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Ihot-Ihot go lead rindi lead v khit, (away) khit-e kher, tet-e khyong leaflo-ma leak bo\bo-s, (slightly) chi!, zak lean (against) kan, kan-e duk, kan-e langs leap (down) g.yang-chongs gang-chongs bya learn (by heart) khayat bya, (and know well) lop, (by much repetition) lzap least (at) rna yun-tse song-na-re leather ko-ba leave v skyur-e phang, (it where it is) mal-mal-Ia skyur, (oft) skyur, (alone) skyur-e phang leaven xamiir left (over) baaqi, Ihak, Ius, (whatever is) Ius-po left (side) g.yen left-handed g.yen-pa leg (lower) pin-pa, (upper) gzuk legally haq-si kha legend sdrung leisure las-khom, long lend bulon min length ring, ring-po, (of a grain of barley) nas-gang length (at) mjuk-Ia lengthen bang phyung, ring-mo bya lentils sran-ma, (round) sran-zhung leopard gcan leper bze sro-can leprosy bze less, kam, yun-tse lesson sabak let cuk, (children do as they like) rkat let into zuks cuk letter shok-shok, xat, Daak level dra, rat, TingTing lever rkan lewd chanu liar gzon tang-khan, gzon-can, gzon-pa liberate phut-e tang lick Idak lid kha, kha-kap, (flat) kha-Iep lie s gzon lie v (tell a) tral, gzon tang lie (down) ngit khuk, ngit 10k, ngit ong, ril lie in wait sgams-e duk life, gson-Iuks, srok, tshe, tshe-po (R.)

lifetime tshe-gang lift len, (up) thos light s nuur, ot

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light ad} (weight) yang-mo, yang-yang, ngyang-mo, (bright) sang, sang-sang light v (a fire) me spar, (me) tang lightly (touch) This tang lightning (forked) gnam-me, glok\lhok like ad} tsoks, (one) di-po-na tsoks like v os-pa-i in, ran, ri, that likeness bzo lime-wash kar-rtsi limit had, tho line rhir, tshir, (for hanging things on) ldang, (of statement) mu-kham cik duk, (up)

rmak-tshir tang, tshir srang linen ras lining nang-shup lion singgi lip kha-mcu liquid (very) chu-chu re listen sna-ba bya little ad} (work) kush kash ci, tshun-tse little s baan ci, (a) chon ci, (a very) chon chan ci, (very) nas-tse, tsil-tse, yun-tse(-re),

(however) yun-tse song-na-re little while (a) bak ci live gson-e duk, (permanently) mal-duk bya liver mchin-ma lizard lsangs-pa lo! ltos load s khur load v kal, (horse for the first time) gla kal loan skin-mo, (of tea) ca-skin lock s (door) zi-ma, (gate) chu-sgo lock v (up) sgak locust biha lonely (feel, through lack of company) ang-ang go, (feel, and frustrated) it chat, it-chat

go, (how) naam thon-i man-po long ad} ring-mo, (time) a-yap, (and thin) ljur-Ijur (way round) skor-skor, (enough) thep long for tsher look v Ita, (after) srung, (please) thor-e zhu looking (keep on) Ita-en duk look for tsal looking glass aainaa, aina, milong, shisha loose ad} hil-mo, (become) hi! ong, (clothing) palpal, (dress) tualtual loose v (for grazing) rkat Lord ashi-pa, laaT, xoja, xuda-wand, xuda-wand-a lose stor cuk, (two things at once) bral [rare], (the way) lam stor, (spiritually) lam-stor go loss nugsaan, sdo-khar, (be at a) bya-thap met, (suffer, of money, goods, etc.) ci-srit mi-

srit go lost (be) chun-a go louse shik love s (for) g.yangs-pa, rga-Iuks love v rga, rga-Iuks bya lovely mi-sning-can

low 'bah-mo' (R.), faps-mo, phaps-mo lower ma-tu, gam-pa, (rather) bap-bap-re, (stone) ma-ba, (from the lower) thur-i phar-i luck taqdiir, (through ill) donehat-la, (ill) sgang lung, (bringer of bad) shuwun-ean lucky bax-can, sot-bde-cim luggage asbaap, beas kun, sgal lumbago daril, sket-pa-ing tsha lump Dok, Idop ei, phot, (round) gong-bu, (largish) ltop lunch tro-zan, tro-zar lungs glo-ba (K. Ih-)

mad aphat, (be) rtsat go, (go) spot shor magic (work) rmik bya magpie hashaq maid bu-mo mail-runner Daak-pa main (beams) ma-gdung, ma-rdung, (joist\beam) rmak-gdung mainly sket-e maintain bya-en duk, gso maize chali majority mang-eho, mi sket-e make beo\beo-s, (a fire) me phu maker Idan euk-khan malady nat male pho, pho-tse malediction laanat malice seen man insaan, mi mane ltaks-pa manger bres\bles, rta-bres manifest ngon euk mankind aadam-zaad manner bzo, (of) -bde, (in) bzo-i k(h)a, (in what) ci bzo-i k(h)a mansion khar manure lut mauy ishin, khe, mang-mo, mot-po map naqsha mare rgon-mo (R.), rgun-mo margin hasha mark rhir, rtaks marriage baks-ston, (the day after) lok-ston, (party) reI, (give daughter in) skyur-e

phang marvel bgya\

massage chapi bya (hon.), nge, nge-en duk master xoja, ashi-pa, go-pa, (young) agha jaan mat (grass) char-stan match (playa) bahas bya matches me-trut, silaai mate las-sdep, sdep-can

