Appendix:Lojban/xamgu

Lojban

Etymology

In Lojbanized spelling.

• Chinese: xau — 好 (hǎo)
• English: gud — good
• Hindi: utam — उत्तम (uttam)
• Russian: xaroc — хороший (xorošij)
• Arabic: xaiid — جَيِّد (jayyid)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxam.ɡu/

Root

xamgu (rafsi xag or xau)

1. good; x₁ (object/event) is good/beneficial/nice/[acceptable] for x₂ by standard x₃.

Antonyms

• xlali (“bad”)

Derived terms

• mlixau
• norxau
• xaurselcru (acceptable)
• xagrai (“best”) from rafsi xag of xamgu (“good”) + rafsi (“combining form”) rai of traji (“superlative”)

See also

• melbi (“beautiful”)
• xlali (“bad”)
• vrude (“virtuous”)
• zabna (“favorable”)