Return-path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.0 (2010-01-18) on chain.digitalkingdom.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_ADSP_CUSTOM_MED, DKIM_SIGNED,FREEMAIL_FROM,SPF_PASS,T_DKIM_INVALID,T_TO_NO_BRKTS_FREEMAIL autolearn=no version=3.3.0 X-Spam-Personal-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.0 (2010-01-18) on chain.digitalkingdom.org Envelope-to: rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org Delivery-date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:32:20 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([192.168.123.127]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1O6VuE-0008MW-EP; Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:32:01 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list jbovlaste); Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:22 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1O6Vti-0008MQ-1c for jbovlaste-real@lojban.org; Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:22 -0700 Received: from mail-wy0-f181.google.com ([74.125.82.181]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1O6Vtb-0008Ir-Lb for jbovlaste@lojban.org; Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:21 -0700 Received: by wyj26 with SMTP id 26so994058wyj.40 for ; Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:mime-version:received:in-reply-to :references:from:date:message-id:subject:to:content-type; bh=7Xx22DEIxdc6S+kYojQZUm0EVbI7WophoAZU8NuiepU=; b=Tu30Qs+8CciMoO26De16cBqLp3/LXHFkBCeRZd0mQ8eF4dCtmSNo7s/5KWLD0jhLR3 zpyJ1LSrrls1i3FrmjryIzVkS4ndYlg4j9oJWK2uTUto3rzos9RL0mIDyfqUWw9nUX3J zgUfYvDQRCXovQxVyJBAX2TZL1p/Jl5NGmFzQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; b=GJgqft83tD5f56FDRbP0UWttW71KhvE0ZMDQ8NhMAnJEcKF1o88cOYX3/O2/7BuU7v cBolVr8VBBlG29aWonCD8DBtJrMEcVkiDVX/j2Frc/VowiKhh60khXCzdHoJHxHMNJI8 JIPnvMHYPKpHe1BBzJ3nJi8o9GEq7RlakWfjw= Received: by 10.216.157.202 with SMTP id o52mr5608508wek.227.1272317468556; Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:31:08 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.37.74 with HTTP; Mon, 26 Apr 2010 14:23:22 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: "* Hieran Makhwali" Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:23:22 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: [jbovlaste] Re: catalyst To: jbovlaste@lojban.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: jbovlaste-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: sarefo@googlemail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: jbovlaste@lojban.org X-list: jbovlaste Content-Length: 718 Lines: 24 On Mon, Apr 26, 2010 at 10:57 PM, tijlan wrote: > A lujvo for "catalyst -- a substance that changes the rate of a chemical > reaction" might be "nilxumfrasutkezgafxu'i". This looks too long to me. > > And I don't think a fu'ivla based on "catalyst" would make a good > alternative either, in terms of neutrality, since some major languages such > as Chinese, Hindi, and Arabic have words not related to "catalyst"s > etymology for this concept. maybe something similar to {gafsta} ? something that changes something else, but stays the same itself. there's probably a better gismu for {stali}, i'm not that firm in gismu any more. -- Peas on Earth, Lettuce be free. You have big feet!