Palaung Wordlist - lc.mahidol.ac.th · 218. brain D1MDQ KDM KDM 219. breast, udder SX SX 220. butt VLSR1 VDSRJ VDSR1 221. calf J Z[SO¥Z (lower leg) EXJ N EDJ K

Journal of Language and Culture Vol. 28 No. 1 (January – June 2009) 80

Palaung Wordlist

No. English Janzen (1991) Kasisopa (2003) Dara-ang

1. Nature

1. ashes braw br˘ N˘ br N 2. cliff da /ua d´ /a˘g d´ /a˘N 3. cloud /in /ut N /u˘ N /u 4. dust ka pux,

ka /√x ka puh

5. earth, soil ka daj ka da˘j ka da˘j 6. fire N√w N˘ Nç 7. flood /ˆb pu˘n /ˆm pun 8. fog hua /¨m dat /i /u˘ si wa/ N /u 9. forest, jungle prEi

(jungle) prE˘ prE

10. gold khriw khri˘w khriw 11. hail bria,

pria bria

12. iron hin hi˘n hin 13. lightning plaN /im plet pa˘N prec paN prec 14. mist di pja

(to be misty) N /u

15. moon ma gian ma giń ma gian 16. moon

(full moon) si daN l´˘n mo˘n l´˘n mon

17. moon (waning moon)

lçaN ma gian l´˘n lap lçN l´˘n lap

18. mountain nçan n˘n nçn 19. mud ¯ow ¯ew ¯ow 20. rain glaj gla˘j gla˘j

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21. rainbow cen si NEi (a sun ray)

ka ji´m ceN sa NE

22. river blEN (stream) /ˆb ta˘g blEN 23. sand ka hat ka ha˘c ka haj/ 24. shadow ka m¨k ka mˆk ka mˆk 25. silver rän r´˘n r´˘n 26. sky blen bre˘Ô ble¯ 27. smoke d√k N√w (n.),

d√k (to be smoky)

dak dak

28. star si m√n sa ma¯ sa ma¯ 29. stone maw ma˘w ma˘w 30. sun si NEi sa NE˘h sa NE 31. water /¨m /ˆb /ˆm 32. wind h¨t khu˘n khun

2. Religions and belief

33. dream /in baw m ba˘w m ba˘w 34. ghost ka n√m ka nam ka nam 35. guardian spirit how ka n√m ka nam raw,

de wa mot, de wa la˘

sa m´˘N

36. hell Na raj na˘ ra˘j na ra˘j 37. language growx growh 38. sin hmap m8a˘p 39. soul ka pr√w ka pr˘ ka pr 40. work gan ka˘n ga˘n

3. Plants

41. bamboo hr√N r8ag r8aN 42. bamboo shoot pçaN pg pN 43. banana glçaj gl˘j glçj



44. bark glaj kraj hej glaj/ 45. bean lom ble˘ lo˘m bl´j lom 46. bean (hyacinth

bean) ble di paj bl´j dˆ pa˘j

47. betel chew blei ma mu ble˘ me pha˘ ma mow 48. cabbage muN la thuk pa ka pi˘h ka lam pli 49. chilly ma phret ma phric ma phric 50. coconut ma pa˘w ma pa˘w 51. corn /in hr¨k /a r8̂ k /a r•̂ k 52. cotton, thread sen se˘Ô se¯ 53. cucumber di gji dˆ ki´ d´ gia 54. eggplant ma kh¨w ma kh´˘ ma kh´˘ 55. flower bowx boh bowh 56. fruit blei ble˘ bl´j 57. garlic ma pow ma paw lu˘j ma pow luj 58. ginger siaN siŃ siaN 59. gourd ka p√w ka p˘ gla/ ka p 60. grass pjaj

(a kind of grass) p´ ti pa˘n p´t

61. husk kham kha˘m kha˘m 62. leaf hla l•a˘ l•a˘ 63. lemongrass ka hom ka ho˘m ka hom 64. lime thun thu˘n thun 65. mango ble moN ble˘ mo˘g bl´j moN 66. mushroom dix di˘h dih 67. mustard leaves d√w siam d˘w si´m d siam 68. onion ma pow hm cˆd ma pow 69. opium phin phi˘Ô phin 70. orange ma zçak ma ÔN

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71. paddy rice ma hNow (a patch of planted rice)

N*aw N°aw

72. papaya ble s√m phow bl´j saN phow 73. pea (cow pea) blei lom toN ble˘ lo˘m thu˘ bl´j lom thu 74. pea (green pea) ble vçaN ble˘ wg bl´j vN 75. pine tree /in kei hej N k´j h´j N k´j 76. potato tu khEi tu khE˘ tu khE 77. pumpkin gluan ble˘ gluń bl´j gluan 78. rattan rew re˘w rew 79. resin si zei (resin),

ka ¯√n (rubber)¯a/ ¯a/

80. root ri´h riah 81. seed ka /aN ka /a˘g ka /a˘N 82. sesame jon di Na dˆ Na˘ dˆ Na˘ 83. solanum s√N gram sçaN sa kra˘m sg sa kra˘m sN 84. sugarcane di hmaj dˆ ma˘j dˆ ma˘j 85. stick ra ra˘h ra˘ 86. taro towx toh towh 87. tea leave la ¯¨w,

¯a ¯¨w l•a˘ /a ¯´˘ l•a˘ /a˘ ¯´˘

88. thatch blçaN blg blN 89. thorn di khçaN d´ kg d´ khN 90. tomato ma ka som ma kh´˘ so˘m ma kh´˘ som 91. tree hei hej h´j 92. trunk d√N hei daN 93. vegetable d√w d˘w d

