The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo), Volume 3

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-sa dns. a pair of kinsmen: at-chu-sa grandfather and grandchild; ma-ma-sa mother's brother and sister's child; ma-ni-sa mother-in-law and child-in-law. (6.62)

-sa num. one. (3.3701)

sa qw. who?: sa-ni nok whose house?; sa-na nam-nik-a? who (does she) like?; sa-sa neng˙-ing-a who all is tired? (A˙chik: sa-wa). (1.21)

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-sa, -ha ns. only. (0.14)

sa-a vi. in pain, sick. (8.91)

sa-a vt. serve, pass out food; spread out food to distribute; spread out rice on a mat when making rice beer. (5.458)

sa-ban n. soap. <B (6.57)

sa-chak-a vt. echo in ron˙-chak-a sa-chak-a contribute. (9.73)

sa-di-a int. dear me! (0.64)

sa-du, sa-du-gip-a n. wife's sister's husband: sa-du dal˙-gip-a wife's older sister's husband; sa-du chon-gip-a wife's younger sister's husband; sa-du-sa husbands of sisters. (6.614)

-sa-ge, -sa-gi dns. former, deceased: Rong-jeng-sa-ge the deceased Rongjeng. (6.828)

sa-gip-a qw. who?; which?, of several people; sa-gip-a-ko nik-jok which person (did you) see? (1.21)

sa-ma-po-ki n. a robin-like bird, said to be able to talk, (Beng. sa-ma). <B (4.43)

sa-mi-sa-a, cha-mi-sa-a vt. arouse from sleep, wake someone up. (7.97)

sa-nai n. small reed horn, made of wood with a flared end. (8.85)

sa-pak-a vt. distribute cooked rice from a pot before it is wrapped, put out on plates. (5.458)

sa-ra, cha-ra pp. except for, other than, instead of, without, (follows nominative): wak sa-ra: without pigs. <B (1.16)

sa-rang, mi-sa-rang n. a traditional kind of hill rice, one kind of mi-man-di. (5.25)

sa-ren-di-a vi. somewhat sick. (8.91)

sa-ri n. sari, woman's wrapped outer garment. <B (6.526)

sa-ri n. sister-in-law, used reciprocally between any sisters-in-law. (6.615)

sa-ri-a-ni n. mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law and sisters-in-law. (6.62)

sa-rong n. smallish water pot. (5.432)

sa-sa qw. who all? (1.21)

sa-sat n. an incense made from the wood of the sal tree and burned for its fragrant smoke in some Sang-sa-rek ceremonies: Sa-sat so˙-a the ceremony in which sa-sat is burned. (8.58)

sa-wa qw. who? (A˙chik). (1.21)

sa-wi-a vt. insult, scold, bawl out, give bad words. (7.27)

sa-wil n. a large vine with yellow flowers and a big fruit; used for pot scrapers. (4.655)

sa˙-a vt. build a nest, build a hive, by birds or bees, on a branch or on the ground but not a hanging nest. (4.482)

sa˙-al-a n. swell up, as rice when cooking. (5.46)

sa˙-dik-a vi. hurt, ache, be painful; burning taste of chilies. (8.94)

sa˙-dik-srim-a vi. a little painful, not very painful. (3.64)

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sa˙-kam-a vi. painful. (8.94)

sa˙-tip n. afterbirth. (6.29)

sai-kel, bai-si-kol n. bicycle. <E (5.872)

sai-tan n. kind of fish, (Beng. ta-ki). (4.454)

sak n. greens, edible vegetable leaves. <B (5.409)

sak-, ak- cls. classifier for people. (1.31)

sak-a n. upper place, upland. (2.11)

sak-a vt. braid hair or string; make rope; spin; twist cloth, etc. (6.25)

sak-a-gil-gil adv. shallowly, of plowing. (2.215)

sak-a-ni ku˙-chil n. upper lip. (6.22)

sak-a-ni wa n. upper teeth. (6.22)

sak-a-ni wen-a vt. weave the top part of a basket. (5.856)

sak-a-o, sak-a-cha pp. above, on top of, beyond, (follows genitive -ni): nok-ni sak-a-o on top of the house. (1.11)

sak-a-pong, sak-a-pong-o pp. top, on top, on the surface of, (follows genitive -ni): chi-ni sak-a-pong-o on the surface of the water. (1.11)

sak-ki n. witness at a legal case. <B (8.13)

sak-ki-a vt. strain, as milk, to remove dirt, etc. (5.458)

sak-sa-han, sak-san num. only; alone, of people. (3.344)

sak-sel-a, sak-sel-sel-a vt. twist string, cord, bamboo tie strips. (9.645)

sal n. sun, day, daytime; 24 hour period. sal- cls. classifier for days. (4.214)

sal ding˙-a vph. sunlight, as opposed to shade. (3.554)

sal min-ok-a, sal-ko min-ok-a vph. eclipse of the sun, (lit. swallow the sun). (4.214)

sal na-na skang nph. before sunrise. (2.52)

sal si-a n. end of the day, (lit. sun dies). (2.52)

sal wel-a vi. the time past noon. (2.52)

sal-a int. brother-in-law, a scolding word, used as an insult. <B (0.66)

sal-a vt. pull; pull in order to lengthen, stretch; play a harmonium; draw a line; pump a `rower' pump; adjust a sari; conduct a legal case, pull out the arguments. -sal- aa. stretch, pull: han˙-sal-a stretch the body, as after sleeping; sur-sal-a a slow, stretched-out singing style. (9.511)

sal-a-gip-in n. another day; sal-a-gip-in i˙-ba-bo come on another day. (2.65)

sal-a-jring adv. every day. (2.71)

sal-a-ram n. east, (A˙chik). (4.219)

sal-a-rik-kit adv. every day. (2.71)

sal-an-tam-o n. time when the sun begins to move lower in the sky, late afternoon. (2.52)

sal-an-ti adv. every day. (2.71)

sal-bret-bret adv. not very hot, comfortable. (3.673)

sal-chak-a vi. warm oneself in the sun. (3.673)

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sal-chet-chet-a vt. pull tightly. (9.511)

sal-chi-bil-a vi. not hot, of weather on a cloudy day. (3.673)

sal-chrit-a vi. striped, as striped cloth, as a tiger. (3.538)

sal-chu-gra-gra n. time when the sun is well up, but not way up, one or two hours after sunrise. (2.52)

sal-ding-dang-a vt. pull in various directions. (9.511)

sal-do-a, sal-du-a vt. pull up, as to draw water with a bucket from an open well. (9.511)

sal-do-det-a vt. pull back and forth. (9.515)

sal-gal-a vt. pull away, pull off; put away, as a blanket. (9.68)

sal-gi n. heaven. <B (8.52)

sal-gim-ik adv. the whole day. (2.53)

sal-gip-eng, sal-gip-eng-pang n. south, (A˙chik), the southern (shorter) path of the winter sun. (4.219)

sal-gom n. a large kind of radish, a round, red and bulbous root crop. (5.27)

sal-gom-a vt. pull down, bend down, as tree branches. (9.511)

sal-gon-da-ri n. a long and striped kind of fish, (Beng. go-sul). (4.454)

