Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013
Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013
Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013
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<strong>Chin</strong> (<strong>Hakha</strong>) <strong>to</strong> <strong>English</strong> <strong>Dictionary</strong><br />
Authored by Dr. David Van Bik<br />
All Rights Reserved by Dr. David Van Bik<br />
Used with permission of the David Van Bik family.<br />
Permission granted for printing for class and individual use.<br />
Under no circumstances should this dictionary be printed or pho<strong>to</strong>copied for resale or commercial profit.<br />
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a aimi - (adj.) limber - Example: Willow is a limber wood = Inhliam cu thing aimi a si<br />
a aimi , a hngo lomi - (adj.) lithe<br />
a aimi , fawi tein a kawi khomi - (adj.) supple<br />
a al ngaimi , cite ti - (n.) brine<br />
a alh in a alh - (v.) flash - Example: His eyes flashed with anger = A mit cu a thin hun in a alh in a alh<br />
a alh pup - (v.) flare - Example: A lamp flares = Mei inn a alh pup<br />
a alh pupmi - (adj.) ablaze<br />
a almi - (adj.) salty<br />
a almi , cite bantuk a simi - (adj.) saline<br />
a aukhuang ngaimi - (adj.) rowdy<br />
a aw a hung kir tthan - (v.) reverberate<br />
a aw a hung kir tthannak - (n.) reverberation<br />
a aw a phar - (adj.) hoarse<br />
a aw a thang vuaimai - (v.) blare - Example: The trumpets blare = Muko aw a thang vuaimai<br />
a aw a thia ttung i a sang ngai ttungmi - (adj.) shrill<br />
a aw aa dawh ngaimi - (adj.) sonorous<br />
a aw aa dawhmi - (adj.) tuneful<br />
a aw aa tlerhmi - (adj.) vibrant<br />
a awn - (v.) ring - Example: Telephone rings = Telefawn a awn/ring<br />
a awn a aumi , a dai lomi , a cawlcangmi - (adj.) unquiet<br />
a awnh viaimai khi , seh awnh thawng - (n.) whir<br />
a ba kho lomi , a tha a di kho lomi - (adj.) tireless<br />
a bangmi - (adj.) sticky<br />
a bau lomi , a dihlak in a tlingmi , tlamtling tein a ummi - (adj.) whole<br />
a baumi , a tling lomi - (adj.) deficient<br />
a bawi bik , a thiam bik , a tthawng bik - (n.) prince<br />
a bawmtu , a chapchuantu - (n.) adjunct<br />
a beibang loin , a biling a balang in , i comcawroi loin - (adv.) helter-skelter - Example: The children ran helter-skelter when the dog rushed at<br />
them = Uico nih a zuan hnawh hna tikah khan, ngakciha cu a beibahlang loin an tli<br />
a benh i i benh - (v.) crowd<br />
a beuh , tlu , a rawp - (v.) crumble<br />
a bia ceih set lo i thah men - (v.) lynch<br />
a biafang in - (adj.) literal<br />
a biafang sullam si loin a chung i aa thupmi sullam hngalh khawh i zuam ti a si - (v.) read between the line<br />
a bialmi thil chung i a laifang in a tlangkual tiang a phanmi catlang rin - (n.) radius<br />
a biapi bik , a ngan bik a simi - (adj.) principal<br />
a biapi bik, a ngan bik a simi - (adj.) cardinal<br />
a biapi bik in - (adv.) mainly<br />
a biapi bik in - (adv.) largely<br />
a biapi bik in , a tam bik ah - (adv.) principally<br />
a biapi bikmi lak - (v.) abstract - Example: Try <strong>to</strong> abstract the main points = A biapi bikmi lak i zuam<br />
a biapitning , a nganning - (n.) magnitude<br />
a biling a balang in , i comcawroi loin , a beibang loin - (adv.) helter-skelter - Example: The children ran helter-skelter when the dog rushed at<br />
them = Uico nih a zuan hnawh hna tikah khan, ngakciha cu a beibahlang loin an tli<br />
a bimi - (adj.) narrow<br />
a bingbo , a kuarkak a tammi , harnak in i a celh ngaimi - (adj.) rugged<br />
a bingbo , a kuarkak a tammi , harnak in i a celh ngaimi - (adj.) rugged<br />
a bingbomi - (adj.) uneven<br />
a bingbomi thil milhnak - (n.) grater<br />
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a bingtalet - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>psy-turvy<br />
a bo , khawndennak in a phingmi - (n.) bump<br />
a bu a bu in tthen - (v.) classify<br />
a bu ah i fonhnak , rianttuantubu i cannak - (n.) incorporation<br />
a bu chung i thil pakhatkhat , cazin chung i ttialmi thil pakhatkhat - (n.) item - Example: Prokarem chung i thil hmasa bik cu komiti member<br />
hna min rel kha a si<br />
a bu in duh lonak langhter i i tel duh ti lo - (v.) boycott<br />
a bu in , hmun khat i ttuantti a simi - (adj.) corporate<br />
a bu in kalter - (v.) herd - Example: He herds his sheep from one place <strong>to</strong> another = Atu cu hmun khat in hmun dang ah an bu in a kalpi hna<br />
a bu in rian a ttuanmi hna - (n.) force<br />
a bu in tinhmi ngei in <strong>to</strong>anmi - (n.) campaign<br />
a bu in tuahmi rian/thil - (n.) teamwork<br />
a buangmi thil - (adj.) fluffy<br />
a bupi in kal - (n.) parade<br />
a caan a cut hlanah tuahmi , a pitlin hlanah , a caan a phak taktak hlanah - (adj.) premature<br />
a caan a hmaanmite i thil a ummi - (adv.) timely<br />
a caan a hman lomi - (n.) irregular<br />
a caan a phak taktak hlanah , a caan a cut hlanah tuahmi , a pitlin hlanah - (adj.) premature<br />
a caan a rem lomi , harnak pekmi - (adj.) inconvenient<br />
a caan aa khat tein ser - (v.) synchronize - Example: Synchronize all the clocks in the building = Inn chung i a ummi suimilam vialte kha an caan<br />
aa khat dih in ser hna u<br />
a caan aa khatmi - (adj.) synchronous<br />
a caan caan ah a simi - (adj.) occasional<br />
a caan hmaan tein zulhnak - (n.) punctuality<br />
a caan hmaante ah - (adv.) on time - Example: You must be here on time = A caan bak ah hika hi na phan hrimhrim lai<br />
a caan tete lawng i a simi , a si setsai lomi - (adv.) rarely - Example: He rarely comes <strong>to</strong> church = Biakinn ah a ra setsai lo, a caan tete lawngah<br />
a ra<br />
a caancaan tete lawnglawng ah - (adj.) seldom<br />
a cafang tang i rin ; a sullam cu biapi a si tinak a si - (v.) underline<br />
a cafang tialning thlen khawh a si lomi bia - (adj.) indeclinable<br />
a caimi mit , mitcai - (adj.) squint<br />
a cang a sertu - (n.) versifier<br />
a cang sual , a si sual , a karlak ah hun tenhta in - (adv.) incidentially<br />
a cang sualmi - (adj.) fortui<strong>to</strong>us<br />
a carmi , a kermi , a romi - (adj.) wizened<br />
a carmi , a ro - (adj.) dry<br />
a carmi , a romi - (v.) parch - Example: Parched land = A rocarmi vawlei<br />
a cawhmeih/a tamhpaih , rawl chuan tik i cu bantuk kha bantuk cawh ah a thaw timi khi - (n.) recipe<br />
a cawl cang lomi - (adj.) motionless<br />
a cawlcang huam lomi , a thawng lomi - (adj.) inactive<br />
a cawlcang lomi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ck-still<br />
a cawlcang ngaimi , a piang ngaimi - (adj.) sprightly<br />
a cawlcang ngaimi , hnahnawk ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) turbulent<br />
a cawlcangmi , a dai lomi , a awn a aumi - (adj.) unquiet<br />
a cawlcangmi hmanthlak , baisikup - (n.) motion picture<br />
a cei - (v.) warp - Example: The floor plank has warped = Zel kha a cei<br />
a cer in a cermi sinak , ceunak - (n.) brilliance<br />
a cerdukmi thil - (n.) splendour<br />
a ceu , a vam - (v.) glow - Example: His face glowed = A hmai a hung ceu, a hun i panh<br />
a ceu ; a zaang - (adj.) light<br />
a ceu khunnak hmun , a langh khunnak hmun - (n.) limelight<br />
a ceu lo , a fiang lo - (adj.) dim<br />
a ceu lo , a fiang lo - (adj.) dim<br />
a ceumi - (adj.) radiant<br />
a ceumi - (adj.) shiny<br />
a ceumi thil - (adj.) luminous<br />
a chahmi - (adj.) dense - Example: A dense fog = Achahmi minmei<br />
a chahmi - (adj.) fat<br />
a chawnh khawhmi zawtnak a ngeimi a zawtnak a thian tiang hmun dang i chiah - (n.) quarantine - Example: James was quarantined<br />
when he had measles = James cu hmaihu in a zawt ah khan a dang ah an chiah<br />
a chek tu - (n.) audi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
a chen a rawnh - (n.) pitch - Example: The pitch of the roof is very steep = Inncung a chen a rawnh cu a cheng ngai<br />
a cheng ngaingaimi, lungpang bantuk - (adj.) precipi<strong>to</strong>us<br />
a cheng ngaingaimi tlang , lungpang - (n.) precipice<br />
a chengmi , a hrapmi - (adj.) steep<br />
a cheu - (n.) part - Example: He ate a part of the bread = Changreu a cheu kha a ei<br />
a cheu cu - (adj.) some - Example: Some dogs are large = Uico a cheu cu an ngan<br />
a cheu pathian a si i a cheu minung a simi - (n.) demigod<br />
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a cheuchum - (n.) fraction - Example: A fraction of his salary = A lahkhah a cheuchumte<br />
a cheuchum - (n.) fragment - Example: She read a fragment of the letter = Cakuat kha a cheuchum a rel<br />
a cheuchum - (adj.) partial<br />
a cheuchum , a tim tthen - (n.) piece<br />
a cheuchum i hung langh - (v.) peep - Example: A flower peeps through the grass = Ram lakin pangpar kha a hung lang<br />
a cheuchum in - (adv.) half - Example: The meat is only half cooked = Sa cu a cheuchum lawng a hmin<br />
a cheuchummi - (adv.) partly<br />
a chia a ttha a thleidang khomi , khuaruah a thiammi , a fimmi - (adj.) judicious<br />
a chia a zarh ti i zumhmi - (n.) taboo<br />
a chia bik , a hlatnak bik , a ttha bik - (adj.) utmost<br />
a chia bik , a ttha lo bik - (adj.) worst<br />
a chia chin lengmang panh , ttumchuk - (v.) degenerate<br />
a chia deuh in , a ttha lo deuhmi , a chia deuhmi , a ttha lo deuh in - (adv., adj.) worse<br />
a chia deuh , man fawi , man tlawm - (adj.) cheap<br />
a chia deuhmi , a ttha lo deuh in , a chia deuh in , a ttha lo deuhmi - (adv., adj.) worse<br />
a chia khun , a hleikhun in , khun , a ttha khun - (adv.) especially<br />
a chia tukmi , ttihnung - (adj.) awful<br />
a chiahrumi , luakchuak a simi - (adj.) vile<br />
a chiami , a rawkmi ziaza - (v.) deprave<br />
a chimning tein a biafang in chim/ttial tthanmi - (adj.) verbatim<br />
a chin - (n.) lid<br />
a chin hun , a khuh hun - (v.) unveil<br />
a chin hun , a khuhnak hun - (v.) uncover<br />
a choi in an choi cukmak - (adv.) pell-mell - Example: The children dashed pell-mell down the beach and in<strong>to</strong> the waves = Ngakchia pawl cu rili<br />
kam ah khan an vung choi cutmat i tilet chungah khan an i lioh colh<br />
a chuahtupa nih a duhnak le a ruahnak a ttialmi khi , tadinca ah siseh , mekazin ah siseh - (adj.) edi<strong>to</strong>rial<br />
a chuak rih lomi , hrin a si rih lomi - (adj.) unborn<br />
a chuakmi , aa phuakmi - (adj.) outgoing<br />
a chuaktharmi , ngakchia chuakthar - (adj.) newborn<br />
a chung - (n.) inside<br />
a chung a kuami - (adj.) hollow<br />
a chung bik - (adj.) inmost<br />
a chung bik - (adj.) innermost<br />
a chung deuh - (adj.) inner<br />
a chung i a ummi , biathli a hngalmi - (n.) insider<br />
a chung i a ummi thil - (n.) content<br />
a chung i a va ummi - (n.) occupant - Example: Who is the occupant of this house? = Hi inn chung i an ummi hi ahodah a si?<br />
a chung i khah - (adj.) immanent<br />
a chung i khua a sami , a ummi - (n.) inmate<br />
a chung i khumh - (v.) stuff - Example: She stuffed the pillow with feathers = Chantling chungah arhmul a khumh<br />
a chung i luan - (n.) influx<br />
a chung i nawh - (v.) line<br />
a chung i rawnmi thil hna , ar an thah i tamhnak ca i a chung i an tawnmi thil hna - (n.) stuffing<br />
a chung i ronh - (v.) inject<br />
a chung i sawh , a chung i telh - (v.) insert - Example: Please insert this advertisement in your newspaper = Na tadinca chungah hi<br />
hmuhsaknak hi rak ka telhpiak<br />
a chung i telter , fonh - (v.) incorporate<br />
a chung i thli rawn , um , pumpululh tum - (v.) inflate<br />
a chung i um - (v.) consist - Example: A week consists of seven days = Zarh khat chungah ni sarih a um<br />
a chung i umnak - (n.) occupation - Example: Our occupation of this house began on May 1 = Hi inn chung i kan umnak cu May 1 khan aa<br />
thawk<br />
a chung in rak horh , a hram rak phelh - (v.) undermine<br />
a chung thil ummi - (n.) component<br />
a chungah - (prep.) inside - Example: Have you been inside the church = Biakinn chungah na lut cang maw?<br />
a chungah , vampang kulh chung - (adj.) intramural<br />
a chungah zeihmanh a um lomi, a lawng a simi - (adj.) empty<br />
a chungin chuah , sianginn chungin chuah - (n.) expulsion<br />
a chungin lak - (v.) extract - Example: Can you extract the watch from my pocket? = Ka zal chungin suimilam na la ko hnga maw?<br />
a chunglei - (n.) interior<br />
a chunglei a simi - (adj.) inward<br />
a chunglei hmuh khawhnak , hngalh khawhnak - (n.) insight<br />
a chunglei thil a simi , a chunglei bia a simi - (adj.) inside - Example: He has an inside information about their plan = An i timhmi kha a chunglei<br />
biathli hngalhnak a ngei<br />
a ci a choi cukman - (v.) sparkle<br />
a ci a haimi , zun in a zawmi , a lung a lengmi - (adj.) lackadaisical<br />
a ci a thiangmi - (adj.) thoroughbred - Example: A thoroughbred horse = Rang ttha phun taktak<br />
a ciah dih , a khat dih , a hlanh dih - (v.) permeate<br />
a ciinmi - (adv.) soppy<br />
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a cik in aa cikmi ti - (n.) spout<br />
a cikmi - (adj.) squeaky<br />
a cin - (adj.) damp - Example: Damp clothes = Thil cin<br />
a cin a ciarmi - (adj.) sloppy - Example: A sloppy ground = A cinmi vawlei<br />
a cin , a ro lo - (adj.) wet<br />
a cin cikcekmi - (adj.) sodden<br />
a cin cikcekmi - (adj.) soggy<br />
a cingmi , fa a ngei kho lomi - (adj.) sterile<br />
a cinmi , a hnawngmi , a ro lomi - (adj.) moist<br />
a cinmi , ti a khatmi - (adj.) watery<br />
a conmi , a tawi cangmi - (adj.) shrunken<br />
a cuanh in a cuantu - (n.) onlooker<br />
a cuar a chahmi , ningzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) thick-headed<br />
a cuar a nak a mit a nak i hmun khat ah um loin a vak lengmangmi miphun , a thawknak ah cun India ram in a rami an si rua ti i<br />
ruahmi , gipsy (sigøjner) ti zongin ttial a si - (n.) gipsy<br />
a cuar a nakmi - (adj.) swarthy<br />
a cuar hawh , a phaw hawh - (v.) skin<br />
a cuh in i cuh , lak zau , char zau - (v.) grab<br />
a cumi , aa tlakmi - (adj.) eligible<br />
a cumi sinak , aa tlakmi sinak - (n.) eligibility<br />
a cung asiloah lenglei i an ttialmi ca khi - (n.) superscription<br />
a cung i a vuanmi a phul - (n.) scum<br />
a cung palang a hun changtu thap vawlei khi - (n.) subsoil<br />
a cunglei , innkaba - (n.) lintel<br />
a cungnung bik, a ttha bik - (adv.) par excellence<br />
a dai - (adj.) calm - Example: A calm night = A daimi zan<br />
a dai - (adj.) calm - Example: A daimi zan<br />
a dai , a linnak in a dai deuhmi - (adj.) cool<br />
a dai khomi , aa si lengmangmi a si lomi - (adj.) peaceable<br />
a dai lomi , a cawlcangmi , a awn a aumi - (adj.) unquiet<br />
a daimi - (adj.) peaceful<br />
a daithlang mi - (adj.) slack<br />
a daithlangmi , aa ralring lomi - (adj.) reckless<br />
a dak an hui cangmi cawhnuk - (n.) skim milk<br />
a dak hah , a dak hui - (v.) skim<br />
a dal hnuh khawh a simi , thilchiahnak bizu , dal tam a ngeimi - (n.) drawer<br />
a dam lomi , a hmaan lomi , man a ngei lomi - (adj.) invalid - Example: Check cu minthut lo ahcun man a ngei lo<br />
a dam lomi , a ttha lomi - (adj.) unsound<br />
a dammi - (adj.) sound<br />
a dang - (v.) blanch - Example: The boy blanched with fear when he saw the bear = Vom a hmuh tikah ngakchiapa cu a dang dih<br />
a dang - (adj.) more - Example: You can get more information <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing ah tadin dang na hruh khawh lai<br />
a dang - (adj.) other<br />
a dang - (adj.) pale - Example: The face of the sick man is pale = A zaw mipa hmai cu a dang<br />
a dang , a hlei - (adj.) extra<br />
a dang cio tein - (adv.) separately<br />
a dang in - (adv.) otherwise<br />
a dang in thlen - (v.) replace<br />
a dang in thlennak - (n.) replacement<br />
a dang te i chiah , Pathian sin i pek - (v.) dedicate<br />
a dangdang - (adv.) etc.<br />
a dangdang a simi - (adj.) diverse<br />
a dangdang a simi - (adj.) varied<br />
a dangmi , a dermi , thazang a ngei lomi - (adj.) wan<br />
a dangte i chiah , a dangte i umter , a dangte i umnak - (v.) isolate<br />
a dangte i chiahnak - (n.) isolation<br />
a dangte i chiahnak , Pathian sin i pekchanhnak - (n.) dedication<br />
a dangte i va chiah , elektrik tha kha thirhri lengah chuak kho hlah seh tiin khairiat in tuam - (v.) insulate<br />
a dehdeh in a tialmi - (adj.) dapple - Example: A dapple horse = A dehdeh in a tualmi rang<br />
a der ttiangttuangmi - (adj.) scraggy<br />
a dermi - (adj.) thin<br />
a dermi , a tthawng lomi - (adj.) weak<br />
a dermi , thazang a ngei lomi , a dangmi - (adj.) wan<br />
a derthawm lomi , a fekmi - (adj.) unfaltering<br />
a derthawm nagimi - (adj.) insubstantial - Example: Cobwebs are insubstantial = Maimomh bu cu a derthawm ngaigaimi an si<br />
a derthawmmi , a tthawng lo - (adj.) frail<br />
a deu a si lomi , a hmaanmi , a taktak a simi - (adj.) true<br />
a deu a si lomi a taktak a simi - (adj.) genuine<br />
a deu a simi - (adj.) pseudo<br />
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a deu a simi . a taktak a si lomi - (n.) sham - Example: His goodness is all a sham = A tthatnak khi a ngaingai a si lo, a deu men a si<br />
a dih - (adj.) past - Example: Day is past when the sun sets = Ni a tlakin ni a dih<br />
a dih , a dong - (v.) deplete<br />
a dih a lo zaumi , a hmun lomi - (adj.) transient<br />
a dih cangmi caan - (n.) past - Example: We cannot change the past = A dih cangmi can cu kan thleng kho lo<br />
a dih cangmi caan - (n.) past tense - Example: He went <strong>to</strong> school = Sianginn ah a rak kal, rak hi 'past tense' ('datid') a sitertu a si<br />
a dih ciami caan - (n.) past participle - Example: He has gone = A kal cang, cang hi past participle (perfektum participium, fortids<br />
tillægsmåde) a sitertu a si<br />
a dih kate a simi - (adv.) just - Example: He just left here = Atu te ah khan a chuak<br />
a dih umnak in , fangkarao in - (adv.) stark - Example: The boys went swimming stark naked = Ngakchiapa hna cu an fangkarao in ti an i leuh<br />
a dih umnak in hman - (v.) strain - Example: He strained every muscle <strong>to</strong> lift the rock = Lung cawinak ah khan a thazang a dihumnak in a hman<br />
a dihlak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>tal<br />
a dihlak , a tling - (adj.) complete<br />
a dihlak fonhmi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>tal<br />
a dihlak in - (adv.) up - Example: The house burned up = Inn cu a dihlak in a kang dih<br />
a dihlak in , a dihumnak in - (adv.) wholly<br />
a dihlak in a dihumnak in - (adj.) sheer<br />
a dihlak in , a ningpi - (adj.) entire<br />
a dihlak in , a ningpi in - (adv.) al<strong>to</strong>gether<br />
a dihlak in a tlingmi , tlamtling tein a ummi , a bau lomi - (adj.) whole<br />
a dihlak in khattelei kam in khattelei kam tiang zoh , ttha tein zoh - (v.) scan<br />
a dihlak nawn , tam bik - (adj.) most - Example: Most schools open in June = Sianginn a tam bik cu June ah an hun<br />
a dihlak tein - (adv.) utterly<br />
a dihlak tuak ah - (adj.) aggregate - Example: The aggregate sum of his debts was K. 300 = A leiba a dihlak tuak ah K. 300 a si<br />
a dihumnak in , a dihlak in - (adv.) wholly<br />
a dihumnak in a simi a si cikcekmi - (adj.) utter - Example: The house is in utter ruin = Inn cu a rawk dih cikcek<br />
a dik a hmaanmi - (adj.) right<br />
a dikmi , a hmaanmi , aa tlakmi - (adj.) proper<br />
a ding ding lo kong ah aa ralring lomi , din lonak tuah zong i a zei a poi lomi - (adj.) unscrupulous<br />
a ding lomi - (adj.) unrighteous<br />
a ding lomi , aa rup lomi , aa ruang lomi - (adj.) unfair<br />
a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak - (n.) plummet<br />
a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak hri - (n.) plumb line<br />
a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak hri i thlaihmi bo - (v.) plumb<br />
a dinghnak ah , a hmanung bik ah - (adv.) ultimately<br />
a dingmi - (adj.) just - Example: He is a just man = Amah cu mi ding a si<br />
a dingmi , a ngawi lomi - (adj.) straight<br />
a dingmi thil upatnak a ngeimi , felte le ralring tein a ummi - (adj.) scrupulous<br />
a dingmi tung , tung ding - (n.) axis<br />
a dinlonak - (n.) unrighteousness<br />
a dinmi - (adj.) faint - Example: We heard a faint cry for help = Ka bawm u ti aunak aw dinte kha kan thei<br />
a dinning le a phung mingin tuahmi - (adj.) fair - Example: It was a fair fight = Boksing an i thongh cu a phungning le a dinning in an i thawng<br />
ko<br />
a dipmi , a hme , a thia - (adj.) fine - Example: Fine sand = Thetse dip<br />
a dir hmun i a dirmi , aa thleng lomi - (adj.) static - Example: Civilization does not remain static = Fimthiamnak cu a dirhmun ah thleng loin a dir<br />
peng lo<br />
a dong , a dih - (v.) deplete<br />
a dong , a donghnak a phan - (v.) conclude<br />
a dong kho lomi - (adj.) inexhaustible<br />
a dong lomi - (adj.) ceaseless<br />
a dong lomi - (adj.) unceasing<br />
a dong lomi , a luang zungzalmi - (adj.) perennial<br />
a dongh mawrawt - (adj.) uttermost<br />
a donghnak , a hmanung bik - (adj.) final<br />
a donghnak , a hmanung bik - (adj.) ultimate<br />
a donghnak , a simi , a fiangmi - (adj.) decisive<br />
a donghnak ah - (adv.) finally<br />
a donghnak ah , hngah lengmang hnu ah - (adv.) eventually<br />
a donghnak ahcun - (adv.) in the long run<br />
a donghnak bik i cu bantukin tuah ding timi , asiloah , cu bantuk kha bantukin nan cungah a tlung lai ti i bia hmanung bik pekmi -<br />
(n.) ultimatum<br />
a donghnak i a hung ummi - (adj.) terminal - Example: Terminal examination = Term khat a dunghnak i tuahmi camipuai<br />
a dongnak bik ah - (adv.) lastly<br />
a dor tete in a tla - (v.) drip<br />
a dor tete in a tlami ti - (n.) drip<br />
a dor tete in tlak , luan - (v.) trickle - Example: Tears trickled down her cheeks = A biang ah mitthli kha a dor tete in a tla<br />
a dormi - (adj.) loose - Example: Loose soil = Vawlei dor<br />
a dormi - (adj.) slack<br />
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a dot dot in sakmi inn - (suff.) s<strong>to</strong>reyed - Example: Three s<strong>to</strong>reyed building = Inn dot thum a simi<br />
a duh lomi , hnatlak lomi - (adj.) unwilling<br />
a duh ngaimi , aa hngahhlang ngaimi - (adj.) eager - Example: He is eager <strong>to</strong> open the box = Thingkuang hun kha aa hngahhlang ngai<br />
a eng tukmi - (adj.) ultramarine<br />
a fa pali phir chung i pakhat - (n.) quadruplet<br />
a fahnak nemter , ngakcia a ttapmi hnemh i ngamter - (v.) soothe<br />
a fak , aw thang ngai i auh lulh , a thawng - (adj.) boisterous - Example: A boisterous mob = Aw thang ngaiin a au lulhmi mibu<br />
a fak ngaimi - (adj.) acute<br />
a fak ngaimi , a tthawng ngaimi - (n.) violent<br />
a fak ngaimi thil - (n.) blow - Example: His mother's death was a great blow <strong>to</strong> him = A nu thih cu a caah a fak ngaingaimi thil a si<br />
a fak ngaingaimi hma ; fahnak ; lung retheihnak - (n.) throe<br />
a fakmi - (adj.) drastic<br />
a fakmi - (adj.) painful<br />
a fakmi - (adj.) serious<br />
a fakmi - (adj.) sore - Example: Mary has a sore throat = Mary a hrom a fak<br />
a fakmi , a felmi - (adj.) severe<br />
a fakmi , a harmi - (adj.) rigorous<br />
a fakmi i canternak - (n.) intensification<br />
a fakmi , mi chun ngaimi - (adj.) poignant<br />
a fakmi sualnak; e.g. lainawn - (n.) felony<br />
a fakpi , a tthawngmi - (adj.) vehement<br />
a fang a hmemi nam - (n.) stilet<strong>to</strong><br />
a fawimi - (adj.) easy<br />
a fek i a tthawngmi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ut<br />
a fek lo , a ngan a dam set lomi , fehfuan lo - (adj.) infirm<br />
a fek lomi - (adj.) rickety - Example: A rickety chair = A fek lomi tthutdan<br />
a fek lomi - (adj.) unstable<br />
a fek lomi , a reng lomi - (adj.) loose<br />
a fek lomi , aa thleng lelekmi - (adj.) fickle<br />
a fek lomi aa thleng lelekmi - (adj.) inconstant<br />
a fek lomi , hnangam a si lomi - (adj.) precarious<br />
a fek taktakmi, thlen khawh lo a simi - (adj.) hard-and-fast<br />
a fekmi - (adj.) steadfast<br />
a fekmi , a derthawm lomi - (adj.) unfaltering<br />
a fekmi , a tthawng , a hakmi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>ugh<br />
a fekmi , a tthawngmi - (adj.) sturdy<br />
a fekmi , aa tetmi - (adj.) tight - Example: He made a tight knot = Hribeo a teomi a ser<br />
a fekmi thil , a fekmi minung - (adj.) stable<br />
a felmi , a fakmi - (adj.) severe<br />
a fiang - (adj.) plain - Example: His meaning was perfectly plain = A chimmi sullam cu a fiang ngaingai ko<br />
a fiang , a piang - (adj.) clear<br />
a fiang , a tleu - (adj.) lucid<br />
a fiang a tliangmi - (adj.) unequivocal<br />
a fiang , a tliangmi , ri khiahmi - (adj.) definite<br />
a fiang , fiangin a lang - (adj.) apparent<br />
a fiang komi - (adj.) obvious<br />
a fiang lo , a ceu lo - (adj.) dim<br />
a fiang lo , a ceu lo - (adj.) dim<br />
a fiang lomi - (adj.) illegible - Example: Illegible writing = Catial fiang lo<br />
a fiang lomi - (adj.) indistinct<br />
a fiang lomi - (adj.) obscure<br />
a fiang lomi , a nawimi - (adj.) turbid - Example: Turbid river = A nawimi tiva<br />
a fiang lomi , a tliang lomi , a piang lomi - (adj.) vague<br />
a fiang lomi , ruahsual khawhmi , sullam pahnih a ngei khomi - (adj.) equivocal<br />
a fiang set lo , sawhmi theng a ngei lo - (adj.) indefinite - Example: He gave me an indefinite answer = A ka lehnak a fiang set lo<br />
a fiang tein , a leng langin - (adv.) evidently<br />
a fiangmi - (adj.) sharp - Example: There is a sharp contrast between black and white = A nak le a rang cu fiang tein an i dang ko<br />
a fiangmi - (adj.) express - Example: It was his express wish that we should go without him = A duhmi a fiangmi cu amah tel loin kannih kal kha a<br />
si<br />
a fiangmi , a donghnak , a simi - (adj.) decisive<br />
a fiangmi , a langmi - (adj.) evident<br />
a fiangmi , a langmi - (adj.) manifest<br />
a fiangmi , a rel fawimi - (adj.) legible<br />
a fiangmi , a tliangmi , aa dangmi - (adj.) distinct<br />
a fih in fihmi , duh awk a si hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) repulsive<br />
a fim i zumhmi lungthin cheutu - (n.) men<strong>to</strong>r<br />
a fim lomi - (adj.) uncivilized<br />
a fim lomi - (adj.) unwise<br />
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a fim lomi - (adj.) unwise<br />
a fim lomi , a hrutmi - (adj.) silly<br />
a fim lomi , a nal lomi - (adj.) naive<br />
a fim lomi , khuapi chung umtu ziaza le ningcang a hngal lomi - (adj.) unsophisticated<br />
a fim ngai ko na i thil kong i ceihnak le i ruahnak ah a ping i mi a kalpimi - (n.) sophist<br />
a fim ngaimi , a thluak a rang ngaimi - (adj.) witty<br />
a fim ngaingaimi , lungchung in hngalh khawhnak thazang, fimnak - (n.) intellect<br />
a fim ngaingaimi , thil a thiam kho ngaimi - (adj.) ingenious<br />
a fim ngangaimi - (adj.) intellectual<br />
a fimmi - (adj.) sagacious<br />
a fimmi - (adj.) sapient<br />
a fimmi - (adj.) wise<br />
a fimmi , a chia a ttha a thleidang khomi , khuaruah a thiammi - (adj.) judicious<br />
a fimmi , a thiammi - (adj.) clever - Example: Her is a clever carpenter = Amah cu lehtama thiam ngaimi a si<br />
a fimmi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) cute<br />
a fimmi , fimnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sane<br />
a fimnak , fimnak in a tei - (v.) outwit<br />
a fimthiamnak nih a phak lomi - (adj.) unqualified<br />
a fong - (v.) project<br />
a ha a khawn - (v.) grit - Example: He grits his teeth = A ha a khawn<br />
a hak - (adj.) hard - Example: The rock is hard = Lung cu a hak<br />
a hak a kau ngaimi , duhnak a riam kho lomi - (adj.) insatiable<br />
a hak i a nakmi thing - (n.) ebony<br />
a hak i fah a thei ti lomi - (adj.) callous<br />
a hak lomi , a nemmi - (adj.) tender<br />
a hakmi , a fekmi , a tthawng - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>ugh<br />
a hakmi thil a lomi - (adj.) metallic<br />
a hakmi thil , thir , dar , sui , ngun , suan , dan , etc. - (n.) metal<br />
a hang a tammi - (adj.) juicy<br />
a hang sur - (v.) squeeze - Example: She squeezed oranges = Theithu kha an hang a sur hna<br />
a har - (adj.) hard - Example: This work is hard = Hi rian cu a har<br />
a har - (adj.) keen<br />
a har - (adj.) sharp<br />
a har lo , a hnawl - (adj.) blunt - Example: Blunt knife = nam hnawl<br />
a har ngaingaimi - (adj.) trying<br />
a harmi - (adj.) stiff - Example: Stiff examination = Camipuai a harmi<br />
a harmi , a fakmi - (adj.) rigorous<br />
a harmi , a nuam lo ngaimi , thadi ngai a simi - (adj.) tedious<br />
a harmi biahalnak a simi , a harmi thil a simi - (adj.) problematic<br />
a harmi biahalnak , harnak - (n.) problem<br />
a harmi rian - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>ilsome<br />
a harmi thil - (n.) puzzle - Example: How <strong>to</strong> get all my things in<strong>to</strong> one box is a puzzle = Ka thil vialte kuang pakhat chung i sanh dih ding cu thil<br />
har a si<br />
a harmi , thil a at khomi , a ruh lang in a hlai khomi , bia lei ah hman bik a si , a hriammi - (adj.) trenchant<br />
a hawng hawh , hnipuan phoih i taklawngin um - (v.) strip<br />
a hawng , thing hawng , theithu hawng - (n.) rind<br />
a herh - (v.) behove - Example: It behoves you <strong>to</strong> work hard if you want <strong>to</strong> be successful = Hlawhtlin na duh ahcun rian fak piin na tuan a herh<br />
a herh biknak, a biapit biknak - (n.) highlight<br />
a herh hrimhrim - (adv.) needs - Example: A soldier must needs go where duty calls = A herhnak hmun ah ralkap cu an kal hrimhrim awk a si ko<br />
a herh hrimhrimmi , a si lo kho lomi - (adj.) imperative<br />
a herh leng i tam deuhnak - (n.) redundance<br />
a herh lo ti i ruahpiak , ngol , tuah loin um - (v.) waive<br />
a herh lomi - (adj.) unnecessary<br />
a herh lomi nolh chihnak , a sullam aa khat komi a simi - (n.) tau<strong>to</strong>logy<br />
a herh lomi thil - (adj.) nonessential<br />
a herh ngaingaimi , biapi ngai a simi - (adj.) essential - Example: Food and water are essential <strong>to</strong> life = Rawl le ti cu runnak caah a herh<br />
ngaingaimi an si<br />
a herh ningin - (adv.) necessarily<br />
a herh tuk lomi , a hmetemi - (adj.) marginal<br />
a herhmi - (adj.) necessary<br />
a herhmi thil thuam , khual tlawnnak caah siseh , ram vaihnak caah siseh i lak i thuam tling cun um - (v.) equip<br />
a herhnak bantukin dirter khawhmi suimilam , lentecelh zuamnak i hman a si bikmi - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>p watch<br />
a herhnak bik zawnte , a muru - (n.) crux<br />
a herhning tein - (adv.) perforce<br />
a himmi - (adj.) safe - Example: This is a safe place = Hika hi hmun him a si<br />
a himnak hmun , mi phak khawh lonak hmun - (n.) fastness - Example: The bandits hid in their mountain fastness = Mifir pawl cu tlang i an i<br />
thuhnak hmun, an ca i hmun him a si i mi phak khawh set lonak a simi ah an i thup<br />
a hla - (adv.) far - Example: He lives far from here = Hika hin lamhlapi ah a um, a si deuh ngaingai<br />
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a hla , a hlatnak i kal - (adv.) away - Example: The bird flew away = Vate cu a zuang diam<br />
a hla bik - (adj.) furthest<br />
a hla bik a simi , a hla bikmi - (adj.) furthermost<br />
a hla bikmi - (adj.) farthermost<br />
a hla deuhmi - (adj.) farther - Example: The farther hill is ten miles away = A hla deuhmi tlang khi khan hra a si<br />
a hlami , a nai lomi - (adj.) far - Example: He came from a far country = Ram hlapi in a ra, a hlat deuhnak hmun<br />
a hlami , hmailei pi ah a si dingmi - (adj.) distant<br />
a hlan deuh i a rak ummi - (adj.) foregoing<br />
a hlan i rak um cangnak - (n.) preexistence<br />
a hlan i rak um hmasa - (v.) precede<br />
a hlan i rak um hmasatnak , a hlan i a rak ummi sinak - (n.) precedence<br />
a hlan i rian a rak ttuan hmasami - (n.) predecessor<br />
a hlan in khua rak khan chungnak - (n.) plan - Example: Our plan is <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> the river = Khua kan rak khanmi cu tiva kal a si<br />
a hlan in rak hngalh chungnak - (n.) prescience<br />
a hlan tein rak ruah cianak - (n.) premeditation<br />
a hlanh dih , a ciah dih , a khat dih - (v.) permeate<br />
a hlankan i rak ruahnak - (n.) presupposition<br />
a hlankan in - (adv.) beforehand - Example: I knew what he would need, so I made preparations beforehand = Zeidah a herh lai ti kha ka hngalh,<br />
cucaah timhtuahnak a hlankan in ka rak ser chung<br />
a hlankan in a rawk lai ti rak hngalh chung - (v.) foredoom<br />
a hlankan in rak khiah cia - (v.) predeterminate<br />
a hlankan in rak ruah cia lomi - (adj.) unpremediated<br />
a hlankan in ralrinnak rak pek chungmi - (n.) premonition<br />
a hlankan in ralrinnak rak pek chungmi - (n.) premonition<br />
a hlankan in ralrinnak rak pek chungmi a simi - (adj.) premoni<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
a hlat a naih - (n.) space - Example: The road is bad for a space of two miles = Lam cu khan hnih chung a chia<br />
a hlatnak bik , a ttha bik , a chia bik - (adj.) utmost<br />
a hlawhtling lomi a tthahnem lomi - (adj.) unavailing<br />
a hle a simi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) artificial<br />
a hlei - (adj.) more - Example: We need two more men = Minung pahnih a hlei kan herh<br />
a hlei , a dang - (adj.) extra<br />
a hlei a hluat - (n.) surplus<br />
a hlei a hluat a simi - (adj.) superfluous<br />
a hlei a hluat a simi thil - (n.) superfluity<br />
a hlei a si lo , a leng a si lo - (prep.) within<br />
a hlei , herhmi leng i ngeihmi - (n.) margin - Example: Allow a margin of twenty kyats for unexpected expenses = Ruah lo in a herh sual ding<br />
hman awk caah phar kul cu a hlei in i chiah<br />
a hlei in cham tthan , nolh tthan - (v.) reduplicate<br />
a hlei in ttuanmi caan - (n.) overtime<br />
a hlei in , ve , aho zong - (adv.) else - Example: I am going, who else is going? = Ka kal lai?<br />
a hleihluat - (n.) excess<br />
a hleihluat i i lawmhnak chim len , hlim ri holh , lunglen hla sullam ngei lo - (n.) rhapsody<br />
a hleikhun in , khun , a ttha khun , a chia khun - (adv.) especially<br />
a hleikhun in thil a ummi caan - (n.) season<br />
a hleimi , a tangmi - (n.) remainder<br />
a hlummi , a uihmi - (adj.) stale - Example: Stale bread = A hlunmi changreu<br />
a hlun cangmi , hman ti lomi , caan nih kal tak cangmi - (adj.) obsolete<br />
a hlun ngaimi , hlan liopi - (adj.) ancient<br />
a hmaan a dikmi ziaza - (n.) propriety<br />
a hmaan deuh loning i rak kuaih , mi chimmi bia asiloah mi tialmi bia , mah duhning in rak kuaih i rak chim than - (v.) garble<br />
a hmaan lo - (adj.) incorrect<br />
a hmaan lo , lihchim - (adj.) false<br />
a hmaan lo ti , hlawt , duh lo - (v.) reject<br />
a hmaan lo ti hngal ko na in a hmaan ko tiin chiatsernak ; lihchimnak - (n.) perjury<br />
a hmaan loin biachah , a ping in ruah sual - (v.) misjudge<br />
a hmaan lomi - (adj.) wrong - Example: John gave a wrong answer = John nih a hmaan lomi lehnak a pek<br />
a hmaan lomi , a dam lomi , man a ngei lomi - (adj.) invalid - Example: Check cu minthut lo ahcun man a ngei lo<br />
a hmaan lomi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) spurious<br />
a hmaan lomi , biatak a si lomi - (adj.) untrue<br />
a hmaan lomi chimh , a ping chimh - (v.) misinform<br />
a hmaan lomi chimhnak - (n.) misinformation<br />
a hmaan lomi , muthla bantuk - (adj.) spooky<br />
a hmaan lomi , palhnak a ummi - (adj.) inaccurate<br />
a hmaan lomi puh , thangchiat - (v.) slander<br />
a hmaan lomi puhnak - (n.) slander<br />
a hmaan lomi ruahnak man le mah i hlennak ruahnak - (n.) delusion<br />
a hmaan lomi sinak , lihbia - (n.) falsehood<br />
a hmaan lomi thil , hlennak a simi - (adj.) fallacious<br />
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a hmaan lomi tuanbia - (n.) tale<br />
a hmaan lomi zumhning , hawi zumhning in a zum lomi - (n.) heresy<br />
a hmaan maw hmaan lo ti biahal a herhmi thil - (adj.) questionable<br />
a hmaan taktak ti i finaternak - (n.) verification<br />
a hmaan taktak ti kha fianter , fianter - (v.) verify<br />
a hmaan tein , a ngai tein - (adv.) surely - Example: Surely, he is a good man = A hmaan tein amah cu mittha a si<br />
a hmaan ti i ruah cangmi, a si kho lai ti i ruah cangmi - (adj.) supposed<br />
a hmaan tiah chim , a hmaan tiah langhter - (v.) prove<br />
a hmaan tiah ti , chim , ttial - (v.) vouch<br />
a hmaan tiah zumh - (v.) credit - Example: She dit not credit the boy's s<strong>to</strong>ry = Nganchiapa chimmi kha a zum lo<br />
a hmaanmi - (adj.) just - Example: That is a just scale = Khi khing khi a hmaanmi a si<br />
a hmaanmi - (adj.) proper<br />
a hmaanmi , a taktak a simi , a deu a si lomi - (adj.) true<br />
a hmaanmi , a thami , aa tlakmi - (adj.) due<br />
a hmaanmi , aa tlakmi , a dikmi - (adj.) proper<br />
a hmaanmi , biatak a simi - (adj.) veracious<br />
a hmaannak langhter - (v.) sustain - Example: The facts sustain what he said = A chimmi kha thil a um taktakmi hna nih khan a hmaan tiah an<br />
langhter<br />
a hmaanning in tuahmi a si ca i hman khawh a simi - (adj.) valid<br />
a hmai a hakmi , nih thlam leng lo , zaangfahnak ngei lomi - (adj.) grim<br />
a hmailei ah - (n.) foreground - Example: In the foreground there is a rock = A hmailei hmun ah lungpi a um<br />
a hman a dik hrimhrim ti i chim , ttial - (v.) affirm<br />
a hman a dik ko , ti i chim, aamahkhan - (v.) avouch<br />
a hman ti i ruah . zumh , bochan - (v.) believe<br />
a hmanung bik - (adj.) last - Example: December is the last month of the year = Dizimbar cu kum khat chung thla hmanung bik a si<br />
a hmanung bik a changtu - (adj.) pen-ultimate<br />
a hmanung bik , a donghnak - (adj.) final<br />
a hmasa bik a simi - (adj.) original<br />
a hmasa bik a simi , a hramthawknak a simi - (adj.) initial<br />
a hme , a dipmi , a thia - (adj.) fine - Example: Fine sand = Thetse dip<br />
a hme ; a tlawmte - (adj.) little<br />
a hme bik - (adj.) least<br />
a hme deuh a simi , a hme deuhmi - (n.) underling<br />
a hme deuhmi - (adj.) minor<br />
a hme deuhmi si langhternak - (n.) submission<br />
a hmemi - (adj.) micro<br />
a hmemi - (adj.) small<br />
a hmemi - (adj.) tiny<br />
a hmete - (n.) miniature<br />
a hmete - (adj.) minute - Example: A minmute particle of sand = Thetse fang hmete<br />
a hmete , a pelte - (n.) jot<br />
a hmete a simi , nawn , a ngan lomi - (adj.) slight - Example: I have a slight headache = Ka lu a fak nawn, ka lu din tein a fak<br />
a hmetemi , a herh tuk lomi - (adj.) marginal<br />
a hmin rih lomi - (adj.) green - Example: Green apples = Epal a hmin rih lomi<br />
a hminmi - (adj.) ripe<br />
a hmu dingmi siter - (v.) entitle<br />
a hmual a dinter deuhtu , a nemter deuhtu - (n.) buffer<br />
a hmuh awk hnga a si bantuk in - (adv.) deservedly<br />
a hmul a hrat hrethrutmi - (adj.) shaggy<br />
a hmun a ram , a umnak - (n.) locality<br />
a hmun lomi , a dih a lo zaumi - (adj.) transient<br />
a hmun rolh , a hmun a rolh caah khan a rolhmi kha a herh ti lo - (v.) supersede<br />
a hmun zungzalmi , saupi a nguhmi - (adj.) permanent<br />
a hmur cunglei a temi , hmurte - (n.) harelip<br />
a hmurpar - (n.) nib<br />
a hnar le a khabe , saram i a kaa - (n.) muzzle<br />
a hnawl - (adj.) dull - Example: This knife is dull = Hi nam cu a hnawl<br />
a hnawl , a har lo - (adj.) blunt - Example: Blunt knife = nam hnawl<br />
a hnawmmi - (adj.) grimy<br />
a hnawmmi , a thiang lomi - (adj.) untidy<br />
a hnawmmi , a thur , a thurmi - (adj.) filthy<br />
a hnawmmi , a thurmi - (adj.) dirty<br />
a hnawmmi kha thianh - (v.) purge<br />
a hngal kho lomi , hngalhnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) insensible<br />
a hngaltu sinak bia chim , tehtekhaan - (v.) testify<br />
a hngawng a sau ngaingaimi saram - (n.) giraffe<br />
a hngawng in dih in thaw chuah koh loin tuah - (v.) throttle<br />
a hngo , fawi tein a kuai, a kiak - (adj.) crisp<br />
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a hngo lomi , a aimi - (adj.) lithe<br />
a hngomi , a kuai a fawimi - (adj.) brittle<br />
a hnok , i foih , i awh - (v.) entangle<br />
a hnok ngaimi thil , hngalh a har ngaimi - (adj.) intricate<br />
a hnokmi kha phoih - (v.) untangle<br />
a hnu , a tlai - (adj.) late - Example: We had a late supper = Kan zanriah ei a hnu / tlai<br />
a hnu in a hun zulmi, a hnuah - in the wake of<br />
a hnu zulh in - (n.) subsequently<br />
a hnuah , a hnu in a hun zulmi - in the wake of<br />
a holh kho lomi - (adj.) dumb<br />
a holh kho lomi - (adj.) mute<br />
a holh kho lomi , thinthun tuk i holh kho loin a ummi , holh awk hngal loin a ummi - (adj.) speechless<br />
a horh a harmi thil , a ritmi thil - (adj.) burdensome<br />
a hram a thawktu - (n.) origina<strong>to</strong>r<br />
a hram aa thawk , aa thawk - (v.) originate<br />
a hram aa thawknak - (n.) origination<br />
a hram in bongh - (v.) uproot<br />
a hram in phawi - (v.) root - Example: Root out the grass = Ram cu phawi hna<br />
a hram rak phelh , a chung in rak horh - (v.) undermine<br />
a hram thawk - (v.) found<br />
a hram , tung nganpi hram - (n.) pedestal<br />
a hrampi - (n.) groundwork<br />
a hrampi a simi - (adj.) basal<br />
a hrampi a simi - (adj.) basal<br />
a hrampi a simi - (adj.) radical - Example: He made a radical change in his behaviour = A ziaza a hrampi in a thlen<br />
a hrampi a simi thil - (adj.) basic<br />
a hrampi a simi thil - (adj.) fundamental<br />
a hramthawk i a ummi - (adj.) primordial<br />
a hramthawk tein , hramthawk te ah cun - (adv.) originally<br />
a hramthawknak a simi , a hmasa bik a simi - (adj.) initial<br />
a hrang ngai i ttih a nung ngaimi - (adj.) fierce - Example: A fierce dog = Ui hrang<br />
a hrangmi - (adj.) coarse - Example: His conversation was coarse = A bia chim a hrang<br />
a hrangmi saram a ngammi sattil i sernak - (n.) domestication<br />
a hrangmi saram kha a ngammi sattil i ser - (v.) domesticate<br />
a hrapmi , a chengmi - (adj.) steep<br />
a hratmi , a nal lomi , a thapmi - (adj.) rough<br />
a hreumi , a thiami - (adj.) lanky<br />
a hriam lomi , a fim lomi , a lung a pingmi - (adj.) obtuse<br />
a hriammi , a harmi , thil a at khomi , a ruh lang in a hlai khomi , bia lei ah hman bik a si - (adj.) trenchant<br />
a hring - (adj.) raw - Example: Raw meat = Sa hring<br />
a hring - (adj.) verdant - Example: Verdant grass = Ram hring<br />
a hring zawng bantuk a simi - (adj.) greenish<br />
a hringmi , a tammi - (adj.) lush - Example: Lush grass grows along the river banks = Tiva kamah ram hring detdut in an um<br />
a hringmi , thinghnah hring azawng - (adj.) green<br />
a hrokhrawlmi , a zermi - (adj.) wily<br />
a hrokhrawlmi , a zermi , mi hlen a thiammi - (adj.) cunning<br />
a hrut ngaimi pa - (n.) jackass<br />
a hrutmi - (adj.) foolish<br />
a hrutmi - (adj.) insane<br />
a hrutmi - (adj.) mad<br />
a hrutmi , a fim lomi - (adj.) silly<br />
a hrutmi , hngalhnak a baumi - (adj.) witless<br />
a hrutmi , saram bantuk a rihmi minung - (adj.) savage<br />
a hun cawlcanghtertu , thazang a hun umtertu - (n.) stimulant<br />
a hun changtu - (adj.) next<br />
a hun changtu (zultu) - (n.) successor<br />
a hun i let tthan - (v.) rebound<br />
a hun pehtu , a changtu - (adj.) adjacent<br />
a hun zultu , hnu deuh ah a hung ummi - (adj.) subsequent<br />
a hun zultu ; mawttawka nih a hnuhmi leng - (n.) trailer<br />
a hung can , thil a hung um - (v.) happen - Example: They <strong>to</strong>ld us all that happened on their trip = An khual tlawnnak i thil a cangmi vialte an<br />
kan chimh<br />
a hung cho , a kai , a tthangcho - (v.) wax - Example: The moon waxes till it becomes full and then wanes = Thlapa cu a lai tiang a hungcho i<br />
cun a ttumchuk<br />
a hung chomi , hmailei i a kalmi - (adj.) progressive<br />
a hung chuah bantukin - (adv.) consequently<br />
a hung chuak - (v.) appear<br />
a hung chuak , a hung lang - (v.) emerge<br />
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a hung chuakmi - (adj.) resultant<br />
a hung chuakmi thil - (n.) outcome<br />
a hung um - (v.) occur - Example: The accident occurred last Friday = Eksidenh cu kan hnu Cawnni nga ni ah khan a um<br />
a hung um , a hung cang - (v.) take place<br />
a hung um lai dingmi thil hmelchunhnak ; vanchiatnak chimchungtu - (n.) portent<br />
a hurmi , pumsa nuamhnak duhmi - (adj.) lascivious<br />
A in Z tiang - (n.) alphabet<br />
a ing a chiami - (adj.) ill-natured<br />
a ing a chiami - (adj.) surly<br />
a ing a chiami , a thin a tawimi - (adj.) irritable<br />
a ing a chiami , a thin a tawimi - (adj.) splenetic<br />
a ing a puanmi - (adj.) fretful<br />
a ka , awngka - (n.) orifice<br />
a kai , a tthangcho , a hung cho - (v.) wax - Example: The moon waxes till it becomes full and then wanes = Thlapa cu a lai tiang a hungcho i<br />
cun a ttumchuk<br />
a kakmi awng , a tlekmi awng - (n.) crevice<br />
a kalning , a ti luanning - (n.) trend<br />
a kam - (n.) margin - Example: The margin of the lake = Tidil kam<br />
a kam - (n.) rim<br />
a kam , a tlang , dengmang - (n.) verge<br />
a kam i a ummi, a kam a simi - (adj.) marginal<br />
a kam kip in kulh , dan , donh - (v.) hem - Example: He was hemmed in by the enemies = Ral nih an hren<br />
a kang - (v.) burn - Example: The house is burnng = Inn a kang<br />
a kang kho lomi - (adj.) incombustible<br />
a kang khomi - (adj.) combustible<br />
a kap li in a tung a vang aa can dihmi - (adj.) foursquare<br />
a karhmi , a tam chin lengmangmi - (adj.) increasing<br />
a karlak ah ahohmanh um lo - (adj.) direct - Example: He is in direct contact with the teacher = A mah cu sayapa he an karlak ah ahohmanh<br />
um loin an i <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
a karlak caan - (n.) interval - Example: Khrismas le Kumthar karlak ah ni ruk a um<br />
a karlak caan - (n.) meantime - Example: He left at four and returned at seven, and she wrote two letters in the meantime = Pali ah a kal i pasarih<br />
ah a ra kir tthan, a karlakah cakuat pahnih a ttial<br />
a karlak i hnahnawhnak hun tuah - (v.) interrupt<br />
a karlak i i dinh ta - (n.) intermission<br />
a karlak i rak <strong>to</strong>n , rak tan , rak tlaih - (v.) intercept<br />
a karlak i thlak , a karlak i vai sawh - (v.) intervene<br />
a karlak i vai hrolhnak - (n.) intervention<br />
a karlak i vun thlak pah - (v.) interject - Example: A biachimmi a karlak ah nihchuak a thlak pah<br />
a kau , a za , a ngan , a lian - (adj.) ample<br />
a kau deuh , a ngan deuh ah a cang - (v.) dilate - Example: The pupil of the eye dilates when light gets dim = Ceunak kha a muih deuh tikah<br />
mit falai cu a ngan deuh, a kau deuh<br />
a kau ngaingaimi , a ngan ngaingaimi - (adj.) immense<br />
a kauh lei - (n.) breadth<br />
a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak - (n.) extent<br />
a kaumi - (adj.) wide<br />
a kaumi, a saumi - (adj.) expansive<br />
a kaumi , a tammi , a tlingmi - (adj.) comprehensive<br />
a kaumi , thil tampi a thum khomi - (adj.) capacious<br />
a kaupi , a nganpi , a tampi a simi - (adj.) vast<br />
a kaupi a simi - (adj.) extensive<br />
a kaupi , nganpi - (adj.) colossal<br />
a ke a beimi - (adj.) lame<br />
a ke le a hmur a sau ngaimi va - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rk<br />
a ke pathum a simi saikel - (n.) tricycle<br />
a kehnak , aa thlernak , a kuainak - (n.) fissure - Example: A fissure in the rock = Lungpi chung i a tlernak<br />
a kek , a kuai - (v.) burst - Example: The bombs burst = Bomb kha an puak, an kek<br />
a kek a kuai dih , a thu a man dih - (v.) disintegrate<br />
a kek a kuai lomi - (adj.) whole<br />
a kek phut - (n.) outburst<br />
a kekkuai khomi , a rawk khomi - (adj.) perishable<br />
a kekmi , aa cheumi , a kuarmi - (adj.) fragmentary<br />
a keng a kulmi - (adj.) hunchbacked<br />
a kenkip i choi le pernak - (n.) rampage - Example: The mad elephant went on a rampage and killed its keeper = Vui hrut cu a choi a per<br />
ciammam i a cawngtu kha a thah<br />
a kenkip i hlonh/vorh , thek - (v.) scatter<br />
a kenkiplo ah , hilei khilei - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> and fro<br />
a kenkiplo i vaih - (v.) straggle - Example: Cows straggle along the road = Lam zulh in caw cu a kenkiplo ah an vai<br />
a kermi , a romi , a carmi - (adj.) wizened<br />
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a khah in a khat - (v.) seethe - Example: 1. He seethes with anger. 2. This country is seething with discontent = 1. Thinhunnak in a khah in a<br />
khat. 2. Hi ram hi lungsi lonak in a khat<br />
a khah in khah, ciah, hlanh dih - (v.) pervade<br />
a khah in khah , tampi um - (v.) teem - Example: The swamp teemed with mosqui<strong>to</strong>es = Cerh cu fikfa in a khat<br />
a khalmi hawhra a tit khi - (v.) thaw - Example: The sun thaws the ice = Ni nih tikhal kha a titter<br />
a khalmi , ti a si lomi - (adj.) solid<br />
a khami belh si ca i hmanmi - (n.) wormwood<br />
a khan in khah , a khat in sanh - (v.) pack - Example: The churck was packed on Christmas day = Khrismas ni ah biakinn cu a khah in an khat<br />
a khat - (adj.) full - Example: The glass is full of water = Hrai cu ti a khat<br />
a khat - (v.) occupy - Example: The building occupies a large area = Inn nih hmun kaupi a khat (a huh)<br />
a khat cikcek - (v.) burst - Example: The barns were bursting with grains = Rawl inn cu rawl an khat cikcek<br />
a khat dih , a hlanh dih , a ciah dih - (v.) permeate<br />
a khat in sanh , a khan in khah - (v.) pack - Example: The church was packed on Christmas day = Khrismas ni ah biakinn cu a khah in an khat<br />
a khat tuk - (v.) congest - Example: The streets are congested = Khuapi chung lam cu mi an khat tuk<br />
a khawpi , a ttial chin - (v.) trace<br />
a khiarmi , mi khiar - (adj.) parsimonious<br />
a khing aa tluk lomi , lungthin a hmaan lomi - (adj.) unbalanced<br />
a khirhtu - (n.) reflec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
a khonh - (n.) leave - Example: He is on leave = A khonh in a um<br />
a khuh hun, a chin hun - (v.) unveil<br />
a khuhnak hun , a chin hun - (v.) uncover<br />
a khuhnak kha hun , phoih - (v.) unmask<br />
a khuhtu a pan mite - (n.) layer - Example: There was a layer of dust on the table = Cabuai cungah leidip pante a um<br />
a khul a nuarmi , a tlaimi - (adj.) tardy<br />
a khul a rangmi - (adj.) swift<br />
a khul a rangmi - (adj.) fleet - Example: Fleet horse = A khul a rangmi rangtum<br />
a khul a rangmi - (adj.) speedy<br />
a khul nuarhter - (v.) slacken - Example: Don't slacken your efforts till the work is done = Rian kha aa lim hlantiang na tuannak kha nuarhter hlah<br />
a khul nuarhter - (v.) slow<br />
a khunhlei a simi , sapesial - (adj.) special<br />
a khunhlei in a thiammi , thiam khunnak a ngeimi - (n.) specialist - Example: Eye specialist = Mit lei i a thiam khummi<br />
a khunhlei in cawnmi thil , tuahmi thil - (n.) speciality<br />
a khunhlei in cawn/thiam - (v.) specialize<br />
a ki tehna , cuar tik i nem neknukpi an hung um khi , saruh tehna - (n.) gelatine<br />
a kiak /a cat - (v.) snap - Example: The rope snaps = Hri cu a cat<br />
a kih tuk ca i a kik nih kedong le kutdong tam - (n.) frostbite<br />
a kihlum - (n.) temperature<br />
a kik ngangaimi thil - (adj.) frigid<br />
a kik tuk i ti a khalmi , a kik ngaingaimi - (adj.) frosty<br />
a kik tuk lo , a lin tuklo - (adj.) mild - Example: The climate is mild = Khuati a nem<br />
a kikam lawng langhtermi vawlei hmanthlak - (n.) con<strong>to</strong>ur<br />
a kikmi - (adj.) wintry<br />
a kikmi , thli kik - (adj.) chill<br />
a kir tthanmi - (adj.) reflective<br />
a kong a kong in tthen i ttial/chimmi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>pical<br />
a kong a tthatnak chimpiaknak - (n.) recommendation<br />
a kong a tthatnak le duh awk tlak a sinak chimpiak - (v.) recommend<br />
a kong ttialmi thil/mi pakhatkhat , zapi hmaiah tuahnak in cawn i hmuhsaknak , atu ah cun Mirang holh i lak in drama ti a si ve ko -<br />
(n.) drama<br />
a kormi , a sawngmi - (n.) wrinkle<br />
a kuai , a kek - (v.) burst - Example: The bombs burst = Bomb kha an puak, an kek<br />
a kuai lomi - (adj.) unbroken<br />
a kuainak , a kehnak , aa thlernak - (n.) fissure - Example: A fissure in the rock = Lungpi chung i a tlernak<br />
a kuainak , a zuhnak , a pemnak - (n.) leak<br />
a kual in i mer - (v.) revolve<br />
a kuarhnak - (n.) dent - Example: There is a dent on the brass pot = Marlei ah a kuarhnak a um<br />
a kuarkak a tammi , harnak in i a celh ngaimi , a bingbo - (adj.) rugged<br />
a kuarmi , a kekmi , aa cheumi - (adj.) fragmentary<br />
a kuarmi , zapei kuar bantuk - (adj.) concave<br />
a kuimi , thingnge a kuimi - (adj.) pendent<br />
a kulh in , kulh - (n.) ring - Example: They danced in a ring = A kulh in an lam<br />
a kum a nomi - (adj.) young<br />
a lai i bur - (v.) centralize<br />
a lai i burnak - (n.) centralization<br />
a laifang - (n.) center - Example: Center of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua laifang<br />
a laifang - (n.) mid<br />
a laifang a simi , hmunpi simi - (adj.) central<br />
a laifang bik - (adj.) midmost<br />
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a laifang bik , ceunak a vaa <strong>to</strong>nnak hmun , mit aa <strong>to</strong>n dihnak hmun - (n.) focus - Example: The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes =<br />
Ngaknu dawhte cu mit vialte aa <strong>to</strong>n dihnak a si<br />
a laifang chuah tak , hawi he i lawh lo , sining tawn bantuk i si lo - (adj.) eccentric<br />
a laifang in lenglei ah a chuakmi - (adj.) centrifugal<br />
a laifang in va phak tawk kulh kha radius cu a si - (n.) radius - Example: The explosion of a bomb could be heard within a radius of two miles<br />
= Bomb a puah thawng cu khan hnih chung aa thei kho<br />
a laivuang sawhsawh , a ttha tuk lo a chia tuk lo - (adj.) mediocre<br />
a laivuang sawsawh sinak - (n.) mediocrity<br />
a laivuang thil - (n.) medium<br />
a lakin , man loin - (adj.) gratis<br />
a lan , caan a lan - (v.) elapse<br />
a lang bikmi , uktu a simi , biapi bik a simi - (adj.) dominant<br />
a lang khomi , hmuh khawh a simi - (adj.) noticeable<br />
a lang lomi , aa thupmi - (adj.) latent<br />
a langh khunnak hmun , a ceu khunnak hmun - (n.) limelight<br />
a langmi , a fiangmi - (adj.) evident<br />
a langmi , a fiangmi - (adj.) manifest<br />
a langmi , fawi tein hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) conspicuous<br />
a langmi , minthangmi - (adj.) prominent<br />
a langsar lomi - (adj.) inconspicuous<br />
a lawng a simi , chungah zeihmanh au um lomi - (adj.) empty<br />
a lawngmi - (adj.) vacant<br />
a lawngmi hmun/thil , a chung i thil zeihmanh a um lomi - (n.) vacuum<br />
a lawngmi rian - (n.) vacancy<br />
a lawngmi, zeihmanh a chungah a um lomi - (adj.) blank<br />
a lawngpi a simi - (adj.) void<br />
a lehpek a simi - (n.) extremist<br />
a leiba kha hlohpiak , hloh , hnawh - (v.) write off<br />
a leng - (n.) surface - Example: The surface of a pot is smooth = Um a leng cu a nal<br />
a leng a langhnak ah - (adv.) seemingly<br />
a leng a si lo , a hlei a si lo - (prep.) within<br />
a leng i a langmi ziaza - (n.) conduct<br />
a leng i hlonhmi - (n.) outcast<br />
a leng i hrenh kanh , donh - (v.) preclude<br />
a leng lang menmen a simi , a puanlaumi , a thuk lomi - (adj.) superficial<br />
a leng langin , a fiang tein - (adv.) evidently<br />
a leng zohnak i a hman ko a lomi - (adv.) apparently - Example: Apparently they are good friends = Aleng zohnak ahcun hawi ttha an si ko<br />
a lenglei - (n.) exterior<br />
a lenglei - (adj.) external<br />
a lenglei - (n.) outside<br />
a lenglei - (n.) outward<br />
a lenglei ah - (prep.) outside - Example: They s<strong>to</strong>od outside the door = Innka lenglei ah an dir<br />
a lenglei i ttha ngai a lo i a chung zeihmanh a si ttung lomi thil - (n.) trumpery<br />
a lenglei in a laifanglei ah a lutmi - (adj.) centripetal<br />
a lenglei kap a vel chum - (n.) perimeter<br />
a lenglei mi - (n.) outsider<br />
a lenglei thil a simi - (adj.) outside - Example: The outside doors have locks = Lenglei innka cu tawh an ngei dih<br />
a let - (n.) fold - Example: Tenfold = Let hra<br />
a let hnih - (adj.) double<br />
a let hnih in karh tthan - (v.) redouble<br />
a let hra - (adj.) tenfold<br />
a let kua - (adv.) ninefold<br />
a let li - (adj.) fourfold<br />
a let nga - (adj.) fivefold<br />
a let nga , panga phir - (adj.) quintuple<br />
a let nhih - (adj.) twofold<br />
a let ruk - (adj.) sixfold<br />
a let sarih - (n.) sevenfold<br />
a let thum a simi - (adj.) threefold<br />
a let thum , phun thlum komh - (adj.) triple<br />
a lettalam in chiah - (v.) invert<br />
a lettalam in chiahnak - (n.) inversion<br />
a lettalam in chiahnak , DCBA cu ABCD a lettalam a si - (adj.) inverse<br />
a liam cangmi caan , hnulei - (adj.) past - Example: He was sick for the past few days = Kan hnulei ni tlawmte chung cu a zaw<br />
a lian , a kau , a za , a ngan - (adj.) ample<br />
a lian , a phing , a ngan - (v.) swell - Example: His head is swollen. - The river is swollen = A lu a phing. - Tiva a lian<br />
a liannganmi thil - (adj.) kingly<br />
a lin - (adj.) hot - Example: The sun is hot = Ni cu a lin<br />
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a lin a sa ngaimi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>rrid<br />
a lin hringhranmi - (adj.) red-hot<br />
a lin nih thil a titternak dikiri - (n.) melting point<br />
a lin tuklo , a kik tuk lo - (adj.) mild - Example: The climate is mild = Khuati a nem<br />
a linh tuk ah a vamh in a vammi - (adj.) incadescent<br />
a linhsat liopi , lumternak , linhnak , khua lin - (n.) heat<br />
a linnak in a dai deuhmi , a dai - (adj.) cool<br />
a lo - (v.) seem - Example: This apple seems good but is rotten inside = Hi epal hi a tthami a lo nain a chung a thu<br />
a lo , a tlau , a pil a lang ti lo - (v.) vanish<br />
a lonhtu a um rih hlantiang a sang bik a simi - (n.) record<br />
a lu lei a kau i a taw lei a bimi , ti rawnnak i hrmanmi cong - (n.) funnel<br />
a lu minung lu, a ke meheh ke a simi khuachia, mihor pawl kong he chim chih tawnmi - (n.) satyr<br />
a luak a chuahkmi - (adj.) nauseous<br />
a luang khomi thil paohpaoh , ti , gas , thli - (n.) fluid<br />
a luang zungzalmi , a dong lomi - (adj.) perennial<br />
a luangmi thil - (adj.) running - Example: Running water = Ti a luangmi<br />
a lum - (adj.) warm<br />
a lum i a nuammi - (adj.) cosy<br />
a lum tuk lo a kik tuk lo a simi - (adj.) temperate<br />
a lum vutvat , a lum menmen - (adj.) tepid<br />
a lung a caw - (v.) lose one's head<br />
a lung a dong kho lomi - (adj.) undaunted<br />
a lung a dongmi - (adj.) low-spirited<br />
a lung a fekmi , a ral a tthami - (adj.) resolute<br />
a lung a hakmi - (adj.) obstinate<br />
a lung a hakmi , ai ngaichin duh lomi - (adj.) obdurate<br />
a lung a lengmi , a ci a haimi , zun in a zawmi - (adj.) lackadaisical<br />
a lung a nemmi - (adj.) tenderhearted<br />
a lung a pingmi , a hriam lomi , a fim lomi - (adj.) obtuse<br />
a lung a pingmi , mihrut - (adj.) stupid<br />
a lung a saumi - (adj.) patient<br />
a lung a thomi , ttannak in a khatmi - (adj.) zealous<br />
a lung aa thlek kho lomi , lungattawm in a ummi - (adj.) undecided<br />
a lut lei a simi , a lut liomi - (adj.) incoming<br />
a man - (n.) value<br />
a man a dihlak in kan pek hrimhrim lai tinak ca i rak pek chungmi tangka - (n.) deposit<br />
a man a fak - (adj.) costly<br />
a man a fak lomi - (adj.) inexpensive<br />
a man a fak tuk i cawk khawh a si lomi - (adj.) priceless<br />
a man a fakmi - (adj.) expensive<br />
a man a sangmi - (adj.) dear - Example: The price of this book is very dear = Hi cauk man cu a sang ngaingai<br />
a man a sung tukmi , a man relcawklo a simi - (adj.) invaluable<br />
a man a sungkawimi - (adj.) precious<br />
a man a tam ngaingaimi - (adj.) sumptuous<br />
a man ah pek - (v.) offer - Example: He offered ten kyats for the box = Thingkuang cu fang hra in kan cawhk lai, a ti<br />
a man in zohmi kut thongh (boxing) - (n.) pizefight<br />
a man khiah - (v.) evaluate<br />
a man khiahnak - (n.) valuation<br />
a man niam tuk i chiah - (v.) undervalue<br />
a man pek lomi , pek lomi - (adj.) unpaid<br />
a man rak pek chung - (v.) prepay<br />
a man rak pek cia chungmi - (adj.) prepaid<br />
a man sungmi thil hmuhmi - (n.) find<br />
a man tuak - (v.) appraise<br />
a man tuaknak , mi khingthlainak - (n.) appraisal<br />
a manmi , a phumi , aa tlakmi - (adj.) worth - Example: London is a city worth visiting = London cu tlawn phu a si<br />
a mawngtu - (n.) steersman<br />
a mei i arhmul an bunhmi thal - (n.) dart<br />
a miak a chuahpi khomi , a tthahnemmi - (adj.) profitable<br />
a miak hmuh nak ding ca i phaisa hman - (v.) invest<br />
a miak lomi - (adj.) unprofitable<br />
a miak tampi laakin mi dang tangka a cawihtu - (n.) usurer<br />
a miak tampi lak dingin tangka cawihmi - (adj.) usurious<br />
a miak tampi lak in tangka cawihnak - (n.) usury<br />
a miltlor lomi thil , cu bantukin a miltlor lomi minung - (adj.) rude<br />
a min chim lomi thil - (n.) whatnot<br />
a mit a kumi - (adj.) slumberous<br />
a mit a tammi thing - (adj.) knotty<br />
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a mit cang , a um ti lo , a thi cang - (adj.) extinct<br />
a mui a chiami , aa dawh lomi - (adj.) ugly<br />
a mui hmuh khawh a si lo i rim zong a ngei lomi thaw, minung nih kan chuahmi thaw hi - (n.) carbon dioxide<br />
a mui i a nuam lo ngaimi - (adj.) murky<br />
a muisam a dulmi a vervar lomi - (adj.) lack-lustre<br />
a muisam a suaitu , a pungsan a tuahtu - (n.) designer<br />
a muru - (n.) nucleus<br />
a muru - (n.) core<br />
a muru , a herhnak bik zawnte - (n.) crux<br />
a muru he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) nuclear - Example: Nuclear bomb = A muru in a puakmi bom<br />
a nai - (adv.) near - Example: Vacation is near = Sianginn khar a nai<br />
a nai lomi , a hlami - (adj.) far - Example: He came from a far country = Ram hlapi in a ra, a hlat deuhnak hmun<br />
a naih biktu a simi , hnulei in siseh , hmailei in siseh a naih biktu - (adj.) proximate<br />
a nal - (v.) slip<br />
a nal lomi , a fim lomi - (adj.) naive<br />
a nal lomi , a thapmi , a hratmi - (adj.) rough<br />
a nalmi - (adj.) smooth<br />
a naltertu si - (n.) lubricant<br />
a namtu lei si - (adj.) offensive<br />
a nauta deuh , a ttha set lomi , a niam deuh - (adj.) inferior<br />
a nawimi , a fiang lomi - (adj.) turbid - Example: Turbid river = A nawimi tiva<br />
a ne - (n.) dregs<br />
a nekcok tiangin , thil hme tete - (n.) detail<br />
a neknawi le a cephnep tampi a ummi khi - (n.) red tape<br />
a nem hniphnepmite , aa dawhmite , ralring tein tuaktan a haumite - (adj.) delicate - Example: The teacher handled the delicate problem<br />
with care = Tuaktan ngai a haumi thil har cu saya nih ralring tein a tuaktan<br />
a nemmi - (adj.) soft<br />
a nemmi , a hak lomi - (adj.) tender<br />
a nemmi , mi nunnem , mi aw nem , chuk nem , cho nem - (adj.) gentle<br />
a nemmi , titsa nem - (adj.) flabby<br />
a nemter deuhtu , a hmual a dinter deuhtu - (n.) buffer<br />
a ngai tein , a hmaan tein - (adv.) surely - Example: Surely, he is a good man = A hmaan tein amah cu mittha a si<br />
a ngaih a chiami - (adj.) sorrowful<br />
a ngaingai a si lomi , deu - (adj.) bogus<br />
a ngaingai a si lomi , phuah chommi - (adj.) fictitious<br />
a ngaingai a simi , aa titer lomi - (adj.) unfeigned<br />
a ngaingai hngalh hlan ruahnak rak ngeih chungnak - (n.) preconception<br />
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adv.) actually - Example: He looks honest, actually he is a rogue = Miding a lo, a ngaingai ti ahcun mi hrokhrol a si.<br />
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adv.) in reality, in fact, in truth<br />
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adj.) virtual - Example: Mr. Smith is the virtual president, though his title is secretary = Mr. Smith cu a rian min ah cun<br />
secretary a si, asinain a ngaingai ti ahcun president a si ko<br />
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adv.) as a matter of fact<br />
a ngam lomi , ramlak i a ummi , a phingmi - (adj.) wild<br />
a ngan a dam i a taksa a tthami - (adj.) lusty<br />
a ngan a dam i a tthawngmi - (adj.) robust<br />
a ngan a dam lomi thil , a ngan a dam lomi ruahnak lungthin - (adj.) morbid<br />
a ngan , a lian , a kau , a za - (adj.) ample<br />
a ngan , a lian , a phing - (v.) swell - Example: His head is swollen. - The river is swollen = A lu a phing. - Tiva a lian<br />
a ngan a thawngmi , mikei - (n.) giant<br />
a ngan bikmi - (adj.) sovereign<br />
a ngan deuh ah a cang , a kau deuh - (v.) dilate - Example: The pupil of the eye dilates when light gets dim = Ceunak kha a muih deuh tikah<br />
mit falai cu a ngan deuh, a kau deuh<br />
a ngan lomi , a hmete a simi , nawn - (adj.) slight - Example: I have a slight headache = Ka lu a fak nawn, ka lu din tein a fak<br />
a ngan nawnmi - (adj.) sizable<br />
a ngan ngaingaimi , a kau ngaingaimi - (adj.) immense<br />
a ngan ngaingaimi a tam ngaingaimi ttih a nung ngaingaimi - (adj.) tremendous<br />
a ngan ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) gigantic<br />
a ngan ngaingaimi thil - (n.) mammoth<br />
a ngan ngaingaimi thil , a ttha ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) prodigious<br />
a ngan zong a hme zong , tiva - (n.) stream<br />
a ngang kho lomi - (adj.) impatient<br />
a nganmi - (adj.) large<br />
a nganmi , chim awk tlak a simi , a ttha pah a simi - (adj.) substantial - Example: John made substantial improvement in arithmetics = John<br />
cu kanan ah aa chap ngai<br />
a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak - (n.) extent<br />
a nganning , a biapitning - (n.) magnitude<br />
a nganpi - (adj.) enormous<br />
a nganpi, a man a fak ngaimi. - 2. upat awk tlak ngaimi - (adj.) grand<br />
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a nganpi a simi - (adj.) titanic<br />
a nganpi a simi - (adj.) voluminous<br />
a nganpi , a tampi a simi , a kaupi - (adj.) vast<br />
a ngawi lomi , a dingmi - (adj.) straight<br />
a ngawi , paisah , dinglo - (adj.) oblique<br />
a ngawimi cafang hna - (adj.) italic - Example: Hi cafang hna cu cafang a ngawi in ttialmi an si<br />
a ngawimi , lam ngawi - (adj.) crooked<br />
a ngawimi, ngawinak tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) sinuous<br />
a ngawimi thil , mi hrokhrawl - (n.) crook<br />
a ngeihmi , a ta - (pron.) its - Example: Chizawh cu a fale he lente an i cehl<br />
a ngeimi - (prep.) with - Example: Mr. Jones is a man with brains = Mr. Jones cu thluak ngeimi a si<br />
a ngol in ngol lomi , a tuah zungzalmi - (adj.) unremitting<br />
a ngormi , ihkhun cung lawngah tho kho loin a ummi - (adj.) bedridden<br />
a niam - (adj.) low - Example: Our foot-s<strong>to</strong>ol is <strong>to</strong>o low = Kan thing tthutdan a niam tuk<br />
a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak - (n.) extent<br />
a niam bik a simi - (adj.) undermost<br />
a niam bik , a tlawm bik - (n.) minimum - Example: You must drink one cup of water a day at the minimum = A tlawm bik ah ni khat ah ti hrai<br />
khat na din awk a si<br />
a niam bikmi - (adj.) lowermost<br />
a niam deuh , a nauta deuh , a ttha set lomi - (adj.) inferior<br />
a niam deuhmi - (adj.) lower<br />
a niam deuhmi bawi/thil - (adj.) subordinate<br />
a niam deuhmi , pahnihnak a simi - (adj.) second-class<br />
a niam deuhmi sinak nawlngaihnak , <strong>to</strong>idornak - (n.) subordination<br />
a niam deuhnak hmun i vun chiah, tthawl, dawi, rian i chanh chin - (v.) relegate<br />
a niammi - (adj.) nether<br />
a niammi , a tawimi - (adj.) short<br />
a niammi , miniam - (n.) dwarf<br />
a niammi , nautat awk a simi, a ttha lomi thil - (adj.) base<br />
a niammi thil , a ttha lomi , nehsawh awk a simi thil - (adj.) ignoble<br />
a niamnak bik hmun - (n.) nadir - Example: I am at the nadir of my hopes = Kaa ruahchanmi a niamnak bik hmun ah ka um<br />
a niamnak lei ah - (adv.) downwards<br />
a nih , rawl uih , a tler - (adj.) rancid<br />
a nihchuak ning lei in mi chimmi nawlcawn i nihchuak saih - (n.) parody<br />
a ning a hngalmi , ningzah hngal lo in a ummi , mi a hmaizah lomi - (adj.) impertinent<br />
a ning a si lomi - (adj.) wrong - Example: That is the wrong way <strong>to</strong> handle a knife = Khakha nam tlaihning a ning a si lomi a si<br />
a ning a timi , a thin a phangmi - (adj.) fearful<br />
a ning a zakmi , zapi a hem lomi - (adj.) shy<br />
a ning a zul thliahmahmi , ning zul tein chimmi bia - (adj.) logical<br />
a ning hmuh khawh - (v.) figure - Example: He figured out a way of doing it = A tuahning lam pakhat a hmuh khawh<br />
a ningcang a si lomi - (adj.) unnatural<br />
a ningcang aa dawhmi - (adj.) symmetrical<br />
a ningcang lo i hmam , a ping i hman - (v.) misuse<br />
a ningcang tein tuah - (v.) systematize<br />
a ningpi - (n.) entirety<br />
a ningpi , a dihlak in - (adj.) entire<br />
a ningpi in , a hramthawk in a donghnak tiang - (n.) gamut<br />
a nuam , a ttha - (adj.) agreeable<br />
a nuam lo ngaimi - (adj.) miserable - Example: A miserable journey = Khualtlawn nuam lo ngaimi<br />
a nuam lo ngaimi , thadi ngai a simi , a harmi - (adj.) tedious<br />
a nuam lomi - (adj.) unpleasant<br />
a nuam lomi , a ttha lomi , tih a nungmi hmun - (n.) predicament<br />
a nuam lomi , siarem a si lomi - (adj.) uncomfortable<br />
a nuam lomi , siarem loin a ummi , siarem lo a simi - (adj.) uneasy<br />
a nuam lomi thil , duh lomi thil - (adj.) disagreeable<br />
a nuam ngaimi - (adj.) genial<br />
a nuam ngaimi puai - (n.) carnival<br />
a nuam ngaimi puai - (n.) gala<br />
a nuam ngaingaimi , duh awk ngaingai a simi - (adj.) ravishing<br />
a nuam ngaingaimi , vancung bantuk a simi - (adj.) heavenly<br />
a nuamhning in um , kal , tthut , ih - (v.) lounge - Example: They lounged on the beach = Rili kam ah an i nuam<br />
a nuammi - (adj.) comfortable<br />
a nuammi - (adj.) enjoyable<br />
a nuammi , nemmi - (adj.) balmy<br />
a nuammi thil - (adj.) pleasurable<br />
a nun chung hmanung bik caan - (n.) deathbed<br />
a nung , a nungin - (adj.) alive<br />
a nung rihmi - (n.) survivor<br />
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a nungmi - (adj.) existent<br />
a nungmi - (adj.) live - Example: Live animals = A nungmi saram<br />
a nungmi - (adj.) living<br />
a nungmi a lomi - (adj.) lifelike<br />
a nungmi saram kha hneksaknak ca i hmannak - (n.) vivisection<br />
a nupi nih a thih takmi ; pahmei - (n.) widower<br />
a pak - (adj.) odd - Example: One, three and five are odd numbers = Pakhat, pathum le panga hi a pak an si<br />
a pak a pak in zuarmi khi detail ti a si , bu pipi in zuarmi thilri - (n.) wholesale<br />
a pak in hla a sami - (n.) soloist<br />
a palh kho lomi - (adj.) infallible<br />
a palh khomi - (adj.) fallible<br />
a palhnak - (n.) error<br />
a pammi , sifakmi - (adj.) indigent<br />
a pan ngaingaimi thil , arti nang - (n.) film - Example: There is a film of ice on the water = Ti cungah hawhra pante, arti nang bantuk a um<br />
a panmi , a thiami , sawmpalak hri bantuk a simi - (adj.) tenuous<br />
a panmi , a tlawmmi - (adj.) sparse - Example: Sparse hair = Sam a panmi<br />
a pante a simi , a zaangte a simi - (adj.) flimsy<br />
a par - (v.) flower<br />
a par - (n.) tip - Example: The tips of fingers = Kutdong par<br />
a par , a sannak bik , a zik - (n.) <strong>to</strong>p<br />
a par zum - (n.) point - Example: The point of a needle = Thim par zum<br />
a par zum - (n.) prick<br />
a par zum in chunh - (v.) prick - Example: Thorns prick my hand = Hling nih ka kut ah an ka chunh<br />
a parmi , a pohmi , a pawngmi - (adj.) protuberant<br />
a pawng in a kalmi - (n.) passerby<br />
a pawngmi , a parmi , a pohmi - (adj.) protuberant<br />
a peh thluahmahmi , cat lo in a ummi - (adj.) continual<br />
a pek i umnak inn , bawda inn - (n.) boarding house<br />
a pel nganpi - (n.) chunk<br />
a pelpawi - (n.) scrap<br />
a pelte , a hmete - (n.) jot<br />
a pemnak , a kuainak , a zuhnak - (n.) leak<br />
a pemnak awng , awng - (n.) breach<br />
a pemnak , awnnak - (n.) chink<br />
a permi , a rawnmi - (n.) plane<br />
a phal i <strong>to</strong>m , fun , hor - (v.) sheave<br />
a phaw hawh , a cuar hawh - (v.) skin<br />
a phei in , a tung in a si lomi - (adj.) horizontal<br />
a phei in rin , lam tan - (v.) cross - Example: Do not forget <strong>to</strong> cross your 't' = Na 't' kha a phei in rin philh hlah<br />
a phei in zarmi sur , lenkhang - (n.) seine<br />
a phei lei he a tung lei he cip cikciak in tthit , thil pemmi belh tikah cu bantuk i tthit - (v.) darn<br />
a phei lei in khammi thingthluan - (n.) sleeper - Example: Railway sleepers = Tlanglawng lam thir danh thing<br />
a phi a chuahtertu - (n.) key - Example: The key <strong>to</strong> success is hard work = Hlawhtlinnak a chuahtertu cu teimak a si<br />
a phichuak , thil pakhatkhat nih a hei chuahtermi thil - (n.) result<br />
a phing , a ngan , a lian - (v.) swell - Example: His head is swollen. - The river is swollen = A lu a phing. - Tiva a lian<br />
a phingmi - (adj.) shy - Example: A deer is shy = Sakhi cu a phing<br />
a phingmi , a ngam lomi , ramlak i a ummi - (adj.) wild<br />
a phingmi , aa porhmi - (adj.) turgid<br />
a phingmi , phinnak - (n.) tumour<br />
a phingmi , ti a lianmi - (adj.) swollen<br />
a phittu , a luanter lotu - (n.) nonconduc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
a phumi , aa tlakmi , a manmi - (adj.) worth - Example: London is a city worth visiting = London cu tlawn phu a si<br />
a phumi , si awkah aa tlakmi - (adj.) worthwhile<br />
a phumi , si awkah aa tlakmi - (adj.) worthy<br />
a phumi sinak, aa tlakmi sinak - (n.) worthiness<br />
a phun a simi - (adj.) typical - Example: He is a typical <strong>Chin</strong> = Amah cu Laimi phun zia a langhtermi a si<br />
a phun aa khatmi - (adj.) homogeneous<br />
a phung ning a simi , upadi ning a simi - (adj.) legal<br />
a phunphun a dangdang - (adj.) sundry<br />
a phunphun , phun dangdang - (n.) variety<br />
a phunphun , tampi - (adj.) multible<br />
a piang , a fiang - (adj.) clear<br />
a piang lomi , a fiang lomi , a tliang lomi - (adj.) vague<br />
a piang ngaimi , a cawlcang ngaimi - (adj.) sprightly<br />
a pil a lang ti lo , a lo , a tlau - (v.) vanish<br />
a pilmi - (adj.) sunken - Example: Sunken ship = A pilmi tilawng<br />
a ping a pang sinak - (n.) derangement<br />
a ping a pang siter , ruahnak a ping a pang i canter - (v.) derange - Example: He is mentally deranged = A hrut<br />
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a ping chimh , a hmaan lomi chimh - (v.) misinform<br />
a ping i hman , a ningcang lo i hmam - (v.) misuse<br />
a ping i hruai - (v.) mislead<br />
a ping i hruai , hruai sual - (v.) misguide<br />
a ping i kal , pial , mer - (v.) swerve<br />
a ping i kal , tlau , lo lak i kal , pial - (v.) stray<br />
a ping i kan rak zumhning a si lo hun hngalh tthan - (v.) disillusion - Example: They had thought that the new colony would be a paradise,<br />
but they were disillusioned = Ram thar cu ram nuam a si lai tiah an rak ruah, sihmanselaw Ram thar cu ram nuam a si lai tiah an rak ruah,<br />
sihmanhselaw a sining taktak kha an hun hngalh paradis a si loning kha an hmuh; deuh<br />
a ping i tuah , pakpalawng i canter , hlohlak - (v.) mismanage<br />
a ping in lehnak - (n.) misinterpretation<br />
a ping in ruah sual , a hmaan loin biachah - (v.) misjudge<br />
a pingin a nithla khen - (v.) misdate<br />
a pingin a sullam rak i lak , a pingin a sullam sawhter - (v.) misconstrue<br />
a pingin leh - (v.) misinterpret<br />
a pitlin hlanah , a caan a phak taktak hlanah , a caan a cut hlanah tuahmi - (adj.) premature<br />
a pohmi , a pawngmi , a parmi - (adj.) protuberant<br />
a poi lo , na lungrethei hlah , poi lo - never mind<br />
a poi ngaimi thil - (n.) shame - Example: What a shame you could not come <strong>to</strong> the party = Puai i na rat khawh lo cu a poi ngaimi a si ai<br />
a poi ngaimi , vanchiat a simi , a van a chiami - (adj.) unfortunate<br />
a poi ti ngai , ngaihchiatnak langhter - (v.) deplore<br />
a pong - (v.) dislocate - Example: Dislocated collar bone = Uikuang ruh a pongmi<br />
a puak , bomb a puak - (v.) explode<br />
a puak khomi ; lungpuahnak - (adj.) explosive<br />
a puanlaumi , a thuk lomi , a leng lang menmen a simi - (adj.) superficial<br />
a puanmi - (adj.) shallow - Example: A shallow pond = A puanmi tili<br />
a puar - (v.) swell - Example: A barrel swells in the middle = Tipung cu a lai a puar<br />
a puarhrang hringhranmi , a ttha lo ngaimi - (adj.) atrocious<br />
a puarmi , a ttha lomi - (adj.) truculent<br />
a puarthau ngaimi , sik a duh ngaimi , velh a duh ngaimi - (adj.) bellicose<br />
a pum - (n.) circle<br />
a pum a ngan i hro a kual ngaimi - (adj.) portly<br />
a pum i a kuami , peng bantuk a simi - (n.) tubing<br />
a pum suainak fungte - (n.) compasses<br />
a pummi a cheu - (n.) semi-circle<br />
a pummi a cheu , vawlei pum a cheu - (n.) hemisphere<br />
a pummi , pumpululh bantukin a pummi - (adj.) round<br />
a pummi thil cheu li i cheu khat - (n.) quadrant<br />
a pummi thil i a kam , a tlang thluahmah - (n.) circumference<br />
a pummi thil , pumpululh bantuk a simi - (n.) sphere - Example: A football is a sphere = Pumpululh hi a pummi thil a si<br />
a pummi thil , pumpululh bantuk a simi - (n.) sphere - Example: Pumpululh hi a pummi thil a si<br />
a pummi thil , vawlei pum - (n.) globe<br />
a pumrua aa dawhmi - (adj.) shapely<br />
a pungsan a tuahtu , a muisam a suaitu - (n.) designer<br />
a ra lai dingmi - (adj.) forthcoming<br />
a ra tharmi ; mipem - (n.) newcomer<br />
a rak chim chungtu biahmaithi a simi - (adj.) prefa<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
a rak khirh khotu a simi - (adj.) repellent - Example: Water repellent = Ti a khirh khotu, a sullam cu ti nh a hlanh lomi tinak a si<br />
a rak si hmasa bik lioha - (adj.) primeval - Example: In its primeval state the earth was a fiery ball = Vawlei cu a rak si hmasa bik lioah hin mei<br />
hlumpi a rak si ko<br />
a rak sining i siter tthan , cham thannak - (n.) restitution<br />
a rak um hmasami , thil a tlung lai tiah a rak chimtu , zualko - (n.) forerunner<br />
a rak um kanhtu - (n.) precursor<br />
a rak ummi minung hna kha thihnak in siseh , thahnak in siseh tlawmter - (v.) depopulate<br />
a rak zohtu , pawng i a rak dirmi - (n.) bystander<br />
a ral a chiami - (adj.) faint-hearted<br />
a ral a chiami - (adj.) spineless<br />
a ral a chiami - (adj.) timid<br />
a ral a chiami - (adj.) unmanly<br />
a ral a ttha ngaimi minu - (n.) heroine<br />
a ral a ttha ngaingaimi - (n.) hero<br />
a ral a tthami , a lung a fekmi - (adj.) resolute<br />
a ral a tthami , raltthami - (adj.) valiant<br />
a rang , hawhra mui a simi - (adj.) white<br />
a rauh hlanah - (adv.) before long - Example: Summer will come before long = A rauh hlanah thal a chuak lai<br />
a rawk kho lomi , a hmun khomi thil - (adj.) imperishable<br />
a rawk khomi , a kekkuai khomi - (adj.) perishable<br />
a rawkmi , a thumi - (adj.) rotten - Example: A rotten egg = Arti thu (da)<br />
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a rawkmi ziaza , a chiami - (v.) deprave<br />
a rawl a tam i ttih a nung ngaingaimi (saram) - (adj.) ravening<br />
a rawl a tammi , rawltam rawl duh tluk in duh - (adj.) hungry - Example: They are hungry for knowledge = Hngalhnak cu an duh ngaigai<br />
a rawn - (adj.) flat - Example: The floor is flat = Tuang cu a rawn<br />
a rawnmi - (adj.) even - Example: The country is even with no hills = Ram cu a rawn, tlang a um lo<br />
a rawnmi , a permi - (n.) plane<br />
a rawp , a beuh , tlu - (v.) crumble<br />
a rawp i a tlu a pur dengmangmi - (adj.) ramshackle<br />
a rel fawimi , a fiangmi - (adj.) legible<br />
a rem a tthahnemmi - (adj.) expedient<br />
a remh in remh khawh lomi - (adj.) incorrigible<br />
a remmi caan , a remmi thil - (adj.) convenient<br />
a remmi thil , a remmi caan - (adj.) convenient<br />
a remning a hngal lomi , aa ralring lomi - (adj.) indiscreet<br />
a remning hngalh lonak , ralrin lonak - (n.) indiscretion<br />
a reng lomi , a fek lomi - (adj.) loose<br />
a rengmi - (adj.) taut - Example: A taut rope = Reng tein an hnuhmi hri<br />
a rengmi - (adj.) tense - Example: Tense nerves = Thahri a rengmi<br />
a rengmi - (adj.) tense - Example: A tense rope = A rengmi hri<br />
a rengtu rihnak asiloah tha - (n.) strain - Example: The strain on the rope made it break = Hri cu a lengtu rihnak (lungrit) nih khan a cahter<br />
a riakmi , inn hlan in a ummi - (n.) lodger<br />
a rih awk ding a simi nakin a zaang deuhmi - (adj.) underweight<br />
a rim a chiami meikhu - (n.) fumes - Example: The gasoline fumes makes her sick = Datsi khu nih a ritter<br />
a rim a hmuimi - (adj.) aromatic<br />
a rit - (adj.) heavy<br />
a rit ngaimi , ngaih le theih awk a har ngaimi - (adj.) ponderous<br />
a rit pipi , rangleng in hnuhmi pawl , meithal ngan pipi - (n.) artillery<br />
a rit tuk - (n.) overweight<br />
a ritmi - (adj.) weighty<br />
a ritmi thil , a horh a harmi thil - (adj.) burdensome<br />
a ritmi thil hnuh - (v.) drag<br />
a ro , a carmi - (adj.) dry<br />
a ro lo , a cin - (adj.) wet<br />
a ro lomi , a cinmi , a hnawngmi - (adj.) moist<br />
a romi , a carmi - (v.) parch - Example: Parched land = A rocarmi vawlei<br />
a romi , a carmi , a kermi - (adj.) wizened<br />
a rop , a thu - (v.) corrupt<br />
a ruah awk hngal lo i um , lungtuai - (v.) perplex<br />
a ruah awk hngal lo i umnak , awlokchong i um - (n.) quandary<br />
a ruah in ruah khawh lomi - (adj.) inconceivable<br />
a ruam a kaimi , porhlawmi - (adj.) arrogant<br />
a ruam a kaimi , porhlawmi - (adj.) imperious<br />
a ruh lang in a hlai khomi , bia lei ah hman bik a si , a hriammi , a harmi , thil a at khomi - (adj.) trenchant<br />
a rummi - (adj.) rich<br />
a rummi - (adj.) wealthy<br />
a rummi , hlawhtlingmi - (adj.) prosperous<br />
a rumra a ummi , aa dawhmi , a ttha - (adj.) elegant<br />
a sa - (v.) heat - Example: The water heated rapidly = Ti a sa zau<br />
a sa - (adj.) hot - Example: Boiling water is hot = Titlok cu a sa<br />
a sa a tammi - (adj.) meaty<br />
a sa i a cin zong a cin fawnmi - (adj.) humid - Example: The air is humid near the sea = Rili pawngah thli cu a sa i a cin zong a cin<br />
a sa lei a simi thil , a thet lei a si lomi thil - (adj.) constructive<br />
a san a niam tahnak - (n.) altimeter<br />
a sang - (adj.) high - Example: This is a high building = Hi inn cu a sang<br />
a sang bik - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>pmost<br />
a sang bik - (adj.) tip<strong>to</strong>p<br />
a sang bik , a ngan bik , nawl ngeitu bik , a simi - (adj.) supreme<br />
a sang bik , a tam bik - (adj.) maximum<br />
a sang bik a ttha bik sinak - (n.) preeminence<br />
a sang bikmi , a ttha bikmi - (adj.) preeminent<br />
a sang deuhmi - (adj.) upper<br />
a sang ngaingaimi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>wering<br />
a sangmi - (adj.) sublime<br />
a sangmi ram - (n.) upland<br />
a sannak bik , a zik - (n.) climax<br />
a sannak bik , a zik , a par - (n.) <strong>to</strong>p<br />
a sannak bik , kan lukheng zawn i a ummi van khi - (n.) zenith<br />
a sannak bik phak - (v.) culminate<br />
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a sannak hmun i hawhra tampi aa khong aa khong i hlum nganpi ah aa cang i a niamnak hmun leiah aa thawnmi - (n.) glacier<br />
a sannak in a niamnak ah - (adv.) down - Example: He was down in<strong>to</strong> the cave = Lungkua chungah a vung lut<br />
a sau / a tawi a si - (v.) measure - Example: The table measured 9 feet by 3 feet = Cabuai cu pe 9 a sau i pe 3 a kau<br />
a sau tukmi - (adj.) prolix - Example: He is a prolix speaker = A biachim a sau tukmi a si<br />
a saulei tahnak , meter cheu thong khat i cheu khat - (n.) millimeter<br />
a saumi - (adj.) long<br />
a saumi , a kaumi - (adj.) expansive<br />
a saunak - (n.) length<br />
a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm - (n.) extent<br />
a saunak cun 'Save Our Souls' = Kan nunnak kha kan khamh tuah u, ti a si; harnak a <strong>to</strong>ngmi hna nih bawmhnak halnak ca i an<br />
thanhmi hmelchunhnak a si - SOS<br />
a sawhsawh i caan hman i umkal men , mah duhsahlam i um le kal - (v.) loiter<br />
a sawngmi , a kormi - (n.) wrinkle<br />
a sawsawhte a si ko - (adj.) homely - Example: The food was homely but filling = Rawl cu a sawsawhte a si ko, asinain paw a khim ngai<br />
a sen - (adj.) red<br />
a sen - (adj.) scarlet<br />
a sen bantuk - (adj.) reddish<br />
a sen dang (daang) - (adj.) pink<br />
a sen le a dum aa cawhmi mui - (adj.) purple<br />
a si - (v.) it is<br />
a si a fakmi , herhbaunak a ngeimi - (adj.) needy<br />
a si , a hmaan tiah chim - (v.) postulate<br />
a si , a um - (v.) is - Example: 1. Vawlei cu a pum 2. Yangon ah a um<br />
a si awk a si tiin hnatlakmi - (v.) stipulate - Example: It was stipulated that the goods should be delivered within three days = Ni thum chungah<br />
thil kha nan hun chuahpi lai ti in hnatlak a si<br />
a si bantuk - (pref.) quasi<br />
a si biktu sinak - (n.) championship<br />
a si cu a si kho , asinain si taktak dawh a si lo - (adv.) hardly - Example: His s<strong>to</strong>ry is hardly true = A chimmi cu a si ngainai lo<br />
a si dengmang - (adj.) imminent<br />
a si hlan i rak ruah - (v.) presuppose<br />
a si hmanh ah - (conj.) even if<br />
a si hmanh maw , si nih a dawh timi - (adj.) probable<br />
a si hmasa bikmi thil - (n.) pro<strong>to</strong>type - Example: A hollowed log was the pro<strong>to</strong>type of modern ships = Thingtum da kha tuchan tilawng hna an<br />
thawhkehnak a rak si ko, tuchan tilawng han hi an rak si hmasa bikmi cu thingtum dao a si<br />
a si hrimhrim ding i siter - (v.) ensure<br />
a si hrimhrim lai tiah chimh tthan , lungfehnak pek tthan - (v.) reassure<br />
a si hrimhrim lai tiah kamh tthannak - (n.) reassurance<br />
a si hrimhrim ti langhternak caah chimmi bia - (n.) testimony<br />
a si hrimhrim ti zumh - (adj.) certain - Example: I am certain that he has gone home = Inn ah a tlung cang tiah ka zumh hrimhrim<br />
a si hrimhrim tiah ti , ka chim zongin , catial zongin - (v.) certify<br />
a si hrimhrim tiah zumhnak - (n.) assurance<br />
a si hrimhrim tinak lehhmah - (n.) certificate<br />
a si khawh chungin - (adv.) possibly<br />
a si khawh chungin - (adv.) possibly - Example: I will come as soon as I possibly can = Ka caah a si khawh chung ttuan in rat kaa zuam lai<br />
a si khawhnak - (n.) limit - Example: They stretched the rope <strong>to</strong> its limit = Hri kha aa zam khawhnak a donghnak tiang an reng<br />
a si kho - (adv.) perchance - Example: I may go <strong>to</strong> India perchance = India ah ka kal kho men<br />
a si kho , duh naloin - (adj.) liable - Example: You are liable <strong>to</strong> get wet if you go out in the rain = Ruahpi sur i naa chawh ahcun na cin kho ko<br />
a si kho fangfang - (adv.) scarcely - Example: He can scarcely write his name = A min a ttial khawh fangfang a si<br />
a si kho ko , a si men lai - (adv.) maybe - Example: Maybe we will go <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing cu kan kal men lai, kan kal kho men<br />
a si kho lomi - (adj.) impossible<br />
a si kho lomi thil , santlai lomi thil - (adj.) futile<br />
a si kho men - (adv.) haply<br />
a si kho men - (adv.) belike<br />
a si kho men , a si men lai - (adj.) perhaps - Example: Perhaps he may arrive <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin a phan kho men<br />
a si khomi - (adj.) possible<br />
a si khomi - (adj.) potential<br />
a si ko - (adv.) yes, yea<br />
a si lai le si lai lo hngal set lo i a si lai ti i ruah - (v.) presume<br />
a si lai le si lai lo hngal set lo i a si lai ti i ruahmi - (adj.) presumable<br />
a si lai ti i ruahnak ahcun - (adv.) presumably<br />
a si lai ti komi thil - (n.) matter of course<br />
a si lai tiah ruah hrimhrim lomi , khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) surprising<br />
a si lo - (pron.) none - Example: None of her work is done = A rian pakhat hmanh aa ttuan lo<br />
a si lo ahcun - (adv.) else - Example: Hurry, or else you will be late = I hnawh, a si lo ahcun na tlai lai<br />
a si lo , duh lonak langhter - (adj.) negative<br />
a si lo i canter , al , duh lo - (v.) negate<br />
a si lo kho lo - (v.) help - Example: He cannot help going <strong>to</strong> sleep = Ngu loin a um kho lo<br />
a si lo kho lomi , a herh hrimhrimmi - (adj.) imperative<br />
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a si lo ti ; al , hlawt - (v.) gainsay<br />
a si lo ti , i pheh , halmi pek duh lo - (v.) deny<br />
a si lo ti khawh lomi , i pheh khawh lomi - (adj.) undeniable<br />
a si lomi a si bantukin langhternak - (n.) pretext<br />
a si lomi a si bantukin ser , hlennak - (adj.) fake - Example: A fake telegram = Hlennak ca i thirhri tukmi<br />
a si lomi le a si lomi chim lengmang - (v.) tattle<br />
a si maw si lo ti dothlatnak , biahalnak - (n.) query<br />
a si maw si lo ti hngal set lo i ruah menmi - (v.) conjecture<br />
a si maw si lo ti hngalhnak caah biahal - (v.) inquire<br />
a si men lai , a si kho ko - (adv.) maybe - Example: Maybe we will go <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing cu kan kal men lai, kan kal kho men<br />
a si men lai , a si kho men - (adj.) perhaps - Example: Perhaps he may arrive <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin a phan kho men<br />
a si nain , sihmanhselaw - (conj.) however<br />
a si ngaingaimi si loin lungchung in suaimi hmanthlak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) romantic<br />
a si set ti hngalh lomi - (adj.) uncertain<br />
a si set ti hngalh lonak - (n.) uncertainty<br />
a si set ttung lomi holh sangsang le holh tthattha hman le chim - (n.) bombast<br />
a si setsai lomi , a caan tete lawng i a simi - (adv.) rarely - Example: He rarely comes <strong>to</strong> church = Biakinn ah a ra setsai lo, a caan tete lawngah<br />
a ra<br />
a si setsetmi , a si setset in tuahmi le chimmi - (adj.) precise<br />
a si , si - (adv.) yes - Example: Did you go <strong>to</strong> school? Yes = Sianginn na kai maw? A si, ka kai<br />
a si sual ahcun - (adv.) In case of - Example: Bring your umbrella in case it rains = Ruah a sur sual lai, na nithawng i put<br />
a si tak , tinak - (v.) acknowledge - Example: We should acknowledge our faults = Kan palhnak cu a si tak tiah kan ti awk a si<br />
a si taktak lomi a si bantukin a langmi, thetse ram i khualtlawngmi hna nih ti um lopi kha tilipi bantuk in an hmuh tawn i cucu 'fata<br />
morgana' cu a si - (n.) mirage<br />
a si taktak lomi , cawn chommi - (adj.) mock<br />
a si taktak maw si taktak lo ti kha fiang tein zoh - (v.) ascertain - Example: Ascertain that the door is locked = Innka aah hrenh taktak le<br />
taktak lo va zoh tuah<br />
a si taktak tinak langhter - (v.) substantiate<br />
a si taktakmi - (adj.) substantial - Example: People and things are substantial, ghosts are not = Minung le thilri cu a si taktakmi an si, mithla cu an<br />
si lo<br />
a si taktakmi , a um taktakmi , a taktak a simi - (adj.) real<br />
a si taktakmi thil - (n.) fact<br />
a si tawn ningin - (adv.) normally<br />
a si tawn ningin a si ko ti i ruah - (v.) take for granted<br />
a si tawnmi - (adj.) normal<br />
a si theu lai - (v.) must - Example: I must have fallen asleap while you were out = Leng i na chuah karah khan ka rak i hngilh i a si theu lei<br />
a si ti in leh , a hman ti in leh - (adj.) affirmative<br />
a si ti langhter - (v.) attest<br />
a si ti ; pek - (v.) concede<br />
a si tiah ti - (v.) confess<br />
a si tiah zumhmi , thil pakhatkhat mi pakhatkhat sinin lakmi a si tiah ruahmi - (v.) attribute - Example: This poem is attributed <strong>to</strong><br />
Shakespear = Hi hla hi Shakespeare tialmi a si tiah an ruah<br />
a si tikah - (v.) fall - Example: When night falls = Zan a si tikah<br />
a simi , a fiangmi , a donghnak - (adj.) decisive<br />
a simi taktak , a sining taktak - (adj.) actual<br />
a sinain - (conj.) yet - Example: The work is good, yet it could be better = An tuahmi rian cu a ttha ko, asinain a ttha deuh kho ko rih hnga<br />
a sining taktak , a simi taktak - (adj.) actual<br />
a sining taktak in a hmu thiammi - (adj.) realistic<br />
a siningte a simi kha - (adj.) self-same - Example: We study the self same books that you do = Nan cawnmi cauk te kha kan cawn ve hna<br />
a sir in - (adv.) aslant<br />
a sirlei i nal i tluk - (v.) skid<br />
a sirpaleng in a kalmi - (adj.) sideways<br />
a siter , a canter ti i ruah - (v.) credit - Example: The old man credited his long life <strong>to</strong> good habits = Tarpa nih saupi ka nun hi ziaza tha in ka nun<br />
caah a si tiah a ruah<br />
a sual khomi - (adj.) peccable<br />
a sual lo na i a mualphohnak , nehsawhnak , serhsatnak - (n.) indignity<br />
a sual lo tiah biaceihnak in thanh - (v.) acquit<br />
a sual lo tiah thanh , thiamcoter - (v.) vindicate<br />
a sual lomi - (adj.) guiltless<br />
a sual tuk hringhranmi , sual cerlet - (adj.) nefarious<br />
a sualmi , biacheihtu bawi nih na sual ti , i phuhrun - (adj.) guilty<br />
a sualpang <strong>to</strong>n sualmi , vanchiatnak - (n.) misadventure<br />
a sullam a fiang lomi - (adj.) ambiquous<br />
a sullam a fiang lomi , a sullam pahnih i lak khawhmi - (n.) ambiquity<br />
a sullam a si ti - (v.) mean - Example: He meant what he said = A chimmi kha a sullam a chim duhmi a si ko<br />
a sullam a um lo , zumh awk tlak a si lomi - (adj.) irrational<br />
a sullam bia dangin chim - (v.) paraphrase<br />
a sullam biadang in chimmi - (n.) paraphrase<br />
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a sullam cu biapi a si tinak a si , a cafang tang i rin - (v.) underline<br />
a sullam fianter khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indefinable<br />
a sullam fianter khawh lomi - (adj.) inexplicable<br />
a sullam fianternak - (n.) solution<br />
a sullam fianternak ca i sau deuh in tialmi - (n.) glossary<br />
a sullam hngalh , thil hngalh khawhnak phun nga kan ngeihmi in hngalh - (v.) perceive<br />
a sullam langhter , fianter - (v.) define<br />
a sullam leh , holh leh - (v.) interpret<br />
a sullam rak i hngalh seh ti in a vel deuh in chim hnawh - (n.) allusion<br />
a sunglawimi - (adj.) glorious<br />
a sungtu , thil thlautu - (n.) loser<br />
a ta , a ngeihmi - (pron.) its - Example: Chizawh cu a fale he lente an i cehl<br />
a tah in tah khawh lomi - (adj.) immeasurable<br />
a tah in tahmi thilpuan - (n.) textile<br />
a tak a lin ngaingai - (adj.) high - Example: The jeep goes at a high speed = Jeep cu khulrang ngaingai in a kal<br />
a tak a simi kha filter , filh - (v.) dilute<br />
a taktak - (n.) actuality<br />
a taktak a si lomi - (n.) fake - Example: The beggar's limp was a fake = Rawlhalpa a ke aa beiter kha aa titermi a si, lih a si<br />
a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) false - Example: He has false teeth = A ha khi a taktak a si lomi, ha deu an si<br />
a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) unreal<br />
a taktak a si lomi , a deu a simi - (n.) sham - Example: His goodness is all a sham = A tthatnak khi a ngaingai a si lo, a deu men a si<br />
a taktak a si lomi , a hle a simi - (adj.) artificial<br />
a taktak a si lomi , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) spurious<br />
a taktak a si lomi , hmuh khawh <strong>to</strong>ngh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) insubstantial - Example: Ghosts are insubstantial = Mithla cu a ngaingai a simi<br />
an si lo<br />
a taktak a si lomi , phuahchommi - (adj.) made-up<br />
a taktak a simi , a deu a si lomi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) true<br />
a taktak a simi , a si taktakmi , a um taktakmi - (adj.) real<br />
a taktak a simi , i titer lo tein a ummi - (adj.) sincere<br />
a taktak sinak - (n.) genuineness<br />
a tam a tlawm he aa pehtlaimi , tah khawh a simi - (adj.) quantitative<br />
a tam a tlawm zeizat tinak , cu zat kha zat a si tinak - (n.) quantity - Example: He can eat a great quantity of food = Rawl tampi a ei khawh<br />
a tam bik , a sang bik - (adj.) maximum<br />
a tam bik ah - (adv.) at most - Example: At most five of us will go = A tam bik ah panga kan kal lal<br />
a tam bik ah , a biapi bik in - (adv.) principally<br />
a tam bik cu - (adv.) mostly - Example: The students are mostly bright = Siangngakchia a tam bik cu an lung a var<br />
a tam deuh , a ngan deuh , a tthawng deuh sinak - (n.) preponderance - Example: In the summer hot days have the preponderance = Thal<br />
caan ah cun ni linh ni a tam deuh<br />
a tam deuh , a tthawng deuh , a ngan deuh a simi - (adj.) preponderant<br />
a tam deuh , hnarcheu nak tam deuh - (n.) majority<br />
a tam deuhmi , a tthawng deuhmi - (adj.) predominant<br />
a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san - (n.) extent<br />
a tam tuk, a lehpek - (adj.) exorbitant<br />
a tam tuk lo a tlawm tuk lo , a za fang - (adj.) medium - Example: He is of medium height = A san a zafang a si<br />
a tammi , a hringmi - (adj.) lush - Example: Lush grass grows along the river banks = Tiva kamah ram hring detdut in an um<br />
a tammi , a tlingmi , a kaumi - (adj.) comprehensive<br />
a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak - (n.) extent<br />
a tampi - (n.) much - Example: Much of this s<strong>to</strong>ry is not true = Hi tuanbia chung thil tampi cu a dih lomi a si<br />
a tampi a simi , a kaupi , a nganpi - (adj.) vast<br />
a tang - (v.) strand - Example: The steamer was stranded on the sand = Tinbaw cu thetse cungah a tang<br />
a tang i va kal , a tang i va cawn , i thlen - (v.) undergo - Example: He was undergoing a training. - The <strong>to</strong>wn has undergone changes = A<br />
cawng lio. - Khuapi cu aa thleng ngai<br />
a tang rin - (v.) underscore<br />
a tangah - (prep.) underneath<br />
a tanglei i minttial , ca pakhatkhat a donghnak i minthut khi - (v.) undersign<br />
a tangmi - (n.) balance<br />
a tangmi - (n.) remnant<br />
a tangmi - (adj.) residual<br />
a tangmi - (n.) rest<br />
a tangmi , a hleimi - (n.) remainder<br />
a tarmi , a hlunmi - (adj.) old<br />
a tawi cangmi , a conmi - (adj.) shrunken<br />
a tawi ttung i a chah ttungmi , mihnial - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>cky<br />
a tawimi , a niammi - (adj.) short<br />
a tawinak cattial - (n.) stenography<br />
a tawinak cattial thiam - (n.) stenographer<br />
a tawinak in - (adv.) in short<br />
a tawinak in a tlangpi a tlangpi in ttialmi - (n.) synopsis<br />
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a tawinak in hun chim tthannak - (n.) recapitulation<br />
a tawinak in ttial - (v.) abbreviate<br />
a tawinak in ttialmi - (adj.) stenographic<br />
a tawinak in ttialmi , sawthen - (n.) shorthand<br />
a tawinak in tuahmi - (n.) resume<br />
a tawk zawn lengin hauhmi chawman - (adj.) stiff - Example: He asks a stiff price for his house = A inn man a tawk zawn lengin tam tuk deuh a<br />
hauh<br />
a tawkawng tit - (n.) sirloin<br />
a tawkza - (adj.) enough<br />
a tawkza a si lo , a luan , a tam tuk - (adj.) immoderate<br />
a tawkzamite siter - (v.) temper<br />
a tawne lei kam - (n.) underside<br />
a tawne phak khawh lomi - (adj.) unfathomable<br />
a tawngthamtu - (n.) manipula<strong>to</strong>r<br />
a te zum - (n.) tine - Example: The tines of a fork = Darkeu te a te zum hna<br />
a teima mi - (adj.) laborious<br />
a tek - (v.) smart - Example: The cut smarts = A tuknak hma kha a tek<br />
a tengnge rak si , i peh - (v.) affiliate - Example: This college is affiliated <strong>to</strong> the University = Hi college hi university tengnge a si; Hi college hi<br />
university he aa peh<br />
a tet cangmi - (adj.) old - Example: My shoes are old = Ka kedan cu an tet cang<br />
a tet cangmi , a tlekmi - (adj.) tattered<br />
a tet i a tlek dih - (v.) fray<br />
a tet ngaingai cang i a la a lang dihmi - (adj.) threadbare - Example: Threadbare shirt = A tet ngaingai cang i a la a lang dihmi angki<br />
a tetmi - (adj.) worn<br />
a tetmi , a tlekmi (puan) - (adj.) ragged<br />
a tetmi , hruk awk a tlak ti lo tiang i hamnmi - (adj.) worn-out<br />
a tha a ba kho lomi - (adj.) indefatigable<br />
a tha a di kho lomi , a ba kho lomi - (adj.) tireless<br />
a tha a thermi - (adj.) highstrung<br />
a tha a thumi - (adj.) lazy<br />
a tha a thumi - (adj.) slothful<br />
a tha a thumi , rian ttuan a zuam lomi - (adj.) shiftless<br />
a tha a thumi , rianttuan a huam lomi - (adj.) indolent<br />
a tha a tthawng ngaimi - (adj.) muscular<br />
a tha a tthawngmi ti - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>rrential - Example: Torrential rain = Tilian a chuahtertu ruah fak ngaingaimi<br />
a tha ditter - (v.) strain - Example: Tlikzuammi nih a lung kha a tha a ditter<br />
a tha ko - (interj.) all right<br />
a thak - (adj.) hot - Example: Pepper is hot = Makphak a thak<br />
a thak - (adj.) peppery<br />
a thakmi , thakpherh zawtnak - (n.) itch<br />
a thami , aa tlakmi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) due<br />
a than a tlingmi , nutling patling a simi - (adj.) full-grown<br />
a thang chinchin - (v.) swell<br />
a thangmi - (adj.) vociferous<br />
a thap a thap in a ummi thil , a thap a dot - (n.) stratum - Example: In digging the well, men struck first a stratum of sand, then strata of<br />
rocks = Tikhor cawh tikah thetse thap kha an <strong>to</strong>n hmasa bik, cun lung thap dangdang kha an <strong>to</strong>n hna<br />
a thap a thap in chiah/um - (v.) stratify<br />
a thap a thap in umnak/chiahnak - (n.) stratification<br />
a thapmi , a hratmi , a nal lomi - (adj.) rough<br />
a thar in ser tthan , tharchuah - (v.) renovate<br />
a thar in thlen , thlen - (v.) innovate<br />
a thar in thlennak - (n.) innovation<br />
a thar in tuah tthan - (adv.) afresh - Example: We painted the room afresh = Innkhan kha a thar in si kan thuh tthan<br />
a thar ser , ser - (v.) contrive<br />
a tharhlammi - (adj.) fresh<br />
a tharte a si ti lomi - (adj.) second hand<br />
a thau lomi - (adj.) lean - Example: Lean meet = A thau aa tel lomi satit<br />
a thau tukmi - (adj.) obese<br />
a thaw a ha - (v.) puff - Example: She puffed as she climbed the hill = Tlang i a kai ah khan a thaw a ha<br />
a thaw lo - (adj.) distasteful<br />
a thaw lo - (adj.) flat - Example: The food tastes flat = Rawl cu a da, a thaw lo<br />
a thaw lomi - (adj.) unsavoury<br />
a thaw ngaimi - (adj.) tasty<br />
a thaw ngaingaimi rawl/thawngpang - (n.) titbit<br />
a thawkterte ah - (n.) outset<br />
a thawm a tamning - (n.) deal - Example: A great deal of his money was spent for food = A tanka a tam deuh cu rawl caah a hman<br />
a thawmi - (adj.) delicious<br />
a thawmi - (adj.) palatable<br />
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a thawmi - (adj.) savoury<br />
a thawng , a fak , aw thang ngai i auh lulh - (adj.) boisterous - Example: A boisterous mob = Aw thang ngaiin a au lulhmi mibu<br />
a thawtnak tlawmte aa telmi - (n.) smack - Example: The sauce has a smack of pepper = Meh cu tlawmpalte a thak<br />
a theih in theihmi - (n.) hearsay<br />
a ther - (v.) vibrate - Example: A piano string vibrates and makes a sound = Piano hri cu a ther i aw a ngei<br />
a thermi , aa hninmi - (adj.) tremulous<br />
a thertertu - (n.) vibra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
a thi - (v.) expire<br />
a thi bantuk i um , lau tuk i mah hngal lo i um - (v.) swoon<br />
a thi cang , a mit cang , a um ti lo - (adj.) extinct<br />
a thi cangmi - (adj.) late - Example: Your late father = A thi cangmi na pa<br />
a thi cia in a chuakmi naute - (adj.) stillborn<br />
a thi ciami mi dang chung i hung chuah tthan - (v.) reincarnate<br />
a thi ciami minung chungin hung chuah tthannak - (n.) reincarnation<br />
a thi dingmi a thi khomi , thihpi awk tlak - (adj.) mortal<br />
a thi kho lomi - (adj.) undying<br />
a thi khomi sinak - (n.) mortality<br />
a thia , a hme , a dipmi - (adj.) fine - Example: Fine sand = Thetse dip<br />
a thiam cangmi - (adj.) practised<br />
a thiam lomi , a tlak lomi - (adj.) inapt<br />
a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) masterful<br />
a thiam ngaingaimi - (n.) expert<br />
a thiam rih lo a thawkka lawng a simi - (n.) tyro<br />
a thiami - (adj.) slender<br />
a thiami - (adj.) slight - Example: She is a slight girl = Amah cu mi thia a si<br />
a thiami , a hreumi - (adj.) lanky<br />
a thiami , a panmi , sawmpalak hri bantuk a simi - (adj.) tenuous<br />
a thiami , a tlawmte a simi - (adj.) slim<br />
a thiammi - (adj.) dexterous<br />
a thiammi , a fimmi - (adj.) clever - Example: Her is a clever carpenter = Amah cu lehtama thiam ngaimi a si<br />
a thiammi , a zami - (adj.) competent<br />
a thiang - (adj.) holy<br />
a thiang a tliangmi - (adj.) limpid - Example: Limpid water = Ti fim<br />
a thiang bik , a ttha bik , a si bik - (n.) quintessence<br />
a thiang i rungrul pakhat hmanh a um lomi - (adj.) sterile<br />
a thiang lomi - (adj.) impure<br />
a thiang lomi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) untidy<br />
a thiang lomi , a thurhnawmmi - (adj.) vulgar - Example: Vulgar word = Bia thiang lo, bia dawh lo<br />
a thianghlim lomi , ngandam a si lomi - (adj.) insanitary<br />
a thianghlim ngaingaimi , a zarh ngaingaimi - (adj.) sacrosant<br />
a thianghlimmi - (adj.) sanitary<br />
a thianghlimmi - (adj.) tidy<br />
a thiangmi - (adj.) clean<br />
a thiangmi - (adj.) virginal<br />
a thiangmi , a zarhmi - (adj.) sacred<br />
a thiangmi , thianter cangmi - (adj.) refined<br />
a thin a hungmi , thinhung a simi - (adj.) wroth<br />
a thin a hungmi va hlemh , va nawl , daither , remter - (v.) appease<br />
a thin a lau lomi , mah le mah aa uk khomi - (adj.) self-posessed<br />
a thin a phangmi , a ning a timi - (adj.) fearful<br />
a thin a tawimi , a ing a chiami - (adj.) irritable<br />
a thin a tawimi , a ing a chiami - (adj.) splenetic<br />
a thla - (n.) reflection - Example: I see the reflection of a tree in the pond = Tili chungah thing thla ka hmuh<br />
a thlai in thirhri in thlaimi hlei - (n.) suspension bridge<br />
a thlam a lang khomi plastik phun a simi thil funnak ca hmanmi - (n.) cellophane<br />
a thli a simi - (adj.) privy<br />
a thli, biathli, hawi hngalhlomi - (adj.) underhand<br />
a thli i phun dang , kap hnih har i umnak , mi hmuh i phun dang - (n.) duplicity<br />
a thli in a chung i luhhnawh - (v.) infiltrate<br />
a thli in i khon - (v.) hoard<br />
a thli nawn in nih - (v.) snigger<br />
a thli tein bawh ziar , rak bawh - (v.) lurk<br />
a thli tein hawi he thil ttha lo tuah i timh - (v.) conspire<br />
a thli tein helhhum - (v.) sneak<br />
a thli tein i timh - (v.) plot - Example: He is plotting <strong>to</strong> rob the bank = Bank tangka fir kha a thli tein aa tim<br />
a thli tein kal - (v.) slip - Example: She slipped out of the room = A thli tein inn chungin a chuak<br />
a thli tein kal , ui fir kal in kal - (v.) slink<br />
a thli tein khuakhan - (v.) intrigue<br />
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a thli tein khulrang in lo diam i kal - (v.) decamp<br />
a thli tein le upadi he i ralchanh in ram chung i thil luhpi/chuahpi - (v.) smuggle<br />
a thli tein mah siangngakchia hawi kha an kong sayate sin i va chim - (v.) sneak<br />
a thli tein mi angaitu - (n.) secret service<br />
a thli tein mi bia va ngaih - (v.) eavesdrop<br />
a thli tein mi ngiatu a simi, mi ngiatu nih mi an ngiatnak hna kong an ttialmi tuanbia - (n.) detective<br />
a thli tein nih - (v.) titter<br />
a thli tein pel - (v.) snoop<br />
a thli tein ram chung i thil a luhpitu/chuahpitu - (n.) smuggler<br />
a thli tein rian a tuanmi - (adj.) insidious<br />
a thli tein thil a ti khomi , mizer - (adj.) sly<br />
a thli tein tuahmi - (adj.) stealthy<br />
a thling a khatmi - (adj.) sappy<br />
a thlite in umter - (v.) harbour - Example: They harbour a thief = Mifir a thli tein an umter<br />
a thlithup in tuahmi - (adv.) underhand<br />
a thluak a rang ngaimi , a fim ngaimi - (adj.) witty<br />
a thlum - (adj.) sweet - Example: Sugar is sweet = Thanthling cu a thlum<br />
a thlum bantuk - (adj.) sweetish<br />
a thlum ngai i a bangmi - (n.) syrup<br />
a tho , zu an uam i a thawh khi - (v.) ferment<br />
a thommi , fawi tein kuaih kuaih lomi - (adj.) stiff - Example: My neck is stiff = Ka hngawng a thom<br />
a thormi - (adj.) sour<br />
a thormi ti , esit - (n.) acid<br />
a thormi , tihang thor - (n.) vinegar<br />
a thu a man dih , a kek a kuai dih - (v.) disintegrate<br />
a thu a man kho lomi - (adj.) incorruptible<br />
a thu a nammi - (adj.) putrid<br />
a thu a rim a chia ngaingai - (v.) stink - Example: Decaying fish stinks = Nga thu cu a thu<br />
a thu , a rop - (v.) corrupt<br />
a thu a tlolmi , a ttha lo - (adj.) bad<br />
a thuk i fel tein tuahmi - (adj.) intensive<br />
a thuk lomi , a leng lang menmen a simi , a puanlaumi - (adj.) superficial<br />
a thuk ngaimi thil theih khawhnak thawngin - (adv.) mystically<br />
a thuk ngaingaimi - (adj.) profound<br />
a thuk ngaingaimi thil , hngalh awkah a har ngaingaimi - (adj.) mysterious<br />
a thumi , a rawkmi - (adj.) decadent<br />
a thumi , a rawkmi - (adj.) rotten - Example: A rotten egg = Arti thu (da)<br />
a thur a hnawmmi - (adj.) squalid<br />
a thur a hnawmmi , aa filhhnawmmi - (adj.) sordid<br />
a thur , a thurmi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) filthy<br />
a thurhnawmmi , a thiang lomi - (adj.) vulgar - Example: Vulgar word = Bia thiang lo, bia dawh lo<br />
a thurhnawmmi i nalh dih , i nalh dih - (v.) smear<br />
a thurmi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) dirty<br />
a ti luanning , a kalning - (n.) trend<br />
a timi thil thletnak ca i sermi kua - (n.) mould - Example: Melted lead is poured in<strong>to</strong> the mould = Tittermi suan kha thletnak kua ah an <strong>to</strong>ih<br />
a timtu , a tuaktantu - (n.) planner<br />
a tlai , a hnu - (adj.) late - Example: We had a late supper = Kan zanriah ei a hnu / tlai<br />
a tlai ngaingai cangmi - (adj.) belated - Example: belated answer = a tlai cangmi lehnak, hnupi ah lehmi<br />
a tlaimi , a khul a nuarmi - (adj.) tardy<br />
a tlak lomi , a thiam lomi - (adj.) inapt<br />
a tlamtling in thil theih hlan in bia rak i khiah chung - (v.) prejudge<br />
a tlang - (n.) fringe - Example: The fringe of the blanket = Puan a tlang<br />
a tlang - (n.) nugget - Example: Nugget of gold = Sui tlang<br />
a tlang , dengmang , a kam - (n.) verge<br />
a tlang ning zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) linear<br />
a tlang parte - (n.) brink<br />
a tlang tete a simi - (n.) crystal - Example: The crystals of snow = Hawhra tlang tete<br />
a tlang thluahmah , a pummi thil i a kam - (n.) circumference<br />
a tlangkamh ser - (v.) frame - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> frame this picture = Hi hmanthlak hi a tlangkamh ka ser lai<br />
a tlangpi i hei chim duahmah men, a setset in chimmi um lem lo i hei chim duahmah ko - (n.) generalization<br />
a tlangpi in chim - (v.) outline - Example: He outlined his plans <strong>to</strong> his friends = Aa timhmi kha a tlangpi in a hawile a chimh hna<br />
a tlangpi in chim - (v.) generalize<br />
a tlangpi in chim ahcun - (adv.) generally<br />
a tlangpi in ruahnak , fiang setsai loin zumh - (n.) impression - Example: It is my impression that they met before = Hlan ah an rak i <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
cang lai tiah ka zumh ko<br />
a tlangpi lawl , va si seh law ti in ruah - (n.) hypothesis - Example: Let us act on the hypothesis that he is honest = Miding a si ti in ruat in cu<br />
ning cun tuan phawt ko hnik u si law<br />
a tlap tete - (n.) flake - Example: Snow flakes = hawhra tlap tete<br />
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a tlau , a pil a lang ti lo , a lo - (v.) vanish<br />
a tlaumi - (adj.) prodigal<br />
a tlaumi - (adj.) stray<br />
a tlawm - (adj.) low - Example: Our supply of rice is low = Kan facang ngeihmi a tlawm<br />
a tlawm bik , a niam bik - (n.) minimum - Example: You must drink one cup of water a day at the minimum = A tlawm bik ah ni khat ah ti hrai<br />
khat na din awk a si<br />
a tlawm bik ah minung pahnih i <strong>to</strong>n i thil pakhatkhat ceih ti - (n.) interview<br />
a tlawm bik in - (adv.) least<br />
a tlawm ngaingaimi - (adj.) scarce<br />
a tlawmmi - (adj.) thin<br />
a tlawmmi , a panmi - (adj.) sparse - Example: Sparse hair = Sam a panmi<br />
a tlawmmi thil , a um set lomi thil - (adj.) rare<br />
a tlawmmi , tling lomi - (adj.) scant<br />
a tlawmte , a hme - (adj.) little<br />
a tlawmte a simi , a thiami - (adj.) slim<br />
a tlek , a ttet , poih , phoih - (v.) ravel<br />
a tlek dihmi puan - (n.) tatter<br />
a tlekmi , a tet cangmi - (adj.) tattered<br />
a tlekmi awng , a kakmi awng - (n.) crevice<br />
a tlekmi (puan) , a tetmi - (adj.) ragged<br />
a tler , a nih , rawl uih - (adj.) rancid<br />
a tler, aa cheu - (v.) crack<br />
a tleu , a fiang - (adj.) lucid<br />
a tleu durhmarhmi - (adj.) sparkling<br />
a tleu in a tleumi - (adj.) resplendent<br />
a tliang lomi , a piang lomi , a fiang lomi - (adj.) vague<br />
a tliangmi , aa dangmi , a fiangmi - (adj.) distinct<br />
a tliangmi , ri khiahmi , a fiang - (adj.) definite<br />
a tlimi - (n.) runner<br />
a tling , a dihlak - (adj.) complete<br />
a tling lomi - (adj.) incomplete<br />
a tling lomi , a baumi - (adj.) deficient<br />
a tling lomi chapnak , fianternak - (n.) annotation<br />
a tlingmi - (adj.) full-fledged<br />
a tlingmi , a kaumi , a tammi - (adj.) comprehensive<br />
a tlingmi , baunak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) perfect - Example: He lives a perfect life = A nunning ziaza ah mitling a si<br />
a tlo ngaimi , mi zuanzang , mithatho ngai - (adj.) lively<br />
a tlok hliahmahmi thawng a ngei - (v.) gurgle - Example: Water gurgles when it is poured out of a bottle = Thawl chungin ti cu thlet a si tikah,<br />
a awn hliahmah<br />
a tlomi , saupi a nguhmi - (adj.) durable<br />
a tlor a nalmi - (adj.) sleek<br />
a tlormi - (adj.) greasy<br />
a tlu - (v.) <strong>to</strong>pple<br />
a tlu - (v.) lapse - Example: The house lapsed in<strong>to</strong> ruin = Inn cu a tlu i rawk<br />
a ttang ngaingaimi - (n.) zealot<br />
a ttet , poih , phoih , a tlek - (v.) ravel<br />
a ttha - (n.) good - Example: He is old enough <strong>to</strong> know good from bad = A ttha le a chia thleidan khawhnak dingah a upa ve ko cang<br />
a ttha - (interj.) O.K.<br />
a ttha - (adj.) well - Example: It will be well <strong>to</strong> start early = Tuan i thawk ah a ttha lai<br />
a ttha , a nuam - (adj.) agreeable<br />
a ttha , a rumra a ummi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) elegant<br />
a ttha a ttha lo tiah chimnak - (n.) criticism<br />
a ttha bik , a chia bik , a hlatnak bik - (adj.) utmost<br />
a ttha bik , a cungnung bik - (adv.) par excellence<br />
a ttha bik a simi - (adj.) elite<br />
a ttha bik pawl - (adj.) first-rate<br />
a ttha bik thil a duhmi , ruahnak ttha lawng kha biapi in a la i tuahnak kha biapi i a chia set lomi - (n.) idealist<br />
a ttha bikmi , a sang bikmi - (adj.) preeminent<br />
a ttha bikmi , aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) exquisite<br />
a ttha bikmi thil , a tha bikmi hna - (n.) elite<br />
a ttha changtu lawng a simi - (adj.) second rate<br />
a ttha deuh - (v.) mend - Example: He will soon mend if he takes medicine = Si a din ahcun tuan ah a dam deuh lai<br />
a ttha deuh - (adj.) better<br />
a ttha deuh le aa dawh deuh i hun chuahternak - (n.) sublimation<br />
a ttha deuh , tthatter deuh - (v.) improve<br />
a ttha hringhran - (adj.) downright - Example: It is a downright lie = Lih fangfak a si<br />
a ttha i a man a fak i a nuanmi thil - (adj.) luxurious - Example: Luxurious house = Inn ttha, inn nuam<br />
a ttha khun , a chia khun , a hleikhun in , khun - (adv.) especially<br />
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a ttha khunmi , chingchiah awk a tlakmi - (adj.) remarkable<br />
a ttha ko - (adv.) well - Example: Everything goes well at home = Inn ah zeipaoh a ttha dih ko<br />
a ttha lei in thil ruahning - (n.) optimism<br />
a ttha lo - (adj.) ill - Example: Her ill manners lost her many friends = A ziaza tha lo ruangah hawi tampi a sung<br />
a ttha lo , a thu a tlolmi - (adj.) bad<br />
a ttha lo , aa dawh lo , huat awk tlak , duh lomi a simi - (adj.) obnoxious<br />
a ttha lo bik , a chia bik - (adj.) worst<br />
a ttha lo deuh in , a chia deuh in , a ttha lo deuhmi , a chia deuhmi - (adv., adj.) worse<br />
a ttha lo deuhmi , a chia deuhmi , a ttha lo deuh in , a chia deuh in - (adv., adj.) worse<br />
a ttha lo hringhranmi thil - (n.) outrage - Example: Many outrages were committed during the war = Ral lioah thil ttha lo tampi an tuah<br />
a ttha lo i chiah , hell tla ding i ruah - (v.) damn<br />
a ttha lo ngaimi - (adj.) monstrous<br />
a ttha lo ngaimi , a puarhrang hringhranmi - (adj.) atrocious<br />
a ttha lo ngaimi , thihnak tiang a chuahter khomi - (adj.) malignant - Example: Malignant cancer = Thihnak tiang a chuahtertu khensar<br />
a ttha lo ngaingaimi - (adj.) heinious<br />
a ttha lo ngaingaimi - (adj.) iniqui<strong>to</strong>us<br />
a ttha loi thil a hmu lo bantukin um, thil ttha lo a thli in bawmh - (v.) connive at - Example: Some people connive at gambling = Mi a cheu<br />
nih phekah kha a thli in an bawmh hna<br />
a ttha lomi - (adj.) evil<br />
a ttha lomi - (adj.) wicked<br />
a ttha lomi , a dam lomi - (adj.) unsound<br />
a ttha lomi , a puarmi - (adj.) truculent<br />
a ttha lomi , nehsawh awk a simi thil, a niammi thil - (adj.) ignoble<br />
a ttha lomi thil , a niammi , nautat awk a simi - (adj.) base<br />
a ttha maw ttha lo tiin ttha tein zoh - (n.) examination<br />
a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) excellent<br />
a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) fine - Example: He goes <strong>to</strong> a fine school = Sianginn ttha ah a kai<br />
a ttha ngaingaimi , aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) splendid<br />
a ttha ngaingaimi , aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) magnificent<br />
a ttha ngaingaimi thil , a ngan ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) prodigious<br />
a ttha ngaingaimi thil i ruahmi - (adj.) classic<br />
a ttha pah a simi , a nganmi , chim awk tlak a simi - (adj.) substantial - Example: John made substantial improvement in arithmetics = John<br />
cu kanan ah aa chap ngai<br />
a ttha , san a tlai - (v.) serve - Example: A flat s<strong>to</strong>ne served as a table = Lungper cu cabuai i hman awkah a ttha<br />
a ttha set lomi , a niam deuh , a nauta deuh - (adj.) inferior<br />
a ttha , thil ttha a chuahtermi , tthathnem - (adj.) beneficial<br />
a ttha ti , aa dawh ti , duh - (v.) admire<br />
a ttha timi kha tuah i zuam peng i a chia timi kha tuah lo i zuam peng , disiplin , mah le mah i uk khawh - (n.) discipline<br />
a ttha tuk lo a chia tuk lo - (adj.) so-so<br />
a ttha tukmi , tuk ti lei paoh ah hman a si ko , ttih awk tlak a simi - (adj.) terrific - Example: He walked a terrific speed. - The plane flew at a<br />
terrific speed = Khulrang tuk in a kal. - Vanlawng cu ttihnung tiang rang in a zuang<br />
a tthahnemmi - (adj.) useful<br />
a tthahnemmi , a miak a chuahpi khomi - (adj.) profitable<br />
a tthahnemmi , mi bawmtu a simi - (adj.) helpful<br />
a tthahnemmi , santlaimi - (adj.) serviceable<br />
a tthalomi , palhnak a ngeimi , tlinlonak a ngeimi - (adj.) faulty<br />
a tthami - (adj.) good<br />
a tthami - (adj.) nice<br />
a tthami , ngandamnak a simi - (adj.) salutary<br />
a tthangcho , a hung cho , a kai - (v.) wax - Example: The moon waxes till it becomes full and then wanes = Thlapa cu a lai tiang a hungcho i<br />
cun a ttumchuk<br />
a tthat a chiat tuaknak - (n.) rating<br />
a tthatnak a tling lomi - (adj.) imperfect<br />
a tthawng , a hakmi , a fekmi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>ugh<br />
a tthawng deuhmi , a tam deuhmi - (adj.) predominant<br />
a tthawng i harnak a ing khomi - (adj.) hardy<br />
a tthawng lo , a derthawmmi - (adj.) frail<br />
a tthawng lomi - (n.) weakling<br />
a tthawng lomi , a dermi - (adj.) weak<br />
a tthawng ngaimi , a fak ngaimi - (n.) violent<br />
a tthawngmi - (adj.) mighty<br />
a tthawngmi - (adj.) potent<br />
a tthawngmi - (adj.) strong<br />
a tthawngmi - (adj.) virile<br />
a tthawngmi , a fakpi - (adj.) vehement<br />
a tthawngmi , a fekmi - (adj.) sturdy<br />
a tthen tete in tthen - (v.) graduate - Example: The ruler is graduated in inches = Pedan cu lehmah tete ah tthen a si<br />
a ttial chin , a khawpi - (v.) trace<br />
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a ttuanmi caan - (adj.) early - Example: They discovered the disease in its early stage = A zawtnak kha ttuan ah an hmuh<br />
a ttum - (v.) drop - Example: Prices drop sharply = Thil man fak piin a tla<br />
a ttum, a zor - (v.) abate - Example: The s<strong>to</strong>rm will abate soon = Thlichia cu a zor (a ttum) zau lai<br />
a tuah kho lomi - (adj.) unable<br />
a tuah lengmangtu , rianttuantu - (n.) practitioner<br />
a tuah zungzalmi , a ngol in ngol lomi - (adj.) unremitting<br />
a tuaktantu , a timtu - (n.) planner<br />
a tung a phei in tahmi , thir tung tete - (n.) grating<br />
a tung a sau i a permi - (n.) strip - Example: A strip of paper = Caku sau nawn in thlehmi<br />
a tung in a si lomi , a phei in - (adj.) horizontal<br />
a tung in chiah - (v.) stand - Example: Please stand the box here = Hika ah hin thingkuang kha a tung in chia<br />
a tung in um - (adv.) up - Example: She stands up = A dir<br />
a tung le a phei in a ttialmi puan - (n.) plaid<br />
a tunglei in - (adv.) lengthwise<br />
a tungtlang - (n.) outline - Example: In the dim light I could see only the outline of a man's figure = Ceu huaphap ah cun mipa cu a pumrua<br />
tungtlang lawng ka hmuh khawh<br />
a tungtlang lawng rinmi - (n.) outline - Example: He drew an outline of the child's head = Ngakchia lu a tungtlang lawng a rin<br />
a tungtlang sawhsawh in suaimi - (n.) sketch<br />
a uai , pangpar a uai - (v.) wilt<br />
a uihmi , a hlummi - (adj.) stale - Example: Stale bread = A hlunmi changreu<br />
a um a harmi , a lung a lengmi - (adj.) lonely<br />
a um bal lomi thil sernak , sermi - (n.) invention<br />
a um bal lomi , tuah tawnmi a si lomi - (adj.) uncommon<br />
a um hmasa i a hun zul ding ca i thil a rak timtuahtu a simi - (adj.) preliminary - Example: After a few preliminary remarks he began the<br />
speech = Hramthawknak bia tlawmpal a chim hnu ah a biachim cu a thawk<br />
a um i hmuh i a um ttung lomi - (n.) illusion<br />
a um liomi cozoh hrawh awk ca i khuakhanmi , hrawktu a simi - (adj.) subversive<br />
a um lomi - (n.) absentee<br />
a um set lomi thil , a tlawmmi thil - (adj.) rare<br />
a um taktak lomi , um seh law , si seh law tiin ruahmi thil - (adj.) hypothetical - Example: Kalaba is a hypothetical language = Kalaba cu a um<br />
taktakmi holh a si lo, va um seh law tiin hei ruahmi holh a si<br />
a um taktakmi , a taktak a simi , a si taktakmi - (adj.) real<br />
a um taktakmi si loin ruah chommi minung kong le thil kong tuanbia - (n.) fiction<br />
a um ti lo , a thi cang , a mit cang - (adj.) extinct<br />
a um tthan leng mangmi - (adj.) recurrent<br />
a um tung lomi thil hna hmuh , a um tung lomi aw hna theih , molh thil theih le hmuh - (n.) hallucination<br />
a um zirziar duh lomi , dai tein a um duh lomi - (adj.) restless<br />
a ummi minung - (adj.) resident<br />
a ummi minung dihlak - (n.) population<br />
a umnak , a hmun a ram - (n.) locality<br />
a umnak hmun kha kawl i fiang tein hngalh - (v.) locate - Example: The general tried <strong>to</strong> locate the enemy's camp = General nih ral pawl<br />
umnak hmun kha fiang tein hngalh aa zuam<br />
a ungmi - (adj.) sulky<br />
a upat lomi , Pathian a hmaizah lomi - (adj.) impious<br />
a vaimi - (n.) rover<br />
a vaimi - (n.) wanderer<br />
a vam , a ceu - (v.) glow - Example: His face glowed = A hmai a hung ceu, a hun i panh<br />
a van - (n.) glow - Example: The glow of the fire lighted the room = Mei a vanmi nih innkhan kna an ceuter<br />
a van a chiami - (adj.) unlucky<br />
a van a chiami , a poi ngaimi , vanchiat a simi - (adj.) unfortunate<br />
a vang nakin a tung a sau deuhmi thil - (adj.) oblong<br />
a vangmi thil - (adj.) porous - Example: Cloth is porous = Lapuan cu a vang<br />
a var deuh in tahmi hma tuamnak puanchia - (n.) bandage<br />
a vel cah - (n.) short circuit - Example: Fire can be caused by short circuit of electricity = Elektrik a sawtnak nih mei kanghnak a chuahter khawh<br />
a vel in kal lengmangnak - (n.) circulation<br />
a vel in kalnak lam - (n.) orbit - Example: The moon travels in an orbit around the earth = Thlapacu vawlei vel in a kal<br />
a vengtu , sentari cawngtu - (n.) sentinel<br />
a vervar lomi , lungthawh a harmi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>lid<br />
a vo tete in kiomi sa, dip tein cikmi - (n.) cutlet<br />
a vun i tenh lenmi - (adj.) intrusive<br />
a vun lawng , til - (n.) scrotum<br />
a za , a ngan , a lian , a kau - (adj.) ample<br />
a za ko, a chia lo - (adj.) fair - Example: His knowledge of <strong>English</strong> is fair = Mirang holh a thiamning cu a za ko, a chia lo<br />
a za lomi , i that lomi - (adj.) inadequate<br />
a za sawkmi - (adj.) tidy - Example: He has a tidy sum of money = Tangka a za nawn a ngei ko<br />
a za siter , zatter - (v.) suffice<br />
a zaang , a ceu - (adj.) light<br />
a zaangte a simi , a pante a simi - (adj.) flimsy<br />
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a zafang siternak - (n.) moderation<br />
a zafang , tam tuk lo , tlawm tuk lo - (adj.) moderate<br />
a zami - (adj.) sufficient<br />
a zami - (adj.) ticklish<br />
a zami , a thiammi - (adj.) competent<br />
a zarh ngaingaimi , a thianghlim ngaingaimi - (adj.) sacrosant<br />
a zarhmi , a thiangmi - (adj.) sacred<br />
a zat cio in si loin i ruang loin phawtmi , aa tluk lomi - (adj.) uneven<br />
a zaw , a zawmi , ngandam lomi - (adj.) sick<br />
a zawl , arti pungsan - (adj.) oval<br />
a zawmi a lomi - (adj.) sickish<br />
a zawng umning , muisam kenning - (n.) coloration<br />
a zei a si hmanh ah - (adv.) at any rate<br />
a zei maw can a zei maw caan ah tuahmi - (adj.) periodic<br />
a zei ti paoh in va si ko seh ti lungthin ngeih - (adj.) resigned<br />
a zeimaw caan ah - (adv.) off and on - Example: He is not a regular visi<strong>to</strong>r, but comes here off and on = A kan leng zungzal mi a si lo, a si nain a<br />
zeimaw caan ah a ra tawn<br />
a zeiti lei hmanh in - (adv.) in any case - Example: In any case you will have <strong>to</strong> go = A zeiti lei hmanh in na kal a herh ko lai<br />
a zeizei ti loin tuahmi/si ko seh timi - (adj.) unconditional<br />
a zeng , cawlcang kho loin um - (v.) paralyse<br />
a zermi , a hrokhrawlmi - (adj.) wily<br />
a zermi , mi hlen a thiammi , a hrokhrawlmi - (adj.) cunning<br />
a zia a simi - (adj.) habitual<br />
a zia a simi - (adj.) wont - Example: He is wont <strong>to</strong> read books at bedtime = Ih caan ah carel kha a zia a si<br />
a ziam - (v.) fade<br />
a ziaza a tthami , mah biaknak i aa zuam ngaimi - (adj.) pious<br />
a zik - (n.) peak<br />
a zik , a par , a sannak bik - (n.) <strong>to</strong>p<br />
a zik , a sannak bik - (n.) climax<br />
a zik , aa sannak bik , a sang bik - (n.) summit<br />
a zoh pengmi , ttha tein a hngak pengmi - (adj.) vigilant<br />
a zop kho lomi , ti ah a cang kho lomi , aphi chuah khawn lomi - (adj.) insoluble<br />
a zor; a ttum - (v.) abate - Example: The s<strong>to</strong>rm will abate soon = Thlichia cu a zor (a ttum) zau lai<br />
a zual samh - (v.) unroll<br />
a zuangmi - (n.) flier<br />
a zuhnak , a pemnak , a kuainak - (n.) leak<br />
a zuk , cheu , thleh - (v.) slit<br />
a zum - (adj.) sharp<br />
a zum lomi - (adj.) sceptical<br />
a zum lomi , khrihfa a si lomi - (n.) unbeliever<br />
a zum lomi , zumhnak a ngei lomi - (n.) sceptic<br />
a zumharmi - (adj.) jagged<br />
a zummi - (adj.) pointed - Example: Pointed stick = Fung zummi<br />
a zungzal in , atu le atu - (adv.) constantly<br />
a zutmi - (adj.) leaky<br />
aa - (v.) stammer - Example: He stammers = A holh a aa<br />
aa almi - (adj.) contradic<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
aa almi , aa kalhmi - (adj.) paradoxical<br />
aa bawiter ngaimi ; mi dang thil kong i aa thlak tukmi - (adj.) officious<br />
aa bunh , kapza bantukin a biapi a si , aa khing - (v.) hinge on - Example: The success of our picnic hinges on the kind of weather we shall<br />
have = Kan hnianghrawm a that lai le that lai lo cu nikhua nawl a si lai, nikhua ah a khing<br />
aa cawhnuk caah hngalh a harmi , hngalh harter - (v.) complicate<br />
aa chang aa chang in i thiahnak , i mernak , i helnak - (n.) rotation<br />
aa chang aa changin a hun i zulmi thil - (n.) sequence<br />
aa chang aa changin chiah, a ningcang tein chiah - (n.) order - Example: Put these things in order = Hi thil hi aa chang aa chang tein chia hna<br />
aa chang lengmangmi - (adj.) sequent<br />
aa changchang in i thiah lengmang , i hel i mer lengmang - (v.) rotate<br />
aa cheu , a tle - (v.) crack<br />
aa cheumi , a kuarmi , a kekmi - (adj.) fragmentary<br />
aa chokvai sawsawh menmi a simi , harm ngei lomi - (adj.) unfounded<br />
aa dang - (adj.) otherwise - Example: I was there and knew that the facts were otherwise = Cuka ah cun ka rak um ve i thil a simi taktak kha a<br />
dang ti kha ka hngalh<br />
aa dangmi - (adj.) variant<br />
aa dangmi , a fiangmi , a tliangmi - (adj.) distinct<br />
aa dangmi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) various<br />
aa dangmi , aa tthenmi - (adj.) divergent<br />
aa dannak um loin aa lo hrimhrimmi - (adj.) exact<br />
aa dawh - (adj.) good-looking<br />
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aa dawh lo , huat awk tlak , duh lomi a simi , a ttha lo - (adj.) obnoxious<br />
aa dawh lomi - (adj.) unlovely<br />
aa dawh lomi , a mui a chiami - (adj.) ugly<br />
aa dawh lomi , dawhnak a hngal kho lomi - (adj.) inartistic<br />
aa dawh ngai i a rem ngaimi - (adj.) civil - Example: Me made a civil answer <strong>to</strong> his question = A biahalnak kha dawh ngai le rem ngaiin a leh<br />
aa dawh ngaimi - (adj.) lovely<br />
aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) gorgeous<br />
aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) stunning<br />
aa dawh ngaingaimi , a ttha bikmi - (adj.) exquisite<br />
aa dawh ngaingaimi , a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) magnificent<br />
aa dawh ngaingaimi , a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) splendid<br />
aa dawh set lomi - (adj.) plain - Example: Se was a plain girl = Aa dawh set lomi ngaknu a si<br />
aa dawh tawk , aa tlakmi - (adj.) reasonable<br />
aa dawh ti , duh , a ttha ti - (v.) admire<br />
aa dawhcah lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unseemly<br />
aa dawhmi - (adj.) beautiful<br />
aa dawhmi - (adj.) pretty<br />
aa dawhmi - (adj.) pretty<br />
aa dawhmi - (adj.) winsome<br />
aa dawhmi , a fimmi - (adj.) cute<br />
aa dawhmi , a ttha , a rumra a ummi - (adj.) elegant<br />
aa dawhmi , iang a ngeimi - (adj.) charming<br />
aa dawhmi , mi lungthin a la khomi - (adj.) attractive<br />
aa dawhmi , mit a hlangmi - (adj.) fetching - Example: She wears a fetching hat = Aa dawhmi, mit a hlangmi luchin aa chinh<br />
aa dawhmite - (adj.) dainty<br />
aa dawhmite , ralring tein tuaktan a haumite , a nem hniphnepmite - (adj.) delicate - Example: The teacher handled the delicate problem<br />
with care = Tuaktan ngai a haumi thil har cu saya nih ralring tein a tuaktan<br />
aa dawhriami , aa tlak ngamhmi si i dawhria ngaiin um - (adj.) neighbourly<br />
aa dawhtlak lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) inexpedient<br />
aa dawhtlak lomi , ningzak a simi , zah hngal lomi - (adj.) immodest<br />
aa dawhtlak lomi thil , ningzak a simi thil - (adj.) disgraceful<br />
aa din cangmi , pension a la cangmi - (adj.) retired<br />
aa dongkhang lo pipi va khawmh chommi hna khi - (adj.) far-fetched<br />
aa dongkhang lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) irrelevant<br />
aa dot thliahmah in ttialmi - (adj.) chronological<br />
aa filhhnawmmi , a thur a hnawmmi - (adj.) sordid<br />
aa hel aa mer lengmangmi thil in zohnak - (n.) gyroscope<br />
aa helmi - (adj.) devious - Example: We <strong>to</strong>ok the devious way home = Aa helnak lam in inn ah kan lawi<br />
aa hmun zungzalmi , tuah zungzalmi , zungzal - (adj.) perpetual<br />
aa hne khomi , miteima , rianttuan a zuammi - (adj.) industrious<br />
aa hngahhlang ngaimi , a duh ngaimi - (adj.) eager - Example: He is eager <strong>to</strong> open the box = Thingkuang hun kha aa hngahhlang ngai<br />
aa hnin lo , fek - (adj.) firm<br />
aa hninmi , a thermi - (adj.) tremulous<br />
aa hninmi , i hnin deldulin a ummi - (adj.) shaky<br />
aa hruhchihmi - (adj.) fanatical<br />
aa hungmi - (adj.) open - Example: An open door = Aa hungmi innka<br />
aa kalhmi , aa almi - (adj.) paradoxical<br />
aa khat in ruah - (v.) identify - Example: She identified wealth with gold = Rumnak cu sui he aa khat in a ruah<br />
aa khat zungzalmi , aa thleng lomi - (adj.) uniform - Example: The earth rotates at a uniform rate = Vawlei cu a ranning aa khat zungzal in aa<br />
mer<br />
aa khatmi - (adj.) same - Example: We came back by the same road = Kan kalnak lam khan kan kir tthan<br />
aa khatmi , an i lo , aa lomi - (adj.) identical<br />
aa khatmi in ser , ttial - (v.) duplicate - Example: Please duplicate this letter = Hi ca hi aa khat tein a dang pakhat in ttial tthan<br />
aa khiammi , aa porhlaw lomi , aa namhmi - (adj.) modest<br />
aa khing , aa bunh , kapza bantukin a biapi a si - (v.) hinge on - Example: The success of our picnic hinges on the kind of weather we shall<br />
have = Kan hnianghrawm a that lai le that lai lo cu nikhua nawl a si lai, nikhua ah a khing<br />
aa kingkuaimi , aa ngerhnguaimi lam - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>rtuous - Example: A <strong>to</strong>rtuous road = Aa kingkuaimi lam<br />
aa kommi bu - (n.) association<br />
aa kommi bu - (n.) association<br />
aa kuaimi inncung - (n.) vault<br />
aa kual - (v.) coil - Example: A snake coil = Rul aa kual<br />
aa kualmi thil a chonh in a kual aa chonhmi - (n.) spiral<br />
aa lawm lomi - (adj.) ungrateful<br />
aa lei - (n.) lurch<br />
aa lo - (adj.) analogous<br />
aa lo in ser - (v.) imitate - Example: The wood was painted <strong>to</strong> imitate marble = Thing cu lungrang lo dingin si an thuh<br />
aa lo lomi , bantuk a si lomi - (adj.) unlike<br />
aa lo lomi , hawi he aa khat lomi - (adj.) exceptional<br />
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aa loklei lomi , langh a duh lomi - (adj.) unobtrusive<br />
aa lomi - (adj.) parallel - Example: They have parallel ideas about what <strong>to</strong> do = Zeidah tuah awk timi ah khan an ruahnak aa khat<br />
aa lomi , aa khatmi , an i lo - (adj.) identical<br />
aa lomi , an i lo - (adj.) similar<br />
aa lomi thil - (n.) copy<br />
aa mer lengmangmi - (adj.) rotary<br />
aa naihmi - (adj.) near - Example: Peter is my near relation = Peter cu ka sahlawh a naimi a si<br />
aa namhmi , aa khiammi , aa porhlaw lomi - (adj.) modest<br />
aa nek lomi - (adj.) unaccus<strong>to</strong>med<br />
aa nge in ser , aa ruang in chiah , aa ruang in umter - (v.) align - Example: The aligned the chairs in a straight line = Artlang in tthutdan kha<br />
an chiah hna<br />
aa nge lomi , aa rem lomi , lung aa khat lomi - (adj.) inharmonious<br />
aa ngerhnguaimi lam , aa kingkuaimi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>rtuous - Example: A <strong>to</strong>rtuous road = Aa kingkuaimi lam<br />
aa ngol , a cawlcang lo - (v.) stall - Example: The engine of his car stalled = A mawttawcar enzin a thi<br />
aa paimi , paihthiam - (n.) wrestler<br />
aa palhmi - (adj.) erroneous<br />
aa peh lengmang in a ummi thil - (n.) series<br />
aa peh thliahmah lomi - (adj.) inconsistent<br />
aa peh thliahmahmi - (adj.) consecutive<br />
aa peh thluahmah in a ummi - (adj.) succesive<br />
aa peh thluahmahmi - (adj.) continuous<br />
aa pehtlai thliahmah lomi - (adj.) incoherent<br />
aa pehtlai thliahmah tein cawnmi - (n.) course<br />
aa pehtlai thluahmahmi - (n.) stretch - Example: A stretch of forest = aa pehtlai thluahmahmi tupi<br />
aa pehtlaimi , aa sengtlaimi - (adj.) coherent<br />
aa phuakmi , a chuakmi - (adj.) outgoing<br />
aa porhlaw lomi , aa namhmi , aa khiammi - (adj.) modest<br />
aa porhlaw ngaimi , aa uahngaimi - (adj.) pompous<br />
aa porhlaw tuk hringhranmi - (adj.) vainglorious<br />
aa porhlawmi - (adj.) proud<br />
aa porhlawmi - (adj.) vain<br />
aa porhlawmi , mah le mah aa zum ngaimi - (adj.) conceited<br />
aa porhmi , a phingmi - (adj.) turgid<br />
aa pummi bu - (n.) gathering<br />
aa ralchanh in - (adv.) contrariwise<br />
aa ralchanhmi - (adj.) contrary<br />
aa ralchanhmi - (adj.) opposite<br />
aa ralchanhmi - (n.) opposite - Example: Black and wihte are opposites = Nak le rang cu aa ralchanhmi bia an si<br />
Aa ralkahmi, sullam pannih a ngei khomi bia - (adj.) ambivalent<br />
aa ralmi bu pahnih i pumhnak , khawnferen - (n.) parley<br />
aa ralring cia lomi , aa tim lomi - (adj.) unprepared<br />
aa ralring lomi - (adj.) heedless<br />
aa ralring lomi - (adj.) incautious<br />
aa ralring lomi - (adj.) unwary<br />
aa ralring lomi , a daithlangmi - (adj.) reckless<br />
aa ralring lomi , a remning a hngal lomi - (adj.) indiscreet<br />
aa ralring ngaimi - (adj.) cautious<br />
aa ralringmi - (adj.) wary<br />
aa ralringmi , ralring tein aa venmi - (adj.) watchful<br />
aa rawkmi - (adj.) wrong - Example: Something is wrong with the car = Mawttawka a zeidik a rawk<br />
aa rem khomi - (adj.) compatible<br />
aa rem lomi , aa tlak lomi , hman khawh a si lomi - (adj.) inapplicable<br />
aa rem lomi , lung aa khat lomi , aa nge lomi - (adj.) inharmonious<br />
aa rem tein , aa tlak ngaiin - (adv.) properly<br />
aa remmi - (adj.) harmonious<br />
aa repmi , thil a ningcang tein a chia zungzalmi - (adj.) organized<br />
aa rinmi , hri bantukin a saumi - (n.) streak<br />
aa rual tein tuahmi , hmun khat le caan khat i rak tuah ciomi - (adj.) simultaneous<br />
aa ruang in chiah , aa ruang in umter , aa nge in ser - (v.) align - Example: The aligned the chairs in a straight line = Artlang in tthutdan kha<br />
an chiah hna<br />
aa ruang in tuahnak , aa nge in remhnak - (n.) alignment<br />
aa ruang in umter , aa nge in ser , aa ruang in chiah - (v.) align - Example: The aligned the chairs in a straight line = Artlang in tthutdan kha<br />
an chiah hna<br />
aa ruang lomi , a ding lomi , aa rup lomi - (adj.) unfair<br />
aa rungvengmi , mi nih taza an cuaimi leikap - (adj.) defensive<br />
aa rup lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) incongruous<br />
aa rup ning tein - (adv.) proportionally<br />
aa rup tawkin ser - (v.) suit - Example: His clothes suit him well = A hnipuan aa tlak ngai<br />
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aa rupmi - (adj.) proportional - Example: Payment should be proportional <strong>to</strong> the work done = Tuan man pekmi cu ttuanmi rian he aa rupmi a si lai<br />
aa rupmi , tlakmi - (adj.) appropriate - Example: He made a speech appropriate <strong>to</strong> the occasion = A caan le a hmun he aa tlakin bis a chim<br />
aa sannak bik , a sang bik , a zik - (n.) summit<br />
aa sengtlaimi , aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) coherent<br />
aa sengtlaimi , aa pehtlaimi - (n.) cohesion<br />
aa si lengmangmi a si lomi , a dai khomi - (adj.) peaceable<br />
aa sum lomi - (adj.) unrestrained<br />
aa sum lomi , a hlei a hluat in a tuahmi - (adj.) intemperate<br />
aa sum set lomi , mah duhduh in ummi - (adj.) licentious<br />
aa tawmmi , i lawmh - (adj.) thankful<br />
aa telmi - (n.) participant<br />
aa tet ngaimi , fak ngaimi - (adj.) stringent - Example: Stringent laws = Upadi fak/tet ngai<br />
aa tetmi , a fekmi - (adj.) tight - Example: He made a tight knot = Hribeo a teomi a ser<br />
aa tetmi upadi in luat , ttemttawn tuk lonak - (n.) latitude - Example: You are allowed much latitude in this work = Hi rianttuannak ah hin<br />
luatnak kaupi na negi ko<br />
aa thawk , a hram aa thawk - (v.) originate<br />
aa thawkka a simi , phungki a cawng liomi - (n.) novice<br />
aa thawn kho lomi - (adj.) stationary - Example: A house is a stationary thing = Inn cu aa thawn kho lomi thil a si<br />
aa thei bantuk aa thei lo bantuk i um - (adj.) subconscious<br />
aa thimi - (adj.) wedded<br />
aa thlai sulhmi puan - (n.) streamer<br />
aa thleng bal lomi - (adj.) changeless<br />
aa thleng kho lomi , thlen khawh lomi - (adj.) unchangeable<br />
aa thleng khomi - (adj.) variable<br />
aa thleng koh lomi - (adj.) invariable<br />
aa thleng lelekmi , a fek lomi - (adj.) fickle<br />
aa thleng lengmang khomi - (adj.) mutable<br />
aa thleng lomi - (adj.) unchanged<br />
aa thleng lomi - (adj.) unvaring<br />
aa thleng lomi , a dir hmun i a dirmi - (adj.) static - Example: Civilization does not remain static = Fimthiamnak cu a dirhmun ah thleng loin a dir<br />
peng lo<br />
aa thleng lomi , aa khat zungzalmi - (adj.) uniform - Example: The earth rotates at a uniform rate = Vawlei cu a ranning aa khat zungzal in aa<br />
mer<br />
aa thlernak , a kuainak , a kehnak - (n.) fissure - Example: A fissure in the rock = Lungpi chung i a tlernak<br />
aa thui lengmangmi - (adj.) pendulous<br />
aa thupmi , a lang lomi - (adj.) latent<br />
aa tim lomi - (adj.) unready<br />
aa tim lomi , aa ralring cia lomi - (adj.) unprepared<br />
aa titer lomi , a ngaingai a simi - (adj.) unfeigned<br />
aa tlai duahmah in , hnu zultu bu - (n.) train<br />
aa tlak - (prep.) for - Example: A book for children = Ngakchia ca i a tlakmi cauk<br />
aa tlak - (adj.) apt - Example: He made apt remarks = Aa tlakmi biatete a chim<br />
aa tlak - (v.) commensurate<br />
aa tlak - (adj.) fit<br />
aa tlak lo - (adj.) inappropriate<br />
aa tlak lo - (adj.) inept<br />
aa tlak lo ngaiin - (adv.) unduly<br />
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) improper<br />
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unbecoming<br />
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) undue<br />
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unfit<br />
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unsuitable<br />
aa tlak lomi , aa dawhcah lomi - (adj.) unseemly<br />
aa tlak lomi , aa dawhtlak lomi - (adj.) inexpedient<br />
aa tlak lomi , aa rup lomi - (adj.) incongruous<br />
aa tlak lomi , hman khawh a si lomi , aa rem lomi - (adj.) inapplicable<br />
aa tlak lomi i ser , tuanter lo - (v.) disqualify<br />
aa tlak lomi i sernak - (n.) disqualification<br />
aa tlak lomi sinak , hmuh awk a tlak lomi - (adj.) unworthy<br />
aa tlak ngaiin , aa rem tein - (adv.) properly<br />
aa tlak ngamhmi si i dawhria ngaiin um , aa dawhriami - (adj.) neighbourly<br />
aa tlakmi - (adj.) becoming<br />
aa tlakmi - (adj.) good - Example: He is a good man for the job = Hi rian he hin an i tlak<br />
aa tlakmi - (adj.) pertinent<br />
aa tlakmi - (adj.) qualified<br />
aa tlakmi - (adj.) seemly<br />
aa tlakmi , a cumi - (adj.) eligible<br />
aa tlakmi , a dikmi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) proper<br />
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aa tlakmi , a hmaanmi , a thami - (adj.) due<br />
aa tlakmi , a manmi , a phumi - (adj.) worth - Example: London is a city worth visiting = London cu tlawn phu a si<br />
aa tlakmi , aa dawh tawk - (adj.) reasonable<br />
aa tlakmi , i tlak - (adj.) suitable<br />
aa tlakmi sinak , a cumi sinak - (n.) eligibility<br />
aa tlakmi sitertu ; cucu cawnnak in hmuhmi - (n.) qualification<br />
aa tlakmi thil - (adj.) fitting<br />
aa tluk , aa zat - (n.) tie - Example: The game ended in a tie, 3 <strong>to</strong> 3 = An i zuamnak cu an i tluk, kawl thum veve an si<br />
aa tluk ciomi kap a ngeimi thil - (n.) prism<br />
aa tluk khan a simi - (adj.) tantamount<br />
aa tluk lomi , a zat cio in si loin i ruang loin phawtmi - (adj.) uneven<br />
aa tluk tein ser , tuah, tlukter - (v.) equalize<br />
aa tlukmi - (adj.) equal - Example: One hundred pyas equals one kyat = Pia za khat cu kyat khat he an i tluk<br />
aa tlukmi - (adj.) equivalent<br />
aa tlukmi - (n.) peer - Example: As lawyer he has no peer = Sihni ah cun, ahohmanh a tluktu an um lo<br />
aa tthang hrimhrim komi - (adj.) wideawake<br />
aa tthenmi , aa dangmi - (adj.) divergent<br />
aa tthi-um kate , anmah lawng tein nuam ngaiin an va um khi - (n.) honeymoon<br />
aa tthi-ummi - (adj.) married<br />
aa tthial lengmangmi - (adj.) nomadic<br />
aa uahngaimi, aa porhlaw ngaimi - (adj.) pompous<br />
aa uangthlar lomi - (adj.) unassuming<br />
aa za - (adj.) adequate<br />
aa zam - (v.) stretch - Example: Rubber stretches = Khairiat cu aa zam<br />
aa zam khomi - (adj.) elastic<br />
aa zat , aa tluk - (n.) tie - Example: The game ended in a tie, 3 <strong>to</strong> 3 = An i zuamnak cu an i tluk, kawl thum veve an si<br />
aa zat, aa tluk - (n.) tie - Example: The game ended in a tie, 3 <strong>to</strong> 3 = An i zuamnak cu an i tluk, kawl thum veve an si<br />
aa zat ceote - (adj.) even - Example: They had even shares of the money = Tanka cu aa zat ceote cio in an i phaw<br />
aa zat cio loin tuahmi , khattelei lawng tanh a simi - (adj.) unequal<br />
aa zul thluahmah in ral i venpiak pah cio in kal , khual tlawn - (n.) convoy<br />
aa zulmi - (adj.) consonant - Example: His action is consonant with his belief = A tuahnak le a zumhnak an i zul<br />
aalu phuk , vawlei i khor cawh - (v.) dig<br />
aamah khangtu , biakamtu - (n.) guaran<strong>to</strong>r<br />
aamah khannak , firpiak sual , thih sual , kangh sual , tlau sual etc. ca i biakamnak tuahmi - (n.) insurance<br />
aamahkhan - (n.) surety<br />
aamahkhan - (n.) guarantee , bail - Example: What will you give me for guarantee? = Aamahkhan ah zeidah na ka pek lai<br />
aamahkhan , a hman a dik ko , ti i chim - (v.) avouch<br />
aamahkhan , biakamnak - (n.) guarantee<br />
aamahkhan in um - (n.) parole<br />
aamahkhanmi thil a simi - (adj.) insured<br />
aamahkhannak ca i phaisa chiah lengmangmi - (n.) premium<br />
aamahkhannak tangka - (n.) bail<br />
Africa ram mi nih an hmanmi camh/doih/eih - (n.) voodoo<br />
Afrika thlang miphun pakhat - (n.) Zulu<br />
ah - (prep.) at<br />
ah - (prep.) in - Example: The board broke in two = Thingphel kha tan hnih ah aa tan<br />
ah - (prep.) on - Example: He goes <strong>to</strong> church on Sunday = Zarhpini ah biakinn ah a kal tawn<br />
ah - (v.) cut , saw, slice - Example: A knife cut you = Nam nih an ah lai<br />
ah a cang - (v.) go - Example: He goes mad = Mihrut ah a cang<br />
ah a cang - (v.) run - Example: The well runs dry in summer = Thal caan ah cun tikhor hi a car<br />
ahcun - (conj.) if - Example: Come if you can = Na rat khawh ahcun ra tuah<br />
ahcun - (conj.) if , whether<br />
ahmaan ti i zumh - (n.) credit - Example: He put credit in what they said = An chimmi bia kha ahmaan tiah a zumh<br />
ahmaan tinak , zumhnak - (n.) credence<br />
ahnak - (n.) incision<br />
aho a si ti hngalhnak - (n.) identification<br />
aho aho ti loin , thleidannak zeihmanh um loin - (adj.) irrespective<br />
aho , ahodah - (pron.) who<br />
aho i dah - (pron.) whose<br />
aho nih dik - (pron.) somebody<br />
aho paohpaoh - (pron.) everybody<br />
aho ta - (pron.) whose<br />
aho / zei a si ti hngalh - (v.) identify - Example: Charles identified the bag as his by telling what it contained = Charles nih zal kha keimah ta a si ti<br />
kha a chung i a ummi thil a chim khawh caah a hngalh ti kha a lang<br />
aho zong , a hlei in , ve - (adv.) else - Example: I am going, who else is going? = Ka kal lai?<br />
ahodah - (pron.) who<br />
ahodah - (pron.) whom<br />
ahodah aa tei deuh lai ti in heh ti ah pakhat le pakhat i tinak, mi hmai i tei langhternak - (n.) showdown<br />
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ahohmanh - (pron.) whosoever<br />
ahohmanh i tluk lomi - (adj.) unique<br />
ahohmanh lo - (pron.) none - Example: None would want <strong>to</strong> help him = Ahohmanh nih an bawm duh lo<br />
ahohmanh nih an ser bal lomi thil ser - (v.) invent<br />
ahohmanh nih bawmh loin mah tein i tuahmi , mah tein aa sersiammi - (adj.) self-made<br />
ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) peerless<br />
ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) unexampled<br />
ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) unparalleled<br />
ahokhum - (pron.) whoever<br />
ahopaoh - (pron.) whoever<br />
ahopaoh nih a hmaan tiah an ti i an hngalh ciomi khi - (n.) truism<br />
ahran a simi thil - (adj.) crude - Example: Crude oil = Hman awk i ser rih lomi zinan, ziaza lei ah tla bulbal in khua a sami<br />
ai , aai - (n.) stack of firewood - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> buy a stack of firewood = Thingai ai khat cawk ka duh<br />
ai , aih - (interj.) no - Example: Are you going <strong>to</strong> follow me? No, I am not = Na kal zul lai maw? Ai, kan zul lai lo<br />
ai , au - (v.) scream<br />
ai awh - (v.) represent - Example: He will represent us at the meeting = Pumhnak ah kan ai a kan awh lai<br />
ai awhnak - (n.) representation<br />
ai , fak piin au hnawh , hrum - (v.) bellow<br />
ai remmi siter , cawh , fonh - (v.) blend<br />
ai repmi - (adj.) orderly - Example: An orderly person knows where he put his things = Ai repmi hin cun khuazei ka ah dah ka thil kha ka chiah hna<br />
ti kha a hngalh<br />
aiawhtu - (n.) proxy<br />
aiawhtu - (n.) substitute<br />
aiawhtu - (n.) surrogate<br />
aiawhtu ah , can ah - (n.) behalf - Example: On my behalf = Keimah can ah<br />
aiawhtu , kuzale - (n.) delegate<br />
aiawtu - (n.) representative<br />
aidi in mawn , mawnh , eih in mawn , lawmhter ngai - (v.) enchant<br />
aidi nih tlaih - (v.) fascinate - Example: Her beauty fascinated him = Aa dawhnak nih aidi bang a tlaih ko<br />
aidin si - (n.) iodine<br />
aih - (v.) put on clothes<br />
aih - (n.) sorcery<br />
aih , hruk - (adv.) on - Example: He puts on his shirt = A angki aa hruk<br />
aih , hruk - (v.) have on - Example: I have on my coat = Ka angkileng kaa hruk<br />
aihre - (n.) curry powder, condim<br />
aihre zawng , theithu zawng - (adj.) yellow<br />
ainak , i zam khawhnak - (n.) resilience - Example: Rubber has resilience = Khairiat cu i zam khawhnak a ngei/khairiat cu aa zam kho, a ningte a si<br />
kho tthan<br />
aipuang - (v.) be irritated, pique<br />
airawltu - (n.) deputy<br />
airawltu fialmi bu , airawltu rian ttuan falmi tuan - (n.) deputation<br />
airawltu rian ttuan falmi tuan , airawltu fialmi bu - (n.) deputation<br />
airawltu rian ttuan fial - (v.) depute<br />
aiskhrim , tikhal he an sermi cawhnuk khal a thaw ngaimi - (n.) ice cream<br />
aithing paihmi changreu - (n.) gingerbread<br />
aithing , thing - (n.) ginger<br />
aittial - (n.) cardamom<br />
aize - (interj.) alas<br />
akhonh - (n.) forlough<br />
akhonh - (n.) furlough<br />
akhonh , zungkhar ni - (n.) holiday<br />
al - (n.) denial - Example: His denial of our request was made yesterday = Kan halmi a kan al cu nizan ah khan a si.<br />
al - (v.) be salty - Example: Sea water is salty = Rili ti a al<br />
al , alh - (v.) salt<br />
al , duh lo - (v.) decline - Example: He declined my invitation <strong>to</strong> dinner = Zanriah ei ka sawmmi cu a ka al<br />
al , duh lo , a si lo i canter - (v.) negate<br />
al , duh lo , i lak duh lo - (v.) refuse<br />
al , duh lonak langhter , soisel - (v.) protest<br />
al , hlaw - (v.) repudiate<br />
al , hlawt , a si lo ti - (v.) gainsay<br />
al , kham , doh - (v.) resist<br />
al khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indisputable<br />
al khawh a si lomi - (adj.) irrefutable<br />
al , phunzai , duh lonak langhter - (n.) remonstrate<br />
al , poi , duh lo - (v.) mind - Example: Do you mind if I smoke? = Kuak zu ning law, ha al hnga maw, a poi na ti hnga maw?<br />
al ralchanh , doh - (v.) oppose<br />
alaan , hmelchunhnak thantar , teinak puanlaang - (n.) banner<br />
alak in - (adv.) free, without payment - Example: I git this book free = Hi cauk cu alak in ka hmuh<br />
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alan - (n.) flag<br />
alan - (n.) standard<br />
alan a saumi, tilawng cung i an hman bikmi - (n.) pennant<br />
alan hmuhsak - (v.) flag<br />
alfa le omega, Grik cafang a thawhnak le a donghnak, cucaah a thawknak le a donghnak - (n.) alpha and omega<br />
alh - (v.) burn - Example: Fire burns = Mei a alh<br />
alh , al - (v.) salt<br />
alh hluahmah - (v.) flame<br />
almon thingthei - (n.) almond<br />
alnak - (n.) protestation<br />
alnak , dohnak - (n.) resistance<br />
alnak , duh lonak - (n.) negation<br />
alnak , duh lonak - (n.) refusal<br />
alnak um lo i hnatlakpi - (v.) acquiesce - Example: She wants <strong>to</strong> marry him, but her parents do not acuiesce = Amah vat cu a duh ko,<br />
sihmanhsehlaw a nu le a pa nih an hnatlakpi lo<br />
alu - (n.) pota<strong>to</strong><br />
amah ai awhtu ah - (adj.) else - Example: He cannot go, someone else must go = Amah cu a kal kho lo, mi dang pakhatkhat tu an kal a herh<br />
amah can ah , amah hmun ah - (adv.) in place of<br />
amah can ah khan hman a su - (pron.) itself - Example: Ngakchia cu amah le amah aa tu<br />
amah duh tein thil a hung chuah thliahmahnak - (n.) spontaneity<br />
amah duh tein thil a hung chuakmi - (adj.) spontaneous<br />
amah duhnak tein , lunglawm tein - (adv.) willingly<br />
amah hrimhrim nih - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: Mary herself brought the book = Mary hrimhrim nih cauk kha a rak put<br />
amah kel a si - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: She is behaving stangely; she is not herself = A umtuning aa dang, amah kel a si lo<br />
amah le amah - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: She hurts herself = Amah le amah aa tu<br />
amah le amah aa almi bia - (n.) paradox<br />
amah le amah karh tik i a chuakmi - (n.) square - Example: Sixteen is the square of four. - The square of seven is fourty nine = Hleiruk cu pali le<br />
pali karh i a chuakmi a si. - Pasarih a square cu sawm li le pakua a si<br />
amah le amah ttha tein aa tlai khomi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ical<br />
amah nawl in sianginn kai loin a ummi ngankchia , a vak a vaimi - (n.) truant<br />
amah nu - (pron.) her - Example: Nu Sui is not here. Have you seen her? = Nu Sui hika ah a um lo. Na hmu maw?<br />
amah (nu lawngah hman khawh a si) - (pron.) she<br />
amah pa - (pron.) him - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> meet him = Amah tho ka duh<br />
amah pa , nu si loin - (pron.) he<br />
amah ta - (pron.) her - Example: This is her book = Hi cauk hi amah ta a si<br />
amah ta (pa) - (pron.) his - Example: This is his turban = Hihi amah lupawng a si<br />
amah tein a ceumi thil - (n.) phosphorus<br />
amah tein a fiangmi thil - (adj.) self-evident<br />
amahte lawng i a ummi - (adj.) recluse - Example: A hermit lives a recluse life = Phungki cu ramlak ah amahte lawngin a va um<br />
amahte nih - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: Mary did it by herself = Mary nih amahte in a tuah<br />
America ram - (prop.) United States of Ame<br />
America ram i a ummi Indian an timi hna - (n.) red skin<br />
American Indian pawl hreitlung - (n.) <strong>to</strong>mahawk<br />
American Indian pawl thlam - (n.) tepee<br />
American ramri a ummi ram rang phun khat - (n.) mustang<br />
Amerikan fung - (n.) bison<br />
amiak - (n.) profit<br />
an , anmah , annih - (pron.) they<br />
an i dannak langhter - (v.) contrast<br />
an i dannak langhter , thleidan - (v.) differentiate<br />
An i duh - (v.) fall in love<br />
an i khat - (adj.) same - Example: His name and mine are the same = A min le ka min an i khat<br />
an i khat , dannak a um lo - (adj.) equal - Example: All men are equal before the law = Upadi hmaiah cun mi zeihmanh an i khat dih<br />
an i lo - (adj.) like<br />
an i lo , aa lomi - (adj.) similar<br />
an i lo , aa lomi , aa khatmi - (adj.) identical<br />
an i lo lo - (adj.) dissimilar<br />
an i ralchanh bak ko - (adj.) diametrically oppose<br />
an i ralrin lo liote i va tlaih , va chuahhnawh - (v.) surprise<br />
an i rem , remter - (v.) harmonize<br />
an i seh - (v.) engage - Example: The teeth in one gear engage in those of another = Seh ha cu pakhat le pakhat an i seh<br />
an pa aa khat i nu aa dangmi asiloah nu aa khat i pa aa dangmi - (n.) half-breed<br />
an pahnih in - (adj.) both<br />
an si dih ngawt ko - (adv.) more or less - Example: Most people are more or less selfish = Mi tam bik cu mah zawn ruat an si dih ngawt ko<br />
an sining langhtertu mi nih an i thlaihmi tazeih - (n.) badge<br />
an thapmi chungin a miak an hmuhmi - (n.) stakes - Example: The stakes were divided up among the winners = A teitu pawl nih khan a miak<br />
cu an i phaw<br />
ang - (adj.) be like<br />
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ang , an - (v.) open the mouth - Example: He cannot open his mouth = A ka a ang kho lo<br />
angki ban - (n.) sleeve<br />
angki ban ngei lomi , ban bul - (adj.) sleeveless<br />
angki chungnawh - (n.) shirt<br />
angki fual - (n.) frock<br />
angki fual - (n.) robe<br />
angki hngawng - (n.) collar<br />
angki jeket - (n.) jacket<br />
angki leng - (n.) tunic<br />
angki leng le tawhrolh thluan azawng aa khatmi - (n.) suit<br />
angki leng tet ngai , kut cawlcanghnak dawntu ding hrim i tuahmi - (n.) straitjacket<br />
angki lum phiarmi , suaitar - (n.) sweater<br />
angki tangnawh , banian angki - (n.) vest<br />
angkichung - (n.) undershirt / underbl<br />
angkileng a fualmi - (n.) cloak<br />
angkileng cung i i hruk chihmi angki fual - (n.) <strong>to</strong>pcoat<br />
angkileng fual - (n.) overcoat<br />
angkileng hmailei a hngawng tang deuh i bilmi - (n.) lapel<br />
angkileng tang i i nawhmi angki - (n.) waistcoat<br />
anhring - (n.) herb<br />
anhringso - (n.) vegetables<br />
anih le anih an i thi lai, tiah biakinn i an tarmi ca - (n.) banns<br />
anmah - (pron.) them - Example: I saw two boys on the road, I <strong>to</strong>ld them <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> school = Lam ah ngakchia pahnih ka hmuh hna, anmah cu<br />
sianginn ah kal u tiah ka ti hna<br />
anmah , annih , an - (pron.) they<br />
anmah le anmah - (pron.) themselves<br />
anmah ta - (pron.) their - Example: These are their books = Hihi anmah cauk an si<br />
annih , an , anmah - (pron.) they<br />
ansuai , tangka chiahnak kuang hmete - (n.) till<br />
Antaktik , Tlanglei Pole hrawng ram - (n.) Antarctic<br />
antam - (n.) mustard<br />
antam par - (n.) broccoli<br />
antam phun khat , a tawba a sen i al thlummi - (n.) beet<br />
antam phun khat , hnahnem bantuk a simi - (n.) spinach<br />
antam tawba sen - (n.) radish<br />
antampar - (n.) cauliflower<br />
anttam tawba bantuk a simi elektrik mei vannak bo - (n.) bulb<br />
anttamhlum - (n.) cabbage<br />
apakhatnak , hmasa bik - (adj.) first<br />
aphi chuah khawn lomi , a zop kho lomi , ti ah a cang kho lomi - (adj.) insoluble<br />
aphi chuak hmuh khawhnak - (n.) solution<br />
apoi ti ngai , ngaihchia - (adj.) sorry - Example: I am sorry that you could not come = Na rat khawh lo cu a poi ka ti ngai<br />
April nikhat ni ah pakhat le pahkat lentecelhnak ca i deh - (n.) April fool<br />
ar - (v.) be consternated, stunned, as<strong>to</strong>nished<br />
ar - (v.) bend outward/back<br />
ar bawm - (n.) hen coop<br />
ar , compai le a dangdang , innzuat va phun paoh - (n.) poultry<br />
ar hmul , va hmul - (n.) feather<br />
ar inn - (n.) coop<br />
ar nih a ti a tit i a tawktadak khi. 2. ar tawktadak bantuk i nih - (n.) cackle<br />
ar paoh - (n.) chicken<br />
ar pheibom , paran tumnak fung - (n.) drumstick<br />
ar phun khat, a sen duk pawl - (n.) leghorn<br />
ar tang ruh a temi khi - (n.) wishbone<br />
ar , va phun deuh pauh - (n.) fowl<br />
Arab mi bawi - (n.) sheik<br />
Arab mi, hmun khat in hmun dang ah aa thial lengmangmi - (n.) bedouin<br />
Arab mi pa nih an i chinhmi luchin - (n.) fez<br />
Arab namber, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - (n.) Arabic numerals<br />
archiar - (n.) chicken coop<br />
archuang , chuang - (n.) crest<br />
Arctic ram , Chaklei Pole hrawng ram - (n.) arctic<br />
arfa - (n.) chick<br />
arfa tete voi khat i hrinmi bu - (n.) brood<br />
arfek - (n.) spurs<br />
arfi - (n.) star<br />
arfi bantuk , arfi bantukin i ceumi - (adj.) starlike<br />
arfi bu - (n.) constellation<br />
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arfi ceu , fikceu - (n.) starlight<br />
arfi chawn<strong>to</strong>nh - (n.) comet<br />
arfi he aa pehtlaimi , arfi bantuk , arfi ceu - (n.) stellar<br />
arfi kong cawnnak - (n.) astronomy<br />
arfi nih a ceuhmi zan - (n.) starling<br />
arfi pakhat min - (prop.) Neptune<br />
arfi tampi a langh zan - (adj.) starry - Example: Starry night = Arfi tampi a langh zan<br />
arfi vawlei pakhat - (prop.) Saturn<br />
arfi zoh chih in kutttial zoh - (n.) astrology<br />
arfi zuang - (n.) meteor<br />
arfi zuang - (n.) shooting star<br />
arfi zuang , vawlei a phanmi - (n.) meteorite<br />
arfibu a sau i a kauh zong a kaumi , khuasik can i van lai i na khammi khi - (n.) galaxy<br />
arhli - (n.) cock<br />
arhli a til chuahmi - (n.) capon<br />
arhli khong - (n.) rooster<br />
arhlikhong chawh in ruamkai ngaiin i chawh - (v.) strut<br />
arhlikhong fek - (n.) spur<br />
arhmul - (n.) quill<br />
arhmul tuk lentecelh - (n.) badmin<strong>to</strong>n<br />
arhmul tukmi - (n.) shuttlecock<br />
arinn - (n.) fowl house<br />
arkehlik zuan - (v.) hop on one leg<br />
arkhong - (n.) rooster<br />
arkhuan - (v.) crow<br />
arkhuang - (n.) the crow of the cock, 4 a.m.<br />
arpi - (n.) hen<br />
arsik - (n.) pimple<br />
arte - (n.) small chicken<br />
arteri thihri - (n.) artery<br />
arthin - (n.) giblet<br />
arti cawh dih hnu i reumi - (n.) omelette<br />
arti hawng - (n.) eggshell<br />
arti keuh - (v.) hatch<br />
arti keuhternak thingkuang , seh - (n.) incuba<strong>to</strong>r<br />
arti met - (n.) yolk<br />
arti nang , a pan ngaingaimi thil - (n.) film - Example: There is a film of ice on the water = Ti cungah hawhra pante, arti nang bantuk a um<br />
arti pungsan , a zawl - (adj.) oval<br />
arti , va ti , ti paohpaoh - (n.) egg<br />
artida - (n.) addled egg<br />
artiheng - (n.) egg shell<br />
artimu - (n.) the yolk of the egg<br />
artlang - (adv., adj.) abreast - Example: The soldiers marched four abreast = Ralcap cu artlang in pali in an kal<br />
artlang i a ummi thil - (n.) range - Example: A range of mountains = Artlang i a ummi tlang hna<br />
artlang in a dirmi tlang - (n.) row - Example: A row of trees = Artlang in a dirmi thingkung hna<br />
artlang in a kalmi hna - (adj.) parallel - Example: These two lines are parallel = Hi catlang pahnih hi parallel an si<br />
artlang in awng tete ser - (v.) perforate - Example: Sheets of postage stamps are perforated = Milu benh tlap cu awng tete in an ser hna<br />
artlang in chiah - (v.) juxtapose<br />
artlang in chiahnak - (n.) juxtaposition<br />
artlang in umternak - (n.) rank<br />
Asia mi, Asia thil - (n.) Asian<br />
Asia ram - (prop.) Asia<br />
Asiami umtuning in a ummi - (adj.) asiatic<br />
asilo - (adv.) no<br />
asilo - (interj.) no<br />
asiloah - (conj.) or - Example: Edith or Mary will go = Edith asiloah Mary a kal lai<br />
asinain - (adv.) howbeit<br />
at , tuk - (v.) cut - Example: He cuts himself while shaving = A hmurhmul aa meh lioah aa at<br />
Atlantic rili tan in a kalmi - (adj.) transatlantic<br />
a<strong>to</strong>m muru - (n.) pro<strong>to</strong>n<br />
atu - (adv.) now<br />
atu ah - (adv.) at the moment - Example: The doc<strong>to</strong>r is not here at the moment = Atu ah cun sibawipa a um lo<br />
atu caan thawk in - (adv.) henceforth<br />
atu hlan ah , atu tiangah cun , hi hlan ah - (adv.) here<strong>to</strong>fore<br />
atu hrawng - (adv.) now a days<br />
atu le a ummi, a si tawnmi - (adj.) prevailing<br />
atu le atu - (adj.) frequent<br />
atu le atu , a zungzal in - (adv.) constantly<br />
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atu le atu in - (adv.) frequently<br />
atu le atu kal lengmangnak - (n.) frequency<br />
atu le atu , nolh tthan lengmang in - (adv.) repeatedly<br />
atu lio caan ah hin - (adv.) currently<br />
atu lio i a simi - (adj.) present - Example: The present pas<strong>to</strong>r of our church is Mr. Edward = Atu lio kan pas<strong>to</strong>r cu Edward a si<br />
atu lioah , atu te ah - (adv.) presently<br />
atu te ah , atu lioah - (adv.) presently<br />
atu thawk in , hika thawk hin - (adv.) hence<br />
atu tiang - (adv.) hither<strong>to</strong><br />
atu tiang , rih - (adv.) still - Example: Is the shop still open? = Atu tiang chawdawr cu an hun rih maw?<br />
atu tiangah cun , hi hlan ah , atu hlan ah - (adv.) here<strong>to</strong>fore<br />
atute ah khan - (adj.) just now<br />
au - (v.) exclaim<br />
au - (v.) shout<br />
au - (v.) open the eyes<br />
au , ai - (v.) scream<br />
au , kawh , ttah - (v.) cry<br />
auh , kawh - (v.) summon<br />
aukhuan len i sik len, i vehl i vuak len - (n.) brawl<br />
aunak - (n.) exclamation<br />
aunak , ttahnak - (n.) cry<br />
Australia ram mi nih an hmanmi chechnak thil phun khat, a cheptu sin i a kir than khomi - (n.) boomerang<br />
Aw - (interj.) O<br />
aw - (n.) tune - Example: The piano is out of tune = Piano hi a aw a hmaan lo<br />
aw a ngei lomi - (adj.) voiceless<br />
aw a thang hluahmahmi - (adj.) resonant<br />
aw a va thangmi a hun i khirhnak - (n.) resonance<br />
aw bawm , dangfir tanglei i a ummi aw hri umnak - (n.) larynx<br />
aw ; d r m f s l t d - (n.) octave<br />
aw dawh a ngeimi , aw dawh a simi - (adj.) melodious<br />
aw dawh tumnak phun khat - (n.) xylophone<br />
aw dawh tumnak phun khat - (n.) zither<br />
aw duh a nung ngaimi - (adj.) philharmonic<br />
aw he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>nal<br />
aw , hla aw - (n.) tune<br />
aw hrawh - (v.) resound - Example: The hills resound when we shout = Kan au tikah kan aw nih tlang cu a hrawh dulmal hna<br />
aw hrawlning - (n.) acoustics - Example: The acoustics of the hall is excellent = Khan chung aw hrawlning cu a ttha ngai<br />
aw hun santer deuh - (v.) inflect<br />
aw hun santer deuhnak - (n.) inflection<br />
aw kawlnak thirtte - (n.) tuning fork<br />
aw khumh - (v.) record<br />
aw khumnak phel - (n.) record<br />
aw lei cawnnak - (n.) phonics<br />
aw nak rang deuh in a kalmi - (adj.) supersonic<br />
aw nemter , aw noter - (v.) modulate<br />
aw niam - (n.) under<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
aw niamsannak i a pasarihnak: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, bi, do - (n.) te<br />
aw nih a phak khawh tiang - (n.) earshot - Example: We shouted loud, but he was out of earshot = Fak piin kan au, sihmanhsehlaw kan aw nih<br />
a phak khawh lengah a um i a thei kho lo<br />
aw noternak - (n.) modulation<br />
aw pharnak - (n.) hoarseness<br />
aw ruk in sakmi hla - (n.) sextet<br />
aw thang , aw thia ttung thang ttung - (adj.) strident<br />
aw thang ngai i auh lulh , a thawng , a fak - (adj.) boisterous - Example: A boisterous mob = Aw thang ngaiin a au lulhmi mibu<br />
aw thang ngaingaimi - (n.) tumult<br />
aw thanternak bia vun chimnak kuate khi - (n.) microphone<br />
aw , thawng - (n.) voice - Example: He has a good voice = A aw a ttha<br />
aw thia - (adj.) high - Example: She speaks in a high voice = Aw thia in a holh<br />
aw thia ngai thang ngai ttung in au , ai - (v.) shriek<br />
aw thia ngaiin thangpi i ai - (v.) screech<br />
aw thia tein awnh , va fa awnh , arfa ciap - (v.) peep<br />
aw ttum le aw kai , holh tik i aw ttum le aw kai - (n.) cadence<br />
aw ttumnak hri , rirawt hri , kitar hri - (n.) chord<br />
awcawi - (n.) accent<br />
awdawh - (n.) melody<br />
awdawh a tumtu bu - (n.) band<br />
awdawh a tumtu bu , bu - (n.) band<br />
awdawh he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) musical - Example: Musical instruments = Awdaw tumnak thilri<br />
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awdawh , miuzik - (n.) music<br />
awdawh tum pawl nih awdawh an tumnak - (n.) orchestration<br />
awdawh tum pawl nih awdawh tum - (v.) orchestrate<br />
awdawh tummi pawl - (n.) orchestra<br />
awdawh tumnak i hmanmi thil phun khat , piano bantuk - (n.) spinet<br />
awdawh tumnak phun khat , thanglawi bantuk - (n.) saxophone<br />
awdawh tumnak thil a tling he tummi hla - (n.) symphony<br />
awdawh tumnak thil vun hmawmnak kate khi - (n.) mouthpiece<br />
awdawh tumnak thingkuang bantuk - (n.) organ<br />
awfang , awfang pathum nak tam deuh - (adj.) polysyllable<br />
awfang i cheu/tthennak - (n.) syllabication<br />
awh - (v.) take - Example: Animals are taken in traps = Saram cu rap nih a foih hna<br />
awhrawh - (n.) echo<br />
awhrawh , aw khenh - (v.) ring - Example: The woods rang with their shouts = An aw thawng nih tupi cu a hrawh dulmal, a kheng<br />
awi - (v.) gloat over something<br />
awi-um ti rawnnak thawl - (n.) flagon<br />
awih - (v.) put, swing, a baby <strong>to</strong> sleep - Example: If you swing a baby it will go <strong>to</strong> sleep = Nau na awih ahcun aa hngilh lai<br />
awk - (v.) be hung on a tree with a rope - Example: He hangs himself with a rope on a tree = Thingkung ah hri in aa awk<br />
awk a si - (v.) must - Example: Man must eat <strong>to</strong> live = Minungnih nunnak ah rawl a ei awk a si<br />
awk a si - (v.) need - Example: We need <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu kan kal awk a si<br />
awk a si - (v.) ought - Example: Childlren ought <strong>to</strong> obey their parents = Ngakchia nih an nu le an pa bia an ngaih awk a si<br />
awk a si - (v.) shall - Example: You should try <strong>to</strong> do better = Ttha deuh in tuahnak zuam awk a si<br />
awkah - (prep.) for the purpose of - Example: It is not fit for the purpose of eating = Ei awkah aa tlak lo<br />
awkhenh - (n.) echo<br />
awkhenh - (v.) echo<br />
awl , ol - (adj.) easy - Example: Is your work hard or easy? = Na rian a har maw a ol?<br />
awlokchon - (v.) be deserate, be at the end of the rope<br />
awlokchong i um , a ruah awk hngal lo i umnak - (n.) quandary<br />
awlokchong in umnak - (n.) frustration<br />
awlokchonh , tuaitam - (v.) harass<br />
awlokchonhnak - (n.) annoyance , pestering, irritation, despair<br />
awlokchonnak - (n.) despair<br />
awlokchonnak , hnahnawhnak , harnak petu thil , zuva , rawl a hrawktu - (n.) pest<br />
awm - (v.) keep in the mouth - Example: He keeps water in his mouth = Ti a awm<br />
awn - (v.) pass - Example: He passed his examination = A camipuai a awng<br />
awn - (v.) make sound or noise by anmials and fowls<br />
awng - (n.) break - Example: The dog escaped through break in the fence = Hauhruang awng khan uico kha a chuak<br />
awng - (n.) vent<br />
awng , a pemnak awng - (n.) breach<br />
awng hme tete chungin zuh - (v.) percolate - Example: Water percolates through sand = Thetse chungin ti kha a zut<br />
awng hmete - (n.) slot<br />
awng hruknak thil - (n.) plug - Example: He pulled out the plug = Awng hruknak kha a phawi<br />
awng tampi umter - (v.) riddle - Example: The car was riddled with bullets = Mawttawka cu awng cikcek in an kah<br />
awng tete sernak - (n.) perforation<br />
awng vih - (v.) drill<br />
awng vihnak hriam - (n.) drill<br />
awng vihnak thirttial ngerh a saumi - (n.) gimlet<br />
awngbali - (n.) lottery<br />
awngh - (v.) have a s<strong>to</strong>mach upset - Example: I have a s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Ka paw a ka awngh<br />
awngka , a ka - (n.) orifice<br />
awngminnak , hlawhtlinnak - (n.) success<br />
awnh - (v.) make noise or sound - Example: Your guitar can make a sound = Na tingtang a awnh khawh ko ttung<br />
awnh - (v.) give peromission, allow, let - Example: My mother permits me <strong>to</strong> go = Ka nu nih kal a ka awnh<br />
awnh vuaimai , hmur cip i hlasak - (v.) hum<br />
awnnak , a pemnak - (n.) chink<br />
awnnak lehhmah - (n.) diploma<br />
awr - (v.) wait - Example: We wait for his arrival = A tlun kan awr<br />
awr , or - (n.) throat<br />
awr , or - (n.) glut<strong>to</strong>n - Example: He is a glut<strong>to</strong>n = Mi awr (or) a si<br />
awrh-lei - (n.) right, right side<br />
awrhnak - (n.) waiting<br />
awt , ot - (v.) begin, start - Example: We have begun, started, work = Rian kan awt cang<br />
awtaw - (n.) peacock<br />
awtawm - (v.) be doubtful, hesitant, undecided, indecisive<br />
awthang - (n.) bang - Example: He gave the drum a bang = Khuang kha fak piin a tum<br />
awthluk , aw , thil a awnhning - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ne<br />
awtleng - (n.) echo<br />
awtleng - (v.) echo<br />
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awza - (n.) honour, power, authority<br />
azawng - (n.) colour, color - Example: Red, yellow, blue are colours = A sen, a eng le a dum hna cu azawng an si<br />
azawng a dangdang a simi - (adj.) variegated<br />
azawng a thleidang kho lomi - (adj.) colour-blind<br />
azawng bu khat - (n.) spectrum - Example: A rainbow has all the colours of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet =<br />
Chuncha nih khin azawng bu khat chung azawng dihlak a ngeih hna: a sen, theithu, a eng, a hring, a dum, a pawl le a senduk<br />
azawng le a pungsan aa khatmi hnipuan - (n.) uniform<br />
azawng rawhter azawng thlen - (v.) discolour<br />
azawng sendung nakin a thuk deuhmi - (adj.) ultraviolet<br />
azawng tlawmte vun danter - (v.) tinge - Example: A drop of ink will tinge a glass of water = Cahang dor khat nih ti hrai khat cu azawng<br />
tlawmte a danter lai<br />
azeipaoh - (pron.) whichever<br />
azeitihmanh in - (adv.) nowise - Example: I will in nowise cast them away = Azeitihmanh in ka hlonh hna lai lo<br />
azukhan - (v.) appeal - Example: He appealed <strong>to</strong> a higher court = Biaceihnak zung sang deuh ah azu a khan.<br />
B<br />
ba - (n.) turnip<br />
ba - (n.) tuber<br />
ba, bat - (v.) be tired, fatigued<br />
ba phun khat - (n.) rhubarb<br />
bah - (v.) stumble over something - Example: I stumble over a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung ah ka bah<br />
bahnak - (n.) peg<br />
bai - (v.) sling - Example: The soldier slung his rifle over his shoulder = Ralkap nih a meithal kha a liang in a bai<br />
bai - (adv.) quickly - Example: Come quickly = Ra baibai<br />
bai - (v.) be lame - Example: He is lame = A ke a bai<br />
bai thalhmalh i kal - (v.) hobble<br />
Baibal ca - (n.) Scripture<br />
Baibal ca ning in a simi - (adj.) scriptural<br />
Baibal cang , hlacang - (n.) verse<br />
Baibal chungin phungchim, sermon - (n.) homily<br />
bailep , bete - (n.) bean<br />
baisikal - (n.) bicycle<br />
baisikal aa citmi - (n.) bicyclist<br />
baisikal cit thiammi - (n.) cyclist<br />
baisikal mawnghnak a lamhnak khi , seh mawnghnak kui - (n.) pedal<br />
baisikup - (n.) cinema<br />
baisikup - (n.) movie<br />
baisikup - (n.) picture<br />
baisikup an piah tik i a tlangpi in an piah hmasami khi - (n.) scenario<br />
baisikup chuahnak seh - (n.) projec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
baisikup i thlak , ser - (v.) film - Example: They are filming a famous play = Baisikup minthang an thla lio<br />
baisikup in chuahmi tadin - (n.) newsreel<br />
baisikup ngaknu - (n.) actress<br />
baisikup tlangval - (n.) ac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
bak - (adj.) only - Example: Only I remain = Keimah bak ka tang<br />
bak - (adj.) exact - Example: You will come exactly at one o'clock = Suimilam pakhat bak ah na ra lai<br />
bakba - (n.) fig<br />
bakte ah - (adv.) even - Example: He went away even as you came = Na rat bakte ah khan a kal<br />
bal - (adv.) ever - Example: Have you ever seen him? = Amah cu na hmu bal maw?<br />
bal lo - (adv.) never - Example: He never came <strong>to</strong> church = Biakinn ah a ra bal lo<br />
bal tthan lo - (adv.) nevermore<br />
ballo - (adv.) never - Example: I never went <strong>to</strong> America = America ah ka kal bal lo<br />
baltin - (n.) bucket<br />
baltin - (n.) pail<br />
ban - (n.) arm<br />
ban bul , angki ban ngei lomi - (adj.) sleeveless<br />
ban kiak, ruh kiak, bainak puanchia a saumi - (n.) sling<br />
bang - (adj.) sticky<br />
bang - (adj.) alike - Example: They are alike = An i bang<br />
bangbuar - (n.) fungus<br />
bangbuar - (n.) mildew<br />
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angh - (v.) get dirt in<strong>to</strong> the eye - Example: Dirt gets in<strong>to</strong> my eye = Mithnawm nih a ka bangh<br />
bangin - (conj.) as - Example: Do as you like = Na duh bangin tuah<br />
bangla , riahnak inn - (n.) bungalow<br />
banh khaw , phak khawh , lam naite i a ummi - (adj.) handy<br />
banhla - (n.) banana<br />
banhla thlar , mitsur bor , cu bantukin i bute in a ummi paoh - (n.) cluster<br />
banhliah , banhliahlok - (n.) elbow<br />
banhram - (n.) armpit<br />
banian - (n.) undershirt<br />
banian angki , angki tangnawh - (n.) vest<br />
bank i tangka chiahmi a tang rihmi - (n.) credit - Example: His bank balance shows a credit = Bank i a tangka chiahmi a tangmi a um rih<br />
bank i tangka reltu - (n.) teller<br />
bannak - (n.) viscosity<br />
banrek - (n.) wrist<br />
banthol - (n.) biceps<br />
bantuk - (adv.) like - Example: She can sing like a bird = Vate bantuk in a sak khawh<br />
bantuk a si lomi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) unlike<br />
bantuk , tahchunhnak ah - (adv.) as - Example: Some work as carpentry is very tiresome = Lehtama rian bantuk hna hi rian har a si<br />
bantuk tein , ning tein - (adv.) exactly - Example: You have done the work exactly as I wanted it done = Hi rian cu ka duhning tein na tuah<br />
bantukin - (conj.) as - Example: Why is he dressed as a woman? = Zeicahdah nu bantukin aa thuamh?<br />
bao - (v.) bark, yelp - Example: A dog barks = Uico a bao<br />
baoh - (v.) buglar a house<br />
baoh , thleh - (v.) lacerate<br />
bar - (n.) mouthful - Example: One mouthful of rice = Buh bar khat<br />
baras in thil hnor , kedan tehna , angikleng tehna - (v.) brush<br />
baras , vok hmul <strong>to</strong>m thil hnawhnak i hmanmi - (n.) brush<br />
barli , facang bantuk a simi rawl phun khat - (n.) barley<br />
baska siseh tlanglawng siseh an i thawhnak hmunpi - (n.) terminus<br />
baska tehna, tlanglawng tehna, vanlawng tehna an donghnak hmun, cu ka hmun in khualtlawng pawl an duhnak cio i an kalnak<br />
asiloah cuka hmun in baska siseh tlanglawng siseh an kainak - (n.) terminal<br />
baska , zapi citmi - (n.) omnibus<br />
baska/mawttawka a bu in an dirnak hmun - (n.) stand<br />
bat - (v.) owe - Example: He owes me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka bat<br />
bat i zawt - (v.) run down - Example: She is run down from working <strong>to</strong>o hard = Rian fak tuk in a ttuan i a ba tuk i a zaw<br />
bat , thlai - (v.) hang - Example: Na angkileng cu khi bahnak ah khin hei bat<br />
batter , thaditter - (v.) tire - Example: The long walk tires her = Saupi ke kal nih a batter<br />
battu - (n.) borrower, deb<strong>to</strong>r<br />
bau - (v.) be absent - Example: You are absent from the service = Pumhnak ah na bau<br />
bau , ngeih lo - (v.) lack<br />
bau , tlin lo , ngeih lo - (n.) shortage - Example: There is a shortage of fish = Nga a um lo<br />
baunak , ngeih lonak - (n.) lack<br />
bausikup ca i an cawnmi tuanbia hmun , a caan le thil umtuning ; dawh ngaiin a langmi hmunram - (n.) scene<br />
baw - (n.) semen<br />
baw - (n.) sperm<br />
baw - (v.) moo - Example: A cow moos = Cawpi a baw<br />
bawda inn - (n.) dormi<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
bawda inn , a pek i umnak inn - (n.) boarding house<br />
bawh - (v.) pluck off the feathers - Example: We pluck off the feathers of a chicken = Arhmul kan bawh<br />
bawh , bawt - (v.) weed out - Example: We shall weed out the weeds = Belh kan bawh lai<br />
bawhte - (n.) infant<br />
bawhte sinak - (n.) infancy<br />
bawi - (n.) earl<br />
bawi - (n.) functionary<br />
bawi - (n.) officer<br />
bawi a simi uar tuknak - (n.) snobbery<br />
bawi fung - (n.) sceptre<br />
Bawi Jesuh hmantlak milem - (n.) icon<br />
Bawi Jesuh rat tthannak - (n.) advent<br />
Bawi Jesuh Thawh ni - (n.) Easter<br />
Bawi Jesuh thihnak tlang - (prop.) Calvary<br />
bawi le chawngei a uar tukmi , cu bantuk a si lomi zei a rel ttung lomi , cunglei bawi tawzat a huam tukmi - (n.) snob<br />
bawi luchin chinhnak - (n.) coronation<br />
bawi ngaiin aa umtermi rianttuantu - (n.) bureaucrat<br />
bawi ngaiin aa umtermi uktu pawl ukning le rianttuanning - (n.) bureaucracy<br />
bawi phun a simi mi hrinfa - (n.) aris<strong>to</strong>cracy<br />
bawi phuna a simi mi hrinfa - (n.) aris<strong>to</strong>crat<br />
bawi si a uar tukmi - (adj.) snobbish<br />
bawi tthalo , uktu bawi puar - (n.) tyrant<br />
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awi tthutdan cungin tthumh - (v.) dethrone<br />
bawi tthutnak hmun i hung kainak - (n.) accession<br />
bawi , uk - (v.) reign<br />
bawi , uktu , zohkhenhtu bawi - (n.) boss<br />
bawih , boih - (v.) smear - Example: He smears ink on your shirt = Na angki ah cahang a bawih<br />
bawinak - (n.) regency<br />
bawinak - (n.) suzerainty<br />
bawinu , nu chawnhnak i hmanmi bia , bia dawh ngai , tinak a si - (n.) madam<br />
bawipa - (n.) lord<br />
Bawipa cu thangtthat u - (interj.) hallelujah<br />
Bawipa Thawhtthan Zarhpi hlan Zarhpi Ni - (prop.) Palm Sunday<br />
Bawipa Thlacamnak - (n.) paternoster<br />
Bawipa Zanriah, a sullam cu biakamnak ti a si - (n.) sacrament<br />
Bawipa Zanriah he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) sacramental<br />
Bawipa Zanriah i hmanmi hrai - (n.) chalice<br />
Bawipa Zanriah , thiangmi hawikomhnak - (n.) holy communion<br />
Bawipa Zanriah tuah tik i changreu phawtnak kheng - (n.) paten<br />
bawm - (n.) basket<br />
bawm - (n.) cage<br />
bawmh - (v.) aid<br />
bawmh - (v.) assist<br />
bawmh - (v.) help<br />
bawmh - (v.) subserve<br />
bawmh duhnak , tuah duhnak langhter - (v.) offer - Example: The boy offered <strong>to</strong> carry my books = Nganchiapa nih, na cauk kan putpiak lai,<br />
a ti<br />
bawmh , fawiter - (v.) facilitate<br />
bawmh , thilrit chawn - (v.) succour<br />
bawmh , thohkhan - (v.) second<br />
bawmhnak - (n.) aid<br />
bawmhnak - (n.) support - Example: He needs our support = Kan bawmhnak a herh<br />
bawmhnak - (n.) help<br />
bawmhnak ca i a tak tthahnem vemi - (adj.) subsidiary<br />
bawmhnak duh i fuhpanhnak - (n.) recourse - Example: Our recourse in illness is <strong>to</strong> a doc<strong>to</strong>r = Dam lo tikah kan fuhpanhmi cu sibawi a si<br />
bawmhnak , petu , thil petu - (n.) contribu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
bawmhnak tangka - (n.) subsidy<br />
bawmhnak , zaangfahnak - (n.) favour - Example: He did me a favour = A ka zaangfah<br />
bawmte hna , thil chiahnak , zalte hna - (n.) receptacle<br />
bawmtu - (n.) assistant<br />
bawmtu - (n.) helper<br />
bawmtu bawi , uktu bawi - (n.) bailiff<br />
bawmtu ngei lo , zeihmanh i tuah khawh lo - (adj.) helpless<br />
bawmtu ngei lomi sinak , mah le mah zeihmanh i tuah khawh lonak - (n.) helplessness<br />
bawmtu thil , hmanmi thil - (n.) facility<br />
bawnbok - (n.) eggplant<br />
bawng - (v.) copulate<br />
bawngbi - (n.) shorts, trousers<br />
bawr , bor - (n.) bunch - Example: A bunch of keys. - A bunch of bananas. = Tawh bor. - Banhla thlar; a bu in chiahmi thil<br />
baza - (n.) fife<br />
bazaar - (n.) market<br />
be - (v.) bleat - Example: A goat bleats = Meheh a be<br />
bechiat - (adv.) extremely - Example: His voice is extremely good = A aw a ttha bechiat<br />
beh - (v.) stick <strong>to</strong> - Example: Dirt sticks <strong>to</strong> my shirt = Ka angki ah hnawm aa beh<br />
behrum ; ti zongin ttial a si - (n.) soybean<br />
bei - (n.) limp<br />
bei , bei lengmangin kal - (v.) limp<br />
bek , benh - (v.) cling - Example: Wet clothes cling <strong>to</strong> the body = Thil cin cu tak ah an i bek, benh<br />
bek , cabek - (n.) sideburns<br />
bekawng - (n.) pod<br />
bel , biang - (n.) cheek<br />
bel , um - (n.) pot<br />
beleu - (n.) gong (small)<br />
belh - (v.) patch - Example: My mother patches my trousers = Ka nu nih ka tawhrolh a belh<br />
belh - (n.) weed<br />
belh - (n.) tare<br />
belh bawh , thlawh - (v.) weed<br />
belh phun khat - (n.) thyme<br />
belhnak i hmanmi thil - (n.) patch - Example: She sewed patches on the elbow of his coat = A angki kiu ah puanchia a belh hna<br />
belkuar - (n.) dimples<br />
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elrua kuai , paihau kuai - (n.) shard<br />
belte - (adv.) only - Example: Only I did not go = Keimah belte ka kal lo<br />
bem - (v.) join, live with - Example: I shall live with you = Kan bem ko hna lai<br />
benet , meithal hmur i bunhmi nam - (n.) bayonet<br />
bengh - (v.) slap<br />
bengh - (v.) spank<br />
bengh i chiahmi tangka - (n.) deposit<br />
bengh , tangka chiahnak inn - (n.) bank<br />
bengkeng - (n.) tamarind<br />
benh - (v.) cram - Example: He crammed his clothes in<strong>to</strong> a bag = A thilpuan kha zal chungah a behn in a ben hna<br />
benh - (v.) embed - Example: Precious s<strong>to</strong>nes are embedded in s<strong>to</strong>nes = Lungvar cu lung chungah an i benh<br />
benh - (v.) fix - Example: He fixed the stamp on the envelope = Milu cu cabawm ah khan a benh<br />
benh - (v.) mount - Example: The pho<strong>to</strong>graph was mounted on a white paper = Hmanthlak cu caku raang ah an benh<br />
benh - (v.) stick - Example: Stick a stamp on the envelope = Cabawm ah milu benh<br />
benh , bek - (v.) cling - Example: Wet clothes cling <strong>to</strong> the body = Thil cin cu tak ah an i bek, benh<br />
benh khawhmi - (adj.) adhesive<br />
benh , nam - (v.) press - Example: Press the but<strong>to</strong>n <strong>to</strong> ring the bell = Darkhing awnhternak ding ah a kep kha hmet<br />
benh , pan tein khuh , tuam - (v.) plate - Example: These cups are plated with gold = Hi hrai cu sui in pan tein an tuam hna; sui an hut<br />
benh , peh - (v.) draft<br />
benhnak i hmanmi thil nem - (n.) padding<br />
beo - (n.) knot<br />
beo - (v.) tie a knot - Example: He ties a knot = Hri a beo<br />
bep , cabek , phuzep - (n.) temple of the head<br />
ber - (n.) a young shoot of branch or leaf<br />
bet, be, beh - (v.) add, increase, join <strong>to</strong> a group<br />
bete , bailep - (n.) bean<br />
betteri - (n.) battery<br />
beu - (adj.) missing, not present<br />
beu - (v.) break off - Example: His teeth are broken off = A ha a beu<br />
bi - (adj.) narrow - Example: Enter ye in<strong>to</strong> the narrow gate = Kutka bi ah va lut u<br />
bia - (n.) case - Example: The judge decided the case = Biaceihtu nih bia a khiah<br />
bia - (n.) word<br />
bia a sullam aa khatmi hna - (n.) synonym<br />
bia aa almi bu hnih, i tei kho veve lo i an um ko khi deadlock (stilstand) a si - (n.) deadlock<br />
bia aa summi , hmurka a tlawmmi - (adj.) reticent<br />
bia al a thiammi - (n.) debater<br />
bia al a thiammi - (n.) logician<br />
bia al a zuammi , i sik a zuammi - (adj.) contentious<br />
bia alnak in hun hngalhter - (v.) reason - Example: Reason with Mary and try <strong>to</strong> change her mind = Mary cu va al hnik law a ruahnak thlenter<br />
vaa zuam hnik<br />
bia alnak le biaceihnak hmun i hruaitu - (n.) modera<strong>to</strong>r<br />
bia alning , ning zulh in chim thiamnak - (n.) logic<br />
bia alning phun khat a si i thil pahnih chimmi chung khan aphichuak lak a si - (n.) syllogism - Example: All trees have roots, an oak is a<br />
tree, therefore an oak has roots = Thingkung vialte nih hram an ngei dih; kuhthing cu thingkung a si, cucaah kuhthing zong hram a ngei ve<br />
hrimhrim lai<br />
bia am - (n.) innuendo<br />
bia am in sawhter - (v.) insinuate<br />
bia am in sawhternak - (n.) insinuation<br />
bia an umtuning zeitindah hman an sining , zeitindah ttial an sining , cawnnak - (n.) grammar - Example: He is studying <strong>English</strong> grammar<br />
= <strong>English</strong> grammar a cawng<br />
bia ceihpiak - (v.) settle<br />
bia chim i a tlangpi a tlangpi lawng - (n.) outline - Example: He gave me an outline of his speech = A biachimmi a tlangpi a tlangpi a ka pek<br />
bia chim i bia hman thiam ngai i zuam in biachimmi - (n.) rhe<strong>to</strong>ric<br />
bia chim tik i bia tampi a hmang lomi , mi hmurka tlawm - (adj.) laconic<br />
bia chimmi siseh cattialmi siseh a hramthawknak ttialmi biahmaithi - (n.) preamble<br />
bia dawh deuh hmanmi - (adj.) euphemistic<br />
bia-eng , a sullam a bingtalet a simi - (n.) irony - Example: Ngakchia nih a der ngaingaimipa kha bia-eng in "Pa Thau" an ti<br />
bia-eng in chimmi - (adj.) ironical<br />
bia fak ngai a simi , mi a hlip dihtu bia - (adj.) scathing<br />
bia fang khat maw bia tlang khat maw mibu bu khat nih an biapi bik aupinak i an hmanmi - (n.) slogan<br />
bia fiang tein a chim lomi , a holh kho lomi - (adj.) inarticulate<br />
bia fianternak i hmanmi bia: bia chimmi pahnih in a phi chuahning - (n.) premise<br />
bia haltu - (n.) inquisi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
bia har - (n.) conumdrum<br />
bia hmaithi , hngalhternak - (n.) introduction<br />
bia hmuh tthan , chimmi bia kha lak tthan - (v.) recant<br />
bia hmuh tthannak - (n.) recantation<br />
bia i al - (v.) argue<br />
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ia i al, taza i cuai , i sik - (v.) dispute<br />
bia i alnak , i sinak - (n.) polemic<br />