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maternal aunt ma-cung, (elder) a-m~ chok-o, a-m~ tshar-ma, (younger) a-m~ tshun-tse matter gpera, las mattress phing-ma me nga-Ia, (of) nga-i, (in) nga-ing-tu, (by) nga-si meadow 01 meagre (giver) lakmeal kulak, zaan (K. zan), (of zaan) sder mean ad) mik-ngan-can meaning matiap, rkang, (no) long-ba, (deep) xom meaninglessly (talk) grang-Ice kol means (a man of independent) zan-dak means of (by) -i kha, lak-kha phar-i meantime (in the) ya-ba bar-pa-ing measure v skar meat sha mediator bar-mi medicine sman meditate gsam-ba bya meek ngar-mo meet thuk, (by chance) kha-thuk go melon (water) bwaar, (musk) ghoon melt intr (b )zhu\(b )zhu-s, tr (b )zhu cuk memory khayat, (in) it-tu mend rgik, (metal pots with copper or brass) les tang, (by sewing) tul mendicant faqir menstruate rgo chaDu ong mention ming-thuk bya, rmang bya merchant ts(h)ong bya-khan merciful phu-can, raham-can merciless raham-met-khan mercy raham merit sawaap, sawaab merry (fellow) zha-rgat-can, (be) that-Iuks bya message (oral) phrin messenger phrin khyong-khan, (having power of arrest) rtuk-mi metal (point) Diung( -po) method bzo-zhoks mew miao bya mid day ngin-ma tro, tro-bar, tro-phet, (about) ngin-ma tro-tse, (be) tro middle hal-pa, (place in the) bar-tsham, (in the) skil-la, (bird) [second cock-crow) skil-

bya, (pillar) gbus middle-man bar-mi midnight tshan-phet midst (in the) bar-ing-tu might san, khyut mighty an-can milk (K.) o-ma, (S.) o-nga, (of a cow that had calved a year earlier) ba-yar

milk v tsir, o-nga tsir millet cha, (red millet-like plant) bol-idum, (flour) cha-phe, (white) cha-kar, (red) cha-

mar millions stong-stong mill-stone (upper) bu-rdo mind s sning, (peace of) sning-gsot mind v yak, srung, (come to) it-tu ong, (never) ci-yang mi sto mine ad} nga-i, nga-r-i minute (or two) Dang ci, Dang-gang minute ad} phra-mo miracle karaamat, mojiza, muajiza misfortune (through) donchat-Ia miss v tsher mist mun-ma mistake s but-thaI, ghalat, las-thaI, (make a) las-thaI go mix grim, rkim, (intr with) dres, (well and shorten) mur cat-e rkak, (flour in water) rkul mock haa tang moist hush moment scik-na, gom-gangs, Thang-gang, Then, (at the moment of) bang-i k(h)a, (for a)

Then ci, Then-gang, (one) pal ci, (for a) Thang cik, Thang-gang monastery gon-pa Monday tsandar money gmul, pene monk lama monkey shadi month lza-ba, (first day of the) Iza-go, (in the) lza-ing-tu moon (new) hilal, Iza-ot moral strength khyut morals gpyot-Iuks more him, sket-e, thep, yang, (than usual) nar-a bya-s-e, (get) traks moreover do pa-tse, do-pa morning gyoks-pa, (early) go-bya, (become) nam Iangs mortar hanos mosque xanka moth bila-phun, bila-pho mother a-m~, (S.) a-yo, (foster) rna ske-s-pa-i a-mo, maco, (younger sister of) nene, (in

rajah families) zizi motive gpyot-Iuks, thon-go, ton-go mound (of sand) bya-ma-Thok mountain ri mountain pass Ia mountain-side (flat) brak mourn sduk bya mournful sduk-can mourning maatam mouse byo-ba, muyu, myo, (trap) byo-ba-zun moustache snam-dal mouth kha mouthful kha-phang cik, minDu move tr sgyur, snur, kher, (please) gar-e (zhu), (away) nur, (make) srul, XOf much ishin, khe, ITim, mang-mo, mot-po, (that) de-tse, (so) di-tse, e-po-tse, (this) e-po-

tse, (as, as possible) yan-pa-tse mucus gheen, snap

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mud ljak-ljit, (wet) ldam, (mixed for plaster) Ijak-aT muddy (get) bal chak, (taste) ldam-brot, (water) ldam-chu, (smell) ldam-tri multiply (worms, etc.) brul multitude mi-tsho, rmak-bung murder rdap murderer khrak-thung, mi-rdap, rdap-khan music rtan-ma, (polo match) harip musk gla-rtsi, kastori must (be) met-k(h)a, (certainly) met-k(h)a met mustard (plant) baca mutton lu-bu-i sha my nga-i, nga-r-i myself nga-ang

nail gzer, peret nails (finger) zer-mo-ong naked can-can, (except for a loin-cloth) khen-rkyang name s ming, (personal) ming-taks name v ming taks, ming-taks taks nape kankan, zhing-ltak napkin lak-phi-s, lalaban narrate bshat-pa bya narrow doks-mo, lep-met nation bran native land pha-yul naughty (be) cangcang bya nauseating shek-can navel lte-ba, (Chorbat) ste-ba near (get) ngyar near adj and sulngi-mo-r nearby di-po-wa necessaries rgos-cas, rgos-pa necessary tshatsha, (be) rgos-pa, (is very) met-k(h)a met necessity dom-ba, rgos-cas neck zhing-ma necklace phalu, rkoks-cing need rgos-pa, dom dom-ba, (one in) dom-ba-can, v rgos needs (great) mehma needle da, khap, (carpet) mu-khap needy (someone) sha-rgo neigh v ghing bya neighbour khang-shit-pa