ka [From Indo-European /kw-/.] {relative clause particle}

kakate [From Latin 'actum', extant in Spanish, English, French, et al, with initial /k-/ from Hindi /karni/.] action -- the act or process of doing something

kakate-kalane [action+communication-unit.] n. demand to perform

kakate-kanisa-se [action+shirt.] n. Hawaiian shirt -- an "active" or wild shirt, usually with many colors and a hectic design

kakate-kesinu [action+science.] n. kinetics

kakate-kune [action+{opposite}.] n. inaction -- lack or absence of action (synonymous with 'cactbez')

kakate-nuni [action+absence.] n. inactivity

kaki [Unknown origin.] performance -- an activity or system of interaction involving two or more people (e.g., a ceremony, a contest, an opera)

kaki-kesinu [performance+science.] n. drama

kaki-sili [performance+bird.] n. manakin (Piprinae)

kaku [Unknown origin.] deficit, shortfall, insufficiency -- a smaller quality or number or degree or amount than expected or appropriate

kaku-kupi [deficit+copy.] n. imitation, counterfeit, forgery -- a copy that is represented as the original

kakute [Truncation of /akarkut/, a blend of Esperanto 'akra' and Latin 'acutus', extent in English, Spanish, Italian, et al.] sharp object -- an object having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing [scalar]

kakute-kaputa-tuna-nine [{sharp-object}+head+{augmentative}+fish.] n. sculpin (genus Myoxocephalus)

kakute-kasese [{sharp-object}+{abstraction}.] n. sharpness-- having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing [scalar

kakute-kune [{sharp-object}+{opposite}.] n. dull object -- a broad edge or a dull point unsuitable for cutting or piercing [scalar

kakute-kune [{sharp-object}+{opposite}.] n. dull object -- an object lacking a thin edge or fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing

kakute-kune-palana [{sharp-object}+{opposite}+plant.] n. cactus

kakute-kutane-kune-lepeti [{sharp-object}+front+{opposite}+reptile.] n. common iguana (Iguana)

kakute-lepeti [{sharp-object}+reptile.] n. thorny devil (Moloch)

kakute-lete [{sharp-object}+{diminutive}.] n. point -- a sharp or tapered end

kakute-lete-supaka [{sharp-object}+{diminutive}+opening+{verb}.] v. pierce

kakute-nale-sata [{sharp-object}+ocean+animal.] n. sea urchin

kakute-nane [{sharp-object}+mammal.] n. hedgehog

kakute-nasiku-nane [{sharp-object}+insect+mammal.] n. tenrec (Tenrecidae)

kakute-nine [{sharp-object}+fish.] n. porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

kakute-nuku-sili [{sharp-object}+mouth+bird.] n. sharpbill (Oxyruncus cristatus)

kakute-nusike [{sharp-object}+rodent.] n. porcupine

kakute-palise [{sharp-object}+digit.] n. claw, talon

kakute-palise-tata [{sharp-object}+digit+amphibian.] n. clawed toad (Xenopus)

kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. axe

kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. caltrops

kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. dart

kakute-sila [{sharp-object}+weapon.] n. hafervuh [blade+weapon] sword -- a weapon consisting of a long metal blade with a handle

kakute-sunu-kaneke-nasiku [{sharp-object}+sound+shell+insect.] n. click beetle (family Elateridae)

kakute-tuna [{sharp-object}+{augmentative}.] n. blade -- the long flat part of a tool or weapon that typically has a cutting edge

kala [From Hindi /kala/.] art -- the products of creativity; works of art collectively

kala-kali-sise [art+word+system.] n. art language, artlang -- a language specifically invented for a work of fiction or as a personal expression of its author

kala-kesinu [art+science.] n. connoisseurism

kala-kesinu [art+science.] n. graphic arts

kala-nasini [art+vehicle.] n. concept car

Kala-natinu-se [art+nation.] proper n. France, French Republic -- a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

kalane [From Arabic /kalam/.] communication unit -- a collection of words, oral or written or otherwise represented, conveying a central idea

kalane-kalane-kune [communication-unit+communication-unit+{opposite}.] n. oxymoron

kalane-kasese [communication-unit+{abstraction}.] n. communication

kalane-kesinu [communication-unit+science.] n. information theory

kalane-lete [communication-unit+{diminutive}.] n. symbol -- a symbol in a communication unit, such as the dot or the dash in Morse Code

kalane-lete [communication-unit+{diminutive}.] n. thought, idea

kalane-seta [communication-unit+set.] n. record -- anything providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

kalane-tuna-kelupe [communication-unit+{augmentative}+group.] n. file, dossier -- a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject

kalape [From Arabic /kalab/.] change, transformation -- a qualitative alteration ["become" - v.]

kalape-kali-sise [change+word+system.] n. interlingua -- an encoding of a language to represent its meaning for machine translation to another language

kalape-kisile [change+acid.] n. catalyst, accelerator -- a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

kalape-kune [change+{opposite}.] n. stability -- resistance of change

kalape-kune [change+{opposite}+{verb}.] v. keep; maintain -- to make so that something stays in a certain condition

kalape-nuni [change+absence.] n. stagnation

kala-pine [art+building.] n. theatre -- a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

kala-pine-nesete [art+building+site.] n. stage -- large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience

kalase [From Hindi /kras/, from Latin 'crux', extant in Russian, Spanish, English, Hungarian, et al.] cross -- a shape, mark or pattern formed by the intersection of two lines

kalase-kalane [cross+communication-unit.] n. ritual Christian prayer

kalase-kaletela [cross+road.] n. crossroad, intersection, meeting point, crossway, crossing, carrefour -- a junction where one street or road crosses another

kalase-kapina [cross+card.] n. the Zener card that has the cross on the face

kalase-kasese [cross+{abstraction}.] n. intersection -- a point where lines intersect

Kalase-kesinu-se [cross+science.] proper n. Christology

kalase-kune [cross+{opposite}.] n. parallel lines

kalase-kune [cross+{opposite}.] n. two parallel lines -- two coplanar lines that have the same slope and therefore do not intersect.

kalase-lete [cross+{diminutive}.] n. crisscross, cross, mark -- marking consisting of crossing lines

kalase-nupeti [cross+marriage.] n. endogamy, intermarriage, inmarriage -- marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law

Kalase-nutu-kune-tine-se [cross+death+{opposite}+day.] proper n. Easter -- Christian celebration of the ascension of Christ

kalase-tata [cross+amphibian.] n. spring peeper (Hyla crucifer)

Kalase-tesu-sise-se [cross+god+system.] proper n. Christianity, Christian religion -- the system of Christian beliefs and practices

Kalase-tesu-sunane-se [cross+god+human.] proper n. Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Jesus Christ, Christ, Savior, Saviour, Good Shepherd, Redeemer -- a Jewish prophet of the first century (circa 8 BC - 29 AD) slain on a cross by the Romans; to Christians he was both God and man: the Messiah sent to save the human race from the sin it inherited through the Fall of Man

Kalase-tesu-suna-pe-se [cross+god+choice+person.] proper n. Christ

kalase-tuna [cross+{augmentative}.] n. cross -- a cross as a heraldic emblem

kala-sili [art+bird.] n. bowerbird

kala-sise [art+system.] n. culture -- the tastes in art and manners that are favoured by a social group

kala-sunu-kalane [art+sound+communication-unit.] n. poem -- a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

kale [excrement+{adj.}.] adj. filthy, foul, nasty -- disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

kale [From Russian /kal/.] feces, excrement -- solid excretory product

kale-kaletela [feces+road.] n. sewer

kale-kani [feces+garment.] n. diaper

kale-kasese [feces+{abstraction}.] n. filth, refuse

kale-kesinu [feces+science.] n. scatology

kale-kune [feces+{opposite}.] n. urine

kale-lete [feces+{diminutive}.] n. dropping (excrement)

kale-liku [feces+liquid.] n. diarrhea

kale-liku-napu [feces+liquid+obscenity.] n. an insult -- calling a person 'diarrhea'

kale-nasiku [feces+insect.] n. dung beetle

kalene [From Hindi /karn/.] agent -- person who does or brings about something

kalene-kalane [agent+communication-unit.] n. notification

kalenu [From Latin 'carn-, caro', "flesh", extant in Spanish and English.] flesh -- the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat

kalenu-kalane [flesh+communication-unit.] n. polygraph?

kalenu-kasese [flesh+{abstraction}.] n. flesh -- the physical body in contrast to the soul or spirit

kalenu-kesinu [flesh+science.] n. dermatology

kalenu-kunane-kune-pe [flesh+eating+{opposite}+person.] n. vegetarian -- a person who abstains from eating meat (c.f. pantcompanjper)

kalenu-kune [flesh+{opposite}.] n. spirit -- the vital principle or animating force within living things

kalenu-lete [flesh+{diminutive}.] n. flab -- loose or flaccid body fat

kalenu-lipe [flesh+liberty.] n. promiscuity, promiscuousness, sleeping around -- indulging in promiscuous (casual and indiscriminate) sexual relations

kalenu-nape [flesh+parent.] n. biological parent

kalenu-nasini [flesh+vehicle.] n. the host organism of a parasite

kalenu-tuna [flesh+{augmentative}.] n. muscle, muscular tissue -- animal tissue consisting predominantly of contractile cells

kale-palate-lete-sili [feces+part+{diminutive}+bird.] n. thrush

kale-panupu [feces+bamboo.] n. punji stick -- sharpened bamboo stake concealed in high grass or deep mud to wound enemies and typically coated with excrement to infect the feet of victims

kalepe [From French 'carbone', extant in Arabic, Hindi, English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, Novial.] carbon, C -- an abundant nonmetallic tetravalent element occurring in three allotrophic forms (amorphous, graphite and diamond) that occur in all organic compounds

kalepe-kasese [carbon+{abstraction}.] n. carbon-based life

kalepe-kesinu [carbon+science.] n. organic chemistry

kalepe-kiki [carbon+measure.] n. carbon dating

kalepe-kisile [carbon+acid.] n. carbolic acid -- H2CO3

kalepe-kusulu [carbon+alcohol.] n. alkanol

kalepe-lalu [carbon+iron.] n. steel -- an alloy of iron, carbon and manganese

kalepe-lete [carbon+{diminutive}.] n. graphite -- soft allotrope of carbon with a metallic luster and a greasy feel, used in lead pencils, lubricants, paints, coatings and more

kalepe-liku [carbon+liquid.] n. soft drink, pop, soda, tonic, cold drink -- a nonalcoholic, flavored, carbonated beverage

kalepe-luna [carbon+moon.] n. lunar meteorite -- stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that was expelled from the Moon in a crater impact and that has reached the earth's surface

kalepe-nasini [carbon+vehicle.] n. coal car -- the car behind a steam locomotive carrying the coal used as fuel

kalepe-nuni [carbon+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. inorganic

kalepe-pata [carbon+water.] n. carbonated water, club soda, seltzer -- effervescent water, charged under pressure with purified carbon dioxide gas, usually containing salts and used as a beverage or mixer

kalepe-satisi-kusulu [carbon+satisfaction+alcohol.] n. alkanol

kalepe-satisi-kusulu-lete [carbon+satisfaction+alcohol+{diminutive}.] n. alkanal

kalepe-satisi-pitaku-kune [carbon+satisfaction+separation+{opposite}.] n. alkane -- saturated hydrocarbon

kalepe-satisi-pitaku-kune [carbon+satisfaction+separation+{opposite}.] n. saturated acyclic hydrocarbons (branched or unbranched)

kalepe-tu-lupete [carbon+two+air.] n. carbon dioxide, CO2

kalepe-tuna [carbon+{augmentative}.] n. diamond, adamant -- very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem

kale-sasute [feces+container.] n. chamber pot

kalese [Latin 'classis', "class of citizens", extant in Russian, Spanish, English, et al.] class, kind, type -- any number of objects or events with a common attribute

kalese-kalane [class+communication-unit.] n. a message from a member of a group to a member of

kalese-kesinu [class+science.] n. sociology

kalese-kesinu [class+science.] n. taxonomy

kalese-lete [class+{diminutive}.] n. subclass -- a class which is a subset of a larger class.

kalese-tenetele [class+tendency+{adj.}.] adj. average, ordinary -- lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered

kalese-tuna [class+{augmentative}.] n. superclass -- a larger class which contains the smaller class as a subset.

kaletela [From Spanish 'carretera'.] road, route -- an open way generally public for travel or transportation

kaletela-kalane [road+communication-unit.] n. street sign, traffic sign

kaletela-kasese [road+{abstraction}.] n. passage in general -- something that allows some tangible or abstract things to go through

kaletela-kesinu [road+science.] n. cartography

kaletela-lanase-nasini [road+{long-object}+vehicle.] n. pickup truck

kaletela-lapati-nasi [road+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. street cleaner, street sweeper -- a customized vehicle with machinery to wash and clean streets (typically used by a municipal sanitation department)

kaletela-lapati-nike [road+washing/cleaning+professional.] n. street cleaner, street sweeper -- a worker employed to clean streets (especially one employed by a municipal sanitation department)

kaletela-nanese [road+meat.] n. road kill

kaletela-nasini [road+vehicle.] n. automobile

kaletela-nasini [road+vehicle.] n. car, auto, automobile, motorcar -- four-wheeled; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

kaletela-nasini [road+vehicle.] n. car

kaletela-nasini-tuna [road+vehicle+{augmentative}.] n. truck, motortruck, lorry -- an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling

kaletela-pitakesulina-kelepe [road+alphabet+play.] n. the alphabet game -- a diversion played in long car trips in which multiple players attempt to find in order the 26 letters on road signs, license plates, roadside shops, etc.

kaletela-sunu-sinata [road+sound+tool.] n. street organ

kale-telule [feces+fear.] n. coprophobia

kale-tuna [feces+{augmentative}.] n. manure

kale-tupuse-tile [feces+tube+body-part.] n. intestine

kale-tupuse-tile-tulese [feces+tube+body-part+{thick-object}.] n. colon

kali [From Arabic /kalim/.] word -- a unit of language that native speakers can identify

kalike [Blend of Hindi /gal/ and Arabic /halk/, with /g-l/ in Russian /glot/ and /gorl/ and in English 'gullet' and Italian 'gola', and with initial /g-/ in Spanish 'garganta', Esperanto 'gorg^o' and Novial 'guture'.] throat, pharynx -- the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone

kalike-kesinu [throat+science.] n. laryngology

kalike-palate [throat+part.] n. neck -- the region of the body between the shoulders and the bottom of the head

kalike-silete [throat+shield.] n. scarf

kali-kesinu [word+science.] n. lexicology [vocsistsint would be linguistics

kalike-sisi [throat+movement.] n. bobbing of the adam's apple

kali-kune [word+{opposite}.] n. subtext

kali-kune-susite [word+{opposite}+meaning.] n. deeper meaning

kali-kunune [word+communication+{noun-modifier}.] adj. explicit

kali-kupate [word+fight.] n. quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in, dustup -- an angry verbal dispute

kali-nasini [word+vehicle.] n. voice-controlled vehicle

kali-nune-kunune [word+negation+communication+{noun-modifier}.] adj. implicit

kali-nune-kunune-kasese [word+negation+communication+{abstraction}.] n. picture, idea, gist, as in "Got the idea?" or "Got the picture?"

kali-nusika-kalane [word+music+communication-unit.] n. song -- a piece of music accompanied by spoken words

kali-pepe [word+creation.] n. word-making -- the coining of new words

kali-pitakesulina [word+alphabet.] n. kanji -- the Japanese characters that represent an entire word

kali-seta [word+set.] n. lexicon -- the set of words in a language

kali-sili [word+bird.] n. parrot (Psittacidae)

kali-sili-nine [word+bird+fish.] n. parrotfish (family Scaridae)

kali-sise [word+system.] n. language -- a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

kali-sise-lete [word+system+{diminutive}.] n. dialect

kali-telule [word+fear.] n. verbophobia

kali-tupa [word+pressing.] n. persuasion

kaluka [Late Latin 'calculare', "to calculate", extant in English 'calculator', Spanish 'calculador', et al.] peripheral -- an auxiliary device that works with a computer, such as a printer or scanner, or a subcomponent of a computer, such as a hard drive

kaluka-kalane [peripheral+communication-unit.] n. a message hidden in another

kaluka-kune [peripheral+{opposite}.] n. microprocessor

Kaluka-kune-se [peripheral+{opposite}.] proper n. CPU, central processing unit

kaluka-lete [peripheral+{diminutive}.] n. cable (c.f. sutcalc)

kaluka-nuni-kupute [peripheral+absence+computer.] n. iMac

kalusa [Blend of Welsh 'cara' and Latin 'ca:rus', "dear, beloved", extant in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian /caro/ and in English 'caress', 'cherish', et al; similar to Ilocano /karayo/, Breton /karout/ and Georgian /qvar/.] love -- a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

kalusa-kalane [love+communication-unit.] n. endearment

kalusa-kalusa-kune [love+love+{opposite}.] n. strong emotion

kalusa-kiki-sinata [love+measure+tool.] n. love meter -- a coin-activated amusement device that examines body temperature, pressure, etc. to determine someone's sexual potential

kalusa-kune [love+{opposite}.] n. hatred -- a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

kalusa-kunune [love+communication.] n. intimate conversation between lovers

kalusa-lete [love+{diminutive}.] n. fondness, liking -- a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

kalusa-liku [love+liquid.] n. love potion -- a liquid with supposed aphrodisiacal qualities

kalusa-nine [love+fish.] n. kissing gourami

kalusa-pala [fruit+love.] n. apple -- fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh [Word History: from the ancient Greek legend of the divine beauty contest that initiated the capture of Helen and the subsequent war on Troy.]

kalusa-pitakesulina [love+alphabet.] n. the groupings of O's and X's attached to a letter closing to denote affection

kalusa-pusata [love+mail.] n. love letter, billet doux -- a personal letter to a loved one expressing affection

kalusa-sepe [love+pocket.] n. condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic -- contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

kalusa-sili [love+bird.] n. lovebird (Agapornis)

kalusa-tanu [love+injury.] n. grief, heartache, heartbreak, brokenheartedness -- intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

kalusa-telule [love+fear.] n. erotophobia

kalusa-teneta [love+debt.] n. betrothal, troth, engagement -- a mutual promise to marry

kalusa-tile [love+body-part.] n. heart -- center of love supposed to be found in the human body

Kalusa-tine-se [love+day.] proper n. Friday

kalusa-tuna [love+{augmentative}.] n. passion -- intense love and desire

kalute [Blend of Arabic /kalb/ and Hindi /kuta/, with initial /k-/ in English 'canine' and Italian 'cane'.] dog, canine -- a domesticated carnivorous mammal (Canis familiaris) related to the foxes and wolves and raised in a wide variety of breeds

kalute-kalane [dog+communication-unit.] n. barking

kalute-kapina [dog+card.] n. dog license

kalute-katuse [dog+cat.] n. hyena, hyaena -- nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion [Word History: "Hyenas are in their own family (along with the aardwolf). But they're related to cats: carnivores are divided into two major groups (suborders or superfamilies), and hyenas are in the same group with cats, civets, mongooses, etc. It seemed to me that hyenas were the most dog-like of the animals in the 'cat' group (Feloidea or Feliformia)." - Herman Miller]

kalute-kesinu [dog+science.] n. cynology

kalute-kune [dog+{opposite}.] n. cat

kalute-lete [dog+{diminutive}.] n. fox

kalute-lete [dog+{diminutive}.] n. puppy -- young dog

kalute-nala [dog+disparagement.] n. cur

kalute-nasini [dog+vehicle.] n. dog cart -- a small cart pulled by dogs

kalute-nine [dog+fish.] n. dogfish (Scyliorhinus)

kalute-tata [dog+amphibian.] n. barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)

kalute-telule [dog+fear.] n. cynophobia

kalute-tuna [dog+{augmentative}.] n. wolf

kalute-tuna-sunu-sinata [dog+{augmentative}+sound+tool.] n. (French) horn

kane [From Chinese /kan/.] sight, vision -- the ability to see

kane [sight+{verb}.] v. S see. S see O. S see O as X.

kane-kasese [sight+{abstraction}.] n. picture

kane-katipa [sight+bar.] n. rod (as in rods and cones)

kaneke [From Latin 'cancer', "crab, constellation Cancer", (extant in English, et al), with initial /k-/ in Hindi /kand/ and Spanish 'casco'.] shell -- the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

kaneke-kalane [shell+communication-unit.] n. ocean sounds from a shell

kaneke-kasese [shell+{abstraction}.] n. armor -- tough more-or-less rigid protective covering, used in combat

kaneke-kasese [shell+{abstraction}.] n. outer layer -- a thin covering around an object, like the crust of bread or the earth

kaneke-kesinu [shell+science.] n. conchology

kaneke-kune [shell+{opposite}.] n. skin, tegument, cutis -- a natural protective covering of the body

kaneke-kune-palate [shell+{opposite}+part.] n. scale -- one unit of skin on the body of a fish, reptile, suit oaf rmor, etc.

kaneke-lepeti [shell+reptile.] n. turtle, tortoise -- a reptile of the order Chelonia, with an external shell.

kaneke-lete [shell+{diminutive}.] n. toenail, fingernail -- horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits

kaneke-nane [shell+mammal.] n. armadillo -- a mammal of the family Dasypodidae, with a shell-like protective covering.

kaneke-nasiku [shell+insect.] n. beetle (order Coleoptera)

kaneke-nasiku-kalape-sake [shell+insect+change+sack.] n. chrysalis -- a hard, solid form of pupa

kaneke-nasiku-natu-kune [shell+insect+adult+{opposite}.] n. grub -- the larva of a beetle

kaneke-nasini [shell+vehicle.] n. tank

kaneke-nine [shell+fish.] n. shellfish

kaneke-nuni [shell+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. shell-less

kaneke-nuni-nu-pete [shell+absence+one+foot.] n. slug -- terrestrial gastropod mollusks of the genus Limax and related genera, typically lacking a shell or having an incomplete shell

kaneke-nuni-sutale-sata [shell+absence+thread+animal.] n. slug

kaneke-nu-pete [shell+one+foot.] n. snail -- gastropod mollusks having a spirally coiled shell, broad retractile foot and distinct head, typically with eyestalks

kaneke-pata-sane [shell+water+bread.] n. pasta shells

kaneke-pulase [shell+hair.] n. horn

kaneke-pulase-lepeti [shell+hair+reptile.] n. horned lizard (Phrynosoma)

kaneke-pulase-nelike-tuna [shell+hair+deer+{augmentative}.] n. moose, a huge, large-antlered deer

kaneke-pulase-nese [shell+hair+sheep.] n. ram

kaneke-pulase-nuku-sili [shell+hair+mouth+bird.] n. hornbill (Bucerotidae)

kaneke-pulase-sili-tuna [shell+hair+bird+{augmentative}.] n. cassowary (Casuariidae)

kaneke-pusiti-nenu-nane [shell+monotreme.] n. echidna, spiny anteater, anteater -- burrowing spine-covered monotreme of Australia having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites

kaneke-sata [shell+animal.] n. mollusk -- invertebrate animal of the phylum Mollusca, many of which have a hard external shell of calcium carbonate.

kaneke-sata-sili [shell+animal+bird.] n. oystercatcher (Haematopus)

kane-kesinu [sight+science.] n. optics

kaneke-sunu-sinata [shell+sound+tool.] n. conch shell (as a musical instrument)

kaneke-tuna [shell+{augmentative}.] n. armor

kaneke-tuna [shell+{augmentative}.] n. hard shell -- a thick, heavy or hardened shell

kaneke-tuna-pulase-pakale [shell+{augmentative}+hair+bovine.] n. yak

kane-kune [sight+{opposite}.] n. blindness or to be blind, blinded

kane-kune-sata [sight+{opposite}+animal.] n. spirit -- any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible or audible to human beings

kane-kunuse [sight+cone.] n. cone -- one of the conical receptors in the eye

kanela [From Late Latin 'camera', extant in English 'chamber' and 'camera (obscura)', and in Hindi /kamra/ and in Dutch, Esperanto and Novial. Initial /k-/ in Russian /komnet/.] room, chamber -- an area within a building enclosed by walls, a floor and a ceiling

kanela-kaneke-sata [room+shell+animal.] n. chambered nautilus

kanela-kasese [room+{abstraction}.] n. interior decorating

kanela-kasese [room+{abstraction}.] n. interior

kanela-kene [room+hole.] n. doorway

kanela-kesinu [room+science.] n. interior design, interior decoration

kanela-lete [room+{diminutive}.] n. closet

kanela-nasini [room+vehicle.] n. elevator

kane-lapati [sight+washing.] n. eye washing -- cleansing the eye with droplets of liquid, using an eyedropper.

kane-lete [sight+{diminutive}.] n. blurry, being blurred, grey

kane-liku [sight+liquid.] n. contact lens solution

kanelu [From Greek 'kamelos', of Semitic origin (extant in Latin, English and Spanish) and still current in Arabic /jamal/ and /gamal/, forms widely borrowed throughout Africa.] camel -- cud-chewing mammal of the genus Camelus used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

kanelu-kalane [camel+communication-unit.] n. animal spit/slime

kanelu-lete [camel+{diminutive}.] n. llama -- domesticated ruminant mammal (Lama glama) related to the camel, typically used as a beast of burden in South America and also raised for its wool

Kanelu-lete-natinu-se [camel+{diminutive}+nation.] proper n. Peru

kanelu-nasini [camel+vehicle.] n. camel cart -- a small cart pulled by camels

Kanelu-natinu-se [camel+nation.] proper n. Saudi Arabia

kanelu-palana [camel+plant.] n. cactus

kanelu-paneka-tile [camel+reserve+body-part.] n. hump

kanelu-tuna [camel+{augmentative}.] n. dromedary, Arabian camel -- one-humped domesticated camel (Camelus dromedarius), typically used as a beast of burden in northern Africa and western Asia

kane-nuni [sight+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. blind

kane-nuni-nine [sight+absence+fish.] n. cavefish (Amblyopsis)

kanepuse [Latin 'campus', "field", extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al) and English 'campus', 'camp' (mnemonic: 'campsite').] field -- a piece of land cleared of trees

kanepuse-kanepuse-kune [field+field+{opposite}.] n. terrain

kanepuse-kasese [field+{abstraction}.] n. acre -- a unit of area (4840 square yards) used in English-speaking countries

kanepuse-kasese [field+{abstraction}.] n. field -- an academic field; a field of interest; a pursuit

kanepuse-kesinu [field+science.] n. agriculture

kanepuse-kune [field+{opposite}.] n. enemy territory

kanepuse-kune [field+{opposite}.] n. old-growth forest -- a piece of land with old trees

kanepuse-lete [field+{diminutive}.] n. yard, grounds -- the land around a house or other building

kanepuse-nasiku [field+insect.] n. field cricket (Gryllus)

kanepuse-nasini [field+vehicle.] n. all-terrain vehicle, ATV

kanepuse-nusike [field+rodent.] n. field vole (Microtus)

kanepuse-pulefe [field+dust.] n. pollen -- a fine powder produced by the anthers of seed-bearing plants; fine grains contain male gametes

kanepuse-sasila-pe-sili [field+comedy+person+bird.] n. chickadee (Parinae)

kanepuse-tuna [field+{augmentative}.] n. grassland -- large area of land where grass or grasslike vegetation grows, like a prairie or meadow

kanepuse-tuna [field+{augmentative}.] n. great outdoors

kanepuse-tuna-sili [field+{augmentative}+bird.] n. meadowlark (Sturnella)

kane-pusiti [sight+position+{noun-modifier}.] adj. in view -- arranged in the best position to be seen.

kane-senuse [sight+sense.] n. sight

kane-senuse [sight+sense+{verb}.] v. see -- to view using the eyes

kane-senuse [sight+sense+{verb}.] v. see

kanete [From Hindi /kant/, within initial /k-/ in Russian /kryuk/.] fastener -- attaching to something and holds something in place

kanete-kali [fastener+word.] n. words like and, or, and then, moreover, however, &c which bind other phrases or words together

kanete-lepeti [fastener+reptile.] n. gecko (Gekkonidae)

kanete-nasini [fastener+vehicle.] n. tow truck

kanete-nine [fastener+fish.] n. remora

kanete-sata [fastener+animal.] n. leech

kane-tile [sight+body-part.] n. eye, oculus, optic -- the organ of sight

kane-tile-kulule-palate [sight+body-part+color+part.] n. iris

kane-tile-kupe [sight+body-part+cover.] n. eyelid

kane-tuna [sight+{augmentative}.] n. to assist sight

kani [Shortened form of Dublex 'canisa', "shirt".] garment -- an article of clothing

kani-kalane [garment+communication-unit.] n. cleaning bill

kani-kanete [garment+fastener.] n. button -- sewn to shirts, coats, etc. to fit through buttonholes and fasten the garment

kani-kasese [garment+{abstraction}.] n. fashion -- the prevailing style of dress

kani-kesinu [garment+science.] n. couture -- the specialties dealt with by fashion designers

kani-kune [garment+{opposite}.] n. birthday suit -- nakedness

kani-kutule [garment+control.] n. dress code -- a set of regulations, typically for a school or workplace, indicating the permitted manner of dress

kani-lapati-nasi [garment+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. washer, automatic washer, washing machine -- a home appliance for washing clothes and linens automatically

kani-lete [garment+{diminutive}.] n. underclothes

kani-nasiku [garment+insect.] n. clothes moth (Tineidae)

kani-nasini [garment+vehicle.] n. laundry truck

kani-nuni [garment+absence.] n. nudity

kani-nuni-sasale-palate [garment+absence+tree+part.] n. nudibranchs

kani-nupile [garment+furniture.] n. coatrack, hatrack -- a rack for temporarily holding coats and hats

kani-pakala [garment+hold.] n. hanger

kani-palana [garment+plant.] n. any species of plant with economic use for making clothing fibers

kani-pipi [garment+rule.] n. dress code -- a set of regulations, typically for a school or workplace, indicating the permitted manner of dress

kani-pusi [garment+use.] n. shirt wearing -- the state of having a shirt on

kanisa [Late Latin 'camisa', extant in Albanian 'ke"mishe"', Amharic 'shemiz', Arabic (Egyptian) 'qamees', Aymara 'kamisa', Balinese 'kemeja', Bulgarian 'dzheb', Catalan 'camisa', Cebuano 'kamisa', English 'camise', Esperanto 'c^emizo', French 'chemise', Greek (Modern) 'poukamiso', Guarani' 'kamisa', Gujarati 'shemiz', Haitian 'chemiz', Hindi 'kamiiz', Ilonggo 'kamisa', Indonesian 'kemeja', Italian 'camicia', Javanese 'kamejo', Kharia 'kamij', Lingala 'semisi', Malay 'kemeja', Maldivian 'gamis', Maltese 'qmis', Modern Greek 'kamiso', Nepali 'kamij', Novial 'kamise', Papiamentu 'kamisa', Pima 'kamish', Portuguese 'camisa', Punjabi 'kamiiz', Pushtu 'kaemi's', Rhaeto-Romance (Sursilvan) 'camischa', Rhaeto-Romance (Ladin) 'chamischa', Romanian 'ca^masa', Sinhalese 'ka'misay', Somali 'qamiis', Sundanese 'kamedja', Spanish 'camisa', Tupuri 'si"mi'si"', Tagalog 'kamisa', Urdu 'kamiiz' and Wolof 'ceemis/simis'. Typically meaning is "shirt", but in some cases may mean "blouse", "chemise" or "undershirt". Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] shirt -- a garment worn on the upper part of the body

kanisa-lete [shirt+{diminutive}.] n. undershirt

Kanisa-lete-se [shirt+{diminutive}.] proper n. T-shirt

kanisa-nuni [shirt+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. topless

kanisa-sutale-kani [shirt+thread+garment.] n. necktie, tie -- a long narrow piece of material worn mostly by men under a collar and tied in knot at the front

kanisa-sutale-kani-nine [shirt+thread+garment+fish.] n. mackerel (genus Scomber)

kanisa-sutale-tuna-kani [shirt+thread+{augmentative}+garment.] n. bow tie

kanisa-tuna [shirt+{augmentative}.] n. jacket

kani-seta [garment+set.] n. suit, suit of clothes -- a set of garments for outerwear all of the same fabric and color

kani-tate-kune [garment+taut+{opposite}.] n. robe -- any loose flowing garment

kani-tuna [garment+{augmentative}.] n. overcoat

kanuna [From Arabic & Hindi /kanun/, both from Latin 'canon', "rule", also extant in English 'canon', et al.] law -- the collection of rules imposed by an authority

kanuna-kalane [law+communication-unit.] n. law text -- formal description of a law

kanuna-kasese [law+{abstraction}.] n. law -- the condition of social order created by adherence to a legal system

kanuna-kesinu [law+science.] n. jurisprudence

kanuna-kune [law+{opposite}.] n. anarchy

kanuna-kune [law+{opposite}.] n. crime -- an act (usu. considered evil) punishable by law

kanuna-kunune [law+communication.] n. legal dialogue

kanuna-lete [law+{diminutive}.] n. regulation -- a principle or condition imposed by an organization to govern behavior

kanuna-nasini [law+vehicle.] n. police car

kanuna-nesete [law+site.] n. court of law -- an assembly to conduct judicial business

kanuna-nune-pipi [law+negation+rule.] n. an unwritten rule; unwritten law

kanuna-sasala [law+event.] n. evidence -- all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved

kanuna-satisi [law+satisfaction+{noun-modifier}.] adj. legal -- permitted by the written law

kanuna-satisi-kune [law+satisfaction+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. illegal -- not permitted by the written law

kanuna-sekupe [law+watcher.] n. police -- the typically local governmental force that enforces laws

kanuna-suna-pe [law+choice+person.] n. juror -- someone who serves on a jury

kanuna-suna-pupi [law+choice+people-group.] n. jury -- a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

kanuna-tuna [law+{augmentative}.] n. principle -- a basic truth or law or assumption

kanune [From Old Italian 'cannone', extant in Spanish, Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial), et al.] cannon -- a large gun that is usually on wheels

kanune-kalane [cannon+communication-unit.] n. sudden rumbling

kanune-kesinu [cannon+science.] n. ballistics

kanune-lete [cannon+{diminutive}.] n. gun -- a portable weapon operated by a single combatant that discharges a missile at high velocity

kanune-nasini [cannon+vehicle.] n. caisson

kanune-tuna [cannon+{augmentative}.] n. artillery -- large-caliber weapons that must be operated by crews of soldiers; examples include mortars, howitzers and missile launchers

kapase [From Arabic /kafaz/ with initial /k-/ in Hindi /kud/.] jump -- the act of leaping