4. Space / Time

94. above ka roj dEN 95. at di dˆ



96. before, ahead /at k´ na /aj na /ac 97. behind, in the

back na p√n na pan

98. below na tet /i khrˆb khrˆm 99. day si NEi sa NE˘ sa NE

100. day after tomorrow

t√/ h¯a ta ¯a˘h ta ¯a˘

101. east v√n /çak wan /˘k na l´jh sa NE 102. evening hm¨w ba ra /ap ba ra /ap 103. here di ni,

di ti dˆ n´j

104. in khEaN /i khE˘g khEN 105. inside na khEaN /i khE˘g na khEN 106. left side /a g√/ /a ga/ /a ga/ 107. morning s¨n v√x si wah si vah 108. night hm¨w khE˘ m´˘ khE m8́ ˘ 109. noon si NEi ka tEi tE sa NE ka tE sa NE 110. north ba hçak,

ba hçaN na kaw na bu hçN

111. now kha ni d ka ni˘ d ka ni 112. on dEN /i dE˘g dEN 113. outside na ret /i rec na rec 114. right side /a /√x /a /a/ /a /ah 115. south bu zan na tac,

wu ja˘n na bu ja˘n

116. that dçj dçj 117. this ni n´j 118. today /a t¨w /a t´˘ /a t´˘ 119. tomorrow kha ¯a ka ¯a˘h ka 8̄a˘ 120. under khr¨m khrˆm

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121. west v√n tçak wan dog na g´t sa NE 122. year si n√m,

n√m sa n´b sa n´m

123. yesterday /a hm¨w /a m8́ ˘ /a m8́ ˘

5. Food

124. breakfast bom h¯a bom 8̄a˘ 125. curry hap ha˘p

(soup, curry) ha˘p (things to eat with rice, dishes)

126. dinner bom hm¨w bom m8´˘ 127. liquor, alcohol p√wx pawh 128. lunch bom si NEi bom sa NE 129. pickled and

dried soybean /i hr¨m /a r8̂ m,

/i r8ˆm 130. rice

(cooked rice) bom bo˘m bom

131. rice (pounded rice)

di gaw, gr√r (a rice grain), da gaw (rice, not yet peeled)

dˆ ga˘w dˆ ga˘w

132. snack kha hmun kha mun 133. tea ¯a ¯¨w,

/a ¯¨w /a ¯´˘ /a˘ ¯´˘

6. Animals

134. ant ma prun ma pru˘¯ ma pru¯ 135. bat ma ka l√/ ma ka la/ ma ka la/ 136. bear ma grex,

grex ma gre˘h ma gr´jh



137. bee ma phian, phian

ma phiń ma phian

138. bird ma sim ma si˘m ma sim 139. buffalo ma gr√/ ma gra/ ma gra/ 140. butterfly ma ka top ma ka to˘b ma ka top 141. cat /a NEaw,

ma /a NEaw ma NE˘w ma NEw

142. caterpillar v√/ pa m prac m prac 143. centipede v√/ raj ma ca ra˘g ma ca ra˘N,

mEN ca ra˘N 144. chameleon /a goj /a go˘j ma goc 145. chicken ma /ian,

/ian ma /iń ma /ian

146. cobra h√n gr√w ma ha¯ N kraw ha¯ N krç, ha¯ krç

147. cock /a goN /a goN 148. cock's comb n√x n8a˘ nah 149. cock's spur t¨w t´˘ t´˘ 150. cockroach ma phian ma phiap ma phian 151. cow m√k ma mak ma mak 152. crab ma di griax ma dˆ kri´/ ma dˆ gliah 153. cricket ma tçan ma to˘n ma tn 154. crocodile ma Nˆk ma kra˘j N´˘k (crocodile) 155. crow ma ka /a,

ma ka /√k ma ka /a/ ma ka /a/

156. deer ma z√/ ma Ôa/ ma Ôa/ 157. deer

(barking deer) ma buax ma bu´h ma buah

158. dog ma sow ma so˘w ma sow

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159. duck ma bei, me bet

ma be˘/ ma be/

160. egg pän pi /iń p´˘n /ian, pi /ian

161. elephant ma saN ma sa˘g ma sa˘N 162. feather h¨k sim hˆk hˆk 163. fish ma ga ma ga˘h ma ga˘ 164. fish scales khw√n gE˘ gE/ 165. fly ma r˘j ma rçj 166. fox ma prow

(wild dog) ma praw ma sow prE

167. frog ma row ma raw ma row/ 168. grasshopper ma /a jun ma Ôog ma ÔoN 169. hawk ma glaN ma gla˘g ma gla˘N 170. hoof gip gi˘p gip 171. horn n¨N nˆg nˆN 172. hornet ma ka /√n ma ka /a˘¯ ma ka /a˘¯ 173. horse m√N prçaN ma maN prg maN prN 174. leech

(land leech) ma bläm ma bl´˘m

175. leech (water leech)

ma blow ma bliÔ ma bli¯

176. louse ma sEi ma sE˘ ma sE 177. millipede v√/ raj wa raj va raj/ 178. monkey ma hwa ma fa˘h ma fa˘ 179. mosquito ma ka mut ma ka mu˘ ma ka mu 180. neighing sound

(of horse) ka hEi ka hE

181. otter ma pun ma kra˘j ma kra˘j



182. owl ma di bow ma tej hˆp, nok kaw mE˘w

nok kaw mEw

183. peacock ma t¨n, pr√/

nok ju˘N nok juN

184. pig ma let ma lEc ma lec 185. pigeon ma bloj ma blo˘j ma bloj 186. porcupine ma /in g¨wx ma N g´k ma N giah 187. rabbit ma jun ma ju˘n ma jun 188. rat ma hnaj ma n8a˘j ma n•a˘j 189. rhinoceros ma zoN ma let 190. scorpion v√/ l√N kaN ma mE˘N n˘ ma mEN Nç 191. shell kow kaw kow/ 192. shellfish hçj ma h˘j ma hj 193. snake h√n ma ha¯ ma ha¯ 194. spider ma puN pjen,

puN phjen ma puN piaÔ, ma cuN ce˘Ô

ma puN pe¯

195. spider web kaN puN pjen ka˘g cuN ce˘Ô kaN puN pe¯ 196. squirrel ma s√m sip /a braj ma braj/ 197. tail sa da sa da˘h sa da˘ 198. termite ma prçan ma ku ri´g ma prçj 199. tiger ma da vaj,

ma di vaj, da vaj

ma ra wa˘j ma ra va˘j

200. toad ma row pr√t ma r/ pr´˘t ma row/ pr´t 201. trunk NoN Nk NN 202. turtle ma rux ma ru˘h ma ruh 203. tusk plEi ma saN plaj plaj sa˘N 204. wing phiaN phi´g phiaN

