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saccharine (sugar-like substance) sakta (sat): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of sugar [sweet edible] from source x2 of composition x3 [also sucrose, fructose, glucose, galactose, lactose, etc.; |/aspartame/sugar substitute (sakybasti, basysakta, ticysakta); x3: composition including x3, which need not be complete specification]
saccharine (sweet/sugary) titla (tit): x1 is sweet/sugary/| to observer x2
sack x1 of dakli
sack 2. contents of | x2 of dakli
sack 3. material of | x3 of dakli
sack 4. dakli: x1 is a |/bag with contents x2, and of material x3
sacred censa (ces): x1 is holy/| to person/people/culture/religion/cult/group x2
sad someone | x1 of badri
sad 2. badri (dri): x1 is |/depressed/dejected/[unhappy/feels sorrow/grief] about x2 (abstraction)
sadness object of | x2 of badri
safe snura (nur nu'a): x1 is secure/| from threat x2 (event)
sage prije (pij): x1 is wise/| about matter x2 (abstraction) to observer x3
said x2 of cusku
sail x1 of falnu
sail 2. fill | x2 of falnu
sail 3. falnu (fan): x1 is a | for gathering propelling material x2 on vehicle/motor x3 [waterwheel (= jacfanxi'u)]
sailing craft x3 of falnu
sailing craft 2. propellant of | x2 of falnu
saintly vrude (vud vu'e): x1 is virtuous/|/[fine/moral/nice/holy/morally good] by standard x2 [holy/| (= cesyvu'e)]
salad ingredients x2 of salta
salad x1 of salta
salad 2. salta: x1 (mass) is a quantity of | [food] with ingredients/components including x2 [x2 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of x1]
salary x2 of jerna
salary 2. jerna: x2 of: x1 (agent/person) earns/[deserves/merits] wages/|/pay x2 for work/service x3 (activity) [also x2 reward (= zanseljerna or nemjerna), punishment/comeuppance (= sfaseljerna, malseljerna); x3 behavior; job (= 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)]
sale (at reduced price) consider metaphor "costly-less-offer" (= kargymecfriti), "costly-less-sell" (= kargyme'ave'u), "less-price-offer" (= mecyxelvenfriti), "less-price-sell" (mecyxelvenfriti)
sale cost x4 of vecnu
sale price consider metaphor "less-price" (mecyxelve'u)
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); for | (= 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)]
salesman 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/|/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)]
salesman 2. 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
salesperson vecnu (ven ve'u): x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/service/commodity] to buyer/purchaser x3 for amount/cost/expense x4 [x1 is a |/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)]
salesperson 2. 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
saliva (something expectorated) sputu (put pu'u): x2 of: x1 spits/expectorates x2 [predominantly liquid] from x3 to/onto x4 [|/spit/sputum/spittle (= molselpu'u)]
saliva consider metaphor "mouth-secretion" (= molselcigla)
salt composition x3 of silna
salt source x2 of silna
salt x1 of silna
salt 2. silna: x1 is a portion/quantity of | from source x2, of composition including x3
same (echo/reflection) minra (mir): x1 reflects/mirrors/echoes x2 [object/radiation] to observer/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 | as x2 if physical object; x3 may be a path for a bounced object; ka is reflection]
same (identical) mintu (mit mi'u): x1 is the |/identical thing as x2 by standard x3; (x1 and x2 interchangeable)
same (in amount dunli (dun du'i): congruent), x1 is equal/congruent to/as much as x2 in property/dimension/quantity x3 [| in quantity/quality (not necessarily in identity); 'analogy' may be expressed as the equivalence of two properties of similarity (ka x1 simsa x2) and (ka x3 simsa x4)]
same generation tamne: x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default |] [probably preferred for metaphorical siblings (over bruna)]
same thing (do the | to each other) 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/one another x2, and in return do x2; x1 (plural set) do the | x2 to each other]
same thing (recurrence) krefu (ref ke'u): x1 (event) is the x3'rd recurrence/repetition of x2 (abstract); x2 happens again in [form] x1 [also case, | again, another, instance, different, other, time, occasion]
same thing (repeated action) rapli (rap): x1 [action] is the | repeated for a total of x2 (quantity) occurrences [practice (= rapyzu'e, rapxelcli, rapyzukmo'i)]
same x1 of mintu
same 2. thing having as | x2 of mintu
sameness standard x3 of mintu
sample mupli (mup): x1 is an example/|/specimen/instance/case/illustration of common property(s) x2 of set x3
sanctuary (religious) malsi (mas): x1 is a temple/church/|/synagogue/shrine of religion x2 at location/serving area x3 [x2 may be event of form (... worships/pays/respect to ...), hence (metaphorically extending to) monument (= mojmalsi, si'armalsi)]
sanctuary see also "shelter"
sand composition x3 of canre
sand source x2 of canre
sand x1 of canre
sand 2. canre (can): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of |/grit from source x2 of composition including x3 [also abrasive (= gukcanre)]
sandal cutci (cuc): x1 is a shoe/boot/| for covering/protecting [feet/hooves] x2, and of material x3 [also boot (= tupcutci)]
sandwich filling x2 of snuji
sandwich outside x3 of snuji
sandwich x1 of snuji
sandwich 2. see also "layer"
sandwich 3. snuji (nuj): x1 is a |/layering [not restricted to food] of x2 sandwiched between x3
sandwiched (| between) snuji (nuj): x2 of: x1 is a sandwich/layering [not restricted to food] of x2 | between x3
sandwiched x2 of snuji
sandy x2 of canre
sane x1 of racli
sane 2. racli: x1 (action/activity/behavior) is |/rational by standard x2
sanity standard x2 of racli
Sanskrit aspect x2 of srito
Sanskrit x1 of srito
Sanskrit 2. srito: x1 reflects | language/Sanskritic/Vedic culture/nationality in aspect x2
Sanskritic srito: x1 reflects Sanskrit language/|/Vedic culture/nationality in aspect x2
sat on x2 of zutse
satellite (natural |) lunra (lur): x1 is Earth's moon (default); x1 is a major natural |/moon of planet x2
satellite (orbiting body) mluni (lun): x1 is a |/moon orbiting x2 with characteristics x3, orbital parameters x4
satellite orbit x4 of mluni
satellite primary x2 of mluni
satellite property x3 of mluni
satellite x1 of mluni
satisfaction (pride) jgira (jgi): x1 (person) feels/has pride in/about x2 (abstraction) [an emotional combination of | and respect/esteem towards property(ies) or action(s) of person/entity that has a specific tie to emoter; self-pride (= se'ijgi, tolcumla); use x2 tu'a for pride in non-specific actions/properties of someone]
satisfaction x3 of mansa
satisfied by thing | x2 of banzu
satisfied x2 of mansa
satisfies mansa: x1 | evaluator x2 in property (ka)/state x3
satisfy x1 of mansa
satisfy 2. mansa: x1 |-es evaluator x2 in property (ka)/state x3
saturated carmi (cam cai): x1 is intense/bright/|/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received/measured by observer 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)]
saturation carmi (cam cai): x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received/measured by observer x3 [also lustrous, gleaming, sparkling, shining (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased | (with opposite kandi)]
sauce ingredient x3 of sanso
sauce x1 of sanso
sauce 2. with | x2 of sanso
sauce 3. sanso: x1 is a |/topping/gravy/frosting for use with x2, containing ingredient(s) including x3 [x3 is in x1, an ingredient/part/component of | x1]
saucer palta: x1 is a plate/dish/platter/| [flat/mildly concave food service bed] made of material x2
Saudi aspect x2 of sadjo
Saudi x1 of sadjo
Saudi 2. sadjo (djo): x1 reflects | Arabian culture/nationality in aspect x2
saxophone xagri: x1 is a oboe/clarinet/| [reed musical instrument] with reed x2
say x1 of cusku
say 2. basna: x1 emphasizes/accentuates/gives emphasis/stress/accent to x2 by (action) x3 [also: | forcefully]
says (asserts) xusra (xus xu'a): x1 (agent) asserts/claims/declares x2 (du'u) is true [can be used for epistemology of authority] [also: x1 states/| that/affirms/purports to know that x2]
says (comments) pinka (pik): x1 (text) is a comment/remark/observation about subject x2 expressed by x3 to audience x4 [also: x3 comments/remarks/| x1 about x2 (= terselpinka for reordered places)]
says (general: expresses) cusku (cus sku): x1 (agent) expresses/| x2 (sedu'u/text/lu'e concept) for audience x3 via expressive medium x4 [also |]
says (utters aloud) bacru (ba'u): x1 utters verbally/|/phonates/speaks [vocally makes sound] x2 [also voices; does not necessarily imply communication or audience; ('|' is usually cusku)]
says hello rinsa: x1 (agent) greets/hails/[welcomes/| to]/responds to arrival of x2 in manner x3 (action)
scabrous rufsu (ruf): x1 is rough/coarse/uneven/[grainy/|/rugged] in texture/regularity [fine-textured (= tolrufsu)]
scaffold tsina (sin): x1 is a stage/platform/dais/[|] at/in x2 supporting x3, made of material x4 (x3 object/event)
scale (basis for contrariness/opposites) dukti (dut): x1 is polar opposite from/contrary to x2 in property/on | x3 (property/si'o)
scale (standard for quantification) klani (lai): x3 of: x1 is a quantity quantified/measured/enumerated by x2 (quantifier) on | x3 (si'o) [also count]
scale (| of measurement) merli (mre): x4 of: x1 (agent) measures/evaluates x2 [quantity] as x3 units on | x4 (si'o), with accuracy x5
scale (| of units) ckilu (ci'u): x1 (si'o) is a | of units for measuring/observing/determining x2 (state)
scale (| with neutral position) nutli (nul nu'i): x2 of: x1 is neutral/not taking sides/medial/not towards any extreme on |/in dissension x2 [also x2 dispute/struggle (though x2 is not limited to disagreements, which is merely one manifestation of scalar or distributed values in which there is a medial position)]
