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

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ta-ka n. taka, Bangladeshi unit of currency. <B (8.447)

ta-kri, ta-kri dail n. white dahl, a variety of dahl. <B (5.23)

ta-mak, ta-mak-ku n. tobacco. <B (5.429)

ta-muk n. tobacco; the tobacco that is used in a water pipe, (same as mol-a). <B (5.429)

ta-na n. police district, police station. <B (8.22)

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

ta-ra-ta-ri adv. quickly, early. <B (2.726)

ta-ri-a vt. prepare. vi. get ready. (9.13)

ta-riik n. date, day of the month. <B (2.51)

ta-rim-e adv. along with, together with. (2.11)

ta-ru n. baby's soft spot, fontanel. (6.22)

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ta-wal n. towel. <E (6.521)

ta˙- cp. prefix for varieties of tubers: ta˙-mil-ang sweet potatoes; ta˙-bol-chu manioc; ta-ring arum. (0.17)

ta˙-a n. any of several edible tubers. (5.27)

ta˙-ak n. a large inedible wild tuber. (4.653)

ta˙-bi-dil n. vine of a tuber plant. (4.670)

ta˙-bi-rot n. white potato, (same as al-u gu-ta). (5.27)

ta˙-bit-chi-ri n. the top part of a tuber that is not eaten but that can be planted. (4.677)

ta˙-bol-chu, ta˙-bil-chu n. manioc, cassava. (5.27)

ta˙-dam-bu n. a large-leafed cultivated tuber. (5.27)

ta˙-ding-ding, ta˙-ding-ta˙-rot adv. in a line, very straight, as a line of areca palms, of a road; very smooth; straight speaking. (2.318)

ta˙-git-chak n. an edible wild tuber. (4.653)

ta˙-ja n. an edible wild tuber. (4.653)

ta˙-jong n. a large bulbous cultivated tuber. (5.27)

ta˙-ma n. a large edible tuber. (5.27)

ta˙-man-de n. a variety of cultivated tuber. (5.27)

ta˙-mat-chi n. a cultivated vine with edible root the size of a fist or a bit larger; said to be the favored tuber of the Mat-chi people, a sub-group of Garos who have never been seen, but who are reported never to wash, to eat cats and dogs, and perhaps to live in the Garo Hills. (5.27)

ta˙-mi-sel n. an edible wild jungle tuber. (4.653)

ta˙-mil-ang n. sweet potato. (5.27)

ta˙-nu n. a large inedible wild tuber. (4.653)

ta˙-rak-a vi. quick, fast, as of speaking; strong. (2.726)

ta˙-ring n. huge-leafed tuber, arum. (5.27)

ta˙-rip-u n. vine with pea-like pods, and an edible white fleshed tuber. (5.27)

ta˙-ru-ri n. a kind of cultivated tuber. (5.27)

ta˙-sko, ta˙-sku n. the top part of a tuber that is not eaten but that can be planted, cutting, (lit. tuber-head). (4.677)

ta˙-tu-rak n. a small round cultivated tuber. (5.27)

ta˙-wek n. cooked ta˙-ring, cooked arum. (5.409)

-tai- aa. again: grap-tai-a cry again, (A˙chik). (2.71)

tai-ar n. tire. <E (5.872)

tak-a vt. carve, as the notches in a log to be used as steps, as a memorial post; hit, strike, poke, tap, as one taps the smallest kind of drum; the tap of a woodpecker. (9.573)

tak-tak den˙-a vph. make small chops, carve in several places, as the top of a memorial post. (9.573)

tak-tak-a, tak-tak-a rak-rak-a vi. make a tapping sound, as the sound of beating a finger on the table, of typing. (3.624)

