[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: [lojban] baby words: eyes open
On Wed, Nov 02, 2011 at 05:55:46AM -0400, Pierre Abbat wrote:
> On Wednesday 02 November 2011 04:04:20 Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> > Do {kalri} and {ganlo} work for someone's eyes, do you think? IOW,
> > how to say "your eyes are open!"?
>
> Yes. They (the eyelids, to be precise) do or don't allow access to the retina
> by light from the outside.
I may be a pedant, but I would use {loi kalgai cu kalri} for that. {lo kanla cu kalri} has unpleasant connotations for me (eye surgery?).
--
Arnt Richard Johansen http://arj.nvg.org/
Kortet Deres er beholdt.
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group.
To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com.
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en.