Dai Lue - English


ᦡᦱ1daa¹nouncloth for tying a child on one's backᦕᦹᧃ6.6.1.1Cloth
ᦡᦱ2daa¹adjectivegood. [Note: This is an attendant word, appearing only as part of a compound.]ᦡᦲᦡᦱᦣᧅᦉᦱᦡᦱᦶᦅᧄ
ᦡᦱᧈ1daa²500verb (transitive)to scold; curse; yell atᦡᦱᧈ ᦷᦕ, ᦈᧄ ᦷᦕ ᦎᦻ.She cursed her husband and told him to die.ᦡᦱᧈ ᦅᦳᧃᦺᦋᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦢᧉ ᦙᦹᧂ.He yelled at the servant, 'You idiot'.ᦷᦕ ᦡᦱᧈ ᦵᦙ, ᦵᦙ ᦡᦱᧈ ᦟᦴᧅ.The husband yelled at the wife; the wife yelled at the kids.4.9.4.4Curseᦅᧄᦡᦱᧈᦉᦱᧄᧉᦉᦱᧄᧉᦡᦱᧈᦡᦱᧈᦉᦱᧄᧉᦡᦱᧈᦎᦲᦰᦡᦱᧈᦡᦱᧈᦊᦸᧉᦡᦱᧈᦑᦸ
ᦡᦱᧈᦊᦸᧉdaa²jɔɔ³verb (transitive)to mock3.5.1.8.3Mockᦡᦱᧈ1ᦊᦸᧉ
ᦡᦱᧈᦑᦸdaa²tɔɔ⁴verb (transitive)to curseᦢᧁᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦣᦻᧉ ᦡᦱᧈ ᦑᦸ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦤᦸᦰ.Don't speak roughly and curse me.ᦵᦅᧆ ᦋᦱᧉ ᦡᦱᧈ ᦑᦸ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦞᦻ ᦞᦻ ᦷᦠ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦕᦱᧃ ᦵᦓ.She was angry and cursed him: 'Die, die, you head of a poor man.'4.9.4.4Curseᦡᦱᧈ1ᦑᦸ1ᦞᦱᧈᦆᦱᧉᦡᦱᧈᦑᦸᦡᦱᧈᦑᦸᦖᦸᦏᦾᧉ
ᦡᦱᧈᦑᦸᦖᦸᦏᦾᧉdaa²tɔɔ⁴mɔɔ¹tʰɔj³verb (transitive)to curseᦙᧃ ᦡᦱᧈ ᦑᦸ ᦖᦸ ᦏᦾᧉ, ᦀᦱᧂᧉ ᦗᦻᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦅᦱ.She cursed him and said she would leave him.4.9.4.4Curseᦡᦱᧈᦑᦸᦖᦸᦏᦾᧉ
ᦡᦲᦰdiʔ²pre-verbirrealis. [Note: Colloquial variant of ᦈᧅ.]ᦈᧅ1ᦷᦓᧅ ᦷᦎ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦡᦲᦰ ᦅᦱᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦇᦱᧄ ᦙᦱ ᦅᦳᧃ ᧚.This bird will bring a beautiful woman in its mouth.9.4.4.10Irrealis
ᦡᦲ1dii¹5001adjectivegoodᦂᦱᧄᧈ ᦡᦲ.Good luck.ᦁᦱ ᦈᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ.Good character.ᦊᦱᧄᧉ ᦜᦹᧆᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲ.A habit that is not good.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦙᧆ ᦉ ᦠᦻ ᦡᦲ ᦂᧃ.They were good friends.ᦓᧄᧉ ᦓᦳᧄ ᦷᦣ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦗᦴ ᦡᦲ.Cow's milk is a good nutrient.ᦆᦴ ᦉᦸᧃ ᦍᦸ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦡᦲ.My teacher praises me as a good child.ᦣᧁ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?Lets play in the water together, is that good?ᦷᦎ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ ᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦊᦱᧈ.It would be really good if you help me.8.3.7Good2post-verbwellᦃᧇ ᦡᦲ.She sings well.ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦡᧆᧈ ᦡᦲ.The sun was shining well.