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tak-tuk, tuk-tak n. odd jobs; a bit from here, a bit from there, as when looking for things. (8.433)

tal n. kind of palm tree with fan-like leaves, the fruit of which is cooked but not eaten raw. <B (4.632)

tal-a n. lock. <B (5.82)

tal-a vi. be clean, clear. (3.714)

tal-a tek-a vph. closed with a lock. (9.61)

tal-i n. rice paddy, a single wet rice field within a dike. tal-i- cls. for rice fields. (5.114)

tal˙-tal-a vi. make the noise of falling water. (3.624)

tam-pi n. fly. (4.462)

tam-pi-a-mak n. a small fly that bites cows and sometimes people. (4.462)

tam-pi-rong-reng, rong-reng n. big blue fly that eats dung, horsefly. (4.462)

tam-pi-sim-ik n. tiny non-biting fly that comes out in swarms, gnat. (4.462)

tam˙-bik, tam˙-bik-bik adv. short. (2.215)

tam˙-bing-a vi. round, like a football, wheel, ankle bones, end of a flash light, sun, full moon, looped bamboo strip, egg, water pot. tam˙-bing-bing, tam˙-bing-jret-jret adv. (2.313)

-tang dns. a suffix used with kinship terms that makes them terms of reference rather than as terms of address: am-bi-tang grandmother; gri-tang nephew. (6.64)

-tang ns. own, self, selves: song-tang own village; nok-tang own house. (0.11)

tang-a vi. live, alive. (6.77)

tang-cha-a vi. come to life. (6.77)

tang-cha-pil˙-a, tang-pil-a vi. come to life again. (6.77)

tang-cha-rik-rik-a vi. come to life again. (6.77)

tang-et-a vt. care for, save, (lit. cause to live). (6.77)

tang-ka n. money, especially paper money, (A˙pal, A˙chik). <B (8.447)

tang-si-ru-ru, tang-sik-ru-ru adv. fine bright color. (3.539)

tang-sik-a vi. green colored, greenish; not yet dead, of plants. (3.534)

tang˙-a vi. fly through the air, of things thrown, kicked, etc., but not so far as til˙-a. (9.216)

tang˙-a, dang˙-a vt. fit, big enough to fit, fit, of clothes, a door, a bracelet: sko tang˙-a fits for the head, right sized for a head, the head passes through. (2.22)

tang˙-nap-a vi. be reborn; change groups, enter a new group, as when a son-in-law joins his wife's family; change ethnicity, as when a Mandi becomes a Bengali or vice versa; get into, fit into a hole, enter into, as a Page  218bug in the eye, an insect into fire). ec. echo in at-chi-a tang˙-nap-a be born. (6.77)

tang˙-pil-dat-a vi. jump back, jump away in fright, as when seeing a snake. (7.763)

tang˙-pret-a vi. exploding noise, of bamboo bursting, of a bomb, a firecracker. (3.628)

tang˙-rong-rang-a vi. fit easily into or through, as through a sieve; loosely fitting, as bracelets, sometimes used for bigger things than gip-u-a which is used only for fine things. (2.22)

tap adv. quickly, used in commands: tap i˙-ba come quickly!; tap ra˙-a bring it right away! (2.726)

tap teng-re adv. fast, quickly, right away. (2.726)

tap-a vt. dot with glue, make a thumbprint. -tap- aa. stick to, apply, attach: ma˙-tap-a paste, stick, paste up; apply to the skin, as medicine; sik-tap-a sew on a patch; ga˙-ak-tap-a fall onto; pa˙-tap-a glue to, stick to, attach. (9.63)

tap-a, tap-e ni-a vt. taste a bit in order to sample, test by licking from a finger or palm. (3.682)

tap-jang-jang adv. clear, of liquid. (3.714)

tap-ma-tap-ma, tap-pu-tap-pu adv. come out, of the rash from the touch of a mang-tip worm. (8.94)

tap-ol-a n. blister. (8.955)

tap-pa-reng-reng adv. sharp, sharply pointed, as a needle, thorn, etc. (2.312)

tap-ping-a vt. make a noise by splashing water. (9.277)

tap-pu-tap-pu adv. come out, of the rash from the touch of a mang-tip worm. (8.94)

tap-seng-tap-seng adv. a little sour but good tasting. (3.682)

tap-skot-a vt. not hold on to, let slip from the hand, let go. (9.54)

tap-srang-tap-srang adv. clearly, of speaking, explaining. (7.34)

tap-tu-a vt. forget. (7.45)

tar-por, tar-pore, ta-ba-de, tar-ba-de, tar-ba-de-se, ta-har, tar conj. then, after that. <B (1.4)

