2.6.1. Marriage

ᦶᦀᧁᧈᦉᦱᧁʔæw²saaw¹verb (intransitive)to court a girl; flirt2.6.1.1Arrange a marriageᦶᦀᧁᧈᦉᦱᧁ
ᦀᧁᦂᧃʔaw¹kan¹2000verb (intransitive)to get married (literally: take each other)ᦍᦱᧄ ᦵᦙᦲᧈ ᦎᦴ ᦃᦾᧉ ᦑᧂ ᧒ ᦀᧁ ᦂᧃ, ᦵᦙ ᦁᦱ ᦍᦳ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧑᧕ ᦔᦲ.When we got married, my wife was fifteen years old.2.6.1Marriageᦀᧁᦂᧃ
ᦀᧁᦷᦕʔaw¹pʰoo¹verb (intransitive)to take a husband; get marriedᦍᧂ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦀᧁ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.She is not married yet.2.6.1.2Weddingᦀᧁᦷᦕ
ᦀᧁᦵᦙʔaw¹mee⁴verb (intransitive)to take a wife; get marriedᦙᦲ ᦋᦻ ᦕᦴᧉ ᧚ ᦀᧁ ᦵᦙ ᦺᦡᧉ ᧓ ᦞᧃ.There was a man who had been married for three days.2.6.1.2Weddingᦀᧁᦵᦙ
ᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦙᦲᦵᦙkin¹xææk²mii⁴mee⁴adjectivemarried (of a man)ᦃᦾᧉ ᦺᦡᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ ᦙᦲ ᦵᦙ ᦵᦉ ᧟.I am already married.2.6.1Marriageᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦙᦲ1ᦵᦙ
ᦂᦲᧃᦀᦾᧉkin¹ʔɔj³verb (intransitive)to get married; be married2.6.1Marriageᦂᦲᧃᦀᦾᧉ
ᦂᦲᧃᦀᦾᧉᦓᦾᧉkin¹ʔɔj³nɔj⁶verb (intransitive)engaged to be married2.6.1.1Arrange a marriageᦂᦲᧃᦀᦾᧉᦓᦾᧉ
ᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈkin¹xææk²1verb (intransitive)to throw a feast (especially a wedding feast); entertain guestsᦉᦳᧂᧈ ᦟᦻ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦃᧁ ᦙᦱ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ.He sent a letter inviting them to come to the banquet.5.2.2.3Feast4.2.2.1Ceremony2verb (intransitive)to get marriedᦙᧃ ᦡᦲ ᦺᦂᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ ᦵᦠᦲᧃᧉ.She is about to get married.ᦙᦹᧉ ᦂᦲᧃ ᦶᦃᧅᧈ.Wedding day.2.6.1Marriageᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦶᦎᧅᧈᦂᦱᧃᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦙᦲᦵᦙᦂᦲᧃᦶᦃᧅᧈᦶᦢᧅᧈᦵᦟᦲᧈ
ᦃᦱᧈ3xaa²verb (intransitive)to give one's daughter in marriage2.6.1Marriageᦃᦱᧈᦺᦗᧉᦷᦆᦃᧁᧉᦷᦆᦃᦱᧈ
ᦃᦱᧈᦺᦗᧉxaa²paj⁶verb (intransitive)to get married (of a woman)2.6.1Marriageᦃᦱᧈ3ᦺᦗᧉ1
ᦃᦸᧆᧈᦂᧄᦃᦸᧆᧈᦵᦞᧃxɔɔt²kam¹xɔɔt²wen⁴verb (intransitive)to get engaged; commit to marriageᦃᦾᧉ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦃᦸᧆᧈ ᦂᧄ ᦃᦸᧆᧈ ᦵᦞᧃ ᦎᦸᧈ ᦋᦻ ᦕᦴᧉ ᦺᦡ ᦉᧅ ᦅᦳᧃ ᦵᦑᦲᧈ.I haven't gotten engaged to any man yet.2.6.1.1Arrange a marriageᦃᦸᧆᧈ1ᦂᧄᦵᦞᧃ