bia i chalh . hmai<strong>to</strong>nh in i <strong>to</strong>n - (v.) confront<br />
bia i kam - (v.) pledge - Example: He pledged <strong>to</strong> marry her = Kan tthit lai tiah bia a kam<br />
bia i khiah , lung i thleh - (v.) decide<br />
bia i khiahnak lungthin , duhnak - (n.) volition<br />
bia i ruah - (v.) chat<br />
bia i ruah - (n.) conversation<br />
bia i thanhnak - (n.) cable<br />
bia i thanhnak caah hmanmi hmel chunhnak. - (n.) code<br />
bia in chim khawh lomi - (adj.) ineffable<br />
bia in fak piin al - (v.) inveigh<br />
bia in hmanthlak suai - (v.) picture<br />
bia in i chawnh , i theihter , zawtnak i chawnh - (v.) communicate<br />
bia in lung bantukin cheh - (v.) hurl - Example: She hurled insults at him = A hauh len<br />
bia in nihchuahnak tuah - (n.) pun<br />
bia in siseh i thuat , hriamnam in siseh - (n.) assault<br />
bia khiah - (v.) determine<br />
bia le lam phan ah - (adv.) by the way<br />
bia lei ah hman bik a si , a hriammi , a harmi , thil a at khomi , a ruh lang in a hlai khomi - (adj.) trenchant<br />
bia let tthan , i khirh tthan - (v.) retract<br />
bia let tthannak , i khirh tthannak - (n.) retraction<br />
bia lettalam - (v.) prevaricate<br />
bia nem le bia thlum in lem , lem - (v.) wheedle<br />
bia pakhat kha nihchuak siseh tiin chim i a sullam pahnih ngeihter - (n.) play on words<br />
bia pakhatkhat siseh thil pakhatkhat siseh ceihtu dingah an thimmi hna bu - (n.) panel<br />
bia phortu - (n.) messenger<br />
bia sawhsawh - (n.) prose<br />
bia sawhsawh a simi - (adj.) prosaic<br />
bia tam tuk hman a simi - (adj.) wordy<br />
bia tampi chim duh lonak , i sumnak , hmurka a tlawmmi - (n.) reticence<br />
bia theihtertu - (n.) reporter<br />
bia thlithup i chiahmi - (adj.) classified<br />
bia tlawm tein fiang tein chim thiam - (adj.) concise<br />
bia tlawm tein , khulrang in , tunaite ah , tawi tein - (adv.) shortly<br />
bia ttha loin ti - (v.) assail - Example: He assails him with bad language = Bia ttha loin a ti<br />
bia um loin a simi - (adj.) wordless<br />
biacah - (v.) send a message - Example: He sends me a message <strong>to</strong> come home = Ra tlung tiah bia a ka cah<br />
biacahmi bia - (n.) message<br />
biacaih , biaceih - (v.) judge, settle a dispute - Example: A judge judges between them = Biacaihtu nih bia a caih hna<br />
biacaihtu , biaceihtu - (n.) judge<br />
biacangvel - (n.) circumlocution, beating about the bush - Example: He speaks in circumlocution that it is hard <strong>to</strong> understand = Biacangvel in a<br />
chim i a hngalh a har<br />
biacehitu biakhiahnak in , a va nih a makmi a nupi cawmnak tangka a pekmi - (n.) alimony<br />
biaceih awk i chiahmi - (n.) agenda<br />
biaceih , biacaih - (v.) judge, settle a dispute - Example: A judge judges between them = Biacaihtu nih bia a caih hna<br />
biaceihnak hmun ah taza cuaimi pa a dirnak hmun khi - (n.) bar<br />
biaceihnak i bia ngeimi hna kha an thiam an sual kong ah bia ding tein kan ceih lai ti in bia aa kammi biaceihtubu - (n.) jury<br />
biaceihnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) judicial<br />
biaceihnak zung a sang bik - (n.) Supreme Court<br />
biaceihnak zung , biaceihtu pawl - (n.) tribunal<br />
biaceihnak zung i biahal - (n.) trial<br />
biaceihnak zung i taza cuai awk i chuahpi , sual puh - (v.) prosecute<br />
biaceihnak zung inn - (n.) courthouse<br />
biaceihnak zung nih zung ah na ra chuak lai tiin ca in order an ttialmi - (n.) subpoena<br />
biaceihtu bawi - (n.) judge<br />
biaceihtu bu nih bia an chahnak - (n.) verdict<br />
biaceihtu hna hmai ah upadi ningin biahalnak tuahmi - (n.) inquest<br />
biaceihtu hna nih bia an chalmi - (n.) decree<br />
biaceihtu pawl banceihnak khan - (n.) courtroom<br />
biachah - (v.) decree<br />
biachahnak, biakhiahnak - (n.) verdict, decree, judgement<br />
biachan , leh - (v.) answer<br />
biachim - (n.) lecture - Example: He gives a lecture on water = Ti kong a chim<br />
biachim - (v.) lecture - Example: He lectured on water = Ti kong a chim<br />
biachim - (v.) talk<br />
biachim - (n.) talk - Example: He gave a good talk <strong>to</strong> the students = Siangngakchia kha bia ttha ngai i a chimh hna<br />
biachim a thiam ngaimi , zapi hruaitu , zapi nih ka duh hna seh tiin mi lung thawhter rumro a uarmi - (n.) demagogue<br />
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iachim a thiammi - (adj.) eloquent<br />
biachim , holhrel , umtu ziaza i tla bulbal in a ummi - (adj.) gruff<br />
biachim i chuahsual , palh sualmi thil - (n.) blunder<br />
biachim , puar , hran , sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah - (adj.) brutal<br />
biachim tha lo , chiatserh - (v.) curse<br />
biachim thiamnak , nalnak - (n.) eloquence<br />
biachim tik i fak deuh in aw chuahnak cafang aw - (n.) stress - Example: In 'hero', the stress is on the first syllable = 'Hero' ti chim tikah hin<br />
aw fahnak cu awfang hmasa bik 'he' cungah khan a si<br />
biachimmi a rak ngaitu mibu - (n.) audience<br />
biachimmi siseh , cattialmi siseh a tawinak in a biapi bikbik kha ttial tthanmi - (n.) precis<br />
biachimnak donhhlei - (n.) platform<br />
biachimnak donhhlei - (n.) pulpit<br />
biachimnak khan - (n.) audi<strong>to</strong>rium<br />
biachimnak le thil tinak i i sum - (v.) keep one's head<br />
biachimning , biafang hmanning - (n.) wording<br />
biachimning , holhning - (n.) parlance<br />
biachimtu - (n.) speaker<br />
biachimtu , college sianginn i saya - (n.) lecturer<br />
biachokvai - (n.) rumour<br />
biaeng , bianek - (n.) sarcasm<br />
biaeng in chimmi - (adj.) sarcastic<br />
biafang a aw chuah fiang tein chimnak - (n.) pronunciation<br />
biafang a hnulei i pehmi - (n.) suffix<br />
biafang a hram i chiahmi a cheu tinak sullam - (adj.) semibiafang<br />
a hram lei i chapmi cafang, 'lig' cu 'u' chap tikah 'ulig' a si - (n.) prefix<br />
biafang a simi - (adj.) verbal<br />
biafang an chuakehning - (n.) etymology<br />
biafang , bia - (n.) word<br />
biafang dang an sullam a peh<strong>to</strong>nhtu bia , med , for , ved , i , på - (n.) preposition<br />
biafang hmanning , biachimning - (n.) wording<br />
biafang hna an sullam , holh a sullam - (adj.) semantic<br />
biafang pakhat chung i a bu tein awfang a ummi khi - (n.) syllable<br />
biafang tam tuk hmanmi - (adj.) verbose<br />
biafang tete sullam ttialnak , Hebru , Grik le Latin holh hna dictionary kha lexicon tiah ti an si khun - (n.) lexicon<br />
biafang thawknak i hmanmi , a sullam cu bik tinak a si - (adj.) super<br />
biafang theih lomi aw thawng, seh aw thawng - (n.) hum<br />
biafang umtuning - (n.) morphology<br />
biafang vun chim tik i aw phun dang deuh i vun chim , carel tik i hla bantuk i sak - (v.) in<strong>to</strong>nate<br />
biafonhnak - (conj.) that - Example: I know that six and four make ten = Paruk le pali fonh ah pahra a chuak ti kha ka hngalh<br />
biahal - (v.) question<br />
biahal , biakher - (v.) interrogate<br />
biahal ciami fiang chin seh ti duhnak ca i hal ve tthan - (v.) cross-examine<br />
biahal lomi - (adj.) unquestioned<br />
biahal tik i halmi let ngaingai lo i a dang deuh i leh a duhmi , hrial aa zuammi - (adj.) evasive<br />
biahalnak - (n.) question<br />
biahalnak , a si maw si lo ti dothlatnak - (n.) query<br />
biahalnak , biakhernak - (n.) interrogation<br />
biahalnak hmelchunhnak "?" - (n.) interrogation mark<br />
biahalnak hmelchunhnak ; (?) - (n.) question mark<br />
biahalnak hrial in leh - (n.) quibble<br />
biahalnak i hmanmi - (adj.) interrogative<br />
biahalnak le bialehnak in cawnpiaknak - (n.) catechism<br />
biahaltu - (n.) interviewer<br />
biahaltu - (n.) inquirer<br />
biahar - (n.) riddle<br />
biahlomh - (n.) paragraph<br />
biahmaithi - (n.) foreword<br />
biahmaithi - (n.) preface<br />
biahmaithi - (n.) prologue<br />
biahmaithi i ttialmi - (adj.) introduc<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
biahngaltu - (n.) witness<br />
biak awk tlak a simi, upat hmaizah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) worshipful<br />
biak , upat , hmaizah - (v.) worship<br />
biakam - (v.) guarantee<br />
biakam - (v.) promise<br />
Biakam Hlun Grik holh in an lehmi, biafang sullam cu sawm sarih tinak a si - (prop.) Septuagint<br />
Biakam Hlun, Khrihfa Ca Thiang - (n.) Old Testament<br />
biakam phawh-ning , holhning - (n.) locution<br />
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iakam tein nupi ngei loin a ummi pa - (n.) votary<br />
Biakam Thar, Khrihfami Cathiang - (prop.) New Testament<br />
biakam tluk fek in bia chim - (v.) assure<br />
biakamh - (v.) warrant<br />
biakamnak - (n.) commitment<br />
biakamnak - (n.) pledge<br />
biakamnak - (n.) promise<br />
biakamnak - (n.) covenant<br />
biakamnak , aamahkhan - (n.) guarantee<br />
biakamnak ca i ral nih minung an tlaih i an hrenmi - (n.) hostage<br />
biakamnak cattial in tuahmi - (n.) policy - Example: My fire assurance policy states that I shall receive two thousand kyats if my house is burnt<br />
down = Ka mei aamah-khan biakamnak ca chungah, ka inn a kangh ahcun, tangka thong hnih ka hmuh lai, tiah aa ttial<br />
biakamnak pek khawh lomi , a ding lomi , upa he aa kaih lomi - (adj.) unwarranted<br />
biakamnak , rovuihnak bia - (n.) testament<br />
biakamtu , aamah khangtu - (n.) guaran<strong>to</strong>r<br />
biakchawnh , rak chawnh - (v.) greet<br />
biakchawnhnak - (n.) greeting<br />
biakchonhnak - (n.) greeting<br />
biakhiah - (v.) find - Example: The jury found the thief guilty = Biaceihtubu nih mifir cu a sual tiah bia an khiah<br />
biakhiah - (v.) judge<br />
biakhiahmi , kan tuah lai tiah biakhiahmi - (n.) resolution<br />
biakhiahmi ttialmi , ti in awchuah a si - (n.) minutes<br />
biakhiahnak - (n.) decision<br />
biakhiahnak - (n.) judgement<br />
biakhiahnak biaceihtu bawi nih an tuahmi - (n.) sentence<br />
biakhiahnak , biachahnak - (n.) verdict, decree, judgement<br />
biakhiaktu nih a khiahmi bia - (n.) arbitrament<br />
biakin zohkhentu - (n.) sacristan<br />
biakinn - (n.) kirk<br />
biakinn - (n.) temple<br />
biakinn a chung tthutnak tlar pakhat le pakhat karlak lam - (n.) aisle<br />
biakinn chung a khan pakhat i thilthuam an chiahnak - (n.) vestry<br />
biakinn chung biakttheng pawng hrawng , tlangbawi nih an hmanmi hmun khi - (n.) chancel<br />
biakinn chung hlasa pawl tthutnak - (n.) stall<br />
biakinn chung i hrai tehna , angki tehna an chiahnak hmun - (n.) sacristy<br />
biakinn chung i zapi Pathian biakning - (n.) liturgy<br />
biakinn chung tthutdan sau - (n.) pew<br />
biakinn chung tthutnak chimtu le chiatu - (n.) usher<br />
biakinn chung tuangpi , pulpit hrawng - (n.) nave<br />
biakinn hmai i darkhing thlainak innsang - (n.) steeple<br />
biakinn hmete - (n.) chapel<br />
biakinn , hmunthiang - (n.) sanctuary<br />
biakinn le a tual zohkhenh i thlan a co i darkhing a tumtu - (n.) sex<strong>to</strong>n<br />
biakinn nganpi - (n.) cathedral<br />
biakinn pawngkam , tual - (n.) churchyard<br />
biaknak - (n.) worship<br />
biaknak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) religious<br />
biaknak hlawt , mah duhnak hlawt - (n.) abnegation<br />
biaknak hmunthiang , khuahrum bo - (n.) shrine<br />
biaknak lei a si lomi , vawlei lei thil a simi - (adj.) secular<br />
biaknak lei cawnnak sianginn - (n.) seminary<br />
biaknak lei hla , Baibal ca chung ummi kong he chuankhanmi - (n.) ora<strong>to</strong>rio<br />
biaknak lei hmunthiang i tlawngmi - (n.) pilgrim<br />
biaknak lei i a felmi - (adj.) devout<br />
biaknak lei i zumhnak a ngei lomi , Pathian a zum lomi , Khrihfa a si lomi - (n.) infidel<br />
biaknak lei kulhchung lawng i a ummi - (adj.) parochial - Example: Parochial school = Biaknak bu nih an tuahmi sianginn<br />
biaknak lei phung ningin rumra um tein tuah - (v.) solemnize<br />
biaknak lei rianttuantu - (n.) ecclesiastic<br />
biaknak lei rianttuantu bu - (n.) clergy<br />
biaknak lei rianttuantu saya - (n.) vicar<br />
biaknak lei thil a simi , Pathian lei thil a simi - (adj.) divine<br />
biaknak lei thil hrawh le hnawmhtamh - (n.) sacrilege<br />
biaknak lei thil hrawhnak le thurhhnawmhnak - (adj.) sacrilegious<br />
biaknak lei upa - (n.) prelate<br />
biaknak lie i khuh riangmang i lihchimnak tuah - (n.) pious fraud<br />
biaknak phung - (n.) cult<br />
biaknak phung - (n.) religion<br />
biaknak phung , zumhnak - (n.) faith<br />
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iaknak pumhnak - (n.) service<br />
biaknak ruang i duhnak i sum ngai i a nungmi - (n.) ascetic<br />
biaknak zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) irreligious<br />
biakttheng , ttheng - (n.) altar<br />
bial - (adj.) rotund - Example: Rotund face = Hmai bial<br />
bialeh , mithmai panh lo ngaiin tawite tawite in biachimmi - (adj.) brusque<br />
bialip - (n.) lie<br />
bialonak - (n.) nonsense<br />
bianabia , tahchunhnak - (n.) instance<br />
bianek , biaeng - (n.) sarcasm<br />
biang , bel - (n.) cheek<br />
biang kuar - (n.) dimple<br />
biangai , ngai - (n.) truth, reality - Example: I tell you the truth = Biangai kan chim<br />
biangpawr zawtnak , biangpaw - (n.) mumps<br />
bianuamsaih - (v.) crack jokes, have fun (in talking)<br />
biaperh - (n.) exaggeration<br />
biaperh , perh - (v.) exaggerate<br />
biaphuannak - (n.) revelation, letting out the secret<br />
biapi - (adj.) important<br />
biapi a si - (v.) matter - Example: What people say matters <strong>to</strong> him = Mi nih an chimmi kha biapi ngaiin a ruah<br />
biapi a si lomi - (adj.) trivial<br />
biapi a si lomi - (adj.) immaterial<br />
biapi a si lomi - (adj.) unimportant<br />
biapi a simi - (adj.) important<br />
biapi a simi - (adj.) significant<br />
biapi a sinak - (n.) significance<br />
biapi bik a simi - (adj.) paramount<br />
biapi bik a simi , a lang bikmi , uktu a simi - (adj.) dominant<br />
biapi bik ahcnu - (adv.) chiefly<br />
biapi in lak - (v.) stress - Example: The school lays stress on arithmetic = Kan sianginn nih kanaan kha biapi in a lak/a ruah<br />
biapi lo sinak - (n.) triviality<br />
biapi ngai a simi , a herh ngaingaimi - (adj.) essential - Example: Food and water are essential <strong>to</strong> life = Rawl le ti cu runnak caah a herh<br />
ngaingaimi an si<br />
biapi ngai a simipa , mirum tuk lehpek - (n.) magnate<br />
biapi ngai i ruah - (v.) prize<br />
biapi ngaingai a simi , vailamtahnak pungsan a simi - (adj.) crucial<br />
biapi si lonak , tenau ngai sinak - (n.) insignificance<br />
biapi sinak - (n.) importance<br />
biaping - (n.) lie, something which is false, untrue<br />
biapitter - (n.) play up<br />
biar - (n.) loin cloth<br />
biaruah - (v.) converse<br />
biaruk - (n.) secret<br />
biaruk i pekmi - (n.) password<br />
biatak - (n.) truth<br />
biatak a chim lomi , lih a chimmi - (adj.) dishonest<br />
biatak a chimmi - (adj.) truthful<br />
biatak a si lomi , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) untrue<br />
biatak a si lomi , lih - (n.) untruth<br />
biatak a simi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) veracious<br />
biatak chim lonak , lihchimnak - (n.) dishonesty<br />
biatak kha fel tein kawl - (v.) research<br />
biatak merh - (v.) dis<strong>to</strong>rt<br />
biatak tein - (adv.) verily<br />
biatawi tein tling ngaiin chimmi bia - (n.) epigram - Example: Speech is silver, but silent is golden = Bia chim hi ngun a si, dai tein um hi sui a si<br />
biate a simi thil - (adj.) trifling<br />
biate ngai a simi - (n.) trifle<br />
biatetter - (v.) play down - Example: He played down the importance of work = Rian biapi a sinak kha a biatetter<br />
biatheitu - (n.) witness<br />
biathlam - (n.) meaning implication<br />
Biathlam - (n.) Revelation, the last book of the New Testament<br />
biathli a hngalmi , a chung i a ummi - (n.) insider<br />
biathli a simi - (adj.) confidential<br />
biathli a simi - (adj.) secret<br />
biathli a simi , hawi hngalh lo awkin bia hleng in chimmi , thuhmi - (adj.) cryptic<br />
biathli chimhmipa , zumhmi - (n.) confidant<br />
biathli , cuti ti ah cucu a si lai timi - (n.) watchword<br />
biathli , hawi hngalhlomi , a thli - (adj.) underhand<br />
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iathli i chimhnak i hmanmi - (n.) code<br />
biathli pek - (n.) hint - Example: Na kal awk a si tiah biathli a pek (a pekning cu mittheh zongin a si kho)<br />
biathli , thli - (n.) secret - Example: Do not reveal the secret = Biathli phuang hlah<br />
biatiam - (n.) secret agreement, tryst<br />
biatlang - (n.) sentence<br />
biatlang chungah a sullam fianternak caah kulhmi bia: ( - ) - (n.) parenthesis<br />
biatlang donghnak i deh (.) mi hi - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>p<br />
biatlang pakhat chung i biafang a bu in a ummi , biatlang a tling tung lomi - (n.) phrase - Example: In the garden there is much <strong>to</strong> do =<br />
Dum chungah tuak awk tampi a um, hi biatlang ah hin 'in the garden' ('i haven') le '<strong>to</strong> do' ('at gøre') hi 'phrase' ('ordforbindelse') an si veve<br />
biatlang pakhat chung i then khat - (n.) clause<br />
biatlang umtuning - (n.) syntax<br />
biatlangpi - (n.) theme<br />
biavaivuan - (n.) rumour, foundationless news<br />
biaziar - (n.) irony<br />
bih , hei zoh vak - (v.) peek<br />
bihnak thlalang - (n.) mirror<br />
bik , a ttha bik , a chia bik , a sang bik , a riam bik - (adj.) superlative<br />
bik , bikcem - (adv.) most<br />
bik , bikthuh - (n.) hide and seek - Example: The children love hide and seek very much. The children play hide and seek game = Ngakckia nih<br />
bikthuh an duh ngaingai. - Ngakchia bik an i thup<br />
bikcem - (adv.) most, very most<br />
biktaling in tlak - (n.) nosedive<br />
bil - (v.) fold - Example: He folds the paper = Caku a bil<br />
bil - (v.) lap<br />
bil khawhmi , kualh khawhmi - (adj.) flexible<br />
bil, thlep , puan kha vun thlep, puan khu vun bil - (v.) flex<br />
bilh - (adj.) blunt - Example: My knife is blunt = Ka nam a bilh<br />
bilnak - (n.) crease<br />
biltu - (n.) folder<br />
bing - (n.) heroin<br />
bing - (n.) morphia<br />
bing - (n.) dope<br />
bing rit - (n.) opiate<br />
bingbo - (adj.) uneven, not smooth<br />
bingboter , korter - (v.) ruffle - Example: A breeze ruffled the lake = Thli nih tili kha a ti a bingboter<br />
bingtalet - (adj.) upside-down<br />
bingtalet in rilh - (n.) somersault<br />
bisawp - (n.) bishop<br />
bisawp pakhat nih ukmi - (n.) bishopric<br />
bishop luchin - (n.) mitre<br />
bishop ngan bik - (n.) arch bishop<br />
bishop pakhat nih a zohkhenhmi - (n.) diocese<br />
biskit changreu - (n.) biscuit<br />
bit - (adj.) narrow - Example: It is dangerous because the road is narrow = Lam a bit caah ttih a nung<br />
bit , bitter - (v.) make narrow - Example: You will make the door narrower by two inches = Innka kha lehmah pahnih in na bit deuh lai<br />
bizu - (n.) sideboard<br />
bo - (n.) lobe - Example: Ear lobe = Hnakhaw tanglei bo<br />
bo - (n.) anything higher than its surrounding - Example: A mount = Tlangbo<br />
bo - (adj.) bumpy, uneven - Example: The road is bumpy, uneven = Lam a bo<br />
bo , phing - (n.) lump - Example: There is a lump on his head = A lu ah bo a um<br />
bo , vawlei bo , lung ponmi bo - (n.) mound<br />
bochan - (v.) rely<br />
bochan - (v.) bank on - Example: You cannot bank on his help = A ka bawmh lai tiah i bochan hlah<br />
bochan - (v.) count on<br />
bochan , a hman ti i ruah . zumh - (v.) believe<br />
bochan awk tlak lomi , zumh awk tlak lomi - (adj.) unreliable<br />
bochan awk tlakmi - (adj.) reliable<br />
bochan awk tlakmi - (adj.) reliant<br />
bochan awk tlakmi sinak - (n.) reliability<br />
bochan , rinh - (v.) reckon on - Example: We may reckon on your help = Na bawmhnak kha kan i bochan (rinh) lai<br />
bochannak - (n.) reliance<br />
bochannak , fek tein zumhnak - (n.) confidence<br />
boh - (v.) harvest corn<br />
boh - (v.) force-open<br />
boksing thonghthiam - (n.) boxer<br />
bom - (n.) bomb<br />
bom phum - (v.) mine - Example: The place was mined during the war = Ral lioah kha hmun ah khan bom an phum<br />
bom thlak , meithal nganpi i bom in kah - (v.) bombard<br />
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om thlatu vanlawng - (n.) bomber<br />
bomb hmanhmi puahter/phelh - (v.) spring - Example: To spring a mine = Mine bomb hmanhmi phelh i puahter<br />
bomb puah - (n.) de<strong>to</strong>nation<br />
bomb puahnak - (n.) explosion<br />
bon - (adv.) as usual, as before<br />
bong - (n.) plover - Example: A plover flies = Bong a zuang<br />
bong - (n.) fortune, luck - Example: Today I have a fortune or my fortune is good = Nihin cu ka bong a ttha<br />
bong - (n.) augury<br />
bongh - (v.) root out - Example: You will root out the banana trees = Banhla kung kha a hram in na bongh hna lai<br />
bongmal , mal - (n.) blessing, fortune, luck<br />
bongmong - (n.) gong<br />
bongtlir - (n.) house lizard, gecko<br />
bor - (n.) bouquet - Example: A bouquet of flowers = Pangpar bor<br />
bor , bawr - (n.) bunch - Example: A bunch of keys. - A bunch of bananas. = Tawh bor. - Banhla thlar; a bu in chiahmi thil<br />
bor khat , <strong>to</strong>m khat , phal khat - (n.) sheaf<br />
borh - (v.) form a cluster - Example: The leaves form at roundish cluster = Thinghnah a borh<br />
borh - (v.) dye<br />
boxing thonghnak i pawng 112 in a tanglei pawl - (n.) flyweight<br />
breik , khamtu - (v.) brake<br />
breket; e.g. ( ... ) - (n.) bracket<br />
bu - (n.) group<br />
bu - (n.) guild<br />
bu - (n.) pack - Example: Cenghngia run khat<br />
bu - (n.) sect<br />
bu - (n.) team - Example: Football team = Pumpululh chuih bu<br />
bu - (n.) nest of bird<br />
bu - (n.) beehive<br />
bu - (n.) web of spider<br />
bu , aa kommi bu - (n.) league<br />
bu chung i a lut thar, tipil ing ka - (n.) neophyte<br />
bu chung i luhternak - (n.) initiation<br />
bu chungin chuah , i tthen i cheu - (v.) secede<br />
bu chungin chuahnak , i tthencheunak - (n.) secession<br />
bu hnih karlak i lamkaltu - (n.) go-between<br />
bu hruaitu - (n.) ringleader<br />
bu in tuah , a bu in tuan - (adj.) collective<br />
bu khat - (n.) set<br />
bu khat - (n.) set - Example: Tea set = Laphak dinnak hraite hna pawl bu khat<br />
bu khat chung lu , upa bik , nawl ngeitu bik - (n.) chief<br />
bu khat in bu dang i aa tthialmi , zumhnak aa letmi - (n.) turncoat<br />
bu , khuankhangtubu - (n.) council<br />
bu , kua - (n.) den<br />
bu nganpi - (n.) horde - Example: Hordes of grasshoppers = Khaubawk bu nganpi<br />
bu pakhat chung i a tam deuh a dohtu a tlawm deuh pawl kha. - 2. i cheunak i tthennak. - 3. aa cheumi bu - (n.) faction<br />
bu , phun - (n.) genus<br />
bu pipi in zuarmi thilri , a pak a pak in zuarmi khi retail ti a si - (n.) wholesale<br />
bu , rianttuan awk ca i an thimmi ralkapbu hmete - (n.) squad<br />
bua - (v.) be long - Example: Your hair is long (unkempt) = Na sam a bua<br />
buahneh - (n.) stain - Example: A ziaza zeihmanh aa buahneh lo<br />
buaibai - (v.) be confused, be in commotion - Example: We are in commotion these days = Tukar hrawng cu kan buaibai ngai<br />
buaibainak - (n.) commotion<br />
buaktlak in - (n.) average<br />
bual - (n.) slough, mire<br />
buan - (n.) dirt, mud, dust<br />
buan - (n.) sud (of soap)<br />
buan - (n.) wrestling<br />
buanbara - (n.) froth<br />
buanbare i can - (v.) foam<br />
buanchukcho - (n.) deluge, flood (especially Noah's flood)<br />
buanchukcho ; ti nih khuh dih - (n.) deluge<br />
buang - (adj.) fluffy<br />
buar - (v.) break - Example: Those who broke the law are punished = Nawl a buarmi cu dan an tat hna<br />
buar - (v.) become mouldy, mildew - Example: My shirt becomes mouldy = Ka angki a buar<br />
buar awk a si lomi , zulh lo awk a si lomi - (adj.) inviolable<br />
Budaphung - (n.) Buddhism<br />
Budis biaknak a thawktu - (prop.) Buddha<br />
Budis biaknak a zulmi - (n.) Buddhist<br />
buh - (n.) rice - Example: Eat plenty of rice = Buh tampi in ei<br />
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uhter - (v.) let dye - Example: I let my grandmother dye my shirt = Ka pi ka angki ka buhter<br />
buikelet , tawte - (n.) mole<br />
buk le han , rawl chiahnak inn - (n.) granary<br />
buk sak lo i ramlak i riahnak hmun; ralkap ca i pumh i <strong>to</strong>nnak hmun - (n.) bivouac<br />
bukhe , pangpar <strong>to</strong>m - (n.) bouquet<br />
bultannak - (n.) mutilation<br />
bultawl - (v.) look after, serve, care, cater<br />
buluk - (n.) tadpole<br />
bum - (v.) rot or decay, be worm-eaten - Example: My wood rotting, decaying, eaten by weevil = Ka thing a bum<br />
bum - (n.) weevil<br />
bun - (v.) be in trouble - Example: We are in trouble = Rolung ka bun<br />
bungh - (v.) pour out<br />
bunh - (v.) erect a stick, post, s<strong>to</strong>ne, rock on the ground<br />
bunh - (v.) settle - Example: Where have you settled? = Khuazei ah dah umhmun nan bunh?<br />
bunh , dirter , sak - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai<br />
bur - (v.) pitch in, collect things in one place - Example: We collect or keep rice in one place = Facang kan bur<br />
bur , burbuk - (n.) shrub<br />
burbuk - (n.) bush<br />
burbuk an cinnak hmun - (n.) shrubbery<br />
burbuk , bur - (n.) shrub<br />
burbuk tampi umnak - (n.) thicket<br />
burbuk tampi umnak a simi - (adj.) shrubby<br />
burh - (v.) dye<br />
burh - (v.) get burned with hot water<br />
buri hri , buri hri kung - (n.) jute<br />
buri hri , hri , la hri - (n.) string<br />
buri kung bantuk , la sernak thil kung phun khat - (n.) flax<br />
buri puan - (n.) sackcloth<br />
buri ttha phun - (n.) burlap<br />
burut - (n.) brush<br />
but , buthnawh - (v.) cluster around or gather around somebody - Example: Many people gathered around Jesus = Jesuh kha mi tampi ni an<br />
but<br />
but hnawh - (v.) cluster - Example: The students cluster around their teacher = Siangngakchia nih an saya an but hnawh<br />
but hnawh - (v.) flock - Example: Children floked round the christmas tree = Khrismas thingkung kha nganchia nih an but hnawh<br />
but kedan - (n.) boot<br />
buti - (n.) vegetable soup<br />
buttit khaubawk - (n.) insects<br />
C<br />
ca - (n.) script - Example: Burmese script = Kawl ca<br />
ca - (n.) character - Example: <strong>Chin</strong>ese character = Tuluk ca<br />
ca - (n.) literature - Example: <strong>English</strong> literature = Mirang ca<br />
ca - (n.) writing<br />
ca auh - (v.) dictate<br />
ca auh - (n.) dictation<br />
ca auh uk in uk - (v.) dictate<br />
ca chuahmi - (n.) issue - Example: Tadinca an chuahmi a hmanung bik ah eksident a <strong>to</strong>nnak kong kha a um<br />
ca chung i biatlangpi a nganpipi in ttialmi - (n.) headline<br />
ca hrenhnak thim kuai - (n.) staple<br />
ca i kuat - (v.) correspond<br />
ca i kuatnak - (n.) correspondence<br />
ca in siseh , hmanthlak in siseh , thawngthanh , mi theihter - (v.) advertise<br />
ca le cauk kennak kuttlaih zal , handbag - (n.) portfolio<br />
ca leh , holh leh - (v.) translate<br />
ca namnak seh ha an thletnak - (n.) foundry<br />
ca pakhatkhat a donghnak i minthut khi , a tanglei i minttial - (v.) undersign<br />
ca relnak - (n.) perusal - Example: I finished the perusal of your letter = Na cakuat rel ka dih cang<br />
ca sanhnak thingkuang - (n.) mailbox<br />
ca tampi relnak fimnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) scholarly<br />
ca tampi relnak in hmuhmi fimnak - (n.) scholarship<br />
ca tar - (v.) post - Example: Announcement was posted on the wall = Thawngthanhnak kha vampang cungah an tar<br />
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ca tarmi - (n.) placard<br />
ca tialmi bia kha a si hrimhrim tinak caah cuka ca tial chungah a um tiin fianter khawhnak - (v.) document<br />
ca ttialmi a ttha maw ttha lo ti zohtthantu - (n.) reviewer<br />
ca ttialnak seh hri , khi bantuk pawl khi , sam temnak hri - (n.) ribbon<br />
caah - (conj.) as - Example: As you do not like chillies I am not going <strong>to</strong> give you any = Makphek na duh lo caah kan pe lai lo<br />
caah - (conj.) since - Example: Since you feel tired you should rest = Na bat caah naa dinh awk a si<br />
caah - (conj.) that - Example: He ran fast that he may catch his friends = A hawile kha a phak hna nakhnga khulrang in a tli<br />
caah - (conj.) inasmuch as<br />
caah - (conj.) as - Example: As you are busy now, I shall come later = Atu cu naa manh lo caah hnu deuh ah ka ra te lai<br />
caah - (prep.) on account of - Example: He cannot run on account of pain in his leg = A ke a fah caah a tli kho lo<br />
caah - (prep.) for - Example: This book is for him = Hi cauk cu amah caah a si<br />
caah - (prep.) in behalf of - Example: He died in behalf of his friend = A hawi caah a thi<br />
caah , ruangah - (conj.) because<br />
caak - (v.) admonish, rebuke<br />
caal - (v.) struggle<br />
caan - (n.) period - Example: During the period of war = Ral lio caan chungah<br />
caan - (n.) time - Example: A minute is a short time = Minit pakhat cu caan tawite a si<br />
caan - (n.) turn - Example: It is Bob's turn <strong>to</strong> read = Bob nih a rel caan a si<br />
caan - (n.) while - Example: He kept us us waiting a long while = Caan saupi a kan hngahter<br />
caan a cu cang - (n.) time - Example: It is time <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> bed = Ih caan a cu (si) cang<br />
caan a lan , a lan - (v.) elapse<br />
caan a mermi - (n.) turn - Example: At the turn of the century = Kum zabu pakhat aa mer lio caan ah<br />
caan a phan ti lo , caan he aa tlak ti lo, thil hlun a si cang - (n.) anachronism<br />
caan a tling - (v.) fall - Example: Christmas falls on Saturday = Khrismas ni cu zarhteni ah a tla<br />
caan ah siseh , hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh - (adj.) foremost<br />
caan chung - (n.) duration<br />
caan hmaan loin a kalmi thil , a caan a hman lomi - (adj.) erratic - Example: An erratic clock = A caan a hman lomi suimilam<br />
caan hmaantertu - (n.) regula<strong>to</strong>r<br />
caan hman - (v.) spend - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> spend Christmas at home this year = Tukum cu inn ah Khrimas hman ka duh<br />
caan hman tein a zulmi - (adj.) punctual<br />
caan karlak chan , A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng - (adj.) medieval<br />
Caan Karlak Chan, A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng - (n.) Middle Ages<br />
caan kong tuaktannak cawnnak - (n.) chronology<br />
caan lawng - (n.) leisure<br />
caan ngei tadinca , a can hmaan tein chuahmi thawngtheihnak ca - (n.) periodical<br />
caan nih kal tak cangmi , a hlun cangmi , hman ti lomi - (adj.) obsolete<br />
caan , nithla - (n.) date<br />
caan pakhatkhat - (n.) period - Example: He visited us for a short period = Caan tawite chung a kan leng<br />
caan relnak , suimilam - (n.) clock<br />
caan rem lo - (adj.) inoppurtune<br />
caan rem lonak , harnak peknak - (n.) inconvenience<br />
caan saupi - (adv.) long - Example: I have long thought about him = Amah kong kha caan saupi ka ruat cang<br />
caan saupi a rak um cangmi - (n.) standing - Example: It is a feud of long standing between the two families = An chung hnih karlak ah caan<br />
saupi a rak um cangmi i huatnak a um<br />
caan tampi hmang in , duhsah tein - (adv.) leisurely<br />
caan tawite - (n.) moment<br />
caan tawite ca lawng a simi - (adj.) temporary<br />
caan tawite chung a hung um tami thil - (n.) flicker - Example: A flicker of hope showed in her eyes = A mit chungah ruahchannak a hng um<br />
ta dak<br />
caan tawite chung a simi - (adj.) momentary<br />
caan tawite chung ca - (adj.) provisional<br />
caan tawite chung ngolta - (v.) suspend<br />
caan tawite vun i hngilh - (n.) nap<br />
caan thiahnak cazin , cu caan kha caan ah cu bantuk kha bantuk in a si lai ti in ttialmi cazin - (n.) schedule<br />
caan ttha a simi - (adj.) auspicious<br />
caan ttha , vantthat caan - (n.) chance<br />
caan tuaknak ca , cu caan kha caan ah cucu khakha a si lai ti tuakmi khi - (n.) timetable<br />
caan um lo , zungzal - (adj.) timeless<br />
caan vialte pek , i pumpek - (v.) devote<br />
caang - (n.) joint<br />
caang - (n.) verse, stanza<br />
caantling in hmanhman tein ttuanmi - (adj.) regular - Example: He has no regular work = Rian ngaingai a ngei lo<br />
caantling in ttuanmi rian - (adj.) full-time<br />
cabawm - (n.) envelope<br />
cabawm phih/sengh - (v.) seal<br />
cabek , bek - (n.) sideburns<br />
cabek , bep , phuzep - (n.) temple of the head<br />
cabuai - (n.) table<br />
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cabuai ; a chung i khan hme tete a ngeimi - (n.) bureau<br />
cabuai cung i cite hunnak thawl - (n.) salt cellar<br />
cabuai i rawlpetu - (n.) waiter<br />
cabuai khuh puan - (n.) table cloth<br />
cabuai sau - (n.) counter<br />
cabuai sau , khung sau - (n.) desk<br />
cabuai tthutdan - (n.) furniture<br />
cabuai tthutdan a um lomi - (adj.) unfurnished<br />
cacao thingthei an phomh i a dipmi , kuku - (n.) chocolate<br />
cacawn , carel - (v.) read<br />
cacawn , cawnpiak - (adj.) educate - Example: He was educated in Cambridge University = Amah cu Cambridge University ah ca a cawng<br />
cacawng - (n.) scolars in the sense of pupils<br />
cafang - (n.) letter<br />
cafang a tung pawl - (n.) Roman letters<br />
cafang aw - (n.) vowel<br />
cafang aw pahnih aa fonh i aw khat a chuakmi - (n.) diph<strong>to</strong>ng<br />
cafang cung i hmelchunhnak (~) - (n.) tilde<br />
cafang dangdang hmun khat i cawh i ttial , min ttialnak ah hin hman khun a si tawn , tahchunhnak ah , Sang Hnin cu (S le H) in<br />
fohn in ttial a si hnga - (n.) monogram<br />
cafang in lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) scrabble<br />
cafang komh - (n.) spelling<br />
cafang komhning a hmaanmi - (n.) orthography<br />
cafang ngan - (n.) block letter - Example: Print your name in block letters = Na min cu cafag ngan in ttial tuah<br />
cafang ngan - (n.) capital<br />
cafang ngawi - (n.) italic<br />
cafang ngawi in ttial - (v.) italicize<br />
cafang pahnih pehnak ca i a rinmite " - " - (n.) hyphen<br />
cafang ttial - (v.) spell - Example: How do you spell your name? = Zeitindah na min na ttial?<br />
cafang ttialning - (n.) form - Example: 'Broke' is the past form of 'break' = 'Broke' cu 'break' past tense ttialning a si<br />
cafang tung - (n.) consonant<br />
cafung - (n.) pen<br />
cah - (v.) send message - Example: I send him a message <strong>to</strong> come home = Hong tlung thai bia ka cah<br />
cah , thil cah - (n.) order - Example: He gave the company an order for books = Kampani kha cauk a cah hna<br />
cahang - (n.) ink<br />
cahang dawpnak - (n.) blotter, blotting paper<br />
cahang nehnak , nehnak - (n.) blot - Example: There is a blot of ink on his shirt = A angki ah cahang nehnak pakhat a um<br />
cahang roternak i hmanmi ca - (n.) blotting paper<br />
cahhenhnak - (n.) seal<br />
cahmai - (n.) page<br />
cahmai - (n.) table - Example: Table of contents = A chung i a ummi kong ttialnak cahmai<br />
cahmai , puanhmai - (n.) side - Example: Write only on one side of the paper = Cahmai pakhat lawngah khan ttial<br />
cahnah , thinghnah - (n.) leaf<br />
cai - (v.) become tired - Example: I worked <strong>to</strong>o hard yesterday that I am very tired <strong>to</strong>day = Nizan fak tukin rian ka ttuan i nihin cu ka cai ko<br />
cai , cei - (v.) have sexual intercourse<br />
cai , cei - (v.) become warped - Example: My plank is warped = Ka thing a cai<br />
caih , ceih - (v.) deliberate, discuss - Example: They discuss about the journey = Khualtlawnnak kong an i caih<br />
cak - (adj.) strong, fast<br />
cakapian - (n.) interpreter<br />
cakei onh , miakpi thawng , onh , caw onh - (v.) roar<br />
cakei , pawlai nakin a ngan deuhmi - (n.) jaguar<br />
cakei phun khat - (n.) puma<br />
cakhenhnak in nam i tazeih mui ca cung i a cuangmi khi - (n.) impression - Example: The impression of the seal on the wax was very clear =<br />
Khuaiseng cung i tazeih mui a cuangmi cu a fiang ngai<br />
cakhenhnak khuaiseng/thalrit - (n.) sealing wax<br />
caku , ca - (n.) paper<br />
caku dawh le pangpar le thinghnah le a dangdang in khualai lam hna , inn hna tamh - (v.) fes<strong>to</strong>on<br />
caku denhnak lung - (n.) paper weight<br />
caku in a phaw an sermi cauk - (n.) paperback<br />
caku in sermi - (adj.) paper - Example: Paper flower = Caku pangpar<br />
caku nemte a pante - (n.) tissue paper<br />
caku tannak seh - (n.) guillotine<br />
caku tlap 24 - (n.) quire<br />
cakuat - (n.) letter<br />
cakuat - (v.) send a letter<br />
cakuat man - (n.) postage<br />
cakuat tik i bia dongh hnu min ttial hnu i bia herhte vun chap tthanmi khi - (n.) postscript<br />
cakuat ttial dih hnu i bia tawite vun chapmi khi - (n.) P.S.<br />
cakuat ttialnak catlap - (n.) writing pad<br />
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cakuatmi a umnak a rak i tthial i cu aa tthialnak hmun i hei kuat tthan - (v.) redirect<br />
cakuatmi minung khi - (n.) addressee<br />
cakuatnak catlap a bawm a hau lomi - (n.) postcard<br />
cakuatnak lei thil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) postal<br />
cakuatnak man pek - (adj.) postpaid<br />
cal - (n.) brow<br />
cal - (n.) forehead<br />
cal - (adj.) male - Example: A male deer = Sakhi cal<br />
cal lei thluak - (n.) cerebrum<br />
caleri - (n.) celery<br />
calung - (n.) slate<br />
calungpi , phalung - (n.) blackboard<br />
cam - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p - Example: We s<strong>to</strong>pped three days in his village = A khua ah ni thum kan caam<br />
cam - (n.) anniversary - Example: Today is my anniversary birthday = Nihin cu ka chuah cam a si<br />
cam - (v.) pray, say incantation - Example: He prays = Thla a cam<br />
cam , hngah , tan (taan) , ruah - (v.) tarry<br />
camcawh - (v.) cast lot<br />
camcin - (adv.) always<br />
camera (khemara) chung i ceunak luhnak le a hungtu - (n.) shutter<br />
camh - (v.) cast spell<br />
camh a ngei tiah an ruahmi thil , siasal - (n.) fetish<br />
camh , camhnak i bia an chimmi - (n.) incantation<br />
camh lung - (n.) talisman<br />
camhnak biatlaih hna bantukin tlaih - (n.) spellbound - Example: The audience was spellbound by his rhe<strong>to</strong>ric = A biachim thiamnak nih a<br />
hamh in a hamh hna<br />
camipuai - (n.) examination<br />
camipuai tuah - (v.) examine<br />
camipuaituahtu - (n.) examiner<br />
camphak ni - (n.) anniversary<br />
can - (n.) spell - Example: The child has spells of coughing = Ngakchia cu a khuh lengmang<br />
can - (n.) time - Example: It's now time <strong>to</strong> go = Kal can a si cang<br />
can - (n.) season - Example: Winter season = Khuasik can<br />
can - (adj.) of the same length - Example: Your pencil and my pencil are of the same length = Na khedan le ka khedan an i can<br />
can ah - (prep.) for - Example: He gave me a new book for the old one = Cauk hlun can ah khan a thar pakhat a ka pek<br />
can ah , aiawhtu ah - (n.) behalf - Example: On my behalf = Keimah can ah<br />
can har , ttihphannak can - (n.) crisis<br />
can , hmun - (n.) stead - Example: In his stead = Amah hmun ah, amah can ah<br />
can karlak - (adj.) interim<br />
can , si - (v.) become - Example: He became a great man = Mi ngan ah a cang<br />
can tawite vun i hngilh - (v.) nap<br />
Canada rammi - (n.) Canadian<br />
canam - (v.) print<br />
canam palhmi - (n.) misprint<br />
canamnak ding ca i thing sermi - (n.) woodcut<br />
canamnak seh - (n.) press<br />
canamnak seh - (n.) printing press<br />
canamning phun khat , a cahang kha lung chung i nalh i cu ti i nam - (n.) lithography<br />
canamtu - (n.) printer<br />
cang - (adv.) already - Example: He has already gone home = Inn ah a tin cang<br />
cang - (v.) become - Example: He becomes a teacher = Saya ah a cang<br />
cang - (v.) move - Example: The leaves do not move = Hnahchawl an cang lo<br />
cang - (v.) move about - Example: He can no longer move about = A cang ko ti lo<br />
cang - (adv.) completed action - Example: He has gone <strong>to</strong> church = Biakin ah a kal cang<br />
cang - (adj.) hard - Example: Steel is hard = Kahpathir cu a cang<br />
cang - (adj.) mature<br />
cang theu lai - (v.) must - Example: He must have arrived there by now = Atu cu khika ah a phan cang ttheu lai<br />
cangai - (n.) crab<br />
cangal - (n.) lye<br />
cangcel - (n.) earthworm<br />
cangcel , kut - (n.) worm<br />
cangcel tampi umnak , thei a chung rungrul nih a eimi - (adj.) wormy<br />
cangdawl - (n.) terrace<br />
cangdonh , a dot a dot in cang tuahmi - (n.) terrace<br />
cangh - (v.) sprain - Example: I sprained my back = Ka keng kaa cangh<br />
cangh - (v.) play - Example: We play king (game) = Kei kan i cangh<br />
cangka - (adv.) as soon as - Example: As soon as I get out he enters = Ka chuah cangka a lut<br />
cangvat - (n.) leech<br />
canh - (v.) be as tall as - Example: Now I am as tall as my mother = Atu cu ka nu ka canh<br />
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canphio - (n.) tin<br />
canphio bantuk , canphio in sermi - (adj.) tinny<br />
canphio bawmte , kuang hmete - (n.) canister<br />
canphio cung i an nalhmi zingh khi - (n.) zinc<br />
canphio kha ngen pan tein thuh - (v.) galvanize<br />
canphio pan dikdekte thil funnak i hmanmi - (n.) tinfoil<br />
cantiang a hna - (n.) fluke<br />
cantiang hmur , thal hmur - (n.) arrowhead<br />
cantu , themhtu - (n.) carver<br />
capawl - (n.) straw<br />
capawl hlonhtu fungte - (n.) pitchfork<br />
capawl pon - (n.) rick<br />
capetu - (n.) mailman<br />
capetu - (n.) postman<br />
capetu ngakchiapa , sinum - (n.) page<br />
capo - (n.) joke, fun<br />
capo , capoh - (v.) crack jokes, joke, make fun, make fun of<br />
capo i saihnak - (n.) mockery<br />
caponak i i kawhnak min , min ngaingai a si lomi - (n.) nickname<br />
car - (adj.) dry<br />
carbon , hydrogen le oxygen aa cawhmi , thanthling le rawl hang bantuk - (n.) carbohydrate<br />
carek - (n.) post office<br />
carel , cacawn - (v.) read<br />
careltu - (n.) reader<br />
carh - (v.) dry in the sun - Example: I dry cot<strong>to</strong>n in the sun = Lapar ka carh<br />
carhlet - (n.) back door<br />
carialnak seh - (n.) duplica<strong>to</strong>r<br />
carter , roter - (v.) wither - Example: The sun withers the grass = Ni nih ram cu a roter<br />
casanh - (v.) mail, post<br />
casanhnak - (n.) mail box, letter box<br />
cat - (v.) break - Example: The rope breaks = Hri a cat<br />
cat - (v.) die - Example: The sick person died at 3 A.M. = Mizaw kha zing pathum ah a cat<br />
cat lo in a ummi , a peh thluahmahmi - (adj.) continual<br />
catang - (n.) sergeant<br />
cate hna hmuhnak , thil hmuhnak - (n.) receipt<br />
cathiam - (n.) educated person, learned person<br />
cathiam lomi - (adj.) illiterate<br />
cathiam lomi - (adj.) unlearned<br />
cathiam ngaimi , a fim ngaimi - (adj.) erudite - Example: An erudite person = Ca a thiam i a fim ngaimi<br />
cathiamnak aa uangmi , pung cu cu bantuk kha bantuk a si a ti i cu ning cun ti a herh lo tiangin i timi - (n.) pedant<br />
cathiamnak , fimnak - (n.) erudition<br />
cathiamnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) literary<br />
catial a thiam ngaimi - (n.) essayist<br />
catial zongin , a si hrimhrim tiah ti , ka chim zongin - (v.) certify<br />
catialmi chungin duh lomi hrawh , phawi - (v.) delete<br />
catialmi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) documentary<br />
catlam a kam , cattial lonak khi - (n.) margin<br />
catlang - (n.) sentence<br />
catlang bu - (n.) paragraph<br />
catlang chung biafang hna kha zeidah an si, 'navneord' maw 'udsagsord' maw ti bantuk, kha bantuk an sining chim - (v.) parse<br />
catlang donghnak deh (.) - (n.) point<br />
catlang donghnak i deh (.) - (n.) period<br />
catlang ri in - (n.) line<br />
catlang rin - (v.) rule - Example: He rules the paper with a ruler = Pefung in caku cungah catlang a rin hna<br />
catlang rin a ding vevemi a thluanchuak in a kauhlei aa khatmi - (adj.) parallel<br />
catlang rin in thil tuak thiamnak , thil a sau , a kauh , a chahning tah thiamnak - (n.) geometry<br />
catlangrin - (n.) rule<br />
catlap - (n.) sheet of paper<br />
catlap, a chung i a herhmi ttialnak ca i lawnnak a ngemi - (n.) form<br />
catlap a kauh lehmah 13½" a sau lehmah 17 (13½" x 17") - (n.) foolscap<br />
catlap a tthawng i a chah zong a chahmi - (n.) cardboard<br />
catlap tlawm tein thawngthanhnak ttialmi - (n.) leaflet<br />
catlap tlemnak ca bawm - (n.) file<br />
catlap tthawngmi - (n.) card<br />
catsup ti zong ah ttial a si , men phun khat - (n.) ketchup<br />
cattial - (num.) writing<br />
cattial in chimmi , chimmi - (n.) statement<br />
cattial in hlanh - (v.) lease<br />
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cattial in thangchiatnak - (n.) libel<br />
cattial khenhchih - (v.) grave<br />
cattial palhmi hnawhnak , hnortu - (n.) rubber<br />
cattial thiammi - (n.) penman<br />
cattial thiamnak , tadinca ttial thiamnak - (n.) journalism<br />
cattial tik i cahmai aa taglei i a sullam ttial ; hi kong cu cu cauk chungin lakmi a si tiah a cauk min ttial - (n.) footnote<br />
cattial tik i comma tehna , full s<strong>to</strong>p tehna , etc. hmaan tein chiah - (v.) punctuate<br />
cattial tik i comma tehna , full s<strong>to</strong>p tehna , etc. hmaan tein chiahnak - (n.) punctuation<br />
cattial , ttial - (v.) write - Example: Please write down your name = Na min ttial tuah<br />
cattialmi , hla siseh bia siseh - (n.) literature<br />
cattialmi nam tthan - (v.) reprint<br />
cattialnak ca i an rak hmanmi saphaw - (n.) parchment<br />
cattialnak i hmanmi seh ha - (n.) type<br />
cattialnak saphaw - (n.) vellum<br />
cattialnak seh - (n.) typewriter<br />
cattialnak seh ha - (adj.) key<br />
cattialnak seh in cattialnak - (n.) typewriting<br />
cattialnak seh in ttialmi ca - (adj.) typewritten<br />
cattialnak thilri a zuartu - (n.) stationer<br />
cattialnak thilri , caku , cahang , cafung , khedan tehna - (n.) stationery<br />
cattialning phun khat, a mui khenhfial a lomi, Babilon, Assiria le Persia rammi hna nih an rak hmanmi - (n.) cuneiform<br />
cattialning phun khat , a si ngaingaimi si lo i lungchung in suaimi le ruahmi tuanbia - (n.) romanticism<br />
cattialtu - (n.) writer<br />
cattialtu - (n.) scribe<br />
cattialtu nih a min ngaingai si loin min aa bunhmi - (n.) penname<br />
cau - (v.) look up - Example: He looks up <strong>to</strong> heaven = Van a cau<br />
cauh - (v.) swallow or drink in one gulp - Example: He gulped one cup of liquor = Zureu hrai khat a cauh<br />
cauk - (n.) book<br />
cauk a eitu rungrul , cucaah ca a rel tukmi khi bookworm an ti - (n.) bookworm<br />
cauk a min hme deuh , a min taktak a sullam a chimtu - (n.) subtitle<br />
cauk a sertu nih a zuarnak nawl armah lawng nih a negeihmi - (n.) copyright<br />
cauk chiahnak hrawl - (n.) bookcase<br />
cauk chung biadonghnak , tlangkawmnak - (n.) epilogue<br />
cauk chung hmun dangdang i a um venak langhternak - (n.) cross-reference<br />
cauk chung i aa tttialmi bia kawlnak ca i cafang aa channing in ttialmi cauk - (n.) concordance<br />
cauk chung i hmanthlak a suaitu , thachunhnak in a fiantertu - (n.) illustra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
cauk chung i hmun khat khat - (n.) passage - Example: He read a passage from the Bible = Baibal cauk chungin hmun khat a rel<br />
cauk chung i tthemnak - (n.) chapter<br />
cauk chung i ttialmi a biapi bik a simi - (n.) text - Example: This his<strong>to</strong>ry contains 300 pages of text and 59 pages of explanation = Hi tuanbia<br />
chungah hin a kong taktak cu hmai 3000 a si i a fianternak hmai 50 a si<br />
cauk chung i ummi thil/ruahnak - (n.) matter - Example: The matter in your book is good but the style is bad = Na cauk chung i ruahnak a<br />
ummi cu a ttha, sihmanhselaw na ttialning cu a ttha lo<br />
cauk chung in siseh , mi chimmi in siseh lakmi bia - (n.) excerpt<br />
cauk chung min khumh - (v.) book<br />
cauk chung ummi bia a kawl fawinak ca i abc tiin z tiang aa chang lengmang in tuahmi - (n.) index<br />
cauk chungin chuahmi bia - (n.) extract - Example: She read an extract from my favorite poem = Hla ka duh ngaimi chungin a hun lak i a rel<br />
cauk, hla le thil dandang i a ttha a ttha lo ti hngal khomi - (n.) critic<br />
cauk hme tete - (n.) tract<br />
cauk hmete - (n.) booklet<br />
cauk hmun khat i chiahmi , cauk chiahnak inn/khan - (n.) library<br />
cauk maw thil pakhatkhat a tthatnak a tthat lonak chimnak - (n.) critique<br />
cauk maw thil pakhatkhat a tthatnak a tthat lonak chimnak - (n.) critique<br />
cauk min , hla min , hmanthlak min - (n.) title<br />
cauk ngan pipi, hngalhnak tampi an chungah aa ttial i kawl fawi seh tinak ah a b c in aa chang lengmang in an ttialmi - (n.)<br />
encyclopaedia<br />
cauk nganpi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>me<br />
cauk pakhatkhat a tawinak in ttial tthanmi , hlum fonhnak - (n.) epi<strong>to</strong>me<br />
cauk pantete a phaw a ngei setsai lomi - (n.) pamphlet<br />
cauk phaw - (n.) binding<br />
cauk phaw a chunglei i ttial lomi catlap - (n.) flyleaf<br />
cauk pungsan , a hmet ngain le a sehha tiangin - (n.) format<br />
cauk relmi le hmanmi hna an min ttialmi - (n.) bibliography<br />
cauk ser tik i catlap hna kha hmun khat i tlem i tthit - (v.) bind<br />
cauk ttialtu - (n.) author<br />
cauk uk - (n.) volume - Example: One volume, two volumes = Cauk uk khat, cauk uk hnih<br />
cauk zuartu - (n.) bookseller<br />
caw - (n.) cow<br />
caw ek , vok ek ... - (n.) dung<br />
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caw fir hmang - (n.) rustler<br />
caw hnarphe hri , rangchak hri - (n.) rein<br />
caw-inn - (n.) cow shed<br />
caw onh , cakei onh , miakpi thawng , onh - (v.) roar<br />
caw phun khat, a hnuk a ttha ngaimi - (n.) Jersey<br />
caw phun paohpaoh , inn zuat satil - (n.) cattle<br />
caw rawl einak kuang - (n.) manger<br />
caw rawl peknak kuang , tidong - (n.) trough<br />
caw thattu , saram thattu - (n.) butcher<br />
caw tthantu , tlantu - (n.) redeemer<br />
cawfa sa - (n.) veal<br />
cawfa , vuifa , whale nga fa , sazuk sakhi fa - (n.) calf<br />
cawh - (v.) shuffle - Example: He shuffled the cards = Phe kha a cawh dih hna<br />
cawh - (v.) stir - Example: He stirs the sugar in his tea = A lakphak chung i thanthling kha a cawh<br />
cawh - (v.) tease (as children)<br />
cawh - (v.) ask repaiment of debt<br />
cawh - (v.) prescribe - Example: He prescribed malaria medicine for me = Raifanh si a ka cawh<br />
cawh , cawh i langhter - (v.) excavate<br />
cawh , cawhnuk thawhphat ser i heh ti i cawh, cu bantukin kan pawpi chung i rawl aa cawh khi - (v.) churn<br />
cawh dih i hnok ngaiin tuah - (v.) jumble<br />
cawh , fonh - (v.) combine<br />
cawh , fonh - (v.) mix<br />
cawh , fonh , ai remmi siter - (v.) blend<br />
cawh , khor cawh bantukin cawh i thuk chin lengmang ah pil - (v.) delve<br />
cawhdeh - (v.) tease<br />
cawhhnok - (v.) muddle - Example: You have muddled the plan = Kan i tinhmi cu na cawhhnok dih<br />
cawhla , thil cawh tik i a rak i tel vemi - (n.) ingredient - Example: The ingredients of a cake are flour, sugar and egg = Kekmuk tuahnak i aa<br />
telmi cu changvut, cini le arti an si<br />
cawhlek - (n.) shovel<br />
cawhmi - (n.) mixture<br />
cawhmi thil - (n.) compound<br />
cawhmi , thinghnah le nok cawhmi , thingnah non - (n.) compost<br />
cawhnak - (n.) excavation<br />
cawhnak - (n.) mixing, stirring (as stew)<br />
cawhnak , fonhnak - (n.) combination<br />
cawhnuk an khon i thawhpat i an sernak inn - (n.) dairy<br />
cawhnuk chung rungrul thil hna seh ti in chuan - (v.) pasteurize<br />
cawhnuk , hnuk , nu hnuk , khainiat hang cawhnuk a lomi - (n.) milk<br />
cawhnuk khal - (n.) cheese<br />
cawhnuk kham - (n.) cream<br />
cawhnuk thawhpat - (n.) butter<br />
cawhnuk thawhpat ser tik i ti a tangmi khi , muai hang kan timi ki - (n.) whey<br />
cawi - (v.) be fined - Example: He is fined one hundred kyats = Tangka za khat a cawi<br />
cawi - (v.) borrow - Example: I borrow money from John = John sinin tangka ka cawi<br />
cawi , hler - (v.) lift<br />
cawi , hler , thlir - (v.) elevate<br />
cawi i hlonh - (v.) heave - Example: The sailors heaved the box overboard = Tilawng cawng pawl nih thing kuang cu an cawi i lengah an hlonh<br />
cawi , thlir - (v.) hoist<br />
cawih , coih - (v.) lend - Example: He lends me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka cawih<br />
cawih , hlanh - (v.) loan - Example: He loans me a pen = Cafung a ka hlanh<br />
cawihmi tangka - (n.) loan - Example: He got a loan from his friend = A hawipa nih tangka a cawih<br />
cawihtu , tangka cawihtu - (n.) lender<br />
cawimi tangka leiba - (n.) debit<br />
cawk - (v.) pay - Example: He pays five kyats for his hat = A lu khuh fang nga in a cawk<br />
cawk - (v.) purchase<br />
cawk - (v.) secure<br />
cawk , caw - (v.) buy<br />
cawk , cok - (n.) throat<br />
cawk khawh a simi , hmuh khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awkin a ummi - (adj.) available<br />
cawk , ngeih , hmuh - (v.) procure<br />
cawk tthan - (v.) redeem<br />
cawk , zorh - (v.) deal - Example: This shop deals in petrol and kerosene = Hi dawr hi petrol le zinan a caw a zuarmi an si<br />
cawkhal - (n.) cowherd<br />
cawkhal , khaubawi - (n.) cowboy<br />
cawknak - (n.) buying<br />
cawknak hram - (n.) cost price<br />
cawknak man ngeih khawh - (v.) afford - Example: I can afford <strong>to</strong> by a car = Mawtam cawknak tangka ka negi kho<br />
cawkpuar - (n.) goitre<br />
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cawk/zuarhmi thil - (n.) merchandise<br />
cawlcang kho loin tuah , namchih - (v.) repress<br />
cawlcang kho loin um , a zeng - (v.) paralyse<br />
cawlcang lo in a ummi - (adj.) still - Example: Sit still = Cawlcang loin thu<br />
cawlcang lo te i dai te i a ummi; e.g. 'Psalm' ah hin 'p' le 'l' hi stum a simi cu an si - (adj.) quiescent<br />
cawlcang lo te i dai te i umnak - (n.) quiescence<br />
cawlcang loin umnak , daihnak - (n.) stillness<br />
cawlcangh - (n.) action<br />
cawlcangh - (v.) move<br />
cawlcanghnak - (n.) motion<br />
cawlcanghnak , hnahnawhnak , i tuainak - (n.) turbulence<br />
cawlcanghnak , thil le thazang (linhnak , elektrik dah , seh umtuning , ceunak) kong fimnak cawnnak - (n.) physics<br />
cawlcanghter - (v.) stir - Example: The wind stirs the leaves = Thli nih thing hnah kha a cawlcanghter hna<br />
cawlcanghter , thawkter - (v.) activate<br />
cawleng - (n.) bullock cart<br />
cawleng ke nih a kalnak lam i vawlei kuar lakin a tuahmi khi - (n.) rut<br />
cawleng ke si an thuh lo i a awnh khi , zu an awnh an cik khi - (v.) squeak<br />
cawleng, leng - (n.) cart<br />
cawlh - (adv.) immediately - Example: He came and went again immeidately = A ra i a kal calwh<br />
cawm - (v.) nurture<br />
cawm - (v.) support - Example: He is supported by his father = A pa nih a cawm<br />
caw/meheh an hnuk um - (n.) udder<br />
cawmnak - (n.) nurture<br />
cawmpai - (n.) duck<br />
cawmtu - (n.) stay - Example: The oldest son was the family's stay = An fapa upa bik cu an innchungkhar cawmtu a si<br />
cawn - (v.) study<br />
cawn awk i tuahmi - (n.) curriculum<br />
cawn , cawng - (v.) learn - Example: I am learning in school = Sianginn ah ca ka cawng<br />
cawn , i lak , hawi sining i cawn - (v.) adapt<br />
cawn ni nga ni - (n.) Friday<br />
cawn , thiam - (v.) learn<br />
cawnak i kir hmun - (v.) stand - Example: He s<strong>to</strong>od first in his class = Amah tang chungah pakhatnak a si<br />
cawnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) academic - Example: The academic year begins in June = Cawnak lei kum cu June thla in aa thawk<br />
cawnchommi si loin , ser chommile tuahchommi si loin , koketein ngeihmi le simi - (adj.) natural - Example: It is natural for parents <strong>to</strong> love<br />
their children = Nu le pa nih fale dawt cu an kokek in an i ngeihmi a si<br />
cawng - (v.) imitate - Example: He imitates his father = A pa nawl a cawng<br />
cawng - (v.) look after, care - Example: I am looking after a sick person = Mizaw ka cawng<br />
cawng saya - (n.) school teacher<br />
cawngh , congh - (v.) guard<br />
cawngh , congh - (v.) attend the cattle - Example: If I attend the cattle I shall not be able <strong>to</strong> come = Caw ka cawngh ahcun ka ra kho lai lo<br />
cawnghnak - (n.) attending<br />
cawngor - (v.) hesitate<br />
cawngornak - (n.) hesitation<br />
cawnmi - (n.) lessons<br />
cawnmi , chimmi , ceihmi ruahmi - (n.) subject - Example: The subject for our discussion will be health = Kan i ceih lai dingmi kong cu<br />
ngandamnak a si lai<br />
cawnmi subject - (n.) study<br />
cawnnak aa thawkka - (n.) beginner<br />
cawnnak , cawn awk i chiahmi - (n.) lesson<br />
cawnnak , cawnpiaknak - (n.) education<br />
cawnnak lei i a sang bik - (n.) doc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
cawnnak sang sianginn - (n.) academy<br />
cawnnak sianginn sang bik , sianghleirun - (n.) university<br />
cawnni - (n.) weekday<br />
Cawnni khat ni - (n.) Monday<br />
Cawnnihnih - (n.) Tuesday<br />
cawnnili - (n.) Thursday<br />
Cawnninga ni - (n.) Friday<br />
cawnnithum - (n.) Wednesday<br />
cawnpiak - (v.) teach<br />
cawnpiak , cacawn - (adj.) educate - Example: He was educated in Cambridge University = Amah cu Cambridge University ah ca a cawng<br />
cawnpiak chih lengmang an chung lut lakin cawnpiak - (v.) inculcate<br />
cawnpiak , chimh - (v.) instruct<br />
cawnpiak i fawimi , nawl ngaimi - (adj.) docile<br />
cawnpiaknak - (n.) pedagogy<br />
cawnpiaknak - (n.) precept<br />
cawnpiaknak - (n.) training<br />
cawnpiaknak an thiam hlan lo atu le atu tuah lengmang - (v.) drill<br />
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cawnpiaknak ca i hmanmi - (adj.) didactic - Example: Didactic s<strong>to</strong>ry = Cawnpiaknak tuanbia<br />
cawnpiaknak ca i hmanmi tuanbia - (n.) fable<br />
cawnpiaknak , cawnnak - (n.) education<br />
cawnpiaknak , chimhnak , hmuhsaknak - (n.) instruction<br />
cawnpiakning - (n.) type of teaching, the 'how' of teaching<br />
cawnpiaktu - (n.) precep<strong>to</strong>r<br />
cawnpiaktu , hmuhsaktu - (n.) instruc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) educa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) pedagogue<br />
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) tu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) teacher<br />
cawp , cop - (n.) chisel<br />
cawphaw - (n.) cow skin<br />
cawrun - (n.) flock of cows, cattle<br />
cawsa - (n.) beef<br />
cawsa - (n.) steak<br />
cawsa tit - (n.) beefsteak<br />
cawt - (v.) be blind - Example: If you are blind you will not be able <strong>to</strong> read = Na mit a cawt achun ca na rel kho lai lo<br />
cawtu - (n.) buyer<br />
cawtum - (n.) bull<br />
cawtum - (n.) bullock<br />
cawtum - (n.) ox<br />
cazi - (n.) clerk<br />
cazin - (n.) list<br />
cazin - (n.) register<br />
cazin chung i min khumh, luh - (v.) enlist<br />
cazin chung khumhnak - (n.) entry<br />
cazin chung min khumh - (v.) register<br />
cazin chung min khumhnak - (n.) registration<br />
cazin chung min khumhnak he aa pehtlaimi kong i haotu - (n.) registrar<br />
cazoh le cawn a zuam ngaingaimi - (adj.) studious<br />
cazual - (n.) scroll<br />
cazual samh , samh - (v.) unfold<br />
ceengmaang - (adv.) very slowly - Example: A child goes very slowly = Ngakchia a kal ceengmaang<br />
ceh - (v.) tuck - Example: She tucked her purse under her arm = A phaisa bawm kha a zak tangah aa ceh<br />
ceh , cheu - (v.) split<br />
ceh , cik - (v.) nip<br />
ceh , tan , rem tein tuah , tamh - (v.) trim - Example: He trims the flowers = Pangpar kha a riam hna<br />
cehrep - (n.) scissors<br />
cehrep hmursau - (n.) forceps<br />
cehrep nganpi phun - (n.) shears<br />
cei , cai - (v.) have sexual intercourse<br />
cei , cai - (v.) become warped - Example: My plank is warped = Ka thing a cai<br />
cei cikcek in tthuat (seh) , tthalo in - (v.) maul - Example: He was mauled by the bear = Vom nih a seh<br />
ceih , caih - (v.) deliberate, discuss - Example: They discuss about the journey = Khualtlawnnak kong an i caih<br />
ceih , chim , ttial - (v.) treat - Example: The newspaper treated well the subject of water supply = Tadinca nih ti kong kha ttha tein a ttial<br />
ceih tti , i al , ruah tti - (v.) debate<br />
ceihmi ruahmi , cawnmi , chimmi - (n.) subject - Example: The subject for our discussion will be health = Kan i ceih lai dingmi kong cu<br />
ngandamnak a si lai<br />
cekci - (adv.) sharp - Example: Come at 1 P.M. sharp = Zanlei suimilam pakhat cekci ah ra<br />
celh - (v.) be able <strong>to</strong> bear, suffer, <strong>to</strong>lerate<br />
celh - (v.) play game - Example: They are playing a game = Lente an i celh<br />
celh lo - (v.) give - Example: We pushed until the door began <strong>to</strong> give = Innkhar nih a celh lo tiangin kan nam<br />
celh lo i i peknak - (n.) capitulation<br />
celh ti lo i i pek - (v.) capitulate - Example: The men in the fort capitulated = Ralhau chung mi hna nih an celh ti lo i an i pe<br />
celhlo - (v.) be sick - Example: I am sick = Ka celhlo<br />
cem - (adv.) most<br />
cemchih - (v.) implicate, involve<br />
cencerh - (n.) porridge<br />
cengceh - (n.) pliers<br />
cengceh - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ngs<br />
cengceh hmete - (n.) tweezers<br />
cengceh phun khat - (n.) pincers<br />
cenghngia - (n.) fox<br />
cenghngia ngan phun , ttih a nung ngaimi hngartlai - (n.) wolf<br />
cenghngia phun khat , mi tuancia lawng ei a duhmi - (n.) jackal<br />
cengkeuh , cicua , cengkol - (n.) oyster<br />
cengkeuh , dawkawng - (n.) snail<br />
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cengkeuh phaw - (n.) sea shell<br />
cengkol ti , cengkol fa - (n.) spat<br />
cengmang - (adv.) obstinately, determinedly - Example: Once he determines <strong>to</strong> do it he cannot be hindered by any means = A duh cengmang<br />
ahcun thlauh khawh a si lo<br />
cenh - (v.) fatten, gorge with rich food<br />
cennak - (n.) raining - Example: It has been three days since it began <strong>to</strong> rain = Ruah a cennak ni thum a si cang<br />
ceo - (adv.) only<br />
ceoceo - (adv.) barely<br />
cep - (n.) beetle<br />
cep phun khat , fangvoi te hna theite hna a eitu - (n.) weevil<br />
ceprep - (n.) gorge<br />
ceprep - (adj.) narrow and steep - Example: A narrow gorge = Hor ceprep<br />
cer - (n.) glare - Example: The glare of the sun = Ni cer<br />
cer - (n.) gleam - Example: The gleam of copper pans = Dar umkheng cer<br />
cer , de , tleu , ceu - (v.) scintillate<br />
cer , tleu - (v.) glitter - Example: Diamond glitters = Daimond cu a cer<br />
cercawi - (v.) glorify<br />
cerh - (n.) fountain<br />
cerh - (n.) marsh<br />
cerh - (n.) swamp<br />
cerh - (v.) dazzle - Example: The sun dazzles me = Ni nih a ka cerh<br />
cerh , hram - (n.) fount<br />
cerh , hram , tiva hna - (n.) source<br />
cerh i pil - (v.) swamp<br />
cerh umnak hmun - (adj.) swampy<br />
cerh umnak hmun a simi - (adj.) marshy<br />
cerh , zur - (n.) morass<br />
cerhti - (n.) spring, spring water<br />
cerhtiput - (n.) spring<br />
cerlian - (n.) sun<br />
cernak , cetnak , ceunak - (n.) scintillation<br />
certual - (n.) playing-field<br />
cetnak , ceunak , cernak - (n.) scintillation<br />
ceu - (adj.) bright - Example: Sunshine is bright = Ni tlang a ceu<br />
ceu , cer, de , tleu - (v.) scintillate<br />
ceu hluahmah in alh - (v.) blaze<br />
ceu lo deuh in umtermi , tlawm tein thang lo deuh in umter - (adj.) subdued - Example: The window curtain gives the room a subdued light<br />
= Thlalangawng zar nih a khan cu zorter deuhmi ceunak kha a pek<br />
ceu , tlang , tlan - (v.) shine - Example: The sun shines. - John's face shines = Ni a tlang. - John hmai a ceu (panh)<br />
ceuh - (v.) gleam - Example: A light gleamed in the distance = Lam hlatpi ah khan ceunak a ceu<br />
ceunak - (n.) light<br />
ceunak - (n.) radiance<br />
ceunak , a cer in a cermi sinak - (n.) brilliance<br />
ceunak a vaa <strong>to</strong>nnak hmun , mit aa <strong>to</strong>n dihnak hmun , a laifang bik - (n.) focus - Example: The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes =<br />
Ngaknu dawhte cu mit vialte aa <strong>to</strong>n dihnak a si<br />
ceunak , cernak , cetnak - (n.) scintillation<br />
ceunak chawn - (n.) gleam - Example: A gleam of light shone through the window = Thlalang awng in ceunak chawn a rung ceu<br />
ceunak in tei , ceu deuh - (v.) outshine<br />
ceunak inn chung i a run i kapmi - (n.) beam<br />
ceunak le lumnak chuahternak - (n.) radiation<br />
ceunak ngawiter - (v.) refract - Example: Water refracts light = Ti nih ceunak a ngawiter<br />
ceunak nichawn , tahnak seh - (n.) spectroscope<br />
ceunak nih a hleah khawh lomi , a thlam a lang lomi - (adj.) opaque<br />
ceunak phentu puanzar - (n.) shade<br />
ceunak , tleunak - (n.) shine<br />
ceuter - (v.) brighten<br />
ceuter - (v.) illuminate<br />
ceuter , fianter , hngalhnak le fimnak pek - (v.) enlighten<br />
ceuternak - (n.) enlightenment<br />
ceuternak , fianternak - (n.) illumination<br />
cha , chak - (v.) spit - Example: You must not spit = Na cil na cha lai lo<br />
chaan - (v.) relieve of the burden - Example: He relieved me of my burden = Ka thilrit a ka chaan<br />
chaan - (v.) succeed - Example: Rulers succeed rulers = Uktu nih uktu an chaan hna<br />
chaangtu - (n.) successor<br />
chafak , luak , chungin chuahter - (v.) spew<br />
chah - (adj.) thick, dense<br />
chah , chat - (v.) decide<br />
chah , tan , tthen - (v.) sever<br />
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chahnak - (n.) density<br />
chahnak , tannak , cheunak , tthennak - (n.) severance<br />
chahpi in sermi , a sa a ttha a pumrua a tthami - (adj.) thickset<br />
chai - (n.) catapult, pellet bow<br />
chaih - (v.) gallop - Example: A horse is galloping = Rangtum aa chaih<br />
chaiza , liza - (n.) bowstring<br />
chakhlomh - (v.) bridle<br />
chaklei - (n.) north<br />
chaklei a sawh zungzaltu suimilam - (n.) compass<br />
chaklei a simi - (adj.) northern - Example: Northern part of Burma = Kawl ram chaklei kam<br />
Chaklei Arfi - (n.) North Star<br />
Chaklei arfi - (n.) polestar<br />
chaklei kam - (adv.) northward<br />
Chaklei Pole hrawng i thingkung um lo i a ummi hmun rawn kaupi - (n.) tundra<br />
Chaklei Pole hrawng ram, Arctic ram - (n.) arctic<br />
Chaklei Pole le Thlanglei Pole he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) polar - Example: Polar regions = Pole pawngkam ram<br />
cham - (n.) hippopotamus<br />
cham - (v.) pay back - Example: I have repaid my debt = Leiba ka cham cang<br />
cham , lehrulh , pek tthan - (v.) recompense<br />
cham , pek tthan - (v.) requit<br />
cham thannak , a rak sining i siter tthan - (n.) restitution<br />
cham , that lonak le sunghnak tuahpiakmi cham - (v.) indemnify<br />
cham tthan , pek tthan - (v.) recoup<br />
chambau - (adj.) poor - Example: He is a poor man = Mi chambau a si<br />
chambaunak , chambauhnak - (n.) needs<br />
chamnak , pek tthanmi thil - (n.) requital<br />
chamnak , pek tthanmi thil - (n.) repayment<br />
chan - (n.) generation - Example: Our generation is the generation of science = Kan chan hi science chan a si<br />
chan - (n.) age - Example: This age is the age of science = Tuchan cu science chan a si<br />
chan - (v.) hand over<br />
chan khat hnu chan khat an i roh chin lengmangmi thil - (n.) heirloom<br />
chan khat hnu chan khat i roh chin lengmangmi zumhnak , phunglam , tuanbia vialte hna hi - (n.) tradition<br />
chan lailing - (n.) heyday<br />
chang - (adv.) next <strong>to</strong> - Example: He sits next <strong>to</strong> me = Keimah changah a tthu<br />
chang nawn - (v.) knead<br />
chang reu ding nennak fung pum - (n.) rolling pin<br />
changchang - (adv.) by turns<br />
changreu a pan a car i a mawh a fawimi - (n.) cracker<br />
changreu cung i thanthling le thawhpat le arti cawhmi thuh khi - (v.) frost<br />
changreu emnak um - (n.) <strong>to</strong>aster<br />
changreu hlum , hlum - (n.) loaf<br />
changreu pante - (n.) wafer<br />
changreu pelpawi - (n.) crumb<br />
changreu phun khat - (n.) roll<br />
changreu phun khat - (n.) zwieback<br />
changreu phun khat a kuar tete a um mi - (n.) waffel<br />
changreu rawh - (v.) bake<br />
changreu rawhnak hmun zuarnak hmun - (n.) bakery<br />
changreu rawhnak kua - (n.) oven<br />
changreu , rawl - (n.) bread<br />
changreu rawtu - (n.) baker<br />
changreu reu awk ca i nawnmi changvut , changcet - (n.) dough<br />
changreu thlum - (n.) cooky<br />
changreu thlum - (n.) goody<br />
changreu thlum , kekhmuk - (n.) cake<br />
changreu thlum phun khat - (n.) muffin<br />
changreu thlummi phun khat - (n.) doughnut<br />
changreu tlap hnih karlak i sa tenhmi - (n.) sandwich<br />
changreu tlap pan tete a thlummi - (n.) pancake<br />
changtu , a hun pehtu - (adj.) adjacent<br />
changvut kung - (n.) wheat<br />
changvut , meida - (n.) flour<br />
changvut ni lawng tein sermi rawl - (n.) wholemeal<br />
changvut rilhnak - (n.) flour sieve<br />
chanh - (v.) pass - Example: Pass the sugar <strong>to</strong> me = Thanthling kha rak ka chan<br />
chanh - (v.) save - Example: He saves me from the hands of my enemies = Ka ral hna kut chungin a ka chanh<br />
chanh , chimh , pek - (v.) refer <strong>to</strong> - Example: Let us refer our disputes <strong>to</strong> our chairman = Kan i almi cu kan chairman chan tuah u sih/chim tuah<br />
u sih<br />
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chanh , hlonh hnawh - (v.) pass - Example: He passed the ball <strong>to</strong> me = Pumpululh kha a ka chanh (hlonh hnawh)<br />
chanhchinnak , pekchanhnak - (n.) conveyance<br />
chanhnak - (n.) relief<br />
chanrelnak - (n.) Chronicles in OT<br />
chantling bantuk in nem tein tuahmi - (n.) pad - Example: There is a pad on the seat of the chair = Thutdan a tthutnak ah a nemmite an<br />
chiah<br />
chantling khuh - (n.) pillow case<br />
chantling khuh - (n.) tick<br />
chantling saupi - (n.) bolster<br />
chantling , tling , tintling - (n.) pillow<br />
chap - (v.) add, give more - Example: He gives me more food = Buh a ka chap<br />
chap , fonh chih - (v.) supplement<br />
chap , tthatter deuh, pehsauh, dawhter , tamh - (v.) embellish<br />
chapchih , thlaih - (v.) append<br />
chapmi - (adj.) additional<br />
chapmi - (adj.) supplementary<br />
chapmi - (n.) the thing which is added<br />
chapnak - (n.) embellishment<br />
chapnak - (n.) addition <strong>to</strong><br />
char - (v.) pick up - Example: Pick up the book on the floor = Tuang i cauk kha vun char<br />
char zau , a cuh in i cuh , lak zau - (v.) grab<br />
chartu - (n.) picker<br />
chatpiat - (n.) soap<br />
chatpiat buan - (n.) soapsuds<br />
chaw - (n.) property<br />
chaw - (n.) marriage price (given by the bridegoom)<br />
chaw cawtu - (n.) shopper<br />
chaw i cawknak le i zorhnak - (n.) transaction<br />
chaw lehthal - (n.) business - Example: Business was good last year = Nikum cu chaw lehthal a ttha<br />
chaw tuahtauning, mi he i pehtlaihning - (n.) dealing - Example: He is honoured for his fair dealing with others = Mi he an i pehtlaihning a tthat<br />
caah amah cu an hmaizah<br />
chawdawr - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>re<br />
chawdawr - (n.) shopkeeper or business man<br />
chawdawr , dawr - (n.) business - Example: He is skillful in business = Chawdawr a thiam<br />
chawdawr , dawrh , dorh - (n.) shop - Example: I saw him at his shop = A chawdawr ah ka hmuh<br />
chawdawr i mi nih hmu hna seh ti duhnak ca i thil an langhternak thlalang bizu - (n.) showcase<br />
chawdawr i thil a caw bantukin i umter i thil a firmi - (n.) shoplifter<br />
chawdawr i thil zuartu - (n.) shopman<br />
chawdawr thil fir - (n.) shoplifting<br />
chawdawrnak hmun - (n.) market<br />
chawdawrnak hmun - (n.) shop<br />
chawdawrnak hmun , chawdawr - (n.) bazaar<br />
chawdawrpa - (n.) merchant<br />
chawdet - (n.) bargain<br />
chawdet , det - (v.) bargain - Example: I don't like <strong>to</strong> bargain = Chawdet ka duh lo<br />
chawh , chawk - (v.) go - Example: It is <strong>to</strong>o cold <strong>to</strong> go without a coat = Angkileng loin i chawh awkah a kik tuk<br />
chawhlawn - (n.) jewelery<br />
chawhnak - (n.) strolling, walk, walking<br />
chawhvah - (v.) ramble - Example: We rambled here and there = Hika khika ah kan i chawk<br />
chawih , choih - (v.) blow away - Example: The wind blows it away = Thli nih a chawih<br />
chawk , chawh , chok - (v.) go - Example: It is <strong>to</strong>o cold <strong>to</strong> go without a coat = Angkileng loin i chawh awkah a kik tuk<br />
chawkhlei - (n.) rhododendron<br />
chawl , chawlh , chol - (v.) ricochet - Example: The rock ricocheted off the wall and hit the man = Lung cu vampang ah aa chawl i mipa a khen<br />
chawl , hnachawl - (n.) tree leaves<br />
chawlehnak holh a si i thil tam cawk ruang i man tthumhmi khi a si - (n.) rebate<br />
chawlehnak kampani pakhat i tangka a chia ve i aa hrawm vemi - (n.) shareholder<br />
chawlehnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) mercantile<br />
chawlehnak lo rianttuannak ah hmunkhat i aa fon i a bu in ttuanmi pawl - (n.) firm<br />
chawlehnak rian - (n.) trade<br />
chawlehthalnak a that lo caan i mi tampi rian lo i an um caan - (n.) depression - Example: There was a depression in USA in the 1930 = Kum<br />
1930 hrawngah khan America ram ah depression a um<br />
chawlehthalnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) economic<br />
chawlehthalnak i hlawhtlin sual - (n.) fluke<br />
chawlet bu - (n.) company<br />
chawlettu - (n.) concern<br />
chawlettu - (n.) trader<br />
chawm , chom - (adv.) in no time, without delay, immediately - Example: I shall be going in no time = Ka kal chawm lai<br />
chawnh , chonh - (v.) greet, speak - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> speak <strong>to</strong> him/greet him = Amah chawnh ka duh<br />
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chawnh khawh a simi zawtnak , thil - (adj.) contagious<br />
chawnh khawhmi - (adj.) communicable - Example: Leprosy is a communicable disease = Thinghmui zawtnak cu i chonh khawhmi a si<br />
chawnhnak - (n.) passing on of diseases<br />
chawnhnak , chonhnak - (n.) speaking<br />
chawpchap - (n.) person of low intelligence<br />
chawr - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rey - Example: His house has two s<strong>to</strong>reys = A inn chawr hnih a ngei<br />
chawr , chor - (v.) be proud of, glory in - Example: He is proud of his shirt = A angki aa chawr<br />
chawrh , chorh - (v.) show off - Example: He shows off his hat (<strong>to</strong> me) = A luchin a ka chawrh<br />
chawva - (n.) riches<br />
chawva , rumnak - (n.) richness<br />
chawva tampi - (n.) fortune<br />
chawva tangka , rumnak - (n.) means - Example: He has means <strong>to</strong> buy a house = Inn cawknak tangka a ngei ko<br />
chawzuartu - (n.) salesman<br />
check cauk i a hramlei a tangmi khi - (n.) stub<br />
cheh - (v.) hurl - Example: A rock was hurled at the car = Mawttawka kha lung in an cheh<br />
cheh , chep - (v.) throw , cast a net<br />
cheh , hlonh - (v.) fling - Example: Boys fling s<strong>to</strong>nes in<strong>to</strong> the river = Ngakchia nih tiva chungah lung an chen<br />
cheh i zuamnak ca i hmanmi thir pakan - (n.) discus<br />
chehnak - (n.) throwing<br />
chehnak thil , lung a si ah , thing a si ah , hriamnam a si ah ; ral hriamnam mizil , khan tampi a zuang khomi - (n.) missile<br />
chek - (v.) check - Example: Check your things = Na thil kha chek hna<br />
chek - (v.) transport things - Example: They transport rice = Rawl an chek<br />
chek lomi , donh lomi , kham lomi - (adj.) unchecked<br />
cheknak - (n.) transporting<br />
chel - (n.) turn - Example: It is your turn <strong>to</strong> wash dishes = Na pakan ttawl chel a si<br />
chel - (adj.) strong in endurance - Example: Hen is strong in bearing his pain = A hma tuar a chel<br />
chel - (adv.) sometimes - Example: I saw him sometimes = A chel caan ah ka hmuh tawn<br />
chem , chemh - (v.) blow - Example: He blows off the candles. - He blows fire <strong>to</strong> keep it alive = Phazawngdan a chem. - Mei a chem<br />
chem , chuahter , mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi , thli in tum - (v.) pump<br />
chemistry he aa pehtlaimi thil - (n.) chemical<br />
chen le rawnh - (n.) grade - Example: The road has a steep grade = Lam cu a chuk, cheng<br />
cheng - (adj.) steep, sloping<br />
cheng , tlangpang a chengmi - (n.) incline<br />
chennak - (n.) slant<br />
chep , cheh - (v.) throw , cast a net<br />
cher - (v.) chisel - Example: He chisels a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung a cher<br />
ches lentecelhnak - (n.) chess<br />
chet - (v.) be noisy - Example: The children are noisy = Ngakchia hna an chet<br />
chet , hnachet - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is deaf = A hna a chet<br />
chettari - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ne deaf<br />
cheu - (v.) parcel out<br />
cheu - (n.) section - Example: Mother cut the cake in<strong>to</strong> two sections = Ka nu nih chang cheu hnih ah a cheu<br />
cheu - (v.) portion<br />
cheu - (v.) cleave<br />
cheu , ceh - (v.) split<br />
cheu cikcek , hlai cikcek , then cikcek - (v.) dissect<br />
cheu cikcek hnu in ttha tein zoh kherhlai - (v.) analyse<br />
cheu , hnarcheu - (n.) half<br />
cheu , hnarcheu i cheu - (v.) halve<br />
cheu hnih ah cheu - (v.) bisect<br />
cheu hra cheu khat thawh lawm - (n.) tithe<br />
cheu khawh lo sinak - (n.) indivisibility<br />
cheu , kuai - (v.) rift<br />
cheu li cheu khat - (n.) quarter<br />
cheu , tan - (v.) hack<br />
cheu , then - (v.) fall - Example: His s<strong>to</strong>ry falls in two parts = A tuanbia cu cheu hnih ah aa tthen<br />
cheu , thleh - (v.) rend<br />
cheu , thleh , a zuk - (v.) slit<br />
cheu , tthen - (v.) sunder<br />
cheu , tthen - (v.) divide - Example: A brook divides the field = Tivate nih lo kha a tthen<br />
cheuchum - (n.) installments - Example: You may pay me back by instalments = A cheuchum a cheuchum in na ka cham ko lai<br />
cheumi , thenmi - (n.) category<br />
cheumi , vawlei , ram - (n.) lot - Example: He hs a small lot = Vawlei bite a ngei<br />
cheunak - (n.) split<br />
cheunak , tthennak - (n.) division<br />
cheunak , tthennak , chahnak , tannak - (n.) severance<br />
chia - (adj.) poor - Example: His handwriting is poor = A kutttial a chia<br />
chia lei in khuaruahhar in um , khuaruahharter , lungdonghter - (v.) appal - Example: Her conduct appalled me = A umtu nih ka khuaruah<br />
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a ka harter, ka lung a ka donghter<br />
chia ttha a hngal lomi - sualnak a tuah lomi, a sual lomi - sualnak zeihmanh a chuahter lomi thil - (adj.) innocent<br />
chiah - (v.) deposit - Example: He deposits his money in the bank = A tangka cu bengh ah a chiah<br />
chiah - (v.) install - Example: Electric lights were installed in my house last week = Ka hnulei zarh ah kan inn ah elektrik ceunak an kan chiahpiak<br />
chiah - (v.) lay - Example: Lay the book on the table = Cabuai cungah cauk kha chia<br />
chiah - (v.) locate - Example: He located his shop on Church Road = Biakinn lam ah a dawr kha a chiah<br />
chiah - (v.) place - Example: She placed her hand on her head = A kut cu a lu ah a chiah<br />
chiah - (v.) set - Example: Set the box in the room = Thingkuang kha akhaan chungah chia<br />
chiah - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>w<br />
chiah - (v.) put - Example: I put the book on the table = Cabuai cungah cauk ka chiah<br />
chiah , khon - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>re<br />
chiah , pek - (v.) allocate - Example: They allocate sum of money <strong>to</strong> education = Cathiam fimnak cawnnak caah tangka zeimawzat an chiah<br />
chiah , umter - (adj.) situated - Example: The school is situated in the centre of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Sianginn cu khua laifangah a um<br />
chiah , umter , a chung i chiah - (v.) induct - Example: Mr. George was inducted in<strong>to</strong> the office of the president of the corporation = Mr. George<br />
cu corporation president rian ah an chiah<br />
chiah , zohkhenh , zuat - (v.) keep - Example: He keeps chickens = Ar a zua hna<br />
chiahnak , rian i chiahnak - (n.) installation<br />
chiahtak , kaltak - (v.) leave - Example: You may leave your books here = Hika ah hin na cauk kha na chiahtak khawh hna<br />
chiakha - (adj.) evil - Example: He is an evil person = Mi chiakha a si<br />
chialmal - (adv.) dimly<br />
chiandeih - (n.) lion<br />
chiandeihpi - (n.) lioness<br />
chiar - (n.) chicken coop<br />
chiar - (adj.) every - Example: I attend school every day = Ni chiar in sianginn ka kai<br />
chiat chin lengmangnak , ttumchuknak - (n.) degeneration<br />
chiatha hnong lo , thleidang lo - (adj.) indiscriminate<br />
chiatha thleidan bu tein tuahmi - (adj.) conscientious<br />
chiatkhat - (v.) be evil<br />
chiatlei in theih a tlei ngaimi thil - (adj.) bizarre<br />
chiatnak , rawhnak - (n.) deterioration<br />
chiatnak , rawknak - (n.) depravity<br />
chiatser - (v.) swear, take an oath - Example: He swears he did not steal = Ka fir lo tiah chiat a ser<br />
chiatser in bia kammi - (adj.) sworn<br />
chiatser in biakamnak - (n.) vow<br />
chiatser in biakamnak tuah - (v.) swear<br />
chiatser in hlawt - (v.) abjure - Example: The king ordered the Jews <strong>to</strong> abjure their religion = Siangpahrang nih Judah mi cu chiatser in an<br />
biaknak a hlawtter hna.<br />
chiatserh , biachim tha lo - (v.) curse<br />
chiatserhnak - (n.) imprecation<br />
chiatsernak - (n.) oath<br />
chiatter , hrawh - (v.) deteriorate<br />
chiatter , zorter , rawkter - (v.) impair<br />
chiattha thleidannak lungthin - (n.) conscience<br />
chiatu - (n.) deposi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
chik ik - (n.) hic cough<br />
chikkhatte ah , khulrang tein - (adv.) forthwith<br />
chikkhatte ah , ralrin lo liote ah tuahmi thil - (n.) surprise<br />
chim - (v.) mention - Example: He mentioned your name = Na min a chim<br />
chim - (v.) pronounce - Example: Pronounce the words distinctly = Bia kha fiang tein chum hna<br />
chim - (v.) relate<br />
chim - (v.) remark - Example: He remarked that he would be absent <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing cu ka um lai lo, tiah a chim<br />
chim - (v.) represent - Example: He represented the s<strong>to</strong>ry as true, but it was not true = A kong cu a hmaan tiah a chim, sihmanhsehlaw a hmaan<br />
lo<br />
chim - (v.) say<br />
chim - (v.) invade, attack - Example: The soldiers invade a village = Ralkap nih khua pakhat an chim<br />
chim awk tlak a simi , a ttha pah a simi , a nganmi - (adj.) substantial - Example: John made substantial improvement in arithmetics = John<br />
cu kanan ah aa chap ngai<br />
chim ciami thil bantuk kha - (adj.) such - Example: The ladies <strong>to</strong>ok only tea and such drinks = Nu pawl cu lakphak le kha bantuk lawng kha aa<br />
din<br />
chim ding ttialmi bia , milhtlorh rih lomi - (n.) draft<br />
chim duhmi si lo i thil dangpi rak chim - (adj.) beside the point<br />
chim hau loin - (adv.) of course - Example: It's now 40 years since we met, and of course you must have forgotten it = Kan i <strong>to</strong>n kha kum 40 a<br />
si cang, chim hau loin na philh cang lai<br />
chim hnawhchan , sawhter - (v.) allude - Example: What are you alluding <strong>to</strong>? = Zeidah na chim hnawhchanmi a si?<br />
chim , holh - (v.) speak - Example: He speaks <strong>English</strong>. - Speak distinctly = Mirang holh in a holh. - Fiang tein chim<br />
chim , i ceih ti , i ruah ti - (v.) discuss<br />
chim i nolh tthan lengmang - (v.) iterate<br />
chim , ka in chim - (v.) utter<br />
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chim khawh lomi - (adj.) unspeakable<br />
chim khawh lomi - (adj.) unutterable<br />
chim , konglam chim - (v.) narrate<br />
chim loin - (adv.) let alone - Example: There were seven people in the car, let alone a pile of luggage and three dogs = Mawttaka chungah mi<br />
pasarih an um, thil <strong>to</strong>m pipi le uico pathum kha chim hna hlah<br />
chim , thanh - (v.) declare<br />
chim tthan - (v.) restate<br />
chim tthan - (v.) retell<br />
chim tthan , a tawinak in a biapi deuhdeuhmi kha hun chim tthan - (v.) recapitulate<br />
chim tthan , nolh tthan - (v.) repeat<br />
chim tthannak - (n.) restatement<br />
chim tthannak , nolhnak - (n.) repetition<br />
chim , ttial - (v.) state - Example: State your opinion in writing = Na ruahnak kha ca in ttial<br />
chim , ttial , a hmaan tiah ti - (v.) vouch<br />
chim , ttial , ceih - (v.) treat - Example: The newspaper treated well the subject of water supply = Tadinca nih ti kong kha ttha tein a ttial<br />
chim , tuk - (n.) onset - Example: The onset of the enemy <strong>to</strong>ok us by surprise = Ral nih an hung kan chim/tuk cu ruah lopi ah a si<br />
chimbu - (n.) owl<br />
chimchung - (v.) forebode<br />
chimchung - (v.) predict<br />
chimchung , langhter chung - (v.) portend<br />
chimchungnak - (n.) prediction<br />
chimh - (v.) inform<br />
chimh - (v.) tell - Example: Tell him <strong>to</strong> come = Ra seh tiah va chim<br />
chimh , hrawh , ttheh - (v.) demolish<br />
chimh , pek , chanh - (v.) refer <strong>to</strong> - Example: Let us refer our disputes <strong>to</strong> our chairman = Kan i almi cu kan chairman chan tuah u sih/chim tuah<br />
u sih<br />
chimhhrin - (v.) admonish<br />
chimhhrinnak - (n.) admonition<br />
chimhnak - (n.) persuasion<br />
chimhnak , hmuhsaknak , cawnpiaknak - (n.) instruction<br />
chimhrin - (v.) chasten<br />
chimhrin , hrin - (v.) admonish, rebuke, chastise - Example: We must admonish children when they become naughty = Ngakchia cu mi an nen<br />
tuk tikah kan hrin hna awk a si<br />
chimhrinak - (n.) chastisement<br />
chimloin - (prep.) except - Example: Come here except on Sunday = Zarhpi ni chimloin ni dang ah ra<br />
chimmi ah siseh , ttialmi ah siseh , a biapi bik mi ruahnak - (n.) keynote<br />
chimmi bia - (n.) saying<br />
chimmi bia a rak ngai lomi - (adj.) inattentive<br />
chimmi bia , chimnak - (n.) utterance<br />
chimmi bia kha lak tthan , bia hmuh tthan - (v.) recant<br />
chimmi bia nih sullam a hei ngeih chinmi - (n.) connotation<br />
chimmi bia rak ngaih lonak , zei i rel lonak - (n.) inattention<br />
chimmi , cattial in chimmi - (n.) statement<br />
chimmi , ceihmi ruahmi , cawnmi - (n.) subject - Example: The subject for our discussion will be health = Kan i ceih lai dingmi kong cu<br />
ngandamnak a si lai<br />
chimmi konglam , kong - (n.) narrative<br />
chimnak , chimmi bia - (n.) utterance<br />
chimnak , i ceih ttinak , i ruah ttinak - (n.) discussion<br />
chimning in tuah - (v.) square with - Example: His acts do not square with his promises = A biakammi le a tuahmi an i kaih lo<br />
chimperh , chimporh - (v.) exaggerate<br />
chimpiak , tanh - (v.) advocate - Example: We advocate peace = Daihnak kan tanh<br />
chimthiam , fak - (v.) flatter<br />
chimthiamnak , thangtthatnak , lawmhnak - (n.) compliment<br />
chimtu hmasa nak khan man tlawn deuh in chim - (v.) underbid<br />
chimtu , konglam chimtu - (n.) narra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
chimtu , phuangtu - (n.) informant<br />
chin - (adv.) more<br />
chin , chinh , khar - (v.) shut - Example: Shut your eyes = Na mit chin<br />
chin , phentu - (n.) cover<br />
chinchin - (adv.) even - Example: It was even later than we thought = Kan ruahnak nakin a rak tlai chinchin<br />
chinchin - (adv.) still - Example: You can still read better if you try = Naa zuam ahcun hi nak ttha deuh in na rel khawh chinchin lai<br />
chinchin - (adv.) more and more<br />
ching - (adj.) short - Example: She wears a short skirt = Hni ching aa fenh<br />
chingchang/asiloah - (conj.) either or - Example: Either Edith or Mary will go = Edith asiloah Mary pakhat chingchang an kal lai<br />
chingchiah - (v.) mark, mark a sign, remember<br />
chingchiah awk a tlakmi , a ttha khunmi - (adj.) remarkable<br />
chingchiah lomi , zoh lomi - (adj.) unnoticed<br />
chinh - (v.) wear, put on, cover up, put on lid - Example: I put on a hat = Luchin kaa chinh<br />
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chinh , khar , chin - (v.) shut - Example: Shut your eyes = Na mit chin<br />
chip - (n.) peak (of the hill)<br />
chipchep - (adv.) at sixes and sevens - Example: We are at sixes and sevens and we cannot think of anything = Kan chip he kan chep he<br />
zeihmanh kan ruat kho lo<br />
chir , ngaihchih - (v.) repent, be sorry for<br />
chirnak , ngaihchihnak - (n.) repentance<br />
chit - (v.) turn on - Example: Do not turn your back on us = Na hnulei kan chit hlah<br />
chiti - (n.) oil<br />
chiti in kiau , kiau - (v.) fry<br />
chiti thuh - (v.) anoint<br />
chizawh - (n.) cat<br />
chizawh fa - (n.) kitten<br />
chizawh ngeu - (v.) mew<br />
chizawh ngur hliahmah - (v.) purr<br />
chizawh tin , saram tin - (n.) paw<br />
chizawh tin , sobul tte , tintte - (n.) claw<br />
chizawh tum - (n.) <strong>to</strong>mcat<br />
cho - (adv.) upward, uphill - Example: I go upward = Cho ah ka kai<br />
cho - (n.) ascent<br />
cho nem , a nemmi , mi nunnem , mi aw nem , chuk nem - (adj.) gentle<br />
choih , chawih - (v.) blow away - Example: The wind blows it away = Thli nih a chawih<br />
choih , fenh - (v.) drift - Example: The boat drifted <strong>to</strong>wards the shore = Titlang lei ah lawng cu ti nih a kalpi<br />
chok - (v.) chop off - Example: He chopped off a branch = Thingne a chok<br />
chok , chawk , chawh - (v.) go - Example: It is <strong>to</strong>o cold <strong>to</strong> go without a coat = Angkileng loin i chawh awkah a kik tuk<br />
chokai - (n.) ascent - Example: It is tiring <strong>to</strong> ascend = Chokai cu a har ko<br />
chokhlei - (n.) rhododendron<br />
chol . chawl , chawlh - (v.) ricochet - Example: The rock ricocheted off the wall and hit the man = Lung cu vampang ah aa chawl i mipa a khen<br />
cholannak - (n.) acceptance<br />
chom , chawm - (adv.) in no time, without delay, immediately - Example: I shall be going in no time = Ka kal chawm lai<br />
chomh - (v.) help - Example: Arthur helps me = Arthur nih a ka chomh<br />
chon , chong - (v.) put up wall - Example: They put up a wall = Vampang an chong<br />
chonhnak - (n.) communicating disease<br />
chonhnak , chawnhnak - (n.) speaking<br />
chor , chawr - (v.) be proud of, glory in - Example: He is proud of his shirt = A angki aa chawr<br />
chorh , chawrh - (v.) show off - Example: He shows off his hat (<strong>to</strong> me) = A luchin a ka chawrh<br />
chothlak - (adv.) upwards<br />
Christman caan - (n.) yuletide<br />
Christmas thingkunbg tamhnak i an hmanmi hri tete khi - (n.) tilsel<br />
chu - (n.) vagina<br />
chuah - (v.) expel<br />
chuah - (v.) issue - Example: The magazine is issued once a month = Mekkazin cu thla khat ah voi khat an chuah<br />
chuah - (v.) produce - Example: Produce your ticket = Na tiket hun chuah<br />
chuah - (v.) radiate - Example: The sun radiates light and heat = Ni nih ceunak le lumnak a chuah<br />
chuah - (v.) rise - Example: The sun rises in the East = Nichuahlei in ni a chuak<br />
chuah - (v.) stick - Example: Don't stick your head out of the window = Thlalangawng in na lu chuah hlah<br />
chuah, chuahter - (v.) emit<br />
chuah , chuak - (v.) get out - Example: He gets out of the house = Inn chungin a chuak<br />
chuah , chuak - (v.) be born - Example: When was your baby born? = Zeitik ah dah nan nau a chuah?<br />
chuah , hranhram in luh - (v.) break - Example: A thief broke in<strong>to</strong> the house. - He broke loose from prison. = Mifir inn chungah a lut. - Thong<br />
chung in a zam (chuak)<br />
chuah , hrinnak - (n.) birth<br />
chuah lio thlapa le arfi an umtuning nih a ngeih tiin hmailei an sining ding kutttial zohpiaknak - (n.) horoscope<br />
chuah nuahmah - (v.) pour - Example: The crowd poured out of the church = Biakinn chungin mi tampi an chuak nuahmah<br />
chuah , rawhnak chungin khamh - (n.) salvage<br />
chuah , tthawl - (v.) oust<br />
chuahcam - (n.) anniversary - Example: Today is my birth anniversary = Nihin hi ka chuahcam a si<br />
chuahkehnak - (n.) genealogy<br />
chuahkehnak - (n.) lineage<br />
chuahkehnak a simi - (adj.) native - Example: <strong>Chin</strong> State is my native land = Lairam cu ka chuahkehnak ram a si<br />
chuahkehnak cazin , hringsortu hna min cazin - (n.) pedigree<br />
chuahkehnak ci le ruang , ci le ruang - (n.) strain<br />
chuahkehnak , hramthawknak - (n.) genesis<br />
chuahkehnak kong cawnnak - (n.) genetics<br />
chuahkehnak ram - (n.) fatherland<br />
chuahkehnak ram - (n.) home - Example: His home is Burma = Kawlram cu a chuahkehnak ram a si<br />
chuahkehnak ram/hmun i khua a simi - (n.) native - Example: Peter was a native of Palestine = Piter cu Palestine ram mi a rak si<br />
chuahkehpimi a simi - (adj.) instinctive<br />
chuahkehpimi duhnak , thiamnak , hngalhnak etc. - (n.) instinct<br />
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chuahkehpimi holh - (n.) vernacular<br />
chuahmi thil - (n.) produce - Example: Vegetables are the produce of our garden = Kan dum chuahmi cu tihang a si<br />
chuahnak - (n.) emanation<br />
chuahnak - (n.) exodus<br />
chuahnak - (n.) production<br />
chuahnak - (n.) emission<br />
chuahnak awng - (n.) outlet<br />
chuahnak , luatnak - (n.) escape<br />
chuahnak , pawtnak - (n.) eruption<br />
chuahni , hrinni - (n.) birthday<br />
chuahpi - (adv.) out - Example: Take the dog out = Ui kha hei chuahpi<br />
chuahpi , chuahsempi - (n.) of the same parents - Example: He and I are of the same parents = Amah cu ka chuahpi a si<br />
chuahpimi - (adj.) inborn<br />
chuahpimi - (adj.) innate<br />
chuahpimi lung thin lungput - (n.) disposition - Example: He has a cheerful disposition = Milunglawm phun a si<br />
chuahtak , hlawt , kaltak - (v.) abdicate - Example: The king abdicated his throne = Siangpahrang nih a bawi tthutdan a chuahtak.<br />
chuahtak , zamtak , taltak - (v.) desert<br />
chuahtakmi hmun king , ngaihchia a simi - (adj.) desolate<br />
chuahter - (v.) generate<br />
chuahter - (v.) induce - Example: His poor health was induced by poor food = Rawlchia nih a zawtnak cu a chuahter<br />
chuahter - (v.) secrete<br />
chuahter - (v.) yield - Example: This land yields good crops = Hi hmun nih hin rawl ttha a chuahter hna<br />
chuahter - (v.) let off - Example: We were let off early <strong>to</strong>day at school = Nihin cu sianginn in tuan ah an kan chuahter<br />
chuahter duhmi chungin a chuak chinmi - (n.) bi-product<br />
chuahter , hrin - (v.) engender<br />
chuahter , luatter - (v.) liberate<br />
chuahter , mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi , thli in tum , chem - (v.) pump<br />
chuahter ti i ruah , puh - (v.) ascribe - Example: He ascribed his failure <strong>to</strong> bad luck = A sunghnak kah vanchiat ruangah a si tiah a ruah, vanchiat<br />
a puh<br />
chuahter , tuah , umter - (v.) effect - Example: He effected many changes = Thlennak tampi a chuahter<br />
chuahter , zu sak - (v.) brew<br />
chuahtermi zat - (n.) yield - Example: This year's yield from my field was very large = Tukum ka lo chuak cu a tam ngai<br />
chuahternak - (n.) secretion<br />
chuahtu - (n.) producer<br />
chuak - (v.) make - Example: Two and two make four = Panih le pahnih fonh ah pali a chuak<br />
chuak , chuah - (v.) emanate - Example: Light and heat emanate from the sun = Ceunak le linhnak cu nika chungin an chuak<br />
chuak , chuah - (v.) be born - Example: When was your baby born? = Zeitik ah dah nan nau a chuah?<br />
chuak kho hlah seh ti in tuamnak - (n.) insulation<br />
chuak lakin - (adv.) throughout<br />
chuak seh ti duhmi a chuahter khomi thil - (adj.) efficarious<br />
chuan - (v.) seethe - Example: The cook seethes the mut<strong>to</strong>n = Rawlchuang nih tuu sa a chuan<br />
chuang - (n.) cli<strong>to</strong>ris<br />
chuang - (v.) cook - Example: Have you cooked food? = Rawl na chuang cang maw?<br />
chuang , archuang - (n.) crest<br />
chuanh - (v.) cook for somebody - Example: I shall cook food for you = Rawl kan chuanh lai<br />
chuh - (v.) wrest - Example: The nurse wrested the knife from the insane person = Mi hrutpa kha sayama nih nam kha a chuh<br />
chuh , chut - (v.) confiscate<br />
chuh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) inalienable<br />
chuh , lakpiak - (v.) deprive<br />
chuh , mintthatnak tehna , thangthatnak tehna lakpiak - (n.) derogation<br />
chuh , ngeih loin umter , thil ngeitu sinak chun - (v.) dispossess<br />
chuh , thangchiat , lakpiak - (v.) derogate<br />
chuh , tlaih , seh - (v.) seize<br />
chuhnak - (n.) confiscation<br />
chuhnak , tlaihnak - (n.) seizure<br />
chuih - (v.) play - Example: They played football = Pumpululh an chuih<br />
chuih , perh , suk - (v.) kick<br />
chuih , thongh - (v.) pound - Example: He pounded the door with his fist = Innka kha a kuttum in a thongh<br />
chuihpah - (v.) stumble - Example: Watch out that you don't stumble = Naa chuihpah sual nakhnga lo i ralring<br />
chuk - (v.) go downward - Example: We went down about two miles = Khan hnih tluk kan chuk<br />
chuk - (adj.) steep downward - Example: The road is steep downward = Lam a chuk<br />
chuk nem , cho nem , a nemmi , mi nunnem , mi aw nem - (adj.) gentle<br />
chul - (n.) womb<br />
chum - (n.) mist - Example: There is a lot of mist in winter = Khuasik ah chum tampi a um<br />
chum , chumh - (v.) cook - Example: I am going go cook food = Rawl ka chum lai<br />
chum , chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak , ni siseh , thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi - (n.) halo<br />
chun - (n.) midday - Example: I shall come about midday = Chun hrawngah ka ra lai<br />
chun ih - (n.) siesta<br />
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chun ni ceu - (n.) daylight<br />
chun nitlak - (n.) all day long - Example: He works all day long = Chunnitlak rian a ttuan<br />
chuncaw - (n.) lunch<br />
chuncer , chunceu - (n.) brightnes of the day<br />
chuncha - (n.) rainbow<br />
chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak , ni siseh , thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi , chum - (n.) halo<br />
chung - (n.) inside - Example: We put our things inside the house<br />
chung - (n.) family, household - Example: How many are you in your family? = Nannih chung zeizatdah nan si?<br />
chung - (n.) relative - Example: He is our relative = Amah cu kan chung a si<br />
chung - (adv.) as much as - Example: Eas as much as you want = Na duh chungin ei<br />
chung - (adv.) ahead - Example: Please go ahead = Rak kal chung<br />
chung , chungah - (prep.) within - Example: You cannot see what is within your s<strong>to</strong>mach = Na paw chung i a ummi cu na hmu kho lo<br />
chung dang le chung dang karlak i huatnak saupi a ummi ; i huat in i ralpeng - (n.) feud<br />
chung , hrawng - (prep.) during<br />
chung i khon i a hung irhmi - (adj.) pent - Example: Pent up feelings = Thin i ben lengmang i i ben khawh ti lo i a hung chuakmi thinhunnak khi<br />
chung i lut lak i dawp - (n.) inhalation<br />
chung i vung zuan - (v.) plunge - Example: He plunged in<strong>to</strong> the water <strong>to</strong> save his friend = A hawipa khamh awkah ti chungah a zuang<br />
chung khorh - (v.) hollow<br />
chung , phun - (n.) clan<br />
chung um - (v.) have - Example: A day has twenty four hours = Ni khat chungah suimilam pakul le pali an um<br />
chung um , tlum - (v.) contain - Example: This tin contains apples = Hi pung chungah hin apple an um<br />
chungah - (prep.) in - Example: We live in a house = Inn chungah kan um<br />
chungah - (adv.) inside - Example: Please step inside = A chungah rung lut<br />
chungah , lakah - (prep.) amid<br />
chungah , lakah - (prep.) with - Example: They will mix with the crowd = Zapi lakah, an i cawh lai<br />
chungin chuah - (v.) excrete<br />
chungin chuahter , chafak , luak - (v.) spew<br />
chungin lak - (v.) extract - Example: Can you extract the watch from my pocket? = Ka zal chungin suimilam na la kho hnga maw?<br />
chungkhar , innchungkhar - (n.) family<br />
chungkuh - (n.) turtle<br />
chungkuh , chungkheng - (n.) <strong>to</strong>r<strong>to</strong>ise<br />
chungkuh phaw - (n.) <strong>to</strong>r<strong>to</strong>iseshell<br />
chungle - (n.) members of the family - Example: Are your family members well? = Na chungle an dam maw?<br />
chunglei - (adj.) within - Example: The house has been painted within and without = Inn cu a chung lei he a lenglei he si an thuh<br />
chunglei - (adv.) within<br />
chunglei a ngeimi - (adj.) internal<br />
chunglei ah - (adv.) in - Example: Bring your friends in = Na hawipa cu a chunglei ah run luhpi<br />
chunglei i pilter - (v.) indent - Example: When you type, indent five spaces <strong>to</strong> begin a paragraph = Seh in ca na ttial tikah, paragraph thawnkak<br />
ah deh nga i chunglei ah na pilter lai<br />
chunglei in lenglei ah - (adv.) out - Example: He looks out of the window = Thlalang awng in lenglei a zoh<br />
chungmi , lakmi - (prep.) of - Example: This book is one of the books which he wrote = Hi cauk hi a ttialmi cauk hna chung i pakhat a si<br />
chungmuru - (n.) core, kernel<br />
chungnawh - (n.) underwear<br />
chungnonak , luakchuahnak - (n.) nausea<br />
chungnu , innchungnu - (n.) wife<br />
chungpih - (n.) constipation<br />
chungril - (n.) inwards<br />
chungtel - (n.) member<br />
chungtel sinak - (n.) membership<br />
chungthin - (n.) entrails<br />
chungthlet si - (n.) laxative<br />
chungthlet si bang - (n.) cas<strong>to</strong>r oil<br />
chungthletsi , cite bantuk - (n.) magnesia<br />
chungthu lengnal a simi - (n.) hypocrite<br />
chungthu lengnal a simi - (adj.) hypocritical<br />
chungthu lengnal sinak - (n.) hopycrisy<br />
chungtlik - (n.) diarrhea<br />
chungttial ngei lo meithal - (adj.) smoothbore<br />
chungtuan - (n.) secretary<br />
chunh - (v.) stick - Example: He stuck with a stick = Fung in a chunh<br />
chunh , tleng lakin sawh - (v.) transfix<br />
chunhlan - (n.) forenoon<br />
chunhnu - (n.) afternoon<br />
chunlai - (n.) midday<br />
chunlai - (n.) noon<br />
chunlai - (n.) nook<br />
chunling cing - (n.) the hottest part of the day<br />
chunte - (adj.) only - Example: She is their only daughter = Amah cu an fanu ngeihchunte a si<br />
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chuntlung - (n.) anthill<br />
chuntlung milal - (n.) queen ant<br />
chut , chuh - (v.) confiscate<br />
ci cawhter - (v.) pollinate - Example: Flowers are pollinated by bees = Pangpar cu khuai nih an ci an cawh hna<br />
ci i thlahnak he aa pehtlai in - (adj.) hereditary<br />
ci le ruang , chuahkehnak ci le ruang - (n.) strain<br />
ci thlahtu an chiahmi rangtum - (n.) stallion<br />
ci , thlaici - (n.) seed<br />
cia - (adv.) already (that which has already been accomplished) - Example: Our friends who have already departed = A kal cia kan hawile<br />
ciah - (v.) percolate - Example: Ti nih kawfi kha a ciah cang maw?<br />
ciah - (v.) saturate, soak - Example: I soak my clothes (for washing) = Ka thil ka ciah hna<br />
ciah cikcek - (v.) saturate<br />
ciahmah - (adv.) steadily and persistently - Example: The rain falls steadily and persistently = Ruah a sur ciahmah<br />
ciam - (adj.) reserved, conservatve - Example: He is a reserved person = Amah cu mi ciam a si<br />
ciammam - (adv.) deleberately, thoroughly<br />
ciang , ciangzar - (n.) gifts, benefits, received from friends<br />
ciar - (adj.) wet - Example: My shirt is wet = Ka angki a ciar<br />
ciar, chuan, - 2. khuasa ngaiin um - (v.) broil<br />
ciau , cio - (pron.) each - Example: Each of you will teach one each = Pakhat nih pakhat cio nan cawnpiak hna lai<br />
cica - (adj.) blue, sky blue - Example: Sky blue shawl = Cica puan<br />
cicua , cengkeuh , cengkol - (n.) oyster<br />
cih - (v.) thatch roof (with thatch or grass) - Example: Today we put on the roof of our house = Nihin ah kan inn kan cih<br />
cihai - (v.) be lonely, lonesome - Example: I am lonely <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu ka ci a hai<br />
cihmih , cihmit - (v.) exterminate - Example: They exterminate all the flies = Tho kha an ci an hmih dih nha<br />
cik , ceh - (v.) nip<br />
cik , tan - (v.) lop<br />
cikawr - (n.) genetics<br />
cikcek - (v.) crush<br />
cikcek - (adv.) completely<br />
cikcin , aa pehmi thir cikcin kual tete - (n.) chain<br />
cil - (v.) overrun - Example: He was overrun by a car = Matttawka nih a cil<br />
cil - (n.) spit<br />
cil - (v.) tread, thresh, trample with feet - Example: They tresh rice = Facang an cil<br />
cil chaknak dur - (n.) spit<strong>to</strong>n<br />
cil chung ummi rawl rialtu - (n.) enzyme<br />
cil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) salivary<br />
cil , tuk , lamh - (v.) trounce<br />
cilchak - (v.) spit<br />
cilkiri - (n.) slaver<br />
cilkiri chuahter - (v.) slaver<br />
cim - (v.) collapse - Example: The roof collapses = Inncung a cim<br />
cin - (v.) grow - Example: They grow corn = Fangvoi an cin<br />
cin - (adj.) wet - Example: I put my wet shirt in the sun = Ka angki cin nitlang ah ka pho<br />
cin - (v.) get wet - Example: I get wet in the rains = Ruah nih a ka surh i ka cin<br />
cin cikcek - (v.) drench<br />
cin , cing - (v.) plant seed - Example: I plant cabbages = Kawpihlum ka cin<br />
cing - (v.) be sterile, stricken, not able <strong>to</strong> have baby - Example: His wife is sterile = A nupi a cing<br />
cingling - (adv.) most - Example: This is the time when he is most famous = A minthan cingling a si<br />
cinh, cinter - (v.) bathe - Example: His face was bathed ind tears = A hmai cu a mitthli nih a cinh dih<br />
cinken - (v.) remember, keep in mind - Example: I cannot remember his name = A min kaa cinken kho lo<br />
cinken awk a tlakmi - (adj.) noteworthy<br />
cinnak , fa ngei kho lo in umnak - (n.) sterility<br />
cinter - (v.) damp<br />
cinter , hnawmhter - (v.) bedraggle<br />
cio - (adj.) each - Example: Each dog is given a bone = Uico cu saruh pakhat cio an pek hna<br />
cip - (v.) close mouth, thighs, laps - Example: Close your mouth = Na ka cip<br />
cip - (v.) be ground in<strong>to</strong> small particles - Example: Your flour is not grounded properly = Na meida a cip lo<br />
circle bantukin a pummi - (adj.) circular<br />
cirdawt - (n.) snipe<br />
cirik - (n.) rust<br />
cirik a kaimi , cirik nih a eimi - (adj.) rusty<br />
cirik ei - (v.) rust<br />
cit - (v.) mount - Example: He mounted his horse = A rang aa cit<br />
cit - (v.) ride<br />
cit , cung kai - (adv.) aboard - Example: It is time <strong>to</strong> go aboard = Lawng cung kai caan a si cang<br />
cite - (n.) salt<br />
cite bantuk a simi , a almi - (adj.) saline<br />
cite phun - (n.) sulphate<br />
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cite phun khat lufah le lungmih i hnimhtermi - (n.) smelling salts<br />
cite ti , a al ngaimi - (n.) brine<br />
cite ti , ti al - (n.) salt water<br />
citmi cungin tlak - (v.) throw - Example: He was thrown from his horse = A rang cungin a tla<br />
citmi rangtum - (n.) steed<br />
cittu - (n.) rider<br />
civui - (n.) synod<br />
co , hmuh - (v.) obtain - Example: He obtained two kyats for two eggs = Arti pahnih caah fang hnih a hmuh<br />
coh - (v.) allot<br />
cohlan - (v.) accept<br />
cohlan - (v.) receive - Example: He came <strong>to</strong> his own people but they did not receive him = Amah a miphun sinah a ra nain an tak cohlang duh lo<br />
cohlan khawhmi - (adj.) acceptable<br />
cohlangtu , hmutu - (n.) receiver<br />
coih , cawih - (v.) lend - Example: He lends me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka cawih<br />
coil - (v.) grub - Example: Pigs grub for food = Vok nih thinghram kna an coih hna<br />
cok - (v.) stir up (food, stew)<br />
cok , cawk - (n.) throat<br />
cokcadil - (n.) gizzard<br />
cokpuar - (adj.) thyroid<br />
coktarh , lemnak - (n.) lure<br />
coktarh , sio harh - (n.) bait<br />
colh - (n.) yeast<br />
colh - (adv.) immediately - Example: He came but left immediately again = A ra i a kal colh<br />
college i hmuh hmasat bikmi degree - (n.) bachelor<br />
college kum khatnak siangngakchia - (n.) freshman<br />
college sianginn i saya , biachimtu - (n.) lecturer<br />
college sianginngakchia degree a la rih lomi - (n.) undergraduate<br />
colon a cheu ; ( ;) - (n.) semicolon<br />
com - (adj.) plump - Example: Your child is plump = Nan fate a com ngai<br />
comcawroi i um dih, lusam lo i um - (n.) disarray<br />
comi thil , roconak - (n.) inheritance - Example: Good health is a fine inheritance = Ngandam hi ro ttha a si<br />
communist phung in a ummi - (n.) communist<br />
compai - (n.) duck<br />
compai awnh - (v.) quack<br />
compai fa - (n.) gosling<br />
compai kal in kal - (v.) waddle<br />
compai phun khat , a ngan deuh phun - (n.) goose<br />
compaifa - (n.) duckling<br />
con - (v.) recoil - Example: He recoiled at seeing a snake = Rul a hmuh i a con<br />
con - (v.) shrink<br />
con , lak tthan zau - (v.) flinch - Example: The baby flinched when it <strong>to</strong>uched a hot pot = Um lin a <strong>to</strong>ngh tikah ngakchia cu a kut a lak zau, a con<br />
con , zor , re - (v.) contract - Example: Iron contracts when it is cold = Thir cu a kih tikah a con a hme deuh<br />
cong - (n.) pipe - Example: Bamboo pipes = Rua cong<br />
cong , rua cong , thir cong - (n.) cylinder<br />
cong tummi awdawh tumtu - (n.) piper<br />
cong tummi phun khat - (adj.) pipe<br />
congh - (v.) watch - Example: The dog watches the house = Uico nih inn a congh/hngah<br />
congh , cawngh - (v.) attend the cattle - Example: If I attend the cattle I shall not be able <strong>to</strong> come = Caw ka cawngh ahcun ka ra kho lai lo<br />
congh lomi , ven lomi - (adj.) unguarded<br />
congh , runven , ven - (v.) guard<br />
conghnak - (n.) watch<br />
conghrang - (n.) chamelon<br />
conglawmh - (v.) welcome<br />
conglawmh , lawmhpi - (v.) felicitate<br />
conglawmh lomi , duh lomi - (adj.) unwelcome<br />
conglawmh , puai tuah - (v.) celebrate<br />
conglawmh , puai tuahpiak - (v.) fete - Example: The bride was feted by her friends = Mo cu a hawile nih puai an tuahpiak<br />
conglawmhnak - (n.) celebration<br />
conglawmhnak - (n.) welcome<br />
conglawmhnak , lawmhpinak i aa tlakmi bia - (adj.) felicitious - Example: A felicitious speech of thanks = Lunglawmhnak bia chimnak i aa tlakmi<br />
bia<br />
congoih - (v.) gossip<br />
congoih - (n.) jew's harp<br />
congoih , thangchiat - (v.) backbite<br />
congoihnak , mi rawi , thangchiatnak - (n.) calumny<br />
conh - (v.) order<br />
connak - (n.) shrinkage<br />
consul umnak inn asiloah a zung - (n.) consulate<br />
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cop a har a kuarmi - (n.) gouge<br />
cop , cawp - (n.) chisel<br />
cor , cuar , cuam - (v.) bloat<br />
corh - (v.) shoot up (as sapling) - Example: A sapling shoots up from a stump = Thingmui a corh<br />
corh - (n.) sapling<br />
covo , ttuanvo , tinvo - (n.) share<br />
cozah - (n.) government<br />
cozah a domi pawl , tapung - (n.) insurgent<br />
cozah doh ruangah thong tlami ngaihthiamnak - (n.) amnesty<br />
cozah dohnak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) seditious<br />
cozah duh lomi thil a um sual maw thah thil a cektu - (n.) censor<br />
cozah kalning , ukning - (n.) regime<br />
cozah nawl in ca ttial inhal/fialmi - (n.) requisition<br />
cozah nih tadinca chuahtu pawl sinah/zapi sinah thanhmi bia - (n.) communique<br />
cozah nih uk khawh loin , i tuaibur in le ningcang loin um - (n.) anarchy<br />
cozah nih zapi zulh awk i an sermi phung ; phunglam ; upadi - (n.) law<br />
cozah pakhat lawng nih uk loin cozah tam nawm nih ukmi i ser - (v.) internationalize<br />
cozah pakhat le cozah pakhat karlak i i pehtlaihnak tuahmi ; mi chawnhbiak thiam - (n.) diplomacy<br />
cozah pakhat nih cozah dang pakhat he an i pehtlaihnak kuzale ; mi chawnhbiak le biachim a thiam ngaimi - (n.) diplomat<br />
cozah pakhat nih ram dang i an va chiahmi bawi - (n.) consul<br />
cozah pakhat ukmi ram chung i peng pakhat - (n.) state<br />
cozah pakhatkhat i tangka - (n.) exchequer<br />
cozah pakhatkhat nih cu bantukin kan tuah lai tiah an thanhmi - (n.) manifes<strong>to</strong><br />
Cozah rianttuannak bu - (n.) ministry - Example: Ministry of Finance = Tangka lei rianttuannak bu<br />
cozah thlennak - (n.) revolution<br />
cozah thlennak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) revolutionary<br />
cozah ukning , uknak , ram ukning - (n.) politics<br />
crusade a tuahmi - (n.) crusader<br />
cu - (pron.) that - Example: That village is good = Cu khua cu a ttha<br />
cu a si ahcun , kha caan ah khan , khi tikah , cun - (adv.) then<br />
cu bantuk ; aw cu - (n.) howl<br />
cu bantuk aw khi - (n.) sough<br />
cu bantuk ca hman awk i thilthuam le thilri hna - (n.) equipment<br />
cu bantuk hngalh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) intuitive<br />
cu bantuk i khawnnak in a chuakmi tha , pakhat le pakhat i khawn i den - (n.) impact<br />
cu bantuk kalnak ca i tummi awdawh - (n.) march<br />
cu bantuk kha bantuk in kan tuah lai tiah chimmi - (n.) proposal<br />
cu bantuk ralkap umnak hmun , khuavengtu ah an chiahmi hna ralkap - (n.) garrison<br />
cu bantuk tamhnak ca i an thlai lulhmi thil hna - (n.) fes<strong>to</strong>on<br />
cu bantuk thil a um caah cu bantuk thil a chuak ti ruahnak hmannak - (n.) reasoning<br />
cu bantukin - (adv.) likewise<br />
cu bantukin - (adv.) so - Example: The chair was broken and has been so for a long time = Thutdan cu a kiak i kha bantukin saupi a um cang<br />
cu bantukin a luang hluahmahmi - (n.) gush<br />
cu bantukin a miltlor lomi minung , a miltlor lomi thil - (adj.) rude<br />
cu bantukin a si hei ti awk a si ko - (adv.) so <strong>to</strong> speak<br />
cu bantukin an i khawn khi - (v.) clatter<br />
cu bantukin bia a chimtu hna - (n.) prompter<br />
cu bantukin , hi tiang - (adv.) thus<br />
cu bantukin i bute in a ummi paoh , banhla thlar , mitsur bor - (n.) cluster<br />
cu bantukin timi cu - (adj.) so called<br />
cu bantukmi - (adj.) such - Example: Such men as Daniel and Isaiah are rare = Daniel le Isaiah bantuk minung cu an tlawmte<br />
cu caan ah rian cu dih awk a si ti in khiahmi caan - (n.) deadline<br />
cu caan chungah - (adv.) meantime - Example: Her husband was away six months, meantime she looked after the cows = A va cu thla ruk khual<br />
a tlawng, cu chung cu amah nih caw kha a zoh hna<br />
cu caan kha caan ah cu bantuk kha bantuk in a si lai ti in ttialmi cazin , caan thiahnak cazin - (n.) schedule<br />
cu can - (adv.) that - Example: The baby cannot stay up that long = Ngakchia cu cu can cu hngilh loin a um kho lo<br />
cu , cut - (v.) ripen, come of age<br />
cu he cun - (adv.) therewith<br />
cu he , hi he - (adv.) therewithall<br />
cu hmun bak ah cun - (adv.) on the spot<br />
cu ngaitak cu - (interj.) my goodness, dear me<br />
cu ri thawk in - (adv.) since - Example: John caught cold on Sunday and has been in bed since = John cu Zarhpi ni in cumpi nih a tlunh i cu ri<br />
cun a it peng ko<br />
cu sette kha sette timi - (adj.) specific - Example: There is no specific reason for their quarrel = Cu set ruangah an i si ti awk a um lo<br />
cu thawngin , cucaah - (adv.) by virtue of<br />
cu thlahmi aiawhtu hna an zung - (n.) embassy<br />
cu zat kha zat a si tinak , a tam a tlawm zeizat tinak - (n.) quantity - Example: He can eat a great quantity of food = Rawl tampi a ei khawh<br />
cu zat kha zat timi - (n.) amount - Example: A large amount of money A small amount of money = Tangka tampi Tangka tlawmte<br />
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cu zat kha zat timi - (n.) amount<br />
cu zat ti cu a fiang, sihmanhselaw min chim a um lo, mi cheukhat - (adj.) certain<br />
cuai - (v.) vanish<br />
cuaithlai - (v.) balance<br />
cuaithlai - (v.) weigh<br />
cuaithlainak - (n.) balance<br />
cuaithlainak khing - (n.) scale<br />
cuaithlainak khing - (n.) steelyard<br />
cuam , cor , cuar - (v.) bloat<br />
cuanh , saupi zoh peng - (v.) gaze<br />
cuantu , zohtu - (n.) specta<strong>to</strong>r<br />
cuap - (n.) lung<br />
cuaphmat zawtnak - (n.) tuberculosis<br />
cuaphmat zawtnak - (n.) consumption<br />
cuaphmat zawtnak a ngei i a tak a lin lelekmi , hnahnawk luri ngai a simi - (adj.) hectic<br />
cuaphmat zawtnak nih a phintermi - (n.) tubercle<br />
cuar - (n.) skin<br />
cuar - (adj.) bloated<br />
cuar - (v.) cook, stew<br />
cuar a dakmi , a hakmi - (n.) callus<br />
cuar a kawhnak hma - (adj.) raw - Example: There is a raw spot on the horse where the harness rubbed = Rang cu a kengdan nih a hnornak<br />
zawn ah khan a cuar kawhnak a um<br />
cuar bo zawtnak phun khat - (n.) chicken pox<br />
cuar , cor - (v.) bloat<br />
cuar cung i a sen bo tete a chuakmi - (n.) rash<br />
cuar , hawng , phaw - (n.) integument<br />
cuar kawhnak hmun , cuar khawhnak - (n.) abrasion<br />
cuar tik i nem neknukpi an hung um khi , saruh tehna , a ki tehna - (n.) gelatine<br />
cuar zawtnak a thakmi - (n.) eczema<br />
cuar zawtnak phun khat - (n.) shingles<br />
cuar zawtnak , zubui liah - (n.) ringworm<br />
cuarkawh , tat , hnor - (v.) abrade<br />
cuarpar - (n.) foreskin<br />
cuarpartan - (v.) circumcise<br />
cuarpartannak - (n.) circumcision<br />
cuat - (v.) dig around the root of a plant or tree<br />
cube a simi thil he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. Thingtan pakhat, a sau pe khat, a kauh pe khat, a chah pe khat a simi cu cubin foot (kubikfod)<br />
pakhat a si - (adj.) cubic<br />
cucaah - (conj.) so - Example: Jack went <strong>to</strong> bed early so he got plenty of sleep = Jack cu tuan tein a it, cucaah tampi aa hngilh<br />
cucaah - (adv.) therefore<br />
cucaah ca a rel tukmi khi bookworm an ti , cauk a eitu rungrul - (n.) bookworm<br />
cucaah , cu thawngin - (adv.) by virtue of<br />
cucaah , zeicahdah - (conj.) wherefore<br />
cucu - (adv.) i.e.<br />
cuh - (v.) get something by force without scruples<br />
cuh , zuam, lentecelhnak ah i zuam - (v.) compete - Example: Three men competed for the prize = Laksawng kha mi pathum an i cuh<br />
cuhleiah - (adv.) furthermore<br />
cuk - (v.) peck<br />
cuk - (v.) bite (as a snake)<br />
cuk a thiammi arhli , ttaihciat - (n.) gamecock<br />
cuka hmun in - (adv.) thence<br />
cuka lei - (adv.) there<strong>to</strong><br />
cukhan ahcun , cuti a si ahcun , cuning ahcun - (adv.) at that rate<br />
cul - (v.) anoint, spread over - Example: He oils or anoints his feet (with oil) = A ke kha chiti in a cul<br />
cum ,cumh - (v.) pounce with fist - Example: Du not pounce me with your fist = Na kuttum in ka cum hlah<br />
cumpi tlunh i hnar in thaw fak piin chuah khi - (v.) snuffle<br />
cun , cu a si ahcun , kha caan ah khan , khi tikah - (adv.) then<br />
cung - (prep.) above, upon, over, on<br />
cung i thil hnuhnak tilawng , khun a ngei lomi ; mah seh a ngei lomi lawng dang i hnuhmi - (n.) barge<br />
cung kai - (v.) advance - Example: He worked so well that he was advanced <strong>to</strong> the post of a manager = A rianttuan a tthat caah maneizar rian ah<br />
a kai<br />
cung kai , cit - (adv.) aboard - Example: It is time <strong>to</strong> go aboard = Lawng cung kai caan a si cang<br />
cung kai duhnak lungthin - (n.) ambition<br />
cung kai duhnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) ambitious<br />
cung tlun , tlen hnawh - (v.) fall - Example: The choice falls on you = Nangmah an in thim<br />
cungah - (prep.) on - Example: The book is on the table = Cauk cu cabuai cungah a um<br />
cungkhuh - (n.) roof<br />
cungkhuh a ngeimi lam - (n.) arcade<br />
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cunglei - (prep.) above - Example: We flew above the cloud = Khuadawm cungin kan zuang<br />
cunglei - (adv.) up - Example: The flies flew up = Tho cu cung lei ah an zuang<br />
cunglei - (adv.) upward<br />
cunglei ah - (prep.) over - Example: They have a light over the door = Innka cunglei ah ceu pakhat an chiah<br />
cunglei dang - (n.) palate<br />
cunglei i i hel lengmang - (v.) hover - Example: Birds hover over their nests = Vate cu an bu cungah an i hel lengmang<br />
cunglei i kai , kai - (v.) ascend<br />
cunglei i mi a hun vawr khomi , i hlawhnak ca i an chiahmi phelpheng - (n.) springboard<br />
cunglei in vun pekmi nawl - (n.) mandate<br />
cunglei khan ah - (adv.) upstairs<br />
Cunglei Pol - (n.) North Pole<br />
cungpi , pinpi - (adv.) high - Example: The plane flew high above the clouds = Vanlawng cu khaudawm cungpi ah khin a zuang<br />
cungtang in a ummi den pahnih, ':' hihi calon cu a si - (n.) colon<br />
cungzar - (n.) pavilion<br />
cuning ahcun , cukhan ahcun , cuti a si ahcun - (adv.) at that rate<br />
curcuk , phihlik - (n.) cockroach<br />
curdu - (adj.) hesitant, unsure<br />
cuti a si ahcun , cuning ahcun , cukhan ahcun - (adv.) at that rate<br />
cuti a si ahcun cuti cun a si lai - (conj.) provided<br />
cuti a si ahcun cuti in siseh ti bia i kamnak - (n.) term - Example: The terms of peace = Daihnak duh ahcun hi bantuk hi bantuk nan tuah<br />
hnga timi bia i kamnak<br />
cuti in a si ahcun cu bantukin a si lai tiin ttialmi ca - (n.) provisio<br />
cuti set in siseh ti tuaknak - (n.) specification<br />
cuti set in siseh ti tuaknak - (v.) specify<br />
cuti ti ah cucu a si lai timi , biathli - (n.) watchword<br />
cuticun - (adv.) thus<br />
cuticun a si awk a si ti i hnatlaknak tuahmi - (n.) stipulation<br />
cuticun siseh ti ning i si dingin sernak - (n.) standardization<br />
cuticun siseh timi ning in an hmetngan , an tlawmtam , an pumrua le an tthatchiat kha aa tluk dingin ser - (v.) standardize<br />
cuticun va si sehlaw - (conj.) supposing<br />
cutu - (n.) hammer of a gun<br />
cuza - (adj.) mature - Example: He is now a mature person = Mi cuza a si cang<br />
cuza - (v.) mature - Example: He has now matured = Atu cu a cuza cang<br />
czar ti zongin ttial a si ; Russia ram siangpahrang - (n.) tsar<br />
D<br />
da - (adj.) insipid, flat - Example: Your wine is insipid = Na zu a da<br />
da - (n.) addled eg - Example: I see two addled eggs = Arti da pum hnih ka hmuh<br />
daang - (adj.) pale - Example: He is sick and pale. - He is terrified and becomes pale = A zaw i a daang. - A thin a phang i a daang<br />
dah - (v.) frisk - Example: A policeman frisked me = Palikpa nih a ka dah<br />
dah - (v.) fumble, grope - Example: He fumbled in the dark for the flashlight = Mui padap ah dahmei kha a dah<br />
dah cikcek , ttha tein kawl cikcek - (v.) ransack<br />
dah , dat - (n.) electricity - Example: Our electricity is good these days = Tukar hrawng cu kan dah tha a ttha<br />
dah lo cu - (prep.) except - Example: He works everyday, except Sunday = Zarhpi dah ti lo cu, nifate rian a tuan<br />
dah lo cu , dah lo ahcun - (prep.) save - Example: He works everyday save Sundays = Zarhpi ni hna ti dah lo ahcun nifate rian a ttuan<br />
dah lo nih cun - (prep.) but - Example: No one konws this but me = Keimah dah ti lo nih cun hihi ahohmanh nih an hngal lo<br />
dah ngeimi - (adj.) magnetic<br />
dah ngeimi thil , thir dah - (n.) magnet<br />
dah pakhat - (n.) neon<br />
dah ti lo ahcun - (prep.) but - Example: I shall go anywhere but <strong>to</strong> the river = Tiva dah ti lo ahcun khuazeihmanh ah ka kal ko lai<br />
dahkaw - (adv.) may have <strong>to</strong> - Example: If you don't go now you ma be late = Atu ah na kal lo ahcun na tlai lai dahkaw<br />
dahmei - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rchlight<br />
dahra - (adv.) indica<strong>to</strong>r of question - Example: Are you sick? = Na zaw dahra?<br />
dai - (adj.) still - Example: The lake is still = Tidil cu tilet zeihmanh um loin dai tein a um<br />
dai - (v.) diminish in sound, quiet down - Example: His voice was quieting down, diminishing = A aw a dai<br />
dai - (v.) play - Example: Let's play = I dai u sih<br />
dai - (adj.) cool - Example: The weather is getting cool = Khua a dai<br />
dai , daih - (v.) cool down<br />
dai tein a um duh lomi , a um zirziar duh lomi - (adj.) restless<br />
dai tein a ummi - (adj.) placid - Example: A placid lake = Dai tein a um zirziar mi tili<br />
dai tein a ummi - (adj.) tranquil<br />
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dai tein a ummi , fawite i thin cawlcanghter khawh lomi - (adj.) imperturbable<br />
dai tein a ummi , hnachet loin a ummi - (adj.) silent<br />
dai tein a ummi pawl - (adj.) staid<br />
dai tein dir ziar ko - (n.) standstill<br />
dai tein khuaruah - (v.) meditate<br />
dai tein khuaruahnak - (n.) meditation<br />
dai tein , lungthin cawl urar loin a ummi , tanh deuh mi ngei lo i um - (adj.) dispassionate<br />
dai tein um - (v.) sedate<br />
dai tein um , zei thil paoh hmanh i lungtho cutmat i a um lomi - (adj.) phlegmatic<br />
dai tein umter , daihter - (v.) becalm<br />
dai tein umternak a simi , fah theih lonak si - (adj.) sedative<br />
dai zirziar in um caan - (n.) calm - Example: A great calm followed the s<strong>to</strong>rm = Thlichia kha dai zirziar in a ummi caan nih a hun zulh<br />
dai zirziar in um caan - (n.) calm - Example: Thlichia kha dai zirziar in a ummi caan nih a hun zulh<br />
daidim , khachuan , vankhawng - (n.) garlic<br />
daihnak - (n.) calmness<br />
daihnak - (n.) quietitude<br />
daihnak - (n.) tranquility<br />
daihnak a duhmi - (adj.) pacific<br />
daihnak , cawlcang loin umnak - (n.) stillness<br />
daihnak , remnak - (n.) peace<br />
daihnak ser , remnak ser , remter - (v.) a<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
daihnak tuahtu - (n.) peacemaker<br />
daihter - (v.) lull - Example: The captain lulled our fear = Keptenpa nih kan ttihnak (thinphannak) kha a daihter<br />
daihter , dai tein umter - (v.) becalm<br />
daihter , tthawnnak derter , tlawmter - (v.) deaden - Example: Some medicines are given <strong>to</strong> deaden the pain = A fahnak daihter awkah si an<br />
pek<br />
daihtertu - (n.) pacifier<br />
daihtertu - (n.) silencer<br />
daimon lungvar - (n.) diamond<br />
dairek in pialpah loin - (adv.) straight - Example: He went straight home = Khuazeihmanh ah pial pah loin inn ah a kal<br />
daither , remter , a thin a hungmi va hlemh , va nawl - (v.) appease<br />
daithlan , daithlanh , daithlang - (v.) neglect<br />
daithlanhgmi - (adj.) neglectful<br />
daithlannak , zohkhenh lonak - (n.) negligence<br />
dak - (v.) click the <strong>to</strong>ngue - Example: He is angry and he clicks his <strong>to</strong>ngue = A thin a hung i a dak<br />
dak - (n.) bite - Example: It is not even a swallow (a mouthful) for me (very small amount) = Ka dak khat hmanh va si hlah<br />
dak tiin seh/tlaih - (v.) snap - Example: The dog snapped at the child's hand = Uico nih ngakchia kut kha dak tiah a seh<br />
dakter , a dak (daak) - (v.) encrust - Example: The inside of the kettel is encrusted with lime = Ketteli a chunglei kha thung in a dak<br />
dal - (n.) chapter - Example: There are many chapters in the Bible = Baibal chungah dal tampi an um<br />
dal - (v.) counter, oppose - Example: He always counters what I say = Ka bia a ka dal zungzal<br />
dal - (v.) counter, oppose - Example: He always counters what I say = Ka bia a ka dal zungzal<br />
dal , khan - (n.) room<br />
dal tam a ngeimi , a dal hnuh khawh a simi , thilchiahnak bizu - (n.) drawer<br />
dalnak - (n.) putting up partition - Example: Plywood is good for partition = Innkhaan dalnak ah plywood a ttha<br />
dalnak - (n.) countering - Example: His words of counter are not effective = A dalnak bia kha san a tlai lo<br />
dam - (v.) get over - Example: He gets over his illness = A zawtnak in a dam<br />
dam - (adj.) well - Example: Is your mother well? = Na nu a dam maw?<br />
dam , damter - (v.) heal<br />
dam lo - (adj.) ill - Example: He is ill <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu a zaw<br />
dam setsai lo - (adj.) seedy<br />
dam tein - (interj.) adieu<br />
dam tein - (interj.) goodbye<br />
dam tein - (adv.) safely - Example: We reached home safely = Dam tein inn kan phan<br />
dam tthan - (v.) recover<br />
dam tthan - (v.) recuperate - Example: He has recuperated from his illness = A dam lonak in a dam tthan cang<br />
dam tthannak - (n.) recovery<br />
dam tthannak - (n.) recuperation<br />
damah le amah karh tik i a chuakmi - (n.) square - Example: Sexteen is the square of four = Hleiruk cu pali le pali karh i a chuakmi a si<br />
damh - (v.) heal, make well - Example: Physician, heal thyself = Sibawipa, nangmah le nangmah i damh ngat<br />
damh - (v.) guess, speculate, conjecture - Example: Can you guess who the thief could be? = Mifir kha ahodah a si hnga na damh kho maw?<br />
damh - (v.) prepare - Example: Have you prepared (got ready) food for the trip? = Riahcaw na damh cang maw?<br />
damh khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irremediable<br />
damhnak - (n.) get things ready, preparation<br />
damiah - (n.) robber<br />
damnak - (n.) cure<br />
damnak - (n.) health - Example: Exercise is good for health = Lentecelh hi damnak caah a ttha<br />
damnak si - (n.) medicine<br />
damter - (v.) cure<br />
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damter ding i tuah - (v.) treat - Example: The doc<strong>to</strong>r treats the patients = Sibawi mizaw kha dam hna seh ti in a tuah hna, si a pek hna<br />
damter khawh lomi - (adj.) incurable<br />
damter , ngamter , nemter - (v.) mollify<br />
damternak - (n.) remedy<br />
damternak a simi - (adj.) remedial<br />
dan - (adj.) alternate<br />
dan , dang - (v.) separate - Example: You should separate the sheep and the goats = Tuu le meheh kha na an hna lai<br />
dan , dang - (v.) obstruct - Example: You should obstruct their path with thorns = An lam kha hling in na dan lai<br />
dan , donh , a kam kip in kulh - (v.) hem - Example: He was hemmed in by the enemies = Ral nih an hren<br />
dan kanh - (v.) fend - Example: He fended off the blows with his arm = A kut in a hun thonghnak kha a rak i dan kanh<br />
dang - (adj.) different - Example: Your cow and my cow are different = Na caw la ka caw an i dang<br />
dang - (adj.) another - Example: There is another man in the house = Midang pakhat inn chungah a um<br />
dang - (n.) palate - Example: My palate is sore = Ka dang a fak<br />
dang, dangh - (v.) give feast, entertain - Example: Will he entertain us at the hotel? = Hotel ah rawl a kan dang hnga maw?<br />
dang , dangh - (v.) sacrifice <strong>to</strong> demon - Example: He sacrifices a red cock <strong>to</strong> the demon = Khuachia arhli sen i a dang<br />
dang , hnar lei i a kalmi kua , cuap lei i a kalmi kua le pawip lei i a kal mi kua an i thawknak - (n.) pharynx<br />
dang liapluap in a ummi , mithi bantuk tuksapur - (adj.) ghastly<br />
dang pakhat - (adj.) another<br />
dangdang - (adj.) different<br />
dangfir - (n.) <strong>to</strong>nsil - Example: His <strong>to</strong>nsils have been removed = A dangfir an tanpiak<br />
dangfir fah - (n.) quinsy<br />
dangfir phin zawtnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>nsilitis<br />
dangfir tanglei i a ummi aw hri umnak , aw bawm - (n.) larynx<br />
dangte - (n.) frog - Example: We shall beat (kill) the frogs = Dangte kan sit lai<br />
dang<strong>to</strong> - (n.) uvala - Example: His uvala is painful = A dang<strong>to</strong> a fak<br />
danh - (v.) put something underneath - Example: You should put bricks underneath the legs of the table = Cabuai ke kha tlakrawh na danh hna<br />
lai<br />
danh - (v.) put on - Example: I put on shoes = Kedan kaa danh<br />
dankanh - (v.) cordon - Example: The police cordoned off the play ground = Palik nih lentecelhnak hmun kha an dankanh<br />
dannak - (n.) contrast<br />
dannak - (n.) diversity<br />
dannak - (n.) difference - Example: The difference between iron and paper is that iron is heavier = Thir le caku an i dannak cu thir kha a rit deuh<br />
dannak a um lo , an i khat - (adj.) equal - Example: All men are equal before the law = Upadi hmaiah cun mi zeihmanh an i khat dih<br />
dannak langhternak - (n.) differentiation<br />
dantat - (v.) punish<br />
dantat - (v.) sentence - Example: The judge sentenced the thief <strong>to</strong> one year in prison = Biaceihtu bawi nih mifir cu kum khat thong tla dingin<br />
dantatnak bin a khiah<br />
dantat , fak piin soi , sik - (v.) castigate<br />
dantat in rianttuanternak - (n.) servitude<br />
dantat khawh a simi , dantat awk tlakmi - (adj.) punishable<br />
dantatmi hna lu hrolhnak le kut hrolhnak ca i an tuahmi thingpheng an vihmi hna - (n.) pillory<br />
dantatnak - (n.) penalty<br />
dantatnak - (n.) punishment<br />
dantatnak ca i tthumh , tthumh , niamter - (v.) degrade<br />
dantatnak in luatter - (v.) pardon<br />
dantatnak pek - (v.) penalize<br />
dantlang - (n.) collar<br />
dantlang ruh - (n.) collar bone - Example: Human beings have two collar bones each = Minung nih dantlang ruh pahnih kan ngei<br />
dao - (adj.) wide - Example: His mouth is wide = A ka a dao<br />
dap - (n.) dew<br />
dapti - (n.) dewdrop<br />
dar - (n.) bell or gong - Example: They have rung the gong, let us go <strong>to</strong> the place of gathering (for worship) = Dar an tum cang, pumhnak ah kal<br />
u sih<br />
dar - (n.) bell or gong - Example: They have rung the gong, let us go <strong>to</strong> the place of gathering (for worship) = Dar an tum cang, pumhnak ah kal<br />
u sih<br />
dar - (v.) entertain guests - Example: We entertain 20 guests (with food) = Minung pakul rawl kan dar hna<br />
dar eng phun - (n.) brass<br />
dar sen - (n.) bronze<br />
dar sen - (n.) copper<br />
darh - (v.) spread out - Example: The basket spreads out at its <strong>to</strong>p = Sei cu a ka a darh<br />
darh - (v.) spread out - Example: The <strong>Chin</strong>s spread out <strong>to</strong> many places = Laimi kha khuazakip ah an darh dih<br />
darkeu - (n.) spoon<br />
darkeu ngan - (n.) tablespoon<br />
darkhing - (n.) bell<br />
darkhing aw - (n.) clang<br />
darkhing hme tete , khing tete an rin i an aw khi - (n.) jingle<br />
darkhing hmete aw - (n.) tinkle<br />
darkhing rual aw - (n.) chime<br />
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darkhing thlainak inn - (n.) belfry<br />
dat , dah - (n.) electricity - Example: Our electricity is good these days = Tukar hrawng cu kan dah tha a ttha<br />
datari , faah , ram/facang hlehnak - (n.) sickle<br />
dathmanthlak , kan tak chung hmanthlaknak - (n.) x-ray<br />
datsi - (n.) oil<br />
Daw - (n.) Miss<br />
daw , dawt , duh - (v.) love - Example: Do you love me? = Na ka daw maw?<br />
dawbi - (n.) washerman<br />
dawh - (adj.) handsome<br />
dawh - (v.) seem - Example: They seem <strong>to</strong> know what they did = An tuahmi kha hngalh dawh an si<br />
dawh - (v.) look like - Example: It looks like rain = Ruah sur dawh a si<br />
dawh ngaiin - (adv.) politely<br />
dawh , rumra - (n.) magnificence<br />
dawh tein chim - (v.) phrase - Example: She phrased his answer carefully = A lehnak bia cu dawh tein a chim<br />
dawh tein umnak - (n.) politeness<br />
dawhnak - (n.) beauty<br />
dawhnak - (n.) grace<br />
dawhnak ca i thuh boih awk thil - (n.) cosmetic<br />
dawhnak , hnuhnak , lungthin laknak - (n.) attraction<br />
dawhnak lei a duh ngaimi le a hingal ngaimi - (n.) aesthete<br />
dawhter , tamh - (v.) beautify<br />
dawhter , tamh. - 2. tthatter deuh, pehsauh, chap - (v.) embellish<br />
dawhter , tamh , thawitenh , pangpar suai - (v.) embroider<br />
dawhternak , tamhnak , thawitenhnak , pangpar suai - (n.) embroidery<br />
dawhtlak , loin umnak - (n.) immodesty<br />
dawhtlakte i nun , umtu ziaza aa dawhmi - (n.) decency<br />
dawi - (n.) sorcery - Example: In former days <strong>Chin</strong> feared sorcery much = Hlan ah cun Laimi nih dawi an ttih ngai<br />
dawi , hlawt - (v.) rid - Example: What will rid a house of rat? = Inn in zei nih dah zu cu a dawi hna lai?<br />
dawi , thawl - (v.) banish<br />
dawi , tthawl - (v.) chase<br />
dawk , dok - (v.) pull out - Example: Please pull out one string of the yarn = La kha zai khat in vun dawk tuah<br />
dawkawng , cengkeuh - (n.) snail<br />
dawkawng phun khat - (n.) slug<br />
dawl - (v.) pile bricks or s<strong>to</strong>nes one upon another <strong>to</strong> make a wall - Example: They make a brick wall = Tlakrawh vampang an dawl<br />
dawlh , dolh - (v.) swallow - Example: Sugar coated medicine is easy <strong>to</strong> swallow = Si thlum cu dawlh a fawi<br />
dawm - (n.) manure, fertiliser - Example: Com dung is best manure = Caw ek hi dawm ttha bik a si<br />
dawm - (adj.) cloudy, overcast - Example: It is cloudy = Khua a dawm<br />
dawmh , domh - (v.) place hand on the spot of pain <strong>to</strong> relieve pain - Example: Please put your hand on my head (<strong>to</strong> relieve pain) = Ka lu ka<br />
domh tuah<br />
dawn , dawnh - (v.) impede<br />
dawnchungle - (n.) members of the family - Example: How many members are in your family? = Na dawnchungle zeizatdah an si?<br />
dawng - (n.) household, family - Example: There are hundred families in our church = Kan khrifabu chungah dawng za khat kan um<br />
dawngchung - (n.) spouse - Example: Is your spouse also coming? = Nu dawngchung a ra ve lai maw?<br />
dawngchungnu - (n.) wife - Example: My wife is a midwife/nurce = Ka dawngchungnu cu si sayama a si<br />
dawngchungpa - (n.) husband - Example: My husband is a pas<strong>to</strong>r = Ka dawngchungpa cu pas<strong>to</strong>r a si<br />
dawngh , dongh - (v.) end<br />
dawnghnak , donghnak - (n.) end<br />
dawnh , donh - (v.) catch in a cup or cloth something which dropw - Example: You should catch the mangoes in your blanket = Hai kha na<br />
puan in na rak donh hna lai<br />
dawnh , hrawh , pakpalawng i canter - (v.) foil - Example: The police foiled his evil plan = Thil ttha lo tuah aa timhmi kha palik nih an hrawh<br />
dawnh , kham - (v.) hinder<br />
dawnhnak , hnahnawh peknak - (n.) interfeence<br />
dawnnak - (n.) impedement<br />
dawntu - (n.) bar - Example: Bad temper is a bar <strong>to</strong> making friends = Thinchiat hi hawikom ser dawntu a si<br />
dawntu - (n.) barrier<br />
dawntu - (n.) disadvantage<br />
dawntu - (n.) handicap - Example: Lack of education is a handicap for many people = Cathiam lo hi mi tampi caah dawntu a si<br />
dawntu - (n.) hindrance<br />
dawntu - (n.) obstacle<br />
dawntu - (n.) block<br />
dawntu a simi - (adj.) detrimental<br />
dawntu a simi thil - (adj.) disadvantageous<br />
dawntu a simi , thil hnahnawk a simi - (adj.) cumbersome<br />
dawntu , harnak petu , tthat lonak petu - (n.) detriment<br />
dawntu , mi a rilhtertu - (n.) stumbling block<br />
dawnzuk - (n.) watermelon<br />
dawnzuk , phazeti - (n.) melon<br />
dawp - (v.) absorb - Example: Cot<strong>to</strong>n can absorb water = Lachawn nih ti a dawo khawh<br />
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dawp - (v.) light cigarette - Example: I shall light a cigarette = Khuak ka dawp lai<br />
dawp , din - (v.) suck<br />
dawp , din - (v.) imbibe<br />
dawp , hulter - (v.) sop up - Example: Please sop up the water with a piece of cloth = Ti kha puanchia in dawp<br />
dawp khotu thil - (adj.) absorbent<br />
dawp , rawl dawp - (v.) assimilate<br />
dawpdolh , ni dawpdolh zong thlapa dawpdolh zong - (n.) eclipse - Example: Eclipse of sun. - Eclipse of moon = Ni dawpdolh. - Thlapa<br />
dawpdolh<br />
dawr hmete , lakphak dawr - (n.) stall<br />
dawrh - (v.) overshadow - Example: The banyan tree overshadows them that they cannot grow = Rirang nih a dorh hna i an thang kho lo<br />
dawrh , chawdawr , dorh - (n.) shop - Example: I saw him at his shop = A chawdawr ah ka hmuh<br />
dawt awk a simi - (adj.) lovable<br />
dawt , duh , daw - (v.) love - Example: Do you love me? = Na ka daw maw?<br />
dawt khunmi - (n.) favourite - Example: She is her father's favourite = Amah cu a pa i a dawt khunmi a si<br />
dawt khunmi - (n.) pet - Example: The baby was the pet of the family = Bawhte cu an innchungkhar ah an dawt khunmi a si<br />
dawt ngaiin - (adv.) dearly<br />
dawt ngaimi - (adj.) affectionate - Example: Your affectionate friend = Na dawt ngaimi na hawi<br />
dawt tuk , duh tuk - (v.) idolize<br />
dawtmi - (adj.) beloved<br />
dawtmi - (adj.) dear<br />
dawtmi - (n.) sweetheart<br />
dawtmi , duhmi - (n.) darling<br />
dawtmi , hawikom ttha a simi - (adj.) cordial<br />
dawtnak - (n.) love<br />
dawtnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) uncharitable<br />
dawtnak , hawikom ttha sinak - (n.) cordiality<br />
dawtnak le nem tein tuahtao - (v.) cherish - Example: A mother cherished her child = A nu nih a fate kha dawtnak le nem tein a tuahtao<br />
dawtnak le zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) tender<br />
dawtu a simi , duhtu a simi - (adj.) loving<br />
dawtu , duhtu - (n.) lover<br />
de - (n.) spots, specks<br />
de - (v.) appear - Example: The moon appears (it is a new moon) = Thlapa a de<br />
de , tleu , ceu , cer - (v.) scintillate<br />
deep - (v.) make a dent - Example: My pot is dented = Ka um a deep<br />
deh - (n.) dot - Example: He made a dot on the paper = Caku cungah deh pakhat a tuah<br />
deh , hlen - (v.) delude<br />
deh , hlen , dek - (v.) swindle<br />
deh , hlen , dek - (v.) beguile<br />
dehcawh , tuaitam , nihchuak i saih - (v.) tease<br />
dehnak , a hmaan lomi bia , lih - (n.) fallacy<br />
dehnak , hlennak - (n.) hoax<br />
dei - (v.) open up (the eyes) - Example: The eyes of the kitten open up = Chizawhfa an mit a dei<br />
dei - (v.) dawn<br />
deih thei - (v.) date<br />
deirel arfi - (n.) morning star<br />
dek , deh , hlen - (v.) swindle<br />
dek , deh , hlen - (v.) beguile<br />
dek , tuaitam - (v.) tamper - Example: Do not tamper with the clock = Suimilam kha tuaitam/dek hlah<br />
del - (v.) look - Example: I do not dare <strong>to</strong> look int his face = A hmai ka del ngam lo<br />
del , hneksak-del - (v.) test, try<br />
delta - (n.) delta<br />
dem - (v.) dash - Example: She dashed the cup on the floor = Hrai kha tuang ah a den<br />
dem, demh - (v.) cast shadow, shade - Example: The trees cast shadow on the road = Thingkung nih lam an demh<br />
dem , nemdok - (n.) loin - Example: He puts a belt on his loin = A nem ah taisawm aa sawmh<br />
democracy uknak a zummi - (n.) democrat<br />
den - (v.) drench - Example: The rain drenches us = Ruahpi nih a kan den<br />
den , hrawn - (v.) batter - Example: He battered the door = Innka kha a den<br />
den khawnnak in thluak tlirhnak , hninhnak , tlirhnak - (n.) concussion<br />
den khenh , tuk - (n.) stroke - Example: He drove in the nail with one strok of the hammer = Sobul voi khat den in thir cu pil lakin a khenh ko<br />
den , sobul in khenh - (v.) hammer<br />
deng - (n.) limit, frontier, the end of something<br />
dengmang - (adv.) nearly - Example: He nearly missed the train = Tlanglawng a tanh lo dengmang<br />
dengmang - (adv.) indicates what is about <strong>to</strong> happen, is planned - Example: We are about <strong>to</strong> go = Kan kal dengmang<br />
dengmang , a kam , a tlang - (n.) verge<br />
dengmang , luklak - (adv.) almost<br />
dengteo - (v.) look straight in<strong>to</strong> face - Example: He looks straight in<strong>to</strong> my face = Dengteo in a ka zoh<br />
denh - (v.) put weight on something - Example: Please put s<strong>to</strong>ne on the paper = Caku kha lung denh tuah<br />
denh , rial , manter , fak piin nam - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the s<strong>to</strong>ne in<strong>to</strong> fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial<br />
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depde - (n.) hypocrite, rogue, swindler, fraudent - Example: He is a rogue = Mi depde a si<br />
der - (adj.) lean - Example: lean boy = Ngakchia der<br />
der - (adj.) weak - Example: He is a weak man = Mi der a si<br />
der filfial in a ummi - (adj.) gaunt<br />
derh - (v.) confront - Example: He does not dare confront him = A derh ngam lo<br />
derh , dirh - (v.) begin - Example: They have started building the house = Inn an derh cang<br />
dernak - (n.) weakness<br />
dernak - (n.) thinness<br />
dernak , tthawn lonak - (n.) weakness<br />
derter , thazang tlawmter - (v.) enfeeble<br />
derter , thazang tlawmter , pa si loter - (v.) emasculate<br />
derter , tthawn loter - (v.) weaken<br />
derthawm - (adj.) weak - Example: He is a weak/sickly man = Mi derthawm a si<br />
derthawm , feh lo , thazang um lo - (adj.) groggy<br />
derthawmnak - (n.) fraility<br />
dertthawm , thazang ngei lo - (adj.) feeble<br />
det - (v.) push <strong>to</strong> the edge - Example: Do not push me <strong>to</strong> the edge of the bed = Ihkhun tlang ah ka det chih hlah<br />
det , chawdet - (v.) bargain - Example: I don't like <strong>to</strong> bargain = Chawdet ka duh lo<br />
deu , a ngaingai a si lomi - (adj.) bogus<br />
deu , thlam - (n.) hut<br />
deuh - (v.) disenchant - Example: I was disenchanted by his speech = A biachimmi nih a ka deuh<br />
deuh - (v.) fail - Example: He failed us when we needed him most = Kan herh bik caan ah a kan deuh<br />
deuh - (adv.) rather - Example: I would rather go <strong>to</strong>day than <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing nakin nihin ah ka kal deuh lai<br />
deuh in - (adv.) more - Example: A plane travels more rapidly than a train = Vanlawng cu tlanglawng nakin khulrang deuhin a kal<br />
deuhnak - (n.) disillusionment<br />
Dezimbar thla - (n.) December<br />
di - (v.) tire, be tired - Example: I am tired = Ka tha a di<br />
di , ngaidi - (n.) thatch<br />
diam - (adv.) off - Example: The bird flew off = Vate kha a zuang diam<br />
diam - (adv.) completely (perfect tense) - Example: He has already gone = A kal diam cang<br />
diamduam - (adj.) timid - Example: He is a timid person = Mi diamduam a si<br />
dica , inncung - (n.) roof<br />
dih - (v.) finish, complete - Example: I finished reading the book = Cauk rel kha ka dih cang<br />
dih - (adv.) completely - Example: I have finished the work completely = Rian cu ka dih dih cang<br />
dih , dip , dit - (v.) strangle - Example: He strangled her = A hrom in a dih<br />
dih lomi , lim lomi - (adj.) unfinished<br />
dihlak - (adj.) all<br />
dihlakin - (adv.) completely - Example: I have completely read the book = Cauk a dihlak in ka rel dih<br />
dihnak hmun i sermi pangpar le thingkung hawi hna an phunnak hmun - (n.) park<br />
dihreh - (num.) rafters - Example: <strong>Chin</strong>s use bamboos for rafters = Laimi nih dihreh caah rua an hman<br />
dik - (adj.) correct, true, righteous, honest - Example: You must try <strong>to</strong> be an honest person = Mi dik si naa zuan lai<br />
dik - (conj.) whether - Example: I am not sure whether I shall go or not = Ka kal hnga maw kal lo dik<br />
diksineri , holh sullam ttialnak cauk - (n.) dictionary<br />
dil - (v.) dam - Example: We shall dam the water = Ti kan dil lai<br />
dil - (v.) gather <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: There is a lot of people gathereing <strong>to</strong>gether = Mi tampi an i dil tung ko<br />
dildel - (adj.) beautifully green<br />
dim , duhdim - (adj.) abundant , plenty - Example: We shall go <strong>to</strong> the garden of abundance = Dim lo ah kan kal lai<br />
din - (v.) take - Example: He does not like <strong>to</strong> take medicine = Si din a duh lo<br />
din - (v.) straighten - Example: Try <strong>to</strong> straighten the crooked nails = Thir kawi kha din i zuam hna<br />
din awk thil Pathian sinah raithawinak i pekmi - (n.) oblation<br />
din , dawp - (v.) imbibe<br />
din , dawp - (v.) suck<br />
din dih hirhiar - (v.) drain - Example: He drains the cup = Hrai khat kha a din dih hirhiar<br />
din dih , hrawh , khangh , hman dih , ei dih - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih<br />
din , ding - (v.) drink<br />
din , ding - (adj.) righteous, straight - Example: Follow the straight road = Lam ding kha zul<br />
din lonak - (n.) injustice<br />
din lonak tuah zong i a zei a poi lomi , a ding ding lo kong ah aa ralring lomi - (adj.) unscrupulous<br />
din nawn tein en , sawh - (v.) nudge<br />
din tein bengh - (v.) pat<br />
din tein benghnak - (n.) pat<br />
din tein biachim , fifik tum - (v.) whisper<br />
din tein khangh , em , ul - (v.) scorch<br />
din tein , tlawm tein - (adv.) slightly<br />
din tein tleu - (v.) shimmer<br />
din tein <strong>to</strong>ngh, puanchia nem tein podar hmai i thuh therhmarh - (v.) dab<br />
din tuk in chim , fak lo tuk in chim , niam tuk in chim - (v.) understate<br />
ding - (adv.) (same as lai: future tense) - Example: If you will go <strong>to</strong>morrow, I shall also come along. Please tell me the time when you will go =<br />
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Thaizing ah na kal ding ahcun, ka ra ve hai. - Na kal lai ding can ka chim te<br />
ding , din - (adj.) righteous, just, honest, straight forward - Example: He is a righteous person = Amah cu mi ding a si<br />
ding tein a dirmi - (adj.) erect<br />
ding tein a dirmi - (adj.) perpendicular<br />
ding tein dirtermi , ding tein tunmi - (adj.) upright<br />
ding tein , hmaan tein - (adv.) rightly<br />
ding tein , lihchim lo tein - (adv.) straightforward<br />
ding tein si lo in a vel in hngalther - (v.) imply - Example: Your manner implies that you are not pleased with me = Na umtuning nih ka cungah<br />
naa lawm lo ti kha a vel in a ka hngalther<br />
ding teomao tein - (adj.) direct<br />
ding teomao tein - (adv.) directly<br />
dinglo , a ngawi , paisah - (adj.) oblique<br />
dingmi - (adj.) righteous<br />
dingte si loin a vel in velmi - (adj.) indirect<br />
dinh - (v.) drink - Example: Please take the horse <strong>to</strong> drink (water) = Rang kha ti va dinh tuah<br />
dinh caan - (n.) recess<br />
dinh , din - (v.) rest<br />
dinh , pension lak - (v.) retire<br />
dinhdorh loin tuah , ttha loin tuah - (v.) maltreat<br />
dinhdorh loin tuahnak , ttha loin tuahnak - (n.) maltreatment<br />
dinhnak - (n.) respite<br />
dinhnak - (n.) rest<br />
dinhnak , dirnak , ngolnak - (n.) halt<br />
dinlonak - (n.) unrighteousness, dishonesty - Example: Do not have dishonesty = Dinlonak ngei hlah<br />
dinmi thil paohpaoh , kawfi tehna , lakphak tehna , zu tehna - (n.) beverage<br />
dinnak - (n.) justice<br />
dinnak - (n.) righteousness - Example: Righteousness builds up a nation = Dinnak nih miphun a tthanchoter<br />
dinnak - (num.) drinking - Example: Drinking alcohol brings down a nation = Zu dinnak nih miphun a ttumchukter<br />
dinnak , ziaza ding , linchim lo tein a ummi ziaza - (n.) rectitude<br />
dinnak , zumh awk tlak sinak - (n.) probity<br />
dinter - (v.) straighten<br />
dinter deuh , tthatter deuh - (v.) ameliorate<br />
dinther , hrawh - (v.) demobilize<br />
dip - (adj.) powdery - Example: Your rice flour is not well ground = Na chang a dip lo<br />
dip - (v.) squeeze - Example: Please squeeze the <strong>to</strong>othpaste = Hasi kha vun dip<br />
dip , dih , dit - (v.) strangle - Example: He strangled her = A hrom in a dih<br />
dip lakin phomhmi rawl - (n.) meal - Example: Corn is ground in<strong>to</strong> meal = Fangvoi cu dip lakin an phomh<br />
dipte i can - (v.) mince<br />
dipte i den - (v.) pulverize<br />
dir - (v.) rise<br />
dir - (v.) stand<br />
dir - (v.) stand - Example: The thermometer stands a 92 degrees F = Kihlum tahnak cu 92 F. dikiri 92 ah a dir<br />
dir - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p - Example: The bus s<strong>to</strong>ps at the bus stand = Baska cu baska dirnak ah a dir<br />
dir , ngol , dinh awk i khua i cam - (v.) halt<br />
dirh bawmh , thoh - (v.) bolster<br />
dirh , derh - (v.) begin - Example: They have started building the house = Inn an derh cang<br />
dirh ser , umter - (v.) institute - Example: They instituted new laws = Upadi thar an ser hna<br />
diriam , riam - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam<br />
dirkamh - (v.) stand with, stand and speak for somebody, advocate - Example: We should stand <strong>to</strong>gether (<strong>to</strong> help one another) = Pakhat le<br />
pakhat kan i dirkamh awk a si<br />
dirkamhtu - (n.) advocate, pleader - Example: A lawyer is my advocate = Sihni cu a ka dirkamhtu a si<br />
dirnak - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>p - Example: Bus wil s<strong>to</strong>p at its s<strong>to</strong>p = Baska cu a dirnak ah a dir lai<br />
dirnak hmun - (n.) stand - Example: The police <strong>to</strong>ok his stand at the corner of the street = Palik cu lam kil ah a dir<br />
dirnak hmun - (n.) station<br />
dirnak , ngolnak , dinhnak - (n.) halt<br />
dirpi - (prep.) for - Example: He stands for good government = Cozah ttha a dirpi<br />
dirta - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p - Example: Mr. Black s<strong>to</strong>pped at the bank = Mr. Black cu bank ah a dirtam<br />
dirter - (v.) cause <strong>to</strong> stand - Example: Ask a car <strong>to</strong> stand = Mawttaka kha hei dirter<br />
dirter , bunh , sak - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai<br />
disap , disathlap , disaap , dithlasap - (n.) eaves<br />
disathlap , disaap , dithlasap , disap - (n.) eaves<br />
disathlap tidong - (n.) gutter<br />
disiplin , mah le mah i uk khawh , a ttha timi kha tuah i zuam peng i a chia timi kha tuah lo i zuam peng - (n.) discipline<br />
dit - (v.) castrate - Example: They castrate a bull = Cawtum a til an dit<br />
dit , dih , dip - (v.) strangle - Example: He strangled her = A hrom in a dih<br />
dithlasap , disaap - (n.) eaves<br />
diudeu - (adv.) small but conspicously evident - Example: A bird is perching on a branch = Vate thingnge ah aa fu diudeu ko<br />
do - (v.) sacrifice - Example: They sacrifice <strong>to</strong> the devil = Khuachia an do hna<br />
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do - (v.) give food - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> feed us dinner? = Zanriah na kan do kho lai waw?<br />
do - (v.) set up a trap - Example: They set up at log trap (for the rats) = Mangkhawng an do<br />
do - (v.) set up a gun as a trap - Example: The gun we set up as a trap shot a tiger = Kan meithal domi nih pawpi a kah<br />
do , doh - (v.) fight - Example: It's no use fighting one another = Pakhat le pakhat i doh hi a tthahnem lo<br />
dodangh - (v.) sacrifice <strong>to</strong> the evil spirit (mainlæy for placification) - Example: They sacrifice red cock when pacifying the evil spirit = Khuachia<br />
dodangh tikah arhli sen an hman<br />
doh - (pref.) anti<br />
doh - (v.) prop - Example: Prop the clothes line with a stick = Puan zarnak hri kha fung in doh<br />
doh - (v.) support - Example: Walls support the roof = Vampang nih inncung kha an doh<br />
doh - (v.) sustain - Example: Walls sustain the roof = Vampang nih inncung kha an doh<br />
doh , al , kham - (v.) resist<br />
doh , al ralchanh - (v.) oppose<br />
doh , do - (v.) fight - Example: It's no use fighting one another = Pakhat le pakhat i doh hi a tthahnem lo<br />
doh i tei , donh - (v.) thwart<br />
doh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) resistant<br />
doh , ral chim , ral tuk - (v.) raid<br />
doh , ralchanh - (prep.) against - Example: He is against me = A ka doh; a ka ralchanh<br />
doh, ralchanh - (v.) contend<br />
doh , tei , in - (v.) withstand - Example: Soldiers have <strong>to</strong> withstand difficulties = Ralkap cu harnak an in awk a herh<br />
dohn - (v.) handicap - Example: His illness handicaps him = A zawtnak nih a donh<br />
dohn , kham - (v.) curb<br />
dohnak - (n.) fight - Example: They have been fighting for a long time now = An i dohnak, a sau cang<br />
dohnak , alnak - (n.) resistance<br />
dohnak , ernak , i chuhnak - (n.) rivalry<br />
dohnak , raldohnak - (n.) war - Example: During the second world war many people perished = Vawlei-cung dohnak pahnihnak ah minung<br />
tampi a thi<br />
dohnak tung - (n.) prop<br />
dohtu , aa paimi lak i pakhat paoh khi , aa domi - (n.) opponent - Example: He could not win his opponent = Amah a dohtu (a paitu) kha a<br />
tei kho lo<br />
dohtu , ertu - (n.) rival<br />
dohtu lei i a tangmi , tthatnak lei tu duh lo i rawhnak lei tu a duh deuhmi - (n.) reactionary<br />
dohtu , ral - (n.) rebel<br />
dohtu , ral chimtu , tutu - (n.) raider<br />
doih , eih - (n.) sorcery<br />
dok - (v.) pluck<br />
dok , dawk - (v.) pull out - Example: Please pull out one string of the yarn = La kha zai khat in vun dawk tuah<br />
dolh - (v.) gulp<br />
dolh , dawlh - (v.) swallow - Example: Sugar coated medicine is easy <strong>to</strong> swallow = Si thlum cu dawlh a fawi<br />
dolh khat - (n.) gulp<br />
dolh , khuh , zual - (v.) engulf<br />
dolung - (n.) anvil - Example: They hammer iron on the anvil = Dolung ah thir an den<br />
dom - (adv.) very much - Example: I like jaggery very much = Thanthling ka duh dom<br />
domh - (v.) begin, start - Example: They have begun the word = Rian an domh cang<br />
domh , dawmh - (v.) place hand on the spot of pain <strong>to</strong> relieve pain - Example: Please put your hand on my head (<strong>to</strong> relieve pain) = Ka lu ka<br />
domh tuah<br />
domh , kheldomh - (v.) stand akimbo - Example: He stands akimbo = A khel aa domh<br />
don , <strong>to</strong>n - (v.) meet<br />
dong - (v.) end - Example: The road ends here = Hika ah lam a dong<br />
dong - (n.) pipe, water pipe - Example: Water pipe is necessary <strong>to</strong> carry water (<strong>to</strong> the house) = Ti laknak caah tidong a herh<br />
dong , dongh , dawngh - (v.) end<br />
dong hngal lomi sinak - (n.) infinity<br />
dongh - (v.) make somebody dumbfounded - Example: Ceu Nawl and Ceu Bik arguet and Ceu bik made him (Ceu Nawl) dumbfounded = Ceu<br />
Nawl le Ceu Bik bia an i al i Ceu Bik nih a dongh<br />
dongh , dawngh - (v.) end<br />
dongh hngal lo i holh lengmang - (v.) blab<br />
dongh hngal lo khor thukpi - (n.) abyss<br />
dongh negi lo , ri ngei lo - (adj.) limitless<br />
donghnak - (n.) ending<br />
donghnak - (n.) conclusion<br />
donghnak - (n.) finish<br />
donghnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) endless<br />
donghnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) unlimitet<br />
donghnak a ngei lomi khor - (adj.) fathomless<br />
donghnak a ngeimi , tlinlonak a ngeimi - (adj.) finite<br />
donghnak , dawnghnak - (n.) end<br />
donghnak ngei lo , a thuh , a san , a kauh tah khawh lomi - (adj.) boundless<br />
donghnak ngei lo , dongh hnagal lo - (adj.) infinite<br />
donghnak ngei loin , dongh hngal loin , tuk hringhran - (adv.) infinitly<br />
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donghnak , phak i tinhmi hmun - (n.) destiny<br />
donghter , ngol - (v.) cease<br />
donghter , ngolter - (v.) suppress - Example: The troops suppressed the strike = Nuarnak kha ralkap nih an donghter<br />
donghter , riamhter - (v.) quench - Example: Water quenches thirst = Ti nih tihal a riamhter<br />
donghternak - (n.) termination<br />
donghternak , ngolternak - (n.) suppression<br />
dongther , hrawh - (v.) annul<br />
donh - (v.) check - Example: The dam checked the flow of water = Tikhamnak nih ti luan kha a donh<br />
donh - (v.) cumber<br />
donh - (v.) hamper<br />
donh - (v.) inhibit<br />
donh - (v.) refuse hospitality <strong>to</strong> strangers - Example: It's no good <strong>to</strong> refuse strangers = Khualtlung donh cu a ttha lo<br />
donh - (v.) interrupt, interfere, disturb - Example: Don't make noise, you interrupt/interfere/disturb my reading = Hanchet hlah, ka carel na ka<br />
donh<br />
donh , a kam kip in kulh , dan - (v.) hem - Example: He was hemmed in by the enemies = Ral nih an hren<br />
donh , a leng i hrenh kanh - (v.) preclude<br />
donh , dawnh - (v.) catch in a cup or cloth something which dropw - Example: You should catch the mangoes in your blanket = Hai kha na<br />
puan in na rak donh hna lai<br />
donh , doh i tei - (v.) thwart<br />
donh , kham - (v.) deter<br />
donh , kham - (v.) keep - Example: They could not keep him from goin = kal an dawn /kham kho lo<br />
donh , kham - (v.) obstruct<br />
donh , kham - (v.) stem<br />
donh , kham - (v.) prevent<br />
donh khawh lomi - (adj.) irresistible<br />
donh lo , kham lo - (adj.) free<br />
donh lomi , kham lomi , chek lomi - (adj.) unchecked<br />
donhnak - (n.) inhibition<br />
donhnak - (n.) inhibition<br />
donhnak - (n.) catching water in pale - Example: We use a buket for catching water = Ti donhnak ah balttin kan hman<br />
donhnak - (n.) making a bridge - Example: Wire rope is necessary for making bridge = Hlei donhnak ah thirhri a herh<br />
donhnak , hnahnawhnak - (n.) interruption<br />
donhnak , khamnak - (n.) obstruction<br />
donhnak , khamnak - (n.) prevention<br />
donhnak , khamnak , ngolternak - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ppage<br />
dophit - (n.) prop<br />
dor - (n.) drop - Example: A drop of blood = Thi dor khat<br />
dor - (v.) take shelter - Example: We take shelter under the rock = Lungpi tangah kan i dor<br />
dor , hri dor , ziaza dor - (adj.) lax, not taut - Example: The string of the violin is not taut = Tingtang hri a dor<br />
dorfawp - (v.) hinder the progress - Example: You will hinder the progress of our journey because you are weak = Na derthawm caah<br />
khualtlawm ah na kan dorfawp lai<br />
dorh - (v.) overshadow - Example: The big tree overshadows the small ones that they cannot grow = Thingpi nih thingte a dorh hna i an tthang<br />
kho lo<br />
dorh - (v.) blister - Example: My <strong>to</strong>es blister when I travel on foot = Ke in khual ka tlawn ah ka ke a dorh<br />
dorh , chawdawr , dawrh - (n.) shop - Example: I saw him at his shop = A chawdawr ah ka hmuh<br />
dorh , phoih , hri dorh - (v.) loosen<br />
dorh , renh lo , i dinh - (v.) relax<br />
dorhnak - (n.) laxity<br />
dorhnak - (n.) blistering<br />
dornak - (n.) sheltering - Example: Our shelter is the rock = Kan i dornak cu lungpi a si<br />
dornak hmun - (adj.) refuge<br />
dornak hmun - (n.) shelter<br />
dornak hmun , himnak hmun , mihrutmi chaihnak hmun - (n.) asylum<br />
dot - (n.) floor - Example: He lives in the second floor = Dot hnihnak ah a um<br />
dot - (n.) phase - Example: Dick's voice is changing, this is a phase all boys go through = Dick aw cu aa thleng lio, hihi tlangvai paohpaoh nih an<br />
pal pahmi dot, a si ko<br />
dot - (n.) grade<br />
dothlat - (v.) enquire , inquire<br />
dothlat - (v.) investigate<br />
dothlatnak - (n.) enquiry<br />
dothlatnak - (n.) investigation<br />
dotla , khuatla - (adj.) unblemished - Example: Only unblemished animals can be used for sacrifice = Raithawinak caah sattil dotla lawng hman<br />
khawh an si<br />
dotlak lonak a ngei lomi , dotla a simi - (adj.) unblemished<br />
dotlak lonak , dotlak loter - (n.) blemish<br />
dozen 12 , cucu 144 - (n.) gross<br />
drama tuahnak i biapi bik a simi , tuanbia chung i biapi bik a simi , cu bangin thil taktak zong i biap bik a simi pa - (n.) protagonist<br />
du - (adj.) become loose, lose strength and elasticity - Example: The bow becomes loose and weak because it has been stretched <strong>to</strong>o long and<br />
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<strong>to</strong>o tight, opposite of resilient = Likuk cu sau tuk koih a si caah a du<br />
dua , hawi - (n.) comrade<br />
dua , kawi - (n.) friend - Example: My friend please come here = Ka dua zaangfahnak tein hika ah hin ra ta<br />
duah - (v.) fire the field in the practice of slash and burn system of cultivation - Example: We fire our fields in mid March usually = March thla<br />
canceo ah lo kan duah tawn<br />
duahmah - (adv.) from one <strong>to</strong> another - Example: They went from house <strong>to</strong> house = Inn khat hnu inn khat an kal duahmah<br />
duahmah in - (pron.) each - Example: Each will be asked a question = Pakhat duahmah in bia an hal hna lai<br />
duai - (v.) diminish (as sharpness in knives and axes) - Example: My knive is getting dull = Ka nam<strong>to</strong>ng a duai<br />
duak , hruak - (adv.) at once, suddenly, immediately, just - Example: He suddenly got out = Duak tiah a chuak<br />
duak . khulrang - (adj.) abrupt - Example: He made an abrupt turn <strong>to</strong> avoid an accident = Poipang <strong>to</strong>n sual <strong>to</strong> dingah duak tiah aa mer.<br />
duakmak - (adv.) the <strong>to</strong>ngues of fire are leaping - Example: The flames are leaping about = Meizik aa hliau duakmak<br />
duh - (v.) interest<br />
duh - (v.) fall in love - Example: I fall in love with a girl = Ngaknu pakhat he kan i duh<br />
duh - (v.) be short of - Example: We have raised 1000 kyats but we are still short of five hundred (<strong>to</strong> reach our goal) = Tangka thong khat kan<br />
hmuh cang, asinain za nga kan duh rih<br />
duh - (v.) like<br />
duh - (v.) long - Example: She longed <strong>to</strong> come home = Inn tlun a duh<br />
duh - (v.) please - Example: You do what you please = Na duhmi kha va tuah ko<br />
duh - (v.) want<br />
duh - (v.) will - Example: We cannot always do as we will = Kan duh bantukin kan tuah zungzal kho lo<br />
duh - (adj.) willing - Example: He is willing <strong>to</strong> die = Thih a duh<br />
duh - (v.) care - Example: A cat does not care <strong>to</strong> be washed = Chizawh nih kholh a duh lo<br />
duh - (v.) wish<br />
duh a fakmi , hak a kaumi - (adj.) greedy<br />
duh , a ttha ti , aa dawh ti - (v.) admire<br />
duh awk a si hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) repugnant<br />
duh awk a si hrimhrim lomi , a fih in fihmi - (adj.) repulsive<br />
duh awk a simi - (adj.) interesting<br />
duh awk a simi - (adj.) likable<br />
duh awk ngaingai a simi , a nuam ngaingaimi - (adj.) ravishing<br />
duh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) desirable<br />
duh awk tlak a simi , nawl cawn awk tlak a simi - (adj.) admirable<br />
duh awk tlak a sinak - (n.) desirability<br />
duh , dawt - (v.) love<br />
duh deuh - (v.) prefer - Example: I prefer reading <strong>to</strong> playing = Lentecelh nakin carel ka duh deuh<br />
duh deuh , sor tluk deuh , ot dehu - (v.) incline - Example: He inclines <strong>to</strong> carelessness = Ralrin lo lei ah a sor a tlu deuh<br />
duh deuhmi a simi - (adj.) preferential<br />
duh deuhmi i thim in - (adv.) preferably<br />
duh deuhnak - (n.) preference<br />
duh deuhnak, sortluk deuhnak - (n.) inclination<br />
duh hringhran - (n.) passion - Example: He has a passion for music = Hla a duh hring hran<br />
duh khunmi - (adj.) pet - Example: Politics is his pet subject = Politiks cu a duh khunmi subject a si<br />
duh leinak - (prep.) pro - Example: Pro and con = Duh leinak le duh lo leinak<br />
duh lo - (v.) detest<br />
duh lo - (n.) disfavour<br />
duh lo , a hmaan lo ti , hlawt - (v.) reject<br />
duh lo , a si lo i canter , al - (v.) negate<br />
duh lo, a ttha lo, ti - (v.) condemn<br />
duh lo , al - (v.) decline - Example: He declined my invitation <strong>to</strong> dinner = Zanriah ei ka sawmmi cu a ka al<br />
duh lo , al , poi - (v.) mind - Example: Do you mind if I smoke? = Kuak zu ning law, ha al hnga maw, a poi na ti hnga maw?<br />
duh lo awk ngai a simi , rimchia - (adj.) odious<br />
duh lo , fih - (adj.) loath<br />
duh lo langhternak ca i liang cawi - (v.) shrug<br />
duh lo , zei i rel lo - (v.) spurn - Example: The judge spurned the bribe = Ziknawh kha biaceihtu bawi nih a duh lo, zeihmanh ah a rel lo<br />
duh lomi - (adj.) reluctant - Example: He is reluctant <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> school = Sianginn kai a duh lo<br />
duh lomi - (adj.) undesirable<br />
duh lomi a simi , a ttha lo , aa dawh lo , huat awk tlak - (adj.) obnoxious<br />
duh lomi rawl hlonhmi , hmunhnawm , hnawmtam - (n.) garbage<br />
duh lomi thil , a nuam lomi thil - (adj.) disagreeable<br />
duh lonak - (n.) displeasure<br />
duh lonak - (n.) reluctance<br />
duh lonak , alnak - (n.) refusal<br />
duh lonak , alnak - (n.) negation<br />
duh lonak , alnak , phunzainak - (n.) remonstrance<br />
duh lonak chim - (n.) denunciation<br />
duh lonak chim , hlawt , thangchiat - (v.) denounce<br />
duh lonak langhter ; a si lo - (adj.) negative<br />
duh lonak langhter , al , phunzai - (n.) remonstrate<br />
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duh lonak langhter , soisel , al - (v.) protest<br />
duh lonak langhternak ca i hmur euh - (v.) pout<br />
duh lonak , lungthawh lonak - (n.) disinclination<br />
duh lonak tthawngpi - (n.) repugnance<br />
duh na lo i hranhram i uk , hrem - (v.) tyrannize<br />
duh nalo tein - (adv.) involuntarily<br />
duh naloin , a si kho - (adj.) liable - Example: You are liable <strong>to</strong> get wet if you go out in the rain = Ruahpi sur i naa chawh ahcun na cin kho ko<br />
duh ngai , thaw ngaiin ei - (v.) relish - Example: The cat relishes milk = Chizawh nih cawhnuk a duh ngai<br />
duh , ngaih - (v.) yearn - Example: He yearns for home = Inn a ngai<br />
duh ngar - (adj.) fond - Example: He is fond of horses = Rang a duh ngai hna<br />
duh ningin sersiam khawhmi - (adj.) plastic - Example: Plastic surgery = Takpum ai nincan lonak zawn hna sersiam, hmur beu hei ti bantuk<br />
duh paoh in khua a sami , hitihin ka um awk a si ti zulhmi phunglam a ngei lomi - (adj.) undisciplined<br />
duh tuk , dawt tuk - (v.) idolize<br />
duh tuk hringhran - (v.) crave - Example: A thirsty man craves water = A ti a halmi cu ti a duh tuk hringhran<br />
duh tukmi, upat tukmi - (n.) idol<br />
duh zong duh lo zongah ralkap tlakter cozah nih - (v.) conscript<br />
duhdanh a ngeimi - (adj.) partial - Example: He was partial <strong>to</strong> his son = A fapa kha a duhdanh<br />
duhdanh ngei lomi - (adj.) impartial<br />
duhdanh ngeih lonak - (n.) impartiality<br />
duhdanhnak ngei lomi lungthin , ruahnak taktak chimmi - (n.) candour<br />
duhdanhnak ngeih - (n.) favouritism<br />
duhdim - (adj.) abundant - Example: We shall receive abundant life = Nunnak duhdim kan hmuh lai<br />
duhdim te i nunnak , rumnak - (n.) affluence<br />
duhdim tein ei - (v.) sate<br />
duhfahnak , hakkauhnak - (n.) greed<br />
duhhlawptlai lomi , fihnung a simi - (adj.) nasty<br />
duhlawptlai loin - (n.) nastiness<br />
duhlonak fakmi , fih awk a simi - (n.) disgust<br />
duhmi , dawtmi - (n.) darling<br />
duhmi i thim khawhnak - (n.) option<br />
duhmi i thimmi - (adj.) optional<br />
duhmi paoh pek , duhnak paoh zulh - (v.) indulge - Example: Those parent indulge their children = Khi nu le pa hna nih an fale kha an duhnak<br />
an zulh tuk hna<br />
duhmi tuahter khawhnak ca i hnek , thazang in hnek , upadi kha hman ding vun siter - (v.) enforce<br />
duhnak - (n.) desire<br />
duhnak - (n.) liking<br />
duhnak - (n.) affection - Example: I cannot have an affection for her = A cungan duhnak ka ngei kho lo<br />
duhnak a ngeimi , a duhnak a langhtermi - (adj.) wistful<br />
duhnak a riam kho lomi , a hak a kau ngaimi - (adj.) insatiable<br />
duhnak a thawng ngaimi - (adj.) fierce<br />
duhnak a tthawngmi - (n.) passion<br />
duhnak , bia i khiahnak lungthin - (n.) volition<br />
duhnak he tunghtham - (v.) fondle<br />
duhnak i sum ngai i nun - (adj.) ascetic<br />
duhnak langhternak ca i nuar - (v.) strike - Example: The coal miners strike <strong>to</strong> demand more pay = Lung-meihol cotu pawl kha lahkhah kan<br />
tthanh deuh u tiin an nuar<br />
duhnak lungthin - (n.) interest<br />
duhnak lungthin hun ngeihter , hlauh - (v.) intrigue - Example: The s<strong>to</strong>ry of your adventure intrigues us = Na khualtlawnnak kong nih kan<br />
lung a kan hlauh ngai<br />
duhnak , ngaihnak - (n.) longing<br />
duhnak ngei taktak lo i tlangrian ttuan i ttuan - (adj.) perfunc<strong>to</strong>ry - Example: The new teacher was perfunc<strong>to</strong>ry; he did not really care about<br />
his work = Saya tharpa cu tlangrian ttuan in a rian a ttuan, a rian kha zei ah a rel taktak lo<br />
duhnak ngeih - (v.) care about - Example: He does not care about music = Hla lei duhnak a ngei lo<br />
duhnak riamhter - (v.) gratify<br />
duhnak , si seh ti duhmi , saduhthlahnak - (n.) wish<br />
duhnak , thanuamnak - (n.) enthusiasm<br />
duhnak tthawng - (n.) yearning<br />
duhnak tthawng a ngeimi - (adj.) passionate<br />
duhnak tthawng , pumsa duhnak - (n.) lust<br />
duhsah - (adv.) slowly - Example: He speaks slowly = Duhsah in bia a chim<br />
duhsah , khulnuarmi - (adj.) slow<br />
duhsah nawn tein thli a hran - (v.) steady - Example: The wind steadied = Thli duhsah nawn tein a hrang<br />
duhsah tein - (adv.) very slowly - Example: He speaks very slowly = Duhsah tein bia a chim<br />
duhsah tein aa thlengmi - (adj.) gradual<br />
duhsah tein , caan tampi hmang in - (adv.) leisurely<br />
duhsah tein chuah thliahmah , pawt - (v.) ooze - Example: Blood oozes from his wound = A hma in thi a pawt thluahmah<br />
duhsah tein ei - (v.) corrode - Example: Rust corrodes iron = Cirik nih thir a ei<br />
duhsah tein nuamhnak i i chawh - (v.) stroll<br />
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duhsah tein situ a simi - (adj.) corrosive<br />
duhsah tein thil i hung can - (v.) evolve - Example: The boys evolve a plan for earning money = Tlangval pawl nih tangka hmuhnak lam an ser<br />
duhsah tein thil i hung cannak , thil fawi tete in thil har ngai i hung cannak - (n.) evolution<br />
duhsah tein tlak - (v.) float - Example: The falling leaves float <strong>to</strong> the ground = Thinghnah cu duhsah tein vawlei ah an tla<br />
duhter, hoihter, sor tlukter - (n.) incline - Example: Incline your heart <strong>to</strong> obey God's law = Pathian nawlbia zulh ding kha na lung cu hoihter,<br />
duhter, a sor tlukter<br />
duhter , or fawhter - (v.) whet - Example: The smell of food whetted my appetite = Rawl rim nih ka or a ka fawhter<br />
duhternak , lem , lem khawhnak - (v.) allure<br />
duhtu a simi , dawtu a simi - (adj.) loving<br />
duhtu , dawtu - (n.) lover<br />
duk - (adj.) well-ripened fruit - Example: Our pears are all well-ripened = Kan pear an duk dih cang<br />
duk - (adj.) bloodshot - Example: His eyes are bloodshot = A mit a duk dih<br />
duk - (adj.) black and blue - Example: His back is all black and blue from their fight = An i velhnak ah a keng a duk dih<br />
dul - (v.) tarnish - Example: The mirror has been tarnished with age. - The sun is hidden behind the cloud = Thlalang kha a hlun cang i a dul cang.<br />
- Ni a dul<br />
dulhnak - (n.) shade - Example: Let us sit in the shade (under the shade of something) = Ni dulhnak ah tthu u sih<br />
dum - (adj.) azure , blue<br />
dum - (n.) garden<br />
dum - (v.) eat <strong>to</strong>gether around a table - Example: We shall eat <strong>to</strong>gether around a table = Rawl kan dum hna lai<br />
dum - (v.) beat out animals in a hunting expedition - Example: We shall be beating out animals in hunting expedition = Khaan kan dum lai<br />
dum kaupi - (n.) ranch<br />
dum tein vaa kal ai law - (interj.) farewell<br />
dum tuahtu , dum ngeitu - (n.) gardener<br />
dumh - (v.) blacken - Example: Smoke has blackened all their clothing = Meikhu nih an hnipuan a dumh dih<br />
dumternak si/thil - (n.) pigment<br />
dun - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: We shall go <strong>to</strong>gether = Kan kal dun lai<br />
dup - (adv.) suddenly - Example: Fire has extinguished suddenly = Mei a mit dup<br />
dupdap in alh , dupdap in ceu - (v.) flicker - Example: The fire flickered and died = Mei cu a alh dupdap i a mit<br />
dupdap in alhmi - (n.) flicker - Example: They saw the flicker of candles = Phazawngdan an ceu depmap kha an hmuh<br />
dur - (n.) gourd used as a bottle, gourd-bottle - Example: We keep salt in the gourd bottle = Dur in cite kan chiah<br />
durbing , a hlami thil nai tein hmuh khawhnak - (n.) telescope<br />
durbing , mit hnih in zoh khawhmi hmanbilu - (n.) binoculars<br />
durttawt - (n.) boils<br />
durwan , inn zohtu - (n.) jani<strong>to</strong>r<br />
dusah tein ti in chuan - (v.) stew<br />
dut - (n.) bump - Example: The airplane landed with a bump = Vanlawng kha vawlei a vung phan i dut tiah a cawl<br />
dut - (adv.) suddenly - Example: They arrived suddenly = Dut tiah an phan<br />
dutdutdut ti in tur - (v.) throb - Example: His wounded arm throbbed with pain = A ban hma cu dutdut tiin a fak a tur hluahmah<br />
dutmat - (adv.) sway this way and that way - Example: They sway this way and that way = An i hnin dutmat<br />
E<br />
e , et - (interj.) yes, positive answer - Example: Would you like <strong>to</strong> go? Yes, I do = Kal na duh lai maw? E, ka duh lai<br />
Easter hlan Cawn Ni Nga ni - (prop.) Good Friday<br />
Easter hlan ni 40 chung - (n.) Lent<br />
Easter in Zarhpi pasarihnak; Easter ni in a ni sawm nganak - (n.) Pentecost<br />
ee - (v.) go <strong>to</strong> the latrine, excrete - Example: He cannot co <strong>to</strong> the latrine, he cannot excrete = A ek a ee kho lo<br />
ee zong ti lo ai zong ti lomi ; ka vaa ruat rih lai a timi khi - (adj.) noncommittal<br />
eh , ek - (v.) complete - Example: Have you finished your weaving? = Na thiam na ek cang maw?<br />
ei - (v.) devour<br />
ei - (v.) erode - Example: Water erodes soil = Ti nih vawlei a ei<br />
ei - (v.) have - Example: Will you have dinner now? = Atu ah zanriah na ei lai maw?<br />
ei - (v.) take - Example: He takes food = Rawl a ei<br />
ei awk din awk ti le rawl - (n.) provisions<br />
ei awk i i hunh - (v.) serve - Example: Dinner is served = Zanriah an kan hunh<br />
ei awk , rawlfang - (n.) foodstuff<br />
ei dih , din dih , hrawh , khangh , hman dih - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih<br />
ei khawh lomi - (adj.) inedible<br />
ei khawhmi - (adj.) eatable<br />
ei khawhmi thil - (adj.) edible<br />
ei , rawl ei - (v.) eat<br />
eidin - (n.) foodstuff - Example: We are low in foodstuff = Eidin kan har<br />
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eidin awk thil an zuarnak chawdawr - (n.) grocery<br />
eidin thil a zuartu - (n.) grocer<br />
eidin zuarnak ralkap dawr - (n.) canteen<br />
eih , doih - (n.) sorcery<br />
eih in mawn , lawmhter ngai , aidi in mawn , mawnh - (v.) enchant<br />
eihmuar , hmuar - (v.) take advantage of others in business, exploit - Example: Do not exploit others = Midang kha va eihmuar hna hlah<br />
eihthiam - (n.) sorcerer<br />
eihthiammi nu - (n.) sorceress<br />
eiman ca i liammi tangka , ttuanman ca i pekmi tangka - (n.) fee<br />
eimi pa , pa - (n.) mushroom<br />
ek - (n.) excrement<br />
ek - (v.) excrete, move the bowel - Example: If your bowel cannot move, eat lenty of leafy food = Na ek na ek khawh lo ahcun anhnah tampi in ei<br />
ek - (v.) be finished (no more) - Example: Please tell me when your food grains are finished = Na rawl a eh tikah ka chim te<br />
ek , caw ek - (n.) manure<br />
ek , eh - (v.) complete - Example: Have you finished your weaving? = Na thiam na ek cang maw?<br />
ek fer - (n.) constipation<br />
ek , hmunthur - (n.) ordure<br />
ek-inn - (n.) latrine<br />
ekek , zunzun - (v.) relieve - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> relieve myself = Zunzun/ekek ka duh<br />
ekinn , hmai le kut i tawlnak khaan - (n.) lava<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
eksident, thil poipang ruah lopi i a hung ummi - (n.) accident<br />
eksperians tampi a hmumi - (adj.) experienced<br />
ekuai<strong>to</strong>r in chaklei le thlanglei ah a phei in rinmi tlang , zei can dah a hlat ti tahnak , latitude dikiri pakhat cu khan 70 tluk a si - (n.)<br />
latitude<br />
ekzel , lengke aa mernak thirfung - (n.) axle<br />
el - (n.) thigh - Example: His thigh is big = A el a ngan ko<br />
el - (v.) argue, dispute - Example: They often argue = Bia an i el lengmang<br />
el - (v.) reject - Example: Do not reject my word (what I said) = Ka bia ka el hlah<br />
elektrik bawl in ceutermi , thing nge bantuk in tettermi ceunak - (n.) chandelier<br />
elektrik bulp chung i hri tete aa zammi khi - (n.) filament<br />
elektrik dah - (n.) electricity<br />
elektrik dah he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) electric<br />
elektrik dah in an kaltermi hlei - (n.) escala<strong>to</strong>r<br />
elektrik dah tha pehnak thirhri fate - (n.) fuse<br />
elektrik kha hun hmit - (v.) switch off the light<br />
elektrik kha hun vang - (v.) switch on the light<br />
elektrik mei cu zan thil kawlnak ca i tuahmi a tthawng ngaingaimi - (n.) searchlight<br />
elektrik mei tha - (n.) volt<br />
elektrik meitha tahnak - (n.) voltage<br />
elektrik pehnak palak - (n.) plug<br />
elektrik tha khonnak battery - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rage battery<br />
elektrik tha nih a kan duah khi - (n.) shock<br />
elektrik tha tahnak - (n.) watt<br />
elektrik tha thirhri chungin a luangmi - (n.) current<br />
elektrik thazang chuak kho hlah seh tiah tuamnak khairiat - (n.) insula<strong>to</strong>r<br />
elektrik vannak le hmihnak a hmehnak khi - (n.) switch<br />
elh-ulh - (adj.) big and s<strong>to</strong>ut - Example: He is a big and s<strong>to</strong>ut man = Mi elh-uhl a si<br />
em - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ast bread, roast meat - Example: He <strong>to</strong>asts bread. - She roasts chicken = Changreu a em. - Arsa a en<br />
em - (v.) warm at the fire or in the sun - Example: I warm my hands at the fire. - I warm my hands in the sun = Mei ah ka kut ka em. - Ni ah ka<br />
kut ka em<br />
em thingkung. Innliam thingkung - (n.) elm<br />
em , ul , din tein khangh - (v.) scorch<br />
emh - (v.) warm - Example: The sun warms me up. - Fire warms me up = Ni nih a ka emh. - Mei nih a ka emh<br />
en - (v.) blossom - Example: The cherries blossom (are in bloom) in December = December thla ah phaizawng par an en<br />
eng - (adj.) tellow - Example: Yellow robe is beautiful = Puan eng cu aa dawh<br />
eng - (v.) nudge, push - Example: Do not push me, I might fall = Ka eng hlah, ka tla sual lai<br />
eng - (v.) encroach - Example: Do not encroach on my field = Ka lo ka eng hlah<br />
engine nih a chuahtermi tikhu le thli - (n.) exhaust<br />
England mi holh , Mirang holh - (adj.) <strong>English</strong><br />
England ram alan - (prop.) Union Jack<br />
England ram i a rak ummi miphun, Irish, Scottish le Bri<strong>to</strong>n a rak hringsortu hna - (n.) celt<br />
England ram i Protestant Khrihfa, thiannak le ziaza ttha a rak uarmi - (n.) Puritan<br />
entai - (v.) envy, be jealous of - Example: You are jealous/envious of my college degree = Ka college degree kha na ka entai<br />
enzin a ngei lomi vanlawng - (n.) glider<br />
enzin chung i aa mermi - (n.) turbine<br />
eotheo - (n.) <strong>to</strong>uchy person - Example: He/she is a <strong>to</strong>uchy person = Mi eotheo a si<br />
epal thei - (n.) apple<br />
equa<strong>to</strong>r lei ah duhsah tein a hrangmi thli - (n.) trade wind<br />
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er - (v.) boil down as in making salt or jaggery - Example: They make salt (by boiling the salt water) = Cite an er<br />
er - (v.) cook rice - Example: We cook rice = Buh kan er<br />
er - (v.) compete (in a bad sence) - Example: They compete in their work (trying <strong>to</strong> outdo one anothr) = An rian ah an i er<br />
er khawh lomi , tluktu ahohmanh a ngei lomi, tluk lomi - (adj.) unrivalled<br />
er , tang , ir - (n.) bosom<br />
erh - (v.) can - Example: We can pears = Pear kan erh<br />
erh - (v.) plant seeds - Example: We plant seeds = Thlaici kan erh<br />
erh (voi), irh - (v.) belch<br />
ernak , i chuhnak , dohnak - (n.) rivalry<br />
ertu , dohtu - (n.) rival<br />
esit , a thormi ti - (n.) acid<br />
Eskimo mi - (n.) Eskimo<br />
Eskimo mi tilawng, saphaw in sermi - (n.) kayak<br />
et , det , chawdet - (v.) bargain - Example: I don't like <strong>to</strong> bargain = Chawdet ka duh lo<br />
et , e - (interj.) yes, positive answer - Example: Would you like <strong>to</strong> go? Yes, I do = Kal na duh lai maw? E, ka duh lai<br />
e<strong>to</strong>m - (n.) a<strong>to</strong>m<br />
eu - (v.) roast lightly - Example: We roast meat = Sa kan eu<br />
euh - (v.) bend backwards - Example: He bends backwards protruding his s<strong>to</strong>mach = A paw a euh<br />
euh - (v.) pull down and outward leaves such as of bananas or corn - Example: We pull down the leaves of the banana tree = Banhla hnah kan<br />
euh<br />
Europe ram i kum zabu 14, 15 le 16 chung i fimnak le thiamnak a tthancho ciammam caan kha; a sullam cu fimnak le thiamnak an<br />
hung tthan kha a si - (n.) renaissance<br />
Exodus - (n.) Exodus<br />
F<br />
fa - (n.) child<br />
fa - (n.) thread, string - Example: Slip out one thread/string from the yarn = La chungin fa khat kha zuk tuah<br />
fa - (adj.) small - Example: Your calf is small = Na cawfa a fa ko<br />
fa - (adj.) every - Example: You will come every month = Thla fa in na ra lai<br />
fa a pawimi - (adj.) pregnant<br />
fa canter - (n.) adoption<br />
fa ei - (n.) stepchild<br />
fa i canter - (v.) adopt<br />
fa ngei hko lomi - (adj.) barren<br />
fa ngei kho lo in i tuahnak - (n.) sterilization<br />
fa ngei kho lo in umnak , cinnak - (n.) sterility<br />
fa ngei kho loin tuah - (v.) sterilize<br />
fa ngei lo - (adj.) childless<br />
fa panga phir - (n.) quintuplets<br />
fa pawi ternak - (n.) impregnation<br />
fa pawiter - (v.) impregnate<br />
fa tampi ngei kho sinak , vawlei tthatnak - (n.) fertility<br />
fa zohkhenh - (v.) rear - Example: Mother rears her children = Ka nu nih a fale a kan zohkenh<br />
faah ; ram/facang hlehnak , datari - (n.) sickle<br />
facang - (n.) rice<br />
facang a tuantu/ciltu ; fangvoi a thlingtu , fatun a sik i a ciltu - (n.) thresher<br />
facang bantuk a simi rawl phun khat - (n.) rye<br />
facang fang , fatun fang , rawl fang - (n.) grain<br />
facang hmui , fangvoi hmui - (n.) stubble<br />
facang tuknak fung - (n.) flail<br />
facang uh i roter tthanmi - (n.) malt<br />
facang zun , rawlttuan - (v.) reap<br />
facanghum - (n.) paddy, unpolished rice - Example: Paddy is cheaper than rice = Facang-hum cu facang nakin a man a fawi deuh<br />
fah - (v.) feed - Example: I feed the chickens = Ar rawl ka fah hna<br />
fah damternak si - (n.) analgesic<br />
fah , fak - (adj.) painful - Example: If your wound is painful apply medicine on it = Na hma a fah ahcun si na thuh lai<br />
fah theih lonak si - (n.) anaesthaesia<br />
fah theih lonak si - (n.) chloroform<br />
fah theih lonak si , dai tein umternak a simi - (adj.) sedative<br />
fahenh , khenhfial , henhfia - (n.) wedge<br />
fahi , favai - (n.) chaff<br />
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fahnak - (n.) pain<br />
fahnak - (n.) severity<br />
fahnak a petu , hremtu - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rmen<strong>to</strong>r<br />
fahnak damter deuh - (v.) ease - Example: Medicine will ease your pain = Na fahnak cu si nih a damter deuh lai<br />
fahnak in , harnak in - (v.) suffer<br />
fahnak innak , nuam lo ngaiin umnak - (n.) misery - Example: Poverty is the cause of their misery = Harnak an innak a chuahtertu cu sifahnak<br />
a si<br />
fahnak , lung retheihnak , a fak ngaingaimi hma - (n.) throe<br />
fahnak pek , fahter - (v.) hurt<br />
fahnak pek , hrem - (v.) <strong>to</strong>rment<br />
fahnak pek khawh a si lomi , hma inter khawh a si lomi - (adj.) invulnerable<br />
fahniang - (n.) youngest child - Example: She is the youngest child in her family = Amah cu an chung lakah fahniang a si<br />
fahrin - (v.) breed<br />
fahrin , titit - (v.) spawn<br />
fahsak - (v.) be angry, be angered by - Example: He is angry at being called stupid = Lungpit na si ti kha aa fahsak<br />
fahter - (v.) pain - Example: Does your wound pain you? = Na hma nih an fahter maw?<br />
fahter - (v.) rankle<br />
fahter chin , that loter deuh - (v.) aggravate<br />
fahter , hliamh , hma banh - (v.) wound<br />
fahter khawh a simi , tuk khawh a simi , hma banh khawh a simi - (adj.) vulnerable<br />
fahter khotu a simi - (adj.) hurtful<br />
fahter , liamkhuai - (v.) bruise<br />
fahter , zualter - (v.) intensify<br />
fai - (v.) scold - Example: He scolds me again and again = A ka fai lengmang<br />
fai - (v.) be fortunate and successful - Example: We were quite successful of our hunting expedition = Tu tan kan ramriah cu kan fai ngai<br />
fak - (n.) ache - Example: I have a <strong>to</strong>oth ache = Ka ha a fak<br />
fak , chimthiam - (v.) flatter<br />
fak , fah - (adj.) painful - Example: If your wound is painful apply medicine on it = Na hma a fah ahcun si na thuh lai<br />
fak in a rak doh lomi , fawi tein aa pemi - (adj.) yielding<br />
fak , ka daw seh ti duh i fak - (v.) adulate, praise, flatter<br />
fak , ka daw seh ti duh i fak - (v.) adulate<br />
fak khun deuh in chim - (v.) accentuate<br />
fak khun in chimhnak , tuahnak , uarnak - (n.) emphasis<br />
fak khun in chimmi , tuahmi , uarmi - (adj.) emphatic<br />
fak lo tuk in chim , niam tuk in chim , din tuk in chim - (v.) understate<br />
fak loin tuahnak , nemnak - (n.) leniency<br />
fak ngaiin - (adv.) intensely<br />
fak ngaimi , aa tet ngaimi - (adj.) stringent - Example: Stringent laws = Upadi fak/tet ngai<br />
fak piin - (adv.) hard - Example: He works hard = Fakpi in a ttuan<br />
fak piin a nawlmi - (adj.) imploring<br />
fak piin au - (v.) bawl - Example: He bawled at me = Fakpi in a ka auh chih<br />
fak piin au - (v.) vociferate<br />
fak piin au , thinhun ngaiin au len - (v.) rave<br />
fak piin dawt i fak piin upat awk tlak a simi - (adj.) adorable<br />
fak piin duh - (adj.) anxious - Example: He is anxious <strong>to</strong> meet you = Ton an duh ngaingai<br />
fak piin duh i fak piin upat - (v.) adore<br />
fak piin duhnak ngeih , tihal in hal - (v.) thirst<br />
fak piin fial - (v.) insist - Example: I insist that you go = Na kal hrimhrim lai kan ti<br />
fak piin fungfek in huai , tuk - (v.) flog<br />
fak piin hlasak - (v.) troll<br />
fak piin hrawh - (v.) ravage<br />
fak piin i timhmi , rian - (n.) enterprise<br />
fak piin i zuam - (v.) strive<br />
fak piin i zuam , fak piin ttuan - (v.) struggle<br />
fak piin merh - (n.) wrench<br />
fak piin nam , denh , rial , manter - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the s<strong>to</strong>ne in<strong>to</strong> fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial<br />
