8.4.6.1. Start something
ᦂᦸᧈ1kɔɔ²20001pre-verbbegin; startᦔᦲ ᧟ ᦂᦸᧈ ᦵᦚᦲᧅ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦃ ᦶᦐᧆ.Last year I began to practise making pineapple rice.8.4.6.1Start something2verb (transitive)to build; assemble; place on top of one anotherᦀᧁ ᦡᦲᧃ ᦂᦲᧈ ᦂᦸᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.Build a house out of bricks.6.5Working with buildingsᦂᦸᧈᦅᧁᧉᦂᦸᧈᦅᦳᧂᦵᦗᧂᦝᦱᧉᦂᦸᧈᦉᦱᧂᧉᦂᦸᧈᦎᧂᧉᦂᦸᧈᦶᦔᧂᦂᦸᧈᦚᦱᦂᦸᧈᦵᦟᦲᧂᧈᦶᦃᧇᦗᦹᧉᦂᦸᧈᦅᦳᧃᦂᦸᧈᦡᦲᧃᦔᧃᧉᦂᦸᧈᦖᦱᧅᦂᦸᧈ
ᦃᦸᧂᧉᦆᦹxɔŋ³xɯɯ⁴verb (transitive)to obstructᦙᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦉᧂ ᦙᦱ ᦃᦸᧂᧉ ᦆᦹ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦒᦱᧄ. She didn't let anything get in the way of her responsibilities.ᦢᦳ ᦎᧄ ᦂᦱᧃ ᦃᦸᧂᧉ ᦆᦹ.Push through the obstacles.8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦃᦸᧂᧉ1ᦆᦹ1ᦃᦸᧂᧉᦶᦆᧂᧈᦆᦹᦃᦱ
ᦃᦹᧆxɯt²1nounbad luck; bad omenᦗᦻ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦹᧆ ᦂᧇ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ, ᦈᧅ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦘ ᦺᦘ ᦂᧇ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦖᦱᧃᧈ.In the future this will be bad luck for the city; it will bring misfortune on us for sure.4.4.5.2Unlucky2nountabooed action4.9.5.6.1Taboo3verb (transitive)to inhibit; hold back8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦃᦹᧆᦆᦹᦃᦹᧆᦵᦉᦲᧄᧈᦃᦹᧆᦋᦱᦙᦴᧉᦎᦃᦹᧆᦐᦸᧂᦙᦳᧅᦉᦹᦃᦹᧆ
ᦅᧁᧉkaw⁶5001nountrunk (as of a tree or the body); base; torso; stem; rootᦂᦸ 3ᦅᧁᧉ 5ᦟᧄ1 2ᦅᧁᧉ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ.Trunk of a tree, stump of a tree.ᦅᧁᧉ ᦣᦱᧅ ᦕᦳᧄ.Hair roots.ᦅᧁᧉ ᦟᦲᧃᧉ.Root of the tongue.2.1.2Torso1.5.5Parts of a plant2nounchief; headᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦅᧁᧉ ᦃᦱᧉ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.The head slave.ᦵᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦁᦱ ᦙᦱᧆ ᦑᧂ ᦜᦻ ᦁᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦵᦉ ᦓᦱ ᦷᦓᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᧁᧉ.The whole royal court, of which Courtier Nok was chief.4.6.1Ruler3nounbeginningᦅᧁᧉ 5ᦟᧁᧈ ᦆᦱᧁᧈ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦅᧁᧉ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦔᦻ.He told the story from beginning to end.8.4.6.1.1Beginning4adjectivefirst; chief; oldest; principalᦁᦱ ᦠᦱᧃ ᦅᧁᧉ.Staple food.ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦅᧁᧉ.Oldest daughter.ᦑᦱᧃᧈ ᦵᦛᧀᧈ ᦅᧁᧉ.The work unit that is in charge.8.4.6.5.2Old, not young8.4.5.1.2First5classifierclassifier for plants, trees, grassesᦅᧁᧉ ᦺᦐ ᦀᧁ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦵᦡᧁ.Leave only one melon on each plant.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦷᦂᧅᦅᧁᧉᦂᦸᧈᦅᧁᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦅᧁᧉᦅᧁᧉᦂᦱᧅᦅᧁᧉᦃᦶᦟᧉᦅᧁᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦅᧁᧉᦵᦄᦲᧅᦅᧁᧉᦄᧁᧉᦅᧁᧉᦅᧃᦅᧁᧉᦔᦏᦱᧃᦒᦱᦠᦱᧃᦅᧁᧉᦔᦻᦅᧁᧉᦗᦹᧃᦅᧁᧉᦺᦙᧉᦅᧁᧉᦞᧆᦅᧁᧉᦵᦠᧆᧈᦅᧁᧉᦠᦽᧉᦅᧁᧉᦣᦱᧅᦷᦠᦉᦱᧃᦆᦴᦅᧁᧉᦵᦉᦓᦱᦅᧁᧉᦉᦳᧃᧉᦅᧁᧉᦷᦎᦅᧁᧉᦎᧂᧉᦅᧁᧉᦐᧂᦉᦹᦅᧁᧉᦅᦸᧂᦵᦑᦲᧅᦅᧁᧉᦑᦱᧂᦅᧁᧉᦷᦓᧅᦅᧁᧉᦔᦏᦷᦙᧃᧉᦅᧁᧉᦷᦠᦒᦲᦗᦲᧈᦅᧁᧉᦗᦸᧈᦅᧁᧉᦶᦙᧈᦵᦡᦲᧄᦗᦹᧃᦅᧁᧉᦵᦞᧂᦅᧁᧉᦟᦴᧅᦅᧁᧉ
ᦇᧆŋat⁵verb (intransitive)to stopᦵᦟᦲᧆ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦁᧃ ᦷᦎᧅ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦇᧆ.Menstrual blood that doesn't stop.8.4.6.1.2Stop something
