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KHASI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY
BT
V NISSOE SINGH
EDITED BY
Major P. R. T.
GURDON,
i.a.,
U DOHORY ROPMAY,
b.a.,
AKD
Frke
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Agents
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Mes*rs. ThcWer, Spinlc
In India
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J.
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Co., Calcutta.
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& Co.,
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Vtessrs.
(5)
P.
S.
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&
Son,
S.
9,
Street,
Westminster,
W.,
(2)
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(3)
16,
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Street,
(6)
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(4)
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Paris.
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SHILLONG
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FRIN TED BY
K.
AUTHOU'S PREFxiOE.
K53
In bringing out tliis little book before the public, I beg to say that I have engaged in a work so ardaous that I cannot profess to have successfully completed it, but, encouraged by the remembrance that not a few persons have undertaken work of a similar kind in other languages on a small scale at first, I did not shrink from making a like attempt myself. When the work had beou finished, and part of it gone through the press, Sir Bampfyldd
Fuller kindly took notice of
mittee, composed of
it, and at his instance a coniDohory E-opmay, b,a., U Hajom Kissoi* members, was appointed for revising and
enlarging
it.
As
the
of
Khasi language, no attempt has been made to insert words other dialects, excepting in a very few instances.
No
and
to date.
many
of
the
bnoks
local
newspapers
available,
my
for
personal
obliga-
to
the
to
Eev.
J.
G.
Evans, to Major E. R.
T.
W,
the
C. Carroll,
M.S.,
and
Major P. R.
Gurdon,
i.a.,
kind
to
and men-
my
obligations to the
tee U Dohory Ropmay, b.a., have devoted much time and thought
to
work,
and
some
of
my
whom
I derived assistance.
In conclusion, I beg to say that, with all that I and tlse. members of the committee have done, there will still be room for further improvements as years pass. I am, however, satisfied
that a foundation
may
be made in future.
Shillong,
46422^
NISSOR SINGH
December 1904.
; ,
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
letters of
The reader must first of all make himself acquainted with the the Khasi alphabet, according to which the words have been arranged in this book. These are the letters of the Khasi
alphabet
abkdegnghi
^
m
8 t
(fi)
r
2.
adjectives to make compound words, have been omitted, excepting in the case where the derivatives so formed bear a special meaning from that of the radicals, e.g., jingri cattle, jinghriew human, nongwei a stranger, nongra a worn-out and useless brass vessel, iaroTi io Y^?k\s>Q, sngewsih to be ^OYij, pynhiar diarrhoea, export, etc.
nang
ia
iai"-'^
ih jing kaba myn nong pyn sngew appear, ibha take a fancy isyn-ei have pity appear weak; i-raikhoh appear lean or reduced. denotes plurality of the subject agreeing with the verb, kren they are talking u shoh bad u dkhar he fighting with a dkhar. nang expresses continuity or progression of action, iai'sneng continue rebuke to
(or
),
ia
iai
la
ih
to
to look, as,
to
to
to
for
itlot
to
to
as, ki ia
ia
is
as,
to
to
iai-leii
is
jing
continue to go; w^^/zoA to be writing, ing ; nangiaid to be going on, is going on.
writ-
when
prefixed to a verb
or
adjective,
kaba
?a
a prefix denoting future time, as, lashdi to-morrow lashisngi day after to-morrow ; lanymwei next
season or year.
iv
NOTES.
my?i
myna prefix to denote a doer, as, mynttlh a tliief pang a patient. In adverbs of time it denotes past time, as, mynhynneo. short time ago niynshimynnyniwei last yesterday ; sngi day before
season or year.
see aboye. noiigkren denotes a doer or an inhabitant nong Myla speaker; nong Sohra, a Gherra-man Mylliem liem an inhabitant to cause pyn a prefix to form a causative verb, cause one one to write ypynshong sngew announce. be sngeTJohha to sngew a prefix which meins be afraid of; sngeiikw ah pleased sngewmd
nang
,
iai
nong
of,
as,
of
village.
pi/iifhoh
to
to sit
'pyn-
to
to feel, as,
to
to
have a desire
as
svgewtlot to
feel
weak.
suc^i
kai,
sa,
also
sah,
^h.ong-du1i
Iaid-/^z
Leh-i-o;
to
settle
permanently.
to take a strolL
to ramble,
to
be peevish.
Thiah-saA
Shoh-s^ to beat in such a way as to reflect part of the person who beats.
3.
to remain sleeping or in bed. cruelty on the The spellings. The spellings in this book have been follow'
ed according as the people speak or write. In some cases the y has been done away with, as in the word kpa instead of kypa, kmie instead of kymie, and in some an apostrophe ( ) has been
inserted in
k'iuh for kyiiih, k'iar for kyiar, k'ing for kyi7ig. But in the majority of words both forms of spellings (the old form and the phonetic) have been retained.
its place, as,
4. Imitatives, or word-collocations, have been necessary, e.g., khutia, ki, n. details, odds and ends.
given where
[Imit. khutia-khntain.]
5.
The meaning
it,
understanding
6.
of an adverb likely to present difficulty in has been given with an illustrative sentence.
Vowel sounds.
,
^,
long,
as
as
in
'
far
'yV
a short
in
a.,
adj.
KHASI-ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
A
A, the
first letter
in the
Khasi Alphabet
AI
int.
oh
ah
Ab
int.
XI,
*Abir,
Ak
int.
!
ah ejaculation
n.
of disgust at
an unpleasant
'
smell.
Aku
int.
Akher-ka-sngi, ka,
A-khia,
?/,
Domesday.
n. {colloquial)
n.
an earnest man.
*Ak6r, ka,
.
behaviour, conduct.
_,.
j'
>
int.
Oho
n.
dear
me
*Adda, ka,
etc.
stage for
changing
ide)
horses,
dak- runners'
Ade, ad.
tion.
may
be, perhaps
slap,
(same as
int.
kumne
!
ba'n
mo."j;
[as,
v.
to prohibit.
{Imit. adong-adit.]
''
^Adili'-lanot
!
'''^'
'^^^
^'^
^^
^'^^^"^ "^^
")
!
[as,
"
bam
j"
7).
to open, to crack.
c^fZy.
Ang-aug,
"wat
leit
shah ha ka sngi
thirst)
ang-aiig.^^^
Ang-um,
in a
V. {lit.
to
bo
fix.
JAngel, Angret,
Uy n.
u, n.
an angel.
a dare-devil (from Hindustani Angrez).
;
Ah,
Ai,
V.
{colloquial) to cut
n. a
int.
ah
Ahor, ka,
V.
marshy
place, a
swamp.
to give, to bestow.
* Hiudi.
I
+ Englisli.
AIA
*Aia, hat
n.
AI-NONG
Ayah.
v.
Ai-bai-siew, a hat-dsLj.
Ai-'baibat,
v"
v.
to give money for buying things at a time, [ImiL aibai-siew aibai-tda.] to pay ready money. to
as,
on
Ai-bainong,
ai-baini.]
v.
give wages,
to
reward.
of
[ImU.
ai-bainong
Ai-baishun,
v.
to give or
money.
[ImiL aibor
ai-sor.]
Ai-bud-ndm,
Ai-kai,
v.
to slander
to defame.
*Ai-kaiphod, [legal),
to give explanation.
v/Ai-kam,
v.
to give
v. v.
employment.
honour
[Imil. aikam-aijam.]
Ai-khawduh,
Ai-khusnam,
v.
Ai-ksew, to put a dog on the scent. ^ Ai-ksnid or ai-ksuid-briew, v. to kill or bring disease on a person by the agency of devils. [Imit. aiksuid-aikhrei.] ^Ai-kum, kaba, n. a Synteng ceremony which a man performs on leaving his mother's or relative's house in order to go and live with his wife and children. [ImU. aikum-aiklong.]
v-Ai-kylliang, v. to give a loan.
/ Ai-da\v, V.
[Imit. ai kylliang-aipalat.]
to give reason for.
to give
an excuse
[Imit. aidaw-ai-
dong.]
,
vAi-nguh,
V.
to give thanks.
v.
[ImU. ainguh-aidem.]
[Inui. ailad-ailynti.]
Ai-huspai,
to indulge.
Ai
own
inclination.
Ai-li, V. to
Ai-mon,
"^
v.
to
name,
be done or carried on
AIOM
Aiom,
ha^ n. season, time.
V. to
APOD
charge with, to blame
the horn
for.
;
Ai-pop,
(bull-fighting)
to
oppose
to
/Ai-rong,
i/Ai-sakhi,
v.
to paint.
\Imit. airong-airup.]
\Imit. ai-sakhi-ai-satar.]
v. IK
to give evidence.
Ai-sboh,
to
manure.
vA.i-shah, v. to give
on
credit.
\Imit. aishah-aisham.]
its
a thing on payment of
cost price.
[Imt'L
.vAi-sniew,
v.
to poison.
[Imit. aisniew-aismeh.]
interest.
v/Ai-sut, V. to give
Ai'ti, V. to
money on
[Imit, aisut-aibut.]
A-iu, p. what.
A-iu-re-aiu,
7i.
something.
Ale,
V.
imper. come.
a. lazy, idle.
^ Alhia,
[Imit, alhia-alput.]
Along, ka,
n.
a lock-up, a Kajut.
;
Am,
V.
Ama
or
Amai
n.
int.
oh
(in case of a
narrow escape).
'amduh, ha,
Amrang,
*Ana,
Ani,
n.
int.
empty words.
or surprise).
anna
!
( ^-g
of a rupee)
Oh (whenin pain
An-na,
a. idiotic.
v.
*Antad,
to guess,
to
conjecture
adv.
by way
of conjecture
moderately.
Sind. andaz.
chorus.
*Antra, ha,
n.
Ap,
V. to
apdien-
Ap-phira,
*Aphing, Aphim, Aphin, ha, n. opium. v. to guard as a sentinel. t Apod, haJ n. trouble, calamity.
* Hindi,
j
t Bengali.
b2
AP-THAP
Ap-tliap,
r,
ARSUT
to
He
in Avait for.
^ Ap-tiili,
Ar,
a.
V.
to waylay.
[Imit. aptiih-aptliiem.]
to wait stealthily.
two.
a. two-fold,
n.
Arban,
double.
Arbriew,
two
a.
shares,
two
votes.
Arbaliang,
both sides
(of a dispute).
Arbud,
a.
two
j
Arbyteng, |
Arbteng,
^,^^
Arkhap, Jca, n. a cleft, a narrow place between two up-rising mounds, a gorge. Arkhep, ha, n. two occasious. Arklur, n. two crores.
Arkup,
two suits of clothes (said of wrappers or shawls). two pairs of ornaments. Arduna shisuka, a, Re. 1 annas 12 so also arduna-ar-anna.= Re. 1 annas 14, etc.
A-, n.
Ardeng, ha,
n.
Arngat,
Ari
int.
a.
two (persons).
an ejaculation expressing a sensation of cold. Arldd-nm, ha, n. the junction of two rivers. See sdad,
!
slika.
ad. into
two
parts, in halves.
n.
Armet, ha^
n. {lit. n.
Arpateng, ha,
two bodies) hence to be in the family way. two steps, two generations.
annas
8.
Arphew,
i'Aro
a.
tweaty.
n. lis. 2
Arpiah, ha,
!
int. {colloquial),
a.
there
you are
Arsap,
two-fold, hypocritical.
Arshah, ad. doubly," twice as much. Arsh'ing, ha, n. {lit. two cowries) hence 2 pice when used along Sa. 2p. Same as Arshyieiig. with annas, as, liii-arsh'ing
ARTAT
'
ATOSKHANA
[as,
[as,
Artat, adv. besides, at the same time artai"^^ on the Avav, on passing by phi leit, ho."]
;
"
*'
Artatien,
a. doiibtfal.
Arteng", ad.
two occasions
(of string).
A rtet,
luggage.
[^Imit.
ka dan ka
harbour
ill
feelings.
*Ata,
*Atad, ka,
At-bylleu,
n.
v.
a compound of a house.
to swell as if affected
if
with nettle-rash.
At-khu,
jAtkpoh,
V. V,
to
be envious
of.
to
to
have flatulence.
[Imit. atkpoh-atsnier.]
At-kuda,
V.
"^Atiar, ka, n.
Atjalyngkhiang, ka,
"
a glandular swelling.
Al Vl
'
\^'" scoltlingj
unlucky, obstinate.
A j-11 Atlbmg,
Atlyngkding,
abdomen).
Atmiang, v. At-mytung,
Atnud,
xi.
to
v.
same
aa At-mttmg.
At-pateng-pateng,
to
there.
At-phyllung,
v.
to roll in waves.
Atsohkhliang,
v.
to
*Atoskhana,
u, n.
chimney.
* Hindi.
AT-TOP
At-top,
V.
/
BANG
to
j^^^
be dropsical.
^^
Awa],
"Aw at,
Aw-aw,
Awria,
voice, sound.
(ml-),
ad.
ioli
kum u b'ym
[As,
"
u ud aw-aw
a. licentious.
B.
Ba,
1.
inasmuch
as, since.
2.
3.
as,
ka &."]
rice.
u '&a-lum= highland
Babe,
^
v.
to rue, to repent.
Babha,
a.
good.
\Im%t. babha-bamiat.]
*Baborshi, n. a cook.
/tBabu,
u^
n.
a Baboo,
u Babu-phubu.] sharp [as, " u la leit noh hah sha ing."] away, Bak, ad. Bak-bak, ad. heedlessly [as, " u la laid baJc-bak khiem kyrtiang
master.
\^lmit.
dien."]
Bakha,
'
n.
Bakhor,
Ut n.
gunpowder.
great
;
Bakhraw,
a. large, big,
w, n.
s/Bakhraw-batri,
u, n.
Bak-jingbak, ad. in spite of opposition, persistently phet lyndet bah-jingbah khlem kren ia nga."]
,
u shu
Bakla,
v.
to err, to
make
a mistake,
\lmit. bakla-bakli.]
Bad, conj.
and
n.
prep, with.
Bdd,
V.
to exclude, to
make an
exception.
Baden, ka,
Ba-ding,
t\
an
n.
Badon-ba-em,
a well-to-do person.
Bang, a. tasty, savoury, palatable; Jca^ n. a piece of bamboo with which the Bengalis carry loads by throwing it across the
shoulder.
* Hindi.
J
t Bengali.
BAFI
BAJAWALLA
V.
Bab,
{voc.
on one's back, to bear ; ?/, n. an elder brother case, and a term of respect) a, great, big (generally joined
to carry
;
AYith a
Noun
v. to
'ba-hab, w, n.
same as 'ba-pyntbor.
carry loads witli a stick across the shoulder, like
Bah -bang,
Bahkhala,
the Bengalis.
v. to
be answerable
for, to
be responsible
for.
Bahkyndong, v. to be always carrying. Bahryndang, v. to be vicarious. Bahtympha, z/, n. wall -plate. 'bai, u, 11. [abbreo. of shai), a cowry [this
different shuti];
is
varieties
/i'a,
11.
of
cowrie-shells,
as
'bai-kmii,
^bai-.
price or value.
ko Pa ba lah ba-z?."]
\^l'miL
\/baibam, ka,
'
7^.
'baibam
'bai-dili ]
ready-money,
\Imit. 'baikhrong-'bai musur.]
^baikhrong, ka.
n. toll, tax.
(cry).
expenditure, cost.
ka^
n.
es'p.
'bai
mynraiukhmat,
contract or agreement,
any
jem
\lmU.
Ba
ioh,
'plir. lest,
for fear.
-^a-ioh-ba-kot,
flir.
a well-to-do person.
money
to
for carrying
on any business.
money given
(a stick).
\_Imit. 'baisiew-'bai-tda.]
to
sharpen
u,
a bandsman.
* Hindi.
BAJE
*Baje, ha^ n. clock, watch, gong.
bAmRWING
n.
Balangj ka,
congealed.
the church
a society (religious)
a.
gathered,
Bajuhon,
Balei
Balia,
?
u, n.
a kind of bracelet.
?
ad.
-v.
why
n.
for
what
reason.
to interfere, to meddle.
?^,
'bd-liim,
See
'ba.
Bam,
D. to eat.
v.
\_Imit.
bam-dih.]
to live at another's table for pay.
Bam-bnai,
to
board
Bambriew, adj. cannibal, man-eating. Bam-khuti, v. to take bribes. Bam-krang, v. to undermine. Bam kwai ha ing U Blei, plir. {lit) to eat betel nut in the house of God. This is a form of speech among- the Khasis wlienever they happen to make mention of a departed relative or friend. Ba-met, a. full (said of tubers and fruits). Bam-ngem, adj. one who commits secret faults. \_IniU. bamngembamsap.] Bam-hynroh-n-bnai, kala,
n. eclipse of the
n. eclipse of
moon.
rice)
Bam-hynroh-ka-sngi, haha^
the sun.
eat
scalding
cooked
hence
to
Bam-jajah,
Bam-jasngi,
v.
v.
mid-day
Bam-niang-iap, kaha, n. a disease which attacks the under part of the toes, supposed to be caused by sand getting bet\Yeen the cleavage.
Bam-fiiangriej,
v. to
be wormeaten
(said of fruits).
*Bamon, n. a Brahmin. Bampong, kciha^ n. cancer, scrofula. Bamplan, v. to live from hand to mouth. Bamram, v. to live in debt, to incur debt.
shah.]
\_Imit.
bamram-bam-
Bamrwing,
u.
to eat
a thing
[e.g.,
(fruits, etc.)
desire or necessity,
a traveller
and not
grove belonging to others) on the way for eating there and then for taking them home or for selling is said to ham-7^wwg.'\
* Hindi.
BAMSAP
Bamsap,
Bamsih,
v.
BASA
to take bribes; to
v.
commit
{e.g.
secret faults.
Bam-sbiteng-kpoh,
v.
to eat
bad things
dogs, etc.).
Bamtyngka,
Bam-tyllan,
of
it.,
v.
to take bribes.
v. to
devour
to eat
in,
away the
Ban,
I
entrails or feathers.]
;
^ka, n. a bcm
Ban,
dam
a bund.
to, in
order that.
a woollen cloth.
\_Imit.
ka banat-ka
patu.]
Ban
budkhia, v. to stitch.
Bandari, w, n. a revenue official in Jaintia Hills in the time of the late Bajas of Jaintia.
*Bandobos,
Bania,
u, n.
v.
v.
to
make arrangements
to settle.
a goldsmith.
to, to
Banse,
tive (as,
u'm banse=-hQ
n. a bog.
is
obliged).
Bauiun, ka^
Baphoi,
Bapli,
a.
a. pitiable, poor.
outijide, surface,
*Baranda, ka,
fBarobakhor,
n.
verandah.
;
brandy (wine).
*Barobor, ad. always, incessantly. Baroh, a. all, every \pliar, every one, entirely.
ka, n. a standing in a market place, Basa, u, n. a village-deity ; a stall, adv. as a lodger, as in the words shong65, Wmhbasa.
u Bynkew-u-basa, a
* Hindi.
[
village deity.
t Bengali.
|
J English.
10
BASAN
Bafan,
u, n. a state official
official
BElf^-SHYNTUR
in the in the Jaintia Hills.
Khasi Hills
a petty village
Bashala,
Bashia,
a.
a. to
v.
fastidious.
Bashla,
Basli,
to be dazzled.
kcif n.
Bat,
V.
'bat, u, n. {abhrev. of
kynbat) weed
medicinal plant.
'bat-iambait
ii,
n.
to explain, to to distribute.
make
clear,
SJmit batai-satai.]
*Bate,
u kren
hatip).
\_hmt-
batip-banang.]
Batip sngi,
a.
good, well-behaved.
[Imii. batipsngi-tipnong.]
Bed (same
as bet)
fBeng, ka, n. a big frog. Beh, V. to send away, to expel, to pursue, to seek as, a prefix == about to (as in the words, beh^h.oh, hehloh, behihok).
;
Behbeiii,
v.
Behkha-behman, Behdiengkhlam,
Behmrad,
away
beh
v. to hunt after wild animals (so also, beh-skei, \Imit. behmrad-behmreng.] khiat, beh-dngiem, etc.).
Behnongshohnoh, v. to pursue in order to murder for the propi[ImiL behnongshohnoh- behnongshohtuh.] tiation of u Thlen. Behsbai, v. to go about collecting debts. Behshnong, v. to excommunicate (from the village). \_Irnit. behshnong-behthaw.]
Behshoh,
Bei,
V.
v.
to threaten to beat.
[Imit. behshoh-behdat.]
to help with
v. to
money,
ka, n,
mother (Synteng).
falsely, untrustworthily.
;
*Be-ijot (leh),
dishonour.
to scorn, to despise, to
[as,
temptuously, cruelly
Beiii-shyntur,
v.
to
make a mouth.
* Hiudi.
I
t Bengali.
11
BEIT
Beit, a. straight, right
;
BIANG
adv. uprightly
;
v.
to agree.
JBen, ka,
n.
is
which
Ber,
V.
to sprinkle powder.
[as,
"
nga
ioh-i ia
ka hamar ba ka bd ka
Bet, V. to sow;
tence and
Bet-dier,
v.
v.
is
also a word put at the end of a senu, n. sedge ; equivalent to " let me see " [as, " u'n leh a-ia ftei."]
late in the season to sow, late sowing.
to be
Bet-lap,
to
good, better.
Bhabriew,
* Bhang, M,
a.
beautiful, pretty.
{khie-)
v.
to
become
Bhamet,
a.
Bhar, ka^ n. a number containing thirty-two (in counting fruits at Cherra and other bazars),
Bha-sngi,
a.
lucky.
(as,
to desire
impudently.
the inhabitant of the northern lowlands of the and Jaintia Hills ; an ignorant man.
ad. confusedly
(as,
Bhuk-bhak,
kit).
ki la bred hhuk-hhak
la
ki
Bhum-bham,
Bhur, ka,
*Bhut,
fBia,
u,
ad. with conf asion of noises [as, " nga shu sngew da ka jingsawa hlmm'bham jong u paitbah."]
n. (goes along with (said of wild boars).
71.
of a
herd
a ghost, evil
spirit.
bhut-u: soitdn.]
(as,
bam
bhut bhat).
marry.
ad. again, a second time; in peace [as,
Biang,
enough,
"khie
t Bengali.
+ English.
12
BIANGBIANG
Biangbiang, ad. carefully
"Biah, V. to spit
[as, leh
;
BISHNI
biang biaiig']
; to change to return the exc 3ss money in a bar" a bundle of 60 pan or betel-leaves.
ter
n. ka,
Biahphongrai,
Biah-tynipew,
folded.
v.
on
flesli
(by a fly).
v.
lim3 to a pan-lGa,i
girth.
land
;
[as, "
bun
ki
Bidong,
strictly, ad. Trithoit V. to be strict [as, " balei phi kren bidong eh ia ki khun."]
dumb.
Same
as bie/.
Bih, ka,
n. poison.
)
Bijai, V. t
become worthless;
;
nought.
sorry.
England Europe. an iron instrument for lifting a cooking vessel from the an instrument for punishing criminals, leg-chaiu. [^Imit. u
kynda.]
a
bili-u
JBim,
Bin,
u. n.
beam
ad.
stones), [as,
"u maw
heavily (as the fall of big timbers or u hap biai hapoh um."] pick), [as, " wat leh khlemakor, da (to
ad. very small. [As,
atom
Binong-bishon (khun-),
T')ira-biri, a.
a.
good, noble.
be in confusion.
biria.'']
[/mif.
JBiskit, u, n. a biscuit.
fBiskurom,
*Bishar,
Bishni,
v.
u. n.
god of
;
all arts
a Khasi Vulcan.
iLnit. bishar-khadar.]
to judge
n. legal
proceedings.
v.
to be envious.
|
* Hindi.
f Bengali.
J English.
13
BONG KNANG
BISTI
*Eisti, u. n.
a water-carrier, a
;
hhisti.
;
Bit, a.
fit,
proper
v.
to
t^tick
to resemble.
Bitar, a. aDgcy.
a. tasteless,
unpalatable.
mih Malt).
Blang,
n.
goat.
name
annual puja.
(Bhed= quota
of
^J(:w^
Blar-blar,
kumne
ad. ?"]
pale
a.
[as, "balei ka khmat ka lieh hlar hlar not tasty, colourless, (as, *'u shet hlar-hlar ia
ka jyntah").
Blaw, (sngew-),
v^Siei, n.
v. feel lonely.
God, a god.
\Imit. ki blei-ki-dken.]
completely
blir-blir).
(as,
khoh
hliat-hliat).
stem
ad. suddenly
and imperceptibly
(as,
mih hloit).
[as,
mih
blint).
Bna,
Bnai,
V.
to hear, to
be informed.
u, n.
moon, month.
Bnoh,
Bok,
,
u, n.
Jca, 11.
luck.
V. to
v.
ka bok-ka rwiang.]
*Bok-bok,
bother.
Bong-ang,
Bong-knang
(raikhoh-,
rit-),
ad.
HhdbVii
bong knang.^^^
* Hindi.
[As, "
briew
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BOH
Boh,
V.
BROI
to tie behind,
n.
Bohkhaila, ka,
males).
Boi, V. to
swarm,
n.
be plentiful.
off easily (as,
and coming
lah hoi-hoi).
*Boiua, ka^
jem
boin-hoin).
;
Boit,
n.
a Lilliputian
War
districts.
ka bor ka
s6r.]
Borkapor, ^a,
por).
?*.
akind
of
(J3e7ig. hovo-ksu~
*Borkyndat,
u, n.
Borma,
ti.
n.
auger
a native of
;
Burma.
v.
to enlist.
Brah, ka^
Brai,
n.
a kind of white mongoose. Brtii, ad. asunder (of a string when snapped [as, " dkut hrai u jyrmi."]
v. like,
;
fond of
u^ n.
Bram,
a.
Bran
Bred,
to
v.
throw away.
to
Bred-ei,
ka bri-ka kliyndew.]
(as,
thoh hria).
Bri-kwai, ka^
n.
a betel-nut grove.
mih
brin).
{lit.
fruit grove).
;
Briw, briew,
pi.
ki
(-)
Broh, ad. pitted (generally goes along with soh). Broi (soh), u, n. a kind of sour fruit.
* Hiudi.
I
X English.
Assamese.
15
BROIN
Broin,
fZ.
BTHUH
spotted, (as,
thoh broin)
hap
bro2))
bronze.
Bmb,
thoh bruin).
of a
Brum-brum,
iaid
ad. with
heavy steps
\_Iriiit.
number
of
persons
[as
brum-brum.^
to feed, to nourish.
to hide, to
Bsa,
V.
bsa-btiah.]
Bsap,
V.
mix
with, to insert.
[Imit.
Bseifi, u, n. a serpent.
ka
bseiii-ka mait.]
Bshad,
Bsiap,
Uf n.
a civet.
to
v.
to insert.
at.
Bsiat kti,
to
Bsiat-ksai,
v.
to
mark
in, to
Bsong,
n.
a ferret.
Bsuh,
Bsut,
Bta,
V.
w
V.
to
push
intrude.
to enter.
to force a
way through,
face, to
to
wash the
and
sticky.
[As,
"kane ka
ja
ka
\em
btaj-btaj. '"']
Bteng,
Btep,
Btet, a.
\
V.
to join.
V.
with earth, to put under ground. a taste like that of an unripe fruit ; astringent.
to cover
V.
Bthah,
Bthat,
Bthei,
to send
word
to, to
inform, to instruct.
[Imit. bthah-
bthing.]
V. to
V.
to explode, to burst.
Bther, ad. at
random
n.
[as,
v. to
Bthing, ka,
wax.
Bthong,
n.
a,
a hog-deer.
Bthuh,
mouldy, gray.
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BTI
Bti,
Jccti
fi.
BIjID
Bengali.
Btiar,
v.
Btin,
V.
by the hand.
;
Btuid,
V.
a. slippery.
Btiir, V. to
Bukhir,
Bu-aid,
lang.]
a.
parsimonious.
\_Imit.
u bukhir-u
sakhir.]
V.
to
be intoxicated
with liquor.
[/mzV. bu-aid-tang-
Bdd,
imitate
n.
fBudam,
Bud-da,
Bud-dien,
w, n.
a button.
to follow,
M, n.
a carpenter's brace.
to scent.to follow close to the heels.
v. to track,
v.
Biid-markjat,
Buh,
Buhai,
provide
v.
to colo^^ize.
Buhai-shnong,
to colonise.
to.
Buhbot,
V. to v.
Buhbynda,
Buhkam,
jam.]
v.
to engage, to
Buh-ktien,
(ia-), v. to betroth.
buh
ktien-buhthylliej.]
[as,
Buhkhoh, bukhoh,
Buh-ia,
V.
ad. disappointed,
aggrieved
"
la sngeiv
Buhmld,
Buhrih,
ia.]
V.
v. to
v.
Buh-sngi,
[Imit. buhsngi-buh-
*Bu-iam,
u, n.
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
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BUI5J
Buifi,
V.
B^YMLER
to Slick.
[as,
''
khih ka khmat
ka-buit-ka-
limit, buit-ti-buit-jat.]
fBujai,
V.
to explain.
Bula,
u, n.
mask
fi.
a masquerader.
Bulor, bilor, w,
Biin, a.
a bottle.
many, much.
burnt turf for manure.
a.
Bun,
Uy n.
BAn-ktien,
talkative, loquacious.
many
times.
plot to another).
Jctti
raft.
for.
v.
Buria,
v. to
give compensation
;
wBm'om,
to honour.
[Imit.
ka burom-ka
surom.]
*Buskit, ka,
n. gift,
a present.
etc.
same
as bdi).
work
as a
day-labourer
(as,
"pei bylla
u khnam."]
numbers,
byllai).
of stripes.
[As,
"usympat
ha ban da
at bylliang.^']
Bylliat, ka, n. a
Byllud,
V.
rub gently, to
graze.
(as, at
byllim).
is
it is
not.
(It
a contraction of
(Ba
-f ymdei.)
B'ymjukut,
a.
t Hcugali,
l>
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BYNA
Byna,
Byndi,
v.
BYRHIEN
to hear, to
w, n.
Jca^ v.
Bynda,
Byndi,
mortgaged
bynda-byndop.]
ka, n. a prison.
to mortgage,
[/mz^.ibyndi-byndop]
Byneng,
ka, n.
n.
Bynhei, u,
word synniang).
Byniah, ad, fastidiously, carefully, [same as hniahi Byniap, ka, n. a bush, a thicket, (same as bniap).
Byniat, ka, n, tooth (same as hniat).
Byniat-hati, ka, n. the tusk of
leh bniah.'\
an elephant,
ivory.
Byniej, ka, n. a square fish-net drawn by one person and tied from the four corners to a pole, (same as hniej).
Byniup-byfiiup,
'Zip).
Byniiiaw, ad. peevishly, mournfully, (as, leh hynniaw). a. curved, bent. Bynoh, u, n. a pole, a stick with a crooked end
;
Bynniid,
v.
to regret.
togeth^ with. [As, ad. in good condition, sound. Bynriew, u, n. human being " mynta ba phi la nang bam te la i bynriew had kumne kein phin nang shait irat."]
Bynrap,
v.
;Pynshet,
v.
to let
n.
down a
load.
lot.
Bynta, ka,
a portion, a share, a
to spit with violence.
Bynthiew,
Byr,
v.
(as,
5^rsaw= reddish,
cause convulsive
Byrddw,
fits.
^l
a she-demon,
supposed
to
Byrngem,
Byrngia,
time.
v.
to threaten, to menace.
[Imit. byrngemrbyrngit.]
;
a.
to be liking, to be pleasing
v.
to while
away tho
Byrngiang,
a. bitterish (like
quinine).
Bymgut,
a.
Byrngut-byrnget, ad.
byrnget).
shai
byrnguU
Byrbai, ad,
^yrbien.
many and in order, (as, shong byrJiai). c[,d, many and in prder, (as, laid byrjiien).
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BYRHUIN
Byrhuin, ad. reddish,
Byr-ie,
[as,
KABA-KAI
u soh u saw
byrhuin].
(used
with-
khmat
to
Byr-iong,
blackish.
(as,
rben hyrnep).
\_Imit.
byrni-byrkhew.]
Byrni-dong, ka,
a small sack
a gunny bag.
to abut, to
Byrshem,
v. to
join
together,
to
come
Byrship,
in contact.
a.
knock-kneed.
;
u, n.
a god
n.
a plank partition.
;
to vocife-
Byrthiew or pyrthiew,
Byrthit,
a.
u, n.
^-
eruptions.
fastened
a.
to,
clinging, viscous.
Byrthit peisa,
miserly.
Byrthup,
Byrtia,
a.
a. greyish.
stingy, hard to
kren byrtong).
[as,
Bythat,
v. to
K.
K, the third letter in the Khasi Alphabet.
Ka,
she,
It
is
also a
a sign of the Teminine or Neuter Gender, word put at the end of a sentence for the
" phi'm shim balei ka''^
sake of euphony,
K'a, ka^
n.
[as,
Kaba,
1.
p.
2.
and
;
Nouns meaning
which
is
as,
*Kabab,
Kaba-kdi,
D a
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KABO
Kabo, Kabu, |Kak,
Kad,
V.
KALEW
V,
ka, n.
u, n.
a cork.
;
to tear, to rend
ka, or u, n.
a harbour.
*Kada,
an
ass. left
Kadiang,
ka^ n.
left
n.
hand,
hand
side.
Kadjatdoh, kaba,
Ktidlongbneng,
v.
to shoot
Ead-shyntur, kaba,
n. hare-lip.
?
Kaei
? p.
who ? what
n.
Kaei-kaei,
a thing, anything,
pJir.
Kaei-kaei-ruh-em,
nothing at
all.
know
not).
Rang,
K'ang,
V.
V.
Kangar,
a.
gluttonous.
Kah,
V.
Kahait,
) ^ xLaliap, )
leh kai).
*Kaia,
n.
a Marwari.
n.
v.
Kaibri, ka,
Kai-khlaw,
Kain, ka,
n.
Kai-kynthei,
a kind of tree
on the
skin.
'kain-iong, u,
n.
a meat-fly.
banana; {Synteng)
v.
scissors.
*Kalai,
w, n.
v.
)
Matikalai
to tin.
Kalaifi,
to whirl
round
(as
wag.
a aw,
^ ^^ Y^ii^
* Hindi.
:j:
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KALI
*Kali, ha,
tl
KAR
a carriage.
*Kam,
ka, n. work,
to claim.
Kam,
V.
(same nsj'dm).
not, (contraction of ka-\-i/m). Ka'm, phr. she or it Kamai, ka, n. income, living. [Tmit. kamai-kajih] v. to labour, to work for. Kamai-khynraw, ka, n. what one earns while unmarried. *Kaman, (shong-), v. to be on duty in an outpost. tKamar, u, n. a blacksmith. Kam-bah, ka, n. a miracle a big concern, \lmit. kambnh-kam; ;
san.]
Kam-karikor,
ha,'n.
mechanical works.
Kamon,
ka, n. right
hand
n.
side.
Kamon-u
kadiang, u,
neighbours.
drawing-room.
ka, n. politics.
keep
silent.
K'an, V. to hold one's breath, to bear down, to strain. abbreviated form of kpan.
This
ia
an
Kane,
a.
this.
n.
Kani, ka,
opium
?
number containing
40
x 10
400
(betel nuts)
Kano
Kap,
p.
which
Kano-kano, p. any one, any. v. to join in friendship, to match M, n. a prong bly preceded by the word ia (as, ia-kap).
;
invaria-
as Koptdn).
Kar, V. to stir with, mix with, (said of rice cooked with some other grains).
*
Hindi.
t Bengali.
J English,
Assamese,
22
KARA
Kara,
Karo,
Karta,
v.
KAW-SHILIANG-KAW-ARLIANQ
to earth up.
n.
*Karai, ka,
n.
aa iron cooking
garrison, guard,
the Garo.
n.
{Karod, ka,
n.
guard house.
IKartuB,
a cartridge.
n.
court-house,
kutcherry.
much
it
as.
Katba
Katei,
long, phr. be as
a.
Kathie,
a.
Katne katne,
Katno, ad.
Katta
an extent.
(referring to a thing at
Kattei, ad. so
much
(up).
much,
some distance).
Katthie, ad. so
Katto, ad.
(down).
(near you).
Katto-katne,
some, more or less, a certain amount. Kaw, ka, n. a number= 1,280 (in address) I say, Ho hear me Kawang, v. to throw. Kaw-kaw, (ia-), v. to make a noise or clamour. u. to make a clamour* Kdw-kaw-daw-daw, ad. clamorously Kaweh, v. to fan, to wave.
;
!
Kawei,
a. one, certain.
Kawei
ka-ar,
^j.
some
other.
* Hindi.
% Eaglish.
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KAWUT
Kawut,
V.
KEIN-NOH
same
Kba, u, n. Kbain, v. to
Kbeit,
u, n.
u^ n.
scatter, to
besmear with,
when
eat-
ing food).
Kber,
Kbon'o"
^'
Kbin-kbin,
Kboh,
V. V.
to scratch.
to close
Kbum,
Kdang,
Kdait,
up the
lips,
to shut up,
to
keep something in
be replete.
ia
the mouth.
v.
to
have enough
reed or ekra.
M, n.
Kdam,
u khang kdam
la
ka
jing-
khang").
brilliantly,
[as,
"kabneng ka
rang kdar
Kdew,
Kdiah,
Kdiap,
Kdier,
to break, to
to
walk cautiously,
game.
v.
Kdiar, ad. transparently, uncloudedly, (said of water or weather). Kdik-kdik, wc^hrobbingly, (as, "ka mynsiem ka khih kdik-Mik") ; longingly, [as " u kwah kdik kdik ban ioh-i ia phi"].
as,
"
ngam
Kdong,
Kd6r,
ka, n. a corner
an opportunity.
V. to
V.
bend, to curl.
Kdup,
to
embrace
to defend.
a barking deer.
particle) =that's it
'kei-sop, w,
71.
a roe-buck.
;
Kein,
that
(an intensifying
is all.
v.
imper, enough,
" ka jingrunar
JSlein-noh, v.
(coloquial),
[as,
kaba la
)^m-/2^^."]
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KEM
Kcm,
V.
'^Tk...
r,f,,..
to arrest, to seize
;
to
wrestle
to
ceded by ia
tending
signs of
to,
showing
tj:ie
showing the signs of, [as, ^^m-synrai, autumn, so also X-^m-tlang, kem-i^jvem,
kem-lyiuY.]
Kem-*bikar,
Kem-ka-lar,
v.
ka,
(poojah term)
which
lie
on the
ka, n. a
left or right
hand
side of the
lieng.
Kem-khap,
kimkhap
(cloth).
spirits.
Kem
ksuid, v. to
v.
be affected by evil
n,
Kem-ktien,
to interrupt, to rejoin.
Kem-iong-rein, kaha^
dusk.
Kem-pang,
Kem-puri,
Ker,
V.
v. to v. to
of
a fairy.
to surround, to enclose.
v.
Ker-kut,
stockdde.
to
to
erect
fort
or
Ker-dam,
v.
to
Kew,
Kha,
u. w,
wheat
[voc. case),
sister.
husband's
as addressed
V,
by the
;
to give birth
n. relation
n. 1.
of
doli-^
*khabniang,
u, n.
a pipe-fish,
Khak,
clan.
u bat khak na ka
kti."]
Kha-ki-man,
n.
members
of
one's
twelve.
name
of a part of the
Khyrim
State in
Elhad-ar-bongthai, Jca^ n. a portion of the Kamrup district on the Khasi Hills border and formerly under the subjection of the Khasis.
* Hindi.
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KHAD-AR-KUR
Khad-ar-kur,
hi, n.
KHAIT-KHAIT
the twelve electoral clans of
fish
tlie
Clierra State.
fried
and preserved in
;
Khadduh,
Khat,
ad. lastly.
[Imii.
khadduh-khadwai]
a.
youngest, last.
") ad. but, I see (used as a sort of digressive expression), Khad-ei, > [as, " Phi ong u'm don khad-ei, udon du".] Khad-ja, v. to serve out boiled rice. [Imit. khadja-khadjhur.]
Khadlai,
a. thirteen.
v.
Khad-tyr-ut,
to drive
;
away an
evil-spirit called
ka
"
Tyrut" by
means
Khadu, Khang,
'khang,
of sacrifices
khad-da-ka-tyr*
ut-da-ka-smer.]
ka, n. bracelet.
v. to
^ ^'^'^ ^ ^
tyrkhaug) fern.
u, n. {ahbrev. of
kci, n.
Khangai,
Md.]
Kbangkdong,
Khangkhfii,
v.
khangdong-khang-
(peit), v. to scan, to
v.
have an eye
on, to scrutinize.
Khangkhnam,
'khangksiar,
an archery contest) to prevent an arrow from. hitting the target by invoking some deities,
(in
u, n.
?2.
'khangnar,
w,
Kbah,
u, n.
reed
a. close,
dustj etc.),
ia ki dieng
Khai,
V.
Kha-ii,
buy and
sell.
[Imit. kha-ii-pateng.]
Khain,
a. a.
rough, coarse.
stunted.
n. scissors
;
Khain,
Khainshi, ka^
truss.
Khairim, ka, n. the Nongkrem State. Khdit, w, n. ring-worm; ia-, equal (match), ending in a draw. [Imit. Khait, af?. entirely, at once, [as, " u la bam lut Maiu'."]
khait-khiej.]
[as,
"
u briew u
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KHAJANSHI
*Khajanslii,
it,
KHAN-SHANAM
n.
a treasurer.
"wan kkala
khala'').
to throw
up
as with a shovel.
jjlay
;
Khalai,
v. to
gamble, to
to
throw the
dice.
a sword.
Khalas,
v.
to let loose
w, n. coolies
*Khalasi,
expeditions.
Klialki, ka,
n.
a window.
Khalek,
(by
v. to
men
only).
* Khali, a. vacant.
*Khalisha, ka,
n.
a carpet.
Khalor,
v.
have an
abortion.
adj. comp. deg. corresponding to the Kham, v. to close the fist (As, M<:f//<bha=better, more. English adj. ending in -er
;
/;/m^;ijrong^taller.)
^Khamakha, ad. without reason; for nothing. Khambynriew, a. better off. K-ham katto-katne, a. considerable (number, quantity,
Kham-kynrei,
time).
more abundant. K-hamtam, ad. more especially. Khamti, ka, n. a measurement from the elbow little finger of the closed hund {i.e., about 13
a.
;
of
the
fKha-mukur, u, n. small fish. {Beng. magul-mash). Khan, v. to think out to consult the spirits by means
rice, stone, etc.
of
an q^^^
*Khanasamari,
Khanatang,
v.
experiences
to
recount^
to rehearse.
Khan-ktem,
Khauia,
rice.
v. to
a. stingy,
v.
hard
to
pay
Khanpylleug,
Khanryntieh,
'
to divine
of
v. to div^ine v.
Khan-shanam,
to
* Hiudi.
t Bcugan.
27
kHAP
Kliap, ha^
n. a big drain in a border, side.
X).
KHAS
liali
Khap,
to fasten, to close
Khap
(bam), v. to partake of a feast given to the surrounding \Ijuit. bamkhapland-holders for witnessing the sale of land.
bam-khum.]
Khap-bria,
a.
eyes.
Khapngiali,
a.
crammed,
overfull.
fish.
\Imit. khapnglah-khap-uin.]
\_Tnnt.
'khapiah, ka^
n.
a kind of dried
'khapiah-khadain.]
Khapnap, money.
-Khaprip,
v.
cf.
niggardly ; hard to part with one's \_Imit. khapnap-khapbit.] ^*^ ^ to close the eyes ; to wink.
close-fisted,
,
i
'
f Khar, ka, n. a mixture of the ashes of burnt plantain folds with some other things used by the Bhoi people to salt their curry.
have looseness of the bowels. 'khar, {ahhrev. of dkhar), n. a foreigner from the plains; one of the clans among the Khasis bearing that name, e.g. 'KharKhar,
v.
to gather, to pick
up
to
Khara,
a. of
size.
"^'^'^
"^
'
'^*
Kharabak,
Kharai, ka,
u, n.
the fever-demon.
fish.
'kharang, ka,
n.
n.
a ditch, a trench.
'khar-alot, u, n.
who buys
merchant from the plains (on the Sylhet side) wholesale goods from the hill- men, especially potatoes.
{lit.
one
who lives
in a Gaon).
q\\
(onomatopoetic),
[as,
"u kren
khar-
kharr]
Khar-kpoh, kaha, n. diarrhoea or looseness of the bowels. Khariew, w, n. a kind of wild climbing plant used for poisoning (Bot.) Milletia Pacchycarpa {Bth.).-^vi v/V fi.sh ; Beng. Bislot;
Kharoi,
v.
Kharpaid,
men mustered
i,
for
an
occasion.
Kharsohlah,
n.
a dwarf.
fKhas,
ka, n. a land which has not been brought under a regular settlement, a waste land.
* Hindi.
I
t Bengali.
E 2
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'KHA-S'\W
'kha-saw, ka^ n. a very and Jaintia Hills.
KHAW-OT
common
fish in
Khaseng,
w, w.
a species of reed.
m,
n.
*Khash6r, ha or
a mule.
; ;
ka, n. a land
which
[^Imit.
u Khasi-u-
^' \ ^^
v.
^^'
^^^^^ fi^^
Khasynrop,
to be twin-born.
Khat,
v.
to drive
away
devils
by divina-
*Khate,
v. to
deduct.
Khat-um, v. Kha-u-man,
to
oil.
v, n.
Khaw,
kba.]
u,
n.
unboiled rice
unhusked
rice.
[Imit.
khaw-u-
Khawa,
v. to ferry.
fKhawai, v. to feast, to entertain. [Imif. khawai-dawai.] Khawait, ) v. to ply the hands like a duck while swimming, to Khwait, ) paddle.
Khaw-khaw-daw-daw,
a. penniless,
very poor.
[Imt't.
Khawduh
Khdw-eit,
(ai-), v.
to
kha wduh-khawtan .]
v. to
be afraid
Khaw-iang,
w, n.
liquov-^ {dei-),
Khawiah,
v. to reach at and to pull a thing by means of a long stick (such as a rubber ball that has fallen in a well and that
the- hand).
;
Khawoh,
v.
to bring
down
or
drag a thing
Khawoit, v. to beckon with the hand ; to paddle. Khaw-ot, kahaf n. rice not properly boiled.
* Hindi.
]
f Bengali.
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KHAW-PET
Khdw-pet,
u, n. rice
KHEJUR
purchased with money as distinguished from
field.
Khawpud,
a,
cowardly, timid.
rice left
after
having hoen
Khaw-rneng,
*Khawshira,
it,
n. rice carried to
u, n.
parched rice
{Hind, chiwra).
Khawtyndep, m, n. rice of a yellowish colour supposed to haye the power of stupefying people when thrown by the " Nongshohnoh" or Thlen -keepers. Khek, ad. abruptly, suddenly [as, u ieng kheJc^ Khengkheng, ad. resistingly [as, " u.pyn-eh khengkheng,"]
;
;
to reckon, to
value
to
have a regard
,
for
Khein-ba'n khai,
Khein-briew,
v.
v.
{seekJiem/csiiid).
to
to
shame.
[Imit.
Khein
kor,
v.
to esteem.
Kheinksuid,
by divination the devil who causes the disease or misfortune and to cure that disease or remove that misfortune by propitiating him. [ImzL kheinksjuid-khein-khrei.]
v.
to find out
Kheiu-kupar,
v. to
be dishonoured.
to
Khein -kylliiid, v.
