English-Lojban dictionary


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o'clock tcika: x1 [hours, {minutes}, {seconds}] is the time/hour of state/event x2 on day x3 at location x4 [also |]; (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi)
oak species x2 of cindu
oak x1 of cindu
oak 2. cindu: x1 is an |, a type of tree of species/strain x2
oats species x2 of mavji
oats x1 of mavji
oats 2. mavji (mav): x1 is a quantity of | [grain] of species/strain x2
obedient tinbe (tib): x1 obeys/follows the command/rule x2 made by x3; (adjective:) x1 is |
obese plana: x1 is plump/fat/| [excessively thick/bulbous/swollen] by standard x2
obey x1 of tinbe
obey 2. tinbe (tib): x1 |-s/follows the command/rule x2 made by x3; (adjective:) x1 is |-dient
obeyed x2 of tinbe
obeyed 2. commander | x3 of tinbe
obeys tinbe (tib): x1 |/follows the command/rule x2 made by x3; (adjective:) x1 is obedient
object of anger x2 of fengu
object of consciousness x2 of sanji
object of cruelty x2 of kusru
object of curiosity x2 of kucli
object of emotion x3 of cinmo
object of frustration x2 of steba
object of gratitude x3 of ckire
object of guilt x2 of zungi
object of happiness x2 of gleki
object of humility x2 of cumla
object of hunger x2 of xagji
object of jealousy x2 of jilra
object of kindness x2 of xendo
object of levity x2 of xalbo
object of nervousness x2 of xanka
object of panic x2 of xalni
object of pity x2 of kecti
object of pride x2 of jgira
object of protest x2 of pante
object of sadness x2 of badri
object of stubbornness x2 of xarnu
object of thirst x2 of taske
object of thought x2 of pensi
object of wisdom x2 of prije
object of wonder x2 of manci
object with blade x2 of balre
object x1 of dacti
object 2. sensor which doesn't detect vanished | x3 of canci
object 3. dacti (dai): x1 is a material | enduring in space-time; x1 is a thing
object/location holding charge x2 of dikca
objective (of a route/course) pluta (lut lu'a): x2 of: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to | x2 from x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) [a route merely connects origin/|, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]
objective (| of a labor event) nungu'a: x1 is an event of x2 [person] laboring/working on/at x3 [activity] with goal/| x4 [also: x2 is a worker/laborer]
objective (| of a struggle) damba (dab da'a): x3 of: x1 fights/combats/struggles with x2 over issue x3 (abstract); x1 is a fighter/combatant [use x3 tu'a for fight over an object/|]
objective (| of an action) zukte (zuk zu'e): x1 is a volitional entity employing means/taking action x2 for purpose/goal x3/to end x3 [also acting at, undertaking, doing; agentive cause with volition/purpose; also x3 |, end]
objective (| 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 goal/| x4
objective (| of attack) gunta (gut): x3 of: x1 (person/mass) attacks/invades/commits aggression upon victim x2 with goal/| x3
objective (| of operating an apparatus/machine) sazri (saz): x1 operates/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with goal/|/use/end/function x3
objective (| resulting from motive: a motivated action) mukti (muk mu'i): x2 of: 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/goal/| 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)]
objective gunka (gun gu'a): x1 [person] labors/works on/at x2 [activity] with goal/| x3 [also: x1 is a worker/laborer]
oblate 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, | (= 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]
obligation standard x3 of bilga
obligation x2 of bilga
obligation 2. dejni (dej): x1 owes x2 in debt/| to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor
obliged one who is | x1 of bilga
obliged 2. bilga (big): x1 is bound/| to/has the duty to do/be x2 in/by standard/agreement x3; x1 must do x2 [also x3 frame of reference]
oboe xagri: x1 is a |/clarinet/saxophone [reed musical instrument] with reed x2
obscuring murta (mur mu'a): x1 is a curtain/blinds/drapes for covering/| aperture x2, and made of material x3
observation (comment) pinka (pik): x1 (text) is a comment/remark/| about subject x2 expressed by x3 to audience x4 [also: x3 comments/remarks/says x1 about x2 (= terselpinka for reordered places)]
observation (suggested |) simlu (mlu): x1 seems/appears to have property(ies) x2 to observer x3 under conditions x4 [also: x1 seems like it has x2 to x3; suggest belief/| (= mlugau, mluti'i); looks like/resembles (= smimlu, mitmlu)]
observation point (| receiving/detecting reflection) minra (mir): x1 reflects/mirrors/echoes x2 [object/radiation] to observer/| x3 as x4; x2 bounces on x1 [also: x1 is a mirror/reflector]; [x2 may be light, lu'e of an imaged object; x4 may be image or echo or the same as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection]
observation point (| registering noisiness) cladu (lau): x2 of: x1 is loud/noisy at | x2 by standard x3
observation point (| registering silence) smaji (sma): x2 of: x1 (source) is quiet/silent/[still] at | x2 by standard x3
observe (examine using senses) zgana (zga): x1 |-s/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
observe (look at) catlu (cta): x1 looks at/examines/views/inspects/regards/watches/gazes at x2 [also look through (= grecta, ravycta, bacycta); note that English "look" often means a more generic "|"]
observe (see) 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 "|", or even "understand, know"]
observe sign x3 of sinxa
observe x1 of zgana
observe 2. apparently | x3 of simlu
observe 3. zgana (zga): x1 |-s/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
observed x2 of tinbe
observed 2. x2 of zgana
observer (comparer) karbi (kab): x1 [|] compares x2 with x3 in property x4 (ka), determining comparison x5 (state)
observer (confused |) cfipu (fi'u): x2 of: x1 (event/state) confuses/baffles x2 [|] due to [confusing] property x3 (ka)
observer (sensor ganse (gas ga'e): one who detects/notices), x1 [|] senses/detects/notices stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4 [x1 is sensitive to x2; also feels, spots, perceives, makes out, discerns/recognizes (but only implying reaction without necessarily any significant mental processing); note that the emphasis is on a property which stimulates x1 and is 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]
observer (| familiar with) slabu (sau): x2 of: x1 is old/familiar/well-known to | 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)]
observer (| of apparent properties) simlu (mlu): x3 of: x1 seems/appears to have property(ies) x2 to | x3 under conditions x4 [also: x1 seems like it has x2 to x3; suggest belief/observation (= mlugau, mluti'i); looks like/resembles (= smimlu, mitmlu)]