-tat- aa. forcefully: dok-tat-a hit forcefully; sik-tat-a grab by force, as sons-in-law in the old days; ni-tat-a stare. (7.56)

tat-a vt. prick, pick at; poke something into infected flesh; hurt with thorns or spikes but without poison, as by ging-gi and teng-ra fish. (8.99)

tat-chi n. echo in chat-chi tat-chi kinsmen. (6.63)

tat-nok n. weaving place. (5.624)

te int. yes, indicates generalized agreement rather than specific confirmation of a question. (1.24)

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-te pvs. doing and doing, continuing. (0.211)

te-bil n. table. <E (5.82)

te-ta n. fish catching fork made of metal, shorter than a kus. (5.843)

te˙-, ti˙- cp. prefix for various fruits: te˙-rik banana; te-brong jackfruit; te˙-ga-chu mango; bi-te, bi-ti fruit. (5.22)

te˙-brong, ti˙-brong n. jackfruit. (5.22)

te˙-ga-chu, ti˙-ga-chu n. mango. (5.22)

te˙-kring, ti˙-kring n. tree with willow-like leaves and red sour fruit that is ripe in July, and wood that is good for house posts, (Beng. ne-ur). (4.632)

te˙-mat-chu, ti˙-mat-chu n. lime, (same as le-bu). (5.22)

te˙-na-rang, ti˙-na-rang n. tree with a lemon-sized edible fruit that looks like a gourd but is soft, and that is bitter when unripe, (Beng. pa-hai-ra bo-roi). (4.632)

te˙-pak-krong n. big bush or small thorny tree up to about 3 meters tall, with little round green fruit, a weed, not eaten. (4.64)

te˙-rak-rak, ti˙-rak-rak adv. suitable size, not too big, not too small. (2.22)

te˙-rik, ti˙-rik n. banana. (5.22)

te˙-rik so-bak n. the large edible bud of a banana tree. (5.22)

te˙-rik-gal-wang n. pencil-sized vine with 10 cm. oval leaves, used to make the rims and vertical corner pieces of baskets, and as a substitute for cane, (Beng. ba-no-rel). (4.655)

te˙-seng-ki, ti˙-seng-ki n. tree with 2 cm. round leaf, edible red sour fruit that is a bit sweet when ripe in May, (same as kang˙-ka-ri). (4.632)

te˙-seng-ki-mak-bil, ti˙-seng-ki-mak-bil n. tree with pointed oval leaves and edible fruit ripe in May, (Beng. jong-la bo-roi). (4.632)

tek-a vt. close, shut, lock door; fasten with a button; shut up in two bamboo halves; close a bottle, etc. with a cap. (9.61)

tek-ki-a vi. lack something, without money or rice; in need. <B (7.726)

tek-ki-a pal-ing-a vt. sell when in need, as when selling crops cheaply before they are ripe, selling cattle when needing rice. (8.444)

tek-kra, tek-la, ti-kra, ti-kil-a n. little plug of earth placed in the bottom of a kol-ki (pottery pipe bowl) to keep the tobacco from falling through. <B (5.429)

tek-rak-a vi. crumbly, like leaves. vi echo in rong-kal-a tek-rak-a joke, tease, fool around. (9.292)

tek-sram-tek-sram adv. crumbly, brittle. (3.668)

tek-tek adv. enough, sufficient: bil-si-sa-na sok-o-na tek-tek sufficient to reach (last) for one year. (3.341)

tek-tek-a vi. make a non-ringing sound when struck. (3.624)

tel n. oil. <B (5.405)

