মনিপুরী

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মনিপুরী (manipūrī)


ꯊꯝꯕꯥꯜ

ꯊꯝ (tham, “lotus”) + ꯕꯥꯜ (baal, “flower”)


ꯄꯦꯡꯕ

Osteobrama belangeri (a species of freshwater fish)


ꯀꯩ

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<i class="Beng mention" lang="mni">কৈ</i>


ꯏꯁꯤꯡ

<i class="Beng mention" lang="mni">ইসিং</i>


ꯅꯨꯡ

<i class="Beng mention" lang="mni">নুং</i>

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-lu(ŋ/k). Cognate with Atong (India) rong, Garo roŋ/ro·ong, Dimasa loŋ, Kokborok hloŋ, Tshangla [script needed] (luŋ), Lepcha ᰜᰴ (lăŋ).


ꯁ

Manipuri letter named ꯁꯝ (sam), representing initial /s/ and sometimes final /-s/.


ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ

ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ (sangs͟k͟reet) (Bengali script সংস্কৃত)

sangs͟k͟reet (romanization)
সংস্কৃত (Bengali)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit संस्कृत (saṃskṛta, “Sanskrit”, literally “perfected, refined”).


ꯑꯥꯌꯨꯕꯦꯗ

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ꯑꯥꯌꯨꯕꯦꯗ (ʼaayoobeda) (Bengali script আয়ুর্বেদ)

ʼaayoobeda (romanization)
আয়ুর্বেদ (Bengali)

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आयुर्वेद (āyurveda).


ꯔꯥꯃꯥꯌꯟ

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ꯔꯥꯃꯥꯌꯟ (raamaayan) (Bengali script রামায়ণ)

raamaayan (romanization)
রামায়ণ (Bengali)

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit रामायण (rāmāyaṇa).


ꯏꯇꯤꯍꯥꯁ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit इतिहास (itihāsa).


ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯟ

ꯅꯤ (nee) + ꯄꯟ (pan), literally “2-less”.


ꯍꯨꯝꯐꯨ

ꯍꯨꯝ (hoom) + ꯐꯨ (phoo), literally “triple twenty”.


ꯃꯔꯤꯐꯨ

ꯃꯔꯤ (maree) + ꯐꯨ (phoo), literally “quadruple twenty”.


ꯅꯤꯐꯨ

ꯅꯤ (nee) + ꯐꯨ (phoo), literally “double twenty”.


ꯃꯔꯤꯐꯨꯇꯔꯥ

ꯃꯔꯤ (maree) + ꯐꯨ (phoo) + ꯇꯔꯥ (taraa), literally “quadruple twenty [plus] ten”.


ꯑꯅꯤ

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ni, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/s-ni-s.


ꯍꯨꯝꯐꯨꯇꯔꯥ

ꯍꯨꯝ (hoom) + ꯐꯨ (phoo) + ꯇꯔꯥ (taraa), literally “triple twenty [plus] ten”.


ꯃꯉꯥ

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l/b-ŋa.


ꯑꯍꯨꯝ

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *sum, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-sum.


ꯇꯔꯨꯛ

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *luk, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-k-ruk.


ꯃꯔꯤ

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *li, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ləj.


ꯇꯔꯦꯠ

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *let, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ni-s.


ꯃꯥꯄꯟ

ꯃꯥ (maa) + ꯄꯟ (pan), literally “1-less”.


ꯁꯡꯁꯀꯔꯤꯠ

ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ#Manipuri

Alternative form of ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ (sangs͟k͟reet)


ꯏꯝꯐꯥꯜ

→ English: Imphal

Derived from ꯌꯨꯝ (yoom, “house”) + ꯐꯥꯜ (phaal, “plenty; beautiful”).

Imphal (a city, the state capital of Manipur, India)


ꯉ

Manipuri letter named ꯉꯧ (ngou), representing initial /ŋ/.


ꯡ

ꯉꯧ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ
ꯉꯧ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ#Manipuri

Manipuri letter named ꯉꯧ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ (ngou lonsoom), representing final /-ŋ/.


ꯛ

ꯀꯣꯛ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ
ꯀꯣꯛ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ#Manipuri

Manipuri letter named ꯀꯣꯛ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ (kok lonsoom), representing final /-k/.


