Appendix:Lojban/tavla

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: tan — 談 / 谈 (tán)
• English: tak — talk
• Hindi: bakvad — बकवाद (bakvād)
• Spanish: abl — hablar
• Russian: gavar — говорить (govoritʹ)
• Arabic: kalam — كَلَّمَ (kallama)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtav.la/

Root

tavla (rafsi tav or ta'a)

1. talk; x₁ talks/speaks to x₂ about subject x₃ in language x₄

   mi tavla do fo la glibau ― I talk to you in English.

   le sutra tavla ― the fast talker

   lenu sutra tavla ― the fast talking

   le tavla cu sutra tavla ― the talker talks fast

   mi sutra tavla do la lojban. la gliban. ― I talk swiftly to you about Lojban in English.

Derived terms

• belta'a
• selta'a
• terta'a
• velta'a

 

See also

• bacru (“vocally makes sound”)
• bangu (“language”)
• casnu (“to discuss about subject”)
• ciksi (“to explain”)
• darlu (“to argue/provide support for”)
• skicu (“to describe”)