Appendix:Lojban/nitcu

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: cu — 需 (xū)
• English: nid — need
• Spanish: nesesit — necesitar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.t͡ʃu/

Root

nitcu (rafsi tcu)

1. need; x₁ needs/requires/is dependent on/[wants] necessity x₂ for purpose/action/stage of process x₃.
   • 2012, zalaim, “Sentence nº1769841”, in tatoeba.org‎^[1], retrieved 2012-08-12:

     mi nitcu lonu te vecnu lo cirla

     I need to buy cheese.

See also

• banzu (“suffice”)
• cidja
• claxu (“without”)
• djica (“desire”)
• lacri
• pindi (“poor”)
• sarcu
• taske
• xagji
• xebni