ma /ma/ int. no; exclamation for negative response (esp. to a request or order)

ma’bo /maɁbo/ n. son in law (term of reference)

ma’lañ /maɁlã/ n. many; numerous; abundant

ma’lo /maɁlo/ conj. either; or

maañ /maã/ vr. creep; grow along the ground or other surface by means of extending stems or branches (as creepers do)

magù /magù/ v. bellow as an expression of distress

mah /mah/ int. no; exclamation for negative response to a question

maji /maji/ n. Tibetan bell without clapper used as a barter item

male /male/ n. luggage; load; baggage

male ba’nw /male baɁnɯ/ n. porter; carrier

malo /malo/ n. roof of a house

malo-kalo /malo-kalo/ adv. please; pray

maló /maló/ adj. big; huge; renowned

mañ /mã/ vr. finish a building; put roof on a building

mañpo /mãpo/ n. roof covering

manw peruñ /manɯ perũ/ n. a variety of bean; French bean

marbolu /marbolu/ n. marble [or. English]

marlañ /marlã/ n. rust [syn. harti]

marpu /marpu/ n. cornsilk

martul /martul/ n. hammer [or. Assamese]

mata’ /mataɁ/ adj. flat [syn. me’ta’]

mata’ peruñ /mataɁ perũ/ n. a variety of bean

mazañ /maɲã/ n. traditional friend from other tribe

me /me/ vr. search; look for; seek; check

me’ /meɁ/ vr. join; link; couple [syn. me’si’]

me’si’ /meɁsiɁ/ v. join; link; couple [syn. me’si’ me’me; tusi’]

me’ta’ /meɁtaɁ/ adj. flat [syn. mata’]

meci’-mei /meciɁ-mei/ v. search minutely

mecú /mecú/ adj. small; small sized; minor

medvr /medǝr/ n. purification; purification ritual

medvr agyañ /medǝr agjã/ n. altar for purification ritual

medvr nelo /medǝr nelo/ n. place of worship (Lit. ‘house of purity’)

meli /meli/ v. kill as revenge [var. meñli]

meñ /mẽ/ vr. kill; assasinate; execute; slaughter

meñdw /mẽdɨ/ n. buffalo

meñli /mẽli/ v. kill as revenge [var. meli]

mepa /mepa/ v. search out; find out

mepi /mepi/ n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa) [syn. mepi hamañ]

mepi hamañ /mepi hamã/ n. a variety of vegetable; plantain (Plantago erosa) [syn. mepi]

mepiñ /mepĩ/ n. a variety of ritual in which the shaman smears rice powder mixture on the walls

metw /metɨ/ n. a ritual performed to protect plants from Pyodu Bwzi, the God of Famine

mi’ /miɁ/ vr. get extinguished (of fire or light)

mi’be’ /miɁbeɁ/ v. blink; wink

mi’be’ amu /miɁbeɁ amu/ n. eyelash [syn. mi’byo’ amu]

mi’byo’ amu /miɁbjoɁ amu/ n. eyelash [syn. mi’be’ amu]

mi’ca /miɁca/ adj. blind

mi’fò /miɁʎò/ n. eyelid [syn. ami’ mi’fò]

mi’ju /miɁɟu/ n. eye discharge

mi’juñ /miɁɟũ/ adj. lethargic or inactive (of a person)

mi’jvr /miɁɟǝr/ n. a variety of tiny fly; midge [syn. taru mi’jvr]

mi’la /miɁla/ n. tear

mi’ti /miɁti/ v. close (the eyes)

mi’tiñ amu /miɁtĩ amu/ v. eyebrow

mi’ye’ /miɁjeɁ/ v. wink

mi’ye’-gohe’ /miɁjeɁ-goheɁ/ v. signal; making gesture by winking

mida /mida/ n. a part of marriage ceremony

midiñ /midĩ/ n. nursery for paddy; seed bed

mifa bari’ /miʎa bariɁ/ n. whirlwind [syn. ro bari’]

