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ᦵᦣᧁhew⁴1nounpole for tethering cattleᦵᦣᧁ ᦩᦻ.Cattle tether pole.6.3.2Tend herds in fields2nountapered; getting thinner; spindlyᦶᦎᧆ ᦀᧁ ᦐᦸᧈ ᦟᧄ ᦵᦣᧁ ᦶᦝᧆ ᦵᦉ.Cut out the stalks that are spindly.ᦺᦙᧉ ᦌᦱᧂ ᦵᦃᧁ, ᦺᦢ ᦵᦣᧁ ᦋᦲᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ.The tapered leaves of the green bamboo point toward the sky.8.1.4.3Decreaseᦵᦣᧁᦓᧄᧉᦵᦣᧁᦺᦙᧉ
ᦵᦣᧁᧉhew⁶20001nountrap; snare (as for catching birds, rabbits)ᦠᦱᧂᧉ ᦵᦣᧁᧉ.Set a trap.ᦺᦉᧈ ᦵᦣᧁᧉ. Set a trap.ᦺᦋ ᦵᦣᧁᧉ. Inspect traps.6.4.2Trap2nounto tighten; pull tight aroundᦵᦣᧁᧉ ᦉᦲᧃᧉ ᦵᦗᧂ ᦶᦆᧂᧈ.She hitched her sarong up to the level of her shins.8.2.7.1Tight7.5.4Tie
ᦵᦣᧁᦓᧄᧉhew⁴nam⁶nouncounter-weight mechanism for drawing water from a well1.3.1.4Spring, wellᦵᦣᧁᦓᧄᧉ1
ᦵᦣᧁᦺᦙᧉhew⁴maj⁶nounswitch (for lashing)4.7.7Punishᦵᦣᧁᦺᦙᧉ1
ᦵᦣᧂheŋ⁴post-verbin a row; in line7.5Arrangeᦕᦲᧆᦵᦏᧂᦵᦣᧂᦣᦸᧂᧉ
ᦵᦣᧃhen⁴5001verb (transitive)to learn; studyᦵᦣᧃ ᦠᦴ ᦟᦱ.Study astrology.ᦙᦲ ᦘᦰ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦒᧄ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦞᧆ ᦠᧃᧉ, ᦃᦾᧉ ᦡᦲ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.There is a monk preaching in the monastery. I am going to learn from him.3.2.2Learn2verb (transitive)to repeat; imitateᦵᦣᧃ ᦅᧄ ᦔᦱᧅ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦋᦱᧆ ᦀᦳᧃᧈ.”She repeated his words: 'Very warm'.ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦣᧁ ᧞ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦠᦳᧃᧈ ᦊᦸᧅ ᦷᦓᧅ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦣᧈ ᦓᦱ.Other people imitated us and put scarecrows in their fields.8.3.5.5ImitateᦂᦱᧃᧉᦈᦳᧇᦵᦣᧃᦂᦹᧇᦵᦣᧃᦷᦃᧂᧈᦵᦣᧃᦃᧁᧉᦵᦣᧃᦅᦸᧉᦵᦣᧃᦆᦱᧁᧈᦵᦣᧃᦌᧁᦵᦣᧃᦏᦱᧄᦵᦣᧃᦓᧅᦵᦣᧃᦗᦸᧇᦵᦣᧃᦟᦴᧅᦵᦣᧃᦟᦹᧇᦵᦣᧃᦠᦱᦵᦣᧃᦷᦢᧆᦵᦣᧃᦵᦣᧃᦷᦎᦷᦣᧂᦵᦣᧃᦣᧄᧈᦵᦣᧃKhmerrianlearn
ᦵᦣᧃᧈ1hen⁵adjectivechipped; jagged edged7.8.1Break
ᦵᦣᧃᦷᦎhen⁴too¹500verb (intransitive)to studyᦆᦱᧃᧉ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ.When we were too lazy to study we went off to play.3.2.2.1Studyᦵᦣᧃᦷᦎ
ᦵᦣᧅhek⁵1verb (transitive)to call by nameᦶᦟᧅ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦙᦱ, ᦋᦱᧁ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦵᦣᧅ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦙ ᦷᦠ ᦉ ᦏ.From that time on all the villagers called him Lord Mahosatha.3.5.1.4.1Call2verb (transitive)to summonᦵᦣᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦵᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦁᦱ ᦙᦱᧆ ᦙᦱ.He called his courtiers to come.4.2.1.1Inviteᦣᦸᧂᧉᦵᦣᧅ
