Lexnary
ENGLISH → AKHA

“show” in Akha

In Akha, show is byav haw-eu, sonn's facen, sawnv pan"'v-eu.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment 2. (noun) pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression 3. (noun) something intended to communicate a particular impression 4. (verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment 5. (verb) provide evidence for 6. (verb) indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively 7. (verb) give expression to 8. (verb) give evidence of, as of records 9. (verb) indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments 10. (verb) finish third or better in a horse or dog race 11. (verb) show in, or as in, a picture 12. (verb) take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums 13. (verb) make visible or noticeable 14. (verb) be or become visible or noticeable 15. (verb) give an exhibition of to an interested audience

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

verb
Akha

byav haw-eu

to show something off, esp. something good

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

verb
Akha

sonn's facen

to show partiallity

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

verb
Akha

sawnv pan"'v-eu

to show favoritism

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

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