Appendix:Lojban/samcu

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: cu — 薯 (shǔ)
• English: iam — yam
• Hindi: sabudan — साबूदाना (sābūdānā)
• Spanish: niam — ñame
• Russian: iams — ямс (jams)
• Arabic: iam — يَام (yām)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsamʃu/

Root

samcu

1. cassava; x₁ is a quantity of cassava / taro / manioc/ tapioca / yam [edible starchy root] of species/strain x₂.

Related terms

• genja (“root”)
• jalna (“starch”)
• patlu (“potato”)