observer (| of bitterness) kurki: x2 of: x1 is bitter/acrid/sharply disagreeable to |/sense x2
observer (| of bright/intense property) carmi (cam cai): x3 of: x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received/measured by | x3 [also lustrous, gleaming, sparkling, shining (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased saturation (with opposite kandi)]
observer (| of deliciousness) kukte (kuk): x2 of: x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to |/sense x2 [person, or sensory activity] [x1 is a delicacy]
observer (| of dim/non-intense property) kandi (kad): x3 of: x1 is dim/dull/pale/non-intense in property x2 (ka) as received/measured by | x3 [in colors, indicates unsaturated, pastel, pale (though blabi can also indicate a kind of paleness)]
observer (| of news) nuzba (nuz): x4 of: x1 (du'u) is news/tidings/new information about subject x2 from source x3, to | x4
observer (| of novelty/newness) cnino (nin ni'o): x2 of: x1 is new/unfamiliar/novel to | x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4; x1 is a novelty
observer (| of odor sumne: smeller), x1 (experiencer) smells/scents (transitive verb) x2; x2 smells/has odor/scent to | x1
observer (| of sweetness) titla (tit): x2 of: x1 is sweet/sugary/saccharine to | x2
observer (| of tartness) slari (sar): x2 of: x1 is sour/tart to | x2
observer (| receiving/detecting reflection) minra (mir): x1 reflects/mirrors/echoes x2 [object/radiation] to |/point x3 as x4; x2 bounces on x1 [also: x1 is a mirror/reflector]; [x2 may be light, lu'e of an imaged object; x4 may be image or echo or the same as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection]
observer (| recognizing wisdom) prije (pij): x3 of: x1 is wise/sage about matter x2 (abstraction) to | x3
observer (|/detector of odor) panci (pan): x3 of: x1 is an odor/fragrance/scent/smell emitted by x2 and detected by |/sensor x3 [an undetected emitter is odorless to the |]
observer (|/interpreter of symbol) sinxa (sni): x3 of: x1 is a sign/symbol/signal representing/referring/signifying/meaning x2 to | x3 [also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is significant/meaningful/of import; signal an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]
observer of intense thing x3 of carmi
observes zgana (zga): x1 |/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
observing (reference standard for |/measuring) manri (mar): x1 is a frame of reference/standard for |/measuring/determining x2, with/by rules x3 (x1 may be object or si'o idea)
observing (scale of units for |/measuring) ckilu (ci'u): x1 (si'o) is a scale of units for measuring/|/determining x2 (state)
observing conditions x4 of zgana
observing sense x3 of zgana
obstacle (problem) nabmi (nam): x1 (event/state) is a problem/| to/encountered by x2 in situation/task/inquiry x3 [also: x1 requires consideration by x2]
obstructs zunti (zun zu'i): x1 (event/state) interferes with/hinders/disrupts x2 (event/state/process) due to quality x3 (ka) [also blocks, |, baffles; not necessarily forcing cessation]
obtains (acquires) cpacu (cpa): x1 gets/procures/acquires/|/accepts x2 from source x3 [previous possessor not implied] [also fetch; accept a gift (= du'acpa)]
obtains (seizes) lebna (leb le'a): x1 takes/gets/gains/|/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]
occasion (celebration) salci (sla): x3 of: x1 celebrates/recognizes/honors x2 (event/abstract) with activity/[party] x3 [x3 (and nunsalci) festival/fiesta/celebration/|/fair/[holiday (some senses)]; not limited to the ameliorative interpretation of 'celebrate': funeral (= mrobixsla)]
occasion (repetition) krefu (ref ke'u): x1 (event) is the x3'rd recurrence/repetition of x2 (abstract); x2 happens again in [form] x1 [also case, another, instance, different, other, time, |]
occasion see also "recur"
occasional vitci (vit): x1 is irregular/|/intermittent in property/action/aspect x2
occupation jibri (jib): x1 is a job/|/employment/vocation (a type of work regularly done for pay) of person x2 [working for another (= selplijibri)]
occupied (of a space) canlu (cal ca'u): x1 is space/volume/region/room [at-least-3-dimensional area] | by x2 [also occupy (= selca'u)]
occupies (amuses) zdile (zdi): x1 (abstract) is amusing/entertaining to x2 in property/aspect x3; x3 is what amuses x2 about x1 [also: x1 | x2 pleasantly; x1 is fun for x2; x2 is amused by x1; x2 has fun (at) doing x1; x1 is an amusement/entertainment/[game] for x2]
occupies (of material in a space) canlu (cal ca'u): x1 is space/volume/region/room [at-least-3-dimensional area] occupied by x2 [also occupy; x2 | x1 (= selca'u)]
occupy space x2 of canlu
occupy canlu (cal ca'u): x2 of: x1 is space/volume/region/room [at-least-3-dimensional area] occupied by x2 [also | (= selca'u)]
occur (begins to |) cfari (cfa): x1 [state/event/process] commences/initiates/starts/begins to |; (intransitive verb)
occur (commanded to |) minde (mid mi'e): x3 of: x1 issues commands/orders to x2 for result x3 (event/state) to happen; x3 is commanded to | [also: x1 orders/sets/[triggers] x2 to do/bring about x3; x1 is a commander; commanded (= termi'e)]
occur (forced to |) bapli (bap bai): x2 of: x1 [force] (ka) forces/compels event x2 to |; x1 determines property x2 to manifest [also constrains; requires success, unlike the physics term (better expressed by danre)]
occur (possibly may |) cumki (cum cu'i): x1 (event/state/property) is possible under conditions x2; x1 may/might |; x1 is a maybe [also possibility]
occur (| seasonally/every year) citsi: x1 is a season/is seasonal [cyclical interval], defined by interval/property x2, of year(s) x3 [also anniversary (= citsydei, na'arcitsydei), jubilee (= mumnoncitsi); the period of time may be short or long as indicated by x2, and may | 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]
occurrence fasnu (fau): x1 (event) is an event that happens/occurs/takes place; x1 is an incident/happening/|
occurrences (multiple |) rapli (rap): x1 [action] repeats/is repeated for a total of x2 (quantity) | [practice (= rapyzu'e, rapxelcli, rapyzukmo'i)]
occurrences (number of |) rapli (rap): x2 of: x1 [action] repeats/is repeated for a total of x2 (quantity) | [practice (= rapyzu'e, rapxelcli, rapyzukmo'i)]
occurs (happens) fasnu (fau): x1 (event) is an event that happens/|/takes place; x1 is an incident/happening/occurrence
occurs (| often) cafne (caf): x1 (event) often/frequently/commonly/customarily |/recurs by standard x2
occurs see also "recurs"
ocean xamsi (xas): x1 is a sea/|/gulf/[atmosphere] of planet x2, of fluid x3; (adjective:) x1 is marine [also atmosphere (= varxamsi, varsenta)]
