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Bongu

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Lojban

Brivla

bongu, rafsi bog, bo'u

  1. bone: x1 is a/the bone/ivory [body-part], performing function x2 in body of x3; [metaphor: calcium] /:/ [x2 is likely an abstract: may be structure/support for some body part, but others as well such as the eardrum bones; the former can be expressed as (tu'a le <body-part>)]

le bongu (x1) - bone
le se bongu (x2) - function of bone
le te bongu (x3) - body with bone

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

Chinese: gu (骨, gu3)
English: bon (bone)

See also: ranbo'u (cartilage/gristle), bogygreku (skeleton) ranbo'ufi'e, bogjinme

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