4.9. Religion
ᦀᦳᦷᦔᦉᦏʔupoo¹satʰaʔ²nameUposatha day; Buddhist holy day. [Note: Buddhist holy days fall on each quarter of the moon, thus coming every seven or eight days.]8.4.1.8Special days4.9.7.5BuddhismSanskritupavasathaplace of dwelling
ᦀᦞᦲᦈᦲʔawicii¹nounhellᦑᦳ ᦀ ᦞᦲ ᦈᦲ, ᦋᦳᧄ ᦁᧃ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦏᦹ ᦉᦲᧃ.Hellish monks, who do not observe the precepts.4.9.6Heaven, hellSanskritavicilowest level of hell
ᦷᦀᧆʔot²5001verb (transitive)to refrain from doingᦷᦀᧆ ᦷᦃ.He tried not to laugh.ᦷᦀᧆ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧞ ᦶᦟᧃᧈ ᦀᦸᧅᧈ ᦙᦱ ᦵᦏᧄᧈ ᦑᦸᧂᦰ.He couldn't restrain himself and ran out to look.4.9.5.9Fasting5.2.2.9Fast, not eat2verb (transitive)to endure; bearᦷᦀᧆ ᦏᦱᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦺᦡᧉ.I can't bear to wait.ᦷᦀᧆ ᦷᦑᧅ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦛᦱᧃ, ᦷᦀᧆ ᦕᦱᧃ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦟᧁᧈ ᦷᦋᧈ.Endure misery and you will eat sweetness; endure poverty and you will tell about it forever.4.4.3.6Endureᦷᦀᧆᦂᧃᧉᦷᦀᧆᦃᦱᧄᧈᦷᦀᧆᦺᦈᦷᦀᧆᦉᦠᦷᦀᧆᦊᦱᧅᦷᦀᧆᦷᦑᧅᦷᦀᧆᦊᦱᧇᦷᦀᧆᦷᦑᧅᦃᦱᧄᧈᦊᦱᧇᦺᦈᦷᦀᧆᦩᦱᧄᦷᦀᧆ
ᦁᦱᦢᧆʔaa⁴bat²nouna violation of precepts by a monkᦷᦂ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦁᦱ ᦢᧆ, ᦵᦗᦲᧈ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦶᦙᧈ ᦂᧄ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ.She was afraid to cause a violation by the hermit, because she was a new mother.4.7.3Break the law4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦁᦳᧂʔuŋ⁴classifierclassifier for gods, royaltyᦘᦰ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦁᦳᧂ ᦓᦲᦰ ᦓᧄᧉ ᦉᦳᧂ ᦙᦲ ᧒ ᦅᦳᧂᧈ ᦌᦹᧉ ᦔᦻ ᧖᧗.This Buddha image is 2.67 metres tall.4.9.2Supernatural being9.2.6.1Classifiersᦘᦁᦳᧂ
ᦁᦲᧃᦑᦱʔin⁴taa⁴nameIndra. [Note: The name of this god is also used as a man's name.]4.9.2Supernatural being4.9.7.5Buddhism
ᦃᦐᦱᧃxanaan¹2000nountitle for someone who was formerly a monkᦃ ᦐᦱᧃ ᦆᧄ.Xanan Xam (Xam who is a former monk).ᦅᧃ ᦞᦱᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦏᦹᧂ “ᦑᦳ” ᦉᦲᧅ ᦙᦱ, ᦈᧅ ᦶᦏᧄ “ᦃ ᦐᦱᧃ” ᦺᦉᧈ ᦗᦻ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦋᦹᧈ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦅᦸᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ.If a man reaches the rank of 'tu' and leaves the monkhood, he can add the title 'Xanan' in front of his childhood name.4.9.7.1Religious person
ᦃᧁᧉᦞᧆᦉᦱxaw³wat⁵saa¹nounthe start of Vassa (Buddhist Lent). [Note: Vassa starts on the full moon of the tenth lunar month (in July or August).]ᦀᦲᦰ ᦍᦱᧈ ᦎᧂᧉ ᦶᦎᧈ ᦂᦱᧂ ᦺᦐ ᦏᦹᧂ ᦜᦱᧉ ᦶᦟᧂ ᦅᧂᧈ ᦠᦱᧂᧉ ᦷᦆ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦞᧆ ᦉᦱ.Grandmother worked from morning to night preparing things for the start of Vassa.8.4.1.8Special days4.9.7.5Buddhismᦃᧁᧉ1ᦞᧆᦉᦱ
ᦃᧁᧉᦧᦸᧃxaw³xwɔn¹nounelements of living beings that give life and energy. [Note: Separation of the ᦧᦸᧃ from the body results in illness. In English this is sometimes called 'soul-stuff'.] (can be separated)1.4.2Spirits of things4.9.2Supernatural beingᦃᧁᧉ1ᦧᦸᧃ1ᦉᦴᧈᦃᧁᧉᦑᦳᧃᦧᦸᧃ
ᦃᦹᧆxɯt²1nounbad luck; bad omenᦗᦻ ᦐᦱᧉ ᦈᧅ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦃᦹᧆ ᦂᧇ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ, ᦈᧅ ᦵᦂᦲᧆᧈ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦘ ᦺᦘ ᦂᧇ ᦵᦙᦲᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦖᦱᧃᧈ.In the future this will be bad luck for the city; it will bring misfortune on us for sure.4.4.5.2Unlucky2nountabooed action4.9.5.6.1Taboo3verb (transitive)to inhibit; hold back8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingᦃᦹᧆᦆᦹᦃᦹᧆᦵᦉᦲᧄᧈᦃᦹᧆᦋᦱᦙᦴᧉᦎᦃᦹᧆᦐᦸᧂᦙᦳᧅᦉᦹᦃᦹᧆ
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