8.4.2.1. A short time

ᦶᦁᧆʔæt⁵classifierclassifier for moments (countable only to one)ᦅᧄ ᦶᦁᧆ ᧚, ᦃᧁ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦷᦋ ᦂᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦙᦱ.In a moment they all came out of the water.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦅᧄ᧚kam⁴nɯŋ⁵nounin a momentᦅᧄ ᧚ ᦺᦔ ᦣᧇ ᦀᧁ ᦉᦻ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦕᦱᧈ ᦟᦳᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ.At any second it might attract lightning.8.4.2.1A short timeᦅᧄ1᧚
ᦉᧅᦅᧄsak²kam⁴ᦉᦅᧄ5001pre-verbonly just; just about to (time or distance)ᦃᦾᧉ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦔᦱᧈ ᦙᦱ.I have just come from the jungle.ᦉᦲᧃᧉ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ ᦷᦙᧆ ᦷᦠ ᦃᧁᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦀᦲᧆ ᧚.My skirt is just a little past my knees.8.4.6.2.1Recently8.4.2.1A short time2post-verb(not) even onceᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦊᦲᧇ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦉᧅ ᦅᧄ.She didn't get to play with the ball even once.8.4.6.6Onceᦉᧅ1ᦅᧄ1
ᦵᦍᧂᧈᦢᦹᧆᦵᦍᧂᧈᦍᦱᧄjeŋ⁵bɯt²jeŋ⁵jaam⁴nounmoment by momentᦷᦎ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦅᦻ ᦵᦔᦲᧂ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦢᦹᧆ ᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦍᦱᧄ.Moment by moment my way of life was changing.8.4.2.1A short timeᦵᦍᧂᧈᦢᦹᧆᦍᦱᧄ
ᦶᦍᧇ1jæp⁵classifierclassifier for moments (countable only to one)ᦊᦴᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦶᦍᧇ ᦓᦲᦰ, ᦀᦸᧄ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦵᦔᧃᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦆᧄ. In a moment the jar changed into gold.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦶᦙᧁ2mæw⁴nounsecond (60 seconds in a minute)8.4.1Period of time8.4.2.1A short timeChinese秒miao3
ᦶᦙᧇ2mæp⁵1verb (intransitive)to flash; flickerᦃᦳᧃ ᦜᧂ ᦂᧄᧈ ᦶᦙᧇ ᦶᦙᧇ.It has flashing black feathers on its back.ᦝᦱᧉ ᦶᦙᧇ ᦵᦂᧁᧉ ᦷᦣᧃᧈ ᦣᦸᧂᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦕᦱᧈ ᦷᦠ ᦅᦳᧃ.The lightning flashed and the wind howled as if it would split the people's heads.1.1.3.6Lightning, thunder2classifierclassifier for moments (countable only to one)ᦍᦱᧄ ᦶᦙᧇ ᧚ ᦙᧃ ᦂᧄ ᦘᦱᧉ ᦋᦲᧂ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦆ.In a flash, he was holding a knife and he stole the things.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiersᦙᦶᦟᧇ
ᦷᦛᧂᧈwoŋ²2000classifiera while; a period of time. Countable only to oneᦺᦡᧉ ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᧚, ᦙᦲ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦈᦴᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦷᦜᧂ ᦜᦻ.After a while there were lots of flowers blooming.ᦷᦛᧂᧈ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦷᦅᧃ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦗᦻ ᦓᦸᧅ.At this time you should not go outside.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦠᦹᧂᦢᧁᧈᦓᦱᧃhɯŋ¹baw²naan⁴2000nounnot long; a little whileᦠᦹᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦓᦱᧃ ᦑᧁᧈ ᦺᦡ, ᦂᦱᧃ ᦚᦳᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦔ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦠᦴ.Not very much later he heard about this matter.8.4.2.1A short timeᦠᦹᧂᦢᧁᧈᦓᦱᧃ
ᦢᦹᧆbɯt²2000classifierclassifier for moments (countable only to one)ᦢᦹᧆ ᧚ ᦵᦂᦲᧃᧈ, ᦅᦾᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ.Just one moment, then I will come back.ᦺᦡᧉ ᦢᦹᧆ ᧚, ᦺᦂᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦶᦏᧄ.A moment later, the chickens came back to eat more.8.4.2.1A short time9.2.6.1Classifiersᦵᦍᧂᧈᦢᦹᧆᦵᦍᧂᧈᦍᦱᧄᦢᦹᧆᦢᦹᧆᦢᦹᧆ᧚