within taxonomy tree) jutsi (jut): usually x2 of: x1 is a species of | x2, family x3, etc.; [open-ended tree-structure categorization] [also subspecies, order, phylum; (places do not correspond to specific levels in the hierarchy; rather, x1 is at a "lower" or "bushier" part of the tree than x2, x2 is "lower" than x3, etc.; skipping a place thus means that there is one or more known-and-unspecified levels of hierarchy between the two); not limited to Linnean animal/plant taxonomy]
genus of species x2 of jutsi
geometry (standard for parallelism) panra: x1 parallels x2 differing only in property x3 (ka; jo'u/fa'u term) by standard/| 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]
germ cell tsiju (tsi): x1(s) is/are (a) seed(s)/spore(s) [body-part] of organism x2 for producing offspring x3 [also |; implies actual potential for self-development; seeds generally contain embryo and food, and hence would include a fertilized egg]
germ species x2 of jurme
germ x1 of jurme
germ 2. jurme (jum): x1 is a bacteria/|/microbe/protozoan/amoeba [1-celled life] of species/defining property x2
German aspect x2 of dotco
German x1 of dotco
German 2. dotco (dot do'o): x1 reflects |/Germanic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
germane srana (ra'a): x1 pertains to/is |/relevant to/concerns/is related/associated with/is about x2 [also: x1 is a question of/treats of x2; can be symmetric, although x1 is conventionally more specific or constrained in scope than x2]
Germanic dotco (dot do'o): x1 reflects German/| culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
get explanation x3 of ciksi
get x1 of cpacu
get 2. cpacu (cpa): x1 |-s/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] [also fetch; accept a gift (= du'acpa)]
gets bigger banro (ba'o): x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 [also rising, developing; x1 |/enlarges/increases]
gets lebna (leb le'a): x1 takes/|/gains/obtains/seizes/[removes] x2 (object/property) from x3 (possessor) [also confiscate, appropriate]; [acquire with volition such that x1 gains possession; x3 is possessor and not merely source, alienation is implied]
gets 2. cpacu (cpa): x1 |/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] [also fetch; accept a gift (= du'acpa)]
ghostly pruxi (rux ru'i): x1 is spiritual/pertains to the soul in nature [either energy or being]; x1 is |/ethereal [also soul (= ruxse'i)]
giant crida (rid): x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 [also orc, |, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman]
gift (boon pikci: something begged for), x1 begs/pleads/supplicates/entreats/implores/beseeches/prays [asks with humility] x2 for x3 [also importune, petition, plea, solicit; x2 benefactor, patron; x3 boon, favor, |, alms]
gift (something accepted) cpacu (cpa): x1 gets/procures/acquires/obtains/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] [also fetch; accept a | (= du'acpa)]
gift (something given) dunda (dud du'a): x1 [donor] gives/donates |/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)]
gift x2 of dunda
gift 2. receive | x3 of dunda
giga- (metric prefix) gigdo (gig gi'o): x1 is a billion [British milliard] [1x10**9] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units)
girdle see also "ring", "belt"
girdle 2. sruri (rur sru): x1 encircles/encloses/is surrounding x2 in direction(s)/dimension(s)/plane x3 [(jinsru =) x1 is a ring/belt/band/| around/circling/ringing x2 near total containment in some dimension(s)]
girl's age x2 of nixli
girl x1 of nixli
girl 2. nixli (nix xli): x1 is a | [young female person] of age x2 immature by standard x3 [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use verba)]
girlhood standard x3 of nixli
give x1 of dunda
give 2. dunda (dud du'a): x1 [donor] |-s/donates gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without payment/exchange] [also grants; x3 is a receiver (= terdu'a for reordered places); the Lojban doesn't distinguish between or imply possession transfer or sharing; x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erdu'a, po'erseldu'a for unambiguous semantics)]
given reward | x4 of cnemu
gives (accent) basna: x1 emphasizes/accentuates/| emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 [also: say forcefully]
gives (back) xruti (xru): x1 (agent) returns x2 to origin/earlier state x3 from x4; x1 moves/| x2 back to x3 from x4 [x2 goes back/reverts/[retreats] to x3 (= se'ixru for agent self-returning to a previous location/situation: renumber places in the lujvo); (x3 may be a location or a person or an event/situation; the latter may also be expressed with krefu or rapli and a causative like rinka/rikygau)]
