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“hungry” in Akha

In Akha, hungry is mɛ̀q, mehʔ³³, meh LS|.

Meaning in English

1. (adjective) feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food 2. (adjective) (usually followed by ‘for’) extremely desirous

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

dictionary entry
Akha

mɛ̀q

hungry

Source: STEDT database: Akha, Hansson 89 AHKP (ILH-PL)

dictionary entry
Akha

mehʔ³³

hungry

Source: STEDT database: Akha, Matisoff 85 GSTC (JAM-GSTC)

dictionary entry
Akha

meh LS|

hungry

Source: STEDT database: Akha, Matisoff 72 LTSR (JAM-TSR)

dictionary entry
Akha

mɛ̀q lá

hungry

Source: STEDT database: Akha, Hansson 89 AHKP (ILH-PL)

verb
Akha

mehA -eu

to be hungry (hawv mehA -eu - for rice)

Source: Paul W. Lewis, Akha-English Dictionary (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 1968; OCR)

verb
Akha

hawv mehA -eu

to be hungry (hawv meh" meh"t-eu}

Source: Paul W. Lewis, Akha-English Dictionary (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 1968; OCR)

dictionary entry
Akha

hawv mehxv urh

hungry

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

verb
Akha

hawv dzahnvv-eu

to be hungry, and must remain so

Source: Paul W. Lewis, Akha-English Dictionary (Cornell University Southeast Asia Program, 1968; OCR)

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