Dictionary
L ल /l/
la /la/ conj. and
la’bi’ /laɁbiɁ/ n. dextral; right (side) [ant. la’ci]
la’bú /laɁbú/ n. sleeve; part of a garment that covers the arms
la’bu /laɁbu/ v. quickly wash one’s hand
la’ca /laɁca/ n. handicap of the hand; disability of the hand
la’cañ /laɁcã/ n. ring
la’ci /laɁci/ n. sinistral; left (side) [syn. la’ku] [ant. la’bi]’
la’ci ala’ /laɁci alaɁ/ n. left hand
la’ci’ /laɁciɁ/ n. finger
la’ci’ haza /laɁciɁ haɲa/ n. small finger
la’ci’ lwpa /laɁciɁ lɯpa/ n. middle finger
la’du /laɁdu/ n. a forearm apan; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of a forearm
la’du midiñ /laɁdu midĩ/ n. elbow [var. la’du mwriñ]
la’du mwriñ /laɁdu mɨrĩ/ n. elbow [var. la’du midiñ]
la’dw /laɁdɨ/ n. forefinger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and forefinger
la’dw go’he /laɁdɨ goɁhe/ n. one unit of la’dw, equivalent to the distance between outstretched thumb and forefinger
la’ge’ /laɁgeɁ/ n. anticubital space
la’he /laɁhe/ v. beckon by waving the hand
la’hiñ /laɁhĩ/ n. finger nail
la’hw /laɁhɨ/ n. archer’s wristband traditionally of human hair worn to protect the hand from injury by bow string
la’ke /laɁke/ v. cross or fold one’s arms
la’ko /laɁko/ n. button; an element of babo which is a horizontal stick on the body
la’ku /laɁku/ adj. sinistral; left (side) [syn. la’ci]
la’ku’ kvrv /laɁkuɁ kǝrǝ/ n. mole; a small burrowing insectivorous mammal
la’nw /laɁnɨ/ n. thumb
la’pañ /laɁpã/ n. wooden community platform usually belonging to a clan
la’pañ tuli /laɁpã tuli/ n. post of là’pañ
la’pi /laɁpi/ v. tap on the hand usually by a child to solicit a present
la’piñ // n. back of the hand
la’pó // n. upper arm
la’pó kupù // n. biceps; muscle on the arm
la’pù // v. close the hand to make a fist n. closed fisted hand
la’pyo // n. palm
la’qvr // n. wrist
la’rañ // n. a hoop earing worn by priests on ceremonial occasions
la’riñ // n. a hoop earring worn by women
la’siñ /laɁpĩ/ n. forearm
la’so /laɁso/ n. middle finger; a unit of measurement equivalent to the length of the outstretched thumb and middle finger [syn. la’ci’ lwpá]
la’so go’he /laɁso goɁhe/ n. one unit of la’so, equivalent to the distance between outstretched thumb and middle finger
la’ta /laɁta/ v. open the hand; unclench the fist
la’ta’ /laɁtaɁ/ n. short stick usually used as a weapon for beating or throwing
la’tiñ /laɁtĩ/ adv. forcefully; with strength
la’xwñ /laɁxɨ̃ / n. dirt on the hands
laa /laa/ vr. take; grasp; cluth
laako /laako/ n. a crossed stick in front of the entrance to signify the performance of a ritual in the household
laako’ /laakoɁ̃/ v. open [ant. laapiñ]
laakur /laakur/ v. take back
laaliñ /laalĩ/ v. take out
laama /laama/ adj. few; not many [syn. ice]