fak piin nawl - (v.) implore<br />
fak piin nawl - (v.) plead<br />
fak piin nawl , hal - (v.) solicit<br />
fak piin ngaichiat - (v.) grieve<br />
fak piin rian a ttuanmi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>iler<br />
fak piin rianttuan - (v.) <strong>to</strong>il<br />
fak piin ruah , luthluak hman - (v.) reason - Example: An idiot cannot reason = Mihrut nih cun khua a ruat kho lo<br />
fak piin soi , sik , dantat - (v.) castigate<br />
fak piin soinak , siknak , dantatnak - (n.) castigation<br />
fak piin tah - (v.) wail<br />
fak piin that lonak lei i aa thlengmi thil , rawhnak - (n.) cataclysm<br />
fak piin thinhunter , thinphawh - (v.) incense<br />
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fak piin tlaknak , tumnak - (n.) slump - Example: A slump in prices = Thil man fak piin a tlaknak, a ttumnak<br />
fak piin <strong>to</strong>nghtham, tha loin <strong>to</strong>ngh - (v.) manhandle<br />
fak piin ttuan , fak piin i zuam - (v.) struggle<br />
fak piin tuk - (v.) smite<br />
fak piin tuk - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rm - Example: The enemy <strong>to</strong>ok the <strong>to</strong>wn by s<strong>to</strong>rm = Ral lnih khua cu fak piin an tuk i an lak<br />
fak piin tuk - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>rm - Example: The enemy s<strong>to</strong>rmed the <strong>to</strong>wn = Ral nih khua cu fak piin an tuk<br />
fak piin tuk chim - (n.) onslaught - Example: The indians made an onslaught on the settlers' fort = Indianmi hna nih ram i a ummi an ralhau kha<br />
fak piin an tuk<br />
fak piin tuk , kingh - (v.) rap - Example: The chairman rapped on the table for order = Chairman nih ningcang tein um u, tiin cabuai kha a tuk<br />
fakmi dinter deuh , tihnak daihter deuh - (v.) allay<br />
fakpi i ruat setsai lem lo i khua a sami , zei thil hmanh - (adj.) easy-going<br />
fakpi le thang piin bia i al , i sik - (v.) wrangle<br />
fakpi lungretheihnak - (n.) anguish<br />
falai - (n.) middle child - Example: In <strong>Chin</strong> saing, the middle child is as bad as the middle of the field = Laimi phungthluak ah, falai chia lo lai chia, ti a<br />
si<br />
fale hnuk a dinhmi saram - (n.) mammal<br />
fam - (v.) adorn - Example: She adorns herself with good clothes = Thil tthattha in aa fam<br />
fam - (adv.) adverbial affix used <strong>to</strong> emphasize an affirmation or statement - Example: Well you will be going away. I shall be going away so you<br />
said = Na kal ko lai ta. A si fam, ka kal ko lai<br />
famu - (n.) unhusked paddy among the polished rice<br />
famua - (n.) ears of rice left behind when harvesting<br />
famuasua , famuasuat - (v.) gleaning - Example: I shall be gleaning in your field <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu nan lo ah famua ka sua lai<br />
fang - (n.) grain - Example: One grain of rice = Facang fang khat<br />
fang - (n.) polished or pounded rice - Example: They sell pounded rice = Fang an zuar<br />
fang - (n.) piece - Example: Sixty pieces of bead make one string of beads = Tthi fang 60 ah tthi rual khat a si<br />
fanghang - (n.) gruel<br />
fangkarao in , a dih umnak in - (adv.) stark - Example: The boys went swimming stark naked = Ngakchiapa hna cu an fangkarao in ti an i leuh<br />
fangkarao , taklawng - (adj.) bare - Example: Bare hands = Kut lawng<br />
fangvoi - (n.) corn<br />
fangvoi - (n.) maize<br />
fangvoi fo - (n.) corncob<br />
fangvoi fo - (n.) stalk of the corn (after the grains are removed) - Example: The stalk of corn is not of any use = Fangvoi fo hi zeihmanh ah a<br />
tthahnem lo<br />
fangvoi kawk, facang hawng (favai) - (n.) husk<br />
fangvoi kung - (n.) stalk<br />
fangvoi puahmi - (n.) popcorn<br />
fangvoi sam bantukin aa <strong>to</strong>mmi tete - (n.) tassel<br />
fangzum - (n.) pointed stick, stake - Example: He fenced his house with stakes = Fungzum in a inn a kulh<br />
fanh - (v.) intrude - Example: He intrudes in<strong>to</strong> my house (the meaning is house trespass) = Innlam a ka fanh<br />
fanh - (v.) suffer from malaria - Example: I am suffering from malaria = Rai nih a ka fanh<br />
fanh - (v.) marry without proper arrangement - Example: A young woman gets married with a young man without proper arrangement =<br />
Ngaknu nih tlangval a fahn<br />
fano - (n.) young child - Example: Recently they had a young child = Tunaite ah fano an ngei<br />
fanu - (n.) daughter<br />
fanu i fanu , tu nu - (n.) granddaughter<br />
fanu i fapa , fapa i fapa , tu pa - (n.) grandson<br />
fanu pasal - (n.) son-in-law<br />
fapa - (n.) son<br />
fapa i fapa , tu pa , fanu i fapa - (n.) grandson<br />
fapa nupi - (n.) daughter in law<br />
fapar - (n.) great grandchild - Example: This old man has three great grandchildren = Hi tarpa hi fapar pathum a ngei<br />
fapawi - (v.) conceive<br />
fapawinak - (n.) conception<br />
fapawinak - (n.) pregnancy<br />
faphal - (n.) sheaf - Example: We shall come with joy bringing the sheaves = Faphal put in lawm in kan ra lai<br />
faphir - (n.) twins - Example: They have twins = Faphir an ngei<br />
faphir lak i pakhat - (n.) twin<br />
far - (n.) pine tree - Example: There are plenty of pine trees in the <strong>Chin</strong> hills = Lai tlang ah far tampi an um<br />
far - (v.) leak in small droplets - Example: Our roof is leaking (in droplets) = Kan inncung a far<br />
far bantukin mi a dawmi - (adj.) sisterly<br />
far lak kan i chawh i farhnah thli nih a chem hna i a thawng khi - (v.) sough - Example: The pines sough when the wind blows = Thli a hran<br />
tikah far hla an sa<br />
far ; nu zong nih a u/nau nu kha søster a ti khawh - (n.) sister<br />
far thei , thei - (n.) cone<br />
farah - (n.) poor, needy - Example: You should be kind <strong>to</strong> the poor/the needy = Farah kha nan zaangfah hna lai<br />
farthei - (n.) pine cone<br />
farthei - (n.) pinecone - Example: You cannot eat pinecones = Farthei na ei kho lai lo<br />
farthing - (n.) pine<br />
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farthing phun khat - (n.) spruce<br />
farthling - (n.) rosin<br />
faruahthawh - (n.) monsoon<br />
fate - (adj.) small - Example: I have a small house = Inn fate ka ngei<br />
fate - (adj.) every - Example: I go <strong>to</strong> office every day = Ni fate zung ka kai<br />
fater , hrin hmasa bik - (n.) first born<br />
fatir , fater , hrin hmasa bik - (n.) first born<br />
fattiak - (n.) broken rice - Example: Broken rice is not as good as rice = Fattiak cu fang tluk in a thaw lo<br />
fatun - (n.) millet<br />
fatun fang , rawl fang , facang fang - (n.) grain<br />
favah - (n.) sickle<br />
favai , fahi - (n.) chaff<br />
fawh , fawk , fok - (v.) be sexually aroused, have an erection - Example: He has an erection = A zang a wahk<br />
fawi - (adj.) easy - Example: My work is easy = Ka rian a fawi<br />
fawi tein - (adv.) easily<br />
fawi tein a kawi khomi , a aimi - (adj.) supple<br />
fawi tein a kuai khomi - (adj.) fragile<br />
fawi tein a kuai khomi sinak - (n.) fragility<br />
fawi tein aa pemi , fak in a rak doh lomi - (adj.) yielding<br />
fawi tein cawlcangh , ruang-ai , khulrang , fel - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai<br />
fawi tein hlen khawh a simi , mi chimmi fawi tuk in a zummi - (adj.) credulous<br />
fawi tein hmuh khawhmi , a langmi - (adj.) conspicuous<br />
fawi tein i tthial khawhnak , i mer khawhnak - (n.) mobility<br />
fawi tein koih khawhmi - (adj.) pliable - Example: Willow twigs are pliable = Inhliam nge cu fawi tein koih khawh an si; fawi tein lem khawhmi<br />
fawi tein kuaih kuaih lomi , a thommi - (adj.) stiff - Example: My neck is stiff = Ka hngawng a thom<br />
fawi tein tthial khawhmi , fawi tein mer khawhmi - (adj.) mobile<br />
fawi tein , zaangdam in - (n.) ease - Example: He speaks <strong>English</strong> with ease = Mirang holh cu zaangdam tein a chim<br />
fawih - (v.) be able <strong>to</strong> do with ease - Example: I can do my work with ease = Ka rian kaa fawih<br />
fawih , foih - (v.) trap, entrap, be entrapped - Example: I trapped a pheasant = Varit pakhat ka fawih<br />
fawite i ruah , zaang te i ruah - (v.) flirt - Example: He flirted with the idea of living abroad = Ramdang i va um kha zaang tein a hei ruah men ko<br />
fawite i thin cawlcanghter khawh lomi , dai tein a ummi - (adj.) imperturbable<br />
fawiter - (v.) simplify<br />
fawiter , bawmh - (v.) facilitate<br />
fawiter deuh , harnak , fahnak innak nemter deuh - (v.) alleviate - Example: The medicine will alleviate your suffering = Hi si nih hin na innak a<br />
nemter deuh lai<br />
fawiternak - (n.) simplification<br />
fawk , fok , fawh - (v.) be sexually aroused, have an erection - Example: He has an erection = A zang a wahk<br />
fawn - (adv.) also - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> get education and I want <strong>to</strong> work also = Cacawn ka duh, rianttuan zong ka duh fawn<br />
fawng , fong - (v.) jut, protrude - Example: A branch juts out or protrudes = Thing nge a fawng<br />
fawnghlei , fonghlei - (n.) something that juts out (as in gulf or peninsula) - Example: A piece of land jutting out in<strong>to</strong> th sea is called a peninsula =<br />
Rili chungah a fawnghleimi vawlie cu vawlei fawnghlei ti a si<br />
fawnh , fonh - (v.) add <strong>to</strong>gether, conjoin - Example: If you add two and two, you get four = Pahnih le pahnih fawnh ah pali na ngah<br />
fawp - (v.) rinse mouth - Example: Have you rinsed your mouth? = Na kam naa fawp cang maw?<br />
fawrh , forh - (v.) urge, encourage, exhort - Example: We encourage them <strong>to</strong> get education = Cacawn kan fawrh hna<br />
fazai - (n.) one variety of rice<br />
fe - (n.) dregs; residue of anything after extracting the juice, such as grounds of coffee, tea laves after making tea or coffee<br />
fe , pe - (adj.) unproductive - Example: Our land is now unproductive (because we have been using it for so many years) = Kan ram cu a pe<br />
cang<br />
February thla - (n.) February<br />
feh , fek - (adj.) firm, stable, permanent, solid, lasting - Example: The foundation of this house is not firm = Hi inn a hram hi a fek lo<br />
feh , fep - (v.) suck juice of sugarcane - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> suck the juice of sugarcane? = Fu feh na duh naw?<br />
feh lo , i hnin deldul i um - (v.) <strong>to</strong>tter - Example: Babies <strong>to</strong>tter as they walk = Bawhte cu an kal ah an fek lo<br />
feh lo , thazang um lo , derthawm - (adj.) groggy<br />
feh lonak - (n.) instability<br />
feh lonak , thlenfawinak , thlen fawimi sinak - (n.) inconstancy<br />
fehfuan lonak - (n.) infirmity<br />
fehnak , fek tein umnak - (n.) stability<br />
fehter - (v.) ratify<br />
fehter - (v.) stabilize<br />
fehter - (v.) confirm<br />
fehter , rianttuannak i fehter - (v.) ordain<br />
fehter tthan , umter tthan - (v.) reestablish<br />
fehter tthannak - (n.) reestablishment<br />
fehternak - (n.) ordination<br />
fehternak - (n.) ratification<br />
fehternak - (n.) stabilization<br />
fehtertu - (n.) stabilizer<br />
fei - (n.) lance<br />
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fei - (n.) spear<br />
fei in chunh - (v.) spear<br />
fei , khawh zuamnak i an hmanmi - (n.) javelin<br />
feihlung - (n.) spear handle - Example: Spear handle is of no use without spear point = Feihlung cu feihmur loin san a tlai lo<br />
feihmur - (n.) spear point - Example: Spear point is of no use without spear handle = Feihmur cu feihlung loin san a tlai lo<br />
fek - (n.) cockspur - Example: Only roosters have cockspurs = Arhlikhong lawng nih fek an ngeih<br />
fek , aa hnin lo - (adj.) firm<br />
fek chinchin seh ti in tuah , thazang thar in tthawnnak pek - (v.) reinforce<br />
fek deuh in chim duh tik i hmanmi a si - (pron.) itself - Example: A vawlei lawng-lawng hmanh kha tangka pekmi cu a man ko, a inn chim loin<br />
fek , feh - (adj.) firm, stable, permanent, solid, lasting - Example: The foundation of this house is not firm = Hi inn a hram hi a fek lo<br />
fek ngaiin tuahmi , tet ngaiin tuahmi thil - (n.) stringency<br />
fek tein - (adv.) fast - Example: Hold fast <strong>to</strong> my hand = Ka kut fek tein i tlaih<br />
fek tein bunhmi - (adj.) steady<br />
fek tein i tlaih peng - (v.) insist<br />
fek tein i tlaihnak - (n.) grasp<br />
fek tein khenh chih , fek tein aa fu - (v.) rivet - Example: Their eyes were riveted on the speaker = An mit cu biachim pa cungah fek tein aa fu<br />
fek tein lung chiahnak - (n.) determination<br />
fek tein rialchih - (v.) clench<br />
fek tein , thelh lo tein - (adv.) surely - Example: The goat leaped surely from rock <strong>to</strong> rock = Meheh cu lung pakhat in lung pakhat ah thelh lo tein<br />
a pet<br />
fek tein tlaih cawl lo dingin tlaih - (v.) steady - Example: Steady the ladder = Arhlei kha fek tein tlai<br />
fek tein tlaihnak - (n.) grip<br />
fek tein um, fek tein khuasak - (v.) establish<br />
fek tein um khawh lonak , lung i thleh khawh setsai lo - (n.) irresolution<br />
fek tein umnak - (n.) establishment<br />
fek tein umnak , fehnak - (n.) stability<br />
fek tein zumhnak , bochannak - (n.) confidence<br />
fekte le fel tein <strong>to</strong>m thipthepmi - (adj.) compact<br />
fel - (adj.) reliable, trustworthy, faithful - Example: He is a faithful Christian = Amah cu khrihfa fel a si<br />
fel - (n.) discipline - Example: There is no progress without discipline = Fel loin tthancho a um lo<br />
fel , fawi tein cawlcangh , ruang-ai , khulrang - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai<br />
fel lo - (adj.) remiss - Example: You have been remiss in your duty = Na rian ah na fel lo<br />
fel tein ngiat pengnak - (n.) surveillance<br />
felfai tein le ruah ta thlirthliar hnu ah tuahmi - (adj.) thorough<br />
felfai tein , ttuanmi rian , ralring tein - (adj.) painstaking<br />
felnak - (n.) strictness<br />
felte le ralring tein a ummi , a dingmi thil upatnak a ngeimi - (adj.) scrupulous<br />
fem - (n.) hem of a garment or skirt - Example: The hem of her skirt is <strong>to</strong>rn = A hni fem a tlek<br />
fengbeo , fengbeu - (n.) ankle - Example: Her ankle is pretty = A fengbeu aa dawh<br />
fengbeu , fengbeo - (n.) ankle - Example: Her ankle is pretty = A fengbeu aa dawh<br />
fenh - (v.) put on a skirt (used for skirt only) - Example: She puts on a skirt = Hni aa fenh<br />
fenh , choih - (v.) drift - Example: The boat drifted <strong>to</strong>wards the shore = Titlang lei ah lawng cu ti nih a kalpi<br />
fep , feh - (v.) suck juice of sugarcane - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> suck the juice of sugarcane? = Fu feh na duh naw?<br />
fer - (v.) solidify, consolidate - Example: You ought <strong>to</strong> solidify your words (speech) = Na bia na fer awk a si<br />
fer - (v.) get constipated - Example: I get constipated = Ka ek a ka fer<br />
fiafar - (adj.) in very small quantity - Example: This year the rains is in very small quantity, very little = Tu kum cu ruahti a fiafar<br />
fial - (v.) ask, request - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> ask you <strong>to</strong> repair my TV = Ka TV ka remhpiak ti fial kan duh<br />
fial , forh - (v.) enjoin<br />
fial , hmuhsak - (v.) instruct<br />
fial , lem - (v.) persuade - Example: They could persuade him <strong>to</strong> stay = Um awkah an lem khawh<br />
fial , nawlpek - (v.) command<br />
fialmi , mingiatu , thlahmi - (n.) emissary<br />
fialmi tuah awk i kal - (n.) errand<br />
fiamfuam - (adj.) clumsy - Example: He is a clumsy person = Mi fiamfuam a si<br />
fian , fiang - (adj.) clear - Example: I am clear of what he wants <strong>to</strong> say = A chim duhmi ka fiang<br />
fian lonak - (n.) obscurity<br />
fian lonak , khuadi - (n.) haze<br />
fian loter - (v.) obscure<br />
fiang - (adj.) clear - Example: I am clear of what he wants <strong>to</strong> say = A chim duhmi ka fiang<br />
fiang lo i um - (adj.) hazy<br />
fiang set lo in chim thluahmah - (v.) slur<br />
fiang setsai lo i ka ang set lo i chim - (v.) mutter<br />
fiang tein - (adv.) plainly<br />
fiang tein a langmi, a lang khunmi - (adj.) salient<br />
fiang tein chim - (v.) enunciate<br />
fiang tein chim khawh lomi , a kong chim khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indescribable<br />
fiang tein chim / langhter - (v.) formulate - Example: Formulate your ideas before you write = Na ruahnak kha na tial hlan ah nai fian awk a si<br />
fiang tein chimmi - (adj.) graphic<br />
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fiang tein hmuhsak - (v.) demonstrate<br />
fiang tein langhternak - (n.) demonstration<br />
fiangfai lo i kam kau ser lo in biachim - (v.) mumble<br />
fiangfai ngaiin chimmi bia , lukolh - (adj.) bald<br />
fiangrang le langhngan in a ttha lomi - (adj.) flagrant<br />
fiangrao in chim - (adv.) point blank - Example: Hes answer was point blank no = A lehnak cu a fiangrao in ka duh lo ti a si ko<br />
fiangrao in , hnuaphnap loin - (adj.) categorical<br />
fiangte chim tung lo i a sullam hngal hna seh tiin tuahmi , bia am in chimmi - (adj.) implicit - Example: He gave us implicit consent <strong>to</strong> take<br />
the apples for he smiled when he saw us take it = Epal kha i lak hna seh ti a bia am in a kan duh ko, zeicahtiah kan lakah khan a merh<br />
fiangte le ttha tein zoh cikcek - (v.) scrutinize<br />
fiangte le ttha tein zoh cikceknak - (n.) scrutiny<br />
fiangte ttung tawi tein - (adj.) succinct<br />
fianloter - (v.) blear - Example: A bad cold made his nose run and bleared his eyes = Cumpi nih a hnapthli a chuahter i a mitthli a haiter<br />
fianloter - (v.) blur - Example: The picture is blurred = Hmanthlak a fianglo<br />
fiannak , fiang tein ttialmi ca - (n.) legibility<br />
fiannak , sawsawh sinak , hngalh fawi sinak - (n.) simplicity<br />
fiannak , thiannak - (n.) clarity<br />
fiannak , thiannak - (n.) lucidity<br />
fianrial - (n.) quiet place, secluded place - Example: We pray in an quiet, secluded place = Fianrial ah thla kan cam<br />
fianter - (v.) clarify<br />
fianter - (v.) comment<br />
fianter - (v.) explain<br />
fianter - (v.) expound<br />
fianter - (v.) solve<br />
fianter - (v.) elucidate<br />
fianter , a hmaan taktak ti kha fianter - (v.) verify<br />
fianter, a sullam fianter - (v.) illuminate<br />
fianter , a sullam langhter - (v.) define<br />
fianter , hngalhnak le fimnak pek , ceuter - (v.) enlighten<br />
fianter khawh lo in - (adv.) unaccountably<br />
fianter khawhmi - (adj.) explicable<br />
fianter , tlamtling tein chim - (v.) elaborate<br />
fianternak - (n.) clarification<br />
fianternak - (n.) commentary<br />
fianternak - (n.) explanation<br />
fianternak - (n.) elucidation<br />
fianternak , a tling lomi chapnak - (n.) annotation<br />
fianternak ca i hmanmi - (adj.) illustrative<br />
fianternak ca i hmanmi - (adj.) explana<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
fianternak ca i hmanmi ; hmanthlak tehna , tahchunhnak tehna , tuanbia tawi tete hna - (n.) illustration<br />
fianternak , ceuternak - (n.) illumination<br />
fianternak , sullam chimnak - (n.) definition<br />
fiantertu - (n.) commenta<strong>to</strong>r<br />
fiarti - (n.) clear, clean water flowing down from the rock or cliff - Example: Every one of us wants <strong>to</strong> drink rock/cliff water = Fiarti din cu kan duh<br />
cio<br />
fifik - (n.) whistle - Example: He calls me with a whistle, (a shrill sound not the device) = Fifik in a ka kawh<br />
fifik tum , din tein biachim - (v.) whisper<br />
fih - (v.) loathe<br />
fih awk a simi - (adj.) disgusting<br />
fih awk a simi , duhlonak fakmi - (n.) disgust<br />
fih , duh lo - (adj.) loath<br />
fih , lungchung in fih - (v.) abominate<br />
fihnung - (adj.) abominable - Example: His behaviour is abominable = A ziaza fih a nung<br />
fihnung a simi - (adj.) loathsome<br />
fihnung a simi , duhhlawptlai lomi - (adj.) nasty<br />
fihnung , mui chia , tuksapur - (adj.) hideous<br />
fikceu , arfi ceu - (n.) starlight<br />
fikfa - (n.) mosqui<strong>to</strong><br />
fikfa , hmaisem - (n.) gnat<br />
fil - (adj.) flat (as in wine), diluted, insipid - Example: Their beer is flat = An zu a fil<br />
filh , a tak a simi kha filter - (v.) dilute<br />
filhhnawm , filhhnomh - (adj.) filthy - Example: He is a filthy (dirty) person = Amah cu mi filhhnawm a si<br />
filhnak - (n.) dilution<br />
film zelhnak fung , laril zelhnak fung - (n.) spool<br />
fim - (adj.) clean and clear - Example: The water is clean and clear. - The sky is clear = Ti a fim. - Van a fim<br />
fim - (adj.) wise - Example: He is very wise = Amah cu a fim ngaingai<br />
fim - (adj.) sober - Example: He is now sober (after his drunkenness) = A zurit a fim cang<br />
fim - (v.) keep in safety - Example: Keep the money in safety = Tangka kha ttha tein fim<br />
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fim - (v.) put things in order<br />
fim chimh , lungthin cheuh - (v.) advise<br />
fim chimhnak , lungthin cheuh - (n.) advice<br />
fim chimtu , lungthin cheutu - (n.) adviser<br />
fim duhnak he aa pehtlaimi thil paohpaoh - (adj.) philosophical<br />
fim lo , hruh - (adj.) senseless<br />
fim lo ruang i tlabulbal i um , tha tein ruat hmasa lo i tuah - (adj.) imprudent<br />
fim lo , thil fiang tein thleh khawh lo - (adj.) injudicious<br />
fim ngaiin cu thil le cu thil cu i <strong>to</strong>ng seh ti tuak thiam le tuah thiam - (n.) maneuvre<br />
fim ngaingainak , thil ser thiamnak , mi nakin fim deuhan - (n.) ingenuity<br />
fim , thiam - (adj.) adroit - Example: He is an adroit speaker = Biachim thiam ngaimi a si<br />
fim , thluak tthat - (adj.) astute<br />
fimchimh - (v.) counsel - Example: We ought <strong>to</strong> counsel the young people = Mino cu fim kan chimh hna awk a si<br />
fimchimh - (n.) counsel - Example: Some people don't like counsel = Micheu nih fimchimh an duh lo<br />
fimchimhnak , ruahnak i cheuhnak - (n.) counsel<br />
fimchimtu , ruahnak petu - (n.) counsellor<br />
fimhlawm - (v.) take care of - Example: He takes care of us = Amah nih a kan fimhlawm<br />
fimhring tein a ummi , a ri lomi - (adj.) sober<br />
fimkan - (v.) be cautious, circumspect - Example: You should be cautious of what you speak = Na biachim naa fimkan lai<br />
fimmi - (adj.) sensible<br />
fimnak - (n.) sagacity<br />
fimnak - (n.) sanity<br />
fimnak - (n.) sapience<br />
fimnak , a biafang sullam hi cu fimnak duhnak ti a si - (n.) philosophy<br />
fimnak a ngeimi , a fimmi - (adj.) sane<br />
fimnak , cathiamnak - (n.) erudition<br />
fimnak donghnak ramri - (n.) horizon - Example: Young people seek new horizons = Mino nih fimnak ramri thar an hawl<br />
fimnak , fimnak bia - (n.) wisdom<br />
fimnak , fimnak ninning le umtuning - (n.) civilization<br />
fimnak , hngalhnak - (n.) knowledge<br />
fimnak , hngalhnak - (n.) wit<br />
fimnak le hngalhnak khonnak cauk - (n.) thesaurus<br />
fimnak , ruah kahwhnak , hngalh khahnak - (n.) intelligence<br />
fimnak tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) learned<br />
fimnak thiamnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (n.) boor<br />
fimthiamnak cawmnak ca i bu in aa sermi hna bu - (n.) institute<br />
fingrei a cat - it is dawning<br />
fingreicat - (n.) dawn - Example: Tomorrow we shall set out at dawn = Thaizing cu fingreicat ah kan i thawh lai<br />
fingrilh in rilh - (v.) sift<br />
fingrilh , talawn - (n.) sieve<br />
fip - (v.) eat i very small amount - Example: She eats meat only in a very small amount = Sa a fip<br />
fipuah - (n.) eaves - Example: The sparrows built their nest in our eave = Kan fipuah ah pithlung nih bu an tuah<br />
fir - (v.) relieve - Example: The thief relieved him of his watch = Mifir nih a sumilam a firpiak<br />
fir - (v.) steal<br />
fir - (v.) thieve<br />
fir dih cikcek - (v.) strip of - Example: Thieves stripped the house of every valuable thing = Mifir nih inn chung thilman ngei deuh paoh cu an fir<br />
dih hirhiar<br />
fir , hranhram in chuh - (v.) rob<br />
fir , ramh - (n.) loot<br />
firik tum - (v.) whistle<br />
firik , tumphit - (n.) whistle<br />
firnak - (n.) robbery<br />
firnak - (n.) theft<br />
firnak - (n.) thievery<br />
firnak lungthin a ngeimi - (n.) thievish<br />
firuk - (n.) constellation of stars - Example: The <strong>Chin</strong>s call the consellation of six stars 'firuk' which begins <strong>to</strong> apear just before dark = Mui lai i a<br />
chuakmi arfi paruk bu khi Laimi nih firum an ti<br />
fitlaw - (prop.) Venus<br />
fizang - (prop.) Juiter<br />
flanel puan , puan hmul thipthepte a lum ngaimi - (n.) flannel<br />
fo - (n.) ear - Example: There are about 300 grains of corn in one ear = Fangvoi fo pakhat ah fangvoi fang 300 tluk an um<br />
foih , fawih - (v.) trap, entrap, be entrapped - Example: I trapped a pheasant = Varit pakhat ka fawih<br />
fok , fawh , fawk - (v.) be sexually aroused, have an erection - Example: He has an erection = A zang a wahk<br />
fong - (v.) protrude<br />
fong , fawng - (v.) jut, protrude - Example: A branch juts out or protrudes = Thing nge a fawng<br />
fonghlei , fawnghlei - (n.) something that juts out (as in gulf or peninsula) - Example: A piece of land jutting out in<strong>to</strong> th sea is called a peninsula =<br />
Rili chungah a fawnghleimi vawlie cu vawlei fawnghlei ti a si<br />
fonghlei hmete - (n.) inlet<br />
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fonh - (v.) add<br />
fonh - (v.) conjoin<br />
fonh - (v.) merge<br />
fonh - (conj.) plus - Example: Two plus two equals four = Pahnih le pahnih fonh cu pali a si<br />
fonh , a chung i telter - (v.) incorporate<br />
fonh , ai remmi siter , cawh - (v.) blend<br />
fonh , cawh - (v.) combine<br />
fonh , cawh - (v.) mix<br />
fonh chih , chap - (v.) supplement<br />
fonh , fawnh - (v.) add <strong>to</strong>gether, conjoin - Example: If you add two and two, you get four = Pahnih le pahnih fawnh ah pali na ngah<br />
fonh , komh - (v.) unite<br />
fonh , peh - (v.) join<br />
fonh tthan - (v.) rejoin<br />
fonhmi - (adj.) synthetic<br />
fonhnak - (n.) addition<br />
fonhnak - (n.) synthesis<br />
fonhnak - (n.) --fonhnak<br />
, cawhnak - (n.) combination<br />
fonhnak , komhnak , pakhat sinak - (n.) unity<br />
fonhnak , <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) junction<br />
fonnak - (n.) projection<br />
fonnak - (n.) protrusion<br />
forh - (v.) exhort<br />
forh , fawrh - (v.) urge, encourage, exhort - Example: We encourage them <strong>to</strong> get education = Cacawn kan fawrh hna<br />
forh , fial - (v.) enjoin<br />
forh , lungtthawnnak pek , thazang pek - (v.) encourage<br />
forhhaih , forh , fawrh - (v.) urge, encourage, exhort - Example: We encourage them <strong>to</strong> get education = Cacawn kan fawrh hna<br />
forhnak - (n.) exhortation<br />
forhnak - (n.) encouragement<br />
frankinsens zihmui - (n.) frankincense<br />
French mi thilri - (adj.) French<br />
fu - (n.) sugarcane<br />
fu , fut - (v.) perch - Example: A bird perches on a branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu<br />
fu phun khat - (n.) sorghum<br />
fual - (adj.) long and flowing (as robe) - Example: Your skirt is long and flowing = Na hni a fual ngai<br />
fual - (adj.) be patient, long suffering - Example: He is a patient man = Amah cu mi thinfual a si<br />
fuan - (v.) spawn - Example: Fish spawn in Oc<strong>to</strong>ber = Oc<strong>to</strong>ber ah nga an fuan<br />
fuang - (n.) ear of corn, with its cover - Example: Our corn has quite good ears = Kan fungvoi fuang an thla ngai<br />
fuh , fuk - (v.) approach - Example: The car approached the <strong>to</strong>wn = Mawttawka nih khuapi kha a fuh<br />
fuk , fuh - (v.) approach - Example: The car approached the <strong>to</strong>wn = Mawttawka nih khuapi kha a fuh<br />
fum - (adj.) slow - Example: He is slow (in doing things) = A khul a fum<br />
fumh - (v.) make it slow, slow down - Example: Please slow down your singing = Na hla sak kha fumh deuh<br />
fun - (v.) package - Example: They packaged their lunch in small packages = An chuncaw kha fun hme tete in an fun hna<br />
fun - (v.) wrap<br />
fun - (n.) bundle, package - Example: Please pack a lunch for me = Chuncaw fun khat in ka funpiak tuah<br />
fun , hor , a phal i <strong>to</strong>m - (v.) sheave<br />
fun , tuam - (v.) enfold<br />
fung - (n.) rod<br />
fung - (n.) stick<br />
fung - (n.) bison, buffalo, wild mythun<br />
fung in tlengper - (n.) vault<br />
fung in tuk - (v.) thrash<br />
fung in tuk , tuk - (v.) strike<br />
fung in zarmi tilawng puanzar - (n.) spritsail<br />
fung sau nawn , cawleng ke pahnih hna karlak i an sawhmi fung - (n.) shaft<br />
fung /thiangthunh - (n.) stave<br />
fung , tthiangtthunh , tung - (n.) staff - Example: The flag hangs on the staff = Tung ah alan an thlai<br />
fung zum in chunh i pemh - (v.) puncture<br />
fung zum in sawh - (v.) goad<br />
fungfek - (n.) truncheon<br />
fungfek in tuknak - (n.) stripe<br />
fungtte - (n.) fork<br />
fungvoi ci - (n.) seed corn<br />
fungvoi fo - (n.) ear<br />
funh , um ti - (v.) cohere - Example: Bricks and motar cohere = Tlakrawn le thung cu an i seng<br />
funnak - (n.) wrapping - Example: Banana leave is good for wrapping lunch = Banhla hnah cu chuncaw funnak caah a ttha<br />
fun<strong>to</strong>mtu a simi - (adj.) conclusive<br />
fur - (n.) rainy season - Example: It rains in rainy season = Fur ah ruah a sur<br />
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fur , tthal , khuacaan - (n.) season<br />
fut - (v.) sit - Example: The birds sit on the branch = Vate thingnge ah an i fu<br />
fut , fu - (v.) perch - Example: A bird perches on a branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu<br />
futhul , thul - (n.) spit<br />
fuzu - (n.) sugarcane beer<br />
G<br />
gas khamnak luchin - (n.) gas mask<br />
gas phun khat , a zaang ngaingaimi - (n.) helium<br />
germ rungrul thattu - (n.) germicide<br />
Germany ram miphun pakhat - (n.) Saxon<br />
golf ball a kua chung i luhter - (v.) putt<br />
golf tuknak hmun kaupi - (n.) links<br />
gout zawtnak a ingmi - (adj.) gouty<br />
graf; catlang rinmi in kihlum zong a si ah, ruah tlawmtam zong a si ah, a san a niam zong a si ah, hmuhsaknak - (n.) graph<br />
gram pakhat cheu za khat i cheu khat - (n.) centigramme<br />
gram thong khat , pawng 2.2460 - (n.) kilogram<br />
grammar ning in chimmi , tialmi - (adj.) grammatical<br />
Grik cafang i a donghnak bik, Roman cafang i 'z' bantuk, cucaah donghnak ti sullam a ngei - (n.) omega<br />
Grik holh a si i bia tinak a si - (n.) logos<br />
Grik mi - (n.) Greek<br />
Grik Orthodox Khrihfabu chung i lu bik a simi, Roman Katholik Pop bantuk - (n.) patriarch<br />
Grik ram tlang pakhat min, an pathian Zeus umnak i an ruahmi; hi tlang min hin Olympic Games (olympiade) hi chuankhan a si -<br />
(prop.) Olympus<br />
gun barrel , meithal thirpi - (n.) barrel<br />
H<br />
ha - (n.) <strong>to</strong>oth<br />
ha - (n.) handle (of a hoe, knife or ax) - Example: The handle of his hoe is wood = A tuhmui ha cu thing a si<br />
ha a ngei lomi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>othless<br />
ha coihnak fung - (n.) <strong>to</strong>othpick<br />
ha fah - (n.) <strong>to</strong>othache<br />
ha hnawhnak bras - (n.) <strong>to</strong>othbrush<br />
ha , kaohnak ha - (n.) incisor<br />
ha ngeimi thir kual - (n.) ratchet<br />
ha pakhat - (n.) <strong>to</strong>oth<br />
ha saupi a fongmi , vui hao - (n.) tusk<br />
ha sertu - (n.) dentist<br />
hachio - (n.) sneezing<br />
hachio , hathiao - (v.) sneeze - Example: He sneezes = A hachio<br />
hafah - (n.) <strong>to</strong>oth ache - Example: Is your <strong>to</strong>oth ache painful? = Na hafah a fak maw?<br />
hah , hak - (adj.) hard - Example: A s<strong>to</strong>ne is durable because it is hard = Lung cu a hah caah a fek<br />
hahamh - (v.) yawn<br />
hahnak - (n.) hardness<br />
hahnak - (n.) hardship<br />
hahnak , khalnak - (n.) solidity<br />
hahter - (v.) harden<br />
hahter , hratter - (v.) coarsen<br />
hahter , tuai - (v.) temper - Example: He tempered the steel by heating and dropping it in water = Thir cu a linh i ti chung i a thlak khi<br />
hai - (n.) mango<br />
hai , hei - (v.) wave hand or something - Example: He waves his hand continuously = A kut a hei lengmang<br />
hak - (v.) choke - Example: He was choking on a piece of meat = Sa a hak<br />
hak - (v.) get stuck - Example: A bone gets stuck in his throat = Saruh a hak<br />
hak - (v.) be in the lurch - Example: He is in the lurch = Aa tarta hak<br />
hak a kaumi , duh a fakmi - (adj.) greedy<br />
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hak (haak) - (v.) preserve - Example: They could not preserve the land (forest) and it gets all burnt = Ram an hak kho lo i a kang dih<br />
hak , hah - (adj.) hard - Example: A s<strong>to</strong>ne is durable because it is hard. - He is hardhearted (stubborn) = Lung cu a hah caah a fek. - A lung a hak<br />
hakkau , hakkauh - (adj.) greedy - Example: He is a greedy man = Mi hakkau a si<br />
hakkauhnak , duhfahnak - (n.) greed<br />
hakkauhnak , hnem , tangka ngeih duh tuknak - (n.) avarice<br />
hal , fak piin nawl - (v.) solicit<br />
hal , herh - (v.) demand<br />
hal , nawl - (v.) request<br />
hal , nawlpat - (v.) sue<br />
hal , nawlpat - (v.) beseech<br />
hal , rawlhal , nawl - (v.) beg<br />
hal , ruahnak i cheuh - (v.) consult<br />
halh , hal - (v.) break ground for a field or house - Example: I broke ground for a field yesterday = Nizan ah lo ka halh<br />
halhnak - (n.) breaking ground for field/house - Example: It has been two years since I broke ground for this house site = Hi innhmun ka halhnak<br />
hi kum hnih a si cang<br />
halmi pek duh lo , a si lo ti , i pheh - (v.) deny<br />
halnak , hernak - (n.) demand<br />
halnak , nawlnak - (n.) request<br />
ham - (v.) engaged - Example: Hermes and Mary are engaged = Hermes le Mary cu kan i thi lai tiah an i ham<br />
ham - (v.) choose for onself - Example: I choose this book for myself = Hi cauk hi kaa ham<br />
ham - (v.) be jealous (of husband or wife) - Example: She is <strong>to</strong>o jealous of her husband = A va a ham tuk<br />
ham , hamh - (v.) yawn - Example: He is drowsy and he yawns = A mit a ku i a ham lengmang<br />
hamh - (v.) bewitch<br />
hamh - (n.) hypnotize, cast spell - Example: The <strong>Chin</strong>s believe python can charm people (<strong>to</strong> kill) = Laimi nih lim nih mi a hamh khawh tiah an zumh<br />
hamhnak - (n.) hypnotizing, casting spell om somebody, a runic act<br />
hammi ngaknu - (n.) fiancee<br />
hamnak - (n.) engagement<br />
han - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p, cease (used only with rain) - Example: The rain s<strong>to</strong>ps = Ruah a han<br />
hang - (n.) juice - Example: Orange juice = Theithu hang<br />
hang tamh in tamhmi - (adj.) spicy<br />
hangtamnak thingthei - (n.) nutmeg<br />
hani , ni - (n.) gum<br />
hani thi chuah zawtnak - (n.) pyorrhoea<br />
hao , ho - (n.) tusk of elephant - Example: An elephant tusk is costly = Vui hao cu a man a fak ngai<br />
hao , uico hao, rul hao , ho - (n.) fang<br />
haoh , hauh - (v.) curse, holler with abusive words at somebody - Example: He curses me by hollering = A ka haoh<br />
haotu bik - (n.) president<br />
haotu , hruaitu , zohkhenhtu - (n.) superintendent<br />
haotu , ralbawi bo thum benh - (n.) captain<br />
hapi - (n.) molar (<strong>to</strong>oth)<br />
hapi deng - (n.) wisdom <strong>to</strong>oth<br />
hapoh - (v.) protrude - Example: His teeth are protruding = A ha a poh<br />
har - (n.) edge - Example: Edge of knife = Nam har<br />
har - (adj.) difficult, hard - Example: My job is difficult = Ka rian a har<br />
har - (adj.) sharp - Example: My axe is sharp = Ka hreitlung a har<br />
har cuahmah in a kalmi - (n.) plodder<br />
har cuahmah in kal , huamsam caomao in kal - (v.) plod<br />
har fialmal tein khon - (v.) scrape - Example: John scraped money for his vacation = John nih a sianginn khar caan caah phaisa har fialmal tein<br />
aa khon<br />
har ngaiin cawi i sahn - (v.) heave - Example: He heaved the heavy box in<strong>to</strong> the car = Thingkuang ritpi cu a cawi i mawttawka chungah a sanh<br />
har ngaiin kal - (v.) trudge<br />
harm ngei lomi , aa chokvai sawsawh menmi a simi - (adj.) unfounded<br />
harmi - (adj.) difficult<br />
harnak - (n.) ailment<br />
harnak - (n.) difficulty<br />
harnak - (n.) keenness<br />
harnak - (adv.) matter - Example: What is the matter with the sick child? = A zawmi ngakchia kha zeidah a harnak a si?<br />
harnak - (n.) plight - Example: He is in a sad plight = Ngaihchia a simi harnak chungah a um<br />
harnak - (n.) strain - Example: The strain of sleepless nights made her sick = Zan ih lo i a umnak harnak nih khan a zawtter<br />
harnak - (n.) trial<br />
harnak , a harmi biahalnak - (n.) problem<br />
harnak , a hlei rian - (n.) trouble<br />
harnak chung lut loin mah le mah i khamhnak - (n.) self-preservation<br />
harnak chungin chuah - (v.) pull through<br />
harnak , fahnak innak nemter deuh , fawiter deuh - (v.) alleviate - Example: The medicine will alleviate your suffering = Hi si nih hin na innak a<br />
nemter deuh lai<br />
harnak , fahnak tlawmter deuh , damter deuh - (v.) relieve - Example: Aspirin will relieve your headache = Asprin nih na lufah cu a daihter lai<br />
harnak in , fahnak in - (v.) suffer<br />
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harnak in i a celh ngaimi , a bingbo , a kuarkak a tammi - (adj.) rugged<br />
harnak , innak , sifah innak - (n.) suffering<br />
harnak le nganfahnak - (n.) tribulation<br />
harnak le rawhralnak nganpi khulrang in a chuakmi - (n.) catastrophe<br />
harnak le rawknak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) disastrous<br />
harnak pek - (v.) ail<br />
harnak pek - (v.) plague - Example: Asthma plagued her all winter = Khuhhrin nih khuasik chung vialte harnak a pek<br />
harnak pek - (v.) trouble<br />
harnak pek , nganfah pek - (v.) afflict - Example: There are many illnesses which afflict old people = Tar pawl nganfah a petuzawtnak tampi a<br />
um<br />
harnak pek , rawk - (v.) harm - Example: This medicine will not harm you = Hi si nih an rawk lai lo<br />
harnak pekmi , a caan a rem lomi - (adj.) inconvenient<br />
harnak peknak , caan rem lonak - (n.) inconvenience<br />
harnak peknak , nganfah peknak - (n.) affliction<br />
harnak petu , tthat lonak petu , dawntu - (n.) detriment<br />
harnak , rawknak , vanchiatnak - (n.) disaster<br />
harnak tluntertu thil ; ttihnung - (n.) menace<br />
harnak <strong>to</strong>n lio i bawmh duh lo i cuka hmun i kal tak - (v.) leave in the lurch<br />
harnak <strong>to</strong>n , mah ca ttha lomi - (adj.) adverse - Example: Adverse circumstances caused him <strong>to</strong> lose all his money = A ca i a ttha lomi thil<br />
umtuning nih a tangka vialte a sunghter<br />
harnak <strong>to</strong>nmi , mah ca ttha lomi thil <strong>to</strong>nmi - (n.) adversity<br />
harnak zeihmanh mi a pe lomi - (adj.) unoffending<br />
hasi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>othpaste - Example: Colgate <strong>to</strong>othpaste is very good = Colgate hasi a ttha ngai<br />
hasi rawnnak khi - (n.) tube<br />
hat - (v.) pant (used with thaw, thawhat) - Example: When panting it is time <strong>to</strong> get rest = Thawhat ahcun dinh awk a si<br />
hathiao - (n.) sneezing - Example: Sneezing is a sign of cold = Hathiao hi cumpi hmelchunhnak a si<br />
hathiao , hachio - (v.) sneeze - Example: He sneezes = A hachio<br />
hathiau lengmang zawtnak - (n.) hayfever<br />
hau - (v.) fell - Example: He will fell the tree = Thingkung kha a hau lai<br />
hau - (v.) need - Example: You need <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> a doc<strong>to</strong>r when you are sick = Na zawt tikah sibawi sinah na kal a hau<br />
hau hruang - (n.) fence<br />
hau , tan - (v.) chop<br />
hau tehna , ti tehna , hmun le a chung i a ummi thilri inn tehna - (n.) real estate<br />
hauchung - (n.) the area within the enclosure<br />
hauh - (v.) demand, ask for, set the price of a thing - Example: How much do you ask for your house? = Na inn cu zeizatdah na hauh?<br />
hauh , haoh - (v.) curse, holler with abusive words at somebody - Example: He curses me by hollering = A ka haoh<br />
hauhruang karnak ca i lamh awk donhmi - (n.) stile<br />
hauka - (n.) the gate/entrance of a village/<strong>to</strong>wn/city - Example: There is a memorial s<strong>to</strong>ne at the gate (of a village); (it cannot be used for pen of<br />
animals etc.) = Hauka ah lungdonh pakhat a um<br />
haukulhnak ca i zummi tung/hruang - (n.) stake<br />
hauleng - (n.) the area outside the fence of the village<br />
hauleng chuah - (v.) litterally <strong>to</strong> throw out of the village, meaning <strong>to</strong> excommunicate<br />
haw - (n.) smell - Example: You smell of ngapih (potrefied fish) = Ngapih haw na nam<br />
haw , hawt - (v.) desire strongly - Example: After long sickness he desires greatly meat = Saupi a zawt hnuah sa a haw<br />
hawh - (v.) tease a baby - Example: A mothr teases her baby = A nu nih a fate a hawh<br />
hawhai - (adj.) desirous of, famished - Example: He is famished of meat = Sa a hawhai<br />
hawhra - (n.) snow<br />
hawhra bantukin i rangmi - (adj.) snow-white<br />
hawhra cung i hmanmi leng - (n.) sledge<br />
hawhra cung i leng in kal - (n.) sleighing<br />
hawhra cung kalnak kedan - (n.) snowshoe<br />
hawhra cung kalnak leng - (n.) sleigh<br />
hawhra cung kalnak/ tliknak ca i fung sau nawn pahnih , hawhra cung kalnak thingphel pahnih a saumi - (n.) ski<br />
hawhra cung tliknak kedan - (n.) skate<br />
hawhra cung tliknak kedan i danh in hawhra cung i a tlimi - (n.) skater<br />
hawhra cung tliknak kedan in hawhra cung i tlik - (v.) skate<br />
hawhra huinak seh - (n.) snowplough<br />
hawhra le ruah a cawhmi - (n.) sleet<br />
hawhra le ti aa cawhmi - (n.) slush<br />
hawhra mui a simi , a rang - (adj.) white<br />
hawhra nih a khuhmi - (adj.) snow-capped<br />
hawhra per tete - (n.) snowflake<br />
hawhra rang - (n.) hoarfrost<br />
hawhra tam tuk a tlak ca i khualtlawn khawh lo /i chawhvah khawh lo a simi khi - (adj.) snowbound<br />
hawhra tampi tlak i thlichia he a si i a kik ngaingaimi khi - (n.) blizzard<br />
hawhra , tikhal - (n.) frost<br />
hawhra tlang - (n.) chunk of ice - Example: Please buy a chunk of ice = Hawhra tlang pakhat in va caw tuah<br />
hawhra tlang - (n.) hill of snow<br />
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hawhra tlang a pum in an sermi - (n.) snow ball<br />
hawhra tlang cimh - (n.) avalanche<br />
hawhra <strong>to</strong>tho - (n.) snows<strong>to</strong>rm<br />
hawi - (n.) friend - Example: He is a friend of mine = Amah cu ka hawi a si<br />
hawi bawmh loin , mah lawngin - (adv.) single-handed<br />
hawi chimh chorn si lo i mahte in va hmuh va theihmi - (adj.) firsthand<br />
hawi chonh khawhmi zawtnak - (adj.) infectious<br />
hawi dang he i lawh lonak mah siningte a langhtertu - (n.) characteristic<br />
hawi dang tel loin tuah khawhnak nawl a ngeimi - (adj.) exclusive<br />
hawi , dua - (n.) comrade<br />
hawi he aa khat lomi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) exceptional<br />
hawi he aa kom khomi - (adj.) sociable<br />
hawi he aa kom khomi - (adj.) social<br />
hawi he aa lo lomi - (adj.) abnormal - Example: He is an abnormal child = Amah cu hawi he aa lo lomi ngakchia a si<br />
hawi he aa lo lomi - (adj.) odd<br />
hawi he aa lo lomi - (adj.) queer<br />
hawi he aa lo lomi , sitawnphung in a si lomi - (adj.) --hawi<br />
he asiloah ramdang he ttan tti - (n.) ally - Example: He is a close ally of mine = A ka tampi ngaimi ka hawi a si<br />
hawi he dantertu a simi - (adj.) distinctive<br />
hawi he i khah lonak - (n.) exception<br />
hawi he i komh khawhnak - (n.) sociability<br />
hawi he i komh lo , mah dangte i mu - (v.) seclude<br />
hawi he i komh lo , mah dangte i um - (adj.) aloof<br />
hawi he i lawh lonak - (n.) oddity<br />
hawi he i lawh lonak - (n.) idiosyncrasy<br />
hawi he i rem khawh - (adj.) amicable<br />
hawi he i rem khawh - (adj.) amicable<br />
hawi he um lo , mah lawngte in umnak - (n.) solitude<br />
hawi hlan ah - (adv.) first - Example: He always arrives first = Hawi hlan ah a phan hmasa zungzal<br />
hawi hlan i rak co - (v.) pre-empt - Example: He pre-empted the land by occupying it = Vawlei cu hawi hlan ah a rak um hnawh i a co<br />
hawi hlan i tuahmi - (adj.) pre-emptive<br />
hawi hlei in a fim khun, a thiam khun, thil ti kho khunmi - (n.) genius<br />
hawi hlei in a thiammi - (adj.) singular<br />
hawi hlei in , hawi hlei a simi - (adj.) extraordinary<br />
hawi hlei in thil a ti khomi , minthangmi , mi zapi hngalhmi - (adj.) outstanding<br />
hawi hlei in thil ti khawhnak a ngeimi , pahrang a ngeimi - (adj.) gifted<br />
hawi hngalh lo awkin bia hleng in chimmi , thuhmi ; biathli a simi - (adj.) cryptic<br />
hawi hngalhlomi , a thli, biathli - (adj.) underhand<br />
hawi hnu denh - (v.) lag<br />
hawi kehlan he i ruan lo - (adj.) out of step<br />
hawi lo deuh lo , nihchuak deuh a simi - (n.) character - Example: The old mand was a character in the village = Tarpa cu an khua chungah<br />
khan hawi lo lo dleuh a si<br />
hawi loin umnak , mah lawngte i umnak - (n.) privacy<br />
hawi lonhnak - (n.) superiority<br />
hawi nakin a niam deuhmi minung - (n.) scrub<br />
hawi nakin a tthawng cemmi - (n.) champion - Example: He is the swimming champion of the world = Amah cu vawleicung tileuh tthawng bik a<br />
si<br />
hawi nakin ka si deuh ti lungput - (n.) superiority complex<br />
hawi nih an tluk lomi - (adj.) singular<br />
hawi nih orhlei ke an cawi i cawi ve , kehlei ke an cawi i cawi ve - (v.) keep step<br />
hawi nih tluk lonak , pakhat lawng sinak - (n.) singularity<br />
hawi ramh/hawi thil chuh a duhmi - (adj.) preda<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
hawi , rianttuantti hawi , khuktthi - (n.) colleague<br />
hawi theih ciami a thar ngai le biapi ngai a si ti i chumnak - (n.) platitude<br />
hawi zumh ningin a zum lomi , zumhning hmaan lo a ngeimi - (n.) heretic<br />
hawi zumhning in a zum lomi , a hmaan lomi zumhning - (n.) heresy<br />
hawi zumhning in a zum lomi , zumhning lo a simi - (adj.) heretical<br />
hawidang - (pron.) others<br />
hawidang sinin i tthen , tthen - (v.) segregate<br />
hawih , hoih - (v.) face <strong>to</strong>ward - Example: You will face Eastwards = Nichuahlei na hawih lai<br />
hawih , hoih - (v.) answer vocally<br />
hawikom - (n.) friend<br />
hawikom - (n.) mate - Example: They were schoolmates = Sianginn kai lio hawikom an rak si<br />
hawikom a ngei lomi - (adj.) friendless<br />
hawikom a si lomi , i rem set lomi - (adj.) unfriendly<br />
hawikom dawtnak - (n.) affection<br />
hawikom duhmi sinak - (n.) friendliness<br />
hawikom , kal tti hawi - (n.) companion<br />
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hawikom pakhat le pakhat i bochan i zumhnak - (n.) camaraderie<br />
hawikom sinak , theih hngalhnak - (n.) familiarity<br />
hawikom tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) popular<br />
hawikom theihngalh ngaingaimi - (adj.) intimate<br />
hawikom ttha a simi , dawtmi - (adj.) cordial<br />
hawikom ttha , <strong>to</strong>n fawimi - (adj.) approachable<br />
hawikomh a thiam ngaimi , mi biakchawnh a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) suave<br />
hawikomh duhmi a simi - (adj.) friendly<br />
hawikomh , komh - (v.) associate<br />
hawikomhnak - (n.) companionship<br />
hawikomhnak - (n.) fellowship<br />
hawikomhnak - (n.) friendship<br />
hawikomhnak ca i hmanmi khankaupi - (n.) salon<br />
hawileng , khualtlung - (n.) guest<br />
hawk - (v.) bark - Example: A barking deer barks = Sakhi a hawk<br />
hawk - (v.) clear off - Example: The weather clears off = Nikhua aa hawk<br />
hawk , hawh - (v.) flay, skin - Example: We are flaying a cow = Cawphaw kan hawk<br />
hawl - (v.) scout for - Example: He scouts for firewood = Tihthing a hawl<br />
hawl - (adv.) in companionship - Example: We shall go <strong>to</strong>gether in companionship = Hmunkhat ah kan kal hawl lai<br />
hawl , kawl - (v.) seek, search,, look for - Example: I search for a lost coin (money) = Tangka tlaumi ka kawl<br />
hawl khawh , ngeih - (v.) acquire - Example: He acquired a lot of money = Tangka tampi a ngei<br />
hawl khawhnak , ngeihnak - (n.) acquisition<br />
hawle - (n.) a kind of design in <strong>Chin</strong> embroidery<br />
hawlh , holh - (n.) language, dialect - Example: <strong>English</strong> has become a universal language = Mirangholh cu vawleicung holh a si cang<br />
hawlh , holh - (v.) speak - Example: In Myanmar most people speak Burmese = Myanmar ah mi tam bik nih Kawlholh in an holh<br />
hawm , thlahawm - (adj.) fragile (like the mantle of pressure lantern)<br />
hawmh , homh , huam - (v.) share a blanket in sleeping, with another person - Example: Please share me your blanket for sleeping = Na puan ka<br />
huam tuah<br />
hawn, hong , hung - (v.) come - Example: When will you be able <strong>to</strong> come? = Zeitik ah dah na hawn khawh lai?<br />
hawn , hun , hon - (v.) open - Example: Open the door = Innka kha hung tuah<br />
hawng - (n.) shell<br />
hawng - (n.) bark - Example: Bark of a tree = Thing hawng<br />
hawng - (v.) have a good time <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: They are having a good time under the moon = Thlapa vang ah an i hawng<br />
hawng a tuamtu , luthluak tuamtu - (n.) cortex<br />
hawng, banhla hawng - (n.) skin<br />
hawng kheh , hawng meh - (v.) peel - Example: She peeled pota<strong>to</strong>es = Aalu a meh hna<br />
hawng , phaw , cuar - (n.) integument<br />
hawng , theithu hawng - (n.) peel<br />
hawnh , honh - (v.) open (for somebody) - Example: Please open the door for me = Innka ka hawnh tuah<br />
hawp , hop - (v.) be broken in<strong>to</strong> pieces - Example: The tumbler was broken in<strong>to</strong> pieces = Thlalang hrai kha a hawp dih<br />
hawr , hor - (n.) gorge, ravine, the course of a stream<br />
hawrh , horh - (v.) be undermined and carried away by flood<br />
hawrhek - (n.) gills of fish<br />
hawrkuang - (n.) valley, course of the stream<br />
hawt , hot - (v.) beat out animals for games<br />
hawttel , riahnak inn - (n.) hotel<br />
he - (prep.) with - Example: He goes with him = Amah he a kal<br />
he - (prep.) with - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> go with you = Nangmah he kal ka duh<br />
duk - (v.) punch with fist - Example: He punched him at his forehead = Han slog ham på panden.<br />
heh - (v.) here you are, take it<br />
heh ti in i haohnak , saupi in chimmi sinak bia - (n.) tirade<br />
heh tiah i en - (v.) jostle<br />
hei , hai - (v.) wave hand or something - Example: He waves his hand continuously = A kut a hei lengmang<br />
hei nam - (n.) shove<br />
hei ruah hei ruah i a phi chuahter , hei langhter - (v.) infer<br />
hei umter - (v.) cast - Example: The tree casts its shadow on the rock = Thingkung nih lung cungah a thla a hei umter<br />
hei zoh vak , bih - (v.) peek<br />
hek - (v.) report om somebody, accuse<br />
hel - (n.) round - Example: They go round the village seven times = Khua kha hel sarih an hel<br />
hel - (n.) hell<br />
hel - (adj.) unripe, green, raw (as in fruit) - Example: Our mango is yet unripe/green/raw = Kan hai a hel rih<br />
hel - (adj.) not properly cooked (as in food and meat)<br />
hel - (adj.) unfriendly - Example: His face (look) is unfriendly = A hmai a hel ko<br />
helh - (v.) court - Example: He courted her for a year before they they were married = An i tthit hlanah kum khat a helh<br />
helh - (v.) persistently ask for/try <strong>to</strong> get something - Example: He is trying <strong>to</strong> get a job, asking for it here and there and every person concerned<br />
= Rian a helh<br />
helhhuah - (v.) jitter - Example: He jittered just before getting on bord the plane = Vanlong kal lai ah a helhhuah<br />
helikoptar - (n.) helicopter<br />
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hell tla ding i ruah , a ttha lo i chiah - (v.) damn<br />
hell tla ding i ruahnak - (n.) damnation<br />
helnnak ca i a leng i langhtermi - (adj.) ostensible - Example: Mr. Brown's ostensible purpose wat borrowing some sugar, but he really wanted<br />
<strong>to</strong> see the furniture = Mr. Brown nih a leng i a langhtermi cu thanthling cawi a si, asinain a duh taktakmi cu tthutdan cabuai ngai kha a si<br />
hem - (v.) dent - Example: The cars collided and the back of one was dented = Mawttaka an i khawng i a hnulei a hem<br />
hen - (adv.) imperative verbal ending - Example: Come on, come on in, don't hesitate! - Go on, ahead, ou go now! = Ra hen! - Kal hen!<br />
heng - (n.) egg shell - Example: Egg shell = Arti heng<br />
henh - (v.) sting - Example: Bees sting him = Khuai nih an henh<br />
henhfia , fahenh , khenhfial - (n.) wedge<br />
henhnak - (n.) sting<br />
henpei - (adv.) surely - Example: Had you gone yourselv you might have got lost surely = Rak kal law na tlau hnga henpei<br />
henta , hmeteh - (adv.) of course - Example: Had I known that the weather would be bad I should not have gone of course = Khua a chia lai ti<br />
rak hngal ning law ka kal hnga lo henta<br />
heo - (v.) chip - Example: My cup gets chipped = Ka hrai a heo<br />
heo - (adj.) chipped - Example: He gives me water in a chipped cup = Hrai heo in ti a ka suah<br />
her - (v.) turn (the handle) - Example: He turns the handle of the cot<strong>to</strong>n gin = Lahat kut a her<br />
her , phukphuher - (n.) scales (fish scales)<br />
herh - (v.) need - Example: Babies need milk = Ngakchia nih hnuk an herh<br />
herh - (v.) take - Example: It takes time <strong>to</strong> learn how <strong>to</strong> drive a car = Mawttawka mongh thiamnak caah caan rauhnawn a herh<br />
herh - (v.) need<br />
herh , hal - (v.) demand<br />
herh lomi , a hleimi - (adj.) redundant - Example: With the decreasing demand for coal many miners may become redundant = Lungmeihol<br />
herhnak hi a tlawm chim lengmang caah lungmeihol cotu tampi cu herh lomi, a hleimi, an si lai<br />
herh sual pingpang caah tiin ralkap an chiahmi hna - (n.) reserves<br />
herhbaunak a ngeimi , a si a fakmi - (adj.) needy<br />
herhhuai - (n.) spinning wheel - Example: The <strong>Chin</strong>s knew <strong>to</strong> make spinning wheel = Laimi nih herhhuai ser an rak thiam<br />
herhmi pek , rawl pek - (v.) cater<br />
herhmi tangka - (n.) wherewithal - Example: Has he the wherewithal <strong>to</strong> pay for the trip? = Khualtlawnnak ca hman ding tangka a ngei maw?<br />
herhmi thil - (n.) necessity<br />
herhmi thil - (n.) need<br />
herhnak - (n.) need<br />
herhnak , herh baunak - (n.) want - Example: The plant died from want of water = Thingkung cu ti a herhbau caah a thi<br />
herhnak , herhmi thil - (n.) requirement<br />
herhpang - (adj.) ad hoc - Example: ad hoc committee = herhpang komiti<br />
herhpang - (n.) emergency<br />
herhpang , poipang - (n.) contingency<br />
herhter - (v.) necessitate<br />
hernak , halnak - (n.) demand<br />
heu - (v.) consume quickly - Example: These days our appetites are good at we consume lots of food = Tukar hrawng cu kan ka a thaw i rawl kan<br />
heu<br />
hi bia hin , hi ca hin - (adv.) hereby<br />
hi ca he hin - (adv.) herewith<br />
hi ca hin , hi bia hin - (adv.) hereby<br />
hi he , cu he - (adv.) therewithall<br />
hi , hihi - (pron.) this - Example: This is my mother = Hihi ka nu a si<br />
hi hlan ah , atu hlan ah , atu tiangah cun - (adv.) here<strong>to</strong>fore<br />
hi hmun - (adv.) here - Example: It is hot in here = Hika hmun cu a lin ko<br />
hi hna hi - (pron.) these - Example: These are my books = Hi hna hi ka cauk an si<br />
hi hna hi cawn awk an si lai ti in tuahmi - (n.) syllabus<br />
hi hnu cu - (adv.) hereafter<br />
hi kong hi - (adv.) hereof - Example: We will speak further hereof = Hi kong cu kan chim tthan te lai<br />
hi tiang , cu bantukin - (adv.) thus<br />
hi vawlei cung thil a simi - (adj.) mundane<br />
hiar - (v.) desire strongly - Example: I would very much like <strong>to</strong> have a wrestling match = Paih nih a ka hiar<br />
hibantukin - (n.) --hih<br />
- (adv.) indication exclamation - Example: I don't like this = Ka duh lo hih<br />
hihi , hi - (pron.) this - Example: This is my mother = Hihi ka nu a si<br />
hihnak - (n.) numbness<br />
hika ah - (adv.) here<br />
hika , hika ah hin - (adv.) hither - Example: Hither and thither = Hika khika<br />
hika hrawngah hin - (adv.) hereabout<br />
hika thawk hin, atu thawk in - (adv.) hence<br />
hil , khil - (v.) get dried up (this is used mainly with wound which has pus and so it coontes the wound is getting healed)<br />
hilei khilei , a kenkiplo ah - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> and fro<br />
hilei , ti bantuk , lei , khilei - (n.) direction - Example: He went in that direction = Khi lei ah khin a kal<br />
him - (v.) be safe - Example: We are safe in his hands = A kut chungah kan him ko<br />
him lomi - (adj.) insecure<br />
him lonak - (n.) insecurity<br />
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him tein - (adv.) safely - Example: We reached home safely = Him tein inn kan phan<br />
him tein chiahnak - (n.) safekeeping<br />
him tein hman khawh a si i mihrut hmanh nih him tein a hman khawhmi thil , a hmaan lo kho lomi - (adj.) foolproof<br />
him tein , i hliamkhuai lo tein - (adj.) unscathed - Example: He escaped unscathed = Him tein a luat<br />
him tein umter , him tein chiah , thu lo rawk loin chiah - (v.) preserve - Example: Ice helps preserve food = Tikhal nih rawl cu thu loin um a<br />
bawmh<br />
him tein vennak , ralhau - (n.) defence<br />
himnak - (n.) safety<br />
himnak - (n.) security<br />
himnak ding caah phihnak le hunnak an tuahmi hrenhnak - (n.) safety valve<br />
himnak hmun - (n.) haven<br />
himnak hmun - (n.) sanctuary<br />
himnak hmun , mihrutmi chaihnak hmun , dornak hmun - (n.) asylum<br />
hin , hika , hika ah hin - (adv.) hither - Example: Hither and thither = Hika khika<br />
hin hlah - please don't - Example: Please don't go away = Kal hin hlah<br />
hin lo - (adv.) absolutely - Example: I stayed away from home (without returning once) three absolute years = Tlung hin lo tein kum thum ka um<br />
hin lo hna i hmanthlakmi , thurhnawmmi - (adj.) obscene<br />
Hindu biaknak a zulmi - (n.) Hindu<br />
hing - (v.) have a sour face, be unwelcoming - Example: He failed exam and had a sour face = Camipuai a sung i a hing ko<br />
hip - (v.) attract - Example: His speech attracts many people = A biachim nih mi tampi a hip hna<br />
hirhiar , tling - (adj.) absolute - Example: You must tell the absolute truth = Biatak tling kha na chim lai<br />
hit , tak nih zeihmanh theih lo - (adj.) numb<br />
hitihin ka um awk a si ti zulhmi phunglam a ngei lomi ; duh paoh in khua a sami - (adj.) undisciplined<br />
hla - (n.) ode<br />
hla - (n.) poetry<br />
hla - (n.) song<br />
hla a donghnak - (n.) finale<br />
hla a ran le a fum - (n.) tempo<br />
hla a tlang donghnak aw chuah aa khatmi - (n.) rhyme<br />
hla aw , aw - (n.) tune<br />
hla aw hmelchunhnak, d r m f ti bantuk - (n.) note<br />
hla aw min pakhat; do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, bi, do hna hi hla aw an si - (n.) soh<br />
hla cang - (n.) stanza<br />
hla cauk - (n.) hymnal<br />
hla chinchin, a hlat deuhnak hmun - (adj.) further<br />
hla deuh phakter - (v.) further<br />
hla fung khat chung i cang khat - (n.) strophe<br />
hla he aa pehtlaimi bia , thil - (adj.) poetic<br />
hla , hlat - (adj.) far, distant, remote, away - Example: Our village is far away from your village = Kan khua cu nan khua in a hlat ngaingai<br />
hla hlun holh, pahnih tinak a si - (num.) twain<br />
hla hram thawknak i a aw la a ki le a vuak - (n.) signature<br />
hla hruaitu nih si hna seh, an hmanmi fung - (n.) ba<strong>to</strong>n<br />
hla le aw i a sannak le a niamnak - (n.) pitch - Example: He has a high pitch of voice = A aw a sang<br />
hla lei , lam lei le thil dawh serthiamnak lei i thiamnak ngeih , theih khawhnak ngeih - (adj.) artistic<br />
hla lei le tumlei i a thiammi - (n.) virtuoso<br />
hla min , hmanthlak min , cauk min - (n.) title<br />
hla nolhnak - (n.) refrain<br />
hla phuah - (v.) compose<br />
hla phuahthiam - (n.) poet<br />
hla phuahtu - (n.) composer<br />
hla phuahtu - (n.) psalmist<br />
hla phun khat - (n.) jazz<br />
hla phun khat , tlang hleili lengmang a si i tlang khat ah awfang pahra lengmang a ummi - (n.) sonnet<br />
hla sak tik i aw sang bik ; supareno kan timi khi - (n.) soprano<br />
hla veinak seh - (n.) metronome<br />
hla vuak - (n.) rhythm<br />
hlabia - (n.) poem<br />
hlacang , Baibal cang - (n.) verse<br />
hlacang nolhnak - (n.) chorus<br />
hlah - imperative negative don't - Example: Don't drink unclean water = Ti thiang lo ding hlah<br />
hlahruaitu - (n.) conduc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hlai - (v.) operate (as in surgery) - Example: Wis wound was operated upon by a doc<strong>to</strong>r = A hma kha sibawi nih a hlai<br />
hlai cikcek , then cikcek , cheu cikcek - (v.) dissect<br />
hlai cikceknak - (n.) dissection<br />
hlak - (adv.) abruptly , quickly - Example: He stands quickly and sings a song = Hlak tiah a tho i hla a sa<br />
hlam - (n.) placenta<br />
hlam - (v.) gather firewood - Example: We wee gathering firewood yesterday = Nizan ah thing kan hlam<br />
hlamh - (v.) collect firewood for somebody - Example: They collected firewood for us = Thing an kan hlamh<br />
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hlan - (v.) charter - Example: They chartered a plane = Vanlawng pakhat a ningpi in an hlan<br />
hlan - (prep.) before - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> see you before I go = Ka kal hlanah hmuh kan duh<br />
hlan - (v.) borrow - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> borrow your axe = Na hreitlung hlan ka duh<br />
hlan ah kun - (adv.) formerly<br />
hlan deuh ah - (adj.) prior<br />
hlan deuh ah - (adv.) since - Example: Old Jack died long since = Jack tarpa kha hlan deuhpi ah a thi cang<br />
hlan deuh ah a simi - (adj.) previous - Example: She did better in the previous lesson = Hlan deuh cawnmi ah khan a thiam deuh<br />
hlan deuh ah cun , hlan deuh in - (adv.) previously<br />
hlan deuh caan - (adj.) past - Example: He was the past Chairman of <strong>Hakha</strong> Baptist Association = Amah cu HBA i hlandeuh Chairman a si<br />
hlan deuh in atu tiang - (prep.) since - Example: We have been up since five = Suimila panga in kan tho diam cang<br />
hlan deuh , pahnih lak i a hmasa deuh - (adj.) former<br />
hlan , hlanlio - (n.) once upon a time - Example: Once upon a time there were many tigers = Hlan ah hin cakei tampi an rak um<br />
hlan i a rak sining ah khan ser tthan , remh tthan - (v.) rehabilitate<br />
hlan lio thil , a hlun cangmi thil a simi - (adj.) archaic - Example: Archaic words = A hlun cangmi bia, hman set ti lomi bia<br />
hlan lio thil hlun le khuasakning le vawlei chung i a ummi hna kong cawnsak - (n.) archeology<br />
hlan liopi , a hlun ngaimi - (adj.) ancient<br />
hlan thil tining le ruahning a duhmi - (adj.) oldfashioned<br />
hlanah , hlan lio ah - (adv.) once - Example: I once attended that school = Khi sianginn ah khin hlanah ka rak kai bal<br />
hlanah rak tuah bal lomi - (adj.) unprecedented<br />
hlang - (v.) accept - Example: I cannot accept your word = Na bia ka hlang kho lo<br />
hlangfang - (adj.) forthright<br />
hlangfang - (adj.) open - Example: He is open about his feelings = A lungchung kha hlangfang in a chim ko<br />
hlangfang in , lenglang in - (adv.) openly<br />
hlanh - (v.) lend - Example: Lend me your book = Na cauk ka hlan<br />
hlanh , cawih - (v.) loan - Example: He loans me a pen = Cafung a ka hlanh<br />
hlanhchin - (n.) sublet<br />
hlanhnak hnatlaknak ca in ttialmi - (n.) lease<br />
hlankan in - (adv.) beforehand - Example: Zeidah a herh lai ti kha ka hngalh, cucaah timhtuahnak a hlankan in ka rak ser chung<br />
hlanlio Europe ram chung i a rak ummi ram, hi ram chungah hin France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany le Italy an<br />
rak um - (prop.) Gaul<br />
hlanlio Hebru mi tangka - (n.) shekel<br />
hlanlio , hlan - (n.) once upon a time - Example: Once upon a time there were many tigers = Hlan ah hin cakei tampi an rak um<br />
hlanlio i an rak hmanmi raltuknak tilawng - (n.) frigate<br />
hlanlio Izipt siangpahrang thlan , piramit - (n.) pyramid<br />
hlanlio Iziptmi hna nih mithi an hlunhtermi hna khi 'mumier' n si - (n.) mummy - Example: Egyptian mummies lasted more than 3000<br />
years = Izipt mithi hlun hna cu kum 3000 leng an si<br />
hlanlio Rom holh - (n.) Latin<br />
hlanlio Rommi nih an rak hmanmi puan - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ga<br />
hlanlio thil a simi - (adj.) pristine<br />
hlanlio thil hngalh pengmi - (n.) memory - Example: He has happy memories of his childhood = A ngakchiat lio thil nuam tampi a hngalhpeng<br />
hna<br />
hlanlio thil , thil hlun - (n.) antique - Example: He is a collec<strong>to</strong>r of antiques = Thil hlun khawmtu a si<br />
hlanliopi ah - (adv.) yore<br />
hlanliopi ah hin - once upon a time<br />
hlanliopi ah hin, mi pakhatkhat cu a sual tiah an lunghrinh tikah, a sual sual lo hngalhnak caah khan pum hneksak an tuah tawn i cu<br />
hneksaknak cu thchunhnak ah ti tlok chung i kut hnim hawi hna khi a si; a kut kha dorh lo tein a chuah khawh ahcun a sual lo, a<br />
sual lo caah khuazing nih a luatter ti in an ruah, cu bantuk pum hneksaknak cu ordeal timi cu a si; cucaah ziaza siseh in khawhnak<br />
siseh hneksaknak ca i inmi paoh cu ordeal a si; hneksaknak a fakmi, tinak a si - (n.) ordeal<br />
hlanliopi lawng i a rak ummi saram phun khat , a cheu vui nakin a ngan deuh i a cheu chizawh nakin a hme deuhmi - (n.) dinosaur<br />
hlanpi , ruahnak hmanh nih a hei phak khawh ti lomi - (adj.) immemorial<br />
hlantiang - (prep.) until - Example: I shall wait for you until you come = Na rat hlan tiang ka rak in hngah lai<br />
hlao , hlau - (v.) arouse - Example: Has he waken? = Aa hlao cang maw?<br />
hlaoh - (v.) surprise - Example: You surprised me because you didn't tell me of your coming = Na rat lai na ka chim lo i na ka hlaoh<br />
hlaoh , hlauh - (v.) startle, scare - Example: I startled a monkey = Zawng ka hlauh<br />
hlap - (n.) the fat and membrane between the bowels and the walls of the belly (used mostly with pig)<br />
hlaphuahthiam - (n.) songster<br />
hlaphuahthiamnu - (n.) songstress<br />
hlapi rak hmuh khaw , hmailei ca khua rak khan khawh - (adj.) far-seeing<br />
hlar - fresh - Example: Fresh meat is better than stale meat = Sa hlar cu sa thing nakin a thaw deuh<br />
hlaremh bu - (n.) choir<br />
hlaremh tha - (n.) anthem<br />
hlarhmarh - (adv.) bubbling - Example: The water is boiling bubbling = Ti a tlok hlarhmarh<br />
hlasak - (v.) sing<br />
hlasak i eltthu aw timi khi - (n.) al<strong>to</strong><br />
hlasak puai , khawnsat - (n.) concert<br />
hlasak thiammi vate - (n.) song bird<br />
hlasak tik i a tlo khawhnak ding paoh i sak - (v.) syncopate<br />
hlasak tik i aw kel i sak pah i aw thiate i vun i thlen pah tawn khi - (v.) yodel<br />
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hlasak tik i pa aw a sang bik - (n.) tenor<br />
hlasaknak aw tanbo - (n.) staff<br />
hlasaknak lei i vuak cheu - (n.) half-note<br />
hlasakthiam , awdawh tumthiam - (n.) musician<br />
hlasatu - (n.) singer<br />
hlasatu pawl a bu in a kalmi khi - (n.) troupe<br />
hlat , hla - (adj.) far, distant, remote, away - Example: Our village is far away from your village = Kan khua cu nan khua in a hlat ngaingai<br />
hlat , hlathlai - (v.) investigate - Example: I shall investigate whether or not he is (at home) = A um maw um lo ka va hlathlai lai<br />
hlathlai , hlat - (v.) investigate - Example: I shall investigate whether or not he is (at home) = A um maw um lo ka va hlathlai lai<br />
hlatpi - (adj.) far away - Example: I shall go <strong>to</strong> a far away country = A hlatpi ram ah kan kal lai<br />
hlau , hlao - (v.) arouse - Example: Has he waken? = Aa hlao cang maw?<br />
hlauh - (v.) surprise - Example: His coming surprised us = A rat nih a kan lauter<br />
hlauh, hlaoh - (v.) startle, scare - Example: I startled a monkey = Zawng ka hlauh<br />
hlauh , thawhter - (v.) rouse<br />
hlauh , tthangh - (v.) awaken<br />
hlaw - (v.) deny, disown, forsake, discard - Example: You should not forsake your friend = Na hawi kha na hlaw lai lo<br />
hlaw , al - (v.) repudiate<br />
hlawh - (v.) flop - Example: The fish flopped on the bank = Nga cu titlang ah a hun i hlok<br />
hlawh - (v.) jolt<br />
hlawh - (v.) skip - Example: Lambs skip in the field = Lo ah tuufa an i hlok<br />
hlawh - (v.) earn (a wage) - Example: I earn one hundred kyats in one day = Ni khat ah tangka za khat ka hlawh<br />
hlawh , hlok , hlawk - (v.) bounce - Example: 1. The baby bounced up and down on the bed - 2. The ball bounces very high = 1. Ngakchia cu<br />
ihkhun cungah aa hlok lengmang - 2. Pumpululh cu sangpi aa hlok<br />
hlawh , hmuh - (v.) earn - Example: He earns K 20 a day = Ni khat ah K 20 a hlawh<br />
hlawh , peh - (v.) spring - Example: The dog springs at the thief = Uico nih mifir kha a hlawh hnawh<br />
hlawhchamhnak , pamtulnak tlolhnak - (n.) flop - Example: His plan was a flop = Aa timhmi cu a hlawhcham<br />
hlawhhlan - (v.) play a harlot/prostitute - Example: It is now one year since she played a prostitute = Hlawh a hlannak kum khat a si cang<br />
hlawhhlang - (n.) harlot, prostitute<br />
hlawhhlangnu - (n.) harlot<br />
hlawhhlangnu - (n.) prostitute<br />
hlawhhlangnu - (n.) whore<br />
hlawhhlangnu a kawh piaktu - (n.) pander<br />
hlawhhlangnu hawlpiaktu - (n.) pimp<br />
hlawhhlannak - (n.) prostitution<br />
hlawhlang sinak - (n.) prostitution<br />
hlawhnak - (n.) jolt<br />
hlawhtlin - (v.) prosper<br />
hlawhtlin - (v.) succeed - Example: His plan succeeds = A khuakhannak a hlawh an tling<br />
hlawhtlin , nun , karh , tthan - (v.) thrive<br />
hlawhtlin , tlinter , lim - (v.) achieve<br />
hlawhtlingmi , a rummi - (adj.) prosperous<br />
hlawhtlinnak , awngminnak - (n.) success<br />
hlawhtlinnak , rumnak - (n.) prosperity<br />
hlawhtlinnak , tlinternak - (n.) achievement<br />
hlawi - (v.) peel off slightly - Example: He peels off the skin (of a cow) with a knife = Namte in a cuar a hlawi<br />
hlawi - (v.) try - Example: I shall try your car = Na nawttawka ka hlawi lai<br />
hlawk - (adj.) profitable - Example: Your work is not profitable = Na rian a hlawk lo<br />
hlawk , hlok , hlawh - (v.) bounce - Example: 1. The baby bounced up and down on the bed - 2. The ball bounces very high = 1. Ngakchia cu<br />
ihkhun cungah aa hlok lengmang - 2. Pumpululh cu sangpi aa hlok<br />
hlawknak - (n.) profit, profitting<br />
hlawm - (v.) rescue - Example: He rescues a dying person = A thi dengmi kha a hlawm<br />
hlawm - (v.) pick up (assist) a baby in birth as by a midwife<br />
hlawm - (v.) be caught up in the rains - Example: He was caught up in the rains and he felt very cold = Ruah nih a hlawm i a khua a sik<br />
hlawmh , hlonh - (v.) bridle a horse - Example: Could you bridle the horse? = Rang kha a chak na hlawmh kho maw?<br />
hlawn - (n.) jewelry<br />
hlawn , ttamhnak - (n.) ornament<br />
hlawnh - (v.) disown a relative - Example: He was disowned by his father and mother = A nu le a pa nih an hlawnh<br />
hlawnh , hlonh - (v.) throw away - Example: Throw away the garbage = Hmunthur kha va hlawnh<br />
hlawptlo - (adv.) do something with enthusiasm, enthusiastically - Example: He sings enthusiastically = Hlawptlo ngaiin hla a sa<br />
hlawptlo lo , nunnak ngei lo - (adj.) inanimate<br />
hlawptlo ngaiin umnak , ka thaw ngai i ei - (n.) zest - Example: The hungry man ate with zest = Ka thaw ngaiin a rawl a tammi pa nih a ei<br />
hlawptlonak - (n.) gus<strong>to</strong><br />
hlawr - (v.) choose and select - Example: You will chose and select the best = A ttha bikbik kha na khawr lai<br />
hlawrh - (v.) exalt - Example: We exalt Gud = Pathian kan hlawrh<br />
hlawrh , hlorh - (v.) throw up in the air - Example: They throw a ball in the air = Pumpululh an hlorh<br />
hlawt - (v.) forsake<br />
hlawt - (v.) renounce<br />
hlawt , a si lo ti ; al - (v.) gainsay<br />
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hlawt , chuah - (v.) eliminate<br />
hlawt , duh lo , a hmaan lo ti - (v.) reject<br />
hlawt , harnak le ttihnung kha thianh , tthial - (v.) obviate<br />
hlawt , hlonh - (v.) discard<br />
hlawt , kaltak - (v.) abandon<br />
hlawt , kaltak , chuahtak - (v.) abdicate - Example: The king abdicated his throne = Siangpahrang nih a bawi tthutdan a chuahtak.<br />
hlawt , ngol , rai i thawi - (v.) sacrifice<br />
hlawt , sik , mawhchiat - (v.) reprobate<br />
hlawt , thangchiat , duh lonak chim - (v.) denounce<br />
hlawtnak - (n.) rejection<br />
hlawtnak - (n.) renunciation<br />
hlawtnak , sualphawtnak - (n.) condemnation<br />
hlawtpiak , mi dang tuahmi namhnulpiak - (v.) override<br />
hleh - (v.) reap - Example: It is time <strong>to</strong> reap the rice = Facang hleh a cu cang<br />
hleh - (v.) give a piece of meat <strong>to</strong> friend/fellow villager without cost - Example: He shot a wildgoat and gives us a piece of meat = Sathar a kah i sa<br />
a kan hleh<br />
hleh , hlep - (v.) cut off - Example: You will cut the grass with a sickle = Favah in ram na hleh lai<br />
hleh , tan - (v.) excise<br />
hlei - (n.) bridge<br />
hlei - (n.) ladder - Example: Please hand me over the ladder = Hlei kha rak ka chan<br />
hlei - (n.) teen - Example: Eleven = Hleikhat<br />
hlei ah - (adv.) moreover - Example: I didn't want <strong>to</strong> go fishing, moreover the weather was bad = Nga sio kal ka duh lo, cuhleiah nikhua a chia<br />
fawn<br />
hlei hman man , hman man i phaisa pekmi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ll<br />
hlei , lamhbak - (n.) step<br />
hlei maw - (adv.) any - Example: Is the patient any better? = Mizaw cu a ttha deuh hlei maw?<br />
hlei tlaihtleng dohtu thing tete - (n.) banisters<br />
hleiah - (prep.) besides - Example: I have three hats besides this = Hi luchin hleiah hin a dang pathum ka ngei rih<br />
hleiah , cuhleiah - (adv.) besides, moreover<br />
hleiah , cuhleiah - (adv.) besides, moreover<br />
hleifuan - (adv.) excessively - Example: He smokes excessively = A hleifuan in kuak a zu<br />
hleih , lohn - (v.) exceed<br />
hleihlak - (n.) steps - Example: The steps of his house are good = A inn hleihlak a ttha<br />
hleihnih bu - (n.) dozen<br />
hleihnih , pahleihnih - (num.) twelve<br />
hleihnihnak, pahleihnihnak - (num.) twelfth<br />
hleikhat , pahleikhat - (num.) eleven<br />
hleikhatnak , pahleikhatnak - (num.) eleventh<br />
hleikua , pahleikua - (num.) nineteen<br />
hleikuanak , pahleikuanak - (num.) nineteenth<br />
hleili , pahleili - (num.) fourteen<br />
hleilinak , pahleilinak - (num.) fourteenth<br />
hleilo - (prep.) none but, except - Example: You shall not worship other gods except me = Keimah hleilo a dang pathian na bia lai lo<br />
hleinga , pahleinga - (num.) fifteen<br />
hleinganak , pahleinganak - (num.) fifteenth<br />
hleiriat , pahleiriat - (num.) eighteen<br />
hleiriatnak , pahleiriatnak - (num.) eighteenth<br />
hleiruk , pahleiruk - (num.) sixteen<br />
hleiruknak , pahleiruknak - (num.) sixteenth<br />
hleisarih , pahleisarih - (num.) seventeen<br />
hleisarihnak , pahleisarihnak - (num.) seventeenth<br />
hleithum , pahleithum - (num.) thirteen<br />
hleithumnak , pahleithumnak - (num.) thirteenth<br />
hleivuang - (n.) remnant, left over - Example: Give me also the left over of your food = Na rawl hleivuang ka pe ve<br />
hlem , hlemh - (v.) console, comfort - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> console your baby with milk? = Na fate kha cawhnuk in na hlem kho hnga<br />
maw?<br />
hlemhnak - (n.) consolation, comforting<br />
hlemhnak - (n.) wounding, hurting<br />
hlen - (v.) bluff - Example: He bluffed the thieves = Mifir kha a hlen hna<br />
hlen - (v.) humbug<br />
hlen - (v.) trump<br />
hlen - (v.) dodge (ball) - Example: He is skilful <strong>to</strong> dodge ball = Bawlung hlen a thiam<br />
hlen a hmangmi thil - (adj.) delusive<br />
hlen a hmangmi thil - (adj.) delusive<br />
hlen , deh - (v.) delude<br />
hlen , deh - (v.) swindle<br />
hlen , deh - (v.) beguile<br />
hlen , hleng - (v.) trick<br />
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hlen hmangmi - (adj.) illusive<br />
hlen hmangmi - (adj.) illusory<br />
hlen hmangmi , lih chim hmangmi - (adj.) fraudulent<br />
hlen hmangmi , lih chimmi - (n.) deceiver<br />
hlen , lih in i lak - (v.) defraud<br />
hlen , lihchim - (n.) cheat<br />
hlen , lihchim - (v.) deceive<br />
hleng , hlen - (v.) trick<br />
hlenglei in - (adv.) from the opposite direction<br />
hlengtu - (n.) deceiver<br />
hlenhmangmi - (adj.) tricky<br />
hlennak - (n.) humbug<br />
hlennak - (n.) trick<br />
hlennak - (n.) deceit<br />
hlennak - (n.) deception<br />
hlennak , a si lomi a si bantukin ser - (adj.) fake - Example: A fake telegram = Hlennak ca i thirhri tukmi<br />
hlennak a simi , a hmaan lomi thil - (adj.) fallacious<br />
hlennak ca ding i ruah ciammam in tuahmi - (n.) stratagem - Example: The stratagem of having a soldier enter the enemy line in the clothes<br />
of a beggar was successful = Ral an umnak chung i ralkap pakhat, rawlhal thuam in luhternak khuakhannak kha a hlawhtling ngai<br />
hlennak ca i pakpalawng bia chimmi - (n.) hocuspocus<br />
hlennak caah anih ka si i titer - (v.) personate<br />
hlennak , dehnak - (n.) hoax<br />
hlennak , dehnak - (n.) swindle<br />
hlennak i tuahmi thil, lem khawhnak ding ca i tuahmi hlennak - (n.) decoy<br />
hlennak le zernak - (n.) craft<br />
hlennak , lih - (n.) fraud<br />
hlennak , rawinak - (n.) treachery<br />
hlennak , thil pakhat i tuahter riangmang i thil dang tu tuah - (n.) double-dealing<br />
hlep , hleh - (v.) cut off - Example: You will cut the grass with a sickle = Favah in ram na hleh lai<br />
hleptu - (n.) cutter of grass, reaper<br />
hler , cawi - (v.) lift<br />
hler , thlir , cawi - (v.) elevate<br />
hlerh - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ss up - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ssed up coins in the air = Van ah phaisa a hlerh hna<br />
hlet - (n.) escape (hole, door etc.)<br />
hleuh - (v.) strip off the branches/leaves of a tree/vine - Example: I strip the tree of its branches = Thingkung cu a nge ka hleuh dih<br />
hli - (n.) masculine gender - Example: Cock = Arhli<br />
hliah - (n.) joint - Example: Finger joint. - Knee joint = Kutdong hliah. - Khuk hliah<br />
hliah , la hliah - (n.) clue<br />
hliahcang fah zawtnak - (n.) gout<br />
hliahhlok fah zawtnak - (n.) arthritis<br />
hliam , hma putter , fahter - (v.) injure<br />
hliamh , hma banh , fahter - (v.) wound<br />
hliamkhuai , fahter - (v.) bruise<br />
hliamkhuainak - (n.) injury, wound, accident<br />
hliamnak , hma putnak - (n.) injury<br />
hliang - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> possess in great number, used mainly in names - Example: One who has plenty of silver = Ngun Hliang<br />
hliao , hliau , hlio - (adv.) burn greatly, be in flame, famingly - Example: Their furnace is burning with great flame = An somei aa hliao<br />
hliap - (v.) shade /be under the shade - Example: Our field is under the shade of a hill (that is not getting much sunshine) = Kan lo cu a hliap<br />
hliar , hlir - (adj.) pure, genuine<br />
hlih - (v.) strip off (as garments) - Example: He was stripped off his shirt = Amah cu a angki kha an hlih dih<br />
hlih - (v.) retract the prepuce - Example: The retract his prepuce = A zang an hlih<br />
hlih , hlik - (v.) peel off the skin - Example: The peel off the bark (of a tree) = Thingkung kha a hawng an hlih<br />
hlikhlek - exactly alike, carbon copy, like - Example: He is exactly like his father = A pa hlikhlek a si ko<br />
hlim - (v.) roll up shirt, skirt - Example: He rolls up the arm of his shirt = A angki ban aa hlim<br />
hlim rit , lungchung zawtnak phun khat , a nih hawi hna heh ti in nih i cu dih in a tah zong tah ko , cu bantukin lungthin i tlaih i<br />
khawh lo le i sum khawh lo paoh - (n.) hysteria<br />
hling - (n.) thistle<br />
hling - (n.) thorn<br />
hling a ngeimi - (adj.) thorny<br />
hling , hreng hling le sakuh hling - (n.) spine<br />
hling le so a tammi - (adj.) spiny<br />
hling tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) prickly<br />
hlingbur hau zong a si kho , pangpar hau - (n.) hedge<br />
hlio , hliao , hliau - (adv.) burn greatly, be in flame, famingly - Example: Their furnace is burning with great flame = An somei aa hliao<br />
hliphlau ngai , lungthin pek agai in zoh - (n.) attention<br />
hliphlau , ralringte le fimte i um - (adj.) alert<br />
hlipi - (adj.) the biggest in the group - Example: Rooster = Arhlipi<br />
hlir , hliar - (adj.) pure, genuine<br />
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hliti a sermi khuai - (n.) honey bee<br />
hliti , tizu , pangpar hliti - (n.) nectar<br />
hlo - (v.) die for others - Example: He is a person who dares die for his people = A miphun caah a lu a hlo ngammi a si<br />
hlo , hloh - (v.) erase - Example: Erase the writing on the board = Phalung cattial kha va hlo<br />
hlo , hloh - (v.) spend (money) - Example: He would not yet have spent all his money = A tangka a hlo manh rih lai lo<br />
hloh , cauk chung i bia , min , te hna hloh , hnawh - (v.) expunge<br />
hloh dih , phawi dih , hrawh dih - (v.) exterminate<br />
hloh dihnak , phawi dihnak - (n.) extermination<br />
hloh , hnawh - (v.) strike out - Example: Strike out his name = A min kha hei hlo/hnawt<br />
hloh , hnawh - (v.) obliterate - Example: The rain obliterated the footprints = Ruah nih neh kha a hloh din hna<br />
hloh , hnawh , a leiba kha hlohpiak - (v.) write off<br />
hloh , hrawh - (v.) liquidate<br />
hloh , hrawh dih cikcek - (v.) annihilate<br />
hloh khawh lomi , hnawh khawh lomi - (adj.) indelible<br />
hloh , phawi - (v.) eradicate<br />
hlohlak , a ping i tuah , pakpalawng i canter - (v.) mismanage<br />
hlohnak , hrawhnak - (n.) liquidation<br />
hloi - (v.) praise with words and song - Example: They praise him with songs = Hla in an hloi<br />
hlok - (v.) shake (as bottle) - Example: You should not shake the bottle = Palang kha na hlok lai lo<br />
hlok - (n.) handle - Example: The handle of a knife = Nam hlok<br />
hlok , hlawk , hlawh - (v.) bounce - Example: 1. The baby bounced up and down on the bed - 2. The ball bounces very high = 1. Ngakchia cu<br />
ihkhun cungah aa hlok lengmang - 2. Pumpululh cu sangpi aa hlok<br />
hlonh - (n.) disposal - Example: The disposal of garbage should be made everyday = Hnawm hlonh cu nifa tein a si awk a si<br />
hlonh - (v.) reject - Example: Reject all the bad apples = A ttha lomi epal kha hlonh dih hna<br />
hlonh - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ss - Example: Toss the ball <strong>to</strong> me = Pumpululh kha rak ka hlonh hnawh<br />
hlonh - (v.) disown - Example: He is disowned by his parents because he drinks <strong>to</strong>o much = Zu a din tuk caah a nu le a pa nih an hlonh<br />
hlonh , cheh - (v.) cast - Example: He castes s<strong>to</strong>nes in<strong>to</strong> the water = Ti chungah lung a hlonh hna<br />
hlonh , cheh - (v.) fling - Example: Boys fling s<strong>to</strong>nes in<strong>to</strong> the river = Ngakchia nih tiva chungah lung an chen<br />
hlonh , hlawnh - (v.) bridle a horse - Example: Could you bridle the horse? = Rang kha a chak na hlawmh kho maw?<br />
hlonh , hlawnh - (v.) throw away - Example: Throw away the garbage = Hmunthur kha va hlawnh<br />
hlonh , hlawt - (v.) discard<br />
hlonh , thlet - (n.) dump<br />
hlorh - (v.) praise - Example: They praise him quite a bit = Amah cu an hlorh ngai<br />
hlorh , hlawrh - (v.) throw up in the air - Example: They throw a ball in the air = Pumpululh an hlorh<br />
hlorh , thangtthat - (v.) eulogize<br />
hlorh , thangtthat - (v.) exalt<br />
hlu - (n.) contribution, tithes, free will offering<br />
hlu - (v.) make a free will contribution - Example: If there is among you who can contribute a chicken we'll be very happy = Ar pakhat a hlu khomi<br />
nan um ahcun kan i lawm ko hnga<br />
hluah - (n.) saw<br />
hluahha bantukin a kakmi - (adj.) serrate<br />
hluahmah - (adv.) in great intensity - Example: The fire burns in great intensity = Mei a alh hluahmah<br />
hluai - (v.) au<strong>to</strong>rize another person <strong>to</strong> act on one's behalf - Example: I send money by authorizing another person = Ngui hluai in tangka ka kuat<br />
hluang , phaikung - (n.) reed<br />
hluang/phai tamnak a simi - (adj.) reedy<br />
hluat - (v.) release, free<br />
hluh - (v.) enter something in<strong>to</strong> a hole - Example: He enters his finger in the hole of the wall = Vampang kua ah a kutdong a hluh<br />
hluhchuah - (v.) be successful, go through successfully - Example: He is quite successful in his education = A cacawn a hluhchuah ngai ko<br />
hlum - (v.) make something in<strong>to</strong> a ball - Example: He makes catapult pellets with mud = Tlak in tthaittholh a hlum<br />
hlum , changreu hlum - (n.) loaf<br />
hlum fonhnak , cauk pakhatkhat a tawinak in ttial tthanmi - (n.) epi<strong>to</strong>me<br />
hlum , i hlum - (v.) lump - Example: The sugar lumped when it became wet = A cin tikah thanthling cu aa hlum<br />
hlum zawl ; e.g. Tetracycline si te hna a zawl tete i an tuammi hna khi - (n.) capsule<br />
hlun - (adj.) old - Example: This house is very old = Hi inn cu a hlun ngaingai<br />
hlun , tar - (adj.) aged - Example: An aged car = Mawttawka hlun<br />
hlung - (adj.) plentiful, abundant - Example: Plenty of water = Ti a hlung<br />
hlunh - (v.) get old - Example: Wine gets sweeter as it gets older = Zu cu a hlunh deuh paoh le a thlum chin lengmang<br />
hluut - (v.) smoke out animals such as porcupines and rats from their holes<br />
hluut - (v.) donate<br />
hma - (n.) sore<br />
hma a portertu a simi - (adj.) septic<br />
hma banh , fahter , hliamh - (v.) wound<br />
hma banh khawh a simi , fahter khawh a simi , tuk khawh a simi - (adj.) vulnerable<br />
hma damternak ca i hmanmi si - (n.) balm<br />
hma , hriam hma - (n.) wound<br />
hma , i khawndenmi hma - (n.) bruise<br />
hma inter khawh a si lomi , fahnak pek khawh a si lomi - (adj.) invulnerable<br />
hma kha si thuhpiak i menpiak , hnipuan i hruk-aih - (v.) dress<br />
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hma por lonak si - (adj.) antiseptic<br />
hma thuh awk a bangmi si - (n.) unguent<br />
hma tuamnak puanchia - (n.) dressing<br />
hmaan - (adj.) right, correct, true - Example: What you said was right/true = Na chimmi kha a hmaan<br />
hmaan a dik - (adj.) correct<br />
hmaan lomi siternak , lih siternak - (n.) falsification<br />
hmaan lonak - (n.) inaccuracy<br />
hmaan tein , ding tein - (adv.) rightly<br />
hmaanhmaan tein pekmi bawmhnak - (n.) stipend<br />
hmaanter , remh - (v.) correct<br />
hmaanternak , remhnak - (n.) correction<br />
hmachia - (n.) carbuncle<br />
hmahnai - (n.) abscess<br />
hmahnai - (n.) pus<br />
hmai - (n.) face<br />
hmai - (n.) surface - Example: The surface of the table = Cabuai hmai<br />
hmai - (adj.) next - Example: Next week = Hmai zarh<br />
hmai ah - (adv.) before<br />
hmai bihnak thlalang - (n.) looking glass<br />
hmai chung , thil pakhatkhat - (n.) feature - Example: Your features are your forehead, eye, nose, mouth, chin, ect. = Na hmai chung thil hna<br />
cu na cal, na mit, na hnar, na ka, na khabe etc. hna hi an si<br />
hmai hnawhnak puan - (n.) <strong>to</strong>wel<br />
hmai i phihlik ek a um mi - (n.) freckle<br />
hmai kum - (n.) --hmai<br />
le kut i tawlnak khaan , ekinn - (n.) lava<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
hmai le lhngawng i khuhtu luchin - (n.) sunbonnet<br />
hmai thuhmi podar sernak ca i an hmanmi thil - (n.) talc<br />
hmaiah - (adv.) foreward - Example: Please go forward = Hmaiah kal tuah<br />
hmaichiat , hmai in nehsawhnak , zomhtaihnak tanghter - (n.) grimace - Example: Only rude children make grimaces = Ngakchia hrut lawng<br />
nih an hmai in mi serhsatnak an langhter<br />
hmaichiatnak , ningzahnak - (n.) embarrassment<br />
hmaifa - (n.) bug<br />
hmaifon le langh aa cuhmi - (adj.) obtrusive<br />
hmaihu zawtnak - (n.) measles<br />
hmaika ah - (adv.) in the presence of - Example: He signed his name in the presence of two witnesses = Tette pahnih hna hmaika ah min a thut<br />
hmaikhuhnak - (n.) mask<br />
hmailei - (adj.) forward<br />
hmailei - (n.) front - Example: The front of the house = Inn hmailei<br />
hmailei - (n.) future - Example: You will go <strong>to</strong> America in the future = Hamilei ah America ah na kal te lai<br />
hmailei ah - (adv.) by and by<br />
hmailei ah - (adv.) forth<br />
hmailei ah zeitindah a si lai ti hngalhnak a simi - (adj.) prognostic<br />
hmailei ca khua rak khan khawh , hlapi rak hmuh khaw - (adj.) far-seeing<br />
hmailei ca ruatmi - (adj.) provident - Example: Provident men lay aside money for their families = Hmailei ca a ruatmi nih cun an innchungkhar<br />
caah tangka an khon<br />
hmailei caan - (n.) future<br />
hmailei caan i thawn - (v.) postpone<br />
hmailei caan i thawnnak - (n.) postponement<br />
hmailei huncho le thlen a duhmi , ruahnak thar a la duhmi - (adj.) liberal<br />
hmailei i a kal lulhmalhmi - (n.) onrush<br />
hmailei i a kalmi , a hung chomi - (adj.) progressive<br />
hmailei i a kaltertu , vanlawng herlep - (n.) propeller<br />
hmailei i a si dingmi thil sinak - (adj.) future<br />
hmailei i caan thawn - (v.) defer<br />
hmailei i dingte i kal kho lo i con. - 2. lung aw tawm in um - (v.) falter<br />
hmailei i kal - (adv.) onward - Example: The soldiers marched onward = Ralkap cu hmailei ah an kal<br />
hmailei i kal lengmangnak - (n.) process<br />
hmailei i kalnak - (n.) progression<br />
hmailei i vun i zuhchun awk a si dingmi thil - (adj.) precedent<br />
hmailei i zur ti i kalter - (v.) propel<br />
hmailei kal - (v.) advance - Example: The troops advanced two miles = Ralkap cu hmailei ah khan hnih an kal<br />
hmailei kal - (v.) progress<br />
hmailei kong chimnak , thitlawnnak - (n.) necromancy<br />
hmailei saupi a hmu kho lomi mit tthat lo ruang si loin - (adj.) shortsighted<br />
hmailei thil a hmu khotu , profet - (n.) seer<br />
hmailei thil kong a chimmi nu - (n.) sibyl<br />
hmailei thil kong a chimtu , profet - (n.) prophet<br />
hmailei thil kong a chimtu , thitlawn a thiammi , khuavang - (n.) necromancer<br />
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hmailei thil kong chim chungnak - (n.) prophecy<br />
hmailei thil kong chimchung - (v.) prophesy<br />
hmailei thil kong lungretheihnak , lungretheihnak - (n.) anxiety<br />
hmailei thil um ding ka chim kho aa timi , khuavang - (n.) soothsayer<br />
hmailei thocuan - (n.) foresight of a gun<br />
hmaipanh - (adj.) pleasant<br />
hmaipanh - (adj.) cheerful, bright (face) - Example: He is very cheerful, his face is very bright = A hmai a panh ngai<br />
hmaiphiahnak cabuai - (n.) washstand<br />
hmaisem , fikfa - (n.) gnat<br />
hmaisen - (n.) flush - Example: A flush of shame coloured her cheeks = A ning a zah caah a biang (hmai) a sen<br />
hmaisuang - (n.) front<br />
hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh - (adj.) foremost<br />
hmaisuang i tuahmi - (adj.) pilot - Example: Pilot project = A hmasa bik i tuah chungmi thil<br />
hmaisuang ralkap - (n.) van<br />
hmaisur - (v.) frown<br />
hmaithlau , a sullam cu ningzah <strong>to</strong>n - (v.) lose face<br />
hmaitlam - (n.) price paid for reconciliation<br />
hmaitlam , hmaitlamh - (v.) reconcile - Example: If you want <strong>to</strong> reconcile them, you should be generous = Hmaitlamh na duh hna ahcun na sian<br />
awk a si<br />
hmaitlamhnak - (n.) act of reconciliation - Example: You ought <strong>to</strong> make reconciliation = Hmaitlamhnak nan tuah awk a si<br />
hmai<strong>to</strong>nh - (prep.) opposite - Example: We sat opposite each other = Hmai<strong>to</strong>nh in kan thu<br />
hmai<strong>to</strong>nh - (adv.) face <strong>to</strong> face - Example: I would like <strong>to</strong> speak <strong>to</strong> him face <strong>to</strong> face = Hmaithoh in biaruah ka duh<br />
hmai<strong>to</strong>nh in i khawnnak . khawnnak - (n.) collision<br />
hmai<strong>to</strong>nh in i <strong>to</strong>n , bia i chalh - (v.) confront<br />
hmaizah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) venerable<br />
hmaizah awk tlak a simi minung - (n.) dignitary<br />
hmaizah awk tlak a simi pa , umtu ziaza aa dawhmi pa - (n.) gentleman - Example: Gentlemen's agreement = Catial loin pakhat le pakhat i<br />
zumhnak lawnglawng in tuahmi biakamnak<br />
hmaizah awk tlakmi - (adj.) respectable<br />
hmaizah awk tlakmi siter - (adj.) dignified<br />
hmaizah , biak , upat - (v.) worship<br />
hmaizah lo , zeirel lo - (v.) disregard<br />
hmaizah lonak - (n.) irreverence<br />
hmaizah , upat - (v.) respect<br />
hmaizah , upat - (v.) revere<br />
hmaizah upatnak - (n.) veneration<br />
hmaizahnak - (n.) fan<br />
hmaizahnak hmuh awk aa tlakmi sinak - (n.) respectability<br />
hmaizahnak in a rian in aa din cangmi - (n.) emeritus<br />
hmaizahnak le upatnak in pekmi, tuantermi. - 2. lahkhah pek loin tuan fialmi - (adj.) honorary<br />
hmaizahnak , upatnak - (n.) dignity<br />
hmaizahnak , upatnak - (n.) respect<br />
hmaizahnak , upatnak - (n.) prestige<br />
hmakhatte ah a si khomi - (adj.) instant<br />
hmakhir , hmakher - (n.) scab<br />
hmal - (v.) break in<strong>to</strong> small pieces - Example: I break in<strong>to</strong> small pieces (with hands) the leaves of pumpkin = Maian ka hmal<br />
hmalhma - (v.) be fainting - Example: I am fainting from hunger = Rawlttam in ka hmal a hma<br />
hman - (adj.) accurate<br />
hman - (v.) operate - Example: She can operate a sewing machine = Thiltthitnak seh a hman khawh<br />
hman awk ding i tangka chiah - (v.) appropriate - Example: The government appropriated money for the new school = Acozah nih sianginn<br />
thar ca hman awkah tangka an chiah<br />
hman awk , ei awk , thil - (n.) consumption<br />
hman awk tlak a si ti lo ti i hlawt - (v.) condemn<br />
hman awkah chuah - (v.) introduce - Example: New electrical products are introduced = Elektrik thil thar an chuah<br />
hman dih , ei dih , din dih , hrawh , khangh - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih<br />
hman , hmang - (v.) use - Example: We use a knife <strong>to</strong> cut meat = Sa cannak ah nam kan hman<br />
hman khawh a si lomi , aa rem lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) inapplicable<br />
hman khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awkin a ummi , cawk khawh a simi , hmuh khawh akw a simi - (adj.) available<br />
hman khawh awkin a ummi , cawk khawh a simi , hmuh khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awk a simi - (adj.) available<br />
hman khawhmi - (adj.) usable<br />
hman khawhmi thil sinak - (n.) validity<br />
hman knawhmi , tuah khawhmi - (adj.) practicable<br />
hman lomi - (adj.) unused<br />
hman man i phaisa pekmi , hlei hman man - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ll<br />
hman , rianpek - (v.) employ - Example: Employ your time wisely = Na caan ttha tein hmang tuah<br />
hman sawsawhnak ah , thil a tthat lei kong chimnak i hman - (n.) wonderful - Example: It's wonderful that you could come = Na rat khawh<br />
cu a ttha hringhran ko<br />
hman , tangka hman - (v.) expend<br />
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hman ti lomi , caan nih kal tak cangmi , a hlun cangmi - (adj.) obsolete<br />
hman , <strong>to</strong>nghtham - (v.) manipulate<br />
hman tuk cang i zei i rel set ti lomi - (adj.) hackneyed<br />
hmanbilu - (n.) field glasses<br />
hmang u tiah nawlpek - (adj.) prescribed - Example: Students use prescribed books = Siangngakchia nih hmang u tiah nawl pekmi cauk kha an<br />
hman hna<br />
hmangtu - (n.) user<br />
hmanh - (adv.) even - Example: Even his brother hated him = A nau hmanh nih a huat<br />
hmanh - (v.) inseminate - Example: This morning I had our cow inseminated = Nithaizing ah kan cawpi ka hmanh<br />
hmanh - (v.) spring a trap - Example: Have you sprung your trap? = Na rap na hmanh cang maw?<br />
hmanh hlah seh law - (adv.) even if not - Example: Even if he does not like <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> school you should let him get education = Cacawn duh<br />
hmanh hlah seh law na cawnter lai<br />
hmanh maw - (adv.) posibly, not sure, not certain, might, perhaps - Example: Perhaps he might travel <strong>to</strong> Yangon <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thazing ah<br />
Yangon a tlawng hmanh maw<br />
hmanh seh law - (adv.) even if - Example: Jesus said, even if he died, he would live again = Thi hmanh seh law a nung tthan lai, tiah Jesuh nih a ti<br />
hmanlekmi - (n.) right hand man<br />
hmanmi thil , bawmtu thil - (n.) facility<br />
hmanmi vialte zuh dih hnu i a tangmi - (n.) net<br />
hmannak - (n.) accuracy<br />
hmannak - (n.) exploitation<br />
hmannak - (n.) usage<br />
hmannak le i phawtzamhnak i a thiammi , thil chuahternak - (n.) economist<br />
hmannak , tangka hmannak - (n.) expenditure<br />
hmanning , tuahtaonak - (n.) treatment<br />
hmanthlak - (n.) pho<strong>to</strong><br />
hmanthlak - (v.) pho<strong>to</strong>graph - Example: He pho<strong>to</strong>graphed the building = Inn kha hman a thlak<br />
hmanthlak - (n.) picture<br />
hmanthlak - (n.) portrait<br />
hmanthlak - (n.) tableau<br />
hmanthlak - (v.) take picture - Example: Please take my picture = Hman ah hung ka thla<br />
hmanthlak a nak lawnglawng a si i a tungtlang lawng a langmi - (n.) silhouette<br />
hmanthlak awk ca i dirning - (n.) pose - Example: The pho<strong>to</strong>grapher <strong>to</strong>ld him <strong>to</strong> hold the pose = Hmanthlatupa nih ttha tein dir a ti<br />
hmanthlak awk caah a remnak hmun i dir - (v.) pose - Example: They posed in front of their house = An inn hmai ah hmanthlak awkah an dir<br />
hmanthlak benhnak cauk - (n.) album<br />
hmanthlak duak tiin vun thlakmi khi - (n.) snapshot<br />
hmanthlak he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) pho<strong>to</strong>graphic<br />
hmanthlak i a hmanthlak an sermi taktak khi, negative a si lomi khi - (adj.) positibve<br />
hmanthlak in siseh fianter , tahchunhnak in siseh - (v.) illustrate<br />
hmanthlak in siseh , thawngthanh , mi theihter , ca in siseh - (v.) advertise<br />
hmanthlak ; lu , liang le tang lawng a langmi - (v.) bust<br />
hmanthlak min , cauk min , hla min - (n.) title<br />
hmanthlak sernak , hmanthlak - (n.) portraiture<br />
hmanthlak sernak si - (n.) developer<br />
hmanthlak suai - (v.) depict<br />
hmanthlak suai - (v.) portray<br />
hmanthlak suai khawhnak , lungchung lawngin ruahnak - (n.) imagination<br />
hmanthlak suai thiamnak , thil dawh ser thiamnak - (n.) art<br />
hmanthlak suaimi - (n.) drawing<br />
hmanthlak suaimi - (n.) painting<br />
hmanthlak suaining - (n.) portrayal<br />
hmanthlak suaitu - (n.) painter<br />
hmanthlak suaitu - (n.) portrayer<br />
hmanthlak tehna . tahchunhnak tehna , tuanbia tawi tete hna , fianternak ca i hmanmi - (n.) illustration<br />
hmanthlak tete le ca pelpawi tete benhnak cauk - (n.) scrapbook<br />
hmanthlaknak i hmanmi film - 2. baisikup - (n.) film<br />
hmanthlaknak khan/inn - (n.) studio<br />
hmanthlaknak mit a lai khenter , fianter - (v.) focus - Example: Have you focused your camera? = Na hmanthlaknak kha a mit cu na thlak<br />
dingmi thil kha na khenter naw?<br />
hmanthlaknak seh - (n.) camera<br />
hmanthlatu - (n.) pho<strong>to</strong>grapher<br />
hmantlak suai le ker tikah a bo in tuahnak - (n.) relief - Example: A relief map shows hills, valleys, etc. = Hmunbo le hmunkuar langhternak<br />
vawlei hmanthlak ah cun tlangte hna, horkuang tehna le a dangdang a bomi paoh kha an lang<br />
hmantleng - (n.) telescope<br />
hmantleng saupi , khor chungin asiloah rili chungin a lenglei thil hmuh khawnak - (n.) periscope<br />
hmanung - (adj.) the latter - Example: Among the two horses the latter was weaker = Rang panih lakah a hmanung kha a der deuh<br />
hmanung bik - (adj.) last - Example: I don't want <strong>to</strong> be the last = A hmanung bik si cu ka duh lo<br />
hmanung bik ah - (adv.) lastly - Example: Lastly what I wzant <strong>to</strong> speak is this = Hmanung bik ah ka chim duhmi cu hihi a si<br />
hmape - (n.) scar<br />
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hmaput i bei - (v.) maim - Example: He was maimed in his right leg = A orhlei ke a bei<br />
hmarngai - (v.) have interest in, be interested; have a longing for - Example: Do you long for me? If you have an longing for me it means you<br />
love me = Ka hmar nan ka ngai maw? Ka hmar nan ka ngaih ahcun nan ka dawt a si<br />
hmarngaih , hmarngaihnak - (n.) longing - Example: He does not have longing even for his parents = Nu le pa hmarngaih hmanh a hngal lo<br />
hmasa - (adv.) ahead - Example: Go ahead = Kal hmasa<br />
hmasa - (adv.) before - Example: Kalemyo was a village before = Hmasa ah cun Kalemyo hi khuate a rak si<br />
hmasa - (adv.) first - Example: If you don't suffer first, you cannot succeed = Na in hmasa lo ahcun na hlawhtling kho lai lo<br />
hmasa a umning i umter tthan - (v.) reinstate<br />
hmasa bik a simi - (adj.) primary<br />
hmasa bik , apakhatnak - (adj.) first<br />
hmasa sining i siter tthannak , hmasa hmun i chiah tthannak - (n.) res<strong>to</strong>ration<br />
hmasa sining in siter tthan - (v.) res<strong>to</strong>re<br />
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) talk unconsciously while asleep - Example: He is talking nonsence while asleep = A hmaw i bialo le bialo a chim<br />
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) kill somebody accidentally, without any intention - Example: The homicide was committed unintentionally and accidentally =<br />
An i hmawt sual i a si<br />
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) sleepwalk<br />
hmawca - (n.) socks, s<strong>to</strong>ckings - Example: Woollen socks are good for cold season = Sahmul hmawca cu khuasik caan caah a ttha<br />
hmawca a tawi phun - (n.) sock<br />
hmawca sau - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>cking<br />
hmawca tah , suaiter tah - (v.) knit<br />
hmawca temnak khairiat - (n.) garter<br />
hmawh - (v.) break in<strong>to</strong> small pieces as bread - Example: You can break clay in<strong>to</strong> small pieces (dust) = Vawlei tlang kha leidip ah na hmawh khawh<br />
lai<br />
hmawm - (v.) put something in the mouth for a short time - Example: Do not put the pepples in your mouth = Lungtekep kha na ka in hmawm<br />
hlah<br />
hmawmmi muthai tlaihnak fungte a ngeimi - (n.) lollipop<br />
hmawn , hmawng - (v.) be ripe and rich in taste as in wine - Example: When your wine becomes ripe and rich in taste we'll drink it = Na zu a<br />
hmawn tikah kan din lai<br />
hmawng - (adj.) lush, luxuriant - Example: In shifting cultivation the forest cannot be lush/luxurian = Tthial lengmangmi lothlawh cun ram a<br />
hmawng kho lo<br />
hmawngtthiam - (v.) cut down the trees of virgin forest for the first time for field<br />
hmawngtthiam - (v.) pioneer - Example: It's never ease <strong>to</strong> pioneer = Hmawngtthiam cu a fawi bal lo<br />
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) talk unconsciously while asleep - Example: He is talking nonsence while asleep = A hmaw i bialo le bialo a chim<br />
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) kill somebody accidentally, without any intention - Example: The homicide was committed unintentionally and accidentally =<br />
An i hmawt sual i a si<br />
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) sleepwalk<br />
hme deuh , tlawm deuh - (adj.) less<br />
hme , hmet - (adj.) small - Example: He is a small child = Ngakchia hme a si<br />
hme tein - (adv.) minutely<br />
hmeh - (v.) crumple - Example: He lcrumpled the letter in<strong>to</strong> a ball = Cakuat kha a hmeh<br />
hmeh - (n.) mole (as an identification mark) - Example: He has a mole on his arm = A ban ah hmeh pakhat a ngei<br />
hmeh , hmet - (v.) squeeze - Example: Don't squeeze the kitten = Chizawh fa ha hmet hlah<br />
hmeh , nam - (v.) depress - Example: When you play the piano, you depress the keys = Piano na tum tikah a hmehnak tete kha na hmeh hna<br />
hmei - (v.) live alone (mostly as a widower or widow) - Example: My friend has been living alone as a widower for the last three years = Ka hawipa<br />
cu kum thum a hmei cang<br />
hmel , muihmel - (n.) appearance - Example: His appearance is handsome (good) = A muihmel a ttha<br />
hmelchunh - (v.) fix in the memory, mark, picture in the mind - Example: I cannot picture his face in my mind = A hmai kha kaa hmelchunh kho<br />
lo<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) earmark<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) emblem<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) omen<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) sign<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) symbol - Example: The mark + is the symbol of plus = Hmelchunhnak + cu fonh tinak a si<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) vestige<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) mark<br />
hmelchunhnak - (n.) identifying/identification<br />
hmelchunhnak a simi - (adj.) emblematic<br />
hmelchunhnak , hmuhsaknak - (n.) signal<br />
hmelchunhnak i hmanmi - (adj.) symbolic<br />
hmelchunhnak , keneh - (n.) trace - Example: We saw traces of rabbits on the ground = Vawlei ah saveh keneh tete kan hmuh hna<br />
hmelchunhnak khenh - (v.) stamp - Example: She stamped the paper withthe office stamp = Ca kha zung tazeih in a khenh<br />
hmelchunhnak , langhnak - (n.) symp<strong>to</strong>m - Example: Fever is a symp<strong>to</strong>m of illness = Tak linh hi zawtnak langhnak/hmelchunhnak pakhat a si<br />
hmelchunhnak nih a hun langhter , hun langhter - (v.) symbolize<br />
hmelchunhnak , phun - (n.) brand - Example: Do you like this brand of coffee? = Hi kawfi phun hi na duh maw?<br />
hmelchunhnak ser - (v.) brand - Example: Farmers brand their sheep = Lothlo pawl nih an tuu cungah hmelchunhnak an ser hna<br />
hmelchunhnak ser - (v.) mark<br />
hmelchunhnak , tamhmi lungpher , pakan bantuk - (n.) plaque<br />
hmelchunhnak tarnak thingpheng - (n.) signboard<br />
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hmelchunhnak tarnak tung - (n.) signpost<br />
hmelchunhnak thantar , teinak puanlaang , alaan - (n.) banner<br />
hmerh - (v.) pinch - Example: I had <strong>to</strong> pinch myself in case it was all a dream = Ka mang a si rua ka ti i kaa hmerh a hau<br />
hmerhnak - (n.) pinching<br />
hmet - (adj.) small, young, little - Example: While I was small I could not carry a heavy load = Ka hmet lioah cun thilrit ka phor kho lo<br />
hmet , hmeh - (v.) squeeze - Example: Don't squeeze the kitten = Chizawh fa ha hmet hlah<br />
hmete - (adj.) diminutive<br />
hmete , man tlawmte a simi - (adj.) petty<br />
hmeteh , henta - (adv.) of course - Example: Had I known that the weather would be bad I should not have gone of course = Khua a chia lai ti<br />
rak hngal ning law ka kal hnga lo henta<br />
hmetlianh , hmetngan - (n.) size<br />
hmetngan , hmetlianh - (n.) size<br />
hmetter , nautat , biapi lo ngai i chiahpiak - (v.) belittle<br />
hmetter , tlawmter - (v.) minimize<br />
hmetter , tlawmter , man tthumh - (v.) reduce<br />
hmih , elektrik hmih - (v.) turn off<br />
hmih , hmit - (v.) quench<br />
hmih , hmit - (v.) exterminate a race or people, commit genocide - Example: Our enemies wanted <strong>to</strong> exterminate us (extinguish the seed) = Kan<br />
ral nih kan ci hmih an duh<br />
hmih khawh lomi - (adj.) inextinguishable<br />
hmih khawh lomi - (adj.) unquenchable<br />
hmih khawh lomi , riamhter khawh lomi - (adj.) quenchless<br />
hmih mei hmih - (v.) snuff<br />
hmih , mei hmih , kuak hmih - (v.) extinguish<br />
hmin - (v.) mature - Example: Pears mature quickly = Piar cu khulrangin an hmin<br />
hmin - (adj.) cooked for food - Example: The food is now cooked = Kan buh a hmin cang<br />
hmin fawi , tei fawi , tuaitam fawi - (adj.) susceptible - Example: He is susceptible <strong>to</strong> cold = Cumpi nih a tlunh khawh zau, cumpi a khan lo<br />
hminduk - (adj.) almost overripe, but best for taste<br />
hminh - (v.) cook - Example: I cannot yet have the meat well cooked = Sa ka hminh kho rih lo<br />
hminh - (v.) be oriented fully - Example: He can be oriented quite easily (the metaphor is taken from cooking food) = A ruahning hminh khawh<br />
ngai a si<br />
hminnak - (n.) ripeness<br />
hminter - (v.) ripen<br />
hmit , hmih - (v.) quench<br />
hmit , hmih - (v.) exterminate a race or people, commit genocide - Example: Our enemies wanted <strong>to</strong> exterminate us (extinguish the seed) = Kan<br />
ral nih kan ci hmih an duh<br />
hmu , hmuh - (v.) receive - Example: I received your letter = Na cakuat ka hmuh<br />
hmu , hmuh - (v.) see - Example: He cannot see because he is blind = A mit a caw i khua a hmu kho lo<br />
hmu loin i umter - (v.) overlook<br />
hmuah - (v.) put something very close <strong>to</strong> the mouth of something - Example: He puts his rifle very close <strong>to</strong> my mouth = Meithal ka kaa ah a ka<br />
hmuah<br />
hmuahchih - (adv.) point-blank range - Example: He shot a deer at point-blank range and missed it = Sakhi hmuahchih in a kah i a nganh<br />
hmual , rannak , tthawnnak - (n.) velocity<br />
hmual , tthawnnak , thazang - (n.) power, force<br />
hmuar , eihmuar - (v.) take advantage of others in business, exploit - Example: Do not exploit others = Midang kha va eihmuar hna hlah<br />
hmuh - (v.) discover - Example: Columbus discovered America = Columbus nih America ram a va hmuh<br />
hmuh - (v.) find - Example: Did she find the lost book = Cauk a tlaumi kha a hmu maw?<br />
hmuh - (v.) get - Example: I expect <strong>to</strong> get some money = Tangka tlawmpal ka hmuh lai tiah ka ruah<br />
hmuh - (v.) notice - Example: I notice that you are wearing a new hat = Luchin thar naa chinh ti kan hmuh<br />
hmuh - (v.) remark - Example: Did you remark the spottet cat? = Chizawh ttial kha na hmu maw?<br />
hmuh - (v.) gain<br />
hmuh awk a tlak lomi , aa tlak lomi sinak - (adj.) unworthy<br />
hmuh awk i a tlak lomi - (adj.) unearned<br />
hmuh awk i i tlak - (v.) merit - Example: He merits the prize he won = Mintthatnak laksawng a hmuhmi cu a hmuh awkah aa tlak hrim<br />
hmuh awkah aa tlak - (v.) deserve - Example: Good work deserves good pay = Rian tha cu lahkhah tha hmuh awk aa tlak<br />
hmuh , cawk , ngeih - (v.) procure<br />
hmuh , co - (v.) obtain - Example: He obtained two kyats for two eggs = Arti pahnih caah fang hnih a hmuh<br />
hmuh , hlawh - (v.) earn - Example: He earns K 20 a day = Ni khat ah K 20 a hlawh<br />
hmuh hnga ding zat tuakpiak cangmi - (n.) quota<br />
hmuh , hngalh - (v.) detect<br />
hmuh hrimhrimmi , hngalh hrimhrimmi - (adj.) positive - Example: He is positive that he saw him = Amah cu ka hmuh hrimhrim a ti<br />
hmuh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) invisible<br />
hmuh khawh a simi, a lang khomi - (adj.) noticeable<br />
hmuh khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awkin a ummi , cawk khawh a simi - (adj.) available<br />
hmuh khawh lo , mitcawt - (adj.) blind<br />
hmuh khawh lomi , hngalh khawn lomi - (adj.) imperceptible<br />
hmuh khawh ti lo i um , loh - (v.) disappear - Example: The dog disappeared from the house = Kan inn in kau uico a lo<br />
hmuh khawh <strong>to</strong>ngh khawh a si lomi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) insubstantial - Example: Ghosts are insubstantial = Mithla cu a ngaingai a simi<br />
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an si lo<br />
hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) obtainable<br />
hmuh khawhmi - (n.) accession<br />
hmuh khawhnak - (n.) sight - Example: Dogs have better sight than birds = Vate nakin uico nih hmuh khawhnak ttha deuh an ngei<br />
hmuh khawhnak - (n.) vision<br />
hmuh lai i kan i ruah lomi thil - (n.) surprise - Example: Mother has a surprise for me on my birthday = Ka chuah ni caah ka nu nih kaa ruah lomi<br />
thilte a ka pek<br />
hmuh lo sual - (n.) oversight<br />
hmuh lomi - (adj.) unseen<br />
hmuh lomi , hmuh awk i a tlak lomi - (adj.) unearned<br />
hmuh lomi , hngalh lomi - (adj.) strange - Example: He went <strong>to</strong> a strange country = A hngalh bal lomi ram ah a kal<br />
hmuh tlak a simi , zapi hmai ah chuahpi awk tlak a simi - (adj.) presentable<br />
hmuh tlak theih tlak a si lomi , a hme tukmi - (adj.) inappreciable<br />
hmuh tthan khawh lomi - (adj.) irrecoverable<br />
hmuh tthan , lak tthan - (v.) retrieve<br />
hmuhmi tangka - (n.) income<br />
hmuhmi thil hna - (n.) view - Example: The view from our house is beautiful = Kan inn in kan hmuh khawhmi thil hna cu an i dawh ngaingai<br />
hmuhnak - (n.) discovery<br />
hmuhnak - (n.) reception, earning<br />
hmuhnak - (n.) view<br />
hmuhnak - (n.) vista<br />
hmuhnak , hngalhnak - (n.) detection<br />
hmuhnak le ngaihnak hei hlum - (v.) focus - Example: Focus your attention on the speaker = Biachimtu cungah khan na theihnak le na<br />
hmuhnak hei hlum, a bia kha ttha tein ngai<br />
hmuhnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) visual - Example: Visual aids = Hmuhnak bawmtu<br />
hmuhnak ngei lomi , mitcaw - (adj.) sightless<br />
hmuhning - (n.) angle - Example: From my angle = Kei ka hmuhning ah<br />
hmuhning - (n.) standpoint<br />
hmuhning , ruahning , khuacuanhnak hmun - (n.) viewpoint<br />
hmuhsak - (v.) indicate<br />
hmuhsak - (v.) show<br />
hmuhsak , fial - (v.) instruct<br />
hmuhsak , lam sawhpiak - (v.) direct - Example: The policeman directed the traffic = Palik nih mawttawka aa chokletmi kha lam an hmuhsak hna<br />
hmuhsak , langhter - (v.) exhibit<br />
hmuhsak , langhter - (v.) denote - Example: Fever denotes illness = Taklinh nih zawtnak a langhter<br />
hmuhsaknak - (n.) indication<br />
hmuhsaknak , cawnpiaknak , chimhnak - (n.) instruction<br />
hmuhsaknak , hmelchunhnak - (n.) signal<br />
hmuhsaknak , zapi sin i langhternak - (n.) demonstration, exposition<br />
hmuhsaktu , cawnpiaktu - (n.) instruc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hmuhsaktu , langhtertu - (n.) indica<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hmuhsaktu , sawhtu - (n.) pointer<br />
hmuh<strong>to</strong>nmi nih a kan cawnpiakmi - (n.) moral<br />
hmuhtthan - (v.) regain<br />
hmui - (n.) stump - Example: There are many stumps in my field = Ka lo ah thinghmui tampi an um<br />
hmui - (adj.) sweet smelling - Example: Perfume is sweet smelling = Zihmui cu a hmui<br />
hmuichon - (n.) target<br />
hmuichon kahnak hmun - (n.) range<br />
hmuiper - (n.) spade<br />
hmuisel - (n.) target shooting - Example: They are practising target shooting = Hmui an i sel<br />
hmuiselnak i chonmi a laifangte - (n.) bull's eye<br />
hmuithiam - (n.) marksman<br />
hmuithiam - (n.) sharp shooter, marksman<br />
hmuithiammi - (n.) sharpshooter<br />
hmuithiamnak - (n.) markmanship<br />
hmuizum - (n.) mat<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
hmuizum - (n.) pickaxe<br />
hmul - (n.) body, hair, down, feather, fur etc.<br />
hmul a tammi - (adj.) furry<br />
hmul a tammi - (adj.) hairy<br />
hmul bawh - (v.) pluck - Example: She plucked a chicken = Ar hmul a bawt<br />
hmul meh , tuu hmul hna an meh khi - (v.) shear<br />
hmul neh , hmul ziah , thing ziah - (v.) shave<br />
hmul ngei lo , sam ngei lo - (adj.) hairless<br />
hmul thlongh - (v.) moult<br />
hmul , vom hmul til bantuk - (n.) fur<br />
hmulmehnak , thing ziahmi pan tete - (n.) shaving<br />
hmum - (n.) fringe, tassel<br />
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hmun - (n.) place, position, spot - Example: This is a good place = Hika hi hmun ttha a si<br />
hmun - (n.) region<br />
hmun - (v.) stabilize<br />
hmun a bitkauh , a eria - (n.) area<br />
hmun , a lawngmi hmun - (n.) space<br />
hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh , hmaisuang bik - (adj.) foremost<br />
hmun , can - (n.) stead - Example: In his stead = Amah hmun ah, amah can ah<br />
hmun dang i tthialnak - (n.) transference<br />
hmun dang i ttial - (v.) transfer<br />
hmun dang i va phun - (v.) transplant<br />
hmun dang in thawngpang a hun thanhtu - (n.) correspondent<br />
hmun dangah - (adv.) elsewhere<br />
hmun dangdang i tthen , phun dangdang i tthen - (v.) diversify<br />
hmun he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spatial<br />
hmun in - (conj.) whence - Example: Let him return <strong>to</strong> that house whence he came = Khi inn a ratnak inn ah khin kirter u<br />
hmun kaupi a hun - (v.) stretch - Example: The forest stretches for miles <strong>to</strong> the east = Tupi cu nichuahlei ah khan tampi vawlei kha a huh<br />
hmun kaupi a simi - (adj.) roomy - Example: Your house is very roomy = Na inn cu inn khan tampi a um khomi inn kaupi a si<br />
hmun kaupi i aa thekmi - (adj.) far-flung<br />
hmun kaupi sinak - (n.) roominess<br />
hmun kha zei kauh dah a si tinak - (n.) volume - Example: The room has a volume of 400 cubic feet = A khan cu khiubik feet za li a si<br />
hmun khat ah - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
hmun khat hnu hmun khat ah aa tthial lengmangmi - (n.) nomad<br />
hmun khat i a ummi mibu pakhat - (n.) community<br />
hmun khat i hla a sami bu - (n.) chorus<br />
hmun khat i i but - (v.) group<br />
hmun khat i rian a ttuanmi bu - (n.) crew<br />
hmun khat i ttuan tti - (v.) cooperate<br />
hmun khat i ttuantti a simi , a bu in - (adj.) corporate<br />
hmun khat in hmun dang ah i tthial - (v.) shift<br />
hmun khat in hmun dang i va phorh - (v.) transport<br />
hmun khat in hmun dang i va phorhnak - (n.) transportation<br />
hmun khat in hmun khat ah a vak lengmangmi - (n.) vagabond<br />
hmun khat in hmun khat ah khual a tlawng lengmangmi - (n.) itinerant<br />
hmun khat in i fonhnak - (n.) coalition<br />
hmun khat le caan khat i rak tuah ciomi , aa rual tein tuahmi - (adj.) simultaneous<br />
hmun khat, tangkhat i chimhmi siangngakchiabu, cu bantukin rian lei zongah aa bumi - (n.) class<br />
hmun khatkhat i an cinmi thil lak i a biapi bik a simi - (n.) staple - Example: Rice is the staple in Myanmar = Kawlram i an cinmi lakah a biapi bik<br />
cu facang a si<br />
hmun king hmun dai , thazang thar va laknak i hmanmi - (n.) retreat<br />
hmun kip i zapi nih tuahmi hmanmi le inmi sinak - (n.) prevalence<br />
hmun kip i zapi nih tuahmi le hmanmi a simi - (adj.) prevalent<br />
hmun lawng kaupi a simi - (adj.) spacious<br />
hmun le a chung i a ummi thilri inn tehna , hau tehna , ti tehna - (n.) real estate<br />
hmun pakhatkhat a cung i a ummi lam tehna , mo<strong>to</strong>r lam tehna , inn tehna , pangpar dum tehna le a dangdang fiangfai tein an<br />
umtuning hngalhnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>pography<br />
hmun pakhatkhat a sanning - (n.) elevation<br />
hmun pakhatkhat he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) regional<br />
hmun pakhatkhat i a ummi thing le ram hna - (n.) flora<br />
hmun phiaktu , hnawm hlonhtu - (n.) scavenger<br />
hmun sang - (n.) height<br />
hmun sang - (n.) eminence<br />
hmunhnawm - (n.) refuse<br />
hmunhnawm , hnawmtam , duh lomi rawl hlonhmi - (n.) garbage<br />
hmunkhat - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: They go <strong>to</strong>gehter = Hmunkhat ah an kal<br />
hmunkhat ah i pumh - (v.) get <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
hmunkhat i i pumhnak - (n.) congress<br />
hmunkhat i lung nge tein um - (v.) weld - Example: They are elded in<strong>to</strong> a team = Bu khatte ah an i seng<br />
hmunkhat i pumh - (v.) muster<br />
hmunkhat i pumhnak - (n.) concentration<br />
hmunkhat i pumhnak - (n.) rally - Example: Youth rally = Mino pumhnak<br />
hmunkhat i pumhter - (v.) mass<br />
hmunkhat i thil pumh , pumh - (v.) collect<br />
hmunkhat i tuanti - (v.) collaborate<br />
hmunkhat i um khawhnak , i hlumte i umnak , lung i khahnak - (n.) solidarity<br />
hmunkhat i umpeng - (v.) stand - Example: The old house stands here for one hundred years = Inn hlun hi hika ah hin kum za khat a dir cang<br />
hmunkhat i umti , i cawh - (v.) mingle - Example: He is very shy and does not mingle with others = Mi ningzah thiam ngai a si i mi dang he an i<br />
cawh lo<br />
hmunkhat khat i zam hna hlah seh ti i chiah , thong thlak bantuk - (v.) intern - Example: Kum thum himnak a an chiah<br />
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hmunkhat lawng i umter , hmunkhat lawng i um - (v.) localize<br />
hmunkhat le can khat i a rak um timi hna - (adj.) contemporary<br />
hmunphiah - (n.) broom<br />
hmunphiah in phiah - (v.) mop<br />
hmunphiah in phiah - (v.) whisk - Example: She whisked the dirt from the floor = Tuang i hmunhnawm kha a phiah hna<br />
hmunphiah ko - (n.) broomstick<br />
hmunphiak - (n.) sweeper<br />
hmunpi - (n.) headquarters<br />
hmunpi simi , a laifang a simi - (adj.) central<br />
hmunthiang , biakinn - (n.) sanctuary<br />
hmunthur - (n.) rubbish, garbage<br />
hmunthur , ek - (n.) ordure<br />
hmunthur , hnawm - (n.) dirt<br />
hmunthur , hnawm - (n.) filth<br />
hmunthur khuahnawm, zeihmanh san a tlai lomi - (n.) trash<br />
hmur - (n.) lip<br />
hmur - (n.) tip - Example: The tip of a pencil = Khedan hmur<br />
hmur cangh mi kha a sullam zeidah a si ti i hngalh khawhnak - (n.) lip-reading<br />
hmur cip i hlasak - (v.) hum<br />
hmur cip i hlasak , awnh vuaimai - (v.) hum<br />
hmur sen si - (n.) rouge<br />
hmurhmul - (n.) moustache<br />
hmurhmul - (n.) mustache<br />
hmurhmul/khahmul mehnak namte - (n.) razor<br />
hmurka - (n.) organ of speech - Example: His organ of speech is good (= he is a pleasant person of good conversation) = A hmurka a ttha<br />
hmurka a tlawmmi , bia aa summi - (adj.) reticent<br />
hmurka a tlawmmi , bia tampi chim duh lonak , i sumnak - (n.) reticence<br />
hmurparte - (n.) nozzle<br />
hmutu , cohlangtu - (n.) receiver<br />
hmutu , mit in hmuh si lo in kawl i hmuh - (n.) finder<br />
hna - (n.) ear (of a person) - Example: We hear with our ears = Kan hna in khua kan tehih<br />
hna - (n.) source of a stream - Example: There is much water at the source of the river = Ti hna ah cun ti a tampi ko<br />
hna - indica<strong>to</strong>r of plurality - Example: The soldiers are going = Ralkap hna an kal<br />
hna a chetmi - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is a deaf boy = Amah cu mi hnachet a si<br />
hna-ek - (n.) ear wax<br />
hna i benhmi thil theihnak - (n.) earphone<br />
hna i cheh - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is deaf <strong>to</strong> their request = An halmi kha a hna aa cheh<br />
hna in theih - (v.) hear<br />
hna in theih khawh lomi - (adj.) inaudible<br />
hna in theih khawhmi - (adj.) audible<br />
hna-ngong - (adj.) be hard hearing - Example: He is hard-hearing = A han a ngong<br />
hna pathum a ngeimi fei - (n.) trident<br />
hnabei - (adv.) gropingly (without much knowledge) - Example: He spoke gropingly = Hnabei in a chim<br />
hnabei dong loin umter - (v.) sustain - Example: Hope sustains him in his poverty = A si a fak ngaingai nain ruahchannak nih hnabei dong loin a<br />
umter<br />
hnabei dongh - (v.) despond<br />
hnabei dongh hnu i zei paoh zong chuak ko cang seh ti lungput - (adj.) desperate<br />
hnabei donghnak - (n.) despair<br />
hnabei donghnak - (n.) despondence<br />
hnabei donghnak , zei chim awk hngalh ti lo - (n.) desperation<br />
hnabeidong a simi - (adj.) despondent<br />
hnabeisei - (adj.) hopeful - Example: I am hopeful of passing exam = Camipuai ka awng lai tiah ka hnabei a sei<br />
hnabeiseinak - (n.) hope - Example: I have a great hope that you will come back = Na ra tthan lai tiah hnabeiseinak nganpi ka ngei<br />
hnabeseinak a ngeimi - (adj.) optimistic<br />
hnachawl , chawl - (n.) tree leaves<br />
hnacheh - (n.) noise making - Example: Noise making is not good while studying = Carel lioah hnacheh a ttha lo<br />
hnacheh - (n.) deafness - Example: It's shameful <strong>to</strong> have deafness of ears = Hnacheh cu ning a zak ko<br />
hnacheh thawng - (n.) noisiness<br />
hnachehnak , khua theih lonak - (n.) deafness<br />
hnachet - (v.) make noise - Example: Don't make noise, don't be noisy = Hnachet hlah<br />
hnachet , chet - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is deaf = A hna a chet<br />
hnachet lo dai zirziar in a ummi - (adj.) quiet<br />
hnachet loin a ummi , dai tein a ummi - (adj.) silent<br />
hnachet loin um - (n.) silence<br />
hnachet ngaiin bia i al len , i hauh len - (v.) squabble<br />
hnah - (n.) leaf, foliage - Example: The leaves of the trees are green in rainy season = Fur ah thinghnah an hring<br />
hnah ngei lomi - (adj.) leafless<br />
hnah tampi a ngeimi , a hnah a tthami - (adj.) leafy<br />
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hnahcang - (n.) wild banana<br />
hnahchawl - (n.) dry leaves<br />
hnahchuah , nahchuah - (v.) envy<br />
hnahnawh - (v.) disturb<br />
hnahnawh, hnahnawhnak pek - (v.) interfere<br />
hnahnawh lomi - (adj.) undisturbed<br />
hnahnawh peknak , dawnhnak - (n.) interfeence<br />
hnahnawh petu a simi , mi hnahnok a simi - (adj.) bothersome<br />
hnahnawhnak - (n.) disturbance<br />
hnahnawhnak a kan petu thil hme tete , uihrik , thah , hmaifa te hna bantuk - (n.) vermin<br />
hnahnawhnak , donhnak - (n.) interruption<br />
hnahnawhnak , i tuai ur in umnak - (n.) turmoil<br />
hnahnawhnak , i tuainak , cawlcanghnak - (n.) turbulence<br />
hnahnawhnak pek - (v.) bother<br />
hnahnawhnak pek - (v.) pester<br />
hnahnawhnak , zuva , awlokchonnak , harnak petu thil , rawl a hrawktu - (n.) pest<br />
hnahnawk luri ngai a simi , cuaphmat zawtnak a ngei i a tak a lin lelekmi - (adj.) hectic<br />
hnahnawk ngaiin a ummi , a cawlcang ngaimi - (adj.) turbulent<br />
hnahnok a simi - (adj.) troublesome<br />
hnahnok luri - (n.) nuisance<br />
hnai - (n.) pus, discharge - Example: His wound is now dry of its pus/discharge = A hma a hnai a car cang<br />
hnai a khuar - (v.) fester - Example: The wound festered nd became painful = Hma cu hnai a khuar i a fak<br />
hnak , hnakruh - (n.) ribs<br />
hnak ruh - (n.) rib<br />
hnakhaw - (n.) ear<br />
hnakhaw chung khuang phaw - (n.) tympanum<br />
hnakhaw fah - (n.) earache<br />
hnakhaw khuang , hnakhaw chung i khuang bantuk a simi , khuatheitu - (n.) eardrum<br />
hnakpang - (n.) the side of man or animal from hip <strong>to</strong> armpit<br />
hnaku - (adj.) be hard of hearing - Example: He is hard of hearing = A hna a ku<br />
hnal - (adj.) be blunt (dull) in perception of taste - Example: My mouth is dull in perception of taste (= I do not feel like eating) = Ka kaa a hnal<br />
hnam - (n.) witch, wizard, evil eye - Example: <strong>Chin</strong> believed in witch/wizard before they were Christians = Laimi cu Khrihfa an si hlanah cun hnam<br />
an zum<br />
hnam - (n.) strap (of a shoulder bag)<br />
hnam ngeiminu - (n.) witch<br />
hnamh - (v.) kiss<br />
hnamhnak - (n.) kissing<br />
hnamngei nih thil a tuah khawhnak - (n.) witchcraft<br />
hnamtawbong - (n.) severe diarrhea; it is used also for cholera<br />
hnamte hna zumh hi , zumhnak hrut , khuachiate nha - (n.) superstition<br />
hnang - (adj.) have light pains, aches and stains especially in the limbs - Example: I have pains and aches from our football match yesterday =<br />
Nizan kan pumpululh chuihnak ah ka hnang dih<br />
hnang , hnangh - (v.) delay - Example: Their case has been delayed for one month = An bia kha thla khat an hnangh cang<br />
hnangam - (adj.) peaceful - Example: Our country is not peaceful = Kan ram cu hnangam a si lo<br />
hnangam - (adj.) easy-going - Example: Thomas is an easy-going mand = Thomas cu mi hnangam a si<br />
hnangam a si lomi , a fek lomi - (adj.) precarious<br />
hnangam a simi - (adj.) secure<br />
hnangam lonak , nuamh lonak - (n.) discomfort<br />
hnangamh - (v.) comfort, console - Example: Only words cannot comfort me = Bia lawng nih ka hna a ka ngamh kho lo<br />
hnangamnak - (n.) solace, peace - Example: I have peace in Christ = Khrih ah hnangamnak ka ngei<br />
hnangamnak , lungsinak , lung riamhnak - (n.) contentment<br />
hnangamter - (v.) comfort, console - Example: Your words comfort me = Na bia nih ka hna a ka ngamter<br />
hnangamternak - (n.) consolation<br />
hnangamternak - (n.) comfort<br />
hnangamtertu - (n.) comforter - Example: Holy Spirit, the comfortr has come = Hnangam-tertu Thiang Thlarau a ra cang<br />
hnangh , hnang - (v.) delay - Example: Their case has been delayed for one month = An bia kha thla khat an hnangh cang<br />
hnanh - (v.) soak, saturate<br />
hnap a chuak lengmangmi - (n.) running nose<br />
hnapduk - (n.) watery mucus of the nose<br />
hnaphnih , hnaphnit - (v.) blow nose - Example: He does not know even <strong>to</strong> blow nose (= He is very immature) = Hnaphnih hmanh a thiam lo<br />
hnapthli - (n.) <strong>to</strong> have watery/running of the nose - Example: I have a runny nose = Ka hnapthli a chuak lengmang<br />
hnar - (n.) nose<br />
hnar - (n.) the heaviest part of the log, the brunt of a thing<br />
hnar - (v.) snore - Example: He snores a lot at night = Zan ah a hnar lengmang<br />
hnar awng , hnarkua - (n.) nostrils<br />
hnar fik - (v.) sniff<br />
hnar fik lengmang - (v.) snifle<br />
hnar he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) nasal - Example: M and N are nasal sound = M le N cu chim tikah hnar in aw cuhah a si<br />
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hnar , i hngilh i hnar khi - (v.) snore<br />
hnar in dawp ; hnimh - (v.) snuff<br />
hnar thichuah - (n.) nosebleed<br />
hnar tum , hnar phit - (v.) snort<br />
hnarcheu - (adj.) half<br />
hnarcheu - (n.) half<br />
hnarcheu , cheu - (n.) half<br />
hnarcheu i cheu , cheu - (v.) halve<br />
hnarcheu nak tam deuh , a tam deuh - (n.) majority<br />
hnarkua - (n.) nostril<br />
hnartawt - (n.) a person who speaks through his nose<br />
hnat - (n.) the fattest part of pork<br />
hnathe - (n.) <strong>to</strong>uch-hole of a flint-lock gun, priming pan<br />
hnathian , hnathiang - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be in a quiet place, free from tumul<strong>to</strong>us atmosphere - Example: I am free from bustle of the place = Ka hna a<br />
thiang<br />
hnatla - (v.) agree - Example: I agree <strong>to</strong> what he said. - You should not disagree with what he said = A chimmi cu ka hna a tla. - A chimmi cu<br />
hnatla loin nan um lai lo<br />
hnatla a simi - (adj.) favourable - Example: He is favourable <strong>to</strong> our plan = Kan i timhmi kha a hna a tla ve<br />
hnatla tein biakam - (v.) contract<br />
hnatlak - (v.) assent<br />
hnatlak langhternak lusuk - (n.) nod<br />
hnatlak lomi , a duh lomi - (adj.) unwilling<br />
hnatlak , ruahnak i khah - (v.) agree<br />
hnatlak ttinak , lungngetnak - (n.) concord<br />
hnatlaknak - (n.) consensus<br />
hnatlaknak , ca in ttialmi hnatlaknak - (n.) contract<br />
hnatlaknak ding ca i ttha tein i chimh ciami - (v.) stipulate - Example: He stipulated that he should receive a month's vacation every year if he<br />
<strong>to</strong>ok the job = Rian hi ka ttuan ahcun, kum khat ah thla khat lengmang akhonh nan ka pek hnga, tiin a chim cia hna<br />
hnatlaknak onhnak - (n.) permission<br />
hnatlaknak , ruahnak i khahnak - (n.) agreement<br />
hnatlakpi - (v.) accede - Example: They acceded <strong>to</strong> his proposal = A bia kha an hnatlakpi<br />
hnatlakpi - (v.) approve<br />
hnatlakpi - (v.) consent<br />
hnatlakpi - (v.) endorse - Example: Parents endorsed the plan for the school = Sianginn saknak ding kha hupa hna nih an hnatlakpi hna<br />
hnatlakpi awk a simi - (adj.) agreeable<br />
hnatlakpi lo - (v.) disapprove<br />
hnatlakpi lonak - (n.) disapproval<br />
hnatlakpinak - (n.) approval<br />
hnatlakpinak - (n.) endorsement<br />
hna<strong>to</strong>nh , tumbul - (n.) earring<br />
hnaw - (n.) a rain coat made of grass or reeds - Example: hnaw<br />
hnawh - (v.) wipe - Example: She wipes her tears = A mitthli aa hnawt<br />
hnawh - (v.) hurry up - Example: Hurry up (your steps) = Na kal i hnawh<br />
hnawh , a leiba kha hlohpiak , hloh - (v.) write off<br />
hnawh , hloh - (v.) obliterate - Example: The rain obliterated the footprints = Ruah nih neh kha a hloh din hna<br />
hnawh , hloh , cauk chung i bia , min , te hna hloh - (v.) expunge<br />
hnawh , hnawt - (n.) erase - Example: You should erase what you wrote. - You should wipe your nose = Na ttialmi kha na hnawh lai. - Na hnap<br />
na hnawh lai<br />
hnawh , kehlan i hnawh - (v.) quicken<br />
hnawh , phiah - (v.) erase<br />
hnawhchih - (v.) spur - Example: It is foolish <strong>to</strong> spur on a willing horse = Nawl a ngai komi rang hnawhchih len cu hruh a si<br />
hnawhnak - (n.) wiping<br />
hnawhnak - (n.) erasing<br />
hnawhnak - (n.) a wad used for cleaning a gun barrel<br />
hnawl - (adj.) be dull, not sharp, harnished - Example: My knife is dull = Ka nam a hnawl<br />
hnawm hlonhnak mawttaka - (n.) dump truck<br />
hnawm hlonhtu , hmun phiaktu - (n.) scavenger<br />
hnawm , hmunthur - (n.) dirt<br />
hnawm , hmunthur - (n.) filth<br />
hnawm hnawhnak, phalung hnawhnak puanchia - (n.) duster<br />
hnawm khonnak kuang , rawlchiahnak kuang - (n.) bin<br />
hnawm luannak khor - (n.) cesspool<br />
hnawm luannak tidongpi chungin a luangmi hnawmtam - (n.) sewage<br />
hnawm nih a seh - (v.) stain - Example: The table cloth is stained with ink = Cabuai khuh puan cu cahang nih a seh<br />
hnawm nih a seh khawh lomi - (adj.) stainless<br />
hnawm nih a sehmi - (adj.) spotted<br />
hnawm ruhnak - (n.) dust pan<br />
hnawm thianh - (v.) rake<br />
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hnawm thianhnak kawrawt ha a ngeimi - (n.) rake<br />
hnawm tiaptuap in a ummi - (adj.) dingy<br />
hnawmhter , cinter - (v.) bedraggle<br />
hnawmhter , melmang thuh ti bantuk , naih , thuh - (v.) besmear<br />
hnawmhter , thurter - (v.) begrime<br />
hnawmhter , thurter - (v.) smirch<br />
hnawmluannak tidongpi - (n.) sewer<br />
hnawmtam , duh lomi rawl hlonhmi , hmunhnawm - (n.) garbage<br />
hnawmtam , pelpawi - (n.) debris<br />
hnawn - (v.) forsake, not desire<br />
hnawn , hnawng - (adj.) be moist - Example: If the wood is moist it cannot burn = Thing cu a hnawn ahcun a alh kho lo<br />
hnawnam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go/do things in a hurry - Example: When you go on a slippery road, do not be in a hurry = Lam na kal tikah i hnawnam hlah<br />
hnawr , hnor - (v.) rub - Example: My shoe rubs my small <strong>to</strong>e = Ka kedan nih ka hngete a ka hnawr<br />
hnawt , hnawh - (n.) erase - Example: You should erase what you wrote. - You should wipe your nose = Na ttialmi kha na hnawh lai. - Na hnap<br />
na hnawh lai<br />
hnawter - (v.) moisten<br />
hnei - (v.) dip (in the water) - Example: Please dip your garment in the water = Na puan kha ti ah hei hnei tuah<br />
hnek - (v.) compel<br />
hnek - (v.) force - Example: He forced him <strong>to</strong> go = Kal a hnek<br />
hnek - (v.) press - Example: Press him <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> school = Sianginn kai kha hnek ko<br />
hnek - (v.) exert efforts <strong>to</strong> do work - Example: He is working hard = Rian aa hnek<br />
hnek , hnik - (v.) go on test, try - Example: Try this pair of pants = Hi tawhrolh hi i hruk hnik<br />
hnek , thazang in uk - (v.) constrain<br />
hnekchommi , phuahchommi - (adj.) factitious<br />
hneknak - (n.) compulsion<br />
hneknak - (n.) pressure<br />
hneknak - (n.) stress - Example: Under the stress of hunger he s<strong>to</strong>le food = A rawltam nih a hnek ruangah rawl cu a fir<br />
hneknak , thazang in uknak - (n.) constraint<br />
hneksak - (v.) experiment<br />
hneksak - (v.) test<br />
hneksak - (v.) test<br />
hneksak - (v.) test - Example: Test this camera = Hi camera hi hneksak tuah<br />
hneksak-del , del - (v.) test, try<br />
hneksak lomi - (adj.) untried<br />
hneksakdel - (v.) sound the idea <strong>to</strong> - Example: Sound this idea <strong>to</strong> him and let's see how he thinks = Zeitindah a ruah hnga hneksak ve del tuah<br />
hneksakdelnak - (n.) test, try<br />
hneksakmi - (adj.) experimental<br />
hneksakmi pa - (n.) probationer<br />
hneksaknak - (n.) experiment<br />
hneksaknak - (n.) probation<br />
hneksaknak - (n.) test<br />
hneksaknak biahalnak - (n.) quiz<br />
hneksaknak ca i tuahmi a fek ngaingai rih lomi - (adj.) tentative<br />
hnem , khiar - (adj.) mean, miserly, close-fisted - Example: He is <strong>to</strong>o mean <strong>to</strong> pay his workers well = A khiar tuk i a rianttuantu pawl kha ttha tein<br />
an hlawh a pe duh hna lo<br />
hnem , tangka ngeih duh tuknak , hakkauhnak - (n.) avarice<br />
hnemh , hnangamter - (v.) comfort<br />
hnemh , hnem - (v.) console<br />
hnemh khawh lomi - (adj.) inconsolable<br />
hnemh , thin damter - (v.) placate<br />
hnemhnak - (n.) comforting, consolation<br />
hneng - (adj.) stubby - Example: He is a stubby man = Mi hneng a si<br />
hnengh - (v.) consolidate - Example: It's now time <strong>to</strong> consolidate our churches = Atu cu kan khrifabu hna hi kan hnengh awk an si cang<br />
hnengh , a tampi kha tlawmte i ser - (v.) condense<br />
hnengh, fek chin in ser - (v.) consolidate<br />
hnengh , nel - (v.) compress<br />
hnenghmi - (adj.) condensed - Example: Condensed milk = Chawhnuk bu thlum<br />
hnenghnak - (n.) compression<br />
hnenghnak - (n.) condensation<br />
hnenghnak - (n.) consolidation<br />
hner - (adj.) unkindly <strong>to</strong> others - Example: He is an unkindly person <strong>to</strong> others (thorny) = Amah cu mi hner a si<br />
hnet - (adj.) stable, well-grounded<br />
hngah - (v.) await<br />
hngah - (v.) wait<br />
hngah lengmang hnu ah , a donghnak ah - (adv.) eventually<br />
hngah pengnak , zoh pengnak - (n.) vigilance<br />
hngah , tan (taan) , cam , ruah - (v.) tarry<br />
hngahnak - (n.) wait - Example: John had a long wait at the doc<strong>to</strong>r's = Sibawipa inn ah John nih saupi a hngah<br />
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hngahnak khan - (n.) waiting room<br />
hngak - (v.) wait for - Example: Can you wait for me? = Na ka hngak kho hnga maw?<br />
hngal - (adj.) cocky, proud, rude, impolite - Example: He is proud = Mi hngal a si<br />
hngal setsai lo i um - (v.) wonder - Example: I wonder what time it is now = Atu hi sumilam zeizat dik a hei si hnga<br />
hngalh - (v.) apprehend - Example: He apprehends what he reads = A relmi kha a hngalh<br />
hngalh - (v.) know<br />
hngalh - (v.) see - Example: I see what you mean = Na chim duhmi sullam ka hngalh<br />
hngalh - (v.) sense - Example: Mother sensed that father was tired = Ka nu nih ka pa a tha a ba ti kha a hngalh<br />
hngalh - (v.) learn - Example: We learned that he had gone home = Inn ah a tin cang ti kha kan hngalh<br />
hngalh a fawimi - (adj.) simple<br />
hngalh a har ngaimi , a hnok ngaimi thil - (adj.) intricate<br />
hngalh a harmi - (adj.) complex<br />
hngalh awk le fianter awkah a har ngaingaimi thil , thil thukmi - (n.) mystery<br />
hngalh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) noticeable<br />
hngalh awkah a har ngaingaimi , a thuk ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) mysterious<br />
hngalh ciomi , tha tein hngalh - (adj.) familiar - Example: His voice is familiar <strong>to</strong> radio listeners = A aw cu radio a ngai mi nih cun hngalh cio a si<br />
hngalh fawi sinak , fiannak , sawsawh sinak - (n.) simplicity<br />
hngalh harmi - (adj.) abstruse - Example: This is an abstruse subject = Hihi cu hngalh harmi thil a si<br />
hngalh harter , aa cawhnuk caah hngalh a harmi - (v.) complicate<br />
hngalh , hmuh - (v.) detect<br />
hngalh hrimhrimmi , hmuh hrimhrimmi - (adj.) positive - Example: He is positive that he saw him = Amah cu ka hmuh hrimhrim a ti<br />
hngalh khawh a simi - (adj.) perceptible<br />
hngalh khawh a simi , rel khawh a simi - (adj.) intelligible - Example: His handwriting is intelligible = A kutttial rel khawn a si ko<br />
hngalh khawh lomi - (adj.) incomprehensible<br />
hngalh khawh lomi - (adj.) inscrutable<br />
hngalh khawh lomi - (adj.) unintelligible<br />
hngalh khawhmi a simi - (adj.) comprehensible<br />
hngalh khawhnak . a chunglei hmuh khawhnak - (n.) insight<br />
hngalh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sensible<br />
hngalh khawhnak he aa pehtlaimi , hngalh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sensory<br />
hngalh khawn lomi , hmuh khawh lomi - (adj.) imperceptible<br />
hngalh loin - (adv.) unawares<br />
hngalh lomi - (adj.) unknown<br />
hngalh lomi , hmuh lomi - (adj.) strange - Example: He went <strong>to</strong> a strange country = A hngalh bal lomi ram ah a kal<br />
hngalh lomi , hngalh lo awkin tuahmi - (adj.) incogni<strong>to</strong><br />
hngalh lomi , philhmi - (adj.) oblivious<br />
hngalh lomi ram le rili i zeidah a um hnga ti kawl i kal , hngalh duh i ttha tein zoh - (v.) explore<br />
hngalh lonak - (n.) insensibility<br />
hngalh lonak , hruhnak - (n.) ignorance<br />
hngalh peng , philh lo - (v.) remember<br />
hngalh setsai lo i ruah - (v.) guess<br />
hngalh setsai lo i ruahnak - (n.) guess<br />
hngalh setsai lomi - (adj.) unfamiliar<br />
hngalh setsai lomi , hngalh set loin tuahmi - (adj.) unwitting<br />
hngalh sualnak - (n.) misunderstanding<br />
hngalh , theihnak ngeih - (adj.) aware<br />
hngalh , tlaih , thil a sullam tlaih - (v.) grasp<br />
hngalh ual hngalh ual lote i a ummi - (n.) gleam - Example: There was a gleam of laughter in her eyes = A mit chungah hngalh ual hngalh ual<br />
loin nihnak a um<br />
hngalhnak - (n.) cognition<br />
hngalhnak - (n.) comprehension<br />
hngalhnak - (n.) perception<br />
hngalhnak - (n.) apprehension<br />
hngalhnak a baumi , a hrutmi - (adj.) witless<br />
hngalhnak a ngeimi , pum in hngalh khawhnak i ngeimi - (adj.) sentient<br />
hngalhnak a porhmi - (adj.) pedantic<br />
hngalhnak , fimnak - (n.) knowledge<br />
hngalhnak , fimnak - (n.) wit<br />
hngalhnak , hmuhnak - (n.) detection<br />
hngalhnak i porhnak - (n.) pedantry<br />
hngalhnak le fimnak pek , ceuter , fianter - (v.) enlighten<br />
hngalhnak mi a pe ngaimi - (adj.) informative<br />
hngalhnak ngei set tung lo i a hngal ngai bantukin a ummi - (n.) charlatan<br />
hngalhnak tampi a ngeimi - (n.) scientist<br />
hngalhnak , theih hngalhnak - (n.) recognition<br />
hngalhnak, theihnak. - 2. chimhnak hngalhternak - (n.) information<br />
hngalhpeng , philh lo - (v.) commemorate<br />
hngalhpi , theihhngalh - (v.) recognize<br />
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hngalhsual - (v.) misunderstand<br />
hngalhter - (v.) introduce - Example: A nu sinah a hawi kha aho a si hngalhter<br />
hngalhter , sawh , langhter - (v.) mean - Example: The dark clouds mean it will rain = Khua-dawm nak nih ruah a sur lai ti kha an langhter<br />
hngalhternak - (n.) intimation<br />
hngalhternak - (n.) notice - Example: The notice on the wall said "For Sale" = Vampang cung i hngalhternak, an tarmi nih, "Zuar Awk" tiah a ti<br />
hngalhternak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>uch - Example: A newspaper keeps one in <strong>to</strong>uch with the world = Tadinca nih vawlei cung thil umtuning a kan hngalhter<br />
peng<br />
hngalhternak , bia hmaithi - (n.) introduction<br />
hngalhthiam - (v.) understand<br />
hngalhthiamnak - (n.) understanding<br />
hngalnak - (n.) pride - Example: Your pride will not benefit you = Na hngalnak nih cun an tthathnem lai lo<br />
hngaltam - (adj.) boastful, proud, conceited - Example: He is a boastful person = Mi hngaltam a si<br />
hngan - (prep.) in the presence of, in the hearing of - Example: He did not speak that word in my hearing. - idiom: Just between us = Ka theih<br />
hngan ah cu bia cu a chim lo. - idiom: Kanmah lawng hngan cu<br />
hngar , mitthit - (v.) covet<br />
hngatchan - (n.) stand - Example: The blackboard stands on its stand = Phalung cu aa hngatchan hngauh khan a dir<br />
hngatchan - (v.) rely on, depend, trust - Example: I depend on you = Nangmah kan hngatchan ko<br />
hngatchan awk tlak a simi - (adj.) dependable<br />
hngauh - (v.) lean<br />
hngauh ngeimi tthutdan - (n.) chair<br />
hngawk - (v.) snore - Example: He snores (loudly) = A hngawk len ko<br />
hngawng - (n.) neck<br />
hngawng dih , hngawngdih - (v.) choke, strangle - Example: You must not eat meat of strangled animals = Hnawngdih sa nan ei lai lo<br />
hngawng hnulei cuar , tukbakhur - (n.) scruff<br />
hngawng in dih i thawchuah kho loin umter - (v.) strangle<br />
hngawng ngerh puan - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>le<br />
hngawng oih , necktie , hngawng oih - (n.) tie<br />
hngawngngerh - (n.) scarf<br />
hngawngngerh - (n.) muffler<br />
hngawngoih . nekttai - (n.) necktie<br />
hngephngap - (adv.) abruptly, briskly - Example: He went away abruptly = Hngephngap tiah a kal<br />
hngerh - (v.) stir (as with a spoon) - Example: She stirs soup with a wooden spoon = Hngerhtlei in tihang a hngerh<br />
hngerh , uico mei hngerh - (v.) wag<br />
hngerhlei in tuk - (v.) paddle - Example: He paddled the bad child = Ngakchia tthalo cu hngerhlei in a tuk<br />
hngerhte - (n.) ant<br />
hngerhtlei - (n.) stirring wooden spoon<br />
hngete - (n.) little finger or <strong>to</strong>e - Example: Little finger said, "I am the greatest for I am nearest <strong>to</strong> God" = Hngete nih, keimah ka ngan bik,<br />
zeicahtiah Pathian ka naih bik, a ti<br />
hngilh - (v.) slumber, be asleep - Example: He is sound asleep = A hngilh hluahmah<br />
hngilh - (v.) snooze<br />
hngilh , aa hngilh - (adj.) asleep<br />
hngilh buin kal a hmangmi - (n.) sleepwalker<br />
hngilh loin um pengnak - (n.) vigil - Example: All night the mother kept vigil over the sick child = Zan khuadei a nu nih a zawmi ngakchia cu<br />
hngilh lo in a zoh<br />
hngilhnak - (n.) slumber<br />
hngilhter , thil - (v.) lull<br />
hni - (n.) skirt<br />
hni le , tawhrolh hnawn lo dingin a lengin i fenh thuatmi - (n.) apron<br />
hniang - (n.) the youngest of the family, supposedly the dearest<br />
hnianghrawm - (n.) picnic, <strong>to</strong> picnic<br />
hniar - (n.) quill - Example: Porcupine's quill = Sakuh hniar<br />
hnichung - (n.) underskirt<br />
hnih - (v.) move - Example: The wind moves the leaves = Thli nih thinghnah a hninh hna<br />
hnih , hnit - (v.) blow nose - Example: You shall use handkerchief for blowing your nose = Na hnap hnihnak ah pavuah na hman lai<br />
hnih i a thawng rinter khi - (v.) rattle - Example: The wind rattled the windows = Thli nih thalang awng a hninh hna i an awn. Thli nih<br />
thlalangawng a hninh hna i an awn<br />
hnih , pahnih - (num.) two - Example: Two persons, two eggs, two pairs of shoes = Mi pahni, arti pum hnih, kedan tuah hnih<br />
hnik - (adv.) about <strong>to</strong> - Example: Fire is about <strong>to</strong> burn = Mei a alh hnik<br />
hnik , hnek - (v.) go on test, try - Example: Try this pair of pants = Hi tawhrolh hi i hruk hnik<br />
hnim - (v.) dip<br />
hnim - (adj.) be satisfied, satiated - Example: The blood of the rich is satisfied (= The rich have everything and they are satiated) = Mirum cu an<br />
thi a hnim<br />
hnim , pil lakin hnim - (v.) immerse<br />
hnimh - (v.) smell, sniff - Example: A dog sniffs meat = Uico nih sa a hnimh<br />
hnimhnak - (n.) sniffing<br />
hnimnak - (n.) immersion<br />
hnin - (adj.) shaky - Example: His position is not stable, it is shaky = A dir hmun a fek lo, aa hnin<br />
hning - (adj.) be green, indicating life<br />
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hninghno - (adj.) luxuriant<br />
hninh - (v.) rock - Example: The earth quake rocked the houses = Lihnin nih inn a hninh hna<br />
hninh - (v.) shake - Example: Shake the bottle = Thawl kha hnin<br />
hninh , i thui - (v.) sway<br />
hninh , ther - (v.) quake - Example: She quakes with fear = A ttih tuk ah a ther<br />
hninhnak - (n.) shock - Example: Earthquake shocks are often felt in Japan = Japan ram ah cun lihnin hninhnak hi theih lengmang a si<br />
hninhnak . thernak - (n.) tremor<br />
hninhnak , tlirhnak , den khawnnak in thluak tlirhnak - (n.) concussion<br />
hninhsaih - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ss - Example: The boat was <strong>to</strong>ssed by the wind = Thli nih tilawng cu a hnihsaih<br />
hninhsaih lomi - (adj.) unshaken<br />
hninhsaih , thinlung hninhsaih i thinhunter - (v.) agitate<br />
hnip , hnep - (adj.) soft - Example: Their food is soft that I can eat a lot = An rawl a hnip i tampi ka ei khawh<br />
hnipuan - (n.) clothes<br />
hnipuan - (n.) garment<br />
hnipuan - (n.) raiment<br />
hnipuan - (n.) wear - Example: Men's wear = Pa hnipuan<br />
hnipuan - (n.) dress<br />
hnipuan chiahnak bizu - (n.) wardrobe<br />
hnipuan chiahnak dal hmete - (n.) closet<br />
hnipuan i hruk-aih , hma kha si thuhpiak i menpiak - (v.) dress<br />
hnipuan le fenh aihning, zapi uarmi - (n.) fashion<br />
hnipuan le muisam dawhnak a ruat tukmi - (n.) dandy<br />
hnipuan lo in a ummi, hnipuan aa hruk lomi - (adj.) unclothed<br />
hnipuan loin - (adj.) nude<br />
hnipuan pek , puan aih - (v.) clothe<br />
hnipuan sanhnak zal , ralkap kitbag - (n.) valise<br />
hnipuan tahnak la , la - (n.) yarn<br />
hnipuanhruk aih lei ah siseh ziaza lei ah siseh a daithlangmi - (adj.) sloven<br />
hnisu , hnisuk - (v.) menstruate - Example: She menstruates = Hni a su<br />
hnisuk caan - (n.) menstrual period<br />
hnit - (v.) blow - Example: Blow your nose = Na hnap i hnit<br />
hnit - (n.) bile<br />
hnit , hnih - (v.) blow nose - Example: You shall use handkerchief for blowing your nose = Na hnap hnihnak ah pavuah na hman lai<br />
hnit umnak tutuhlut , thin i a ummi - (n.) gallbladder<br />
hnitka - (n.) gall<br />
hno - (adj.) nicely green, lik green pasture - Example: He makes me lie down in green pastures = Ram hno lakah a ka bawhter<br />
hno - (v.) make the heart tender - Example: When he and his mother were about <strong>to</strong> part he became emotional and he cried = A nu he an i tthen<br />
lai ah a lung a hno i a ttap<br />
hnoh - (v.) try <strong>to</strong> get most attention from parents like a young child<br />
hnok - (v.) be in disorder, be at all sixes and sevens<br />
hnok - (v.) be dense as a jungle with trees and undergrowths<br />
hnok - (adj.) unkempt as hair - Example: His hair is unkempt = A sam a hnok<br />
hnok cikcek in um - (n.) intricacy<br />
hnokcur in um - (n.) mess - Example: Her room was a mess = A khan cu hnokcur in a um<br />
hnon - (v.) discard, keep away thing not used anymore - Example: My son has discarded his pants and shirts (outgrows them) = Ka fapa nih a<br />
tawhrolh le angki a hnon cang hna<br />
hnonh - (v.) give the discarded thing <strong>to</strong> somebody - Example: He gives me the discarded (outgrown) pants = A tawhrolh a ka hnonh<br />
hnophnap - (n.) some of the extra things which are of little value<br />
hnor - (v.) scrape - Example: Don't scrape your feet on the floor = Na ke tuang ah hnor hlah<br />
hnor , cuarkawh , tat - (v.) abrade<br />
hnor , hnawr - (v.) rub - Example: My shoe rubs my small <strong>to</strong>e = Ka kedan nih ka hngete a ka hnawr<br />
hnor , hnur - (v.) rub, shrub, plane, iron - Example: I plane wood. - I iron my shirt = Thing ka hnor. - A angki ka hnor<br />
hnor , muai - (v.) chafe<br />
hnor , theh - (v.) scour<br />
hnor, thing hnor - (v.) rasp<br />
hnor vak - (v.) graze - Example: The bullet grazed his shoulder = Kuan nih a liang a hnor vak<br />
hnorsak - (n.) friction<br />
hnortu, cattial palhmi hnawhnak - (n.) rubber<br />
hnortu , hnornak i hmanmi thil - (n.) scraper<br />
hnu - (pref.) post<br />
hnu - (conj.) since - Example: Charles works hard since he left school = Charles cu sianginn a kai ti lo hnu in rian fak piin a ttuan<br />
hnu - (v.) be late - Example: You will be late for school = Sianginn kai na hnu lai<br />
hnu - (adv.) after - Example: Follow me / Come after me = Ka hnu ka zul<br />
hnu ah - (prep.) after<br />
hnu bik - (adj.) last - Example: He case at the last (after everybody) = A hnu bik ah a ra<br />
hnu bik - (n.) last - Example: I am the last <strong>to</strong> leave the house = A hnu bik a chuakmi cu keimah ka si<br />
hnu cu - (conj.) since - Example: He has been home only once since he went <strong>to</strong> London = London a kal hnu cu voi khat lawng inn ah a tlung<br />
hnu deuh ah a hung ummi , a hun zultu - (adj.) subsequent<br />
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hnu deuh i thawn , tlaiter - (v.) delay - Example: The roadblock delayed the train for two hours = Lamkhamnak nih tlanglawng cu suimilam<br />
pahnih a tlaiter, a hnutter<br />
hnu deuhpi ah khin - (adj.) eventual - Example: They hoped for the eventual successof their plans = An khuakhannak cu hnu deuhpi ahcun a<br />
tlam a tling te ko lai, tiah an i ruahchan<br />
hnu , hnu ah - (prep.) past - Example: It is past noon = Atu cu chun hnu a si<br />
hnu piin - (adv.) very late - Example: We set out very late = Hnu piin kan i thawh<br />
hnu zultu - (n.) satellite<br />
hnu zultu bu , aa tlai duahmah in - (n.) train<br />
hnuah - (prep.) after - Example: I came after he went = A kal hnuah ka ra<br />
hnuah - (adv.) later on - Example: Come later on = Hnuah ra te<br />
hnuai - (v.) rub between two palms - Example: The disciples of Jesus picked up ears of wheat, rubbed them in their hands and ate them = Jesuh<br />
zultu hna nih khan changvut vui kha an sih hna i an hnuai hna i an ei<br />
hnuaphnap loin , fiangrao in - (adj.) categorical<br />
hnuh - (v.) haul - Example: They hauled the boat <strong>to</strong> the shore = Tikam ah lawng cu an hnuh<br />
hnuh - (v.) heave - Example: They heaved on the rope = Hri kha an hnuh<br />
hnuh - (v.) pull - Example: Do not pull my hair = Ka sam ka hnuk hlah<br />
hnuh - (v.) trail - Example: The child trailed a wooden horse = Ngakchia nih thing rang a hnuh<br />
hnuh - (v.) twitch<br />
hnuh , hnuk - (v.) draw - Example: A horse can draw a cart = Rang nih leng a hnuh khawh<br />
hnuh khawhnak dah - (n.) magnetism<br />
hnuh , lungthin lak - (n.) attract - Example: Her beauty attracts him = Aa dawhnak nih a lungthin a hnuh, a lak<br />
hnuh tthan , lak tthan , kir tthan , hnulei ah i thawn tthan - (v.) withdraw<br />
hnuhdawh - (n.) spasm<br />
hnuhdawh bantukin a ummi , hnuhdawh a lomi - (adj.) spasmodic<br />
hnuhnak - (n.) traction<br />
hnuhnak i hnanmi hri , hri in hnuh - (v.) <strong>to</strong>w<br />
hnuhnak , lungthin laknak , dawhnak - (n.) attraction<br />
hnuk , cawhnuk , nu hnuk , khainiat hang cawhnuk a lomi - (n.) milk<br />
hnuk ding lio - (n.) suckling<br />
hnuk dinh - (v.) suckle - Example: The cat suckles her kittens = Chizawh nih a fale kha hnuk a dinh hna<br />
hnuk , hnuh - (v.) draw - Example: A horse can draw a cart = Rang nih leng a hnuh khawh<br />
hnuk , tang - (n.) breast<br />
hnukbom - (n.) the time when a girl reaches the age of puberty - Example: She reaches the age of puberty = A hnuk a bom<br />
hnukfang - (n.) teat<br />
hnukhang - (n.) milk<br />
hnukpar bo - (n.) nipple<br />
hnuksur - (v.) milk - Example: He milks the cow = Caw hnuk a sur<br />
hnukthlah - (v.) wean<br />
hnulei - (adv.) back - Example: Walk back two steps = Hnulei ah kar hnih i thawn<br />
hnulei - (adv.) backward - Example: He looks backward = Hnulei a zoh<br />
hnulei - (adj.) hind - Example: Hind legs = hnulei ke<br />
hnulei - (n.) rear<br />
hnulei - (prep.) behind - Example: Stand behind me = Ka hnulei ah dir<br />
hnulei - (adj.) last - Example: Last year. - Last month. - Last week = Hnulei kum. - Hnulei thla. - Hnulei zarh<br />
hnulei , a liam cangmi caan - (adj.) past - Example: He was sick for the past few days = Kan hnulei ni tlawmte chung cu a zaw<br />
hnulei a luan cangmi ca i hmuh hnga dingmi tangka - (n.) arrears<br />
hnulei ah aa thawnmi - (adj.) recessive<br />
hnulei ah i thawn tthan , hnuh tthan , lak tthan , kir tthan - (v.) withdraw<br />
hnulei , hnu deuh i a ummi thil - (adj.) posterior<br />
hnulei i khirh tthan khawh ti lomi , let tthan khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irreversible<br />
hnulei i thil a rak ummi - (n.) background<br />
hnulei kir - (n.) recession<br />
hnulei lei ah - (adv.) rearward<br />
hnulei ralvengtu - (n.) rearguard<br />
hnulei samphiar - (n.) pigtail<br />
hnulei thil a ruat lomi , khua zeihmanh a ruat lomi - (adj.) unreflecting<br />
hnulei thil hun hngalh tthannak - (n.) reminiscence<br />
hnulei vun zoh tthanmi thil - (adj.) retrospective<br />
hnun - (n.) coat but<strong>to</strong>n made of cloth<br />
hnun - (adj.) gluey<br />
hnur , hnor - (v.) rub, shrub, plane, iron - Example: I plane wood. - I iron my shirt = Thing ka hnor. - A angki ka hnor<br />
hnutternak , tlaiternak - (n.) delay<br />
ho , hao - (n.) tusk of elephant - Example: An elephant tusk is costly = Vui hao cu a man a fak ngai<br />
ho , hao , uico hao, rul hao - (n.) fang<br />
hocoihnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>othpick<br />
hoi , hui - (adv.) again - Example: You come again = Na ra hoi<br />
hoih - (v.) give preference <strong>to</strong> others<br />
hoih deuh - (v.) tend - Example: Fruit tends <strong>to</strong> decay easily in summer. - Homes tend <strong>to</strong> use more machinery now = Tthal caan ah thingthei cu<br />
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thut lei an hoi deuh. - Atu cu inn hna nih seh tam deuh hman lei an hoih deuh<br />
hoih , hawih - (v.) face <strong>to</strong>ward - Example: You will face Eastwards = Nichuahlei na hawih lai<br />
hoih , hawih - (v.) answer vocally<br />
hoihter , sor tlukter , duhter - (n.) incline - Example: Incline your heart <strong>to</strong> obey God's law = Pathian nawlbia zulh ding kha na lung cu hoihter,<br />
duhter, a sor tlukter<br />
hokki lentecelhnak - (n.) hockey<br />
hol - (n.) porcelain<br />
hol pakan sernak i hmanmi si - (n.) enamel<br />
holh - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ngue<br />
holh a aw chuahning cawnnak - (n.) fonology<br />
holh a duhmi - (adj.) talkative<br />
holh a sullam , biafang hna an sullam - (adj.) semantic<br />
holh aa holh i holh - (v.) stammer<br />
holh aa in holh - (v.) stutter<br />
holh aw a umtuning cawnnak - (n.) phonetics<br />
holh awk hngal loin a ummi , a holh kho lomi , thinthun tuk i holh kho loin a ummi - (adj.) speechless<br />
holh chiakha - (n.) invective<br />
holh , chim - (v.) speak - Example: He speaks <strong>English</strong>. - Speak distinctly = Mirang holh in a holh. - Fiang tein chim<br />
holh fang a awning in ttial , cucaah phonetic hi a phonetic ning in ttial ahcun fawnetik ti a si hnga - (adj.) phonetic<br />
holh , hawlh - (n.) language, dialect - Example: <strong>English</strong> has become a universal language = Mirangholh cu vawleicung holh a si cang<br />
holh , hawlh - (v.) speak - Example: In Myanmar most people speak Burmese = Myanmar ah mi tam bik nih Kawlholh in an holh<br />
holh hlah - (v.) hold your <strong>to</strong>ngue<br />
holh le biafang sullam umtuning cawnnak - (n.) semantics<br />
holh leh , a sullam leh - (v.) interpret<br />
holh leh , ca leh - (v.) translate<br />
holh lei fimthiamnak a ngeimi - (n.) philologist<br />
holh lei fimthiamnak cawnnak - (n.) philology<br />
holh lo i um - (v.) mute<br />
holh , mibu hme deuh nih an bing deuh i an hmanmi holh - (n.) dialect<br />
holh pakhatnak tam in ttial i uk knat chung i aa tlar in tttalmi - (adj.) polyglot<br />
holh sullam ttialnak cauk, diksineri - (n.) dictionary<br />
holh thiam ngaimi , man holh leng i mi dang holh a thiammi - (n.) linguist<br />
holh tthenning - (n.) part of speech<br />
holh umtuning ttialnak cauk - (n.) grammar<br />
holh , zapi hmai i biachimmi - (n.) speech<br />
holhchiat - (v.) speak so openly that it might bring bad luck<br />
holhfang - (n.) vocabulary - Example: Reading will increase your vocabulary = Carel nih na holhfang kha a karhter lai<br />
holhlehnak a sullam lehnak - (n.) interpretation<br />
holhlettu - (n.) transla<strong>to</strong>r<br />
holhlettu , sullam chimtu - (n.) interpreter<br />
holhnak - (n.) stammer<br />
holhning , biachimning - (n.) parlance<br />
holhning , biakam phawh-ning - (n.) locution<br />
holhrel , umtu ziaza i tla bulbal in a ummi , biachim - (adj.) gruff<br />
homh , huam , hawmh - (v.) share a blanket in sleeping, with another person - Example: Please share me your blanket for sleeping = Na puan ka<br />
huam tuah<br />
hon - (v.) go up (<strong>to</strong> a higher place)<br />
hon , hawn , hun - (v.) open - Example: Open the door = Innka kha hung tuah<br />
hong , hung - (v.) go up - Example: We shall go up <strong>to</strong> the school = Sianginn ah kan hung lai<br />
hong , hung , hawn - (v.) come - Example: When will you be able <strong>to</strong> come? = Zeitik ah dah na hawn khawh lai?<br />
honh , hawnh - (v.) open (for somebody) - Example: Please open the door for me = Innka ka hawnh tuah<br />
honnak - (n.) going up<br />
honnak - (n.) opener - Example: Milk tin opener = Cawhnuk bu honnak<br />
hop , hawp - (v.) be broken in<strong>to</strong> pieces - Example: The tumbler was broken in<strong>to</strong> pieces = Thlalang hrai kha a hawp dih<br />
hor - (n.) drainage - Example: Drainage for rainwater = Tilu hor<br />
hor , a phal i <strong>to</strong>m , fun - (v.) sheave<br />
hor , hawr - (n.) gorge, ravine, the course of a stream<br />
hor , hur - (adj.) immoral, depraved, debased, lusty, sensual<br />
hor thukpi - (n.) gorge<br />
horh - (v.) sap - Example: The foundation of the house was sapped by water = In hram cu ti nih a horh<br />
horh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make gorge by the rains - Example: Rains make gorges in our field = Ruah nih kan lo a horh dih<br />
horh - (v.) bask in the sun - Example: He got skin cancer because he basks in the sun = Nitlang a horh caah cuar cancer a ngah<br />
horh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sleep near the open fire at night - Example: He is not cold because he sleeps near the open fire = Meiphu a horh caah a khua a sik lo<br />
horh , hawrh - (v.) be undermined and carried away by flood<br />
horkuang - (n.) canyon<br />
horkuang thuk - (n.) ravine<br />
horkuang , tiva nelrawn , nel - (n.) valley<br />
hot , hawt - (v.) beat out animals for games<br />
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hotel zohkhenhtu - (n.) host<br />
hra , pahra - (num.) ten<br />
hrah - (n.) the part of the river where the current is swift<br />
hrahhram - (v.) <strong>to</strong> insist <strong>to</strong> get something selfishly, trying <strong>to</strong> get something by hook or crook<br />
hrai - (n.) cup<br />
hrai - (n.) mug<br />
hrai a khatmi - (n.) glassful<br />
hrai chiahnak le rawl chiahnak bizu - (n.) cupboard<br />
hrai tlang , kheng tlang , lukhuh tlang - (n.) brim<br />
hram - (n.) root - Example: The root of a tree = Thingkung hram<br />
hram - (n.) foot - Example: The foot of a hill = tlang hram<br />
hram - (v.) care, be mindful - Example: Although his friends <strong>to</strong>ok care of him, he died = A hawile nih an hram nain a thi<br />
hram - (v.) condole - Example: I am sorry I could not condole with him at the death of his mother = A nu a thih ah ka hram kho lo i ka ngaih a<br />
chia<br />
hram bunh - (v.) ground - Example: Here statements were grounded on facts = A chimmi cu a si taktakmi i aa bunhmi a si<br />
hram , cerh - (n.) fount<br />
hram , hramh - (n.) foundation - Example: The foundation of the house = Inn hram<br />
hram , hramh , hrum thawng , thuro onh - (v.) moan - Example: The girl moaned in pain = Ngakchianu cu nganfah in a hrum len ko<br />
hram , hrampi - (n.) base<br />
hram , hrampi - (n.) basis<br />
hram , hramthawknak - (n.) origin<br />
hram in lak - (v.) derive<br />
hram ngei lo , sullam ngei lo - (adj.) groundless<br />
hram ruangmang - (v.) whimper<br />
hram , tiva hna , cerh - (n.) source<br />
hramhnak - (n.) condolence<br />
hramhram - (adv.) by force, without consent of - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok it by force = Hramhram in aa lak<br />
hramhram , hranhram - (adj.) volent, harsh - Example: He is a violent man = Amah cu mi hranhram a si<br />
hramhram in hnek - (v.) coerce<br />
hramhram in hneknak - (n.) coercion<br />
hramhram in tangka chuhnak, upadi ning loin chuh - (n.) ex<strong>to</strong>rtion<br />
hramnak , hrumnak - (n.) moan<br />
hrampi - (n.) basis<br />
hrampi a simi thil - (adj.) elemental<br />
hramthawk - (v.) begin<br />
hramthawk - (v.) initiate<br />
hramthawknak a simi - (adj.) elementary<br />
hramthawknak ca i hmanmi thilpaoh, pumhnak taktak thawk hlan i 'organ' rak tum chung khi 'prelude' a si - (n.) prelude<br />
hramthawknak , chuahkehnak - (n.) genesis, beginning, start<br />
hramthawnak caan - (n.) beginning<br />
hran - (v.) wild beasts such as tingers come and catch domestic animals<br />
hran - (n.) draft - Example: Draft of the laws = Upadi hran<br />
hran , hrang - (v.) blow - Example: The threes sway because the wind blows = Thlitu a hran caah thingkung an i hnin<br />
hran , sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah , biachim , puar - (adj.) brutal<br />
hranchaw - (n.) booty<br />
hrang - (adj.) savage, wild, fierce - Example: A tiger is a fierce animal = Cakei cu sa hrang a si<br />
hrang - (adj.) furious - Example: Our bull is furious and might gore you = Kan cawtum a hrang i an suk sual lai<br />
hrang ngaiin - (adv.) roughly - Example: He spoke roughly <strong>to</strong> her = Aw hrang ngaiin a chawnh<br />
hranh - (v.) invade - Example: Our enemies invade us = Ral nih an kan hranh<br />
hranh , hrang - (v.) blow against<br />
hranhram - (adv.) violently - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok away my things violently = Hranhram in ka thil a ka chuh<br />
hranhram , hramhram - (adj.) volent, harsh - Example: He is a violent man = Amah cu mi hranhram a si<br />
hranhram in - (n.) force - Example: He entered the house by force = Hranhram in inn chungah a lut<br />
hranhram in chuh , fir - (v.) rob<br />
hranhram in luh , chuah - (v.) break - Example: A thief broke in<strong>to</strong> the house. - He broke loose from prison. = Mifir inn chungah a lut. - Thong<br />
chung in a zam (chuak)<br />
hranhram in mi a tlai i thil chuh a hmangmi - (adj.) rapacious<br />
hranhram in mi thil chuh hmannak - (n.) rapacity<br />
hrap - (n.) side - Example: He was shot on his left side = A kehlei hrap ah an kah<br />
hrap - (adj.) steep - Example: The mountain is high and steep = Tlang cu a sang i a hrap<br />
hrat - (adj.) rough, not smooth, uneven - Example: The leaves of a fig tree are rough = Theipi hnah cu a hrat<br />
hrat - (adj.) coarse - Example: The collar of my coat is coarse that it tickles my neck = Ka angki hngawng a hrat i ka hngawng a ka zat<br />
hrat - (adj.) brave in warfare - Example: He is a man of valour = Mi ralhrat a si<br />
hratter , hahter - (v.) coarsen<br />
hraw - (adj.) big - Example: He wrote in big letters = Cafang hraw pipi in a ttial<br />
hrawh - (v.) damage, destroy<br />
hrawh - (v.) desolate - Example: Fire desolated a larger part of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua a cheu nak tam kha mei nih a hraw, hmun king ah a ser<br />
hrawh - (v.) spoil<br />
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hrawh , chiatter - (v.) deteriorate<br />
hrawh cikcek - (v.) devastate<br />
hrawh cikcek - (v.) raze<br />
hrawh dih cikcek - (v.) gut - Example: Fire gutted the house = Mei nih inn cu a hrawh dih cikcek<br />
hrawh dih cikcek , hloh - (v.) annihilate<br />
hrawh dih , hloh dih , phawi dih - (v.) exterminate<br />
hrawh , dinther - (v.) demobilize<br />
hrawh , dongther - (v.) annul<br />
hrawh , hloh - (v.) abolish - Example: Slavery was abolished = Sal zuat cu hloh a si cang<br />
hrawh , hloh - (v.) liquidate<br />
hrawh , hrawk - (v.) destroy<br />
hrawh , khangh , hman dih , ei dih , din dih - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih<br />
hrawh khawh lomi - (adj.) indestructible<br />
hrawh khawh lomi - (adj.) indissoluble<br />
hrawh , leh , cung le tang maw lu le taw maw leh - (v.) subvert<br />
hrawh , let, zorter - (v.) abrogate - Example: His power was abrogated = A nawl ngeihnak kha a zor, a lo<br />
hrawh , pakpalawng i canter , dawnh - (v.) foil - Example: The police foiled his evil plan = Thil ttha lo tuah aa timhmi kha palik nih an hrawh<br />
hrawh , rawh - (v.) wreck<br />
hrawh , tampi thah - (v.) decimate - Example: A plague has decimated the population = Plek rai nih an bu chungin tampi a thah hna<br />
hrawh tthan - (v.) cancel<br />
hrawh tthan - (v.) revoke<br />
hrawh tthan , lak tthan - (v.) repeal - Example: The law was repealed = Upadi kha an hrawh tthan<br />
hrawh tthannak - (n.) cancellation<br />
hrawh tthannak - (n.) revocation<br />
hrawh , ttheh , chimh - (v.) demolish<br />
hrawhnak - (n.) demolition<br />
hrawhnak - (n.) devastation<br />
hrawhnak - (n.) harm - Example: His delay did harm <strong>to</strong> our plan = A tlai ruangah kan i timhmi a rawk<br />
hrawhnak - (n.) echoing<br />
hrawhnak , hlohnak - (n.) liquidation<br />
hrawhnak hmun king i canternak - (n.) desolation<br />
hrawhnak , merhnak - (n.) dis<strong>to</strong>rtion<br />
hrawk , hrawh - (v.) destroy<br />
hrawk khotu a si lomi - (adj.) harmless<br />
hrawk khotu a simi thil - (adj.) harmful<br />
hrawkhrawl - (adj.) mischievous, dishonest - Example: Judas is a dishonest man = Judas cu mi hrawkhrawl a si<br />
hrawktu a simi , a um liomi cozoh hrawh awk ca i khuakhanmi - (adj.) subversive<br />
hrawktu a simi thil - (adj.) destructive<br />
hrawktu , raltunak tilawng - (n.) destroyer<br />
hrawl - (n.) shelf - Example: Put the books on the shelf = Cauk kha hrawl ah chia hna<br />
hrawl a ngeimi bizu - (n.) cabinet<br />
hrawm - (v.) share - Example: He and his brother share one room = Amah le a nau cu khan khat an i hrawm<br />
hrawm , pek - (v.) impart<br />
hrawm phih zawtnak - (n.) diphteria<br />
hrawmh , hromh - (v.) share <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: You will share your blanket with me = Na puan na ka hrawmh lai<br />
hrawmhnak - (n.) sharing<br />
hrawmmi thil - (adj.) common - Example: The house is the common property of the three brothers = Inn cu an unau rual pathum an i hrawmmi<br />
a si<br />
hrawn , den - (v.) batter - Example: He battered the door = Innka kha a den<br />
hrawng - (prep.) about - Example: I shall come back at about 4 p.m. = Zanlei 4 hrawngah ka na than lai<br />
hrawng - (adj.) approximate - Example: What is the approximate amount of money you need? = Tagka zeizat hrawng dah na herh?<br />
hrawng - (n.) vicinity - Example: There are no houses in this vicinity = Hika hrawng ah hin inn an um lo<br />
hrawng - (v.) go <strong>to</strong> a feast/dinner - Example: We shall go <strong>to</strong> John's for dinner = John inn ah rawl kan hrawng lai<br />
hrawng , chung - (prep.) during<br />
hrawnh - (v.) echo - Example: The sound of his gun fire echoes through the hills = A meithal thawng nih tlang a hrawnh<br />
hrawnh , hronh - (v.) blockade, obstruct - Example: The road has been blockaded = Lam an hrawnh<br />
hrawp - (v.) gulp, swallow in large amount - Example: We gulped meat-vegetable soup = Sabuti kan hrawp<br />
hrawt - (v.) begin, experiment - Example: The child is beginning <strong>to</strong> walk (experimenting walking) = Nganchia cu kal aa hrawt<br />
hrawtnak - (n.) experimenting - Example: I shall ride on your horse for experiment = Hrawtnak ah na rang kaa cit lai<br />
hre, hrek - (v.) work hard - Example: He is working very hard = Rianttuan aa hrek ngaingai<br />
hreh - (n.) purlin<br />
hrei - (n.) axe, adze<br />
hreifang - (n.) adze<br />
hreiha - (n.) handle of the axe<br />
hreitlung - (n.) axe<br />
hrek , hre - (v.) work hard - Example: He is working very hard = Rianttuan aa hrek ngaingai<br />
hrel - (n.) the height of the walls of the house<br />
hrelh - (v.) miss, overlook - Example: It's very easy <strong>to</strong> miss/overlook one's mistakes = Mah palhnak cu hrelh a fawite<br />
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hrelh sualmi chap tthanmi - (n.) addendum<br />
hrelh , telh lo , thlau - (v.) omit<br />
hrelhnak - (n.) missing, bypassing<br />
hrelhnak , telh lonak , thlaunak - (n.) omission<br />
hrem - (v.) persecute<br />
hrem - (v.) <strong>to</strong>rture - Example: He was <strong>to</strong>rtured <strong>to</strong> death = Thi lakin an hrem<br />
hrem - (v.) tame animals - Example: I have tamed my horse (it's now docile) = Ka rang ka hrem cang<br />
hrem , duh na lo i hranhram i uk - (v.) tyrannize<br />
hrem , fahnak pek - (v.) <strong>to</strong>rment<br />
hrem , namchih , tang i namchih - (v.) oppress<br />
hremnak - (n.) ill-treatment<br />
hremnak - (n.) persecution<br />
hremnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rture<br />
hremnak in luatnak , nganfah innak le sunghnak in luatnak - (n.) impunity<br />
hremnak , mah duhnak bantuk lawnglawng in uknak - (n.) tyranny<br />
hremnak , tang i namchihnak - (n.) oppression<br />
hremtu - (n.) persecu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hremtu - (n.) a man who tames animals<br />
hremtu , fahnak a petu - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rmen<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hremtu , tang i mi a namchihtu - (n.) oppressor<br />
hren - (v.) tether - Example: The cow is tethered <strong>to</strong> a post = Caw cu tung ah an hren<br />
hren - (v.) tie - Example: He tied the horse <strong>to</strong> a tree = Thingkung ah rang cu a hren<br />
hren - (v.) hitch - Example: He hitched the horse <strong>to</strong> a post = Rang cu tung ah a hren<br />
hren , hreng - (v.) lock up, besiege - Example: Enemies besieged the city for three months = Ral nih khua kha thla thum an hren<br />
hren lo - (adj.) free - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok the free end of the rope = Hri kha hren lonak lei a donghnak khan a lak<br />
hren lomi - (adj.) loose - Example: The horse is loose = Rang cu hren loin a um<br />
hren , sal bantukin hren - (v.) captivate - Example: Her charm captivated him = A iang nih hri hren in a hren<br />
hren , thirhri in khih - (v.) enchain<br />
hreng - (n.) cactus<br />
hreng - (n.) fetter<br />
hreng - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>cks, fetter <strong>to</strong> put in s<strong>to</strong>cks - Example: They put him in s<strong>to</strong>cks = Hreng an khenh<br />
hreng - (n.) cactus - Example: Cactus has no usefulness = Hreng cu santlaih-nak a ngei lo<br />
hreng - (v.) tether - Example: Are you going <strong>to</strong> tether your cow now? = Na cawpi kha na hreng lai maw?<br />
hreng hling le sakuh hling , hling - (n.) spine<br />
hrengkhenh - (v.) fetter<br />
hrengkhenh lomi - (adj.) unfettered<br />
hrengkhenhnak thir cikcin - (n.) shackle<br />
hrenh - (v.) lock - Example: Lock the door = Innka hrenh<br />
hrenh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> keep female animal <strong>to</strong> male for insemination<br />
hrenh - (v.) trim the tree of its branches<br />
hrenh , khenhchih , thir a fongmi khattelei le khattelei in khenhchih - (v.) clinch<br />
hrenhkanh , kham - (v.) bar - Example: Bar the door = Innka kha hrenh<br />
hrenhnak - (n.) locking-up, thing used for locking up<br />
hrennak - (n.) tethering - Example: We use rope for tethering a cow = Caw hrennak ah hri kan hman<br />
hrente - (n.) loin cloth<br />
hreu - (adj.) thin and long, slender<br />
hreu - (adj.) dry - Example: Dry wood = Thing hreu<br />
hri - (n.) rope<br />
hri - (n.) epidemic disease<br />
hri beo , hri val - (n.) knot - Example: The knots on your package must be tied tightly = Na thilfun temnak hri beo cu fek tein na beo hna lai<br />
hri hnuhnak ca i tuahmi puli , aa mer khomi - (n.) pulley<br />
hri hrual awkah a tthami khau kung - (n.) sisal<br />
hri in cawlcanghtermi tunu - (n.) marionette<br />
hri in hnuh , hnuhnak i hnanmi hri - (v.) <strong>to</strong>w<br />
hri , la - (n.) fibre - Example: Hemp fibre can be spun in<strong>to</strong> rope = Thahau hri cu hri ah hrual khawh a si<br />
hri , la hri , buri hri - (n.) string<br />
hri ngei lomi - (adj.) wireless<br />
hri phoih , thlah - (v.) unloose<br />
hri saupi caw rang themnak i hmanmi - (n.) lasso<br />
hri , thirhri - (n.) stay<br />
hri thlai ngeimi thing , bungkung - (n.) mangrove<br />
hri thlaihmi fei , rili chung nga khawhnak i an hmanmi - (n.) harpoon<br />
hri vel - (n.) loop<br />
hria - (adj.) thin (mainly used for soil) - Example: The soil in our field is thin (poor) = Kan lo chung vawlei a hria<br />
hriah - (v.) scratch - Example: A thorn scratches my hand = Hling nih ka kut a ka hriah<br />
hriah , hriat - (v.) comb - Example: I comb my hair with a comb = Samthih in ka sam kaa hriah<br />
hriahnak - (n.) combing, scratching<br />
hriak - (n.) oil, lard, mainly fat<br />
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hrial - (v.) avoid<br />
hrial - (v.) bypass<br />
hrial - (v.) elude<br />
hrial - (v.) eschew<br />
hrial - (v.) evade<br />
hrial - (v.) parry<br />
hrial - (v.) shirk<br />
hrial - (v.) shun<br />
hrial aa zuammi , biahal tik i halmi let ngaingai lo i a dang deuh i leh a duhmi - (adj.) evasive<br />
hrial khawh loin - (adj.) inevitable<br />
hrial khawh lomi - (adj.) unavoidable<br />
hrial , ralring - (v.) beware - Example: Beware of the dog = Uico kha hrial<br />
hrialnak - (n.) evasion<br />
hrialnak lam - (n.) bypass<br />
hrialnak lam - (n.) de<strong>to</strong>ur<br />
hriam - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ol, weapon, armour - Example: A hoe is a <strong>to</strong>ol for cultivation = Tuhmui cu lothlawhnak hriam a si<br />
hriam hma , hma - (n.) wound<br />
hriamhma <strong>to</strong>n , hriam hma a <strong>to</strong>ngmi - (n.) casualty<br />
hriamhrei ca i lung an hman chan a donghlei - (adj.) neolithic<br />
hriamhrei lungtat i tat - (v.) whet<br />
hriamnam - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ol<br />
hriamnam - (n.) weapon<br />
hriamnam - (n.) instrument<br />
hriamnam a ngei lomi , hriamnam aa ken lomi - (adj.) unarmed<br />
hriamnam an sernak le an khonnak inn - (n.) arsenal<br />
hriamnam caah lung an rak hman chan - (n.) S<strong>to</strong>ne Age<br />
hriamnam chuh - (v.) unarm<br />
hriamnam chuh - (v.) disarm<br />
hriamnam in siseh , bia in siseh i thuat - (n.) assault<br />
hriamnam le kuan - (n.) munition<br />
hriamnam pek - (v.) arm - Example: Soldiers are armed with guns = Ralkap cu meithal kha hriamnam ah pek an si<br />
hriamnam thilri - (n.) outfit<br />
hrian - (v.) scratch lightly - Example: A thorn scratches me lightly = Hling nih a ka hrian<br />
hriang - (n.) birch tree<br />
hriang - (adj.) on the edge, margin, outskirt - Example: Our house is on the outskirt/edge of the village = Kan inn cu inn hriang a si<br />
hriang - (adj.) lone, isolated<br />
hriao , hriau - (n.) light sleeping - Example: I got only light sleeping throughout the night = Zan khuadei ka hriao<br />
hrih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> organize and make annoncement for doing something - Example: They announce there is going <strong>to</strong> be voluntary work <strong>to</strong>morrow. -<br />
They plan fishing expedition for <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing ah loh-aa-pek an hrih. - Thaizing ah tiva kal an hrih<br />
hrih , phuhri - (n.) threshing ground<br />
hrihruai - (n.) relatives (not close)<br />
hrihrual - (n.) rope, twine<br />
hrik - (n.) head lice<br />
hrikti - (n.) nits<br />
hrikung phun khat - (n.) hemp<br />
hril - (prep.) near - Example: They live near our house = Kan inn hril ah an um<br />
hril , thim - (v.) select<br />
hrilh - (v.) trundle<br />
hrilh - (v.) roll - Example: They roll down a rock = Lungpi an hrih<br />
hrilh - (v.) defeat - Example: They wrestled and he defeated him = An i pai i a hrih<br />
hrilhfiah - (v.) comment, clarify<br />
hrilnak , thimnak - (n.) selection<br />
hrim , hrimh - (v.) refresh, get new strength - Example: After resting for half an hour, we are refreshed = Suimilam cheu kan i dinh hnuah kan i<br />
hrim tthan<br />
hrim tthan , tharter tthan - (v.) refresh<br />
hrimh tthan - (v.) recreate<br />
hrimh tthannak ca i lentecelhnak - (n.) recreation<br />
hrimhnak - (n.) retreat, <strong>to</strong> get refreshed<br />
hrimhnak a kan pe khotu , lakphakti zong a si kho , rawl zong a si kho - (n.) refreshment<br />
hrimhrim - (adv.) certainly, absolutely, surely, verily - Example: I do really (certainly, surely,etc) want <strong>to</strong> besome a Christian = Khrifa si cu ka duh<br />
hrimhrim ko<br />
hrimhrim , ngaingai - (adv.) highly - Example: What he said was highly unlikely = A chimmi cu si dawh a si hrimhrim lo<br />
hrin a si rih lomi , a chuak rih lomi - (adj.) unborn<br />
hrin , chimhrin - (v.) admonish, rebuke, chastise - Example: We must admonish children when they become naughty = Ngakchia cu mi an nen<br />
tuk tikah kan hrin hna awk a si<br />
hrin , chuahter - (v.) engender<br />
hrin hlan fate - (n.) embryo - Example: A chikin within an egg is an embryo = Arti chung arfate cu embryo a si<br />
hrin hmasa bik , fater - (n.) first born<br />
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hrin , hring - (v.) give birth - Example: Our cow gives birth <strong>to</strong> a calf = Kan cawpi nih fa a hrin<br />
hrin , tefa thlah - (v.) procreate<br />
hring , hrin - (v.) give birth - Example: Our cow gives birth <strong>to</strong> a calf = Kan cawpi nih fa a hrin<br />
hringhram - (adv.) by raw force - Example: They governed them by raw force = Hringhram in an uk hna<br />
hringhran - (adv.) so - Example: For God so loved the world = Pathian nih vawlei a dawt hringhran caah<br />
hringhran - (adv.) such - Example: Dan is such a great man = Dan cu mi ngan hringhran a si<br />
hringhran , lehpek - (adv.) extremely<br />
hringhran , tuk , lehpek - (adj.) extreme<br />
hringnak - (adj.) deep green<br />
hringsortu - (n.) anches<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hringsortu - (n.) progeni<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hringsortu hna min cazin , chuahkehnak cazin - (n.) pedigree<br />
hringtu nu - (n.) mother<br />
hringtu nu lei a simi thil - (adj.) maternal<br />
hringtu nu sinak - (n.) maternity<br />
hringtu nu/pa - (n.) parent<br />
hringtu pa i a pa , pu - (n.) grandfather<br />
hringtu pa sinak - (n.) paternity<br />
hrinmi fa lak i hrin hmasa bik sinan - (n.) primogeniture<br />
hrinnak , chuah - (n.) birth<br />
hrinnak , thlahnak - (n.) procreation<br />
hrinni , chuahni - (n.) birthday<br />
hrinsor - (n.) offspring<br />
hrinsor tefa - (n.) offspring<br />
hrinsormi tefa - (n.) progeny<br />
hrinthar a si lomi - (adj.) unregenerate<br />
hrintthan - (adj.) reborn<br />
hrintthan - (v.) regenerate<br />
hrintthannak - (n.) rebirth<br />
hriphi - (n.) cane<br />
hriphi/hrite tlah - (n.) wicker<br />
hrirai - (n.) sickness, disease<br />
hrival - (n.) noose<br />
hrival - (n.) slipknot<br />
hro - (v.) threaten, intimidate - Example: He threatened his fellow-workers that he was going <strong>to</strong> resign = A hawile kha ka chuak lai tiah a hro hna<br />
hrocer , tlerh - (v.) threaten<br />
hrocernak - (n.) blackmail<br />
hrokhrawl - (adj.) insincere, dishonest, untrustworthy, unreliable, deceitful<br />
hrokhrawlnak - (n.) insincerity<br />
hrokhrawlnak , lihchimnak - (n.) guile<br />
hrokhrawlnak , zernak - (n.) wile<br />
hrokhrolmi , lihchimmi - (adj.) knavish<br />
hrokhrolnak , lihchimnak - (n.) knavery<br />
hrolh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put an oblong thing through tube or hole - Example: He puts spear in a bamboo tube = Rawcong chungah fei a hrolh<br />
hrolh - (v.) put on - Example: He pputs on pants = Tawhrolh aa hrolh<br />
hrom - (n.) throat<br />
hrom he aa pehtlaimi aw thawng - (adj.) guttural<br />
hromh , hrawmh - (v.) share <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: You will share your blanket with me = Na puan na ka hrawmh lai<br />
hromhrawl - (n.) trachea<br />
hromhrol - (n.) windpipe<br />
hrompuar - (n.) goitre<br />
hronak , tlerhnak - (n.) threat<br />
hronak , tlerhnak in minung ther le phang in tuahnak - (n.) terrorism<br />
hronh , hrawnh - (v.) blockade, obstruct - Example: The road has been blockaded = Lam an hrawnh<br />
hrot-lo - (adv.) neither nor - Example: He is neither child nor adult = Ngakchia hrot-lo, upa hrot-lo a si<br />
hru - (n.) walnut<br />
hruai , lam hmuhsak - (v.) guide<br />
hruai , lamhruai - (v.) conduct<br />
hruai sual , a ping i hruai - (v.) misguide<br />
hruai , uk - (v.) govern<br />
hruai , uk - (v.) manage - Example: He cannot manage the horse = Rang cu a hruai kho lo<br />
hruaih , hruai - (v.) lead - Example: I cannot possibly lead him = A hruaih in ka hruai kho lo<br />
hruainak ca i sermi phunghrampi - (n.) constitution<br />
hruainak , lam hmuhsaknak - (n.) guidance<br />
hruainak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) superintendence<br />
hruaitu bik - (n.) head<br />
hruaitu ca i hmanmi biatlang tawite - (n.) mot<strong>to</strong> - Example: Think before you speak is a good mot<strong>to</strong> = Na chim hlan ah ruat hmasa ti hi<br />
hruaitu ca i hmanmi biatlang ttha a si<br />
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hruaitu , hruitu - (n.) leader<br />
hruaitu sinak - (n.) leadership<br />
hruaitu , zohkhenhtu , haotu - (n.) superintendent<br />
hruak , duak - (adv.) at once, suddenly, immediately, just - Example: He suddenly got out = Duak tiah a chuak<br />
hrual - (v.) molest - Example: A tiger molested him badly = Cakei nih fak piin a hrual<br />
hruamhram , hruanhran - (adv.) dimly, not clearly - Example: He can see dimly = Khua a hmu kho hruamhram<br />
hruang - (n.) fence - Example: I am putting a fence around my garden = Dum hruang ka kulh<br />
hruang - (n.) fort<br />
hruanhran , hruamhram - (adv.) dimly, not clearly - Example: He can see dimly = Khua a hmu kho hruamhram<br />
hruh - (n.) folly - Example: It is folly <strong>to</strong> eat <strong>to</strong>o much = Rawl tam tuk ei cu hruh a si<br />
hruh - (adj.) foolich, dumb - Example: We are first foolish and lthen become wise = Hruh hmasat, fim hmanung<br />
hruh , fim lo - (adj.) senseless<br />
hruh hmasat fim hmanung ti bantuk , vun hngalh tthan - (n.) hindsight<br />
hruh men a simi , si awk aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unreasonable<br />
hruh ngamh deuh , ninghngal , ngamh , raltthat - (adj.) audacious<br />
hruh raltthat in a ral a tthami - (adj.) foolhardy<br />
hruhchihnak - (n.) mania<br />
hruhnak - (n.) insanity, foolishness, stupidity<br />
hruhnak - (n.) lunacy<br />
hruhnak - (n.) stupidity<br />
hruhnak , hngalh lonak - (n.) ignorance<br />
hruhnak phun khat , mah sining i phih i siangpahrang ka si ti hawi hna in i ruah - (n.) schizophrenia<br />
hruhnak phun khat , vawlei cungah hin keimah hi a ngan bik ka si i keimah hi rawi an ka timh zungzal tiin ruahnak a ngeimi - (n.)<br />
paranoia<br />
hrui , hao - (v.) conduct - Example: He conducts the meeting well = Pumhnak kha tha tein hruihao hna<br />
hruihaonak , khuakhan lairelnak , zohkhenhnak, kilkawinak - (n.) management<br />
hruihruai - (v.) head - Example: He heads the city government = Khuachung uknak kha amah nih a hruihruai hna<br />
hruihruai , zohkhenh - (v.) supervise<br />
hruihruainak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) supervision<br />
hruihruaitu , zohkhenhtu - (n.) supervisor<br />
hruk - (v.) plug a hole - Example: It's impossible <strong>to</strong> plug a square hole with a round peg = Killi ngei awng cu thing pum in hruk khawh a si lo<br />
hruk , aih - (v.) have on, put on - Example: I have on my coat = Ka angkileng kaa hruk<br />
hruk , aih - (adv.) on - Example: He puts on his shirt = A angki aa hruk<br />
hruk awk a tlak ti lo tiang i hamnmi , a tetmi - (adj.) worn-out<br />
hruk dingmi thilthuam - (n.) wear - Example: Summer wear = Tthal hruk ding thilthuam<br />
hrum - (v.) snarl - Example: A tiger snarls = Cakei a hrum<br />
hrum , ai , fak piin au hnawh - (v.) bellow<br />
hrum ruangmang - (v.) groan<br />
hrumai thawng - (n.) groan<br />
hrut - (adj.) booby<br />
hrut - (adj.) foolish, silly, crazy - Example: Don't be foolish = Hrut hlah<br />
hrut ngaiin - (adv.) idiotically<br />
hruthrut nganga i khua a sami - (adj.) barbaric<br />
hrutmi miphun - (n.) barbarian<br />
hu - (n.) heat - Example: The heat of sun = Ni hu<br />
hu - (n.) group - Example: They sit in groups = A hu a hu in an tthu<br />
hu , huham - (n.) power - Example: His power is great = A huham a ngan<br />
huah , kheuh , tak thak i kheuh - (v.) scratch<br />
huai - (adj.) bold, brave, short tempered person<br />
hual - (v.) earmark - Example: He is earmarked for the chairmanship = Chairman caah amah cu kan i hual<br />
hual - (v.) surround - Example: We surround animals (for shooting) = Saram kan hual hna<br />
hual - (v.) engage - Example: That girl is whom I would like <strong>to</strong> have engaged = Khi ngaknu khi kaa hualmi a si<br />
hualvan - (n.) luck - Example: He is lucky and he is successful in his work = Hualvan a ngei i a rian a hlawhtling<br />
huam - (adj.) willing - Example: Are you willing <strong>to</strong> go? = Na kal huam maw?<br />
huam , hawmh , homh - (v.) share a blanket in sleeping, with another person - Example: Please share me your blanket for sleeping = Na puan ka<br />
huam tuah<br />
huamsam caomao in kal , har cuahmah in kal - (v.) plod<br />
huarmar - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> do something pleasantly<br />
huat - (v.) hate<br />
huat - (adj.) hostile - Example: A hostile look = Huat zoh<br />