Oceanian (pertaining to the Polynesia/Oceania) polno (pol): x1 reflects Polynesian/| (geographic region) culture/nationality/languages in aspect x2
ocular kanla (kal): x1 is a/the eye [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus]; (adjective:) x1 is | [x1 is optic]
odd cizra (ciz): x1 is strange/weird/deviant/bizarre/| to x2 in property x3 (ka) [also alien, mysterious, deviant, queer, unusual, exotic]
odious xebni (xen xei): x2 of: x1 hates/despises x2 (object/abstraction); x1 is full of hate for x2; x2 is | to x1 [x1 is hateful (one sense); x2 is hateful (different sense)]
odor (foul fragrance) consider metaphors "rotton-odor" (= furpanci), "bad-odor" (= xlapanci)
odor (fragrance) panci (pan): x1 is an |/fragrance/scent/smell emitted by x2 and detected by observer/sensor x3 [an undetected emitter is odorless to the observer]
odor (scent that is smelled),x sumne: of: x1 (experiencer) smells/scents (transitive verb) x2; x2 smells/has |/scent to observer x1
odor (sulfurous sliri: metaphor: foul-smelling), x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of sulfur/brimstone (S); [metaphor: foul |, volcanic]
odor x1 of panci
odor 2. x2 of sumne
odor 3. smell | x3 of panci
odorous x2 of panci
off another thing which is walled | x3 of bitmu
off 2. closed | x2 of ganlo
off 3. thing which is walled | x2 of bitmu
off 4. kancu (kac): x1 (agent) counts the number in set x2 to be x3 [number/count] counting [|] by units x4 (x2 is complete set)
off 5. jarco (ja'o): x1 (agent) shows/exhibits/displays/[reveals]/demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3 [reveal (= tolmipygau, mipyja'o, sivja'o); also: x1 shows that x2, x1 shows | x2; showing an object is generally expressed with a tu'a x2, since the properties of the shown object (other than its presence) intended for observation are seldom specified (simple presence could be expressed by leka [object] cu zvati)]
offense punishable | x3 of sfasa
offer (| for a price) jdima (di'a): x4 of: x1 [amount] is the price of x2 to purchaser/consumer x3 set by vendor/offeror x4 [x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from transfer of ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erdi'a, po'erseldi'a for unambiguous semantics); price is something decided/set by the seller, and is closely akin to | (friti), which is what a buyer may decide; (note that price is not the same thing as cost/expense, which is the actual amount exchanged in a transaction; the latter is vecnu or canja; neither is the same as "value" or vamji; in colloquial English, these are sometimes interchanged, at least partially because of the rarity of barter and bargaining in the marketplace)]
offer conditions x4 of friti
offer 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)]
offer x1 of friti
offer 2. receive | x3 of friti
offer 3. friti (fit): x1 |-s/pr-|-s x2 [|-ing] to x3 with conditions x4 [(x4 may be nu canja, nu pleji, etc.; an unconditional |-ing has the 'condition' of acceptance); 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'erfriti, po'erselfriti for unambiguous semantics)]
offered x2 of friti
offering (something offered) friti (fit): x2 of: x1 offers/proffers x2 [|] to x3 with conditions x4 [(x4 may be nu canja, nu pleji, etc.; an unconditional | has the 'condition' of acceptance); 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'erfriti, po'erselfriti for unambiguous semantics)]
offering see also "gift"
offeror jdima (di'a): x4 of: x1 [amount] is the price of x2 to purchaser/consumer x3 set by vendor/| x4 [x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event, or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from transfer of ownership of the object/commodity (= po'erdi'a, po'erseldi'a for unambiguous semantics); price is something decided/set by the seller, and is closely akin to offer (friti), which is what a buyer may decide; (note that price is not the same thing as cost/expense, which is the actual amount exchanged in a transaction; the latter is vecnu or canja; neither is the same as "value" or vamji; in colloquial English, these are sometimes interchanged, at least partially because of the rarity of barter and bargaining in the marketplace)]
offers access klaji (laj): x1 is a street/avenue/lane/drive/cul-de-sac/way/alley/[road] at x2 accessing x3 [also corridor; not typically a route between points, but | to sites along it]
offers friti (fit): x1 |/proffers x2 [offering] to x3 with conditions x4 [(x4 may be nu canja, nu pleji, etc.; an unconditional offering has the 'condition' of acceptance); 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'erfriti, po'erselfriti for unambiguous semantics)]
office worker x2 of briju
office x1 of briju
office 2. branch of an | x3 of briju
office 3. location of | x3 of briju
office 4. briju (bij): x1 is an |/bureau/work-place of worker x2 at location x3
officer (police |) pulji: x1 is a police |/[enforcer/vigilante] enforcing law(s)/rule(s)/order x2 [police |, as an agent of authority (= ca'irpulji, ka'irpulji), as part of a police force (= puljyselsoi); military police (= jempulji, bilpulji)]
official catni (ca'i): x1 has authority/is an | in/on/over matter/sphere/persons x2 derived on basis x3
offspring (biological |) panzi (paz): x1 is a [biological] |/child/kid/hybrid of parent(s) x2; (adjective:) x1 is filial
offspring (| produced from seeds/spores) tsiju (tsi): x3 of: x1(s) is/are (a) seed(s)/spore(s) [body-part] of organism x2 for producing | x3 [also germ cell; implies actual potential for self-development; seeds generally contain embryo and food, and hence would include a fertilized egg]
offspring parent x2 of panzi
offspring x1 of panzi
offspring 2. x2 of rorci
offspring 3. seed | x3 of tsiju
offsprint x2 of patfu
often x1 of cafne
often 2. cafne (caf): x1 (event) |/frequently/commonly/customarily occurs/recurs by standard x2
oftenness standard x2 of cafne
oil ctile: x1 is a quantity of petroleum/| from source x2
oil 2. grasu (ras): x1 is a quantity of/is made of/contains grease/fat/| from source x2
old (familiar or well-known) slabu (sau): x1 is |/familiar/well-known to observer x2 in feature x3 (ka) by standard x4 [This can cover both meanings of |. 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)]
old see also "new", "young"; "tolcitno" is preferred for not-young
oleo matne: x1 is a quantity of/contains butter/|/margarine/shortening from source x2 [(adjective:) x1 is buttery; an edible fat, solid but spreadable at normal temperatures; dairy butter (= ladmatne)]
olio stasu: x1 is a quantity of soup/stew/olla/| of ingredients including x2 [x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1]
olla stasu: x1 is a quantity of soup/stew/|/olio of ingredients including x2 [x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1]
