From @YaleVM.YCC.YALE.EDU:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET Tue Sep 21 06:06:11 1993 Received: from ELI.CS.YALE.EDU by NEBULA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Tue, 21 Sep 1993 10:10:48 -0400 Received: from YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU by eli.CS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Tue, 21 Sep 1993 10:10:44 -0400 Message-Id: <199309211410.AA03410@eli.CS.YALE.EDU> Received: from CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU by YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 4580; Tue, 21 Sep 93 10:08:55 EDT Received: from CUVMB.COLUMBIA.EDU by CUVMB.CC.COLUMBIA.EDU (Mailer R2.07) with BSMTP id 4894; Tue, 21 Sep 93 10:11:24 EDT Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1993 10:06:11 EDT Reply-To: C_Burke%SEMPERFI@MWMGATE1.MITRE.ORG Sender: Lojban list From: C_Burke%SEMPERFI@MWMGATE1.MITRE.ORG Subject: vagina (offshoot of clitoris thread) X-To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu To: Erik Rauch Status: RO X-Status: If 'pinji' and 'vibna' are generalized as postulated in this thread, the mammalian vagina could be 'womb-passage' (gutra selpagre?) [as opposed to 'womb-door/gate', which would be the cervix] The selected tanru or lujvo depends upon the function of importance to the discussion. If you want to unambiguously refer to the mammalian organ 'vagina' without connotation, use a le'avla. Carl Burke just adding another 2 cents to the pot