ᦔᦱᧈ ᦊᦱᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱ ᦷᦔ ᦡᦲ.They care for the rubber trees well.ᦢᧁᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦡᦲ ᧞ ᦍᧄᧈ ᦺᦃᧈ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ.She didn't look well and stepped on the egg.4.3.1Good, moralᦀᧄᦡᦲᦀᧄᦡᧅᦀᦲᧄᧈᦗᦲᦡᦲᦵᦂᧂᧉᦀᦳᧇᧈᦡᦲᦉᦲᦵᦂᧂᧉᦶᦂᧁᧉᦔᦸᧆᧈᦞᧃᦡᦲᦶᦂᧁᧉᦡᦲᦞᧃᦟᦸᧆᦂᦱᧃᦡᦲᦂᦱᧄᧈᦡᦲᦢᦳᧃᦙᦲᦃᦸᧂᦡᦲᦵᦚᧆᧈᦚᦳᧃᦅᦸᧉᦡᦲᦶᦆᧄᧉᦏᦲᧈᦡᦲᦎᦸᧂᧉᦈᦱᦢᧁᧈᦡᦲᦺᦈᦡᦲᦺᦈᦡᦲᦺᦈᦛᦱᧃᦉᦴᦈᧁᧉᦡᦲᦊᦴᧈᦉᦳᧅᦂᦲᧃᦡᦲᦊᦴᧈᦉᦳᧅᦊᦴᧈᦡᦲᦊᦴᧈᦡᦲᦊᦴᧈᦡᦲᦂᦲᧃᦉᦳᧅᦊᦴᧈᦡᦲᦂᦲᧃᦛᦱᧃᦊᦴᧈᦡᦲᦂᦲᧃᦡᦲᦊᦱᧂᧈᦺᦡᦅᦸᧉᦡᦲᦍᦲᧂᧈᦡᦲᦍᦲᧃᦡᦲᦍᦱᧄᦡᦲᦎᦱᦡᦲᦎᦳᦗᦲᦡᦲᦇᦱᧄᦷᦎᦡᦲᦷᦎᦡᦲᦷᦎᦐᧄᦷᦎᧅᦑᦲᧈᦔᦲᧃᦡᦲᦎᦱᧄᦡᦲᦐᦱᧉᦋᦱᧉᦎᦱᦢᧁᧈᦡᦲᦐᦱᧉᦡᦲᦐᧄᦡᦲᦑᦲᧈᦡᦲᦑᦸᧂᦰᦋᦱᧉᦑᦸᧂᦰᦡᦲᦓᦳᧂᧈᦺᦖᧈᦺᦏᧈᦡᦲᦓᦸᧃᦚᧃᦠᧃᦡᦲᦓᦸᧃᦡᦲᦜᧇᦛᦱᧃᦓᧄᧉᦶᦆᧄᧉᦓᧄᧉᦡᦲᦓᧄᧉᦡᦲᦵᦔᧃᧈᦺᦖᧈᦺᦏᧈᦡᦲᦵᦔᧃᧈᦡᦲᦔᦳᧂᧈᦺᦖᧈᦺᦏᧈᦡᦲᦔᦲᧃᦡᦲᦙᦲᦣᧂᧈᦔᦱᧅᦞᦱᧈᦈᦱᦡᦲᦕᦴᧉᦡᦲᦅᦳᧃᦖᦱᧃᧈᦗᦸᦡᦲᦗᦱᧅᦡᦲᦗᦸᧅᦡᦲᦙᦹᧉᦶᦑᧃᦞᧃᦡᦲᦙᦹᧉᦡᦲᦞᧃᦔᦸᧆᧈᦙᧅᦉᦳᧅᦂᦲᧃᦡᦲᦜᧇᦡᦲᦓᦸᧃᦀᦳᧃᧈᦜᧇᦡᦲᦓᦸᧃᦀᦲᧄᧈᦝᦱᧉᦡᦲᦔᦲᦏᦳᧅᧈᦝᦱᧉᦶᦡᧆᧈᦡᦱᧁᦡᦲᦷᦠᦺᦈᦡᦲᦠᦹᧉᦡᦲᦡᦲᦂᦲᧃᦡᦲᦃᦻᦡᦲᦇᦱᧄᦡᦲᦺᦈᦡᦲᦊᦴᧈᦡᦲᦑᦸᧂᦰᦡᦲᦟᦴᧉᦡᦲᦡᦱᦡᦲᦡᦲᦡᦲᦡᦾᧉᦡᦲᦡᦲᧃᧉᦡᦲᦡᦲᧃᧉᦡᦲᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᦡᦳᧄᦡᦲᦣᦻᧉᦡᦲᦣᧅᦡᦲᦣᧅᦡᦲᦵᦅᧀᦡᦲᦣᧅᦡᦲᦶᦗᧂᦡᦲᦶᦦᧃᧈᦡᦲᦵᦅᧀᦺᦡᧉᦡᦲᦢᧁᧈᦡᦲᦣᦻᧉᦣᦻᧉᦡᦲᦡᦲᦣᧂᧈᦙᦲᦔᦲᧃᦡᦲᦣᧂᧈᦡᦲᦩᦱᧄᦡᦲ
ᦡᦲ2di500pre-verbirrealis. [Note: Colloquial variant of ᦈᧅ.]ᦈᧅ1ᦌᦹ ᦡᦲ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦣᦱ.How could I forget that?9.4.4.10Irrealisᦵᦈᧇᦡᦲᦎᦻ
ᦡᦲ3dii¹noungall bladder; bileᦐᦽᧈ 32.1.8Internal organs
ᦡᦲᧈdii²500pre-verbirrealis. [Note: Colloquial variant of ᦈᧅ.]ᦈᧅ1ᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦡᦲᧈ ᦵᦎᦲᧄᧈ ᦷᦠᧆ ᦓᧄᧉ.I will help you water the crops.9.4.4.10Irrealis
ᦡᦲᦀᦉᦶᦈᧃdii¹ʔasacæn¹adjectivestrange; bewilderingᦗᦻ ᦜᧂ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦓᦲᧉ, ᦁᧃ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦀ ᦉ ᦶᦈᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦷᦓᧅ ᦢᦲᧃ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦍᧇ ᦔᦱ.Behind the ship, which was especially strange, there were no birds catching fish.8.3.5.3.4Strangeᦡᦲ4ᦀᦉᦶᦈᧃ
ᦡᦲᦀᦻdii¹ʔaaj¹2000verb (intransitive)to be embarrassed; shy; ashamedᦡᦲ ᦀᦻ ᧞ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦉᦳᧄ ᦙᦱ.He was embarrassed and said, Forgive me.ᦓᧂᧈ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦋᦴᧉ, ᦠᦱᧅ ᦡᦲ ᦀᦻ.He sat near his lover, but he was really shy.ᦷᦃ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: ᦅᦳᧃ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦵᦕᧀᧈ ᦄᦻ ᦖᦴ, ᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦀᦻ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.They laughed at her and said, 'A woman inseminating pigs, so shameful.'3.4.2.2.1Ashamedᦡᦲ4ᦀᦻ2