mifa ri /miʎa ri/ n. sudden onset eye pain

mifiñ /miʎĩ/ n. tip (of a plant or a tree)

migiñ /migĩ/ n. expert hunter

miguñ /migũ/ n. a variety of narrated oral literature

miha /miha/ n. boyfriend; male lover

mihiñ /mihĩ/ n. contribution (esp. in kind)

mii /mii/ pron. others; not own; outsider [ant. áttò]

miikw /miikɨ/ adj. belonging to others; not own

miilò /miiloò/ n. eighth lunar month of the year; July-August [syn. miilò pwlò]

miima’ /miimaɁ/ n. a variety of hebaceous plant whose slender leaves are used to tie bundles of paddy or millet plant (Miscanthus sinensis)

mijí /miɟí/ n. orphan [syn. mijí atúu]

miji’ /miɟiɁ/ n. one well versed in traditional literature [Entym. ami’ (eye) + áfò (skin)]

miji’ lañcu /miɟiɁ lãcu/ n. Adam’s apple

miji’-miguñ /miɟiɁ-migũ/ n. traditional knowledge

miju’ /miɟuɁ/ adj. cowardly; timid [syn. miju’ mija]

miju’ mija /miɟuɁ-miɟa/ adj. cowardly; timid [syn. miju’]

mikì /mikì/ adj. skilled; expert

mikiñ /mikĩ/ n. title used for dead males [ant. misi]

milañ /milã/ n. a variety of weed usually in the paddy fields

miliñ /milĩ/ adj. serious (of health status) [adv. with great difficulty; by hook or by crook]

milo /milo/ n. male [ant. bwnw]

milò /milò/ n. husband

milò iñ /milò ĩ/ v. to get married (of a female) [ant. myw laa

milo rwjì /milo rɨɟì/ n. a variety of fern used in the construction of altars (Diplazium esculentum) [syn. milo rwze]

milobo /milobo/ n. male [ant. zimw]

mipa /mipa/ n. an early ripening variety of millet mainly grown in paddy field bundhs [syn. mipá sarse]

mipya /mipja/ n. an early ripening variety of rice

miqo /miŋo/ adj. rich; wealthy; affluent [ant. aró]

miqo-ta’mo /miŋo-taɁmo/ adj. rich and powerful

mirw’ /mirɨɁ/ n. powdered millet

mirw’ yalañ /mirɨɁ jalã/ n. grinding stone for millet

Misañ /Misã / n. common term for non-Apatani tribes like Nyishis, Tagins, Galos, etc.

Misañ byako /misã bjako / n. yellow berried nightshade (Solanum xanthocarpum) [syn. swtw byako]

misi /misi/ n. title used for dead females [ant. mikiñ]

misì /misì/ adj. old woman

misiñ /misĩ/ n. machine [or. English]

mitai /mitai/ n. sweet [or. Assamese]

mitu’ /mituɁ/ n. tip; apex; sharp end [ant. arañ]

mixw ronw /mixɨ ronɨ/ n. a person possessed by spirit [syn. mixw runw]

mixw runw /mixɨ runɨ/ n. a person possessed by spirit [syn. mixw ronw]

miyu /miju/ n. human beings [syn. neha]

miyu-mima /miju-mima/ n. human beings

mo /mo/ vr. move one’s face

mò /mò/ pron. he; she; third person singular pronoun

mò azi /mò aɲi/ pron. they (two); third person dual pronoun

mocu’ /mocuɁ/ v. kiss

modu-mobo /modu-mobo/ adj. rude; indisciplined; unruly

mogo alló /mogo alló/ n. cheekbone

mohol /mohol/ n. big house; bangalow [or. Assamese]

moi’ /moiɁ/ adj. turbid; muddy; murky

moka’ /mokaɁ/ adj. sunken (as of face) [Ent. zi’mo (face) + paka’ (dent)]

mombati /mombati/ n. candle [or. Assamese]

mome /mome/ n. trunk (of elephant)

moñ /mõ/ vr. chase; drive away; persue

moñpa’ /mõpaɁ/ v. chase; drive away; persue

mopla /mopla/ n. muffler [or. English]

