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 “m” (118)
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mdescriptor placed before a name 名字前的形容
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mahow (question after the event) 怎麼,發生事後的疑問詞
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maato become 成為
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maahcoming 要來
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maangto cover; to shield; to spread all over 遮住;遍及
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makawbetel leaf vine 荖葉
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makuto all of them 對他們大家
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maliadd more! (command form) 增加
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mamitangerine; orange 橘子
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mamunglong-eared owl; slow-witted person 長耳鴞;遲鈍的人
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mangthreat to hit someone 要打人的話
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maqsound of throwing mud; expression for trampling 丟泥巴聲;踐踏的用語
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maqawbetel leaf vine 荖葉
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marahanew; again from the beginning; to create; to fabr… 重新;創作;造謠
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marangbald head 禿頭
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mariboiled; ball; personal name (unisex) 滾了;球;人名,中性
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marungmedal; man's name 勳章;人名,男性
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masaqsoap 肥皂
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masumillet 小米
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matarusix 六
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mawanhusband of one's wife's sister 連襟
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maxsound of a slap 用手掌打的聲音
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mdamata road long unused 很久沒有走的路
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mdkrangto go headhunting 出草
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meegulto inherit (genetically) 遺傳
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meudusalive 活的
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meyconcluding particle 結語
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meybanglarge sickle; Taiwan whitefish 大鐮刀;台灣白魚
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meyhto beat badly 毒打
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meyngexpression for being knocked senseless 頭被打暈的用語
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meyxOK, that's enough (concluding expression) 好了、夠了,結束語
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mgeiyaxto avoid 逃避
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mgmamaslow-witted 遲鈍
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mgmariboiled 滾過
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mgmawTetracera vine 錫葉藤
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mhburawinside of the lower abdomen 小腹的內部
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mhiyangmountain ridge; village name 山嶺;部落名
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mhugto harvest (by breaking off) 收割(折)
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midanot much 沒有多少
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miritgoat; sheep; disobedient 羊;不聽話
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misuto you 對你
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mkwhere someone comes from; how many days 屬於何地來的人;幾天
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mkeiyaxaccidental death 意外死亡
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mklanstubborn 固執
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mknxalgeneration 世代
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mlaaconfident 有自信
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mlhayhundred-pace viper 百步蛇
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mlmulbanana flower 香蕉花
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mmakuclump of silver grass 芒草叢
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mmeenuasking how things are 問狀況
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mnabaya baby's growing-up cries 嬰孩成長的哭泣
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mnaisto receive; to catch 接
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mnanwe 我們
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mnegraqilnot all grown well 不全都長好
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mneudusanimal 動物
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mnlngugto suit; to fit 適合
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mnnangitetanus 破傷風
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mnsurerection 男性生殖器勃起
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mowksound of a blow 打擊聲
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mowlto slap someone's mouth 打嘴
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mowngsound of an explosion; sound of ocean waves 爆炸聲;海浪聲
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Mqribaqperson from Nantou 南投人
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mqrigmountain litsea 山胡椒
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mrangbald 禿
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mraqprickly heat 痱子
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mrduungmountain ridge; log 山脊;原木
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mribaqto crack; to split 裂
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mrmulquail 鵪鶉
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mruyangweasel 黃鼠狼
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msangidysentery 痢疾
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msgasutpriest; ritual leader 祭司
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msmpadamuntjac (male or female) 公母山羌
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msngsungutlittle person; dwarf (legend) 小矮人
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mspatulforty 四十
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msQowringthe Dutch 荷蘭人
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msurerection 男性生殖器勃起
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mtnniiall the same 都一樣
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mtrajingadolescence 青春期
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mtrulthirty 三十
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mtuqin a hurry 急忙
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mumy; mine 我的
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muduwild pomelo 野柚
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muhingnose; place name; corner of a house 鼻子;地名;房屋牆角
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mumungwheel drive belt 車輪傳送器
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munanyou (plural) 你們
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munangwild taro 野山芋
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munganslow-witted 遲鈍
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muqto stutter 口吃
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musaqmuddy water 污濁水
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muuluwill certainly 一定會
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muwangrice porridge 稀飯
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muxsexual intercourse 性交
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muxasickly child; personal name (unisex) 體弱的孩子;人名,中性
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muxislow-witted 遲鈍