huat awk a simi , huatmi - (adj.) hateful<br />
huat awk tlak , duh lomi a simi , a ttha lo , aa dawh lo - (adj.) obnoxious<br />
huat , lungchung i fih - (v.) abhor<br />
huat ngaingainak , thinthun ngaingainak - (n.) rancour<br />
huatnak - (n.) hatred<br />
huatnak lungthin - (n.) hate<br />
huatnak ngaingai in tuahmi le chimmi - (adj.) rancorous<br />
huatu , ral - (n.) enemy<br />
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huel nga , nga nganpi rili chung a ummi - (n.) whale<br />
huel nga phun khat - (n.) sperm whale<br />
huel nga tlaitu - (n.) whaler<br />
huh , huhphenh - (v.) protect<br />
huh , hup - (v.) cover up (as with hand) - Example: If you cover your eyes you cannot see = Na mit naa huh ahcun khua na hmu kho lo<br />
huh i a fiang lomi , minmei nih phenh - (n.) fog horn<br />
huham - (n.) power, glory<br />
huham , hu - (n.) power - Example: His power is great = A huham a ngan<br />
huhnak i hmanmi thil - (n.) patch - Example: He wore a patch on his eye = A mit puanchia in aa huh<br />
huho - (n.) gobbon<br />
huhphenh , huh , phenh - (v.) protect - Example: God will protect you = Pathian nih an hunphenh lai<br />
huhphenhnak - (n.) protection<br />
huhphenhnak a simi - (adj.) protective<br />
huhphenhnak , phennak - (n.) protection<br />
hui - (v.) skim, scoop - Example: Please skim/scoop the milk off the cream = Cawhnuk kha a thau hui tuah<br />
hui - (v.) get the lion's share - Example: He gets the lion's share of the profits = A miak kha amah nih a hui dih ko<br />
hui , hoi - (adv.) again - Example: You come again = Na ra hoi<br />
huk - (v.) roar (as a tiger or bear or lion)<br />
hul - (adj.) dry - Example: Today the weather is dry = Nihin cu nikhua a hul<br />
hulter , dawp - (v.) sop up - Example: Please sop up the water with a piece of cloth = Ti kha puanchia in dawp<br />
hum - (v.) <strong>to</strong> hold something in the palm of hand - Example: He holds coins in his hand = A kut in tangka aa hum<br />
humh - (v.) pay in cash - Example: He paid me ten kyats in cash for the pig = Vok man tangka phar hra a ka humh<br />
humh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> attend funeral<br />
humhak - (v.) protect in safety<br />
humhnak - (n.) paying in cash<br />
humnphiah in phiah - (v.) whisk<br />
hun al , hun leh i a si lonak hun langhter ve - (v.) rebut<br />
hun cawlcanghter , thazang hun ummter , lung hun thawhter - (v.) stimulate<br />
hun cawlcanghternak , thazang hun thawhternak - (n.) stimulation<br />
hun chan , hun rolh - (v.) succeed - Example: He succeeded his father = A pa kha a hun chan<br />
hun chim duakmi - (n.) mention - Example: Mention was made of the flood = Tilian kong an hun chim duak<br />
hun , hon , hawn - (v.) open - Example: Open the door = Innka kha hung tuah<br />
hun , hung - (v.) set meal<br />
hun i a fiang lomi , minmei nih phenh - (adj.) foggy<br />
hun langhter , hmelchunhnak nih a hun langhter - (v.) symbolize<br />
hun leh i a si lonak hun langhter ve , hun al - (v.) rebut<br />
hun lehnak (duh lo lei in) - (v.) rebuff<br />
hun nalh ttan - (v.) re<strong>to</strong>uch<br />
hun thianh i aa dawh deuh le a ttha deuh i hun chuahter - (v.) sublimate<br />
hun tthan - (v.) reopen<br />
hun zulh - (v.) entail<br />
hunchonak - (n.) uplift<br />
hunchonak , tthanchonak - (n.) progress<br />
hung - (v.) open the lid - Example: Please open the lid of your pot = Na bel chin hung tuah<br />
hung - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go/come up, <strong>to</strong> a higher place - Example: Please come up here = Hika ah hin hung tuah<br />
hung chuahnak , hung langhnak - (n.) emergence<br />
hung chuahphut - (n.) outbreak - Example: An outbreak of cholera = Ngaleu zawtnak hung chuahphut<br />
hung , hawn, hong - (v.) come - Example: When will you be able <strong>to</strong> come? = Zeitik ah dah na hawn khawh lai?<br />
hung , hong - (v.) go up - Example: We shall go up <strong>to</strong> the school = Sianginn ah kan hung lai<br />
hung , hun - (v.) set meal<br />
hung umnak - (n.) occurence - Example: The occurence of s<strong>to</strong>rm delayed our trip = Tothe a hung um caah kan khualtlawn kan tlainak a si<br />
hungcho lomi - (adj.) backward<br />
hunphenh - (v.) protect<br />
hup , huh - (v.) cover up (as with hand) - Example: If you cover your eyes you cannot see = Na mit naa huh ahcun khua na hmu kho lo<br />
huphurh awk a simi , ttih awk a simi - (adj.) formidable<br />
huppheng - (v.) protect, shelter, guard - Example: May God keep you = Pathian nih in huppheng ko seh<br />
hupphengtu - (n.) protec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
hur , hor - (adj.) immoral, depraved, debased, lusty, sensual<br />
hurmi - (adj.) lewd<br />
hurnak - (n.) lewdness<br />
hurnak hmanthlak a cuannak cauk - (n.) pornography<br />
hut - (v.) steam - Example: Have you steam-heated your rice? = Na buh na hut dih cang maw?<br />
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I<br />
i - (pron.) pron. sing/pl of you or we or they - Example: We shall help one another. - You shall pray for one another. - They help one another =<br />
Pakhat le pakhat kan i bawm lai. - Pakhat le pakhat thla nan i campiak lai. - Pakhat le pakhat an i bawm<br />
i - possesive case - Example: The book is mine = Cauk kha keimah i a si<br />
i - (conj.) and (connecting words and clauses) - Example: He/she/it arises and goes = A tho i a kal<br />
i - (pron.) reflexive - Example: They fight among themselves = An i vel<br />
i al - (v.) contradict<br />
i al khawhmi thil - (adj.) debatable<br />
i al lengmangmi a simi - (adj.) controversial<br />
i al lomi - (adj.) undisputed<br />
i al , ruah tti , ceih tti - (v.) debate<br />
i alnak - (n.) contradiction<br />
i alnak - (n.) controversy<br />
i awh , a hnok , i foih - (v.) entangle<br />
i bangh , sahlawh rualchan lei in i pehtlaih , i lawh - (adj.) akin<br />
i beh peng , tlaih peng - (v.) adhere<br />
i biakchawnhnak - (n.) salutation<br />
i biatak ngaiin tuahmi , lungtho ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) fervent - Example: Fervent prayer = Biatak tein thlacam<br />
i biataknak lungthin , lungthawhnak - (n.) fervour<br />
i bochan , zohcho - (v.) look up <strong>to</strong><br />
i bualh , nawncek chung i i bualh - (v.) wallow<br />
i can - (v.) form - Example: Form a circle and join hands = A kulh pakhat ah i cang u law nan kut i sih u<br />
i can , ser - (v.) form - Example: Ice formed in the pail = Baltin chungah ti kha tikhal ah a cang<br />
i cawh - (v.) intermingle<br />
i cawh , hmunkhat i umti - (v.) mingle - Example: He is very shy and does not mingle with others = Mi ningzah thiam ngai a si i mi dang he an i<br />
cawh lo<br />
i cawh nelnul i a ummi - (adj.) promiscuous<br />
i cawhnak - (n.) intermixture<br />
i cawhnuk a um i kalnak hngalhnak a harmi hmun - (adj.) labyrinthine<br />
i cawk i zuarh - (v.) traffic<br />
i cawngor i um - (adj.) hesitant<br />
i cawngor i um - (v.) stagger<br />
i ceih ti , i ruah ti , chim - (v.) discuss<br />
i ceih ttinak , i ruah ttinak , chimnak - (n.) discussion<br />
i chap chin lengmang , karh - (v.) accumulate<br />
i chawh - (v.) promenade - Example: He promenaded in the garden = Dum chungah aa chok<br />
i chawh lengmang - (v.) pace<br />
i chawnh tik i holh ttha i hmanmi, mah lei a si ahcun 'ning' tinak, mi lei a si ahcun, nem tein tuah fial - (v.) may - Example: May I come<br />
in? = Rung lut ning<br />
i cheunak - (n.) partition<br />
i cheunak i tthennak - (n.) schism<br />
i chiah , i nganh - (v.) reserve<br />
i chingchiah awk tlak ngaiin - (adj.) notably<br />
i chirnak , i ngaihchihnak - (n.) compunction<br />
i chuahkeh pimi duhnak - (n.) propensity<br />
i chuahkeh pimi lungthin in thil umtuning hngalh khawhnak, hnahnawk ngaiin ruah lem lo i hngalh khawhnak i chuahkehpimi - (n.)<br />
intuition<br />
i chuahkehpi - (v.) endow - Example: She was endowed with beauty = Mui dawh cu aa chuahkehpimi a si<br />
i chuahpimi thil a simi - (adj.) inherent<br />
i chuahpimi tinvo - (n.) birthright<br />
i chuhnak , dohnak , ernak - (n.) rivalry<br />
i chuih i rilh - (v.) trip - Example: He tripped on a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung aa chulh i a ril<br />
i cinken awk a tlakmi thil - (adj.) memorable<br />
i co thon , i pek <strong>to</strong>nhmi - (adj.) reciprocal<br />
i comcawroi loin , a beibang loin , a biling a balang in - (adv.) helter-skelter - Example: The children ran helter-skelter when the dog rushed at<br />
them = Uico nih a zuan hnawh hna tikah khan, ngakciha cu a beibahlang loin an tli<br />
i cuh , teitu si i zuam - (v.) vie<br />
i dan , i lawh lonak - (v.) differ<br />
i dan khawhnak , i thlen khawhnak - (n.) variability<br />
i dang chimmi bia vun lak, vun chim - (v.) cite<br />
i dannak , i khan lonak - (n.) discrepancy<br />
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i dannak , i lawh lonak - (n.) difference<br />
i dawh seh tiah tamh - (v.) garnish<br />
i dawh vitvette i a ummi - (adj.) shipshape<br />
i dawt , tem chih , pakhat le pakhat lungthin in i naih - (v.) attach<br />
i den , i suk , i khawn - (v.) bump<br />
i dinh , dorh , renh lo - (v.) relax<br />
i doh i ral - (prep.) with - Example: The <strong>English</strong> fought wit the Germans = Mirang cu Germany mi he an i do<br />
i doh , i tuk , ralkapbu le ralhapbu i tuk - (n.) battle<br />
i dohnak , i huatnak , ralnak - (n.) antagomism<br />
i dohnak , raltuknak - (n.) conflict<br />
i fahfirhnak , a si taktak lomi - (n.) subterfuge<br />
i foih , i awh , a hnok - (v.) entangle<br />
i fonh tthannak , i <strong>to</strong>n thannak - (n.) reunion<br />
i fonhnak - (n.) federation<br />
i forh i thazang thawhnak - (n.) impulsion<br />
i ham , i tthit i vat ; i lak - (v.) espouse - Example: Late in life he espoused a new religion = A tar hnuah biaknak phung thar aa lak<br />
i ham , kan i thi lai tiah bia i kam - (v.) betroth<br />
i hauh len , hnachet ngaiin bia i al len - (v.) squabble<br />
i hawikomh tthannak , i remhnak - (n.) rapproachement<br />
i hel hulh le hnahnok ngaiin i thuat i den - (n.) melee<br />
i hel , i mer lengmang - (v.) gyrate<br />
i hel i mer lengmang , aa changchang in i thiah lengmang - (v.) rotate<br />
i helnak , aa chang aa chang in i thiahnak , i mernak - (n.) rotation<br />
i hlauh , i tthangh - (adj.) awake<br />
i hlawh , per , peh - (v.) jump<br />
i hlawhnak ca i an chiahmi phelpheng , cunglei i mi a hun vawr khomi - (n.) springboard<br />
i hliamkhuai lo tein , him tein - (adj.) unscathed - Example: He escaped unscathed = Him tein a luat<br />
i hlumte i umnak , lung i khahnak , hmunkhat i um khawhnak - (n.) solidarity<br />
i hmetter , niamter , i thumh - (v.) abase - Example: He abased himself by drinking = Zudin in amah le amah aa niamter.<br />
i hnawhnam tuknak , tla cutmat in umnak - (n.) temerity<br />
i hngahhlangnak - (n.) eagerness<br />
i hngilh bu in a kalmi - (n.) somnambulist<br />
i hngilh bu in kal - (n.) somnambulism<br />
i hngilh khawh lo - (n.) insomnia<br />
i hngilh lio caan - (adj.) dormant<br />
i hnin deldul i um , feh lo - (v.) <strong>to</strong>tter - Example: Babies <strong>to</strong>tter as they walk = Bawhte cu an kal ah an fek lo<br />
i hnin deldul in a ummi - (adv.) jerky<br />
i hninh , lungtur - (n.) palpitation<br />
i hninsai ur in um , lau ur in um - (n.) sensation<br />
i hrawm in tuannak - (n.) partnership<br />
i hrawmh<strong>to</strong>nhnak - (n.) mutuality<br />
i hrawmmi rian - (n.) partnership - Example: The partnership sells clothes = An i hrawmmi dawr ah hnipuan an zuar<br />
i hrawm<strong>to</strong>nhmi , pahnih hnatla a simi - (adj.) mutual<br />
i hruhchihnak - (n.) fanaticism<br />
i huatnak , i ralnak - (n.) animosity<br />
i huatnak , i ralnak - (n.) enmity<br />
i huatnak , ralnak , i dohnak - (n.) antagomism<br />
i hun - (v.) yield - Example: The door yielded <strong>to</strong> his push = Innka kha a nam i aa hung<br />
i khahnak , i lawhnak - (n.) sameness<br />
i khahnak , i lawhnak - (n.) uniformity<br />
i khan lonak , i dannak - (n.) discrepancy<br />
i khawn , i den , i suk - (v.) bump<br />
i khawngdeng loin um, aa khawngdeng lomi - (adj.) unhurt<br />
i khennak , i <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) coincidence<br />
i khirh tthan , bia let tthan - (v.) retract<br />
i khirh tthannak , bia let tthannak - (n.) retraction<br />
i koih khawhnak thazang a ngeimi thil - (n.) spring<br />
i komh lonak , i tthennak - (n.) disunion<br />
i lak duh lo , al , duh lo - (v.) refuse<br />
i lap lonak , zawt nawnnak - (n.) indisposition<br />
i lawh , i bangh , sahlawh rualchan lei in i pehtlaih - (adj.) akin<br />
i lawh lonak - (n.) dissimilarity<br />
i lawh lonak , i dan - (v.) differ<br />
i lawh lonak , i dannak - (n.) difference<br />
i lawhnak - (n.) likeness<br />
i lawhnak - (n.) resemblance<br />
i lawhnak - (n.) similarity<br />
i lawhnak - (n.) imilitude<br />
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i lawhnak . artlang in umnak - (n.) parallelism<br />
i lawhnak , i khahnak - (n.) sameness<br />
i lawhnak , i khahnak - (n.) uniformity<br />
i lawhnak , i khahnak - (n.) uniformity<br />
i lawhter - (v.) assume - Example: He assumed the appearance of a calm man = A thin a phang nain a phang lo aa lawhter<br />
i lawhter , i titer - (v.) simulate<br />
i lawm tuk hringhram in - (adv.) ecstatically<br />
i lawmh , aa tawmmi - (adj.) thankful<br />
i lawmh lonak - (n.) ingratitude<br />
i lawmh ngai - (v.) exult<br />
i lawmh tuk i zeidang ruat kho ti lo i a ummi - (adj.) rapt<br />
i lawmh tuknak - (n.) ecstasy<br />
i lote i sermi - (n.) facsimile<br />
i lunghmui , lung<strong>to</strong>ngh - (v.) move - Example: She was moved by his speech = A bia chimmi nih a lung a <strong>to</strong>ngh ngai<br />
i mer khawhnak , fawi tein i tthial khawhnak - (n.) mobility<br />
i mer lengmang , i hel - (v.) gyrate<br />
i merhnak - (n.) sprain<br />
i mernak , i helnak , aa chang aa chang in i thiahnak - (n.) rotation<br />
i naih tein, kut i tlai in - hand in hand<br />
i naih tein um peng u ; i tthen hlah u - (v.) stick <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
i naihnak , innpa chakthlang sinak - (n.) neighbourhood<br />
i nalh dih , a thurhnawmmi i nalh dih - (v.) smear<br />
i nek - (v.) acclimatize<br />
i nek - (v.) accus<strong>to</strong>m - Example: He is accus<strong>to</strong>med <strong>to</strong> cold weather = Khuasik aa nek<br />
i ngaih ngai - (v.) look forward <strong>to</strong> - Example: I look forward <strong>to</strong> seeing you = Nangmah hmuh lai kaa ngaih ngai<br />
i ngaihchih lo , aa ngaichih lomi - (adj.) impenitent<br />
i ngaihchih , ngaihchiat - (v.) rue - Example: He will rue the day he insulted his mother = A nu zeirei lo in a ti ni kha aa hgaihchih te lai<br />
i ngaihchihnak , i chirnak - (n.) compunction<br />
i nganh , i chiah - (v.) reserve<br />
i ngerh cukmak - (v.) curl - Example: Smoke curls up from the chimney = Meikhu kha meikhu chuahnak awng in i ngerh cukmak in a chuak<br />
i ngerh cukmak in phuchim herh in i herh - (v.) swirl<br />
i ngerh cukmak in um , rul aa ngerh cukmak bantuk khi - (v.) writhe<br />
i ngiatnak , cozah pakhat nih cozah dang pakhat kong theih a duhmi theih khawhnak ding ca i a thli tein hlatnak , ngiatnak - (n.)<br />
espionage<br />
i niamter , mi <strong>to</strong>iah i dor , mah le mah i thumh - (v.) condescend<br />
i niamter , tthumh - (v.) debase - Example: You can debase yourself by evil deeds = Thil ttha lo tuahnak thawngin naa tthum, naa niamter kho<br />
i nuam loin umnak - (n.) unrest<br />
i nuam ngai i um - (v.) revel<br />
i nuam setsai loin umnak - (n.) malaise<br />
i paih - (v.) wrestle<br />
i peh , a tengnge rak si - (v.) affiliate - Example: This college is affiliated <strong>to</strong> the University = Hi college hi university tengnge a si; Hi college hi<br />
university he aa peh<br />
i peh thliahmah lonak - (n.) inconsistence<br />
i peh tthan - (v.) reunite<br />
i pehlaihnak - (n.) relation<br />
i pehnak , i pehnak kual - (n.) link - Example: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link = Cikcin cu aa pehnak kual a fek lo bik tluk lawngin a<br />
thawng<br />
i pehtlaihnak , pakhat le pakhat i komhnak , i theih hngalhnak - (n.) intercourse<br />
i pek - (v.) yield - Example: The enimies yielded <strong>to</strong> our soldiers = Kan ral cu kan ralkap hna sinah khan an i pe<br />
i pek ciocionak - (n.) reciprocity<br />
i pheh - (v.) disavow<br />
i pheh , halmi pek duh lo , a si lo ti - (v.) deny<br />
i pheh khawh lomi , a si lo ti khawh lomi - (adj.) undeniable<br />
i phuhrun , a sualmi , biacheihtu bawi nih na sual ti - (adj.) guilty<br />
i porhlawt - (v.) pride<br />
i porhlawt - (n.) swank<br />
i pumh i ruahnak cheuhnak - (n.) conference<br />
i pumhnak , i <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) meeting<br />
i pumhnak inn , i <strong>to</strong>nnak inn - (n.) meeting house<br />
i pumpek , caan vialte pek - (v.) devote<br />
i ralnak , i huatnak - (n.) animosity<br />
i ralnak , i huatnak - (n.) enmity<br />
i ralrin lomi , zei i rel lomi - (adj.) unheeded<br />
i ralrin lonak - (n.) carelessness<br />
i ralring - (v.) mind - Example: Mind what you are doing = Na tuahmi kha i ralring<br />
i ralring lo i thil ngamh thlorh i a ngamhmi - (n.) daredevil<br />
i relonak , i siknak - (n.) strife<br />
i rem lonak , ruahnak i khah lonak - (n.) discord<br />
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i rem set lomi , hawikom a si lomi - (adj.) unfriendly<br />
i rem tthan - (v.) reconcile<br />
i rem tthannak - (n.) reconcilement<br />
i remhnak , i hawikomh tthannak - (n.) rapproachement<br />
i remnak , i tlaknak - (n.) harmony<br />
i ren deuh - (v.) economize<br />
i ruah lo zpiin - (adv.) unexpected<br />
i ruah ti , chim , i ceih ti - (v.) discuss<br />
i ruah ttinak , chimnak , i ceih ttinak - (n.) discussion<br />
i ruahchihmi pakhat lawng a ngeimi - (adj.) single-minded<br />
i rualchannak - (n.) kinship<br />
i ruan lonak - (n.) disparity<br />
i ruan lonak , i tluk lonak - (n.) inequality<br />
i runven - (v.) safeguard<br />
i rup lonak , i tlak lonak - (n.) incongruity<br />
i serh - (v.) glut - Example: The boys glutted themselves with cakes = Ngakchia kha changreu thlum an i serh<br />
i sersiam tthannak - (n.) reorganization<br />
i sik - (v.) quarrel<br />
i sik a zuammi , bia al a zuammi - (adj.) contentious<br />
i sik , bia i al, taza i cuai - (v.) dispute<br />
i sik , fakpi le thang piin bia i al - (v.) wrangle<br />
i sik i hauh - (v.) rail<br />
i siknak a simi - (adj.) polemical<br />
i siknak, bia i alnak - (n.) contention<br />
i siknak , i relonak - (n.) strife<br />
i siter khawh - (v.) manage - Example: I can manage <strong>to</strong> keep warm = Ka khua kaa lumter khawh ko<br />
i suk , i khawn , i den - (v.) bump<br />
i sulhthonh - (v.) overlap<br />
i sum - (v.) refrain from - Example: Refrain from wrong doing = That lo tuahnak i sum<br />
i sum khawh lo - (v.) lose - Example: He loses his temper = A thinhun aa sum kho lo<br />
i sum lonak - (n.) intemperance<br />
i sumnak , hmurka a tlawmmi , bia tampi chim duh lonak - (n.) reticence<br />
i sumren ngaiin thil a hmangmi - (adj.) sparing<br />
i sumrennak a ngei lomi , mitthalo ngaingai ningzah hngal loin a ttha lomi , phaisa duhduh in sa hmangmi - (adj.) profligate<br />
i tawinak in chim tthannak - (n.) summary<br />
i teiter - (v.) succumb - Example: He succumbed <strong>to</strong> the temptation and s<strong>to</strong>le the money = Tukforhnak kha aa teiter i tangka cu a fir<br />
i tel - (v.) participate<br />
i tel ve - (v.) partake<br />
i tel venak - (n.) participation<br />
i tet thup i um - (v.) huddle - Example: Four people huddle under one umbrella = Minung pali nithawng pakhat tangah i tetthup in an um<br />
i that lomi , a za lomi - (adj.) inadequate<br />
i that lomi , i zat lomi - (adj.) insufficient<br />
i theih hngalhnak , i pehtlaihnak , pakhat le pakhat i komhnak - (n.) intercourse<br />
i theihhngalhnak tuahnak - (v.) present - Example: Miss Smith, may I present Mr. Brown = Miss Smith, hi pa hi Mr. Brown a si<br />
i theihter , zawtnak i chawnh , bia in i chawnh - (v.) communicate<br />
i thim awkah a har ngaimi thil , thil har pahnih karlak i i thim awk a herhmi - (n.) dilemma<br />
i thlen - (v.) exchange<br />
i thlen khawhnak , i dan khawhnak - (n.) variability<br />
i thlen lengmang khawhnak - (n.) mutability<br />
i thlen lengmangnak - (n.) mutation<br />
i thlen <strong>to</strong>nh - (v.) interchange<br />
i thlen <strong>to</strong>nh khawmi - (adj.) interchangeable<br />
i thleng loin mah ningte a simi. - 2. zumh awk tlakmi - (adj.) constant<br />
i thlennak - (n.) transformation<br />
i thuh i bawh , pel , sa pel , sa bawh - (v.) skulk<br />
i thui - (v.) dangle - Example: The rope dangles = Hri aa thui<br />
i thui , hninh - (v.) sway<br />
i thui hnuapmap i um - (v.) wobble<br />
i thui hnuapmap in - (adv.) wobbly<br />
i thumh , i hmetter , niamter - (v.) abase - Example: He abased himself by drinking = Zudin in amah le amah aa niamter.<br />
i ti ciocio , i ti veve - (adv.) vice versa - Example: John blamed Tom and vice versa = John nih Tom kha a mawchiat i Tom zong nih John cu a<br />
mawchiat ve<br />
i ti veve , i ti ciocio - (adv.) vice versa - Example: John blamed Tom and vice versa = John nih Tom kha a mawchiat i Tom zong nih John cu a<br />
mawchiat ve<br />
i timh setsai lomi chimmi, a chung chuak chom i chimmi - (adj.) extemporaneous<br />
i timhchungnak um lo i bia vun chim , hla vun phuah chom i vun sak - (v.) improvise<br />
i timhmi ngei in tuahmi - (adj.) purposeful<br />
i titer - (v.) pretend<br />
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i titer , i lawhter - (v.) simulate<br />
i titer lo tein a ummi , a taktak a simi - (adj.) sincere<br />
i titernak - (n.) pretence<br />
i titernak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) unpretending<br />
i tlak - (v.) match - Example: Her dress matches the colour of her hair = A angki le a muisam kha an i tlak ngai<br />
i tlak , aa tlakmi - (adj.) suitable<br />
i tlak lonak , i rup lonak - (n.) incongruity<br />
i tlaknak - (n.) pertinence<br />
i tlang in dir - (n.) file - Example: A long file of people waited for the bus = I tlang in a dirmi hna mawttawka an hngak<br />
i tluk - (n.) draw - Example: A game is draw when neither side wins = I zuamnak ah an i tei lo ahcun an i tluk a si<br />
i tluk lonak , i ruan lonak - (n.) inequality<br />
i tluk tein - (adv.) equally<br />
i tluk tein - (adv.) equally<br />
i <strong>to</strong>n thannak , i fonh tthannak - (n.) reunion<br />
i <strong>to</strong>nnak , i pumhnak - (n.) meeting<br />
i <strong>to</strong>nnak inn , i pumhnak inn - (n.) meeting house<br />
i tthangh , i hlauh - (adj.) awake<br />
i tthen hlah u , i naih tein um peng u - (v.) stick <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
i tthen i cheu , bu chungin chuah - (v.) secede<br />
i tthen lai thlahnak bia - (n.) valediction<br />
i tthencheunak , bu chungin chuahnak - (n.) secession<br />
i tthennak - (n.) breach - Example: Disagreement produced a breach between two partners = Lungrual lonak nih riantthuanti hawn panhin kha a<br />
tthen hna<br />
i tthennak , i komh lonak - (n.) disunion<br />
i tthennak , tthennak - (n.) segregation<br />
i tthitum - (v.) wed<br />
i tthitumnak - (n.) wedding<br />
i tthitumnak - (n.) wedlock<br />
i tthitumnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) nuptial<br />
i tuai ur in umnak , hnahnawhnak - (n.) turmoil<br />
i tuai ur le au ur in umnak - (n.) uproar<br />
i tuaibur in umnak, hnahnok luri ngaiin umnak - (n.) commotion<br />
i tuk i dohnak , ral i dohnak - (n.) hostilities<br />
i tuk i dohnak , ral i dohnak - (n.) hostility<br />
i tuk , ralkapbu le ralhapbu i tuk , i doh - (n.) battle<br />
i-uat - (v.) <strong>to</strong> stand unstable, bending forward and backward ane more often than not, fall <strong>to</strong> the ground<br />
i ukning , bu i hruaining - (n.) polity<br />
i varh nawn i a hung ummi thil - (adj.) sporadic<br />
i vehl i vuak len , aukhuan len i sik len - (n.) brawl<br />
i vel lengmang - (v.) circulate<br />
i velh i tuai len - (v.) scuffle<br />
i zam khawhnak - (n.) elasticity<br />
i zam khawhnak a ngei i a ningte a si kho tthanmi - (adj.) resilient<br />
i zam khawhnak , ainak - (n.) resilience - Example: Rubber has resilience = Khairiat cu i zam khawhnak a ngei/khairiat cu aa zam kho, a ningte a si<br />
kho tthan<br />
i zat lomi , i that lomi - (adj.) insufficient<br />
i zat lonak - (n.) insufficiency<br />
i zuam chung , zuamnak - (n.) bout - Example: A wrestling bout = Paih i zuamnak<br />
i zul diahmah in kal - (v.) dile<br />
ia - (interj.) yes, <strong>to</strong> answer in the affirmative - Example: Are you coming? Yes I am coming = Na ra lai maw? Ia ka ra lai<br />
iak - (v.) squawk (as a fowl when caught)<br />
ial - (adv.) quite a lot - Example: I like it quite a lot = Ka duh ial<br />
ian - (v.) compete, contest (mainly in poems)<br />
iang - (n.) charm, beauty<br />
iang a ngeimi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) charming<br />
iap - (v.) superseed - Example: Lian Tling supersedes them all = Lian Tling nih a iap dih hna<br />
ih , bawh , zau - (v.) lie - Example: He lies down on the grass = Ram cungah a it<br />
ih , it - (v.) sleep<br />
ih lai i i hrukmi angki - (n.) nightgown<br />
ihcaan - (n.) bedtime<br />
ihhmu - (n.) snooze, sleep, drowsiness<br />
ihhmu ku ngaiin - (adv.) sleepily<br />
ihhmu kun i ngut , ngut - (v.) doze<br />
ihhmu kut - (adj.) sleepy<br />
ihhmu kutnak - (n.) sleepiness<br />
ihkhun - (n.) bed<br />
ihkhun cung lawngah tho kho loin a ummi , a ngormi - (adj.) bedridden<br />
ihkhun kam, ihkhun pawng - (n.) bedside<br />
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ihnak khan - (n.) bedroom<br />
ihnak khan - (n.) suite<br />
ihnak khan , innchung khan - (n.) chamber<br />
ihphah - (n.) bedroll<br />
ihphah a chahmi - (n.) mattress<br />
ihphah khuh - (n.) bedspread<br />
ihpi - (v.) sleep <strong>to</strong>gether (as man and wife) - Example: You must not sleep with a woman who is not your wife = Na nupi a si lomi na ihpi lai lo<br />
ii - (n.) chest, breast bone<br />
ik - (v.) sob - Example: If you pour water on a child it will sob = Ngakchia cu ti na <strong>to</strong>ih ahcun a ik lai<br />
ikhinh - (v.) --ilh<br />
- (v.) sprain a joint almost <strong>to</strong> the breaking point - Example: I sprained my ankle = Ka fengbeo kaa ilh<br />
in - (prep.) from - Example: I came from school = Sianginn in ka ra<br />
in - (prep.) in - Example: She is dressed in white = Thilthuam rang in aa thuam<br />
in - (prep.) of - Example: The chair is made of wood = Thutdan cu thing in an ser<br />
in - (v.) <strong>to</strong>lerate<br />
in - (prep.) with - Example: The man cut the meat with a knive = Mipa nih sa cu nam in a can<br />
in - (pron.) you (second person singular) - Example: We shall help you. - Let us help you = Kan in bawmh lai. - In bawm ning<br />
in - (v.) suffer - Example: We suffer hardship = Harnak kan in<br />
in - (v.) get baptized - Example: We are baptized = Tipil kan in<br />
in - (prep.) from, on, with, by means of, in, of - Example: I came from <strong>Hakha</strong>. - I came on foot. - He came home by boat. - We pray i Jesus's<br />
name. - I write with a pencil. - The door is made of wood = <strong>Hakha</strong> i ka ra. - Ka ke in ka ra. - Tilawng in a ra tlung. - Bawi Jesu min in thla kan cam. -<br />
Khedan in ka ttial. - Innka cu thing in an ser<br />
in awk a harmi , mi tang i a namchihtu a simi - (adj.) oppressive - Example: Great heat is very oppressive = A linh tuk tikah i awk a har ko<br />
in bauhtu mifir , inn ramhtu - (n.) burglar<br />
in , doh , tei - (v.) withstand - Example: Soldiers have <strong>to</strong> withstand difficulties = Ralkap cu harnak an in awk a herh<br />
in khawh a si lomi - (adj.) in<strong>to</strong>lerable<br />
in khawh a simi - (adj.) endurable<br />
in khawh a simi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>lerable<br />
in khawh lomi - (adj.) insufferable<br />
in khawhnak - (n.) hardiness<br />
in khawhnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>lerance<br />
in khawhnak , thazang - (n.) stamina<br />
in khawhnak , tlonak , saupi nguhnak - (n.) endurance<br />
in , lungsau in in - (v.) put up with - Example: It is hard <strong>to</strong> put up with him = Amah cu in awk a har ko<br />
in , nganfah in - (v.) bear - Example: He cannot bear the pain anymore = A ing kho ti lo<br />
in , tuar - (v.) stand - Example: Many plants cannot stand cold. - I cannot stand that smell = Ramkung tampi nih cun khuasik an ing kho lo. - Cu<br />
rim cu ka ing kho lo<br />
in , tuar - (v.) sustain - Example: A pa a thih cu fak piin a in<br />
India ram miphun thiang; Pung-na - (n.) brahman<br />
ing - (v.) <strong>to</strong>lerate, bear - Example: I cannot <strong>to</strong>lerate/bear his words = A bia ka ing kho lo<br />
ing - (v.) suffer, endure - Example: They endure hardship for their religion = An biaknak ruangah sifah an ing<br />
ing - (n.) the edge/rim of a thing like a pot or the lid of a pot<br />
ing a puang kho zaumi - (adj.) testy<br />
ing , ing puan - (n.) temper - Example: He has a short temper = Mi thintawi a si<br />
ing puanter , thinhunter - (v.) annoy<br />
ing puanter , thinhunter - (v.) annoy<br />
ingchia , ingthor - (adj.) acrid<br />
ingchiami - (adj.) petulant<br />
ingchiatnak - (n.) petulance<br />
ingpuan - (n.) pique - Example: In a pique she left the dinner = Ingpuan in zanriah einak cun a chuak<br />
ingpuan - (v.) be angry, sulky - Example: He is sulky = A ing a puang<br />
ingpuan i holh duh lo i ung tun i um - (v.) sulk<br />
ingpuang - (v.) pique - Example: She was piqued = A ing a puang<br />
ingpuang a simi , thinhun a simi - (adj.) vexatious<br />
ingpuannak - (n.) exasperation<br />
ingpuannak , thinhunnak - (n.) grievance<br />
ingpuanter - (v.) exasperate<br />
ingpuanter , thinhunter. - 2. thakzatter, thahter zatter - (v.) irritate<br />
ingthor , ingchia - (adj.) acrid<br />
inhliam kung - (n.) willow<br />
inhliam thungkung a par, hru par zong - (n.) catkin<br />
inkil , vamkil , kil - (n.) angle<br />
inn - (n.) building<br />
inn - (n.) house<br />
inn - (n.) shelter, shed - Example: Cow shed. - Pigpen = Caw inn. - Vok inn<br />
inn a cunglei i pum vuai in sakmi khi - (n.) dome<br />
inn a hmailei - (n.) facade<br />
inn a rawkmi - (n.) ruin<br />
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inn a sannak bik a va zumnak te khi - (n.) spire<br />
inn, a vawlei le a inn dangdang hna he - (n.) homestead<br />
inn asiloah khan nganpi, a chung i hmanthlak le suaimi a phunphun an chiahnak - (n.) gallery<br />
inn bial - (n.) rotunda<br />
inn chiate , vawlei inn - (n.) hovel<br />
inn dot - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rey<br />
inn hlan - (v.) rent - Example: He rents a room in our house = Kan inn ah innkhan pakhat aa hlan<br />
inn hlan in a ummi , a riakmi - (n.) lodger<br />
inn hlangtu a si i hlan man a pemi - (n.) tenant<br />
inn hlangtu sinak , inn hlangtu si ruang i tangka petu sinak - (n.) tenancy<br />
inn hnulei le inn hnulei karlak lam, inn sir le inn sir karlak lam - (n.) alley<br />
inn i khermi la in tahmi puan - (adj.) homespun<br />
inn i sermi - (adj.) homemade<br />
inn i tuahmi rian , inn i ca zoh ding - (n.) homework<br />
inn i um - (adv.) home - Example: He will be home all evening = Zanlei cu inn ah a um ko lai<br />
inn khaan nganpi - (n.) hall<br />
inn khat le inn khat a pehtu cungkhuh ngeimi lam - (n.) corridor<br />
inn kulh chung i a ummi tual - (n.) patio<br />
inn , lo - (n.) realty<br />
inn ngaihnak - (n.) homesickness<br />
inn nganpi - (n.) edifice<br />
inn ngei loin a vak sawhsawhmi - (n.) waif<br />
inn pakhat chung i a dot a dot hna khi flat ti an si - (n.) flat<br />
inn pakhat chung i a ummi dal , ummak i rak hman ciami - (n.) apartment<br />
inn pawngkam , inn pawng kulh chung - (n.) precinct<br />
inn pungsan suaimi - (n.) plan - Example: The plans for the new building are in my office = Inn thar pungsan kha ka zung ah an um<br />
inn pungsan suaitu - (n.) draftsman<br />
inn ramhtu , in bauhtu mifir - (n.) burglar<br />
inn sak tik i a tuang umnak ding tuaktanmi - (n.) ground plan<br />
inn sak tik i kai chungnak rua in a sermi - (n.) scaffold<br />
inn sakning - (n.) structure<br />
inn sakning a suai i a tuaktantu - (n.) architect<br />
inn sakning thiamnak - (n.) architecture<br />
inn sangpi - (n.) skyscraper<br />
inn siseh duah , mai in thil siseh - (n.) arson<br />
inn thar luh - (n.) housewarming<br />
inn thlung saram keng thlung - (n.) ridge<br />
inn zohkhenhtu - (n.) caretaker<br />
inn zuat satil , caw phun paohpaoh - (n.) cattle<br />
inn zuatmi sattil - (adj.) domestic<br />
innak - (n.) endurance<br />
innak , harnak , sifah innak - (n.) suffering<br />
inncar - (n.) back of the house - Example: They dry rice at the back of the house = Inncar ah facang an pho<br />
innchung - (n.) the inside (interior part) of the house<br />
innchung - (n.) wife/husband - Example: She/he is my wife/husband = Amah cu ka innchung a si<br />
innchung ah - (adv.) indoors - Example: Let us play badmin<strong>to</strong>n indoors = Badmin<strong>to</strong>n innchungah i cehl u sih<br />
innchung i dot tangnung in dot cungnung i kainak seh hlei - (n.) eleva<strong>to</strong>r<br />
innchung i i erh - (v.) confine<br />
innchung i umter - (v.) house<br />
innchung khan , ihnak khan - (n.) chamber<br />
innchung pakhat chung tawh vialte a hung khotu tawh - (n.) master key<br />
innchung rian - (n.) housework<br />
innchung si loin lengah , lengah - (adj.) outdoors<br />
innchung thil a simi - (adj.) indoor<br />
innchung tuangpi le innleng lei innka karlak - (n.) vestibule<br />
innchung vung luhnak khan , mileng khan - (n.) lobby<br />
innchungkhar - (n.) family<br />
innchungkhar - (n.) home - Example: He came from a happy home = Aa lawmmi innchungkhar in a rami a si<br />
innchungkhar aa naihmi he sual , pa le fa , nu le fa , u le nau - (n.) incest<br />
innchungkhar chung nu bik - (n.) housewife<br />
innchungkhar , chungkhar - (n.) family<br />
innchungkhar min a simi , min hmanung bik - (n.) surname<br />
innchungnu , chungnu - (n.) wife<br />
inncung - (n.) house<strong>to</strong>p<br />
inncung - (n.) roof of the house - Example: We use galvanized roofing tins for our roof = Kan inncung caah canphio kan hman<br />
inncung, dica - (n.) roof<br />
inncung/siling i thlalang awng - (n.) skylight<br />
innhlan man - (n.) rent<br />
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innhlangtu - (n.) renter<br />
innhmai - (n.) front/fadade of the house - Example: They painted white the front/fadade of their house = An innhmai cu sirang an thuh<br />
innhmai ah - (prep.) in front of - Example: There is a banyan tree in front of their house = An innhmai ah ri kung a um<br />
innhngaktu uico - (n.) watchdog<br />
innka a luhnak awng - (n.) doorway<br />
innka cawngtu - (n.) doorkeeper<br />
innka fak piin khar - (v.) slam<br />
innka hrenh , innkaa hrolh , innkhar hrenh - (n.) latch<br />
innka khar - (n.) door<br />
innka luhnak hlei - (n.) doorstep<br />
innka luhnak i thingtan maw lungpher maw lamh awk i chiahmi - (n.) threshold<br />
innka tung , thlalangawng tung - (n.) jamb<br />
innka vengtu , thil phortu - (n.) porter<br />
innkaa - (n.) doorway<br />
innkaba , a cunglei - (n.) lintel<br />
innken sapang - (n.) 1. outskirt of the village, the place where the poor, the marginalized poor people live. - 2. the poor themselves<br />
innkhan nganpi cung i donhhlei i cu donhhlei i innkhan cu vun zoh khawhnak - (n.) gallery<br />
innkhar - (n.) shutter of the door - Example: The shutter of the door is made of wood = Innkhar cu thing in an ser<br />
innkhar hrenh , innka hrenh , innkaa hrolh - (n.) latch<br />
innkil lung - (n.) corners<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
innleng - (n.) porch<br />
innleng - (n.) portico<br />
innleng - (n.) verandah<br />
innleng donhhlei - (n.) balcony<br />
innlo , thilri , ro - (n.) estate - Example: When he died he left an estate of one thousand kyats = A thih ah khan ro tangka thong khat a roh tak<br />
innngeitu - (n.) householder<br />
innpa chakthlang - (n.) neighbour<br />
innpa chakthlang sinak , i naihnak - (n.) neighbourhood<br />
innpi i pehchinmi innte - (n.) penthouse<br />
innsak deng tik i sak ding ning ttha tein suaimi le tuakmi khi - (n.) blueprint<br />
innsak , lam cawhnak - (n.) construction<br />
innsaknak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) structural<br />
innsang - (n.) <strong>to</strong>wer<br />
innsir - (n.) side of the house<br />
inntang a niamnak hmun , vawlei tangah a si tawn - (n.) basement<br />
inntang i an sermi khan - (n.) cellar<br />
inntang , inn<strong>to</strong>i - (n.) the ground beneath the house<br />
innte - (n.) cottage<br />
innteknu - (n.) hostess<br />
inntekpa , tlun inn pa - (n.) host<br />
innthla - (n.) house lizard, gecko<br />
innthlang - (n.) the place below the house. - 2. the neighbors living below one's house<br />
inntling - (n.) rafter<br />
inn<strong>to</strong>i , inntang - (n.) the ground beneath the house<br />
inntual - (n.) courtyard<br />
inntung - (n.) pillar<br />
inntung pehnak thir bawl - (n.) bolt<br />
intuarnak nih a lungthin a fahter kawn lomi - (adj.) impassible<br />
inzin , seh - (n.) engine<br />
ip - (n.) bag<br />
ir , tang , er - (n.) bosom<br />
irh , erh (voi) - (v.) belch<br />
it - (v.) <strong>to</strong> rain continously for days - Example: It rains without ceasing for days = Khua a it<br />
it , ih - (v.) sleep<br />
J<br />
Januari thla - (n.) January<br />
Japan mi, Japan holh - (adj.) Japanese<br />
Japan mi ngaknu hlasak a thiam i lam a thiammi - (n.) geisha<br />
Japan nu hni - (n.) kimono<br />
Japan tangka - (n.) yen<br />
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jeep mawttawka - (n.) jeep<br />
Jesuh - (prop.) Jesus<br />
Jesuh Khrih - (n.) Saviour<br />
Judah m hna nih Pathian he bia an i kamnak an chiahnak kuang - (n.) ark<br />
Judah mi - (n.) Jew<br />
Judah mi - (n.) Hebrew<br />
Judah mi cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) rabbi<br />
Judah mi hna an i pumhnak inn - (n.) synagogue<br />
Judah mi nih Pathian biaknak inn caah an i vahpi lengmangmi puan biakinn kha - (n.) tabernacle<br />
Judah mi Nizarh, Khrihfa mi ni relning ah Zarhte ni - (n.) sabbath<br />
Judah mi phunglam an khawmhmi an ttialnak cauk - (n.) Talmud<br />
Judah minu - (n.) Jewess<br />
Julai thla - (n.) July<br />
June thla - (n.) June<br />
jury chung i aa telmi - (n.) juror<br />
K<br />
ka - (pron.) I, me, my personal pronoun singular - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> school = Sianginn ah ka kal lai<br />
ka chim zongin , catial zongin , a si hrimhrim tiah ti - (v.) certify<br />
ka chung le hrom hrawng tiin i thuah - (v.) gargle<br />
ka ding tiah aa ruatmi - (adj.) self-righteous<br />
ka in chim loin tuahnak in a sullam langhtermi - (adj.) tacit<br />
ka in chimmi bia , ka in dinmi - (adj.) oral - Example: Oral medicine = Ka in dinmi si<br />
ka , kaa - (n.) mouth<br />
ka (kaa) i an thli dawp , thraw phahlang lengmang i um - (v.) gasp<br />
ka (kaa) kau piin i an - (v.) gape<br />
ka khat a simi , ka nih a tlum khawhmi zat - (n.) mouthful<br />
ka nih a tlum khawhmi zat , ka khat a simi - (n.) mouthful<br />
ka palh ti i chim , ngaihthiam hal - (v.) apologize<br />
ka pe tiah hal - (v.) order - Example: She ordered food from the shop = Rawl dawr in rawl a cah<br />
ka philh hlah ti a min a simi pangpar - (n.) forget-me-not<br />
ka sual ko ti - (v.) admit - Example: He admitted his mistake = Ka palh ko a ti<br />
ka thaw ngai i ei , hlawptlo ngaiin umnak - (n.) zest - Example: The hungry man ate with zest = Ka thaw ngaiin a rawl a tammi pa nih a ei<br />
ka thawtnak , rawl duhnak - (n.) appetite<br />
ka tuah awk a si lo ti i hngalhnak , mah le mah hmaizahnak - (n.) self-respect<br />
ka tuah kahwh lai tiah aa zummi - (adj.) self-confident<br />
ka tuah khawh lai ti i zumhnak - (n.) self-confidence<br />
kaa - (n.) vent, opening - Example: Doorway. - Opening or mouth of a bottle = Innka. - Thawl kaa<br />
kaa - (n.) muzzle of a gun<br />
kaa in pawpi tiang rawl kalnak lam - (n.) oesophagus<br />
kaa , ka - (n.) mouth<br />
kaa , kai - (pron.) myself (first person, reflexive) - Example: I shall be able <strong>to</strong> defend myself = Kaa rungveng kho ko lai<br />
kaa khatkhat i chiah i philh , a ping i chiah - (v.) mislay<br />
kaam - (v.) lever , <strong>to</strong> move with a lever<br />
kaan - (n.) crossbeam of the house; tie-beam<br />
kaat - (n.) sulphur<br />
kadipa - (n.) velvet<br />
kadipa bantukin a nemmi - (adj.) velvety<br />
kafi - (n.) coffee<br />
kah - (v.) beat out raw cot<strong>to</strong>n<br />
kah - (v.) split, crack - Example: Cold wind blows and my lips crack that blood comes out of it = Thli kik a hrang i ka hmur a kah caah a thi a chuak<br />
kah, kak - (v.) cleave<br />
kah , kap - (v.) shoot, fire at - Example: I shot a deer = Sakhi pakhat ka kah<br />
kah phak tawk - (n.) range<br />
kahcham - (n.) ditch<br />
kahcham - (n.) trench<br />
kahcham tilak in lo tipek - (v.) irrigate<br />
kahcham tilak in lo tipeknak - (n.) irrigation<br />
kahli - (n.) bow used for beatng out raw cot<strong>to</strong>n<br />
kahpa thir - (n.) steel<br />
kahpia - (n.) half-caste<br />
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kahpia, phun hnih cawhni - (n.) mongrel<br />
kahuh - (v.) gag - Example: He was gagged and died = A ka an huh i a thi<br />
kai - (v.) accede - Example: When did he accede <strong>to</strong> his position = Zeitik ah dah a umnak hmun ah hin a hung kai?<br />
kai - (v.) attend - Example: Thei attend school = Sianginn an kai<br />
kai - (v.) mount - Example: Prices are mounting = Thil man a kai<br />
kai - (adv.) up - Example: He went up the hill = Tlang ah a kai<br />
kai choter - (v.) upgrade<br />
kai , cunglei i kai - (v.) ascend<br />
kai , kaa - (pron.) myself (first person, reflexive) - Example: I shall be able <strong>to</strong> defend myself = Kaa rungveng kho ko lai<br />
kai , thingkung kai - (v.) climb<br />
kai ttum lemgmang - (v.) pitch - Example: The ship pitched in the s<strong>to</strong>rm = Tilet chungah lawng cu a kai a ttum lemgmang<br />
kaidawn - (n.) rapids, which hinder fish <strong>to</strong> go up stream<br />
kaih - (v.) increase, raise the price<br />
kaih - (v.) copulate (used only for animals)<br />
kainak hlei - (n.) ladder<br />
kainak hlei i lamhbak - (n.) stair<br />
kaite - (n.) kite (bird), hawk<br />
kaiter - (v.) promote<br />
kaiternak , umternak - (n.) promotion<br />
kak , kah - (v.) cleave<br />
kal - (v.) go - Example: We go <strong>to</strong> church = Biakinn ah kan kal<br />
kal - (n.) kidney<br />
kal - (v.) leave - Example: Did you see him leave? = A kal kha na hmu maw?<br />
kal - (v.) move - Example: The train moved slowly = Tlanglawng cu duhsah tein a kal<br />
kal - (v.) pass - Example: The parade passed down the street = Ralkap aa cermi kha thlanglei ah an vung kal duahmah<br />
kal bal lonak ram le tih a nungmi hmuni va kal - (n.) adventure<br />
kal bal lonak ram le ttih a nungmi hmun i a va kal minu - (n.) adventurer<br />
kal fial , kal cang ti i fial - (interj.) begone<br />
kal hnawh , veh , va kal - (v.) resort - Example: Many people resort <strong>to</strong> the seaside in hot weather = Khualinh caan ah mi tampi cu rili kam ah an<br />
kal lengmang<br />
kal i thau aa benhmi - (n.) suet<br />
kal khawh lonak ding ca i lam i dawntu sermi , lam i thingtum rilhmi - (n.) barricade<br />
kal , lamh - (v.) tread - Example: Don't tread on the flower beds = Pangpar cinnak kuang kha lam hna hlah<br />
kal lengmang lio tthial lengmang lio a simi - (n.) transit<br />
kal man , vanlawng kal man, tilawng kal man, baska kal man - (n.) fare<br />
kal , thih - (n.) departure<br />
kal tik i ke a hnuh in hnuh - (v.) shuffle<br />
kal tik i ther durhmarh in kal - (v.) shamble<br />
kal , tthen - (v.) depart - Example: He said good bye and departed = Dam tein a ti i a kal, pial<br />
kal tti hawi , hawikom - (n.) companion<br />
kal tti , kalpi , zulh - (v.) accompany<br />
kal umnak , inn le rawl ralkap pawl pek thiamning - (n.) logistics<br />
kal , vaih - (v.) wander<br />
Kala - (n.) Indian<br />
kalauk - (n.) camel<br />
kalh - (v.) oppose, contradict<br />
kalnak - (n.) tramp - Example: Thge boys <strong>to</strong>ok a tramp over the hill = Ngakchia pawl kha tlang cungah an kai<br />
kalnak ca i hman , kalnak ca i lak - (v.) take - Example: We shall take a bus from Mandalay <strong>to</strong> Yangon = Mandalay in Yangon cu baska in kan kal<br />
lai<br />
kalnak lam , kutka awng - (n.) gateway<br />
kalnak nawl pek - (v.) dismiss<br />
kalning tlangpi , lam kalning , zulhning - (n.) tenor<br />
kalpah i chimmi - (adj.) passing - Example: He made a passing comment which I could not hear = Kalpah in a chim i ka thei kho lo<br />
kalper - (n.) beams running beneath the floor of a house supporting the joists<br />
kalper , pom - (adj.) joint<br />
kalpi - (v.) sweep - Example: A flood swept away the bridge = Tilian nih hlei kha a kalpi<br />
kalpi - (v.) carry along - Example: I shall take your book along with me. - Please take him along with you. - I shall accompany you <strong>to</strong> the train<br />
station = Na cauk kan kalpi lai. - Amah cu i kalpi. - Tlanglawng dinhnak tiang kan kalpi lai<br />
kalpi , pek chin , lanhter , lanhpi - (v.) convey<br />
kalpi , phorh - (v.) take - Example: We take the flowers <strong>to</strong> the church = Pangpar kha biakinn ah kan kalpi hna<br />
kalpi ve - (v.) take - Example: Harry wanted <strong>to</strong> take along his dog = Harry nih a uico kha kalpi a duh<br />
kalpi , zulh , kal tti - (v.) accompany<br />
kalsiam, ruh thawntertu - (n.) calcium<br />
kaltak , chiahtak - (v.) leave - Example: You may leave your books here = Hika ah hin na cauk kha na chiahtak khawh hna<br />
kaltak , chuahtak , hlawt - (v.) abdicate - Example: The king abdicated his throne = Siangpahrang nih a bawi tthutdan a chuahtak.<br />
kaltak , hlawt - (v.) abandon<br />
kaltak , hlawt - (v.) abandon<br />
kaltak , ngei loin um - (v.) forgo - Example: You have <strong>to</strong> forgo pleasures in order <strong>to</strong> study hard = Ca fak piin zohnak dingah nuamhnak cu nu<br />
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kaltak hna a hau<br />
kaltak , zamtak - (v.) evacuate<br />
kalter - (v.) drive - Example: Drive the dog away = Uico kha kalter<br />
kalter - (v.) send<br />
kalter , luanter - (v.) conduct - Example: Pipes conduct heat through the building = Pipes nih lumnak kha inn chungah an luanter<br />
kaltheuh , kalttheu - (n.) stilt<br />
kam , kamh - (v.) bet - Example: I bet you ten kyats that I will pass the exam = Camipuai ka awng lai tiah tangka fang hra kan hamh<br />
kam , kamh - (v.) promise - Example: I promise you one hundred kyats = Tangka za khat kaan kamh<br />
kam , kap - (n.) edge - Example: Beach (edge of sea) = Rilikam<br />
kam khattelei lawng - (adj.) one-sided<br />
kam khattelei lawng a rit tukmi - (adj.) lopsided<br />
kam khattelei nih lerh lo i um - (v.) poise - Example: The girl poised the basket on her head = Bawm kha ngaknu nih a lu ah tla lo tein aa khinh<br />
kamfawh - (v.) gargle, rinse the mouth - Example: Rinse your mouth with salt water = Ti le cite in na kam naa fawh lai<br />
kamh - (v.) help something <strong>to</strong> stand firm - Example: He s<strong>to</strong>od by my side in time of troubles = Harnak caan ah a ka dirkamh<br />
kamh , kam - (v.) promise - Example: I promise you one hundred kyats = Tangka za khat kaan kamh<br />
kampani chung i tangka chiahmi siar (share) a ngeimi - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ckholder<br />
kampani i tangka an chiahmi lehhmah an i cawk an i zuarhnak hmun - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ck market<br />
kampani i tangka chiahnak lehhmah an i cawknak le zuarhnak hmun - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ck exchange<br />
Kampani pakhat nih tangka a hmuhmi, cu kampani chung rianttuantu hna nih an i phawtmi kha - (n.) dividend<br />
kamtemh , puk ti i hnamh i a ringmi khi - (n.) smack<br />
kamtuh - (n.) day after day after <strong>to</strong>morrow, third day from <strong>to</strong>day<br />
kan - (n.) large cross beams of roof<br />
kan ca i a thami - (adj.) favourable - Example: We had favourable weather last week = Kan hnulei zarh cu nikhua nih a kan tthatpiak<br />
kan cuar chung i a awng hme tete - (n.) pore - Example: Sweat comes through the pores in our skin = Kan cuar awng in thlan a chuak<br />
kan herhmi a rak kan pechantu thil - (n.) resource - Example: We have no resource of money = Tangka a kan pechan khotu thil/tangka<br />
hmuhnak kan ngei lo<br />
kan hnulei caan ah caan - (adv.) ago - Example: Two minutes ago = Minit pahnih an khan<br />
kan hnulei te ah khan - (adv.) the other day<br />
kan i thi lai tiah bia i kam , i ham - (v.) betroth<br />
kan (kaan) , inn saknak kan - (n.) beam<br />
kan , kanmah , kannih - (pron.) we, us - Example: We shall come <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing ah kan ra lai<br />
kan pum chung hmun khatkhat a zawt i a sen i a phin i a fahnak khi - (n.) inflammation<br />
kan pum chung i rawl kha thi i a can i pum nih a hman ti lomi pum leng i a chuahning - (n.) metabolism<br />
kan pum chung i rawl kha thi i a can i pum nih a hman ti lomi pum leng i a chuahning - (n.) metabolism<br />
kan pum chung i rianttuantu thil pakhatkhat - (n.) organ - Example: The heart is the organ that pumps blood = Kan lung hi thi kaltertu a si<br />
kan pum chung i tihang a chuahtertu hna thil santlai ngaingaimi, tahchunhnak ah thin tehna kal tehna thalbere tehna hi 'kirtel' an<br />
si - (n.) gland<br />
kan pum chunglei thil , lung , cuap , thin , kal , ril te hna - (n.) viscera<br />
kan tuah awk a simi thil , ttuanvo - (n.) responsibility<br />
kan tuah lai tiah biakhiahmi , biakhiahmi - (n.) resolution<br />
kan tuah lai tiah lungtak tein ti i bia khiah - (v.) resolve<br />
kan tuksa a kan purmi thil , thlingza a simi thil , thil ttihnung - (n.) horror - Example: Little girls have horror of snakes = Nu ngakchia tete<br />
nih cun rul cu an ttih tuk hna i an thling a za<br />
kanaan , kanan - (n.) arithmetic<br />
kanal , ralbawi - (n.) colonel<br />
kanan a thiammi - (n.) mathematician<br />
kanan in tuak - (v.) compute<br />
kanan , kanaan - (n.) arithmetic<br />
kanan lei thil a simi - (adj.) mathematical<br />
kanan phun khat - (n.) logarithm<br />
kanan phun paohpaoh - (n.) mathematics<br />
kanan tuaknak - (n.) computation<br />
kanan tuaknak i a hmaan ti langhternak - (n.) theorem<br />
kandap , siling - (n.) ceiling<br />
kang - (v.) dry up, evaporate, <strong>to</strong> run dry as water, spring, stream - Example: The drought is so long that the springs dry up = Khuakhen a sau<br />
tuk i tihna an kang dih<br />
kang hlah seh tiah kiaumi sa kha ti <strong>to</strong>ih lengmang - (v.) baste - Example: Meat is basted <strong>to</strong> keep it from drying = Ro hlah seh tiah sa cu chiti<br />
an thlerh lengmang<br />
kang , kangh - (v.) burn - Example: The fire will burn you = Mei nih an kangh lai<br />
kang loin a ceumi - (adj.) phosphorescent<br />
kangh dih - (v.) burn out - Example: The fire burnt out the house during the night = Mei nih inn cu zan ah a kangh dih<br />
kanghnak - (n.) combustion<br />
kanghter - (v.) set on fire - Example: A spark sets the house on fire = Meici nih inn kha a kangh<br />
kangkaru saram ; hnulei ke saupi , hmailei ke tawite - (n.) kangaroo<br />
kanh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> drive a herd of cows, goats, sheep etc.<br />
kanh - (v.) outstrip, get in front of, get ahead of, forestall, be prior <strong>to</strong>, precede, preempt<br />
kanmah - (pron.) we<br />
kanmah , biatlang hram thawhnak i hman khawh a si lomi , biatlang donghnak lawng i hman khawh a simi - (pron.) us - Example:<br />
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They invited us <strong>to</strong> dinner = Zanriah ei an kan sawm<br />
kanmah caah - (pron.) ourselves - Example: We bought ourselves a new car = Kanmah caah mawttawka thar kan i cawk<br />
kanmah nih uk loin kan pum chung nge amah duh tein a cawlcangmi - (n.) reflex - Example: Sneezing is a reflex act = Hachio bi amah duh<br />
tein si<br />
kanmah ta - (pron.) our - Example: We left our hoes in the hut = Kan tuhmui thlam chungah kan chiahtak hna<br />
kanmahte nih - (pron.) ourselves - Example: We ourselves painted the house = Kanmahte nih inn cu si kan thuh<br />
kap - (n.) aspect - Example: All aspects of the question must be considered = Thil cu a kam kip in kan ruah awk a si<br />
kap - (n.) side - Example: Walk on the left side of the road = Lam kehlei kap in kal<br />
kap hnih har i umnak , mi hmuh i phun dang , a thli i phun dang - (n.) duplicity<br />
kap hnih lamh in kal - (v.) straddle<br />
kap hnih riantuannak - (adj.) bilateral - Example: The bilateral agreement betweeb two countries = Ram pahnih an pahnih hnatlaknak<br />
kap , kah - (v.) shoot, fire at - Example: I shot a deer = Sakhi pakhat ka kah<br />
kap , kam - (n.) edge - Example: Beach (edge of sea) = Rilikam<br />
kap nga/kil nga a ngeimi inn - (n.) pentagon<br />
kap pali a ngeimi hmun - (n.) quadrangle<br />
kap pali a ngeimi hmun bantuk - (adj.) quadrangular<br />
kap ruk , hmai ruk a ngeimi thil - (n.) hexagon<br />
kap ruk ngei a simi - (adj.) hexagonal<br />
kap tampi , phun tampi , phun dangdang a simi - (adj.) multifarious<br />
kapza bantukin a biapi a si , aa khing , aa bunh - (v.) hinge on - Example: The success of our picnic hinges on the kind of weather we shall<br />
have = Kan hnianghrawm a that lai le that lai lo cu nikhua nawl a si lai, nikhua ah a khing<br />
kapza , kawpza , kopza - (n.) hinge<br />
kar - (v.) overstep<br />
kar - (n.) pace - Example: He walked three paces forward = Hmailei ah kar thum a kal<br />
kar - (v.) stride - Example: He strode over the brook = Tivate kha a kar<br />
kar - (v.) step, pace<br />
kar khumh in dir - (v.) stride - Example: He strides over a fence = Hau kha kar khumh in a dir<br />
kar sau , kehlan sau - (n.) stride<br />
karah , karlak - (prep.) betweem - Example: Let there be reconciliation between you = Nan karlak ah remnak um seh<br />
karh - (v.) multiply<br />
karh - (n.) time - Example: Three times three is nine = Pathum cu pathum in khar ah pakua a si<br />
karh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> keep the mouth open with a stick or piece of wood<br />
karh , i chap chin lengmang - (v.) accumulate<br />
karh , tthan , hlawhtlin , nun - (v.) thrive<br />
karhnak - (n.) multiplication, increasing<br />
karhnak , lahkhah karhnak - (n.) increment<br />
karhter - (v.) promulgate<br />
karhter , nganter , tthanter - (v.) amplify<br />
karhter , tamter - (v.) increase<br />
karhter , tamter - (v.) step up<br />
karhter , thlaici vorh in vorh - (v.) disseminate<br />
karhter , zamter - (v.) diffuse - Example: Knowledge can be diffused through books = Hngalhnak cu cauk in karhter khahwh a si<br />
karhternak - (n.) dissemination<br />
karhtertu - (n.) spreader<br />
karhtu, 8 cu 5 in karh tikah 5 cu 'multiplika<strong>to</strong>r' a si - (n.) multiplier<br />
karkhumh - (v.) straddle<br />
karlak - (prep.) between<br />
karlak , karah - (prep.) betweem - Example: Let there be reconciliation between you = Nan karlak ah remnak um seh<br />
karlak thlak i i thim - (n.) alternative<br />
karlak thlak i thlen - (v.) alternate<br />
kat - (n.) brims<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
kat phun esid , a thawng ngaingaimi esid - (n.) sulphuric acid<br />
kat , zen i hmanmi kat - (n.) sulphur<br />
kate - (adv.) immediately, just, just now, freshly, recently, lately<br />
kattazasi lam sernak i hmanmi - (n.) tar<br />
kau - (adj.) wide, large, broad, vast<br />
kau - (v.) open - Example: Open your book = Na cauk kau tuah<br />
kau - (v.) make fire, kindle fire - Example: I started fire = Mei ka kau<br />
kau - (v.) turn<br />
kau - (n.) leaf - Example: Please pluck one leaf of mustard green = Anttam kau khat in hei t<strong>to</strong>t<br />
kau , kao - (v.) dry up, evaporate<br />
kau , kao - (v.) dry up, evaporate<br />
kauh - (v.) broaden, widen - Example: The road has been widened = Lam an kauh<br />
kauh - (v.) bite off - Example: He bites off the meat = Sa a kauh<br />
kauh deuhnak , ngan deuhnak - (n.) dilation<br />
kauhnak - (n.) width<br />
kauhnak , sauhnak - (n.) extension<br />
kauhtennak , sautennak - (n.) expansion<br />
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kauhter - (v.) broaden<br />
kauhter - (v.) widen<br />
kauhter , puarter , sauter - (v.) expand<br />
kaupi a zohmi , kaupi a hmumi - (adj.) sweeping - Example: He made a sweeping statement about agriculture = Lothlawhnak kong ah kaupi in<br />
a chim<br />
kaupi in aa thek , kaupi in aa samh - (adj.) widespread<br />
kaw - (n.) glue<br />
kaw benh , sengh - (v.) glue<br />
kaw , ca senghnak kaw - (n.) paste<br />
kaw kung - (n.) gum tree<br />
kawfi - (n.) coffee<br />
kawfi chungah siseh lakphak chungah siseh aa tel ciami si phun khat - (n.) caffeine<br />
kawfi sonak um - (n.) percola<strong>to</strong>r<br />
kawfi zawng - (adj.) brown<br />
kawh , auh - (v.) summon<br />
kawh , ttah , au - (v.) cry<br />
kawhnak - (n.) calling - Example: Do not disregard the calling of God = Pathian nih an kawhnak kha zeirel loin um hlah<br />
kawhra - (n.) sweet pota<strong>to</strong>/pota<strong>to</strong><br />
kawi - (n.) male friend<br />
kawi - (n.) best man of bridegroom<br />
kawi - (n.) twist and turn of the road, curve<br />
kawi - (adj.) crooked, not sraight - Example: The road in the <strong>Chin</strong> Hills is crooked = Lai Tlang lam cu a kawi<br />
kawih - (v.) bend (the bow)<br />
kawih - (v.) take somebody for a friend - Example: It's not yet long since we became friends = Amah he kan i kawihnak a hlan rih lo<br />
kawiter , kuaih - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter<br />
kawk - (v.) peel off, blister - Example: My foot blisters and the skin peels off = Ka ke a kawk<br />
kawl - (n.) goal<br />
kawl - (v.) hunt - Example: They hunted for the lost child = Ngakchia a tlaumi kha an kawl<br />
kawl - (v.) look - Example: I was looking for my hymn book = Ka hla cauk ka kawl<br />
kawl - (v.) search<br />
Kawl - (n.) Burmese<br />
kawl , hawl - (v.) seek, search,, look for - Example: I search for a lost coin (money) = Tangka tlaumi ka kawl<br />
kawlbahra - (n.) sweet pota<strong>to</strong><br />
kawlf , lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) golf<br />
kawlh - (adj.) barren, bald, bare<br />
kawlh , kolh - (v.) shave, make it bald - Example: His mother shaves his head = A nu nih a lu a kolh<br />
kawlhang , khazianchinti - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong><br />
Kawlholh - (n.) Burmese language<br />
kawlnak - (n.) exploration<br />
kawlnak - (n.) quest<br />
kawlnak - (n.) search<br />
kawltu - (n.) explorer<br />
kawm - (n.) pen, place where domestic animals are kept<br />
kawm - (n.) maize<br />
kawm - (n.) fringe - Example: The fringe of the shawl = A puan tlangkawm<br />
kawm - (v.) hemstitch<br />
kawm - (v.) befriend, associate<br />
kawmh - (v.) associate - Example: He is a good man and it's pleasant <strong>to</strong> associate with him = Mi ttha a si i kan i kawmh a nuam ngai<br />
kawmh , komh - (v.) bind <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
kawmh , komh - (v.) add - Example: Add two and four = Pahnih le pali komh<br />
kawmhnak , komhnak - (n.) fellowship, friendship, joining <strong>to</strong>gether, association<br />
kawmiti - (n.) committee<br />
kawng - (n.) sheath, scabbard<br />
kawng chung i mu a ngeimi pawl , be , ra , pe - (n.) legume<br />
kawng , kawngh - (adj.) bald - Example: His head is bald = A lu a kawng<br />
kawng , kong - (n.) trails of animals<br />
kawngh - (v.) shave the whole head<br />
kawngthun - (n.) dagger<br />
kawntinent - (adj.) continent<br />
kawntinent - (n.) continent<br />
kawp - (v.) associate, be <strong>to</strong>gether, befriend<br />
kawpat - (n.) emery paper<br />
kawpi - (n.) copy - Example: Please give me two copies of the book = Cauk kha kawpi pahnih in ka pe<br />
kawpi hlum , kopi - (n.) cabbage<br />
kawpihlum hnar kir phun - (n.) savoy<br />
kawpza , kapza - (n.) hinge<br />
kawr , kor - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong> sleeveless bluse<br />
kawrhrenh - (n.) safety pin<br />
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kawrong - (n.) cowbell<br />
kawrong - (n.) hollow tree<br />
kawt , kot - (n.) exit or entrance <strong>to</strong> an enclosure for keeping animals<br />
kawtka , kutka , kotka - (n.) gate<br />
kazer - (n.) carrot<br />
kazer - (n.) carrots<br />
Kazin - (n.) Karens<br />
ke - (n.) foot<br />
ke - (n.) leg<br />
ke dorh , kut dorh - (n.) blister<br />
ke hlan khat - (n.) step<br />
ke hnih ngeimi saram, a tam bik cu vate an si - (n.) biped<br />
ke in a kalmi - (n.) pedestrian<br />
ke in kal - (v.) walk<br />
ke in kal - (v.) hike<br />
ke in kal - (n.) hiking<br />
ke in lamh - (v.) step - Example: Don't step on mye <strong>to</strong>es = Ka kedong ka lam hna hlah<br />
ke in ral a tumi ralkap - (n.) infantryman<br />
ke in siseh kut in siseh din tete in khawn - (v.) tap - Example: He tapped on the floor with his foot = Zeltuang kha a ke in a khawn<br />
ke kalnak lam - (n.) footpath<br />
ke khat in i hlawh i peh. - 2. ke hnih in i hlawh i peh - (v.) hop - Example: Birds hop = Vate cu an pet diatmat<br />
ke lamhnak - (n.) foothold<br />
ke lawngin , kedan loin - (adj.) bare foot<br />
ke pali a ngeimi - (adj.) four footed<br />
ke pali a ngeimi saram - (adj.) quadruped<br />
ke pathum a ngeimi - (n.) tripod<br />
ke ralkap - (n.) infantry<br />
kebai - (v.) be lame, crippled - Example: He is crippled in one leg = A ke a bai<br />
kebai , kebei - (n.) cripple - Example: A cripple is healed = Kebai pakhat a dam<br />
kebal , kebeh - (n.) the dirt of the feet<br />
kebeh , kebal - (n.) the dirt of the feet<br />
kebei , kebai - (n.) cripple - Example: A cripple is healed = Kebai pakhat a dam<br />
kechiahnak thutdan - (n.) foots<strong>to</strong>ol<br />
kedan a cawng khuk tiang dengmang a saumi - (n.) jackboot<br />
kedan a cunglei - (n.) vamp<br />
kedan hri - (n.) shoelace<br />
kedan hri phoih - (v.) unlace<br />
kedan kemit hup - (n.) spat<br />
kedan le hmawca - (n.) footwear<br />
kedan loin , ke lawngin - (adj.) bare foot<br />
kedan , rang tin kedan zong - (n.) shoe<br />
kedan remhtu - (n.) cobbler<br />
kedan sernak ca i kedan bantukin kedan i rup in an sermi dolung - (n.) last<br />
kedan sertu , kedan tuahtu - (n.) shoemaker<br />
kedan tanglei - (n.) sole<br />
kedan tanglei benh - (v.) sole<br />
kedan tanglei thir zum khenhmi - (n.) spike<br />
kedan tanglei thirkhenh - (n.) hobnail<br />
kedan tleu tein hnawh - (v.) shine - Example: He shined his shoes = Akedan tleu tein a hnawh kha<br />
kedil - (n.) heel<br />
kedil le kedil <strong>to</strong>nter in thut, thutbual in thut - (v.) squat<br />
kedong - (n.) <strong>to</strong>e<br />
kedong le kedong a senghtertu cuar , compai ke bantuk - (n.) web<br />
keh - (n.) left (hand)<br />
keh - (v.) burst open, break - Example: Be careful that the egg doesn't break = Arti a keh nak hnga lo i ralring<br />
keh , kek , kuai , tan , kutke hna tan - (v.) mutilate - Example: The victims of the accident were mutilated, some lost arms, some lost legs =<br />
Eksidenh a <strong>to</strong>ngmi hna kha an bultan dih, a cheu cu an kut a um lo, a cheu cu an ke a um lo<br />
kehdak , kehtlak - (n.) left-handed person<br />
kehkuai , rawk , thih - (v.) perish<br />
kehlan i hnawh , hnawh - (v.) quicken<br />
kehlan sau , kar sau - (n.) stride<br />
kehlei - (adj.) left<br />
kehlei kam siseh , orhlei kam siseh - (n.) flank - Example: The enemies attacked both our flanks = Ral nih kan orhlei kam he kan kehlei kam he<br />
an kan tuk<br />
kehleng - (n.) feet<br />
kehleng phelh - (v.) trip somebody up - Example: Do not trip anybody up = Mi kehleng phelh hmang hlah<br />
kehnak - (n.) cracking, crack, bursting - Example: I cannot see the crack on the cup = Hrai a kehnak ka hmu kho lo<br />
kehtlak , kehdak - (n.) left-handed person<br />
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kei , keimah - (pron.) I (pron. first person sing.) - Example: I am a <strong>Chin</strong>. - I am a school teacher = Kei cu Laimi ka si. - Keimah cu cawng saya ka si<br />
keimah - (pron.) I<br />
keimah , biatlang a donghnak lei ah hmanmi - (pron.) me - Example: He helps me = A ka bawmh<br />
keimah, kanmah - (n.) first person<br />
keimah , kei - (pron.) I (pron. first person sing.) - Example: I am a <strong>Chin</strong>. - I am a school teacher = Kei cu Laimi ka si. - Keimah cu cawng saya ka si<br />
keimah le keimah - (pron.) myself - Example: I cut myself with a knife = Keimah le keimah namte in kaa at<br />
keimah lei zoh hna seh ti i cawlcangh - (v.) gesture - Example: She gestured <strong>to</strong> attract our attention = Ka zoh hna seh ti duh ah a cawlcang<br />
len<br />
keimah , mah - (n.) ego<br />
keimah ta - (pron.) mine - Example: This house is mine = Hi inn cu keimah ta a si<br />
keimah ta - (pron.) my - Example: My book = Keimah cauk<br />
keite - (n.) panther<br />
keivom - (n.) black leopard<br />
kekak - (n.) cracked soles of the feet<br />
kekar - (n.) slits between <strong>to</strong>es<br />
kekar kar khat - (n.) footstep<br />
kekawi , kekual - (n.) bandy-legged person<br />
kekhmuk , changreu thlum - (n.) cake<br />
kekkuai hleng lo tein , rawkcat lo tein a simi - (adj.) intact<br />
kekual , kekawi - (n.) bandy-legged person<br />
kekual pahnih a ngeimi leng , thil hlonhnak i hmanmi - (n.) barrow<br />
kel - (adv.) as usual, as before - Example: We are as usual = Kanmah kel kan si<br />
kel , meheh - (n.) goat<br />
kelamh - (n.) stirrup<br />
kem - (v.) look askance at somebody or something<br />
kemh - (n.) <strong>to</strong> do somethilng along with which one is doing - Example: You cannot serve mammon and God at the same time = Khuachia le<br />
Pathian cu na kemh kho hna lai lo<br />
kemhtu , kemtu - (n.) collabora<strong>to</strong>r, fellow-worker<br />
kemtu , kemhtu - (n.) collabora<strong>to</strong>r, fellow-worker<br />
ken , keng - (v.) keep, carry, keep in mind<br />
keneh - (n.) footprint<br />
keneh - (n.) step<br />
keneh , hmelchunhnak - (n.) trace - Example: We saw traces of rabbits on the ground = Vawlei ah saveh keneh tete kan hmuh hna<br />
keng , ken - (v.) keep, carry, keep in mind<br />
keng , kengzang - (n.) back - Example: My back is painful = Ka keng a fak<br />
keng ruh a ngei lomi saram - (n.) invertebrate<br />
keng ruh a ngeimi saram - (n.) vertebrate<br />
keng ruh chung thlik - (n.) spinal cord<br />
keng ruh he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spinal<br />
kengdan - (n.) saddle<br />
kengfah - (n.) lumbago<br />
kengkul - (n.) hunchback<br />
kengruh - (n.) spine<br />
kengruh a ngei lomi - (adj.) spineless<br />
kengruh , kengruh biapi a simi - (n.) backbone<br />
kengruh tan tan khat - (n.) vertebra<br />
kengzang , keng - (n.) back - Example: My back is painful = Ka keng a fak<br />
kenh , kian - (v.) give way, yield, evade - Example: You should give way <strong>to</strong> a man carrying a burden = Thilphormi cu lam na kenh lai<br />
kenhnak - (n.) diversion of road<br />
kenret - (n.) reserve - Example: He has a lot of reserve (money) = Phaisa kenret tampi a ngei<br />
kenter , zohkhenhter - (v.) intrust<br />
keo , keu - (v.) sprout - Example: Have the seeds of your corn sprouted? = Na fangvoi an keo cang maw?<br />
keoh - (v.) hatch - Example: Have your chicks hatched? = Na arfa an keoh cang maw?<br />
kep - (n.) but<strong>to</strong>n - Example: I shall put but<strong>to</strong>ns on your shirt = Na angki kep kan sihpiak lai<br />
kep awng - (n.) but<strong>to</strong>nhole<br />
kep hrenh - (v.) but<strong>to</strong>n<br />
kep phoih - (v.) unbut<strong>to</strong>n<br />
kepar tein a thli tein kal - (v.) tip<strong>to</strong>e<br />
kepha - (n.) sole<br />
kepha cunglei - (n.) instep<br />
kephah - (n.) instep of the foot<br />
kephau - (n.) step, swing of the step - Example: He can be identified by the swing of his step = A kephau in hngalh khawh a si<br />
kepi - (n.) big <strong>to</strong>e<br />
ker - (v.) carve, groove, hollow out, bore a hole in the ground - Example: He carves a picture on the wall. - A pangolin bores a hole in the ground<br />
= Vampang ah hmanthlak a ker. - Saphu nih khor a ker<br />
ker , kir - (adj.) curly, kinky - Example: His hair is curly = A sam a ker<br />
kerkawi - (n.) twists and turns of thing like road - Example: The twists and turns of the road are many = Lam kerkawi a tam<br />
kermei - (n.) the small details, the twists and turns of the rite - Example: He is a man who observes the details of the law = Phung kermei zulmi a si<br />
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kerter - (v.) curl - Example: Mother curls Helen's hair = Ka nu nih Helen sam a kerter<br />
ketli - (n.) kettle<br />
ketteli - (n.) kettle<br />
keu - (n.) spoon<br />
keu - (v.) open the book, eyes etc.<br />
keu , keo - (v.) sprout - Example: Have the seeds of your corn sprouted? = Na fangvoi an keo cang maw?<br />
keu khat a khatmi - (n.) spoonful<br />
keuh - (n.) chicks and piglets - Example: Chicks. - Piglets = Ar keuh. - Vok keuh<br />
keuh , thlaici keuh - (v.) sprout<br />
keuhternak , tlumhnak - (n.) incubation<br />
keulu - (n.) ladle, bog spoon<br />
keza - (n.) sole of the foot<br />
keza - (n.) sole of the foot<br />
keza - (n.) sole of the foot<br />
kha - (pron.) that - Example: She is the girl that sells the books = Amah cu cauk zuartu kha a si<br />
kha - (pron.) that (demonstrative pronoun; the object is away from the speaker but near the person spoken <strong>to</strong>)<br />
kha - (adj.) bitter - Example: Malaria medicine is bitter = Raifanhsi cu a kha<br />
kha bantuk tthiamtthiam in - (adv.) dit<strong>to</strong><br />
kha caan ah khan , khi tikah , cun , cu a si ahcun - (adv.) then<br />
kha caan le atu karlakah - (adv.) since - Example: Mr. Cole at first refused the job, but since accepted it = Mr. Cole nih rian kha a rak al,<br />
sihmanhselaw kha caan le atu karlak ah khan a rak cohlan tthan<br />
kha chung i a um bangin - (adv.) thereof<br />
kha cungah - (adv.) there on<br />
kha cungah - (adv.) thereon<br />
kha hmun chungah - (adv.) therein<br />
kha hmun khan - (adv.) therefrom<br />
kha hmun pawng hrawng - (adv.) thereabout<br />
kha hnu khan - (adv.) thereafter<br />
kha , khabe - (n.) chin<br />
kha , khabe , luhnak kua bite - (n.) jaw<br />
kha mi hna - (art.) such - Example: The blank was robbed in such and such a <strong>to</strong>wn at such a time, by such and such persons = Bank cu kha mi<br />
hna nih khan, kha khua ah khan, kha caan ah khan an baoh<br />
kha set kha ti awk um loin , tlangpi in - (adj.) general<br />
kha set ti theng um lomi - (adj.) any - Example: Take any book you like = Na duhmi cauk paoh kha i lak<br />
khabe , kha - (n.) chin<br />
khabe , luhnak kua bite - (n.) jaw<br />
khabe ruh - (n.) jaw bone<br />
khacer - (n.) mule<br />
khacer a pa - (n.) jackass<br />
khacer hme phun - (n.) donkey<br />
khachuan phun khat - (n.) leek<br />
khachuan sen , piat - (n.) onion<br />
khachuan , vankhawng , daidim - (n.) garlic<br />
khah , khat - (v.) fill up, be filled - Example: When your can is filled, come = Na thawl kha a khah in ra te<br />
khah , khat - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be the same - Example: Their words are the same, their words match = An bia aa khat<br />
khahmul - (n.) beard, whiskers<br />
khahter - (v.) fill up - Example: Fill up the bucket = Balttin kha khahter<br />
khahter - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make (them) te same, <strong>to</strong> harmonize - Example: Try <strong>to</strong> make your saying the same, harmonise = Nan bia khahter i zuam u<br />
khai - (v.) chew - Example: Chew food properly = Rawl kha ttha tein khai<br />
khaih - (v.) feed by mouth - Example: A mother feeds her baby by mouth = Nu nih a fa rawl a khaih<br />
khaih: ba khaih in khaih - <strong>to</strong> tell somebody repeatedly many many times<br />
khairiat - (n.) rubber<br />
khairiat chai - (n.) catapult<br />
khairiat kha fek deuh seh tiin ser - (v.) vulcanize<br />
khairiat kual - (n.) rubber band<br />
khairiat kung - (n.) rubber plant<br />
khairiat puan - (n.) canvas<br />
khairiat puan - (n.) tarpaulin<br />
khairiat sawngkhoi thli in khahter tik i van i a zuang khomi balun - (n.) balloon<br />
khairiat tipep , kualh khawhmi - (n.) hose<br />
khak - (n.) mucus<br />
khak - (v.) contradict, knock against<br />
khak - (v.) ricochet - Example: A bullet ricochets and hits him = Kuanfang an khak i amah kha a va khen<br />
khakha - (pron.) that, that one (demon. pron.)<br />
khaki zawng a simi puanthan - (n.) khaki<br />
khal - (v.) freeze - Example: Water freezes = Ti a khal<br />
khal - (v.) <strong>to</strong> dance in front of a dead man <strong>to</strong> give him glory and honor<br />
khal - (n.) curd - Example: Milk curd = Cawhnuk khal<br />
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khal , khalh - (v.) tend, watch, take care of, shepherd - Example: He is tending the cows. - He does not feel like tending cows = Caw a khal hna. -<br />
Caw khalh a zuam lo<br />
khal , ti hna a khal khi - (v.) solidify, freeze , turn in<strong>to</strong> curd<br />
khalh , khal - (v.) tend, watch, take care of, shepherd - Example: He is tending the cows. - He does not feel like tending cows = Caw a khal hna. -<br />
Caw khalh a zuam lo<br />
khalnak , hahnak - (n.) solidity<br />
kham - (v.) stave<br />
kham - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p - Example: A big box s<strong>to</strong>ps the way = Thingkuang nganpi nih lam a kham<br />
kham - (v.) sustain - Example: The sea walls sustain the waves = Rili kam vampang nih tilet kha a kham hna<br />
kham - (v.) block road; dam water - Example: The road is blocked. - They dam the river = Lam an kham. - Tiva an kham<br />
kham - (n.) cream<br />
kham , dawnh - (v.) hinder<br />
kham , doh , al - (v.) resist<br />
kham , dohn - (v.) curb<br />
kham , donh - (v.) prevent<br />
kham , donh - (v.) stem<br />
kham , donh - (v.) deter<br />
kham , donh - (v.) keep - Example: They could not keep him from goin = kal an dawn /kham kho lo<br />
kham , donh - (v.) obstruct<br />
kham khawh lomi , tlaih khawh lomi - (adj.) irrepressible<br />
kham khawhnak le donh khawhnak nawl ngeihmi - (n.) ve<strong>to</strong><br />
kham lo , donh lo - (adj.) free<br />
kham lomi , chek lomi , donh lomi - (adj.) unchecked<br />
kham , onh lo , thlauh - (v.) ban<br />
kham , sum sumter - (v.) restrain<br />
kham , thlauh - (v.) prohibit<br />
kham , tuah hlah ti i kham - (v.) interdict<br />
kham , tuah khawh ding a ri khiahpiak - (v.) restrict<br />
khamh - (v.) save, rescue - Example: I fell in<strong>to</strong> the river and my friend saved my life = Ti chungah ka tla i ka hawipa nih ka nunnak a ka khamh<br />
khamh khawh a si lomi , chanh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indefensible<br />
khamh , khon - (v.) save - Example: He saved one hundred kyats last year = Ni kum ah tangka zakhat a khon<br />
khamhbawi - (n.) saviour - Example: Jesus is our saviour = Jesuh cu kan khamhbawi a si<br />
khamhnak - (n.) salvation<br />
khamhtu - (n.) rescuer<br />
khamhtu - (n.) saviour<br />
khami - (adj.) bitter - Example: Quinine is bitter = Kuinin cu a kha<br />
khamnak - (n.) restriction<br />
khamnak , donhnak - (n.) obstruction<br />
khamnak , donhnak - (n.) prevention<br />
khamnak , ngolternak , donhnak - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ppage<br />
khamnak , thlauhnak - (n.) prohibition<br />
khamnak , thlauhnak , donhnak - (n.) embargo<br />
khamtu - (n.) that which blocks, an obstrutction, obstacle<br />
khamtu , breik - (v.) brake<br />
khan - (n.) rate - Example: He can go at the rate of four miles an hour = Suimilam pakhat ah khan li khan in a kal kho<br />
khan - (n.) ratio - Example: He has sheep and cows in the ratio of ten <strong>to</strong> three = Caw le tuu a ngeihning cu tuu pahra ah caw pathum khan<br />
lengmang in a si<br />
khan - (n.) mile<br />
khan - (n.) indication of past time - Example: While I was young = Ka ngakchiat lio ah khan<br />
khan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lay beam across<br />
khan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> herd and bring home animals<br />
khan , dal - (n.) room<br />
khan hawttu - (n.) beater<br />
khan , meng - (n.) mile - Example: One mile = Khan khat<br />
khan tung - (n.) miles<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
khang - (n.) a plot of land for growing vegetables<br />
khang , khan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lay beams across<br />
khangca , khangca bantuk lung i aa benhmi zong khi - (n.) fern<br />
khangh , hman dih , ei dih , din dih , hrawh - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih<br />
khangh , khang - (v.) burn - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> burn papers? = Chaku khangh na duh maw?<br />
khangh thawinak - (n.) burnt offering<br />
khangh , tlawmpal tein hrem - (v.) singe<br />
khanghmi zihmui - (n.) incense<br />
khanghnak - (n.) burning<br />
khanh - (v.) precede, preempt<br />
khao - (v.) solidify<br />
khap - (n.) span (hand) from thumb <strong>to</strong> middle finger; roughly six inches<br />
khap - (v.) <strong>to</strong> measure by the span<br />
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khar - (v.) close - Example: Close the door = Innka khar<br />
khar - (v.) buy wholesale - Example: I bought rice wholesale = Facang ka khar<br />
khar , chinh - (v.) shut - Example: Shut your eyes = Na mit chin<br />
khat - (num.) one - Example: One, two, three = Khat, hnih, thum<br />
khat - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be filled, full or brimful - Example: The house was filled with the aroma of the perfume = Inn cu zihmui rim in a khat dih<br />
khat cicek tein , tling tein - (adv.) fully<br />
khat , khah - (v.) fill up, be filled - Example: When your can is filled, come = Na thawl kha a khah in ra te<br />
khat , khah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be the same - Example: Their words are the same, their words match = An bia aa khat<br />
khat lak in a ummi - (adj.) replete<br />
khat le khat rualter - (v.) balance<br />
khatpi in chiah - (v.) heap - Example: She heaped food in his plate = A pakan ah a khat tein rawl a chiah<br />
khattalei ah - (adv.) yonder<br />
khattelei - (n.) the other side - Example: The other side of the river. - On the other side = Khattelei ral. - Khattelei kam<br />
khattelei dongh in khattelei dongh tiang - (prep.) through<br />
khattelei donghnak in khattelei donghnak - (n.) extreme<br />
khattelei kam i chiah - (adv.) aside - Example: He put the book aside = Cauk kha kahtlei kam ah a chiah (a rel ti lo)<br />
khattelei kam in khattelei kam i kal - (v.) traverse<br />
khattelei kam niamter deuh - (v.) tilt - Example: You may tilt the cup when you drink water = Ti na din tikah na hrai kha khattelei kam niamter<br />
deuh (na hrai kha ling)<br />
khattelei kamah a tlu - (v.) cock - Example: His hat was cocked over one øje = A luchin kha khattelei mit cungah a tli<br />
khattelei kap i tan - (v.) side with somebody - Example: His friends always side with him = A hawile cu amah lei kap ah an tang zungzal<br />
khattelei khattelei i a tanglomi - (adj.) neutral<br />
khattelei khattelei i i mer i thawn lengmang , fek loin um - (n.) vacillation<br />
khattelei khattelei i tanlonak - (n.) neutrality<br />
khattelei kil in khattelei kil in rinmi tlang , paisah in - (adj.) diagonal<br />
khatter - (v.) make it bitter - Example: A certain herb makes the vegetable soup bitter = An phun khat nih tihang kha a khatter<br />
khaubawi , cawkhal - (n.) cowboy<br />
khaubawk - (n.) locust<br />
khaubawk - (n.) grasshopper<br />
khauh - (adj.) strong and s<strong>to</strong>ut<br />
khauhsuai bantuk a simi rawl - (n.) macaroni<br />
khaukhih - (v.) predestine<br />
khaukhih - (v.) preordain<br />
khaukhihnak - (n.) predestination<br />
khautazik - (n.) cricket<br />
khaw , khua - (n.) village, <strong>to</strong>wn, city, habitat of man<br />
khawfingcat - (n.) dawn<br />
khawh - (v.) finish, complete - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> finish/complete your weaving <strong>to</strong>day? = Na thiam nihin ah na lim khawh lai maw?<br />
khawh - (v.) peel off the skin or bark - Example: Can you peel off the bark? - The shoe rubs my little <strong>to</strong>e and peels off the skin = Thinghawng na<br />
khawh khawh lai maw? - Kedan nih ka hngete a ka hnor i cuar a khawh<br />
khawh chungin - as much as ... can - Example: Come as quickly as possible = A ran khawh chungin ra<br />
khawh , khawt - (v.) throw a spear at somebody or thing - Example: Saul threw a spear at David (<strong>to</strong> kill him) = Sawl nih David cu fei in a khawh<br />
khawh , kho - (v.) able - Example: He is able <strong>to</strong> come = A ra kho<br />
khawh , tuah khawh - (v.) can - Example: He can go <strong>to</strong> church = Biakinn ah a kal kho<br />
khawi , khoi - (interj.) an expression used when the speaker wishes <strong>to</strong> do or say something like this: Khawi, keimah nih tuah ning = Come on, let<br />
me do it!<br />
khawk - (v.) <strong>to</strong> speak out loudly and harshly<br />
khawkhen - (n.) incurable disease like leprosy<br />
khawl , khawlh , kholh - (v.) collect - Example: We are collecting money = Tangka kan khawl<br />
khawlh , khawl - (v.) collect - Example: We are collecting money = Tangka kan khawl<br />
khawlh , kholh - (v.) bathe, take bath - Example: It's nice <strong>to</strong> bathe with cold water in hot weather = Khualum caan ah tikik khawlh a nuam<br />
khawlhnak - (n.) bathing<br />
khawlhnak - (n.) collecting<br />
khawm - (v.) gather - Example: We gather the sheaves = Facang phal kan khawm<br />
khawm - (v.) worship <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
khawm - (adj.) knock-kneed - Example: He is a knock-kneed person = A khup a khawm<br />
khawma - (n.) comma<br />
khawmh - (v.) go <strong>to</strong> worship - Example: We shall go <strong>to</strong> worship (in the church) = Khawmh ah kan kal lai<br />
khawmh , khomh - (v.) gather - Example: The gathered the left over twelve baskets = A ttiltawt rel hleihnih an khamh<br />
khawmh , pumh - (v.) compile<br />
khawn - (v.) knock - Example: He knocked his head against the wall = A lu vampang ah aa khawn<br />
khawn - (v.) hurt - Example: I hurt my leg against the table = Ka ke cabuai ah kaa khawn<br />
khawn - (v.) shake the dirt off the feet<br />
khawn - (v.) thump with the feet - Example: He thumped his feet = A ke a khawn<br />
khawn , khon - (v.) save money or thing - Example: You should save some money in a year = Kum khat ah tangka tlawmpal cu na khawn awk a<br />
si<br />
khawnden sual i i thlop hmasa biknak - (n.) first aid<br />
khawndennak in a phingmi , a bo - (n.) bump<br />
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khawnferen , aa ralmi bu pahnih i pumhnak - (n.) parley<br />
khawng - (v.) shake off the dust - Example: Please shake the doormat off the dust = Kehnawhnak kha hei khawng tuah<br />
khawng - (v.) strike, hit, beat aganist something - Example: I hit my leg against the table = Cabuai ah ka ke kaa khawng<br />
khawng - (v.) flap the wings - Example: Birds cannot fly without flapping their wings = Vate nih thla khawng loin an zuang kho lo<br />
khawng - (v.) sell - Example: Today I can sell ten bags of rice = Nihin cu facang tun hra ka khawng kho<br />
khawng - (n.) supervisor - Example: He is the supervisor of the coolies = Amah hi kuli khawng a si<br />
khawng , khawngh , khongh - (v.) supervise, oversee - Example: I am supervising the coolies = Kuli ka khawng hna<br />
khawngh , khawng - (v.) supervise, oversee - Example: I am supervising the coolies = Kuli ka khawng hna<br />
khawngsil chung i aa telmi - (n.) councillor<br />
khawnh , khonh - (n.) leave of absence - Example: I got a three-day leave of absende = Ni thum khawmh ka hmu<br />
khawnnak , hmai<strong>to</strong>nh in i khawnnak - (n.) collision<br />
khawnsat , hlasak puai - (n.) concert<br />
khawp , khop - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be satisfied (with food) - Example: I am very full = Rawl ka khawp ngai<br />
khawpi tuah - (v.) copy<br />
khawr , khor - (n.) pit, hole - Example: They are digging a pit = Khawr an co<br />
khawrh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> eat away the bank of the river by the water<br />
khawrh - (v.) dig up the crabs - Example: We are catching the crabs = Cangai kan khawrh<br />
khawrh , khorh - <strong>to</strong> carve, <strong>to</strong> make a depression in the ground<br />
khawri , khuari - (n.) thunder - Example: Thunder and lightning = Khuari le ttektla<br />
khawt - (v.) move upward - Example: Move upward (<strong>to</strong>wards your head) = Na lu leiah i khawt<br />
khawt , khawh - (v.) throw a spear at somebody or thing - Example: Saul threw a spear at David (<strong>to</strong> kill him) = Sawl nih David cu fei in a khawh<br />
khazianchinti , kawlhang - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong><br />
khazin , rawl einak hailengte - (n.) fork<br />
khe - (n.) spare (part), supplement<br />
khedan , khehdan - (n.) pencil<br />
kheek - (v.) bleat (used for monkeys, sheep or goat)<br />
kheh , khek - (v.) peel the skin (of orange/banana) off<br />
khei - (n.) bright red powder made in<strong>to</strong> paint<br />
khek , kheh - (v.) peel the skin (of orange/banana) off - Example: I cannot peel off the skin of the banana = Banhla ka khek kho lo<br />
khel - (n.) hips<br />
kheldomh , domh - (v.) stand akimbo - Example: He stands akimbo = A khel aa domh<br />
khelroh - (n.) hip bones<br />
khem - (v.) dry up - Example: The puss of his wound has dried up. - His eyes dried up (= he is blind) = A hma a khem cang. - A mit a khem<br />
khen - (v.) <strong>to</strong> forbid a young woman from marrying her fiance - Example: Her parents forbid her from marrying him = Amah he i umh ding kha a<br />
nu le a pa nih an khen<br />
khen , kheng - (v.) hit the mark<br />
khen , kheu , kheuh - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in a kheu<br />
kheng - (adj.) full - Example: We waited for a full hour = Suimilam pakhat kheng kan hngan<br />
kheng - (n.) dish - Example: We eat food in the plate = Kheng in rawl kan ei<br />
kheng - (n.) crowm of the head - Example: He is bald = A kheng a kolh<br />
kheng - (adj.) exact, not less than - Example: He gave me twenty kyats only (exact) = Tangka kul kheng a ka pek<br />
kheng , khen - (v.) hit the mark - Example: He shot a deer but missed it = Sakhi a kah i a kheng lo<br />
kheng putnak ca i hmanmi , kheng a kaumi , meidap chiahnak kheng - (n.) tray<br />
kheng tawlnak le ti thletnak pakankuar nganmi - (n.) sink<br />
kheng tlang , lukhuh tlang , hrai tlang - (n.) brim<br />
kheng ttuang i a tlak i a thawng khi - (n.) crash<br />
khengkuar - (n.) bowl<br />
khengkuar bantuk a simi khor - (n.) crater<br />
khenh - (v.) drive, nail, hit with a hammer - Example: Drive the nail in the board = Thing ah thir kha khenh<br />
khenh - (v.) seal the document or envelope with a seal or sealing wax<br />
khenh - (v.) echo - Example: The boom of the gun echoes far and wide = Meithal aw cu a khenh in aa kkehn<br />
khenh , ttial , ker - (v.) engrave - Example: His name was engraved on a s<strong>to</strong>ne = A min cu lung cungah an ker, an ttial<br />
khenhchih , thir a fongmi khattelei le khattelei in khenhchih , hrenh - (v.) clinch<br />
khenhfial , fahenh - (n.) wedge<br />
khensar zawtnak - (n.) cancer<br />
khepiat - (n.) eraser<br />
khepkha - (n.) stingy, miserly person<br />
kher - (v.) pry in<strong>to</strong>, delve, burrow, gnaw, gorge out as with knife<br />
kher - (v.) spin - Example: She spins on a spinning wheel = La a kher<br />
kher , khir - (n.) scab<br />
kherh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> return something which has been given, <strong>to</strong> give back, <strong>to</strong> refuse<br />
kherh , khirh - (v.) refuse, reject<br />
kherhlai - (v.) inquire in<strong>to</strong>, ask questions <strong>to</strong> get information from somebody<br />
kherkher - (adj.) particular - Example: Mrs. Jones is so particular about her house work that no one wanted <strong>to</strong> work for her = Mrs. Jones cu a inn<br />
rian kong ah a ti kherkher tuk caah ahohmanh nih a rian ttuan an duh lo<br />
khethuan - (n.) extra, reserve<br />
kheu - (v.) cutting teeth - Example: He is cutting teeth = A ha a kheu<br />
kheu - (n.) sprout, shoot, young plant - Example: A young corn plante = Fangvoi kheu<br />
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kheu , kheuh , khen , kheo , kho , khoh - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in<br />
a kheu<br />
kheuh , tak thak i kheuh , huah - (v.) scratch<br />
kheuhnak - (n.) germination<br />
khi - (pron.) that - Example: I like that book = Khi cauk khi ka duh<br />
khi - (adj.) at that time, from that time (future tense) - Example: At that time. - Thenceforth, from that time = Khi tikah. - Khi thawkin<br />
khi bantuk pawl khi , sam temnak hri , ca ttialnak seh hri - (n.) ribbon<br />
khi hna khi - (pron.) those<br />
khi-ing - (n.) bell, cowbell, a small bell worn around the ankle<br />
khi tikah , cun , cu a si ahcun , kha caan ah khan - (adv.) then<br />
khiah - (v.) break something not round - Example: I break my pencil = Ka khehdan ka khiah<br />
khiah , khiak - (v.) decide - Example: You should decide (it) soon. - Have you decided going <strong>to</strong> Falam? = Bia nan khiah tuan a hau. - Falam kal<br />
ding naa khiak cang maw?<br />
khiah khuai - (v.) fracture<br />
khiak - (v.) fix - Example: Fix the date for the meeting = Pumhnak ding nithla khiak tuah u<br />
khiak , khiah - (v.) decide - Example: You should decide (it) soon. - Have you decided going <strong>to</strong> Falam? = Bia nan khiah tuan a hau. - Falam kal<br />
ding naa khiak cang maw?<br />
khiam - (adj.) modest, not imposing - Example: He is a man who does not impose his ideas or opinions on ohters/ who would be moderate in his<br />
talks, manners, habits = Mi khiam a si<br />
khian , khiang - (adj.) oily - Example: If the water is oily, don't drink it = Ti cu a khian ahcun ding hlah<br />
khiang , khian - (adj.) oily - Example: If the water is oily, don't drink it = Ti cu a khian ahcun ding hlah<br />
khiangbarai cawi - (n.) jumping on one leg - Example: He jumps on one leg = Khiangbarai cawi in a kal<br />
khiangrang - (n.) linen (cloth)<br />
khiangthawng - (n.) mosqui<strong>to</strong> net<br />
khiar , hnem - (adj.) mean - Example: He is <strong>to</strong>o mean <strong>to</strong> pay his workers well = A khiar tuk i a rianttuantu pawl kha ttha tein an hlawh a pe duh<br />
hna lo<br />
khiar ngaiin - (adj.) miserly<br />
khiarnak - (n.) parsimony<br />
khiarnak , i sumren tein tangka hmannak - (n.) thrift<br />
khih - (v.) tie with a rope or chain - Example: They tie a cow with a rope = Caw cu hri in an khih<br />
khih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put on as an ornament - Example: She puts on a bracelet = Kuthkih aa khih<br />
khika - (adv.) there - Example: Please go there = Khika ah khin va kal<br />
khika ah - (adv.) thither<br />
khika khin - (adv.) there - Example: Stand up there = Khika khin dir<br />
khika khin - (adv.) from there - Example: He comes from there = Khika khin a ra<br />
khika ti sullam a si lomi in hmannak - (pron.) there - Example: There is a book on the table = Cabuai cungah cauk a um<br />
khikhiang - (n.) brass ornament of a <strong>Chin</strong> woman<br />
khil , hil - (v.) get dried up (this is used mainly with wound which has pus and so it coontes the wound is getting healed)<br />
khim - (v.) be satisfied with food, be full - Example: I am full now = Rawl ka khim cang<br />
khim tein rawl ei - (v.) satiate<br />
khim tuk ah nor lakin khim - (n.) satiety<br />
khim tuknak - (n.) glut<br />
khimh - (v.) be satisfied<br />
khimh - (v.) grip, hold firmly on <strong>to</strong> something, constrict - Example: A vine consricts a tree = Zunhri nih thingkung a khimh<br />
khimh , kulh - (v.) girdle - Example: The city was girdled with villages = Khuapi cu khuate nih an kulh<br />
khin - (adv.) there - Example: Stand up there. - He comes here from there = Khika khin dir. - Khika khin a ra<br />
khin - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put something on the <strong>to</strong>p of something - Example: Please put the pot on the fire = Um kha khing tuah<br />
khin - (v.) hinge - Example: This matter hinges on you (your decision) = Hi thil cu nangmah cungah aa khing ko<br />
khing tete an rin i an aw khi , darkhing hme tete - (n.) jingle<br />
khing thlaitu , man khiaktu - (n.) assessor<br />
khingh - (adj.) chapped, chafed, cracked, slit, creviced - Example: My lips get chapped/chafed/cracked in winter = Khuasik ah cun ka hmur a<br />
khing<br />
khingkhang - (adj.) be equal in strength and ability - Example: Mr. Za Sum and Mr. Za Sang are equals (neck and neck) = Pu Za Sum le Pu za<br />
Sang cu khingkhang an si<br />
khingkhang - (v.) equal - Example: Mr. Za Sum cannot equal Mr. Za Sang = Pu Za Sum nih Pu Za Sang cu a khingkhang lo<br />
khinh, chonh. 2. rak duh set na lo i va helhhum peng - (v.) impose<br />
khinhhramh lomi , lungleng i a ummi - (adj.) forlorn<br />
khir , kher - (n.) scab<br />
khir tthan - (v.) repulse - Example: The attack was repulsed = An hun dohnak hna cu an rak khirh<br />
khir tthan - (v.) repulse - Example: An hun dohnak hna cu an rak khirh<br />
khirh - (v.) repel - Example: They repelled the enemy = Ral kha an khirh hna<br />
khirh , kherh - (v.) refuse, reject<br />
khirhnak - (n.) repulsion<br />
khit - (v.) tie (with rope)<br />
kho , khawh - (adj.) able - Example: He is able <strong>to</strong> come = A ra kho<br />
kho , kheu , kheuh , khen - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in a kheu<br />
khoh , kheu , kheuh , khen , kheo , kho - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in<br />
a kheu<br />
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khohsuai phun khat - (n.) spaghetti<br />
khoi - (pron.) which one - Example: Which one shall I take? = Khoi hi dah ka lak lai?<br />
khoi - (n.) bag - Example: Bring ten bags of rice = Facang khoi hra in rak pu<br />
khoi , khawi - (interj.) an expression used when the speaker wishes <strong>to</strong> do or say something like this: Khawi, keimah nih tuah ning = Come on, let<br />
me do it!<br />
khoih - (v.) scrape - Example: The child scraped a hole in the sand = Ngakchia nih thetse lakah khor a khoih/huah/cawn<br />
khoih - (v.) catch crabs in their holes<br />
khok - (v.) peel off the bark<br />
kholh - (n.) bath - Example: I shall have a bath = Kaa kholh lai<br />
kholh , khawl , khawlh - (v.) collect - Example: We are collecting money = Tangka kan khawl<br />
kholh , khawlh - (v.) bathe, take bath - Example: It's nice <strong>to</strong> bathe with cold water in hot weather = Khualum caan ah tikik khawlh a nuam<br />
kholhnak - (n.) bathing<br />
kholhnak - (n.) collecting offerings, taxes, rice etc.<br />
kholhnak khan - (n.) bathroom<br />
kholhnak kheng nganpi - (n.) bathtub<br />
kholhnak le ti chiahnak i hmanmi thir kheng nganpi - (n.) tub<br />
kholhnak ti - (n.) bath - Example: Your bath is ready = Na kholhnak ti a za cang<br />
khom - (n.) shell of a crab - Example: The shell of the crab cannot be eaten = Cangai khom cu ei awk a ttha lo<br />
khomh , khawmh - (v.) gather - Example: The gathered the left over twelve baskets = A ttiltawt rel hleihnih an khamh<br />
khomhnak - (n.) gathering of things<br />
khomhnak - (n.) gathering of people for worship<br />
khon , chiah - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>re<br />
khon , khamh - (v.) save - Example: He saved one hundred kyats last year = Ni kum ah tangka zakhat a khon<br />
khon , khong , khawn - (v.) save money or thing - Example: You should save some money in a year = Kum khat ah tangka tlawmpal cu na<br />
khawn awk a si<br />
khon , ret - (v.) conserve<br />
khong - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be hardheaded, stubborn, dull - Example: He is a hard-headed man = Mi khong a si<br />
khong - (adj.) mature - Example: A mature rooster = Arhli khong<br />
khongh , khawng , khawngh - (v.) supervise, oversee - Example: I am supervising the coolies = Kuli ka khawng hna<br />
khonh , khawnh - (n.) leave of absence - Example: I got a three-day leave of absende = Ni thum khawmh ka hmu<br />
khonnak , retnak - (n.) conservation, saving, hoarding<br />
khonter - (v.) sear<br />
khop , khawp - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be satisfied (with food) - Example: I am very full = Rawl ka khawp ngai<br />
khor cawh bantukin cawh i thuk chin lengmang ah pil , cawh - (v.) delve<br />
khor , khawr , khur - (n.) pit, hole - Example: They are digging a pit = Khawr an co<br />
khor , zu khor - (n.) burrow<br />
khorh - (v.) burrow<br />
khorh , khawrh - <strong>to</strong> carve, <strong>to</strong> make a depression in the ground<br />
khorhnak - (n.) burrowing<br />
Khrifabu chungin chuah - (v.) excommunicate<br />
Khrifabu nih an sermi phung - (n.) canon<br />
Khrifahbu - (n.) church<br />
Khrifami a tam bik nih an zumh tawnmi zumhnak - (adj.) orthodox<br />
Khrih - (pron.) Christ<br />
Khrih tlangcung cawnpiaknak , lunglawmhnak - (n.) beatitude<br />
Khrihfa - (n.) Christian<br />
khrihfa a si lomi , a zum lomi - (n.) unbeliever<br />
Khrihfa a si lomi, lawkih mi - (n.) heathen<br />
Khrihfa biaknak a si lomi - (n.) paganism<br />
Khrihfa biaknak phung cauk - (n.) Bible<br />
Khrihfa phung - (n.) Christianity<br />
khrihfa phung luh tikah ti chungah i hnim awk a si ti in a zummi pawl - (n.) baptist<br />
Khrihfabu pakhat a si vemi, ral a duh lo i umtu ziaza i sawhsawh tein um hi Khrihfa zuaza a si tiin a uarmi pawl - (n.) Quaker<br />
Khrihfabu pakhat, England ram ah 1865 kum i thawkmi - (n.) Salvation Army<br />
Khrihfaram - (n.) christendom<br />
Khrismas - (n.) Christmas<br />
khu - (n.) smoke, steam, cloud of dust - Example: Firesmoke. - Vapor/steam. - Dust = Meikhu. - Tikhu. - Leikhu<br />
khua - (n.) borough<br />
khua - (n.) weather<br />
khua a chia - the weather is bad<br />
khua a dawm - (adj.) cloudy<br />
khua a dawm - weather is cloudy<br />
khua a dei - (v.) down - Example: It's almost dawning = Khua a dei dengmang cang<br />
khua a ruat lomi , ruahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) unthinking<br />
khua a ruat ngaimi - (adj.) speculative<br />
khua a ttha - the weather is fine<br />
khua awng pemh - <strong>to</strong> be lucky, blessed - Example: He gets blessings = Khua awng a pem<br />
khua chung hmun pakhatkhat, a chung i thingkung le ram te hna an cin i lam nih a kam li in a kulhmi - (n.) square<br />
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khua fak piin a ruatmi. - 2. biapi ngai a simi. - 3. thinphang tihnung a simi - (adj.) grave<br />
khua he aa pehtlaimi kong , ramchung mi sinak he aa pehtlaimi thil hna - (adj.) civic - Example: Every person has civic duties, such as<br />
obeying the laws and paying taxes = Mi kip nih khua le ram he aa pehtlaimi rian ngeih cio a si: upadi zulh tehna, ngunkhuai pek tehna<br />
khua hmuh - (v.) see - Example: The blind can not see = Mitcaw nih khua an hmu lo<br />
khua hmuhnak ca i sermi thlalang - (n.) lens<br />
khua , khaw - (n.) village, <strong>to</strong>wn, city, habitat of man - Example: Tlangpi village. - <strong>Hakha</strong> <strong>to</strong>wn. - yangon city = Tlangpi khua. - <strong>Hakha</strong> khua. -<br />
Yangon khua<br />
khua le ram mi sining cawnnak - (n.) civics<br />
khua lin , a linhsat liopi , lumternak , linhnak - (n.) heat<br />
khua theih lonak . hnachehnak - (n.) deafness<br />
khua tthate i a ruat hmasa lomi , mithinrang - (adj.) hotheaded<br />
khua zeihmanh a ruat lomi , hnulei thil a ruat lomi - (adj.) unreflecting<br />
khuabawi - (n.) headman<br />
khuabawi - (n.) village headman or city mayor<br />
khuacaan , fur , tthal , khuacan - (n.) season, time<br />
khuachia - (n.) demon, devil<br />
khuachia - (n.) elf<br />
khuachia bantuk - (adj.) fiendish<br />
khuachia bantuk - (adj.) demoniac<br />
Khuachia bawipa - (num.) Beelzebul<br />
khuachia biaknak , rai biaknak - (n.) animism<br />
khuachia , khuachia bantuk a simi - (n.) devil<br />
khuachia , lasi - (n.) sprite<br />
khuachia , Satan - (n.) fiend<br />
khuachia , tangka - (n.) mammon<br />
khuachia tih , uilong - (n.) amulet<br />
khuachia ziaza a ngeimi mi tthalo ngaingai - (adj.) devilish<br />
khuachiah - (n.) tax, land or house tax<br />
khuachiah khawltu - (n.) tax collec<strong>to</strong>r - Example: Zacaeus was a tax collec<strong>to</strong>r = Zakia cu khuachiah khawltu a si<br />
khuachiate nha , hnamte hna zumh hi , zumhnak hrut - (n.) superstition<br />
khuachung i hnahnawhnak a tuahtu - (n.) hooligan<br />
khuachung lam i tlanglawng bantukin a kalmi mawttawka - (n.) streetcar<br />
khuachung lam , khuachung lampi - (n.) street<br />
khuachung uknak le zohkhenhnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) municipal<br />
khuacuanh - (n.) sightseing<br />
khuacuanhnak - (n.) lookout<br />
khuacuanhnak hmun ; hmuhning , ruahning - (n.) viewpoint<br />
khuacuantu - (n.) lookout<br />
khuadawm - (n.) cloud<br />
khuadawm nak pipi - (n.) thundercloud<br />
khuadei - (n.) dawn - Example: It's near dawn = Khuadei a nai cang<br />
khuadei kate - (n.) daybreak<br />
khuadeinak - (n.) dawning<br />
khuadi , fian lonak - (n.) haze<br />
khuafing cat - (n.) early dawn, when things begyn <strong>to</strong> be visible<br />
khuah - (n.) even mumber<br />
khuah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pair, pair in sleeping, sleep <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
khuah khat , nu le va tuah khat , tuah khat - (n.) pair<br />
khuahmungpa , theihmungpa - (n.) blackberry<br />
khuahnak - (n.) digging - Example: It's not yet long since the digging of the well = Tihohr an khuahnak a sau rih lo<br />
khuahringtan - (n.) oblation<br />
khuahrum - (n.) evil spirit, the spirit which is the object of worship for the villagers<br />
khuahrum biami - (n.) worshippers of evil spirit<br />
khuahrum bo , biaknak hmunthiang - (n.) shrine<br />
khuahzei ah , zei ah - (conj.) whereat<br />
khuai - (n.) bee, wasp<br />
khuai - (v.) smash, break - Example: The boy smashed the window = Ngakchia nih thlalangawng a khuai<br />
khuai a bu in a um i a zuangmi khi - (n.) swarm<br />
khuai nih a kan helh i a thawng a awn viaimaimi khi, hna zaizil khuang - (v.) buzz<br />
khuai nih an pum chung i tizu umnak bawm an ngeihmi - (n.) sac<br />
khuai phun khat - (n.) wasp<br />
khuai-um - (n.) a kind of bees very much like but smaller than khuaingal; hornet<br />
khuai vanriang - (n.) hornet<br />
khuaibu , khuaikua - (n.) beehive<br />
khuaibu , khuaikua , aa bumi khuai - (n.) hive<br />
khuaihli hma - (n.) boil<br />
khuaihliti , khuaitizu - (n.) honey - Example: Bees make honey = Khuai nih khuaihliti an ser<br />
khuailul , khuaiseng - (n.) beewax<br />
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khuailul thuhmi caku , stensil papar - (n.) stencil<br />
khuaimi thil , kiak - (n.) fracture<br />
khuaingal - (n.) a lbig kind of wasp<br />
khuaiseng - (n.) beeswax<br />
khuaiseng , khuailul - (n.) beewax<br />
khuaite - (adj.) a small kind of bees<br />
khuaithlar - (n.) honeycomb<br />
khuaitizu , khuaihliti - (n.) honey - Example: Bees make honey = Khuai nih khuaihliti an ser<br />
khuaivah - (n.) a kind of bees which make honey, honey bees<br />
khuakhah - (v.) think, reason, calculate<br />
khuakhah thiam - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be prudent, thrifty, knowing how <strong>to</strong> manage family affairs well<br />
khuakhahnak - (n.) reasoning, thinking, mental faculty - Example: He uses all his time in thinking = Khuakhahnak ah a caan vialte a hman dih<br />
khuakhan - (v.) scheme<br />
khuakhan , khuakhang - (v.) make plans, arrange - Example: We shall make plans for our trip = Kan khualtlawnnak ding khua kan khang lai<br />
khuakhan lairelnak , zohkhenhnak, kilkawinak, hruihaonak - (n.) management<br />
khuakhan thiamnak , raltuknak lei i thiamnak - (n.) strategy<br />
khuakhangtu - (n.) schemer<br />
khuakhangtu - (n.) planner<br />
khuakhannak - (n.) planning, arrangements, deliberation<br />
khuakhen , khuakheng , ruah sur lo i saupi um - (n.) drought<br />
khuakhennak - (n.) drought - Example: It's now three months since the drought began = Khua a khennak thla thum a si cang<br />
khual - (n.) stranger<br />
khual - (n.) guest<br />
khual chawntu - (n.) receptionist<br />
khual dawtnak - (n.) hospitality<br />
khual , ramdangmi - (n.) alien<br />
khual tampi a tlawngmi - (adj.) travelled<br />
khual tlawn - (v.) travel<br />
khual tlawn , aa zul thluahmah in ral i venpiak pah cio in kal - (n.) convoy<br />
khual tlawnnak caah siseh , ram vaihnak caah siseh i lak i thuam tling cun um , a herhmi thil thuam - (v.) equip<br />
khualbuk - (n.) guest house for travellers usually without care-taker<br />
khualbuk , riahnak inn - (n.) inn<br />
khualeilek - (n.) refuge, <strong>to</strong> take refuge<br />
khualeng i ttihmi meiphu - (n.) bonfire<br />
khualtawngmi - (n.) wayfarer<br />
khualtlawm tikah duhnak lam in kal lei i kal i kir tthan tihah lam dang in kir - (n.) round trip<br />
khualtlawn - (n.) journey<br />
khualtlawn - (n.) travel<br />
khualtlawn - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ur<br />
khualtlawn i zuar awk a si lomi thil i phorhmi - (n.) baggage<br />
khualtlawngmi - (n.) passenger<br />
khualtlawngmi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>urist<br />
khualtlawngmi - (n.) traveller<br />
khualtlawnnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ur<br />
khualtlawnnak ca i an rak hmanmi rangleng - (n.) stagecoach<br />
khualtlawnnak i i phorhmi thil - (n.) luggage<br />
khualtlawnnak lam - (n.) pilgrimage - Example: The pilgrims travelled many miles on their pilgrimage <strong>to</strong> the holy city = Khua thiang an tlawnnak<br />
ah khan khualtlawng pawl kha khan tampi an kal<br />
khualtlawnnak thing-kuang put khawhmi - (n.) suitcase<br />
khualtlung a daw lomi - (adj.) inhospitable<br />
khualtlung a dawmi - (adj.) hospitable<br />
khualtlung , hawileng - (n.) guest<br />
khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai , lawmhter , puai tuahpiak - (v.) entertain<br />
khualtlung zei rel lonak - (n.) inhospitality<br />
khuamuih - (n.) nightfall<br />
khuan , khuang - (v.) crow as a cock - Example: A cock crows = Ar a khuang<br />
khuang - (n.) <strong>to</strong>m-<strong>to</strong>m<br />
khuang hmete - (n.) timbrel<br />
khuang , paran - (n.) drum<br />
khuangmung , theihmung - (n.) berry<br />
khuangte - (n.) tambourine<br />
khuankhangtubu , bu - (n.) council<br />
khuap - (v.) dam a river - Example: We am a river = Tiva kan khuap<br />
khuapi chung i hlan awkin a ummi mawttawka hme , theksi - (n.) taxi<br />
khuapi chung i Jodah mi umnak sang - (n.) ghet<strong>to</strong><br />
khuapi chung i misual pawl a thli i an umnak hmun - (n.) undereworld<br />
khuapi chung mawttawka lam kam i minung ke kalnak lam - (n.) sidewalk<br />
khuapi chung nun in nun a thiammi - (adj.) urban<br />
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khuapi chung nunning - (n.) urbanity<br />
khuapi chung tlanglawng hme phun - (n.) tramcar<br />
khuapi chung zapi pumhnak inn - (n.) <strong>to</strong>wn hall<br />
khuapi chungah si lo in ramlak i a ummi mifir - (n.) brigand<br />
khuapi , khuanganpi - (n.) city<br />
khuapi leng deuh vak i a ummi sang - (n.) suburb<br />
khuapi leng deuhvak i a ummi sang he aa tlaimi - (adj.) suburban<br />
khuapi uktu bawi - (n.) mayor<br />
khuar - (n.) notch - Example: He cut notches on a stick = Fung ahkhan khuarmi a tuah<br />
khuar - (v.) <strong>to</strong> ask more than normal or right price<br />
khuaram hmanthlak - (n.) map<br />
khuaram kong he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) geographic<br />
khuaram kong , miphun a ummi hna le a khuati le thingkung ramkung le thil dangdang kong - (n.) geography<br />
khuaram kong thiammi - (n.) geographer<br />
khuari bantukin a rimi - (adj.) thunderous<br />
khuari , khawri - (n.) thunder - Example: Thunder and lightning = Khuari le ttektla<br />
khuari thawng - (n.) thunderclap<br />
khuaruah a thiammi , a fimmi , a chia a ttha a thleidang khomi - (adj.) judicious<br />
khuaruah khawhnak - (n.) mind - Example: He has lost his mind = A lungthin a tlau cang<br />
khuaruah khawhnak - (n.) rationality<br />
khuaruah , ruah - (v.) muse<br />
khuaruahhar - (v.) amaze - Example: I was amazed by his skill = A thiamnak nih ka khuaruah a ka harter<br />
khuaruahhar - (v.) as<strong>to</strong>nish<br />
khuaruahhar - (n.) dismay - Example: Do not be dismayed = Khuaruahhar in um hlah<br />
khuaruahhar - (v.) marvel - Example: He marvels at the speed of the train = Tlanglawng a ranning kha a khuaruah a har<br />
khuaruahhar - (n.) miracle - Example: Lord Jesus made many miracles = Bawi Jesuh nih khuaruahhar tampi a tuah<br />
khuaruahhar - (adj.) strange - Example: His behaviour is strange = A umtu khuaruahhar a si<br />
khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) marvellous<br />
khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) miraculous<br />
khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) wonderful - Example: The works of God are wonderful = Pathian thil tuahmi hi khuaruahhar an si ko<br />
khuaruahhar a simi , a si lai tiah ruah hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) surprising<br />
khuaruahhar a simi , rumra a ngeimi - (n.) stupendous<br />
khuaruahhar a simi , zumh khawh ding ngaingai a si lomi - (adj.) fabulous<br />
khuaruahhar bia , thil awlokchong - (n.) enigma<br />
khuaruahhar in a tthami thil - (n.) prodigy<br />
khuaruahhar in um , lung-ar - (v.) bewilder<br />
khuaruahhar ruah awk hngal loin um - (v.) mystify<br />
khuaruahhar ruah awk hngal loin umnak - (n.) mystification<br />
khuaruahhar thil - (n.) miracle<br />
khuaruahharmi thil - (n.) marvel<br />
khuaruahharmi thil - (n.) wonder - Example: The pyramides are one of the wonders of the world = Pyramid cu vawlei cung thil khuaruahhar<br />
pakhat an si<br />
khuaruahharnak - (n.) as<strong>to</strong>nishment<br />
khuaruahharnak - (n.) wonderment<br />
khuaruahharnak - (n.) miracle - Example: Jesus performed miracles = Bawi Jesuh nih khuaruahharnak a tuah hna<br />
khuaruahharnak - (n.) anguish - Example: We are in anguish = Khuaruahharnak kan <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
khuaruahharnak - (n.) surprise - Example: Your coming is a surprise = Na rat cu khuaruahhar a si<br />
khuaruahnak - (n.) thinking - Example: He does not have much thinking (= he is not intelligent) = Khuaruahnak tampi a ngei lo<br />
khuaruat - (adj.) thoughtful - Example: He is thoughtful of others, sympathetic with others; he acts after considering the matter = Amah cu<br />
mikhuaruat a si<br />
khuaruattu - (n.) thinker<br />
khuasa , khuasak - (v.) live - Example: We can hardly live = Khua kan sa kho men a si<br />
khuasa mi a kan uap tthupmi - (adj.) sultry<br />
khuasak - (v.) make a living - Example: It's hard <strong>to</strong> make a living. - Our living is difficult. - He has been living in Mandalay quite a long time =<br />
Khuasak a har ko. - Kan khuasak a har. - Mandalay i khua a saknak a sau cang<br />
khuasak tintuk - (n.) home economy, management of home affairs<br />
khuasaknak , nuncannak - (n.) livelihood<br />
khuasaknak , nunnak - (n.) subsistence<br />
khuasih i ther , ther - (v.) quiver<br />
khuasik a ing zungzalmi , thlitu , ruahpi , nilin - (adj.) weatherbeaten<br />
khuasik aa lawh i thal a hung chuahka - (n.) spring<br />
khuasik caan - (n.) winter<br />
khuasik ngaiin um - (v.) freeze - Example: I am freezing = Ka khua a sik tuk<br />
khuasik nih a therhmi - (adj.) shivery<br />
khuasik therh - (v.) shiver<br />
khuate - (n.) country - Example: Do you prefer <strong>to</strong> live in the city or in the country? = Khuapi um maw na duh deuh khuate um?<br />
khuate - (adj.) rural - Example: He is a rural boy = Khuate mi a si<br />
khuate - (n.) village<br />
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khuate deuh i a ummi pawl hla - (n.) folksong<br />
khuate deuh i a ummi pawl lam (laam) - (n.) folkdance<br />
khuate mi - (n.) yokel<br />
khuate mi a simi - (adj.) rustic<br />
khuatemi - (n.) villager<br />
khuatemi , mihrut - (n.) simple<strong>to</strong>n<br />
khuatheitu , hnakhaw khuang , hnakhaw chung i khuang bantuk a simi - (n.) eardrum<br />
khuati - (n.) climate, weather<br />
khuatla , dotla - (adj.) unblemished - Example: Only unblemished animals can be used for sacrifice = Raithawinak caah sattil dotla lawng hman<br />
khawh an si<br />
khuavang - (n.) spirit, spirit which posesses man<br />
khuavang - the mand possessed of the spirit<br />
khuavang, hmailei thil a chim khomi - (n.) diviner<br />
khuavang , hmailei thil kong a chimtu , thitlawn a thiammi - (n.) necromancer<br />
khuavang; mangit pawl khi an si khun - (n.) medium<br />
khuavengtu ah an chiahmi hna ralkap , cu bantuk ralkap umnak hmun - (n.) garrison<br />
khuavengtu ca i vengtu pawl , ralkap bantukin cawpiaknak a ngei vemi - (n.) militia<br />
khuazakip ah - (adv.) everywhere<br />
khuazei ah - (conj.) where<strong>to</strong><br />
khuazei ah dah - (adv.) where - Example: Where do you live? - Where are you going? = Khuazei ah dah na um? - Khuazei ah dah na kal lai?<br />
khuazei ah dah - (conj.) whither<br />
khuazei hmanh ah - (conj.) whither soever<br />
khuazei in - (conj.) whence<br />
khuazei in dah - (adv.) from where - Example: Where do you come from? = Khuazei in dah na rat?<br />
khuazei ka hmanh i a um dih khomi - (adj.) omnipresent<br />
khuazei ka hmanh i thlah i inn lei tthiamtthiam i a zuangmi laileng - (n.) homing pigeon<br />
khuazei ka hmanh i um dihnak - (n.) omnipresence<br />
khuazei paoh ah - (adv.) wheresoever<br />
khuazeihmanh lo - (adv.) nowhere - Example: This road leads nowhere = Hi lam cu khuazeimanh a phan lo<br />
khuazeilei in dah thlitu a hran ti tahnak - (n.) weathercock<br />
khuazeilei in dah thlitu a hran ti tahnak - (n.) weathervane<br />
khuazeilei khuazeilei hmanh i tang lo i tuah , si a si tikah a tthawnnak hloh kha a si - (v.) neutralize<br />
khuazeimaw ah - (adv.) somewhere<br />
khuazing - (n.) deity<br />
khuazing hmelchunh cuar cung i a ummi - (n.) mole<br />
khuazing sinak - (n.) deity<br />
khuazingnu - (n.) goddess<br />
khuh - (v.) cough - Example: He coughs = A khuh<br />
khuh - (v.) veneer<br />
khuh - (v.) put (the lid) on - Example: Please put on your hat = Na lukhuh kha i khuh<br />
khuh , a cungin khun - (v.) overlay<br />
khuh , thuh , thawngpang hlat - (v.) cover - Example: The reporter must cover the fire = Thawngthanhtu nih mei kong kha a hlat awk a si lai<br />
khuh , tuam - (v.) wrap - Example: Wrap your head with a scarf = Na lu kha puan in i tuam<br />
khuh , zual , dolh - (v.) engulf<br />
khuhhip zawtnak - (n.) whooping cough<br />
khuhhrin zawtnak , khuhhring - (n.) astma<br />
khuhlu - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong> variety of plum, gooseberry<br />
khuhnak - (n.) covering - Example: You should use a cap for covering your head = Na lu khuhnak ah luchin na hman lai<br />
khuhnak - (n.) coughing - Example: His coughing has been a long time = A khuhnak a sau cang<br />
khuhnak , tuamnak - (n.) sheathing<br />
khuhsi - (n.) cough medicine<br />
khuhsi chung ummi , tikor - (n.) nicotine<br />
khuhsi dip hnimhmi chiahnak/i kennak bawm - (n.) snuffbox<br />
khuhsi , sahdah - (n.) <strong>to</strong>bacco<br />
khuhsi songkhoi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>bacco pouch<br />
khuk khawm , kukkhawm , khupkhawm - (adj.) knock-kneed<br />
khuk , khup - (n.) knee - Example: He prays bending his knees = Thlacam ah a khuk aa bil<br />
khuk le fengbeo karlak - (n.) shank<br />
khukbil - (v.) kneel - Example: He kneels down = A khuk aa bil<br />
khukkep - (n.) patella<br />
khukrul phun khat - (n.) hookworm<br />
khuksi dip hnar i hnimhmi phun - (n.) snuff<br />
khuktthi , hawi , rianttuantti hawi - (n.) colleague<br />
khul - (n.) pace - Example: He walked at a slow pace = Khul nuar in a kal<br />
khul - (n.) speed - Example: His speed is slow = A khul a nuar<br />
khul a rangmi - (adj.) fast<br />
khul a rangmi - (adj.) quick<br />
khul ranter - (v.) accellerate<br />
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khulnuar - (adj.) slow in speed<br />
khulnuarin - (adv.) slowly - Example: Do not go slowly = Khulnuar in kal hlah<br />
khulnuarmi , duhsah - (adj.) slow<br />
khulralg in tlik , zuan hnawh , nam - (v.) dash - Example: The boy dashed for the bus = Tlangval nih baska kha a hei tlik hnawh<br />
khulrang - (adj.) quick in speed<br />
khulrang , duak - (adj.) abrupt - Example: He made an abrupt turn <strong>to</strong> avoid an accident = Poipang <strong>to</strong>n sual <strong>to</strong> dingah duak tiah aa mer.<br />
khulrang , fel , fawi tein cawlcangh , ruang-ai - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai<br />
khulrang i a luan - (v.) fly - Example: Time flies = Caan cu a zuan in a zuang<br />
khulrang in - (adv.) straight away<br />
khulrang in a alh khomi - (adj.) inflammable<br />
khulrang in a kal khomi, a zuan a zangmi - (adj.) nimble<br />
khulrang in kal - (v.) hasten<br />
khulrang in kal - (v.) hurry - Example: They hurried home = Inn ah khulrang in an kal<br />
khulrang in kal cutmat , tuah cutmat - (v.) rush<br />
khulrang in thil a timi - (adj.) hasty<br />
khulrang in thil hngalh khawh le tiam khawhnak , thulak rannak - (n.) acumen<br />
khulrang in , tim manh loin tuahmi - (adj.) hurried<br />
khulrang in tlaih - (v.) snatch<br />
khulrang in , tlavakmak in - (adj.) brisk<br />
khulrang in tlik - (v.) scurry<br />
khulrang in tuah awk a simi - (adj.) urgent<br />
khulrang in , tunaite ah , tawi tein , bia tlawm tein - (adv.) shortly<br />
khulrang in vun zoh - (n.) glance<br />
khulrang in zuan,kal - (v.) scud<br />
khulrang le fel ngaiin - (adv.) efficiently<br />
khulrang le fel tein thil a ti khomi - (adj.) efficient<br />
khulrang le fel tein thil tuah khawhnak - (n.) efficiency<br />
khulrang nagiin tawite lawng tlik - (n.) sprint<br />
khulrang ngai i sullam ngei set lo i a holh lengmangmi - (n.) jabber<br />
khulrang ngaiin , duak tiin - (adv.) abruptly<br />
khulrang ngaiin mawttaw in kalnak ding ca i an tuahmi lam - (n.) speedway<br />
khulrang tein a hngal khomei - (adj.) apt<br />
khulrang tein a kang khomi , meirawl , tekbu (leng si loin) - (n.) tinder<br />
khulrang tein a rak cohlang khomi - (adj.) receptive - Example: He has a receptive mind = Rianrang tein a rak cohlang khotu lungthin a ngei<br />
khulrang tein bengh - (v.) patter - Example: The rain patters on the window pane = Ruah nih thlalangawng thlalang a theh<br />
khulrang tein , chikkhatte ah - (adv.) forthwith<br />
khulrang tein diak ti i kal - (v.) whisk - Example: The mouse whisked in<strong>to</strong> its hole = Zu cu a khor ah diak tiah a lut<br />
khulrang tein diak ti i kal - (v.) whisk - Example: The mouse whisked in<strong>to</strong> its hole = Zu cu a khor ah diak tiah a lut<br />
khulrang tein hawi chonh khawhmi zawtnak - (adj.) epidemic<br />
khulrang tein i mer - (v.) whirl<br />
khulrang tein i mer, khulrang tein i zit - (v.) spin<br />
khulrang tein kun in huh - (v.) clap<br />
khulrang tein mawttaka in kal khawhnak ding caah lam nganpi - (n.) expressway<br />
khulrang tein , rau lo tein - (adv.) immediately<br />
khulrang tein thil a hngal khomi - (adj.) sensitive<br />
khulrang tein tikhu ah a cangmi - (adj.) volatile<br />
khulrang tein tuah thluahmah - (v.) boom<br />
khulrang tein tuahmi - (adj.) prompt<br />
khulrang tuk in tuahmi thil , ralrin lo piin a hung ummi - (adj.) rash<br />
khulrangin - (adv.) quickly - Example: Go quickly = Khulrangin kal<br />
khulrangte in hmuh theih khawhmi , <strong>to</strong>ngh in theih khawhmi - (adj.) palpable<br />
khulrangte le nal ngaiin holh - (v.) patter<br />
khulranh duh - (n.) hurry - Example: Don't bother me, I am in a hurry = Han ka hnawh klah, khulrang in kal ka duh<br />
khulrannak - (n.) rapidity<br />
khulrannak - (n.) swiftness<br />
khulrannak - (n.) quickness<br />
khulrannak in , khulrang in - (n.) haste - Example: The left in haste = Khulrang in an chuak<br />
khulrannak , ruang ainak - (n.) agility<br />
khulranter - (v.) hurry - Example: We hurry them = Kan hnawh hna<br />
khulrantertu , khulrang deuh in kal seh tinak caah mawttaka chuing i dahsi tam deuh peknak - (n.) accelera<strong>to</strong>r<br />
khum - (n.) jute - Example: Gunny bags are made of jute fibres = Buri cu khumla in an ser<br />
khum - (adv.) either or - Example: All of you, either female or male, should come = Nu khum pa khum nan ra dih lai<br />
khumh , kulh - (v.) inclose, <strong>to</strong> put inside - Example: The piglet was put in the pen = Vokte kha kawm chungah an khumh<br />
khumhnak - (n.) enclosure, box etc. in<strong>to</strong> which it is put - Example: The box in which the eggs are put is broken = Arti an khumhnak thingkuang<br />
a kuai<br />
khun - (adv.) particularly - Example: She likes chokolate particulary = Choclate kha a duh khun<br />
khun - (v.) bow - Example: Please bow your head = Na lu khun tuah<br />
khun - (v.) favour more than others - Example: Jacob favours Joseph mere than others = Jakob nih Josef cu a dawt khun<br />
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khun a ngei lomi , mah seh a ngei lomi lawng dang i hnuhmi , cung i thil hnuhnak tilawng - (n.) barge<br />
khun , a ttha khun , a chia khun , a hleikhun in - (adv.) especially<br />
khung - (adj.) thick (having a large number of units close <strong>to</strong>gether) - Example: His hair is thick (he has thick hair) = A sam a khung<br />
khung sau , cabuai sau - (n.) desk<br />
khunhlei in tuahnak/cawnnak/thiamnak - (n.) specialization<br />
khup - (v.) place upside down with cavity downwards - Example: Put the cup upside down = Hrai kha khup<br />
khup , khuk - (n.) knee - Example: He prays bending his knees = Thlacam ah a khuk aa bil<br />
khupkep - (n.) kneecap, patella, condyles of the knee<br />
khupkhawm , khuk khawm , kukkhawm - (adj.) knock-kneed<br />
khur-awmh - (v.) look after, care<br />
khur , khor , khawr - (n.) pit, hole - Example: They are digging a pit = Khawr an co<br />
ki - (n.) horn<br />
ki - (n.) a thing which juts out<br />
ki - (n.) key as in music - Example: What is the key of the song? = Hla cu a ki zeidah a si?<br />
kiah - (adj.) be broken - Example: If the branch is broken you will fall = Thingnge a kiah ahcun na tla lai<br />
kiak , khuaimi thil - (n.) fracture<br />
kiam , caw kiam , naa kiam , sattil khumhnak kulhmi - (n.) pen<br />
kian , kenh , kianh - (v.) give way, yield, evade - Example: You should give way <strong>to</strong> a man carrying a burden = Thilphormi cu lam na kenh lai<br />
kiang - (v.) vanish, melt away like mist, evaporate - Example: The mist has gone away = Minmei a kiang cang<br />
kiang - (adv.) near, close by - Example: Please come and sit by me = Ka kiang ah ra tthu tuah<br />
kiangah - (prep.) beside - Example: Sit beside me = Ka kiangah thu tuah<br />
kiangkap - (n.) around, environment<br />
kiao , kiau , chiti in kiau , kio - (v.) fry - Example: I fry eggs = Arti ka kiao<br />
kiar ha - (n.) pinion<br />
kiau - (v.) cry, shriek<br />
kiau , chiti in kiau , kiao , kio - (v.) fry - Example: I fry eggs = Arti ka kiao<br />
kih , kik - (adj.) cold - Example: If the weather is cold, you must put on warm jacket = Khua a kih ahcun angki lum naa hruk lai<br />
kihlum tahnak, cheu za khat i an cheumi phun, degree 100 ah ti a tlok - (n.) centigrade<br />
kihnak - (n.) chill<br />
kihter - (v.) refrigerate<br />
kihter - (v.) chill<br />
kihter , mah duhning in lumter - (n.) aircondition<br />
kihternak - (n.) refrigeration<br />
kihtertu thingkuang - (n.) refrigera<strong>to</strong>r<br />
kik , kih - (adj.) cold - Example: If the weather is cold, you must put on warm jacket = Khua a kih ahcun angki lum naa hruk lai<br />
kik ngaiin, chawn duh set loin - (adv.) icily<br />
kik tuk lo lum tuk loin a tlaitu seh - (n.) thermostat<br />
kiken - (n.) nook<br />
kikiau - (adj.) zigzag<br />
kikiau tyhawi - (n.) zigzag embroidery<br />
kil - (v.) look after properly - Example: You must look after your animals properly = Na sattil kha ttha tein na kil hna lai<br />
kil , inkil , vamkil - (n.) angle<br />
kil , kilven - (v.) guard, keep in safety, look after, protect - Example: You must keep your gold in safety. - May God keep you in safety/protect<br />
you = Na sui kha ttha tein na kil lai. - Pathian nih an kilven lai<br />
kil , lam kilkawi - (n.) corner<br />
kil li a ngeimi thil - (n.) rectangle<br />
kil li ngei a simi - (adj.) rectangular<br />
kil li ngei a simi thil pungsan suainak i hmanmi pedan - (n.) square<br />
kil pathum a ngeimi - (n.) triangle<br />
kil pathum a ngeimi a simi - (adj.) triangular<br />
kilh - (v.) but<strong>to</strong>n - Example: Please but<strong>to</strong>n your shirt properly = Na angki kha ttha tein kilh<br />
kilh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> give security or protection from behind or sides - Example: Please give os protection from behind = Hnulei in nang nih kan kilh<br />
kilisirin , si bang a thlummi - (n.) glycerin<br />
kilkawi - (n.) corner, twists and turns, of the road - Example: The roads on the hills have <strong>to</strong>o many corners, twists and turns, hairpin turns =<br />
Tlang cung lam cu kilkawi a tam tuk<br />
kilkawimi - (adj.) zigzag<br />
kilkawinak , hruihaonak , khuakhan lairelnak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) management<br />
kilven , kil - (v.) guard, keep in safety, look after, protect - Example: You must keep your gold in safety. - May God keep you in safety/protect<br />
you = Na sui kha ttha tein na kil lai. - Pathian nih an kilven lai<br />
kim - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be full and in abundance - Example: I am quite satisfied = Ka duh a kim ko<br />
kin , kingh - (adj.) desolate - Example: This place is a desolate place = Hi hmun cu hmun king a si<br />
kin , kingh - (v.) knock - Example: He knocked at the door = Innkhar a kingh<br />
kingh , fak piin tuk - (v.) rap - Example: The chairman rapped on the table for order = Chairman nih ningcang tein um u, tiin cabuai kha a tuk<br />
kingh , kin - (v.) knock - Example: He knocked at the door = Innkhar a kingh<br />
kingh , kin - (adj.) desolate - Example: This place is a desolate place = Hi hmun cu hmun king a si<br />
kingh thawng - (n.) knock - Example: I heard a knock at the door = Innka kingh thawng ka theih<br />
kingkawt nam - (n.) war sword<br />
kingkuar , ngaikuang - (n.) shrimp<br />
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kingkuar , ngaikuang - (n.) shrimp, prawn - Example: The prawn says, the small pool of water in which it lives is the greatest in the world =<br />
Ngaikuang nih ka umnak li lian, a ti<br />
kinglang , laiking , laikeng - (n.) lizard - Example: Postponing all the time, like a lizard which intends <strong>to</strong> weave while in cold night and forgets when<br />
the sun comes and warms him up = Kinglang puanbu tah in<br />
kinh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> leave something alone - Example: You must not leave your home alone (without anybody watching it) = Nan inn na kinh lai lo<br />
kinh - (v.) not <strong>to</strong> frequent - Example: The deers have abandoned (not frequented) the salt spring = Sazuk nih sih an kinh cang<br />
kinter - (v.) <strong>to</strong> let become unfrequented<br />
kio - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be renowned<br />
kio , kiau , chiti in kiau , kiao - (v.) fry - Example: I fry eggs = Arti ka kiao<br />
kip - (adj.) every - Example: We went <strong>to</strong> every village <strong>to</strong> preach = Khua kip ah phungchim ah kan kal<br />
kip , kiptuh - (n.) day after <strong>to</strong>morrow - Example: We shall return day after <strong>to</strong>morrow = Kip ah kan ra kir lai<br />
kiptuh , kip - (n.) day after <strong>to</strong>morrow - Example: We shall return day after <strong>to</strong>morrow = Kip ah kan ra kir lai<br />
kir - (v.) return, retreat - Example: We shall return <strong>to</strong>morrow. - The soldiers have retreated = Thaizing ah kan ra kir lai. - Ralkap cu an kir cang<br />
kir - (v.) <strong>to</strong> divorce by the wife - Example: Nu Hniang divorces her husband = Nu Hniang a kir / Nu Hniang nih a va a kirtak<br />
kir , ker - (adj.) curly, kinky - Example: His hair is curly = A sam a ker<br />
kir tthan , hnulei ah i tawn , ti a lianmi a zor tthan khi - (v.) recede<br />
kir tthan , hnulei ah i thawn tthan , hnuh tthan , lak tthan - (v.) withdraw<br />
kir tthan , lehrulh - (v.) react<br />
kirh - (v.) bring back - Example: When you finish your lunch bring back the left over = Chuncaw nan ei dih in a hleimi kha rak kirh te<br />
kirnak - (n.) return<br />
kirnet bom - (n.) grenade<br />
kirnet bom a hmangmi pawl ralkap - (n.) grenadier<br />
kirtak - (v.) divorce (by the wife)<br />
kirter tthan - (v.) reflect - Example: The mirror reflects my fade = Bihmi thlalang nih ka hmai (mui) kha a kirter tthan<br />
kirter tthannak - (n.) reflection<br />
kirtthan - (v.) turn back, return - Example: You have lost your way, you must turn back = Lam na tlau cang, na kirtthan awk a si<br />
kitar hri , aw ttumnak hri , rirawt hri - (n.) chord<br />
kitar , tingtang - (n.) guitar<br />
kiu - (n.) elbow<br />
kiu in banrek karlak - (n.) forearm<br />
ko - (adv.) something like 'of course' - Example: Do you like apples? Of course I do = Allpe na duh maw? Ka duh ko<br />
ko nain - (prep.) despite - Example: The boys went out despite the rains = Ruah a sur ko nain nganchia cu an chuak<br />
koih - (v.) tip - Example: He tipperd the chair <strong>to</strong>ward him = Thutdan cu amah lei ah a koih<br />
kok - (v.) peel - Example: The paint was peeling from the wall = Vampang si thuhmi kha a kok<br />
kok tawdot in si loin a viu in a viumi chimbu - (n.) screech owl<br />
koketein ngeihmi le simi , cawnchommi si loin , ser chommile tuahchommi si loin - (adj.) natural - Example: It is natural for parents <strong>to</strong> love<br />
their children = Nu le pa nih fale dawt cu an kokek in an i ngeihmi a si<br />
kolh , kawlh - (v.) shave, make it bald - Example: His mother shaves his head = A nu nih a lu a kolh<br />
Kolose - (n.) Colossians<br />
kom , komh , hawikomh - (v.) associate, make friend<br />
komh - (v.) confederate<br />
komh - (v.) mix - Example: He likes <strong>to</strong> mix with others = Hawi he i komh a duh<br />
komh , fonh - (v.) unite<br />
komh , hawikomh , kom - (v.) associate, make friend<br />
komh , kawmh - (v.) bind <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
komh , kawmh - (v.) add - Example: Add two and four = Pahnih le pali komh<br />
komh khawhmi - (adj.) companionable<br />
komh nuammi mittha - (adj.) affable<br />
komhnak - (n.) confederacy<br />
komhnak , kawmhnak - (n.) fellowship, friendship, joining <strong>to</strong>gether, association<br />
komhnak , pakhat sinak , fonhnak - (n.) unity<br />
kong - (prep.) about - Example: I know nothing about him = Amah kong zeihmanh ka hngal lo<br />
kong - (prep.) of - Example: He likes <strong>to</strong> tell of his trip = A khualtlawn-nak kong chim a duh ngai<br />
kong - (n.) picture - Example: He gives a picture of his life as a soldier = Ralkap a rak si lio kong kha a chim<br />
kong ah - (prep.) respecting<br />
kong chim - (v.) account - Example: He was asked <strong>to</strong> account for his conduct = A ziaza kong kha chim dingah an fial<br />
kong chim - (v.) describe<br />
kong , chimmi konglam - (n.) narrative<br />
kong chimnak - (n.) description<br />
kong chimnak a simi - (adj.) descriptive<br />
kong he aa pehtlaiin - (adv.) regarding - Example: Regarding his health, it is good = A ngandamnak he aa pehtlai in, a ttha ko<br />
kong , kawng - (n.) trails of animals<br />
kong pakhatkhat fiang khun in ttialmi - (n.) thesis<br />
kong pakhatkhat ttha tein ttialmi - (n.) treatise<br />
kong , tuanbia - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
kong , tuanbia - (n.) tale<br />
kongah - (prep.) concerning<br />
konglam chim , chim - (v.) narrate<br />
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konglam chimnak - (n.) narration<br />
konglam chimtu , chimtu - (n.) narra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
kontinent tia dengmang a simi - (n.) subcontinent<br />
kop - (v.) stick <strong>to</strong> - Example: A dirt sticks <strong>to</strong> your coat = Na angki ah hnawm a kop<br />
kopi , kawpi hlum - (n.) cabbage<br />
kopipar - (n.) cauliflower<br />
kopza , kapza , kawpza - (n.) hinge<br />
kor - (v.) pucker - Example: The coat puckers up at the shoulders = Angki leng cu a liang ah kor<br />
kor - (v.) wrinkle<br />
kor , kawr - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong> sleeveless bluse<br />
Korin - (n.) Corinthians<br />
kornak - (n.) pucker<br />
korpusal aa tel lomi thi - (n.) plasma<br />
korter - (v.) rumple<br />
korter , bingboter - (v.) ruffle - Example: A breeze ruffled the lake = Thli nih tili kha a ti a bingboter<br />
kortet , mahte lawng i bu hmete i ser - (n.) clique<br />
kotka , kutka , kawtka - (n.) gate<br />
Kristelig Forening for Unge Kvinder (Young Women's Christian Assiciation) - (prop.) YWCA<br />
Kristelig Forening for Unge Mænd (Young Men'x Christian Association) - (prop.) YMCA<br />
ku - a word of endearment used mainly for young girls<br />
ku - (v.) be sleepy (always used with mit, eyes) - Example: I am sleepy, tired, drowsy = Ka mit a ku<br />
kua - (num.) nine - Example: He has nine sons = Fapa pakua a ngei<br />
kua - (n.) muzzle of the gun<br />
kua - (n.) cave - Example: They found human bones in the cave = Lung kua chungah miruh an hmuh<br />
kua - (n.) hole - Example: The hole of a rat = Zu kua<br />
kua - (adj.) low vioce - Example: He has a bass voice = A aw a kua<br />
kua - (adv.) approximately, around, round about - Example: Please send me money round about two, three hundred kyats = Phaisa za hnih<br />
thum kua in rak ka kua te<br />
kua , bu - (n.) den<br />
kua , kuat - (v.) send - Example: Please send me a letter soon = Tuan ah ca rak ka kua<br />
kua , meithal kua - (n.) bore<br />
kua, zu kua, khor. - 2. kuar, lam kuar - (n.) hole<br />
kuah - (n.) spanner<br />
kuahli - (n.) catapult<br />
kuai - (n.) fragment - Example: She was cut by a fragment of glass = Thlalang kuai nih a ah<br />
kuai - (v.) break - Example: My cup is broken = Ka hrai a kuai<br />
kuai , cheu - (v.) rift<br />
kuai cikcek , khuai cikcek - (v.) shatter<br />
kuai , kuaih - (v.) bend the bow - Example: Bend your bow = Na likuk kha kuai<br />
kuai , kuaih , kawiter , kuei - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter<br />
kuaih , kawiter - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter<br />
kuaih khawhmi sinak , kualh khawhmi sinak - (n.) flexibility<br />
kuaih , kuai - (v.) bend the bow - Example: Bend your bow = Na likuk kha kuai<br />
kuaimi innka - (n.) arc<br />
kuainak awng , pemnak awng - (n.) rupture<br />
kuaite - (n.) pipe (smoking pipe)<br />
kuaite kuak - (n.) pipe<br />
kuak - (n.) cigar, cigarette, cheroot<br />
kuak hmih , hmih , mei hmih - (v.) extinguish<br />
kuak pak , pak - (v.) puff<br />
kuakbul - (n.) stump<br />
kuakbul , tan tawite a tangmi - (n.) stub<br />
kuakdap chiahnak kheng - (n.) ashtray<br />
kuakpihrum - (n.) pipe, usually used by women<br />
kuakzu , kuakzuk - (v.) smoke cigarrettes, etc. - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> smoke? - Don't smoke = Kuakzuk na duh maw? - Kuak zu hlah<br />
kuakzuk , kuakzu - (v.) smoke cigarrettes, etc. - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> smoke? - Don't smoke = Kuakzuk na duh maw? - Kuak zu hlah<br />
kual - (n.) coil - Example: A coil of rope = Hri kual kual khat<br />
kual - (n.) bend (of the river) - Example: We have gone through one bend of the river = Tiva kual khat kan zawh<br />
kual - (v.) coil (the rope) - Example: Please coil the rope = Hri kha kual tuah<br />
kual - (adj.) bandy - Example: He is bandy-legged = A ke a kual<br />
kualh - (v.) coil round something - Example: Tne snake coils round the branch = Rul nih thing nge a kualh<br />
kualh khawhmi , bil khawhmi - (adj.) flexible<br />
kualh khawhmi , khairiat tipep - (n.) hose<br />
kualh khawhmi sinak , kuaih khawhmi sinak - (n.) flexibility<br />
kuam - (n.) valley, the course of the valley<br />
kuam - (adj.) long in distance - Example: The road that winds up the mountain is long = Tlang a helmi lam cu a kuam<br />
kuan , kuanfang , meithal kuan - (n.) bullet<br />
kuan , suan - (n.) lead<br />
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kuanfang , meithal kuan , kuan - (n.) bullet<br />
kuang - (n.) case<br />
kuang - (n.) bamboo or wooden duct<br />
kuang - (n.) trough - Example: Trough for pigs = Vok kuang<br />
kuang - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ck of a gun - Example: He is very good at making gun s<strong>to</strong>cks = Meithal kuang saih a thiam ngai<br />
kuang - (n.) grove - Example: He shot a deer on the plain of the mango grove = Hai kuang rawn ah sazuk a kah<br />
kuang hmete , canphio bawmte - (n.) canister<br />
kuang , nga zuatnak tili , tidil - (n.) aquarium<br />
kuang , thingkuang - (n.) box<br />
kuar - (n.) ditch - Example: A calf falls in a ditch = Kuar ah cawfa a tla<br />
kuarang - (n.) rhinoceros<br />
kuarkak - (n.) ditch, hole<br />
kuarmi - (n.) depression - Example: Rain fills the depressions in the road = Lam i a kuarmi ah khan ruahti an khat dih<br />
kuarmi thil , thlalang - (adj.) convex<br />
kuat , kua - (v.) send - Example: Please send me a letter soon = Tuan ah ca rak ka kua<br />
kuatchin , pekchin - (v.) transmit<br />
kuei , kuai , kuaih , kawiter - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter<br />
kuh , pom , kup - (v.) embrace<br />
kuh , ttang i i rehchih , pom - (v.) hug<br />
kuhkulul - (n.) bud (of flower)<br />
kuhthing - (n.) oak<br />
kui - (v.) <strong>to</strong> call long distance by whistling<br />
kui - (v.) bend down, droop - Example: The taller a bamboo gets, the lower it bends. - The branches of willow trees droop = Rua cu a san deuh<br />
paoh ah a kui chin lengmang. - Inhliam cu an nge a kui<br />
kukkurun , kunkuru - (v.) go on hands and knees<br />
kuku , cacao thingthei an phomh i a dipmi - (n.) chocolate<br />
kuku , kawifi bantuk - (n.) cocoa<br />
kuku thei kung - (n.) cacao<br />
kul - (adj.) hunchbacked - Example: He is a hunchbacked (person) = A keng a kul<br />
kul , pakul - (num.) twenty - Example: Twenty studemts come = Siangakchia pakul an ra<br />
kulbu - (n.) score<br />
kulh - (v.) beleaguer - Example: He was beleaguered by his enemies = A ral nih an kulh<br />
kulh - (v.) encircle, surround - Example: A piece of land surrounded by water is called an island = Ti nih a kulhmi vawlei cu tikulh kan ti<br />
kulh - (v.) fence - Example: They fenced the field = Lo kha an kulh<br />
kulh - (v.) flank - Example: Thingkung nih dum kha an kulh<br />
kulh - (v.) surround<br />
kulh - (n.) fence - Example: Our garden has no fence = Kan dum kulh a ngei lo<br />
kulh , a kulh in - (n.) ring - Example: They danced in a ring = A kulh in an lam<br />
kulh , khimh - (v.) girdle - Example: The city was girdled with villages = Khuapi cu khuate nih an kulh<br />
kulh , khumh - (v.) inclose<br />
kulh , ralhau in - (v.) fortify<br />
kulh , ralkap nih kulh - (v.) besiege<br />
kulh , vel - (v.) circle<br />
kulhmi - (adj.) parenthetic<br />
kulhnak , kulhmi hmun - (n.) enclosure<br />
kulhnak , ralhau in kulhnak - (n.) fortification<br />
kulhtu a simi thil , pawngkam i a ummi thil - (adj.) surrounding<br />
kuli , thil phortu - (n.) coolie, porter, manual worker - Example: I am just a coolie/manual worker = Kei cu kuli men ka si ko<br />
kulikhawng - (n.) supervisor of coolies, taskmaster<br />
kulnak , pakulnak - (num.) twentieth<br />
kulukut , thanthling phun khat - (n.) glucose<br />
kum - (n.) age - Example: I do not know his age = A kum ka hngal lo<br />
kum 13 in 19 karlak mino - (n.) teenager<br />
kum - (n.) year<br />
kum ... a si - (adj.) old - Example: He is twenty years old = Amah cu kum kul a si<br />
kum cheu paoh in a si tawnmi - (adj.) semi-annual<br />
kum fate - (adv.) yearly, every year<br />
kum hnih chung voi khat - (adj.) biennial<br />
kum hra bu - (n.) decade<br />
kum khat ah - (n.) per annum<br />
kum khat chung thil ummi ttialnak cauk - (n.) year book<br />
kum khat hnu kum khat in thil thar an hmuhmi tehna an ttial lengmangnak ca , tuanbia - (n.) annals<br />
kum khat voi khat tuahmi , kum tin tuahmi - (adj.) yearly<br />
kum thong khat - (n.) millennium<br />
kum tling lo - (n.) minor<br />
kum za khatnak , kum za khat tlinnak cam - (n.) centennial<br />
kum zabu, kum zabu pakhatnak cu kum 1 in 100 tiang hi a si - (n.) century - Example: The twentieth century is almost gone. - One<br />
century is one hundred years = Kum zabu pakul bu a liam dengmang cang. - Kum zabu pakhat cu kum za khat a si<br />
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kumcang - (n.) certain periods in a year<br />
kumcang - (adv.) once in a while - Example: Come visit us once in a while = Kumcang kum cang ah cun kan tlawngpah te mu<br />
kumfate in a ummi - (adj.) annual<br />
kumkhat - (n.) --kumkhua<br />
- (n.) life span - Example: His life span has been long, he is living a long life = A kumkhua a sau ko cang<br />
kumvei - (n.) harvest, products - Example: This year our harvest is good (plentiful) = Tukum cu kan kumvei a ttha<br />
kumvei , kumvoi , kumvui - (n.) nest year<br />
kun - (v.) bend - Example: She bent <strong>to</strong> the ground = Vawlei ah a kun<br />
kun - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>op - Example: She s<strong>to</strong>oped <strong>to</strong> pick up her pen = A cafung char awkah a kun<br />
kun - (adv.) then - Example: If you cannot come, what shall we do then? = Na rat khawh lo ahcun zeidah kan tuah kun lai?<br />
kun zao ke zao kha dunhan chimnak i hmannak - (n.) gesticulation<br />
kung - (n.) plant - Example: Paddy stalk = Facang kung<br />
kungthlur - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ck of a tree; stem<br />
kunkaw - (adv.) indication of uncertainty - Example: Should he not like <strong>to</strong> come with you, just leave him there = Nan sin rat duh hlah kun kaw,<br />
kaltal ko u<br />
kunkuru , kukkurun - (v.) go on hands and knees<br />
kunthian , kunthiang - (n.) <strong>to</strong> be clean after childbirth's uncleanness<br />
kup , kuh , pom - (v.) embrace<br />
kur - (adj.) concave<br />
kut - (n.) hand - Example: I work with my hands = Ka kut in rian ka ttuan<br />
kut bengh - (v.) clap<br />
kut benghpiak , thangtthat - (v.) applaud<br />
kut , cangcel - (n.) worm<br />
kut chung hum - (n.) clutches - Example: The lion almost had him in its clutches = Chiandeih nih a hum dengmang<br />
kut dorh , ke dorh - (n.) blister<br />
kut hliahhlok - (n.) wrist<br />
kut hman thiam , lungthin hmanthiam - (n.) dexterity - Example: A good surgeon works with dexterity = Sibawi thiam nih cun thiam tein a hlai<br />
hna<br />
kut hnuhmi leng - (n.) rickshaw<br />
kut i phiarmi sahmul angki, suaita - (n.) cardigan<br />
kut in maw asiloah thil pakhatkhat in maw hmuhsak - (v.) signal - Example: He signaled the car <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p by raising his hand = Mawttawka<br />
dirter awkah a kut a thlir<br />
kut in pek - (v.) hand - Example: He handed me a pencil = Khedan a ka pek<br />
kut in sermi - (adj.) handmade<br />
kut in siseh seh in siseh ttialmi ca , thil pakhatkhat kong ah siseh aa tialnak - (n.) document - Example: Birth, marriage and death<br />
certificates are documents = Chuah, nupi tthit le thihnak lehmah cu documents an si<br />
kut in <strong>to</strong>ngh - (v.) handle - Example: Handle the books carefully = Cauk kha ralring tein tawng hna<br />
kut in <strong>to</strong>ngh khawh a simi - (adj.) tangible<br />
kut in <strong>to</strong>ngh khawh , mit in hmuh khawh tluk in a fiangmi - (adj.) concrete<br />
kut in ttialmi ca - (n.) manuscript<br />
kut in ttialmi ca - (adj.) running - Example: Running handwriting = Kut in ttial thluah-mahmi ca<br />
kut in ttialmi ca - (n.) script<br />
kut in ttialmi ca , kut ttial - (n.) penmanship - Example: His penmanship is hard <strong>to</strong> read = A kut ttial rel a har<br />
kut in tuahmi - (adj.) manual<br />
kut samh - (adj.) outstretched<br />
kut sih - (v.) fold - Example: She folded her arms = A kut aa sih<br />
kut tawlnak khengpi , hmai phiahnak i donhmi khengpi - (n.) basin<br />
kut temnak thir cikcin - (n.) handcuff<br />
kut thlirnak in biakhiahnak nawlngeihnak - (n.) suffrage<br />
kut tin - (n.) finger nail<br />
kut <strong>to</strong>ngh in hngalh - (v.) feel - Example: She felt rain on her cheeks = A biang i ruahti a tlak kha a hngalh<br />
kut ttuan rannak in tuahmi mitleh - (n.) sleight-of-hand<br />
kut zao ke zao pah in duhmi chim - (v.) gesticulate<br />
kut zaoh - (v.) wave<br />
kut zungthiamnak - (n.) handicraft<br />
kutcang - (n.) knuckle<br />
kutchuan - (n.) ordination - Example: He has received ordination = Kutchuan a hmu cang<br />
kutchuannak - (n.) laying on of hands, ordination<br />
kutdong - (n.) finger - Example: Thumb, - pointing finger, middle finger, ring finger, - small finger = Kutpi, - mehtawk, - laibawi, nau-um, hngete<br />
kutdong asiloah kedong - (n.) digit<br />
kutdong hrolh - (n.) ring<br />
kutdong neh - (n.) fingerprint<br />
kutdong tin - (n.) finger nails - Example: Your finger nails are <strong>to</strong>o long = Na kutdong tin a sau tuk<br />
kuthlernak in biakhiahnak tuahnak - (n.) vote<br />
kuthlertu , thimnak a um tik i thimtu - (n.) vortex<br />
kuthlertu , thimnak a um tik i thimtu - (n.) voter<br />
kuthliah , kuthliah-hlok - (n.) wrist<br />
kuthnawhnak - (n.) napkin<br />
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kuthrenh - (n.) handcuff - Example: The police handcuffed him (with handcuffs) = Palik nih kuthrenh in a kut an hrenh<br />
kuthrolh - (n.) bracelet - Example: Young women like gold bracelets very much = Ngaknu nih sui kuthrolh an duh ngaingai<br />
kuthrolh - (n.) gloves - Example: Gloves are pleasant for winter = Khuasik ah kuthrolh hrolh cu a nuam ngai<br />
kuthruk - (n.) glove<br />
kuthruk , kutpi hrolhnak lawng a ngeimi - (n.) mitten<br />
kutka awng , kalnak lam - (n.) gateway<br />
kutka , innka - (n.) portal<br />
kutka , kotka , kawtka - (n.) gate<br />
kutke - (n.) limb<br />
kutken cauk - (n.) manual<br />
kutkhih - (n.) bracelet<br />
kutper - (n.) tapeworm<br />
kutpha , kutza - (n.) palm; paw<br />
kutpi , siapi - (n.) thumb<br />
kutpinam , siapinam - (n.) width of a thumb<br />
kutput cauk - (n.) handbook<br />
kutput zal - (n.) handbag<br />
kuttial - (n.) handwriting<br />
kuttial zohthiam - (n.) fortune teller<br />
kuttlaih - (n.) handshake<br />
kuttlaih - (n.) manual (book)<br />
kuttum - (n.) fist<br />
kuttum in aa thongmi , thonghthiam - (n.) pugilist<br />
kutza , kutpha - (n.) palm; paw<br />
kuzale , aiawhtu - (n.) delegate<br />
kuzale pawl - (n.) delegation<br />
L<br />
la - (n.) cot<strong>to</strong>n - Example: We get pelnty of cot<strong>to</strong>n this year = Tu kum cu la tampi kan par<br />
la - (n.) spleen - Example: He has been suffering from malaria and his spleen is enlarged = Raifanh in a ngor i a la a phing<br />
la - (n.) anmial which reaches maturity recently and until it has young of its own - Example: A young cow which does not yet have af calf = Caw la<br />
la - (v.) accept - Example: Are you going <strong>to</strong> accept the post? = Rian cu na la lai maw?<br />
la - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take or convey from one place <strong>to</strong> another by means of channel, canal or pipe-line<br />
la - (v.) pitch a tune - Example: We use Master Key for pitching a tune = Master Key in hla kan la<br />
la - (v.) start a song - Example: Please start the song = Hla cu vun la tuah<br />
la an thlur khi , la zelh , la kher - (v.) spin<br />
la , hnipuan tahnak la - (n.) yarn<br />
la , hri - (n.) fibre - Example: Hemp fibre can be spun in<strong>to</strong> rope = Thahau hri cu hri ah hrual khawh a si<br />
la hri , buri hri , hri - (n.) string<br />
la in sermi hmunphiah - (n.) mop<br />
la kha zai hnih zai thum in komh i thlur - (v.) twine<br />
la kher , la an thlur khi , la zelh - (v.) spin<br />
la , lak - (v.) take - Example: Mr. Jones <strong>to</strong>ok a holiday = Mr. Johes cu a khonh a la<br />
la-mu - (n.) cot<strong>to</strong>n seed<br />
la puan, a ttha ngaimi phun - (n.) muslin<br />
la puan phun khat - (n.) sateen<br />
la , puan tahnak la - (n.) linen<br />
la , puan tahnak la fabricate - (n.) fabric<br />
la , puan tthitnak la - (n.) thread<br />
la sernak thil kung phun khat , buri kung bantuk - (n.) flax<br />
la zelh , la kher , la an thlur khi - (v.) spin<br />
laa - (n.) ass, mule<br />
laa ohn , khacer onh , sullam ngei lo i au thlorh i au - (v.) bray<br />
laafa , rangfa - (n.) foal<br />
laam - (n.) dance - Example: <strong>Chin</strong> dance = Lai laam<br />
laam , lam - (v.) dance<br />
laam phun khat - (n.) waltz<br />
laang - (n.) stretcher - Example: They carried the sick person on a bamboo stretcher = Rua laang in mizaw an put<br />
laang - (n.) half day's jurney, at jurney which you can go and come back the same day<br />
laang , lang - (n.) pole or stretcher - Example: They carried the loads with poles = Thil cu lang in an put hna<br />
lacarh - (v.) dry unginned cot<strong>to</strong>n in sunshine<br />
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lacawng , lacongh - (n.) mule driver, muleteer<br />
lacawnghnak - (n.) taking care of the mules<br />
lachawn , lachon - (n.) combed and ginned cot<strong>to</strong>n<br />
lachon i maw puan in maw nem seh ti i benh - (v.) pad - Example: The inside of the jewel box was padded with cot<strong>to</strong>n = Lungvar chiahnak<br />
kuangte a chunglei kha lachon in a benh<br />
lacongh , lacawng - (n.) mule driver, muleteer<br />
laduang , lazai - (n.) skein<br />
lafa , lafang - (n.) thread or string of thread - Example: Your thread yarn is <strong>to</strong>o fine = Na lafang (lafa) a tthia tuk<br />
lafang , lafa - (n.) thread or string of thread - Example: Your thread yarn is <strong>to</strong>o fine = Na lafang (lafa) a tthia tuk<br />
lah - (v.) chafe - Example: The stiff collar chafes my neck = Angki khgawng tthawng nih ka hngawng a ka lah<br />
lah - (v.) bruise, scratch - Example: A rope bruises my hand = Hri nih ka kut a ka lah<br />
lahat - (n.) cot<strong>to</strong>n gin, cot<strong>to</strong>n carding machine<br />
lahat ki - (n.) cog<br />
lahat ki a ngeimi a kekual - (n.) cogwheel<br />
lahkhah - (n.) pay - Example: His pay is thirty kyats a month = A lahkhah cu thla khat ah sawm thum a si<br />
lahkhah - (n.) salary<br />
lahkhah - (n.) salary, monthly wage - Example: My salary is one thousand kyats per month = Ka lahkhah cu thla khat ah thong khat a si<br />
lahkhah karhnak , karhnak - (n.) increment<br />
lahkhah leng in hmuhmi thil laksawng bantuk si loin hmuh awk a si hrim timi - (n.) perquisite<br />
lahkhah pekmi - (adj.) salaried<br />
lai - (n.) navel<br />
lai - (adv.) shall (future tense) - Example: I shall go home = Inn ah ka kal lai<br />
lai - (adv.) just before - Example: Please come again just before you leave (go) = Na kal laiah ra ta te<br />
lai - (n.) centre - Example: He stands in the centre of the room (floor) = Ttuang lai ah a dir<br />
lai - (n.) middle - Example: Break the sugar cane in the middle = Fu kha a lai in tan<br />
lai - (n.) midst - Example: He stands in their midst = An lai ah a dir<br />
Lai - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong>s<br />
lai kawhra phun khat - (n.) yam<br />
laibawi - (n.) middle finger<br />
laibawi (kutdong) - (n.) index finger<br />
laicer , laifang - (n.) centre - Example: He lives in the centre of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua laifang ah a um<br />
laifang a simi - (adj.) middle<br />
laifang , laicer - (n.) centre - Example: He lives in the centre of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua laifang ah a um<br />
laihna - (n.) the combs made of bamboos used in weaving for changing the threads of the warp; the thrads of the warp; the warp<br />
Laiholh - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong> language<br />
laihri - (n.) umbilical cord<br />
laikeng , laiking , kinglang - (n.) lizard - Example: Postponing all the time, like a lizard which intends <strong>to</strong> weave while in cold night and forgets when<br />
the sun comes and warms him up = Kinglang puanbu tah in<br />
laiking , laikeng , kinglang - (n.) lizard - Example: Postponing all the time, like a lizard which intends <strong>to</strong> weave while in cold night and forgets when<br />
the sun comes and warms him up = Kinglang puanbu tah in<br />
lailam , lamte - (n.) trail<br />
laileng - (n.) pigeon - Example: A pigeon coos (see vahui) = Laileng a awn<br />
laileng inn - (n.) dovecot<br />
laileng phun khat - (n.) turtledove<br />
laileng zuatnak inn, laileng zuatnak inn bantukin a kua tete sermi kuang - (n.) pigeonhole<br />
lailing - (n.) the prime or heyday of life, the height of one's glory<br />
laimi , tunu , lentecelhnak tunu - (n.) doll<br />
lainawm - (v.) murder - Example: He was murdered last year = Ni kum ah an nawn<br />
lainawn - (n.) murder<br />
lainawng - (n.) murderer<br />
lainawngtu - (n.) murderer<br />
lainawnnak - (n.) murder, murdering<br />
lainawnnak/harnak nganpi chuahtertu thil - (adj.) murderous<br />
laisen , thil tuah khawhnak nawl peknak ca - (n.) license<br />
lak - (v.) take - Example: He takes a pen = Cafung a lak<br />
lak - (n.) waste - Example: My trip was a waste = Ka khualtlawn cu alak a si<br />
lak - (v.) fetch, collect (a person) - Example: I collected him at the railway station = Tlanglawng dinhnak ah ka va lak<br />
lak , chuh - (v.) detract from<br />
lak tawnmi ngunkhuai leng i a hlei in lakmi ngunkhuai - (n.) supertax<br />
lak tthan , hmuh tthan - (v.) retrieve<br />
lak tthan , hmuh tthan khawh lomi - (adj.) irretrievable<br />
lak tthan , hrawh tthan - (v.) repeal - Example: The law was repealed = Upadi kha an hrawh tthan<br />
lak tthan , kir tthan , hnulei ah i thawn tthan , hnuh tthan - (v.) withdraw<br />
lak tthan zau , con - (v.) flinch - Example: The baby flinched when it <strong>to</strong>uched a hot pot = Um lin a <strong>to</strong>ngh tikah ngakchia cu a kut a lak zau, a con<br />
lak zau , char zau , a cuh in i cuh - (v.) grab<br />
lakah - (prep.) in - Example: They walked home in the rain = Ruahpi lakah inn ah an tin<br />
lakah. chungah - (prep.) among<br />
lakah , chungah - (n.) midst - Example: In our midst = Kan lakah, kan chungah<br />
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lakah , chungah - (prep.) with - Example: They will mix with the crowd = Zapi lakah, an i cawh lai<br />
lakfa - (n.) bastard, illegal child<br />
lakmi , chungmi - (prep.) of - Example: This book is one of the books which he wrote = Hi cauk hi a ttialmi cauk hna chung i pakhat a si<br />
laknak kahcham - (n.) canal<br />
lakphak - (n.) tea, tea leaves - Example: We shall drink tea. - I have no tea leaves = Lakphak kan ding lai. - Lakphak ka ngei lo<br />
lakphak cawhnak darkeu - (n.) teaspoon<br />
lakphak cawhnak darkeu khat - (n.) teaspoonful<br />
lakphak dawr , dawr hmete - (n.) stall<br />
lakphak dinnak inn , rawl einak inn - (n.) cafe<br />
lakphak hrai - (n.) teacup<br />
lakphak sonak um - (n.) teapot<br />
lakphak-um - (n.) tea kettle<br />
lakphak zetnak - (n.) tea strainer<br />
lakphak zetnak , thil zetnak - (n.) strainer<br />
lakphakchawk - (n.) tea leaves<br />
lakphakti - (n.) tea (brewed)<br />
lakpiak , chuh - (v.) deprive<br />
lakpiak , chuh , thangchiat - (v.) derogate<br />
laksang , lawmh man - (n.) prize<br />
laksawng - (n.) gift<br />
laksawng - (n.) present - Example: Christnas presents = Khrismas laksawng<br />
laksawng - (n.) reward<br />
laksawng hmete - (n.) tip<br />
laksawng hmuh awk i aa tlakmi tuahnak / thil - (adj.) meri<strong>to</strong>rious<br />
laksawng nganpi - (n.) largess<br />
laktthelh - (adj.) alternately (missing one thing in between) - Example: He works on alternate days = Ni laktthelh in rian a ttuan<br />
lal - (n.) lord, chieftain - Example: He is the chieftain (lord) of the village = Amah cu an khua lal a si<br />
lal - (v.) lord over other - Example: He lords over his villagers = A khuami kha a lal hnawh hna<br />
lalang - (n.) travelling companion<br />
lam - (n.) avenue<br />
lam - (n.) passage - Example: The passage between two houses was blocked = Inn pahnih karlak lam kha a pit<br />
lam - (n.) pathway<br />
lam - (n.) road, path - Example: Mo<strong>to</strong>r road; foot path = Mo<strong>to</strong>r lam; Lai lam<br />
lam - (n.) route<br />
lam - (n.) track - Example: A track runs <strong>to</strong> the house = Lam cu inn tiang a phan<br />
lam a ping i chimh - (v.) misdirect<br />
lam bi , kot - (n.) pass - Example: The pass is between two mountains = Kot cu tlang pahnih karlak ah a si<br />
lam bite - (n.) path<br />
lam canceo - (n.) half way<br />
lam cawhnak , innsak - (n.) construction<br />
lam chimhnak cauk - (n.) guidebook<br />
lam chimtu tung - (n.) guidepost<br />
lam hla deuh - (adv.) farther - Example: I can swim farther than you = Nangmah nakin hla deuh ti ka leuh khawh<br />
lam hlapi - (n.) way - Example: The moon is a long way off = Thlapa cu lam hlapi ah a um<br />
lam hmaisak - (v.) pioneer<br />
lam hmaisatu , khua le ram a tla hmasatu - (n.) pioneer<br />
lam hmuhsak , hruai - (v.) guide<br />
lam hmuhsak , lam hruai - (v.) lead<br />
lam hmuhsaknak , hruainak - (n.) guidance<br />
lam hmuhsaktu arfi - (n.) lodestar<br />
lam hmuhsaktu ca i chiahmi mei ceu - (n.) beacon<br />
lam hmuhsaktu lung , dah a ngeimi - (n.) lodes<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
lam hrawnhnak , lam phihnak - (n.) blockade<br />
lam hruaitu , lam chimtu - (n.) guide<br />
lam i cawhnuk i an um i a zeitu hi dah ka zulh lai ti hngalh awk lo in umnak hmun - (n.) labyrinth<br />
lam i kalh nuk i a umnak hmun khi, cucaah tlau a fawi i lam zulh awk hngalh a harnak hmun - (n.) maze<br />
lam in - (prep.) via - Example: He is going <strong>to</strong> England from Burma via Suez canal = Kawlram in England ah Suez canal lam in a kal lai<br />
lam kalning , zulhning , kalning tlangpi - (n.) tenor<br />
lam kau , kau - (adj.) broad<br />
lam kaupi , khulrang tein mawttaw mongh khawhnak - (n.) freeway<br />
lam kenh - (v.) make way for - Example: Bullock carts must make way for jeeps = Cawleng nih jeep cu an kenh han awk a si<br />
lam khat, pe ruk - (n.) fathom<br />
lam kikawi aa kuai bakmi - (adj.) sharp - Example: A sharp turn = Aa kuai bakmi<br />
lam kilkawi - (n.) corner/turn of the road<br />
lam kilkawi , kil - (n.) corner<br />
lam kuaihnak - (n.) curve<br />
lam , laam - (v.) dance<br />
lam mifir - (n.) higiwayman<br />
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lam naite i a ummi , banh khaw , phak khawh - (adj.) handy<br />
lam nganpi - (n.) boulevard<br />
lam nganpi - (n.) highway<br />
lam ngawi , a ngawimi - (adj.) crooked<br />
lam pakhat le pakhat an i tannak, an i <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) intersection<br />
lam phah awk si nak a bangmi - (n.) asphalt<br />
lam phih , donh - (v.) block - Example: The road was blocked by a landslide = Mincim nih lam kha a phih<br />
lam phun khat a si i biachim loin tuanbia pakhatkhat an langhter - (n.) ballet<br />
lam serpiak - (v.) pave - Example: He paves the way for us = Lam a kan serpiak<br />
lam tan , a phei in rin - (v.) cross - Example: Do not forget <strong>to</strong> cross your 't' = Na 't' kha a phei in rin philh hlah<br />
lam tthen - (v.) diverge - Example: Our paths diverge here = Hika ah hin kan lam aa tthen<br />
lam , tuahning - (n.) way - Example: Doc<strong>to</strong>rs are trying <strong>to</strong> find ways <strong>to</strong> prevent desease = Sibawi nih zawtnak khamnak caah zawtnak khamnak<br />
caah lam an kawl lengmang<br />
lam um lonak hmun a simi - (adj.) pathless<br />
lambawi - (n.) road overseer; civil engeneer<br />
lamh - (v.) stamp - Example: Jack stamped on the spider = Jack nih sawmpalak kha a lahm<br />
lamh awi ca i chiahmi lung - (n.) stepping-s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
lamh , cil , tuk - (v.) trounce<br />
lamh , kal - (v.) tread - Example: Don't tread on the flower beds = Pangpar cinnak kuang kha lam hna hlah<br />
lamhbak , hlei - (n.) step<br />
lamhchih - (v.) trample<br />
lamhchihmi , misifak mi nauta pawl - (adj.) downtrodden<br />
lamhlapi - (adj.) remote<br />
lamhlapi a phan khomi thil , ruahnak - (adj.) far-reaching<br />
lamhlat deuh in thil cuanh tik i fiang deuh le hmaan deuh in hmuh khawhnak khi - (n.) perspective - Example: Many happenings of last<br />
year seem less important when viewed in perspective = Nikum til ummi tampi kha hlat deuh in vun cuanh hna tikah hiapi tuk an rak si lo ti kha a<br />
hung langg<br />
lamhlatpi i a ummi - (adj.) far-off<br />
lamhruang ah , lam i rak bawh i nam - (n.) ambush<br />
lamkal - (n.) delegate, envoy, emissary - Example: Peter was an envoy/emissary of Jesus = Piter cu Bawi Jesuh lamkal a si<br />
lamkal - (v.) negotiate between two people - Example: He negotiates between them = Amah nih an karlak ah lam a kal hna<br />
lamkaltu - (n.) envoy<br />
Lamkaltu - (prop.) Acts of the Apostles<br />
lamkaltu - (n.) negotia<strong>to</strong>r, media<strong>to</strong>r, match maker<br />
lamkam - (n.) wayside - Example: Some of the seeds fell on the edge of the road = Thlaici acheu cu lamkam ah an tla<br />
lammi - (n.) dancer<br />
lamnai lawng a hmu khomi - (adj.) nearsighted<br />
lamnak hmun - (n.) theatre<br />
lamnak puaipi - (n.) ball<br />
lamnhnak in au - (interj.) hurrah<br />
lampawng - (n.) roadside<br />
lampawng i an vanmi meiinn - (n.) streetlight<br />
lampawng i an vanmi meiinn - (n.) streetlamp<br />
lampi ah , lampi in - (adv.) en route<br />
lampial - (n.) fork<br />
lamserh - (n.) funeral dance<br />
lamte , lailam - (n.) trail<br />
lamtte - (n.) fork<br />
lamtte - (n.) junction<br />
lan ko in hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) transparent - Example: Glass is transparent = Thlalang cu lan ko in hmuh khawhmi a si<br />
lan , lanh - (v.) pass through - Example: They passed through the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua chung in an lan<br />
lang - (n.) yoke - Example: A man carried two buckets on a yoke, one at each end = Mipa nih laang ka pakhat in baltin pahnih a put hna, khattelei<br />
pakhat veve in<br />
lang - (adv.) from a distance - Example: He shot a deer from a distance and missed it = A lang in sakhi a kah i a nganh<br />
lang , laang - (n.) pole or stretcher - Example: They carried the loads with poles = Thil cu lang in an put hna<br />
lang , langh - (v.) appear, be in sight, visible - Example: Zokhua is visible from Rung mountain = Zokhua cu Rung tlang in a lang<br />
langak - (n.) crow, raven<br />
langak keuhnak hmun - (n.) rookery<br />
langak phun khat - (n.) raven<br />
langak phun khat - (n.) rook<br />
langh - (adj.) visible<br />
langh a duh ngaimi , mi nih ka hmu hna seh ti a duh ngaimi - (adj.) ostentatious<br />
langh a duh tukmi minung , meizik bantuk a simi - (adj.) flamboyant<br />
langh duh tuk deuh a simi - (adj.) showy<br />
langh , lang - (v.) appear, be in sight, visible - Example: Zokhua is visible from Rung mountain = Zokhua cu Rung tlang in a lang<br />
langh , lang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be retributed naturally - Example: His bad deeds have been retributed = Tthat lonak a tuahmi nih a langh<br />
langhnak - (n.) natural retribution - Example: He gets retribution for his misdeeds = Tthat lonak a tuahmi ruangah langhnak a hmu<br />
langhnak a simi - (adj.) symp<strong>to</strong>matic<br />
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langhnak , hmelchunhnak - (n.) symp<strong>to</strong>m - Example: Fever is a symp<strong>to</strong>m of illness = Tak linh hi zawtnak langhnak/hmelchunhnak pakhat a si<br />
langhnak hmuhmi - (n.) vision<br />
langhnak hmuhmi lawng a simi , saduhthahmi lawng a simi - (adj.) visionary<br />
langhnak , sannak - (n.) prominence<br />
langhngan - (adv.) openly, visibly - Example: He speaks openly = Langhngan in a chim<br />
langhngan in bia a chimmi , mi um-u a si lomi - (adj.) unreserved<br />
langhngan in tuahmi - (adj.) overt<br />
langhning , muisam umtuning - (n.) appearance<br />
langhter - (v.) signalize<br />
langhter - (v.) support - Example: The facts support his claim = A si timi kha thil a cangmi hna nih khan a hmaan tiah a langhter<br />
langhter - (prep.) with - Example: Work with care = Ralrinnak langhter bu tein ttuan (ralring tein ttuan)<br />
langhter chung , chimchung - (v.) portend<br />
langhter , hmuhsak - (v.) exhibit<br />
langhter , hmuhsak - (v.) denote - Example: Fever denotes illness = Taklinh nih zawtnak a langhter<br />
langhter , hngalhter , sawh - (v.) mean - Example: The dark clouds mean it will rain = Khua-dawm nak nih ruah a sur lai ti kha an langhter<br />
langhter lotu , phengtu , thuptu - (n.) camouflage - Example: Green leaves are used for camouflage in jungle warfare = Ramlak raltuknak ah<br />
thinghnah hring kha peengtu ah an hman hna<br />
langhter , mi nih ka hmu hna seh ti i tuahmi - (v.) show off - Example: He wants <strong>to</strong> show off his fine clothes = A hnipuan ttha kha mi nih ka<br />
hmu hna seh ti a duh<br />
langhter , phuan , pho - (v.) expose<br />
langhter , zar - (v.) display<br />
langhternak - (n.) expression<br />
langhternak - (n.) ostentation<br />
langhternak tuahmi - (n.) exhibition<br />
langhtertu , hmuhsaktu - (n.) indica<strong>to</strong>r<br />
langta - (n.) vulture<br />
langta - (n.) vulture<br />
langther , phuan , thuh i zuam na i a lang tthiammi - (v.) belie - Example: His smile belied his hurt feeling = A ni ko nain a thinhun kha a lang<br />
tthiam<br />
lanh , kal - (adv.) past - Example: The soldiers marched past = Ralkap cu an lan thluahmah<br />
lanh , lan - (v.) pass through - Example: They passed through the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua chung in an lan<br />
lanhpi , kalpi , pek chin , lanhter - (v.) convey<br />
lanhtak - (v.) pass over - Example: He was passed over when they chose players = Pumpululh chuihtu an thim hna ah khan anih cu an lanh tak<br />
Lanhtak Puai - (n.) Passover<br />
lanhter , lanhpi , kalpi , pek chin - (v.) convey<br />
lapar - (n.) cot<strong>to</strong>n<br />
lapar te hna bantuk , thil buang - (n.) fluff<br />
lapar thei - (n.) boll<br />
lapi - (n.) felame ass<br />
laril zelhnak fung , film zelhnak fung - (n.) spool<br />
lasi , khuachia - (n.) sprite<br />
lasi tuanbia, a hmaanmi a si lomi tuanbia - (n.) fairy tale<br />
late, kaa in pawpi tiang rawl a kalnak late - (n.) gullet<br />
lathlur , na mermi thil pawl - (n.) spindle<br />
Latin Baibal - (prop.) Vulgate<br />
lating burhnak si - (n.) indigo<br />
lau - (v.) stagger - Example: I was staggered <strong>to</strong> hear that he was dead = A thi ti ka theih ah ka lau ngai<br />
lau awk a simi , thlakawkbar a simi - (adj.) panicky<br />
lau i lungmih i mah i hngal set lo i um - (v.) shock - Example: He was shocked when he heard that his mother died = A nu thih a theih tikah a<br />
lau i mah hnagal loin a um<br />
lau , thlakawkbar - (n.) panic<br />
lau tuk i mah hngal lo i um , a thi bantuk i um - (v.) swoon<br />
lau ur in um , i hninsai ur in um - (n.) sensation<br />
launak - (n.) shock - Example: His death was a shock <strong>to</strong> his friends = A thih cu a hawikom hna caah launak a si<br />
launak - (n.) surprise - Example: His face shows surprise at the news = Thawng an theih i a alu kha a hmai ah a lang<br />
launak in a khatmi minung hna - (adj.) panic-stricken<br />
launak , thinphannak - (n.) fright<br />
launak , thlalaunak , ttihnak - (n.) consternation<br />
lauter , thih - (v.) frighten<br />
law - (conj.) if - Example: I shall be happy if you come = Ra law kaa lawm hnga<br />
lawh - (v.) take after - Example: John <strong>to</strong>ok after his father = John cu a pa a lo<br />
lawh , lo - (v.) pick - Example: They picked all the peaches on the tree = A kung i a ummi metie kha an lawh din<br />
lawh , lo - (v.) resemble, seem, look like - Example: It looks like rain, therefore I did not go. - He looks as if he is going = Ruah sur lai a lawh caah ka<br />
kal lo. - A kal lai ko a lo<br />
lawhmi , amah he aa lo te i sermi , amah he aa lo taktakmi - (n.) replica<br />
lawhnak - (n.) semblance<br />
lawi - (n.) fife<br />
lawi - (v.) go back home - Example: He went back home = In ah a lawi<br />
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lawi - (v.) about a wife that returns home after estrangement from her husband<br />
lawi , lawih - (v.) get burned with hot water - Example: Hot water burns him = Tisa nih a lawih<br />
lawi ning i um lonak - (n.) eccentricity<br />
lawih , lawi - (v.) get burned with hot water - Example: Hot water burns him = Tisa nih a lawih<br />
lawk - (v.) <strong>to</strong> change the old leaky thatch roof with new roof<br />
lawk - (v.) <strong>to</strong> relieve sombody of his heavy burden<br />
lawkih mi , Khrihfa a si lomi - (n.) heathen<br />
lawlaw - (adv.) outright - Example: I <strong>to</strong>ld him outright the s<strong>to</strong>ry of his friend = A hawipa kong kha ka chimh lawlaw<br />
lawlaw - (adv.) straightaway - Example: Do not tarry, go straightaway = Dir con hlah, kal lawlaw<br />
lawlaw - (adv.) wholly - Example: Eat up the whole lot (wholly) = Ei dih lawlaw<br />
lawlaw - (conj.) either or - Example: If you are cold, be cold; if you are hot, be hot (Rev. 3:15) = Na kih le kik lawlaw, na lum le lum lawlaw<br />
lawm - (adj.) be happy - Example: I am happy; Thank you = Kaa lawm<br />
lawm - (v.) work <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: We work <strong>to</strong>gether in our fields in turns = Lothlawh kan i lawm<br />
lawm - (v.) cook sulphur beand<br />
lawm , lawmh - (v.) rejoice - Example: We rejoice that you come = Na ra i kan i lawm<br />
lawm , lawmh - (v.) celebrate - Example: We celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus. - He celebrated his birthdaty = Bawi Jesuh chuah kan lawm. - A<br />
chuah a lawmh<br />
lawm , lawmh , lomh - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh<br />
lawmh - (v.) thank - Example: I thank you because you gave me gift = Laksawng na ka pek caah kaan lawmh<br />
lawmh - (v.) applaud - Example: Many people applaud him and clap their hands = Mi tampi nih an lawmh i an kut an bengh<br />
lawmh , lawm - (v.) rejoice - Example: We rejoice that you come = Na ra i kan i lawm<br />
lawmh , lawm - (v.) celebrate - Example: We celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus. - He celebrated his birthdaty = Bawi Jesuh chuah kan lawm. - A<br />
chuah a lawmh<br />
lawmh , lomh - (v.) appreciate<br />
lawmh , lomh , lawm - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh<br />
lawmh tuknak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) ecstatic<br />
lawmhnak ah siseh , ngaihchiatnak ah siseh , thinhunnak ah siseh , nganfah innak ah siseh , i sum kho loin a ummi - (adj.) frantic<br />
lawmhnak bia chim i batmi , tuah awk a simi rian - (n.) obligation<br />
lawmhnak biachim , lawmh - (v.) thank - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> thank you for the gift = Laksawng na ka pekmi caah lawmh kan duh<br />
lawmhnak he aa pehtlaimi , puai - (adj.) festal<br />
lawmhnak , lomhnak - (adj.) gladness, happiness, joy<br />
lawmhnak nganpi - (n.) exultation<br />
lawmhnak nganpi - (n.) rapture<br />
lawmhnak nganpi a simi - (adj.) rapturous<br />
lawmhpi - (v.) congratulate<br />
lawmhpi , conglawmh - (v.) felicitate<br />
lawmhpinak - (n.) congratulation<br />
lawmhpinak i aa tlakmi bia , conglawmhnak - (adj.) felicitious - Example: A felicitious speech of thanks = Lunglawmhnak bia chimnak i aa tlakmi<br />
bia<br />
lawmhter - (v.) exhilarate<br />
lawmhter - (v.) gratify<br />
lawmhter - (v.) suit - Example: It is hard <strong>to</strong> suit everybody = A mi kip lawmhter cu a har ngai<br />
lawmhter, lawhmnak in khahter - (v.) ravish - Example: He is ravished with her beauty = Aa dawhnak nih lawmhnak in a khakter<br />
lawmhter ngai , aidi in mawn , mawnh , eih in mawn - (v.) enchant<br />
lawmhter , puai tuahpiak , khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai - (v.) entertain<br />
lawmhternak - (n.) entertainment<br />
lawmhternak - (n.) exhilaration<br />
lawmhternak - (n.) gratification<br />
lawmhtertu - (n.) entertainer<br />
lawmnak - (n.) --lawn<br />
- (v.) crawl - Example: A snake crawls = Rul a lawn<br />
lawn - (v.) creep<br />
lawn , lawng - (adj.) vacant - Example: If the site is vacant I shall build a house. - There is a vacancy for a post (lit. one post i vacant) = Hmun a<br />
lawn ahcun inn ka sak lai. - Rian pakhat a lawng<br />
lawng - (adj.) empty - Example: The cup is empty = Hrai a lawng<br />
lawng - (adj.) only - Example: He is the only person who can do it = Amah lawng nih a tuh khawh<br />
lawng - (adj.) naked - Example: He came naked = Taklawng in a ra<br />
lawng - (n.) vehicle - Example: Ship, boat. - Train, railway (land vehicle) = Tilawng. - Tlanglawng<br />
lawng a hnulei - (n.) stern<br />
lawng chung i eidin lei zohkhenhtu nu - (n.) stewardess<br />
lawng cung i cuannak - (n.) embarkation<br />
lawng cung i kai i icit - (v.) board - Example: We must board the train now = Atu ah tlanglawng cungah kan kai awk a si cang<br />
lawng dinhnak hmun - (n.) station - Example: Railway station = Tlanglawng dinhnak<br />
lawng hrennak hri - (n.) moorings<br />
lawng in ti chung i tlak - (adv.) overboard - Example: He fell overboard = Lawng in ti chungah a tla<br />
lawng kaltertu - (n.) naviga<strong>to</strong>r<br />
lawng , lawn - (adj.) vacant - Example: If the site is vacant I shall build a house. - There is a vacancy for a post (lit. one post i vacant) = Hmun a<br />
lawn ahcun inn ka sak lai. - Rian pakhat a lawng<br />
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lawng , lawngh - (v.) sqirm - Example: He squirms on the floor in agony = Nganfah in tuang ah aa lawng<br />
lawng zahnak fung - (n.) oar<br />
lawng zahnak fung - (n.) scull<br />
lawng zahnak fung danh ca i knenhmi khenhteo - (n.) thole<br />
lawng zaptu - (n.) oarsman<br />
lawngcung i kai , cit hram i thawk - (v.) embark<br />
lawngh , longh - (v.) float - Example: They float plenty of teak logs on <strong>Chin</strong>dwin river = <strong>Chin</strong>dwin tiva ah tlor thing tampi an lawngh hna<br />
lawngh , longh - (v.) float, waft<br />
lawngin - (adv.) alone - Example: I shall go alone = Keimah lawngin ka kal lai<br />
lawnglawng - (adv.) only - Example: He brought only two books = Cauk pahnih lawnglawng a rak put<br />
lawnglawng - (adj.) sole<br />
lawnglawng , menmen - (adv.) just - Example: He is just an ordinary man = Amah cu mi sawsawh memen a si<br />
lawnglawng , menmen - (adj.) mere - Example: She is a mere child = Ngakchia men a si ko<br />
lawngmeizahnak - (n.) rudder<br />
lawnh - (v.) vacate - Example: Please vacate the house = Inn kha rak lawnh tuah<br />
lawnh , lonh - (v.) surpass - Example: He surpassed his brother in <strong>English</strong>. - Al Thang surpasses Al Ling in hight by one inch = Mirang holh ah a<br />
nau kha a lonh. - Al Thang nih lehmah pakhat in Al Ling a lonh<br />
lawnnak - (n.) vacuity<br />
lawnnak - (n.) emptiness<br />
lawr - (v.) <strong>to</strong> choose the better ones<br />
lawr - (v.) curry favour - Example: He is good at currying favour = Anih cu mi lawr a thiam ngai<br />
lazai - (n.) strand - Example: This rope is a rope of three strands = Hi hri hi zai thum komh hri a si<br />
lazai , laduang - (n.) skein<br />
lazelh/lakhernak thir phun khat - (n.) spinning-jenny<br />
lazoh - (v.) pick cot<strong>to</strong>n<br />
le - (conj.) and - Example: You and I = Nangmah le keimah<br />
le - (suff.) suffix denoting plural - Example: My friend. - My friends = Ka hawi. - Ka hawile<br />
le , lek - (v.) run - Example: He ran away (beyond visibility). - He is swift in running = Lo diam in a le. - Lek a mu<br />
leh - (v.) respond, reply - Example: He responds nicely <strong>to</strong> my words = Ttha tein ka bia a ka leh<br />
leh - (v.) translate - Example: He translates the Bible from <strong>English</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Chin</strong> = Baibal cu Mirangholh in Laiholh ah a leh<br />
leh , biachan - (v.) answer<br />
leh , bialeh - (v.) reply<br />
leh cikcek i kawl - (v.) rummage<br />
leh , cung le tang maw lu le taw maw leh , hrawh - (v.) subvert<br />
leh , let - (v.) turn over - Example: He turns over a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung pakhat a leh<br />
leh , let - (v.) go and come frequently - Example: He goes and comes frequently between <strong>Hakha</strong> and Thantlang = <strong>Hakha</strong> le Thantlang kar aa let<br />
lengmang<br />
leh , let - (v.) roll over<br />
leh , let - (v.) translate - Example: He spoke in Burmese and they translated in<strong>to</strong> <strong>Chin</strong> = Kawl holh in a chim i Lai holh ah an leh<br />
lehhmah - (n.) inch<br />
lehhmah - (n.) ticket<br />
lehhmah - (n.) certificate - Example: Tenth Standard pass certificate = Tang Hra awnnak lehhmah<br />
lehhmah 39.37 a saumi - (n.) meter<br />
lehhmah - (n.) passport - Example: A certificate for going <strong>to</strong> other country = Ram dang kalnak lehhmah<br />
lehhmahthut - (v.) sign (name) - Example: You will sign your name here = Hika ah hin lehhmah na thut lai<br />
lehlam , lehtuk - (adv.) rather than - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ld me rather than his wife = A nupi chim loin keimah lehlam a ka chimh<br />
lehli - (n.) retail price<br />
lehnak - (n.) answer<br />
lehnak - (prep.) for - Example: We thank him for his kindness = A zaangfahnak ruangah kan lawmh<br />
lehnak - (n.) reply<br />
lehnak , thlennak - (n.) translation<br />
lehpek , hringhran - (adv.) extremely<br />
lehpek , hringhran , tuk - (adj.) extreme<br />
lehrul , lehruloh - (adj.) repay, pay back, recompense - Example: Would he be able <strong>to</strong> pay me back = A ka lehrul kho hnga maw?<br />
lehrulh , kir tthan - (v.) react<br />
lehrulh , pek tthan , cham - (v.) recompense<br />
lehrulh , pek tthan ve - (v.) reciprocate - Example: She loves me and I reciprocate her affection = A ka dawt i ka dawt tthan ve<br />
lehrulhnak - (n.) reprisal<br />
lehrulhnak , thil a hung kir tthanmi - (n.) reaction<br />
lehtama rian - (n.) carpenter<br />
lehtuk , lehlam - (adv.) rather than - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ld me rather than his wife = A nupi chim loin keimah lehlam a ka chimh<br />
lei - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ngue - Example: We speak with our <strong>to</strong>ngues = Kan lei in kan holh<br />
lei - (n.) way - Example: Look this way = Hi lei zoh tuah<br />
lei - a particle signifying extent, amount or measure of something - Example: Its height. - Its width. - Its length = A sanlei. - A kauhlei. - A saulei<br />
lei - (n.) earth, ground, world - Example: You may sit down on the ground = Lei ah khan tthu ko u<br />
lei - (n.) debt (<strong>to</strong> pay)<br />
lei - (n.) punishment, fine - Example: Because his words are bad he is fined (given a fine) = A bia a tthat lo caah lei a cawi<br />
lei ah - (prep.) <strong>to</strong>ward<br />
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lei ah , leiah - (prep.) <strong>to</strong> - Example: Go <strong>to</strong> the right = Orhlei ah kal<br />
lei , khilei , hilei , ti bantuk - (n.) direction - Example: He went in that direction = Khi lei ah khin a kal<br />
lei , leirawi - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a lei<br />
lei thuannak the - (n.) harrow<br />
leiah - on ... side - Example: He is on our side = Kanmah leiah a ttang<br />
leiah , lei ah - (prep.) <strong>to</strong> - Example: Go <strong>to</strong> the right = Orhlei ah kal<br />
leiba a cham kho lomi - (n.) bankrupt<br />
leiba a cham kho lomi , tangka a ngei lomi - (adj.) insolvent<br />
leiba a cham khomi - (adj.) solvent<br />
leiba cham ding hnu ceuh cham ding i upadi ning tein tuahpiakmi caan , cu a caan pekmi chung cu - (n.) mora<strong>to</strong>rium<br />
leiba cham khawhnak - (n.) solvency<br />
leiba cham kho lo in umnak , tangka ngeih lo - (n.) insolvency<br />
leiba cham rih lomi - (adj.) outstanding - Example: Outstanding debts = Leiba a tang rihmi<br />
leiba in luatternak - (n.) quittance<br />
leiba lei i chiah , zuh - (v.) debit - Example: Debit my account K. 100/- = Ka tangka chung khan K. 100/- zuk tuah<br />
leiba , leibat - (n.) debt - Example: I am in debt = Leiba ka ngei<br />
leiba , leibat - (v.) have a debt - Example: I have no debt <strong>to</strong> anybody = Ahohmanh lei ka ba hna lo<br />
leiba ngeih , leiba bat - (adj.) indebted<br />
leibat , leiba - (v.) have a debt - Example: I have no debt <strong>to</strong> anybody = Ahohmanh lei ka ba hna lo<br />
leibat , leiba - (n.) debt - Example: I am in debt = Leiba ka ngei<br />
leibatmi - (n.) the person <strong>to</strong> whom the debt is owed<br />
leibatu - (n.) deb<strong>to</strong>r<br />
leidip - (n.) dust (mostly on the ground)<br />
leidip a khatmi - (adj.) dusty<br />
leih - (v.) pour water<br />
leih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pour food in the trough for animals<br />
leihri - (n.) navel cord<br />
leikak kaupi - (n.) chasm<br />
leiphit - (n.) dust (mostly in the air)<br />
leirai - (n.) debt<br />
leirawi , lei - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a lei<br />
leirawitu , leirtu , rawitu - (n.) trai<strong>to</strong>r, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si<br />
leirtu , rawitu , leirawitu - (n.) trai<strong>to</strong>r, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si<br />
leithuan - (v.) plow - Example: He plows the field with water buffaloes = Na in lei a thuan hna<br />
leithuan i an rinmi kuar - (n.) furrow<br />
leithuannak - (n.) plow<br />
leithuannak ha - (n.) plowshare<br />
leithuannak seh - (n.) trac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
leittial - (n.) chipmunk<br />
lek - (adj.) cocky, arrogant, overbearing - Example: Pu Hnin is a cocky, overbearing person = Pu Hnin cu mi lek a si<br />
lek - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be warped - Example: Your board is warped = Na thing a lek<br />
lek - (v.) chop off, cut off with one stroke - Example: It's easy <strong>to</strong> cut off banana tree = Banhlakung lek cu a fawi<br />
lek - (v.) flash - Example: Lightning flashes = Nimtlau a lek<br />
lek - (v.) Morse: <strong>to</strong> send messages by flashes of light - Example: They are sending each other messages in Morse = Hmaan an i lek<br />
lek , le - (v.) run - Example: He ran away (beyond visibility). - He is swift in running = Lo diam in a le. - Lek a mu<br />
lek , leklak , liklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si<br />
leklak , lek , liklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si<br />
leklak , liklak - (adv.) promptly - Example: He rose promptly = Leklak tiah a tho<br />
lel - (adj.) busybody - Example: He is a busybody = Mi lel a si<br />
lel - (v.) play with - Example: Du not play with knife = Namte he lel hlah<br />
lem - (v.) cajole<br />
lem - (v.) coax, persuade - Example: They persuaded him <strong>to</strong> sing = Hlasak an lem<br />
lem - (v.) lure - Example: The fox was lured in<strong>to</strong> the trap = Cenghngia cu rap coktarh nih rap chungah a lem i aa foih<br />
lem - (v.) tempt - Example: The sight of food tempted him <strong>to</strong> steal = Rawl a hmuhnak nih khan fir dingin a lem<br />
lem - (v.) coax, persuade - Example: They persuaded him <strong>to</strong> sing = Hlasak an lem<br />
lem - (n.) likeness, image - Example: Idol, likeness of man, image of man (not real man) = Milem<br />
lem - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take back something that has been given - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok back the shirt he gave me = Angki kha a ka lem tthan<br />
lem - (v.) addicted: <strong>to</strong> be addicted <strong>to</strong> - Example: I am addicted <strong>to</strong> smoking (smoking entices me) = Kuak zuk nih a ka lem<br />
lem - (v.) bait, attract - Example: Light attracts insects = Mei ceu nih buttit a lem hna<br />
lem , bia nem le bia thlum in lem - (v.) wheedle<br />
lem cang - (adj.) addicted - Example: He is addicted <strong>to</strong> smoking = Kuakzuk nih a lem cang i a thlah kho ti lo<br />
lem , fial - (v.) persuade - Example: They could persuade him <strong>to</strong> stay = Um awkah an lem khawh<br />
lem (leem) - (v.) entice<br />
lem , lem khawhnak , duhternak - (v.) allure<br />
lem lo - (adv.) not very much, not quite - Example: Do you like oranges? Not quite = Theithu na duh maw? Ka duh lem lo<br />
lemh - (v.) swallow, gulp - Example: He swallowed a fish bone and it got stuck in his throat = Nga ruh a lemh i a hrom ah a tang<br />
lemnak - (n.) enticement<br />
lemnak - (n.) persuasion<br />
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lemnak , coktarh - (n.) lure<br />
lemsoi khawh - (v.) prevail - Example: I cannot prevail upon him <strong>to</strong> stay for dinner = Zanriah ei ko tiah ka lemsoi kho lo<br />
len - (v.) see - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> see my friend = Ka hawi len ka duh<br />
len - (v.) call - Example: Our pas<strong>to</strong>r will call on us <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing ah kan pas<strong>to</strong>r a kan leng lai<br />
len - (v.) visit<br />
len , leng - (v.) visit within the samme village or <strong>to</strong>wn - Example: Today we are going <strong>to</strong> visit our friends = Nihin cu kan hawi kan leng hna lai<br />
leng - (prep.) outside - Example: He is sitting outside the house = Inn lengah a tthu ko<br />
leng - (n.) vehicle, wheel, cart, carriage - Example: We go by horse cart = Rangleng in kan kal<br />
leng - (v.) walk, stroll, go about, go for a walk - Example: We go for at walk (lit. we visit the road) = Lam kan leng<br />
leng - (v.) float in the air, waft - Example: Word has been floating that Chante and Tialte are going <strong>to</strong> get married = Chante le Ttialte an i um lai<br />
tiah bia a leng<br />
leng , cawleng - (n.) cart<br />
leng chuahnak nawl , ngaihthiam - (v.) excuse<br />
leng chuak loin erhnak - (n.) confinement<br />
leng hnuhnak hri - (n.) trace<br />
leng i chuahnak , pheonak - (n.) exclusion<br />
leng i hlonh - (v.) eject<br />
leng in chungah luh. - 2. phun khat in phun khat ah i thlen - (prep.) in<strong>to</strong><br />
leng kekual i a ha - (n.) sprocket<br />
leng lang ah cun , a leng langhnak ah cun - (adv.) ostensibly<br />
leng lang i dawh ngai i ser i a chung i a ttha ttung lomi - (adj.) specious<br />
leng , len - (v.) visit within the samme village or <strong>to</strong>wn - Example: Today we are going <strong>to</strong> visit our friends = Nihin cu kan hawi kan leng hna lai<br />
leng remhtu - (n.) wheelwright<br />
lengah - (adv.) outside - Example: Go outside = Lengah chuak thah<br />
lengah , innchung si loin lengah - (adj.) outdoors<br />
lengchuah , pheo - (v.) exclude<br />
lengke - (n.) wheel<br />
lengke aa mernak thirfung , ekzel - (n.) axle<br />
lengke kual a laifang - (n.) hub<br />
lengke ti nih a mermi - (n.) waterwheel<br />
lengkekual - (n.) wheel<br />
lengkeneh - (n.) rut<br />
lenglang in , hlangfang in - (adv.) openly<br />
lenglang sawhsawh a simi - (adj.) phenomenal<br />
lengleh - (n.) a woman who wants <strong>to</strong> get married again after divorce or the death of her husband<br />
lenglei - (adv.) without - Example: The house is painted without and within = Inn cu a lenglei he a chunglei he si an thuh<br />
lenglei deuh - (adj.) outer - Example: Outer wall = Lenglei deuh vampang<br />
lenglei in si loin mahte nih zeitindah ka tuah lai tiah i khiahnak - (n.) self-determination<br />
lengmang - (adj.) often - Example: I often see him at church = Biakinn ah ka hmuh lengmang<br />
lengmang - (adv.) on and on - Example: He talked on and on = A holh lengmang<br />
lengttul - (n.) spinster<br />
lengtu - (n.) caller<br />
lenh - (v.) use commonly - Example: They do not use Lai language = Lai holh an lenh lo<br />
lenh - (v.) play with - Example: The children play with dolls = Nganchia nih tunu an i lenh<br />
lenh , lian , lianh - (v.) swell, rise (as a river) - Example: The water is high that we dannot cross the river = Ti a lenh caah kan tak kho lo<br />
lenkhang , a phei in zarmi sur - (n.) seine<br />
lennak - (n.) visit<br />
lennak khan - (n.) living room<br />
lente aa celhmi - (n.) player<br />
lente an i celhmi bu khat khi, tennis ah an hman bik, set u chungah set 6 i a tei ahcun tei a si, ti bantuk khi - (n.) set<br />
lente celhnak phun khat, tennis bantuk - (n.) squash<br />
lente i celh - (v.) sport<br />
