English. Loo-Choo.
Look, to, closely MMJi Tebtsheeoon g.
Looking-glass p i l l Kdgung.
Long, or length Nagiisa.
Lose, to - Odtoochung.
Make, to, clothes - Ching n&wyoong *.
■ , a noise - Hfrbbeecoong.
- 1 " , a rope ’ : Cheena ootchoong *f*.
■ ■1 - , salt - - Mdshoo tdtchoong.
'■■■" ■■, sugar __ - - Sdta skdyoongj.
a tea-pot Tdcoo sookooyoong
Making a false step Koonsinda dakat'chee.
Male - _ ■- Woo.
Mallet, wooden Chee-chee.
Man (homo) - Choo.
(vir) I ckkeega §.
------, medical ¿ ’« ¡ I I'shsha.
------ , of rank Pay chin, or Qudngning (Chinese).
------ , short f § || Inj&sa.
------ , sick - I'ckkeega yadong.
------ , the skin of a Choo-noo-ka.
------ , small Feecodsa.
Mast of a ship, or boat Hdsseeda.
Mat - Moosho6roo, or Hdtung.
Match, or fire-stick used in the temples Kaw ||.
Me, or I $. Wang.
Meal, 1st (at sun-rise) 11B Stimmee teemoong.
------I 2nd (two hours after) t ||§ A'ssa bung.
* Literally to sew clothes.
1 Literally to work rope.
X Skoyoong, or Sookooyoong, signifies to bake.
5 This word, which is composed of ickkee and ya (ickkee signifying there, and go, which
may possibly have been originally ya, you), appeared to me to bear a similar meaning to onr
ym, sir, or you, there, as the natives invariably called out ichk'eega, when wishing to attract
the attention of any one.
|| See note on the kawroo. The kaw is also bnrned when an offering of rice is made on
the kawroo.
English. Loo-Choo.
Meal, 3rd (at noon) - Feera modmoong.
——-, 4th (at sunset) - Yo6 bung.
Measure, to - Gbwjee Mckkiyoong.
Melon - Todqua.
Men, a great many - Oowhoko Ickkeega.
Mew, to, as a cat - Nachoong deeoong.
Midday, or noon - Teeda mbtehoo.
Milk - Chee.
----- ■, to draw - Chee Myoong.
Million - Chaw.
Mine - . - - - Codra wa moong.
Mixed - Bbtee.
Moon, the - Stchay.
------- , or month, one - It'chee stit'chee, or gwabtsee *
------- , full - Oostit'chee, or M&roo.
------- , half - - - Mecasit'chee.
Monkey - Sbroo.
More - - - Gnbfing.
Morrow - A'cha.
Mother - Um'ma.
Mud - Dodroo.
Musical instrument, to play on a - Kodtoo feetchoong.
* The following are the names of the months or moons.
January - - - Shaw gwautsee.
February - Nee gwautsee (lit. 2d month).
March - Sang gwautsee (lit. 3d).
April - Shee gwautsee (lit. 4th).
May - Goo gwautsee (lit. 5 th).
June - - - Roocoo gwautsee (lit. 6th).
July - Sitchee gwautsee (lit. 7th).
August - Fatchee gwautsee (lit. 8th).
September . - - Coo gwautsee (lit. 9th).
October - - - Joo gwautsee (lit. 10th).
November - - Shee moo stitcbee, or joo itchee gwautsee.
December - - Shee wasee, or joo nee gwautsee.
The twentieth day of the tenth month (October), Joo gwautsee, neejoo nilchee, was,
according to Loo-Choo time,, the second day of the tenth month, joo gwautsee, nee nitchee.