Re: Next word: "key"

Mike Ellis wrote:

> Another good lexicon-builder with a lot of meanings is "set".
> This comes from my beat-up 1990 Guinness Book of Records (which had a
> section on language):
I guess I'm all set to go for the next set of Lindiga words, then. "Set"
it is. I'll do the nouns for now and save the verbs for later.

> some nouns:
> group of things sold etc. together - "they come as a set"
 > group of games in a tennis match
 > group of reps in an exercise

A lot of these are just variations of "group of ... things". A group
considered as a unit, like a collection. The mathematical definition of
"set" could fall under this. "Character set" belongs here, and probably
"construction set" as well. For some reason I don't yet have any Lindiga
words that start with "kj", so this meaning of "set" will be "kjos".

> apparatus/machine - "TV set"
It's a bit of a stretch, but I can see how a piece of intricate
machinery or electronics with many components could be described as a
"set", the same way that "system" is used. Still, "apparatus" is a nice
word to have as a vocabulary item; could probably also be extended to
cover related ideas like "appliance" or "gadget". I'll call this one
"tansa".

> movie/television stage
Could this be related to "setting"? In any case, I'll use this as a word
meaning "setting" or "background": "nsumi". "Stage" itself would be a
good word to work on, with all its different meanings....

> performance at a concert (as length or number of songs)
Another "collection"?

I suppose I might as well add the adjective meaning "ready", since I
alluded to it: "sarlévi".