[lojban] Re: tents

[Zefram <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

Pierre Abbat wrote:
>bu'uzda - a tent used as a dwelling
tent; dwelling
>bu'udru - a tent with no sides, used as a roof over something
>bukydi'u - a cloth building - I get the idea of possibly a big Tensegrity 
>structure, not necessarily a tent
>bukmra - a protective tent
>So when I was at the Rainbow Gathering, I was in a bu'uzda under a bu'udru. 
>Can you suggest disambiguators for the "in sense" field, so that one looking 
>up "tent" can pick the appropriate one?

I'd say:

bukmra    tent; shelter
bu'uzda   tent; dwelling
bukydi'u  tent; building

(These three refer to different aspects of a tent and its use.  A tent
can perfectly well be all three at once.)

bu'udru   awning

-zefram