ꯆ

Manipuri letter named ꯆꯤꯟ (cheen) or ꯆꯤꯜ (cheel), representing initial /t͡ʃ/.


ꯈ

Manipuri letter named ꯈꯧ (khou), representing initial /kʰ/.


ꯒ

Manipuri letter named ꯒꯣꯛ (gok), representing initial /ɡ/.


ꫤ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ʈ/.


ꫢ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /t͡ʃʰ/.


ꫦ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ɖ/.


ꫥ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ʈʰ/.


ꫣ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ɲ/.


ꫩ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ʃ/.


ꯝ

ꯃꯤꯠ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ
ꯃꯤꯠ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ#Manipuri

Manipuri letter named ꯃꯤꯠ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ (meet lonsoom), representing final /-m/.


ꫨ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ɳ/.


ꯃ

Manipuri letter named ꯃꯤꯠ (meet), representing initial /m/.


ꫧ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ɖʱ/.


ꯞ

ꯄꯥ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ
ꯄꯥ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ#Manipuri

Manipuri letter named ꯄꯥ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ (paa lonsoom), representing final /-p/.


ꫪ

(obsolete) Manipuri letter (unnamed), representing initial /ʂ/.


ꯕ

Manipuri letter named ꯕꯥ (baa), representing initial /b/.


ꯚ

Manipuri letter named ꯚꯝ (bham), representing initial /bʱ/.


ꯐ

Manipuri letter named ꯐꯝ (pham), representing initial /pʰ/ and sometimes initial /f/.


ꯄ

Manipuri letter named ꯄꯥ (paa), representing initial /p/.


ꯘ

Manipuri letter named ꯘꯧ (ghou), representing initial /ɡʱ/.


ꯌꯥ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.


ꯀ

The first letter in the Manipuri alphabet, named ꯀꯣꯛ (kok).


ꯙ

Manipuri letter named ꯙꯧ (dhou), representing initial /dʱ/.


ꯓ

Manipuri letter named ꯓꯝ (jham), representing initial /d͡ʒʱ/.


ꯌ

Manipuri letter named ꯌꯥꯡ (yaang), representing initial /j/.


ꯍ

Manipuri letter named ꯍꯨꯛ (hook), representing initial /h/.


ꯅ

Manipuri letter named ꯅꯥ (naa), representing initial /n/.


ꯟ

ꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ
ꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ#Manipuri

Manipuri letter named ꯅꯥ ꯂꯣꯟꯁꯨꯝ (naa lonsoom), representing final /-n/.


ꯊ

Manipuri letter named ꯊꯧ (thou), representing initial /tʰ/.


ꯁꯟꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ

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ꯁꯟꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ (sans͟k͟reet)

ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ#Manipuri

Alternative form of ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ (sangs͟k͟reet)


ꯁꯪꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ

ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ ꯁꯡꯁ꯭ꯀ꯭ꯔꯤꯠ#Manipuri


ꯅꯥ

Cognate to Chinese 耳 and Burmese နား (na:).


ꯊꯧ

an offering made usually to an evil spirit by a traditional priest


ꯈꯨꯠ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k(r)u-t. Cognate with Chepang [script needed] (krut), Kinnauri [script needed] (gud), Rongmei Naga khut, Maring Naga akhut, Mizo [Term?] (kut), Mün Chin [script needed] (kut).


꯱

Manipuri digit one, named ꯑꯃꯥ (ʼamaa) or ꯑꯃ (ʼama).


꯵

Manipuri digit five, named ꯃꯉꯥ (mangaa).


꯴

Manipuri digit four, named ꯃꯔꯤ (maree) or ꯃꯂꯤ (malee).


꯰

Manipuri digit zero, named ꯐꯨꯟ (phoon) or ꯐꯨꯜ (phool).


꯶

Manipuri digit six, named ꯇꯔꯨꯛ (tarook) or ꯇꯂꯨꯛ (talook).


꯳

Manipuri digit three, named ꯑꯍꯨꯝ (ʼahoom).


꯷

Manipuri digit seven, named ꯇꯔꯦꯠ (taret) or ꯇꯂꯦꯠ (talet).


