Dai Lue - English


ᦠᦱhaa¹5001verb (transitive)to look for; search for; seekᦞᧃ ᦞᦱ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦠᦱ ᦵᦊᦲᧈ ᦁᦱ ᦠᦱᧃ.Yesterday I went out looking for food.ᦙᧃ ᦠᦱ ᦷᦜ ᦀᧁ ᦙᦱ ᦉᦳᧄ ᦺᦝ.He looked for firewood to make a fire.7.6.1Search2verb (transitive)to meet; findᦗᦱ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦠᦱ ᦶᦉᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧂ.They went to meet the county supervisor.ᦠᦱ ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦐᦽᧈ ᧚, ᦺᦓ ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦓᧄᧉ.He found a glass bottle, and in it there was some water.4.2.1.2Encounter3prepositionto; towardᦶᦔᧂ ᦟᦲᧃ ᦀᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦠᦱ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ.He made a trough to bring water to the village.ᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦠᦱ ᦂᧃ.The two of them called to each other.ᦙᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦠᦱ ᦀᦱᧂᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦌᦽᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ.He went to the water tub to wash his face.8.5.2.7Towardsᦃᧁᧉᦉᦴᧈᦟᦳᧂᦠᦱᦃᧁᧉᦠᦱᦈᦱᦣᦴᧉᦃᦹᧃᧉᦉᦴᧈᦟᦳᧂᦠᦱᦃᧅᦺᦅᧉᦖᧃᧈᦠᦱᦃᧇᦺᦆᧈᦺᦎᧈᦠᦱᦃᧇᦠᦱᦅᦸᧂᦠᦱᦅᦹᧆᦃᦳᧂᧈᦎᦳᧂᧈᦠᦱᦆᧄᦠᦱᦉᦶᦛᧂᦠᦱᦌᦸᦰᦠᦱᦌᦸᦰᦦᦱᧈᦠᦱᦡᦾᧉᦌᧁᦢᦱᧈᦠᦱᦶᦣᧂᦺᦎᧈᦓᧄᦏᦱᧄᦠᦱᦑᦸᧂᦰᦠᦱᦔᦸᧂᦠᦱᦕᦱᧆᦏᦐᦱᦠᦱᦛᧂᦛᧂᦠᦱᦵᦟᦲᧅᦠᦱᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃᦠᦱᦅᦱᧈᦢᧁᧈᦺᦡᧉᦠᦱᦺᦈᦠᦱᦍᦱᧅᦠᦱᦑᦸᧂᦰᦠᦱᦺᦡᧉᦠᦱᦡᦾᧉᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃᦠᦱᦵᦣᧃᦠᦱᦣᦸᧄᦵᦣᧆᦠᦱᦵᦣᧆᦡᦾᧉᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃᦵᦣᧆᦵᦣᧆᦠᦱᦠᦱᦩᦱᧄᦉᦵᦓᦠᦱᦩᦱᧄᦣᧅᦉᦵᦓᦠᦱ
ᦠᦱᧈ1haa²20001nounrainfall; shower of rainᦙᦲ ᦠᦱᧈ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦋᦳᧄᧈ.A pleasant rain is falling.ᦔᦲ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦠᦱᧈ.This year there will not be rainstorms.1.1.3.3Rain2classifierclassifier for rainfalls, stormsᦠᦱ ᦵᦑ ᦞ ᦡᦱ ᦚᦳᧃ, ᦃᦸ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦠᦱᧈ ᧚.She found the rain god and asked him to send a shower of rain.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦉᦱᧈᦠᦱᧈᦕᦲᦠᦱᧈᦠᦱᧈᦶᦂᧁᧉᦠᦱᧈᦚᦳᧃ
ᦠᦱᧈ2haa²exclamationoh! exclamation of surpriseᦠᦱᧈ, ᦊᦱᧂ ᦍᧂ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ! Oh! You can make houses out of plastic!9.2.7Interjections9.6.3.3Prompters of attention
ᦠᦱᧉhaa³5001numeralfive. Written as ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦣᦱᧃᧉ ᦉᦳᧂ ᧕ ᦣᦱᧃᧉ.A building five stories high.8.1.1.1Cardinal numbers2nameHa River (the River Five), in Meng Hai countyᦉᦲᧃ᧕
ᦠᦱᧈᦶᦂᧁᧉhaa²kæw³nounrainfall; showerᦃᦸ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦀᦲᧃ ᦔᧃ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦠᦱᧈ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦋᦳᧄᧈ ᦷᦟ ᦂᦱ.We asked Lord Indra to send a shower of rain to water the earth.1.1.3.3Rainᦠᦱᧈ1ᦶᦂᧁᧉ1
ᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃhaa¹kin¹verb (intransitive)to work; earn one's living; find foodᦃᧁ ᧓ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦺᦔ ᧞.The three of them each found their own work.6.1Workᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃ
ᦠᦱᦺᦈhaa¹caj¹verb (intransitive)to regain consciousnessᦌᦲᧃᧈ ᦈᦱᧂᧈ ᦋᦲ ᦊᦱᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦔᦲᧃᧈ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦎᦻ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦠᦱ ᦺᦈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.CPR is a method for helping a person who has fainted to regain consciousness.2.5.6.4Lose consciousnessᦠᦱᦺᦈ1
ᦠᦱᦍᦱᧅhaa¹jaak⁵adjectiverare; scarceᦩᦱᧂᧉ ᦷᦣ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦊᦱ ᦡᦲ ᦁᧃ ᦠᦱ ᦍᦱᧅ ᦓᧃᧉ.Cow bezoar is a good medicine that is very rare.8.3.5.3.2Unusualᦠᦱᦍᦱᧅ
ᦠᦱᦑᦸᧂᦰhaa¹tɔŋ⁴verb (transitive)to look up (as in a book); search forᦕᦴᧉ ᦀᦱᧃᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦇᦻᧈ.Readers can easily look things up.3.2.2.1Studyᦠᦱᦑᦸᧂᦰ
ᦠᦱᧈᦚᦳᧃhaa²fun¹nounrainfallᦷᦂ ᦠᦱᧈ ᦚᦳᧃ ᦍᧄ.He was afraid of the rain drenching him.1.1.3.3Rainᦠᦱᧈ1ᦚᦳᧃ1
ᦠᦱᦺᦡᧉhaa¹daj³2000verb (transitive)to findᦅᦹᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦎᦻ ᦎᦱᧂ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.He thought, 'I have found someone to die in my place'.7.6.2Findᦠᦱᦺᦡᧉ
ᦠᦱᦡᦾᧉᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃhaa¹dɔj³haa¹kin¹verb (intransitive)to find food; work for a livingᦍᦱᧄ ᦐᦱᧁ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦱ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦠᦱ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦍᦱᧅ.In the winter it is hard to find food.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦘᦱᧃ ᦵᦏᦲᧃᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦡᦾᧉ ᦠᦱ ᦂᦲᧃ.He was a hunter who was good at finding food.6.1Workᦠᦱᦡᦾᧉᦂᦲᧃ
ᦠᦱᦵᦣᧃhaa¹hen⁴verb (intransitive)to seek for learningᦶᦎᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦙᧅ ᦠᦳᧄ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦵᦣᧃ.Since he was young he liked to travel and seek learning.3.2.2Learnᦠᦱᦵᦣᧃ
ᦠᦱᦣᦸᧄhaa¹hɔm⁴20001verb (transitive)to collectᦙᦲ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦠᦳᧄ ᦠᦱ ᦣᦸᧄ ᦍᦲᧁᧉ ᦶᦕᧁᧈ. Many people like to collect postage stamps.6.8.2.6Collect2verb (transitive)to select; collate; editᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦣᦸᧄ ᦅᧄ ᦑᦻ ᦚᦳᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦓᧇ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦘᦲᧃ ᦍᦱᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦀᧁ.When we were choosing riddles, if they had good lessons in them, we included them.ᦀᦲᦰ ᦶᦉᧂ ᦠᦱ ᦣᦸᧄ.Edited by E Saeng.3.5.7.4Publish3.3.1.2Chooseᦠᦱᦣᦸᧄ