sal-gro n. north, (A˙chik); the northern (longer) summer path of the sun. (4.219)

sal-ha chang-e-chang-e adv. every alternate day. (2.71)

sal-i-bot-a vt. drag something along the ground. (9.511)

sal-i-ram n. west, (A˙chik). (4.219)

sal-iis n. gathering of people to settle a legal case, (same as bi-char). <B (8.13)

sal-ik-kim n. shade, as offered by a tree, house, etc. sal-ik-kim-a vi. be shady, become shady. (3.558)

sal-jat-chi, sal-jang-chi-o, sal-jat-chi-o n. in middle of the day, noon. (2.52)

sal-jot-jot-a vt. pull hard, as when tying a string. (9.511)

sal-jret-jret-a vt. pull tightly. (9.511)

sal-kil-ak-a vt. pull open, pull up sleeves, open shirt front. (6.53)

sal-kring-a vt. stretch out, of arms, cloth, string. (9.642)

sal-nam int. somewhat artificial translation of English `good day'. (0.64)

sal-ok-a vt. pull out. (9.511)

sal-on-a vt. pull down. (9.511)

sal-pak-sa adv. half a day. (2.53)

sal-prak adv. all day, the whole day. (2.53)

sal-sa dong-e adv. omitting one day, after skipping one day. (2.53)

sal-sa-wal-sa n. one day and one night. (2.53)

sal-sek-a, sal-ek-a vt. pull someone away; take back a woman by a wife's kin when they dislike her husband. (6.655)

sal-si-si adv. all day, the whole day. (2.53)

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sal-srik-a vt. make smooth, as by scraping a knife on bamboo, clean; scrape rice into the hole of a rice pounder. (9.554)

sal-srip-a, sal-sip-a vt. slurp, suck; sniff to smell, sniff with the nose for something that smells good; sniffle with a cold; suck water with trunk, of an elephant. (5.472)

sal-tat adv. all day, the whole day. (2.53)

sal-tet-a vt. break by pulling, as a string. (9.284)

sal-tik-a vt. pull on, pull out, esp. of hair. (9.511)

sal˙-a n. a soft and flexible broom, used for indoor sweeping. (5.835)

-sam dns. side, beside: ha˙-sam side of a field; nok-sam area beside a house; chi-sam water edge. (0.16)

sam n. grass, herb; medicine; curry. sam- cp. prefix for grass and small herbs: samsi crab-grass; sam-mik-chip sensitive plant. (4.652)

sam ba-si-a vph. remove weeds; sort. (5.156)

sam bit-e, sam bit-i n. a little round burr. (4.676)

sam- cls. classifier for any bilateral body part, hands, eyes, etc. (1.38)

sam-ak-ki n. a ragged 1—2 meter plant with 15 cm. fuzzy, dark green, slightly heart-shaped leaves with lighter colored leaves in themiddle. (4.656)

sam-ba-o pp. near, beside, from nearby, (follows genitive -ni), (A˙chik). (1.11)

sam-ba-si-a n. an altar for a sacrifice of any sort: sam-ba-si-a-ko ba-nai-a construct an altar. vt. make an altar for a sacrifice. (8.562)

sam-bi-jak n. vegetables, (lit. grass-leaves). (5.409)

sam-bi-si n. poison mixed with food to kill someone, as by a gu-ni-al. (8.58)

sam-bol n. medicine that is drunk or injected. (8.99)

sam-cheng, sam-cheng bol-cheng n. old unwanted plants and leaves that have fallen from trees, rubbish. (4.66)

sam-dap n. wrapped up portion of curry, serving. sam-dap-a vi. wrap up curry portions in banana leaves. (5.453)

sam-dik n. curry cooking pot. (5.432)

sam-gol-dak n. small wild woody shrub, a foot or so high with edible but somewhat bitter leaves. (4.64)

sam-ja-lik n. a small pinkish-flowered plant with clover-like leaves, small five-petaled yellow flowers, and a red stalk, inedible. (4.656)

sam-jang-gi n. low herb with 8 cm. slightly indented leaf; the rubbed leaf is good on wounds, (Beng. pa-tor-chu-na). (4.656)

sam-mik-chip n. sensitive plant, a little plant with tiny leaves that close up when touched. (4.656)

sam-pal n. bundle of curry, (same as sam-dap). (5.453)

sam-pil n. comb for the hair. (6.57)

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sam-si n. crabgrass. (4.652)

sam-sim-a-ri n. tall plant with little, slightly violet, everlasting-like flowers. The stems are used to make light fences, and crude walls and partitions, and the crushed leaves are rubbed on wounds. (4.656)

sam-su-eng n. small, slightly smelly herb. (4.656)

sam-tak-a-ri n. little herb with small white flowers in clusters, much indented leaves, and burrs. (4.656)

sam-tam-pret n. a jungle plant, used by an herbal doctor ( ko-bi-raj). (4.656)

sam-ti, sam-ti-bi-te n. a 1 meter high plant with round burrs that are smaller than a pea but that catch clothing, different from sam-tak-a-ri. (4.656)

san-da n. film over the eye, cataract. <B (8.92)

san-di-a vt. look for, search: gim-a-ko san-di-a look for something lost. (3.514)

san-tok n. old-fashioned broad silver wrist bracelet. (6.564)

sang-gong n. woman's bracelet, bangle; plant tendrils. (6.564)

sang-gong, bi-dil-ni sang-gong n. tendrils, (lit. bracelet of vines). (4.670)

Sang-sa-rek n. the Mandi name for the traditional religion of the Garos, (A˙chik: Song-sa-rek). (8.51)

sang˙-chak-a vi. brave, courageous. (7.746)

sang˙-et, sang˙-ret n. firefly. (4.462)

sap-a vi. know how to, be good at, be expert at; do systematically and with good results. (7.55)

sap-a vi. swoop down, dive, as hawks swoop down to grab meat. (4.486)

sap-srak-a vt. dive to catch, as a hawk catches baby birds: du˙-reng du˙-pi˙-sa-ko sap-srak-a the hawk dives to get the baby bird. (4.486)

sar n. fertilizer, either natural manure or commercial. <B (5.835)

sat-a vt. ladle out, scoop out, as water when fishing. (9.277)

sat-pak-a vt. scoop out water with bigger scoops than for chok-wak-a. (9.277)

sat-ti n. umbrella. <B (6.521)

sau˙-sau-e adv. softly, of thunder that anticipates rain. (4.342)

se, si, se-gip-a, si-gip-a n. husband. (6.614)

se-a, bi-mik se-a vt. scrape bi-mik decorations on the green surface of bamboo; write, (A˙chik). (5.856)

se-a, si-a n. write, (A˙chik). (7.28)

se-bit-a vt. decorate bamboo by scraping and making a ku˙-sim-ang (beard). (5.856)

se-eng-a vi. smell bad, stink, (A˙pal, A˙chik), (same as so-eng-a). (3.688)

se-gal-a, se-ko gal-a vt. divorce, (lit. throw away one's husband). (6.655)