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205. worm v√/ rçaj wa ri´ (earth worm), ma hˆk (worm)

va lua

7. Body parts

206. abdomen v√t (stomach) wac (belly) vac 207. ankle bone Nç ka /ian cen

(the small part above the ankle), Naj cen (ankle, the protruding bone, on the inside)

pi /iń pl˘ pi /ian pl

208. arm (lower part)

ka ha (the length of elbow and palm)

ka ha˘ ka ha˘

209. arm (upper part)

plom (be strong, strenght)

plo˘m plom

210. armpit ka lEaw ka lE˘w ka lEw 211. back ka tu˘ ka tu/ 212. beard h¨k di mux dˆ mok he˘m dˆ mowh 213. bladder goN /in che rog /ˆb chi˘ 214. blood hnam n8a˘m n•a˘m 215. body dow do˘w dow 216. boil b¨m bˆp j*a˘w 217. bone ka /aN ka /a˘g ka a˘N 218. brain /a Njan haj haj/ 219. breast, udder pu pu 220. butt si poN sa pog sa poN 221. calf g¨wx pl√w

(lower leg) bu g´k ba g´h



222. cheek ka la ka la˘h ka la˘ 223. chest ma n√wx baN nh baN nawh 224. chin gum gap kuN ka˘p kuN ka˘p 225. ear la hjow /a j´˘w /a j°iaw 226. elbow guN ga˘/ guN gah 227. eye Naj Na˘j Na˘j 228. eye lid hun Naj hu˘n Na˘j hun Na˘j 229. eyebrow h¨k Naj hˆk Na˘j hˆk Na˘j 230. face na na˘ na˘ 231. fat ma buax briaN 232. feces /iaN /iŃ /iaN 233. finger ka nu ka nu˘ ka nu 234. finger (index) ka nu put ka nu˘ pu˘c,

ka nu˘ sa ku˘ ka nu sa ku

235. finger (middle) ka nu ka tEi ka nu˘ ka tE˘ ka nu ka tE 236. finger (ring) ka nu dam ka nu˘ /a wa ka nu /a va˘ 237. finger (small) ka nu /√w vEi ka nu˘ /a wE˘ ka nu vE/ 238. fist ka l¨m

(knuckle) ka lˆb ka lˆm

239. flesh, meat j√N jag jaN 240. foot cen ce˘d,

pl˘ ce¯ pl

241. forehead ka t√wx ka th ka tawh 242. gall bladder sçaN sg sN 243. gums di hn√n n8́ d n8́ n 244. hair h¨k hE˘ giÔ hˆk gi¯ 245. hand dEi dE˘h dE 246. head gen,

gin giÔ gi¯

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247. heart blei r√w, ma n√wx (heart, chest)

baN nh

be raw

248. heel kha nut, ka hnuj

ka ba˘ pl˘ ka nuc

249. hollow of the knee

di gaj dˆ gEj dˆ gaj/

250. intestines ¯aw v√t ¯N wac ¯çN vac 251. jaw

kuN kap ka /a˘N ka la˘ ka /a˘N ka la˘,

ka /a˘N kuN ka˘p 252. joint ka sçaN ka sg ka sN 253. kidney blei ma l√m ka si´ 254. knee ku/ kroN gˆN krok gˆN kroN 255. knuckle ka l¨m sa pric sa pric 256. leg pl√w,

pei pl˘ pl

257. lips si p√n sa p´d sa pń 258. liver ka do˘m ka dom 259. lung pu phäp phu˘ ph´p phu ph´˘p 260. mouth mot mo˘¯ moc 261. nail /in him N hi˘m N him 262. neck mEaN mE˘g mEN 263. nose gu mux ku m8u˘h goN muh 264. palm ka ba dEi ka ba˘ ka ba dE 265. pimple mun bu˘n mun 266. rib bret ka /a˘N blet ka /a˘N blec 267. saliva ka ha/ /ˆb pac /ˆm pac 268. scar pla pla˘ pla˘ 269. shoulder j√/ ja/ ja/ 270. side (of body) blak blet blec



271. skin hun hu˘n hun 272. spiral s√n ka tu/ san ka tu˘ ka /a˘N ka tu/ 273. stomach b¨m bˆb bˆm 274. sweat di hmux dik mu˘h dˆ muh 275. tender sa n√/ sa na/ sa na/ 276. thigh g¨m haw gˆb gˆm 277. thumb ka nu m√/ ka nu˘ ma˘ ka nu ma˘ 278. tongue sa d√/,

si d√/ sa dah sa da/

279. tooth hraN r8a˘g r•a˘N 280. waist ¯çaj ¯˘j ¯j 281. wound dim di˘m dim 282. wrist ka sçaN dEi N gow dE˘ ka sçN dE

8. Verbs

283. ach, stiff h¯√m ¯8am 284. afraid ka cua ka cu´ ka cua 285. angry ru ru˘ ru 286. answer viak via/ 287. arrive z√m Ôam 288. ascend how ho˘w how/ 289. ask di hmoat d m8˘ dˆ m8/ 290. ask for, beg hm√n m8a˘¯ m8a˘¯ 291. bark (dog) pro prowh 292. bathe ta /¨m ta˘h /ˆb ta /ˆm 293. be mux muh 294. begin cux cuh 295. believe h¯¨m ¯8ˆm,

hic ¯8ˆm

296. bend down, bow

mut mu˘/ mu/

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297. bite k√w kaw kaw/ 298. blink (eyes) ka j√p ka j´p Na˘j ka j´p Na˘j 299. blow but bu˘/ bu/ 300. boast kh¨k pi phuk pi khˆk 301. boil kçaN kg kN 302. bow (in

reverence, honor)

gom gˆp

303. born g¨t, gäp, kˆt

g´˘/

304. borrow vaj wa˘j va˘j 305. break ka b√k ka bak ka bak 306. breathe h¨w,

¯çat phäm h´k ph´˘m h´k ph´˘m

307. bring food to old people (who stay at the temple)

hlu l•u˘ l•u

308. build, do, make boN bo˘N boN 309. bump against p√p

(to hit one's head),tux (to butt, to ram)