Khein-dewthala,
Kheiii-doh-ksew,
make
a liberal estimate
of.
[Iniit.
khcin
reckon as worthless.
Khein-dohiap,
v.
Khein-duh,
Kheiii-poh,
v.
to
lost.
v.
to
to look
down upon.
Khein-sbai, v. to give an account of an expenditure ; to take consideration (used with a negative expression ; as, into "nga'm shym kheinsbai ia phi.")
Khein-snep,
Kheit,
.
v. to
V. to pluck, to gather.
f Khejur, w, n. date,
* Hindi
j|
Bengali.
m
^HEM
Khem,
v.
KHIE-LAPEti
to squeeze, to rub
or limbs gently.
khem met-khem
;
phad.]
for
an enclosure
*Kheshwan,
a driver, a coachman.
\_Imit.
ka khet-ka bishna.]
-v.
to
cut
rot
to
fKhi, ka,
n.
ghee
v.
to shave.
la
Khia, a. heavy, ad. with a revengeful spirit, [as, " u khia ia u namar ba u la kren pynjah burom."] Khiah, a. healthy. [Tmit. khiah-nang.]
Khiah-krac, khiahksuid,
*Khiar,
v. to
v.
buhmid
to be in a
Khiat, ka,
n. a
a.
Khia-thew,
Khie,
T).
go away get up (from a recumbent positake place, to recur, (as, " La khie ka jingpang, la ; khie ka thma ha pdeng u Eussia bad u Japan.")
{iniper. only)
tion)
to
Khie-bhang,
Khie-bhur,
v.
to
v.
to
as
if
from the
effect of hJiang.
fits.
Khie-ka rasong, v. to be fortunate, to be in the height of prosperity. Khie-khlam, v. to become epidemic (used especially with reference
to cholera).
Khie-khlieh,
v.
ram eh u'm
Khie-kieh,
(as "
la
dap
Xhie-khynraw,
v. to stir up suddenly as if for action or on account some impending danger, generally followed by " buk.^^
Ehie-kyllang,
Khie-ia-iong,
v. to
z;.
be cyclonic.
to rally.
;
to
be stormy.
;
Ehie-im,
v. to revive
to
f Bengali.
kiiip:-luxg
Kliie-lung,
?.
khir
to bring forth
a new shoot.
for
to be capriciously inclined to.
Khie-rih,
v. to
Khie-sarumut,
Khiesboh,
Khie-sboh,
v.
have a fancy
to be
v.
to
v.
have fever.
to bud.
Khie-shylluit,
Khie-step,
v. to rise early.
Khiew,
'khiew,
It,
n.
a vessel, a pot.
{abhrev. of
u, n,
u^ n.
'khiew-dieugbai, on a tree).
Khiewja,
u, n.
a pot
n.
cooking
rice.
\Imit. khiewja-khiew-
jyntah.]
Khiewja-kiii,
z,
Khiewmutlop, u, n. {lit, an obstinate pot) mouthed earthen vessel. Khiewphiang, u, n. a brazen water vessel.
Khiew ranei, u, n. a black earthen vessel (so called from its being made in the village of Larnai or Larnei in the Jaintia Hills).
Khiewrynsong,
'khiew-saw, m,
w, n. n.
red ant.
'khiew
seiiiiong, u, n.
w, n.
Khiewsla,
Khing,
Khih,
(ia-), v. to resist.
?.
to start, to
move,
to shake.
S^Imit. khih-ksar.]
of excitement,
Khi-Mi-nuid, -y. to shave the head in three patches (this refers to a Khasi custom of punishing an evil-doer before his banishment from his country or village),
fKhilki, ka^
n.
(same as khalki).
Khilon, ha,
n.
an arch.
n.
*Khilonshi, ha^
a scaffolding.
Khim,
Khir
a.
narrow.
screw.
* liiudi.
I
u, n. a
t Beugali.
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KHIR-KHIR
Khir-khir khar-kliar, ad. studiously, khir khar-khar ia nga").
(as, "
KHLEMRAlfJ
u wad dong hi khir;
Khir-shi-khir, ad. constantly seek a cause far quarrel phi shu wad dong kfdr'Shi-khir ia nga."]
[as,
*'
balei
Khla,
n.
a tiger, a leopard,
w, w.
[/nn't.
u khla-u
tblen.]
Kh la wait,
Kblab,
an expert warrior.
[As,
*'
a spleen, <^sp. an enlarged one. Kblak-khlak, (khxiiot), ad. gaggingly, throttlingly. ba'n kshot khlak-khlak ia nga na ka ryndang."]
w, n.
u wan^
Kblad,
Khlai,
V. to
ad. apart
n. parts.
"u
thumb
KhlaiS,
Khlait,
V.
Khlait-khlait, ad.
in tears (bathed).
[As, " ei
ba kren ba
;
phi"
ia.yn-khlait-khlait
kumne."]
a plagiie esp. cholera
Khlam,
ka, n. a pestilence,
[J?7i^.
a she-devil
ka khlam- kangoh.] appearance of one who has lately the Khlam-suid-iap, a. having cholera. of recovered from an attack v. to draw out,, Khlaw, ka, n. jungle. [Imit. khlaw-ka btap]
causing cholera.
;
as,
khledr-
ka hd khUk'").
peit matsehi
[As,
"
une u briew u
mouth
to spue.
; a.
[Imit.
ka
khlein-ka.
(as, "
u iam
khlej kJdef). |
KhlemrcAie, a. shameless-
[Imit, khlcmraiii-khlemsuin.]
33
KHLEN-KHLEN
Khlen-khlen, a. muscular, strong. [As, ruh "11 leit klirong."]
KHMIHLYNTI
u "briew uba hhUn-hUen
'*
u khla u
as,
peit
(said
of
small objects,
"nga
ioh-i
Khliang,
Khliah,
w, n.
v.
to
break
to pluck.
(as,
"u
and
tidy.
[As,
"uriam
Khlleh, ka,
n.
\^lmit.
ka khlieh-ka reng.]
;
Khlieng,
eagle.
v.
ka, n. kite,
Khlieng-ka-tyngab, ka,
Khlir=khlir, ad. khltr-khlir^)
jihr.
hearsay, rumour.
" ka
transparently,
(as,
um
ka sngur
Khlok
Khlong,
to pull out of a
narrow place.
(fall), [as,
*'nga
v.
kawang
to burn.
shidieng iau
Khlup,
Khliir,
a.
n.
a star.
Khlur,
V.
to
come
Khmat, ka, n. eye, face, appearance, end of a thread, subject ; one of the points or issues of an argument ; eveiy (as, " khmat u rangbah briew u dei ba'n mih." Also spelt as khymat').
'
Khmat
Khmia-khmia,
bun
ki kylla
Khmied, v. to look up, to lift up the head. Khmih, v. to look, to behold. Khmihkai, v. to look on as a spectator.
Khmihlynti,
v.
34.
KHMIH-MATDONG
Klimili-matdong,
v.
KHONGPONG
to eye
with suspicion.
Khmih-shain,
Khmih-sian,
v. to gaze.
v.
to watch.
v.
Khmih-syntiat,
to spy.
Khmihthuh, v. Khmot-khmot,
to
"u
Khmud,
u, n. a squirrel.
Khmuin, ka, n. Si bud, a protuberant object. Khmut, ka, n. the nose the tip of anything. Khnang, ad. purposely, intentionally. Khnangkhning, ad. without fail, [as, " wallam soh
;
ia
nga
khnang-khning, ho."]
Khnai, ka,
n.
a mouse
u, n.
biceps.
for catching fish (Synteng).
Khnam,
Khnap,
u, n.
between the legs. Khnap-dpei, ka, n. the wooden frame of a hearth a fender. Khnek-khnek, ad. with a hop, lamely, (as, " u iaid khnek-khnek
ka, n. cloven hoof
v.
to squeeze
kumba
Khni,
17.
dkoh").
to be
n.
Khniang,
Khniot,
worm, insect
eruptions
;
parasite.
V. to squeeze, to
v. to
gripe
to rape.
Khnium,
Khnok-khnok, ad. limpingly, [as, '\u iaid khnok-khnok ba pang kakhohsiew."] Khnong, u, n. a beam supporting the planks of a floor. [Imit. u khnong-u rijied.]
Khiioit-khSoit,
ad.
slowly,
[as,
"balei phi
idid
khnoit-khnoit
dong-mongdong. ]
Khongdong-jat, ka,
n.
the heel.
lever, etc.).
Khong-ieng,
v.
to
Khongpong,
khongdeh.]
ad.
khongpong-
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KHONG-SHI
Kliong-shi, w.
KHRIANG
20 pan
leaves.
Khongtoi,
Jca, n.
the buttock.
Kliongweng, a. like a part of the circumference. Khoh, ka, n. a conical native basket v. to skin, to peel. Khohluh, ad. big and round, [as, " u phan uba heh khohluh;
khohluh.'']
Khohruhram,
a.
from the
effect
of
rubbing against
Khohsiew, ka,
n.
the knee.
[^Imit.
ka khohsiew
ka khohniib.]
Khohwah,
Khoi,
Khoit,
w, n.
ka, n.
Khoi Khoi,
ad.
provoked.
\Imit.
k hoit-khiaj]
;
wholly, entirely.
n.
contr.
of
kyrklioit^^Si cartillage.
Khoitkait, ka,
Khor,
a.
cheng)
cost
of
law
suit.
[Imit.
ka
Khra,
Khrai, v. to cut across, sever; klirai, ad. many and small (used with rzY) [As, " kine ki kliun doh kha ki dap kh^^ai ha ka pung."]^ Khrai khlieh, v. to behead. Khram, ad. with a crash, violently (as, u kyllon khram). Khran, ad. very (healthy), [as, u la koit khran=^h.^, has recovered completely]. Khraw, a. great, big, large adv. proudly, arrogantly Khraw-batri, kiha, n. the great, nobles. Khreh, v. to prepare, to be ready. [ImiL khreh-khrum.] Khrei, u, n. used with kmid, in u ksuid-ii khrei=:sin evil spirit. Khrew, a. sickly ; to be in a chronic state of illness, [/mit. khrew-khriap.] Khria-khria, (rit-), <:Z. many and small. [As, " ki sla u diengkseh ki long kiba rit khria-kJiria.''^'\ Khriang, ka, n. a rapid, a shallow current.
;
* Hindi,
f3
36
KHRIAT
Khriat, a. cold.
KHUNG
Khriem,
iem.
n.
Nongkhlaw
State.
Same
as
Khyr-
Khring,
v.
up
or
Khrim, ad. with a crash. ka, n. a tax, a toll. Khrong, v. to beg, to tax, to take a toll [^Imit. ka khrong-ka tlieng.] Khroh, V. to humour, to entice, to cajole, limit, khroh kjor,] Khroi, ad. a few in number, (as, '* ki ia don tang khroi).'' Khron, v. te become stiff with cold (especially of the hand); to be benumbed. Khru, ad. like the sound of tumbling, (as, " u ur kkru"). Khrud, V. to scrape. Khrum, ka, n. a vault, a cellar the space under the floor. Khrum-khrum, ad. in a business like manner. [As, *' u shu leit, klirum klirum ba'n kem na iing ia ka syiar."] Khrun-khrun, a. of good size (said of fruits and tubers).
;
[as,
Khu, u, n. a craw or crop. Khwak, ka, n. a small bird about the size of a dove, the cry of which is believed to portend some evil thing about to happen*
in the village.
Khwai, zi, n. a hook (fish); v. to fish, to wind up (a path). Khwain. ad. straight and long (as, " uba jrong khwain''^). Khwan, v. to covet, to hanker after. Khwar, v. to clean the inside of a hole (as, ^^hliwar
khiewja").
ia
Khub,
Khublei,
Imper,
God
with you;
n.
thanks.
*Khubor,
Khiid,
lea, n.
news, tidings.
[Imit.
ka khubor-ka
k/iuk").
antor.]
kynduh
Khung,
w,
71.
a cross-beam in a house
* Hindi.
v.
to
wrap
or tie
up
in
a cloth.
37
KHUI
Kliui, ad. very (generally used with Jchia, at) [as, Kliuid, a. clean, lioly.
KHONMAITxNIA
"u la khia
kind''].
Khuid-ksdid,
v.
to
Khiiit-khuit, a.
offensive
*Kliulom,
u, n.
a pen, a pen-holder
n.
a wooden sandal.
"*Khulom-sner, u,
a quill pen.
Khulwia,
v, to
waste, to undermine.
ph\
to
be stunted.
Khum
[as,
khum,
",
in
wan khum-khum ban shoh ia u ha ing."] [Imit. khum khum-kham kham as, " phi trei a-iu kumne khum khum kham kham^]
ki shu
;
Khiim-kpoh,
v.
Khum-pyrdet,
to bind the
[/mif.
be used as a target
Khun,
[/mit.
khun-u-ksiew= child
Khim-ki Khun, V,
raiot,
to
to one self
ka, n.
murder case.
Khiln-binong bishon,
n. respectable or
honourable persons.
[Imit.
Khimkha,
n.
of
a male relative.
khunkha-
khunlong.]
Khun-khlieng-kpoh,
a pet child.
Khunkliar wait, n. conquered subjects. Khunksiew, n. a grand-child. Khunkur. n. respectable and influential people. [Imit. khunkur-khun kmie.] Khundir-khunti, n. in Sheila/^ a legal term, meaning children of the first and second wife. Khunjeh, i, n. a very young calf. Khiinlung, n. a baby, an infant. [Imit. khunlung-khunjiap.]
Khiinmaitnia, ad. very (small quantity or degree) khu7i maitnia ruh u'm sngap ia nga"].
* Hindi.
[as,
"tang
38
KHUNPONGKA
KLfmpongka,
Khim-ruid,
n,
KHYLLIAH
an unknown
father.
n. a bastard, a child of
Khiinrei, n. a cliiki of a
step-cliikl
\Jmit.
khunruit-
khunjien.]
Khun-soh syiem, %i or ka, n. a suhject or citizen who belongs to another Syiem or Chief \e.g.^ Bun na kiba shongha Mawkhar ki long ki khnn khiin-soh syiem]. Khunswet, n. an orphan, [/mit. khnnswet-khunmyllung.] Khun-tamsneng, n. a disobedient child. Khun-thepmynsiem, n. a pet child.
Khuntrai,
jz.
one's
own
child
a legitimate child.
;
Khur, 7J. to gather up together to scrape. Khura, v. to search. Khur-khur, u, n. the sound of laboured breathing of a dying man. Khuri, ka, n. a cup, a bowl ka lei khuri=ih.Q household demon
;
Khur-met
Khuslai,
'v.
u, n.
bamboo
or a cane.
to
to be anxious, to be aggrieved,
be troubled.
*Khusnam,
Khuti,
-w,
ha^ n. a
n. a short post,
v.
Khutia, hi, n. (pi.) odds and ends. [Imit. khutia-khulain.] ad. in a very small amount at a time, [as, u " siew khutia ia ka ram jong nga"].
Khwiang,
v.
to
wind
or turn
Khwoh,
Khyllad,
pass
V.
to pull a thing
by means
v. to
by
to
ban Khyllem, v. to fall on the side (as a wall) to collapse. Xhyllew, ad. vainly, proudly (when praised) ; as, kren or leh
;
nga"]
ynda khyllait
ma u
ei
kliyllei'o.
Khylliah,
v.
to
break
off, (as,
a twig)
{kliem-), to dislocate.
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KHYLLIAP
Khylliap,
nut,
v.
KHYRWANG
to fold or
wrap
Kliylliat, ka, n.
an instrument
lime,
pounding a mixture
olcl
of
betel-
pan and
v.
much
used by the
and Jaintia
Kbyllie,
Hills.
Kbyllieng, u, n. the inner soft part of a bamboo or a cane green part or bark having been peeled off.
the
Khyllong,
Khyndcli,
v.
a. nine.
Khyndai-pateng-fiiamra, ka,
n.
Khyndat,
v.
to throw, to jostle,
hell.
kytidat).
uEhyndew,
Khyndiat,
Khyndiet,
little,
few, very
little.
to uncover.
Khyndit,
a.
(same as khyndiat).
a boy or
girl.
\_Imit.
Khynnah,
Khynniat,
n. a child,
v.
khynnah-khynluug.]
to push.
Khynning, Khynniuh,
of fever.
a.
v.
squeamish.
to tremble, to shake,
n.
it,
n.
earthquake.
Khynniuh-rih, kaha,
shiverings
caused
by fear
paroxysm
Khynrat, ad. in a hurry, while in a state of confusion, bad iehnoh khynrat ia la ki tiar baroh."]
[as,
"uphet
Khynra w,
woman
shongJchynrdw, to lead
Khynwin,
to
be boisterous or tumultuous.
it.
Khyrdep, v. to shut or slam (a door) without fastening Khyrdong, -w, n. what remains after the grain has been Khyrdop, ka, n. a gate, a portal.
JKhyrnit, ka,
n.
sifted.
Khyrwang,
the
ka, n. a
name
of a
kind of eri cloth with red and white stripes Bhoi tribe who inhabit the country near Mynser.
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40
KHYRWAIN
Khyrwain, nba bha
Kliyrwait,
ad. tall
KINO- KINO
and handsome
to
(in
stature)
[as,
"
ii
briew
brieAV khyrwatu''].
v.
[/mit. khynvaiii-khyrweh.]
strangle.
[Imit. khyrwait-
khyrwiang.]
Khyrwiang, Khyrwit, v.
v.
stick).
Kian, ka^
Kiar,
v.
n.
to avoid, to
),
t;.
keep clear
of.
K'iar (jain
Kiat,
same
as kyiar,
a. rebellious,
i,
Eliaw,
n.
2i
wayward. grandmother.
Kiaw-kurim, ka^ n. mother-in-law. Kiaw-ngap, ka, n. queen-bee. Xie, 'u. to be carried away by water to drift Kie-berong, 'd. to be entirely in the power of (bad
;
.
sense).
Kieng, v. to wear across the shoulder or about the waist as weapons, to sling.
Kieh,
Kiel
?
V.
to
be excited ; to be in an uproar.
?
p.
who
what
or crowned.
much
carried
away by
flattery as
to
King,
"v.
to
row
to stir
to be giddy (head).
;
{Hi
+ yn^
Kine, p. these.
Kino
p.
which
p.
(/>/.) ?
Kino-kino,
any.
* Hindi.
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RIR
Kir, V. to strike with a clenched hand (especially adv. at once (as, "la khie katlima kir").
KJAP-KA STAr.
vertically)
;
*Kirani,
?i.
an Eurasian.
*Kirniit, ka, n.
fKiro, ka n.
=2^
inches.
*Kismis, u,
n.
Eismot, ka,
n. fate,
head strap
to hear
to
he^
Kita,
2^'
*Kitab, ka,
a book.
but farther
off).
Kit-bru, ka,
n.
an
owl.
;
Kitkhia,
v. to v.
to
be responsible
for.
Kitkhlieh,
Kitei, p.
up there
those
;
above mentioned.
down
there
the following.
{lit.
to carry so
much as
i&
all fours).
to carry loads,
v.
[/mif. kitjingkit-bahjingbah.]
Kitjingmut,
Kitnong,
v.
to
of
to bear the
:.
meaning
of,
[Imif
kitnong-kitni.]
Kitpop or kitpap,
Kitram,
K'iuh,
V.
v. to
v.
to be in debt.
n. pi.
Ki tum-ki-tam,
Kjai, ad.
things, furniture.
well (dressed)
kjai.^^l
riam bha
[as,
'*
kai,
ki
da
Kjam,
Kjap,
a, cold.
V. to sip, to
suckle;
a. bitterly cold;
v.
absorb.
iKjap-ka
star, ka, n. (a
is
which
not
full.
* Hindi.
|
t Beugali.
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KJAT
Kjat, ka^ n. a foot, a leg.
Kjat-sugi, ha^ n. sun's ray.
'
KLEW
full height,
[as,
"
kulai
uba jrong
Kjeh,
Kjit,
17.
7;.
to snivel.
to suck, absorb.
Kjit-sim, T^aba, n. a disease of an arecanut which appears as small black patches in the kernel, probably caused by sucking of birds.
[As, "
u shong
Kjor,
V. to
V. V.
coax, cajole.
Kjuh,
an animal).
Kjup,
to suck,
draw in by
suction.
Kla
(sang-), ka, n. a religious observance of a certain class of the people of the southern lowlands of the Khasi Hills, by which they abstain from all intercourse with outsiders.
kaba kren
Dkhar,
klak-kla'k.^^'\
Klang,
I'iur,
V.
to blaze, to
flare.
Klang klang,
Klah, ka^
Kldi,
n.
ad,
glitteringly.
dap da ka
um
ha
ri
ha
ka por
Numeral
Adjectives), a full
arm's length.
a. fit, suitable.
V. to ford, to
KMn,
cross (a stream)
Klaw,
(peit), ad.
unremittingly,
eyes, as,
peit klaw).
[as,
"ka
to
V.
to forget, to omit.
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Klew,
n.
a peacock.
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KLEW-KLEW
Klew-klew, ad. glitteringly. phyrndi klew klew."]
Kli, V, to roll up.
[As, '*ioh-itaiig ki
KMIE-SAN khmat ba
as,
khmili
Kling-lingling,
ad.
all
oyer,
[as,
" ka
madan kaba
la
dap da ka
um
Klim,
kling-lingling'' ^'\.
V.
to
commit
adultery.
:
Kliw-kliw, (ioDg), ad. rery (black). [As, " ki Negro ki long ki briew kiba iong-synfiia kliw kliw.'*]
Klong,
Kloh,
[Imit.
u klong-u skaw.]
V.
to
hole.
Kloi, a. ready.
K16i-kl6i, ad. quickly, sharp.
[as,
"
ioh-i ia
u,
la
buhrih
Klop,
ia
ka wait
kloi-lan.'"']
V. to
deceive, to cheat.
Klum,
Klim,
fKlur,
V. to roll
V, to
ktti
one crore.
Kma, V. to wander, to roam about. Kmang, ad. agape, eagerly (as, " u ksew u peit kmang'*).
Kmai,
ai
Kmeng,
Kmen,
to rejoice
w.
a. joyful,
a mother.
ki^ n. parents.
Kmie-ki-kpa,
Kmie-raT'
\ ^^* ^'
Kmie-nah,
ka) n.
n.
Kmie-san, ka,
6 2
u
KMIR-KMIR
KOIT
Kmir-kmir, ad. very (yellow) [as, " balei ba stem kumne kmirkmir kumba dang lali pang?"] Knang(ia), v. to make a bargain for bringing in goods to a place and at a time agreed upon.
Knah, ka^ n. the cross stick in a bird-trap the scaffold. Kneng, (ieng), r/. prominently. [As, "ngaioh-iia u briew ba ti ieng kneng halor u maw."]
;
Kner,
-Knia,
v.
Knep-knep,
v.
wife.
Kniakha, ka, n. aunt (father's side.) Knia kyntiew, ka^ n. a sacrifice which the Khasis performed at home to u hlei Synteng called u Mahet. Kniah-kniah, (iaid-), ad. like the gait of a well-dressed damsel.
Kni,
Ut n.
v.
uncle (mother's
to snatch
n.
side).
[Imit. kfii-u-kpa.]
\_Imit.
Knieh,
away, ta
confiscate.
knieh-kndn.]
*Kobja, ka,
a hinge.
!
Kok, inter), there you are it serves you Kong, i, n. an elder brother or sister. Kongbah, w, n. the eldest brother.
JKongor,
niece.
w, n.
right
^.^.,
a Syiem's
sister or
Kongsan,
a. chief,
Koh,
V.
to give
chewed food
a child \-^u^
n.
an old
man
{fern,
=ka
law).
the head of an arrow to
fit
the
Kohnguh, v. to obey, to nod, to acknowledge. Kohnguh-samthiah, v. to be drowsy; sleepy; to nod (in sleep). Kohlyngkai w, n. the rhinoceros horn-bill. Koi, ka, n. a fence in the bed of a stream to catch fish, a weir.
*K6id,
V.
to confine.
*Koidi, n. a prisoner.
fKoina, ka,
n. a virgin
;
Zenana lady
adv. all right,
t Bengali.
ox
parda
nisliin.
never mind.
j
Hiudi.
J Assamese.
45
k6it-k6it
Koit-koit, ) (jem-), ad. easily bent. ^Qxn koit k6it.''^\ Kiiit-kuit, j"
kpa-san
[As,
"une u
siej
u long uba
Kolom,
V.
ground
to grow.
*Komj
a. less,
defective.
fKonopad, m, n, a kind of necklace. K6p, kay n. the ear (of corn), the cover
*K6p,
V.
the cuff.
{Imit. kop-sop.]
to
vaunt
to
be proud of
to challenge.
K6p,
V.
(followed
n.
by da)
;
machine, an engine a resting place built of stones on both sides of a path a, valuable, precious; iakort to bid. Kor, , 01. a mole cricket a kind of reed.
*K6r, ka,
;
K6r-k6r.
(iaid), ad. to
;
concern.
\_Imit.
ka korbar-
n.
woe, calamity.
to be absent (from duty).
Kordor,
a.
valuable.
v.
^Korhajir,
fKot, ka^
ka-sla.]
n.
a paper, book
a yard
v.
to reach.
[Imii.
ka kot-
Kotbah,
Kot-kot,
Kotkudi, kUi
Kot-sada, ka^
a blank paper.
Kot-shini, ka, n. a very thin paper, generally used in makinokites and flowers or other ornamentals.
Kot-shonsia, ka^
n.
blotting paper.
n.
Kot-thalyngka, ka,
a square-kite.
Kpa, Kpa-kha,
Kpa-hep,
w, n. a father.
m, w.
grandfather (paternal
grandfather (mother's
side). side).
w, n.
Kpa-nah,
w, n, step-father,
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
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KPEP
Kpep,
ka^ n. the
KREN-BYTHER
burning place of a family. \_Imit. ka kper-ka phrah.]
[/mii.
Kpieng,
u^ n.
V.
a string of beads,
excavate,
u
;
kpieng-u-ksab.]
Kpong,
luck.
to
make a
hole
A;a,
a goddess
of
Kpoh, ka^ n. the abdomen, the stomach, family, house. Kpu, w, w. a cake, a loaf. Kpu-im, Ut n. dough. Kpu-rew, w, n. flour. Kput, ka, n. revenge, vengeance.
Krak
(Hat-), ad.
down
(slip into
a hole).
[As,
"ka blang ka
off, (as,
liat
krak ha krem."]
Krad, v. to scratch, to scatter ; ad. in every direction, la phet krad^'). Krang, v. to bore, to undermine.
Krai, u, n. a millet.
v.
"u
to spread.
;
Kram, ad. with a crash (fall) [as, "u la kyllon kram."] Kram-kram, ) (kylltiid-), ad. very (roomy or spacious). [As, " hapoh pubon ki ong ka kylluid kram-kram."] Krum-krum, ) suddenly, (as, " ka ding ka la phyrnai khrek'^). Krek, ad.
Kreng-kreng, (fiiar-), ad. having big holes in a net work. "kane ka jaifi kaba fiiar kreng-kreng."]
Krei,
v.
[A8>
to scatter.
Krem,
Kren,
ka, n.
v.
a cave.
\_ImU.
ka krem-ka-kroh.]
{Imit. krenbein-krenkhoh.],
to speak.
v.
\Imit. kren-khana.]
Kren-bein,
to revile, to abuse.
v.
Kren-bein-blei,
Kren-blei,
v.
to
blaspheme.
to be a
v.
spokesman
to mutter.
for
some god
(spirit).
Kren-blom-blom,
Kren-bok-bok,
Kren-briew,
parrot).
{v.
v.
to jabber.
to
be sociable
to imitate the
Kren-bynfiiaw,
v.
to speak in a sorrowful or
mournful
Kren-byrtong,
v. to
speak as a sorcerer.
v. to
Kren-byther, kren-bther,
speak at random
to hint at.
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KREN-KAI
Kren-k^i,
v.
KREN-SIAR
to chat, to gossip.
[Imit.
kren khnium-
to boast,
to
talk big.
[Imit.
kren khraw-kren
Kren
kbyllab,
v.
Kren-kulmar, v. to speak as if one is in a confused state of mind. \_/mif. kren kulmar-kren kulmit.]
Kren kunok,
Kren-dathew,
v. to
v.
speak as a
seer.
to speak
to
speak
kren bangamei-
an intoxicated person.
Kren-japnej,
Kren-jler,
v.
to tell stories.
Kren-lamwir, v. to speak as one wbo is in a deranged mind. [Imit. kren lamwir-kren lamtbam.]
Kren-laplab,
Kren-lkbit,
v.
state of
v.
to dwell
v. to
on minor or useless
details.
Kren-lyngkut,
speak bluntly.
Kren-madan,
v. to
v. to
Kren myntbi,
speak sarcastically.
[Imit.
kren-nangang-
Kren-pankwab,
Kren-patbdr,
Kren-sa,
v.
v. to
speak as
if
v. to
to
speak sulkily.
Kren-said-lab, v. to continue to press a point after one has been beaten in argument.
Kren-salia, v. to tease.
[Imit. kren-salia-kren-salait.]
Kren-satia, Kren-siar,
v. to
vex, to annoy.
v. to
back-bite.
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KREN-SIH
Kren-sih,
v.
KRUM
to use indecent language.
[Imit. krensih-krentla.]
Kren-tain
Kren-thanmla,
thamulein.]
v. to
joke,
to
jest.
\_Imit.
Kren-thawdur,
thawdar.]
Kren-tlilia, v.
v. to
speak jocosely.
[Imit.
same as Jcren-satia. [Imit. krenthlia-krenthlait.] Kren-thuhkhana, v. to carry tales about a person. {^Iniit. kren thuh khana-kren thuh khadeh.]
Kren-thurmur,
Kren-wai-wot,
Kren-woh-nia,
Kria,
v. v.
to
speak thoughtlessly.
to give a final
v.
Kren-wei-briew,
to soliloquize.
v. to find fault in
(as,
krep-krep'').
Kriah,
Jca, n.
Kring-kring, ad. sparklingly (like the surface of water); shining black, [as, " phi sleh aiu kumne ba ka khmat ka phyrnai A?/'^<7kring''],
<
Krih,
V.
to spread.
(as the fall of a wall or
(as,
tree).
krip-krij)'').
twitteringly,
"
u khfiiang u par
Krong, ka,
Kroh, ka,
n.
a bier.
{Jmit.
n. crevices, holes.
Krung,
Kruin,
\Imit.
krung- ka knab.]
a white ant.
(of large things).
Krum,
* Hindi,
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KSANG
Ksang,
iL^
KSUIT
n. bile.
Jca, n.
Ksangkti,
the arm.
n.
Ksang-lbong, ka,
Ksah, ka,
Ksain,
Ksaid,
n.
a ring;
muscular.
Kstii, u, n. thread,
u. n,
V.
V.
fibre.
a maggot, a grub.
to roll
effort.
Ksam,
Ksan,
to claw,
ksam-kbia.]
V.
to justify, win.
Ksar,
n.
a fox.
to
;
Ksaw,
be accustomed to a. to be lucky ka, n. the goddess of good luck who brings in success in every enterprise, esp. in hunting animals.
V.
;
Kseb, ka,
n.
a pine tree
u, a resinous
pine wood.
Ksem, Ksew,
ka, n. flatus,
n.
wind.
a dog.
ti.
Kshait, ka,
a waterfall, a cascade.
yqvj
{\Yhite),['a>s,
"lieh ksheit-ksheit
Kshong, ka,
Kshot,
V.
n. fat
(as,
to squeeze, to press.
vermin
;
of the head.
Ksiang,
w, n.
n.
an umpire
gold
;
a mediator
a go-between.
Ksiar, ka,
a.
golden.
[Imit.
Ksing, ka,
n.
a drum.
n.
ka ksing-ka dhah.]
Ksing-ngap, ka,
Ksiew,
'Ksih,
n.
a bee-hive.
Ksiew-tun,
a child of a grand-child.
tf,
n.
i;.to
otter ; w, one who goes through the water ordeal squeeze on the throat, to throttle, to seize at the throat,
an
Ksoh,
Ksuid,
V.
n.
a demon.
n.
[Imit,
ksuid-u-khrei.]
Ksuit, ka^
matter, pus.
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'
KTAK-KTAK
Ktak-ktak,
solipieiig
(ioni^'-),
KUAR
lali
<:?. black and aclliesiyc. [As, " na u sh'ing ba'n ioh ka rong kaba long ktak-Matc."^
ngi
n.
Ktang,
Ktah,
Ktait,
ka,
bamboo pipe
in
which water
is
kept
a chimga.
V.
to loach.
v.
[Iinit. ktah-shoi.]
Ktah-kti,
V.
to scatter about.
a.
Ktar-ktar,
muddy.
to
[As,
"ka
ktieli
kaba
klr.{r-]dar''''\
Ktem,
Ktha,
to
chew
Kthang,
a. bitter.
Kthang-kti, uha,
n.
{lit.
bitter).
Kthaw,
?/,
n. a
grand-father,
u, n. a
a father-in-law.
Kthaw kurim
father-in-law.
Kthem, ad. well, handsomely (dressed) [as, "u pynnohbohkbaila noh teh Uhem kein"]. Ktbik, ad. still and upright [as, "u ieng kthik''\
Kti, ka,
n.
a hand.
Ktiar, u, n. a centipede.
Ktik,
V.
to tickle.
n.
n.
Ktieh, ka,
Ktien, ka,
mud
paddy-field.
a mouth, a word.
ka ktien-ka
thylliej.]
Ktub, ktuk, V. to mumble. Ktud, V. to crawl slowly and with effort as one who Ktuk-ktuk, (iong), ad. of a dark and dirty colour,
is
helpless.
[as,
"
bricAV
uba iong
ktuk-ktuk^''].
;
Ktung, ka, n. a small preserved fish a vetch. [Imit. ka ktungka ktap.] Ktui ktui, a. very muddy or dirty (said of water or dress). Ktur-ktur, ad. like a sulphurous glow [as, "phyrnai ktiir-ktnr'].
Kuang, V. to roam about. Same as kwang. Kuah, V. to court, to wish for anything. Same Kuah, (pan-), v. to court a wrong or bad thing.
Kudi,
u, n.
as Jcicah.
areca nut.
Same
as kwai.
;
Kuar, ka,
Same
u,
a milkman.
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KUBI
Kubi,
u, n.
KUMNO-RE-KUMNO
a cabbage.
n.
*Kublot, ka,
a form of agreement
*Kuboit,
*Kiibur,
w, n.
V. to
a small case, a
charm
also
admit
confess.
Kuki,
??.
tbe Kukis
who
are
called
Radem
in the
Khasi
district.
Kuda,
JKudam,
godown a button.
very ancient.
Kudim-kudim,
Kudom,
V.
to gallop, trot.
a lynx.
n.
Kuju, ka
Kulai,
n.
a sort of flageolet
a horse, a pony.
u, n.
*Kulam,
Kular,
V.
a slave.
;
to promise
ka, n. a promise,
Kulbut,
supporting a
*Kuli, u,
a porter, a bullet, a
pill.
[Imit. kulmar-kuhnit.]
very ancient.
like,
;
[_Iinit.
kulong
kumah
[as,
kulong-kulong.]
Kum,
ad.
as,
unintentionally,
kren
bakla."]
v, n.
;
a pitcher.
" ki briew ki
Kuman, a. sullen obstinate. Kumba, ad. as if, about, [as, Kumjuh, ad. the same, all
kiimjuh\
the same,
[as,
kren
kam
Kumne,
ad. thus
like this.
Kumne kumne, ad. at once, immediately. Kumno ? ad. how ? by what means ? Kumno kumno, ad. anyhow, somehow.
Kumno-re-kumno,
ad.
somehow
* Hindi.
or other.
[
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11%
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KUSHIA
Kushia,
u, n.
KYLLABADUR
an
eel (big kind).
Kumta, Kumto,
said).
Kurcto-kumne,
position.
no
[as,
nga
''ong ia
a fine,
an atonement.
[Iniit.
ka kuna-ka
kait.]
to be parsimonious, to keep.
n.
[Imit. knnai-kutin.]
*Kunjari, ka,
a tambourine.
to
n.
\_Imit.
ka^
*Kupar, ka^
Kupar-kad, ka^
an
ill
luck.
side). [Imit.
Kur, 11. a relative (on the mother's u kur-u kmie, ki kur-ki kmie]. *Kura, u, n. a European soldier.
*"Kuran, ka^
n.
ka kur-ka kmie,
the Koran.
Kurat, ka,
*Kuri,
n.
n.
a saw.
<
Kurattia, w, n. a crocodile.
niimber=20.
[Imit. Kurim-kupai.]
ka, n. a wife.
with sMP\
agree
ka, n. a stockade,
to
come
xi.
to
an end,
to resolve, to
fort.
Kut-jingmut,
Kut-lad,
xi.
to decide, to resolve.
Kutok, a. very old. \Imit. kutok-kutok ;^kutok-kudim.] Kya, ha, n. simul tree.
Kylla,
V. to
turn, to change.
).
Kylla-lieng,
to capsize, to be ruined.
n. a
I
Kyllaladur, ka,
* Hindi.
Assamese.
53
KYLLA-KABA-MUT
Kylla-kaba-mut,
Kyllang,
Kyllain,
//,
KYNDANG-KWAH
to repent.
;
v.
n.
a cyclone.
v. to wind, to be inconstant.
kyllain-kyrjaw.]
Kylla-jutang,
v.
to be changing, to be capricious.
n.
Kylla-lyngkot, u,
January.
Kyllan,
v.
to rub, smear.
v.
Kylla-prah,
to
perform a somersault.
capable of covering the whole
[Imit. kylli-
a.
to ask
{j)liali
pyr-thew.]
Kylliang, ad. as a loan, in return
palat.]
ka, n. a loan.
\Imit. kylliang-
Kylliang-ktien,
Ky]lon,
V.
\i.
to retort.
to fall.
a.
Kyllong,
very big.
\Imit. kylluid-kyrwa.]
;
Kyllum
Kyllut,
ad. in a
lumpsum,
as a
whole
v.
to gather
up in a heap.
a. deaf.
v.
Kyn-ad,
to
become swollen
(as a boil).
plant.
Kynkok,
Kynda,
v.
to
n\
a.number=4
a rhinoceros
ment
in the old
v.
to raise
Kyndang-kwah, phr.
impossible for
a person
to get.
who
takes a fancy to
what
it
is
him
Assamese.
KYNDAH-KYNDONG
;
KYN-IEB
Kyndah-kyndong, ^a, n. creek and corner. hijndai\ ad. like a wide Kyuddr, v. to dismantle, break down rimmedhat or sloucli. Kyndat, v. to push away forcibly. ii, n. grounded corn or rice. Kyndeb, v. to palpitate, to pant Kyndians, ad. distinctly, clearly, [as, " nga ioh sngew kyndiajig
;
Kyndiah,
Kyndiap,
gain.
v.
??.
to abstain.
une u
maw u shong
kyndiep
kumba
be
startled, to
be surprised.
come
to oneself.
Kyndok, w, n. sulphur, a lucifer match. ad. carefully (wrapped, said of small Kyndong, Jca, n. a corner things as, "u khung ia ki jain kyndong'') ,{nong=) n. ^ out of -the- way place. \Imit. villager, a person from an
;
kyndong-kynshrot.]
Kyndoi-jakpoh,
of
?;.
to go
to
place in
search
work
or food.
Kyndon, Kyndop,
kyndon-ka kynnah.]
[as,
"
ing iba
"
rifT
'kyndo][)'\
carefully (wrapped, said of Kyndung, kyndung ia lai khun"]. Kynduh, v. to meet with, to strike against.
<]^(i3
a load), [as,
u bah
over-hanging.
n.
Kyndiir, ka^
an oven or stove (for baking). Kynha, v. to shout exaltingly, hurraing to surprise. Kynham, v. to give a warning by shouting hdm-hdm.
;
Kynhied,
v. to v. to
Kynhoi,
Kynhun,
up
(as
55
KYNIEH
"Kynieli,
v.
KYNMAW
to
take by
crow.
foi'ce.
'Kyn-ib,
v. to
Kynja,
nature
u^
(by
making a sound
Kynjang, ka,
u.
elevation, beight.
Kynjab,
Kynjat,
a, lonely.
to
kick
n.
Numeral
Adjective).
tip-toe
Kynjing,
(walk).
v.
to be fastidious (iaid)
ad. carefully
and on
Kynjib, v. to raise one self by standing on the ad. with a springy step, (as, iaid kynjih).
Kynjlar, ad. with a tapering snout, klimut kynjlar^).
(as,
toes,
to skip
"
kf0Bw
uba nep ka
Kynjuot, ad. the appearance of a slender and thin woman [as, " ka tymmen kaba jrong kynjnot"^]. Kynjong, ad. high up, on the top, (as, '' u ieng halor u mawbah
kynjong').
Kynjoh,
v.
to
aim
at, to
reach, to be ambitious.
Kynjoh-khaskain, v. to perform a poojah ceremony before occupyn. Khasi housewarming. ing a newly built house Kynjoifi (jrong-), ad. up, aloft. As, "u shong kynjoin halor u hati."]
;
,
(as, "
Tcynjrait ia
ka
kti
haba
Kynjri,
u, n.
a chain.
w, n.
Kynjri-tabah,
shoulders.
silver
or
gold chain
worn
across
the
Kynjri-wahdong,
Kynjrot,
v. to
u, n.
a kind of earing.
pull
;
off bit
by
bit.
Kynjiih, v. to jolt
to try (the
Kynjuin, ad.
Kynjut,
Kynjut-kti,
"u don
kynjuin halor
hati").
a throbbing pain.
;
to shake hand.
;
n. awake, (as, "ynda la Kynmaw, v. to remember to recollect shi kyvmdw hynne mynmiet nga ioh sngew ba ka lymiiar ka
briew").
[^ImU.
kynmaw-kyndit.]
56
KYNMAW-BYNRIEW
Kynmaw-bynriew,
Kynnit, ad. like a katnat").
v,
KYNRONG SH'ING
to regain consciousness
lifted
;
to
tail
up
(as, "
ka
sini
come ka deni
to oneself.
kynnit ha
Kymiet, | Kyn-nut, J
(jrong-), ad. like a long protuberant " katdong kaba jroiig X-^^we^."]
object.
[As
[Imif.
Kynnoh,
Kyn-6i,
v.
to
pronounce
to blame,
to find
fault with.
kynnoh-kynta.]
v.
Kynpha,
v. to address a male as if he were a female (by using personal pronouns in the feminine gender).
assist.
Kynphia, v. to bluster. Kynphot, ad. like a fop. [As, " u leh ialade kynpliot.'"'] Kynphui, v. to wish to be unlucky, (especially in arrow-shooting),
a.
bushy.
" u
Kynphuit, v. to spit violently, to decry. Eynphut, ad. improvidently, carelessly hynphut ia u kba"].
[as,
masi u
bam
Kynphur, ad.
loosely,
(as,
" ki
mem
ki
mg
).
Kynplam,
Kynrad,
n.
v.
to dabble.
.
a master, a lord.
v. to
Kynrang,
undermine,
to dig violently.
Kynram, Kynrem,
")
directions or
Kynran, v. to retire, to go backwards. Kynreng, ad. with long horns as those of a stag, obstructingly [as, " nga ioh-ili ia u masi ba u ieng kynreng. "^^ Kynrei, a. abundant, common. Kynriang, a. crooked, leaning to one side.
Kynriah,
Kynrih,
v. to
remove, to
shift.
v.
to sift
with a
sieve.
Kynro, v. Kynrong,
to prop.
to grope.
v. to
sitting
depositing the
67
KYNROH
Kynroh, ka, kynram.]
Kynroi,
Kynroi-prie,
n.
KYNTA
a wall
;
v, to
build a wall.
\Im%i.
ka kynroh-ka
v. to stir, v.
agitate.
to
have nausea.
churn, rumble,
shake.
\Imit.
Kynruh,
v.
to
rinse,
kynruh-
kynrang.]
Kynrum, ac?. confusedly (like debris) \Imit. kynrum-kynram.] Kynrum-kynram, hi, n. things lying about in confusion.
.
Kynrup, Kynsah,
Kynsai,
v.
v.
a. of
the best kind, selected, choice, sterling. [as, " ka miaw ka kynrup kynsan
Kynshait,
Kvnshdiit'
v,
to syringe.
\q\i
kynshdiit'kMnmQ.'*'^
store
Kynshew,
Kynshin,
Kynshoit,
v.
gather together
to
up.
[^Imit.
ky nshew-kyndiap. ]
v.
v.
to abet.
Kynshriang,
both
sides.
Kynslut,
v. to sniff, snuff.
v.
to
make an
* Hindi.
unnecessary mention of
"
58
KYNTAIT
Kyntait,
v.
KYNTHONG
to reject, to
throw
;
aside.
v.
Kyntang,
work.
a.
consecrated, holy
to finish
up the fringe of a
net-
Eyntang-maram, w, n. the spirit of a person who died on the high-way or out-of-doors and whose body lies exposed and unburnt. His attack to people is indicated by a severe headache. Kynta-lyngkor, it, n. the part of a plough from which the farmer holds and directs the plough-share.
Kyntar, ad. like a fox (with a drooping
Kynteitj
v.
tail).
to
Kyntcm,
ka, n. the
bed
a.
of
a garden or
slothful,
fi.eld
{lit.
threshing
floor.
Kyntem-uiuh-mat,
eye-lasbes).
lazy,
^^' ^^^^ drooping tail like a frightened dog or fox. Kvnter \ Kynthak, ad. lively, friskily, [as, " ine i khynnah iba smat noh
teh kynthak.^^l
v. to foment, to sear to sting. Kynthai, ad. beautifully (clothed), [as, " u pynnoh bohkhaiia kijntliM''^ flowingly.
;
Kynthah,
ia
ka tdong
Kynthap,
v.
to
n.
be close
female.
to or against
any
object.
Kynthei, ha,
\Im%t. kynthei-khynnah.]
Kynthem,
with kynthem-kynjai.]
ad.
overlapping
dhoti
flourishing.
\Imit.
Kynthen, ad. with a big calf, (as, "u Khasi u don ka khohwah kaba lieh kynthen'^). Kynther, v. to throw off, to shake. Kynther-jymbnin, v. to disown a child (by a mother). Kynthet, d violently, carelessly, [as, " wat ju ^\\\m. kynfhet ia kaei kaei ba {?ang"] v. to shake off or break off (friendship). Kynthew, ad. with a long tail in ragged clothes, [as, " u sim uba
;
;
JL'ong
u tdong
kynthew.'^'\
little
girl, [as,
" ine
khynnah
Kynthiap, ad. modestly, (as, "i kliynnah i iengkynthiaj)''). Xynthih, v. to jump up (high), ad. completely, fully, " san snem kynthih nga la shoi:ig ryngkat bad phi mynta."] KynthlAp, v. to flap, splasb.
[as,
Kynthong,
69
KYNTHOH
Kyntlioh,
v.
KYNTOP
to
make
to
comment
on,
Kynthr^in-, }
Kyntliii,
V.
'''^'
^''^^^^^^^'
^ ^P^^o ^nthrong:]
tc give out as
Kynthung, ad. conspicuously (like a ])ig solitary tree). Kynthun, ad. with big, fat calves, (as, " u biiew uba heh ka khohwah kynthun'^). Kynthup, ad. modestly, well covered, [as, " nga ioh-i ia u shipai v. to embrace, clasp, comba u kup la ka brandi kyntlmp"']
;
prise.
loose garments,
(as,
"
u phong ka
sopti
kaba
Kynti,
v. to strike with a clenched fist on the back ; n. times, (as, shikynti^ once ; a>r kyiiH, twice) ;--ad. entirely, (as, iohkyutiy
inherited)
Kyntiak,
a.
smart.