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se-jik n. couple, husband and wife, less used than jik-se. (6.62)

se-ni n. a small tool used for chopping out weeds that has a wooden handle and a flat iron blade with a curved cutting edge pointing away from the handle. (5.831)

se-pang, se-pang-o, si-pang, si-pang-o, si-pang-cha pp. near, close by, (follows genitive -ni). (1.11)

se-pang-grik adv. close to each other. (2.11)

se-pang-se-pang adv. in the surrounding area, nearby. (2.11)

se-ra-be-ra adv. confused; every which way; jumbled and messed up. <B (3.718)

se-ram-pu n. a very small red or black ant, (same as sim-il-chak). (4.465)

se-re-jing n. a light-hearted type of song based on the story of Serejing and her lover, Waljam. (8.83)

se-reng-ki bu-su n. thorny tree with small sour leaves that are cooked with curry. (4.632)

se-ru, se-ruk n. any of several kinds of myna birds. <B (4.43)

se-ru-a-bil-ek n. a kind of myna bird, (grayheaded myna). (4.43)

se-ru-a˙-pal n. kind of myna with yellow eyes, and habits like an American robin, a bit smaller than the similar common myna. (4.43)

se-ru-gin-ti n. medium-sized myna. (4.43)

se-ru-man-di n. common myna bird with yellow eyes and the size and habits of an American robin, lucky bird, (Beng. sal-iik). (4.43)

se˙-em-a, sem˙-sem-a vi. tiny, like millet grains or mustard seeds; fine, of powder; thin, of cloth; fine rain, drizzle. se˙-em-chik-chik, se˙-em-se˙-em, sem˙-sem dak-a adv. (2.215)

se˙-em-se˙-em, sem˙-sem dak-a adv. fine rain, drizzle. wa-sem-sem-a vi. (4.325)

se˙-et-a vt. pinch something between two fingers, either to hurt it or to hold it. (9.531)

-sek- aa. by force, forcefully: sal-sek-a pull away, take someone by force; jik-sek-a steal a wife, take someone else's woman; ra˙-sek-a take by force. (7.56)

sek-a vt. have sex in violation of proper rules, either premarital or adultery. (6.72)

sek-ki n. sap, tree sap. (4.674)

sel-a vi. leak, of liquids through a roof, a pot, etc. (9.276)

sel-gol-gol-a vi. leak a lot, rapidly. (9.276)

sel-o ma-sin n. diesel pump. <B (5.838)

sel˙-a vi. improve in health, recover. (8.91)

sel˙-pu-a vi. stand on end, of hair. (4.482)

sel˙-sel-a vi. echo in del˙-del-a sel˙-sel-a have the sound of a broken machine, bad drum head. (3.624)

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sel˙-uk n. cockroach. (4.469)

sen-dil n. sandal. <E (6.523)

sen-dur n. colored cosmetic spot on forehead. <B (6.565)

seng-chok-a vi. upside down, with the head down: seng-chok-e ong˙-on-a come down headfirst, as a woodpecker or squirrel. (9.212)

seng-so-a, seng-su-a vt. wait for. (9.328)

seng-su n. large tree with small leaves. (4.632)

seng˙-a vi. bright, brilliant, shine, grow light as at dawn; alert, smart, clever. (3.554)

seng˙-na git-tu n. early morning, morning twilight. (2.52)

seng˙-nik-a vt. feel smart about oneself; show off. (7.43)

seng˙-o ki-a vph. be pregnant. (6.74)

seo˙-seo-e bol-a vph. having a hoarse voice. (7.15)

sep-a, sep-jret-a vt. wring out water, squeeze out water from wet clothes; squeeze out juice from fruit; milk a cow. (9.277)

sep-pi, spi n. warrior's shield. (5.845)

sep-u-a vt. press out, squeeze out, as pus. (8.99)

ser-, sel- cls. classifier for seers, an Indian unit of weight, approximately one kilogram. <B (1.36)

ses adv. done, finished, last. <B (9.14)

set-ta-a vi. improve in health. (8.91)

si-a, se-a vi. write, (A˙chik). (7.28)

si-a vi. die; go out, of fire, lamp: git-ok si-a be hoarse, (lit. throat dies); gro si-a settle a legal case; ja-jong si-a dark of the moon, (lit. moon dies). (6.79)

si-a vi. echo in tok-a si-a spotted. (3.538)

si-a, ju-mang-cha si-a vt. give instructions in a dream in which the dreamer is told what to do: si-pil-a dream again, repeat, of a dream in which instructions are given. (7.96)

si-chang-a vi. die in the middle of life, die ahead of time. (6.79)

si-dil-a vt. neglect, fail to care for, (lit. lead in dying). (9.73)

si-dip-it-a vi. partly dead, but still a bit green, of plants. (4.696)

si-et-a, si-it-a vt. kill, cause to die, put out, of hurricane lamp, etc.: gro si-et-a settle a case, (lit. cause the case to die). (6.79)

si-get, si-gret, si-ga-ret n. cigarette. <E (5.429)

si-git-ik-a vi. die suddenly. (6.79)

si-kal dak-a, si-kar vt. hunt, go hunting. <B (4.49)

si-kal-tim-a n. hunt quietly, stealthily. (4.49)

si-kan-di-a vi. die before time, before full age. (6.79)

si-ne-ma n. cinema, movies. <E (8.83)

si-ri, sri, sre n. tongue, (see sre for compounds). (6.22)

si-ri ang˙-ki-sa dak-a vph. have a sore on the tongue. (8.94)

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-si-ri- aa. gentle, into small pieces: pit-si-ri-a split into small pieces; bi˙-si-ri-a cracked finely, of glass, cup, pot, etc; ja˙-si-ri-a on tiptoes; gil-si-ri-a shed skin, peel off bark. (3.347)

si-sa n. lead (the metal). (5.88)

si-sa-a vi. burn in the mouth from eating chilies, burn on the skin from touching chilies. (8.94)

-si-si dns. all, whole, very; song-si-si whole village; ap-si-si very narrow; sal-si-si all day. (3.343)

si-sim-ak-a vi. faint, (lit. die—wake up). (7.96)

si-ti-ri-bi-dil, si-ti-ri-bi-du n. a thin wild vine with 3—5 cm. edible scalloped leaves with indented bottom, and many-branched small greenish whitish flowers. (4.655)

si-wil, si-wil-si-wil adv. quietly, softly, so as not to be heard. (3.627)

si˙-, si, si˙-i n. female genitals. si˙- cp. prefix for female genitals and their parts: si˙-sim-ang female pubic hair; si˙-ku-chil genital labia. (6.249)

si˙-chu n. cactus. (4.656)

si˙-chu, chi˙-chu n. bladder. (6.27)

si˙-dal-dal-a vi. an insult for women, large vulva. (7.27)

si˙-dam-bu-bu n. insult for a woman, (lit. big vulva). (7.27)

si˙-jang-bong-got n. an insult for a big-bellied little girl. (7.27)

si˙-jel n. a large variety of jackal. (4.419)

si˙-ka-ka-rok n. a joke for little girls. (7.26)

si˙-kot-i n. clitoris. (6.249)

si˙-ku-chil n. vaginal labia. (6.249)

si˙-mik-del-bu n. insult to a woman. (7.27)

si˙-na-wang n. insult for a women, (lit. big mouthed vulva). (7.27)

si˙-ol, si˙-al n. jackal, (A˙pal). (4.419)

si˙-pak n. inside of a woman's upper thigh. (6.249)

si˙-sim-ang n. female pubic hair. (6.25)

si˙-so-brok n. insult given to women, (lit. vulva-rotten). (7.27)

si˙-son-ta n. wart, mole, skin blemish. (8.955)

si˙-sot-ti, si˙-sot-ta n. disease characterized by pea sized pimple-like lumps on the skin. (8.955)

si˙-tap-pu n. somewhat chili-like plant with little yellow flowers, 3 cm. lantern shaped fruit; grows wild and is also a garden weed, but edible. (4.656)

siik-kiit-o n. educated. <B (8.6)

siit n. bicycle seat. <E (5.872)

sik-a vt. blow, play horn, whistle, flute; use a bamboo tube to blow up a fire. (8.83)

sik-a vt. grab, hold, capture, seize, get, obtain; make a legal case; catch thieves. (9.531)

