8.3.1. Shape

ᦀᦳᧂᧉʔuŋ³1nounhollow depression8.3.1.6.1Concave2classifierclassifier for depressions9.2.6.1Classifiersᦀᦳᧂᧉᦎᦲᧃᦀᦳᧂᧉᦙᦹ
ᦀᦳᧄᦜᦳᧄʔum¹lum¹post-verbvery roundᦺᦓ ᦷᦉᧃ ᦕᧅ ᦠᧃᧉ ᦙᦲ ᦖᦱᧅ ᦵᦃᦲ ᦉᦳᧄᧉ ᦁᧃ ᦙᦳᧃ ᦀᦳᧄ ᦜᦳᧄ.In the vegetable garden there are round tomatoes.8.3.1.6Round
ᦀᦸᧄᦔᦸᧄʔɔm¹pɔm¹adjectivesmall and roundᦷᦠ ᦷᦢᧈ ᦀᦸᧄ ᦔᦸᧄ.A small round onion.8.3.1.6Round
ᦀᦸᧄᦜᦸᧄʔɔm¹lɔm¹post-verbvery roundᦖᦱᧅ ᦃ ᦶᦐᧆ ᦙᦳᧃ ᦀᦸᧄ ᦜᦸᧄ.A round pineapple.8.3.1.6Round
ᦀᦸᧄᦔᦸᧄᦶᦀᧄᦶᦔᧄʔɔm¹pɔm¹ʔæm¹pæm¹adjectivesmall and roundᦡᦳᧅᧈ ᦀᦸᧄ ᦔᦸᧄ ᦶᦀᧄ ᦶᦔᧄ.Small bits of bone.8.3.1.6Round8.2.1Smallᦀᦸᧄᦔᦸᧄ
ᦀᦸᧅᦜᦸᧅʔɔk²lɔk²adjectivesmall and roundᦀᧁ ᦙᦹ ᦵᦎᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦣᦾ ᦀᦸᧅ ᦜᦸᧅ.If you press with your finger it makes a small round indentation.ᦷᦢᧅ ᦣᦸᧂᧈ ᦀᦸᧅ ᦜᦸᧅ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦂᦸ ᦟᦱᧉ.Dig a small round hole in the middle of the tea bushes.8.3.1.6Round8.2.1Small
ᦂᦴᧈ2kuu²verb (intransitive)to bulge; swellᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦎᦱ ᦔᦱ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦐᦽᧈ ᦶᦂᧁᧉ ᦵᦖᦲᧃ ᦶᦞᧃᧈ ᦂᦴᧈ.Fish eyes are glass balls like bulging mirrors.8.3.1.6.2Convexᦂᦴᧈᦎᦲᧃᧈ
ᦷᦂᧂ1koŋ¹20001adjectivehollowᦅᧁᧉ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦷᦂᧂ.A hollow tree.8.3.1.6.3Hollow2nouncavity; hollow spaceᦷᦂᧂ ᦺᦉᧉ ᦷᦜᧂ.The cavities of the large intestine.8.3.1.6.3Hollow3nounweakness; imperfectionᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦵᦍᧂᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦺᦈ ᧞ ᦵᦃᦲᧃ ᦑᦱᧂ ᦷᦂᧂ ᦙᦱ.The more he boxed the more over-confident he became, and he exposed his weaknesses.2.4.2Weak8.3.7.3Perfectᦷᦂᧂᦵᦀᦲᧅᦷᦂᧂᦆᦸᦷᦂᧂᦺᦙᧉᦷᦂᧂᦡᧂᦊᦱᧉᦖᦹᧃᧈᦷᦂᧂᦟᧄᧉᦷᦂᧂ
ᦷᦂᧂᧈkoŋ²1nouncircle; archᦷᦂᧂᧈ 2ᦐᦽᧈ 3ᦙᧃ ᦀᧁ ᦉᦻ ᦵᦜᧅ ᦷᦃᧆ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦷᦂᧂᧈ.She took some wire and coiled it into a circle.ᦔᧁᧈ ᦟᦳᧄ ᦺᦉᧈ ᦺᦓ ᦷᦂᧂᧈ.She blew air into the tube.ᦙᦲ ᦙᦱᧉ ᦶᦡᧃᧉ ᦷᦂᧂᧈ ᦺᦝ.There was a horse that jumped through hoops of fire.8.3.1.5Bend8.3.1.6Round2classifierclassifier for circlesᦙᦲ ᦣᦴ ᦵᦐᦲ ᦷᦃ ᦌᦻᧉ ᦧᦱ ᧒ ᦷᦂᧂᧈ.There are two arches on the right and left sides of the bridge.9.2.6.1Classifiersᦷᦂᧂᧈᦃᦱᦷᦂᧂᧈᦶᦃᧃᦷᦂᧂᧈᦆᦸᦷᦂᧂᧈᦊᦱᧂᦟᦾᦓᧄᧉᦷᦂᧂᧈᦎᦲᧁᧉᦷᦂᧂᧈᦖᦱᧅᦟᦳᧄᦷᦂᧂᧈᦙᦹᦷᦂᧂᧈᦺᦙᧉᦷᦂᧂᧈᦟᦳᧄᦷᦂᧂᧈᦷᦠᦈᧁᧉᦵᦙᦲᧂᦷᦂᧂᧈᦡᦸᧅᧈᦺᦙᧉᦢᦽᦷᦂᧂᧈᦗᦱᧁᧉ
ᦵᦂᦲᧃᦵᦡᦲᧃkɤn¹dɤn¹post-verbaskew; crookedᦷᦞᧂᧈ ᦷᦜ ᦧᦲᧆ ᦵᦂᦲᧃ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ.A stack of firewood that is sticking out all cockeyed.8.3.1.4.2Leaning, sloping8.3.1.5Bend