scale (| with units/degrees) gradu (rau): x2 of: x1 [magnitude] is a unit/degree of/on |/reference standard x2 (si'o) measuring property x3 [also grade, level, point; x3 dimension]
scale of amount abstract x2 of ni broda
scale of opposites x3 of dukti
scale of quantity x3 of klani
scale with neutral x2 of nutli
scale x1 of ckilu
scale 2. measured on | x2 of ckilu
scale 3. measuring | x4 of merli
scale 4. see also "neutral"
scallions sluni: x1 is a quantity of/contains onions/| of type/cultivar x2
scanty pindi (pid): x1 is poor/indigent/impoverished/lacking in goods/possessions/property x2 x2 is |/meager for x1
scared terpa (tep te'a): x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/|/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/scary to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
scary terpa (tep te'a): x2 of: x1 fears x2; x1 is afraid/scared/frightened by/fearful of x2 (event/tu'a object) [x2 is fearsome/fearful/frightening/| to x1 (= selte'a to reorder places)]
scene jvinu (vin ji'u): x1 is the view/|/panorama/sight/prospect of x2 (object/location) from point-of-view x3 [also x1 is on display to x2/x3]
scent (odor/fragrance) panci (pan): x1 is an odor/fragrance/|/smell emitted by x2 and detected by observer/sensor x3 [an undetected emitter is odorless to the observer]
scent (property of an object that is smelled) sumne: x2 of: x1 (experiencer) smells/scents (transitive verb) x2; x2 smells/has odor/| to observer x1
scents sumne: x1 (experiencer) smells/| (transitive verb) x2; x2 smells/has odor/scent to observer x1
schematic platu (pla): x2 of: x1 (agent) plans/designs/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[|] x2 for state/process x3 [also invents/organizes; x2 design, scheme; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3]
scheme rhyme | x4 of rimni
scheme 2. platu (pla): x2 of: x1 (agent) plans/designs/plots plan/arrangement/plot/[schematic] x2 for state/process x3 [also invents/organizes; x2 design, |; the structure or layout of an object would be represented as a state in x3]
scholar tadni (tad): x1 studies/is a student of x2; x1 is a |; (adjective:) x1 is scholarly
scholarly tadni (tad): x1 studies/is a student of x2; x1 is a scholar; (adjective:) x1 is |
school location x2 of ckule
school subject x3 of ckule
school x1 of ckule
school 2. attend | x4 of ckule
school 3. operate | x5 of ckule
school 4. ckule (kul cu'e): x1 is |/institute/academy at x2 teaching subject(s) x3 to audience/community x4 operated by x5 [also college, university]
science methodology x3 of saske
science subject x2 of saske
science x1 of saske
science 2. saske (ske): x1 (mass of facts) is | of/about subject matter x2 based on methodology x3 [not limited to | as derived by the scientific method, but pertaining to any body of usually-coherent knowledge garnered/gathered/assembled by a consistent methodology]
scientific method (as a definition of 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 |, but pertaining to any body of usually-coherent knowledge garnered/gathered/assembled by a consistent methodology]
scissors jinci: x1 is a pair of shears/| for cutting x2
scoff ckasu (cas): x1 ridicules/mocks/|-s at x2 about x3 (property/event) by doing activity x4 (event)
scoffs ckasu (cas): x1 ridicules/mocks/| at x2 about x3 (property/event) by doing activity x4 (event)
scoop smuci (muc): x1 is a spoon/| (tool) for use x2, made of material x3
scope (range/extent) kuspe (kup ku'e): x1 ranges/extends/spans/persists/reaches across/over interval/gap/area/|/extent/range x2
scope x2 of ranji
Scottish aspect x2 of skoto
Scottish x1 of skoto
Scottish 2. skoto (kot ko'o): x1 reflects Gaelic/| culture/nationality/language in aspect x2 [Irish (= sicko'o), | (= sunko'o), Celtic (= dzeko'o), Welsh (= nanko'o), Breton (= fasko'o); since |/Gaelic 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]
scrape x1 of guska
scrape 2. guska (guk): x1 blade/|-r/erosive |-s/erodes/abrades x2 from x3 [abrade, abrasive (= mosyguska)]
scraped from x3 of guska
scraped x2 of guska
scraper guska (guk): x1 blade/|/erosive scrapes/erodes/abrades x2 from x3 [abrade, abrasive (= mosyguska)]
scrapes guska (guk): x1 blade/scraper/erosive |/erodes/abrades x2 from x3 [abrade, abrasive (= mosyguska)]
scratch x1 of sraku
scratch 2. sraku (rak): x1 [abrasive/cutting/|-ing object/implement] |-es/[carves]/erodes/cuts [into] x2 , spali)
scratched x2 of sraku
scratches sraku (rak): x1 [abrasive/cutting/scratching object/implement] |/[carves]/erodes/cuts [into] x2 , spali)
scratching (| implement) sraku (rak): x1 [abrasive/cutting/| object/implement] scratches/[carves]/erodes/cuts [into] x2 , spali)
scream cmoni (cmo co'i): x1 utters moan/groan/howl/| [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property) [also shriek, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow]
screen (video/CRT |) vidni: x1 is a video monitor/CRT/| [machine] serving function x2
screened x2 of julne
screw body x4 of klupe
screw thread x3 of klupe
screw x1 of klupe
screw 2. use for | x2 of klupe
screw 3. klupe (lup lu'e): x1 is a | [fastener] for purpose x2, threads [pitch, material] x3, frame [size, material] x4 [also bolt]
scribe ciska (ci'a): x1 inscribes/writes x2 on display/storage medium x3 with writing implement x4; x1 is a | [also x3 writing surface]
scrotum ganti: x1 is a/the testes/ovary/testicle/|/balls/gonad/stamen/pistil [body-part] of x2, gender x3 [egg/sperm/pollen/gamete producing/bearing organ]
scrubs (wipes/rubs) mosra (mos): x1 is friction [force opposing motion] due to contact/rubbing between x2 and x3; (fe) x2 rubs x3 [also x2 |/wipes/brushes (against) x3 (= seltermosra); non-agentive rub (= termosra)]
sea fluid x3 of xamsi
sea level (reference for highness) galtu (gal ga'u): x3 of: x1 is high/up/upward in frame of reference x2 as compared with baseline/standard height x3 [also upper]
sea x1 of xamsi
sea 2. planet with | x2 of xamsi
sea 3. xamsi (xas): x1 is a |/ocean/gulf/[atmosphere] of planet x2, of fluid x3; (adjective:) x1 is marine [also atmosphere (= varxamsi, varsenta)]
seal stela (tel): x1 is a lock/| of/on/for sealing x2 with/by locking mechanism x3
sealed lante: x1 is a can/tightly |/pre-| container for perishable contents x2, made of x3
sealing stela (tel): x1 is a lock/seal of/on/for | x2 with/by locking mechanism x3
searches sisku (sis): x1 seeks/|/looks for property x2 among set x3 (complete specification of set) [if searching for an object or an event, use tu'a in x2]
season (cyclical interval citsi: usually annual), x1 is a |/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 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]
season x1 of citsi
season 2. define | x2 of citsi
season 3. critu: x1 is autumn/fall [harvest/cooling |] of year x2 at location x3
season 4. vensa (ves): x1 is spring/springtime [warming |] of year x2 at location x3; (adjective:) x1 is vernal
season 5. crisa (cis): x1 is summer/summertime [hot |] of year x2 at location x3
season 6. dunra (dur): x1 is winter/wintertime [cold |] of year x2 at location x3
season 7. year of | x3 of citsi
seasonal citsi: x1 is a season/is | [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 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]
seasoned (food | to invoke taste) vrusi (vus vu'i): x2 of: x1 (ka) is a taste/flavor of/emitted by x2; x2 tastes of/like x1 [also: x2 tastes of seasoning x1, x1 is a | flavor of x2; x2 is | to taste of x1 (= tsapyvu'i)]
seasoned flavor vrusi (vus vu'i): x1 (ka) is a taste/flavor of/emitted by x2; x2 tastes of/like x1 [also: x2 tastes of seasoning x1, x1 is a | flavor of x2 (= tsapyvu'i)]
seasoning (emitter of flavor) vrusi (vus vu'i): x1 (ka) is a taste/flavor of/emitted by x2; x2 tastes of/like x1 [also: x2 tastes of | x1, x1 is a seasoned flavor of x2 (= tsapyvu'i)]
seasoning (spice/condiment) tsapi: x1 is a |/condiment/spice causing flavor/effect x2 (event/property) [also: x1 flavors x2 (tu'a)]
seasoning effect x2 of tsapi
seasoning x1 of tsapi
seat (body part) zargu (zag za'u): x1 is a/the buttock(s)/arse/rear/| [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: rounded surface, support] [also ass, behind, butt]
seat (furniture) stizu (tiz): x1 is a chair/stool/|/bench, a piece or portion of a piece of furniture intended for sitting
second standard x3 of snidu
second x1 of snidu
second 2. snidu (nid): x1 is x2 seconds in duration (default is 1 |) by standard x3
seconds (as part of time of day) tcika: x1 [hours, {minutes}, {|}] is the time/hour of state/event x2 on day x3 at location x4 [also o'clock]; (time units in x1 are specified as numbers separated by pi'e or are unit values massified with joi)
seconds (duration) snidu (nid): x1 is x2 | in duration (default is 1 second) by standard x3
seconds duration in | x2 of snidu
seconds 2. quantity in | x2 of snidu
secrecy method x4 of mipri
secret (kept hidden) mipri (mip): x2 of: x1 keeps x2 |/hidden from x3 by method x4; x2 is a |; x1 hides/conceals x2 [intransitive hidden/|, without an agent (= selcri or nalterju'o); | (= selmipri)]
secret (private) sivni (siv): x1 is private/personal/privy/[|/confidential/confined] to x2; x1 is not-public/hidden [also: x1 is | (one sense); x2 is in the know/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)]
secret from kept | x3 of mipri
secret x1 of mipri
secret 2. kept | x2 of mipri
secreting (of a gland) cigla (cig): x1 is a/the gland [body-part] | x2, of body x3; x2 is a secretion of x1 [secretion (= selcigla)]
secretion x2 of cigla
secretion 2. cigla (cig): x1 is a/the gland [body-part] secreting x2, of body x3; x2 is a | of x1 [| (= selcigla)]
section x3 of fendi