Kapase-kalane-se [jump+communication-unit.] proper n. Low frequency skip off the ionosphere

kapase-kasese [jump+{abstraction}.] n. track and field

kapase-katipa [jump+bar.] n. hurdle -- a light movable barrier that competitors must leap over in certain races

kapase-kita-pelane-nasiku [jump+food+plant-organ+insect.] n. leafhopper (family Cicadellidae)

kapase-lete [jump+{diminutive}.] n. hop

kapase-lete [jump+little.] n. hop -- the act of hopping (jumping upward or forward, especially on one foot)

kapase-lete-nusike [jump+{diminutive}+rodent.] n. hopping mouse (Notomys alexis)

kapase-nasiku [jump+insect.] n. flea

kapase-nasiku [jump+insect.] n. grasshopper -- terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

kapase-nasini [jump+vehicle.] n. motorcycle

kapase-nusike [jump+rodent.] n. rabbit, bunny, coney, cony -- any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets and food

kapase-nusike-nine [jump+rodent+fish.] n. rabbitfish (family Siganidae)

kapase-piku-nasiku [jump+buttock+insect.] n. springtail (order Collembola)

kapase-sasale-nasiku [jump+tree+insect.] n. treehopper (family Membracidae)

kapase-sepe-nusike [jump+pocket+rodent.] n. pocket mouse, kangaroo rat (Heteromyidae)

kapase-tata [jump+amphibian.] n. frog, toad, toadfrog, anuran, batrachian, salientian -- any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

kapase-tata-nine [jump+amphibian+fish.] n. frogfish

kapase-tatu [jump+arachnid.] n. jumping spider

kapase-tile [jump+body-part.] n. furcula -- the organ at the back of a springtail's body that helps it propel itself into the air

kapase-tuna [jump+{augmentative}.] n. athletic jump -- a jump in a competition, such as the high jump, long jump or pole jump (pole vault)

kape [From Italian 'caffe' (itself from Arabic /kahwa/), which has been borrowed into most languages, including AfghanDari'kaafi', Afrikaans'koffie', Albanian'kafe', Amoy'gkou-bpih', Arabic (Egyptian) 'qahwa', Arabic (Gulf) 'gahwa', Arabic (Iraqi) 'gahwa', Arabic (Libyan) 'gahwa', Arabic (Morroco) 'qehwa', Arabic (Syria) 'qahwi', Asturian 'café', Aymara 'kap"iya', Azerbaijani 'qehve', Bambara 'kafe', Bashkir 'kofe', Basque 'kafe', Belarus 'kava', Bengali 'kophi', Bosnian 'kahva', Breton 'kafe', Bulgarian 'kafe', Burmese 'kahpi', Cambodian 'gaafay/kaafii', Cantonese 'gaafè', Catalan 'cafè', Cebuano 'kape', Chechen 'kofi', Chinese(Standard) 'ka-fei-', Chinook Jargon 'kaupy', Comanche 'tuhpaé', Corsican 'caffè', Croatian 'kava', Czech 'ka'va/kafe', Danish 'kaffe', Dholuo 'kahawa', Dutch 'koffie', Egyptian Arabic 'qahwa', English 'coffee', Estonian 'kohvi', Farsi 'ghah'veh', Fiji-Hindi 'kaafii', Fijian 'kove', Finnish 'kahvi', French 'caf,', Frisian 'kofje', Ga(Ghana) 'kafe', Galician 'caf,', Georgian 'qava', German 'Kaffee', Greek 'kafe', Greek (Modern) 'kafes', Gujarati 'kOffee', Haitian 'kafe', Hakka 'kafui', Hausa 'kofi', Hawaiian 'kope', Hebrew 'kafe', Hindi 'kofii/kaapii', Hopi 'kaphe', Hungarian 'ka've'', Icelandic 'kaffi', Igbo 'ko.fi.', Ilocano 'kape/cafe', Ilocano 'kape', Indonesian 'kopi', Iñupiat(Eskimo) 'kuukpiat', Irish 'caife', Italian 'caffè', Japanese 'koohii', Javanese 'kopi', Kazakh 'kofe', KiKongo 'kafi', Kikuyu 'kahu~a', Kongo 'kafi', Konkani(Goa) 'cafi', Korean 'k'op'i', Kurdish 'qehwe', Kyrgyz 'kofe', Lao 'kaaféh', Latin(Modern) 'coffea', Latvian 'kafija', Lingala 'kafe/kawa', Lithuanian 'kava', Luganda 'kaawa', Macedonian 'kafe', Malagasy 'kafe', Malay 'kopi', Malayalam 'kaapi', Maldivian 'kofi', Maltese 'kafè', Mandarin 'ka-fei-,', Mandinka 'kafee', Marshallese 'kuobe', Maya 'kaape', Mohawk 'kahwe', Mokilese 'koahpi', Mongolian 'kofi', Moroccan Arabic 'qehwa', Navajo 'gohwééh', Nepali 'kafi', Norwegian 'kaffe', Occitan 'cafè', Pangasinan 'kapi', Papago 'ka-whih', Papiamentu 'kòfi', Persian 'ghahve', Pima 'ko-whih', Polish 'kawa', Portuguese 'cafe'', Punjabi 'kaafii', Pushtu 'qawae', Quechua 'kafiy', Raratongan 'kaope', Rhaeto-Romance (Ladin) 'cafè', Rhaeto-Romance (Sursilvan) 'caffè', Romanian'cafea', Russian 'kofe', Samoan 'kofe', Sepedi 'kofi', Serbian 'kafa', Sesotho 'kofi', Shona 'kofi', Sicilian 'caffè', Sindhi 'kafi', Sinhalese 'koopi', Slovak 'ka'va', Slovenian 'kava', Somali 'qahwe', Sotho 'kofi', Spanish 'café', Sranan 'kofi', Sundanese 'koppi', Swahili 'kahawa', Swazi 'khofi', Swedish 'kaffe', Tagalog 'kape', Tahitian 'taofe', Taiwanese 'ka-pi', Tamil 'kaapi', Tatar 'kofe', Telegu 'kaafii', Thai 'gafae', Tibetan 'kafi', Tongan 'kofi', Trukese 'kofi', Tswana 'kofi', Turkish 'kahve', Twi 'kafe', Uighur 'qa"hva" ', Ukrainian 'kava', Urdu 'kofii', Uzbek 'kofe/qahva', Vietnamese 'kafe', Welsh 'coffi', Wolof 'kafe', Xhosa 'ikofu', Yiddish 'kave', Yoruba 'kofi'', Yucatec(Mayan) 'kaape' and Zulu 'ikhofi'. Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] coffee -- the beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee seeds

kape-kakate [coffee+action+{verb}.] v. to brew coffee

kape-kasese [coffee+{abstraction}.] n. a caffeinated beverage such as tea, coffee or soda

kape-kasese [coffee+{abstraction}.] n. caffeine -- the mild stimulant found in coffee, soft drinks, etc.

kape-kasese-kalepe-pata [coffee+{abstraction}+carbon+water.] n. caffeinated carbonated soda

kape-kune [coffee+{opposite}.] n. decaf

kape-kune [coffee+{opposite}.] n. tea

kape-kuse [coffee+food-preparation+{verb}.] v. to brew coffee

kape-lalu [coffee+iron.] n. coffee pot

kape-lete [coffee+{diminutive}.] n. instant coffee

kape-lete [coffee+diminutive.] n. tea -- a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

Kape-lete-nusike-se [tea(coffee+diminutive)+rodent.] proper n. Teamouse -- the nickname of Herman Miller

kape-nasini [coffee+vehicle.] n. coffee van -- a vehicle where you can buy coffee and snacks

Kape-natinu-se [coffee+nation.] proper n. Colombia

kape-nuku-senuse [coffee+mouth+sense.] n. bitter, bitterness -- the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

kape-nuni [coffee+absence.] n. decaf

kape-penete [coffee+sale.] n. cafe, coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar -- a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

kape-seti [coffee+emotion+adj..] adj. wired,ájitteryá-- very stimulated or excited, as from a stimulant or a rush of adrenaline.

kape-tuna [coffee+{augmentative}.] n. espresso

kape-tuna [coffee+{augmentative}.] n. mocha

kapina [From Mandarin Chinese /kapyan/ with initial /k/ in Greek 'khartes', extant in Russian, Hindi, Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Romance (Latin, Spanish), auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial), .] card -- thin cardboard, usually rectangular

kapina-kalane [card+communication-unit.] n. greeting card

kapina-kanuna [card+law.] n. a law requiring store proprietors to check people's ID cards before selling anyone tobacco, alcohol, fireworks, etc.

kapina-kelupe [card+group.] n. clubs, diamonds, &c

kapina-kesinu [card+science.] n. cartomancy -- the use and examination of cards for psychic purposes

kapina-kiki-sinata [card+measure+tool.] n. cardiometer

kapina-kutane [card+front.] n. the face of a playing card, Tarot card, etc.

kapina-nalusu [card+outside+{verb}.] v. laminate -- to seal a card with an outer clear plastic covering

kapina-nasi [card+machine.] n. tabulator -- a machine designed to read and code punch cards

kapina-nati [card+matter.] n. cardboard -- the thick paper from which cards are made

kapina-nati-pupu [card+matter+file.] n. card catalogue; card file

kapina-pale [card+blade.] n. letter opener, paperknife -- dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books

kapina-pine [card+building.] n. a tower made entirely of playing cards

kapina-seta [card+set.] n. pack -- a group of related cards sold and used together

kapina-suna-kelepe [card+choice+play.] n. a magic card trick game that involves having a volunteer select a card at random

kapina-tuna [card+{augmentative}.] n. particle board

kapita [From Late Latin 'capitaneus', "chief", extant in words for captain in Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Spanish and English.] leader -- a person who rules or guides or inspires others

kapita-kalane [leader+communication-unit.] n. order -- a formal order from a leader

kapita-kasese [leader+{abstraction}.] n. leadership -- the status of being a leader

kapita-kune [leader+{opposite}.] n. follower -- someone who accepts the leadership of another

kapita-kune-seti [leader+{opposite}+emotion.] n. loyalty -- feelings of allegiance

kapita-kunune [leader+communication.] n. leadership plan

kapita-lele [leader+{masculine}.] n. patriarchal leadership order

kapita-lete [leader+{diminutive}.] n. lesser animal in pack leadership

kapita-lete [leader+{diminutive}.] n. manager -- someone who controls resources and expenditures

kapita-sesete [leader+{feminine}.] n. matriarchal leadership order

kapita-sutale [head+cord.] n. noose -- a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

kapita-tuna [leader+{augmentative}.] n. commander -- someone in an official position of authority who can command or control others

kapita-tuna [leader+{augmentative}.] n. that which assists the alpha animal in it's pack or herd

kaputa [From Indo-European *kaput-, "head", extant in Spanish 'cabeza', English 'head', 'captain' ("head of a boat"), 'capital' ("head city of a government"), 'decapitate', et al., Indonesian and Malay 'kepala', German 'Kopf', Nepali 'kapal', Romanian 'capul', Modern Greek 'kephali', Javanese 'kepala', et al.] head -- the upper or front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

kaputa-kalane [head+communication-unit.] n. singing with a head voice

kaputa-kani [head+garment.] n. hat -- piece of clothing worn on the head

kaputa-kani-palana [head+garment+plant.] n. jipijapa -- a Latin American plant commonly used to make hats (usually called Panama hats)

kaputa-kasese [head+{abstraction}.] n. head, mind -- that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

kaputa-kesinu [head+science.] n. neurology

kaputa-kune [head+{opposite}.] n. butt, bum

kaputa-kune [head+{opposite}.] n. foot

kaputa-kune [head+{opposite}.] n. tail

kaputa-kusete [head+bone.] n. skull

kaputa-lete [head+{diminutive}.] n. head, capitulum -- a head-shaped part, such as a cluster of foilage or the protuberance of a bone

kaputa-liku-saluta-kune [head+liquid+health+{opposite}.] n. hydrocephalus

kaputa-nuni [head+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. headless

kaputa-satisi-kune [head+satisfaction+{opposite}.] n. headache -- a pain in the head

kaputa-satisi-tuna-kune [head+satisfaction+{augmentative}+{opposite}.] n. migraine -- an extreme form of headache

kaputa-suli [head+joint.] n. neck -- the region of the body between the shoulders and the bottom of the head

kaputa-sunu-tupuse [head+sound+tube.] n. crest -- a hollow extension of an animal's head, often aidng in the production of noises

kaputa-taketu-sutale [head+touch+thread.] n. antenna -- one of the sensory organs coming out from an arthropod's forehead

kase [From Dutch 'gas', a scientific term that is widespread internationally (Arabic, Russian, Spanish, German, English, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, et al).] gas -- fluid in its freest state having neither definite shape or volume and being able to expand indefinitely

kase-kalane [gas+communication-unit.] n. air/gas pressure warning

Kase-kanuna-se [gas+law.] proper n. Boyle's law, Mariotte's law -- the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume

kase-kesinu [gas+science.] n. aerostatics, aeromechanics

kasele [From Arabic /kasr/.] fraction -- quotient of two rational numbers

kasele-kalane-lete [fraction+communication-unit+{diminutive}.] n. a partial message

kasele-keke [fraction+sibling.] n. half brother/sister

kasele-kelu [fraction+four.] n. one-fourth

kasele-kunapale [fraction+multiplication.] n. division -- an arithmetic computation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed

kasele-luna [fraction+moon.] n. crescent moon -- the moon in its first or last quarters when it is seen from earth as having a curved shape

kasele-nasini [fraction+vehicle.] n. semitrailer, semi

kasele-palate [fraction+part.] n. allocation, allotment, portion -- a share set aside for a specific purpose

kasele-putuse [fraction+future+{verb-modifier}.] n. soon, shortly, presently, before long -- in the near future

kasele-sasute-kune [fraction+container+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. leaky bucket

kasele-ti [fraction+three.] n. one-third

kasele-tu [fraction+two.] n. one-half

kasele-tu-kula [fraction+two+sphere.] n. dome -- a shape resembling one half of a sphere

kasele-tu-kulepu-kune [fraction+two+body-of-water+{opposite}.] n. peninsula

kasele-tuna [fraction+{augmentative}.] n. ratio, rate, proportion -- the relative magnitudes of quantities

kase-nasini [gas+vehicle.] n. hot-air balloon

kase-pitakesulina [gas+alphabet.] n. lettering consisting of electrically lit tubes filled with neon

kasese [From Russian /kashestv/. Initial /k-/ reinforced by Spanish /kalidad/.] abstraction -- concept without any specific instance; quality or property exhibited by something

kasese-kasese [{abstraction}+{abstraction}.] n. metalevel -- an abstraction of an abstraction

kasese-kesinu [{abstraction}+science.] n. theoretical physics

kasese-kune [{abstraction}+{opposite}.] n. concrete evidence, data

kasese-tuna [{abstraction}+{augmentative}.] n. theory

kasu [Latin 'causa', extant in Spanish and English, with initial /k-/ in Hindi /karn/.] cause -- someone or something that produces an effect, result or consquence

kasu-kalane [cause+communication-unit.] n. reply to an order to show cause

kasu-kasese [cause+{abstraction}.] n. cause and effect

kasu-kesinu [cause+science.] n. epidemiology

kasu-kune [cause+{opposite}.] n. effect; consequence -- the logical reaction to the cause of an event

kasu-lete [cause+{diminutive}.] n. factor -- anything that contributes causally to a result

kasu-nasini [cause+vehicle.] n. the 'at fault' vehicle in an accident

kasu-tuna [cause+{augmentative}.] n. principle, rule -- a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a mechanical system

kata [From /kat-/, a common form attested in Arabic(Egyptian) 'qat,a`' /kata/, Arabic(Syrian) 'qat,' /kat/, Assamese 'kat.a-', Bengali 'kat.i;', Bislama 'katem', Cambodian 'gut', Cantonese 'got', English 'cut', Fijian 'kotiva', Fiji-Hindi 'kaat.-', Hakka 'kot', Hindi /kat/, Ilocano 'ickat', Kannada 'kadhe', Lamani 'kaat.', Lingala 'kata', Maltese 'qata'', Nepali 'kaat-', Oriya 'kat.a', Oromo(Galla) 'kuta', Portuguese 'cort-', Punjabi 'kat.t.', Sotho 'kuta', Spanish 'cort-', Swahili '-kata', Urdu /kat/ and Vietnamese 'ca`t'. Initial /k-/ in Achenese 'koh', Afrikaans 'keep/kap', Azerbaijani 'kes', Gujarati 'kaap-', Haitian 'koupe', Japanese 'kir-' (as in 'hara-kir-i'', "belly-cutting")', Kazakh 'kesu', Kyrgyz 'kes-', Maldivian 'kand-', Mandarin Chinese /ke-/ forms meaning "cut', carve', engrave"', Mandingo 'kuntu', Modern Greek 'ko'phto', Russian /kos/ ("mow"), Shona 'cheka', Sundanese 'keureut', Tatar 'kisü', Telegu 'koos-', Turkish 'kesit', Uighur 'käs-' and Uzbek 'kes-'. Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] cut, cutting -- a part removed from a main body through use of a sharp-edged instrument

kata-kalane [cut+communication-unit.] n. deletion

kata-kali [cut+word.] n. abbreviation -- a shortened form of a word or phrase

kata-kasese [cut+{abstraction}.] n. rift -- separation between two naturally close friends, as when they fight

kata-kesinu [cut+science.] n. surgery

kata-kune [cut+{opposite}.] n. scar

katale [From Arabic /kadar/] dirt, ground -- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the surface of land

katale-kala [dirt+art.] n. sand painting -- a painting done by American Indians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background

katale-kalepe [dirt+carbon.] n. coal -- carbonised vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period

katale-kaneke [dirt+shell.] n. bunker, dugout -- a fortification of earth; mostly or entirely below ground

katale-kaneke-lepeti [dirt+shell+reptile.] n. tortoise (Testudinidae)

katale-katipa [dirt+bar.] n. post -- a piece of timbre or metal fixed firmly in an upright position

katale-kesinu [dirt+science.] n. pedology

katale-nane [dirt+mammal.] n. mole (Talpidae)

katale-nanepu [dirt+tuber.] n. potato, Solanum tuberosum -- an edible tuber native to South America, known as a staple food of Ireland

Katale-nanepu-natinu-lete-se [dirt+tuber+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Idaho

katale-nanepu-nusika-sinata [dirt+tuber+music+tool.] n. ocarina -- a musical instrument with a somewhat potato-like appearance, producing a flute-like tone.

katale-nanepu-sutale [dirt+tuber+thread.] n. french fry -- a thin strip of potato (typically skinned) fried in fat

katale-napisu-kune-tata [dirt+something-above+{opposite}+amphibian.] n. mole salamander (genus Ambystoma)

katale-nasiku [dirt+insect.] n. ant

katale-nasiku [dirt+insect.] n. worm

katale-nasiku-kunane-nasiku [dirt+insect+eating+insect.] n. ant-lion (family Myrmeleontidae)

katale-nasiku-nane [dirt+insect+mammal.] n. anteater (Myrmecophagidae)

katale-nasiku-pakale-nasiku [dirt+insect+bovine+insect.] n. aphid (family Aphidae)

katale-nasiku-sepe-nane [dirt+insect+pocket+mammal.] n. numbat (Myrmecobius fasciatus)

katale-nasiku-sili [dirt+insect+bird.] n. antbird (Thamnophilidae)

katale-nasini [dirt+vehicle.] n. dirt bike

Katale-netu-nale-se [dirt+middle+ocean.] proper n. The Mediterranean

katale-nine [dirt+fish.] n. mudskipper (family Periophthalmidae)

katale-nuni [dirt+absence.] n. sterility

katale-nusike [dirt+rodent.] n. mole-rat

katale-palise [dirt+digit.] n. strait

katale-salata [dirt+vegetable.] n. potato -- an edible tuber indigenous to South America; a staple food of Ireland

katale-sasu [dirt+risk.] n. bunker, sand trap, trap -- a hazard on a golf course

katale-sepe-nane [dirt+pocket+mammal.] n. marsupial mole (Notoryctes)

katale-sili [dirt+bird.] n. pheasant, quail, partridge (Galliformes)

katale-sili-tuna [dirt+bird+{augmentative}.] n. ostrich -- the largest bird in the world, flightless with incredibly powerful legs and with the apocryphal habit of burying its head in the sand.

katale-sinata [dirt+tool.] n. hoe -- tool with a flat blade at a right angle to a long handle, used for weeding, planting and gardening.

katale-sisi-sinata [dirt+movement+tool.] n. shovel -- a tool for lifting loose material consisting of a curved container or scoop and a handle

katale-sunu-nusika [dirt+sound+music.] n. grunge -- a genre of music (as Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains and Soundgarden) popular at the end of the millennium, characterized by angsty lyrics and "unclean" sound

katale-susinu [dirt+pig.] n. aardvark (Orycteropus afer)

kata-lete [cut+{diminutive}.] n. nick, a scratch (e.g., a paper cut)

katale-tepuse [dirt+time.] n. clay -- soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired

Katale-tine-se [dirt+day.] proper n. Saturday

Katale-tuna-natinu-se [dirt+{augmentative}+nation.] proper n. Russia

kata-nine [cut+fish.] n. sawfish (family Pristidae)

kata-pepe [cut+make+{v.}.] v. cut -- separate with or as if with an instrument

kata-sinata-nulute [cut+tool+hammer.] n. sickle-and-hammer

Kata-sinata-nulute-natinu-se [cut+tool+hammer+nation.] proper n. CIS; USSR

katate [From Russian /kvadrat/.] square -- a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles

katate-kasese [square+{abstraction}.] n. quadratic square equation

katate-kelu [square+four.] n. corner -- the point where two lines meet or intersect

katate-kune [square+{opposite}.] n. point, having no dimension

katate-lete [square+{diminutive}.] n. a part or section of an equalateral four-sided polygon

katate-nasini [square+vehicle.] n. boxcar

katate-pata-sane [square+water+bread.] n. tortellini

katate-pitakesulina [square+alphabet.] n. katakana -- the system of Japanese characters used to represent the sounds of words borrowed from other languages

katate-teneta [square+debt.] n. millstone -- any debt that is difficult to carry

katate-tuna [square+{augmentative}.] n. cube

kata-tuna [cut+{augmentative}.] n. fatal wound

kate [From Greek 'cardia' from Indo-European *kerd-, extant in Arabic, Hindi, Romance (Latin 'cardia', Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English 'heart', German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] heart -- the hollow muscular organ whose rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body

kate-kalane [heart+communication-unit.] n. electrocardiogram

kate-kapase [heart+jump.] n. heart beat

kate-kasese [heart+{abstraction}.] n. circulation -- the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels

kate-kasese [heart+{abstraction}.] n. courage

kate-kasese [heart+{abstraction}.] n. heart, bosom -- the locus of feelings and intuitions

kate-kesinu [heart+science.] n. cardiology

kate-kune [heart+{opposite}.] n. blood vessel -- a tube in which blood circulates

kate-lele [heart+{masculine}.] n. paternal instinct

kate-lete [heart+{diminutive}.] n. having little instinct

kate-lete [heart+{diminutive}.] n. ventricle, heart ventricle -- a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries

kate-liku [heart+liquid.] n. blood -- the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped by the heart

kate-liku-kunane-pe [heart+liquid+eating+person.] n. vampire -- a person who drinks human blood

kate-liku-kusulu [heart+liquid+alcohol.] n. blood alcohol content (BAC)

kate-liku-paneka [heart+liquid+reserve.] n. blood bank -- a site for preservation of emergency supply blood

kate-liku-sutale [heart+liquid+thread.] n. vein (for blood)

kate-liku-tatu [heart+liquid+arachnid.] n. tick

kate-liku-tatu-telule [heart+liquid+arachnid+fear.] n. acarophobia

kate-nuni [heart+absence.] n. hatred

kate-palana [heart+plant.] n. bleeding-heart -- a flower of the genus Dicentra, with heart-shaped magenta flowers growing from its stalk

kate-sesete [heart+{feminine}.] n. maternal instinct

kate-sise [heart+system.] n. circulation -- the movement of blood through the heart and >blood vessels

kate-tuna [heart+{augmentative}.] n. heart, breast -- the area that is the approximate location of the heart in the body

katipa [From Arabic /kadib/.] bar, rod, rail -- any long, thin implement made of metal or wood

katipa-kaletela [bar+road.] n. railroad, railway -- a line of track providing a runway for wheels

katipa-kaletela-kapina [bar+road+card.] n. car, railcar, railway car, railroad car -- a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails"

katipa-kaletela-nasini [bar+road+vehicle.] n. train, locomotive, engine -- self-propelled engine used to draw railway cars along railway tracks

katipa-kasese [bar+{abstraction}.] n. barrier

katipa-kusete [bar+bone.] n. spine, backbone -- the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

katipa-kusete-satasi [spine(bar+bone)+member.] n. vertebra -- one of the bony segments of the spinal column

katipa-lete [bar+{diminutive}.] n. pin

katipa-nasini [bar+vehicle.] n. train

katipa-sunu-sinata [bar+sound+tool.] n. any percussion instrument built from tuned bars of metal or wood, such as the xylophone, marimba, vibraphone, gender, celesta, etc.

katipa-tuna [bar+{augmentative}.] n. pole -- a long rod of wood, metal or plastic

katipe [From Arabic /katif/.] dense something -- something with relatively high density (the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume) [scalar]

katipe-kasese [{dense-object}+{abstraction}.] n. density -- the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume [scalar = dense to sparse

katipe-kiki-kasese [{dense-object}+measure+{abstraction}.] n. density (dimension unspecified)

katipe-kune [{dense-object}+{opposite}.] n. sparse something -- something with relatively low density (the quantity of something per unit measure, especially for area, but also for length or volume) [scalar

katuse [Blend of Arabic /kat/ and Russian /koshk/, with /kat-/ also in English 'cat', German 'katze', Dutch 'kat' and with /-ato-/ from Spanish 'gato' and Italian 'gatto'.] cat -- feline mammal usu. having thick soft fur Felis catus

katuse-kalane [cat+communication-unit.] n. purring

katuse-kasese [cat+{abstraction}.] n. someone self-involved

katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. black-footed cat, Felis nigripes -- diminutive cat species native to Africa

katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. genet

katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. rusty-spotted cat, Felis rubiginosus -- diminutive cat species native to India

katuse-lete [cat+{diminutive}.] n. weasel

katuse-nine [cat+fish.] n. catfish -- a fish of the order Siluriformes, having appendages that resemble the whiskers of a cat.

katuse-palana [cat+plant.] n. catnip -- a species of weed with a narcotic effect on cats

katuse-sanata-nane [cat+hand+mammal.] n. lemur (Lemuridae)

Katuse-sanata-nane-natinu-se [cat+hand+mammal+nation.] proper n. Madagascar

katuse-sili [cat+bird.] n. catbird (Dumetella)

katuse-sunu-sinata [cat+sound+tool.] n. clarinet

katuse-telule [cat+fear.] n. aelurophobia

katuse-tuna [cat+{augmentative}.] n. puma, cougar -- short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears

katuse-tuna-kapase-tata [cat+{augmentative}+jump+amphibian.] n. leopard frog (Rana pipiens)

katuse-tunune [cat+gift.] n. an area which smells strongly of ammonia

ke [Unknown origin.] {postposition}

keke [Unknown origin.] sibling -- a person's brother or sister

keke-kalusa [sibling+love.] n. non-sexual love

keke-kesinu [sibling+science.] n. family psychology

keke-lele [sibling+{masculine}.] n. brother -- a male co-religionist

keke-lele [sibling+{masculine}.] n. brother -- a male person who has the same parents as another person

keke-lele [sibling+{masculine}.] n. brother -- a male sibling sharing the same father and mother

keke-lele-kasese [sibling+{masculine}+{abstraction}.] n. brother -- a fellow man

keke-lele-kasese [sibling+{masculine}+{abstraction}.] n. brother -- a male of the same race or nation

keke-lele-kasese [sibling+{masculine}+{abstraction}.] n. brother -- something that closely resembles another in kind

keke-lele-lete [sibling+{masculine}+{diminutive}.] n. younger brother

keke-nuni [sibling+absence.] n. the state of being an only child

keke-nuni-pe [sibling+absence+person.] n. only child

keke-sesete [sibling+{feminine}.] n. sister -- a female person who has the same parents as another person

kelane [From Russian & English /klan/.] family -- a social unit living together

kelane-kesinu [family+science.] n. genealogy

kelane-nasini [family+vehicle.] n. minivan

kelane-pe [family+person.] n. relative, relation -- a person related by blood or marriage

kelane-pine [family+building.] n. house -- a free-standing man-made dwelling, typically housing a single family

kelane-sapite [family+copulation.] n. incest -- sex between close relatives

kelane-tuna [family+{augmentative}.] n. extended family

kelane-tuna [family+{augmentative}.] n. race -- people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock

kelepasi [From Spanish 'celebración'.] celebration, rejoicing, jubilee -- an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

kelepasi-kalane [celebration+communication-unit.] n. advertisement of a social event

kelepasi-kaletela [celebration+road.] n. victory lap -- the final lap around a race track after the winner has crossed the finish line

kelepasi-kasese [celebration+{abstraction}.] n. unbirthday -- Dublexers frequently celebrate for no particular reason

kelepasi-kune [celebration+{opposite}.] n. divorce ceremony -- in the Dublex culture, this is the moving and emotional ceremony couples go through when they get divorced. They enter the shrine together, holding hands. A Person of Distinction talks about how much they irritate one another; they curse one another resoundingly. The Person of Distinction then tells the husband, "You may slap your wife." He does. Then the wife is told, "You may slap your husband." She does. It is then proclaimed, "I now pronounce you strangers," and the two leave separately.

