Kala/lexicon

See also: Kala word formation and Kala thematic lexicon

pa ta ka ma na nya sa ha tsa tla ua la ya a

pa

• pata - tile; brick
• pato - duck; male prostitute (slang)
• paka - be a fool; idiot
• pako - be fresh; new; young
• paku - beat with the fist; cudgel; hammer
• pakyo - storm; violent commotion
• pama - whip; lash; flog; thrash
• pami - invent; invention; concoct
• pamua - not enough; be insufficient; inadequate
• pamya - okra
• panto - tomato
• panka - capture; catch; seize
• pana - rain; rainy
• pani - vanilla; vanilla extract [fruit; tree; color]
• pano - cloth; woven material; textiles
• panu - pastry; steamed bun; cake
• panue - colon (large intestine)
• panya - rodent [rat; mouse]
• pasa - nausea; feel sick; disgust
• pasi - bronze; brass; copper alloy
• pasua - expand; inflate; swelling
• pasue - drain; divert water; run dry
• paha - be evil; fierce; vicious; ugly; coarse
• pahe - against; touching
• pahi - be compatible; conform; tolerate
• pahu - burst; crack; breach
• patsa - grate; shred [vegetable]
• patsi - breed livestock; herd
• patsu - penalize; punish
• patla - field; pasture; plain
• patle - act spoiled; throw tantrum
• patlo - broom; brush; sweep
• pala - can; may; possible; able to
• pale - sale; sell
• pali - be saved/spared from [something]
• palo - cane; staff; walking stick
• pa'a - be well-ordered; regular; organized
• pa'e - apart from; other than; except for
• pa'o - eight; 8
• pa'u - tree bark
• paue - be bland; tedious
• paye - beyond; exceeding; farther than
• peta - to map; to chart; to draft; cartographic
• peka - bat [animal]
• penka - impetus; impulse; be impulsive
• penku - conjunction; connective
• pena - go about; busy oneself; occupy onself
• penua - continent; island
• penya - grapple; scuffle; wrestle
• penyo - hot pepper; jalapeño; chili; paprika
• pesa - bolt of cloth
• pese - gland
• peso - meet; meeting
• peha - drill; penetrate; puncture
• pehu - admire; revere
• petsa - be delicate; soft; tender [inexperienced]
• petsi - basement; cellar
• petso - abdomen; belly; stomach
• petle - noise imitative of a fart; raspberry
• pela - cancel; cancellation
• pele - volcano; volcanic
• pelo - advance; improve; progress
• peua - admit defeat; concede
• peya - particle; piece of; dot; speck; spot; bit
• pita - be void; hollow; empty
• pite - manatee; walrus
• pito - navel; belly button
• pima - buttermilk
• pisa - savage act; outrage; atrocity
• pinto - to swallow it whole; to act without thinking
• pinka - biscuit; cookie; cracker
• pina - be clever; intelligent; wise
• pitsa - pancake; pizza
• pitsin - pidgin [language]
• pitsu - hall; museum
• pitle - discriminate; discrimination
• pila - crush; grind; pulverize
• pili - hyena
• piua - loquat [fruit; tree; color]
• piyo - bee; honeybee
• poti - goat; ram
• poto - image; picture; photograph
• poka - seal; pinniped
• poke - obscure; confuse; mix up; blur; mislead
• poko - bladder; urinate; urine
• poku - cost; fee; price; charge
• poma - apple [fruit; tree; color]
• ponto - cannon; gun; artillery [fire ~]
• pono - face powder
• posa - divorce
• poso - radical [glyph]
• posu - award; prize; reward
• potsa - blot; erase; wipe out
• potsu - lay siege to, besiege
• pola - shovel; spade; spatula [kitchen utensil]
• poli - force; violence
• polo - hops; seed cones
• poya - complain; grumble; grievance
• poye - ally with; form an alliance with
• pute - deficiency; deficit
• puti - mint; spearmint
• puka - be corrupt; decay; rot
• puki - pomegranate [fruit; tree]
• puku - attire; clothes; wear
• pukue - blowfish; puffer
• punta - betray; rebel; revolt
• punka - fruit; fruit tree
• puna - dirt; earth; land; soil; mud
• punu - minute [of time]
• punya - jab; poke; stab [fuck]
• pusa - adverb
• pusu - shake; shock; vibrate
• pusue - be superfluous or useless; superfluities
• puha - lung
• putsu - goblin; monster; phantom
• pula - cauldron; kettle; pot
• puaka - forehead; skull; temples
• puampo - misinterpret; misread; misunderstand
• puama - afternoon; dusk; evening [p.m.]
• puana - deity; spiritual; ghost
• puani - bank; beach; coast; shore
• puatli - calf [of the leg]
• pue - after; back; behind; rear
• pueto - be ready/willing to do sth
• puetsa - mantis; octopus
• pyaka - tiger
• pyano - piano
• pyasa - custom; convention; popular; common
• pyeta - egg; ovum; spawn
• pyete - be slimy [of rotten food]; viscous
• pyota - cube; block; be square
• pyoki - disease; ill; sick
• pyonka - be parallel; parallelogram
• pyona - be brittle; fragile; crisp; crunchy
• pyoho - flea; mite; tick
• pyotsi - tail or caudal fin or feathers
• pyola - to rotate; to revolve; to spin; to whirl
• pyolo - business; office
• pyo'o - multiply by itself; square

