English-Lojban dictionary


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k

keen kinli (kil): x1 is sharp/| at locus x2
keep private x2 of sivni
keeper kurji (kuj ku'i): x1 takes-care-of/looks after/attends to/provides for/is caretaker for x2 (object/event/person) [also tends, cares for, keeps; x1 is a |/custodian of x2]
keeps (prevents) fanta: x1 prevents/|/stops/restrains/constrains event x2 from occurring
keeps (restrains) rinju (ri'u): x1 is restrained/held [back]/constrained/kept by restraint x2 against x3 (event) [also: x2 is a restraint/binding for x1, x2 |/restrains/holds [back]/constrains x1 from x3 (= selri'u for reordered places); agentive restraint (= ri'urgau, ri'urzu'e)]
keeps (retains) ralte (ra'e): x1 retains/|/holds x2 in its possession
keeps (takes care of kurji (kuj ku'i): looks after), x1 takes-care-of/looks after/attends to/provides for/is caretaker for x2 (object/event/person) [also tends, cares for, |; x1 is a keeper/custodian of x2]
keeps (| secret) mipri (mip): x1 | x2 secret/hidden from x3 by method x4; x2 is a secret; x1 hides/conceals x2 [intransitive hidden/secret, without an agent (= selcri or nalterju'o); secret (= selmipri)]
kelvin standard x3 of kelvo
kelvin x1 of kelvo
Kelvin temperature in | x2 of kelvo
Kelvin 2. kelvo (ke'o): x1 is x2 degree(s) | [metric unit] in temperature (default is 1) by standard x3
kelvin kelvo (ke'o): x1 is x2 |-s/degree(s) Kelvin [metric unit] in temperature (default is 1) by standard x3
kelvins number of | x2 of kelvo
kept secret from x3 of mipri
kept secret x2 of mipri
kept x2 of ralte
kept 2. rinju (ri'u): x1 is restrained/held [back]/constrained/| by restraint x2 against x3 (event) [also: x2 is a restraint/binding for x1, x2 keeps/restrains/holds [back]/constrains x1 from x3 (= selri'u for reordered places); agentive restraint (= ri'urgau, ri'urzu'e)]
kernel (| of nut) narge (nag): x4 of: x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled fruit] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and | x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
kernel nut | x4 of narge
kettle patxu (pax): x1 is a pot/|/urn/tub/sink, a deep container for contents x2, of material/properties x3
key property x3 of ckiku
key x1 of ckiku
key 2. thing opened by | x2 of ckiku
key 3. ckiku (kik): x1 is a | fitting/releasing/opening/unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3 [also x2 fastener, mechanism; code | (= termifckiku, ckitermifra); x3 is dependent on the type of |, but are those form properties of the | that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal | to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth]
key 4. daplu (plu): x1 is an island/atoll/| of [material/properties] x2 in surroundings/body x3; x1 is insular
keyboard pipno (pi'o): x1 is a piano/harpsichord/synthesizer/organ; a | musical instrument
kick x1 of tikpa
kick 2. tikpa (tip): x1 |-s [hits with x1's foot/feet x4] x2 in/at locus x3, using x1's foot/feet x4
kicked locus x3 of tikpa
kicked x2 of tikpa
kicked 2. x3 of tikpa
kicks tikpa (tip): x1 | [hits with x1's foot/feet x4] x2 in/at locus x3, using x1's foot/feet x4
kid (juvenile) verba (ver ve'a): x1 is a child/|/juvenile [a young person] of age x2, immature by standard x3 [not necessarily human]
kid (offspring) panzi (paz): x1 is a [biological] offspring/child/|/hybrid of parent(s) x2; (adjective:) x1 is filial
kid (young goat) kanba: x1 is a goat/angora/[billy-goat/|] of species/breed x2
kill catra: x1 (agent) |-s/slaughters/murders x2 by action/method x3
killed thing | x2 of catra
killer x1 of catra
killing method x3 of catra
kills catra: x1 (agent) |/slaughters/murders x2 by action/method x3
kilo- (metric prefix) kilto (ki'o): x1 is a thousand [1000; 1x10**3] of x2 in dimension/aspect x3 (default is units)
kilt skaci: x1 is a skirt/|/dress of material x2; x1 is skirted [garment open at the bottom; not legged] [a skirted garment may be full length (pastu), but must hang below the waist from support above or at the waist]
kin x1 of tamne
kin 2. x2 of tamne
kind behavior x3 of xendo
kind of chemical x2 of xukmi
kind x1 of xendo
kind 2. klesi (kle lei): x1 (mass/si'o) is a class/category/subgroup/subset within x2 with defining property x3 (ka) [also type, |, classification, species, genus, family, order, phylum]
kind 3. xendo (xed xe'o): x1 (person) is | to x2 in actions/behavior x3
kindling temperature x2 of jelca
kindness object of | x2 of xendo
kine bakni (bak): x1 is a cow/cattle/|/ox/[bull/steer/calf] [beef-producer/bovine] of species/breed x2
king 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); |/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))]
kiss x1 of cinba
kiss 2. cinba: x1 (agent) |-es/busses x2 at locus x3