sections fendi (fed): x3 of: x1 (agent) divides/partitions/separates x2 into |/parts/individuals x3 by method/partition x4 (an object in x4 usually requires tu'a) [also segments]
secure x1 of snura
secure 2. snura (nur nu'a): x1 is |/safe from threat x2 (event)
secured against x2 of snura
secures bandu (bad): x1 (event) defends/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) [also | (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/shield (= badgai)]
see reflection x3 of minra
see x1 of viska
see 2. can't | x2 of canci
see 3. 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 "|" often means "look" or a more generic "observe", or even "understand, know"]
seed (basis for a brew ckafi (kaf): as coffee), x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of coffee from source/bean/grain x2 [brew based on a |/bean/grain; e.g. also chicory coffee, decaf, postum]
seed (general term) tsiju (tsi): x1(s) is/are (a) |(s)/spore(s) [body-part] of organism x2 for producing offspring x3 [also germ cell; implies actual potential for self-development; seeds generally contain embryo and food, and hence would include a fertilized egg]
seed (legume) dembi (deb): x1 is a bean/pea/leguminous | from plant [legume] x2
seed offspring x3 of tsiju
seed x1 of tsiju
seed 2. organism with | x2 of tsiju
seed-bearing x2 of tsiju
seeds tsiju (tsi): x1(s) is/are (a) |/spore(s) [body-part] of organism x2 for producing offspring x3 [also germ cell; implies actual potential for self-development; | generally contain embryo and food, and hence would include a fertilized egg]
seeing conditions x3 of viska
seeing nunvi'a: x1 is a vision, an event of x2 viewing/|/perceiving visually x3 under conditions x4 [also (adjective:) x1, x2 are visual; x4 can include ambient lighting, background, etc. which may affect what is perceived]
seek x1 of sisku
seek 2. sisku (sis): x1 |-s/searches/looks for property x2 among set x3 (complete specification of set) [if searching for an object or an event, use tu'a in x2]
seeks (for property sisku (sis): not necessarily existent), x1 |/searches/looks for property x2 among set x3 (complete specification of set) [if searching for an object or an event, use tu'a in x2]
seem x1 of simlu
seeming conditions x4 of simlu
seems simlu (mlu): x1 |/appears to have property(ies) x2 to observer x3 under conditions x4 [also: x1 | like it has x2 to x3; suggest belief/observation (= mlugau, mluti'i); looks like/resembles (= smimlu, mitmlu)]
seen (accepted as meaning) smuni (mun smu): x1 is a meaning/interpretation of x2 recognized/|/accepted/understood by x3 [referential meaning (=selsni, snismu)]
seen x2 of viska
seen 2. skari (ska): x1 is/appears to be of color/hue x2 as perceived/| by x3 under conditions x4 [conditions may include lighting, background, etc.]
sees (accepts as meaning) smuni (mun smu): x1 is a meaning/interpretation of x2 recognized/seen/accepted/understood by x3; x3 | interpretation/meaning x2 in x1 [referential meaning (=selsni, snismu)]
sees vanish x3 of canci
sees viska (vis vi'a): x1 |/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"]
segment (lateral subtending an angle) jganu (jga): x3 of: x1 is an angle [2-dimensional shape/form] from vertex x2 subtended by lateral [|] x3 [also (adjective:) x1 is angular; x2 corner; (| x3 can be defined by interval)]
segment (portion) pagbu (pag pau): x1 is a part/component/piece/portion/| of x2 [where x2 is a whole/mass]; x2 is partly x1 [partly (= selpau)]
segment (straight line |) sirji (sir): x1 is straight/direct/line |/interval between x2 and x3; (adjective:) x1 is linear [A line segment within a line defines an interval; the segment which defines an interval should be the shortest/most direct crossing/spanning of that interval]
segments fendi (fed): x3 of: x1 (agent) divides/partitions/separates x2 into sections/parts/individuals x3 by method/partition x4 (an object in x4 usually requires tu'a) [also |]
seizes (captures) kavbu (kav): x1 captures/catches/apprehends/|/nabs x2 with trap/restraint x3 [catch something thrown (= rerkavbu)]
seizes (grasps) jgari (jai): x1 grasps/holds/clutches/|/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)]
seizes (takes) lebna (leb le'a): x1 takes/gets/gains/obtains/|/[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]
selection domain for | x3 of cuxna
selects cuxna (cux cu'a): x1 chooses/| x2 [choice] from set/sequence of alternatives x3 (complete set) [also prefer (= nelcu'a)]
self (|-assumed nobility) nobli (nol no'i): x1 is noble/aristocratic/elite/high-born/titled in/under culture/society/standard x2 [also upper-class; high/low, upper/lower are poor Lojban metaphors; note x2 standard applies when the title/nobility is not recognized culture/society wide; this would include |-assumed titles]
self deception tcica (tic): x1 (event/experience) misleads/deceives/dupes/fools/cheats/tricks x2 into x3 (event/state) [agentive deception (= tcicygau, tcicyzu'e); x3 could be an action or a belief on the part of x2; harmful intent or result is not implied (= maltcicyzu'e for such harmful intent); | (= sevytcica); deceive/trick into misguided action (= ticyxlu); misguided belief (= tickri); lie/tell an untruth (= ticysku, jifsku), white lie (= zanticysku)]
self of x2 of sevzi
self propelled muvdu (muv mu'u): x1 (object) moves to destination/receiver x2 [away] from origin 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 origin (unless physically returned there, per litru or slilu); agentive move (= muvgau, muvzu'e), non-agentive transitive move (= muvri'a), | (= sezmuvgau), motion of a part of the object (= pagmu'u), having a moving part (= muvypau, muvyselpau); apparent motion (= mlumu'u)]
self x1 of sevzi
self 2. sevzi (sez se'i): x1 is a |/ego/id/identity-image of x2
self-assumed (| titles) nobli (nol no'i): x1 is noble/aristocratic/elite/high-born/titled in/under culture/society/standard x2 [also upper-class; high/low, upper/lower are poor Lojban metaphors; note x2 standard applies when the title/nobility is not recognized culture/society wide; this would include | titles]
self-directed zukte (zuk zu'e): x1 is a | 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 objective, end]
self-image sevzi (sez se'i): x1 is a self/ego/id/identity-| of x2
self-pride jgira (jgi): x1 (person) feels/has pride in/about x2 (abstraction) [an emotional combination of satisfaction and respect/esteem towards property(ies) or action(s) of person/entity that has a specific tie to emoter; | (= se'ijgi, tolcumla); use x2 tu'a for pride in non-specific actions/properties of someone]
sell insurance binra: x1 insures/indemnifies x2 (person) against peril/loss x3 (event) providing benefit(s) x4 (event) [|/purchase insurance (= binryve'u), premium (= binrydi'a, or ve binryve'u)]
sell x1 of vecnu
sell 2. vecnu (ven ve'u): x1 [|-er] |-s/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); 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)]
seller (setter of 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 |, 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)]
seller (vendor in a sales transaction) vecnu (ven ve'u): x1 [|] 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); 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)]
seller x1 of vecnu
seller 2. 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
selling zarci (zac zai): x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) |/trading (for) x2, operated by/with participants x3 [also: mall, marketplace, shopping center, cooperative, bazaar, trading post, mart; the concept is the function of |/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]
selling 2. 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
sells vecnu (ven ve'u): x1 [seller] |/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); 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)]
semantic effect (| of punctuation pandi (pad): x4 of: x1 (agent) punctuates x2 (expression) with symbol/word x3 with syntactic effect/| x4
semantics (| of article descriptor) gadri (gad): x1 is an article/descriptor labelling description x2 (text) in language x3 with | x4 [x2 is the noun phrase/sumti without the article/descriptor; description ((x1 with x2) = gadysu'i); note: 'determiner' has become the accepted general linguistics term, displacing 'article'; however, 'determiner' includes all words that can introduce a noun phrase/sumti, whether a description or not, such as pronoun possessives like lemi, quantifiers (especially in indefinites) like ci and su'o, and demonstratives like ti, ta, and tu; the term 'descriptor' in Lojban, is limited to words that introduce descriptions (excluding indefinites), such as those of selma'o LA and LE, their common compounds such as lemi, and possibly lenu]; 'article' typically refers only to a single word; Lojban assumes the broader meaning]
semantics article | x4 of gadri
sematics see also "meaning"
semi- xadba (xab): x1 is exactly/approximately half/|/demi-/hemi- of x2 by standard x3
semi-permeable ganlo (ga'o): x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is closed/shut/not open, preventing passage/access to x2 by x3 [as a doorway, but also perhaps a | membrane]
semisolid jduli (dul jdu): x1 is a quantity of jelly/| [texture] of material/composition including x2 [(adjective:) x1 is gelatinous]
Semitic aspect x2 of semto
Semitic x1 of semto
Semitic 2. semto (sme): x1 reflects | [metaphor: Middle-Eastern] language/culture/nationality in aspect x2 [| includes Arabic, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Ethiopian, among others]
sen fepni (fep fei): x1 is measured in kopeck/cent money-subunits as x2 [quantity], in monetary system x3 [also pfennig, paisa, |, fen, dinar, etc.; x1 is generally a price/cost/value]; (additional secondary, tertiary, etc. subunit places may be added as x4, x5, x6, ...)
