Appendix:Lojban/tanru

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: iiniu — 隱喻／隐喻 (yǐnyù)
• English: metafor — metaphor
• Hindi: rupak — रूपक (rūpak)
• Spanish: metafor — metáfora
• Russian: mitafar — метафора (metafora)
• Arabic: istiara — اِسْتِعَارَة (istiʕāra)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ru/

Root

tanru (rafsi tau)

1. (grammar, selbri (“predicate”)) x₁ is a binary metaphor (possibly containing cmavo (“structure words/particles”) formed with x₂ modifying x₃, giving meaning x₄ in language x₅
2. (grammar, sumti (“argument”)) phrase compound

See also

• ce'o (“join elements into a sequence”)
• gi'e
• gismu (“root word”)
• gunma (“whole”)
• jalge
• ke'a
• ku'o
• lo
• noi
• nu
• poi
• ro
• se
• selbri (“predicate”)
• smuni (“a meaning/interpretation”)
• stika (“adjust”)
• sumti (“argument”)
• valsi (“a word”)
• vu'o

References

• tanru dictionary query & jbovlaste for tanru (for licensing information see Template:Lojban copyright)
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