gives (stress) basna: x1 emphasizes/accentuates/| emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 [also: say forcefully]
gives birth to jbena (jbe): x1 is born to x2 at time x3 [birthday] and place x4 [birthplace]; x1 is native to (fo) x4 [x2 bears/| x1]
gives credence krici (kri): x1 believes [without objective/external evidence/proof] that belief/creed x2 (du'u) is true/assumed about subject x3 [also |, has conviction]
gives emphasis basna: x1 emphasizes/accentuates/|/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 [also: say forcefully]
gives favor zanru (zar zau): x1 approves of/| to plan/action x2 (object/event)
gives nutrition cidja (dja): x1 is food/feed/nutriment for x2; x1 is edible/| to x2
gives rise to jalge (jag ja'e): x1 (action/event/state) is a result/outcome/conclusion of antecedent x2 (event/state/process) [also: x2 | x1 (= selja'e for reordered places); total (general meaning, but also = me'orja'e, pi'irja'e, sujyja'e)]
gives rise to 2. rinka (rik ri'a): x1 (event/state) effects/physically causes effect x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 [x1 is a material condition for x2; x1 | x2]
gives way randa (rad): x1 yields/|/surrenders to x2 (force/agent) under conditions x3
gives dunda (dud du'a): x1 [donor] |/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)]
giving birth (metaphorical gutra: of wombs), x1 is a/the womb/uterus [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: nourishing, protective, | birth]
giving ridicule person | x1 of ckasu
glad gleki (gek gei): x1 is happy/gay/merry/|/gleeful about x2 (event/state) [adversity (= kamnalgei)]
gland (body part) cigla (cig): x1 is a/the | [body-part] secreting x2, of body x3; x2 is a secretion of x1 [secretion (= selcigla)]
gland (| excreting sweat) xasne: x3 of: x1 is a/the sweat/perspiration from body x2, excreted by |(s)/organs x3
gland x1 of cigla
gland 2. sweat | x3 of xasne
gland 3. thing having | x3 of cigla
glass (drinking vessel) kabri: x1 is a cup/|/tumbler/mug/vessel/[bowl] containing contents x2, and of material x3 [a kabri is normally eaten from by lifting it; a palta is not]
glass (lens) lenjo (len le'o): x1 is a lens/| [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to focus/foci x3 by means/material x4 [(adjective:) x1 is optical; focussing may be optical or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light/optical lens; ka is refraction]
glass (material) blaci: x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains | of composition including x2
glass composition x2 of blaci
glass x1 of blaci
gleaming carmi (cam cai): x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received/measured by observer x3 [also lustrous, |, sparkling, shining (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased saturation (with opposite kandi)]
gleeful gleki (gek gei): x1 is happy/gay/merry/glad/| about x2 (event/state) [adversity (= kamnalgei)]
glides sakli (sal): x1 slides/slips/| on x2 [x2 is slick/slippery to/for x1 (= selsakli for reordered places)]
glimmering x1 of murse
glimmering 2. murse: x1 is the [astronomical] twilight/dawn/dusk/half-light/| of day x2 at location x3 [morning twilight, dawn (= cermurse); evening twilight, dusk (= vacmurse)]
globe bolci (bol boi): x1 is a ball/sphere/orb/| [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a spherical object [made of x2] [also round]
glove material x2 of gluta
glove x1 of gluta
glove 2. gluta (glu): x1 is a mitten/| [hand and lower arm garment] of material x2 [mitten (= degycauglu)]
glucose sakta (sat): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of sugar [sweet edible] from source x2 of composition x3 [also sucrose, fructose, |, galactose, lactose, etc.; saccharine/aspartame/sugar substitute (sakybasti, basysakta, ticysakta); x3: composition including x3, which need not be complete specification]
glyph lerfu (ler le'u): x1 (la'e zo BY/word-bu) is a letter/digit/symbol in alphabet/character-set x2 representing x3 [also x1 |, 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]
gnome crida (rid): x1 is a fairy/elf/|/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]
goal (situation sought as a result of motive) mukti (muk mu'i): x1 (action/event/state) motivates/is a motive/incentive for action/event x2, per volition of x3 [also; x3 is motivated to bring about result/|/objective x2 by x1 (= termu'i for reordered places); (note that 'under conditions' BAI may apply and be appropriately added to the main predicate level or within the x2 action level)]; (cf. te zukte - generally better for '|')