꯸

ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯟ ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯟ#Manipuri

ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯜ ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯜ#Manipuri

Manipuri digit eight, named ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯟ (neepaan) or ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯜ (neepaal).


ꯅꯤꯄꯥꯜ

ꯅꯤ (nee) + ꯄꯜ (pal), literally “2-less”.


ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯩ

ꯀꯕꯣ (kabo, “Burma”) + ꯀꯩ (kei, “tiger”).


ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯪ

ꯀꯕꯣ (kabo, “Burma”) + ꯀꯪ (kang, “floating aquatic plant”).


ꯌꯨꯑꯦꯁꯑꯦ

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ꯌꯨꯑꯦꯁꯑꯦ (yooʼesaʼe)


ꯃ꯭ꯌꯥꯟꯃꯥꯔ

Learned borrowing from English Myanmar, from Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma).


ꯃꯤꯡ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-miŋ. Cognate to Mandarin 名 (míng), Tibetan མིང (ming), and Burmese အမည် (a.many).


ꯀꯣꯕꯤ

Borrowed from Assamese কবি (kobi), from Portuguese couve (“cabbage”), from Latin caulis (“stalk, stem”). Cognate with Hindi गोभी (gobhī), Punjabi ਗੋਭੀ (gobhī), Marathi कोबी (kobī), Bengali কপি (kopi).


ꯅꯦꯄꯥꯜ

Nepal (a country in South Asia, located between China and India)


ꯄꯥꯑꯣ

Learned borrowing from Chinese 報／报 (bào).


ꯏꯔꯥꯏ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯏꯂꯥꯢ (ʼilaai).


ꯊꯥꯡꯖ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯊꯥꯡꯆ (thaangcha).


ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯏꯖꯤꯡ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯢꯆꯤꯡ (nongmaaicheeng).


ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯀꯥꯕ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯀꯥꯄ (neengthoukaapa).


ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛꯄꯣꯛꯄ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯂꯩꯄꯥꯛꯄꯣꯛꯄ (leipaakpokpa).


ꯌꯨꯝꯁꯀꯩꯁ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯌꯨꯝꯁꯥꯀꯩꯁꯥ (yoomsaakeisaa).


ꯍꯥꯟ

to come or arrive in advance of someone or something


A punctuation mark equivalent to a (,) comma.

Burmese script
Indo-Aryan languages
danda


A punctuation mark equivalent to a (.) period.


ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥ

ꯅꯣꯡ (nong, “heavenly”) + ꯁꯥ (saa, “beast”)


ꯂꯤꯛꯂꯥ

Cognate with Limbu hiːqwa, Tangkhul Naga [script needed] (ikra).


ꯂꯝꯃꯣꯛ

From ꯂꯝ (lam, “land”) + ꯃꯣꯛ (mok, “pig”).


ꯁꯉꯥꯏ

→ English: sangai

brow-antlered deer (Rucervus eldii eldii)


ꯁꯑꯣꯝ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-wam (“bear”). Cognate with Cantonese 熊 (hung4) and Tibetan དོམ (dom).


ꯂꯤꯔꯨꯡ

From ꯂꯤ (lee, “cane”) + ꯔꯨꯡ (roong, “frame”),
the first element of which is from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d/s-ləy. Cognate with S'gaw Karen ချံၣ် (khleè, “bow”), Naxi leemei (“longbow”), Jingpho kung-li (“bow”), Limbu li.


ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ

From ꯅꯣꯡ (nong, “rain”) + ꯊꯥꯡ (thaang, “sword”).


ꯆꯤꯡꯂꯥꯏ

From ꯆꯤꯡ (cheeng, “mountain”) + ꯂꯥꯏ (laaʼi, “god”)


ꯂꯝꯍꯨꯏ

From ꯂꯝ (lam, “land”) + ꯍꯨꯏ (hooʼi, “dog”).


ꯈꯨꯅꯤꯡ

From ꯈꯨ (khoo, “limb”) + ꯅꯤꯡ (neeng, “behind”).


ꯏꯀꯥ

From ꯏ (ʼi, “water”) + ꯀꯥ (kaa, “to climb”).


ꯂꯝꯃꯩ

From ꯂꯝ (lam, “land”) + ꯃꯩ (mei, “fire”).


