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“want” in Akha

In Akha, want is mɔ̀q, gurhxv mawxv urh, meh" juin" ju ivv-eu.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) a specific feeling of desire 2. (noun) anything that is necessary but lacking 3. (noun) a state of extreme poverty 4. (noun) the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable 5. (verb) wish or demand the presence of 6. (verb) have need of 7. (verb) hunt or look for; want for a particular reason 8. (verb) feel or have a desire for; want strongly 9. (verb) be without, lack; be deficient in

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

dictionary entry
Akha

mɔ̀q

want

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

dictionary entry
Akha

gurhxv mawxv urh

want

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

verb
Akha

meh" juin" ju ivv-eu

to want something of another's goods

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

verb
Akha

g'nawv cawA cawnA -ehv g'neh-eu

to want to have goods or

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

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