English

Noun

tanru ‎(plural tanru)

1. (Lojban grammar) A compound brivla; that is, a sequence of two or more brivla with possible intervention/incrustation of cmavo to modify the way in which the brivla associate. (Left on their own, the brivla behave in a left-associative manner, where each brivla is modified by the brivla or sub-tanru to its left, before going on to modify the brivla to its right.^[1]) The component brivla maintain their separateness (i.e., they are separated by spaces), making tanru different from lujvo.

See also

• bo
• ke
• ke'e

References

1. ↑ Lojban Reference Grammar, Chapter 5, §3

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: iiniu — 隱喻/隐喻 (yǐn yù)
• English: metafor — metaphor
• Hindi: rupak — रूपक (rūpaka)
• Spanish: metafor — metáfora
• Russian: mitafar — метафора (metafora)
• Arabic: istiara — استعارة (isti3aara)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtan.ru/

Gismu

tanru ‎(rafsi tau)

1. (grammar, selbri) x₁ is a binary metaphor (possibly containing cmavo (particles)) formed with x₂ modifying x₃, giving meaning x₄ in language x₅
2. (grammar, sumti) phrase compound

See also

• gismu
• smuni