kelepasi-lete [celebration+{diminutive}.] n. used to describe small, private celebrations (e.g., ones where you have to call in sick to get the day off, birthday parties)

kelepasi-tuna [celebration+{augmentative}.] n. national holidays -- the largest of the holidays, the ones in which almost everyone participates (see also juib)

kelepe [Blend of Hindi /kel/ and Arabic /laib/, influenced by Latin 'celebrare', extant in English, Spanish, et al.] play, diversion -- activity engaged in for enjoyment or recreation

kelepe-kalane [play+communication-unit.] n. playbill

kelepe-kapina [play+card.] n. playing card -- one of 52 cards (plus jokers and wild cards) used to play a variety of gambling and other games

kelepe-kapina-kalese [play+card+class.] n. suite

kelepe-kapina-sanata [play+card+hand.] n. hand -- the set of playing cards one player is currently holding

kelepe-kasese [play+{abstraction}.] n. recreational activity -- diversions considered as a whole

kelepe-kune [play+{opposite}.] n. work, job -- c.f., 'jib'

kelepe-lete [play+{diminutive}.] n. respite, recess, break -- a playful or diverting pause from doing something (as work)

kelepe-nalike [play+possession.] n. plaything, toy -- an artifact designed to be played with

kelepe-nasini [play+vehicle.] n. recreational vehicle, RV

Kelepe-nunene-kalene-se [play+name+agent.] proper n. Neurotico (winner of the game, hence the name)

kelepe-nuni-pe [play+absence+person.] n. robot, drone

kelepe-patate [play+object.] n. toy; plaything

kelepe-pitakesulina-kaki [play+alphabet+performance.] n. a cheerleading routine involving synchronized pom-pom movement and chanting out of letters to spell the name of a team, player, school, etc. ("Give me an 'R' . . .)

kelepe-sise [play+system.] n. game -- a contest with rules to determine a winner

kelepe-sise-kula [play+system+sphere.] n. ball, spheroidal plaything, game sphere -- round object thrown, hit or kicked in games

kelepe-sise-nalike [play+system+possession+{verb}.] v. win

kelepe-sise-nutuse [play+system+base.] n. base -- place a runner must touch before scoring

kelepe-sune [play+total.] n. score -- a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or individual in a game or contest

kelepe-tepuse [play+time.] n. game, match -- a contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

kelepe-tuna [play+{augmentative}.] n. hobby, pastime, interest -- a subject or pursuit that pleasantly occupies one's time and thoughts

kelepe-tunune [play+gift.] n. prize, award -- something given as a token for victory

kelesu [From Indo-European *ghre-so-, extant in Hindi /gas/, and English & German & Dutch /gras/.] grass -- narrow-leaved green herbage, grown in lawns, used as pasture for grazing animals, cut and dried as hay

kelesu-lepeti [grass+reptile.] n. grass snake (Natrix)

kelesu-nasini [grass+vehicle.] n. rider mower

kelesu-nuka [grass+limb.] n. blade of grass

kelesu-nusike [grass+rodent.] n. grass mouse (Rhabdomys)

kelesu-pale [grass+blade.] n. scythe -- an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground

kelesu-sa-kune [grass+{difference}+{opposite}.] n. buckwheat (order Polygonales)

kelesu-sikulu [grass+circle.] n. crop circle -- a circular etiolation allegedly left in fields by a landed UFO

kelu [From Indo-European *kwetwores.] four -- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

kelu-kane-nine [four+sight+fish.] n. (c.f. harvisbadmin)

kelu-kane-tile-nine [four+sight+body-part+fish.] n. anableps (genus Anableps)

Kelu-kane-tile-nine-se [four+sight+body-part+fish.] proper n. Anableps anableps -- a South American minnow-like fish that cruises the water surface; it has four lens, two equipped for air vision and two equipped for water vision

Kelu-kelu-natinu-lete-se [four+four+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Wyoming -- 44th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on July 10, 1890

kelu-kelu-pe [four+four+person.] n. 44-year old -- a person who has experienced 44 but not 45 years since birth

kelu-kitala [four+guitar.] n. uke, ukulele -- a small Hawaiian guitar having four strings

kelu-kune [four+{opposite}.] n. negative four, -4

Kelu-kutu-natinu-lete-se [four+eight+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Arizona -- 48th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Feb. 14, 1912

kelu-kutu-pe [four+eight+person.] n. 48-year old -- a person who has experienced 48 but not 49 years since birth

Kelu-lili-se [four+world.] proper n. Mars -- the fourth planet from the Sun

Kelu-lune-luna-se [four+red+moon.] proper n. Iran (IRN)

Kelu-lune-tale-se [four+red+star.] proper n. New Zealand (NZL)

Kelu-natinu-lete-se [four+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Georgia -- fourth state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 2, 1788

Kelu-nene-natinu-lete-se [four+nine+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Alaska -- 49th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 3, 1959

kelu-nene-pe [four+nine+person.] n. 49-year old -- a person who has experienced 49 but not 50 years since birth

kelu-nuka-nuni-pe [four+limb+absence+person.] n. quadruplegic

Kelu-nu-natinu-lete-se [four+one+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Montana -- 41th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 8, 1889

kelu-nu-pe [four+one+person.] n. 41-year old -- a person who has experienced 41 but not 42 years since birth

kelu-nupili [four+noble.] n. duke/duchess

kelu-nupili-lele [four+noble+{masculine}.] n. duke

kelu-nupili-sesete [four+noble+{feminine}.] n. duchess

kelu-palana-kalese [four+plant+class.] n. order

kelu-pe [four+person.] n. four-year old -- a person who has experienced four but not five years since birth

kelupe [From Germanic /grup/, extant in Afrikaans 'groep', Albanian 'grup', Azerbaijani 'qrup', Bashkir 'gruppa', Belarus 'grupa', Bosnian 'grupa', Cambodian 'grom', Catalan 'grup', Chamorro 'gurupu', Croatian 'grupa', Danish 'gruppe', Dutch 'groep', English 'group', Esperanto 'grupo', French 'groupe', Ga 'kuu', Georgian 'jgupfi', German 'gruppe', Greek (Modern) 'group', Haitian 'gwoup', Hausa 'gungu', Hindi 'giroh', Ilokano 'grupo', Indonesian '*grup' (in some set phrases), Italian 'gruppo', Japanese '*guruup' (in some set phrases), Javanese 'grup', Latvian 'grupa', Lithuanian 'grupe', Macedonian 'grupa', Maltese 'grupp', Norwegian 'gruppe', Novial 'grupe', Persian 'goruh', Polish 'grupa', Portuguese 'grupo', Romanian 'grupa^', Russian 'gruppa', Serbian 'grupa', Slovene 'gruc^a', Spanish 'grupo', Swedish 'grupp', Tajik 'gruppa', Tatar 'grupa', Tongan 'kulupu', Turkish 'grup', Twi 'kuw', Ukrainian 'grupa', Urdu 'gyroh', Uzbek 'gruppa', Welsh 'grwp', West-Armenian 'khump' and Yiddish 'grupe'. Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] group -- any number of objects or events aggregated together in an unstructured fashion

kelupe-kasese [group+{abstraction}.] n. synergy

kelupe-kesinu [group+science.] n. group dynamics

kelupe-kune [group+{opposite}.] n. diffusion

kelupe-lete [group+{diminutive}.] n. few

kelupe-nasini [group+vehicle.] n. double-decker

Kelu-pene-natinu-lete-se [four+five+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Utah -- 45th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 4, 1896

kelu-pene-pe [four+five+person.] n. 45-year old -- a person who has experienced 45 but not 46 years since birth

kelu-pete [four+foot.] n. tetrapod -- vertebrate animal with four legs or leg-like limbs (as in flippers of seals)

kelu-pete-nasini [four+foot+vehicle.] n. quadcycle

kelupe-tuna [group+{augmentative}.] n. many

kelu-pusata-kalese [four+mail+class.] n. fourth class, fourth-class mail -- mail consisting of merchandise and some printed matter weighing over eight ounces and not sealed against inspection (U.S. & Canada)

kelu-sata-kalese [four+animal+class.] n. order

Kelu-sese-natinu-lete-se [four+six+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Oklahoma -- 46th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 16, 1907

kelu-sese-pe [four+six+person.] n. 46-year old -- a person who has experienced 46 but not 47 years since birth

kelu-sesune [four+season+{noun-modifier}.] adj. evergreen -- of a plant whose leaves remain during all four seasons (c.f. harsezonpanta)

kelu-sesune-nune [four+season+negation+{noun-modifier}.] adj. deciduous -- not living, flowering, etc. during all four seasons

kelu-sesune-palana [four+season+plant.] n. evergreen -- a plant whose leaves remain during all four seasons

kelu-sesune-palana [four+season+plant+{noun-modifier}.] adj. evergreen -- of a plant whose leaves remain during all four seasons

Kelu-sete-natinu-lete-se [four+seven+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. New Mexico -- 47th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Jan. 6, 1912

kelu-sete-pe [four+seven+person.] n. 47-year old -- a person who has experienced 47 but not 48 years since birth

Kelu-silu-natinu-lete-se [four+zero+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. South Dakota -- 40th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 2, 1889

kelu-silu-pe [four+zero+person.] n. 40-year old -- a person who has experienced 40 but not 41 years since birth

Kelu-sutale-kulepu-se [four+thread+body-of-water.] proper n. Missouri River -- the longest river of the United States and of North America, flowing about 4,127 km (2,565 mi) to the Mississippi River

Kelu-tesu-kitapa-se [four+god+book.] proper n. Gospel, Gospels, evangel -- four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings

Kelu-ti-natinu-lete-se [four+three+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Idaho -- 43th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on July 3, 1890

kelu-ti-pe [four+three+person.] n. 43-year old -- a person who has experienced 43 but not 44 years since birth

kelu-tuna [four+{augmentative}.] n. 40

Kelu-tu-natinu-lete-se [four+two+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Washington -- 42th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Nov. 11, 1889

kelu-tu-pe [four+two+person.] n. 42-year old -- a person who has experienced 42 but not 43 years since birth

kene [From Mandarin Chinese /ken/ (meaning "cave"), with /k-/ strengthened by words for "cave" in Arabic /kaxf/, Hindi /kandra/, Spanish /kov/, English /kaiv/ and .] hole, orifice -- an opening into something but not through it [contrast 'hubac']

Kene-kalane-se [hole+communication-unit.] proper n. SETI signals -- from the water hole

kene-kasese [hole+{abstraction}.] n. cave

kene-kasese [hole+{abstraction}.] n. entrance

kene-kasese [hole+{abstraction}.] n. hole -- an unoccupied space

kene-kelepe [hole+play.] n. golf, golf game -- a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is to use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

kene-kesinu [hole+science.] n. topology

kene-kune [hole+{opposite}.] n. closed, shut -- not open [aj

kene-kune [hole+{opposite}.] n. protuberance -- something that protrudes

kene-lete [hole+{diminutive}.] n. dent, nick, indentation -- an impression on a surface (as made by a blow)

kene-lete [hole+{diminutive}.] n. depression, impression, imprint -- a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

Kene-nani-nalake-natinu-se [hole+soft-object+milk+nation.] proper n. Switzerland

Kene-nani-nalake-se [hole+soft-object+milk.] proper n. Swiss cheese

kene-nase-nesete [hole+nose+site.] n. sinus

kene-nesete [hole+site.] n. dig, excavation -- the site of an archeological exploration

kene-pitakesulina [hole+alphabet.] n. marquee lettering -- letters meant to be attached into grooves to spell messages on public message boards

kene-sapite-kanuna [hole+copulation+law.] n. sodomy law -- a law that prohibits oral or anal sexual intercourse

kene-sasute [hole+container.] n. can -- airtight sealed metal container for food, drink, paint, etc. {British: tin}

kene-sukale-sane-pina [hole+sugar+bread+plane.] n. waffle

kene-tuna [hole+{augmentative}.] n. cavity -- sizeable hole

kepata [From Spanish 'cebada'.] barley -- the grain of Hordeum vulgare or its varieties, used since prehistoric times for livestock feed, malt production and cereal

kepata-kasese [barley+{abstraction}.] n. cereal -- starchy grains used as food, from grasses such as wheat, oats, corn or barley

kepata-kusulu [barley+alcohol.] n. beer -- fermented alcoholic beverage brewed from malt and hops

kepata-kusulu-lete [barley+alcohol+{diminutive}.] n. light beer -- beer with reduced alcohol content

kepata-kusulu-lete [barley+alcohol+{diminutive}.] n. near beer -- a malt liquor that does not contain enough alcohol to be considered an alocholic beverage

kepata-kusulu-tuna [barley+alcohol+{augmentative}.] n. stout -- a strong, very dark beer or ale

kepata-lete [barley+{diminutive}.] n. barleycorn -- the grain of barley

kepata-lete-kusulu [barley+{diminutive}+alcohol.] n. lager -- beer containing a relatively small amount of hops; aged from six weeks to six months for sedimentation

kepata-nasini [barley+vehicle.] n. tractor

kepata-sekupe [barley+watcher.] n. waiter, server -- a person whose occupation is to serve at table, as in a restaurant

kepata-tuna [barley+{augmentative}.] n. malt -- barley which has sprouted, used chiefly in brewing and distilling

kepata-tuna-kusulu [barley+{augmentative}+alcohol.] n. ale -- beer containing a relatively large amount of hops

kesinu [From Mandarin Chinese /keciue/.] science -- any domain of knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organised by general principles

kesinu-kesinu [science+science.] n. epistemology

kesinu-nasini [science+vehicle.] n. space probe

kesinu-tene-kiki [science+{hot-object}+measure.] n. kelvin (K)

kesinu-tene-kiki-kasese [science+{hot-object}+measure+{abstraction}.] n. thermodynamic temperature

kesu [From Indo-European *kers-, "to run", extant in Latin 'currere', extant in English 'cursor', 'course', 'corral', et al.] running movement -- moving fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

kesu-kuku [running movement+lightning.] n. epinephrine, epinephrin, adrenaline, Adrenalin -- a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

kesu-kulisu [running-movement+wheel.] n. exercise wheel -- a metal or plastic wheel for small animals to run around inside.

kesu-lete [running-movement+{diminutive}+{verb}.] v. walk

kesu-lete-katuse-nine [running-movement+{diminutive}+cat+fish.] n. walking catfish (Clarias batrachus)

kesu-nasini [running-movement+vehicle.] n. bicycle

kesu-satale-sili-tuna [running-movement+{fast-object}+bird+{augmentative}.] n. ostrich (Struthio camelus)

kesu-sili [running-movement+bird.] n. roadrunner (Geococcyx)

kesu-sipe [running movement+task.] n. errand -- a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

kesu-telule [running-movement+fear.] n. dromophobia

kiki [measure+{verb}.] v. S measure O as X.

kiki [Unknown origin.] measure, measurement -- magnitude as determined by calculation

kiki-kalane [measure+communication-unit.] n. a measurement

kiki-kesinu [measure+science.] n. metrology

kiki-nasiku [measure+insect.] n. inchworm, measuring worm moth (Geometridae)

kiki-sinata [measure+tool.] n. meter, gauge -- a device for measuring

kiki-tu [measure+two.] n. measure twice, cut once -- admonition in carpentry to double-check measurements before cutting, since a cut is permanent but a measurement isn't

kipele [English 'cyber-'.] cyberspace -- all or part of a computer's storage space, whether temporary like RAM or permanent like a hard drive

kipele-kalane [cyberspace+communication-unit.] n. e-mail

kipele-kalane-paneka [cyberspace+communication-unit+reserve.] n. database, data bank -- a collection of tables of data arranged for ease and speed of search and retrieval

kipele-kalane-seli [cyberspace+communication-unit+series.] n. table {computer science} -- a repository for tightly related data items, treated as a unit and typically arranged adjacently; a field in a record may relate that record to a record in another table

kipele-kalane-seta [cyberspace+communication-unit+set.] n. record {computer science} -- a collection of related data items, treated as a unit; a table consists of a series of records

kipele-kesinu [cyberspace+science.] n. computer+science

Kipele-nete-nunene-kalene-se [cyberspace+net+name+agent.] proper n. Exu Yangi (we miss you and your neural net, Exu!)

kipele-pitakesulina-pusi [cyberspace+alphabet+use.] n. the abbreviations, letter-abbreviations ("u r" for "you are", "2" for "to"), trendy respellings, excessive end punctuation, and laxened use of apostrophes and capital letters typically used in Internet chat rooms, message boards, Instant Messages, etc.

kipele-pusata [cyberspace+mail.] n. 1. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- an individual's collection of e-mail messages received from others (c.f. perciberpost) 2. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a single message sent or received using an electronic mailing system (c.f. ciberpostgarm) 3. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- an application for composing, transmitting, receiving and storing e-mail messages (c.f. ciberpostgan) 4. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in (c.f. ciberpostsist)

kipele-pusata-kalane [cyberspace+mail+communication-unit.] n. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a single message sent or received using an electronic mailing system

kipele-pusata-kalene [cyberspace+mail+agent.] n. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- an application for composing, transmitting, receiving and storing e-mail messages

kipele-pusata-nala [cyberspace+mail+disparagement.] n. spam --

kipele-pusata-sekupe [cyberspace+mail+watcher.] n. sniffer --

kipele-pusata-sise [cyberspace+mail+system.] n. electronic mail, e-mail, email -- a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that is generated at the recipient's terminal when he logs in

kipele-pusata-sunu [cyberspace+mail+sound.] n. the America Online voice recording saying, "You've got mail!"

kipele-sapite [cyberspace+copulation.] n. cybersex -- simulated sex conducted over the Internet

kipele-tile-sise [cyberspace+body-part+system.] n. an alternative physical body created for someone so s/he can live entirely within cyberspace

kipele-tisala [cyberspace+exchange.] n. e-trade, e-commerce

kipu [From Latin 'curvus', extant in Russian, English, Spanish, Italian, German, Esperanto and Novial. Vowel altered from /u/ due to a clash with an "unprintable" Russian word for "whore".] curve -- a line that smoothly and continuously deviates from straightness

kipu-kapina [curve+card.] n. the Zener card that has the wavy lines on the face

kipu-kasese [curve+{abstraction}.] n. curvature -- the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

kipu-katipa-sila [curve+bar+weapon.] n. boomerang -- a V-shaped wooden bar used as a throwing weapon.

kipu-kesinu [curve+science.] n. geometry

kipu-kune [curve+{opposite}.] n. spiral, whorl -- something wound in a continuous series of loops

kipu-kune [curve+{opposite}.] n. straight line

kipu-kune [curve+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. straight

Kipu-kune-nana-se [curve+{opposite}+electricity.] proper n. D/C

kipu-kune-pulase [curve+{opposite}+hair+{verb}.] v. S possesses straight hair.

kipu-lete [curve+{diminutive}.] n. arc -- a segment of a circle

kipu-nuku-sili [curve+mouth+bird.] n. ibis

kipu-nuni [curve+absence.] n. perfect straightness, like the kind you want on a road as opposed to having to drive through all these twists and turns

kipu-pala [curve+fruit.] n. banana -- elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh, from plants of the genus Musa, especially Musa acuminata

kipu-pata-sane [curve+water+bread.] n. lasagna

kipu-pitakesulina [curve+alphabet.] n. hiragana -- the system of Japanese characters used to phonetically represent native words

kipu-puna [curve+form.] n. oval, ellipse -- a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and plane cutting completely through it

kipu-salata-tene [curve+vegetable+{hot-object}.] n. chili pepper; chilli -- a long, curved pepper of the species Capsicum annuum with a relatively mild degree of spiciness

Kipu-salata-tene-natinu-se [curve+vegetable+{hot-object}+nation.] proper n. Chile

kipu-sapite [curve+copulation.] n. kinky sex

kipu-satana-kaneke-sata [curve+side+shell+animal.] n. cuttlefish (order Sepioidea)

kipu-seli-kupu [curve+series+edge+{noun-modifier}.] adj. scalloped -- having a series of curves around the edges

kipu-sila [curve+weapon.] n. bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

kipu-sunu-sinata [curve+sound+tool.] n. horn (musical instrument)

kipu-tenete-nane [curve+tooth+mammal.] n. solenodon (Solenodontidae)

kipu-tile [curve+body-part+{noun-modifier}.] adj. curvaceous -- having an attractively curved bodily figure

kipu-tuna [curve+{augmentative}.] n. spiral -- a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at ever-greater distances from it

kipu-tuna-pata-sane [curve+{augmentative}+water+bread.] n. ravioli

kipu-tuna-sakala [curve+{augmentative}+form.] n. helix, spiral -- a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle

kisa [From Hindi & Arabic /kisa/.] story, tale -- a narrative account describing incidents or events

kisa-kaki [story+performance.] n. play -- a story made to be enacted

kisa-kaki-kani [story+performance+garment.] n. costume -- a manner of dress representing an alternate character, historical period, etc.

kisa-kaki-kitapa [story+performance+book.] n. script -- stage directions and dialogue used to direct the performance of a play

Kisa-kaki-natinu-se [story+performance+nation.] proper n. Greece

kisa-kaki-nesete [story+performance+site.] n. stage

kisa-kaki-nike [story+performance+worker.] n. actor -- a person who performs the role of a character in a play

kisa-kaki-nike-kapita [story+performance+worker+leader.] n. lead actor -- chief actor of the play

kisa-kaki-nike-pupi [story+performance+worker+people-group.] n. cast -- the set of actors performing in a play

kisa-kaki-patate [story+performance+object.] n. property, prop -- an inanimate object used onstage, separate from the scenery

kisa-kaki-pine [story+performance+building.] n. theatre, playhouse -- a building where plays are performed

kisa-kaki-tapula [story+performance+board.] n. stage -- a raised platform on which plays are perfomed

kisa-kaki-tapula-patate [story+performance+board+object.] n. property, prop -- an inanimate object used onstage, separate from the scenery

kisa-kalane [story+communication-unit.] n. plot?

kisa-kasese [story+{abstraction}.] n. narrative

kisa-kesinu [story+science.] n. drama

kisa-lete [story+{diminutive}.] n. anecdote

kisa-nunene [story+name.] n. pseudonym, anonym, nom de guerre -- a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role, especially that of author

kisa-tesite [story+desire.] n. story hunger -- an emotional need for fulfillment through narrative fiction in any form (book, television sitcom, movies, etc.)

kisa-tuna [story+{augmentative}.] n. epic

kisa-tuna [story+{augmentative}.] n. idiom - a tall tale, an untrue story told to impress someone, also a legend

kisile [From Russian /kisl/ and Latin 'acidus', extant in Spanish, English, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] acid -- a substance having a pH of less than 7.0

kisile-kalane [acid+communication-unit.] n. litmus test

kisile-kapina [acid+card.] n. a piece of paper that changes colors when exposed to chemicals, used to determine the pH of a substance

kisile-kasese [acid+{abstraction}.] n. acidity

kisile-kasese [acid+{abstraction}.] n. sourness

kisile-kesinu [acid+science.] n. chemistry

kisile-kune [acid+{opposite}.] n. alkaline

kisile-pala [acid+fruit.] n. acidic fruit -- an acidic fruit such as the lemon, lime or kumquat

kita [From Arabic /gida/.] food -- any substance that can be metabolised by an organism to give energy or build tissue

kita-kaku [food+deficit.] n. starving

kita-kalane [food+communication-unit.] n. menu

kita-kani [food+garment.] n. garnish -- something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

kita-kanuna [food+law.] n. kosher

kita-kapina [food+card.] n. food stamp -- a card periodically issued to welfare recipients representing just enough money to buy food for the month

kita-kasele [food+fraction.] n. ration -- a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity)

kita-kesinu [food+science.] n. gastronomy

kita-kupake [food+cup.] n. food dish -- a small container for holding food.

kita-kupu [food+edge.] n. crust -- a hard outer layer of food, especially baked goods such as bread or pizza

kitala [Spanish 'guitarra' /gitar-/ has been adopted into every major language, including Mandarin Chinese (/jita/). Present in Arabic, English, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, Italian, German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] guitar -- a stringed instrument usu. having four, five or six strings, played by strumming or picking

kitala-kalane [guitar+communication-unit.] n. sheet music for the guitar

kitala-kelepasi [guitar+festival.] n. concert -- a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging

kitala-kulete [guitar+string.] n. string -- a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed

kitala-lete [guitar+{diminutive}.] n. ukulele -- a four stringed musical instrument of Hawaiian origin, related to the guitar.

kitala-lete [guitar+{diminutive}.] n. ukulele -- a four stringed musical instrument of Hawaiian origin, related to the guitar

Kitala-natinu-se [guitar+nation.] proper n. Spain

kitala-nine [guitar+fish.] n. guitarfish (Rhinobatus)

kitala-sasane [guitar+government.] n. music industry -- major labels in the music industry, seen as seeking to limit and control distribution of music (through radio as well as Internet)

kita-latu [food+{loud-object}.] n. beans

kitala-tuna [guitar+{augmentative}.] n. bass guitar -- a large guitar with four strings, tuned an octave lower than the regular guitar.

kita-nuni [food+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. starving

kita-nusike [food+rodent.] n. guinea pig, cavy (Cavia)

kitapa [From Arabic /kitab/, with /kit-/ in Roumanian stem 'cit-', "read", and with initial /k-/ in Russian /knig/, "book".] book -- a copy of a written work or composition that has been published on pages bound together

kitapa-kalane [book+communication-unit.] n. blurb? ISBN number? card catalog entry?

kitapa-kali-sise [book+word+system.] n. literary language -- the formal written style of a language, especially that used in its most artistically successful literature

kitapa-kapina [book+card.] n. library card -- a card kept by one with an account for checking out books at a certain library

kitapa-kasese [book+{abstraction}.] n. literature

kitapa-kesinu [book+science.] n. library science

kitapa-kisa [book+story.] n. novel -- a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

kitapa-kune [book+{opposite}.] n. multimedia

kitapa-lane [book+face.] n. book cover

kita-pale [food+blade.] n. sickle, reaping hook, reap hook -- an edge tool for cutting grass or crops; has a curved blade and a short handle

kitapa-lete [book+{diminutive}.] n. booklet, pamphlet

kitapa-nasiku [book+insect.] n. bookworm

kitapa-nasini [book+vehicle.] n. bookmobile

kitapa-palate [book+part.] n. chapter -- a subdivision of a written work, usu. numbered and titled

kitapa-pine [book+building.] n. library -- a room where books are kept

kitapa-senuse [book+sense.] n. reading -- the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

kitapa-telule [book+fear.] n. bibliophobia

kitapa-tuna [book+{augmentative}.] n. tome

kita-pelane [food+plant-organ.] n. leaf -- one of the vein-filled parts of a plant that synthesizes food and lets out water for the plant

kita-pelane-nasiku [food+plant-organ+insect.] n. leaf-insect (family Phylliidae)

kita-pelane-pata [food+plant-organ+water.] n. dew -- drops of water left on the surface of a leaf

kita-pelane-sili [food+plant-organ+bird.] n. leafbird (Chloropsis)

kita-pelane-sutale [food+plant-organ+thread.] n. a vein of a leaf

kita-sike [food+search.] n. hunting -- the search for wild meat

kita-sise [food+system.] n. food chain -- a hierarchy of predators, prey and decomposers

kita-sise-tupe-kune [food+system+top+{opposite}.] n. plankton -- the creatures forming the bottom of the food chain

kita-tepuse [food+time.] n. meal -- the food served and eaten at one time

kita-tepuse [food+time.] n. mealtime

kita-tesite [food+desire.] n. hunger, hungriness -- a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation

ku [From Chinese /ku/, with initial /k-/ in Arabic /kas/ and Romance /kruel/ forms (ultimately from Latin 'crudelis', "cruel", extant in Spanish, English, Hindi (/krur/), et al.] violence -- the use of physical force for the purpose of violating, damaging or abusing people, animals or property

ku-kalane [violence+communication-unit.] n. shout/scream

ku-kesinu [violence+science.] n. criminology

kukitu [From Latin 'cognitio', extant in Spanish, English, et al.] knowledge -- the psychological result of perception, learning and reasoning

kukitu-kalane [knowledge+communication-unit.] n. acknowledgment

kukitu-kesinu [knowledge+science.] n. philosophy

kukitu-kune [knowledge+{opposite}.] n. ignorance

kukitu-kune [knowledge+{opposite}.] n. strange

kukitu-kune-pe [knowledge+{opposite}+person.] n. stranger -- one who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

kukitu-nune-pata-lepeti [knowledge+negation+water+reptile.] n. sea serpent -- any of various long, reptilian monsters allegedly living in seas and lakes

kukitu-nune-sata-kesinu [knowledge+negation+animal+science.] n. cryptozoology -- the study of creatures that although still sighted are of unproven existence

kukitu-nuni [knowledge+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. nescient

kukitu-pe [knowledge+person.] n. acquaintance, friend -- a person with whom you are acquainted

kukitu-pe-seti [knowledge+person+emotion.] n. niceness, kindness, affability -- a disposition to be friendly, congenial and approachable

kukitu-tesite [knowledge+desire+{verb}.] v. S is interested in O.

kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause.] n. interest

kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause+{noun-modifier}.] adj. interesting

kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause+{verb}.] v. S is interesting in aspect O to X.

kukitu-tesite-kasu [knowledge+desire+cause+{verb-modifier}.] adv. interestingly

kukitu-tuna [knowledge+{augmentative}.] n. certainty

kukitu-tusane [knowledge+storm.] n. insight, brainstorm, brainwave -- the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation

kuku [Unknown origin.] lightning -- the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere

kuku-kalane [lightning+communication-unit.] n. static from an electrical storm

kuku-kali [lightning+word.] n. wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness -- a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter

kuku-kasese [lightning+{abstraction}.] n. flash -- a sudden, short, intense display of light

kuku-kasese [lightning+{abstraction}.] n. gigawatts

kuku-katipa [lightning+bar.] n. lightning rod

kuku-kesu [lightning+running movement.] n. dash, sprint -- a quick run

kuku-kuku-kune [lightning+lightning+{opposite}.] n. lightning and thunder

kuku-kune [lightning+{opposite}.] n. non-conductive material

kuku-kune [lightning+{opposite}.] n. thunder

kuku-kune-sunu-sinata [lightning+{opposite}+sound+tool.] n. timpani, kettledrums

kuku-lete [lightning+{diminutive}.] n. spark

kuku-lete [lightning+{diminutive}.] n. static

kuku-lete [lightning+{diminutive}.] n. thunderbolt, thunderstone -- a flash of lightning conceived of as a bolt, dart or stone hurled from the heavens

kuku-nasini [lightning+vehicle.] n. panzer

ku-kune [violence+{opposite}.] n. gentleness -- mildness of manner or disposition

kuku-pale [lightning+blade.] n. cattle prod -- a usually electrified pointed object designed for driving cattle.

kuku-puluni [lightning+full container.] n. generator -- engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction

kuku-sili [lightning+bird.] n. (mythical) thunderbird

kuku-sunu [lightning+sound.] n. thunder -- the sound typically accompanying lightning in a storm

kuku-telule [lightning+fear.] n. keraunophobia

Kuku-tine-se [lightning+day.] proper n. Thursday (or duevdin)

kuku-tuna [lightning+{augmentative}.] n. sheet lightning

kula [From Arabic /kura/.] sphere -- three-dimensional closed surface such that each point is equidistant from another

kula-kelepe [sphere+play.] n. athletics -- an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

kula-kene-kelepe [sphere+hole+play.] n. pool, billiards -- any of several games played on a rectangular cloth-covered table with cushioned edges in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory or composition balls

kula-kesinu [sphere+science.] n. spherical geometry

kula-kuku [sphere+lightning.] n. ball lightning

kula-kunapale-pete [sphere+multiplication+foot.] n. millipede (class Diplopoda)

kula-nasini [sphere+vehicle.] n. a small transparent plastic globe for a rodent or other small animal to run around inside.