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teng-gil adv. very, very much, excessive. (3.342)

teng-ki n. footoperated rice pounder. <B (5.835)

teng-re, teng-ri, teng-re-teng-re, teng-ri-teng-ri adv. early, soon, fast, quickly. (2.726)

teng-teng-a vi. make a ringing sound when struck, squeaking sound made by squirrels. (3.624)

teng˙- cls. classifier for the steps of a ladder. (1.38)

teng˙-a vi. shine. (3.556)

teng˙-a vt. carve, as a memorial post, or the notches in a log to be used as steps. (9.573)

teng˙-kap teng˙-kap adv. quickly, briefly, immediately, at once, right away. (2.53)

tep-a vt. wrap up as in folded banana leaves, with wrapper folded over, (same as cho˙-gep-a). -tep- aa.: cho˙-tep-a wrap in folded banana leaves; so˙-tep-a cook in folded banana leaves. (5.453)

tep-tep-a vi. shiver from cold or fright. (9.322)

-tet- aa. break off: ak-tet-a pluck off, of flowers, leaves, etc.; sal-tet-a pull apart; chik-tet-a bite off. (0.44)

tet-a vt. break, of string or other linear things. -tet- aa. break off: ak-tet-a pluck off, of flowers, leaves, etc.; sal-tet-a break by pulling, as string; chik-tet-a bite off a piece. kil-ding tet-a vt. a ceremony in which a thread is strung from a sick person to outside the house. When the thread is broken the mit-e (spirit) that is causing the disease can no longer come to the sick person. (9.284)

tet-tip-tip-a vt. break, of string and other linear things. (9.284)

tet-tong-a vt. break apart, of string and linear things. (9.284)

ti-char n. teacher. <E (8.6)

ti-kra, ti-kil-a, tek-la, tek-kra n. little plug of earth set in the bottom of a kol-ki (pottery pipe bowl) to keep tobacco from falling through. <B (5.429)

ti-up-wel, tup-wel n. tube well with a pump that has standard old style up and down handle. <E (5.642)

ti˙- cls. classifier for pots, water jugs ( gim-bi), etc. (1.38)

ti˙-, te˙- cp. category prefix for fruits, (see te˙- for compounds). (5.22)

ti˙-a-kol n. depression at the back of the head, at the top of neck. (6.241)

ti˙-ik-a vi. hiccup. (9.44)

tik n. louse, head louse. (4.468)

tik ra-ma n. part in the hair, (lit. louse path). (6.25)

tik-a vi. enough, as of food being given out to a crowd: cha tik-jok tea is sufficient. (3.341)

tik-a, jang-gil tik-a vi. turn one's back; with one's back toward something. (9.349)

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tik-grik-a vi. back to back. (9.349)

tik-kin-i n. hair whorl. <B (6.25)

tik-ot-a vt. flick something with a finger; pinch off a bit with fingers or nails; scratch with one nail or claw in order to hurt, by people or animals. (9.531)

tik-tak-a vt. tap, as with the tip of a finger. (9.46)

tik-tik-a, dik-dik-a vt. cluck, sound made by hen to call her chicks. (4.476)

til-e-reng vi. call of do˙-til-eng bird. (4.476)

til˙-a vi. fly or move as a result of a push or throw, further than tang˙-a; rise up, as a spark. (9.216)

til˙-ak-til˙-ak chrok-a vph. jump up and down in joy and excitement. (9.318)

til˙-nap-a vi. fly onto a person, fly into the eye. (9.216)

til˙-til˙-a vi. shake with cold or fear, shiver. (9.322)

