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ᦷᦣᦶᦙᧈhoo⁴mææ⁵2000nouncowᦷᦣ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦷᦣ ᦗᦴᧉ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦷᦎ ᧚.The cow gave birth to a male calf.6.3.1.1Cattle1.6.7Male and female animalsᦷᦣᦶᦙᧈᦷᦣᦶᦙᧈᦓᦳᧄ
ᦷᦣᧉᦷᦣᧉᦣᦱᧉᦣᦱᧉhoo⁶hoo⁶haa⁶haa⁶onomatopoeiasound of a roaring fire2.3.2.3Types of sounds5.5Fire
ᦷᦣᦺᦣᧈᦩᦻᦓᦱhoo⁴haj⁵xwaaj⁴naa⁴nouncattle; cattle for use in ploughingᦍᦸᧃᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦷᦣ ᦺᦣᧈ ᦩᦻ ᦓᦱ, ᦙᦲ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦈᦱᧂᧉ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦙᦱ.Because they didn't have any cattle, they had to hire others (to plough for them).6.3.1.1Cattle6.2.2.2Plow a fieldᦷᦣᦩᦻᦺᦣᧈᦓᦱ
ᦷᦣᧉᦣᦱᧁhoo⁶haaw⁴nounfence; railing (can be separated)ᦀᧁ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦟᦸᧄᧉ ᦷᦣᧉ ᦟᦸᧄᧉ ᦣᦱᧁ.Build a fence around your house.6.5.1.5Fence, wallᦷᦣᧉᦣᦱᧁ
ᦷᦣᦩᦻhoo⁴xwaaj⁴2000nouncattle; bovines (can be separated)ᦵᦑᧁ ᦎᦱᧄ ᦣᦾ ᦷᦣ ᦣᦾ ᦩᦻ.She walked along the cattle tracks.ᦺᦉᧈ ᦃᦲᧉ ᦚᦳᧃᧈ ᦷᦣ ᦩᦻ.Apply cattle dung as fertiliser.ᦗᦻ ᦺᦎᧉ ᦟᦱᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦷᦣ ᦩᦻ.Underneath the house we will have a place for the cattle.ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦷᦣ ᦵᦟᧂᧉ ᦩᦻ.A child took care of the cattle. (Most cattle are docile and this is traditionally the role of a child.)6.3.1.1Cattle1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animalsᦷᦣᦩᦻᦋᦱᧂᧉᦙᦱᧉᦷᦣᦩᦻᦐᧂᦷᦣᦐᧂᦩᦻᦷᦣᦺᦣᧈᦩᦻᦓᦱ
ᦷᦣᧂ1hoŋ⁴20001nounbuildingᦑᦲᧈ 3ᦜᧂ2 2ᦷᦣᧂ ᦜᧂ ᦺᦊᧈ.A large building.ᦷᦣᧂ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦈᦸᧂᧉ.Umbrella factory.ᦷᦣᧂ ᦟᦱᧉ.Tea shop.ᦷᦣᧂ ᦞᧆ.Monastery building.6.5.1Building2nounagency; government officeᦷᦣᧂ ᦨᦱᧃ ᦔᦱᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ.Department of Forestry.4.6.3.1Governing body3nounthe large letter of the old Lue alphabet that wraps around other lettersᦷᦎ 53.5.7.1Writeᦷᦣᧂᦀᦲᧆᧈᦀᦾᧉᦷᦣᧂᦶᦂᧂᦷᦣᧂᦷᦂᧆᦗᦸᧇᦷᦣᧂᦂᦱᧃᦷᦣᧂᦂᦲᧃᦜᧁᧉᦷᦣᧂᦃᦊᦻᦵᦉᧂᦷᦣᧂᦃᦱᧉᦷᦣᦷᦣᧂᦶᦃᧅᧈᦷᦣᧂᦃᦻᦊᦱᦷᦣᧂᦃᦻᦗᦸᧇᦷᦣᧂᦃᦻᦜᧁᧉᦷᦣᧂᦃᧇᦝᦸᧃᧉᦷᦣᧂᦅᦱᧉᦷᦣᧂᦆᧄᦑᦸᧂᦰᦷᦣᧂᦷᦈᦷᦣᧂᦈᧅᦷᦣᧂᦉᦲᦃᧁᧉᦷᦣᧂᦶᦉᧆᦷᦣᧂᦉᦳᧆᧈᦷᦣᧂᦊᦱᦷᦣᧂᦷᦊᧅᦷᦣᧂᦊᦱᦷᦣᧂᦋᦱᧈᦅᦳᧂᧈᦷᦣᧂᦵᦍᦇᦹᧃᦷᦣᧂᦵᦍᧁᧈᦷᦣᧂᦶᦎᧆᦕᦳᧄᦷᦣᧂᦎᧄᦃᧁᧉᦷᦣᧂᦒᦱᦠᦱᧃᦷᦣᧂᦓᧄᧉᦷᦣᧂᦓᦳᧄᦷᦣᧂᦷᦔᦟᦴᧅᦀᦸᧃᧈᦷᦣᧂᦔᦱᧃᧈᦂᦱᧃᦷᦣᧂᦕᧁᦕᦲᦷᦣᧂᦷᦗᦰᦟᦴᧅᦷᦣᧂᦘᦲᧄᦷᦣᧂᦘᦸᧄᧉᦷᦣᧂᦵᦚᧆᧈᦷᦞᦠᦱᧃᦷᦣᧂᦚᦱᧅᦟᦻᦷᦣᧂᦜᦸᧈᦷᦣᧂᦝᦸᧃᧉᦷᦣᧂᦟᦤᦴᦷᦣᧂᦶᦟᧄᦷᦣᧂᦷᦟᧆᦷᦣᧂᦵᦟᦲᧈᦷᦣᧂᦟᦴᧅᦷᦣᧂᦡᦴᦐᧂᦷᦣᧂᦵᦣᧃᦷᦣᧂᦣᦱᧂᧈᦷᦣᧂᦨᦱᧃ
ᦷᦣᧂ2hoŋ⁴1nounear (or panicle) of grain; cob of maizeᦃᧁᧉ ᦏᦸᧆᧈ ᦷᦣᧂ.The rice is putting out ears.ᦜᦱᧉ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦣᧂ.It is so late in the season that the rice won't form ears.1.5.5Parts of a plant2classifierclassifier for ears of grain, cobs of cornᦙᧃ ᦠᧅ ᦀᧁ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦷᦡᧂ ᦷᦣᧂ ᧚ ᦺᦔ ᦂᦲᧃ.He pulled off a cob of corn to eat.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦵᦕᧀᦡᦸᧅᧈᦀᦸᧅᧈᦷᦣᧂ