ᦈᧂᧉcaŋ³verb (intransitive)to stopᦙᧃ ᦈᧂᧉ ᦂᦳᧂ ᦵᦦᧃ ᧞ ᦶᦈᧃᧈ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦣᦲᧄ ᦑᦱᧂ.She stopped her bicycle and stood by the side of the road.8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦑᦲᧈᦈᧂᧉᦶᦑᧃᦗᦹᧂᧈ
ᦈᦸᧆᧈᦍᧂᧉcɔɔt²jaŋ⁶verb (intransitive)to stopᦠᦱ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦈᦸᧆᧈ ᦍᧂᧉ ᦌᧁ ᦣᦳᧄᧈ.They found a tree to stop and rest under its shade.8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦈᦸᧆᧈᦍᧂᧉ
ᦈᦳᧇcup²verb (transitive)to finish; completeᦵᦣᧃ ᦈᦳᧇ ᦶᦌᧁ ᦌᦸᧉ ᧖ ᦔᦲ.I finished six years of primary school.ᦶᦀ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦏᧁᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦲᧂ, ᦈᧅ ᦙᦲ ᦞᧃ ᧚ ᦶᦀ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦞ ᦟᦱ ᦓᦲᧉ ᦈᦳᧇ ᧟.You will be old like your grandmother, and one day your time here will finish.8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦂᦱᧃᧉᦈᦳᧇᦵᦣᧃᦈᦳᧇᦵᦋᦈᦳᧇᦵᦗᧆ
ᦉᦸᦰᦟᦸᦰsɔʔ²lɔʔ⁵pre-verbbegin; startᦉᦸᦰ ᦟᦸᦰ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦷᦎ ᦺᦑ.We are beginning to study Dai.ᦍᦱᧄ ᦐᦱᧁ ᦌᧄᧉ ᦉᦸᦰ ᦟᦸᦰ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦍᦱᧄ ᦞᦸᧃ.Winter has finished and spring has started.ᦶᦕᧃᧈ ᦡᦲᧃ ᦉᦸᦰ ᦟᦸᦰ ᦂᦸᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦓᧃᧉ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦂᦸᧃᧉ ᦺᦝ ᦕᧆ ᦊᦴᧈ. When the world was beginning to exist it was a revolving lump of fire.8.4.6.1Start something
ᦉᧃᦎᦓᦴᧉᦉᧃᦎᦲsan¹tanuu⁶san¹tii¹verb (transitive)to establish; initiateᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦐᦲᧉ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦔᦴᧈ ᦷᦋᧈ ᦖᦸᧃᧈ ᦉᧃ ᦎ ᦓᦴᧉ ᦉᧃ ᦎᦲ ᦺᦓ ᦢᦱᧃᧉ.The house had been there since the ancestors established the village.8.4.6.1Start something
ᦉᦳᧆ1sut²20001nounend; limitᦎᦱᧄ ᦺᦈ ᦡᦲᧃᧉ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦞᧃ.They played happily until the end of the day.ᦺᦃ ᦢᦸᧅᧈ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦅᧁᧉ ᦶᦕᧁ ᦣᦸᧆ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦔᦻ.He told the story from beginning to end.8.6.7End, point2verb (intransitive)to end; come to an endᦉᦳᧆ ᦅᧄ ᦅᦹᧆ ᦅᧄ ᦘᦸᧂ ᦵᦉ.He was all out of ideas.ᦑᦲᧈ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦠᧃᧉ, ᦙᦲ ᦢᦸᧈ ᦢᦸᧈ ᧚.Where the path ends there is a well.8.4.6.1.3End3adjectivelast; finalᦷᦢᧆ ᦵᦣᧃ ᦔᦸᧆ ᦉᦳᧆ.The last part of the lesson.8.4.5.1.4Last4post-verbmost; -est. [Note: This follows an adjective to create a superlative.]ᦏᦱᧃᧉ ᦉᦳᧂ ᦉᦳᧆ.The highest level.8.1.5.5Most, least9.3.1Degreeᦁᦱᦟᦱᦉᦳᧆᦃᦜᦐᦱᧆᦂᦳᧄᧉᦷᦋᧈᦉᦳᧆᦔᦱᧃᦉᦳᧆᦃᦐᦱᧆᦉᦳᧆᦅᧄᦅᦹᧆᦉᦳᧆᦍᦸᧆᦉᦳᧆᦍᦸᧆᦑᦱᧄᦔᦻᦉᦳᧆᦎᦱᦉᦳᧆᦶᦎᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦒᦲᦉᦳᧆᦷᦖᧅᦌᧄᧉᦺᦈᦉᦳᧆᦞᦲᧉᦺᦉᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦉᦳᧆᦑᦲᧈᦌᦾᧉᦒᦲᦉᦳᧆᦕᦳᧆᦉᦳᧆᦕᧆᦉᧆᦺᦙᧉᦅᧄᦉᦳᧆᦺᦙᧉᦉᦳᧆ
ᦊᦹᧆᦍᧂᧉjɯt²jaŋ⁶verb (intransitive)to stopᦃᧁ ᦵᦏᧂ ᦂᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦊᦹᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦍᧂᧉ.They argued with each other without ceasing.8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦊᦹᧆᦍᧂᧉ
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