[lojban] Re: how to say galaxy?

[Pierre Abbat <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

On Friday 27 May 2005 03:22, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > is it staci bakfu? staci girzu?
>
> "staci" is not a Lojban word.  Try "tarci".
>
> Either of those seem fine, although I'd probably use "ciste" or
> "sarlu", myself, depending on the properties I want to emphasize.

I'd use {targri} for "constellation", and not all galaxies are spirals. I 
think a fu'ivla is in order. {ladlu'a} makes as much sense as 
{gerbajlivlu'a}. (xelfanva zoi ty gili ulisvsdanvyi ty zo'e lo tsalagi)

phma
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