laapiñ /laapĩ/ v. close with a lid [ant. laako’]
laapyó /laapjó/ v. steal (by taking with hands)
laatu /laatu/ v. catch; seize; intercept
laaxe’ /laaxeɁ/ v. keep something upside down
lace /lace/ n. a part of bride price which a close relative of the bride is entitled to
lai /lai/ n. torch Or. English (light)
lake /lake/ v. to cross legs
lako-lape /lako-lape/ v. exchange; interchange; keep something in disorderly fashion
lalala /lalala/ conj. then; and then
laliñ /lalĩ/n. footprint
lama /lama/ adj. few; some; scant; meagre [syn. icu;] ice
lamu’-layu /lamuɁ-laju/ adj. pinkish (color)
lañ /lã/ vr. move (esp. of head)
lañcañ /lãcã/ adj. red
lañcu /lãcu/ n. goiter; hump
lañgya /lãgja/ adj. (dog) with a white neck
lañhiñ /lãhĩ/ num. three hundred
lañjañ /lãɟã/ n. base of the head; nape of the neck
lañku /lãku/ adj. tilted, esp. the head [Or. láañ (from láaqú) + kù]
lañpa’ /lãpaɁ/ v. ostracise; vanish; drive out
lañpiñ /lãpĩ/ n. nape of the neck
lañpru /lãpru/ n. a protective armor, usually of cloth covering the neck
lañpw’ /lãpɯɨɁ/ n. shelter; camp (esp. in the jungles)
lañxa /lãxa/ n. coop, as for poultry; shelter, as of a hunter in the tree
laqe /laŋe/ num. hundred
laqu /laŋu/ n. neck
lar /lar/ vr. challenge; bet
laxw’ /laxɨɁ/ adj. cold [Ant. gubu’]
le’ /leɁ/ vr. flap (of wing)
le’ /leɁ/ vr. lop off
le’be’ /leɁbeɁ/ v. flap (wings) with helplessness
le’ca /leɁca/ n. cane havershack covered with fibres from the bark of a particular tree worn during jungle expeditions or during war-related rituals
le’pì /leɁpi/ n. Chinese green onion (Allium fistulosum) [syn. tale’; twle’]
le’ra /leɁra/ n. cane havershack
le’ta /leɁta/ v. spread, as wing [syn. le’tvr]
le’ta’ /leɁtaɁ/ n. animal skin rug used as a mat
lebe /lebe/ v. be fed up of eating too much or too frequently of the same item
lebu /lebu/ n. agate bead
leko /leko/ v. cross
lela’ /lelaɁ/ adj. fresh; new
lemba /lemba/ n. village
lembo /lembo/ n. road [var. leñbo]
lembyañ-lerañ /lembjã-lerã/ n. crossroad; an intersection of two or more roads
leñ /lẽ/ vr. filter; sieve; sift
leñ /lẽ/ vr. perish en masse, as do the wild bamboo after flowering
leñ /lẽ/ vr. collect, as honey
leñ /lẽ/ vr. build ladder on a tree to climb it
leñbo /lẽbo/ n. road [var. lembo]
leñda /lẽda/ n. path
leqò /leŋò/ n. lawn; front yard; space in the village
leqò aji /leŋò aji/ n. rice field near the village [ant. jabyò aji]
leyu /leyu/ n. a small path leading to a village
li /li/ vr. sow; seed; broadcast
li lilañ /li lilã/ n. cicada (Cicadidae)
li’ki’-li’ko /liɁkiɁ-liɁko/ adv. showy; flirty
lii /lii/ vr. challenge, as in potlatch
liñ /lĩ/ vr. exit; go out
liñgya /lĩgja/ n. exit; doorway; gateway
lo /lo/ post. with; by
