[lojban-beginners] Re: A question about gismu definitions

["Jon \"Top Hat\" Jones" <eyeonus@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 3:49 PM, Christopher Doty <suomichris@gmail.com> wrote:

...Which brings me to another question:

cpina  Â- x1 is pungent/piquant/peppery/spicy/irritating to sense x2

It seems odd to me to have "irritating" in this definition, since it
presumes that something spicy or peppery is bad. ÂWouldn't this sort
of opinion about good or bad be better done with attitudinals?

.ii le cidja cpina
'Yikes, the food is spicy!'

.ui le cidja cpina
'Yay, the food is spicy!'

With irritating in this definition, the last one seems to be more like
"I'm happy that this food is irritating," which seems an odd thing to
say..

Am I missing something here?....

Definition taken from dictionary.com:

irâriâtateâ

â/ËÉrÉËteÉt/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [ir-i-teyt]

verb, -tatâed, -tatâing.

âverb (used with object)
1. to excite to impatience or anger; annoy. <- NOT cpina
2. Physiology, Biology. to excite (a living system) to some characteristic action or function. <- cpina
3. Pathology. to bring (a body part) to an abnormally excited or sensitive condition. <- cpina

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