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2015-04-18 5:12 GMT+03:00 Andrew Browne <dersaidin@gmail.com>:

> I agree that a star (heavenly body) and a star (shape) are distinct
> concepts and should have separate words.
>
> But in the context of shapes "star" still has multiple meanings:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star-shaped_polygon
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_polygon
>
> What gismu or lujvo would represent these two concepts?
> Is the second one the first one +dikni ?
>

I dot think {dikni} is anywhere enough to express this idea. {kubli li re}
is what gimste suggests

>
>
> On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 2:39:19 PM UTC+10, Pierre Abbat wrote:
>>
>> The word "star" is polysemous:
>> 1. a heavenly body that emits light;
>> 2. a non-convex shape that has a point from which all the inside can be
>> seen;
>> 3. a chief or excellent performer.
>> Sense 1 is {tarci}. Sense 3 could be expressed by a lujvo, which I won't
>> worry
>> about right now. Sense 2, I think, deserves a gismu, but doesn't have
>> one.
>>
>> I think that sense 2 deserves a gismu because it appears in several
>> compounds:
>> starfish, star-nosed mole, stellated polyhedron. What do you think? What
>> would
>> be a good word for it?
>>
>> Pierre
>> --
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><br><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quo=
te">2015-04-18 5:12 GMT+03:00 Andrew Browne <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:dersaidin@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">dersaidin@gmail.com</a>&g=
t;</span>:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">I agree that =
a star (heavenly body) and a star (shape) are distinct concepts and should =
have separate words.<div><br></div><div>But in the context of shapes &quot;=
star&quot; still has multiple meanings:</div><div><a href=3D"https://en.wik=
ipedia.org/wiki/Star-shaped_polygon" target=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia=
.org/wiki/Star-shaped_polygon</a></div><div><a href=3D"https://en.wikipedia=
.org/wiki/Star_polygon" target=3D"_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sta=
r_polygon</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>What gismu or lujvo would repres=
ent these two concepts?</div><div>Is the second one the first one +dikni ?<=
/div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I dot think {dikni} is anywhere=
 enough to express this idea. {kubli li re} is what gimste suggests =C2=A0<=
/div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-le=
ft:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div class=3D"h5"=
><div><br><br>On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at 2:39:19 PM UTC+10, Pierre Abb=
at wrote:<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0;margin-left:0.=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">The word &quot;star&quot; =
is polysemous:
<br>1. a heavenly body that emits light;
<br>2. a non-convex shape that has a point from which all the inside can be=
 seen;
<br>3. a chief or excellent performer.
<br>Sense 1 is {tarci}. Sense 3 could be expressed by a lujvo, which I won&=
#39;t worry=20
<br>about right now. Sense 2, I think, deserves a gismu, but doesn&#39;t ha=
ve one.
<br>
<br>I think that sense 2 deserves a gismu because it appears in several com=
pounds:=20
<br>starfish, star-nosed mole, stellated polyhedron. What do you think? Wha=
t would=20
<br>be a good word for it?
<br>
<br>Pierre
<br>--=20
<br>Jews use a lunisolar calendar; Muslims use a solely lunar calendar.
<br>
<br></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=
=3D"h5">

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