ꯁꯅꯥ

Ultimately from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa).


ꯈꯣꯝ

Cognate with Tibetan འོ་མ ('o ma), Sherpa འོ་མ ('o ma).


ꯃꯤ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-mi(j)-n. Cognate to Chinese 民 (mín) and Tibetan མི (mi).


ꯈꯣꯏ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k/gwaːy. Cognate with Paite [script needed] (khuai), Tangkhul Naga khui, Chepang क्वाय् (kway), Drung kua, Chinese 蜾 (guǒ).


ꯁꯟꯅꯤꯡꯍꯟꯕ

ꯁꯟ (san) + ꯅꯤꯡ (neeng) + ꯍꯟ (han) + ꯕ (ba), literally “cow/ox‑a point/place behind sth/returner”

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a person who earns money by working as an agent for recovering a lost cow, ox, etc.


ꯁꯟꯒꯥꯔꯤ

ꯁꯟ (san) + ꯒꯥꯔꯤ (gaaree), literally “cow-ox-vehicle”


ꯏꯀꯥꯏ

ꯏ (ʼi, “blood”) + ꯀꯥꯏ (kaaʼi, “to break”).


ꯃꯉꯥꯡ

One of the seven clans of the Meitei people.


ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ

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ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ (ʼoʼinaam)

mni-noun

ꯑꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ (ʼoʼinaam)


ꯁꯂꯥꯏ-ꯂꯩꯁꯥꯡꯊꯦꯝ

One of the seven clans of the Meitei people


ꯈꯨꯃꯟ

One of the seven clans of the Meitei people; Khuman


ꯂꯨꯋꯥꯡ

One of the seven clans of the Meitei people; Luwang


ꯆꯦꯡꯂꯩ

One of the seven clans of the Meitei people; Chenglei


ꯑꯉꯣꯝ

One of the seven clans of the Meitei people; Angom


ꯀꯪꯂꯥ

An ancient capital city of Kangleipak realm.


ꯐꯛꯄꯥꯢ

Vietnamese coriander
Vietnamese coriander

Vietnamese coriander (Persicaria odorata)


ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ

→ English: Panthoibi

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯢꯄꯤ (paanthoipee).

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mni:ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ


Nongmaiching

A multi-branched mountain in the Imphal valley, regarded as an abode of many Meitei deities.


ꯀꯨꯝꯗꯝꯁꯩ

→ English: Kumdamsei


ꯀꯔꯄꯨꯔ

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कर्पूर (karpūra).


ꯁꯝ

a kind of a long basket with a long strap


ꯂꯩꯕꯥꯛ

ꯂꯩ (lei, “soil”) + ꯕꯥꯛ (baak, “to be broad”).


ꯑꯩꯈꯣꯏ

ꯑꯩ (ʼei, “I”) + -ꯈꯣꯏ (-khoʼi, “plural suffix”).


ꯅꯡ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *na-ŋ. Cognate to Chinese 你 (nǐ).


ꯃꯔꯨ

part of a stem underground from which plants grew


ꯎ

The fifteenth letter of the Manipuri alphabet, named ꯎꯟ (un).


ꯁꯥꯃꯩ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *r-maj ~ m-raj.


ꯍꯤꯛ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-r(j)ik. Cognate to Mizo hrik and Tibetan ཤིག (shig).


ꯄꯨꯛ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *puːk ~ buːk.


ꯊꯛ

to consume fuel by an automobile disproportionately


ꯁꯤꯠ

(of hunger) to draw one's stomach inward


ꯏꯔꯣꯏ

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ꯏꯔꯣꯏ (ʼiroʼi)

mni-verb

ꯏꯔꯣꯏ (ʼiroʼi)


ꯊꯤꯟ

to set gems, pearls, etc. in a piece of jewellery, etc.


ꯈꯡ

a verbal prefix indicating doing something suddenly


ꯆꯥ

Ultimately borrowed from Chinese 茶 (chá).


ꯆꯥ

to go to a girl's locality for courtship


ꯍꯥꯠ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-sat. Cognate to Cantonese 殺／杀 (saat3), Nuosu ꌉ (sit), and Burmese သတ် (sat).