ᦃᦸᧆᧈᦵᦞᧃxɔɔt²wen⁴verb (intransitive)to become engaged2.6.1.2Weddingᦃᦸᧆᧈ1ᦵᦞᧃ
ᦅᦱᧈᦷᦎᧅᦐᧅkaa⁵tok²nak²nounbride price. [Note: The bride price is money or livestock that transfers from the groom's family to the bride's family upon sealing the marriage. This Lue practice is typical throughout Southeast Asia, and contrasts with the dowry that is common in East Asia and South Asia.]2.6.1.2Weddingᦅᦱᧈ2ᦷᦎᧅᦐᧅ
ᦷᦆᦃᧁᧉᦷᦆᦃᦱᧈxoo⁴xaw³xoo⁴xaa²nouna bride's necessities; trousseau2.6.1Marriageᦷᦆ1ᦃᧁᧉ2ᦃᦱᧈ3
ᦈᧁᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈcaw³baaw²noungroomᦈᧁᧉ ᦢᦱᧁᧈ ᧞ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦷᦕ ᦵᦙ ᦵᦉ ᧟, ᦊᦴᧈ ᦷᦣᧄᧈ ᦕᦱ ᦉᦱᧆ ᦜᧂ ᦷᦟᧂ.After the groom and the lady were married, they lived together in the big mansion.2.6.1.2Weddingᦈᧁᧉᦢᦱᧁᧈ
ᦉᦴᧈᦃᧁᧉᦑᦳᧃᦧᦸᧃsuu²xaw³tun⁴xwɔn¹verb (intransitive)to perform a ceremony for a significant event (such as a wedding, coming of age ceremony)ᦉᦴᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦑᦳᧃ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦔᦲᧃ ᦵᦙ ᦓᦾᧉ ᦘ ᦍᦱ ᦈᧁᧉ.They performed the ceremony for her to become the minor wife of the king.ᦉᦴᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦑᦳᧃ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦟᦴᧅ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦎᦲᧄ ᦵᦡᦲᧃ.They did the ceremony for the prince attaining one month of age.4.2.2.1Ceremony2.6.1.2Weddingᦉᦴᧈᦃᧁᧉᦧᦸᧃ
ᦉᦴᧈᦃᧁᧉᦙᧆᦧᦸᧃsuu²xaw³mat⁵xwɔn¹nounwrist-tying ritual (part of a wedding, baby dedication)ᦂᦱᧃ ᦉᦴᧈ ᦃᧁᧉ ᦙᧆ ᦧᦸᧃ ᦷᦥ ᦟ ᦷᦙᧃ ᦡᦲ ᧟, ᦟ ᦒ ᦓᦱ ᦈᧁᧉ ᧞ ᦓᦱᧂ ᦃᦹᧃᧉ ᦉᦴᧈ ᦕᦱ ᦉᦱᧆ.When the wrist-tying was completed, they invited the lord and lady to enter their mansion.4.2.2.1Ceremony2.6.1.2Weddingᦉᦴᧈᦃᧁᧉ1ᦙᧆᦧᦸᧃ
ᦉᦻᦺᦈsaaj¹caj¹2000noundarling (term of endearment)ᦶᦔᧂ ᦀᦴᧈ ᦆᧄ ᦶᦦᧂᧈ ᦺᦛ, ᦀᧁ ᦉᦻ ᦺᦈ ᦈᧁᧉ ᦂᦳᧄ ᦙᦱᧃ ᦓᦸᧃ ᦀᦴᧈ.She made a golded cradle that rocks for the darling prince to sleep in.2.6.1.5Romantic loveᦉᦻ1ᦺᦈ1
ᦉᦱᧂᧉᦂᧄᦵᦞᧃsaaŋ³kam¹wen⁴2000verb (intransitive)to get married; make loveᦘᦱ ᦉᦱ ᦺᦑ ᦊᦱᧄᧉ ᦜᦹᧆᧈ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦂᧄ ᦵᦞᧃ ᦋᧁᧉ.Dai people are accustomed to getting married early.ᦗᦲᧈ ᦓᦸᧂᧉ ᦈᦳᧃᧉ ᦂᧃ ᦂᧅ ᦑᦰ ᦢᧁᧈ ᦠᦹᧉ ᦉᦱᧂᧉ ᦂᧄ ᦵᦞᧃ ᦂᧇ ᦂᧃ.Close relatives are prohibited from marrying.2.6.2Sexual relations2.6.1.2Weddingᦉᦱᧂᧉᦂᧄᦵᦞᧃ
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