Dai Lue – English



ᦺᦌsaj⁴2000nounfish trap. [Note: A ᦺᦌ has a barbed opening, and lies on the riverbed for fish to swim into it.]ᦐᦽᧈ 3ᦇᦱ ᦺᦌ.The opening of a fish trap.ᦔᦱ ᦙᦱ ᦏᦳᧅᧈ ᦺᦌ.Fish got caught in the trap.6.4.5.3Fishing equipment
ᦺᦌᧉsaj⁶1verb (transitive)to pick up; pick outᦺᦌᧉ ᦕᧅ.Pick vegetables.ᦂᦲᧃ ᦔᦱ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦺᦌᧉ ᦂᦱᧂᧉ.When you eat fish pick out the bones.6.2.1.3Growing vegetables7.3.4.2Pick up2verb (intransitive)to preen oneself (as a bird)ᦷᦓᧅ ᦺᦌᧉ ᦃᦳᧃ.The bird preened its feathers.1.6.4Animal actionsᦉᧅᦺᦌᧉᦢᦲᧆᦺᦌᧉ
ᦌᦻsaaj⁴2000nounsandᦵᦙᧆ1 3ᦌᦻ ᦶᦂᧈ.Coarse sand.ᦌᦻ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ.Fine sand.ᦵᦙᧆ ᦌᦻ.A grain of sand.ᦌᦻ ᧙ ᦠᦱᧇ.Nine buckets of sand.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦀᦸᧃᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦌᦻ.The children were playing in a sand pile.1.2.2.1Soil, dirtᦂᦡᦱᧆᦌᦻᦂᦱᧆᦌᦻᦃᦱᧂᧈᦌᦻᦶᦉᧃᦌᦻᦌᦻᦙᦳᧅᦷᦓᧅᦶᦀᧃᧈᦌᦻᦔᦱᧈᦌᦻᦖᦱᧅᦠᦲᧃᦡᦲᧃᦌᦻᦵᦙᧆᦠᦲᧃᦵᦙᧆᦌᦻᦚᧂᧈᦌᦻᦡᦲᧃᦌᦻ
ᦌᦻᧉsaaj⁶2000adjectiveleft (side)ᦃᦱ ᦃᦸᧃ ᦌᦻᧉ ᦂᦳᧆ, ᦗᦹᧂᧈ ᦂᧇ ᦆᦸᧃᧉ ᦑᧁᧉ ᦵᦑᧁ ᦑᦱᧂ.His left leg was amputated; he depended on crutches to get around.ᦷᦣᧇ ᦗᦻ ᦌᦻᧉ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦃᦻ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦵᦈᧃ.In the picture to the left they are selling sheep.8.5.2.3Right, left
ᦌᦻᦎᦻᧈsaaj⁴taaj²nounribbon; streamerᦉᦲᧃᧉ1 34.2.6.2Sports8.3.8Decorated5.3.6Parts of clothingChinese彩带cai3dai4
ᦌᦻᧉᦟᦻᧉsaaj⁶laaj⁶post-verbeverywhere; all overᦃᧁ ᦶᦈᧃᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦌᦻᧉ ᦟᦻᧉ.They were standing all around watching.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦎᦳᧃᧉ ᦗᦱᧁᧉ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦌᦻᧉ ᦟᦻᧉ.There were only coconut trees all over.8.1.5All
ᦌᦼsuj⁴nounwater1.3WaterᦈᧅᦌᦼᦔᦳᧂᧈᦉᦲᧈᦌᦼᦌᦼᦊᦱᧉᦌᦼᦋᧁᦌᦼᦎᧁᧈᦌᦼᦶᦓᧉᦌᦼᦵᦛᧀᧈᦌᦱᧈᦌᦼᦜᦲᧈᦌᦼᦨᦱᧃChineseshui3water
