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ᦑᦰtaʔ⁵verb (transitive)to ward off; fend off; protect againstᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ ᦆᦸᧃᧉ ᦶᦉᧉ.He pushed away the whip with his hand.ᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ ᦷᦀᧅ.He protected his chest with his hand.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ, ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦇᦹᧃ.”The boy waved me off and said, 'I don't want money.'4.8.2.4Defendᦂᧅᦑᦰᦃᧂᧉᦑᦰᦃᧆᦑᦰᦶᦎᧆᦑᦰᦎᦹᧆᦑᦰᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉᦒᦱᧂᧉᦑᦰᦕᧃᧉᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉᦑᦰᦠᦱᧄᧉᦑᦰ
ᦑᦰᦶᦑᧉtatææ⁶ᦑᦶᦑᧉ2000post-verbreally; veryᦕᦲᧆ ᦷᦖᧅ ᦕᦲᧆ ᦺᦈ ᦑᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ.She was very angry.ᦙᦲ ᦩᦱᧄ ᦙᦴᧉ ᦑᦴᧉ ᦃᦳᧃ ᦓᦱ, ᦙᦲ ᦺᦈ ᦺᦆᧈ ᦷᦕᧆᧈ ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦑᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ.She had pity, and really wanted to help him.9.6.3.2Markers of emphasis 9.4.4.1Certainly, definitelyᦶᦑᧉ
ᦑᦰᦶᦑᧁᧈtatæw⁵post-verbincreasingly; more and moreᦵᦉᧂ ᦎᦲᧃ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦙᦱ ᦑᦰ ᦶᦑᧁᧈ.The sound of footsteps came ever closer.8.1.4.2Increaseᦶᦑᧁᧈ
ᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉtaʔ⁵faaŋ⁶verb (intransitive)to defend oneself; ward off blowsᦊᦱᧈ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦃᦹᧃ ᦙᦹ ᦑᦰ ᦶᦑᧉ, ᦗᦸ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦑᦰ ᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.You shouldn't hit back. It is enough just to defend yourself.4.8.2.4Defendᦑᦰᦝᦱᧂᧉ
ᦑᦉtasaʔ²numeraltenᦑ ᦉ ᦟᦱ ᦋ ᦒᧄ ᦉᦲᧇ ᦕ ᦂᦱᧃ.The ten royal laws.8.1.1.1Cardinal numbersSanskritdasa
ᦑᦶᦑᧉAlternate spelling ofᦑᦰᦶᦑᧉtruly
ᦑᦱtaa⁴2000verb (transitive)to rub on; smear; spread; paintᦑᦱ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦉᦲ.To paint (literally: to rub on paint).ᦑᦱ ᦔᦳᧃ.He plastered the wall.ᦀᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦕᧅ ᦑᦱ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦣᦾ ᦢᦱᧆ.Rub vegetable oil on the scar.6.6.5.1Draw, paint7.3.7.3Spread, smearᦑᦱᦟᦻᧉᦑᦱᦟᦳᧇᦷᦓᧆᦑᦱᦕᦸᧅᦑᦱᦡᧄᧉᦑᦱᦉᦲ
ᦑᦱᧈ1taa⁵20001nounpier; dock; landing placeᦑᦲᧈ 3ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦑᦱᧈ.They set off from the dock.ᦵᦣᦲ ᦙᦱ ᦈᦸᧆᧈ ᦑᦱᧈ.The boat docked at the pier.7.2.4.2.1Boat2nounford; river crossing placeᦀᧁ ᦵᦉᦲᧈ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦑᦱᧈ ᦢᦳᧇ ᦎᦲ.They took the mats down to the ford to beat them (clean them in the water).1.3.1.3Riverᦑᦱᧈᦑᦱᧂᦑᦱᧈᦓᧄᧉᦑᦱᧈᦵᦣᦲᦓᧄᧉᦑᦱᧈ
ᦑᦱᧈ2taa⁵1nounpose; postureᦑᦱᧈ ᦓᦸᧃ.Reclining posture (of a Buddha image).7.1Posture2nounsceneᦑᦱᧈ ᦡᦾ.Mountain scene.6.6.5.1Draw, paint3classifierclassifier for poses, pictures, scenes9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦑᦱᧉtaa⁶1verb (transitive)to challenge; defy4.8.2Fight2verb (transitive)to wager; betᦣᧁ ᦑᦱᧉ ᦂᧃ ᦓᦸ, ᦺᦕ ᦅᦱᧃᧉ ᦺᦉᧈ ᧕᧐.Let's make a bet. Whoever loses has to pay fifty coins.4.2.6.4Gambling