kula-nasini [sphere+vehicle.] n. gerbil globe -- a transparent sphere a rodent can maneuver around

kula-nu-kelu-pete [sphere+one+four+foot.] n. pillbug -- an isopod capable of rolling up into a ball

kula-pusi-pe [sphere+use+person.] n. ball player

kula-sata [sphere+animal.] n. tribble

kula-sinata [sphere+tool.] n. bat, stick, racket/racquet -- any ball-hitting tool

kula-sinata-sisi [sphere+tool+movement.] n. strike -- pitch that the batter misses and/or pitch within the strike zone that the batter does not hit

kula-sinata-sisi-kula [sphere+tool+movement+sphere.] n. hit -- successful stroke of the bat

kula-sisi [sphere+movement+{verb}.] v. roll -- to move along in the manner a ball-shaped object does

kula-sisi-kune-pe [sphere+movement+{opposite}+person.] n. catcher -- person stationed behind home plate that catches pitched balls

kula-sisi-nala [sphere+movement+disparagement.] n. foul -- ball struck with the bat that does not stay within the foul lines on the field

kula-sisi-pe [sphere+movement+person.] n. pitcher -- person who throws the ball toward the batter

Kula-sunu-sinata-se [sphere+sound+tool.] proper n. Helmholtz resonator

kuleke [correct+{verb}.] v. S is correct about O.

kuleke [From Latin 'corect-', extant in Spanish, English, et al.] correct -- the state of being free from errors or mistakes

kuleke-kalane [correct+communication-unit.] n. etiquette

kuleke-kasese [correct+{abstraction}.] n. nicety -- conformity with some esthetic standard of correctness or propriety

kuleke-kune [correct+{opposite}.] n. incorrect -- the state of having errors or mistakes

kuleke-kune [correct+{opposite}.] n. wrong -- not right

kuleke-kune [correct+{opposite}.] n. wrong, incorrect -- not correct [aj

kuleke-kune-kasese [correct+{opposite}+{abstraction}.] n. error; problem -- thing wrong with something

kuleke-lete [correct+{diminutive}.] n. rightness -- accordance with accepted standards of usage or procedure

kuleke-tenete [correct+tooth.] n. orthodonture (c.f. dentcorect)

kuleke-tuna [correct+{augmentative}.] n. rightness -- accordance with conscience or morality

kulepe [From Russian /koleb/, with initial /k-/ in Arabic /khaz/ and Hindi /khil/.] oscillation -- movement or swinging from side to side regularly; as of a pendulum

kulepe-kalane [oscillation+communication-unit.] n. communication by radio

kulepe-kasese [oscillation+{abstraction}.] n. indecision

kulepe-kesinu [oscillation+science.] n. phonology

kulepe-kiki-sinata [oscillation+measure+tool.] n. oscillometer

kulepe-kune [oscillation+{opposite}.] n. person who has very strong opinions, and will probably foist them on you whether you like it or not

kulepe-lape [oscillation+lamp.] n. stroboscope, strobe, strobe light -- instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary

kulepe-lete [oscillation+{diminutive}.] n. casual fence-sitter -- a person who has no strong opinions on the given topic; someone who could go either way

kulepe-nana [oscillation+electricity.] n. A/C

kulepe-napine [oscillation+{frequent-event}.] n. high frequency

kulepe-sunu-sinata [oscillation+sound+tool.] n. bell

kulepe-tile [oscillation+body-part.] n. uvula

kulepe-tuna [oscillation+{augmentative}.] n. determined fence-sitter -- person who refuses to take any stand on the given topic

kulepu [From Spanish 'cuerpo de agua'.] body of water -- part of the earth's surface covered with water

kulepu-kune [body-of-water+{opposite}.] n. island

kulepu-kune [body-of-water+{opposite}.] n. land mass

Kulepu-kune-natinu-lete-se [body-of-water+{opposite}+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Hawaii

kulepu-kune-tuna [body-of-water+{opposite}+{augmentative}.] n. continent

kulepu-nasini [body-of-water+vehicle.] n. boat

kulepu-nusika [body of water+music.] n. burbling, rippling, babbling, guggling, bubble, gurgle -- flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise, as of water; "babbling brooks"

kulepu-panupu [body-of-water+bamboo.] n. cattail

kulepu-sisana [body-of-water+horse.] n. hippopotamus

kulete [From Greek 'khorde', extant in Latin, Spanish, Italian, English, Dutch, Novial, et al.] string, thread -- a lightweight cord, typically used for weaving, fastening, tying or lacing

kulete-kanete [string+fastener.] n. knot - any of various fastenings by tying a cord upon itself or to another cord or object

kulete-kanete [thread+fastener+{v.}.] v. sew, run up, sew together, stitch -- fasten by sewing; do needlework

kulete-kanete-kelupe [string+fastener+group.] n. bundle -- a collection of things wrapped or tied together

kulete-kasese [string+{abstraction}.] n. string -- a collection of objects threaded on a single strand

kulete-kelupe [string+group.] n. cushion -- a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers, foam, rubber, etc.

kulete-kelupe-pine [string+group+building.] n. tent -- a portable shelter of leather, canvas or other fabric stretched over a framework of poles

kulete-kulete [string+string.] n. rope -- a strong cord made of two or more other cords twisted together

kulete-kune [string+{opposite}.] n. chain

kulete-kupu [string+edge.] n. fringe -- edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels

kulete-lete [string+{diminutive}.] n. thread -- a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton, silk, wool, nylon, etc.) used in sewing or weaving

kulete-nikule [string+tiny object/event.] n. tendon, sinew -- a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

kulete-nutuse [thread+node.] n. stitch -- a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric

kulete-pitakesulina [string+alphabet.] n. quipu -- a system of recording messages and representing words and numbers by tying knots in certain patterns

kulete-pusata [string+mail.] n. parcel, bundle -- some mail wrapped, boxed or tied together

kulete-sasute [string+container.] n. spool -- reel upon which thread, tape, film or other flexible materials can be wound

kulete-sila [string+weapon.] n. whip -- instrument with a handle and flexible lash that is used for whipping

kulete-sila-sili [string+weapon+bird.] n. whipbird (Psophodes)

kulete-sinata [string+tool.] n. needle -- a sharp, pointed, usu. steel instrument

kulete-sinata-nine [string+tool+fish.] n. needlefish

kulete-suli [string+connection+{verb}.] v. knit -- make textiles by linking yarn threads together [v

kulete-suli-sasute [string+connection+container.] n. basket -- a container, usu. woven, usu. has handles

kulete-sunu-sinata [string+sound+tool.] n. stringed musical instrument

kulete-tuna [string+{augmentative}.] n. cord -- a cable made of twisted twine, fibers or threads

kulete-tuna [string+{augmentative}.] n. rope -- a strong cord made of two or more other cords twisted together

kulisu [From Russian /koliso/, with /kol/- used in most other Slavic languages.] wheel -- a simple machine of a circular frame that can rotate on a shaft or axle

kulisu-kasese [wheel+{abstraction}.] n. locomotion

kulisu-kulete [wheel+string.] n. pulley -- a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to a rope

kulisu-kune [wheel+{opposite}.] n. axle

kulisu-lete [wheel+{diminutive}.] n. gear

kulisu-nasini [wheel+vehicle.] n. wheelbarrow

kulisu-sasale [wheel+tree.] n. rubber -- latex from trees

kulisu-sata [wheel+animal.] n. rotifer

kulisu-sunu-sinata [wheel+sound+tool.] n. roto-tom -- a kind of tom-tom which can vary its pitch

kulisu-tuna [wheel+{augmentative}.] n. tire, tyre

kulisu-tusane [wheel+storm.] n. hurricane -- a large storm associated with strong rotating wind currents

kulule [Latin 'color', extant in English 'color', Spanish 'colour', Italian 'colore', Dutch 'kleur', Esperanto 'koloro' and Novial 'kolore'.] color -- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit, transmit or reflect

Kulule-kalane-se [color+communication-unit.] proper n. RGB value

kulule-kalape-lepeti [color+change+reptile.] n. chameleon -- lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

kulule-kane-tile [color+sight+body-part.] n. iris -- muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil; it forms the colored portion of the eye

kulule-kasese [color+{abstraction}.] n. notation of visual wavelengths

kulule-kasese [color+{abstraction}.] n. saturation, chroma, intensity, vividness -- chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vividness of hue

kulule-kesinu [color+science.] n. art science

kulule-kesinu [color+science.] n. chromatology

kulule-kune [color+{opposite}.] n. monochrome -- something having or appearing to have only one color

kulule-kune [color+{opposite}.] n. not having color

kulule-lepeti [color+reptile.] n. chameleon -- lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue

kulule-lete [color+{diminutive}.] n. darkness, dimness, subduedness -- the property of lacking brilliance

kulule-lete [color+{diminutive}.] n. having or being of a small amount of colors or tones

kulule-nasiku [color+insect.] n. butterfly -- diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

kulule-nati [color+matter.] n. pigment -- a substance that provides coloring

kulule-nuni [color+absence.] n. achromatism

kulule-sisana [color+horse.] n. horse of a different color

kulule-telule [color+fear.] n. chromatophobia

kulule-tuna [color+{augmentative}.] n. luminosity, brightness, luminance, luminousness, light -- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

kulule-tuna [color+{augmentative}.] n. that which applies color

kulupe [From Russian /glubok/, with initial /g-/ in Hindi /gakhr/.] deep object -- something with relatively great extent downward, backward or inward [scalar]

kulupe-kasese [{deep-object}+{abstraction}.] n. depth -- extent downward, backward or inward [scalar

kulupe-kiki [{deep-object}+measure.] n. meter (m)

kulupe-kiki-sinata [{deep-object}+measure+tool.] n. bathymeter

kulupe-kune [{deep-object}+{opposite}.] n. shallow object -- something with relatively minor extent downward, backward or inward [scalar

kulupe-nasini [{deep-object}+vehicle.] n. submarine

kuna [From Latin 'comparare', extant in Spanish and English, with initial /k-/ in Arabic /karan/.] comparison -- examining resemblences or differences

kuna-kalane [comparison+communication-unit.] n. critique

kuna-kasese [comparison+{abstraction}.] n. discrimination

kuna-kasese [comparison+{abstraction}.] n. evaluation -- the act of comparing

kuna-kasese [comparison+{abstraction}.] n. reasoning from a similar case

kuna-kune [comparison+{opposite}.] n. dissimilar

kuna-kune [comparison+{opposite}.] n. recognition -- the act of accepting that items are identical without comparing them

kuna-lete [comparison+{diminutive}.] n. glance

kuna-lete [comparison+{diminutive}.] n. less -- smaller in amount or degree

kuna-lete [comparison+{diminutive}.] n. less in comparison

kuna-lete [comparison+{diminutive}.] n. lesser in comparison -- an item that is lesser in some extent than what it is being compared to

kuna-lete [comparison+{diminutive}.] n. similar

kuna-lete [comparison+{diminutive}+{verb-modifier}.] adv. less -- to a smaller degree

kuna-lete-kelupe-palate [comparison+{diminutive}+group+part.] n. minority -- being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts

kuna-na [comparison+{preposition}.] postp. than, compared to

kunane [Blend of Spanish /kom/ and Old French 'mangier', extant in English ('manger'), Italian, Esperanto and Novial, with initial /k-/ in Hindi /kha/.] eating -- the act of taking in solid food

kunane-kalane [eating+communication-unit.] n. recipe

kunane-kasese [eating+{abstraction}.] n. consumption (process whereby something is used up until there is no more)

kunane-kasese [eating+{abstraction}.] n. digestion -- the organic process by which food is converted into substances that can be absorbed into the body

kunane-kasese [eating+{abstraction}.] n. material having to do with eating or with food

kunane-kasese [eating+{abstraction}.] n. nutrition

kunane-kasese [eating+{abstraction}+{verb}.] v. assimilate -- to completely incorporate something into your being; as a good student with a book, or the Borg with Captain Picard

kunane-kasese-tile [eating+{abstraction}+body-part.] n. stomach -- the part of the body central to the digestive system

kunane-kesinu [eating+science.] n. gastrology

kunane-kune [eating+{opposite}.] n. fasting -- going without food (even for a short time period)

kunane-kune [eating+{opposite}.] n. regurgitating

kunane-kune [eating+{opposite}.] n. starving -- going without food because of want

kunane-kune [eating+{opposite}.] n. vomiting

kunane-kune [eating+{opposite}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. hungry

kunane-kune [eating+{opposite}+{verb}.] v. throwing up

kunane-kune-saluta-kune [eating+{opposite}+health+{opposite}.] n. anorexia

kunane-kune-sili [eating+{opposite}+bird.] n. jaeger

kunane-lete [eating+{diminutive}.] n. drink -- ingestion of liquid

kunane-lete [eating+{diminutive}.] n. eating only a little, a small portion of food

kunane-lete [eating+{diminutive}.] n. nibble

kunane-lete [eating+{diminutive}.] n. nibbling - on a sandwich, a cookie, on a girlfriend's ear.

kunane-lete [eating+{diminutive}.] n. snacking -- the act of eating lightly, as between meals

kunane-lete [eating+{diminutive}.] n. taste (the sensation resulting from trying a food for flavor)

kunane-liku [eating+liquid.] n. beverage -- a liquid prepared with the intent of being drunk

kunane-nuni [eating+absence.] n. the act of fasting

kunane-pasala [eating+market.] n. food court -- a place inside a mall where many restaurants are located together

kunane-pine [eating+building.] n. restaurant -- a place where food is served to the public

kunane-pine-lete [eating+building+{diminutive}.] n. fast-food restaurant -- restaurants serving a comparatively limited menu of standardized food for consumption on the premises or elsewhere; in the U.S., often have drive-thru windows

kunane-sanile [eating+beauty.] n. delicious -- pleasing to the sense of taste

kunane-sasu-nine [eating+risk+fish.] n. blowfish

kunane-sasu-nine-lele [eating+risk+fish+{masculine}.] n. fugu -- the possibly fatal meat of the blowfish

kunane-tuna [eating+{augmentative}.] n. eating utensil

kunane-tuna [eating+{augmentative}.] n. feast

kunane-tuna [eating+{augmentative}.] n. feasting, banqueting -- eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment)

kunane-tuna [eating+{augmentative}.] n. gluttony

kunane-tuna [eating+{augmentative}.] n. gulping

kunane-tuna [eating+{augmentative}+{verb}.] v. to wolf down -- when you completely mow something down, like a starved yak, or a surfer with the munchies

kunane-tuna-kasese [eating+{augmentative}+{abstraction}.] n. gluttony

kunapale [From Hindi /gunanpal/.] multiplication -- an arithmetic computation that is the inverse of division; the product of numbers is computed

kunapale [multiplication+{noun-modifier}.] adj. many

kunapale-kalane [multiplication+communication-unit.] n. multiplication problem

Kunapale-kulule-kani-natinu-se [multiplication+color+garment+nation.] proper n. Puerto Rico

kunapale-kune [multiplication+{opposite}.] n. division

kunapale-palate-kupe-kunase [multiplication+part+cover+cloth.] n. quilt

kunapale-pete [multiplication+foot.] n. myriapod -- arthropods with segmented bodies, one pair of antennae and nine or more pairs of legs, such as the centipede or millipede

kunapale-pitakesulina [multiplication+alphabet+{noun-modifier}.] adj. multialphabetic -- describing a language (such as Japanese or Ancient Egyptian) that combines multiple writing systems

kunapale-pitina [multiplication+mark+{noun-modifier}.] adj. spotted -- marked or stained with spots

kunapale-tine [multiplication+day.] n. year

kunase [From Arabic /kumash/, with initial /k-/ in English 'cloth' /kloth/ and Hindi /kapna/.] cloth, fabric -- something made by weaving, felting, knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibres

kunase-kalase [cloth+cross+{verb}.] v. weave

kunase-kalase-sili [cloth+cross+bird.] n. weaver

kunase-kesinu [cloth+science.] n. knitting, weaving, crochet, &c

kunase-tatu [cloth+arachnid.] n. spider -- any arachnid of the order Aranea

kunase-tile [cloth+body-part.] n. spinneret

kuna-tuna [comparison+{augmentative}.] n. benchmark

kuna-tuna [comparison+{augmentative}.] n. greater in comparison -- an item that is greater in some extent than what it is being compared to

kuna-tuna [comparison+{augmentative}.] n. greater in comparison

kuna-tuna [comparison+{augmentative}.] n. identical

kuna-tuna [comparison+{augmentative}+{verb}.] v. Agent A is greater in comparison than patient P in regards to focus F.

kuna-tuna-kelupe-palate [comparison+{augmentative}+group+part.] n. majority -- the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part

kune [From Latin 'contra-', extant in English, et al.] opposite extreme, polar opposite -- the direct contrast

kune-kasese [{opposite}+{abstraction}.] n. contrast, direct contrast -- the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

kune-kune [{opposite}+{opposite}.] n. same extreme -- similar to something, rather than in contrast to it

kune-lete [{opposite}+{diminutive}.] n. low end -- the low end of a scale; for instance, absolute zero for temperature

Kune-pulape-kali-sise-se [noun-modifier}+east+word+system+{verb}.] proper n. Euroclone -- a language specifically borrowing words and structures from European languages, especially Western European languages, especially Romance languages

kunete [condition+{preposition}+{opposite}.] cl. modif. if

kunete [condition+{verb}.] v. if on condition that...; supposing that...

kunete [condition+{verb}.] v. if

kunete [From Latin 'condition', extant in English and Spanish, et al.] condition, state, status -- the way something is in respect to its main attributes

kunete-kalane [condition+communication-unit.] n. if statement (programming term)

kunete-kasese [condition+{abstraction}.] n. temperament

kunete-kiki [condition+measure+{verb}.] v. test, assess

kunete-kune [condition+{opposite}.] n. converse

kunete-kune [condition+{opposite}.] n. irrelevant

kunete-kune [condition+{opposite}+{verb}.] v. else

kunete-kune-kunete [condition+{opposite}+condition+{verb}.] v. elseif

kunete-lete [condition+{diminutive}.] n. condition, precondition, stipulation -- an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else

kunete-lete [condition+{diminutive}.] n. point of location

kunete-tuna [condition+{augmentative}.] n. category

kunete-tuna [condition+{augmentative}.] n. status, position -- the relative position or standing of things, especially of persons in a society

kune-tuna [{opposite}+{augmentative}.] n. high end -- the high end of a scale; for instance, the hottest degree temperature imaginable for the temperature scale

kune-tupe-lapati-nasi [bottom(opposite+top)+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. vac, vacuum, vacuum cleaner, hoover -- an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction; typically used to clean rugs and floors

kune-tusane [{opposite}+storm.] n. tornado, twister -- a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

kunune [communication+{verb}.] v. communicate -- convey information or ideas

kunune [From Latin 'comunicare', extant in Spanish, English, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, et al., with intial /k-/ in Arabic /kalam/.] communication -- the activity of exchanging information

kunune-kasese [communication+{abstraction}.] n. medium -- an intervening substance through which signals can travel as a means for communication

kunune-kesinu [communication+science.] n. rhetoric

kunune-kune [communication+{opposite}.] n. uncommunicativeness -- the activity of purposefully not exchanging information

kunune-lete [communication+{diminutive}.] n. message -- a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

kunune-napase [communication+competition.] n. debate, disputation -- the formal presentation of and opposition to a stated proposition (usually followed by a vote)

kunune-nuni [communication+absence.] n. noncommunication

kunune-sapili-nuni [communication+ability+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. incommunicado

kunune-sisi-nune-sapili [communication+movement+negation+ability.] n. mutism -- paralysis of voice, inability to speak

kunune-tile-lete [communication+body-part+{diminutive}.] n. synapse

kunune-tuna [communication+{augmentative}.] n. discussion, treatment, discourse -- an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic

ku-nuni [violence+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. resorting to nonviolence (like Gandhi)

ku-nupile [violence+furniture.] n. rack, wheel -- an instrument of torture that stretches or disjoints or mutilates victims

kunuse [From Russian, German, Dutch and Esperanto /konus-/, with initial /kon-/ in Spanish, English, Italian and Novial forms.] cone -- a shape whose base is round and whose sides taper up to a point

kunuse-kaneke-nu-pete [cone+shell+one+foot.] n. limpet -- marine gastropod mollusks characteristically having a conical shell, such as the families Acmaeidae and Patellidae

kunuse-kapase [cone+jump.] n. volcanic eruption, eruption -- the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

kunuse-kaputa-kani-tuna [cone+head+garment+{augmentative}.] n. coolie hat -- a steep, conical straw hat associated with peasants in Asian nations

kunuse-kasese [cone+{abstraction}.] n. plane curve -- a curve formed by a conic section, such as a hyperbola, parabola, ellipse or circle

kunuse-kesinu [cone+science.] n. solid geometry

kunuse-lete [cone+{diminutive}.] n. conic section -- the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane

kunuse-nase-nine [cone+nose+fish.] n. whiting (family Sillaginidae)

kunuse-netale-sunu-sinata [cone+metal+sound+tool.] n. tuba

kunuse-palana [cone+plant.] n. calla lily -- a flower of the genus Arum, with a cone-shaped petal twisted to surround the pollen-covered stigma

kunuse-pisuke-sasale [cone+{high-object}+tree.] n. cedar, cedar tree, true cedar -- any cedar of the genus Cedrus

kunuse-sasale [cone+tree.] n. conifer -- any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones

kunuse-sunu-sinata [cone+sound+tool.] n. megaphone

kunuse-tuna [cone+{augmentative}.] n. conic projection -- method of mapping the Earth's spherical surface to a cone, which is then flattened to a plane surface

kupake [From Arabic /kub/ and Russian /kubak/, both from Late Latin 'cuppa', also borrowed into Spanish, English and Dutch; initial /k-/ in Hindi /kator/.] cup -- a small open container usu. used for drinking

kupake-lapati-nasi [cup+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. dishwasher, dish washer, dishwashing machine -- a machine for washing dishes

kupake-tile [cup+body-part.] n. bladder

kupake-tile-kutule [cup+body-part+control.] n. bladder control -- ability to postpone emission of urine

kupake-tuna [cup+{augmentative}.] n. bowl -- dish that is round and open at the top for holding liquids, foods or tobacco

kupate [From Late Latin 'combattere', extant in Romance (French, Spanish) and English, with initial /k-/ in Arabic.] fight, combat, conflict -- a conflict between opposing groups, in which each attempts to gain power over the other

kupate-kalane [fight+communication-unit.] n. attempt to block communication

kupate-kasese [fight+{abstraction}.] n. competition, contention, rivalry -- the act of contending for something

kupate-kesinu [fight+science.] n. aerodynamics

kupate-kune [fight+{opposite}.] n. peacemaking -- ending or attempting to end ostilities

kupate-lete [fight+{diminutive}.] n. skirmish, clash -- a brief hostile encounter, happening in less than a day

kupate-nasala [fight+source.] n. instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand -- someone who deliberately foments trouble

kupate-nasini [fight+vehicle.] n. armored personnel carrier

kupate-pele [fight+interval.] n. turn, bout, round -- a period of play in sports during which one team is on the offensive

kupate-pusata [fight+mail.] n. flame, flame mail -- an email message intended to insult and provoke

kupate-sisana [fight+horse.] n. warhorse

Kupate-tine-se [fight+day.] proper n. Tuesday

kupate-tuna [fight+{augmentative}.] n. battle -- a long or otherwise sustained hostile encounter, happening over the course of weeks

kupe [From English 'cover', with initial /k-/ in Russian /kriv/.] cover -- something that serves to protect or conceal something

kupe-kasese [cover+{abstraction}.] n. protection

kupe-kune [cover+{opposite}.] n. core

kupe-lete [cover+{diminutive}.] n. condom (euphemistic)

kupe-lete [cover+{diminutive}.] n. scale -- a small, flat unit that overlaps to form a protective covering

kupe-lete-kaneke-nane [cover+{diminutive}+shell+mammal.] n. pangolin (Manidae)

kupe-nuku-nanese-lepeti [cover+mouth+meat+reptile.] n. alligator (family Alligatoridae)

kupe-pakute [cover+weather.] n. fog -- droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground

kupe-palana [cover+plant.] n. cover, scrub -- plants that provide cover and shade for birds and small animals

kupe-tuna [cover+{augmentative}.] n. atmosphere

kupi [copy+{verb}.] v. copy -- duplicate

kupi [From Medieval Latin 'copia', extant in Russian, Romance (Spanish and Italian), Germanic (English, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial). (Arabic root /k-l-d/.)] copy, a duplicate -- a reproduction of something

kupi-kasese [copy+{abstraction}.] n. emulation -- effort to equal or surpass another

kupi-kune [copy+{opposite}.] n. original -- something preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

kupi-kune [copy+{opposite}.] n. original, archetype, pilot -- the model on which something is patterned

kupi-lete [copy+{diminutive}.] n. imitation, reproduction -- something that has been replicated

kupi-lete-nala [copy+{diminutive}+disparagement.] n. imitation, counterfeit,

kupi-nuni [copy+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. unique

kupi-nutu-nane [copy+death+mammal.] n. opossum (Didelphidae)

kupi-sili [copy+bird.] n. mocking bird or starling

kupi-sili [copy+bird.] n. mockingbird (Mimus)

kupi-suna-pe [copy+choice+person.] n. a yes man

kupi-sunu-sinata [copy+sound+tool.] n. tape recorder

kupi-tuna [copy+{augmentative}.] n. clone -- something that has been replicated down to the finest detail

kupu [Blend of Hindi /kor/ with Germanic /bor/ (from *border, extant in French, Italian, English and Novial). Initial /k-/ strengthened by Russian /krai/.] edge -- the boundary of a surface

kupu-kalane [edge+communication-unit.] n. incomplete note

kupu-kane-tile-nine [edge+sight+body-part+fish.] n. blenny (suborder Blennioidei)

kupu-kasese [edge+{abstraction}.] n. boundary, bound, bounds -- the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

kupu-kune [edge+{opposite}.] n. core -- the center of an object

kupu-lete [edge+{diminutive}.] n. molding, moulding, frame -- a decorative recessed or relieved surface

kupu-nalake [edge+milk.] n. a skirt of milk

kupu-nuni [edge+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. being without corners or ends (for instance, Columbus knew the Earth was corbbeza)

kupu-pale [edge+blade.] n. double-edged sword -- a sword with a blade that has two cutting edges

kupute [From /komp-/ and /kamp-/ forms used in Russian, Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Italian and Esperanto.] computer -- a programmable electronic machine that automatically performs mathematical and logical calculations

kupute-kalane-sikulu [computer+communication-unit+circle.] n. disc/disk -- memory device consisting of a flat disc covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored

kupute-kali-sise [computer+word+system.] n. programming language, programing language -- a language designed for writing algorithms to be executed by computers

kupute-kane [computer+sight.] n. screen, monitor -- a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen

kupute-kasese [computer+{abstraction}.] n. computing -- the activity of using computers

kupute-kesinu [computer+science.] n. computer+science

kupute-kune [computer+{opposite}.] n. manual computing tool -- a non-electronic device for doing calculations, such as an abacus or slide rule

kupute-lete [computer+{diminutive}.] n. handheld computer -- a pocket-sized computer, such as a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or organizer; includes calculators as a limited subset

kupute-napine [computer+frequent event.] n. crash -- an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative (computer science)

kupute-nasi [computer+machine.] n. hardware -- the physical components of a computer system

kupute-nasini [computer+vehicle.] n. probe -- a computer controlled vehicle

Kupute-nete-nete-se [computer+net+net.] proper n. Internet -- worldwide network of computer networks using TCP/IP to facilitate data transmission and exchange

kupute-neti [computer+mind.] n. calculation, mental reckoning -- planning something carefully and intentionally

kupute-nuni [computer+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. technologically stuck in the nineteenth century; stuck with hopelessly obsolete technology

kupute-nusike [computer+rodent.] n. mouse -- a hand-operated device that moves the cursor on a computer screen

kupute-palate-pane [computer+part+flag.] n. setting -- the position, direction, or way in which something, such as an automatic control, is set

kupute-pikuta [computer+picture.] n. graphics -- pictoral representation and manipulation of data by a computer [npl

kupute-pikuta-kune [computer+picture+{opposite}.] n. icon -- a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

kupute-pikuta-tunu [computer+picture+atom.] n. pixel

Kupute-pitakesulina-se [computer+alphabet.] proper n. ASCII

kupute-pusata [computer+mail.] n. e-mail -- system of world-wide electronic mailing

kupute-sunu-sinata [computer+sound+tool.] n. digital synthesizer, sampler, or sound card

kupute-tele-kane [computer+{far-object}+sight.] n. screen, monitor -- a device that takes signals from a computer and displays them on a CRT screen

kupute-telule [computer+fear.] n. technophobia

kupute-tuna [computer+{augmentative}.] n. multi-user computer -- a computer that serves multiple users

kupu-tuna [edge+{augmentative}.] n. margin, border, perimeter -- the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

ku-sanata [violence+hand.] n. fist

kuse [From Spanish /kos/, with initial /k-/ in English 'cook'.] food preparation -- the act of readying food for eating, typically by cooking

kuse-kalane [food-preparation+communication-unit.] n. recipe

kuse-kesinu [food-preparation+science.] n. cookery

kuse-kesinu [food-preparation+science.] n. gastronomy

kuse-kisile [food-preparation+acid.] n. pickling juice

Kuse-kisile-salata-natinu-se [food-preparation+acid+vegetable+nation.] proper n. Korea

kuse-kulisu [food-preparation+wheel.] n. turntable, lazy Susan -- a revolving tray placed on a dining table

kuse-kunane [food preparation+eating.] n. food preparation eating -- when the cook samples some of the food he or she is preparing

kuse-liku [food-preparation+liquid.] n. any of various cooking "oils"

kusete [From Russian /kost/, with /-ost/ reinforced by Greek 'osteon', "bone" (extant in English osteo-, Esperanto 'osto', et al).] bone, os -- rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

Kusete-kalane-se [bone+communication-unit.] proper n. X-ray

kusete-kesinu [bone+science.] n. osteology

kusete-kune [bone+{opposite}.] n. cartilage

kusete-kune-nine [bone+{opposite}+fish.] n. selachian -- any fish of the class Chondrichthyes, including sharks, rays, skates and chimaeras

kuse-tene-sasute [food-preparation+{hot-object}+container.] n. oven

kuse-tene-sasute-sili [food-preparation+{hot-object}+container+bird.] n. ovenbird (Furnariidae)

kusete-nine [bone+fish.] n. bonefish (genus Albula)

kusete-nuni [bone+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. boneless

Kusete-pikuta-se [bone+picture.] proper n. X-ray -- a photograph of a person or animal taken with X-rays

kusulu [From Arabic /kuhul/, which has been adopted (with its definite article, 'al') into Russian, Hindi, English, Spanish, German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] alcohol -- any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds made from hydrocarbons by distillation

kusulu-kalane [alcohol+communication-unit.] n. an unclear message/voice

kusulu-kalusa [alcohol+love.] n. alcoholism

kusulu-kalusa-nutu [alcohol+love+death.] n. death from alcoholism

kusulu-kasele [alcohol+fraction.] n. proof -- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)

kusulu-kasese [alcohol+{abstraction}.] n. intoxication

kusulu-kesinu [alcohol+science.] n. zymology

kusulu-kiki-sinata [alcohol+measure+tool.] n. breathalyzer

kusulu-kune [alcohol+{opposite}.] n. drugs

kusulu-nuni [alcohol+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. non-alcoholic (as of a beverage)

kusulu-nutule-liku [alcohol+motor+liquid.] n. gasohol -- a car fuel derived from alcohol

kusulu-taketu [alcohol+touch.] n. giddy

kusune [From Greek 'kosmos', extant in Russian, English, et al.] outer space -- any region of space outside Earth's atmosphere

Kusune-kanela-se [outer-space+room.] proper n. Vacuum chamber

kusune-kesinu [outer-space+science.] n. astronomy

kusune-liku-kita [outer-space+liquid+food.] n. non-solid food wrapped in silver packages, of the type carried along by astronauts

kusune-nasini [outer-space+vehicle.] n. rocket -- a tower-shaped vehicle designed to travel to the upper atmosphere or to outer space

kusune-nasini [outer-space+vehicle.] n. spacecraft

kusune-sekupe-nine [outer-space+watcher+fish.] n. stargazer (family Uranoscopidae)

kusune-sine [outer-space+scale.] n. astronomical scale

kusune-tele-kiki [outer-space+{far-object}+measure.] n. light year

kusune-tele-kiki [outer-space+{far-object}+measure.] n. light-year

kusune-tele-kiki-lete [outer-space+{far-object}+measure+{diminutive}.] n. astronomical unit -- the mean distance between planet Earth and the Sun.