send message x3 of notci
send benji (bej be'i): x1 transfers/|-s/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5 [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier]
sends benji (bej be'i): x1 transfers/|/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5 [also possibly "sharing"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier]
sense (means of observation) zgana (zga): x3 of: x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using |/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/sentinel (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
sense (means of sensing) ganse (gas ga'e): x3 of: x1 [observer] 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 |/sensory channel(s)]
sense (| detecting bitterness kurki: x2 of: x1 is bitter/acrid/sharply disagreeable to observer/| x2
sense (| detecting deliciousness) kukte (kuk): x2 of: x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to observer/| x2 [person, or sensory activity] [x1 is a delicacy]
sense (| detecting pungency/spiciness) cpina: x2 of: x1 is pungent/piquant/peppery/spicy to | x2 [also prickly (= pe'urcpina)]
sense (| losing track of vanishing object/phenomenon) canci: x3 of: x1 vanishes/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using |/sensor x3 [also leaves, goes away (one sense)]
sense employed x3 of ganse
sense x1 of ganse
sense 2. observing | x3 of zgana
sensed x2 of ganse
senses (detects) ganse (gas ga'e): x1 [observer] |/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]
sensing conditions x4 of ganse
sensitive ganse (gas ga'e): x1 [observer] senses/detects/notices stimulus property x2 (ka) by means x3 under conditions x4 [x1 is | 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]
sensor (| detecting odor) panci (pan): x1 is an odor/fragrance/scent/smell emitted by x2 and detected by observer/| x3 [an undetected emitter is odorless to the observer]
sensor (| losing track of vanishing object/phenomenon) canci: x1 vanishes/disappears from location x2; x1 ceases to be observed at x2 using senses/| x3 [also leaves, goes away (one sense)]
sensor which doesn't detect vanished object x3 of canci
sensory activity (| detecting deliciousness) kukte (kuk): x1 is delicious/tasty/delightful to observer/sense x2 [person, or |] [x1 is a delicacy]
sensory apparatus (ear as metaphor for |) kerlo (ker): x1 is a/the ear [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: | apparatus, information gathering] [(adjective:) x1 is aural]
sensory apparatus (eye as metaphor for |) kanla (kal): x1 is a/the eye [body-part] of x2; [metaphor: | apparatus]; (adjective:) x1 is ocular [x1 is optic]
sensory channel (means of sensing) ganse (gas ga'e): x3 of: x1 [observer] 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 | input, as well as presuming some kind of discernment/recognition, while not being concerned with the means of detection); x3 sense/|]
sensory channel (| detecting/overwhelmed by noise) savru (sav vru): x3 of: x1 is a noise/din/clamor [| input without useful information] to x2 via | x3
sentence language x3 of jufra
sentence subject x2 of jufra
sentence x1 of jufra
sentence 2. jufra (juf ju'a): x1 (text) is a |/statement about x2 [topic/subject/predicate/focus] in language x3
sentinel zgana (zga): x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4 [behold/watch/gaze (= vi'azga); guard/watchman/| (= zgaku'i, jdeku'i)]
separate (apart) sepli (sep sei): x1 is apart/| from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/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]
separate [v] x3 of sepli
separated from x2 of sepli
separated sepli (sep sei): x1 is apart/separate from x2, | by partition/wall/gap/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]
separates (leaves from) cliva (liv li'a): x1 leaves/goes away/departs/parts/| from x2 via route x3 [also: x1 leaves behind/takes leave of x2]
separates (partitions) fendi (fed): x1 (agent) divides/partitions/| x2 into sections/parts/individuals x3 by method/partition x4 (an object in x4 usually requires tu'a) [also segments]
separates x2 of ragve
separating (of a wall/fence) bitmu (bim bi'u): x1 is a wall/fence | x2 and x3 (unordered) of/in structure x4
separating medium sepli (sep sei): x3 of: x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/interval/| 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]
separator x3 of sepli
sequel balvi (bav): x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time sequence; x1 is latter; x2 is former [also |, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= cfabalvi)]
sequence (basis for adjacency) lamji (lam la'i): x3 of: x1 is adjacent/beside/next to/in contact with x2 in property/| x3 in direction x4 [also touching, contiguous, against]
sequence (time | indicating future) balvi (bav): x3 of: x1 is in the future of/later than/after x2 in time |; x1 is latter; x2 is former [also sequel, succeed, successor, follow, come(s) after; time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it extends afterwards; non-aorist future (= cfabalvi)]
sequence (time | indicating past) purci (pur pru): x3 of: x1 is in the past of/earlier than/before x2 in time |; x1 is former; x2 is latter [time ordering only (use lidne otherwise); aorist in that x1 may overlap in time with x2 as long as it starts before, x1 starts before x2 but is continuing during x2 (= cfaprucabna); non-aorist before, i.e. x1 is over/ended before x2 starts (= fa'opru), x1 is completed before x2 starts (= mu'opru)]
sequence (| in reverse order) fatne (fat fa'e): x1 or x2 of: x1 [|] is in reverse order from x2 [|]; x1 (object) is inverted from x2 (object) [also opposite (one sense)]
sequence (| of alternatives chosen from) cuxna (cux cu'a): x3 of: x1 chooses/selects x2 [choice] from set/| of alternatives x3 (complete set) [also prefer (= nelcu'a)]
sequence (| of items in a list) liste (ste): x2 of: x1 (physical object) is a list/catalog/register of |/set x2 in order x3 in medium x4 [also roll, log]; (x2 is completely specified)
sequence (| of joined objects) jorne (jon jo'e): x1 is joined to/connects to/is united with x2 at common locus x3; x1 and x2 are a union [also joined/fastened/attached by joint x3/by means of x3/with fastener x3; fastener (= jo'etci, jonvelyla'a); train, | of joined objects (= jonpoi; porjo'e for a single object joined into a |)]
sequence (| of states in oscillation/cycle) slilu (sli): x1 oscillates at rate/frequency x2 through set/|-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]
sequence base set x3 of porsi
sequence for ordinal x3 of # moi
sequence preceded in x3 of lidne
sequence x1 of porsi
sequence 2. x2 of porsi
sequence 3. x3 of lamji
sequence 4. porsi (por poi): x1 [ordered set] is |-d/ordered/listed by comparison/rules x2 on unordered set x3 [also (adjective:) x1 is serial]; (sets are completely specified)
sequence 5. lidne (li'e): x1 precedes/leads x2 in | x3; x1 is former/preceding/previous; x2 is latter/following [also x1 before, forerunner; leading, as in 'leading indicators'; x2 after, trailing (= selyli'e for reordered places)]; (cf. purci for time |)
sequenced set ordinal item in | x1 of # moi
sequenced x1 of porsi
sequenced 2. porsi (por poi): x1 [ordered set] is |/ordered/listed by comparison/rules x2 on unordered set x3 [also (adjective:) x1 is serial]; (sets are completely specified)
serial (of an ordered set) porsi (por poi): x1 [ordered set] is sequenced/ordered/listed by comparison/rules x2 on unordered set x3 [also (adjective:) x1 is |]; (sets are completely specified)
serious x1 of junri
serious 2. junri (jur): x1 (person) is |/earnest/has gravity about x2 (event/state/activity) [also solemn (= drijunri, ri'irjunri, tcejunri)]
seriousne subject x2 of junri
serpent since: x1 is a snake/| of species/breed x2
serum jinku: x1 is a vaccine/immune-system stimulant protecting x2 against disease x3 introduced by method x4 [also |; inoculation (= jestu'u veljinku)]
servant selfu (sef se'u): x1 (agent) serves x2 with service x3 (activity); x1 is a | [noun] of x2 performing x3
serve on a jury 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); jury (= pairkamni), | (= kamnypai, as part of mass x1)]
serve x1 of selfu
serve 2. selfu (sef se'u): x1 (agent) |-s x2 with |-ice x3 (activity); x1 is a |-ant [noun] of x2 performing x3
served in bar x2 of barja
served x2 of selfu
serves (provides service) selfu (sef se'u): x1 (agent) | x2 with service x3 (activity); x1 is a servant [noun] of x2 performing x3