goal (| of action) zukte (zuk zu'e): x1 is a volitional entity employing means/taking action x2 for purpose/| x3/to end x3 [also acting at, undertaking, doing; agentive cause with volition/purpose; also x3 objective, end]
goal (| of aggression) gunta (gut): x1 (person/mass) attacks/invades/commits aggression upon victim x2 with |/objective x3
goal (| of an event of aggression) gunta (gut): x1 is an aggression, an event of x2 (person/mass) attacking/invading/committing aggression upon victim x3 with |/objective x4
goal (| of apparatus/machine operation) sazri (saz): x1 operates/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with |/objective/use/end/function x3
goal (| of competition) jinga (jig ji'a): x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are opponents and in many situations, defeated/losers, vs. the set of those competing for a |; 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)];
goal (| of labor event) nungu'a: x1 is an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [activity] with |/objective x4 [also: x2 is a worker/laborer]
goal (| of labor) gunka (gun gu'a): x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with |/objective x3 [also: x1 is a worker/laborer]
goal (| of ritual) ritli (ri'i): x1 is a rite/ceremony/ritual for purpose/| x2, by custom/in community x3, with form/rules x4 [also: x1 is formal, [legal]; x1 is 'going through the motions']; x4 constraints/customs
goal action | x3 of zukte
goal 2. attack | x3 of gunta
goal 3. competition | x4 of jivna
goal 4. operating | x3 of sazri
goal 5. work | x3 of gunka
goat species x2 of kanba
goat x1 of kanba
goat 2. kanba: x1 is a |/angora/[billy-|/kid] of species/breed x2
goblin crida (rid): x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/|/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 [also orc, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman]
god x1 of cevni
god 2. dominion of | x3 of cevni
god 3. hold as | x2 of cevni
god 4. cevni (cev cei): x1 is a/the |/deity of people(s)/religion x2 with dominion over x3 [sphere]; x1 is divine [also divinity]
God jegvo (jeg je'o): x1 pertains to the common Judeo-Christian-Muslim culture/religion/nationality in aspect x2
goddamn (derogative expression) mabla (mal): x1 is a derogative connotation/sense of x2 used by x3; x3 derogates/'curses at' x2 in form x1 [bloody (British sense), fucking, |]
goes away cliva (liv li'a): x1 leaves/|/departs/parts/separates from x2 via route x3 [also: x1 leaves behind/takes leave of x2]
goes away 2. canci: x1 vanishes/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/sensor x3 [also leaves, |]
goes back xruti (xru): x1 (agent) returns x2 to origin/earlier state x3 from x4; x1 moves/gives x2 back to x3 from x4 [x2 |/reverts/[retreats] to x3 (= se'ixru for agent self-returning to a previous location/situation: renumber places in the lujvo); (x3 may be a location or a person or an event/situation; the latter may also be expressed with krefu or rapli and a causative like rinka/rikygau)]
goes klama (kla): x1 comes/| to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5 [also travels, journeys, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]
goes 2. litru (li'u): x1 travels/journeys/|/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller (x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)
going origin x3 of klama
going through the motions (of a ritual) 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 formal, [legal]; x1 is '|']; x4 constraints/customs
going route of | x4 of klama
gold x1 of solji
gold 2. solji (slo): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of | (Au); [metaphor: valuable, heavy, non-reactive]
golden (metallic) see also "gold"
golden (non-metallic color) pelxu (pel): x1 is yellow/| [color adjective]
gonad gender x3 of ganti
gonad x1 of ganti
gonad 2. thing having | x2 of ganti
gonad 3. ganti: x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/scrotum/balls/|/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete producing/bearing organ]
gong damri: x1 is a drum/cymbal/| [percussion musical instrument] with beater/actuator x2
good (morally) vrude (vud vu'e): x1 is virtuous/saintly/[fine/moral/nice/holy/morally |] by standard x2 [holy/saintly (= cesyvu'e)]
good health kanro (ka'o): x1 is healthy/fit/well/in | health by standard x2
good x1 of xamgu
good 2. find | x2 of xamgu
good 3. xamgu (xag xau): x1 (object/event) is |/beneficial/nice/[acceptable] for x2 by standard x3 [acceptable (= mlixau, norxau, xagyselcru)]
goodness standard x3 of xamgu