kusune-tele-kiki-lete [outer-space+{far-object}+measure+{diminutive}.] n. astronomical unit

kutane [From Arabic /kudam/.] front -- the forward part or surface of something

kutane-kalane [front+communication-unit.] n. preface

kutane-kipu-line-pinise [front+curve+line+ending.] n. pompano

kutane-kune-kusete [front+{opposite}+bone.] n. spine; backbone; spinal cord; spinal chord

kutane-kune-kusete-nuka [front+{opposite}+bone+limb.] n. tail (appendage extending from the spine)

kutane-kune-na [front+{opposite}+{preposition}.] postp. behind -- position preposition

kutane-kune-pete [front+{opposite}+foot.] n. heel -- the back part of the human foot

kutane-kune-satise [front+{opposite}+sitting-position.] n. squat -- sit on one's heels [v

kutane-kune-sisi-na [front+{opposite}+movement+{preposition}.] postp. past (behind) -- motion preposition

kutane-kune-tepuse [front+{opposite}+time+{verb}.] v. exactly when -- clause conjunction

kutane-kune-tepuse-na [front+{opposite}+time+{preposition}.] postp. at (exactly) -- time preposition

kutane-kune-tupe [front+{opposite}+top+{noun-modifier}.] adj. prone

kutane-na [front+{preposition}.] postp. in front of -- position preposition

kutane-na [front+{preposition}.] postp. in front of [pr] -- ahead of the anterior of an object

kutane-nasini [front+vehicle.] n. snowplow

kutane-sisi-na [front+movement+{preposition}.] postp. past (in front of) -- motion preposition

kutane-tepuse [front+time+{verb}.] v. exactly when -- clause conjunction

kutane-tepuse-na [front+time+{preposition}.] postp. at (exactly) -- time preposition

kutane-tupe [front+top+{noun-modifier}.] adj. supine

kutane-tupe-pata-nasiku [front+top+water+insect.] n. backswimmer

ku-tenetele [violence+tendency+{adj.}.] adj. barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious -- able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering (of persons or their actions)

kutu [From Indo-European *okto(u), extant in English 'eight', 'octave', 'octogenarian', 'octopus', et al, extant in Greek and Latin /okto/, in Spanish, Hindi, German, Dutch, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] eight -- the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

kutu-kelu-pe [eight+four+person.] n. 84-year old -- a person who has experienced 84 but not 85 years since birth

kutu-kune [eight+{opposite}.] n. negative eight, -8

kutu-kutu-pe [eight+eight+person.] n. 88-year old -- a person who has experienced 88 but not 89 years since birth

kutule [From English 'control', adopted into Russian, Spanish, Italian and Novial.] control -- power to direct or determine

kutule-kasese [control+{abstraction}.] n. power, powerfulness, potency -- possession of controlling influence

kutule-kune [control+{opposite}.] n. powerlessness, impotence -- the quality of lacking control or power

kutule-lete [control+{diminutive}.] n. control -- a relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another

kutule-nasini [control+vehicle.] n. remote controlled vehicle -- a toy vehicle directed by radio waves

kutule-nike [control+professional.] n. manager, director -- someone who controls resources and expenditures

kutule-nuni [control+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. powerless

kutule-sapite [control+copulation.] n. rape -- sex committed upon an unconsenting person

kutule-tuna [control+{augmentative}.] n. authority, dominance -- the power to exercise authoritative or dominating control or influence over

Kutu-lili-se [eight+world.] proper n. Neptune -- the eighth planet from the Sun

Kutu-natinu-lete-se [eight+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. South Carolina -- eighth state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on May 23, 1788

Kutu-nelu-kune-tale-se [eight+black+{opposite}+star.] proper n. Bosnia (BIH)

kutu-nene-pe [eight+nine+person.] n. 89-year old -- a person who has experienced 89 but not 90 years since birth

kutu-nu-pe [eight+one+person.] n. 81-year old -- a person who has experienced 81 but not 82 years since birth

kutu-nupili [eight+noble.] n. sir/lady

kutu-nupili-lele [eight+noble+{masculine}.] n. knight

kutu-nupili-sesete [eight+noble+{feminine}.] n. lady

kutu-palana-kalese [eight+plant+class.] n. subspecies

kutu-pe [eight+person.] n. eight-year old -- a person who has experienced eight but not nine years since birth

kutu-pene-pe [eight+five+person.] n. 85-year old -- a person who has experienced 85 but not 86 years since birth

kutu-pete [eight+foot.] n. arachnid -- arthropods of the class Arachnida, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks, characterized by four pairs of segmented legs (c.f. vosp)

kutu-pete [eight+foot.] n. octopod -- cephalopod mollusks of the order Octopoda having eight tentacles, such as the octopus

kutu-puna-tenete-nusike [eight+form+tooth+rodent.] n. degu (Octodontidae) (c.f. voctformdentmuh)

Kutu-salata-liku-se [eight+vegetable+liquid.] proper n. V-8 juice

kutu-sata-kalese [eight+animal+class.] n. subspecies

kutu-sese-pe [eight+six+person.] n. 86-year old -- a person who has experienced 86 but not 87 years since birth

kutu-sete-pe [eight+seven+person.] n. 87-year old -- a person who has experienced 87 but not 88 years since birth

kutu-silu-pe [eight+zero+person.] n. 80-year old -- a person who has experienced 80 but not 81 years since birth

kutu-tenete-nusike [eight+tooth+rodent.] n. degu (Octodontidae) (c.f. voctformdentmuh)

kutu-ti-pe [eight+three+person.] n. 83-year old -- a person who has experienced 83 but not 84 years since birth

kutu-tuna [eight+{augmentative}.] n. 80

kutu-tu-pe [eight+two+person.] n. 82-year old -- a person who has experienced 82 but not 83 years since birth

lala [Unknown origin.] time -- an instance or single occasion of some event, e.g. "do it 3 times"

lala-kitapa [time+book.] n. annals, chronological record -- a chronological account of events in successive years

lala-nune [time+negation+{verb-modifier}.] adv. never -- with an occurrence rate of zero

lala-sinata [time+tool.] n. watch, clock

lalu [Unknown origin.] iron, Fe -- a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element

lalu-kalene [iron+agent.] n. robot

lalu-kate [iron+heart.] n. automobile

lalu-kesinu [iron+science.] n. mettalurgy

lalu-lupete [iron+air.] n. rust -- iron oxide, FeO2

lalu-nete [iron+net.] n. strainer

lalu-sisana [iron+horse.] n. locomotive (c.f. ferhisanvic)

lalu-sisana [iron+horse.] n. rhinoceros

lalu-sisana-nasini [iron+horse+vehicle.] n. locomotive

Lalu-sisana-se [iron+horse.] proper n. TBD -- a horse-like animal with iron qualities

lalu-tikile [iron+tiger.] n. military tank

lalu-tile [iron+body-part.] n. liver

lanase [From Germanic *langaz, "long", extant in English, German, Dutch, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, with initial /l-/ in 'largo' and Hindi /lamb/.] long object -- something with relatively large length (a measure of the gap between two spaces) [scalar]

lanase-kalike-nane [{long-object}+throat+mammal.] n. giraffe

lanase-kasese [{long-object}+{abstraction}.] n. length -- a measure of the gap between two spaces [scalar

lanase-kasese [{long-object}+{abstraction}.] n. length

lanase-kiki [{long-object}+measure.] n. meter (m)

lanase-kiki [{long-object}+measure.] n. meter

lanase-kiki [{long-object}+measure+{verb}.] v. S measure the length of O and the result is X units of specified scale or of abstract quality X.

lanase-kiki-kasese [{long-object}+measure+{abstraction}.] n. length

lanase-kiki-lete [{long-object}+measure+{diminutive}.] n. centimeter (cm)

lanase-kiki-sinata-nani [{long-object}+measure+tool+soft-object.] n. tape measure

lanase-kiki-tuna [{long-object}+measure+{augmentative}.] n. kilometer (km) {use langmerton for an asteroid ten kilometers long; use telmer for an asteroid ten kilometers away}

lanase-kune [{long-object}+{opposite}.] n. short -- not having great length

lanase-kune [{long-object}+{opposite}.] n. short object -- something with relatively short length (a measure of the gap between two spaces) [scalar

lanase-kune-kaletela-kasese [{long-object}+{opposite}+road+{abstraction}.] n. shortcut

lanase-kune-patalune [{long-object}+{opposite}+pants.] n. shorts -- pants that end visibly above the knee

Lanase-kune-patalune-natinu-se [{long-object}+{opposite}+pants+nation.] proper n. Bermuda

lanase-kunune [long object+communication.] n. telephone wire, telephone line, telegraph wire, telegraph line -- the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals

lanase-lepeti [{long-object}+reptile.] n. snake

lanase-lepeti-kunane-nane [{long-object}+reptile+eating+mammal.] n. mongoose (Herpestidae)

lanase-lepeti-sunu-sinata [{long-object}+reptile+sound+tool.] n. serpent (musical instrument)

lanase-lupete-nuka-sili [{long-object}+air+limb+bird.] n. albatross (Diomedeidae)

lanase-nase-kaneke-nasiku [{long-object}+nose+shell+insect.] n. weevil (family Curculionidae)

lanase-nase-nanese-lepeti [{long-object}+nose+meat+reptile.] n. gavial (family Gavialidae)

lanase-nase-nine [{long-object}+nose+fish.] n. marlin

lanase-nasini [{long-object}+vehicle.] n. truck

lanase-nine [{long-object}+fish.] n. eel

lanase-nuka-nusike [{long-object}+limb+rodent.] n. mara (Dolichotis)

lanase-nuka-sili [{long-object}+limb+bird.] n. stilt (Himantopus)

lanase-nuku-piku [{long-object}+mouth+buttock.] n. peccary (Tayassuidae)

lanase-pale-sila [{long-object}+blade+weapon.] n. axe

lanase-pale-sila [{long-object}+blade+weapon.] n. sword -- a weapon consisting of a long metal blade with a handle

lanase-pata-sane [{long-object}+water+bread.] n. noodles

lanase-pete-nusike [{long-object}+foot+rodent.] n. jerboa (Dipodidae)

lanase-sunu-tile-nelike [{long-object}+sound+body-part+deer.] n. mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

lanase-tenete-nane [{long-object}+tooth+mammal.] n. walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

lane [From Mandarin Chinese /lyan/, with initial /l-/ in Russian /lico/.] face -- human face: the front of the head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"

lane-kalane [face+communication-unit.] n. expression

lane-kani [face+garment.] n. veil, head covering -- a garment that covers the head and face

lane-kasese [face+{abstraction}.] n. appearance, impression -- outward or visible aspect of a person, place or thing

lane-kene-lete [face+hole+{diminutive}.] n. mouth

lane-kesinu [face+science.] n. kinesics

lane-pepe [face+creation.] n. facial expression

lane-pulase [face+hair.] n. beard, whiskers -- the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

lane-salape-nine [face+{old-object}+fish.] n. alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus)

lanese [Latin 'lancea', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), Germanic (English, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] spear, lance -- a long pointed rod used as a weapon

lanese-kasese [spear+{abstraction}.] n. a hostile, distancing mannerism

lanese-kulupe [spear+deep object.] n. stigmata -- marks resembling the wounds on the crucified body of Christ

lanese-kune [spear+{opposite}.] n. the non-phallic killer Areobie weapon used by Zena, Warrior-Princess

lanese-lete [spear+{diminutive}.] n. arrow -- a small spear-like weapon designed to fly through the air when shot by a bow.

lanese-lete [spear+{diminutive}.] n. one of those little plastic dohickies that they use in fancy restaraunts to stab cheese

lanese-lete-kanune [spear+{diminutive}+cannon.] n. bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lanese-lete-katipa [spear+{diminutive}+bar.] n. bow for arrows -- curved piece of resiliant wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lanese-lete-kipu [spear+{diminutive}+curve.] n. bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lanese-lete-nine [spear+{diminutive}+fish.] n. archerfish

lanese-lete-sila [spear+{diminutive}+weapon.] n. bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lanese-lete-sili [spear+{diminutive}+bird.] n. arrow+bird

lanese-lete-sisi-sila [spear+{diminutive}+movement+weapon.] n. bow -- curved piece of resilient wood with taut cord to propel arrows

lanese-lete-tata [spear+{diminutive}+amphibian.] n. arrow-poison frog (Dendrobatidae)

lanese-pitakesulina [spear+alphabet.] n. cuneiform

lanese-silete [spear+shield.] n. contradiction

lanese-tuna [spear+{augmentative}.] n. any large, unlikely weapon used by Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwartzenegger in an action flick

lane-tupe-kune [face+top+{opposite}.] n. chin

lane-tupe-kune-pulase [face+top+{opposite}+hair.] n. beard

lani [From Arabic /lami/.] intensity, emphasis -- exceptionally great concentration, power or force {intensive}

lani-lunene [intensity+light+{noun-modifier}.] adj. bright

lani-lunene [intensity+light+{verb}.] v. shine, illuminate

lani-nupeti [intensity+marriage.] n. honeymoon -- a holiday taken by a newly married couple

lani-sane [intensity+bread.] n. ambition, ambitiousness -- (a strong drive for success)

lapati [From Latin 'lavatio', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian), English and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] washing -- the process of cleansing using water and/or chemicals

lapati-kali [washing+word.] n. euphemism -- an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

lapati-kalute [washing+dog.] n. raccoon

lapati-katale-nasi [washing/cleaning+dirt+machine.] n. sandblast -- a machine using a blast of air or steam to propel sand at high velocity to etch glass or to clean stone or metal surface

lapati-kisile-nasi [washing/cleaning+acid+machine.] n. acid washer -- a machine that washes with acid to achieve a bleached look; used for blue jeans and other denim clothing

lapati-lala [washing+time.] n. bath, washing time -- the occasion of immersion in a bathtub for purposes of cleaning

lapati-liku [washing/cleaning+liquid.] n. cleansing agent, cleanser, cleaner -- a liquid detergent or chemical agent used in cleaning something

lapati-luka-nasi [washing/cleaning+rock+machine.] n. stonewasher -- a machine that washes with stones to achieve a worn appearance; used for blue jeans and other denim clothing

lapati-lupete-nasi [washing/cleaning+air+machine.] n. vac, vacuum, vacuum cleaner, hoover -- an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

lapati-nasi [washing/cleaning+machine.] n. washing machine -- any machine that washes objects; e.g., a carwash, clothes washing machine, dish washer

lapati-nasine-nasi [washing/cleaning+wind+machine.] n. air shower -- a device using jets of air to blow lint and dust off the staff who work in clean room

lapati-nune-pata-nasi [washing/cleaning+not+water+machine.] n. dry cleaning machine -- machine that cleans (fabrics) with a solvent other than water

lapati-sunu-sinata [washing+sound+tool.] n. washboard

lape [From Greek 'lampas', extant in Romance (Latin, Italian), Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] lamp -- an artificial source of visible illumination

lape-kalane [lamp+communication-unit.] n. light signals ("one if by land, two if by sea")

lape-kaneke-sata [lamp+shell+animal.] n. brachiopod; "lamp shell" (phylum Brachiopoda)

lape-nasiku [lamp+insect.] n. firefly

lape-nine [lamp+fish.] n. lanternfish (Myctophum)

lape-sekupe [lamp+watcher.] n. couch potato

lati [Truncation of 'radio', in origin an English or Italian term, now extant in Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Spanish, German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] radio -- an electronic device that detects, demodulates, and amplifies transmitted signals

lati-kaki [radio+performance.] n. radio show

lati-kalane [radio+communication-unit.] n. radio announcement

lati-kesinu [radio+science.] n. radio astronomy

lati-napine [radio+frequent event.] n. radio commercial, commercial message -- a commercially sponsored ad on radio

lati-nasini [radio+vehicle.] n. radio-controlled vehicle

lati-nutuse [radio+base.] n. radio station -- station for the production and transmission of radio broadcasts

lati-pitakesulina [radio+alphabet.] n. the Alpha-Bravo-Charlie system of identifying letters

lati-sunu-sinata [radio+sound+tool.] n. theremin

latu [From German /laut/.] loud object -- something that emits a relatively high amplitude sound

latu-kalike [{loud-object}+throat.] n. braggart

latu-kasese [{loud-object}+{abstraction}.] n. volume -- amplitude or loudness of a sound

latu-kiki-sinata [{loud-object}+measure+tool.] n. phonometer

latu-kune [{loud-object}+{opposite}.] n. soft object -- something that emits a relatively low amplitude sound

latu-lupete-sili [{loud-object}+air+bird.] n. partridge

latu-pata-kanepuse-sili [{loud-object}+water+field+bird.] n. coot (Fulica)

latu-pata-sili [{loud-object}+water+bird.] n. screamer (family Anhimidae)

latu-sunu-sinata [{loud-object}+sound+tool.] n. drum

latu-tala [loud object+removal.] n. soundproofing -- insulation against noise

latu-tale [loud object+star.] n. supernova -- a star that explodes and becomes extremely luminous in the process

le [Unknown origin.] {first-person pronoun}

lele [Unknown origin.] male -- a person or animal that belongs to the sex that cannot have babies

lele-kesinu [{masculine}+science.] n. andrology

lele-kuku [{masculine}+lightning.] n. plug, male plug -- an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

lele-lele [{masculine}+{masculine}.] n. masculinity

lele-nana [{masculine}+electricity.] n. positive electric charge

lele-nuni-sapite [{masculine}+absence+copulation.] n. parthenogenesis

lele-sesete [{masculine}+{feminine}.] n. gender

lele-sesete-nuni [{masculine}+{feminine}+absence.] n. androgynous

lele-telule [{masculine}+fear.] n. androphobia

lele-tile [{masculine}+body-part.] n. male anatomy

lele-tupe-pusiti [{masculine}+top+position.] n. missionary position -- the sexual position in which the female rests supine with the male on top, facing her (c.f. mastopsafidpos)

lele-tupe-sapite-pusiti [{masculine}+top+copulation+position.] n. missionary position -- the sexual position in which the female rests supine with the male on top, facing her

lene [From English 'learn', from a common Germanic root attested in German, Dutch, Esperanto, Novial.] learning -- the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge

lene-kalane [learning+communication-unit.] n. lesson

lene-kalene [learning+agent.] n. instructor -- someone who teaches, but is not a professional teacher

lene-kanela [learning+room.] n. class room

lene-kapina [learning+card.] n. flashcard -- a two-sided card studied to help memorize something (as arithmetic facts)

lene-kesinu [learning+science.] n. educational psychology

lene-kiki [learning+measure.] n. school grade

lene-nasini [learning+vehicle.] n. schoolbus

lene-nike [learning+worker.] n. teacher, professional teacher -- someone who teaches students in a formal setting (e.g., school, college)

lene-pe [learning+person.] n. student -- a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

lene-penesa [learning+stylus.] n. crayon, wax crayon -- writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing

lene-pine-telule [learning+building+fear.] n. scholophobia

Lene-pitakesulina-se [learning+alphabet.] proper n. International Learning Alphabet -- an alphabet used to facilitate learning to read, in which diphthongs, long/short vowel differences, etc. are marked on the letters

lene-sapalane [learning+provision.] n. course of study, program, curriculum, syllabus -- a course of academic studies

lene-sati [learning+truth.] n. education -- the gradual process of acquiring knowledge

lepe [From Russian /lyev/, Latin /laev-/ and English 'left'.] left -- the side to the north when a person is facing east

lepe-kune [left+{opposite}.] n. right side -- side facing east when one is facing north

lepe-kune-na [left+{opposite}+{preposition}.] postp. right of -- position preposition

lepe-kune-sisi-na [left+{opposite}+movement+{preposition}.] postp. rightward -- motion preposition

lepe-kune-tepuse-na [left+{opposite}+time+{preposition}.] postp. rightward into an alternate timeline -- time preposition

lepe-pinise-kune-pitakesulina [left+ending+{opposite}+alphabet.] n. a system of writing (such as the Roman, Greek and Cyrillic alphabets) in which the characters are written from left to right in the order in which they are to be read

lepeta [From Latin 'repetare', "to seek again", extant in Spanish, English, et al.] repetition -- event that repeats [acts as a frequentative]

lepeta-kalane [repetition+communication-unit.] n. cyclic sound

lepeta-nutu-kune [repetition+death+{opposite}.] n. repitition+life(death/opposite)

lepeta-sukale-nuku-sisi [repetition+sugar+mouth+movement.] n. chewing gum

lepe-telule [left+fear.] n. levophobia

lepeti [From Late Latin 'reptile', extant in English, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] reptile, reptilian -- any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles and extinct forms

lepeti-kesinu [reptile+science.] n. herpetology

lepeti-tata [reptile+amphibian.] n. newt, salamander (Salamandridae)

lepeti-telule [reptile+fear.] n. herpetophobia

lepeti-tile [reptile+body-part+{noun-modifier}.] adj. reptilian -- having a body form, face and/or gestures reminiscent of a snake or other reptile

lesune [From Old French 'raison', extant in Russian, Spanish, English, Novial.] reason, explanation, justification, rationale -- a rational motive for a belief or action

lete [{diminutive}+{verb-modifier}.] adv. little -- to a small degree

lete [From Romance -el, -et, -elet, extant in English -let ('booklet'), -ette, et al.] little -- a small amount or duration {diminutive}

lete-kesinu [{diminutive}+science.] n. nanotechnology

lete-kesinu [{diminutive}+science.] n. particle physics

li [Unknown origin.] {postposition}

liku [From Latin 'liquidus', extant in Spanish, English, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] liquid -- a fluid substance having no fixed shape but a defined volume

liku-kaku [liquid+deficit+{noun-modifier}.] adj. hypotonic -- containing less liquid density concentration than the surrounding area (used of a cell)

liku-kalane [liquid+communication-unit.] n. liquid message -- message that doesn't last long

liku-kalape-tile [liquid+change+body-part.] n. gland -- in animals, an organ that removes specific substances from the blood, changes or concentrates them, and either releases them for further use or eliminates them

liku-kapase [liquid+jump.] n. dive -- a plunge of the body into a body of liquid

liku-kase-kalape [liquid+gas+change+{verb}.] v. boil

liku-kasese [liquid+{abstraction}.] n. liquidity -- the fact or state of being a liquid

liku-kene [liquid+hole.] n. mud pit -- a small concavity in usually wet ground or sand filled with mud or water

liku-kesinu [liquid+science.] n. fluid dynamics

liku-kiki [liquid+measure.] n. liquid measure -- the measurement and description of mass or volume of liquids

liku-kunane [liquid+eating.] n. drinking

liku-kunane [liquid+eating+{verb}.] v. drink -- to orally ingest a liquid

liku-kune [liquid+{opposite}.] n. solid -- a firm, rigid substance

liku-kune-kiki [liquid+{opposite}+measure.] n. dry measure -- the measurement and description of mass or volume of solids

liku-kune-nune [liquid+{opposite}+negation.] n. fluid -- any substance that is not a solid

liku-kune-nune-salana [liquid+{opposite}+negation+direction.] n. current -- a force that moves the molecules of a liquid or gas in certain directions

liku-kune-pata [liquid+{opposite}+water.] n. ice -- a solid, crystalline form of water, which floats on liquid water

liku-kune-pesipitasi [liquid+{opposite}+precipitation.] n. hail -- precipitation of solid balls of ice

liku-kupe [liquid+cover.] n. skin; pellicle -- a film that develops over the surface of a stagnant liquid

liku-lete [liquid+{diminutive}.] n. moisture; dampness

liku-lu [liquid+fall+{v.}.] v. spill, shed, disgorge -- cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over

liku-luka-pulefe [liquid+rock+dust.] n. quicksand

liku-lulu [liquid+excess+{noun-modifier}.] adj. hypertonic -- containing greater liquid density concentration than the surrounding area (used of a cell)

liku-nupile [liquid+furniture.] n. waterbed -- a bed with a durable plastic mattress that is filled with water

liku-pesipitasi [liquid+precipitation.] n. rain -- liquid precipitation

liku-sasute-tuna [liquid+container+{augmentative}.] n. barrel, cask -- a cylindrical container that holds liquids

liku-satise [liquid+sit+{v.}.] v. steep, infuse -- sit or let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

liku-sikune-kunete [liquid+all-sides+condition.] n. inundation -- the situation of being inundated or "swamped", either physically or figuratively

liku-sukala [liquid+thanks.] n. feigned appreciation

liku-sula-sinata [liquid+hour+tool.] n. clepsydra

liku-sunu [liquid+sound.] n. plink -- the sound produced by falling amounts of liquid

liku-supaka-lete-sinata [liquid+opening+{diminutive}+tool.] n. sieve -- a metal object with tiny holes in it for draining out liquids

lili [Unknown origin.] world -- a part of the universe that can be considered separately; often used for a planet

lili-kalane [world+communication-unit.] n. atlas, book of maps, map collection -- a collection of maps in book form

lili-kali-sise [world+word+system.] n. international auxiliary language, IAL -- a language intended to be learnt as the common second language of the world

lili-kane-sise [world+sight+system.] n. religion, faith -- a philosophy of life

lili-kesinu [world+science.] n. ecology

lili-nasini [world+vehicle.] n. earth satellite vehicle, ESV

lili-nusika [world+music.] n. world beat

lili-seta-sakala [world+set+form.] n. order -- a situation of definite and meaningful position of everything

lili-seta-sakala-kune [world+set+form+{opposite}.] n. chaos, entropy -- absence of order

Lili-sine-se [world+scale.] proper n. SystFme International

lili-telule [world+fear.] n. pantophobia

line [From Latin 'linea', extant in Russian, Spanish, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Esperanto, Novial.] line -- a two-dimensional object without breadth or thickness

line-kesinu [line+science.] n. geometry

line-nasini [line+vehicle.] n. trolley, streetcar

line-netu [line+middle.] n. center (one-dimensional)

line-puna-kapina [line+form+card.] n. the Zener card that has the rectangle on the face

line-sisi [line+movement.] n. dancing, dance, terpsichore, saltation -- taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

lipe [From Latin 'libertas', "freedom", extant in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Esperanto and Novial.] freedom, liberty -- the power to act, speak or think without externally imposed restraints

lipe-kalane [freedom+communication-unit.] n. a declaration of independence, esp. the U.S.

lipe-kesinu [freedom+science.] n. liberal arts

lipe-kitapa [freedom+book.] n. constitution, fundamental law, organic law -- law determining the fundamental political principles of a government

lipe-liku-sisi [freedom+liquid+movement+{verb}.] v. flow -- to move (of liquid) in a natural matter and rate

lipe-nuni [freedom+absence.] n. totalitarianism

lise [From Old Italian 'riso', extant in Russian /ris/, English /ris/, German 'Reis', Dutch 'rijst', Esperanto 'rizo' and Novial 'rise'. The Old Italian form is from Latin 'oryza', extant in Spanish 'arroz'.] rice -- annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food, straw used for paper

lise-lalu [rice+iron.] n. iron filing -- a fragment of iron rubbed off by the use of a file

lise-nasini [rice+vehicle.] n. rickshaw

lise-nusike [rice+rodent.] n. rice rat (Oryzomys)

lisepe [From Latin 'reciprocus', extant in Spanish and English, with sound influenced by Hindi /apsi/.] reciprocity -- relation of mutual dependence or action or influence

lisepe-kupute [reciprocity+computer.] n. peer system -- a computer as an independent but equal system in relation to other computers, as in peer-to-peer architectures

lisepe-nuni [reciprocity+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. one-sided

lisepe-nuni-kunune [reciprocity+absence+communication.] n. monologue

lisepe-nuni-tesu-kunune [reciprocity+absence+god+communication.] n. prayer -- speaking to "God" of some sort without having "God" speak back

lisepe-pusata [reciprocity+mail.] n. certified mail?

lise-sili [rice+bird.] n. bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)

lise-tete-kita [rice+grains+food.] n. rice cereal, kashi, etc.

lu [From Mandarin Chinese /lue/.] fall -- the act or an instance of dropping (being pulled downward by gravity)

luka [From Vulgar Latin *rocca, extant in English & Spanish /rok/.] rock, stone -- lump of hard consolidated mineral matter

Luka-kalase-tesu-sise-se [rock+cross+god+system.] proper n. Romanism, Roman Catholicism -- the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome

luka-kasese [rock+{abstraction}.] n. stoner

luka-kesinu [rock+science.] n. geology

luka-kune [rock+{opposite}.] n. water

luka-lete [rock+{diminutive}.] n. pebble

luka-lete [rock+diminutive.] n. pebble -- a small smooth rounded rock

luka-liku [rock+liquid.] n. lava -- molten rock from the interior of the earth

luka-nusike [rock+rodent.] n. dassie rat (Petromuridae)

luka-nusike [rock+rodent.] n. gundi (Ctenodactylidae)

luka-papa-liku [rock+fat+liquid.] n. oil; petroleum -- an oil derived from the ground and used as a fuel

Luka-papa-liku-natinu-se [rock+fat+liquid+nation.] proper n. Kuwait

luka-penesa [rock+stylus.] n. stone chisel

luka-pesipitasi [rock+precipitation.] n. hail -- precipitation in the form of pellets of ice and hard snow

luka-pesipitasi-satasi [rock+precipitation+item.] n. hailstone -- a hard pellet of snow and ice

luka-pina-puna-nine [rock+plane+form+fish.] n. petrale

luka-pitakesulina [rock+alphabet.] n. runes -- a system of characters used in Ancient and Medieval Europe with simple strokes that could easily be carved into stone

luka-pulefe [rock+dust.] n. sand -- fine particles of mineral

luka-pulefe-nale-kupu [rock+dust+ocean+edge.] n. beach -- a sandy stretch of coastline

luka-pulefe-nusike [rock+dust+rodent.] n. fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus)

luka-pulefe-sili [rock+dust+bird.] n. sandpiper

luka-pulefe-sula-sinata [rock+dust+hour+tool.] n. hourglass

luka-pulefe-sunuse-kalene [rock+dust+sleep+agent.] n. sandman

luka-sili [rock+bird.] n. rockfowl (Picathartidae)

luka-sunu-sinata [rock+sound+tool.] n. lithophone

luka-tenetele [rock+tendency.] n. laziness

luka-tenete-nine [rock+tooth+fish.] n. gar (order Semionotiformes)

luka-tuna [rock+{augmentative}.] n. boulder

luke [From Russian /luk/ and English /lik/.] allium -- onion, garlic, leek or similar plants of the genus Allium

luke-nala [allium+disparagement.] n. garlic -- bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavoured cloves

luke-salape-kune [allium+{old-object}+{opposite}.] n. scallion -- a young onion

lu-kesinu [fall+science.] n. gravitology

luku [From Latin 'locus', extant in English 'location', Italian 'luogo', Esperanto 'loko', Novial 'loke' and German 'Lage'.] location, position -- the particular portion of space occupied by a physical object

luku [location+{verb}.] v. S is located at O.

luku-kalane [location+communication-unit.] n. address -- the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with

luku-kalane [location+communication-unit.] n. transponder

luku-kesinu [location+science.] n. orienteering

lu-kune [fall+{opposite}.] n. rise -- motion in opposition to the pull of gravity

lu-kune-nasi [fall+{opposite}+machine.] n. lantliantmahin (c.f.)

lu-kune-sinata [fall+{opposite}+tool.] n. elevator -- apparatus for lifting passengers or equipment

Lu-kune-sule-natula-se [fall+{opposite}+Sun+nature.] proper n. Japan

luku-pisuke-telule [location+{high-object}+fear.] n. acrophobia

lulu [Unknown origin.] excess -- something beyond a limit or beyond what is necessary or appropriate

lu-lu-kune-nasi [fall+fall+{opposite}+machine.] n. elevator

luna [Latin 'luna', extant in Russian, Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), English ('lunar') and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] moon, Moon -- any natural satellite of a planet, typically the natural satellite of the Earth

luna-kane-tile-nine [moon+sight+body-part+fish.] n. mooneye

luna-kasese [moon+{abstraction}.] n. satellite (any object that orbits another)

luna-kesinu [moon+science.] n. selenology

luna-kitala [moon+guitar.] n. yueqin (yueh ch'in), "moon guitar"

luna-kulisu-nasini [moon+wheel+vehicle.] n. lunar rover

luna-kulule [moon+color.] n. silver color

luna-kune [moon+{opposite}.] n. (an object that does not orbit another, star?)