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sik-a vt. insert, put in, stick in, poke, jab; sew; plant, esp. for rice in mud; put on, wear, of things requiring insertion such as a hat or bracelet; give life, provide the jang-gi (life, soul) by the creator; mik-gil sik-a close eyes, (lit. put into the eyelids). (9.571)

sik-a vt. wish, (A˙chik). (7.725)

sik-a, mik-gil sik-a vi. close the eyelids, (lit. insert the eyelids). (9.42)

sik-a-tang adv. willingly, according to one's own wish. (7.725)

sik-brok-a vt. put something into water, cause to be wet, step into water. (9.277)

sik-chap-a vt. sew together. (9.63)

sik-dik-a vt. catch, catch in the act, as a thief; catch someone in adultery. (9.531)

sik-do-a vt. push up, push forward, as a flashlight switch. (9.511)

sik-do-do-a vt. push. (9.511)

sik-e ra˙-a vt. stick in and carry, as in a pocket or bag. (9.571)

sik-gang-pang-a vt. knock over, make a person or animal fall down on its back. (9.513)

sik-jet-a, sik-jet-jet-a, sik-jret-a vt. push hard, press hard; press down, as on a flashlight switch; squash, as an insect; hold down with hands; press in order to squeeze out, as a pimple; tie tightly. (9.67)

sik-jot-a, sik-jrot-a vt. plant between other plants, fill in the gaps in a planted field. (9.571)

sik-keng-krot-a vt. catch and hold tightly, by force, with arms or hands. (9.531)

sik-ket-a vt. insert forcefully, of something tight, insert and leave in, as a hearing aid, a bit into a brace, chunks of mud into the cracks of a drying wall of a new house. (9.571)

sik-kim-it-a, kim-it-a vt. put out, extinguish, of matches, fire, hurricane lamp, flashlight, etc. (5.424)

sik-krok-a vt. put on, wear, of hats, bracelets, rings, socks, shoes, belt; put through, as an arm through a sleeve, the loop a of handbag, an open window; insert, as an object into thatch, or a bit into a brace; hang a loop over something; attach plow in the middle of a jual (yoke); climb into skin, (in mythology). (6.53)

sik-mik-a vt. add a little, as condiments for flavoring. (5.46)

sik-nang-a vt. catch in the act, as a thief or adulterer. (8.34)

sik-nap-a vt. put into, squeeze in forcefully, as into a house or bus: mo-tor es-es-ten man-di-ko sik-nap-e chak-it-a the bus assistant makes the people fit (into the bus) by squeezing them. (2.22)

sik-on-a vt. push down, press down. (9.511)

sik-pak-a vt. push, shove; knock over. (9.511)

sik-pu-pu-a vt. blow up fire, as by blowing through a tube. (9.45)

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sik-rit-chu-a n. sew together, of two pieces of cloth. (6.598)

sik-ru-ru-a, sik-ru-ru-et-a vt. push forward, push hard. (9.511)

sik-sak-gil-ak adv. restless, wiggly, not quiet, constantly moving, as a small child. (9.324)

sik-sep-a vt. stick something into a fold in one's clothing, ear, etc.; tuck or poke in, as shirt at the waist, a tool into rafters, a card into a book; stick in and attach, like a pen with a clip. sik-sep-ga-sep adv. crowded, squeezed in, as in a bus: sik-sep-ga-sep motor ga-hat-a get onto the bus by crowding. (9.571)

sik-sik-a vt. scratch, scrape with finger nails or a tool, to soothe itching, to smooth mud walls; carve, as a memorial post; remove bark, remove the surface of wood, bamboo, etc.; rub against something in order to scratch; go repeatedly, as to a woman in whom one is interested. (9.554)

sik-sim-a vt. put something into liquid, as clothes to soak, sugar to make water sweet, dough into oil. (9.277)

sik-tap-a n. sew on a patch, as on a blanket. (6.598)

sik-tat-a vt. hit, fight, grab by force in the way sons-in-law were once captured. (6.651)

sil n. iron. sil- cp. prefix for iron objects. (5.88)

sil-a, jak-si sil-a vt. point. (9.46)

sil-ai, sel-ai n. gun. (5.845)

sil-chi n. a hard kind of iron that takes a good cutting edge and that is used for at-te (bamboo knives), and some other tools. (5.88)

sil-dang-kep n. metal tongs, tweezers. (5.436)

sil-eng-si n. needle, (same as reng-si). (6.598)

sil-eng-si n. kind of ground-dwelling worm that eats cloth, (same as reng-si). (4.467)

sil-eng-si a˙-kil-ok n. eye of a needle. (6.598)

sil-ga n. sky. (4.212)

sil-git-chak n. rust. (5.88)

sil-git-ting n. a kind of iron that is softer and less suitable for cutting tools than sil-chi. (5.88)

sil-it-ing n. an ornament of silver, gold or other metal that was worn around the neck by either men or women. (6.563)

sil-kat-a n. nail for carpentry. (5.838)

sil-ki n. pebbles, small hard glassy black stones. (4.244)

sil-mi-si n. small nail, tack. (5.838)

sil-pan n. metal collar on the handle of a tool where the knife blade is inserted. (5.87)

sil-pi n. singer. <B (8.83)

sil-so, sil-su, sul-so n. mustard, mustard seed. (5.23)

sil-so-ni tel n. mustard oil. (5.405)