ᦷᦣᧂᦀᦲᧆᧈᦀᦾᧉhoŋ⁴ʔiit²ʔɔj³nounsugar cane factoryᦃᦻ ᦀᦾᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦀᦲᧆᧈ ᦀᦾᧉ ᧘ ᦖᦹᧃᧈ ᦑᦳᧃᧈ.They sold 80,000 tons of cane to the sugar cane factory.6.2.1.5.1Growing sugarcaneᦷᦣᧂ1ᦀᦲᧆᧈ1ᦀᦾᧉ
ᦷᦣᧂᦶᦂᧂhoŋ⁴kæŋ¹nounrestaurant; food stallᦷᦣᧂ ᦶᦂᧂ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦺᦑ.Dai food restaurant.ᦣᧁ ᦺᦔ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦶᦂᧂ.Let's go eat in a restaurant.ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦶᦂᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦺᦋᧉ.She was a server in a restaurant.5.2.1.5Serve foodᦷᦣᧂ1ᦶᦂᧂ1
ᦷᦣᧂᦂᦱᧃhoŋ⁴kaan¹20001nounbusiness; companyᦷᦣᧂ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦃᧇ ᦝᦸᧃᧉ.A dance troupe.ᦷᦣᧂ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦅᦱᧉ ᦃᦻ ᦈᧅ ᦍᦳᧃ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦺᦣᧈ ᦓᦱ.A business that sells farming machinery.ᦷᦣᧂ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦣᧇ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦟᦸᧈ ᦕᦸᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᧑᧒ ᦗᧃ ᦓᦱ ᦵᦋᦲᧁᧈ.Xishuangbanna Prefecture Tourism Company.6.9Business organization2noungovernment department; bureauᦷᦣᧂ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦶᦉᧆ ᦃᦸᧂ.Department of Animal Husbandry.ᦷᦣᧂ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦵᦂᧇ ᦵᦌᦲᧁᧈ ᦒᦱ ᦠᦱᧃ.Army Recruitment Agency.4.6.3Government organizationᦷᦣᧂ1ᦂᦱᧃᦷᦣᧂᦂᦱᧃᦷᦊᧅᦊᦱᦷᦖᧆᦺᦉ
ᦷᦣᧂᦃᦊᦻᦵᦉᧂhoŋ⁴xajaaj¹seŋ¹nounradioᦷᦠ 2ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦣᦴᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦃ ᦊᦻ ᦵᦉᧂ.News that they heard on the radio.3.5.9.1Radio, televisionᦷᦣᧂ1ᦃᦊᦻᦵᦉᧂ
ᦷᦣᧂᦶᦃᧅᧈhoŋ⁴xææk²nounhotelᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ.A room in a hotel.7.2.4Travel6.5.1Buildingᦷᦣᧂ1ᦶᦃᧅᧈ
ᦷᦣᧂᦃᦻᦊᦱhoŋ⁴xaaj¹jaa¹nounchemist's shop; pharmacyᦊᦱ ᦶᦕᧃᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦺᦔ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦷᦣᧂ ᦃᦻ ᦊᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.You can buy these pills at a pharmacy.2.5.7.4Hospitalᦷᦣᧂ1ᦃᦻᦊᦱ
ᦷᦣᧂᦃᦻᦗᦸᧇhoŋ⁴xaaj¹pɔp⁵nounbookshopᦷᦣᧂ ᦃᦻ ᦗᦸᧇ ᦵᦍᦲᧅ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ ᦃᦻ ᦗᦸᧇ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦏᧄ.The bookstore increased its hours.6.8.4.8Store, marketplaceᦷᦣᧂ1ᦃᦻᦗᦸᧇ
ᦷᦣᧂᦆᧄᦑᦸᧂᦰhoŋ⁴xam⁴tɔŋ⁴nounlaboratory; research centreᦷᦣᧂ ᦆᧄ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦟ ᦤᦴ.Climate research centre.2.5.7.1Doctor, nurse6.5.1Buildingᦷᦣᧂ1ᦆᧄᦑᦸᧂᦰ
ᦷᦣᧂᦷᦈhoŋ⁴coo¹nouncourt of lawᦷᦣᧂ ᦷᦈ ᦶᦎᧆ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦶᦠᧂᧈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦶᦕᧃᧈ ᦡᦲᧃ. The court that decides cases of the king.4.7.4Court of lawᦷᦣᧂ1ᦷᦈ


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