Kyntiang,
v.
Kyntik, v. to ground.
treading
heavily
on
the
Kyntien, ka, n. a morsel a word (generally joined with numerals. Adjectives shi dr lai ).
v.
Kyntiew,
v. to lift, to
impose, to promote.
to
to be healed (of a
wound).
Kyntiew-iing, v. to admit in the house. [Imit. kyntiew-iicg kyntiew-sem.] Kynting, v. to throw upwards. Kyntip, v. to ask one whether he knows what one is holding or thinking about ; to disavow. Kyntir, ad. with a small tail, (as, "u khniang uba don tdong kyutlr').
[as,
'*
don
iwei
of
houses, a village, a
n.
quarter.
[Tmit,
a heap, a mound, earthen wall. Kyntop (jrong-), ad. like a pig tail. [As, " ki Blue-jac/cefs ki long ki shipai -lieng ba phong i tupia iba kyntop".']
to
Kynton,
heave i-^ka,
60
KYNTU
Kyntu, Kyntung, a. like a hill or mound, kyntmig hangtai."]
V. to
KYRDEM
urge, persuade.
[as,
u marok uba
Kyntur,
Kyn-tid,
v. to v.
^^,
to
burrow.
;
to sing, to
hum
to intone
to chant.
Kyn-um,
Kyoh,
Kyr-ang, Kyr-ah,
n. a brother-in-law.
[Imit.
u kyn-um-u
iing.]
to crack.
Saw
kyrang^ reddish.
ring seen in the
tail
a.
ring-shaped
(like the
of
rattle- snake).
Kyr-an,
a.
Kyrbam,
Kyrbeit,
v.
warped, distorted
v, to strain, to exert,
\lmit. kyr-
beit-kyrthing.]
Kyrkait,
v.
to shout exultingly.
Kyrkhah,
Kyrkhait,
ha^ n.
v.
phlegm
v.
to
n.
gnaw with
;
zest.
Kyrkhoit, ha^
Kyrkhu,
Kyrkieh,
v.
to bless
sound {khu),
[/mit.
kyrkhu-kyrdoh.]
v.
to
be in a hurry
Kyrking, ad. like a small connecting link or portion between two large bodies ; slender (as, ka " Isthmus Panama ka sah sa kyrking'').
JKyrkit, kat
n.
a cricket, play-ground.
Kyrkoh, v. to crow over a person. Kyrda, v. to exert, strive, to use one's strength. Kyrdan, ka, n. step, degree, shelf. \Imit. kyrdan-kyrnah]. Kyrdap,') ad. as if wearing something hanging, (as, **u kieng ia 'ksiim^ kyr dap"). Kyrdep, > Kyrdat, ad. dangling, (as, " ka iarong ka sdien kyrdat ha katyr*
peng").
ICyrdem,
v. to
foot,
X English.
61
KYRDOH
Kyrdoh,
v.
KYR-OH
to exert.
Kyrdon, kay n. stair, step, degree. [^Imit. ka kyrdon-ka kyrnah.] Kyrdot, ad. hangingly (like a small ball). [As, "biin ki Khasi ki deng kyrdot da ki 'siar-tylli."]
Kyrduh, a. needy, poor, wanting. [Jm?7. kyrduh-kyrtan.] Kyrdut, ad. like a big ball haDging. [As, " nga ioh-i ba ka don kaba atsohkhliamg kyrdut ha ka shkor u War."]
Kyr-eit, a. vain, foppish.
Kyrngah, v. to sLake the head as a sign of disapproval nnwiUing; to decline. \^lmit. kyrngah-kyrngang.] Kyrngang, ad. like a lonely boy or truant. Kyrngaid, v. to eat with zest.
to
be
Kyrngem,
to
it.
ka, n. a fruit-pigeon.
ka^ n.
Kyrngiang,
Kyrngong, ad.
Kyrhai,
a.
like
(as,
"
u khynnah u shong
tipsngi kyrngong^^).
abundant
ad. abundantly.
Kyrhieh,
v.
to speak or threaten
Kyr-iah, v. to cut a fish horizontally at short intervals for frying or cooking to cut at short intervals. Kyr-iap, ") ad, standing like a diseased fowl. [As, " balei utai u 'khar-kaw u ieng kyriap ha lyeit dieng ?"] Kyr-iep, j
;
Kyr-iat,
v.
to gnash.
Kyr-iaw,
Kyr-ih,
v.
a.
seasoned, full-grown.
to turn
sitting posture
to
turn as on a hinge.
Kyrmen,
hi."]
v. to
hope.
[as,
Kyrni,
a.
addicted
to,
accustomed
to.
(like a cloth
when washed)
to
spoil
by
Kyr-oh,
to
fit
KYR-OT
Kyr-ot,
KyrpiUl,
a. V.
62
KYRTONG
stubborn, easily provoked.
to pray, beg, supplicate.
aside, separately
;
[Imii. kyrpad-kyrpon.]
Kyrpang, ad.
lar,
a.
separate, set
ajtart,
particu-
Kyrpong,
Kyr-sa,
does).
v.
ka, n. the
back
of the house.
{esp. in
to
undermine,
soft earth
or
sand as
a mola
one's
Kyrsan-kyrbah, v. to call on the gods for the restoration of good health or prosperity.
Kyrsan-rngiew, the gods.
v. to call
life
by invoking
a part
of
front, (being
Kjrshan,
v.
Kyrshung,
Kyrshut,
Kyrsia,
v.
a.
of a
wedge,
(as,
"
u sniang u
iaid kyrshung").
a.
to rub, scour.
;
to squirt
v.
to spurt.
Kyrsiew,
Kyrsih,
to call up, to
wake
up.
child).
to a head.
v.
to go
Kyrsong,
Kyrsoi,
v. to
be
to
come
v. to
v.
ooze, to
come
out.
Kyrsuh,
to poke.
to wallow.
to
Kyrsum,
Kyrteng,
Kyrtep,
v. v.
name
ka, n,
a name.
w, u.
an
evil-spirit
who
affliction
is
ascribed to
visited
on
his children.
Kyrthdi,
v. to
Kyrthat,
v. to s^orawl, to
v. v.
Kyrthiaw,
to twist
on the dust Kyrthom, etc. crops, to damage Kyrthup, v. to bathe in the dust or sand
to tread heavily
or
mud
so
as
to
cause
Kyrtiang,
Kyrtiah,
v.
to turiin. a
round.
;
...
(as a
fowl does).
ti,
Kyrtong,
u^ n.
rain.
63
KYRTOH
Kyrtoh,
v. to
DAd
leap, to curvet.
v.
Kyrtoh-lyndet,
to reboimdj to re-act.
;
Ky.rtimg, ad. promincnlly, bulgingly [as, phi lah ba'n Kyllang nalor u lum Sliillong, ii tai kyrtung.']
xoli-i
ia
KYrvvep'
^^^^"
^^^^^^
(bent),
pliably;
[as, "
u briew u
la
jem
KyinYopJ
ky^^^^n^-'l
[As, " ki
kaba
ki/rweng.'^]
v.
Kyrwiang,
kyrwit.]
to
wind up,
to
kyrwiang-
Kyrwit, ka^
n.
a round, a turn.
;
Kyrwoh,
n.
a link, a ring
of
aihjrwoh^
to give
etc.
notice
by sending
cane or of bamboo,
D.
!D,
Da, (1) prep, by, with, through (2) often used N|;o express contingency and to soften a command [as, " haba phi shim ruh da rah biang biang ioh hap."] (3) v. to protect.
;
Dab,
u, n. a
bullock
Dabi, ka^
n. a
n.
a claim
v. to
Dabia, ka,
Dabor, ka,
Dab-tari,
n.
n.
a double pice.
;
a handle of a knife
u^ n.
a daftri or book-binder.
Dak,
u, n. a sign, a letter; a mark; a postal runner ; ad. at once, imDiediately ; [as, " u myrsiang " u la dait ia ka biang, hynrei
j)ei
^i-
la
iehnoh
dak.'"'\
[Imit.
ka dak-ka
Daka,
fDakaid,
an
evil doer
;
a dacoit.
^
;
fDakhir,
to deposit
entrust
file.
v.
to appropriate
Dad,
a.
Beugali.
64.
DADIEN
Dadien, ad. backward Dangj ad. yet, still, just
;
DARLIENG
[as,
;
laid dadien.']
[as, trei
katba daiig im
khie dang
step lashai,
lio]
v.
to
commence.
Dangkhie,
a.
Dah,
V.
sacrifice).
to prepare [Imit.
preparation
(for
to
commence, begin.
{Synteng to copulate.)
iJa ara,
)
^j^^-^jigeixi),
n,
*Dai, ka^
n.
a wet nurse,
a fine.
Hindi
ddl.
Daiii, v. to
impose
(a fine); to cut.
;
[as, ki la
dain halor.]
Daifidong,
v.
7;.
to corner
Dain -dor,
Dait,
V.
to haggle.
worry
pyndait^
v.
to
fit.
*t
'dait, w, n. {ahhrev. of
Dait-thah,
a.
very cold
ice-like.
*
Da
lei-lei,
Dam,
a.
obliterated.
;
Da-mar, fhr. used in contemptuous expressions or in challenging [as, " da-mar une u pran ia leh."]
Dambit,
v.
to stick, to adhere.
Dana, n. food, grain (especially given to animals) with shi-, as, " ym don shi dana ruh.") Danda, a. deceiving, cheating, befooling, tricky,
danda-phulit.]
v.
to joke. [^Imit.
Dap,
a. full, sufficient,
enough.
[as, iaid
Dap-hom
Dara, ka,
(ym-),
v.
to
be unsatiable.
;
dar-dar.]
Da' rap-jot,
* Hindi.
65
DAT
Dat,
V.
DENG-DENG
to beat.
[/mit. dat-shoh.]
;
[as,
Daw,
n.
a cause, an excuse.
(eh), ad. toiigh
;
\_Imit.
[as,
ka daw-ka dong.]
Daw-daw
Dawa,
Dkai,
V.
to claim.
n.
Dawai, ka,
u, n.
medicine.
[ImiL dawai-dashin.]
Dkar,
k.n, n.
a tortoise.
Dkaw,
Dkhai,
an emergency.
to pull in pieces.
Dkhan, Dkhap,
Dkhar,
w, n.
non-Khasi.
\_Imit.
u dkhar-n-lyngkien.]
become
bald.
Dkhat,
Dkhc4w,
come
Dkhew,
Dkhi,
11,
a kind of gnat.
n. a
Dkhiat,
u, n. itch,
w, n. ant.
n.
{acarus scahiei).
Dkhiew,
Dkhot, ka,
a part, a piece, a
meat used in sacrifice. Dkhoh, ka, n. an owl. Dko, n. the people living
Hills,
\_/mit.
n,
pieces
of
Khasi
on the borders
of the
Garo Hills
the
Garos.
[Imif.
Dko-u Lyngngam,] Dkoh, a. lame. [Imit. Dkoh-dkia.] Dkut, V. to snap, break, finish up. Dkut-mynsiem, v. to give up the ghost. De, ad. also, too [as, "nga rub nga'n leit
;
de.^'^
*Dek, Deng,
w, n.
V.
put on deng-kup.]
to
' deng-deng.^^^ "i
"
to
[^Imit.
[as,
* Hindi,
66
I
'DI
1!
DEI
Dei,
V.
to
belong
to, to hit
a. fit,
dei
Dem,
V.
to bend, to lie
;
down,
yield,
;
bow,
to
ad. constantly
assiduously
[as,
u dem
[as,
to
Den, ad. fast, stedfastly [as, nga la jan ur hynne hinrei tang ba nga ioh snoh na u dieng nga la neh den.'] v. to bund. Den-den, ad. with firm steps (of a child) [as, laid den-den.']
Dep,
V.
to finish
[as,
*'
ki Sohra
haba
leit
Tharia
thatching.
*Desi,
a.
country-made.
!
Tush
Dew,
int.
ka Deiv,
n.
a wave
(at
sea).
n. earth, dust.
clay.
'dewksang, ka,
'dewkynroi, ka,
'dewiong,
ti,
n.
hard earth.
n. loose earth.
n. coal.
'dewlangni, ka^
n.
'dewlynnong, ka,
meadow. n. an island.
;
'dewmet, ka,
'dewsaw, ka,
n.
dust
earth or
soil free
stone.
n.
red eartb.
n.
'dewshrah, ka,
fallow land
arable land
terra firnia,
(the
opposite
dngai>g'^).
of
\lew-
Dngang,
Dngiang, ad.
u peit dngiavg).
place, steadfastly, (as,
i.e.,
Dngiem, Dngong,
*di,
n.
a bear.
ad. in the
same
u ap dngong).
20.
* Hindi.
DIANG
Diang,
n. the left, " pdiang "), y. imjyer. receive 'diang {abbrev. of
v.
DIENG-NGAN
to receive,
it.
'diangti-diangjat,
v.
to receive completely.
;
[as,
bha
[as,
" balei
leh diaw
kum-
become troublesome.
n.
Didiaw, ka,
its cry.
a long-legged bird
ka Diawoit" from
dik-dik ba'n ia
[as,
"
u kwah
shem bad
Die,
V.
la ki
khun."]
[^Imit. die-thied.]
to
sell,
betray.
Die-baibat,
Die-baitrai,
v. to sell for
v.
cash.
Die-khutia,
v.
Die-duh,
v.
to sell
away
to sell at a loss.
tree,
u.
Dieng,
siej.]
tc
or ka, n.
wood,
timber.
[Imit,
ka dieng-ka
Diengblei, u,
n. sdl tree.
(JBot).
Shorea Hobusta.
;
u, n. w, n.
a wooden sleeper
a hard
a cat's paw.
as posts.
wood used
n.
Diengkdin, ka,
{Bot.)
n.
handled.
Rhus succedanea.
u, n.
Diengkseh,
the pine-wood.
n. {Bot.)
Finns Khasya.
ooiton
Diengkurlong, ka,
melia composita.
Diengkya,
tree.
w. (see
Kya).
{Bot.)
Bombay malabaricum ^
;
DiengddWj
ka, n. a
.Diengdoh, ka, n. {Bot.) Buclandia populnea ; a tree with leaves like the betel but thick ; a name of one of the Khasi clans.
Diengduh, u, n, staff, walking stick. [Imit. diengduh-diengshdn.] Dieng-ngan, ka, n. a tree which is sometimes dressed for timber. {Bot.) Schima walUchii.
i~
'
* Hindi,
6^
DIENG-NGAI
Dieng-ngai, ka,
n.
DIENGSHIAH
the "iron-tree"
oi*
nahur
Nar/es^or.
(Bot.)
Mesua
ferrea.
n. fire- wood, dried- wood. n.
Diengiap, ka^
Diengiap-ieng, ka,
a tree which
is
withered up.
Dieng-iei, ka, n. the name oi a gigantic ti-ee in Kliasi folklore supposed to have grown at the beginning of creation on the hill west of and over-looking the Shillong station. It is said that the tree was of such an enormons size that it over-shadowed the whole earth, [^Imit. diengiei-diengpiet.]
Dieng lamaki,
ka, n. [Bot.) Symplocus racemosa. the leaves of which are used in dyeinsj cloths.
tt,
kind of tree
Diengjamynrei,
Diengjing,
n.
a shrub
much
of
used in making
tikia.
u, n. {Bot.)
Qnercus spiuida.
name
tall
and straight
tree. {Bot.)
Dienglyngngong, ka, n. the stump or knob of a tree. [Imit. Dienglyngngong-dienglyngngiang.] Dienglymbong, ka, n^ a piece of undressed wood, a part of a trunk, a log.
Diengmet,
ka, w. a
term applied to
all trees
besides pine-trees.
Dieng-niangmat, ka, n, a shrub whose bark yields a yellow colour and is used as medicine for eye sores {Boi?) Berheris Nepalen' sis a kind of holly.
;
^iengphasi, ka,
n.
the gallows.
Diengpingwait, ka, n. a tree whose bark is of a lively green colour used in making handle for daw, etc. {Bot.) Baphnidium puU cherrimum.
Diengphna,
(as skins)
u, n.
;
Biengphniengj
Biengpyngkiang,
Dieng-rtiang, ka,
a cross-bar, obstacle.
Queroua dealhata.
;
oak.
;
Diengsawdong,
it,
n.
a beam.
Diengshalangmat, ii, n. a rafter. Diengsahbiar, u, n. a batten. Diepgshaindoh, ka, n. a piece of wood where flesh chopping board one who forbears ill-treatment. Biengshankhung, u, n. a truss. Biengshiab, u^ n, a brier, a thorn, a bramble.
;
is
minced,
tk
6^
DIENGSHYNRAIN
Diengsliynrain, ka, sby Uriah.]
n.
DING
a dried twig.
of
[Imt't.
dicngsliynrain-dieng-
DiengsniDg, ka,
iiopsis sp.
n. a
kind
oak
tree, a
Diengsong
ka, n. a prickly- tree resembling lea kya or the simul Assamese) ti.adar. {Bot.) Erijthrina an instrument made of pieces of wood for punishing criminals stocks.
cree ;(in
Diengsohbyrthit,
u, n.
?/,
Diengsohkynphor,
Diengsohli-ia,
ka.,
n.
n.
earthen wares.
(Bot.)
n.
Diengsohiong,
ginea.
ii,
{Bot.)
Diengsoblyngdkhur,
Diengsohmanir,
Diengsohpairahj (Hindi) ritha.
n, n. a litchee tree.
n.
Diengsohniamtra, ka,
n.
an orange-tree.
{Bot.)
Sapindus mukorrosi
Diengsohphan,
Diengsohpieng,
zi,
n.
u, n.
u, n.
Diengsohphoh,
lata.
{Bot.)
Pyrus granw
Diengsohpri-am,
Diengsohshur,
ti,
it,
n. the
wild pear-tree.
Diengsuwali, u, n. one of the sticks attached to the big crossstick of a plough to guard the neck of the ox. Diengthang, ka, n. wood for erecting a funeral pyre.
Diengthlieh, ka, n. a split piece of
fire
wood.
DiengtylMw,
Die-laka, j Die-lang, )
Die-lildm,
ka, n. a brand.
^^
^^^
^ wholesale.
v. to sell
Dien, ka,
n. track,
limit,
ka dien-ka bud.]
be too
late.
Ding,
n, ka, fire.
10
DINGPYRTHAT
Dingpyrthat, ka,
Dingsuid-tdn, ka^
n. fire lighted
n. will-o'-the
DOH
by a
flash of lightning.
Dih,
V.
to drink
v.
[Imit. dih-bam.]
Diliduma,
to
smoke.
[Imit. dihduma-dihdukhew.]
Dihe, a. big and fat. Dihia, a. fat and heavy. Diho, a. short and fat. Dob-dob, ad. slowly and steadily sdang iaid dob-dob.^^
;
(child), [as,
"
khunlung
la
Dok, V. to kiss to correct or counterpoise the balance before weighing things, ka, n. a canister. [as, " u la quiveringly, as an old man (walks) Dod-dod, ") > ad. tymmen dod-dod mynta."]; very weakly attached [as, " ka bniat ka la khih dod-dod.^'] Dnd dud ) ka dong-ka [Imit. Dong, ka, n. corner, quarters, angle.
;
kuna.]
n.
tube, pipe
[as,
ka dong tymshape
(like
Dong, V. to roll up pan or any leaf in a conical a khili). Dongkor, ka^ n. the back of the ear. Dong dong, ad. without any difficulty, easily, [as, phiang ruh u rah dong-dongT^
Dongla, ka,
n.
*'
la
u khiew-
a species of bamboo.
Dong
lotlot, ka, n. a
kind of
flageolet.
;
[as, "
u tyllun donglydong^^
Dongmatang,
Dongnai, ka,
ka, n.
n.
a right angle.
the coccyx. [as, " i sim iba jrong
[as, kli dongrong."]
Dongmatla, ka,
n.
of
a wag-tail
Dongrong, ad.
joints
a person
secrets,
ka, n. a
pan
leaf.
Dob,
V.
to
kiss.
[Imit, doh-dait.]
ka, n. flesh,
meat.
[Ifnit,
ku
doh-ka-kah.]
71
DOHBNIAT
Dohbniat, ka^
n.
DON
the
gums
Dohkha, ka^ n. fish. [Imit. clohkha-dohpnat.] Dohksew, a. obstinate, dogged. Dohkrang, ka, n. the rib. Dohksah, ka^ n. the muscle.
of meat.
desperate, reckless.
ka^ n. the internal soft parts of the body, such as the the lungs, the kidneys, the heart, and other organs in the chest and abdomen. Dohlen, ka, n. the gums without the teeth as those of a baby.
liver,
Dohjem,
Dohmasi,
ka^ n. beef.
ka^ n. the lean.
Dohmet, Dohmrad,
ka^
71.
venison.
[^Imit.
dohmrad-dohmreng.]
;
[as,
kren do/miej.]
Dohnud, u, dohnam.]
n.
the
liver,
/^(7,
heart or mind.
[hnit. dohniid-
Dohshyieng, ka^
n.
Dohsniang,
Dohsnieh,
ka, n. pork.
ct,
dogged, stubborn.
u, n.
Dohsohkhia,
in
the
chests of cattle.
Dohtdongj ka,
dohthej:']
n.
the hump.
[as,
"
u kren
2/,
1
n.
a small
fish.
[/mit. dohthli-dohthdm.]
Bengali^
^Tf
kcii
*Doi,
n.
curd.
and
fro
[as,
pawang
;
doi-doi]
weak,
[as,
nga sngew
doi-doi.]
title of
honour.
Dom,
Don,
a.
ka,
f?.
Domriang,
V. is,
has, exists.
* Hindi,
12
d6n-d6n
Don-don, ad. firmly (walk, " i kliunlung mynta i la
Don-ak6r,
a.
duai
like
little
bird
or
child)
[as,
iaid don-don.^']
polite, civil.
well-behaved
Donbak,
Donbok,
I)onb6r,
v. to
expression).
v. to a.
be lucky.
[/mif. donbor-donsor.]
powerful, influential,
donburom-donsurom.] Donburom, . Donkam, v. to need, to have business, to be occupied, [/jnit. donkam-donjam.] Donduk, v. to have complaints or troubles, [/mit. dondukhonourable,
[hnit.
donpap.]
Dondvyr,
a.
beautiful
[/mit. dondur-
dondar
Don-iktiar, a. having authority.
Donrain,
a.
having sense
of honour.
[Imit. donrain-donrem.J
Dop,
kui n. the
Dop-kait, ka,
Dopwai,
Dor, ka,
an areca-nut
sorbar.]
tree.
price
[/mit.
ka dor-ka mur.]
a. distorted,
curved.
Dorbar, ka,
n. couDcil.
[//;n7.
;
ka dorbar-ka
[/;;^i^.
glasses.
*Dorkhat,
*Dorji,
71.
n. a petition, application.
ka dorkhat-ka
of
dorpat.]
tailor.
*Doroga,
raga.
u, n.
an Inspector
or Sub-Inspector
Police
a Bo-
*Dorwan,
fDoskot,
it,
n. a door-keeper.
V.
to sign.
;
a bond.
Bpei,
kd, n.
hearth
ashes.
Du, ad. after all, well, really, is du ? Khat u nang iaid ^w.] Duwai, ")
or
K V.
n't
it ?
[as,
kumta
to pray
n.
prayer,
[/uiit. duai-pliirat.]
Duai,
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
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DUWAN
Duwan,
")
DULAN
y
or
ka^ n,
an
altar.
[Imit. duwan-dupat.]
Duan,
Duar,
lynti.]
)
kfif
n.
a door, an opening,
^<^^
a mart.
S^Imit.
duar-ka
Dubasia,
w, n.
an
interpreter.
*Dabi,
n.
a dhobi or washerman.
or
ka duk-ka pap.]
a shop-keeper.
cursing, tenaciously,
Dud
or Dut, v. to
Xvi, n.
make
away
devils.
*Dud,
milk.
Dung, 17. to stab, pierce. Dub, v. to lose, to forfeit. \Imii. dub-tan, Dub- (a sufiix) which means entirely, once
iap-fl'/z, iiiQ-duh,
or, duh-sep.]
word
s&h-duh.
;
to
be in a
fix.
[Imit. duhbuit-
to forfeit, to waste.
v.
Dubjingkyrmen,
to be hopeless
to despair.
Dubai, phr. not at all, in the name of (used in speaking anything solemnly as, " duhai mabarani").
Dubalia,
ki^ n.
funeral flute-players.
Duhoi, kaba,
*Dui,
n.
7t.
up and down
(big)
[as,
"ka ruh ka
Duitara, ka,
n.
a harp.
*Dujok, ka,
n. hell.
;
masonry building.
[Imit.
ka
f BeDgali,
74
DULE
Dule,
V. to
DUWANI
keep or ym."
fulfil one's
tive "
v.
to
Dulon,
V, to toil, to plod.
Dum,
a.
dark, ignorant.
fDum, Duma,
n.
a fisherman.
tobacco,
[^Imit.
u diim-u maswa.]
w, n.
[/mit.
duma-dukhew.]
Dumadih,
treacle.
u, n.
Dumasla
ti,
n.
tobacco
leaf.
to
be
at a loss.
{coloq.)
> V. to
be foggy or misty.
Dumlyoh,
Dummiew,
a.
Dum ok,
V.
to threaten, scold,
[/mit.
Durblei, ka,
an image.
a kind of gambling.
bother
*Duri-p6, ka,
n.
*Duriap,
v.
to ponder, think.
I
it
*Duriaw,
*Dusmon,
an enemy.
n.
n.
[Imit.
u dusmon-u
dandia.]
*Dustur, ka,
custom, habit.
a Bengali basket.
[/mit. duwai-phirat.]
;
fDusuin, ka^
Duwai,
V.
to pray, supplicate,
n.
Duwali, ka,
season.
Duwan,
ka, n.
an
altar.
[Imit.
;
ka duwan-ka dupat.]
*Dawani,
* Hindi.
75
DYNGKHONG
DyDgkhong,
dyngkhait.]
ka^ n.
EIT-KOR
a
stump
(of
a tree);
\^Imit.
dyngkhong(as, "
Dyngngor, ad.
leli
biej dyngngor'^).
Dyngheng,
heng.^ \
ad.
"^
amazed, surprised
[as, "
peit
lyngngoh dyn^^
Dyngong,
or
Dngong,
ojjg."]
[as,
"
u ksew u ap dyng-
u, n.
a small bear.
Dympuin,
Dypei, ka^
ka^ n.
manure
u,
(of
ti.
^jhum
E.
cultivation).
as dJ>eL
n. hearth,
ashes,
same
E, the fifth letter in the Khasi alphabet. Ekjakor, w, ;?. a devil in the shape of a serpent monster.
a fabulous sea-
lEksamin, ka^
n.
examination,
;
-v.
to examine.
[as,
"
kumno u
Eh,
a.
hard,
a.
difficult,
unrelenting,
ad. very,
exceedingly,
int.
fie!
Eh-eh,
exceedingly hard or
stiff,
very tedious.
E-he, hit. expression of disapproval ; expression of triumph and wonder, especially when followed by heh. [as, " e-he heh^ u
mareh u
kulai."]
Ei=a word
=who
'Ei
knows nga
la
bthah
ei ia
=1
fas, tip-^i
pron.
who ? what ?
;
kata ba
pah?]
-ei^-suffix
[as,
"u
la ^\-ei ia
nga kane."]
Ei-ei, n. something, anything.
all.
Eire, ka, n. something (already said or understood.) Eit, ka, n. stool, dung, excrement, scum. \Imit. ka eit-ka ksem.]
X English.
76
Eir-DANG
Eit-dang, kaha^ n. hard evacuations or faeces.
Eit-masi, ka, n. cow-dung.
GALI
Eitmut, ka,
an iron-furnace.
Elashi, u, n. cardamon.
used at the end of a sentence to soften the expres[as, " ynda lah b^^m sion it is also equivalent to yon know, lah dih em, nga sa leit noh"]. (In Synteng it means there is.)
fem (badon-ba-), a. well-to-do. fen, V. to cease from crying to keep silence. fen-ja, V. to remain without taking food. \_Imit. enja-enjhur.]
;
[as,
" ka ding
ka dang meh
^r-^r.'']
a cyclone.
mingled with
rain.
a storm.
\_Imit. 'er--iong-'er-ngit.]
Ew
inter, ejaculation of
dismay or surprise
Oh Ah
1
G.
G, the sixth letter in the Khasi alphabet, It is pronounced egg. ('^^O
*Gadda
Garo,
n.
(see kadda.)
*Gian
(see Kian.)
same
as Kali.
VMMKVWP^fWQN)
* Hindi.
I English.
77
NG
NG.
Ng, the seventh
eng, (4-).
letter in the
NGAW-NGAW
Khasi
alj)hahet
;
it
is
pronounced
Nga, pron.
I.
;
[;is,
"
ia
u wei
pat."]
sud-
(bitter)
[as,
ngang ba nga
"
bam
guinine.^^']
Ngang-ngang, o^. obstinately, tenaciously ; kumno kumno ruli u shu bat n^ang-ngang uba skhem ngang -ngang.''^'] Ngah-ngah, a. as tender as a new born babe iba dang ngah-ngah.'"~\
Ngai,
^ ad. very
>
;
La nga
'*
ono*
ia
u;"
dieno*
[as, "
I khunlimo"
soundly (sweet or sleepy); [as, " katba nga nang bam n;ing bang ngai-ufiai;'' u nongNgai-ngai, } tub u ong " katta ki la ioh thiah bha ngai.'"'] Ngai-nt!ai-i)git-ngit, a. Aveak and dizzy; lan^juid; [as, nga'm sngewbhait bha myuta nga shu sngew ngai-ngai-ngit-ngit
kumno-re,]
Ngain shu
.
ia
u powder,
du,
um."]
;
[as,
'*
dang
dum n^ain-ngam
Ngam, V. to sink, to plunge. Nga'm {contr. of "nga ym "), phr. I Ngam-um, v. to decide by water-ordeal
Nga'n
{contr. of "
not.
;
to dive.
nga yn
\Imit.
u ngap
Iwai.]
Ngap-ngap
Ngap-tem,
Ngap-tung,
Ngap-wieh,
Uj n.
7/,
n.
green
[as,
" phi
im
Ngat,
ngaf-ngar.^''\
V.
be caught in a snare.
Ngaw-ngaw
NGEK
Ngek, ad.
ngekP'\
to
NGOI-NGOI
stop short
;
[as,
" nga
tang
sliu
dumok u sangeh
[as, "
ka khia
Ngeit,
-v.
ngeng-7igeng.'"'\
to believe, to be persuaded.
superstitious,
credulous.
\_Imit.
ngeit biet-
Ngem
Ngen,
(bam-),
V. to
v.
to do
wrong
secretly, (see
bam-ngem.)
disappear, to be suppressed.
Ngen-bndi, kaba, n. waning of the moon. Ngep-ng6p, ad. with dishevelled hair when just getting up from bed ; [as, " tang shu khie ngep-ngep u bamja."] Nger-nger, ad. indistinctly dizzily ; [as, " nga ioh-i kumba laid u briew nge^-nyer."'] Nget-nget, ad. partially and faintly as a passing^ and vanishing object; [as, " nga ioh-i kein nget-nget ia ka rel."]
;
No"i,
pron. we.
used as a
suffix in
compound word,
as
in mih'ngi.
Ngiah,
a.
enough,
v.
to suffer
from ennui.
[Imit. ngiahshoin.]
;
Ngiah-ngiah, a. very tender or young, ad. daintily ngiah-ngiah ia lade."] Ngiam, v. to contain, to hold, to be able to enter.
[as,
"
leh
Ngieng, ad, nauseous ; to be affected with a peculiar sensation *' nga sngew ngieng ba'n bam ia ka."] [as,
'ngiem, {abbrev. of dngiem), a bear. Ngih ngih-ngah ngah, a. belonging to a far obscure or dismal
place.
we
will.
[as, "
u khie hynue
dang Ngong,
ngir-ngir.^^']
ad.
suddenly (meet)
[as,
"
ynda nga
ia
kynduh ngong
tlot
hajan u sa kren."]
Kgoi-ngoi, ad. languidly, weakly
;
[as, "
nga sngew
ngoi ngoi
mynta."]
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NGON
Ngon, ad, down, to the ground, attentively vgon shapliang 'mihngi."] Ngop, V. to sink down.
Ng6r,
V. to
;
HAEI-RE-HAEI
[as,
**
la nguli
prune
to lop off.
;
Nguk-ngak
Nguh,
V.
ad. suddenly
[as,
iakynduh vguh-ngak u
[Imit. nguh-dem.]
shu iakem."]
to do
homage,
v.
to
bow, to thank.
to tender
Ngun, ad. with the head bent down (big), steadily (wa/k) [as, " u shu laid ngun khlem kren."] Ngur-ngur, ad. in the dusk [as, " ka la sdang miet ngur-ngur
;
;
mynta."]
Ngut,
n.
used
when speaking
persons.
of the
number
of persons only,
as
3b\:-'??gut=::two
at twilight.
Ngut-ngut-nget-nget, ad. indistinctly ; [as, " nga'm tip dei briew ne u mrad namar nga shu ioh-i nguf-ngiit-nget-ngef."^
H.
H, the eigth letter in the Khasi alphabet. Ha, p^ep. in, to, into it is also used impersonally, as, ha diang=s let me. Haba, ad. when, since. Habadei-badei, ad. sometimes, now and then. Hak, ad. forcibly [as, u A u la lympat hak ia u B.] Hak-na-hak, ad. uselessly, without any cause. *Hakim, u, n. a judge, a Magistrate.
; ;
Hadem,
?a.
a Kuki.
let
Hadiang, phr.
Hadien, ad.
me
see,
have,
etc.... it.
Haduh,
Haei
?
ad.
up
to,
[as, "
shah."]
ad.
where ?
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HANGAMEI
Hani^amei,
liangapa.]
ad.
HAMSAIA
proud,
insolent,
hauglity.
\^Imlt.
bangamei-
Hangno ?
ad. where.
then, thereupon.
understood or supposed to be
(as,
*'
leh
pahuh hdihdt*).
Hai,
V.
fresh.
ad slowly.
a thousand.
neverthless [as, " nga la ong ba rah lada phi kylla nga'n map."] map, hijar katia
cotij.
Hajar-katta,
in spite
of,
n^a'n
*Ha3ir,
yrti
v. to
present, appear.
*Hajot, ka,
n.
a lock-np
a Hajut.
;
[as,
*'
u shong hajuh
;
hi."]
Hala, ad. every " Hala ka jorg ka jong, nd. separately [as, ki la leit ha la ka jong ka jong ka iing."] Halade, pron. in one self. " hakaba nyngkong u'm sngewHalai-halai, ad. by and by [as, bha ia nga hynrei ynda halai-halai u sa ieit."]
;
*Halla [Hindi),
Hali, ka,
n.
v.
to
make
a noise.
;
an ivrigated
rice field
Halor, prep, on, upon, over. Hamar, ad. by or at the time, he came just at midnight.)
(as,
Hamsaia,
ka, n.
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HAN
Han,
n.
HEH
a duck.
so they say,
it is
Hana, ad.
'sha P")
said that
(as, "
Hano ? pron.
Hap,
V.
(to)
whom ?
come
ofl,
to fall, to
to tally
to agree.
Hapoh, prop, under, within, in, Hapoh-hapoh, ad. secretly clandestinely. Hap-shop (leit) v. to fall into misfortunes.
;
*Hdr, ka,
n.
a. all
condition; a pair (generally said of plough-bullocks) kinds of (generally used with mkom, as, hdr rukom).
ba ioh pang
*Hara,
n.
a set
v.
wat leit shah khriat ha ka 'er har-har sngew pyrhut har /^ar."] or a row or a group of persons or things.
;
[as,
"
*Haram,
to be unfaithful or ungrateful
;
to mutiny.
[as, "
u kren sniew
harieh."]
Harud, pre^. on or by the side of harud surok."] \_lmit. harud ha Harum, ad. down, below.
u ka don
kiar.]
fHat, ka,
hills.
n. a market, especially one situated at the foot of the Sht hat, a period of 4 days. ^
w.
*Hat-kari, ka,
handcuffs.
Hateng-hateng, ad. now and then, (as, " u wan kai hateng-hateng ha iing jong ngi"). [/mii. hateng-hakhat.]
let
me
[as "
see,
whether or
not.
Haw,
int.
why
not
ad. publicly.
ba'n
^(5^t^e^-^-ar
Haw-haw,
he:']
ad. clamorously,
;
n.
the
la
vacuum
the atmosphere.
thait
[as, "
M^
[as,
Heh,
V.
Assamese.
S2
HEI
Hei,
int.
HISA
excuse
me
I say
be careful
[as,
nga
long
kum
dei ho."]
?
(interogatively
only)
"
kam
Hem-hem,
[as, "
nga
la shot ia
u soh ha ba'n da
;
um
hen'heny'\
dear, a Hep, /, n. younger brother or sister (used in calling) term used by older persons in addressing young people. Hep-hep kpoh, ka^ n.. the belly. [as, " nga la Her, V. to fly, {Jief) ad. awfully, exceedingly
;
shepting her
ha.
ngaioh-i ia u."]
H^r-iap-her im,
v. to
run
for life.
;
Her-her, ad. strongly (bad smell) too (soft) ; very iwtung her-her; Jem her-her; nep ker-her.]
(sharp),
[as,
Her-mynsiem,
H^r-syrngiew,
Hi, ad. and pr.
a sentence.
v.
to
be sore afraid.
be at one's wits' end.
alone
;
v. to
self,
also
(;f
Hiar,
v.
to go or
come down,
a flake.
to descend
down.
[as,
Hiar-iadep, ka,
n.
Hiaw-hiaw, ad. weakly, softly asthmatic u kren hiaw hiaw kum ka kynthei."J
;
"
u rangbah ruh
Hikai,
v.
to learn, to teach.
Hieng,
Hih,
V.
v.
dilated.
Hima,
hima-sima,] HId, ad. finely, thoroughly, flowingly ; [as, " tylliat ha ba'n da
ha^ n.
state.
kingdom,
hin.']
[Imit.
ni hin*^;
jem
ribs.
:
[as,
" don ka
ri
ba sngewtyn-
nad
hir-hir.^ ^]
* Hira, u, n. a
kind
of precious stone,
diamond.
* Hiran, a. tired.
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HO
Ho,
HYNROIi
please
n.
will
you
Hok,
right,
justice,
rigbteousness,
ad.
uprightly,
righte"
ously.
H6n-h6n, ad. like flour which has been mixed with water, [as, " kane ka jingkhleh ka la um eh hon-hon.^'] Hor-hor, ad. tenderly, softly jem hor[as, " khroh hor-hor
; ;
Horkit, ad. at any rate, at all cost ; [as, *' horkit [Imit. Horkit-hordang.] ia u nongleh bha."]
*
ym ju
bit
haram
Hormot,
ka, n. chastity,
honour.
Hu,
*
Hukum,
commandment
-
order. in one
Hiid, ka, n. quarter, side; group. " kane ka shu bha skt-hud."]
*
^. Shihud,
way
[as
Huleng,
v.
7t.
ape (black)
hoolook.
Hum-huQi-ham-ham,
Hunam,
Hun,
to harp
;
on the same
;
a. satisfied
pleased
contented,
Huri-hura,
n.
confusion, row.
Hur-hur, ad. very, (soft like an over-ripe fruit). Huspai, (ai-), v. to indulge to give one his own wrong way.
;
Hynbew,
n.
brother or
sister.
[Imit. Hyndai-hynthdi.]
or
;
Hynmen,
n.
elder brother
sister.
[Imit.
[Imit. ki
Hynnin,
Hynrei,
ad. yesterday.
conj. but,
a. six.
though.
Hynriew,
Hynroh,
n.
a frog
ham hynroh-u-hndi, an
* Hindi.
eclipse of the
moon.
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I
lADEI-JINGMUT
I
I,
diminution,
(2)
as,
Prefix=to
bha=to
take a fancy
(3)
to, to like.]
of,
word
ioh-i.
la, (1) prep, to, for, concerning, of ; [as, ia nga, ia kata.] (2) sign of an 7?w/^r.=let us, come on, [as, la kein iigin leit
mynta.]
(3)
Prefix=sign of plurality or mutuality [ns, " ki ia lehkai [as, " u la poi ha ia kren bad kiwei."] (4) time, season reference meaning=regarding, biang."] kaba ia (5) ka concerning [as, " J kaba kwah ngakwah eh tang ba nga'm lah shuh " .]
;
labuit,
V,
to conspire,
\lmit. labuit-iasap.]
lakad-maw, v. to cause a split in the religion of the family or clan by erecting a tomb wherein to deposit bones separate from
")
to
schismatise.
\Imit.
lakM-jutang,
* lakajia,
v.
-v.
to
break a covenant.
to
to
quarrel,
dispute.
[Imit.
lakajia-ia majia.]
friends or join with, to make lakap, V. to partner as in dancing, one's as to have one
make
an alliance with
lakut,
V.
to
make an agreement,
same
to resolve.
'iad {abbrev.
'iad-khar, ka, n.
as 'iad-pudka.
lada,
V.
to protect, to defend.
v.
ladait,
to bite
fit.
to agree, to
to be
unanimous
to be
related to
ladeikha-dei-man,
ladei-kur,
v.
v.
to
to
to
be of the
same
clan,
v.
ladei-jing-dei,
to be
unanimous,
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'lAD-r-lIAR
'iad-hiar, ka, n. undistillecl liquor
lAID-PAWANG
which gathers in a
;
pail
placed
underneath a basket
to receive it
;
wort.
spirit,
liquor
n.
spirit.
n.
from a jar;
beer.
phr.
what
la-ei-ia-ei,
something.
lang, ad. up
(lift),
pom
ia
nga."]
,>"^
stroll, to
[Imit. laid
laid-ka-ieng, ka,
laid-kaikai,
1
n.
v.
to
)
>
part of the
body.
laid-kan-kan, / . T .. 1 laid-ken-ken,
1
.;,-,
i;.
to waddle,
v.
to
walk lamely as
if
if
laid-kjik kjik,
v. v.
to
walk as
on
pins.
walk with a train or tail. walk with a springy step. Idid-kyrbeit, v. to walk by tightening the muscles of the legs. Idid-dar dar, v. to have a brisk walk. Iaid-n2:eng:-ng;enf]:, v. to walk as one who is intoxicated. Jaid-ior-ior, v. to walk slowly as a weak person. laid-laitlan, v. to walk as if under no restraint to roam about.
laid-kynthew,
to
lAid-kynthih,
v. to
life.
laid-lyngngeh,
v.
to
Idid-pawang,
v,
to swagger.
8G
lAID-SHAN-SHAN
Idid-shan-shaii,
")
lAPKUT
v.
to
walk
as one
;
who has
been,
under the
in-
to stagger.
to go or
v.
to
knock against
v. to
walk
as
if
one
is
regardless of
what the
feet
might knock
lai, (prefix)
against.
v. to
continue
to, [as,
idi kren,
shong.]
la-ieh noh,
lajan,
a.
v. to
closely related,
laiam,
lalap,
v. V.
to lead. to say
;
preach.
[Imit. ialap-iariew.]
entice.
laluh,
V. to
woo,
make
love, allure,
[IrniL ialuli-iapah.]
lam,
V.
to
v.
weep, cry.
(Pronounced yam).
[Imit. iamal-iania.]
lamai,
to quarrel.
v. to easily
v.
lamhait,
give
way
to crying,
lam-hriew,
lanap,
lania,
v.
v.
to
lanoh, V. to add a little more quantity than what is bought upon v. {imper.) let us be off. the terms agreed upon ;
lapoi, V. to cohabit.
[Imit. iap-im.]
u, n.
lap {yap),
'iap,
^-
to die, to lose.
{abbrev. of
shyiap),
sand
[as, 'x'^/lieh,'
zV^^-wah.]
to
lap-antr,
to
laugh
one's
lapah,
to allure, to decoy.
[Imit. lapah-ialuh.]
of
lapbiej,
v.
lessness.
one's
own
care-
lapein,
v. to
to barter.
lapkhlam,
lapkut,
v.
ha, n. cholera.
[Imit.
iapkhlamdanger as
iapngoh.]
V. to die because one could not get out from a burning house or a besieged fort.
of
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lAPDUH
lapduh,
V. to be annihilated, to die without having [Imit. iap-duh-iaptan.] relative surviving him. v. to be much absorbed in [Imit. iapngiah-iapshoin.]
^lAR-LASIR
any female
be charmed
lapngiah,
with.
anything
to
and
light (cloth).
lap-ieng.
v. V.
lap-iong,
lap-jyllop,
lapler,
v.
V.
to die of
to fall into a
swoon, to
faint.
lap-op,
V.
to die of suffocation.
\_Imit.
iap-
lap-snap (i-), v. ;to be of any worth (said of property and used with the negative particle ym!)
lap-snem,
lap-thai,
v.
d.
to wither
to
droop or be sorrowful
to pine
away
in
sorrow.
lap-them, ka^
lap-thngan,
lap-tram,
sian.]
v.
n.
cholera.
[Imit. iapthngan-iapjing-it.]
v.
to die of starvation.
to wither.
v.
lap-tyrsaw,
lap-tyr-ut,
to faint
from hunger,
[/mit.
iap-tyrsaw-iaptyr-
v.
to die
a violent death.
extended,
"
[Imit. iaptyr-ut-iapsmer.]
n.
lar (ydr),
a.
wide, open,
[as,
{yoc.)
friend.
ikr,
ad.
down
'iar,
(fall),
;
sla-dieng
iar
na
bneug"!
larain,
v.
v.
[Pronounced eedr^
flirt.
larap,
'iar-kdait, n. a
*iar-khiar, ka, n. a
bamboo
partridge.
'iar-krad-lynti, w, n. a cock which is sacrificed previous to the cremation of the dead to act as a guide to the departed spirit, {lit. " a cock to scratch the way " for the departed spirit).
iar-lasir, n.
being
much
the former
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lARLY-IAR
larly-iar, ad. (falling) like a light thing from [as, " u la hap iar-lyiar nalor ka riat."]
lASUH-MAR-IAP
a high precipice
'iar-mangkalai,
w, n.
a long-legged fowl.
esp.
larong, ka,
laroh,
a small net bag for putting odds and ends, betel-nut, lime, tobacco, etc. \^Imit, ka iarong-ka iadep.]
n.
V. to praise,
'iar-padat, u^ n. a
cock which
is
killed
when fire
to
it.
lasang, a. not sanctioned by the laws and custom of tabooing, [/mit. iasang-iama.]
lasaid, v. to argue, to debate.
society
las^id-lah,
v.
to hold
lasdm,
laseng,
V. to
v.
divide.
to gather, to
v. to
meet
lashang,
lashah,
v.
between
hold out
to support.
lashem,
to
meet
to
come
across.
ym
ia-
lashoh,
V.
to fight.
v. to
[Imit. lashoh-iadat.]
lashoh-dohkha,
lasiat, V. to
have a shooting match (with bows and arrows). lasiat-shon-shiw, v. to tread on one's corns.
laslem,
lasnij V.
v.
spirit.
lasnoh,
lasong,
lasop,
v.
2J.
bundle up.
V.
etc.,
to
another;
to
to cover
one object
to
make
by
risking one's
life.
