Dai Lue – English



/m̩/nounThis sound is the reduced pronunciation of several words including ᦢᧁᧈ 'not', ᦖᦱᧅ 'fruit', and ᦢᦱᧁᧈ 'young man'. In writing, the full word is spelled out. In pronunciation they are often reduced to a syllabic /m/. Sometimes they are reduced to silence and the only trace of their presence is a sandhi tone on the following word. See explanation of tone in the introduction9.4.6.1No, not
ᦙ ᦅ ᦎmakataʔ²nounmonkeyᦔᦲ ᦙ ᦅ ᦎ (ᦔᦲ ᦞᦸᧅ).The year of the monkey.1.6.1.1.1PrimateSanskritmarkatamonkey
ᦙ ᦈᦳ ᦟᦱᧆmaculaat⁵nameDeath; the god of deathᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦙ ᦈᦳ ᦟᦱᧆ.The Lord of Death.2.6.6Die4.9.2Supernatural being
ᦙ ᦷᦍmajoo⁴1nounkind; type; variety8.3.5Type, kind2classifierclassifier for kindsᦕᦲᧁ ᦘᧃ ᦞᧃ ᦓᦱ ᦜᦻ ᦙ ᦷᦍ.Colours of all kinds.9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦙ ᦒᦲ ᦟᦲmatʰilii⁴nameLady Maddi, wife of Prince Vessantaraᦵᦞ ᦶᦉᧃ ᦎ ᦟᦰ4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦙ ᦓᦴᧉ ᦉ ᦷᦟᧅmanusalok⁵2000nounhuman beings; mankindᦘᦱᧃᧉ ᦅᦴ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦖᦸᧃᧈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦙ ᦓᦴᧉ ᦉ ᦷᦟᧅ.Pangu is the ancestor of mankind.ᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦱᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦁᦱ ᦠᦱᧃ ᦅᧁᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦙ ᦓᦴᧉ ᦉ ᦷᦟᧅ.Rice is the primary food of human beings.2Personᦙ ᦓᦳᧆᦷᦟᧅ1BurmeseSanskritmanusyahuman being
ᦙ ᦷᦓmanoo⁴nounmind; wisdomᦀᧁ ᦙ ᦷᦓ ᦷᦂᧆ ᦅᧄ ᦃᧇ.He used his wisdom to write a new song.3.2.1Mindᦙ ᦷᦓ ᦷᦠ ᦺᦈ
ᦙ ᦓᦳᧆmanut⁵nounhuman beingᦅᦳᧃ1 32Personᦙ ᦓᦴᧉ ᦉ ᦷᦟᧅSanskritmanusyahuman being
ᦙ ᦟᦲᦰmaliʔ⁵nounjasmineJasminum sp.ᦡᦸᧅᧈ 31.5.2Bush, shrub
ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇmalæp⁵verb (intransitive)to flash; glitterᦡᦱᧁ ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇ ᦕᦲᧁ ᦆᧄ.Twinkling gold stars.8.3.3.1Shineᦶᦙᧇ2ᦝᦱᧉ ᦙ ᦶᦟᧇ
ᦙ ᦟᦼ ᦙ ᦟᦼmaluj⁴maluj⁴onomatopoeiasound of boiling water1.2.3Solid, liquid, gas2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦙ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦙ ᦟᦱᧆmalaat⁵malaat⁵onomatopoeiasound of lappingᦙᧃ ᦶᦙᧃ ᦟᦲᧃᧉ ᦵᦟ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦙ ᦟᦱᧆ ᦙ ᦟᦱᧆ.It stuck out its tongue and licked up the water 'malaat-malaat'.2.1.1.4Mouth2.3.2.3Types of sounds
ᦙ ᦟᦱᧇmalaap⁵verb (intransitive)to flash8.3.3.1Shine
ᦙ ᦠᦱmahaa¹prefixbound form meaning 'great'ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ.Great king.4.5.6.1High statusᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦓᦲᧃᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦉ ᦏᦲᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦵᦑ ᦞᦲᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦁᧄ ᦓᦱᧆᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦃᦳᧃ ᦓᦱᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦈᧁᧉᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦈᧁᧉᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱᧆPalimahagreat, high
ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦉ ᦏᦲmahaa¹satʰii¹nounsuccessful merchant; rich merchantᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦠᦹᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦉ ᦏᦲ ᦙᦲ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦟᦱᧃᧉ ᦷᦂᧆᧈ.May they be like rich merchants with millions of money.6.8.1.2Rich6.9.4Commerceᦙ ᦠᦱᦉ ᦏᦲ
ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦵᦑ ᦞᦲmahaa¹tee⁴wii⁴nounqueen; principal wife of a king4.6.1.1King's familyᦙ ᦠᦱᦵᦑ ᦞᦲ
ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦈᧁᧉmahaa¹laa⁴cacaw³nounking; your majestyᦃᦸ ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦂ ᦟᦳᧃ ᦓᦱ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦶᦡᧈ.Please will your majesty help us.4.6.1Ruler4.5.5.1Title, name of honorᦙ ᦠᦱᦟᦱ ᦋᦈᧁᧉ
ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦈᧁᧉmahaa¹laa⁴capin¹caw³nounyour majestyᦃᧁ ᦈᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦂ ᦑᧄ ᦣᦻᧉ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ, ᦙ ᦠᦱ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦋ ᧞.They are going to do evil to your city, your majesty.4.6.1Ruler4.5.5.1Title, name of honorᦙ ᦠᦱᦟᦱ ᦋᦔᦲᧃᦈᧁᧉ
ᦙ ᦵᦠ ᦉᦲmahee¹sii¹1nounqueenᦎᦳᧃ1 24.6.1.1King's family2nameBuddha4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦙ ᦷᦠ ᦉ ᦜᦳᧇmahoo¹salup²nameMahosalup, a Tai festival8.4.1.8Special days