more /more/ n. forest

more mwyañ /more mɨjã/ n. black kite (Milvus migrans)

more pai /more pai/ n. laughing thrush

morto /morto/ n. metal arrowhead [var. murto]

moru /moru/ n. cheek

mu’ /muɁ/ vr. blow (air)

mu’ /muɁ/ vr. brew (beer)

mu’ /muɁ/ vr. rut (animals)

mu’go /muɁgo/ n. outlet in a paddy field

mubu /mubu/ n. ash; ash color

mubu’ /mubuɁ/ n. gun [syn. bebu’]

muja /muja/ n. socks [or. Assamese]

muku /muku/ n. tobacco [syn. dui]

muku kuli /mumu kuli/ n. seed of tobacco plant

muku sudu /muku sudu/ n. smoking pipe

mukú-mwi /mukú-mɨi/ n. deposits of carbon particle from smoke

mula /mula/ n. radish [or. Assamese]

muñ-sa /mũ-sa/ n. romance; courtship; love affair [Ent. muñdo (girlfriend) + saado (boyfriend)]

muñdo /mũdo/ n. girlfriend; female lover [syn. zimuñ] [ant. saado]

mura /mura/ n. seat

murpa sai /murpa sai/ n. fog in the horizons that is usually associated with the advent of Myoko festival in March

murpu /murpu/ n. bonfire

murto /murto/ n. metal arrowhead [var. morto]

murù /murù/ n. torch; flambeau

muruñ /murũ/ n. first month of the lunar year; january; name of the festival celebrated in January

mw /mɨ/ vr. do

mwbi’ /mɨbiɁ/ v. spill; splash

mwbo /mɨbo/ v. help (in doing some work); assist; support

mwbo-lubo /mɨbo-lubo/ v. participate; assist; support

mwbur /mɨbur/ v. do something in an inopportune way

mwbya’ /mɨbjaɁ/ v. hurt by causing burns

mwbyu /mɨbju/ v. contaminate (esp. liquids)

mwbyú /mɨbjú/ v. offend (by doing something)

mwbyuñ /mɨbjũ/ v. help; contribute

mwce /mɨce/ n. trough cleaner [syn. afi’ mwge’]

mwce’ /mɨceɁ/ v. interfere; obstruct; impede

mwci /mɨci/ n. kite (bird)

mwcì /mɨcì/ v. copy; sketch; draw

mwci’ /mɨciɁ/ v. hurt the eye

mwciñ /mɨcĩ/ v. know how to do

mwcu /mɨcu/ n. fire accidenet, esp. burning down house (s)

mwcvr /mɨcǝr/ adv. innovatively; ingenously

mwdañ /mɨdã/ v. touch (esp. to cause pain) [syn. mwne’]

mwdiko /mɨdiko/ adv. appropriately; suitably; relevantly

mwdiñ-kwliñ /mɨdĩ-kɨlĩ/ adv. intentionally [syn. mwdiñpa]

mwdiñpa /mɨdĩpa/ adv. intentionally [syn. mwdiñ-kwliñ

mwdó /mɨdó/ n. rain; weather

mwdó byoco /mɨdó bjoco/ n. swallow

mwdù /mɨdù/ n. time for doing something

mwdu-mwye /mɨdu-mɨje/ n. strands of hair extending down the forehead, as often kept by young women

mwdu’ /mɨduɁ/ v. destroy; damage

mwdvr /mɨdǝr/ v. rectify; do something correctly

mwfañ /mɨʎã/ v. correct; rectify; amend

mwfo /mɨʎo/ n. flame

mwfu /mɨʎu/ v. waste; spend

mwgañ /mɨgã/ n. feathers of cock, usually of its tail

mwge’ /mɨgeɁ/ n. pincers, usually of bamboo

mwgiñ /mɨgĩ/ adj. beneficial; profitable, of works

mwgó /mɨgó/ n. hearth; foreplace

mwgò /mɨgò/ n. task; work

mwgya /mɨgja/ v. help someone on reciprocal basis

mwgya’ /mɨgjaɁ/ v. do wrongly; commit a mistake

mwgyo-mwfo /mɨgjo-mɨʎo/ v. mix; blend; mingle

mwha-mwxa /mɨha-mɨxa/ v. annoy; pester

mwho /mɨho/ v. make a sign

mwho /mɨho/ v. offend (by doing something)