luna-lane [moon+face+{adj.}.] adj. moon-faced, round-faced -- having a round face

luna-lete [moon+{diminutive}.] n. crescent moon

luna-lete [moon+{diminutive}.] n. satellite (a man-made object that orbits around the earth)

luna-nale [moon+ocean.] n. lunar mare

luna-nasini [moon+vehicle.] n. lunar lander

luna-netale [moon+metal.] n. silver

Luna-netale-natinu-se [moon+metal+nation.] proper n. Argentina

luna-netale-satana-nine [moon+metal+side+fish.] n. silversides (family Atherinidae)

luna-nine [moon+fish.] n. moonfish (family Menidae)

luna-sili [moon+bird.] n. owl

lu-nasini [fall+vehicle.] n. parachute

luna-tenetele [moon+tendency+{adj.}.] adj. dreaming, daydreaming, woolgathering, stargazing -- indulging in a fantasy; ignoring reality for a world of dreams

luna-tesite [moon+desire.] n. moon-desire -- a desire for something that cannot be possessed

Luna-tine-se [moon+day.] proper n. Monday

luna-tuna [moon+{augmentative}.] n. full moon

luna-tuna [moon+{augmentative}.] n. planet (a celestial object that orbits a star)

lune [From Hindi /arun/, with initial /r-/ in English 'red' & 'rouge', Spanish 'rojo', German 'rot', Dutch 'rood', Italian 'rosso', Esperanto 'rug^a', Novial 'red', et al.] red -- the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

lune-kalusa-sepete [red+love+flower.] n. rose

Lune-kapina-se [red+card.] proper n. Red Card

lune-kutule [red+control.] n. bandage -- a piece of soft material that protects an injured part of the body

Lune-lepe-se [red+left.] proper n. United Arab Emirates (ARE)

lune-lete [red+{diminutive}.] n. pink

lune-lete [red+{diminutive}+{noun-modifier}.] adj. pink

lune-liku [red+liquid.] n. blood

Lune-nale-se [red+ocean.] proper n. The Red Sea

lunene [From Latin 'lumen', from Indo-European *leuk-, extant in Spanish, Italian, Germanic (English, German, Dutch), Esperanto and Novial.] light -- visible electro-magnetic radiation

lunene-kala [light+art.] n. light show -- a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns

lunene-kasese [light+{abstraction}.] n. brightness -- quality of being luminous

lunene-kasese [light+{abstraction}.] n. luminosity

lunene-kesinu [light+science.] n. photology

lunene-kiki-sinata [light+measure+tool.] n. photometer

lunene-kita-kalape [light+food+change.] n. photosynthesis -- a plant's mechanism of turning sunlight into nutrition for itself

lunene-kune [light+{opposite}.] n. darkness

lunene-kune-kaneke-nasiku [light+{opposite}+shell+insect.] n. darkling beetle (family Tenebrionidae)

lunene-kune-lepeti [light+{opposite}+reptile.] n. night lizard (Xantusiidae)

lunene-lani-kiki [light+intensity+measure.] n. candela (cd)

lunene-lani-kiki-kasese [light+intensity+measure+{abstraction}.] n. luminous intensity

lunene-lisepe [light+reciprocity.] adj. glistening, glossy, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining -- reflecting light

Lune-nelu-kune-lune-se [red+black+{opposite}+red.] proper n. Austria (AUT)

Lune-nelu-kune-nelu-se [red+black+{opposite}+black.] proper n. Yemen (YEM)

Lune-nelu-kune-nila-se [red+black+{opposite}+blue.] proper n. Netherlands (NLD)

lunene-nasiku [light+insect.] n. firefly -- a kind of beetle that emits brief pulses of light.

lunene-nasini [light+vehicle.] n. faster-than-light spacecraft

lunene-netale [light+metal.] n. gold

Lunene-netale-natinu-lete-se [light+metal+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. California

lunene-netale-nine [light+metal+fish.] n. goldfish

lunene-nine [light+fish.] n. goldfish

lunene-nuni [light+absence.] n. dark, darkness -- absence of light or illumination

lunene-nuni-palate [light+absence+part.] n. aphotic zone

lunene-telule [light+fear.] n. photophobia

lunene-tikune [light+offer.] n. sermon, preaching, witness -- a speech of proselytization

lunene-tile [light+body-part.] n. eye

lunene-tunu-lete [light+atom+{diminutive}.] n. photon -- the particle view point of light, mediating particle of electromagnetic force

lunene-tunu-lete [light+atom+{diminutive}.] n. photon

lune-nila [red+blue.] n. purple -- a fairly dark color intermediate between red and blue

Lune-nila-lune-tuna-se [red+blue+red+{augmentative}.] proper n. Armenia (ARM)

lune-nine [red+fish.] n. red snapper

Lune-pile-pile-tuna-se [red+yellow+yellow+{augmentative}.] proper n. Bolivia (BOL)

Lune-pukuse-lepeti-se [red+fire+reptile.] proper n. Wales ()

lune-salata [red+vegetable.] n. beetroot, Beta vulgaris rubra -- beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

lune-saluta-kune-kunete [red+health+{opposite}+condition.] n. inflammation -- a hot redness and swelling of a diseased organ or region

Lune-sanata-se [red+hand.] proper n. Northern Ireland ()

lune-sepete [red+flower.] n. rose -- any of several closely related ornamentals of the genus Rosa

Lune-sepete-natinu-se [red+flower+nation.] proper n. Wales

Lune-sikulu-se [red+circle.] proper n. Japan (JPN)

lune-sili [red+bird.] n. cardinal (Cardinalis)

Lune-sule-se [red+Sun.] proper n. Malawi (MWI)

Lune-tale-tupe-lepe-se [red+star+top+left.] proper n. Aruba (ABW)

Lune-tikile-tuna-se [red+tiger+{augmentative}.] proper n. Bermuda (BMU)

Lune-tuna-sikulu-se [red+{augmentative}+circle.] proper n. Niger (NER)

lu-pata [fall+water.] n. brink, threshold, verge -- a region marking a boundary

lupete [From German 'Luft', extant in English borrowed term 'Luftwaffe'. Close in form to Dutch 'lucht'.] air -- a mixture of gases (esp. oxygen) required for breathing, the region above the ground

lupete-kesinu [air+science.] n. aerodynamics

lupete-kesinu [air+science.] n. pneumatics

lupete-lepeti [air+reptile.] n. flying dragon (Draco)

lupete-nane [air+mammal.] n. bat

lupete-nane-nine [air+mammal+fish.] n. batfish (family Ogcocephalidae)

lupete-nasini [air+vehicle.] n. airplane

lupete-nasini-kelupe [air+vehicle+group.] n. wing -- a unit of military aircraft

lupete-nasini-tuna [air+vehicle+{augmentative}.] n. space ship -- a vehicle designed to travel to or in outer space

lupete-nike [air+worker.] n. flight attendant

lupete-nuka [air+limb.] n. wing (of an animal)

lupete-nuka-nasiku [air+limb+insect.] n. mantid; praying mantis (suborder Manteodea)

lupete-nusike [air+rodent.] n. flying squirrel

lupete-nutu [air+death.] n. suffocation, asphyxiation -- the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped), which in humans can make the skin look blueish

lupete-pusata [air+mail.] n. airmail, airpost -- a system of conveying mail by aircraft (c.f. luftpostsist)

lupete-pusata-kalane [air+mail+communication-unit.] n. airmail -- letters and packages that are transported by aircraft

lupete-pusata-sise [air+mail+system.] n. airmail, airpost -- a system of conveying mail by aircraft

lupete-puse [air+question.] n. rhetorical question -- a statement that is formulated as a question but that is not supposed to be answered

lupete-sepe-nane [air+pocket+mammal.] n. marsupial gliders (sugar glider, etc.)

lupete-sisi [air+movement.] n. flight (motion through the air, unsupported by the ground)

lupete-sisi [air+movement.] n. fly, glide -- to move through the air.

lupete-sisi-lete-nane [air+movement+{diminutive}+mammal.] n. flying lemur (Cynocephalidae)

lupete-sisi-nine [air+movement+fish.] n. flying fish

lupete-tata [air+amphibian.] n. flying frog (Rhacophorus)

lupete-tena [air+subject.] n. quodlibet -- an abstract, philosophical or theological issue that is presented for formal disputation

lupete-tile-nuni-nasiku [air+body-part+absence+insect.] n. apterygote -- one of the primitive wingless orders of insects

lupete-tupa-kiki-sinata [air+pressing+measure+tool.] n. barometer

lupete-tusane [air+storm.] n. tornado, twister -- a localized and violently destructive windstorm occurring over land characterized by a funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground

luse [From Hindi /ruksh/, with initial /r-/ in English, German, Dutch, Italian and Novial word forms.] rough object -- something with a relatively irregular surface [scalar]

luse-kaneke-kune-lepeti [{rough-object}+shell+{opposite}+reptile.] n. any reptile of the order Squamata

luse-kaneke-lepeti [{rough-object}+shell+reptile.] n. matamata

luse-kasese [{rough-object}+{abstraction}.] n. roughness, coarseness -- the degree of irregularity in a surface [scalar = rough to smooth

luse-kune [{rough-object}+{opposite}.] n. smooth object -- something with a relatively smooth surface [scalar

luse-sulisuna [rough object+horizontal.] n. anti-slip flooring -- floor surface designed for extra safety in commercial and industrial work environments

na [Unknown origin.] {postposition}

nala [Latin 'mal-', extant in English and Romance.] disparagement, pejoration -- low opinion {derogative, pejorative}

nala-kalane [disparagement+communication-unit.] n. poorly communicated message

nala-kalusa [disparagement+love.] n. obsession, fixation -- an unhealthy preoccupation with something or someone

nalake [Blend of Russian /malako/, English /milk/ and Indo-European *g(a)lakt-, extant in Greek 'galakt-' (whence English 'galaxy'), Latin 'lact-' (whence English 'lactose', 'lactate', etc., Spanish 'leche', Italian 'latte', Esperanto 'lakto', et al).] milk -- white nutritious liquid secreted by animals and used as food by human beings

nalake-kesinu [milk+science.] n. galactology

nalake-kulepe [milk+oscillation+{verb}.] v. whip cream -- to beat cream into a froth or foam

nalake-nasini [milk+vehicle.] n. milk truck

nalake-nine [milk+fish.] n. milkfish (Chanos)

nalake-pakale [milk+bovine.] n. milk cow

nalake-palana [milk+plant.] n. milkweed -- a plant with internal milky material, often used as food for silkworms, ducks and other herbivorous pets

nalake-sili [milk+bird.] n. pigeon, dove

nalake-telule [milk+fear.] n. galactophobia

nalake-tenete-tuna-nine [milk+tooth+{augmentative}+fish.] n. nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

nalake-tile [milk+body-part.] n. breast -- the developed nipple on female mammals that allows for lactation

nalake-tile-napu [milk+body-part+obscenity.] n. t-t -- obscene word for the human breast

nala-nusike [disparagement+rodent.] n. rat -- a large rodent of the genus Rattus or similar species.

nala-seti [pejorative+emotion+{adj.}.] adj. crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered -- perversely irritable

nale [Latin 'mare', extant in Russian /mor/, Spanish /mar/, English 'maritime', German 'Meer', Italian 'mare', Esperanto 'maro' and Novial 'mare'.] ocean, sea -- a very large body of salt water

nale-kalane [ocean+communication-unit.] n. lighthouse signal

nale-kalane [ocean+communication-unit.] n. sonar

nale-kalane-nane [ocean+communication-unit+mammal.] n. dolphin (Delphinidae)

nale-kalape [ocean+change.] n. sea change -- a change caused by the sea

nale-kale [ocean+feces.] n. seaware -- seaweed and other material cast ashore used as fertilizer

nale-kalepe [ocean+carbon.] n. organic compounds in vents at the bottom of the sea that eventually formed into the first life

nale-kaletela [ocean+road.] n. sea lane, sea route

nale-kalute [ocean+dog.] n. pinniped -- a marine mammal of the order Pinnipedia, including seals, sea lions, and walruses.

nale-kalute [ocean+dog.] n. seal

nale-kane [ocean+sight.] n. seascape -- a view or picture from the sea

nale-kaneke [ocean+shell.] n. seashell

nale-kaneke-lepeti [ocean+shell+reptile.] n. sea turtle

nale-kanepuse [ocean+field.] n. kelp bed

nale-kanuna [ocean+law.] n. maritime law

nale-kanune [ocean+cannon.] n. artillery facing sea-side

nale-kanune [ocean+cannon.] n. torpedo

nale-kapita [ocean+leader.] n. sea captain -- captain of a ship, especially a merchant ship

nale-kaputa [ocean+head.] n. figurehead -- carved figure on the prow of a ship

nale-kasu [ocean+cause.] n. condensation

nale-katale [ocean+dirt.] n. sand, beach sand

nale-kate [ocean+heart.] n. heart urchin

nale-kelane [ocean+family.] n. crew of a ship

nale-kelesu [ocean+grass.] n. seaweed

nale-kene [ocean+hole.] n. whirlpool

nale-kesinu [ocean+science.] n. oceanography

nale-kesinu [ocean+science.] n. oceanology, oceanography

nale-kesu [ocean+running-movement.] n. swimming

nale-kiki [ocean+measure.] n. nautical mile

nale-kisa [ocean+story.] n. sailor's yarn

nale-kisile [ocean+acid.] n. amino acids in bottom-of-sea vents

nale-kita [ocean+food.] n. seafood

nale-ku [ocean+violence.] n. sea battle

Nale-kuku-se [ocean+lightning.] proper n. Saint Elmo's fire

nale-kulepe [ocean+oscillation.] n. tide

nale-kulepu [ocean+body-of-water.] n. fjord

nale-kulisu [ocean+wheel.] n. wheel -- the steering device on a ship

nale-kulisu-nasini [ocean+wheel+vehicle.] n. paddle wheeler -- a steamship propelled through the water by one or more paddle wheels

nale-kulule [ocean+color.] n. sea green

nale-kulupe [ocean+{deep-object}.] n. deep-ocean region

nale-kulupe-kiki [ocean+{deep-object}+measure.] n. meter (m)

nale-kunane [ocean+eating.] n. feeding frenzy -- a feeding frenzy in the water

nale-kunase [ocean+cloth.] n. sail

nale-kunase-nine [ocean+cloth+fish.] n. sailfish

nale-kune [ocean+{opposite}.] n. continent

nale-kune [ocean+{opposite}.] n. desert

Nale-kune-lete-se [ocean+{opposite}+{diminutive}.] proper n. Australia

Nale-kune-tuna-se [ocean+{opposite}+{augmentative}.] proper n. Asia

nale-kunune [ocean+communication.] n. cetacean sonar

nale-kupate [ocean+fight.] n. naval combat

nale-kupu [ocean+edge.] n. seashore, coast -- the boundary between ocean and land

nale-kupu [ocean+edge.] n. shoreline

nale-kupu-pe [ocean+edge+person.] n. beachcomber

Nale-kupu-saluta-natinu-se [ocean+edge+health+nation.] proper n. Costa Rica

nale-kupu-sili [ocean+edge+bird.] n. plover (Charadriidae)

nale-kuse-kanela [ocean+food-preparation+room.] n. galley

nale-kusete [ocean+bone.] n. coral -- rocklike deposit consisting of the calcareous skeletons secreted by anthozoans

nale-kusulu [ocean+alcohol.] n. rum

nale-kutule [ocean+control.] n. naval power

nale-lala [ocean+time.] n. ship time -- the time kept on a vessel, which may be independent of actual time zone

nale-lalu [ocean+iron.] n. anchor

nale-lanese [ocean+spear.] n. harpoon

nale-lapati [ocean+washing.] n. gradual erosion of beach rocks by waves

nale-lapati-nasi [ocean+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. dredge -- a power shovel to clean debris from a harbor, channel or riverbed

nale-lape [ocean+lamp.] n. lighthouse

nale-lati [ocean+radio.] n. sonar

nale-lele [ocean+{masculine}.] n. merman

nale-lepe [ocean+left.] n. port, larboard

nale-lepe-kune [ocean+left+{opposite}.] n. starboard

nale-lepeti [ocean+reptile.] n. sea snake

nale-lete [ocean+{diminutive}.] n. bay

nale-liku [ocean+liquid.] n. saltwater

nale-lili [ocean+world.] n. aquarium -- place for the public exhibition of live aquatic animals and plants

Nale-lili-se [ocean+world.] proper n. Marineworld

nale-lipe [ocean+freedom.] n. freedom of the seas -- doctrine that ships of any nation may freely travel through international waters

nale-lu [ocean+fall.] n. sinking -- the act of sinking into the ocean

nale-luka [ocean+rock.] n. isolated heap of rocks on which a lighthouse stands

nale-lunene [ocean+light.] n. sea fire -- bioluminescence cast by certain marine life

nale-lupete [ocean+air.] n. sea air -- the fresh air over the Ocean and slightly inland

nale-lupete-nasini [ocean+air+vehicle.] n. seaplane, hydroplane -- aircraft with floats for landing on or taking off from water

nale-nale-kune-pitina [ocean+ocean+{opposite}+mark.] n. seamark -- a landmark visible from the sea used in navigation

nale-nalusu [ocean+outside.] n. seaside -- outside along the sea

nale-nane [ocean+mammal.] n. cetacean

nale-nane [ocean+mammal.] n. ocean-dwelling mammal (dolphin, sea otter, sea lion, manatee)

nale-nane-lete [ocean+mammal+{diminutive}.] n. porpoise -- any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

nale-nane-tuna [ocean+mammal+{augmentative}.] n. whale -- any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

nale-nane-tuna [ocean+mammal+{augmentative}.] n. whale (larger cetaceans)

nale-napase [ocean+competition.] n. race of ships

nale-napu [ocean+obscenity.] n. an obscene word for the sea

nale-nasala [ocean+source.] n. home port

nale-nase [ocean+nose.] n. prow of a ship

nale-nase-sata [ocean+nose+animal.] n. elephant seal

nale-nasine [ocean+wind.] n. sea breeze

nale-nasini [ocean+vehicle.] n. oceanliner

nale-nasini [ocean+vehicle.] n. ship, sea vessel

nale-nasini-nesete [ocean+vehicle+site.] n. port, seaport

nale-nasini-netu-nine [ocean+vehicle+middle+fish.] n. midshipman (subfamily Porichthyinae)

nale-nasini-tuna [ocean+vehicle+{augmentative}.] n. oceanliner

nale-nesete [ocean+site.] n. sea front, seacoast

nale-nesetu [ocean+nest.] n. coral reef

nale-nesetu-nine [ocean+nest+fish.] n. coral trigger; triggerfish (genus Balistapus)

nale-nete [ocean+net.] n. trawl net

nale-nike [ocean+worker.] n. sailor -- one who works on a ship

nale-nike-tuna [ocean+worker+{augmentative}.] n. mariner -- one who navigates a ship

nale-nila [ocean+blue.] n. sea green

nale-nilite [ocean+military.] n. navy

nale-nine [ocean+fish.] n. saltwater fish

nale-nuka [ocean+limb.] n. flipper

nale-nuku-sata [ocean+mouth+animal.] n. sea anemone

nale-nunete [ocean+mountain.] n. island formed from volcanos

nale-nunete-lete [ocean+mountain+{diminutive}.] n. seamount -- underwater mountain with its summit below the surface of the sea

nale-nuni [ocean+absence.] n. low tide

nale-nupili [ocean+noble.] n. sea king -- a Viking pirate chief

nale-nusika [ocean+music.] n. chanty

nale-nusike [ocean+rodent.] n. sea otter

nale-nusike-lete [ocean+rodent+{diminutive}.] n. sea mouse

nale-nutu [ocean+death.] n. drowning

nale-nutule [ocean+motor.] n. outboard motor

Nale-nutu-pe-nesete-se [ocean+death+person+site.] proper n. Davy Jones' locker -- the bottom of the sea, especially as the grave of all who perish in the sea

Nale-nutu-pe-se [ocean+death+person.] proper n. Davy Jones -- culturally specific personification of the bottom of the sea, especially as the grave of all who perish in the sea

nale-nutuse [ocean+base.] n. port

nale-pakale [ocean+bovine.] n. manatee, dugong -- a marine mammal of the order Sirenia.

nale-pakale [ocean+bovine.] n. sea cow -- cow-like herbivorous marine mammals of the order Sirenia, having a paddlelike tail and rounded front flippers, including the manatee, dugong and the extinct Hydrodamalis stelleri

nale-pala [ocean+fruit.] n. sea grape

nale-palana [ocean+plant.] n. marine flora

nale-palise [ocean+digit.] n. fjord

nale-palise [ocean+digit.] n. strait

nale-pane [ocean+flag.] n. pennant -- long, tapering, usually triangular flag, used on ships for signaling or identification

nale-papa [ocean+fat.] n. blubber

nale-pata [ocean+water.] n. seawater

nale-pepe [ocean+creation.] n. naval construction corps, such as the Seabees of the U.S. Navy

nale-pepe [ocean+creation.] n. sea foam

nale-pete [ocean+foot.] n. webbed foot

nale-pila-sata [ocean+feather+animal.] n. sea feather

nale-pila-tile [ocean+feather+body-part.] n. scale

nale-pine [ocean+building.] n. lighthouse

nale-pisuke [ocean+{high-object}.] n. island

nale-pitakesulina [ocean+alphabet.] n. system of flag symbols used for ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore communication

nale-pitaku [ocean+separation.] n. isthmus (c.f. mardismest)

nale-pitaku-nesete [ocean+separation+site.] n. isthmus

nale-pitina [ocean+mark.] n. buoy

nale-pitina [ocean+mark.] n. hi/low tide line

nale-pulefe [ocean+dust.] n. foam

nale-puluni [ocean+full-container.] n. high tide

nale-puna [ocean+form.] n. stylistic representation of sea waves

nale-pupa [ocean+bomb.] n. torpedo

nale-salana [ocean+direction.] n. seaward -- a direction toward or at the sea

nale-salana [ocean+direction+{noun-modifier}.] adj. toward or at the sea

nale-salata [ocean+vegetable.] n. sea kale

nale-sale [ocean+salt.] n. sea salt

nale-saluta-kune [ocean+health+{opposite}.] n. seasickness

nale-saluta-kune-tuna [ocean+health+{opposite}+{augmentative}.] n. scurvy

nale-sanata [ocean+hand.] n. webbed hand

nale-sanate [ocean+freeze.] n. iceberg

nale-sane [ocean+bread.] n. hardtack

nale-sapalane [ocean+provision.] n. sealift of supplies

nale-sapili [ocean+ability.] n. sea legs -- the ability to walk steadily on board a ship

nale-sasane [ocean+government.] n. international maritime law

nale-sasi-sapali [ocean+fun+journey.] n. cruise

nale-sasi-sapali-natinu [ocean+fun+journey+nation.] n. the Bahamas

nale-sasute [ocean+container.] n. sea chest; sea borne

nale-sata [ocean+animal.] n. marine life

nale-satale [ocean+{fast-object}.] n. torpedo

nale-sepete [ocean+flower.] n. sea lily

nale-sesete [ocean+{feminine}.] n. mermaid

Nale-seta-se [ocean+set.] proper n. Seven Seas -- all the oceans of the world

nale-setina [ocean+wall.] n. dike, sea wall

nale-sikune [ocean+all-sides.] n. seagirt place

nale-sikune [ocean+all-sides+{noun-modifier}.] adj. seagirt -- surrounded by the sea

nale-sila [ocean+weapon.] n. torpedo

nale-sila-nine [ocean+weapon+fish.] n. torpedo ray; electric ray (genus Torpedo)

nale-sili [ocean+bird.] n. sea bird

nale-sili [ocean+bird.] n. seabird, a bird that spends much of its life fishing in the ocean or living seaside (seagull, tern, pelican)

nale-sisana [ocean+horse.] n. seahorse

nale-sisi [ocean+movement.] n. current

nale-sisi-pe [ocean+movement+person.] n. seafarer -- one who travels by sea

nale-suli [ocean+connection.] n. sea canal -- an ocean-connecting canal such as the Suez Canal (opened 1869), the Kiel Canal (opened 1895) and the Panama Canal (opened 1914)

nale-sulisuna [ocean+horizontal.] n. sea level

nale-sunane [ocean+human.] n. merman, mermaid

nale-sunu [ocean+sound.] n. roar of the sea

nale-susinu [ocean+pig.] n. sea hog, porpoise

nale-susu [ocean+responsibility.] n. sea duty -- duty at sea undertaken by naval personnel

nale-tala [ocean+removal.] n. evacuation by sea

nale-tale [ocean+star.] n. lodestar

nale-tanane [ocean+worthiness.] n. seaworthiness -- fitness to travel the sea

nale-tanane [ocean+worthiness+{noun-modifier}.] adj. seaworthy -- fit to travel the sea

nale-tatu [ocean+arachnid.] n. sea spider (Pycnogonida)

nale-telule [ocean+fear.] n. marephobia

nale-telule [ocean+fear.] n. thalassophobia

nale-tenali [sea+money.] n. sand dollar -- flattened disklike sea urchins that live on sandy bottoms

nale-tenali-sata [ocean+money+animal.] n. sand dollar

nale-tenete-nine [ocean+tooth+fish.] n. shark

nale-tesite [ocean+desire.] n. the call of the sea

Nale-tesu-se [ocean+god.] proper n. Poseidon (Greek), Neptune (Roman), Aegir (Norse) -- a culturally specific god of the sea

nale-tete [ocean+grains.] n. sea oats

nale-tiketu [ocean+ink.] n. ink ejected from a cephalopod (octopus, squid, cuttlefish, nautilus, et al) for protection or defense

nale-tikile [ocean+tiger.] n. sea lion

nale-tile [ocean+body-part.] n. fin

nale-tule [ocean+{heavy-object}.] n. anchor

Nale-tuna-se [ocean+{augmentative}.] proper n. Ocean -- the entire body of salt water covering more than 70% of the Earth's surface

nale-tupe-kune [ocean+top+{opposite}.] n. sea floor

nale-tupuse [ocean+tube.] n. tube worm -- a small tubular invertebrate living in colonies on the ocean floor

nale-tupuse-sata [ocean+tube+animal.] n. sea cucumber

nale-tusane [ocean+storm.] n. hurricane

nalike [From Hindi /malik/ and Arabic /malak/.] possession -- anything that is had or owned [when used as a verb, in form

nalike [possession+{verb}.] v. Agent A possesses Patient P in regards to Focus F

nalike [possession+{verb}.] v. S possesses O.

nalike [possession+{verb}.] v. S possesses the O property equal to or characterized by X.

nalike-kalane [possession+communication-unit.] n. territorial marking

nalike-kalape-kanuna-kune [possession+change+law+{opposite}.] n. theft -- taking without permission

nalike-kesinu [possession+science.] n. economics

nalike-kune [possession+{opposite}.] n. unpossession -- that which is not owned

nalike-nuni [possession+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. ascetic

nalusu [From Russian /naruju/.] outside -- the space beyond the outer surface

nalusu [outside+{verb}.] v. leave, exit

nalusu-kalane [outside+communication-unit.] n. telepathy

nalusu-kane-tile-nine [outside+sight+body-part+fish.] n. argentine (family Argentinidae)

nalusu-kasese [outside+{abstraction}.] n. foreignness

nalusu-kune [outside+{opposite}.] n. inside -- the space within the inner surface

nalusu-kune-na [outside+{opposite}+{preposition}.] postp. inside -- position preposition

nalusu-kune-nenu [outside+{opposite}+egg.] n. ovum -- the internal egg cell in live+bearing mammals

nalusu-kune-neti-kali [outside+{opposite}+mind+word.] n. idea, concept -- the content of cognition

nalusu-kune-nuni [outside+{opposite}+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. hollow

nalusu-kune-pe [outside+{opposite}+person+{noun-modifier}.] adj. insider-oriented -- related to company insiders, as in "insider trading"

nalusu-kune-sanata [outside+{opposite}+hand.] n. palm -- the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

nalusu-kune-sisi-na [outside+{opposite}+movement+{preposition}.] postp. in, inward, into -- motion preposition

nalusu-kune-tepuse [outside+{opposite}+time+{verb}.] v. within the time -- clause conjunction

nalusu-kune-tepuse-na [outside+{opposite}+time+{preposition}.] postp. inside, during, within -- time preposition

nalusu-lete [outside+{diminutive}.] n. outer surface

nalusu-liku [outside+liquid.] n. ectoplasm -- slime produced in thin layers on the outside of an organism

nalusu-na [outside+{preposition}.] postp. outside -- position preposition

nalusu-nasini [outside+vehicle.] n. convertible

nalusu-natinu-pe [outside+nation+person.] n. foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander -- a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

nalusu-nu [outside+one.] n. extrapolation -- calculation of the value of a function outside the range of known values (mathematics)

nalusu-nupeti [outside+marriage.] n. exogamy, intermarriage -- marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law

nalusu-nupeti-sapite [outside+marriage+copulation.] n. adultery -- when a married person has sex with someone other than their spouse

nalusu-palana [outside+plant.] n. epiphyte -- a plant that grows from the surface of another plant

nalusu-pine-kani [outside+building+garment.] n. coat -- an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors

nalusu-pitakesulina [outside+alphabet.] n. sound not represented by the Dublex (Roman) alphabet (c.f. bahbacfon)

nalusu-pitakesulina-sunu [outside+alphabet+sound.] n. sound not represented by the Dublex (Roman) alphabet

nalusu-pupi-nesete [outside+people-group+site.] n. suburbs

nalusu-salana-kaneke-sata [outside+direction+shell+animal.] n. conch (suborder Prosobranchia)

nalusu-sisi-na [outside+movement+{preposition}.] postp. out, outward -- motion preposition

nalusu-tepuse [outside+time+{preposition}+{opposite}.] cl. modif. except for the time -- clause conjunction

nalusu-tepuse-na [outside+time+{preposition}.] postp. outside, except -- time preposition

nalusu-tuna [outside+{augmentative}.] n. outdoors

nana [Unknown origin.] electricity -- a form of energy associated with moving electrons and protons

nana-kalape-kalene [electricity+change+agent.] n. electrical transformer

nana-kalene [electricity+agent.] n. generator

nana-kaletela [electricity+road.] n. monorail

nana-kaletela-kasese [electricity+road+{abstraction}.] n. electric circuit

nana-kane [electricity+sight.] n. television

nana-kasese [electricity+{abstraction}.] n. electron

nana-kasese [electricity+{abstraction}.] n. shock -- not necessarily caused by electricity, but could be something "electrifying" in a metamorphic sense.

