English-Lojban dictionary
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jabs tunta (tun):
x1 (object, usually pointed) pokes/|/stabs/prods x2 (experiencer)
[agentive (= tungau, tunzu'e)]
jackass xasli:
x1 is a donkey/| of species/breed x2
jacket kosta (kos):
x1 is a coat/|/sweater/cloak/[cape/shawl/pullover] [extra outer garment] of material x2
jaguar tirxu:
x1 is a tiger/leopard/|/[tigress] of species/breed x2 with coat markings x3
[a great cat noted/recognized by its markings, metaphorically: stripes, tiger markings]
Japanese aspect x2 of ponjo
Japanese x1 of ponjo
Japanese 2. ponjo (pon po'o):
x1 reflects | culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
jar botpi (bot bo'i):
x1 is a bottle/|/urn/flask/closable container for x2, made of material x3 with lid x4
jaw x1 of xedja
jaw 2. thing having | x2 of xedja
jaw 3. xedja (xej xe'a):
x1 is a/the | [body-part] of x2
jealous x1 of jilra
jealous 2. jilra:
x1 (person) is | of/envies x2 (person) about/for x3 (property - ka)
jealousy object of | x2 of jilra
jealousy 2. reason for | x3 of jilra
Jehovah jegvo (jeg je'o):
x1 pertains to the common Judeo-Christian-Muslim culture/religion/nationality in aspect x2
Jehovist aspect x2 of jegvo
Jehovist x1 of jegvo
Jehovist 2. jegvo (jeg je'o):
x1 pertains to the common Judeo-Christian-Muslim culture/religion/nationality in aspect x2
jell dunja (duj):
x1 freezes/|-s/solidifies at temperature x2 and pressure x3
jells dunja (duj):
x1 freezes/|/solidifies at temperature x2 and pressure x3
jelly composition x2 of jduli
jelly x1 of jduli
jelly 2. jduli (dul jdu):
x1 is a quantity of |/semisolid [texture] of material/composition including x2
[(adjective:) x1 is gelatinous]
jet material x2 of jetce
jet of a rocket x2 of jakne
jet x1 of jetce
jet 2. expel | x3 of jetce
jet 3. jakne:
x1 is a rocket [vehicle] propelled by | expelling x2 carrying payload x3
jet 4. jetce (je'e):
x1 is a | [expelled stream] of material x2 expelled from x3
jewel source x3 of jemna
jewel type x2 of jemna
jewel jemna (jme):
x1 is a gem/polished stone/pearl of type x2 from gemstone/material/source x3
[also | (= jmeja'i); gemstone (= x2, x3, or jmero'i, jmekunra); pearl (= selcakyjme - a gem found inside a shell, tercakyjme - a gem made of shell material, boijme - any ball-shaped gem), mother-of-pearl (= cakyjme)]
Jewish jegvo (jeg je'o):
x1 pertains to the common Judeo-Christian-Muslim culture/religion/nationality in aspect x2
Jewish 2. xebro (xeb bro):
x1 reflects Hebrew/|/Israeli culture/nationality/language in aspect x2
job x1 of jibri
job 2. thing having | x2 of jibri
job 3. jerna:
x1 (agent/person) earns/[deserves/merits] wages/salary/pay x2 for work/service x3 (activity)
[also x2 reward (= zanseljerna or nemjerna), punishment/comeuppance (= sfaseljerna, malseljerna); x3 behavior; | (= terjerna); x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erjerna, po'erseljerna for unambiguous semantics)]
job 4. jibri (jib):
x1 is a |/occupation/employment/vocation (a type of work regularly done for pay) of person x2
[working for another (= selplijibri)]
joined (of family members into a family) lanzu (laz):
x1 or x2 of: x1 (mass) is a family with members including x2 bonded/tied/| 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)]
joined at shoulder x2 of janco
joined to x2 of jorne
joined x1 of jorne
joined 2. jorne (jon jo'e):
x1 is | to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union
[also |/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, sequence of | objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a sequence)]
joint (attachment of extremity janco (jan):
shoulder), x1 is a/the shoulder/hip/| [body-part] attaching limb/extremity x2 to body x3
joint (hinged | cidni (cid):
such as knee/elbow), x1 is a/the knee/elbow/knuckle [hinged |, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3
[metaphor: a sharp bend/curve]
joint (place of attachment) 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 | 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)]
joint (point of attachment of hanging object) dandu (dad):
x3 of: x1 hangs/dangles/is suspended from x2 by/at/with | x3
[pendant (= dadja'i); also dependent (original meaning)]
joint x3 of jorne
jointly (of a mass) gunma (gum):
x1 is a mass/team/aggregate/whole, together composed of components x2, considered |
[A description in x1 indicates of mass property(ies) displayed by the mass; masses may reveal properties not found in the individual set members that are massified, which themselves are not necessarily relevant to the mass property implicit in this bridi]
jointly available (of things public) gubni (gub):
x1 is public/un-hidden/open/| to/owned by all among community x2 (mass)
jointly x1 of gunma
Jordanian aspect x2 of jordo
Jordanian x1 of jordo
Jordanian 2. jordo (jor jo'o):