ᦠᦲhii¹nounvulva; vagina2.1.8.4Female organs
ᦠᦲᧈhii²verb (transitive)to shut; close7.3.6.1Shut, closeᦠᦳᧄᧉᦠᦲᧈᦠᧇᦠᦲᧈ
ᦠᦴhuu¹5001nounearᦃᦸᧃ1 2ᦠᦴ 3ᦙᦸᧇ ᦠᦴ.Cover one's ears.ᦀᦹᧆ ᦠᦴ.Plug one's ears.ᦵᦄᧂᧈ ᦠᦴ ᦝᧂ ᦏᦲᧈ.The dog pricked up its ears and listened carefully.ᦂᦱᧃ ᦙᧃ ᧞ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦂᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦕᧁ ᦠᦴ ᦵᦙ ᦙᧃ ᧟.The fact that he and E Kaew were sleeping together reached the ear of his wife.2.1.1.2Ear2nounhandle; knobᦃᦸᧃ1 26.7.8Parts of tools3classifierclassifier for ears᧒ ᦠᦴ ᦶᦑᧆ ᦎᦱᧂᧉ ᦆᧄ.In her two ears she wore gold earrings.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦶᦂᧁᧉᦠᦴᦂᦲᧃᧈᦠᦴᦃᦲᧉᦠᦴᦉᦾᧉᦠᦴᦎᦱᧂᧉᦠᦴᦐᦹᧂᦠᦴᦖᦲᧃᦠᦴᦷᦙᧃᧈᦠᦴᦺᦙᧉᦆᦸᧆᦠᦴᦠᦴᦀᦸᧅᧈᦷᦐᧅᧈᦠᦴᦋᦱᧂᧉᦠᦴᦎᦱᦠᦴᦷᦐᧅᧈᦠᦴᦖᦸᧉᦠᦴᦺᦛᦺᦈᦺᦉᧈᦠᦴᦜᦹᧂᧈᦠᦴᦝᧂᦠᦴᦡᧇᦎᧇᦺᦖᧉᦠᦴᦣᦴᧉᦎᦱᦠᧃᦵᦠᧆᦠᦴᦢᧂᦠᦴᦢᦸᧂᧈᦠᦴᦢᦲᧃᧉᦠᦴᦣᦴᦠᦴ
ᦠᦴᧈhuu²adjectivewrinkled; crumpled8.3.1.5.3Foldᦠᦴᧈᦵᦠᧁᧈ
ᦠᦴᦶᦂᧂᦰᦎᦱᦶᦟᧂᦰhuu¹kæŋ¹taa¹læŋ⁴adjectivealert; with eyes openᦶᦔᧂ ᦠᦴ ᦶᦂᧂᦰ ᦎᦱ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ, ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦈᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦔᧃ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦺᦕ.They stayed alert to see who the king would give his daughter to.3.1.2.1Alertᦠᦴᦎᦱᦶᦂᧂᦰᦶᦟᧂᦰ
ᦠᦴᦶᦈᧂᧉᦎᦱᦶᦟᧂᦰhuu¹cæŋ³taa¹læŋ⁴noungood eyesight; good understanding and perceptionᦷᦅᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦠᦴ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ ᦎᦱ ᦶᦟᧂᦰ, ᦅᦳᧃ ᦣᦻᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦎᦸᧂᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦶᦢᧂᧈ ᦶᦈᧂᧉ.You should have insight and distinguish between the bad people and the good people.2.3.1Seeᦠᦴᦎᦱᦶᦈᧂᧉᦶᦟᧂᦰ
ᦠᦴᦋᦱᧂᧉhuu¹caaŋ⁶nounpadlock (literally: elephant ear)ᦃᦸ2 36.5.2.4Doorᦠᦴᦋᦱᧂᧉ1
ᦠᦴᦎᦱhuu¹taa¹nouneye (can be separated). [Note: ᦠᦴ ᦎᦱ is literally 'ear-eye', but this doublet refers to the eyes.]ᦇᦱᧄ ᦑᦹᧂ ᦠᦴ ᦑᦹᧂ ᦎᦱ.It was beautiful to the eye.ᦉᦲ ᦠᦴ ᦉᦲ ᦎᦱ ᧞ ᦺᦠᧉ ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦉᦱᧂᧈ.She rubbed her eyes and stopped crying.ᦕᦴᧉ ᦏᦳᧅᧈ ᦶᦎᧃᧈ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦺᦔ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦙᦹᧃ ᦠᦴ ᦙᦹᧃ ᦎᦱ.The person who got shocked was unconscious and couldn't open her eyes.2.1.1.1Eyeᦠᦴᦎᦱ1ᦓᧄᧉᦠᦴᦓᧄᧉᦎᦱᦜᧇᦠᦴᦜᧇᦎᦱᦠᦴᦶᦂᧂᦰᦎᦱᦶᦟᧂᦰᦠᦴᦶᦈᧂᧉᦎᦱᦶᦟᧂᦰ
ᦠᦴᦷᦐᧅᧈhuu¹nook²adjectivedeafᦍᦸᧃᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦠᦴ ᦷᦐᧅᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦗᦸ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ.Because he is deaf he cannot care for his mother very well.2.5.4.3Deafᦠᦴᦷᦐᧅᧈ