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ENGLISH → AKHA

“white” in Akha

In Akha, white is ba, pjhú, jɔ ba.

Meaning in English

1. (noun) (board games) the lighter pieces 2. (noun) (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth 3. (noun) the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) 4. (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water 5. (noun) a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri 6. (noun) a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion 7. (noun) United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918) 8. (noun) United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985) 9. (noun) United States architect (1853-1906) 10. (noun) United States political journalist (1915-1986) 11. (noun) Australian writer (1912-1990) 12. (noun) United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921) 13. (verb) turn white 14. (adjective) being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light 15. (adjective) of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration 16. (adjective) anemic looking from illness or emotion 17. (adjective) marked by the presence of snow 18. (adjective) (of coffee) having cream or milk added 19. (adjective) (of a surface) not written or printed on 20. (adjective) benevolent; without malicious intent 21. (adjective) glowing white with heat 22. (adjective) of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets 23. (adjective) free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied 24. (adjective) restricted to whites only 25. (adjective) (of hair) having lost its color

Definition: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0)

Akha dictionary entries

dictionary entry
Akha

ba

white, light

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

dictionary entry
Akha

pjhú

white

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

dictionary entry
Akha

jɔ ba

white, light

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

dictionary entry
Akha

jɔ pjhú

white

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

dictionary entry
Akha

yaw pyoohf

white

Source: PanLex Akha expressions (ahk, 20240301 snapshot)

verb
Akha

ba ceut.., ni

to be white (similar to pyu" deu.., ni)

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

verb
Akha

pyun"' deuv ni

to be white in color

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

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