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sil-sok n. a little metal cooking tool, with one sharp end for poking and one flat end for stirring. (5.436)

sil˙-a vt. draw skin back and reveal, draw back the lips to reveal the teeth, retract the foreskin: wa˙-ki sil˙-a reveal tooth dirt. (9.44)

sil˙-ot-a jak-ko sil˙-ot-a vt. push the hand out of the sleeve. (9.46)

sil˙-tek n. an insult for men. (7.27)

sim n. salt, (variant of kai-sim). (5.405)

sim-a vi. spoiled, smelly, not good to eat, of old rice. (4.696)

sim-a, gi-sim-a vi. dark, black, cold colors, blue. (3.534)

sim-a, sim-a ni-a vph. a procedure in which the names of the mit-e (spirits) are recited while holding a broken black thread which swings when the correct mit-e has been named, thereby revealing which mit-e caused a sickness. (8.562)

sim-ak-a, chu-a-sim-ak-a vi. conscious, awake, wake up. (7.97)

sim-ak-pil˙-a vi. come alive again. (6.77)

sim-al n. tiny red or black ant, (A˙pal), (same as sim-il-chak). (4.465)

sim-bra-a vi. miss, be lonely for, worry about, homesick, have nostalgia for. (7.743)

sim-chi-rik-rik adv. pure black. (3.534)

sim-chi-ru-ru adv. pure black; smooth, shiny but not bright. (3.534)

sim-dim-dim adv. dark appearance of trees and shrubs as seen from far away and therefore looking dark. (3.534)

sim-il-a vi. smell pleasant, fragrant. (3.688)

sim-il-chak n. tiny red or black ant that swarms in large numbers and often lives in houses. (4.465)

sim-il-e nik-a vph. like the smell of, notice the good smell of. (3.688)

sim-il-ot-a, sim-il-ot-e ni-a vt. smell, test by smelling, sniff something. (3.688)

sim-kel-tong-a vi. very black, of people, dogs, etc. (3.534)

sim-ku-ak-a vi. very black, of people, dogs, etc. (3.534)

sim-pru-a vi. very black, pure black, like the soot on pots; very dark, of people, dogs, etc.; very dark complexion. sim-pru-pru. adv. (3.534)

sim-rik-a vi. dark, blackish, ash gray, dark blue, dark green. sim-rik-sim-rik adv. (3.534)

sim-sak-a vi. careful, think ahead. (7.48)

sim-sam-sim-sam n. twilight, partly but not fully dark. (2.52)

sim-sim-a vi. the time of growing dark, after the sunset. an˙-tam-sim-sim adv. (2.52)

sim-sim-sim-sim adv. starting to turn bad but not completely rotten, as old rice. (4.696)

sim˙-a, sim˙-sim-a vt. soak, immerse, dunk, submerge, as cloth, pots, a tea bag, fish in water so they don't die; wash hair. (9.277)

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sim˙-pram-a vi. very sharp. sim˙-pram-sim˙-pram adv. (3.666)

sin-a vt. like, want to, be attracted to. (7.722)

sin-a, ra-sin-a vt. cut across very smoothly and evenly, of a stick or, esp. a length of bamboo: tam-bing-bing dak-e ra-sin-et cut it off in a smooth circle! (5.856)

sin-a-ru n. a poisonous kind of centipede. (4.467)

sin-a-ru n. large tree with light colored trunk and strong golden colored wood that is good for posts, (Beng. su-nal-u). <B (4.632)

sin-a-ru-du˙-ka n. a black centipede, less poisonous than sin-a-ru-git-chak. (4.467)

sin-a-ru-git-chak, sin-a-ru-dal˙-gip-a n. a large very poisonous centipede. (4.467)

sin-chi n. the hump of cattle. (4.473)

sin-grik-a vt. like each other, want each other, of a man and woman. (7.722)

-sin-i num. seven, (A˙chik). (3.3707)

sin-il-a vt. direct toward; extend a hand, as to a child to help her get up; aim at, of a weapon; push forward, as firewood into a fire. (9.46)

sin-ing-a vi. echo in kal˙-ak-a sin-ing-a fool around, lead astray, as what a husband does with another woman. (7.26)

sin-ing-a vt. teach, learn: na˙-a ang-na Man-di ku˙-sik-ko sin-ing-ing-a you are teaching me the Mandi language. (8.6)

sin-kip-a vt. turn upside down, of a pot, basket, etc. (9.214)

sin-ku-ak-a vt. want very strongly, esp. of a man for a woman or vice versa. (7.722)

sin-te-a, sin-ti-a vi. hang from a loop, or strap, as from shoulder; hang from a hook, as an umbrella, cane; fly a flag. (9.253)

sin-tik-a, stik-a vt. put on, wear on the head, of hats, glasses; grab in the hair, of burrs; cover, as a rice pot. (6.53)

sin-wak-a vt. want very strongly, of a man for a woman or vice versa. (7.722)

sin˙-a vi. personally cold, of people. (3.675)

sin˙-chak-a vi. support, prop up, as a banana plant with a post, as the beams of a house. (9.511)

sin˙-chik-sin˙-chik adv. somewhat cool, of people. (3.675)

sin˙-chip-a vi. cool off, of weather, as when clouds cover the sun. (3.675)

sin˙-dik-a vi. be lonely, lack companionship, gloomy, sad. sin˙-dik-dik adv. (7.743)

sin˙-ka-ri n. cold season. (2.84)

sing-ga n. musical horn made from a buffalo horn and blown without a bamboo blowing tube. <B (8.85)

sing-gi na˙-tok n. small stinging fish, edible. (4.454)

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sing-gi-ma-ri n. a kind of rang (gong). (8.85)

sing˙-a vi. ask, question, question witnesses at a legal meeting; bark, of dogs. (7.32)

sing˙-e ni-a vi. ask in order to find out, inquire. (7.32)

sing˙-kam n. a stick used to support a sagging branch of a tree. (5.833)

sing˙-rik-a vt. ask a question of someone who is passing. (7.32)

-sip-, -srip- aa. slurp, swirl in the mouth: ku˙-srip-a swirl water in mouth to rinse it; sal-sip-a suck, as on a straw, have a stuffy nose; ring-sip-a slurp, as tea. (0.48)

-sip-, -srip- aa. slurp, swirl in the mouth: ku˙-srip-a swirl water in mouth to rinse it; sal-sip-a suck, as on a straw, have a stuffy nose; ring-sip-a slurp, as tea. (9.44)

sip-it-sip-it adv. with abundant sweat, perspiration. (6.29)

sip-po-po-a, spo-po-a vt. blow up a fire. (9.45)

sip-prong-a, sprong-a vt. blow off dust, dirt; blow rice beer over a sick person during sacrifice; blow up fire; blow out, of matches, hurricane lamp, etc. vi. fly about in air, of dust, powder, etc. (9.45)

sip-prong-chak-a, sprong-chak-a vt. blow through a wa˙-sing (bamboo tube), to blow up a fire. (9.45)

sit-a vt. grind a tool with sand to sharpen it. (3.666)

sit-a vt. apply, anoint, paint, smear on, as medicine or oil on the skin; paint or scribble on a wall, etc. (9.556)

sit-a, tik ra-ma sit-a vt. make a part in the hair. (6.57)

sit-tap-a vi. sticky, of tree sap, of flour mixed with water, etc.; stick like glue. sit-tap-sit-tap adv. (3.668)

sit-tip-a vi. wound up, tangled. (3.718)

-ska dns. of their own kind, that sort of person: tro-ska contemporaries, of the same generation; jat-ska of the same ethnic group. (6.89)

