[jbovlaste] Re: spring

[tijlan <jbotijlan@gmail.com>]

2009/9/23 Joshua Choi <joshua@choi.name>:
> Perhaps "springy tool": pruni tutci, puntci?

"pruni" also means "elastic". "pun(y)tci" can be any kind of elastic
tool such as a rubber band or a tool made of a shape memory alloy.


2009/9/23 Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>:
> On Tuesday 22 September 2009 21:15:16 Joshua Choi wrote:
>> Perhaps "springy tool": pruni tutci, puntci?
>
> "punsarlu" for a helical spring, or "punkro".

Yes, i had thought about these two. But i realized "punsarlu" could
also mean "tornado" (which is an elastic spiral thing), and "punkro"
"paperclip" (which is an elastic crooked thing).


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