L - Word List


la'ah

English: extra, over and above


la'al

English: chicken, poultry
Bahasa Malaysia: ayam


la'ih

English: male, man


la'o

English: glossy, as the fur of a healthy animal


la'ud 1

English: downriver, toward the sea


la'ud 2

English: work
Bahasa Malaysia: kerja


la'uh

English: hungry
Bahasa Malaysia: lapar


laab

English: quicksand; soft mud in which people or animals sink when they walk (buffalos often die in this)


laak

English: olive green
Bahasa Malaysia: hijau zaitun


laak 1

English: ripe, of fruits
Bahasa Malaysia: masak


laak 2

English: ripe (fruits); cooked (stative)
Bahasa Malaysia: masak


laak 3

English: year
Bahasa Malaysia: tahun


laam

English: sour
Bahasa Malaysia: masam


laba

English: to pass by, very, excessive


laba'

English: childish or improper behaviour (giggling, showing off)


labak

English: crease, groove


labing 1

English: buttress roots, as the roots of the Casuarina tree


labo 1

English: mice, rats; also generic name for squirrels
Bahasa Malaysia: tikus; jenis tupai


labo 2

English: meat


labuh 1

English: gray, colour of darker clouds


labuh 2

English: clearing made by animals ?


labuh 3

English: scabbard for small knife,


labuh labuh

English: dusty


ladeh

English: red chili, hot flavour, hot (spicy)
Bahasa Malaysia: cili merah, cili


lah

English: used to soften or emphasise an utterance
Bahasa Malaysia: lah


lai

English: outside, the outside of


lajang

English: heavy iron cooking pot


lak

English: wedged in, stuck between as between the prongs of a fork or between two teeth


laken (laak-en)

English: thing cooked


lakuh

English: songs about personal adventures, dreams, lifestories, etc


lakut

English: the beding of a branch or the tip of a bamboo stalk; the act of pulling a branch or the tip of a bamboo stalk down


lalaw

English: mythical dragon that lives in the river


laled

English: black housefly
Bahasa Malaysia: lalat


lalid

English: ear
Bahasa Malaysia: telinga


laling

English: late
Bahasa Malaysia: lewat, lambat


lalit

English: a long time


lalud

English: powerful, having extraordinary abilities


lamad

English: choosy over food (as pregnant women, sick people)


laman

English: grazing land, pasture for buffalos


lamud 1

English: mixture


lamud 2

English: yeast
Bahasa Malaysia: ragi, yis


lana

English: smooth and shiny, as a bald head


lanau

English: type of plant, the stem (ubud) of which is edible
Bahasa Malaysia: ubud lanau


langan 1

English: dart, blowpipe dart
Bahasa Malaysia: anak sumpit


langan 2

English: knotted rope or string; used as an invitation, each knot representing one day, for each day before the feast; message stick


langit

English: sky
Bahasa Malaysia: langit


lango

English: large bluish-green fly, bluebottle, horsefly
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis lalat


langu'

English: brother-in-law, sister-in-law
Bahasa Malaysia: ipar, abang ipar, kakak ipar


languy

English: swimming
Bahasa Malaysia: renang


languy languy

English: dog paddle in the water


lanit

English: skinning, peeling off


lao

English: good condition of an animal


lapad

English: partition


lapung

English: lamp, torch
Bahasa Malaysia: lampu


laput

English: cloud
Bahasa Malaysia: awan


Laq mirup kupi keduih.

English: Yes, coffee please.


lati'

English: swidden, work on a swidden; dry rice field; farm


latih

English: paddy rice field
Bahasa Malaysia: sawah padi


lating

English: floating wharf


lato

English: oily (from animal fat)
Bahasa Malaysia: berminyak


lau'

English: warm, hot
Bahasa Malaysia: panas


lawe

English: walk
Bahasa Malaysia: jalan


lawe lawe

English: walk about aimlessly


laweh

English: message sent ahead (to inform of death, festival, party)


lawid

English: a type of fish
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis ikan


laya'

English: soft
Bahasa Malaysia: lembut, licak


layo

English: tame, docile
Bahasa Malaysia: jinak


layuh

English: wither
Bahasa Malaysia: layu


lebin

English: nappy, diapers
Bahasa Malaysia: lampin


lebpa

English: to slip off, of clothes or a child from one's lap


lebping

English: star shape as in star fruit


ledtam

English: nauseated, as from eating too much pork fat
Bahasa Malaysia: rasa hendak muntah atau mual


ledtut

English: peeled off, as of skin when scalded, or fruit skin


lega

English: bench; rough floor, floor in Penan-type jungle hut; cross support under floor


legken

English: stopped


legku'

English: thunder
Bahasa Malaysia: petir


leh

English: term of familiarity used among males


lekak

English: peel, what is shed from a fruit
Bahasa Malaysia: kulit buah-buahan


lekat

English: give up some activity momentarily


lekedtang

English: dawn, morning
Bahasa Malaysia: fajar, pagi


leki'

