Limbu dictionary : Query result

Entry: ɛNmaʔ, -ɛks-/-ɛN-

Grammar: -ɛks-/-ɛN-

Meaning: sɛNmaʔ, -sɛks-/-sɛN- vt., [caus. < ɛkmaʔ break, snap] snap, break

Comments: siN ɛksu He broke the stick.

Entry: kɛNmaʔ, -kɛN-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: stumble and fall

Comments: kɛgɛN lo:! - mɛgɛNʔɛn Watch out or you'll fall! - No, I won't!; cf. kɛNmaʔ, mutthamaʔ.

Entry: kɛNmaʔ, -kɛNs-/-kɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: cause someone to stumble and fall, trip someone

Derivation: [caus. < kɛNmaʔ stumble and fall]

Comments: kɛNs-u de:s-u (cause to stumble-3P dispatch-3P) He made him stumble and fall.

Entry: mɛNmaʔ, -mɛks-/-mɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: to 'have done it again' (sarcastic)

Derivation: [caus. < mɛkmaʔ get depleted]

Comments: hɛndzaʔbitcha-re yǝllik mɛ-mɛks-u rǝcǝ (children-ERG much nsAS'have done it again' DEPR) It seems the children have really done it again; yǝllik kɛ-mɛks-u rǝcǝ (much 2-'have done it again'-3P DEPR) You've really made a mess of it this time; a:kkhya:k kɛ-mɛks-u (how much 2-'have done it again'-3P) What have you pulled this time?

Entry: -niNwa lɛNmaʔ, -lɛks-/-lɛN-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: black out, lose consciousness

Derivation: [lɛNmaʔ flip over (vt.)]

Comments: aniNwa lɛksɛ I blacked out; aniNwa lɛN-nɛʔl I'm on the verge of blacking out.

Entry: pa:nlɛNmaʔ, pa:n-lɛN-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: change one's story, change one's tune.

Derivation: [pa:n word + lɛNmaʔ vi. wander about]

Entry: pɛnmaʔ, -pɛnch-/-pɛn-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: line up, arrange in rows or in a line

Comments: pɛnmaʔ yuNmaʔsi (line up-INF put-INF-nsP) put things away neatly lined up; phɔgʔna pɛnchɛʔ yuksɛsɛʔ! Put the lohotās away neatly lined up [on the shelf]!

Entry: phɛNmaʔ, -phɛNd-/-phɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: press

Comments: cf. cɔmmaʔ, immaʔ, phɛpmaʔ, phimmaʔ (2,3),\x phipmaʔ.

Entry: sɛNmaʔ, -sɛks-/-sɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: dialectal variant of ɛNmaʔ in the vicinity of Sa$krāntī to the north of Myāŋluŋ, vide ɛNmaʔ.

Entry: tadzɛNmaʔ, ta-dzɛks-/ta-dzɛN-

Grammar: 1) vi. 2) vt.

Meaning: 1) converse; 2) discuss

Comments: 2) anchɛn biha-re ku-ba:n ta-a-dzɛks-ɛ-tch-u (yesterday marriage-GEN its-word discuss-1-discuss-PT-dA-3P) Yesterday we discussed the marriage; cf. cɛkmaʔ, cɛ:Nmaʔ.

Entry: thɛNmaʔ, -thɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: gather together and inclose, gather and confine, enclose, package, shut in, pen in, immure.

Entry: khɛNmaʔ, -khɛks-/-khɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: strike (a match, flint)

Derivation: [caus. < khɛkmaʔ be struck]

Entry: khɛNmaʔ, -khɛks-/-khɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: dry (meat)

Derivation: [caus. < khɛkmaʔ dry (meat)]

Entry: khɛNmaʔ, -khɛN-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: well up

Entry: lɛNmaʔ, -lɛN-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: wander about lost

Entry: lɛNmaʔ, -lɛks-/-lɛN-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: turn over, flip over

Derivation: [caus. < lɛNmaʔ wander about]