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[jbovlaste] Re: Alice in Wonderland 03



> 
> A. PIEKARSKI wrote:
> >1) 
> >k1 zbikre k2=n2
> >k1 are the whiskers of k2=n2
> >from
> >k1 kerfa k2 lo nazbi be n2 n3 ku k3
> 
> The distinguishing feature of whiskers is not their location but their
> function: they are sensory organs.  This distinguishes them from most
> nasal hair, and indeed they are found not only on faces but also on
> forelegs.  I suggest {gaskre} ({ganse kerfa}), with a place structure
> such as:
> 
>     k1=g3 are the whiskers attached to k2=g1 at locus k3 for the
>     detection of stimuli g2 under conditions g4
> 
But not all whiskers are sensory hairs (vibrissa).  My neighbour has a
few whiskers on his nose, but hardly sensory.  {zbikre} would still be 
more appropriate.

However, {gaskre] seems a useful lujvo whose gloss would be:
whisker; sensory hair

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