English: high-pitched, as of a girl's voice


lekoa

English: large variety of ginger, galingale
Bahasa Malaysia: lengkuas


leku'

English: bracelet of plant fibres, ivory, etc worn by females
Bahasa Malaysia: gelang dibuat drp gading, bahan tumbuhan dsb


lelab

English: uncovered as of some part of the body, having being pulled back, left uncovered, as of a sheet or clothes


leleg

English: residue left after drinking something
Bahasa Malaysia: hampas


leleng

English: dam made of branches in the river


lem

English: at, in


lema'ud (l-em-a'ud)

English: to go to work


lemabuh (l-em-abuh)

English: get oneself covered with dust or ashes, as a child playing in the dirt, throw a temper tantrum and roll in the dirt; struggle in sadness or frustration


lemanguy (l-en-anguy)

English: swim for fun or enjoyment


lematek

English: leech
Bahasa Malaysia: lintah


lemayuh (l-em-ayuh)

English: to wither (as a plant withering of its own accord)


lemek

English: fat of an animal, grease
Bahasa Malaysia: lemak


lemidik (l-em-idik)

English: to cut the undergrowth prior to farming


lemiget (l-em-iget)

English: to turn the head, to look backward


lemitung (l-em-itung)

English: to turn around or back


lemuh

English: fat, obese (of people, animals)
Bahasa Malaysia: gemuk


lemulun

English: person, human being
Bahasa Malaysia: manusia, orang


lemuned

English: in the middle
Bahasa Malaysia: di tengah-tengah


lemupung (l-em-upung)

English: to float (as a fish)


lemutuk

English: blister lesion (pompholyx)


lena'

English: recede, of a river
Bahasa Malaysia: undur, surut (paras air dlm sungai)


lened

English: cooking of vegetables
Bahasa Malaysia: bkn dgn masakan sayur-sayuran


lenedten

English: to be cooked


Leng leng dooq main teh nuk kenen ih. Tudaq berey kuh belih dih?

English: The food was delicious. I’d like bill, please.


lengen

English: arm
Bahasa Malaysia: lengan


lengu

English: slipped off (shirt, snake skin, etc)


lengungud

English: type of leech in water


lepa'

English: foam, suds
Bahasa Malaysia: buih


lepag

English: chipped


lepeku'

English: very small pond


lepo

English: small makeshift hut; temporary shelter, hut in the jungle where one can stay overnight when travelling away from the village
Bahasa Malaysia: sulap, teratak, pondok kebun


let

English: from
Bahasa Malaysia: dari, daripada


Let ______ keduih.

English: I am from _____?


leta'

English: a crack, cracked due to dryness


letamo

English: ant home in a tree,(base of)


li'a

English: louse egg, nit
Bahasa Malaysia: telur kutu


li'ip

English: shoulder blade, scapula
Bahasa Malaysia: tulang belikap


li'o

English: crystal clear, as waetr that one can see through to the bottom
Bahasa Malaysia: jernih


liang

English: under


libal

English: exchange of


libuh 1

English: round
Bahasa Malaysia: bulat


libuh 2

English: a variety of fruit, guava
Bahasa Malaysia: jambu batu


libun

English: overtaking ?
Bahasa Malaysia: memotong ?


libut

English: circle
Bahasa Malaysia: bulatan


lidik

English: cutting of undergrowth prior to farming; area cut


lidta'

English: spittle, sputum (saliva that has been expectorated)
Bahasa Malaysia: air liur, air ludah


lidtut

English: was peeled


lieh

English: small variety of ginger
Bahasa Malaysia: halia


liget

English: turning of the head


liget liget

English: turn the head this way and that way repeatedly


liip

English: sound made by contracting the lips and sucking in the breath forcefull, as in pain or when tasting something with an intensely bitter or sweet quality; smack the lips


lilab

English: 1) has been shaken; 2) was pulled back by


lili

English: covetous (after things)
Bahasa Malaysia: ingin akan hak orang lain


lilid

English: a reel


liling

English: small mat used to keep stuff in `bekang' (this mat encircles the inside of the bekang)


limeh

English: five
Bahasa Malaysia: lima


Limeh minit tupu teh let nginih

English: It’s only about 5 minutes walk from her.


Limeh rigit tupu.

