Dai Lue – English



ᦇᧄŋam⁴2000verb (transitive)to incubate; sit on (eggs); hatch (eggs)ᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᧚, ᦺᦂᧈ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦇᧄ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦙᦱ.After a while, the hen hatched out her babies.1.6.3.1Eggᦺᦂᧈᦶᦙᧈᦇᧄᦵᦜᦲᧄᧈᦇᧄᦵᦜᦲᧄᧈᦇᧄᦅᧄᧉᦋᦴ
ᦇᧄᧈŋam⁵verb (transitive)to attackᦀᧁ ᦷᦍ ᦒᦱ ᦇᧄᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦙᦱᧃᧈ.They brought soldiers to attack into Myanmar.4.8.2.3Attackᦷᦆᧇᦇᧄᧈ
ᦇᧄᧉŋam⁶verb (transitive)to extend the lips2.1.1.4Mouthᦃᧆᦵᦃᧁᧉᦇᧄᧉᦝᧃ
ᦇᦱᧄ1ŋaam⁴500adjectivebeautifulᦇᦱᧄ ᦵᦜᦲ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦷᦓᧅ ᦠᦳᧂ ᦉᦱ.The most beautiful of all birds is a swan.2.3.1.8.1Beautifulᦉᦜᦀᦱᧆᦇᦱᧄᦎᦱᦷᦌᧆᦺᦉᦺᦋᦇᦱᧄᦎᦳᦗᦲᦡᦲᦇᦱᧄᦷᦎᦡᦲᦟᧁᦇᦱᧄᦐᧄᦇᦱᧄᦷᦖᧆᦉᦱᧂᧈᦺᦉᦇᦱᧄᦷᦖᧆᦺᦖᧈᦺᦉᦇᦱᧄᦟᦱᧇᦵᦗᧂᦵᦟᧂᦇᦱᧄᦟᦱᧇᦵᦗᧂᦵᦟᧃᧈᦇᦱᧄᦟᦱᧇᦵᦟᧂᦵᦗᧂᦇᦱᧄᦡᦲᦇᦱᧄ
ᦇᦱᧄᧈŋaam⁵nounfork; forked stickᦀᧃᦵᦎᧅ ᦇᦱᧄᧈ ᦷᦠ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦙᦹ.Massage the fork of one's thumb (a cure for fainting).ᦔᧅ ᦇᦱᧄᧈ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦺᦝ.Put a forked stick in the dirt near the fire.8.3.1Shape6.7Toolᦇᦱᧄᧈᦃᦱ
ᦇᦳᧄŋum⁴2000verb (intransitive)to grope; feel forᦇᦳᧄ ᦔᦱ.Catch fish with one's hands.ᦃᧁ ᦇᦳᧄ ᦉᧄᧈ ᦺᦡ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ.No matter how much they groped (in the muddy water) they couldn't find it.7.3.4.5Actions of the handᦇᦳᧄᦇᦱᧄ
ᦇᦳᧄᦇᦱᧄŋum⁴ŋaam⁴verb (intransitive)to gropeᦅᦾᧈ ᦅᦾᧈ ᦇᦳᧄ ᦇᦱᧄ ᦠᦱ ᦆᦸᧃᧉ.He quietly groped around to find a club.ᦠᦹᧉ ᦅᦳᧃ ᧚ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦆᦹᧂᧈ ᦙᦸᧇ ᦎᦱ ᧞ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦇᦳᧄ ᦇᦱᧄ.Have one person be in the middle with her eyes covered and she gropes (to catch somebody). [in a hide-and-seek game]7.3.4.5Actions of the handᦇᦳᧄ
ᦇᦸᧄŋɔm⁴verb (intransitive)to force one's way; attackᦶᦉᧆ ᦏ ᦜᦴ ᦇᦸᧄ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦃᦱᧆ.The enemy attacked unceasingly.ᦇᦸᧄ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦅᦸᧂᦰ ᦙᦱ, ᦡᧇ ᦈᦲᧇ ᦶᦉᧆ ᦏ ᦜᦴ ᦌᧄᧉ ᦑᧂ ᦷᦙᧃ.They attacked down the mountain, and eradicated the enemy completely.4.8.2.3Attackᦅᧃᧉᦇᦸᧄ