ꯁꯤ

Inherited from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *səj. Cognate to Cantonese 死 (sǐ), Tibetan འཆི ('chi), Lisu ꓫꓵꓺ (ʃɨ̱), and Nuosu ꌦ (sy).

cog

Lisu ꓫꓵꓺ (ʃɨ̱)


ꯃꯩꯇꯩ

a member of the Meitei ethnic group in Manipur, India.


ꯊꯥꯀꯨꯔ

Borrowed from Sanskrit ठक्कुर (ṭhakkura).


ꯏꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯥ

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ꯏꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯥ (ʼind͟raa)

mni-proper noun

ꯏꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯥ (ʼind͟raa)


ꯏꯃꯣꯏꯅꯨ

→ English: Imoinu

(Meitei mythology) Imoinu (the goddess of wealth)


ꯎꯃꯡꯂꯥꯏ

→ English: Umanglai, Umang Lai


ꯕ꯭ꯔꯤꯍꯁꯄꯇꯤ

Borrowed from Sanskrit बृहस्पति (bṛhaspati).


ꯐꯧꯑꯣꯏꯕꯤ

→ English: Phouoibi


ꯂꯥꯏꯈꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ

→ English: Laikhurembi


ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ

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ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ

mni-proper noun

ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ

→ English: Nongpok Ningthou


ꯂꯛꯁꯃꯤ

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).


ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ

→ English: Lairembi


ꯚꯒꯕꯥꯟ

Borrowed from Sanskrit भगवान् (bhagavān).


ꯏꯔꯥꯏ ꯂꯩꯃ

→ English: Irai Leima


ꯌꯨꯃꯖꯥꯑꯣ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯃꯥ

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ꯌꯨꯃꯖꯥꯑꯣ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯃꯥ

ꯌꯨꯃꯖꯥꯑꯣ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯃꯥ (yoomajaaʼo laaʼiremmaa)

mni-proper noun

ꯌꯨꯃꯖꯥꯑꯣ ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯃꯥ

→ English: Yumjao Lairemma


ꯃꯥꯔꯖꯤꯡ

→ English: Marjing


ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ

→ English: Nongshaba


ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ

→ Manipuri: Nongthang Leima


ꯄꯨꯔꯩꯔꯣꯝꯕ

→ English: Pureiromba


ꯉꯥꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ

→ English: Nganu Leima


ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯩꯃ

→ English: Thumleima


ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯣꯢꯅꯥꯢ

→ English: Taoroinai

(Meitei mythology) Taoroinai, the serpentine god of the Moon


ꯊꯣꯉꯥꯔꯦꯟ

→ English: Thongalen, Thongaren


ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯩꯃꯥ

→ English: Thongak Leima


ꯁꯣꯏꯕꯨꯝ

→ English: Soibum


ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯡ

→ English: Thangching

(Meitei mythology) Thangching, the god of the southwest


ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯔꯥꯛꯄ

→ English: Loyalakpa


ꯈꯡꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯡꯆꯥꯛ

→ English: Khambrangchak


ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯍꯟꯕ

→ English: Mongba Hanba

(Meitei mythology) Mongba Hanba, the forest god


ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ

→ English: Ningthou


ꯁꯃꯨꯗ꯭ꯔ

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<i class="Beng mention" lang="mni">সমুদ্র</i>

ꯁꯃꯨꯗ꯭ꯔ (samood͟ra) (Bengali script সমুদ্র)

samood͟ra (romanization)
সমুদ্র (Bengali)

Borrowed from Sanskrit समुद्र (samudra).


ꯕꯔꯞ

Borrowed from Classical Persian برف (barf).


ꯍꯛ

Borrowed from Classical Persian حَقّ (haqq).


ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ

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ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ (meeʼoʼi)

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ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ (meeʼoʼi)


ꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯡ

Ultimately from Persian شطرنج (šatranj).


ꯏ-

added to first member of a reduplicated verb


ꯑꯦꯂꯥꯏꯆꯤ

Borrowed from Sylheti ꠄꠟꠣꠁꠌ (elais), from Sanskrit एलीका (elīkā).