Nana-kasese-nikule-sekupe-se [electricity+{abstraction}+tiny-item+watcher.] proper n. Electron microscope

nana-kesinu [electricity+science.] n. electromagnetism

nana-kesinu [electricity+science.] n. should cover more than electromagnetic theory, but every systematic study that concerns electricity. If the definition "Electromagnetism" already means that, treat this as a clarification.

nana-kitala [electricity+guitar.] n. electric guitar

nana-kune [electricity+{opposite}.] n. magnetism (there is no obvious polar opposite for "electricity". If there is no better suggestion, I will suggest defining "violt" as "magnetism", a physical phenomena closely coupled with "electricity")

nana-kune-kesinu [electricity+{opposite}+science.] n. magnetism (the science)

nana-lete [electricity+{diminutive}.] n. electronic (to name "electronic" things like "electronic switch" whenever a distinction from "electrical things" is needed. The rationale is that "electronic" things are usually smaller in size and use less electricity) NOTE: For the "electronic" in "e-mail" and "e-commerce", do not use "vaolt", use "ciber"

nana-lete-kaletela-kasese [electricity+{diminutive}+road+{abstraction}.] n. electronic circuit

nana-lete-kesinu [electricity+{diminutive}+science.] n. science of electronics

nana-lu [electricity+fall.] n. electrical resistance

nana-lu [electricity+fall.] n. resistance (electrical)

nana-lu-kalene [electricity+fall+agent.] n. resistor (electrical)

nana-luku [electricity+location.] n. electric potential

nana-luku-sa [electricity+location+{difference}.] n. potential difference

nana-nana-kune-kesinu [electricity+electricity+{opposite}+science.] n. electromagnetism

nana-nana-kune-lisepe [electricity+electricity+{opposite}+reciprocity.] n. electromagnetic induction, NOTE: I do not choose "voltrisp" to mean "inductance" because it is less meaningful from the point of view of circuit theory. "risp" based words are reserved for electromagnetic induction.

nana-nasala [electricity+source.] n. power source -- use this word when it does not matter whether it is generated or stored, as the power source in a circuit.

nana-nasini [electricity+vehicle.] n. electric car

nana-nike [electricity+worker.] n. should include all professionals concerning electicity, but very likely it will undergo semantic shift to mean either electrician or electrical engineer, or electricity scientist...

nana-nine [electricity+fish.] n. electric eel

nana-palana-liku [electricity+plant+liquid.] n. amber -- a hardened form of sap capable of producing electricity

nana-pale [electricity+blade.] n. cattle prod -- an electrified pointed object designed for driving cattle.

nana-paneka [electricity+reserve.] n. battery

nana-paneka-kalene [electricity+reserve+agent.] n. battery

nana-pepe-kalene [electricity+creation+agent.] n. generator

nana-pete-nesete-seli [electricity+foot+site+series.] n. escalator

nana-pitakesulina [electricity+alphabet.] n. same as gasbac, c.f.

nana-pusata [electricity+mail.] n. telegram

nana-pusene-kasese [electricity+something-tardy+{abstraction}.] n. inductance (electrical) -- inductance delays increase in voltage.

nana-sapalane [electricity+provision.] n. power supply -- a device that converts electricity into the form ready to use.

nana-sasute [electricity+container.] n. capacitor (electrical) -- temporarily stores electricity

nana-sasute-kasese [electricity+container+{abstraction}.] n. capacitance (electrical) -- electricity-capacity

nana-sasute-kasese-kalene [electricity+container+{abstraction}+agent.] n. capacitor (electrical) -- temporarily stores electricity

nana-sikulu-kasese [electricity+circle+{abstraction}.] n. not an electric circuit itself but an actual loop or a "mesh" in circuit analysis, one circuit may contain multiple meshs, and an open circuit may contain none

nana-silu [electricity+zero.] n. electrical ground (zero potential)

nana-sisi [electricity+movement.] n. electric current

nana-sisi-kiki [electricity+movement+measure.] n. amperage

nana-sisi-kiki [electricity+movement+measure.] n. ampere (A)

nana-sisi-kiki-kalene [electricity+movement+measure+agent.] n. ammeter

nana-sisi-kiki-kasese [electricity+movement+measure+{abstraction}.] n. electric current (amperage)

nana-sisi-nasala [electricity+movement+source.] n. current source

nana-sunu-sinata [electricity+sound+tool.] n. electronic musical instrument

nana-sutale [electricity+thread.] n. electric wire

nana-tuna [electricity+{augmentative}.] n. power supply system -- generation and distribution of electricity on a large scale (note: "volt" should be used to name things in between electronic and power supply or where the distinction is not important. E.g. voltdoarg, vaoltdoarg, vuoltdoarg

nana-tuna-kaletela-kasese [electricity+{augmentative}+road+{abstraction}.] n. power grid

nana-tuna-pepe-kalene [electricity+{augmentative}+creation+agent.] n. power plant

nana-tuna-sutale [electricity+{augmentative}+thread.] n. power line/cable

nana-tunu-lete [electricity+atom+{diminutive}.] n. electron

nana-tupa [electricity+pressing.] n. electromotive force

nana-tupa-kiki [electricity+pressing+measure.] n. volt

nana-tupa-kiki [electricity+pressing+measure.] n. voltage

nana-tupa-kiki-kalene [electricity+pressing+measure+agent.] n. voltmeter

nana-tupa-kiki-kasese [electricity+pressing+measure+{abstraction}.] n. voltage

nana-tupa-nasala [electricity+pressing+source.] n. voltage source

nane [From Late Latin 'mammalis', "of the breast", extant in English 'mammal', Spanish 'mamífero', Italian 'mammifero', with initial /m-/ strengthened by Russian /mlikapitayuc/.] mammal -- any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive, except for the small subclass of monotremes, and nourished with milk

nane-kesinu [mammal+science.] n. mammalogy

nanepu [From Mandingo (Bambara) 'ñambu', extant in Arabic, Russian, Spanish, English, et al.] tuber -- a swollen, fleshy, typically subterranean stem such as the potato and yam, bearing buds from which new shoots grow

Nanepu-nasiku-se [tuber+insect.] proper n. Jerusalem cricket; potato bug (family Gryllacrididae)

nanepu-nasini [tuber+vehicle.] n. the proverbial turnip truck

nanese [Forms like /mantsa/ are common from Slavic to Sanscrit. With /m-s/ in Russian /myas/ and /m-/ in English 'meat'. From Acadon.] meat -- the flesh of animals (incl. birds, fishes, snails, et al) when used as food

nanese-kalane [meat+communication-unit.] n. cannon fodder

nanese-kula [meat+sphere.] n. meatball

nanese-kunane [meat+eating+{noun-modifier}.] adj. carnivorous

nanese-kunane-kali-sili [meat+eating+word+bird.] n. kea

nanese-lanase-lepeti-nine [meat+{long-object}+reptile+fish.] n. moray eel (family Muraenidae)

nanese-lepeti [meat+reptile.] n. alligator, crocodile

nanese-liku [meat+liquid.] n. juice (of meat)

Nanese-natinu-se [meat+nation.] proper n. Germany

nanese-nine [meat+fish.] n. piranha

nanese-paneka-sili [meat+reserve+bird.] n. shrike (Laniidae)

nanese-sepe-nane [meat+pocket+mammal.] n. marsupial carnivore (Dasyuridae)

nanese-sili [meat+bird.] n. bird of prey; hawk, eagle

Nanese-sili-sutale-lepeti-se [meat+bird+thread+reptile.] proper n. Mexico (MEX)

nanete [From Latin 'mandare', "order" (extant in Spanish /demand-/, English 'mandate', Italian, Esperanto and Novial /komand-/ et al), reinforced by Mandarin Chinese /min/, and Arabic /amar/.] command, instruction -- a code telling a computer to perform a particular operation; the code ranges from a machine code to a line of source code in a high-level programming language

nanete-kalane [command+communication-unit.] n. op code (computers

nanete-nasini [command+vehicle.] n. radio-control car

nanete-nete [command+net.] n. hierarchy, power structure, pecking order -- the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

nanete-seta [command+set.] n. program, software, application -- a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the computer with tools to accomplish a task

nanete-sikulu-kasese [command+circle+{abstraction}.] n. programming loop

nane-tile [mammal+body-part.] n. breast, bosom -- either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman, or analogous organs on other female mammals

nani [Shortened form of Hindi /naram/, influenced by Arabic /naim/.] soft object -- an object that yields readily to pressure

nani-kalepe [soft-object+carbon.] n. graphite, black lead, plumbago -- a soft hexagonally crystallized allotrope of carbon, used in lead pencils and used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

nani-kaneke-lepeti [soft-object+shell+reptile.] n. softshell turtle (Trionychidae)

nani-kasese [soft-object+{abstraction}.] n. a kind, inviting mannerism

nani-kune [soft-object+{opposite}.] n. a hard, pointy thing which is uncomfortable to have thrown at your head; a rock, a hammer, a Chinese throwing star

nani-kune [soft-object+{opposite}.] n. firm -- not soft or yielding to pressure [aj

nani-kune [soft-object+{opposite}.] n. hard, firm, resistant to pressure [aj

nani-kune-kaputa-nine [soft-object+{opposite}+head+fish.] n. gurnard (family Triglidae)

nani-kune-nase-liku [soft-object+{opposite}+nose+liquid.] n. mucus

nani-kune-pesipitasi [soft-object+{opposite}+precipitation.] n. hail -- precipitation in the form of pellets of ice and hard snow

nani-kune-pesipitasi-luka [soft-object+{opposite}+precipitation+rock.] n. hailstone -- a hard pellet of snow and ice

nani-lete [soft-object+{diminutive}.] n. a nice, soft thing which it is comfortable to have lying on you; a pillow, a kitten, a suitably petite girl

nani-lete-nalake [soft-object+{diminutive}+milk.] n. butter

nani-lete-nalake-nine [soft-object+{diminutive}+milk+fish.] n. butterfish (family Stromateidae)

nani-nalake [soft-object+milk.] n. cheese

nani-pulase-nusike [soft-object+hair+rodent.] n. chinchilla (Chinchilla)

nani-tuna [soft-object+{augmentative}.] n. a nice, soft thing which it is comfortable to be lying on; a beanbag chair, a doberman pinscher.

nanu [From Greek 'papuros', extant in Latin, Spanish /papel-/, French, Germanic (English, German, Dutch), et al.] paper -- a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood, rags or certain grasses

nanu-kalane [paper+communication-unit.] n. written message

nanu-kesinu [paper+science.] n. papyrology

nanu-kunuse [paper+cone.] n. paper cone -- protective cone placed around the neck of an animal to keep it from scratching out its stitches

nanu-nasiku [paper+insect.] n. paper wasp (Polistes)

nanu-nasini [paper+vehicle.] n. paper airplane

nanu-palana [paper+plant.] n. papyrus -- a plant genus used by the ancients to make the first paper

nanu-tikile [paper+tiger.] n. paper tiger, of course!

napase [From Arabic /nafas/.] competition -- the act of striving with others to attain a goal

napase-kalase-tesu [competition+cross+god.] n. anti-Christ

napase-nasini [competition+vehicle.] n. racecar

napase-nuni [competition+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. unopposed (as in an election)

napate [From Arabic /nabat/.] increase -- a process of becoming larger

napate [increase+{verb}.] v. Agent A grows patient P in regards to focus F.

napate-kasese [increase+{abstraction}.] n. addition

napate-luku [increase+location.] n. a widening in a narrow area

napate-tale [increase+star.] n. meteor, shooting star -- a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode

Napate-tale-lalu-tanu-se [meteor+iron+hurt.] proper n. Rastafarian, Rasta -- follower of Rastafarianism

nape [Blend of English 'ma' & 'pa', which have many cognates throughout the world (/m*-/ for "mother" is extremely widespread). Reversal of Acadon 'pa' & 'ma' combination.] parent -- a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to a child

nape-kalane [parent+communication-unit.] n. an ignored message

nape-kasese [parent+{abstraction}.] n. father

nape-kasese-telule [parent+{abstraction}+fear.] n. patrophobia

nape-lele [parent+{masculine}.] n. father

nape-lete [parent+{diminutive}.] n. stepparent

nape-nape-sunu-sinata [parent+parent+sound+tool.] n. bassoon, contrabassoon

nape-nuni-pe [parent+absence+person.] n. orphan

nape-pitakesulina [parent+alphabet.] n. the Phoenician alphabet

nape-sesete [parent+{feminine}.] n. mother -- a woman who has given birth to a child

nape-sesete [parent+{feminine}.] n. mother

nape-sesete-telule [parent+{feminine}+fear.] n. matrophobia

nape-tuna [parent+{augmentative}.] n. grandparent

napine [From Hindi /navin/.] frequent event -- an event that occurs relatively often within a given time period [scalar]

napine-kasese [{frequent-event}+{abstraction}.] n. frequency -- number of occurrences within a given time period [scalar

napine-kiki [{frequent-event}+measure.] n. hertz

napine-kiki-kasese [{frequent-event}+measure+{abstraction}.] n. frequency

napine-kune [{frequent-event}+{opposite}.] n. infrequent event -- an event that does not occur relatively often within a given time period [scalar

napine-nasini [{frequent-event}+vehicle.] n. ferryboat

napine-nune-sapili [{frequent-event}+negation+ability+{noun-modifier}.] adj. unlikely; improbable -- having low odds of occurring

napine-sapili [{frequent-event}+ability.] n. probability -- the fact of having high odds in favor of occurring

napine-sapili [{frequent-event}+ability+{noun-modifier}.] adj. probable; likely -- having high odds of occurring

napine-sekupe [frequent event+watcher.] n. frequent-event watcher -- someone who is constantly looking for patterns in daily life as a means of finding meaning

napine-sekupe [frequent-event+watcher.] n. sports fan, fan -- an enthusiastic devotee of sports

napisu [From Russian /navirzhu/.] something above -- something at a position overhead

napisu-kulepu-lete-nine [something-above+body-of-water+{diminutive}+fish.] n. salmon, trout (genus Salmo)

napisu-kune [something-above+{opposite}.] n. below

napisu-kune-lunene-netale [something-above+{opposite}+light+metal.] n. silver -- the metallic chemical element of the atomic number 47 (Ag)

napisu-kune-na [something-above+{opposite}+{preposition}.] postp. below -- position preposition

napisu-kune-sisi-na [something-above+{opposite}+movement+{preposition}.] postp. under -- motion preposition

napisu-kune-sule [something-above+{opposite}+Sun.] n. sunset, west -- daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

napisu-kune-tepuse [something-above+{opposite}+time+{verb}.] v. before -- clause conjunction

napisu-kune-tepuse-na [something-above+{opposite}+time+{preposition}.] postp. before -- time preposition

napisu-kune-tupe-pine [something-above+{opposite}+top+building.] n. attic, garret -- an open space at the top of a house just below the roof; usu. used for storage

napisu-lala [something above+time.] n. spare time, free time -- time when you are free to do things that you enjoy

napisu-salana-nuka-nine [something-above+direction+limb+fish.] n. menhaden (genus Brevoortia)

napisu-sisi [something-above+movement+{noun-modifier}.] adj. rising

napisu-sisi [something-above+movement+{verb}.] v. move up

napisu-tanane [something above+worthiness.] n. exemplar -- something or someone to be held up as the ultimate standard in conduct, manners, achievement

napisu-tunu-lete-palate [something-above+atom+{diminutive}+part.] n. up-quark

napu [From Sona /apu/.] obscenity -- something offensive to standards of decency [typically appended to a word to make it obscene: e.g., _duvpig_ is "buttocks", but _duvpigfac_ is "ass"]

napu-kalane [obscenity+communication-unit.] n. curse

napu-kali [obscenity+word.] n. swear, oath, obscenity, vulgarity - when referring to words

napu-nuni [obscenity+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. G-rated

napu-pitakesulina [obscenity+alphabet.] n. profanitype -- the series of asterisks and other characters used to blot out some or all of the letters in words that are obscene or satirically being portrayed as obscene

nasala [Blend of Russian /nashin/ and Arabic /shara/.] source, origin -- the place where something begins, where it springs into being

nasala-kali-sise [source+word+system.] n. a posteriori artificial language -- a language with a lexicon borrowing terms from one or more other languages

nasala-kesinu [source+science.] n. etiology

nasala-nuni-naseke [source+absence+birth.] n. spontaneous generation

nasala-sike [source+search.] n. genealogy -- the study of ancestry, family trees and successive generations of kin

nase [From Indo-European *nas-, extant in Russian, Hindi, Latin, Spanish, English, et al.] nose, olfactory organ -- the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals

nase-kaneke-pulase-nane [nose+shell+hair+mammal.] n. rhinoceros (Rhinocerotidae)

nase-kasese-katuse [nose+{abstraction}+cat.] n. stenchcat -- a catlike mammal ejecting a musky or foul-smelling oily liquid from anal scent glands; though related to one another more in form than ancestry, types of stenchcats are common in widely varied regions: the skunk (Mephitis) of the Americas; the polecat or fitch (Mustela putorius) of Europe; the polecat (Mustela eversmanni) of central Asia; the civet cat (Viverridae) of Africa and Asia, et al.

nase-kasese-sasaki-sasale [nose+{abstraction}+favorableness+tree.] n. nutmeg, nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans -- East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace

nase-katuse [nose+cat.] n. stenchcat -- a catlike mammal ejecting a musky or foul-smelling oily liquid from anal scent glands; though related to one another more in form than ancestry, types of stenchcats are common in widely varied regions: the skunk (Mephitis) of the Americas; the polecat or fitch (Mustela putorius) of Europe; the polecat (Mustela eversmanni) of central Asia; the civet cat (Viverridae) of Africa and Asia, et al.

naseke [From Latin 'nascens', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, Esperanto and Novial) and English 'nascent'.] birth -- the time when life begins

naseke-kalane [birth+communication-unit.] n. birth announcement

naseke-kalene [birth+agent.] n. pregnant woman -- a pregnant woman, especially one in labor

naseke-kalene-nike [birth+agent+worker.] n. surrogate mother -- a woman who consented to having a fertilized egg placed in her womb, especially a woman doing this for hire

naseke-kalene-sasape [birth+agent+companion.] n. midwife

naseke-kapina [birth+card.] n. birth certificate

naseke-kesinu [birth+science.] n. obstetrics

naseke-kita-tile [birth+food+body-part.] n. placenta -- the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus

naseke-kune-pe [birth+{opposite}+person.] n. fetus -- a human being who has not yet been born

naseke-kune-pe-nutu [birth+{opposite}+person+death.] n. miscarriage -- the natural death of a fetus during development and rejection from its mother's body

naseke-kune-sata [birth+{opposite}+animal.] n. fetus -- an animal who has not yet been born

naseke-lepeti [birth+reptile.] n. garter snake (Thamnophis)

naseke-liku [birth+liquid.] n. amniotic fluid

naseke-liku-sake [birth+liquid+sack.] n. amniotic sac

nase-kene [nose+hole.] n. nostril

naseke-nupile [birth+furniture.] n. birthing bed -- a hospital bed configured with accessories to assist childbirth

naseke-nutu [birth+death.] n. 1. stillbirth, when referring to a baby 2. death in childbirth, when referring to a mother

naseke-nutu-sikulu [birth+death+circle.] n. reincarnation

naseke-pe [birth+person.] n. newborn -- a human baby within the first few weeks after birth

naseke-salape-kune-pe [birth+{old-object}+{opposite}+person.] n. newborn -- a human infant who has just been born

naseke-seta-kelu [birth+set+four.] n. quadruplet -- either of 4 offspring born at the same time

naseke-seta-nu [birth+set+one.] n. singleton -- an only child

naseke-seta-pene [birth+set+five.] n. quintuplet -- either of 5 offspring born at the same time

naseke-seta-sese [birth+set+six.] n. sextuplet -- either of 6 offspring born at the same time

naseke-seta-sete [birth+set+seven.] n. septuplet -- either of 7 offspring born at the same time

naseke-seta-ti [birth+set+three.] n. triplet -- either of 3 offspring born at the same time

naseke-seta-tu [birth+set+two.] n. twin -- either of 2 offspring born at the same time

naseke-sikulu-tile [birth+circle+body-part.] n. navel, umbilicus, bellybutton, omphalos, omphalus -- scar where the umbilical cord was attached

naseke-sili [birth+bird.] n. stork (Ciconiidae)

nase-kesinu [nose+science.] n. rhinology

naseke-sipe [birth+task.] n. bearing a child

naseke-sule-seta-susite [birth+Sun+set+meaning.] n. astrology -- the connection of star and planet configurations to personal and world events, cycles, personalities, etc.

naseke-tenete [birth+tooth.] n. primary tooth, deciduous tooth, baby tooth, milk tooth -- one of the first temporary teeth of a young mammal (one of 20 in human children)

naseke-tile [birth+body-part.] n. uterus, womb -- a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

naseke-tupuse [birth+tube.] n. placenta; umbilical cord

naseke-tupuse [birth+tube.] n. umbilical cord (c.f. nasctubbad)

naseke-tupuse-nane [birth+tube+mammal.] n. placental mammal (infraclass Eutheria)

naseke-tupuse-tasale-kene [birth+tube+remainder+hole.] n. navel; belly-button

naseke-tupuse-tile [birth+tube+body-part.] n. umbilical cord -- a vessel connecting the fetus with the placenta

nase-liku [nose+liquid.] n. phlegm

nase-nane [nose+mammal.] n. elephant

nase-senuse [nose+sense.] n. smell

nase-senuse [nose+sense+{verb}.] v. smell

nase-senuse-nala-nasiku [nose+sense+disparagement+insect.] n. stinkbug

nase-senuse-nuni [nose+sense+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. anosmic

nase-sunu-sili [nose+sound+bird.] n. goose

nase-sunu-sili-nine [nose+sound+bird+fish.] n. goosefish (family Lophiidae)

nase-sunu-sinata [nose+sound+tool.] n. nose flute

nase-supaka [nose+opening.] n. nostril

nasi [From Latin 'machine' (from Indo-European *magh-ana- by way of Greek), extant in Arabic, Russian, Hindi, Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al), and auxilaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] machine -- any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist the performance of human tasks

nasi-kalane [machine+communication-unit.] n. bit (1 or zero

nasi-kesinu [machine+science.] n. mechanics

nasiku [From Russian /nasikoma/.] insect -- small air-breathing arthropod of the class Insecta, with adult stage having three pairs of legs

nasiku-kalape-sake [insect+change+sack.] n. pupa -- an inert structure inhabited by an insect while it is undergoing metamorphosis

nasiku-kaneke [insect+shell.] n. elytra -- the pair of hard wing-shaped flaps over the wings of beetles

nasiku-kesinu [insect+science.] n. entomology

nasiku-kunane [insect+eating+{noun-modifier}.] adj. insectivorous

nasiku-nane [insect+mammal.] n. shrew (Soricidae)

nasiku-natu [insect+adult.] n. imago -- the adult form of an insect after metamorphosis

nasiku-natu-kune [insect+adult+{opposite}.] n. larva -- the juvenile form of an insect that is radically different from the adult form

nasiku-natu-kune-kusulu [insect+adult+{opposite}+alcohol.] n. tequila

nasiku-nesetu-pala [insect+nest+fruit.] n. fig

nasiku-nesetu-pala-sili [insect+nest+fruit+bird.] n. figbird (Sphecotheres)

nasiku-nusike [insect+rodent.] n. grasshopper mouse (Onychomys)

nasiku-pala [insect+fruit.] n. fig

Nasiku-pala-sili-se [insect+fruit+bird.] proper n. Old World orioles, figbirds (Oriolini)

nasiku-pe [insect+person.] n. fairy -- a small flying person with insect-like wings.

nasiku-pitakesulina [insect+alphabet.] n. an artistic system of lettering involving the juxtaposition of close-up photographs of moth and butterfly wings including natural designs that happen to resemble a letter of the English alphabet

nasiku-sili [insect+bird.] n. flycatcher (Tyrannidae)

nasiku-sinata [insect+bird.] n. titmouse, tit -- small insectivorous birds

nasiku-tata [insect+amphibian.] n. cricket frog (Acris)

nasiku-telule [insect+fear.] n. entomophobia

nasi-lene [machine+learning.] n. artificial intelligence, AI -- the branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creatively

nasine [From Arabic /nasim/.] wind -- air moving sometimes with considerable force from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

nasine-kesinu [wind+science.] n. aerodynamics

nasine-kiki-sinata [wind+measure+tool.] n. anemometer

nasine-lete [wind+{diminutive}.] n. breeze -- slight, usu. refreshing wind

nasine-lupete-nasini [wind+air+vehicle.] n. balloon -- large tough non-rigid bag filled with gas or hot air with basket underneath to ride in

nasine-pale [wind+blade.] n. wind mill vane

nasine-pata-nasini [wind+water+ehicle.] n. sail boat

nasine-sunu-sinata [wind+sound+tool.] n. wind instrument

nasine-telule [wind+fear.] n. anemophobia

nasine-tile [wind+body-part.] n. windpipe; trachea

nasine-tuna [wind+much.] n. windstorm -- a storm consisting of violent winds

nasini [From Russian /mashin/.] vehicle -- a conveyance that transports people or objects

nasini-kaluka [vehicle+peripheral.] n. steering wheel controller (used for racing games etc)

nasini-kapina [vehicle+card.] n. driver's license

nasini-kesinu [vehicle+science.] n. navigation

nasini-kunuse [vehicle+cone.] n. traffic cone -- a tall orange cone typically used to warn vehicles away from obstacles or obstructions

nasini-lapati-nasi [vehicle+washing/cleaning+machine.] n. carwash, car wash -- a bay that a vehicle can be driven into and automatically washed and cleaned by machinery

nasini-lapati-nesete [vehicle+washing+site.] n. car wash

nasini-liku [vehicle+liquid.] n. vehicle liquid -- gasoline, oil, brake fluid, steering fluid or any other liquid crucial to the operation of a vehicle, especially a motor vehicle

Nasini-nasini-se [vehicle+vehicle.] proper n. SUV, Sports Utility Vehicle

nasini-nutu-lu [vehicle+death+fall.] n. crash

nasini-pine [vehicle+building.] n. garage

nasi-sunu-sinata [machine+sound+tool.] n. mechanical musical instrument, such as a player piano or music box.

nati [From Latin 'matiera', extant in Arabic, Russian, Romance (Spanish, Italian), Germanic (English, German, Dutch) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial).] matter, material, substance -- that which has mass and occupies space

nati-katipe-kiki [matter+{dense-object}+measure.] n. kilogram per meter cubed

nati-katipe-kiki-kasese [matter+{dense-object}+measure+{abstraction}.] n. mass density

nati-kesinu [matter+science.] n. physics

nati-kiki [matter+measure.] n. kilogram (kg) (Note *NOT* gram; use of kilogram as the base unit is the SI standard)

nati-kiki-kasese [matter+measure+{abstraction}.] n. mass

nati-kune [matter+{opposite}.] n. energy

nati-kune [matter+{opposite}.] n. immaterial -- of no relevance or importance [aj

natinu [From Old French 'nation' (from Latin 'natio'), extant in Russian, Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] nation, country, state, political entity -- a politically organised body of people under a single government

natinu-kalane [nation+communication-unit.] n. national character

natinu-kasese [nation+{abstraction}.] n. fatherland

natinu-kesinu [nation+science.] n. diplomacy

natinu-kune [nation+{opposite}.] n. ethnos

natinu-lete [nation+{diminutive}.] n. micronation -- a constructed nation

natinu-lete [nation+{diminutive}.] n. region, state (in USA), province (in Canada), shire (in England), Land (in Germany), republic (in former USSR and former Yugoslavia)

nati-nuni [matter+absence.] n. vacuum, void

natinu-pitaku [nation+separation.] n. exile -- absence from country or homeland

natinu-seti [nation+emotion.] n. patriotism, nationalism -- love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

natinu-sunu [nation+sound.] n. national anthem

natinu-supele [nation+superlative.] n. super power

natinu-tuna [nation+{augmentative}.] n. empire

nati-pupu [matter+file.] n. file -- a physical equivalent of a computer file

nati-tunu-lete [matter+atom+{diminutive}.] n. fermion -- particles that make up matter

natu [Contraction of Latin 'maturus', extant in Russian, English, Esperanto, Novial, et al.] adult -- a fully developed person or creature from maturity onward

natu-kune-sapite-tata [adult+{opposite}+copulation+amphibian.] n. axolotl

natula [From Latin 'natura', extant in Romance (Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] nature -- that which occurs spontaneously, the non-artificial world; in compounds refers to something natural as opposed to something manmade

natula-kali-sise [nature+word+system.] n. natural language, tongue -- a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language

natula-kesinu [nature+science.] n. naturalism

natula-kulule-nati [nature+color+matter.] n. natural dye

natula-kulule-nati-nasiku [nature+color+matter+insect.] n. cochineal insect (family Dactylopiidae)

natula-kune-kulule-nati [nature+{opposite}+color+matter.] n. dye -- an artificial coloring substance

natula-nikule [nature+tiny object/event.] n. parturition, birth, giving birth, birthing -- the process of giving birth

natula-pipi [nature+rule.] n. natural law

natula-tanu [nature+injury.] n. contamination, pollution -- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

natu-pe-lele [adult+person+{masculine}.] n. man -- specifically adult, teenage boys not included

natu-pe-sesete [adult+person+{feminine}.] n. woman -- specifically adult, teenage girls not included

natu-sakala-kalape [adult+form+change.] n. metamorphosis -- the radical changes occurring in the body form of an animal as it goes through stages of maturation

ne [From Indo-European /-em/.] {second-person pronoun}

nelike [From Hindi 'mrig', with initial /m-/ in Mandarin Chinese 'mi'.] deer, cervid -- distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

nelike-nasiku [deer+insect.] n. deer fly (genus Chrysops)

nelike-nusike [deer+rodent.] n. deer mouse

nelike-pakale [deer+bovine.] n. antelope

nelike-sanile [deer+beauty.] n. doe-eyed

nelu [From Italian 'nero', from Latin 'niger', extant in Romance (Spanish, Portuguese, Esperanto, Novial, et al) and English 'Negro'.] black, blackness -- the quality or state of the achromatic color of the least lightness

nelu-kane [black+sight.] n. sunglasses, dark glasses, shades -- spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun

nelu-kune-kelane-pine [black+{opposite}+family+building.] n. nieri fambin (c.f.)

