9.2.6.1. Classifiers

ᦂᦸᧅkɔk²ᦂᦸᧅᧈ20001noundrinking glass; mug; cup; tin canᦂᦸᧅ 4ᦂᧇ2 2ᦐᦽᧈ 3ᦂᦸᧅ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ.A glass.ᦂᦸᧅ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦟᦱᧉ.A teacup.ᦂᦸᧅ ᦊᦱᧂ.A plastic cup.5.2.2.8Eating utensil6.7.7Container2nouncup; a measure for selling rice. [Note: Twenty ᦂᦸᧅ equal one ᦏᧂ 'bucket'.]ᦏᧂ28.2.5.1Big container, volume3verb (transitive)to cup (as a medical treatment)ᦅᧃ ᦶᦀᧁ ᦅᦸᧆᦰ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦀᧁ ᦂᦸᧅ ᦺᦝ ᦂᦸᧅ, ᦅᦸᧇ ᦊᦱ ᦷᦠ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦷᦠ ᦎᦸᧅᧈ.If your back is sprained, do cupping with a hot glass, and rub on herbal medicine.2.5.7Treat disease2.5.7.5Traditional medicine4classifierclassifier for glasses, cansᦣᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦠᧉ ᦟᦱᧉ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦗᦸᧈ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦂᦸᧅ ᧚ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦵᦞᧅ ᦙᦱ ᦓᧃᧉ.Love is pouring a cup of tea for your parents when they come home from work.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦸᧅᦊᦱᦂᦸᧅᦊᦱᦢᧁᧉᦂᦸᧅᦎᦱᦂᦸᧅᦜᦸᧅᦂᦸᧅᦷᦠᦷᦍᧅᦂᦸᧅᦜᧁᧉ
ᦂᦱᧆ1kaat²5001nounmarket; marketplace; a town that has a marketᦑᦲᧈ 3ᦀᧁ ᦷᦣ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦏᦱᧃᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦃᦻ ᦂᦱᧆ.He loaded up the cow with charcoal and took it to the market to sell.6.8.4.8Store, marketplace2nounstreetᦶᦏᧁ ᦂᦱᧆ ᦦᦱᧂᧉ, ᦂᦱᧂ ᦂᦱᧆ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦍᧂ ᦙᦲ ᦷᦉᧃ ᦁᦳᧃ ᦍᦱᧃ ᦜᦻ ᦑᦲᧈ.The streets are wide. In the middle of the streets there are many parks.6.5.4.1Road3classifierclassifier for marketsᦃᦻ ᧟ ᧓ ᦂᦱᧆ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦣᦱᧃ ᦌᦹᧉ.He offered it for sale in three markets and still nobody had bargained for it.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦱᧆᦃᦻᦷᦆᦂᦱᧆᦌᦻᦂᦱᧆᦷᦜᧂᦂᦱᧆᦟᦲᦃᦱᧆᦂᦱᧆᦅᦳᧃᦵᦕᧁᧉᦂᦱᧆᦶᦏᧁᦂᦱᧆᦵᦐᦲᦂᦱᧆᦓᧄᧉᦙᧃᦂᦱᧆᦕᧅᦂᦱᧆᦷᦠᦂᦱᧆ
ᦂᧇ2kap²20001nounany of several kinds of small container; matchbox; spice box; pill box; face-powder box; billfoldᦂᧇ2 2ᦐᦽᧈ 3ᦀᧂ ᦂᧇ ᦺᦝ ᦆᦲᧆ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦂᧇ.Strike the match on the box.ᦓᦸᧅ ᦂᧇ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦶᦎᧄᧉ ᦞᦱᧈ: “ᦂᧇ ᦺᦝ ᦵᦑᧂᧈ ᦎᧁᧉ”.On the outside of the box was written: Safety Matches.6.7.7Container2classifierclassifier for small containers; packs of cards or cigarettesᦞᧃ ᦺᦡ ᦡᦳᧆᧈ ᦵᦌᧈ ᦵᦟᧅ ᧒ ᦂᧇ.He smoked two packets of cigarettes per day.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᧇᦇᦹᧃᦂᧇᦓᧄᧉᦖᦱᧅᦵᦠᧇᦂᧇᦓᦱᧆᦂᧇᦺᦝᦂᧇᦺᦝᦢᦲᧆ