lentecelh - (v.) play (games, not music) - Example: They play games = Lente an i celh<br />
lentecelh a duh ngaimi - (adj.) sportive<br />
lentecelh bantuk men i ruah le rel - (v.) trifle<br />
lentecelh hawi - (n.) playmate<br />
lentecelh i zuamnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>urnament<br />
lentecelh pawl i tawhrolh tawi an hmanmi - (n.) trunks<br />
lentecelh thiammi , hirha zangmi - (n.) athlete<br />
lentecelh zohnak i thutnak hmun tha bik - (n.) grandstand<br />
lentecelh zuamnak i hman a si bikmi , a herhnak bantukin dirter khawhmi suimilam - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>p watch<br />
lentecelhnak - (n.) game<br />
lentecelhnak - (n.) gymnastics<br />
lentecelhnak - (n.) sport<br />
lentecelhnak certual - (n.) playground<br />
lentecelhnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) athletic<br />
lentecelhnak hmun i aa celhtu le a zohtu hna nih hman awk i an sakmi inn nganpi - (n.) pavilion<br />
lentecelhnak hmun, lentecelhnak inn - (n.) gymnasium<br />
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lentecelhnak hmun nganpi - (n.) arena<br />
lentecelhnak hmun nganpi , inn zong a ngei i zohnak i tthutdan a dotdot in an chiahmi - (n.) stadium<br />
lentecelhnak i firik tumtu - (n.) referee<br />
lentecelhnak i thawk - (v.) serve<br />
lentecelhnak , nuamhnak - (n.) play<br />
lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) baseball<br />
lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) cricket<br />
lentecelhnak tunu , tunu - (n.) doll<br />
lentecelhpi , awk ca i i chiahmi - (n.) pet - Example: The children wanted a rabbit as a pet = Ngakchia nih saveh cu lentecelh pi awk i i chiah<br />
awkah an duh<br />
lenthang - (n.) hump<br />
let - (v.) overturn - Example: The boat overturned = Tilawng aa let<br />
let - (v.) break - Example: He never breaks his promise = A biakam a let bal lo<br />
let - (prep.) times, multiplied by - Example: Two times two equals four = Pahnih let hnih cu pali a si<br />
let - (v.) answer, reply, respond - Example: Please reply my letter promptly = Ka ca ka let tuan<br />
let - (v.) rescind - Example: He rescinded his agreement = A biakam aa let<br />
let - (v.) <strong>to</strong> drop a plan - Example: They dropped their fishing expedition = An tiva kal a i let<br />
let , aa let - (v.) capsize - Example: The boat capsized = Tilawng aa let<br />
let , leh - (v.) turn over - Example: He turns over a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung pakhat a leh<br />
let , leh - (v.) go and come frequently - Example: He goes and comes frequently between <strong>Hakha</strong> and Thantlang = <strong>Hakha</strong> le Thantlang kar aa let<br />
lengmang<br />
let , leh - (v.) roll over<br />
let , leh - (v.) translate - Example: He spoke in Burmese and they translated in<strong>to</strong> <strong>Chin</strong> = Kawl holh in a chim i Lai holh ah an leh<br />
let-ling , lettaling , lettalam - (adv.) upside down, <strong>to</strong>psyturvy, wrong way round - Example: You are sleeping with your head where your legs<br />
should be = A let-ling in na it<br />
let lo , tlaihpeng , zulh - (v.) abide<br />
let tthan - (v.) reverse<br />
let tthan khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irrevocable<br />
let tthan khawh ti lomi , hnulei i khirh tthan khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irreversible<br />
let tthan , nawl ngei ti lo i ser - (v.) rescind<br />
let tthannak - (n.) reversion<br />
let , zorter , hrawh - (v.) abrogate - Example: His power was abrogated = A nawl ngeihnak kha a zor, a lo<br />
lettalam , let-ling , lettaling - (adv.) upside down, <strong>to</strong>psyturvy, wrong way round - Example: You are sleeping with your head where your legs<br />
should be = A let-ling in na it<br />
lettaling , lettalam , let-ling - (adv.) upside down, <strong>to</strong>psyturvy, wrong way round - Example: You are sleeping with your head where your legs<br />
should be = A let-ling in na it<br />
lettu - (n.) transla<strong>to</strong>r<br />
lettu - (n.) the person who replies/responds/answers<br />
leuh , liau , liao , lio - (v.) swim - Example: I know how <strong>to</strong> swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam<br />
Levitikas - (prop.) Leviticus<br />
li - (n.) spring, elasticity - Example: The spring of my gun is no longer good = Ka meithal a li a ttha ti lo<br />
li hnin - (n.) earth quake<br />
li , likuk - (n.) bow - Example: Bow and arrow = Li le thal<br />
liah , liak - (v.) lick - Example: Cows lick salt = Caw nih cite an liah<br />
liak , liah - (v.) lick - Example: Cows lick salt = Caw nih cite an liah<br />
liam - (prep.) beyond - Example: We shal go beyond the hill = Tlang liam ah khin kan kal lai<br />
liam - (v.) overflow - Example: <strong>Chin</strong>dwin river overflows its banks. - My cup runneth over, brimmingly full = <strong>Chin</strong>dwin tiva a kuang a liam. - Ka hrai<br />
cu a liam in a liam<br />
liam - (v.) pay fine - Example: He pays a fine of ten kyats = Tangka fang hra a liam<br />
liam - (v.) spend money for something - Example: How much do you pay for your trousers? = Na tawhrolh cu zeizatdah na liam?<br />
liam , kal - (v.) pass - Example: The s<strong>to</strong>rm passed and the sun is shining = Thlichia cu a liam (dih) i ni a tlang<br />
liamh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pay <strong>to</strong> somebody a fine - Example: You will pay me ten kyats for the book you <strong>to</strong>ok away = Ka cauk naa lakmi caah tangka fang<br />
hra na ka liamh lai<br />
lian - (v.) become large, big, great - Example: Pu Thawng is becoming greater and greater = Pu Thawng cu a lian chin lengmang ko<br />
lian - (v.) become rich - Example: Pu Thawng is getting richer and richer = Pu Thawng cu a lian chin lengmang ko<br />
lian , lenh , lianh - (v.) swell, rise (as a river) - Example: The water is high that we dannot cross the river = Ti a lenh caah kan tak kho lo<br />
lian , ngan - (adj.) big<br />
liang - (n.) shoulder<br />
liang dar - (n.) shoulder blade<br />
liangbah puan - (n.) shawl<br />
liangluang - (adv.) plentifully, very many great number - Example: Cows are there in great number = Caw an um liangluang ko<br />
lianh , lenh , lian - (v.) swell, rise (as a river) - Example: The water is high that we dannot cross the river = Ti a lenh caah kan tak kho lo<br />
lianhngan , lianngan - (adj.) great, powerful, almighty - Example: Most powerful, almighty Gud. - He is a great man = Lianngan bik Pathian. -<br />
Amah cu mi lianngan a si<br />
lianhngannak , ngannak - (n.) greatness<br />
lianhngannak , rumra - (n.) majesty<br />
lianngan bik , cungnung bik - (adj.) almighty<br />
lianngan , ngan , minthang - (adj.) great<br />
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lianngannak , lianhngannak - (n.) greatness, powerfulness<br />
liao , leuh , liau - (v.) swim - Example: I know how <strong>to</strong> swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam<br />
liau , liao , leuh - (v.) swim - Example: I know how <strong>to</strong> swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam<br />
library zohkhenhtu - (n.) librarian<br />
lih - (n.) lie - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ld us a lie = Lih a kan chimh<br />
lih - (v.) lie - Example: You lie = Lih na chim<br />
lih a chimmi - (adj.) lying<br />
lih a chimmi , biatak a chim lomi - (adj.) dishonest<br />
lih a chimmi , mi hlen a hmangmi - (adj.) deceitful<br />
lih , biatak a si lomi - (n.) untruth<br />
lih chim hmangmi , hlen hmangmi - (adj.) fraudulent<br />
lih chimmi , hlen hmangmi - (n.) deceiver<br />
lih chin lomi , mi hmaan a simi , zumh awk tlakmi - (adj.) honest<br />
lih , dehnak , a hmaan lomi bia - (n.) fallacy<br />
lih , hlennak - (n.) fraud<br />
lih in i lak , hlen - (v.) defraud<br />
lih in mi thangchiat - (v.) traduce<br />
lih , lip - (v.) graze , scrape - Example: If your <strong>to</strong>e gets grazed or scraped it's hard for you <strong>to</strong> go on = Na kedong a lih ahcun kal a har<br />
lih siternak , hmaan lomi siternak - (n.) falsification<br />
lih tawnmi , tawnchomnak - (n.) fabrication<br />
lih um lo tein a hmanmi taktak - (adv., adj.) bona fide<br />
lihbia , a hmaan lomi sinak - (n.) falsehood<br />
lihchim - (v.) lie<br />
lihchim - (v.) prevaricate<br />
lihchim , hlen - (n.) cheat<br />
lihchim , hlen - (v.) deceive<br />
lihchim , lih in chiatser - (v.) perjure - Example: The witness perjured himself by lying about what he saw on the night of the murder = Lai an i<br />
nawn zan i a hmuhmi kong ah khan, tehtepa nih lih a chim caah, amah le amah kha lihchim sual aa phaw<br />
lihchim lo tein - in good faith<br />
lihchim lo tein , ding tein - (adv.) straightforward<br />
lihchim lo , ziaza ding - (n.) integrity<br />
lihchimmi , hrokhrolmi - (adj.) knavish<br />
lihchimnak , biatak chim lonak - (n.) dishonesty<br />
lihchimnak , hrokhrawlnak - (n.) guile<br />
lihchimnak , hrokhrolnak - (n.) knavery<br />
lihnin - (n.) earthquake<br />
lihninh tahnak seh - (n.) seismograph<br />
liim , lim - (v.) finish - Example: She finished the work = Rian a lim<br />
lik - (v.) cover with water - Example: Water (flood) covers our garden = Ti nih kan dum a lik<br />
lik - (v.) counter with the same kind of harsh words - Example: He countered him with harsh words after which he kept quiet = A lik a lik i a dai ko<br />
liklak , lek , leklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si<br />
likuk canthum - (prop.) the seven star group<br />
likuk , li - (n.) bow<br />
lila - (pron.) reflexive: myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves<br />
lilam suai , a man a sang bik a pe khotu sin paoh i zapi lak i zuar - (n.) auction<br />
lilen , lileng - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be homesick, lonesome, lonely - Example: He weeps because he is lonely, homesick = A li a len caah a ttap<br />
lileng in um - (adj.) strange - Example: He felt strange in the city = Khuapi chungah lileng in a um<br />
lileng , lilen - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be homesick, lonesome, lonely - Example: He weeps because he is lonely, homesick = A li a len caah a ttap<br />
lilennak lunglennak , ngaichiatnak , umharnak - (n.) melancholy<br />
lili pangpar - (n.) lily<br />
lili pangpar phun khat - (n.) lotus<br />
lim , hlawhtlin , tlinter - (v.) achieve<br />
lim lomi , dih lomi - (adj.) unfinished<br />
lim (rul) - (n.) python<br />
lim , tlinter , tuah khawh - (v.) accomplish<br />
limkeng - (n.) dragon<br />
lin - (adj.) hot (as fire or sun) - Example: The sun is hot = Ni a lin<br />
linchim lo tein a ummi ziaza , dinnak , ziaza ding - (n.) rectitude<br />
ling - (n.) the prime or heyday of life - Example: He died in the prime of his life = A chan ling ah a thi<br />
linglawm ngaiin - (adv.) gladly<br />
lingmaw , serthlum - (n.) tangerine<br />
lingthawhnak peknak , thaw chuahhnawhnak , thazang peknak - (n.) inspiration<br />
lingthin tha - (n.) goodwill<br />
lingtlin lonak , lungsi lonak - (n.) dissatisfaction<br />
linh - (v.) heat - Example: The sun beats down on me = Ni nih a ka linh<br />
linh - (v.) heat up - Example: I put an iron rod in the furnace for heating it up = Meiphu chungah thir tluan ka linh<br />
linhnak , khua lin , a linhsat liopi , lumternak - (n.) heat<br />
linseed thei in a chuakmi thiti , inn si thuhmi he cawhmi - (n.) linseed oil<br />
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lio - (adv.) while, during - Example: Nine A.M will be while you are working = Zinglei pakua cu na ttuam lio a si lai<br />
lio , leuh , liau , liao - (v.) swim - Example: I know how <strong>to</strong> swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam<br />
lioah - (conj.) while - Example: While I was speaking he said nothing = Ka chim lioah cun zeihmanh a chim lo<br />
lioah - (conj.) whilst<br />
lioah - (conj.) as - Example: As a boy he lived in Yangon = A ngakchiat lioah Yangon ah a rak um<br />
lip , lih - (v.) graze , scrape - Example: If your <strong>to</strong>e gets grazed or scraped it's hard for you <strong>to</strong> go on = Na kedong a lih ahcun kal a har<br />
lipi - (n.) mainspring<br />
lit - (n.) water leech, horse leech<br />
litin - (n.) divination, augery<br />
litingtu - (n.) diviner<br />
litlet - (adj.) plump and short<br />
liza , chaiza - (n.) bowstring<br />
lo - (n.) farm<br />
lo - (n.) field, hillside field<br />
lo ahcun - (conj.) unless - Example: We shall go unless it rains = Ruah a sur lo ahcun kan kal lai<br />
lo , hlah - (adv.) not - Example: 1. I do not like millet - 2. Do not lie = 1. Fatum ka duh lo - 2. Lihchim hlah<br />
lo i sakmi inn - (n.) farmhouse<br />
lo lak i kal , pial , a ping i kal , tlau - (v.) stray<br />
lo , lawh - (v.) resemble, seem, look like - Example: It looks like rain, therefore I did not go. - He looks as if he is going = Ruah sur lai a lawh caah ka<br />
kal lo. - A kal lai ko a lo<br />
lo , lawh - (v.) pick, pluck - Example: They picked all the peaches on the tree = A kung i a ummi metie kha an lawh din<br />
lo nganpi , a chung in mi umnak a si colhmi - (n.) plantation - Example: He has a coffee plantation = Kawfi lo nganpi a ngei<br />
lo pawngri , pawngri - (n.) outskirts<br />
lo thlawh le satil zuat in paw i cawmnak - (n.) farming<br />
lobua - (n.) inherited land/field - Example: This field is my inherited field (from my father) = Hi lo hi ka lobua a si<br />
locul - (n.) a field which has been used for one year and is now lying in fallow<br />
loh - (v.) disappear - Example: It's three nights since the moon disappaered = Thlapa a lohnak zan thum a si cang<br />
loh , hmuh khawh ti lo i um - (v.) disappear - Example: The dog disappeared from the house = Kan inn in kau uico a lo<br />
lohn , hleih - (v.) exceed<br />
lohn khawh lomi , tei khawh lomi - (adj.) insuperable<br />
lohnak , philhnak - (n.) oblivion<br />
lohnak , rawhnak , thihnak - (n.) doom<br />
lohnak , tlaunak - (n.) disappearance<br />
lohnak , tlaunak - (n.) disappearance<br />
loin - (prep.) without - Example: I drink tea without sugar = Thanthling loin lakphak ka din<br />
loin umnak , dawhtlak - (n.) immodesty<br />
lok - (n.) throat<br />
loklai , loklei - (adj.) arrogant, proud, conceited<br />
loklei , loklai - (adj.) arrogant, proud, conceited<br />
lokpuar - (n.) goitre - Example: He has goitre = A lok a puar<br />
lom - (adj.) young and plump - Example: Their young child is plump = An fate a lom ngai<br />
lomei - (adv.) isn't it so? don't - Example: You like milk, don't you?. - Your watch is good, isn't it? = Cawhnuk cu na duh ko lomei?. - Na suimilam<br />
cu a ttha ko lomei?<br />
lomh , lawm , lawmh - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh<br />
lomh , lawmh - (v.) appreciate<br />
lomhnak , lawmhnak - (adj.) gladness, happiness, joy<br />
lon - (v.) fine (in kind) - Example: She is fined one basket of corn = Fangvoi rel khat an lon<br />
London khuami - (n.) Londoner<br />
long - (adj.) loose - Example: My shoes are <strong>to</strong>o loose for me = Ka kedan kaa long tuk<br />
long , zalong - (adj.) be at liberty - Example: In the world there are many who are not at liberty = Vawlei cungah mi tampi cu an za a long lo<br />
longh , lawngh - (v.) float, waft<br />
lonh - (v.) pass - Example: We passed his car on the way = Lam ah a mawttawka kan lonh<br />
lonh - (v.) transcend<br />
lonh in - (prep.) over - Example: The boy jumped over the wall = Vampang lonh in ngakchiapa cu a pet<br />
lonh khawh lo a simi , tei khawh lo a simi - (adj.) insurmountable<br />
lonh , lawnh - (v.) surpass - Example: He surpassed his brother in <strong>English</strong>. - Al Thang surpasses Al Ling in height by one inch = Mirang holh ah a<br />
nau kha a lonh. - Al Thang nih lehmah pakhat in Al Ling a lonh<br />
lonhtu a simi , a sang ngaingaimi - (adj.) transcendent<br />
lor - (adj.) excessive - Example: His parents gave him <strong>to</strong>o much freedom and now he is excesive in his doing things = A nu le a pa nih an<br />
thlahdorh i a lor<br />
lori - (n.) land mark, boundary of the field<br />
loring - (n.) fresh field, used for the first time or after a fallow periode<br />
lothlawh - (n.) agriculture<br />
lothlawh - (v.) cultivate<br />
lothlawh - (v.) till<br />
lothlawh le satil zuat - (n.) husbandry<br />
lothlawhnak - (n.) tillage<br />
lothlo pawl - (n.) peasant<br />
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lothlopa - (n.) farmer<br />
lothlopa - (n.) husbandman<br />
lothlotu - (n.) tiller<br />
lovah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> clear jungle for new field<br />
lu - (n.) head - Example: This is my head. - He is our head (leder) = Hihi ka lu a si. - Amah cu kan lu a si<br />
lu cunglei i a ummi - (adv.) overhead - Example: The stars are overhead = Arfi cu kan lu cunglei ah an um<br />
lu hna pahnih a ngei ti i ruahmi , thil ttihnungpi - (n.) monster<br />
lu i khawn - (adv., adj.) head on - Example: The cars hit each other head on = Mawttaka cu an i khawng<br />
lu i suk , pah , nam - (v.) ram<br />
lu lawngin , luchin loin - (adj.) bare headed<br />
lu lei hmasatter i tuah cutmat - (adv.) headlong - Example: He plundged headlong in<strong>to</strong> the sea = A lu lei in rili chungah a tla vurmar<br />
lu mehnak namte tatnak sahpaw tlap - (n.) strap<br />
lu mennak puan - (n.) kerchief<br />
lu suk , hnatlaknak langhternak - (v.) nod<br />
lu tannak thing - (n.) guillotine<br />
lu tawlnak chatpiat - (n.) shampoo<br />
lua , luak - (v.) vomit, be sick, nauseate<br />
luah , luak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> fetch fire from one house <strong>to</strong> kindle fire in another house<br />
luaimai - (adv.) plentifully, in great abundance<br />
luak - (n.) vomit<br />
luak a chuakmi , mi a nengmi , mi bia ngaih a duh lomi - (adj.) naughty<br />
luak chuak i um , nor - (v.) sicken - Example: The sight of human manure sickens us = Ek hmuh nih kan luak a kan chuahter<br />
luak , chungin chuahter , chafak - (v.) spew<br />
luak , lua - (v.) vomit, be sick, nauseate<br />
luak , luah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> fetch fire from one house <strong>to</strong> kindle fire in another house<br />
luakchuahnak , chungnonak - (n.) nausea<br />
luakchuak a simi - (adj.) sickening<br />
luakchuak a simi , a chiahrumi - (adj.) vile<br />
luakchuak a simi thil - (adj.) revolting<br />
luala , luaulau - (adj.) easiy-going - Example: He is an easy-going person = Mi luala a si<br />
luan - (v.) overdo - Example: Dot't over drink = Na zudin luan hlah<br />
luan , a dor tete in tlak - (v.) trickle - Example: Tears trickled down her cheeks = A biang ah mitthli kha a dor tete in a tla<br />
luan , luang - (v.) run, flow - Example: Blood runs from the wound. - When water flows downward it is fast = A hma in thisen a luang. - Ti cu<br />
chuklei i a luan ahcun a rang<br />
luan , luar - (adj.) excessive, extreme - Example: Your drinking of wine is excessive = Na zudin a luan<br />
luang - (n.) dead body<br />
luang - (n.) felled tree - Example: Felled trees lying on the ground = Thing luang cu vawlei ah an ril ko<br />
luang hluahmah , pawt hluahmah - (v.) gush<br />
luang lo i aa dilmi - (adj.) stagnant - Example: Stagnant water = A luanglomi ti<br />
luang lo i um hman awk i santlaih ti lo - (v.) stagnate<br />
luang lo i umnak - (n.) stagnation<br />
luang , luan - (v.) run, flow - Example: Blood runs from the wound. - When water flows downward it is fast = A hma in thisen a luang. - Ti cu<br />
chuklei i a luan ahcun a rang<br />
luang , luan - (v.) stream - Example: Tears stream from her eyes = A mit in mitthli a luang<br />
luangpi - (n.) home, house<br />
luar , luan - (adj.) excessive, extreme - Example: Your drinking of wine is excessive = Na zudin a luan<br />
luat - (adj.) free<br />
luat - (v.) be free - Example: Today I am free from work = Nihin cu rian in ka luat<br />
luat. - 2. duhsah tein chuah - (v.) escape - Example: He escaped from death = Thihnak in a luat<br />
luat lo i mi kut tang i temtawn bu i um - (n.) bondage<br />
luat , zam - (v.) break loose - Example: He broke loose from prison = Thonginn in a zam<br />
luatnak - (n.) liberty, frededom - Example: Every human being wants freedom = Mi kip nih luatnak kan duh<br />
luatnak - (n.) emancipation<br />
luatnak - (n.) independence - Example: Our country got independence = Kan ram cu luatnak a hmu<br />
luatnak um loin uknak , palik ukmi ram an i uknak bantuk a simi uknak - (n.) regimentation<br />
luatter - (v.) emancipate, liberate, free - Example: He was libeated from slavery = Sal sinak in luatter a si<br />
luatter - (v.) exempt - Example: The school exempts sick pupils from examination = Sianginn nih a zawmi siangngakchia cu campipuai tuah an<br />
luatter hna<br />
luatter - (v.) set free - Example: The slaves were set free = Sal cu an luatter hna<br />
luatter , chuahter - (v.) liberate<br />
luatternak - (n.) liberation<br />
luatternak , olhnak - (n.) exemption<br />
luattertu - (n.) libera<strong>to</strong>r<br />
luaulau - (adj.) of no depth - Example: He is a man of no debth = Mi luaulau a si<br />
luaulau , luala - (adj.) easiy-going - Example: He is an easy-going person = Mi luala a si<br />
Lubik asiloah lukheng i ttemmi sam - (n.) pony tail<br />
lubik lei i a ummi luthluak - (n.) cerebellum<br />
luchin - (n.) hat<br />
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luchin - (n.) headgear<br />
luchin - (n.) hood<br />
luchin bantukin nika le thlapa kulhtu ceunak - (n.) corona<br />
luchin loin , lu lawngin - (adj.) bare headed<br />
luchin , sahmul luchin pum - (n.) beret<br />
lucuar - (n.) scalp<br />
ludomh , lupawng - (n.) turban<br />
lufah - (n.) headache<br />
lufah ttha lo - (n.) migraine<br />
luh, college i luh, tang hra awn i college i luh - (v.) matriculate<br />
luh hnawh khawhmi , <strong>to</strong>n khawhmi - (adj.) accessible<br />
luh , lut - (v.) enter - Example: He enters the house = Inn chungah a lut<br />
luhgfak , lungfah - (v.) be sorry - Example: My father was in such pain that I was not sorry for his death, I thought it was better for him = Ka pa<br />
kha a tem tuk i a thih cu ka lung a fak lo, a caah a ttha deuh tiah ka ruah<br />
luhhnawhnak - (n.) infiltration<br />
luhkhawhnak - (n.) admission<br />
luhnak - (n.) entrance<br />
luhnak lam - (n.) access<br />
luhnak nawl phih - (n.) --luhter<br />
- (v.) initiate - Example: He is initiated in<strong>to</strong> their society = Amah cu an bu chungah an luhter<br />
luhter , sianginn i luhter - (v.) admit<br />
luhternak - (n.) admittance<br />
lukheng - (n.) scalp<br />
lukheng - (adj.) vortex<br />
lukhimh , Pope lukhimh - (n.) tiara, crown<br />
lukhuh - (n.) skullcap<br />
lukhuh hmailei a fongmi - (n.) visor<br />
lukhuh tlang , hrai tlang , kheng tlang - (n.) brim<br />
lukhuh tlang kau phun - (n.) sombrero<br />
lukhuhnak puan hmete - (n.) veil<br />
luklak - (adv.) in no time<br />
luklak - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> do things improperly - Example: He works not properly = Luklak in rian a ttuan<br />
luklak, dengmang - (adv.) almost<br />
lukolh , fiangfai ngaiin chimmi bia - (adj.) bald<br />
lulh - (adv.) plentifully<br />
lum - (adj.) warm - Example: Today the weather is warm = Nihin khua a lum<br />
lum - (v.) warm - Example: Please warm the left over rice = Buhtthing kha lum tuah<br />
lum - (v.) stumble - Example: He stumbles on the road = Lam ah a lum<br />
lum hrot lo kik hrot lo , a laklawh a simi - (adj.) lukewarm<br />
lum le kih tahnak - (n.) thermometer<br />
lumh - (v.) stumble, trip - Example: If you trip, your hand might be btroken = Na lumh ahcun na kut a kiak sual lai<br />
lumhnak - (n.) heating, warming<br />
lumhnak - (n.) stumbling, tripping over<br />
lumnak - (n.) warmth<br />
lumnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) thermal - Example: Thermal blanket = Puan lum<br />
lumter - (v.) warm up<br />
lumternak , linhnak , khua lin , a linhsat liopi - (n.) heat<br />
lung - (n.) heart - Example: His heart is enlarged = A lung a phing<br />
lung - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ne - Example: His heart (disposition) is as hard as rock = A lung cu lung bantukin a hak<br />
lung - (n.) feeling - Example: He is unhappy = A lung a fak<br />
lung a nem i ngaihthiamnak lungthin a ngeimi , thindamter khawmi - (adj.) placable<br />
lung a tamnak hmun a simi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ny<br />
lung a tthawngmi , mah duhnak lawng zulh duhmi - (adj.) wilful<br />
lung aa khat lomi , aa nge lomi , aa rem lomi - (adj.) inharmonious<br />
lung aa lawm lomi - (adj.) joyless<br />
lung aa lawmmi - (adj.) joyful<br />
lung aa thlek kho lomi - (adj.) irresolute<br />
lung-aam - (n.) cast of mind, line of thinking, implication - Example: It's possible <strong>to</strong> know what he wants <strong>to</strong> say by the cast of his mind/by the<br />
implication he makes = A chim duhmi cu a lung-aam in hngalh khawh a si<br />
lung-ar , holh awk hngal lo i um - (adj.) dumbfound<br />
lung-ar , khuaruahhar in um - (v.) bewilder<br />
lung-arnak , khuaruahhar in umnak - (n.) bewilderment<br />
lung awtawm i um, a si hnga maw si lo ti i lungawtawm i um - (adj.) doubtful, indecisive, hesitant - Example: He is indecisive whether <strong>to</strong> go<br />
or not = Ka kal hnga maw kal lo ti kha lung aw ttawm in a um<br />
lung bangbuar - (n.) moss<br />
lung cafung - (n.) slate pencil<br />
lung canamningin canammi - (n.) lithograph<br />
lung cawhnak khor - (n.) quarry<br />
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lung cheh tik i aa khak khi , kuanfang lung hna a khen i aa khak khi , cun lung in ti na theu i a per deuhmauh khi - (v.) ricochet<br />
lung chep ah khin - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ne's throw<br />
lung chung i khuaruahhar in um khi - (n.) wonder - Example: The child looked at the Christmas tree with wonder = Ngakchia nih Khrismas<br />
thingkung kha a zoh tikah khuaruahhar in a um<br />
lung chungin a hmanthlak hun cuanter - (v.) visualize<br />
lung chungin hngalh , zoh loin chim - (v.) memorize<br />
lung cungah siseh, thing cungah siseh, a themh in an suaimi hmanthlak - (n.) carving<br />
lung donghter , thin phanter - (v.) daunt - Example: Danger did not daunt the hero = Miralttha cu thil ttihnung nih a lung a donghter lo<br />
lung duhnak - (n.) desire, desire of heart<br />
lung fiang lakin chimh - (v.) convince<br />
lung fiannak , zumh fiannak - (n.) conviction<br />
lung hak , lung bantukin a hakmi - (adj.) adamant<br />
lung hlau ngai a simi , lung su ngai a simi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>uching<br />
lung hnalo - (adj.) absent-minded - Example: Our teacher is very absent-minded = Kan saya cu mi lung hnalo ngai a si<br />
lung hrinh - (v.) suspect - Example: The policemen suspected the thief of lying = Palikpa nih mifir kha lih a chim tiah a lunghrinh<br />
lung hun thawhter , hun cawlcanghter , thazang hun ummter - (v.) stimulate<br />
lung i chat kho lo i um - (n.) indecision<br />
lung i khah lo - (v.) disagree<br />
lung i khah lonak - (n.) disagreement<br />
lung i khah lonak - (n.) dissension<br />
lung i khahnak , hmunkhat i um khawhnak , i hlumte i umnak - (n.) solidarity<br />
lung i khahnak , ttuan ttinak - (n.) cooperation<br />
lung i thleh , bia i khiah - (v.) decide<br />
lung i thleh khawh setsai lo , fek tein um khawh lonak - (n.) irresolution<br />
lung i thlek - (v.) determine<br />
lung i thlek - (v.) make up one's mind<br />
lung i thlen - (v.) convert<br />
lung-imh , imh - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloats over my misfortune = Ka vanchiat a ka imh<br />
lung in cheh - (v.) sling - Example: John slings s<strong>to</strong>nes at the cat = John nih chizawh kha lung in a cheh<br />
lung in i can - (v.) petrify<br />
lung in ruah manh loin amah tein a chuak thluahmahmi thil - (adj.) au<strong>to</strong>matic<br />
lung in sermi um - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ne ware<br />
lung kuai tete hna - (n.) rubble<br />
lung la ngai a simi thil - (adj.) absorbing - Example: This is an absorbing s<strong>to</strong>ry = Hi tuanbia cu mi lungla ngaimi tuanbia a si<br />
lung le mirang vawlei in lam ser - (n.) pave<br />
lung , lunh - (v.) get rotten and full of maggots - Example: The meat is getting bad and full of maggots = Sa kha tho a lung<br />
lung milem nganpi a lu minung lu a si i a tak chiandeih tak simi - (n.) sphinx<br />
lung nem in um tthan - (v.) relent<br />
lung nunau - (adj.) soft-hearted, weak-willed<br />
lung pakhat in sermi tung - (n.) monolith<br />
lung retheih - (v.) worry<br />
lung retheihnak - (n.) care - Example: I wish I could be free from care = Lung retheihnak in luat kho ning ti ka duh<br />
lung retheihnak , a fak ngaingaimi hma ; fahnak - (n.) throe<br />
lung retheihter - (v.) perturb<br />
lung riamhnak , hnangamnak , lungsinak - (n.) contentment<br />
lung su ngai a simi , lung hlau ngai a simi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>uching<br />
lung tantu - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>necutter<br />
lung thawter , thinhunter - (v.) arouse - Example: His words aroused my anger = A bia nih ka thin an ka hunter<br />
lung tthumtthial a duh lomi , mi lunghak - (adj.) stubborn<br />
lung tuaiter , lungsuk - (v.) baffle<br />
lung um lo tein - (adv.) implicitly - Example: I trust him implicitly = Lung um lo tein ka zuhm<br />
lungattawm in a ummi , a lung aa thlek kho lomi - (adj.) undecided<br />
lungawi , lungtlin - (v.) content<br />
lungawttawm i umnak - (n.) shilly-shally<br />
lungcheh zuamnak - (n.) shotput, putting weight - Example: He beats his friends in putting weight = Lungcheh ah a hawile a tei hna<br />
lungchehnak saphaw hri per - (n.) sling<br />
lungcheu bangin - (adj.) half-hearted<br />
lungchung ah fek tein tuh , lunghmuih - (v.) impress - Example: I was impressed with what he preached = A phungchimmi kha kaa lunghmuih<br />
lungchung ah i cinken khawhnak - (n.) memory<br />
lungchung i bia i khiah khawhnak kan ngeimi khi - (n.) will - Example: She has the will <strong>to</strong> study = Ca ka cawn hrimhrim lai ti in a lung chungin<br />
aa khiak<br />
lungchung i chiah peng - (v.) cherish - Example: She cherished the memory of her parents = A nu le a pa a lung chung in a hngalh peng hna<br />
lungchung i fih , huat - (v.) abhor<br />
lungchung i hmanthlak suai. - 2. ruah, zumh, mitthlam in hmuh - (v.) imagine<br />
lungchung i khah - (v.) occupy - Example: Sports occupy Jim's thought = Lentecelh kha Jim lungchung ah a khat<br />
lungchung i zeipoi ngai i umnak - (n.) scruple - Example: A dishonest man has no scruples <strong>to</strong> deceive other = Mihrokhrawl nih cun mi a hlen<br />
hna tikah a zeihmanh a poi lo<br />
lungchung in fih , fih - (v.) abominate<br />
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lungchung in hngalh khawhnak thazang, fimnak. - 2. a fim ngaingaimi - (n.) intellect<br />
lungchung in ka si ti i ruah - (v.) fancy - Example: He fancied himself <strong>to</strong> be a great king = Siangpahrang nganpi ka si tiin a lungchung in aa ruah<br />
lungchung in ruah khawhmi - (adj.) imaginable<br />
lungchung in suaimi hmanthlak , ruahnak - (n.) idea<br />
lungchung in thil tuaktan le hmanthlak suai a tthawngmi - (adj.) imaginative<br />
lungchung in , zoh loin - (adv.) by heart<br />
lungchung lawng in ruahmi thil, a si taktak lomi thil - (n.) fantacy<br />
lungchung lawngin ruah i a si taktak lomi , mitthlam lawngin hmuhmi - (adj.) imaginary<br />
lungchung lawngin ruahnak , hmanthlak suai khawhnak - (n.) imagination<br />
lungchung saduhthahnak in a khatmi - (adj.) fanciful<br />
lungchung , thinlung , thlarau - (n.) psyche<br />
lungchung ummi paoh a chimmi - (adj.) outspoken<br />
lungchung ummi sum khawh loin langhternak - (n.) frenzy<br />
lungchung ummi thil - (n.) feeling - Example: She saw her diamond earring and had a feeling of jealousy = A diamond hna<strong>to</strong>nh kha a hmuh i a<br />
lungchung ah hngarnak a ngei<br />
lungchung umtuning langhternak ca i hmanmi - (n.) subjugation<br />
lungchung zawtnak phun khat , a nih hawi hna heh ti in nih i cu dih in a tah zong tah ko , cu bantukin lungthin i tlaih i khawh lo le i<br />
sum khawh lo paoh ; hlim rit - (n.) hysteria<br />
lungcung khomi bangba - (n.) lichen<br />
lungdenmi - (n.) concrete<br />
lungder ngai i um , harnak le lunglawmh lonak chungah um i pum ngain zong dam set ti lo i um , zun ngai i um - (v.) languish -<br />
Example: He was languishing in prison = Thong chungah zun ngaiin a um ko<br />
lungdong ngai i um - (adj.) dejected<br />
lungdonghnak - (n.) dejection<br />
lungdonghter , chia lei in khuaruahhar in um , khuaruahharter - (v.) appal - Example: Her conduct appalled me = A umtu nih ka khuaruah<br />
a ka harter, ka lung a ka donghter<br />
lungdonghter , thachiatter - (v.) demoralize<br />
lungdonh , zawllung - (n.) cairn<br />
lungduhnak - (n.) emotion<br />
lungfahnak - (n.) pain<br />
lungfahnak - (n.) regretting, sorrow, grief<br />
lungfehnak pek tthan , a si hrimhrim lai tiah chimh tthan - (v.) reassure<br />
lungfim - (adj.) sober, awake - Example: He is now sober from his drunkenness = A zuritnak in a lung a fim cang<br />
lungfim - (adj.) wise - Example: He is a wise man = Mi lungfim a si<br />
lunghahnak - (n.) obduracy<br />
lunghahnak , mah ruahning lawng a hmaan i relnak - (n.) obstinacy<br />
lunghak - (adj.) strong-villed, hardheaded - Example: He is a strong-willed man = Mi lunkhak a si<br />
lunghakmi , zaangfahnak ngei lomi - (adj.) unrelenting<br />
lunghmui ngai a simi - (adj.) impressive<br />
lunghmuih - (adj.) well-pleased, satisfied - Example: I am well-pleased with what you have done = Na thil tuahmi kaa lunghmuih ngai<br />
lunghmuih , lungchung ah fek tein tuh - (v.) impress - Example: I was impressed with what he preached = A phungchimmi kha kaa lunghmuih<br />
lunghmul - (n.) caterpillar<br />
lunghmul hling, lunghmul, hling bantuk a simi thing pelpawi tete - (n.) fuzz<br />
lunghmun - (adj.) stable - Example: He is a stable man = Mi lunghmun a si<br />
lunghnem - (v.) comfort, console - Example: Your words cannot comfort/console me = Na bia nih ka lung a ka hnem kho lo<br />
lunghnemtu - (n.) comforter, consoler<br />
lunghno - (v.) <strong>to</strong> break down in tears, sorrowful - Example: When he heard the death of his friend, he broke down in tears = A hawi thih a theih<br />
tikah lunghno in a ttap<br />
lunghnonak - (n.) sentimentality<br />
lunghnotertu a simi - (adj.) sentimental<br />
lunghringmi - (adj.) suspicious<br />
lunghrinh - (v.) suspect - Example: I suspect he cheated at the exam = Camipuai ah a fir tiah ka lunghrinh<br />
lunghrinh awkin a ummi - (adj.) suspicious<br />
lunghrinhmi - (n.) suspect - Example: The police arrested two suspects = Palik nih lunghrinhmi pahnih an tlaih hna<br />
lunghrinnak - (n.) suspicion<br />
lungkamlo - (n.) valour and determination - Example: He is a man (young and strong) of valour and determination = Lungkamlo val a si<br />
lungkau a ngeimi - (adj.) broad-minded<br />
lungkil - (n.) secret of the heart<br />
lungkua - (n.) cave<br />
lungkua nganpi - (n.) cavern<br />
lungkuaimi , ngaihchiami - (adj.) broken-hearted<br />
lunglawm - (adj.) happy, thankful, grateful, joyful, glad - Example: Christmas is near and we are happy, joyful, etc. = Khrismas a nai i kan lung aa<br />
lawm<br />
lunglawm hmaipanh i a ummi - (adj.) buoyant<br />
lunglawm loin umter - (v.) displease<br />
lunglawm lomi - (adj.) unhappy<br />
lunglawm ngai a simi - (adj.) hearty<br />
lunglawm tein , amah duhnak tein - (adv.) willingly<br />
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lunglawm tein umnak , damnak , lawmhnak , rumnak , hna hi velfærd an si - (n.) welfare<br />
lunglawm , thanuam - (adj.) blithe<br />
lunglawm thanuam a simi - (adj.) merry<br />
lunglawm thanuam in a ummi - (adj.) lighthearted<br />
lunglawm thanuam ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) hilarious<br />
lunglawm thanuammi - (adj.) gay<br />
lunglawm thanuammi - (adj.) myrthful<br />
lunglawmh - (adj.) glad<br />
lunglawmh - (adj.) grateful<br />
lunglawmh - (v.) rejoice<br />
lunglawmh awk a simi - (adj.) jubilant<br />
lunglawmh caan , kum 25 , 50 75 dan i tuahmi - (n.) jubilee<br />
lunglawmh lo , lungsi lo - (v.) disappoint<br />
lunglawmh lonak , lungsi lonak - (n.) disappointment<br />
lunglawmh , nuamh theih - (v.) enjoy - Example: She enjoyed her vacation = Akhonh a lakmi kha nuam ngaiin a hman<br />
lunglawmh thanuamnak - (n.) glee<br />
lunglawmh thanuamnak - (n.) hilarity<br />
lunglawmh tuk i ther - (v.) thrill<br />
lunglawmhnak - (n.) delight<br />
lunglawmhnak - (n.) gladness<br />
lunglawmhnak - (n.) gratitude<br />
lunglawmhnak - (n.) happiness, thanks, joy, thankfulness, gratitude<br />
lunglawmhnak a langhtermit - (adj.) beatific - Example: The saint had a beatific smile = Mittha cu lunglawmhnak an mithmai ah a lang<br />
lunglawmhnak chimnak tuahmi - (n.) thanksgiving<br />
lunglawmhnak , Khrih tlangcung cawnpiaknak - (n.) beatitude<br />
lunglawmhnak theihter tthannak , theihter tthannak - (n.) acknowledgment<br />
lunglawmhnak tuahnak - (n.) merriment<br />
lunglawmhter - (v.) delight<br />
lunglawmhter - (v.) gladden<br />
lunglawmhtertu a simi - (adj.) delightful<br />
lunglawmmi - (adj.) cheerfull<br />
lunglawnhnak - (n.) jubilation<br />
lunglen , thih tak i ngaihchiat - (v.) bereave<br />
lungleng - (adj.) lonesome, lonely, forlorn - Example: You left me and I feel lonesome (lit. you left me and my heart flies <strong>to</strong> you) = Na ka kaltak i ka<br />
lung a leng<br />
lunglennak , duhnak , ruahnak lungthin , ngaihnak - (n.) sentiment<br />
lunglennak , umharnak - (n.) loneliness<br />
lungling tawkhawt - (v.) somersault - Example: He somersaults = Lungling tawkhawt in a tlu<br />
lungmahlo - (adj.) mentally off balance - Example: He is mentally off balance because of the misfortune he had = Vanchiatnak a hmuh caah<br />
lungmahlo in a um<br />
lungmeihol , meitil - (n.) coal<br />
lungmen ngei lo i puar ngaiin um - (adj.) relentless<br />
lungmih - (v.) stun<br />
lungmih i zei hngal loin um - (v.) faint<br />
lungmihnak - (n.) dizziness<br />
lungmihnak - (n.) giddiness<br />
lungmit - (adj.) giddy, dizzy - Example: I am giddy = Ka lung a mit<br />
lungmit in um - (adj.) dizzy - Example: I am dizzy = Ka lung a mit<br />
lungmit lakin thongh - (n.) knock out<br />
lungnem - (adj.) meek - Example: He is meek = A lung a nem<br />
lungngan - (adj.) proud, conceited - Example: He is a conceited, proud man = Mi lungngan a si<br />
lungngetnak , hnatlak ttinak - (n.) concord<br />
lungpang - (n.) cliff<br />
lungpang - (n.) rock<br />
lungpang , a cheng ngaingaimi tlang - (n.) precipice<br />
lungpanh lo i um - (adj.) dismal<br />
lungpel , thingpel - (n.) chip<br />
lungpem - (v.) realise, understand - Example: Now I come <strong>to</strong> realise, understand = Atu cu ka lung a pem<br />
lungpher - (n.) slab, larger flat s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
lungpherpi - (n.) large flat s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
lungphum - (n.) foundation s<strong>to</strong>ne - Example: The foundation s<strong>to</strong>ne of this church was laid last year = Hi biakinn lungphum cu nikum ah chiah a si<br />
lungphun - (v.) raise<br />
lungphun sangpi - (n.) obelisk<br />
lungpi - (n.) boulder<br />
lungpi - (n.) rock<br />
lungping - (adj.) dull, stupid, hard <strong>to</strong> teach<br />
lungpuahnak - (n.) dynamite<br />
lungpuahnak , a puak khomi - (adj.) explosive<br />
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lungput - (n.) attitude - Example: Let your attitude be like the attitude of Christ, Phili. 2:5 = Nan lungput cu Khrih lungput bantuk kha a si seh<br />
lungput ning - (n.) frame of mind<br />
lungputning - (n.) attitude<br />
lungputning , zumhning - (n.) feeling - Example: My feeling is that he will make a good teacher = Ka zumhning ah saya tha a si lai ka ti<br />
lungrang marbal lunk - (n.) marble<br />
lungrannak - (n.) impetuousity<br />
lungrawhnak - (n.) chagrin - Example: John felt chagrin because he did not get a prize = John cu laksawng a hmuh lo caah a lung a rawk<br />
lungre theih - (v.) concern - Example: The mother is concerned over her child's safety = A nu cu a fa himnak kong a ruah ah a lungre a thei<br />
lungreithei in um - (adj.) anxious - Example: He is anxious about his health = A ngandamnak kong ah lung rethei in a um<br />
lungrep a bunh lomi - (adj.) capricious<br />
lungrep bunh lonak - (n.) caprice<br />
lungrethei le thaba nagiin a ummi - (adj.) careworn<br />
lungretheihnak - (n.) pertubation<br />
lungretheihnak - (n.) concern<br />
lungretheihnak , hmailei thil kong lungretheihnak - (n.) anxiety<br />
lungretheihnak , hmailei thil kong lungretheihnak - (n.) anxiety<br />
lungretheihnak , zaangfahnak , zawnruahnak - (n.) solicitude<br />
lungriam a si lomi - (adj.) unsatisfied<br />
lungril - (n.) debth of the mind - Example: He keeps it in the depth of his mind = A lungril ah a chiah<br />
lungrit - (adj.) heavy and slow in thinking and doing<br />
lungrual tein tuahmi - (adj.) concerted - Example: Concerted efford = Lungrual tein tuahmi rian<br />
lungsak - (v.) be comforted, consoled - Example: He cannot be comforted over the death of his father = A pa thih cu aa lungsak kho hrim lo<br />
lungsau in in , in - (v.) put up with - Example: It is hard <strong>to</strong> put up with him = Amah cu in awk a har ko<br />
lungsau lonak - (n.) impatience<br />
lungsau , lungsau thinfual - (adj.) patient - Example: He is a patient man. - He is patient = Mi lungsau a si. - A lung a sau<br />
lungsaunak - (n.) patience<br />
lungsi - (adj.) satisfied - Example: I am satisfied with your success = Na awn cu kaa lungsi ko<br />
lungsi a si lomi - (adj.) unsatisfac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
lungsi a simi - (adj.) satisfac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
lungsi lo - (adj.) malcontent<br />
lungsi lo , lunglawmh lo - (v.) disappoint<br />
lungsi lo , lungtlin lo - (adj.) discontent<br />
lungsi lo , lungtlin lo - (v.) dissatisfty<br />
lungsi lonak , lingtlin lonak - (n.) dissatisfaction<br />
lungsi lonak , lunglawmh lonak - (n.) disappointment<br />
lungsil - (n.) smaller kind of caterpillar<br />
lungsinak - (n.) satisfaction<br />
lungsinak , lung riamhnak , hnangamnak - (n.) contentment<br />
lungsiter , lung awiter - (v.) satisfy<br />
lungtat - (n.) grinds<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
lungtekem - (n.) pebbles<br />
lungtekep - (n.) gravel<br />
lungtekep - (n.) pebble<br />
lungthanaum in a ummi - (adj.) jolly<br />
lungthanuammi - (adj.) jovial<br />
lungthanuamnak - (n.) jollity<br />
lungthawh a harmi, a vervar lomi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>lid<br />
lungthawh , huamnak , zuamnak a ngeimi - (adv.) ardent<br />
lungthawh lonak , duh lonak - (n.) disinclination<br />
lungthawh thanuamnak - (n.) verve<br />
lungthawhnak - (n.) incentive<br />
lungthawhnak , i biataknak lungthin - (n.) fervour<br />
lungthawhnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) spiritless<br />
lungthawhter , raltthatter - (v.) incite<br />
lungthawhter , thazang pek - (v.) inspire<br />
lungthawhternak - (n.) motivation<br />
lungthawhternak , ral tthatternak - (n.) incitement<br />
lungtheihnak - (n.) guilty conscience - Example: It must be that he has a guilty conscience = Lungtheihnak a ngei i a si lai<br />
lungthiang , phehthuh lo tein - (adj.) candid - Example: I will be quite candid with you = Lung thiang tein kan ti ko lai: hrut ngaiin na rak tuah<br />
ko khah<br />
lungthin - (n.) heart - Example: She spoke from the heart = A lungthin taktak a chim<br />
lungthin - (n.) spirit<br />
lungthin - (n.) temper, mind, heart, mebntal faculty<br />
lungthin a hmaan lomi , a khing aa tluk lomi - (adj.) unbalanced<br />
lungthin a rak pe ngaiin , ttha tein a rak ngaimi - (adj.) attentive<br />
lungthin a tlamtling lomi - (n.) moron<br />
lungthin a tlingtlam deuh lomi - (adj.) feeble-minded<br />
lungthin cawlcang hrimhrim loin a um khomi - (adj.) impassive<br />
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lungthin cheuh , fim chimh - (v.) advise<br />
lungthin cheuh , fim chimhnak - (n.) advice<br />
lungthin cheutu , fim chimtu - (n.) adviser<br />
lungthin chung i a khah in khah , helhkam ngai - (v.) obsess<br />
lungthin chung raltthatnak , lungtthawnnak - (n.) morale<br />
lungthin dihlak in a ttuanmi - (adj.) wholehearted<br />
lungthin fawi tein lak khawhmi - (adj.) impressionable<br />
lungthin helhkamnak - (n.) obsession<br />
lungthin hmanthiam , kut hman thiam - (n.) dexterity - Example: A good surgeon works with dexterity = Sibawi thiam nih cun thiam tein a hlai<br />
hna<br />
lungthin kha langhter duh loin um - (adj.) reserved<br />
lungthin lak , hnuh - (n.) attract - Example: Her beauty attracts him = Aa dawhnak nih a lungthin a hnuh, a lak<br />
lungthin lei - (adj.) mental<br />
lungthin nuam lo ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) morose<br />
lungthin nuam loin um - (n.) depression - Example: The man has feelings of depression because of illness = A zawt caah lungthin nuam loin a um<br />
lungthin pek agai in zoh , hliphlau ngai - (n.) attention<br />
lungthin , ruahning - (n.) position - Example: What is his position concerning the new taxes? = Ngunkhuai thar kong ah a lungthin zeidah a si?<br />
lungthin takte a simi - (adj.) heart-felt<br />
lungthin tha a ngeimi , hawi komh khawhnak lungthin negih - (adj.) amiable<br />
lungthin thawhnak - (n.) excitement<br />
lungthin tlaih , sal tlaih i tlaih - (v.) enthral<br />
lungthin ttha lo , mi cung i tthat lonak tuah duhnak lungthin , nahchuahnak - (n.) malice<br />
lungthin ttha , zaangfahnak lungthin , ngaihthiamnak lungthin - (n.) magnanimity<br />
lungthin tthat lonak ngeih hmasa lomi - (adj.) unprejusticed<br />
lungthin tthialtthum duh hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) uncompromising<br />
lungthin umtuning - (n.) mood - Example: He is in a happy mood = A lung aa lawm<br />
lungthin umtuning - (n.) temperament<br />
lungthin umtuning kong cawnnak - (n.) psychology<br />
lungthin zawmi damhnak - (n.) psychiatry<br />
lungthlen - (v.) convert - Example: He is converted in<strong>to</strong> a Christian = A lung aa thleng i Khrifa a cang<br />
lungthlennak - (n.) conversion<br />
lungthli - (n.) the secret of the heart - Example: I have got what I have been greatly desiring <strong>to</strong> have in the secret of my heart = Ka lungthli tum<br />
ka khen<br />
lungthli in uam, thinhun peng - (n.) grudge<br />
lungtho - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be enthused, enthusiastic - Example: He is enthusiastic about his work = A rian ah a lung a tho ngai<br />
lungtho ngai a simi - (adj.) warm<br />
lungtho ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) dramatic - Example: He spoke in a dramatic way = Lungtho ngaiin bia a chim<br />
lungtho ngaiin tuahmi , i biatak ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) fervent - Example: Fervent prayer = Biatak tein thlacam<br />
lungtho ngaingai in , thinlung a dih umnak in tuahmi - (adj.) impassioned - Example: He made an impassioned appeal = Lungtho ngaingai in<br />
a nawl hna<br />
lungtho thatho ngai a simi - (adj.) spirited<br />
lungtho thintho ngaiin - (adv.) heartily<br />
lungthomi , thatho - (adj.) earnest<br />
lungthor - (n.) alum<br />
lungtlap - (n.) slab of s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
lungtlin lo , lungsi lo - (v.) dissatisfty<br />
lungtlin , lungawi - (v.) content<br />
lungtling - (adj.) satisfied, appreciate - Example: I am satisfied with his work = A rian ttuanmi ka lung a tling<br />
lung<strong>to</strong>n , lung<strong>to</strong>ng - (v.) satisfy, gratify, please<br />
lung<strong>to</strong>n , nuamhter - (v.) please - Example: Toys pleased children = Lentecelhnak thilri nih ngakchia kha a lawmhter hna<br />
lung<strong>to</strong>ngh , i lunghmui - (v.) move - Example: She was moved by his speech = A bia chimmi nih a lung a <strong>to</strong>ngh ngai<br />
lungttha lo lungaw tawm i um khi - (n.) qualm - Example: He has no qualms about borrowing money = Mi tangka cawi a zeihmanh a poi lo<br />
lungtthawnnak pek , forh , thazang pek - (v.) encourage<br />
lungtthawnnak , ttannak - (n.) zeal<br />
lungtuai , a ruah awk hngal lo i um - (v.) perplex<br />
lungtuainak - (n.) perplexity<br />
lungtuaiter , mi dang i rel - (v.) confuse - Example: He confused me with my brother = Ka nau ah a ka rel<br />
lungtur , i hninh - (n.) palpitation<br />
lungtur in tur - (v.) palpitate<br />
lungvaar - (n.) diamond<br />
lungvaihter , lungcawtter - (v.) distract<br />
lungvar - (adj.) bright - Example: A bright girl learns quickly = Lungvarmi ngakchianu nih cun khulrang in a thiam khawh<br />
lungvar an ahmi a hmai - (n.) facet<br />
lungvar eng a man a sung ngaimi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>paz<br />
lungvar hring - (n.) jade<br />
lungvar hring a mui vandum a simi - (n.) turquoise<br />
lungvar in hlawn a ser i a zuartu - (n.) jeweller<br />
lungvar man sung - (n.) gem<br />
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lungvar man sung , thil sunglawi paohpaoh - (n.) jewel<br />
lungvar phun khat - (n.) emerald<br />
lungvar phun khat a man a sung ngaimi - (n.) jasper<br />
lungvar phun khat a man a sung ngaimi - (n.) lapis lazuli<br />
lungvar phun khat a mui aa thleng khomi - (n.) opal<br />
lungvarnak - (n.) sharpness in learning<br />
lungzang - (adj.) gullible, lighgthearted<br />
lunh , lung - (v.) get rotten and full of maggots - Example: The meat is getting bad and full of maggots = Sa kha tho a lung<br />
lup , leplup - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> do things in a hasty, hurry-burry manner<br />
lupawng , ludomh , upawng - (n.) turban<br />
luruh - (n.) skull<br />
Lusei , Lushai - (prop.) Mizo, one of the ethnic tribes in India, close kin of the <strong>Chin</strong>s<br />
Lushai , Lusei - (prop.) Mizo, one of the ethnic tribes in India, close kin of the <strong>Chin</strong>s<br />
lut - (v.) join - Example: He joins the army = Ralkap a lut<br />
lut , luh - (v.) enter - Example: He enters the house = Inn chungah a lut<br />
lutan - (v.) behead<br />
luthluak hman , fak piin ruah - (v.) reason - Example: An idiot cannot reason = Mihrut nih cun khua a ruat kho lo<br />
luti , tilu - (n.) rain water running or standing in puddles<br />
lutlai - (n.) chairman<br />
luval - (n.) dandruff<br />
luval - (n.) scurf<br />
M<br />
ma - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p - Example: S<strong>to</strong>p your singing = Na hlasak kha ma<br />
ma , maa , maak , mak - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling =<br />
Khamh Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak<br />
maa , maak , ma - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling = Khamh<br />
Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak<br />
maak , ma , maa - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling = Khamh<br />
Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak<br />
maal - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be afflcted with night blindness<br />
maal - (v.) die off - Example: The sun is <strong>to</strong>o hot that the young plants (sprouts) die off = Ni a lin tuk i thlaikheu an maal<br />
maam - (adj.) smooth - Example: Your flour is smooth = Nan ttuang a maam ngai<br />
maan , man - (v.) disintegrate, rot, decay; dissolve, be crushed in<strong>to</strong> small pieces/dust - Example: Salt dissolves in water = Cite cu ti chungah a<br />
maan<br />
maang , mang , naang - (n.) dirt, soot - Example: Soot on the pot = Belmaang/Belmang<br />
magnet i canter, magnet bantukin hnuh - (v.) magnetize<br />
mah - (n.) self<br />
mah - (adj.) not as usial, used mostly in negative - Example: His talk is not like before (meaning not as good) = A holh aa mah lo<br />
mah - (adj.) this/that - Example: This. - That = Mahhi. - Mahkhi<br />
mah biakammi lila a zul lomi - (adj.) faithless<br />
mah biaknak a chuahtakmi , mi rawiphiar hmangmi - (n.) renegade<br />
mah biaknak i aa zuam ngaimi , a ziaza a tthami - (adj.) pious<br />
mah ca i a ttha lomi - (adj.) unfavourable<br />
mah ca tha dingin mersam - (v.) adjust<br />
mah ca ttha ding lawng ruahnak - (n.) self-interest<br />
mah ca ttha ding thil a hngal kho ngaimi mifim , mah lam sial a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) shrewd<br />
mah ca ttha lomi , harnak <strong>to</strong>n - (adj.) adverse - Example: Adverse circumstances caused him <strong>to</strong> lose all his money = A ca i a ttha lomi thil<br />
umtuning nih a tangka vialte a sunghter<br />
mah ca tthatnak ding lawng a ruatmi , miruamkai - (n.) egoist<br />
mah chung i ruahnak a ummi - (adj.) subjective<br />
mah cung i tlunter - (v.) incur<br />
mah dang tein umnak - (n.) seclusion<br />
mah dangte i mu , hawi he i komh lo - (v.) seclude<br />
mah dangte i um , hawi he i komh lo - (adj.) aloof<br />
mah duh tein tuahmi - (adj.) voluntary<br />
mah duhduh in ummi , aa sum set lomi - (adj.) licentious<br />
mah duhnak bantuk lawnglawng in uknak , hremnak - (n.) tyranny<br />
mah duhnak hlawt , biaknak hlawt - (n.) abnegation<br />
mah duhnak lawng zulh duhmi , lung a tthawngmi - (adj.) wilful<br />
mah duhnak tel loin tuah - (adj.) involuntary<br />
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mah duhning in lumter , kihter - (n.) aircondition<br />
mah duhning in rak kuaih i rak chim than , a hmaan deuh loning i rak kuaih , mi chimmi bia asiloah mi tialmi bia - (v.) garble<br />
mah duhning lawng in mi a uktu , uktu - (n.) despot<br />
mah duhning lawngin mi a ukmi bawi - (adj.) despotic<br />
mah duhning lawngin siseh ti i zuamnak , mah le mah lawng kha heh ti i i hlorhnak - (n.) self-assertion<br />
mah duhning paoh i biaknak lei i khua a ruatmi - (n.) freethinker<br />
mah duhningte a simi thil , tthat a tlingmi thil - (adj.) ideal - Example: A clear day is ideal for a picnic = Khuatthat ni cu hnianghrawmnak ah<br />
duhtling a si ko<br />
mah fak rumro i bia a chimmi - (n.) braggart<br />
mah hi - (pron.) --mah<br />
hngal loin a ummi - (adj.) unconscious<br />
mah hngal loin hngilhter i duhmi fial i tuahter /chimter - (v.) hypnotize<br />
mah hngal loin um - (adj.) senseless<br />
mah hngal loin umter khawh ttung i duhmi paoh tuahter kawh ttungmi thiamnak - (n.) hypnotism<br />
mah holhning - (n.) idiom<br />
mah i hngal loin hngilhter kawhmi - (adj.) hypnotic<br />
mah i hngal setsai lo i umnak - (adj.) stupor<br />
mah , keimah - (n.) ego<br />
mah kha hnulei ah i tawn i hawi kha lam pek - (v.) give way<br />
mah lam sial thiam ngainak - (n.) shrewdness<br />
mah lawng a simi , pakhat lawng a simi - (adj.) solitary<br />
mah lawngin - (adj.) alone - Example: He went <strong>to</strong> school alone = Amah lawngin sianginn ah a kal<br />
mah lawngin , ahohmanh bawmh loin tuahmi - (adj.) personal - Example: He made a personal effort <strong>to</strong> reconcile them = Amah lawngin remh<br />
aa zuam hna<br />
mah lawngin , hawi bawmh loin - (adv.) single-handed<br />
mah lawngte i umnak , hawi loin umnak - (n.) privacy<br />
mah lawngte in umnak , hawi he um lo - (n.) solitude<br />
mah le mah - (pron.) itself - Example: Uico nih thlalang chungah amah le amah aa hmu<br />
mah le mah - (pron.) oneself - Example: One must do the work oneself = Mah le mahte nih rian cu ttuan ding a si ko<br />
mah le mah aa bochanmi - (adj.) self-reliant<br />
mah le mah aa lunghmuihmi - (adj.) self-satisfied<br />
mah le mah aa uk khomi , a thin a lau lomi - (adj.) self-posessed<br />
mah le mah aa zum lomi - (adj.) diffident<br />
mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mah tuahmi aa lungmuih tukmi - (adj.) smug<br />
mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi - (adj.) egoistic<br />
mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mi ruamkai , mi zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) presumptuous<br />
mah le mah biapi in aa ruatmi - (adj.) self-important<br />
mah le mah fek tein i bochan - (n.) assurance - Example: He spoke with assurance = Hnangam ngaiin bia a chim<br />
mah le mah heh ti i hmai i aa fonter i mah duhning lawngin siseh ti a duhmi - (adj.) self-assertive<br />
mah le mah hmaizahnak , ka tuah awk a si lo ti i hngalhnak - (n.) self-respect<br />
mah le mah i bochannak - (n.) self-reliance<br />
mah le mah i hngal peng i kan um khi - (n.) self-consciousness<br />
mah le mah i lung hmuihnak - (n.) self-satisfaction<br />
mah le mah i lunghmuih - (adj.) self-complacent<br />
mah le mah i porhlawtnak - (n.) self-esteem<br />
mah le mah i runven khawhnak - (n.) self-defence<br />
mah le mah i sumnak - (n.) self-restraint<br />
mah le mah i suum khawhnak - (n.) continence<br />
mah le mah i thahnak - (n.) suicide<br />
mah le mah i thahnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) suicidal<br />
mah le mah i thumh , i niamter , mi <strong>to</strong>iah i dor - (v.) condescend<br />
mah le mah i uk khawh - (n.) pulle oneself <strong>to</strong>geth<br />
mah le mah i uk khawh , a ttha timi kha tuah i zuam peng i a chia timi kha tuah lo i zuam peng , disiplin - (n.) discipline<br />
mah le mah i uk khawhnak - (n.) self-command<br />
mah le mah i uk khawhnak - (n.) self-control<br />
mah le mah i uk khawhnak , lau lo therphang loin umnak - (n.) poise<br />
mah le mah i uk khawhnak , zeipaoh ah lau lo tein um khawhnak - (n.) self-posession<br />
mah le mah i zumh lohnak , ningzahnak , mi hmai khan lonak - (n.) diffidence<br />
mah le mah i zumh ngai - (adj.) cocksure<br />
mah le mah le pawngkam i a ummi hngalh - (adj.) conscious<br />
mah le mah le pawngkam ummi thil hngalhnak - (n.) consciousness<br />
mah le mah lungthin vun i purhnak - (n.) introspection<br />
mah le mah nu/pa duhnak i riamhter - (v.) masturbate<br />
mah le mah siseh , mah ruahnak siseh , mi nih an duh lo na i heh ti i hmailei i fon - (v.) obtrude<br />
mah le mah zeihmanh i tuah khawh lonak, ,bawmtu ngei lomi sinak - (n.) helplessness<br />
mah lei ca i a tthami - (adj.) propitious<br />
mah nawl lawngin mi a uktu - (n.) dicta<strong>to</strong>r<br />
mah nawl lawngin mi a uktu bawi a simi - (adj.) dicta<strong>to</strong>rial<br />
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mah nih a ttha bik tiin ruahning in thil tuahmi , mi dang nih zeitindah an ruah ve ti lo i mah ruahning lawngin tuahmi - (n.) idealism<br />
mah nih i lak cio in rawl einak le lakphak dinnak inn - (n.) cafeteria<br />
mah nih khonmi tangka nakin tam deuh chuah , bank in - (v.) overdraw<br />
mah nih mah kong i ttialmi - (n.) memoir<br />
mah nih mah pum a ningcang loin hmannak - (n.) self-abuse<br />
mah nih phaisa khonmi nak tam deuh in phaisa chuahnak - (n.) overdraft<br />
mah nih phunglam fel tein zulh i mi dang zong zulhter ve - (adj.) strict - Example: He is strict about class attendance = Sianginn kai kong ah<br />
a fel ngai<br />
mah pa hawi / mah nu hawi he sualnak a tuahmi - (adj.) homosexual<br />
mah pale thahnak - (n.) patricide<br />
mah pumpak cio in a nungmi - (n.) individualist<br />
mah pumpak cio in nun ding ti ruahnak - (n.) individualism<br />
mah ram a dawmi - (n.) patriot<br />
mah ram a si lomi , ramdang - (adj.) foreign<br />
mah ram chung chuakmi thil cung i ngunkhuai lakmi - (n.) excise<br />
mah ram chung i a rak um hamsa bikmi hna , minung zong saram zong - (adj.) indigenous<br />
mah ram chung ral thawh , tapung thawh - (n.) insurrection<br />
mah ram chung thil tlaitu vuanzi - (n.) interior minister<br />
mah ram cozah rawitu sinak , mah ram ral a simi bawmh - (n.) treason<br />
mah ram in duh na loin ram dang i umter, cun cu bantukin a ummi hna; sal i va tan - (n.) exile<br />
mah ram in ram dang i tthawlmi hna, pawnchuahmi hna - (n.) expatriate<br />
mah ram rawi riangmang i ral thawng i ram uktu si tthan - (n.) quisling<br />
mah ramleng kal - (adv.) abroad - Example: He is going abroad = Ramdang ah a tlawng<br />
mah rian - (n.) career<br />
mah rian hlei i mah duhmi te rian va tuahmi - (n.) hobby<br />
mah rian ttha tein a ttuan duh lomi - (n.) slacker<br />
mah riantuannak ding ca i sermi ; upadi hme deuh - (n.) bylaw<br />
mah ruahnak nakin mi ruahnak lak deuh - (v.) defer - Example: Children should defer <strong>to</strong> their parents' wishes = Ngakchiai nih anmah duhnak<br />
nakin an nu le pa duhnak kha an lak deuh awk a si<br />
mah ruahning lawng a hmaan i relnak , lunghahnak - (n.) obstinacy<br />
mah sam taktak a si lomi khi - (n.) wig<br />
mah seh a ngei lomi lawng dang i hnuhmi , cung i thil hnuhnak tilawng , khun a ngei lomi - (n.) barge<br />
mah sining hnipuan - (n.) costume<br />
mah sining tawn - (pron.) myself - Example: I de not feel like myself <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu ka sining tawn ka si loin kaa hngal<br />
mah sining te cio - (n.) personality<br />
mah siningte - (n.) identity<br />
mah ta - (v.) keep - Example: This book is yours <strong>to</strong> keep = Hi cauk hi naa chiah awk na ta a si<br />
mah ta - (adj.) own - Example: Is that his own horse? = Khikhi amah rang a si maw?<br />
mah tein aa ukmi cozah - (n.) self-government<br />
mah tein aa zohkhenhmi - (adj.) self-supporting<br />
mah tein i suah ciomi rawldangh - (n.) buffet<br />
mah tining lawng a duhmi - (adj.) self-willed<br />
mah tinvo cio - (n.) part - Example: Each one must do his part = Mah cio nih mah tinvo cio tuah awk a si<br />
mah tuahmi kha zei a si ti hngalh khawh lo - (n.) absence of mind<br />
mah umnak hmun - (adj.) local<br />
mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi - (adj.) self-centred<br />
mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi - (adj.) selfish<br />
mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi , mah le mah aa zum tukmi - (adj.) egoistic<br />
mah zawn lawng i ruahnak - (n.) selfishness<br />
mah zawn lawng i ruahnak , thil vialte mah duhning le mah ca ttha ding lawng i ruahnak le tuaktannak - (n.) egoism<br />
mah zawn ruat lawng a si lomi - (adj.) unselfish<br />
mah zawn ruat loin a ummi - (adj.) self-denying<br />
mah zawn ruat loin tuahmi - (adj.) sacrificial<br />
mah zawn ruat loin umnak - (n.) self-denial<br />
mah zumhnak le ruahnak tah i thih ngamh in a cawlmi, a ttha lo lei a si; mah lung lawng aa rinhmi - (n.) bigot<br />
mahbing - (adj.) one's own, private - Example: Every one of them wants <strong>to</strong> have his/her own book = Mahbing cauk ngeih an duh cio<br />
mahbing - (adv.) alone - Example: They want <strong>to</strong> rather live alone = Mahbingte um an duh deuh<br />
mahfak i biachim , uanthlar - (v.) brag<br />
mahhi hna hi - (pron.) these<br />
mahhi , mahhihi - (pron.) this<br />
mahhihi , mahhi - (pron.) this<br />
mahkhi hna khi - (pron.) those<br />
mahkhi , mahkhikhi - (pron.) that<br />
mahle ta cio - (adj.) respective - Example: The students go <strong>to</strong> their respective classes = Siangngakchia cu anmah le an khan cio ah an kal<br />
mahle thil tiningte - (n.) mannerism<br />
mahte in a cawmmi, amah le amah aa <strong>to</strong>dant khawhmi - (adj.) self-sufficient<br />
mahte in aa ukmi - (adj.) au<strong>to</strong>nomous<br />
mahte in aa ukmi ram.. - 2. mahte in a um i hawi a bochan lomi - (adj.) independent<br />
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mahte in i uknak - (n.) au<strong>to</strong>nomy<br />
mahte in i uknak - (n.) independence<br />
mahte in ka tuah lai tiah aa thawh i a tuahmi - (n.) volunteer<br />
mahte in ttialmi min - (n.) au<strong>to</strong>graph<br />
mahte lawng i bu hmete i ser , kortet - (n.) clique<br />
mahte nih mah sining langhternak - (n.) self-expression<br />
mahthah , mahthat - (n.) suicide - Example: Suicide is because of cowardice = Mahthah hi ralchiat bia a si<br />
mai - (n.) pumpkin<br />
mai - (v.) deliberate, discuss<br />
mai a chung kuatter i minung hmai a lomi i tuah - (n.) jack-o-lantern<br />
mai in thil siseh , inn siseh duah - (n.) arson<br />
mai phun khat - (n.) squash<br />
maimaw - (adj.) red/scarlet in color - Example: A red silk blanket = Maimaw puan<br />
maimaw - (n.) red silk yarn<br />
maimaw uan phun , phun khat - (n.) satin<br />
maimomh bu - (n.) cobweb<br />
maimomh , sawmpalak - (n.) spider<br />
maiphek , makphek - (n.) chilli<br />
mairun - (n.) a variety of pumpkin<br />
mak - (n.) mark - Example: He received high mark in Geography = Khuaram ah mak sang a hmuh<br />
mak , ma , maa , maak - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling =<br />
Khamh Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak<br />
makphek , thing makphek - (n.) pepper<br />
mal , bongmal - (n.) blessing, fortune, luck<br />
malit , hmeh - (v.) massage<br />
malitsi - (n.) liniment<br />
malsawm - (n.) blessing<br />
malsawm - (v.) bless - Example: Their father blesses them (ask blessings for them) = An pa nih mal a samh hna<br />
mama - (n.) porridge<br />
man - (n.) cost<br />
man - (n.) price - Example: What is the price/cost of your book? = Na cauk kha zeizat man dah a si?<br />
man - (n.) worth<br />
man - (n.) marriage price<br />
man chiah - (v.) charge - Example: How much do you charge for this bread? = Hi changreu hi a man zeizatdah na haul?<br />
man fawi , man tlawm , a chia deuh - (adj.) cheap<br />
man khiah , a khing thlai - (v.) assess<br />
man khiaktu , khing thlaitu - (n.) assessor<br />
man loin - (adj.) free - Example: These books are free = Hi cauk hna cu man lo in hmuh khawh an si<br />
man loin , a lakin - (adj.) gratis<br />
man loin hmuhmi laksawng - (adj.) gratui<strong>to</strong>us<br />
man , maan - (v.) disintegrate, rot, decay; dissolve, be crushed in<strong>to</strong> small pieces/dust - Example: Salt dissolves in water = Cite cu ti chungah a<br />
maan<br />
man , manh - (v.) have sexual intercourse - Example: Chickens have sexual intercourse = Ar an i man<br />
man ngei lo , santlai lo , tthahnem lo - (adj.) worthless<br />
man ngei lomi - (adj.) valueless<br />
man sung i ruah - (v.) treasure<br />
man tampi - (adj.) high - Example: He paid a high price for the house = Inn cu man tam piin a cawk<br />
man tum - (v.) fall - Example: The price of oil has fallen = Chiti man a ttum cang<br />
man tum - (n.) fall - Example: The fall of prices was slow = Thil man ttum a nuar ko<br />
manfak - (adj.) costly, dear, expensive - Example: Rice is expensive, costly, dear = Facang man a fak<br />
manfawi - (adj.) cheap, inexpensive<br />
mang - (n.) dream - Example: Good dream (used as goodnight) = Mang ttha<br />
mang - (adj.) big - Example: I saw a big snake = Rul mang tara ka hmuh<br />
mang bantuk i nuam ngai i um - (n.) reverie<br />
mang , maang - (n.) dirt, soot - Example: Soot on the pot = Belmaang/Belmang<br />
mang manh - (v.) dream<br />
mangcanghlan - (n.) lalf awake, trance<br />
mangchia - (n.) nightmare<br />
mangkhawng - (n.) trap<br />
mangkibawi , uktu - (n.) governor<br />
mangmanh , manh - (v.) dream - Example: I dream = Mang ka manh<br />
mangtam , mangttam - (n.) famine - Example: If the rain is no good famine uccurs = Ruah a tthat lo ahcun mangttam a tlung<br />
mangva/lengder - (n.) swallow<br />
manh - (adj.) ready - Example: Are you ready <strong>to</strong> go? - We are ready <strong>to</strong> eat = Kal nan i manh maw? - Rawl ei kan i manh<br />
manh - (v.) sell - Example: Today I could sell one hundred bags of rice = Nihin cu facang tun za khat ka zuar khawh<br />
manh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> give money/something for marriage price<br />
manh ceote - (adv.) just - Example: I just caught the train = Tlanglawng ka tanh manh ceote a si<br />
manh lo , rian ngeih - (adj.) engaged - Example: They were engaged in conversation = Bia an i ruah i an i manh lo<br />
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manh lo , rian tam , manhlo - (adj.) busy - Example: I am pretty busy = Kaa manhlo ngai<br />
manh , man - (v.) have sexual intercourse - Example: Chickens have sexual intercourse = Ar an i man<br />
manh , mangmanh - (v.) dream - Example: I dream = Mang ka manh<br />
manhar - (adj.) expensive, dear, costly - Example: Gold is very expensive = Sui cu a man a har ngai<br />
manhmi chaw - (n.) sale - Example: Today's sales were larger than yesterday's = Nihin kan manhmi chaw cu nizan i nakin a tam deuh<br />
manna changreu - (n.) manna<br />
mantam - (adj.) expensive, costly, dear<br />
manter , fak piin nam , denh , rial - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the s<strong>to</strong>ne in<strong>to</strong> fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial<br />
mantlawm - (adj.) inexpensive, cheap<br />
mar - (n.) leg - Example: He is agile (lit. His leg is light) = A mar a zaang<br />
Mar , Mizo - (prop.) Lushai people<br />
March thla - (n.) March<br />
Marka - (prop.) Mark (New Testament book)<br />
market hmun - (n.) market place<br />
marlei - (n.) brass pot<br />
marmaleih , theithu hawng he sermi zem - (n.) marmalade<br />
Marram , Mizoram - (prop.) Mizoram State (in India)<br />
Mars arfi - (prop.) Mars<br />
martal thingkung - (n.) myrtle<br />
martar in a thimi - (n.) martyr<br />
martar in thihnak - (n.) martyrdom<br />
marthang , rap - (n.) trap<br />
masala , tihang ttamh - (n.) spice<br />
masin - (n.) machine<br />
mathe in i ttialmi mah kong - (n.) au<strong>to</strong>biography<br />
Matthai - (prop.) Matthew (in New Testament)<br />
matthan - (n.) a cross breed between mythun and cow<br />
mau pum , pum , rua pum (tilawng) - (n.) raft<br />
mau , rua - (n.) bamboo<br />
maw - (adj.) blurred, not clear, dim - Example: He was sick that his sight was dim = A zaw i a mit a maw<br />
maw - (conj.) or - Example: Either you or I will go = Nangmah maw keimah dik kan kal lai<br />
maw - (adv.) interrogative affix - Example: Are you going? = Na kal lai maw?<br />
maw , mo hawi - (n.) bridesmaid<br />
mawchiat awk um lo - (adj.) blameless<br />
mawh - (adj.) guilty, <strong>to</strong> be responsible for the mistake done - Example: If you commit murder you will be guilty = Lai na nawn ahcun na mawh lai<br />
mawh-lo - (adj.) justified, not <strong>to</strong> be blamed - Example: You are not <strong>to</strong> be blamed when you hit back when he hits you = An thongh tikah na<br />
thongh ve cu na mawh-lo<br />
mawhchiat - (v.) rebuke, correct, reprimand - Example: He is rebuked for the wrong he has done = Palhnak a tuahmi ruangah mawhchiat a si<br />
mawhchiat - (v.) reprimand<br />
mawhchiat - (v.) blame<br />
mawhchiat , hlawt , sik - (v.) reprobate<br />
mawhchiat , sik - (v.) reprehend<br />
mawhchiat , sik - (v.) reproach<br />
mawhchiat , sik - (v.) scold<br />
mawhchiat , sualphawt - (v.) censure<br />
mawhchiatnak - (n.) reproval<br />
mawhchiatnak - (n.) blame<br />
mawi - (n.) pollen - Example: Rice pollen irritates my skin = Facang mawi nih a ka sarh<br />
mawi , muai - (v.) caress - Example: He caresses the cat = Chizawh kha a muai<br />
mawih , moih - (v.) cause allergy on the skin - Example: Rice pollen irrittes my skin = Facang mawi nih a ka mawih<br />
mawk - (adj.) dark (this has the connotation of "black is beauty")<br />
mawl ngaih duh lomi - (adj.) recalcitrant<br />
mawlchih - (adj.) dogged, persistent - Example: He is doggedly persistent <strong>to</strong> get education = Cacawn kha aa mawlchih<br />
mawlh - (adj.) angry, foolish, mad in anger<br />
mawlh , molh , molh lakin duh - (adj.) crazy<br />
mawlhnak - (n.) lunacy, foolishness<br />
mawlmawk , molmok - (adj.) confused, not clear in mind, immature in perception<br />
mawmh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> chew in the mouth, not with teeth<br />
mawn - (n.) magic<br />
mawng - (adj.) tipsy , slightly drunk<br />
mawng - (adj.) tipsy , slightly drunk<br />
mawng , mawngh - (v.) drive - Example: He drives a car = Mawttawka a mawng<br />
mawngcik - (n.) tat<strong>to</strong>o<br />
mawnh , eih in mawn , lawmhter ngai, aidi in mawn - (v.) enchant<br />
mawr - (adj.) dirty, grimy, soiled - Example: His leg is dirty, grimy = A ke cu a mawr in a mawr<br />
mawt , mot - (adj.) rotten, decayed<br />
mawt , mot - (v.) decay, rot<br />
mawttaka dinhter - (v.) park<br />
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mawttaka meikhu chuahnak aw a nemtertu bawm - (n.) muffler<br />
mawttaka nunternak merhnak thir fung - (n.) crank<br />
mawttaw a hmailei - (n.) headlight<br />
mawttaw chiahnak inn - (n.) garage<br />
mawttaw in khual a tlawngmi - (n.) mo<strong>to</strong>rist<br />
mawttaw mawnghnak a steering - (n.) steering wheel<br />
mawttaw mawngtu - (n.) driver<br />
mawttaw remhnak hmun - (n.) garage<br />
mawttawka - (n.) car<br />
mawttawka a cungkhuh puan - (n.) <strong>to</strong>p<br />
mawttawka chung i lumnak i chuahtertu - (n.) radia<strong>to</strong>r<br />
mawttawka chung i petrol chiahnak kuang - (n.) tank<br />
mawttawka dinhnak hmun - (n.) park<br />
mawttawka hmailei i khammi thirthluan - (n.) bumper<br />
mawttawka hme deuh pawl khuapi chung cit awk i hlanmi - (n.) cab<br />
mawttawka hnulei i thawnter - (v.) back<br />
mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi , thli in tum , chem , chuahter - (v.) pump<br />
mawttawka nih a hnuhmi leng , a hun zultu - (n.) trailer<br />
mawttawka nunter - (v.) start<br />
mawttawka nuntertu , thawktu - (n.) starter<br />
mawttawka ttha ngai phun - (n.) limousine<br />
mawttawmawng - (n.) chauffeur<br />
me - (v.) <strong>to</strong> wink with displeasure/disapproval<br />
me hmuh - (v.) poll - Example: The winner is the one who polled the most votes = Teitu cu me tam bik a hmumi a si<br />
me , meheh , kel - (n.) goat<br />
me , rian ca i mithimnak caah hmanmi thil - (n.) ballot<br />
me thlakmi rel - (v.) poll<br />
mee thlaknak nawl a ngeimi paoh nih me thlaknak in sermi uknak - (n.) plebiscite<br />
meet , thinhunnak mithmai i langhter - (v.) scowl - Example: The prisoner scowled at the judge = Biaceihtu kha thongtla nih a meet<br />
meh - (n.) anything eaten with one's principal food usually rice such as meat, fish, curry, vegetables, somewhat like a side dish<br />
meh - (v.) cut hair - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> have my hair cut = Ka sam kaa met lai<br />
meh - (v.) shave - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> shave my beard = Ka khahmul kaa met lai<br />
meh - (v.) peel - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> peel pota<strong>to</strong>es = Alu ka met lai<br />
meh phun khat - (n.) dressing<br />
meh phun khat , saws ti a si ve ko - (n.) sauce<br />
meh suahnak pakan dei - (n.) saucer<br />
meheh fanote - (n.) kid<br />
meheh , kel , me - (n.) goat<br />
mehehkhal - (n.) goatherd<br />
mehehphaw - (n.) goatskin<br />
mehhang - (n.) curry<br />
mehhnawt - (n.) gravy<br />
mehmi hawng - (n.) paring<br />
mehtawh , mehtawk - (n.) forefinger<br />
mehtawk , mehtawh - (n.) forefinger<br />
mei - (n.) fire<br />
mei - (adv.) isn't it? don't you? - Example: This house is good, isn't it? - You like this food, don't you? = Hi inn hi a ttha a si lo mei? - Hi rawl hi na<br />
duh lo mei?<br />
mei alh - (n.) flare<br />
mei alh in alh - (v.) inflame<br />
mei alh ttung lo i a nun peng khi - (v.) smoulder<br />
mei bantuk - (adj.) fiery<br />
mei bantukin a tthawngmi duhnak - (n.) flame<br />
mei chuahter - (v.) ignite<br />
mei chuahternak - (n.) ignition<br />
mei chuahtertu thil , mei tih awk thing - (n.) fuel<br />
mei hmih - (v.) blow - Example: Blow out the candle = Phazawngdan kha chemhmit<br />
mei hmih , kuak hmih , hmih - (v.) extinguish<br />
mei hmihnak cengceh - (n.) snuffers<br />
mei hmittu, mei hmihnak thilri - (n.) extinguisher<br />
mei in khang - (v.) burn<br />
mei inn thlalang - (n.) chimney<br />
mei kangh khawh lomi thil - (adj.) fireproof<br />
mei kau ; ceunak pek , ceuter - (v.) light<br />
mei kaunak , tappi - (n.) hearth<br />
mei thattu - (n.) fireman<br />
mei thattu pawl umnak - (n.) fire station<br />
Mei thla - (n.) May<br />
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mei ti <strong>to</strong>ihnak ca i hmanmi timerh pep nganpi - (n.) hydrant<br />
mei tuah thiamnak - (n.) pyrotechnics<br />
mei , uico mei , vok mei ti bantuk - (n.) tail<br />
meici - (n.) spark<br />
meida , changvut - (n.) flour<br />
meidap - (n.) ash<br />
meidap chiahnak kheng , kheng putnak ca i hmanmi , kheng a kaumi - (n.) tray<br />
meifar vanmi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rch<br />
meihol - (n.) charcoal<br />
meihol - (n.) cinders<br />
meihu - (n.) heat of fire<br />
meihuha - (n.) heat of fire<br />
meiinn - (n.) lamp - Example: Your word is a lamp <strong>to</strong> my feet = Na bia cu ka ke caah meiinn a si<br />
meiinn - (n.) lantern<br />
meiinn meica ; phazawngdan hri - (n.) wick<br />
meikhu - (n.) smoke<br />
meikhu a khatmi - (adj.) smoky<br />
meikhu chuahnak - (n.) chimney<br />
meikhu chuahter - (v.) fume - Example: The chimney fumes with smoke = Meikhu chuahnak in meikhu a chuak<br />
meikhu le minmei aa cawhmi - (n.) smog<br />
meilah - (n.) match<br />
meilei thocuan - (n.) back sight of gun<br />
meilthingthu - (n.) firebrand<br />
meinih a cuar a kangh - (v.) sear - Example: The hot iron seared his skin = Thir lin nih a cuar a duah/kangh<br />
meipal thing , a thei a thlummi - (n.) maple<br />
meiphu meitiktu - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ker<br />
meiphu nganpi , somei , sobuk i mei - (n.) furnace<br />
meiphu , phu - (n.) fire as campfire<br />
meipung - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ve<br />
meipung - (n.) brazier<br />
meipung a hme pawl - (n.) brazier<br />
meisawhnak thir zum - (n.) poker<br />
meitek - (n.) lighter<br />
meithal - (n.) rifle, shot gun<br />
meithal a pak/a phir - (n.) shotgun<br />
meithal cengbawm - (n.) gunlock<br />
meithal hriamnam - (n.) firearms<br />
meithal in kah - (v.) shoot<br />
meithal kah - (n.) gunshot<br />
meithal kua - (n.) calibre<br />
meithal kua , a parlei kua khi - (n.) muzzle<br />
meithal kua chung tial , khuarmi - (n.) groove<br />
meithal kuang - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
meithal ngan a hmangmi ralkap pawl le an hriamnam - (n.) battery<br />
meithal ngan pipi , a rit pipi , rangleng in hnuhmi pawl - (n.) artillery<br />
meithal nganpi i bom in kah , bom thlak - (v.) bombard<br />
meithal pak - (n.) single barrel shot gun<br />
meithal phelhnak zang - (n.) trigger<br />
meithal phir - (n.) double barrel shot gun<br />
meithal puah - (v.) fire - Example: He fired a gun = Meithal a puah<br />
meithal puah - (n.) shot - Example: I heard two shots = Meithal puah voi hnih ka theih<br />
meithal , sikahnak - (n.) gun<br />
meithal tanglam - (n.) guns<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
meithal tek - (n.) cock<br />
meithal thirpi , gun barrel - (n.) barrel<br />
meithal tlolh - (v.) misfire<br />
meithal zen sawhnak fung - (n.) ramrod<br />
meithalfung - (n.) ramrod<br />
meithonak - (n.) warming up onself near fire<br />
meitih - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>ke<br />
meitil laknak thir fingrilh - (n.) grate<br />
meitil , lungmeihol - (n.) coal<br />
meitlang in a luangmi lung ti a lin ngaingaimi - (n.) lava<br />
meitlang , tlangkang - (n.) volcano<br />
mei<strong>to</strong>h - (v.) <strong>to</strong> warm oneself near fire<br />
meittil - (n.) ember<br />
meivan - (v.) --meizik<br />
- (n.) blaze<br />
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meizik bantuk a simi , langh a duh tukmi minung - (adj.) flamboyant<br />
mekazin ah siseh , a chuahtupa nih a duhnak le a ruahnak a ttialmi khi , tadinca ah siseh - (adj.) edi<strong>to</strong>rial<br />
mekazin , tadin an ttialnak ca - (n.) magazine<br />
mekhanik , zungthiam , thilremh a thiammi - (n.) mechanic<br />
meknisiam - (n.) magnesium<br />
melmang - (n.) smut<br />
melmang thuh ti bantuk , naih , thuh , hnawmhter - (v.) besmear<br />
memu - (n.) wild apple<br />
men - (adv.) merely, just - Example: He is merely or just a man = Minung men a si<br />
men - (v.) bandage, bind with a cloth - Example: A nurse bandages my wound = Si sayama nih ka hma a ka men<br />
menh - (v.) wrap round, bind up, enwrap<br />
menhnak - (n.) binding, wrapping, bandaging<br />
menmen - (adv.) simply<br />
menmen - (adj.) ordinary, common - Example: He is no ordinary (extraordinary) person = Mi menmen a si lo<br />
menmen caah - (adv.) merely - Example: I said it merely as a joke = Capo caah ka chim menmi a si<br />
menmen , lawnglawng - (adj.) mere - Example: She is a mere child = Ngakchia men a si ko<br />
menmen , lawnglawng - (adv.) just - Example: He is just an ordinary man = Amah cu mi sawsawh memen a si<br />
menmen , tlawmte lawnglawng - (adv.) hardly<br />
mepung zeihmanh suai rih lomi , cutin khatin a si tinak zeihmanh a um rih lomi - (adj.) uncharted<br />
mer - (v.) swing - Example: He swings the car round the corner = Lam kuai ah mawttawka kha a mer<br />
mer - (v.) turn - Example: The road turns <strong>to</strong> the west = Lam cu nitlaklei ah aa mer<br />
mer - (v.) turn - Example: I turn wheel two times = Lengke voi hnih ka mer<br />
mer , a ping i kal , pial - (v.) swerve<br />
mer , mir - (n.) sprout , young plant<br />
mer , mir - (v.) germinate - Example: Our corn seeds have germinated = Kan fangvoi an mir cang<br />
merem - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be well satisfied, contented, <strong>to</strong> be without worry<br />
merh - (v.) sprain - Example: He sprained his ankle = A fengbeo aa merh<br />
merh - (v.) twist - Example: She twisted her ring on her finger = A kutdonghrolh kha a kutdong ah a mer lengmang<br />
merh - (v.) wind<br />
merh - (v.) wrest - Example: You wrest my words from their real mening = Ka bia an sullam na ka merhpiak<br />
merh , mirh - (v.) smile - Example: He/she smiles at me = A ka merh<br />
merh , ngerh , zit - (v.) tangle<br />
merh zimziam in - (adv.) smilingly, with smile<br />
merhnak , hrawhnak - (n.) dis<strong>to</strong>rtion<br />
merkuri , kih-lum tahnak thermometer chung i an rawnmi , a lun tik i cunglei i a kai i a kih tik i tanglei i a ttummi - (n.) mercury<br />
mermi seh - (n.) treadmill<br />
mernak - (n.) turn - Example: At each turn the screw goes in further = Mer paoh ah skru cu thuk deuh lengmang a pil<br />
mersam khawh lomi - (adj.) inflexible<br />
mersan khawhmi , remh khawhmi - (adj.) adjustable<br />
met - (v.) pare - Example: He pared an apple = Epal a met<br />
metei - (n.) peach<br />
metei phun khat - (n.) nectarine<br />
meter - (n.) sweeper<br />
meter pakhat cheu za khat i cheu khat - (n.) centimeter<br />
meter thong khat , furlong 5 tluk - (n.) kilometer<br />
mi - (n.) person, people, human being, mankind - Example: Four persons saw her leave = A kal kha mi pali nih an hmuh<br />
mi - (n.) figure - Example: He was one of the great figures in his<strong>to</strong>ry = Tuanbia ah mi ngan pakhat a si ve<br />
mi - (suff.) suffix, indicating the object of the sentence (???) - Example: What you said is good = Na chinmi bia a ttha<br />
mi a dehtu , mi a hlengmi - (n.) swindler<br />
mi a deuh lomi - (adj.) unfailing<br />
mi a dinhdorh lomi , zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) unsparing<br />
mi a hleng khomi thil - (adj.) deceptive<br />
mi a hlengmi , mi a dehtu - (n.) swindler<br />
mi a hliam khomi , mi dam lonak a pe khomi - (adj.) injurious<br />
mi a hlip dihtu bia , bia fak ngai a simi - (adj.) scathing<br />
mi a hmaizah lomi , a ning a hngalmi , ningzah hngal lo in a ummi - (adj.) impertinent<br />
mi a hrimhter i piang ngaiin mi a umtermi - (adj.) refreshing<br />
mi a ing khomi , a lung a sau i a thin a fualmi - (adj.) lung-suffering<br />
mi a nautatmi , mi a zohchukmi - (adj.) disdainful<br />
mi a nengmi , mi bia ngaih a duh lomi , luak a chuakmi - (adj.) naughty<br />
mi a rai khotu bia - (adj.) sharp - Example: Sharp words = Bia har<br />
mi a rilhtertu , dawntu - (n.) stumbling block<br />
mi a that khomi - (adj.) lethal - Example: Lethal weapons = Mi a that khomi hrianmnam<br />
mi an sining , a si lo deuh vakning tiang i nihchuak saihnak ca i chim le cawn - (v.) caricature<br />
mi an thah hna tik i an thlainak hna tung - (n.) gallows<br />
mi aw nem , chuk nem , cho nem , a nemmi , mi nunnem - (adj.) gentle<br />
mi bawmtu a simi , a tthahnemmi - (adj.) helpful<br />
mi bei - (n.) cripple<br />
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mi bia a ping in chim tthan - (v.) misquote<br />
mi bia ngaih a duh lomi , luak a chuakmi , mi a nengmi - (adj.) naughty<br />
mi biakchawnh thiamnak - (n.) suavity<br />
mi bu nganpi , uk khawh set loin a um lulhmi - (n.) mob<br />
mi bupi nih hnahnawhnak an tuahmi - (n.) riot<br />
mi ca i a tthami thil - (adj.) benevolent<br />
mi ca i a tthami thil tuahmi - (n.) benevolence<br />
mi cawnpiak khotu a simi - (adj.) instructive<br />
mi chimmi bia asiloah mi tialmi bia , mah duhning in rak kuaih i rak chim than , a hmaan deuh loning i rak kuaih - (v.) garble<br />
mi chimmi fawi tuk in a zummi , fawi tein hlen khawh a simi - (adj.) credulous<br />
mi chimmi fawi tuk in zumh - (n.) credulity<br />
mi chimmi in siseh lakmi bia , cauk chung in siseh - (n.) excerpt<br />
mi chun ngaimi , a fakmi - (adj.) poignant<br />
mi chungin khuachia chuah - (v.) exorcise<br />
mi congoih a hmangmi - (n.) gossip<br />
mi congoih , mi thangchiat - (v.) caluminate<br />
mi cung harnak tuah duhnak - (n.) sadism<br />
mi cung i tthat lonak tuah a duhmi - (adj.) malicious<br />
mi cung i tthat lonak tuah duhnak lunghin - (n.) spite<br />
mi cungah dawtnak lungthin a ngei lomi - (adj.) soulless<br />
mi cungah dawtnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) soulful<br />
mi dang a ing kho lomi - (adj.) in<strong>to</strong>lerant<br />
mi dang ai va awh - (v.) substitute - Example: She substituted for Miss Brown who was ill = Miss Brown a zawt caah a ai a va awh<br />
mi dang aw bantukin aa aw chuahter a thiammi - (n.) ventriloquist<br />
mi dang bawmh a duhmi - (adj.) obliging<br />
mi dang bia hun chim/lak - (v.) quote<br />
mi dang ca , a si lo le , thil pakhatkhat ca i a chim a reltu - (n.) champion - Example: He is the champion of peace = Amah cu daihnak kong<br />
chim reltu bik a si<br />
mi dang ca i a ingmi - (adj.) vicarious<br />
mi dang ca i thil ttha a tuahtu - (n.) philanthropist<br />
mi dang ca i thil ttha tuahmi - (n.) philantrophy<br />
mi dang chimmi bia a chimning in hun lak tthanmi bia - (n.) quotation<br />
mi dang cung i that lonak - (n.) cruelty<br />
mi dang cung i zaangfahnak ngei lo i tuahmi - (adj.) highhanded<br />
mi dang cungah ruahter khawhnak le tuanter khawhnak ngeihmi - (n.) influence<br />
mi dang fim chimhnak um loin , nam cutmat in , ruat cungcang loin - (adv.) unadvisedly<br />
mi dang he i cawh lo i amahte lawngin a ummi - (n.) recluse<br />
mi dang hmun ah , mi dang can ah - (adv.) instead<br />
mi dang i an cawk hlan i rak cawk - (n.) pre-emption<br />
mi dang i hngatchannak - (n.) dependence<br />
mi dang i rel , lungtuaiter - (v.) confuse - Example: He confused me with my brother = Ka nau ah a ka rel<br />
mi dang kong ah ngalhnak bia a chim khotu - (n.) reference - Example: Tom gav his headmaster as a reference = Tom nih an sayagyi cu<br />
amah kong i hngalhnak bia a chim khotu pakhat ah a min a pek<br />
mi dang kong le rian i aa thelhvaihmi - (adj.) meddlesome<br />
mi dang nawl a cawngmi - (n.) imita<strong>to</strong>r<br />
mi dang nih an ngeih lomi nawl ngeih - (n.) prerogative - Example: The government has the prerogative of coining money = Cozah lawng nih<br />
tangka sernak nawl a ngei<br />
mi dang nunnak kong tialmi tuanbia - (n.) biography<br />
mi dang rian le thil i vaa thlak len le hnahnawhnak va tuah - (v.) meddle<br />
mi dang ruahnak i fir - (v.) plagiarize<br />
mi dang ruahnak lak duh loin mah ruahnak le duhnak lawng a zulmi - (adj.) headstrong<br />
mi dang si lo in keimah nih - (pron.) myself - Example: I myself will tell him = Keimah hrimhrim nih ka chimh lai<br />
mi dang sual kawl a duh ngaimi pa - (adj.) censorious<br />
mi dang sualnak ruang i dantatnak i ingmi - (n.) scapegoat<br />
mi dang thil kong i aa thlak tukmi , aa bawiter ngaimi - (adj.) officious<br />
mi dang thil ttha tuahmi a simi - (adj.) philanthropic<br />
mi dang thilri i rinh in a nungmi - (n.) parasite - Example: Mistle<strong>to</strong>e is a parasite on oak trees = Tektekbawm cu kuhthing cungah hawi rinh in a<br />
nungmi a si<br />
mi dang ttialmi bia/ruahnak kha mah bia le mah ruanhan bantukin i fir i anih ruahnak le bia a si ti hngalhternak zeihmanh tuah lo -<br />
(n.) plagiarism<br />
mi dang tuahmi namhnulpiak , hlawtpiak - (v.) override<br />
mi dang tuahmi soi a hmangmi. - 2. zawt i thi deng in zual caan - (adj.) critical<br />
mi dang zawn ruahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) inconsiderate<br />
mi dang zawn ruat lem lo i nuam ngai i a ummi - (adj.) complacent<br />
mi dang zawnruah - (v.) consider<br />
mi dotu , mi tutu , mi namtu - (n.) assailant<br />
mi fak ngaiin chunh khawhnak - (n.) poignancy<br />
mi fak thiam - (n.) flatter<br />
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mi hlen a hmangmi - (adj.) crafty<br />
mi hlen a hmangmi , lih a chimmi - (adj.) deceitful<br />
mi hlen a thiammi , a hrokhrawlmi , a zermi - (adj.) cunning<br />
mi hlengtu , mihlen hmang - (n.) trickster<br />
mi hlennak ding ca i mi min i lak , anih kha ka si i ti - (n.) impos<strong>to</strong>r<br />
mi hmaan a simi , zumh awk tlakmi , lih chin lomi - (adj.) honest<br />
mi hmai a zah lomi - (adj.) impolite<br />
mi hmai ah ningzak i kan um i mi nih kaimah lawng hi an ka zoh rua ti i kan um khi - (adj.) self-conscious<br />
mi hmai khan lonak , mah le mah i zumh lohnak , ningzahnak - (n.) diffidence<br />
mi hmaizah a thiammi - (adj.) respectful<br />
mi hmaizah lonak - (n.) impoliteness<br />
mi hmaizah lonak , ninghngalnak - (n.) impertinence<br />
mi hmuh i phun dang , a thli i phun dang , kap hnih har i umnak - (n.) duplicity<br />
mi hmurphun zoh in a chimmi hngalh khawhnak - (n.) speech reading<br />
mi hnahnok a simi , hnahnawh petu a simi - (adj.) bothersome<br />
mi holh tam sinak - (n.) volubility<br />
mi hrokhrawl , a ngawimi thil - (n.) crook<br />
mi hrokhrawl pawl tuahmi rian - (n.) quackery<br />
mi huatthlala , mi mineng a simi - (adj.) naughty - Example: His naughty joke angered his friends = A capomi mineng a simi nih a hawile kha an<br />
thin a hunter hna<br />
mi-ingchia , <strong>to</strong>ngh dek a huami - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>uchy<br />
mi inn mi lo va dah khawhnak nawl a cozah nih pekmi ca - (n.) search warrant<br />
mi kalnak ca i mawttawka lam a kam i sermi lam - (n.) pavement<br />
mi karlak i remnak ser - (v.) mediate<br />
mi karlak i remnak sernak - (n.) mediation<br />
mi khiar - (adj.) penurious<br />
mi khingthlainak , a man tuaknak - (n.) appraisal<br />
mi kip nih hmanmi le theihmi bia ; a min chim lengmangmi nu/pa , chiatnak lei deuh in ceihmi hna - (n.) byword<br />
mi lak i va chuah hmasa bik , zapi hmai i va chuah hmasa bik , rianttuan hram i thawk - (n.) debut<br />
mi lang a simi , thleidan , minthan - (v.) distinguish<br />
mi lem khawhnak a ngeimi , mi a tei kho mi (bia le ruahnak in) - (adj.) persuasive<br />
mi lung a la khomi - (adj.) prepossessing<br />
mi lung a la khomi - (adj.) prepossessing<br />
mi lunghak , lung tthumtthial a duh lomi - (adj.) stubborn<br />
mi lunghno phun - (n.) sentimentalist<br />
mi lunghrinh a hmangmi - (adj.) distrustful<br />
mi lungkhong - (adj.) pigheaded<br />
mi lungping - (adj.) thickheaded<br />
mi lungthawng - (adj.) hardheaded<br />
mi lungthin a la khomi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) attractive<br />
mi lungthin a la khomi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) attractive<br />
mi lungthin hlau ngai a simi - (adj.) intriguing<br />
mi lungthin tha - (adj.) greathearted<br />
mi min mah nih thut - (n.) forgery<br />
mi minthut a firtu - (n.) forger<br />
mi minthut a firtu - (n.) forger<br />
mi nahchuak , mi tthat lonak a kawlmi - (adj.) malevonelt<br />
mi nak , Africa mi - (n.) Negro<br />
mi nakin fim deuhan , fim ngaingainak , thil ser thiamnak - (n.) ingenuity<br />
mi namtu , mi dotu , mi tutu - (n.) assailant<br />
mi nawl cawn - (v.) act<br />
mi nawl cawn , si lomi ka si i ti - (v.) impersonate - Example: Maung Maung impersonated Maung Khin = Maung Maung nih Maung Khin a si lo<br />
nain Maung Khin ka si, a ti<br />
mi nih rak zohkhenhpiakmi minung - (n.) protege<br />
mi nih rian an ttuan liomi donhkhanhnak ca i a thli tein rak rawkpiak - (v.) sabotage<br />
mi nih rian an ttuan liomi donhkhanhnak ca i a thli tein rawkpiaknak a tuahtu - (n.) saboteur<br />
mi nih taza an cuaimi leikap , aa rungvengmi - (adj.) defensive<br />
mi nih taza an cuaimi pa - (n.) defendant<br />
mi nih thil kan hmuhning , kan ruahning le kan chuanhning cio - (n.) outlook<br />
mi nih um hnawh - (v.) populate - Example: Europeans populated America = Zurupmi nih America ram an um hnawh<br />
mi nihsawhmi - (n.) laughing s<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
mi ningzak , zapi hmai chuah a ngamh lomi - (adj.) retiring<br />
mi nor a simi - (adj.) repellent<br />
mi nunnem , mi aw nem , chuk nem , cho nem , a nemmi - (adj.) gentle<br />
mi nunsiang - (adj.) charitable<br />
mi nunsiang - (adj.) openhanded<br />
mi pakhat - (n.) individual<br />
mi pakhatkhat an konglam - (n.) life - Example: He enjoyed rading the life of Churchill = Churchill kong rel a nuam ngaiin a thei<br />
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mi pakhatkhat kha ka zohkhenh lai tiin biakamnak a tuahtu - (n.) sponsor<br />
mi pakhatkhat kong ttialmi - (n.) memoir<br />
mi pakhatkhat nih thiamnak thar a chuahpi tikah , cozah nih cu pa cu a thiamnak kha amah lawng nih hmannak nawl kum cu zat<br />
chung ca ti in an pekmi - (n.) patent - Example: He applied for a patent of his invention = Thiamnak thar a chuahpimi hmannak nawl kha a sawk<br />
mi pakhatkhat nih thil a tuahmi lak i a ttha bikmi - (n.) masterpiece<br />
mi pawkau - (n.) glu<strong>to</strong>n<br />
mi phu khat in a ummi - (n.) club<br />
mi ralhraat - (adj.) militant<br />
mi rawi , thangchiatnak , congoihnak - (n.) calumny<br />
mi rawinak khua a khangmi , mihrokhrawl a simi - (adj.) scheming<br />
mi rawiphiar hmangmi , mah biaknak a chuahtakmi - (n.) renegade<br />
mi ruamkai , mi zei i a rel lomi , mah le mah aa zum tukmi - (adj.) presumptuous<br />
mi sawhsawh - (n.) laity<br />
mi sawhsawh, biaknak/sibawi/thiam khun in cawnmi rianttuan a si lomi - (n.) lay<br />
mi sawsawh - (adj.) plain<br />
mi tampi bu khat ah aa fon i rian a ttuanmi - (n.) organization<br />
mi tampi nih hngalhmi - (adj.) wellknown<br />
mi tampi thah - (n.) carnage<br />
mi tang i a namchihtu a simi , in awk a harmi - (adj.) oppressive - Example: Great heat is very oppressive = A linh tuk tikah i awk a har ko<br />
mi tang um a duh lomi , nawl a ngai lomi - (adj.) insubordinate<br />
mi tangdornak lungthin - (n.) humility<br />
mi tawite mi hmete, pe nga tang a simi, a phun in an um - (n.) pygme<br />
mi thah - (n.) homicide - Example: Intentional homicide is murder = Timh ciammam tein mi thah cu lainawn a si<br />
mi thah hmang , mitthalo, mi velh hmang - (n.) thug<br />
mi thangchiat , mi congoih - (v.) caluminate<br />
mi thangchiatnak ca i ttialmi ca - (adj.) libellous<br />
mi thil a hngarmi a mit a thimi - (adj.) coveteous<br />
mi thil fir ah zan i a vakmi - (n.) marauder<br />
mi thinphawk a simi thil - (adj.) outrageous<br />
mi thisen dawp duhtu - (n.) bloodsucker<br />
mi tlawm deuh pawl - (n.) minority<br />
mi <strong>to</strong>i i i dawr - (v.) humble<br />
mi <strong>to</strong>iah i dor , mah le mah i thumh , i niamter - (v.) condescend<br />
mi <strong>to</strong>idor , lungnemmi - (adj.) meek<br />
mi tthat lonak a kawlmi , mi nahchuak - (adj.) malevolent<br />
mi tthatnak a hmu kho lomi , tthatnak lei a sum kho lomi - (n.) cynic<br />
mi tutu , mi namtu , mi dotu - (n.) assailant<br />
mi uar ngaingaimi a simi - (n.) hit - Example: The new song was a hit of the season = Hla thar kha atu hrawng mi nih an uar ngaingaimi a si<br />
mi um loin tuah - (v.) unpeople<br />
mi um-u a si lomi , langhngan in bia a chimmi - (adj.) unreserved<br />
mi umter - (v.) people - Example: The <strong>to</strong>wn was peopled with farmers = Khua cu lothlo pawl an um<br />
mi-umthiam - (n.) a well-behaved person<br />
mi velh hmang , i thah hmang , mitthalo - (n.) thug<br />
mi velh hmang , mitthalo - (n.) ruffian<br />
mi vialte , minung - (n.) mankind<br />
mi zal chung thil fir hmang - (n.) pickpocket<br />
mi zapi hngalhmi , hawi hlei in thil a ti khomi , minthangmi - (adj.) outstanding<br />
mi zapi nih an aiawhtu an thimmi hna bu cozah a tlaitu - (n.) parliament<br />
mi zapi nih an thimmi hna aiawhtu hna nih uknak an tlaihmi - (adj.) republican<br />
mi zapi nih an thimmi hna nih an ukmi ram - (n.) republic<br />
mi zapi phawt awk i sermi ca - (n.) handbill<br />
mi zaw - (n.) patient<br />
mi zei ruaram lo , misual , mitthalo - (n.) scoundrel<br />
mi zuanzang , mithatho ngai , a tlo ngaimi - (adj.) lively<br />
mi zum kho ngaimi - (adj.) trustful<br />
miak - (v.) gain<br />
miak - (v.) profit, make profit, benefit, get interest - Example: How much did you profit in your trip? = Na khualtlawn cu zeizatdah na miak?<br />
miakmi - (n.) return<br />
miakmi thil - (n.) gain<br />
miakpi - (n.) cannon, artillery<br />
miakpi - (n.) field gun<br />
miakpi hmete - (n.) mortar<br />
miakpi in kah - (v.) shell<br />
miakpi kuanfang - (n.) shell<br />
miakpi; raltuknak hriamnam paohpaoh - (n.) ordnance<br />
miakpi tawi - (n.) howitzer<br />
miakpi thawng , onh , caw onh , cakei onh - (v.) roar<br />
miammuam - (adj.) hairy, unkempt<br />
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mibelbul - (n.) churl<br />
mibiatamnu - (n.) shrew<br />
mibu - (n.) crowd<br />
mibu - (n.) society<br />
mibu - (n.) throng<br />
mibu artlang in kal nuahmah - (n.) procession<br />
mibu pakhat haotu - (n.) foreman<br />
mibu pakhatkhat nih anmah aiawhtu biachimtu ah an chiahmi - (n.) spokesman<br />
michia - (n.) commons, orduinary people, the governed people (subjects)<br />
michia zapi - (n.) proletarian<br />
michupchap - (n.) loggerhead<br />
midaithlang mi - (adj.) negligent<br />
midang bawmhnak aa bochanmi - (n.) client<br />
midang bia a si ti hngalhnak hmelchunhnak ; "..." - (n.) quotation marks<br />
midang cung i zaang-ennak va tuah ; midang va doh le va thah - (n.) aggression<br />
midang in khawhnak ngeih lonak - (n.) in<strong>to</strong>lerance<br />
midang kong a chimtu - (n.) informer<br />
midang ram a va dohtu - (n.) aggressor<br />
midang ruahnak lak a duhmi - (adj.) openminded<br />
midang tel loin - (adv.) exclusively<br />
midang va doh le thah a duhmi, midang he bia al a duh ngai i amah duhning in mi dang umter a duhmi - (adj.) aggressive<br />
midang zawnruah - (n.) altruism<br />
miding - (n.) righteous (person)<br />
miduhce - (adj.) fastidious<br />
miduhfak , mihakkau - (adj.) grasping<br />
mifa naupa (m) / mifa naunu (f) - (adj.) poor - Example: Poor Lian Tlung, his wife has just died = Lian Tlung cu mifa naupa a nupi nih a thihtak<br />
mifim - (n.) sage<br />
mifim , fimnak a duhmi - (n.) philosopher<br />
mifim var - (n.) bright person<br />
mifimthiang - (adj.) wise (used more often in the negative or with reservation) - Example: Could he be a wise man? - Perhaps he was not <strong>to</strong>o<br />
wise that he did this thing = Mifimthiang a si hnga maw? - A fim thianglo i a si lai hi thil a tuah cu<br />
mifir - (n.) thief<br />
mifir , khualtlawngmi a bu in bawh i lampi i an thil a rak chutmi - (n.) bandit<br />
mifir miru - (n.) deceiver, a thief and a swindler<br />
mifir pawl nih thil kalhnak ca i an hmanmi thirfung - (n.) jemmy<br />
mifirhferh - (n.) lean, untidy, small person<br />
mihakkau , miduhfak - (adj.) grasping, greedy man<br />
mihlen a hmangmi , mirawi a hmangmi - (adj.) treacherous<br />
mihlen hmang , mi hlengtu - (n.) trickster<br />
mihlenhmang , mihrokhrol - (n.) rogue<br />
mihlennak ca i si lomi anih kha ka si i tinak - (n.) imposture<br />
mihme - (n.) small person, of little importance<br />
mihnial , a tawi ttung i a chah ttungmi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>cky<br />
miholhaa - (n.) stammer<br />
mihor - (n.) immoral person<br />
mihremhmang - (n.) cruel man<br />
mihremtu - (n.) oppressor, persecu<strong>to</strong>r, whipper<br />
mihriao - (n.) light sleeper<br />
mihrin fa aa timi hna lak i a niam cem pawl - (n.) baron<br />
mihrinfa sinak , tuavon sinak - (n.) nobility<br />
mihrokhrawl - (n.) rascal, good for nothing fellow, scoundrel, liar, cheater<br />
mihrokhrawl a simi , mi rawinak khua a khangmi - (adj.) scheming<br />
mihrokhrawl sinak - (n.) rascality<br />
mihrokhrol , mihlenhmang - (n.) rogue<br />
mihrut - (n.) idiot<br />
mihrut - (n.) lunatic<br />
mihrut , a lung a pingmi - (adj.) stupid<br />
mihrut an chiahnak hna inn - (n.) madhouse<br />
mihrut bantuk a simi - (adj.) idiotic<br />
mihrut dengmang a simi - (n.) imbecil<br />
mihrut , khuatemi - (n.) simple<strong>to</strong>n<br />
mihrut lawhter - (v.) stultify<br />
mikei , a ngan a thawngmi - (n.) giant<br />
mikhiar - (n.) niggard<br />
mikhiar - (adj.) stingy<br />
mikhiar - (n.) skinflint<br />
mikhiar , mihnem - (n.) miser<br />
mikhuakhan thiam - (n.) good manager, thrifty person, economist<br />
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mil - (adj.) smooth - Example: Your floor is very smooth = Nan ttuang a mil ngai<br />
milem - (n.) statuary<br />
milem - (n.) statue<br />
milem biami - (n.) idolater<br />
milem , hmanthlak - (n.) figure - Example: In the garden are many s<strong>to</strong>ye figures = Dum chungah lung in sermi milem tampi an um<br />
milem hmete - (n.) statuette<br />
milem , siasal - (n.) idol<br />
milem , siasal , minung/thil he aa lomi mui - (n.) image<br />
mileng - (n.) visi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
mileng - (adj.) guest who may come from another village <strong>to</strong> ask the hand of a girl for marriage<br />
mileng khan - (n.) sitting room<br />
mileng khan , innchung vung luhnak khan - (n.) lobby<br />
milengkai / mileng mikai / mileng sakai - (n.) people (visi<strong>to</strong>rs) who frequent the house<br />
milh , milhtlorh - (v.) smooth, plane<br />
milhtlorh , milh - (v.) smooth, plane<br />
milhtlorh rih lomi , chim ding ttialmi bia - (n.) draft<br />
milian - (n.) million<br />
milian , mingan - (n.) great/rich man<br />
milihchim - (n.) liar<br />
milip - (adj.) liar, cheater<br />
milip minal - (n.) a person who is slick and slippery<br />
miliplep - (n.) frivolous person<br />
milmial - (adj.) plump<br />
miloklai - (n.) arrogant man<br />
milolak - (n.) useless person<br />
milter , phenter , rawnhter - (v.) flatten<br />
miltlor - (adj.) sleek<br />
milu benh - (n.) postage stamp<br />
milu rel - (n.) census<br />
milubenh , tazeih , zung tazeih - (n.) stamp<br />
milubenh thahnak i khenhmi , a nithla le a hmun aa ttialmi - (n.) postmark<br />
miluhnak kua - (n.) manhole<br />
miluklak - (n.) happy go lucky person<br />
milunghak , zaangfahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi mipuar mitthalo - (adj.) stern<br />
milunglo , thil a philh zaumi - (adj.) absent minded<br />
milungngan - (n.) proud, vain, haughty person<br />
milungping - (adj.) dull - Example: He is a dull boy = Milungping a si<br />
milungtho kho ngaimi , thinhun zong a fawimi , lunglawmh zong a fawimi , tla cutmat i khua a sami , lungthin zong vut ti i aa letmi -<br />
(adj.) impetuous<br />
milungtho , mithanuam - (n.) enthusiast<br />
milungtthawng - (adj.) stiffnecked<br />
milungtthawng , ngol duh lo - (adj.) dogged<br />
mimawlh , mimolh - (n.) lunatic<br />
mimolh , mimawlh - (n.) lunatic<br />
mimte - (n.) quail<br />
mimte (va) , nimte - (n.) partridge<br />
min - (n.) name<br />
min - (n.) landslide<br />
min - (v.) slide - Example: A landslide slides = Min a min<br />
min aa khatmi, upatnak caah sakmi - (n.) namesake - Example: My son Kenneth is the namesake of my friend Kenneth = Ka fapa Kenneth cu<br />
ka hawipa Kenneth upatnak in sakmi a si<br />
min bunh - (v.) entitle<br />
min cazin - (n.) roll<br />
min chiatter , a simi - (adj.) scandalous<br />
min chiatter , thang chiat - (v.) scandalize<br />
min chim tein rel - (v.) enumerate<br />
min chim tein relnak - (n.) enumeration<br />
min deu - (n.) pseudonym<br />
min fir, mi dang minthut fir - (v.) forge<br />
min hmanung bik , innchungkhar min a simi - (n.) surname<br />
min hmasa bik - (n.) given name - Example: John F. Kennedy's given name is John = Kennedy min hmasa bik cu John a si<br />
min hngalh lomi - (adj.) anonymous<br />
min lawng a simi - (adj.) nominal<br />
min le umnak aa tialnak cauk - (n.) direc<strong>to</strong>ry - Example: Telephone direc<strong>to</strong>ry = Telephone a hmangmi hna min le umnak le namber ttialnak<br />
cauk<br />
min le umnak khenhmi ca - (n.) letterhead<br />
min men in - (adj.) titular<br />
min ngaingai a si lomi , caponak i i kawhnak min - (n.) nickname<br />
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min ngei lomi , min chim lomi - (adj.) unnamed<br />
min ngeilomi - (adj.) nameless<br />
min pekmi - (n.) nominee<br />
min peknak - (n.) nomination<br />
min sak - (v.) call - Example: They called him John = John tiah min an sak.<br />
min sak , min pek - (v.) denominate<br />
min sak tthan - (v.) rename<br />
min thut - (v.) sign<br />
min thutmi pawng i min rak thut ve - (v.) countersign<br />
minchawng - (n.) a proxy name, usually of a child, used for the name of the parents by which they are called - Example: Tum Thawng (father) =<br />
Tin Lian's father (Tin Lian is the son) = Tum Thawng = Tin Lian pa<br />
minchia - (n.) bad name, b ad reputation<br />
minchiatnak , ningzahnak - (n.) disgrace<br />
minchiatnak , thangchiatnak - (n.) scandal<br />
minchiatter , nahter - (v.) blacken<br />
minchim - (v.) name - Example: Name what you want <strong>to</strong> buy = Cawk na duhmi kha an minchim tuah<br />
minchimin - (adv.) namely - Example: Only two pupils got 100 marks in the test, namely Tommy and Susie = Siangngakchia pahnih lawng nih<br />
camipuai ah mak 100 an hmuh, cu hna cu an min in chim in Tommy le Susie an si<br />
minchimlo - (n.) leper<br />
minchimnak - (n.) souvenir - Example: This book is that I bought for a souvenir of Green Lake = Hi cauk hi Green Lake minchimnak ca i ka<br />
cawkmi a si<br />
mincim - (n.) landslide<br />
mingan , milian - (n.) great/rich man<br />
mingei - (n.) rich person<br />
mingiatu , sungtthoh - (n.) spy<br />
mingiatu , thlahmi , fialmi - (n.) emissary<br />
minhleng - (n.) pseudonym, false name, code name - Example: George Elliot was tye pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans = George Elliot cu Mary Ann<br />
Evans nih cattialnak ah a hmanmi minhleng a si<br />
miniam , a niammi - (n.) dwarf<br />
minit - (n.) minute - Example: There are sixty minutes in one hour = Suimilam pakhat ah minit sawm ruk a um<br />
minkep - (n.) nickname<br />
minkhumh - (v.) register<br />
minkhumhnak - (n.) register, registration<br />
minlang - (adj.) famous<br />
minlanghnak - (n.) fame<br />
minluh , minthlak - (v.) register<br />
minluhnak - (n.) registration, <strong>to</strong> write the name in a book<br />
minmei - (n.) mist<br />
minmei nih phenh , huh i a fiang lomi - (n.) fog horn<br />
minmei nih phenh , hun i a fiang lomi - (adj.) foggy<br />
minmei nih zelh - (adj.) overcast<br />
minmei , tichum - (n.) fog<br />
mino , tlangval he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) juvenile<br />
mino , tlangval ngaknu - (n.) youth<br />
minor a simi - (adj.) tiresome<br />
minsak - (v.) name<br />
minthan - (v.) resound - Example: His name resounded all over the world = A minthannak cu vawlei cung a thang dih<br />
minthan , mi lang a simi , thleidan - (v.) distinguish<br />
minthang , hmaizah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) illustrious<br />
minthang , lianngan , ngan - (adj.) great<br />
minthangmi - (adj.) famous<br />
minthangmi - (adj.) noted<br />
minthangmi - (adj.) renowned<br />
minthangmi , a langmi - (adj.) prominent<br />
minthangmi , i chingchiah awk a tlakmi - (adj.) notable<br />
minthangmi , mi zapi hngalhmi , hawi hlei in thil a ti khomi - (adj.) outstanding<br />
minthangmi , thangthatmi - (n.) celebrity<br />
minthannak - (n.) renown<br />
minthatnak , pakhatkhat tuahmi ruang i hmuhmi laksawng - (n.) award<br />
minthlak , min khumh - (v.) enroll<br />
minthlak , minluh - (v.) register<br />
minthlaknak , minkhumhnak - (n.) enrollment<br />
minthut - (v.) endorse - Example: He has <strong>to</strong> endors the check before the bank could cash it = Bank nih check kha tangka i an serpiak khawh<br />
hlanah a check ahcun a min a thut a hau<br />
minthut - (n.) signature<br />
minthut - (v.) subscribe<br />
mintthat pek - (v.) decorate - Example: The king decorated a brave soldier = Siangpahrang nih ralkap kha mintthatnak a pek<br />
mintthat peknak - (n.) decoration<br />
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mintthatnak tehna , thangthatnak tehna lakpiak , chuh - (n.) derogation<br />
mintthatnak , thangtthatnak - (n.) reputation<br />
minung - (n.) flesh - Example: All flesh must die = Minung cu an thi dih lai<br />
minung - (n.) humankind<br />
minung - (n.) people<br />
minung a lo bikmi zawng phun khat - (n.) baboon<br />
minung a serchommi le thlenchommi a si lomi thil - (n.) nature - Example: She loved the wild flowers found in the nature = A duhmi pangpar<br />
cu minung nih serchommi si loin amah khohdtein a khomi pangpar kkha an si<br />
minung a si lomi - (adj.) superhuman<br />
minung a simi - (adj.) human<br />
minung an cuar cung i thir lin in misual an sinak hmelchunhnak ca i hmelchunhnak an tuahmi - (n.) stigma<br />
minung an khat tuk - (v.) overcrowd<br />
minung bantuk i canter - (v.) personify - Example: We personify the sun and moon calling the sun our mother and the moon our father = Ni<br />
kan nu thla kan pa kan ti hna tikah hin ni le thla hi minung bantuk i kan canter hna a si<br />
minung bantukin rian ttuantermi seh , seh bantuk a simi minung - (n.) robot<br />
minung bu he aa pehtlaimi thil kong a simi - (adj.) sociological<br />
minung bu umtuning kong cawnnak - (n.) sociology<br />
minung chuahkehnak kong cawnnak - (n.) anthropology<br />
minung chuahkehnak le umtuning ziaza cawnnak - (n.) ethnology<br />
minung cung i zaangfahnak a ngeimi , minung kan si cio cu ta ti lungput a ngeimi - (adj.) humanitarian<br />
minung fir - (v.) kidnap<br />
minung hme tete , pe li hrawng lawng a simi - (n.) pigmy<br />
minung kan pum hngawng le paw karlak - (n.) thorax<br />
minung kho - (n.) well <strong>to</strong> do person<br />
minung kut bantuk - (n.) hand - Example: The hands of the clock = Suimilam kut<br />
minung , mi vialte - (n.) mankind<br />
minung mui bantuk tein khuailul in an sermi hna - (n.) waxworks<br />
minung nakin thil ti khawhnak a ngei deuhmi - (n.) superman<br />
minung ngunkhuai - (n.) polltax<br />
minung nih kan <strong>to</strong>mmi , a nuam a si ah , a har a si ah ; tuah lengmangnak in kan hmuhmi thiamnak le fimnak - (n.) experience<br />
minung nih lung kha hriamhrei ah an rak hman lio chan thil a simi - (n.) Neanderthal<br />
minung pahnih (pakhat le pakhat i chawnh) bia i ruah - (n.) dialogue<br />
minung pakhat le pahkat a dang cio kan si a langhnak - (n.) individuality<br />
minung pakhat nun chung i thil biapi ngai a umnak caan khi - (n.) episode<br />
minung pakhat , thil pakhat - (n.) unit<br />
minung pakhat /thil pakhat ta , thengte - (adj.) particular - Example: That particular chair belonged <strong>to</strong> my father = Khi tthutdan thengte khi<br />
ka pa ta a si<br />
minung , patling - (n.) man<br />
minung pum a lu tel lo - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rso<br />
minung pum hlai - (v.) operate - Example: The doc<strong>to</strong>r operated on my knee = Sibawipa nih ka khuk a ka hlai<br />
minung sa a eimi - (n.) cannibal<br />
minung sa ei hmangmi sinak - (n.) cannibalism<br />
minung sinak - (n.) humanity<br />
minung sining - (n.) nature - Example: His father's nature was lovable = A pa cu a minung sining ah miduhnung a si<br />
minung sining in tuahmi - (adv.) humanly - Example: We will do all that is humanly possible = Minung tuahning in a si kho ding paoh cu kan<br />
tuah ko lai<br />
minung sining kong biatak tein a ruat a cawngmi - (n.) humanist<br />
minung siseh mawttaka siseh cawleng siseh tilawng siseh an kalnak lam - (n.) traffic - Example: The traffic is heave = A um a kalmi an tam<br />
ngaingai<br />
minung siter - (v.) humanize<br />
minung tampi umnak a simi - (adj.) populous<br />
minung tlawmternak - (n.) depopulation<br />
minung tuanbia a hmaan set lomi - (n.) legend<br />
minung tuanbia chung i chan biapi ngai pakhat - (n.) era<br />
minung tuanbia ttial hlan i a ummi thil - (adj.) prehis<strong>to</strong>ric<br />
minung um lonak a simi - (adj.) uninhabitet<br />
minung um lonak hmun - (n.) wilderness<br />
minung/saram mui an kermi - (n.) sculpture<br />
minung/thil he aa lomi mui , milem , siasal - (n.) image<br />
mipa - (n.) guy<br />
mipam - (adj.) poor - Example: He is a poor man = Amah cu mipan a si<br />
mipam - (n.) poor<br />
mipe - (n.) peanut<br />
mipem - (n.) sojourner, immigrant<br />
mipem , a ra tharmi - (n.) newcomer<br />
mipem sathai - (n.) immigrant<br />
miphun - (n.) nation<br />
miphun dang umtuning le nunning i lak - (v.) assimilate<br />
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miphun dangdang i chonh khawhnak ding ca i serchommi holh - (n.) Esperan<strong>to</strong><br />
miphun dangdang si ruang i i remlonak - (n.) racialism<br />
miphun he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) racial - Example: Racial discrimination = Phun thleidannak<br />
miphun mauta - (adj.) pariah<br />
miphun niam sinak langhterning in i thuamh le thilthuam azawng zong kha a ti tuk deuhmi si - (adj.) gaudy<br />
miphun pakhatkhat nih an biakmi i an ruahmi saram phun khat khat - (n.) <strong>to</strong>tem<br />
miphun , phun - (n.) race<br />
miphun sinak - (n.) nationality<br />
miphun thleidan in rianttuan , phunkhat khat tang chiah - (n.) apartheid<br />
mipuar mi , mi dang cung i zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) cruel<br />
mipuar mitthalo umtuning a simi - (adj.) tyrannical<br />
mir , mer - (n.) sprout , young plant<br />
mir , mer - (v.) germinate - Example: Our corn seeds have germinated = Kan fangvoi an mir cang<br />
miralchia - (n.) coward<br />
miralttha - (adj.) spunky<br />
miralttha hna tuanbia chimnak ca i hmanmi hla - (n.) epic<br />
miralttha nih thil an tuahmi kong - (n.) saga<br />
Mirang - (n.) generally white people, but in particular British people<br />
Mirang cozah tangka, atui ah cun an hmang ti lo, pawng (pound) khat ah shilling 16 a um - (n.) shilling<br />
mirang far thingkung - (n.) fir<br />
mirang holh grammar ah, tuahtu (subjekt) kong a chimtu cu 'prædikat' a si - (n.) predicate - Example: Life is short = 'Life' ('Livet') hi<br />
subjekt a si i 'is short' ('er kort') hi prædikat a si<br />
Mirang holh n England mi holh - (adj.) <strong>English</strong><br />
mirang khuhlu - (n.) plum<br />
mirang khuhlu phun khat - (n.) prune<br />
mirang vawlei nalhnak hriamnam - (n.) trowel<br />
mirang vawlei , siment - (n.) cement<br />
Mirangca - (n.) <strong>English</strong>, <strong>English</strong> literature<br />
Mirangholh - (n.) <strong>English</strong> (language)<br />
mirawi a hmangmi, mihlen a hmangmi - (adj.) treacherous<br />
mirawitu a simi - (adj.) trai<strong>to</strong>rous<br />
mirawitu , miphiartu - (n.) trai<strong>to</strong>r<br />
mirethei - (n.) poor (people)<br />
mirh , merh - (v.) smile - Example: He/she smiles at me = A ka merh<br />
miruak - (n.) corpse<br />
miruak kuang - (n.) casket<br />
miruamkai , mah ca tthatnak ding lawng a ruatmi - (n.) egoist<br />
mirum - (n.) rich person<br />
mirum si , thilri tampi ngeih - (adj.) affluent - Example: He is an affluent person = Amah cu mirum a si<br />
mirum tuk lehpek , biapi ngai a simipa - (n.) magnate<br />
mirumnu - (n.) rich woman<br />
mirumpa - (n.) rich man<br />
misiang a simi - (adj.) generous<br />
misifak bik pawl - (n.) proletariat<br />
misifak mi nauta pawl , lamhchihmi - (adj.) downtrodden<br />
misifak , misifakmi - (n.) poor - Example: It is no good <strong>to</strong> despise the poor = Misifak serhsat cu a ttha lo<br />
misifak ngaingai - (n.) pauper<br />
misifak pawl khuapi chung i i tet thup i umnak sang - (n.) slum<br />
misifak tthenhmi , tangka siseh , thil siseh - (n.) alms<br />
misin-um - (n.) house servant, house maid<br />
mising , sing - (n.) alien, stranger<br />
misinh , sinh - (v.) treat as stranger - Example: He treats us as strangers (keeps us at arm's length) = A kan misinh<br />
misuaksual - (n.) unruly person<br />
misual - (n.) culprit<br />
misual - (n.) miscreant<br />
misual - (n.) sinner<br />
misual an thahmi an thlainak tung - (n.) gibbet<br />
misual , mitthalo , mi zei ruaram lo - (n.) scoundrel<br />
misual ngaingai a simi - (n.) reprobate<br />
misual , thil ttha lo tuahtu - (n.) malefac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
misual thlarau umnak ding , mithi khua - (n.) hell<br />
mit - (n.) eye - Example: He is blind in one eye = A mit mit khat a caw<br />
mit - (v.) go out - Example: The fire will go out = Mei cu a mit lai<br />
mit - (n.) eye or knot in wooden board - Example: This board has <strong>to</strong>o many knots (eyes) = Hi thing cu a mit a tam tuk<br />
mit a hlangmi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) fetching - Example: She wears a fetching hat = Aa dawhmi, mit a hlangmi luchin aa chinh<br />
mit a kumi - (adj.) somnolent<br />
mit aa <strong>to</strong>n dihnak hmun , a laifang bik , ceunak a vaa <strong>to</strong>nnak hmun - (n.) focus - Example: The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes =<br />
Ngaknu dawhte cu mit vialte aa <strong>to</strong>n dihnak a si<br />
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mit ah aa remmi - (adj.) comely<br />
mit chung i khua hmutu a simi - (n.) retina<br />
mit curcuduk in i au - (v.) wink<br />
mit fak piin i au i zoh peng - (v.) stare<br />
mit fim - (adj.) sharp - Example: Sharp eye = Mit fim<br />
mit he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) optical - Example: Optical instrument = Mit zohnak thilri<br />
mit he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) optic - Example: Optic nerve = Mit thahri<br />
mit hmaan - (n.) eyeglass<br />
mit hnih in zoh khawhmi hmanbilu , durbing - (n.) binoculars<br />
mit hrimhrim in a hmutu tehte - (n.) eyewitness<br />
mit i hei hmuh khawh tiang khi - (n.) view - Example: A ship came in<strong>to</strong> view = Tilawng pakhat cu kan hei hmuh khawhnak chungah a rung lang<br />
mit in hmuh khawh lomi , nunnak a ngeimi thilnung - (n.) bacteria<br />
mit in hmuh khawh lomi rungrul - (n.) microbe<br />
mit in hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) visible<br />
mit in hmuh khawhnak , mit in hmuh phak tawk - (n.) visibility<br />
mit khat lawng benhmi tarmit - (n.) monocle<br />
mit kuak tla , mui tlafiamfuam in um - (adj.) haggard<br />
mit ngei lo - (adj.) eyeless<br />
mit phin zawtnak - (n.) ophthalmia<br />
mit ratter - (v.) dazzle - Example: The sun dazzles my eyes = Nika nih ka mit a ka ratter<br />
mit sibawi - (n.) oculist<br />
mit thlalang a ser i a zuartu - (n.) optician<br />
mit uikhel - (n.) stye<br />
mitcai , a caimi mit , mitkai - (adj.) squint<br />
mitcaw carel - (n.) braille<br />
mitcaw , hmuhnak ngei lomi - (adj.) sightless<br />
mitcawt , hmuh khawh lo - (adj.) blind<br />
mitchawtnak - (n.) blindness<br />
mitchin - (v.) close the eyes<br />
mitchinh kamseh in - doggedly, by all means, at all costs<br />
mitcuar - (n.) eyelid<br />
mitcuar - (n.) lid<br />
mitda - (n.) a person whose eyes are dry and empty<br />
mitdum - (n.) iris<br />
miteima , rianttuan a zuammi , aa hne khomi - (adj.) industrious<br />
mitfalai - (n.) pupil, apple of the eye<br />
mithah , lainawn a si lomi - (n.) manslaughter<br />
mithalo bu chung i aa telmi - (n.) gangster<br />
mithanuam , milungtho - (n.) enthusiast<br />
mithatho ngai , a tlo ngaimi , mi zuanzang - (adj.) lively<br />
mithatho sinak - (n.) liveliness<br />
mithattu cozah chiahmi - (n.) executioner<br />
mithi - (n.) dead, dead person<br />
mithi bantuk tuksapur , dang liapluap in a ummi - (adj.) ghastly<br />
mithi ca thlacamnak - (n.) requiem<br />
mithi chiahnak inn - (n.) mortuary<br />
mithi hlunhter - (v.) mummify<br />
mithi kha thu hlah seh tiin si thuh - (v.) embalm<br />
mithi khanghnak thingpon - (n.) pyre<br />
mithi khua, hell - (n.) Hades<br />
mithi khua , misual thlarau umnak ding - (n.) hell<br />
mithi lalang - (n.) retinue<br />
mithi ngai , mithi ttahtu - (n.) mourner<br />
mithi thlarau he i chawnh khawh a si ti a zummi - (n.) spiritualist<br />
mithi thlarau he i chawnh khawh a si ti zumhnak - (n.) spiritualism<br />
mithi ttahtu , mithi ngai - (n.) mourner<br />
mithi vui - (n.) burial<br />
mithi vuinak thlan , thlan - (n.) grave<br />
mithi vuitu - (n.) undertaker<br />
mithiang - (n.) saint<br />
mithiang aa lawhtermi a thiang ttung lomi - (adj.) sanctimonious<br />
mithimi a thihnak ihkhun - (n.) deathbed<br />
mithingrang - (n.) hothead<br />
mithinrang , khua tthate i a ruat hmasa lomi - (adj.) hotheaded<br />
mithla - (n.) ghost<br />
mithla - (n.) phan<strong>to</strong>m<br />
mithla bantuk - (adj.) ghostly<br />
mithla , muthla , thlarau he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spectral<br />
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mithla , thlarau , muthla - (n.) spectre<br />
mithmai - (n.) countenance<br />
mithmai ah a lang - (n.) look - Example: Her face had a sad look on her face = A mithmai ah a ngaih a chia ti a lang<br />
mithmai i hung langh - (v.) appear - Example: He appears <strong>to</strong> be happy = Lunglawm in a mithmai a lang<br />
mithmai panh lo ngaiin tawite tawite in biachimmi , bialeh - (adj.) brusque<br />
mithman - (n.) glasses<br />
mithman , tarmit - (n.) spectacles<br />
mithmuhnak - (n.) eyesight<br />
mithmul - (n.) eyelashes<br />
mithmul, mit cuar cung hmul - (n.) lash<br />
mithuh - (v.) blindfold<br />
mitkai , mitcai , a caimi mit - (adj.) squint<br />
mitku , mitkuh i nam i ngut khi - (adj.) drowsy<br />
mitkua , mitkuak - (n.) orbit, the bony caviti of the eye<br />
mitkuh hnattam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be very sleepy<br />
mitkuh i nam i ngut khi , mitku - (adj.) drowsy<br />
mitkuh si - (n.) morphine<br />
mitlak - (v.) interest - Example: Hockey does not interest me = Hockey nih ka mit a ka la lo<br />
mitleh - (n.) magic, <strong>to</strong> deceive the eye by sleight<br />
mitleh thiam - (n.) magician<br />
mitmu - (n.) eyeball, pupil<br />
mitmu dum - (n.) iris<br />
mitmunang - (n.) cornea<br />
mitpuak - (n.) cataract<br />
mitrang - (n.) cornea<br />
mitsen - (adj.) bloodshot - Example: His eyes are bloodshot = A mit an sen dih<br />
mitsirven - (v.) <strong>to</strong> keep watch by the corner of the eye<br />
mitsur - (n.) grape<br />
mitsur bor , cu bantukin i bute in a ummi paoh , banhla thlar - (n.) cluster<br />
mitsur cinnak hmun - (n.) vineyard<br />
mitsur hang - (n.) grape juice<br />
mitsur ruang - (n.) grapevine<br />
mitsur ruang , zun ruang - (n.) vine<br />
mitsur thei a car - (n.) raisin<br />
mitsur zu , zu - (n.) wine<br />
mittha sinak , tthatnak - (n.) piety<br />
mitthalo - (n.) villain<br />
mitthalo , mi velh hmang - (n.) ruffian<br />
mitthalo, mi velh hmang, mi thah hmang - (n.) thug<br />
mitthalo , mi zei ruaram lo , misual - (n.) scoundrel<br />
mitthalo ngai a simi - (adj.) villainous<br />
mitthalo ngaingai ningzah hngal loin a ttha lomi , phaisa duhduh in sa hmangmi , i sumrennak a ngei lomi - (adj.) profligate<br />
mitthep ah - (n.) split second<br />
mitthep depmap - (v.) blink<br />
mitthi lalang - (n.) suite - Example: The king travelled with a suite od twelve = Siangpahrang cu mitthi lalang hleihnih he khual a tlawng<br />
mitthi ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) wistful - Example: A child s<strong>to</strong>od looking with wistful eyes at the apples = Ngakchia nih epai cu mitthi egaiin a zoh<br />
mitthit , hngar - (v.) covet<br />
mitthlam i hmuh , a um taktak lomi mah ruahnak i hmuhmi - (n.) phantasm<br />
mitthlam lawngin hmuhmi , lungchung lawngin ruah i a si taktak lomi - (adj.) imaginary<br />
mitthli - (n.) tear<br />
mitthli a tlami - (adj.) tearful<br />
mittlang hmul - (n.) eyebrow<br />
mitttheh , mittthep - (v.) blink, twinkle<br />
mittthep , mitttheh - (v.) blink, twinkle<br />
miuzik , awdawh - (n.) music<br />
miuzik tumnak muko - (n.) horn<br />
mivakvai , vakvai - (n.) vagramt<br />
mivanchia ngaingaimi - (n.) wretch<br />
mizaangthu , thazang a ngei lomi - (adj.) lethargic<br />
mizakip - (n.) all people, every people<br />
mizapi - (n.) crowd, common people<br />
mizaw congh - (v.) nurse<br />
mizaw ngaihnak - (n.) stethoscope<br />
mizaw phorhnak mawttawka - (n.) ambulance<br />
mizaw putnak lang - (n.) stretcher<br />
mizaw umnak , siin - (n.) hospital<br />
mizaw zohkhenhnak hmun - (n.) clinic<br />
mizeng . zeng - (n.) paralytic<br />
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mizer , a thli tein thil a ti khomi - (adj.) sly<br />
Mizo , Mar - (prop.) Lushai people<br />
Mizoram , Marram - (prop.) Mizoram State (in India)<br />
mizuamlo - (n.) sluggard, lazybones<br />
mizuangzam - (n.) a man/woman of loose character (lit. who flies from one person <strong>to</strong> another)<br />
mo hawi , maw - (n.) bridesmaid<br />
mo , va ngei liomi ngaknu - (n.) bride<br />
molh , molh lakin duh , mawlh - (adj.) crazy<br />
molh thil theih le hmuh , a um tung lomi thil hna hmuh , a um tung lomi aw hna theih - (n.) hallucination<br />
molhmeh in umnak - (n.) delirium<br />
molmok , mawlmawk - (adj.) confused, not clear in mind, immature in perception<br />
mongh - (v.) drive - Example: Drive the car = Mawttawka kha mawng<br />
mongh - (v.) steer<br />
Mongolia miphun - (n.) Mongol<br />
Moses cauk panga - (n.) Pentateuch<br />
mot , mawt - (adj.) rotten, decayed<br />
mot , mawt - (v.) decay, rot<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>r ke khairiat , tai-ar - (n.) tire<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>r ke tai-ar - (n.) tyre<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>r onhter - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ot<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>r remhnak hmun , rianttuannak hmun - (n.) workshop<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>r saikel hmephun - (n.) scooter<br />
mo<strong>to</strong>r tai-ar vawlei a tawngtu a ttial khi - (n.) tread<br />
mu - (adj.) fast - Example: His horse is fast in running = A rang tlik a mu<br />
mu - (n.) seed - Example: Coffee seeds = Kawfi mu<br />
mu - (n.) egg yolk<br />
mu cung harnak tuah a duhning a simi - (n.) sadist<br />
muah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put logs in the fire <strong>to</strong> keep it smoldering<br />
muai , hnor - (v.) chafe<br />
muai , mawi - (v.) caress - Example: He caresses the cat = Chizawh kha a muai<br />
muaihang - (n.) buttermilk<br />
mualpho - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be put <strong>to</strong> shame publicly, disgrace<br />
mui - (adj.) dark - Example: A dark night = Zan mui<br />
mui - (n.) image - Example: God created man in His image = Pathian nih minung cu Amah mui in a ser<br />
mui - (n.) appearance, shape, countenance, looks, form , features<br />
mui - (n.) color - Example: The color of your shirt is pretty = Na angki mui aa dawh<br />
mui chia , tuksapur , fihnung - (adj.) hideous<br />
mui chiatter - (v.) disfigure<br />
mui diamduam in a ummi - (adj.) gloomy<br />
mui i hlen - (v.) disguise - Example: He disguised himself as an old man = Tarpa bantukin a mui aa hleng<br />
mui i hlennak ca i hmanmi thil - (n.) disguise - Example: No one recognised him in his disguise = A mui hlennak thilthuam khan cun ahohmanh<br />
nih an hngal kho lo<br />
mui langh - (v.) mirror - Example: The stars are mirrored in the still water = Arfi cu a cawlcang lomi ti chungah an lang<br />
mui , pungsam - (n.) form - Example: The form of a man = Mipa pungsan<br />
mui ser - (v.) mould - Example: Children mould figures ot of clay = Ngakchia nih nawncek in tunu tete an ser hna<br />
mui tlafiamfuam in um , mit kuak tla - (adj.) haggard<br />
muichia - (adj.) ugly, not good looking<br />
muichiapi , nihchuak a simi muisam pipi a kengmi - (adj.) grotesque<br />
muichiatter , mui hrawh - (v.) deform<br />
muihmai - (n.) complexion, appearance, shape, countenance<br />
muihmai i thlen - (v.) transfigure<br />
muihmel , hmel - (n.) appearance, image - Example: His appearance is handsome (good) = A muihmel a ttha<br />
muihnak - (n.) dark, darkness - Example: Do not be afraid of the dark = Zan mui kha tih hlah<br />
muihnak - (n.) murk<br />
muihter - (v.) darken<br />
muimi - (adj.) dark - Example: Dark night = A muimi zan<br />
muirihai , murihai - (n.) parting of hair<br />
muirihai , murihai - (v.) make parting of hair<br />
muisam - (n.) aspect, likeness, appearance, looks<br />
muisam - (n.) aspect - Example: He is a man of fierce aspect = Amah cu mi muisam ttihnung, hringhro chia a si<br />
muisam kenning , a zawng umning - (n.) coloration<br />
muisam lei le hahnak lei kahpathir bantuk a simi - (adj.) steely<br />
muithlam - (n.) figure - Example: He saw the figure of a man = Mipa muithlam a hmuh<br />
muka - (n.) tarpaulin<br />
muko - (n.) trumpet, bugle<br />
muko - (n.) bugle<br />
muko phun khat - (n.) trombone<br />
muko tumtu - (n.) trumpeter<br />
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muko tumtu - (n.) bugler<br />
mupi - (n.) hawk<br />
mupi , mu vanlai - (n.) eagle<br />
mupi phun khat - (n.) falcon<br />
mura zihmui - (n.) myrrh<br />
murihai , muirihai - (n.) parting of hair<br />
murihai , muirihai - (n.) parting of hair<br />
muru - (n.) kernel, core, essence<br />
muru , thingkung muru , biachimmi muru - (n.) pith<br />
Muslim - (n.) Mohammedan<br />
Muslim asiloah Hindu phungki - (n.) fakir<br />
muslim bawi - (n.) caliph<br />
Muslim biakinn - (n.) mosque<br />
muslim biaknak a zulmi - (n.) moslem<br />
muslim biaknak a zulmi - (n.) Mussulman<br />
Muslim biaknak phung - (n.) Islam<br />
Muslim biaknak phung - (n.) Mohammedanism<br />
Muslim mihlim pawl - (n.) dervish<br />
Muslim pa nih nupi tampi an i chiahnak inn - (n.) harem<br />
Muslim pawl Baibal - (n.) Koran<br />
Muslim pawl biakinn i nnsang an sakmi, thlacam cang u tiah aunak i an hmanmi - (n.) minaret<br />
Muslim pawl siangpahrang - (n.) sultan<br />
Muslim ram i bawi ngan pakhat - (n.) vizier<br />
Musulman - (n.) Muslim<br />
muthla - (n.) spook<br />
muthla bantuk , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) spooky<br />
muthla , mithla , thlarau - (n.) spectre<br />
muthla , mithla, thlarau he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spectral<br />
mutthai - (n.) candy<br />
mutthai pawl - (n.) sweetmeats<br />
muvanlai - (n.) eagle<br />
N<br />
na - (pron.) you, your - Example: Are you going? - Lend me your book please = Na kal lai maw? - Na cauk ka hlan tuah<br />
na chimmi kha a tawinak in chum tthan - (v.) summarize<br />
na ka tei cang ti i i pek - (v.) surrender<br />
na ka tei ti langhter - (v.) submit<br />
na lungrethei hlah , a poi lo - never mind<br />
na mermi thil pawl , lathlur - (n.) spindle<br />
na sual , ti , sualphawt - (v.) convict<br />
na sual timi pa - (n.) convict<br />
na tuah lai lo ti a khamtu thil a simi - (adj.) restrictive<br />
naa - (n.) buffalo<br />
naa - (n.) waterbuffalo - Example: I own two water buffaloes = Naa pahnih ka ngei<br />
naang - (n.) film, a thin coating on something<br />
naang - (n.) an outer/inner shell membrane of an egg<br />
naang , maang , mang - (n.) dirt, soot - Example: Soot on the pot = Belmaang/Belmang<br />
nabo - (n.) innpa<br />
nah , nak , a nak - (adj.) black - Example: She is pretty because her hair is black = A sam a nah caah aa dawh<br />
nahchuah , hnahchuah - (v.) envy<br />
nahchuah , nahchuak - (v.) begrudge, envy, be jealous of - Example: We don't begrudge your success = Na hlawhtlinnak kan in nahchuah lo<br />
nahchuahnak - (n.) jealousy<br />
nahchuahnak , hachuahmi thil - (n.) envy - Example: It is not good <strong>to</strong> have jealousy against anybody = Mi cungah nahchuahnak ngeih awk a<br />
si lo<br />
nahchuahnak , lungthin ttha lo , mi cung i tthat lonak tuah duhnak lungthin - (n.) malice<br />
nahchuakmi - (adj.) jealous<br />
nahter , minchiatter - (v.) blacken<br />
nai , naih - (adv.) near - Example: Coming near we saw the flowers = Kan hei naih i pangpar kha kan hmuh hna<br />
nai tein bih - (v.) peer - Example: The old lady peers at the needle = Tarnu nih thim kha naih tein a bih in a bih<br />
naidem - (n.) arbor<br />
naidem - (n.) shade - Example: We take rest under the shade of a tree = Naidem tangah kan i din<br />
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naih - (v.) come closer, go closer, draw closer, near - Example: We are now nearing the village = Khua kan naih cang<br />
naih khawh lomi , <strong>to</strong>n khawh lomi - (adj.) unapproachable<br />
naih , nai - (adv.) near - Example: Coming near we saw the flowers = Kan hei naih i pangpar kha kan hmuh hna<br />
naih , naimi - (adj.) close - Example: The school is close <strong>to</strong> my house = Sianginn cu kan inn naih ah a um<br />
naih , thuh , hnawmhter , melmang thuh ti bantuk - (v.) besmear<br />
naihnak - (n.) proximity<br />
naihnak , nainak - (n.) nearness<br />
naihniam , niam - (adj.) close in relations - Example: He is our close relative = Amah cu kan naihniam sahlawh a si<br />
naihtreih non - (n.) nitrate<br />
naihtu bik a simi - (adj.) immediate - Example: My immediate neighbour = Ka innpa a ka naih bikmi<br />
nailon - (n.) nylon<br />
naimi , naih - (adj.) close - Example: The school is close <strong>to</strong> my house = Sianginn cu kan inn naih ah a um<br />
nain - (conj.) although - Example: I shall go although I do not like <strong>to</strong> = Ka duh lo nain ka kal ko lai<br />
nain - (prep.) notwithstanding<br />
nain - (prep.) in spite of - Example: Ruah a sur nain ngakchia cu sianginn an kai ko<br />
nain - (adv.) still - Example: He was hungry, still he would not eat = A rawl a tam ko, asinain a ei duh hlei lo<br />
nain - (conj.) though<br />
nain - (conj.) whereas - Example: Some children like school whereas others don't = Ngakchia a cheu cu siangin kai an duh nain a cheu cu an uh lo<br />
nain - (conj.) while - Example: While I like the colour of the coat, I do not like its shape = Angkileng kha azawng cu ka duh ko nain, a pungsan ka<br />
duh lo<br />
nain , sihmanhsehlaw - (adv.) nevertheless<br />
naingnganzi tama , uknak lei i rianttuan a duhmi - (n.) politician<br />
naisai - (adv.) verily (usually used with negatives hlah/lo) - Example: Are they ready <strong>to</strong> go? Far from it. - I dislike it very strongly (verily) = Kal an i<br />
manh deng ma? Naisai hlah. - Ka duh naisai lo<br />
naitrozen dah - (n.) nitrogen<br />
nak - (suff.) suffix for making verbal form in<strong>to</strong> noun form - Example: <strong>to</strong> love - love = dawt - datwnak<br />
nak , a nak , nah - (adj.) black - Example: She is pretty because her hair is black = A sam a nah caah aa dawh<br />
nakhnga - (conj.) in order that - Example: Khawleih i ka kai khawh nakhnga, tanka ka hmun a herh<br />
nakhnga caah - (conj.) so that - Example: Speak clearly so that they may understand you = Na chimmi an hngalh khawhnak hnga fiang tein<br />
biachim<br />
nakin - (conj.) than - Example: John is taller than Jack = John cu Jack nakin a sang deuh<br />
nakzik , thakhling - (n.) cinnamon<br />
nal - (adj.) fluent - Example: He is fluent in <strong>English</strong> = Mirang holh ah a nal<br />
nal - (adj.) smooth, slippery - Example: The road is slippery. - Pu Kil is a slippery man = Lam a nal. - Pu Kil cu mi nal a si<br />
nal i rilh - (v.) slip - Example: He slipped on a slippery road = Lam nal ah a ril<br />
nal seh ti i si thuh - (v.) lubricate<br />
nal ziahmah in tawlh - (v.) glide<br />
nal ziahmah in tawlhnak - (n.) glide<br />
nalh - (v.) smooth - Example: Smooth the (rough surface of) floor = Tuang kha nalh tuah<br />
nalh - (v.) smear - Example: He smeared grease on his shirt = A angki ah sathau a nalh<br />
nalh - (v.) plaster - Example: We plastr our walls = Kan vanpang plaster kan nalh<br />
nalh , vate nih a hmur in a hmul a nalh khi - (v.) preen<br />
nalmi - (adj.) slippery<br />
nalnak - (n.) slip<br />
nalnak , biachim thiamnak - (n.) eloquence<br />
nalter - (v.) smooth<br />
nalternak - (n.) lubrication<br />
nam - (n.) dagger, knife - Example: There are different types of knives = Nam a phunphun a um<br />
nam - (v.) push<br />
nam - (v.) stink, smell bad - Example: The carcase smells bad, stinks = Saruak kha a nam<br />
nam - (v.) spring upon - Example: A tiger springs upon a pig = Cakei nih vok a nam<br />
nam - (v.) hurry, be in a hurry - Example: Hurry up = I nam deuh<br />
nam , benh - (v.) press - Example: Press the but<strong>to</strong>n <strong>to</strong> ring the bell = Darkhing awnhternak ding ah a kep kha hmet<br />
nam , cakhenh - (v.) impress - Example: We can impress wax with a seal = Khuaiseng cu tazeih in kan nam khawh<br />
nam chih len , nam vurmar - (v.) shove - Example: Fred shoved the boat in<strong>to</strong> the water = Fred nih tilawng cu ti chungah a nam<br />
nam cutmat in , ruat cungcang loin , mi dang fim chimhnak um loin - (adv.) unadvisedly<br />
nam hlok - (n.) haft<br />
nam , hmeh - (v.) depress - Example: When you play the piano, you depress the keys = Piano na tum tikah a hmehnak tete kha na hmeh hna<br />
nam in chunh - (v.) stab<br />
nam in chunhmi hma - (n.) stab<br />
nam in themh i ser - (v.) whittle<br />
nam , khulralg in tlik , zuan hnawh - (v.) dash - Example: The boy dashed for the bus = Tlangval nih baska kha a hei tlik hnawh<br />
nam lek - (v.) brandish - Example: He brandishes his sword = A vainam a lek<br />
nam , lu i suk , pah - (v.) ram<br />
nam vurmar , nam chih len - (v.) shove - Example: Fred shoved the boat in<strong>to</strong> the water = Fred nih tilawng cu ti chungah a nam<br />
nambar - (n.) number - Example: Number one = Nambar pakhat<br />
nambar - (n.) numeral - Example: 1,2,3,9,100 are numerals = 1,2,3,9,100 cu nambar an si<br />
Nambar - (prop.) Numbers (book of the Old Testaent)<br />
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nambar cheu i al cunglei i a ummi khi - (n.) numera<strong>to</strong>r - Example: In 1/2, 1 is the numera<strong>to</strong>r = 1/2 ah hin 1 hi nambar cheu cunglei um ci a si<br />
nambar he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) numerical<br />
nambar in siseh hleih , thazang in siseh - (v.) predominate<br />
nambar pahnih asilole pahnihnak tam fonh i a chuakmi khi - (n.) sum - Example: The sum of 2 and 3 and 4 is 9 = 2 le 3 le 4 fonh cu 9 a si<br />
nambar pakhat kha nambar dang pakhat in phawt tikah a chuakmi a phi, 26 cu 2 in na phawt ahcun a phi cu 13 a si i cu 13 cu<br />
'kvotient' cu a si - (n.) quotient<br />
nambar pakhat nih a dang pakhat a karhmi, 10 cu 5 in karh tikah karhmi nambar cu 10 a si, cucaah 'multiplicand' cu 10 kha a si -<br />
(n.) multiplicand<br />
nambar tling , 1 , 2 , 3 ... ti bantuk hi nambar tling timi cu an si - (n.) whole number<br />
nambar tling , nambar cheu a si lomi , 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 , cu nambar tling an si - (n.) integer<br />
nambar ttialnak ca i hmanmi - (n.) figure - Example: 2 is the figure for two = 2 hi nambar pahnih ttialnak ca hmanmi a si<br />
namchih , cawlcang kho loin tuah - (v.) repress<br />
namchih , tang i namchih , hrem - (v.) oppress<br />
namchihnak - (n.) repression<br />
namchihnak a simi - (adj.) repressive<br />
namkawng - (n.) scabbard<br />
namonia zawtnak , tangfah zawtnak - (n.) pneumonia<br />
namte - (n.) knife<br />
namte hmete - (n.) penknife<br />
nan - (pron.) your, yours (second person plural) - Example: Are these your books? = Hihi nan cauk an si maw?<br />
nan , nanmah - (pron.) you (second person plural) - Example: Are you going? - You better do it = Nan kal lai maw? - Nanmah nih tuah ko uh<br />
nanbar a sawm pawl , 10 ,20 , 100 , 900 , 1000 , tehna - (n.) round number<br />
nang - (pron.) you (demon. pron. second pers. sing) - Example: If you are good others also will be good = Nangmah na tthat ahcun midang<br />
zong an ttha ve lai<br />
nang , arti nang - (n.) membrane<br />
nangmah - (pron.) thee<br />
nangmah - (pron.) you<br />
nangmah hrimhrim - (pron.) yourself<br />
nangmah ta - (pron.) thy<br />
nangmah ta - (pron.) your<br />
nangmah ta - (pron.) thine<br />
nanmah - (pron.) ye<br />
nanmah - (pron.) you<br />
nanmah ta - (pron.) your<br />
nannih - (pron.) same as nanmah - Example: Are you also going? = Nannih tah nan kal ve lai maw?<br />
nar - (adj.) greasy - Example: The floor is greasy = Tuang a nar<br />
nau - (n.) younger brother or sister - Example: Tum Ting is my younger brother = Tum Ting cu ka nau a si<br />
nau - (n.) child - Example: They have a child = Nau pakhat an ngei<br />
nau - (v.) decline, go down - Example: They have now declined (in poser and prosperity) = An nau cang<br />
nau awih - (v.) cradle - Example: She cradles the child = Nau cu aa porn i a awih<br />
nau chuahtertu sayama - (n.) midwife<br />
nau hla - (n.) nursery rhyme<br />
nau-inn - (n.) uterus<br />
nau oihnak hla - (n.) lullaby<br />
nau rawk - (v.) miscarry - Example: She miscarried because of her illness = A zawt ruangah a nau ai rawk<br />
nau rawk , thla thlin hlan nau chuah - (n.) abortion<br />
nau rawknak - (n.) miscarriage<br />
nau thlimnak bawm - (n.) crib<br />
nau thlimnak bawm - (n.) cradle<br />
nau-um - (n.) ayah, nanny, baby sitter - Example: She is our nanny = Amah cu kan nau-um a si<br />
nau-um - (n.) ring finger - Example: She wears a gold ring onher ring finger = A nau-um ah sui kutdonghrolh aa hrolh<br />
naubawm - (n.) cradle<br />
naubawm - (n.) womb - Example: Her womb is not well = A naubawm a ttha lo<br />
naubuhtlang cawi - (n.) grasshopper<br />
nauchuah - (n.) child birth - Example: Her childbirth is painful = A nauchuah a har<br />
nauchuak lehhmah - (n.) birth certificat<br />
nauhla - (n.) lullaby - Example: She sings (her baby <strong>to</strong> sleep) a lullaby = Nauhla in a fa a oih<br />
nauhlawmtu sayama - (n.) midwife<br />
nauinn - (n.) womb<br />
nauno - (n.) baby<br />
naupuan - (n.) swaddling<br />
naupuan - (n.) diaper<br />
naupuan in ngakchia tuam - (v.) swaddle<br />
nauta - (adj.) humble - Example: Our home is a humble cottage = Kan inn cu innnautate a si<br />
nauta deuh sinak , niam deuhnak - (n.) inferiority<br />
nauta , nehsawh , serhsat - (v.) contempt<br />
nautat - (v.) despise, look down upon, contempt, disdain - Example: You should not look down upon others = Mi na nautat hna lai lo<br />
nautat awk a simi , a ttha lomi thil , a niammi - (adj.) base<br />
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nautat awk tlak - (adj.) contemptible<br />
nautat , zohchuk - (n.) disdain<br />
nautatnak - (n.) contempt, derision, slight - Example: You should not have contempt on your friends = Na hawi cungah nautatnak na ngei lai lo<br />
nautatnak thil a simi - (adj.) contemptuous<br />
naute - (adj.) much younger - Example: Pu Sawm is much younger than me = Pu Sawm cu ka naute a si<br />
naute - (n.) baby, small baby<br />
nauvawrnak bawm - (n.) cradle - Example: Wicker cradle = Hrite nauvawrnak bawm<br />
nawh - (v.) tuck - Example: You should tuck your shirt in<strong>to</strong> your trousers = Na angki kha na tawhrolh chungah na nawh awk a si<br />
nawhthuh - (n.) bribery, corruption<br />
nawhthuh lak - (v.) accept bribery<br />
nawhthuh pek - (v.) bribe, give bribery<br />
nawi , ti nawi - (adj.) muddy, turbid - Example: The water is muddy = Ti a nawi<br />
nawih - (v.) make (water) muddy - Example: The turbid floodwater makes the river muddy = Tinawi nih tiva an nawih<br />
nawk , nawh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> thrust something underneath something<br />
nawl - (v.) appeal - Example: People appealed <strong>to</strong> us <strong>to</strong> help the poor = Misifak bawmh kha an kan nawl.<br />
nawl - (v.) entreat, ask - Example: I ask him <strong>to</strong> forgive me = Ka ngaithiam tiah ka nawl<br />
nawl - (v.) petition<br />
nawl - (n.) wish - Example: It depends on my wish <strong>to</strong> attend school or not = Sianginn kai le kai lo cu keimah nawl a si<br />
nawl - (n.) oder - Example: You must obey the order of the man i authority = Uktu bawi nawl na ngaih lai<br />
nawl - (n.) permission - Example: When you have a passport you have the permission <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> other countries = Passport na ngeih hnuah cun<br />
ram dang kalnak nawl na ngei<br />
nawl - (n.) will - Example: Let be according <strong>to</strong> your will = Na nawl si ko seh<br />
nawl - (v.) request - Example: I request him <strong>to</strong> give me a job = Rian ka pe tiah ka nawl<br />
nawl a ngai lomi - (adj.) disobedient<br />
nawl a ngai lomi , mi tang um a duh lomi - (adj.) insubordinate<br />
nawl a ngaimi - (adj.) obedient<br />
nawl a ngei ngaimi - (adj.) authoritative<br />
nawl buar - (v.) violate<br />
nawl buarnak - (n.) transgression<br />
nawl buartu - (n.) transgressor<br />
nawl cawn - (v.) imitate<br />
nawl cawnnak caah mi dang i i can - (v.) play - Example: She played her sister in the show = Nawl cawnnak ah a far ah khan a cang<br />
nawl , hal - (v.) request<br />
nawl , hal , rawlhal - (v.) beg<br />
nawl khaw , tuahter khawh - (v.) get - Example: I cannot get him do this work = Hi rian hi ka tuanter kho lo<br />
nawl nagimi - (adj.) submissive<br />
nawl ngaih , zulh - (v.) observe - Example: He observes the law = Upadi kha a zulh<br />
nawl ngaimi, cawnpiak i fawimi - (adj.) docile<br />
nawl ngei ti lo i ser , let tthan - (v.) rescind<br />
nawl ngei tung lo i lu a simi bawi - (n.) figurehead<br />
nawl ngeihnak niam deuh nih tuahmi nawl ngeihnak sang deuh ngeimi nih an rawk tawnmi - (v.) overrule<br />
nawl ngeitu bik , bu khat chung lu , upa bik - (n.) chief<br />
nawl pek - (v.) authorize<br />
nawl pek - (v.) empower<br />
nawl pek - (v.) invest - Example: A sihni cu amah ca tuan kho dingin nawl a pek<br />
nawl pek lo , onh lo - (v.) debar<br />
nawl pek , pek - (v.) grant<br />
nawl zulh - (v.) comply<br />
nawl zulh a duh lomi - (adj.) refrac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
nawlbia - (n.) command<br />
nawlbia - (n.) commandment - Example: Ten commandments = Nawlbia pahra<br />
nawlbia - (n.) imperative - Example: The great imperative is 'Love your neighbour' = Nawlbia ngan cu "Na innpa kha va daw" ti a si<br />
nawlbia - (n.) order<br />
nawlbia - (n.) ordinance<br />
nawlbia - (n.) prescript<br />
nawlbia - (n.) injunction<br />
nawlbia buar , upadi zulh lo - (adj.) lawless<br />
nawlbia pahra - (n.) Decalogue<br />
nawlbia , upadi - (n.) statute<br />
nawlbuar - (v.) infringe<br />
nawlbuar - (v.) transgress<br />
nawlbuarnak - (n.) infraction<br />
nawlbuarnak - (n.) violation<br />
nawlbuarnak , tthat lonak , palhnak , sualnak - (n.) offence - Example: He was arrested for the offence of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an<br />
tlaih<br />
nawlcawn khawh lomi - (adj.) inimitable<br />
nawlcawnnak - (n.) imitation<br />
nawlcawnnak a tuanbia ttialtu - (n.) playwright<br />
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nawlh , nolh - (adv.) again - Example: I shall go again = Ka kal nawlh lai<br />
nawlhcip - (adv.) repeatedly - Example: What he said he said repeatedly = A biachimmi cu nawlhcip in a nawlh<br />
nawlnak - (n.) plea<br />
nawlnak - (n.) supplication<br />
nawlnak , halnak - (n.) request<br />
nawlngai - (adj.) obedient - Example: He is an obedient person = Amah cu mi nawlngai a si<br />
nawlngaih , nawlngai - (v.) obey - Example: Obey your mother and father = Na nu le na pa an nawlngai hna<br />
nawlngaihnak - (n.) obedience<br />
nawlngaihnak , ulhnak , zulhnak - (n.) observance<br />
nawlngeih lawng biapi i a ruat i pumpak luatnak zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) authoritarian<br />
nawlngeihnak - (n.) authority<br />
nawlngeihnak - (n.) power<br />
nawlngeihnak chung - (n.) jurisdiction<br />
nawlngeihnak le rumnak i ngan chinchin, a puanpar i rumra ngei ngai i um - (v.) aggrandize<br />
nawlpat , hal - (v.) beseech<br />
nawlpat , hal - (v.) sue<br />
nawlpek - (v.) bid - Example: The captain bids his men <strong>to</strong> go forward = An haotu nih a mi hna kha hmai ah kal u tiah nawl a pek hna<br />
nawlpek - (v.) order<br />
nawlpek - (v.) allow, permit<br />
nawlpek , fial - (v.) direct - Example: Sayapa nih tthut a kan fial<br />
nawlpek , fial - (v.) command<br />
nawlpek , onh - (v.) sanction<br />
nawlpek , thlauh lo , onh - (v.) suffer<br />
nawlpeknak , onhnak - (n.) sanction<br />
nawlpiak - (v.) intercede<br />
nawlpiaknak - (n.) intercession<br />
nawlpiaktu - (n.) intercessor<br />
nawltu - (n.) petitioner<br />
nawltu , rian soktu - (n.) supplicant<br />
nawmh - (v.) have fun<br />
nawmhnak , nomhnak , nuamhnak - (n.) pleasure, amusement<br />
nawn - (adv.) somewhat - Example: He likes <strong>to</strong> go somewhat = Kal a duh nawn<br />
nawn - (v.) make mud<br />
nawn , a ngan lomi , a hmete a simi - (adj.) slight - Example: I have a slight headache = Ka lu a fak nawn, ka lu din tein a fak<br />
nawn , nawng - (v.) murder - Example: Would he really commit murder? = Amah nih lai a nawng taktak hnga maw?<br />
nawn , nawng - (v.) knead dough - Example: Have you kneaded the dough? = Chang na nawng cang maw?<br />
nawn , nawng - (v.) singe<br />
nawncek - (n.) mud<br />
nawncek - (n.) sludge<br />
nawncek - (n.) mire, clay, slough<br />
nawncek , cerh nganpi - (n.) bog<br />
nawncek i ti aa dilmi - (n.) puddle<br />
nawncek lak i kan kal i kan ke kan phawi i a awnh thawng khi - (v.) squelch - Example: The water squelched in my shoes = Ka kedan<br />
chungah ti an awn cukmak<br />
nawncek ummak hmun - (adj.) miry<br />
nawncek umnak hmun - (n.) quagmire<br />
nawng - (adj.) muddy - Example: The road becomes muddy = Lam kha aa nawng dih<br />
nawng - (n.) flood, deluge - Example: There was a flood in the days of Noah = Noah chan ah nawng a tlung<br />
nawng - (n.) mud - Example: The bank of the river is covered with mud = Tivakam kha nawng nih a khuh dih<br />
nawnh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make bread for somebody - Example: He makes bread for me = Chang a ka nawnh<br />
nawnh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be covered with mud - Example: Our garden is covered with mud (from the landslide) = Ka dum nawncek nih a nawnh<br />
nawnnok - (v.) confuse<br />
nawnthlawk - (n.) mire<br />
nawr - (v.) push forward - Example: let's push forward our work = Kan rian cu hmaiah nawr u sih<br />
nawtnak ttihnung ngai phun khat - (n.) yellow fever<br />
ne - (n.) dregs - Example: Throw always the dregs of wine = Zu ne kha va thle<br />
neek - (v.) <strong>to</strong> treat with unfairness, disrespect, take advantage of - Example: You take advantage of my ignorance = Ka hngalh lo caah na ka<br />
neek<br />
Negro, serhsatnak i hmanmi auhnak - (n.) nigger<br />
neh - (n.) imprint, footprint - Example: I saw the imprint of a bear's foot in the mud. - The children go in the footprint (step) of their father =<br />
Nawncek ah vom keneh ka hmuh. - A fale nih an pa a neh an zulh<br />
neh - (n.) stain - Example: He has ink stains on his shirt = A angki ah cahang nehmi an um<br />
neh - (n.) trail<br />
neh - (n.) handiwork - Example: Their house is the handiwork for their father = An inn cu an pa kutneh a si<br />
neh - (v.) smear, stain - Example: Do not smear or stain your shirt with curry = Na angki kha meh neh hlah<br />
nehnak , cahang nehnak - (n.) blot - Example: There is a blot of ink on his shirt = A angki ah cahang nehnak pakhat a um<br />
nehnang - (n.) footprints<br />
nehsawh awk a simi thil , a niammi thil , a ttha lomi - (adj.) ignoble<br />
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nehsawh entai in biachim - (v.) satirize<br />
nehsawh entainak biachim le phuah a thiammi - (n.) satirist<br />
nehsawh serhsat in chinmmi bia , entainak bia - (n.) satire<br />
nehsawh , serhsatnak - (n.) derision<br />
nehsawh zomhtaih ngaiin chimmi - (adj.) sardonic<br />
nehsawhnak bia a simi - (adj.) satiric<br />
nehsawhnak , serhsatnak , a sual lo na i a mualphohnak - (n.) indignity<br />
nei , ngei - (v.) have<br />
neihban , Buddhist pawl vancungkhua - (n.) nirvana<br />
nek - (adj.) used <strong>to</strong> - Example: Eskimos are used <strong>to</strong> cold weather = Eskimos mi cu khuasik an i nek<br />
neknawi , nepnawi - (n.) bits and pieces - Example: Coins, change = Phaisa neknawi<br />
nekttai , hngawngoih - (n.) necktie<br />
nel , hnengh - (v.) compress<br />
nel , horkuang , tiva nelrawn - (n.) valley<br />
nelrawn hmete - (n.) glen<br />
nem - (adj.) mild, soft - Example: Mild cigarette. - Soft words from the mouth cool down anger = Sikarik a nemmi. - Hmurka nem nih thin a<br />
damter<br />
nemdok , dem - (n.) loin - Example: He puts a belt on his loin = A nem ah taisawm aa sawmh<br />
nemmi , a nuammi - (adj.) balmy<br />
nemnak - (n.) mildness<br />
nemnak a ngeimi , zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) lenient<br />
nemnak , fak loin tuahnak - (n.) leniency<br />
nemtein - (adv.) softly - Example: Softly Jesus calls you = Jesuh nih nemtein an auh<br />
nemter - (v.) melt<br />
nemter - (v.) mitigate - Example: We may mitigate his anger = A thinhun kan nemter lai<br />
nemter - (v.) soften<br />
nemter , damter , ngamter - (v.) mollify<br />
nemter deuh , tthumh deuh - (v.) modify<br />
nemter lomi - (adj.) unmitigated<br />
nemternak - (n.) mitigation<br />
nen - (v.) knead<br />
nen - (v.) <strong>to</strong> shove something at the corner and leave it there - Example: It's not good <strong>to</strong> shove dirt <strong>to</strong> the corner and leave it there = Hmunthur<br />
a ken i nen cu a ttha lo<br />
nen - (v.) mash<br />
nen , neng - (v.) be tired of, fed up with - Example: I am tired of, fed up with, pork = Voksa nih a ka neng<br />
nenawi - (n.) odd bits lef<strong>to</strong>ver, as of crumbs of bread<br />
nengpi - (n.) elk<br />
nengpi - (n.) reindeer<br />
nengpi - (n.) stag, male deer, sambur buck<br />
nengpi, a ki a hreu churmi - (n.) antler<br />
nenh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> press heavily upon, <strong>to</strong> weigh upon - Example: A rock presses heavily upon him (and he dies) = Lungpi nih a nenh<br />
nenh - (n.) something used for pressing - Example: I use paper weight for pressing down the papers = Caku nenhnak ah caku nenhnan ka hman<br />
nenhnak - (n.) pressing down<br />
nennak - (n.) disgust<br />
nennak - (n.) press (wine press) - Example: I also went <strong>to</strong> the wine press = Mitsur nennak ah ka kal ve<br />
neo , neu - (adj.) not meeting the standard, below the standard<br />
ner - (v.) bend downward, curve downward - Example: The cross beam bends downward = Kaan a ner<br />
Netherlands mi - (adj.) Dutch<br />
netnak - (n.) end - Example: In the end he repents = A netnak ah cun aa ngaihchih ko<br />
neu , neo - (adj.) not meeting the standard, below the standard<br />
nga - (n.) fish - Example: I catch fish with a net = Sur in nga ka tlaih<br />
nga - (n.) tax - Example: I gave him one hundred kyats for field tax = Lo nga ah tangka za khat ka pek<br />
nga baw/ti - (n.) roe<br />
nga nganpi rili chung a ummi , huel nga - (n.) whale<br />
nga , panga - (num.) five - Example: He has five fingers = Kutdong panga a ngei<br />
nga phun khat - (n.) herring<br />
nga phun khat - (n.) salmon<br />
nga phun khat - (n.) sardine<br />
nga phun khat - (n.) bass<br />
nga phun khat , a nganpi - (n.) dolphin<br />
nga samthih - (n.) gill<br />
nga teh, nga thla - (n.) fin<br />
nga tehna sawngpate tehna an ti, cu an fale a keuhka tete zong - (n.) spawn<br />
nga tlaih - (v.) fish<br />
nga tlaitu - (n.) fisher<br />
nga zuartu - (n.) fishmonger<br />
nga zuatnak tili , tidil , kuang - (n.) aquarium<br />
ngabu - (n.) shoal<br />
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ngabu, hmun khat i a tlongmi - (n.) school<br />
ngacar - (n.) dry fish<br />
ngah - (v.) get - Example: I get/receive plenty of money <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu phaisa tampi ka ngah<br />
ngah - (adv.) all right, O.K.<br />
ngaher - (n.) scales of fish<br />
ngahring - (n.) fresh fish<br />
ngai - (v.) sigh<br />
ngai - (v.) long for, miss, have tender feeling - Example: I miss my mother = Ka nu ka ngai<br />
ngai - (v.) listen - Example: Listen what I say = Ka chimmi ngai<br />
ngai - (v.) obey - Example: Obey my word (what I say) = Ka bia ngai<br />
ngai - (adv.) very - Example: He likes education very much = Cacawn a duh ngai<br />
ngai , biangai - (n.) truth, reality - Example: I tell you the truth = Biangai kan chim<br />
ngaichan - (v.) like, be attached <strong>to</strong> - Example: I like you / I am attached <strong>to</strong> you = Nangmah cu kan ngaichan<br />
ngaichia - (v.) be sorry - Example: I am sorry because you failed the exam = Camipuai na sungh caah ka ngaih a chia<br />
ngaichiat , ngaichia - (v.) be sorry - Example: He cried because he was sorry = A ngai a chiat caah a ttap<br />
ngaichiatnak , umharnak , lilennak lunglennak - (n.) melancholy, sorrow, grief, anguish - Example: This year we met many sorrows = Tu kum<br />
cu ngaichiatnak tampi kan <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
ngaichih - (v.) regret, repent - Example: You should repent your sin = Na sualnak naa ngaichih lai<br />
ngaichih , chir - (v.) repent, be sorry for<br />
ngaichihnak - (n.) repentance - Example: There can be no reconciliation without repentance = Ngaichihnak lo in remnak a um kho lo<br />
ngaidi , di - (n.) thatch<br />
ngaih - (v.) attend - Example: Attend <strong>to</strong> what your mother says = Na nu bia kha va ngai<br />
ngaih - (v.) listen - Example: The doc<strong>to</strong>r listens <strong>to</strong> my pulse = Sibawi nih ka thatur a ngaih<br />
ngaih - (v.) long - Example: He longed for his mother = A nu a ngai<br />
ngaih - (v.) miss - Example: The child misses her mother = Ngakchia cu a nu a ngai<br />
ngaih - (adj.) suitable - Example: This medicine is suitable <strong>to</strong> me (and I am cured) = Hi si hi kaa ngaih<br />
ngaih a chiami - (adj.) rueful<br />
ngaih a chiami , ngaihchiat - (adj.) sad<br />
ngaih , duh - (v.) yearn - Example: He yearns for home = Inn a ngai<br />
ngaih le theih awk a har ngaimi , a rit ngaimi - (adj.) ponderous<br />
ngaihchia - (adj.) heavy - Example: His heart was heavy = A ngaih a chia<br />
ngaihchia a simi - (adj.) tragic<br />
ngaihchia a simi - (adj.) gloomy<br />
ngaihchia a simi , chuahtakmi hmun king - (adj.) desolate<br />
ngaihchia a simi thil - (adj.) remorseful<br />
ngaihchia , apoi ti ngai - (adj.) sorry - Example: I am sorry that you could not come = Na rat khawh lo cu a poi ka ti ngai<br />
ngaihchiami , lungkuaimi - (adj.) broken-hearted<br />
ngaihchiat - (adj.) downcast<br />
ngaihchiat - (adj.) downhearted<br />
ngaihchiat awk a simi - (v.) it's a pity - Example: Vanlawng na tahn lo cu a poi ngangai ko<br />
ngaihchiat awk a simi - (n.) pity - Example: What a pity it is that you missed the plane = Vanlawng na tanh lo cu a poi ngangai ko<br />
ngaihchiat awk a simi thil - (adj.) regrettable<br />
ngaihchiat awk a simi , ttah awk a simi - (adj.) mournful<br />
ngaihchiat awk tlak a simi , ttah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) lamentable<br />
ngaihchiat , i ngaihchih - (v.) rue - Example: He will rue the day he insulted his mother = A nu zeirei lo in a ti ni kha aa hgaihchih te lai<br />
ngaihchiat i ttah - (v.) lament<br />
ngaihchiat , ngaih a chiami - (adj.) sad<br />
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) mourning<br />
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) sadness<br />
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) sorrow<br />
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) contrition<br />
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) gloom<br />
ngaihchiatnak a hngal lomi aa ngaihchih duh lome, lunghakmi, zaangfahnak ngei lomi - (adj.) remorseless<br />
ngaihchiatnak langhter , a poi ti ngai - (v.) deplore<br />
ngaihchiatnak lei nawlcawnnak i a cawngtu , cu bantuk nawlcawn ding tuanbia a ttialtu - (n.) tragedian<br />
ngaihchiatnak ; ngaihchiatnak in a dongmi nawlcawnnak - (n.) tragedy<br />
ngaihchiatnak nganpi - (n.) grief<br />
ngaihchiatpi awk thil a simi , zaangfah awk tlak - (adj.) deplorable - Example: Because of his sickness he is in a deplorable condition = A zawt<br />
ruangah ngaihchiatpi awk tlak ngaiin a um<br />
ngaihchiatpi , hramh - (v.) condole<br />
ngaihchiatter - (v.) sadden<br />
ngaihchihnak , chirnak - (n.) repentance<br />
ngaihnak - (n.) missing - Example: My missing you is now for a long time = Kan ngaihnak a sau cang<br />
ngaihnak - (n.) stethoscope - Example: The doc<strong>to</strong>r listens my pulse with a stethoscope = Sibawi nih ngaihnak in ka thatur a ngaih<br />
ngaihnak , duhnak - (n.) longing<br />
ngaihnak , lunglennak , duhnak , ruahnak lungthin - (n.) sentiment<br />
ngaihnuammi tuanbia tawite - (n.) anecdote<br />
ngaihthiam - (v.) forgive - Example: We ought <strong>to</strong> forgive one another = Pakhat le pakhat kan i ngaihthiam awk a si<br />
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ngaihthiam - (v.) pardon<br />
ngaihthiam hal , ka palh ti i chim - (v.) apologize<br />
ngaihthiam halnak - (n.) apology<br />
ngaihthiam khawh a simi - (adj.) venial<br />
ngaihthiam khawh lomi - (adj.) inexcusable<br />
ngaihthiam khawhmi - (adj.) pardonable<br />
ngaihthiam , leng chuahnak nawl - (v.) excuse<br />
ngaihthiamnak - (n.) forgiveness<br />
ngaihthiamnak - (n.) pardon<br />
ngaihthiamnak lungthin , lungthin ttha , zaangfahnak lungthin - (n.) magnanimity<br />
ngaihthiamnak , sual thianhnak - (n.) absolution, forgiveness - Example: It is necessary <strong>to</strong> have forgiveness = Ngaihthiamnak ngeih a herh<br />
ngaihthiamnak , sual thlahnak - (n.) remission<br />
ngaihthlem - (v.) <strong>to</strong> act subtly, secretly, stealthily - Example: He dealt stealthily with him and killed him = Ngaihthlem in a thah<br />
ngaihthlemnak - (n.) stratagem<br />
ngaihzawn , ngaihzawng - (v.) fall in love - Example: When Men Ri Hai fell in love with Thli Hran Thang, her father was pleased = Men Ri Hai nih<br />
Thli Hran Thang a ngaihzawn ah khan a pa aa lawm<br />
ngaikuang a ngan phun - (n.) lobster<br />
ngaikuang , kingkuar - (n.) shrimp, prawn - Example: The prawn says, the small pool of water in which it lives is the greatest in the world =<br />
Ngaikuang nih ka umnak li lian, a ti<br />
ngainagi - (adj.) high - Example: The child has high fever = Nganchia cu a tak a lin ngaingai<br />
ngaingai - (adv.) much, very very - Example: He is much taller than his sister = A far nakin a sang deuh ngaingai<br />
ngaingai - (adv.) quite<br />
ngaingai - (adv.) so - Example: You are so kind <strong>to</strong> him = A cungah zaangfahnak na ngei ngaingai<br />
ngaingai - (adv.) very<br />
ngaingai , hrimhrim - (adv.) highly - Example: What he said was highly unlikely = A chimmi cu si dawh a si hrimhrim lo<br />
ngaingai , taktak - (adv.) indeed<br />
ngaingai , taktak - (adv.) really<br />
ngaingaimi - (adj.) exceeding<br />
ngaite - (adv.) very - Example: I am very happy = Ka lung aa lawm ngaite<br />
ngak , ngakchia - (n.) child - Example: Children went <strong>to</strong> school. - Women and children also met difficulties = Ngakchia sianginn an kai. Nu le ngak<br />
zong harnak an <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
ngakchia - (n.) baby<br />
ngakchia a cawmtu nu - (n.) godmother<br />
ngakchia a cawmtu pa - (n.) godfather<br />
ngakchia chuakthar , a chuaktharmi - (adj.) newborn<br />
ngakchia cilthli dawn - (n.) bib<br />
ngakchia dawt in i dawt, ngaknu tlangval an i duh sawsawh khi - (v.) infatuate<br />
ngakchia he aa pehtlaimi thil , nganchia bantuk in ruahnak ngeih rih lo - (adj.) infantile<br />
ngakchia hrut bantuk - (adj.) childish<br />
ngakchia kal thiamka an kalning khi - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ddle<br />
ngakchia lentecelhnak tunu - (n.) <strong>to</strong>y<br />
ngakchia , ngak - (n.) child - Example: Children went <strong>to</strong> school = Ngakchia sianginn an kai<br />
ngakchia saikel ke thum ngei - (n.) velocipede<br />
ngakchia , va ngei rih lomi ngaknu - (n.) girl<br />
ngakchia zohkhenhnak inn - (n.) nursery<br />
ngakchia zuhkhenhtu - (n.) nurse<br />
ngakchianu - (n.) girl - Example: A girl cries = Ngakchianu a ttap<br />
ngakchiapa - (n.) boy - Example: Boys are playing football = Ngakchiapa bawlung an chuih<br />
ngakchiasem - (n.) baby<br />
ngakchiat lio caan - (n.) boyhood<br />
ngakchuansem - (n.) young children<br />
ngaknu - (n.) damsel, young woman, spinster - Example: We are going <strong>to</strong> date a young woman = Ngaknu kan leng lai<br />
ngaknu no pawl nih khi , nih - (v.) giggle<br />
ngaknu nupi tthit awk ca i helh - (v.) woo<br />
ngaknu si lio - (n.) girlhood<br />
ngaknu thiang - (n.) virgin<br />
ngaknu , tlangval - (n.) adolescent<br />
ngaknu tlangval i helhnak - (n.) courtship<br />
ngaknu va ngei lai thuam - (n.) trousseau<br />
ngakttah - (n.) orphan - Example: Most of the orphans are poor = Ngakttah cu a tam deuh an si a fak<br />
ngakttah cawmnak inn - (n.) orphanage<br />
ngal - (n.) wildboar<br />
ngal-eu - (n.) cholera, severe dysentry - Example: Many people die of cholera = Ngal-eu in mi tampi an thi<br />
ngal-eu zawtnak - (n.) cholera<br />
ngal , ngalpacar - (n.) shin<br />
ngal tuamnak phaw - (n.) greave<br />
ngalcar , ngalpacar , ngal - (n.) shin<br />
ngaleng - (n.) trout<br />
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ngalh - (v.) fall backward - Example: He fell backward = Hnulei ah aa ngal<br />
ngalh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> drop suddenly the basked carried on the back<br />
ngalh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> bring wood for somebody - Example: We shall bring firewood for you (in baskets) = Thing kan in ngalh hna lai<br />
ngalkual - (adj.) bowlegged<br />
ngalpacar , ngal , ngalcar - (n.) shin<br />
ngalruh - (n.) shinbone<br />
ngam lakin zuat - (v.) tame<br />
ngam , ngamh - (adj.) dare - Example: Would you dare go? = Na kal ngam lai maw?<br />
ngam , ngamh - (v.) comfort, console - Example: My child will not be consoled = Ka ngakchia a ngam duh lo<br />
ngamei - (n.) tail of fish<br />
ngamh , ngam - (adj.) dare - Example: Would you dare go? = Na kal ngam lai maw?<br />
ngamh , ngam - (v.) comfort, console - Example: My child will not be consoled = Ka ngakchia a ngam duh lo<br />
ngamh , raltthat , hruh ngamh deuh , ninghngal - (adj.) audacious<br />
ngami - (n.) catfish<br />
ngamter , nemter , damter - (v.) mollify<br />
ngan - (adj.) high, big, great, grand, large - Example: He is a high official = Bawi ngan a si<br />
ngan a dam i a tthawngmi - (adj.) hale<br />
ngan a dammi - (adj.) healthy<br />
ngan a dammi - (adj.) wholesome<br />
ngan deuh , tam deuh - (adj.) more<br />
ngan deuhnak , kauh deuhnak - (n.) dilation<br />
ngan , lian - (adj.) big<br />
ngan , minthang , lianngan - (adj.) great<br />
ngan nawn pipi a simi - (adj.) coarse - Example: The path was covered with coarse sand = Lam cu thetse ngan nawn pipi nih a khun<br />
ngandam - (adj.) well - Example: He is well. - He is a healthy man = A dam ko. - Mi ngandam a si<br />
ngandam a si lomi , a thianghlim lomi - (adj.) insanitary<br />
ngandam a si lomi, ngamdam lonak a simi - (adj.) unhealthy<br />
ngandam lomi , a zaw , a zawmi - (adj.) sick<br />
ngandamnak - (n.) health<br />
ngandamnak - (n.) hygiene<br />
ngandamnak - (n.) soundness<br />
ngandamnak a simi , a tthami - (adj.) salutary<br />
ngandamnak le lawmhnak - (n.) well-being<br />
nganfah in , in - (v.) bear - Example: He cannot bear the pain anymore = A ing kho ti lo<br />
nganfah in khawhnak - (n.) fortitude<br />
nganfah , nganfak - (v.) have pain<br />
nganfah pek , harnak pek - (v.) afflict - Example: There are many illnesses which afflict old people = Tar pawl nganfah a petuzawtnak tampi a<br />
um<br />
nganfah peknak , harnak peknak - (n.) affliction<br />
nganfahnak - (n.) agony<br />
ngang - (v.) wait for somebody - Example: Don't wait for me = Ka ngang hlah<br />
ngang - (v.) be stunned or dazed - Example: He sits stunned/dazed = Ngang ko in a tthu<br />
ngangngan - (v.) be anxious - Example: We are anxious for your arrival = Na tlun lai kan nganngan<br />
nganh - (v.) miss the mark - Example: He shot a deer and missed it = Sakhi a kah i a nganh<br />
nganh - (v.) leave some lef<strong>to</strong>ver - Example: Please leave some food for me = Rawl ka nganh te u<br />
nganhnak - (n.) missing the mark<br />
nganhtak - (v.) leave something behind<br />
ngannak , lianhngannak - (n.) greatness<br />
nganpi - (adj.) huge<br />
nganpi , a kaupi - (adj.) colossal<br />
nganpi in - (adv.) enormously<br />
nganpi , ritpi , tampi - (adj.) massive<br />
nganter - (v.) enlarge<br />
nganter - (v.) magnify<br />
nganter , tthanter , karhter - (v.) amplify<br />
nganternak - (n.) enlargement<br />
ngao , ngau - (adj.) bald and barren<br />
ngap - (v.) be gritty, be interspersed with small hard bodies like sand, which can be felt<br />
ngaphaw - (n.) scale<br />
ngaphu phun khat, nga dang a eimi, pe 15 tiang a sau khomi, mi zong a ei khawh; cu bantukin mi chawva a eimi hakkau - (n.) shark<br />
ngapuan - (n.) duckweed, green froth growing on surface of water<br />
ngar - (v.) growl, snarl<br />
ngarul - (n.) eel<br />
ngat - (adv.) imperative verbal ending - Example: Do thou = Tuah ngat<br />
ngati - (n.) fish roe, spawn<br />
ngatlai - (n.) fisherman<br />
ngatlaih in pawcawmnak , nga kong cawnnak - (n.) fishery<br />
ngatlaihnak ca i hmanmi tilawng - (n.) trawler<br />
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ngau , ngao - (adj.) bald and barren<br />
ngavang - (n.) flatfish<br />
ngaw - (adj.) equal in size - Example: Your hand and my hand are eauql in sice = Na kut le ka kut an i ngaw<br />
ngawceo - (adj.) exactly equal - Example: We divide the field exactly equal in size = Lo kha ngawceo in kan i cheu<br />
ngawi - (adj.) crooked, not straight, askew - Example: Your housepost is crooked = Na inntung a ngawi<br />
ngawi - (adj.) quiet, silent, not talkative, reserved, reticent - Example: He is suffering from head ache and he is very quiet = A lu a fak i a ngawi ko<br />
ngawi , tlu - (v.) slant - Example: Most handwriting slants <strong>to</strong> the right = Kutttial tam bik cu orhlei ah a tlu/ngawi<br />
ngawingam - (adj.) silent, quiet - Example: He is a quiet person = Mi ngawingam a si<br />
ngawiter , a ngawi in rin - (v.) curve<br />
ngawk - (v.) grunt (as a mother pig) - Example: Our pig grunts = Kan vokpi a ngawk<br />
ngawl , ngol - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p, cease - Example: The man s<strong>to</strong>pped working. - I have s<strong>to</strong>pped gambling = Mipa cu rianttuan aa ngol. - Phekah ka ngol<br />
cang<br />
ngawn - (adj.) dirty, soiled, grimy, stained - Example: Your shirt is dirty = Na angki a ngawn<br />
ngawn - (adj.) dirty , soiled, grimy, stained - Example: Your shirt is dirty = Na angki a ngawn<br />
ngawnh - (v.) dirty, be dirty - Example: If your trousers are dirty you must wash them = Na tawrolh a ngawnh ahcun na suk lai<br />
ngawr , ngor - (v.) be cronically sick - Example: He is cronically sick with malaria = Raifanh in a ngor<br />
ngawt - (v.) be of the same size - Example: It will take you three years <strong>to</strong> be of the same size with me = Na ka ngawtnak dingah kum thum a duh<br />
rih<br />
ngawt - (adv.) most of it - Example: Most of the students have gone = Siangakchia cu an kal dih ngawt ko<br />
ngawt , ngot - (n.) habit - Example: Vigilance has become his habit = Zanhrah cu a ngawt ah a tla<br />
ngawt , ngot - (adj.) habituated<br />
nge hnih / nge thum ah i then - (v.) fork - Example: The river forks a mile north of here = Tiva cu hika hin chaklei khan khat ah aa then<br />
nge , te , thingnge , ttengnge - (n.) sprig, branch - Example: A bird perches on the branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu<br />
ngeer - (v.) growl (as a cat)<br />
ngei loin um , kaltak - (v.) forgo - Example: You have <strong>to</strong> forgo pleasures in order <strong>to</strong> study hard = Ca fak piin zohnak dingah nuamhnak cu nu<br />
kaltak hna a hau<br />
ngei , nei - (v.) have<br />
ngeih - (v.) have - Example: I have a house = Inn ka ngei<br />
ngeih - (prep.) of - Example: He is a man of great strength = Thazang ngeimi pa a si<br />
ngeih - (v.) own - Example: He owns a house = Inn pakhat a ngei<br />
ngeih - (v.) pertain - Example: We own the house and the land pertains <strong>to</strong> it = Inn le inn ngehmi a simi a vawlei kha kanmah ta an si<br />
ngeih - (v.) possess<br />
ngeih , hawl khawh - (v.) acquire - Example: He acquired a lot of money = Tangka tampi a ngei<br />
ngeih , hmuh , cawk - (v.) procure<br />
ngeih lo , bau - (v.) lack<br />
ngeih lo , bau , tlin lo - (n.) shortage - Example: There is a shortage of fish = Nga a um lo<br />
ngeih lo , um lo - (adj.) devoid - Example: A well devoid of water is useless = Ti a um lomi tikhor cu santlaihnak zeihmanh a ngei lo<br />
ngeih lomi a ngei bantuk i um - (n.) pose - Example: Hie unfriendly manner is a pose <strong>to</strong> hide his shyness = Hawi rem lo i a um cu a ningzah<br />
thuhnak a si ko<br />
ngeih loter , sifahter - (v.) impoverish.<br />
ngeih loternak , sifahternak - (n.) impoverishment<br />
ngeih peng , tuah peng - (v.) maintain - Example: He maintains a steady speed = A kal ranning in a kal peng ko<br />
ngeih rumro lo - (adj.) destitute of<br />
ngeih rumro lonak - (n.) destitution<br />
ngeih ti lo thlah - (v.) relinquish - Example: She has relinquished all hope of going abroad this year = Tukum ram dang kal aa ruahchannak vialte<br />
cu a thlah dih cang<br />
ngeih ti lo , thlau , sungh - (v.) lose<br />
ngeih tthan - (v.) recover<br />
ngeihchiah - (n.) wealth, riches, properties - Example: He has a lot of wealth = A ngeihchiah a chah ko<br />
ngeihmi thil a simi - (adj.) proprietary<br />
ngeihmi thil a tthahnemmi - (n.) asset<br />
ngeihmi thilri - (n.) belongings<br />
ngeihmi thilri - (n.) holding<br />
ngeihmi thilri ; ngeitu sinak - (n.) possession<br />
ngeihnak - (n.) the having of things - Example: It's only since last year I have a pony = Rang ka ngeihnak cu ni kum lawngin a si<br />
ngeihnak , hawl khawhnak - (n.) acquisition<br />
ngeihter , siter , ter - (v.) let - Example: Let the dog eat the bone = Uico kha saruh kha eiter<br />
ngeihter , theihhngalhnak pek - (n.) orientation<br />
ngeihthiam , sualnak hmuhpiak duh lo i um - (v.) condone<br />
ngeitu - (n.) owner - Example: The owner of this boat is Mr. Thang Cem = Hi tilawng a ngeitu cu Pu Thang Cem a si<br />
ngeitu - (n.) possessor<br />
ngeitu sinak - (n.) proprie<strong>to</strong>rship<br />
ngeitu sinak ca - (n.) deed - Example: After he paid for the house he was given a deed <strong>to</strong> it = Inn man a pek dih in ngeitu sinak ca kha an pek<br />
ngek - (n.) squeal (of a pig) - Example: I heard the squeal of a pig = Vok ngek ka theih<br />
ngek - (v.) squeal - Example: A pig squeals = Vok a ngek<br />
ngel - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a cut around a tree/log<br />
ngel - (v.) constrict - Example: A vine constricted our walnut tree that it broke = Zun nih kan hrukung a ngel i a kiak<br />
ngel , zang - (n.) penis<br />
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ngen - (n.) zinc, bell metal<br />
ngen - (v.) request - Example: Do not request for <strong>to</strong>o much of marriage price = Man tam tukin ka ngen hlah<br />
ngen - (adj.) difficult or hard <strong>to</strong> please, fussy, fastitious<br />
ngen bantuk - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>uchy (lit. like zink) - Example: He is <strong>to</strong>uchy = Ngen bantuk a si<br />
ngerh - (v.) twist<br />
ngerh - (v.) entwine - Example: A vine entwines a mange tree = Mitsur ruang nih haikung a ngerh<br />
ngerh, hri nih thing a ngerh khi - (v.) wind<br />
ngerh , tuam - (v.) bind<br />
ngerh , zam - (v.) twine - Example: The vine twines round the tree = Zun nih thingkung kha a ngerh<br />
ngerh , zit , merh - (v.) tangle<br />
nget - (n.) dry rot - Example: A dry rot bores in<strong>to</strong> our house post = Nget nih kan inntung a ei<br />
nget - (v.) be eaten by dry rot - Example: Our housepost is eaten by dry rot = Kan inntung a nget<br />
ngeu - (v.) mew - Example: A cat mews = Cizawh a ngeu<br />
ngeu - (v.) get dirty from smoke - Example: My clothes are dirtied by the smoke = Ka thilpuan a ngeu dih<br />
ngeuh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> dirty by the smoke<br />
ngeuhnak - (n.) the dirtying by the soot<br />
ngia , ngiat - (v.) shadow (a person), follow and watch secretly, spy - Example: They spy on the enemies = Ral kha an ngiat hna<br />
ngian - (n.) cleverness<br />
ngiang - (n.) handle of a cup/kettle<br />
ngiang , hnah ngiang , thei ngiang , pangpar ngiang - (n.) stem, stalk (of a fruit like apple/cherry)<br />
ngiang ngei hraitung - (n.) jug<br />
ngiar - (v.) nag, persistently annoy - Example: It's no good for husband and wife <strong>to</strong> nag = Nu le va i ngiar hi a ttha lo<br />
ngiat - (v.) aim a gun - Example: Aim your gun properly = Na meithal kha ttha tein i ngiat<br />
ngiat , ngia - (v.) shadow (a person), follow and watch secretly, spy - Example: They spy on the enemies = Ral kha an ngiat hna<br />
ngiatnak - (n.) aiming<br />
ngiatnak - (n.) spying<br />
ngiatnak , zohnak - (n.) observation<br />
ngiatu - (n.) spy, any person who watches secretly<br />
ngo - (adj.) soft white, fair, the skin colour of a <strong>Chin</strong>ese<br />
ngol - (v.) desist<br />
ngol - (v.) quit<br />
ngol - (v.) break off<br />
ngol , donghter - (v.) cease<br />
ngol duh lo , milungtthawng - (adj.) dogged<br />
ngol lomi - (adj.) incessant<br />
ngol , ngawl - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p, cease - Example: The man s<strong>to</strong>pped working. - I have s<strong>to</strong>pped gambling = Mipa cu rianttuan aa ngol. - Phekah ka ngol<br />
cang<br />
ngol , phuah - (v.) resign - Example: He resigned his job = A rian kha a ngol, a rian khan aa phuak<br />
ngol , rai i thawi , hlawt - (v.) sacrifice<br />
ngol ta rih - (v.) adjourn<br />
ngol , tuah loin um , a herh lo ti i ruahpiak - (v.) waive<br />
ngolnak , dinhnak , dirnak - (n.) halt<br />
ngolter - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p<br />
ngolternak , donghternak - (n.) suppression<br />
ngolternak , donhnak , khamnak - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ppage<br />
ngong - (adj.) stupid and hard <strong>to</strong> be taught, dull<br />
ngor , ngawr - (v.) be cronically sick - Example: He is cronically sick with malaria = Raifanh in a ngor<br />
ngot , ngawt - (n.) habit - Example: Vigilance has become his habit = Zanhrah cu a ngawt ah a tla<br />
ngot , ngawt - (adj.) habituated<br />
ngu - (v.) be sleepy, nodding - Example: He was nodding while the pas<strong>to</strong>r was preaching = Pas<strong>to</strong>r phung chim lioah a rak ngu<br />
nguh - (v.) endure - Example: A gold ring will endure 100 years = Sui kutdonghrolh nih kum 100 a nguh lai<br />
nguh - (v.) last - Example: Your coat will last a year = Na angkileng cu kum khat an nguh lai<br />
nguh - (v.) last - Example: Your coat will last a year = Na angkileng cu kun khat an nguh lai<br />
nguingui - (adv.) bitterly - Example: She weeps bitterly = Nguingui thlak in a ttap<br />
nguk - (v.) grunt - Example: A swine grunts = Vokpi a nguk<br />
ngun - (n.) silver - Example: <strong>Chin</strong>s like very much silver coins = Ngun tangka cu Laimi nih an duh ngaingai<br />
ngun khokheng - (n.) silverware<br />
ngun soser - (n.) silversmith<br />
ngun tangka - (n.) silver coins<br />
ngunkhikhiang - (n.) silver bangles<br />
ngunkhuai - (n.) revenue<br />
ngunkhuai - (n.) tax - Example: You must pay tax every year (yearly) = Kum fate in ngunkhuai na pek lai<br />
ngunkhuai a hlei in pekmi - (n.) surtax<br />
ngunkhuai khawltu - (n.) publican, tax collec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
ngunkhuai kholh - (v.) tax<br />
ngunkhuai kholhnak - (n.) taxation<br />
ngunkhuai petu - (n.) taxpayer<br />
nguntlang , thirtlang , suitlang - (n.) ingot<br />
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ngur - (v.) growl (as a tiger)<br />
ngut , ihhmu kun i ngut - (v.) doze - Example: It is a shame if you doze while preaching = Phungchim lioah na ngut ahcun ningzak a si<br />
ngutnak - (n.) drowsiness, dozing<br />
ni - (n.) --ni<br />
- (n.) sun<br />
ni - (n.) aunt (father's sister) - Example: Mang Kil's wife is my aunt = Mang Kil nupi cu ka ni a si<br />
ni 366 a ngeimi kum , February thla ni 29 a simi kum , kum li dan ah voi khat lengmang - (n.) leap year<br />
ni - (n.) germ of a seed<br />
ni ceu nih a ceuhmi - (adj.) sunlit<br />
ni ceunak - (n.) sunlight<br />
ni dawpdolh zong thlapa dawpdolh zong , dawpdolh - (n.) eclipse<br />
ni , hani - (n.) gum<br />
ni he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) solar<br />
ni hin - (adv.) --ni<br />
in caan relnak kheng - (n.) sundial<br />
ni ... kal - (n.) day's journey - Example: One day's journey = Ni khat kal<br />
ni langh chung paoh Muslim , pawl rawl ei thian lo thla - (n.) Ramadan<br />
ni linh tuk ruang lungmih zawtnak - (n.) sunstroke<br />
ni , nichuah in nitlak tiang - (n.) day<br />
ni nih cuar a emh i sen nawn in a ummi khi - (n.) sunburn<br />
ni , nih ; nihsaw - (v.) laugh - Example: He does not like <strong>to</strong> laugh = A ni duh lo<br />
ni nih van i a sannak bik hmun a phak caan , chunlaicer - (n.) meridian<br />
ni , pa far - (n.) aunt<br />
ni pangpar - (n.) sunflower<br />
ni siseh , thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi , chum , chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak - (n.) halo<br />
ni sunglawi lai ni - (n.) eve - Example: Christmas eve = Khrismas lai ni<br />
ni zarh a si lomi , rianttuan ni - (n.) work day<br />
niam - (adj.) short in statue - Example: Zacchaeus is a short man = Zakia cu mi niam a si<br />
niam - (adj.) low (as hills) - Example: Low hills surround our village = Tlang niam nih kan khua an kulh<br />
niam deuh tlawm deuh i ruah le tuak - (v.) underestimate<br />
niam deuhnak , nauta deuh sinak - (n.) inferiority<br />
niam , naihniam - (adj.) close in relations - Example: He is our close relative = Amah cu kan naihniam sahlawh a si<br />
niam tuk in chim , din tuk in chim , fak lo tuk in chim - (v.) understate<br />
niamh - (v.) shorten - Example: You may shorten the post by one foot = Tung kha pe khat in na niamh lai<br />
niamter , dantatnak ca i tthumh , tthumh - (v.) degrade<br />
niamter , i thumh , i hmetter - (v.) abase - Example: He abased himself by drinking = Zudin in amah le amah aa niamter.<br />
nichawn - (n.) ray<br />
nichawn - (n.) sunbeam<br />
nichiar - (n.) every day - Example: I work every day = Nichiar in rian ka ttuan<br />
nichuah - (n.) sunrise - Example: Sunrise is late at our house = Kan inn cu nichuah a tlai<br />
nichuah-chak - (n.) north-east<br />
nichuah kate i tuahmi - (adj.) sunrise - Example: Sunrise service = Nichuah kate i tuahmi biaknak pumhnak<br />
nichuah-thlanglei in a hung hrangmi - (adj.) south-easterly<br />
nichuah-thlanglei in a hung hrangmi thli - (n.) southeaster<br />
nichuahka - (n.) early sunrise<br />
nichuahkate - (n.) very early in the morning<br />
nichuahlei bik a simi , nichuahlei , nichuah leiah , nichuahnak leiah - (adv.) eastward<br />
nichuahlei Europe ram i a ummi miphun, cu miphun cung ummi cu Russia, Poles, Chechs, Bulgarians, Slovaks le Yugoslavs an si -<br />
(n.) Slav<br />
nichuahlei hoihter - (v.) orientate<br />
nichuahlei in / nichuahlei ah ; nichuahlei in a rung hrangmi thli / nichuahlei ah a hrangmi thli - (adj.) easterly<br />
nichuahlei mi - (adj.) oriental<br />
nichuahlei , nichuahlei bik a simi , nichuah leiah - (adv.) eastward<br />
nichuahnak - (n.) rising of the sun<br />
nichuak - (n.) sunrise - Example: We shall set out at sunrise = Nichuak ah kan i thawh lai<br />
nichuak - (n.) the rising sun - Example: It's wonderful <strong>to</strong> watch the rising sun = Nichuak conh cu a nuam ngai<br />
nichuak a saitu - (n.) zany<br />
nichuakka , nichuakkate - (n.) the sun which has just risen<br />
nidawpdolh - (n.) eclipse of the sun - Example: Formerly <strong>Chin</strong>s were terrified by eclipse of the sun = Hlan Laimi nih cun nidawpdolh kha an ttih<br />
ngai<br />
nifa tein - (adj.) daily<br />
nifate - (adj.) everyday<br />
nifate - (n.) every day<br />
nifate hmuh <strong>to</strong>n lengmangmi ttialnak cauk - (n.) journal<br />
nifate thil a cangmi kong ttialnak cauk - (n.) diary<br />
nigcang lo i i cawh nul in a ummi - (n.) hodge-podge<br />
nigzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) unabashed<br />
nih - (adv.) by (agent marker) - Example: He was arrested by the police = Palik nih an tlaih<br />
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nih duhnak - (n.) risibility<br />
nih , ngaknu no pawl nih khi - (v.) giggle<br />
nih (nihnak) - (n.) laugh<br />
nih ; nihsaw , ni - (v.) laugh - Example: He does not like <strong>to</strong> laugh = A ni duh lo<br />
nih , nihthawng - (n.) laughter<br />
nih sawh awk a simi , nihchuak a simi - (adj.) ridiculous<br />
nih thlam leng lo , zaangfahnak ngei lomi , a hmai a hakmi - (adj.) grim<br />
nihchuah , nichuahlei - (n.) east<br />
nihchuah saih - (v.) jest<br />
nihchuah-thlanglei - (n.) south-east<br />
nihchuahternak , ninchuahnak , nuamhnak - (n.) amusement<br />
nihchuak - (n.) joke<br />
nihchuak - (adj.) laughable, funny - Example: He is a laughable person = Nihchuak a si<br />
nihchuak a si tung i a nuam ngaimi - (n.) humour - Example: This s<strong>to</strong>ry is full of humour = Hi tuanbia cu nih nuamhnak in a khat<br />
nihchuak a simi - (adj.) humorous<br />
nihchuak a simi - (adj.) laughable<br />
nihchuak a simi , nih sawh awk a simi - (adj.) ridiculous<br />
nihchuak a simi thil - (adj.) jocular<br />
nihchuak a simi thil - (adj.) ludicrous<br />
nihchuak biachim a thiammi - (n.) humorist<br />
nihchuak i saih , dehcawh , tuaitam - (v.) tease<br />
nihchuak saihnak ca i nawlcawn - (v.) mimic<br />
nihchuak saihnak i nawlcawnnak hmanmi - (n.) comedy<br />
nihchuak saihthiam - (n.) joker<br />
nihchuak sinak , zohchia sinak - (n.) absurdity<br />
nihchuak thil - (adj.) funny<br />
nihchuak , zoh rem lo - (adj.) absurd - Example: His behaviour is absurd = A ziaza nichuak a si<br />
nihchuaksaih - (v.) make fun, crack jokes - Example: They are making funs and enjoying themselves = Nihchuak an sai i an i nuam ngai<br />
nihchuaksaih a thiammipa - (n.) clown<br />
nihchuaksaih thiam - (n.) comedian<br />
nihin ni tiang a simi - (adj.) up-<strong>to</strong>-date<br />
nihin , tuchun - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>day - Example: Today is Sunday = Nihin cu Zarhpi ni a si<br />
nihlawh - (n.) wage, daily wage - Example: My daily wage is ffifty a day = Ka nihlawh cu ni khat ah sawm hga a si<br />
nihsawh - (v.) jeer, despise - Example: You must not despise your fellow human being = Na minung hawi na nihsawh lai lo<br />
nihsawh - (v.) ridicule<br />
nihsawh , serhsat - (v.) deride<br />
nihsawh , serhsat - (v.) gibe<br />
nihsawh serhsat ngaiin - (adv.) mockingly<br />
nihsawh , serhsat , zeirel lonak langhter - (v.) insult<br />
nihsawh , zohchuk , zomhtaih - (v.) scorn<br />
nihsawhnak lungthin he tuahmi - (adj.) scornful<br />
nihter , nuamhter - (v.) amuse<br />
nika - (n.) sun<br />
nika chung i a zeimaw caan i a nakmi a lang tawnmi khi - (n.) sunspot<br />
nika nih equa<strong>to</strong>r a tan ni a si i chun le zan an i can , tthal caan ah March 21 hrawng a si i khuasik caan ah September 23 hrawng a si<br />
- (n.) equinox<br />
nikhat - (n.) --nikhua<br />
- (n.) weather, climate - Example: Climate is good this year and there will be good harvest. - Tomorrow will be fine weather = Tukum cu<br />
nikhua a ttha i kum a voi lai. - Thaizing cu nikhua a ttha lai<br />
nikhua - (adj.) successful - Example: Our trip this time is quite successful = Tu tan kan khualtlawn cu kan i nikhua pah ko<br />
nikhua a chia lai maw a ttha lai ti hngalh khawhnak fimnak - (n.) meteorology<br />
nikhua a cin i a linh khi - (adj.) muggy<br />
nikhua tahnak - (n.) weatherglass<br />
nikhua tahnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) meteorological<br />
nikhua tlai - (v.) be late - Example: Let's set out now or we may be late = I thawh cang u sih, nikhua kan tlai lai<br />
nikir - (n.) solstice - Example: Summer solstice. - Winter solstice = Fur nikir. - Khuasik nikir<br />
nikum - (adv.) --nikum<br />
hmasa - (n.) the year before last<br />
nilak - (adv.) every other day - Example: I goo <strong>to</strong> school every other day = Nilak in sianginn ka kai<br />
nilin , khuasik a ing zungzalmi , thlitu , ruahpi - (adj.) weatherbeaten<br />
nilum - (n.) sarmth of the sun - Example: We bask in the warmth of the sun = Nilum kan <strong>to</strong><br />
nimthla bantukin a khul a rangmi - (n.) flash - Example: There is a flash of anger in her eyes = A mit ah a thinhunnak kha khulrang in a lung<br />
lang<br />
