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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

light (a fire)lexitron

2v.

start (a fire); build (a fire)lexitron

3adj.

shrunk, coiled, or curled, as from exposure to a cold weather(archaic)wiktionary

4n.

any of the various trees of the family Fagaceaewiktionary

5v.

to cause; to create; to generatewiktionary

6v.

to construct, to build; to pile (up), to heap (up)wiktionary

7v.

to start; to commence; to launchwiktionary

8v.

to light; to ignite; to set fire (to)wiktionary

9v.

to commit; to carry out; to performwiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

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Some days we have to build a fire to keep warm.

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Built from

From Proto-Tai *koːᴮ (“to build”). In Southwestern Tai, cognate with Lao ກໍ່ (kǭ), Tai Nüa ᥐᥨᥝᥱ (kǒw), Northern Thai ᨠᩬᩴ᩵, Shan ၵေႃႇ (kàu), Ahom 𑜀𑜦𑜡 (kō). In Central Tai, cognate with Tày có. In Northern Tai, possibly cognate with Zhuang guh, Bouyei gueh. Compare Old Chinese 構 (OC *koːs). Compare Lü [Term?] (“curled”).