English: Thank you. That’ll be RM5.


limun

English: a type of bird, Emerald Dove (Green-Winged Pigeon)
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis burung


lina'ud (l-in-a'ud)

English: has gone to work ?


linaak (l-in-aak)

English: was cooked by


linaam (l-in-aam)

English: was made sour by


linamud (l-in-amud)

English: was mixed by


linanit (l-in-anit)

English: was skinned by


linau'

English: was heated up by


linawe (l-in-awe)

English: walked; a trip, journey


linayo (l-in-ayo)

English: was tamed by


linayuh (l-in-ayuh)

English: was made to wither by


lined

English: was cooked by


linibun (l-in-ibun)

English: was overtaken by


linidik

English: the undergrowth was cut by


linidta' (l-in-idta')

English: was spat at by


linilid (l-in-ilid)

English: was rolled up by


linipuk (l-in-ipuk)

English: was burnt or singed by


linitem (l-in-item)

English: was stared at ?


lino

English: calm and clear of water (esp. in a paddy field)


linu'

English: clean, all finished, holy


linubang (l-in-ubang)

English: the whole was made by


linubid (l-in-ubid)

English: was rolled over by


linuen (linu(h)-en)

English: on thinking about


linuh 1

English: thought, sentiment
Bahasa Malaysia: fikiran


linuh 2

English: shuddering feeling experienced when someone scratches bamboo with fingernails; sensation of `having teeth on edge'


linuh 3

English: spirits enraged or displeased over a man's action


linuh 4

English: surface of bamboo


linuh linuh

English: toying with an idea


linuka' (l-in-uka')

English: was pushed by


linulun

English: was rolled up by


linupung (l-in-upung)

English: was floated by


linutak (l-in-utak)

English: was made dirty by


linutut (l-in-utut)

English: was made muddy by


linuyu' (l-in-uyu')

English: was made dirty by


lipang

English: rice with empty husk (no grain inside)


lipeh

English: side, as of the body


lipen

English: tooth
Bahasa Malaysia: gigi


lipi

English: thin (material)
Bahasa Malaysia: nipis


lipi'

English: was folded/turned over by


lipid

English: to twist
Bahasa Malaysia: melipid


lipid-lipid

English: to entangle around


lipuk

English: burnt, singed


liput

English: wild (of aminals)
Bahasa Malaysia: liar


lisek

English: to tickle


litah

English: take care


litem

English: staring


litung

English: turning around or back


litung-litung

English: to go back and forth


liu'

English: slippery
Bahasa Malaysia: licin


loket

English: fall over


lu'eh

English: sleepiness
Bahasa Malaysia: ngantuk


lu'eh lu'eh

English: sleepy


lua'a

English: sacrifical item


luang

English: fish, usually large fish
Bahasa Malaysia: ikan, merujuk kepada ikan yang besar


lubang

English: hole
Bahasa Malaysia: lubang


lubid

English: act of rolling over, rolling down a slope


lubpa

English: nude, naked, without any covering on
Bahasa Malaysia: telanjang


lubput

English: ? proptosis


lubung

English: temporary house
Bahasa Malaysia: rumah sementara


lud

English: slide


ludak

English: mud, dirty
Bahasa Malaysia: lumpur, kotor


ludan

English: something spoken of or talked about, gossip


luden

English: to be carried in a boat ?


luden (ulud-en)

English: is being talked about or told, will talk about or tell


ludu

English: bua' ludu, flower of bua' sala'


lueng

English: dent, depression


lugkui 1

English: without baggage, not carrying baggage


lugkui 2

English: not pregnant


lugkui 3

English: not wearing a shirt; without a shirt on


luk

English: pen for catching buffalo


luka'

English: fall, when on the ground; slip and fall down


luko'

English: rolled tobacco; cigarette
Bahasa Malaysia: rokok


lukuh

English: animal lying down


lulud 1

English: shin
Bahasa Malaysia: kaki sebelah depan dr lutut ke pergelangan kaki


lulud 2

English: a type of fish
Bahasa Malaysia: sejenis ikan


lulun

English: a roll of something; act of rolling up (mats, sheets)


lumut

English: moss
Bahasa Malaysia: lumut


lun

English: person, people
Bahasa Malaysia: orang


lun merar

English: social adult


lun royong

English: family
Bahasa Malaysia: keluarga


lun ruyong

English: relative
Bahasa Malaysia: saudara


lunek

English: thick, juicy lining inside the seed coat in a jackfruit


lunging

English: mortar, usu made of made, for pounding small items


lungo

English: to rest at someone's home


lungun

English: coffin (term used by the older generation)
Bahasa Malaysia: keranda


lunu'

English: gums
Bahasa Malaysia: gusi


lupu

English: overflow, boil over (of liquids, in cooking)


lupuk

English: blister
Bahasa Malaysia: lepuh, lecur


lupung

English: a float, floating, to float (as a dead leaf)


lutak

English: muddy, dirty
Bahasa Malaysia: berlumpur, kotor


luten

English: firebrand ?


luteng

English: slow-flowing section of river, calm river


luting

English: large body of water


lutu

English: funny, strange, odd


lutung

English: germs, bacteria
Bahasa Malaysia: kuman


lutut

English: muddy, of unclear water


luud

English: slide back and forth while sitting ?


luun

English: on, upon
Bahasa Malaysia: di atas


luyo

English: soft, melted


luyu'

English: dirty, untidy; smeared with mup, soup, etc
Bahasa Malaysia: kotor