ᦂᦱᧇ1kaap²20001nounpetalᦂᦱᧇ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ.A flower petal.1.5.5Parts of a plant2nounouter skin (as of bamboo, banana tree, onion, cabbage)1.5.5Parts of a plant3classifierclassifier for petalsᦙᧃ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ, ᦵᦜᦲ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦅᦱᧈ ᦂᦱᧇ ᦵᦡᧁ. She looked at the flower. There was only one petal left.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦱᧇᦵᦟᧇᦵᦉᦲᧉᦂᦱᧇᦈᦱᧉᦵᦣᦲᦂᦱᧇᦔᦲ
ᦂᦸᧇᧈkɔɔp²1verb (transitive)to hold cupped in two hands; scoop up with both handsᦙᧃ ᦍᦹᧃᧈ ᦙᦹ ᧒ ᦃᦸᧃ, ᦀᧁ ᦵᦔᦲᧅᧈ ᦶᦖᧂ ᦂᦸᧇᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ.She held out her two hands and showed me the seashells.ᦔᦲᧃ ᦅᧂᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦺᦜ ᧒ ᦧᦸᧃ ᧒ ᦙᦹ ᦂᦸᧇᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦶᦡᧅᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦷᦉᧇ ᦅᧄ ᦵᦡᧁ.In one swift movement he scooped up the rice with both hands and stuffed it in his mouth.7.3.4.2Pick up2classifierclassifier for double handfulsᦵᦗᦲᧃᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᦸᧇᧈ, ᦣᧁ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᧄ.He got a double handful, I got a fistful.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦕᦂᦸᧇᧈ
ᦃᦱxaa¹5001nounleg of person, animal, furniture; footᦃᦸᧃ1 2ᦃᦱ ᦃᦸᧃ ᦌᦻᧉ.Left leg.ᦃᦱ ᧒ ᦃᦸᧃ.Two legs.ᦃᦱ ᦜᧂ: ᦃᦱ ᦐᦱᧉ.Rear legs: front legs.ᦃᦱ ᦶᦑᧃᧈ.Legs of a bed.ᦵᦊᧆᧈ ᦃᦱ.Stretch your legs.ᦀᧁ ᦃᦱ ᦍᧄᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ.Trample rice with your feet.2.1.3.2Leg2classifierclassifier for legsᦀᧁ ᦎᧁᧈ ᦔᦲᧃᧉ ᦎᦱᧂᧈ ᦠᦻ ᦺᦔ, ᦙᧃ ᦅᦸᧉ ᧔ ᦃᦱ ᦷᦔᧅ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ.He turned the turtle upside down, its four legs poking up to the sky.9.2.6.1Classifiers3classifierclassifier for people. [Note: Used only with the number two.]ᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦃᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦕ ᦉᦳᧆ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦋᦻ ᦕᦴᧉ ᧚.The two of them gave birth to a son.ᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦃᦱ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦋᦲᧂ ᦂᧃ.The two of them competed.8.1.1.1.2Two9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦱᧉᦃᦱᦷᦂᧂᧈᦃᦱᦃᦱᦀᦸᧅᧈᦃᦱᦃᧁᧉᦃᦱᦷᦅᧅᦃᦱᦶᦆᧂᧈᦃᦱᦊᧂᧉᦃᦱᦶᦌᦃᦱᦷᦍᦃᦱᦵᦎᧁᧈᦃᦱᦓᦸᧂᧈᦃᦱᦺᦔᦃᦱᦺᦔᧈᦃᦱᦔᧆᦃᦱᦗᦸᧅᦃᦱᦙᦱᦃᦱᦷᦜᧂᦃᦱᦟᦸᧉᦃᦱᦠᦱᧃᧉᦃᦱᦠᧅᦶᦃᧃᦃᦱᦅᦱᧃᦃᦱᦶᦉᦅᦸᧇᦃᦱᦶᦆᧂᧈᦃᦱᦆᦸᧈᦃᦱᦇᦱᧄᧈᦃᦱᦇᦸᧅᦰᦶᦇᧅᦰᦃᦱᦊᦻᦃᦱᦍᦻᧉᦃᦱᦎᦱᧇᦃᦱᦷᦏᧅᦃᦱᦒᦱᦠᦱᧃᦃᦱᦖᦱᦺᦙᧉᦅᦸᧇᦃᦱᦙᧆᦃᦱᦙᧆᦶᦃᧃᦛᦱᧉᦃᦱᦢᦱᧆᦃᦱ᧓ᦃᦱ
