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Entry: cɛkmaʔ, -cɛg-/-cɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: dialectal variant of ɛkmaʔ in the vicinity of Saokrāntī to the north of Myāŋluŋ

Comments: vide ɛkmaʔ.

Entry: cɛkmaʔ, -cɛkt-/-cɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: discuss someone or something, tell all about someone or something

Comments: ni:r-u-bɛ-n e:ʔyaNba mʔna-:n cɛkt-u (read-3P-NɔM-ABS other man-ABS tell all about-3P) He told all about the other man whom he had read about; cf. cɛ:Nmaʔ, tadzɛNmaʔ.

Entry: ɛkmaʔ, -ɛg-/-ɛk-

Grammar: -ɛg-/-ɛk-

Meaning: cɛkmaʔ, -cɛg-/-cɛk- vi., snap, break

Comments: siNbo:N-le ku-haNga-dhik ɛg-ɛ dhe: (tree-GEN its-branch-one snap-PT fall/PT) One of the tree's branches snapped and fell; pha:n ɛgɛ The bamboo snapped; cf. ɛNmaʔ.

Entry: ɛkmaʔ, -ɛkt-/-ɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: shake back and forth in small horizontal increments whilst holding the pɔʔe:ʔl (winnowing basket) level

Comments: cf. ammaʔ, ɛpmaʔ, thɔNmaʔ.

Entry: hɛkmaʔ, -hɛg-/-hɛk

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: cut with a sickle (waphe:ʔ-ille sickle-INST).

Entry: iNlɛkmaʔ, iN-lɛkt-/-iN-lɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: lie to someone, deceive

Comments: inlɛktaN He lied to me; cf. co:kmaʔ (5).

Entry: mɛkmaʔ, -mɛg-/-mɛk-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: run out (of a supply of some- thing), become depleted

Comments: syaʔ yǝllik yaNkho:tt-u-N yuks-u-N-ba, mɛg-ɛ rǝcǝ (husked rice much stock-pile-3P-1sA put-3P-1sA-IPF [but] run out-PT DEPR) I stockpiled a lot of rice, but it seems to have run out.

Entry: phɛkmaʔ, -phɛkt-/-phɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: unfold, bloom, unfurl, burgeon

Comments: cf. pha:kmaʔ.

Entry: phɛkmaʔ, -phɛkt-/-phɛk-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: upbraid, reprove, reprimand.

Entry: tɛkmaʔ, -tɛkt-/-tɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: 1) vi. 2) vt.

Meaning: 1) be sufficient; 2) sate, be sufficient for, reach

Comments: 1) tɔk tɛktɛ The rice was sufficient 2) tɔk kɛrɛk tɛktusi, khɛN mɛdɛktun The rice was enough for everybody to eat his fill, but wasn't enough to fill him; cf. kha:maʔ, ya:kmaʔ, yo:maʔ; cf. thɛkmaʔ.

Entry: thɛkmaʔ, -thɛkt-/-thɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: blindfold; cover someone's eyes; obscure from view

Comments: kha:kmiʔl-le nam-min thɛkt-u (cloud-ERG sun-ABS obscure-3P) The cloud covered the sun; mikthɛkthɛk co:kmaʔ vide co:kmaʔ.

Entry: thɛkmaʔ, -thɛkt-/-thɛk-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: (with non-referential 3sP agreement) glut oneself with something, over-eat, over-indulge

Derivation: [dir. < tɛkmaʔ be sufficient, sate]

Comments: tɔk thɛktuN I glutted myself with rice; adhɛktum lǝcǝ It seems we over-ate.

Entry: lɛkmaʔ, -lɛkt- / -lɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: trade, exchange

Entry: khɛkmaʔ, -khɛkt-/-khɛk-

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: spark, ignite