-tim- aa. stealthily, attentively, continuously: dong-tim-a wait, stay and guard, watch over; ni-tim-a watch attentively, continuously; si-kal-tim-a hunt stealthily; kat-tim-a run off and hide; kin-a-tim-a listen secretively; chok-tim-a write regularly, constantly; i˙-ang-tim-a go all the time. (0.48)

tim- cls. classifier for sections ( git-tim) of a village. (1.37)

tim-ang-a vi. step into a hole; get into trouble by doing something wrong. (9.326)

tim-bing-tim-bang adv. having equal height and width, as a square. (2.313)

tim-bong, tim-bong-tim-bong, tim-bing-tim-bong adv. wide, of rice fields. (2.213)

tim-e tim-e adv. secretly, in hiding. -tim- aa. stealthily, attentively, continuously: dong-tim-a wait, stay and guard, watch over; ni-tim-a watch attentively, continuously; si-kal-tim-a hunt stealthily; kat-tim-a run off and hide; kin-a-tim-a listen secretively; chok-tim-a write regularly, constantly; i˙-ang-tim-a go all the time. (9.344)

tim-ing-tim-ang adv. unevenly, of a road with high and low spots; speak unevenly with many pauses. (2.319)

tim-ing-tim-ang adv. this way and that. (2.14)

tim-u-a, tim-a vi. hide, wait; tim-u-e ni-a watch in secret. (9.344)

tim˙- cls. classifier for groups of animals, people, houses, small mounds of earth, etc. (1.35)

tim˙-ka-a vi. gather, gather together; be together, of a number of people. (9.535)

tim˙-tim-a vi. make a loud noise, of thunder, of rice being ground in a mill, of a tube well, motor, train. tim˙-tim adv.: tim˙-tim mik-u-a make a sound of thunder, etc. (3.624)

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tin˙- cls. classifier for chunks, pieces of things, as pieces of meat, tubers, lumps of earth, etc. (1.37)

tin˙-chon-a vi. small, of chunky things, of tubers, meat, lumps of dirt, etc. (2.211)

tin˙-dal-a vi. big, of chunky things, of tubers, heads, etc. (2.211)

tin˙-dik-a vi. gather, come together in a crowd. (9.535)

tin˙-sok n. kidney, heart. (6.27)

ting-a vt. poke people or things, as with hand or elbows. -ting- aa. strike, bump into: nang-ting-grik-a bump into each other; ga˙-ting-a kick, push with the foot; dok-ting-a strike, knock. (9.552)

ting-a vt. separate by spreading a barrier, as to line the bottom of a bird basket with leaves or straw to catch bird droppings or to receive eggs; stretch skin over drum end. (9.536)

ting-a, ja˙-sku ting-a vi. kneel. (9.349)

ting-chang-a vt. enclose, separate off, as with leaves or cloth for layers in a basket or with a wall or a fence. ting-chang- cls. classifier for sections of a building divided by a barrier: ting-chang-gin-i two sections of a building, two rooms. (9.536)

-ting-dat- aa. bump, strike: su˙-ting-dat-a strike, poke; ga˙-ting-dat-a kick something, as a football, push with the feet; nang-ting-dat-a bump into, as into a tree when walking; cha-ting-dat-a bump into, collide, bump something with one's body. (9.552)

ting-gil-ting-gil adv. loudly, of talking, crying, laughing. (3.628)

ting-krang-a vt. open, as an umbrella; hold out flat, of cloth. (9.60)

ting-ku n. rafter, (A˙pal). (5.632)

ting-ku-ting-ku adv. loud, of a rice pounder, a squealing pig, of angry talking. (3.628)

ting-pret, ting-pret-ting-pret adv. loudly, of crying or shouting, of bursting or burning bamboo. ting-pret-a vi. (7.29)

ting-ting adv. built strongly against thieves, of walls, fences. (9.536)

ting-ting-a, wa˙-sing ting-ting-a vt. pound into, as into a bamboo tube. (5.458)

ting-ting-rok-rok-a, ting-ting-pak-rok-a vi. complete, thorough: ting-ting-pak-rok-e chok-a write down everything; ting-ting-rok-rok-e cha˙-jok ate up everything. (3.343)

ting-wil-wil-a vt. surround, as with the walls of a house. (9.536)

ting˙-a vi. deep, of water, of holes; far in from an edge: mik-tik-kol ting˙-a have deep or sunken eyes, as when tired. (2.213)

ting˙-nap-a vi. enter deeply, as into a forest. (9.313)

ting˙-ting-a, gi-sik ting˙-ting-a vi. anxious, worried. (7.764)