ᦑᦱᦉᦱtaa⁴saa¹nounslaveᦅᦳᧃ1 34.5.4.4Slave
ᦑᦱᦉᦲtaa⁴sii¹nounfemale slave4.5.4.4Slave
ᦑᦱᧈᦑᦱᧂtaa⁵taaŋ⁴nounpathway (can be separated)ᦙᦲ ᦷᦈᧃ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦷᦕᧅ ᦕᦱᧈ ᦑᦱᧈ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦵᦎᧆᧈ ᦟᦲᧉ ᦊᦴᧈ.There may be bandits along the path waiting in ambush.6.5.4.1Roadᦑᦱᧈ1ᦑᦱᧂ1ᦉᦲᧃᧉᦑᦱᧈᦉᦻᦑᦱᧂᦷᦟᧂᦑᦱᧈᦷᦟᧂᦑᦱᧂ
ᦑᦱᧈᦓᧄᧉtaa⁵nam⁶nounpier; dockᦀᧁ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦉ ᦗᧁ ᧕ ᦟᧄ ᦺᦗ ᦈᦸᧆᧈ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦑᦱᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᧚.They docked five boats at a pier.7.2.4.2.1Boatᦑᦱᧈ1ᦓᧄᧉ1
ᦑᦱᦟᦻᧉtaa⁴laaj⁶verb (transitive)to rub onᦀᧁ ᦊᦱ ᦑᦱ ᦟᦻᧉ ᦡᧇ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ.Rub on medicine to cure this condition.7.3.7.3Spread, smearᦑᦱᦟᦻᧉ
ᦑᦱᦟᦳᧇtaa⁴lup⁵verb (transitive)to rub on; to plasterᦀᧁ ᦠᦳᧃ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦑᦱ ᦟᦳᧇ ᦉᦲ ᦶᦙᧃ.Cover the roads with cement.ᦌᧂᧉ ᦑᦱ ᦟᦳᧇ ᦔᦳᧃ ᦃᦱᧁ. Plastered walls.7.3.7.3Spread, smearᦑᦱᦟᦳᧇ
ᦑᦱᧈᦵᦣᦲtaa⁵hɤɤ⁴nounpier; dock; port; harbourᦶᦌᧂᧈ ᦅᦱᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦱᧈ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦁᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦵᦉᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᧚.Hongkong is a famous harbour.7.2.4.2.1Boatᦑᦱᧈ1ᦵᦣᦲ1
ᦑᦲᦰtiʔ⁵verb (transitive)to touchᦙᧃ ᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦑᦲᦰ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ.He carefully put out his hand to touch it and see.ᦑᦲᦰ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦉᦻ ᦺᦝ ᦶᦎᧃᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦈᦳᧆᧈ ᦈᦸᧉ.If you touch the wire it will shock you.ᦑᦲᦰ ᦈᦸᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦋᦳ ᦌᦱᧂᧈ ᦀᦲᧆ ᧚ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦈᧇ ᦓᧅ.If you touch the bruise just a little bit it hurts a lot.7.3.4.1Touchᦑᦲᦰᦈᧇᦑᦲᦰᦑᦲᦰᦑᦲᦰᦗᦱᧃᦺᦙᧉᦑᦲᦰᦑᦱᧂᦟᦳᧇᦟᦳᧇᦑᦲᦰᦑᦲᦰ
ᦑᦲᦰᦈᧇtiʔ⁵cap²verb (transitive)to touch; grabᦑᦲᦰ ᦈᧇ ᦊᦱᧉ ᦎᦾᧈ ᦍᦸᧇ, ᦺᦢ ᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦠᦳᧄᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦡᧁ.He touched the sensitive plant and right away its leaves closed up.7.3.4.1Touchᦑᦲᦰᦈᧇ
ᦑᦲᦰᦑᦲᦰtiʔ⁵tiʔ⁵verb (transitive)to touch gentlyᦀᧁ ᦔᦻ ᦟᦲᧃᧉ ᦑᦲᦰ ᦑᦲᦰ ᦋᦲᧄ.He touched it with the tip of his tongue to taste it.7.3.4.1Touchᦑᦲᦰ
ᦑᦲᦰᦗᦱᧃtiʔ⁵paan⁴verb (transitive)to touchᦅᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦑᦲᦰ ᦗᦱᧃ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦉᦻ ᦶᦎᧃᧈ, ᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦵᦃᧈ ᦉᦻ ᦶᦎᧃᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ.If the person is still touching the electric wire, use a piece of wood to brush away the wire.7.3.4.1Touchᦑᦲᦰᦗᦱᧃ1