ᦡᦲᦀᦲᧄᧈᦅᦻᧈdii¹ʔim²kaaj⁵adjectivetiresome; aggravatingᦂᦲᦰ ᦈ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦀᦲᧄᧈ ᦅᦻᧈ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦣᧁ.A problem that has been so aggravating to us.3.4.1.4.6Uninterested, bored3.4.2.3Angryᦡᦲ4ᦀᦲᧄᧈᦅᦻᧈ
ᦡᦲᦁᦱᧄdii¹ʔaam⁴20001adjectiveamazed; surprised; puzzledᦠᧃ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦙᦱ, ᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦁᦱᧄ ᦶᦑᧉ.When she saw her mother come back alive, she was amazed.ᦡᦲ ᦁᦱᧄ ᧞ ᦏᦱᧄ: “ᦶᦀ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦣᦱ?”He was puzzled and asked, 'Why aren't you going?'ᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦋᦲᧉ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦉᦾᧉ ᦆᦸ ᦃᦾᧉ, ᦡᦲ ᦁᦱᧄ ᧞ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦁᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᧂ?”He pointed at my necklace. He was surprised and asked, 'What is that?'3.4.1.3Surprise2adjectivestrange; amazingᦂᦱᧂ ᦺᦐ ᦋᧁᧉ ᦞᧃ ᧚, ᦓᧄᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦔᦸᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦷᦃ ᦁᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦁᦱᧄ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦜᦲᧄᧉ ᧚. One morning, the river suddenly had a strange bridge.ᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦁᦱᧄ, ᦺᦂᧈ ᦗᦴᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ! It was amazing; the rooster was alive!4.9.4Miracle, supernatural powerᦡᦲ4ᦁᦱᧄ
ᦡᦲᦷᦂdii¹koo¹20001adjectiveafraidᦍᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦷᦂᧂ ᦷᦠ ᦗᦸ ᦗᦸᧂ.She was so afraid that her scalp swelled up.3.4.2.4Afraid2adjectivescary; frighteningᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦋᦰ ᦡᦲ ᦷᦂ.People think you are dirty and frightening.3.4.2.4Afraidᦡᦲ4ᦷᦂ1
ᦡᦲᦂᦲᧃdii¹kin¹1adjectivegood to eat; deliciousᦖᦱᧅ ᦷᦙᧂᧈ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦂᦸ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦶᦡᧂ, ᦶᦤᧃ ᦵᦑᧂᧈ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦂᦲᧃ.The mangos on the tree were big and red. Surely they must be delicious.2.3.3Taste2adjectiveedibleᦵᦠᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦂᦲᧃ ᧞ ᦵᦠᧆ ᦵᦢᦲᧈ.Edible mushrooms and poisonous mushrooms.5.2Foodᦡᦲ1ᦂᦲᧃ