mpa

• mpa - many; much
• mpaka - border; boundary; frontier; line
• mpana - wide; broad; extensive; vast; width
• mpano - clamp; pincers; pliers; tongs
• mpasu - make do; manage; get by with
• mpaha - valuable; costly; expensive
• mpahe - integrate; synthesize
• mpatso - comfort; console; stroke; caress
• mpala - odd number
• mpale - turn over; flip over; overturn
• mpali - balloon; hot air balloon
• mpa'a - film; movie; cinema
• mpe - only; merely; just
• mpeka - frog; toad
• mpekue - off the beaten track [go ~]
• mpelo - buzzard
• mpiko - black eagle; condor; vulture
• mpina - sound nice; be euphonic
• mpila - ball [game]; sphere
• mpoka - squid; ink fish; cuttlefish
• mponi - ethnicity; folk; people
• mpoho - gift; a present; an offering
• mpuku - be complicated; complex; intricate
• mpuni - ostrich
• mputsa - cheese
• mpula - lamp; lantern; light
• mpuli - fluff; lint [feel nervous]

ta

• ta - you [2sg]
• tapa - lid; top; cover; canopy; roof; ceiling
• tapo - shoulder; upper arm
• tapu - be ample; buxom; shapely
• tapua - rectangle; be square-like
• tapya - to follow; to accompany
• tapyo - cassava [leaves]
• taka - to esteem; to respect; to honor
• take - scenery; scene; landscape; view
• taki - coat; jacket; robe
• takue - demand; to request; to coerce
• tama - be good; well; proper; fine; complete
• tame - be fried; pan-fry; sauté
• tami - fix; mend; patch; repair
• tamye - radar [antenna; detector; echo]
• tanti - truck
• tanka - eagle; falcon; hawk
• tanko - group; organization; team
• tana - fight; war; battle; combat
• tane - enjoy; benefit; have the use of
• tani - gully; ravine; valley
• tano - describe; depict; portray; description
• tanu - plate; dish; tray; shallow container
• tanya - damage; break; ruin; destroy
• tanye - carpet; mat; rug
• tasa - hunt; seek; look for
• tase - consulate; embassy; diplomacy
• tasi - be comical; funny; amusing
• taso - be firm; hard; stable and steady; level
• tasu - cushion; mat; pad
• tasua - expect; presume; think [sth is likely]
• taha - big; large; grand [aug]
• tahe - below; beneath; under
• tatsa - basin; wide-mouthed jar or pot
• tatse - preposition
• tatsi - to stand; to set up; to establish
• tatso - drift about; wander; roam
• tatsu - glyph; logogram
• tatli - collective plural [COL]; group; pack
• tala - to return; to come [back]; to arrive
• tale - pronounce; pronunciation; emit sound
• tali - church; shrine; temple
• talo - be patient; patience
• ta'o - two; 2; pair of; both
• taua - anticipate; expect; foresee
• taye - about [pertaining to; on the topic of]
• te - of [belonging to; = GEN]
• tepa - distinguish; identify; recognize
• tepe - conceal; cover; shield
• tepu - scales [of fish]
• tepye - beat; knead; pulse
• teka - cure; heal; treat
• teki - combative; enemy; hostile
• teko - bottle; pitcher; vase
• tekyo - dough; noodle; pasta
• teme - impress; make an impression
