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Lahu-English Dictionary (PDF) Lahu - English Dictionary (amount) tanˬ leh awˬ hk'oˇ taˆ-e More Than (amount) tanˬ leh awˬ hk'oˇ taˆ-e Upwards Of (amount) tanˬ leh awˬ hk'oˇ taˆ-e ve More Than (amount) tanˬ leh awˬ hk'oˇ taˆ-e ve Upwards Of (awˬ g'euꞈ) pehnˇ Scattered (awˬ g'euꞈ) pehnˇ ve Scattered (awˬ tsuhˆ) tsuhˆ Crumple Something Up (awˬ tsuhˆ) tsuhˆ Make Into A Ball (awˬ tsuhˆ) tsuhˆ ve Crumple Something Up (awˬ tsuhˆ) tsuhˆ ve Make Into A Ball (caˬ hk'a teˇ) hk'a Classifier For Grains (caˬ hk'a teˇ) hk'a One Grain Of Rice (ca) hpfuhˆ toˇ Go Looking Around (ca) hpfuhˆ toˇ Go Searching (ca) hpfuhˆ toˇ ve Go Looking Around (ca) hpfuhˆ toˇ ve Go Searching (cawˇ lawꞈ-ehˬ) k'ai geꞈ-e To Turn Out A Certain Way (turn Out Perfectly) (cawˇ lawꞈ-ehˬ) k'ai geꞈ-e ve To Turn Out A Certain Way (turn Out Perfectly) (cawnˍ) htawꞈ Open (cawnˍ) htawꞈ ve Open (ceˇmayˬ) awˬ hawˉ paˉ South (of Chiang Mai) (ceˇmayˬ) awˬ hawˉ paˉ West (chaw) hawehˉ ceuˬ Many Kinds Of (people) (daꞈ) k'oˆ leꞈ Fine! Ok! (g'a ga) paw piˇ Assist Someone To Give Birth (g'a ga) paw piˇ ve Assist Someone To Give Birth (hk'aˆ) awˬ k'aw ji The Middle (of The Village) (hpu) caiˍ Pay (hpu) caiˍ Spend Money (shan) (hpu) caiˍ ve Pay (hpu) caiˍ ve Spend Money (shan) (iˉ kaˆ hk'aw) taˬ Rapids (iˉ kaˆ) coˬ Bridge (over Water) (iˉ kaˆ) htonˍ To Flood (iˉ kaˆ) htonˍ ve To Flood (maˇ) taw (in)comparable To (maˇ) taw Match For (maˇ) taw ve (in)comparable To (maˇ) taw ve Match For (miˬ guiˬ htaꞈ) caw k'ai Go Around (the World) (miˬ guiˬ htaꞈ) caw k'ai ve Go Around (the World) (mvuhˬ yeˬ) puiˇ, peuˇ (rain) Stops (mvuhˇ shawˉ) teˇ naꞈ Crack Of Dawn (mvuhˇ shawˉ) teˇ naꞈ Early In The Morning (mvuhˇ tawˍ) tawˍ To Thunder (mvuhˇ tawˍ) tawˍ ve To Thunder (n1) (n2) teˇ geh hk'awꞈ daꞈ Mix (n1) And (n2) Together (n1) (n2) teˇ geh hk'awꞈ daꞈ ve Mix (n1) And (n2) Together (n1) htaꞈ (n2) dawˇ To Think N2 Is An N1 (n1) htaꞈ (n2) dawˇ ve To Think N2 Is An N1 (n1) te leh (n2) awˍ From (n1) To (n2) (n2 ve) nyi ma (n1) cawˇ (n1) Pleases (n2) (n2 ve) nyi ma (n1) cawˇ ve (n1) Pleases (n2) (n2) htaꞈ (n1) nyi ma cawˇ For (n1) To Like (n2) (n2) htaꞈ (n1) nyi ma cawˇ ve For (n1) To Like (n2) (naˍliˍ) teˇ yanˇ Certain Time, (o' Clock) (ngaˬ ve uˉ tcuhˍ) k'oˆ ma Hey, (that's My Hat)! (ngaˬ) awˬ to k'ai leh To (vb) Personally (ngaˇ shaˍ) piˬ caˇ Roast And Eat (fish) (ngaˇ shaˍ) piˬ caˇ ve Roast And Eat (fish) (num) (clf) teˇ (clf) The (num)th (classifier) (num) teˇ The (num)th (classifier) (nyi ma) k'aw Sincere (nyi ma) k'aw To Be Serious (nyi ma) k'aw ve Sincere (nyi ma) k'aw ve To Be Serious (nyi ma) taˍ hk'aˇ Beliefs (nyi ma) taˍ hk'aˇ Moral Values (nyi ma) taˍ hk'aˇ Way Of Believing (person) htaꞈ chaw maˇ shawˍ Not Consider (person) Human (person) htaꞈ chaw maˇ shawˍ Treat (person) With Contempt (phrase) hk'awꞈ nawˉ After (phrase) (phrase) naˍ, naˉ Shows Wonder Or Doubt (phrase) naˉ, naˉ neˍ Emphatic Persuasion (phrase) neˍ Emphatic Final Particle - 'certainly', 'indeed' (phrase) nehˬ (-awˍ) I Wouldn't Be Surprised If…, I'll Bet... (phrase) peu Send Someone To (phrase) (phrase) peu ve Send Someone To (phrase) (shinˉ peuˬ) hkawꞈ nyi Saturday (shinˉ peuˬ) nyiˇ nyi Tuesday (suhˆ) geuˬ Root (of A Tree) (suhˆ) hkaˆ Chop Up (suhˆ) hkaˆ ve Chop Up (taˇ te) k'oˆ-neˍ Please Don't Do It! (v or adj) taiˍ Really (v1) tuˬ (v2) To (v2) In Order To (v1) (v1) ve kaꞈ (v2) ve kaꞈ teˇ pawˆ tiˉ te (v1) At The Same Time As (v2) (v1) ve kaꞈ (v2) ve kaꞈ teˇ pawˆ tiˉ te ve (v1) At The Same Time As (v2) (ve) hkawˇ nawˇ Have The Sense To (ve) hkawˇ nawˇ ve Have The Sense To (x) tu leh... Starting Off From (x) (yehˬ) awˬ g'uˇ suhˍ Forwards (yehˬ) awˬ g'uˇ suhˍ In Front Of (the House) (yehˬ) awˬ hkaˆ ku Framework (yehˬ) hkaˆ ku Framework ... k'oˆ k'o As For .... ... k'oˆ k'o If Speaking About... ...k'oˆ maˍ So What If....! ...k'oˆ yoˬ ehꞈ That's Why! Like I Said! ...kwaˍ Most Probably Will_is ...puiˉ-aˬ Predictions Of Unpleasant Eventualities ...puiˉ-aˬ Used In Warnings ...te leh... Causal ...te leh... Suspensive ...tuˬ Future Action ...tuˬ Hypothetical ...tuˬ Indicates Unrealized ...tuˬ ve Purposive Nominalizer (turns Verbs Into Nouns) ...yoˬ pawˍ Emphatic Declarative Particle (yellow Lahu) 1 Jawˇmawˇ li 1 Kings 1 Raˍsaˍvanˍ li 1 Chronicles 1 Saˍmo-eˍlaˆ li‸ 1 Sammuel 19 ha hk'awꞈ teˇ hpaˍ 20th Century 2 Jawˇmawˇ li 2 Kings 2 Raˍsaˍvanˍ li 2 Chronicles 2 Saˍmo-eˍlaˆ li‸ 2 Sammuel aꞈ A Particle That Softens A Question aˬ A Particle That Softens Questions a It Signifies A Future Action "will" a When Placed After A Verb a When Placed After A Verb, It Signifies A Future Action "will" a ˉnyi ˬ hta ˆ Yesterday a ˉnyi ˬ htaˆ Yesterday a canˇ Enmity a canˇ cawˬ daꞈ Have A Feud With Each Other a canˇ cawˬ daꞈ ve Have A Feud With Each Other aꞈ cha The Fault Of aꞈ cha ve The Fault Of a ci Any a ci da leu ve Better a ciˉ A Little a ciˉ (maˍ laˇ a) Please (teach Me) A ciˉ aˇ heˆ k’oˆ Nearly a ciˉ ceh Few a ciˉ ceh Just A Little a ciˉ ceh maˇ heˆ Great Deal Of a ciˉ daꞈ Better a ciˉ daꞈ jaˇ Much Better a ciˉ daꞈ jaˇ ve Much Better a ciˉ daꞈ jaˇ ve hkaˆ Much Better Crossbow. a ciˉ daꞈ ve Better a ciˉ hk'aˬ ma ma Rather A Lot aˬ ciˉ hkui Nearly a ciˉ kaꞈ maˇ Didn't Put Any Money In At All a ciˉ kaꞈ maˇ Didn't Put Any Money In At All a ciˉ kaꞈ maˇ dawˇ tawˆ mehˍ I Can't Figure It Out At All! a ciˉ k'o The