-tip-, -tip-tip- aa. cover: ka-tip-a cover by tying something over; rim˙-tip-a cover with the hands, esp. to cover one's mouth in embarrassment; cover the nose against a smell; cover a hole, a pot, glass, etc.; Page  223 mit-tip-a cover over, plug up; dok-tip-tip-a pat, slap several times; wen-tip-tip-a wind around with a lot of turns, thoroughly. (9.62)

tip-a vi. smoke heavily, of a fire; ai-au wal˙-ku tip-ing-a, bang˙-en my gosh, the fire is smoking a lot. (5.422)

tip-a vi. dry up, stop raining, stop flowing, of puddles, pools, streams, rain, breast, well, etc. (9.273)

-tip-tip- aa. thoroughly, repeatedly: dok-tip-tip-a pat, hit several times, as to soothe a child; ka-tip-tip-a tie thoroughly; ba-ji-tip-tip-a thoroughly tangled; wen-tip-tip-a very tangled; chot-tip-tip-a tear (e.g. string) to pieces. (3.342)

tip-tip-a vi. tangled, with much winding, of string, etc. (3.718)

to-a vi. good tasting: ja-ba to-be-a the curry tastes very good; to-e nik-a like the taste of. -to- aa. good for the senses: ni-to-a beautiful to look at; kin-a-to-a beautiful to hear; cha˙-to-a taste good to eat; ring-to-a taste good to drink; jak-kal-to-a good to use, comfortable to use. (3.682)

to-a, to-a gan-a, tu-a gan-a vi. do evil magic, with medicines rather than with a ritual chant, in order to cause someone to die. (8.566)

to-a, tu-a vt. measure the length, weight, etc. (9.66)

to-bu, to-bu-o-ba, to-bu-ba, tao, tao-ba, to-be, to-ba conj. but anyway, in spite of. <B (1.4)

to-kai-a vt. cheat, overcharge, not pay back money that is owed. <B (8.33)

to-ma-to, to-me-to, to-mo-to n. tomato, (same as ba-ring bel-a-ti). <E (5.23)

to-nik-a, to-e nik-a vt. like the taste of. (3.682)

to-pi, tu-pi n. hat, cap. <B (6.522)

to-pi gil-gep n. hat with a visor. (6.522)

to-ra, tu-ra n. basket. (5.852)

to-ra a-ma, tu-ra a-ma n. large rice basket. (5.852)

to-re-a, tu-ri-a, tu-ri-grik-a vi. have sexual relations. (6.72)

to-re-kok, tu-ri-kok n. rapist. (8.33)

to-rom n. religious denomination. <B (8.51)

to-sok, tu-sok n. mattress. <B (6.591)

to-song-e ni-a, tu-song-e ni-a vt. measure depth of water with a pole. (9.66)

to˙-jot adv. startled. (7.763)

-tok- aa. all, everything: nik-tok-a see everything; nam-tok-a all are good. (3.343)

tok-a vi. spotted, as a leopard or a pattern on cloth. vt. apply a spot, as colored cosmetic forehead spot, blood on an altar, flour spots on walls at festivals. (3.538)

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tok-a vt. apply a spot, as colored cosmetic spot to the forehead, blood on an altar, flour spots on walls at festivals. vi. spotted, as a leopard, a pattern on cloth. (6.565)

tok-a vt. catch by a sudden motion, as one catches an insect under the hand, as a cat leaps to surprise its prey. (9.531)

tok-ki-a vi. lose, as at sports or a legal case. <B (8.81)

tok-kol n. a separate upright bamboo piece of an altar, a vertical bamboo post. (8.58)

tok-ta n. wooden board, plank. <B (5.636)

tol-a n. a large and dark kind of bamboo that is good for making baskets. <B (4.637)

tol-op n. a course of mud laid down in building a house. tol-op cls. classifier for courses of mud laid down in house building. (5.638)

tol-si, tol-si-gip-bok n. 1 meter tall spicy smelling plant with purple or dark green leaves, and many small green or dark purple flowers in whorls on 12 cm. stalks. (5.28)

tol˙-a vi. say something untrue, whether by error or to deceive, (A˙chik). (7.25)

tol˙-a vt. roll up. (9.645)

tol˙-chep-a vt. bunch up, roll cloth in a bunch. (9.645)

tol˙-rep-rep-a vt. roll something small between the palms. (9.645)

tol˙-rim-rim-a vt. bunch up, roll up in the hands. (9.645)