p´p ka tuh

310. burn dow do˘ dow/ 311. burp h√r /´ /´b /´ /´m 312. burry dip di˘p dip 313. burst into

flames kux ku/ kuh

314. buy c¨wx c´h c´h 315. call dEak daj daj/



316. carry from one place to another

tow t´˘w tow

317. carry in the arms

Nji co˘ Nia/

318. carry on one's head

giN gua, guN gua

blE˘h dŃ giÔ khlˆp

319. carry, strapped to one's forehead (using bag, basket)

p√x

pah

320. carry on the shoulder

gçat g˘ g/

321. carry over the shoulder

Naj Naj Naj/

322. catch hma, hm√t m•́ t

323. chase out ¯çan ¯n 324. cheat, lie kow,

pl√p (to act unfairly, cheat)

pok

ka low

325. chew si glan sa kla˘¯, kaw

sa kla˘¯

326. choose r√wx, cEat

kraw rawh

327. chop zen (to cut meat), gowx (to chop)

Ôit Ôic

328. clap ka th√/ ka tha/ ka tha/ 329. clench (hand) ka l¨m ka ni´m ka niam 330. close ka bit ka bi/ ka bi/

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331. collapse di gr√p dˆ gr/ dˆ glawh 332. comb c√x ¯ Ôah cah 333. combine zu/ ka Ôu˘ ka Ôu 334. come t√x tah tah 335. compete ka kh√t,

ka khEaN, ka khEan

ka khE˘Ô ka khE¯

336. connect ka ch¨p ka du˘/ ka du/ 337. cook1 jun

(to let the rice cook on a very low fire after the rice water is pured off.), zun (to cook rice)

jun

338. cook2 d√N dag daN 339. cook in the

ashes g¨m gˆb gˆm

340. cough ka /ow ka /aw ka /ow/ 341. count b√k tih tih 342. cover body pl¨k sa blˆk 343. cover up pun pu˘n pun 344. crawl män m´˘n m´˘n 345. crouch khom,

k√N dow (to bow down, to prostrate)

ka t´p ka t´p

346. crow ka tuan ka tuń ka tuan 347. curse doN d˘g d´˘N



348. cut ke (to cut wood),ket (to cut wood),ket (cut down)

k´p k´p

349. cut apart dEap dE˘p dEp 350. cut grass dowx do˘h dowh 351. cut off Nowx Now Nowh 352. dance ga ga˘h ga˘ 353. descend loN lo˘g loN 354. die j√m jam jam 355. dig g¨wx low g´h 356. dip into hot

water blux bruk bluh

357. dismantle di g√ l√p kr 358. disappear hraj r8a˘j r8a˘j 359. dive hlin l•am /ˆb l•am /ˆm 360. divide ka plat ka sa˘g ka sa˘N 361. doubt, suspect thaN

(to think, assume) tha˘g tha˘N

362. drink diaN di´g diaN 363. drip cçat c˘ c/ 364. drop r√x rah rah 365. dry raj r8a˘j ra˘j 366. dye cut phk phawh 367. eat hap ho˘m hom 368. embrace Niam Ni´m Niam 369. enter l¨p lˆp lˆp 370. escape lut,

lçat t˘ t

371. exchange ka gu, ka plut

la/ ha ku˘n ka plu/

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372. explode ma tux ma tu˘ ma tuh 373. extinguish bj√t jat jat 374. fall, to drop cowx /a cok coh 375. fall down kex ke˘h k´jh 376. fall out

(hair, feather) glun n doh n dowh

377. fan, beckon j√p j´p j´p 378. fart ph√m ph´b ph´p 379. fear, frightened jow,

jok j´w jow

380. feed hiaN hi´g hiaN 381. feel dizzy Naj riw bat bat 382. fetch water t√w taw taw/ 383. fight ka khEaN la ka lu˘j,

laj thit laj dih

384. find, seek r√t r8́ c r8ec 385. fix ka nçaN m pra˘j m pra˘j 386. float bl√/ blew bre˘j br´j 387. flow hlow,

lat l•E˘ l•E

388. fly b√n b´d bń 389. fold in half di g√p dˆ gap dˆ gap 390. forget piw pi˘w piw 391. fry khow go˘w khow 392. get,

be able pän p´˘n

393. get up, stand up

jet jic jic

394. give dua taih

dua tajh,



395. give discount jom jom 396. give up hlap go˘m,

hE˘ bi´w gom

397. go, walk how ha˘w ha˘w 398. go about lEi lE 399. go out, come

out lex l´jh

400. grin vit khrˆk blac 401. grip rit ka ki´p ka kiap 402. guess lam la˘m 403. hack off at an

angle (not straight through)

d√wx dauh dawh

404. hack with a hoe

low low/

405. hang hw√w h˘j

faw/, hj

406. hatch k√x kah kah 407. hate zçaN,

ka mun ka /i˘h ka /ih

408. have m¨wx m´h 409. have

intercourse laj, ka phit, phit, ka plEak

/i˘h ka do˘p la ka ci/

410. hear bloN j´˘ thom 411. help cçaj c˘j cj 412. hide khriak khri´k khriaN 413. hit m√x ma/ mah 414. hold in hand goN gog goN

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415. hold (in the teeth or beak)

kap (hold in one's mouth or tonge)

ka˘p ka˘p

416. hunt s¨w lE prE 417. hurry ka t¨wx ka t˘ ka t,

ka rE/ 418. invite baN

dai/ ba˘N, daj/

419. jump, hop /in kr√p ca kr´p ca kr´p 420. jump down,

jump into bom blux puN pluk pluN pluN

421. jump up d√n, dEan

dE˘n dEn

422. kick b√wx bh bawh 423. kill N√wx Naw Nawh 424. kiss /ux /u˘h /uh 425. kneel khr¨p khr√w khru khr˘ khrup khr 426. knock or strike

with knuckle si pret sa pric sa pric

427. know n√p nap nap 428. laugh ka ¯a ka ¯ah 429. launder l√x la/ lah 430. lay brick ka tEi ka taj ka taj 431. lay eggs pän p´˘n p´˘n 432. lean against nei nej n´j 433. lean to blEi kiaN 434. lick liak li´/ lia/ 435. light (fire) pi d√w bu˘/ bu/ 436. like1 l√w w˘ vow 437. like2 /¨N /ˆN



