Rhade-English Dictionary

(PC: cok 'to cry'). Intransitive verb. To wail over death (k of). bi cok Intransitive verb. To wail over death (kd of) (plural). Intransitive verb. To make (someone) wail over death (kd of).

Transitive verb. To hollow out (log for canoe).

bi long Transitive verb. To hollow out (log for canoe) (plural).

cong nga Intransitive verb. To pretend.

cong mao Adjective. Natural, not manmade. cong jing Adjective. Natural, not manmade.

cong cat Adjective. Growing naturally, not planted, volunteer (of plant).

Noun. Classifier: co. Member of the Chru tribe.

(PAN: ciyum 'to smell, to sniff, nose kiss', pc: cum 'to kiss'). Cf. meum. Transitive verb. To kiss.

bi cum Transitive verb. To kiss (plural). To make kiss someone.

Noun. No grammatical classifier. Used rice mash for wine.

(PC: euah 'sand'). Noun. Classifier: aruat, asar. Sand.

Transitive verb. To tie.

b i cual Transitive verb. To tie.

Cf. acue2• Noun. Classifier: bTt. Thicket of ale bamboo.

Transitive verb. To temper (metal).

bi cuih Transitive verb. To temper (metal) (plural).

Transitive verb. To clear (land), to dig, to excavate. To level (land). To root in (of pig, etc.).

bi cuk Transitive verb. To use (tractor) to clear or level land or to dig or to excavate. To make (pig) root.

Transitive verb. To lap up. bi euk Transitive verb. To lap up (plural).

Sense 1
1 Cf. kcun2• Noun. No classifier. Direction, place, way.

Cf. klah eun.

Sense 2
g Transitive verb. To contribute to a common cause, to chip in.

bi cung Transitive verb. To contribute to a common cause, to chip in.

Cf. mcung. Transitive verb. To guide, to support (child learning to walk).

bi cung Transitive verb. To guide, to support (child learning to walk).

Transitive verb. To kick.

bi e‹unclear›ng Transitive verb. To kick (plural).

Cf. tac c‹unclear›ng boh.

Transitive verb. To sharpen to a point.

bi cur Transitive verb. To sharpen to a point (plural).

(PC: cu:r 'lime'). Noun. No grammatical classifier. Lime for betel chew.

Noun. Classifier: bit. Smallpox.

(PC: cut 'to dress'). Transitive verb. To penetrate, to pierce. To insert, to plug. To put on, to wear (pants, ring, shoe).

bi cut Transitive verb. To penetrate, to pierce (plural). To insert, to plug (plural). To put on, to wear (pants, ring, shoe) (plural).

Cf. k4ieng cut ko'rah.

Cf. edam. Adjective. Young (Of body). Noun. Classifier: co. Young boy.

bi dam Transitive verb. To dress (a male) well in order that he look handsome and young.

(Grammatical class membership not yet analysed). A few, a li ttle, some.

dam dei Cf. adam adei. Noun. Classifier: co. Older and younger brothers and sisters (of female).

dam knai Cf. adam knal. Noun. Classifier: co. Friend.

2 (Grammatical class membership not yet analysed). Obey, understand (poetic use).

(PC: dah 'a particle').

Cf. amao dah. Cf. chfn dah.

Cf. ko'yua dah. Cf. mdng dah.

Cf. to' dah.

Sense 1
Transitive verb. To strike (of lightning, or in Rhade, of gram 'thunder').

bi dah Transitive verb. To strike (of lightning, or in Rhade, of gram 'thunder') (plural).

Sense 2
Transitive verb. To spin (toy top).

bi dah Transitive verb. To spin (toy top) (plural).

Sense 3
Transitive verb. To pick (sugarcane, corn).

bi dah Transitive verb. To pick (sugarcane, corn) (plural).

Sense 4
4 Cf. ngan ah.

(PAN: DaDa 'chest', PC: dada 'chest'). Noun. No grammatical classifier. Chest (body part).

Sense 1
Intransitive verb. To swing. Transitive verb. To swing. bi dai Transitive verb. To swing (plural).

Cf. dung dai.

Sense 2
Intransitive verb. To turn left, right, etc.

b i da i Transi ti ve verb. To make turn.

l Cf. eaai. Noun. Classifier: aruat, ae. Young plant.

Cf. kaieng aai.

Cf. sang aai.

Transitive verb. To break in half.

bi aak Transitive verb. To break in half (plura‹unclear›).

l Cf. maa. Adjective. Bent.

bi aa Transitive verb. To bend.

(PC:?dal 'to wedge'). Transitive verb. To place (ti on). To weigh down (hong with).

bi aal Transitive verb. To place (hong something) on top of (something).

2 aam 8h Preverb. Do not,..• don't, negative imperative.

l Intransitive verb. To rest, to sleep, to stay overnight.

bi aam Transitive verb. To make rest, to make sleep, to make stay overnight.

Expressive. Describes manner of an action's difficulty.

Cf. ing aang.

Cf. mang. Adjective. High. Far (of object shot or thrown).

bi aang Transitive verb. To make high, to raise. To make far. To fly (kite).

(PC:?dau 'sword'). Noun. Classifier: ae. Long knife for fighting, sword.

Cf. maao. Intransitive verb. To believe, to trust (kd in). Adjective. Obedient, tame. Transitive verb. To guess.

bi aao Intransitive verb. To believe, to trust (kd in) (plural). Transitive verb. To make obey, to tame. Transitive verb. To guess (plural).

Adjective. Flat, level (of land, sand, etc.).

bi dap Transitive verb. To flatten, to level (land, sand, etc.).

Transitive verb. To arrange in order, to place in line. Intransitive verb. To form a line, to line up. bi dap Transitive verb. To arrange in order, to place in line. To make form a line, to make line up.