Getting b= ack to Robin's original question, no, they are not synonyms, although they = can have some areas of overlap. Here is how I would differentiate the= m. YMMV:

A drudi is always above the = se drudi. A gadri need not be above the se gadri (e.g. a bottlecap is= still a gadri, even when the bottle is held upside down)

A drudi may or may not be physically attac= hed to the se drudi. A gadri when in use is attached to the se gadri = (e.g. a tarp stretched over a flower patch is still a drudi)

A drudi has a specific main purpose of protecting the se drudi= from something (which should probably be a te drudi, but the slot doesn't = exist). A gadri can serve many purposes, such as preserving something= inside the se gadri or hiding the se gadri (or its contents) from observat= ion.

A drudi is normally a fixed structure relative to se drudi= , which is in turn usually a fixed structure (although the drdi may be retr= actable or removable, and probably vehicles posses a drudi rather than a ga= dri, although I'm not sure. galpau might be more accurate). A gadri o= n the other hand is usually designed to be removed from time to time and th= e se gadri is very possibly portable.

= --gejyspa

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Robin Lee = Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org= > wrote:

x1 is a cover/[lid/top] for covering/concealing/sheltering x2.

x1 is a roof/top/ceiling/lid of x2. "a drudi is (designed to be)
over/above something and shelters it from other things above the
drudi"

So one's a lid or a cover that shelters things, and the other's a
lid or a roof that shelters things? 0.o

Are these straight-up synonyms or what?

-Robin

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