ᦃᦱᧈ1xaa²1nounvineᦃᦱᧈ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦎᧁᧉ.A gourd vine.1.5.3Grass, herb, vine1.5.5Parts of a plant2classifierclassifier for vinesᦆᦳᧄᧉ ᦃᧁ ᦙᦲ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦀᦲᧆᧈ ᦺᦞᧉ ᦃᦱᧈ ᧚.In their yard there was a grape vine.9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦵᦃᧁᧉ1xew³5001nountoothᦉᦲᧉ 2ᦜᦲᧄᧉ 2ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᧒ ᦶᦋᧃ.Two rows of teeth.ᦉᦲ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ.Brush one's teeth.ᦈᦲᧄᧉ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ.Pick one's teeth.ᦵᦃᧆ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ.Grit one's teeth.ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦵᦈᧇ.Toothache.ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦶᦙᧂ.Rooten tooth.ᦷᦜᧅ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ.Pull out a tooth.ᦵᦃᧁᧉ ᦜᦸᧃᧈ.Teeth fall out.2.1.1.5Tooth2classifierclassifier for cloves of garlicᦑᦳᧇ ᦷᦠ ᦠᦸᧄ ᦺᦉᧈ ᧒、 ᧓ ᦵᦃᧁᧉ.Crush two or three cloves of garlic and put them in it.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᦲᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦀᦸᧃᧈᦵᦃᧁᧉᦅᧁᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦆᦸᧃᦵᦃᧁᧉᦌᦱᧁᦵᦃᧁᧉᦐᦱᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦐᦱᧉᦶᦇᦵᦃᧁᧉᦓᦸᧂᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦓᧄᧉᦓᦳᧄᦵᦃᧁᧉᦖᦱᦵᦃᧁᧉᦖᧃᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦛᦲᦵᦃᧁᧉᦝᧃᦵᦃᧁᧉᦞᦱᧁᧈᦵᦃᧁᧉᦟᦴᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦵᦟᦲᧈᦵᦃᧁᧉᦠᧅᦅᧁᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦓᧄᧉᦉᦲᦵᦃᧁᧉᦓᧄᧉᦊᦱᦉᦲᦵᦃᧁᧉᦖᦸᦵᦃᧁᧉᦖᦱᧅᦟᦸᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦺᦙᧉᦈᦲᧄᧉᦵᦃᧁᧉᦺᦙᧉᦉᦲᦵᦃᧁᧉᦣᦴᦵᦃᧁᧉ
ᦶᦃᧃ1xæn¹20001nounarm; handᦶᦃᧃ1 3ᦃᦸᧃ1 2ᦶᦃᧃ ᦗᦻ ᦌᦻᧉ.Left arm.ᦶᦃᧃ ᧒ ᦃᦸᧃ.Two arms.ᦆᦴᧉ ᦶᦃᧃ.Bend the arm.ᦺᦔ ᦑᦹᧆ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦙᧃ ᦟᦳᧅ ᦙᦱ.He helped her up by her hand.ᦙᧃ ᦈᦳᧂ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦵᦙᦲ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ ᦂᦱᧆ.He took my hand and we walked through the market.2.1.3.1Arm2nounarm's lengthᦵᦆᦲ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦶᦃᧃ ᧚ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦕᧅᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦵᦟᦲᧃ.When the vines are an arm's length long, make a mound for them to grow on.8.2.2Long3classifierclassifier for armsᦙᦱᧁᧉ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦶᦃᧃ ᧒ ᦶᦃᧃ ᦶᦛᧃ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦂᦾᧉ.She had bracelets on both arms and a ring on her little finger.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦷᦂᧂᧈᦶᦃᧃᦂᦲᧁᧈᦶᦃᧃᦶᦃᧃᦃᦱᦶᦃᧃᦵᦉᦲᧉᦶᦃᧃᦉᦸᧅᧈᦶᦃᧃᦐᦴᦶᦃᧃᦗᦸᧂᦅᦸᦰᦶᦃᧃᦷᦙᧃᧉᦶᦃᧃᦶᦙᧃᦙᦹᦙᦱᧁᧉᦶᦃᧃᦶᦛᧃᦉᦸᧅᧈᦙᧆᦃᦱᦙᧆᦶᦃᧃᦷᦠᦶᦃᧃ