service (deserving of reward/payment) jerna: x3 of: x1 (agent/person) earns/[deserves/merits] wages/salary/pay x2 for work/| x3 (activity) [also x2 reward (= zanseljerna or nemjerna), punishment/comeuppance (= sfaseljerna, malseljerna); x3 behavior; job (= 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)]
service (food | bed) palta: x1 is a plate/dish/platter/saucer [flat/mildly concave food | bed] made of material x2
service (provided by a server/servant) selfu (sef se'u): x3 of: x1 (agent) serves x2 with | x3 (activity); x1 is a servant [noun] of x2 performing x3
service (something traded) canja (caj): x2 or x3 of: x1 exchanges/trades/barters commodity/| 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 objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ercanja for unambiguous semantics)
service (| resulting in debt) dejni (dej): x4 of: x1 owes x2 in debt/obligation to creditor x3 in return for x4 [|, loan]; x1 is a debtor
service (| sold) vecnu (ven ve'u): x2 of: x1 [seller] sells/vends x2 [goods/|/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)]
service x3 of selfu
service 2. 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
services (taxed |) cteki (tek ce'i): x2 of: x1 is a tax/levy/duty on goods/|/event x2 levied against x3 by authority/collector x4 [also custom, toll, tariff, tribute]
services (| invoiced for) janta (jat): x2 of: x1 is an account/bill/invoice for goods/| x2, billed to x3 by x4
services (| paid for) pleji (lej le'i): x4 of: x1 pays/compensates/remunerates/[rewards] payment x2 to recipient/payee x3 for goods/| 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)]
serving (of a restaurant) gusta: x1 is a restaurant/cafe/diner | type-of-food x2 to audience x3
serving (of a tavern/pub) barja: x1 is a tavern/bar/pub | x2 to audience/patrons x3
set counted x2 of kancu
set exemplified x3 of mupli
set listed x2 of liste
set of member x2 of cmima
set price x4 of jdima
set sought in x3 of sisku
set with cardinality x2 of # mei
set with common property x2 of kampu
set with norm x3 of cnano
set with ordinal x2 of # moi
set with specific x3 of steci
set with typical x3 of fadni
set x1 of punji
set 2. character | x2 of lerfu
set 3. ordinal item in sequenced | x1 of # moi
set 4. sequence base | x3 of porsi
sets (places on/at) punji (puj pu'i): x1 (agent) puts/places/| x2 on/at surface/locus x3
sets (| an example, gidva (gid gi'a): a pattern), x1 (person/object/event) guides/conducts/pilots/leads x2 (active participants) in/at x3 (event) [a guiding person advises/suggests/sets an example to be followed, but does not necessarily control/direct/manage actual execution of an event; an event may serve as a guide: it | a pattern/example to be emulated]
sets (| to do minde (mid mi'e): triggers), x1 issues commands/orders to x2 for result x3 (event/state) to happen; x3 is commanded to occur [also: x1 orders/|/[triggers] x2 to do/bring about x3; x1 is a commander; commanded (= termi'e)]
sets an example gidva (gid gi'a): x1 (person/object/event) guides/conducts/pilots/leads x2 (active participants) in/at x3 (event) [a guiding person advises/suggests/| 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]
severe x1 of jursa
severe 2. find | x2 of jursa
severe 3. jursa (jus): x1 (event/action/state) is |/harsh to x2 [victim/experiencer]
sew x1 of fenso
sew 2. fenso (fen fe'o): x1 |-s/stitches/sutures materials x2 (individual/set) together with tool(s) x3, using filament x4 (x2 if a set must be a complete specification)
sewing thread x4 of fenso
sewing tool x3 of fenso
sewn x2 of fenso
sews fenso (fen fe'o): x1 |/stitches/sutures materials x2 (individual/set) together with tool(s) x3, using filament x4 (x2 if a set must be a complete specification)
sexed x2 of plibu
sexual activity x2 of cinse
sexual intercourse gletu (let gle): x1 copulates/fucks/mates/has coitus/| with x2 [x1 and x2 are symmetrical; mounts (= cpanygle)]
sexual orientation x2 of cinse
sexual orientation 2. cinse (cin): x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/gender/| 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 |/sexy; x1 is flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)]
sexual x1 of cinse
sexuality (exhibited behavior) cinse (cin): x3 of: x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits |/gender/sexual orientation x3 (ka) by standard x4 [also: x1 courts/flirts; x3 could be a ka[gender or role], ka[attraction to a gender], or ka[type of activity], etc.; (adjective:) x1 is sexual/sexy; x1 is flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)]
sexuality standard x4 of cinse
sexuality x3 of cinse
sexy cinse (cin): x1 in activity/state x2 exhibits sexuality/gender/sexual orientation x3 (ka) by standard x4 [also: x1 courts/flirts; x3 could be a ka[gender or role], ka[attraction to a gender], or ka[type of activity], etc.; (adjective:) x1 is sexual/|; x1 is flirted with/courted by x2 (= cinfri)]
shade ctino (ti'o): x1 is a shadow/the | of object x2, made by light/energy source x3
shaded by umbrella x2 of santa
shaded from x3 of santa
shadow x1 of ctino
shadow 2. light making | x3 of ctino
shadow 3. thing having | x2 of ctino
shadow 4. ctino (ti'o): x1 is a |/the shade of object x2, made by light/energy source x3
shaft (| of a key) ckiku (kik): x3 of: x1 is a key fitting/releasing/opening/unlocking lock x2, and having relevant properties x3 [also x2 fastener, mechanism; code key (= termifckiku, ckitermifra); x3 is dependent on the type of key, but are those form properties of the key that enable it to serve the function of opening the lock - in the case of a metal key to a padlock, for example, this would be the | and teeth]
shaft fork | x4 of forca
shake x1 of desku
shake 2. make to | x2 of desku
shake 3. desku (des): x1 |-s/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion]
shaker x1 of desku
shaker 2. x2 of desku
shakes desku (des): x1 |/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion]
shallow (of a shoal) jmifa: x1 is a shoal [| hazard]/reef of material x2 in body of water x3 [rapids (= ri'erjmifa, ri'ercaxno)]
shallow (of a tray/flat container) palne: x1 is a tray/platter/flat container [pan/sheet/griddle] of contents x2, and made of material x3 [also pallet, when used for carrying rather than support on the ground; a tray is flat-bottomed and | or without a rim, and is generally portable]
shallow (reduced extent away from a point) caxno (cax): x1 is | in extent in direction/property x2 away from reference point x3 by standard x4
shallow (| container) tansi (tas): x1 is a pan/basin/tub/sink, a | container for contents x2, of material/properties x3 [also bowl]
shallow direction x2 of caxno
shallow reference point x3 of caxno
shallow thing x1 of caxno
shallowness standard x4 of caxno
shame a | x2 of xenru
shameful x2 of ckeji
shape x1 of tarmi
shape 2. tarmi (tam tai): x1 [ideal] is the conceptual |/form of object/abstraction/manifestation x2 (object/abstract) [also pattern; x1 is the mathematical or theoretical ideal form, while x2 is an object/event manifesting that form; e.g. circular/circle-shaped (= cukseltai) vs. circle (=cuktai, while cukla alone is ambiguous); model (= ci'ersaptai, saptai, ci'ersmitai, smitai)]; (cf. te marji for physical |)
shaped x2 of tarmi
shard x2 of porpi
share x3 of fatri
share 2. receive | x2 of fatri
shared (allocated) fatri (fai): x1 is distributed/allotted/allocated/| among x2 with shares/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) [also spread, | out, apportioned; agentive distribution (= fairgau, fairzu'e)]
shares (portions of a distribution) fatri (fai): x2 of: x1 is distributed/allotted/allocated/shared among x2 with |/portions x3; (x2/x3 fa'u) [also spread, shared out, apportioned; agentive distribution (= fairgau, fairzu'e)]
sharing (of a nation/ethnos) natmi (nat nai): x1 is a nation/ethnic group of peoples x2; [people | a history/culture]
sharing (of a transmission) benji (bej be'i): x1 transfers/sends/transmits x2 to/towards receiver x3 from transmitter/origin x4 via means/medium x5 [also possibly "|"; no (complete) alienation from origin is implied]; [x5 carrier]
sharks finpe (fip fi'e): x1 is a fish of species x2 [metaphorical extension to |, non-fish aquatic vertebrates]
sharp (keen) kinli (kil): x1 is |/keen at locus x2
sharp (knee/elbow as metaphor for | bend/curve) cidni (cid): x1 is a/the knee/elbow/knuckle [hinged joint, body-part] of limb x2 of body x3 [metaphor: a | bend/curve]
sharp x1 of kinli
sharply changes suksa (suk): x1 (event/state) is sudden/| at stage/point x2 in process/property/function x3 [also abrupt, discontinuous]
sharply disagreeable kurki: x1 is bitter/acrid/| to observer/sense x2