-ska- aa. in turn, in return: in-ska-a say in turn, reply. (0.43)

ska-pong, sak-a-pong n. top part of an object, as the top part of a drinking glass. (5.87)

skal n. an evil person who can kill people by magic, rather than by reciting a chant ( mon-tro). (8.51)

skang pp. before, (follows dative -na): ang-na skang mi cha˙-bo eat before me. (1.12)

skang, skang-o lw. before, earlier, ago, in earlier days. (2.62)

skang ja˙-man adv. one after the other, as two people walking. (2.14)

skem-a vi. adv. gritty, texture of sand. skem-skem adv. mixed with sand or dirt, of food that is not good to eat. (3.662)

sket-sket adv. crowded, bumping into each other, filled up, without space, as fruit on a branch, people in a bus. (2.22)

ski-a n. teach, learn, (A˙chik). (8.6)

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sko, sku n. head; end of a rice field, long arm of a rice pounder ( teng-ki). (6.22)

sko kam-bi, sku kam-bi n. top of the head. (6.22)

sko rik-i, sku rik-i n. top of head. (6.22)

sko sa˙-dik-a, sku sa˙-dik-a vi. headache. (8.94)

sko-ta-ning, sku-ta-ning n. brain. (6.27)

sko-tong, sku-tong n. headman, leader, (A˙chik). (8.12)

skok-skok, skok-ba-kok adv. too quickly, carelessly, especially of eating, drinking. (2.726)

skon-a vt. throw into water. (9.513)

skong-a vi. separate from liquid, as cream that rises to the top or dirt that sinks to the bottom. (9.277)

skot-a vi. intermediate between hard and soft, not too hard and not too soft, of fruit, things cooking; not fully ripe; intermediate between tight and loose. skot-skot adv. (3.664)

skrik-a vt. remove skin, peel off skin. (4.49)

-sku num. nine, (A˙chik). (3.3709)

sku, sko n. head, (see sko for compounds). (6.22)

skul, i-skul n. school. <E (8.6)

skul-nok, i-skul-nok n. school building. <B (5.624)

-so- aa. first, before others, ahead, wait: i˙-ang-so-a go first, go ahead; seng-so-a wait for; ni-chak-so-a wait for, look out for; cha˙-so-a eat before someone else; a-gan-so-a announce, tell ahead of time, (cf. -cheng- before doing something else). (2.62)

so-a, su-a vi. rot, rotten. (4.696)

so-bok, te˙-rik so-bok n. banana bud or flower. (4.676)

so-brok-a, su-brok-a vi. completely rotten, not good to eat. (4.696)

so-dap-gek-gek, su-dap-gek-gek adv. very dirty, rotten, unwashed. (3.716)

so-dap-ki-ki, su-dap-ki-ki adv. dirty, unwashed. (3.716)

so-dap-prong-prong, su-dap-prong-prong, so-dap-prang-prang adv. dirty, unwashed. (3.716)

so-drak-sa-drak adv. tattered, torn. (9.292)

so-ek-a, su-ek-a vi. rash between toes: ja˙-si so-ek-a the toes get a rash. (8.953)

so-eng-a, su-eng-a vi. smell badly, stink, (A˙chik: se-eng-a). (3.688)

so-eng-kal-ting-a, su-eng-kal-ting-a, su-eng-a-kal-ting-a vi. rotten, smelly, of food or of someone who does not wash. (3.688)

so-gon, su-gon n. vulture. <B (4.43)

so-hor n. city. <B (8.22)

so-man, so-man-so-man adv. level, even, smooth; equal in age, size, quality, etc. <B (2.311)

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so-mas, so-maj n. society, social group. <B (8.48)

so-mi-ti n. organization, committee, club. <B (8.48)

so-mo-bai n. cooperative: so-mo-bai so-mi-ti cooperative club. <B (8.48)

so-moi n. time. <B (2.51)

So-ni-bal n. Saturday. <B (2.817)

so-pok-a, su-pok-a vi. starting to turn rotten. so-pok-so-pok adv. (4.696)

so-prot-a, su-prot-a vi. rotten, soft and old, full of holes, as wood when eaten by insects. (4.696)

so-ras n. a stringed musical instrument. <B (8.85)

so-rok n. road, highway. <B (5.646)

so-si-a vi. wet. (9.272)

so-sra, so-sa, su-sra, su-sa, su-su-ra n. cucumber. (5.23)

so˙-a vi. echo in bo˙-a so˙-a fool around, joke. (7.25)

so˙-a, su˙-a vt. burn, ignite, light fire, candle, etc.; feed fire with firewood; singe a pig over fire to remove hair. (5.424)

so˙-chip-a vt. burn completely. (5.424)

so˙-e net-a vt. light, shine, as a hurricane lamp, oil lamp. (5.424)

so˙-ga-det-a, so˙-gat-a vt. feed firewood into fire. (5.424)

so˙-krep-a, su˙-krep-a vt. cremate, burn a dead body. (6.79)

so˙-mi-si so˙-ma-sa adv. how the body is without bathing. (6.58)

so˙-ot-a vt. kill. (6.79)

so˙-sim-prak-a vt. blacken with fire, scorch, as when a butchered pig is scorched to clean it and remove its hair. (5.424)

so˙-so-a, su˙-su-a vi. painful, from chilies that burn when tasted, or esp. for burning in a wound. (3.682)

so˙-so-jeng-jeng, su-su-jeng-jeng adv. going from this to that without finishing anything, having too much work. (8.433)

so˙-srom-a vt. cook in a tied up banana leaf. (5.46)

so˙-tep-a vt. cook in a folded banana leaf. (5.46)

soi-tan n. satan, devil. <B (8.54)

sok n. breast, man's nipple; mother's milk, animal's milk when drunk by a baby animal. (6.245)

sok cha˙-mit-ing adv. while nursing, a stage of child development. (6.78)

sok-a vi. arrive, reach. -sok- aa. arrive, reach: rang˙-sok-a get one's breath; am-sok-a confident, able to manage; chu˙-sok-a enough, enough to reach; mik-sok-a hope, suspect. (9.313)

sok-bit-chi n. breast milk, mother's milk, (lit. breast-juice). (6.29)

sok-chon n. tree with white sap and 12 cm. whorled leaves. (4.632)

sok-dik-a vi. arrive unexpectedly, without warning, at the wrong time. (9.313)

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sok-kit-e, sok-kot-e n. nipple. (6.245)

sok-me, sok-mi n. woman's breast. (6.245)

sok-me cha-mit-ing adv. during the time of small growing breasts, a stage of maturation. (6.78)

sok-me ja˙-ping n. breasts and thighs, the parts that tempt men. (6.245)

sok-pak n. the last child, last baby, youngest of a set of siblings. (6.64)

sok-sin n. the next child, next youngest, (same as ja˙-sin). (6.64)

sok-tik-a vi. fully arrive; often negative: sok-tik-ja not quite arrive, not quite reach. (9.313)

sol-di n. cold, sniffles. <B (8.92)

sol-sol-a n. silkworm. (4.467)

sol-srim n. medium complexion within the local range, neither very light, nor very dark in complexion. (3.539)

sol˙-a vt. carve, cut off pieces, esp. from the surface, to reduce the size of a wooden piece; scrape off mud from the walls of a new house to make them smooth; remove bark, trim, whittle; skin an animal. (9.573)

sol˙-ok-a vt. carve, as a memorial post; shape and smooth the surface, more delicate than sol˙-a. (9.573)

sol˙-srok-a vt. make smooth by cutting or carving a little bit from the surface; polish. (9.573)