x1 reflects | culture/nationality in aspect x2
journal subject x2 of karni
journal x1 of karni
journal 2. genre of a | x2 of karni
journal 3. publisher of a | x3 of karni
journal 4. receive | x4 of karni
journal 5. karni:
x1 is a |/periodical/magazine/[newspaper] with content x2 published by x3 for audience x4
[x2 may be a subject, but not all journals have a single subject; all have some sort of principle defining what is included, so this need not be a list]
journeys (comes/goes) klama (kla):
x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from origin x3 via route x4 using means/vehicle x5
[also travels, |, moves, leaves to ... from ...; x1 is a traveller; (x4 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]
journeys (travels via route) litru (li'u):
x1 travels/|/goes/moves via route x2 using means/vehicle x3; x1 is a traveller
(x2 as a set includes points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)
jubilee citsi:
x1 is a season/is seasonal [cyclical interval], defined by interval/property x2, of year(s) x3
[also anniversary (= citsydei, na'arcitsydei), | (= mumnoncitsi); the period of time may be short or long as indicated by x2, and may occur every year or every nth year as indicated by x3 (default every year); (x2 and/or x3 may need metaphorical restriction: djecitsi, pavdeicitsi; also equinox, solstice, time of year]
Judeo-Christian jegvo (jeg je'o):
x1 pertains to the common |-Muslim culture/religion/nationality in aspect x2
judge (one who arbitrates/judges) pajni (pai):
x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a | determining/deciding matter x2 (abstract)
[x2 includes jei = rule (jetpai), ni = estimate (lairpai), ka = evaluate (kairpai or vampai), or nu = referee/arbitrate (faurpai); single events of judging including specific decisions/judgements (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); jury (= pairkamni), serve on a jury (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)]
judge (| holding accountable) fuzme (fuz fu'e):
x3 of: x1 is responsible/accountable for x2 (action/resulting state) to |/authority x3
judge x1 of pajni
judgement subject x2 of pajni
judgements pajni (pai):
x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a judge determining/deciding matter x2 (abstract)
[x2 includes jei = rule (jetpai), ni = estimate (lairpai), ka = evaluate (kairpai or vampai), or nu = referee/arbitrate (faurpai); single events of judging including specific decisions/| (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); jury (= pairkamni), serve on a jury (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)]
judges (| determining a punishable crime) zekri (zer zei):
x2 of: x1 (event/state) is a punishable crime/[taboo/sin] to people/culture/|/jury x2
[taboo (= kluzei, cacyzei); sin (= madzei, jdamadzei); heresy (= jdazei)]
judges pajni (pai):
x1 |/referees/arbitrates/is a judge determining/deciding matter x2 (abstract)
[x2 includes jei = rule (jetpai), ni = estimate (lairpai), ka = evaluate (kairpai or vampai), or nu = referee/arbitrate (faurpai); single events of judging including specific decisions/judgements (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); jury (= pairkamni), serve on a jury (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)]
juice source x2 of jisra
juice x1 of jisra
juice 2. jisra:
x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of |/nectar from-source/of-type x2
[water-based extract from a (generally) biological source]
jumps plipe (pip pi'e):
x1 (agent/object) leaps/|/springs/bounds to x2 from x3 reaching height x4 propelled by x5
[place structure parallels klama; hence x4 may be a route-like expression]
junior citno (cit ci'o):
x1 is young/youthful [relatively short in elapsed duration] by standard x2
[also age (= nilnalci'o); (adjective:) x1 is |]
jury (deciding a matter) pajni (pai):
x1 judges/referees/arbitrates/is a judge determining/deciding matter x2 (abstract)
[x2 includes jei = rule (jetpai), ni = estimate (lairpai), ka = evaluate (kairpai or vampai), or nu = referee/arbitrate (faurpai); single events of judging including specific decisions/judgements (= paijdi, jetpaijdi, lairpaijdi, kairpaijdi, vampaijdi, faurpaijdi); | (= pairkamni), serve on a | (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)]
jury (determining a crime) zekri (zer zei):
x1 (event/state) is a punishable crime/[taboo/sin] to people/culture/judges/| x2
[taboo (= kluzei, cacyzei); sin (= madzei, jdamadzei); heresy (= jdazei)]
justification krinu (rin ki'u):
x1 (event/state) is a reason/|/explanation for/causing/permitting x2 (event/state)
justified x2 of krinu
jute marna:
x1 is a quantity of hemp/marijuana/| of species/strain x2
juvenile verba (ver ve'a):
x1 is a child/kid/| [a young person] of age x2, immature by standard x3
[not necessarily human]