kissed x2 of cinba
kissed 2. place | x3 of cinba
kisser x1 of cinba
kisses cinba: x1 (agent) |/busses x2 at locus x3
kitten mlatu (lat): x1 is a cat/[puss/pussy/|] [feline animal] of species/breed x2; (adjective:) x1 is feline
knee x1 of cidni
knee 2. thing having | x3 of cidni
knee 3. cidni (cid): x1 is a/the |/elbow/knuckle [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3 [metaphor: a sharp bend/curve]
knew limb with | x2 of cidni
knife material x3 of dakfu
knife x1 of dakfu
knife 2. cut by | x2 of dakfu
knife 3. dakfu (dak): x1 is a | (tool) for cutting x2, with blade of material x3
knit x1 of nivji
knit 2. nivji (niv): x1 (agent) |-s x2 [cloth/object] from yarn/thread x3
knits nivji (niv): x1 (agent) | x2 [cloth/object] from yarn/thread x3
knitted x2 of nivji
knitting yarn x3 of nivji
knob batke: x1 is a button/|/[handle] on/for item x2, with purpose x3, made of material x4
knobbed x2 of batke
knobbed 2. batke: x1 is a button/knob/[handle] on/for |/knobby x2, with purpose x3, made of material x4
knobby x2 of batke
knobby 2. batke: x1 is a button/knob/[handle] on/for knobbed/| x2, with purpose x3, made of material x4
knot x1 of jgena
knot 2. jgena (jge): x1 is a |/tangle in/between x2 (object/jo'u-objects) [| (verb = jgegau, jgezu'e, jgeri'a, jgela'a), |: fastening between two or more cords (= jgeterjo'e)]
knotted x2 of jgena
know (assertion as claim of knowledge) xusra (xus xu'a): x1 (agent) asserts/claims/declares x2 (du'u) is true [can be used for epistemology of authority] [also: x1 states/says that/affirms/purports to | that x2]
know (colloquial) viska (vis vi'a): x1 sees/perceives visually x2 under conditions x3 [also (adjective:) x1 is visual; x3 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived; note that English "see" often means "look" or a more generic "observe", or even "understand, |"]
know (in the |) sivni (siv): x2 of : x1 is private/personal/privy/[secret/confidential/confined] to x2; x1 is not-public/hidden [also: x1 is secret (one sense); x2 is in the |/in touch with/privy to x1 (= selsivni for reordered places); exclusion can be expressed by na'e(bo) in x2: excluded/in the dark (= nalselsivni)]
know how to (and having the capability) kakne (ka'e): x1 is able to do/be/capable of doing/being x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 (event/state) [also: has talent; | how to; | how to use (= plika'e)]
know how to (not necessarily with capability) djuno (jun ju'o): x1 knows fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place; | - implying knowledge of method but not necessarily having the ability to practice (= tadjyju'o)] (cf. |/familiar with: se slabu, na'e cnino, na'e fange; also cf. cmavo list du'o, cilre, certu, facki, jijnu, jimpe, senpi, smadi, kakne, birti, mipri, morji, saske)
know x1 of djuno
know 2. x2 of slabu
knowledge (body of |) 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 | garnered/gathered/assembled by a consistent methodology]
known (familiar) slabu (sau): x1 is old/familiar/well-| 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)]
known (renowned/famous) misno (mis mi'o): x1 (person/object/event) is famous/renowned/is a celebrity among community of persons x2 (mass) [also celebrated/well-|; (derogative meanings:) notorious/infamous (= malmi'o; these could also be expressed using the referenced words)]
known x2 of djuno
known 2. subject | x3 of djuno
knows facts djuno (jun ju'o): x1 | fact(s) x2 (du'u) about subject x3 by epistemology x4 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place; know how to - implying knowledge of method but not necessarily having the ability to practice (= tadjyju'o)]
knows of (is aware/conscious of) sanji (saj): x1 is conscious/aware of x2 (object/abstract); x1 discerns/recognizes x2 (object/abstract) [also: x1 | [of] x2 (one sense); awareness implies some amount of mental processing above and beyond mere sensory detection, and may also be applied to mental relationships that are not detected by the senses]
knuckle cidni (cid): x1 is a/the knee/elbow/| [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3 [metaphor: a sharp bend/curve]
kobold crida (rid): x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/| [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 [also orc, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman]
kopeck fepni (fep fei): x1 is measured in |/cent money-subunits as x2 [quantity], in monetary system x3 [also pfennig, paisa, sen, fen, dinar, etc.; x1 is generally a price/cost/value]; (additional secondary, tertiary, etc. subunit places may be added as x4, x5, x6, ...)
Koranic muslo (mus): x1 pertains to the Islamic/Moslem/| [Quranic] culture/religion/nation in aspect x2