Limbu dictionary : Query result

Entry: midɔre:

Grammar: n.

Meaning: large black bird with a long beautiful black-and-white and dazzling, blue, banner-shaped tail

Derivation: [ʔ mi tail]

Comments: Nep. lāmpucchre.

Entry: midza:ʔmaʔ, mi-ca:ʔr-/mi-ca:ʔ-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: warm oneself by the fire

Derivation: [< mi fire + ca:ʔmaʔ]

Comments: cf. kaNsiNmaʔ, namca:ʔmaʔ.

Entry: midzula

Grammar: n.

Meaning: fireplace (not a cuhlo!)

Derivation: [mi fire + cula < Nep. cuhlā, cuhlo]

Comments: cf. makco:ʔl, midhappu, migha:k, migho:mbe:, mihaʔl, misaN.

Entry: migha:k

Grammar: n.

Meaning: a glowing ember, smouldering red ember

Derivation: [mi fire + ? kha:kmaʔ congeal; cf. kha:kmiʔl, kha:kwɛʔl, le:gha:k, mikho:ʔ, namdziʔkho:ʔ, nɛhikkhɔk]

Comments: cf. makco:ʔl, midhappu, midzula, migho:mbe:, mihaʔl, misaN.

Entry: migho:mbe:

Grammar: n.

Meaning: a stick shoved into the smouldering embers of a used fire after all the halfburned pieces of wood (midhappu) have been salvaged for subsequent use. The migho:mbe: keeps the fire alive under the powdery ash and is used to relight the next fire

Derivation: [< mi fire]

Comments: See the illustration at the top of the following page; cf. ho:mmaʔ; cf. makco:ʔl, midhappu, midzula, migha:k, mihaʔl, misaN.

Entry: mihaʔl

Grammar: n.

Meaning: a bed of glowing embers

Derivation: [< mi fire]

Comments: cf. makco:ʔl, midhappu, midzula, migha:k, migho:mbe:, misaN.

Entry: mik

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: eye

Comments: cf. -mik ya:maʔ.

Entry: -mik

Grammar: ya:maʔ

Meaning: -ya:s-/-ya:- vi., be horrified by something one sees or imagines will happen

Comments: kumik ya:sɛ She was horrified to see it; aNga ɔ:mɛmɔʔlɛn hɛnaNbhɛlle amik ya: I'm not going to look at it because I'll be horrified at the sight of it.

Entry: mikciʔ

Grammar: n.

Meaning: dirt in one's eyes, exudate in one's eyes due to infection

Derivation: [mik eye + ciʔ bit]

Comments: amikciʔ sa:rik lɔ:n There's lots of exudate in my eyes; Nep. ciprā, kacerā; cf. mikciʔbʔnbʔn, mikhi, hadziʔ.

Entry: mikciʔbǝnbǝn

Grammar: n.

Meaning: profuse purulent exudate or mucous secretion covering the eye resulting from an infection.

Derivation: [<mikciʔ eye exudate]

Entry: mikco:ʔiʔmaʔ, mikco:ʔ-iʔr-/mikco:ʔ-iʔ-

Grammar: vt.

Meaning: keep an eye on someone or something

Derivation: [< mik eye]

Comments: piʔlhaʔ mikco:ʔiʔmaʔsi po:N. mikco:ʔiʔrɛsɛʔ! - mikco:ʔiʔruNsiN Na! The cattle will have to be kept track off. Keep an eye on them! - Don't worry, I will.

Entry: mikhɛtla

Grammar: n.

Meaning: 1) bloodshot eyes; 2) money (slang).

Derivation: [mik eye + hɛt red + -la colour suffix]

Entry: mik-hi

Grammar: n.

Meaning: eye detritus

Derivation: [mik eye + hi shit, excrement]

Comments: cf. mikciʔ, nɛghɔʔhi.

Entry: mi-kho:ʔ

Kiranti etymology: Kiranti etymology

Grammar: n.

Meaning: smoke

Derivation: [mi fire + < kha:kmaʔ condense cf. kha:kmiʔl, kha:k- wɛʔl, le:gha:k, migha:k, namdziʔkho:ʔ, nɛhikkhɔk] [?]

Comments: (with absolutive suffix: mi-kha:ʔ-in); cf. tɔmaʔ (1).

Entry: mikkho:

Grammar: n.

Meaning: brow.

Derivation: [< mik eye]

Entry: mikkho:k

Grammar: n.

Meaning: skull.

Derivation: [< mik eye]

Entry: mikkhuN, mikkhuNba

Grammar: n.

Meaning: eyebrows.

Derivation: [< mik eye]

Entry: mikluN

Grammar: n.

Meaning: condition of having slept enough, state of having gotten enough sleep (with kɛpmaʔ 'arrive')

Derivation: [< mik eye]

Comments: kɛmikluN kɛʔrɛi:baʔ - amikluN kɛʔrɛ Have you gotten enough sleepʔ - Yes, I have; cf. hɔʔmaʔN, immaʔ, ipmna, khaʔl, miʔ.

Entry: mikmaʔ, -mikt-/-mik-

Grammar: vi.

Meaning: be in effect (of wa 'thirst')

Comments: awa miktɛ I'm thirsty.

Entry: mikphuʔla

Grammar: n.

Meaning: ɛnglishman, ɛuropean (cf. Bur. myak-hna-phyu, lit. white face: myakhna 'face [myak 'eye' + hna 'nose'] + phyu 'be white')

Derivation: [mik eye + phuʔ (phɔ В phuʔ) white + la colour suffix]

Comments: cf. kha:mbhuʔla.