• temu - nurture; raise; foster; tend
• tenta - curtain; partition; screen
• tena - block; hinder; obstruct; thwart
• teni - diary; journal; log
• tenya - be elegant; in good taste; refined
• tesue - encourage; motivate; support
• teha - accomplish; achieve; finish; succeed
• tetsu - dates [fruit; tree; color]; jujube
• tetla - contribution; donation; offer
• tetlo - bring up a situation
• tela - cut up [into pieces]; shred; slice
• teli - ass; donkey; mule
• telo - circumstances; situation; state; condition
• te'e - kick; trample; tread on
• teue - reign [enthroned]
• teya - propose; request [PREC]; suggest
• teye - clause; phrase; sentence
• teyo - call on; find; look for [sb]
• tipa - align; fit; be suitable
• tipe - be counterfeit; fake; forge
• tipua - to decline; to drop; to fall
• tika - cane; rattan; vine
• tiko - clove [Eugenia aromatica]
• timpu - slop; swill; bilge
• tima - bleed; blood
• timu - east
• tinta - act; play role of ~
• tinto - extend; reach; stretch
• tina - bend; fold; twist
• tini - spiral; whirlpool
• tinua - be firm; resolute; strong
• tisi - bulk; volume
• tiha - to multiply (math.); multiplication; multi-
• tihe - be dense; crowded; viscous
• titsua - to swagger; walk with a wide stance
• tila - finger; indicate; toe
• tili - stain; sully; tarnish
• tilo - railway; track; train
• ti'a - grammatical aspect
• ti'u - fig [Ficus carica]
• tiya - bread; make bread
• tiye - medal prize; trophy
• to - manner; method; way
• topa - bed; couch; mattress
• tope - firearm; gun; rifle
• topi - ankle bone; ankle
• topo - door; entrance; gate
• topu - to jump; to bounce; to hop
• topue - undertow; be dragged down
• toka - tone; manner of speaking; mood
• toko - be devoted; fidelity; loyal; loyalty
• toku - settle [a dispute]; resolve; solve
• tokya - inspect; examine; look over
• tokyo - be brave; bold; courage
• toma - deplete; exhaust; use-up; run out
• tome - preserve; to maintain
• tomi - characteristic; distinctive feature; trait
• tomo - offer; supply; provide; furnish
• tomu - be frugal; thrifty; economical
• tomua - hire; rent; charter; lease out
• tonta - permafrost; tundra; layer of frozen soil
• tonke - enter without permission; trespass; invade
• tona - tuna
• tono - emote; emotion; feel
• tonua - allophone; allophony
• tonye - be automatic; voluntary
• tosa - waste; squander; dissipate; splurge
• toso - be clumsy
• tosu - fragrant; sweet smelling; aromatic
• tohe - always [or routinely] cooperate or agree with
• tohi - broccoli; cauliflower
• toho - assert; claim; state
• tohu - bean; pea
• tohyo - choose; decide; select
• totso - eavesdrop; monitor [secretly]
• totsue - feeling after cracking one's back
• totla - be accurate; be exact; be precise
• tole - deck of playing cards
• tolo - entice; tempt; seduce; bait; allure
• to'o - pay; compensate
• toua - arbitrate; mediate
• toya - awareness; conscience; thinking

