[jbovlaste] Re: spring

[MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 9/23/2009 11:29:30 Eastern Daylight Time, phma@phma.optus.nu writes:


> Tornado?? I thought that was konbi'e. As to a paperclip, it is a sort of 
> spring too. There are coil springs and leaf springs, so why not 
> bent-back-to-hold-things springs?
>
> There's no rule that says that a Lojban word has to have the same semantic 
> range as an English word. Lojban and English don't even divide the major 
> parts of speech the same way.
>
> Pierre


"konbi'e" (cone+wind) is just one way to get across the idea of 'tornado', but certainly not the only way.  "carbi'e" (spin+wind) identifies another (perhaps more) salient characteristic of a tornado than the shape.  It could also refer to hurricanes, water spouts, and dust devils, too.

mu'o mi'e stevon