-tom- aa. round, make round: jak-tom-a make a fist; ka-tom-a tie in a bundle. tom- cls. for bellies, round things. -tom dns. round, bunched: jak-tom fist; dik-tom large round pot; a-tom stomach. (2.319)

tom-a vt. lift up, lift out, as a baby from a cloth cradle, hold in the hands. (9.532)

tom-ba ba-ring n. a large round type of ba-ring (eggplant). (5.23)

tom-be-tom-be, tom-bi-tom-bi adv. crowded together, as in a bundle, as fruit on a branch. (2.25)

tom-dal-a vi. big, of round bunches, balls of string, cloth bundles: do-ri wen-jok-o do-ri tom-dal-ing-a when the string is wound, the string gets big and round. (2.211)

tom-sa, a-tom tom-sa, bi-bil tom-sa n. of one womb, having the same mother, true siblings. (6.634)

tom˙-a vt. gather, bunch up, collect, call together, pile up, rake into a pile, as rice; wind up thread; pull up, gather up, gather into a bunch, of a sleeve, pant leg, lunggi, etc.; bend together, of legs, waist or, esp., arms. (9.535)

tom˙-bil-a vt. make something swell up, as when a potter makes a pot, when ants make nests. (9.649)

tom˙-bil-bil-a vt. bunch up, crumple up, as cloth, paper. (6.598)

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tom˙-do-a vt. gather upward, bunch upward, of cloth, lunggi, shirt. (9.535)

tom˙-e chu-a vph. sleep with arms folded. (9.343)

tom˙-pri-tom˙-pri adv. piece by piece, when breaking or tearing into pieces. (9.284)

tom˙-rep-rep-a vt. bunch up. (9.645)

tom˙-rop-rop-a vt. form into a ball, as paper, leaves, mud. (9.645)

tom˙-tom-a, gi-sik tom˙-tom-a vi. calm, peaceful, without worries. (7.764)

ton-tro n. echo in mon-tro ton-tro ritual chant. <B (8.566)

tong-kru, tong-ku, ting-ku n. rafter. (5.632)

tong-reng-ma gip-peng-pang adv. speaking from opposite sides when disputing at a bi-char (legal meeting). (7.39)

tong˙- cls. classifier for lengths, pieces cut crosswise, of bamboo, wood, firewood, part of a broken pencil, lengthwise section, slices of a banana. -tong˙- aa. cut or separate, esp. of long and cylindrical pieces: den˙-tong-a cut crosswise, cut in two, of a log, etc.; tet-tong-a break apart, of string, linear things; chik-tong-a bite off. -tong dns. long and cylindrical: gan-tong a cut stalk of a plant such as manioc; ging-tong snout of a pig; jak-tong forearm; wa˙-tong length of bamboo. (1.32)

tong˙-dal-a vi. big around, of long cylindrical things, sticks, tails. (2.211)

tong˙-kan-di adv. partial, unfinished; incomplete, as a bamboo without a top, half of a bamboo pole, butt of a cigarette, a life cut short by death before proper time. (3.347)

tong˙-kap-a vi. abbreviated, shortened of speaking; short of objects such as a shoulder bag, of distance along a road. tong˙-kap, tong˙-kap-tong˙-kap adv. quickly, briefly, as speaking in an abbreviated way. (2.215)

tong˙-pri-tong˙-pri adv. into bits, into small pieces. (3.347)

tong˙-rang-tong˙-rang adv. into several crosswise slices. (9.573)

tong˙-tang adv. straight, direct, of a road; short cut. -tong˙-tang- aa. direct, straight, not round about, short cut, abbreviated: bat-tong-tang-a take a short cut; kat-tong-tang-a run straight, directly. tong˙-tang-tong˙-tang, tong˙-tang-ga-tang adv. briefly, abbreviated. (2.318)