Fact Is... a ciˉ maꞈ caˍ laˇ-oˆ Please Give Us Something To Eat. a ciˉ ti Few a dawˇ Intend To a dawˇ Think That One Will a dawˇ ve Intend To (clause) a dawˇ ve Think That One Will (clause) a guˬ na gaˉ Spider a hkawanˬ lawˬ hk'eh ve chaw Person Who Keeps Begging Permission. a hk'e leˇ Free a hk'e leˇ (hpu a hk'e leˇ yehˇ ve) For Nothing a hk'e leˇ (ve chaw) Average a hk'e leˇ (ve chaw) Ordinary A htiˆ pehˍ Meaning a htoꞈ ma What aˬ htoꞈ ma (htaꞈ) pa taw le For What Reason, aˬ htoꞈ ma (htaꞈ) pa taw le Why aˬ htoꞈ ma awˬ ceuˬ htawˇ No Matter What aˬ htoꞈ ma pa taw Why aˬ htoꞈ ma ve What aˬ hto‸ ma What aˬ htuˉ Especially a k'awˉ At First a k'awˉ First a kehˉ Than a khwaˬ Opportunity aˬ laˍ Flag aˬ laˬ hkui tuˇ Flagpole aˬ laˬ hk’a About aˬ laˬ hk’e Almost aˬ laˬ hk’e Hardly aˬ laˬ hk'e Almost aˬ laˬ hk'e Nearly aˬ laˬ hkui Nearly aˬ laˬ laˬ About aˬ laˬ laˬ Almost aˬ laˬ laˬ Approximately aˬ laˬ laˬ hk’e Nearly a laˇ Investment aˬ laˇ Yes / No Question a laˇ k'o If One Sets One's Mind To Vb+ing a laˇ shonˇ Lose Investment a laˇ shonˇ ve Lose Investment a lanˉ Flag a lawˉ gaˬ la Arrive Early a lawˉ gaˬ la ve Arrive Early a lawˉ gu te teh Practice a lawˉ gu te teh Rehearse a lawˉ gu te teh ve Practice a lawˉ gu te teh ve Rehearse a lawˇ nyiˉ hteunˍ Wild Red Raspberry a loˍ Will aˬ loˬ poˬ htoˇ Oh No a luˉ shi Potato aˬ ma What aˍ maˍ geˍ donˍ Armageddon a maꞈ lonˉ Government Minister aˬ ma naˍ pehˉ aˆ I Wonder What That Is Over Yonder. a maˆ (hkanˍ ve) (take) Responsibility For a maˆ hkanˍ Assume An Obligation a maˆ hkanˍ Take Responsibility For a maˆ hkanˍ ve Assume An Obligation a maˆ hkanˍ ve Take Responsibility For a me aꞈ Profit aˬ meˆ piˇ ve Order A mehˉ riˉ hpu Dollar aˬ miˍ ceh kuiˬ Fireplace aˬ miˍ chi tehˆ tehˆ te chehˇ shawˍ The Fire Is Still Crackling Away. aˬ miˍ chiˆ jaˇ The Fire's Very Hot! aˬ miˍ cuˇ Get A Light From Someone Else's Fire aˬ miˍ cuˇ ve Get A Light From Someone Else's Fire aˬ miˍ hteꞈ Start A Fire By Friction aˬ miˍ hteꞈ ve Start A Fire By Friction aˬ miˍ lawˬ Train aˬ miˍ law deh kuiˬ Railroad Station aˬ miˍ lehˬ Warm By The Fire aˬ miˍ lehˬ ve Warm By The Fire aˬ miˍ pfuhˍ pehˍ Put Out A Fire (with Water) aˬ miˍ pfuhˍ pehˍ ve Put Out A Fire (with Water) aˬ miˍ po Stove aˬ miˍ shaˉ tcuh tcuh k'ai Heated Air Ripples (mirage Effect) aˬ miˍ shaˉ tcuh tcuh k'ai ve Heated Air Ripples (mirage Effect) aˬ miˍ shiˍ htaw Set A Granade To Go Off By Pulling The Pin aˬ miˍ shiˍ htaw ve Set A Granade To Go Off By Pulling The Pin aˬ miˍ shiˍ poˆ Bomb/grenade Explodes aˬ miˍ shiˍ poˆ ve Bomb/grenade Explodes aˍ miˍ taˇ chiˆ Don't Burn Yourself In The Fire.
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