on bed x3 of ckana
on display jvinu (vin ji'u): x1 is the view/scene/panorama/sight/prospect of x2 (object/location) from point-of-view x3 [also x1 is | to x2/x3]
on line points | x2 of linji
on route point | x4 of pluta
on scale measured | x2 of ckilu
on stage x3 of tsina
on top thing having | x2 of cpana
one alone sepli (sep sei): x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval/separating medium x3 [alone (= rolsmisei meaning apart or unlike all others of its kind; pavysei, seirpavmei meaning "only" or "|" - do not use when talking about, for example, two people who are alone); x3 space]
one another simxu (sim si'u): x1 (set) has members who mutually/reciprocally x2 (event [x1 should be reflexive in 1+ sumti]) [members of x1 do to each other/| x2, and in return do x2; x1 (plural set) do the same thing to each other]
one who can eat food x2 of cidja
one who is ashamed x1 of ckeji
one who is awake x1 of cikna
one who is ill x1 of bilma
one who is obliged x1 of bilga
one-celled jurme (jum): x1 is a bacteria/germ/microbe/protozoan/amoeba [| life] of species/defining property x2
onion species x2 of sluni
onion x1 of sluni
onion 2. sluni: x1 is a quantity of/contains |-s/scallions of type/cultivar x2
onions sluni: x1 is a quantity of/contains |/scallions of type/cultivar x2
only difference panra: x3 of: x1 parallels x2 differing | in property x3 (ka; jo'u/fa'u term) by standard/geometry x4 [also: x1 is parallel to x2, x3 is the | 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]
only sepli (sep sei): x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval/separating medium x3 [alone (= rolsmisei meaning apart or unlike all others of its kind; pavysei, seirpavmei meaning "|" or "one alone" - do not use when talking about, for example, two people who are alone); x3 space]
oops x2 of snuti
open (candid) stace (sac): x1 is honest/|/truthfully revealing to/candid/frank with x2 about matter/fact x3 [also straight, straight-forward]
open (of a passage) kalri (kar): x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is |/ajar/not shut permitting passage/access to x2 by x3 [as a doorway]
open (public gubni (gub): unhidden), x1 is public/un-hidden/|/jointly available to/owned by all among community x2 (mass)
open (|-bottomed garment) skaci: x1 is a skirt/kilt/dress of material x2; x1 is skirted [garment | 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]
open onto x2 of vorme
open onto 2. x3 of vorme
open x1 of kalri
opened by key thing | x2 of ckiku
opening (of a key in a lock) ckiku (kik): x1 is a key fitting/releasing/|/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 | the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the shaft and teeth]
opening (throat/gullet) galxe: x1 is a/the throat/gullet [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: narrow(ing) | of a deep hole]
opening (window/portal) canko (ca'o): x1 is a window/portal/| [portal] in wall/building/structure x2
opening see also "door"
operate hotel x3 of xotli
operate school x5 of ckule
operate x1 of sazri
operate 2. sazri (saz): x1 |-s/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with goal/objective/use/end/function x3
operated (market | by/with) zarci (zac zai): x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) selling/trading (for) x2, | by/with operator(s)/participants x3 [also: mall, marketplace, shopping center, cooperative, bazaar, trading post, mart; the concept is the function of selling/exchanging coupled with a location, and is more oriented to the larger concept of marketplace than the stalls/shops that comprise it, though it does not exclude the latter individual shops (= zaisle); x3 may include both owners/proprietors and customers in some markets, but in most contexts refers only to the operators]
operated (of a hotel) xotli (xol xoi): x1 is a hotel/inn/hostel at location x2 | by x3
operated (of a school) ckule (kul cu'e): x1 is school/institute/academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audience/community x4 | by x5 [also college, university]
operated x2 of sazri
operates sazri (saz): x1 |/drives/runs x2 [apparatus/machine] with goal/objective/use/end/function x3
operating goal x3 of sazri
operating zgike (zgi gi'e): x1 is music performed/produced by x2 (event) [x2 event may be person playing instrument, singing, musical source |/vibrating, etc.; instrument (= zgica'a); play an instrument (= zgica'apli, zgiterca'a, selzgigau, selzgizu'e); song (= sa'azgi, selsa'a); voice, as used musically (= zgivo'a); composed music (= fingi'e)]
operator (of a hotel) xotli (xol xoi): x3 of: x1 is a hotel/inn/hostel at location x2 operated by | x3
operator (school |) ckule (kul cu'e): x5 of: x1 is school/institute/academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audience/community x4 operated by | x5 [also college, university]
operator apparatus | x3 of cabra
operators (| of a market) zarci (zac zai): x3 of: x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) selling/trading (for) x2, operated by/with participants x3 [also: mall, marketplace, shopping center, cooperative, bazaar, trading post, mart; the concept is the function of selling/exchanging coupled with a location, and is more oriented to the larger concept of marketplace than the stalls/shops that comprise it, though it does not exclude the latter individual shops (= zaisle); x3 may include both owners/proprietors and customers in some markets, but in most contexts refers only to the |]
opine x1 of jinvi
opine 2. jinvi (jiv ji'i): x1 thinks/|-s x2 [|-nion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
opines jinvi (jiv ji'i): x1 thinks/| x2 [opinion] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
opinion subject x3 of jinvi
opinion x2 of jinvi
opinion 2. grounds for | x4 of jinvi
opinion 3. jinvi (jiv ji'i): x2 of: x1 thinks/opines x2 [|] (du'u) is true about subject/issue x3 on grounds x4 [words usable for epistemology typically have a du'u place]
opponent (competitor) jivna (jvi): x1 or x2 of: x1 competes/vies with | x2 in contest/competition x3 (event) for gain x4; x1 rivals x2 [also x2 |(s), competitor(s), rival(s); x3 competition, race; x4 prize, reward, recognition (gain may be internal or external)]
opponent (enemy/adversary) bradi: x1 or x2 of: x1 is an enemy/|/adversary/foe of x2 in struggle x3
opponent (resistance/balancing force) fapro (fap pro): x1 of x2 of: x1 opposes/balances/contends/resists against |(s) x2 (person/force individual/mass) about x3 (abstract)
opponent (target of a weapon) xarci (xac xa'i): x2 of: x1 is a weapon/arms for use against | x2 by x3 [gun/cannon (= celxa'i)]