goods (billed |) janta (jat): x2 of: x1 is an account/bill/invoice for |/services x2, billed to x3 by x4
goods (lacking in |) pindi (pid): x1 is poor/indigent/impoverished/lacking in |/possessions/property x2 x2 is scanty/meager for x1
goods (sold |) vecnu (ven ve'u): x2 of: x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [|/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 [x1 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x3 buys/purchases x2 from x1 (= terve'u for reordered terms); x4 is the price of x2 to x3 (= velve'u for reordered terms); for sale (= fitselve'u, selvenfriti); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erve'u, po'erselve'u for unambiguous semantics)]
goods (something traded) canja (caj): x2 or x3 of: x1 exchanges/trades/barters |/services x2 for x3 with x4; x1, x4 is a trader/merchant/businessman [also (adjective:) x1, x2, x4 is/are commercial (better expressed as ka canja, kamcanja)]; x2/x3 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for object/commodity, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ercanja for unambiguous semantics)
goods (taxed | cteki (tek ce'i): x2 of: x1 is a tax/levy/duty on |/services/event x2 levied against x3 by authority/collector x4 [also custom, toll, tariff, tribute]
goods (| as basis for wealth) ricfu (rif cfu): x2 of: x1 is rich/wealthy in |/possessions/property/aspect x2
goods (| paid for) pleji (lej le'i): x4 of: x1 pays/compensates/remunerates/[rewards] payment x2 to recipient/payee x3 for |/services x4 [also x4 commodities; x4 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= posle'i, po'ervelyle'i for unambiguous semantics); rent (= jerle'i, le'irjbera)]
goods x2 of vecnu
goods 2. baked | x2 of toknu
goods 3. nunve'u: x1 is an event of x2 [seller] selling/vending x3 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer x4 for amount/cost/expense x5 [x2 is a salesperson/salesman/vendor; x4 buys x3 from x2; x5 is the price of x3 to x4
goods/services x4 of pleji
goose species x2 of gunse
goose x1 of gunse
goose 2. gunse: x1 is a |/[gander] of species/breed x2
gorgeous melbi (mel mle): x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4 [also handsome, pretty, |, cute, comely, graceful]
got from x3 of cpacu
gotten x2 of cpacu
govern x1 of turni
govern 2. turni (tru): x1 |-s/rules/is ruler/|-or/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 [x2 need not be complete specification of set of |-ed; reign/rule (= noltru); king/queen/sovereign (= nolraitru); pure democracy (= roltrusi'o), representative democracy (= rolka'itrusi'o), viceroy (= ka'itru), pure communism (= guntrusi'o), board of directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); |-ment (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))]
governed by ritual x2 of ritli
governed x2 of turni
governed 2. turni (tru): x2 of: x1 governs/rules/is ruler/governor/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 [x2 need not be complete specification of set of |; 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))]
governing (of a state/polity over territory/domain) jecta (jec je'a): x1 is a polity/state | territory/domain x2; [government/territory relationship] [(adjective:) x1 is civil/political]
governing board kamni: x1 (mass) is a committee with task/purpose x2 of body x3 [| (= trukamni, gritrukamni)]
government (governing organization) 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 directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); | (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))]
government (state/polity) jecta (jec je'a): x1 is a polity/state governing territory/domain x2; [|/territory relationship] [(adjective:) x1 is civil/political]
governor turni (tru): x1 governs/rules/is ruler/|/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 [x2 need not be complete specification of set of governed; reign/rule (= noltru); king/queen/sovereign (= nolraitru); pure democracy (= roltrusi'o), representative democracy (= rolka'itrusi'o), viceroy (= ka'itru), pure communism (= guntrusi'o), board of directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))]
governs turni (tru): x1 |/rules/is ruler/governor/sovereign/reigns over people/territory/domain/subjects x2 [x2 need not be complete specification of set of governed; reign/rule (= noltru); king/queen/sovereign (= nolraitru); pure democracy (= roltrusi'o), representative democracy (= rolka'itrusi'o), viceroy (= ka'itru), pure communism (= guntrusi'o), board of directors/trustees, steering committee (= trukamni); government (= trugunma, trugri (emphasizing the components), truci'e (emphasizing the organization))]