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IASU[T-IASHUR
lasuit-iashor, v. to confirm of liquor,
lAWENG
an agreement by pouring
libations
lasiim,
V.
to bathe.
[Imit. iasum-iasloh.]
lasdm,
V.
lat, ia, n.
to
the plough.
liquor,
country spirit;
oaths.
(also
spelt
latang,
v.
to
latdp,
V.
to
to
encroach upon.
to extinguish a fire.
latem,
lathad,
v.
to play
v.
on a stringed instrument
to
latem-ktien,
v. to
conversation.
\_Imit.
expose
wash
;
iathad-
iabad.]
lathain,
v. to
interweave
to find
an excuse.
lathan, ) v. to look to another for the performance of one's own lathansi, ) duty to find an excuse for not doing a thing because others are not doing it.
;
lathap,
V.
to
watch
for
an opportunity,
to waylay.
lathong,
lathoh,
V.
to bet, to wager.
;
to register
a marriage.
[Iiiiit-
lathuh,
V.
to
tell,
v.
to relate.
to relate as
lathiihkhana,
a story
to preach.
\_Imit.
iathuh-
khana-iathuhkhadeh.]
latla, V. to quarrel
\_Imit.
iatla-iatlep.j
courageous an appellation of old 'iaw (ydw), a. grown-up, ripe women ; the fern, of koh which is an appellation of old men.
Idwbei, ka,
n.
lawbei-tymmen,
a clan.
lawbei-khynraw, ka^
n. ''?*"^ ^^^"^-^
law-paw (shnong
ka), n. the grave ; death, {/if. the village on the top of a hill where ka laiv-jMio dwells the story runs that whoever goes into her village never returns.)
;
laweng,
v.
to
etc.
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lAWER
lawer,
lawih,
v.
IING'
to call for a
companion, to
solicit
to
go along with,
to invite.
V.
V.
to to
be engaged in a struggle
to fight hard.
lawin,
make
noise.
Ibeiri, v. to despise,
[/mit. ibein-ikhoh.]
v.
Ibba,
a.
good looking,
ibha-imiat.]
a.
to
;
take fancy
to,
to
be enamoured
of-
[/mii.
Ibiang,
decent-looking.
\_Iiiiit.
ibiang ibit]
[^Imlt. ibiet'i-anna.]
a fool
absurd.
Ibyn-riew,
v.
to
to betterment.
ka ding ka ieng
to
it;
to
covet;
Id {or it), V. to tie a baby with a strip of cloth on the back as Khasi women do, ka^ n. quarter, side, border. [^Irnit. ka id-ka
hima.]
Ide,
(same as ade).
V.
Ieng,
leh,
[^lihit.
ieng-iaid.]
\
0.
to leave off, to
leh
seh, phr.
keep
off please
let
me
alone please,
as
iej.
leit, V. to love.
[/mit. ieit-thoin.]
Same
lew,
k^'i n.
a market.
[Imit.
ka
ievv-ka hat.]
lewdah,
market
lew-lyngstieh, ka^ n.
the biggest hat in the Nongkhlaw State formerly held at night, the day before the Shillong Bara -Bazar.
lew-Mawkhar, ka, n. the Mawkhar Bazar. lew-Mawlong, ka, n. the Municipal market
Khasi week-day. lew-Musiang, ka, n. the Jowai Sat.
of a
at
Laban
the
name
lew-Shillong, ka,
n.
]ing
(j/ii^y),
ka, n. a house,
ka ing ka sem.]
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IING-BRIEW
nga
Ing,
IH
leit iing-briew.'")
tire.
um
pat
V. to
be burnt, to catcb
" sying
"), u, n.
ginger.
[Imit.
i-ngap-i-
an
inn.
\_lmit.
iing-basa-
Cutchery
coiirt-house.
;
to
be exasperated.
[/?fiit.
a tent.
Ing-ding,
v.
to get
burnt with
fire.
[Imit.
to
ka 'ingdoug ka 'ingnap.]
I-ngiew,
V.
to appear dreadful,
appear uncanny.
a chapel, a church.
'ing-makhir, u, n, a species of small ginger having a more pungent taste than u ingbah.
f ling-paki, ka, n. a house with stone-walls and ceiling of concrete \_Imit. ling-paki-iingdulan.] cement.
liug-sad, ka, n. the
IState sacrifices.
family and
ling-sawdong, ka, n. (lit.) a house having four walls a house not built after the old pattern of a Khasi-house, but after the English fashion.
ling-seng, ka, n. the house where all the members of a family or a clan perform their sacrifices or transact their business (invariably the house of the youngest sister or niece).
Ing-thap,
V.
to be slightly scorched
by a flame, to
singe.
an old grudge.
[Imit. 'ing-
tyrkhong-ing-tyr-khap.]
Ih, a. ripe, well cooked.
* Hindi.
I
t Bengali.
02
i-HiH
I-hih, {coloq.) ado. no.
ion
ka, n. ejahar.
I- jew, V. to
term
lease.
cardamon.
to be alive to be
Im,
i^.
to live
safe;
unripe,
green,
not well-
cooked.
(I+ym).
be
visible.
*Imdn,
I-mat,
to seem, to appear; to
{Imit. imat-imut.]
Im
(as, "
when quite conscious, in broad day light, u sha pyniap ia ka blang im im-peit peit mjnsngi bah iia
v.
pdenglynti.")
Im-jingmut,
Im'nong,
-v.
be alive
of.
\Imit. im-nong-im-ni.]
;
Iin-sngi, V. to
I'n,
to cogitate.
(diminutive).
long {yong)j
long-ngit, ng^in.]
a. black. a,
pitch
dark
(as
night).
[Imit. iong-ngit-iong-
black as a Negro.
a.
long-umreit,
loh. -y. to get, to gain, to obtain, to lest, per chance. kot] ; conj.
have, receive.
[^L?at.
ioh-
* Hindi.
93
lOHKDONG
lohkdong,
loh-diang,
ISAT
^^^^
| ^ ^^ ^^^
-y.
opportunity.
[Mit. ioh-dong-ioh-lad.]
to receive.
place,
[Tmit. ioli-diang-ioh-bat.J
nothing
to get
by picking
np
from some
loh-mon,
loh-nong,
loh-sa,
V.
loli-i, V. to see, to
v. to
get sight
of.
get to do one's
to
own
will.
;
v.
to obtain
a reward,
[fmif.
iohnong-iohni.]
[as, " Nga leit pan ka bainong have an alternative B., hynrei u ong ba u'n ai tang 3 ana, Saheb A. sngi na u helped) ioh-sa (=could not nga shu shimkein.] be namar b'ym
to
lohsngew, I lohsngow, j
lohthiah,
v.
^^
j^ j^^l
to be asleep.
[Imit. iohthiah-iohdem.]
ad.
(Pronounced yor).
;
with slow and weak steps (walk) phi iad ior-ior knm uba pang"?]
shallow minded.
;
[as,
**
balei
Ipher,
V. to
or dilferent
appear awkwardly appear suspicious appear strange from the ordinary way. \_Imit. ipher-iphar.]
;
I-phuh,
Ipoh,
a.
V.
to appear cheerful.
[Imit. iphuh-iphieng.]
appearing low or
servile.
;
grand-looking
showy.
[Imit. iphieng
up
(stir, ablaze.)
and ragged.
;[as,
and
so on
onward
sa
nang
to
koit
irat."]
or delusion
hallu-
Irmat, n.
ki
I sat,
pi. eye-lids.
continually
\'\
[as,
"
mynta
ki
Eus bad
Jap ki ialeh
V.
ir-shi-ir
to
appear disgusting, to be
irritating.
[Imit, isat-ijew.]
94
ISAIT-MEr
Isait-met, a. appearing loathsome.
*Isbcid, u, n. steel.
I-WIT
I-shongsMn,
I-shongkun,
a.
a.
having a
sinister appearance.
to
on.
I-syrngiew,
It (yit),
glass,
"v.
a. frightful,
awe-inspiring.
to examine,
search carefully.
ka, n.
looking-
glass.
tit, w, n. a brick.
ka, n. a quarter, a
kingdom, border
land.
Ita, mon. that (diminutive form of uta or kata.) Ithawnang, a. comical, funny.
I-thuh, V. ithaw.]
to
know,
to
make
out, to recognise,
\_lmit.
ithuh-
I-triem, a. dreadful.
luh,
v.
to tread
'V.
upon, to trample.
luh-top,
be tyrannical or despotic. Iim-iun-ian-i{ln, a. weak, (as, " Ti^2i. ^iiqq-w iun-iun-idn-idn ba'm
to
"ka jainkup ka
la
khlup
bha
imi-
Iw
{eew),
tates
who
kum
Iw
{yew), inter,
V.
Iw-bih,
to
have a pleasant
have
small.
a.
sweet smell
aromatic.
{Imit. iwbih-iwthiang.]
Iwkhono*, khap.]
V.
to
an unpleasant
smell.
[Imit. iwkhong-iw-
Iwkyrteng, v. to have the smell of a thing bearing that name; (as, " kata ka doh kaba iwkyrteng du.")
Iwei, ^ro7z. one.
I-wit, a. appearing obstructive
;
to
be on another's way.
\Imit,
iwit-iwa.J
* Hindi.
1
t Bengali.
95
IW-LNGAW
Iw-lngiiw,
Iwli, a. to
V.
JAKNEP
to
of
of fresh fish.
have the smell of a putrid fish. Iw-riem, v. to have a very slight bad smell. Iw-sieng, v. to have a pungent snuffy smell.
Iwpdu,
V.
\^lmit.
iwsieng-
iwsat.]
Iw-sit, V. to
Iw-sma,
V.
Iwsyndot myrsiang, see syndot myrsiang. Iw-tung, V. to have a stinking smell ; to have a putrid smell.
[Imit.
iwtung-iwsat.]
J.
Xhasi alphabet.
[/mit.
ka ja-ka jhur)
Jab^in,
a. dirty, especially
Jabar, w, n.
a wild herb.
n.
Jabieng, ka,
the brain.
Jablei, ka, n. cooked rice or pullao consisting of rice fowls sacrificed to a spirit called u blei Synteng
and
flesh
of
it is
cooked
village in the
open
air.
dumb -like.
clumsy.
Jaboh,
a. dirty,
*Jaka, ka,
71.
place, room.
[Imit.
ka jaka-ka puta.]
(as, "
Jaka-jaka, ac^. here and there, in patches, long jaka-jaka ha ki lum Khasi").
ki dieng ki shu
taste,
Jakhait-rap, u, 71. a creeping plant whose leaves are used for curry.
of a sour
Jakhi,
u, n.
*Jakhom,
to be in trouble
wounded.
Jakhyllie, ka, n. rice mixed with yeast for extracting liquor but not yet properly fermented, it is generally kept in a basket for
96
JAKOID
Jak6id,
n.
JAINKHYRWANG
a frog.
n.
Jakpoh, ka,
life
a morsel.
Jakpu,
ka, n. a
lump
of
cooked
rice,
Jakrik, ad. in a very careless manner, in ebullition phi saitthma jakrak ?"] like a babbler.
;
[as,
"a-iu
Jakter, ad. like a drunkard who talks with much saliva dribbling frcm his mouth [as, " u briew uba kren bu-aidyi^^r."]
;
Jaktung, ka,
n.
cooked
n.
rice or
and used
Jakyntien, ka,
Jada, u,
11.
a morsel.
a vegetable.
n.
*Jadu, ka,
jang:'\
charm, enchantment.
[as,
" khie
leit
hynrei iawan/^w^*
Jangew,
Jah,
V.
u, n. a
vegetable.
much
used as a
to loose, to
be deprived
of.
Jahar,
-^.
muddily
[as,
"ha ka por
kynjah^omely. slap, ka
lynti
ka ktieh
/aJiar."^
Jahare
Int. (an exclamation of pity at the loss of a thing or at ah, what a pity the change of circumstances) ^
!
Jahkwah,
tj.
to
be
satisfied.
Jah-lngaid,
v.
to disappear without
;
to
calmly
carefully; [as,
ia
"ka um ha
ri
Dkhar ka
Dung
u khaw ha ba'n da
\_Imit.
ni j'ai.^']
Jaiaw,
u, n. a
kajaid-ka kynja
ka
jaid-
ka
Jaid
sker.]
/^^;j
} conj.
ka jain-ka nep.]
\_lmit.
Jaiukh6r, ka,
Jiiiiikhyrwang, ka^ n.
stripes.
an
eri
* Hiudi.
99
JAINKUP
Jtiiiikup, ka^ n.
JALBAIN
a wrapper,
n.
a cloak
chadder.
(iu general).
Jdinkup-jainsem, ka,
Jjiifikyrshah, ka^ n.
garment, clothes
an apron.
many
holes, [as,
'*
ka masi ka
ka
jfiin
Jianjri, ka, n.
amuga
or
Assam silk.
garment
of
Xhasi
women
for
>
Jym-pun,
Jdin-ryndia, ka, n. the e^H cloth.
Jainsala, ka, n. a cotton cloth.
Jainsaipdd, ka,
n.
made
of
sunhemp thread
or jute.
loosely
women worn
a strip
lengtiti.
of
cloth
worn by
men round
the
waist.
{Hind.)
\_Imit.
j4in-sop-jainspaia.J
Jaipdeh,
a. lazy, slothful.
\_Imit.
jaipdeh-jaisngi,]
{^Imit. jaituh-jaisngi.]
pungent
fruit
Jajah. ka,
n.
cold rice.
\_Imit.
jajah-jathngan.]
Jajew,
i(',
n.
a certain plant of a
sourish
taste.
[Imit.
jajew-
jajap.]
Jalatyrsim, ka, n. a kind of Bon-riha plant. Jalia-jaMit, ad poorly, wretchedly, [as, " kiba pli jalia-jaldit katbaioh".]
J[ali-ja-um, a. kind, gentle, pleasant.
ki
shu
ia
bdm
Jalbdin,
ad.
appearance,
ba
jalbdin ka
khmat kumne?"J
^
Assamese.
98
JALKUP
Jalkup
ti,
JAN-PRAN
n, a
its
cry of koop-koop-koop.
Jaly-eit, n.
Jalyngkhan,
Jalmut,
,
n. a
wild vegetable.
a glandular swelling.
Jalyngkhiang, ^a,
'/?.
n.
the flower, having a red colour, of a certain tree used and having a large tuberculous root. curry in making Jalynniar; ti, n. a wild vegetable of a bitterish taste.
u, n.
Jalynnoh,
curry.
a plant
used in
making
Jalynshir, u,
n.
Jalyoin
(pyllon-),
round
(said
of
small things),
[as, "
ka
round
kaba pyllun
jaly-uih
kum
ka shalyntem"].
a noise ; [as, part ;
sorki.]
Jam,
V. to
make
for the
most
ad. exceedinglyj
u ki
;
la
Wilohjam
eh u shy lap ha ka
Jam,
V.
to step, to stride.
ka, n. rent roll of cultivators.
*Jamabandi,
Jamdw,
Jamdor,
M, n.
a sour wild vegetable generally growing on stones. a plant that bears a violet.
Jami-iang,
*Jamin, ka,
n. security, bail.
*Jamindari, ka, n. an estate. Jamithiat, u, n. a kind of sedge bearing white flowers growing on marshes. Jamynrei, m, n. a shrub much used in making tikia and as a tie.
Jamynsleh, u, oi. the root of a certain mucilaginous plant much used in washing the head, and also as an internal medicine for
retention of urine.
Jan,
a.
near.
ad. perfectly,
Jandi,
completely
without
fail.
[Imit,
jandi-
jaton.]
"U Don
bad
TJ
99
JAPHA
JATBE
Japha, ka^ n. a cooked rice-ball placed over the stones where the bones of the dead are deposited, as a meal for the departed
spirit.
Japhrut-japhret, ttc?. in a careless or slip-shod way, leh japhrut japhret tang ban dep."]
Japi,
kcif n.
[as,
"ushu
iu
hill
Japlem,
a. tasteless (curry).
* Japri, ha^ n. a net-work of bamboo placed on the ridges of a roof to prevent the thatch from being blown off by the wind ; a
jaffree. J^r, ka, n. a net
;
pron. whoever.
(as,
sngap
fish
y^r=be
make
silent).
\_ImU.
3^r jar-jir
jir.]
Jarang, ka^
n.
their dwelling.
Jarawain, ad. having the appearance of a fine tall man whose dress suits his stature [as, " u briew uba jrong jarcctoaiiV]
;
*Jari, V. to enforce
to execute
make
liquor.
pungent
;
taste
tiffin.
vapom\
Jasong, ka, n. boiled rice packed up in a leaf and eaten by travel* [^Imit. jasong-jatap.] lers on the way.
*jat, ktty n.
Jata,
II,
n.
by many
who
is
also
worshipped
"
Jatbe, ad. with some dirty stuff sticking on the uba jatbe ka shyntur."]
'
lips, [as,
u briew
II.
Hindi.
100
Mat-kmie
'jat-kmie, ka, n. the big toe.
'jat-diih, ka, n.
jer-jer
the
little toe.
Jathang,
Jathi, Uy
u, n.
n.
a kind of lance.
Jating, u, n. a vegetable.
Jatira, u, n. a wild
and used
as medicine for
jcZ.
Jatmut-jatrnat,
[as/' ki
briev
kihn,
j at mut-j at mat
ka khmat."]
Jc4w, V. to drop, to leak.
Jawa, ka,
n.
JawkhWit,
Jaw-dtid,
ad.
bathed in tears
(as, VAxn.
j dwkhlait)
phi iaid jaw-jaw ha
V. to slaver, to drivel.
(as,
*'
balei
u slap ?")
Jawlia, a^ very
young
Jawliaw, ad. in a low spirited or downcast mood, [as, " ii leh jawliawhsi u sugewrem "] (fire) which does not barn well.
;
Jaw-um-mat.
v.
'^utveijawut-faioet
[as, "
[as,
"
Jkeng, ad.
Jking, ad.
tall
tall
and
and slender,
once
(to
Jkup, ad.
all at
gobble up),
iausoh"].
Jeng, ad. hi^h up (to raise the foot), ka kp6r."]
Jei, V. to lay
u Sikh u kam
j'eng ia
eggs as fish
to
be plentiful.
off easily, (as,
and coming
la pyuty^j-y^^.")
Jem, a. soft, easy. [Imit. jem-tiiid.J Jem-nud, a. gentle, soft hearted, [/mit. jemnud-jemhin.] Jem-rngiew, v. to be deprived of the essential of personality
fortunate.
J^r, V. to
un-
name,
to christen.
jelly.
101
JEW
Jew,
a. sour, grievous.
[^Imit.
(as,
jI.El
jew-sat.]
"
la
[Imit.
ba jngai-ba rwang.]
Jngem,
Jngi,
V.
a.
to
swim.
Jngoh,
V.
Jngut,
quiverful.
*Jhad, ka,
/?.
steamer, ship.
[as, "
ia
ka
Jham,
Jhan,
a.
V.
gluttonous.
to
be in
n.
difficulty, to
be in haste.
*Jhare,
v.
to cure diseases
by mantras.
*Jharon, ka,
Jhep, ka,
Jhieh,
a.
a duster, ajharan.
n.
wet.
(as,
Jhop,
ad. completely,
ia
ka
Jhor, )
jain").
"'^Jhula, ka, n.
a bag, knapsack.
Jhum,
ka, n.
vapour
v.
to evaporate.
[as,
"bha ba'n
ia
b^m
langjhup-
[/n>if.
jhur-u jhep.]
Jia, V. to
happen
come up.
i
syiar iba
dang
Inngjiaj^-fiaj).'^]
to drain oQ, to
filter.
Jied-shiah,
Ji-ei,
for
be overparticular or strict. (Jiei was a man who was notorious tt, n. a good rough rider catching stray ponies and riding on them)
v.
to
Ilindi,
102
JING a. supreme Jing=preiixof an Abstract Noun " jong u ka jingsniew comprehension, (as,
;
JINGTAH
{colloq.),
beyond
jiny").
kaba
ls>
n.
a wave.
divine.
a.
Jingbriew,
of
man.
causes
disease
of the
Jingbib-u lasam,
an
evil-spirit
who
mouth and
teeth.
f urnitm^e.
Jingbuh-jingsat, ka, n.
Jingkha-ar-sien, ka,
n.
regeneration.
Jingkhang,
ka, n.
a door, prohibition.
reckoning,
estimation.
[Imif.
Jingkhein, ka,
n. arithmetic jingkhein-jingdiah.]
la,
> T
jing
^^
'
*Ji-ngia, )
w.. expedition.
(of people)
split.
[Imit. Jingiapait-
Jingiatip-lem, ka,
n.
conscience.
Jing-it, kat n. a strip of cloth for fastening a adv. fasting ; without food.
baby
to the back,
freedom
a notice
liberty.
Jingpynbna, ka,
Jingpynbtid,
n.
proclamation.
;
ka, n. a sequel
a supplement.
{lit,
Jingpyrsat-mynsiem,
Jingri, n. cattle
;
ka, n. inspiration
exhalation.)
jingri-jingdiip.]
;
domestic animals.
\Imit.
\_ImU.
jingriam-jingbeit.]
snare.
Jingtah, ka, n. ointment a medicine for rubbing or [^Imlt. jingtah-jingber.] the skin curry.
;
smearing on
"
^'
'
* Hindi.
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JILL A
*Jilla, ka^ n. zillah, district.
JIW-JIW-JAW-JAW
banish from the country.
of
*Jilla-kliarit, v. to
Jillang,
the shallot.
{Bot.)
Jillei, a.
too abundant.
n.
;
Jin, ka,
^
jin.'^]
saddle, ad. to powder [as, " tylliat ha b:i'n da Iwet [as, " ngatharai ba u'n ioh tangkaweieven to, up to ar hynrei u iohyi;^ 3 hali"; '^y'w haduh mynta-mynne nga'm u. n. a kind of fairy. tip shuh u poi shano."]
;
same time; also [as, " ka um ka la lam. jindat ia ka khoh ba nga iehnoh hariid wah."] too much too often ; [as, "yndaiai kvenjindei u Jindei, ad. too kylla ehnoh."]
Jindat, ad. at the
; ;
;
\_Imit.
jingdeng-jingkup.]
Jindem, ka^
Jindiang,
n.
Same
asjyndeift.
ka, n. receptacle.
a, shallow, short.
all, (as,
Jindong,
[Imit.
"
u saheb u vajinduh
v.
la
ka kot ha u.")
jinduh-jintan.]
n.
Jinhaw, ka.
gas
vapour,
to breathe on.
\Imit. jinjar-jintrah.]
;
Same ^^jynjdr.
Jinjar-trah, a.
cumbersome
a trap
annoying.
pork and
rice).
Jinriam, ka,
n.
Jinrein, ka, n.
Jintang, u.
Jintah, ka^
n.
n.
Same as jingriam. vermin on the human body. the stalk. Same ^^jyntang.
;
a snare.
curry.
\Imit. jintah-jinber.]
Jinthut,
V.
to stumble.
*Jira, w, n.
a cumin seed.
Jir-eh,
v.
Same
as jyr^eh.
Jiw-jiw-jaw-jaw,
of,
used to
same
as
*'
ju".
-
a. drizling,
wet.
^-^^^
104
JIWNOM
*Jiwnom, Jiwtang or jutang,
jutang."]
Jiang,
c?.
JOR
ad. eternally, forever
ka, n.
;
covenant
arguments.
\_Imit.
ka nia-ka
leit
greatly, deeply,
[as," ula
;"
jah
Dkhar;"
"sngew kynjah
y/6^^/^<7
"sngewkyllut
lengthy
wide.
Jlaw,
V.
to howl.
a.
Same asjlew.
[Imif. jlawnguid-jlawhew.]
[as,
*'
Jlaw-nguid,
greedy, gluttonous.
gobble),
bsein
la
nguid
j'lek
and
[as, "
ki
ad. too
much.
Jlep-dohnud,
v.
to be sick of
to
be squeamish
to feel nausea.
Jliang, ad. far, deep, (as, " u briew u ngam jliang nga tharai ba ngi la laid jngai j/iang.")
Jliah, V. to lick, to eat up.
Jlih, a. even,
hapoh thwei
smooth.
comely
[as,
" ki da
sad
ki
da khyllong
bha
jlin.Y'
Jlop,
7^.
[as, "
u ksew, kata yn sa iap briew."] Jmong, ad. out, (as, u mihjmong ha sla-um.")
jhid
''
Jnang,
v. to
Jong, (sign of the Possessive casej of, pertaining Joit, ad. at once, up, (used with ieng.)
Jom,
Jop,
u. n. the
king of Hades.
ad. in
drops,
(as, "
conquer
ka
um
J op).
J6r, ka, n. the essence or element, semen.
* Hindi.
105
JOT
Jot, a^ destroyed, ruined.
JUM-JUM
\Imit. ba jot-ba pei.]
a.
Jr^ng,
lean (like a
man who
severe
illuess).
Jrai-thied,
v.
to suffer
from a sprain.
Jrain-jrain, ad. with a crashing sound, like the sound made by volley firing [as, " u shu noh jrain-jrain shapoh," " ki la siat
;
jrain-jram da ki sulci."]
Jran-um,
Jrein,
v.
to
become
dried.
Same
as " Jriang."
Jri, ka, n.
[as, "
u riam
Banian
tree.
Jrong,
Jrup, ad.
ia
bam jrup
jrap."]
Ju, ad.
same
as " jiw."
*Jubab, ka,
Juban, ka,
n.
a reply, an answer.
n.
fJuk,
u. n.
a kind of leech,
ka. n.
(rare)
;
an
a
Jukali, n. a
common labourer
coolie
;
[as,
'*
Jung,
Juhai,
V. to
urinate.
w.
?2.
Juh,
V.
to like, to get
tamed
to feel quite at
home.
Julai,
V.
and sand.
jalap.
*Julap, ka,
a purgative medicine
zulum
[as, leh
jw/wm,
earthquake.
full of juice
;
[as,
"
u sohkynphor uba
t Bengali,
ih
u thiang
^ Hindi,
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JUNOM
Junom, Junom-junom,
*Jur,
a. serious,
V.
JYMPA
)
>
Junom-la-juiioiD, j
strong,
(down
lull).
*Jurib,
to survey.
n. false-pains.
n.
Jut (suh),
*Juti, ka,
shoe.
n.
*Juwari, ka,
Jwai,
?'.
a gambling
a gambler.
to pinch.
;
a horizontal piece of
wood
attaxjhed
to
Jwat, a. tough. Jykang, a. having long and thin legs (same hs,jkdng). Jykeng, a. having loug and big legs; (same dbsjkeng). Jyngut, a. muddy, dirty, obscure; (same asjugiit). Jyllad, ad. forcibly along with carelessly u, n. a hangman [as, " ka long kaba khlem akor ba'n kam jylldd ia ki briew."] Jyllai (suh), n. neuralgia of the stomach. Jylleng, ka, n. the abdomen, . preponderating too much on one side of the balance (thread of a paper-kite). V. abundant, Jyllei, to be to be overfull (see " jillei "). Jylli, ka, n. a circle, a circumference. Jylliam, I?, to wipe out the mouth v/ith the tongue, just as dogs, do after having eaten anything. [^Imit. jylliam-jylloit.]
;
; ;
;
Jylliaw,
V.
to fondle, to caress.
Jylliep, ad.
shy-looking
(as,
peit jylliep
leh jylliep)
Jylliep khap-ngain, ad. with the eyes cast down bad ka peit jylliep-khapngain kum ka dkoh."]
[as,
" ka shad
Jyllop, u. n. a kind of bird who cheers the valley vrith his song; Jyllop V. to wither \-~ad. by drowning.
Jyllud,
V.
to
wax
thread.
Jyllun, ad.
gracefully,
handsomely
(said
of
persons.)
lymphlTiifi.]
[as,
ka
[Imit.
jylMn
;
'^Jymma,
v.
to add, to collect,
the
sum
total
Same as jumma.
Jymmang,
Jympa,
w, n.
the
month
of
May.
* Hiudi.
v. to
swim.
107
JYMPAN
JYRWIT-JYRWAT
Jympan, ka^ n. a girdle. Jymphan, u, n. a household deity {see u phan-u-kyrpad). Jymphong, ka, n. a sleeveless coat. Jyiiipien, ka^ n. an under garment worn about the loins by women. jjympor, ii, n. a jumper or lever. Jy ndam, r^fZ. once for all, finally [as, " u la kren iynclam ba phi'n
;
ym buhniid."]
Jyndat, ad. while going past
ia
;
[as, "
ka masi
ka la rong jyndat
ka
jain."]
;
[as,
"
nga
la iaishah
jyndei eh
ia
la'
u
as
Jyndem,
"
ka^
n.
fermented
rice
(Same
jindem
a.
").
Jyudons:,
shallow.
finally,
(Same
as jzV?^^??^.)
;
Jynduh, ad,
m^ jyudich.''^
Jynrat, ad. along V. to uproot.
{see
once for all fas, "la tangon haduh ba u'n da ^ho "jinduh"). [Iniit. jynduh-jyntan.]
kal'er
ka Id^mjynrat
ia
ka jain bathdd.")
Jynreh, kaha,
Jynsur,
Jynteh,
w. eructation.
a, long,
reaching down,
loose,
bamboo tie. (Synonymous with, jyllei.) Jyntia, a. to be full of. [/jjiit. u jyrmi-u jyrthah.] J}rmi, It. n. a creeping-plant, effect the produced Jyrhiah, v. by water passing into the
u, n. a string,
air
cough.
[Imit. jyrhoh-jyrham,]
Jyrteng,
a. lazy, a.
v.
v.
Jyrthiaw,
Jyrtieng,
to twist.
(Same
2^&jirthiaw.)
Jyrwait,
108
L
L.
'LANGTHOHKHLIEH
LThe eleventh letter in the Khasi alphabet. La (1) sign of the Past Tense (as, n la leit noh)
(2; sign of the Possessive Case, of, (as, u la shem la ka masi) (3) though, although, (as, Za' u raikhoh liynrei um tlot) {4i) plus ( ); into ( X ) ; [as, 5 la 6 long 10, i.e., 5 5 10 ; ka kynroh kaba 5 la b la ]0 pruh, i.e., 5 X 5 X 10 pruh.]
; ;
'la,
the spleen.
'la-bam-briew, n. a man-eater,
ii. a Khasi name for Shillong. *Lak=100,000. [Imit. ka lak-ka putit.] Laka ad. wholesale (used with die and thiecl) stake money in gambling.
Laban,
huh
la
ka=iio
'lakait, n.
the plantain
ii,
leaf.
*Lakam,
'lakud,
n. a bridle.
M, n,
a kind of orchid.
Lad, II, n. a way, a means, a road ; v. tobe overcareful about one's to rub with the sole of the foot in token of personal toilette contempt.
;
Lada,
conj.
if.
Ladang,
conj.
when,
ad. very
(early),
[as,
La dang
step-phyr-
ng^p n
la khie.]
self.
;
Lade, pron.
[as,
solidify,
and
of pJilang, grass,
'langbrot, n. a sheep.
Langbyrku, Langbyrkaw,
")
^
)
'
^^
.^^^^
'langniuh,
u, n.
bearded grass.
full-grown he-goat.
n. a
'langsah, u. n. grass which has not been set fire to for a long time.
'langsohmoh,
it,
n. a
'langthohkhlieh, ka,
~~
human victim
Hindi.
to
be offered to "
u Thlen."
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LANGTATI
Langtati, ka, n. a plant
{Bot.
'LALIAR
which bears a white flower
like
lily
Liliam gigantlum).
can, able, succeed.
Lah,
V.
{abbrev.
of tylldi) u, n. a
rope
ka^
n.
palm.
'lai
'lai-nili, ka^ n.
a species of palm.
Laiphew-jaid,
who
is
excited).
Lait, y. to be free, escape \_hmt. ka lait-ka let.] n. a mistake, Lait kylla, ka, n. violation of the sacrificial customs by omission or departure from the old usages violation of the ceremonial
;
law.
Lait-ksnid,
as
v. to be entirely free from any disagreeable connection, from the 'grip of evil-spirits, {fmtt. lait ksiiid lait khrei).
v.
Lait-dar,
to
Lait-doh,
Lait-ia,
v.
to
have a spraiu.
the observance
of
Lait-im,
v. to
v.
be saved. be at large.
Lait-luid,
to be free or
Laitsang, v. to be free from a sang or taboo, ad. nominally, outwardly; [^as, u la thied ia nga tang i sopti sala tang ba'n laitsang tang shi paisa laitsang u'm shym ai.]
;
Lait-sa-i-said,
ur.]
/>/?'.
narrowly escaped
[as, latl-sa-i-sdid
ba nga'n
n.
La La La
\_Imit.
ka
'laliar
ka
'lalong.]
Assamese.
110
LALOT
Lalot, a. greedy, gluttonous, selfish.
LAPLAH
\Im%t. lalot-kangar.]
lead, to briug
n. flag,
;
pennon, banner.
Lamdoh,
v.
of pork.)
feast, {esp.
much
(as, wat leh lamher katba Lamher, lamh^r-lamphut.] \^l7nit. ioh.) dang Lamjew, , n, the internal part of the flesh which lines the
spine.
Lamler,
v.
to
lie.
v.
[^Imit.
lamler-lambait.]
to lead, to preface.
crazy.
[Iviit.
lamwir-lamtham.]
;
any
restraint
[as,
kum
ka
ym
i-dei.]
;
Lkn-l^n(khuid-), ad. clearly (swept or trampled over) jaka ba dem ka dngiem ka khuid lan-lan.^
[as,
Lane,
Lauo
when
?
;
ever.
\_Imit.
Lanymwei,
Lap,
lanymwei-lanym
;
ar.]
[a^, ''nga la ad. in haste, inconsiderately v. to overtake thunir lap eh ia u phan ; wat ju leh lap eh ia kaei kaei."], lap kaha, n. in cutting a tree a cut which is a little above the first one is called kaba lap.
Lapadong,
heavy
ti,
rain.
\_Imit. 'lapbah-'lapsan.]
'lap-bnivip-bniup,
n.
drizzle.
'lap-kyrtiah, u, n. rain
and storm.
Lape,
V.
to daub, plaster.
n, n.
Lap^r(soh),
'lapeh(sei-), ad.
u briew uba leh Laplah, ad. anticipatively, prematurely, laplah eh ia kaei kaei u kylla kaba mut kloi."]
niii
LAPLIEXG(YM)
;
LAWEI
" balei phi Laplieng(ym), phr. to be in too great a hurry [as, leh kum ba'm laplieng shuh."] \Imit. laplieng-lapcUr.]
Lapmiet,
d.
\_Irnit.
lapmiet-lapiong.J
'lapnaynsaw,
a sun shower.
Lar(ka), iu (omen in egsr divination) a piece of the broken shell lying on the right-hand side of the biggest broken central piece called ka "lieng."
(used
with
larkam.']
\Iniit.
;
ym^
a fabulous monster
n. castor-oil plant.
a thunderbolt.
Laryndia, ka,
La^amdoh, swoUing
demon who attacks people by bringing in neck and hoarseness (the patient is given to drink of the blood of the sacrificed cock or pig).
u, n.
the
of the
n.
a species of grass
much
;
used in
sacrifices.
"'
in future.
{i.e.,
short time,
after
(Same
;
as lasyit).
u, n.
Latohtih, ka, n. a tree planted along the edge of a garden to serve as a fence.
Latom,
cinnamomum candatuni.
'latyrpad, ka, n. a
bay
leaf.
Law,
V.
to take
11.
off,
to extract, to undo,
'law, Tea,
{ahbrev. of
n.
khMw),
jungle,
a big jungle,
n.
a dense
forest.
[Imit.
Idwbah*
'lawkyntanL^ ka,
a sacred grove.
limit, lawei-lathai or lawei-la-ar.]
% English.
* Hindi,
112
LAW.LAW
Law-law, ad. carelessly, superficial, hasty u briew uba law- law eh."]
;
LDING(AT-)
[as, "
u B u long
Lawlynnong, ka, n. a coppice, bush. [as, " u tieng ba ioh jhieh, Lbaug, ad. with the dhoti r(;llecl up kumta u la kyntiw Ihdng ia ka bohkhaila."] Lb6r, , n. the month of March. [as, "u briew uba heh Ibhig,'''] Lbing(heh-), ad. fleshy and big
;
Lbong,
and naked
[as,
"
phim
lyngkhuit lboit
Lkai, ad. plump,
kumne
(as, "
?"]
lker-lker.^^'\
helpless, (as,
iap
atoms.
\Imit.
lump
''
[as,
uba
Lko,
tylli Ikhuii.'']
;
[as,
thyma ha ba'n da
[as,
ad. dangling
JI
ka ngat
ldet
;
Ldoi,
bol
I dot
[as, "ka tuta ka sdien ldai ka sim ha ka shangkhawiah ki sdien ia ka kylla-badur ka sdien idui ialade,"
;
;
Ldui,
etc.,
etc.]
;
[as, "
ka
la
ka shangkawiah."]
Ijding(at-), ad. lying
[as,
"at
kakpoh
Iding:']
113
LDUI
Ldui, ad. hanging (said of big things lia shiteng riat").
I
LEHSANG
;as,
"
Iwai
sdien
Idtii
Led,
u, n,
a lead pencil,
an
e^^.
Lengleng, ad. wildly, aimlessly ; [we speak of the flight of an alarmed butterfly and say " ka h6r leng-leng " also of " a poisoned fish as, ka jngi leng-lengr'\
'lengkha, ka,
n.
fresh egg.
'lengkpoh, ka,
and which
'leng-iew, ka,
is
an egg placed over the navel of a dead person broken on the funeral pyre, bazar n. old egg or that which is sold in the hat
n.
;
egg*leng-ra, ka^ n.
an Qgg
left
unhatched by a hen.
\_Imit.
Leh, :;. to do, to perform, to act. Lehbein, i}. to maltreat, to ill-treat. Lehkdi, v. to play, to make sport of.
lehbein-lehkhoh.]
Lehkhynraw, v. to play a bachelor or spinster, to dress nicely like a young man or a young woman. [Iniit. lehkhynrawlehkhyndeiil.]
Lehdiaw,
v.
hard with. be fastidious regarding dress or toilette. Leh mushlia \^Imit. Leh-mushlia, v. to meddle with.
v.
Leh -eh,
Leh-jalani,
leh-
mushlait.]
to feign, to pretend. v. to affect to do [as, " ka long kaba lehnoh-ei ba'n Lehnoh-ei, a. vain, useless ; v. to waste. kynjat ia ki speh "] than what is right or proper ; to more do Leh-palat, i;. to
Lchmynleh,
[ImiL lehpalat-lehpaliang.] [ImiL lehrain-lehsuin.] Lehrain, tj. to be ashamed of. Lebrit, v. to be unassuming or humble.
transgress.
Lehroh, v. to make a show of, adj. pretentious, fond. lehroh-lehmeng. ] Lehrong, v. to make a display or a show of anything,
lehrong-lehrup.]
[Imif[/mif.
Lehsa, v. to be in the dumps, to sulk. Lehsaug, 2;. to do or act anything that [ImiL lehsang-lehma.] indecent,
J English.
is
immoral, profane or
114
LEHSAT
Lehsat,
7^.
LEITKHA-LEITMAN
to
do
anything
j^erliaps.
by way
of
vengeance
or self-
mortification.
[^Imit. lehsat-lelijew.]
to
v.
to be untidy.
Lehsting,
*Leh-tamsa,
\_Jmit.
lehtamsa-lehtamhoi.]
Leh-thamula,
Leh-thawlir,
v.
make
,
spDrt of
to
[/wi/.
leh-thamula-leh-thamulein.]
)
'''
-
Leh-thawnang, j
Lei
?
^^^^^
'
-,
,,
ad.
why
for
what reason
'lei, n.
Lei-lei, {phr.), 1.
So
at
much
any
lei-lei
2.
(the better) [as, " ba'n da phi lah ba'n iaid shi sngi, kata la bit eh"];
rate,
[as, " 3.
da
lei-lei
ym haram
ia
phi "];
without any cause (when preceded by khlem) [as, " u la dumok ia nga khlem lei-lez."]
the household god of a
certain
clan of the
'Leikhyrdop-'leikharai, ka, n. the goddess who is supposed to guard over the gate of or entrance into a village in time of war.
Leilieh, ka^ n. lightning.
*Lei-muluk, ka,
n.
the goddess
n.
who
'Leisad-'leisunon, ka,
Leit,
to proceed
to
fit.
bottom, the
foot, the
buttock.
Same
as lyeit.
Leit-bar,
v.
to
answer a
call of nature.
Leit-bhih,
Leit-kai,
leitiaid.]
v.
to
go and beg.
a walk, to go on a
{esp. for
visit.
-v.
to go out for
\Imit. leitkai-
trading purpose.)
to get
married (said
* Hindi.
of a
man),
110
LEITKHYNDEW
Leitkhyndew,
Leit-dur,
v.
LEW-LIT
to go out to
v.
answer a
[ImiL
call
of
nature.
[Imit.
leitkhyndew-leitmynsliem.]
to suit, to be
to
fit.
leitdur-leitdar.]
Leit-hapsbop, v. unfortunate.
fall
into
an
unlucky
condition,
to
be
by giving
wind passage
answer a
(as
water
when
drunk).
Leitrud,
v.
to go out to
call of nature.
who
Lem,
Len,
v. (in
spinning tops)
to deny.
*len, u, n.
{abb rev. of
thlen), a
big
snake
[as,
V^w-lum,
V^??pula.]
Len-len,
[as, "phi'n ad. smooth and bare nangno haba khiiid len-len u maw."] 'lenpula ii, n. a big mountain snake a python. Lep, ad. furiously {as, " u la bitar lep ia u ")
; ; ;
flaringly.
la
[as,
"nga iohsngew ba u
'*
ia u,"
la
shu
lait-/^V
na ka khlieh."
(2) useless (used with the negative particle
ym,
as,
/^V ").
does);
[as, "
bsein
pdr
Same
as lyer^
mixed with
rain.
"nga
la
kum
kren ^let'^)Ica^
transgression, wrongs."
[as,
it is
1
" shit
lew^^'\
Int.
beware
116
lngAw
Lngaw
(iw), a, havinfl^ a peculiar smell, as that of
liat an unoccupied
house.
Lngen, kaha^
n.
).
to
make
delay, to be dilatory.
to be greasy.
[as,
"ka
um
;
ka lang
[as,
Ihen.^^]
"ka
shit ihej^.'^]
;
Lhin (hiu-), ad. completely, all over (covered with water) ** ka um ka dap hin-lhrn."]
Lhieh,
a.
[as,
to a sore only).
Lhiej, u,
Lhon, ad.
llionr\
like
[as,
" ka
um
ka lang
of
L'hoh,
a.
or clothes
dirty fellow).
Lhop,
a,
close, stuffy.
smell).
(abbrev. 7por).
of dohthli), u.
fish,
(as,
7*jarang,
'/esiaw,
(as,
"
nga
ioh-i ia
Liang, ka, n.
side, party.
'liangdieng, ka, n. a
wooden
plate.
;
Liam,
[as,
"
ka rynfieng jong u
ka
;
Lian, ad. used negatively only with 2/*=:much more; more than [as, ** nga tharai ba ym lian 1,000 u briew uba khmih kai."]
Lian-khun,
of time.
a.
ia
ka
du."]
'liar-kait, ka, n.
Liar-ngot, a. broken, as a
liiat; V. to fall
stunted, short.
through.
117
LIAT-KHUN
Liat-khim,
v.
LIR.LIR
to
have a miscarriage.
off,
Liat-lor, to slip
to
have an abortion.
[as,
*'
Liaw, ad. for a short time (to look), glancingly; peit liaw sha nga bad u dem noh."]
;
u shu
Lieb, ad. at a glance (look) [as, " nga tang shu peit lieb, nga la ihthuh ia ka jinglong jong u."] Lied,
V.
to dismantle, unroof.
[//nit.
ka lieng-ka phan.]
a kite.
Liengkynda,
ka, n. a boat,
n.
a dug-out, a canoe.
Liengiapom, ka,
Lieh,
white.
a man-of-war.
Liem,
v.
to lie
on the back
(said of cowries)
to be a
match
for
(used with
ia).
Lien
many
people walking
[as,
"
u paitbah u
la
" khie
leit
Lih
{vulgarism)
n. a.
n.
friend
my
friend
[as,
'*
balei
me
jah?"]
*Lilam, ka,
Lilipenpen,
auction.
altogether
[as,
'*
ka madan baroh
ka
la
dap
lin da
ka um."]
very (smooth);
[as,
Lin-lin
(jlih),
ad.
kaba
Lip,
V.
jiih lin-lin.'']
to go out, to be extinguished.
'Ii-p6r, n. a
kind of small
v.
fish.
Lir, u, n. indigo,
Lir-lir,
to meddle.
**i
bsein iba
rit i pai?
lir -lir."]
118
LIT
Lit, V, to sharpen.
LONGSHUWA-MANSHUWA
(to look).
kumha u
;
bitar
Liwliw-lawlaw
(thngan-), ad. cravinglv, ancomfortably *'ynda la koit na kaba pang, ju thngan liwliw-lawlaw.^^\
[as,
[as,
Ljung,
ia la
J
head cut ?"] lmang diengduh u
ad. with the
")
Lmang,
off
[as,
>
jBlesh
;
(as,
fatty.
)
;
[as, "
Imeli-lmeh hi."]
Lmet-lmet, (stem), ad. very (yellow), golden colour; [as, " u briew uba stem bhabriew lmet-lmet.''^ Lmit-lmit, ad. yellowish, (as a person suffering from liver complaint; [as, "ki briew kilja don khlab ki stem lmit-lmit.'''
Lmoin,
Lok,
n.
-)
Lmum, 3
Long,
^^^
g^^^^.^ ^^,
bob-tailed.
or wife,
[/??zit.
a friend
husband
become,
lok-u-jor.]
V. is,
exist,
ti, n. a fox-glovo.
L6ng-16ng (khih-), ad. madly, wildly; [as, " u sarong, hynrei aimlessly. ynda mudui ki Ijriew un sa khih long-long' " Long bneng (khmied), ad. upwards [as, khmih la ka lynti wat'
''} ;
;
Longbteng, ka, n. an inheritance. Longbynriew, ka, n. humanity. \_Imif. longbynriew manbynriew.] Longkha, ka, n. the goddess who presides oyer the relationship by
marriage.
Longkur, ka, ?i. the guardian goddess of a Im?^ (clan). a. consisting Longra, v. to grow sparsely here and there, small hard lumps of earth. Longrynieng, ka, n. being.
o^
Longshuwa-manshuwa,
w, n.
ancestor
predecessor.
119
L'OH
L'oh, ,
11.
LUKIAR
cloud, mist.
Same
as lyoh.
Same
off
as lyoin,
Loit,
V.
Lop, V. to cut off, to knock down (the teeth) the blade of an axe or cutting instrument).
L6r, ka, n. the surface, external part.
'lor (suffix) =prematurely (as,
break
(said of
kha^6>r=abortion).
\_ImU. lorni
Lorni,
Lot,
a.
meddlesome, tale-bearing.
lorhap]
n.
shrike.
V.
to go in a hole (gambling).
(as,
loit
lyngkhuit Ipmi).
"
bseiu
u dem Ipen
halynti").
like
tree.
(as,
like a big straight post or column; lieng ka long ka dieng kaba belt lphung ").
(a?,
" ka dieng-
"
u sniang uba
la
heh eh u shu
L'sheng,
")
Lshung
Lshuin,
Ltar, Lter,
"^
ad. like the appearance of anything long when [as, " nga ioh-i ba ki wah Isheng ia ka Ibong
hun?*
masi."]*
. oval.
