On Sunday, June 28, 2015 18:50:05
sunrise2000@comcast.net wrote:
> Does anybody know the Lojban terms used to distinguish between the
> different types of cutting tools? I.e.,
>
> {sakli dakfu} for cutting knife?
> {selde'i dakfu} for saw?
{selde'i dakfu} could just as easily mean "serrated knife", i.e. "knife made
like a saw".
> {guska dakfu} for razor?
Sounds reasonable.
> {darxi dakfu} for axe?
{ka'amru}
> {batci dakfu} or just {jinci} for scissors?
{batci dakfu} sounds more like nail clippers to me. {jinci} is good.
Pierre
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