gown pastu (pas): x1 is a robe/tunic/|/cloak/dress/[coveralls] [a long/full body garment] of material x2 [also coveralls (= paspalku)]
graceful melbi (mel mle): x1 is beautiful/pleasant to x2 in aspect x3 (ka) by aesthetic standard x4 [also handsome, pretty, gorgeous, cute, comely, |]
grad (sound clue not identical in meaning) gradu (rau): x1 [magnitude] is a unit/degree of/on scale/reference standard x2 (si'o) measuring property x3 [also grade, level, point; x3 dimension]
grade (level on a scale) gradu (rau): x1 [magnitude] is a unit/degree of/on scale/reference standard x2 (si'o) measuring property x3 [also |, level, point; x3 dimension]
grain (brewed without fermentation) ckafi (kaf): x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of coffee from source/bean/| x2 [brew based on a seed/bean/| without fermentation; e.g. also chicory coffee, decaf, postum]
grain (general term) gurni (gru): x1 is |/[British: corn]/cereal from plant/species x2
grain in bread x2 of nanba
grain mill molki (mlo): x1 is a mill/foundry/industrial plant/[assembly line] performing process x2 [(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; | (= grumlo), grinding mill (= zalmlo, zalmlotci, zalmloca'a)]
grain species x2 of gurni
grain x1 of gurni
grain 2. bavmi: x1 is a quantity of barley [|] of species/strain x2
grain 3. zumri (zmu): x1 is a quantity of maize/corn [|] of species/strain x2
grain 4. cunmi: x1 is a quantity of millet [|] of species/strain x2
grain 5. mavji (mav): x1 is a quantity of oats [|] of species/strain x2
grain 6. rismi (ris): x1 is a quantity of rice [a type of |] of strain/cultivar x2
grain 7. mraji: x1 is a quantity of rye [|] of species/strain x2
grain 8. sobde (sob so'e): x1 is a quantity of soya [|/bean] of species/strain x2
grain 9. maxri (xri): x1 is a quantity of wheat [|] of species/strain x2
grains (| used in bread) nanba (nab): x2 of: x1 is a quantity of/contains bread [leavened or unleavened] made from | x2
grainy rufsu (ruf): x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[|/scabrous/rugged] in texture/regularity [fine-textured (= tolrufsu)]
gram standard x3 of grake
gram x1 of grake
gram 2. grake (gra): x1 is x2 |(s) [metric unit] in mass (default is 1) by standard x3
grammar language x2 of gerna
grammar unit jufra (juf ju'a): x1 (text) is a sentence/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3 [| (= jufpau, suzrelvla, suzvla for linguistics sense, which may be a single word), terminal phrase/| (= gensle)]
grammar x1 of gerna
grammar 2. gerna (gen ge'a): x1 is the |/rules/defining form of language x2 for structure/text x3
grammatical class cmavo (ma'o): x1 is a structure word of | x2, with meaning/function x3 in language x4 [cmavo list, if physical object (= (loi) ma'oste); referring to the mental construct (e.g. propose adding a new cmavo to the cmavo list = ma'orpoi, ma'orselcmi,ma'orselste)]
grammatical x3 of gerna
grams number of | x2 of grake
grand banli (bal ba'i): x1 is great/| in property x2 (ka) by standard x3 [indicates a subjective greatness, as compared to the objective standard implied for barda; (synonyms, possibly requiring tanru:) extraordinary, illustrious, magnificent, impressive, awesome, grandiose, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally zabna); terrible (mabla)]
grandiose 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, |, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally zabna); terrible (mabla)]
grange cange (cag): x1 is a farm/ranch/| at x2, farmed by x3, raising/producing x4; (adjective:) x1 is agrarian [farming is any organized agrarian activity, not limited to plant crops]
grants (gives a gift) dunda (dud du'a): x1 [donor] gives/donates gift/present x2 to recipient/beneficiary x3 [without payment/exchange] [also |; 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)]
grants (| privelege) curmi (cru): x1 (agent) lets/permits/allows x2 (event) under conditions x3; x1 | privilege x2 [sufficient condition (= crutcini), agent that permits a situation (= tcinycru)]
grapes (as a source of wine) vanju (van): x2 of: x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of wine from fruit/| x2
grapes wine | x2 of vanju
graphite tabno (tab): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of carbon/|/[diamond]/charcoal; x1 is organic
grasp x1 of jgari
grasp 2. jgari (jai): x1 |-s/holds/clutches/seizes/grips/[hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2) [hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); handshake (= xanjai, jikyxanjai), handle (= veljai, veljaitci)]
grasped with tongs thing | x3 of cinza
grasped x2 of jgari