[as, " ka long kaba khlem akor ad. at full length ba'n jyrtieng Iter ia ki kjat "]. \ Ltir, ) (ji'ong-), ad. loni and 'round at both ends [as, *' Ltoin, bun "J Ltiiin, > phi'n shem ki maw kiba jrong ltoin ha rud-wah "1. Ltain, )
(as,
'*
Luar, li, n. small bamboo string or tie. Same ^%.laway ding. Luar-ding, ka, n. a furnace. Liib, a. moderately big, good sized; z-//^/('= attractive. JLukiar (ki), n. the 44th Gurkha Jlegiment (once the Sylhet Light Infantry).
J Englieli (a corruption of
tlie plxrase
"look here
!").
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LUKSAN
Luksan,
v. to suffer loss.
LYAm
Uf n.
Luk-u-lak,
common
people.
Lud,
a.
young.
like a serpent (as, "
(as,
Lueng, ad.
").
"
u dem
liien'').
Lung,
a.
young, tender.
" nga shu
kbmih
lung-
woo.
"
(as,
liiin
da ka
suloi, ki
Ltim,
w, n.
hill,
a mountain
n.
Lum-Mangkashang,
Liim,
I',
the Himalayas.
to gather, to collect.
Ltm,
n.
a tadpole.
Liin, w, to
throw
stones, to pelt
with stones.
V. to
plough;
(ia-)
to woo, to court.
{abhrev. of khlur),
V, to
u, n.
a star.
Lur,
'lur-dih-duma,
the comet.
Luri-lura (ka lew-), ka, n. the market of beasts (connected with the history of the dog in Khasi folk-lore).
'lur-mangkara,
'lur-miet,
?(,
u, n,
the brightest
star. star.
star.
n.
the evening
'lur-shai, u, n. the
morning
Lushia,
v.
*Lut,
a.
spent, exhausted,
a.
currency note.
Lut-phut,
squandering
lutphut
lut sha].
an
to spoil, to plunder.
(as,
"
fyaifi*^).
* Hindi.
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LYAR
Lyar, ad. short and round (as
Lykhit,
ki, n.
*'ii
LYNGKOT
khiew
tiba pylliin lyar").
\_Imit. ki
Ikhai.l
lykhit ki
Lyer, ka^
n.
Lyng-a,
a. hot,
[Imit. lyng-a
pisa].
^^Q
Lyngba, pr. through, ad. throughout. Lyngbiang, a. without earrings or ornaments or handle (as, " ka wait kaba lynghiang^'). Lyngka, n. the name of a second day in a Khasi week Ceylon. Lyngkar, ad. without care, at random (as *' wat pyllait hjngkdr ia ki masi ioh dait u khla"). Lyngkdang, ad. lying helpless on the back [as, " ka dohkha ka per lyngMong."^ Lyngkdong, Jca, n. the occiput nape of the head. Lyngkha, ka, n. a field [/mit. lyngkha ka risai]. *Iiyngkhason, ka, n. a frame of wood or bier for carrying the dead body to the cremating place. Lyngkhot, ka, n. a piece \Imit. ka lyngkhot ka lyngkhai.] Lyngkhuh, v. to happen by accident ; . an evil spirit \Im%t. lyngkhuh-pakhiih] Lyngkhuuid, a. naked \I7nit. lyngkhuid lyngbiang]. Lyngki, a. barren. Lyngkien, ka, n. a meadow, a maidan ; ^. spilling all over, flow; ;
ing, copious,
a. level
with.
jLyngklad, ha,
/
,
n. longcloth.
on the ground (as, "ynda nga iit shitom nga shem ia ka tyngka kane lyng* "^Xyngknep, j knap ha khyndew ") flat. Lyngknot, ka, n. a low wooden stool. Lyngk6r, ka, n. a plough an anchor. Lyngkot, a. short n. a piece (used with, shi, ar, lai, etc.)
Lyngknap,
")
Lyngkniap,
>
* Hindi.
I EngUsh.
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LYNGKRANG
Lyngkrang,
LYNGNGON
^ ad. with thins^s scattered here and there (as " phi itynnad kumno ba'n ieh noh lymjkrang ia Lyngkrangreit, )
ki-ei ki-ei?'').
Lvngkrang, rtri. helplessly (lying on the hack), (as, Lyngkreng, J bn-aid u thiah lyngkrang ha siirok").
")
**
ynda
la
Lyngkut,
a. short,
laconic
even (numher).
Lyngkyrneng,
u, n.
an ear ornament.
Lyngkyrwiang, ka, n. the point on the head where the hair appears to end (generally on the top)
Lyngdan,
7/r,
n.
u.
influence
Lyngdhang, a. Lyngdoh, n. a priest. Lyngdiim, a. hareheaded. Lyngdykhnr, n. a dove. Same as Lyngdkhnr. Lyngeng, ad. having a hig head, lonely (as " u hriew ubaheb ka kh lieh lyngeng' ) (Same as Lngeng) Lyngen, a. slow, gently flowing (stream). (Same as Lyngen).
'
.
(used along with u pyngrem), a nian Pyngrem-u- Lyngdan, a statesman. shallow and flat.
of great
Lyng^r, n. full or whole length. (Same as Lynger.) Lyngngai, ad. in ecstasy of joy, in an unconscious state, la shong sngewbha hpigngai ").
(as,
**
Lyngugam,
n.
the
name
th6
Khasi Hills. Lyngngeh, ad. with the head thrown backwards, lyngngeli ha ka shuki ").
(as,
"u
ioh thiah
v.
Lyngngeit, ad. with the whole weight of the body thrust down.
lymjngiah ia lade
").
;
(sitting),
to
(as,
" u Ieh
Lyugngoh,
v. to be perplexed ?z</o^-lyngngain.]
to
be astonished.
[as,
\Imit.
Lyngia
la
closely
shaven (small),
u khi lyngngon
a block of wood.
;
Lyngngiin, ad. closely shaven (big) with the head exposed (65/?. to the rains); [as "u iaid lyngngxm ha u slap khlem khein ei ei."j
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LYNGHOH-KHOHWAH
Lynghoh-khohwah,
knee.
ka, n.
LYLON
the back part of the leg just under the
Ly-ngiar,
v.
to be late.
(Same
as Ingiar).
Lyngiej,
a. oily.
(Same as
Ingiej).
Lyng-ien, ad. half-reclining, like the walking of a big man with a big belly [as, " u S'iem, Jc, u laid lyngien lyngien ha Sor."]
Lynglit, langlit, n. a species of parrot.
Lynglun, ka,
n.
a lump.
Lyngrah,
w, n, white-ants.
Lyngraw, m, n. a young bull. Lyngrom, ad. in a small group (standing) (as " ki ia ieng lyng* rom ha ka juh ka jaka "). Lyngrum-lyngram, ad, carelessly or in such a way as to obstruct the passage (as " ki shu huh lyngrum-lyngram ia ki dieng"). Lyngskor, , n. a Prime Minister.
Lyngsnap, Lyngsnep,
'
Lyngsnej, ^^ Lyngsniap,
fl
Lyngsnop, Lyngsnup,
Lyn|kter, } ' Lyngthen, ad. bulky and without proportion, heh lyngthen ").
^^''^' ^^*'''*-
(as,
"
u briew uba
Lyngthohdoh,
Lyng-iih,
fire).
ka, n. the
a.
thick,
raging; densely
to
rage
(as
Lyng-uiu, ka^
n.
the circumference.
(as "
shna ka syngwiang
Lyngwit, ad. revolvingly, (as, " tang dei lyngwit bad u kyllon artat ").
sit).
kuli,
u khla u
la
shad
(to
Lyhar, ad. carelessly and with the whole weight of the body
Same as
i/i<3r.
;
(as, "
da ka ja ")
Same
as JJlon,
124
LYMBHER
Lymblier, ad. in a heap,
(as,
LYMUN
" ki
lum
lymhheridb
u 'dewiong ha
madan
").
;
Lymbhor. ad.
li/mblwr.")
like a sleepiog
baby,
(as, "
khunlung
iohthiah
any earring
or
ornament or handles.
a bat
mica.
as
Lymbnep,
disease)
;
ad.
(as,
with
u rben
scabs or lymbnep'^).
eruptive
Lymboit,
a.
almost naked.
Lymbnng.
ad. in a heap or group, (as, " ynda la lah shoh ia kba, ki shu lum lijmhung ia u skum ").
Lymbup, v. to push with the shoulder. Lymda, conj. unless. Lymmang, ad. without dress or ornaments, [as, " ka isih shibun ba'n khet noh ia u khlieh diengduh lymmang."] Lymmen, ka. n. palm or sole deprived of wrists or toes.
Lymmuh,
ka, n. a
leaves.
Lympat, v. to dash to pieces, to throw down. Lympeh, ad. fine and long (as, "ka dohkha kaba lynipeH^). Lympen, ad. naked, destitute, listless, n. the trunk (of a tree*
etc.)
Lymphiang,
thatching.
\i^
n.
Lymphiar, ad. with the abdomen hanging down kiba riwbha ki hiar ka kpoh li/mphiar.''~\
'"Lymphdin,
;
" ki
dkhar
[as, '*i khunlung iba bha briew ) ad. smooth, sleek Lymphuin, ) li/mphoin."] Lymphop, v. to wash as a piece of cloth by beating on a flat stone to wash down. Lympung, ka, n. a place or enclosure where dancing is performed,
;
stage.
'lymuifi, a.
without
tail.
(Same
as hnuin).
;
Lymum-lymum,
Jiymun,
a, liking
[as,
'*
lymum-lymum.^' ]
(applicable to eatable things).
Lymun.
12B
LYNDANG
Lyndang, ad. on the back
(to lie).
v.
LYNTI-KHLIEH
[Imit. Lyndang-pyllup.]
to transgress, to forsake.
Lyndum,
Lynnai,
a.
bare-headed, bald.
ul n.
a reed.
n. a
is
plant the root of which is of a bitterish eaten with pan and areca nut.
a
slice.
taste
n.
[Imit. lynfiiar-lympat.]
a. isolated.
Lynnong,
Lynraw
Lynrum,
Lynsher,
(si-), u, n.
young bull
or ox.
Lynruh-lynram,
Lynrum-lynrah,
i',
ad. disorderly.
ka^ n. rubbish, a debris.
to plant in, to
Lynshop,
Lynstong,
v. to
dash or
does to any
floating object).
u, n.
Lyntang,
ka^ n. a plank.
JLynten, ka,
Lynter, ka^
n. a lantern.
n.
a line, a length.
Lynter-tait, \ ad. all along, over and over the same state of things [as, " ba'n shu iai leh ia kajuh-pa-kajuh Lynter-tuid, j lynter-tait ka'm long kaba i-tynnad"], careless.
;
Lynthaw,
Lyntheng,
i).
to dash to pieces.
fxd.
[as,
lyntheng,"^
Lynthem,
v. to
throw stones
(big)
to pelt.
Lynther, v. to throw stones constantly at any place, to spatter, ac?. without due consideration [as, kren lynther, leh lynther.^
;
\_Imit.
lynti-syngkieng]
a trip
[as,
Lynti-bah, ka,
n. a
main path.
;
a short-cut.
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LYNTIED
Lyntied,
v.
MANG
to strike forcibly, to patter.
;
[as,
Lyphur, u, n. a beam or post over which a wall-plate rests (in Khasi houses). Lwa, u, n. a, vessel made of plaited canes and daubed over with
India-rubber for holding liquor.
Lwai,
m,
a wild bee
-j-^ad. like
water in a pool.
Lwait,
weak.
tie.
Lwar,
u, n.
a small bamboo
n,
Lwar-ding, ka^
a furnace.
;
Lwat-lwat, ad. turning round and round u laid lwat-lwat."] Lwet, a. broken, powdered, useless.
Lwit,
a.
[as,
"
Lwoi, ad. like a cesspool, in a small group [as, " ka lang, lwoi;'* "ki shipai ki ialang shi kompaui lwoi.'*]
um
ka
M.
\I ma,
n.
Pronoun to emphasise it, mphi (it is you), etc. *ma, (anr/Sfir^x'. of "thma"), if, n. a hattle, campaign (as, ka *ma haramnimok a mutiny). ka, a great Ma-bah, /, n, a great or grand maternal uncle
,
as,
m(^nga
battle.
Mak-mak,
mak.]
[as,
Makia,
v.
to
beg
to go
*Makna, ad. gratis, for nothing, used also to emphasize meaning of words, Cas, " Lada phi kohnguh makna ruh um rat ai eiei.")
plain, a
maidan.
[Imit.
madan madiah.]
u shu
enough
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MA-NGA
Ma-nga, {Pers. Pron.) It is I ; I, myself. Mangkara, (lur), u, n. the lorightest star.
.
MALI
Mangkariaug, (sa), a. affected with a parasitic disease {jig^ to be envious of u^ n. a wasp parasitic plant.
; ;
(trees);
Mangkarong,
Mangkashang
Mahadei, ka,
n.
the
title of
a S'iem's wife
Queen.
*Mahajon,
n.
a merchant, a trader.
Mahdm,
fMahet,
also
v.
to warn.
w, n. one of the demons worshipped by the Syntengs and by many of the Khasis. fMahu, ka, n. an ornament for the arms. *Mahut, n. an elephant-driver. Mdi, V. to scold to call one by bad names. \_Imit. mai-nia, mai;
tim.]
*Maia, ka,
Ma-ian,
n.
may a,
n.
;
mystery.
a.
ka,
maian-maiot
Main, ka,
'main,
-
mysterious
[Imit.
n. features,
mien
?^,
a kind of
fish.
whiskers.
Mainmoh,
silver.
u, n. beard.
Mainksiar-main rupa,
Mait,
u, n.
to
a mosquito
v.
Maitang, v. to declare solemnly to abstain from doing the like ad. never (as, "naduh ba ki theh um ia u, maitang um ju leit [^Imit. maitang-maitait] thiah shuh").
;
kynmaw maiun-maian
*Maji,
n.
sailor.
JMajistor, n. a magistrate.
Mala, ka,
*Mali,
n.
*Malai, ka,
n.
cream.
a gardener.
|
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
J English.
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MALOI
Maloi, ka,
sphere.
.
MAR-KTI
a cocoa-nut shell
n.
;
Maloi-khlieh, ka,
a skull.
*'
[as,
Mama,
i,
n.
a maternal uncle.
*Mamla, ka, n. a contending party. M4n, k, n. a cannon. \_Imit. ka tup-ka-man.] v. to grow, to thrive. M^n, a. each, every
;
(as,
"balei
me
stone,
[/mil.
u moin
n.
Mano
/.
who
(^
Mano-mano, /. whoever, anyone. Mano-re-mano, /. somebody Map, V. to forgive. *Maphot, ad. for nothing, [as, '' wat ju bdm maphot
ki briew."]
;
ia
ka jong
{Maphusor, n. mafasnl toar. *Mapik, <^. moderate, middling. [J;;nY.mapik adkar.] *M^r, n. articles, goods. \Imit. ka mar-ka mata.] Mar-mar, ad. at once without loss of time, [as, "phah briew mdr-
mdr
ba'n
leit
kumne
sha Sohra."J
;
just, [as, ia sam ia kine shiphew tyngka jong hapdeng phi.J mar biang Marbiid-marbud (iaid-), ad. closely, apace (follow), [as, ** nga ioh-i phi ia iaid marbud-marhud bad U Saheb bishar."] Markhait, a. ending in a draw (of a match). Markhap, a. alongside of, adjoioing to. Markhmat, ad. face to face [as, ** phi dei ban da ia ong mav'
Mkr
(a prefix), equally
khmaty
fnarkti
[as,
"
ki la ialeh
ha Nanshan."]
j
Hindi.
f BengaH.
% EngUsh.
129
MARKYLLIANG
MarkylliaiiD', ad. in return, tit for tat kylliang ia u kpa ba sang."]
;
[as,
"
wat ju
ialeh
'MAT-IAR mar-
all haste,
at once
[as, "
mar dor
kane."]
close, near, \lm%t.
d.
Marjan, ad.
marjan-marpa.]
(bad habit or
of.
Mar-mlien,
to continue
to
what
+
Marshak,
a. exactly equal or alike, matching. Marte-marte, ad. there and then, [as, '' haba phi la iakut-dor phi dei ban shim noh marte-marte ia ka mar."] Marwei, a. alone ad. lonely.
;
Masi,
n.
a cow
it,
a bull
an
;
ox.
Masi-bordi,
n.
a bullock
Masi-khar,
71.
Masi-khynna, 71. a Khasi cow, invariably of a better than the Assamese or Sylhet cow.
Masi-kyrtong,
Masidap,
u, n.
a bull.
;
u, n.
a castrated bull
a bullock.
Masi-lynraw,
n.
Masi-prut, n. a
young bulls {esp. for trading purposes). mithan (Zool.) Bos frontalis.
Masi-pyllait rong, u, n. a bull that is dedicated and set at large on certain funeral occasions and given away to any one who can catch or kill him the horns of such a' bull are covered with- a thin sheet of gold or silver ; a sacred bull.
:
u, n.
let
''
Mastieh, x>. to dance with the sword n. a runniag dance with the sword. \Imit. mastieh-ryngkang.] fMaswa, w, n. a fisherman.
Mat, ka, 71. a joint, a knob. [Imit. ka mat-ka pung.] 'mat {ahbrev. of khmat), ka, n. an eye.
Matang,
; a right angle, 'mat-blang, ka, n. eyes like that of a goat, 'matkylliang, ka. n. a child, a representative, 'mat-dong, ka, n. the corner of the eye.
n.
amaurosis,
amblyopia
t Bengali.
dimness of sight at
130
MAT-IONG
'mat-iong, ka^ n, the
iris.
mAwPYRSUT
a diseased bamboo joint or knob from which there
n.
Matla, ka,
is
n,
no shoot.
the white of the eye.
n.
;
*mat-lieh, ka,
Matsohlah, ka,
the ankle.
n.
Matlah,
a,
blind
a blind person.
;
[Lnit. matlah
matpei.]
the hands
Mattah,
ka^ n. a snail
(med.) a corn.
and
toes,
[Imit.
u mdw-n
dieng.]
mawbah-mawskn]
a boundary stone.
a memorial stone, a monolith.
Maw'bynna,
u, n.
Mawbyrsiew, u, n. one of the three stones set on end, in the hearth between which fire is kindled for cooking puiposes. Mawkait, u, n. one of a set of memorial stones which stands at the extreme left-hand side. Mdwkiiie, 7^, ?2. in a set of memorial stones, the tallest one in the
middle
is
so called.
w, n.
Mdwkordor,
a precious stone.
Mawksing,
u, n. in a set of memorial stones, the one situated in^ the extreme right-hand side is called " u mawksing."
Mawkynroh, , n. a stone for building purposes. Mawkynthei, /^ct, w. a large flat stone or slab supported by four
small stones set on end
;
Maw-iap, Maw-jabieng,
stone.
w, n.
sand-stone
w, n.
a keyvil-
Mawlaitlyngkot,
u, n.
soft
lage of Laitlyngkot.
Mawleifi, , n, quartz.
Mawlong,
Mawpiin,
u, n,
[Imit.
mawlong-m^wteh.]
single stone,
also
MawlyngnM
w, .
w, n.
made by throwing a
name given
Mdwpyrsut,
u, n. iron-ore.
I3i
MAW-RAMSONG
Maw-ramsong,
ramteh.]
u, n.
MfeR-MfeR
a limestone rock.
\/?Hit.
mdwramsong-maw-
Mawria,
zt,
n.
gravel, metal.
u, n. a flint -stone.
Mawshamok,
Mawsh'ing,
ieng),
enclosure resembling a box for depositing the bones of the dead ; a stone cairn (same as rudwahy
u, n. a stone n. limestone.
w, n,
Mdwshun,
It,
Mawshut-wait,
a whetstone.
Mawsiar, w, n. a hone, a whetstone. Mawsohriew, u^ n. granite, from which stones tears are generally made (hence the name).
for
grinding job's
Mawshynrut, u^ n. a very hard kind of stone used as a whetstone, and found in the Nongstoin State. Mawthoh, u, n. a slate-pencil. Me, p. thou (applicable to male only), this word is not used in
polite society,
but
is
fire,
n.
mother.
n.
^,
Meikhaj^',
a paternal grandmother.
Mei-hep,
n. a
maternal grandmother
also a respectful
appella-
me by
!
jingo
Meirad,
i,
n.
a maternal grandmother.
*Mem,
ka, n.
a European lady.
or
Mem-mem
Me'n, phr.
woman.
sole.
Men-kti, ka, n. the upper portion of the palm. 'men-suh-syntiew, ka, n. an old woman given to matchmaking, a pimp.
Mer, V. to grow well ; to sprout. Mer-mer, ad. very (yellow) [as, " ka 'tiew lasubon ka stem mer*
;
mer.^']
'
* Hindi.
132
MET
Met, /m,
good.
n.
MOKODDUMA
a body,
of
person
\_Imit.
ka met-ka-pliat.]
50 years of age).
to
a.
fulls
Met-i^w,
only).
a.
to
Met-sawdoh,
a.
persons
Mi
{ahbrev. of "jyrmi"), w,
ka, n.
a creeper.
;
Miang,
also
the swelling
of the
jaw gland
n.
mumps.
*Miaj, ka,
a stipulated period.
"
wat theh
um
ha ban da dap eh
Miaw, n. a cat. Miaw-wa, u, n. a tom-cat which roams about. Mikhli, v. to jumble, to mix up. 'mied, v. to raise up one's head. Mieng, ka, n. a piece of bamboo or iron musical instrument, which is made to vibrate close to the mouth, producing high or low tones according to the way the mouth is more or less
opened.
*Miej, ha,
n.
a table.
Mih,
V.
to rise, to issue.
n.
Mih'ngi, ka,
Mihpli,
V.
the east.
[Imit.
ka mihngi ka sepngi.]
Minot, V. to persevere, to devote, to take pains. \_Imit. minot-ador.] Mir, V. to throw a thing gently into a hole or throw it up to another to catch, a. sallow, n. myrrh.
^1?^'
[as,
'*
u briew uba
khlain mien'']
Mlein, a. shameless ; impudent. Mler, a. over-forward, careless in demeanour. Mlien, v. to form a habit to be accustomed to.
;
Mo?=Isitnot?
Mo, Mu,=:Synteug prefix
lang],
for
mcky (stone),
;
[as
mulang
for
maw-
tMokodduma,
ka, n.
a law suit
a case.
t Bengali.
* Hindi.
133
MDNG
Mong,
V.
MTAI
to
be wounded, to be hurt.
u, n.
Mohkhiew,
hoe, a mattock.
tMohonmala, u, n. a string of coral beads intermixed with round smooth lac-balls covered with gold.
tMoh6r, ha.
Moi,
ka, n.
n.
a mohur
a seal; a stamp.
an instrument consisting of two pieces of split bamboo together for levelling a rice field which has been furrowed by the plough, v. to level a ploughed field for the reception
joinerl,
of seed.
Moi-moi, ka^
n.
the temples.
[as, "
mow
u shang"];
Moina,
n.
Mom,
ka, n.
a mixture of
ka, n.
fat,
etc.,
for
rubbing
leather
with
{Hind.
= momragon)
a wax-cloth.
a maund.
;
*Momjama,
Mom-mom
Mon, kay Mopmop,
n.
a will
ad. quiveringly
v.
a drizzling.
*Moramot,
to repair.
fMormor,
Mot,
w, n,
Morsha, ka^
a ditch
;
an intrenchment.
;
monument
a. easily
;
a tower
a pillar.
Mot-mot,
n.
broken; tender.
an animal
;
a. cruel,
inhuman.
[as,
" I shait
la
Mraw,
n,
a slave.
[Imit.
;
lynti
ba'n
pom
the
(as a dog when sitting) Mrong, ad. watchfully, expectantly " kumba u pang-eh ?"] kumne ia u balei phi ap mrong [as,
(as,
"
ki la lah tih
u 'dewiong
mtai").
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
134
MTONG
mtong, ad. like a hillock mtong hangne ?"]
;
MYNGKEW
[as,
"
ei
ba lurn ia uue u
it ?
khyndew
Mu
seh
phr. same
as,
mo
sell
?=Is'nt
silk.
Muka,
ka^ n. a tnuga or
n.
Assam
{Mukjin, ka.
a magazine.
roughly,
(as,
ka^ n. a
kind of ear-pendant.
n.
a muktar.
or leave
off.
*Mukup,
Mudki,
tMudi, Mudui,
*Muid,
*,
D.
to
abandon
n.
n.
V.
a retail shopkeeper.
to lodge a
complaint against.
\Imit.
n.
a buffalo.
*Muja, a cane chair tMula, ka, n. a low stool made of plaited canes a vegetable. Mulla, u, n. an executioner (in folk-lore). a thing which has Mulot, ka, n. a worn-out and useless coin value. sale no Muluk, ka, n. a country a kingdom.
ka^ n. stockings, socks.
;
5
Muri, ka,
n.
a drain, a culvert.
Mur-mur,
Mushlia,
*Musari, ka,
v.
a mosquito curtain.
a.
to meddle with,
meddlesome.
\Iinit.
*Musla,
u, n. spices;
u, n.
{Hindi) mosali.
musla musli.]
SJmit.
Mustul,
a chimney.
n.
Musur,
ka,
an export duty
;
royalty.
ka dan-ka
musur.]
ka^ n,
an ornamental carving.
a porter, a carrier.
V.
Mut-ngicR^,
to hallucinate, to
;
have a presentiment.
;
Mutlop,
a.
stubborn
stupid
obstinate
stiff-necked.
Myngkew,
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
J English.
Assamese,
135
MYNGKOI U JOM
Myngkoi u Jom,
death.
ka, n, hell
;
lit,
the tank of
v.
Myllen, ad. by
way
[as,
*'
away
time,
Myllung,
a. pathetic.
Myn=(l)
Prefix in adverbs of Present and Past times; (as, M^w-hynnin, myn-i^, m^w-tan, etc.). (2) it also sometimes denotes a doer, as, u m.yw-tuh=:a thief. (3) Synteng, an abbreviation of am (iL'iver),as w?/y? khen for umkhen, it is generally pronounced as ?nyng.
Mynba, conj. when (referring to past time). Mynbarim, ad. in olden times. \Imit. mynbarim-mynbajah.]
Mynd6r,
n.
an
outsider, a stranger.
Myndong, | Myndung, j
(song-), ad. well (rolled up) ; " a-iu phi song myndong kamne
well-packed
?
[as,
"
j
Mynhakato, ad. on that (particular) occasion. Mynhyndai, ad. in ancient times, yimit. mynbyndAi-mynhynthai.
Mynhynne, ad. a short time ago (but on the same Mynhynnin, ad. yesterday.
day).
*Mynja, u, n. a thread smeared over with a mixture of powdered glass and paste used in flying paper-kites.
Mynjli, u^ n. a kind of necklace composed of coral beads and crescent-like gold cases.
*Mynjiir,
"v.
to a^ree
to consent.
Mynmiet,
\^Imit.
mynmiet-myniong.]
ad. when ? Myuno-mynno, ad. formerly usually. Mynnor, ad. some time ago. Mynnymwei, ad. last year. \Imit. myn-nymwei-myn-nym-ar.] Mynrain khymat, ka, n. compensation for breach of an agreement
;
Mynno ?
{esp.
a marriage-contract)
* Hindi
136
MYNRI
Mynri,
n.
MYTHIAN
a tribe of the Mikirs whose habits are migratory and
lives
which
by jhum
cultivation.
Mynsain, ka^
n. a place cleared all round like a flra-line, reserved for the growth of trees a reserved forest,
;
and
to
Mynshem-taiew, ad.
last
week.
[Imit.
mynsngi-mynshai.]
Mynshuwa,
Mynsiem,
sugar.]
ad. before
n.
previously
;
formerly.
[Imit.
ka,
a spirit
the soul.
ka mynsiem
ka
Mynsiem- Bakhuid,
u, n.
the
Holy Ghost.
Mynta, ad. at present now. [/mit. mynta-mynn^.] Mynta-mynne, ad. up to the present day still. Myntait, ka, n. the bark of a certain tree which is chewed with
;
;
pan
or betel.
Myntan, ad. a little while ago (an hour or so); just now. sullen. Mynthi, ad. ironically sarcastically, a. silent Mynthna, n. a mithan {Bos frontalis) Myntlang, ad. in the winter.
; ;
Mynt6i,
a. profitable,
n,
gain
profit.
Mynt6r,
ka^ n. a
mantra
or magic.
\_Imit.
fMyntri, n. a minister.
myntri-u-korbari.]
Myntuh, same as nongtuh. \Imit. myntuh-mynthiem.] Mynwei, ad. years ago. S^Imit. mynwei-myn-ar.]
Myrsiang,
n.
^*
a jackal
a fox.
M^thS' I
Mythian (shong-dem-), ad. quite (fall or coiled up), ehong mythian u dem u ksew ha ka shang mythianyi
;
"
t^Bengali,
m
N
N.
'NAI-LBER
Naba,
Nabar, ad. from outside, externally, [as, "ka iing ka itynnad nabdr hynrei ka jakhlia hapoh."] a, outside.
Na-ked,
a,
ragged, torn.
Nakra,
ka, n, a big
drum.
^'^'"-
Nadong-shadong, ad. altogether; from beginning to end, [as " dap da ka jingbakla suda nadong-shadong '''\
Naduh-hadiih, ad. from beginning to end,
ia
[as,
dei
ma uuba
lah
nga
?
nadiih-hadiih.''^^
Naei
ad.
whence
Nang=a
sing).
Nang,
V,
to
know,
a.
to be able.
Nang-ang,
\_Iniit.
nang-ang-nanghap.j
Nangno ?
Nangne, ad. hence, from this place. ad. from what place ?
Nangno-nangno, ad. from any place, whatsoever. Nangno-re-nangno, ad. from some place or other. Nah, n. (voc.) a stepfather or stepmother ; an aunt (mother's younger sister).
'nai,
month; moon;
{abbrev. of khndi)
*nai-khadsawsynnia;
a full moon.
*nai-kyllalyngkot, u, n. January.
*nai-iaiong,
ii,
n. April.
'nai-jylliew,
ti,
n.
June.
138
'nai-lCr
'nai-lur,
?^,
'NAMTOHRIH
.
September.
used with
is
iyin(j),
'nai-nohprah,
u, n.
December.
eaten by some of the
'nai-pilang, u, n. a large liill rut wliicli ' people of the Khasi Hills.
'nai-risc4w, u, n, October.
'nai-ryDiphaug, u^
n.
February.
'nai-tung, u, n. July.
'nai-wieng,
Najaii,
n.
side of.
[Imit. najan-napa.]
*Najir,
it,
n. a nazir.
;
besides.
Ndm,
fame, reputation ;v. to portend (used with " ka tyngab" a crow) to be spoken well of by the people (as, ki la nam baroh ia ka jingbha Jong u) to request earnestly, to supl^licate (as, u la najti u la ud ka bym lah ba'n ong ha uga haduh ba nga la sngewsynei ia u) tangndm, ph\ nominally, [as, " ynda nga la kyrpad jindei, u ia ai, tang ban nam, shi suka."]
ka,
n.
'nam {abhrev. of sndm), ka, n. blood. 'nam {abbrev. of kJinam), u, n. an arrow. Namar, conj. because, for.
Namarkata, ad. therefore, for that reason. *Nam-katai, v. to be dismissed to resign.
:
blood
'namlang,
u, n. a
'namlymbong, ka,
'namphiah,
u, n. a single
'nampliang, ^i, n. an arrow with a spear head, generally used in warfare and in hunting.
'n^mpur,
u, n.
a feathered arrow.
'nam-sop, u, n. an arrow having a tapering iron-head like a cone, generally used in archery contests.
*namtohrih,
m
u, n.
a kind
of grass.
* Hindi.
139.
'NiM-TYLLI
'nam-tylli, ka, n. congealed blood, a clot of blood.
NAW-RANG
u, n.
'uam-tympem,
pyre.
Nan,
ka, n. a tank.
Naneng, ad. from above. Nano-nano, ad. from anyone. Na-no re-na-no, phr. from someone.
JiNanti, ka, n. n ear pendant.
Nap,
V.
ka, w.
tongs
or pincers.
Nap-bnnia, ka,
n.
a niggard, a miser.
Naphang, ad. wholly, entirely from one side, (as, puh ia ka kper naphang) without ex' option (as, n bam naphang kat kaba ai). Naphrang, ad. from the beginning, in the front.
;
*Napit,
n. a
barber.
Nar
fl
(eit-),
ka, n. slag.
Assam
silk generally
worn by women.
Nar-liang, u, n. a solid raw iron which has been cleft into two halves and sold in the market.
Nar- puh, n, n. a pickaxe. Nursam-im, n, n. a sharp piece of iron for boring wood. Narsaw, u, n. a red hot iron. Narsuh, u, n. a piece of wire used for roasting flesh, fish, etc. Narnm, ad. from below. Narwab, ?/, ;?, a lump of melte;l iron, one split in the middle which can be hung up. See Narlia.g. Nat, ka^n. a bunch of plantains;?*, w. (an abbrev. o^ pnat) branch of a tree (cut so as to resemble a prong). Naw-naw, ad. hard and dry (as, kane ka doh ka la eh naio-naw). Nawei, id. from another. Nawei-na-ar, ad. from some other person or quarter. Naw-rang, ad. harshly (speak) [as, u kren naw-rang ia kiba ha iing ha sem.]
v^.
* Hindi.
||
Arabic.
uo
NE Ne conj. or. Ne (an enclitic
s^r ne
'f^IANGBLIAR
word)
or thereabouts ; (as, ka, n. Something or the speakers.
u riwhadem)
stood between
(Bot.
Ferilla ocimoides).
hammer)
[as,
n.
tyrnem"
'nemsniew, ka,
a famine.
Nep, ka,
n. a bed covering, a razai. \_Imit. ka nep ka tun g] ; {abbrev. of "snep ") a covering, skin, rind, bark ; a. sharp, pointed, intelligent.
'nepboh, to, n. the white outer covering of a lemon that remains after the pungent part has been pared off.
'nep-iang, u, n. the outermost part of the skin or rind, etc.
'n6r {abbrev. of sn^r), ka, n. a feather.
'n^r-liang, ka, n. the feather at the
down
of a bird.
#
[Imit. ka nia-ka jutang.]
side.
ad. much, greatly (as, ki briew ki la ia khynwin ;B*ai= they are making a great commotion). 'niakha, ka, n. aunt (father's sister).
I^iak,
Niad,
V.
to wipe, paint.
Isliadkalai, v. to tin, to
enamel.
isliad-rong,
v.
to paint.
an
insect, a
worm.
n. a
*fiiangbabnng, n,
fly.
'fiiangbading, ka, n.
'fiiangblen, ka, n. a
a glowworm,
blindworm.
5JIANGB0IT
niangboit,
ti,
'f^IANGRAIT-WEI
n.
niangbshiah,
lea,
n.
niangbulot, u,
n.
a kind of
niangkbap-kor,
niangkbar,
n, n.
tt,,
n.
an earwig.
cbicken-pox.
;
niangkbnap, ka, n. a disease wbicb attacks the hoofs of cattle a foot-and-mouth disease.
niang khriat,
u. n.
which
is
very
common
u, n. a long insect covered with thick fur generally found in pine trees, niangksem, ka, w. an insect which emits a fluid very injarious to human eyes, and having a very bad smell,
niangkwang,
herd,
u, n.
niangkynjah, ka,
n.
of night,
niangkynthah-um,
a May-fly.
nianglartham, ka, n. a scorpion, nianglong, u, n, chrysalis, nianglyngkut, u, n. red leprosy, niangmat, ka, n. opthalmia. niang-miaw, ka, n. a tiger-beetle, fiiangmong, u, n. a discolouring of the face, niangphlang, u, n. an insect found everywhere among grass on the higher plateau of the Khasi Hills, and which is eaten by some
of the people,
niangpyrsit, u,
n.
measles,
See ''Kruin\ niangrait-hoh (shong), a. having a bad temper and envious spirit niangraitliang, u, n. a tape-worm. niangraitwait, w, n. wot'm generally found in stagnant water, niangrait-wei, w, n. a barren boar.
niangrah,
?/,
7i.
a white-ant.
U2
NIANGRIANG
niangriang, ka, n. a water beetle.
niangriej, u, n. a
^NIAT-TYNG-AM
Wood- worm.
very bad kind of sore caused by parasites.
niangser, u, n.
2^
niangsliit, u, n. prickly-heat.
niangsohpet, u^
n.
an
n.
infantile disease
which
niangsynrang,
liiangtari,
ii,
u,
leprosy (black).
n.
niangthangdoh, ka,
niangthylliew, u,
ntangting'').
n.
firefly,
a moth.
niangthylliej, u, n. thrush.
n.
small-pox.
;
(as,
" briew
uba raikhoh
niangtyngkhap, ka,
iiiangtyrkhang,
2i,
n.
tick.
n.
a millepede.
"
niangtyrsim,
(sa-),
kaba, n. whitlow.
;
[as,
u briew uba
tlot
niangwap u
ia
pyn-eh."]
Niah,
V.
lead.
fNiam,
Niam-kn-rukoin, ka.
Nian,
ISTiar,
hell.
a4i. thin,
t
5liat,
to
push forward;
"tang shu
ioh-i ia
ka
"iju]e
a tooth.
niat-ksew, ka,
niat-duh, ka^
the
wisdom
tooth.
niat-tyng-am, ka,
n.
a grinder, a molar.
t Bengali,
143
NIEH
'nieh
{ahbrev. of snieh), ka, n. a
n.
5JIUR-5JIUR
skin,
a hide,
'niehkdop, ka,
Niep-niep, (khih-), ad. like many insects which are moving or creeping away in different directions, [as, " nga ioh-i ba ia ka masi la bam da u ksain nba khih inep-shi-niep.'']
'nier {ahbrev. of snier), ka, n. entrails,
'nierbah, ka,
n.
the stomach,
n.
'nierkhad-ar-syrtap, ka,
folds,
n.
many
'nier-lang,
k'l,
Niew,
V.
to count, to reckon
v.
to consider.
;
Niew-beifi,
to treat
with contempt
;
to
;
lower in estimation.
Niew-kor,
v. to
value highly
to prize
to appreciate.
Ivliewsting, v. to
make
light of.
Niewtang,
eh
v.
"
'niuhkhlieh, reng.]
ii,
n.
\_Imit.
iliuhkhlieh-niuh-
'niuhkyndeh,
ti,
n. fine hair.
'niuhliar, u, n. the
'niuhmat,
u, n.
'niuh-moh, 'niuh-tmain, u,
u, u.
a beard, n. moustache.
n.
/ fiiuh -trong,
tail.
iSliuma, ad.
/5liun, a.
[Imit. ba niunfiiun^
ba-niep.]
[as,
une u
maw
soft,
jingkienguba khieh
[as,
hairy and
"u
shniuh dngiem
[as,
long uba jem Niur-niur, ka,n. a bog, a quagmire ;--ac^. tremulously, u lyngstong uba khih nmr-niiir "].
niiip-fiiup.''']
"une
U4i
^lUREI
iSliurei, n.
NONGPHIRA
a pheasant.
weeds.
[Imit.
Niiit, u, n.
niut-u
ilier.]
no = a
myiino
Niutmaw,
u, n. moss.
s affix in Interrogative Pronouns and in Adverbs of time, place, condition, etc., as imo? who? hangno? where?
P
Nok
(ia-),
when ? n. a game
n.
of cards,
fNokol, ka,
a copy.
tNod,
u, n. zero or
nought;
ka, a nose-ring.
Nong,
woman;
any-
a dieng or pole
2,
{abbrev. of shnong), ka, n. a village, a town, a city; {abbrev. of rnong), ka, n. brass or bronze.
Nong=
a doer or agent
(as,
nongi\\\i)
??o;^<7-Mawkhar,
y?o;?^-Sohra, etc.)
a merchant, a trader.
.
[Imit. nongkhaii-
Nongkhat, ka, n. rent (of lind) See BdiiocH. Nongkheinksuid, u, n. a man who cures diseases evil spirits by means of sacrifices, a diviner.
kheiiiksuid-nongkheinkhrei. ]
or propitiates
[JmsY.
nong
[Imit. n. what one earns while unmarried. nongkhynraw - iiongkhy nd eifi ] Nongkitnong, w or A;a, 7z. a coolie, a porter. [Imit. nongkitnong'
'
.
'nongkhynraw, ka,
nongkitni.]
Nongkylliang, ka,
Nongkyndong,
a villager.
'nongkynti, ka,
n.
[Imit. nongkyndong-nongkynshrot.]
n. personal property. a fighting man ; a soldier.
Nongiapam,
n.
\^Imit.
nongleh-
[Imit.
'nonsflieh-'nonsr-
Nongphira,
u, n.
a watchman.
t Beogalju
|
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145
NONGMUNA
Nongmuna,
ka, n. a specimen, a pattern.
NUJOR
Nougplilang, kl, n. the Kliasis living on the higher plateau of the Hills (as the Sheila people call them).
Nongra, ka,
n.
vessel.
Nongrim, ka,
n.
site of
an abandoned
village.
Nongsam,
ka, n. silver, gold or whatever is burnt in the funeral pyre with the dead body, and which those who look after the burning of the dead body divide among themselves. [Imit. nongsam-nongpiet.]
u, n.
Nongsaid-thma,
Nongsharai,
'nong-tem,
n.
a politician
a babbler.
\_Imit.
nongsaidthma-
nongsaidktien.]
a cowherd, a pastor.
n.
ka,
a yellowish
brass.
[Imit.
ka
nonglieh-ka
[^Imit.
nongtem.]
an heirloom.
Nongwei,
Noh,
V. [to
tt,
n.
a,
stranger.
;
[Imit. nongwei-nong-ar.]
throw into
ad.
away
(ia-) to
add a
little
quantity or
number
Nohblei, v. to throw away the idols after the ceremonies of worship are over. [Imit. nohblei noh-dken.]
Nohmynsiem,
be low-spirited to sigh. Noh-prah^'nai-), zi, ;?. December. Nohrem, v. to be a cause of offence to the gods or spirits. Nohtasor, ka, n. a silk dhoti, a piece of cloth worn by males round
v.
to
the loins.
Nohtah, ka,
n.
it,
wood with
ka krem
Nohteh kaba
much,
[as, "
Noi, ti, n. a small bamboo pipe, especially one the hole of a hookah when smoking.
for applying to
figure,
'nud {abbrev. of dohnud), u, n, the liver; the heart, 'niiid, ka, n. a piece of fruit cut in the shape of a prism. *Nuior, V. to scrutinise, examine, compare.
* Hindi.
146
i .OP 'nup (abbrev. oiknii])), /ca, n. a Khasi leaf -umbrella, somewhat like a shell, (as, ka 'nup'MdbwiMig=a kuup made and brought from Mawiang). Nup, ka, n. the seed of a cerlain creeper growing in a pod used by
'NUP
the Khasis in wasliing their heads.
tNurok, ka,
*]Sruti, ka, n.
n. hell.
a prostitute.
beginning.
[Jmi^. nyngkong-nyngshap.]
Nyngkong,
Nylla,
a.
a. (irst,
pure, unalloyed.
n.
Nyllong, ka,
the rectum.
o.
The fourteenth
O
!
letter in the
Khasi Alphabet.
in case,
(as,
''
Intel'],
V.
oh ah
!
Ong,
Oh,
to say, to
tell; ow^
la, conj. if
ong la dei
ia nga,
r.
nga
v.
to cut, to notch.
Oh-kuna,
Oh-jri,
V.
to impose a fine.
\Imit. oh-kuna-oh-kaid.]
to tap
an Indian rubber-tree.
[Imii'^
.
yes, here I
am.
at.
On,
(leit-), V.
v.
to go
Onksuid,
bride.
to
de^dl.
On-kurim
On-nong
tion.
(leit-), v. to
accompany a bridegroom
to the
house of a
its
destina-
On-rong, v. to present anything, especially liquor, to the spirit of the dead person at the time when sacrifices are made on his [Imit. on rong-on rup.] behalf.
-Op
(a suffix)
=by
words,
iap-o/?,
set-op,
etc).
* Hindi.
f Bengali.
U1
Or aV
'
padat
\
"v.
Or-or
Ot,
V.
(s'aid), ad.
I
very (warm),
to reap.
[as,
ka nep."
Ot-halang,
Ot-cloh,
to cut, to
v.
mow,
to
V. (lit. to
excommunicate from cliurcli membership. cut flesh hence, to kill an animal for eating
purposes.)
Ot-sher,
7/.
to circumcise.
P.
P The fifteenth
Pa,
-Pa,
i,
letter in the
Khasi Alphabet.
the
n. father.
as
in
iing-paka,
;
n.
a stone-
Pakang,
v.
to flow in a jet
n.
to shoot forth.
Pakai, ka,
'pakha, w,
Pal.ha,
nga kren
n.
acZ. as a reflective a share, a part allotted, a turn ia kiwei, nang sngewrem iJakdi ma phi ? "]
lea,
punkah
a species of palm.
Pakhang,
Pakh^r,
I'akhing,
v.
v.
to
v.
V.
to resist.
Same
as iakhing.
Pakbop,
when
dragged.
Pakhud, V. to pull or drag along the ground. Pakhynnah, ?, n. a j)aternal uncle (father's younger brother;. *Paki (iing-), ka, n a house roofed and walled with bricks.
Pakor,
V.
to cover.
Pad,
n. a measurement from the tip of the middle right-liand finger right across the chest to the tip of the middle left-hand finger, both hands being extended horizontally.
v.
Padai,
to swing.
to obstruct, to hinder, to interfere.
Padan,
Padat,
v. V.
to
throw
to a distance (said of a
Hindi.
heavy
object).
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PADIAH
Padiah,
v.
PAHARA
to play
;
on a small drum ;
to
cessarily
to m(xldle.
Pdok
Padoi,
'
^"^' **
^^ bladder of a
fish.
V. to
V.
swing.
Padom,
Padun,
to drag roughly.
Same
as Phajri.
curved or sloping.
ill.
Pang,
P'ang,
V. to
V.
become
to
to straddle.
v.
Same
as
Fymig.
jolt,
Pangah,
dissent, to dissent.
to express
Pang-at-top,
v. to
Pang-bhnr,
v.
to
have epilepsy.
[Imit. pangkhlieh-pangreng.]
eyes, to
Pang-khlieh,
v.
to
Pangkhmat, Pangkhrew,
Pangkuhek,
v. to
he opthalmic.
[Imit.
pang-
ka, n. hysteria.
v. to
Pangdohniid,
pangdohnud-dohnam.]
Pang-iap-iong, ka,
Pang-iapshiliang,
a mildew, blight.
to
have
palsy, to be paralytic.
Pang-mat,
Pang-sh'ing,
)
j
z/.
to
have rheumatism.
[Imit.
pangmat-pang-
pung.]
suffer
Pangmet,
v. to
over-exertion or beating
wounded
in
feelings
pain.
[Ituit.
pangmet-pangphat. ]
Pangiong, ka,
n.
kald-dzdr.
Pah,
1).
to cry (as
an animal or a
n.
bird)
to allure
to bait
to feed.
Pah -ding,
as a sentinel.
* Hindi.
149
'
PAHEB
Paheb,
i,
PALNGANG
n.
a grandfather
{i,e.
father's father)
a respectful appel-
lation of
an old man.
to pare (a stick) as
sugarcane
2;.
with a
daiv.
Pai, ha,
n.
a number
20 kani
8,000.
