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CHᴺIA CHIAK CHʽIAK CHIAM CHʽIAM

2
To invite; inquire after.
4
Naked; flesh color; reddish; vermilion.

Chⁿia.

1
Bright; luminous.
1
To rectify; put in order; to rule; execute laws; just at a given point of time.
2
To repair; put in order; to adorn.
3-
Upright; correct.

Chiak.

4
A drinking cup; nobility; name of an office.
4
To bite; gnaw; chew.
4
To take out with a spoon; a spoon.
4
A mediator in marriage.
4
To burn; to illumine.
4
A medicine.
4
To consult; deliberate.
4
A bridle halter.

Chʽiak.

4
A sparrow; small birds.
4
A fabled bird of joy.
4
Slow; leisurely.

Chiam.

1
Tapering; pointed; sharp; clever.
1
Verbose; to examine into and give directions about.
1
To look up to with reverence.
1
A curtain, cover or screen; garments which hang down and cover the knees.
1
Plentiful; to give; bestow on the poor.
-3
To arrange; spread out in order; ranks; army.
-3
A short time; suddenly.
-3
Gradually; to moisten; to dye; saturate.
3-
To prognosticate; divine; cast lots; to usurp.
3-
To see; look at; to usurp.
3-
To sit or stand still; stiff; dignified.

Chʽiam.

-1
To ford or pass through water; to enter deeply into.
-1
All; all united; to multitude.
1
Slips of bamboo for drawing lots; to sign or subscribe.