opponent (| in a war) jamna (jam): x1 (person/mass) wars against | x2 over territory/matter x3; x1 is at war with x2
opponent in fight x2 of damba
opponent in war x2 of jamna
opponent x2 of fapro
opponent 2. x2 of jivna
opponents (defeated |) jinga (jig ji'a): x3 of: x1 (person/team) wins/gains prize x2 from/over x3 [competitors/losers] in competition x4 [also: x1 is a victor; x2 reward; x3 competitors here are | 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)];
oppose fapro (fap pro): x1 |-s/balances/contends/resists against opponent(s) x2 (person/force individual/mass) about x3 (abstract)
opposed x2 of fapro
opposes x2 of bradi
opposes 2. fapro (fap pro): x1 |/balances/contends/resists against opponent(s) x2 (person/force individual/mass) about x3 (abstract)
opposing (frictional force | motion) mosra (mos): x1 is friction [force | 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)]
opposing (stubborn/willfully |) xarnu: x1 is stubborn/willfully |/resisting x2 about x3 (event/state) [x2 may be a person, a state or condition, or a force; the essence is willful resistance]
opposite (contrary/polar opposite) dukti (dut): x1 or x2 of: x1 is polar | from/contrary to x2 in property/on scale x3 (property/si'o)
opposite (inverted/reversed) fatne (fat fa'e): x1 or x2 of: x1 [sequence] is in reverse order from x2 [sequence]; x1 (object) is inverted from x2 (object) [also | (one sense)]
opposite (on the other side of a gap/boundary) ragve (rav): x1 or x3 of: x1 is located across/on the other side of gap/boundary x2 from x3; x1 is | (fi) x3 [also: x1 is over there (across/beyond zo'e); directly across/beyond a boundary/gap, generally at the shortest plausible distance on the other side of the boundary]
opposite x1 of dukti
opposite 2. see also "beyond"
opposite 3. thing having as | x2 of dukti
opposites scale of | x3 of dukti
opposition (| supported against) sarji (sra): x3 of: x1 supports/holds up/is underpinning of/[helps] x2 against force/| x3 with/by means x4 [also aids; (adjective:) x1 is dependable, reliable (such reliability may be transient; this is not the usual sense of 'reliable' or 'dependable'; (x2 is object/event)]
opposor x1 of fapro
optic kanla (kal): x1 is a/the eye [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus]; (adjective:) x1 is ocular [x1 is |]
optical lenjo (len le'o): x1 is a lens/glass [focussing shape/form] focussing x2 to focus/foci x3 by means/material x4 [(adjective:) x1 is |; focussing may be | or otherwise, hence x2 which may be light, sound, X-ray, etc., default is light/| lens; ka is refraction]
optionally zifre (zif zi'e): x1 is free/at liberty to do/be x2 (event/state) under conditions x3 [also unrestricted, unfettered, unconstrained; (adjective:) independent; (adverb:) willingly, voluntarily, freely, may, |; (potential:) x1 voluntarily does x2]
oral cavity moklu (mol mo'u): x1 is a/the mouth/| [body-part] of x2; (metaphor: entrance/intake for consumption) [(adjective:) x1 is |]
oral moklu (mol mo'u): x1 is a/the mouth/| cavity [body-part] of x2; (metaphor: entrance/intake for consumption) [(adjective:) x1 is |]
orange x1 of narju
orange 2. narju (naj): x1 is | [color adjective]
orb bolci (bol boi): x1 is a ball/sphere/|/globe [shape/form] of material x2; x1 is a spherical object [made of x2] [also round]
orbit planet | x4 of plini
orbit 2. satellite | x4 of mluni
orbital (of a planet) plini: x1 is a planet revolving around x2 with planetary characteristics x3, orbital parameters x4
orbital (of a satellite) mluni (lun): x1 is a satellite/moon orbiting x2 with characteristics x3, orbital parameters x4
orbital parameters (| of a planet) plini: x4 of: x1 is a planet revolving around x2 with planetary characteristics x3, | x4
orbital parameters (| of a satellite) mluni (lun): x4 of: x1 is a satellite/moon orbiting x2 with characteristics x3, | x4
orbital parameters x3 of plini
orbiting (of a satellite) mluni (lun): x1 is a satellite/moon | x2 with characteristics x3, orbital parameters x4
orbits (turns/revolves around axis) carna (car): x1 turns/rotates/| around axis x2 in direction x3 [also revolve/| (= jincarna)]
orc crida (rid): x1 is a fairy/elf/gnome/brownie/pixie/goblin/kobold [mythical humanoid] of mythos/religion x2 [also |, giant, demon or devil (when humanoid-form is presumed by the mythos/religion), bugbear, bogeyman]
orchard purdi (pud): x1 is a garden/tended/cultivated field of family/community/farmer x2 growing plants/crop x3 [| (= ricpurdi)]
orchestra bende (bed be'e): x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 organized for purpose x4 (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); [also | ( = zgibe'e, balzgibe'e to distinguish from smaller musical groups), outfit; x3 conductor; business, not necessarily incorporated (= cajbe'e, venbe'e)]
ordeal x2 of renvi
order (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, genus, family, |, phylum]
order (reverse |) fatne (fat fa'e): x1 [sequence] is in reverse | from x2 [sequence]; x1 (object) is inverted from x2 (object) [also opposite (one sense)]
order (taxonomy tree level) jutsi (jut): x1 is a species of genus x2, family x3, etc.; [open-ended tree-structure categorization] [also subspecies, |, 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]
order (| enforced by police) pulji: x2 of: x1 is a police officer/[enforcer/vigilante] enforcing law(s)/rule(s)/| x2 [police officer, as an agent of authority (= ca'irpulji, ka'irpulji), as part of a police force (= puljyselsoi); military police (= jempulji, bilpulji)]
order (| of a list) liste (ste): x3 of: x1 (physical object) is a list/catalog/register of sequence/set x2 in | x3 in medium x4 [also roll, log]; (x2 is completely specified); (cf. cmima for mental objects wherein | is of varying importance; some manifested | is intrinsic to a physical list, but the specific | may be incidental and not intentional/purposeful)
order of a list x3 of liste
order is in | x1 of porsi
order 2. see also "command", "request"
order 3. sort | x2 of porsi
ordered (neat) cnici (nic): x1 is orderly/neat/| in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni)
ordered (result of organizing) ganzu (gaz): x3 of: x1 organizes x2 [relative chaos] into x3 [|/organized result] by system/principle(s) x4 [x3 is also a system; x4 could be merely a function which inherently serves to dictate the organizational structure of x3]
ordered (sequenced) porsi (por poi): x1 [| set] is sequenced/|/listed by comparison/rules x2 on unordered set x3 [also (adjective:) x1 is serial]; (sets are completely specified)