438. listen to thom thom 439. look N¨wx N´˘/ N´˘/ 440. look after jçat j˘ j/ 441. look at jçat je˘N,

s´˘n j/

442. look up sa k¨wx sa k´/ sa k´h 443. loosen, untie g√wx gaw gawh 444. loosen the

ground hcak g´h glow/

445. love rçak rk 446. marry kh√t khat khat 447. make sound,

growl h√m ham ham

448. measure g√w g˘ g 449. meet Nja,

chuN ka ¯a˘ ka tun,

laj j´Â 450. melt l√t la˘c la˘c 451. miss di ken nam l•o˘h dˆ ken 452. mixed ka su,

ka v√r ka su˘, ka w´˘, ka su˘ ka w´˘

ka su, ka v´˘ (to stir well), ka su ka v´˘ (to mix)

453. move, wag r√r pi raw, ma wat

ka thow/

454. open v¨wx w´/ v´h 455. order d√m dam 456. pass lowx ka lo˘h ka lowh 457. pass by,

overtake puan puń puan

Paluang Wordlist 101


458. peel (with hand)

lit l•i´/ l•ia/

459. peel (with knife)

pl√/ ha/ ha/

460. pen up, confine a cage

khrçaN khrg khrN

461. persuade gew, nj√w

dai/ daj/

462. pick by pinching

baw b´t b´t

463. pick fruit thçan jaj b´t 464. pick up c√wx pa˘ cawh 465. pierce /in s√t sat sat 466. pinch with

finger si k¨t sa k´t sa k´t

467. pity ka vei ka wej ka v´j 468. place /oN

bleh /un, bl´jh (to leave sth. behind)

469. plant s√m s´b s´m 470. play1 di law dˆ la˘w dˆ la˘w 471. play2 bl√t brac 472. plough thEi thE˘ thE 473. point at si ku sa ku˘ sa ku 474. pound dux duh duh 475. pray si kh¨w,

sa kh¨w tk tham tawh tham

476. press on ka hnEap sa ni´/ nia/



477. pull dˆt, t√n, thçat

dˆ˘/ dˆ/

478. pump air jut pruk phruh 479. punch a hole blux bluh bluh 480. push zun Ôu˘n Ôun 481. put down /un bleh /un 482. put into h√p hap 483. put on,

wear (cloth) ch¨p chˆp chˆp

484. put out (a fire) di piw bi´t biat 485. raise cow Ôo˘ cow/ 486. reach into

(pocket, bag) h¯owx cok cok

487. read dix tih 488. redeem, pay a

ransom thut thu˘ thuk,

thu/ 489. remain raN ka lu˘j ka loj 490. remember now now 491. rest di hl√w dˆ l•˘ dˆ l• 492. return viw,

vin we¯

493. ride p√w paw paw/ 494. roast over the

fire dçaN dg dN

495. roll ka bl√wx ka bat ka bria/ 496. roll over kha hlçaj ka l•˘j ka l•j 497. roll up si lçaj sa l˘j sa lj 498. roof t√p tap



499. rub hard with both hands

si bç sa b˘ sa b

500. rub with a finger

tu thet thu thic thu thic

501. run t√w t˘ (to escape) t (to escape) 502. saw kri/ l´˘ l´˘ 503. scatter z√wx rap brac 504. scold /Eax /e˘h /´jh 505. scoop up with

two hands b√/, di bom

ka to˘m ka tom

506. scrape gua gua/ 507. scrape

(fishscale) ga ga˘/

508. scratch bow bo/ bow/ 509. scratch up hcak Ôah Ôah 510. scratch with

craws bow bo˘ bow/

511. search hr¨k r´h 512. see j¨w j´˘ j´Â 513. sell jçaN jg jN 514. send t¨j t´˘j 515. sew cin cid ci¯ 516. shake di j¨n (body),

di j¨wx (cloth) ma wat ma vat

517. shake, rock di jux r´˘ r´˘ 518. share (things) ka piax ka sa˘g ka sa˘N 519. sharpen la la/ la˘/ 520. shave ga N ga˘/ ga˘/ 521. shine on thçaN thg thN 522. shoot b√n bE¯ ba¯



523. shout dat krok ta˘N dat 524. sing miax tk m8aw tawh m8aw 525. sit dut,

tut tu˘c tuc

526. sit with legs crossed

ka vaj kroN ka wiŃ ka viaN

527. skin (with knife)

pl√wx (to skin an animal with a knife)

l•i/ hu˘n lia/ hun

528. sleep /it /i˘h /i/ 529. slice sua/ su´ sua/ 530. slice into small

strips pçat p˘ tan ja r˘j p/

531. slip gliat kli´/ glia/ 532. smell hNun ¯8˘ 8̄/ 533. smile /ew /e˘w /ew 534. speak ka laN,

t√wx, growx (speech, words, language)

groh

ka la˘N, growh,

535. spit pl√x, p√t, prut

pEc pac

536. splash ma hwu sa tat ka chac 537. split with a

knife ka pl√/ ka pla ka plawh,

ka pla/ 538. split with an

axe d√x dah dah

539. spread apart bl√x ka bla ka tah 540. spread out bl√x blah blah



541. sprinkle (water)

khr√wx khrk khrawh

542. squat on the floor

si gep khu khraw khu khraw

543. squeeze klean ni´/ nia/ 544. stab s√t sat sat 545. stand cçaN cg cçN 546. starve ka prEat pla˘j ka pla˘¯,