ᦇᦸᧄᧈŋɔm⁵adjectivelonely3.4.2.1.5Lonely
ᦇᦸᧅᦰᦶᦇᧅᦰŋɔk⁵ŋæk⁵nounwristᦃᦸᧉ 42.1.3.1Armᦇᦸᧅᦰᦶᦇᧅᦰᦃᦱᦇᦸᧅᦰᦶᦇᧅᦰᦙᦹ
ᦇᦸᧅᦰᦶᦇᧅᦰᦙᦹŋɔk⁵ŋæk⁵mɯɯ⁴nounwristᦙᦹ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦟᦲᧆ, ᦠᦹᧉ ᦢᦲᧇᧈ ᦶᦅᧆ ᦉᦻ ᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦇᦸᧅᦰ ᦶᦇᧅᦰ ᦙᦹ ᦠᧃᧉ.If the hand is bleeding, squeeze the vein at the wrist.2.1.3.1Armᦇᦸᧅᦰᦶᦇᧅᦰᦙᦹ
ᦇᦸᧅŋɔk⁵1verb (intransitive)to sprout; germinateᦀᧁ ᦚᦻᧉ ᦗᧃ ᧞ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦏᦳᧂ ᦊᦱᧂ ᦺᦔ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᧃ ᦇᦸᧅ.Wrap them in cotton and put them in a plastic bag to sprout.1.5.6Growth of plants2nounsproutsᦇᦸᧅ ᦷᦏᧈ ᦔᦳᧂᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ.Bean sprouts were sprouting up.1.5.5Parts of a plantᦀᦸᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦶᦎᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦆᦱᧈᦶᦎᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦈᦱᧁᦶᦎᧅᧈᦇᦸᧅᦀᦸᧅᧈᦵᦚᧀᦷᦏᧈᦇᦸᧅ
ᦇᧆŋat⁵verb (intransitive)to stopᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦇᧆ.Menstrual blood that doesn't stop.8.4.6.1.2Stop something
ᦇᦱᧆŋaat⁵nouncrack in skin of the foot2.1.4Skin
ᦇᦹᧆŋɯt⁵verb (intransitive)to wonder; be puzzled; be surprisedᦘᦱᧃ ᦶᦉᧁ ᦀᦻ ᦠᦸᧄ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦡᧂ, ᦆᦹᧃ ᦇᦹᧆ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ.The hunters smelled a nice smell, so they wondered and looked for it.3.4.1.3Surpriseᦇᦹᧆᦁᦱᧄ
ᦇᦹᧆᦁᦱᧄŋɯt⁵ʔaam⁴verb (intransitive)to wonder; be amazedᦁᧃ ᦉᦻ ᦎᦱ ᦃᧁ ᦠᧃ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦋᦱᧆ ᦇᦹᧆ ᦁᦱᧄ ᦶᦑᧉ.What their eyes saw was amazing.4.9.4Miracle, supernatural powerᦇᦹᧆᦁᦱᧄᦡᦲᦇᦹᧆᦡᦲᦁᦱᧄ
ᦇᦱᧇŋaap⁵verb (transitive)to open; pry open; widenᦀᧁ ᦵᦟᧇ ᦞᧅ ᦇᦱᧇ ᦕᦱ.It scratched the rocks apart with its claws.2.1.1.4Mouthᦇᦱᧇᦇᦱᧇ
ᦇᦱᧇᦇᦱᧇŋaap⁵ŋaap⁵post-verbwide-mouthedᦠᦱᧁ ᦇᦱᧇ ᦇᦱᧇ ᧞ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦣᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦎᦹᧃᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ.”He yawned wide-mouthed and said, 'I just woke up.'7.3.6Open2.1.1.4Mouth8.2.4Wideᦇᦱᧇ