Som-bal n. Monday. <B (2.812)

som-bol n. means of support, savings, provisions, supplies; an old man's stick. (8.427)

som-pot-i, soi-som-pot-i, som-pot n. property. <B (8.423)

son-choi, son-choi so-mo-bai n. the type of club that collects savings money. <B (8.48)

song n. village. song- cls classifier for villages. (8.22)

song-a vt. set up, as post. (9.571)

song-chi n. fence post; the vertical bamboos used between the wooden posts of an old fashioned bamboo house. (5.642)

song-dong-a vt. settle a village. (8.22)

song-jot-a vt. replace a post. (9.571)

song-nok n. settlement, the entire village area. (8.22)

song-pi nok-pi n. the whole village. (8.22)

Song-sa-rek n. the A˙chik name of the traditional religion of the Garos, (Mandi: Sang-sa-rek). (8.51)

song˙-a vt. cook; brew rice beer. (5.46)

song˙-min-ek-a vt. cook to softness. (5.46)

sop n. all. <B (3.343)

sop-ta n. week. cls. classifier for weeks: sop-ta-prak, sop-ta-rik-it, sop-ta-jring every week, each week; sop-ta-gin-i two weeks. <B (2.53)

sor-dar n. agent of a village head, speaker at village bi-char (legal meetings). <B (8.12)

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sot- num. prefix for tens in counting, as sot-bri forty, sot-chet eighty, etc., (A˙chik). (3.3710)

sot-a vt. chop, cut firewood. (9.573)

sot-ku-rang-a vt. chop lengthwise. (9.573)

sot-ni-o, sot-mi-o lw. day after tomorrow. (2.65)

sot-tang-so n. a land measure, 1/100 acre, 1/30 pa-ki, (same as ko-ra or dis-mel). <B (5.12)

sot-tong-a vt. chop across, into lengths, chop into two parts, of a log, stick, etc.; cut clear through. (9.573)

spak-a vi. a bad puckering taste, as that of areca nut when eaten alone, like some very unripe fruits. (3.682)

spi, sep-pi n. warrior's shield. (5.845)

spin n. sesame. (5.405)

spo-a, spu-a vt. blow, as on a fire, either to make it burn, or to extinguish a flame. (9.45)

spok n. spoke of a wheel. <E (5.872)

spok-a vt. insert one cylindrical thing into another, as a small bamboo into the end of a larger one to make a longer pole, stack glasses, put on the cap of a pen, plug up as with a cork in a bottle. (9.571)

spom-a vt. hold inside the mouth without chewing, as water, betel, etc. (5.472)

spru, spu-ru n. small edible snail, (A˙pal, A˙chik), (same as chot-chru). (4.458)

Sra-bon n. a Bengali month that overlaps July and August. <B (2.824)

sra-rit-tep adv. abundantly, of speaking quickly and fluently, of hail. (7.14)

sra-sra, sra-e-sra-e adv. in large numbers, fall in large amounts, as rice grain. (3.342)

srak-a vt. lick. srak-e-srak-e adv. (9.44)

srak-srak, mik-a srak-srak adv. intermediate between rough and smooth, not slippery. (3.662)

sram-a vi. crumbly, brittle, easily breakable, the texture of dry dirt, dried leaves, fried foods, puffed rice. (3.668)

-srang- aa. completely: i˙-ang-srang-a completely gone, gone for good. (3.342)

srang-a vi. clear up, be clear, of water, (same as grik-a); of clouds, (same as krang-a); of hearing, of a headache: gi-sik srang-a clear up, of the mind, leaving no worries or problems. ku˙-pa srang-a vi. clear in language, honest. srang-e adv. clearly, completely, of speaking, seeing, hearing, understanding: na-chil srang-e kin-a ears hear clearly; srang-e hai˙-ku-ja don't yet understand completely, not yet clear. (3.714)

srang-srang adv. sharp, of a knife; fluently, clear, clearly, exactly, as speaking clearly. (3.666)

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srap-a vi. catch up with, find someone; often in negative: srap-ja cannot catch up. -srap- aa. catch up with: kat-srap-a run and catch up with; rim˙-srap-a catch, as a chicken, a thrown object; in-srap-a catch the points of a conversation, have a dialogue. srap-srap, srap-e-srap-e adv. going together, follow one another closely, of people or animals. (9.328)

srap-nik-grik-a vi. catch up with and see each other. (9.328)

sre, sri, si-ri n. tongue. (6.22)

sre ja˙-ting, sri ja˙-ting n. back of the tongue, base of the tongue. (6.22)

sre-a, sri-a vt. exchange, trade. (8.444)

sre-bak, sri-bak n. back of the tongue; the part of a traditional man's loin-cloth that hangs down in front, front flap. (6.22)

sre-grik-a, sri-grik-a vt. exchange, trade. (8.444)

sreng- cls. classifier for single bunches of thatch. (1.34)

-sret- aa. slip away: cha˙-sret-a slip from the mouth; rim˙-sret-a slip from the hand. (9.54)

sri, si-ri, sre n. tongue, (see sre for compounds). (6.22)

sri-a vt. to slice lengthwise. sri-sri adv. in lengthwise slices: sri-sri dak-e rat-a cut lengthwise. sri- cls. classifier for lengthwise slices, of papaya, etc. (9.573)

sri-a, sre-a vt. exchange, trade. (8.444)

sri-sra adv. in large amounts, of rain, birds or flying insects, earth lumps. (3.342)

srik-a vt. shave, cut with a razor; scrape or clean the surface, as with an at-te (bamboo knife) or hoe; scrape in order to make smooth, of bamboo strips, of the mud of new house walls; smooth with a plane. (9.573)

sring-a vt. string up, hang, as a mosquito net, a rope. (9.65)

-srip-, -sip- aa. slurp, swirl in the mouth: ku˙-srip-a swirl water in mouth to rinse it; sal-srip-a suck, as on a straw, have a stuffy nose; ring-srip-a slurp, as tea. (0.48)

-srip-, -sip- aa. slurp, swirl in the mouth: ku˙-srip-a swirl water in mouth to rinse it; sal-srip-a suck, as on a straw, have a stuffy nose; ring-srip-a slurp, as tea. (9.44)

srip-srip, srip-e-srip-e adv. sloppily, as when eating a liquid or of wet food. (5.472)

-sro, -sru ns. each, generally for distributing things: pil-sa-sro one coin each; tang-ka pat-gin-i-sro two takas each; mi rang-tal-sa-sro one plate of rice each; kap-sa-sro ron˙-bo give one cup each. (3.35)

sro-a, sru-a, jin-ang sro-a vt. borrow at interest, as rice, money. (8.446)

srok, srok-srok, srok-srok-e, srok-e-srok-e, sruk, sruk-sruk adv. quietly, secretly. (3.627)

