From lojbab@lojban.org Sun Jul 06 07:07:25 2003 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Sun, 06 Jul 2003 07:07:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lakemtao01.cox.net ([68.1.17.244]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 19ZAAR-0005n2-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Sun, 06 Jul 2003 07:07:03 -0700 Received: from bob.lojban.org ([68.100.92.1]) by lakemtao01.cox.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with ESMTP id <20030706140632.MREZ8337.lakemtao01.cox.net@bob.lojban.org> for ; Sun, 6 Jul 2003 10:06:32 -0400 Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.0.20030706095558.03336b70@pop.east.cox.net> X-Sender: rlechevalier@pop.east.cox.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.2.0.9 Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2003 10:02:45 -0400 To: lojban-list@lojban.org From: Robert LeChevalier Subject: [lojban] Re: "intelligent"? In-Reply-To: <3F0829CE.2010703@bilkent.edu.tr> References: <140.14f1532a.2c3973d5@wmconnect.com> <140.14f1532a.2c3973d5@wmconnect.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-archive-position: 5809 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: lojbab@lojban.org Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list At 04:53 PM 7/6/03 +0300, Robin Turner wrote: >MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote: > > how does one convey the idea of "intelligent" or "smart" in lojban? i > > don't see any gismu or lujvo that convey that idea. > >A surprising omission - it's not in the gismu list, Nora's lujvo list or >jbovlaste. The best I can come up with is "xaupei" (xamgu pensi) but >xamgu is far too vague. I looked for "efficient" and "effective" but >couldn't find anything for those either "Smart" is polysemous. Nora and I have used mencre (menli certu) I would consider for efficient: sutcre (sutra certu) effective: ja'ecre (jalge certu) so you can put menli or men- in front of either of those or pensi or pes-/pei- lojbab -- lojbab lojbab@lojban.org Bob LeChevalier, President, The Logical Language Group, Inc. 2904 Beau Lane, Fairfax VA 22031-1303 USA 703-385-0273 Artificial language Loglan/Lojban: http://www.lojban.org