lobu /lobu/ n. skeleton [syn. lobu loci]
lobú /lobú/ n. a part of loin loom
lobu loci /lobu loci/ n. skeleton [syn. lobu]
lobú-lomè /lobú lomè/ n. components of a loom
lobyañ /lobjã/ n. full day; day long [Ant. lopo]
lobyo’ tare /lobjoɁ tare/ n. a variety of thorny plant [var. lobyo’ twre]
lobyo’ twre /lobjoɁ tɨre/ n. a variety of thorny plant [syn. lobyo’ tare]
loci /loci/ n. hook; peg
locuñ /locũ/ n. none marrow
lodw /lodɨ/ adj. short, of day
lofañ /loʎã/ n. ten days
loh’ /lohɁ/ n. rope tied to the leg of a poultry as a mark of identification
lohe /lohe/ n. one day
lohè /lohè/ post. till; until
lohiñ /lohĩ/ n. three days
lokuñ /lokũ/ n. one day (term of enumeration)
lomè /lomè/ n. an element of loin loom
loorw’lo /loorɨɁlo/ int. interjection to express hopelessness [syn. amw arwlò]
lopa /lopa/ n. stick, usually used for beating [syn. pa’zi]
lopo /lopo/ n. half day [Ant. lobyañ]
lorw’ /loorɨɁ/ n. joint [syn. lwrw lorw’]
lotw /lotɨ/ adj. honest; straightforward
loxo’ loxoɁ_n._ a part of loin loom
lozañdà /loɲãdà/ n. two years hence
lozì /loɲì/n. two days
lozì-lohiñ /loɲì-lohĩ/ n. some days
lu /lu/ vr. speak; talk; converse; articulate
luah /luah/ n. dumb; mute
ludvr /ludər/ v. elucidate; explain; interpret; explicate
lufañ /luʎã/ v. imitate speaking
lufañ /luʎã/ v. bring around; persuade; convince
lufe /luʎe/ v. slur one’s speech as when drunk
lufi’-lume /luʎiɁ-lume/ n. recalcitrant; defiant; wayward
luga /luga/ adj. talkative; loquacious; garrulous
lugya’ /lugjaɁ/ v. speak wrongly [syn. luxa’]
luho /luho/ v. speak offensively
luhu-luha /luhu-luha/ v. provoke; tease
luhw’ /luhɨɁ/ v. stammer; stutter
luja /luɟa/ v. finish speaking; conclude
luji’ /luɟiɁ/ adj. friendly; amicable
luju-lumyo /luɟu-lumjo/ adj. manner of speaking
lukañ /lukã/ v. speak for a long time
luko /luko/ v. narrate; inform; recount; tell
lukó-lupè /lukó-lupè/ v. interrupt; create confusion
luku’ /lukuɁ/ n. shoe
lula’ /lulaɁ/ adj. good speaker v. speak well
lulù /lulù/ v. disturb by speaking [syn. lulù-lugo]
lulù-lugo /lulù-lugo/ v. disturb by speaking [syn. lulù]
luluñ /lulũ/ v. frighten by speaking; scare; intimidate
lumù /lumù/ v. speak in sleep
lumur /lumur/ v. speak wrongly; say something by mistake
lunù-luna /lunù-luna/ v. speak in vain
lupá-luma /lupá-luma/ v. speak without a purpose; speak carelessly
lupa /lupa/ v. remind; help someone remember
lupa’ /lupaɁ/ v. criticise; denounce; condemn; speak ill of someone
lupyu’ /lupjuɁ/ v. spread false and damaging statements about someone; defame; slander; [_syn.__ lupyu’-lusu’]
lupyu’-lusu’ /lupjuɁ-lusuɁ/ v. spread false and damaging statements about someone; defame; slander; [syn. lupyu’]
lurú /lurú/ v. instigate; incite; provoke