-srok- aa. lightly, loosely, gently, partially, incompletely: dok-srok-a hit lightly; ha-bu-srok-a bathe quickly or partially; a-gan-srok-a tell Page  213 partially, not everything; ka-srok-a tie loosely; ken˙-srok-a comb slowly and carefully. (3.64)

srok-a vi. recede, of water from a high point. (9.273)

srom-a vt. wrap in a banana leaf so that the sides are brought up to form a mouth that is then tied shut, usually for curry. (5.453)

srong-a vi. straight, of roads, of a line of trees, etc.; straight speaking, truthfully. (2.318)

srot-a vi. slip, slide. srot-srot adv. in a sliding manner: srot-srot dak-e i˙-ang-a slide along, slip while going. -srot- aa. slip: rim˙-srot-a let slip with hand; ga˙-srot-a slip with the feet. (9.326)

sru-a vi. overflow, boil over. -sru- aa. overflow: git-u-sru-a boil over; chi-sru-sru overflow, of water from a pot; ki˙-sru-a have diarrhea; ki˙-si-sru-a fart a lot. (5.46)

sru-sru adv. gradually, slowly, esp. of leaking: chi sru-sru ong˙-kat-ing-a water is coming out slowly; as something might leak as one walks along the road. (2.724)

sten n. bottom corner of a basket on which the basket rests, bicycle stand. <E (5.854)

steng n. a wild tree-climbing vine with a large edible tuberous root that, if eaten, is filling. (4.655)

sti-a, sit-ti-a vt. hang from a strap or hook, (same as sin-te-a). (9.253)

stik-a, kin-i stik-a vi. tangled, of hair, vines; uncombed. (6.58)

stik-a, sin-tik-a vt. put on, wear on head, of hats, glasses; grab in hair, of burrs; cover, as a rice pot. (6.53)

stil n. hail. (4.329)

stil bal-wa dak-a vph. hail with wind. (4.329)

stip-at, stip-et, dip-at pp. as much as. (1.17)

stu-a vt. spit. (9.44)

su-a, so-a vi. rotten, (see so- for compounds). (4.696)

su-a vt. peck, peck at, of birds. (9.571)

su-a-biin, su-a-piin n. soybean. <E (5.23)

su-al-a vt. divide, apportion, share, esp. for property and goods other than money. (8.427)

su-ang-su-ang adv. see or hear dimly, in the distance. (3.54)

su-bu n. urine, (A˙chik). (9.49)

su-del-a, git-ok su-del-a vi. having a hoarse voice. (3.624)

su-grik-a vt. peck at each other, of birds. (4.487)

su-i ron˙-a, su-i sik-a vph. a piercing whistle made by blowing over a bent finger; louder than ku˙-sim-ok-a. (7.29)

su-kul-ot-a vt. pecking, by birds. (4.487)

su-na n. gold. <B (5.88)

su-na-muk dail n. a variety of dahl, the only kind grown in Modhupur. <B (5.23)

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su-rek-su-chek adv. with disgust. (7.744)

su-ri n. large tree with good wood, a few vertical cuts in the bark, and fruit that has a nut-like core, (Beng. boi-ra). (4.632)

su-ri-bit-e n. fruit of the wild su-ri tree, that has a nut like core. (5.22)

su-sa-a vi. compete, race: kat-su-sa-a race by running. (8.81)

su-sim-pok-a vt. set down firmly, often angrily, as an object, or a child who is fussing. (9.511)

su-song-a, su-song-e ni-a vt. measure the depth of water. (9.66)

su-stim n. tree with shaggy reddish bark, and 30 cm. pods that are ripe in April and eaten by cows but rarely by people, (Beng. chu-ka-ko-la). (4.632)

-su-su- aa. in part, incomplete: rim˙-su-su-a do in part, not all; wat-su-su-a weave only part (of a basket). (3.347)

su-tek-a vi. fall down frontward, head first, hit head against the ground. (9.326)

su-tet-a, su-tet-e cha˙-a vt. peck like a bird, peck and pick up or carry off. (4.487)

su-wak-a vt. scrape up and throw dirt, scoop. (9.576)

-su˙- aa. wash: jak-su-a wash hands; mik-su-a wash face; su˙-gal-a wash things, clothes, dishes. (6.57)

su˙-a vt. pierce, stab, spear; inject medicine; cut open; pound rice, husk; pound into a tube; bite, of snakes. (9.571)

su˙-a, so˙-a vt. burn, (see so˙- for compounds). (5.424)

su˙-brok-a vt. to spear, stab with a spear, pierce. (9.571)

su˙-chek-chek-a vi. well and thoroughly pounded and clean, of rice; poke here and there with a tool. (5.451)

su˙-chip-a vt. pierce into blindly without seeing. (9.571)

su˙-dep-a vt. pound, as with a hammer; pound into a bamboo tube; pound a finger in a rice pounder. (9.553)

su˙-drak-a vt. poke and tear. (9.571)

su˙-gal-a vt. wash things, such as clothes or dishes. (6.57)

su˙-gel-gel-a vt. leave rice threshing unfinished, without all the poundings. (5.451)

su˙-gip-a, ang-su n. grandchild. (6.617)

su˙-kang n. cactus-like plant with long sharp leaves on straight but leaning meter high stalk. (4.656)

su˙-krep-a vt. pound, crush, as fingers getting pounded by mistake in a rice pounder. (9.578)

su˙-mik-brang-a vt. stab without seeing what is stabbed. (9.571)

su˙-mit-cheng n. large tree with very thorny trunk and vaguely sumac-like leaves that are used in cooking, and oil is made from the fruit. (4.632)

su˙-prot-a vt. pierce, make a hole, esp. in order to get out a thorn or pus. (9.571)

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su˙-prot-a, bu-su su˙-prot-a vt. pierce and make a hole, esp. to get out a thorn or pus. (8.99)

su˙-pru-a vt. pick or pierce an infection or a wound to extract puss or to work out a thorn or splinter. (8.99)

su˙-rik-rik-et-a vt. pound or stab steadily, as when pounding rice; add lots of wood to a fire. (9.571)

su˙-ru-ru adv. echo in jot-ru-ru su˙-ru-ru poke into. (9.571)

su˙-sam n. small biting fly, gnat. (4.462)

su˙-sik-a vt. pound into, fill up, as dried fish into a bamboo tube, mud into cracks in a house wall. (9.571)

su˙-srok-a vt. third and final pounding of rice in a rice pounder, to whiten it. (5.451)

su˙-su-sa˙-sa adv. dirty of the body, unbathed. (6.58)

su˙-su-sa˙-sa adv. restless, wiggly, not stay quiet. (9.324)

su˙-tat-a vt. poke with pointed object; attack with spears; poke with fist. (9.571)

su˙-ting-dat-a vt. strike, poke, with elbow, knee, hand or stick. (9.571)

sui-tar n. sweater. <E (6.521)

suk-ki, sik-ki n. four anna coin, quarter-taka. <B (8.447)

suk-ki-so-ra n. necklace made from coins. (6.563)

Suk-ro-bal n. Friday. <B (2.816)

sur-sal-e bol-a vph. speak slowly, in a stretched out style, comparable to the streched style used in some singing. (7.15)

sut, sud n. interest on a loan. <B (8.442)

sut cha˙-a vph. take interest, charge interest like a money lender. <B (8.446)

sut-kut n. fine clothes. <E (6.527)

sut-re-han n. mortgage, give land to another person to use in return for a loan of money, with the land to be reclaimed only when the loan is repaid. <B (8.425)