-tong˙-tang- aa. direct, straight, not roundabout, short cut, abbreviated; bat-tong-tang-a take a short cut; kat-tong-tang-a run straight, directly; tong˙-tang-tong˙-tang, tong˙-tang-ga-tang adv. briefly, abbreviated. (0.42)

tong˙-tang-e, tong˙-tang dak-e vt. crosswise, clear across: tong˙-tang-e den˙-a, tong˙-tang dak-e den˙-a cut across. tong˙-tang-tong˙-tang adv. clear across. (3.347)

tong˙-tang-ga-tang adv. in an abbreviated, shortened, way. (7.14)

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tong˙-tang-tong˙-tang adv. made short or brief, as when speaking, as of pieces cut crosswise. (7.14)

top-a vi. collect, of water; swell up, of a burn, blister. (9.279)

top-a vt. build a hanging hive, by bees. (4.482)

top-top-a vt. pat with the hand, as to soothe a child. (9.552)

tor-mus n. watermelon. <B (5.23)

tot- cls. classifier for drops, freckles, anthills, heads, mountains. (1.38)

tot-a vi. knock against, hit against, strike against, bump heads; mes tot-a strike a match. (9.553)

tot-a, chi tot-a vi. drip. (9.276)

tot-chon-a vi. small, of heads, of lumps of earth. (2.211)

tot-chrak-a vt. strike forcefully, as a match. (5.424)

tot-dal-a vi. large, of ant hills, tubers, mountains, and esp. heads, big headed. (2.211)

tot-grik-a vt. bump heads against each other, as one might do to two other people. (9.553)

tot-ma-tot-ma adv. big, of tubers, mountains, etc., used for more than one. (2.211)

tot-ting-a vi. be lumpy, bumpy. (2.319)

tot-tot-a vi. drip, leak slightly. (9.276)

trak n. truck. <E (5.86)

trak bal-ang-ga n. open truck. (5.86)

tring-trang adv. thoroughly torn, into pieces, of cloth, etc. -tring-trang- aa. thoroughly, completely: ru-tring-trang-a take completely apart, of roof, fence, etc.; git-chit-tring-trang-a torn in many places, tattered. (9.292)

-trip-trip- aa. by many, collectively: cha˙-trip-trip-a eat by many, as insects eat wood; chik-trip-trip-a bite by many, as bees sting people; dok-trip-trip-a hit by many. (3.342)

trit-a vt. weave tightly, of a basket or cloth, so that adjacent pieces touch; pull up tight, of a sleeve, cloth, a tied string. (5.856)

tro, tru n. era, generation, belonging to the same era, of the same age. tro-ska, tru-ska, tro-sang-ga n. contemporaries, people of same age, same generation. (2.51)

tu-a-sim-ak-a vi. wake up, (A˙pal). (7.97)

tu-chak-ram n. sleeping space, (A˙chik). (7.96)

tu-ra, to-ra n. basket, (Mandi). (5.852)

tu-re-tu-chik-gop-a vi. in the position for sex. (9.343)

tu-si-a vi. sleep, (A˙chik). (7.96)

tu-sok, to-sok n. mattress. <B (6.591)

tu-stim-a vi. nod off to sleep, doze, (A˙pal). (7.96)

tu-tu-rak-rak adv. startled, jump with fright. (7.763)

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tu˙-ta-ban-ta adv. stutter, stammer. (7.15)

tul n. a stool that is higher than the ordinary kind of am˙-pok. <B (5.82)

tum-rang-tum-bit-chang n. a kind of striped snake, (same as chong-brang-chong-mit-chang. (4.443)

tup n. tube, of a tire. <E (5.872)

tup-il-a n. bundle of things tied in a cloth. <B (6.521)