sharpness locus x2 of kinli
shatters (non-agentive) porpi (pop po'i): x1 breaks/fractures/|/[splits/splinters/cracks] into pieces x2
shawl kosta (kos): x1 is a coat/jacket/sweater/cloak/[cape/|/pullover] [extra outer garment] of material x2
she fetsi (fet fe'i): x1 is a |/female/doe of species x2 evidencing female trait(s) x3 (ka); x1 is feminine
she 2. ninmu (nim ni'u): x1/| is a woman/women/|; x1 is a female humanoid person [not necessarily |] [word dispreferred in metaphor/example as sexist; (use remna or prenu)]
shears x1 of jinci
shears 2. cut by | x2 of jinci
shears 3. jinci: x1 is a pair of |/scissors for cutting x2
sheep species x2 of lanme
sheep x1 of lanme
sheep 2. flock of | x3 of lanme
sheep 3. lanme (lan): x1 is a |/[lamb/ewe/ram] of species/breed x2 of flock x3
sheet (flat container) palne: x1 is a tray/platter/flat container [pan/|/griddle] 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]
sheet (foil/2-dimensional shape) boxfo (bof bo'o): x1 is a |/foil/blanket [2-dimensional shape/form flexible in 3 dimensions] of material x2
sheet material x2 of boxfo
sheet of paper pelji (ple): x1 is paper from source x2 [| (= plekarda if shape is important, plebo'o)]
sheet x1 of boxfo
shelf (balcony/ledge) balni: x1 is a balcony/overhang/ledge/| of building/structure x2
shelf (counter/bar) x1 is a |/counter/bar in/on/attached to supporting object x2 kajna: for purpose x3
shelf purpose x3 of kajna
shelf x1 of kajna
shelf 2. support | x2 of kajna
shell (husk) calku (cak): x1 is a |/husk [hard, protective covering] around x2 composed of x3
shell (| of a nut) narge (nag): x3 of: x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-shelled fruit] from plant/species x2 with | x3 and kernel x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
shell material x3 of calku
shell x1 of calku
shell 2. nut | x3 of narge
shell 3. thing having | x2 of calku
shelled (of a nut) narge (nag): x1 is a nut [body-part: hard-| fruit] from plant/species x2 with shell x3 and kernel x4 [also x4 nucleus, center (= velnarge for place reordering)]
shelled x2 of calku
shellfish curnu (cur): x1 is a worm/invertebrate animal of species/breed x2 [also mollusk, snail (= cakcurnu), | (= xaskemcakcurnu, xaskemcakydja); the generalization to invertebrate is because almost all multicellular invertebrates are indeed wormlike]
shelter x1 of marbi
shelter 2. marbi (mra): x1 is a |/haven/refuge/retreat/harbor for/protecting x2 from danger/threat x3
sheltered from threat | x3 of marbi
sheltered x2 of marbi
sheltering (of a cover) gacri (gai): x1 is a cover/[lid/top] for covering/concealing/| x2
shelters (of a roof/lid) drudi (rud dru): x1 is a roof/top/ceiling/lid of x2 a drudi is (designed to be) over/above something and | it from other things above the drudi
shield bandu (bad): x1 (event) defends/protects x2 (object/state) from threat/peril/potential x3 (event) [also secures (verb); x1 wards/resists x3; protective cover/| (= badgai)]
shielded x2 of santa
shielding (umbrella/parasol) santa: x1 is an umbrella/parasol | x2 from x3, made of material x4, supported by x5
shines x3 of gusni
shining carmi (cam cai): x1 is intense/bright/saturated/brilliant in property (ka) x2 as received/measured by observer x3 [also lustrous, gleaming, sparkling, | (all probably better metaphorically combined with gusni: gusycai or camgu'i); in colors, refers principally to increased saturation (with opposite kandi)]
ship bloti (lot blo lo'i): x1 is a boat/|/vessel [vehicle] for carrying x2, propelled by x3
shipped x2 of bloti
shirt material x2 of creka
shirt x1 of creka
shirt 2. x1 is a woman's |/blouse /=/ nimcreka
shirt 3. creka (cek): x1 is a |/blouse/top [upper-body garment - not necessarily sleeved or buttoned], material x2
shit (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, |]
shit (feces) kalci: x1 is a/the feces/excrement/dung/| of x2 (animal/person); (adjective:) x1 is fecal (matter) [also crap]
shit (objects/things generally lying around in one location), consider metaphor "gather(ed)-object(s)" (= jajdai)
shit (possessions) ponse (pos po'e): x2 of: x1 possesses/owns/has possessions/| 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)
shit (waste products) festi (fes): x1(s) is/are waste product(s) [left to waste] by x2 (event/activity) [also |, crap; agentive wasting (= fesygau, fesyzu'e)]
shoal material x2 of jmifa
shoal x1 of jmifa
shoal 2. thing having | x3 of jmifa
shoal 3. jmifa: x1 is a | [shallow hazard]/reef of material x2 in body of water x3 [rapids (= ri'erjmifa, ri'ercaxno)]
shock x1 of jenca
shock 2. jenca (jen): x1 (event) |-s/stuns x2
shocked x2 of jenca
shocks jenca (jen): x1 (event) |/stuns x2
shod x2 of cutci
shoe material x3 of cutci
shoe x1 of cutci
shoe 2. cutci (cuc): x1 is a |/boot/sandal for covering/protecting [feet/hooves] x2, and of material x3 [also boot (= tupcutci)]
shoots cecla (cel ce'a): x1 launches/fires/| projectile/missile x2, propelled by x3 [propellant/propulsion] [also: x1 is a gun/launcher/cannon; x1 hurls/throws/casts (more general than renro in that propulsion need not be internal to x1)]
shop zarci (zac zai): x1 is a market/store/exchange/|(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 operators]
shopping center zarci (zac zai): x1 is a market/store/exchange/shop(s) selling/trading (for) x2, operated by/with participants x3 [also: mall, marketplace, |, 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]
shops zarci (zac zai): 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/| that comprise it, though it does not exclude the latter individual | (= zaisle); x3 may include both owners/proprietors and customers in some markets, but in most contexts refers only to the operators]
shoreline (| of a bay) zbani: x2 of: x1 is a bay in/of coast/| x2
short (young: relatively | in duration) citno (cit ci'o): x1 is young/youthful [relatively | in elapsed duration] by standard x2 [also age (= nilnalci'o); (adjective:) x1 is junior]
short (relatively | in dimension) tordu (tor to'u): x1 is | in dimension/direction x2 (default longest dimension) by measurement standard x3
short (relatively | in smallest direction: thin) cinla: x1 is thin in direction/dimension x2 by standard x3; [relatively | in smallest dimension]
short units length/width/height in | x2 of gutci
short x1 of tordu
short 2. see also "narrow", "small"
short 3. gutci (guc): x1 is x2 (default 1) | local distance unit(s) [non-metric], standard x3, x4 subunits [foot (= jmagutci); yard (= cibjamgutci), pace (= tapygutci), inch (= degygutci), cubit (= birgutci)]; (additional subunit places may be added as x5, x6, ...)
shortening matne: x1 is a quantity of/contains butter/oleo/margarine/| from source x2 [(adjective:) x1 is buttery; an edible fat, solid but spreadable at normal temperatures; dairy butter (= ladmatne)]
shortness dimension x2 of tordu
shortness standard x3 of tordu
shot (| pellets) danti (dan): x1 is a ballistic projectile [e.g. bullet/missile] for firing by [gun/propelling launcher] x2 [also cannonball, catapult stone, | pellet(s)]
shoulder x1 of janco
shoulder 2. joined at | x2 of janco
shoulder 3. thing having | x3 of janco
shoulder 4. janco (jan): x1 is a/the |/hip/joint [body-part] attaching limb/extremity x2 to body x3
shove catke (ca'e): x1 [agent] |-s/pushes x2 at locus x3 [move by pushing/|-ing (= ca'ermuvgau)]
shoved at thing | x3 of catke
shoved thing | x2 of catke
shovel x1 of canpa
shovel 2. thing dug with | x2 of canpa
shovel 3. canpa (cna): x1 is a |/spade [bladed digging implement] for digging x2
shover x1 of catke
shoves catke (ca'e): x1 [agent] |/pushes x2 at locus x3 [move by pushing/shoving (= ca'ermuvgau)]
shoving (move by |) catke (ca'e): x1 [agent] shoves/pushes x2 at locus x3 [move by pushing/| (= ca'ermuvgau)]
show (movie) skina (kin): x1 is a cinema/movie/film/| about x2 [plot/theme/subject/activity], filmmaker x3, for audience x4 [also motion picture; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject; cartoon/animation (= selpirci'a skina); television/tv show (= tivyskina, regardless of length, factual content, etc.)]
show (television programming) tivni (tiv): x1 [broadcaster] televises programming x2 via medium/channel x3 to television receiver x4 [x2 programming (mass), program/| (individual)]
show (television show) skina (kin): x1 is a cinema/movie/film about x2 [plot/theme/subject/activity], filmmaker x3, for audience x4 [also motion picture; x2 may be a convention rather than a subject; cartoon/animation (= selpirci'a skina); television/tv | (= tivyskina, regardless of length, factual content, etc.)]