ᦷᦃᧂᧈxoŋ²20001nounyard; courtyard; square; parkᦑᦲᧈ 3ᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦟᦰ ᦒᦱ.Railroad yard.ᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦑᦲᧈ ᦌᧁ ᦷᦟᧆ.Car park.ᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦎᦲᧃ ᦡᦲᧆᧈ.Football field.ᦙᧃ ᦃᦻ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦜᦱᧄ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦗᦾ ᦠᧃᧉ.She sold steamed rice at the festival courtyard.6.5.1.4Yard2classifierclassifier for yardsᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦺᦐ ᦕ ᦖᦱᧃ ᦙᦲ ᧑᧐ ᦙᦴ ᦡᦱᧁᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ.Each field had an area of about ten mu.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦂᦱᧂᦷᦃᧂᧈᦷᦃᧂᧈᦆᦳᧄᧉᦷᦃᧂᧈᦵᦉᦲᧅᦷᦃᧂᧈᦍᦳᧃᦢᦲᧃᦷᦃᧂᧈᦎᦱᧅᦃᧁᧉᦷᦃᧂᧈᦒᦱᦠᦱᧃᦷᦃᧂᧈᦘᦸᧄᧉᦷᦃᧂᧈᦝᦸᧃᧉᦷᦃᧂᧈᦷᦟᧆᦷᦃᧂᧈᦠᧆᦶᦜᧃᧈᦷᦃᧂᧈᦵᦣᧃᦷᦃᧂᧈᦵᦣᦲᦢᦲᧃᦐᦱᧉᦢᦱᧃᧉᦎᦱᦷᦃᧂᧈᦢᦱᧃᧉᦷᦃᧂᧈ
ᦷᦃᧇᧈxoop²classifierclassifier for yearsᦠᦹᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦉᧂ ᦃᦱᧃ ᦖᧃᧉ ᦍᦹᧃ ᦍᦱᧁ ᦣᦾᧉ ᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᦑᦸᦰ.May you have an age of secure years reaching to 100.ᦏᦹᧂ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦎᦲᧄ ᦷᦃᧇᧈ ᦙᦱ, ᦶᦙᧈ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ, ᦋᧂ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦵᦂᧇ.When he was a full year old, the mother had a child of her own, and hated her adopted child.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦷᦃᧇᧈᦔᦲᦷᦃᧇᧈᦩᦾᧈ
ᦃᦸᧉxɔɔ³5001nounmoving joint; joint or section of bamboo or sugar caneᦛᦻ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦃᦸᧉ ᦉᦲᧃᧉ ᧚.A piece of rattan without any joints.ᦎᦸᧂᧉ ᦃᦸᧉ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦔᦸᧂᧉ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦵᦉ.Strike the joint out of the inner node (so it is one long bamboo tube).2.1.6Bone, joint2nouna unit of measure using first joint of the thumb, an inch and a half8.2.2Long3nounitem or point in an argument or a document; verse of poetryᦃᦸᧉ ᦔᦸᧈ ᦠᧃ.Points to notice.3.5.1.6.2Quarrel3.5.4.4Poetry4classifierclassifier for joints, items, discussion points, plans, versesᦃᦸᧉ ᦖᧃᧉ ᦅᧄ ᦶᦂᧃᧈ ᧒ ᦃᦸᧉ.A treaty with two clauses.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᦸᧉᦂᦱᧃᦃᦸᧉᦅᧄᦃᦸᧉᦊᦴᧈᦵᦔᦲᧂᦂᦲᧃᦃᦸᧉᦊᦴᧈᦣᦱᧁᦂᦲᧃᦃᦸᧉᦎᦱᦃᦸᧉᦎᦸᧈᦃᦸᧉᦎᦲᧃᦃᦸᧉᦐᧅᦃᦸᧉᦵᦑᧄᦃᦸᧉᦓᦲᧁᧉᦃᦸᧉᦖᧃᧉᦅᧄᦶᦂᧃᧈᦃᦸᧉᦙᦹᦃᦸᧉᦟᦳᧂᦷᦎᦃᦸᧉᦣᧅᦩᦱᧄᦶᦗᧂᦖᦹᧃᧈᦃᦸᧉᦗᧃᦅᧄ