ordered (| entirety - universe) munje (muj mu'e): x1 is a universe/cosmos [complete and | entirety] of domain/sphere x2 defined by rules x3 [also world; a universe is a kind of system, one which comprehensively encompasses its domain; e.g. 'universe of discourse', or 'world of birds'; x3 are the rules/defining principles which distinguish the universe from other universes, or from non-universe]
ordering rule x2 of porsi
orderliness property x2 of cnici
orderly x1 of cnici
orderly 2. cnici (nic): x1 is |/neat/ordered in property/quantity x2 (ka/ni)
orders minde (mid mi'e): x1 issues commands/| to x2 for result x3 (event/state) to happen; x3 is commanded to occur [also: x1 |/sets/[triggers] x2 to do/bring about x3; x1 is a commander; commanded (= termi'e)]
ordinal item in sequenced set x1 of # moi
ordinal sequence for | x3 of # moi
ordinal 2. set with | x2 of # moi
ordinariness x2 of fadni
ordinary x1 of fadni
ordinary 2. fadni (fad): x1 [member] is |/common/typical/usual in property x2 (ka) among members of x3 (set) [also: x2 is a normal/common/|/typical property among set x3 (= selterfadni for reordered places); also regular, (mabla forms:) banal, trite, vulgar; (x3 is complete set)]
ore kunra (kun): x1 is/contains/is made from a mineral/| of type/metal x2 mined from location/lode/mine x3
organ (body |) rango (rag): x1 is a/the body | [body-part] of body/species x2 performing function x3 [also sweetmeat (= ragdja)]
organ (gamete producing |) ganti: x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/scrotum/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete producing/bearing |]
organ (musical instrument) pipno (pi'o): x1 is a piano/harpsichord/synthesizer/|; a keyboard musical instrument
organ (projecting reproductive |) pinji: x1 is a/the clitoris/penis [projecting reproductive |; body-part] of x2 [normally context eliminates need for specificity; otherwise: penis (= nakpinji), clitoris (= fetpinji)]
organ function x3 of rango
organ x1 of rango
organ 2. see also "gut", "gland", "eye", "ear", "brain", "nose", "heart", "lung", "mouth", "breast", "uterus", "vagina", "vulva", "liver"
organ 3. thing having | x2 of rango
organic (containing carbon) tabno (tab): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of carbon/graphite/[diamond]/charcoal; x1 is |
organic (vital jmive (miv ji'e): from a living creature), x1 lives/is alive by standard x2; x1 is an organism/living thing [(adjective:) x1 is vital, |]
organism (living thing) jmive (miv ji'e): x1 lives/is alive by standard x2; x1 is an |/living thing [(adjective:) x1 is vital, organic]
organism (source of a gamete) sovda (sov so'a): x2 of: x1 is an egg/ovum/sperm/pollen/gamete of/from | [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]
organism (| producing seeds/spores) tsiju (tsi): x2 of: x1(s) is/are (a) seed(s)/spore(s) [body-part] of | 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 fertilized egg]
organism (| with blood) ciblu (blu): x2 of: x1 is blood/vital fluid of | x2
organism with seed x2 of tsiju
organisms (in a community) cecmu (cem ce'u): x2 of: x1 is a community/colony of | x2
organization (incorporated/chartered firm) kagni (kag): x1 is a company/corporation/firm/partnership chartered by authority x2 for purpose x3 [also enterprise/| (if chartered)]
organization (structure) stura (tur su'a): x1 is a structure/arrangement/| of x2 [set/system/complexity] (x2, if a set, is completely specified)
organizational principle (determining subordinate/assistants) vipsi (vip): x2 of: x1 is a deputy/vice/subordinate in aspect [or |] x2 (ka) to principal x3 [also assistant, adjutant]
organize x1 of ganzu
organize 2. ganzu (gaz): x1 |-s x2 [relative chaos] into x3 [ordered/|-d result] by system/principle(s) x4 [x3 is also a system; x4 could be merely a function which inherently serves to dictate the |-ational structure of x3]
organized (of a team/gang/band) bende (bed be'e): x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 | 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)]
organized (result of organizing) ganzu (gaz): x3 of: x1 organizes x2 [relative chaos] into x3 [ordered/| result] by system/principle(s) x4 [x3 is also a system; x4 could be merely a function which inherently serves to dictate the organizational structure of x3]
organized (strongly | bilni (bil): regimented), x1 is military/regimented/is strongly |/prepared by system x2 for purpose x3 [also paramilitary; soldier in its broadest sense - not limited to those trained/| as part of an army to defend a state (= bilpre)]
organized activity cuntu (cu'u): x1 is an affair/| involving person(s) x2 (individual/mass); x1 is x2's business [also matter, concern; x2 is engaged in x1 (which is usually an abstraction) (= selcu'u for reordered places)]
organized church/religion lijda (jda): 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/follower 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); | (= be'ejda), congregation (= jdabe'e, jdagri)]
organized x2 of stura
organized 2. x3 of ganzu
organized 3. not as | x2 of ganzu
organizes (designs a structure/arrangement) platu (pla): x1 (agent) plans/designs/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[schematic] x2 for state/process x3 [also invents/|; x2 design, scheme; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3]
organizes (increases order) ganzu (gaz): x1 | x2 [relative chaos] into x3 [ordered/organized result] by system/principle(s) x4 [x3 is also a system; x4 could be merely a function which inherently serves to dictate the organizational structure of x3]
organizing principle x4 of ganzu
orientation (sexual |) cinse (cin): x3 of: x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/gender/sexual | 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 flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)]
orientation (| standard for behind) trixe (rix ti'e): x1 is posterior/behind/back/in the rear of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of | for x2; spine (= rixybo'u, rixybo'ukamju)]
orientation (| standard for forward) crane (cra): x1 is anterior/ahead/forward/(in/on) the front of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of | for x2]
orientation (| standard for left) zunle (zul): x1 is to the left/left-hand side of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also x3 is the standard of | for x2]
orientation (| standard for right) pritu: x1 is to the right/right-hand side of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of | for x2]
orientation sexual | x2 of cinse
orifice (anal |) ganxo (gax): x1 is a/the anus/anal |/asshole/arsehole [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: exit, waste exit] [also asshole/ass/arsehole; (adjective:) x1 is anal]
orifice (| having lip/rim) ctebi (teb): x2 of: x1 is a/the lip [body-part]/rim of | x2 of body x3; (adjective:) x1 is labial