nimtlau , tek - (n.) lightning - Example: Lightning strikes in the sky = Nimtlau a lek<br />
nin , ning - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be well especially in finance<br />
nincan , ningcang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> do well in livelihood<br />
ninchuahnak , nuamhnak , nihchuahternak - (n.) amusement<br />
ninem - (n.) cool of the day - Example: It's pleasant <strong>to</strong> have a walk in the cool of the evening = Zanlei ninem i i chawh cu a nuam<br />
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ning - (n.) way - Example: In many ways he is like his father = Ning tampi in amah cu a pa bantuk a si (a pa he an i lawhnak a tampi)<br />
ning - (v.) may - Example: May I carry your book for you = Na cauk in putpiak ning<br />
ning - (n.) order in which things are arranged<br />
ning law (irrealis) - (adv.) if I were (irrealis) - Example: If I were a king = Siangpahrang si ning law<br />
ning law (irrealis) - (adv.) had I (irrealis) - Example: Had I gone <strong>to</strong> Falam I could have seen him = Falam ah rak kal ning law ka hmuh manh hnga<br />
ning le cang zeihmanh ngei lo i cawh nelnul i um - (n.) chaos<br />
ning , nin - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be well especially in finance<br />
ning , sining - (n.) fashion - Example: He talked in a childish fashion = Ngakchia holhning in a holh<br />
ning tein , bantuk tein - (adv.) exactly - Example: You have done the work exactly as I wanted it done = Hi rian cu ka duhning tein na tuah<br />
ning tein , bantuk tein - (adv.) exactly - Example: Hi rian cu ka duhning tein na tuah<br />
ning zulh , zulh - (v.) order - Example: He ordered his life acording <strong>to</strong> rules = A nunning kha phunglam ning zulh in a nung<br />
ning zulhnak - (n.) accordance<br />
ningazk deuh a simi thil chimnak ca i bia dawh deuh hmanmi - (n.) euphemism - Example: Passaway is an euphemism for die = A liam cang<br />
ti cu a thi cang tinak ca i hmanmi a si<br />
ningcang - (n.) order<br />
ningcang - (n.) system<br />
ningcang - (n.) condition, how things are, the way things are organized - Example: Our condition is good = Kan ningchan a ttha<br />
ningcang a ngeimi , ningcang zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) systematic<br />
ningcang hngalh - (v.) know the ropes<br />
ningcang i dawhnak - (n.) symmetry<br />
ningcang in a um lomi , ningcang in um lonak - (n.) disorder<br />
ningcang in chiah , siamrem - (v.) arrange<br />
ningcang in chiahnak , timhltuahnak - (n.) arrangement<br />
ningcang lo - (n.) upset - Example: I have a s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Ka paw aa ningcang lo<br />
ningcang loin a ummi , tthat lonak a tuah pengmi - (adj.) perverse<br />
ningcang loin hman - (v.) abuse - Example: He abused his power = A nawlngeihnak kha ningcang loin a hman<br />
ningcang loin um - (adv.) amiss - Example: From his angry looks, we knew something had gone amiss = A thinhun hmai kan hmuh tikah, zeidik<br />
ningcang loin a um ti kha kan hngalh<br />
ningcang ngei i chiah - (v.) organize - Example: The book of poems is organized according <strong>to</strong> authors = Hi hla bu hi hla a phuahtu hna min zulh<br />
in a ningcang tein dot tete in ser a si<br />
ningcang ngei lo pungsan um lo - (adj.) formless<br />
ningcang , nincan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> do well in livelihood<br />
ningcang tein tuahmi - (adj.) methodical<br />
ningcang tein tuaktanmi fimnak le hngalhnak - (n.) science<br />
ningcang zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) chaotic<br />
ningcang , zulh ding i chiahmi phung , phunglam - (n.) regulation<br />
ningcang zulhmi lam - (n.) method<br />
ningcangte le caan hmaan tein umnak - (n.) regularity<br />
ninghngal - (adj.) proud, arrogant<br />
ninghngal , ngamh , raltthat , hruh ngamh deuh - (adj.) audacious<br />
ninghngalnak , mi hmaizah lonak - (n.) impertinence<br />
ningpi in - (adv.) entirely<br />
ningzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) shameless<br />
ningzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) unblushing<br />
ningzah a hngal lomi , a cuar a chahmi - (adj.) thick-headed<br />
ningzah a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) bashful<br />
ningzah hmaisen - (v.) blush - Example: She blushes = A ning a zak i a hmai a sen<br />
ningzah hngal lo in a ummi , mi a hmaizah lomi , a ning a hngalmi - (adj.) impertinent<br />
ningzah , ningzak - (adj.) ashamed, embarrassed - Example: What you have done is <strong>to</strong> be ashamed of = Na tuahmi cu ningzah awk a si<br />
ningzah ruang i holh khawh lo i um khi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>ngue-tied<br />
ningzahnak - (n.) shame, embarasment<br />
ningzahnak , hmaichiatnak - (n.) embarrassment<br />
ningzahnak , mi hmai khan lonak , mah le mah i zumh lohnak - (n.) diffidence<br />
ningzahnak , minchiatnak - (n.) disgrace<br />
ningzahter - (v.) humiliate<br />
ningzahter , ningzahnak pek - (v.) disgrace<br />
ningzahternak - (n.) humiliation<br />
ningzak a simi - (adj.) shameful - Example: What you did was shameful = Na tuahmi cu ningzak a si<br />
ningzak a simi thil - (adj.) ignominious<br />
ningzak a simi thil , aa dawhtlak lomi thil - (adj.) disgraceful<br />
ningzak a simi , zah hngal lomi , aa dawhtlak lomi - (adj.) immodest<br />
ningzak , ningzah - (adj.) ashamed, embarrassed - Example: What you have done is <strong>to</strong> be ashamed of = Na tuahmi cu ningzah awk a si<br />
ningzak , zahpi - (adj.) ashamed, embarassed - Example: He is embarrassed = A ning a zak<br />
ningzakchin - (adj.) of very little value - Example: This gift may be only of very little value, but I hope you will kindly accept it = Hi laksawng cu<br />
ningzak chin a si nain na ka cholanpiak ko lai<br />
niri - (n.) sunstroke<br />
niri - (v.) get sunstroke - Example: He gets sunstroke = Ni a ri<br />
nithaizing - (n.) this morning - Example: I got up early this morning = Nithaizing cu tuante in ka tho<br />
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nithawng - (n.) umbrella<br />
nithawng phun khat - (n.) parasol<br />
nithiang - (n.) clean day - Example: days where Christians are allowed <strong>to</strong> work, not Sundays and other sacred days = --nithla<br />
, caan - (n.) date<br />
nithla relnak - (n.) calendar<br />
nitla , nitlak - (n.) sundown - Example: We arrived in our village at sunset = Nitla ah khua kan phan<br />
nitlak-chak - (n.) north-west<br />
nitlak chak - (n.) North West<br />
nitlak , nitla - (n.) sundown - Example: We arrived in our village at sunset. - A land where the sun never sets = Nitla ah khua kan phan. - Nitlak<br />
lonak ram<br />
nitlak thlanglei - (n.) south-west<br />
nitlak thlanglei a simi - (adj.) south western<br />
nitlak thlanglei in a hung hrangmi thli - (n.) southwester<br />
nitlakchak a simi - (adj.) northwestern<br />
nitlaklei - (n.) west<br />
nitlaklei a simi - (adj.) western<br />
nitlaklei ah - (adv.) westward<br />
nitlaklei bik a simi - (adj.) westernmost<br />
nitlaklei in a hun hrangmi tli - (adj.) westerly<br />
Nitlaklei ram, Europe le America - (n.) Occident<br />
nitlang - (n.) sunshine - Example: It's better putting on hat when walking in the sunshine = Nitlang i chawh ahcun luchin chinh a ttha deuh<br />
nitlang a hmumi , nitlang nih tlanhmi - (adj.) sunny<br />
nitlang <strong>to</strong>h - (v.) bask in the sun<br />
nizan - (adv.) yesterday - Example: Jesus is the ame <strong>to</strong>day, yesterday and <strong>to</strong>morrow = Jesuh cu nihin, nizan, thaizing aa khat ko<br />
nizan zanlei - (adv.) yestereve<br />
nizarh - (n.) holy day, sacred day - Example: Today is a holy day and I do not go <strong>to</strong> field = Nihin cu nizarh a si i lo ka kal lo<br />
nizarh - (n.) week - Example: These are the days of the week = Nizarh chung ni hna cu hihi an si<br />
no - (adj.) young - Example: Yesterday I saw a young lady taking a walk = Nizan ah ngaknu no pakhat aa chawh ka hmuh<br />
nok - (v.) immerse - Example: Immerse your shirt in the water = Na angki kha ti ah va nok<br />
nolh , nawlh - (adv.) again - Example: I shall go again = Ka kal nawlh lai<br />
nolh , nolh tthan , nawlh - (v.) reiterate, repeat - Example: Repeat what you said, please = Na chimmi kha hun nawlh tuah<br />
nolh tthan , a hlei in cham tthan - (v.) reduplicate<br />
nolh tthan , chim tthan - (v.) repeat<br />
nolh tthan lengmang in , atu le atu - (adv.) repeatedly<br />
nolh tthan , nawlh , nolh - (v.) reiterate, repeat - Example: Repeat what you said, please = Na chimmi kha hun nawlh tuah<br />
nolh tthannak - (n.) reiteration<br />
nolhnak - (n.) chorus of a song<br />
nolhnak , chim tthannak - (n.) repetition<br />
nomhnak , nawmhnak , nuamhnak - (n.) pleasure, amusement<br />
nomseih , seih - (v.) fun: have fun <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
non pek , vawlei tthatter - (v.) fertilize<br />
non phun khat ; a tlai ca i a tthami - (n.) phosphate<br />
non , vawlei thattertu - (n.) fertilizer, manure - Example: Cow dung is good manure = Caw ek cu nok ttha a si<br />
nong - (v.) glut - Example: Oranges glut <strong>Hakha</strong> (market) = <strong>Hakha</strong> ah theithu aa nong ko<br />
nor - (v.) bore, tire - Example: This book bores me. - I am tired of, fed up with, eating chicken meat every day = Hi cauk nih a ka nor. - Nifate arsa<br />
ei cu a ka nor<br />
nor - (n.) trunk of an elephant<br />
nor , luak chuak i um - (v.) sicken - Example: The sight of human manure sickens us = Ek hmuh nih kan luak a kan chuahter<br />
Norway mi - (n.) Norvegian<br />
Norway, Sweden le Denmark ram - (prop.) Scandinavia<br />
note - (adj.) very young - Example: She is only a very young child = Ngakchia note lawng a si<br />
noter tthan - (v.) rejuvenate<br />
November thla - (n.) November<br />
nu - (n.) female of anything<br />
nu - (n.) mother - Example: Sung Ngen is his mother = Sung Ngen cu a nu a si<br />
nu aa khat i pa aa dangmi , pa aa khat i nu aa dangmi - (n.) half-sister<br />
nu angki - (n.) blouse<br />
nu angki chungnawh - (n.) brassiere<br />
nu angki chungnawh le hni chungnawh aa pehmi - (n.) slip<br />
nu bantuk a simi - (adj.) womanish<br />
nu bantukin a ummi pa - (n.) sissy<br />
nu bawda le si inn i zohkhenhtu i chiahmi nu upa - (n.) matron<br />
nu chawnhnak i hmanmi bia , bia dawh ngai , bawinu , tinak a si - (n.) madam<br />
nu chinhmi luchin - (n.) bonnet<br />
nu chung i ti a semnak - (n.) ovary<br />
nu duh , pa duh , vacung pa duh - (n.) adultery<br />
nu ei - (n.) stepmother<br />
nu hmawca - (n.) hose<br />
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nu , hringtu nu si loin nu paohpaoh - (n.) woman - Example: There are seven women here = Hika ah hin nu pasarih an um<br />
nu ingchia - (n.) virago<br />
Nu Khrifa phungki pawl umnak i an haotu bik a simi - (n.) abbess<br />
nu kum - (n.) --nu<br />
le nu aa duhmi - (adj.) lesbian<br />
nu le pa cannak tuah lo i pa ci nu chung i chiah i fapawiter - (n.) artificial inseminat<br />
nu le pa he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) parental - Example: Parental authority = Nu le pa nawlngeinak<br />
nu le pa kong ah duh paoh in a ummi - (adj.) promiscuous<br />
nu le pa kong ah duh paoh in khuasaknak - (n.) promiscuity<br />
nu le pa kong theih hramthawk caan , tleirol - (n.) adolescence<br />
nu le pa lei ziaza ttha lomi , ziaza ttha lomi - (adj.) immoral<br />
nu le pa lei ziaza tthat lonak - (n.) immorality<br />
nu le pa sinak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) sexual<br />
nu le pa sualnak a simi - (adj.) venereal<br />
nu le pa thleidannak - (n.) gender<br />
nu le va , tuah khat - (n.) couple<br />
nu le va tuah khat , tuah khat , khuah khat - (n.) pair<br />
nu lei he aa pehtlaimi - (n.) matriarch<br />
nu lei thil - (adj.) feminine<br />
nu maw pa sinak - (n.) sex<br />
nu nih innchungkhar /phun chung i a lu tlai , nu roco phun - (n.) matriarchy<br />
nu , nu phun paohpaoh - (adj.) female<br />
nu (pa) sin i a sualmipa - (n.) adulterer<br />
nu pakhat - (n.) lady<br />
nu paw chung i nau minung a tling rih lomi - (n.) fetus<br />
nu thi ngeihmi - (n.) menses<br />
nu thlaici - (n.) ovum<br />
nu thuam - (n.) gown<br />
nu vialte - (n.) womankind<br />
nu zong a si lomi , pa zong a si lomi - (n.) neuter<br />
nu zong nih a u/nau nu kha søster a ti khawh , far - (n.) sister<br />
nuai - (num.) million<br />
nuai sawm - (num.) ten million<br />
nuai thong - (num.) billion<br />
nuai za - (num.) hundred million<br />
nuam - (adj.) comfortable, pleasant - Example: Your house is pleasant = Nan inn a nuam<br />
nuam lo ngaiin umnak , fahnak innak - (n.) misery - Example: Poverty is the cause of their misery = Harnak an innak a chuahtertu cu sifahnak<br />
a si<br />
nuam ngai le tha ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) gracious<br />
nuam ngaiin i chawh sawhsawh - (v.) saunter<br />
nuam ngaiin lente i celh - (v.) frolic - Example: The children love <strong>to</strong> frolic on the grass = Ngakchia cu ram cung i nuam ngaiin lente i celh kha an<br />
duh<br />
nuam ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) frolicsome<br />
nuam ngaiin umter - (v.) regale - Example: He regaled the children with s<strong>to</strong>ries = Ngakchia kha tuanbia a chimh hna i nuam ngaiin a umter hna<br />
nuam tein umnak khan - (n.) lounge<br />
nuamh lonak , hnangam lonak - (n.) discomfort<br />
nuamh theih , lunglawmh - (v.) enjoy - Example: She enjoyed her vacation = Akhonh a lakmi kha nuam ngaiin a hman<br />
nuamhnak - (n.) enjoyment<br />
nuamhnak - (n.) pleasure<br />
nuamhnak ca i aa pummi - (n.) party - Example: Dinner party = Zanriah hrawmnak nuamhnak<br />
nuamhnak ca i an sermi tilawng - (n.) yacht<br />
nuamhnak in hmanmi caan - (n.) pastime - Example: Games are pastimes = Lentecelh cu nuamh caan a si<br />
nuamhnak le fahnak hi zeihmanh an si lo , cucaah dai tein in khawn hi a ttha bik tiin cawnpiaknak - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>icism<br />
nuamhnak , lentecelhnak - (n.) play<br />
nuamhnak , nawmhnak , nomhnak - (n.) pleasure, amusement<br />
nuamhnak , nihchuak - (n.) fun - Example: They make fun of his stammering = A holh at kha capo nihchuak ah an saih<br />
nuamhnak petu a simi - (adj.) pleasing<br />
nuamhnak <strong>to</strong>n zongah harnak <strong>to</strong>n zongah dai tein a um khomi - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ic<br />
nuamhter , lung<strong>to</strong>n - (v.) please - Example: Toys pleased children = Lentecelhnak thilri nih ngakchia kha a lawmhter hna<br />
nuamhter , nihter - (v.) amuse<br />
nuar - (adj.) slow<br />
nuar - (v.) show anger, despleasure, sulk - Example: He goes on hunger strike (about child refusing <strong>to</strong> eat <strong>to</strong> show its displeasure) = Rawl a nuar<br />
nuar a duh ngaimi - (adj.) peevish - Example: A peevish child = A nuar lengmangmi ngakchia<br />
nudawk padawk , nudok padok - (n.) hermaphrodite<br />
nudok padok , nudawk padawk - (n.) hermaphrodite<br />
nuhmei - (n.) widow<br />
nuhmei sinak - (n.) widowhood<br />
nul - (n.) fallow land - Example: He went <strong>to</strong> the fallow land <strong>to</strong> pick up the bananas = Banhla tuk ah nul ah a kal<br />
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nule unau fale si hna seh , pale unau fale si hna seh , an dihlak in cousin an si - (n.) cousin<br />
nun - (v.) exist - Example: We need air and water <strong>to</strong> exist = Nunnak caah thli te ti kan herh hna<br />
nun - (v.) live - Example: His father lived forty years = A pa cu kum sawm li a nung<br />
nun - (v.) subsist - Example: A church cannot subsist without members = Khrihfabu cu a minung um loin a nung kho lo<br />
nun - (v.) subsist - Example: People in our country try subsist on rice and meat = Kan ram minung hna cu facang le sa in an nung<br />
nun a siang ngaimi - (adj.) unsparing<br />
nun , karh , tthan , hlawhtlin - (v.) thrive<br />
nuncan - (n.) livelihood, well-being - Example: Their livelihood has been good = An nuncan a ttha ngai<br />
nuncan , ziaza - (v.) conduct - Example: He conducts himself well = Tha tein a nung<br />
nuncang - (n.) life, abundant life<br />
nuncang hmunhnak - (n.) everlasting life<br />
nuncanghmun , nuncanghmunh - (v.) live for ever<br />
nuncannak , khuasaknak - (n.) livelihood<br />
nunchung - (n.) lifetime - Example: His life span is sixty years = A nunchung kum sawm ruk a si<br />
nunchung a simi - (adj.) lifelong<br />
nunchung , nunnak - (n.) life<br />
nung - (adj.) living - Example: A living human being = Minung<br />
nung - (v.) live - Example: He eats well qne now he lives = Rawl ttha tein a ei i a nung cang<br />
nung in - (adv.) alive - Example: He caught a bird alive = Vate a nung in a tlaih<br />
nungak tlangval aa duhmi hna tuanbia - (n.) romance<br />
nungak tlangval kong ah , duh dedeng bantukin um pah - (v.) flirt - Example: She flirted with several boys but loved only one = Tlangval<br />
tam nawm kha duh dedeng bantukin a um hna, sihmansehlaw pakhat lawng a duh taktak<br />
nungcang - (v.) live well - Example: Now they can live well = An nungcang kho cang<br />
nunnak - (n.) survival - Example: We must eat food for our survival = Kan nunnak caah rawl kan ei a herh<br />
nunnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) lifeless<br />
nunnak a ngei lomi thawn khawhnak thazang a ngei lomi - (adj.) inert<br />
nunnak a ngeimi thilnung , mit in hmuh khawh lomi - (n.) bacteria<br />
nunnak aamahkhan , kampani pakhatkhat sin i tangka khon i thih tik i a karh he lakmi ; cucu biakam in tuahmi a si - (n.) life insurance<br />
nunnak ca i a herhmi thilri ngeih lo - (n.) privation - Example: Many children died because of privation during the war = Ral lioah cun nunnak<br />
ca i a herhmi thilri an ngeih lo caah ngakchia tampi an thi<br />
nunnak he aa pehtlaimi , nunnak caah herhmi - (adj.) vital<br />
nunnak khamhnak ca i hmanmi taisawm - (n.) life belt<br />
nunnak khamhnak lawng - (n.) lifeboat<br />
nunnak , khuasaknak - (n.) subsistence<br />
nunnak kong a cawngmi - (n.) biologist<br />
nunnak kong cawnak , saram nunnak kong a si bik - (adj.) biological<br />
nunnak kong cawnnak - (n.) biology<br />
nunnak ngei lo , hlawptlo lo - (adj.) inanimate<br />
nunnak ; nunchung - (n.) life<br />
nunnak pek , lungtho ngai i chimmi - (v.) animate<br />
nunnak pek , nunter - (v.) vitalize<br />
nunnak pek , nunter - (v.) vivify<br />
nunnak pek tthan, nunter tthan - (v.) resuscitate<br />
nunnak si , vaitamin si - (n.) vitamin<br />
nunnak , umnak - (n.) existence<br />
nunning a sining taktak in chimnak le ruahnak - (n.) realism<br />
nunning , khuasakning - (n.) life - Example: City life is more pleasant than village life = Khuapi nunning cu khuate nunning nakin a nuam deuh<br />
nunnuam in nun - (n.) comfort - Example: She lived in comfort = Nun nuam in a nung<br />
nunphung - (n.) culture - Example: Nunphung is a rather newly coined word for culture = Nunphung hi tunai chuahpimi biafang a si deuh<br />
nunsiangmi , tampi pek - (adj.) bounteous<br />
nunter , nunnak pek - (v.) vitalize<br />
nunter tthan - (v.) reanimate<br />
nunter tthan - (v.) revive<br />
nunter tthannak - (n.) revival<br />
nupa - (n.) parents<br />
nupa - (n.) husband and wife (a couple)<br />
nu/pa i a nu , pi - (n.) grandmother<br />
nuphung - (n.) menstruation<br />
nupi - (n.) wife<br />
nupi ca i helhnak - (n.) suit<br />
nupi ca i ngaknu a helhtu - (n.) sui<strong>to</strong>r<br />
nupi ca i ngaknu a helhtu - (n.) wooer<br />
nupi chun - (n.) concubine<br />
nupi mak , va kirtak - (v.) divorce<br />
nupi man - (n.) dowry<br />
nupi nau/u nu - (n.) sister-in-law<br />
nupi ngei lo tlangval - (n.) bachelor<br />
nupi ngei lo , va ngei loin a ummi - (adj.) celibate<br />
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nupi ngei lo , va ngei loin , biaknak lei i zuamnak caah um - (n.) celibacy<br />
nupi nu/pasal nu - (n.) mother in law<br />
nupi pa , pu - (n.) father-in-law<br />
nupi pahnih ngeih , va pahnih ngeih - (n.) bigamy<br />
nupi pakhat nak tam deuh ngeihnak - (n.) polygamy<br />
nupi pasal a ngei khomi a simi - (adj.) marriagable<br />
nupi ta , va naupa , va u-pa - (n.) brother-in-law<br />
nupi thi tlangval - (n.) bridegoom<br />
nupi tthit , nupi tthi , va ngeih - (v.) marry - Example: He will get married next måned = Hmai thla ah nupi a tthi lai<br />
nupi tthitnak - (n.) marriage<br />
nupi zong a si va zong a si - (n.) spouse<br />
nupichun - (n.) concubine<br />
nupi/va a ngei lomi - (adj.) unmarried<br />
nupi/va pakhat lawng ngeihnak - (n.) monogamy<br />
nute - (n.) young girls (euphony)<br />
nutling patling a si lomi - (adj.) immature<br />
nutling patling a si rih lomi - (adj.) undeveloped<br />
nutling patling a simi - (n.) grown-up<br />
nutling patling a simi , a than a tlingmi - (adj.) full-grown<br />
nutling patling hung sinak - (n.) puberty<br />
nutling , upa , patling - (adj.) adult<br />
nutling/patling si - (v.) mature - Example: He matures faster than his brother = A unau nakin khulrang deuh in a patling<br />
nutling/patling si tuanh tuk , a tuan tukmi - (adj.) precocious<br />
nutling/patling sinak - (n.) maturity<br />
nutnak , thil ti khawhnak ngeih lonak - (n.) impotence<br />
nutun - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be a married woman - Example: After being a married woman I have no interest in dancing anymore = Nutun hnu cun lam ka<br />
zuam ti ko<br />
nutung - (n.) married woman - Example: Thlai Thluai is a married woman = Thlai Thluai cu nutung a si<br />
O<br />
oat changvut - (n.) oatmeal<br />
oat , facang bantuk a simi rawl phun khat - (n.) oat<br />
Oc<strong>to</strong>bar thla - (n.) Oc<strong>to</strong>ber<br />
Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 31 zan - (n.) Hallowe'en<br />
oih - (v.) rock - Example: My mother rocks the baby = Ka nu nih bawhte kha a oih<br />
oksizen dah - (n.) oxygen<br />
oksizen dah he i cawh; kangh le cirek kai hi 'lite' a si - (v.) oxygenize<br />
ol , awl - (adj.) easy - Example: Is your work hard or easy? = Na rian a har maw a ol?<br />
olhnak , luatternak - (n.) exemption<br />
oliv chiti - (n.) olive oil - Example: Olive oil was used by the Israelites for anointing kings and prophets = Olive chiti hi Israel mi nih siangpahrang le<br />
profet hna chiti thuhnak caah an hman<br />
oliv thing , oliv thingkung , oliv thei - (n.) olive tree/wood<br />
on - (n.) stack - Example: A stack of firewood = Thing on khat<br />
on - (v.) open - Example: I shall open the door for you = Innka kan onpiak lai<br />
on , ong , pon - (v.) stack - Example: We stack firewood = Thing kan on/pon<br />
ong hluahmah - (v.) rumble<br />
onh - (v.) permit - Example: Please permit him <strong>to</strong> go = Kal ong ko tuah<br />
onh , caw onh , cakei onh , miakpi thawng - (v.) roar<br />
onh khawh a simi - (adj.) permissible<br />
onh lo , nawl pek lo - (v.) debar<br />
onh lo , thlauh , kham - (v.) ban<br />
onh , nawlpek , pek - (v.) sanction<br />
onh , nawlpek , thlauh lo - (v.) suffer<br />
onhnak lehhmah - (n.) permit - Example: He must have a permit <strong>to</strong> drive a car = Mawttaw mawnghnak ah a mawngh onhnak lehhmah a ngeih a<br />
hau<br />
onhnak , nawlpeknak - (n.) sanction<br />
oniks lungvar - (n.) onyx<br />
or , awr - (n.) throat<br />
or , awr - (n.) glut<strong>to</strong>n - Example: He is a glut<strong>to</strong>n = Mi awr (or) a si<br />
or fawhter , duhter - (v.) whet - Example: The smell of food whetted my appetite = Rawl rim nih ka or a ka fawhter<br />
organ tampi a bu in rianttuannak - (n.) organism<br />
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organ tumtu - (n.) organist<br />
orh - (v.) lie in wait - Example: They lied in wait for him on the way = Lampi in an rak orh<br />
orhlei kam - (adj.) right<br />
orhlei kam siseh , kehlei kam siseh - (n.) flank - Example: The enemies attacked both our flanks = Ral nih kan orhlei kam he kan kehlei kam he<br />
an kan tuk<br />
ostrik va , va nganpi - (n.) ostrich<br />
ot , awt - (v.) begin, start - Example: We have begun, started, work = Rian kan awt cang<br />
P<br />
pa - (adj.) male<br />
pa - (pref.) prefix in front of numerals, 1-29<br />
pa a numi, ,thil ti khawhnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) impotent<br />
pa a simi - (adj.) masculine<br />
pa aa khat i nu aa dangmi , nu aa khat i pa aa dangmi - (n.) half-sister<br />
pa an or i a bomi te khi , Adam thingthei - (n.) --pa<br />
aw, a thummi - (n.) bass<br />
pa aw , tenor le bass karlak - (n.) bari<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
pa bantuk ziaza - (adj.) fatherly<br />
pa bantukin a ral a tthami - (adj.) manful<br />
pa duh , vacung pa duh , nu duh - (n.) adultery<br />
pa ei - (n.) stepfather<br />
pa , eimi pa - (n.) mushroom<br />
Pa, Fapa, Thiang Thlarau, Pathian pakhat pathum a sinak - (n.) Trinity<br />
pa far , ni - (n.) aunt<br />
pa hawikom - (n.) fellow<br />
pa , ka pa - (n.) father<br />
pa lawh lo i nu a lo i nem hninghniang in a ummi - (adj.) effeminate<br />
pa lawh lo i nu lawh i nem hninghniang in umnak - (n.) effeminacy<br />
pa lei - (adj.) paternal - Example: He is my grandfather on my paternal side = Amah hi palei kamah ka pu a si<br />
pa lei kap in comi ro - (n.) patrimony<br />
pa ngakchia - (n.) boy<br />
pa ngei lomi - (adj.) fatherless<br />
Pa phungki pawl an umnak i an haotu bik - (n.) abbot<br />
pa si loter , derter , thazang tlawmter - (v.) emasculate<br />
pa sinak - (n.) fatherhood<br />
paang - (n.) abdomen<br />
pacancuh - (adj.) manly, courageous and enduring - Example: He is a manly person = Mi pacancuh ngai a si<br />
pachia - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be badly off, poor - Example: This year our harvest is poor = Tukum cu kan pachia<br />
pachiat - (adj.) poor - Example: This is the year of poor harvest for us = Tukum cu kan pachiat kum a si<br />
pafa - (n.) father and son - Example: Father and son, bot of them went away = An pafa tein an kal<br />
pafa hmelpalh - (n.) dusk<br />
pah - (v.) knock - Example: Bill ran against another boy and knocked him down = Bill nih nganchiapa a pah i a tlu<br />
pah - (adv.) as - Example: He sings as he goes = Kalpah in hla a sa<br />
pah - (adj.) somewhat - Example: I like the figs somewhat = Theipi kha ka duhpah<br />
pah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cross a string stretched tetween two posts<br />
pah - (v.) stumble over something - Example: He stumbled over a s<strong>to</strong>ol and he fell down = Thutdan aa pah i a ril<br />
pah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> bump in<strong>to</strong> somebody or something<br />
pah lengmang - (adv.) now and then / now a - Example: I saw him now and then = Amah cu ka hmuh pah lengmang<br />
pah , nam , lu i suk - (v.) ram<br />
pahleihnih , hleihnih - (num.) twelve<br />
pahleihnihnak , hleihnihnak - (num.) twelfth<br />
pahleikhat , hleikhat - (num.) eleven<br />
pahleikhatnak , hleikhatnak - (num.) eleventh<br />
pahleikua , hleikua - (num.) nineteen<br />
pahleikuanak , hleikuanak - (num.) nineteenth<br />
pahleili , hleili - (num.) fourteen<br />
pahleilinak , hleilinak - (num.) fourteenth<br />
pahleinga , hleinga - (num.) fifteen<br />
pahleinganak , hleinganak - (num.) fifteenth<br />
pahleiriat , hleiriat - (num.) eighteen<br />
pahleiriatnak , hleiriatnak - (num.) eighteenth<br />
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pahleiruk , hleiruk - (num.) sixteen<br />
pahleiruknak , hleiruknak - (num.) sixteenth<br />
pahleisarih , hleisarih - (num.) seventeen<br />
pahleisarihnak , hleisarihnak - (num.) seventeenth<br />
pahleithum , hleithum - (num.) thirteen<br />
pahleithumnak , hleithumnak - (num.) thirteenth<br />
pahmei , a nupi nih a thih takmi - (n.) widower<br />
pahnih - (adj.) dual - Example: The airplain has dual controls, one for the teacher and the other for the learner = Vanlawng nih monghnak fung<br />
pahnih a ngeih, saya caah pakhat a cawngmi caah pakhat<br />
pahnih - (num.) two<br />
pahnih hnatla a simi , i hrawm<strong>to</strong>nhmi - (adj.) mutual<br />
pahnih in phawt khawhmi nambar - (adj.) even - Example: 2,4,6,8,10 are even numbers = 2,4,6,8,10 cu even namber an si<br />
pahnih karlak i biakhiah - (v.) arbitrate<br />
pahnih khat - (n.) one or two - Example: One or two of them came = Pahnih khat an ra<br />
pahnih lak i a hmasa deuh , hlan deuh - (adj.) former<br />
pahnih lak i pakhat zong kha a si lo - (adj.) neither - Example: Neither statement is true = A chimmi kha an hmaan veve lo<br />
pahnih pahnih in mahte lawngin an i <strong>to</strong>nnak le bia an i ruahmi - (n.) tete-a-tete<br />
pahnih sakmi tummi hla - (n.) duet<br />
pahnih thum , tampi si lo - (adj.) several<br />
pahnihnak - (adj.) second<br />
pahnihnak a simi - (adj.) secondary<br />
pahnihnak a simi , a niam deuhmi - (adj.) second-class<br />
pahra , hra - (num.) ten<br />
pahra lengmang in thenmi nambar - (n.) decimal<br />
pahranak - (num.) tenth<br />
pahrang - (n.) flair - Example: He had a flair for composing beatiful poems = Hla dawh phuah thiamank pahrang a ngei<br />
pahrang - (n.) talent - Example: Football playing is his talent = Pumpululh chuih hi a pahrang a si<br />
pahrang a ngeimi - (adj.) talented<br />
pahrang a ngeimi , hawi hlei in thil ti khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) gifted<br />
pahrannak - (num.) tenth<br />
pai - (adj.) crooked, not straight - Example: Your line drawing is crooked = Na catlang rin a pai<br />
pai - (v.) stagger, reel - Example: He is drunk and he goes staggering = Zu a ri i pai chulhmalh in a kal<br />
pai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> have foreign accent in speech<br />
paih - (n.) wrestling - Example: Today there will be a wrestling in the village = Nihin ah khua hungah paih a um lai<br />
paih - (v.) put - Example: I put sugar in the tea = Lakphak ah thanthling ka paih<br />
paih - (n.) water pipe<br />
paih - (v.) wrestle - Example: Thang and Van Kio will wrestle and it will be pleasant <strong>to</strong> see = Thang le Van Kio an i paih cu zoh a nuam lai<br />
paih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> throw in<strong>to</strong> - Example: He throws s<strong>to</strong>ne in<strong>to</strong> the water = Ti chungah lung a paih<br />
paih - (v.) season - Example: Have you put salt in the curry? = Tihang ah cite na paih maw?<br />
paihau kuai , belrua kuai - (n.) shard<br />
paihsual - (v.) fall<br />
paihthiam , aa paimi - (n.) wrestler<br />
paisa , phaisa - (n.) money<br />
paisah - (n.) bias - Example: This cloth is cut on the bias = Hi puan hi paisah in an tan<br />
paisah , dinglo , a ngawi - (adj.) oblique<br />
paisah in , khattelei kil in khattelei kil in rinmi tlang - (adj.) diagonal<br />
pak - (n.) odd number<br />
pak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> puff out smoke as in smoking cigarettes<br />
pak , kuak pak - (v.) puff<br />
pak , pakhat lawng - (adj.) lone - Example: A lone pine tree = Far pak<br />
pakan - (n.) plate - Example: We eat food in the plate = Pakan in rawl kan ei<br />
pakan bantuk , hmelchunhnak , tamhmi lungpher - (n.) plaque<br />
pakan hme - (n.) saucer<br />
pakan ngan - (n.) basin<br />
pakan tehna an i khawn lulhmalh i a tnagng khi - (n.) clatter<br />
pakhat - (art.) a<br />
pakhat - (adj.) single<br />
pakhat - (art.) an - Example: An airplane = Vanlawng pakhat<br />
pakhat caah pakhat - (prep.) per - Example: A pound of sugar per man = Mi pakhat caah thanthling pawng khat<br />
pakhat cio in - (adv.) respectively - Example: Dick, Tom and Mary are 6, 8, and 10 years old respectively = Dick, Tom le Mary cu kum 6, kum 8,<br />
le kum 10 cio an si<br />
pakhat duhnak lawngin uknak - (n.) dicta<strong>to</strong>rship<br />
pakhat hmanh lo - (adj.) no - Example: He has no friends = Hawikom pakhat hmanh a ngei lo<br />
pakhat hnu pakhat aa chang lengmang in - (adv.) by turns<br />
pakhat hnu pakhat aa chang lengmang in tuahning - (n.) procedure<br />
pakhat hnu pakhat aa zul thliahmah in - (n.) single file<br />
pakhat hnu pakhat in - (adv.) piecemeal - Example: He put the machine <strong>to</strong>gether piecemeal in his spare time = Aa manh caan paoh ah seh cu<br />
pakhat tete in a fonh<strong>to</strong>nh lengmang<br />
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pakhat hnu pakhat in tial - (v.) itemize<br />
pakhat lawng - (n.) singular - Example: Boy is singular, Boys is plural<br />
pakhat lawng a simi , mah lawng a simi - (adj.) solitary<br />
pakhat lawng biachim - (n.) monologue<br />
pakhat lawng nih hrilh khawh a simi leng - (n.) wheelbarrow<br />
pakhat lawng nih i celhmi lentecelhnak - (n.) solitaire<br />
pakhat lawng nih sakmi hla - (n.) solo<br />
pakhat lawng sinak , hawi nih tluk lonak - (n.) singularity<br />
pakhat lawng tein , pakhat pakhat tete in - (adv.) singly<br />
pakhat le pahkat aa khatmi - (n.) parallel - Example: His experiences are parallels <strong>to</strong> mine = A hmuh<strong>to</strong>nmi le ka hmuh<strong>to</strong>nmi an i khat<br />
pakhat le pakhat an i peh - (v.) interlock<br />
pakhat le pakhat i cawh - (v.) intermix<br />
pakhat le pakhat i huatnak , ruahnak i khah lonak - (n.) antipathy<br />
pakhat le pakhat i khawn i den , cu bantuk i khawnnak in a chuakmi tha - (n.) impact<br />
pakhat le pakhat i komhnak , i theih hngalhnak , i pehtlaihnak - (n.) intercourse<br />
pakhat le pakhat i ngerh - (v.) intertwine<br />
pakhat le pakhat i pumh i ruahnak i cheuh - (v.) confer<br />
pakhat le pakhat i tuah<strong>to</strong>nhnak - (n.) interaction<br />
pakhat le pakhat karlak i lamkaltu , remnak sertu - (n.) intermediary<br />
pakhat le pakhat karlak i tangka chiahnak lehhmah i cawknak le zuarnak a tuahtu - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ckbroker<br />
pakhat le pakhat lam hlapi in lungthin i theih khawhnak - (n.) telepathy<br />
pakhat le pakhat lungthin in i naih , i dawt , tem chih - (v.) attach<br />
pakhat le pakhat sual i puh i i puh chin venak - (n.) recrimination<br />
pakhat le pakhat zawtnak i chawnhnak - (n.) contagion<br />
pakhat le pakhatkhat lei i tannak nih rem lonak a chuahtermi - (n.) tension<br />
pakhat nak tam sinak - (n.) plurality<br />
pakhat sinak - (n.) oneness<br />
pakhat sinak , fonhnak , komhnak - (n.) unity<br />
pakhat siter - (v.) unify<br />
pakhat siternak - (n.) unification<br />
pakhatkhat tuahmi ruang i hmuhmi laksawng , minthatnak - (n.) award<br />
pakhatnak - (num.) first<br />
pakhatnak sinak - (n.) primacy<br />
pakkalh in tah, a tung le a phei in tah - (v.) interlace<br />
pakpalawng - (adj.) useless, of no accounts, of no worth - Example: Drinking is useless, of no worth = Zudin hi pakpalawng a si<br />
pakpalawng - (n.) vanity - Example: The Preacher says, everything is vanity = Phungchimtu nih, zeizong vialte hi pakpalawng an si<br />
pakpalawng a simi - (adj.) void<br />
pakpalawng a simi - (adj.) windy<br />
pakpalawng i a vak sawhsawhmi - (n.) loafer<br />
pakpalawng i canter - (v.) frustrate - Example: Kan i timhmi kha pakpalawng ah a canter<br />
pakpalawng i canter , dawnh , hrawh - (v.) foil - Example: The police foiled his evil plan = Thil ttha lo tuah aa timhmi kha palik nih an hrawh<br />
pakpalawng i hman , sawksam - (v.) squander<br />
pakpalawng i hman , sawksam - (v.) waste<br />
pakpalawng i ser - (v.) nullify<br />
pakpalawng i sernak , zeihmanh lo i tuahnak - (n.) nullification<br />
pakpalawng , i vah sawsawh - (v.) loaf<br />
pakpalawng in - (adv.) vainly<br />
pakpalawng sinak , zeihmanh lo sinak - (n.) nullity<br />
pakpalawng , zeihmanh a si lomi - (n.) nonsence<br />
pakpalawng , zero , 0 - (n.) nought<br />
pakua - (num.) nine<br />
pakuanak - (num.) ninth<br />
pakuda - (n.) pagoda<br />
pakul - (num.) twenty<br />
pakul (20) - (n.) score<br />
pakul , kul - (num.) twenty - Example: Twenty studemts come = Siangakchia pakul an ra<br />
pakulnak, kulnak - (num.) twentieth<br />
pal - (v.) step on the trap<br />
pal - (v.) pay a passing visit - Example: When I go <strong>to</strong> Yangon I shall have a passing visit with you = Yangon ka kalpah ah ka rak in pal te hna lai<br />
pal - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pass through a village/<strong>to</strong>wn - Example: When I went <strong>to</strong> the US I passed through England = US ka kal ah khan England ka pal<br />
pal lomi (ram , hmun) - (adj.) untrod<br />
palai - (n.) delegate, media<strong>to</strong>r, ambassador, go-between<br />
palak - (n.) bat (mammal)<br />
palang - (n.) bottle<br />
palang thawl - (n.) bottle, especially glass bottle<br />
pale thih hnu chuakmi fa - (adj.) posthumous<br />
pale unau - (n.) uncle<br />
pale unau fale si hna seh , nule unau fale si hna seh , an dihlak in cousin an si - (n.) cousin<br />
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palek zawtnak , zu hrik nih a kalpi i a karhtermi , Khulrang tein mi thih khawhnak a simi - (n.) plague<br />
Palestine ram cu Judah mi ram ah canter ding ti in cawlcanghnak - (n.) Zionism<br />
palh - (v.) err, make a mistake - Example: To err is human. - I made a mistake in my arithmetic = Palh cu minung phung a si ko. - Ka kanan ka<br />
palh<br />
palh - (v.) mistake - Example: I mis<strong>to</strong>ok Than Kem completely = Than Kem cu ka palh diam ko<br />
palh a simi - (adj.) wrongful<br />
palh in cafang komh - (n.) misspelling<br />
palh khawh lomi - (adj.) unmistakable<br />
palh khawh lonak - (n.) infallibility<br />
palh loin tuahmi - (adj.) unerring<br />
palh ngaiin - (adv.) mistakenly<br />
palh sualmi thil , biachim i chuahsual - (n.) blunder<br />
palhnak - (n.) mistake<br />
palhnak - (n.) slip, mistake, wrong - Example: Please forgive me my mistake, wrong (doing) = Ka palhnak ka ngaithiam ko<br />
palhnak - (n.) paying of wages<br />
palhnak a ngeimi , tlinlonak a ngeimi , a tthalomi - (adj.) faulty<br />
palhnak a ummi , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) inaccurate<br />
palhnak hngalh i remh tthan - (v.) rectify<br />
palhnak remh - (v.) emend<br />
palhnak remh tthannak ding ca i zoh tthan - (v.) revise<br />
palhnak , sualnak , nawlbuarnak , tthat lonak - (n.) offence - Example: He was arrested for the offence of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an<br />
tlaih<br />
palhnak , tlin lonak - (n.) fault<br />
palhnak tuahmi - (n.) wrongdoing<br />
palhnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi , thil sual a tuah kho lomi - (adj.) impeccable<br />
pali - (num.) four<br />
pali hlasabu - (n.) quartet<br />
palik - (n.) patrolman<br />
palik - (n.) policeman<br />
palik bawi - (n.) constable, police officer<br />
palik bu - (n.) police<br />
palik nih si hna seh - (n.) ba<strong>to</strong>n<br />
palik pawl - (n.) constabulary<br />
palik sungthoh - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ol pigeon<br />
palinak - (num.) fourth<br />
pam - (adj.) poor - Example: Tin Thung is a poor man = Tin Thung cu mipam a si<br />
pam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be killed in accidental death, used only for human beings - Example: Tin Tum was drowned = Tin Tum cu ti ah a pam<br />
pamh - (v.) curse, abuse - Example: If you abuse your mother that is very bad = Na nu pamh ahcun a ttha hrimhrim lo<br />
pamnak - (n.) death of a man/woman<br />
pamnak , sifahnak - (n.) poverty<br />
pamnak , sifahnak - (n.) indigence<br />
pamttul - (adj.) unsuccessful - Example: We were unsuccessful in our digging of canal = Kan tilam cawh kan pamttul diam ko<br />
pamtulnak tlolhnak , hlawhchamhnak - (n.) flop - Example: His plan was a flop = Aa timhmi cu a hlawhcham<br />
pan - (adj.) thin (as paper)<br />
pan tein khuh , tuam , benh - (v.) plate - Example: These cups are plated with gold = Hi hrai cu sui in pan tein an tuam hna; sui an hut<br />
pan tein nalh , thuh - (v.) gild - Example: Gild a picture frame = Hmanthlak chiahnak tungtlang kha sui in pantein nalh<br />
pan tein sermi tlap , sui tlap , ngun tlap , dan tlap - (n.) foil<br />
pan tete in an denmi sui tlap - (n.) gold leaf<br />
pang - (suff.) side of something - Example: Wall. - Cliff, precipice = Vampang. - Lungpang<br />
pang, paw le pang - (n.) groin<br />
panga , nga - (num.) five - Example: He has five fingers = Kutdong panga a ngei<br />
panganak - (num.) fifth<br />
pangchia - (adj.) bad fruit - Example: Our apples are bad = Kan epal an pang a chia<br />
pangpar - (n.) flower<br />
pangpar a mawimang a kengtu bawm - (n.) stamen<br />
pangpar a par chung tlap tete khi - (n.) petal<br />
pangpar a par hram i a ummi hnah khi - (n.) sepal<br />
pangpar bor a ngiang aa can cio i a kungpi in a tho ciomi - (n.) umbel<br />
pangpar buk pakhat , a par aa dawh ngaimi - (n.) jasmine<br />
pangpar bur - (n.) rosebush<br />
pangpar chiahnak thawl - (n.) vase<br />
pangpar chung i a ci a umnak te khi - (n.) pistil<br />
pangpar eng phun khat - (n.) primrose<br />
pangpar hau , hlingbur hau zong a si kho - (n.) hedge<br />
pangpar hliti , hliti , tizu - (n.) nectar<br />
pangpar kual , pangpar lukhimh - (n.) wreath<br />
pangpar kuhkumum - (n.) rose bud<br />
pangpar par - (v.) bloom - Example: Cherry treen bloom in November = Phaizawng cu November ah an par<br />
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pangpar phun khat - (n.) daffodil<br />
pangpar phun khat - (n.) snapdragon<br />
pangpar phun khat - (n.) snowdrop<br />
pangpar phun khat - (n.) violet<br />
pangpar phun khat - (n.) carnation<br />
pangpar phun khat ba a ngeimi - (n.) tulip<br />
pangpar ruang phun khat - (n.) wistaria<br />
pangpar suai , dawhter , tamh , thawitenh - (v.) embroider<br />
pangpar suai , dawhternak , tamhnak , thawitenhnak - (n.) embroidery<br />
pangpar thi - (n.) garland<br />
pangpar <strong>to</strong>m , bukhe - (n.) bouquet<br />
pangpawi meithal - (n.) revolver<br />
pangttha - (adj.) good fruit - Example: Our apples are good = Kan epal an pang a ttha<br />
panh - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> have bright, cheerful face - Example: This morning he is better and his face is bright = Nithaizing cu a dam deuh i a hmai a panh<br />
ngai<br />
panh - (v.) approach - Example: We approached lhim for advice = Ruahnak cheuh hal duh ah kan va panh<br />
panhlo - (adj.) sulky, long face<br />
pante lawng a simi , tlawmte lawng a simi - (adj.) skimpy<br />
panter deuh , tlawmter deuh - (v.) rarefy<br />
pa/nu i a ni - (n.) great-aunt<br />
paoh , pauh - (v.) surprise - Example: We surprised him before he got up from bed = A thawh hlanah kan va paoh<br />
paoh , poh - (pron.) any, every, whosoever, whatsoever, whatever - Example: Whosoever will may come = A duhmi poh ra u<br />
paohpaoh , pauhpauh - (adj.) every - Example: Every boy has a coat = Ngakchia paohpaoh nih angkileng pakhat an ngei cio<br />
papalak - (n.) bat<br />
papalak a ngan phun - (n.) flying fox<br />
papalak phun khat - (n.) vampire<br />
papek - (v.) look up <strong>to</strong>, rely on, depend on, respect<br />
paper ti biafang hi payprus in a rami a si ; rua kung bantuk a si i an tham i a tlah kha an tah i cu cungah cun ca an rak ttial - (n.)<br />
papyrus<br />
par - (v.) blossom, bloom - Example: The rhododendrons will blossom next month = Chokhlei hmai thla ah an par lai<br />
par - (v.) slice - Example: Slice the bread = Changreu kha par<br />
par - (n.) peak or summit of the hill<br />
par - (n.) tip (of finger, pen, needle)<br />
par - (n.) <strong>to</strong>p of the tree<br />
par khat , changreu par khat - (n.) slice<br />
par loin kung thar i a kheu (karh) khomi - (n.) spore<br />
paralchia - (n.) coward<br />
paralttha - (n.) a brave/courageous man<br />
paran , khuang - (n.) drum<br />
paran tumnak fung , ar pheibom - (n.) drumstick<br />
parasut - (n.) parachute<br />
parasut in an thlakmi ralkap - (n.) paratroops<br />
parh - (v.) smash: <strong>to</strong> be smashed in<strong>to</strong> pieces - Example: A cat was overrum by a truck and it was smashed in<strong>to</strong> pieces = Chizawh kha trak nih a<br />
rial i a parh dih<br />
parh - (v.) flower, <strong>to</strong> open up as a flower - Example: The buds have opened up = Pangpar kuhkulul kha an parh cang<br />
pariat , riat - (num.) eight<br />
pariatnak - (num.) eighth<br />
parliament chung ummi - (n.) parliamentarian<br />
parliament he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) parliamentary - Example: England has parliamentary form of government = England cu parliament<br />
ukning cozah a ngeimi a si<br />
parpahlek - (n.) the highest point of the tree; the peak of the mountain/hill<br />
parsel thilfun - (n.) parcel<br />
parthlam - (n.) a hut in the field on stilts<br />
party pahkatkhat chung i aa tel lomi - (adj.) nonpartisan<br />
paruk , ruk - (num.) six<br />
paruknak - (num.) sixth<br />
pasak - (adv.) every male, everybody - Example: Every one of them has gone <strong>to</strong> his field = An pasak in lo ah an kal<br />
pasal , va - (n.) husband<br />
pasalttha - (adj.) manly, courageous, heroic<br />
pasarih , sarih - (num.) seven<br />
pasarihnak , sarihnak - (num.) seventh<br />
pas<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) parson<br />
pas<strong>to</strong>r he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) pas<strong>to</strong>ral - Example: Pas<strong>to</strong>ral duties = Pas<strong>to</strong>r rian<br />
pas<strong>to</strong>r peng chung i a ummi - (n.) parishoner<br />
pas<strong>to</strong>r peng khat - (n.) parish<br />
pas<strong>to</strong>r umnak inn - (n.) parsonage<br />
patar - (n.) old man<br />
pate, dawtnak in ngakchia pa pawl kawhnak - (n.) sonny<br />
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Pathian - (n.) God<br />
Pathian - (n.) Lord, God, Father-God<br />
Pathian a hmaizah lomi, a upat lomi - (adj.) impious<br />
Pathian a um lo tiah a zummi - (n.) atheist<br />
Pathian a um ti zumh cu a zum ko i sihmanhselaw zeihmanh a rel lomi - (n.) deism<br />
Pathian a um ti zumh cu a zum ko i sihmanhselaw zeihmanh a rel lomi - (n.) deist<br />
Pathian a upatmi - (adj.) godly<br />
Pathian biami - (n.) Christians, worshippers of Gud<br />
Pathian cu a kan uktu cozah a si ti zumhnak - (n.) theocracy<br />
Pathian cu a um zongah a poi lo, a um lo zongah a poi lo, tiah a timi pawl - (n.) agnostic<br />
pathian i ser - (v.) deify<br />
Pathian kong cawnnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) theological<br />
Pathian kong cawnnak i a thiammi - (n.) theologian<br />
Pathian lei thil a simi a cawk in cawk, tlangbawi rian hna cawk - (n.) simony<br />
Pathian lei thil a simi, biaknak lei thil a simi - (adj.) divine<br />
Pathian minung i i can - (v.) incarnate<br />
Pathian minung i i cannak - (n.) incarnation<br />
Pathian ni - (n.) day of God, the Lord's day<br />
Pathian nih a ka chimhmi bia a si ti in ruahmi bia - (n.) oracle<br />
Pathian pakhat lawng a um ti zumhnak - (n.) monotheism<br />
Pathian sin i pek , a dang te i chiah - (v.) dedicate<br />
Pathian sin i pekchanhnak , a dangte i chiahnak - (n.) dedication<br />
Pathian sin nawlnak thlacam - (n.) invocation<br />
Pathian sin pek , thianter - (v.) consecrate<br />
Pathian sinak - (n.) divinity<br />
Pathian sinak - (n.) godhead<br />
pathian tampi biaknak phung - (n.) polytheism<br />
Pathian thangthat i aunak, Hebru holh a si i a sullam taktak cu, atu ah khamh ko, ti a si - (interj.) hosanna<br />
Pathian thangthatnak hla - (n.) hymn<br />
Pathian thangtthatnak hla - (n.) doxology<br />
Pathian vel - (n.) grace<br />
Pathian zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) godless<br />
Pathian zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) ungodly<br />
Pathian zeirel lonak - (adj.) impiety<br />
Pathian zohkhenhnak - (n.) providence<br />
pathum i cheumi - (adj.) tripartite<br />
pathum nih a bu in uknak , pathum bu - (n.) triumvirate<br />
pathum sakmi hla , pathum bu - (n.) trio<br />
pathum , thum - (num.) three<br />
pathumnak ah - (adv.) thirdly<br />
pathumnak , thumnak - (num.) third<br />
Patian a um lo ti zumhnak - (n.) atheism<br />
patling , minung - (n.) man<br />
patling , nutling , upa - (adj.) adult<br />
patling/nutling a simi - (adj.) mature - Example: He is a mature man = Patling a si<br />
patung - (n.) married man<br />
pau - (n.) the breaking in of winter season<br />
pauh , paoh - (v.) surprise - Example: We surprised him before he got up from bed = A thawh hlanah kan va paoh<br />
pauhpauh , paohpaoh - (adj.) every - Example: Every boy has a coat = Ngakchia paohpaoh nih angkileng pakhat an ngei cio<br />
pavak - (n.) kind of wild cat<br />
pavuah - (n.) handkerchief<br />
paw - (n.) abdomen<br />
paw - (n.) belly<br />
paw - (n.) paunch<br />
paw - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>mach<br />
paw - (v.) moo - Example: A cow moos = Caw a paw<br />
paw fah - (n.) gripes<br />
paw lei a simi - (adj.) ventral<br />
paw , ril - (n.) bowels<br />
pawcawm - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a living, earn a living - Example: These days it is hard for us <strong>to</strong> make a living = Tukarhrawng cu kan pawcawm a har ko<br />
pawcawmnak - (n.) living, livelihood<br />
pawchung - (n.) abdomen and the intestines<br />
pawfah - (n.) colik<br />
pawfah , pawfak - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>mach pain: <strong>to</strong> have s<strong>to</strong>mach pain - Example: If you have s<strong>to</strong>mach ache take s<strong>to</strong>mach medicine = Na paw a fah ahcun<br />
pawfah si ding tuah<br />
pawfak - (n.) person who has chronic s<strong>to</strong>mach trouble - Example: Every one of you who has s<strong>to</strong>mach trouble must nok eat pork = Pawfak paoh<br />
nih voksa ei hlah uh<br />
pawfak , pawfah - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>mach pain: <strong>to</strong> have s<strong>to</strong>mach pain - Example: If you have s<strong>to</strong>mach ache take s<strong>to</strong>mach medicine = Na paw a fah ahcun<br />
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pawfah si ding tuah<br />
pawh , pawk , pok - (v.) set out on a journey - Example: We shall set out <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing cu kan pawk lai<br />
pawhnak - (n.) setting out on a journey - Example: It has been three days since our setting out (we set out) = Kan pawhnak cu ni thum a si<br />
pawi - (v.) conceive - Example: She conceives a child = Fa a pawi<br />
pawih , poih - (v.) impregnate - Example: Tin Tin was impregnated by Tin Tum = Tin Tin kha Tin Tum nih fa a poih<br />
pawk - (v.) crack - Example: A log fell on his leg and his shin bone cracked = Thing nih a nenh i a ngalruh a pawk<br />
pawk , pawh , pok - (v.) set out on a journey - Example: We shall set out <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing cu kan pawk lai<br />
pawk , puak - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal<br />
pawkau - (adj.) glut<strong>to</strong>nous - Example: Thawng Thawng is a glut<strong>to</strong>nous person = Thawng Thawng cu mi pawkau a si<br />
pawkauh - (adj.) heavy eating (person) - Example: If you are a heavy eater it will be hard <strong>to</strong> feed you = Na paw a kauh tuk ahcun cawm na har<br />
lai<br />
pawkhlet , pokhlet - (n.) escape door, a door in the back or side of the house - Example: He jumped down from the escape door = Pawkhlet in<br />
a zuang<br />
pawl - (adj.) grey (color) - Example: A grey horse = Rang pawl<br />
pawl - (n.) kind, type, party, group - Example: Group of Pharasees = Farasi pawl<br />
pawl - (suff.) indicates plural - Example: Students = Siangngakchia pawl<br />
pawl , pawlkomh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> have fellowship - Example: Last night we were fellowshiping with our friends ... = Zahan cu kan hawile he kan i pawl<br />
(pawlkom) i kan i nuam ngai<br />
pawlai - (n.) leopard<br />
pawlh - (v.) mix - Example: It's no good <strong>to</strong> mix food and sand = Rawl le thetse pawlh a ttha lo<br />
pawlisi, cozah pakhat/bu pakhatkhat nih rianttuannak ding ca i an i suaimi zulh awk lam - (n.) policy<br />
pawlkomh , pawl - (v.) <strong>to</strong> have fellowship - Example: Last night we were fellowshiping with our friends ... = Zahan cu kan hawile he kan i pawl<br />
(pawlkom) i kan i nuam ngai<br />
pawm , pom - (v.) accept, agree - Example: I cannot accept your proposal = Na ruahnak chuahmi ka pom kho lo<br />
pawm , pom , kuh - (v.) embrace - Example: A baby is embraced by its mother = Bawmte kha a nu nih a pawm<br />
pawn - (v.) pawn - Example: He pawns his house <strong>to</strong> pay his debt = A leiba chamnak ah a inn a pawn<br />
pawn , pon - (v.) pile - Example: We piled the wood = Thing kan pon<br />
pawng - (prep.) by, near - Example: Stand by me. - Do not stand near the door = Ka pawngah dir. - Innka pawngah dir hlah<br />
pawng - (n.) pound (sterling)<br />
pawng i a rak dirmi , a rak zohtu - (n.) bystander<br />
pawnghmuk a lengphaw a hakmi khi - (n.) crust<br />
pawnghmuk meiin emmi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ast<br />
pawngkam - (n.) environment<br />
pawngkam i a rak ummi thil hna - (n.) context<br />
pawngkam i a ummi thil , kulhtu a simi thil - (adj.) surrounding<br />
pawngkam thil ummi hna - (n.) environment<br />
pawngmuk sernak si , thilnu - (n.) yeast<br />
pawngri , lo pawngri - (n.) outskirts<br />
pawngte - (adv.) close - Example: We walk close <strong>to</strong> the wall = Vampang pawngte in kan kal<br />
pawnkam thil hna - (n.) surroundings<br />
pawpi - (n.) tiger<br />
pawpi he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) gastric<br />
pawpi nih a rial khawh lomi - (adj.) indigestible<br />
pawpi nih rial khawh lo i chuntlik - (n.) indigestion<br />
pawpi pawng i a ummi rawl rialnak ti a chuahtertu - (n.) pancreas<br />
pawpi rawlrial - (v.) digest - Example: We digest our food = Kan pawpi nih rawl a rial, a tawinak in tialmi tuanbia<br />
pawpiroh - (n.) a posthumous child<br />
pawporh , pawpuarh - (n.) dispepsia, s<strong>to</strong>mach upset<br />
pawpuarh , pawporh - (n.) dispepsia, s<strong>to</strong>mach upset<br />
pawr , puar - (v.) bulge, swell out, bloat - Example: His pocket bulges with apples = A angki zal kha epal a khat i a puar<br />
pawrh , porh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be full of air and have s<strong>to</strong>mach upset - Example: Sweet pota<strong>to</strong>es cause me s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Kawlhra nih ka paw a ka<br />
pawrh<br />
pawrhlaw , porhlaw - (v.) be proud of - Example: He is proud of his new watch = A suimilam thar kha aa pawrhlaw<br />
pawrhlawt , porhlawt - (n.) pride - Example: Pride and arrogance are not useful = Porhlawt le ruamkai hi an tthahnem lo<br />
pawrhlawt , porhlawt - (v.) boast, pride - Example: If anybody wants <strong>to</strong> boast/pride ... = Ahohmanh porhlawt a duh ahcun<br />
pawrhlawtnak , porhlawtnak , man le mah i zumh - (n.) conceit, pride, boast, arrogance<br />
pawrhnak , porhnak - (n.) boasting, arrogance<br />
pawrpok - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong>es<br />
pawt - (v.) stick out, bulge - Example: His eyes are bulging = A mit a pawt<br />
pawt - (v.) appear in person, turn up, show up - Example: Kawi Than does not show up/turn up these days = Tukar hrawng cu Kawi Than a paw<br />
lo<br />
pawt , duhsah tein chuah thliahmah - (v.) ooze - Example: Blood oozes from his wound = A hma in thi a pawt thluahmah<br />
pawt hluahmah , luang hluahmah - (v.) gush<br />
pawtam dawn - (v.) stay - Example: He ate som bread <strong>to</strong> stay his hunger till dinner = Zanriah ei tiang a pawtam dawn ah changreu tlawmpal a ei<br />
pawte - (n.) wild cat<br />
pawtnak , chuahnak - (n.) eruption<br />
pawtpawt ti i mawttawka onhter - (n.) honk<br />
pawtta - (n.) porter, forced labour of carying goods<br />
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pawvuah - (n.) handkerchief<br />
pazeizat , zeizat - (pron.) how many, hov much - Example: How many people are living in your <strong>to</strong>wn? - Hov many of you are going? = Nan<br />
khua ah mi zeizat dah a um hna? - Pazeizat dah nan kal lai?<br />
pe - (n.) foot - Example: Twelve inches make one foot = Lehman 12 ah pe khat a si<br />
pe , fe - (adj.) unproductive - Example: Our land is now unproductive (because we have been using it for so many years) = Kan ram cu a pe<br />
cang<br />
pe , pek - (v.) give - Example: I give him a book = Cauk ka pek<br />
pe rialak lung - (n.) mills<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
pefung - (n.) ruler<br />
peh - (v.) link<br />
peh - (v.) connect<br />
peh , benh - (v.) draft<br />
peh , fonh - (v.) join<br />
peh , hlawh - (v.) spring - Example: The dog springs at the thief = Uico nih mifir kha a hlawh hnawh<br />
peh , i hlawh , per - (v.) jump<br />
peh , ngol lo - (v.) continue - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> continue your schooling? = Na cacawn na peh kho lai maw?<br />
peh , per , pet - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai<br />
peh thluahmah in ttuannak - (n.) contiunation<br />
peh thluahmahnak - (n.) continuity<br />
pehnak - (n.) connection<br />
pehsauh , chap , tthatter deuh, dawhter , tamh - (v.) embellish<br />
pehtlai - (adv.) continuously - Example: It is necessary <strong>to</strong> study cuntinuously = Pehtlai in cacawn a hau<br />
pehtlaih - (v.) bear - Example: This s<strong>to</strong>ry does not bear on the question = Hi tuanbi le biahalnak an i pehtlai<br />
pehtlaih , pehtlai - (v.) concern, connect, have relationship - Example: This letter concerns nobody but me. - I have no connection with him = Hi<br />
ca hi keimah dah ti lo cu aho he hmanh an i pehtlai lo. - Amah he kan i pehtlai lo<br />
pehtlaihnak - (n.) concern<br />
pehtlaihnak ; a lian deuhmi bu he i pehtlaihnak - (n.) affinity<br />
pehtlaihnak chah - (v.) disconnect<br />
pehtlaihnak , pehtlaihtertu bia - (n.) conjunction - Example: 'and' is a conjunction = 'og' hi conjunction a si<br />
pehtlaihter - (v.) relate - Example: It is difficult <strong>to</strong> relate hsi sickhess <strong>to</strong> any known cause = A zawtnak hi zei he dah kan pehtlaihter hnga ti awk a<br />
har ko<br />
pehtlaihtertu bia , pehtlaihnak - (n.) conjunction - Example: 'and' is a conjunction = 'og' hi conjunction a si<br />
pehzulh lo - (v.) discontinue<br />
pei - used for emphasis - Example: It's I who will go. - It is he who will go = Keimah pei ka kal lai cu. - Amah pei a kal lai cu<br />
pei maw pei lo - uncertain, 50% certain, 50 % uncertain<br />
pei , zapei - (n.) palm (of hand)<br />
peihau - (n.) potsherd<br />
pek - (v.) allot - Example: They are allotted a house = Inn pakhat pek an si<br />
pek - (v.) provide<br />
pek - (v.) show - Example: God shows us mercy = Pathian nih zaangfahnak a kan pek<br />
pek - (v.) supply<br />
pek - (v.) yield - Example: Tom's father yields his consent <strong>to</strong> the plan = Kan khuakhanmi kha Tom pah nih a kan hnatlakpi<br />
pek - (v.) purvey - Example: A butcher purveys meat <strong>to</strong> his cus<strong>to</strong>mers = Cawsa zuartu nih a cawtu pawl kha sa a pek (zuarh) hna<br />
pek - (v.) bes<strong>to</strong>w<br />
pek - (v.) cede - Example: Spain ceded the Philippine islands <strong>to</strong> the USA = Spain nih Philippine tikulh hna cu USA a pek hna<br />
pek - (v.) contribute<br />
pek - (v.) issue - Example: Ralkap cu rawl le hnipuan an chuah hna<br />
pek - (v.) offer - Example: He offered her his watch = A suimilam a thiahn (pek)<br />
pek - (v.) pay - Example: He pays him five kyats = Tangka fang nga a pek<br />
pek - (v.) present - Example: They presented flowers <strong>to</strong> their teacher = An saya kha pangpar an pek<br />
pek - (v.) proffer<br />
pek awk a simi - (adj.) due - Example: When is the rent due? = Zeitikdah inn hlan man pek a cut lai? A hmuh awk a simi a tuanman kha thaizing<br />
ah pek awk a si lai<br />
pek , chanh , chimh - (v.) refer <strong>to</strong> - Example: Let us refer our disputes <strong>to</strong> our chairman = Kan i almi cu kan chairman chan tuah u sih/chim tuah<br />
u sih<br />
pek , chiah - (v.) allocate - Example: They allocate sum of money <strong>to</strong> education = Cathiam fimnak cawnnak caah tangka zeimawzat an chiah<br />
pek , chim - (v.) tender - Example: He tenderes his thanks = Aa lawmhnak kha a chim<br />
pek chin , lanhter , lanhpi , kalpi - (v.) convey<br />
pek duh lo - (v.) withhold<br />
pek , hrawm - (v.) impart<br />
pek laimi thil - (n.) offer - Example: We were pleased with his offer of help = Bawmhnak kan pek hna lai, a timi cu kan i lawm<br />
pek lomi , a man pek lomi - (adj.) unpaid<br />
pek , nawl pek - (v.) grant<br />
pek , pe - (v.) give - Example: I give him a book = Cauk ka pek<br />
pek , phawtzamh - (v.) disburse<br />
pek tthan - (v.) refund<br />
pek tthan - (v.) repay<br />
pek tthan , cham - (v.) requit<br />
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pek tthan , cham , lehrulh - (v.) recompense<br />
pek tthan , cham tthan - (v.) recoup<br />
pek tthan , rulh - (v.) reimburse<br />
pek tthan ve , lehrulh - (v.) reciprocate - Example: She loves me and I reciprocate her affection = A ka dawt i ka dawt tthan ve<br />
pek tthanmi thil , chamnak - (n.) repayment<br />
pek tthanmi thil , chamnak - (n.) requital<br />
pek , tthenh - (v.) donate<br />
pekchanh , sauter , sauh - (v.) extend - Example: We must extend help <strong>to</strong> the poor = Sifakmi cu bawmhnak kan pekchanh hna awk a si<br />
pekchanhnak , chanhchinnak - (n.) conveyance<br />
pekchin , kuatchin - (v.) transmit<br />
pekmi bawmhnak , pekmi phaisa - (n.) contribution<br />
pekmi thil - (n.) allotment<br />
pekmi thil - (n.) supply<br />
pekmi thil , khonmi thil , ti le rawl - (n.) provision<br />
pekmi thil , thawhlawm , Pathian sin pekmi thil - (n.) offering<br />
pekmi thil , tthenhmi thil - (n.) donation<br />
peknak - (n.) bes<strong>to</strong>wal, giving - Example: Our church is strong in giving = Kan Khrihfabu cu peknak lei ah a tthawng ngai<br />
peknak - (n.) payment<br />
pel - (v.) stalk (in a game) - Example: He stalks a deer = Sakhi a pel<br />
pel lo tein - (adv.) certainly<br />
pel , pelpawi , hnawmtam - (n.) debris, bits of wood, crumbs of bread - Example: Dogs eat crumbs of bread = Uico nih changreu pelpawi an ei<br />
pel , sa pel , sa bawh , i thuh i bawh - (v.) skulk<br />
pele - (n.) swallow<br />
pelep - (n.) butterfly<br />
pelep - (n.) moth<br />
pelh - (v.) chip wood<br />
pelh - (v.) miss - Example: You must not miss classes = Sianginn kai na pelh lai lo<br />
pelh - (v.) dislocate, ber out of joint - Example: My elbow is dislocated (out of joint) = Ka kiu ruh a pelh<br />
pello tein - (adv.) without fail - Example: You must come without fail = Pel lo tein na ra lai<br />
pelmi sa - (n.) quarry<br />
pelpawi - (n.) small amount, little - Example: I have only a very small amount of money = Phaisa a pelpawi lawng ka ngei<br />
pelpawi , hnawmtam , pel - (n.) debris, bits of wood, crumbs of bread - Example: Dogs eat crumbs of bread = Uico nih changreu pelpawi an ei<br />
pelpawite - (adj.) little, very little - Example: I have only very little money = Phaisa a pelpawite lawng ka ngei<br />
pelpawite - (adj.) just a little bit - Example: I shall drink just a little bit of it = A pelpawite lawng ka din lai<br />
pelpawite - (adj.) just a little bit - Example: I shall drink just a little bit of it = A pelpawite lawng ka din lai<br />
pelte - (adj.) little: very little - Example: He is better only very little = A pelte lawng a ttha deuh<br />
pelte - (n.) a small piece - Example: Give me just a small piece = A pelte lawng ka pe<br />
pem - (n.) hole - Example: A hole in your shirt = Na angki pemnak<br />
pem - (v.) move - Example: He moved <strong>to</strong> another village = Khua dang ah aa tthial<br />
pem - (v.) migrate, emigrate, immigrate - Example: Many want <strong>to</strong> emigrate <strong>to</strong> the US = Mi tampi nih US ah pem an duh<br />
pem - (v.) <strong>to</strong> have a hole - Example: There is a hole in my shirt = Ka angki a pem<br />
pem - (v.) remember, come in<strong>to</strong> mind, come <strong>to</strong> realise - Example: I <strong>to</strong>ld him about his father many times and he began <strong>to</strong> realise = A pa kong kha<br />
ka chimh ka chimh i a lung a pem<br />
pemh - (v.) perforate - Example: The target was perforated by bullets = Kuanfang nih hmuichon cu an pemh dih<br />
pemh - (v.) punch a hole - Example: He punched a hole through the papers with a puncher = Caku pemhnak in caku a pemh<br />
pemh i a chung i luhhnawh - (v.) penetrate<br />
pemh khawh lo , tei khawh lomi - (adj.) impregnable<br />
pemh khawh lomi - (adj.) impenetrable<br />
pemhnak - (n.) boring, tunnelling - Example: They use a machine <strong>to</strong> tunnel the hill = Tlang pemhnak ah seh an hman<br />
pemnak - (n.) immigration, migration, migrating - Example: It has been quite long since they migrated <strong>to</strong> Myanmar = Kawlram i an pemnak a sau<br />
cang<br />
pemnak - (n.) opening<br />
pemnak - (n.) hole, crack, <strong>to</strong>rn - Example: The hole/crack in our wall is quite big. - The <strong>to</strong>rn in my shirt is in the sleeve = Kan vampang pemnak<br />
kha a kau ngai. - Ka angki pemnak kha a ban ah a si<br />
pemnak awng , kuainak awng - (n.) rupture<br />
pen , peng - (v.) govern, rule, control, reign - Example: Unrighteousness can govern the country only for a short time = Dinlonak nih cun ram<br />
cu tawite lawng a pen khawh<br />
peng - (n.) district, area, subdivision, division - Example: <strong>Hakha</strong> subdivision = <strong>Hakha</strong> peng<br />
peng - (adv.) consistently, steadfastly, persistently - Example: He can rule over the country consistently = Ram ttha tein a uk peng khawh<br />
peng - (n.) straw, <strong>to</strong> suck water/juice in the bottle/pot<br />
peng bantuk a simi , a pum i a kuami - (n.) tubing<br />
peng (myone) pakhat a uktu bik a simi bawi - (n.) sheriff<br />
peng pakhat ca lawng tuaktannak lungthin - (n.) provincialism<br />
peng pakhat , ram pakhat chung i tthen pakhat - (n.) province<br />
peng , pen - (v.) govern, rule, control, reign - Example: Unrighteousness can govern the country only for a short time. - He cannot rule the<br />
country properly = Dinlonak nih cun ram cu tawite lawng a pen khawh. - Ram ttha tein a peng kho lo<br />
pengpaso - (n.) seesaw<br />
penh , pian , pianh - (v.) give way <strong>to</strong>, yield <strong>to</strong>, evade - Example: You should know how <strong>to</strong> give way <strong>to</strong> on coming cars = Na hmai in a rami<br />
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mawttaka kha a penh na thiam hna lai<br />
pennak - (n.) kingdom - Example: The kingdom of Gud = Pathian pennak<br />
pennak - (n.) rule, reign, reigning - Example: During the time of the reign of Augustus = Awkastas pennak can ah<br />
pennak , ram - (n.) realm<br />
pensen - (n.) pension - Example: He gets a pension = Pensen a ei<br />
pension - (n.) pension<br />
pension a la cangmi , aa din cangmi - (adj.) retired<br />
pension lak , dinh - (v.) retire<br />
pension pekmi , pension a hmumi - (n.) pensioner<br />
Pentikost ti zongah ti a si - (n.) Whitsunday<br />
peo - (adj.) taut, tight, fully stretched - Example: The string of my bow is taut = Ka liza a peo<br />
peo , peu - (adj.) independent - Example: She is quite an independent girl = Mi peote a si<br />
pepar - (n.) paper<br />
per - (adj.) flat - Example: People thought the world was flat = Vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah<br />
per - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be smashed in<strong>to</strong> pieces lengthwise<br />
per , lanhtak - (v.) skip - Example: She skips over difficult words when she reads = Ca a rel tikah bia har kha cu a lanhtak hna<br />
per , peh - (v.) leap<br />
per , peh , i hlawh - (v.) jump<br />
per , pir - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be raised on one end<br />
perfektum participium af bære - (v.) --perfektum<br />
participium af indbinde - (v.) --perh<br />
- (v.) kick by the hind legs - Example: A horse kicks (by its hind legs) a boy = Rang nih ngakchia a perh<br />
perh , biaperh - (v.) exaggerate - Example: He exaggerated what he heard = A theihmi kha a chim tthan tikah a perh<br />
perh , suk , chuih - (v.) kick<br />
pernak , i hlawhnak - (n.) jump<br />
Persia (Iran) ram siangpahrang - (n.) shah<br />
pertu , angki phun khat - (n.) jumper<br />
perzuan thiam - (n.) acrobatics<br />
pet , peh , per - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai<br />
pet , peh , per - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai<br />
petrol - (n.) gasoline<br />
petrol - (n.) petrol<br />
petrol zuarnak inn - (n.) filling station<br />
petu - (n.) purveyor<br />
petu - (n.) giver<br />
petu , tthentu - (n.) donor<br />
peu , peo - (adj.) independent - Example: She is quite an independent girl = Mi peote a si<br />
pha , phan , phanh , phak - (v.) arrive, arrive at, reach - Example: We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m.. - Shall we be able <strong>to</strong> reach the village this<br />
evening? - If we cannot reach we shall s<strong>to</strong>p over night on the road = Zinglei suimilam 6 ah vanlawng dinhnak hmun kan phan. - Zanlei ah khua kan<br />
pha kho hnga maw? - Kan phak (phah) khawh lo ahcun lampi ah kan riak lai<br />
phacu zawtnak - (n.) syphilis<br />
phagphang le a ceumi a phun phun puah i ceuter - (n.) fireworks<br />
phah - (v.) spread out (mat/blanket etc) - Example: Have you spread out the mattress? = Ihphah na phah cang maw?<br />
phai - (adj.) not quite full - Example: Your bucket is not quite full = Na balttin a phai<br />
phai - (n.) low lying land - Example: There is plenty of malaria in low lying land = Phairam ah raifanh a tam<br />
phai - (v.) gossip - Example: It's not good <strong>to</strong> gossip = Mi kong phai a ttha lo<br />
phai , phaikung , hluang - (n.) reed - Example: Reeds grow on river banks = Tiva kam ah phaikung an kho<br />
phai , pheo - (v.) deflect - Example: The wind deflects the arrow's flight = Thli nih thal cu a phai<br />
phaih - (v.) discourage, frighten - Example: He cancelled his trip because his friends discouraged him <strong>to</strong> make the trip = A hawile nih an phaih caa<br />
khualtlawn aa let<br />
phaikung , hluang - (n.) reed<br />
phaisa bawm - (n.) wallet<br />
phaisa cawimi aamahkhannak ca i pekmi thil - (v.) pawn - Example: She pawned her watch <strong>to</strong> buy food = Rawl cawknak caah a suimilam kha<br />
a pawn<br />
phaisa deu ser - (v.) counterfeit<br />
phaisa duhduh in sa hmangmi , i sumrennak a ngei lomi , mitthalo ngaingai ningzah hngal loin a ttha lomi - (adj.) profligate<br />
phaisa hman awk i pekmi - (n.) expense<br />
phaisa hmanmi tthumh - (v.) retrench<br />
phaisa hmanmi tthumhnak - (n.) retrenchment<br />
phaisa khonmi - (n.) savings<br />
phaisa , paisa - (n.) money<br />
phaisa pek - (v.) subscribe<br />
phaisa sawksam in a hmamgmi - (adj.) extravagant<br />
phaisa sawksam in hmannak - (n.) extravagance<br />
phaizawl - (n.) flatland<br />
phaizawng - (n.) cherry - Example: There are many cherry trees in the <strong>Chin</strong> hills = Lai tlang ah phaizawng tampi an um<br />
phak - (n.) arrival - Example: On his arrival he was greeted by his children = Inn a phak ah a fale nih an rak don<br />
phak - (v.) overtake<br />
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phak i tinhmi hmun - (n.) destination<br />
phak i tinhmi hmun , donghnak - (n.) destiny<br />
phak khawh , lam naite i a ummi , banh khaw - (adj.) handy<br />
phak khawh lomi - (adj.) inaccessible<br />
phak , pha , phan , phanh - (v.) arrive, arrive at, reach - Example: We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m. = Zinglei suimilam 6 ah vanlawng dinhnak<br />
hmun kan phan<br />
phak , phan - (v.) get - Example: When will you get <strong>to</strong> <strong>to</strong>wn? = Zeitik ah dah khua na phak lai?<br />
phak , phanh - (v.) reach<br />
phak , phanh , hmuh - (v.) attain - Example: He attained the age of seventy. He attained fame. = Kum sawm sarih a phan Minthannak a hmu<br />
phak , phanh , vawlei i tum - (v.) land<br />
phakmi hmun - (n.) plane - Example: Their civilization reached a high plane = An fimnak cu a sangmi phun a phun<br />
phakmi hmun - (n.) plane - Example: Their civilization reached a high plan = An fimnak cu a sangmi phun a phan<br />
phal - (v.) pay wage - Example: How much wage would you pay a day? = Ni khat ah zeizatdah na phal lai?<br />
phal , bor , <strong>to</strong>m - (n.) sheaf - Example: We shall come rejoicing bringing in the sheaves = Facang phal put in lawm in kan ra lai<br />
phal , phalh - (v.) extinguish fire - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> extinguish the fire? = Mei na phal kho lai maw?<br />
phalh , phal - (v.) extinguish fire - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> extinguish the fire? = Mei na phal kho lai maw?<br />
phalhnak - (n.) extinguishing of fire<br />
phalung , calungpi - (n.) blackboard<br />
pham - (adj.) glut<strong>to</strong>nous, strong in eating<br />
phanah - (n.) slipper<br />
phanat - (n.) sandal<br />
phang - (v.) be afrraid of - Example: i am afraid I might catch cold = Ka cumpi lai ti ka phang<br />
phangphang - (n.) firecracker<br />
phanh - (v.) come<br />
phanh , hmuh , phak - (v.) attain - Example: He attained the age of seventy. He attained fame. = Kum sawm sarih a phan Minthannak a hmu<br />
phanh , phak - (v.) reach<br />
phanh , phak , pha , phan - (v.) arrive, arrive at, reach - Example: We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m. = Zinglei suimilam 6 ah vanlawng dinhnak<br />
hmun kan phan<br />
phanh , vawlei i tum , phak - (v.) land<br />
phanria - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be in want of, hard <strong>to</strong> make ends meet - Example: Their income is small and it's hard for them <strong>to</strong> make ends meet = An phaisa<br />
hmuhmi a tlawm i an phanhria ngai<br />
phao - (n.) the sound of gun fire<br />
phar - (adj.) th ave rash, such as nettle rash - Example: My arm breaks out in rash (is rashy) = Ka ban a phar<br />
phar - (v.) raise up the hand - Example: I raise my hands in prayer = Thlacam in ka kut ka phar<br />
pharh - (v.) spread out, like blanket, mat, etc.<br />
phau - (n.) the forward swing of the foot<br />
phau - (v.) <strong>to</strong> swing the feet foreward<br />
phauh - (v.) open<br />
phaw - (n.) shell - Example: Tor<strong>to</strong>ises have shells = Chungkuh nih phaw an ngei<br />
phaw - (n.) shield - Example: They used shields in fight = Raltuknak ah phaw an rak hman<br />
phaw - (n.) the outer covering - Example: Skin of animal = Saphaw<br />
phaw , cuar , hawng - (n.) integument<br />
phaw hawh - (v.) flay<br />
phaw in chonkanh - (v.) shield<br />
phaw , phawt - (v.) distribute, divide, allocate - Example: You must distribute evenly/fairly = I tluk tein nan i phaw lai<br />
phawh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lift a heavy thing with a lever or a falcrum - Example: They lift a rock with a lever = Tal in lung an phawh<br />
phawh - (v.) lift up on one end<br />
phawhhnih in tlik - (v.) gallop<br />
phawi - (v.) pluck - Example: He plucked the grass = Ram a phawi hna<br />
phawi - (v.) extract, pull out - Example: The doc<strong>to</strong>r extracts my <strong>to</strong>oth = Sibawipa nih ka ha a ka phawi<br />
phawi - (v.) pluck feathers - Example: The cook plucks the feathers of the chicken = Rawlchuangpa nih ar hmul a phawi<br />
phawi - (v.) unsheath - Example: He unsheats his knife = A kawngthun avun i phawi<br />
phawi - (v.) root out - Example: They root out the weeds = Belh an phawi<br />
phawi , catialmi chungin duh lomi hrawh , phawi - (v.) delete<br />
phawi dih , hrawh dih , hloh dih - (v.) exterminate<br />
phawi dihnak , hloh dihnak - (n.) extermination<br />
phawi , hloh - (v.) eradicate<br />
phawih - (v.) unpack - Example: Please unpack the parcels = Thil<strong>to</strong>m kha phawih tuah hna<br />
phawih - (v.) unlock - Example: Please unlock (the door) = Tawh kha phawih tuah<br />
phawih , phoih - (v.) detach, loosen, unleash, untether - Example: Please loosen the dog = Uico kha a hri phawih thau<br />
phawih , phoih - (v.) undress, take off clothes - Example: Take off your clothes = Na thilpuan i phawih<br />
phawinak , hlohnak - (n.) eradication<br />
phawk - (n.) a grove of reeds<br />
phawk , phok - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lift one end<br />
phawng - (n.) barge - Example: We cross <strong>Chin</strong>dwin on a barge = Phawng in <strong>Chin</strong>dwin kan tan<br />
phawng , phong - (v.) open the lid - Example: I cannot open the lid of the bottle = Palang thawl chin ka phawng kho lo<br />
phawt , phaw - (v.) distribute, divide, allocate - Example: You must distribute evenly/fairly = I tluk tein nan i phaw lai<br />
phawtmi nambar - (n.) dividend - Example: In 728/16, 728 is the dividend = 728 cu 16 in phawt ah, phawtmi nambar cu 728 kha a si<br />
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phawtmi nambar - (n.) dividend - Example: In 728/15, 728 is the dividend = 728 cu 16 in phawt ah, phawtmi nambar cu 728 kha a si<br />
phawtnak - (n.) distribution<br />
phawtnak - (n.) division<br />
phawtu - (n.) distribu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
phawtu - (n.) divisor - Example: 728 kha 16 in phawt tikah 16 kha phawtu cu a si<br />
phawtzamh , pek - (v.) disburse<br />
phawtzamhnak - (n.) disbursement<br />
phazawngdaing - (n.) candle<br />
phazawngdaing vannak tung - (n.) candlestick<br />
phazawngdan hri , meiinn meica - (n.) wick<br />
phazeti , dawnzuk - (n.) melon<br />
phe - (adj.) cunning - Example: Monkey is thought <strong>to</strong> be cunning = Zawng hi a phe tiah ruah a si<br />
phe - (n.) gambling, playing cards - Example: They are gambling; they play cards = Phe an i kah<br />
phe aa kahmi - (n.) gambler<br />
phe i kahnak i a sang bik phe - (n.) trump<br />
phe kahnak catlap - (n.) card<br />
pheh - (v.) screen<br />
pheh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> deny by telling a lie - Example: Peter denies his being a disciple of Jesus = Peter nih Jesuh zultu a si kha aa pheh<br />
pheh - (v.) chop off with one stroke - Example: He chops off a banana tree = Banhla kung a pheh<br />
pheh - (v.) splash (with water) - Example: A car splashed mud on me = Mawttaka (Leilawng) nih nawncek a ka pheh<br />
pheh , thuh - (v.) mask<br />
phehnak - (n.) chopping<br />
phehnak - (n.) denying<br />
phehnak - (n.) splashing<br />
phehthuh lo tein , lungthiang - (adj.) candid - Example: I will be quite candid with you = Lung thiang tein kan ti ko lai: hrut ngaiin na rak tuah<br />
ko khah<br />
phehthuh lomi - (adj.) undisguised<br />
phehthuh lonak - (n.) frankness<br />
phei - (n.) thigh - Example: There is a tat<strong>to</strong>o on his thigh = A phei ah mawngcik a um<br />
phei - (n.) lap<br />
phei - (adj.) level, not up and down - Example: The road is level for many miles = Khan tampi chung lam a phei<br />
pheih - (v.) invite - Example: They invite us <strong>to</strong> the marriage ceremony = Nupi tthitnak ah an kan pheih<br />
pheitha - (n.) hamstring<br />
phekah - (v.) gamble<br />
phekah - (n.) poker<br />
phekahnak - (n.) wager<br />
phekahnak ca i phawt cio - (v.) deal<br />
phekahnak hmun , tichung i vung pil thiam khi - (n.) dive<br />
phekahnak i hmanmi thil pum tete - (n.) dice<br />
phekah/rang tlik zuamnak i phekahnak i thapmi phaisa - (n.) stake - Example: The men played for high stakes = Phaisa tampi an thap<br />
phel - (n.) board - Example: Please bring here ten boards = Thingphel pahra in rak pu tuah<br />
phelh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> spring the trap<br />
phelh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pull the trigger of a gun<br />
phelh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> break promise or engagement - Example: They broke their engagement = An i hamnak kha an phelh<br />
phelral - (v.) dispose of, sell away - Example: They disposed of their car = An mawttaka an phelral<br />
phen - (n.) leeward side, shelter - Example: We take shelter in the shelter (leeward side) of the rock = Lungpi phen ah kan i dor<br />
phen , pheng , phenh - (v.) hide - Example: Clouds hide the sun = Khuadawm nih nika a phenh<br />
phen , phenhai - (v.) ward - Example: He warded of the blow with his arm = A kut in a thonghnak kha a rak i phen<br />
pheng - (n.) winbreak - Example: Our winbreak is very useful = Kan thli pheng a tthahnem ngai<br />
pheng , phenghai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> defelct something coming <strong>to</strong>ward him and protect himself - Example: He can defend himself by deflecting the assault<br />
(with words) of his opponents = A bia in aa pheng (phenghai) kho<br />
pheng , phenh , phen - (v.) hide - Example: Clouds hide the sun = Khuadawm nih nika a phenh<br />
phengtu , thuptu , langhter lotu - (n.) camouflage - Example: Green leaves are used for camouflage in jungle warfare = Ramlak raltuknak ah<br />
thinghnah hring kha peengtu ah an hman hna<br />
phenh - (v.) overshadow<br />
phenh , huhphenh , huh - (v.) protect - Example: God will protect you = Pathian nih an hunphenh lai<br />
phenh , pheng - (v.) hide - Example: Clouds hide the sun = Khuadawm nih nika a phenh<br />
phenh , thladem demh - (v.) shade<br />
phenhai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> keep in arms length - Example: Ke keeps his friends at arms length = A hawile kha a phenhai hna<br />
phenhnak a ngeimi hmun in meithal in a kaptu - (n.) sniper<br />
phenhnak puanzar - (n.) screen<br />
phennak , huhphenhnak - (n.) protection<br />
phenter , rawnhter , milter - (v.) flatten<br />
phentu , chin - (n.) cover<br />
pheo , lengchuah , pheu - (v.) exclude, excommunicate, discriminate, alienate - Example: It's no good <strong>to</strong> alienate one another = Pakhat le<br />
pakhat i pheo hi a tta lo<br />
pheo , phai - (v.) deflect - Example: The wind deflects the arrow's flight = Thli nih thal cu a phai<br />
pheonak , leng i chuahnak - (n.) exclusion<br />
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phep - (v.) spatter - Example: The bus spatters us with mud = Baska nih leicet a kan pheh<br />
pher - (n.) mat<br />
pherh - (v.) dry (meat) - Example: We are drying meat = Sa kan pherh<br />
pherh , phirh - (v.) two persons <strong>to</strong> ride on one horse - Example: Two of them ride on one horse = Rang an i phirh<br />
phet , phetchem - (v.) <strong>to</strong> shy away from taking responsibility - Example: He shyes away from taking responsibility of educating his grandchildren<br />
= A tule sianginn kaiter kha a duh lo i aa phet<br />
pheu , pheo , lengchuah - (v.) exclude, excommunicate, discriminate, alienate - Example: It's no good <strong>to</strong> alienate one another = Pakhat le<br />
pakhat i pheo hi a tta lo<br />
phi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> become dry, rough and cracking from exposing the skin <strong>to</strong> cold and wind<br />
phi , phit - (v.) answer questions (in exam) - Example: We are happy because you could answer questions in the exam = Camipuai na phit khawh<br />
caah kan i lawm<br />
phiah - (v.) wash face - Example: I wash my face with soap and water = Ti le chatpiat in ka hmai kaa phiah<br />
phiah , hnawh - (v.) erase<br />
phiah , phiak - (v.) sweep - Example: She sweeps the room = A khan kha a phiah<br />
phiahmi hmunthur - (n.) sweepings<br />
phiak - (adj.) flowing as in skirt, robe - Example: She wears a flowing skirt = Hniphiak aa fenh<br />
phiak , phiah - (v.) sweep - Example: She sweeps the room = A khan kha a phiah<br />
phiar - (v.) braid/plait hair - Example: She braids her hair = A sam aa phiar<br />
phiar - (v.) <strong>to</strong> buy grains/goods from other places<br />
phiar - (v.) knit - Example: She knits a sweater = Suaitar a phiar<br />
phiarmi , vok nil phiar bantukin tahmi - (n.) crochet<br />
phih - (v.) plug, close up - Example: They plugged the leak in the boat = Tilawng a zuhnak kha an phih<br />
phih - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>p - Example: He s<strong>to</strong>pped the rat holes = Zu kua kha a phih hna<br />
phihlik , curcuk - (n.) cockroach<br />
phihlik-ek - (n.) freckles<br />
phihlik khengtlang vel in biachimnak - (n.) periphery<br />
phihnak - (n.) valve<br />
phil lonak - (n.) remembrance<br />
philh - (v.) forget<br />
philh khawh lomi - (adj.) monumental<br />
philh khawh lomi - (adj.) unforgettable<br />
philh lo awk i i ttialmi - (n.) memorandum<br />
philh lo awk i ttialmi - (n.) record<br />
philh lo ding i ttial - (v.) record<br />
philh lo , hngalh peng - (v.) remember<br />
philh lo , hngalhpeng - (v.) commemorate<br />
philh lonak caah tuahmi thil - (n.) souvenir<br />
philh lonak lungphun - (n.) memorial s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
philhlonak ding ah i ttialmi ca - (n.) note<br />
philhmi , hngalh lomi - (adj.) oblivious<br />
philhnak , lohnak - (n.) oblivion<br />
philp lonak lungphun - (n.) monument<br />
phim - (adj.) deep - Example: The water is only ankle-deep = Ti cu kemit phim lawng a si<br />
phin , phing - (adj.) enlarged, swollen - Example: He cannot walt because his ankle is swollen = A kemit a phin caah a kal kho lo<br />
phing - (adj.) wild, untamed, shy - Example: Our mule is shy = Kan khacer a phing<br />
phing , bo - (n.) lump - Example: There is a lump on his head = A lu ah bo a um<br />
phing , phin - (adj.) enlarged, swollen - Example: He cannot walt because his ankle is swollen = A kemit a phin caah a kal kho lo<br />
phinnak - (n.) swelling<br />
phinnak , a phingmi - (n.) tumour<br />
phir - (n.) twin - Example: They are twins = Faphir an si<br />
phir - (adj.) double - Example: Double barrel gun = Meithal phir<br />
phir - (adv.) in group of two - Example: They go in groups of two = A phirphir in an kal<br />
phirh , pherh - (v.) two persons <strong>to</strong> ride on one horse - Example: Two of them ride on one horse = Rang an i phirh<br />
phit , phi - (v.) answer questions (in exam) - Example: We are happy because you could answer questions in the exam = Camipuai na phit khawh<br />
caah kan i lawm<br />
pho - (v.) dry in the sun<br />
pho , langhter , phuan - (v.) expose<br />
phoih - (adv.) off - Example: Take your shoes off = Na kedan i phoih<br />
phoih - (v.) take off - Example: Take off your shoes = Na kedan i phoih<br />
phoih - (v.) unfasten<br />
phoih , a tlek , a ttet , poih - (v.) ravel<br />
phoih , dorh , hri dorh - (v.) loosen<br />
phoih khawhmi , tthen khawhmi - (adj.) detachable<br />
phoih , phawih - (v.) detach, loosen, unleash, untether - Example: Please loosen the dog = Uico kha a hri phawih thau<br />
phoih , taklawng in um - (v.) denude<br />
phok , phawk - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lift one end<br />
phok tiah a puak , meithal puah in a puak - (n.) pop<br />
phol - (adj.) fond of joking, full of funs, fond of playing pranks<br />
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phol - (adj.) heat: being in heat - Example: Our mare is in heat = Kan rangpi a phol<br />
phomh - (v.) pound (as in mortar) - Example: He pounds chilli (in a mortar) = Makphek a phomh<br />
phomh - (v.) defeat completely<br />
phomhnak - (n.) pounding of grains etc. in morter<br />
phon , phong - (v.) <strong>to</strong> become grassland (not fit for growing grains)<br />
phong kaupi - (n.) steppe<br />
phong , phawng - (v.) open the lid - Example: I cannot open the lid of the bottle = Palang thawl chin ka phawng kho lo<br />
phong rawn kaupi - (n.) prairie<br />
phong , sattil tlawnnak ram - (n.) pasture<br />
phonh - (v.) open, such as school - Example: The school opens <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin sianginn an phonh<br />
phor - (adj.) loose (as garment) - Example: Skirt. - Blouse = Hniphor. - Angkiphor<br />
phor , phorh - (n.) load, bag - Example: One bag of rice = Facang phor khat<br />
phorh - (v.) bring - Example: He brought a shirt for me = Angki pakhat a ka phorh<br />
phorh , kalpi - (v.) take - Example: We take the flowers <strong>to</strong> the church = Pangpar kha biakinn ah kan kalpi hna<br />
phorh , phurh - (v.) carry - Example: I shall carry your load for you = Na thil kan phorhpiak lai<br />
phorhmi thil - (n.) load<br />
phorhmi thil , thil <strong>to</strong>m - (n.) lading<br />
phorhmi thilri - (n.) freight<br />
phortu - (n.) carrier<br />
phortu - (n.) bearer<br />
phu - (n.) side, group, party - Example: It is pleasant <strong>to</strong> be on the winning side = A teitu lei phu si cu a nuam<br />
phu - (adj.) worth it, worthy - Example: Freedom is worth dying for = Luatnak cu thih hnawh phu a si<br />
phu , meiphu - (n.) fire as campfire<br />
phu , phuk - (v.) dig up (the roots)<br />
phuah - (v.) compose songs - Example: He composed many songs = Hla tampi a phuah<br />
phuah chommi , a ngaingai a si lomi - (adj.) fictitious<br />
phuah , ngol - (v.) resign - Example: He resigned his job = A rian kha a ngol, a rian khan aa phuak<br />
phuah , phuak - (v.) discharge, dismiss, expel, excommunicate - Example: He was discharged from the army = Ralkap in an phuah<br />
phuahchommi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) made-up<br />
phuahchommi , hnekchommi - (adj.) factitious<br />
phuahchommi holh - (n.) slang<br />
phuahmi , ttialmi - (n.) composition<br />
phuahtanak , rianttuan loin umtanak - (n.) suspension<br />
phuak , phuah - (v.) discharge, dismiss, expel, excommunicate - Example: He was discharged from the army = Ralkap in an phuah<br />
phuan - (v.) confess<br />
phuan - (v.) discover<br />
phuan - (v.) reveal<br />
phuan , pho , langhter - (v.) expose<br />
phuan , phuang - (v.) disclose, reveal, confess<br />
phuan , thuh i zuam na i a lang tthiammi , langther - (v.) belie - Example: His smile belied his hurt feeling = A ni ko nain a thinhun kha a lang<br />
tthiam<br />
phuan , zapi sinah chim - (v.) profess<br />
phuannak - (n.) confession<br />
phuannak - (n.) disclosure<br />
phuannak - (n.) revelation<br />
phuchim - (n.) whirlwind - Example: He is a whirlwind = Phuchim herh in aa herh<br />
phuchuk - (n.) hunching shoulders<br />
phuh , phui - (v.) spit - Example: Do not spit in the house = Inn chungah na cil phui hlah<br />
phuhlam duhnak lungthin a simi/a ngeimi - (adj.) vengeful<br />
phuhlam , teirul cham - (v.) avenge - Example: He avenged his dead brother = A nau phu a hlam<br />
phuhlamnak - (n.) vendetta<br />
phuhlamnak - (n.) vengeance<br />
phuhri , hrih - (n.) threshing ground<br />
phuhrun - (adj.) conscience: have a guilty conscience - Example: He does not like <strong>to</strong> fellowship with others because he has a guilty conscience<br />
about his stealing = A fir aa phuhrun caah hawi sinah a chuak lo<br />
phuhrung , thlahrung - (v.) conscience: <strong>to</strong> have bad conscience - Example: He feels guilty of his stealing = A fir aa thlahrung<br />
phuhrunnak - (n.) conscience: guilty conscience - Example: I have no guilty conscience = Phuhrunnak zeihmanh ka ngei lo<br />
phui , phuh - (v.) spit - Example: Do not spit in the house = Inn chungah na cil phui hlah<br />
phuk , phu - (v.) dig up (the roots)<br />
phukphuher , her - (n.) scales (fish scales)<br />
phukphuhir a ngeimi - (adj.) scaly<br />
phul - (n.) grassy land, pasture, not fit for grain fields<br />
phul - (v.) rob the grave<br />
phul - (v.) froth , froth over - Example: Rice cooking froths over = Ka buh hang a phul<br />
phul - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be denuded of forest or jungle and become a grassy land<br />
phulh - (v.) sprinkle salt or pepper<br />
phulhrawh - (n.) the clearing of the field in preparation for sowing seeds<br />
phulhrawt , phulhrawh - (v.) prepare the field - Example: We shall prepare the field for sowing = Phul kan hrawt lai<br />
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phum - (v.) bury<br />
phun - (n.) caste - Example: Mi nauta phun<br />
phun - (n.) form - Example: Ice and snow are forms of water = Tikhal le hawhra cu ti phun an si<br />
phun - (n.) kind - Example: What kind of dog is that? = Khi ui khi zei phun dah a si<br />
phun - (v.) plant - Example: He planted vegetables in his garden = A dum ah tihang a phunphun a cin hna<br />
phun - (n.) sort - Example: I like this sort of mangoes = Hi hai phun hi ka duh bik<br />
phun - (n.) species - Example: Wheat is a species of grass = Changvut hi ram phun khat a si<br />
phun - (n.) type - Example: Some men prefer women of the brunnette type = Pa a cheu nih nu sam dum phun kha an duh deuh hna<br />
phun - (n.) tribe, clan, variety, kind, type<br />
phun , bu - (n.) genus<br />
phun , bu - (n.) genus<br />
phun , chung - (n.) clan<br />
phun dang tein a ttha vemi , an tar cang ca le an hlunh cang ruang i - (adj.) quaint - Example: We admire quaint pho<strong>to</strong>graphs =<br />
Hmanthlak hlun kha an hlunh cang ruangah kan tlaihchan hna<br />
phun dangdang aa cawhmi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) heterogeneous<br />
phun dangdang i tthen , hmun dangdang i tthen - (v.) diversify<br />
phun dangte sinak - (n.) peculiarity<br />
phun , hmelchunhnak - (n.) brand - Example: Do you like this brand of coffee? = Hi kawfi phun hi na duh maw?<br />
phun khat chung hruaitu bik - (n.) chieftain<br />
phun khat chung i haotu bik a simi - (n.) patriarch<br />
phun khat in phun khat ah i thlen , leng in chungah luh - (prep.) in<strong>to</strong><br />
phun kip cawh holh Jodah mi nih an hmanmi; German holh hlun a rak si i a asinain holh dangdang zong tampi aa cawh cang - (n.)<br />
yiddish<br />
phun , miphun - (n.) race<br />
phun , sining - (n.) quality<br />
phun sining langhter , thil pakhatkhat ca hmelchunhnak si - (v.) typify - Example: The lamb typifies Christ = Tuufa nih hin Khrih thihnak kha<br />
tahchunhnak in a hun langhtermi a si<br />
phun tampi , phun dangdang a simi , kap tampi - (adj.) multifarious<br />
phun tanhnak lungthin - (n.) nationalism<br />
phun thlum komh , a let thum - (adj.) triple<br />
phunciar - (n.) fuss<br />
phunciar - (v.) repine<br />
phunciar , phunzai - (v.) nag<br />
phung - (n.) way of life, law, cus<strong>to</strong>m, rule, religion, regulation, manner, mode, fashion, style, method, code, habit, usage, practice, wont,<br />
characteristic, mores<br />
phung a zul lomi , upadi a buarmi - (n.) lawbreaker<br />
phung (nawl) petu - (n.) lawgiver<br />
phung nih a onh lomi - (adj.) illicit<br />
phung ning tein umter , zulh ding timi kha zulhter - (v.) regulate<br />
phung ningin a simi - (adj.) legitimate<br />
phung ningin sinak - (n.) legitimacy<br />
phung , upadi - (n.) code<br />
phung , zulhmi le zulh lomi , tuah ding le tuah lo ding ti i chimmi le ttialmi - (n.) rule<br />
Phungbia - (n.) Law - Example: Law of Moses = Moses Phungbia<br />
phungchim - (v.) preach<br />
phungchim - (n.) message, sermon - Example: His message is good = A phungchim a ttha<br />
phungchimnak - (n.) preaching, sermonizing, religious talk<br />
phungchimtu - (n.) preacher<br />
Phungchimtu - (n.) Ecclesiastes<br />
phungki - (n.) monk, in general religious workers<br />
phungki pawl nunning - (n.) monasticism<br />
phungki pawl umnak - (n.) monastery<br />
phungki pawl umtuning i a ummi - (adj.) monastic<br />
phungki pawl unmak inn - (n.) cloister<br />
phungki ramlak i amah lawngin a ummi - (n.) hermit<br />
phungki sianginn - (n.) both monastery and monastery school<br />
phungkinu - (n.) nun<br />
phungkinu pawl umnak inn , convent he aa khat - (n.) nunnery<br />
phunglam - (n.) laws, rites, rituals<br />
phunglam a simi - (adj.) traditional<br />
phunglam he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) ritual<br />
phunglam , ningcang , zulh ding i chiahmi phung - (n.) regulation<br />
phunglam ningin tuahmi - (adj.) rightful<br />
phunglam , phungphai - (n.) mores<br />
phunglam , upadi , cozah nih zapi zulh awk i an sermi phung - (n.) law<br />
phunglei in i thianh , thianh - (n.) ablution<br />
phungning a si lomi - (adj.) illegitimate - Example: Illegitimate child = lakfa<br />
phungning in tuah - (v.) legalize<br />
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phungning in tuahmi - (adj.) lawful<br />
phungning in tuahmi thil - (n.) formality<br />
phungning in tuahnak - (n.) legality<br />
phungning te i khua a sami , ziaza tthami - (n.) moralist<br />
phungning , thil a hrampi a simi - (n.) principle<br />
phungning zulh in tuahmi , tining tawn zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) formal<br />
phungning zulh sawsawh in tuahmi thil - (n.) formalism<br />
phungphai - (n.) ceremonial laws and rites<br />
phungphai ngei in tuahmi thil - (adj.) ceremonial<br />
phungphai , phunglam - (n.) ceremony - Example: The marriage ceremony was performed in the church = Tthitumhnak phungphai cu biakinn<br />
chungah an tuah<br />
phungphai tlai tuk i a ummi - (adj.) stilted<br />
phungphai um theng loin tuahmi - (adj.) informal<br />
phungphai zul theng lo i umnak - (n.) informality<br />
phungrampi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) constitutional<br />
phungthlukbia - (n.) adage<br />
phungthlukbia - (n.) maxim<br />
phungthlukbia - (n.) proverb, axiom<br />
Phungthlukbia - (n.) Proverbs<br />
phunhrawmh a simi , zumhnak/ruahnak pakhat in pakhat ah aa thlengmi - (n.) proselyte<br />
phunlei in ti ahcun - (adv.) nationally<br />
phunphun - (n.) tribes, kinds, varieties, types, clans<br />
phunzai - (v.) complain, grumble<br />
phunzai - (v.) grumble<br />
phunzai - (v.) murmur<br />
phunzai - (v.) murmur - Example: The children went <strong>to</strong> bed without a murmur = Ngakchia cu phunzai lo tein an it<br />
phunzai a duh ngaimi - (adj.) querulous<br />
phunzai , duh lonak langhter , al - (n.) remonstrate<br />
phunzai huammi - (n.) grumbler<br />
phunzai loin in ding i lungthin tuah - (v.) resign oneself - Example: Jim had <strong>to</strong> resign himself <strong>to</strong> a week in bed when he hurt his back = Jim cu a<br />
keng aa hrawh ah khan, zarh khat chung ihkhun i ih i phunzai lo te i um ding knah a lungthin a tuah<br />
phunzainak - (n.) complaint<br />
phunzainak , duh lonak , alnak - (n.) remonstrance<br />
phunzakip - (n.) every tribe, kind, variety, type, clan<br />
phur - (n.) clump of roots (like of grass), clump of bamboos<br />
phur - (v.) fell down a tree - Example: A strong wind fell down a tree = Thlitu hrang nih thingkung a phur<br />
phurh , phorh - (v.) carry - Example: I shall carry your load for you = Na thil kan phorhpiak lai<br />
phut - (v.) demand, require - Example: What Gud requires/demands of us is <strong>to</strong> deal righteously with one another = Pakhat le pakhat ding tein i ti<br />
kha Pathain nih a kan phutmi a si<br />
phut - (v.) <strong>to</strong> squirt water out of the mouth<br />
phuzep - (n.) temple<br />
phuzep , bep , cabek - (n.) temple of the head<br />
pi - (n.) granny<br />
pi - (n.) mother in law<br />
pi - (n.) wife of brother in law<br />
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general <strong>to</strong> denote maturity, mature female fit for wife - Example: Wife. - Hen. - Sow. - Cow = Nupi. - Arpi. - Vokpi. - Cawpi<br />
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general <strong>to</strong> denote (adj.): large, big, great - Example: A large country. - Big crowd. - Great king = Rampi. - Mipi. - Bawuipi<br />
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general <strong>to</strong> denote (adj.): chief, principal, main, permanent - Example: Principal <strong>to</strong>wn/village/city. - Main road. - Main building =<br />
Khuapi. - Lampi. - Innpi<br />
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general <strong>to</strong> denote (adverbs): the ide of greatness in size, degree, number - Example: A very large number of people. - A very<br />
big man = Mi tampi. - Mi nganpi<br />
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general <strong>to</strong> denote: for, with, along with, in company with - Example: We are sorry with (for) him (we condole with him). - I shall<br />
take him along with me. - I shall eat with them. - We shall sit in company with him (condole with him) = Amah cu kan ngaihchiatpi. - Keimah nih ka<br />
kalpi lai. - Keimah nih ka cipi hna lai. - Amah cu kan ttuhtpi lai<br />
pi chin - (n.) great grandmother<br />
pi , nu/pa i a nu - (n.) grandmother<br />
piachimpiaktu sihni - (n.) lawyer<br />
piahzat hla in an sakmi - (n.) opera<br />
piahzat/baisikup zoh i hmaisuang tthutnak - (n.) stall<br />
piak - (suff.) prep. used as a suffix, for, <strong>to</strong> indicate action <strong>to</strong>wards others - Example: I shall write a letter for you = Ca kan ttialpiak lai<br />
pial , a ping i kal , tlau , lo lak i kal - (v.) stray<br />
pial , mer , a ping i kal - (v.) swerve<br />
pial , zulh tawnmi lam chuahtak - (v.) deviate<br />
pialnak , zulh tawnmi lam chuahtaknak - (n.) deviation<br />
pian , penh , pianh - (v.) give way <strong>to</strong>, yield <strong>to</strong>, evade - Example: You should know how <strong>to</strong> give way <strong>to</strong> on coming cars = Na hmai in a rami<br />
mawttaka kha a penh na thiam hna lai<br />
piang - (adj.) clear - Example: The weather will be clear = Nikhua a piang lai<br />
piang tein chimmi - (adj.) explicit<br />
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piang tein , velhui lo tein - (adj.) direct - Example: Please give me a direct answer = Lehnak a piangmi te ka pe<br />
piangpai tein a ummi - (adj.) fresh - Example: You are fresh this morning = Mithaizing cu na piang ngai<br />
pianh , penh , pian - (v.) give way <strong>to</strong>, yield <strong>to</strong>, evade - Example: You should know how <strong>to</strong> give way <strong>to</strong> on coming cars = Na hmai in a rami<br />
mawttaka kha a penh na thiam hna lai<br />
piano - (n.) piano<br />
piano tumnak ha - (n.) key<br />
piar thei - (n.) pear<br />
piat , khachuan sen - (n.) onion<br />
pih , pit - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be closed, s<strong>to</strong>pped - Example: As the water (near us) has s<strong>to</strong>pped flowing, I shall have <strong>to</strong> fetch it somewhere else = Ti a pih cang<br />
caah kaa dang ah ka than a hau<br />
pikpak - (adv.) one by one<br />
pil , tichung i pil - (v.) sink - Example: He sinks in the water = Ti chungah a pil<br />
pilh - (v.) dive in - Example: Can you dive <strong>to</strong> the bot<strong>to</strong>m of the river for that fish? = Ti ne hga khi na pih kho hnga maw?<br />
pilh - (v.) bruise - Example: My foot is bruised = Ka ke a pilh<br />
pilter - (v.) sink<br />
pilternak - (n.) indentation<br />
pimpem - (adj.) bright and shiny - Example: She stands with her face bright and shiny = A hmai var pimpem tein a dir<br />
pin - (prep.) beyond - Example: Their village lies beyond that range of hill = Khi tlang pin ah khin an khua cu a si<br />
ping - (adj.) wrong - Example: He has gone the wrong way = Lam pingah a kal<br />
ping - (adj.) dull, stupid - Example: He is a dull boy = Mi lungping a si<br />
ping - (adv.) close <strong>to</strong>gether, closely woven, tightly - Example: They sit closely <strong>to</strong>gether = Ping tein an tthu<br />
ping - (adj.) blocked - Example: Our water pipe is blocked = Kan ti paih a ping<br />
ping-er - (n.) rattle snake<br />
pinh - (v.) put things <strong>to</strong>gether closely - Example: You will plant the rice plants closely = Facang kha pinh tein nan phun lai<br />
pinpi , cungpi - (adv.) high - Example: The plane flew high above the clouds = Vanlawng cu khaudawm cungpi ah khin a zuang<br />
piphen - (n.) swing<br />
piphen - (n.) trapeze<br />
pi/pu - (n.) grandparent<br />
pir - (v.) pick a small quantity with finger/fork/beak - Example: A chicken picks our meat = Ar nih kan sa a pir<br />
pir , per - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be raised on one end<br />
pis<strong>to</strong>l - (n.) pis<strong>to</strong>l<br />
pis<strong>to</strong>l meithal , pangpawi meithal - (n.) pis<strong>to</strong>l<br />
pis<strong>to</strong>l thlaihnak a saphaw bawm - (n.) holster<br />
pis<strong>to</strong>n - (n.) pis<strong>to</strong>n<br />
pit , pih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be closed, s<strong>to</strong>pped - Example: As the water (near us) has s<strong>to</strong>pped flowing, I shall have <strong>to</strong> fetch it somewhere else = Ti a pih cang<br />
caah kaa dang ah ka than a hau<br />
pithlung - (n.) sparrow<br />
pithlur , ruahnak biapi bik - (n.) motif, theme - Example: Themes of the Bible = Baibal pithlur<br />
po - (n.) the bow of a trap<br />
podar - (n.) powder (face)<br />
poh - (v.) protrude - Example: His teeth protrude = A ha a poh<br />
poh , paoh - (pron.) any, every, whosoever, whatsoever, whatever - Example: Whosoever will may come = A duhmi poh ra u<br />
pohnak , puarnak , ruah a sur i thing a puar i a poh khi - (n.) protuberance<br />
poi - it's <strong>to</strong>o bad - Example: It's <strong>to</strong>o bad that you are sick = Na zawt cu a poi ngai<br />
poi , duh lo , al - (v.) mind - Example: Do you mind if I smoke? = Kuak zu ning law, ha al hnga maw, a poi na ti hnga maw?<br />
poi lo , a poi lo , na lungrethei hlah - never mind<br />
poih - (v.) loose: be loosened - Example: The rope with which the cow is tethered is loosened = Caw hrennak hri a poih<br />
poih , pawih - (v.) impregnate - Example: Tin Tin was impregnated by Tin Tum = Tin Tin kha Tin Tum nih fa a poih<br />
poih , phoih , a tlek , a ttet - (v.) ravel<br />
poipang - (n.) emergency, something happened unexpectedly<br />
poipang , herhpang - (n.) contingency<br />
pok , pawh , pawk - (v.) set out on a journey - Example: We shall set out <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing cu kan pawk lai<br />
pokhlet , pawkhlet - (n.) escape door, a door in the back or side of the house - Example: He jumped down from the escape door = Pawkhlet in<br />
a zuang<br />
politik ah kommunist phung lei a hoih deuhmi - (adj.) leftist<br />
politik party nih tuah an i timhmi le thil kalpi an timhning - (n.) platform - Example: The candidate explains his party's platform = Politik aa<br />
cuhmi nih an party i tinhmi le an tuah ding ning kha a chim hna<br />
politik party pakhatkhat nih an tanhmi thil kan tuah lai ti i zapi sin i an chimmi - (n.) plank<br />
politik tuahnak i bu sermi - (n.) party<br />
pom - (n.) joist<br />
pom - (n.) blister<br />
pom - (v.) blister - Example: My small <strong>to</strong>e blisters (from rubbing the shoe) = Ka hngete a pom<br />
pom , kalper - (adj.) joint<br />
pom , kuh , pawm - (v.) embrace - Example: A baby is embraced by its mother = Bawmte kha a nu nih a pawm<br />
pom , kuh , ttang i i rehchih - (v.) hug<br />
pom , pawm - (v.) accept, agree - Example: I cannot accept your proposal = Na ruahnak chuahmi ka pom kho lo<br />
pon - (n.) heap - Example: A heap of s<strong>to</strong>nes = Lung pon<br />
pon - (n.) stack - Example: A stack of straw = Capawl pon khat<br />
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pon , on - (v.) stack - Example: We stack firewood = Thing kan on/pon<br />
pon , pawn - (v.) pile - Example: We piled the wood = Thing kan pon<br />
pon , pumh - (v.) heap - Example: She heaped the s<strong>to</strong>nes = Lung a pon hna<br />
pon , thingpon - (n.) pile<br />
ponghnak - (n.) dislocation<br />
pop he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) papal<br />
pop uknak - (n.) papacy<br />
Pope a hun changtu Roman Catholik biaknak bawi - (n.) cardinal<br />
Pope aiawhtu - (n.) nuncio<br />
pope he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) pontifical<br />
Pope nih nawlbia a chuahmi - (n.) bull<br />
pope rian - (n.) pontificate<br />
Pope umnak Rom khua chung i a ummi - (n.) Vatican<br />
por - (v.) infected: be infected - Example: My wound got infected = Ka hma a por<br />
porh - (v.) exaggerate - Example: He exaggerated what he heard = A theihmi bia a porh<br />
porh - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>mach upset: have s<strong>to</strong>mach upset - Example: I have a s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Ka paw a ka porh<br />
porh , pawrh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be full of air and have s<strong>to</strong>mach upset - Example: Sweet pota<strong>to</strong>es cause me s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Kawlhra nih ka paw a ka<br />
pawrh<br />
porhlaw - (adj.) cocky, boastful, proud, bragging - Example: He is bragging about his good Burmese = A Kawlholh thiam aa porhlaw<br />
porhlaw , pawrhlaw - (v.) be proud of - Example: He is proud of his new watch = A suimilam thar kha aa pawrhlaw<br />
porhlawmi , a ruam a kaimi - (adj.) arrogant<br />
porhlawmi , a ruam a kaimi - (adj.) imperious<br />
porhlawt , pawrhlawt - (n.) pride - Example: Pride and arrogance are not useful = Porhlawt le ruamkai hi an tthahnem lo<br />
porhlawt , pawrhlawt - (v.) boast, pride, be proud of - Example: If anybody wants <strong>to</strong> boast/pride ... = Ahohmanh porhlawt a duh ahcun<br />
porhlawtnak - (n.) pride, conceit<br />
porhlawtnak lungthin ngeih lo , <strong>to</strong>idornak - (n.) modesty<br />
porhlawtnak , man le mah i zumh , pawrhlawtnak - (n.) conceit, pride, boast, arrogance<br />
porhlawtnak , ruamkainak - (n.) vanity<br />
porhnak , pawrhnak - (n.) boasting, arrogance<br />
pornak - (n.) infection<br />
porso lo - (v.) disinfect<br />
porsotertu zawtnak rungrul thattu si - (n.) disinfectant<br />
porter - (v.) infect<br />
potasim - (n.) potassium<br />
præteritum af fare - (v.) --profet<br />
- (n.) prophet<br />
profet he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) prophetic<br />
profet , hmailei thil a hmu khotu - (n.) seer<br />
profet , hmailei thil kong a chimtu - (n.) prophet<br />
Protestant Khrihfa zumhning - (n.) Protestantism<br />
pu - (n.) silk - Example: Silk thread = Pu la<br />
pu - (n.) brother-in-law<br />
pu bantuk a simi la - (n.) rayon<br />
pu , hringtu pa i a pa - (n.) grandfather<br />
pu , nupi pa - (n.) father-in-law<br />
pu , put - (v.) bear, carry - Example: It takes two men <strong>to</strong> bear that s<strong>to</strong>ne = Khi lung put khawhnak ah khin mi pahnih a herh<br />
pu , put - (v.) bring - Example: Bring here a pen = Cafung pakhat in rak pu<br />
pu rungrul - (n.) silkworm<br />
pu rungrul eimi thingkung - (n.) mulberry<br />
pu rungrul nih an sakmi inn - (n.) cocoon<br />
pua , puak , pawk - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal<br />
puai - (n.) festival<br />
puai ah nuam ngaiin a ummi - (n.) reveller<br />
puai i nuam ngaiin umnak - (n.) revelry<br />
puai , lawmhnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) festal<br />
puai nganpi - (n.) fete<br />
puai nganpi - (n.) pomp<br />
puai tuah , conglawmh - (v.) celebrate<br />
puai tuahnak hlasabu chung i nu hlasa bik tu , khuang hla tlai - (n.) primadonna<br />
puai tuahnak zanriah ngan - (n.) banquet<br />
puai tuahpiak , conglawmh - (v.) fete - Example: The bride was feted by her friends = Mo cu a hawile nih puai an tuahpiak<br />
puai tuahpiak , khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai , lawmhter - (v.) entertain<br />
puak , pawk , pua - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal<br />
puak , puah - (v.) go off - Example: Did you hear the gun go off? = Meithal a puah kha na thei maw?<br />
puam - (adj.) large, big - Example: He smokes a large pipe = Kuak puampi a zu<br />
puam - (adj.) large i the sense of full of pride - Example: He is a proud man = Mi lungpuam a si<br />
puan - (n.) mantle<br />
puan - (adj.) shallow, not deep<br />
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puan - (n.) shawl<br />
puan - (n.) cloth<br />
puan aa tahning - (n.) texture - Example: Homespun cloth has a loose texture = Inn i tahmi puan cu a hmang a var<br />
puan aih , hnipuan pek - (v.) clothe<br />
puan hmul thipthepte a lum ngaimi , flanel puan - (n.) flannel<br />
puan in hmanleknak - (n.) semaphore<br />
puan pante hma tuamnak i an hmanmi - (n.) gauze<br />
puan tahnak la fabricate , la - (n.) fabric<br />
puan tthitnak la , la - (n.) thread<br />
puan , vorhmi puan - (n.) blanket<br />
puan zungtthit - (n.) seam<br />
puan zungtthit ngei lomi - (adj.) seamless<br />
puanbu, rizai - (n.) quilt<br />
puanchia - (n.) rag<br />
puang - (v.) appear - Example: In the evening deers appear in the field = Zanlei sang ah sakhi lo ah an puang<br />
puang - (v.) revealed: be revealed - Example: His theft was revealed = A fir a puang<br />
puang - (v.) piqued: be piqued - Example: He is piqued (<strong>to</strong> hear that he is not invited) = A ing a puang<br />
puanhmai , cahmai - (n.) side - Example: Write only on one side of the paper = Cahmai pakhat lawngah khan ttial<br />
puansen - (n.) embroidered silk shawl<br />
puanthan - (n.) cloth: long cloth - Example: We shall buy long cloth for at shirt = Angki caah puanthan kan caw lai<br />
puanthan - (n.) bundle of cloth - Example: I shall buy a bundle of cloth = Puanthan in ka cawk lai<br />
puantlang - (n.) hem<br />
puantlang - (n.) white cot<strong>to</strong>n shawl with two black belts in the middle<br />
puantlang bil thit - (v.) hem - Example: The dress was hemmed by hand = A angki tlang cu kun in a thit<br />
puantlang kawm - (n.) selvage<br />
puantlang , tawnrolh tlang , tlang - (n.) border<br />
puanttial - (n.) striped shawl, half cot<strong>to</strong>n and half silk<br />
puanzar kha zar peng - (adj.) under sail<br />
puanzar lawng - (n.) sail boat<br />
puar , hran , sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah , biachim - (adj.) brutal<br />
puar , pawr - (v.) bulge, swell out, bloat - Example: His pocket bulges with apples = A angki zal kha epal a khat i a puar<br />
puarnak , pohnak , ruah a sur i thing a puar i a poh khi - (n.) protuberance<br />
puarter , sauter , kauhter - (v.) expand<br />
puh , chuahter ti i ruah - (v.) ascribe - Example: He ascribed his failure <strong>to</strong> bad luck = A sunghnak kah vanchiat ruangah a si tiah a ruah, vanchiat<br />
a puh<br />
puh , sual puh - (v.) allege<br />
puh , sual puh - (v.) impute, accuse, suspect - Example: They accused him of theft = Fir an puh<br />
puhcik - (n.) wart<br />
puhnak - (n.) imputation<br />
puk - (v.) kiss - Example: I shall kiss you = Kaan puk lai<br />
pul - (n.) epidemic - Example: There was an epidemic of influenza in the <strong>Chin</strong> Hills in 1918 = Kum 1918 ah Lai Tlang ah pul a tlung<br />
pul - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be seized and die of plague/pestilence in great number - Example: Chickens died of pestilence in great number = Ar an pul<br />
pulh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> die in great number - Example: Because our chickens died in epidemic, we have no chickens anymore = Kan ar an pul caah ar kan<br />
ngei ti lo<br />
pum - (adj.) round - Example: The world is round, not flat = Vawlei a pum, a per lo<br />
pum - (n.) raft - Example: We cross the river in a raft = Pum in tiva kan tan<br />
pum - (n.) circle - Example: Draw a circle on your paper = Na ca ah pum pakhat in suai tuah<br />
pum - (adv.) in person - Example: You must appear in court in person = Zung ah na pum in na chuak lai<br />
pum - (v.) gather <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: We shall gather (get) <strong>to</strong>gether = Kan i pum lai<br />
pum - (v.) worship - Example: We are going <strong>to</strong> worship (in the church) = Kan i pum lai<br />
pum - (v.) assemble - Example: Can you assemble your friends? = Na hawile na pum kho hna hnga maw?<br />
pum chung i umter - (v.) embody - Example: This book embodies information for going <strong>to</strong> London = Hi cauk chungah hin London kalnak<br />
hngalhnak bia a um<br />
pum chung rianttantu thil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) organic<br />
pum chungin chuahternak - (n.) excretion<br />
pum cung i mawngcik i chunhmi - (n.) tat<strong>to</strong>o<br />
pum hlai thiammi sibawi - (n.) surgeon<br />
pum hlai thiamnak - (n.) surgery<br />
pum hlainak - (n.) operation<br />
pum hlainak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) surgical<br />
pum in hmuh<strong>to</strong>nmi zeihmanh a ngeih lomi - (adj.) unexperienced<br />
pum in hngalh khawhnak - (n.) sensibility<br />
pum in hngalh khawhnak i ngeimi , hngalhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sentient<br />
pum in hngalhnak - (n.) sense - Example: The five senses are sight, smell, taste, hearing and <strong>to</strong>uch = Pum in hngalhnak pa nga hna cu<br />
hmuhnak, rim theinak, a thawtnam theihnak, hna in theihank le <strong>to</strong>ngh in theihnak an si<br />
pum in hun langhter - (v.) embody - Example: The building embodies the idea of the architect = Inn nih a satu ruahnak kha a pum in a hun<br />
langhter<br />
pum in siseh lungthin in siseh fahnak inmi. - 2. ttihphannak, thil ttihnung - (n.) distress<br />
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pum in tuahmi - (v.) exercise<br />
pum le mui i thlen - (v.) metamorphose - Example: Tadpoles metamorphose in<strong>to</strong> frogs = Buluk cu sawngpate ah an i thleng<br />
pum le mui i thlennak - (n.) metamorphosis - Example: Tadpoles become frogs by metamorphosis = Buluk kna sawngpate i an cannak cu pum<br />
le mui i thlennak in a si<br />
pum nawm lillial i a ummi - (adj.) plump<br />
pum nawn lillial in ser - (v.) plump<br />
pum ngandamnak ca i pum in tuahmi , thiamnak ca i cawlcanghnak , tuah lengmangmi - (n.) exercise<br />
pum nih an huatmi - (adj.) allergic - Example: He is allergic <strong>to</strong> penincillin = Penicillin cu a pum nih a hust<br />
pum nih huatnak - (n.) allergy<br />
pum nuamhnak a duhmi - (adj.) sensuous<br />
pum nuamhnak lawng a duhmi - (adj.) sensual<br />
pum nuamhnak lawng duhnak - (n.) sensuality<br />
pum pakhat tlinnak caah a a herhmi thil - (adj.) integral<br />
pum , takpum - (n.) body<br />
pum tling i ser - (v.) integrate<br />
pum tling i sernak - (n.) integration<br />
pumchung i thi le sa le ruh tehna an umtuning cawnak - (n.) ana<strong>to</strong>my<br />
pumchung thihri - (n.) blood vessel<br />
pumchung thlipeng tete zawtnak - (n.) bronchitis<br />
pumh - (v.) congregate<br />
pumh - (v.) convoke<br />
pumh hao , pumhnak tuah tik i a haotu si - (v.) preside<br />
pumh , hmunkhat i thil pumh - (v.) collect<br />
pumh , khawmh - (v.) compile<br />
pumh , pon - (v.) heap - Example: She heaped the s<strong>to</strong>nes = Lung a pon hna<br />
pumh , pumhnak kawh - (v.) convene<br />
pumhkhawmh - (v.) assemble<br />
pumhnak - (n.) convention<br />
pumhnak tuah tik i a haotu si , pumh hao - (v.) preside<br />
pumlei he aa peh tlaimi thil - (adj.) corporal - Example: Corporal punishment = Pum in inmi dantatnak<br />
pummi - (n.) congregation<br />
pummi thil pakhat an cheumi i cheu khat - (n.) sec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
pumn vennak ca i thir in tuahmi pum khuknak, thir angki - (n.) armour<br />
pumpak a si lomi thil - (adj.) impersonal<br />
pumpak a simi - (adj.) private - Example: Private car = Mah bing mawttawka<br />
pumpak cio in - (adv.) individually<br />
pumpak cio in Roman Catholic kardinal pawl, Pope thim awk ca i an i pumhnak hmun cio - (n.) conclave<br />
pumpak ta a simi - (adj.) personal - Example: Personal letter = Pumpak cakuat<br />
pumpak thil cozah nih chuh i ngeih - (v.) nationalize<br />
pumpak thil, mah chung thil a simi - (adj.) intimate<br />
pumpuluh tuknak fung - (n.) bat<br />
pumpululh - (n.) football<br />
pumpululh bantukin a pummi , a pummi - (adj.) round<br />
pumpululh chuih tik i a out out lo zohtu, an <strong>to</strong>ngh <strong>to</strong>ngh lo zohtu - (n.) linesman<br />
pumpululh phun khat - (n.) rugby<br />
pumpululh , pummi thil - (n.) ball<br />
pumrua - (n.) frame - Example: He is a man of large frame = Aman cu mi pumrua nganpi a si<br />
pumrua a tthami - (adj.) personable - Example: She is a personable young woman = Amah cu mi pumrua ttha ngaknu a si<br />
pumrua umtuning - (n.) constitution<br />
pumsa duhnak aa sum lomi - (adj.) lustful<br />
pumsa duhnak , duhnak tthawng - (n.) lust<br />
pumsa in , thil in - (adv.) materially<br />
pumsa lei thil siseh a ruat tukmi , vawlei cung thil siseh - (adj.) carnal<br />
pumsa nuamhnak duhmi , a hurmi - (adj.) lascivious<br />
pumsa nuamhnak i a hleihluat in um tuk, din einak lei ah a si khun - (n.) debauchery<br />
pung - (v.) copulate<br />
pung - (v.) <strong>to</strong> visit with and stay overnight<br />
pung , thil khumhnak i hmanmi thingkuang - (n.) container, tin - Example: Kerosine tin = Zinan pung<br />
pungsan - (n.) model - Example: His car is the latest model = A mawttawka cu tunai bik pungsan a si<br />
pungsan - (n.) way - Example: Mary is wearing her hair in a new way = Mary cu a sam pungsan thar in aa <strong>to</strong>m<br />
pungsan - (n.) plan and estimate of a building<br />
pungsan i canter - (v.) shape<br />
pungsan ngei lomi - (adj.) shapeless<br />
pungsan , pumrua - (n.) shape, form, bodily build - Example: An apple is different in shape from a banana. - The earth was without form = Epal<br />
cu a pungsan banhla he aa dang. - Vawlei cu pungsan a ngei lo<br />
pungsan tthalo - (n.) malformation - Example: Hunch back is a malformation = Kengkul hi pungsan ttha lo a si<br />
pungsuai - (v.) plan - Example: He planned the streets of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khuachung lam an umtuning ding kha pungsan a suai hna<br />
pungzam - (v.) propagate, spread out<br />
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punh - (v.) gather<br />
pupa - (n.) forefather<br />
puppululh tuknak fung , reket - (n.) racket<br />
pupuhlut , tutuhlut , zunthil - (n.) bladder<br />
pura - (n.) pagoda<br />
purh , thukpi in kawl - (v.) probe<br />
purphiar - (v.) <strong>to</strong> buy grains from other villages in times of poverty and famine<br />
put , pu - (v.) bear, carry - Example: It takes two men <strong>to</strong> bear that s<strong>to</strong>ne = Khi lung put khawhnak ah khin mi pahnih a herh<br />
put , pu - (v.) bring - Example: Bring here a pen = Cafung pakhat in rak pu<br />
put , pu - (v.) hold - Example: Please hold this book = Hi cauk hi rak pu ta<br />
put , rit ngaiin hnuh - (v.) lug<br />
puttinan - (n.) mint (herb)<br />
putu - (n.) father-in-law and son-in-law - Example: Both father-in-law and son-in-law have gone = An putu in an kal<br />
putu - (n.) carrier, the one who brings - Example: Who is the one who brought the letter? = Ahodah ca putu cu a si?<br />
R<br />
ra - (n.) sulphur bean<br />
ra - (adj.) dazzled with sunlight - Example: My eyes are dazzled with sunlight = Ka mit a ra<br />
ra-hang - (n.) fermented juice of sulphur beans<br />
ra , rat , hika ah hin ra - (v.) come - Example: Please come her = Hika a hin ra tuah<br />
ra , vahnak nam saupi hlok saupi a ngeimi - (n.) scythe<br />
raak - (v.) shout at somebody, jure, threaten<br />
raak - (v.) cry in anguish and fear - Example: The child is afraid and cries = Ngakchia a thin a phang i a raak<br />
raang - (adj.) white - Example: He puts on a white shirt = Angki raak a hruk<br />
radio - (n.) wireless<br />
radio chuahnak tahning - (n.) short wave<br />
radio hri zammi - (n.) aerial<br />
radio in biachim, thanh - (v.) broadcast<br />
radio ngaih - (v.) tune in - Example: Tune in <strong>to</strong> the Voice of America = VOA kha ngai<br />
rai - (n.) pestilence - Example: Smallpox and cholera are pestilences = Ralse le ngaleo cu rai an si<br />
rai - (adj.) pregnant - Example: Our mare is pregnant = Kan rangpi a rai<br />
rai - (n.) demon<br />
rai biaknak , khuachia biaknak - (n.) animism<br />
rai i thawi , hlawt , ngol - (v.) sacrifice<br />
rai , rei - (v.) gnaw a hole (as rat)<br />
raibia - (n.) animists<br />
raifanh si - (n.) malaria medicine<br />
raifanh si a kha ngaimi - (n.) quinine<br />
raifanh zawtnak - (n.) malaria - Example: Malaria is prevalent in Myanmar = Kawlram ah raifanh a tam<br />
raih - (v.) impregnate, cause <strong>to</strong> conceive<br />
raise khan si chunh - (v.) vaccinate<br />
raise khan si chunhnak - (n.) vaccination<br />
raise zawtnak - (n.) smallpox<br />
raise zawtnak nih cuar bo hrethrut in a tuahmi - (n.) pock<br />
raite - (n.) lime<br />
raite hang le thanthling cawhmi - (n.) lemonade<br />
raite kung - (n.) lime tree<br />
raite , ser - (n.) lemon<br />
raithawi - (v.) sacrifice, pacify the angry spirit who causes sickness<br />
raithawinak ca i thahmi sa , rawhnak le thihnak a ingmi - (n.) victim<br />
raithawinak , hawi dang zawnruah ruang i mah nih harnak le fahnak inmi - (n.) sacrifice<br />
rak - (adv.) imperative - Example: Bring the book here. - You go ahead = Cauk kha rak pu. - Rak kal<br />
rak - (adv.) indica<strong>to</strong>r of past tense - Example: I bought this pony last year = Nikum ah hi rang hi ka rak cawk<br />
rak bawh , a thli tein bawh ziar - (v.) lurk<br />
rak chawnh , biakchawnh - (v.) greet<br />
rak chimchungnak - (n.) forecast<br />
rak co kanh - (v.) preoccupy - Example: Our favorite seats were preoccupied = Thutnak kan duhmi kha an kan co kanh<br />
rak hmuh cia lomi - (adj.) unforeseen<br />
rak hmuhchung - (v.) foresee<br />
rak hmuh<strong>to</strong>nmi le cu hmuh<strong>to</strong>nnak thawngin hngalhnak hmuhmi a ngei lomi - (adj.) inexperienced<br />
rak hmuh<strong>to</strong>nmi le cu hmuh<strong>to</strong>nnak thawngin hngalhnak hmuhmi a ngei lomi - (n.) inexperience<br />
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ak hngalh chung - (v.) foreknow<br />
rak hngalh chungnak - (n.) precognition<br />
rak i ruahchan lomi , ruah lopi in a hung ummi - (adj.) unexpected<br />
rak lawmh , rak thangtthat - (v.) hail<br />
rak leh ve loin i in - (adj.) passive<br />
rak ngiat chung - (v.) reconnoitre<br />
rak ngiat chungnak , rak zoh chungnak (ralkap lei ah a si khun) - (n.) reconnaiscance<br />
rak ruachungnak - (n.) forethougt<br />
rak ruah bal lomi - (adj.) unthought of<br />
rak ruahning khan - (adv.) supposedly<br />
rak si hmasaning chung i tlak tthan - (v.) relapse<br />
rak sining chung i tlak tthannak - (n.) relapse<br />
rak tan , rak tlaih , a karlak i rak <strong>to</strong>n - (v.) intercept<br />
rak tehchungnak - (n.) foretaste<br />
rak zohkhenh tiah zumhnak le bochannak in pek - (v.) entrust<br />
rak zokhenh tiah fialmi tangka rak fir - (v.) embezzle<br />
ral - (n.) adversary, enemy - Example: He is not my adversary = Amah cu ka ral a si lo<br />
ral - (n.) war - Example: Second world war = Vawleicung ral pahnihnak<br />
ral - (n.) the other side of the river - Example: He went <strong>to</strong> the other side of the river = Tiva ral ah a kal<br />
ral - (n.) opposite side - Example: I saw them go on the hill opposite us = Kan ral tlang ah khin an kal ka hmuh<br />
ral - (v.) melt, dissolve - Example: Salw melts in the water = Cite cu ti chungah a ral<br />
ral a simi - (adj.) hostile<br />
ral an i tuk i ahohmanh nih an uk veve lomi an karlak i a ummi ram khi - (n.) no mans's land<br />
ral chim , ral tuk , doh - (v.) raid<br />
ral chimnak - (n.) invasion<br />
ral chimnak , tuknak , dohnak - (n.) raid<br />
ral chimtu , tutu , dohtu - (n.) raider<br />
ral doh awk i timh cia i a ummi - (adj.) embattled<br />
ral doh in doh - (v.) combat<br />
ral doh , ral tuk - (v.) fight<br />
ral doh, ral tuk , velh, i <strong>to</strong>ngh, taza i cuai - (v.) fight<br />
ral doh tik i a namtu lei si - (n.) offence - Example: The offence we launched on the enemies has been well planned = Ral kan va namhna cu<br />
ttha tein timhmi a si<br />
ral dohnak tilawng a hmemi , ti puan i hmanmi - (n.) gun boat<br />
ral , dohtu - (n.) rebel<br />
ral fir - (n.) guerilla<br />
ral hriamnam - (n.) ammunition<br />
ral , huatu - (n.) enemy<br />
ral i dohnak , i tuk i dohnak - (n.) hostilities<br />
ral i tuknak i phenhnak vawlei pawng vampang bantuk - (n.) parapet<br />
ral lio ttihnung a simi hmun i him tein al khawhnak ding nawl ca in pekmi - (n.) safe conduct<br />
ral nih chim - (v.) invade<br />
ral nih zeidah an tuah tiah a va ngiatu thlahmi - (n.) scout<br />
ral , pakhat le pakhat aa ralmi - (n.) antagonist<br />
ral , raltuknak - (n.) war<br />
ral tei , tei - (v.) vanquish<br />
ral thawhnak - (n.) uprising<br />
ral tthatternak , lungthawhternak - (n.) incitement<br />
ral tuknak , raldohnak - (n.) fight<br />
ralbawi , an cung bawi aiawh in rian a ttuanmi, a tam bki cu captain an si - (n.) adjutant<br />
ralbawi bo hnih - (n.) lieutenant<br />
ralbawi bo thum benh , haotu - (n.) captain<br />
ralbawi , kanal - (n.) colonel<br />
ralbawi ngan bik - (n.) marshal<br />
ralbawi ngan bik changtu - (n.) field marshal<br />
ralbawi ngan , colonel (karnel) cung - (n.) general<br />
ralbawi nih sinum aa chiahmi - (n.) batman<br />
ralca - (n.) jar: glazed jar<br />
ralchan - (n.) the other side of the valley - Example: The sun has risen on the other side of the valley = Kan ralchan tlang an ni a chuak cang<br />
ralchanh - (v.) clash - Example: Their opinions always clash = An ruahning aa ralchanh zungzal<br />
ralchanh - (v.) conflict<br />
ralchanh - (v.) oppose, antagonize, contradict - Example: They oppose/contradict each others in their talks = Pakhat le pakhat bia an chim ah an<br />
i ralchanh lengmang<br />
ralchanh , doh - (prep.) against - Example: He is against me = A ka doh; a ka ralchanh<br />
ralchanh , doh - (v.) contend<br />
ralchanhtu - (n.) contradic<strong>to</strong>r, opponent<br />
ralchia - (n.) coward - Example: He is a coward = Miralchia a si<br />
ralchia ngaiin - (adv.) cowardly<br />
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alchiatnak - (n.) cowardice<br />
ralchiatnak - (n.) timidity<br />
raldai - (v.) peace: make peace - Example: War has come <strong>to</strong> an end (lit. become silent) = Ral a dai cang<br />
raldaihnak - (n.) armistice<br />
raldoh - (v.) fight, wage war<br />
raldoh a ttha lo tiah a tangmi - (n.) pacifist<br />
raldoh hi a zei ti lei hmanh in a ttha lo tiin a zummi pawl zumhning - (n.) pacifism<br />
raldohnak - (n.) combat<br />
raldohnak , dohnak - (n.) war - Example: During the second world war many people perished = Vawlei-cung dohnak pahnihnak ah minung<br />
tampi a thi<br />
raldohnak hmun - (n.) field<br />
raldohnak , ral tuknak - (n.) fight<br />
ralfir - (n.) guerilla war, guerilla<br />
ralhau - (n.) bulwark<br />
ralhau chimhnak i an hmanmi thil - (n.) battering ram<br />
ralhau , him tein vennak - (n.) defence<br />
ralhau in , kulh - (v.) fortify<br />
ralhau in kulhnak , kulhnak - (n.) fortification<br />
ralhau , ruhkhulh - (n.) citadel<br />
ralhriamnam - (n.) weapons<br />
ralhruang - (n.) fortress<br />
ralhruang a ngeimi inn nganpi - (n.) castle<br />
ralhruang ngeimi hmun - (n.) fort<br />
ralhruang thing in kulhmi , ralhruang kulhnak - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ckade<br />
ralkah - (adj.) opposite, vis a vis<br />
ralkap - (n.) soldier<br />
ralkap - (n.) warrior<br />
ralkap a si lomi hna , ramchung mi - (n.) civilian<br />
ralkap a zammi , zammi - (n.) deserter<br />
ralkap bantukin cawpiaknak a ngei vemi , khuavengtu ca i vengtu pawl - (n.) militia<br />
ralkap bawi , captain cung , colonel tang - (n.) major<br />
ralkap bu colonel (kanal) pakhat ukmi - (n.) regiment<br />
ralkap ca i mi thar lak - (v.) recruit<br />
ralkap cer - (n.) parade<br />
ralkap cer an cawnter hna - (n.) drill - Example: The troops had a drill = Ralcap cer an cawng<br />
ralkap cer i an kal bantuk i kal - (v.) march<br />
ralkap chung bawi si ding a cawng liomi - (n.) cadet<br />
ralkap chung bu khat - (n.) corps<br />
ralkap chung i saupi rian a ttuan i pension a lami - (n.) veteran<br />
ralkap chung i tirawl le thilri zokkhenhtu - (n.) quartermaster<br />
ralkap chung i ziaza tthalomi anmah ralkap biaceihtu hna nih bia an ceih hna i an phuah hna khi - (n.) court-martial<br />
ralkap lei a simi - (adj.) military - Example: Military training = Ralkap si ding cawnpiaknak<br />
ralkap lei tthawnak, ralkapbu - (n.) force<br />
ralkap nih an ran i cawn chungmi khor - (n.) bunker<br />
ralkap nih kulh - (n.) siege<br />
ralkap nih kulh , kulh - (v.) besiege<br />
ralkap nih ral vennak i an va hmanmi hmun - (n.) outpost<br />
ralkap pawl nan umnak inn ah um cang u ti i zan i kawhnak muko aw - (n.) tat<strong>to</strong>o<br />
ralkap phortu tilawng - (n.) troopship<br />
ralkap tho cang u tiin tummi muko aw - (n.) reveille<br />
ralkap thong khat bu - (n.) batallion<br />
ralkap tla thar rangrut - (n.) recruit<br />
ralkap tlawmpal tlawmte an i kahnak - (n.) skirmish<br />
ralkap uknak upadi - (n.) martial law<br />
ralkap umnak ca i in saupi artlang in sakmi hna - (n.) barracks<br />
ralkap zal - (n.) haversack<br />
ralkapbu - (n.) army<br />
ralkapbu - (n.) brigade<br />
ralkapbu - (n.) military<br />
ralkapbu - (n.) troop<br />
ralkapbu le ralhapbu i tuk , i doh , i tuk - (n.) battle<br />
ralkapbu mi sawm nga tluk - (n.) pla<strong>to</strong>on<br />
ralkapbu uktu bawi - (n.) commandant<br />
ralnak , i dohnak , i huatnak - (n.) antagomism<br />
ralrem - (n.) peace: making peace and reconciliation with enemy/ between opposing groups<br />
ralremnak - (n.) reconciliation<br />
ralremtu - (n.) media<strong>to</strong>r<br />
ralrin lo - (adj.) careless<br />
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alrin lo piin a hung ummi , khulrang tuk in tuahmi thil - (adj.) rash<br />
ralrin lonak , a remning hngalh lonak - (n.) indiscretion<br />
ralrin pek - (v.) warn<br />
ralrin peknak a simi - (adj.) moni<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
ralrin , ralring - (adj.) cautious - Example: You should be cautious of your walking = Naa chawhnak naa ralrin a hau<br />
ralring , hrial - (v.) beware - Example: Beware of the dog = Uico kha hrial<br />
ralring , ralrin - (adj.) cautious - Example: You should be cautious of your walking = Naa chawhnak naa ralrin a hau<br />
ralring tein a ummi - (adj.) heedful<br />
ralring tein aa venmi , aa ralringmi - (adj.) watchful<br />
ralring tein , felfai tein , ttuanmi rian - (adj.) painstaking<br />
ralring tein tuah lomi - (adj.) slipshod<br />
ralring tein tuaktan a haumite , a nem hniphnepmite , aa dawhmite - (adj.) delicate - Example: The teacher handled the delicate problem<br />
with care = Tuaktan ngai a haumi thil har cu saya nih ralring tein a tuaktan<br />
ralring tein um - (v.) reck<br />
ralring tein umnak - (n.) preparedness<br />
ralringmi - (adj.) careful<br />
ralringte le fimte i um, hliphlau - (adj.) alert<br />
ralrinnak - (n.) carefulness<br />
ralrinnak - (n.) warning - Example: He was given a warning = Ralrinnak an pek<br />
ralrinnak pek - (n.) notice - Example: You must give a month's notice before you leave = Na kal hlanah thla khat ralrinnak na kan pek lai<br />
ralrinnak pekmi - (n.) warning<br />
ralrinnak peknak - (n.) caution - Example: Cross the road with caution = Lam kha ralring tein na tan lai<br />
ralrinnak rak pek chung - (v.) forewarn<br />
ralrinnak rak pek chungmi - (n.) precaution<br />
ralrinnak rak pek chungnak ca i tuahmi - (adj.) precautionary<br />
ralrinpeknak - (n.) caution - Example: Let his experience serve as a caution <strong>to</strong> you = Thil a rak <strong>to</strong>nmi kha na caah ralrin petu si seh<br />
ralsa - (n.) jeopardy - Example: You put me in jeopardy = Ralsa na ka lak<br />
ralteinak - (n.) vic<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
raltha - (adj.) brave<br />
ralthawh , raltho - (v.) rebel against, declare war, begin war/fighting<br />
ralthawhnak - (n.) war, insurrection, rebellion - Example: The Kayins have been in rebellion for 49 years = Kayin ralthawhnak kum 49 a si cang<br />
raltho - (v.) rebel - Example: The Kachins alså rebellen = Kachin zong ral an tho ve<br />
ralttha - (adj.) bold, courageous, brave - Example: He is courageous = A ral a ttha<br />
ralttha - (adj.) gallant<br />
ralttha - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ut<br />
ralttha - (adj.) bold, courageous, brave - Example: He is courageous = A ral a ttha<br />
ralttha - (n.) a courageous person<br />
ralttha ngai , ttih ngei lo - (adj.) intrepid<br />
ralttha ngaiin - (adv.) hardily<br />
ralttha ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) heroic<br />
ralttha ngaiin tuahmi thil - (n.) exploit - Example: A soldier was decorated for his exploits = Ralkap cu ralttha nagiin a tuahmi thil caah mintthat<br />
an pek<br />
raltthami - (adj.) courageous<br />
raltthami , a ral a tthami - (adj.) valiant<br />
raltthat , hruh ngamh deuh , ninghngal , ngamh - (adj.) audacious<br />
raltthatnak - (n.) bravery<br />
raltthatnak - (n.) gallantry<br />
raltthatnak - (n.) hardihood<br />
raltthatnak - (n.) heroism<br />
raltthatnak - (n.) intrepidity<br />
raltthatnak - (n.) boldness<br />
raltthatnak - (n.) courage<br />
raltthatter , lungthawhter - (v.) incite<br />
raltu - (v.) fight in war - Example: Japan and the US once fought war between them = Japan le USA ral an rak i tu<br />
raltu lo pawl - (n.) noncombatant<br />
raltuk a thiammi - (n.) tactician<br />
raltuk i tim in umnak - (n.) mobilization<br />
raltuk thiamnak - (n.) tactics<br />
raltuk , tuk - (v.) attack<br />
raltuknak ca i umtuning tuaktanning - (adj.) strategic<br />
raltuknak caah i timhtuah , hmun kip ka kip i i chiah i phurh - (v.) mobilize<br />
raltuknak hmun - (n.) theatre, battle field<br />
raltuknak hriamnam - (n.) armament<br />
raltuknak , i dohnak - (n.) conflict<br />
raltuknak in a lungthin a hmaan ti lomi zawtnak - (n.) shellshock<br />
raltuknak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) tactical<br />
raltuknak lei i thiamnak a ngeimi - (n.) strategist<br />
raltuknak lei i thiamnak , khuakhan thiamnak - (n.) strategy<br />
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altuknak leiin - (adv.) strategiccally<br />
raltuknak ngol ta caan - (n.) truce<br />
raltuknak tengh - (n.) tank<br />
raltuknak tilawng - (n.) warship<br />
raltukning phun khat hlanlio i an rak hmanmi - (n.) phalanx<br />
raltunak ngol ta chung - (n.) armistice<br />
raltunak tilawng , hrawktu - (n.) destroyer<br />
ralven - (v.) respect - Example: She knows well how <strong>to</strong> respect her husband = Amah cu pasal ralven a thiam ngai<br />
ralven caan - (n.) watch<br />
ralven , ralveng - (v.) guard<br />
ralveng - (n.) guard<br />
ralveng , ralven - (v.) guard - Example: May Gud guard you from your enemies = Pathian nih ral in veng ko seh<br />
ralvengtu - (n.) escort<br />
ralvengtu - (n.) patrol<br />
ralvengtu - (n.) watchman, protec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
ralvengtu ca i thiah - (v.) post - Example: A soldier was posted at the door of the minister's office = Vuanzi zung innka congh ah ralkap pakhat<br />
an thiah<br />
ralvengtu hna umnak hmun - (n.) post - Example: The guard cannot leave his post = Ralvengtu nih a umnak kha a kaltak kho lo<br />
ralvenh , zulh , thlah - (v.) escort<br />
ralvennak - (n.) guarding, watching, protection<br />
ralvennak inn - (n.) guardhouse<br />
ralvennak innsang - (n.) watch<strong>to</strong>wer<br />
ralzam - (n.) refugee, fugitive - Example: He is a refugee = Amah cu ralzam a si<br />
ram - (n.) grass - Example: Cows eat grass = Caw nih ram an ei<br />
ram - (n.) land - Example: They visited many lands = Ramtampi an tlawn<br />
ram - (n.) country<br />
ram - (adj.) glut<strong>to</strong>nous - Example: He is a glut<strong>to</strong>nous meat eater = Sa a ram<br />
ram - (n.) terri<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
ram a chungril lei , khuate lei - (n.) hinterland<br />
ram a rak hlum hmasa bikmi hna - (adj.) aboriginal<br />
ram a rak hlum hmasa bikmi hna - (n.) aborigines<br />
ram ai awhtubu , thlahmi , cu hna an umnak inn - (n.) legation<br />
ram , cheumi , vawlei - (n.) lot - Example: He hs a small lot = Vawlei bite a ngei<br />
ram chung hmanmi tangka - (n.) currency<br />
ram chung i mah le mah aa domi raldohnak - (n.) civil war<br />
ram chung pakhat , asiloah caan pakhat chung i a ummi saram hna - (n.) fauna<br />
ram chung ral thawhnak , uktu dohnak - (n.) rebellion<br />
ram chung thil a simi - (adj.) interior<br />
ram dang he aa pehtlaimi thil a simi - (adj.) external<br />
ram dang i thawl - (v.) deport<br />
ram dang i thawlnak - (n.) deportation<br />
ram dang i tthawl - (v.) exile - Example: John was exiled <strong>to</strong> Patmos island = Johan cu Pa<strong>to</strong>mos tikulh ah an tthawl i sal ah a tang<br />
ram dang kalnak lehhmah - (n.) passport<br />
ram dang le ram dang i pehtlainak he aa pehtlaimi - (adv.) internationally<br />
ram dang le ram dang i pehtlainak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) international<br />
ram dang mi rammi i canter - (v.) naturalize - Example: John was born in Brazil and naturalized in India = John cu Brazil ram ah a chuak i India<br />
ram ah India rammi canter a si<br />
ram dawh tein cinnak tual - (n.) lawn<br />
ram dawtnak lungthin - (n.) patrioticisme<br />
ram dawtnak lungthin i ngeimi - (adj.) patriotic<br />
ram hmanthlak , vawlei hmanthlak - (n.) atlas<br />
ram hram kalhnak tuhmui , thulh - (n.) spud<br />
ram khat chung khuapi bik - (n.) metropolis<br />
ram khat chung uknak khuapi - (n.) capital<br />
ram khat chungmi - (n.) people - Example: The poeple of Japan = Japan ram mi<br />
ram kong minung kong , tuanbia - (n.) his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
ram lum a simi , ram lum i a ummi - (adj.) tropical - Example: Banana is a tropical fruit = Banhla cu ram lum thei a si<br />
ram lum dengmang a simi - (adj.) subtropical<br />
ram muisam , ram pungsan , voi khat hei zoh i a lang khomi vial - (n.) landscape<br />
ram niam - (n.) lowland<br />
ram pakhat ai awhtu caah cu ram nih ram dang i an thlahmi - (n.) ambassador<br />
ram pakhat chung i biapi bik le a ngan bik a simi hmun - (n.) mainland<br />
ram pakhat chung i tthen pakhat , peng pakhat - (n.) province<br />
ram pakhat chung i uknak caah tthen hme tete i an tthenmi - (n.) can<strong>to</strong>n - Example: Switzerland is made up of 22 can<strong>to</strong>ns = Switzerland<br />
ram cu tthen 22 ah aa tthen<br />
ram pakhat le pakhat hnatlaknak tuahmi - (n.) treaty<br />
ram pakhat le pakhat karlak i hnatlaknak tuahmi - (n.) pact<br />
ram pakhat mibu hmete nih uknak - (n.) oligarchy<br />
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am pakhat mibu hmete nih uknak chung i aa telmi - (n.) oligarch<br />
ram pakhat siseh , mibu pakhat siseh , tangka hmuhmi le thilri a hman thiamnak - (n.) economy<br />
ram pakhatkhat nih maw , mi pakhat nih maw amah ca tthathnemnak ca i mi dang ram le phun an hman hna khi exploit a si - (v.)<br />
exploit - Example: Slaves were exploited by their masters = Sal cu an bawile nih an htman hna<br />
ram , pennak - (n.) realm<br />
ram , sattil rawl - (n.) fodder<br />
ram tam , tlon - (v.) graze - Example: Cattle are grazing in the field = Caw cu lo lakah an tlong<br />
ram tamnak hmun a simi - (adj.) grassy<br />
ram thar an va tlak i asinain cu ram cu a tlatu hna ram kuttang i a um tthiamtthiami - (n.) colony<br />
ram tlik zuamnak hmun - (n.) turf<br />
ram uknak kong ah mi a thattu (fial chommi an si deuh tawn) - (n.) assassin<br />
ram uknak kong i ram uktu thah - (v.) assasinate<br />
ram uknak kong i thahnak - (n.) assasination<br />
ram uknak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) political - Example: Political geography = Ramri le lam te hna khuaram<br />
ram ukning , cozah ukning , uknak - (n.) politics<br />
ram uktu bawi ngan bik nih amah bawmtu ah aa thimmi vuanzibu - (n.) cabinet<br />
ram vaih hnawhmi sa - (n.) game<br />
ram vaihnak caah siseh i lak i thuam tling cun um , a herhmi thil thuam , khual tlawnnak caah siseh - (v.) equip<br />
ramchung - (n.) the interior of the country<br />
ramchung mi - (n.) citizen<br />
ramchung mi , ralkap a si lomi hna - (n.) civilian<br />
ramchung mi sinak - (n.) citizenship<br />
ramchung mi sinak he a pehtlaimi - (adj.) civil - Example: Civil rights = ramchung mi a simi nih an hmuh awk le an tuah awk a simi thil hna<br />
ramdang - (n.) country: foreign country<br />
ramdang a va uktu - (n.) imperialist<br />
ramdang i a pemmi - (n.) emigrant<br />
ramdang i pem - (v.) emigrate<br />
ramdang i pemnak - (n.) emigration<br />
ramdang i thil zuartu - (n.) exporter<br />
ramdang i zuanmi thilri - (n.) export<br />
ramdang i zuar - (v.) export<br />
ramdang in a lutmi thil cung i cozah nih ngunkhuai an lakmi - (n.) cus<strong>to</strong>ms<br />
ramdang in a lutmi thil cung i ngunkhuai lakmi - (n.) impost<br />
ramdang in a ra lutmi thil. - 2. aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) exotic<br />
ramdang in luhpimi thil ngunkhuai - (n.) duty<br />
ramdang in phiar - (v.) import<br />
ramdang in phiarmi thilri - (n.) import<br />
ramdang in thil a cawtu - (n.) importer<br />
ramdang , mah ram a si lomi - (adj.) foreign<br />
ramdang mi - (n.) foreigner<br />
ramdang tlawn khawhnak ca (passport cung) i kalnak ding ram cozah aiawhtu nih an ram tlawn khawhnak ding lehhmah<br />
thutpiaknak - (n.) visa<br />
ramdang va uk a duhmi - (adj.) imperialistic<br />
ramdang va uknak - (n.) imperialsm<br />
ramdangmi , khual - (n.) alien<br />
ram/facang hlehnak , datari , faah - (n.) sickle<br />
ramh - (n.) foray<br />
ramh - (n.) pillage<br />
ramh - (v.) plunder - Example: Enemies plundered their things = Ral nih an ramh hna<br />
ramh , fir - (n.) loot<br />
ramhnah , thinghnah - (n.) foliage<br />
ramhran - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be on war path - Example: They are on war path = Ram an hrang<br />
ramhring khawhnak hmun - (n.) meadow<br />
ramhtu damiah - (n.) plunder<br />
ramkung phun khat - (n.) linseed<br />
ramkung phun khat a rim a hmuimi - (n.) lavender<br />
ramlak - (n.) jungle - Example: He is hunting in the jungle = Ramlak ah ram i vai<br />
ramlak i a ummi , a phingmi , a ngam lomi - (adj.) wild<br />
ramlak nawn i inn nuam ngai an sakmi khi - (n.) villa<br />
ramlak saram inn i zuat i ngam lakin tuahmi - (adj.) tame - Example: He has a tame bear = Ngam lakin zuatmi vom pakhat a ngei<br />
ramlak thing tamnak hmun - (n.) wood<br />
rammi - (n.) citizen<br />
ramri - (n.) boundary<br />
ramri - (n.) pale - Example: They are outside the pale of civilization = Annih cu fimnak ramri lengah an um<br />
ramri - (n.) border<br />
ramri he aa naihmi hmun - (n.) borderland<br />
ramri hmelchunhnak - (n.) landmark<br />
ramri hrawng ram - (n.) frontier<br />
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amri , ramri sernak - (n.) demarcation<br />
ramriah ; pualthawh bantuk - (n.) safari<br />
ramriah , ramriak - (v.) hunting expedition: go on hunting expedition - Example: We shall go on hunting expedition the day after <strong>to</strong>morrow =<br />
Kiptuh ah ram kan riak lai<br />
ramriahnak - (n.) expedition<br />
ramriahnak - (n.) hunting ground<br />
ramriak , ramriah - (v.) hunting expedition: go on hunting expedition - Example: We shall go on hunting expedition the day after <strong>to</strong>morrow =<br />
Kiptuh ah ram kan riak lai<br />
ramrilung - (n.) boundary s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
ramritung - (n.) boundary post<br />
ramro pon hmete - (n.) haycock<br />
ramro/capawl pon nganpi - (n.) haystack<br />
ramsa - (n.) beast<br />
ramsa bantuk - (adj.) beastly - Example: Beastly conduct = ramsa bantuk ziaza<br />
ramtang - (n.) in the thick of the jungle<br />
ramtangmi - (n.) those who have gone underground<br />
ramtukrel - (v.) <strong>to</strong> choose the alrea for hill side fields for a particular year<br />
ramvaih , sapel - (v.) hunt<br />
ramvaih , sapel - (n.) hunting<br />
ramvaipa - (n.) hunter<br />
ram/vawlei - (n.) terri<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
ram/vawlei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) terri<strong>to</strong>rial<br />
ram/vawlei ngeitu bawipa - (n.) landlord<br />
ran , rang - (adj.) swift, quich - Example: A white horse runs swiftly = Rang raang rang tein a tli<br />
rang - (n.) horse<br />
rang bantuk a simi , a ttialmi - (n.) zebra<br />
rang cit a thiammi - (n.) horseman<br />
rang citnak tawhrolh - (n.) breeches<br />
rang cittu nih a kedil i rang hnawhnak caah thir zum aa khihmi - (n.) spur<br />
rang cungin lente an i celhmi hockey bantuk a simi - (n.) polo<br />
rang fano - (n.) colt<br />
rang ke a tin le a kedil karlak aa reknakte khi - (n.) pastern<br />
rang kelamh - (n.) stirrup<br />
rang kengdan - (n.) saddle<br />
rang kengdan sertu - (n.) saddler<br />
rang kengdan zal - (n.) saddle bag<br />
rang leng hnuktu a mawngtu - (n.) teamster<br />
rang nih a kam lei hmu kho hlah seh tiah a mit an chonkanhnak - (n.) blinker<br />
rang onh - (v.) neigh<br />
rang , ran - (adj.) swift, quich - Example: A white horse runs swiftly = Rang raang rang tein a tli<br />
rang , sattil - (n.) pony<br />
rang tha , seh a tthawnnak hi rang tha in rel a si , enzin rang tha pakhat simi nih minit pakhat ah thil pawng 33 ,000 a ritmi kha<br />
lehmah pakhat a cawi kawh - (n.) horsepower<br />
rang thil phorhnak thilthuam , a kengdan , a chak a hri , etc. - (n.) harness<br />
rang tin kedan - (n.) horseshoe<br />
rang tlik zuamnak hmun - (n.) racecourse<br />
rang tlik zuamtermi pawl an hneksak hmasatnak hna hmun , hmun hmemi - (n.) paddock<br />
rang tuknak fung zum - (n.) goad<br />
rang zawtnak , a thaphet a phinter i a baitertu - (n.) spavin<br />
rangcawng - (n.) groom, horse keeper, horse driver - Example: The groom brushes the horse = Rangcawng nih a rang kha a hmul a muai<br />
rangcawng , rangcawngh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> keep/look after ponies - Example: Za Tlei is looking after the ponies = Za Tlei cu rang a cawng<br />
rangcawngh - (n.) keeping the ponies - Example: It's quite profitable keeping ponies = Rangcawngh hi a miak ngai ko<br />
rangcawnghnak - (n.) keeping ponies - Example: Your field is good for keeping ponies = Nan lo cu rangcawnghnak a ttha ngai<br />
rangchak - (n.) bridle, reins<br />
rangchak hlawmh - (v.) bridle - Example: Shy ponies are hard <strong>to</strong> bridle = Rang phing cu rangchak hlawmh an har ko<br />
rangchak hri , caw hnarphe hri - (n.) rein<br />
rangchung ralkap - (n.) cavalry<br />
rangcit thiam , rangcit in a paw aa cawmmi - (n.) jockey<br />
rangcung ralkap - (n.) cavalry<br />
rangcung ralkap fei aa putmi - (n.) lancer<br />
rangdan - (n.) saddle<br />
rangdan bo - (n.) pommel of a saddle<br />
rangfa - (n.) foal, either a colt or a filly<br />
rangfa , laafa - (n.) foal<br />
rangkelamh - (n.) stirrup<br />
rangkengdan - (n.) saddle<br />
rangleng - (n.) chariot, horse cart<br />
rangleng - (n.) coach<br />
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angleng in hnuhmi pawl , meithal ngan pipi , a rit pipi - (n.) artillery<br />
rangmeibanh - (n.) tail strap<br />
rangpi - (n.) mare<br />
rangsumreh - (n.) saddle girth<br />
rangttangbanh - (n.) horse collar/strap at chest<br />
rangttawkbanh - (n.) but<strong>to</strong>ck strap on pack saddle<br />
rangtuang - (n.) mane<br />
rangtum - (n.) horse<br />
rangtum awnh - (n.) whinny<br />
ranh - (n.) pffer - Example: We offered him our female mythun for marriage price = Pu man ah kan siapi kan ranh<br />
ranh - (n.) speed up, hurry up - Example: Come on, be quick, hurry up = Khah, i ranh<br />
rannak , tthawnnak , hmual - (n.) velocity<br />
ranter - (v.) bleach - Example: He bleached his shirt = A angki a ranter<br />
rap - (n.) snare, trap, noose - Example: We place a trap for the birds. - We place nooses for pheasants = Va rap kan chiah. - Varit rap kan valh<br />
rap chiahmi chung i a va hawi a luhpitu laileng - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ol pigeon<br />
rap i foih - (v.) ensnare<br />
rap , marthang - (n.) trap<br />
rapchiah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> spring a trap<br />
raphri - (n.) the string of the trap<br />
rappo - (n.) the spring of the noose<br />
rapthang - (n.) noose trap<br />
rasoh - (n.) heartburn, s<strong>to</strong>mach upset, acid s<strong>to</strong>mach<br />
rat - (n.) advent - Example: Since the advent of jet planes, travel has been speeded up = Jet vanlawng rat (hung chuah) hnu cun, khualtlawn rian<br />
a rang deuh.<br />
rat , ra , hika ah hin ra - (v.) come - Example: Please come here = Hika a hin ra tuah<br />
rau - (adj.) pale - Example: He is pale from his sickness. - The leaves of banana are getting pale = A zawtnak in a rau dih. - Banhla hnah an rau<br />
rau - (v.) be away - Example: How long will you be away? = Zei can dah na rauh lai?<br />
rau loin - (adj.) immediate<br />
rauhter , tlaiter - (v.) stay - Example: The judge stayed judgement till he could hear both sides = An kap hnih in an bia a theih hlantiang biakhiap<br />
kha thawn/a tlaiter<br />
raw chuannak thilri - (n.) kitchenware<br />
raw , rawh - (v.) bake - Example: We shall bake bread = Changreu kan raw lai<br />
rawchok , rul - (n.) cobra<br />
rawh , hrawh - (v.) wreck<br />
rawh , raw - (v.) bake - Example: We shall bake bread = Changreu kan raw lai<br />
rawhnak - (n.) destruction<br />
rawhnak - (n.) ruin<br />
rawhnak - (n.) wreck<br />
rawhnak - (n.) ruination<br />
rawhnak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) ruinous<br />
rawhnak , chiatnak - (n.) deterioration<br />
rawhnak chungin khamh - (v.) salve<br />
rawhnak chungin khamh , chuah - (n.) salvage<br />
rawhnak , fak piin that lonak lei i aa thlengmi thil - (n.) cataclysm<br />
rawhnak le thihnak a ingmi , raithawinak ca i thahmi sa - (n.) victim<br />
rawhnak , thihnak , lohnak - (n.) doom<br />
rawhnak , thutnak - (n.) decadence<br />
rawhnak/tthat lonak tuahmi - (n.) mischief<br />
rawhralnak - (n.) damage<br />
rawhralnak - (n.) wrack<br />
rawi - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a rawi<br />
rawi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> split wood along the grains<br />
rawih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> invite others for help<br />
rawinak , hlennak - (n.) treachery<br />
rawitu , leirtu , leirawitu - (n.) trai<strong>to</strong>r, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si<br />
rawk - (n.) spoil, destroy, be spoiled - Example: Our feast was spoiled. - Do not destroy your book = Kan puai a rawk. - Na cauk kha rawk hlah<br />
rawk , harnak pek - (v.) harm - Example: This medicine will not harm you = Hi si nih an rawk lai lo<br />
rawk loin um peng - (v.) keep - Example: Cold milk can keep quite long = Cawhnuk kik cu sau nawnpi rawk loin a um kho<br />
rawk nelnul in umnak - (n.) dilapidation<br />
rawk , thih , kehkuai - (v.) perish<br />
rawket , a pummi thil, a chung i kang khomi thil rawn i cu a kangh tikah amah tein van i a zuang khomi - (n.) rocket<br />
rawkhatlak , ruakhatlak - (n.) a group dance in which dancers step between moving bamboo poles timed <strong>to</strong> musc<br />
rawknak , chiatnak - (n.) depravity<br />
rawknak , thutnak - (n.) rottenness<br />
rawknak , vanchiatnak , harnak - (n.) disaster<br />
rawkter , chiatter , zorter - (v.) impair<br />
rawl - (n.) diet<br />
rawl - (n.) food - Example: Rice is a good food = Facang hi rawl ttha a si ko<br />
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awl - (n.) meal - Example: Breakfast is the first meal of the day = Thaithawh hi ni khat chung rawl hmasa bik a si<br />
rawl - (n.) nutrition<br />
rawl - (n.) refection<br />
rawl - (v.) represent - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> represent me? = Ka ai na ka rawl kho lai maw?<br />
rawl ca i thahmi saram - (n.) prey - Example: Rats are prey of cats = Zu cu chizawh rawl an si<br />
rawl cawk i einak hmun/inn - (n.) restaurant<br />
rawl , changreu - (n.) bread<br />
rawl chiahnak bizu - (n.) larder<br />
rawl chiahnak inn , buk le han - (n.) granary<br />
rawl chiahnak kuang , hnawm khonnak kuang - (n.) bin<br />
rawl chuan tik i cu bantuk kha bantuk cawh ah a thaw timi khi , a cawhmeih/a tamhpaih - (n.) recipe<br />
rawl chuangtu , a hnawm tammi a tawngtu - (n.) scullion<br />
rawl chuannak le einak khaan - (n.) refec<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
rawl chung i a bangmi a ummi - (n.) starch<br />
rawl ci can - (n.) mealtime<br />
rawl dawp , dawp - (v.) assimilate<br />
rawl duhnak , ka thawtnak - (n.) appetite<br />
rawl ei a tthawng ngaimi - (adj.) voracious<br />
rawl ei dih hnu i kamphal i a thlummi ei mi khi - (n.) dessert<br />
rawl ei loin um - (v.) starve - Example: The cruel man half starved his horse = Mi ttha lo pa nih a rang cu rawl ei lo huaha in thi dengmang in a<br />
chiah<br />
rawl ei tik i kut hnawhnak pawvuah - (n.) napkin<br />
rawl einak hailengte , khazin - (n.) fork<br />
rawl einak i hmanmi kheng , nam , fork , darkeu te hna - (n.) tableware<br />
rawl einak inn i lamnak zong a um chihmi - (n.) cabaret<br />
rawl einak inn i rawl peknak - (n.) service - Example: The service in this restaurant is good = Hi rawl einak inn i rawl an pekning hi a ttha<br />
rawl einak inn , lakphak dinnak inn - (n.) cafe<br />
rawl fang , facang fang , fatun fang - (n.) grain<br />
rawl hal i a vakmi - (n.) beggar<br />
rawl hal i a vakmi awkhlawh - (n.) mendicant<br />
rawl hmuh zat ding tuakpiakmi - (n.) ration<br />
rawl i zat lo ruang i a chuakmi zawtnak - (n.) malnutrition<br />
rawl in cawm - (v.) sustain<br />
rawl in siseh zu in siseh lakphak/kawfi in siseh danghnak - (n.) treat - Example: He gave us a good treat with tea = Lakphak thaw ngaiin a<br />
kan dangh<br />
rawl khainak hapi - (n.) molar<br />
rawl khim in pek lomi - (adj.) undernourished<br />
rawl khon - (v.) garner<br />
rawl khonnak inn rawlruk - (n.) garner<br />
rawl lak , facang cil , fangvoi thling , fatun sih , etc. - (v.) thresh<br />
rawl le sa tampi a ei khomi - (adj.) glut<strong>to</strong>nous<br />
rawl lei a tthawngmi sinak - (n.) voracity<br />
rawl loin umnak - (n.) starvation - Example: Starvation caused his death = Rawl lo nih a thah<br />
rawl nih a chuahtermi linhnak - (n.) calorie<br />
rawl pek - (v.) feed<br />
rawl pek , dangh - (v.) treat - Example: He treated his friends <strong>to</strong> chicken curry = A hawile kha arsa in a dangh hna<br />
rawl pek , herhmi pek - (v.) cater<br />
rawl peknak , cawmnak - (n.) nourishment<br />
rawl phun khat - (n.) tart<br />
rawl pumh - (v.) gather - Example: The farmer gathered the crops = Lothlopa nih rawl kha a pumh hna<br />
rawl , satil arva ca rawl - (n.) feed<br />
rawl tahnak , phio hnih, tang knat tluk - (n.) bushel<br />
rawl , tangka , hriamnam le thil dangdang thukhnak hmun - (n.) cache<br />
rawl thaw - (n.) delicacy<br />
rawl thaw ngaingai/thawngpang theih nuam ngaingai - (n.) tidbit<br />
rawl tlamtling in pek lomi - (adj.) underfed<br />
rawl tlawmte ei - (n.) snack<br />
rawl ttha a simi - (adj.) nutritious<br />
rawl ttuan - (v.) harvest - Example: The farmer harvested his rice = Lothlopa nih a facang a ttuan<br />
rawl ttuan , rawl ttuanmi rawl - (n.) harvest<br />
rawl uih , a tler , a nih - (adj.) rancid<br />
rawl ulh - (v.) fast - Example: During his fast he did not eat anything = Rawl a ulh lioah zeihmanh a ei lo<br />
rawl voi khat suahmi khi - (n.) helping<br />
rawl zeizei dah a um tiah an ttialnak ca - (n.) menu<br />
rawlbawk - (n.) granary<br />
rawlchuan - (v.) cook<br />
rawlchuan inn - (n.) kitchen<br />
rawlchuan inn hmete - (n.) kitchenette<br />
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awlchuang - (n.) cook<br />
rawlchuangtu a thiam ngaingaimi - (n.) chef<br />
rawlchuannak umkheng - (n.) utensil<br />
rawldangh - (n.) reception - Example: He was given a reception last night = Zahan ah zanriah an dangh<br />
rawldanghnak puai - (n.) feast<br />
rawlfang , ei awk - (n.) foodstuff<br />
rawlh - (v.) replace, take the place of others - Example: You should replace the old board with a new one = Thing hlun kha thing thar in nan rawlh<br />
lai<br />
rawlhal , nawl , hal - (v.) beg<br />
rawlka thawt - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> have good appetite<br />
rawlkhonnak inn , rawlruk - (n.) barn<br />
rawlpek , cawm - (v.) nourish<br />
rawlpetu le bawmchantu si - (v.) wait on<br />
rawlret khai - (v.) chewing the cud<br />
rawlrial - (n.) digestion<br />
rawlrial a khaimi saram , caw , sia , tuu , kalauk - (n.) ruminant<br />
rawlrial khai - (v.) ruminate<br />
rawltam - (n.) hunger<br />
rawltam bantuk i duh - (v.) hunger<br />
rawltam rawl duh tluk in duh , a rawl a tammi - (adj.) hungry - Example: They are hungry for knowledge = Hngalhnak cu an duh ngaigai<br />
rawltam tuk i thih deng - (v.) famish<br />
rawlttuan , facang zun - (v.) reap<br />
rawlttuantu - (n.) reaper<br />
rawlttuantu , rawlttuannak seh - (n.) harvester<br />
rawm - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be thin and skinny and weak - Example: He was sick and became thin and weak = A zaw i an rawm ngai<br />
rawm tthan , zenthong rawn tthan - (v.) reload<br />
rawn - (v.) fill - Example: Fill the pail with water = Baltin kha ti rawn<br />
rawn - (n.) plain - Example: Rice is grown on the plains = Rawn ah facang cu an cin<br />
rawn - (adj.) level - Example: Level ground; flat land = Hmun rawn<br />
rawn - (v.) fill up - Example: Fill the bottle with water = Palang chungah ti rawn tuah<br />
rawn, ciah, lungchung i rawnh - (v.) imbue<br />
rawn , meithal chung zen rawn - (v.) charge<br />
rawng , rong - (n.) colour<br />
rawnh - (v.) fill up<br />
rawnhter - (v.) level - Example: He leveled the ground = Vawlei kha a rawnhter<br />
rawnhter , milter , phenter - (v.) flatten<br />
rawnmi - (adj.) level - Example: The floor is level = Tuang a rawn<br />
rawp , rop - (v.) rot, decay - Example: Our posts have rotted = Kan tung an rawp cang<br />
rawt - (v.) drag - Example: They are dragging a log = Thingtum an rawt<br />
re , con , zor - (v.) contract - Example: Iron contracts when it is cold = Thir cu a kih tikah a con a hme deuh<br />
rediam , zawt zohnak ah hmanmi thil ceu - (n.) radium<br />
redio - (n.) radio<br />
reem - (v.) <strong>to</strong> deny or deprive one another (of something)<br />
reh - (v.) clamp<br />
reh - (v.) tighten - Example: You have <strong>to</strong> tighten your belt = Na taisawm i reh na hau<br />
reh - (v.) constrict - Example: A vine constricts our apple tree = Tul nih kan apple kung a reh<br />
reh - (v.) diminish or decrease<br />
reh - (v.) die away (as sound)<br />
reh , rek - (v.) throttle, strangle - Example: He strangled him at his throat = A hngawngpacereng in a reh<br />
rehchih - (v.) strain - Example: She strained her child <strong>to</strong> her breast = A fate kha a tang ah a rehchih<br />
rehlei tahnak ; metric <strong>to</strong>n cu kilogram 1000 a si - (n.) <strong>to</strong>n<br />
rei , rai - (v.) gnaw a hole (as rat)<br />
rek - (v.) constrict<br />
rek , reh - (v.) throttle, strangle - Example: He strangled him at his throat = A hngawngpacereng in a reh<br />
reket , puppululh tuknak fung - (n.) racket<br />
rel - (v.) count<br />
rel - (v.) recount - Example: He recounted the events of the day = Kha ni i thil ummi hna kha a hun chimrel hna<br />
rel - (v.) account - Example: In <strong>English</strong> law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty = Mirang upadi ah cun mi cu, na sual, ti khawh<br />
hlanah cun sual lo ah rel a si<br />
rel - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put op the framwork of a house - Example: They pt up the framework of the house = Inn an rel<br />
rel - (v.) plan - Example: They plan <strong>to</strong> determine the area for fields = Ramtuk an rel<br />
rel - (v.) discuss <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: We shall discuss <strong>to</strong>gether how and where we shall be going = Kan um kalnak ding cu kan rel tti lai<br />
rel - (v.) mistake - Example: He mis<strong>to</strong>ok him for an enemy and shot him = Ral ah a rel i a kah<br />
rel - (v.) read - Example: Do you know how <strong>to</strong> read <strong>English</strong>? = Mirangholh na rel thiam maw?<br />
rel - (v.) take/count, regard - Example: I take what you have done as a good thing = Na tuahmi cu thil ttha ah ka rel<br />
rel (ca) khawh a simi - (adj.) readable<br />
rel cawk awk a si lomi, rel lomi - (adj.) unnumbered<br />
rel khawh a simi , hngalh khawh a simi - (adj.) intelligible - Example: His handwriting is intelligible = A kutttial rel khawn a si ko<br />
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el lomi - (adj.) uncounted<br />
rel pah in vun rin vak lengmang khi - (v.) tick - Example: He ticked off the items one by one = Thil min aa ttialmi kha pakhat hnu pakhat in a rin<br />
vak diahmah hna<br />
rel ruah , tuak - (v.) reckon - Example: You must reckon the cost before you decide <strong>to</strong> buy = Ka cawk lai tiah na ti hlanah a man na tuak hmasa<br />
lai<br />
relcawklo - (adj.) countless<br />
relcawklo - (adj.) innumerable<br />
relcawklo , tuaktan cawk lo , a man a sung /tam tukmi - (adj.) inestimable<br />
relh - (v.) hide away, keep oneself in isolation, aloof coeself<br />
relh lo - (adj.) not satisfied<br />
relhnak - (n.) hiding away<br />
rello - disregard, take no account of - Example: You should not disregard your teachers = Na sayate bia zei rel loin na um lai lo<br />
relnak - (n.) reading, counting<br />
relnak , tuaknak - (n.) reckoning<br />
relpiak khawh - (adj.) accountable - Example: A mad man is not accountable for his actions = A molhmi pa cu a tuahmi kha amah tuahmi ah<br />
relpiak khawh a si lo<br />
relrem , relrum - (adj.) convenient, opportune time - Example: Would it be convenient for you <strong>to</strong> go fishing? = Nga dawi ah naa relrem hnga<br />
maw?<br />
relthiam - (n.) good coincident - Example: Your coming here is a good coincidence = Na rat cu aa relthiam ngai<br />
rem - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be in harmony, <strong>to</strong> be congenial <strong>to</strong> one another - Example: They are in harmony = Pakhat le pakhat an i rem<br />
rem - (v.) fit <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: The table and the chair fit <strong>to</strong>gether well = Cabuai le tthutdan an i rem<br />
rem - (v.) conciliate - Example: Please conciliate/pacify the crying child = Nganchia a tapmi kha va rem tuah<br />
rem duhnak - (adj.) concilia<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
rem khawh lomi sinak - (n.) implacability<br />
rem khawh lomi , thin damter khawh lomi - (adj.) implacable<br />
rem tein tuah , tamh , ceh , tan - (v.) trim - Example: He trims the flowers = Pangpar kha a riam hna<br />
remh - (v.) fix - Example: He will fix the broken table = Cabuai a kiakmi kha a remh lai<br />
remh - (v.) mend<br />
remh - (v.) repair<br />
remh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sing in four parts - Example: They sang Hallelujah Chorus in four parts = Hallelujah Chorus an remh<br />
remh , hmaanter - (v.) correct<br />
remh khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irreparable<br />
remh khawhmi , mersan khawhmi - (adj.) adjustable<br />
remh , thatter - (v.) amend<br />
remh tthan - (v.) reform<br />
remh tthan , hlan i a rak sining ah khan ser tthan - (v.) rehabilitate<br />
remh tthan , ser tthan - (v.) remodel<br />
remh tthan , sersiam tthan - (v.) rearrange<br />
remh tthannak - (n.) reparation<br />
remh tthannak - (n.) reformation<br />
remhchunhnak khua khan tinak - (n.) negotiation<br />
remhchunnak - (n.) settlement - Example: No settlement of the dispute could be made = Remhchunnak zeihmanh tuah khawh a si lo<br />
remhchunnak ruah ti le khanti - (v.) negotiate<br />
remhnak - (n.) emendation<br />
remhnak - (n.) repair, reform<br />
remhnak , hmaanternak - (n.) correction<br />
remhnak , thlennak - (n.) qualification - Example: You can accept his statement without qualification = A chimmi cu thlennak zeihmanh um loin<br />
na cohlan khawh ko lai<br />
remhnak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) maintenance<br />
remhtthannak - (n.) revision<br />
remhtu - (n.) reformer<br />
remnak - (n.) conciliation<br />
remnak , daihnak - (n.) peace<br />
remnak , ngaihthiamnak - (n.) a<strong>to</strong>nement<br />
remnak ser , remter , daihnak ser - (v.) a<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
remnak sertu - (n.) media<strong>to</strong>r<br />
remnak sertu , pakhat le pakhat karlak i lamkaltu - (n.) intermediary<br />
remnak , thinhan damternak - (n.) expiation<br />
remruat - (n.) good planning - Example: My attending this school is a good planning of God = Hika sianginn ka kai khawh hi Pathian remruat a si<br />
ko<br />
remter , a thin a hungmi va hlemh , va nawl , daither - (v.) appease<br />
remter , an i rem - (v.) harmonize<br />
remter , daihnak ser , remnak ser - (v.) a<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
remter khawh lomi - (adj.) irreconcilable<br />
remter , rem - (v.) conciliate<br />
remtu , remnak khuakhangtu - (n.) negotia<strong>to</strong>r<br />
ren - (v.) economize - Example: You must economize your money (you must use your money sparingly) = Na phaisa na ren lai<br />
ren - (v.) eke out - Example: Most of the <strong>Chin</strong>s were eking out a living by smalltime trading = Laimi a tam deuh cu chawdawr hmetete kha an tuah<br />
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ren - (adj.) frugal - Example: He lives frugally = Aa ren ngai<br />
reng - (adj.) tense, taut, tightly stretched<br />
rengh - (v.) strain - Example: The weight strained the rope = Thilrit an thlaihmi nih khan hri cu a reng<br />
rengh - (v.) stretch - Example: He stretched the violin strings = Violin hri kha a rengh hna<br />
renh - (v.) depend on, entrust - Example: I shall depend on you = Nangmah kan rinh ko lai<br />
renh lo , i dinh , dorh - (v.) relax<br />
rep - (adj.) diligent - Example: She is a diligent person = Mi rep a si<br />
ret , khon - (v.) conserve<br />
rethei - (adj.) weary<br />
retheimi - (n.) the wearied ones; the poor<br />
retheinak - (n.) weariness, tiredness<br />
retnak , khonnak - (n.) conservation<br />
reu - (v.) fry - Example: They fry corn = Fangvoi an reu<br />
reu - (v.) dry up - Example: In summer the steamlets all dried up = Thal ah tivate an reu dih<br />
reu - (v.) distill - Example: They distill wine = Zu an reu<br />
ri - (n.) limit, boundary - Example: They lived beyond the city limit. - The boundary between <strong>Chin</strong> State and Mizoram State is the Tio river =<br />
Khuapi ri lengah an um. - Lai tlang le Mizo tlang ri (ramri) cu Ttiova a si<br />
ri - (n.) edge - Example: The road goes on the edge of my field = Lam kha ka lo ri in a kal<br />
ri - (n.) dividing line<br />
ri - (n.) line of demarcation - Example: You must not remove the dearcation lines between fields = Lo ri nan ttial lai lo<br />
ri - (v.) adjoin - Example: The school adjoins the playing-field = Sianginn le certual an i ri<br />
ri - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be drunk of wine - Example: He is drunken = Zu a ri<br />
ri - (v.) sick (of car) - Example: He gets car sick = Mawttaka (leilawng) a ri<br />
ri chiahpiaknak - (n.) limitation<br />
ri khiahmi , a fiang , a tliangmi - (adj.) definite<br />
ri khiahmi set a um lomi , cu set a si ti awk a um lomi - (adj.) indeterminate<br />
ri lo tein umnak - (n.) sobriety<br />
ri ngei lo , dongh negi lo - (adj.) limitless<br />
ri , rit - (adj.) drunk - Example: He is drunk (of wine) = Zu a ri<br />
ri serpiak - (v.) limit<br />
ria - (adj.) slender, slim<br />
riah , riak - (v.) camp<br />
riah , riak - (v.) spend night (with friends etc.) - Example: Did he spend night in your house? = Nan inn ah a riak maw?<br />
riahbuk , thlam - (n.) tent<br />
riahcaw , riahcaw vaihlam - (n.) food for journey/camp<br />
riahhmun - (n.) camping ground<br />
riahnak - (n.) camping, camp<br />
riahnak hmun - (n.) camp<br />
riahnak inn - (n.) lodge<br />
riahnak inn , bangla - (n.) bungalow<br />
riahnak inn , hawttel - (n.) hotel<br />
riahnak inn , khualbuk - (n.) inn<br />
riahnak inn zohkhenhtu - (n.) innkeeper<br />
riahthla , riahthlak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> hunt pheasants or other birds at their resting places<br />
riahthlak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> set out on a short journey in late afternoon and spend the night there<br />
riahthlak , riahthla - (v.) <strong>to</strong> hunt pheasants or other birds at their resting places<br />
riak - (v.) hunt: go on hunting expedition - Example: We shall go on hunting expedition = Ram kan riak lai<br />
riak , riah - (v.) camp<br />
riak , riah - (v.) spend night (with friends etc.) - Example: Did he spend night in your house? = Nan inn ah a riak maw?<br />
rial - (v.) grind - Example: They grind flour = Changvut an rial<br />
rial - (n.) hail<br />
rial - (v.) pinch - Example: The door pinched his finger = Innka nih a kutdong a rial<br />
rial - (v.) press - Example: They press ground nut oil = Mipe chiti an rial<br />
rial - (v.) pressure, trample, oppress - Example: A good man does not pressure/oppress/trample others = Mittha nih midang kha a rial hna lo<br />
rial - (v.) polish (rice)<br />
rial - (v.) repress<br />
rial khawhmi thil - (adj.) digestible<br />
rial , manter , fak piin nam , denh - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the s<strong>to</strong>ne in<strong>to</strong> fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial<br />
rial tlak in tlak - (v.) hail<br />
rialtu - (n.) grinder<br />
riam - (v.) satisfied , quenched - Example: My thirst is quenched (satisfied) = Ka tihan a riam<br />
riam , diriam , riamh - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam<br />
riam , tan - (v.) cut - Example: He cut the grass = Ram a riam<br />
riamh , riam , diriam - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam<br />
riamhnak - (n.) satiation<br />
riamhter , donghter - (v.) quench - Example: Water quenches thirst = Ti nih tihal a riamhter<br />
riamhter khawh lomi , hmih khawh lomi - (adj.) quenchless<br />
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iamnak - (n.) gloating<br />
rian - (n.) activity<br />
rian - (n.) role<br />
rian - (n.) situation - Example: She is trying <strong>to</strong> find a situation = Rian pakhat hmuh awk aa zuam lengmang<br />
rian - (n.) business - Example: A rian cu innsak a si<br />
rian - (n.) calling<br />
rian - (n.) labour<br />
rian - (n.) vocation<br />
rian - (n.) work - Example: One of the greatest problems of our world is people who do not have work = Vawleicung kan harnak bik pakhat cu rian<br />
ngei lomi tam hi a si<br />
rian - (v.) work - Example: I am working on the building of my house = Inn ka rian<br />
rian - (v.) serve - Example: We are serving our son = Kan fapa kan rian<br />
rian - (n.) business - Example: His business is building = A rian cu innsak a si<br />
rian - (n.) job<br />
rian - (n.) occupation - Example: What is your occupation? = Na rian zeidah a si?<br />
rian - (n.) office<br />
rian - (n.) place - Example: People in high places are respected = Rian ngan a ttuan mi cu mi nih an hmaizah hna<br />
rian - (n.) position - Example: He found a teaching position = Cachimh rian a hmuh<br />
rian - (n.) post<br />
rian - (n.) profession<br />
rian a lawn chung , sianginn khar chung i dinh - (n.) vacation<br />
rian a thiam lomi, ttuanmi a tlam a tling kho lomi - (adj.) inefficient<br />
rian a thiam ngaingaimi - (n.) master<br />
rian a thiam rih lomi - (adj.) green<br />
rian a ttuan - (prep.) in - Example: He is in government service = Amah cu cozah rian a ttuan<br />
rian aa hrawmmi - (n.) partner<br />
rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh , hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh - (adj.) foremost<br />
rian ca i mithimnak caah hmanmi thil , me - (n.) ballot<br />
rian , fak piin i timhmi - (n.) enterprise<br />
rian fawi ngaimi , tangka tampi hmuhnak a si i ttuanvo a um ttung lomi - (n.) sinecure<br />
rian fialmi i zulhtermi - (n.) courier<br />
rian i chiahnak , chiahnak - (n.) installation<br />
rian in chuah - (v.) discharge - Example: He was discharged from the army = Ralkap rian in an chuah<br />
rian in phuah , tthuthmun chuh - (v.) unseat<br />
rian in tthumh , tthumh - (v.) demote<br />
rian , mi dang ca i a tthami rian - (n.) service<br />
rian ngan pipi le rian har pipi aa timmi - (adj.) enterprising<br />
rian nganpi ttuan ding i fehter , rian thawk - (v.) inaugurate - Example: The president of the United States of America is usually inaugurated in<br />
Januar = America ram President cu January thla ah rian thawk dingin an fehter tawn<br />
rian ngeih , manh lo - (adj.) engaged - Example: They were engaged in conversation = Bia an i ruah i an i manh lo<br />
rian pakhat a ningpi in ttuan i a ningpi man in tangka hmuh ve - (n.) piecework<br />
rian pakhatkhat ca i a min aa pemi - (n.) candidate<br />
rian pakhatkhat tuannak ca i tangka khonmi - (n.) foundation - Example: Ford Foundation = Ford kampani nih mi bawmhnak rian ttuannak i<br />
tangka aa khonmi<br />
rian pakhatkhat tuantu ding ca i thim awk ca min pek - (v.) nominate<br />
rian pek - (v.) appoint<br />
rian pek , rian thiah - (n.) designaqtion - Example: Udnævnelsen af ham til skoleinspektør gjorde lærerne glade<br />
rian pek , rianttuantu ca i lak - (v.) engage - Example: They engaged a cook for the summer = Tthal caan caah rawlchuang pakhat an lak<br />
rian pekmi - (n.) appointment<br />
rian phuah - (v.) fire - Example: He was fired = A rian in an phuah<br />
rian soktu , nawltu - (n.) supplicant<br />
rian tam , manh lo - (adj.) busy<br />
rian thawk - (v.) open - Example: The new s<strong>to</strong>re will open <strong>to</strong>day = Chawdawr thar kha nihin an hun (thawk) lai<br />
rian thawknak i a cawngpahmi - (n.) apprentice<br />
rian thawknak i a cawngpahmi - (n.) apprentice<br />
rian thiahnak cazin - (n.) roster<br />
rian tlaih - (v.) fill - Example: No one was found <strong>to</strong> fill that job = Khi rian a tlaitu ding ahohmanh an hmu hna lo<br />
rian ttuan a zuam lomi , a tha a thumi - (adj.) shiftless<br />
rian , tuah awk a simi rian - (n.) task<br />
riangmang - (v.) disappear slowly, vanish, die away (as sound) slowly<br />
riangmang - (adv.) determinedly - Example: He s<strong>to</strong>od up and spoke determinedly = A dir riangmang i a chim<br />
rianhrang , harnak , fahnak in luat - (n.) ease - Example: A rich man lives a life of ease = Mirum cu har lo tein nung<br />
rianpek , hman - (v.) employ - Example: Employ your time wisely = Na caan ttha tein hmang tuah<br />
rianrang - (adj.) quick, fast - Example: A tiger is very fast = Cakei cu a rian a rang<br />
rianrang in - (adv.) hurriedly<br />
rianrang tein - (adv.) fast - Example: His car will not go fast = A mawttawka khulrang in a kal kho lo<br />
rianttuan - (v.) minister - Example: The nurce ministered <strong>to</strong> the needs of the sick = Si sayama nih mizaw cu an herhnak kha a tuahpiak /tuanpiak<br />
hna<br />
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ianttuan - (v.) operate - Example: The machine operated very well = Seh cu ttha tein rian a ttuan<br />
rianttuan - (v.) serve - Example: He served two years in the army = Ralkap chungah rian kum hnih a ttuan<br />
rianttuan a bu in i thlen - (n.) shift - Example: There are two shifts of work in the fac<strong>to</strong>ry = Sehzung ah rianttuan a bu in i thlenmi pahnih an um<br />
rianttuan a huam lomi , a tha a thumi - (adj.) indolent<br />
rianttuan a huammi , miteima - (adj.) sedulous<br />
rianttuan a zuammi , aa hne khomi , miteima - (adj.) industrious<br />
rianttuan awk a hmu lomi - (adj.) unemployed<br />
rianttuan awk ca i an thimmi ralkapbu hmete , bu - (n.) squad<br />
rianttuan awk hmu loin umnak - (n.) unemployment<br />
rianttuan awk i timhmi - (n.) project<br />
rianttuan awkah timh cia in a ummi - (adj.) ready<br />
rianttuan fialmi - (n.) agent<br />
rianttuan fialmi , rianttuantu - (n.) employee<br />
rianttuan fialtu , rianttuantu uktu - (n.) employer<br />
rianttuan hnga dingmi tuan - (v.) function - Example: My pen does not function well = Ka cafung ttha tein a um lo<br />
rianttuan hramthawk - (v.) open - Example: The office opens at nine = Zung cu pakua ah an hun (an thawk)<br />
rianttuan huam lonak , thathutnak - (n.) indolence<br />
rianttuan huam , thawhzang , thekvak tha - (adj.) active<br />
rianttuan loin umtanak , phuahtanak - (n.) suspension<br />
rianttuan man - (n.) wage<br />
rianttuan man hmuh ding lawng i a ttuanmi - (n.) hireling<br />
rianttuan man hmuhmi - (n.) earnings<br />
rianttuan man hmuhmi laksawng tangka - (n.) gratuity<br />
rianttuan man laksawng pek - (v.) remunerate<br />
rianttuan man, thil man, ttialnak ca - (n.) bill<br />
rianttuan ni , ni zarh a si lomi - (n.) work day<br />
rianttuan ning , thil tining - (n.) method<br />
rianttuan ti ding i bu ser - (v.) organize<br />
rianttuan tik i phuhri sattu sinak , a thawktu sinak lungthin - (n.) initiative<br />
rianttuan , ttuan - (v.) work - Example: To work is health = Rianttuan cu damnak a si<br />
rianttuannak - (n.) operation, working<br />
rianttuannak ah zei dot dah a si tinak - (n.) rank - Example: What is his rank? His rank is captain = A reng zeidah a si? A reng cu kepten a si<br />
rianttuannak ding ca i chiahmi , tangka siseh , fimnak , thil , siseh - (n.) investment<br />
rianttuannak ding ca i tangka i chiatu - (n.) inves<strong>to</strong>r<br />
rianttuannak hmun , mo<strong>to</strong>r remhnak hmun - (n.) workshop<br />
rianttuannak i fehter , fehter - (v.) ordain<br />
rianttuannak i hmanmi hmun - (n.) station<br />
rianttuannak , uknak , zohkhenh - (n.) administration<br />
rianttuantti hawi , khuktthi , hawi - (n.) colleague<br />
rianttuantu - (n.) servant<br />
rianttuantu - (n.) worker<br />
rianttuantu ; a tuah lengmangtu - (n.) practitioner<br />
rianttuantu a za in ngeih lo - (adj.) shorthanded<br />
rianttuantu biafang , verb a bawmtu bia - (n.) adverb - Example: He ran quickly = Khulang tein a tli<br />
rianttuantu bu , zohkhentu bu - (n.) board - Example: School board = Sianginn zohkhentu bu<br />
rianttuantu ca i lak , rian pek - (v.) engage - Example: They engaged a cook for the summer = Tthal caan caah rawlchuang pakhat an lak<br />
rianttuantu hna a bu in a ummi - (n.) trade union<br />
rianttuantu hna an min le an hmuh hnga dingzat ttialnak cazin - (n.) payroll<br />
rianttuantu lak - (v.) hire<br />
rianttuantu minung hna - (n.) personnel<br />
rianttuantu pawl - (n.) staff<br />
riao , rio - (v.) a partridge call<br />
riat , pariat - (num.) eight<br />
rih - (adv.) yet - Example: Don't go yet = Kal rih hlah<br />
rih , atu tiang - (adv.) still - Example: Is the shop still open? = Atu tiang chawdawr cu an hun rih maw?<br />
rih lei ah a tei , a rit deuh - (v.) outweigh<br />
rihnak - (n.) load - Example: The load of work was heavy = Rian a rihnak cu a rit ko<br />
rihnak - (n.) pressure<br />
rihnak - (n.) weight<br />
rihnak - (n.) heaviness<br />
rihning aa khat tein tuahmi - (n.) equilibrium - Example: Scales are in equilibrium when weights on each side are equal = Cual thlainak hna cu<br />
khattelei le khattelei i an chiahmi thil hna an i tluk tikah an rihning aa khat<br />
riiriai - (adv.) dimly - Example: Falam is dimly visible from Rung Mount = Rungtlang in Falam cu a lang riiriai<br />
rik - (v.) <strong>to</strong> holler with curse<br />
ril - (n.) intestine<br />
ril - (n.) ball of thread - Example: Two balls of thread = La ril hnih<br />
ril fonghlei - (n.) appendix<br />
ril fonghlei hmaat zawtnak - (n.) appendicitis<br />
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il he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) intestinal<br />
ril , paw - (n.) bowels<br />
ril , rilh - (v.) roll - Example: A ball rolls. - Rolling s<strong>to</strong>nes gather no moss = Pumpululh a ril. - A ril lengmangmi lung cungah cun bangbuar a kai kho<br />
lo<br />
ril , rilh - (v.) sift, sieve - Example: Will you sieve/sift flour with a sieve? = Fingrilh in meida na na ril lai maw?<br />
ril , rilh - (v.) trip over, fall down - Example: I trip over a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung kaa chuih i ka ril<br />
rilh , ril - (v.) trip over, fall down - Example: I trip over a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung kaa chuih i ka ril<br />
rilh , ril - (v.) roll - Example: A ball rolls. - Rolling s<strong>to</strong>nes gather no moss = Pumpululh a ril. - A ril lengmangmi lung cungah cun bangbuar a kai kho<br />
lo<br />
rilh , ril - (v.) sift, sieve - Example: Will you sieve/sift flour with a sieve? = Fingrilh in meida na na ril lai maw?<br />
rilh viahmahnak kedan a tanglei i rilhnak a ummi - (n.) roller skate<br />
rilhnak - (n.) stumbling<br />
rilhnak - (n.) sifting<br />
rilhnak - (n.) fall<br />
rili - (n.) sea<br />
rili chung i a ummi thilnung phun khat , arfi he aa lomi (nga a si) - (n.) starfish<br />
rili chung i a vun i sawhmi vawlei fong - (n.) promon<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
rili chung i ti lum tiva bantukin a luangmi - (prop.) Golf Stream<br />
rili chung i tiva a vung luhnak ka khi - (n.) estuary<br />
rili chung nga nganpi phun khat - (n.) swordfish<br />
rili chung saram nganpi phun khat - (n.) walrus<br />
rili chung saram phun khat , kut pariet a ngeimi - (n.) co<strong>to</strong>pus<br />
rili chung saram phun khat , Mizo nih zawngdulinu an ti - (n.) porpoise<br />
rili chung ummli cengkeuh - (n.) coral<br />
rili cung chawlehnak, rili pawng i a ummi, rili he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) maritime<br />
rili cung i firnak tuahmi - (n.) piracy<br />
rili cung i khual a tlawng tawnmi - (n.) seafarer<br />
rili cung khan , pe 6080 - (n.) nautical mile<br />
rili cung lam hruaitu ca i an rak hman ngaimi - (n.) polestar<br />
rili cung mifir - (n.) pirate<br />
rili cung mifir - (n.) sea rover<br />
rili fonghlei - (n.) bay<br />
rili fonghlei - (n.) gulf<br />
rili in zei can dah a san tinak - (n.) altitude<br />
rili kam - (n.) beach<br />
rili kam - (n.) sea coast<br />
rili kam hrawng hna i i chawhnak lam nganpi - (n.) esplanade<br />
rili kam in rili chunglei ah a hlatnak hmun - (adj.) off-shore<br />
rili kam , tikam - (n.) strand<br />
rili le rili aa pehnak - (n.) channel<br />
rili lei ah - (adj.) seaward<br />
rili lian , tilian , thil tampi - (n.) flood<br />
rili lungvar , cengkeuh nih a sermi , pale lungvar - (n.) pearl<br />
rili meiceu - (n.) light in the lighthouse<br />
rili meivannak - (n.) lighthouse<br />
rili nga ei awk a simi - (n.) tuna<br />
rili nih a fenhmi tikhal nganpi , a cheuchum lawng ti leng i a langmi - (n.) iceberg<br />
rili nih a kulhmi - (adj.) sea-girt<br />
rili pahnih hmun bite i an i <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) strait<br />
rili pawng hmun , tiva , tili - (n.) waterside<br />
rili ti a si lomi - (adj.) fresh - Example: Fresh water = Tiva ti<br />
rili va - (n.) sea gull<br />
rilikam , tilikam - (n.) shore<br />
rilikam , tivakam , tikam - (n.) coast<br />
rilipi - (adj.) ocean<br />
rilite - (n.) sea<br />
rili/ti cungah aa din khomi vanlawng - (n.) seaplane<br />
rilitilet - (n.) wave<br />
rim - (n.) scent<br />
rim - (n.) smell<br />
rim - (n.) odor<br />
rim - (adj.) dirty - Example: Your body is <strong>to</strong>o dirty/grimy = Na tak a rim tuk<br />
rim - (n.) sweat, grime<br />
rim - (n.) dirt<br />
rim - (v.) <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p doing something after "getting one's finger burnt"<br />
rim a nammi - (adj.) redolent - Example: Our house is redolent of fresh paint = Kan inn cu tinbawsi thar kan thuhmi rim a nam<br />
rim hnimh - (v.) smell<br />
rim in hnimh i hngalh - (v.) scent<br />
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im ngei lomi - (adj.) scentless<br />
rim zong a ngei lo i zawng zong a ngei lomi gas phun khat , khulrang tein a alh khomi - (n.) hydrogen - Example: Hydrogen combines<br />
with oxygen form water = Hydrogen le oxygen an i cawh ah ti a chuak<br />
rimchia - (n.) reek<br />
rimchia - (n.) stench<br />
rimchia a simi - (adj.) noisome<br />
rimchia chuahter - (v.) reek - Example: He reeks of garlic = Daidim rim a nam hut ko<br />
rimchia , duh lo awk ngai a simi - (adj.) odious<br />
rimchiami - (adj.) smelly<br />
rimhmui - (n.) aroma<br />
rimhmui - (n.) fragrance<br />
rimhmuimi - (adj.) fragrant<br />
rimhmuimi thing , thingrai - (n.) sandalwood<br />
rimtler - (adj.) acrid - Example: The smell of burning feathers is acrid = Arhmul kangh rim cu a tler<br />
rin - (v.) <strong>to</strong> scratch a line - Example: He scratched a line on the ground = Vawlei ah catlang a rin<br />
rin , ring - (adj.) ready<br />
rin , ttialter - (v.) score<br />
ring - (adj.) new, fresh - Example: Fresh field (new field) = Lo ring<br />
ring - (v.) <strong>to</strong> prepare something in advance - Example: You should have one bag of rice ready for the conference = Civui caah facang tun khat<br />
nan i ring lai<br />
ring - (v.) feed guests - Example: We shall be able <strong>to</strong> feed ten guests = Khualtlung pahra kan rin khawh hna lai<br />
ring , rin - (adj.) ready<br />
ring , rin - (adj.) ready - Example: Are you ready <strong>to</strong> fire the gun? = Meithal puah ding nan i ring cang maw?<br />
ringlo - (adv.) more than, over - Example: Khuabe is over/more than three miles from <strong>Hakha</strong> = <strong>Hakha</strong> in Khuaba cu khan thum rinmglo a si<br />
rinh , bochan - (v.) reckon on - Example: We may reckon on your help = Na bawmhnak kha kan i bochan (rinh) lai<br />
rinnak - (n.) preparation, readiness<br />
Rinni , Zarhteni - (n.) Saturday<br />
rio , riao - (v.) a partridge call<br />
riprep - (adv.) completely<br />
rirawt - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong> violin made of cat's bladder<br />
rirawt hri , kitar hri , aw ttumnak hri - (n.) chord<br />
rit - (adj.) heavy - Example: The book is heavy = Cauk a rit<br />
rit khawhmi thil , zu - (n.) in<strong>to</strong>xicant<br />
rit ngaiin hnuh, put - (v.) lug<br />
rit , ri - (adj.) drunk - Example: He is drunk (of wine) = Zu a ri<br />
rit , rit - (v.) in<strong>to</strong>xicate<br />