ᦃᦸ2xɔɔ¹20001nounhookᦃᦸ2 3ᦃᦸ ᦠᦾᧉ.A hook to hang things on.ᦶᦙᧂ ᦷᦎ ᦑᦸᧂᧉ ᦶᦗᧇ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦷᦠ ᦙᧃ ᦙᦲ ᦷᦉᧇ ᦋᦱᧂᧈ ᦡᦳᧆᧈ ᦂᦲᧃ ᧞ ᦙᦲ ᦃᦸ ᦅᦸᦰ ᦺᦞᧉ.Tapeworms: their head has a mouth that can suck and eat, and they have hooks that hook on.6.7.5Fastening tool8.6Parts of things6.4.5.3Fishing equipment2nounhoe; rakeᦶᦢᧅᧈ ᦃᦸ ᦗᦸᧅ ᦺᦔ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.He carried his hoe back home.ᦀᧁ ᦃᦸ ᦺᦔ ᦷᦢᧅ ᦷᦉᧃ ᦌᦸᦰ ᦠᦱ ᦇᦹᧃ ᦊᦴᧈ.He took a hoe and went to dig up the garden and look for the money.ᦷᦙᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦵᦉᧄ ᧞ ᦃᦸ ᦆᦹᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦡᦲ ᦂᦸᧈ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦵᦞᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.Ants don't have a shovel or a hoe but they can build a city.6.2.8Agricultural tool6.2.4Tend a field6.7.1.2Digging tool3classifierclassifier for hooks, keysᦃ ᦶᦈ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦃᦸ ᧚.A little lock.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᦸᦃᦶᦈᦃᦸᦄᦸᦃᦸᦇᦸᦃᦸᦇᦸᧂᦃᦸᦶᦈᦃᦸᦉᦱᧂᦃᦸᦶᦊᧂᧈᦃᦸᦊᧂᧈᦃᦸᦵᦢᧆᦃᦸᦷᦢᧅᦃᦲᧄᦃᦸᦵᦉᧄᦃᦸᦎᦲᧃᦃᦸᦙᦹᦇᦸᦘᦱᧉᦙᦲᧆᦵᦉᧄᦃᦸᦺᦙᧉᦃᦸᦋᦱᧂᧉᦡᦲᧃᦃᦸ
ᦵᦃᦲxɤɤ¹2000classifierclassifier for people. [Note: Used only with the number two.]ᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦗᦱ ᦂᧃ ᦶᦀᧁᧈ.The two of them went for a walk.ᦣᧁ ᧒ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦉᦠᦻ ᦂᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦅᦱ?Why shouldn't we two be friends?2Person9.2.6.1Classifiersproto-Tai/kʰɤ/we (first person dual pronoun)
ᦵᦃᧀxɤj¹20001nounson-in-law; brother-in-law. [Note: Used for any male in-law younger than one's father.]ᦵᦃᧀ 2ᦅᦳᧃ1 3ᦓᦱᧉ ᦵᦃᧀ.Uncle-in-law (husband of father's younger sister).ᦀᧁ ᦵᦙ ᦺᦑ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦃᧀ ᦺᦑ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᧑᧒ ᦗᧃ ᦓᦱ.He took a Dai wife and was a Dai in-law and lived in Sipsongpanna.ᦺᦔ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦃᧀ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧖ ᦔᦲ.He has been married (been an in-law) for six years.4.1.9.2.2In-law2classifierclassifier for in-laws9.2.6.1Classifiersᦵᦃᧀᦺᦖᧈᦵᦃᧀᦵᦙᦲᧂᦓᦸᧂᧉᦵᦃᧀᦗᦲᧈᦵᦃᧀᦟᦳᧂᦵᦃᧀᦟᦴᧅᦵᦃᧀ
