Dictionary Tetun L

(P) = Portuguese word

(I) = Indonesian word

LA, LAE, no, not

LA BELE, can not

LA BUAT IDA, nothing

LA DUN BARAK, not much

LA IDA, none

LA IHA, none

LA LOS, wrong

LA TOS, easy, not difficult

LA TO'O, lacking

LABADAIN, spider

LABARIK, LAUARIK, youth

LABARIK FETO, girl

LABARIK MANE, boy

LAEK, without, not any

LAFAEK, crocodile

LAFATIK, winnowing basket

LAHA, hunger

LAHAN, thread

LAHAT, net for shrimps

LAHO, rat

LAI, first, formerly

LAKAN, flame

LAKETEU, pigeon

LAKERU, pumpkin

LAKLEUR, not long, soon

LAKOI, don't want, refuse

LAKON, lost

LAKU, possum

LALAIS (LAILAIS), quickly

LALAR, fly (insect)

LALATIK, earthworm

LALEHAN, sky

LALENOK, mirror

LALKIKA, unnecessary

LALORON, wave

LAMAS, touch, feel

LANTENT, sleeping area

LANU, drunk

LAPIS (P), pencil

LARAN, inside, conscience

LARAN AAT, evil

LARAN MAKEREK, treacherous

LARAN MORAS, sick

LASAN, penis

LASAN FUAN, testicles

LA'EN, husband

LA'O, go, walk, travel

LA'O DE'IT, on foot, walk only

LA-OS, nothing

LEBO, carry

LEKIRAUK, monkey

LELE, float

LEMU, travel about

LENA, sesame

LENUK, turtle

LERE, trim, cut (garden, grass)

LES, tear, rip

LESU, hollow log for grinding

LET, LEET, gap, space, between

LETEN, above

LE'U, fence in

LIA, word, speech

LIA SUIK, secret

LIAN, voice, noise

LIBRU (P), book

LILIN, wax

LIMA, five

LIMAN, arm

LIMAN FUAN, finger

LIMAN KABON, arm

LIMAN KUKUUN, finger nail

LIMAN TANEN, palm

LIPA, sarong

LIS ASU, garlic

LIS BOT, onion

LIU, superlative

LIU TAN, more, too much

LIU TIHA, later

LIUR, outside

LIUR FATIUN, toilet

LIURAI, king

LOJA (P), shop

LOKE, open

LOLON, mass, body

LORAIK, afternoon

LORO, sun

LORO LOR, south

LORO MANAS, midday

LORO NATUNTUN, midday

LORO RUAI, north

LORO SA'E, sunrise, east

LORON, day

LRORON MONU, sunset, west

LORON NAROMAN, dawn

LORU, LORU TAHAN, laurel tree, bay leaf

LOS, right, correct, straight

LOTUK, slender Slim

LOURI, carry

LUAN, courtyard

LUHAN, stable

LULIK, sacred

LUTU, fence

LUUN, tears

LUUN TURU, cry tears