Dai Lue – English



ᦵᦀᧆᦵᦜᧆʔet²let²adjectivelong and thinᦍᦱᧁ ᦵᦀᧆ ᦵᦜᧆ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦇᦴ.Something long and thin is a snake.8.2.3.1Thin thing
ᦶᦀʔææ¹5001pronounI, me (said by a child). [Note: ᦶᦀ is used between children and adults, and between adult children and their parents.]ᦶᦙᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦶᦀ ᦀᦲᧆ ᧚.Mother, wait for me a moment.9.2.3Pronouns2.6.4.2Child2pronounyou (to a child)ᦶᦙᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦙᦱ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦷᦋ ᦶᦀ ᦺᦔ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᦳᧃ.” Mother said, 'Come, I will take you to buy some cakes.'ᦶᦀᦓᦾᧉᦶᦀᦶᦡᧂᦉᦴᦶᦀ
ᦶᦀᧉʔææ³nounbodily fluid; mucus; marrow2.2.4Mucusᦶᦀᧅᧈᦶᦀᧉᦓᧄᧉᦶᦀᧉ
ᦶᦀᦓᦾᧉʔææ¹nɔj⁶nounchild; baby. [Note: Used pronominally by or to a child.]ᦀᦳᧄᧉ ᦶᦀ ᦓᦾᧉ.Hold a baby.2.6.4.2Childᦶᦀᦓᦾᧉ
ᦶᦀᦶᦡᧂʔææ¹dæŋ¹nounbaby; newbornᦶᦀ ᦶᦡᧂ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦶᦂᧈ ᦉ ᦵᦖᦲ.The baby is developing normally.2.6.4.1Babyᦶᦀᦶᦡᧂ1
ᦶᦀᧁʔæw¹2000nounlower back; waistᦶᦢᧅᧈ ᦜᦻ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦶᦀᧁ ᦠᧅ.If you lift too much your back will break.ᦀᧁ ᦘᦱᧉ ᦵᦐᧇ ᦶᦀᧁ.He tucked the knife in at his waist.ᦀᧁ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦶᦞᧆ ᦶᦀᧁ ᦺᦔ.He put his arm around her waist.2.1.2Torsoᦶᦀᧁᦶᦟᧃᧈᦂᦲᧁᧉᦑᦸᧂᧉᦐᦸᧂᧈᦶᦀᧁᦃᦱᧂᧉᦶᦀᧁᦉᦻᦣᧂᧉᦉᦻᦶᦀᧁᦎᦸᧈᦶᦀᧁᦂᦱᧃᧈᦷᦓᧇᦶᦀᧁ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈʔæw²500verb (intransitive)to travel; take a trip (especially travel for pleasure)ᦙᧅ ᦠᦳᧄ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦠᦱ ᦵᦣᧃ.He liked to travel and seek learning.ᦂᦴ ᦎᦲᦰ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦺᦓ ᦵᦞᧂ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.I am going on a trip to the city.ᦶᦙᧈ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦉᦴ ᦙᦲ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ, ᦜᦻ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ.You have guests; I can come and visit some other time.ᦙᦹᧂ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦐᧂᧉ ᦵᦙ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.You have gone and slept with somebody else's wife.ᦖᦴ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦓᦱ ᦟᦴᧉ ᦌᦳᧄ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ.His pigs went into the fields and damaged the crops.7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈᦉᦱᧁᦶᦀᧁᧈᦎᧁᧉᦌᧁᦍᧂᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦎᧁᧉᦵᦑᧁᦅᦱᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦵᦑᧁᦟᦱᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰᦶᦀᧁᧈᦔᦱᧅᦶᦀᧁᧈᦞᦱᧈᦶᦀᧁᧈᦜᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦜᦲᧃᧉᦟᦸᧈᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦱᧈᦨᦱᧈᦵᦛᧃᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦑᦱᧂᦶᦀᧁᧈᦜᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᦜᦲᧃᧉᦡᦲᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦶᦀᧁᧈ
ᦶᦀᧁᧉʔæw³verb (intransitive)to show off; be boastfulᦙᦲ ᦷᦓᧅ ᦍᦳᧂ ᦷᦎ ᧚ ᦀᦱᧉ ᦠᦱᧂ ᧞ ᦶᦀᧁᧉ ᦣᦸᧈ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.There was a peacock who opened his tail and showed off to the others.3.5.1.7.3Boastᦶᦀᧁᧉᦇᦸᧃᧉᦃᦲᧉᦶᦀᧁᧉᦈᦲᧆᦶᦀᧁᧉᦺᦈᦶᦆᧁᧉ
ᦶᦀᧁᧉᦇᦸᧃᧉʔæw³ŋɔn⁶adjectiveproud; haughty; boastfulᦀᦻᧉ ᦉᦳᧅ ᦶᦀᧁᧉ ᦇᦸᧃᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦠᧃ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ.Ai Suk was proud and wouldn't associate with other people.4.3.2.3Proudᦶᦀᧁᧉᦇᦸᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧉᦇᦸᧃᧉᦂᦱᧉᦇᦱᧃ
ᦶᦀᧁᧉᦇᦸᧃᧉᦂᦱᧉᦇᦱᧃʔæw³ŋɔn⁶kaa³ŋaan⁴adjectiveproud; boastfulᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦙᧃ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦶᦀᧁᧉ ᦇᦸᧃᧉ ᦂᦱᧉ ᦇᦱᧃ ᦒᦲ ᦉᦳᧆ.In this way, he was extremely boastful.4.3.2.3Proud3.5.1.7.3Boastᦶᦀᧁᧉᦇᦸᧃᧉᦂᦱᧉ2ᦇᦱᧃ1