*Paia,
Paid,
zij
n.
pillar.
ti,
n.
ad. chatteringly.
Paidbhur,
Paidkdr,
common
ignorant people.
u, n.
Pailen, u, n. water-fungus
a.
bald.
Pain, ha,
n. solder,
cement, a
joint.
Paintali, u, n. a chisel.
much
[Imit. paisa-pailain.]
to crack,
to.
;
break.
v.
Pait, of
to
Paitdohnud,
a.
n.
heart breaking.
Paitpuraw,
and a
Pajait,
little
a small bird of blackish colour and having a crest patch of red fur under the tail a bulbul.
;
V.
to pull
n.
with a
jerk.
*Pajama, ha,
pyjama.
some
wat iatur eh
Pajut,
Palat,
li
V.
Pajuwa,
V.
ha,
up a heavy thing. a kiln (also spelt " Pajwa "). to exceed, to trespass; passed (as, " u dang palat dang
to pull
11.
[kumne myntan").
n.
*Palki, ha,
Palei, a
palanquin.
[as,
"ubriewuba
palngang ka khlieh."J
* Hindi.
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PALNGAW
Palngdw,
a.
PARA-BA-EH
round and small (head).
Palliiw, a. with
sunken
eyes,
[as '*u
briew uba
palMw
ki
khmat
kumha
la
khlong."]
Palong, ka,
n.
a bedstead
a soaxD-bubble.
*Palwan,
u, n.
an athlete.
Pam, V. to cut, to win (in gambling). Pamblang, ka, n. the Durga Poojah. Pamthwat, v. to skirmish to fell a number
;
of trees in a place.
Pdn,
V. to ask,
to
demand.
round
[as,
Pan
(a
;;r^^)=what
n.
in
the
words
pun^oht
'
Pankhyllong, ka,
Pankwah,
Panjung,
P^npoh,
2;.
to wish
what
is
wrong or bad
;
[as,
"ladaphi
to court.
Pansngiat, ka^
a crown.
Panshandi, ka,
n. a
very small
tortoise.
is
eagerly expecting
Panti. ka, n. a strip of cloth tied round the left wrist to protect against the impact of the bowstring when shooting arrows.
Pan-'tien-said, kaba, n.
of the parties
eitlier
commences
to give battle,
is
own
pop).
cause
such a
form of address
Pap, kat
u. sin,
Papun,
Par,
V.
It,
n.
an unfortunate
crawl
;
to creep, to
fellow.
Para,
11,
Para
one associated in common interests, occupation, etc., with another, as in the words /an^-Khasi, para-nongshmi, jPrtr<7-mrdd, para-khjnvSiW, etc.,
{prefix)
PARA-BRIEW
PASOH
Para-kh6r-paramer, u,
Para-ksiew,
u, n.
a neighbour.
grandnephew or niece on the mother's side. n. wife's younger sister or husband's younger
a husband of one's wife's
sister.
Paramynshong,
'parM,
^,
u, n.
n.
a maternal grandfather.
Para-shnong, ti. a person of the same village; a co- villager. [Imit. parashnong-para-thdw.] Para-shongkha, tt, n. a man who marries in the same family. \lmit. u-para-shongkha-parashongman]
Para-trai, hi, n. persons who have a concern in the matter. \lmit> para trai-para dkhuh] u, or ka, brother or sister of the same parent.
Pariah-parai,
o.
Paring, Paro,
f. to
pull or tug-
w. a pigeon.-
Paron, hh ^- a basket placed in the catching fish. Partuh n (see py rtuh " )
'
,
.
'
Parum-pareh,
Pasa, ka,
n.
n.
v.
a.
many,
in great
numbers
(of
persons only.)
luck.
Pasan,
i,
an uncle
head against anything repeatedly. up gently. Pashat, v. to hand anything to a person by throwing it sole of the Pashait, v. to splash up water by striking with the
Pasngoh,
to strike the
it,
to spatter.
side,
sideways.
plantain flower.
;
inclining or sloping
to whisper.
Pasiaw,
Pasied,
to splutter.
n,
Pasoh, ka,
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PASWIA
] l^'""'^! Paswut, )
V.
pAWKHMAT
to whiz.
v.
to fall.
Patan,
Patar,
v.
to pull
on both
sides.
v. to
Pateng,
(as,
n.
nga
ad. indirectly, through another source ioh-pateiig ia kane ka shitlii na kiwei pat ki briew).
a joint or link
n.
a generation.
Pathar,
Pathat,
ha,
n.
stream.
a.
thoughtless, heedless.
V.
to snap (a thread).
a squash gourd. {Hind. kddu). Pathi, u, n. betel, pan (as, called by the Nongkrem, Mylliem and the Synteng people).
Pathdw,
n.
Patiaw,
Patied,
V.
to,
to care.
v.
knock against,
e.g.,
to bully
to spatter.
Patiew,
n.
the purlin.
JPatlun, ha,
ii.
pantaloons, trousers.
Patch,
V. to hit
on
its
way
V.
to ricochet.
Patom,
to drag
by the
hair.
Pat6r, u, 11. an officer in the Synteng district next in j^osition to a Daloi, a minister.
Patrong, *Patsha,
v.
to pull or clutch
by the
hair.
n. an Emperor. Paw, V. to seem, to appear, to be evident. *Pawa, ha, n. a powa, J of a seer. Pawang, d. to swing, to swagger.
Pawai, ad. unsteadily (to walk, to stagger). Pawbynriew, v. to be in a tolerably good position. Pawkhmat, v, to be prominent, to be j)resent.
"
*
Hindi.
EngUsh.
I
pAw-pen-ryngkew
P^w-peii-ryngkew,
light.
v.
153
peitmat
to
have the
real state of
things brought to
P^w-rdifi,
V. to
be exposed to shame.
to the farthest distance possible.
Pda,
V. to
throw
Pda-khd.r-ei, kaba, n. an arrow shooting competition in who shoots the farthest obtains all the arrows shot.
which he
Pdang,
V.
to crack.
Pdam,
Pdeng,
V.
to
come
to
an end,
to
be over
to
cease
to
be
disappointed.
Tea, n.
the middle.
Pdem,
V.
Pdiang,
v.
Pdiang-Balang,
(Christian).
to
receive
into
the
church
side of
membership
an aperture.
Pdiet,
V.
to
Pdok, ha,
Pdot,
It,
n.
n.
the throat,
Adam's
apple.
Pdung,
winnowing
circular flat
basket.
"y.
Pduh, V. to thwack.
strike
Peh, V. to winnow; a. not going in a straight line when a bad winged arrow.
'peh {ahbrev. of speh), u,
'peh-dyngkhiet,
'peh-sylli,
tt,
tc,
n.
a spike, a stake
(as,
'*
u peh
sylli ").
n.
a porcupine quill.
n.
called
Pel, a.
sylli
having a hole
v.
v.
Peibylla,
to
Peidohsaw,
v. to
awake.
Peitkynriang,
Peitng6r,
z>.
v. to
squint.
to stay
up
at night.
a,
goo4
154
PEirMAT-DONG
Peit'mat-dong,
suspiciously.
v. to
PHAN
look through the corner of the eye,
to
look
Peit'matlieh,
v. to
Peitmiet,
v.
to stay
Peitshin, v. to observe or
or
manner
of a person.
Peitsliougshdn,
v.
to look
Pem-pem,
Pen,
Pep,
Per,
Pet,
n.
ad,
lukewarm
number=80
(of fruits,
ii,
n.
a wild earthnut.
to desist
V. to float;
V.
careless.
to
buy
it,
rice or
any kind
of cereals.
'pet-kaw,
n.
an umbilical hernia.
Pha,
pef's.
Jca,
v.
Phang,
'phang-er,
Jca, n. a periodical continuous wind which blows towards the end of the cold season.
Phah,
V.
to send, to despatch
v.
to order for.
Phahkhot,
Phahkylli, thew.] Phai,
V.
to send for.
v.
to propose to
(a girl).
[Imit. phahkylli-phahpyr-
to turn. to
to face).
v.
Phaikhmat,
Phdi^dien,
i).
to face.
to turn backwards.
[as,
saheb
u thdp
ptiak ia
Phalang,
v.
to reflect, to rebound.
Phaloh, Phalup,
V. to n.
spill.
Phal6r, ha^
V.
a gate.
to beat
with a big
stick
to
hew
out roughly.
Phan,
w, w.
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PHANANG
Phanang,
v. to fling
PHAWUR-PHAWER
as a piece of stick
Phan-karo, u,
n.
b>
Phan-ew,
u, n.
person
u^ n,
who has no
Phan-longsyiem,
Phan-longspah,
family. [Irnit.
ti,
Phan-mluhj
rind.
u, n,
Phan-mongor,
u, n.
common round
potato.
Phan-sdi, u, n. potatoes which grow in a garden out of the small useless tubers after the crop has been gathered.
Phan-shynreh,
u^ n.
yam.
Phan-siiid-iap, ii^ n. one of the ancestral spirits selected invoked for giving blessings to the living and to the dead.
and
it
is
also
la
share.
Phara, ha^
Pharait,
n.
10
c. ft.)
v. to spatter,
Phareng,
Pharep,
Pharia,
n.
a European.
v. to
make
v. to split
Pharuh-phareh, ctd. in a careless manner (to work), u la shu thdw pharuh-phareh ia kane ka ruh."]
*Phasi,
V.
[as,
'*u briew
to hang.
[as,
Phat
**u la
jhieh
Phawar, ka, n. sl set of rhymes generally in couplets, as, {a) "u sohlang u sohphie u risang u shakyntir," "ko para shynrang dangkhie kynjih pynnang te jir." {b) Haba lam u thyrnia u ksai u shu bM.
Phawer, v. to hint, insinuate. Phawur-phawer, ad. faintly, as a rumour, [as, " nga shu sngew phawur- phawer kumba ka sor-Shillong kan leit noh."]
* Hindi.
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166
PHEIT
Vheitl Int. ^e\
'*
PHIRA
'la,
{collog.), expr.
of
anger or disapproval
(a,
/>heit laiski^*').
V, to differ
;
Ph^r,
ympher,
it
matters not.
**ka bnengkalasliaibha^J^^r
(as,
b'ym
to run.
*Pbetkiri, u, n, alum.
Pbet-iap,
v.
Pbet-lyndet, v. to go lyndet-phet-tuh.]
leave.
[^Imit.
phet
Phet-tbong,
v.
to
run a race.
10,
Phew
ten, as
sbiphew
not misty.
(as,
'*uba la
sia.ii
J>hngar
u mrad
").
Pbnguid,
V.
to eat gluttonously.
at.
Phiang,
head.
ha, n.
a brass plate.
u, n, a bird of greenish colour
Pbiang-phiang,
Pbiang-phiang,
purposes.
v. to
arrange and
Phiangsbai,
Jca, n.
a porcelain plate.
Phiah,
Phikir,
V.
v.
to split.
to
Pbieng,
a.
awe-inspiring
sublime, majestic.
you will not. Phi'n you will. Phir-phir, ad. very (clean and white). Phira, v, to guard, to watch n. u phira
{pers. pron.),
{pers. pron,),
;
Pbi'm
a sentry.
Hittdi.
fHITA
PHORSHI
Phla,
V.
to confess
ti,
to admit.
Phlang,
n. grass. [Imit.
slip, to
u pWang-u
kynbat.]
fas,
Phlait, V. to
miss
"u
sam pynpei
Phlan,
V.
phlait la
ka lyntang."]
Phldn-dumdn,
Phlkr, (pei-),
Phlei,
V.
?.
to
humbug.
blow profusely.
v
<^.
Phl^r,
Phliat,
an abrasion,
to
come
V.
inside out.
Phlin
"une u
maw
uba btuid
come off, as a ring from the handle of a hatchet. become loose and fall off (said of a ring). Phl6r, V. to Phluit, ad. suddenly (come out), [as, *' u kak u mih kynsan phluit
Phloit,
V.
to
nau
Phna,
bitor."]
V.
to fasten a door
Phniang,
Phnian,
u, n. a small seed.
v.
to stow
to stuff, to
PhSaiii-phnain,
(rit-), ad.
very
phnain-phnatn.^^'\
Phnieng, v. to raise the bolt of a trap so as to make entrap animals or birds ; to set a trap.
ready to
Phong,
V.
to
put on
is
(as
a coat or shoe)
w, n.
inside of
which
v. to
as soft as a cork.
Phohsniew,
dream.
v.
Phohsniew kynsha,
Phoikynsha,
v.
to
to be captious.
unreasonably captious.
'*
[as,
ar pliang
Phon,
V.
to
to entrap, entice.
\lmit. phon-pah.]
168
^HOT
Phot,
a. cutting,
a. eight.
[as,
PHtrif5.PHlJl5J
sharp
?;.
to get
an
intertrigo.
Phra,
"
uK u long u
Phrang,
Phrah,
etc.,
v.
to
temper an iron; to
first.
'Z'.
test.
Phrangsngi, ka,
by planting
powder or
ad. iu
all
Phrew,
of
sticks
Phria, u,
n. hailstone.
v.
Phriang,
Phrieh,
v.
to feel
nervous or feverish.
Phrod,
a. foppish.
Phrong
Phroh,
Phroi,
been extracted by
frying.
to
Phroh-jyndem,
V.
a hoopoe.
powder and
to sprinkle
it.
Phrung,
to
push
Phud, ka, n. the bed of a stream, a mountain gorge gannet. Phuh, V. to blossom ; to appear cheerful.
u^ n.
Phuhmat, v. phuhmut.]
Phui,
V.
to
be cheerful in appearance.
to smile.
[Imit.
phuhmat-
Phuhs^mrkhie,
wise.
v.
{Imperative)
let it
be other-
Phu-iong,
u, n. soot (esp.' in
11,
Phui-phui,
Phtiid, V. to clear or
make
" une
u khynnah
159
PUtir
Phiiit, kcif n. score.
PHYRNOP
number
11^
of times
won
in
*Phuj-u-pyrton,
Phulidj
a.
n.
nne u phan u
la
ih
bha
(^c^. very (bushy), like snowflakes, [as, "u shiliuh jong phi u la lieh phup-pliup ''^ Phur, V. to hold a ceremonial dance on the occasion of the cremation, esp. of a grandmother or grandfather (father's
mother or
Phiit,
V.
father).
to uproot.
lia^ n.
Phutoi,
Phylla,
waistcoat.
a.
n,
wonderful, strange.
a kind of mongoose.
PhylMd,
an exceptional instance, [as, "mynno mynta phiwan phylla-soi a-iu ka? "]
Phyllaw,
Phylliew,
Phylliah-ding
v. to
mouthed
Phyllung,
vessel.
Phylliid, u, n. a kind of
(at-), v. to
have waves.
Phyrbew,
u, n. a, solitary jackal with a peculiar howl. Phyrdap-lyngkor, ka, n. b, piece of bamboo or wood attached to the two-split pieces of bamboo for levelling an irrigated ricefield and also to the horizontal post which rests on the neck of
bullocks.
[as, "
Phyrngup, \ Phyrngapj j
a.
with drooping hair or branches [as, *' ka dieng kaba noh phyrngup ki tnat harud wah."]
;
Phyrman, ad. with plenty of whiskers u shrieh uba don 'maink^v phyrman.'']
;
[as,
'*
tngd^w
u long
Phyrnaij
a. glittering,
shining.
Phyrnopi 1
^*
* ^^^ ^
plunge
to duck.
Hiadi,
160
PI
PITA
;
draw water by dipping a small vessel in it. Pia, ad. heavily, more than enough (to eat or carry) ha ba'n da khia pia ka dieng."]
Pi, V. to
as,
"
kit
Piada, n. a peon.
*Piala, ka,
7i.
Piam,
Pi-an,
v.
to
embrace, to clasp.
a.
short
and
stout.
;
(sit)
[as, "
:
u shong
p^iait
ha ka shnki."]
la
to extend.
Piat,
^^,
an onion
ad.
firmly;
bam.")
Piaw,
V. to
be peevish or sulky.
an overfull stomach).
;
Pied, V,
to tear off.
'pieng, 1.
2.
'piengsohphi, ii, n. Si string of coral alternately with gold beads resembling u sohphi.
Pien,
V.
to
wrap a piece
of cloth
pien {abbrev.
'pien-arna,
oijympien), ka,
(jympien).
'ping {abbrev. of sping) , n. a handle
pi, ^^' \ ad. short as
'/'iw^-sdie.
and
fat, [as,
piho.^^]
Pihuin,
a,
envious.
n,
Pilang (nai-),
*Pipa, ka^
n.
a kind of large
rat.
a cask. with a distended abdomen, [as, " ka dohkha katja pun pylleng ka heh kpoh ptreiL"] *Pirit, ka, n. a small porcelain plate ; a saucer,-^r. (coloq.) on terms of very close intimacy. Pirn, , a turkey*
Pireit, ad.
"be l?estless
*Piskot, u, n^
Si
screwdriver.
j
161
PJAH
Pjah,
Pjar,
a. cold.
V,
V.
PNAR
to drain. to feed carefully
;
Pjiah,
to nurse.
[as,
*'
nga
ioli-i
hynne
ia
Plak, ad. utterly, totally (in a bad sense), bha, u pat u krensih plak'^'\
Plain-plain, ad. jet (black), [as,
Plait, V. to
'*
[as,
*'
open
out, to clear
[as,
*'
u hkm ha ban da
plan shi-pliang
pynshong."]
Plar,
[as,
V.
to vomit (only of infants) ; ad. lying helplessly (many), " tang shu rung hapoh Aspatal, nga ioh-i kiba pai]g ki thiah
plar."]
*Plastor, ka, n. a plaster.
oh
I see
now,
[as,
''
pUng u
"
Saheb-bishar
and unripe
(fruit),
[as,
u sohmon mynta
u dang im
Pli, V. to
plein-plein.'']
change.
n.
Pliang, ha,
a plate.
Pliah, adj. clear, pretty, [as, " ka khlaw Mawpat mynta pliah " ; " ka briew kaba pliah khmat."] n. ha, cash.
Plie, v. to open.
ka la
Plied,
1).
to open, unfold.
(as,
"
la
bdm ha
[as,
"u
Pluh,
v.
to
be on
fire,
to take fire.
la lap
pnan'')
hit
ft
162
PNAT
Pnat,
POMBLANG
w, n. a branch of a tree resembling a fork. Pnek-pnek, ad. very (sticky) [as, " ka urn kaba mih na ka kseh ka long kaba dambit pnek-pnek.'"^ Pneh, ka, n. one side of " ka jainsein " a Khasi womaa's outergarment.
Pong,
V.
to bore, to
make a
hole.
;
n. a child whose father is unknown a bastard. Pongkdung, ad. bulging out like a balloon (as, " ka jaiii ka at ^''''^ pongkdang ba beh ka I'er "). Pongkhuh, ad. like a big animal lying helpless (as, " nga tharai ba ym shym dei ba nga siat ia ka sier hynrei nga shem ka la ^.yViOTi. pongkhuh "). Pongkiang (or pyngkiang), ad. crosswise: n. ka, breadth.
PoDgka (khim),
Pongpet,
V.
to
come
to nothing, to fail.
;
an aperture
for
to smoke.
ka,
n.
weekday.
\Imit. pohjait-pohrati.]
own mind.
Poi-poi (Iwet), ad. easily (crumbling or mouldering [as, " kane ka jain ka la Iko poi-poi\'\
Poi-bnai,
v.
to menstruate.
marry. \_Imit. Poi-ktien, v. to get a word or Poit-poit, (dih-), ad. with a or water puffing off, [as, "
V. to
Poi-kha,
poikha-poiman.]
reply.
\_Iiiiit.
poiktien-poithylliej.]
^winsb pbitpbit.'"^
Pom, V. to cut (with a daw), to sever. Pomblang-u-dkhar, ka, n. the Durga Poojali. Pomblang-u-Siem Nongkrem, ka, u. the annual Siem of Nongkrem,
festival
of
the
Us
POM-POM
Pom-pom,
ad. to ashes (reduced)
to be struck
;
PRUID
[as,
"
^om-pom.'"^
Pompyrtbat,
v.
with lightning.
Pomtah,
V.
Pom wait,
I''
v,
win in gambling.
j!?^j).)
Pop,
n. sin.
(same as
a small bird.
Prang
Prah,
(see "
u, n.
prong
").
a winnowing basket.
and in large numbers, (as, " ka pung ka dap da ki khun dohkha/ri. ') Prait, V. to give way or to be torn as an old garment, (as, " ka patluM ka la rim eh kumta ka la^jrcwY baba shong.") Prkn, V. to venture, to dare, to be presumptuous (as, " me pran k6p iaei haba me'm lah ?"). Prat, V, to break through, (as, " ka masi ka la prai la ka kper ")
to cut (grass).
, n.
*Prek,
nail.
Prem,
sudden appearance of people standing in a group kyndit-kyndit la mill saw ngut prem ki nonglute ") ; prominently like the appearance of a collection of sticks set
ad. like a
(as, "
;
on end.
Pret,
V. to
throw away.
small dry
Prew,
Prie,
u, n.
V.
bamboo
or reed
a torch.
to vomit.
v.
;
Prie-umksang,
Pring,
w,
n..
to
vomit
a.
bile.
soot
black.
*'
u jhur u
la
mih
prip mynta."]
break through a fence or wall, same as prang. Proh, u, n. a fork, a prong. Proh-jingmnt, a. intelligent, sharp. Proi, ka, 11. tiimoar an evil spirit who causes cancer, especially in very dangerous parts of the body, as in the sides, arm-pits,
I'rong, V. to
;
etc.
used in measuring
all lengths.
Prnid,
v.
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PRUM
Prftm, ka^
n. sore, ulcer.
(as,
PUN
"ki iabdm lang
prup-prap
Prnt,
u, n.
").
a species of grass
much
liked
by
cattle.
haba ka'n da
pnah ptej-ptejy]
pu, {abbrev. of kpii), ^pumalot, ^putharo,
rice.]
w,
n.
etc.,
a loaf ground rice cakes [^pukhleii\ are different kinds of cakes made from
; ;
Puka,
Pukni,
n.
*Pukir,
n.
u Pukir-u Pukra.]
n.
a vulture.
n.
Pukri, ka,
a well.
;
Pud,
ka^ n.
a.
a boundary
timid.
y.
to omit.
Pud-piid,
*Pudina,
w, n.
marsh mint.
;
Pung,
ka^ n.
a pool
di>
joint.
Pung-kjat, ka, n.
Pung-kti, ka,
n.
leg.
an arm.
soil
Puh,
V.
Puh-kylla, v. to dig the garden with a hoe and turning the upside down.
Pui-pui,
u, n.
mist.
Puid,
V. to
Piiid-piiid, a.
coward.
Puit,
7/,
71.
grasshopper.
u, n.
Puit-suwa,
Puj^r, u,
Pule,
V.
a locust.
rice distributed at the christening of
n.
ground
child.
to read.
room
be
a policeman.
Pulom,
Piin,
V.
V.
to
come
to nothing, to
;
fruitless.
air.
Pum-pum,
Pan,
V.
M, w.
a mist
be with
child.
165
pOn-jingkieng
Pun-jingkieng,
Pnr,
V.
pyllait-ktien
to
v.
throw a bridge
across.
to creep, to spread.
a.
*Pura,
complete,
v.
full.
[Imit. pura-puri.]
;
Piiramit,
to
league witb
Puraw,
V. to
to recoup.
'j)urew, u, n. dry
pouuded
rice.
i'lir-khnam,
v.
to feather
an arrow.
fish.
Puri,
72.
fairy.
n.
Piiria,
71,
a small dried
n.
[Imit. puria-purap.]
Purisk^m, ka,
a fable, a fiction.
Puron, ka,
the
first
*Pushara, ka,
*Pur-a-na, ka,
a whitewash,
v.
to whitewash.
;
a parwana or notice.
*Puson,
V.
to ponder, to
muse
to appreciate.
ad.
yet,
(used
witb
Pute,
V.
end in nothing.
at the
same time.
Pyngkat, a. not quite full or to the brim. Ka, n. The name of the day on which Mynso hat is held, in the Jaintia Hills.
Pyngkbob,
v. to
fold
to wrestle with.
way
so
as
to
avoid
Pynkriang,
v.
on the way.
3^^
Pyngngad,
Pyiar,
v. V.
a. cool,
refreshing.
pynieng).
Pyjah,
Pyjar,
same as pjah.
(same
fis
v.
to strain, to drain,
pjar).
" balei
pan
of a pair of scales.
[as,
Pyllain (peit-), ao?. with prominent small eyes, peit pyllain ia nga ? "] staringly.
;
me
Pyllait,
V.
Pyllait-ktien,
match.
* Hindi.
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PYLLAIT-KSUID
Pyllait-ksuid,
evil-spirit
;
PYNHIAR
a fowl or any animal sacrificed to the person free from any agreement.
v.
to let loose
to let a
an animal
to
roam
at large.
a fowl sacrificed to u
rih
or
the fever
demon.
Pyllait-sansh'ing, v. to divorce. (Divorce among the Khasis is effected hy exchanging 5 cowries hetween the hushand and the
[as, "
^Q\t 2)yllaw
kum
i
ka dkhoh. "]
i
an Qgg.
" ine
khynnah
peit
T>^,,
'
(lie).
Pyn=a
prefix of
v.
many
causative verbs.
Pyn-adke,
Pyn-am,
Pyn-at-khu,
v.
to be envious.
v.
Pyn-atshyntur,
to pout, to sulk.
Pynban, Pynban,
but.
a. still, nevertheless.
v,
to
add
to,
to
give
more
ad,
nevertheless,
still
Pynbeit,
v. to correct, to
make
straight.
be
as
sequel
to.
\Imit.
Pynbyllan,
d. to join or
v. to
attach
to.
Pynkhieklong, agreement.
make a
an
oath or
{Jiit.
Pynkhiiid-dar, v. to be free from blame or imputation, clear a passage for a boat to pass).
to
Pynkhyllew,
v.
to flatter.
Pynduh,
v.
to destroy.
v.
Pyn-ngat, a tree.
Pynhiar,
to let a thing be
to
fell
v,
to let
down
to
have diarrhoea
to export.
I
PYNHIAR-KPUT
Pynhiar-kput,
v. to
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PYRKHING
avenge.
v.
Pynhiar-myEsiem,
Pynhiar-synjat,
Pynidid,
v. to v. to
v. v.
to breathe.
to
make a formal
{lit.
betrothal.
manage
Pyn-iar,
extend, to stretch
ti,
n.
a batten.
;
Pynieng,
Pynjhieh,
to
ia
to wet, to moist
to urinate.
Pynlah, 7;. not to give in or yield in argument, to be headstrong; to be obstinate, v. to finish up.
Pynlat,
v.
to delay, to procrastinate.
v. to
v.
Pyn-ong,
Pynphuh,
J pi^M
to beautify or
make grand
{lit.
to
make a thing
blossom).
}
4.^
girdle or
v. to v.
wrap a piece
of cloth
Pynryngkang-par,
liquor.
to deport.
Pynshfid'khaw-iang,
behave as
if
intoxicated with
Pynshadkhun,
Pynshadsuloi,
u.
v.
to dandle.
to
have parade
;
exercises, to drill.
ka, n.
an arbitration or panchayet
Pynshok,
ka, n. in
v.
Khasi
Pynshong,
measure.
to
make a
tempt,
to
reasonable
entice,
to
settlement
allure.
to
give full
Pynshoi, v. to pynshad.]
[^Imit,
pynshoi-
Pyntha, ka,
n.
a level country.
Pynthame,
Pyntian,
Pyntip,
v.
v. to
to
V.
to make known.
\_lmit.
Pyrkhat,
v. to
pyrkhat-pyrdain
.]
168
PYRKHUNG
P^^kli"^^'
[ ^'
PYRTO
^ ^Gnd, to arch.
Pyrda, ka,
n.
hangings, a curtain.
(as,
Pyrdet, ^. hehind,
" ki la
khum
ia
u nongpyniap-briew da
Pyrd6ng, (niam-), ka, n. a ceremony which is performed at the time when reconciliation is brought about between two contending parties.
Pyrdung beh ka
Pyr-em,
(at-),(7cZ.
well-arched, [as,
"ka
jain ka
2>X-pyrdung ha
Iyer."]
Pyrha, ka,
seers.
n.
rice,
containing from 4 to 7^
Pyrhut,
Pyrjah,
food.
a.
v.
breezy,
to
of
anger or appreciation of
spectator (as,
Pyrmdn
Pyrsa,
(khmih-), ad. from a distance or as a " nga shu ia khraWi pyrmdn ia u Kbasi mynta ").
n,
a nephew or niece
n.
{uoc.)
a son or daughter-in-law.
side).
Pyrsa-ksiew,
Pyrsat,
v.
Pyrshang,
Pyrshen,
Pyrsia,
to attempt, to try.
to.
a pimple, a stye.
Pyrshong
v.
(soh), u, n. retail
a kind of sour
selling.
fruit,
Assamese kamranga.
buying and
\_Imit. pyrsia-pyrkat.]
Pyrsut, ka,
n.
a pair of bellows
to cry
;
v.
Pyrta,
v.
Pyrta shnong,
Pyrthat,
Pyrthei,
u, n. n.
round the
village.
thunder
the world,
to
\_phr.
ym don 2^yrtkei=Yevy,
an eruptive
exceedingly.]
;
Pyrthiew,
v.
come out
(as
disease)
to burst (of
roasted grain).
Pyrthuh,
Pyrto,
V,
v.
to imitate.
to cherish a grateful
remembrance
of.
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PYRTON
*Pyrton, ka^
n.
RAH
a regiment.
(as,
'*
Pyrwa,
v.
to care, to be
miudful
of.
E.
Rakep
(bah-), cjf. awkwardly (carrying a big person on the back, or sticking to another's back), [as, " u khynnah uba la san ruh
[as, "
eh, ki
jot raked.^'^
(as,
*Rakot, ka,
n.
cattle,
a cowherd.
a. voracious, greedy.
Raktui, ad. shabbily, [as, " ki nongkyndong ki leh raktiii ia lade I Raktai, j wat lada ki long ki ba ioh-ba-kot eh ruh."] 'rad, {ahbrev. of mrad), n. an animal ; abbrev. of " kynrdd " (q.v.)
'rad-bah,
ii,
n.
a giant.
*Radha,
n.
a goose.
Rang,
V.
a.
grown up.
[ImiL rangbah-
with
feet
same
as ryang.
Rangai, ") ad. with long dishevelled hair, [as, " u shniuh katai ka Rangei, [ briow u long uba rangai kum u jong ka dngiem ; kane Rangiep, j ka dieng kaba heh rangai,'"^
Rang-'iar-khad, u,
Rangli, ha,
n.
n. a sacrificial cock.
a poor lonely
to carry.
woman.
* Hindi,
Rah,
V.
to
lift,
170
RAH-RONG
Eah-rong,
Kai,
V.
RAMAN
carry about as a show
to expose other's faults, to ; \Jm%t. rah-rong rah-ndm.]
v. to
calumniate.
Kaibi, ka,
n.
hereditary taint.
Raikhoh,
a, lean, thin,
reduced.
(said of a tree).
;
Eaiain, a, big
Kai-eh, ka^ n. a waste land covered with thick jungle \Imit. rai-eh-rai-dam]
virgin
soil-
(as,
" balei
me ieng
Rdid,
a.
Rain, ka^
honour.
Raimaw-raidieng,
where
*Raiot,
(her-, phet-), ad. wildly, anywhere and every(run), [as, " ki kynthei tang shu ioh-i ia ki Sik ki her rainidiv-raidieng ^^"l
n.
a subject, a rayat.
u,
'raishan,
n.
{But.
Paspalum
resembling grass.
v.
ex parte
j)oor lonely
man.
(Bengali)
" u
^t?P^1
a species
of millet.
(as,
phong ka
sopti
kaba
raj^
the
a razai,
*E;ajinama,
*Ptajon, ka,
n.
n.
Ham, ka, n. a jungle which has been cleared torjhnm cultivation. Ram^n, ad. fiercely (like a tiger), [as, " nga ioh-i ia u khla uba heh
ramd?i.^'^
Hindi,
171
RAM-EW
E.am-ew, ka,
n. tlic
RENG-'MAT
goddess of earth, the ground
;
terra firma.
Ramhah,
Eam-ia,
u, n. a g-iant.
dream, illusion; hallucination, krenram-ia, to to he under a hallucination. Bam-shangki, ka, n. an old fashioned gun used by the Khasis long ago a jingal. Eam-shandi, ka, n. the goddess who inspires the people when. engaging in any dangerous undertaking as in a battle. Ran, V. to contract, to shrivel, to shrink. Eanda, ka, n. a plane.
ka,
n.
speak as in a dream
;
Eanaiil, ad. having plenty of foliage, [as, " ka kaba ranain hsirnd surok."]
Ranap,
Rani, ka,
n.
lost article,
{abbrev. of " trdp "); ka^ a Khasi circular flat leaf umbrella. Rapiej, ad. as if pressed with a heavy load on the back, [as, '* nga iashem ia u ba u kit rapiej la u phan shi byrni."] *Rashi, ka, n. a sickle.
2.
Rashing, ka, n. a slope, a side of precipice. Rasong, ka, n. great good fortune the goddess of good luck. Rat, '0. to up-root. [Imit. rat-thiew.] Ratap, ka, n. a piece of plaited bamboo work to protect the body from the impact of a load when carrying it ; a trap. Rat-da, ^/zr. used with yn or ym to denote conditional possibility ; " ym rat da lah batai ia as, " u'n ra^f c^^ lei lada phi leit " kane."
; ;
Rati,
n. a small seed used for weighing gold and silver small quantity.
a very
on
a fabulous sea-monster, a brave or daring fellow. R'e, ai. full (as, " nga sngewdap ka kpoh r'e ba nga bam sohphlang ") puffed up (belly) ; same as rye.
w, n.
;
Red,
R'eng, ad. raised by a prop on one no re r'eng ") same as ryeng. Reng, ka, n. a horn, an antler.
;
ka kpoh ka long
kum-
172
REM
Rem,
ed
;
RIAT
V.
wood used
for posts.
Ken,
E-ep,
u, n.
V.
a sea-monster.
[Imit. rep-riang.]
to cultivate, to plant.
E-evv, ka, n.
honeycomb
charcoal.
a. brittle,
weak
llnga,
ti,
n.
Rngat,
V. to
Engai
(ha-), n.
an
illusion or
dream, hallucination.
;
(of a bite)
[as, "
u ksew u am rvgain na
Engaw,
Engiew,
v.
essence of humanity
spirit.
Ehang, ad. disappointed, (as, " ki briow ki la lah ioh, phi phi dang ap rhang hangne "). Eheng, J [Imit. rhah-rhing.] envious to meddle. ?;. to be Ehah,
!
Ehem, Ehew,
[as,
a.
glowing, burning.
(duna-), ad. conspicuously or markedly (less or short of), " ei ba bam ba duna rhew u k^k kumne ? "]
(ap-), ad.
Ehong,
agape
(pei-),
eagerly.
(as,
").
"u
ki
v.
to shrink
to recoil
from
fear, disgust,
ka, n. a suit Eiam, to dre^s to entrap riam ka belt.] Eiampop, v. to entrap wild beats by pitfalls
;
of clothes.
[Imit. ka
to
mine.
clifif.
[Imit.
ka riat-ka ram.]
173
RIAW
Riaw
(rap-),
rtc?.
'RIEWTYMMEN
" ki
in great numbers and simultaneously, [as, tang shu pyrta, ki rap 7'iaw baroh."]
n.
*Rikap, ka,
a stirrup.
landed property.
'
an
arum.
riewbah,
riewbha,
riewbiej,
n.
one who
is
[Imit. 'riewbah-
'rieAvsan.]
a. rich,
7i.
wealthy.
foolish
[Imit. 'riewbha-'riewmiat.]
or
ignorant
person.
[Imtt. 'riewbiej-
'riewthera.]
riewblei,
a.
godly.
n. a
riewdakait,
cruel person.
riewdangkhie,
riewdkhot,
faith.
n.
ki, n,
young
of
member
who
holds the
same
Ejiewhadem,
riewhok,
w.
u, n.
a godly man,
an honest person.
[Imit. 'riewhok-
'riewsot.]
riew-iaid, ka, n. a
woman
of
riewlieng,
ii,
n. a
boatman, a
[Imit.
u runar-u ruser.]
riewpop,
n.
a sinner,
n.
riewradbah,
a giant,
riewsaid, u, n. a pleader,
riewsaid-lah, n. a person
who
holds on in
argument although he
is
beaten,
riewsaidthma,
v, n.
crowing
of a cock,
early in the
morning,
riewspah,
riewstad,
a. rich,
^^.
wealthy.
a wise person.
riewtymmen, n. an old person, an elder. ad. like one who is in an advanced age, thoughtfully (as, "ine i-'Boihw i-kvenrietctymmen shibun haba ia shongkai ") [Imit. riewtymmen-riewsan].
* Hindi,
174
RING
Bing,
V. to pull, to
RMIANG
tng.
man
to
marry a
Ring-dong,
E-i-nger,
ii,
v. to
n.
E/ing-jingmut,
draw a conclusion. Ringmaw, v. to bring a monolith from a distance. Ring saiphla, "v. to confirm a statement by referring witness who would act as an arbiter.
to infer, to
to
an eye-
Ringsamthiah,
Ringsan,
Rinsrsdot,
r>-
v. to
be drowsy. a
v. to
bamboo
fence.
)
z/.
"
to pine
away,
to languish.
-,
Ringsur,
v.
to sing.
n.
Ringtyllai, kaba,
a tug-of-war.
Ringtyrkhong,
Rih,
V. to
v.
;
away.
;
hide
a fever
demon
rijied-u
ague.
Rijied, u, n. a post.
\^Imit.
khnong.]
Rim,
a. old.
?/,
'rimet,
n.
Rin, ad. in a
row
'riphin, u, n. a
'ri-rdj, ka, n.
Risa,
V. io
Risang,
n.
a squirrel.
Risaw,
u, n.
n.
October
a small
bamboo used
for
making arrows.
Rishot, w,
Rit, a. small.
Riti, ka, n. legal customs, established customs.
Rit-jingmut,
a.
narrowminded.
of the
Ri-War, ka,n. the lowlands on the southern slopes and Jaintia Hills.
Khasi
elaka
Rmen,
n.
Nongkhlaw
valleys.
border (cloth).
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RMIANG
vRmiang shyntur,
ka, n. the lip.
n.
ROT
exudation on a wound or
sore,
Rmiew
Rniang,
(um-), ka,
u, n.
serum.
an
anvil.
Rnong,
Rnuid,
Rnai,
n. ka,
rnuid=^^YOYes,
furrow.
u, n. a tough kind of as mriai).
n.
R6, ka,
mercury.
to carry
Rong,
rup.]
between the
carry away.
Bongbthuh,
ka^ n. gray or
n.
mouldy
Kong-ka-tarasa, ka,
a show, a display
;
tamasha,
Bong-iong, ka,
n.
black colour
tar.
Eong-jugem,
ka, n.
Bong-jyrngam,
ka, n,
Kong-jyrngum,
ka, n. a blackish
green colour.
Eong-lieh, ka, n.
white colour.
Eongphong,
a.
showy, gay
,
tence, ostentatous.
Eong-pyllun, ka^
Eong-saw,
Eong-sawdong,
Eong-shiria, ka,
Eono-stem,
Eong-tham,
(card -playing).
Eoi, V. to increase, to
make
;
progress.
'*
riddled with small holes, [as, lait Iyer, ki tap da ka tin kaba poi roiii-roiTi.'"^
ad.
n.
ba'n
" ki
Eoit-roit,
with violence
ki la
(as,
nongshohnoh
Eon,
ka,
beh
roit-roit ia
the
least
of
the
worshipped by the
Syntengs.
Eonsing, ka, n. a blowing horn, a trumpet. Eot, V. to desist, to shrink from to object, see also
;
ihrof.
176
RSHAM
Ksham,
rice,
tilings
spread on
at the time of
making a
sacrifice,
{^e.g.
sieve, etc.).
, n.
Rshiang,
a kind of sun-grass.
E-ta, ka^ n.
age
lait
Etan,
Eten,
'\ad. fast
)
ym
(as,
v.
"u
to sing,
rwai-siaw.]
Sunday.
;
leit
[as,
rukom-rukom
briew ha ka pyrthei."]
as
member
of
Euh, ad.
*Eui,
also
u, n. cotton,
Eiiid-dak, v. to
draw a
line, to
put a mark.
Euid-nur,
v.
to cut a drain.
ji.
Eui-rui, u,
dirt
suspended in water.
;
n.
south.
[/mif.
to
be delirious,
]
to
ruma-rutit
Eumar, ka, n. a pocket handkerchief. Eumpei, ka, n. the last room of a Khasi house next where odds and ends are kept.
Eunar, see riewnar. Eup, ka, n. the side
\Imit. ranar-ruser.]
of
to the hearth,
a cloth
not
distinctly
of
a silver necklace.
loaf.
* Hindi.
I RWA
Rwa,
Rwai,
E/wat,
V. V.
177
RYMBAI-JA
to be diminished
to sing.
v.
;
to
become
less
(in quantity).
[Imif. rwdi-siaw.]
to sing a pathetic song.
;
Rwai-mylluug,
V.
to
be on the lookout
leit-),
to explore
ka, n.
a trace (road).
Kwiiig, (wan-,
v. to
Rwiang, Bwieng,
Ryben,
Eykhie,
ka, n. hxok.^Imit.
u^ n.
a.
ka bok-ka rwiang.]
Bykhiang,
v.
to
laugh (same as
rJchie).
"rnga"). ? to jump, to pass over ; to trespass, to ford. ryngkang-ryngkoh.] Eyngkap, ka, n. a quiver. ad. with child on the back.
{see
RvDga
Eyngkang,
v.
\Imit.
Byngkat,
a.
equal.
Ryngkew
Ryngngi,
opposed to water).
a
place,
Kyngkew-u-Basa
dymmieio),
ka, n. the
sunny
(the
opposite
ot
of
Eyngkhai
eh
ia
(ot),
[as,
"wat
"
ryngkhdi
dieng."]
ad, accidentally,
ia u,"]
Eyngkbat, ryngkhat
by chance,
[as,
Ryngkhi, (bud-), ad. following very closely (of children's ages); ka, n, the back (of a knife or sword).
Byngkhiang,
a. dry,
parched.
tall
and
big.
Eynghang,
iing").
"wat
ieh
rynghang
ia
ka
Ryngiew {see "rngiew"). Ryngmang-ryngmang, ad. quite unexpectedly, fas, "ei ba'n lah 'kven ri/ngmang-rj/ngmang ha u paitbah?")
Ryngwiang, u, n. a fishing rod; a small leafless bamboo. Rymbai, u, n. a Khasi bean. Bymbai-ktung, it, n. {Bot. glycine soja), a species of bean.
Rymbai-ja,
w, n, {Bot,
leit
178
RYMBAll^ SA Kymbain (shri-), ad. with a wrinkled face. Bymmoin, ad. beautifully (smiling) [as, ka jingwiat samRymmuin, ) rkhie jong u kaba i-tynnad rpnmuiil."]
")
'*
Uympliaug,
u, n.
February.
ad.
like
Rymphai
(noli-),
flowing hair,
voice.
[as,
"u
shniuh u noh
Eyndang, ka
ngiiid.]
or u, n.
neck
\Jmit.
u ryndang-u tang
Ryndang-kjat, ka^
Ryadang-kti, ka,
Ryn-ieng, ka,
n.
n.
n. stature.
n.
Byndia-tlem, ka,
Hynjaifi, ad. as if many things are adhering or clinging, "nga'm lah ba'n leit kai ba bun ki kam rynjam."]
Bynjap
(noh-), ad. with breasts hanging down, kaba don khun ka raikhoh rynjap."]
n.
[as,
"
ka sniang
Rynniaw,
Eynsan,
Bynsi,
tail
Hysham-knia
u,
"rsham").
rice
n.
ground
or
Bynsied,
v.
to
Bynsong,
KRjnsun,
ka,
u, n. garlic.
a child does to
iti^
Ryta
see (''rta").
S;
SThe
17th letter in the Khasi Alphabet. Sa= (1) a prefix which means to contract a disease ; to be affected with, as, ^^-prum, to be affected with sore ; other intances are, 5-mattah, ^a-khniang, etc. (2) a suffix which* means peevishly ; sulkily \ as, in lehs^,
|<ren5, etc.
r
179
SA
(3)
it
SAKTIAW
is
the
sign
leit
of future
"nga'n sa
(4)
it is
ynda lah bam ja." used as an aciveyb with verbs in the past
5leit noh."
tense,
as,
"ynda kumta u
(5)
In the absence of any other better alternative, as " nga shu pdiang katba u ai namar ba ngam ioh sa.""
a.
*Sab,
cleanly.
[ImiL sab-suba.]
7z.
Sabniup, ad.
sabnuip.''^']
hairy,
bushy
u heh
fSabon, ka,
n. soap.
Sabuit, -u. to corrupt a thing by (applicable to eatable things only) \Imit. sabuit-sakai.]
Sabut, ka^
n. proof,
clue.
(as,
"
ka
nangne haduh
iing ").
(as,
Sakar, ad. not closely, apart from one another wat ia ieng syndah eh").
Sa-ka-said, ) (lait-),
Sa-i-^aid,
)
a.
<?cZ.
"ieng sakdr
bau
very narrowly (escaped), [as, " sa-i-sdtd maw bakawangu brie w u'n deiia nga."]
evidence.
Sakhap,
*Sakhi,
n.
[/miL sakhi-satar.]
butt.
Sakhiih, v. to
Sakhrai,
Sak'iah,
v.
ka,,
to feel tired or
n.
Sakma,
v.
to go astray.
Sak-sak (laid-), ad. straight on (walk), precariously without any consideration or mercy.
(ill),
{pt-'^
oV.i
^'
[
ad. reaching
down
to the
knee
like a
clergyman's coat.
i
girl,
[as,
"ine
khynnah
leh
t Bengali.
180
SAKTUP
Saktup, ad. like a bull frog,
licli
SAHEB
[as,
"nga
ioli-i ia
saktupy^
ka, n.
ka hynroh kaba
Sakuda,
hard swelling. a thick-set fellow. Sakiii, ad. covered with longhair all over like a bear. Sad, ka, n, a ceiling the goddess who takes care of the Siem's clan, y. to comb ',~iingscid, the house where the Siem performs his poojah, I.e., the house of the S'iem's youngest sister or niece.
iiotcli
;
or corn
Sakud6m-rai-eh,
z,
n.
yivtit.
ka sM-ka sunon.]
blank, plain.
*^ada,
a.
money.
(as, laid
sadMi).
Sadom,
Sang,
V.
to drag or beat.
and sangkla
people,
incestuous, sacrilegious, forbidden; taboo ;~;z. sangia are certain religious observances of the War
l^hnit.
ka sang-ka ma.]
S'ang,
wet.
V.
to roast, to toast,
ka, n. the part
same
the
"
as syang.
Sangam,
Sangeh,
of
jungle thick
with
trees
l^hmt. ka
v.
sangam-ka
and
sajah.]
to pause, to stop.
(as,
" ka
"
official.
sangrang
ba'n
eh");
Sangsot,
a.
a.^
hard, unrelenting.
forbidden,
piteous,
kaba mgQwsangsot
;
khunswet."]
Sah,
to i-am
stay (behind) to elbow, to strike, over and over the same thing, continually fas' * lehsaA, shongsa^, ihiaXisah, ieng.saA.]