grasped 2. place | x4 of jgari
grasping appendage x3 of jgari
grasps jgari (jai): x1 |/holds/clutches/seizes/grips/[hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2) [hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); handshake (= xanjai, jikyxanjai), handle (= veljai, veljaitci)]
grass species x2 of srasu
grass x1 of srasu
grass 2. srasu (sas): x1 is a blade/expanse of | of species x2 [lawn/meadow (= sasfoi)]
grasshopper jalra: x1 is a cockroach/[orthopteran/termite] of order/species/breed x2 [also | (= pi'erjalra); cricket (= snajalra); locust, termite (= mantyjalra or mudyctijalra)]; (while cockroaches are an order unto themselves, they are part of Orthoptera, which includes grasshoppers, crickets, etc; termites are a closely-related non-Orthoptera, more akin to cockroaches than to e.g. ants)
grateful x1 of ckire
grateful 2. ckire (kir): x1 is |/thankful to/appreciative of x2 for x3 (event/property) [also gratitude (= nunckire or kamckire)]
gratitude object of | x3 of ckire
gratitude 2. ckire (kir): x1 is grateful/thankful to/appreciative of x2 for x3 (event/property) [also | (= nunckire or kamckire)]
gravity (attractive force of matter) lacpu (lap cpu): x1 pulls/tugs/draws/drags x2 by handle/at locus x3 [| (= ka maicpu, mairckupai)]
gravity (characteristic of someone serious) junri (jur): x1 (person) is serious/earnest/has | about x2 (event/state/activity) [also solemn (= drijunri, ri'irjunri, tcejunri)]
gravity (field causing weight) junta: x3 of: x1 is the weight of object x2 in [| or other force] field x3
gravity (force causing draining) rinci: x1 liquid/fluid drains/strains/flushes from source x2 through drain/strainer x3 by force x4 [x4 is usually |]
gravity (reference frame for horizontal) pinta (pin): x2 of: x1 is flat/level/horizontal in |/frame of reference x2
gravity (reference frame for lying upon) cpana: x3 of: x1 is atop/resting on/lying on [the upper surface of] x2 in frame of reference/| x3 (x1 may be object or event)
gravity (reference frame for upwardness) gapru (gap): x3 of: x1 is directly/vertically above/upwards-from x2 in |/frame of reference x3
gravity (reference frame for vertical) sraji (raj): x2 of: x1 is vertical/upright/erect/plumb/oriented straight up and down in reference frame/| x2
gravity causing weight x3 of junta
gravity lifted in x4 of lafti
gravity well (| causing fall) farlu (fal fa'u): x4 of: x1 falls/drops to x2 from x3 in |/frame of reference x4 [note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as |; (agentive "drop" = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a)]
gravity well (| opposing lift) lafti (laf): x4 of: x1 (force) lifts/applies raising/supporting force to x2 at locus x3 in | x4 [(x1 may be an abstract); verb lift/raise/elevate (= lafmuvgau)]
gravy sanso: x1 is a sauce/topping/|/frosting for use with x2, containing ingredient(s) including x3 [x3 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of sauce x1]
gray x1 of grusi
gray 2. grusi (rus): x1 is | [color adjective]
grease source x2 of grasu
grease x1 of grasu
grease 2. grasu (ras): x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains |/fat/oil from source x2
great cat see also "lion"
great cat 2. tirxu: x1 is a tiger/leopard/jaguar/[tigress] of species/breed x2 with coat markings x3 [a | noted/recognized by its markings, metaphorically: stripes, tiger markings]
great thing x1 of banli
great banli (bal ba'i): x1 is |/grand in property x2 (ka) by standard x3 [indicates a subjective greatness, as compared to the objective standard implied for barda; (synonyms, possibly requiring tanru:) extraordinary, illustrious, magnificent, impressive, awesome, grandiose, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally zabna); terrible (mabla)]
greatness (subjective) banli (bal ba'i): x1 is great/grand in property x2 (ka) by standard x3 [indicates a subjective |, as compared to the objective standard implied for barda; (synonyms, possibly requiring tanru:) extraordinary, illustrious, magnificent, impressive, awesome, grandiose, august, inspiring, special, majestic, distinguished, eminent, splendor, stately, imposing (all generally zabna); terrible (mabla)]
greatness property x2 of banli
greatness standard x3 of banli
Greek aspect x2 of xelso
Greek x1 of xelso
Greek 2. xelso (xes): x1 reflects |/Hellenic culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
green x1 of crino
green 2. crino (ri'o): x1 is |/verdant [color adjective]
greenery spati (spa): x1 is a plant/herb/| of species/strain/cultivar x2 [also (adjective:) x1 is vegetable/vegetal/vegetative]
greenish-blue cicna: x1 is cyan/turquoise/| [color adjective]