ᦡᦲᦷᦃdii¹xoo¹adjectivefunnyᦋᦱᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦷᦃ ᧞, ᦏᦳᧂ ᦅᦸᦰ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦺᦡ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦶᦙᧁ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦷᦎ ᧚.It was really funny. In each of his pockets he had a kitten.4.2.8Humorᦡᦲ4ᦷᦃ1
ᦡᦲᦃᦻdii¹xaaj¹adjectivegood-selling; easy to sell6.8.4.2Sellᦡᦲ1ᦃᦻ
ᦡᦲᦵᦄᦲᧉᦡᦲᦑᦸᧂᦰdii¹ŋɤɤ³dii¹tɔŋ⁴adjectiveprettyᦙᦲ ᦉᦻ ᦞᧃ ᦣᦱᧄᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦵᦄᦲᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ.There were beautiful sunbeams shining.2.3.1.8.1Beautifulᦡᦲ4ᦵᦄᦲᧉᦑᦸᧂᦰ
ᦡᦲᦇᦱᧄdii¹ŋaam⁴adjectivebeautiful; good (can be separated)ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦚᦳᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦗᦱ ᦣᧁ ᦅᦹᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦹᧆ ᦇᦱᧄ ᦊᦴᧈ.These stories make us think good thoughts.ᦋᦱᧆ ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᧞, ᦁᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦣᧇ ᦡᦲ ᦷᦣᧇ ᦇᦱᧄ ᦒᦲ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦶᦑᧉ ᧞!He makes it look just like a buffalo. This is the best picture ever!2.3.1.8.1Beautifulᦡᦲ1ᦇᦱᧄ1ᦷᦎᦡᦲᦷᦎᦇᦱᧄᦷᦎᦡᦲᦣᦱᧂᧈᦇᦱᧄᦠᧃᦡᦲᦠᧃᦇᦱᧄᦣᦱᧂᧈᦡᦲᦣᦱᧂᧈᦇᦱᧄ
ᦡᦲᦇᦹᧆᦡᦲᦁᦱᧄdii¹ŋɯt⁵dii¹ʔaam⁴1adjectivespecial; amazingᦋᦳᧄ ᦗᦴ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦡᦲ ᦇᦹᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦁᦱᧄ ᦺᦓ ᦈᧅ ᦃᦱ ᦞᦱᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᧚.The earth has a special place within the universe.7.5.1.3Special2adjectivepuzzled; amazedᦅᦳᧃ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦠᧃ ᦷᦃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦍᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦇᦹᧆ ᦡᦲ ᦁᦱᧄ ᦶᦑᧉ.Everybody who saw the bridge was really amazed.3.4.2.5Confusedᦡᦲ4ᦇᦹᧆᦁᦱᧄ
ᦡᦲᦺᦈdii¹caj¹adjectivehappy; satisfiedᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦺᦈ ᧞ ᦂᦸᧆᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦶᦙᧈ.He was happy and hugged his mother.3.4.1.2Happyᦡᦲ1ᦺᦈ1
ᦡᦲᦊᦴᧈdii¹juu²adjectivecomfortableᦔᦱ ᦅᦹᧆ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦓᧄᧉ ᦎᦹᧃᧉ ᦣᦻᧉ, ᦢᧁᧈ ᦗᦸ ᦡᦲ ᦊᦴᧈ.”The fish thought, 'This water is too shallow; it isn't comfortable.'ᦶᦙᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦶᦏᧄ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ, ᦺᦓ ᦺᦈ ᦙᧃ ᦀᦲᧆ ᧚ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦊᦴᧈ.She was going to have another child and she was not at all comfortable about it.2.3.5.1Comfortableᦡᦲ1ᦊᦴᧈ