ritnak - (n.) in<strong>to</strong>xication<br />
ritnak thil ttha lo - (n.) narcotic - Example: Opium is a narcotic = Bing cu ritnak thil a si<br />
ritpi , tampi , nganpi - (adj.) massive<br />
rittertu sivai thattu si , sivai a that khotu si - (n.) anti<strong>to</strong>xin<br />
ritttih - (n.) scarecrow<br />
rizai , puanbu - (n.) quilt<br />
ro - (n.) heritage<br />
ro - (n.) legacy<br />
ro - (adj.) dry, parched, withered<br />
ro , innlo , thilri - (n.) estate - Example: When he died he left an estate of one thousand kyats = A thih ah khan ro tangka thong khat a roh tak<br />
ro lakin kiao - (v.) roast<br />
ro , thil man sung - (n.) treasure<br />
rocar - (adj.) barren<br />
roco - (v.) inherit<br />
roconak , comi thil - (n.) inheritance - Example: Good health is a fine inheritance = Ngandam hi ro ttha a si<br />
rocoter lo , hlawt - (v.) disinherit<br />
rocotu - (n.) heir<br />
rocotu - (n.) inheri<strong>to</strong>r<br />
roh - (v.) orphaned: be left orphaned - Example: They were left orphans by their father when they were <strong>to</strong>o young = An pa nih no tukin a roh<br />
hna<br />
roh , rohtak - (v.) inheritance: leave behind things for inheritance - Example: He left ten thousand kyats when he died = Tangka thong hra a roh<br />
hna<br />
roh , rohtak - (v.) bequeath - Example: He bequeathed ten thousand kyats <strong>to</strong> is wife = A nupi kha tangka thong hra a roh<br />
rohmi thil - (v.) bequeath - Example: He bequeathed his properties <strong>to</strong> his son = A thilri kha a fapa a roh, ro ah a pek<br />
rohmi , thil - (n.) bequest - Example: He left a bequest of ten kyats = Tangka fang hra a roh<br />
rohtak , roh - (v.) inheritance: leave behind things for inheritance - Example: He left ten thousand kyats when he died = Tangka thong hra a roh<br />
hna<br />
rohtak , roh - (v.) bequeath - Example: He bequeathed ten thousand kyats <strong>to</strong> is wife = A nupi kha tangka thong hra a roh<br />
rolungbunh - (v.) abuse, wig, reproach, revile, censure, scold, give plenty of troubles - Example: Their son gave them lots of troubles = An fapa<br />
nih rolung a bunh hna<br />
Rom - (n.) Romans (St. Paul's letter)<br />
Rom chan ah cun ram khat chung i nawl a ngeitu bik a simi khawngsil - (n.) senate<br />
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Rom cozah chan ah vainam in zapi zoh dawh ah aa tumi hna - (n.) gladia<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Rom khuami - (n.) Roman<br />
Rom mi lak bawi phun - (n.) patrician<br />
Rom siangpahrang - (n.) caesar<br />
Roman Catholic Khrifabu chung ummi - (n.) catholic<br />
Roman Catholic nih an tuahmi Bawipa Zanrian - (n.) mass<br />
Roman Katholik a simi - (n.) papist<br />
Roman Katholik biaknak i a ngan bik tlangbawi - (n.) pope<br />
Roman Katholik le Grik Katholik a si lomi Khrifa paohpaoh - (n.) protestant<br />
Roman Katholik phungki pawl phun khat - (n.) friar<br />
Roman Katholik zumhning ah, vancung phak hlan i thlarau um chungnak - (n.) purga<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
Roman nambar, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, L, M, tehna hi - (n.) Roman numerals<br />
rong , rawng - (n.) colour<br />
ronhmi - (n.) injection<br />
rop , rawp - (v.) rot, decay - Example: Our posts have rotted = Kan tung an rawp cang<br />
ropnak , thutnak - (n.) corruption<br />
rorah - (n.) inheritance, treasure<br />
rose pangpar - (n.) rose<br />
rose pangpar pungsan in aa sermi tang<strong>to</strong>nh - (n.) rosette<br />
roter , carter - (v.) wither - Example: The sun withers the grass = Ni nih ram cu a roter<br />
rovui - (v.) testament: <strong>to</strong> make last will and testament - Example: He said in his last will and testament that his eldest son should inherit his house =<br />
Ka inn hi ka fapa upabik nih hun co seh tiah ro a vui<br />
rovuih - (v.) testament: <strong>to</strong> make last will - Example: He said in his last will, my children, you should love one another = Ka fale, nan hun i daw lai,<br />
tiah ro a vuih hna<br />
rovuihnak bia a tuahtu - (n.) testa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
rovuihnak bia , biakamnak - (n.) testament<br />
rovuihnak bia he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) testamentary<br />
rovuihnak , rovuinak - (n.) will, making the will<br />
rovuinak , rovuihnak - (n.) will, making the will<br />
ru , rureu - (adj.) dishonest<br />
rua - (conj.) if - Example: We wondered if you were ill = Na zaw rua tiah kan khuaruah a har<br />
rua - (adv.) perhaps, probably - Example: Perhaps/probably he may go <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing ah a kal rua lai<br />
rua cong , thir cong , cong - (n.) cylinder<br />
rua , mau - (n.) bamboo<br />
rua pum , mau pum , pum (tilawng) - (n.) raft<br />
ruah - (v.) consider<br />
ruah - (v.) hold - Example: People once held that the world was flat = Hlan ah cun mi nih vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah<br />
ruah - (v.) opine - Example: Mr. Jones opined that it will rain <strong>to</strong>day = Mr. Johes nih nihin cu ruah a sur lai tiah a ruah<br />
ruah - (v.) philosophize<br />
ruah - (v.) regard - Example: He is regarded as the best doc<strong>to</strong>r in <strong>to</strong>wn = Amah cu hi khua sibawi ttha bik i ruahmi a si<br />
ruah - (v.) think - Example: I think you can do it = Na tuah khawh lai tiah ka ruah<br />
ruah - (n.) rain - Example: The rain falls heavily = Ruah fak piin a sur<br />
ruah , a si rua ti zumh - (v.) suspect - Example: I suspect that an accident has delayed him = Accident nih a tlaiter rua tiah ka ruah<br />
ruah a sur hnu i ni a hung linh i ni lin he ti lin he aa cawhmi khi , tak bang cekcukpi i a um khi - (n.) sultriness<br />
ruah a sur i thlitu he a simi khi - (n.) thundershower<br />
ruah a sur ni a simi - (adj.) rainy<br />
ruah a sur thiaimai khi - (v.) spatter - Example: Rain spatters on the road = Lam cungah ruah a sur thiaimai<br />
ruah a sur thliahmahmi - (n.) shower<br />
ruah awk ceih awk i thimmi kong - (n.) <strong>to</strong>pic<br />
ruah awk i chuahpi - (v.) submit<br />
ruah awk thil a hun chuahter - (v.) pose - Example: Their unexpected arrival for dinner posed the problem of what <strong>to</strong> feed them = Ruah lopi i<br />
zanriah ei awk i an hung phanhnak nih hin, zeidah kan pek hna lai ti harnak a chuahter<br />
ruah awk tlak , tam nawnpi - (adj.) considerable - Example: We have a considerable rain this year = Tukum cu ruah tam nawn a sur<br />
ruah bawnbok ngaw in a sur - (n.) downpour<br />
ruah ciammam tein tuahmi, lung tthawng ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) resolved<br />
ruah dawn angki - (n.) slicker<br />
ruah hleng , tum - (n.) anticlimax<br />
ruah khawh a si lomi , ruah awk a tlak lomi - (adj.) inconsiderable<br />
ruah khawh lomi - (adj.) unthinkable<br />
ruah khawhmi - (adj.) conceivable<br />
ruah , khuaruah - (v.) muse<br />
ruah khun - (v.) concentrate<br />
ruah lengmang - (v.) theorize<br />
ruah lengmang i a phi chuahternak , hei langhternak - (n.) inference<br />
ruah lo piin - (adv.) suddenly<br />
ruah lo piin duak tiah thil a hun tik i ttha te le dai tein ruah khawh khi a si - (n.) presence of mind<br />
ruah lopi ah duak ti i a hung ummi - (adj.) sudden<br />
ruah lopi ah sualpang a hung ummi - (adj.) accicental<br />
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uah lopi in a hung chuakmi thil - (n.) emergency<br />
ruah lopi in a hung ummi , rak i ruahchan lomi - (adj.) unexpected<br />
ruah lopi in i <strong>to</strong>n khut , <strong>to</strong>n - (v.) encounter<br />
ruah lopi in thil a hung ummi - (adj.) casual - Example: A casual meeting = ruah lo piin i <strong>to</strong>nnak<br />
ruah set loin tuah chimmi - (adj.) haphazard - Example: Haphazard answers are usually wrong = Ruah setsai loin lehnak cu a hmaan tawn lo<br />
ruah setsai lo in mah duh paoh i tuah - (adj.) arbitrary<br />
ruah siamsiam in sur - (v.) drizzle<br />
ruah tampi sur - (v.) pour - Example: The rain poured down = Ruah a thlet in aa thle<br />
ruah , thiltining ser , tuahning ser , timh - (v.) devise<br />
ruah ti lo - (v.) dismiss - Example: Let us dismiss our troubles = Kan harnak hna kha ruat ti hlah u sih<br />
ruah , timhtuah , ser - (v.) frame - Example: The framed the constitution = Upadi hram pi kha an ser, an timh tuah, an ruah<br />
ruah tthan - (v.) reconsider<br />
ruah tti , ceih tti , i al - (v.) debate<br />
ruah , zumh - (v.) feel - Example: He feels you should go = Na kal awk a si tiah a ruah<br />
ruah , zumh - (v.) deem<br />
ruah , zumh - (v.) assume - Example: I assume you can do the work = Rian cu na ttuan khawh lai tiah ka zumh, ruah<br />
ruahchan - (v.) hope - Example: We hope he will pass the exam = Camipuai a awng lai tiah kan i ruahchan ko<br />
ruahchan awk a um lomi - (adj.) bleak<br />
ruahchannak - (n.) hope - Example: We are saved by hope = Ruahchannak in khamh kan si<br />
ruahchannak a ngei lomi - (adj.) hopeless<br />
ruahchannak a ngeimi - (adj.) hopeful<br />
ruahchannak ngeih lo - (v.) despair<br />
ruahchih - (v.) expect - Example: We expect him (<strong>to</strong> come home) next year = Kum voi ah a tlung lai tiah kan i ruahchih ko<br />
ruahchom , ruahdamh , a hmaan taktak le taktak lo hnaglh lomi - (v.) surmise<br />
ruahcia loin thill a cangmi - (n.) accident<br />
ruahfang - (n.) raindrop<br />
ruahfonh - (v.) associate<br />
ruahkham angki - (n.) raincoat<br />
ruahkhunnak - (n.) concentration<br />
ruahlopi i a cangmi khi - (n.) stroke<br />
ruahmi - (n.) mind - Example: He speaks his mind = A ruahmi a chim<br />
ruahmi thil a hmaannak kong thukpi in chim - (v.) propound<br />
ruahnak - (n.) opinion<br />
ruahnak - (n.) supposition<br />
ruahnak - (n.) thought - Example: My thought/thinking is this = Ka ruahnak cu hihi a si<br />
ruahnak - (n.) conception<br />
ruahnak - (n.) assumption<br />
ruahnak - (n.) concept<br />
ruahnak a bimi - (adj.) narrowminded<br />
ruahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) thoughtless<br />
ruahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) thoughtful<br />
ruahnak a ping a pang i canter , a ping a pang siter - (v.) derange - Example: He is mentally deranged = A hrut<br />
ruahnak a rak ngei cia chungmi - (adj.) prejudiced<br />
ruahnak a tlawm deuhmi - (adj.) simpleminded<br />
ruahnak a tlawm ngaimi - (adj.) half-witted<br />
ruahnak a tlawm ngaimi - (adj.) imbecile<br />
ruahnak aa khatmi bu - (n.) school<br />
ruahnak biapi bik , pithlur - (n.) motif<br />
ruahnak bimi , tikulh khuati , tikulh bantuk a simi , ti nih a kulhmi - (adj.) insular<br />
ruahnak cheuh - (v.) suggest<br />
ruahnak cheuh awk ttha a si lomi - (adj.) inadvisable<br />
ruahnak cheuhnak - (n.) suggestion<br />
ruahnak cheutu thil a simi - (adj.) suggestive<br />
ruahnak chim , tuah awk chim - (v.) propose<br />
ruahnak fonh<strong>to</strong>nh - (v.) accomodate<br />
ruahnak fun - (v.) conclude<br />
ruahnak i cheuh , hal - (v.) consult<br />
ruahnak i cheuhnak - (n.) consultation<br />
ruahnak i cheuhnak , fimchimhnak - (n.) counsel<br />
ruahnak i khah , hnatlak - (v.) agree<br />
ruahnak i khah lonak , i rem lonak - (n.) discord<br />
ruahnak i khah lonak , pakhat le pakhat i huatnak - (n.) antipathy<br />
ruahnak i khahnak , hnatlaknak - (n.) agreement<br />
ruahnak in fianternak - (n.) theory<br />
ruahnak in phan chommi tuanbia - (n.) novel<br />
ruahnak in tuak khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) rational - Example: As children grow older, they become more rational = Ngakchia cu an hung<br />
upat deuh in ruahnak in tuak khawhnak an hun ngei deuh<br />
ruahnak in tuanbia a phanchom thiammi - (n.) novelist<br />
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uahnak lawng a si rihmi , a ngaingai a si rih lomi - (adj.) theoretic<br />
ruahnak lawng hi a taktak a si , thil hi cu a taktak a si lo , ti ruahnak philosopyn phun knat - (n.) idealism<br />
ruahnak lawngin ti ahcun - (adv.) theoretically<br />
ruahnak le duhnak hun ngeih duakmi saupi a nguh lomi - (n.) whim<br />
ruahnak le lungthin pum cawlcangh ningin langter , tahchunhnak ah kut zao , mit ttheh , cabuai , cumh - (n.) gesture<br />
ruahnak , lungchung in suaimi hmanthlak - (n.) idea<br />
ruahnak , lungput , lungthin - (n.) mentality<br />
ruahnak lungthin , ngaihnak , lunglennak , duhnak - (n.) sentiment<br />
ruahnak pek - (adj.) advisory - Example: Advisory body = Ruahnak petu bu<br />
ruahnak pelte - (n.) inkling<br />
ruahnak petu , fimchimtu - (n.) counsellor<br />
ruahnak sawsawh in a um ti i ruahmi rang a cal i ki pakhat a ngeimi - (n.) unicorn<br />
ruahnak taktak chimmi , duhdanhnak ngei lomi lungthin - (n.) candour<br />
ruahnak tel loin Pathian biatak cu thlarau chimhnak lawngin hngalh khawh a si ti zumhnak - (n.) mysticism<br />
ruahnak thar a la duhmi ; hmailei huncho le thlen a duhmi - (adj.) liberal<br />
ruahnak thar le kau ngeih duhnak - (n.) liberalism<br />
ruahnak tlawmnak hruhnak - (n.) imbecility<br />
ruahnak tthattha le sangsang ngeih i a tuah zia biapi i chiah theng tung lo - (adj.) idealistic<br />
ruahnak , tuaknak - (n.) estimation<br />
ruahnak , vancung kainak - (n.) assumption<br />
ruahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi , khua a ruat lomi - (adj.) unthinking<br />
ruahning , hngalhning , ruahnak - (n.) notion - Example: I have no notion of what he means = A chimmi kha a sullam zei a si a ruah awk ka<br />
hngal lo<br />
ruahning , khuacuanhnak hmun , hmuhning - (n.) viewpoint<br />
ruahning , lungthin - (n.) position - Example: What is his position concerning the new taxes? = Ngunkhuai thar kong ah a lungthin zeidah a si?<br />
ruahpak loin - (adv.) surprisingly, all of a sudden, without any expectation - Example: Without any expectation I met my friend on the way =<br />
Ruahpak loin lampi ah ka hawipa he kan i <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
ruahpalh - (v.) misconceive<br />
ruahpalhnak - (n.) misconception<br />
ruahpi - (n.) rain<br />
ruahpi , nilin , khuasik a ing zungzalmi , thlitu - (adj.) weatherbeaten<br />
ruahpi sur - (v.) rain<br />
ruahsual khawhmi , sullam pahnih a ngei khomi , a fiang lomi - (adj.) equivocal<br />
ruahsur - (n.) rainfall<br />
ruahsur - (v.) rain - Example: It rains = Ruah a sur<br />
ruahsur tahnak - (n.) rain gauge<br />
ruak - (n.) corpse - Example: His corpse was buried in the grave = A ruak kha thlan ah an vui<br />
ruak khangh - (v.) cremate<br />
ruak khanghnak - (n.) cremation<br />
ruakhatlak , rawkhatlak - (n.) a group dance in which dancers step between moving bamboo poles timed <strong>to</strong> musc<br />
ruakkuang - (n.) coffin<br />
ruakkuang chuannak , ruak kuang thlan i kalpinak leng - (n.) bier<br />
ruakkuang putu - (n.) pallbearer<br />
ruakvui pumhnak , ruakvuinak - (n.) funeral<br />
rual - (adj.) even, level - Example: You must lay the bricks evenly = Tlakrawh kha i rual tein na rual lai<br />
rual - (n.) peers, of around the same age - Example: He and I are of the same age = Amah he kan i rual<br />
rual - (n.) group, herd - Example: A herd of wild pigs = Ngal rual<br />
rual - (n.) wall - Example: A wall of s<strong>to</strong>ne (s<strong>to</strong>ne wall) = Lung rual<br />
rual - (v.) brick: <strong>to</strong> lay bricks/s<strong>to</strong>nes - Example: Do you know how <strong>to</strong> lay bricks? = Tlakrawh rual na thiam maw?<br />
rualchan - (n.) kin<br />
rualchan - (n.) relation<br />
rualchan - (n.) relative - Example: Peter is my relative = Piter cu ka rualchan a si<br />
rualchan , nupi pa , nupi nu , vale pa , vale nu , farle u farle nau , tale nau tale u - (n.) in-law<br />
rualchannak - (n.) relationship, blood relationship - Example: Do you have any blood relatioship with him? = I rualchannak amah he na ngei<br />
maw?<br />
ruam a kaimi - (adj.) haughty<br />
ruamkainak - (n.) haughtiness<br />
ruamkainak , porhlawtnak - (n.) vanity<br />
ruang - (n.) reason (for something done)<br />
ruang - because of - Example: I can go <strong>to</strong> school because of you = Nangmah ruangah sianginn ka kai kho<br />
ruang-ai , khulrang , fel , fawi tein cawlcangh - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai<br />
ruang ainak , khulrannak - (n.) agility<br />
ruangah - (prep.) for - Example: To shout for joy = Lawmhnak ruang i au<br />
ruangah - (v.) owe - Example: His owes his life <strong>to</strong> the doc<strong>to</strong>r's skill = Sibawi a thiam ruangah a nung<br />
ruangah , caah - (prep.) with - Example: The man almost died with thirst = Tihal ruangah a thil dengmang<br />
ruangah , caah - (conj.) because<br />
ruangah , thawngin - (adv.) thanks - Example: Thanks <strong>to</strong> John's effort, the garden has many fruits = John rianttuannak thawngin dum<br />
chungah thei tampi a um<br />
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uanter - (v.) coordinate - Example: In swimming you must cootrdinate the movements of your hands and legs = Ti lioh ah cun na kut cangh le<br />
na ke cangh kha na ruanter hna lai<br />
ruat cungcang lo i chimphut - (v.) blurt<br />
ruat cungcang loin , mi dang fim chimhnak um loin , nam cutmat in - (adv.) unadvisedly<br />
ruat hmasa ciammam lo i thil tuahnak - (n.) imprudence<br />
ruat setsai lem loin biatlang chuak i vun chim - (adv.) in passing - Example: He said it only in passing = Biatlang a vung chuah i a vun chim<br />
pah menmi a si<br />
ruat suksak loin thil ti a hmangmi - (adj.) impulsive<br />
ruava - (n.) quiver<br />
rubi lungvar - (n.) ruby<br />
ruh - (n.) bone - Example: Cheek bone = Biang ruh<br />
ruh chung kua hnar he aa pehmi - (n.) sinus<br />
ruh fah zawtnak - (n.) rheumatism<br />
ruh fah zawtnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) rheumatic<br />
ruh i can , ruh bantukin hah , a hakmi thil ah i can - (v.) ossify<br />
ruh i cannak , ruh bantukin a hakmi i cannak - (n.) ossification<br />
ruh kiah tik i temchihmi tem - (n.) splint<br />
ruh , rut - (v.) <strong>to</strong> catch fish in large number<br />
ruh , rut - (v.) scoop - Example: Please scoop the garbage = Hmunhnawm kha rut tuah<br />
ruhkhulh , ralhau - (n.) citadel<br />
rui - (adv.) in great number - Example: A lot of them are sitting <strong>to</strong>gether = An tthu rui ko<br />
ruk - (n.) barn house<br />
ruk , paruk - (num.) six<br />
ruksai - (n.) knapsack<br />
ruksai - (n.) pack - Example: He had the pots in his pack = A ruksai ah um cu a sanh hna<br />
ruksai - (n.) rucksack<br />
rul - (n.) serpent<br />
rul - (n.) snake<br />
rul a sivai a tta ngaimi - (n.) viper<br />
rul aa ngerh cukmak bantuk khi , i ngerh cukmak in um - (v.) writhe<br />
rul bantuk a simi - (adj.) serpentine<br />
rul nih a cuar aa zirh khi - (v.) slough<br />
rul nih a cuar aa zirh khi - (adj.) slough<br />
rul sivai - (n.) venom<br />
rul sivai ttihnung ngaimi - (n.) rattle snake<br />
rulh - (v.) offset - Example: The money he got partly offset his losses = Tangka a hmuhmi nih a sunghmi kha a cheuchum cu a rulh<br />
rulh - (v.) compensate<br />
rulh , pek tthan - (v.) reimburse<br />
rulhnak - (n.) compensation<br />
rum - (adj.) wealthy, rich,, affluent - Example: Rain falls as it likes, the rich speak as they want = Ruah nih a duh in sur. mirum nih an duh in bia<br />
chim<br />
rum ngai le nuam ngaiin nun - (n.) luxury<br />
rum zureu , zureu - (n.) rum<br />
rumnak , chawva - (n.) richness<br />
rumnak , chawva tangka - (n.) means - Example: He has means <strong>to</strong> buy a house = Inn cawknak tangka a ngei ko<br />
rumnak , duhdim te i nunnak - (n.) affluence<br />
rumnak , hlawhtlinnak - (n.) prosperity<br />
rumra - (n.) solemnity<br />
rumra a ngeimi , khuaruahhar a simi - (n.) stupendous<br />
rumra a ummi , lungtaktein tuahmi - (adj.) solemn<br />
rumra , dawh - (n.) magnificence<br />
rumra , lianhngannak - (n.) majesty<br />
rumra ngei ngaingaimi - (adj.) stately<br />
rumra ngeimi - (adj.) majestic<br />
rumro - (adv.) willy-nilly<br />
rumternak , tthatternak - (n.) enrichment<br />
run - (n.) flock - Example: A flock of sheep = Tun run khat<br />
run - (n.) herd, group, troop, crowd - Example: A herd of cattle. - A large crowd followed him = Caw run khat. - Mi run tampi an zulh<br />
run - (n.) house, home<br />
run - (v.) invade (a <strong>to</strong>wn, coundtry)<br />
run , rung - (v.) come down - Example: Bring down the book when you come down = Na run tikah cauk kha run pupah te<br />
rung , run - (v.) come down - Example: Bring down the book when you come down = Na run tikah cauk kha run pupah te<br />
rungrul - (n.) worm<br />
rungtaban , rungtuban - (n.) pineapple<br />
runven , bia in bawmh - (v.) defend<br />
runven , ven , congh - (v.) guard<br />
rup - (v.) fit - Example: These shoes fit my feet = Hi kedan hi ka ke he an i rup<br />
rup in - (prep.) with - Example: The army's power increases with its size = Ralkap tthawnnak cu a mi an tam rup in a tthang ve<br />
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ureu , ru - (adj.) dishonest - Example: He is a dishonest person = Mirureu a si<br />
ruru hranghrang in a ummi - (adj.) insolent<br />
ruru hranghrang in umnak - (n.) insolence<br />
Russia holh a si i khawngsil (council) tinak a si - (n.) soviet<br />
Russia ram zurea - (n.) vodka<br />
Russia tangka - (n.) rouble<br />
Russisa ram siangpahrang (1917 hlan) - (n.) czar<br />
rut , ruh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> catch fish in large number<br />
rut , ruh - (v.) scoop - Example: Please scoop the garbage = Hmunhnawm kha rut tuah<br />
rutnak , ruhnak - (n.) pan - Example: Dust pan = Hnawm ruhnak<br />
rutreu - (n.) dishonesty - Example: Dishonesty does not pay = Rutreu cu a tthahnem lo<br />
S<br />
sa - (n.) meat<br />
sa - (n.) animal - Example: Wild animal. - Domesticated animal = Saram/ramsa. - Sattil<br />
sa - (n.) piece, man (in games) - Example: Only two of my 'men' now remains = Ka sa pahnih lawng an tang<br />
sa - (v.) sing - Example: They sing a song = Hla an sa<br />
sa - (v.) brew - Example: They brew beer = Zu an sa<br />
sa - (v.) feel hot - Example: The sun is hot og therefore I feel hot = Ni a lin i ka khua a sa<br />
sa a ei lomi , tisik anhnah lawng a eimi - (n.) vegetarian<br />
sa bawh , i thuh i bawh , pel , sa pel - (v.) skulk<br />
sa em - (v.) barbecue<br />
sa emnak har - (n.) barbecue<br />
sa emnak thir fingrilh - (n.) grill<br />
sa pel , sa bawh , i thuh i bawh , pel - (v.) skulk<br />
sa , sak , bunh , dirter - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai<br />
sa , sak , ser - (v.) construct<br />
sa , sat - (adj.) hot - Example: I like hot food. - Because the sun is hot, I put on a hat = Buh sa ka duh. - Ni a sat caah luchin kaa chinh<br />
sa thahnak inn - (n.) shambles<br />
sa thahnak inn - (n.) slaughter house<br />
sa , tit - (n.) flesh - Example: Pork. - Beef. - Fish = Voksa. - Cawsa. - Ngasa<br />
sa-ui phun khat - (n.) hyena<br />
sabih - (v.) hunt (animals)<br />
sabihnak - (n.) hunting<br />
sabuti - (n.) broth<br />
sabuti - (n.) pottage<br />
sabuti - (n.) stew<br />
sachia - (n.) skunk<br />
sadah - (n.) protein - Example: Meat, milk, eggs, etc. contain protein = Sa, cawhnuk, arti hna chungah hin sadah a um<br />
saduhthah - (n.) dream, wish, daydream<br />
saduhthah - (v.) dream, wish<br />
saduhthah - (n.) hope - Example: His hope is <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> college = A saduhthahmi cu college kal a si<br />
saduhthahmi lawng a simi , langhnak hmuhmi lawng a simi - (adj.) visionary<br />
saduhthahnak , saduhthah - (n.) daydream<br />
saduhthlahnak , duhnak , si seh ti duhmi - (n.) wish<br />
safe , arhrik, etc. - (n.) tick<br />
safir lungvar , a zawng van dum he aa lomi - (n.) sapphire<br />
sah , sat - (v.) cut, chop, with a knife - Example: We cut bamboos with knives = Rua kha nam in kan sah hna<br />
sahang - (n.) soup<br />
sahdah , khuhsi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>bacco<br />
sahlawh - (n.) kinsmand<br />
sahlawh rualchan - (n.) kinsfolk<br />
sahlawh rualchan - (n.) kindred<br />
sahlawh rualchan lei in i pehtlaih , i lawh , i bangh - (adj.) akin<br />
sahlawh rualchan si - (adj.) related - Example: I am not related <strong>to</strong> him = Amah he kan i rualchan lo<br />
sahluk , biang phun paohpaoh - (n.) flying squirrel<br />
sahlur - (n.) stewed meat (with rice)<br />
sahmul - (n.) wool, fur<br />
sahmul angki a lenglei a hratmi - (n.) tweed<br />
sahmul la in tahmi - (adj.) woolen<br />
sahmul luchin - (n.) cap<br />
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sahmul luchin pum , luchin - (n.) beret<br />
sahngar - (n.) wildcat<br />
sahniar , satleng - (n.) hedgehog<br />
sahnit - (n.) gall, bile, gall bladder<br />
sahnit zoh - (n.) augury (by looking at the gall)<br />
sahrai, hluah tatnak , sahrei - (n.) file<br />
sahrang - (n.) beast, ferocious animal such as tiger, bear, wildboar<br />
sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah , biachim , puar , hran - (adj.) brutal<br />
sahrei , sahrai, hluah tatnak - (n.) file<br />
sahring - (n.) meat (unboiled)<br />
sai , saih - (v.) shape, chisel with an adze - Example: They chisel the rock = Lung an saih<br />
sai , saih - (v.) crack joke<br />
sai , vui - (n.) elephant<br />
saih , sai - (v.) shape, chisel with an adze - Example: They chisel the rock = Lung an saih<br />
saih , sai - (v.) crack joke<br />
saihnak - (v.) chopping, chiseling, shaping<br />
saiho , vuiho - (n.) ivory, tusk<br />
saihrem - (n.) otter<br />
saihrem - (n.) otter<br />
saikal kekual chung fung tete a laifang in a tlangkual i aa sawhmi hna zong khi ege an si - (n.) radius<br />
sailel kekual/cawleng kekual i thir/thing fung tete hna khi - (n.) spoke<br />
saiphaw - (n.) boil (big)<br />
saipress thing - (n.) cypress<br />
sak , bunh , dirter , sa - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai<br />
sak , ser , sa - (v.) construct<br />
sak tthan - (v.) rebuild<br />
sak tthan - (v.) reconstruct<br />
sakah - (v.) shoot animal - Example: Her likes <strong>to</strong> shoot animals very much = Sakah a duh ngai<br />
sakah khamnak hmun - (n.) preserve - Example: People are not allowed <strong>to</strong> hunt on the perserves = Sakah khamnak hmun an cun ramvaih onh<br />
a si lo<br />
sakahnak - (n.) animal shooting - Example: Breech loading shot gun is good for animal shooting = Mawngkau meithal cu sakahnak ah a ttha ngai<br />
sakap - (n.) hunter<br />
sakaptu - (n.) a man who shot the animal<br />
sakaw - (n.) sieve with big meshes<br />
sakhan - (n.) stage, a day's journey<br />
sakhat - (n.) blood unity, of one flesh<br />
sakhi - (n.) deer<br />
sakhi cal (pa) - (n.) buck<br />
sakhi fa - (n.) fawn<br />
sakhi hawk - (n.) the bark of a barking deer - Example: I heard the bark of a barking deer. - A deer barks = Sakhi hawk ka theih. - Sakhi a hawk<br />
sakhi sa - (n.) venison<br />
sakhithat , rawci , tthiamtthiam - (n.) centipede<br />
saki - (n.) the horn of mythun used as a musical instrument<br />
saknak bunhnak - (n.) erection<br />
sakuh - (n.) porcupine<br />
sakuhhruk - (n.) quill of porcupine<br />
sal - (n.) serf<br />
sal - (n.) slave<br />
sal - (adj.) wild, not genuine - Example: Wild apple, which is no good for eating = Epal sal<br />
sal - (v.) enslave - Example: Wy work enslaves me = Ka rian nih a ka sal<br />
sal a caw i a zuartu - (n.) slaver<br />
sal bantuk - (adj.) servile<br />
sal bantukin hren , hren - (v.) captivate - Example: Her charm captivated him = A iang nih hri hren in a hren<br />
sal bantukin mi tang i aa dormi - (adj.) subservient<br />
sal bantukin mi tang i umnak - (n.) subservience<br />
sal cannak , sal i hrennak - (n.) thraldom<br />
sal cawknak le zuarnak - (n.) slave trade<br />
sal i canter - (v.) enslave<br />
sal i henmi , sal - (n.) thrall<br />
sal in luattermipa - (n.) freedman<br />
sal ngeitu - (n.) slaveholder<br />
sal sinak - (n.) serfdom<br />
sal sinak - (n.) slavery<br />
sal , sinum - (n.) servant<br />
sal tlaih i tlaih , lungthin tlaih - (v.) enthral<br />
salam pek - (v.) present - Example: Present arms = Salaam peknak ca i meithal hmailei i a tung i tlaih<br />
salam pek - (v.) salute<br />
salat anttam, a hring eimi - (n.) lettuce<br />
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salat , rawl he i mehmi khi - (n.) salad<br />
salcannak - (n.) slavery<br />
salm , hla , Baibal chung Pathian biaknak hla - (n.) psalm<br />
salnak - (n.) enslaving<br />
salnu - (n.) slave (female)<br />
salpa - (n.) slave (male)<br />
salsinak - (n.) slavery, being slave<br />
saltannak - (n.) captivity<br />
sam - (n.) hair - Example: I shall have my hair cut = Ka sam kaa met lai<br />
sam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cut in<strong>to</strong> pieces<br />
sam a dummi nu - (n.) brunette<br />
sam hnawhter - (v.) <strong>to</strong>usle<br />
sam hriah lomi - (adj.) unkempt<br />
sam le hmurhmul mettu - (n.) barber<br />
sam mehnak hmun - (n.) barber shop<br />
sam ngei lo , hmul ngei lo - (adj.) hairless<br />
sam , sawmaisam - (n.) tress<br />
sam sen nawnte i a ummi - (adj.) blond<br />
sam temnak hri - (n.) snood<br />
sam temnak hri , ca ttialnak seh hri , khi bantuk pawl khi - (n.) ribbon<br />
sam <strong>to</strong>m khat , meheh khabe hmul a <strong>to</strong>mte i a ummi khi - (n.) tuft<br />
sam zai - (n.) strand<br />
Samaria mi - (n.) Samaritan<br />
samfa - (n.) hair: string of hair<br />
samfang cheu bantukin cheu a harmi - (n.) hairsplitting<br />
samfang ngawte lawng a simi , a bi ngaingaimi , dengmangte - (n.) hairbreath<br />
samh - (v.) spread<br />
samh - (v.) stretch - Example: The bird stretches its wings = Vate nih a thla a zam hna<br />
samh - (v.) unfurl, uncoil<br />
samh - (v.) stretch out (arm)<br />
samh , cazual samh - (v.) unfold<br />
samh , zulh , dawi zawt - (v.) trace - Example: He can trace his family <strong>to</strong> the tenth generation = A chuahkehnak kha chan hra tiang a zawt<br />
khawh<br />
samhnak - (n.) stretching<br />
samhri - (n.) hair ribbon<br />
samhriah - (v.) comb<br />
sammeh - (n.) clip<br />
sammon ca - (n.) subpheona<br />
sampar - (n.) hair: grey hair<br />
sampar - (v.) gray: be graying - Example: His hair is turning grey = A sam a par<br />
samphiar - (n.) plait<br />
samphiar - (n.) queue<br />
samphiar , sam i phiar - (v.) braid<br />
samthih - (n.) comb<br />
sam<strong>to</strong>m - (n.) lock, knot of hair<br />
samvu - (n.) combing of hair<br />
san a tlai - (adj.) useful - Example: You are very useful = San na tlai ngaingai<br />
san a tlai , a ttha - (v.) serve - Example: A flat s<strong>to</strong>ne served as a table = Lungper cu cabuai i hman awkah a ttha<br />
san a tlai lai ti zumh awk tlakmi - (adj.) promising<br />
san , sang - (adj.) tall - Example: He is five feet tall = Amah cu pe nga a sang<br />
sandahpiah - (n.) demonstration<br />
sandahpiah , zapi nih langhngan in an duhnak siseh an duhlonak siseh an langhter - (v.) demonstrate<br />
sang - (num.) ten thousand - Example: Fourty thousand = Sang li<br />
sang ngaimi - (adj.) lofty<br />
sang , san - (adj.) tall, high - Example: He is five feet tall. - There are tall buildings in Yangon = Amah cu pe nga a sang. - Yangon khua ah inn sang<br />
pipi an um<br />
sangphaw - (adj.) yellow<br />
sangphawlawng - (n.) ship , boat<br />
sanh - (v.) pack - Example: He packed his clothes in a suitcase = A thilthuam cu a suitcase chungah a sanh hna<br />
sanh - (v.) tuck - Example: He tucked the letter in his pocket = Cakuat kha a angki zal ah aa sanh<br />
sanh - (v.) post a letter - Example: I shall post a letter = Ca ka sanh lai<br />
sanh - (v.) highten, raise - Example: I skal raise my house by two feet = Ka inn hi pe hnih in ka sanh lai<br />
sanh - (v.) insert, put in<strong>to</strong> - Example: I put money in my bag = Ka zal chungah phaisa ka sanh<br />
sanh chih , telh chih - (v.) include<br />
sannak - (n.) level - Example: The flood water rose <strong>to</strong> a level of six feet = Tilian cu pe ruk tiang a kai<br />
sannak - (n.) height<br />
sannak , langhnak - (n.) prominence<br />
santer - (v.) heighten<br />
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santlai i sernak , santlai i hmannak - (n.) utilization<br />
santlai lo , tthahnem lo , man ngei lo - (adj.) worthless<br />
santlai lo , tthahnem lo , thil a canter kho lomi - (adj.) ineffective<br />
santlai lomi thil , a si kho lomi thil - (adj.) futile<br />
santlai lomi thil , hlonhlakmi thil - (n.) waste<br />
santlai, tthahnem - (v.) avail<br />
santlaih lonak - (n.) futility<br />
santlaimi , a tthahnemmi - (adj.) serviceable<br />
saoh , sauh - (v.) lengthen<br />
sapel , ramvaih - (v.) hunt<br />
sapel , ramvaih - (n.) hunting<br />
sapesial , a khunhlei a simi - (adj.) special<br />
saphai - (n.) python<br />
saphaw - (n.) hide<br />
saphaw - (n.) leather - Example: Leather shoes = Saphaw kedan<br />
saphaw a chunglei a lenglei i chiahmi , hmul thipthep tein tuahmi - (n.) suede<br />
saphaw ciahnak i hmanmi thinghawng - (n.) tanbark<br />
saphaw hri - (n.) thong<br />
saphaw hri tlap - (n.) strap<br />
saphaw kha hman awk saphaw i ser - (v.) tan<br />
saphaw , saphawt - (v.) distribute meat<br />
saphaw sernak - (n.) tannery<br />
saphaw sertu - (n.) tanner<br />
saphawt , saphaw - (v.) distribute meat<br />
saphawtnak - (n.) distributing meat<br />
saphawtnak - (n.) distributing meat<br />
saphen - (n.) elephant grass<br />
sapherh - (n.) dried meat<br />
saphu - (n.) pangolin, armadillo<br />
sar , sarh - (n.) rash: irritate the skin by pollin - Example: Pollin of flowers causes me rash = Pangpar nih a ka sarh<br />
saram - (n.) animal<br />
saram an hnulei khuk - (n.) hock<br />
saram bantuk - (adj.) bestial - Example: Bestial behavior = saram bantuk ziaza<br />
saram bantuk a rihmi minung , a hrutmi - (adj.) savage<br />
saram bantuk si rihnak - (n.) savagery<br />
saram chiahnak dum - (n.) zoological garden<br />
saram chungin lakmi si phun khat - (n.) serum<br />
saram fanote - (n.) whelp<br />
saram hmul - (n.) coat<br />
saram i a kaa , a hnar le a khabe - (n.) muzzle<br />
saram keneh - (n.) track<br />
saram kong a hngalmi - (n.) zoologist<br />
saram kong cawnnak - (n.) zoology<br />
saram lak i a sang bik phun , zawng tehsa minung tehna - (n.) primates<br />
saram le butit khaubawk nih an pum i thaw chuahnak awng hme tete an ngeihmi - (n.) spiracle<br />
saram le thingkung i nunnak hram - (n.) pro<strong>to</strong>plasm<br />
saram le vate zuatnak bawm - (n.) cage<br />
saram nunnak kong he a pehtlaimi - (adj.) zoological<br />
saram phaw hawhmi chung i thil a rawntu - (n.) taxidermist<br />
saram phun khat , a phaw angki lum ca i a ttha ngaimi - (n.) mink<br />
saram rawl - (n.) provender<br />
saram sibawi - (n.) veterinarian<br />
saram sibawi lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) veterinary<br />
saram siseh , thing le ram si hna seh , a thi i an pum neh lung i a tangmi , asiloah , anmah pum a tangmi , hlan liopi thil - (n.) fossil<br />
saram sul - (n.) spoor<br />
saram thah bantukin mi thah - (v.) butcher<br />
saram thattu , caw thattu - (n.) butcher<br />
saram tin , chizawh tin - (n.) paw<br />
saram zuatnak - (n.) zoo<br />
sarh , sar - (v.) rash: cause rash - Example: Pollin of flowers causes me rash = Pangpar nih a ka sarh<br />
sariahthawh - (n.) hunting expedition<br />
sarih , pasarih - (num.) seven<br />
sarihnak , pasarihnak - (num.) seventh<br />
saril - (n.) intestines of animals<br />
sarin - (n.) syringe<br />
sarkas - (n.) circus<br />
sarphak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>r<strong>to</strong>ise (which lives in the water)<br />
saruak - (n.) carcass<br />
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saruh - (n.) bone<br />
saruh tehna , a ki tehna , cuar tik i nem neknukpi an hung um khi - (n.) gelatine<br />
sarzauh - (adj.) awful, disgustful - Example: The way he died was awful = A tthihnak nih ka sar a ka zauh<br />
sasi phun saram - (adj.) carnivorous<br />
sat , sah - (v.) cut, chop, with a knife - Example: We cut bamboos with knives = Rua kha nam in kan sah hna<br />
Satan bantuk a simi - (adj.) satanic<br />
sataw pe - (n.) pea<br />
satha - (n.) sinews<br />
sathar - (n.) wild goat<br />
sathau - (n.) tallow<br />
sathau - (n.) oil<br />
sathau bantuk a simi si , hma thuh si - (n.) salve<br />
sathau bantuk a tlormi thil - (n.) grease<br />
sathau linh tik i a onh khi - (v.) sizzle<br />
sathau thuh , si thuh i nalter - (v.) oil - Example: He oils the machine twice a day = Ni khat ah seh cu voi hnih si a thuh<br />
sathu - (n.) fermented pork<br />
satil hrennak hruainak hri - (n.) halter<br />
satleng , sahniar - (n.) hedgehog<br />
satrawberi thei - (n.) strawberry<br />
sattil - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ck, domesticated animal - Example: The farm was sold with its live-s<strong>to</strong>ck = Lo cu a sattil hna he an zuar dih<br />
sattil an phol caan - (n.) mating season<br />
sattil chiahnak inn - (n.) stable<br />
sattil ei awkah chiahmi ramro - (n.) hay<br />
sattil hrennak hri - (n.) tether<br />
sattil hren/riahnak inn - (n.) stall<br />
sattil khumhnak kulhmi , kiam , caw kiam , naa kiam - (n.) pen<br />
sattil phun dangdang fa ngeih <strong>to</strong>nhter ; caw le sia ti bantuk - (v.) interbreed<br />
sattil , rang - (n.) pony<br />
sattil rawl khonnak , thli lut loin tuahmi khor - (n.) silo<br />
sattil rawl , ram - (n.) fodder<br />
sattil tlawnnak ram , phong - (n.) pasture<br />
sattil tlonter - (v.) pasture - Example: He pastured the cown on the hill = Tlang cungah caw kha a tlonter hna<br />
sattil zuatmi - (n.) lives<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
satu - (n.) builder - Example: House builder = Inn satu<br />
satu - (n.) singer - Example: Singer of song = Hlasatu<br />
sau - (adj.) long - Example: It's a long time since we met = Kan i hmuh lonak a sau cang<br />
sauh , saoh - (v.) lengthen<br />
saunak - (n.) length<br />
saunak - (n.) longevity - Example: Longevity is a gift of Gud = Chansaunak hi Pathian laksawng a si<br />
saupi - (adj.) very long - Example: A very long bamboo = Rua saupi<br />
saupi a nguhmi , a hmun zungzalmi - (adj.) permanent<br />
saupi a nguhmi , a tlomi - (adj.) durable<br />
saupi a nguhmi thil sinak - (n.) permanence<br />
saupi a ummi zawtnak - (adj.) chronic<br />
saupi in chimmi sinak bia , heh ti in i haohnak - (n.) tirade<br />
saupi in ngandam in um seh ti in zapi in ti i zuhrai i thlir cio i din - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ast<br />
saupi nguhnak , in khawhnak , tlonak - (n.) endurance<br />
saupi nguhnak , tlonak - (n.) durability<br />
saupi ruah - (v.) contemplate<br />
saupi ruah ciahmah - (v.) brood<br />
saupi thukpi a si cangmi - (adj.) inveterate - Example: Saupi kuak a zu i a thlah kho ti lomi<br />
saupi zoh peng , cuanh - (v.) gaze<br />
sautennak , kauhtennak - (n.) expansion<br />
sauter - (v.) prolong<br />
sauter - (v.) lengthen<br />
sauter - (v.) protract<br />
sauter , kauhter , puarter - (v.) expand<br />
sauter , sauh , pekchanh - (v.) extend - Example: We must extend help <strong>to</strong> the poor = Sifakmi cu bawmhnak kan pekchanh hna awk a si<br />
sauternak - (n.) prolongation<br />
sauternak - (n.) protraction<br />
saveh - (n.) hare<br />
saveh - (n.) rabbit<br />
sawda - (n.) soda<br />
sawda phun khat - (n.) sodium<br />
sawh - (v.) point - Example: Don't point your finger at me = Na kut dong in ka sawh hlah<br />
sawh - (v.) present - Example: The thief presented a pis<strong>to</strong>l at me = Mifir nih pis<strong>to</strong>l in a ka sawh<br />
sawh - (v.) penetrate<br />
sawh , din nawn tein en - (v.) nudge<br />
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sawh , langhter , hngalhter - (v.) mean - Example: The dark clouds mean it will rain = Khua-dawm nak nih ruah a sur lai ti kha an langhter<br />
sawhfung - (n.) ramrod<br />
sawhmi set a ngei lomi - (adj.) indefinite - Example: The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an' = 'a' le 'an' ('en' le 'et') cu pakhat tinak an si i sawhmi<br />
theng an ngei lo<br />
sawhpiak - (v.) refer <strong>to</strong> - Example: Our teacher refers us <strong>to</strong> many books = Kan saya nih cauk tampi a kan sawhpiak<br />
sawhsawh - (adj.) simple - Example: Simple food = Rawl sawhsawhte a simi<br />
sawhter , chim hnawhchan - (v.) allude - Example: What are you alluding <strong>to</strong>? = Zeidah na chim hnawhchanmi a si?<br />
sawhtu , hmuhsaktu - (n.) pointer<br />
sawhzik - (n.) syringe<br />
sawi - (v.) disparage face <strong>to</strong> face<br />
sawi , soi - (v.) critisize<br />
sawih , soih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> repeat motion as in copulation<br />
sawisel awk um lo - (adj.) faultless<br />
sawk - (adv.) somewhat, in part - Example: You are right in part = Na hmaan sawk<br />
sawk - (v.) apply for a job - Example: He applies for the post of a clerk = Cazi rian a sawk<br />
sawk , nawn - (adv.) pretty - Example: It's now pretty late = Atu cu a tlai ial cang<br />
sawkphak - (adj.) careless, reckless, not meticulous<br />
sawksam in thil a hmangmi - (adj.) wasteful<br />
sawksam , pakpalawng i hman - (v.) squander<br />
sawksam , pakpalawng i hman - (v.) waste<br />
sawksawl , soksol - (n.) oyster<br />
sawktu - (n.) picker (cot<strong>to</strong>n)<br />
sawlh , solh - (v.) polish grains<br />
sawlhphelh - (adj.) pessimistic - Example: He is a pessimistic man = Sawlhphelh hmang ngaimi a si<br />
sawlhphelh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> discourage others by pointing the negative side<br />
sawm - (v.) invite - Example: My friend invites me <strong>to</strong> a dinner = Ka kawi nih zanriah ei a ka sawm<br />
sawm - (v.) bid - Example: His friends came <strong>to</strong> bid him farewell = A hawile nih dam tein vaa kal ko ti awkah an ra<br />
sawm - (num.) ten<br />
sawm kua - (num.) ninety<br />
sawm li - (num.) forty<br />
sawm linak - (num.) fortieth<br />
sawm lomi - (adj.) unbidden<br />
sawm nga - (num.) fifty<br />
sawm nganak - (num.) fiftieth<br />
sawm riat - (num.) eighty<br />
sawm ruknak a simi - (num.) sixtieth<br />
sawm sarih - (num.) seventy<br />
sawm sarihnak - (num.) seventieth<br />
sawm thum - (num.) thirty<br />
sawm thumnak - (num.) thirtieth<br />
sawmaisam , sam - (n.) tress<br />
sawmh , somh - (v.) girdle - Example: She puts on a girdle = Taisawm aa sawmh<br />
sawmhnak - (n.) girdling<br />
sawmkua - (num.) ninety<br />
sawmkuanak - (num.) ninetieth<br />
sawmli - (n.) forty<br />
sawmnak - (n.) invitation<br />
sawmpalak bu - (n.) web<br />
sawmpalak , maimomh - (n.) spider<br />
sawmruk - (num.) sixty<br />
sawn - (v.) lurch - Example: The drunkard lurched forward = Zuripa cu hmailei ah a sawn<br />
sawn - (v.) slant, be out of the perpendicular<br />
sawng - (n.) funnel<br />
sawng - (v.) wrinkle - Example: Tke skin of his face has now wrinkled = A hmai vun a sawng cang<br />
sawngkhoi - (n.) bag, pouch - Example: They put trice in the bag/pouch = Sawngkhoi chungah facang an rawn<br />
sawngpate - (n.) edible frogs<br />
sawnh , sonh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> ascribe a person's misfortune <strong>to</strong> previous misdeed<br />
sawp , sop - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be broken in small pieces<br />
saws ti a si ve ko , meh phun khat - (n.) sauce<br />
sawsawh - (adv.) simply, just - Example: I am simply/just taking a walk = Ka leng sawsawh ko<br />
sawsawh sinak , hngalh fawi sinak , fiannak - (n.) simplicity<br />
sawsawh , zapi cio - (adj.) ordinary - Example: He is an ordinary person = Mi sawsawh a si ko<br />
sawt - (adj.) advantageous - Example: Your coming is not advantageous <strong>to</strong> us = Na rat hi kan caah a sawt lo<br />
sawt - (v.) advance, make headway, progress - Example: Today we are making a headway in our work = Nihin cu kan rian kan sawt ngai<br />
sawthen , a tawinak in ttialmi - (n.) shorthand<br />
saya - (n.) teacher, master, sir<br />
saya ngan bik - (n.) principal<br />
sayama - (n.) school teacher (female)<br />
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sayama - (n.) nurse<br />
sayama - (n.) midwife<br />
sazuartu - (n.) butcher, meat seller<br />
sazuk - (n.) large deer<br />
sazuk ngan phun - (n.) moose<br />
sazuk phun khat - (n.) gazelle<br />
sazulh - (v.) hunt animals<br />
Scandinavia ram in a ra i Europe ram a run ramhtu hna - (n.) Viking<br />
science he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) scientific<br />
science lei thil an hneksaknak hmun , inn siseh , hmun siseh - (n.) labora<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
scientists pawl nih thil phun hrampi 92 an hmuhmi hna, cheu khawh le tthen khawh a si ti lomi hna hi 'grunds<strong>to</strong>f' cu an si - (n.)<br />
element - Example: Gold, iron, oxygen and tin are elements = Sui, thir, oxygen le canphio cu element (grunds<strong>to</strong>ffer) an si<br />
Scotland mi - (n.) Scot<br />
Scotland mi pa nih an i fenhmi hni - (n.) kilt<br />
scout haotu - (n.) scoutmaster<br />
seal nga - (n.) seal<br />
seh - (v.) bite - Example: A wild cat bites (catches) a fowl = Sahngar nih ar a seh<br />
seh - let - Example: Let it be. - Let him go = Um ko seh. - Kal ko seh<br />
seh - (v.) stain (with blod/dirt) - Example: Blood stained his shirt = Thi nih a angki a seh<br />
seh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> give command through a second person - Example: Let Thawng Thang go = Thawng Thang kha rak kal seh<br />
seh a cawl a cangning - (n.) mechanism<br />
seh a mertertu enzin - (n.) mo<strong>to</strong>r<br />
seh awnh thawng , a awnh viaimai khi - (n.) whir<br />
seh cattial thiammi - (n.) typist<br />
seh , chuh , tlaih - (v.) seize<br />
seh ha - (n.) gear<br />
seh i kalpi - (v.) ravish - Example: The lamb was ravished by the wolf from the flock = Tuufa cu cenghngia nih tuurun chung khan a se i a kalpi<br />
seh in ca nam i ttial - (v.) print<br />
seh in canamtu - (n.) printer<br />
seh in rianttuannak - (n.) industry<br />
seh in sermi thil , thir te hna - (n.) ware<br />
seh in thil an sernak - (adj.) industrial<br />
seh in thil sernak a seh he a inn he - (n.) plant - Example: Au<strong>to</strong>mobiles are manufactured in the plant = Sehzung ah mawttawka cu an ser hna<br />
seh in tthit , tthim in tthit - (v.) sew<br />
seh in ttuan , seh in ser - (v.) mechanize<br />
seh , inzin - (n.) engine<br />
seh kut , thil kut - (n.) handle - Example: The handle of a spoon = Darkeu kut<br />
seh lei a thiammi - (n.) machinist<br />
seh lei he aa pehtlaimi thil ; thil pakhatkhat fianternak ca i sapesial holh an hmanmi - (adj.) technical<br />
seh lei thil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) mechanical<br />
seh lei thil thiamnak - (n.) technology<br />
seh mawnghnak kui , baisikal mawnghnak a lamhnak khi - (n.) pedal<br />
seh thil a sertu sehzung rianttuannak ngeitu - (n.) industrialist<br />
seh thilri - (n.) machinery<br />
seh , thiltthitnak seh - (n.) machine<br />
seh , tlaih - (v.) catch - Example: The cat will catch the mouse = Chizawh nih zu kha a seh lai<br />
seh , tlaih , tlah - (v.) prey on - Example: Cats prey on rats = Chizawh nih zu an seh hna<br />
sehchih - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> persevere doggedly<br />
sehlei zungthiam - (n.) engineer<br />
sehnak - (n.) biting - Example: He died from the biting of a mad dog = Uico hrut sehnak in a thi<br />
sehnak - (n.) the joining of pieces of wood, one a mortise and the other a <strong>to</strong>ngue<br />
sehrsat - (v.) despise, look down upon, oppress - Example: The rich despised the poor = Mirum nih misifak an serhsat hna<br />
sehrsat - (v.) despise, look down upon, oppress - Example: The rich despised the poor = Mirum nih misifak an serhsat hna<br />
sehrsatnak - (n.) despise, oppression, persecution<br />
sehrsattu - (n.) persecu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
sehzung - (n.) mill<br />
sehzung ah seh in facang a rialtu - (n.) miller<br />
sehzung rianttuannak ah rian an cheumi chung i pakhat - (n.) sec<strong>to</strong>r - Example: The private sec<strong>to</strong>r of the industry = Sehzung rianttuannak<br />
ah pumpak pawl nih an covo a simi; cozah nih an ukmi a si lomi<br />
seih , nomseih - (v.) fun: have fun <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
seihnam - (n.) yoke, a strap for carrying load on the back, not the yoke of oxen<br />
seino - (n.) youth<br />
sek - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> try <strong>to</strong> do it as much as possible - Example: Although he tried as much as he could in studying his lessons, he could not pass = A ca<br />
aa zoh sek ko nain a awng kho lo<br />
seken , seken 60 ah minit pakhat - (n.) second<br />
sel - (v.) aim, target, target shoot - Example: Although he aims at the boulder he misses it = Lungpi kha aa sel nain a nganh<br />
sem - (v.) exist - Example: God was already before earth existed = Vawlei sem hlanah Pathian a um cang<br />
semhniang - (n.) younger brother/sister<br />
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Semmi pawl, cu hna cu Hebru, Arab, Siria, Foinisia le Assiria miphun an si - (n.) Semite<br />
Semmi pawl he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) Semitic<br />
semnak - (n.) existence<br />
semnak - (n.) place of birth - Example: I miss the village of my birth (origin) = Semnak kan khua ka ngai<br />
semrel tein tangka i hmangmi - (adj.) economical<br />
sen - (v.) flush - Example: Her face flushed = A hmai a sen<br />
sen - (adj.) red - Example: Red yarn = La sen<br />
sen a hmu rih lomi ralkap - (n.) private<br />
sen hnih benh ralkap - (n.) corporal<br />
senate chung i chungtel a simi - (n.) sena<strong>to</strong>r<br />
sendung - (adj.) purple<br />
sendung lungvar - (n.) carbuncle<br />
sengh - (v.) weld - Example: He welded the broken rod = Thirfung kiak kha a sengh i a peh<br />
sengh , kaw benh - (v.) glue<br />
senghnak - (n.) coherence, glue, gluing<br />
senh - (v.) make red<br />
senh , sianh - (v.) allow, let - Example: My father allows me <strong>to</strong> go = Ka pa nih kal a ka sianh<br />
senhnih - (n.) corporal<br />
senripar - (n.) red orchid<br />
senripar - (n.) a baby about a fortnight old<br />
sentari cawngtu , a vengtu - (n.) sentinel<br />
senthum ralkap - (n.) sergeant<br />
sentri cawngtu ralkap - (n.) sentry<br />
senu - (n.) female mythun<br />
sepa - (n.) male mythun<br />
sepi , siapi - (n.) full grown femal mythun<br />
September thla - (n.) September<br />
ser - (v.) fashion - Example: He fashioned a figure out of clay = Tlak in mi mui pakhat a ser<br />
ser - (v.) make, create - Example: Men make tables. - God made/created man = Mi nih cabuai an ser hna. - Pathian nih minung a ser<br />
ser , a thar ser - (v.) contrive<br />
ser chommile tuahchommi si loin , koketein ngeihmi le simi , cawnchommi si loin - (adj.) natural - Example: It is natural for parents <strong>to</strong> love<br />
their children = Nu le pa nih fale dawt cu an kokek in an i ngeihmi a si<br />
ser , i can - (v.) form - Example: Ice formed in the pail = Baltin chungah ti kha tikhal ah a cang<br />
ser , raite - (n.) lemon<br />
ser , sak - (v.) construct<br />
ser , siam - (v.) make<br />
ser , thiamtah - (v.) weave<br />
ser tthan - (v.) reconstitute<br />
ser tthan - (v.) recreate<br />
ser tthan , remh tthan - (v.) remodel<br />
ser , umter - (v.) create<br />
serbawm - (n.) mistle<strong>to</strong>e<br />
serchom - (v.) make up - Example: He made up the s<strong>to</strong>ry = Amah nih bia cu a phuahchom<br />
serchom - (n.) one's own making/creation - Example: The s<strong>to</strong>ry was his own making/creation = Cu kong cu amah serchom a si<br />
serchommi - (adj.) artificial<br />
serh , sirh - (v.) eat excessively<br />
serhsat , nihsawh - (v.) deride<br />
serhsat , nihsawh - (v.) gibe<br />
serhsat , zeirel lonak langhter , nihsawh - (v.) insult<br />
serhsatnak , a sual lo na i a mualphohnak , nehsawhnak - (n.) indignity<br />
serhsatnak , nehsawh - (n.) derision<br />
sermi - (n.) creature<br />
sernak - (n.) creation<br />
sersiam - (v.) form - Example: Teachers help form the minds of children = Sayate nih ngakchia lungthin sersiam kha an bawmh hna<br />
sersiam - (v.) adjust, make it better<br />
sersiam khawhmi - (adj.) formative<br />
sersiam tthan - (v.) readjust<br />
sersiam tthan - (v.) reorganize<br />
sersiam tthan , remh tthan - (v.) rearrange<br />
sersiam tthannak - (n.) readjustment<br />
sersiamnak - (n.) formation<br />
serthlum , lingmaw - (n.) tangerine<br />
sertu - (n.) crea<strong>to</strong>r - Example: God is man's crea<strong>to</strong>r = Patihan cu minung sertu a si<br />
set , setsai - (adv.) really - Example: Do you really know it? - If you don't really know don't speak about it = Na hngalh set maw? - Na hngalh<br />
setsai lo ahcun chim hlah<br />
si - (v.) am - Example: I am a student = Siangngakchia ka si<br />
si , a si - (adv.) yes - Example: Did you go <strong>to</strong> school? Yes = Sianginn na kai maw? A si, ka kai<br />
si-ai , si - (n.) medicine - Example: Head ache medicine (aspirin) = Lufah si<br />
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si awk aa tlak lomi , hruh men a simi - (adj.) unreasonable<br />
si awkah aa tlakmi , a phumi - (adj.) worthwhile<br />
si awkah aa tlakmi , a phumi - (adj.) worthy<br />
si , can - (v.) become - Example: He became a great man = Mi ngan ah a cang<br />
si dawh a si - (v.) look - Example: You looked tired = Thadit dawh na si<br />
si dawh a si lomi - (adj.) improbable<br />
si dawh a si lomi thil, zumh awk tlak lomi thil - (adj.) fishy<br />
si dawh a simi - (adj.) likely - Example: A rise in price is likely = Thil man kai dawn a si<br />
si dawh ngaiin , si nih a dawh ngai - (adv.) probably<br />
si dawh si lonak - (n.) improbability<br />
si dawh sinak - (n.) probability<br />
si din khat , voi khat din awk si - (n.) dose<br />
si inn - (n.) sana<strong>to</strong>rium<br />
si khawh lonak - (n.) impossibility<br />
si khawhnak - (n.) possibility<br />
si khawhnak - (n.) potentiality<br />
si khawhnak - (n.) capacity - Example: He has the capacity <strong>to</strong> become a doc<strong>to</strong>r = Sibawi si khawhnak a ngei<br />
si lei cawnnak - (n.) medicine<br />
si lei thil a simi - (adj.) medical<br />
si lomi i siter - (v.) pose as - Example: He posed himself as a doc<strong>to</strong>r = Sibawi a si lo nain aa siter<br />
si nih a dawh ngai , si dawh ngaiin - (adv.) probably<br />
si petnak inn , khan - (n.) dispensary<br />
si phun khat - (n.) menthol<br />
si seh law tiin ruahmi thil , a um taktak lomi , um seh law - (adj.) hypothetical - Example: Kalaba is a hypothetical language = Kalaba cu a um<br />
taktakmi holh a si lo, va um seh law tiin hei ruahmi holh a si<br />
si seh ti duhmi , saduhthlahnak , duhnak - (n.) wish<br />
si sertu - (n.) pharmacist<br />
si setsetnak - (n.) precision<br />
si , si-ai - (n.) medicine - Example: Head ache medicine (aspirin) = Lufah si<br />
si , sik - (v.) quarrel, dispute<br />
si tam tuk in pekmi - (n.) overdose<br />
si tawnning a si lomi - (adj.) unusual<br />
si thuhnak ca i hmanmi namte bantuk , a fang a kau i a nemmi - (n.) spatula<br />
si , um - (v.) be<br />
sia - (n.) mythun (bibos frontalis)<br />
sia rem lo ngai a simi thil , zoh a rem lomi thil - (adj.) awkward<br />
siafa - (n.) calf of a mythun<br />
siahritlai - (n.) of the same tribe and clan, kith and kin<br />
siak - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ast wine <strong>to</strong> the health of somebody<br />
siak - (v.) give a drink (of wine) without charge<br />
sial - (v.) repair or clear the road<br />
sialnak - (n.) clearing, repairing, renovating road<br />
sialtu - (n.) that who clears the road<br />
siam , ser - (v.) make<br />
siamnak - (n.) making<br />
siamrem , ningcang in chiah - (v.) arrange, make something suitable <strong>to</strong> one - Example: You will adjust/make your bed <strong>to</strong> suit you = Na ihkhun<br />
kna na duhning in na siamrem lai<br />
siamsak - (v.) mimic, joke, jest<br />
siamsaknak - (n.) foolery, mimicry, jesting, joking<br />
sian - (v.) willing <strong>to</strong> give - Example: He is willing <strong>to</strong> give his life. - He is willing <strong>to</strong> contribute thirty kyats = A nunnak pek a sian. - Tangka sawm thum<br />
thawh a sian<br />
siang - (adj.) generous, liberal - Example: Thaite is a generous lady = Thaite cu mi siang a si<br />
siang - (n.) shoulder<br />
siang lo thluahmah in - (adj.) grueling<br />
siang lo thluahmah in - (adv.) grudgingly<br />
siang tuk i tangka hman , tam tuk i hman - (v.) lavish<br />
siangakchia nu - (n.) school girl<br />
siangakchia pa - (n.) school boy<br />
siangbawinu - (n.) lady missionary or wife of missionary<br />
siangbawipa - (n.) missionary (male)<br />
sianghleirun , cawnnak sianginn sang bik - (n.) university<br />
sianginn - (n.) school<br />
sianginn chung khan - (n.) schoolroom<br />
sianginn i ca a rak cawng timi - (n.) school mate<br />
sianginn kai caan a cheu - (n.) semester<br />
sianginn khar chung i dinh , rian a lawn chung - (n.) vacation<br />
sianginn sang saya - (n.) professor<br />
sianginn saya - (n.) school teacher<br />
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sianginn sayaci - (n.) headmaster<br />
sianginn thawk, bu thawk, miphun thawk - (v.) establish<br />
sianginn tual - (n.) school yard<br />
sianginn zohkhenhtu - (n.) school board<br />
siangngakchia - (n.) pupils, students - Example: There are 100 students/pupils in our school = Kan sianginn ah siangngakchia za khat an um<br />
siangngakchia ca cawnnak ca i bawmhnak tangka - (n.) scolarship<br />
siangngakchia nih cawn dingah an tuahmi cauk - (n.) textbook<br />
siangpahrang - (n.) king<br />
siangpahrang - (n.) monarch<br />
siangpahrang - (n.) sovereign<br />
siangpahrang aiawh in ram a uktu bawi - (n.) viceroy<br />
siangpahrang bawi nih minthatnak pekmi , miphun sang si ternak - (v.) --siangpahrang<br />
bawinu - (n.) queen mother (mother of the reigning queen)<br />
siangpahrang bawipa - (n.) father of the reigning king<br />
siangpahrang chonhnak i hmanmi bia - (n.) majesty - Example: His Majesty the king = Siangpahrang Bawipa<br />
siangpahrang fanu - (n.) princess<br />
siangpahrang fapa - (n.) prince<br />
siangpahrang he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) royal<br />
siangpahrang he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) regal - Example: Regal power = Siangpahrang nawl<br />
siangpahrang inn bantuk a simi - (adj.) palatial<br />
siangpahrang inn kulhnak ti - (n.) moat<br />
siangpahrang le bawi nih ram kha an ngeih i michia nih a man in ram cu an i hlan i an hman , cu bantukin umtuning kha a si - (adj.)<br />
feudal<br />
siangpahrang luchin - (n.) crown<br />
siangpahrang luchin - (n.) diadem<br />
siangpahrang luchin chinh - (v.) crown<br />
siangpahrang nih ukmi cozah - (n.) monarchy<br />
siangpahrang thahnak - (n.) regicide<br />
siangpahrang thilthuam luchin tehna bawifung tehna - (n.) regalia<br />
siangpahrang thutdan chuahtaknak , rian in chuahnak - (n.) --siangpahrang<br />
tthutdan - (n.) throne<br />
siangpahrang uknak a tanhtu - (n.) royalist<br />
siangpahrangfa - (n.) child of king<br />
siangpahrangnu - (n.) queen<br />
siangpahrank sinak - (n.) sovereignty<br />
sianh , senh - (v.) allow - Example: My father allows me <strong>to</strong> go = Ka pa nih kal a ka sianh<br />
siannak - (n.) generosity<br />
siao - (v.) fish with hook - Example: I catch (hook) fish with hook = Siao in nga ka siao<br />
siao , sio - (n.) fishhook<br />
siaofung - (n.) fishing pole<br />
siaohri - (n.) fish hook string<br />
siaopo - (n.) fishing pole<br />
siaotung - (n.) fishing pole set up on the bank<br />
siapa - (n.) male mythun<br />
siapi - (n.) female mature mythun<br />
siapi , kutpi - (n.) thumb<br />
siapi , sepi - (n.) full grown femal mythun<br />
siapimet - (n.) width of thumb<br />
siapinam , kutpinam - (n.) width of a thumb<br />
siarem - (adj.) comfortable, at ease - Example: My bed is not comfortable = Ka ihkhun cu ka sia a rem lo<br />
siarem a si lomi , a nuam lomi - (adj.) uncomfortable<br />
siarem loin a ummi , siarem lo a simi , a nuam lomi - (adj.) uneasy<br />
siasal a hrawk dihtu - (n.) iconoclast<br />
siasal , camh a ngei tiah an ruahmi thil - (n.) fetish<br />
siasal , milem - (n.) idol<br />
siasal , minung/thil he aa lomi mui , milem - (n.) image<br />
siat angki - (n.) shirt<br />
siau , siau bantuk in aa kuaimi thil - (n.) hook<br />
sibawi - (n.) doc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
sibawi a si lo nain sibawi bantukin a tuahmi - (n.) quack<br />
sibawi , hlai lei si lo in si lei a thiammi - (n.) physician<br />
sibawi i zohter - (n.) checkup<br />
sibawi nih hi si hi na din lai tiah cawh - (v.) prescribe - Example: What medicine did the doc<strong>to</strong>r prescribe for th sick man? = Mizawpa cu sibawi<br />
nih zei si dah a cawh?<br />
sibawi nih hma hlainak i an hmanmi namte - (n.) lancet<br />
sibawi nih mi hlainak i an hmanmi namte har - (n.) scalpel<br />
sibawinu - (n.) lady medical doc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
sican - (v.) get - Example: He can get sick easily = Fawi tein a zaw kho<br />
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sichia - (adj.) poor - Example: We are poor = Kan si a chia<br />
sichiat - (v.) poor: become poor - Example: We became poor not because we were lazy = Kan si a chiat cu kanmah zangthut ruangah a si lo<br />
sichiatnak - (n.) poverty<br />
sichunhnak peng - (n.) syringe<br />
sichunhnak ti , tikhu in tlakterni ti - (n.) distilled water<br />
sifah - (v.) poor: be poor - Example: Because we are poor we cannot do anything = Kan si a fah caah zeihmanh kan tuah kho lo<br />
sifahnak , pamnak - (n.) indigence<br />
sifahnak , pamnak - (n.) poverty<br />
sifahter , ngeih loter - (v.) impoverich<br />
sifahternak , ngeih loternak - (n.) impoverishment<br />
sifak - (adj.) poor - Example: He is a poor man = Mi sifak a si<br />
sifak - (n.) poor people, the poor<br />
sifak ngai i khua a sa i hnipuan le rawl a herh ngaimi - (adj.) destitute<br />
sifak rethei - (n.) the poor<br />
sifak rethei bawmhnak - (n.) charity<br />
sifakmi , a pammi - (adj.) indigent<br />
sih , sik - (v.) pinch - Example: Do not pinch my hand = Ka kut ka sik hlah<br />
sih , sik - (v.) cold: feel cold - Example: I wear a warm shirt because I feel cold = Ka khua a sih caah angki lum kaa hruk<br />
sih , sik - (v.) nib, pluck - Example: She nibs the tips of mustard leaves. - Please pluck that rose = Anttam dong a sih. - Khi rose pangpar khi hei sik<br />
tuah<br />
sihal - (n.) jackal<br />
sihang - (n.) liquid medicine<br />
sihar - (adj.) poor - Example: They are poor = An si a har<br />
sihar - (n.) poor people - Example: They are poor people = Mi sihar an si<br />
sihlah - (interj.) no - Example: Are you a thief? No, I am not = Mifir na si maw? Sihlah, ka si lo<br />
sihmanhsehlaw , nain - (adv.) nevertheless<br />
sihmanhselaw - (conj.) but<br />
sihmanhselaw , a si nain - (conj.) however<br />
sihni - (n.) pleader<br />
siin , mizaw umnak - (n.) hospital<br />
siinn chung i mi hlainak hmun - (n.) theatre<br />
siinn sayama - (n.) nurse<br />
sik a duh ngaimi - (adj.) quarrelsome<br />
sik a duh ngaimi , velh a duh ngaimi , a puarthau ngaimi - (adj.) bellicose<br />
sik a duh ngaingaimi minu - (n.) termagant<br />
sik , dantat , fak piin soi - (v.) castigate<br />
sik hmangmi - (adj.) reproachful<br />
sik , mawhchiat - (v.) reprehend<br />
sik , mawhchiat - (v.) reproach<br />
sik , mawhchiat - (v.) scold<br />
sik , mawhchiat , hlawt - (v.) reprobate<br />
sik , si - (v.) quarrel, dispute - Example: Brothers should not quarrel = U le nau nan i si lai lo<br />
sik , sih - (v.) cold: feel cold - Example: I wear a warm shirt because I feel cold = Ka khua a sih caah angki lum kaa hruk<br />
sik , sih - (v.) nib - Example: She nibs the tips of mustard leaves = Anttam dong a sih<br />
sik , sih - (v.) nib, pluck - Example: She nibs the tips of mustard leaves. - Please pluck that rose = Anttam dong a sih. - Khi rose pangpar khi hei sik<br />
tuah<br />
sikahnak , meithal - (n.) gun<br />
sikawng - (n.) <strong>to</strong>bacco<br />
sikhal - (n.) tablet, solid medicine<br />
sikkaret - (n.) cigarette<br />
siknak , dantatnak , fak piin soinak - (n.) castigation<br />
siknak , mawhchiatnak , minchiatnak - (n.) reproach<br />
sikpar - (n.) autumn<br />
sikuru - (n.) screw<br />
sikuru merhnak fung - (n.) screwdriver<br />
sikuru thirhrenh - (n.) screw<br />
sikuru ttial - (n.) thread<br />
silar - (n.) slur<br />
silhnalh - (v.) rationalize, find excuse for what has been done<br />
siling - (n.) the height of (his) career - Example: He dien at the height of his career = A chan siling ah a thi<br />
siling , kandap - (n.) ceiling<br />
silnawi - (n.) scum<br />
silo - (interj.) no<br />
siment , mirang vawlei - (n.) cement<br />
simh - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be fed up with, disgusted - Example: I am fed up of pork = Voksa nih a ka simh<br />
sin , sinah - (prep.) with - Example: Come with me = Ka sinah ra<br />
sinah , sin - (prep.) with - Example: Come with me = Ka sinah ra<br />
sinangpahrang inn , uktu bawi inn , inn ttha inn ngan inn nuam - (n.) palace<br />
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sing - (num.) hundred thousand<br />
sing , mising - (n.) alien, stranger<br />
sinh , misinh - (v.) treat as stranger - Example: He treats us as strangers (keeps us at arm's length) = A kan misinh<br />
sinin - (adv.) from - Example: It's a long time since I have been separated from them = An sinin kaa tthennak a sau cang<br />
sinin - (adv.) every time - Example: Every time he came <strong>to</strong> visit with us he brought a gift = A kan tlawn sinin laksawng a kan phorh zungzal<br />
sining - (n.) nature - Example: It is the nature of birds <strong>to</strong> fly = Vate cu zuan hi an sining a si<br />
sining i tlak khawhlo , pawngkam he i tlak thiamlo - (n.) --sining<br />
kawl , zawtnak kawl - (v.) diagonse<br />
sining kawlnak , zawtnak kawlnak - (n.) diagnosis<br />
sining min, tahchunhnak ah siangpahrang, sibawi, saya - (n.) title<br />
sining , ning - (n.) fashion - Example: He talked in a childish fashion = Ngakchia holhning in a holh<br />
sining , phun - (n.) quality<br />
sining phun khat in phun dang ah i thlen - (v.) transmute<br />
sining phun khat in sining phun dang ah i thlennak - (n.) transmutation<br />
sining tawn bantuk i si lo , a laifang chuah tak , hawi he i lawh lo - (adj.) eccentric<br />
sining tein - (adv.) naturally<br />
sining , umtuning - (n.) condition - Example: On condition that = A si ahcun<br />
sining , umtuning - (n.) status<br />
sining , ziaza - (n.) character - Example: His character is good = A ziaza a tha<br />
sinum - (n.) servi<strong>to</strong>r, servant<br />
sinum (nu) - (n.) housemaid<br />
sinum , sal - (n.) servant<br />
sinum , tuah timi paoh a tuahmi - (n.) lackey<br />
sinum upa bik - (n.) butler<br />
sio - (v.) catch - Example: How many fish did you catch = Nga zeizatdah na sio?<br />
sio harh , coktarh - (n.) bait<br />
sio , siao - (n.) fishhook<br />
sipam - (n.) poor people<br />
sipek - (v.) medicate, give medicine<br />
siper - (n.) medicine tablets<br />
sipkap - (adv.) shyly, circumspectfully - Example: She stays circumspectfully = Sipkap tein a um<br />
sir - (n.) side - Example: The side of a box = Thingkuang sir<br />
sirah - (n.) along side of something long - Example: A tree stands on the side of the road = Lam sirah thingkung a dir<br />
sirh , serh - (v.) eat excessively<br />
sir/hmai tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) multilateral<br />
sirlei in zohnak , sirlei in thlakmi hmanthlak - (n.) profile<br />
siseh - (pron.) both - Example: Both adults and children must get flue shots = Upa si hna seh, ngakchia si hna se, tlangrai si an i chun dih lai<br />
sisep - (n.) gossip, small and secret talk<br />
sisik - (v.) whisper<br />
siter - (v.) make - Example: Hot water makes people lazy = Khualin nih mi an tha a thutter hna<br />
siter khawh - (v.) permit - Example: Windows permit light <strong>to</strong> enter the room = Thlalang-awng nih ceunak cu innchung ah an luhter<br />
siter , ter , ngeihter - (v.) let - Example: Let the dog eat the bone = Uico kha saruh kha eiter<br />
siter , umter - (v.) constitute - Example: We constitute him our leader = Amah cu kan haotu ah kan ser<br />
sitlang - (n.) pill<br />
sitlang a permi - (n.) tablet<br />
sittha - (adj.) well off, well-<strong>to</strong>-do - Example: They are quite well <strong>to</strong> do = An si a ttha<br />
sitthatnak - (n.) riches, well being, wealth<br />
siuhseuh - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> disagree and gossip not <strong>to</strong>o seriously<br />
sivai - (n.) poison - Example: Venom = Rul poison<br />
sivai a ngeimi - (adj.) venomous<br />
sivai a ngeimi pachia - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ads<strong>to</strong>ol<br />
sivai a simi si - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>xic<br />
sivai a that khotu si , rittertu sivai thattu si - (n.) anti<strong>to</strong>xin<br />
sivai ngeimi - (adj.) poisonous<br />
sivai pek - (v.) poison<br />
sivai thahnak si , sidin sual le si kah sual tik i hman zokzokmi - (n.) antidote<br />
so - (v.) bulge - Example: An anthill bulges = Chuntlung a so<br />
so dennak lung - (n.) anvil<br />
so , ti so , soh - (v.) boil - Example: Water boils. - We skall prepare tea = Ti a so. - Lakphak kan so lai<br />
sobuk - (n.) smithy<br />
sobuk i mei , meiphu nganpi , somei - (n.) furnace<br />
sobul - (n.) hammer<br />
sobul in khenh , den - (v.) hammer<br />
sobul nganpi - (n.) sledge hammer<br />
sobul tte , tintte , chizawh tin - (n.) claw<br />
soden - (v.) forge: <strong>to</strong> hammer and shape hot iron in<strong>to</strong> something<br />
sodengtu , sodeng , soser - (n.) blacksmith<br />
sodennak , solung - (n.) anvil<br />
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soh , so , ti so - (v.) boil - Example: Water boils. - We skall prepare tea = Ti a so. - Lakphak kan so lai<br />
sohluah - (n.) application<br />
soi , sawi - (v.) critisize<br />
soih , sawih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> repeat motion as in copulation<br />
soilem i a ping ah kalpi - (v.) abduct<br />
soisel , al , duh lonak langhter - (v.) protest<br />
soisel awk zeihmanh a um lomi - (adj.) spotless<br />
soisel khawh lomi - (adj.) irreproachable<br />
soksol , sawksawl - (n.) oyster<br />
solh , sawlh - (v.) polish grains<br />
solung , sodennak - (n.) anvil<br />
somei , sobuk i mei , meiphu nganpi - (n.) furnace<br />
somh , sawmh - (v.) girdle - Example: She puts on a girdle = Taisawm aa sawmh<br />
song-ang - (n.) breast/chest of a person<br />
sonh , sawnh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> ascribe a person's misfortune <strong>to</strong> previous misdeed<br />
sonhtarh - (n.) alibi - Example: He has no alibi for his failure in the examination = Camipuai a sungh cu sonhtarh ding zeihmanh a ngei lo<br />
sonhtarhnak - (n.) excuse - Example: He had a good excuse for being late = A tlai ah khan sonhtarhnak a ngei<br />
sop , sawp - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be broken in small pieces<br />
sor tlukter , duhter, hoihter - (n.) incline - Example: Incline your heart <strong>to</strong> obey God's law = Pathian nawlbia zulh ding kha na lung cu hoihter,<br />
duhter, a sor tlukter<br />
sortluk deuhnak , duh deuhnak - (n.) inclination<br />
soser - (n.) smith<br />
soser - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make metal <strong>to</strong>ols - Example: He makes metal <strong>to</strong>ols = So a ser<br />
soser , sodengtu , sodeng - (n.) blacksmith<br />
soser , thlet , soser i ser - (v.) forge - Example: The new settlers forged a new nation = A um tharmi nih khan miphun thar an ser<br />
sozahnak puan in sermi - (n.) bellows<br />
Spain ram le mi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) Spanish<br />
Spain rammi - (n.) Spaniard<br />
stencil cungah ttialmi ca ca rialnak seh i i rial i chuah - (v.) mimeograph<br />
su - (v.) pound - Example: They pound corn in the mortar = Sum ah fangvoi an su<br />
su - (v.) gore - Example: Take care, lest you may be gored by a wild cow = Cawtun hrang nih in su sual lai kaw i ralring<br />
su , suk - (v.) bump - Example: He bumped his head against the door = Innka ah a lu aa su<br />
su , suk - (v.) nod head <strong>to</strong> show agreemet - Example: He nodded his head because he agreed <strong>to</strong> what was said = A hna a tlak caah a lu a suk len<br />
ko<br />
su , suk , thil suk - (v.) wash - Example: I shall wash my shirt = Ka angki ka su lai<br />
sua - (v.) glean - Example: Ruth gleaned in Boaz's field = Ruth cu Boaz lo ah famu a sua<br />
sua - (v.) preen - Example: Preen for lice = A hrik a sua<br />
suah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take water with a cup - Example: Please take water for me with a cup = Ti ka suah tuah<br />
suai - (v.) draw - Example: He draws a picture = Hmanthlak a suai<br />
suai - (v.) design<br />
suaimi - (adj.) graven<br />
suaita , kut i phiarmi sahmul angki - (n.) cardigan<br />
suaitar , angki lum phiarmi - (n.) sweater<br />
suaiter tah , hmawca tah - (v.) knit<br />
sual - (adv.) unintentionally, accidently, inadvertently - Example: I spoke unintentionally = Bia ka chim sual<br />
sual - (adv.) perhaps, in case - Example: In case you meet him you may give him this book = Na <strong>to</strong>n sual ahcun hi cauk hi pe te<br />
sual - (n.) sin - Example: My mother conceived me in sin = Sual in ka nu nih a ka pawi<br />
sual - (v.) sin (commonly sexual sin) - Example: They sin = An sual<br />
sual - (v.) <strong>to</strong> erect or put up a hut in the jungle - Example: We have erected a hut (in the jungle) = Buk kan sual khawh cang<br />
sual aa ngaihchihmi - (adj.) penitent<br />
sual cerlet , a sual tuk hringhranmi - (adj.) nefarious<br />
sual i ngaihchihnak - (n.) penitence<br />
sual i theih i ngaih a chiami - (adj.) contrite<br />
sual kawltu - (n.) faultfinder<br />
sual lai caah - (adj.) apt - Example: Please remind me for I am apt <strong>to</strong> forget = Ka philh sual lai caah ka chim tthan te<br />
sual lonak - (n.) innocence<br />
sual ngaihchihnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) penitential - Example: Penitential songs = Sual ngaihchihnak kong a simi hla<br />
sual puh - (v.) charge - Example: Thedy charged him with murder = Lainawn an puh<br />
sual puh - (v.) accuse<br />
sual puh , biaceihnak zung i taza cuai awk i chuahpi - (v.) prosecute<br />
sual puh , puh - (v.) allege<br />
sual puh , puh - (v.) impute<br />
sual puh , sualnak ah aa tel ve ti langhter - (v.) incriminate<br />
sual puh , thangchiat - (v.) impeach<br />
sual puhnak - (n.) impeachment<br />
sual puhnak - (n.) charge<br />
sual puhnak , taza-cuainak - (n.) prosecution<br />
sual thlahnak , ngaihthiamnak - (n.) remission<br />
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sualforh - (v.) tempt, encourage <strong>to</strong> do wrong<br />
sualforhnak - (n.) temptation<br />
sualnak - (n.) crime - Example: Murder is a crime = Lainawn cu sual a si<br />
sualnak - (n.) guilt<br />
sualnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) sinless<br />
sualnak a tuah lomi, a sual lomi. - 2. sualnak zeihmanh a chuahter lomi thil. - 3. chia ttha a hngal lomi - (adj.) innocent<br />
sualnak a tuahmi - (adj.) sinful<br />
sualnak a tuahtu - (n.) criminal<br />
sualnak a tuahtu - (n.) perpetra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
sualnak , biaknak lei le Pathian lei he aa pehtlai in hman deuhmi bia a si - (n.) sin<br />
sualnak hmuhpiak duh lo i um , ngeihthiam - (v.) condone<br />
sualnak , nawlbuarnak , tthat lonak , palhnak - (n.) offence - Example: He was arrested for the offence of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an<br />
tlaih<br />
sualnak ngei lomi , thurhnawmhnak a pelpawite hmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) immaculate<br />
sualnak phawt khawh lomi - (adj.) unimpeachable<br />
sualnak tuah - (v.) perpetrate<br />
sualnak tuahnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) criminal - Example: Criminal law = Sualnak kong i upadi<br />
sualnak zeihmanh um loin a luat tiah biaceihnak zung nih an timi - (adj.) scotfree<br />
sualpalh , sualpalhnak - (n.) transgression<br />
sualphawt - (v.) condemn<br />
sualphawt , mawhchiat - (v.) censure<br />
sualphawt , na sual , ti - (v.) convict<br />
sualphawtnak - (n.) conviction<br />
sualphawtnak , hlawtnak - (n.) condemnation<br />
sualpuhtu , taza a cuaitu - (n.) prosecu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
suan , kuan - (n.) lead<br />
suankual - (n.) a pair of <strong>to</strong>ngs for picking live coal or hot pot off the fire<br />
suh - (n.) award<br />
sui - (n.) gold<br />
sui chan - (n.) golden age<br />
sui hga - (n.) goldfish<br />
sui hutmi thil - (n.) gilt<br />
sui le lungvar a rihning thlai i tahnak - (n.) karat<br />
sui mui a kengmi thil - (adj.) golden<br />
sui soser - (n.) goldsmith<br />
suimilam - (n.) hour - Example: How many hours will it take you <strong>to</strong> reach Insein? = Insein phaknak ah suimilam zeizat dah na rauh lai?<br />
suimilam - (n.) o'clock - Example: Atu cu suimilam pasarih a si<br />
suimilam - (n.) watch - Example: Wrist watch = Kutkhihmi suimilam<br />
suimilam a hmai thalang - (n.) dial<br />
suimilam caan a awnh khi - (n.) stroke - Example: We arrived home at the stroke of three = Suimilam pathum a awnh ah inn kan phan<br />
suimilam , caan relnak - (n.) clock - Example: There is a clock hanging on the wall = Vampang ah suimilam aa tar<br />
suimilam cheu - (n.) half an hour<br />
suimilam chung i aa thui lengmangmi khi - (n.) pendulum<br />
suimilam kut kalning in kal , keh lei in vorh lei ah - (adv.) clockwise<br />
suimilam sertu - (n.) watchmaker<br />
suimilam tawh pek i merh khi - (v.) wind<br />
suimilam tiktiktik ti i a awnh ciahmah khi - (v.) tick<br />
suitlang , nguntlang , thirtlang - (n.) ingot<br />
suk - (v.) butt - Example: The goat butted a boy = Meheh nih ngakchia a suk<br />
suk - (v.) poke - Example: He poked me with his elbow = A kiu in a ka suk<br />
suk - (v.) recoil - Example: A gun recoils when fired = Meithal cu puah tikah mi a su<br />
suk - (v.) pound - Example: He pounds paddy = Facang a suk<br />
suk - (v.) wash - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> wash your shirt? = Na angki suk na duh maw?<br />
suk , chuih , perh - (v.) kick<br />
suk , su - (v.) bump - Example: He bumped his head against the door = Innka ah a lu aa su<br />
suk , su - (v.) nod head <strong>to</strong> show agreemet - Example: He nodded his head because he agreed <strong>to</strong> what was said = A hna a tlak caah a lu a suk len<br />
ko<br />
suk , thil suk , su - (v.) wash - Example: I shall wash my shirt = Ka angki ka su lai<br />
sul - (n.) trail<br />
sul , sakhi sul , vom sul - (n.) runway<br />
sulfa phun - (n.) sulphide<br />
sulh - (v.) slip past unnoticed/secretly, stealthly in games - Example: The deer slipped past the hunter unnoticed = Sazuk nih a sulh<br />
sulhnak - (n.) slipping past<br />
sulhthonh - (v.) overlap - Example: Oor works are overlapping = Kan rianttuanmi hi an i rulhthonh<br />
sulhthonh in peh - (v.) splice<br />
sullam - (n.) cause - Example: You have a good cause <strong>to</strong> be angry = Thinhunnak dingah sullam ttha na ngei<br />
sullam - (v.) mean - Example: What does this word mean? = Hi biafang hi a sullam zeidah a si?<br />
sullam - (n.) meaning - Example: I do not know the meaning of this <strong>English</strong> word = Hi Mirangholh biafang hi a sullam ka hngal lo<br />
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sullam - (n.) sense - Example: What he wrote made no senses = A ttialmi kha sullam a ngei lo<br />
sullam - (n.) significance<br />
sullam a ngei lomi - (adj.) pointless<br />
sullam aa khatmi - (adj.) synonymous<br />
sullam aa pehtlai lomi - (adj.) illogical<br />
sullam chimnak - (n.) exposition<br />
sullam chimnak , fianternak - (n.) definition<br />
sullam chimtu , holhlettu - (n.) interpreter<br />
sullam cu ni a dir tinak a si. Cucu equa<strong>to</strong>r in Chaklei i a si ah Thlanglei a si ah ni a hlat bik caan kha a si. Thal caan ah June 21 asiloah<br />
22 a si i cucu sommersolhverv ti a si, cucu ni a sau bik caan a si; cun khuasik ah December 21 a si lo ah 22 ah a si i cucu<br />
vintersolhverv ti a si i ni a tawi bik caan a si - (n.) solstice<br />
sullam hei langhter - (v.) signify<br />
sullam hngalh khawh set lo i holh , tiva a luangmi thawng - (v.) babble<br />
sullam langhternak bia a simi - (adj.) exposi<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
sullam langhtertu - (n.) exponent<br />
sullam langhtertu bia tlangpi - (n.) caption<br />
sullam ngei lo , hram ngei lo - (adj.) groundless<br />
sullam ngei lo i zawng bantukin a awnmi holh - (n.) gibberish<br />
sullam ngei loin zawng bantuk i awnh - (v.) gibber<br />
sullam pahnih a ngei khomi , a fiang lomi , ruahsual khawhmi - (adj.) equivocal<br />
sulpel - (v.) <strong>to</strong> crosse one another wi<strong>to</strong>ut seing<br />
sulsah , sulsat - (v.) blaize the trail - Example: Had not the missionaries blazed the trail of the Gospel in the <strong>Chin</strong> hills we should still be nonchristians<br />
= Siangbawite nih Thawngttha karhnak ah Lai tlang ah sul an rak sah lo ahcun atu tiangah Khrihfami kan si rih lai lo<br />
sulsat , sulsah - (v.) blaize the trail - Example: Had not the missionaries blazed the trail of the Gospel in the <strong>Chin</strong> hills we should still be nonchristians<br />
= Siangbawite nih Thawngttha karhnak ah Lai tlang ah sul an rak sah lo ahcun atu tiangah Khrihfami kan si rih lai lo<br />
sulsattu - (n.) trail blazer - Example: The trail blazers of the Gospel in the <strong>Chin</strong> Hills were the American Baptist missionaries = Thawngttha karhnak<br />
ah Laitlang i sulsattu hna cu American Baptist Siangwawite an si<br />
sum - (v.) abstain - Example: Abstain from strong drink = Zudin i sum<br />
sum - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pick up with finger and thumb - Example: It's not easy <strong>to</strong> pick up a needle with finger and thumb = Thim sum cu a fawi lo<br />
sum suknak sum - (n.) mortar<br />
sum sumter , kham - (v.) restrain<br />
sum , tlaih - (v.) contain - Example: She was so angry that she could hardly contain her feelings = A thin a hung tuk i aa sum kho lo dengmang<br />
sumkhal - (n.) pestle<br />
sumlaitan - (n.) mutual agreement (used mainly i matters of divorce and allocation of belongings)<br />
summi - (n.) abstainer<br />
sumnak - (n.) abstinence<br />
sumnak - (n.) endurance<br />
sumpangteng - (n.) flint-lock gun<br />
sumreh - (n.) saddle girth<br />
sumsel - (n.) cymbal<br />
sun - (adj.) popular - Example: Tintin is very popular among the common people = Tintin cu zapi sinah a sung ngai<br />
sun , sung - (adj.) precious - Example: People like gold because it is precious = Sui cu a sun caah mi nih an duh<br />
sung cikcek i ningcang loin zam khi - (n.) rout<br />
sung , sun - (adj.) precious, valuable - Example: People like gold because it is precious. - This book is a very valuable/precious thing for those who<br />
know it = Sui cu a sun caah mi nih an duh. - Cauk hi a hngalmi caah cun thil man sung ngaingai a si<br />
sung , sungh - (v.) fail - Example: He failed his exam. - If you fail in the exam you should repeat it = A camipuai a sung. - Camipuai na sungh<br />
ahcun na nolh tthan lai<br />
sung , sungh - (v.) lose - Example: The army lost heavily yesterday. - He lost twenty thousand kyats. - He lost twenty thousand kyats. - It will be<br />
very bad if you lose twenty thousand kyats = Nizan ah ralkap pawl tthalo tein an sung. - Tangka thong kul a sung. - Thangka thong kul na sungh<br />
ahcun a poi ngaingai<br />
sungh - (v.) forfeit - Example: He forfeited his life by careless driving = Ralring in a mongh lo ruangah a nunnak a sung<br />
sungh , ngeih ti lo , thlau - (v.) lose<br />
sungh , sung - (v.) fail - Example: He failed his exam. - If you fail in the exam you should repeat it = A camipuai a sung. - Camipuai na sungh<br />
ahcun na nolh tthan lai<br />
sungh , sung - (v.) lose - Example: The army lost heavily yesterday. - He lost twenty thousand kyats. - He lost twenty thousand kyats. - It will be<br />
very bad if you lose twenty thousand kyats = Nizan ah ralkap pawl tthalo tein an sung. - Tangka thong kul a sung. - Thangka thong kul na sungh<br />
ahcun a poi ngaingai<br />
sungh zong sungh khawh miak zong mizk khawh - (n.) stake - Example: He has much at stake = Tampi zong a miak khawh tampi zong a<br />
sung kho<br />
sunghnak - (n.) failure<br />
sunghnak - (n.) loss<br />
sunghnak hmuhnak - (n.) defeat<br />
sunglawi - (adj.) popular, <strong>to</strong> be much sought after, <strong>to</strong> be appreciated by many, precious, glorious, red-letter day - Example: Independence day is<br />
a red-letter day for the citizens of the country = Independence ni cu ram mi caah ni sunglawi a si<br />
sunglawi ngaiin rianttuan thawknak tuah - (n.) inauguration<br />
sungtthoh , mingiatu - (n.) spy<br />
sunlawi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be acceptable <strong>to</strong> the society - Example: So that you may be acceptable <strong>to</strong> the public, you must have concern for them = Zapi<br />
sinah na sunlawi khawh nakhnga zapi cungah zawnruahnak na ngeih awk a si<br />
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sunlawih , sunloih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make one acceptable <strong>to</strong> others, <strong>to</strong> gloriry - Example: Tintin was made acceptable <strong>to</strong> the public by her parents =<br />
Tintin cu a nu le a pa nih an sunlawih<br />
sunlawihnak , sunloihnak - (n.) glorification<br />
sunlawinak - (n.) glory<br />
sunloih , sunlawih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make one acceptable <strong>to</strong> others, <strong>to</strong> gloriry - Example: Tintin was made acceptable <strong>to</strong> the public by her parents =<br />
Tintin cu a nu le a pa nih an sunlawih<br />
sunloihnak , sunlawihnak - (n.) glorification<br />
sunpar - (v.) glory<br />
sunparnak le lianhngannak - (n.) splendour<br />
sunparnak pek , thangtthat - (v.) glorify<br />
sunparnak , thangtthatnak - (n.) glorification<br />
sur - (v.) fall - Example: The rain falls = Ruah a sur<br />
sur - (n.) net, fish net<br />
sur - (v.) wring, squeeze - Example: Wring out your wet shirt. - We squeeze the juice of orange = Na angki cin kha sur tuah. - Theithu hang kan<br />
sur<br />
sur - (v.) rain - Example: It rains = Ruah a sur<br />
sur - (v.) milk - Example: We milk (our cow) = Cawhnuk kan sur<br />
sur bantukin aa takmi - (n.) network - Example: A network of roads connected the <strong>to</strong>wns and villages = Sur bantukin aa takmi lam hna nih<br />
khuapi le khuate kha an pehtlaih dih hna<br />
sur bantukin aa takmi thil - (n.) tissue - Example: Her whole s<strong>to</strong>ry was a tissue of lies = A chimmi vialte kha sur tah in aa takmi lih lawng te a si<br />
sur saupi rili tang i an hnuh i nga tlaihnak i an hmanmi - (n.) trawl<br />
sur vang - (n.) mesh - Example: This net has half inch meshes = Hi sur hi vang lehmah cheu a si<br />
surh - (v.) rain (fall as rain) - Example: It rains on us = Ruah nih a kan surh<br />
Sweden rammi - (n.) Swede<br />
Switzerland rammi - (n.) Swiss<br />
T<br />
ta - (prep.) of - Example: A friend of mine has gone home = Ka hawipa cu inn ah a tlung<br />
ta - (adv.) just (indicating nearness of position or time) - Example: I shall just go there = Ka va kal ta lai<br />
ta - (particle signifying ownership or possession) - Example: This book is mine = Hi cauk hi keimah ta a si<br />
ta ei - (n.) stepbrother<br />
ta fa , far fa , nu a simi - (n.) niece<br />
ta si - (v.) belong - Example: This pen belongs <strong>to</strong> me = Hi cafung cu ka ta a si<br />
ta , unau - (n.) brother<br />
taang - (n.) chest<br />
tadin an ttialnak ca , mekazin - (n.) magazine<br />
tadin , thawngpang - (n.) news<br />
tadinca - (n.) newspaper<br />
tadinca - (n.) paper<br />
tadinca ah siseh , mekazin ah siseh , a chuahtupa nih a duhnak le a ruahnak a ttialmi khi - (adj.) edi<strong>to</strong>rial<br />
tadinca chung ttial awk i thawngpang a khawmtu - (n.) reporter<br />
tadinca i ca a ttialmi - (n.) journalist<br />
tadinca khawpi zat an phawti - (n.) circulation<br />
tadinca lak - (v.) subscribe - Example: We subscribe <strong>to</strong> the Working People's Daily = Working People's Daily tadinca kha kan lak<br />
tadinca lakman - (n.) subscription<br />
tadinca latu - (n.) subscriber<br />
tadinca le a chuahtu hna - (n.) press - Example: Our school concert wat reported by the press = Kan sianginn khawnsat kha tadinca ah an<br />
chuah<br />
tadinca le cauk i chuah awkah cattialmi a timlamtu , cun tadinca chung i theihtlei deuh a simi ruahnak le thil umtuning kong a tialtu<br />
- (n.) edi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tadinca le cauk i chuah awkah mi dang nih an tialmi ca kha timh - (v.) edit<br />
tadinca phawtu - (n.) newsboy<br />
tadinca phawtu ngakchia - (n.) paper boy<br />
tadinca ttial thiamnak , cattial thiamnak - (n.) journalism<br />
tah - (v.) measure - Example: She measured the length of the house = Inn a saulei kha a tah<br />
tah - (v.) weep<br />
tah - (adv.) also - Example: Me also? How about me? = Kei tah?<br />
tah - (v.) knit - Example: After she has started knitting sweaters, she has no more time for other things = Sweater a tah hnu cun thil dang caah<br />
caan a ngei ti lo<br />
tah i ik - (v.) sob<br />
tah khawh a simi , a tam a tlawm he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) quantitative<br />
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tah , tak - (v.) weave - Example: She got money because she was weaving (blankets) = Thiam a tah caah phaisa a hmuh<br />
tah , zun ngaih - (v.) bewail<br />
tah , zun ngaih - (v.) bemoan<br />
tahchih , tenhchih - (v.) interweave<br />
tahchunh - (v.) compare<br />
tahchunh khawh lomi - (adj.) incomparable<br />
tahchunh khawhmi - (adj.) comparable<br />
tahchunh-nak - (conj.) as - Example: Asian countries such as Myanmar, India = Asia ram pawl tahchunh-nak ah Kawlram, India hei ti bantuk<br />
tahchunhnak - (n.) parable<br />
tahchunhnak - (n.) simil<br />
tahchunhnak a simi - (adj.) metaphorical<br />
tahchunhnak ah - (adv.) for instance<br />
tahchunhnak ah, bantuk - (adv.) as - Example: Some work as carpentry is very tiresome = Lehtama rian bantuk hna hi rian har a si<br />
tahchunhnak, an i lawhnak zohtinak - (n.) analogy<br />
tahchunhnak , bianabia - (n.) instance<br />
tahchunhnak in langhter - (v.) exemplify<br />
tahchunhnak in siseh , hmanthlak in siseh fianter - (v.) illustrate<br />
tahchunhnak tehna , tuanbia tawi tete hna , fianternak ca i hmanmi ; hmanthlak tehna - (n.) illustration<br />
tahchunhnak , zohchun awk - (n.) example<br />
tahchunnak - (n.) metaphor - Example: He has a heart of s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung bantukin a hakmi lungthin a ngei<br />
tahmi puan phun paoh - (n.) tissue<br />
tahmi thil - (n.) web<br />
tahnak - (n.) degree<br />
tahnak - (n.) meter - Example: Water meter = Ti a tlawmtam tahnak<br />
tahnak , a sau , a kauh , a san - (n.) measurement - Example: The measurement of the table is 3 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet high = Cabuai<br />
cu pe 3 a sau, pe 2 a kau i pe 3 a sang<br />
tahnak ca i hmanmi thil - (n.) criterion - Example: Money is only one criterion of success = Tangka hi hlawhtlin tahnak ah pakhat lawng a si<br />
tahnak seh , ceunak nichawn - (n.) spectroscope<br />
tahnak , tlangrel - (n.) measure<br />
tahrang - (n.) bamboo basket<br />
tahreu - (n.) hone (small), whets<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
tahtlem - (n.) weaving stick used in the loom<br />
tahtthimh - (v.) compare, <strong>to</strong> lay side by side for comparision<br />
tahtthimh - (v.) try - Example: Try this coat = Hi angkileng hi i tahtthimh tuah.<br />
tahtu - (n.) the one who measures<br />
tai - (n.) hip<br />
tai - (n.) loin<br />
tai - (n.) waist<br />
tai - (n.) draft, lees<br />
tai - (v.) cut in<strong>to</strong>, penetrate - Example: My knife cannot cut in<strong>to</strong> wood = Ka naam nih thing a tai lo<br />
tai , tei - (adj.) sharp - Example: My adze is sharp = Ka hreitlung a tei ngaingai<br />
tai , tei - (v.) win - Example: Than Tling wins Than Ram = Than Tling nih Than Ram a tai<br />
taicung - (n.) upper part of the body<br />
taih , teih - (v.) penetrate, cut in<strong>to</strong> - Example: My knife can cut in<strong>to</strong> wood = Ka namma nih thing a taih<br />
taisawm - (n.) belt<br />
taisawm hrenh - (n.) buckle<br />
taisawm i hrehn - (v.) buckle - Example: Buckle your belt = Na taisawm i hrenh<br />
taitang - (n.) lower part of the body from the waist down<br />
taiti - (n.) rainwater which oozes from the ground for a few days<br />
tak - (adj.) true - Example: Is what you said true? = Na chimmi cu bia tak a si maw?<br />
tak - (adj.) real - Example: Is he a real prophet? He is a real prophet = Profet tak a si maw? Profet tak a si ko<br />
tak - (adj.) strong - Example: Your wine is pretty potent (because it is not mixed with water) = Na zu a tak ngai<br />
tak - (n.) body - Example: He has a very handsom body = A tak aa dawh ngai<br />
tak - (suff.) (suffix) - Example: To leave behind = Kaltak<br />
tak aihre zawtnak - (n.) jaundice<br />
tak i thuhmi si - (n.) lotion<br />
tak linh - (n.) fever<br />
tak nih zeihmanh theih lo , hit - (adj.) numb<br />
tak , tah - (v.) weave - Example: She got money because she was weaving (blankets) = Thiam a tah caah phaisa a hmuh<br />
tak , tah - (v.) weave - Example: She got money because she was weaving (blankets) = Thiam a tah caah phaisa a hmuh<br />
tak thak i kheuh , huah , kheuh - (v.) scratch<br />
tak tiah a awnmi khi - (n.) click - Example: We heard the click as he cocked his pis<strong>to</strong>l = A pis<strong>to</strong>l a ttek a kau i a awnh thawng kha kan theih<br />
tak <strong>to</strong>ngh in hngalh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) impalpable<br />
takalah - (n.) woolen clothe<br />
takbo , khuaihli bantuk - (n.) blotch<br />
taklawng , fangkarao - (adj.) bare - Example: Bare hands = Kut lawng<br />
taklawng fangkarao i a ummi - (adj.) naked<br />
taklawng in um , phoih - (v.) denude<br />
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taklawng in umnak - (n.) nakedness<br />
takpum - (adj.) physical - Example: Physical strength = Takpum thazang<br />
takpum - (n.) physique - Example: He is a man of strong physique = Takpum a tthawngmi pa a si<br />
takpum i hrem - (v.) mortify<br />
takpum i hremnak - (n.) mortification<br />
takpum in hngalh - (v.) feel - Example: He feels happy because he passes the exam = Camipuai a awn caah a lung aa lawm<br />
takpum in hngalhnak - (n.) sensation - Example: He lost all sensation in his leg = A ke kha a hit i zehmanh a hngal ti lo<br />
takpum lei in - (adv.) physically - Example: He is physically strong = Takpum lei in a tthawng<br />
takpum , pum - (n.) body<br />
takpum ruh , tungtlang - (n.) skele<strong>to</strong>n<br />
taksa - (n.) flesh (human)<br />
taksa nuamhnak - (n.) pleasure<br />
taksa nuamhnak a duh ngaingaimi - (adj.) voluptuous<br />
taksa nuamhnak rumro duhnak - (n.) voluptuary<br />
taktak - (adv.) certainly, really, indeed, verily - Example: I really like it = Ka duh taktak<br />
taktak a simi - (n.) reality<br />
taktak , ngaingai - (adv.) indeed<br />
taktak , ngaingai - (adv.) really<br />
taktak sinak - (n.) sincerity<br />
taktu - (n.) weaver<br />
tal - (adv.) at least - Example: Help us at least once = Voi khat tal kan bawm tuah<br />
tal - (n.) a piece or slice of pumpkun<br />
tal (taal) - (n.) lever<br />
tala - (n.) a large cane hat<br />
talawn , fingrilh - (n.) sieve<br />
taleti - (n.) pommegranate<br />
taltak , chuahtak , zamtak - (v.) desert<br />
tam - (adj.) many, much, plenty - Example: Many people = Mi tampi<br />
tam bik , a dihlak nawn - (adj.) most - Example: Most schools open in June = Sianginn a tam bik cu June ah an hun<br />
tam ceuh , karhnak - (n.) increase<br />
tam deuh - (v.) preponderate<br />
tam deuh - (adj.) farther - Example: Do you need farther help? = Bawmhnak tam deuh na herh rih maw?<br />
tam deuh , ngan deuh - (adj.) more<br />
tam deuhnak , tthawn deuhnak - (n.) predominance<br />
tam nawnpi , ruah awk tlak - (adj.) considerable - Example: We have a considerable rain this year = Tukum cu ruah tam nawn a sur<br />
tam rupmap - (v.) munch<br />
tam , teuh - (v.) gnaw - Example: The dogs gnawed the bones = Uico nih saruh an teuh<br />
tam tuk - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>o much<br />
tam tuk hmunkhat ah um in i donhkhanh dih - (n.) jam - Example: There is a traffic jam on Sule Pagoda road every morning = Sule Pagoda<br />
lam ah zing fate nawttaw an i hronh khanh din tawn<br />
tam tuk i hman , siang tuk i tangka hman - (v.) lavish<br />
tam tuk in chil chonh - (v.) overload<br />
tam tuk in einak - (n.) glut<strong>to</strong>ny<br />
tam tuk in rianttuan - (v.) overwork<br />
tam tuk in tuah - (v.) overdo<br />
tam tuk in tuak - (v.) overestimate<br />
tam tuk in tuaknak - (n.) overestimate<br />
tam tuk lo , tlawm tuk lo , a zafang - (adj.) moderate<br />
tamh , ceh , tan , rem tein tuah - (v.) trim - Example: He trims the flowers = Pangpar kha a riam hna<br />
tamh , dawhter - (v.) beautify<br />
tamh, dawhter. - 2. tthatter deuh, pehsauh, chap - (v.) embellish<br />
tamh lomi thil - (adj.) plain<br />
tamh , tenh - (v.) inlay<br />
tamh , thawitenh , pangpar suai , dawhter - (v.) embroider<br />
tamhmi lungpher , pakan bantuk , hmelchunhnak - (n.) plaque<br />
tamhmi , tenhmi - (adj.) inlaid<br />
tamhnak - (n.) garniture<br />
tamhnak , thawitenhnak , pangpar suai , dawhternak - (n.) embroidery<br />
tampi - (n.) abundance<br />
tampi - (adj.) bountiful<br />
tampi - (n.) lot - Example: He has a lot of friends = Hawi tampi a ngei<br />
tampi - (adj.) many, much - Example: Many planes. - Much money. - A lot of students. - Plenty of food. - A great deal of the work has been done<br />
= Vanlawng tampi. - Phaisa tampi. - Siangngakchia tampi. - Rawl tampi. - Rian kha tampi lim a si cang<br />
tampi - (n.) mass - Example: A mass of people = Mi tampi aa pummi<br />
tampi - (adj.) much<br />
tampi - (adj.) numerous<br />
tampi - (adj.) plenteous<br />
tampi - (adj.) profuse<br />
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tampi , a phunphun - (adj.) multible<br />
tampi, a rel rel cawk lo - (n.) myriad<br />
tampi a simi - (adj.) plentiful<br />
tampi an um - (v.) abound - Example: The river abounds in fish = Tiva ah nga tampi an um<br />
tampi chuahtu a simi - (adj.) prolific - Example: He is a prolific writer = Amah cu ca tampi a ttialmi a si<br />
tampi in chuah khawhnak - (n.) productivity<br />
tampi in khulrang in ser i chuah - (n.) mass production<br />
tampi in rung luh - (v.) stream - Example: Thousands of people stream in<strong>to</strong> the city = Khuapi chungah minung thong tampi an lut lulhmalh<br />
tampi , mibui - (n.) multitude<br />
tampi , nganpi , ritpi - (adj.) massive<br />
tampi , nganpi , thawngpi a simi - (adj.) intense - Example: Intense light = A ceu ngaingaimi ceunak<br />
tampi nih a zelh in zelh - (v.) swarm<br />
tampi pek - (adv.) highly - Example: He is paid highly for his work = A rian caah tangka tampi an pek<br />
tampi pek , nunsiangmi - (adj.) bounteous<br />
tampi sinak - (n.) profusion<br />
tampi thah - (n.) massacre<br />
tampi thah , hrawh - (v.) decimate - Example: A plague has decimated the population = Plek rai nih an bu chungin tampi a thah hna<br />
tampi thahnak - (n.) slaughter<br />
tampi , tlamtling sinak - (n.) plentitude<br />
tampi um , a khah in khah - (v.) teem - Example: The swamp teemed with mosqui<strong>to</strong>es = Cerh cu fikfa in a khat<br />
tampi um i hnahnawhnak le harnak pek - (v.) infest<br />
tampiin - (adv.) very much, a lot, a great deal, plentiful<br />
tamter , karhter - (v.) increase<br />
tamter , karhter - (v.) step up<br />
tan - (v.) intersect - Example: Lam nih lo kha a tan<br />
tan - (n.) occasion - Example: I am very pleased that on this occasion I have the privilege <strong>to</strong> preach = Tutan cu phungchimnak caan ka hmuh<br />
caah kaa lawm<br />
tan - (n.) piece of thing - Example: One piece of fire wood = Thing tan khat<br />
tan - (n.) time, piece of time - Example: We are succesful this time = Tu tan cu kan hlawhtling ngai<br />
tan - (v.) cross road, ford river<br />
tan - (v.) amputate<br />
tan , cheu - (v.) hack<br />
tan , cik - (v.) lop<br />
tan , hau - (v.) chop<br />
tan, hleh - (v.) excise<br />
tan , khattelei in khattelei ah - (adv.) across<br />
tan khawh a si lomi - (adj.) impassable<br />
tan khawhmi , lam tan - (adj.) passable<br />
tan nganpi - (n.) hunk<br />
tan , rem tein tuah , tamh , ceh - (v.) trim - Example: He trims the flowers = Pangpar kha a riam hna<br />
tan (taan) , cam , hngah , ruah - (v.) tarry<br />
tan tawite a tangmi , kuakbul - (n.) stub<br />
tan , thluan - (n.) bar - Example: A bar of soap = Chatpiat tan (thluan) khat<br />
tan , tthen , chah - (v.) sever<br />
tanbo - (n.) bludgeon<br />
tang - (n.) under-growth (wild) of tree and bushes - Example: Their place is a wild under-growth of bushes and trees = An umnak cu ram tangpi a<br />
si<br />
tang - (v.) remain - Example: He remains at the school = Sianginn ah a rung tang<br />
tang , er , ir - (n.) bosom<br />
tang , hnuk - (n.) breast<br />
tang hra sianginn - (n.) high school<br />
tang i mi a namchihtu , hremtu - (n.) oppressor<br />
tang i namchih , hrem , namchih - (v.) oppress<br />
tang i namchihnak , hremnak - (n.) oppression<br />
tang ruh - (n.) breastbone<br />
tangah - (adv.) beneath - Example: Beneath the cross = Vailam tangah<br />
tangbenh , sawhchihnak fungte a ngeimi - (n.) brooch<br />
tangchiah , tei , uk - (v.) subjugate<br />
tangfah zawtnak , namonia zawtnak - (n.) pneumonia<br />
tanghri - (n.) girder<br />
tangin - (prep.) from under/beneath - Example: He came out from under the house = Inn tangin a hung chuak<br />
tangka - (n.) cash<br />
tangka - (n.) money<br />
tangka a ngei lomi , leiba a cham kho lomi - (adj.) insolvent<br />
tangka a sawksammi - (n.) spendthift<br />
tangka a tam tuk i a man a tlawm khi - (n.) inflation<br />
tangka bau - (n.) deficit<br />
tangka bawm - (n.) purse<br />
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tangka cawi , thil cawi - (v.) borrow<br />
tangka cawih man i a karh pekmi - (n.) interest<br />
tangka cawimi aamahkhannak ca thil - (n.) mortgage - Example: Tim holds a one thousand kyat mortgage on Jim's house = Tim nih Jim cu<br />
tangka thong khat a cawih i cu tangka cun inn a sak i cu tangka a cawimi cu Jim nih khan a inn khan aamah a khan<br />
tangka cazim tlaitu - (n.) accountant<br />
tangka cazin - (n.) ledger<br />
tangka cazin tlaitu - (n.) bookkeper<br />
tangka chiahmi i rak fonhpiak - (v.) credit - Example: The bank credited the deposit <strong>to</strong> his account = Bank tangka a chiahmi cu a cazin ah khan<br />
an fonhpiak<br />
tangka chiahnak inn ; bengh - (n.) bank<br />
tangka chiahnak kuang - (n.) safe<br />
tangka chiahnak kuang hmete , ansuai - (n.) till<br />
tangka chiahnak , tangka chiahmi - (n.) treasury<br />
tangka cu zat na ka pek ahcun ha rian cu zat cu kan tuanpiak lai tiah i tinak - (v.) tender - Example: He tendered for the construction of a<br />
house fifty thousand kyats = Inn saknak caah tangka thong sawm nga kan pek lai tiah a ti<br />
tangka duh ah ramdang i ralkap rian a ttuanmi - (n.) mercenary<br />
tangka he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) financial<br />
tangka he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) fiscal<br />
tangka hlanhmi a hram - (n.) principal<br />
tangka hman - (v.) spend<br />
tangka hman a thiammi - (adj.) thrifty<br />
tangka hman i i sumnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) thriftless<br />
tangka hmanmi i fianh i i pek - (v.) square - Example: Let us square our accounts = Kan tangka hmanning kha i fianh u sih law i pe u sih<br />
tangka hmuhmi le thilri a hman thiamnak , ram pakhat siseh , mibu pakhat siseh - (n.) economy<br />
tangka hmuhnak le hmannak ding tuak chungnak - (n.) budget<br />
tangka hram - (n.) capital<br />
tangka hram in rianttuannak - (n.) capitalism<br />
tangka i canter - (v.) cash - Example: Please cash this check = Hi check cu tangka ah va canter<br />
tangka in bawmh - (v.) subsidize<br />
tangka kengtu - (n.) cashier<br />
tangka kengtu - (n.) treasurer<br />
tangka , khuachia - (n.) mammon<br />
tangka le chawva , a chuahternak le a hmannak le i pahwtzamhnak he aa pehtlaimi fimnak - (n.) economics<br />
tangka lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) monetary<br />
tangka mi a cawihtu - (n.) credi<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tangka nek - (v.) change<br />
tangka ngeih duh tuknak , hakkauhnak , hnem - (n.) avarice<br />
tangka ngeih lo , leiba cham kho lo in umnak - (n.) insolvency<br />
tangka nuai khat a ngaimi , a rum ngaingaimi - (n.) millionaire<br />
tangka pek - (v.) finance - Example: The church financed the Bible School = Krifabu nih Bible Sianginn kha tangka an pek<br />
tangka ser - (v.) mint - Example: They minted a new coin = Tangka thar an ser<br />
tangka sernak hmun - (n.) mint<br />
tangka siseh , fimnak , thil , siseh , rianttuannak ding ca i chiahmi - (n.) investment<br />
tangka siseh rian siseh hmunkhat i fonh - (n.) pool<br />
tangka siseh , thil siseh , misifak tthenhmi - (n.) alms<br />
tangka tampi a chuahpi khomi thil - (adj.) lucrative<br />
tangka tampi a ngei i rian ttuan duh loin lamnak hmun lawng i a kalmi - (n.) playboy<br />
tangka tawnghthamning - (n.) finance<br />
tangka tawngthamtu - (n.) financier<br />
tangka zat - (n.) sum<br />
tangka zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) bankrupt<br />
tangkabu - (n.) fund<br />
tangphaw a hme phun - (n.) buckler<br />
tangruh - (n.) sternum<br />
tanh - (v.) support - Example: He supports the Labour Party = Labour Party kha a tanh<br />
tanh - (v.) stand for<br />
tanh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cut, chop, for somebody - Example: I skal break this sugar cane of mine for you = Ka fu hi kaan tanh lai<br />
tanh , chimpiak - (v.) advocate - Example: We advocate peace = Daihnak kan tanh<br />
tanhmi a ngei cia lomi - (adj.) unbiased<br />
tannak , cheunak , tthennak , chahnak - (n.) severance<br />
tanphaza - (n.) lime<br />
tanpiak , thumhpiak - (v.) curtail<br />
tanpitu , zultu - (n.) adherent<br />
tanpor - (n.) calf (of leg)<br />
tanter , tlaih - (v.) detain<br />
tanternak - (n.) detention<br />
tantinak - (n.) alliance<br />
tap - (n.) hearth<br />
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tape bantukin a permi khukrul - (n.) tapeworm<br />
taphu - (n.) yoke<br />
tappi - (n.) fireplace<br />
tappi , mei kaunak - (n.) hearth<br />
tapung , cozah a domi pawl - (n.) insurgent<br />
tapung thawh , mah ram chung ral thawh - (n.) insurrection<br />
tar , hlun - (adj.) aged, old - Example: An aged car = Mawttawka hlun<br />
tar nih a chuahtermi derthawmnak - (n.) senility<br />
tar tikah pum sa lei le lungthin lei in derthawm - (adj.) senile<br />
tar tuk lo , no tuk lo , kum 45-65 hrawngmi - (adj.) middel-aged<br />
tarh - (v.) bait: put up as a bait - Example: Put on your hook a small fish for a bait = Na sio ah nga hme tarh<br />
tarmit , mithman - (n.) spectacles<br />
tarnu - (n.) hag<br />
tarpi - (adj.) very old<br />
tat - (v.) grind - Example: We grind the scissors = Cehrep kan tat hna<br />
tat , hnor , cuarkawh - (v.) abrade<br />
tat , zum - (v.) sharpen<br />
tatnak - (n.) honing, sharpening<br />
tau - (v.) tear lengthwise - Example: Barbed wire tears lengthwise his shirt = Thirhri hling nih a angki a tau<br />
tavuan , zohkenhnak - (n.) charge - Example: The books in the library are under his charge = Libray i cauk hna cu amah zohkenhmi an si<br />
taw - (n.) bot<strong>to</strong>m - Example: The bot<strong>to</strong>m of the bottle = Palang taw<br />
taw - (n.) but<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
taw - (n.) euphemism for female sex organ<br />
tawba ngei phun rawl , ba tehna - (n.) parsnip<br />
tawcor - (n.) haunch<br />
tawcor , tawtit - (n.) but<strong>to</strong>cks<br />
tawh - (v.) pluck - Example: She plucked the flowers = Pangpar a tawh hna<br />
tawh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pick up with at stick<br />
tawh inn , hrennak - (n.) lock<br />
tawh thlaihnak thir kuai a vun kilhtu - (n.) hasp<br />
tawhfung - (n.) key<br />
tawhfung in si loin thil dang in tawhinn hun - (v.) pick - Example: She picked the lock with a pin = Thir zumte in tawh kha a hun<br />
tawhfung sawhnak awng - (n.) keyhole<br />
tawhfung tawhinn tampi a hung khomi - (n.) skele<strong>to</strong>n key<br />
tawhinn - (n.) padlock<br />
tawhnak - (n.) picking (op with a stick)<br />
tawhrolh - (n.) trousers, pants - Example: Long pants. - Short pants = Tawhrolh sau. - Tawhrolh tawi<br />
tawhrolh bil tik i a tlang aa hngal ziahmahmi khi - (n.) crease<br />
tawhrolh chungnawh phun khat - (n.) suspenders<br />
tawhrolh chungnawh/angki/chungnawh - (n.) underclothes<br />
tawhrolh, pakkalh le bawhtah aa cawh in tahmi puan - (n.) jeans<br />
tawhrolh , tawhrolh chungnawh - (n.) pants, underpants<br />
tawhrolh tluan - (n.) slacks<br />
tawhrolh tluan - (n.) trousers<br />
tawhrolh/angki hrenhnak - (n.) zip<br />
tawhrolhtawi - (n.) shorts<br />
tawi - (adj.) short, diminutive - Example: Zakia was a short man = Zakia cu mi tawi a si<br />
tawi - (suff.) suffix <strong>to</strong> a name for endearment - Example: Dear Si = Sitawi<br />
tawi tein , bia tlawm tein , khulrang in , tunaite ah - (adv.) shortly<br />
tawi tein chimmi bia - (adj.) brief<br />
tawi tein riam - (v.) crop<br />
tawi , <strong>to</strong>i - (prep.) under, underneath, beneath - Example: He sits under a tree = Thing tawi ah a tthu<br />
tawidor , <strong>to</strong>idor - (adj.) humble - Example: You should be humble = Mi tawi ah naa dor lai<br />
tawidornak , <strong>to</strong>idornak - (adj.) humility<br />
tawih - (v.) pour - Example: We shall pour earth in the hole = Kuar ah vawlei kan tawih lai<br />
tawih - (v.) water - Example: We water our mustards = Anttam ti kan wawih<br />
tawih - (v.) shorten - Example: You cannot shorten your life = Nan nunnak cu nangmah nih na tawih kho lo<br />
tawinak - (n.) brevity<br />
tawite i kar i kal - (v.) mince<br />
tawite lawng a nungmi - (adj.) short-lived<br />
tawite ttung i a ka a kheng ttungmi bia - (adj.) terse<br />
tawite ttung, tling ngai ttung i chimmi - (adj.) pithy<br />
tawiter - (v.) shorten - Example: Sorten the rope by one foot = Hri kha pe khat in tawiter<br />
tawiter - (v.) abridge<br />
tawiter lomi - (adj.) unabridged<br />
tawiternak - (n.) abridgment<br />
tawk - (adj.) moderate - Example: He is a moderate man (in ability) = Mi tawk a si<br />
tawk - (adv.) enough - Example: This shirt is good enough for me (I like it enough) = Hi angki hi kaa duh tawk ko<br />
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tawk - (adv.) moderately - Example: You should eat moderately = A tawk in rawl na ei lai<br />
tawk - as much as - Example: He talks as much as he likes = A duh tawkin bia a chim<br />
tawk - (v.) fit - Example: This shirt fits me = Hi angki hi kaa tawk<br />
tawka , <strong>to</strong>l - (n.) anus<br />
tawkawng - (n.) rump<br />
tawkawng - (n.) loins, lumbal region<br />
tawktein - (adv.) fittingly<br />
tawkzawn - (adv.) deservingly - Example: They receive wages desevingly = Rianttuan man a tawkzawn in an hmuh<br />
tawkzawn - (adv.) moderately - Example: They receive wages moderately = Rianttuan man a tawkzawn in an hmuh<br />
tawkzawn - (n.) desere - Example: It's beyond my deserve = Ka tawkzawn leng a si<br />
tawl - (v.) <strong>to</strong> use frequently<br />
tawl , tizik kah in tawl - (v.) flush - Example: Water trucks flushed the streets = Ti mawttawka nih lam kha an tawl hna<br />
tawlrel - (v.) arrange, organize, prepare - Example: We are making arrangements for his coming = A ratnak kan tawlrel lio a si<br />
tawltham - (v.) handle - Example: He is very good at handling money = Phaisa tawltham a thiam ngai<br />
tawm tein - (adv.) very few, just a little - Example: Give me food just a little = Buh tawm tein ka pe<br />
tawm , tlawm - (adj.) little, few, small in number<br />
tawmnak , tlawmnak - (n.) fewness<br />
tawmte - (adj.) few<br />
tawn - (adj.) regular - Example: Our regular eating place is in the kitchen = Rawl kan ei tawnnak hmun cu rawlchuan inn chungah a si<br />
tawn - (v.) <strong>to</strong> push something with the head - Example: A bear pushes with its head the thick grass as it goes = Vompi nih ram kha a lu in a tawn<br />
tawnchomnak , lih tawnmi - (n.) fabrication<br />
tawne - (n.) bot<strong>to</strong>m<br />
tawne negi lo , a thuk tukmi dongh hngal lo - (adj.) bot<strong>to</strong>mless<br />
tawng - (v.) <strong>to</strong>uch - Example: Please <strong>to</strong>uch my head with your hand = Ka lu hun ka tawng tuah<br />
tawng - (v.) reach high (as fame) - Example: His fame reaches high the sky = A minthannak van a tawng<br />
tawngca - (n.) copper<br />
tawngh - (v.) <strong>to</strong>uch - Example: If you can <strong>to</strong>uch the sky I shall change my name = Van cu na tawngh khawh ahcun ka min kaa let lai<br />
tawnlopuan - (n.) a black silk blanket<br />
tawnnak - (adj.) used <strong>to</strong> - Example: The way she used <strong>to</strong> go = A kal tawnnak lam<br />
tawnnak - (adv.) habitually - Example: He smokes habitually = Kuak a zu tawn<br />
tawnnak - (n.) habituality - Example: The habituality of his smoking killed him = A kuak zuk tawnnak nih a thah<br />
tawnrolh tlang , tlang , puantlang - (n.) border<br />
tawrh , tuarh - (v.) endure, bear - Example: A tawrh in ka tuar kho lo<br />
tawrhlo - (adj.) unbearable - Example: Pu Tling is an unbearable person = Pu Tling cu tawrhlo mipa a si<br />
tawruh - (n.) pelvic bones<br />
tawt - (adj.) clogged - Example: His nose is clogged = A hnar a tawt<br />
tawte , buikelet - (n.) mole<br />
tawtit , tawcor - (n.) but<strong>to</strong>cks<br />
tawttawk ruh le pang ruh - (n.) pelvis<br />
taza - (n.) justice<br />
taza a cuaitu , sualpuhtu - (n.) prosecu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
taza cuai awkah aa tlak ti in a sualnak hmuh - (v.) indict<br />
taza cuainak - (n.) suit<br />
taza-cuainak , sual puhnak - (n.) prosecution<br />
taza cuaitu - (n.) plaintiff<br />
taza cuaitu - (n.) sui<strong>to</strong>r<br />
taza i cuai - (v.) litigate<br />
tazacuai - (v.) sue<br />
tazacuai a duh ngaimi - (adj.) litigious<br />
tazacuai awk ah a sualnak a tlak tiin hmunhak - (n.) indictment<br />
tazahaw , tazahawt - (v.) preach<br />
tazaw nganpi - (n.) violoncello<br />
tazaw , tingtang - (n.) violin<br />
tazaw tum a thiammi - (n.) violinist<br />
tazeih - (n.) signet<br />
te - (adj.) small, little<br />
te - (adv.) exactly - Example: It's exactly as he said = A chim bantukte a si<br />
te - (suff.) emphatic particle - Example: Not even one of you may be missing = Pakhatte hmanh nan bau lai lo<br />
te - (v.) indica<strong>to</strong>r of future - Example: I shal go <strong>to</strong> USA in the future = USA ah ka kal te lai<br />
te - (suff.) indicating plural form - Example: The Johnsons were the last missionaries = Johnson te chung cu siangbawi hmanung bik an si<br />
te , thingnge , nge - (n.) sprig<br />
tee<strong>to</strong>taller ti zongin ttial a si, zu ding lomi - (n.) tee<strong>to</strong>taller<br />
tefa - (n.) descendant<br />
tefa - (n.) posterity<br />
tefa thlah , hrin - (v.) procreate<br />
tefachin - (n.) descendants of descendants<br />
teh , tep - (v.) taste - Example: The cook tastes the curry. - Please taste this soup = Rawlchuang nih tihang kha a teh. - Hi tihang hi tep tuah<br />
teh , tlawm tein din - (v.) sip<br />
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teh , tlik - (v.) run<br />
tehnak - (n.) tasting<br />
tehnak - (n.) running<br />
tehte - (n.) witness<br />
tehtekhaan , a hngaltu sinak bia chim - (v.) testify<br />
tehter , theh , tet - (v.) wear - Example: Walking wears a hole in my shoe = Ke in ka kal lengmang caah ka kedan hmun khat in pem/a tet<br />
tei - (v.) conquer<br />
tei - (v.) defeat, beat - Example: Team A beats Team B by two goals = Team A nih Team B kawl hnih in an tei hna<br />
tei - (v.) overcome<br />
tei - (v.) overpower<br />
tei - (v.) overthrow<br />
tei - (v.) overwhelm - Example: He was overwhelmed with grief = Ngiahchiatnak nih a tei<br />
tei - (v.) prevail - Example: The soldiers prevailed on their foes = Ralkap nih an ral kha an tei hna<br />
tei - (v.) subdue<br />
tei a mami - (adj.) diligent<br />
tei cikcek i dawi dih - (v.) rout<br />
tei deuh - (n.) upper hand - Example: They have the upper hand in the fight = An i paihnak ah khan anmah nih an tei deuh hna<br />
tei fawi , tuaitam fawi , hmin fawi - (adj.) susceptible - Example: He is susceptible <strong>to</strong> cold = Cumpi nih a tlunh khawh zau, cumpi a khan lo<br />
tei , hluh - (v.) score - Example: Johnny scored four goals for our school team = Johnny nih kan sianginn pumpululh chuih bu caa kawl li a<br />
hluh/tei<br />
tei , in , doh - (v.) withstand - Example: Soldiers have <strong>to</strong> withstand difficulties = Ralkap cu harnak an in awk a herh<br />
tei khawh - (v.) surmount - Example: Lincoln surmounted many difficulties = Lincoln nih harnak tampi a tei khawh<br />
tei khawh lo a simi , lonh khawh lo a simi - (adj.) insurmountable<br />
tei khawh lomi - (adj.) indomitable<br />
tei khawh lomi - (adj.) invincible<br />
tei khawh lomi , lohn khawh lomi - (adj.) insuperable<br />
tei khawh lomi , pemh khawh lo - (adj.) impregnable<br />
tei khawhnak , uk khawhnak - (n.) mastery<br />
tei , ral tei - (v.) vanquish<br />
tei , tai - (v.) win - Example: Than Tling wins Than Ram = Than Tling nih Than Ram a tai<br />
tei , tai - (adj.) sharp - Example: My adze is sharp = Ka hreitlung a tei ngaingai<br />
tei , uk - (v.) master<br />
tei , uk , tangchiah - (v.) subjugate<br />
teih , taih - (v.) penetrate, cut in<strong>to</strong> - Example: My knife can cut in<strong>to</strong> wood = Ka namma nih thing a taih<br />
teima - (adj.) persevering, hardworking - Example: He is a hardworking person = Mi teima a si<br />
teimak tein - (adv.) perseveringly<br />
teimak tein ttuan peng - (v.) persevere<br />
teimak tein ttuan pengnak - (n.) persistence<br />
teimak tein tuah , zuam - (v.) take pains - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok pains <strong>to</strong> please his teacher = A sayapa lunglawmhter awkah fak piin aa zuam<br />
teimaknak - (n.) diligence, perseverance<br />
teimaknak , rian ttuan tik i lungdong lo te i ttuan pengnak lungthin - (n.) perseverance<br />
teimanthlu - (adj.) diligent, hardworking, persistent<br />
tein - (adv.) indicates adverb: -ly - Example: Persistently = Teinak tein<br />
tein - (adv.) by ... self - Example: I shall carry it by myself = Keimah tein ka phorh lai<br />
tein - (adv.) just - Example: It was just as he said = A chim ning tein a si<br />
teinak - (n.) conquest<br />
teinak - (n.) subjection<br />
teinak in co - (v.) occupy - Example: The enemies occupied our village = Ral nih kan khua an lak i an um hnawh<br />
teinak in tuahmi - (adj.) triumphant<br />
teinak philh lonak ca i hmanmi thil - (n.) trophy<br />
teinak puanlaang , alaan , hmelchunhnak thantar - (n.) banner<br />
teinak , teinak conglawmhnak - (n.) triumph<br />
teirul cham - (v.) retaliate<br />
teirul cham , phuhlam - (v.) avenge<br />
teirul chamnak - (n.) retaliation<br />
teirul chamtu khuazingnu , teirul chamnak - (n.) nemesis<br />
teirulcham - (v.) revenge - Example: It's not good <strong>to</strong> revenge = Teirulcham cu a ttha lo<br />
teitu - (n.) conqueror<br />
teitu - (n.) vic<strong>to</strong>r<br />
teitu - (n.) winner<br />
teitu a simi - (adj.) vic<strong>to</strong>rious<br />
teitu si i zuam , i cuh - (v.) vie<br />
tek - (n.) thunderbolt<br />
tek - (adj.) smart: the burning feeling when salt gets in<strong>to</strong> eyes - Example: My eyes burn = Ka mit a tek<br />
tek bawm - (n.) tinderbox<br />
tek , nimtlau - (n.) lightning<br />
tek tlak khamnak ca i inncung i an bunhmi thirfung - (n.) ligntning rod<br />
tek , tlik , teh - (v.) run<br />
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tekem - (adj.) small - Example: Small pebbles = Lung tekem<br />
teklung - (n.) granite<br />
tekral - (n.) gecko<br />
tektek bawm - (n.) mistle<strong>to</strong>e<br />
tel - (adj.) inclusive, <strong>to</strong> be included<br />
tel - (n.) bundle (used mainly for thatch/grass) - Example: A bundle of thatch = Di tel khat<br />
telephone in i chawnh - (v.) phone<br />
telephone le elektrik hri a ser a zohtu - (n.) lineman<br />
telephone , telifawn - (n.) phone<br />
television , lamhlatpi i a ummi thil hmuh khawhnak - (n.) television<br />
telh chih , i tel ve - (v.) implicate<br />
telh chih , sanh chih - (v.) include<br />
telh chihmi - (adv.) inclusive<br />
telh chihnak - (n.) inclusion<br />
telh lo , thlau , hrelh - (v.) omit<br />
telh lonak , thlaunak , hrelhnak - (n.) omission<br />
telifawn a langhlat in i chawnhnak - (n.) telephone<br />
tem - (v.) tie<br />
tem - (v.) bind<br />
tem - (v.) suffer, endure - Example: He is sick and he suffers/endures <strong>to</strong>o much = A zaw i a tem tuk<br />
tem chih , pakhat le pakhat lungthin in i naih , i dawt - (v.) attach<br />
temh - (v.) smack, smack lips<br />
temh-in - (v.) suffer, agonize<br />
temhinnak - (n.) suffering, agony<br />
temhnak - (n.) suffering, agony<br />
tenau ngai sinak , biapi si lonak - (n.) insignificance<br />
teng - (adj.) retarded - Example: Outr rice plants are retarded = Kan facang kung an teng<br />
tengh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> throw on the ground with force - Example: He threw an egg with force <strong>to</strong> the ground and it broke in<strong>to</strong> pieces = Vawlei ah arti a<br />
tengh i a kuai<br />
tengh - (v.) thump feet on the floor<br />
tenghnak - (n.) the throwing down on the ground<br />
tenglam meithal - (n.) musket<br />
tenglam meithal hmangmi - (n.) musketeer<br />
tenh - (v.) tuck - Example: A bird tucks its head under its wings when it sleeps = Vate cu a ih tikah a lu kha a thla tangah a tenh<br />
tenh - (n.) embroidery<br />
tenh - (v.) embroider - Example: She embroidered her skirt = A hni thawi a tenh<br />
tenh - (v.) squeeze in<strong>to</strong> - Example: He squeezed himself in<strong>to</strong> a crowd = Mi karlakah aa tenh<br />
tenh , tamh - (v.) inlay, insert - Example: Stick this paper in<strong>to</strong> your book = Hi catlap hi na cauk chungah tenh tuah<br />
tenhchih , tahchih - (v.) interweave<br />
tenhmi , tamhmi - (adj.) inlaid<br />
tenhnak - (n.) embroidery<br />
tennis pumpululh tuk - (n.) tennis<br />
teo - (adj.) taut - Example: A taut rope = Hri teo<br />
tep , teh - (v.) taste - Example: The cook tastes the curry. - Please taste this soup = Rawlchuang nih tihang kha a teh. - Hi tihang hi tep tuah<br />
ter - (adj.) first - Example: Firstborn child = Fater<br />
ter , ngeihter , siter - (v.) let - Example: Let the dog eat the bone = Uico kha saruh kha eiter<br />
terh - (v.) copulate - Example: A bull copulates a cow = Cawtum nih cawpi a terh<br />
terh - (v.) agitate - Example: Do not agitate (play with)a snak = Rul cu a terh in ter hlah<br />
terhfial - (v.) <strong>to</strong> ask <strong>to</strong> do<br />
tet - (adj.) tight - Example: We are tight in the bus = Bus chungah kan i tet<br />
tet - (adj.) congested<br />
tet ngaiin tuahmi thil , fek ngaiin tuahmi - (n.) stringency<br />
tet , tehter , theh - (v.) wear - Example: Walking wears a hole in my shoe = Ke in ka kal lengmang caah ka kedan hmun khat in pem/a tet<br />
teuh - (v.) nibble - Example: Rabbit nibble carrots = Saveh nih kazer an teuh<br />
teuh , tam - (v.) gnaw - Example: The dogs gnawed the bones = Uico nih saruh an teuh<br />
teuhnak - (n.) nibbling<br />
tha - (n.) muscle, sinew, tendom<br />
tha - (n.) strength, energy<br />
tha - (v.) satisfied: <strong>to</strong> be satisfied, have enough - Example: I am satisfied with the food I had, it was enough for me = Ka rawl ka tha ko<br />
tha a ba lomi , tha ba a si lomi - (adj.) unwearied<br />
tha ba a si lomi , tha a ba lomi - (adj.) unwearied<br />
tha batter - (v.) exhaust<br />
tha chuahternak - (n.) generation<br />
tha chuahtertu enzin seh - (n.) genera<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tha-pheh - (v.) hamstring<br />
tha-phet - (n.) calf (leg)<br />
tha tein hngalh , hngalh ciomi - (adj.) familiar - Example: His voice is familiar <strong>to</strong> radio listeners = A aw cu radio a ngai mi nih cun hngalh cio a si<br />
tha tein rak zohkhenh lomi , ralrin loin a rak simi , timh loin tuah /chommi - (adj.) inadvertent - Example: Inadvertent remark = Timh<br />
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hmasatnak zeihmanh um lo i chim phutmi bia<br />
tha tein sersiam rih lomi hmun - (n.) fringe - Example: They live on the fringe of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua hriang ah an um<br />
tha tein zoh - (v.) go over<br />
tha tein zoh - (v.) examine<br />
thaba - (v.) tired: be tired - Example: I am tired = Ka tha a ba<br />
thabatnak - (n.) fatique<br />
thachia , thachiat - (v.) discouraged: be discouraged - Example: I am discouraged = Ka tha a chia<br />
thachiatnak - (n.) discouragement<br />
thachiatter , lungdonghter - (v.) demoralize<br />
thachunhnak in a fiantertu , cauk chung i hmanthlak a suaitu - (n.) illustra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thadam tein i dinh - (adj.) restful<br />
thadi a si lomi - (adj.) untiring<br />
thadi ngai a simi - (adj.) weary<br />
thadi ngai a simi , a harmi , a nuam lo ngaimi - (adj.) tedious<br />
thadi , thadit - (v.) wear out - Example: He wears out when working <strong>to</strong>o much = Rian fak tuk a ttuan tikah a tha a di<br />
thadit , thadi - (v.) wear out - Example: He wears out when working <strong>to</strong>o much = Rian fak tuk a ttuan tikah a tha a di<br />
thaditnak - (n.) tedium<br />
thaditter , batter - (v.) tire - Example: The long walk tires her = Saupi ke kal nih a batter<br />
thah - (v.) hang - Example: The criminal was hanged = Misualpa cu an thah<br />
thah - (n.) lice<br />
thah - (n.) louse<br />
thah - (v.) slaughter<br />
thah - (v.) slay<br />
thah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> feel confident of being able <strong>to</strong> do it by looking at it - Example: I feel I can do it (by looking at it) = Ka mit nih a thah ko<br />
thah , biachim , puar , hran , sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk - (adj.) brutal<br />
thah dingmi thongtla phorhnak leng - (n.) tumbrel<br />
thah tammi - (adj.) lousy<br />
thah , thak - (adj.) itchy - Example: Because my body is itchy, I smear me with medicine = Ka tak a thah caah si kaa thuh<br />
thah , that - (v.) kill - Example: David killed Goliath = David nih Goliath a thah<br />
thahau - (n.) nettle<br />
thahnak - (n.) killing<br />
thahnak - (n.) the taste of pepper<br />
thahnak - (n.) itchyness<br />
thahnak in siseh tlawmter , a rak ummi minung hna kha thihnak in siseh - (v.) depopulate<br />
thahnak ttheng - (n.) scaffold<br />
thahri - (n.) nerve<br />
thahri - (n.) tendon<br />
thahri a fek lomi, tla derhdorh in a ummi - (adj.) unstrung<br />
thahri phin zawtnak - (n.) neuritis<br />
thahri zawtnak in a zaw i thiinphang derhdorh in a ummi - (n.) neurotic<br />
thahri zawtnak , thahri amah cawl tein a cawlter lengmangmi khi - (n.) St. Vitus's dance<br />
thahter i bo i sennak - (n.) irritation - Example: Puanchia hrat nih ngacchia vun nemte kha a thahter senter i boter<br />
thahter zatter , thakzatter - ingpuanter , thinhunter - (v.) irritate<br />
thai - (v.) scratch up (as chicken) - Example: A hen scratches up (some things) = Arpi cawng a thai<br />
thai - (v.) paw (the ground as a horse)<br />
thai - (v.) poke about, poke over, rout about, rout amongst, scavenge<br />
thai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> scribble or scrawl or make marks upon (as with point of finger, stick, pencil)<br />
thai - (v.) paddle<br />
thai , thaisung - (n.) wife<br />
thai zing - (adv.) --thaih<br />
- (v.) <strong>to</strong> poke out (with a poking or flicking motion of a stick)<br />
thaisung , thai - (n.) wife<br />
thaithawh - (n.) breakfast<br />
thaizing - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>morrow<br />
thak , thah - (adj.) itchy<br />
thakbere - (n.) chillies, hot pepper<br />
thakhling , nakzik - (n.) cinnamon<br />
thakpherh - (n.) scabies<br />
thakpherh - (n.) itch (skin disease), scabies<br />
thakpherh zawtnak , a thakmi - (n.) itch<br />
thakthing , thakthling - (n.) cinnamon<br />
thakza - (n.) insect<br />
thakza thahnak si - (n.) insecticide<br />
thakzatter, thahter zatter - ingpuanter , thinhunter - (v.) irritate<br />
thal - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> place with the cavity upward - Example: Stand the earthen jar with its cavity upward = Ralca kha a thal in chia<br />
thal - (n.) stake<br />
thal - (v.) <strong>to</strong> place right way up or with cavity upwards - Example: Please put the plate with cavity upwards = Pakan kha tei thal tuah<br />
thal - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lie on the back/face upward - Example: Please lie down on your back = Na thal in it tuah<br />
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thal bantukin kah khawhmi thil, rawket - (adj.) ballistic<br />
thal , cantiang - (n.) arrow<br />
thal hmur , cantiang hmur - (n.) arrowhead<br />
thal kah thiam - (n.) archer<br />
thal kah thiam - (n.) bowman<br />
thal kah thiamnak - (n.) archery<br />
thalang kua pakhat chung i mer tik i a mui i a phun phun a chuakmi - (n.) kaleidoscope<br />
thalo - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be able <strong>to</strong> do without difficulty - Example: Pu Mang Ting can beat Pu Khar Khawm without difficulty = Pu Mang Ting nih Pu Khar<br />
Khawm cu thalo in a tei<br />
thalrit - (n.) lac<br />
thalrit , thil tleuternak si - (n.) lacquer<br />
thalthingthei - (n.) acorn<br />
tham - (v.) <strong>to</strong> fondle breasts<br />
thaman - (n.) wage<br />
than - (n.) bundle of long cloth<br />
than - (v.) famous: be famous<br />
thang - (adj.) famous - Example: His name is famous = A min a thang<br />
thang - (adj.) loud - Example: His voice is very loud = A aw a thang ngai<br />
thang - (n.) noose, trap, snare<br />
thang chiat , min chiatter - (v.) scandalize<br />
thang piin - (adv.) aloud - Example: Read the s<strong>to</strong>ry aloud = Tuan bia cu thangpi in rel<br />
thang piin biachimnak seh - (n.) loudspeaker<br />
thang , thanh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> echo, <strong>to</strong> spread (the news), <strong>to</strong> convey the message - Example: We heard the news of his death yesterday (lit. the news<br />
of his death sounded/echoed yesterday) = Nizan ah a thih thawng a thang<br />
thangchia - (n.) reputation: bad reputation - Example: He/she has a bad reputation = A thang a chia<br />
thangchia a simi - (adj.) infamous<br />
thangchiah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> set up a trap - Example: I shall set up a trap for pheasants = Varit thang ka chiah lai<br />
thangchiat - (v.) defame<br />
thangchiat - (v.) stigmatize - Example: He is stigmatized as an illegitimate child = Lakfa na si ti in an serhsat/ an thangchiat<br />
thangchiat - (v.) vilify, defame - Example: He/she speaks evil of him/her = A thang a chiat<br />
thangchiat , a hmaan lomi puh - (v.) slander<br />
thangchiat , congoih - (v.) backbite<br />
thangchiat , duh lonak chim , hlawt - (v.) denounce<br />
thangchiat , lakpiak , chuh - (v.) derogate<br />
thangchiat , sual puh - (v.) impeach<br />
thangchiat , volhpamh - (v.) blaspheme<br />
thangchiatnak - (n.) infamy<br />
thangchiatnak - (n.) defamation<br />
thangchiatnak - (n.) detraction<br />
thangchiatnak a simi - (adj.) slanderous<br />
thangchiatnak , congoihnak , mi rawi - (n.) calumny<br />
thangchiatnak , minchiatnak - (n.) scandal<br />
thangchiatnak thil a simi , zomhtaihnak thil a simi - (adj.) deroga<strong>to</strong>ry - Example: He made a deroga<strong>to</strong>ry remark about his friend = A hawipa<br />
kha a thang a chiat, zomhtaihnak bia a chim<br />
thangchiatnak , volhpamh - (n.) blasphemy<br />
thangchuah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a name, <strong>to</strong> become famous, <strong>to</strong> distinguish onself in acts of bravery - Example: Let us make a city <strong>to</strong> make mane <strong>to</strong><br />
ourselves (Gen. 11,4) = Khua pakhat kan ser lai i kan i thangchuah lai (Gen. ll,4)<br />
thangchuahnak - (n.) fame, making name by peforming distinguished service<br />
thangpi in au, thangpi in ai - (v.) yell<br />
thangpi in chimnak seh - (n.) megaphone<br />
thangpi le fak piin au chih len / chimh chih len - (n.) harangue<br />
thangthat awk tlak a simi - (adj.) reputable<br />
thangthat minthannak - (n.) fame<br />
thangthatmi , minthangmi - (n.) celebrity<br />
thangthatnak tehna lakpiak , chuh , mintthatnak tehna - (n.) derogation<br />
thangtthat - (v.) commend<br />
thangtthat - (v.) laud<br />
thangtthat - (v.) praise<br />
thangtthat awk a tlakmi - (adj.) praiseworthy<br />
thangtthat awk tlak - (adj.) laudable<br />
thangtthat awk tlak a simi - (adj.) commendable<br />
thangtthat , cawimawi - (v.) acclaim<br />
thangtthat , hlorh - (v.) eulogize<br />
thangtthat , hlorh - (v.) exalt<br />
thangtthat , kut bengpiak - (v.) applaud<br />
thangtthat , sunparnak pek - (v.) glorify<br />
thangtthatnak - (n.) laud<br />
thangtthatnak - (n.) standing - Example: He is a man of good standing = Mi thangttha a si<br />
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thangtthatnak - (n.) commendation<br />
thangtthatnak ca i chimmi bia - (n.) eulogy<br />
thangtthatnak kut bengiaknak - (n.) applause<br />
thangtthatnak le lawmhnak hla - (n.) paen<br />
thangtthatnak , mintthatnak - (n.) reputation<br />
thangtthatnak pek , zapi nih conglawmh - (n.) ovation<br />
thangtthatnak , sunparnak - (n.) glorification<br />
thangtthatnak , upatnak - (n.) credit - Example: The boy received credit for his hard work = Ngakchia nih fak piin aa zuammi rian ah khan<br />
thangtthatnak a hmuh<br />
thanh - (v.) proclaim<br />
thanh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> draw water for somebody - Example: Could you please draw water for me? = Ti na ka thanh kho hnga maw?<br />
thanh , chim - (v.) declare<br />
thanh , thang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> echo, <strong>to</strong> spread (the news), <strong>to</strong> convey the message - Example: We heard the news of his death yesterday (lit. the news<br />
of his death sounded/echoed yesterday) = Nizan ah a thih thawng a thang<br />
thanh , thanter - (v.) peal - Example: The bells pealed forth Christmas joy = Khrismas lunglawmhnak kha darkhing nih an thanter<br />
thanh , zapi theihter - (v.) announce<br />
thanhnak - (n.) proclamation<br />
thanhnak - (n.) pronouncement<br />
thanhnak, kaupi in karhternak - (n.) promulgation<br />
thanhnak , zapi theihternak - (n.) announcement<br />
thanter chin - (v.) re-echo<br />
thanthling - (n.) sugar, jaggery<br />
thanthling ah an sermi antam tawba ngei phun khat - (n.) sugar beet<br />
thanthling le thingthei chuan i a thlum ngaimi a bangmi khi - (n.) jelly<br />
thanthling phun khat , kulukut - (n.) glucose<br />
thanthling rang - (n.) sugar<br />
thanthling tehna , zinan tehna an thianhnak sehzung - (n.) refinery<br />
thantling hang a khuaitidai - (n.) molasses<br />
thantling rang - (n.) sucrose<br />
thanuammi - (adj.) enthusiastic<br />
thanuamnak , duhnak - (n.) enthusiasm<br />
thanzu - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ddy<br />
thao , thau , sa thau - (n.) fat<br />
thap - (adj.) rough, uneven, not smooth<br />
thap khat tang i a ummi thap dang - (n.) substratum<br />
thap tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) manifold<br />
thaphrat - (adj.) rough and <strong>to</strong>ugh<br />
thaphrat - (n.) hunter: good hunter - Example: He is a good hunter = Mi thaphrat a si<br />
thapi - (n.) hamstrings<br />
thapthap - (n.) layer - Example: The cake has three layers = Kekhmuk cu thap thum a ngei<br />
thar , a tharmi - (adj.) new, fresh - Example: He has a new shirt = Angki thar a ngei<br />
thar hlirhhlerh tein thiang hirhiar tein a ummi - (adj.) spick-and-span<br />
tharchuah , a thar in ser tthan - (v.) renovate, renew - Example: They renew their agreement = An biakamnak an tharchuah<br />
tharchuah , tharter tthan - (v.) renew<br />
tharchuah , tharter tthannak - (n.) renewal<br />
tharchuahnak - (n.) renewal, renewing<br />
tharhnak - (n.) newness, freshness, "born-again"<br />
tharter tthan , hrim tthan - (v.) refresh<br />
tharter tthannak - (n.) renovation<br />
that lonak , tlin lonak - (n.) defect<br />
that loter deuh , fahter chin - (v.) aggravate<br />
that , thah - (v.) kill - Example: David killed Goliath = David nih Goliath a thah<br />
thather - (adj.) jumpy<br />
thather derhdorh in a ummi - (adj.) nervous<br />
thather derhdorh in umnak - (n.) nervousness<br />
thathnem , tthathnemnak pek - (n.) avail - Example: She cried, but her tears are <strong>to</strong> no avail = A ttap, asinain a mitthli cu san a tlai lo<br />
thathnemnak dih - (v.) lapse - Example: The check lapses within six months from date of issue = Check cu thoh ni in thla ruk chung i hman lo<br />
ahcun a thathnemnak kha a dih<br />
thatho lo i um , tla hniamhuam in a ummi - (adj.) languid<br />
thatho , lungthomi - (adj.) earnest<br />
thathu - (adj.) lazy, idle - Example: Pu Thang is a lazy/idle man = Pu Thang cu mi thathu a si<br />
thathutnak - (n.) idleness<br />
thathutnak - (n.) laziness<br />
thathutnak - (n.) sloth<br />
thathutnak , rianttuan huam lonak - (n.) indolence<br />
thathutter , thazang tlawmter - (v.) enervate - Example: Hot climate enervates people = Khualin nih mi an tha a thutter hna<br />
tha<strong>to</strong>m , (a si lo 'tha cah' kan ti) - (n.) cramp<br />
thatter , remh - (v.) amend<br />
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thattu - (n.) killer<br />
thattu - (n.) slayer<br />
thau - (adj.) fat - Example: He is a fat man = Mi thau a si<br />
thau milmial tein a um i a ngan a dam i lunglawm in a ummi - (adj.) buxom<br />
thau , sa thau , thao - (n.) fat, lard<br />
thau tuknak - (n.) obesity<br />
thau, vok thau - (n.) lard<br />
thauh - (v.) fatten - Example: Pig's fat is very fattening = Vok thau cu mi a thauh ngai<br />
thaunak - (n.) fatness<br />
thauter - (v.) fatten<br />
thaw - (n.) breath<br />
thaw - (adj.) delicious - Example: Your food is delicious = Na rawl a thaw<br />
thaw - (adj.) pleasant as in sleeping - Example: He is having a pleasant sleep = A ihmu a thaw<br />
thaw - (adj.) good appetite - Example: I have a good appetite = Ka rawl ka a thaw<br />
thaw - (n.) breath<br />
thaw chuah kho loin tuah - (v.) stifle - Example: The smoke stifled the fireman = Mei hmittupa kha meikhu nih thaw chuah kho loin a tuah<br />
thaw chuah kho loin tuah i thah - (v.) suffocate<br />
thaw chuah kho loin tuahnak - (n.) suffocation<br />
thaw chuahhnawhnak , thazang peknak , lingthawhnak peknak - (n.) inspiration<br />
thaw dawp , thaw chuah - (v.) breathe<br />
thaw ha lengmang in chuah , uico thaw chuah in chuah - (v.) pant<br />
thaw i ip tungmang - (v.) sigh<br />
thaw ngai i ei - (n.) gus<strong>to</strong> - Example: He ate with gus<strong>to</strong> = Thaw ngaiin a ei<br />
thaw ngaiin an sermi changreu phun khat - (n.) pudding<br />
thaw ngaiin ei , duh ngai - (v.) relish - Example: The cat relishes milk = Chizawh nih cawhnuk a duh ngai<br />
thaw , thawt - (adj.) delicious - Example: Your food is delicious therefore I ate a lot = Na rawl a thawt caah tampi ka ei<br />
thaw , vaupithaw - (n.) summer, hot season<br />
thawcham - (adj.) short of breath, gasping<br />
thawchamh - (v.) gasp - Example: If you gasp, you may drink water = Na thaw a cham ahcun ti din a ttha<br />
thawchuah - (v.) respire - Example: He is still breathing = A thaw a chuah ko rih<br />
thawchuah hnawh - (v.) inspire - Example: God inspires the Bible = Baibal cu Pathian nih thaw a chuah hnawh<br />
thawchuah , kuak khu chuahter - (v.) exhale<br />
thawchuahnak - (n.) exhalation<br />
thawchuahnak - (n.) respiration<br />
thawchuahnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) respira<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
thawh - (v.) arise - Example: Let us arise and sing = Tho u sih law hla sa u sih<br />
thawh - (v.) go - Example: You should go now = A tu cu naa thawh awk a si<br />
thawh - (v.) leave - Example: He leaves home early in the morning = Zingkate in inn in aa thawh<br />
thawh - (v.) rise - Example: We rise early in the morning = Zing ah tuan in kan tho<br />
thawh - (v.) start - Example: The bus started punctually = Baska cu hmaan tein aa thawh<br />
thawh - (v.) contribute - Example: He contributed twenty kyats <strong>to</strong> building fund = Biakinn saknak ah phar kul a thawh<br />
thawh - (v.) ferment - Example: Has your beer fermented? = Na zu uammi a tho cang maw?<br />
thawhat , thawha - (v.) pant - Example: I am panting = Ka thaw a ha<br />
thawhlawm kholhmi . thil pumhmi - (n.) collection<br />
thawhlawm , pekmi thil , Pathian sin pekmi thil - (n.) offering<br />
thawhpat theikung - (n.) avocado<br />
thawhphat he chuanmi thanthling - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ffee<br />
thawhter - (v.) raise - Example: The mo<strong>to</strong>rcars raise a dust = Mawttawka nih leidip an thawhter<br />
thawhter - (v.) raise - Example: He raises the dead = Mithi a thawhter hna<br />
thawhter , hlauh - (v.) rouse<br />
thawhtthan - (v.) rise again<br />
thawhtthannak - (n.) resurrection - Example: The resurrection of Jesus Christ = Jesuh Khrih thawhttannak<br />
thawhzang , thekvak tha , rianttuan huam - (adj.) active<br />
thawi - (n.) embroidery<br />
thawi - (v.) sacrifice - Example: He sacrifices = Rai a thawi<br />
thawi - (v.) pierce through so that the bullet or spear comes out on the other side - Example: He shot a deer and the bullet passed through from<br />
one side <strong>to</strong> the other = Sakhi a kah i khattelei hnak in khattelei hnak ah a thawi<br />
thawi tehn bantukin lung in sisen thlalang in siseh tamh i tenh - (n.) mosaic<br />
thawitenh , pangpar suai , dawhter , tamh - (v.) embroider - Example: She embroiders her shirt = A hni thawi a tenh<br />
thawitenhnak , pangpar suai , dawhternak , tamhnak - (n.) embroidery<br />
thawk - (n.) commerce<br />
thawk - (v.) inaugurate - Example: Several new courses were inauguratede in the school this year = Tukum cu siangin ah cawn awk thar tam<br />
nawm an thawk<br />
thawk - (v.) launch - Example: The attack was launched at midnight = Zanttim ah ral nam cu an thawk<br />
thawk - (v.) open - Example: The meeting was opened with a prayer = Pumhnak cu thlacamnak in an thawk<br />
thawk - (v.) set about - Example: I must set about my packing = Ka thil timh kaa tkawk awk a si<br />
thawk - (v.) commence<br />
thawk - (adj.) tired and listless when rising from sleep<br />
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thawk cang hnu i tuah lengmang lio - (adv.) under way<br />
thawk i hmunhter - (n.) foundation<br />
thawk , thawh - (v.) begin - Example: We shall begin the work = Rian kan thawk lai<br />
thawk , thok - (v.) start<br />
thawk tthan - (v.) recommence<br />
thawk tthan - (v.) resume<br />
thawkka , thawkkate - (n.) the early beginning, just beginning<br />
thawknak - (n.) start<br />
thawknak - (n.) commencement<br />
thawkter , cawlcanghter - (v.) activate<br />
thawktu - (n.) founder<br />
thawktu ; mawttawka nuntertu - (n.) starter<br />
thawl - (n.) can<br />
thawl bial nawn a sang tuk lomi - (n.) jar<br />
thawl chin phongh - (v.) uncork<br />
thawl chin phonghnak - (n.) opener<br />
thawl chung i erh - (v.) can - Example: My mother cans apples = Ka nu hih epal kha thawl chungah a erh hna<br />
thawl khat chungin thalwl dang ah rawn - (v.) transfuse<br />
thawl , thihna thawl - (n.) bottle<br />
thawl , um hrai - (n.) vessel<br />
thawlchin - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>pper<br />
thawlh - (v.) patch: <strong>to</strong> mend old clothe with new clothe<br />
thawlhru - (n.) cork<br />
thawn - (v.) move - Example: I shall move the table = Cabuai ka thawn lai<br />
thawn khawh lomi - (adj.) immovable<br />
thawn khawh lonak - (n.) immovability<br />
thawn, nal ngaiin i thawn - (v.) slide<br />
thawng - (n.) racket - Example: Don't make a racket when others are reading = Midang ca an zoh lioah hnachet hlah<br />
thawng - (n.) news - Example: Is the news good? = Thawng a ttha maw?<br />
thawng - up <strong>to</strong> you - Example: It's up <strong>to</strong> you = Nangmah thawng a si ko<br />
thawng a ngei lomi - (adj.) soundless<br />
thawng a thang ngaingaimi thawng - (n.) boom - Example: The boom of a canon = Miakpi thawng<br />
thawng a thangmi - (adj.) loud - Example: Loud noise = A thawng a thangmi thawng<br />
thawng , khuangtum thawng - (n.) sound - Example: I heard the sound of their footsteps = An kehlan thawng ka theih<br />
thawng ring ngaimi - (n.) peal - Example: A peal of thunder = Khuari thawng<br />
thawng thanh - (v.) herald - Example: The newspaper heralded the coming of the troops = Ralkap an rat lai kha tadinca nih a rak thanh<br />
thawng , thawri - (n.) noise<br />
thawngh , thongh - (v.) hit - Example: They hit each other = Pakhat le pakhat an i thawng<br />
thawngin , ruangah - (adv.) thanks - Example: Thanks <strong>to</strong> John's effort, the garden has many fruits = John rianttuannak thawngin dum<br />
chungah thei tampi a um<br />
thawngpang - (n.) tidings<br />
thawngpang , tadin - (n.) news<br />
thawngpang tawi tein ttialmi - (n.) bulletin<br />
thawngpang tehihmi - (n.) intelligence<br />
thawngthang ngaiin , thawri ngei ngaiin - (adv.) noisily<br />
thawngthang ngaimi - (n.) clap - Example: A clap of thunder = Khuari thawng a thang ngaimi<br />
thawngthanh - (v.) sound<br />
thawngthanh - (v.) break the news<br />
thawngthanh , mi theihter , ca in siseh , hmanthlak in siseh - (v.) advertise<br />
thawngthanh , mi theihter , ca in siseh , hmanthlak in siseh - (v.) advertise<br />
thawngthanhnak - (n.) news, breaking the news<br />
thawngthanhnak ca ; acozah thawngthanhnnak - (n.) gazette<br />
thawngthanhnak ca zapi hmuh awk i tarmi - (n.) poster<br />
thawngthanhnak tuahmi - (n.) advertisement<br />
thawngttha - (n.) gospel<br />
thawngtthabia chimtu - (n.) evangelist<br />
thawngtthabia he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) evangelical<br />
thawnh - (v.) overlap - Example: Our works overlap = Kan rian i thawnh<br />
thawnh , thonh , thuanh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cover up with blankets when sleeping<br />
thawnnak - (n.) move - Example: He made a move <strong>to</strong>wards the window = Thlalangawng leiah aa thawn<br />
thawpat - (n.) butter, ghee<br />
thawpit cetcut a simi (inn) - (adj.) stuffy<br />
thawr , thawrh , thorh, thor - (adj.) unkempt - Example: Her hair is unkempt = A sam a thawr<br />
thawr , thor - (adj.) sour<br />
thawt - (adj.) sound (as sleep) - Example: It's pleasant <strong>to</strong> have a sound sleep = Ihhmu thawt cu a nuam<br />
thawt , thaw - (adj.) delicious - Example: Your food is delicious therefore I ate a lot = Na rawl a thawt caah tampi ka ei<br />
thawtnak - (n.) flavour<br />
thawtnak - (n.) savour<br />
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thawtnak - (n.) taste - Example: Sweet, sour salt and bitter are the four most important tastes = A thlum, a thor, a-al le a khaa hna hi thawtnak<br />
lakah biapi bik a simi pali an si<br />
thawtnak a geni lomi , a dami - (adj.) insipid<br />
thawtnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) vapid<br />
thawtternak - (n.) seasoning<br />
thazang - (n.) strength<br />
thazang a hun umtertu , a hun cawlcanghtertu - (n.) stimulant<br />
thazang a ngei lomi , a dangmi , a dermi - (adj.) wan<br />
thazang a ngei lomi , mizaangthu - (adj.) lethargic<br />
thazang a ngei ngaiin - (adv.) energetically<br />
thazang a ngei ngaimi - (adj.) energetic<br />
thazang a pe khomi rawl - (adj.) nutrient<br />
thazang a pe ngaimi a simi - (adj.) inspirational<br />
thazang a tthawngmi - (adj.) vigorous<br />
thazang chuah , zuamnak - (n.) effort<br />
thazang , hmual , tthawnnak - (n.) power<br />
thazang hun thawhternak ; hun cawlcanghternak - (n.) stimulation<br />
thazang hun ummter , lung hun thawhter , hun cawlcanghter - (v.) stimulate<br />
thazang in hnek , upadi kha hman ding vun siter , duhmi tuahter khawhnak ca i hnek - (v.) enforce<br />
thazang , in khawhnak - (n.) stamina<br />
thazang in lak - (v.) plunder - Example: Enemy troops plundered the <strong>to</strong>wn = Ral pawl nih khua cu an lak<br />
thazang in siseh , nambar in siseh hleih - (v.) predominate<br />
thazang in uk , hnek - (v.) constrain<br />
thazang in uknak , hneknak - (n.) constraint<br />
thazang kha elektrik ah a cantertu seh - (n.) dynamo<br />
thazang ngei lomi - (adj.) nerveless<br />
thazang ngeimi thil - (adj.) dynamic<br />
thazang pek - (v.) energize<br />
thazang pek - (v.) support - Example: Hope supports us in time of trouble = Harnak caan ah ruahchannak nih thazang a kan pek<br />
thazang pek , lungthawhter - (v.) inspire<br />
thazang pek , lungtthawnnak pek , forh - (v.) encourage<br />
thazang peknak , lingthawhnak peknak , thaw chuahhnawhnak - (n.) inspiration<br />
thazang thar in tthawnnak pek , fek chinchin seh ti in tuah - (v.) reinforce<br />
thazang thar va laknak i hmanmi , hmun king hmun dai - (n.) retreat<br />
thazang tlawmter , derter - (v.) enfeeble<br />
thazang tlawmter , pa si loter , derter - (v.) emasculate<br />
thazang tlawmter , thathutter - (v.) enervate - Example: Hot climate enervates people = Khualin nih mi an tha a thutter hna<br />
thazang tthawng - (adj.) brawny<br />
thazang tthawng - (adj.) brawny<br />
thazang tthawnnak - (n.) energy<br />
thazang , tthawnnak - (n.) potency<br />
thazang , tthawnnak - (n.) force<br />
thazang , tthawnnak - (n.) vigour<br />
thazang tthawnnak petu a simi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>nic<br />
thazang um lo , derthawm , feh lo - (adj.) groggy<br />
the , tho , thothe - (n.) fly , housefly - Example: There are <strong>to</strong>o many flies = Thothe an tam tuk<br />
theh - (v.) spatter, sprincle - Example: He spatters mud on the wall = Vampang ah tlak a theh<br />
theh , hnor - (v.) scour<br />
theh , tet , tehter - (v.) wear - Example: Walking wears a hole in my shoe = Ke in ka kal lengmang caah ka kedan hmun khat in pem/a tet<br />
theh . vorh - (v.) strew<br />
thei - (n.) fruit - Example: This year our apple trees do not bear fruits = Tukum cu kan epal thei an tlai lo<br />
thei - (v.) fruit: bear fruit - Example: Do your guavas bear fruits? = Nan mangkawlong an thei maw?<br />
thei , far thei - (n.) cone<br />
thei , theih - (v.) hear, understand - Example: I cannot hear his words. - I cannot understand what he said = A bia ka thei kho lo. - A chimmi ka<br />
thei kho lo<br />
theih bal lomi - (adj.) unheard of<br />
theih hngalhnak , hawikom sinak - (n.) familiarity<br />
theih hngalhnak , hngalhnak - (n.) recognition<br />
theih hngalhternak , peknak , zapi hmai i chuahpinak - (n.) presentation<br />
theih , thei - (v.) hear, understand - Example: I cannot hear his words. - I cannot understand what he said = A bia ka thei kho lo. - A chimmi ka<br />
thei kho lo<br />
theihhngalh - (n.) acquaintance - Example: He is my acquaintance = Amah cu ka theihhngalh a si<br />
theihhngalh , hngalhpi - (v.) recognize<br />
theihhngalhnak - (n.) understanding, knowledge<br />
theihhngalhnak - (n.) euphony for sexual intercourse outside of wedlock<br />
theihhngalhnak pek , ngeihter - (n.) orientation<br />
theihhngalhnak tuah - (v.) orient oneself<br />
theihhngan - (n.) hearing: in ... hearing - Example: He spoke it in my hearing = Ka theihhngan ah a chim ko<br />
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theihmung , khuangmung - (n.) berry<br />
theihmungpa , khuahmungpa - (n.) blackberry<br />
theihnak - (n.) hearing, understanding<br />
theihnak ngeih , hngalh - (adj.) aware<br />
theihngal - (v.) <strong>to</strong> understand one another rather intimately - Example: Idionatically: they have sexual relation; or the have known each other =<br />
--theihngalh<br />
- (n.) acquaintance - Example: He is just an acquaintance = Amah cu ka theihngalh menmen a si<br />
theihter - (v.) notify<br />
theihter - (v.) report<br />
theihter chungnak - (n.) notification<br />
theihter tthan - (v.) remind<br />
theihter tthannak , lunglawmhnak theihter tthannak - (n.) acknowledgment<br />
theihter tthantu thil - (n.) reminder<br />
theihtermi kong - (n.) report<br />
theimu - (n.) the seed of a fruit<br />
theipar - (n.) fruit, crops, produce - Example: This year is a good year for the fruits/crops/produce of our field = Tukum cu kan lo theipar tthat<br />
kum a si<br />
theipi - (n.) fig<br />
theipi - (n.) fig<br />
theipi phun khat - (n.) sycamore<br />
theipum haipum - (n.) fruits in general (couplet)<br />
theithu - (n.) orange - Example: How much do you ask for your oranges? - Five kyats for one round piece = Na theitu zeizatdah na hauh? - Pum<br />
khat ah fang nga ka hauh<br />
theithu hawng he sermi zem , marmaleih - (n.) marmalade<br />
theithu phun khat - (n.) grapefruit<br />
theithu zawng a simi - (n.) saffron<br />
theithu zawng , aihre zawng - (adj.) yellow<br />
theitlai - (n.) fruits, result - Example: You are going <strong>to</strong> reap the fruit/result of what you sowed = Na tuhmi cu a theitlai na zun te ko lai<br />
theitlai hmasa bik hna - (n.) firstfruit<br />
theitlai tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) fruitful<br />
theitlai tampi tlainak - (n.) fruitfulness<br />
theitlai zeihmanh a tlai lomi - (adj.) fruitless<br />
thek , a kenkip i hlonh/vorh - (v.) scatter<br />
thek , tio - (v.) disperse<br />
theknak , tionak - (n.) dispersion<br />
theksi , khuapi chung i hlan awkin a ummi mawttawka hme - (n.) taxi<br />
thekvak tha , rianttuan huam , thawhzang - (adj.) active<br />
them - (v.) rope, catch something such as a calf in the noose of a rope - Example: It's very difficult <strong>to</strong> rope a calf = Cawfa them cu a har ko<br />
themh in themh i mui suai - (v.) carve, chisel - Example: He carved the picture of a bear on the s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung cungah vom mui a themh i suai<br />
themhnak - (n.) chiseling<br />
themhtu , cantu - (n.) carver<br />
then cikcek , cheu cikcek , hlai cikcek - (v.) dissect<br />
theng - (adj.) greasy or meaty smell<br />
theng - (adv.) really - Example: Had I really liked it I could have bought it = Ka duh theng ahcun ka cawk khawh ko hnga<br />
theng - (adv.) quite - Example: I don't quite like it = Ka duh theng lo<br />
thengte , minung pakhat /thil pakhat ta - (adj.) particular - Example: That particular chair belonged <strong>to</strong> my father = Khi tthutdan thengte khi<br />
ka pa ta a si<br />
thengtheng - (n.) cymbal<br />
thenh , thian , thianh - (v.) clean - Example: You should clean the environment of your house = Na inn pawngkam na thenh lai<br />
thenhhlimh , thianhhlimh - (v.) keep neat and tidy<br />
thenhnak , thianhnak - (n.) cleaning<br />
thenmi , cheumi - (n.) category<br />
ther - (v.) quaver - Example: Hes voice is quavering = A aw a ther<br />
ther - (v.) shake - Example: He is shaking with cold = A khuasih in a ther<br />
ther - (v.) flutter - Example: His heart fluttered when he saw the doc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
ther - (n.) cli<strong>to</strong>ris<br />
ther , hninh - (v.) quake - Example: She quakes with fear = A ttih tuk ah a ther<br />
ther i aw hun umternak - (n.) vibration<br />
ther , khuasih i ther - (v.) quiver<br />
ther thliahmah in um - (v.) flutter - Example: The flag fluttered in the breeze = Alan cu thli nih a hranh i ther thliahmah in a um<br />
ther thluanhmahnak - (n.) convulsion<br />
thereng - (n.) cicada, a large tree cricket - Example: Cicadas sing in the evening usually = Thereng cu zanleisang ah an awn tawn<br />
therh - (v.) tremble - Example: He saw a tiger and trembled = Cakei a hmuh i a therh<br />
therh , thirh - (v.) shiver - Example: He is cold and shivering = A khua a sik i a therh<br />
thernak , hninhnak - (n.) tremor, shivering, trembling<br />
Thesalon - (prop.) Thessalonians<br />
thetlai hmasa bik hna - (n.) firstfruits<br />
thetse - (n.) sand<br />
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thetse ram i cerh - (n.) oasis<br />
thetse rawnmi sawngkhoi - (n.) sandbag<br />
thetse tlang - (n.) dune<br />
thetse tlang - (n.) sandbank<br />
theu - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a fence/barrier especially for making traps for animals<br />
theu hmanh maw - (adv.) likely - Example: I shall very likely be here again next month = Hmai thla ah cun ka ra theu hmanh maw<br />
theuh - (v.) sliver<br />
theuh - (v.) chisel<br />
theuhnak - (n.) slivering<br />
theuhnak - (n.) chiseling<br />
thi - (v.) fall - Example: Many fell in battle = Raltuknak hmun ah tampi an thi<br />
thi - (n.) necklace<br />
thi - (adj.) dead - Example: Dead person = Mi thi<br />
thi - (n.) blood - Example: Do not eat blood = Thi na ei lai lo<br />
thi - (v.) die - Example: He died of malaria = Raifanh in a thi<br />
thi a chuah khi - (n.) hemorrhage<br />
thi a kikmi - (adj.) cold-blooded<br />
thi a lummi saram - (adj.) warm-blooded<br />
thi chuah - (v.) bleed<br />
thi chuah - (n.) haemorrhage<br />
thi chung i a senmi - (n.) haemoglobin<br />
thi kho lomi - (adj.) immortal<br />
thi , mit thi - (v.) covet - Example: Do not covet the properties of others = Mi thil na mit va thi hlah<br />
thi rual - (n.) string - Example: A sring of beads = Thi rual khat<br />
thi tampi a chuakmi - (adj.) sanguinary - Example: Sanguinary battle = Thi tampi a chuahnak raltuknak hmun<br />
thia nawnte a si i aa dawh ngaimi (nu) - (adj.) svelte<br />
thia tein thlehmi thil - (n.) shred<br />
thiah - (v.) stick - Example: He sticks a flower in his but<strong>to</strong>nhole = A angki kep awng ah pangpar a thiah<br />
thiah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> detail or appoint somebody for a work - Example: I am detailled <strong>to</strong> sweep the garbage = Hmunthur phiah an ka thiah<br />
thiahlei - (n.) squirrel<br />
thial - (n.) the side of the body between the armpit and the hip<br />
thiam - (v.) know - Example: He knows how <strong>to</strong> drive a jeep = Jeep mongh a thiam<br />
thiam - (v.) master - Example: She masters seven languages = Holh pasarih a thiam<br />
thiam - (n.) loom<br />
thiam a tling deuh rih lomi ; tangka hmuhnak ah si loin i nuamhnak caah lente aa celhmi - (n.) amateur<br />
thiam , cawn - (v.) learn<br />
thiam duh , hngalh duh , mitpurh - (adj.) curious<br />
thiam , fim - (adj.) adroit - Example: He is an adroit speaker = Biachim thiam ngaimi a si<br />
thiam khunnak a ngeimi , a khunhlei in a thiammi - (n.) specialist - Example: Eye specialist = Mit lei i a thiam khummi<br />
thiam ngai khawbnak le hngalh khawhnak - (n.) aptitude<br />
thiam ngaiin - (adj.) masterly<br />
thiam ngaiin - (adv.) well - Example: He speaks <strong>English</strong> very well = Mirang holh a thiam ngaingai<br />
thiam ngaiin cawnmi thil - (adj.) professional<br />
thiam ngaingai - (adj.) proficient - Example: She is proficient in music = Amah cu hla a thiam ngaingai<br />
thiam ngaingaimi - (adj.) adept - Example: He is adept in weaving = Thiamtah a thiam ngaingai<br />
thiambu - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong> loom<br />
thiamco - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get justice at the bar of judgement - Example: He is justified, cleared of guilt, he won the law suit = Thiam a co<br />
thiamconak - (n.) justification, <strong>to</strong> pronounce or declare not guilty<br />
thiamcoter - (v.) justify<br />
thiamcoter - (v.) justify, declare innocent/not guilty<br />
thiamcoter , a sual lo tiah thanh - (v.) vindicate<br />
thiamcoter khawh a simi - (adj.) justifiable<br />
thiamcoternak - (n.) justification<br />
thiamcoternak - (n.) justification, justifying<br />
thiamhngal - (n.) knowledgeable (person)<br />
thiamhngalhnak - (n.) expertise, knovledge<br />
thiamnak - (n.) proficiency, knowledge, skill<br />
thiamnak ca i cawlcanghnak , tuah lengmangmi , pum ngandamnak ca i pum in tuahmi - (n.) exercise<br />
thiamnak thar hmannak nawl hmuh - (v.) patent - Example: He patented a new process for making fresh water from salt water = Cite ti in ti<br />
thiang semak ningcang thar a thiammi hmannak nawl a hmu<br />
thiamnak , thil ti khawhnak - (n.) competence<br />
thiamphei - (n.) shuttle<br />
thiamphei - (n.) woof<br />
thiampheifung - (n.) shuttle<br />
thiamruak - (n.) the cloth which is being weaved on the loom<br />
thiamtah - (v.) weave<br />
thiamtah , ser - (v.) weave<br />
thian - (v.) clear - Example: We are going <strong>to</strong> clear our field = Kan lo kan thian lai<br />
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thian lonak - (n.) impurity<br />
thian , thianh , thenh - (v.) clean - Example: You should clean the environment of your house = Na inn pawngkam na thenh lai<br />
thiang - (adj.) clean, holy, pure - Example: Clean clothes. - Holy temple. - Pure heart = Hnipuan thiang. - Biakinn thiang. - Lung thiang<br />
Thiang Thlarau - (n.) Holy Spirit<br />
thianghlim - (adj.) chaste<br />
thianghlim - (adj.) holy, clean<br />
thiangmi hawikomhnak , Bawipa Zanriah - (n.) holy communion<br />
thiangte le ningcangte i a ummi - (adj.) neat<br />
thiangte le tleu tein hnawh - (v.) polish<br />
thiangthunh - (n.) crutch<br />
thiangthunh - (n.) stick<br />
thiangthunh - (n.) walking stick<br />
thianh - (v.) cleanse, clean<br />
thianh , phunglei in i thianh - (n.) ablution<br />
thianh , zet - (v.) filter<br />
thianhhlimh - (v.) tidy - Example: You should be tidy = Nan i thianhhlimh awk a si<br />
thianhhlimh i ningcang tein chiah - (v.) tidy<br />
thianhhlimh , thenhhlimh - (v.) keep neat and tidy<br />
thianhlim - (adj.) holy - Example: Because I am holy you also should be hole = Keimah ka thianhlim caah nannih zong nan thianhlim awk a si<br />
thianhlimnak - (n.) cleanliness, tidiness<br />
thianhnak , thenhnak - (n.) cleaning<br />
thiannak - (n.) holiness<br />
thiannak - (n.) pureness<br />
thiannak - (n.) purity<br />
thiannak - (n.) sanctity<br />
thiannak - (n.) cleanness<br />
thiannak , fiannak - (n.) clarity - Example: The weather has been clear for quite a while = Khua thiannak a sau cang<br />
thiannak , fiannak - (n.) lucidity<br />
thiannak, nu le pa kong i thiannak - (n.) chastity<br />
thiannak , thianhhlimnak - (n.) sanitation<br />
thiannak , zeihmanh nih rak <strong>to</strong>nghtham rih lomi - (n.) virginity<br />
thiannam ziaza dawh , tthatnak - (n.) virtue<br />
thianter - (v.) hallow<br />
thianter - (v.) refine<br />
thianter cangmi , a thiangmi - (adj.) refined<br />
thianter , Pathian sin pek - (v.) consecrate<br />
thianter , thianh - (v.) clean<br />
thianternak - (n.) consecration<br />
thianternak - (n.) purification<br />
thianternak - (n.) refinement<br />
thianternak a simi - (adj.) purgative<br />
thianternak , ti zetnak - (n.) filter<br />
thiar - (v.) <strong>to</strong> carry away in sequence - Example: The cat carries away its kittens one after another = Chizawh nih a fa a thiar hna<br />
thichuak - (adj.) bloody - Example: He came home with a bloody nose = Hnar thi chuak in inn ah a rak tin<br />
thider zawtnak - (n.) anemia<br />
thih - (v.) die - Example: It's gain for me <strong>to</strong> die = Thih cu ka caah miak a si<br />
thih - (v.) pass away - Example: My mother passed away = Ka nu a thi<br />
thih dengmang i mah le mah i hngal ti lo i um khi - (n.) coma<br />
thih hnu i sibawi nih pum hlai - (n.) postmortem<br />
thih , kal - (n.) departure<br />
thih , kehkuai , rawk - (v.) perish<br />
thih khawh lonak - (n.) immortality<br />
thih , lauter - (v.) frighten<br />
thih tak i ngaihchiat , lunglen - (v.) bereave<br />
thih , thinphanter - (v.) terrorize<br />
thih zat - (n.) mortality - Example: The mortality rate is high = A thimi zat an tam ko<br />
thihnak - (n.) death - Example: He rose from death again = Thihnak in a tho tthan<br />
thihnak , lohnak , rawhnak - (n.) doom<br />
thihnak tiang phan in - (adv.) fatally<br />
thihnak tluntertu a simi - (adj.) pestillent<br />
thihnathawl chin - (n.) cork<br />
thihphaih khawh lomi - (adj.) dauntless<br />
thihphaihnak - (v.) intimidate<br />
thihpi awk tlak ; a thi dingmi a thi khomi - (adj.) mortal<br />
thihri - (n.) vein<br />
thihtuam puan - (n.) shroud<br />
thik - (v.) shake - Example: He shakes his head (as a sign of disapproval) = A lu lawng a thik ko<br />
thikik pawl thilnung a lawn in a lawnmi , rulte hna - (n.) reptile<br />
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thil - (v.) impale - Example: The butterflies are impaled on small pins = Pelep cu thim hme tete in an thil hna i an tar hna<br />
thil - (n.) material - Example: What kind of materials are you going <strong>to</strong> buy? = Zei bantuk thil dah na cawk lai?<br />
thil - (n.) matter - Example: I want you <strong>to</strong> think with me in this matter = Hi thil hi na ka ruahpi ka duh<br />
thil - (n.) object<br />
thil - (v.) thread - Example: She threaded beads = Thi a thil hna. - Tim ka in la a thil<br />
thil - (n.) property - Example: He has plenty properties = Thil tampi a ngei<br />
thil - (n.) load - Example: I have some loads <strong>to</strong> carry = Thil phorh awk ka ngei<br />
thil - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ols used for weaving - Example: Do you have <strong>to</strong>ols for your loom? = Thiam thil na ngei maw?<br />
thil - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pierce a string thorugh something, <strong>to</strong> skewer, <strong>to</strong> impale - Example: We skewer meat = Sa kan thil<br />
thil a at khomi , a ruh lang in a hlai khomi , bia lei ah hman bik a si , a hriammi , a harmi - (adj.) trenchant<br />
thil a baumi pakhat hmun a ra phittatu - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>pgap<br />
thil a cang lengmangmi - (n.) incidence<br />
thil a cantertu thil , tuahtu - (n.) fac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thil a caw i a zuartu - (n.) dealer<br />
thil a cawtu - (n.) cus<strong>to</strong>mer<br />
thil a chuahtertu - (n.) cause - Example: What was the cause of his sickness = A zawtnak a chuahtertu zeidah a si?<br />
thil a harnak lei le a si khawh lonak lei kap in a zohmi - (adj.) pessimistic<br />
thil a hngal kho zau lomi - (adj.) insensitive<br />
thil a hngal tuk lomi - (n.) naivete<br />
thil a hrampi a simi , phungning - (n.) principle<br />
thil a hrawk khotu a simi - (adj.) pernicious<br />
thil a hun umtertu - (n.) occasion - Example: The dog which was the occatson of the quarrel had run away = I siknak a umtertu uico kha a tli<br />
diam cang<br />
thil a hung kir tthanmi , lehrulhnak - (n.) reaction<br />
thil a hung langmi hmuh khawh <strong>to</strong>ngh khawh a simi - (n.) phenomenon<br />
thil a hung um , a hung can - (v.) happen - Example: They <strong>to</strong>ld us all that happened on their trip = An khual tlawnnak i thil a cangmi vialte an<br />
kan chimh<br />
thil a hung ummi - (n.) case - Example: Only one case of robbery was reported <strong>to</strong> the police = Fir a hung ummi pakhat lawng palik sihan an<br />
thanh<br />
thil a hung ummi in a khatmi - (adj.) eventful - Example: An eventful evening = Thil tampi a um, a cangmi, zanlei<br />
thil a kan tuahtertu lungthin - (n.) motive<br />
thil a khatmi - (adj.) pneumatic<br />
thil a man a ttum a kai lengmang lio i a man a ttha ttheo lai ti ruahnak in thil rak i cawk ong - (v.) speculate<br />
thil a pem khomi - (adj.) penetrating<br />
thil a philh zaumi , milunglo - (adj.) absent minded<br />
thil a phunphun cawh - (v.) concoct<br />
thil a pummi , khattelei kam in khattelei kam tiangin a laifang i ding tein rinmi - (n.) diameter<br />
thil a ruat ngaimi - (adj.) contemplative<br />
thil a ruat ngaingaimi pa - (n.) theorist<br />
thil a si lai ti i ruah - (v.) expect<br />
thil a si lai ti i ruahnak - (n.) expectation<br />
thil a si lomi, thlarau lawng a simi - (adj.) immaterial<br />
thil a sining a simi - (n.) formula<br />
thil a sining bantuk i zulh i um ve - (v.) conform<br />
thil a sining he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) qualitative<br />
thil a sining taktak - (n.) substance - Example: Ice and water are the same substance in different forms = Tikhal le ti cu an sining aa khat ko, an<br />
langhning lawng aa dang<br />
thil a sining taktak hngalh i zuamnak cawnnak - (n.) metaphysics<br />
thil a sining taktak in a hmu thiammi - (n.) realist<br />
thil a sullam tlaih , hngalh , tlaih - (v.) grasp<br />
thil a thiam kho ngaimi , a fim ngaingaimi - (adj.) ingenious<br />
thil a ti kho ngeimi - (adj.) influential<br />
thil a ti khomi - (adj.) capable - Example: He is a capable man = Mi thil ti kho a si<br />
thil a tlung lai tiah a rak chimtu , zualko , a rak um hmasami - (n.) forerunner<br />
thil a tuamnak a rihnak khi , a thil rihnak si loin - (n.) tare<br />
thil a tung a phei in tahnak , ni he zohchih i tilawng kha khuazei zawnah dah a um ti hngalhnak tahnak seh - (n.) sextant<br />
thil a um bal lomi ser a thiammi - (n.) inven<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thil a ummi he aa tlakmi - (adj.) relevant - Example: His answer is not relevant <strong>to</strong> the question = A bialehnak cu an halnak he aa tlak lo<br />
thil a ummi he i tlaknak ngeihnak - (n.) relevance<br />
thil a vun attu namte hmur a harte khi - (n.) blade<br />
thil aa cawk ongmi , ticket hna a rak i cawk ong i a zuar tthanmi - (n.) specula<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thil aa dawhmi hrawhnak - (n.) vandalism<br />
thil aa dawhmi timh ciammam tein a hrawkmi - (n.) vandal<br />
thil aa hruhchihmi - (n.) maniac<br />
thil an rak umnak hmun i a dang vun chiah - (v.) transpose<br />
thil an umtuning , an chunglei umtuning le rianttuanning cawnnak - (n.) physiology - Example: Human physiology = Minung pum<br />
umtuning kong cawnnak<br />
thil awlokchong a simi - (adj.) enigmatic<br />
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thil awlokchong , khuaruahhar bia - (n.) enigma<br />
thil bahnak ca i vampang i khenhmi fung - (n.) peg<br />
thil bawm cung i aa ttialmi ca a langmi - (n.) reading - Example: The reading on the thermometer yesterday was 96 degrees = Nizang i kih lum<br />
tahnak cung i a langmi cu dikiri 96 a si<br />
thil biapi a hung ummi - (n.) event<br />
thil biapi ngai a simi nihchuak capo men i tuah - (v.) travesty<br />
thil biapi pakhatkhat a cannak hmun - (n.) stage - Example: Waterloo was the stage of a famous battle = Waterloo cu raltuknak minthang<br />
pakhat a rak cannak hmun a si<br />
thil buang , lapar te hna bantuk - (n.) fluff<br />
thil buar si - (n.) camphor<br />
thil burhnak si - (n.) dye<br />
thil cah , cah - (n.) order - Example: He gave the company an order for books = Kampani kha cauk a cah hna<br />
thil cawk thil zuar carek cakuatmi in tuahmi - (n.) mail order<br />
thil cawknak cazin a cawtu sin i kuatmi - (n.) invoice<br />
thil cawtu - (n.) client<br />
thil cehnak solung - (n.) vice<br />
thil cek - (v.) censor<br />
thil chiahmi zohkhenhtu - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rekeeper<br />
thil chiahnak hmun - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rage<br />
thil chiahnak hrawl - (n.) shelf<br />
thil chiahnak hrawl - (n.) rack<br />
thil chiahnak inn - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rehouse<br />
thil chiahnak inn kaupi vampang a geni set lomi - (n.) shed<br />
thil chiahnak khan - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>reroom<br />
thil chiahnak , zalte hna , bawmte hna - (n.) receptacle<br />
thil chiahnak/bahnak - (n.) stand - Example: Your umbrella must be left in the stand in the hall = Na nithawng kha a khan chung thil chiahnak<br />
an khan na chiahta lai<br />
thil chiahning - (n.) position - Example: He placed the books in an upright position = Cauk kha a tung in a chiah hna<br />
thil chianak hmun/kuang , thil khonnak hmun/bawm - (n.) reposi<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
thil chonh , thil khumh - (v.) load<br />
thil chuahternak , hmannak le i phawtzamhnak i a thiammi - (n.) economist<br />
thil chung i a ummi thil hme bik - (n.) molecule<br />
thil dang he aa zulmi - (n.) accompaniment - Example: They danced <strong>to</strong> the accompaniment of music = Aw dawh an tummi zulh in an lam<br />
thil dang he an i pehtlaihning zohchih in - (adv.) relatively - Example: In spite of her dull husband she is relatively happy = A va a hrut nain<br />
hawi dang he zohchih tikah aa nuam ko<br />
thil dang he ruahchih , zohchih - (adj.) comparative<br />
thil dang he tahchunh tikah - (adv.) comparatively<br />
thil dang tuah hlan i tuah hmasat awk a herhmi - (n.) prerequisite<br />
thil dangdang aa cawh dihmi - (adj.) miscellaneous<br />
thil danh ca i hmanmi khairiat/saphaw - (n.) washer<br />
thil dawh ser thiamnak , hmanthlak suai thiamnak - (n.) art<br />
thil dip - (n.) powder<br />
thil fak piin a ruatmi - (adj.) pensive<br />
thil har pahnih karlak i i thim awk a herhmi , i thim awkah a har ngaimi thil - (n.) dilemma<br />
thil har pakhatkhat a chuah tik i khulrangte i ruahnak ngeih khawhnak - (n.) presence of mind<br />
thil hlangtu pa nih hei hlanh chin - (v.) sublease<br />
thil hlum thil aa fon aa komhmi - (n.) mass<br />
thil hlun a si cang , caan a phan ti lo , caan he aa tlak ti lo - (n.) anachronism<br />
thil hlun a tang rihmi - (n.) relic<br />
thil hlun chiahnak inn - (n.) museum<br />
thil hlun tlaihchannak , thlennak duh lo - (n.) conservatism<br />
thil hmakhatte ah a hngal kho zaumi - (adj.) quick witted<br />
thil hme ngaingaimi a nganter i mit in hmuh khawh awkin tuahnak seh , a bih in bihmi - (n.) microscope<br />
thil hme tete , a nekcok tiangin - (n.) detail<br />
thil hmete - (n.) mite<br />
thil hmete - (n.) particle<br />
thil hmete - (n.) tittle<br />
thil hmete , a hmete , a hmete tiangin - (n.) particular - Example: His report agrees with yours in every particular = A chimmi cu na chimmi he<br />
a hmete tiangin an i khat<br />
thil hmetuai cung i lihchim - (n.) white lie<br />
thil hmuh khawhnak/tuah khawhnak ca i hmanmi thil - (n.) means - Example: He will use any means <strong>to</strong> win = Teinak a si paoh ahcun zei thil<br />
paoh a hman ko lai<br />
thil hmuhnak , cate hna hmuhnak - (n.) receipt<br />
thil , hmun , thil ummi , ruahnak , a um ciami chim than tik i hmanmi bia - (pron.) it - Example: Ruah a sur<br />
thil , hmun , thil ummi , ruahnak , a um ciami chim than tik i hmanmi bia - (pron.) it - Example: Hi cauk hi a tha, rel tlak a si<br />
thil , hmun , thil ummi , ruahnak , a um ciami chim tthan tik i hmanmi bia - (pron.) it - Example: Inn pakhat a hmuh i a cawk<br />
thil hnahnawk a simi , dawntu a simi - (adj.) cumbersome<br />
thil hngalh a duh ngaimi - (adj.) inquisitive<br />
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thil hngalh duhnak lungthin - (n.) curiousity<br />
thil hngalh khawh zaunak - (n.) sensitivity<br />
thil hngalh khawhnak phun nga kan ngeihmi in hngalh ; a sullam hngalh - (v.) perceive<br />
thil , hngilhter - (v.) lull<br />
thil hnornak cabuai - (n.) ironing board<br />
thil hram thawhkehnak fianternak ca i tuanbia hlanpi in an rak hmanmi hna - (n.) myth<br />
thil hruk aihning mi tampi nih an uarmi - (n.) fashionable<br />
thil i can, ruahnak kha a taktak i hun canter - (adj.) materialize<br />
thil in , pumsa in - (adv.) materially<br />
thil kha minung bantuk ah canter i cu bantukk in holhter - (n.) personification - Example: duty calls us = rian nih a kan kawh, rian hi minung<br />
a kan kotu hei si sehlaw cu ko cu a lo<br />
thil kha suk i darlin in taih/hnor - (v.) launder<br />
thil khumh , thil chonh - (v.) load<br />
thil khumhnak i hmanmi thingkuang , pung - (n.) container<br />
thil kil pathum a ngeimi pawl cawnnak - (n.) trigonometry<br />
thil kong a chimtu biafang - (n.) adjective - Example: He is a good man = Amah cu mi ttha a si<br />
thil kong lam a phunphun an tialnak cauk hna - (n.) cyclopedea<br />
thil kong pakhatkhat ttialmi - (n.) essay<br />
thil kong pakhatkhat ttialmi ca - (n.) article<br />
thil kong ttialmi chiahnak hmun - (n.) archives<br />
thil kuaimi a awnh thawng khi - (n.) splutter<br />
thil kuatmi ka hmuh cang tiah hngalhternak - (v.) acknowledge<br />
thil kut , seh kut - (n.) handle - Example: The handle of a spoon = Darkeu kut<br />
thil lawng hi biapi a si ti zumhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) materialistic<br />
thil lawng hi biapi a si tiin a zummi - (n.) materialist<br />
thil man a hmanung bik - (n.) quotation<br />
thil man i det - (v.) haggle<br />
thil man sung a simi - (adj.) valuable<br />
thil man sung chiahnak bawmte - (n.) casket<br />
thil man sung , ro - (n.) treasure<br />
thil man tthumhmi - (n.) discount - Example: We get a 10% discount on the books = Cauk man kha 10 % an kan tthumh<br />
thil mi va pek - (v.) deliver<br />
thil min - (n.) noun - Example: Words like John, table and cow are nouns = Biafang a simi John, cabuai le caw hna hi 'navneord' an si<br />
thil min le an man tialnak cauk - (n.) catalogue<br />
thil nemmi duhning paoh i sersiam khawhmi - (n.) plastic<br />
thil nganpi pakhat chung i aa telmi thil hmete - (n.) part - Example: The mo<strong>to</strong>rcar needs many parts = Mawttawka nih thil hmetete tampi a<br />
herh<br />
thil ngeitu sinak chun , chuh , ngeih loin umter - (v.) dispossess<br />
thil pahat le pakhat le pakhat tahchunh tik i an i tluknak le an i dannak khiahnak ca i hmanmi - (n.) standard<br />
thil pahnih dingte veve in an i <strong>to</strong>n tikah an i <strong>to</strong>nnak kil khi "ret vinkel" cu a si , (_|_) "ret vinkel" cu dikiri 90° a si - (n.) right angle<br />
thil pahnih karlak i a hung ummi khi - (n.) interlude<br />
thil pakhat a dang thil pakhat hnu zulh in an hung chuakmi - (n.) consequence<br />
thil pakhat chung i biapi bik a simi thil, a muru - (n.) essence<br />
thil pakhat chungin aa cheumi pelpawi - (n.) segment<br />
thil pakhat cung i thil dang pakhat sakmi - (n.) superstructure<br />
thil pakhat i tuahter riangmang i thil dang tu tuah , hlennak - (n.) double-dealing<br />
thil pakhat kong hngalh duhnak i bahalnak a tlangin tam nawn ttialmi - (n.) questionnaire<br />
thil pakhat le pakhat an i hnor tik i a thawng khi - (v.) creak - Example: Hinges creak when they need oil = Si thuh an herh tikah kawpza cu<br />
an awn<br />
thil pakhat , minung pakhat - (n.) unit<br />
thil pakhat nih a dang thil pakhat a chuahtermi - (n.) aftermath<br />
thil pakhat nih thil dang pakhat a chuahter i cu cuhahtermi thil dang pakhat nih cun a chuahtertu kha a chuahter tthanmi - (n.)<br />
vicious circle - Example: War breeds hate, and hate leads <strong>to</strong> war again = Ral nih huatnak a chuahter i huatnak nih ral a chuahter tthan<br />
thil pakhat nih thil dang pakhat a chuahtermi - (n.) effect - Example: Did the medicine have any effect on him? = Si a dinmi nih khan a<br />
cungah tthatnak zeital a chuahpi maw?<br />
thil pakhat tinhmi ruang tuahmi - (n.) movement - Example: A movement was begun <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p smoking = Kuakzuk ngolnak ding caah<br />
cawlcanghnak an tuah<br />
thil pakhatkhat a can hnu i nun khi - (v.) survive - Example: Only ten of the crew survived the shipwreck = Tilawng a rawh hun ah khan pahra<br />
lawng an nung (a dang cu an thi dih)<br />
thil pakhatkhat a can tikah, cu lioah cun ka dang ah ka um ti piah khawhnak - (n.) alibi<br />
thil pakhatkhat a hmaan hrimhrim ti chimnak le langhternak - (n.) proof<br />
thil pakhatkhat a hmetngan aa tluk i kap paruk a ngeimi - (n.) cube<br />
thil pakhatkhat a hung ummi - (n.) incident<br />
thil pakhatkhat a hung ummi - (n.) matter - Example: An important matter kept him from going <strong>to</strong> his village = Thilbiapi pakhat nih an khua kal<br />
kha a thlauh<br />
thil pakhatkhat , a saulei , a kauhlei - (n.) dimension - Example: If a house is 10 feet long, 8 feet wide and 6 feet high, those are its dimensions<br />
= Inn pakhat cu a tung pe 10, a vang pe 8, a san pe 6, a si ahcun, cucu a dimension cu a si<br />
thil pakhatkhat a ummi a hun zultu thil khi - (n.) sequel<br />
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thil pakhatkhat can i a dang hmanmi - (n.) substitute<br />
thil pakhatkhat chimmi a hmaan lo tiah hun langhter/chim - (v.) refute<br />
thil pakhatkhat chimmi a hmaan lonak hun chim i a chimmi kha alnak - (n.) refutation<br />
thil pakhatkhat fianternak ca i sapesial holh an hmanmi , seh lei he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) technical<br />
thil pakhatkhat fianternak ca i suaimi hmanthlak - (n.) diagram<br />
thil pakhatkhat , hmai chung - (n.) feature - Example: Your features are your forehead, eye, nose, mouth, chin, ect. = Na hmai chung thil hna<br />
cu na cal, na mit, na hnar, na ka, na khabe etc. hna hi an si<br />
thil pakhatkhat kha aho sermi dah a si ti hngalhnak ca i a cung i benhmi - (n.) trademark<br />
thil pakhatkhat kha pakhat nih maw bu khat nih maw an uk an hman i mi dang an <strong>to</strong>nghter duh hna lo khi - (n.) monopoly -<br />
Example: In some countries <strong>to</strong>bacco is a government monopoly = Ram khat khat ahcun sahdah hi cozah lawng nih an <strong>to</strong>ngthammi a si<br />
thil pakhatkhat kha pathian i sernak - (n.) deification<br />
thil pakhatkhat kong ca in saupi i tial i bia in saupi in chim - (n.) dissertation<br />
thil pakhatkhat kong chimmak i hmanmi biafang - (n.) terminology<br />
thil pakhatkhat kong felfai tein ttialnak cauk - (n.) monograph<br />
thil pakhatkhat kong ruahnak thuk ngaiin chim le ruah - (v.) argue<br />
thil pakhatkhat kong tling ngaiin a hngalmi hngalhnak - (n.) authority<br />
thil pakhatkhat mi pakhatkhat sinin lakmi a si tiah ruahmi , a si tiah zumhmi - (v.) attribute - Example: This poem is attributed <strong>to</strong><br />
Shakespear = Hi hla hi Shakespeare tialmi a si tiah an ruah<br />
thil pakhatkhat nih a hei chuahtermi thil , a phichuak - (n.) result<br />
thil pakhatkhat thil dang he aa rupning - (n.) proportion - Example: This door is <strong>to</strong>o narrow in proportion <strong>to</strong> its height = Hi innka cu a tung he<br />
i rup dingah a bi tuk<br />
thil pakhatkhat , thil dang pakhtakhat nih umnak ah hmanmi - (n.) medium - Example: Water is the only medium where fish can live = Ti<br />
lawng hi nga an um khawhnak a si<br />
thil pakhatkhat tuahnak ca i minung siseh kampani si hna seh aa fon aa bumi - (n.) syndicate<br />
thil pakhatkhat va uk khun - (v.) monopolize<br />
thil pawnnak a tuahtu - (n.) pawnbroker<br />
thil pawnnak dawr - (n.) pawnshop<br />
thil petu , bawmhnak , petu - (n.) contribu<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thil philh a hmangmi - (adj.) forgetful<br />
thil philh hmannak - (n.) forgetfulness<br />
thil phoih - (v.) unpack<br />
thil phorhnak leng - (n.) vehicle<br />
thil phorhnak leng , mi nih siseh , saram nih siseh , hnuhmi - (n.) carriage<br />
thil phorhnak mawttaka - (n.) van<br />
thil phorhnak mawttawka - (n.) lorry<br />
thil phorhnak , mawttawka ngan - (n.) truck<br />
thil phorhnak zal , zal - (n.) bag<br />
thil phortu , innka vengtu - (n.) porter<br />
thil phortu , kuli - (n.) coolie<br />
thil phortu rang - (n.) sumpter<br />
thil phun dangte pakhatkhat a chuah a um caan , vawlei cung tuanbia i caan biapi khun a simi - (n.) epoch<br />
thil pinah hin zeihmanh a um ti lo , thil lawng hi a biapi bik a si ko ti zumhnak - (n.) materialism<br />
thil pipa zei a cangmi a um lomi caan , ni , thil - (adj.) uneventful<br />
thil pumhmi , thawhlawm kholhmi - (n.) collection<br />
thil ram dang i zuar man le ram dang in luhpi man - (n.) tariff<br />
thil relnak le thil tahnak i hmanmi - (n.) unit - Example: A foot is a unit of length, a pound is a unit of weight = A saulei tahnak ah pe khat cu<br />
tan khat a si i a rih lei tahnak ah pawng khat cu bu khat a si<br />
thil remhnak hmun - (n.) sorkshop<br />
thil , rohmi - (n.) bequest - Example: He left a bequest of ten kyats = Tangka fang hra a roh<br />
thil ruahning a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) resourceful<br />
thil ser ding a lem sermi - (n.) model - Example: He made first a model of the church he wanted <strong>to</strong> build = Sak a duhmi biakinn kha a lem a ser<br />
hmasa<br />
thil ser thiamnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) inventive<br />
thil ser thiamnak , mi nakin fim deuhan , fim ngaingainak - (n.) ingenuity<br />
thil sermi a rak hmangtu - (n.) consumer<br />
thil sernak seh inn - (n.) fac<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
thil siseh , misifak tthenhmi , tangka siseh - (n.) alms<br />
thil sual a tuah kho lomi , palhnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) impeccable<br />
thil suk , suk - (v.) wash<br />
thil sukmi - (n.) laundry<br />
thil suknak hmun - (n.) laundry<br />
thil suknak thingphel - (n.) washboard<br />
thil surnak seh - (n.) wringer<br />
thil tam nawn chungin an sining langhtertu ding ca i tlawmpal lakmi , cu lakmi cu a dang he zohchih tik i an sining langhtertu a simi<br />
- (n.) specimen - Example: Specimen signature = Lehhmah thutmi a lehhmah thutmi a si ti a langhtertu<br />
thil tampi a chuahmi - (adj.) productive<br />
thil tampi a thum khomi , a kaumi - (adj.) capacious<br />
thil tampi aa pongmi - (n.) bank - Example: There was a snow bank ten feet deep = Hawhra pe hra aa pongmi a um<br />
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thil tampi , rili lian , tilian - (n.) flood<br />
thil tampi ttha tein a tuah khomi - (adj.) versatile<br />
thil tampi tuah khawhnak - (n.) versatility<br />
thil tenau a simi - (adj.) frivolous<br />
thil tenau ngai i simi - (adj.) insignificant<br />
thil tete a hung um lengmangmi - (adj.) incidential<br />
thil tha lo tuah bawmtu - (n.) accomplice<br />
thil thar - (n.) novelty<br />
thil theihhngalhmi a ngei rih lo i hlen a fawimi - (n.) greenhorn<br />
thil , thilri - (n.) thing<br />
thil thitnak seh laril zelhnak - (n.) bobbin<br />
thil thlainak fung - (n.) hanger<br />
thil thlautu , a sungtu - (n.) loser<br />
thil thukmi , hngalh awk le fianter awkah a har ngaingaimi thil - (n.) mystery<br />
thil ti khawhnak - (n.) ability<br />
thil ti khawhnak - (n.) capability<br />
thil ti khawhnak a ngei lomi , pa a numi - (adj.) impotent<br />
thil ti khawhnak ngeih lonak , nutnak - (n.) impotence<br />
thil ti khawhnak , thiamnak - (n.) competence<br />
thil ti kho ti loin ser - (v.) disable - Example: War disabled many men = Raltuknak nih mi tampi kha thil ti kho ti loin a ser hna<br />
thil tining a thiam lomi - (adj.) tactless<br />
thil tining a thiammi - (adj.) tactful<br />
thil tining hngalh , tuanning hngalh - (n.) know-how<br />
thil tining le puai tuahnak i thil hme tete tiang thengtheng i tuah dih a duhmi - (adj.) punctilious<br />
thil tining , rianttuan ning - (n.) method<br />
thil tining thiamnak - (n.) tact<br />
thil tlang a ki tahnak, dikiri zeizat dah a si ti tahnak - (n.) protrac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thil tlang, hlum, pakhatkhat, zei ngqw ti awk set a um lomi - (n.) lump<br />
thil tlang kawmnak i hmanmi puantlangkamh - (n.) lace<br />
thil tleuternak si , thalrit - (n.) lacquer<br />
thil <strong>to</strong>m, e.g. lapar <strong>to</strong>m - (n.) bale<br />
thil ttama hmangmi pawl , zu tehna - (n.) rodent<br />
thil ttha a chuahtermi , tthathnem , a ttha - (adj.) beneficial<br />
thil ttha lo tlung ding hmelchunhnak a simi - (adj.) ominous - Example: The clouds look ominous <strong>to</strong> our picnic = Khi khuadawm hna khi kan<br />
piknik rawktu si dawh an si ko<br />
thil ttha lo tlunter dingin thinphanter - (v.) menace<br />
thil ttha lo tuah awk i lem - (v.) seduce<br />
thil ttha lo tuah awk i mi lemtu a simi - (adj.) seductive<br />
thil ttha lo tuah midang forh - (v.) abet<br />
thil ttha lo tuah ruang i ngaihchiat - (n.) remorse<br />
thil ttha lo tuahnak ah lem - (n.) seduction<br />
thil ttha lo tuahnak dingah a thli tein hnatlaknak ngeih ti - (n.) collusion<br />
thil ttha lo tuahtu , misual - (n.) malefac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thil ttha tuahnak ca i mi zapi nih lungtho ngaiin ttuan ; thil ttha lo dohnak ca i zapi nih lungtho ngaiin thau - (n.) crusade<br />
thil ttha zeital ka hmu hnga maw tiin mi a fak lengmangmi - (n.) sycophant<br />
thil tthit - (v.) stitch<br />
thil tthitnak - (n.) sewing<br />
thil tthumh - (v.) discharge - Example: The truck discharged the rice at the s<strong>to</strong>re = Mawtaka nih facang kha kudawng ah a tthumh<br />
thil tthumh - (v.) unload<br />
thil ttihnung a simi - (n.) peril - Example: The burning ship is in peril = A kangmi tinbaw cu thil ttihnung chungah a um<br />
thil ttihnung , kan tuksa a kan purmi thil , thlingza a simi thil - (n.) horror - Example: Little girls have horror of snakes = Nu ngakchia tete<br />
nih cun rul cu an ttih tuk hna i an thling a za<br />
thil ttihnung nih thinlawnak a chuahyrtmi - (n.) alarm - Example: They were filled with alarm when they saw the fire = Mei an hmuh tikah<br />