mwhù /mɨhù/ v. wake up; rouse [syn. ahú]

mwja /mɨɟa/ v. finish doing something

mwja’ /mɨɟaɁ/ v. tear something by handing it

mwji /mɨɟi/ n. a variety of tree having a very bitter taste

mwjo /mɨɟo/ n. reward for doing something; wage

mwjù /mɨɟù/ n. ways of doing; custom

mwjù-mwmyo /mɨɟù-mɨmjo/ n. ways of doing; custom

mwkiñ /mɨkĩ/ v. show how something is done; demonstrate

mwko-mwpe /mɨko-mɨpe / v. disrupt; distract; disturb

mwko’ /mɨkoɁ/ v. open

mwkú-mwdiñ /mɨkú-mɨdĩ/ v. make noise

mwku’ /mɨkuɁ/ v. make something fall by mistake

mwla’ /mɨlaɁ/ adj. skilled in doing something; expert

mwla’-lula’ /mɨlaɁ lulaɁ / adj. skilled; expert [syn. miki]

mwlañ /mɨlã/ pron. all; everybody [syn. jimvr]

mwlañ /mɨlã/ conj. also

mwlañja /mɨlãɟa/ pron. all; everybody

mwlañru /mɨlãru/ pron. all; everybody

mwlì /mɨlì/ v. take revenge

mwliñ /mɨlĩ/ v. generate

mwlo kopo /mɨlo kopo/ n. hawk

mwlù-mwle /mɨlù-mɨle/ v. disturb

mwluñ /mɨlũ/ v. frighten; scare

mwme-mwja /mɨme-mɨɟa/ v. complete; finish

mwme’ /mɨmeɁ/ v. initiate

mwmi’ /mɨmiɁ/ v. extinguish; douse; put out (fire) [syn. ami’]

mwmiñ /mɨmĩ/ v. win

mwmiñ-mwhiñ /mɨmĩ-mɨhĩ/ v. do something without a purpose

mwmó /mɨmó/ v. use or spend a portion [syn. mwpiñ]

mwmur /mɨmur/ v. do something wrongly

mwmya’ /mɨmjaɁ/ v. smudge; smear

mwmyó /mɨmjó/ v. do something in advance

mwne’ /mɨneɁ/ v. touch; beat

mwnì /mɨnì/ v. prune; trim

mwni’ /mɨniɁ/ v. injure a bit while doing something

mwnù-mwna /mɨnu-mɨna/ adv. worthlessly; uselessly

mwpa’ /mɨpaɁ/ v. remove; spend

mwpe /mɨpe/ v. separate; detach; disconnect; segregate

mwpe’ /mɨpeɁ/ v. complete; finish

mwpi’ /mɨpiɁ/ v. break something fragile like an egg

mwpiñ /mɨpĩ/ v. close [syn. mwpyañ]

mwpiñ /mɨpĩ/ v. use or spend a portion [syn. mwmó]

mwpó /mɨpó/ v. cut accidentally with some sharp edge

mwpu /mɨpu/ v. do something inadvertently; commit mistake

mwpu’ /mɨpuɁ/ v. cover

mwpur /mɨpur/ v. break something

mwpya-mwsa /mɨpja-mɨsa/ v. scatter; disseminate; sprinkle

mwpya’ /mɨpjaɁ/ v. undo something; untie

mwpyañ /mɨpjã/ v. close [syn. mwpiñ]

