4.1. Relationships

ᦀᦲᦰᦓᦱᧉʔinaa⁶20001nounyounger sister of one's mother or one's wife. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.6Uncle, aunt2nounyoung woman2.6.5.2Womanᦀᦲᦰ1ᦓᦱᧉ
ᦀᦲᦰᦍᦱᧈʔijaa⁵5001nounpaternal grandmother (father's mother)ᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ.My father's mother is my grandmother.ᦍᦱᧄ ᦐᦱᧁ ᦣᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦝᧂ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦟᧁᧈ ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦍᦻ ᦂᧁᧈ ᦂᦸᧃᧈ.In the winter we listen to grandmother tell stories from long ago.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold woman. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older women.]ᦣᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦊᦱᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦓᧂᧈ ᦆᦲᧂ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦁᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦟᧆ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦂᦳᧂᧈ ᦵᦌᦲᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Love is giving up your seat to an old woman on the bus.2.6.5.2Womanᦀᦲᦰ1ᦍᦱᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦍᦲᧂʔijiŋ⁴nounmaternal grandmother (mother's mother)4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmotherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦍᦲᧂ1
ᦀᦲᦰᦶᦙᧈʔimææ⁵2000nounmother. [Note: Used to refer to one's mother, or to address one's mother.]“ᦺᦕ ᦷᦋ ᦶᦀ ᦙᦱ ᦣᦱ?” “ᦀᦲᦰ ᦶᦙᧈ.”(speaking to a lost child) 'Who brought you here?' 'My mother.'4.1.9.1.2Father, motherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦶᦙᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦗᦸᧈʔipɔɔ⁵2000nounfather. [Note: Used to refer to one's father, or address one's father.]ᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ.My father's mother is my grandmother.4.1.9.1.2Father, motherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦗᦸᧈ
ᦀᦲᦰᦗᦲᧈʔipii⁵2000nounolder sister; older female friend4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦲᦰ1ᦗᦲᧈ
ᦀᦱᦺᦗᧉʔaa¹paj⁶nounwife of father's younger brother4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦱᦺᦗᧉ1
ᦀᦲᦰᦋᦻʔicaaj⁴nounmaternal grandfather (mother's father)4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmotherᦀᦲᦰ1ᦋᦻ1
ᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱʔiʔaa¹nounfather's younger sister; aunt. Also any woman younger than one's parents. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦲᦰ1ᦀᦱ
ᦀᦲᦰᦔᦴᧈʔipuu²5001nounpaternal grandfather (father's father)ᦷᦋᧈ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦷᦢᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.In grandfather's lifetime they used bamboo to build houses.4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother2nounold man. [Note: Used pronominally by or to older men.]ᦀᦲᦰ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦂᦸᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦎᦲ ᦶᦣᧂ ᦶᦣᧂ. Old Man Thunder took out his drum and hit it hard.2.6.5.1Manᦀᦲᦰ1ᦔᦴᧈ1
ᦵᦀᧉᦂᦱᦟᦱᧆʔee³kalaat⁵nounindependenceᦎᦹᧅ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦂᧇ ᦔᧃ ᦍᦱ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ, ᦈᦲᧂᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦀᧉ ᦂᦱ ᦟᦱᧆ.They opposed the schemes of colonialism and achieved independence.4.1.6.4Independent person
ᦀᦱʔaa¹nounfather's younger sister; aunt. Also any woman younger than one's parents. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]ᦅᦳᧃ1 34.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦱᦺᦗᧉᦀᦲᦰᦀᦱᦶᦙᧈᦀᦱ