orifice (| producing cough/burp) kafke: x3 of: x1 coughs/farts/burps up/out x2 [predominantly gaseous] from | x3
orifice coughed from x3 of kafke
orifice with lip x2 of ctebi
origin (basis of direction) farna (far fa'a): x3 of: x1 is the direction of x2 (object/event) from |/in frame of reference x3 [x2 is towards x1 from x3 (= selfa'a for reordered places)]
origin (of a route/course) pluta (lut lu'a): x3 of: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to destination x2 from | x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) [a route merely connects origin/|, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]
origin (of canal/channel) naxle (nax xle): x3 of: x1 is a canal/channel to x2 from | x3 with route x4 [x2/x3 may be unordered]
origin (source/beginning) krasi (kra): x1 (site/event) is a source/start/beginning/| of x2 (object/event/process) [also root (figurative sense); (adjective:) x1 is initial]
origin (starting point of penetration) pagre (gre): x4 of: x1 passes through/penetrates barrier/medium/portal x2 to destination side x3 from | side x4 [passing through in both directions (= rolfargre, pagre ... .i so'ivo'ivo'u (and vice versa))]
origin (transmitter) benji (bej be'i): x4 of: x1 transfers/sends/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/| x4 via means/medium x5 [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from | is implied]; [x5 carrier]
origin (| of a leap) plipe (pip pi'e): x3 of: x1 (agent/object) leaps/jumps/springs/bounds to x2 from | x3 reaching height x4 propelled by x5 [place structure parallels klama; hence x4 may be a route-like |]
origin (| of a road) dargu (dag): x3 of: x1 is a road/highway to x2 from x3 with route x4 (x2/x3 may be unordered) [a regularly used, improved-for-use surface for travelling]
origin (| of carrying) bevri (bev bei): x4 of: x1 carries/hauls/bears/transports cargo x2 to x3 from | x4 over path x5; x1 is a carrier/[porter] [alienation from x2 to x3 is implied]
origin (| of dive) sfubu (sub su'u): x3 of: x1 dives/swoops [manner of controlled falling] to x2 from | x3
origin (| of fall) farlu (fal fa'u): x3 of: x1 falls/drops to x2 from | x3 in gravity well/frame of reference x4 [note: things can fall in spin, thrust, or tide as well as gravity; (agentive "drop" = one of two lujvo: falcru and falri'a)]
origin (| of going) klama (kla): x3 of: x1 comes/goes to destination x2 from | 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)]
origin (| of mail) mrilu (mri): x4 of: x1 mails/posts [transfer via intermediary service] x2 to x3 from | x4 by carrier/network/system x5 [also x4 post office, mailbox]
origin (| of movement) muvdu (muv mu'u): x3 of: x1 (object) moves to/towards destination/receiver x2 [away] from | x3 over path/route x4 [also mobile (= co'ermu'u, for the non-specific opposite of immobile); after a muvdu, object is alienated from/no longer at | (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= muvgau, muvzu'e), non-agentive transitive move (= muvri'a), self-propelled (= sezmuvgau), motion of a part of the object (= pagmu'u), having a moving part (= muvypau, muvyselpau); apparent motion (= mlumu'u)]; (cf. klama (which differs in that the means of motion is explicit); benji for agentive movement that does not necessarily imply alienation from |, preja for similar movement with no agent implied)
origin (| of route) pluta (lut lu'a): x3 of: x1 is a route/path/way/course/track to x2 from x3 via/defined by points including x4 (set) [a route merely connects |/destination, but need not be improved in any way; (x4 is a set of points at least sufficient to constrain the route relevantly)]
origin (| returned to) xruti (xru): x3 of: x1 (agent) returns x2 to |/earlier state x3 from x4; x1 moves/gives 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)]
origin canal | x3 of naxle
origin 2. going | x3 of klama
origin 3. lightning | x3 of lindi
origin 4. mail | x4 of mrilu
origin 5. move | x3 of muvdu
originator (| of a letter) xatra (xa'a): x1 is a letter/missive/[note] to intended audience x2 from author/| x3 with content x4
origins (origins of gathering elements) jmaji (jaj): x3 of: x1 (mass/jo'u) gathers/collects at location x2 from | x3 (mass/jo'u) [also focus (= seljmaji)]
orthopteran jalra: x1 is a cockroach/[|/termite] of order/species/breed x2 [also grasshopper (= 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)
oscillate x1 of slilu
oscillate 2. slilu (sli): x1 |-s at rate/frequency 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]
oscillates slilu (sli): x1 | at rate/frequency 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]
oscillation frequency x2 of slilu
oscillation state x3 of slilu
other (| occurence) krefu (ref ke'u): x1 (event) is the x3'rd recurrence/repetition of x2 (abstract); x2 happens again in [form] x1 [also case, another, instance, different, |, time, occasion]
other side (result of penetrating motion) pagre (gre): x3 of: x1 passes through/penetrates barrier/medium/portal x2 to | x3 from origin side x4 [passing through in both directions (= rolfargre, pagre ... .i so'ivo'ivo'u (and vice versa))]
other side (| of a bound: beyond) bancu (bac): x1 and x3 of:x1 exceeds/is beyond limit/boundary x2 from x3 in property/amount x4 (ka/ni) [on the | of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per ragve); also not limited to position in space]
other side (| of gap/boundary: directly across) ragve (rav): x1 and x3 of: x1 is located across/on the | of gap/boundary x2 from x3; x1 is opposite (fi) x3 [also: x1 is over there (across/beyond zo'e); directly across/beyond a boundary/gap, generally at the shortest plausible distance on the | side of the boundary]
other side bancu (bac): x1 exceeds/is beyond limit/boundary x2 from x3 in property/amount x4 (ka/ni) [on the | of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per ragve); also not limited to position in space]
other than (contrasting with) frica (fic): x1 and x2 of: x1 differs/is distinct from/contrasts with/is unlike x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 [also | (less common meaning)]
other than (different than) drata (dat): x1 and x2 of: x1 isn't the-same-thing-as/is different-from/| x2 by standard x3; x1 is something else
other than x2 of drata
other x1 of drata
otherness standard x3 of drata
oto- (pertaining to the ear) kerlo (ker): x1 is a/the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: sensory apparatus, information gathering] [(adjective:) x1 is |]
ounces bunda (bud): x1 is x2 (default 1) local weight unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, subunits [e.g. |] x4 (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...)