ꯂꯥꯡꯕꯟ

Laangban, the sixth month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯏꯉꯥ

Inga, the third month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯁꯖꯤꯕꯨ

→ English: Sajibu

Sajibu, the first month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯋꯥꯛꯆꯤꯡ

Waakcheeng, the tenth month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯂꯝꯇꯥ

Lamtaa, the twelfth month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯀꯥꯂꯦꯟ

Kaalen, the second month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯃꯦꯔꯥ

Meraa, the seventh month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯁꯒꯣꯜꯁꯦꯟ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯁꯥꯀꯣꯜꯁꯦꯟ (saakolsen).


ꯏꯉꯦꯟ

Ingen, the fourth month of the Meitei lunar calendar.


ꯑꯇꯤꯌꯥ ꯒꯨꯔꯨ ꯁꯤꯗꯕ

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ꯑꯇꯤꯌꯥ ꯒꯨꯔꯨ ꯁꯤꯗꯕ (ʼateeyaa gooroo seedaba)


ꯀꯦꯒꯦ

(historical) Moirang (a town in Manipur, India)


ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯇꯥꯟꯕ

→ English: Kwaak Taanba


ꯕꯔꯥꯛ

→ English: Barak


ꯕꯥꯔꯨꯅꯤ

→ English: Banuri


ꯂꯣꯛꯇꯥꯛ

→ English: Loktak


ꯕꯥꯖꯥꯔ

Borrowed from Bengali বাজার (bajar), from Classical Persian بازار (bāzār).


ꯇ

Manipuri letter named ꯇꯤꯜ (teel), representing initial /t/.


ꯂ

The third letter of the Meitei alphabet, named ꯂꯥꯏ (laaʼi).


ꯈꯥꯕ ꯉꯥꯟꯕ

One of the seven clans of the Meitei people; Khaba-Nganba


ꯄꯦꯅꯥ

→ English: pena

(music) pena, a Meitei stringed instrument


ꯁꯤꯡꯖꯨ

→ English: singju


ꯅꯤꯉꯣꯜ

a woman or girl belonging to a clan or family


ꯁꯖꯤꯕꯨ ꯆꯩꯔꯥꯑꯣꯕ

→ English: Sajibu Cheiraoba


ꯃꯦꯔꯥ ꯊꯥꯑꯣꯃꯩ

a nightlamp lit during the month of Mera as a Hindu religious practice


ꯅꯤꯉꯣꯜ ꯆꯥꯛꯀꯧꯕ

→ English: Ningol Chakkouba


ꯀꯣꯛꯌꯦꯠ

→ English: kokyet


ꯍꯤꯡꯆꯥꯕꯤ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯍꯤꯡꯆꯥꯄꯤ (heengchaapee).


ꯃꯌꯥꯡ

Bishnupriya Manipuri
Bishnupriya Manipuri

(historical) a Bishnupriya Manipuri, Bengali person


ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ

Thoibi, the main character of the Khamba Thoibi.


ꯃꯁꯖꯤꯠ

Ultimately borrowed from Arabic مَسْجِد (masjid).


ꯑꯂꯥ

Ultimately borrowed from Arabic الله (allāh).


ꯑꯣꯎꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ

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ꯑꯣꯎꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ (ʼoug͟ree)

mni-noun

ꯑꯣꯎꯒ꯭ꯔꯤ (ʼoug͟ree)


ꯁꯥꯍꯤꯇ꯭ꯌ

Borrowed from Sanskrit साहित्य (sāhitya).


ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯔꯝꯕꯟ

Khwairamband (a women-only market in Imphal, Manipur, India)


ꯁꯥꯁꯇ꯭ꯔ

Borrowed from Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra).


ꯈꯥꯅꯥ ꯆꯥꯑꯣꯕ

(Meitei mythology) Khana Chaoba, Wangbren


ꯈꯥꯒꯦꯝꯕ

Blend of ꯈꯥꯒꯦ (khaage, “Chinese”) + ꯉꯃꯕ (ngamba, “to win over”).

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(historical) Ningthou Hanba Kangla (1597 CE - 1654 CE), a Meitei monarch.


ꯀꯧꯕ꯭ꯔꯨ

Koupalu (a mountain in northwestern Manipur, India)


ꯍꯥꯎꯔꯩꯃ

Inherited from Old Manipuri ꯍꯥꯎꯂꯩꯃ (haauleima).