/´t 547. stay, to live kçaj k˘j kj 548. steal pra pra˘h pra˘ 549. sting hut d˘k huc 550. stop, quit cu cu˘ cu 551. stretch ka ¯a,

ka ¯a, ka ¯at

ka jˆ˘/ ka jˆ/

552. strike downwards, stuff

h¯ow dE˘c ka tih

553. stuck in the throat

n√k haw haw/

554. suck ¯çat ¯8˘/ ¯8/ 555. swallow mEaN,

mEaN bl¨w mE˘g br´˘p mEN

556. swarm around hc¨m cuh ka dˆm 557. sweep bix bih bih 558. swim lçaj r8am l•am /ˆm 559. swing puN p¨j buN bu˘g buN buN,

m buN 560. take d¨wx d´h d´h 561. take off (cloth) but bu˘c buc



562. talk together män ka muan 563. teach ma now ma no˘w ma now 564. tear j√wx pa ja˘c ka jac 565. tie p√k pak pak 566. tie the hair up,

make the hair into a knot

si glot sa klo˘c sa gloc

567. think ka dua ka du´/ ka pha˘ 568. throw vink sa wˆt vń 569. throw away p√/ pa/,

wE˘n pa/, pa/ vEn

570. throw water r¨k rˆk rˆk 571. touch zut Ôu˘ d´˘ 572. trap ka r√p b´,

ma˘j ka r´p

573. turn inside out, turn over

ka blia ka bli´ ka blia/

574. twist gian gian 575. urinate chi chi˘ chi 576. use ta,

zaj c´˘

ta˘

577. vomit h√r, h¨w

h´˘ h´Â

578. wait hn√w b´˘ b´˘ 579. wake up s¨wx N s´h 580. wake someone

up bjet kic kic

581. want si si 582. warm at a fire vat ta/ va˘/ 583. wash baj ba˘j ba˘j



584. wash (dishes) khot khoc 585. wash (face) di hl√w d´ l•aw dˆ l•awh 586. wear ta ta˘ ta˘ 587. weave dan daw daw/ 588. weave with

grass or cane dan d˘n da˘¯

589. weep, cry jam ja˘m ja˘m 590. whisper pu phap kj krok ta˘N pu pha˘p 591. whistle ka hç,

ka hot ka ho˘c ka hoc

592. wipe khut khu˘/ khu/ 593. wither hiak hi´ hia/ 594. work r√n rE˘¯ ra˘¯ 595. worship kr¨p krˆp krˆp 596. wrap around ka b√n ka ban ka ban 597. write, draw dEam dE˘m dEm 598. yaw hjap ki´m j*a˘p

9. Human

599. aunt, younger sister of mother or father

gˆn ged gń

600. Burmese /im pran da pra˘n daN pra˘n, m pra˘n

601. child gçan g˘n dˆ tE˘ gn 602. Chinese khEi da khE˘ da khE 603. father gun gu˘¯ gu¯ 604. friend g¨k gˆk 605. grandchild hlan l•a˘n l•a˘n



606. grandfather, older man

da da˘ da˘

607. grandmother, older female

ja ja˘

608. guest khEak khE˘c khEc 609. headman da taN da ta˘g da ta˘N 610. husband, man,

male /i maj /ima˘j /i ma˘j

611. lover paw pa˘w 612. monk z√w phra sa raw ka n8an 613. mother ma ma˘ ma˘ 614. name cˆw cˆ 615. older brother

or older sister /i k√t /i kat

616. orphaned gçn si br√x sa phra˘ gçn sa prah 617. Palaung di /aN da ra /a˘N da ra /a˘N 618. person, human du /i du /uj du /ˆj 619. relatives bi nçaN va vEi bi nçN va˘ vE 620. slave hmaj du be˘ da bE 621. Thai siam da thaj da thE 622. thief da pra da pra˘ 623. twins gçan rap g˘n ra˘p gn ra˘p 624. uncle, father-

in-law b¨w b´w b´Â

625. widow ja si pr√x ja˘ sa phra ja˘ sa prah 626. wife, woman /i b√n /i b´d /i bń 627. younger sibling /u va wa va˘



10. Pronouns

628. he (3rd person sg.)

/√n /an /an

629. I /ow /´w /ow 630. they (dual) gaj ga˘j 631. they

(3rd person pl.) gei ge˘ ge

632. we (dual incl.) /aj /a˘j 633. we (dual excl.) jaj ja˘j 634. we (pl. incl.) /ei /e /e 635. we (pl. excl.) jei

(we all, 1st person plural, inclusive)

je

636. you (sg.) mEi mE˘ mE 637. you (dual) baj ba˘j 638. you (pl.) bei be

11. Material culture (things/ tools/ clothes)

639. arrow bla bla˘ bla˘ 640. axe m¨j me˘j m´˘j 641. bag1 hu hu˘w hu 642. bag2 ka bjaw ka biah ka biaw 643. bamboo flute

(palaung music instrument)

v√w

v

644. basket1 kr¨k krˆk krˆk 645. basket2

(small basket) si blowx sa bloh sa blowh



646. beads (used for woman's head-dress)

hnaN n8a˘g n8a˘N

647. bed ka chçaN ka chog ka choN 648. belt sEi sE˘ sE/ 649. blanket h¨p hˆp hˆp 650. blouse si lop sa lo˘p sa lop 651. boat r¨w r´˘ r´˘ 652. book b√p bap,

paj/ 653. bottle ka p√w ka p˘ ka p 654. bowl si laj sa laj ha˘p sa laj 655. box zi dˆk ka d´˘k ca d´˘k 656. bracelet k√n dEi kan dE˘ kan dE 657. broom /im bix m bih m bih 658. bullet blei sa nat ble˘ sa na˘ bl´j sa na˘/ 659. button blei si tow ble˘ pej bl´j p´j 660. cage z√/ khra sa bloh sa blowh

(basket) 661. camera m√N j√t maN p˘ pu˘ maN p puN 662. candle den de˘n den 663. cards phEi pha˘j pha˘j 664. chisel /in blowx /ˆN bl m blowh 665. chopping board /in gowx N go˘w N gowh 666. cigarette sa lit sa ri˘ sa lik 667. clock na ri na ri˘ na ri 668. cloth

(piece of cloth) ben bi˘k bik

669. cloths khr¨N khrˆg khrˆN



670. coal ka s√w ka saw ka sawh 671. comb (n.) /in c√x ¯ Ôa˘h ¯ cah 672. container puN puN

