Appendix:Lojban/zgana

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: guan — 觀 / 观 (guān)
• Hindi: mana — मनाना (manānā)
• Russian: nabliud — наблюдать (nabljudatʹ)
• Arabic: laxat — لَاحَظَ (lāḥaẓa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzɡa.na/

Root

zgana (rafsi zga)

1. observe; x1 observes/[notices]/watches/beholds x2 using senses/means x3 under conditions x4.

   lu ko klagau le pamoi zgana sei la noltrunau cu cusku li'u

   'Call the first witness,' said the King

   mi zgana lo bloti le mi kanla le bumru

   I observe a boat with my eyes through the fog.

Derived terms

• (x₁-sumti modal): ga'a
• vi'azga (“behold/watch/gaze”)
• zgaku'i, jdeku'i (“guard/watchman/sentinel”)

See also

• canci (“vanish”)
• catlu (“look”)
• ganse (“sense”)
• jarco (“show”)
• kurji (“care”)
• lanli (“analyze”)
• pencu (“touch”)
• pinka (“comment”)
• simlu (“seem”)
• sumne (“smell”)
• tirna (“hear”)
• viska (“see”)