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“water” in Akha

In Akha, water is tjùq, ity~u, í-tjùq.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) a facility that provides a source of water 2. (noun) a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants 3. (noun) the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean) 4. (noun) binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent 5. (noun) liquid excretory product 6. (noun) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour phlegm 7. (verb) secrete or form water, as tears or saliva 8. (verb) supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams 9. (verb) fill with tears 10. (verb) provide with water

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

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Akha

tjùq

water

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

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Akha

ity~u

water

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

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Akha

í-tjùq

water

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

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Akha

ý tjùq

water

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

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Akha

ý tsùq

water

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

verb

Akha

dehv tehv -eu

to be covered over, as by sand, water

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

noun

Akha

eehf chjoohxv

Latin transliteration: /iː˥˥ tɕuː˨˩/

water

Source: English Wiktionary Akha lemmas

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Akha

uuhf chjoohxv

water

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

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Akha

(i-cu H-LS) bya HS

water, sprinkle with

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

verb

Akha

it"" cuA sheh..,v-eu

to water something, as plants in the

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

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