nta

• ntaku - sibling
• ntane - internet; network; web
• ntasa - equator; circle around any sphere
• ntasi - be excited; excite
• ntaha - ancestor; elder
• ntahi - child; offspring
• ntahue - sibling's child [nibbling]
• ntahya - grandchild
• ntalo - deliberate; consider
• nta'i - baby; infant
• ntaua - derogatory sense; negative connotation
• ntaue - cousin
• ntaya - married person; spouse
• ntaye - overgrown; unkempt [of hair]; matted
• ntayo - call sb away from a task/work
• ntela - interact; interplay; interrelated
• nte'o - million; 10^6
• ntimu - lemon
• ntopa - to break through; to make a breakthrough
• ntopi - cliche; stereotype; truism
• ntoka - button; fasten; knot
• ntolo - locket; medallion; pendant

ka

• kala - (-tla)

n / v - language / talk; speak; say - from كلم

• kula

n / v - pastime / spend time doing ~ - from くらす

ma

• maka

n / v - music / to play ~

• matse

n / v - blend; mix; various; stir - from まぜる

• mitsu

v - to stare at; to fix attention on ~ - from 見詰める

na

• na

pro - I; me (1 person singular) - from أنا

• nampa

n - blouse; shirt; vest - from 남방

• nata

n - relative; family member; kin

• naka - (-na)

n / v - woman; (be) female; feminine - from נקבה

• nako

v - peck; tap; pick at - from نقر

• naha

v - creek; river; stream - from נהרא

• na'am

pro - we; us [but not you] (1 person plural exclusive)

• na'o - (-nao)

num - one; 1 - from unus

• niha - (-ni)

v - be sweet; nice; pleasant; regular - from منيح

• nila

n /v - (be) (light) blue - from නිල්

nya

• nya

part - by; for

• nyamu

n - mosquito; fly; gnat - from nyamuk

• nyahi

n / v - (be) white; snow - from nieve

• nyepa

n - cloud - from nubes

sa

• sama

n - sun; star; solar; stellar - from شمس

• sahi (-si)

n - color; hue; shade - from ສີ

• sala (-sa)

n - room; chamber; section - from sala

• sima

n / v - sit; (take a) seat - from samay

• suku - (-su)

n - market; shop; store - from سوق

ha

• ha

pro - he; she (3 person singular (animate)) - from ها

• hoko

n - trench; moat - from 壕沟

tsa

• tsapa

n / v - effort; trouble; endeavor; struggle - from çaba

• tsati

n - hornet

• tsaka

n - house; home; dwelling; residence

• tsehue

n / v - pick teeth; toothpick

• tsima

n - hour; o'clock; time - from 時

• tsomo

v - stand or walk on tiptoe - from 爪先

• tsunya

n - penguin - from tučniak

tla

• tla

pro - it (4 person singular (obviative)) - from tla-

• tlaka - (-ta)

n / v - (be (a)) man; masculine; male - from tlacatl

• tlatsa

n / v - fire; flame / burn; heat - (onomatopoeia of crackling firewood)

ua

• uaka

n - ox; cattle; cow (Bos taurus) - from vaca

ya

• yama

n - mountain; hill - from やま

• yana

n / v - (be) yellow - from jaune

• yaso (-sue)

v - prepare; get/be ready - from جهز

• yoma

n - day; day time - from yawm

a

• anya

n / v - eye / look; see - from عين

• ina - (-nai)

n / v - food / eat; consume

• ilo

n - cave; cavern - from ᐃᓗ

• otlo

n /v - falsely accuse; defame; defamation - from Maori: oro