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦉᦱᧁʔæw²saaw¹verb (intransitive)to court a girl; flirt2.6.1.1Arrange a marriageᦶᦀᧁᧈᦉᦱᧁ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦎᧁᧉᦌᧁᦍᧂᧉʔæw²taw³saw⁴jaŋ⁶verb (intransitive)to stop somewhere; spend timeᦅᦳᧃ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦎᧁᧉ ᦌᧁ ᦍᧂᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦂᦻ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ.People spent time there and it turned into a city.4.2.1.4Visit7.2.7.2Stay, remain5.9Live, stayᦶᦀᧁᧈᦎᧁᧉ1ᦌᧁᦍᧂᧉ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦎᧁᧉᦵᦑᧁᦅᦱᧉʔæw²taw³tew⁴kaa⁶verb (intransitive)to travel for commerce; be an itinerant traderᦂᦱᧃ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦎᧁᧉ ᦵᦑᧁ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦔᦲᧃᧈ ᦕ ᦊᦱ ᦋᦸᧄ ᦑᦸᦰ ᦵᦓᦲ.In your travels as a trader, follow the paths of wisdom.6.8.4.2Sellᦶᦀᧁᧈᦎᧁᧉ1ᦵᦑᧁᦅᦱᧉ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰʔæw²tɔŋ⁴verb (transitive)to tour; sightseeᦞᧃ ᦒᦲ ᧓ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦞᧆ ᦷᦜᧂ.On day three they toured the big monastery.7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦔᦱᧅᦶᦀᧁᧈᦞᦱᧈʔæw²paak²ʔæw²waa⁵verb (intransitive)to talk nonsense (literally: travel speak travel say)3.5.8.2Meaningless3.5.5Foolish talkᦶᦀᧁᧈᦔᦱᧅᦞᦱᧈ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦜᦲᧃᧉʔæw²lin³verb (intransitive)to have fun; play; engage in leisure activityᦔᦱ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦜᦲᧃᧉ ᦞᧂ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦜᦻ. Lots of fish were playing in the pool.4.2.7Play, funᦶᦀᧁᧈᦜᦲᧃᧉ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦜᦲᧃᧉᦟᦸᧈʔæw²lin³lɔɔ⁵verb (intransitive)to travel; be a touristᦃᧁ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦜᦲᧃᧉ ᦟᦸᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧗ ᦞᧃ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ, ᦑᦲᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦜᦲᧃᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦈᦸᧆᧈ ᦌᧄᧉ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.They travelled around for seven days; they had gone to all the fun places.7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈᦜᦲᧃᧉᦟᦸᧈ
ᦶᦀᧁᦶᦟᧃᧈʔæw¹læn⁵verb (intransitive)to throw out one's back (literally: the back runs)ᦣᧁ ᦶᦢᧅᧈ ᦐᧅ ᦚᦳᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦶᦀᧁ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᧞ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦈᧇ.When we carry heavy things we can throw out our backs, and it hurts.2.5.3Injure2.1.2Torsoᦶᦀᧁᦶᦟᧃᧈ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈʔæw²lɔɔ⁵verb (intransitive)to travel; take a tripᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦷᦆ, ᦡᦾᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᧞ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦟᦸᧈ.It is a good place to buy things, to eat and to travel.7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈᦕᦸᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈᦶᦀᧁᧈᦢᦱᧃᧉᦟᦸᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈᦕᦸᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰʔæw²lɔɔ⁵pʰɔɔ²tɔŋ⁴verb (intransitive)to travel for pleasure; take a tourist tripᦅᦳᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦟᦸᧈ ᦕᦸᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦠᦳᧄ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦵᦆᦲᧂᧈ ᦺᦑ.People who come travelling like to buy Tai clothing.4.2.9Holiday7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈᦕᦸᧈᦑᦸᧂᦰ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉʔæw²din³verb (intransitive)to have fun; engage in leisure activityᦃᦾᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦃᦲᧈ ᦶᦗ ᦟᦸᧂᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ.I went on a rafting trip down the river.ᦂᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᧄᧈ ᧟ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ.He ate his fill and then went out for a walk.ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦶᦉ ᧕ ᦞᧃ ᧟ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦺᦔ.They travelled around Kunming for five days and then went home.4.2.7Play, funᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈʔæw²din³ʔæw²lɔɔ⁵verb (intransitive)to travel for pleasure; be a touristᦅᦳᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦟᦸᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦙᦱᧅ ᦜᦻ.There are many people who come as tourists.7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈᦡᦲᧃᧉᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈ
ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦢᦱᧃᧉᦟᦸᧈᦵᦙᦲᧂʔæw²baan³lɔɔ⁵mɤŋ⁴verb (intransitive)to go on a trip; go sightseeingᦷᦋ ᦀᧁ ᦋᦴᧉ ᦣᧅ ᦉᦱᧁ ᦶᦗᧂ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦟᦸᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ.He took his girlfriend to see the big city.4.2.9Holiday7.2.4Travelᦶᦀᧁᧈᦟᦸᧈᦢᦱᧃᧉᦵᦙᦲᧂ