-u.
;
to remain, to lag or
(^suffix)
Saham,
v.
to
yawn
a European.
Hiudi.
~~
181
SAHIAW
Sahiaw,
Sahit,
u, n. n.
'SAI-NAR
asthma
Ica^
firmament, sky.
Sah-jit, V. to
all.
\_Imit.
sahnang ang.
to be omitted.
n.
Sah-teng, kaba,
Sah'ti,
Bati,
what
still
\j ^^^'
j
^'
^ '^^--
Bahuh,
'sai,
'saikhum,
saiteh]
;
ii,
[Imit.
saikhum
it
along
I V. to
S'liid, a.
warm, same
argument in
fire,
spite
of failure with
v.
to
warm
near the
to
v.
Said-lwet,
to gossip.
Same
;
as syaid-sngi.
Said-thma,
v.
{originally to debate)
;
to
deliver
speech in a
\^Imit. saidthnia-saidktien.]
jhumed
run
waste.
'sailum, w, n. a
'saimuka,
Sain, V. to
w, n.
muga
silk-thread.
burn a part
;
to please.
's^i-nalia, , n. jute
riha (Assamese).
;
'sai-nar, Uj n. a
wire
telegraph wire.
182
SAIN-LUNG
Sdiu-lun:^, ha, n.
SAMLA
^ place that has been recently reserved
for
the
growth
'saipan,
of trees.
'saipfid, ka^ n.
it,
n.
a long purse
7i.
'saiphareng, u,
a third person to
whom
the case
is
n. a fiddle-string
'sdi-siej, w, n.
bow string.
fibrous
'sd/ispur, u,
11.
cottonyarn.
'sai-steiS, u, n.
plant
-
called
Sait, V. to
wash.
),
a. offensive,
n.
a telegraph-wire.
a very tough fibre obtained from ka tluh."
'sai-tluh,
71,
n.
the bark of a
a rope,
'sai-woh,
'
Uyii.
2*,
a skein.
wool.
v.
jsai-wul,
^2.
to punish.
[Imit. salia-salait.]
(as,
"u
kuli
u shu
dei
sallt
nadong u
maw
"),
ka, n. chip.
\Imxt. salit-samong.]
Sam, Sam,
V. to divide, to
v.
share.
to bore,
to
pierce
(prefix)
to
feel
inclined, to
feel
sam-khyndew)
and
S'am, V. to be peevish, to be sulky (same as syarri). Sameh-blang, ka, n. a kind of shrub having tough bark
[as, "
samla-samhoi.]
I
X English.
I
183
SAMMUT
Sammut, a. funny, fanciful, exciting mirth aiu ? u wan leh sammut T)
Samoi, ha,
n. season,
(as,
SAT
"pLikIiies^i*e^^
time.
Samparat, ka, n. a kind of palm-tree with plicated leaves which generally grows on precipices.
Samsam,
Samsia,
Samtari,
um ka
la
daitthah samsam.^'']
a. terrible-looking.
ti,
n.
a sentinel.
v.
Samtawi
(shad-),
to
have giddiness.
[as,
samuh."]
grow np. Sanad, ka, n. a sanad or appointment letter (same as sunod). Santer, v. to grow up prematurely (of person). Sani, 7;. to remand a case for retrial. Sanium, ka, w. a place overgrown with grass. Saniur, a. like a heap of tall grass, [as, " balei phi iehnoh sahitir la ka kper."']
San, n, five
;
v. to
alloy
genius
hamsap, to
as,
Sapa,
(genera'ly used with ym, a. enough, sufficient khyndiat eh ym sngew sapa ei ei ").
v,
"phi
ai
"Saphriang,
to spread, to extend.
ki,
?^.
Saphret,
a.
scattered;
crumbs.
[Imii. saphret-saphrong.]
Sapoh, ka,
liquor,
n. rice
[ImU. ka sapiet ka sapai.] mixed with yeast and fermented for making
-
a malt.
Sapra,
v.
to scatter.
Sar, V. to
sweep
to
ka, n. serge, a
Kashmiri chadar.
Sarasg,
v.
become rusty
ka, n. rust.
Saraw, ka, n. an earthen saucer or plate. Sarew (prum), ka, n. scab of a sore, scales.
Saro, ka, n. a bird of the starling family.
Sarong,
a.
proud
ka, n. a
j
kind of
violin.
;
ad. sorely
18^
S'AT
S'at, a. addicted to,
SAWRIANG
much
given
to.
Same
;
as syat. a crevice.
ha
doli satar-y n.
tough
flesh.
and
stout,
[as, " I
long
kot sci-tdamr^
Satep,
Ica^ n.
Sathe, ad. with a big and long coat, sopti kaba heh sal he. "^
Sati, ka, n.
Bhutia
ki
phong ka
a ring.
sngew
satia, v. to
feel
salia, to
annoy, to tease.
wedding ring. Sati-yngkuid, a magic ring in Khasi folklore, supposed to have the same virtue as the " Wonderful Lamp " of the Arabian Nights.
Sati-synjat,
Jca,
n. a
Tca^ n.
(as, "
saflak ka pyrthei ki
kmie
ki ieit ia la
kikhun").
Satlip, ad.
Sator, .
weak, unsteady,
Saw,
S'dw,
a.
")
four
V.
red.
fire,
to
expose
to
the action
of
Sawang,
Sawar,
a.
light
portentous.
u, n.
a plummet.
;
heat of passion.
ka, n. a square.
Sawdong,
four-cornered
ad. all-round.
in
the
Sawphew,
Sawrang,
red (sunburnt).
Sawreng, a. brown (as if from smoke). Sawriang, a, red (like the dawnj.
185
SAWRIEJ
] ^^^r^j'. bawtriej,
)
a.
SKUL
bloodshot,
a.
Saw-saw-mynsiem,
Sawsyng-iang,
Sawtriang,
a.
hot-tempered, irritable.
cowry
shell
(fit),
money.
exactly
[as, "
ka jingtap ka biang
(as
hh.^ sbiak
Sbok, )
kiboh,
ha ususpon."J
kcf, u.
manure
a,
thick
rice-water),
leh
sboh, to
pretend to be kind.
Sbu,
u, n. a plant yielding a black colour used in dyeing {Bot. Strohilanthes flacidifalius)
y.
cloths
Sbuh,
Sbuu,
Sbur,
ia
to affect to
be kind.
a.
a.
syrwiah
aTiaJc
trai-iiug
a. thick,
na ka ryntlang."]
Skah,
Skai,
u.
ka^
a.
an
evil
spirit
who
causes flatulence.
;
Skain, u^ n. a fly
kaba kynjoh
housewarming.
liquor or
Skap, u, n. husk.
Skaw,
u, n.
holding
water,
--Skhak,
at/,
tightly (bind)
(as,
"
shhalc').
_Skhem,
a.
firm
n.
_Skhep, ka,
Skong,
Skop,
the
u, n.
Skop-khuiang,
Skuin, V. to itch
to desire strongly.
;
Skum,
^
u, n.
a chapel.
186
SKOT
Skiit, V. to trace
'SEW
a line round a plot of land
the jimction of rivers.
to begin.
;
to
mark
out.
Bdad um,
Sdang,
Sden,
V.
Tea,
n.
to to
commence,
V.
dam
a stream.
n,
an axe.
to fry.
Sdieh,
Bdien,
Sdot,
V.
v.
to hang, to suspend.
"V.
away,
a
Sdung,
Seng,
good-sized
(fish).
V. to
;
munity
Sengkhiin,
an organization
com*
to
be pregnant.
pine-wood.
Seh,
a word used
;
sion
as,
*seh-blei,
to complete a statement or to soften an express '*kam long kumta mo seh ? ai seh kato ka tari." lea, n. (Bot. Ta^us baccata), a species of tree.
ti,
'seh-khleifi,
Sei, v. to
n.
produce
to pull out
to bring forth.
Sei lapeh, a. to have plenty of leaves, but without grain or fruit. Sei-luDg,
1).
a snake
-iov.g,
names
snakes.]
Seisoh, a. productive, fruitful.
Sem,
Tea, n.
a shed, a pen
z>.
to
"
ka
a
jainsem.''*
Sep, V. to go pod.
down
(sun),
to set
a.
same as syep,
Bep'ngi,
7ccf,
n.
the west,
tolas.
Ser, ka^ n.
a seer =80
187
'SEW-BNA-LAT
SNGEWTHUH
entertain-
eew-bna-lat, u, n. (phrase) one who attends at every ment held in the village, v^^hether invited or not.
Sngaid,
a. fat,
plump.
;
Sngjiid-diengthang, a. very fat (applicable to a baby the belief is that when a baby is unusually fat, it is likely to die).
Sngap,
V.
to listen, to hear.
71.
Sng^p, ka,
gill,
a barb.
[as,
"u
la
Sngem,
cj
a, moist, wet.
z'.
J Sngow, j
'
Sngewbha
v.
[ImiL sngevvbha-sngewmiat.]
sorts.
[ImU. sngew-
Sngewblaw,
v. to feel lonely.
v. to feel better.
Sngewbynriew,
Sngewkmen,
Sngew-diaw,
I
spirited.
v.
v.
to be joyful.
to
have a
melancholy temperament,
to
be low
to feel faint.
v. to
have nausea,
to be sick.
Sngewjuh,
Sngewlem,
v. to feel
v. to
have sympathy
be absorbed
v.
Sngewmyllen,
Sngew-niun,
v. to
Sngewmyllung,
v.
to
be pathetic.
to
Sngewpeitmat,
Sngewsaitmet,
Sngewsih,
diaw.]
v.
to feel better
be wakeful.
grieve.
to feel disgusted. to
[Imit.
sngewsih-sngew
Sngewsyn-ei,
v. to
v.
have pity
for.
Sngewtngieng,
to be squeamish.
Sngewthuh,
r. to
understand.
[Jmit.
sngewthuh-sngewthaw.]
188
SNGOP
Sngop,
a.
SHADIEN
growing between liigli trees so as to be entirely overshadowed by them. day. Sngi, ha, n. sun Sngi-Balang, ha^ n, Wednesday a day when the Church meeting
;
;
is
held.
Sunday
(among the
Christians only).
See
Sngur,
a. clear,
transparent.
;
Sha, prep,
'sha
?
to,
towards
u, n. tea.
? is it so ?
{abbrev. of shisha)=Te[\l\j
u, n, chewed mixture oE pin and betelnut; the red layers and flesh inside the gill of ijsh. Shaba kurat, u, n. sawdust. [as, " ki Negro \i don Shabein, ad. big and distorted (mouth) shabeiil.'' heh kaba shyntur ka
Shaba,
Shak (mar-),
Shakhait,
v.
a.
exactly equal
n.
a bundle of dried
;
fish.
to
n.
to
gnaw.
[Imit. ka; shakiar-*
Shakhat, ka,
sharali.]
*Shakri,
n.
a servant.
[Imit. shakri-shakor.]
bell
a tinkling cymbal.
Shad,
v.
to dance.
v, to
Shdd-khalek,
only).
girls
dancing ^by
men
]
Shadem,
[Imit. ka
shadem-sharuh
189
SHAD-MASTIEH
Shad-mastieh, ha.
n.
SHALANI
a sword-dance.
tlie
Sh;kl-nolikjat, ka, n.
family
Sliado,
*)
who
a dance performed by the meml3ers of organise the occasion before the general dance.
Shadod, j
"
^^n.
*Shador, ka,
a chadar
Shado-ki-shadia,
*ShiUl-sawangki,
to
.
girls.
Shad-sohtyngker,
together.
to
Shaduh, ad. up
Shang, ka,
Sbah,
V.
to,
as far as.
v.
n.
a basket;
to
to suffer,
endure,
permit
to
side
with
to
be
due from.
Sh'ah, ka, n. a cactus,
same
as slnjah
Shahksew,
ka, n. a
sill.
(as,
"
ka tymmen kaba
la
Shahshkor,
Shai, V. to
v. to listen,
to
be attentive.
become
v. to
clear, to
(as,
become
wat
light.
iaid shaia).
Shai-byrngut,
Shain,
v.
become
twilight.
to chop.
v.
Shaiong,
Shait,
to
become
dizzy, to
be puzzled, to be dazed.
to
be
Shaitmet,
to
become healthy
or strong.
plank);
n.
the inhabitant
*Shalak,
*Shalai,
a. v.
manage.
export
n.
^Shalami,
*Shalan,
a.
inclined, sloping.
;
v. to
to send up.
;
*Shalani, ka,
a sieve.
190
SHALAP
Slialap, hay n. a cliip,
SHAp
a small piece of wood
split
Same
as Thdldp.
Slialt^i' 1
-^^'^^
Shalyngka,
Shalyng-or,
%
i^
n.
a lever, a jumper.
n.
a spinning top.
Shalyng-ur,
w, n.
a kind of wasp.
a small insect which chirps
fish
;
Slialymmen,
Shalynnai,
Tca^ n.
a cymbal.
Jca, n.
a small
common
in hill streams.
Bhalyntem, Im,
n.
a wheel.
Sham-sham, a. very precipitous, [as, " ki pynnoh ia u 'men Langiiiuh na ka riat kaba shdin-shdm.^''\ Shamok, v. to produce fire from a flint, to strike (fire).
*Shamoit,
Bhan,
v. to
Jca, n.
a small spoon.
*Shana,
w, n.
gram.
n.
u, n. rafter.
it,
n.
Shanduh,
d. to
Shanduwa,
made
northward
n.
north.
\Ijnit.
shaniah-
Shdn-mohor, ^^,
n.
an obsolete
where ? Shano-shano, ad. anywhere, wherever. Shano-re-shano, ad. somewhere. Bhdn'ti, V, to support or rest on the hand.
Shano
ad.
Shc4p, ha^
V. to
01.
seal,
an impression.
* Hiudi.
[Imit.
ka sh^p-ka mohor.]'
impress.
191
SHAPHANG
Bhai^liang, prep, towards, in the direction of
;
SHAWEI
with reference
to.
Shaphrang, ad. forward, to the front. *Shaphrat, ka, n. a piece of iron or copper- plate worn hy servants as a badge, a chaprass.
8hapia,
v.
to press, to sqeeze.
.
*Sha-pushi,
8har,
v.
ti,
n.
a tea-pot.
;
to choke
n.
ha, n. a funnel.
Shara, u,
small shot.
Shar^j, ha, n. an insect of a greenish colour sometimes used as a bait for j&sh ; a kind of insect cocoon found among grass.
Sharati, ha, n. a flute used
on funeral occasions.
sqriinting.
Sharing, ha,
nature.
n.
a slope, a declivity.
way
;
sharud-shariaug
Sharum,
Shat,
ad.
downwards, southward
south.
throw, to cast.
;
ha, n.
an umbrella.
Shata-batabak, ha^
handle.
n.
Shat-khmaf,
Shatei, ad.
v.
have a fancy
for.
Shathie,
north.
n. south.
Shato,
td.
towards that
known
direction, there.
Shaton, ha, n. a cap made of plaited cane and leaf for protection against the heat of the sun.
Shatri-jain, ha, n. a cloth-umbrella.
Shdw,
V, to fetch,
*Shawkad, ha,
Shawei, ad. to
meet on the way. a lintel, a frame of doors and windows. some other quarters, elsewhere.
to
n.
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192
SHAWEI-SHA-AR
Shawei-sha-ar, ad. somewhere
else.
SHET-THAi
elsewhere.
Shawroi, ka,
Shka,
/', n.
n.
a plinth.
See ka sddd.
a junction of rivers.
"u riam
Shken,
Shkiah,
to throttle, tojiress
n. ear.
on the throat.
Shkor, ka,
on
1
,.'
>
(rkliie-), ad.
by showing the
teeth
to grin
[as,
"
Haba
nga
kylli ia u,
n rkhie pynban
shdai. "]
;
[as, " ka riat kaba jrong sheng-sheng. "] Shem, D. to find, to meet, to discover. Shem-duk, v. to be in trouble to suffer calamity. Shem-pap, v. to be visited with calamity. Shemphang, v. to understand, to be clever. [^Imit. shemphang-
shemlad.]
Shemsang,
v. to
come
\I7nit.
across
rare thing.
to
]
come
across a very
{Iinit.
shemsat-
ad. staggering.
Shep,
Shep-da
(ym-)
v.
Z*^*^^'-
[as,
"la
ialeh
Sheptieng,
-v.
be afraid
in, to
ram
u, n.
hill
streams
Sherkhang,
it
;
v.
way
so as to obstruct
to set a barrier.
V.
Shot,
to cook, to boil
v. to v. to
to plot
;
to conspire.
Shet-kylla,
Shet-jakai,
to deal treacherously.
as children do.
Shet-thdi, v, to parboil.
195
SHET-KA-UM-KA-DING
6het-ka-um-ka-ding, phr. to cook plainly
{i.e.,
SHIKI\
with water,
salt*
and
chillies).
v. to feel safe, to feel
Shngain,
quite at home.
Shugiam,
Shi
a.
int, fie
11,
Shiah,
n.
thistle,
a thorn.
Shiah-buit, u, n. a briar.
Sh'iap, u, n. sand.
Shibhdr, n.
fruits
(at
Cherra) (used iu
{Imtt.
selling oranges.)
a. lasting for
a short time.
much, many
ad. very
much. number,
[as,
"
la
lum
;
Ipa ka
'
Shibyllien, ad. in large number (of persons walking) ioh-i shibyllien u briew u leit sha iing Kashari. "]
[as,
nga
Shibynta, ka,
n.
one portion.
shikaddei ba
Shi-kaddei, ad. very much ; [as, *' nga sngewbha exceedingly. phi la jop ha ka Eksamin. "J Shikar, a. profligate, licentious.
Shikdw,
n.
ties,
cowries,
and
chillies)
Shikham, ka,
n.
a handful.
n. to
Shikha-shi-man, (iadei-),
be related by marriage.
Shikhem, ka, n. a ball of rice or earth, as much as could be grasped between the fingers and palm of the hand.
*Sliikhep, ka, n, one occasion.
8hikhrum-ka-bneng, phr. the whole world, the whole lot. Shikhub, ka, n. a measurement equal to the breadth of four
fingers.
tShikia, ka, n. o, circular frame of cane or bamboo-tie suspended for putting in or carrying things.
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
194
SHIKLAH
Sliiklah, ka, n.
SHI-MET
an arm's length.
a mouthful.
\_Iinit.
ft.
Shikticn, ka,
shikur-shikmie.]
a single word.
quantity.
or shape
;
Shi-dana, ka n. a bit, a
Shi-dur,
a.
of the
a.
same form
peculiar.
Shi-rukom,
sui
g e fieri i,
peculiar.
\Imit. ka sh'ing-ka Sh'ing, ka, n. a bone. a pice (when used after cardinal numbers); as shyieng.
shrub.]
w, n.
Sh'ing-budlum, u,
Shi-hali, ka, n.
n.
the spine.
Shi-hara, ka, n. a
Shi-hud, ka, n.
u ba u
way
[a-^,
" ki
dak jong
Shi-jhap, ka,
n.
number containing 16
;
number
of children born)
a quiverful.
(as in the
etc.).
words sAf/xa^-
Shi-lnger, ka, n. one whole length ; ad. throughout tlie whole length ; uninterruptedly ; [as, " baroh shibiger ka jingim jong
off
from a
Shim,
V.
to take, to receive.
v. to
Shim-bteng,
to continue
to succeed to.
Shim-khyndew,
v. to
wane
(said of the
moon).
lak ba'n
X95
SHIMI
I
SHI-TDA
kO'i ,
Shimi,
a chemise.
to
Shim-shah, sham. ]
Shim-siew,
v.
buy a thing sm
credit.
[Imit. shim-shah-shim
its cost price.
v. to
[as,
u briew hynne
Shipa, ka^
n.
[Imit. shipa-shipi.]
Ship^d, kay n. a length as much as can be clasped or embraced with both outstretched arms.
^ Shipki, Ui n.
a sepoy, a soldier
pavg-shipai, influenza.
[as,
Shiphang, ad. for a short time, for the time being, sngewbha ba'n ap hangne shiphang.^']
" phi
Shiphah, kat
n.
measure=:l
spoonful
of
iron-ore=2 of a
passed round with
lump
as can be
passed
round
Shipung, ka,
Shir, ka, n.
n. a length from one joint to another. an open handful of things, as much as will
fill
up
Sh
^j
*^-
Shish
Inter]
fie
warm,
close.
Same
as shyit.
Shi-tda, ka, n. a length measured from the tip of the thumb to that of the middle finger when both are stretched out.
* Hindi.
196
SHIT-DANG
Shit-dang,
v.
SHLIR
to feel
Shiteng, . half
n, once.
Shiteng-ar-teng, ha^ n.
occasion, often.
l^Imit.
Shiteng-synnia,
haba^ n.
shiteng-synnia shi-
teng-dummoh.]
*Shithi, ka, n. a letter,
an
Shithoh, ha, n. a very small quantity, {Jiit. as much quantity as can be taken with the tip of the finger); [as, " ym donmliih ha iing shithoh ruh."]
Shidr, ad. devotedly, much (given to), [as, ba'n ioh te shitir kein ia ka miaw,"]
Shit-lhep, ) Shit-lhop, 3
V.
"u
to
to be close (atmosphere)
hot.
become oppressively
Shitom, ka,
Shit-rhem,
[^Imit. shitom-shijot.]
become glowingly
hot,
to
become zealous or
ka pyrthei ki
tip
Shi-tyllup, ad. all over, [as, " baroh shi-tyllup ba don u nongthaw ia ka pyrthei."]
Shi wait, ka, n. one sweep of the sword the dice in gambling.
n.
Shlkn,
Slilan,
V,
apple plant.
of
a pine-
Shlei, v. to overflow.
Shleifi-shlein, (nep-), ad. pointed, [as, "ki rah la ne'p shleiri-s/ilem^']; . forward; impudent.
dieng kiba
Shlem, ka,
n.
a smelting-house, an
ii'on- workshop.
and pointed),
[as,
*Shlim, ka, n. a small earthen cup fitted to a hookah for smokin g {Beng. kholki).
Shlir, (nep-), ad.
* Hindi.
t Bengali.
197
SHL0lf5
Shloin, (mill-), ad. ahloih shabar."]
SHONG-DOR
promiuently (appear);
[as,
"uprek u
tarn
Shlur, a.
Shmoh,
Smoin,
w, n. {Bot.)
up
to the
brim
(full), [as,
"
wat theh eh ka
shmuifi.^^]
um
ha
ba'ii
da dap s/^mom."]
la
Shmuin, ad. visibly (appear), [as, " ki reug ki Shna, V. to make, to construct, to build.
Shnat, ka, n. quarters, division of a country. ka kuna.]
Shnet, ka,
n.
paw
\^Irnit.
ka shnat-
fin.
v.
Shniah,
u, n.
a mason's chisel;
a village, a town.
to settle.
[
to chisel out.
Shniuh,
w, n. hair, fur.
ti.
Shnong, ka,
Shong,
V.
to
sit,
Imit. shong-sah.]
Shongkai,
for
gossip
to
be on a
visit.
Shong-kha,
to
marry.
[Tmit.
shongkha-shongman.]
to
Shongksaw,
Shongksuid,
Shongkulai,
to
be lucky, to be experienced.
;
be possessed.
[Imit. shong-
to ride a horse.
Shongkun,
Shongkur,
v. v.
to
to
have a fascinating or dignified appearance. marry a member of the same clan, which is
[Imit. sbongkur-shongsang.]
[Imit. shongkurim-shongkupai.]
to sit cross-legged, to marry,
v.
consi-
dered incestuous.
Shongkurim,
tailor.]
v.
Shongkyllaifi-mungor,
Shongkyrndi,
Shongkyrni,
Shongkyrthai,
v.
to
sit,
v.
addicted
v.
to squat in the
same
Shonkynrong,
Shong-dor,
v.
v. to sit
on the
heels, to squat.
[Imit.
shong-dor-shongmur]
to sit
8hong-dur,
becoming, proper.
19S
SHONG-LYNG-NGEIT
Shong-lyng-ngeit,
v.
SHOH-TYNDEP
a.
to sit
Shong-mangkariang,
to be
Shong-fiiangrait-hoh, a. having
Shong-per,
a. to
Shongprah-shongshang, arL to a very old age. [It is a custom among some of the Khasis to place very old people in a basket, hence the meaning of the word.]
Shong-rait-hoh, a. stingy, niggard.
Shongsang,
Shongsah,
abide.
v.
to contract
v.
to sit
to
Shong-sngi,
v. to v.
be
work, to
rest.
Shongsynran,
v.
to act as a bride's
man
or bride's miid.
Shongsynri, v. to be visited with the sin of any one treacherously against any member of his clan.
who
acts
Shongsynrop,
Shong-thap,
citizen
;
v.
v.
to settle temporarily in
to sojourn.
[Imit. shongtbap-shongbiang.]
shoh-dat.]
Shoh,
V. to
beat
[^Imit.
a.
Shoh-dap,
v. to castrate (a bull).
V. to kill
v.
Shoh-doh,
an animal
to
Shoh-dohkha,
Shoh-'niangkur,
sacrifice
a pig and to
to
summon
all
the
same clan
come
together in
**
one house
u Thlen"
Shoh-samthiah,
Shoh-thah,
v. to
drowse.
;
ka, n.
V. to
v,
a robin-red breast
a.
smitten with
frost.
Shoh-thdw,
work in
iron, to
work
as a blacksmith.
Shoh tyndep,
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SHOHSHKOR
Shohshkor, ka,
Shoifi, ad. to
n.
SHCH
an earring.
/,
n.
Shon,
Shop,
Shrak,
V.
V,
to thresh
to
a row,
[as,
Shi-iak, j
shi\ik
a.
ha
kyrkit/']
Shrang,
Shrah, ha,
Shrat,
V.
by means
of a
daw
or
Shreng,
u, n.
or of such like-fruit
spine, prickle.
Shrei, ad. appearing in great numbers, as eggs or teeth, [as, " ha ka khlieh jong u"; "u rkhie da ki pyileng ksi
dap
j^m
ia
bieij "J;
abundantly.
sAm
Shrem, ad. many (standing prominently), [as, ''u ong ba ki mih kynsan 5 ngut shrem ki nongshohnoh ha lynti."]
Shri, V. to
show the
teeth, to grin.
Shriak, (ieng-), ad. well (arranged), in order, [as, **u pynieng shriaJc ia ki pliang ki luta ha ka ahuari."]
Shrieh, n. a
Shiiew, ka,
ka
Shrop, ad. all at once, (applicable to money being a form of onomatopsea), [as, " u slew baroh 20 tyngka shrop na ka bynta
ka ram ki briew."] w, n. a cigar. Shrut, V. to seize with the teeth ; to gnaw, chisel or a piece of wood masons with a Shtah, V. to dress a stone Same as stah. with an adze or dao. v. {Imper.) to set a dog upon. Shu, ad. just, only
Shukor,
SJiiih,
V.
to deceive, to cheat,
a.
treacherous.
ad.
;
again, further
!
aside
wait
get away,
get
200
shOhshuwa
Shubshuwa,
Shuin,
V.
!
shylluit
wait for the present.
;
ph\
to touch, to
Shum
Shun,
Inter'],
to press
upon.
V.
*Shun,
Jca, n.
lime.
Shun-kot,
Tea, n.
catechu.
slaked lime.
n.
''
--
Shun-kpu, ka,
Shun-dieng,
n.
Shun-dewiong, ka,
ka, n.
coal.
'
Shun-maw,
to
Shun
ym pat pei, la paw pen ryngkew, phr. to have the real nature of a person exposed prematurely.
V.
Shur,
to press forward.
n.
*Shuri, ka^
Shut,
V.
to sharpen, to
n.
whet
to hotly discuss.
a chatak or j^ of a seer. *Shuti, ka, n. a dirty thing, a base thing, [Imit. shuti-shuwai]; a holiday; any underhand work.
*Shutak, ka,
Shuwa, ad.
Shw^r, ka,
attack
kieng.]
first,
n. an evil spirit known by that name and believed to possess certain clans in the Khasi Hills ; she is supposed to
people by convulsive
fits.
[^Imit.
ka shwdr-ka tyng;
Shyngkhan
or (shyngkhen) v. to be in a fix or dilemma to be between Scylla and Charybdis. Shyngkup, ka, n. the first room of a Khasi house an enclosed
;
porch.
Shyng-6id, ka,
n.
a manger.
n.
Shyllangmat, ka,
Shyllip-nud, ka,
Shylluit,
V.
the brow.
\_Imit.
ka shylliah-ka
tlieng.]
to bloom.
* Hiadi,
201
SHYM
Shym,
=s
SIaK
a particle used with negative verbs in the past tense, as "lira shym lah ba'n kren,'*
n,
Shympet, ka^
a carbuncle,
n.
Shympriah'ti, ka,
a finger.
Shymprong,
u, n.
a prawn, a shrimp.
clearly.
Shynrang,
u^ n.
a male
n,
a pipe.
Shynrang-kjat, ka,
the shins.
Shynrdi, u, n. turmeric.
Shynraifi,
(-i),
Shynrain, ka, n. a dried small twig. [Imit. shynraifi-shynriah] tyng-in.] [Imit. shynrain to cut jokes, to flirt.
Shynreh,
n.
Shynrong, ka,
roof.
n,
Shynroin,
a.
manners
sociable.
\_Imit
Shyntur,
Shyrkhei,
A;, w.
a mouth, a word.
on edge ; to be dreadful. Shyrpet, ka, n. the fat oily part of a fish. Shyrti, v. to clear the jungle for cultivation ; to j hum.
v,
Shyrwat,
*si,
u, n. (see shirwat).
n.
(1) ahbrev. of
"masi'*=a cow
or bull;
(2)
ahbrev. oi
*'ksi"
=head
;
vermin.
ad. devotedly.
"ka
lynti
haduh shnong."]
* Hindi,
202
SIANG
'SI-KHARJ
;
Siang, ka^ n, a spoon; t;. to spread a cloth or a mat; to pave (as, siang mdw); to fall down from the sky, like a paper-kite to offer an oblation to the spirit of the dead.
S'iang, a. high (pitch).
Same
as syiang.
Siang-tyrpeng, ka,
Siah,
V.
n,
the shoulder-blade.
to pare, to cut.
rishot."]
Same
u sein-iong as syian,
leit
kyllain syian
ha
Siap,
V.
to insert.
Siar, V.
ka, n to sharpen a daw or knife with a small hone ; treachery between the members of the same clan or house.
*siar,
(as,
ka siar
sla,
ka
siar
tyllij
S'iar, n.
Siar-long-kha, u, n.
his relatives.
any treacherous
the father or
worn by males,
gold leaf.
solid gold
;
'siar-tylli, ka, n.
Sia-sia, ad. in
u bam
'
sia-shi-sia ia
ka
ja
ha ba'n da
v.
Siat-jingmut,
to strike one's
v.
,
mind.
Siat-shon-shiw,
Siat-thong,
to tread
v.
(ia-)
to
Siaw,
V.
to wliistle.
"v.
Sidw-maw-iang,
'si-kliar, ka, n.
to teach one a
\_Imit. siaw-siaw-soit-soit.]
consi-^
203
'SI-KHYNNA
'SING-MASTIEH
si-khynna, ka, n. a hill cow, a cow bred in the Khasi Hills considered to be of superior quality to that of the plains.
Sied, V. to
pounce upon,
to spring
upon.
the placenta.
Sieng,
Sieh,
a.
chillies.
v.
to plant, to drive in
Siej, u.
or ka^ n. bamboo.
n.
\Imit.
siej-u skong.]
S'iem,
a king, a chief, any member of a Siem family. \Imit. u S'iem-u kmie.] same as syiem.
who has
S'iem-Shillong,
n.
the original
name by which
called,
it
the
is
Siems of
still
used
on as a flower.
ars^Vfi, etc.
shis^e;^=once,
to turn
Si^w,
to pay.
{Imii. siew-tda.]
ksiew"),
n.
a grandchild.
Biew-baibat,
v.
to
buy
in ready
to
money,
to
buy
in cash.
Siewspah, phew.]
.
v.
to redeem,
compensate.
[Imit.
[^Imit.
siewspah-siew-
*siew-tun, n. a greatgrandchild.
'siewtun-u siewjiap.]
fSing,
w, n.
a lion.
S'ing, n, ginger,
'sing, {abbrei). of
(same as sping),
"ksing"), ka, n, a drum. *sing-dum-dum, 'sing4ynghai, 'sing march, of drum-beatings in a Khasi female dance.
*sing'dymphong, ka,
soft split reeds
n,
the diflferent
ways
made with
fSing-mana, ka,
'sing-mastieh,
boundary,
drum
'sing-shadwait,
ways
of beating a
204
SING-NAKRA
'sing-nakra, ka^ n. a big drum.
'sing-nalai, ka, n.
SLANG
a long conical
drum
like
a tom-tom.
'sing-padiah,
Tca^ n.
a small drum.
Sih
a young
cow or
bull.
*si-lyngraw, n. a young-bull.
Sim,
n.
infests
fowls.
Sim-krai,
i,
n,
Sim-kyllai-dohdit,
Sim-ldi-dieng,
t,
w.
a wag-tail.
n.
Sim-puhdieng,
n.
a creeper (bird).
.
Sim-puhwieh,
Sim-ktieh
)
f
,
'
^'
^ ^^^P' ^ woodcock.
Sim-sohphoh,
Sim-tung,
w, w.
a hoopoe, a fop.
m, .
a blackbird.
u, n.
Bim-tyngwieng,
of his turban,
Sin, V. to
water-ouzel
fop.
Sip, V. to break
Sip-sip-sap-sap, ad, in
S'ir, a. to feel
giddy ;
wild cinnamon.
Same
as syit*
a surface, a page.
ka
leit stak
hang-
ne."J
m
SLAIT
Slait,
SNAD
ad. tightly, well
(fit),
ha
nga."]
Sla'jat, ka, n. the sole.
Slap, u, n. rain.
Sla'ti, ka, n.
the palm.
Sleh, V. to anoint, to
JSleit, ka, n. a slate.
wash
Slem,
a.
long, late.
V.
Slew, ka,
Sliang,
Sliah,
V.
making
V.
kind of palm-tree whose leaves are generally used in leaf-nmhrellas. {ot. Licuala.)
to thirst.
head from
its
handle)
to denude.
Slieng,
V. V.
to
Bliew,
to
blow wind
detach
off,
off,
fire.
Sloit, V. to
to
come
off as
a knife from
its
handle.
Slor, V. to
come
n.
as hair.
Sma, V. to hare a bad smell, to smell. Smak, ad. smartly, (beat), fas, "u thap smah na ka
Smai,
V.
khlieh.'^J
to swear, to take
v.
an
Smaintien,
to
wash the
smart.
lips.
Smat,
a. active,
Smep,
a J. in a large
bundle
wallam u jhur
shi
Smiar, (dap-),
_Smiej,
V.
to the biim,
[as,
um
Smoin, (dap-),
pipa."]
to the
brim,
[as,
"dap smoin ka
um
ha ka
ktah
ia
Smom-smom,
Smop-smop,
Sbur
'
"i
flf^.
very (soft as wool), [as, **nga kaei kata kaba jem smom-smom.''^
kum
^'
Snad, ka,
206
SNAH
SOH-AMIRPHOR
Snah, a. to be expert in climbing up or sitting on a tree, a rock, a horse, etc., [as, 'uba snah kiew dieng ; uba snah shongkuMi."]
Sndi, a. tired, irksome.
Snaiap, n. a
spirit,
a ghost, a wraith
Snam,
sndm-ka
articles.
Snap, ka,n.
Snar, u. n. a
tree).
relic,
;
remaining
(of
Sneng,
v.
Snem,
other diseases
who
Snep, ka,
a rind, a cover.
Snep-k6r, ka,
a cocoanut.
v.
Suing, ka or
Sniang, n. a
u, n.
a.
pig.
Snieh-doh, ka,
n.
complexion, appearance.
limit,
ka
snier-ka snap.]
Sniew,
a.
Sniew-bok,
unlucky.
Sniew- jew,
a.
very ugly.
Sni-riang-ksiar, \ u, n. a god of the Synteng people located in a plantain tree or shrub near a dwelling house. Soni-riang-ksiar, ) Snob, V, to cling to, to adhere, to hang on.
corrugation.
Smir-thapbawa, ka,
Song,
n.
a spider's web.
to pack, to tie
up
ka, n. the
a fruit. [Imit.
goh-amirphor,
w, n,
a fabulous fairy
fruit*
207
SOH.BAINGON
Soh-baingon, , n, brinjal.
SOH-JEW
Soh-ben, m, n, a very palatable fruit eaten after being cooked, and resembling in shape the core of a mangoe-fruitlstone.
Sohblei, u, n. a sacrificer or time being.
for the
Sohbrap, Uf
rind
and a
Soh-brap-phareng,
Soh-broi, u, n.
sljx
, n.
Soh-byrthit, u, n. a shrub, the flower or fruit of which sticks to the clothes coming in contact with it.
Sohkhalit, ad. by a lucky turn of events, per chance, khalit lashai la jop ki Jap ia ki Eus."]
[as,
" soh-
Sohkhaw,
u, n.
a grain of rice
u, n.
n.
useless.
Sohkhaw-ryndang,
Soh-khdw-iong, u,
Sohkhia,
u, n.
a,
the throat.
blackberry.
;
cucumber
n.
Sohkhliang, ka,
Sohkhlur, w,
w.
scar.
size of a pea.
^^'^^^o pockmarks.
a.
Sohkhruh-sohkhr^m,
Sohkhrut-sohkhret,
a.
rugged, rough.
Sohkhyllum,
Sohkjup,
juice.
, n.
u, n.
Sohkpu,
u, n.
bread
u, n.
Soh-kynphor,
a papaya.
Soh-kyrsiew, u^
n, a
plum which
Soh-kwit, u,
is
tuber of a certain creeper about the size of a cooked and eaten a kind of wild potato.
;
11. a,
citron.
Soh-kyrbam,
Soh-ngang,
u, n. chalita.
u, n.
prunus ferruginea).
208
SOH.JHALIA
SOH^IANGRIANG
Jowai.
Soh-jymbuin,
u, n, teat, nipple.
Soh-lang, ti, n. small wild fruit growing in bunches and liked by children and birds.
Soh-lah, u,
n.
much
Soh-lew,
M, w.
fish.
Soh-liang, u, n. a wild poisonous fruit about the size of a lemon, the stones of which are washed, cut and eaten. {Bot. Guno Oardia odorata).
Soh-li-ia, w, .
a small sour
fruit
ware.
{Bot.
di,
Myrica Nagi.)
lemon.
n.
Sohlong, u^n.
Soh-lyngdkhur, ,
Soh-lyngkait, u,
n.
a mulberry.
Sohma,
small grain-like fruits growing in bunches, the out-* side of which is covered with a sour white substance resembling hoarfrost, (it is used as a medicine in dysentery).
u, n.
w, n.
Sob- mad,
and rind
of
which have
n. litchee.
n.
Indian plum.
black pepper.
red pepper.
Sohmrit,
m, n.
Sohmyngken,
m, n. chilli,
Soh-myngng6r,
a shaddock or pomel. Soh-mylleng, w, n. a sour wild fruit very common in the Bhoi country, after eating which water tastes very sweet. Soh-myndong, w, n. a common lime.
u, n,
a wild fruit as big as a bread fruit. Soh-nepbah, u, n. the fruit of a certain shrub used as a bait for fish (very common by the roadside).
n.
Soh-myntait, u,
of a sweetish
209
S0H5;iAMtRA
Sohniamtra,
Soh-ot,
11,
'
SOH-SHANG
(Same
as so7i myntra.)
wliicli is
w, n.
an orange.
n.
an acorn
v.
Sohpyrdali, to cling to a thing as a liulook does to a tree ; to hold the hands at the back of the head.
branch of a
Soh-padoi,
Soh-pai,
ti,
v.
to rock, to swing.
n.
ish taste.
Soh-pailen, , n. water-fungus.
Soh-pairah, ti, n. a fruit used for washing clothes, {Bot. Sapinclus Mukorrosi).
Kind, Kitha
Soh-pdok,
II,
n.
Soh-pdung, ka, n. the big tubercular root of a certain plant used as a target in archery matches a butt.
;
Soh-pen,
, n.
a wild earth-nut.
;
Soh-phan,
Sohphi, u,
outside.
ii,
n.
a jack-fruit.
72.
plum having
vesliia).
a rough
Sohphlang,
w, n.
n.
an edible
root, {Bot.
Fleming ia
Sohphoh,
II,
Sohphoh-Nongkhhiw,
Soh-pong, u,
n. pear.
Soh-pieng, u, n. a mango.
n. species of fig.
Soh-prew,
of
u, n.
is
which
a species of fruit of a creeper, the cultivated variety used as a vegetable {Bot. Luffa (Egyptiaca).
;
Soh-pri-am, u,
n.
a guava.
by some
as a
fish-bait,
and
also for
making
ink.
fruit,
Assamese kamranga
fruits.
{Bot,
Sohra, ka,
n.
Cherra punji
n.
a.
bearing scanty
{Bot.
a small fruit;
Baccauria saplda)
Soh-ryngkham,
Suhsat }
^"
u, n.
^^
^"*^
entangled, to be in trouble.
size of
Soh-shang,
z^,
n,
an
apricot.
210
"
SOH-SHANGLEW
ii,
SORSHISOR
n.
the fruit of a shrub resembling an areca nut* Soli-slianglew, The shrub is found all over the Bhoi country,
Sohshtin,
li,
n.
ic,
a strawberry.
n.
Sohshnong,
stranger,
one who
is
an
"
Soh-tyngkoh,
v, to
limp.
Soh-tyntoi, w, n, a tamarind.
Soi, V. to sign
name
to pare
<j^.
lasting,
durable
u, n.
IS6in, (laid-)
ad. straight on, without difficulty, [as, " ka lieng laid belt soin ynda lapyllait na ka lyngkor."]
ka
away,
[as, "
ynda kumta u
sa leit
noh
soit
sha la
iing."] Soitdn,
ii,
n. Satan.
[Imii.
soitdn-u bhut.]
same
as suidtdn.
Sop,
V.
to cover, to thatch;
hapoh"
phlang."
Sop-bajar, v. to thatch a house by putting another layer of grasS over the old one ; a form of putting thatching-grass on the roof*
Sop-jat,
Mi
n.
a legging.
Sop-sarang,
necessary.
v. to
Sop-sieh, V. to
grass
where
S5r, ka, n, a station, an enlightened town ; ad. noiselessly, stealthily, (as, " ka miaw ka par sbr ba'n thap kern ia ka khndi.") ^
headman.
Same
as syor.
Sorjamin,
n. local
enquiry.
pahia u 8or$hi'Sorh&*iL
211
SOT
Sot, V, to catch, as
STING
with the tips of the fingers, to pick out.
(Same
as
*'
soskular.")
Spah, ka,
Spain,
V.
n.
wealth, riches.
\^Imit,
ka spah-ka j)hew.]
to bandage, to swathe.
Spar, Ui n. a prickly
bamboo
is
n.
a prick, a spike.
to
commit
ft.
to
memory,
to spell.
Sping, kat
Spit, w, n,
ties.
a handle.
Spong,
V.
put on a turban.
Spiid-san, a. to be
growing
Spur, ka,
n.
be in the stage of
Spud,
St^d,
V. a,
reduced in
[Imit.
man.
Stang,
u stad-u jhad.]
a. thin.
StM,
(shi-) n.
a heap.
Stait, u, n. chaff,
husk ;
v.
to be reduced.
Star, u, n.
Qt
from a bark of a tree used for thread and rope. {Bot. ViUehrunia integrifolia)
.
making
Stem,
a.
yellow.
ka
rel
ka laid
stet shibiin.")
Stew,
u, n.
Sti, V. to
Stieh,
212
STIR
Stir,
Us
SUH-SIENG
n.
mud
partition in a
;
paddy
field
isle.
(heaped up),
(as,
'*
ei
ha lum
stuiig ia
u khynsab-
Stung, )
Suha,
V.
adj. clean,
(of
persons only).
\_Imit.
suba.)
Suk,
a.
happy, contented.
gradual.
off,
\_Imit. suk-saifi.]
\Im'Lt. suki-suloi.]
Slid, V. to
take
fSudu,
Suda,
Ui n.
a.
fool,
a simpleton.
ad. entirely, wholly, only (as,
empty, vacant;
,
"nga
"'
"
"
'''^'^^^^^-
to sew, to thrust
throes.
[ImiL suh-thain] to suffer from colio or [Imit. suh-thar]; to deal in an underhand way.
;
;
Suhbudkhia, kaba,
Suh-buit,
Siih-khun,
V.
n.
a back-stitching.
to incite, to plot.
v.
to be in labour.
Suh-kyndang, v. to pass a string or thread or stick through the body of a thing to string pieces of meat together.
;
Siih-dong,
v.
Siih-jut, V. to
have
to
v.
false pains.
Suh-jyllai,
v.
Suh-jyndong,
Suh-mar-iap, v. to make the last effort, to plunge into any enterprise as the last resource ; to hazard.
Siih-ot, ka, n.
dysentery.
n.
Siih-pynpur, kaba,
Suh-sat,
V.
a running-stitch.
Suh-sieng,
213
SI^H-SYNRI
Siih-synri,
SUM
kaha, n. the pain caused
by the contractiou
of the
womb
after childbirth.
Sdh-tok,
V.
to
throw gently
to bribe.
(as in
Siih-tyngka,
v.
*suid, {ahbrev. of
Suid-khai,
v.
to care, to take
il,
*suid-kynta-maramj
'siiid-ngon,
it,
n.
who
brings on headache.
attacks people in their even\ 'suid-briew, ) ing or morning walk characterised by a stabbing pain in the sides or by hoarseness.
n.
who
'suid-lam-iap, u, n. the executor of God's decree to carry away the souls of men ; he is represented as a gigantic being and wearing long dishevelled hair, each of whose teeth is as big as an axe.
'suid-nia,
^^,
n.
the
spmt
of the first
clan.
Suid-niew,
v.
'suid-tynjang, , n. a lame
demon who lives in the jungle and is known by his call of " kaw-hoit kaw-hoit"; it is believed that any one who calls out in response to his call is attacked by him
and
tickled to death.
who
attacks
women and
causes mis-
Suit, V. to
'suit,
pour as a libation;
wound;
out.
Suit, V. to
fire
in order to put
it
mixed with
fit.
blood.
to
be useful ; to be
n.
Suloi-shamok, ka,
a matchlock.
Sulom,
u, n. dandriff
on the
face.
Sum,
Slim)
V. v,
to bathe.
\Imit. sum-sleh.]
214
SUMAR
Sumar,
Sup,
v.
SYNGKAi
to take care of, to
n.
Sunod, ka,
tt,
n,
"u
to
leaving
it
Sur-dam,
v. to stitch v. v.
so as to close an
opening or
rent.
Sur-eitmat,
to to
eye-pus...
Sur-eitmut,
Suri, w. a wolf.
Surik,
V. to
Surok, ka,
n.
a road.
r.
Sur-thapbawa,
V. to
to be covered
pull gently
V,
to drag.
Suwai, Ut
a. frail,
V.
weak, infirm.
to
V.
be on the look-out.
(as,
Swar,
to cross-examine.
"nga thdp
abak na ka
[ J?wtV.
;?.
manure, adhesive
froth.
ka
Sydang,
v. to
begin, to
n.
commence, (same
;
as sdang),
Syngkdi, ka,
the waist
the loins.