greet x1 of rinsa
greet 2. rinsa: x1 (agent) |-s/hails/[welcomes/says hello to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action)
greeted x2 of rinsa
greeting x3 of rinsa
greets rinsa: x1 (agent) |/hails/[welcomes/says hello to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action)
griddle palne: x1 is a tray/platter/flat container [pan/sheet/|] of contents x2, and made of material x3 [also pallet, when used for carrying rather than support on the ground; a tray is flat-bottomed and shallow or without a rim, and is generally portable]
grief (feels |) badri (dri): x1 is sad/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/|] about x2 (abstraction)
grimaces frumu (fru): x1 frowns/| (facial expression) [x1 frowns/| at/in reaction to x2 (= frufra)]
grin cisma: x1 smiles/grins (facial expression) [smile/| at something (= cismyfra)]
grind x1 of zalvi
grind 2. zalvi (zal): x1 [individual or mass of hard surfaces] |-s/pulverizes/crushes x2 into powder x3 [may need mosra tanru]
grinding mill molki (mlo): x1 is a mill/foundry/industrial plant/[assembly line] performing process x2 [(unlike fanri,) need not produce a product; grain mill (= grumlo), | (= zalmlo, zalmlotci, zalmloca'a)]
grinds zalvi (zal): x1 [individual or mass of hard surfaces] |/pulverizes/crushes x2 into powder x3 [may need mosra tanru]
grins cisma: x1 smiles/| (facial expression) [smile/grin at something (= cismyfra)]
grip jgari (jai): x1 grasps/holds/clutches/seizes/|-s/[hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2) [hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); handshake (= xanjai, jikyxanjai), handle (= veljai, veljaitci)]
grips jgari (jai): x1 grasps/holds/clutches/seizes/|/[hugs] x2 with x3 (part of x1) at locus x4 (part of x2) [hug (= birjai, pamjai); embrace (= xadjai); handshake (= xanjai, jikyxanjai), handle (= veljai, veljaitci)]
gristle bongu (bog bo'u): x1 is a/the bone/ivory [body-part], performing function x2 in body of x3; [metaphor: calcium] [x2 is likely an abstract: may be structure/support for some body part, but others as well such as the eardrum bones; the former can be expressed as (tu'a le ); cartilage/| (= ranbo'u), skeleton (= bo'urgreku)]
grit canre (can): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of sand/| from source x2 of composition including x3 [also abrasive (= gukcanre)]
gritty x2 of canre
groan cmoni (cmo co'i): x1 utters moan/|/howl/scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property) [also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow]
groove x1 of skuro
groove 2. skuro (ku'o): x1 is a |/trench/furrow [shape/form] in object/surface x2
grooved x2 of skuro
ground (bottom surface loldi (lol loi): x1 is a floor/bottom/| of x2 [floor/level/story of a building/edifice (= setloi, dijysenta)]
ground (soil) dertu (der de'u): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of dirt/soil/earth/| from source x2 of composition x3 [also: x1 is earthen; x3: composition including x3, which need not be exhaustive of composition]
ground powder x3 of zalvi
ground x2 of zalvi
grounds (basis for an opinion) jinvi (jiv ji'i): x4 of: x1 thinks/opines x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on | x4 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
grounds for opinion x4 of jinvi
grounds x3 of zalvi
group (cluster/team) girzu (gir gri): x1 is |/cluster/team showing common property (ka) x2 due to set x3 linked by relations x4 [also collection, team, comprised of, comprising; members x3 (a specification of the complete membership) comprise | x1; cluster (= kangri)]
group (ethnic |) natmi (nat nai): x1 is a nation/ethnic | of peoples x2; [people sharing a history/culture]
group (set with members) cmima (mim cmi): x2 of: x1 is a member/element of set x2; x1 belongs to | x2; x1 is amid/among/amongst | x2 [x1 may be a complete or incomplete list of members; x2 is normally marked by la'i/le'i/lo'i, defining the set in terms of its common property(ies), though it may be a complete enumeration of the membership]
group (| holding sacred) censa (ces): x2 of: x1 is holy/sacred to person/people/culture/religion/cult/| x2
group (| served by army) jenmi (jem jei): x2 of: x1 (mass) is an army serving |/community x2 (mass) in function x3 (activity)
group property x2 of girzu
group relation x4 of girzu
group superset x3 of girzu
group x1 of girzu
grow banro (ba'o): x1 |-s/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases]
growing (of cultivation) purdi (pud): x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 | plants/crop x3 [orchard (= ricpurdi)]
