# Classical Meitei/Verb list

The best and the easiest way to learn Classical Meitei is by comparing it with other prominent forms of Meitei language.

### Bathing

| Verb | In Classical Meitei | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | Alternative Classical terms (if had) | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In day-to-day usages / non classical Meitei forms | Latin transliteration (Romanization) |
| Bathing | ꯂꯥꯢꯆ ꯏꯄꯥꯟ ꯊꯥꯄ | Lai-cha Ee-paan Thaa-pa | ꯂꯥꯢꯖ ꯏꯄꯥꯟ ꯊꯥꯕ | Lai-ja Ee-paan Thaa-ba | ꯆꯥꯢꯊꯄ | Chai-tha-pa | ꯆꯥꯢꯊꯕ | Chai-tha-ba | Ancient Meitei : ꯏꯂꯨꯆꯄ Modern Meitei : ꯏꯔꯨꯖꯕ | Ancient Meitei : Ee-loo-cha-pa Modern Meitei : Ee-roo-ja-ba |

### Delivering (Getting birth)

| Verb | In Classical Meitei | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | Alternative Classical terms (if had) | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In day-to-day usages / non classical Meitei forms | Latin transliteration (Romanization) |
| Delivering (Getting birth) | ꯇꯥꯢꯄꯪ ꯈꯣꯡꯇꯥꯄ | Tai-pang Khong-taa-pa | ꯇꯥꯢꯕꯪ ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯥꯕ | Tai-bang Khong-daa-ba | ꯇꯥꯢꯄꯪ ꯐꯥꯎꯄ | Tai-pang Phau-pa | ꯇꯥꯢꯕꯪ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ | Tai-bang Phau-ba | Ancient Meitei : ꯄꯣꯛꯄ Modern Meitei : ꯄꯣꯛꯄ | Ancient Meitei : Pok-pa Modern Meitei : Pok-pa (*Same pronunciation/spelling in this case) |

### Dying (Passing away)

| Verb | In Classical Meitei | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | Alternative Classical terms (if had) | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In day-to-day usages / non classical Meitei forms | Latin transliteration (Romanization) |
| Dying (Passing away) | ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ ꯁꯥꯋꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯄ | Kham-noong Saa-waa Taan-pa | ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ ꯁꯋꯥ ꯇꯥꯟꯕ | Kham-noong Sa-waa Taan-ba | ꯂꯩꯇꯄ | Lei-ta-pa | ꯂꯩꯇꯕ | Lei-ta-ba | Ancient Meitei : ꯁꯤꯄ Modern Meitei : ꯁꯤꯕ | Ancient Meitei : See-pa Modern Meitei : See-ba |

### Eating

| Verb | In Classical Meitei | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | Alternative Classical terms (if had) | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In day-to-day usages / non classical Meitei forms | Latin transliteration (Romanization) |
| Eating | ꯂꯨꯛ ꯍꯥꯄ | Look Haa-pa | ꯂꯨꯛ ꯍꯥꯕ | Look Haa-ba | - | - | - | - | Ancient Meitei : ꯆꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯄ Modern Meitei : ꯆꯥꯛ ꯆꯥꯕ | Ancient Meitei : Chaak Chaa-pa Modern Meitei : Chaak Chaa-ba |

### Going

| Verb | In Classical Meitei | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | Alternative Classical terms (if had) | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In day-to-day usages / non classical Meitei forms | Latin transliteration (Romanization) |
| Going | ꯈꯣꯡꯇꯣꯢ ꯍꯨꯟꯄ | Khong-toi Hoon-pa | ꯈꯣꯡꯗꯣꯢ ꯍꯨꯟꯕ | Khong-doi Hoon-ba | ꯂꯦꯡꯄ | Leng-pa | ꯂꯦꯡꯕ | Leng-ba | Ancient Meitei : ꯆꯠꯄ Modern Meitei : ꯆꯠꯄ | Ancient Meitei : Chat-pa Modern Meitei : Chat-pa (*same pronunciation/spelling in this special case) |

### Sleeping

| Verb | In Classical Meitei | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | Alternative Classical terms (if had) | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In modernised Classical Meitei pronunciation/spelling | Latin transliteration (Romanization) | In day-to-day usages / non classical Meitei forms | Latin transliteration (Romanization) |
| Sleeping | ꯇꯨꯝꯈꯨꯟ ꯇꯥꯟꯄ | Toom-khoon Taan-pa | ꯇꯨꯝꯈꯨꯟ ꯇꯥꯟꯕ | Toom-khoon Taan-ba | ꯆꯦꯞꯄ | Chep-pa | - | - | Ancient Meitei : ꯇꯨꯝꯄ Modern Meitei : ꯇꯨꯝꯕ | Ancient Meitei : Toom-pa Modern Meitei : Toom-ba |