show x1 of jarco
show 2. jarco (ja'o): x1 (agent) |-s/exhibits/displays/[reveals]/demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3 [reveal (= tolmipygau, mipyja'o, sivja'o); also: x1 |-s that x2, x1 |-s off x2; |-ing an object is generally expressed with a tu'a x2, since the properties of the |-n object (other than its presence) intended for observation are seldom specified (simple presence could be expressed by leka [object] cu zvati)]
showers carvi (cav): x1 rains/|/[precipitates] to x2 from x3; x1 is precipitation [not limited to 'rain']
showing (of a chart/map) cartu (cat): x1 is a chart/diagram/map of/about x2 | formation/data-points x3
showing (of a label/tag) tcita: x1 is a label/tag of x2 | information x3
showing (of an illustration) pixra (pir xra): x1 is a picture/illustration representing/| x2, made by artist x3 in medium x4 [also (adjective:) x1 is pictorial/illustrative; drawing (= xraselci'a), x1 draws x2 (= xraci'a/pirci'a), image (= xratai), photo (= kacmyxra), take a photo (= kacmyterxra, kacmyxragau, kacmyxrazu'e); sculpture, relief (= blixra)]
shown on chart thing | x3 of cartu
shown to x3 of jarco
shown x2 of jarco
shows (displays) jarco (ja'o): x1 (agent) |/exhibits/displays/[reveals]/demonstrates x2 (property) to audience x3 [reveal (= tolmipygau, mipyja'o, sivja'o); also: x1 | that x2, x1 | off 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)]
shows (| audacity) darsi: x1 | audacity/chutzpah in behavior x2 (event/activity); x1 dares to do/be x2 (event/ka) [x1 is bold]
shrapnel (| resulting from explosion) spoja (poj po'a): x2 of: x1 bursts/explodes/violently breaks up/decomposes/combusts into |/energy/fragments x2
shriek cmoni (cmo co'i): x1 utters moan/groan/howl/scream [non-linguistic utterance] x2 expressing x3 (property) [also |, most animal sounds, e.g. bark, cackle, meow, neigh, moo, honk, baa, crow]
shrine malsi (mas): x1 is a temple/church/sanctuary/synagogue/| of religion x2 at location/serving area x3 [x2 may be event of form (... worships/pays/respect to ...), hence (metaphorically extending to) monument (= mojmalsi, si'armalsi)]
shudders desku (des): x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/|/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): side to side, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion]
shuns rivbi (riv): x1 avoids/evades/|/escapes/skirts [fate] x2 (event) through action/state x3 (event) [also detours around, stays away from; (x1 is normally an object, but may be an event)]
shut ganlo (ga'o): x1 (portal/passage/entrance-way) is closed/|/not open, preventing passage/access to x2 by x3 [as a doorway, but also perhaps a semi-permeable membrane]
sibling bond x3 of tunba
sibling of sister x2 of mensi
sibling x1 of tunba
sibling 2. x2 of tunba
sibling 3. thing having | x2 of tunba
sibling 4. tunba (tub): x1 is a | of x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3
siblings tamne: x1 is cousin to x2 by bond/tie x3; [non-immediate family member, default same generation] [probably preferred for metaphorical | (over bruna)]
sick bilma (bi'a): x1 is ill/|/diseased with symptoms x2 from disease x3
side (east |) stuna (sun): x1 is to the east/eastern | of x2 according to frame of reference x3
side (lateral) mlana (mla): x1 is to the | of/lateral to x2 and facing x3 from point of view/in-frame-of-reference x4 (cf. crane, trixe, pritu, zunle, which differ in that the direction of facing is the front and not the lateral |. The x4 of mlana may be either the front, or back | of x2)
side (left |) zunle (zul): x1 is to the left/left-hand | of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
side (north |) berti (ber): x1 is to the north/northern | [right-hand-rule pole] of x2 according to frame of reference x3
side (on the other | bancu (bac): beyond boundary), x1 exceeds/is beyond limit/boundary x2 from x3 in property/amount x4 (ka/ni) [on the other | of a bound, but not necessarily directly 'across' nor at the shortest plausible distance (per ragve); also not limited to position in space]
side (on the other | 2. ragve (rav): directly across gap), x1 is located across/on the other | 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 other | of the boundary]
side (point-of-view) tugni (tug tu'i): x1 [person] agrees with person(s)/position/| x2 that x3 (du'u) is true about matter x4
side (right |) pritu: x1 is to the right/right-hand | of x2 which faces/in-frame-of-reference x3 [also: x3 is the standard of orientation for x2]
side (south |) snanu (nan): x1 is to the south/southern | of x2 according to frame of reference x3
side (surface) sefta (sfe): x1 is surface/face [bounded shape/form] of [higher-dimension] object x2, on | x3, edges x4 [also x4 bounds]
side (west |) stici (sic): x1 is to the west/western | of x2 according to frame of reference x3
side (| of a portal/barrier passed through) pagre (gre): x1 passes through/penetrates barrier/medium/portal x2 to destination | x3 from origin | x4 [passing through in both directions (= rolfargre, pagre ... .i so'ivo'ivo'u (and vice versa))]
side of an angle x3 of jganu
side of bridge 1st | x3 of cripu
side of bridge 2. 2nd | x4 of cripu
side of cube x3 of kubli
side to side (oscillates) slilu (sli): x1 oscillates at rate/frequency x2 through set/sequence-of-states x3 (complete specification) [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): |, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal (motion), rotates, revolves]
side to side (shakes) desku (des): x1 shakes/quakes/trembles/quivers/shudders/wobbles/vibrates from force x2 [also (expressible either with desku or slilu): |, to and fro, back and forth, reciprocal motion]
side x1 of mlana
side 2. surface | x3 of sefta
side 3. thing having to the | x2 of mlana
sides (| of a block) bliku (bli): x3 of: x1 is a block [3-dimensional shape/form] of material x2, surfaces/| x3 [x3 |/surfaces should include number, size, and shape; also polyhedron (= pitybli having flat/planar |/surfaces)], regular polyhedron (= kubybli, blikubli), brick (= kitybli)
sides (| of a partition/wall/gap) sepli (sep sei): x1 and x2 of: x1 is apart/separate from x2, separated by partition/wall/gap/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]
sides (| of a regular polygon/polyhedron) kubli (kub): x3 of: x1 is a cube/regular polyhedron/polygon of dimensions x2 (default 3), surfaces/| x3 (default 6)
sides (| of a wall/fence) bitmu (bim bi'u): x2 and x3 of: x1 is a wall/fence separating sides x2 and x3 (unordered) of/in structure x4
sideways faced for | x3 of mlana
sideways 2. frame for | x4 of mlana
sieve julne (ju'e): x1 is a net/filter allowing passage of x2, prohibiting passage of x3, netting properties x4 [also |]
sight jvinu (vin ji'u): x1 is the view/scene/panorama/|/prospect of x2 (object/location) from point-of-view x3 [also x1 is on display to x2/x3]
sign x1 of sinxa
sign 2. observe | x3 of sinxa
sign 3. sinxa (sni): x1 is a |/symbol/signal representing/referring/signifying/meaning x2 to observer x3 [also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is significant/meaningful/of import; signal an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]
signal sinxa (sni): x1 is a sign/symbol/| representing/referring/signifying/meaning x2 to observer x3 [also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is significant/meaningful/of import; | an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]
significance lotus | x3 of latna
significant (important) vajni (vaj vai): x1 (object/event) is important/| to x2 (person/event) in aspect/for reason x3 (nu/ka) [also: x1 matters to x2 in aspect/respect x3]
significant (meaningful: of a sign) sinxa (sni): x1 is a sign/symbol/signal representing/referring/signifying/meaning x2 to observer x3 [also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is |/meaningful/of import; signal an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]
significant (most |: main) ralju (ral): x1 is principal/chief/leader/main/[staple], most | among x2 (set) in property x3 (ka) [staple (= ralselpra); general/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)]
signified by letteral x3 of lerfu
signified x2 of sinxa
signifies sinxa (sni): x1 is a sign/symbol/signal representing/referring/signifying/meaning x2 to observer x3 [also: x1 | x2; (adjective:) x1 is significant/meaningful/of import; signal an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]
signifying sinxa (sni): x1 is a sign/symbol/signal representing/referring/|/meaning x2 to observer x3 [also: x1 signifies x2; (adjective:) x1 is significant/meaningful/of import; signal an action (= sniti'i), connotation (= se sibyti'isni, sibyti'ismu)]
silent smaji (sma): x1 (source) is quiet/|/[still] at observation point x2 by standard x3
silk source x2 of silka
silk x1 of silka
silk 2. silka (sik): x1 is a quantity of/contains/is made of | produced by x2
silky xutla (xul): x1 is smooth/even/[soft/|] in texture/regularity
silly bebna (beb): x1 is foolish/| in event/action/property [folly] (ka) x2; x1 is a boob
silver x1 of rijno
silver 2. rijno (rij): x1 is made of/contains/is a quantity of |/argentum (Ag); [metaphor: valuable, tarnishing]
simian smani: x1 is a monkey/ape/|/baboon/chimpanzee of species/breed x2
similar (alike) simsa (smi): x1 is |/parallel to x2 in property/quantity x3 (ka/ni); x1 looks/appears like x2 [also: x1 is a likeness/image of x2; x1 and x2 are alike; similarity and parallel differ primarily in emphasis]