ᦵᦣᧆhet⁵5001verb (transitive)to doᦵᦍᦰᦂᦱᧃ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦷᦠ ᦓᦸᧂᧉ ᦋᦻ ᦵᦣᧆ.The younger brother had to do the housework.ᦃᧄᧈ ᦃᦸ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦣᦲᧇ ᦺᦞ.They pleaded with everybody to act quickly.9.1.2Do2verb (transitive)to makeᦉᦴ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦀᦻ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦷᦖᧆ.You have made the air be clean.ᦔᦲ ᦂᦻ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦷᦏᧈ ᦓᧁᧈ ᦋᦲᧄ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦗᧃ ᦑᦳᧃᧈ ᦔᦻ.Last year they made more than 1000 tons of soybean paste.9.1.2.5Makeᦂᦱᧃᦵᦣᧆᦃᧅᦵᦞᧅᦵᦣᧆᦂᦱᧃᦅᦹᧆᦵᦣᧆᦔᦱᧃᧈᦔᦸᧂᦋᦸᧂᧈᦵᦣᧆᦷᦎᦵᦡᧁᦵᦣᧆᦀᧁᦑᦱᧂᦵᦣᧆᦷᦠᦈᧅᦵᦣᧆᦓᦱᦵᦣᧆᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦣᧆᦺᦈᦵᦣᧆᦺᦈᦺᦊᧈᦵᦣᧆᦉᦻᧉᦵᦣᧆᦉᧂᦵᦣᧆᦉᦱᧂᧉᦵᦣᧆᦋᦸᧄᦵᦣᧆᦌᦹᦵᦣᧆᦓᦱᦗᦱᦵᦞᧅᦵᦣᧆᦶᦔᧂᦵᦣᧆᦔᦲᧃᦡᧂᧈᦵᦣᧆᦵᦖᦲᧃᦵᦣᧆᦵᦞᧅᦂᦑᧄᦂᦱᧃᦵᦣᧆᦵᦞᧅᦵᦣᧆᦂᦱᧃᦵᦣᧆᦵᦞᧅᦵᦣᧆᦉᦱᧂᧉᦵᦣᧆᦠᦱᦵᦣᧆᦠᦹᧉᦵᦣᧆᦠᦻᦵᦣᧆᦺᦡᧉᦺᦔᦔᦲᧃᦵᦣᧆᦡᦽᧉᦙᦹᦵᦣᧆᦡᦾᧉᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃᦵᦣᧆᦡᧂᧈᦵᦣᧆᦵᦣᧆᦠᦱᦠᦱᦵᦣᧆᦣᦹᦵᦣᧆᦺᦣᧈᦺᦉᧈᦷᦉᧃᦵᦣᧆᦺᦣᧈᦺᦉᧈᦓᦱᦵᦣᧆᦺᦣᧈᦺᦏᦓᦱᦵᦣᧆᦺᦣᧈᦶᦔᧂᦓᦱᦵᦣᧆᦺᦣᧈᦷᦢᧅᦓᦱᦵᦣᧆᦣᦻᧉᦵᦣᧆᦣᦻᧉᦋᦻᧉᦃᦱᧆ
ᦵᦣᧆᦀᦸᧅᧈhet⁵ʔɔɔk²verb (transitive)to produce; achieveᦵᦣᧆ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦎᦱ ᦡᦲ ᦙᦱ ᦺᦊᧈ ᦓᧅ.They produce a big profit.6.8.2.1Produce wealthᦵᦣᧆᦀᦸᧅᧈ
ᦵᦣᧆᦺᦈhet⁵caj¹verb (intransitive)to exercise self-control4.3.6Self-controlledᦵᦣᧆᦺᦈ1
ᦵᦣᧆᦺᦈᦺᦊᧈhet⁵caj¹jaj²verb (intransitive)to gather one's courageᦙᧃ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦺᦊᧈ ᧞ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦢᧆ ᦵᦡᧁᧈ ᦂᦴ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦹᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ.”He gathered his courage and said, 'I am eating it; I won't give it to you.'4.4.3.1Braveᦵᦣᧆᦺᦈᦺᦊᧈ
ᦵᦣᧆᦉᦻᧉhet⁵saaj³verb (transitive)to get revenge onᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦻᧉ ᦙᧃ.Because of this I wanted to get back at him.4.8.2.5Revengeᦵᦣᧆᦉᦻᧉ
ᦵᦣᧆᦉᧂhet⁵saŋ¹2000interrogative pronounwhyᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᧂ?Why have you summoned me?ᦉᦴ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᧂ ᦣᦱ?Why are you running?9.2.3.4Question wordsᦵᦣᧆᦉᧂ1
ᦵᦣᧆᦉᦱᧂᧉhet⁵saaŋ³20001verb (intransitive)to work; labour (can be separated)ᦅᦳᧃ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ.Workers.ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ.They worked together.᧒ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ ᦃᧅ ᦖᧃᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦷᦔ ᦨᦱᧃ ᦓᦱ.This couple worked diligently caring for their fields.ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧘᧐ ᦔᦲ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦎ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ.He is 80 years old and he works to provide for himself.ᦙᧃ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ.He slept at home and didn't work.6.1Work2verb (transitive)to produce; growᦔᦳᧂᧈ ᦵᦓᦲᧂ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦃ ᦶᦐᧆ.Develop places to grow pineapples.ᦂᦱᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦣᧁ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦶᦐᧂᧈ ᦍᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦗᦸ.The national production of lotus is still not enough.9.1.2.5Make6.2.1Growing cropsᦵᦣᧆᦉᦱᧂᧉᦂᦱᧃᦵᦣᧆᦉᦱᧂᧉᦂᦱᧃᦵᦣᧆᦉᦱᧂᧉᦵᦞᧅᦈᧅᦑᦲᧈᦵᦣᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᦱᧂᧉᦕᦴᧉᦵᦣᧆᦅᦳᧃᦉᦱᧂᧉ