ᦀᦹᦰʔɯʔ²verb (transitive)to hugᦶᦙᧈ ᦀᦹᦰ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᧞ ᦉᧂᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ.The mother hugged her daughter and said goodbye.ᦶᦌᧆ ᦎᧂᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦺᦂᧉ, ᦀᧁ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦀᦹᦰ ᦙᧃ ᦺᦞᧉ.He moved his chair close, and put his arm around her.7.3.4.5Actions of the hand4.1.8Show affection2.6.2Sexual relations
ᦀᦻᧉᦓᦱᧉʔaaj³naa⁶nounmother's younger brother or wife's younger brother. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦀᦻᧉ1ᦓᦱᧉ
ᦀᦻᧉᦗᦲᧈʔaaj³pii⁵2000nounolder brother; older male friend4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦻᧉ1ᦗᦲᧈ
ᦀᦻᧉᦷᦜᧂʔaaj³loŋ¹500nounolder brother; older male who has no children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦻᧉ1ᦷᦜᧂ
ᦀᦻᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈʔaaj³baaw²2000nounolder brother; older male friend. [Note: Used pronominally to or of such a person, especially by women.]4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦀᦻᧉ1ᦢᦱᧁᧈ
ᦵᦀᧀᧉ1ʔɤj³nounolder sister4.1.9.1.3Brother, sisterᦗᦲᧈᦵᦀᧀᧉᦶᦙᧈᦵᦀᧀᧉ
ᦀᦱᧁʔaaw¹2000nounfather's younger brother; husband's younger brother. Also a man younger than the speaker who has children. [Note: Used pronominally by or to such a person.]ᦅᦳᧃ1 34.1.9.1.6Uncle, auntᦗᦸᧈᦀᦱᧁ
ᦁᦱᦺᦟʔalaj⁴nounfriendship4.1.1Friend
ᦵᦂᧇkep²20001verb (transitive)to collect; pick up; gatherᦵᦂᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦚᦻᧉ ᦍᦾᧈ.Collect scraps of cloth. ᦵᦂᧇ ᦠᦾ.Gather snails.ᦵᦂᧇ ᦇᦹᧃ.Save money.7.3.4.2Pick up7.5.1Gather2verb (transitive)to pack; put away; put intoᦵᦂᧇ ᦔᦸᧃᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦋᦸᧂᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ .They packed it away into a small space.7.5.9.1Load, pile7.3.2.6Put in3verb (transitive)to adoptᦃᧁ ᦵᦂᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦂᧄᧈ ᦘᦱᧉ ᦁᧃ ᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦶᦝᧆ ᦺᦞᧉ.They adopted an orphan child that somebody had abandoned.4.1.9.6Adoptᦵᦂᧇᦃᦸᧃᧈᦵᦂᧇᦇᦹᧃᦵᦂᧇᦇᧁᦀᧁᦧᦸᧃᦵᦂᧇᦷᦋᧅᦵᦂᧇᦵᦌᦲᧁᧈᦵᦂᧇᦶᦕᧁᧈᦵᦂᧇᦕᧅᦊᧅᦐᦸᧈᦵᦂᧇᦺᦙᧉᦵᦂᧇᦠᦸᧄᦉᧂᧈᦵᦐᧇᦵᦂᧇᦠᦾᧉᦗᦸᧈᦵᦂᧇᦶᦙᧈᦵᦂᧇᦟᦴᧅᦵᦂᧇ
ᦶᦂᧄkæm¹20001verb (intransitive)to be mixed togetherᦔᦱᧅ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦅᧄ ᦠᦸᧉ.He speaks with Chinese words mixed in.ᦺᦓ ᦩᦱᧄ ᦵᦍᦲᧄ ᦺᦈ ᦙᧃ ᦍᧂ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦩᦱᧄ ᦖᦸᧂ ᦺᦞᧉ.Her happiness was mixed with sorrow.ᦜᧂ ᦵᦉᦲᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦡᦲᧃ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦵᦠᦲᧈ.The back of her shirt was dirt mixed with sweat.ᦙᦲ ᦂᦸ ᦛᧂ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦟᦸ ᦂᦸ ᦃᧁᧉ.There was barnyard grass mixed in with the rice seedlings.7.5.3Mix2verb (transitive)to associate withᦙᧃ ᦢᦲᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦷᦓᧅ ᦍᦳᧂ.It flew to associate with the peacocks.ᦉᦱᧁ ᦟᦱᧄ ᦶᦂᧄ ᦢᦱᧁᧈ, ᦃᧁ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦃᦸᧂ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦃᧇ ᦷᦙᧃᧈ.The young women associate with young men, they play beside the Mekong and sing happily.4.1Relationships
ᦷᦂᧅ1kok²verb (transitive)to embrace7.3.4.5Actions of the hand4.1.8Show affectionᦷᦂᧅᦅᧁᧉᦷᦂᧅᦠᦸᧈᦐᦱᧉᦉᧇᦷᦂᧅᦷᦄᧅ
ᦂᦹᦰkɯʔ²verb (transitive)to kissᦂᦹᦰ ᦶᦂᧄᧉ.She kissed him on the cheek.4.1.8Show affection
ᦂᦸᧉᦂᦳᧄkɔɔ³kum¹verb (intransitive)to form an allianceᦉᦸᧂ ᦕ ᦵᦑᧆ ᦃᦸᧆᧈ ᦆᦱᧆ ᦐᧂ ᦉᦹ ᦂᦸᧉ ᦂᦳᧄ ᦂᧃ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦖᦴᧈ ᦷᦍ ᦒᦱ. The two countries made an agreement to form an alliance.4.1Relationships4.3.4.3Cooperate withᦂᦸᧉᦂᦳᧄ1
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