Re: [lojban] guess a lujvo

[Michael Turniansky <mturniansky@gmail.com>]

  The only thing is that I'd say that -tij- is wrong.  I'd think -bud-
is more on-target.
                                   --gejyspa


2011/6/5 Pierre Abbat <phma@phma.optus.nu>:
> On Sunday 05 June 2011 11:57:03 Michael Turniansky wrote:
>>   I'd guess "carob bean ", because the carat, the unit of weight for
>> gems comes from the Arabic for carob seed.
>>                      --gejyspa
>
> You are correct. I was reading the story of the prodigal son, who in his
> wanderings took a job feeding pigs with κερατια. This looks like a diminutive
> of κερας (horn), but it means "carobs", and is translated "algarrobas" in
> Reina-Valera. It is the source of the Arabic word.
>
> Pierre
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