[lojban] Re: English to Lojban dictionary

[Robin Lee Powell <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Wed, Jan 12, 2005 at 01:31:18PM -0500, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
> I found this [barsoom.hezekiah.glossary] definition of "vrude"
> (which I found in one of Robin's now-online stories):
> 
> vrude    virtue    x1is virtuous | saintly [morally good] by standard x2; 
> (cf. palci, xamgu, marde, zabna) 
> 
> The keyword is "virtue", but that's obviously a bit off.  Is
> "virtue" then translatable as "ka vrude"?  

Yes.  I've added "virtuous" as a key word, and a note about ka
vrude.

> Is there an English-Lojban dictionary that defines words that are
> derivatives of basic Lojban words rather than just the base words
> themselves?  

Not really.

> I've seen lujvo lists and non-initial place structure keyword
> lists, but I have in mind now lists with other cmavo, such as
> "ka".

The way to do this would be to make a lujvo, i.e. kamvu'e

-Robin

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