Received: from mail-ey0-f189.google.com ([209.85.215.189]:47009) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SnEvO-00023E-FZ; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:15:00 -0700 Received: by eaad14 with SMTP id d14sf6837953eaa.16 for ; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=RKLHmeFoFOiyx1MKlyf6l68HvNnPImyzYf3v/H9v7lg=; b=5uGEVW5FOkEoQ6uIZBw8lfAq+rEhZyTu/jQmLkYD9ECccWD7VMGfitGyJUFggAZJG1 fvutw2BgZrd6C87EjDJ2JUoUvCj6gNuZFkHLYMIWnZ1nRTKh/CjQQX7OEdhDDc/uW/x3 Ed1MlPwvK4AO20NlQC8b6UANGJ6S7SdSI8Srs= Received: by 10.205.120.3 with SMTP id fw3mr347833bkc.11.1341605678872; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:38 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.204.129.208 with SMTP id p16ls9707334bks.7.gmail; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.205.130.14 with SMTP id hk14mr995588bkc.5.1341605677094; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.205.130.14 with SMTP id hk14mr995587bkc.5.1341605677071; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-lb0-f181.google.com (mail-lb0-f181.google.com [209.85.217.181]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id p5si14676913bks.1.2012.07.06.13.14.36 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:37 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.217.181 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.217.181; Received: by lbbgk8 with SMTP id gk8so14523154lbb.40 for ; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.112.39.135 with SMTP id p7mr14376347lbk.78.1341605676467; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:14:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.152.46.36 with HTTP; Fri, 6 Jul 2012 13:14:36 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <20120706200305.GK3566@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> References: <20120706193325.GJ3566@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> <4FF7412E.6040903@gmx.de> <20120706200305.GK3566@stodi.digitalkingdom.org> Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:14:36 -0600 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Baby words: soft to the touch. From: Jonathan Jones To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: eyeonus@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of eyeonus@gmail.com designates 209.85.217.181 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=eyeonus@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=485b390f7a76c6459504c42ee931 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam_score: 0.0 X-Spam_score_int: 0 X-Spam_bar: / --485b390f7a76c6459504c42ee931 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Yes, velvet isn't really smooth. There's a few words I found for velvet, but none of them are about the /texture/ of velvet, which is what it seems you're asking for. Specifically, demsilka, ranbu'u, and krebu'u. I would suggest {skapi tengu}, but only if we can specify the "pelt" meaning of skapi. On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Robin Lee Powell < rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jul 06, 2012 at 09:49:02PM +0200, selpa'i wrote: > > Am 06.07.2012 21:33, schrieb Robin Lee Powell: > > >{ranti} seems to be about soft like a ripe fruit, not soft like > > >velvet. What would you use for the latter? Is {ranti tengu} > > >malrarbau? > > > > ranti is about yielding to pressure, not necessarily about the > > surface. You can say: lo do flira cu ranti lo nu pencu "Your face > > is soft when I touch it." (as opposed to firm) > > > > If you want to call the surface "soft", I suggest xutla. > > There are lots of things velvet is, but if it's {xutla} I've misread > {xutla} very badly. > > -Robin > > -- > http://singinst.org/ : Our last, best hope for a fantastic future. > .i ko na cpedu lo nu stidi vau loi jbopre .i danfu lu na go'i li'u .e > lu go'i li'u .i ji'a go'i lu na'e go'i li'u .e lu go'i na'i li'u .e > lu no'e go'i li'u .e lu to'e go'i li'u .e lu lo mamta be do cu sofybakni > li'u > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "lojban" group. > To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. > > -- mu'o mi'e .aionys. .i.e'ucai ko cmima lo pilno be denpa bu .i doi.luk. mi patfu do zo'o (Come to the Dot Side! Luke, I am your father. :D ) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en. --485b390f7a76c6459504c42ee931 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Yes, velvet isn't really smooth.

There's a few words I found= for velvet, but none of them are about the /texture/ of velvet, which is w= hat it seems you're asking for.

Specifically, demsilka, ranbu= 9;u, and krebu'u.

I would suggest {skapi tengu}, but only if we can specify the "pel= t" meaning of skapi.

On Fri, Jul 6, = 2012 at 2:03 PM, Robin Lee Powell <rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org> wrote:
On Fri, Jul 06, 2012 at 09= :49:02PM +0200, selpa'i wrote:
> Am 06.07.2012 21:33, schrieb Robin Lee Powell:
> >{ranti} seems to be about soft like a ripe fruit, not soft like > >velvet. =A0What would you use for the latter? =A0Is {ranti tengu}<= br> > >malrarbau?
>
> ranti is about yielding to pressure, not necessarily about the
> surface. You can say: lo do flira cu ranti lo nu pencu "Your face=
> is soft when I touch it." (as opposed to firm)
>
> If you want to call the surface "soft", I suggest xutla.

There are lots of things velvet is, but if it's {xutla} I've = misread
{xutla} very badly.

-Robin

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lu go'i li'u .i ji'a go'i lu na'e go'i li'u .e = lu go'i na'i li'u .e
lu no'e go'i li'u .e lu to'e go'i li'u .e lu lo mam= ta be do cu sofybakni li'u

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