lurù /lurù/ _adj. stubborn; obstinate; recalcitrant; difficult to speak
lurw’ /lurɨɁ/ v. converse; talk
lusi-luha’ /lusi-luhaɁ/ adj. irritating, exasperating or irksome (to talk to)
luti /luti/ v. say again; repeat speaking; reiterate; restate
luuli hamañ /luuli hamã/ n. Nepalese smartweed (Persicaria nepalensis); a variety of vegetable
luutw /luutɨ/ n. grazing ground; pasture; meadow
luxá /luxá/ v. retort; riposte; dare; challenge verbally
luxa’ /luxaɁ/ v. speak wrongly [syn. lugya’]
luxè_ /luxè/ v. speak rudely; speak brusquely
luxo’ /luxoɁ/ v. disagree; express different opinion
luxwñ-lumwñ /luxɨ̃-lumɨ̃/ v. speak in a confused way; speak nervously
luzo /luɲo/ v. speak without purpose
luzo’ /luɲoɁ/ v. practice speaking
lw /lɨ/ vr. plant
lw’ /lɨɁ/ vr. shed, as leaves do from the trees
lw’ /lɨɁ/ vr. put, esp. grains into a container
lw’su /lɨɁsu/ v. interchange; exchange
lwbañ /lɨbã/ n. knee
lwbáñ /lɨbã/ n. baby
lwbañ alló /lɨbã alló/ n. knee cap
lwbáñ ba’nw /lɨbã́ baɁnɨ/ n. baby sitter
lwbe-la’be /lɨbe-laɁbe/ adj. lazy; lethargic
lwbe’ /lɨbeɁ/ v. scratch using claws or hooves
lwbi’ /lɨbiɁ/ n. right (leg)
lwca /lɨca/ n. lame
lwci /lɨci/ n. left (leg)
lwci’ /lɨciɁ/ v. accidentally struck on something; tumble into something
lwci’ /lɨciɁ/ n. toe
lwci’-po’do /lɨciɁ-poɁdo/ n. accident; mishap
lwdì /lɨdì/ n. base; bottom; way; footprint
lwdu /lɨdu/ n. heel
lwge’ /lɨgeɁ/ n. popliteal space; hollow of the knee
lwgo’ /lɨgoɁ/ n. cracked sole; cracked feet
lwgu’ /lɨguɁ/ n. incubating hen
lwgvr /lɨgǝr/ adj. bent; crooked; not straight
lwgyu /lɨgju/ n. claw
lwha’ /lɨhaɁ/ n. small cane basket
lwhiñ /lɨhĩ/ n. toe nail
lwke /lɨke/ n. a loop of rope used for climbing trees
lwkè /lɨkè/ v. cross legs
lwkè-lwbè /lɨkè-lɨbè/ v. twist one’s feet around
lwma /lɨma/ n. root
lwmiñ alló /lɨmĩ alló/ n. lateral melleolus bone
lwmiñ lahiñ /lɨmĩ lahĩ/ n. blessing; gift (esp. of prosperity, wisdom or knowledge)
lwnw /lɨnɨ/ n. big toe
lwpa /lɨpa/ n. middle; center
lwpì /lɨpì/ v. dry
lwpi’ /lɨpiɁ/ n. numbness of the limbs
lwpi /lɨpi/ v. wash or clean the feet
lwpiñ /lɨpĩ/ n. upper portion of the foot
lwpya /lɨpja/ n. shin
lwpyo /lɨpjo/ n. sole
lwqvr /lɨŋǝr/ n. ankle
lwri pwsa /lɨri pɨsa/ n. a variety of pine tree; Himalayan hemlock (Tsuga dumosa) [var. nwri pwsa]
lwriñ /lɨrĩ/ n. kneelet comprising of string of beads, esp. worn by priests
lwrw lorw’ /lɨrɨ lorɨɁ/ n. joint [syn. lorw’]
lwsi’ /lɨsiɁ/ n. hay; straw [syn. kusu’]
lwsiñ pwtu /lɨsĩ pɨtu/ n. calf
lwta’ /lɨtaɁ/ n. cockspur
lww /lɨɨ/ vr. lie down
lwwbuñ /lɨɨbũ/ n. unnatural death, of a woman
lwwpi /lɨɨpi/ n. shoulder blade
lwwrw /lɨɨrɨ/ n. edge; brim [syn. cirw]
lwxwñ /lɨxɨ̃/ n. dirt on the feet
lwyi /lɨji/ n. footprint, esp. of animals