Appendix:Lojban/tanru

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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)

(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
(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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