The Logical Language Group Online Dictionary Query

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5 definitions found
From Lojban to Russian :

        Word: paunai [jbovlaste]
        Type: cmavo-compound
  Gloss Word: риторический вопрос
     selma'o: UI*3
  Definition: междометие-рассуждение: нереалистический/риторический вопрос
       следует

From Lojban to Japanese :

        Word: paunai [jbovlaste]
        Type: cmavo-compound
  Gloss Word: 修辞的疑問
     selma'o: UI*3
  Definition: 修辞的疑問 ( pau ?マーク - paunai 修辞的疑問)
       Notes: 心態詞(談話系); 本当に疑問に思っているのではなく、話の流れのために修辞的な疑問表現を使っていることを表す「ta mo
       paunai /あれは何やってるんだか、やれやれ。」 ・読み方: パウナイ

From Lojban to Spanish :

        Word: paunai [jbovlaste]
        Type: cmavo-compound
  Gloss Word: pregunta retórica
     selma'o: UI*3
  Definition: discursivo: pregunta retórica

From Lojban to English :

        Word: paunai [jbovlaste]
        Type: cmavo-compound
  Gloss Word: rhetorical question
     selma'o: UI*3
  Definition: discursive: unreal/rhetorical question follows.

From Lojban to Easy French :

        Word: paunai [jbovlaste]
        Type: cmavo-compound
  Definition: question rhétorique

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