Rhade-English Dictionary

(PC:?ano 'son'). (Grammatical class membership not yet analysed). Term of endearment for young boy.

Cf. tlar nd na.

Adjective. To one side of the target (of arrow, bullet, or something thrown).

bi nah Transitive verb. To make to one side of the target (arrow, bullet. or something thrown).

l Intransitive verb. To move aside. Transitive verb. To move aside, to remove.

bi nah Transitive verb. To move aside, to remove. To make (someone) move aside.

ndng nga Interrogative. What?

Cf. ya ndng.

Cf. ya ndng do.

Cf. se. Intransitive verb. To move aside. Transitive verb. To move aside, to remove. bi ne Transitive verb. To move aside, to remove.

(PC: neh 'to elbow'). Transitive verb. To hit with one's elbow.

bi neh Transitive verb. To hit with one's elbow (plural).

(PC: I)I)a? 'to make, to do'). Transitive verb. To work. To do, to make. To pretend to be or do something.

bi nga Transitive verb. To work (plural). To do, to make (plural). To pretend to be or do something. To fight.

nga ang Adjective. Boastful.

bi nga ang Adjective. Boastful (plural).

nga sai Adjective. Cruel. bi nga sai Adjective. Cruel (plural).

nga tap tap Intransitive verb. To argue, to fight.

Cf. cong nga. Cf. ni1ng nga. Cf. i nga.

Cf. ya nga.

Cf. mngac. Adjective. Clear, pure (of liquid).

bi ngac Transitive verb. To make clear, to make pure, to purify (liquid).

Cf. ea ngac.

Adjective. Intensive: ngan kban. Noisy (of place), disturbed by noise (of person).

bi ngan Transitive verb. To make noisy, to disturb with noise.

(PC: I)I)an 'money'). Noun. No grammatical classifier. Possession, property.

ngan eah Noun. No grammatical classifier. Money.

ngan kTr Noun. No grammatical classifier. Much inherited money, much inherited property.

Cf. do ngan.

Transitive verb. To hold (one's neck) at an angle. bi nge Transitive verb. To hold (one's or someone else's neck) at an angle.

x_ ngăn Adjective. Intensive: ngen mben Angry.. bi ngăn Adjective. To be angry (plural).

(PC: 1)1)51 'upgrade, above'). Noun. No classifier. North.

Noun. Classifier: boh. A letter of the Rhade alphabet, ng.

Adjective. Stopping suddenly (of person).

bi ngok Transitive verb. To stop (someone).

Expressive. Describes manner of being alone, by oneself.

ngon<a ngong ng‹unclear›t Adjective. Opening one's mouth in exhaustion. Stuttering.

bi ngong ng‹unclear›t Transitive verb. To make (someone) open his mouth in exhaustion. To make stutter.

Cf. ngong ng‹unclear›t.

o

boh. A let

Adjective. Dewy. Noun. No grammatical classifier. Dew bi nguam Adjective. Covered with dew. Cf. ea nguam.

nhak nhai Expressive. Describes manner of being disorderly, mixed up.

Expressive. Describes manner of being sloppily dressed.

Expressive. Describes manner of wanting to do something very much.

Noun. Classifier: boh. Roll of tobacco wrapped in dried banana bark.

Noun. Classifier: boh. A letter of the Rhade alphabet, n.

Noun. Classifier: boh. A letter of the Rhade alphabet, n.

Expressive. Describes manner of exerting effort.

Noun. No grammatical classifier. Debt.

N

(PC: nu 'he, they'). Pronoun. He, she, it. Cf. di nu. Cf. hlei p8 nu.

(PC: n5? 'to dive'). Intransitive verb. To enter. bi nu Transitive verb. To insert, to place inside. To make enter. To immerse. to submerge. nu ea Intransitive verb. To dive.

NG

Noun. Classifier: blah. Long fish net. seine.

Expressive. Describes manner of movement of caterpillar, eel. snake, worm. etc.

Noun. Classifier: o. Deceased spouse's successor (relationship of one's present spouse to one's deceased spouse)

Intransitive verb. To dislike (kd food).

bi nuih Intransitive verb. To dislike (kd food) (plural).

Transitive verb. To dye.

bi nu8m Transitive verb. To dye (plural).

Adjective. Strong, tough. bi nu8t Transitive verb. To make strong. to strengthen, to make tough, to toughen.

Noun. Classifier: asar. Screw. Kind of button.