ᦂᦲᧁ1kiw¹1adjectivetwisted (as of strands of rope)8.3.1.5.2Twist, wring2nounspiral (as the thread of a screw)8.3.1.5.1Roll up3classifierclassifier for strands of ropeᦵᦋᦲᧅ ᧓ ᦂᦲᧁ.Rope of three strands.9.2.6.1Classifiers
ᦂᦳᧂᧈ1kuŋ²verb (transitive)to bendᦏᧁᧉ ᦜᧂ ᦂᦳᧂᧈ.An old person with a bent back.8.3.1.5Bendᦂᦱᧃᧉᦂᦳᧂᧈᦣᦳᧂᧈᦵᦣᦲᧂ
ᦂᦸᧂᧈ1kɔŋ²verb (intransitive)to bend downᦷᦣᧂ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦂᦸᧂᧈ ᦟᦳᧂ.The heads of rice are bending down.8.3.1.5Bend
ᦂᦸᧂᧉᦄᦸᧂᧉkɔŋ³ŋɔŋ³post-verbcrooked; bentᦵᦡᦲᧃ ᦇᦸ ᦂᦸᧂᧉ ᦄᦸᧂᧉ.A crooked moon8.3.1.5Bend
ᦂᦳᧄ1kum¹1nouncircle8.3.1.6Round2nounwheel rimᦞᦳᧂ2 27.2.4.1.1Vehicle3adjectiveround; cylindricalᦀᧁ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦂᦳᧄ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦙᧉ ᦌᦱᧂ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦆᦸᧅ.Use round wood or bamboo and build a cage.ᦖᦴ ᦵᦋᦲᧉ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦠᦳᧃᧈ ᦣᦱᧂᧈ ᦙᧃ ᦍᦱᧁ, ᦵᦀᦲᧅ ᦷᦉᧆᧈ ᦂᦳᧄ.This kind of pig has a long body, and its chest is bulging and round.8.3.1.6Round4verb (intransitive)to go around7.2.2.7Move in a circleᦂᦸᧉᦂᦳᧄᦎᦹᧅᧈᦂᦳᧄᦵᦏᦲᧃᧈᦂᦡᦳᧂᦂᦳᧄᦑᧂᦂᦳᧄ
ᦂᦸᧄkɔm¹verb (intransitive)to curveᦺᦙᧉ ᦂᦸᧄ.A curved stick.ᦩᦻ ᦃᧁ ᦂᦸᧄ.A water buffalo with curved horns.8.3.1.5Bend
ᦷᦃᧆᦟᦸᧉᦷᦃᧆᦟᦸxot²lɔɔ⁶xot²lɔɔ⁴post-verbcurled up; in a heapᦙᧃ ᦔᦲᧃᧉ ᦑᦱᧁᧈ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦺᦔ ᦷᦃᧆ ᦟᦸᧉ ᦷᦃᧆ ᦟᦸ ᦊᦴᧈ.He ended up lying on the ground, curled up in a ball.8.3.1.5.1Roll up7.1.2Sitᦷᦃᧆ
ᦷᦃᧆxot²verb (intransitive)to coil (as of a rope, a snake); to bendᦇᦴ ᦵᦜᦲᧆᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦂᦸ ᦺᦙᧉ ᧞ ᦷᦃᧆ ᦊᦴᧈ ᦠᧃᧉ.The snake slithered to a tree and coiled around it.ᦙᧃ ᦀᧁ ᦉᦻ ᦵᦜᧅ ᦷᦃᧆ ᦶᦔᧂ ᦷᦂᧂᧈ.She took some wire and made it into a circle.7.3.5Turn something8.3.1.5.1Roll upᦷᦃᧆᦉᦞᦻᧈᦷᦃᧆᦟᦸᧉᦷᦃᧆᦟᦸᦓᧂᧈᦷᦃᧆᦉᦛᦻᦘᦰᦍᦱᧆᦜᧂᦷᦃᧆᦜᧂᦷᦃᧆ
ᦵᦄᧂᧈŋeŋ²1verb (intransitive)to slant; lean to one sideᦢᦹᧆ ᧚ ᦵᦄᧂᧈ ᦺᦔ ᦵᦄᧂᧈ ᦗᦸᧅ.Suddenly it lurched back and forth.ᦓᦸᧃ ᦵᦄᧂᧈ ᦉ ᦶᦅᧂ.Lie down leaning on one's side.8.3.1.4.2Leaning, sloping2verb (transitive)to tilt; hold at an angleᦵᦄᧂᧈ ᦠᦴ ᦝᧂ ᦏᦲᧈ.He tilted his ear to listen carefully.8.3.1.4.2Leaning, slopingᦢᦲᧆᦵᦄᧂᧈ
ᦄᦸŋɔɔ¹verb (intransitive)to curve8.3.1.5Bendᦃᦸᦄᦸ
ᦷᦅᧅᦷᦇᧅkok⁵ŋok⁵adjectivebowed down; bent over8.3.1.5Bend7.1.5Bow
ᦅᦸᦰᦓᦸᦰᦅᦸᦰᦓᦸᦰkɔʔ⁵nɔʔ⁵kɔʔ⁵nɔʔ⁵ᦅᦸᧅᦰᦇᦸᧅᦰᦅᦸᧅᦰᦇᦸᧅᦰpost-verbbouncingᦺᦙᧉ ᦅᦱᧃ ᦅᦸᧄᧉ ᦅᦸᦰ ᦓᦸᦰ ᦅᦸᦰ ᦓᦸᦰ.Her carrying pole was flexing up and down 'kono-kono'.8.3.1.5Bend
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