(water container) 673. cord v√n wan van 674. crossbow /√/ /a/ /a/ 675. cymbal hcEan chE˘Ô chE¯ 676. drum gr¨k grˆg grˆN 677. earring blei hjow bej je˘w b´j j*iaw 678. firewood ma N√w h´j h´j 679. flash light N√w raN phaj tha˘ phaj tha˘/ 680. flat bamboo

tray ma na ma na˘ ma na˘

681. flat gong ma vew ma vew 682. glass k√wx (cup) kk van mu 683. gong gu moN guN mo˘g guN moN 684. guitar

(palaung music instrument)

tiN (guitar), diN (harp)

diN

685. gun sa nat sa na˘ sa na˘/ 686. hammer dçak me˘j dE˘ m´˘j dE 687. hat ma gen ma giÔ ma gi¯ 688. hoe /in low n law n low/ 689. kettle kim ki˘m kim 690. key, lock la siak ma lo ma lawh 691. knife pua ma pu´ ma pua/ 692. knife (razor) /a t¨m /a tˆb /a tˆm 693. knife (large

knife) ma pi doN ma pu´ dug ma pua/ duN



694. ladle, stick used for stirring food while cooking

l√/ la/

695. letter pEak paj paj/ 696. lid, cover /¨p sa brik sa brˆk 697. mark hmaj m8a˘j 698. mat /in bew m be˘w m bew 699. matches pha raj,

m√N kriax /E˘p N˘ /Ep N

700. medicine si n√m sa nab sa n´m 701. mortar moN,

ka towx m b˘w m bç

702. necklace v√n khriw si ki´w van khriw 703. needle ma l√r ma lac ma lac 704. pan m√N khaN ma kha˘g ma kha˘N 705. pants si la sa la˘ sa la˘ 706. pestle /in krei,

glçaN dux N kre˘ N kr´j

707. photograph /a r¨p ta pu˘ tha puN 708. pillow ma käm m8˘n ma g´˘m 709. pipe ma ka luw ma ka law ma ka low/ 710. plate si lEat sa laj sa laj 711. pot1 glaw gla˘w 712. pot2 ka low ka lo˘ ka low/ 713. ring si ka nu si ka nu˘ si ka nu 714. round thing ka luan ka luan 715. sandals khlEap sk klE˘w sçk khlEp 716. scissors k√N rEi kam r8E˘ kam rE 717. shirt si tow sa to˘w sa tow



718. sickle /in vaj /uN wa˘¯ N vaj/ 719. skirt glaN gla˘g gla˘N 720. song hmow m8aw m8ow 721. spear /in liax bla liah 722. stand, prop /im b¨m m ba˘N (chair) 723. stick phia m phi´ m phia/ 724. table ma tin ma ti¯ 725. things krow kraw krow 726. trap din (trapper) /a du˘ /a duh 727. trap (sling trap) sa diak sa di´h sa dia/ 728. turban ka mEak ka maj ka maj/ 729. whet stone ma lat ma la˘/ m8a˘w la˘/

12. Place/house

730. beam of the roof

braN ma nak ma nak

731. bridge ka b¨k ka bˆk ka bˆk 732. corner ka tow,

ka tow ka tau/, ka to˘

ka tow/

733. coffin ka lat k˘m ka laj/ 734. door ma lowx ma lauh ma lowh 735. fence lçaN log loN 736. field man ma˘n ma˘n 737. fireplace ka hwaN ka fa˘g ka fa˘N 738. grave yard ba rew ba re˘w ba rew 739. house kaN ka˘g ka˘N 740. hut th¨p thˆp 741. land /oN (place) /oN /oN 742. monastery zoN Ôo˘N ÔoN



743. pen ka p¨m (prison, confined place)

ka pˆb ka pˆm

744. post, pole rçaN rg rN 745. rice field na duN na˘ doN na˘ 746. road, path /in ten n te˘Ô n te¯ 747. roof ka pow ka tu˘/ ka tu/ 748. school zoN ho˘N he˘n hoN hen 749. shelf /in jaN ¯ ja˘g ¯ ja˘N 750. sieve above the

fireplace ka b¨j ka baj ka b´j

751. stairs /in tEaN, tEaN, dEaN

n tE˘g n tEN

752. tomb /uan (grave) N /uń N /uan 753. trap ka p¨m

(confined place, garden)

ka pˆm ka pˆm

754. veranda di gr√x (the free space in front of the house)

daN ka˘g grah

755. village r√w r˘w r 756. village shrine how ka n√m jaw m´˘N 757. wall rEaN rEg rEN

13. Deitics and Grammatical words

758. almost, quite ram ra˘m 759. already,

finished hçt /a h˘j hçc

760. always sei s´j 761. and gaj ga˘j



762. another, once more

pç p, p lE/

763. early cew cew 764. exactly,

specific bri bri

765. fast, quick hEi hE˘h hE 766. if sei s´j 767. long (time) hlen l•e˘c l•en 768. not1 /√w /aw 769. not2 tu tu 770. too much tˆk t´˘k 771. used to däm d´˘m 772. while, when ¯a ¯a˘,

sç lç/ 773. with dop dop 774. (not) yet ¯√m •̄am

14. Adjectives

775. all gone tot tu˘c toc 776. all the way

through l¨wx l•u/ l•u/

777. astringent /in set br´t br´t 778. bad mˆk tu m8́ ˘m /aw m•́ ˘m,

tu m•́ ˘m 779. beautiful chit chi˘/ chi/ 780. big taN ta˘g ta˘N 781. bitter sçaN sg sN 782. blind Naj /√p /ap Na˘j /ap 783. bloom br√x brah brah 784. boiling si n√m sa n´b sa nam 785. bored p¨w p´˘h p´Â



786. bright blaN bla˘g bla˘N 787. broken ka lat ka la˘t ka la˘c 788. bud d¨m jam bra/ dˆm 789. cheap khrei khr´j 790. clear si Na sa Na˘ sa Na˘ 791. clever, smart hlçaN l•k 792. cold g√t gat gat 793. cool giat N ki´/ gia/ 794. cracked di gäp dˆ gr´p 795. crooked,

winding gwEan gow gEj gow/,

gaj/, gow/ gaj/

796. cross-eyes si bli la ka ju˘m Na˘j sa bli/ 797. deaf ka d√p ka /a˘w ka /a˘w 798. delicious si NEx sa Naj sa Najh 799. difficult h¯ap 8̄a˘m 8̄a˘p 800. diligent /çaN

