Classical Meitei/Common terms
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The best and the easiest way to learn Classical Meitei is by comparing it with other prominent forms of Meitei language.
Air / Wind
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Air / Wind | ꯃꯥꯂꯪꯄ | Maa-lang-pa | ꯃꯥꯂꯪꯕ | Maa-lang-ba | ꯅꯥꯃꯤꯄ | Naa-mee-pa | ꯅꯥꯃꯤꯕ | Naa-mee-ba | ꯅꯨꯡꯁꯤꯠ | Noong-sheet |
Alcoholic drink / beer / rum / wine
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Alcoholic drink / beer / rum / wine | ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯩ | Waang-lei | - | - | - | - | - | - | ꯌꯨ | Yoo |
Day / Sun
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Day / Sun[1] | ꯀꯣꯢꯂꯧ | Koi-lou | - | - | ꯀꯣꯂꯧ | Ko-lou | ꯀꯣꯔꯧ | Ko-rou | ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ | Noo-meet |
Deity / God
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Deity / God | ꯈꯣꯌꯨꯝ | Kho-yoom | - | - | ꯆꯤꯉꯨ | Chee-ngoo | - | - | ꯂꯥꯢ | Lai |
Fruit (plant fruit)
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Fruit | ꯇꯥꯎꯆꯤꯡ | Tau-ching | ꯇꯥꯎꯖꯤꯡ | Tau-jing | ꯍꯩꯂꯥꯡ | Hei-laang | ꯍꯩꯔꯥꯡ | Hei-raang | ꯎꯍꯩ / ꯍꯩ | Oo-hei / Hei |
Fire
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Fire | ꯈꯝꯄꯤ | Kham-pee | ꯈꯝꯕꯤ | Kham-bee | ꯆꯥꯛꯃꯣꯝ ꯃꯩꯇꯂꯦꯡ ꯑꯂꯥꯄ |
Chaak-mom Mei-ta-leng A-laa-pa |
ꯆꯛꯃꯣꯝ ꯃꯩꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯡ ꯑꯔꯥꯕ |
Chak-mom Mei-treng A-raa-ba |
ꯃꯩ | Mei |
Flower
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Flower | ꯁꯤꯉꯦꯜ / ꯁꯤꯉꯦꯟ | Shee-ngel / Shee-ngen | - | - | ꯂꯩꯂꯥꯡ | Lei-laang | ꯂꯩꯔꯥꯡ | Lei-raang | ꯂꯩ | Lei |
Stone / Rock / Pebble
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Stone / Rock / Pebble | ꯊꯧꯇꯨ | Thou-too | ꯊꯧꯗꯨ | Thou-doo | - | - | - | - | ꯅꯨꯡ | Noong |
Time
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Time | ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯦꯜ / ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯦꯟ | Waang-lel / Waang-len | - | - | ꯇꯥꯡꯂꯧ | Taang-lou | - | - | ꯃꯇꯝ | Ma-tam |
Tree
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Tree | ꯇꯂꯥ | Ta-laa | - | - | ꯄꯥꯃꯦꯜ / ꯄꯥꯃꯦꯟ | Paa-mel / Paa-men | - | - | ꯎ | Oo / U |
Water
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Water | ꯂꯥꯢꯆ | Lai-cha | ꯂꯥꯢꯖ | Lai-ja | ꯇꯂꯪ | Ta-lang | ꯇꯔꯪ | Ta-rang | ꯏꯁꯤꯡ | Ee-shing |
Points to remember
[edit | edit source]- ↑ In Meitei language, the terms of "day" and "sun" are always used as synonyms