mwpyo /mɨpjo/ v. do something secretly

mwpyò /mɨpjò/ adj. easy (to do); good to do

mwqo /mɨŋo/ v. stop doing something

mwqó /mɨŋó/ n. unfinished task; remaining work

mwqu-mwre /mɨŋu-mɨre/ v. discriminate

mwra /mɨra/ n. effigy in an agricultural field to scare away birds

mwra /mɨra/ n. slave

mwrañ-mwtu /mɨrã-mɨtu/ adv. significantly; notably

mwrí /mɨrì/ n. charcoal

mwri-mwza /mɨri-mɨɲa/ adj. tiny; miniscule

mwri’ /mɨriɁ/ v. initiate doing something

mwró /mɨró/ v. enlarge; widen

mwru /mɨru/ adj. hard; difficult

mwrw’ /mɨrɨɁ / v. assist somebody in doing something

mwsì /mɨsì/ v. do something secretly

mwsi’ /mɨsiɁ/ v. take one’s turn in doing something

mwsu’ /mɨsuɁ/ v. separate; disconnect; detach

mwsw /mɨsɨ/ n. task; things to do

mwte’ /mɨteɁ/ v. knock down something

mwti /mɨti/ v. do something again; repeat; repair

mwtiñ /mɨtĩ/ v. obstruct

mwtú /mɨtú/ n. half burned firewood

mwtù /mɨtù/ n. beginning [v. do something for the first time]

mww /mɨɨ/ vr. heal

mwxa /mɨxa/ v. compete; challenge; contend with; vie with

mwxa’ /mɨxaɁ/ v. do something wrongly; commit mistake

mwxè /mɨxè/ v. do something forcefully

mwxe’ /mɨxeɁ/ v. make somebody cry

mwxó /mɨxó/ v. do something leading to bankruptcy

mwxo’ /mɨxoɁ/ v. do something differently

mwxo’ /mɨxoɁ/ v. peel or scrap, of a wound scab or a bark of a tree

mwxu /mɨxu/ v. demarcate; delineate; separate

mwxw /mɨxɨ/ v. kill

mwxw’ /mɨxɨɁ/ v. sprain

mwxwñ-mwmywñ /mɨxɨ̃-mɨmjɨ̃/ adv. do something in a confused way

mwya’ /mɨjaɁ/ v. interfere; encroach

mwyañ /mɨjã/ n. crest on the head of cock

mwyañ /mɨjã/ n. a variety of plant used as tinder

mwyo /mɨjo/ v. mix; blend

mwyu /mɨju/ n. ash

mwyù pwle’ /mɨjù pɨleɁ/ n. a priestly ritual object made of a bundle of feathers of peacock, hornbills and cock

mwza’ /mɨɲaɁ/ v. smoothen; polish

mwze /mɨɲe/ v. finish; give a finishing touch

mwzo /mɨɲo/ v. do something without purpose or for free

mwzò /mɨɲò/ v. drill (esp. exercise)

mya /mja/ vr. lull; console

mya /mja/ vr. collect contributions; collect [syn. xa]

myamya /mjamja/ n. ringworm

myamya /mjamja/ n. antique brass plate

myamya pwro /mjamja pɨro/ n. plated bamboo basket for storing the myamya brass plate

myañ /mjã/ vr. name

myobya /mjobja/ adj. facing the sunny side [ant. myofi]

myobyu /mjobju/ n. earthquake [syn. myobu hu’nwñ]

myodi /mjodi/ n. far off place

myodu /mjodu/ n. time; season; period [syn. myodu-myolo]

myofi /mjoʎi/ adj. facing the shady side [ant. myobya]

myogu /mjogu/ v. migrate; relocate; resettle

myoko /mjoko/ n. third lunar month of the year; name of the festival celebrated in March

myokó /mjokó/ n. open space outside the village

myokuñ /mjokũ/ n. ritual performed for the well-being of plants

myole /mjole/ n. an element of ritual altar

myopw /mjopɨ/ n. floor

myoxa /mjoxa/ n. bamboo floor

myw /mjɨ/ n. wife

myw káanw /mjɨ káanɨ/ n. diviner

myw-milo /mjɨ-milo/ n. married couple

myw-oho /mjɨ-oho/ n. family; wife and children