growing on (of mold/fungus) mledi (led): x1 is a mold/fungus/mushrooms/truffles of species/strain x2 parasitic/| x3
growing on (of moss/lichen) clika: x1 is a moss/lichen of species/strain x2 | x3
growing thing x1 of banro
growing thing before | x3 of banro
grown (fully-|) makcu (ma'u): x1 is mature/ripe/fully-|/adult in development-quality x2 (ka)
grown from x3 of banro
grown in garden x3 of purdi
grown x2 of banro
grows x2 of ferti
grows 2. banro (ba'o): x1 |/expands [an increasing development] to size/into form x2 from x3 [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases]
growth result of | x2 of banro
guard zgana (zga): x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); |/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
guess [n] x2 of smadi
guess subject x3 of smadi
guess x1 of smadi
guess 2. smadi: x1 |-es/conjectures/surmises x2 (du'u) is true about subject x3; [epistemology] [also: x1 has a hunch that x2 is true; x1 imagines x2 is true; words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
guessed x2 of smadi
guesses smadi: x1 |/conjectures/surmises x2 (du'u) is true about subject x3; [epistemology] [also: x1 has a hunch that x2 is true; x1 imagines x2 is true; words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
guest place x3 of vitke
guest x1 of vitke
guest 2. thing having | x2 of vitke
guest 3. vitke (vi'e): x1 is a |/visitor of x2 at place/event x3; x1 visits x2/x3
guide x1 of gidva
guide 2. gidva (gid gi'a): x1 (person/object/event) |-s/conducts/pilots/leads x2 (active participants) in/at x3 (event) [a guiding person advises/suggests/sets an example to be followed, but does not necessarily control/direct/manage actual execution of an event; an event may serve as a | by setting a pattern/example to be emulated]
guided activity x3 of gidva
guided x2 of gidva
guides gidva (gid gi'a): x1 (person/object/event) |/conducts/pilots/leads x2 (active participants) in/at x3 (event) [a guiding person advises/suggests/sets an example to be followed, but does not necessarily control/direct/manage actual execution of an event; an event may serve as a guide by setting a pattern/example to be emulated]
guiding gidva (gid gi'a): x1 (person/object/event) guides/conducts/pilots/leads x2 (active participants) in/at x3 (event) [a | person advises/suggests/sets an example to be followed, but does not necessarily control/direct/manage actual execution of an event; an event may serve as a guide by setting a pattern/example to be emulated]
guilt (feels |) zungi (zug): x1 feels |/remorse about x2 (abstraction)
guilt x1 of zungi
guilt 2. object of | x2 of zungi
guilt-inducing x2 of zungi
guilty (plea in response to accusation) consider metaphor "guilt-agree" (= zugytu'i)
guitar x1 of jgita
guitar 2. jgita (git): x1 is |/violin/fiddle/harp [stringed musical instrument] with actuator/plectrum/bow x2 [also lute, viola, cello]
gulf xamsi (xas): x1 is a sea/ocean/|/[atmosphere] of planet x2, of fluid x3; (adjective:) x1 is marine [also atmosphere (= varxamsi, varsenta)]
gullet galxe: x1 is a/the throat/| [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: narrow(ing) opening of a deep hole]
gullible x2 of tcica
gullible 2. x2 of xlura
gulps tunlo (tul tu'o): x1 |/swallows [x1 swallows down [food/drink] x2 (= tulpinxe, tulcti, ctitu'o (the latter two are more general - for food or beverage); swallow/engulf (= galxycti, galxynerbi'o, galxygre]
gummy snipa (nip): x1 adheres/sticks to x2; (adjective:) x1 is sticky/|/adhesive [note that x1 is the adhering surface being claimed; x2 need not be sticky]
gun (firing apparatus for projectile) danti (dan): x1 is a ballistic projectile [e.g. bullet/missile] for firing by [|/propelling launcher] x2 [also cannonball, catapult stone, shot pellet(s)]
gun (launcher) cecla (cel ce'a): x1 launches/fires/shoots projectile/missile x2, propelled by x3 [propellant/propulsion] [also: x1 is a |/launcher/cannon; x1 hurls/throws/casts (more general than renro in that propulsion need not be internal to x1)]
gun (weapon) xarci (xac xa'i): x1 is a weapon/arms for use against x2 by x3 [|/cannon (= celxa'i)]
gun x2 of danti
gut x1 of canti
gut 2. thing having | x2 of canti
gut 3. canti: x1 is a/the |(s)/entrails/intestines/viscera/innards/digestive system [body-part] of x2 [metaphor: process hub]
Guyana xispo (xip): x1 reflects Hispano-American culture/nationalities in aspect x2 [refers to Spanish-speaking Latin-American countries, not Brazil/|]
gymnast x1 of zajba
gymnast 2. zajba (zaj): x1 is a | at/performs gymnastics feat x2
gymnastic feat x2 of zajba
gymnastics (| feat) zajba (zaj): x2 of: x1 is a gymnast at/performs | feat x2