similar (paralleling) panra: x1 parallels x2 differing only in property x3 (ka; jo'u/fa'u term) by standard/geometry 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/|/[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]
similar x1 of simsa
similarity property x3 of simsa
simple (easy) frili (fil): x1 (action) is easy/|/facile for x2 (agent) under conditions x3; x2 does x1 freely/easily
simple (pure) curve (cuv): x1 is pure/unadulterated/unmitigated/| in property x2 (ka) [x1 is simply/purely/unmitigatedly/solely x2]
simple (uncomplicated) sampu (sap): x1 is |/unmixed/uncomplicated in property x2 (ka)
simple x1 of sampu
simplicity property x2 of sampu
simply (purely curve (cuv): unmitigatedly), x1 is pure/unadulterated/unmitigated/simple in property x2 (ka) [x1 is |/purely/unmitigatedly/solely x2]
simply (superlatively) traji (rai): x1 is superlative in property x2 (ka), the x3 extreme (ka; default ka zmadu) among set/range x4 [also: x1 is x3-est/utmost in x2 among x4; x1 is extreme; x1 is | x3]
simply (uncomplicatedly) see "simple"
simultaneous with cabna (cab): x1 or x2 of: x1 is current at/in the present of/during/concurrent/| with x2 in time [time relationship only, 'aorist' claiming simultaneity does not mean one event does not extend into the past or future of the other]
simultaneous thing which is | x1 of cabna
sin zekri (zer zei): x1 (event/state) is a punishable crime/[taboo/|] to people/culture/judges/jury x2 [taboo (= kluzei, cacyzei); | (= madzei, jdamadzei); heresy (= jdazei)]
sine x1 of sinso
sine 2. sinso: x1 is the trigonometric | of angle x2
sing harmony sanga (sag sa'a): x1 sings/chants x2 [song/hymn/melody/melodic sounds] to audience x3 [melody (= sa'azgi, ralsa'azgi), harmony (= saxsa'azgi), harmonize/| (= saxsa'a), song (= selsa'a)]
sing x1 of sanga
sing 2. sanga (sag sa'a): x1 |-s/chants x2 [song/hymn/melody/melodic sounds] to audience x3 [melody (= sa'azgi, ralsa'azgi), harmony (= saxsa'azgi), harmonize/| harmony (= saxsa'a), song (= selsa'a)]
singer x1 of sanga
singing (as a means of producing music: event) zgike (zgi gi'e): x2 of: x1 is music performed/produced by x2 (event) [x2 event may be person playing instrument, |, musical source operating/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)]
single-valued mapping fancu: x1 is a function/| from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4
single-valued fancu: x1 is a function/single-| mapping from domain x2 to range x3 defined by expression/rule x4
sings sanga (sag sa'a): x1 |/chants x2 [song/hymn/melody/melodic sounds] to audience x3 [melody (= sa'azgi, ralsa'azgi), harmony (= saxsa'azgi), harmonize/sing harmony (= saxsa'a), song (= selsa'a)]
sink (deep) patxu (pax): x1 is a pot/kettle/urn/tub/|, a deep container for contents x2, of material/properties x3
sink (shallow) tansi (tas): x1 is a pan/basin/tub/|, a shallow container for contents x2, of material/properties x3 [also bowl]
sires patfu (paf pa'u): x1 is a father of x2; x1 begets/|/acts paternal towards x2; [not necessarily biological]
sister x1 of mensi
sister 2. sibling of | x2 of mensi
sister 3. thing having | x2 of mensi
sister 4. mensi (mes me'i): x1 is a | of/sororal to x2 by bond/tie/standard/parent(s) x3; [not necessarily biological]
sisterly bond x3 of mensi
sit x1 of zutse
sit 2. zutse (zut tse): x1 |-s [assumes |-ting position] on surface x2
site (inalienable location of some thing/event) stuzi (tuz stu): x1 is an inherent/inalienable |/place/position/situation/spot/location of x2 (object/event) [generally used for normally stationary objects/events, to give their 'permanent' location]
site (| of a lake/pool) lalxu (la'u): x2 of: x1 is a lake/lagoon/pool at |/within land mass x2
site (| of a supply) sorcu (soc sro): x3 of: x1 is a store/deposit/supply/reserve of materials/energy x2 in containment x3 [x3 need not be a container, but could merely be a |/location restriction; e.g. a heap. The sumti indicates how the supply is identified and distinguished from other occurrences of the stored x2]; (cf. panka; vreji for information storage; sabji for a store or reserve that is not necessarily tied to a |)
site x1 of stuzi
site 2. condensation | x2 of lunsa
site 3. cirko (cri): x1 loses person/thing x2 at/near | x3; x1 loses property/feature x2 in conditions/situation x3 [x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (rare for cirko), or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ecri, po'erselcri for unambiguous semantics)]
sited x2 of stuzi
sits zutse (zut tse): x1 | [assumes sitting position] on surface x2
sitting (place for |: chair) stizu (tiz): x1 is a chair/stool/seat/bench, a piece or portion of a piece of furniture intended for |
sitting position zutse (zut tse): x1 sits [assumes | position] on surface x2
situated x2 of stuzi
situation (inalienable position/|) stuzi (tuz stu): x1 is an inherent/inalienable site/place/position/|/spot/location of x2 (object/event) [generally used for normally stationary objects/events, to give their 'permanent' location]
situation (potentially temporary circumstances) tcini: x1 [state/property] is a |/condition/state/position/are conditions/circumstances of x2 [characteristics or environment of an object/event/process stage or state that are typically/potentially only temporary]
situation (| associated with loss) cirko (cri): x3 of: x1 loses person/thing x2 at/near x3; x1 loses property/feature x2 in conditions/| x3 [x2 may be a specific object, a commodity (mass), an event (rare for cirko), or a property; pedantically, for objects/commodities, this is sumti-raising from ownership of the object/commodity (= po'ecri, po'erselcri for unambiguous semantics)]
situation (| generating problem) nabmi (nam): x3 of: x1 (event/state) is a problem to/encountered by x2 in |/task/inquiry x3 [also: x1 requires consideration by x2]
situation (| governed by ethical/moral standard) marde (mad): x3 of: x1 are the ethics/morals/moral standards/ethical standards of x2 (individual/mass) about | x3 [x1 will (typically) be an abstract, a rule or rules of behavior; also principles; also conscience (= sezmarde)]
situation (| matched by correct/proper corollary) drani (dra): x3 of: x1 is correct/proper/right/perfect in property/aspect x2 (ka) in | x3 by standard x4
situation (| provoking fatigue) tatpi (ta'i): x2 of: x1 is tired/fatigued by effort/| x2 (event); x1 needs/wants rest
situation (| responded to) spuda (spu): x2 of: x1 answers/replies to/responds to person/object/event/|/stimulus x2 with response x3 [x3 also answer/reply]; [if x2 is a person/object, it will usually require "tu'a" indicating that the reply/response is to that person/object doing something. "tu'a" may not be needed if the person/object itself is the stimulus, rather than something it is doing]
situation x1 of tcini
situation 2. correctness | x3 of drani
situation 3. in | x2 of tcini
size (| grown to) banro (ba'o): x2 of: x1 grows/expands [an increasing development] to |/into form x2 from x3 [also rising, developing; x1 gets bigger/enlarges/increases]
size (| of a side of a block) bliku (bli): x3 of: x1 is a block [3-dimensional shape/form] of material x2, surfaces/sides x3 [x3 sides/surfaces should include number, |, and shape; also polyhedron (= pitybli having flat/planar sides/surfaces)], regular polyhedron (= kubybli, blikubli), brick (= kitybli)
size (| of nail) dinko (di'o): x1 is a nail/tack [pointed driven/frictional fastener] of type/| x2 (ka/ni), made of material x3
size (| of screw frame) klupe (lup lu'e): x1 is a screw [fastener] for purpose x2, threads [pitch, material] x3, frame [|, material] x4 [also bolt]
size in acres x2 of kramu
size in meters x2 of mitre
size in miles x2 of minli
size x3 of merli
size 2. see also "amount", "measure", "degree"
skate skiji (sij): x1 is a ski/skid/|/runner for surface (of material) x2 supporting skier/skater/sled/cargo x3
skater (| using skates) skiji (sij): x3 of: x1 is a ski/skid/skate/runner for surface (of material) x2 supporting skier/|/sled/cargo x3
skater x3 of skiji
skeleton (bones) 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/gristle (= ranbo'u), | (= bo'urgreku)]
skeleton (supporting frame) greku (rek): x1 is a frame/structure/|/outline supporting/load-bearing/determining the form of x2
skeptic senpi (sen): x1 doubts/is dubious/doubtful/|-al/questions that x2 (du'u) is true [also: x2 is doubtful/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reordered places)]
skeptical senpi (sen): x1 doubts/is dubious/doubtful/|/questions that x2 (du'u) is true [also: x2 is doubtful/dubious/questionable (= selsenpi for reordered places)]
ski x1 of skiji
ski 2. trene (ren re'e): x1 is a train [vehicle] of cars/units x2 (mass) for rails/system/railroad x3, propelled by x4 [a railed vehicle or train of vehicles; also subway (= tu'unre'e), metro, trolley, tramway (= lajre'e), roller coaster; monorail (= dadre'e); cable car, sky car, | lift (= cildadre'e)]
ski 3. skiji (sij): x1 is a |/skid/skate/runner for surface (of material) x2 supporting skier/skater/sled/cargo x3
skid skiji (sij): x1 is a ski/|/skate/runner for surface (of material) x2 supporting skier/skater/sled/cargo x3
skier x3 of skiji
skier 2. skiji (sij): x3 of: x1 is a ski/skid/skate/runner for surface (of material) x2 supporting |/skater/sled/cargo x3
skiing surface x2 of skiji
skill (art or process larcu (lar): craft), x1 (process) is an art [creative application] of craft/| x2 (idea/activity) [(adjective:) x1 is artistic]