Re: [lojban-beginners] Knitting

[Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>]

On Thursday 23 December 2010 15:25:34 Alex Rozenshteyn wrote:
> But what word describes a knitting needle?  Is it a {nivji jesni}?  In
> Russian, there is a unique root for "knitting needle" that has nothing to
> do with "needle" (although crocheting is "knitting with a hook")?

"nivjesni" is fine. What are the Russian words? In English needles that are 
used with thread generally have eyes (holes), except knitting needles, which 
are shaped like pins. But in Lojban a pijne has to pierce something, so a 
sewing needle, but not a knitting needle, could be called "pijne".

Pierre
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