ᦃᧁ2xaw¹20001nounanimal hornᦃᧁ2 3ᦃᦸᧃ1 2ᦃᧁ ᦩᦻ.Water buffalo horn.ᦃᧁ ᦦᦱᧂ.Deer horn.1.6.2Parts of an animal2nounbicycle handlebars7.2.4.1.1Vehicle3classifierclassifier for hornsᦩᦻ ᧓ ᦃᧁ.A water buffalo with three horns.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᧁᦂᦳᧂᦵᦦᧃᦃᧁᦩᦻ
ᦃᦱᧂᧉxaaŋ³20001nounsideᦀᧁ ᦡᦳᧃᧉ ᦝᦹᧃ ᦌᦳᧅ ᦃᦱᧂᧉ ᦶᦙᧈ.He took a stick of firewood and poked his mother in the side.ᦛᦻᧉ ᦞᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦘᦱᧅ ᦃᦱᧂᧉ ᦷᦕ.All day long she didn't leave her husband's side.᧒ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦢᦳᧆ ᦎᦱ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦵᦑᧄ ᦶᦣᧇ ᦃᦱᧂᧉ.Neither household had children at their side.8.6.3Side2classifierclassifier for sides᧒ ᦃᦱᧂᧉ ᦵᦣᦲ ᦝᦸᧂ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦃᦱᧁ ᦢᦳ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ.On both sides of the boat white waves pushed out.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᦲᧉᦃᦱᧂᧉᦃᦱᧂᧉᦶᦀᧁᦗᦱᧂᧈᦃᦱᧂᧉᦡᦳᧅᧈᦃᦱᧂᧉ
ᦃᧃ3xan¹1adjectivefirm; certain; sureᦅᦱᧈ ᦃᧃ.A firm price (not for negotiation).3.2.5.1Believe2classifierclassifier for volumes of palm leaf scripturesᦒᧄ ᧔ ᦗᧃ ᦃᧃ.Four thousand volumes of scripture.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦶᦂᧃᧈᦶᦂᧃᧈᦃᧃᦃᧃᦶᦂᧃᧈᦃᧃᦃᧃᦅᦱᧈᦃᧃᦎᦲᦰᦃᧃᦒᦰᦅᦱᧈᦃᧃᦖᧃᧉᦃᧃᦢᧅᦃᧃ
ᦃᦸᧃ1xɔn¹ᦧᦸᧃ220001nounsideᦃᦸᧃ ᦧᦱ.Right side.8.6.3Side2classifierclassifier for one of paired things (hands, ears, shoes)ᦏᦴᧈ ᦃᦸᧃ ᧚.A single chopstick.ᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦃᦸᧃ.A pair of horns (literally: two sides of horn).ᦎᧁᧈ ᦂᦾ ᦃᦱ ᧔ ᦃᦸᧃ.The turtle waved its four legs.9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦃᦳᧄ1xum¹20001nounpit; hole in the ground; potholeᦑᦲᧈ 3ᦃᦳᧆ ᦃᦳᧄ.Dig a pit.ᦂᦳᧃᧉ ᦃᦳᧄ.The bottom of a pit.1.2.1.5Underground2classifierclassifier for pitsᦃᦳᧆ ᦃᦳᧄ ᦷᦜᧂ ᧑᧐ ᦃᦳᧄ.He dug ten big pits.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᦳᧄᦃᦲᧉᦃᦳᧄᦃᦳᧃᦃᦳᧄᦎᦱᦃᦳᧄᦏᦱᧂᦃᦳᧄᦏᦱᧃᧈᦃᦳᧄᦵᦙᧀᧉᦏᦱᧃᧈᦃᦳᧄᦞᦲᧆᦜᧅᦃᦳᧄᦷᦢᧅᧈᦜᦳᧄᦃᦳᧄᦓᧄᧉ
ᦃᦲᧇᧈxiip²20001nounpiece (especially broken pieces)ᦀᧁ ᦃᦲᧇᧈ ᦖᦸᧉ ᦧᦱᧆ ᦷᦓᧅ.He took a piece of the pot and threw it at the bird.8.1.6.2Piece2classifierclassifier for pieces; for sections (as of orange, garlic)ᦶᦞᧃᧈ ᦶᦎᧅᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᧒ ᦃᦲᧇᧈ.The mirror broke in two pieces.ᦕᦱᧈ ᦕᦲᧃᧈ ᦷᦅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦲᧇᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦲᧇᧈ.Cut the apple in pieces.ᦃᦲᧇᧈ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦈᦳᧅ.A section of orange.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᦲᧇᧈᦎᦸᧈ
ᦃᦸᧇᧈxɔɔp²1nounedge; border; frameᦃᦸᧇᧈ ᦷᦣᧇ.Picture frame.ᦃᦸᧇᧈ ᦶᦞᧃᧈ ᦎᦱ.Glasses frames.ᦃᦸᧇᧈ ᦺᦢ ᦵᦠᧁᧈ ᦶᦠᧂᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦺᦝ ᦺᦖᧉ.The edges of the leaves were withered as if they were burned.ᦵᦑᦲᧄᧉ ᦝᦱᧉ ᦵᦜᦲᧃᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦑᦳᧂᧈ ᦓᦱ ᦁᧃ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᧃ ᦃᦸᧇᧈ ᦓᧃᧉ.Under the blue sky are fields which you can't see the end of.6.5.4.2Boundary8.6.6Edge2classifierclassifier for edges᧔ ᦃᦸᧇᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦷᦃᧂᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦶᦉᧂ ᦺᦝ.On all four sides of the courtyard there were lights.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦃᦸᧇᧈᦎᦱᦃᦸᧇᧈᦑᦱᧂᧉᦶᦑᦆᧄᦃᦸᧇᧈᦝᦱᧉᦃᦸᧇᧈᦶᦡᧃᦃᦸᧇᧈᦣᦲᧄᦷᦉᧇᦃᦸᧇᧈᦣᦲᧄᦃᦸᧇᧈ
ᦄᧁᧉŋaw³1nounstalk; stumpᦄᧁᧉ ᦡᦸᧅᧈ ᦺᦙᧉ.Flower stalk.1.5.5Parts of a plant2nounancestor4.1.9.1.1Grandfather, grandmother3classifierclassifier for stalks, stumpsᦔᦲ ᦺᦐ ᦔᦳᧅᧈ ᧖᧐ ᦖᦹᧃᧈ ᦄᧁᧉ.Every year they plant six million shoots.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦅᧁᧉᦄᧁᧉᦐᦸᧈᦄᧁᧉ
ᦅᦸᧉ2kɔɔ⁶500classifierclassifier for people. [Note: Used for children, women, people in unfortunate circumstances.]ᦃᧁ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ ᦙᦲ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦍᦲᧂ ᦅᦸᧉ ᧚.The husband and wife had a daughter.ᦃᧁ ᧒ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦡᧂᧈ ᦗᦲᧈ ᦓᦸᧂᧉ ᦂᧃ.The two of them were like sisters.ᦅᦳᧃ ᦃᦸ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᧚.A beggar.2Person9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦲᦰᦅᦸᧉᦅᦴᧈᦅᦸᧉᦅᦸᧉᦅᦴᧈᦅᦸᧉᦉᦠᦻᦅᦸᧉᦵᦉᧁᧈᦅᦸᧉᦑᦱᧂᦅᦸᧉᦵᦣᧃᦅᦸᧉᦣᧅᦇᧁᦅᦸᧉᦗᦸᧈᦅᦸᧉᦶᦙᧈᦅᦸᧉ
ᦅᦴᧈ1kuu⁵20001nounpair; coupleᦅᦴᧈ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ.A married couple.8.1.1.1.2Two2verb (transitive)to form a pair withᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦅᦴᧈ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦅᦴᧈ ᦷᦓᧅ?Can you pair up the trees with the birds? (from a children's reader)8.1.3.3Group of things3adjectiveeven (not odd)ᦟᦲᧅ ᦅᦴᧈ.An even number.8.1.1Number4numeraleveryᦷᦉᧃ ᦂᦽᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦅᦴᧈ ᦵᦣᦲᧃ.Every household has a banana garden.8.4.6.6.5Every time5classifierclassifier for pairsᦏᦴᧈ ᦅᦴᧈ ᧚.A pair of chopsticks.ᦎᦱᧂᧉ ᦠᦴ ᦅᦴᧈ ᧚.A pair of earrings.ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦐᦳᧄᧈ ᧕ ᦅᦴᧈ.Five young couples.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦅᦴᧈᦅᦸᧉᦅᦴᧈᦷᦕᦵᦙᦅᦸᧉᦅᦴᧈ
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