Dai Lue – English



ᦇᦰŋaʔ⁵verb (transitive)to split; crack7.8.2Crack
ᦇᦱ1ŋaa⁴20001nountuskᦜᦲᧄᧉ 2ᦇᦱ ᦋᦱᧂᧉ.Elephant tusk.ᦇᦱ ᦉᦽᧉ.A tapered tusk.1.6.2Parts of an animal2nounivoryᦏᦴᧈ ᦇᦱ.Ivory chopsticks.ᦘᦱᧉ ᦅᧃ ᦇᦱ.A knife with an ivory handle.5.4.1Jewelry1.6.2Parts of an animal3nounclassifier for tusks9.2.6.1Classifiersᦔᦴ ᦔᦱ ᦇᦱ ᦟᦲ
ᦇᦱ2ŋaa⁴nounsesameSesamum indicumᦵᦙᧆ1 3ᦵᦙᧆ ᦇᦱ.Sesame seed.ᦓᧄᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦇᦱ.Sesame oil.5.2.3.1.1Food from seedsᦇᦱ ᦜᦸᧈᦎᦱ ᦵᦙᧆ ᦇᦱ
ᦇᦱ3ŋaa⁴noungateway into a trap; irreversible doorwayᦺᦃ ᦇᦱ ᦺᦌ ᦔᦾᧈ ᦶᦝᧆ ᦺᦔ ᦌᧄᧉ.They opened the door of the trap and let the animals out.6.4.2Trap
ᦇᦱᧈŋaa⁵noungap; cleft; spaceᦠᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦇᦱᧈ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦕᦱ.I found it in a cleft in the rocks.8.5.4.4Interval, space
ᦇᦴŋuu⁴2000nounsnakeᦷᦎ 5ᦇᦴ ᦵᦜᦲᧆᧈ.A snake slithers.ᦇᦴ ᦎᦸᧆᧈ.A snake bites.ᦇᦴ ᦗᦲᧆ.Poisonous snake.1.6.1.3.1Snakeᦇᦴ ᦂᦱᧃᧈ ᦔᦸᧂᧉᦇᦴ ᦉᦲᧂᦇᦴ ᦵᦜᦲᧄᦇᦴ ᦠᧁᧈᦶᦎᧂ ᦇᦴ
ᦇᦴ ᦂᦱᧃᧈ ᦔᦸᧂᧉŋuu⁴kaan²pɔŋ³nouna kind of snake (striped-node snake)1.6.1.3.1Snakeᦇᦴᦂᦱᧃᧈᦔᦸᧂᧉ1
ᦇᦴ ᦉᦲᧂŋuu⁴siŋ¹nouna kind of poisonous snake (literally: lion snake)1.6.1.3.1Snakeᦇᦴᦉᦲᧂ1
ᦇᦴ ᦠᧁᧈŋuu⁴haw²nouncobraNaja sp.ᦗᦲᧆ ᦇᦴ ᦠᧁᧈ.A cobra's poison.ᦇᦴ ᦠᧁᧈ ᦵᦜᦲᧆᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦣᦴ ᦙᦱ.A cobra slithered out of its hole.ᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦝᦱᧆ ᦇᦴ ᦠᧁᧈ ᦎᦻ ᦵᦉ.He smashed the cobra to death with a stick.1.6.1.3.1Snakeᦇᦴᦠᧁᧈᦇᦴ ᦠᧁᧈ ᦆᦸ ᦆᧄᦇᦴ ᦠᧁᧈ ᦠᦸᧄᧉ
ᦵᦇᧂᧈŋeŋ⁵1nounfish whiskers (as of a catfish)ᦵᦇᧂᧈ ᦔᦱ ᦡᦳᧅ ᦔᧅ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦹ.The catfish whiskers pierced his hands.1.6.2.3Parts of a fish2nounoffshoot; outgrowthᦂᦸ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦵᦇᧂᧈ ᦜᦻ.The rice seedlings had lots of offshoots.ᦡᦳᧅᧈ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦜᧂ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦇᧂᧈ.His backbone had bone spurs.1.5.5Parts of a plantᦺᦉᧉ ᦵᦇᧂᧈ
ᦶᦇŋææ⁴verb (transitive)to kickᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦔᦲᧃᧈ ᦊᦱᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦉᧂ, ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦩᦻ ᦶᦇ ᦷᦣᧉ.There was no way to get near her, she was like a water buffalo kicking at a fence.7.7.3Kick
ᦶᦇᧈŋææ⁵1nouncorner; crannyᦣᧁ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ, ᦶᦇᧈ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦵᦂᦲᧆ ᦅᦱᧂᧉ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ.When we eat, the corners of our teeth get things stuck in them.8.6.6Edge2nounclassifier for items, points in a discussionᦶᦂᧉ ᦺᦃ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦅᦸᧂ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦶᦇᧈ.He explained many points about their customs.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦶᦇᧇ ᦶᦇᧈ
ᦶᦇᧁᧈ ᦶᦇᧁᧈŋæw⁵ŋæw⁵onomatopoeiameow (cat sound)ᦶᦙᧁ ᦷᦂᧂᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦱ “ᦶᦇᧁᧈ ᦶᦇᧁᧈ.”A spotted cat came in calling 'meow-meow'.1.6.4.3Animal sounds2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦶᦇᧂᧉ ᦶᦀᧁŋæŋ⁶ʔæw¹nounhunchback2.1.2Torso
ᦶᦇᧃᧉŋæn⁶verb (transitive)to openᦶᦇᧃᧉ ᦚᦱᧈ ᦙᦹ ᦉᧅ ᦎᦸᧄᧈ ᦆᦸ ᦙᧃ.She hit him on the Adam's apple with her open palm.ᦙᧃ ᦶᦇᧃᧉ ᦅᦱᧂ ᦅᦹᧆᦺᦔᦅᦹᧆᦙᦱ. She stuck out her chin (opened her chin) and thought about it.ᦙᧃ ᦶᦇᧃᧉ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᧞ ᦏᦱᧄ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦙᦹᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦌᦱ?He showed his teeth (opened his teeth) and asked, 'Who are you?'7.3.6Openᦊᦸᧂᧉ ᦶᦇᧃᧉ
ᦶᦇᧅŋæk⁵verb (intransitive)to move back; dodgeᦢᧁᧈ ᦍᦱᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦝᦱᧆ ᦙᦱ ᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦇᧅ ᦗᦻᧈ.As soon as his hand came at her she dodged away.ᦅᦳᧃ ᦕᦸᧈ ᦗᦸ ᦶᦇᧅ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦙᦱ ᦎᧄ.The people watching pulled back as if the train would hit them.7.2.6.3Escape7.2.2.2Move back
ᦷᦇŋoo⁴nouncattle; ox; cow; bull. [Note: This pronunciation is used in Myanmar and Thailand. See also ᦷᦣ /hoo/ and ᦷᦞ /woo/.]Bos taurusᦷᦞᦷᦣᦷᦎ 56.3.1.1Cattle1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animals
ᦷᦇᧈŋoo⁵nounmonastery finial in the shape of a chicken6.5.2Parts of a building4.9.8.2Place of worship
ᦷᦇᧉŋoo⁶adjectivestupidᦙᦲ ᦖᦴ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦟᦱᧂ ᦘᦸᧂᧈ ᦷᦎ ᦷᦇᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ.Some sows are stupid and cannot care for their piglets.3.2.1.4Stupid