* Hindi,
^15
SYNGKAI-BAMON
Syngkai-bamon,
Syngken, ka,
Syngket, ka,
n.
u, n. a god who causes people to death, as ia battle, by a tiger, etc.
SYMPARAt
die
by a
violent
an uncle's (maternal)
ka, n. mother-in-law.
.wife.
Syngken-kurim,
n, n.
a precipice.
Syngkha, ka,
Syngkhien,
v.
an
n.
n.
armlet.
ka^ n. a pillow.
to prop
*Syngkhin, ka,
Syngkhlieh, ka,
a bayonet.
a pillow.
to the
Syngkhor,
Syngngeit,
v. to v, to
snore.
throw down
ground with
force.
^^
1^^^^
headed,
(as,
syUok.]
Syllang, (sat-), ad. very (hot or pungent), as from the effect of
blisters.
Syllai, ka, n.
abandoned.
Sylli, u, n.
"Syllih, n.
a flying
have fellowship*
from one
through (pierced).
Symbai,
w, w.
a seed.
Symboh, u, n. a grain, a piece of the inside of a fruit. Bymboh-kpieng, u, n, a single bead. Sympa, ka,,n. a natural hive, as in crevices of rocks or hollow
trees.
Sympain,
v.
Symparat, ka,
precipitous places.
* Hindi.
216
SYMPARBRET
Symparbrct,
?f,
SYNREIT
n. nettle-rash.
Sympat,
v.
to
n, w,
whip, to thrash.
a heap of earth in front of the hole of a mouse.
7i.
Sympei, ka,
Symphiah,
phlein.^'
a whisk.
as,
"ubriewuba
lieh
sym^
Symphlen,
a. clestituto
of hair.
;
ween two
dah da Syndam, a. Syndem, a.
v. to protect or put a thing betthings, (as in the sentence " haba kit eit masi da si/)i' ka trap ioh jakhlia ka met.")
flat,
flat-nosed.
stealthily, (^s,
'*
u nongtuh u
rih
syndim
up the
clothes as
all.
when wading a
stream.
Syndon, ad.
finally,
once for
Syndot-myrsiang, (Iay-), a. haying the peculiar unpleasant smell as of a jackal, smelling of musk.
*Synduk, ha,
Syiang,
a.
n.
a box.
not tight.
high pitched.
Synjap,
a. slack,
Synjuk,
ing.
i).
to be unanimous, to agree, to
come
to
an understand-
Synlar,
a. i)lain,
simple (food).
Synfiiang, ii, n. a collection, a contribution, subscription ; [B^iif. u synuiang u bynhei.] contribute, to subscribe.
v.
to
Synrang, ka,
n.
Synrdi, ka, n.
autumn.
to join, to coalesce.
made
of wood.
to sprinkle.
I
817
SYNREM
Synrem,
, n,
SYRWIAH
a kind of stinging
nettle.
Synri, , n. the
womb,
Synriah,
v.
to sneeze.
Synrop,
a.
double, twin.
Synrvid, v. to
Synrum,
Synshdr,
Synsh^r,
ka, n. rubbish.
Synsar, u, . a broom.
v.
to rule, to govern
Ka, Syn^
8'hdr, n.
v.
Syntdi, w, n. a hunch,
hump.
[Imit.
u Synteng-u
to lay in
ambush
to spy.
Syntiew,
w, n,
a flower.
i,
[^Imit.
u syntiew-u
sktid.]
Syntiew-khmut,
Syntuid,
v.
n.
Syrbud,
v.
Syrdeng, ka^ n. a fence or wall made of bamboo or ekra, a partition wall made up of planks.
Syrdep, v. to patch up, syrphong.J
n.
a piece
of rag.
[Imit,
ka syrdep-ka
Syrngiew, ka,
Sp'iem,
Syrdoh,
n.
a shadow,
;
a. similar, like
v.
(same as sriem)
to
^'
make a
*
2^
S ^^'d I
Syrti,
^^
gently
by flushing up.
Byrtap, ka, n.
y^,
fold,
a layer
stratum.
a razor, a blade
to the
an iron
;
file.
Syrtok, a.
up
mark, complete
justified
by
result.
Syrwa,
a.
wasteful, squandering;
ka, n.
a soup {Hindi).
Syrwet, ka, n. a trace, a mark, a form for the ratification of an agreement, clue.
Syrwiah,
noose.
v,
a noose
u,
n.
218
T
T, the eighteenth letter in the Khasi alphabet.
TANG-SAW
Tabah,
TabdiS,
v, to
V.
to
make
a chine
a kind of
Hindustani drum.
*Tabut, ha^
a tazia.
n.
men
*Takda,
, urgent.
^*
Takhew'
^^^^^^hedly poor
penurious
having scanty
hair.
Tynf^khuh
^* *
Takma,
Tak6r
Takraifi
ka, n. a
*)
""'
* ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ *^
as, only.
TM-tyrpeng,
ka^ n.
an armlet.
Tad-ynda, ad. until, till, when. Tang, ad. onl^^ ; to make a finish of tbe plaiting of wicker-baskets or nets ; to measure or heap up grain as much as a measuring basket can contain and holding one hand to support the grain.
'tang, {ahhrev. of "
ktang
"), ha, n.
[as,
a pipe. " u ia ai
khaw
ia ki
tang ha'n
nam
";] formally.
'tangkro, Uy n. a windpipe.
Tangdep, a^. in a careless manner done only 'tang-duma, ha, n. a hookah, a hubble-bubble.
;
'tangnguid,
n. gullet,
(same as tangs^w).
with
bis: sticks
'tangmuri, ka^
n.
Tangon,
v.
to club, to beat
Tangon-u-lymban, w, n. a form of the ancient Khasis by beating a person Taug-sdw, M, n. the gullet.
Hindi,
with a club.
219
TANGTHARI
Tangtbari,
lea, n.
^^^
a weaver's shuttle.
a bamboo pipe or chimga for carrying water. Tab, V. to use anytbing as an external application or ointment ; ; ka. n. a snail. to smear ; to use as sauce {e.g., curry or salt) " Taboh, \ adv. wastef ully lavishly, [as, wat ju leh tahoh eh Tob-hoh, j ia ka jong ki briew."] Tai, V, to winnow ; to bring reasons to bear on an argument
*tang-um, ka,
n.
;
to
sift.
Tai-tai, ad.
very (dirty)
[as,
tair]
*Taiar,
v. to
Taiew, ka,
Tain,
a.
n,
stunted, dwarfish.
[as,
tain-tamy^
Tdin-tdin, ad. elastic.
Tait, {abbrev. of kyntait), v. to reject, to set aside.
the
clan.
\Imit.
tait-
Talad,
2;.
to
manage.
;
Talain, v. to whirl
*Talasi,
v,
to wield.
to search.
n,
Talba, ka,
*Talbi, V. to
manage
and
ka, n. a talent.
biej talep.'*]
foolish,
;
[as,
[as,
Talmah, ad.
Talon,
V. to
big, [as,
"u
belabour, to maul.
n.
Talu, (pdi), ,
TalCi, a. blunt.
a sugarcane;
*Talwar, ka,
n.
a sword.
220
TAM
Tarn, ad, more, in excess.
TARE
Tama, ka^ n. copper. *Tamsa, ha^ n. a show, (,Hind.) a tamasha, Tamsneng, a. wayward, wilful disobedient.
;
\Imit. tamsa-tamhoi.]
Tamti,
v.
to
[Imit.
tamti-
tamjat.]
to pull, to
;
drag
emeritn
gency
crisis.
[as,
**ngi shu la
economical.
(as
Tanoin,
to
a pack
of
hungry wolves).
Tap,
V.
to cover, to screen
ka, n, a
bundle of pan.
Tap,
V. to
Tap-khar-lyngngoh,
Tap-la wbei, v. to worship the spirit of the departed mother or maternal grandmother by means of sacrifices.
Tap-lubri,
v.
to
child.
Tap
Tap-mohkhlieh, ka,
the head.
women
to
coyer
\^Imit,
own good
luck.
Tap-Thawlang,
of sacrifices.
v. to
Tar,
V.
um
to tear, to rend,
" tiew ia
ka
*Tar, w, n. a wire.
Tarajur, ka^ n. scales, a balance. Tare, v, to grope. ^ -^
* Hindi,
^2l
TARI
Tarij ka^ n. a knife.
TDAW-TDAW
a kind of
drum
a tambourine.
tool
Tasam,
or wares,
\_Imit.
Tat, conj.
noh."J
cheap.
[as,
*'
tat
leifc
T^w, Taw,
V.
month
[as,
*'
ki ia sah
_
throw
across.
Tawah,
to hang, to suspend, to
^'
Tawfar,* I
*
n.
JTawlia, ka^
Tba,
V.
to feel
by touching.
if
Tbeng, ad. as
Tbeh,
V,
something
"u
is full in the mouth, or in a hollow dumasla u dang dap tbeng shi tyndong."]
Tbem, ad. as if biting some thing in the mouth, [as, " ka miaw ka dait tbem ia ka khnai ha ka shyntur."] ; firmly (sticking).
Tbiak, ad. clean
of, [as,
"u
dkhat tbiak
ia
syntiew."]
Tbian, ka^n.
floor.
**
[as,
Tda, ka^n.
2b
span,
v.
Tdah,
Art, n,
the bottom
a running-stitch.
[as,
% Englisli*
^22
TDEM
Tdem, ka
skum."]
Tdit-tdot, ad. at
all, [as,
TEP
a, n.
smoke.
[as,
**
u khnam u neh
tclen
ha u
leit ai ei ei ia
tdit-tdotJ^]
Tdong,
u, n. tail. [/mit.
ka tdong ka
slmet.]
Tdong-bohkhaila, ka,
Tdong-sier, u, n. a
Tdiih, ka, n. the
;
n.
meadow haiiey.
(of
end
a thread) or anything.
Te, conj. then it is also used at the end of a sentence to denote '-^^ surprise, as " phi ong kumta te ? " (you say so, do you ?). Teng, ad. at some time or other, once, [as, " u kren kum uba la
-
w. occasion,
time
as ^iteng, drteng,
also used as a sort of digressive expression, [as, ia kata teh u phoi pynban."]
" la
nga pyn-i
Teh-kirmit,
v.
to
teh-
restraint
or
under
the
Teh'sai-iong, v. to be engaged in a marriage contract (for young children only) [Probably from the ancient practice of binding a black thread to one of the toes of a girl as a pledge.]
.
Tei-pop,
V. to
charge with
to lay the
blame upon.
gum,
[as,
kum
ia
u mynpang."] on a drum or
T^m,
u khla u bud
brlew.*']
[as,
jwat ten-ten^
Xepi
"V,
to bury, to inter.
TEP.EITMIAW
Tep-eitmiaw,
Ter-lter, ad.
v. to
THAH
affect to overlook a thing.
[as,
" ka barrack
ki
shipai
kaba
jrong ter-lter.'']
Ter-shi-ter, ad, in a series of objects
;
[as,
*'
u tohjaw
um
pat
ih,
u dang
a husband or wife.
[Imit.
[as,
shady, cool.
ka tngit-ka tngar.]
Thdd,
ha,
V.
n.
Thang-iong,
exposure.
v,
to
become sunburnt
to
become dark
face.
owing to
Thang- jngap,
Thang-rang,
v. to
a. to feel
Thang-ram,
ad.
like
Thang-rong, show.
to
perform
cremating
till it is
ceremony
[Imit.
with
great
Thang-saw,
v, to
heat a thing
red-hot.
thangsdw-
thangsian.]
Thah,
w, n. ice, hoar-frost,
224i
THAIN
Th6i3,
Thait,
V.
V.
THAP-MRAd
to weave, to knit, to plait
to cut asunder, to
;A;^,
a.
n, district, direction.
snap
weary, exhausted,
[as,
" ki kyn-
rup
Thala,
thdit-thdit
a.
ha doh
ia u."]
vain
n.
Thaldb, ha^
a chip of wood.
rough way,
carelessly.
ThA,m, ka^
n.
a crab.
;
Tham^, v, Thamula,
Th^n, ad.
to befool.
joking, funny,
[/mit. thamula-thamuleiu.]
;
unreasonably iaihan, v. not to do a thing when asked, simply because one looks to somebody else
too, excessively,
n.
to doit.
of cloth,
tMn
v.
to send for.
*Thanat, ka,
a police station.
to
*Thanda,
Th^p,
Th^p,
v.
a.
to give a slap
V. to lay in wait, to ambuscade, to waylay, to be on a. poisonous (as, " une u tit uba thap "). watch Thap-ba-ngem, ^^, n. a ground spider.
;
Thap-ba-iong,
v.
to
rj
.
become
dizzy.
Thap-balieh, ^,
a butterfly.
Thap-balong, ka^
n.
Thap-bawa, ka,
Thap-basim,
Thap-biej,
people.
a.
n.
a spider.
mole.
;
u, n. a
demented.
the
Thap-bulong, ka,
Th^p-k6r, ka,
n.
an
evil spirit
who
brings insanity to
Tliap-u-ddp, u, n. a
common
ignorant fellow.
Thkp-ngap, ad. lonely, (sit), (as, "u shong marwei thap-ngdp khlaw."] ka^ n. swelling of the jaw gland.
ha
Thap-mrad,
to stalk.
v. to
Hindi.
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THAP-NIANG
Thap-niang, ka^
Thap-shrieli,
ThtVr, V. to
n.
THEP-SH'IENG
wing
;
side.
v. to
to feel hurt.
*Thar,
Tharai,
[as,
"
ia
kane ka ruh".]
Thatthari,
u, n,
one
who works
in brass.
That-tbat, (kyiub-), nc/. trembliniily, [as, *'u kyiuh leit mill ling-kasbari"], shiveriugly.
thaHhat ba'n
Thaw, V. to make, to create. Thawdur, (leh-, kren-), cul in a queer or out-of-the-way manner,
[as,
*'
kumla
?"]
Thawlang,
self,
the
first
[/mit.
a.
u Tbawlan2j-ka
Thawlir,
comical, joking.
a. a.
Thawnang,
Thawshia,
comic, /mimical.
confirmed, habituated.
Thdw-thaw,
(jot-),
ki la jot thdw-thdio" 7\
V. to v.
Theh,
pour
in, to si)ill.
Theh-seij
'thei, {abbrev. of
kynthei),
w. a
woman.
married!
*thei-kha-iapsaw, a. a woman who has once experienced in the art of courting men.
*thei-iaid, ka, n.
and
is
hence
'thei-iaw, ka, n.
'thei-sotti, ka, n.
elderly
woman,
to
a virgin.
;
Them,
Jca
z'.
subside
Thep,
Thep-mawbah,
cairn.
to deposit bones in a
or
IThep-shyieng, thepshruh.]
v.
to
hepshying
* Hindi.
226
THER
Ther, V. to beat {esp. the busli or jungle) the bush ; to put up a bird.
Thfer-ther, (laid-), ad. with light
;
THIE
to
muster
to beat
about
khmih ka
mem
ka
writhingly.
;
Thew,
V.
to
measure
to
take aim at
to
intend,
[/mit.
thewover
woh.]
Thngad,
same thing
Thngan,
Thiang,
Thngiat, u,n.
a.
sweet.
a. saltish
a.
Thiang-bluin,
sweet taste.
Thiang-byrjup,
Thiang -jngap,
Thiang-jlep,
a.
a.
honey-sweet.
too sweet.
;
Thiah,
v,
to sleep
v. to
to lie
Thiah-ang,
to lie
down by way
of taking rest
to
take a short
Thiah -jing-it,
v.
to
go without food, to
sleep
till
fast.
[Imit. thiahjing-it
-thiah thngan.]
late in
the
day.
oversleep
;
w, n, yeast, leaven.
[as,
la jop
*Thikna,
Thie,
V, to
call.
227
THIED
THLONG-MLUH.THLONG-SYING
w.
thiecl-u
jaw.] :;.
cash.
to buy
v.
to
buy
for ready
money,
limit,
to
buy in
better to buy.
v.
Thied-khutia, lain]
to
buy
retail,
thied
khutia-thied khu-
Thied-shah,
v.
to
buy on
;
credit.
Thied-snam,
, n. vein, artery.
an
ascent.
same
V.
as thied.
Thiew,
Thir,
to weed.
V. to
spin;
ad. away
(fly,
jamp)
[as,
'*
u kulai
u ryng-
kang
Thlen,
thir ia
ka 8yrdeng."J
by certain clans in the Khasi Hills. He is propitiated with human blood and the nails taken from fingers and toes, or failing which, with human hair and pieces of garments He is believed to clipped by means of a pair of silver scissors. bring wealth and prosperity to his keepers. The people of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills are in constant dread of being murdered by the keepers of this monster. A boa-constrictor.
Thlia,
V.
thlia-thlait.]
Thlieh,
:;.
Thliem, ,
Thliew,
sydr.]
a small leech.
hole, a
pit;
depression.
{Imit.
ka
thliew-ka
Thliew-ka
Thliew-iing,
(phr. in every house ; [as, " u Saheb Jerman \ Jones u ju leit rung man ka thliew iing.] Thlip, ad. entirely (dark) [as, "phi pynran ia ka sharak ha ba'n da diam thtip "?]
iing,
_
Thlong, ,
[Imit.
n.
etc.,
a dhenH,
u thlong-u
w, n.
Thlong-nar,
an iron mortar.
jphr. bitterly
Thlong-mluh-thlong-sying,
inimical; implacable*
228
THLUN
Thluu,
a,
/',
THOH-PEN
stammering, stuttering.
n. Vrar, battle,
Thma,
Thmit,
Thma-ka-ktien,
ka, n.
law
a.
too short,
;
[as, "plii la
suh thmit eh
to resolve.
ia
kane ka
sopti ".]
n,
edge
margin.
ka, n, a lather.
Thnat-syiar, ka,
Thnem,
and dear in great demand ka, n. the compensation money paid by a \yoinan or a man who marries within one year after the death of her husband or before his bones have been deposited in the ancestral tomb compensation given to a husband or wife to pa.'ocure a divorce.
a. scarce
; ;
Thning,
u, n.
leaves.
Thnom
Thnum'
*Thok,
*)
j
v,
^.
mutter, to mumble.
to cheat, to deceive, to
humb'ig.
(as,
\Imit.
thok-shukor.]
Thong,
iliO)uj
V. to
bet
to offer
money
tyngka
ia ki
;
rangbah shnong".)
to write, to
Thoh,
V.
to cut trees
tip of
a finger;
ka^ n,
make a mark to take with the having a mark or spot. \^Iinit. thoh-iar.] an ornamental edging or border of a garment; a mark,
a.
a spot.
Thoh-brain, Thoh-bruin,
">
C a,
spotted, striped.
Thoh-brew, }
Thoh-khalai-nusip,
v. to
play in a lottery.
spot.
;
Thoh-leng,
rily.
a.
Thoh lung-thoh
perfuncto-
a.
Thoh-pan, 7 Thoh-pen, j
'''
4 / x n ^^^'^P'^ (across).
* Hindi,
229
THOH-PUID
THl)I
^' ^*^'^P^
ThowSid
Thoin-thoin, ad. dearly, intensely (love) ; [as, "ngeiieitthom-thom straight on, without any visible sign of difficulty ; la ka ri"] [as, "u khar hajikor u kiew thoiii'thom na u tyllai shalor u skong".]
Thorn,
V.
to tramjile, to clear
n.
to do in a high-handed manner.
*Th6r, ka,
the plains.
[as, **balei
ki
leit
k'iuh
Thra, (um), ha, n. the water or fluid which issues before the delivery of a child.
Thrang,
v.
to thirst, to pant.
u knlai
tlirait
[as,
"u khla u
la
kynrup
ia
[as,
"ki briew ki la
for, to
to
have a longing
have an ardent
tie.
!
desire.
Thri, w, n. a cane, a
bamboo
string or
!
Thu
Thuthen
Thung,
finished
[as,
^Hhu,
phi
to
la
lah
v.
{,hnit.
thuug-tep.]
appoint,
to elect
to get a carbuncle.
z'.
Thung
baji,
to
fall
Thung-shut,
Thung-tasam, v. to swear solemnly. [Wben a Khasi solemnly repents and makes ah oath of promise not to continue to do the same thing, he takes hold of any worn-out dd or other piece of iron and plants it in the hearth or fire-place]. [Imit. thung tasam-thung takut.]
Thuh-tang, v. to recount, to relate in thuh tang-thuh thaw.]
Thui, (tdem-), ad. out (issue of smoke)
i
detail, to
slander,
ioh-i tad
limit.
[as,
"nga
ynda
la
tdem
thid ka iiug".]
* Hindi,
2^0
THUtA
Thuia,
w, n.
THYNRANCi
a plume about 18 inches long worn by Khasis in
their turbans
when
dancing.
Thuin, (ieng-,
iaid-), ad.
slowly
up (walk away)
leit
[as,
"ynda
la
kyntu
eh,
sha iing".]
a mound, a boundary malean.
[as,
;
Thum,
sonry
Thiip,
V.
to take
on one's lap
u, n,
pillar.
V.
to be reduced in size, to
n.
become
ia kaei kaei
to be offended, to be sorry, to
be aggrieved.
Thwat,
Thwet,
V, to
V.
be on the lookout
on the scent of game. Thwiat, (lait-), ad, to have a hairbreadth escape, [as, **nga siat ia u mynthna hynrei lait thwiat na ka khlieh'*.]
to be
la
Thyllah, u,
n.
flea.
very
(heavy)
[as,
**une
Thyllan,
v.
to get a shock.
Thylleng,
Thylli, a.
n.
v.
bearing young
fruits.
empty
n.
Thylliang, u,
improvised as a headstrap
and
string.
Thyllieid,
^' "'
*^S^-
f^*^^^^'
t^ylliej"^ sabieng.]
fire,
a flame.
Thyllieng. u, n. the soft part of the bamboo which remains after the hard tough cover has been peeled off (same as khyllieng).
Thyllieh, u,
n.
dandriff.
u, w.
Thyllong, (soh-),
riverside bears.
Thymmdi, Thymmei,
Thynrang,
a. fresh,
new*
ka^ n. a scar, a
z>.
mark.
;
to
be
athirst
to feel thirsty.
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THYNRAM
Thynrdm,
Thynrei,
^orse
;
TIENG
whose leaves have fallen
off,
ka^ n. a tree
a dried twig.
v.
v.
supposed to make the disease (in illto become aggravated, to become worse
who
is
ness).
Thynrim,
Thynron,
a. slightly
old (cloth).
to be convalescent.
"i
Thynreng, Thynrung, )
Thyrnia,
ad
[as,
"baleiieng u fiiuhkhlieh
kumne?"]
m, n.
a needle.
kti), ka, n.
little
;
Hi {abbrev. of
hand, finger.
[as,
U'ak
la bitar ia
to
mouth.
Tian-bishar, v, to bring to judgment; to the notice of the court.
complain; to bring to
[as,
"nga
la poi tiap
a weapon,
fittings, [/mil,
ka
"ktiar"),
m, n.
a centipede,
[as,
"u
'tiar-sdw,
'tiar-dieng," etc.]
ha kine
ki
sngi ka slap
Tika,
V.
to vaccinate.
ka, n. inoculation.
Tika-Bamon,
*tikdew, ka, n. the pointing finger, 'tikhun, (same as " 'tiduh") z, n. the
Tikia, , n. a
little finger.
*Tikli, u, n. percussion
cap
a detonator,
Tied,
V. to strike, to
knock, to beat.
Tieng,
v, to
be afraid
of, to fear.
Hindi.
232
TIEH
*tieh,
1.
'TIEW-JAMI-IANG
(abbrev. of ^'ryntieli"), ka, n, a
bow.
2. {abhrev. of
3.
"ktieh"), ka,
n.
mucl, marsii.
'tieh-bali, ka^ n.
'tieh-batur, ka,
'tieh-j^r, ^, M.
bow for throwing small stones, a catapult, a bow consecrated to a male-child at the time
7i.
of
his
naming ceremony.
(jem-), ad. sticky
i<^^ ti^J-tiy" ]
z,''^"Z'^fJO
and
soft like
mud,
[as,
"ka ja kaba
Tej-tej,'
'tien, {abbrev. of
[as,
" ka
Hien Bangla."]
Tieiii, (jrong-), ad. like
an
ba
la tylliat bha,
u jrong
tieiiV]
ad.
ata
'tien-bania, ka, n.
way way
of speaking a foreign
*tien-kai, ka, n.
sham words,
hi, n.
jokes.
soft
*tien-ngiah ngiah,
style,
words spoken in
'tien-lyngkut,
ki, n.
'tien-tharshiah,
ki, n.
whom
pick a quarrel.
fire,
Tiew,
V.
to boil, to
*tiew-klong,
Dendrobhim Nobile, a species of orchid, 'tiew-knup mawiang, u, n. the ladies' slipper, Cypripediumt
ii,
n.
(orchid).
Hiew-dohraaw,
u, n.
violet colour interspersed with golden streaks by women to deck then* hair.
'tisw-eit, u, n.
a flower
(of
283
TIEW.JAPANG
*tiew-japang, u, n. the bluebell.
TIP-DUK
of
*tiew-lapongndi, u, w, a kind
leaves.
*tiew-lasi3r, w, n.
flower
having
sweet smelliug
a species of orchii. 'tiew-lasubon, ka, n. tlio tender leaf holding the flower of a cevtain plant of a yt llowish colour resembling that of a pine -apple which is used by women to decorate their hair.
, n. marigold.
*tiew-myngngor syng-un,
*tiew-pathai-khub6r, u, n. a flower, the sweet smell of which can be perceived from a distance only.
*tiew-phkn, w, n. the dahlia
;
potato flower.
Hiew-riam-skdin, m,
n.
*tiew-shyllong,
gloxinia which a ?/, m. a white flower resembling shrub growing by the river-side bears.
'tiew-shlim, w, n,
stramonium
w, n.
flower.
same as khiewsh,
tiew-snoh-dieng,
orchid,
*tiew-synteng, , m.
Vanda
cerulea (orchid).
a sweet-smelling fern. Ting, V, to call a dog or a fowl or any animal, Ting-khun, v, to own a child as one's own.
*tiew-tyrkhang, ,
n.
to address.
Tih, V, to dig
to discuss.
who
is
Tim,
V, to
curse
piija.
[Imit. tim-mai.]
Tim-k^ia, v. to call on the spirits as a Khasi diviner does at the lime when he performs sacrifices. [Imit. tim-knia-tim-khriam.]
Tip, V. to know.
Tip-briew,
to
recover,
to
come
to oneself
Tip-duk,
sible.
engaged
to be sen-
m
tlP-EI
Tip-ei ? phr.
TMOlfi
who knows ?
n. tlie
middle finger.
;
to
be well-behaved
v. to
good.
[Imii, tipsngi-tipnong.]
Tip-tlmh-tip dai,
(s/zz7zV-) much,
recognise, to
know.
(flesh,
fish,
pieces
skin,
etc.,)
very
[as,
**ka
dohkha
te
shitlr keiu
ia
kber."]
Tir-shi-tir, ad.
ki
mih
ilr-.9hi-lir
again and again, line after line, ba'n leit rong la ki pylleng "
[as,
**
;
*'
ki
ia
kwah ba'n
ialeh Hr'shi-lir".]
fTisi, u, n. linseed.
a mushroom
fungus.
Tit-thnat-syiar, u, n. a kind of
mushroom.
;
Tiw(dum
ba'n
Tla,
V.
dam
n.
),
"ka bneng ka
;
la
sdang
tlep.]
tiiv.'^'\
[bniL
tla
Tlang, ka,
winter.
[as " ki la
bon
ilaii ia
ka synduk
Tlem,
a. spotless,
pure.
Tlieno^, ka, n.
a large
mat made
paddy
millet
and
job's-tears.
Tlot, a.
weak, powerless.
a tree whose bark
;
Tluh,
u, n.
is
Tmang,
Tmain,
ad. loae'y
[as, "
sliuh hangne."]
ii,
n.
moustache
brim
(full).
Tm lifi-khli,
Tmar,
u, n.
Tmier, ka,
Tmoh,
ka, n. chin
fellow
;
(colloquial).
(full)
[as, "
ka
um
t Bengali.
235
ad,
coming out a
little
only
[as,
**
ki rcng ki la
trAit mih
nngaid
mynta."]
(sng^iid), ad.
TmiTin-tmum,
pulpy,
fat, [as,
"u khynnah u
stiff
all
(die)
hard and
(applied to a dead
n. a brancli,
a twig.
(of
Tndw,
ka, n.
kcty n.
a big claw
a crab)
Tnum,
To
'*
let us,"
you, " " let him," (as " to ia leit noh ;'')ad. allright, very well, as ' phi'n leit ai kane ka shit hi ? " "to," (very well).
Tok, ad.
Tong,
Toh,
V.
tang u shu kren tok nga'n shoh ia u"]. to draw (water from a well or vessel, or fish from a river);
to fish.
V.
to peck, to bite.
")
Tohkhat,
Tohkit,
te
Tohkhatlet, )
V. to
[as,
" wat
\_Imit.
Toi, ad. otherwise, but. now at any rate, why not [as, " u leit bakla kheiii tang kawei ka jingkhein ha ka eksamiu, tui la jop leit heit ? "] ; as a matter of u ; " "ban da phi ong te toi
ma
ym
fact.
Toin-toifi, ad. easily,
[as, "
na ka
kti
Top, ad. jtist, only, [as, " tang phi shu leit pynbna top shaphang kane, nga'n beh ia phi nangne na shiiong ".] a. impaired, weak. Tor, u, n. the lungs;
Torti,
a
ti,
Trai, [Imit.
n.
principal money.
ka
trai-ka dkhuh.]
Trf'ii-shnong, n.
a native of a place
[as,
-trai-thaw.]
Trait, ad. at
"ka miaw ka
la
kynrup tmit
ia
ka
236
TRAM
Tram,
(iap-), v. to wither, to die (of trees
TULA
and bamboos)
;
u,
n.
disease of the
pan
leaves.
Trang, ka,
Tr;'ip,
n. bachelor's
ka, n. a small circular rain-proof frame used (called ka shaladiang by the Syntengs)
w, . sun-grass.
ti,
Traw,
Treiig,
n.
a mane.
Treh,
v.
to consent, to agree.
Trei, V. to
Trep, lea, n. a temporary hut ; hynhiew trep hyniiiew the earliest inhabitants of the world.
Triang, u, n. an eel
;
skum
(phr.)
Triem,
a.
dreadful, frightful.
Trud,
V.
to scratch.
n.
a small preserved
fish.
'tung-rymbai, ka,
7i.
[Imit
v.
tub
thiem.]
adultery.
[as,
to
commit
to flow, to
run (water).
"balei phi iaid tuin"
Tuin-tuin, ^ri. hesitatingly, with fear, iulu haba ong ba phi n iaid bran "].
Tiiit, V. to suspect, to
klim
Y^wl^y ka,
igniting fire
a tola; u cotton or o;her similar material for from the spark of a flint ; cleaned cotton.
,
* Hindi,
t Bengali.
237
TULE
Tule,
V.
TYNGKENG
to chide
n.
dangle.]
v.
*Tulop, kai
pay, salary.
ka tulop ka dorma]
**
to
summon.
Tulu, a. having a big knob khlieh tidur]
;
blunt, [as,
Tum-ki-tam,
(ki
women
n.
Jca, n.
is
Tup,
Jca^
ka man.]
Tuphan,
Tur,
V, to
a cyclone.
*Tupia, ka,
n.
a cap, a hat.
"shyntur"), ka,
;
*tur, (abbrev. of
a mouth.
tongs {colloq).
Tur-iap,
v. to
rush desperately
a picture
;
n. ka,
*Tusbir, ka,
n.
a likeness.
fTuta,
n.
a parrot.
Twa, V. to fall down as a wall to subside. Twad, V. to feel by means of the hand.
;
Tybian, ka,
n. floor,
same
as tbian.
Tyng-am, ka, n. the jawbone a loud harsh Tyng-am-duh, ha, n. the wisdom tooth.
;
voice.
tTyngka,
Tyngkai,
ka, n.
v.
to reserve, to
v. to
Tyns^kai-soh-thad,
cally for
Tyngkan, v. to suppress, to reserve. Tyngkeng, ad, as if caught up between some obstacles, ["u la woh u jyrmi na ka kjat and nga la sahkut tpigkeng.]
^
I
<j
1^
* Hiadi.
t Bengali.
238
TYNGKHAP
Tyngkhap,
v. to
insert,
TYNGNIN
to
infix,
n.
to hide a tick.
{^fmit.
tyngkliap-
Tyugkhap-m.iw, ka, n. crevice of a rock. Tyngkliip-tyngkhap, (sah-), ad. beliidclen or unnoticed carefully (set aside or liidden) ; [as, "ym dondumasla mo briew na phi uba sah tyngkhip-tijngkhapT^^
;
Tyngkhiih, v. to hit or get the head knocked against something. Tyngkong, ka, n. a platform next the door of the second room in a Khasi house. Tyngkoh, ad. limping. Tyngkra (kha-), n. a small fish with sharp fins close to the
gills.
[as,
*'
la'
la iap
hynrei ka dur
Tyngkrong, (wait-), ka, n. a dao having two supporters at the back ol the edge used for cutting and dressing tisli, etc.
(like
little
girl)
gracefully
"I
tyngkdon.''']
[as,
Tyng-eh, ad. roughly, harshly, peverely, u mut ba'n pyndiih ia kaba sniew."]
[as *'u
Tynghong,
Tyng-in,
v.
(peit-), ad.
Tyngngian (same
to
as tynniaii),
to court.
to stuff, to cram.
flirt,
Tyng-ier, ka, n.
a platform suspended
is
ast
kept.
lynuj eug,
Tyniijluiig,
^
f
l"
o^r7.
completely
(taken by surprise),
[as,
"u ieng
lyngngoh
tyvgjlung.']
Tyniijlong,J
Tyni^mopj ad. full of leaves [as, *' ba'n tyvgmepT^^ Tyngmup, v. to speak or deal harshly.
lei
ia
Tyngnan, Tyngniaw,
Tj^Dgnin,
")
S ac?.
slender, small
''"^
and thin
[as,
"
u briew uba
rit
tyngnan
TYNGSHAI^
Tyngshdin,
v. to shine, to glare, to reflect.
ti,
TYNDAH
w.
Tyngshop,
sent the
an
effigy of a
to repre-
first
v.
Tyngwoin,
to go
Tyllai, u, n. a
rope
of
au
Tyllan,d
bam
Tyllep,
ka miaw ka
Tylli, w.
number
as,
*'
bodily,
(of things or animals) ; . solid ac?, wholly; phi kren ia nga kumba phi la ioh-mraw tt/li
mo?*"
[Imit. tylli-tyllan.]
[as,
"
bit
u kpa."]
Tyllong, ) u, n. the stock (of maize, etc.,) adao) ; the source of a stieam. Tlong, )
. ka,
Tyllun,
Tyllup,
V. V.
;
world
the whole
[as,
Tymblong, Tymbluiig
Tymbuit,
) ad. like
kum u
biej ?].
Tymmen,
u-san
;
man
or
woman.
\_Imit.
u tymmeu-
Tymp;in, ka, n. a maclian (in a Khasi house) overhead where odds aud euds are kept, it is above ka ti/ny-ir. Tympom, ('nam-), u, ji. one of the three arrows shot from the funeral pyre towards the north, west aud so ith to keep off evil
spirits.
Tympew,
Tymphu,
of
n, n.
a betel
leaf,
;
a pd;/ -lea,t
Tymplia, ka,
n. a
shoulder
bah-tympha,
u, n.
a wall-plate.
('la-), ka, n. a tree resembling a papaya tree, the branches which are used as pipes in a liquor distillery. Tyndah, ad. along with, together, [as, " u khia u bdm tyndah shfiiuh baroh ia ka blang."]
240
TYNDAI
Tynddi, ka,
n.
TYRKHONG
the inside of the roof.
**
Tyndam,
nga."]
kumta
ia
Tyndaw,
Tyndep,
a.
v. to
tynda
ia
kynduh pynban."]
n.
Tyndong, ka,
tynnah].
ka tyndong-ka
Tyndung,
Tynjang,
is said
v. to
(suid-), u^n. a lame demon who haunts the jungle. It that as he walks he calls out "kaw-hoit, kaw-hoit." If he meets any person he tickles him to death.
v. to try, to test,
Tynjuh,
to tempt.
[as, "
la
Tynnad,
Tynfiian,
{suffix)
v.
== pleasant, pretty.
Tynneng,
Tynrah,
v.
to imitate.
press in forcibly, to stow.
v. to
to thrust, to lance.
Tynriew, u,
the leaves of a certain species of palm much used of the Khasi hills for thatching. [Imit. tynriew-u tynddw],
71.
;
Tynrong, v. to put over on the top of something to carry on the head to lighten the load of a friend by taking a portion on one;
self.
Tynruh,
Tynsah,
Tynsat,
v.
to poke.
v. to
v. to
ram
n.
in, to
elbow.
;
to inset.
Tynsong, ka,
Tyr-a, u,n.
dn
species of small
bamboo
nol-bas {Beng.),
Tyrbeh, ad. as if some adhesive substance is adhering to something, [as, " phi wan nangno ba da ka ktieh suda tyrben baroh shirynieng."]
Tyrkhang,
, w.
a fern.
Tyrkhong,
a, dried, withered.
241
TYRHA
Tyrha,
a> hot,
TYRWIENG
inflamed.
Tyrjain, ") ad. in bunches [as, " ki ong ba u %o\i-grape u soh tyr' Tyrjup, j jaiti ha iing' I Babu William, mo?"] Tyrma, ad. by chance, aimlessly, [as, ''phi leit iashang tyrma shato, la iap ho."]
Tyrnem,
*Tyrpad,
Tyrpait,
u, n.
a hammer.
ha, n. a bay-leaf, tespdt.
('la-),
Jca, n,
a mashan or platform
7t,
made
of
bamboo
split or
beaten
flat.
Tyrpeng, ka,
{Tyrphin, ka,
a shoulder.
turpentine.
;
n.
[as,
" balei ba
u ksew u
jhieh tyrphtit
kumne
?"]
n,
Tyrpud, ka,
a big lizard.
have cramp or a creeping cold sensation (generally " the feet have gone to sleep." "^of the feet) Tyr?aw, (iap-), ad. (to faint) out of hunger^ or thirst [as, "wat [Imit, leit jiugleit jngM khlem da song ja ioh iap fyrsdiv.'']
CTyrsain, v. to
; ;
tyrsa w
ty
rsian. ]
Tyrsem, ad. nicely (dressed). Tyrshait, ad. having the appearance of many fruits hanging on a tree ; [as, " mynta ka snem u sohbha u sohmyntra tyrshait''']
Tyrsiang,
a.
smooth, slippery.
w.
Tyrsim, ka,
Tyrsuh,
v,
[as,
Mawshai
''
ki
mynno phar
kumne ?
Tyrtho, ka, speech.
"]
n.
tyrtai.'"']
;
[as,
balei
ba
ka sopti tyrtew
in
z^.
to
babble, to
Tyrthup-um,
foam.
Tyr-ut, ka,n. the demoness who brings about misfortune to a man, esp. violent death. [I^nit. ka tyr-ut ka smer],
Tyrwa,
v. to
Tyrwieng, ka,
a potsherd.
* Hiadi.
J English.
2i2
UM-SAW
U, tlie 19tli letter in the Khasi Alphabet. U, p, sign of masculine, he, it, an, the. Uba, p. who, which, that.
tJd, V. to groan, to
complain, to hum,
[Iniit.
udkhiiium.]
U-ei
p.
who
/?.
TJei-uet,
any, anyone.
Urn, ka,
n,
;
dissolve
of respect
and
in a stream or river
v.
to over5
um-bah-um-san.]
XJm-biah, ka,
Um-koi,
ka, n.
a well where
sacrifices
TJmja, ka,
n. conjee.
n.
TJm-jakar, ka,
human
seedj
Um-jah,
umjah-umtngam.]
etc.",
XJm-jung, ka,
mine.
ka um-mat-um-mut, ka iim-mat-ka
n. tears. [Imit.
TJm-mluh,
TJmpohliew, ka,
a spring, a fountain.
Um-pyrd6ng,
rice
is
ka, n. water in a well in which an oath, libation and sprinkled in connection with sacrificial ceremonies.
a.
TJm-reit, (long-),
lively
TJm-rieng, ka, n. fresh or pure water as distinguished from water in which something has been mixed or dissolved.
Um-rmu
'
1 ^^^
n.
^*
^^^^^^i^^ on a
wound lor
sorej
TJm-saw, ka^
flood. [Imit,
umsaw-umsian.]
243
UM-SHAR
Um-shdr,
ka, n, cold
UWEl
water poured into hot water to lower
;
its
temperature.
Um-sliit, ka, n. hot-water
soup.
Um-shitja, kat
n. conjee.
), v.
TJm-snam-(ia
TJm-syep, ka,
TJm-thet, ka,
n.
n.
sweat
personal income.
water with which hands have been washed. Um-thlong, ka, n. water which gathers in a pot-hole of a stream,
Um-thra, ka,
child,
n,
of
um-iimj
(s'aid-), a.
lukewarm, warm.
Umwi,
people living in the country through which the stream Umwi near Jarain passes.
ki, n.
"U'n, phr.
he
will.
Uno
? p.
which
Uno-re-uno,
p. someone, somebody.
Uno-uno, p. whoever, any one. tlr, V. to slip, to fall ad, with a rumbling noise
;
with a warm
Urlong,
V.
to
happen, to come
menstruation.
v.
TJr-met, ha,
n.
Urwir-urhap,
Usa,
V.
to reside as
an
alien in a place.
of
to dress
a wall by means of a
piece of board.
*Ut, ka,
n.
a camel.
[as,
Ut-shi-ut, ad. slowly, hesitatingly ; procrastinating, dilatory ; '* ka jingkhreh ut-shi-ut naduh mynno lah dep shuh".]
ym
tfta, p.
he (out
of sight).
sight).
sight).
TJtai, p.
he (within
TJtai-tai, p.
TJtei, p.
he (there within
he (up there).
Uwei,
a.
one.
Hindi.
2U
UWEI-LA-UWEI
TJwei-la-uwei, p. someone
TFwei-u-dr, p.
else.
WAlfJ
W,
Wa
interj.
denoting surprise,
Wah-wab,")
Web-Aveb,j"
ubajem
;
7f(?^-a'i."]
[a^,
Wak,
Wad,
asnnder,
"
n phai noh
ia
\_Imit.
;
na ka
sing. "]
lynti
ka shyntm' n
wad-thud.]
or ruler of
Wadnr,
a president
a president
"Wad-buit,
"Wad-dong,
v.
Wad-lad,
Wiid-nia,
v.
v.
to seek a
arguments
Wad-phoi,
to find out
suitable
v.
Wang, u, or ka, n. a taro-stalk {Colncasia antiquorum); wide open, [as, " u plie wang ia ka iing. "]
;
ad. ajar
juti ki
Wang-wang, \ (kylluid-), ad. very (loose) [as, "kine ki Weng-weng, ) kyildid -wang-wang ha nga"j weakly.
;
Wah,
v.
to
suspend,
to hang.
[/mU.
[/mit.
wahbah-wahsan.]
[ImiL wahduit-wahrit.]
wdi-wdi
Wah-duit,
Wai,
V. to finish
Wai-wtii, (tlot-) ad. weakly, [as, " nga dang sngew mynta ba'n laid jngai, "] [/mit. waiwai-witwit.]
V^i
"
{abbrev. of
"kwai"),
n.
u,
n.
an areca nut;
{abbrev.oi
khwai
"),
ti,
21',
a fishing hook.
wai-khdw,
'wdi-dong,
n.
u, n. rolled or
VWain,
ad. easily (bent) ; (as, *' u prek u la dor ka, n. wine; " length (as, " u ksai uba jrong wain "). proper of a iioam );
245
'WAl-SOHLAPER
Vai-solilaper, w, n. the fniit of a small kind of palm.
WAT
Wait, ka^
n.
Wait-bnoh, ka)
Wait-khmnt,
Waitlam,
ka^ n.
same as
'*
wait-bnoh.
"
ka, n.
a sword.
Wait lyngkai,
ka^ n. a del
Wait-lyngiigun,
Wan,
V.
to come.
Wankai, v. to come on a visit. \Jmit. wan-kai-wan-iaid]. Wan-doh, v. to be full in flesh, especially after protracted illnessj [as, " mynta u la wandoh pat, toi, u la sah kat i nap ".] Wan-dm', v. to be in the proper shape, symmetrical, [fmit. wandiir-wandar.]
Wan-met, v. to become full in flesh, to become strong, [fmit' wanmet-wanphad. ] Wan-on, v. to accompany a person on his journey. Wan-rwing, v. to go to any place and return back the same day. Wan-shaw, v. to come and fetch a person or thing. Wan-tan, v. to come to meet a person on the way. Wan-wu'-wan-hdp, v. to reside as a stranger and not as a citizen. War, 71. the people living in the southern low lands of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills [hnit. u War-u Riat.] War, ad. far behind, spaciously, [as, "ieng kylluid war.''] Waris, n. a successor, an heir. Wat, V. {Jmper.), do not, don't ; ad. ev0n[as, *' wat u masi ruh
;
tip la
u kynrad."]
--=
wat
(suffix)
times,
as,
246
WAW
Waw
!
YM LAPLIENG
interj. alas
V, to
!
dear
me
remove, to take away. conj. since, in asmucli "Wei, adj. one ; topyndep mynta. ") ; v. to pom*,
Weng,
as, [as,
**
'wei, {abbrev. of
"thwei"),
ka, n. a pool.
Wer, V. to invite, to hire. Wer-kynbat, v. to weed. Wer-wer, ad. as a rumour, (as, " nga sngew wer-wer kumba ka sor Laban ka'n leit noh mo ? ") "Wet, V. to put a strap round to carry, to fasten a " star " or head
strap into a knot.
Wia, ad. with a whiz, (as, " ka khlieng ka suh wia na jrong ".) Wiak, ad. just, a little, (as, " tang shu lait wiak u la shoh
ki.
ia
")
V.
Wiang,
"Wiat,
V.
to set fire to (a
n.
a (brass) plate.
"Wiar, V. to bark.
to
draw
(a
bow
string), to smile.
"Wiat-samrkhie,
v. to smile.
''
'wieng, {contraction, of
"Wieh, V. to dip, to steep ktiar]
fyrwieng^^
ti,
),
ka, n. a potsherd.
n.
earth-worm.
[/mit.
u wieh-u
Win,
Wit,
V.
to
hindering, obsructiug
to fasten
V.
v.
to
Woh,
Woh-daw,
dong.]
to seek a plea
argument.
wohddw-woh"
Woh-nia,
v.
to object, to criticise.
Y.
IT,
Ym,
Ym banse, phr. to be obliged to, it cannot be helped. Ym don bak, p/ir. not to have authority to do anything,
dare.
not to
Ym
laplieng, phr. to be in a
mighty hurry.
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YM
LEI-LEI
it
YNGKOID
will not fare
ill, it
Ym lei-lei, pkr,
be
all right.
will not go
wrong
it
will
Yn, cmx.
v. will, shall.
do no harm,
it
when,
j>/
till.
it
(as,
**
phi'm
ia
bdm
ja
"
**Em
phi, koit,
ndi, ")
Yngkiiid
(sati-), kai n.
a magic ring.
Addenda,
Bajikor,
tt,
n.
a juggler.
a mechanic.
Karikor,
u, n.
Kyrhuh,
v. to roar, to
thundet.
of boiled food
fwjit, V. to
left
for
a long time.
Lyngknep, ka.
the area.
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