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lev to lift (up), to raise
li he
liber free
libr a book
lig to bind
lign wood
lingv speech, language, tongue
lip lip
lit bed
liter a letter (of the alphabet), a type
logh to dwell, to lodge
lok place, stand, spot
long long
lud to play
lum to light, to shine
lun the moon
lund Monday

M


mach to chew
magazen a magazine, a shop
makul a spot, a speck
mal indicates contrasts; f. in. bon — good, mal-bon — bad. estim — to esteem, mal-estim — to despise, to disdain
malgraŭ in spite of, notwithstanding
man hand
mangh to eat
mar the sea
mard Tuesday
mastr master
maten the morning
matur ripe, mature
mem self
memor to remember, to keep in mind
merit to merit, to deserve
merkred Wednesday
met to put; answers in all significations and shades to the French “mettre”
mez the middle

mezur to measure
mi I
miks to mix, to mingle
mil thousand
milit to combat, to fight, to struggle
mir to be astonished, to wonder
mizer misery, poverty, wretchedness
moder moderate, temperate
modest modest
mol soft, tender
mon money
monat month
mond the world
mont mountain
montr to show
mord to bite
morgaŭ to-morrow
mort to die
mosht highness, majesty, etc. (is generally added to titles); f. in. Vi-a regh-a mosht-o — Your Royal Majesty; Vi-a general-a mosht-o, Vi-a episkop-a mosht-o, etc.
mov to move, to stir (up)
mult much
mur wall
murmur to murmur
mush a fly

N


n it indicates the accumtive case and the direction; f. in. mi ir-as domon — I go home
nagh to swim
najbar neighbor
nask to bear a child, to bring forth, to give birth to
naŭ nine
naz nose
ne no
nebul mist, fog

neces indispensable, necessary
negh snow
nek — nek neither — neither
nenia not any
nenian never
nenie nowhere
neniel by no means, in no wise
nenies nobody’s
nenio nothing
neniu nobody, no one
nep grandchild
nev a nephew
ni we
nigr black
nj added to the first two to five letters of a feminine proper name makes of it n diminutive, caressing; f. in. Mari — Ma-nj; Emili — Emi-nj
nobl noble
nokt night
nom name
nombr number
nov new
nub cloud
nud naked
nuks nut
nun now
nur only
nutr to nourish, to nurse (a child)

O


o indicates a substantive
obe obey
objekt object
obl indicates a numeral in multiplicative form; f. in. (du — two, du-obl — two-fold, double, of two different sorts
obstin obstinate, stubborn
odor to exhale fragrance, to smell (well)