Roots
Most Truku words are formed by adding affixes to a root. Choose a letter to browse the roots; each root’s page lists all of its derived words.
Roots beginning with “b” (242)
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baawkiwifruit 奇異果
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baaxweeding after the harvest; to destroy; weeding aft… 收割後的除草；毀滅 ；收割後除草。(已收的農作連根拔起，為使間種的作物成長)Words: 44
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babahfatness 胖
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bagahnative sugarcane 土甘蔗
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bahatwax gourd; fat; plump 冬瓜；肥胖
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bakigrandfather (paternal or maternal); father-in-law … 祖父、外公、祖父；妻子或丈夫的父親 (pnqjingan 姻親關係的父母親)；老化Words: 51
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bassound of cutting grass 砍草聲
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batullarge lima bean (a large-seeded variety grown at h… 大萊豆(一種高海拔顆粒大的萊豆)；耳飾(專給獵過敵人首級的人當耳飾)
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baunpumpkin; big belly 南瓜；大肚子
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bausram; male goat 公羊
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bbakibird name 鳥名
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bbalawthorny rattan; feather 刺籐；羽毛
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bbuwaxtree name 樹名
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beyluhbeans; legumes 豆類
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bgbugsugarcane seedling; bridge of the nose 蔗苗；鼻樑
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bgiyaweaving sword (beater of a loom); bees and wasps (… 打緯板；各種蜂類
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bgukchar marks; goatskin quiver and bullet pouch 烤紋；用山羊皮做的裝箭袋及子彈袋
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bguliqelephant's-ear tree (Macaranga) 血桐樹
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bhbihplace with many wild animals; place where animals … 很多野獸地方、野獸掙扎的地方；工作做得不完整；毒打；很嚴重；重重的跌倒Words: 43
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bhbuhflowers of silver grass and sugarcane; white-haire… 芒草及甘蔗花；白髮狀
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bhkawinner core of rattan 黃藤的內莖
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bhngilsilver grass 芒草
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bhniqbow; spring pole of a trap; fishing rod 弓、陷阱的彈吊桿、釣桿；
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bilike this; it seems that 像這樣；好像是
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bikawcurved; place name 彎的形狀；地名
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bikibent; curved 彎曲
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binawtentative tone ("let's try"); personal name; to su… 試試看語氣；人名；忽然想到
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biyiwork hut (hunting hut, kitchen, livestock shed); s… 工寮(獵寮、廚房、家畜小屋)；小屋
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biyuqfruit juice; tears; honey; personal name; milk; pu… 果樹汁；眼淚；蜂蜜；人名；奶汁；膿液
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bkaruhhoe 鋤頭公
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bkluychin 下巴
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bkuwirspindle of spun thread 捻線捲
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blalihemorrhoids; female genitals 痔瘡；女性生殖器
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blbulbanana 香蕉
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bleetustone oak (Lithocarpus) 杏葉石櫟(鬼石櫟)
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bluhingwinnowing basket 簸箕
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bnaangbeam (of a house) 梁木
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bnaaywild tangerine 野橘
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bnaqiggravel; sand and stones; countless people 砂石；人數數不清
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bnbunfertile land 肥沃地
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bngbangsheet metal; metal drum 鐵皮；鐵桶
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bnghurhornet; very fierce (of a woman) 黃蜂；很兇(婦女)
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bngruxlarge silver grass; old place name (opposite prese… 大芒草；古地名（今水源村的對面）
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bnilaqshavings (from rats gnawing or sawing); waves caus… 老鼠啃蝕、鋸過的屑；氣象改變引起的海浪(海象冬天東北季風、夏天的颱風)Words: 38
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bnusea turtle; straw; pipe stem 海龜；吸管、煙管
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bnuqirthin mountain bamboo 深山細竹
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bnuwarplum 李子
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bownaya kind of cicada 春蟓
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bowyakwild boar 山豬
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bqarantrigger stick (of a trap) 消息棒
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Branawplace name; fertile terraced land 地名；肥沃的上下斜層平地
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brangrustling ("brang") sound in the grass; sound of ru… 草叢發出「brang」的聲音 ；葉子搖動的聲音；一起逃出來的樣子；很輕鬆的把東西甩了；草的名字Words: 42
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braquTaiwan barbet (bird) 五色鳥(鳥名)
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brayawgiant elephant's ear (Alocasia); place name; to be… 姑婆芋；地名；淫蕩
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brbirsound of machines, vehicles and flying insects 機器、車子及昆蟲飛的聲音
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brhibungyellow 黃色
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brhuwametal drum 鐵桶
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brihutsquirrel 松鼠
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brqiyaheadhunting flag (made from rice-paper plant pith;… 馘首旗 ( 通心蕊製成，早期太魯閣族用於獵首的旗。)
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brsulmale dog; tomcat 公狗、公貓
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brtaukwild blueberry 野藍莓
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brulingrice-paper plant (Tetrapanax) 通心樹
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brunguyback basket 背籃
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brussound of animals fleeing through the grass 動物在草叢逃跑的聲音
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bruyanfat; plump 肥胖
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bsiyawshell ginger (Alpinia) 月桃樹
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bsuringnew shoots of silver grass; place name: Xiulin; to… 芒草新芽；地名，秀林；通靈
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btakangiant bamboo (ma bamboo); a kind of bamboo; place … 麻竹；竹子的 一種；地名(巴達竿)
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btarbamboo-strip knife 竹片刀