ᦑᦲtii⁴20001verb (transitive)to replace; substitute forᦘᦱᧉ ᦠᦻ ᦀᧁ ᦃᦸ ᦙᦱ ᦑᦲ ᦉᦻᧉ.If you lose your knife use a hoe in its place.7.5.6Substitute2classifierclassifier for times, occurrencesᦶᦙᧈ ᦠᦱᧄᧉ ᧒ ᦑᦲ ᧓ ᦑᦲ.His mother forbade him two or three times.8.1.1.3Number of times9.2.6.1Classifiersᦑᦲᦎᦱᧂᦑᦲᦝᦱᧂᧉᦵᦑᦲᧈᦑᦲᦗᦹᧃᦑᦲ
ᦑᦲᧈtii⁵5001nounplaceᦊᦱᧈ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦉᦳᧄ ᦷᦅᧃ.Don't sit in a place you don't deserve.ᦵᦑᧁ ᦙᦱ ᦕᦻᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦃᧁ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦠᧃᧉ.He walked past the place where they were playing.8.5Location2prepositionat; inᦍᧇ ᦎᧅ ᦶᦎᧃ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦔᦱᧈ ᦊᦱᧉ.He was catching grasshoppers in a field.ᦃᧁ ᧓ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦃᦱᧂᧈ ᦌᦻ.The three of them went to play on the beach.9.5.1.6Spatial location of an event8.5.3Be at a place3classifierclassifier for places, locationsᦙᧆ ᦉᦻ ᦢᦹ ᧒ ᦑᦲᧈ.Tie the umbilical cord in two places.ᦀᧁ ᦡᦱᧇ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦵᦡᧁ ᦂᧃ.They kept all the swords in the same place.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦈᧁᧉᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦌᦱᧃᦑᦲᧈᦷᦎᧅᦑᦲᧈᦷᦎᧅᦑᦱᧂᧉᦔᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦎᦱᧂᧈᦑᦲᧈ᧔ᦓᦱᦏᦹᧂᦑᦲᧈᦑᦲᧈᦀᦲᧂᦑᦲᧈᦀᦹᧃᦑᦱᧂᦂᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦃᦲᦵᦅᦲᧂᦑᦲᧈᦵᦃᧆᦋᦱᦑᦲᧈᦺᦃᦑᦲᧈᦵᦅᦲᧂᦺᦈᦑᦲᧈᦅᦾᦛᦱᧃᧈᦑᦲᧈᦵᦈᧇᦑᦲᧈᦈᧂᧉᦶᦑᧃᦗᦹᧂᧈᦑᦲᧈᦉᦃᦲᦰᦑᦲᧈᦉᦄᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂᦑᦲᧈᦉᧂᦂᦱᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧄᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦌᦾᧉᦑᦲᧈᦊᦴᧈᦑᦲᧈᦊᦴᧈᦂᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦊᦴᧈᦑᦲᧈᦂᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦊᦴᧈᦑᦲᧈᦓᦸᧃᦑᦲᧈᦊᧂᦕᦱᧉᦑᦲᧈᦵᦋᧆᦶᦞᧃᧈᦑᦲᧈᦺᦋᧉᦑᦲᧈᦋᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦋᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦵᦃᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦋᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦍᦸᧄᦑᦲᧈᦋᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦵᦜᦲᦑᦲᧈᦋᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦜᦳᧂᦑᦲᧈᦵᦍᧁᧈᦑᦲᧈᦍᦹᦑᦲᧈᦎᦲᦰᦑᦲᧈᦷᦎᧅᦑᦲᧈᦜᦳᧂᦑᦲᧈᦎᦲᧁᧉᦑᦲᧈᦎᦱᧂᧈᦑᦲᧈᦐᧅᦑᦲᧈᦶᦑᧉᦑᦲᧈᦶᦑᧁᧈᦑᦲᧈᦑᦱᧂᦑᦲᧈᦑᦹᧅᦑᦲᧈᦓᧂᧈᦑᦲᧈᦓᦸᧃᦑᦲᧈᦕᧆᦑᦲᧈᦕᦲᧆᦑᦲᧈᦖᦻᦑᦲᧈᦗᦹᧂᧈᦑᦲᧈᦗᧆᦎᦱᧂᧈᦑᦲᧈᦷᦜᧈᦑᦲᧈᦜᦳᧂᦑᦲᧈᦶᦠᧂᧈᦑᦲᧈᦵᦠᦲᧈᦜᧁᧉᦑᦲᧈᦠᦱᧄᧉᦑᦲᧈᦠᧇᦺᦃᦑᦲᧈᦡᦲᦑᦲᧈᦡᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦣᦲᦰᦑᦲᧈᦵᦣᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᦱᧂᧉᦑᦲᧈᦣᧅᦓᧇᦑᦲᧈᦔᦲᧃᦑᦱᧂᧉᦔᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈᦗᦸᦑᦲᧈᦟᦱᧂᦑᦲᧈᦟᦳᧃᧉᦑᦲᧈᦶᦢᧂᧈᦔᦲᧃᦑᦲᧈ
ᦑᦲᧈᦀᦲᧂtii⁵ʔiŋ¹nounback of a chair (literally: leaning place)5.1.1.2Chairᦑᦲᧈᦀᦲᧂ