English – Dai Lue

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Kalakiniᦂᦱ ᦟ ᦂᦲ ᦓᦲkalakinii⁴Kalakini; a character in folktales known for ingratitude to her parents and unfaithfulness to her husband

kangᦎᧁ ᦣᦱᧂtaw¹haaŋ⁴kang; under-floor heating vent; bed-stove

kangarooᦎᦻᧈ ᦌᦴtaaj²suu⁴kangaroo

Kanhajinaᦂᧃ ᦠᦱkan¹haa¹Lady Kanhajina, daughter of Prince Vessantara

kapokᦇᦲᧁᧉ1ŋiw⁶kapokCeiba pentandra. Bombax ceiba

karmaᦵᦞᧃwen⁴fate; karma2000ᦂᧄ2kam¹karma; fate2000ᦂᧄ ᦵᦞᧃkam¹wen⁴karma; fate; cause and effect (can be separated)ᦂᧄ ᦢᦱᧇ ᦵᦞᧃkam¹baap²wen⁴bad karma; evil fateᦂᧄ ᦙkam¹maʔ⁵karma

Kathinaᦅ ᦏᦲᧃkatʰin¹Kathina festival at the end of Vassa. [Note: The Kathina festival is marked by gifts to monks, especially gifts of new robes.]

keepᦺᦞᧉwaj⁶to place; put down; keep2000ᦀᧁ ᦺᦞᧉʔaw¹waj⁶to keep; store up; put away for later (can be separated)2000ᦶᦅᧄkæm⁴to keep; save

keep companyᦚᧁᧉ ᦂᧃfaw³kan¹to keep each other company

keep onᦔᦲᧃᧉ ᦶᦔᧉpin³...pææ³keep on doing. [Used in the construction: Verb+ᦔᦲᧃᧉ+Verb+ᦶᦔᧉ.]ᦶᦌᧃᧉ1sæn⁶keep on doing

keep paceᦵᦃᦲᧆxɤt²to catch up with; keep pace with2000

keep silentᦀᧄʔam¹to keep silent about something; keep a secret2000ᦀᧄ ᦡᦲ ᦀᧄ ᦡᧅʔam¹dii¹ʔam¹dak²to keep silent; keep a secretᦷᦀᧅ ᦀᧄʔok²ʔam¹to keep silent about something (can be separated)ᦵᦉᦲᧂᧈ ᦀᧄsɤŋ²ʔam¹to keep silent about something

Keng Tungᦵᦋᧂ ᦎᦳᧂceŋ⁴tuŋ¹Keng Tung, Tai city in Myanmarᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦃᦹᧃmɤŋ⁴xɯn¹city of the Khuen; an old name for Keng Tung in Myanmar

kettleᦂᦱ3kaa¹kettle with a spoutᦖᦸᧉ ᦷᦇᧂmɔɔ³ŋoŋ⁴kettle or pitcher with a spout (literally: elephant trunk pot)ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦷᦝᧆkɔŋ³nam⁶fot⁵kettle

keyᦃᦸ ᦃ ᦶᦈxɔɔ¹xacææ¹keyᦃᦸ ᦶᦈxɔɔ¹cææ¹key

khakiᦗᦲᧅ ᦆᦱ ᦋᦲᧈpik⁵xaa⁴cii⁵khaki cloth

Khuenᦃᦹᧃ2xɯn¹Tai Khuen nationality (in Myanmar)

kickᦒᦲᧉ2tʰii⁶to kickᦵᦡᦰdeʔ²to kickᦗᦲᧆ3pit⁵to kickᦶᦇŋææ⁴to kickᦡᦲᧆᧈdiit²to kick

kick and squirmᦒᦴᧉ ᦒᦲᧉ ᦏᦳᧅ ᦏᦹᧅtʰuu⁶tʰii⁶tʰuk²tʰɯk²to kick and squirm; struggle

kickstandᦃᦱᦊᧂᧉxaa¹jaŋ³bicycle kickstand

kidnapᦵᦎᧅ ᦙᧆtek²mat⁵to seize a person; kidnap

kidneyᦖᦱᧅ ᦶᦅᧁmaak²kæw⁴kidney; gizzardᦶᦅᧁkæw⁴kidney; gizzard

kidney stoneᦐᦲᧁᧉniw³kidney stone; gall stone

killᦃᦱᧉ2xaa³to kill500ᦃᦱᧉ ᦶᦠᧄxaa³hæm¹to kill; butcherᦡᧇ1dap²to kill; exterminateᦡᧇ ᦋᦲ ᦞᦲᧆdap²cii⁴wit⁵to killᦃᦱᧉ ᦎᦻxaa³taaj¹to kill (can be separated)ᦀᧁ ᦋᦲ ᦞᦲᧆʔaw¹cii⁴wit⁵to kill; take a lifeᦂᧄ ᦶᦈᧆkam¹cæt²to kill; bring to an endᦡᧇ ᦋᦱᧆdap²caat⁵to killᦡᧇ ᦋᦲ ᦞᧂdap²cii⁴waŋ⁴to kill