out of (material drunk) pinxe (pix): x1 (agent) drinks/imbibes beverage/drink/liquid refreshment x2 from/| container/source x3
out of (material dug up) kakpa: x1 (agent) digs x2 [material] up/| x3 [source/hole] with limbs/tool(s) x4 [also x1 cuts into x3 (with material removal)]
out of (material made from) zbasu (zba): x1 makes/assembles/builds/manufactures/creates x2 | materials/parts/components x3 [should not be used to express causation]
out of translated | x4 of fanva
out x1 of bartu
out 2. cried | x2 of krixa
out 3. cry | x1 of krixa
out 4. dug | x2 of kakpa
out 5. filtered | x3 of julne
out 6. planned | x3 of platu
out 7. spat | x2 of sputu
out 8. bartu (bar): x1 is on the |-side of x2; x1 is exterior to x2; (adjective:) x1 is |-er
outcome jalge (jag ja'e): x1 (action/event/state) is a result/|/conclusion of antecedent x2 (event/state/process) [also: x2 gives rise to x1 (= selja'e for reordered places); total (general meaning, but also = me'orja'e, pi'irja'e, sujyja'e)]
outer covering pilka (pil pi'a): x1 is a crust/rind/peel/skin/hide/| of x2 , gacri)
outer garment kosta (kos): x1 is a coat/jacket/sweater/cloak/[cape/shawl/pullover] [extra |] of material x2
outer space region x2 of kensa
outer space x1 of kensa
outer space 2. kensa (kes): x1 is | near/associated with celestial body/region x2
outer bartu (bar): x1 is on the outside of x2; x1 is exterior to x2; (adjective:) x1 is |
outfit bende (bed be'e): x1 is a crew/team/gang/squad/band of persons x2 directed/led by x3 organized for purpose x4 (x1 is a mass; x2 is a set completely specified); [also orchestra, |; x3 conductor; business, not necessarily incorporated (= cajbe'e, venbe'e)]
outline greku (rek): x1 is a frame/structure/skeleton/| supporting/load-bearing/determining the form of x2
outputs (| of a process) pruce (ruc ru'e): x3 of: x1 is a process with inputs x2, |/results x3, passing through steps/stages x4 [x2 resource (= selru'e, but also ru'etci, (ru'er-/ruc- or selru'e-/selruc- modifying:) selxaksu, selsabji, livla)]
outside diameter (| of a ring) djine (jin): x4 of: x1 is a ring/annulus/torus/circle [shape/form] of material x2, inside diameter x3, | x4 [also ellipse, oval (= jincla); (usage has been for near-circles, such as tight spirals, even if not closed loops)]; [also band, belt, encircle (= jinsru)]
outside diameter ring | x4 of djine
outside sandwich | x3 of snuji
outside 2. thing having | x2 of bartu
outside 3. bartu (bar): x1 is on the | of x2; x1 is exterior to x2
oval djine (jin): x1 is a ring/annulus/torus/circle [shape/form] of material x2, inside diameter x3, outside diameter x4 [also ellipse, | (= jincla); (usage has been for near-circles, such as tight spirals, even if not closed loops)]; [also band, belt, encircle (= jinsru)]
ovary ganti: x1 is a/the testes/|/testicle/scrotum/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete producing/bearing organ]
oven x1 of toknu
oven 2. cooked in | x2 of toknu
oven 3. toknu (tok): x1 is an | [enclosure that heats its contents] for baking/heating/drying x2
over there ragve (rav): x1 is located across/on the other side of gap/boundary x2 from x3; x1 is opposite (fi) x3 [also: x1 is over | (across/beyond zo'e); directly across/beyond a boundary/gap, generally at the shortest plausible distance on the other side of the boundary]
over x2 of cnita
over 2. anguish | x1 of dunku
over 3. bridged | x2 of cripu
over 4. fought | x3 of damba
over 5. ranged | x2 of kuspe
over 6. thing arched | x2 of bargu
overhang balni: x1 is a balcony/|/ledge/shelf of building/structure x2
overrun x2 of preja
ovoid 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): |, 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]
ovulate x2 of sovda
ovum sovda (sov so'a): x1 is an egg/|/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 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]
owe x1 of dejni
owe 2. dejni (dej): x1 |-s x2 in debt/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor
owed x2 of dejni
owed 2. x3 of dejni
owes dejni (dej): x1 | x2 in debt/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [service, loan]; x1 is a debtor
owned by (of a bank) banxa (bax): x2 of: x1 is a bank | by/in banking system x2 for banking function(s) x3 (event)
owned by all (public) gubni (gub): x1 is public/un-hidden/open/jointly available to/| among community x2 (mass)
owned x2 of ponse
owner (of territory) tutra (tut): x1 is territory/domain/space of/belonging to/controlled by | x2
owner land | x2 of tutra
owner 2. previous | x3 of lebna
owner 3. ponse (pos po'e): x1 possesses/owns/has x2 under law/custom x3; x1 is |/proprietor of x2 under x3 (x3 is generally more important to the concept than commonly accepted for the English equivalent, since the concept is broader when unconstrained, and the nature/interpretation of possession/ownership is very culturally dependent)
owners (| of a market who operate it) zarci (zac zai): x3 of: x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) selling/trading (for) x2, operated by/with participants x3 [also: mall, marketplace, shopping center, cooperative, bazaar, trading post, mart; the concept is the function of selling/exchanging coupled with a location, and is more oriented to the larger concept of marketplace than the stalls/shops that comprise it, though it does not exclude the latter individual shops (= zaisle); x3 may include both |/proprietors and customers in some markets, but in most contexts refers only to the operators]
ownership (inheritance of |) cerda (ced): x1 is an heir to/is to inherit x2 (object/quality) from x3 according to rule x4 [pedantically, inheriting an object should be a sumti-raising (tu'a if non-abstract in x2) of inheriting loka ponse the object - the | of the object (= po'ercerda, po'erselcerda for unambiguous semantics)]
owns ponse (pos po'e): x1 possesses/|/has x2 under law/custom x3; x1 is owner/proprietor of x2 under x3 (x3 is generally more important to the concept than commonly accepted for the English equivalent, since the concept is broader when unconstrained, and the nature/interpretation of possession/ownership is very culturally dependent)
ox bakni (bak): x1 is a cow/cattle/kine/|/[bull/steer/calf] [beef-producer/bovine] of species/breed x2
oxidizer (| of a fire) fagri (fag): x3 of: x1 is a fire/flame in fuel x2 burning-in/reacting-with | x3 (default air/oxygen)
oxygen x1 of kijno
oxygen 2. kijno (kij): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of | (O); [metaphor: supporting life/combustion]