Nelu-kune-lele-nese-se [black+{opposite}+{masculine}+sheep.] proper n. Falkland Islands (FLK)

Nelu-kune-lepe-se [black+{opposite}+left.] proper n. Madagascar (MDG)

nelu-kune-luke [black+{opposite}+allium.] n. onion -- bulbous plant (Allium cepa) having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb

Nelu-kune-luna-se [black+{opposite}+moon.] proper n. Nepal (NPL)

nelu-kune-lune [black+{opposite}+red.] n. pink -- a light shade of red

nelu-kune-lune-nila [black+{opposite}+red+blue.] n. lavender -- a pale shade of purple/violet

Nelu-kune-lune-se [black+{opposite}+red.] proper n. Poland (POL)

nelu-kune-lune-sili [black+{opposite}+red+bird.] n. flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)

Nelu-kune-lune-sulisuna-se [black+{opposite}+red+horizontal.] proper n. Bahrain (BHR)

nelu-kune-netale-tunu [black+{opposite}+metal+atom.] n. silver, Ag -- a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal

Nelu-kune-nila-lune-se [black+{opposite}+blue+red.] proper n. Russian Federation (RUS)

nelu-kune-pata-sili [black+{opposite}+water+bird.] n. swan -- stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usu. white plumage as an adult

Nelu-kune-pukuse-lepeti-se [black+{opposite}+fire+reptile.] proper n. Bhutan (BTN)

Nelu-kune-sepete-se [black+{opposite}+flower.] proper n. Macau (MAC)

Nelu-kune-sikulu-se [black+{opposite}+circle.] proper n. Laos (LAO)

Nelu-kune-tikile-natinu-se [black+{opposite}+tiger+nation.] proper n. Siberia

nelu-latu-sili [black+{loud-object}+bird.] n. grackle (Quiscalus)

nelu-lete [black+{diminutive}.] n. gray

nelu-lete-nine [black+{diminutive}+fish.] n. grayling

nelu-luku [black+location.] n. shadow

nelu-luku-nusike [black+location+rodent.] n. groundhog, woodchuck (Marmota monax)

Nelu-lune-pile-se [black+red+yellow.] proper n. Germany (DEU)

Nelu-nale-kune-se [black+ocean+{opposite}.] proper n. Africa

Nelu-nale-se [black+ocean.] proper n. The Black Sea

Nelu-nase-katuse-natinu-se [black+nose+cat+nation.] proper n. Thailand, Siam

Nelu-nase-katuse-se [black+nose+cat.] proper n. Siamese cat

Nelu-natinu-se [black+nation.] proper n. Nigeria

nelu-nine [black+fish.] n. blackfish

Nelu-nine-lanese-se [black+fish+spear.] proper n. Barbados (BRB)

nelu-nusike [black+rodent.] n. black rat (Rattus rattus)

Nelu-pile-lune-se [black+yellow+red.] proper n. Belgium (BEL)

nelu-sili [black+bird.] n. crow, raven (Corvus)

nelu-sili [black+bird.] n. icterid blackbirds (like the red-wing)

nelu-sili [black+bird.] n. red-winged blackbird

Nelu-tale-lune-lepe-se [black+star+red+left.] proper n. Guinea Bissau (GNB)

Nelu-ti-line-puna-se [black+three+line+form.] proper n. Bahamas (BHS)

Nelu-tupe-pine-se [black+top+building.] proper n. New Caledonia (NCL)

nene [From Indo-European *newn, extant in Hindi *naw, Romance (Latin, Italian, et al), Spanish, Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] nine -- the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

nene-kelu-pe [nine+four+person.] n. 94-year old -- a person who has experienced 94 but not 95 years since birth

nene-kesinu [nine+science.] n. enneagram-ology -- the field studied by psychologists who deal with the enneagram

nene-kesinu [nine+science.] n. nonology

nene-kutu-pe [nine+eight+person.] n. 98-year old -- a person who has experienced 98 but not 99 years since birth

Nene-lili-luna-se [nine+world+moon.] proper n. Charon -- the moon of Pluto

Nene-lili-se [nine+world.] proper n. Pluto -- the ninth planet from the Sun

Nene-natinu-lete-se [nine+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. New Hampshire -- ninth state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on June 21, 1788

nene-nene-pe [nine+nine+person.] n. 99-year old -- a person who has experienced 99 but not 100 years since birth

nene-nu-pe [nine+one+person.] n. 91-year old -- a person who has experienced 91 but not 92 years since birth

nene-pe [nine+person.] n. nine-year old -- a person who has experienced nine but not ten years since birth

nene-pene-pe [nine+five+person.] n. 95-year old -- a person who has experienced 95 but not 96 years since birth

Nene-pile-tale-se [nine+yellow+star.] proper n. Tuvalu (TUV)

nene-sese-pe [nine+six+person.] n. 96-year old -- a person who has experienced 96 but not 97 years since birth

nene-sete-pe [nine+seven+person.] n. 97-year old -- a person who has experienced 97 but not 98 years since birth

nene-silu-pe [nine+zero+person.] n. 90-year old -- a person who has experienced 90 but not 91 years since birth

nene-ti-pe [nine+three+person.] n. 93-year old -- a person who has experienced 93 but not 94 years since birth

nene-tuna [nine+{augmentative}.] n. 90

nene-tu-pe [nine+two+person.] n. 92-year old -- a person who has experienced 92 but not 93 years since birth

nenu [Unknown origin.] egg -- animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; esp. the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

nenu-kali [egg+word.] n. weasel word -- an equivocal qualification; a word used to avoid making an outright assertion

nenu-kaneke [egg+shell.] n. shell, eggshell -- the exterior covering of a bird's egg

nenu-kanisa [egg+shirt.] n. apron -- a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect clothing while cooking

nenu-kanisa [egg+shirt.] n. embarrassment -- some event that causes someone to be embarrassed

nenu-kaputa [egg+head.] n. alien, extraterrestrial being -- an intelligent humanoid life form assumed to be native to other planets; stereotypically depicted with oversized, egg-shaped heads, representing their supposed superior intelligence

nenu-kasese [egg+{abstraction}.] n. gamete

nenu-kesinu [egg+science.] n. oology

nenu-kiki-sinata [egg+measure+tool.] n. egg timer

nenu-kulepe [egg+oscillation+{verb}.] v. whip eggs -- to beat eggs into a froth or foam

nenu-kunane [egg+eating+{noun-modifier}.] adj. oophagous

nenu-kune [egg+{opposite}.] n. sperm

nenu-kune-liku [egg+{opposite}+liquid.] n. semen

nenu-kupake [egg+cup.] n. eggcup, egg cup -- small cup for serving a boiled egg

nenu-kusulu [egg+alcohol.] n. eggnog -- sweetened milk or cream mixed with eggs and usually alcoholic liquor

nenu-lele [egg+{masculine}.] n. sperm -- the male gamete that joins the egg during fertilization

nenu-lele-tile [egg+{masculine}+body-part.] n. testicle

nenu-lele-tile-tala [egg+{masculine}+body-part+removal.] n. castration

nenu-nalake [egg+milk.] n. egg cream -- made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water

nenu-nane [egg+mammal.] n. monotreme, egg-laying mammal -- the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria (e.g., echidna, platypus)

nenu-nasiku [egg+insect.] n. cocoon -- a silken pupa produced by many lepidopterans

nenu-nelu-kune [egg+black+{opposite}.] n. egg white, albumen, ovalbumin -- the white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

nenu-nine [egg+fish.] n. sturgeon -- large primitive fishes valued for their flesh and roe; widely distributed in north temperate zone

nenu-nuku [egg+mouth.] n. egg tooth -- a hard, toothlike projection from the beak or jaw of an embronic bird or reptile used to cut open the egg containing the creature

nenu-nulute [egg+hammer.] n. anything with way too much power for what it is used for

nenu-puna [egg+form.] n. oval -- an elliptical shape

nenu-salata [egg+vegetable.] n. eggplant, aubergine, mad apple -- egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow

nenu-sane [egg+bread.] n. egg roll, spring roll -- Chinese minced vegetables and meat wrapped in a pancake and fried

nenu-sasute-tile [egg+container+body-part.] n. uterus, womb -- a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

nenu-sili [egg+bird.] n. chicken -- the common domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, typically domesticated for egg production

nenu-sili-nanese-lete [egg+bird+meat+{diminutive}.] n. chicken nugget -- chicken meat cut into small uniform pieces and breaded and deep fried

nenu-sukale-sane [egg+sugar+bread.] n. cake -- food made from or based on a mixture of flour and sugar and eggs

nenu-sunu-sinata [egg+sound+tool.] n. ocarina -- a musical instrument with a somewhat potato-like appearance, producing a flute-like tone

nenu-tepuse-nasi [egg+time+machine.] n. egg timer -- a timepiece used in cooking that measures a time interval and signals its end

nenu-tile [egg+body-part.] n. ovary

nese [From Hindi /mesh/.] sheep -- woolly usu. horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

nese-kalane [sheep+communication-unit.] n. baaing

nese-kalenu [sheep+flesh.] n. mutton

nese-kalute [sheep+dog.] n. sheep dog

nese-kanelu [sheep+camel.] n. llama -- domesticated ruminant mammal (Lama glama) related to the camel, typically used as a beast of burden in South America and also raised for its wool

nese-kunase [sheep+cloth.] n. wool -- fabric from sheep hair

nese-kunase [sheep+cloth.] n. wool -- the hair of sheep used as a fabric

nese-kunase-palana [sheep+cloth+plant.] n. cotton -- a fiber plant of the genus Gossypium

nese-kunase-palana-nasiku [sheep+cloth+plant+insect.] n. boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis)

nese-lapati-liku [sheep+cleaning+liquid.] n. sheep dip -- a liquid mixture containing pesticides in which sheep are dipped to kill parasites

nese-sili [sheep+bird.] n. shearwater, petrel ("muttonbird")

nese-tata [sheep+amphibian.] n. sheep frog (Hypopachus)

nesete [From Russian /miest/, with initial /m-/ in the Arabic locative (inter alia) prefix /ma-/.] site -- piece of land where something is or will be located

nesete-pikuta [site+picture.] n. map

nesete-pikuta-pepe [site+picture+creation+{verb}.] v. map

nesetu [From English 'nest', with initial /n-/ in Spanish /nid/ and Hindi /nir/. Close in initial sound to Russian /gnizdo/.] nest, house, lair, den -- a dwelling place for humans or animals

nesetu-kalape [nest+change+{noun-modifier}.] adj. nomadic; peripatetic -- travelling around without a permanent home

nesetu-kalape-pe [nest+change+person.] n. nomad

nese-tuna [sheep+{augmentative}.] n. capybara, found in South America, the largest rodent in the world, vaguely reminiscent of a giant guinea pig (it is larger than a dog).

nesetu-nasini [nest+vehicle.] n. mobile home

nesetu-nuni [nest+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. homeless

nesetu-nusike [nest+rodent.] n. house mouse (Mus musculus)

nesetu-teneta [home+debt.] n. mortgage -- a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan

netale [From Greek 'metallon', extant in Romance (Latin, Spanish, Italian), Russian, Arabic, Germanic (English, German, Dutch).] metal -- any of several chemical elements with loose valence electrons

netale-kesinu [metal+science.] n. metallurgy

netale-kulete [metal+string.] n. wire -- metal cable used to fasten things, make cages, fences, etc.

netale-kulete-kasese [metal+string+{abstraction}.] n. chain -- a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

netale-liku [metal+liquid+{noun-modifier}.] adj. made out of liquid metal

netale-nasini [metal+vehicle.] n. armored car

netale-pukuse-nike [metal+fire+professional.] n. metallurgist, metallurgical engineer -- an engineer trained in the extraction and refining and alloying and fabrication of metals

netale-sunu-sinata [metal+sound+tool.] n. brass instrument

nete [Backformation from English 'Internet', widely borrowed around the world, with influence from Indo-European *ned-, "to tie, to bind", extant in English 'net' and Latin 'nexus', 'nectare', et al.] net -- interconnected or intersecting configuration or system of components

nete-liku-kupake [net+liquid+cup.] n. something that uses money but has zero efficacy in solving the problem it was supposed to take care of

nete-sepu [net+self.] n. handle, alias -- a persona assumed for use on the Internet

nete-tatu [net+arachnid.] n. orb-weaving spider (Araneidae)

neti [From Indo-European *mn-ti-, extant in Hindi, Romance (Latin, Spanish, Italian), English, auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial), with initial /m-/ in Russin /misl/.] mind -- that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings

neti-kalane [mind+communication-unit.] n. thought

neti-kali [mind+word.] n. thought

Neti-kapina-se [mind+card.] proper n. Zener card -- one of a pack of 25 cards of five different designs, used to test for psychic powers

neti-kesinu [mind+science.] n. psychology

neti-kunune [mind+communication.] n. telepathy -- the process of communicating via psychically transferred waves rather than one of the five ordinary senses

neti-nala [mind+disparagement+{noun-modifier}.] adj. stupid

neti-pusiti [mind+position+{verb}.] v. design -- decide how to position objects

neti-salana-tuna [mind+direction+{augmentative}.] n. obsession; fixation

neti-sasala [mind+event.] n. vision -- something a person imagines going through

neti-sati-kalane [mind+truth+communication-unit.] n. advice -- a proposal for an appropriate course of action

neti-sunuse [mind+sleep.] n. spacing out -- taking out a bit of mind sleep during the day

neti-tile [mind+body-part.] n. brain -- the cerebral organ

neti-tile [mind+body-part.] n. brain

netu [From Indo-European *medhyo-, extant in Hindi, Slavic (Russian, et al), Romance (Latin, Spanish, Italian) and Germanic (English, German, Dutch).] middle, center -- a point equidistant from the ends of a line or the extremities of a figure

Netu-kala-pusiti [middle+art.] proper n. Gothic -- Relating to painting, sculpture, architecture or other art common in Europe from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries (the Middle Ages)

netu-kasese [middle+{abstraction}.] n. neutralness, center of abstract concepts, the balance point of conflicting considerations

netu-kune [middle+{opposite}.] n. end, extremity

Netu-nale-nane-se [middle+ocean+mammal.] proper n. Anguilla (AIA)

Netu-nale-se [middle+ocean.] proper n. The Mediterranean

Netu-natinu-se [middle+nation.] proper n. China

netu-pulape [middle+east.] n. the Middle East -- a predominantly Islamic, Arabic-speaking group of countries that reach from Afghanistan and Turkey through North Africa

netu-tepuse [middle+time.] n. noon, twelve noon, high noon, midday, noonday, noontide -- the middle of the day

netu-tunu-lete [middle+atom+{diminutive}.] n. neutron

nike [From Russian /nik/, "one associated with or characterized by", borrowed into English as '-nik' by way of Yiddish. ] worker, seller, professional -- a person associated with a particular work or service

nike [worker+{verb}.] v. employ -- employer S employs employee O in regards to employment X

nike-kali [worker+word.] n. technical word

nike-kali-sise [worker+word+system.] n. jargon

nike-nasini [worker+vehicle.] n. company car

nikule [From Greek 'mikro-', widely borrowed.] tiny object/event -- a very small amount or duration {diminutive}

nikule-kune [tiny-item+{opposite}.] n. huge

nikule-lupete-nuka-sili [tiny-item+air+limb+bird.] n. kiwi (Apterygidae)

Nikule-natinu-lete-se [tiny-item+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Rhode Island

nikule-netu-tunu-lete [tiny-item+middle+atom+{diminutive}.] n. electron neutrino

nikule-netu-tunu-lete [tiny-item+middle+atom+{diminutive}.] n. neutrin

nikule-nuka-lepeti [tiny-item+limb+reptile.] n. skink (Scincidae)

nikule-nusike [tiny-item+rodent.] n. hutia (Capromyidae)

nila [From Sanskrit /nila-/, "indigo, dark blue", extant in Arabic 'nil', Bengali = 'niil', English 'anil', Hindi 'niilaa', Indonesian 'nila', Malay 'nila', Papago 'anihl', Portuguese 'anil', Panjabi 'nilla', Persian 'nil', Spanish 'añil', Swahili 'nili', Tagalog 'anyil' and Urdu 'nil'.] blue -- the quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of the clear sky at daytime

Nila-kulisu-se [blue+wheel.] proper n. India (IND)

Nila-kupu-lune-kalase-se [blue+edge+red+cross.] proper n. Faroe Islands (FRO)

nila-lete-lune [blue+{diminutive}+red.] n. magenta -- a hot pink-purple color

Nila-lune-se [blue+red.] proper n. Haiti (HTI)

nila-nale-nane-tuna [blue+ocean+mammal+{augmentative}.] n. blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) -- the largest mammal in the world

Nila-nelu-kune-lune-se [blue+black+{opposite}+red.] proper n. Yugoslavia (YUG)

Nila-nelu-kune-nila-se [blue+black+{opposite}+blue.] proper n. El Salvador (SLV)

Nila-nelu-nelu-kune-se [blue+black+black+{opposite}.] proper n. Estonia (EST)

nila-nenu-sili [blue+egg+bird.] n. robin

nila-nine [blue+fish.] n. bluefish (family Pomatomidae)

Nila-nute-kalase-se [blue+north+cross.] proper n. Finland (FIN)

nila-nutu [blue+death.] n. suffocation, asphyxiation -- the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped), which in humans can make the skin look blueish

Nila-pile-se [blue+yellow.] proper n. Ukraine (UKR)

nila-salane-nasiku [blue+{decay}+insect.] n. bluebottle fly

nila-sili [blue+bird.] n. bluebird -- a species of bird with blue plumage, a North American member of the thrush family (genus Sialia).

Nila-ti-line-puna-se [blue+three+line+form.] proper n. Czech Republic (CZE)

nilite [Latin 'militaris', extant in Germanic (English, German, Dutch, at al), auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al) and Italian.] military -- the military forces of a nation or faction

nilite-kalane [military+communication-unit.] n. military orders

nilite-kapina [military+card.] n. draft card

nilite-kesinu [military+science.] n. strategy

nilite-kesinu [military+science.] n. tactics

nilite-lili [military+world.] n. world war -- a war in which the major nations of the world are involved

nilite-nasini [military+vehicle.] n. jeep

nilite-nine [military+fish.] n. submarine

nilite-pinise-tepuse [military+ending+time.] n. peace -- an agreement or treaty to end hostilities

nilite-sunu-sinata [military+sound+tool.] n. fife

nine [From Hindi /min/ and English 'minnow'.] fish -- any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usu. having scales and breathing through gills

nine-katipa [fish+bar.] n. fishing rod; fishing pole

nine-katipa-pusi [fish+bar+use.] n. fishing; the act of going fishing; use of a fishing rod

nine-katipa-pusi-nine [fish+bar+use+fish.] n. anglerfish

nine-katipa-pusi-pe [fish+bar+use+person.] n. angler -- one who catches fish

nine-kesinu [fish+science.] n. ichthyolog

nine-kisa [fish+story.] n. fish story

nine-kita-silu-pete [fish+food+zero+foot.] n. tubifex worm -- a type of annelid worm (genus Tubifex) used to make fish food

nine-lele [fish+{masculine}.] n. fertilizing in water

nine-lepeti [fish+reptile.] n. ichthyosaur

nine-lete [fish+{diminutive}.] n. small fish

nine-line-tenete [fish+line+tooth.] n. a fishhook

nine-nasini [fish+vehicle.] n. fishing boat

nine-nenu [fish+egg.] n. roe

nine-nete [fish+net.] n. fishing net

nine-nete-kani [fish+net+garment.] n. fishnets -- black diaphanous stockings made out of netted material

nine-nete-nutu [fish+net+death.] n. the unwanted death of dolphins, etc. due to netting

nine-nete-pusi [fish+net+use.] n. netting -- fishing with a net or series of nets instead of a rod

nine-nikule [fish+tiny-item.] n. goby (family Gobiidae)

nine-nuka [fish+limb.] n. fin

nine-sesete [fish+{feminine}.] n. birthing in water by egg

nine-sili [fish+bird.] n. kingfisher

nine-sunu-sinata [fish+sound+tool.] n. celesta

Nine-tata-se [fish+amphibian.] proper n. Ichthyostega

nine-telule [fish+fear.] n. ichthyophobia

nine-tuna [fish+{augmentative}.] n. assisting fish or fish behavior

nini [Unknown origin.] whatchamacallit -- an item or thing that has no name or that has a name but the speaker can't remember it

nini-kala [whatchamacallit+art.] n. modern art, modernism -- genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

nini-kasese [whatchamacallit+{abstraction}.] n. the essence of "Unknown Thing"

nini-kune [whatchamacallit+{opposite}.] n. known or recognised thing

nini-lete [whatchamacallit+{diminutive}.] n. small unknown thing

nini-napine [whatchamacallit+frequent event.] n. senile episode -- a moment of forgetfulness, caused by senility

nini-pitakesulina [whatchamacallit+alphabet.] n. dingbats

nini-tile-nanese [whatchamacallit+body-part+meat.] n. odd meats

nini-tuna [whatchamacallit+{augmentative}.] n. assisting unknown thing

nu [From Indo-European *oynos.] one -- the smallest natural number or a numeral representing such a number

nuka [From Russian /noga/, as there was no correspondence between the forms in the six cardinal languages (discounting using the English synonym 'member' to match Spanish 'miembro').] limb -- one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper

nuka-kanisa [limb+shirt.] n. sleeve or pant leg

nuka-kunune [limb+communication.] n. gestures

nu-kalane-pusiti [one+communication-unit+{preposition}+{opposite}.] interj. hello

Nu-kalase-tesu-sise-se [one+cross+god+system.] proper n. Catholicism, Catholicity -- the beliefs and practices of any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church

nu-kalepe-satisi-kusulu [one+carbon+satisfaction+alcohol.] n. methanol -- CH3-OH

nuka-lete [limb+{diminutive}.] n. tail

nuka-lete-nuni-katuse [limb+{diminutive}+absence+cat.] n. manx cat -- a tailless breed of domestic cat

nuka-lete-nuni-nine [limb+{diminutive}+absence+fish.] n. skate (suborder Rajoidei)

nuka-lete-tuna-nine [limb+{diminutive}+{augmentative}+fish.] n. grenadier (family Macrouridae)

nuka-naseke [limb+birth.] n. breech birth -- a birth in which the baby comes out legs first rather than head first

nuka-netale-sunu-sinata [limb+metal+sound+tool.] n. trombone

nu-kani [one+garment.] n. one-piece clothing

Nuka-nikule-tata-se [limb+tiny-item+amphibian.] proper n. Congo eel (genus Amphiuma)

Nuka-nine-se [limb+fish.] proper n. Darwin fish -- a modification of the traditional Greek Christian fish symbol with tetrapod limbs in place of fins and "Darwin" written in the middle, often used as a decal, bumper sticker, political sign message, etc.

nuka-nuni-tata [limb+absence+amphibian.] n. caecilian -- a worm-like burrowing amphibian of the order Gymnophiona

nuka-nusika-nasiku [limb+music+insect.] n. cricket

nuka-sisi [limb+movement.] n. walking

nuka-suli-pata-sane [limb+connection+water+bread.] n. elbow macaroni

nuka-susitu [limb+substitute.] n. artificial limb

nuka-sutale [limb+thread+{noun-modifier}.] adj. multi-threaded

nuka-tala [limb+removal.] n. amputation

nu-kelepe-kapina [one+play+card.] n. ace -- the playing card played below a deuce

Nu-kelu-natinu-lete-se [one+four+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Vermont -- 14th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on March 4, 1791

nu-kelu-pe [one+four+person.] n. 14-year old -- a person who has experienced 14 but not 15 years since birth

nu-kelu-pete [one+four+foot.] n. isopod crustacean -- crustaceans of the order Isopoda, such as sow bugs and gribbles, characterized by a flat body with seven pairs of legs

nuku [From Hindi /muk/, with /mu-/ reinforced by German 'Mund', with initial /m-/ in Dutch 'mond' and English 'mouth'. Inspired by Acadon 'muc', "lower face".] mouth, oral cavity -- the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge

nuku-kalane [mouth+communication-unit.] n. phoneme

nuku-kali-sise [mouth+word+system.] n. oral language -- the style of grammar and diction typical of spoken language rather than written language

nuku-kesinu [mouth+science.] n. dentistry

nuku-kukitu [mouth+knowledge.] n. lip-reading -- the ability to determine what a person is saying without hearing it by observing the positions the mouth is going through to produce sounds

nuku-kunane [mouth+eating.] n. open-mouth kissing

nuku-kunune [mouth+communication+{verb}.] v. say

nuku-lete [mouth+{diminutive}.] n. sucker

nu-kulule [one+color+{noun-modifier}.] adj. monocolor

nuku-lupete-satana [mouth+air+side.] n. cheek

nu-kune [one+{opposite}.] n. negative one, -1

nu-kune-kalane [one+{opposite}+communication-unit.] n. farewell -- expression of goodwill at parting

nuku-palise [mouth+digit.] n. tongue

nuku-palise-pata-sane [mouth+digit+water+bread.] n. linguini

nuku-pulase [mouth+hair.] n. mustache -- hair on the upper lip

nuku-pulase-pata-sane [mouth+hair+water+bread.] n. mostaccioli

nuku-sapite [mouth+copulation.] n. oral sex -- genital stimulation using the lips and tongue

nuku-satana [mouth+side.] n. jaw; maxilla; mandible

nuku-satana-nuni-nine [mouth+side+absence+fish.] n. lamprey (class Agnatha)

nuku-sisi-kita-lete [mouth+movement+food+{diminutive}.] n. chewing gum

nuku-sunu-sinata [mouth+sound+tool.] n. mouth organ, harmonica, sheng, etc.

Nu-kutu-natinu-lete-se [one+eight+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Louisiana -- 18th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on April 30, 1812

nu-kutu-pe [one+eight+person.] n. 18-year old -- a person who has experienced 18 but not 19 years since birth

nu-liku [one+liquid.] n. solution -- a homogeneous mixture of two or more liquids

Nu-lili-se [one+world.] proper n. Mercury -- the first planet from the Sun

nulute [From Russian /molot/, from Latin 'malleus', extant in Romance (Spanish 'martillo', Italian 'martello'), Hindi /martual/ and English 'mallet'.] hammer -- a hand tool with a rigid heavy head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking

nulute-kesinu [hammer+science.] n. carpentry

nulute-nine [hammer+fish.] n. hammerhead (Sphyrna)

nulute-sili [hammer+bird.] n. hamerkop (Scopus umbretta)

nulute-sunu-sinata [hammer+sound+tool.] n. piano, hammered dulcimer

Nu-nale-suli-se [one+ocean+connection.] proper n. Suez Canal -- opened in 1869, linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean Sea

Nu-natinu-lete-se [one+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Delaware -- first state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 7, 1787

nune [Blend of Latin 'non' & Germanic /n-t/. Latin 'non' is extant in Spanish, Italian, French, Novial, et al., while Germanic /n-t/ is extant in English 'not', German 'nicht', Dutch 'niet', et al.] negation -- the act or progress of nullifying or making something inactive or invalid

nune-kalane [negation+communication-unit.] n. denial/rejection

nune-kunane [negation+eating.] n. abstaining from food

nune-kune [negation+{opposite}.] n. yes -- affirmative

nune-kune [negation+{opposite}+{verb-modifier}.] adv. affirmatively

nune-kune-pusiti [negation+{opposite}+{preposition}+{opposite}.] interj. yes

nune-kune-seti [negation+{opposite}+emotion.] n. approval -- a feeling of liking something or someone good

nune-nasala-kali-sise [negation+source+word+system.] n. a prior artificial language -- a language with a lexicon designed from random or systematic word generation rather than from borrowing terms from other languages

nune-naseke-pe [negation+birth+person.] n. unborn

nunene [Consensus form derived from descendants of Indo-European *no-men-, extant in Achenese 'nan', Afrikaans 'naam', Albanian 'nam', Assamese 'nam', Bengali 'naam', Bislama 'nem', Burmese 'name', Catalan 'nom', Chamorro 'na`an', Danish 'navn', Dari(Afghan) 'nam', Dumaki 'noom', Dutch 'naam', English 'name', Esperanto 'nomo', Estonian 'nimi', Finnish 'nimi', French 'nom', German 'Name', Gujarati 'naam', Haitian 'non', Hindi 'naam', Iban (SeaDayak) 'nama', Indonesian 'nama', Italian 'nome', Japanese 'namae', Javanese 'nama', Kashmiri 'naam', Kharia 'n~imi', Khowar 'namo/namen', Lamani 'naam', Malay 'nama', Malayalam 'naamam', Maldivian 'nama', Marathi 'nav/naama', Nepali 'nama', Norwegian 'navn', Novial 'nome', Oriya 'naama', Persian 'naam', Portuguese 'nome', Punjabi 'naa~/naam', Pushtu 'nuum', Romanian 'nume', Sanskrit 'naaman', Sinhalese 'nama', Spanish 'nombre', Swedish 'namn', Thai '*nam', Tirahi 'naam', TokPisin 'nem', Turkish '*nam', Urdu 'naam', Uzbek 'nom', and Yiddish 'nomen'. Initial /n-/ in Bhojpuri 'na~', Bosnian 'naziv', Cebuano 'ngalan', Hungarian 'ne'v', Icelandic 'nafn', Ilocano 'nagan', Ilonggo 'ngalan', Konknni (Goa) 'na~va', Kumauni 'na~w', Kurdish 'nav', Lahnda 'na~', Romany (Czech Gypsy) 'nav', Sindhi 'naala', Tagalog 'ngalan' and Ukrainian 'nazva'. The following forms are from the IE root, but no longer have initial /n-/: Armenian(East) 'anun', Breton 'anv', Irish 'ainm', Modern Greek 'onoma', Russian /imen/ and Welsh 'enw'. Source: Leo Moser, The Acadon System.] name -- a language unit by which a person or thing is known

nunene [name+{verb}.] v. have the name

nunene [name+{verb}.] v. name -- namer S names namee O the name X

nunene [name+{verb}.] v. S is named O.

nunene-kalene [name+agent.] n. namer

Nunene-kali-pe-se [name+word+person.] proper n. Dublexer

Nunene-kali-se [name+word.] proper n. Dublex

nunene-kapina [name+card.] n. nametag

nunene-kesinu [name+science.] n. onomastics

Nu-nene-natinu-lete-se [one+nine+nation+{diminutive}.] proper n. Indiana -- 19th state to enter the Union, admitted to the U.S. on Dec. 11, 1816

nunene-nuni [name+absence+{noun-modifier}.] adj. nameless

nunene-nuninali [name+noun.] n. person's name -- proper noun

nu-nene-pe [one+nine+person.] n. 19-year old -- a person who has experienced 19 but not 20 years since birth

nunene-pitakesulina-palate [name+alphabet+part.] n. a person's initials

nunene-pitakesulina-palate [name+alphabet+part+{verb}.] v. initial -- to sign with one's initials

nunene-pitaku [name+separation.] n. genealogy, family tree -- successive generations of kin

nunene-pusi-kukitu [name+use+knowledge.] n. the art of the proper address

Nune-nunene-kalene-se [negation+name+agent.] proper n. Charles!

nune-pusiti [negation+{preposition}+{opposite}.] interj. no

nune-satale-seti [not+fast+emotion.] n. easygoing, laid-back, mellow -- unhurried and relaxed feeling

nunesu [From Indo-European *nom-eso- (later *nom-ero-), extant in Russian (the form used here), Romance (Latin, Spanish, Italian, et al), Germanic (English, German, Dutch, et al) and auxiliaries (Esperanto, Novial, et al).] number, numeral -- a symbol used to represent a number

nunesu-kesinu [number+science.] n. mathematics

nunesu-lete [number+{diminutive}.] n. few -- an indefinite but relatively small number

nunesu-nuni [number+absence.] n. innumeracy -- the fact (of a civilization) of having no concept of counting, mathematics, etc.

nunesu-pupa [number+bomb.] n. time bomb, infernal machine -- a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time

nunesu-sekupe [number+watcher.] n. accountant, comptroller, controller -- someone who maintains and audits business accounts

nunesu-tuna [number+{augmentative}.] n. many -- quantifier amounting to a large but indefinite number

nunete [From Latin 'montanus', extant in Spanish, Italian, English, Esperanto, Novial.] mountain, mount -- a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

nunete-kanelu [mountain+camel.] n. vicu±a (Vicugna)

nunete-kasese [mountain+{abstraction}.] n. a holy task which will not be denied

nunete-katuse [mountain+cat.] n. lynx, catamount -- short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears

nunete-kene [mountain+hole.] n. cave

nunete-kesinu [mountain+science.] n. geography

nunete-kune [mountain+{opposite}.] n. chasm, abyss, canyon

nunete-kunune [mountain+communication.] n. yodel -- a form of intermountain communication that involves singing with rapid voice pitch alterations

Nunete-kunune-natinu-se [mountain+communication+nation.] proper n. Switzerland

nunete-lete [mountain+{diminutive}.] n. hill -- a natural land mass that projects well above its surroundings; shorter than a mountain

nunete-lete [mountain+{diminutive}.] n. hill

nunete-lete [mountain+{diminutive}.] n. hole

nunete-lete-kene [mountain+{diminutive}+hole.] n. cave

nune-tenali-kapina [negation+money+card.] n. credit card

nunete-nasini [mountain+vehicle.] n. sports utility vehicle [well, some of them are as big as mountains these days

nunete-nese [mountain+sheep.] n. mouflon (Ovis orientalis)

nunete-nusike [mountain+rodent.] n. marmot (Marmota)

nunete-pakale [mountain+bovine.] n. yak (Bos grunniens)

Nunete-pakale-natinu-se [mountain+bovine+nation.] proper n. Tibet

nunete-panupu-sili [mountain+bamboo+bird.] n. mountain bamboo patridge, Bambusicola fytchii

nunete-tile [mountain+body-part.] n. nipple

nunete-tuna [mountain+{augmentative}.] n. large mountain (e.g., Everest)

nune-tuna [negation+{augmentative}.] n. argument

nuni [Unknown origin.] absence -- a deficiency or lack of something

nuni-kalane [absence+communication-unit.] n. notification of absense

nuni-kapina [absence+card.] n. pink slip -- a piece of paper signed and filled out to excuse a student's absence beforehand

nuni-kasese [absence+{abstraction}.] n. emptiness

nuni-ku [absence+violence.] n. peace -- the state prevailing during the absence of war or violence

nuni-kune [absence+{opposite}.] n. presence

nuni-kunune [absence+communication.] n. radio silence, communications lull -- a planned or unplanned condition of being unable to communicate

nuni-lete [absence+{diminutive}.] n. insufficiency -- being a little short of; not having quite enough

nuni-nala [absence+disparagement.] n. lack (pejorative absence)

nuninali [From Latin 'nominalis', extant in English, et al.] noun -- a word that functions as the subject or object of a verb, as the object of a preposition or as an appositive

nuninali-kesinu [noun+science.] n. grammar

nuni-natinu [absence+nation.] n. government-in-exile -- the overthrown ruling body of a country that has established a base in another country in hopes of liberating its homeland

Nuni-natinu-se [absence+nation.] proper n. Diaspora -- the dispersion of the Jews from Palestine after the Babylonian exile (358 BCE)

nuni-nesete [absence+site.] n. space, room, void -- an empty area

nuni-nu [absence+one.] n. interpolation -- calculation of the value of a function between the values already known (mathematics)

nuni-tepuse [absence+time.] n. hiatus, respite, reprieve, abatement, suspension -- an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

nuni-tuna [absence+{augmentative}.] n. total lack of, being devoid of

nu-nu [one+one.] n. eleven (exactly)