ᦌᦼᦊᦱᧉsuj⁴jaa³nounwater pressureᦵᦐᦲ ᦕᦲᧁ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦁᧃ ᦶᦎᧄᧈ ᦉᦳᧂ ᦗᧆ ᦂᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦌᦼ ᦊᦱᧉ.The difference in the water level is called water pressure.6.6.7Working with waterᦌᦼᦊᦱᧉ2
ᦌᦼᦋᧁsuj⁴caw⁴nounalgae1.5.4Moss, fungus, algaeᦌᦼChinese水藻shui3zao3
ᦌᦼᦎᧁᧈsuj⁴taw²nouncanal; aqueduct; sewerᦌᦼChinese水道shui3dao4
ᦌᦼᦶᦓᧉsuj⁴nææ⁶nouncementᦜᧅ ᦌᦼ ᦶᦓᧉ.A cement post.6.5.3Building materialsᦌᦼChinese水泥shui3ni2
ᦌᦼᦵᦛᧀᧈᦌᦱᧈsuj⁴wɤj²saa⁵nounwater pressure6.6.7Working with waterᦌᦼᦵᦛᧀᧈᦌᦱᧈChinese水位shui3wei4water level
ᦌᦼᦜᦲᧈsuj⁴lii²nounirrigation6.2.4.3IrrigateᦌᦼChinese水利shui3li4
ᦌᦼᦨᦱᧃsuj⁴kwaan⁴nounwater pipeᦚᧂ ᦌᦼ ᦨᦱᧃ.They buried the water pipes.6.6.7.2Conveying waterᦌᦼChinese水管shui3guan3
ᦌᦽsoj⁴verb (intransitive)to jumpᦣᧁ ᦵᦀᧂᧈ ᦂᧃ ᦌᦽ ᦵᦝᧀ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦤᦸ.Let's compete in jumping through the branches.7.2.1.1.3Jumpᦃᧇᦃᧇᦌᦽᦌᦽᦷᦠᧅᦌᦽᦷᦠᧅᦷᦠᧅᦌᦽᦌᦽ
ᦌᦽᧈsoj⁵500verb (transitive)to wash a part of the body. [Note: To ᦌᦽᧈ is to wash one's body. To ᦟᦱᧂᧉ is to wash things.]ᦟᦱᧂᧉ1 1ᦌᦽᧈ ᦙᦹ ᦝᦱᧂᧉ ᦘᦰ ᦍᦱᧆ ᦔᦸᧆᧈ ᦶᦙᧂ.Wash your hands to protect against COVID 19.ᦌᦽᧈ ᦃᦱ.Wash one's feet.5.6Cleaning5.6.2Batheᦃᦰᦌᦽᧈᦌᦰᦌᦽᧈᦌᦽᧈᦐᦱᧉᦟᦱᧂᧉᦎᦱᦓᧄᧉᦌᦽᧈᦙᦹᦟᦱᧂᧉᦌᦽᧈ
ᦌᦽᧈᦐᦱᧉᦟᦱᧂᧉᦎᦱsoj⁵naa³laaŋ⁶taa¹verb (intransitive)to make amends (literally: wash one's face)ᦀᧁ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦙᦱ ᦌᦽᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦟᦱᧂᧉ ᦎᦱ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ.Bring money to make amends.4.8.4.8Make peaceᦌᦽᧈᦟᦱᧂᧉ1ᦐᦱᧉᦎᦱ
ᦌᦾsɔj⁴verb (transitive)to slice; chop upᦌᦾ ᦶᦎᧂ ᦈᦸᧇ.Slice cucumbers.7.8.3Cutᦃᧁᧉᦌᦾᦚᦱᧈᦌᦾᦝᧅᦌᦾ
ᦌᦾᧉsɔj⁶1verb (transitive)to skewer in a row (as flowers on a string, meat on a stick)ᦌᦾᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ.Put pearls on a string.7.5.1Gather2classifierclassifier for strings of flowers, sticks of meatᦊᦲᧇ ᦶᦖᧃᧈ ᦗᧁᧈ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦌᦾᧉ ᧚.She was holding a string of pastries.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦌᧄᧉᦌᧄᧉᦌᦾᧉᦌᦾᧉᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦌᦾᧉ
ᦌᦾᧉᦌᦾᧉsɔj⁶sɔj⁶post-verbcontinuouslyᦵᦙ ᦺᦠᧉ ᦌᦾᧉ ᦌᦾᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦘᦱᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦺᦐ.His wife cried continuously and couldn't leave him to go anywhere.ᦈᧁᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦓᧇ ᦃᦱᧇ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦌᦾᧉ ᦌᦾᧉ ᦎᦳᧃ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦍᦱ ᦀᦲᧃ.He bowed continuously to his father Indra.8.4.7Continue, persevere
ᦌᦾᧉᦟᦾᧉsɔj⁶lɔj⁶post-verbgentlyᦝᦸᧃᧉ ᦌᦾᧉ ᦟᦾᧉ, ᦎᦱᧄ ᦶᦢᧇᧈ ᦵᦔᦲᧂ ᦣᧁ.Dance gently, following our example.4.4.4.3Gentle
ᦌᧁsaw⁴5001verb (intransitive)to rest; stop; cease movingᦗᦸᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦌᧁ ᦊᦴᧈ.Go home and rest.ᦷᦉᧇ ᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦌᧁ.His mouth never stopped.2.4.5Rest7.2.7.1Stop moving2verb (transitive)to stop somethingᦌᧁ ᦶᦎᧃᧈ.Turn off the electricity.ᦌᧁ ᦜᧁᧉ.Stop serving them liquor.ᦑᦱᧂ ᦔᦸᧆ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦌᧁ ᦷᦟᧆ.On this section of road, do not stop your car (no parking).8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦶᦀᧁᧈᦎᧁᧉᦌᧁᦍᧂᧉᦈᦸᧆᧈᦌᧁᦊᦹᧆᦊᦸᧃᧈᦕᦸᧃᧈᦌᧁᦊᦹᧆᦌᧁᦷᦌᧇᦌᧁᦄᧁᦊᦴᧈᦌᧁᦊᦲᧃᦌᧁᦓᦸᧃᦌᧁᦷᦖᧅᦌᧁᦺᦈᦌᧁᦙᦾᧈᦌᧁᦢᦱᧈᦌᧁᦶᦣᧂᦌᧁᦵᦣᧃᦌᧁᦶᦣᧂᦌᧁᦣᦳᧄᧈᦌᧁᦊᦲᧃᦍᧂᧉᦌᧁᦍᦱᧄᦛᦱᧂᧈᦍᦱᧄᦌᧁᦐᦲᧄᦌᧁᦵᦑᧁᦵᦑᧁᦌᧁᦌᧁᦺᦔᦺᦔᦌᧁᦌᧁᦔᦱᧂᦌᧁᦗᦳᧃᧉᦵᦞᧅᦌᧁᦂᦱᧃᦺᦙᧉᦌᧁᦶᦞᧈᦍᧂᧉᦌᧁᦓᦸᧃᦡᦹᧅᦌᧁ
ᦌᧁᦊᦲᧃsaw⁴jin¹verb (intransitive)to restᦎᦱ ᦞᧃ ᦗᦸ ᦛᦻᧈ ᦋᦻᧉ ᧟, ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦶᦞᧈ ᦌᧁ ᦊᦲᧃ.The sun was going down so they stopped to rest.ᦎᧅ ᦣᦲᧆ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦑᦲᧄᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦠᦲᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦌᧁ ᦊᦲᧃ.The cricket went under a rock to rest.2.4.5Restᦌᧁᦊᦲᧃ
ᦌᧁᧈᦵᦌᦲᧃᧈᦷᦗᧈsaw⁴sɤn⁵poo⁵nounsound wave2.3.2.2SoundChinese超声波chao1sheng1bo1ultrasound