ᦵᦣᧆᦋᦸᧄhet⁵cɔm⁴verb (transitive)to imitate; copy8.3.5.5Imitate8.3.5.2Compareᦵᦣᧆᦋᦸᧄ
ᦵᦣᧆᦌᦹhet⁵sɯɯ⁴20001conjunctionno matter how; in whatever wayᦵᦣᧆ ᦌᦹ ᦎᦲᧃᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦜᦳᧆ ᦺᦡᧉ.Now matter how he struggled he couldn't get out.9.6.1.5But2interrogative pronounhowᦵᦣᧆ ᦌᦹ ᦟᦹᧄ ᦣᦱ?How could I forget?9.2.3.4Question words9.5.1.4Way, mannerᦵᦣᧆᦌᦹ
ᦵᦣᧆᦓᦱᦗᦱᦵᦞᧅhet⁵naa⁴paa⁴wek⁵verb (intransitive)to do community labour; corvee labour6.1Workᦵᦣᧆᦓᦱ1ᦗᦱ1ᦵᦞᧅ
ᦵᦣᧆᦶᦔᧂhet⁵pæŋ¹1verb (transitive)to do; carry out (can be separated)ᦷᦅᧃ ᦋᦾᧈ ᦂᧃ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦂᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ.We should help each other do our different kinds of work.9.1.2Do2verb (transitive)to make; build (can be separated)ᦉ ᦜᦱᧈ ᦠᦲᧃ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦀᦻᧉ ᦉᧁ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦶᦔᧂ.A mason named Ai Saw built it.9.1.2.5Makeᦵᦣᧆᦶᦔᧂᦂᦱᧃᦵᦣᧆᦶᦔᧂᦋᦸᧂᧈᦵᦣᧆᦑᦱᧂᦶᦔᧂᦓᧇᦵᦣᧆᦓᧇᦶᦔᧂ
ᦵᦣᧆᦔᦲᧃᦡᧂᧈhet⁵pin¹daŋ²verb (intransitive)to pretend; make out thatᦵᦣᧆ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦷᦂ ᦗᦲᧈ ᦋᦲᧂ.She pretended to be afraid her brother would steal it.4.3.5.5Deceiveᦵᦣᧆᦔᦲᧃᦡᧂᧈ
ᦵᦣᧆᦵᦖᦲᧃhet⁵mɤn¹verb (intransitive)to pretend; act likeᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦋᦴᧈ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.She pretended all was as usual.ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦊᦱ ᦙᦱᧉ ᦃᦻ ᦷᦟᧆ.They make their faces all innocent and sell amphetamines from their cars.4.3.5.5Deceiveᦵᦣᧆᦵᦖᦲᧃ
ᦵᦣᧆᦞᦱᧈᦠᦱᦂᦲᧃhet⁵waa⁵haa¹kin¹verb (intransitive)to earn a living6.8Financeᦵᦣᧆᦠᦱᦞᦱᧈᦂᦲᧃ
ᦵᦣᧆᦵᦞᧅᦂᦑᧄᦂᦱᧃhet⁵wek⁵katam⁴kaan¹verb (intransitive)to work; labourᦢᧁᧈ ᦃᧅ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦞᧅ ᦂ ᦑᧄ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦀᦳᧃᧈ.If you don't work diligently you won't sleep warmly.ᦗᦸᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ ᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦞᧅ ᦂ ᦑᧄ ᦂᦱᧃ. She returned to her village to work.6.1Workᦵᦣᧆᦂᦑᧄᦵᦞᧅᦂᦱᧃ
ᦵᦣᧆᦵᦞᧅᦵᦣᧆᦂᦱᧃhet⁵wek⁵het⁵kaan¹verb (intransitive)to workᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦞᧅ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦙᦾᧈ ᦶᦅᧃ ᦷᦟᧂᧈ.They work too hard.ᦺᦔ ᦺᦣᧈ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦵᦞᧅ ᦵᦣᧆ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦑᦹ ᦂᦳᧇ ᦵᦝᦲᧂ.When you work in the fields wear a straw hat.6.1Workᦵᦣᧆᦵᦞᧅᦂᦱᧃ


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