(to master, pass an exam, win)

/˘n /n

801. dirty ka dix, ka daj

ka di˘h ka dih

802. drunk j¨t m j´˘c j´j/ 803. dry hen he˘N he¯ 804. dry, withered ka h√wx ka hawh 805. durable g√N,

g√N c´ r8e˘n gaN

806. empty ka /¨p mŃ sej blç 807. expensive N√wx Nawh 808. far di toN ka tog toN 809. fat gl√n glE¯ gla˘¯



810. female (animal)

/a hjaN /a j*a˘N

811. fragrant hNun N hu˘n N*un 812. full now haj j´w now/ 813. full, satiated phE phE˘ phE 814. good bçt,

hmäm b˘ bç/,

m•́ ˘m 815. hard plom plo˘m plom 816. heavy c√n can can 817. hot su dat so da˘h sç da˘/ 818. humpback ka gux ka gu˘h ka guh 819. hunched up,

curled up ka viaN, grom (to be curled up)

ka wag ka vaN gow/

820. hungry ka pr√n, ka pran

ka pra˘¯ ka pra˘¯

821. itchy si dun sa du˘n sa dun 822. jealous zin lh l•aj/ 823. late nan na˘n 824. lazy kran kra˘n kra˘n 825. leak di chiw l•u˘h rçc 826. light

(weight, noise) /in c¨w c´˘ N c´˘

827. live /im 828. long /in tun tog toN 829. murky of water ka tun ka tu˘n ka tun 830. narrow ka khia d´ tE˘ ka khia/ 831. near k´j ka di´ khria/ 832. new ka maj ka ma˘j ka ma˘j 833. numb ma pran ma pra˘¯ ma pra˘¯



834. old-aged k√t kat kat 835. overflown lut /aj l•́ ˘m 836. pointed b√t bac,

s/ bac

837. poor phlan phla˘n 838. quiet jen,

NçaN jiń, nk

jen, NN

839. raw zäm, koN

/aw si˘n /i˘m /im

840. remaining, left over

ka lçaj ka lo˘j ka loj

841. rich khr√m khe´b khr´m 842. right ka zei ka ¯a˘ 843. ripe sin si˘n sin 844. rotten /√m /´b /´m 845. rough kh√/ ka kat kha/ 846. round gl√n ka lag ka laN 847. rowdy brim ha˘j ha˘j 848. sad gl¨w kl´Â 849. salty sçaN saj sg sN 850. same nEan,

hnEan, hnEam

n8En, la ka n8En

851. scraped N kri˘h, N kri˘/

N kli/

852. sharp l√m lam 853. shine, sparkle ma briw ma briw 854. short (height) tiam ti´m tiam 855. short (length) /in t¨w ti´m tiam 856. shy saj sa˘j sa˘j



857. sick, hurt, pain s√w, khrow

n s˘ sç

858. skinny khja ka khia khiah 859. slow krEi krE˘ krE 860. small di tEat dˆ tE˘ dˆ tE/ 861. smooth plun

(to be straight and smooth)

l´˘m l´˘m

862. sour praN pra˘ pra˘N 863. spicy /a /a˘/ /a˘/ 864. steep giw,

r¨wx, /in b√/

kraw baN ba/

865. stingy ka g√/ gri´/ gria/ 866. straight sˆw /a cok N sˆ 867. stupid r¨w r´˘ r´˘ 868. sweet Nam Na˘m Na˘m 869. swollen /√wx /a˘w /awh 870. tall ca ca˘h ca˘ 871. tame däm NE˘ NE 872. tasteless /im plei haj ple˘ pl´j 873. teared ka priax ka piac 874. thick het h´t h´t 875. thin di hrew dˆ r8e˘w dˆ r•ew 876. tired nun nu˘n nun 877. torn ka briax ka d´t ka d´t 878. wet /√m ¯√/ /ˆb ¯a/ m ¯a/ 879. wide ka v√wx,

ka vawx wh, ka wah

vawh, ka vah



15. Colors

880. black vçaN wg vçN 881. blue khçaN kh˘g khN 882. green Nian Niń Nian 883. red ren re˘Ô re¯ 884. white luj lu˘j luj 885. yellow den de˘Ô de¯

16. Numbers

886. one /u, hlex

/u˘ , l•e˘h

/u, l•́ jh

887. two /a /a˘ /a˘ 888. three /çaj /o˘j /oj 889. four phuan m phuń m phuan 890. five /im ph√n m phan m phan 891. six /in d√w n d˘ n dç 892. seven /im bu m bu˘ m bu 893. eight /in da n da˘ n da˘ 894. nine /in dim n di˘m n dim 895. ten g¨w g´˘ g´Â 896. twenty /a˘ g´˘ /a˘ g´Â 897. hundred ma j√wx ma jaw ma jawh 898. ten thousand hm¨n mˆn

17. Quantifiers

899. all tot, ka gliat toc,

bç toc 900. as much as /im pr√t m prec 901. every dçan dn 902. few /in pret cag /i cak 903. little, some ka l√w ka lawh



904. many kˆn kˆ˘n kˆn 905. more than,

exceed hläm l•́ ˘m

906. some m√N maN 907. too much thuan thuan

18. Question words

908. how hm√w pa˘j m•ç 909. how many hnan n8aN 910. what? ma sei ma s´j 911. when? dç hm√w dç m•ç 912. where? dˆ m•ç 913. who? /a sei /a s´j

19. Classifiers

914. animal dow do˘w dow 915. bunch of

flowers /in poN ¯ jokg ¯ joN

916. bunch of banana

ka ba bE˘n r´˘ ka ba˘

917. group of people or animals

ph¨N

phˆN

918. long thing ¯çaN NN ¯N 919. lump ka luan dˆ kluń dˆ kluan 920. pair di brap la ka do˘p dˆ bram 921. person vi /i˘ vi 922. piece (general) boN bog boN 923. piece of

something which is unmarred

lçan lun



924. pile bun pˆb pˆm

20. Unit of measurement

925. arm's length d√p dap dap 926. cubit ka nix ka nih ka nih 927. palm span ka san ka san ka sa˘n

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