thinlaunak in an khat<br />
thil ttihnung , ttih awk thil - (n.) hazard - Example: The mud on the road is a hazard <strong>to</strong> driving = Lam i nawncek cu mawttaw mongh ah thil<br />
ttihnung a si<br />
thil ttihnungpi , lu hna pahnih a ngei ti i ruahmi - (n.) monster<br />
thil tuah hlan i ttha tein a ruat hmasami - (adj.) prudent<br />
thil tuah hlan i ttha tein ruah hmasanak - (n.) prudence<br />
thil tuah thiamnak - (n.) technique<br />
thil tuah tik le bia khia tikah khulrang teil tuah khawhnak - (n.) promptitude<br />
thil tuahmi langhternak - (prep.) <strong>to</strong> - Example: Give the book <strong>to</strong> me = Cauk kha keimah ka pe<br />
thil tuahnak ding ca i thawknak tuahmi - (n.) step - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok steps <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p smoking = Kuan zuk ngolnak ding ca thawknak a tuah<br />
cang<br />
thil tuahnak i hlawhtlin lonak sunghnak - (n.) fiasco<br />
thil tuahnak i hmanmi thil - (n.) medium - Example: Radio is a medium of communication = Radio cu i chawnhnak ca i hmanmi thil a si<br />
thil tukden tik i a hmual a fahnak khi - (n.) vehemence<br />
thil um bal lo deuh a simi - (adj.) curious - Example: We saw some curious birds <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu a um bal lomi va tete kan hmuh hna<br />
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thil um cia cung i hun tuah tthanmi - (adj.) retroactive<br />
thil um ciami vun zoh tthan - (n.) retrospect<br />
thil umtu ningcang - (n.) speaking terms - Example: They were not on speaking terms = An umtuning cu a chawnh zong an i chawn lo<br />
thil umtuning - (n.) circumstance<br />
thil umtuning a si tawnning - (n.) status quo<br />
thil umtuning nih a herh i a hun cantermi - (n.) requisite<br />
thil umtuning ttha tein a kherhlai khomi - (adj.) analytic<br />
thil vialte mah duhning le mah ca ttha ding lawng i ruahnak le tuaktannak , mah zawn lawng i ruahnak - (n.) egoism<br />
thil zeihmanh a chuahter kho lomi - (adj.) ineffectual<br />
thil zeimaw - (pron.) something<br />
thil zeizat dah a um ti i chek i cazin i khumh - (n.) inven<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
thil zetnak , lakphak zetnak - (n.) strainer<br />
thil zohning le hmuhning i a fim ngaimi thil; a hmu thiammi - (adj.) perspiacious<br />
thil zong minung zong hmunkhat i i fonhnak - (n.) union<br />
thilchiahnak bizu , dal tam a ngeimi , a dal hnuh khawh a simi - (n.) drawer<br />
thilfir - (n.) larceny<br />
thilfun - (n.) package<br />
thilnak - (n.) threading<br />
thilnak a chuahter khomi thil - (adj.) deadly<br />
thilnu - (n.) leaven<br />
thilnu , pawngmuk sernak si - (n.) yeast<br />
thilnu phulh lomi - (adj.) unleavened<br />
thilpuan in tamh - (v.) drape<br />
thilpuan lei , pu lei chawdawr - (n.) mercer<br />
thilpuan thianhnak bras - (n.) whiskbroom<br />
thilremh a thiammi , mekhanik , zungthiam - (n.) mechanic<br />
thilri - (n.) apparatus - Example: We have no heating apparatus = Tisa lumnak thilri kan ngei lo<br />
thilri - (n.) effects - Example: Personal effects = Pumpak thilri<br />
thilri - (n.) goods<br />
thilri - (n.) property<br />
thilri - (n.) stuff - Example: She bought some white stuff for curtain = Thlalang awng zar caah thil rang a cawk<br />
thilri - (n.) paraphernalia - Example: Camp paraphernalia = Ramlak riahnak i hmanmi thilri<br />
thilri a phormi tilawng - (n.) freighter<br />
thilri bawm - (n.) kit - Example: Travel kit = Khualtlawnnak thilri bawm<br />
thilri chiahnak inn - (n.) warehouse<br />
thilri kuatnak cazin - (n.) waybill<br />
thilri le thil sernak vialte le uknak kha cozah, nih tlaih dih i thil cu mi zapi nih i hrawm ding a si tiah a timi - (n.) communism<br />
thilri , ro , innlo - (n.) estate - Example: When he died he left an estate of one thousand kyats = A thih ah khan ro tangka thong khat a roh tak<br />
thilri tampi ngeih , mirum si - (adj.) affluent - Example: He is an affluent person = Amah cu mirum a si<br />
thilri upadi ningin a ngeitu sinak - (n.) title - Example: When a house is sold the seller gives the title deeds <strong>to</strong> the buyer = Inn cu a zuar tikah a<br />
zuartu nih a cawtu kha ngeitu sinak lehhmah kha a pek<br />
thilrit - (n.) burden<br />
thilrit chawn , bawmh - (v.) succour<br />
thilrit chawnnak , hnemhnak - (n.) succour<br />
thilthi - (n.) tailor<br />
thilthing thei , kunthing thei, farthing thei - (n.) acorn<br />
thilthuam - (n.) apparel<br />
thiltining ser , tuahning ser , timh , ruah - (v.) devise<br />
thilttha a tuahmi , zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) beneficent<br />
thilttha tuah , zaangfahnak tuah - (n.) benefaction<br />
thilttha tuahmi , laksawng, thilttha - (n.) beneficence<br />
thilttha tuahtu - (n.) benefac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thiltthalo - (n.) evil<br />
thiltthit in a paw a cawmmi - (n.) seamstress<br />
thiltthit , thiltamh , thilsuai , thim in tuahmi rian - (n.) needlework<br />
thiltthitnak seh , seh - (n.) machine<br />
thim - (v.) elect - Example: He was elected <strong>to</strong> be a president = President ah an thim<br />
thim - (n.) needle<br />
thim - (n.) pin<br />
thim - (v.) sort - Example: He sorted out the best apples = Epal ttha bikbik kha a thim hna<br />
thim - (v.) choose - Example: I chose <strong>to</strong> be a pas<strong>to</strong>r = Pas<strong>to</strong>r si kaa thim<br />
thim - (v.) pick up - Example: They pick up the paddy from the rice = Facang an thim<br />
thim , hril - (v.) select<br />
thim in tuahmi rian , thiltthit , thiltamh , thilsuai - (n.) needlework<br />
thim khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) selective<br />
thim khawhnak nawl a ngeimi hna - (n.) elec<strong>to</strong>rate<br />
thim law nih kan chun hlah seh ti ca i kutdong par i an i bunhmi kutdong par hrolh - (n.) thimble<br />
thim sawh in damternak, Tuluk thiam hmasami - (n.) acupuncture<br />
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thim sawhnak bawm - (n.) pincushion<br />
thim tthan - (v.) reelect<br />
thim tthannak - (n.) reelection<br />
thimhnak - (n.) preparation<br />
thimnak - (n.) election - Example: There will be an election in our country in the near future = Tunai ah kan ram ah thimnak a um lai<br />
thimnak - (n.) choice<br />
thimnak - (n.) piciing<br />
thimnak a um tik i thimtu , kuthlertu - (n.) voter<br />
thimnak , hrilnak - (n.) selection<br />
thimnak i me sanh - (n.) poll - Example: The poll showed he was the winner = Thimnak me thlakmi nih amah cu teitu a sik tiah a langhter<br />
thimnak nawl ngeihnak - (n.) franchise - Example: The British parliament gave the franchise <strong>to</strong> women in 1918 = British parliment nih kum 1918<br />
ah nu kha thimnak nawl ngei ve cang u tiah nawl a pek hna<br />
thimtu - (n.) elec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thimtu pawl nih an kuzale ca i an thimmi sinah nawlngeihnak an pekmi - (n.) mandate<br />
thin - (n.) liver<br />
thin a cang/ummi - (n.) happening<br />
thin damter , hnemh - (v.) placate<br />
thin damter khawh lomi , rem khawh lomi - (adj.) implacable<br />
thin hun chuah hnawh - (v.) vent - Example: He vented his anger on the dog = A thinhunnak kha uico cungah a chuahhnawh<br />
thin hun ngaingai - (adj.) furious<br />
thin lau tuk i zei tuah awk hngal lo i um - (v.) dismay<br />
thin phanter , lung donghter - (v.) daunt - Example: Danger did not daunt the hero = Miralttha cu thil ttihnung nih a lung a donghter lo<br />
thin tawi - (adj.) hot - Example: He has a hot temper = A thin a tawi<br />
thin , thing - (v.) shake - Example: Don't shake your head. - A lion shakes its mane = Na lu kha thing hlah. - Chiandeih nih a tuang a thin<br />
thinchiat , thintawi - (n.) asperity<br />
thindamter - (v.) propitiate<br />
thindamter khawhmi , lung a nem i ngaihthiamnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) placable<br />
thindamternak - (n.) propitiation<br />
thinfah , thinfak - (n.) liver disease<br />
thinfahnak - (n.) liver problem<br />
thinfak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> have a liver problem - Example: He has liver problem = A thin a fak<br />
thinfual - (adj.) patient, long suffering - Example: He is a patient man = Mi thinfual a si<br />
thing - (n.) wood, tree - Example: We shall be collecting firewood. - We shall be carrying lumbers/construction wooden materials = Thing kann<br />
hlam lai. - Thing kan pu lai<br />
thing - (v.) shake off - Example: Shake (off the dust of) your blanket = Na puan kha thing<br />
thing - (v.) shake (bottle, not tree)<br />
thing a tunglei in ahnak hluah - (n.) ripsaw<br />
thing-ah - (n.) sawing - Example: Do you know sawing? = Thingah na thiam maw?<br />
thing-ai - (n.) firewood stack<br />
thing , aithing - (n.) ginger<br />
thing attu - (n.) sawyer<br />
thing chiahnak inn - (n.) woodshed<br />
thing hau khamhnak hmun , sakah khamhnak hmun - (n.) sanctuary<br />
thing hautu , thing hlamtu - (n.) woodcutter<br />
thing hawng - (n.) bark<br />
thing i a mit bo - (n.) gnarl<br />
thing in sermi - (n.) woodwork<br />
thing in siseh , thir in siseh , an sermi ti chiahnak pung - (n.) barrel<br />
thing kharvar , zawng dai kalh - (n.) lattice<br />
thing kheng saphawtnak i an hmanmi - (n.) trencher<br />
thing le lung cungah minung/saram muisam ker a thiammi - (n.) sculp<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thing makphek , makphek - (n.) pepper<br />
thing nge bantuk in tettermi ceunak , elektrik bawl in ceutermi - (n.) chandelier<br />
thing nge i thing nge dang pehmi - (n.) graft<br />
thing phel pakhatkhat i dawh seh tiah thing dang in a tlang an kawmmi - (n.) panel<br />
thing phun khat a hakmi - (n.) hickory<br />
thing rehnak - (n.) clamp<br />
thing tamnak a simi - (adj.) wooded<br />
thing tengnge - (n.) offshoot<br />
thing , thin - (v.) shake - Example: Don't shake your head. - A lion shakes its mane = Na lu kha thing hlah. - Chiandeih nih a tuang a thin<br />
thing thuhmi si - (n.) varnish<br />
thing thuhmi si phun khat - (n.) shellac<br />
thing um lonak rawn , phawng - (n.) savanna<br />
thing vihnak - (n.) brace<br />
thing ziah , hmul neh , hmul ziah - (v.) shave<br />
thing ziahmi pan tete ; hmulmehnak - (n.) shaving<br />
thing ziahnak tthutdan sau - (n.) trestle<br />
thingah - (n.) lumber<br />
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thingah - (v.) saw - Example: I'll saw the board for you = Thing kan ah piak lai<br />
thingah ding khannak kalhkeh - (n.) sawing horse<br />
thingah dip - (n.) saw dust<br />
thingah , innsaknak ca le thil sernak ca i hmanmi thingpheng - (n.) timber<br />
thingah zuarnak hmun - (n.) lumberyard<br />
thingahnak - (n.) saw - Example: Please bring me the saw = Thingahnak kha rak pe tuah<br />
thingahnak seh - (n.) sawmill<br />
thingattu - (n.) lumberman<br />
thingattu - (n.) sawyer<br />
thingbawmcu , thingbumcu - (n.) woodpecker<br />
thingbawmcu , thlauhpi , thlauhte - (n.) woodpecker<br />
thingbumcu , thingbawmcu - (n.) woodpecker<br />
thingchumhmui - (n.) stub<br />
thingchumhmui , thinghmui - (n.) stump<br />
thinghak - (n.) hardwood<br />
thinghau /tan /ah , hi rian hi - (n.) logging<br />
thinghawng - (n.) bark of wood<br />
thinghlam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cut and collect firewood<br />
thinghmui , thingchumhmui - (n.) stump<br />
thinghmui zawtnak - (n.) leprocy<br />
thinghmui zawtnak ngemi - (adj.) leprous<br />
thinghmuimi - (n.) leper<br />
thinghnah a corhkate a simi - (n.) bud<br />
thinghnah , cahnah - (n.) leaf<br />
thinghnah ngiang - (n.) petiole<br />
thinghnah non - (n.) humus<br />
thinghnah , ramhnah - (n.) foliage<br />
thinghnah ramhnah cung i a thlummi tete a ummi - (n.) honeydew<br />
thinghniar - (n.) splint<br />
thinghram - (n.) root<br />
thinghreu - (n.) stick<br />
thinghreu <strong>to</strong>m - (n.) faggot<br />
thingkep par , dingdi - (n.) orchid<br />
thingkheng - (n.) wooden dish<br />
thingkheng khengper phun - (n.) platter<br />
thingkhomh - (v.) collect firewood<br />
thingkhomhnak - (n.) collecting firewood<br />
thingkih - (v.) stack firewood<br />
thingkuang - (n.) trunk<br />
thingkuang holh thiam - (n.) gramophone<br />
thingkuang , kuang - (n.) box<br />
thingkuang ngan pipi , pit tuk lo i sermi , thil phorhnak ca i hmanmi - (n.) crate<br />
thingkung - (n.) tree<br />
thingkung a bu in ummi - (n.) grove - Example: Orange grove = Theithu kung a bu in a ummi<br />
thingkung a hnah a thil phun a simi - (adj.) deciduous - Example: Apple is a deciduous tree = Epal cu hnah thil phun a si<br />
thingkung a hram i a nge hme tete a khomi hna khi - (n.) sucker<br />
thingkung a hram (vawlei chung i a hram khi si loin) - (n.) stem<br />
thingkung a hram zungpi - (n.) taproot<br />
thingkung cinnak dum - (n.) orchard<br />
thingkung kong cawnnak - (n.) forestry<br />
thingkung phun khat - (n.) holly<br />
thingkung phun khat - (n.) yew<br />
thingkung phun khat a hnah a hring i a milmi a si i Rom mi le Grik mi nih an upatmi hna chinh awk luchin tahnak i an hmanmi a si -<br />
(n.) laurel<br />
thingkung phun khat a par aa dawh ngaimi - (n.) magnolia<br />
thingkung phun khat a ttha ngai i a man a fak ngaimi - (n.) mahogany<br />
thingkung, ramkung, cinning cawnpiaknak - (n.) agronomy<br />
thingkung ramkung hrinnak a petu - (n.) chlorophyll<br />
thingkung ramkung umtuning a cawng i a thiammi - (n.) botanist<br />
thingkung ramkung umtuning kong cawnnak - (n.) botany<br />
thingkung tang i a ummi thing tenek le burbuk hna - (n.) undergrowth<br />
thingkung thlaici erhnak hmun - (n.) nursery<br />
thingkung thlaici zuartu - (n.) nurseryman<br />
thingkung <strong>to</strong>ii i thing tenek a khomi hna khi - (n.) underbrush<br />
thingluang - (n.) a fallen tree, a log<br />
thingmang - (n.) lichen<br />
thingmit - (n.) knot<br />
thingnge - (n.) bough<br />
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thingnge hmete - (n.) twig<br />
thingnge , nge , te - (n.) sprig<br />
thingnge , nge , te , ttengnge - (n.) sprig, branch - Example: A bird perches on the branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu<br />
thingnge ; ttengnge - (n.) branch<br />
thingpar rampar chung i a buang a ummi , a ci a keuhtertu - (n.) pollen<br />
thingpel , lungpel - (n.) chip<br />
thingphel - (n.) plank<br />
thingpheng - (n.) board<br />
thingpon , pon - (n.) pile<br />
thingram - (n.) plant - Example: Trees and grass are plants = Thing le ram cu thingram an si<br />
thingram le saram sinak a ngei lomi thil , tahchunhnak ah lung , thir - (adj.) inorganic<br />
thingtan - (n.) club<br />
thingtan hriamnam ca i hmanmi - (n.) cudgel<br />
thingtan in sakmi - (n.) log cabin<br />
thingtan , thingtum - (n.) log<br />
thingthei - (n.) fruit<br />
thingthei - (n.) nut<br />
thingthei a sa - (n.) flesh - Example: The flesh of the peach is yellow = Metei a sa cu a eng<br />
thingthei a sa - (n.) pulp<br />
thingthei ca i a tthami non - (n.) superphosphate<br />
thingthei hanghnah ei lo ruang i a chuakmi zawtnak - (n.) scurvy<br />
thingthei hawng - (n.) nutshell - Example: In a nutshell = Tawite ttung tling tein chim, a tawi khawhnak bik in<br />
thingthei in sermi tlawhpat - (n.) margarine<br />
thingthei khuainak - (n.) nutcracker<br />
thingthei kung cin - (n.) horticulture<br />
thingthei le thanthling chuan i a bang i a thlum ngaimi khi - (n.) jam<br />
thingthli - (n.) oak<br />
thingthling - (n.) resin<br />
thingthling - (n.) sap<br />
thingthling bantuk - (adj.) resinous<br />
thingthling (khairiat kung chungin a si khun) cawhnuk bantukin a rangmi - (n.) latex<br />
thingthu , thingthu bul - (n.) brand, firebrand<br />
thingtih , tihthing - (n.) firewood<br />
thingtlap - (n.) plank, board<br />
thingtum - (n.) log<br />
thingtunh artlang tein tuahmi , tlaihtleng bantuk - (n.) railing<br />
thinhan damter - (v.) expiate<br />
thinhan damternak , remnak - (n.) expiation<br />
thinhan phut - (n.) fit - Example: She had a fit of anger = A thin a hung hang phut kho<br />
thinhan phut - (v.) flare - Example: He flared up at their remarks = An bia ruangah a thin a hang phut ko<br />
thinhan , thinhun , thinhung - (adj.) angry - Example: Do not speak <strong>to</strong> him if he is angry = A thin a han ahcun chawn hlah<br />
thinhannak , thinhunnak - (n.) anger<br />
thinhpawh - (v.) provoke<br />
thinhun - (adj.) cross<br />
thinhun - (adj.) resentful<br />
thinhun a simi , ingpuang a simi - (adj.) vexatious<br />
thinhun i holh loin a um ziarmi - (adj.) sullen<br />
thinhun in mit sensen in zoh - (v.) glare - Example: She glared at the noisy children = Hna a chetmi ngakchia kha a mit sensen in a zoh hna<br />
thinhun ngaiin au len , fak piin au - (v.) rave<br />
thinhun ngaingai - (adj.) mad - Example: Don't be mad at me = Ka cungah na thin hung hlah<br />
thinhun , thinhung , thinhan - (adj.) angry - Example: Do not speak <strong>to</strong> him if he is angry = A thin a han ahcun chawn hlah<br />
thinhung a simi , a thin a hungmi - (adj.) wroth<br />
thinhung in zoh - (n.) glare - Example: Her glare silenced him = Thinhung in a vun zohnak nih khan a daihter dep ko<br />
thinhunnak - (n.) anger<br />
thinhunnak - (n.) fury<br />
thinhunnak - (n.) indignation<br />
thinhunnak - (n.) resentment<br />
thinhunnak - (n.) ager, wrath<br />
thinhunnak , ingpuannak - (n.) grievance<br />
thinhunnak mithmai i langhter , meet - (v.) scowl - Example: The prisoner scowled at the judge = Biaceihtu kha thongtla nih a meet<br />
thinhuntein bia hun leh lakmak - (v.) re<strong>to</strong>rt<br />
thinhunter - (v.) enrage<br />
thinhunter - (v.) offend<br />
thinhunter , ing puanter - (v.) annoy<br />
thinhunter, ingpuanter. - 2. thakzatter, thahter zatter - (v.) irritate<br />
thinhunter lomi - (adj.) unprovoked<br />
thinhunter , lung thawter - (v.) arouse - Example: His words aroused my anger = A bia nih ka thin an ka hunter<br />
thinlautertu a simi thil - (adj.) alarming<br />
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thinlinh - (adj.) angry<br />
thinlinhnak - (n.) anger<br />
thinlung - (n.) mind, heart, emotion, attitude, "inner man", disposition, temperament<br />
thinlung a dih umnak in tuahmi , lungtho ngaingai in - (adj.) impassioned - Example: He made an impassioned appeal = Lungtho ngaingai in<br />
a nawl hna<br />
thinlung hninhsaih i thinhunter , hninhsaih - (v.) agitate<br />
thinnem - (adj.) kind, nice (lit. soft-hearted)<br />
thinnemnak - (n.) humbleness, meekness<br />
thinnuam - (adj.) pleased, pleasant at heart<br />
thinnuamhnak - (n.) pleasure<br />
thinphan , thinphang - (v.) afraid: be afraid, fearful - Example: You should not be afraid that you might fail the exam. - I am afraid I might fail the<br />
exam = Camipuai ka sung lai tiah na thin a phan awk a si lo. - Camipuai ka sung lai tiah ka thin a phang<br />
thinphan , ttih - (v.) fear<br />
thinphang ngai i um , ttih ngai - (adj.) apprehensive<br />
thinphannak , launak - (n.) fright<br />
thinphannak , thinhunnak - (n.) jeopardy<br />
thinphanter , thih - (v.) terrorize<br />
thinphawh , fak piin thinhunter - (v.) incense<br />
thinphawhnak - (n.) provocation<br />
thintawi - (adj.) ill-tempered, short-tempered<br />
thintawi , thinchiat - (n.) asperity<br />
thintawinak , ingchiatnak - (n.) irritability<br />
thinthun ngaingainak , huat ngaingainak - (n.) rancour<br />
thinthun tuk i holh kho loin a ummi , holh awk hngal loin a ummi , a holh kho lomi - (adj.) speechless<br />
thipthep - (adj.) fluffy - Example: A small dog's hair is fluffy = Uico fate cu a hmul tla thipthep in a um<br />
thir - (n.) iron<br />
thir - (n.) spinning wheel - Example: The <strong>Chin</strong>s also knew how <strong>to</strong> make spinning wheels = Laimi nih thir ser an rak thiam ve<br />
thir a fongmi khattelei le khattelei in khenhchih , hrenh , khenhchih - (v.) clinch<br />
thir a tlap in an sernak seh inn - (n.) rolling mill<br />
thir angki - (n.) coat of mail<br />
thir angki , pumn vennak ca i thir in tuahmi pum khuknak - (n.) armour<br />
thir cangai - (n.) anchor<br />
thir cehnak - (n.) monkey wrench<br />
thir cong , cong , rua cong - (n.) cylinder<br />
thir dah , dah ngeimi thil - (n.) magnet<br />
thir, dar, sui, ngun, etc. thahri, vawlei karlak i a zammi - (n.) lode<br />
thir ek - (n.) slag<br />
thir fek khunmi - (n.) wrought iron<br />
thir fingrilh - (n.) grid<br />
thir hnornak caku - (n.) sandpaper<br />
thir hriamnam sertu - (n.) forger<br />
thir in khenh - (v.) nail<br />
thir in sermi thilri , sobul tehna , kapza tehna etc. - (n.) hardware<br />
thir kuthruk - (n.) gauntlet<br />
thir peng , tilaknak peng - (n.) waterspout<br />
thir phun khat - (n.) manganese<br />
thir tangka - (n.) specie - Example: Silver dollars are specie = Ngun dollar cu tangka ngun phar an si<br />
thir tangka cungah siseh, medal cungah siseh, aa ttialmi ca; hmantlak tang i aa ttialmi ca zong - (n.) legend<br />
thir tangka , tangka nek - (n.) coin<br />
thir tannak hluah hmete - (n.) hacksaw<br />
thir , ther - (v.) shiver - Example: He is cold and shivering = A khua a sik i a ther<br />
thir titnak chungin a hung chuak hmasa bikmi thir tluan hna - (n.) pig iron<br />
thir titter - (v.) smelt<br />
thir tlep - (n.) plate<br />
thir tung sangpipi elektrik zamnak i an hmanmi - (n.) pylon<br />
thir tung tete , a tung a phei in tahmi - (n.) grating<br />
thir zum hmete a lu per a nganmi, vampang hawi hna i ca benh chihnak i hmanmi - (n.) tack<br />
thircattialnak - (n.) typewriter - Example: A type is very useful = Thircattialnak hi a tthahnem ngai<br />
thirfung - (n.) crowbar<br />
thirh , therh - (v.) shiver - Example: He is cold and shivering = A khua a sik i a therh<br />
thirhituk - (v.) telegraph, send telegram<br />
thirhling - (n.) spike<br />
thirhri - (n.) wire - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> buy some wire = Thirhri tlawmpal in ka caw lai<br />
thirhri - (n.) telegraph - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> send a telegraphic message = Thirhri ka tu lai<br />
thirhri bawi - (n.) post master<br />
thirhri hrual - (n.) cable<br />
thirhri in bia i thanhmi - (n.) cable<br />
thirhri in bia kuatnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) telegraphic<br />
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thirhri in khih - (v.) enchain<br />
thirhri in kuatmi bia telegraph - (n.) telegram<br />
thirhri inn - (n.) post office, telegraphic office<br />
thirhri inn i ca va sanh - (v.) post - Example: He posted the letter yesterday = Ca kha nizan ah a sanh<br />
thirhri inn in kuatmi tangka - (n.) money order<br />
thirhri inn uktu - (n.) postmaster<br />
thirhri kha a zelhnak seh in zelh i cuticun thil (mawtaka hoi hna) kha hnuhnak seh - (n.) winch<br />
thirhri tlap - (n.) band - Example: The box was strengthened with bands of iron = Thingkuang cu fek seh tiah thirtlap in an tem<br />
thirhri tuknak - (n.) sending a telegram<br />
thirhrum , uhkang - (n.) skillet<br />
thirhum , uhkang - (n.) pan<br />
thirkenh - (n.) nail<br />
thirkhenh ngan pipi a zummi - (n.) spike<br />
thirsengh - (v.) solder<br />
thirtlang , suitlang , nguntlang - (n.) ingot<br />
thisen - (n.) blood<br />
thisen - (n.) blood<br />
thisen chuah , thah - (n.) blodshed<br />
thisen chuah, thah - (n.) bloodshed<br />
thisen chuahter - (v.) shed - Example: Christ shed his blood for sinners = Khrih nih misual hna caah a thi a thlet, (chuahter)<br />
thisen thlet zawtnak rungrul - (n.) amoeba<br />
thisentlik - (n.) dysentery - Example: He is suffering from dysentery = Thisentlik in a zaw<br />
thit - (n.) a kind of weeds; grass<br />
thit - (v.) sharpen the point of a stick<br />
thithet - (adv.) snug and cosy - Example: A child is sleeping snug and cosy = Ngakchiate a it thithet ko<br />
thitlawn - (n.) necromancy<br />
thitlawn a thiammi , khuavang , hmailei thil kong a chimtu - (n.) necromancer<br />
thitlawnnak , hmailei kong chimnak - (n.) necromancy<br />
thitnak - (n.) sharpening of the point of a stake/stick<br />
thittha i um - (n.) shape - Example: I am in good shape = Ka dam ko<br />
thitur - (n.) pulsation<br />
thitur bantukin tur - (v.) pulsate<br />
thitur , kan kut rek i kan hmeh i aa theimi khi - (n.) pulse<br />
thla - (n.) month - Example: There are twelve months in one year = Kum khat ah thla 12 an um<br />
thla - (n.) image, reflection - Example: He sees his image/reflection in the water = Ti chungah a thla aa hmu<br />
thla - (n.) spirit, ghost - Example: I saw your spirit/ghost yesterday = Nizan ah na thla ka hmuh<br />
thla bengh - (v.) flutter - Example: The bird fluttered its wings = Vate nih a thla a bengh<br />
thla fate - (adj.) monthly<br />
thla linak thla, April thla - (n.) April<br />
thla , thladem - (n.) shadow - Example: He sits under the shadow of a tree = Thing thla tangah a tthu<br />
thla , vate thla - (n.) wing - Example: A bird has two wings = Vate nih thla pahnih a ngei<br />
thla zah - (v.) flap - Example: The birds flap their wings and fly = Va nih an thla an zah i an zuang<br />
thlabengh - (n.) flutter - Example: They heard a flutter of wings = Thlabengh thawng kha a theih<br />
thlacam - (v.) pray - Example: We shall pray. - Let's pray = Thla kan cam lai. - Thlacam u sih<br />
thlacam pumhnak - (n.) devotion<br />
thlacamh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pray for (somebody) - Example: I shall pray for you = Thla kan camh lai<br />
thlacamhnak - (n.) prayer for somebody<br />
thlacamnak - (n.) prayer<br />
thlacamnak thi - (n.) rosary<br />
thlachiat - (n.) menstruation<br />
thlachiat - (v.) abstain - Example: He abstains from stealing = Fir cu aa thlachiat<br />
thlachiatruahnak - (n.) patience<br />
thlachiatruat - (v.) patient: <strong>to</strong> be patient - Example: Love is patient = Dawtnak cu thlachiat a ruat<br />
thlade - (n.) new moon - Example: It's now new moon = Thlapa a de<br />
thlade - next month - Example: I shall be going <strong>to</strong> Yangon next month = Thlade ah Yangon ka tlawng lai<br />
thladem - (n.) shade - Example: He sat in the shade of a tree = Thing thladem ah a tthu<br />
thladem a umnak hmun , thla bantuk a simi - (adj.) shadowy<br />
thladem demh , phenh - (v.) shade<br />
thlah - (v.) set loose - Example: He set the chicken loose in the field = Lo ah ar a thlah hna<br />
thlah - (v.) release<br />
thlah - (v.) unhand<br />
thlah - (v.) send off - Example: We sent him off at the arport = Vanlawng dinhnak tiang kan thlah<br />
thlah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put condiment in<strong>to</strong> curry - Example: I put chillies in the curry = Mekhio ah makphek ha thlah<br />
thlah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put rice in the pot for cooking - Example: Have you put the rice (in the pot for cooking)? = Facang na thlah cang maw?<br />
thlah - (v.) fyre arrows/gun<br />
thlah duh loin a tuah pengmi - (adj.) persistent<br />
thlah , hri phoih - (v.) unloose<br />
thlah , ralvenh , zulh - (v.) escort<br />
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thlahawm , hawm - (adj.) fragile (like the mantle of pressure lantern)<br />
thlahlauh - (v.) surprise, as<strong>to</strong>nish - Example: He was so thin that I was as<strong>to</strong>nished = A der tuk i ka thla a ka hlauh<br />
thlahmi , fialmi , mingiatu - (n.) emissary<br />
thlahmi siangbawi - (n.) missionary<br />
thlahnak , hrinnak - (n.) procreation<br />
thlahrung , phuhrung - (v.) conscience: <strong>to</strong> have bad conscience - Example: He feels guilty of his stealing = A fir aa thlahrung<br />
thlahthlam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be loose in morals; <strong>to</strong> be without much discipline - Example: De does not have disciplin / he is loose in morals = Aa thlahthlam<br />
thlahthlammi - (adj.) indulgent<br />
thlahthlamnak - (n.) indulgence<br />
thlai - (v.) suspend<br />
thlai - (n.) vegetables - Example: It's good <strong>to</strong> eat vegetables for health = Thlaihnah ei hi ngandamnak caah a ttha<br />
thlai - (n.) skein - Example: A skein of black yarn = La nak thlai khat<br />
thlai - (v.) weigh<br />
thlai - (v.) hang down - Example: Her hair hangs down th her waist = A tai tiang a sam aa thlai<br />
thlai , bat - (v.) hang - Example: Hang your coat on that hook = Na angkileng cu khi bahnak ah khin hei bat<br />
thlaichunnak , zohkheknak - (n.) comparision<br />
thlaici a keuh ka - (n.) seedling<br />
thlaici an hung kheuh khi - (v.) germinate<br />
thlaici , ci - (n.) seed<br />
thlaici cinnak i an hmanmi , thlalang in an sakmi inn - (n.) hothouse<br />
thlaici erhnak thlalang inn - (n.) greenhouse<br />
thlaici keuh , keuh - (v.) sprout<br />
thlaici keuh tete , belhkeuh tete - (n.) sprout<br />
thlaici phun hnih cawn i phun tha deuh chuahtermi - (n.) hybrid<br />
thlaici tuahnak , fapawiternak - (n.) insemination<br />
thlaici tuh , fa pawiter - (v.) inseminate<br />
thlaici tuh ; thlaici vorh - (v.) sow<br />
thlaici tuhtu - (n.) seeder<br />
thlaici tuhtu - (n.) seedsman<br />
thlaici vorh in vorh , karhter - (v.) disseminate<br />
thlaih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> weigh something for somebody<br />
thlaih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put on bell on domestic animals - Example: I put on a bell on our cow = Kan caw kawrong ka thlaih<br />
thlaih , chapchih - (v.) append<br />
thlaihhleimi - (n.) appendix<br />
thlaikheu - (n.) seed sprouts - Example: This year our seed sprouts are good = Tu kum cu kan thlaikheu a ttha<br />
thlaiti - (n.) food grains<br />
thlak - (v.) throw - Example: He was thrown in<strong>to</strong> prison = Thong ah an thlak<br />
thlak - (v.) imprison - Example: He was imprisoned = Thong ah an thlak<br />
thlak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> speak/interrupt while another is speaking - Example: Please do not interrupt while I am speaking = Rak i thlak len tuah hlah<br />
thlak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> fish with a hook - Example: Do not speak <strong>to</strong> him while he is fishing with a hook = Siao a thlak lioah chawn hlah<br />
thlak , thla - (v.) drop - Example: If you drop the cup it will break = Hrai cu na thlak ahcun a kuai lai<br />
thlakawkbar a simi , lau awk a simi - (adj.) panicky<br />
thlakawkbar , lau - (n.) panic<br />
thlalang - (n.) glass, mirror<br />
thlalang awng, innka, an hram i thingkhammi - (n.) sill<br />
thlalang hmanleknak - (n.) heliograph<br />
thlalang hrai - (n.) glass<br />
thlalang hrai - (n.) goblet<br />
thlalang in an sakmi inn , thlaici cinnak i an hmanmi - (n.) hothouse<br />
thlalang in sermi umkheng - (n.) glasware<br />
thlalang kan i bih i thlalang chung i a langmi kan thla khi - (n.) image<br />
thlalang kuai a pelpawi - (n.) splinter<br />
thlalang thawl hmete , penicillin thawl (dur) ngaw pawl khi - (n.) vial<br />
thlalang tlap - (n.) pane - Example: Window pane = Thlalang awng i hmanmi thlalang tlap<br />
thlalangawng - (n.) windmill<br />
thlalangawng hmete , ticket zuarnak phun ; innka hmete , kutka a kam i sermi innka hmete - (n.) wicket<br />
thlalangawng khar - (n.) window shutter<br />
thlalangawng le hmanthlak chiahnak i thla lang i benhtu - (n.) glazier<br />
thlalangawng le innka puanzar - (n.) curtain<br />
thlalangawng thlalang - (n.) windowpane<br />
thlalangawng tthutnak thing - (n.) windowsill<br />
thlalangawng tung , innka tung - (n.) jamb<br />
thlalangwang - (n.) window<br />
thlalaunak , ttihnak , launak - (n.) consternation<br />
thlam - (n.) thaw which is partly/dimly visible/audible<br />
thlam bunh, thlam sak - (v.) pitch - Example: We pitched our tent under the tree = Thingkung tangah kan thlam kan sak/bunh<br />
thlam , deu - (n.) hut<br />
thlam lang lo a simi thil chung hmanh in a lan khomi ceunak - (adj.) radioactive<br />
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thlam , riahbuk - (n.) tent<br />
thlamaw , thlamawt - (n.) moonless (night)<br />
thlamh - (v.) cut off the branches of a tree<br />
thlamh - (v.) shade something from something - Example: I put up a tent in the field for protection from rains = Lo ah deu pakhat ruahsur dawn<br />
ah ka thlamh<br />
thlamhnak - (n.) shading<br />
thlamlang ngaingai a si deuh lomi - (adj.) translucent<br />
thlamlanghnak - (n.) transparency<br />
thlamte , me peknak i sermi khan hmete - (n.) booth<br />
thlan - (n.) sweat - Example: He wiped the sweat from his face = A hmai thlan kha aa hnawh<br />
thlan - (adj.) sweaty - Example: My body is sweaty = Ka tak a thlan dih<br />
thlan chuah - (v.) perspire<br />
thlan chung vui - (v.) en<strong>to</strong>mb<br />
thlan lungtial - (n.) epitaph<br />
thlan , mithi vuinak thlan - (n.) grave<br />
thlan , mithi vuinak thlan - (n.) sepulchre<br />
thlan , mithi vuinak thlan - (n.) <strong>to</strong>mb<br />
thlan nganpi - (n.) mausoleum<br />
thlan , thlanhmun - (n.) graveyard<br />
thlanchuah - (v.) sweat - Example: He sweated as it was hot = A linh caah a thlan a chuak<br />
thlanchuakmi - (adj.) sweaty<br />
thlang ah - (prep.) below - Example: We live below the school = Sianginn thlang ah kan um<br />
thlangdar - (n.) cinnamon fly<br />
thlangh , thlengh - (v.) cut off (branch, bough, twig) - Example: We have cut off the branches = Thingne kan thlangh cang<br />
thlanglei - (n.) south<br />
thlanglei a hoihmi , thlanglei hoih in - (adj.) southerly<br />
thlanglei ah - (adv.) southwards<br />
thlanglei bik a simi - (adj.) southernmost<br />
thlanglei kam ummi - (adj.) southward - Example: The garden is on the southward sloppe of the hill = Dum cu tlang thlanglei kap ah a um<br />
thlanh - (adj.) sweaty - Example: I am all sweaty = A thlan in ka thlan dih<br />
thlanhripi - (n.) sweat (on the brow) - Example: You will have <strong>to</strong> struggle by the sweat of your face <strong>to</strong> get your bread = Rawl na hmuh khawh<br />
nakhnga dingah na thlanhripi puak in na cawl a hau lai<br />
thlanlung - (n.) graves<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
thlanlung ttial - (n.) <strong>to</strong>mbs<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
thlanzahnak zahphek - (n.) fan<br />
thlao , thlau - (v.) lose - Example: I lost my glasses = Ka mithmaan ka thlau<br />
thlaoh , thlauh - (adj.) forbidden - Example: Smoking is forbidden in the school = Sianginn chungah kuak zuk thlaoh a si<br />
thlapa - (n.) moon - Example: Sun our mother, moon our father, earth our grandmother, heaven our grandfather = Ni kan nu, thla kan pa,<br />
vawlei kan pi, van kan pu<br />
thlapa ceu - (n.) moon light<br />
thlapa cheu - (n.) half moon<br />
thlapa cirin - (n.) quarter moon<br />
thlapa hmai - (n.) phase - Example: The new moon, first quarter, full moon, and last quarter are four phases of the moon = Thla det, cirin, thlapa<br />
lai le vunchuk cirin hna hi thlapa hmai hmai li an si<br />
thlapa lai - (n.) full moon - Example: The moon is full <strong>to</strong>night = Tuzan cu thlapa a lai<br />
thlapa lai caan i tilet a sangmi - (n.) spring tide<br />
thlapa nih a ceuhmi - (adj.) moonlit<br />
thlapa samthihkuang - (n.) crescent<br />
thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi , chum , chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak , ni siseh - (n.) halo<br />
thlapa vang - (n.) moonlight - Example: We walked in the moonlight = Thlapavang ah kan i chok<br />
thlapavar - (n.) moonlight - Example: It is pleasant <strong>to</strong> have a walk at the time of moonlight = Thlapa var can i chawh cu a nuam<br />
thlar - (n.) bunch (of bananas)<br />
thlar - (n.) comb of honey<br />
thlarau - (n.) spirit<br />
thlarau - (n.) soul, spirit<br />
thlarau he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spiritual<br />
thlarau lawng a simi , thil a si lomi - (adj.) immaterial<br />
thlarau lei thil i canter - (v.) spiritualize<br />
thlarau lei thil i i zuamnak - (n.) spirituality<br />
thlarau , muthla , mithla - (n.) spectre<br />
thlarau thil ti khawhnak hi vawlei ah hin a hun i langh tawn ti zumhnak - (n.) theosophy<br />
thlarin - (n.) reserve - Example: I always keep one hundred kyats for reserve = Tangka za khat hi thlarin ah kaa chiah zungzal<br />
thlarin chiah - (v.) reserve - Example: I reserve one hundred kyats = Tangka za khat thlarin ah kaa chiah<br />
thlarmar - (adv.) quickly, immediately<br />
thlau - (v.) supercede, outdo<br />
thlau buti - (n.) meat and vegetable soup<br />
thlau , hrelh , telh lo - (v.) omit<br />
thlau , sungh , ngeih ti lo - (v.) lose - Example: I lost my shirt = Ka angki ka thlau<br />
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thlau , thlao - (v.) lose - Example: I lost my glasses = Ka mithmaan ka thlau<br />
thlauh , kham - (v.) prohibit<br />
thlauh , kham , onh lo - (v.) ban<br />
thlauh lo , onh , nawlpek - (v.) suffer<br />
thlauh , thloh - (v.) forbid - Example: He forbids me <strong>to</strong> go = Kal a ka thlauh<br />
thlauhmi - (adj.) forbidden<br />
thlauhnak , khamnak - (n.) prohibition<br />
thlaunak , hrelhnak , telh lonak - (n.) omission<br />
thlaunak sunghnak - (n.) loss<br />
thlawh , belh bawh - (v.) weed<br />
thlawk , thlok - (v.) <strong>to</strong> hunt around every nook and corner - Example: He did not find his book although he looked every nook and corner of<br />
the house for it = A cauk kha an inn a thlawk nain a hmu lo<br />
thlawngh - (v.) shed - Example: Animals shed their hair once a year = Saram nih kum khat ah voi khat an hmul an thlawngh<br />
thlawp - (v.) repair (as in plugging the leakage)<br />
thlawp , thlop - (v.) mend or treat the wound<br />
thlawr - (v.) <strong>to</strong> extract juice like rubber - Example: They extract rubber = Khairiat an thlawr<br />
thlawrh , thlorh , thlerh - (v.) sprincle<br />
thlawt - (v.) spill - Example: Du not spill water = Ti thlawt hlah<br />
thlawtthlau - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lose rather carelessly - Example: You lose <strong>to</strong>o many things by being careless = Thil na thlawthlau tuk<br />
thle - (v.) throw away - Example: Throw away the garbage = Hmunthur va thle<br />
thle - (v.) decide - Example: I cannot decide if I should take the exam = Camipuai ka tuah hnga maw tuah lo ka lung kaa thle kho lo<br />
thle , thlet - (v.) pour out water - Example: Pour the water out (of the window) = Leng ah ti va thle<br />
thleh , a zuk , cheu - (v.) slit<br />
thleh , baoh - (v.) lacerate<br />
thleh , cheu - (v.) rend<br />
thleh , thlek - (v.) tear - Example: He tears the paper = Caku kha a thleh<br />
thleh , thlek - (v.) decide<br />
thlehnak - (n.) ripping, tearing (of cloth etc.)<br />
thlehnak , cheunak , ahnak - (n.) slit<br />
thlei - (v.) wean - Example: The child haw been weaned by its mother = Ngakchia cu hnuk a nu nih a thlei cang<br />
thlei - (v.) marginalise, isolate, separate - Example: He has geen marginalises by his friends = A hawile nih an thlei<br />
thlei - (v.) disown - Example: He has been disowned by his brethern = A unau nih an thlei<br />
thleidan - (n.) discriminate<br />
thleidan - (v.) separate - Example: You should separate sheep and goats = Tuu le meheh kha na thleidan hna lai<br />
thleidan , an i dannak langhter - (v.) differentiate<br />
thleidan , minthan , mi lang a simi - (v.) distinguish<br />
thleidang lo , chiatha hnong lo - (adj.) indiscriminate<br />
thleidannak - (n.) discrimination - Example: It's no good <strong>to</strong> have racial discrimination = Miphun thleidannak cu a ttha lo<br />
thleidannak zeihmanh um loin , aho aho ti loin - (adj.) irrespective<br />
thlek , thleh - (v.) tear - Example: He tears the paper = Caku kha a thleh<br />
thlek , thleh - (v.) decide<br />
thlek , thlik - (n.) marrow<br />
thlem - (v.) <strong>to</strong> do something secretly, without the knowledge of others - Example: You went <strong>to</strong> the river secretly, without letting me know about<br />
it = Tiva kal nan ka thlem<br />
thlemh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> prepare something secretly <strong>to</strong> harm somebody<br />
thlemnak - (n.) doing something secretly, without knowledge of others<br />
thlen - (v.) change<br />
thlen - (v.) modify<br />
thlen - (v.) vary<br />
thlen - (v.) translate - Example: Translate your words in<strong>to</strong> deeds = Na bia kha tuahnak ah thleng hna<br />
thlen - (n.) change, change of - Example: It's no good changing wives = Nupi thlen a ttha lo<br />
thlen , a thar in thlen - (v.) innovate<br />
thlen fawimi sinak , feh lonak , thlenfawinak - (n.) inconstancy<br />
thlen , i thlen - (v.) transform<br />
thlen khawh a simi - (adj.) convertible<br />
thlen khawh lomi, aa thleng kho lomi - (adj.) unchangeable<br />
thlen ti lo ding - (adj.) final - Example: The ruling of the highest court is final = Biaceihnak zung sang bik nih an khiahmi cu thlen ti lo ding a si<br />
thlen , umtuning danter - (v.) affect - Example: Weather can affect crops = Nikhua nih rawl kung umtuning a danter khawh<br />
thleng - (v.) change - Example: I'm going <strong>to</strong> change my trousers = Ka tawhrolh kaa thleng lai<br />
thleng khomi - (adj.) changeable<br />
thleng lo i aw khat lawng a si lengmangmi - (n.) mono<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
thleng loin aa khat lengmangmi - (adj.) mono<strong>to</strong>nous<br />
thlengh , thlangh - (v.) cut off (branch, bough, twig) - Example: We have cut off the branches = Thingne kan thlangh cang<br />
thlengh , thleng - (v.) <strong>to</strong> rub the grains off the cob, shell - Example: Fangvoi ka thleng<br />
thlengtu , elektrik volt aa khat lomi aa khat in a thlengtu seh - (n.) transformer<br />
thlennak - (n.) change<br />
thlennak - (n.) exchange<br />
thlennak - (n.) modification<br />
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thlennak - (n.) vicissitude - Example: The vicissitudes of life may suddenly make a rich man poor = Nunnak aa thlennak nih hin mirumpa kha<br />
misifak ah a canter khawh ko<br />
thlennak duh lo , thil hlun tlaihchannak - (n.) conservatism<br />
thlennak , lehnak - (n.) translation<br />
thlennak , remhnak - (n.) qualification - Example: You can accept his statement without qualification = A chimmi cu thlennak zeihmanh um loin<br />
na cohlan khawh ko lai<br />
thlennak thar a tuahtu - (n.) innova<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thlep - (v.) droop - Example: The ears of my dog are drooping = Ka uico hna a thlep<br />
thlep , bil, puan kha vun thlep, puan khu vun bil - (v.) flex<br />
thler - (n.) a bamboo lduct used for carrying water - Example: There is a system of bamboo water pipes in their village = An khua chungah tihler a<br />
um<br />
thler - (v.) <strong>to</strong> split, like bamboo, lengthwise<br />
thlerh , thlawrh , thlorh - (v.) sprincle - Example: He sprinkles water on her head = A lu ah ti a thlerh<br />
thlerhnak - (n.) sprinkling (of water)<br />
thlet - (v.) cast - Example: The statue of Aung San wat cast in bronze = Aung San hmanthlak cu darsen in an thlet<br />
thlet - (v.) pour - Example: Pour the water outside = Lengh ah ti kha hei thle<br />
thlet - (v.) spill - Example: Be careful lest you spill your coffee = Na kawfi na thlet sual lai i ralring<br />
thlet , hlonh - (n.) dump<br />
thlet , soser , soser i ser - (v.) forge - Example: The new settlers forged a new nation = A um tharmi nih khan miphun thar an ser<br />
thlet ti thlet - (v.) spill - Example: It's no use crying over spilled milk = Thletmi cawhnuk tahhnawh cu zeihmanh a tthahnem lo<br />
thli - (n.) wind - Example: The wind blows = Thli a hrang<br />
thli a rih le rih lo tah i vawlei a niam san hngalh khawhnak seh - (n.) barometer<br />
thli a tamnak hmun , thli a tammi - (adj.) windy<br />
thli , biathli - (n.) secret - Example: Do not reveal the secret = Biathli phuang hlah<br />
thli chem dawntu thlalang - (n.) windscreen<br />
thli chungah ti a ummi - (n.) humidity<br />
thli dawp - (v.) inhale<br />
thli fak , <strong>to</strong>tho - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rnado<br />
thli hran - (v.) blow - Example: The wind blows = Thlitu a hrang<br />
thli hrannak lei , thlitu a hung hrannak lei - (n.) windward<br />
thli in chemmi hlasaknak thilri , thonglawi tehna - (n.) wind instrument<br />
thli in i khonmi - (n.) hoard<br />
thli in tum - (v.) blow up - Example: Blow up your bicycle tyre = Na saikal ke kha tum tuah<br />
thli in tum , chem , chuahter , mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi - (v.) pump<br />
thli kik , a kikmi - (adj.) chill<br />
thli luhter - (v.) ventilate<br />
thli luhternak - (n.) ventilation<br />
thli luhtertu - (n.) ventila<strong>to</strong>r<br />
thli lut loin tuahmi khor , sattil rawl khonnak - (n.) silo<br />
thli phenhnak lei - (n.) lee - Example: The wind was so strong that we ran <strong>to</strong> the lee of the house = Thli a fah tuk caah inn thil phenhnak lei ah<br />
kan tli<br />
thli tein bihnak , zohnak - (n.) peep<br />
thli tein chuah ziar - (v.) steal<br />
thli tein ruah lopi i vuk tiah hun tuah - (n.) coup - Example: Coup d'etat = Cozah thlen<br />
thli tein tuahmi - (adj.) surreptitious<br />
thli tein tuahmi thil - (adj.) clandestine<br />
thli , thlitu - (n.) air<br />
thli vuk ti i a hran khi - (n.) gust<br />
thlichia - (n.) typhoon<br />
thlichia , <strong>to</strong>tho - (n.) cyclone<br />
thlichia , <strong>to</strong>tho - (n.) hurricane<br />
thlihran , tiluan - (n.) current<br />
thlik ma thlok - (adv.) in great hurry - Example: He ran away in great hurry = A thlik man thlok in a tli<br />
thlik , thlek - (n.) marrow<br />
thlim - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sleep a baby - Example: She puts the baby <strong>to</strong> sleep = Naute a thlim<br />
thlim - (v.) lull in<strong>to</strong> sleep - Example: Their music lulls me in<strong>to</strong> sleep = An hla nih a ka thlim<br />
thlimh - (v.) sleep, lull<br />
thlimnak - (n.) lull, lullying<br />
thling - (n.) sap (of trees) - Example: Resin = Farthling<br />
thling ngei lomi - (adj.) sapless<br />
thlingh , thlongh - (v.) shed - Example: Trees shed their leaves = Thingkung nih an hnah an thilh (thlongh)<br />
thlingza a simi thil , thil ttihnung , kan tuksa a kan purmi thil - (n.) horror - Example: Little girls have horror of snakes = Nu ngakchia tete<br />
nih cun rul cu an ttih tuk hna i an thling a za<br />
thliphengtu - (n.) windbreak<br />
thlir - (v.) weigh - Example: The ship weighed anchor and sailed away = Sangphawlawng nih a lawng hrennak thircangai kha a thlir i a kal<br />
thlir , cawi - (v.) hoist<br />
thlir , cawi , hler - (v.) elevate, raise - Example: Raise your hands = Nan kut thlir u<br />
thlircawi khawhmi - (adj.) portable<br />
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thlirthler - (adj.) slim<br />
thlirtu , cawitu seh - (n.) hoist<br />
thlite - (adj.) secret - Example: It's a secret = Bia thlite a si<br />
thlitein - (adv.) secretly - Example: He went away secretly = A thli tein a kal<br />
thlitein timhmi - (n.) plot<br />
thlithup - (adv.) secretly - Example: He went away secretly = A thlithup in a kal<br />
thlithup in thil tuah a duhmi - (adj.) secretive<br />
thlithup sinak - (n.) secrecy<br />
thlitu - (n.) wind - Example: The wind blows, the rain falls = Thlitu a hrang, ruahpi a sur<br />
thlitu a hran i a thawng a ngei khi - (v.) bluster - Example: The wind blusteren around the house = Inn pawng ah thlitu a hrang<br />
thlitu a hrang ngaimi - (adj.) gusty<br />
thlitu fak. 2. thlitu bantuk i thawngpang a hung um urmarmi - (n.) gale<br />
thlitu he ruah he aa zimi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>rmy - Example: S<strong>to</strong>rmy weather = Thli he ruah he aa zimi nikhua<br />
thlitu lak i a ummi ti - (n.) moisture<br />
thlitu meithal - (n.) airgun<br />
thlitu min , Africa ram in Meditrrranean rili i a hung hrangmi - (n.) sirocco<br />
thlitu nih a ponmi hawhra pon - (n.) snowdrift<br />
thlitu nih a thilhmi thingthei - (n.) windfall<br />
thlitu nih thinghnah a hninh hna i a thawng khi - (v.) rustle<br />
thlitu , ruah le hawhra i cawh in dut ti i a hung um khi - (n.) squall<br />
thlitu , ruahpi , nilin , khuasik a ing zungzalmi - (adj.) weatherbeaten<br />
thlizil - (n.) breeze<br />
thlizil - (n.) tailorbird<br />
thlo - (v.) cultivate, clean a field, weed out - Example: I am cleaning my garden of weeds = Ka dum ka thlo<br />
thloh , thlauh - (v.) forbid - Example: He forbids me <strong>to</strong> go. - He forbids me going school = Kal a ka thlauh. - Sianginn kai a ka thloh<br />
thlok , thlawk - (v.) <strong>to</strong> hunt around every nook and corner, search thoroughly - Example: He did not find his book although he looked every<br />
nook and corner of the house for it = A cauk kha an inn a thlawk nain a hmu lo<br />
thlong - (v.) <strong>to</strong> extract <strong>to</strong>oth - Example: Would you extract my <strong>to</strong>oth? = Ka ha na ka thlong kho lai maw?<br />
thlong , thlongh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> shed off feathers - Example: Do birds shed off their feathers at their own seasons? = Vate nih anmah cante ah an hmul<br />
an thlong waw?<br />
thlongh , thlingh - (v.) shed - Example: Trees shed their leaves = Thingkung nih an hnah an thilh (thlongh)<br />
thlop , thlawp - (v.) mend or treat the wound<br />
thlorh , thlawrh , thlerh - (v.) sprincle<br />
thlu - (v.) fell - Example: He was felled by one blow = Voi khat thong nih a thluk<br />
thlu , thluk , tlu , tlukter - (v.) upset, tip over - Example: Do not upset the kettle. - Can you tip over this pole? = Ketli kha thlu hlah. - Hi tung hi<br />
na thlu kho lai maw?<br />
thlua a chuak lo - (v.) miscarry - Example: His plan miscarried = A khua khanmi thlua a chuak lo<br />
thluachuah - (n.) blessing - Example: He receives blessings. - God gives us blessings = Thluachuah a hmu ngai. - Pathian nih thluachuah a kan<br />
pek<br />
thluachuah pek - (n.) benediction<br />
thluachuah pek - (v.) bless - Example: God blesses us = Pathian nih thlua a kan chuah<br />
thluachuah petu - (n.) the person who pronounces the benediction<br />
thluachuahnak , thluahchuah vanluhnak - (adv.) regards<br />
thluahchuah vanluh - (n.) blessings<br />
thluahchuahnak - (n.) blessing, blessings - Example: He receives many blessings = thluahchuahnak tampi a hmu<br />
thluahchuahpeknak - (n.) benediction<br />
thluahchuak - (adj.) successful - Example: He is a successful person = Mi thluahchuak a si<br />
thluahmah - (adv.) continuously<br />
thluahmahnak - (n.) continuance<br />
thluai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go about in grandeur<br />
thluai - (v.) slur in singing<br />
thluak - (n.) brain<br />
thluak lei he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) cerebral<br />
thluak tthat , fim - (adj.) astute<br />
thluak tuamtu nang phin zawtnak - (n.) meningitis<br />
thluakngei - (adj.) brainy - Example: He is a brainy person = Mi thluakngei a si<br />
thluakngei - (adj.) brainy - Example: He is a brainy person = Mi thluakngei a si<br />
thluamthlam - (adv.) hazily, dimly - Example: He can see dimly = Khua a hmu kho thluamthlam<br />
thluan , tan - (n.) bar - Example: A bar of soap. A stalk of sugar cane = Chatpiat tan (thluan) khat. - Fu thluan khat<br />
thluang - (v.) straigthen/stretch out leg - Example: You may stretch out your leg = Na ke thluang<br />
thluangthluan - (adv.) continuously, ceaselessly<br />
thluk - (v.) slant, tip over<br />
thluk , tlu , tlukter , thlu - (v.) upset, tip over - Example: Do not upset the kettle. - Can you tip over this pole? = Ketli kha thlu hlah. - Hi tung hi<br />
na thlu kho lai maw?<br />
thlul - (v.) <strong>to</strong> burn in a large scale - Example: Fore burns a large part of the country = Mei nih ram a thlul<br />
thlum - (adj.) sweet - Example: Sugar is sweet = Thanthling a thlum<br />
thlum - (v.) consume<br />
thlumh - (v.) sweeten - Example: Sweeten your tea with sugar = Na lakphak kha thantling in thlumh<br />
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thlummi thei hang - (n.) sherbet<br />
thlumnak , tthatnak - (n.) sweetness<br />
thlumter - (v.) sweeten<br />
thlumtertu - (n.) sweetening<br />
thlung - (n.) rooftree<br />
thlung - (n.) crown of the head - Example: He has a sore on his crown = A luthlung ah ham a um<br />
thlup - (adv.) completely - Example: He is sleeping completely (in deep sleep) = A it thlup ko<br />
thlur - (n.) trunk of a tree<br />
thlur - (v.) spindle - Example: She is spindling thread = La a thlur<br />
thlur - (v.) <strong>to</strong> trace the root/beginning, like tracing the genealogi of anches<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
thlur - (v.) <strong>to</strong> focus attention om something/somebody - Example: He focused on me <strong>to</strong> beat = Velh awkah keimah kha a ka thlur<br />
tho - (adj.) enthusiastic - Example: I am not enthused watching football match = Pumpululh chuih zoh ka lung a tho lo<br />
tho - (n.) feast, holiday<br />
tho - (n.) Easter<br />
tho - (v.) rise, get up, arise - Example: He usually gets up early in the morning = Zingkate ah a tho tawn<br />
tho a lung - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be infested with maggots<br />
tho , the , thothe - (n.) fly , housefly - Example: There are <strong>to</strong>o many flies = Thothe an tam tuk<br />
thocuan - (n.) sight piece of gun<br />
thoh - (v.) draw money from bank<br />
thoh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> issue order by the authorities<br />
thoh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> deliver something as parcels from the Post Office<br />
thoh - (v.) publish book - Example: When are you going <strong>to</strong> publish your book? = Zeitik ah dah na cauk na thoh lai?<br />
thoh , dirh bawmh - (v.) bolster<br />
thohkhan , bawmh - (v.) second<br />
thok , thawk - (v.) start<br />
thokka - (n.) beginning, early beginning<br />
thoknak - (n.) beginning, start<br />
tholh - (v.) repair or mend<br />
tholhnak - (n.) repairing, mending<br />
tholund tho i an can hlan khi larva an si - (n.) larva<br />
tholung - (n.) maggot<br />
thomh - (v.) dress up<br />
thong - (n.) prison - Example: He is imprisoned (lit. he fell in<strong>to</strong> prison) = Thong lah a tla<br />
thong i thlak - (v.) imprison<br />
thong khat - (num.) thousand<br />
thong khatnak a simi - (num.) thousandth<br />
thong thlaknak - (n.) imprisonment<br />
thongh - (n.) blow<br />
thongh - (v.) knock - Example: He knocked his teeth out = A ha beu lakin a thongh<br />
thongh - (n.) knock - Example: The hard knock made her cry = Fakpi in a thongh caah a ttap<br />
thongh , chuih - (v.) pound - Example: He pounded the door with his fist = Innka kha a kuttum in a thongh<br />
thongh , thawngh - (v.) hit - Example: They hit each other = Pakhat le pakhat an i thawng<br />
thonghthiammi pawl pawng 175 in a cunglei a simi hna - (n.) heavyweight<br />
thonginn - (n.) jail<br />
thonginn - (n.) prison<br />
thonginn chungah siseh, phungki pawl umnak inn ah siseh, a dangte i khan hmete an chiahmi, cu bantuk khan hmete paoh - (n.)<br />
cell<br />
thonginn uktu bawi - (n.) jailer<br />
thonglawi - (n.) flute<br />
thonglawi tumtu - (n.) flutist<br />
thongthlaknak - (n.) imprisoning<br />
thongtla - (n.) inmate<br />
thongtla - (n.) prisoner<br />
thongtla uktu - (n.) gaoler<br />
thongtlaknak - (n.) imprisonment - Example: It's quite long since his imprisonment = A thongtlaknak a sau cang<br />
thonh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put on mere than one piece of clothes - Example: I put on two pieces of shirts (as the weather is cold) = Angki zun hnih kaa thonh<br />
thonh , thawnh , thuanh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cover up with blankets when sleeping<br />
thor - (adj.) sour - Example: Lime is sour = Reite a thor<br />
thor - (v.) pickle - Example: We pickle mangoes = Hai kan thor<br />
thor nawnte i a um ttung i a thaw ttungmi - (adj.) racy - Example: Racy apple = Epal thor/thaw<br />
thorh, thor , thawr , thawrh - (adj.) unkempt - Example: Her hair is unkempt = A sam a thawr<br />
thothe , tho , the - (n.) fly , housefly - Example: There are <strong>to</strong>o many flies = Thothe an tam tuk<br />
thraw phahlang lengmang i um , ka (kaa) i an thli dawp - (v.) gasp<br />
thu - (v.) putrefy - Example: The nmeat has putrefied = Sa cu a thu cang<br />
thu - (adj.) rotten, rotted, stinky, spoiled, decayed - Example: The meat has spoiled = Sa a thu cang<br />
thu lo rawk lo in umternak a simi - (adj.) preservative<br />
thu lo rawk loin chiah , him tein umter , him tein chiah - (v.) preserve - Example: Ice helps preserve food = Tikhal nih rawl cu thu loin um a<br />
bawmh<br />
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thu lo , rawk loin umternak - (n.) preservation<br />
thuahmi a chimtu - (n.) passive voice - Example: The book was taken by him = Cauk cu amah nih lak a si<br />
thuam sawsawh - (n.) mufti<br />
thuamh , aihter - (v.) vest<br />
thuamh , ttamh , thawmh - (v.) decorate , adorn<br />
thuamhnak ca i i hruk aihmi thil hna - (n.) trappings<br />
thuamhnak hnipuang tang i i nawhmi - (n.) undergarments<br />
thuamhnak thilthuam - (n.) attire<br />
thuamhnak , ttamhnak - (n.) adornment, decoration<br />
thuamhning - (n.) style<br />
thuamhning aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) stylish<br />
thuan - (n.) <strong>to</strong> cover with blanket when sleeping; <strong>to</strong> put the blankets in layers<br />
thuan , thuanh - (v.) plough - Example: They plough the field with a bullock = Cawtum in lei an thuan<br />
thuanh , thonh , thawnh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cover up with blankets when sleeping<br />
thuarthlap - (adj.) clumsy, not active - Example: He is a clumsy person = Mi thluarthlap a si<br />
thuh - (v.) hide - Example: Hide your book = Na cauk va thup<br />
thuh - (v.) smear<br />
thuh - (v.) paint with paint<br />
thuh - (v.) anoint hair with oil<br />
thuh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put on face powder/makeup<br />
thuh , hnawmhter , melmang thuh ti bantuk , naih - (v.) besmear<br />
thuh i zuam na i a lang tthiammi , langther , phuan - (v.) belie - Example: His smile belied his hurt feeling = A ni ko nain a thinhun kha a lang<br />
tthiam<br />
thuh , pan tein nalh - (v.) gild - Example: Gild a picture frame = Hmanthlak chiahnak tungtlang kha sui in pantein nalh<br />
thuh , pheh - (v.) mask<br />
thuh , thil thuh - (v.) conceal<br />
thuhla - (n.) say - Example: He has no say in this matter = Hi thil ah hin zeihmanh thuhla a ngei lo<br />
thuhmi ; biathli a simi , hawi hngalh lo awkin bia hleng in chimmi - (adj.) cryptic<br />
thuhmi thilri , hriamnam - (n.) cache<br />
thuhnak - (n.) concealment<br />
thuhnak - (n.) painting<br />
thuhnak , tiva ti a thuhning - (n.) depth<br />
thuhpheh lo tein chimmi - (adj.) frank<br />
thui - (v.) rock , swing - Example: My chair rocks = Ka tthutdan aa thui<br />
thui - (v.) spit (as salvia)<br />
thuinak tthutdan - (n.) rocker<br />
thuk - (adj.) deep - Example: Deep ocean = Rili thuk<br />
thuk piin a hram i sihmi - (adj.) deep-rooted<br />
thuk piin i tukmi nam hma - (n.) gash<br />
thuk piin ruah - (v.) ruminate<br />
thuk tuk - (adj.) abysmal - Example: His ignorance is abysmal = A hngalh lonak a thuk tuk<br />
thuknak - (n.) debth, profoundity<br />
thukpi in kawl , purh - (v.) probe<br />
thukpi in ruah - (v.) speculate<br />
thukter - (v.) deepen<br />
thul , futhul - (n.) spit<br />
thulak rannak, khulrang in thil hngalh khawh le tiam khawhnak - (n.) acumen<br />
thulh - (adj.) pretend: <strong>to</strong> be pretending, <strong>to</strong> act pretentiously<br />
thulh , ram hram kalhnak tuhmui - (n.) spud<br />
thum khawhnak - (n.) capacity<br />
thum , pathum - (num.) three<br />
thumhpiak , tanpiak - (v.) curtail<br />
thumnak , pathumnak - (num.) third<br />
thumthlak - (adj.) triune<br />
thun - (n.) a certain amount of rice for pounding<br />
thung - (n.) quicklime<br />
thung hak ah i can - (v.) calcify<br />
thung le thetse ti he cawhmi , vampang nalhnak ca i hmanmi - (n.) plaster<br />
thung , thetse le ti cawh i senghnak ca i hmanmi - (n.) mortar<br />
thung umnak kun a ttuang i thung a khalmi - (n.) stalagmite<br />
thung umnak vawlei i tung bantukin thung lung a hung ummi hna khi - (n.) stalactite<br />
thungrang - (n.) chalk<br />
thungrang - (n.) lime<br />
thungrang lung - (n.) limes<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
thunh - (v.) reciprocate - Example: We shall reciprocate our labour = Kan i tha thunh lai<br />
thunhnak - (n.) reciprocating<br />
thup - (v.) hide - Example: Hide us under your wings = Na thla tangah kan tlup tuah<br />
thuphacawi - (v.) pardon: ask for pardon - Example: I asked for pardon for my mistake = Ka palh caah thupha ka cawi<br />
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thuptu , langhter lotu , phengtu - (n.) camouflage - Example: Green leaves are used for camouflage in jungle warfare = Ramlak raltuknak ah<br />
thinghnah hring kha peengtu ah an hman hna<br />
thur - (adj.) dirty, unhole - Example: The water is dirty = Ti a thur<br />
thur - (adj.) sour - Example: Green grape is sour = Mitsur kuh cu a thur<br />
thur aa nalhmi - (n.) smudge - Example: There is a smudge on your shirt = Na angki ah a thur aa nalh<br />
thurh - (adj.) unkempt (hair)<br />
thurhhnawmh - (v.) defile<br />
thurhhnawmh - (v.) desecrate<br />
thurhhnawmh - (v.) pollute<br />
thurhhnawmh - (adj.) profane<br />
thurhhnawmh lomi - (adj.) undefiled<br />
thurhhnawmhnak - (n.) pollution<br />
thurhhnawmhnak - (n.) profanation<br />
thurhhnawmhnak - (n.) profanity<br />
thurhhnawmhnak , thurhhnomnak - (n.) desecration<br />
thurhhnomh - (v.) desecrate, make dirty - Example: You must not desecrate the hole place = Hmun thiang kha nan thurhhnomh lai lo<br />
thurhnawmhnak - (n.) obscenity<br />
thurhnawmhnak a pelpawite hmanh a ngei lomi , sualnak ngei lomi - (adj.) immaculate<br />
thurhnawmhnak zeihmanh nih cawh lomi - (adj.) unadulterated<br />
thurhnawmhter - (v.) contaminate<br />
thurhnawmhter , a ttha lomi rhil cawh chih - (v.) adulterate<br />
thurhnawmhternak - (n.) contamination<br />
thurhnawmmi , hin lo hna i hmanthlakmi - (adj.) obscene<br />
thuro onh , hram , hrum thawng - (v.) moan - Example: The girl moaned in pain = Ngakchianu cu nganfah in a hrum len ko<br />
thurter , hnawmhter - (v.) begrime<br />
thurter , hnawmhter - (v.) smirch<br />
thurthnawmhter - (v.) befoul<br />
thut - (v.) decay - Example: Old fruits decay = Thei hlun cu an thu<br />
thut i taksa i tthen dih - (v.) decompose<br />
thut , thutter - (v.) rot<br />
thutbual in thut , kedil le kedil <strong>to</strong>nter in thut - (v.) squat<br />
thutmannak - (n.) disintegration<br />
thutnak - (n.) putrefaction<br />
thutnak , rawhnak - (n.) decadence<br />
thutnak , rawknak - (n.) rottenness<br />
thutnak , ropnak - (n.) corruption<br />
ti - (v.) bid - Example: His friends came <strong>to</strong> bid him farewell = A hawile nih dam tein vaa kal ko ti awkah an ra<br />
ti - (n.) liquid - Example: Water and milk are liquids = Ti le cawhnuk cu ti an si<br />
ti - (n.) water<br />
ti - (n.) egg<br />
ti - (v.) say, speak - Example: He said he would go = Ka kal lai a ti<br />
ti - (v.) dissolve, liquidify - Example: Hails<strong>to</strong>nes dissolve quickly when the sun shines = Rial cu ni a linh tikah khulrang in an ti<br />
ti a cik in cik - (v.) spout - Example: Water spouts from the breach in the pipe = Pep a kuainak in ti a cik in a cik<br />
ti a dawp kho a simi - (adj.) spongy<br />
ti a dawp khomi thil - (n.) sponge<br />
ti a khatmi , a cinmi - (adj.) watery<br />
ti a lianmi , a phingmi - (adj.) swollen<br />
ti a luan i a awnh hliahmah khi - (v.) bubble<br />
ti a lut kho lomi - (adj.) waterproof<br />
ti a si lomi , a khalmi - (adj.) solid<br />
ti a simi - (adj.) liquid<br />
ti a thehtu - (n.) sprinkler<br />
ti a thuh a puanh a tahtu - (n.) sounder<br />
ti a thuh le a puanh tah - (v.) sound<br />
ti ah a cang kho lomi , i chuah khawn lomi , a zop kho lomi - (adj.) insoluble<br />
ti ah a cang khomi - (adj.) solvent<br />
ti-al - (n.) salt water<br />
ti al , cite ti - (n.) salt water<br />
ti bantuk , lei , khilei , hilei - (n.) direction - Example: He went in that direction = Khi lei ah khin a kal<br />
ti buanbara - (n.) bubble<br />
ti buanbara - (n.) foam<br />
ti chung i a ummi ti thazang - (n.) undercurrent<br />
ti chung i khua a sami thilnung - (adj.) submarine<br />
ti chung i pil - (v.) submerge<br />
ti chung i pilnak - (n.) submersion<br />
ti chung i tlak i thih - (v.) drown<br />
ti chung i ttawl , ti in ttawl - (v.) bathe<br />
ti chung nengnawi vawlei dip - (n.) sediment<br />
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ti chung nengnawi vawlei dip he a pehtlaimi - (adj.) sedimentary<br />
ti chung um tik i thaw chuah khawhnak hmai huhnak peng a ngeimi - (n.) schnorkel<br />
ti chungah a pilmi - (n.) sinker<br />
ti cu bawmhnak hal/thil pakhatkhat hman tinak a si - (v.) resort <strong>to</strong> - Example: The mother resorted <strong>to</strong> punishment <strong>to</strong> make the child obey<br />
= Ngakchia cu a nu nih ka nawl ka ngai seh ti a duh caah dantatnak kha a hman<br />
ti cung i a khomi ram phun , meh ca i hman khawhmi - (n.) watercress<br />
ti cung i a ummi saram phaw a ngeimi pawl , kingkuar , cengkeuh , cangai , cengkol te hna pawl - (n.) shellfish<br />
ti cung i a vuan dingin chiahmi thil , ralrinnak peknak - (n.) buoy<br />
ti cung i vuanh - (v.) float - Example: Wood floats on water = Thing cu ti cungah a vuan<br />
ti cung i vun kalter - (v.) launch - Example: The new ship was launched yesterday = Tilawng thar cu nizan a khan ti cungah an kalter<br />
ti cung le thli cung i khualtlawnnak - (n.) voyage<br />
ti cung pangpar - (n.) water lily<br />
ti dawpnak caku in an sermi - (n.) straw<br />
ti dawpnak seh - (n.) pump<br />
ti dawpnak t<strong>to</strong> - (n.) siphon<br />
ti halnak - (n.) thirst<br />
ti he cawhmi suainak si - (n.) watercolour<br />
ti i can - (v.) condense - Example: Steam is condensed in<strong>to</strong> water = Tikhu cu ti ah a cang<br />
ti i can - (v.) dissolve<br />
ti i can khawhnak - (n.) solubility<br />
ti i cang khomi - (adj.) soluble - Example: Salt is soluble = Cite cu ti ah a cang kho<br />
ti i canter - (v.) melt - Example: The sun melted the snow = Ni nih hawhra kha ti ah a canter<br />
ti i chiah - (v.) sop - Example: Som the bread in milk = Changreu kha cawhnuk ah ciah<br />
ti i chim , aamahkhan , a hman a dik ko - (v.) avouch<br />
ti in awchuah a si , biakhiahmi ttialmi - (n.) minutes<br />
ti in nawnmi changvut a bangmi - (n.) paste<br />
ti in tlengh - (v.) rinse<br />
ti in ttawl , ti chung i ttawl - (v.) bathe<br />
ti khamnak - (n.) dam<br />
ti khamnak - (n.) pens<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
ti khamnak le ti hunnak ca i tuahmi kutka - (n.) sluice<br />
ti khamnak vampang - (n.) breakwater<br />
ti khonnak inn - (n.) tank<br />
ti khulrang in a luangmi a tha - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rrent<br />
ti khulrang ngaiin a cik in aa cik khi - (n.) spurt<br />
ti lam , tilawng kal khawhnak tiva le tilak kahcham - (n.) waterway<br />
ti le tikam vawlei an i <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) shoreline<br />
ti liam hlah seh tiah khamnak tlang - (n.) dike<br />
ti liam hlah seh tiah tikam i an sermi ti khamnak - (n.) levee<br />
ti liam hlah seh tiah titlang i khamnak tuahmi - (n.) embankment<br />
ti liamnak ding i tuahmi tilam - (n.) spillway<br />
ti liohtu - (n.) swimmer<br />
ti luannak , tiva - (n.) watercourse<br />
ti luanternak tilam - (n.) drain<br />
ti lut kho lo ti cuah kho lo a simi - (adj.) watertight<br />
ti nih a khuh lomi vawlei - (n.) land - Example: Some travel by land, some by sea = A cheu tlang in khual an tlawng, a cheu rili in<br />
ti nih a kulhmi , ruahnak bimi , tikulh khuati , tikulh bantuk a simi - (adj.) insular<br />
ti nih a phum - (v.) flood - Example: The river flooded the <strong>to</strong>wn = Tilian nih khua a phum<br />
ti nih a <strong>to</strong>nghnak zawn tilawng pun khi - (n.) waterline<br />
ti nih khuh dih , buanchukcho - (n.) deluge<br />
ti nih khuhnak - (v.) inundate<br />
ti nih khuhnak - (n.) inundation<br />
ti nih luan hnawh i khuh dih , ti nih ti tlang in liam - (v.) overflow<br />
ti nih vawlei a einak - (n.) erosion<br />
ti ning kel tawn a simi - (adj.) stereotyped<br />
ti peknak thilri - (n.) waterworks<br />
ti peng , chim peng - (v.) maintain - Example: They maintain that they are innocent = Kan sual lo an ti peng ko<br />
ti rawnnak i hrmanmi cong , a lu lei a kau i a taw lei a bimi - (n.) funnel<br />
ti roter , ti zirh - (v.) drain<br />
ti so , so - (v.) boil - Example: Water boils = Ti a so<br />
ti , sualphawt , na sual - (v.) convict<br />
ti tan - (v.) ford<br />
ti tan - (v.) wade<br />
ti tang tilawng - (n.) submarine<br />
ti tannak hmun - (n.) ford<br />
ti tehna , hmun le a chung i a ummi thilri inn tehna , hau tehna - (n.) real estate<br />
ti tel loin hnipuan suk - (v.) dryclean<br />
ti tha - (n.) waterpower<br />
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ti theh - (v.) sprinkle<br />
ti , tili - (n.) pool<br />
ti , tit - (v.) lay egg - Example: Our hens lay many eggs = Kan arpi nih arti tampi an tit<br />
ti <strong>to</strong>ih - (v.) water<br />
ti <strong>to</strong>ih - (v.) hose - Example: He hosed the garden = Dum ti a <strong>to</strong>ih<br />
ti ttih zawtnak, uihrut nih a sehmi hna cu hi zawtnak hin an thi - (n.) hydrophobia<br />
ti-u - (n.) frog<br />
ti zetnak , thianternak - (n.) filter<br />
ti zirh , ti roter - (v.) drain<br />
ti zirhnak - (n.) drainage<br />
ti zongin tial a si ; a nak le a rang fonh ah a zawng a chuakmi , a pawl ti bik a si lai - (adj.) grey<br />
tia - (adj.) same size - Example: Your hen is of the same size of mine = Na arpi cu ka arpi tia a si<br />
tiaceo - (adj.) exactly of the same size - Example: They are exactly of the same size = Tiaceote an si<br />
tiah - (adv.) thus - Example: He said (thus) he was going = Ka kal lai tiah a ti<br />
tiam - (v.) promise - Example: I have promised him that I would come = Ka ra lai tiah bia ka tiam cang<br />
tiam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> play with <strong>to</strong>ys - Example: Children are playing with <strong>to</strong>ys = Ngakchia an i tiam<br />
tiancheh - (v.) purify (ceremonially)<br />
tiang - (conj.) till - Example: Walk till you reach the Post Office = Thirhri inn na phak tiang va kal<br />
tiang - (prep.) <strong>to</strong> - Example: The apple is rotten <strong>to</strong> the core = Epal cu a chung muru tiangin a thu<br />
tiang - (prep.) until - Example: It was cold from Christmas until March = Khrismas in March thla tiang khua a sik<br />
tiangah cun - (conj.) insofar as - Example: Insofar as I know, he has gone home = Ka hngalh tiangah cun, inn ah a tin cang<br />
tiau - (v.) <strong>to</strong> tear in<strong>to</strong> shreds<br />
tiau - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pluck hair<br />
tibel awng hru (ti um a ti chuahnak awng hruknak) - (n.) spigot<br />
Tibet ram Buddhist phungki - (n.) lama<br />
Tibet ram i a ummi fung a hmul a saumi - (n.) yak<br />
tibual - (n.) pond<br />
tibual nganmi - (n.) lake<br />
tichum , minmei - (n.) fog<br />
tichung i a ummi lungpang , ti cung i a lang dengmangmi - (n.) reef<br />
tichung i lamh tik i a pil ruahmahmi thetse - (n.) quicksand<br />
tichung i pil , pil - (v.) sink<br />
tichung i vung pil thiam khi , phekahnak hmun - (n.) dive<br />
tichung pil - (v.) dive<br />
ticung i a vuan khomi thil - (adj.) buoyant<br />
ticung i vuanh khawhnak - (n.) buoyance<br />
tidil , kuang , nga zuatnak tili - (n.) aquarium<br />
tidong - (n.) duct, waterduct, waterlead<br />
tidong - (n.) gutter, aqueduct<br />
tidong , caw rawl peknak kuang - (n.) trough<br />
tidong tehna , ek luannak tidong tehna a ser a remhtu - (n.) plumber<br />
tidor a tlami a khal i al tung tete in a ummi - (n.) icicle<br />
tidor dip tete i kah siahmah khi - (v.) spray<br />
tidor dip tete kahnak seh , tizik - (n.) sprayer<br />
tifim - (n.) clean, clear water<br />
tifurcawi - a mammal which has a baby every year<br />
tih a nungmi hmun , a nuam lomi , a ttha lomi - (n.) predicament<br />
tih , tik - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put wood on the fire, <strong>to</strong> tend fire, make up fire - Example: Put more wood on the fire = Mei vun tik<br />
tihal - (adj.) thirsty - Example: I am thirsty = Ka ti a hal<br />
tihal in hal , fak piin duhnak ngeih - (v.) thirst<br />
tihalnak - (n.) thirst<br />
tihang - (n.) soup - Example: Mustard leave soup = Anttam tihang<br />
tihang ca hmanmi rimthaw phun khat - (n.) spearmint<br />
tihang kiomi - (n.) curry<br />
tihang thor , a thormi - (n.) vinegar<br />
tihang ttamh , masala - (n.) spice<br />
tihna , tihram - (n.) wellspring<br />
tihnak - (n.) tending fire<br />
tihnak daihter deuh , fakmi dinter deuh - (v.) allay<br />
tihni - (n.) day before yesterday<br />
tihrah - (n.) rapids<br />
tihrah - (n.) a place in the river where the water is shallow, rapid and fordable<br />
tihrah - (n.) force or velocity or current of water, shoal<br />
tihram , tihna - (n.) wellspring<br />
tihthing , thingtih - (n.) firewood<br />
tihulh aa peh zuahmah in a ummi hna - (n.) archipelago<br />
tiin hmanmi thil paohpaoh - (adj.) hydraulic - Example: Hydraulic pump = Ti in kaltermi ti dawpnak seh<br />
tik - (n.) time - Example: Tell me the time you want <strong>to</strong> go = Kal na duh tik ka chim<br />
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tik - (n.) season - Example: Cold season, winter = Khuasik tik<br />
tik , tih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put wood on the fire, <strong>to</strong> tend fire, make up fire - Example: Put more wood on the fire = Mei vun tik<br />
tikah - (adv.) when - Example: We shall go when you are ready = Naa manh tikah kan kal lai<br />
tikam i hri i hren - (v.) moor<br />
tikam , rilikam , tivakam - (n.) coast<br />
tikcu - (n.) time, ripe time<br />
tikel - (n.) bay - Example: Bay of Bengal = Bengal Tibel<br />
tikhal - (n.) ice<br />
tikhal bantukin a kikmi - (adj.) icy<br />
tikhal , hawhra - (n.) frost<br />
tikhal he an sermi cawhnuk khal a thaw ngaimi , aiskhrim - (n.) ice cream<br />
tikhal he rawl an chiahtinak thingkuang - (n.) icebox<br />
tikherh - (n.) whirlpool<br />
tikherh , tikherh bantuk a simi hnahnawhnak hrial khawh lomi - (n.) maelstrom<br />
tikhonnak - (n.) cistern<br />
tikhor - (n.) well<br />
tikhu - (n.) steam<br />
tikhu ah a cang , tikhu bantukin a lo , a tikhu chuahter - (v.) evaporate - Example: Evaporated milk = A tikhu chuahtermi cawhnuk<br />
tikhu bantuk a simi , tikhu in a khatmi - (adj.) steamy<br />
tikhu i can - (v.) vaporize<br />
tikhu in a kalmi enzin seh - (n.) steamengine<br />
tikhu in a kalmi lung rialtu - (n.) steamroller<br />
tikhu in a kalmi tilawng - (n.) steamer<br />
tikhu in a kalmi tilawngpi - (n.) steamship<br />
tikhu in a khatmi , tikhu a simi - (adj.) vaporous<br />
tikhu in tlakterni ti , sichunhnak ti - (n.) distilled water<br />
tikhu ; mit in hmuh khawhmi he hmuh khawh lomi he - (n.) vapour<br />
tikhu, ti zong a si lomi, thli a phunphun - (n.) gas<br />
tikor , khuhsi chung ummi - (n.) nicotine<br />
tikuang - (n.) a piece of log dug out for s<strong>to</strong>ring water<br />
tikul i a ummi minung - (n.) islander<br />
tikulh bantuk a simi , ti nih a kulhmi , ruahnak bimi , tikulh khuati - (adj.) insular<br />
tikulh khuati , tikulh bantuk a simi , ti nih a kulhmi , ruahnak bimi - (adj.) insular<br />
tikulh , tikulh bantuk a simi thil - (n.) island<br />
til - (n.) testes<br />
til , a vun lawng - (n.) scrotum<br />
tilaknak peng , thir peng - (n.) waterspout<br />
tilam - (n.) canal , water route, conduit, gutter<br />
tilawng - (n.) ark - Example: Noah's ark = Noah lawng<br />
tilawng - (n.) schooner<br />
tilawng - (n.) ship<br />
tilawng a hmailei fong - (n.) prow<br />
tilawng a innpi asiloah a tungtlangpi - (n.) hull<br />
tilawng a puanzar zar - (v.) rig<br />
tilawng a tanglei bik tlang - (n.) keel<br />
tilawng a ttet cangmi a innpi - (n.) hulk<br />
tilawng bu khat , bawi pakhat ukmi - (n.) fleet<br />
tilawng ca i mei vannak inn - (n.) lighthouse<br />
tilawng cawng bawi kepten - (n.) skipper<br />
tilawng cawngtu nih nifate an kalnak i an hmuh<strong>to</strong>nmi le nikhua kong an ttialnak cauk - (n.) logbook<br />
tilawng chung i bawi pawl umnak - (n.) quarterdeck<br />
tilawng chung i lung meihol chiahnak - (n.) bunker<br />
tilawng chung i meiphu le ti tlawhternak umnak - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>kehold<br />
tilawng chung i paraivet khan - (n.) stateroom<br />
tilawng chung i thil a chuang a thumtu - (n.) stevedore<br />
tilawng chung rianttuantu - (n.) sailor<br />
tilawng chung thil cuah le tthumh rian a tuanta - (n.) longshoreman<br />
tilawng chungah siseh, vanlawng chungah siseh, ihnak khan - (n.) cabin<br />
tilawng cong pawl nih an hmanmi hmanthlak, rili le a kam le lung umnak le ti puanhnak a langhter dihtu - (n.) chart<br />
tilawng cung rianttuantu thiamnak - (n.) seamanship<br />
tilawng cung tangka tlaitu - (n.) purser<br />
tilawng cungah saupi rian a ttuanmi - (n.) sea dog<br />
tilawng dinhnak - (n.) harbour<br />
tilawng dinhnak - (n.) port<br />
tilawng dinhnak hmun - (n.) seaport<br />
tilawng dinhnak hmun i tilawng cung kainak ca i ticung i donhhlei an tuahmi - (n.) jetty<br />
tilawng dinhnak hmun vaukam i kainak ca i thir a si lo ah lung in an tuahmi , thil chonh awk le thil tthumh awkah a kam i lawng an<br />
hrennak - (n.) quay<br />
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tilawng dinhnak i minung kalnak hlei ti cung i donhmi - (n.) pier<br />
tilawng hme deuhmi phun - (n.) boat<br />
tilawng hmetete rual khat - (n.) flotila<br />
tilawng hnuhnak i hmanmi tilawng - (n.) tug<br />
tilawng i va luhnak ca i an donhmi phelpheng hlei - (n.) gangplank<br />
tilawng in kal - (v.) sail<br />
tilawng in kal khawhnak a simi - (adj.) navigable<br />
tilawng in khual a tlawngmi - (n.) mariner<br />
tilawng in siseh mawttawka in siseh vanlawng in siseh hmun khat in hmun khat i thiar - (v.) ferry<br />
tilawng in siseh tlanglawng in siseh thil kuat - (n.) shipping<br />
tilawng in thil a kuatu - (n.) shipper<br />
tilawng innleng - (n.) deck<br />
tilawng kahnak bom , kuak zualmi he a pungsan aa lomi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rpedo<br />
tilawng kahnak bomb a phortu tilawng - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rpedo boat<br />
tilawng kalter - (v.) navigate<br />
tilawng kap i thlalangawng , ceunak le thili luhnak ca - (n.) porthole<br />
tilawng kap i ti chuahnak awng - (n.) scupper<br />
tilawng lei thil - (adj.) naval - Example: Naval officer = Tilawng ralbawi<br />
tilawng lei thil a simi - (adj.) nautical<br />
tilawng mawng - (n.) pilot<br />
tilawng mawnghnak cangpa kual - (n.) helm<br />
tilawng mawnghnak thingtlep - (n.) rudder<br />
tilawng mawngtu - (n.) helmsman<br />
tilawng nganpi zinan phorhnak i hmanmi - (n.) tanker<br />
tilawng ngeitu - (n.) shipowner<br />
tilawng nih a phorh khawh tawk - (n.) <strong>to</strong>nnage<br />
tilawng nih a thil phorhmi tthumhnak caah, ti cung i ttheng bantuk a fonghlei an hei sakmi - (n.) wharf<br />
tilawng orhlei kam - (n.) starboard<br />
tilawng puanzar - (n.) sail<br />
tilawng puanzar a cunglei - (n.) <strong>to</strong>pmast<br />
tilawng puanzar kaupi phun khat - (n.) spinnaker<br />
tilawng puanzar zarnak fung - (n.) sprit<br />
tilawng ralbawi - (n.) rear admiral<br />
tilawng ralkap - (n.) navy<br />
tilawng ralkap bawi ngan bik - (n.) admiral<br />
tilawng rawhnak - (n.) shipwreck<br />
tilawng remhnak hmun zongah hman a si fawn i duh ah ti kha luhter khawh, duh ah chuahter i roter khawhmi hmun a si - (n.) dock<br />
tilawng rianttuantu - (n.) seaman<br />
tilawng ritnak - (n.) seasick<br />
tilawng ser - (n.) shipbuilding<br />
tilawng sernak hmun - (n.) shipyard<br />
tilawng sernak hmun , remhnak hmun - (n.) dockyard<br />
tilawng siseh , vanlawng siseh , tlanglawng siseh , mawttawka siseh kalnak leng cung in tum - (v.) disembark<br />
tilawng uktu bawi - (n.) shipmaster<br />
tilawng , vanlawng tlanglawng cung i rian a ttuanmi hna - (n.) crew<br />
tilawng , vanlawng , tlanglawng , mawttaw nih phorhmi thil - (n.) cargo<br />
tilawngpi le tikam karlak i thil thiarnak lawng hmete - (n.) launch<br />
tildit - (v.) castrate<br />
tildit lomi vok - (n.) boar<br />
tildit mi - (n.) eunuch<br />
tilet - (n.) wave<br />
tilet a thomi - (n.) tempest<br />
tilet a thomi - (adj.) tempestuous<br />
tilet a thomi le a ttum tawnmi - (n.) tide<br />
tilet bantukin a kalmi thil - (n.) wave - Example: Radio wave = Radio tha tilet bantukin a kalmi<br />
tilet bantukin kai ttum lengmang in um - (v.) surge - Example: The crowd surged through the street = Mibupi cu khuachung lam ah an kal<br />
lulhmalh<br />
tilet bantukin kal - (v.) wave - Example: The tall grass waved in the breeze = Ram sang cu tilet bangin thli nih a chem hna i an i hnin<br />
tilet hme tete, ticung i lung na cheh i tilet hme tete a ummi hna khi - (n.) ripple<br />
tilet kal in kal - (v.) undulate<br />
tilet nganpipi - (n.) tidal wawe<br />
tilet nih a hun vorhmi tiphul - (n.) spindrift<br />
tilet thawh caan - (n.) high tide<br />
tilet , tilet bantuk a simi thil - (n.) surge<br />
tilet titlang a hung phanmi - (n.) surf<br />
tilet ttum - (n.) ebb<br />
tili , rili pawng hmun , tiva - (n.) waterside<br />
tili , ti - (n.) pool<br />
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tilian khamnak ca i tuahmi kutka - (n.) floodgate<br />
tilian , rili lian , thil tampi - (n.) flood<br />
tilioh - (v.) swim<br />
tilpet - (n.) the trigger of a mouse trap<br />
tilu , luti - (n.) rain water running or standing in puddles<br />
tiluan , thlihran - (n.) current<br />
tiluannak - (n.) channel<br />
tiluannak kahcham - (n.) aqueduct<br />
tiluanternak pep - (n.) spout<br />
tiludil - (n.) puddle<br />
tiluhor - drainage, gutter, ditch, drain, gully<br />
tilum cerhtiput - (n.) geyser<br />
tim - (v.) intend - Example: Do you intend <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> church? = Biakinn kal naa tim maw?<br />
tim - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get ready - Example: Are you ready <strong>to</strong> set out (on your journey)? = Thawh nan i tim cang maw?<br />
tim manh loin tuahmi , khulrang in - (adj.) hurried<br />
timerh hmur - (n.) faucet<br />
timerh honnak le phihnak a lu - (n.) tap<br />
timh - (v.) intend<br />
timh - (v.) plan - Example: He planned <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> Yangon = Yangon kal aa tim<br />
timh - (v.) plan - Example: He planned the dinner properly = Zanriah einak ding kha ttha tein a timh<br />
timh - (v.) design - Example: Her questions were designed <strong>to</strong> make me angry = A biahalmi cu a thinhung seh tiin a rak ka timh hnawhmi a si<br />
timh chungnak a simi - (adj.) prepara<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
timh cia tein umnak - (n.) readiness<br />
timh ciammam tein - (adv.) deliberately<br />
timh ciammam tein - (adv.) on purpose<br />
timh ciammam tein ralkap an umkalter hna khi , ral i doh i an i hlen khi , tan hmun siam thiam - (n.) maneuvre<br />
timh ciammam tein ralkap an umkalter hra khi, ral i doh i an i hlen khi, tan hmun siam thiam - (v.) manoeuvre<br />
timh ciammam tein tuahmi - (adj.) intentional<br />
timh ciammam tein tuahmi , tuah hramhrammi - (adj.) deliberate<br />
timh , ruah , thiltining ser , tuahning ser - (v.) devise<br />
timh , timhlamh - (v.) prepare, plan - Example: I have prepared my things = Ka thil ka timh dih cang<br />
timhchungnak ngei lo i lakruak in tuahmi thil - (n.) impromptu<br />
timhlamh , timh - (v.) prepare, plan - Example: I have prepared my things = Ka thil ka timh dih cang<br />
timhlamhnak - (n.) preparation<br />
timhmi - (n.) purpose<br />
timhmi tlinnak ca i tuahmi rian - (n.) measure - Example: The city has taken measures <strong>to</strong> improve the roads = Lam kha ttha deuh in tuah<br />
awkah khuapi nih rian an ttuan cang<br />
timhnak - (n.) preparation<br />
timhnak - (n.) intention<br />
timhtuah , ruah , ser - (v.) frame - Example: The framed the constitution = Upadi hram pi kha an ser, an timh tuah, an ruah<br />
timhtuahnak um loin tuahnak/chimnak - (n.) inadvertence<br />
Timote - (prop.) Timothy in the New Testament<br />
timtuahnak - (n.) preparing<br />
tin - (n.) nail<br />
tin hram cuar - (n.) hangnail<br />
tin , sattil tin - (n.) hoof<br />
tin , ting - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get a share, a portion of<br />
tinawi - (n.) muddy water<br />
tinbaw i alan thlainak tung - (n.) mast<br />
tinbawsi - (n.) paint<br />
tinbawsi thuh - (v.) paint<br />
tinco , tingco - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get a share of<br />
tine - (n.) sediment in water<br />
tinel - (n.) the flat bank of a river<br />
ting - (num.) hundred thousand<br />
ting - (v.) divine, foretell - Example: He went <strong>to</strong> the fortune-teller last night <strong>to</strong> receive message for the future = Zahan ah khan li a ting<br />
ting , tin - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get a share, a portion of<br />
tingala - (n.) kingfisher<br />
tingco , tinco - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get a share of<br />
tingtang hme phun - (n.) ukulele<br />
tingtang hri - (n.) string<br />
tingtang hri kutdong in peh i tum - (v.) thrum<br />
tingtang hri perh - (v.) strum<br />
tingtang , kitar - (n.) guitar<br />
tingtang phun kat - (n.) psaltery<br />
tingtang phun khat - (n.) banjo<br />
tingtang phun khat - (n.) harp<br />
tingtang phun khat - (n.) mandoline<br />
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tingtang phung khat - (n.) lyre<br />
tingtang , tazaw - (n.) violin<br />
tingtang tumnak likuk - (n.) bow<br />
tinh - (v.) purpose<br />
tinh - (adj.) appointed (day) - Example: Day after <strong>to</strong>morrow is our appointed day = Kiptuh khi kan ni tinh a si<br />
tinh - (v.) aim (as gun), purpose - Example: Tomorrow is the day which he aimed (planned) <strong>to</strong> arrive home = Thaizing hi tlun aa tinh ni a si<br />
tinh , tinhmi - (v.) aim<br />
tinhmi - (n.) intent<br />
tinhmi - (n.) object - Example: His object in life was <strong>to</strong> become a doc<strong>to</strong>r = Aa tinhmi cu sibawi si a si<br />
tinhmi a ngei lomi - (adj.) purposeless<br />
tinhmi hmuichon - (n.) mark<br />
tinhmi ngei lo le ruahchihmi ngei lo i tuahmi - (adj.) random - Example: A random remark = Tinhmi ngei set lo i hei chim menmi bia<br />
tinhmi set zeihmanh ngeih lo - (adj.) casual - Example: He gave the book a casual glance, but did not study it = Cauk cu a vun zoh vukvak,<br />
sihmanhsehlaw ttha tein a rel lo<br />
tinhmi ttha a ngeimi - (adj.) well-meaning<br />
tinhnak - (n.) aiming<br />
tining tawn zulh in tuahmi , phungning zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) formal<br />
tintling , chantling , tling - (n.) pillow<br />
tintte , chizawh tin , sobul tte - (n.) claw<br />
tinung - (n.) living water (running water)<br />
tinvo - (n.) portion<br />
tinvo a ngei khunmi - (adj.) privileged<br />
tinvo , covo , ttuanvo - (n.) share<br />
tinvo hmuhmi - (n.) privilege - Example: Every child has the privilege of going <strong>to</strong> school = Ngakchia nih sianginn kainak tinvo an ngei cio<br />
tio - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pluch out weeds or hair<br />
tio , thek - (v.) disperse<br />
tionak , theknak - (n.) dispersion<br />
tipil innak - (n.) baptism<br />
tipil innak ca i ti thlerh awk a chiahnak um - (n.) font<br />
tipil pek - (v.) baptize<br />
tipilhu - (n.) diver<br />
tipung - (n.) pail<br />
tiput - (n.) spring, oasis<br />
tiputnak - (n.) the place of the spring<br />
tirul - (n.) water snake<br />
tisa <strong>to</strong>ih , duah, kangh - (v.) scald<br />
tisartlam - (n.) crocodile<br />
tisartlam hme deuh phun - (n.) alliga<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tisik anhnah - (n.) vegetable<br />
tisik anhnah bantukin a ummi - (adj.) vegetative<br />
tisik anhnah bantukin nun - (v.) vegetate<br />
tisik anhnah lawng a eimi , sa a ei lomi - (n.) vegetarian<br />
tisoih - (n.) dragonfly<br />
tisor - (n.) cascade<br />
tisor - (n.) waterfall<br />
tisor tlak in tlak - (v.) cascade<br />
tisuar - (n.) rapid (water current)<br />
tisum - (n.) down stream, the lower part of the river<br />
tisumsu - (n.) dragonfly<br />
tit - (v.) dissolve<br />
tit , sa , titsa - (n.) flesh<br />
tit , ti - (v.) lay egg - Example: Our hens lay many eggs = Kan arpi nih arti tampi an tit<br />
titak - (n.) body structure<br />
Titas - (prop.) Titus of the New Testament<br />
tithawl - (n.) canteen, water bottle<br />
titheh - (n.) springkling<br />
tithler - (n.) bamboo or wooden water pipe<br />
titit , fahrin - (v.) spawn<br />
titlang - (n.) bank of the river, edge of the water/water front<br />
titsa nem , a nemmi - (adj.) flabby<br />
titsa , tit , sa - (n.) flesh<br />
titter i cawh - (n.) fusion - Example: Bronze is made by the fusion of copper and tin = Dar sen cu dar rang le canphio cawh in sermi a si<br />
titter i peh - (v.) fuse<br />
tiva - (n.) river<br />
tiva a luan hliahmah khi - (v.) purl<br />
tiva a lunagmi thawng , sullam hngalh khawh set lo i holh - (v.) babble<br />
tiva , a ngan zong a hme zong - (n.) stream<br />
tiva chuahnak - (n.) headwaters<br />
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tiva hmete - (n.) rivulet<br />
tiva hna - (adv.) upstream<br />
tiva hna , cerh , hram - (n.) source<br />
tiva i ngerh len in a luan khi - (v.) meander<br />
tiva kam - (n.) bank<br />
tiva kam - (n.) beach<br />
tiva khamnak - (n.) weir<br />
tiva khattelei kam in khattelei kam ah thil thiarnak in an hmanmi lawng - (n.) ferry<br />
tiva laifang - (adj.) midstream<br />
tiva le rili le tupi chung hawi hna i a ummi khuazingnu; ngaknu mui dawh - (n.) nymph<br />
tiva luannak nelrawn - (n.) basin<br />
tiva nelrawn , nel , horkuang - (n.) valley<br />
tiva pahnih nih an karcehmi hmun - (n.) watershed<br />
tiva rili i a vung luhnak ka - (n.) mouth<br />
tiva ti a thuhning , thuhnak - (n.) depth<br />
tiva , ti luannak - (n.) watercourse<br />
tiva , tili , rili pawng hmun - (n.) waterside<br />
tivakam - (n.) riverside<br />
tivakam , tikam , rilikam - (n.) coast<br />
tivanel - (n.) valley along the banks of river<br />
tivapi a vun fonhtu tivate - (n.) tributary<br />
tivaral - (n.) the other side of the river<br />
tivasum - (adv.) downstream<br />
tivate - (n.) streamlet<br />
tivate - (n.) brook<br />
tivatlang - (n.) bank of the river<br />
tizik kah in tawl , tawl - (v.) flush - Example: Water trucks flushed the streets = Ti mawttawka nih lam kha an tawl hna<br />
tizik , tidor dip tete kahnak seh - (n.) sprayer<br />
tizu - (n.) water rat<br />
tizu , pangpar hliti , hliti - (n.) nectar<br />
tla - (v.) fall - Example: He fell from the roof = Inncung in a tla<br />
tla - (v.) flop - Example: He flopped down in<strong>to</strong> the chair = Tthutdan ah a vung tla, tlu<br />
tla - (v.) agree - Example: I agree = Ka hna a tla<br />
tla - (v.) set in - Example: Rainy season sets in = Fur a tla<br />
tla - (v.) set - Example: The sun sets = Ni a tla<br />
tla bulbal in umnak , ziaza dawh loin umnak - (n.) vulgarity<br />
tla burbar in dawhcah lo ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) uncouth<br />
tla cutmat in umnak , i hnawhnam tuknak - (n.) temerity<br />
tla derhdorh in a ummi , thahri a fek lomi - (adj.) unstrung<br />
tla fiapfuap in a ummi - (adj.) seedy<br />
tla nengnungpi in a ummi thil - (adj.) clumsy<br />
tlabulbal in a ummi , vel a ngei lomi - (adj.) ungracious<br />
tlah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> mature and leave the nest or home - Example: Our chickens have matured and left their mother. - Our children have matured and<br />
left home = Kan ar an tlah cang. - Kan fale an tlah cang<br />
tlah bantuk a simi saphaw i tlap in a ummi , thir tlap zong a si kho - (n.) strap - Example: Put a strap around the trunk = Thingkuang kha<br />
thir tlah tlap in tem<br />
tlah in sermi thil - (n.) wickerwork<br />
tlah in tahmi bawm - (n.) basket<br />
tlah luchin - (n.) panama<br />
tlah , seh , tlaih - (v.) prey on - Example: Cats prey on rats = Chizawh nih zu an seh hna<br />
tlahrawh kuai tete hna - (n.) rubble<br />
tlai - (adj.) late - Example: Hurry up, you may be late = I hnawh tuah, na tlai sual lai<br />
tlai - (adv.) late - Example: He came (was) late = A tlai<br />
tlai - (n.) fruit<br />
tlai - (v.) yield, bear fruit - Example: Our orange tree yields a lot = Kan theithu tampi a tlai<br />
tlaih - (v.) apprehend - Example: The police apprehended the criminal = Palik nih misualpa kha an tlaih<br />
tlaih - (v.) capture - Example: We capture fish with nets = Sur in nga kan tlaih hna<br />
tlaih - (v.) hold - Example: He is holding a sword = Nam<strong>to</strong>ng aa tlaih<br />
tlaih khawh lomi , kham khawh lomi - (adj.) irrepressible<br />
tlaih ; palik nih an tlaih - (v.) arrest - Example: He arrests a thief = Mifir a tlaih<br />
tlaih peng, i beh peng - (v.) adhere<br />
tlaih , seh - (v.) catch - Example: The cat will catch the mouse = Chizawh nih zu kha a seh lai<br />
tlaih , seh , chuh - (v.) seize<br />
tlaih , tanter - (v.) detain<br />
tlaih , thil a sullam tlaih , hngalh - (v.) grasp<br />
tlaih , tleih - (v.) catch - Example: Catch the ball = Pumpululh kha tlai<br />
tlaih tthan - (v.) recapture<br />
tlaihchan - (v.) like, cling <strong>to</strong>, have interest in - Example: You should like your parents = Na nu le na pa na tlaihchan hna lai<br />
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tlaihchannak - (adj.) appreciation, like, interest<br />
tlaihhrem - (v.) rape<br />
tlaihhrem - (v.) rape<br />
tlaihhremnak - (n.) rape<br />
tlaihmi - (n.) catch - Example: Their catch was large <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu tampi an tlaih<br />
tlaihnak - (n.) hold - Example: Take a good hold of this rope = Hi hri hi fek tein i tlaih<br />
tlaihnak - (n.) arresting, holding, catching - Example: We use net for catching fish = Nga tlaihnak ah sur kan hman<br />
tlaihnak , chuhnak - (n.) seizure<br />
tlaihnak ngiang a ngeimi uhkangdei - (n.) saucepan<br />
tlaihpeng , zulh , let lo - (v.) abide<br />
tlaihtleng a ngeimi kainak hlei - (n.) staircase<br />
tlaiter , hnu deuh i thawn - (v.) delay - Example: The roadblock delayed the train for two hours = Lamkhamnak nih tlanglawng cu suimilam<br />
pahnih a tlaiter, a hnutter<br />
tlaiter , rauhter - (v.) stay - Example: The judge stayed judgement till he could hear both sides = An kap hnih in an bia a theih hlantiang biakhiap<br />
kha thawn/a tlaiter<br />
tlaiternak , hnutternak - (n.) delay<br />
tlaitu - (n.) holder - Example: Electric bulp holder = Elektrik bawl tlaitu, bel dan, a sami cawinak i hmanmi<br />
tlak - (n.) clay, mud<br />
tlak - (v.) fit - Example: Your shirt fits you well = Na angki naa tlak<br />
tlak - (v.) fit, agree, consent - Example: I agree with you = Ka hna kan tlakpi<br />
tlak dawntu thingtunh - (n.) rail<br />
tlak in sermi umkheng - (n.) pottery<br />
tlak saram tlaknak ding ca i cawhmi khor , tlaknak khor paohpaoh - (n.) pitfall<br />
tlak , tla - (v.) set - Example: The sun sets in the west = Ni cu nitlaklei ah a tla<br />
tlak , tla - (v.) tumble - Example: The child tumbled from the bed = Ihkun in ngakchia a tla<br />
tlak umkheng sernak hmun - (n.) pottery<br />
tlakhnawh , tlunhnawh - (v.) befall<br />
tlakmi , aa rupmi - (adj.) appropriate - Example: He made a speech appropriate <strong>to</strong> the occasion = A caan le a hmun he aa tlakin bis a chim<br />
tlaknak - (n.) drop - Example: It was a drop of five feet = A tlaknak cu pe nga a sang<br />
tlaknak - (n.) fall - Example: The fall from his horse hurt him = Rang cungin a tlaknak nih a khawnden<br />
tlaknak - (n.) agreement - Example: Is there anything on which he and I agree? = Amah he kan i tlaknak zeidah a um?<br />
tlakrawh - (n.) brick<br />
tlakrawh le lung in inn a satu - (n.) mason<br />
tlakrawh le lung in inn saknak rian - (n.) masonary<br />
tlakrawh phun khat inn cih awk i hmanmi - (n.) tile<br />
tlakrawh rawtu - (n.) brick maker<br />
tlakrawh rualtu - (n.) mason<br />
tlakrawh sertu - (n.) brick maker<br />
tlam - (n.) large wicker basket<br />
tlam a tling kho lomi - (adj.) abortive - Example: The construction project was abortive = Innsaknak project cu a tlam a tling lo<br />
tlamtling - (adj.) successful - Example: I am successful in the construction of my house = Ka innsak ka tlam a tling<br />
tlamtling tein a simi - (adj.) regular - Example: He is a regular doc<strong>to</strong>r = Amah cu sibawi tlamtling a si<br />
tlamtling tein a ummi , a bau lomi , a dihlak in a tlingmi - (adj.) whole<br />
tlamtling tein chim , fianter - (v.) elaborate<br />
tlamtling tein chimnak , tuahnak - (n.) elaboration<br />
tlamtlinhlo - (n.) breach - Example: For me <strong>to</strong> go away <strong>to</strong>day would be a breach of duty = Nihin i kal cu kei ka caah cun rian tlamtlinh lo a si<br />
tlamtlinnak , tlinternak - (n.) fulfilment<br />
tlan - (v.) align, arrange in an orderly fashion<br />
tlang - (n.) edge - Example: The edge of the table = Cabuai tlang<br />
tlang - (v.) shine - Example: The sun shines = Ni a tlang<br />
tlang - (v.) clot, solidify<br />
tlang - (n.) hill<br />
tlang - (n.) line - Example: A line of people = Mi artlang in a dirmi hna<br />
tlang - (n.) mountain<br />
tlang - (n.) eyelid<br />
tlang - (n.) brow (as of a cliff)<br />
tlang - (n.) a solid piece (as of a tablet of medicine/a piece of rock)<br />
tlang - (n.) line, sentence<br />
tlang - (n.) seam, hem, rim, margin<br />
tlang a par zik - (n.) crest<br />
tlang autu - (n.) herald<br />
tlang kamh - (n.) frame - Example: Picture frame = Hmanthlak tarnak tlangkamh, thlalang awng tung<br />
tlang , puantlang , tawnrolh tlang - (n.) border<br />
tlang tamnak a simi - (adj.) mountaineous<br />
tlang tamnak hmun - (adj.) hilly<br />
tlang tete i hun i can - (v.) crystalize - Example: The melted sugar crystalized on the fruit = A timi thanthling cu thei cungah khan a tlang tete ah<br />
a hun i cang<br />
tlang , tlan , ceu - (v.) shine - Example: The sun shines. - John's face shines = Ni a tlang. - John hmai a ceu (panh)<br />
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tlangbawi - (n.) priest<br />
tlangbawi lei thil a simi - (adj.) sacer<strong>to</strong>dal<br />
tlangbawi nih an i aihmi angki rang - (n.) surplice<br />
tlangbawi pawl uknak - (n.) hierarchy<br />
tlangbawi rian chung luh ruang i lukheng i kolhmi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>nsure<br />
tlangbawi sinak - (n.) priesthood<br />
tlangbawinu - (n.) priestess<br />
tlangbo - (n.) hillock, knoll<br />
tlangchuak - (n.) elder as in the village council, councillor<br />
tlangcung - (n.) hill<strong>to</strong>p<br />
tlangcung hmunrawn - (n.) plateau<br />
tlangcung rawn - (n.) tableland<br />
tlangcung tibual - (n.) tarn<br />
tlangholh - (n.) lingua franca<br />
tlangkang chuahnak awngpi - (n.) crater<br />
tlangkang , meitlang - (n.) volcano<br />
tlangkawmnak , cauk chung biadonghnak - (n.) epilogue<br />
tlanglawng - (n.) train<br />
tlanglawng a ping (lam lo) i kalter - (v.) derail<br />
tlanglawng cung le baska cung i phaisa khawltu - (n.) conduc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tlanglawng dal ihnak a ngeimi - (n.) sleeping car<br />
tlanglawng inzin - (n.) locomotive<br />
tlanglawng kalnak lam a thlengtu - (n.) switchman<br />
tlanglawng ke kalnak i chiahmi thir thluan - (n.) rail<br />
tlanglawng lam - (n.) railroad<br />
tlanglawng lam thirthluan - (n.) track<br />
tlanglawng lam thlur in tlanglawng lamte i tlanglawng lam thlur zulmi donh lonak ding ca i hei kalter khi "rangere" a si - (v.) shunt<br />
tlanglawng lam thlurpi in lamte i hei chiah chungnak lamte khi - (n.) sidetrack<br />
tlanglawng lam <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) junction<br />
Tlanglei Pole hrawng ram , Antaktik - (n.) Antarctic<br />
tlangngaikuang - (n.) scorpion<br />
tlangpar , tlangsir - (n.) hillside<br />
tlangpi - (n.) elders as in the village council of church<br />
tlangpi in , kha set kha ti awk um loin - (adj.) general<br />
tlangrai - (n.) illness, common cold, sickness<br />
tlangrai cumpi khuhpah - (n.) influenza<br />
tlangrel , tahnak - (n.) measure<br />
tlangtibual - (n.) landlocked pond<br />
tlangtlak - (v.) arbitrate<br />
tlangtlaknak - (n.) arbitration<br />
tlangval he aa pehtlaimi , mino - (adj.) juvenile<br />
tlangval , ngaknu - (n.) adolescent<br />
tlangval ngaknu , mino - (n.) youth<br />
tlangval nih ngaknu i thi u sih tiah a sawm khi - (n.) proposal<br />
tlangval no - (n.) stripling<br />
tlangval , val - (n.) lad<br />
tlanh - (v.) ransom, redeem - Example: They redeemed/ransomed the captives = Saltang an tlahn hna<br />
tlanh - (v.) redeem<br />
tlanh - (v.) pay for - Example: We buy rice by paing for it = Facang kan tlan<br />
tlanh - (v.) shine on - Example: The sun shines on it = Ni nih a tlanh<br />
tlanh tthan khawh lomi - (adj.) irredeemable<br />
tlanhman - (n.) ransom<br />
tlanhnak - (n.) redemption<br />
tlanhnak - (n.) redeeming, redemption, paying something for the release of a slave/captive<br />
tlanhnak man - (n.) ransom<br />
tlantu , caw tthantu , tlahntu - (n.) redeemer<br />
Tlantu, Jesuh Khrih - (n.) Redeemer<br />
tlap - (n.) sheet - Example: A sheet of paper = Ca tlap khat<br />
tlap - (n.) flat piece of something like plank, s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
tlar - (adv.) abreast - Example: They went abrest = A tlar in an kal<br />
tlar - (n.) row - Example: A row of houses = Inn tlar khat<br />
tlar - (v.) align - Example: Please align the books = Cauk kha tlar hna<br />
tlarhmarh - (adv.) syncopated - Example: They sing a song in syncopation = Hla an sa tlarhmarh<br />
tlat - (v.) pick up vegetables from field or garden<br />
tla tla - (v.) <strong>to</strong> join a group (as army) - Example: He joins the army = Ralkap a tla<br />
tlatnak - (n.) picking up vegetables<br />
tlau - (adj.) lost - Example: A lost son = Fapa tlau<br />
tlau - (adj.) lost - Example: A lost coin = Tangka tlau<br />
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tlau - (v.) lose - Example: He loses the way in the forest = Tupi chungah lam a tlau<br />
tlau , lo lak i kal , pial , a ping i kal - (v.) stray<br />
tlauh - (adj.) mediocre, flat in taste, insipid - Example: Your soup is insipid = Na tihang a tlauh<br />
tlauhnak - (n.) insipidity<br />
tlaunak - (n.) prodigality<br />
tlaunak - (n.) losing<br />
tlavakmak in , khulrang in - (adj.) brisk<br />
tlaw - (n.) the bad smell of a skunk<br />
tlawh , tlawk , tlok - (v.) bite<br />
tlawh , tlok , tlawk - (v.) boil - Example: Please tell me when the water boils = Ti a tlawh tikah ka chim te<br />
tlawh , tlok , tlawk - (v.) bubble (metaphorically) - Example: My grandfather is bubbling (talking with zest) = Ka pu cu a tlawh in a tlok ko<br />
tlawk - (v.) bubble<br />
tlawk , tlawh , tlok - (v.) bite<br />
tlawk , tlawh , tlok - (v.) boil - Example: Please tell me when the water boils = Ti a tlawh tikah ka chim te<br />
tlawkciar , tlokciar - (adj.) fussy, gossipy, complaining - Example: She is a fussy person = Mi tlawkciar a si<br />
tlawlh , tlolh - (v.) miss <strong>to</strong> do something - Example: He missis all the good chances = Caan ttha vialte a tlolh dih<br />
tlawm - (n.) donation<br />
tlawm chin lengmang - (v.) dwindle<br />
tlawm deuh - (adv.) less - Example: Tom is less clever than his brother = Tom cu a nau nakin a fim lo deuh<br />
tlawm deuh - (prep.) under - Example: The coat will cost under Ks. 200 = Angkileng cu a man 200 <strong>to</strong>i a si lai<br />
tlawm deuh , hme deuh - (adj.) less<br />
tlawm deuh , tum - (v.) diminish<br />
tlawm deuh , zor - (v.) decrease<br />
tlawm deuhnak , tum deuhnak - (n.) diminution<br />
tlawm deuhnak , zornak - (n.) decrease<br />
tlawm , tawm - (adj.) little, few, small in number - Example: If you are few in number you won't be able <strong>to</strong> carry it = Mi nau tlawm ahcun nan pu<br />
kho lai lo<br />
tlawm tein din , teh - (v.) sip<br />
tlawm tein , din tein - (adv.) slightly<br />
tlawm tein thang lo deuh in umter , ceu lo deuh in umtermi - (adj.) subdued - Example: The window curtain gives the room a subdued light<br />
= Thlalangawng zar nih a khan cu zorter deuhmi ceunak kha a pek<br />
tlawm tete - (n.) snatch - Example: We heard snatches of their conversation = Bia an i ruahmi kha a tlawm tete kan theih<br />
tlawm tete in fir - (v.) pilfer<br />
tlawm tuk lo , a zafang , tam tuk lo - (adj.) moderate<br />
tlawm tuknak - (n.) scarcity<br />
tlawmh , tlomh - (v.) donate - Example: I donated him ten kyats = Tangka fang hra ka tlawmh<br />
tlawmnak , tawmnak - (n.) fewness<br />
tlawmpal - (adj.) some<br />
tlawmpal hnu deuh ah - (adv.) in time - Example: Zanriah ei ah cun ka ra manh ko lai<br />
tlawmpal in - (adj.) any - Example: Do you want any cream in your coffe?. - Please give me some sugar = Na kawfi chungah cawnhnuk khanm<br />
tlawmpal in na duh maw? - Thanthling tlawmpal in ka pe tuah<br />
tlawmpal tein hrem , khangh - (v.) singe<br />
tlawmpalte - (adj.) very few (tings) - Example: I have only very few cows = Caw tlawmpalte lawng ka ngei<br />
tlawmpalte ngol ta - (v.) intermit<br />
tlawmte - (n.) bit - Example: I am a little bit tired = Ka tha thlawmte a di deuh rih<br />
tlawmte - (adj.) few - Example: The few who came early were friends = Mi tlawmte ttuan i a rami hna kha hawikom an si<br />
tlawmte - (n.) grain - Example: There is not a grain of truth in what he says = A chimmi ah khan biatak tlawmte hmanh a um lo<br />
tlawmte - (adv.) little - Example: She slept very little last night = Zahan cu tlawmte lawng a it<br />
tlawmte - (adj.) meagre<br />
tlawmte - (n.) sprinkling - Example: There was a sprinkling of young people in the congregation = Aa pummi chungah mino cu tlawmte lawng an<br />
si<br />
tlawmte hmamh - (n.) shadow - Example: There is no shadow of doubt about lhis guilt = A sual lai ti zumh lonak a tlawmte hmanh a um lo<br />
tlawmte i dinh - (v.) pause<br />
tlawmte i dinhnak - (n.) pause<br />
tlawmte lawng a hngalmi - (adj.) ignorant<br />
tlawmte lawng a simi , pante lawng a simi - (adj.) skimpy<br />
tlawmte lawngin pek - (v.) skimp<br />
tlawmte lawnglawng in i dan - (n.) shade - Example: Your coat is a shade longer than mine = Na angki cu ka angki nakin tlawmte lawng a sau<br />
deuh<br />
tlawmte lawnglawng , menmen - (adv.) hardly<br />
tlawmte , zapei khat - (n.) handful<br />
tlawmter - (v.) lessen<br />
tlawmter , daihter , tthawnnak derter - (v.) deaden - Example: Some medicines are given <strong>to</strong> deaden the pain = A fahnak daihter awkah si an<br />
pek<br />
tlawmter deuh , panter deuh - (v.) rarefy<br />
tlawmter , hmetter - (v.) minimize<br />
tlawmter , hmetter , man tthumh - (v.) reduce<br />
tlawmternak - (n.) reduction<br />
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tlawn , tlawng - (v.) visit, travel, be on <strong>to</strong>ur, tuor - Example: I'm going <strong>to</strong> pay a visit <strong>to</strong> my granfather = Ka pu ka tlawng lai<br />
tlawng , tlawn - (v.) visit, travel, be on <strong>to</strong>ur, tuor - Example: I'm going <strong>to</strong> pay a visit <strong>to</strong> my granfather = Ka pu ka tlawng lai<br />
tlawnh , tlonh - (v.) bribe, oil - Example: If you know how <strong>to</strong> oil him you will surely be successful = A tlawnh zia na tiham ahcun na awngmin ko lai<br />
tlawr , tlor - (adj.) oiled, polished, waxed, smooth and shiny<br />
tlawrh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go on talking without any particular direction<br />
tlawrh , tlorh - (v.) smoothe - Example: They smooth the floor = Tuang an tlawrh<br />
tlawrnal - (adj.) sleek, smooth and glossy<br />
tlawt - (adj.) something which falls off the dining table - Example: Food that falls from the table = Rawl tlawt<br />
tlawttlau - (adj.) missing - Example: Is there any of us missing? = Mi tlawttlau kan um maw?<br />
tle - (v.) be spilled, poured out (passive form of tleh) - Example: The water is spilled/poured out = Ti a tle<br />
tleh , puan thleh , caku thleh - (v.) rip<br />
tleh , tlek - (v.) be <strong>to</strong>rn, ripped - Example: If your socks are <strong>to</strong>rn I shall stitch them for you = Na hmawca a tleh ahcun kan tthitpiak lai<br />
tlei - (v.) <strong>to</strong> look pale and sickly - Example: His face looks pale and sickly = A hmai a tlei<br />
tlei - (v.) be weaned - Example: My son has been weaned = Ka fapa a tlei cang<br />
tleih , tlaih - (v.) catch - Example: Catch the ball = Pumpululh kha tlai<br />
tleirol , nu le pa kong theih hramthawk caan - (n.) adolescence<br />
tlek , tleh - (v.) be <strong>to</strong>rn, ripped - Example: If your socks are <strong>to</strong>rn I shall stitch them for you = Na hmawca a tleh ahcun kan tthitpiak lai<br />
tlem - (v.) stack up, <strong>to</strong> put things on the <strong>to</strong>p of one another - Example: We put the boards on the <strong>to</strong>p of one another = Thingah kan tlem<br />
tlem - (v.) hoard - Example: He hoards bags and bags of rice = Facang a tuntun in aa tlem<br />
tlem tein chiah - (v.) file - Example: The clerk files the papers = Cazi nih tadinca kha tlem tein a chiah hna<br />
tlen hnawh , cung tlun - (v.) fall - Example: The choice falls on you = Nangmah an in thim<br />
tlen , tleng - (v.) <strong>to</strong> tranfer from one pot <strong>to</strong> another<br />
tleng lakin sawh , chunh - (v.) transfix - Example: He pierced thorugh the cloth with a needle = Puan kha thim in tleng lakin a sawh<br />
tleng , tlen , tlenh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> tranfer from one pot <strong>to</strong> another - Example: Please pour the water from this pot in<strong>to</strong> that pot = Ti kha hei tleng tuah<br />
tlengh - (v.) rinse, wash away, cleanse - Example: Water cleanses away dirt. - If you rinse your shoes with water they will be clean = Ti nih hnawm<br />
a tlengh. - Ti in na kedan kha na tlengh ahcun a thaing lai<br />
tlengper - (n.) high jump<br />
tlenh - (v.) explain, <strong>to</strong> make something clear <strong>to</strong> somebody, tell the whole s<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
tlenh , tleng , tlen - (v.) <strong>to</strong> tranfer from one pot <strong>to</strong> another - Example: Please pour the water from this pot in<strong>to</strong> that pot = Ti kha hei tleng tuah<br />
tlennak - (n.) trasfering, moving in<strong>to</strong> other things such as pots, cups<br />
tlep - (n.) horsefly<br />
tlep - (adj.) smooth - Example: She combs her hair ant it's now smooth = A sam aa hriah i a tlep<br />
tlerh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cause <strong>to</strong> vibrate, <strong>to</strong> shake as the house by an earthquake<br />
tlerh , hrocer , tlirh - (v.) threaten<br />
tlerh , tlerhnak - (n.) repercussion<br />
tlerhnak , hronak - (n.) threat<br />
tlerhnak in minung ther le phang in tuahnak , hronak - (n.) terrorism<br />
tlet - (v.) pour out, spill<br />
tleu - (v.) glisten<br />
tleu - (adj.) bright, shiny, glittering as polished brass<br />
tleu , cer - (v.) glitter - Example: Diamond glitters = Daimond cu a cer<br />
tleu , ceu , cer, de - (v.) scintillate<br />
tleuh - (v.) rinse - Example: Rinse the plates with water = Pakan kha ti in tleuh hna<br />
tleunak - (n.) sheen<br />
tleunak a ngeimi - (adj.) lustrous - Example: Lustrous perls = A tleumi pale lungvar<br />
tleunak kha a dul - (v.) tarnish - Example: Salt will tarnish silver = Cite nih ngun cu a tleunak kha a dulhter<br />
tleuternak si - (n.) polish<br />
tli - (v.) run away, abscond - Example: He runs away/absconds = A tli<br />
tli , tlik - (v.) run, race - Example: He raced <strong>to</strong> the house = Inn ah a tli<br />
tliang - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be clear and not knotty<br />
tlik - (v.) snatch away - Example: A dog snatches away a bone = Uico saruh a tlik<br />
tlik - (v.) bowels running - Example: His bowels are running (having a diarrhea) = A chung a tlik<br />
tlik , per , cheh zuamnak phunphun - (n.) athletics<br />
tlik , teh , tek - (v.) run - Example: He is strong in running = Tlik a tthawng ngai<br />
tlik zuam khan 26.2 - (n.) marathon<br />
tliknak - (n.) running<br />
tliknak - (n.) runway - Example: The runway is one mile long = Vanlong tliknak cu khan khat a sau<br />
tlikpi - (v.) elope - Example: Gregor eloped with Teresa = Gregor nih Teresa a tlikpi<br />
tlikzuam - (v.) compete in running - Example: The compete in running = Tlik an i zuam<br />
tlikzuamnak - (n.) running competition<br />
tlim , tlimhno , tlimno - (n.) lush grass<br />
tlin - (adj.) satisfied - Example: If you are satisfied = Na lung a tlin ahcun<br />
tlin lo , ngeih lo , bau - (n.) shortage - Example: There is a shortage of fish = Nga a um lo<br />
tlin lonak - (n.) imperfection<br />
tlin lonak - (n.) shortcoming<br />
tlin lonak - (n.) demerit<br />
tlin lonak a negimi thil - (adj.) defective<br />
tlin lonak , baunak - (n.) deficiency<br />
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tlin lonak , palhnak - (n.) fault<br />
tlin lonak , that lonak - (n.) defect<br />
tlin lonak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) flawless<br />
tlin , tling - (adj.) complete - Example: If we are all here, we shall begin our service = Mi kan tlin ahcun pumh hram kan thawk lai<br />
tling , chantling , tintling - (n.) pillow<br />
tling cikcek in - (adj.) plenary<br />
tling , hirhiar - (adj.) absolute - Example: You must tell the absolute truth = Biatak tling kha na chim lai<br />
tling lomi , a tlawmmi - (adj.) scant<br />
tling tein - (adv.) absolute<br />
tling tein , khat cicek tein - (adv.) fully<br />
tling tein , ttha tein - (adv.) ideally<br />
tling , tlin - (adj.) complete - Example: If we are all here, we shall begin our service = Mi kan tlin ahcun pumh hram kan thawk lai<br />
tling , tlinter - (v.) fulfil<br />
tlingtlam - (adj.) complete, adequate full<br />
tlingtlam tein - (adv.) adequately, fully, completely<br />
tlinh - (v.) meet the requirements<br />
tlinh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> rest head on the pillow - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> rest your head on a pillow? = Chantling tlinh na duh maw?<br />
tlinh - (v.) complete, fulfil<br />
tlinhnak - (n.) completion, fulfilment<br />
tlinlonak a ngeimi , a tthalomi , palhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) faulty<br />
tlinlonak a ngeimi , donghnak a ngeimi - (adj.) finite<br />
tlinnak - (n.) fullnes<br />
tlinnak - (n.) perfection, fulfilment<br />
tlinter - (v.) keep - Example: He keeps his promise = A biakam a tlinter<br />
tlinter , lim , hlawhtlin - (v.) achieve<br />
tlinter , tuah - (v.) implement<br />
tlinter , tuah khawh , lim - (v.) accomplish<br />
tlinternak, hlawhtlinnak - (n.) achievement<br />
tlinternak , tlamtlinnak - (n.) fulfilment<br />
tlir , tler - (v.) echo<br />
tlirh , tlerh , hrocer - (v.) threaten<br />
tlirhnak , den khawnnak in thluak tlirhnak , hninhnak - (n.) concussion<br />
tlo - (adj.) lasting long, durable - Example: My shoes last long = Ka kedan a tlo<br />
tlo - (adj.) emotionally stirred up especially in singing<br />
tlok dengmang in umter - (v.) simmer - Example: Simmer the soup for one hour = Tihang kha tlok dengmang in suimilam pahkat in umter<br />
tlok , tlawh - (v.) boil, simmer - Example: Please tell me when the water boils = Ti a tlawh tikah ka chim te<br />
tlok , tlawh - (v.) bubble (metaphorically) - Example: My grandfather is bubbling (talking with zest) = Ka pu cu a tlawh in a tlok ko<br />
tlok , tlawh , tlawk - (v.) bite<br />
tlok , tlawk , tlawh - (v.) bite<br />
tlokciar - (v.) fuss - Example: He fusses <strong>to</strong>o much = A tlokciar tuk<br />
tlokciar , tlawkciar - (adj.) fussy, gossipy, complaining - Example: She is a fussy person = Mi tlawkciar a si<br />
tlol - (v.) decompose<br />
tlol - (v.) overripe<br />
tlol - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get up late from bed - Example: I go up late (this morning) = Thawh ka tlol<br />
tlolh - (v.) misfire<br />
tlolh - (v.) miss - Example: I missed the opportunity = Caan ttha kha ka tlolh<br />
tlolh , tlawlh - (v.) miss <strong>to</strong> do something - Example: He missis all the good chances = Caan ttha vialte a tlolh dih<br />
tlomh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a free will contribution<br />
tlomhnak - (n.) contribution<br />
tlon , ram tam - (v.) graze - Example: Cattle are grazing in the field = Caw cu lo lakah an tlong<br />
tlonak , saupi nguhnak - (n.) durability<br />
tlonak , saupi nguhnak , in khawhnak - (n.) endurance<br />
tlong - (v.) molt (as bird, dog etc.)<br />
tlong , tlongh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lose hair - Example: He has been losing hair = A sam a tling<br />
tlongh - (v.) pull out, extract<br />
tlonh - (v.) oil the palm<br />
tlonh , tlawnh - (v.) bribe, oil - Example: If you know how <strong>to</strong> oil him you will surely be successful = A tlawnh zia na tiham ahcun na awngmin ko lai<br />
tlonhnak - (n.) bribe, bribing<br />
tlonnak - (n.) grazing, grazing ground<br />
tlor - (adj.) slick, oily<br />
tlor thing - (n.) teak - Example: There is plenty of teak in Myanmar = Kawlram ah tlor tampi a um<br />
tlorh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> speak without much meaning in informal conversation<br />
tlorh , tlawrh - (v.) smoothe - Example: They smooth the floor = Tuang an tlawrh<br />
tlorhnalh - (v.) smooth out, make even the rough places<br />
tlorter - (v.) grease<br />
tlu - (v.) collapse<br />
tlu - (v.) fall - Example: A baby falls when learning hos wo walk = Bawhte cu kal a cawn lioah a tlu lengmang<br />
tlu , a rawp , a beuh - (v.) crumble<br />
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tlu , ngawi - (v.) slant - Example: Most handwriting slants <strong>to</strong> the right = Kutttial tam bik cu orhlei ah a tlu/ngawi<br />
tlu , thluk , tlukter - (v.) upset - Example: Do not upset the kettle = Ketli kha thlu hlah<br />
tluang - (n.) flattened and straghtened hair<br />
tluang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be in good spirit - Example: He is in good spirit = A lung a tluang<br />
tluang , tluangdang - (n.) stranger<br />
tluangkhawn - (v.) boast, <strong>to</strong> blow one's own horn<br />
tluangkhawn , tluangkhawnnak - (n.) boast, boasting<br />
tluangtlam - (adj.) nice and esy <strong>to</strong> deal with - Example: He is a nice mand, easy <strong>to</strong> deal with = Mi tluangtlam a si<br />
tluk - (adv.) as - Example: She is as pretty as her mother = A nu tluk in aa dawh<br />
tluk - (adv.) about, around - Example: I arrived about three in the afternoon = Zanlei pathum tluk ah ka phan<br />
tluk - (v.) fall upon - Example: Because my father died the responsibility of looking after my broters/sisters fell on me = Ka pa a thih caah ka naule<br />
zoh nih khan a ka tluk<br />
tluk , hrawng - (adv.) roughly - Example: From <strong>Hakha</strong> <strong>to</strong> Falam is roughly 43 miles = <strong>Hakha</strong> in Falam cu khan 43 krawng/tluk a si<br />
tluk i zuam, tthatnak lei i lonh i zuam - (v.) emulate - Example: The proverb tells us <strong>to</strong> emulate the ants = Phungthluk bia nih hngerhte tluk si i<br />
zuam kha a kan chimh<br />
tluk khawh lomi - (adj.) matchless<br />
tluk lomi , er khawh lomi , tluktu ahohmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) unrivalled<br />
tluk zawtnak - (n.) epilepsy<br />
tluk zawtnak he a pehtlaimi - (adj.) epileptic<br />
tluk zawtnak in zawmi - (n.) epileptic<br />
tluk , zuam khotu - (n.) match, equal - Example: A boy is not a match for a man = Nganchia cu upa zuam khotu (tluk) a si kho lo<br />
tluknak - (n.) equality<br />
tluknak - (n.) parity<br />
tlukter , aa tluk tein ser , tuah - (v.) equalize<br />
tlukter , tlu , thluk - (v.) upset - Example: Do not upset the kettle = Ketli kha thlu hlah<br />
tluktu - (n.) equal - Example: It is hard <strong>to</strong> find his equal = Amah tluktu hmuh cu a har ko<br />
tluktu ahohmanh a ngei lomi, tluk lomi, er khawh lomi - (adj.) unrivalled<br />
tlum - (v.) hold - Example: This pot can hold ten cups of water = Hi um nih hin ti hrai hra a tlum<br />
tlum - (v.) contain , accomodate - Example: This can contains five gallons. - This hall can accomodate six hundred people = Hi pung nih gallon<br />
panga a tlum. - Hi khaan nih mi za ruk a tlum<br />
tlum , chung um - (v.) contain - Example: This tin contains apples = Hi pung chungah hin apple an um<br />
tlum na lo i benhchih - (v.) squeeze - Example: I can't squeeze another thing in<strong>to</strong> my box = Ka kuang chungah zeihmanh ka benhchih kho ti lo<br />
tlum , riahnak hmum pek , ruahnak fonh<strong>to</strong>nh - (v.) accomodate<br />
tlumh , arti keuh seh ti tlumh - (v.) incubate<br />
tlumh, arti tlumh - (v.) brood<br />
tlumh , tlumh - (v.) brood over eggs , sit on the eggs, hatch - Example: A hen sits on its eggs = Arpi nih a ti a tlumh hna<br />
tlumhnak , keuhternak - (n.) incubation, hatching<br />
tlumnak - (n.) accomodation<br />
tlun - (v.) <strong>to</strong> return (home/village) - Example: He went back/returned home = Inn ah a tlung<br />
tlun - (v.) lodge, put up - Example: Where do you put up? = Khuazei ah dah na tlun?<br />
tlun-inn - (n.) lodging house: the home in which you put up - Example: Where is the home in which you put up? = Khuazei ah dah na tlun-inn a<br />
si?<br />
tlun-inn donh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> refuse hospitality <strong>to</strong> a guest/stranger<br />
tlun-inn onh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> welcome guest/stranger<br />
tlun inn pa , inntekpa - (n.) host<br />
tlun , tlunh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> bring home something - Example: Could you bring/send anything <strong>to</strong> your home? = Inn ah zeital na thlun kho maw?<br />
tlunhnawh, tlakhnawh - (v.) befall<br />
tlunpi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take him/her home - Example: They <strong>to</strong>ok him home with them = Inn ah an tlunpi<br />
tlunter - (v.) <strong>to</strong> accept guest <strong>to</strong> stay<br />
<strong>to</strong> , <strong>to</strong>h - (v.) <strong>to</strong> warm up near the fire/in the sun - Example: He warms himself up ner the fire/in the sun = Mei/Ni a <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong>h - (v.) <strong>to</strong> seat a pot - Example: Please seat the pot there = Um kha khika ah hei <strong>to</strong>h<br />
<strong>to</strong>h - (v.) <strong>to</strong> stay with another family due <strong>to</strong> poverty<br />
<strong>to</strong>h , <strong>to</strong> - (v.) <strong>to</strong> warm up near the fire/in the sun - Example: He warms himself up ner the fire/in the sun = Mei/Ni a <strong>to</strong><br />
<strong>to</strong>hnak - (n.) seating<br />
<strong>to</strong>hnak - (n.) warming up in the sun<br />
<strong>to</strong>hnak - (n.) staying with another family due <strong>to</strong> poverty<br />
<strong>to</strong>i - (n.) the part or space beneath - Example: The place/space beneath your house is <strong>to</strong>o dirty = Nan inn <strong>to</strong>i a thur tuk<br />
<strong>to</strong>i i aa dor ngaimi - (adj.) lowly<br />
<strong>to</strong>i tang - (prep.) under - Example: The book fell under the tablde = Cabuai tangah cauk kha a tla<br />
<strong>to</strong>i , tawi , <strong>to</strong>iah - (prep.) under, underneath, beneath - Example: He sits under a tree = Thing tawi ah a tthu<br />
<strong>to</strong>iah , <strong>to</strong>i , tawi - (prep.) under, underneath, beneath - Example: He sits under a tree = Thing tawi ah a tthu<br />
<strong>to</strong>idawrnak - (n.) humbleness<br />
<strong>to</strong>idor , tawidor - (adj.) humble - Example: You should be humble = Mi tawi ah naa dor lai<br />
<strong>to</strong>idor tein nawlmi - (adj.) suppliant<br />
<strong>to</strong>idornak , a niam deuhmi sinak nawlngaihnak - (n.) subordination<br />
<strong>to</strong>idornak , porhlawtnak lungthin ngeih lo - (n.) modesty<br />
<strong>to</strong>idornak , tawidornak - (adj.) humility<br />
<strong>to</strong>ih - (v.) pour water<br />
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<strong>to</strong>ih - (v.) water - Example: I water the mustard greens = Anttan ti ka <strong>to</strong>ih<br />
<strong>to</strong>ihnak - (n.) pouring - Example: The pouring of the Spirit = Thlarau <strong>to</strong>ihnak<br />
<strong>to</strong>l - (n.) rectum<br />
<strong>to</strong>l , tawka - (n.) anus<br />
<strong>to</strong>lcep - (n.) earwig<br />
<strong>to</strong>lh - (v.) slide - Example: Children slide on the slide = Tolhnak phengphel ah ngakchia an <strong>to</strong>lh<br />
<strong>to</strong>lhnak - (n.) slide, sliding<br />
<strong>to</strong>lhnak phengphel - (n.) side<br />
<strong>to</strong>lhtang - (n.) pellet<br />
<strong>to</strong>m - (n.) bundle - Example: A bundle of clothes = Hnipuan <strong>to</strong>m khat<br />
<strong>to</strong>m - (v.) fasten - Example: He fastened the papers <strong>to</strong>gether = Caku kha hmun khat ah a <strong>to</strong>m hna<br />
<strong>to</strong>m - (v.) cramp: <strong>to</strong> get cramp - Example: He got cramp on his right leg = A orhlei ke tha a <strong>to</strong>m<br />
<strong>to</strong>m - (n.) knot of hair or rope<br />
<strong>to</strong>m - (v.) <strong>to</strong> tie a knot of hair - Example: He ties his hair in<strong>to</strong> a knot = A sam aa <strong>to</strong>m<br />
<strong>to</strong>m hmete - (n.) wisp<br />
<strong>to</strong>m khat , phal khat , bor khat - (n.) sheaf<br />
<strong>to</strong>mh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a package for somebody<br />
<strong>to</strong>mh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cover a dead body with a blanket<br />
<strong>to</strong>mhnak - (n.) blanket used for covering the dead body<br />
<strong>to</strong>n - (v.) experience - Example: He experienced many troubles = Harnak tampi a <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
<strong>to</strong>n , don , <strong>to</strong>ng - (v.) meet - Example: I met Mr. Hri Hnin on the way = Lampi ah Pu Hre Hnin ka <strong>to</strong>n<br />
<strong>to</strong>n fawimi , hawikom ttha - (adj.) approachable<br />
<strong>to</strong>n khawh lomi , naih khawh lomi - (adj.) unapproachable<br />
<strong>to</strong>n khawhmi . luh hnawh khawhmi - (adj.) accessible<br />
<strong>to</strong>n , ruah lopi in i <strong>to</strong>n khut - (v.) encounter<br />
<strong>to</strong>n sual ding harnak maw vanchiatnak - (n.) risk<br />
<strong>to</strong>ng - (v.) get - Example: He cannot get a wife = Nupi a <strong>to</strong>ng lo<br />
<strong>to</strong>ng , <strong>to</strong>n , don - (v.) meet - Example: I cannot meet the Subdivisional Officer = Vuanthok ka <strong>to</strong>ng kho lo<br />
<strong>to</strong>ngh - (v.) <strong>to</strong>uch - Example: You will understand if you <strong>to</strong>uch it with your hand = Na kut in <strong>to</strong>ngh ahcun na hngalh lai<br />
<strong>to</strong>ngh dek a huami , mi-ingchia - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>uchy<br />
<strong>to</strong>ngh , hmuh , theih , khawh lomi thil - (adj.) abstract - Example: Love, hate, anger are abstract qualities = Dawtnak, huatnak, thinhunnak cu<br />
<strong>to</strong>ng, hmuh, theih khawh lomi thil an si<br />
<strong>to</strong>ngh khawh hmuh khawhmi thil - (n.) matter - Example: Wood and s<strong>to</strong>ne are matters = Thing le lung cu <strong>to</strong>ngh khawhmi thil an si<br />
<strong>to</strong>ngh khawh lomi thil - (adj.) intangible<br />
<strong>to</strong>ngh , thil pakhat le pakhat an i thnghnak - (n.) contact<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghdek - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>uchy - Example: He is <strong>to</strong>uchy = Anih khi cu <strong>to</strong>nghdek a si<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghmang loin umnak, ruat setsai lo i raltthat thlorh i raltthat - (n.) rashness<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghnak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>uch/<strong>to</strong>uching<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghnak in hngalh khawhnak - (n.) feeling - Example: Since his injury, he has no feeling in his arm = An hliamkhuai hnu in a ban nih zeihmanh<br />
a hngal kho lo<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghtham a harmi - (adj.) unwieldy<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghtham , hman - (v.) manipulate<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghthamnak - (n.) manipulation<br />
<strong>to</strong>nghthamning - (v.) handle - Example: She knows how <strong>to</strong> handle the children = Ngakchia <strong>to</strong>nghthamning kha a thiam hna<br />
<strong>to</strong>ngthlak - (v.) imprison - Example: They put him in<strong>to</strong> prison = Thong ah an thlak<br />
<strong>to</strong>nh - (v.) pin - Example: She pinned a flower on her dress = A angki ah pangpar aa <strong>to</strong>nh<br />
<strong>to</strong>nh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> join <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: Join the ends of the boards = Thingah kha a hmur le a hmur <strong>to</strong>nh<br />
<strong>to</strong>nh - (v.) confront - Example: Mr. Hre Hnin and Mr. Hre Lin confront each other in court = Pu Hre Hnin le Pu Hre Lin cu tazazung ah an i <strong>to</strong>nh<br />
<strong>to</strong>nhnak - (n.) confrontation, confronting<br />
<strong>to</strong>nhnak - (n.) putting on an ornament<br />
<strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) meeting, meeting <strong>to</strong>gether, gathering - Example: Our meeting was in the house = Kan i <strong>to</strong>nnak cu inn chungah a si<br />
<strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) satisfaction (meeting the heart) - Example: The satisfaction he gives me lies in his honesty = Ka lung a ka <strong>to</strong>nnak cu a din hi a si<br />
<strong>to</strong>nnak, fonhnak - (n.) junction<br />
<strong>to</strong>nnak hmun i tukmi - (n.) tryst<br />
<strong>to</strong>ntertu - (n.) matchmaker<br />
<strong>to</strong>pi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sit with: <strong>to</strong> comfort and console the bereaved<br />
<strong>to</strong>pum - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sit <strong>to</strong>gether and talk as in bull session - Example: Last night we sat and talked (for a long time) = Zahan ah kan i <strong>to</strong>pum<br />
<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) beating of the heart<br />
<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) stumping, thumping of feet<br />
<strong>to</strong>r - (v.) gambol, pulsate, trob - Example: Children gambol about = Ngakchia an <strong>to</strong>r<br />
<strong>to</strong>r - (v.) throb - Example: My heart throbs = Ka lung a <strong>to</strong>r<br />
<strong>to</strong>rchuak - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>lerable<br />
<strong>to</strong>rhchuaklo - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>leration: beyond <strong>to</strong>leration, thaw which cannot be endured - Example: His speech was beyond <strong>to</strong>leration = A biachim cu<br />
<strong>to</strong>rhchuaklo a si<br />
<strong>to</strong>tho - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rm<br />
<strong>to</strong>tho bantukin a fakmi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>rmy - Example: They had s<strong>to</strong>rmy quarrels = Fakpi in i siknak an ngei<br />
<strong>to</strong>tho , thli fak - (n.) <strong>to</strong>rnado<br />
<strong>to</strong>tho , thlichia - (n.) cyclone<br />
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<strong>to</strong>tho , thlichia - (n.) hurricane<br />
<strong>to</strong>tum in tthut , tthuttum in tthut - (v.) squat<br />
tramcar kalnak lam - (n.) tramway<br />
tta - (n.) brother (only used by sister <strong>to</strong> her brother, not by brother <strong>to</strong> brother)<br />
ttah , au , kawh - (v.) cry<br />
ttah awk a simi , ngaihchiat awk a simi - (adj.) mournful<br />
ttah awk tlak a simi , ngaihchiat awk tlak a simi - (adj.) lamentable<br />
ttah , ngaihchiatnak ttah in langhter , zunngaih - (v.) mourn<br />
ttah thawng , zunngaihnak hla - (n.) lament<br />
ttahbek - (adv.) given <strong>to</strong> crying or weeping - Example: He is given <strong>to</strong> crying/weeping = Ttah a bek<br />
Ttahnak Hla - (prop.) Lamentations in the Old Testament<br />
ttahnak , zun ngaihnak - (n.) lamentation<br />
ttai , ttei - (v.) gnaw - Example: A rat gnaws at the gunny sach = Zu nih buri a ttai<br />
ttaih - (v.) oppose, fight against, accuse<br />
ttaihciat , cuk a thiammi arhli - (n.) gamecock<br />
ttaihnak - (n.) opposing, accusing<br />
ttal - (adj.) hot and dry - Example: Our field is hot and try = Kan lo a ttal<br />
ttal - (n.) sunny side (of a house/place)<br />
ttalawn - (n.) flat sifting basket<br />
ttam - (adj.) hungry - Example: I am hungry = Ka paw a ttam<br />
ttam - (v.) crunch, bite off<br />
ttam - (v.) season curry/food<br />
ttamh - (v.) decorate - Example: We decorated the church = Biakinn kan ttamh<br />
ttamh - (v.) put on ornament - Example: She puts on ornament for the feast = Puai caah aa ttamh<br />
ttamh , thuamh - (v.) adorn<br />
ttamhnak - (n.) decoration<br />
ttamhnak - (n.) ornamentation<br />
ttamhnak - (n.) seasoning<br />
ttamhnak - (n.) gnawing, biting<br />
ttamhnak a simi thil - (adj.) ornamental<br />
ttamhnak , hlawn - (n.) ornament<br />
ttamhnak thil hme tete - (n.) trinket<br />
ttamhnak , thuamhnak - (n.) adornment<br />
ttamhnem - (v.) <strong>to</strong> eat just enough for staying the pangs of hunger - Example: We ate just <strong>to</strong> stay the pangs of hunger = Ttanhnem ah kan ei<br />
ttan , ttang - (v.) persevere, exert oneself - Example: If you persevere you will pass = Na ttan ahcun na awng ko lai<br />
ttan , ttang - (v.) side with, ally - Example: If you side with him, I shall be angry. - If God sides with us, who can be against us? = Anmah leiah nu<br />
ttan ahcun ka thin a hung lai. - Pathian cu kanmah lei a ttan ahcun, aho nih dah an kan doh khawh lai?<br />
ttan tti - (v.) ally , work <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
ttang - (adj.) dry, dried - Example: Is the paddy you put in the sun really dry now? = Na facang phomi a tthang cang maw?<br />
ttang - (n.) sister's husband<br />
ttang - (n.) chest, breast<br />
ttang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put forth one's strengt, <strong>to</strong> exert oneself and try as much as posible - Example: You should try very hard <strong>to</strong> pass your exam =<br />
Camipuai awnnak caah na ttang lai<br />
ttang i i rehchih , pom , kuh - (v.) hug<br />
ttang le paw a thentu a ham - (n.) diaphragm<br />
ttang , ttan - (v.) persevere, exert oneself - Example: If you persevere you will pass = Na ttan ahcun na awng ko lai<br />
ttang tti - (n.) ally - Example: The British and USA were allies = British le USA cu ttang tti an si<br />
ttang tti - (v.) cooperate, ally, work <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: Germany and Japan allied/worked <strong>to</strong>gether = Germany le Japan kha an ttang tti<br />
ttanglam - (n.) butt of the gun, guns<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
ttangtthen - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be separated from husband/wife by death or divorce<br />
ttanh - (v.) side with<br />
ttanh - (v.) biased: <strong>to</strong> be biased<br />
ttanhmun - (n.) position, a stand which one takes - Example: Stand firm in your position = Na ttanhmun ah fek tein dir<br />
ttanhtu , chimpiaktu , dirkamptu - (n.) advocate<br />
ttannak in a khatmi , a lung a thomi - (adj.) zealous<br />
ttannak , lungtthawnnak - (n.) zeal<br />
ttanpi - (v.) ally, help, assist - Example: I shall ally with him = Amah ka ttanpi lai<br />
ttanpitu - (n.) supporter, helper<br />
ttanrual - (v.) band <strong>to</strong>gether, align or coordinate activities - Example: If we band <strong>to</strong>gether, we can put misfortune at abeyance = Kan ttanrual<br />
ahcun vanchiatnak cu kan tei khawh<br />
ttao - (adv.) curt in speaking - Example: She speaks very curt when she is angry = A thin a hun ahcun a ttao in a ttao ko<br />
ttaoh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> season curry with something sour, like leaves of rosel<br />
ttaoh , ttauh - (v.) speak curt<br />
ttap - (adj.) something which has fermented and become somewhat sour<br />
ttap - (v.) weep, cry - Example: She is sorry and she weeps = A ngaih a chia i a ttap<br />
ttau - (n.) hot season of the year, around March-Maj<br />
ttau lukherh - (n.) migrane headache<br />
ttauh , ttaoh - (v.) speak curt<br />
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ttawh , ttawt , t<strong>to</strong>t - (v.) pluck - Example: I shall be sorry if you pluck the roses = Pangpar na ttawh ahcun ka ngaih a chia lai<br />
ttawhnak - (n.) plucking<br />
ttawittam - (adj.) weakling - Example: You are a wealing person = Na ttawittam<br />
ttawk - (n.) but<strong>to</strong>cks<br />
ttawl - (v.) wash, cleanse - Example: I shall wash the pates = Pakan ka ttawl lai<br />
ttawlhttang - (n.) mud pellet<br />
ttawm - (v.) share<br />
ttawm - (v.) cooperate<br />
ttawm - (v.) partake with others<br />
ttawmh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> do something along with the main job<br />
ttawmnak - (n.) sharing<br />
ttawn - (v.) <strong>to</strong> fabricate something which is not tru, <strong>to</strong> make-up something<br />
ttawn - (adj.) tangled, complicated, confused - Example: Your threads are all tangled = Na la aa ttawn dih<br />
ttawng - (n.) basket - Example: She carries meat in a basket = Ttawng in sa a put<br />
ttawp - (adj.) untidy, dirty, unkempt - Example: Your shirt is dirty = Na angki a ttawp tuk<br />
tte - (n.) fork<br />
tte - (n.) branch (of a tree/hand)<br />
tte - (v.) branch off<br />
tte - (v.) fork<br />
tte - (n.) fin (of fish)<br />
tteh , ttet - (adj.) dilapidated - Example: My house is dilapidated = Ka inn a ttet<br />
tteh , ttet - (v.) worn out: be worn out - Example: My shirt has worn out = Ka angki a ttet<br />
ttei , ttai - (v.) gnaw, nibble - Example: A rat gnaws at the gunny sach = Zu nih buri a ttai<br />
ttek - (n.) thunderbolt, lightning<br />
ttek - (n.) lucifer match<br />
ttek - (v.) squawk, utter a loud, harsh cry as a fowl when frightened<br />
ttek - (v.) <strong>to</strong> fly out like sparks in different directions<br />
ttekbawm - (n.) tinder box<br />
tteklung - (n.) flint<br />
tteklung bantukin a hakmi - (adj.) flinty<br />
tteklung tenh meithal - (n.) flintlock gun<br />
ttekral - (n.) gecko<br />
ttekrawl - (n.) tinder<br />
ttekt<strong>to</strong>k - (adj.) not normal, upset (as s<strong>to</strong>mach upset)<br />
ttelh - (v.) embroider in different patterns and colours<br />
ttelh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> suffer cronically from malaria - Example: I am suffering cronically from malaria = Raifanh nih a ka ttelh<br />
ttelh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be in a run-down condition of health<br />
ttelh , ttial - (v.) write - Example: It's easy for me <strong>to</strong> write = Ca ttelh kaa foih ko<br />
ttelrel - (n.) bluff, precipice, steep place where it is difficult for animals <strong>to</strong> go<br />
ttem - (n.) splint<br />
ttem - (v.) bind, fasten, tie<br />
ttemh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> tie something on something - Example: They tie the flag on the end of the stick = Fung parah alan an ttemh<br />
ttemttawn - (v.) tie <strong>to</strong>gether<br />
ttemttawn - (v.) hinder doing something - Example: My old grandmother hinders me from doing other things = Ka pi tar nih a ka ttemttawn i<br />
zeihmanh ka tuah thiam lo<br />
ttemttawn tuk lonak , aa tetmi upadi in luat - (n.) latitude - Example: You are allowed much latitude in this work = Hi rianttuannak ah hin<br />
luatnak kaupi na negi ko<br />
ttemttuam - (adj.) untidy, dirty, cumbesome<br />
tteng - (adj.) the <strong>to</strong>es of a chicken<br />
tteng - (n.) bulldozer<br />
tteng - (n.) tank (military)<br />
tteng le nge i vun cheu chin lengmang - (n.) ramification<br />
ttengnge , nge , te , thingnge - (n.) sprig, branch, scion - Example: A bird perches on the branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu<br />
ttet fiapfuap in a um cangmi thilri - (adj.) shabby<br />
ttet , tteh - (adj.) dilapidated - Example: My house is dilapidated = Ka inn a ttet<br />
ttet , tteh - (v.) worn out: be worn out - Example: My shirt has worn out = Ka angki a ttet<br />
ttetttiam - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be in rags - Example: They are in rags and tatters = An ttetttiam ko<br />
ttetttiam - (adj.) poor, <strong>to</strong> be in poverty<br />
ttetttut - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> be sitting/sleeping closely or tightly<br />
tteuh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be chipped, notched, gapped<br />
tteuhnak - (n.) the place where it is chipped<br />
ttha bik - (adj.) best<br />
ttha hringhran in , tthatling in - (adv.) perfectly<br />
ttha lo ngaiin - (adv.) poorly - Example: Tom did poorly in the test = Camipuai ah Tom nih ttha tein a tuah lo<br />
ttha loin tuah , dinhdorh loin tuah - (v.) maltreat<br />
ttha loin tuahnak , dinhdorh loin tuahnak - (n.) maltreatment<br />
ttha tein a hngak pengmi , a zoh pengmi - (adj.) vigilant<br />
ttha tein hriahmi - (adj.) well-groomed<br />
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ttha tein i chingchiah - (adv.) N.B.<br />
ttha tein kawl cikcek , dah cikcek - (v.) ransack<br />
ttha tein rel - (v.) peruse<br />
ttha tein ruah - (v.) ponder<br />
ttha tein ruah i tuaktanmi - (adj.) studied<br />
ttha tein ruah setsai hmasa lo i ruahnak rak ngeih chungmi - (n.) prejudice<br />
ttha tein ruah , ttial i minthutmi nawlnak sohluah - (n.) petition<br />
ttha tein , tling tein - (adv.) ideally<br />
ttha tein va zohnak - (n.) inspection<br />
ttha tein zoh - (v.) inspect<br />
ttha tein zoh , a dihlak in khattelei kam in khattelei kam tiang zoh - (v.) scan<br />
ttha tein zoh cikcek - (n.) analysis<br />
ttha tein zoh khenh lo hrem - (v.) ill-treat<br />
ttha tein zohkhenh lomi - (adj.) ill-bred<br />
ttha tein zohkhenhmi si i umtu ziaza dawh in um - (adj.) wellbred<br />
ttha , tthat - (adj.) good - Example: It's a good thing <strong>to</strong> have a good command of <strong>English</strong> = Mirang holh thiam hi thil ttha a si<br />
ttha tuk nuam tuk a si theng lomi - (adj.) modest - Example: He lived in a modest house = Inn zafang ah a um<br />
tthah - (n.) louse (not head louse which is 'hrik')<br />
tthahnem - (adj.) useful, beneficial<br />
tthahnem lo , man ngei lo , santlai lo - (adj.) worthless<br />
tthahnem lo , santlai lo , thil a canter kho lomi - (adj.) ineffective<br />
tthahnem , santlai - (v.) avail<br />
tthai - (adj.) more excellent<br />
tthal caan - (n.) summer<br />
tthal chuahka caan - (n.) springtime<br />
tthal , khuacaan , fur - (n.) season<br />
tthal laifang - (n.) midsummer<br />
tthalo in , cei cikcek in tthuat (seh) - (v.) maul - Example: He was mauled by the bear = Vom nih a seh<br />
tthalring tthoh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> have buboes<br />
tthan - (adv.) again - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> read again = Carel ka duh tthan<br />
tthan donh - (v.) retard<br />
tthan donh - (v.) choke - Example: Weeds choke the growth of the tree = Belh nih thingkung tthan a donh<br />
tthan , hlawhtlin , nun , karh - (v.) thrive<br />
tthan , tthang - (v.) grow<br />
tthancho , tthanter , tthatter , tthangcho - (v.) develop<br />
tthanchonak - (n.) development, progress - Example: We need development very much = Tthancho/tthanchonak kan herh ngaingai<br />
tthanchonak , hunchonak - (n.) progress<br />
tthandonhnak - (n.) retardation<br />
tthang , tthan - (v.) grow - Example: My son is growing op. - His knowledge is growing = Ka fapa a tthang. - A fimank a tthang<br />
tthang , tthangh , hlauh - (v.) awaken - Example: I wake up early in the morning = Zinglei ah tuante ah kaa tthang<br />
tthangcho , tthancho , tthanter , tthatter - (v.) develop<br />
tthangh , hlauh , tthang - (v.) awaken - Example: I wake up early in the morning = Zinglei ah tuante ah kaa tthang<br />
tthanghnak - (n.) waking up<br />
tthanghnak - (n.) revival (religious)<br />
tthanhnak - (n.) increase, increment (of pay, price etc.)<br />
tthankung - (n.) palmyra<br />
tthannak - (n.) growth<br />
tthanter , karhter , nganter - (v.) amplify<br />
tthanter , tthatter - (v.) cultivate - Example: He cultivated his mind by reading good books = Cauk tthattha relnak thawngin a ruahnak kha a<br />
thatter<br />
tthanter , tthatter , tthancho - (v.) develop<br />
tthap - (adv.) firmly - Example: He holds my hand firmly (and briskly) = Ka kut tthap tiah a ka tlaih<br />
tthat a tling tiah ruahmi minung /thil - (n.) ideal - Example: Ruth's ideal is her mother = Ruth i tthat a tling tiah a ruahmi minung cu a nu a si<br />
tthat a tlingmi thil - (n.) ideal - Example: Peace and justice are ideals = Daihnak le dinnak cu tthat tlingmi thil an si<br />
tthat a tlingmi thil , mah duhningte a simi thil - (adj.) ideal - Example: A clear day is ideal for a picnic = Khuatthat ni cu hnianghrawmnak ah<br />
duhtling a si ko<br />
tthat lam a tlai - (adj.) on the mend<br />
tthat lei ah siseh , chiat lei ah siseh mi nih ceih duh ngaimi - (adj.) sensational<br />
tthat lo lei i a min a thangmi - (adj.) no<strong>to</strong>rious<br />
tthat lo ngaingainak - (n.) profligacy<br />
tthat lo ngaingainak puarhrannak - (n.) atrocity<br />
tthat lonak - (n.) iniquity<br />
tthat lonak - (n.) wickedness<br />
tthat lonak - (n.) monstrosity<br />
tthat lonak a tlung lai tiah a langhter chungtu thil - (adj.) porten<strong>to</strong>us<br />
tthat lonak a tuah pengmi , ningcang loin a ummi - (adj.) perverse<br />
tthat lonak lei i ttih a nungmi - (adj.) sinister<br />
tthat lonak , palhnak , sualnak , nawlbuarnak - (n.) offence - Example: He was arrested for the offence of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an<br />
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tlaih<br />
tthat lonak petu , dawntu , harnak petu - (n.) detriment<br />
tthat lonak tuahmi ruang i teirul chamnak - (n.) retribution<br />
tthat tlinnak - (n.) perfection<br />
tthat , ttha - (adj.) good - Example: It's a good thing <strong>to</strong> have a good command of <strong>English</strong>. - If you are good your friends will like you = Mirang<br />
holh thiam hi thil ttha a si. - Na tthat ahcun na hawi nih an i dawt lai<br />
tthathnem , a ttha , thil ttha a chuahtermi - (adj.) beneficial<br />
tthathnem , tthathnemnak hmuh - (v.) benefit<br />
tthathnemnak - (n.) advantage - Example: What is the advantage of having a house? = Inn ngeih cu zei tthathnemnak dah a um?<br />
tthathnemnak - (n.) interest - Example: It will be <strong>to</strong> your interest <strong>to</strong> get more education = Ca tam deuh cawm cu nangmah ca thil tthahnem a si<br />
lai<br />
tthathnemnak - (n.) usefulness<br />
tthatling in , ttha hringhran in - (adv.) perfectly<br />
tthatnak - (n.) merit - Example: His work has some merit = A rian cu tthatnak a ngei ve<br />
tthatnak - (n.) good - Example: We ought <strong>to</strong> try hard for the good of the people = Zapi tthatnak caah kan i zuam awk a si<br />
tthatnak lei a sum kho lomi , mi tthatnak a hmu kho lomi - (n.) cynic<br />
tthatnak lei in hawi lonh - (v.) excel<br />
tthatnak lei tu duh lo i rawhnak lei tu a duh deuhmi , dohtu lei i a tangmi - (n.) reactionary<br />
tthatnak , mittha sinak - (n.) piety<br />
tthatnak , thiannam ziaza dawh - (n.) virtue<br />
tthatnak , thlumnak - (n.) sweetness<br />
tthatter deuh - (v.) better - Example: You should try <strong>to</strong> better the situation = Thil umtuning kha tthatter deuh naa zuam awk a si<br />
tthatter deuh , a ttha deuh - (v.) improve<br />
tthatter deuh , dinter deuh - (v.) ameliorate<br />
tthatter deuh, pehsauh, chap , dawhter , tamh - (v.) embellish<br />
tthatter deuh, pehsauh, chap , tamh, dawhter - (v.) embellish<br />
tthatter deuhnak - (n.) betterment<br />
tthatter deuhnak - (n.) improvement<br />
tthatter , rumter - (v.) enrich<br />
tthatter , tthancho , tthanter - (v.) develop<br />
tthatter , tthanter - (v.) cultivate - Example: He cultivated his mind by reading good books = Cauk tthattha relnak thawngin a ruahnak kha a<br />
thatter<br />
tthatternak , rumternak - (n.) enrichment<br />
tthawi - (v.) sow, scatter/plant seed<br />
tthawl - (v.) evict - Example: He evicted those who rented his house = A inn a hlanhmi hna kna a tthawl hna<br />
tthawl , chuah - (v.) oust, drive away (from home) - Example: He drives away his wife = A nupi a tthawl<br />
tthawl , dawi - (v.) banish<br />
tthawl , dawi - (v.) chase, drive away animals - Example: Drive away the cows = Caw kha va tthawl hna<br />
tthawlh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> add something <strong>to</strong> supplement<br />
tthawlh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> feel pain in the muscle due <strong>to</strong> strain<br />
tthawlh , tthawl - (v.) drive the animals - Example: Do not drive your goats <strong>to</strong>ward me/my property = Na meheh kha tthawl hna hlah<br />
tthawn - (adj.) strong - Example: If you are strong you can lift this rock = Na tthawn ahcun hi lung hi na cawi khawh lai<br />
tthawn deuhnak , tam deuhnak - (n.) predominance<br />
tthawn lonak , dernak - (n.) weakness<br />
tthawn loter , derter - (v.) weaken<br />
tthawng - (adj.) strong, mighty - Example: Our God is a strong/mighty Gud = Kan Pathian cu Pathian tthawng a si<br />
tthawng deuh in ser, e.g. zu - (v.) concentrate<br />
tthawnnak - (n.) might, strength, power - Example: There is power in the blood = Thisen chungah tthawnnak a um<br />
tthawnnak - (n.) virility<br />
tthawnnak derter , tlawmter , daihter - (v.) deaden - Example: Some medicines are given <strong>to</strong> deaden the pain = A fahnak daihter awkah si an<br />
pek<br />
tthawnnak , hmual , rannak - (n.) velocity<br />
tthawnnak , thazang - (n.) force<br />
tthawnnak , thazang - (n.) potency<br />
tthawnnak , thazang - (n.) vigour<br />
tthawnnak , thazang , hmual - (n.) power<br />
tthawnnak zeihmanh ngei lo - (adj.) powerless<br />
tthawnter - (v.) strengthen<br />
tthawnternak - (n.) reinforcement<br />
tthe - (n.) plough share<br />
ttheh , chimh , hrawh , tthet - (v.) demolish, dismantle (a house)<br />
tthek - (v.) scatter, disperse<br />
ttheknak - (n.) dispersion, diaspora<br />
tthelh - (v.) miss (the mark, target)<br />
tthemh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> add water/liquid - Example: I shall pour more wine in<strong>to</strong> your cup for you. - My tea is <strong>to</strong>o strong, I want <strong>to</strong> add water <strong>to</strong> it = Na zu<br />
kaan tthemh lai. - Ka lakphak a tthawng tuk, ti tthemh ka duh<br />
tthemhnak - (n.) adding (mainly of water/liquid)<br />
tthen - (v.) separate - Example: Pu Thang and his wife get separated = Pu Thang cu a nupi he an i tthen<br />
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tthen - (v.) divide - Example: Please divide the books among you evenly = Cauk kha i tluk cio tein i tthen u<br />
tthen - (v.) divorce - Example: Pu Thang divorced his wife = Pu Thang nih a nupi a tthen<br />
tthen - (v.) discriminate - Example: It's no good <strong>to</strong> have spirit of discrimination = Mi tthennak lungthin ngeih cu a ttha lo<br />
tthen , chah , tan - (v.) sever<br />
tthen , cheu - (v.) sunder<br />
tthen , cheu - (v.) divide - Example: A brook divides the field = Tivate nih lo kha a tthen<br />
tthen , hawidang sinin i tthen - (v.) segregate<br />
tthen , hmundang dang i chiah - (adv.) asunder<br />
tthen , kal - (v.) depart - Example: He said good bye and departed = Dam tein a ti i a kal, pial<br />
tthen khawh a simi - (adj.) separable<br />
tthen khawh , cheu khawh , phawt khawh a simi - (adj.) divisible<br />
tthen khawh lomi - (adj.) inseparable<br />
tthen khawh lomi , cheuh khawh lomi - (adj.) indivisible<br />
tthen khawhmi , phoih khawhmi - (adj.) detachable<br />
tthen/cheu lomi - (adj.) undivided<br />
ttheng - (n.) platform<br />
ttheng , biakttheng - (n.) altar<br />
tthengttheng - (n.) cymbals<br />
tthenh , pek - (v.) donate, present - Example: My grandfather presented me a watch = Ka pu nih suimilam a ka tthenh<br />
tthenhmi thil , pekmi thil - (n.) donation<br />
tthenhnak - (n.) giving a gift, making a present<br />
tthennak - (n.) divergence<br />
tthennak - (n.) separation<br />
tthennak - (n.) parting<br />
tthennak , chahnak , tannak , cheunak - (n.) severance<br />
tthennak , cheunak - (n.) division<br />
tthennak , donghnak - (n.) dissolution<br />
tthennak , i tthennak - (n.) segregation<br />
tthennak/cheunak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) schismatic<br />
tthentu , petu - (n.) donor<br />
ttheo - (adv.) often, sometimes - Example: I like <strong>to</strong> have a morning walk sometimes = Zing chawh ka duh ttheo<br />
ttheo - (adv.) surely - Example: I thought you would surely like <strong>to</strong> have tea = Lakphakti na duh ttheo lai tiah ka ruah<br />
tthep - (v.) <strong>to</strong> blink/wink the eyes - Example: Du not blink your eyes = Na mit tthep hlah<br />
tthet - (v.) wear out clothes, shoes etc. - Example: You have worn out your shoes pretty quick = Na kedan na tthet zau ko<br />
tthet , ttheh , chimh , hrawh - (v.) demolish, dismantle (a house)<br />
tthi - (n.) necklace<br />
tthi a nungmi rian tuah a duhmi - (adj.) venturesome<br />
tthi , tthit - (v.) marry - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> get married = Nupi ka tthi lai<br />
tthi , tthit - (v.) sew, stitch/tailor - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> sew a pair of pants = Tawhrolh ka thi lai<br />
tthia - (adj.) slender - Example: He is a slender man = Mi tthia a si<br />
tthial - (v.) move<br />
tthial - (v.) remove<br />
tthial - (v.) clear - Example: Clear the table = Cabuai cung i a ummi thil kha tthial hna<br />
tthial , hlawt , harnak le ttihnung kha thianh - (v.) obviate<br />
tthial , thawn - (v.) get - Example: We cannot get the tree out of the way = Thingkung kha lam in kan tthial kho lo<br />
tthial , thawn , hngir - (v.) budge - Example: He cannot budge the rock = Lungpi cu a hngir in a nigir kho lo<br />
tthialnak - (n.) move, moving, transfer - Example: I spent one thousand kyats for moving this house = Hi inn tthialnak ah tangka thong khat ka<br />
dih<br />
tthialnak - (n.) transition<br />
tthialnak - (n.) riddance - Example: Their departure was a good riddance = An tthial hna cu kan caah a ttha, an kan hnahnawh ti lo, tinak a si<br />
tthialnak , rian in phuahnak - (n.) removal<br />
tthiam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> clear the forest for the field<br />
tthiamtthiam - (adv.) still - Example: I am still going even if you forbid me = Na ka thlauh hmanh ah ka kal tthiamtthiam lai<br />
tthiangtthunh , tung , fung - (n.) staff, walking stick - Example: The flag hangs on the staff = Tung ah alan an thlai<br />
tthih , tthihphaih - (v.) scare, frighten, intimidate, threateh - Example: Do not frighten the children = Ngakhia kha tthih hna hlah u<br />
tthihna - (n.) amber necklace<br />
tthihnak - (n.) apprehension<br />
tthihphaih , tthih - (v.) scare, frighten, intimidate, threateh - Example: Do not frighten the children = Ngakhia kha tthih hna hlah u<br />
tthiktthek - (adj.) thin and lean (person)<br />
tthilh - (v.) shed off leaves - Example: Trees begin <strong>to</strong> shed off their leaves in September = September thla ah thingkung nih an hnah tthilh an i<br />
thawk<br />
tthilh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> comb the head lice with comb<br />
tthilhnak - (n.) leaf-fall, fallilng of the leaves<br />
tthilhnak - (n.) combing lice with comb<br />
tthim - (n.) needle<br />
tthim - (v.) <strong>to</strong> drink or consume food/wine<br />
tthim in tthit , seh in tthit - (v.) sew<br />
tthimhna - (n.) eye (ear) of the needle<br />
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tthimthil - (v.) threadle - Example: If your eyesight is not good it's hard <strong>to</strong> threadle = Na mit a tthat lo ahcun tthimthil a har ko<br />
tthin , tthinh - (v.) change - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> change your behaviour? = Na ziaza na tthin kho lai maw?<br />
tthing - (adj.) stale, old - Example: Stale rice = Buh tthing<br />
tthing - (adj.) desolate, deserted - Example: Our village is now deserted, desolate = Kan khua kha a tthing cang<br />
tthing - (adj.) with no occupant - Example: Our house has been without an occupant = Kan inn a tthing<br />
tthinh , tthin - (v.) change - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> change your behaviour? - It's hard <strong>to</strong> change character = Na ziaza na tthin kho lai<br />
maw? - Nun tthinh hi a har ko<br />
tthinhnak - (n.) change, alteration<br />
tthipum , tthi - (n.) bead<br />
tthit - (v.) take along - Example: Paul wants <strong>to</strong> take Mark along with him (on his journey) = Pawl nih Marka kha i tthit a duh<br />
tthit lomi nupi - (n.) mistress<br />
tthit , tthi - (v.) sew, stitch/tailor - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> sew a pair of pants = Tawhrolh ka thi lai<br />
tthit , tthi - (v.) marry - Example: I am going <strong>to</strong> get married = Nupi ka tthi lai<br />
tthitnak - (n.) stitch<br />
tthitnak - (n.) sewing<br />
tthitnak - (n.) marrying, marriage<br />
tthitnak - (n.) leading, leadership - Example: We are thankful for your leadership/leading (the way) = Na kan tthitnak ah kan i lawm<br />
tthitthet - (n.) rattan<br />
tthitu - (n.) bridegoom<br />
tthitu - (n.) tailor<br />
tthitu - (n.) leader<br />
tthitumhnak - (n.) matrimony<br />
tthitumhnak he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) matrimonial<br />
tthitumnak - (n.) marriage<br />
tthitumnak he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) conjugal<br />
tthiuttheu - (adv.) ardently, faithfully - Example: I shall wait for him ardently and faithfully = Amah cu ka hngah tthiuttheu lai<br />
tthli tein hawi he thil ttha lo tuah i timhnak - (n.) conspiracy<br />
tthoh - (v.) prop up, support<br />
tthol - (n.) pain in the muscle<br />
ttholh - (v.) cause pain in the muscle, stiff - Example: Yesterday we travelled 30 miles and my thighs are stiff = Nizan cu khan sawm thum kan kal i<br />
ka phei a ka tthoh<br />
tthom - (n.) tightness/stiffness in the muscle<br />
tthomh , tthuam , tthuamh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take something with hand - Example: Please give me a handful of rice (taking the rice with hand) = Facang<br />
pawng khat in ka tthomh tuah<br />
tthomhnak - (n.) the giving of something which is only a handful<br />
tthomter - (v.) stiffen<br />
tthu , tthut - (v.) sit - Example: Pleas sit down near me = Ka pawngah thu tuah<br />
tthua - (v.) pound sesame <strong>to</strong> extract oil - Example: We pound sesame <strong>to</strong> extract oil = Chi kan tthua<br />
tthua - (v.) copuate<br />
tthua , tthuat - (v.) box, fight with fists one another<br />
tthuah - (v.) rinse - Example: I rinse my mouth = Ka kam kaa tthuah<br />
tthuahtthah - (adj.) hesitating, unsure, oscillating, wavering - Example: He is a wavering man = Mi tthuahtthah a si<br />
tthuam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> scoop with the palm of the hand<br />
tthuam , tthuamh , tthomh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take something with hand - Example: Please give me a handful of rice (taking the rice with hand) = Facang<br />
pawng khat in ka tthomh tuah<br />
tthuamh , tthomh , tthuam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take something with hand - Example: Please give me a handful of rice (taking the rice with hand) = Facang<br />
pawng khat in ka tthomh tuah<br />
tthuan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> shoot <strong>to</strong>gether at the same target<br />
tthuan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pound <strong>to</strong>gether such as rice - Example: They pound the rice <strong>to</strong>gether = Fang suk an i tthuan<br />
tthuangruah - (n.) early rain<br />
tthuat , tthua - (v.) box, fight with fists one another<br />
tthuimai - (adv.) plentifully - Example: Leaves fall plentifuly, in great abundance = Thinghnah an tla tthuimai<br />
tthuktthak - (v.) upset - Example: My s<strong>to</strong>mach is upset = Ka paw a tthuktthak<br />
tthul , tthulh - (v.) cancel plan - Example: We cancel our fishing expedition. - It's better that you cancel your trip <strong>to</strong> the river = Tiva kal kan i<br />
tthul. - Tiva kal cu nan i tthulh ah a ttha deuh<br />
tthulh - (n.) a hoe with long handle for digging hole<br />
tthulh , tthul - (v.) cancel plan - Example: We cancel our fishing expedition. - It's better that you cancel your trip <strong>to</strong> the river = Tiva kal kan i<br />
tthul. - Tiva kal cu nan i tthulh ah a ttha deuh<br />
tthulhnak - (n.) cancellation of plan<br />
tthum - (v.) <strong>to</strong> decrease, reduce, <strong>to</strong> lower the price, <strong>to</strong> make something smaller and fewer<br />
tthum - (v.) <strong>to</strong> shorten the time<br />
tthumh - (v.) cut - Example: He cut his expenses = A tangka hmanmi a tthumh<br />
tthumh - (v.) lower - Example: They lowered the flag = Alan an tthumh<br />
tthumh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> bring down the price<br />
tthumh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> unload goods<br />
tthumh - (v.) after hatching, <strong>to</strong> let the young chicks and mother go from their coop <strong>to</strong> be on their own<br />
tthumh - (v.) lodge, put up - Example: Where do you put up? = Khuazei ah da naa tthumh?<br />
tthumh deuh , nemter deuh - (v.) modify<br />
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tthumh deuhnak - (n.) concession<br />
tthumh , i niamter - (v.) debase - Example: You can debase yourself by evil deeds = Thil ttha lo tuahnak thawngin naa tthum, naa niamter kho<br />
tthumh , niamter , dantatnak ca i tthumh - (v.) degrade<br />
tthumh , rian in tthumh - (v.) demote<br />
tthumhnak - (n.) lodging place/house<br />
tthumhnak - (n.) unloading goods<br />
tthumhnak - (n.) releasing the chicks<br />
tthung - (n.) lime<br />
tthunh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> get support from a walking stick - Example: I use a walking stick for at crutch = Tthiangtthunh kaa tthunh<br />
tthunhnak - (n.) staking - Example: We use bamboo sticks for staking our beans = Kan bailep tthunhnak ah rua kan hman<br />
tthup - (adv.) many, large number - Example: There were many people standing there = Mi a dir tthup<br />
tthuro - (n.) dove<br />
tthut - (n.) sitting - Example: He can read fifty pages in one sitting = Voi khat tthut ah cahmai sawm nga a rel khawn<br />
tthut buin ttuanmi rian - (adj.) sedentary<br />
tthut , tthu - (v.) sit - Example: Pleas sit down near me = Ka pawngah thu tuah<br />
tthutdan - (n.) chair, s<strong>to</strong>ol, anything used for sitting on - Example: Please bring here a chair = Tthutdan pakhat in rak pu tuah<br />
tthutdan bu khat, seti an ti ve komi hi - (n.) settee<br />
tthutdan cabuai - (n.) furniture<br />
tthutdan, cabuai le innchung thilri, inn chung i chiah - (v.) furnish<br />
tthutdan le cabuai khuh tehna thlalangawng zar tehna ser - (v.) upholster<br />
tthutdan nem - (n.) couch<br />
tthutdan nem - (n.) sofa<br />
tthuthmun chuh , rian in phuah - (v.) unseat<br />
tthutnak - (n.) seat - Example: There is no seat in the house = Inn chungah tthutnak a um lo<br />
tthutnak - (n.) sitting down - Example: Rise from your sitting = Na tthutnak in tho<br />
tthutnak ca i a nemmi chiahmi - (n.) cushion<br />
tthuttum in tthut , <strong>to</strong>tum in tthut - (v.) squat<br />
tti - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>gether - Example: We go <strong>to</strong>gether = Kan kal tti<br />
tti , ttih , thinphan - (v.) fear - Example: I am fearful = Ka ning a tti<br />
ttiak - (n.) small broken grains of rice, corn etc.<br />
ttial - (v.) inscribe - Example: His <strong>to</strong>mbs<strong>to</strong>ne was inscribed with his name = A thlanlung ah a min aa ttial<br />
ttial - (adj.) striped - Example: Striped blanket = Puan ttial<br />
ttial , a hmaan tiah ti , chim - (v.) vouch<br />
ttial , a hman a dik hrimhrim ti i chim - (v.) affirm<br />
ttial a ngeimi thirkhenh ngan nawnmi le a lu - (n.) nut - Example: Bolt and nut = Thirkhenh ngannawnmi bawl le a lu<br />
ttial , aa khatmi in ser - (v.) duplicate - Example: Please duplicate this letter = Hi ca hi aa khat tein a dang pakhat in ttial tthan<br />
ttial , cattial - (v.) write - Example: Please write down your name = Na min ttial tuah<br />
ttial , ceih , chim - (v.) treat - Example: The newspaper treated well the subject of water supply = Tadinca nih ti kong kha ttha tein a ttial<br />
ttial , chim - (v.) state - Example: State your opinion in writing = Na ruahnak kha ca in ttial<br />
ttial , ker , khenh - (v.) engrave - Example: His name was engraved on a s<strong>to</strong>ne = A min cu lung cungah an ker, an ttial<br />
ttial lomi - (adj.) unwritten<br />
ttial sau - (n.) stripe - Example: A tiger has stripes. - The American flag has thirteen stripes = Cakei cu a ttial a sau. - American alan nih ttial sau<br />
hleithum a ngei<br />
ttial sau a ngeimi - (adj.) striped - Example: Zebras are striped = Zebra cu an ttial a sau<br />
ttial , ttelh - (v.) write, carve, engrave - Example: It's easy for me <strong>to</strong> write. - His handwriting is beautiful = Ca ttelh kaa foih ko. - A kutttial a dawh<br />
ttialmi ca - (n.) paper - Example: Do you have a paper <strong>to</strong> show that you have paid the tax? = Ngunkhuai na pek cang nak ttialmi ca na ngei<br />
maw?<br />
ttialmi , phuahmi - (n.) composition<br />
ttialo - (adj.) weak, debilitated - Example: He is a weak/debilitated person = Mi ttialo a si<br />
ttialo - (v.) pregnant, <strong>to</strong> be pregnant - Example: His wife is pregnant = A nupi a ttialo<br />
ttialttual - (adj.) grasping - Example: He is a grasping man = Mi ttialttual a si<br />
ttiamttuam - (adj.) untidy, dirty<br />
ttian - (v.) lift - Example: When the fog lifts, we shall go = Minmei a ttian in kan kal lai<br />
ttian - (v.) disperse - Example: They have finished their service and dispersed = Pumh an ttian cang<br />
ttian - (v.) <strong>to</strong> separate as in divorce/death - Example: Death separated them = An i thih ttian<br />
ttiangttuang - (adj.) lean and skinny, rather sickly - Example: He is a lean and rather sickly person = Mi ttiangttuang a si<br />
ttiao , ttiau , ttio - (v.) <strong>to</strong> desert village, leave the village in desolation - Example: The Thingkhuang villagers have left their village in desolation =<br />
Thingkhuang khuami cu an ttiao cang<br />
ttiapttuap - (adj.) untidy, dirty<br />
ttiau , ttiao - (v.) <strong>to</strong> desert village, leave the village in desolation - Example: The Thingkhuang villagers have left their village in desolation =<br />
Thingkhuang khuami cu an ttiao cang<br />
ttih - (adj.) afraid - Example: I am afraid of tigers = Cakei ka ttih hna<br />
ttih - (n.) fear - Example: He has no fear of anything = Zeimanh ttih a ngei lo<br />
ttih a nungmi - (adj.) ferocious<br />
ttih a nungmi - (adj.) scary<br />
ttih a nungmi - (adj.) terrible<br />
ttih a nungmi rian - (n.) venture<br />
ttih a nungmi thil - (adj.) dangerous<br />
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ttih a nungmi thil - (adj.) frightful<br />
ttih awk a simi - (adj.) redoubtable<br />
ttih awk a simi , huphurh awk a simi - (adj.) formidable<br />
ttih awk a simi thil - (adj.) hazardous<br />
ttih awk thil tampi a ummi/a simi - (adj.) risky<br />
ttih awk thil , thil ttihnung - (n.) hazard - Example: The mud on the road is a hazard <strong>to</strong> driving = Lam i nawncek cu mawttaw mongh ah thil<br />
ttihnung a si<br />
ttih awk tlak a simi , a ttha tukmi , tuk ti lei paoh ah hman a si ko - (adj.) terrific - Example: He walked a terrific speed. - The plane flew at a<br />
terrific speed = Khulrang tuk in a kal. - Vanlawng cu ttihnung tiang rang in a zuang<br />
ttih ngai, thinphang ngai i um - (adj.) apprehensive<br />
ttih ngei lo , ralttha ngai - (adj.) intrepid<br />
ttih , thinphan , tti - (v.) fear - Example: I am fearful = Ka ning a tti<br />
ttih tuk i a bawh i bawh - (v.) cringe<br />
ttih tuk i a ther i ther - (v.) horrify<br />
ttih tuk / khuasih tuk i ther thluahmah - (v.) shudder<br />
ttihnak - (n.) fear<br />
ttihnak - (n.) terror<br />
ttihnak - (n.) frightening, intimidation, threatening<br />
ttihnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) fearless<br />
ttihnak , launak , thlalaunak - (n.) consternation<br />
ttihnak , upatnak le khuaruah harnak aa cawhmi - (n.) awe<br />
ttihnung - (n.) danger<br />
ttihnung , a chia tukmi - (adj.) awful<br />
ttihnung a simi - (adj.) grisly<br />
ttihnung a simi - (adj.) horrid<br />
ttihnung a simi - (adj.) perilous<br />
ttihnung chung i umter, ttih awk i ser, hlohlak, rawk - (v.) jeopardize<br />
ttihnung , harnak tluntertu thil - (n.) menace<br />
ttihnung , tuksapur - (adj.) horrible<br />
ttihnungmi sinak - (n.) ferocity<br />
ttihnunnak phakter - (v.) imperil<br />
ttihphannak can , can har - (n.) crisis<br />
ttihter - (v.) terrify<br />
ttil , ttilh - (v.) fall (as fruits from the tree) - Example: Mangoes when they are ripe, the fall down. - I shall pick up the mangoes when they fall<br />
down from the tree = Hai cu an hmin tikah an ttil. - Hai cu a ttilh tikah ka char te lai<br />
ttilh , ttil - (v.) fall (as fruits from the tree) - Example: Mangoes when they are ripe, the fall down. - I shall pick up the mangoes when they fall<br />
down from the tree = Hai cu an hmin tikah an ttil. - Hai cu a ttilh tikah ka char te lai<br />
ttilhnak - (n.) falling<br />
ttilttawt - (n.) left-over, the crumbs which fall off the table<br />
ttim - (v.) the content is getting down which means getting less - Example: The water in our pail is getting down = Kan pung ti a ttim<br />
ttim , zanttim - (n.) midnight<br />
ttimnak - (n.) decreasing, decrease<br />
ttin - (n.) tin - Example: A tin of water = Ti ttin khat<br />
ttin - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go home - Example: He has gone home = Inn ah a ttin cang<br />
tting - (adj.) black (wth soot) - Example: Black yarn = La tting<br />
ttinnak - (n.) the going home, returning home<br />
ttio , ttiao , ttiau - (v.) <strong>to</strong> desert village, leave the village in desolation - Example: The Thingkhuang villagers have left their village in desolation =<br />
Thingkhuang khuami cu an ttiao cang<br />
ttit ek - (n.) flyblow<br />
ttit ek - (adj.) fly-blown - Example: Our meat is fly-blown = Kan sa ttit nih a ek<br />
ttittiam - (n.) sour leaves used by <strong>Chin</strong>s for cooking<br />
ttitttet - (adv.) tightly, closely - Example: They sit closely <strong>to</strong>gether = An tthu ttitttet ko<br />
t<strong>to</strong> - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rm - Example: S<strong>to</strong>rm comes = T<strong>to</strong> a hrang<br />
t<strong>to</strong> - (n.) syphon<br />
t<strong>to</strong>h - (v.) prop up, support<br />
t<strong>to</strong>h - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cause a lump in the muscles by pain/stress/strain/wound<br />
t<strong>to</strong>i - (v.) snip - Example: Please snip off the leaves of the mustard = Anttam hnah hei t<strong>to</strong>i tuah<br />
t<strong>to</strong>lhttang - (n.) mud pellet<br />
t<strong>to</strong>m - (v.) side with, support - Example: I side with him, support him = Amah sinah kaa t<strong>to</strong>m<br />
t<strong>to</strong>mnak - (n.) siding, leaning, inclination<br />
t<strong>to</strong>tho - (n.) the spring s<strong>to</strong>rm or hurricane preceeding monsoon<br />
ttualmal - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> do something without shame or scruples - Example: Although it was very inappropriate, he continued <strong>to</strong> speak on and on =<br />
Aa tlak lo ngai nain a chim ttualmal ko<br />
ttuan hnga ding a simi rian - (n.) function<br />
ttuan lonak - (n.) inactivity<br />
ttuan , rianttuan - (v.) work - Example: We work (the work) = Rian kan ttuan<br />
ttuan ttinak , lung i khahnak - (n.) cooperation<br />
ttuan , zuam - (v.) undertake<br />
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ttuanfum - (adj.) slow in working<br />
ttuang phiahnak hmunphiah phun khat - (n.) swab<br />
ttuangttuan - (n.) termite<br />
ttuanhawi - (n.) associate<br />
ttuankan - (n.) steward, a person who works for others<br />
ttuanman ca i pekmi tangka , eiman ca i liammi tangka - (n.) fee<br />
ttuanmi rian , ralring tein , felfai tein - (adj.) painstaking<br />
ttuanrang - (adj.) quick, energetic, brisk (worker)<br />
ttuantu - (n.) opera<strong>to</strong>r - Example: Radio opera<strong>to</strong>r = Radio in bia a thanh i bia a lutu<br />
ttuanvo , kan tuah awk a simi thil - (n.) responsibility<br />
ttuanvo la lo i duh paoh in a ummi - (adj.) irresponsible<br />
ttuanvo lak - (v.) assume - Example: She assumes responsibility for the child = Ngakchia zohkhenh ttuanvo kha amah nih a lak<br />
ttuanvo lak , upadi nih fial - (adj.) liable - Example: He stated that he would not be liable for his son's debts = Ka fapa leiba cu ttuanvo ka la lo,<br />
thah a si<br />
ttuanvo ngeimi - (adj.) responsible<br />
ttuanvo , tinvo , covo - (n.) share<br />
ttul - (n.) vine, creeper<br />
ttul - (v.) fail <strong>to</strong> accomplish - Example: This year I failed <strong>to</strong> attend school due <strong>to</strong> sickness = Tu kum cu ka zawt ruangah sianginn kai ka ttul ko<br />
ttul , ttulh - (v.) cancel plan - Example: We cancel our plan <strong>to</strong> go on a journey = Khualtlawn kan i ttul<br />
ttulh , ttul - (v.) cancel plan - Example: We cancel our plan <strong>to</strong> go on a journey = Khualtlawn kan i ttul<br />
ttulhmalh - (adv.) aggressively doing something<br />
ttum - (v.) descend - Example: He descended from the mountain = Tlangcung in a rung ttum<br />
ttum - (n.) term of service - Example: He was elected for one term (of service) = Tum khat ca in an thim<br />
ttum - (n.) trip (of journey) - Example: This is my first trip <strong>to</strong> the USA = Ath hi US ka tlawn hmasa bik ttum a si<br />
ttum - (n.) trail frequented by animals - Example: This is the trail frequented by porcupines = Hihi sakuh ttum a si<br />
ttum - (n.) ford - Example: The name of this ford is Lungzarh Ttum = Hi ttum cu Lungazar ttum an ti<br />
ttum - (n.) time - Example: This time we are lucky = Tu ttum cu kan van a ttha<br />
ttum - (v.) climb down - Example: Climb down from the tree = Thingkung khan rung ttum<br />
ttum - (v.) dismount - Example: He dismounted from a horse = Rangcun in a ttum<br />
ttumbut - (n.) portico in a <strong>Chin</strong> house<br />
ttumchuk - (v.) decay - Example: Our physical power decays in old age = Tar tikah kan pum thazang a ttumchuk<br />
ttumchuk - (v.) decline - Example: His health is declined = A ngandamnak a ttumchuk<br />
ttumchuk , a chia chin lengmang panh - (v.) degenerate<br />
ttumchuknak - (n.) declination, decrease, going down<br />
ttumchuknak , chiat chin lengmangnak - (n.) degeneration<br />
ttumkai - (n.) pitch - Example: The sudden pitch of the ship knocked him off his feet = Tilawng duak tiah a ttum a kai caah a ke a phelh i a tlu<br />
ttumnak - (n.) descending, declining, decreasing<br />
ttumtting - (n.) soot<br />
ttumtting a khatmi - (adj.) sooty<br />
ttumtu , ttumtuk - (n.) pioneer, <strong>to</strong> blaze the trail<br />
ttung - (adv.) a reply given in contrast <strong>to</strong> a presumption - Example: I do not like it although you might have thought I liked it. - I like it although<br />
you might have thought I disliked it = Ka duh ttung lo. - Ka duh ttung<br />
ttung lo - (adv.) negative answer, used in giving a negative reply and also in contradicting a statement<br />
ttutdan sau - (n.) bench<br />
tu - (n.) grandchild<br />
tu - (adv.) rather - Example: I would rather die than be red = Sen nakin a thih tu ka thi deuh lai<br />
tu - (prep.) instead - Example: I would go instead of him = Keimah tu ka kal lai<br />
tu - (n.) forest - Example: Animals graze in the forest = Tu chungah saram an tlong<br />
tu - (suff.) suffix, indicating the doer - Example: eater = eitu<br />
tu chan he a tlak ti lomi - (adj.) out-of-date<br />
tu chin - (n.) great grandchild<br />
tu naite ah a simi - (adj.) recent<br />
tu nu , fanu i fanu - (n.) granddaughter<br />
tu pa , fanu i fapa , fapa i fapa - (n.) grandson<br />
tu , tuk - (v.) whip, beat, strike - Example: Do not beat him with a stick = Fungfek in tu hlah<br />
tu , tuk - (v.) hit, beat, strike<br />
tu , tuk - (v.) fight (as in war) - Example: They fight in war = Ral an i tu<br />
tu , tuu - (n.) sheep<br />
tuah - (v.) administer - Example: The pas<strong>to</strong>r administers the Lord's Supper = Pas<strong>to</strong>r nih Bawipa Zanriah a tuah<br />
tuah - (v.) commit - Example: Firnak a tuah<br />
tuah - (v.) do - Example: Do your own business = Nangmah thilte va tuah ko<br />
tuah - (v.) hold - Example: They are holding a meeting = Meeting an tuah lio<br />
tuah - (v.) perform - Example: Perform your duty = Na rian kha tuah<br />
tuah - (v.) treat - Example: The driver treats his horses well = Rangleng mawngtu nih a rang kha ttha tein a tuah hna<br />
tuah - (n.) pair - Example: A pair of shoes = Kedan tuah khat<br />
tuah - (v.) do: a polite imperative - Example: Please go = Kal tuah<br />
tuah awk a simi rian , lawmhnak bia chim i batmi - (n.) obligation<br />
tuah awk a simi rian , rian - (n.) task<br />
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tuah awk chim , ruahnak chim - (v.) propose<br />
tuah awk rian a simi - (adj.) obliga<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
tuah ciami / tuah liomi / tuah laimi a langhtertu bia - (n.) tense - Example: He obeyed his parents (past tense) - He obeys his parents<br />
(present tense) - He will obey his parents (future) = A nu le a pa bia a rak ngaih (tuah ciami) - A nu le a pa bia a ngaih (tuah liomi) - A nu le a pa bia<br />
a ngaih lai (tuah laimi)<br />
tuah cutmat , khulrang in kal cutmat - (v.) rush<br />
tuah dih - (adj.) done<br />
tuah dingmi thil - (n.) program<br />
tuah duhmi , tinhmi , tuah khawh - (adj.) effective - Example: Water is effective in extinguishing fire = Mei hmihnak ah ti cu san a tlai<br />
tuah duhnak langhter , bawmh duhnak - (v.) offer - Example: The boy offered <strong>to</strong> carry my books = Nganchiapa nih, na cauk kan putpiak lai,<br />
a ti<br />
tuah duhnak/pek duhnak lungthin ngeih - (v.) vouchsafe - Example: He vouchsafed me no reply = Ka ca leh duhnak lungthin a ngei lo<br />
tuah hlah ti i kham , kham - (v.) interdict<br />
tuah hlah ti i khamnak - (n.) interdiction<br />
tuah hlan in tha te i ruah hmasa - (v.) deliberate<br />
tuah hramhrammi , timh ciammam tein tuahmi - (adj.) deliberate<br />
tuah khat chung i pakhat - (n.) mate - Example: He could not find the mate <strong>to</strong> his shoe = A kedan pakhat a hmu kho lo<br />
tuah khat chung i pakhat - (n.) mate - Example: A kedan pakhat a hmu kho lo<br />
tuah khat i can - (v.) mate - Example: Birds mate in the spring = Vate cu thal ah tuah khat ah an cang (nu le va an si)<br />
tuah khat , khuah khat , nu le va tuah khat - (n.) pair<br />
tuah khat , nu le va - (n.) couple<br />
tuah khawh a simi thil - (n.) feasibility<br />
tuah khawh a simi thil - (adj.) feasible<br />
tuah khawh ding a ri khiahpiak , kham - (v.) restrict<br />
tuah khawh fangfang - (v.) get by - Example: I'll get by with your help = Na ka bawmhnak thawngin ka tuah khawh fangfang a si lai<br />
tuah khawh , khawh - (v.) can - Example: He can go <strong>to</strong> church = Biakinn ah a kal kho<br />
tuah khawh , lim , tlinter - (v.) accomplish<br />
tuah khawh lonak - (n.) disability<br />
tuah khawh lonak - (n.) inability<br />
tuah khawh lonak - (n.) incapacity<br />
tuah khawh , tuah duhmi , tinhmi - (adj.) effective - Example: Water is effective in extinguishing fire = Mei hmihnak ah ti cu san a tlai<br />
tuah khawhmi, hman knawhmi - (adj.) practicable<br />
tuah khawhnak nawl - (n.) warrant<br />
tuah khawhnak ngeih lo - (n.) incompetence<br />
tuah khawn lomi - (adj.) incapable<br />
tuah khawnnak a ngei lomi , a thiam lomi aa tlak lomi - (adj.) incompetent<br />
tuah lengmang i zia i a cang cangmi zia - (n.) habit<br />
tuah lengmangmi , pum ngandamnak ca i pum in tuahmi , thiamnak ca i cawlcanghnak - (n.) exercise<br />
tuah lengmangmi , tuah tawnmi - (n.) practise - Example: Practise makes perfect = Tuah lengmangnak nih thiamnak a chuahter<br />
tuah lengmangnak in kan hmuhmi thiamnak le fimnak , minung nih kan <strong>to</strong>mmi , a nuam a si ah , a har a si ah - (n.) experience<br />
tuah lo khawh lomi - (adj.) compulsory<br />
tuah lo lei lenghternak - (conj.) neither - Example: He neither drinks nor smokes = Zu zong a ding lo, kuak zong a zu lo<br />
tuah loin um - (v.) spare<br />
tuah loin um , a herh lo ti i ruahpiak , ngol - (v.) waive<br />
tuah lonak , um sawsawhnak - (n.) inaction<br />
tuah peng , ngeih peng - (v.) maintain - Example: He maintains a steady speed = A kal ranning in a kal peng ko<br />
tuah setsai lem lo i lungchung i a hung chuakmi kha - (n.) hunch - Example: I have a hunch that my friend will arrive <strong>to</strong>day = Ka hawipa<br />
nihin a tlung lai tiah ka lung ah a chuak<br />
tuah taktak tikah a si kho lomi - (adj.) impracticable<br />
tuah tawnmi a si lomi , a um bal lomi - (adj.) uncommon<br />
tuah tawnmi ningin tuahmi - (adj.) conventional<br />
tuah tawnmi , tuah lengmangmi - (n.) practise - Example: Practise makes perfect = Tuah lengmangnak nih thiamnak a chuahter<br />
tuah tawnning in tuah lengmang - (n.) routine<br />
tuah timi paoh a tuahmi , sinum - (n.) lackey<br />
tuah , tlinter - (v.) implement<br />
tuah tthan - (v.) recommit<br />
tuah , tuan , tuah khawk - (v.) act<br />
tuah u tiah nawlpek - (v.) prescribe - Example: Good citizens do what the laws prescribe = Upadi nih tuah u a timi cu mi ttha nih cun an tuah<br />
tuah , umter , chuahter - (v.) effect - Example: He effected many changes = Thlennak tampi a chuahter<br />
tuah zau awk a herhmi thil - (adj.) pressing<br />
tuah zungzalmi , zungzal , aa hmun zungzalmi - (adj.) perpetual<br />
tuahmi - (n.) cause - Example: They fought for the cause of freedom = Luatnak an i tinhmi ruangah an doh<br />
tuahmi - (n.) deed - Example: His words and deeds do not agree = A bia le a tuahmi an i khat lo<br />
tuahmi chungin hmuhmi tangka - (n.) proceeds<br />
tuahmi thil , a khunhlei in cawnmi thil - (n.) speciality<br />
tuahmi thil a tuahtu le a tuahmi karlakah zeihmanh a um lomi - (adj.) transitive - Example: 1; I kick a ball. - 2: I stand = 1: Hihi 'transitivt<br />
verbum' a si. - 2: Ah hin 'står' hi 'transitivt' a si lo, va tuahmi thil a ngei lo<br />
tuahmi thil cung i lungthin chiah tuk i a dang zeihmanh hngalh ti lo - (v.) lose oneself<br />
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tuahmi , zulhmi - (adj.) pursuant<br />
tuahnak - (n.) performance, doing<br />
tuahnak nawl pek - (v.) allow - Example: Allow him <strong>to</strong> go on a picnic = Hniang hrawmnak ah kalnak nawl pe tuah<br />
tuahnak ttha lo - (n.) misdeed<br />
tuahning , lam - (n.) way - Example: Doc<strong>to</strong>rs are trying <strong>to</strong> find ways <strong>to</strong> prevent desease = Sibawi nih zawtnak khamnak caah zawtnak khamnak<br />
caah lam an kawl lengmang<br />
tuahning ser , timh , ruah , thiltining ser - (v.) devise<br />
tuahpah i chimmi - (adj.) running - Example: He makes a running commentary onthe football match = Pumpululh chuih an i zuamnak kong kha<br />
an chuih pah in amah nih a chim thluahmah<br />
tuahpiaktu - (n.) procura<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tuahtaonak , hmanning - (n.) treatment<br />
tuahter khawh - (v.) enable<br />
tuahtu a chimtu - (n.) active voice - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok a book = Cauk a lak<br />
tuahtu , thil a cantertu thil - (n.) fac<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tuahtu , uknak , uktu - (n.) administra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tuai - (v.) confused: be confused - Example: I am confused = Ka lung aa tuai<br />
tuai - (v.) disorder: <strong>to</strong> be in disorder - Example: They are in disorder = An i tuai<br />
tuai - (v.) sue - Example: He tried <strong>to</strong> sue me but he withdrew = Tuai a ka zalh, asinain aa let tthan<br />
tuai - (n.) young bamboo shoot<br />
tuai , hahter - (v.) temper - Example: He tempered the steel by heating and dropping it in water = Thir cu a linh i ti chung i a thlak khi<br />
tuaihmawng - (n.) banyan tree<br />
tuaitam - (v.) molest<br />
tuaitam , awlokchonh - (v.) harass<br />
tuaitam , dek - (v.) tamper - Example: Do not tamper with the clock = Suimilam kha tuaitam/dek hlah<br />
tuaitam fawi , hmin fawi , tei fawi - (adj.) susceptible - Example: He is susceptible <strong>to</strong> cold = Cumpi nih a tlunh khawh zau, cumpi a khan lo<br />
tuaitam , nihchuak i saih , dehcawh - (v.) tease<br />
tuaitamnak - (n.) molestation<br />
tuaitu - (n.) a person who causes confusion and disturbance<br />
tuak - (v.) calculate, plan<br />
tuak - (v.) estimate<br />
tuak - (v.) figure - Example: He figured out the cost of the house = Inn man kha a tuak cang<br />
tuak khawh lomi - (adj.) incalculable<br />
tuak palh - (v.) miscalculate<br />
tuak , rel ruah - (v.) reckon - Example: You must reckon the cost before you decide <strong>to</strong> buy = Ka cawk lai tiah na ti hlanah a man na tuak hmasa<br />
lai<br />
tuakmi - (n.) estimate - Example: The estimate for this building is one thousand kyats = Hi inn ca dih ding tuakmi cu tangka thong khat a si<br />
tuaknak - (n.) calculation<br />
tuaknak , relnak - (n.) reckoning<br />
tuaknak , ruahnak - (n.) estimation<br />
tuaktu (minung a si zongah , seh a si zongah) - (n.) calcula<strong>to</strong>r<br />
tual - (n.) yard<br />
tual i a khomi ram tan - (v.) mow<br />
tuallai - (n.) center of the yard<br />
tualpar - (n.) fringe of the yard<br />
tuam - (v.) bandage<br />
tuam - (n.) envelope<br />
tuam - (n.) cover (book)<br />
tuam - (v.) wrap (as parcel)<br />
tuam , benh , pan tein khuh - (v.) plate - Example: These cups are plated with gold = Hi hrai cu sui in pan tein an tuam hna; sui an hut<br />
tuam , fun - (v.) enfold<br />
tuam , ngerh - (v.) bind<br />
tuam, seh ti in puan in tuam - (v.) muffle<br />
tuammuai , lawmhter , puai tuahpiak , khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm - (v.) entertain<br />
tuamnak - (n.) casing<br />
tuamnak - (n.) bandaging/binding<br />
tuamnak - (n.) packaging<br />
tuamnak , khuhnak - (n.) sheathing<br />
tuamnak puan - (n.) wrap<br />
tuan - (adv.) early - Example: I rise early in the morning = Zing ah tuan in ka tho<br />
tuan - (adv.) soon - Example: Please return soon = Tuan ah ra kir tuah<br />
tuan - (adv.) long time ago - Example: It happened long time ago = Tuan ah a rak si diam cang<br />
tuan deuh rak sinak - (n.) priority<br />
tuan peng - (v.) carry on<br />
tuanbia chung i a biapi tlangpi bik - (n.) plot<br />
tuanbia chung i pakhatkhat ummi nawl vacawn - (n.) part - Example: He played the part of Romeo = Romeo nawl kha a cawn<br />
tuanbia he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) his<strong>to</strong>ric - Example: Pagan is a his<strong>to</strong>ric place = Pagan cu tuanbia i hmun minthang a si<br />
tuanbia he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) his<strong>to</strong>rical - Example: His<strong>to</strong>rical books = Tuanbia tialnak cauk<br />
tuanbia , kong - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ry, his<strong>to</strong>ry - Example: Church His<strong>to</strong>ry = Khrihfabu Tuanbia<br />
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tuanbia , kong - (n.) tale<br />
tuanbia pakhatkhat hlasabu nih hla in i a sullam an sakmi - (n.) cantata<br />
tuanbia , pathian hna kong i an rak phuahmi tuanbia - (adj.) mythological<br />
tuanbia , pathian hna kong i an rak phuahmi tuanbia - (n.) mythology<br />
tuanbia , ram kong minung kong - (n.) his<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
tuanbia sawhsawh a simi - (adj.) legendary<br />
tuanbia tawi tete hna , fianternak ca i hmanmi ; hmanthlak tehna , tahchunhnak tehna - (n.) illustration<br />
tuanbia ttialtu , tuanbia a hngal ngaingaimi - (n.) his<strong>to</strong>rian<br />
tuang , rang tuang - (n.) mane<br />
tuangphah - (n.) carpet<br />
tuangtuan - (n.) white ant<br />
tuanmi - (n.) as - Example: He is working as a clerk = Cazi rian a ttuan<br />
tuanning hngalh , thil tining hngalh - (n.) know-how<br />
tuanpi - (suff.) a long time ago<br />
tuanpi - (suff.) a long time ago<br />
tuante ah - (adv.) early - Example: He gets up early in the morning = Zinglei ah tuante in a tho<br />
tuanter lo , aa tlak lomi i ser - (v.) disqualify<br />
tuar , in - (v.) stand - Example: Many plants cannot stand cold. - I cannot stand that smell = Ramkung tampi nih cun khuasik an ing kho lo. - Cu<br />
rim cu ka ing kho lo<br />
tuarh , tawrh - (v.) endure, bear - Example: A tawrh in ka tuar kho lo<br />
tuat - (v.) <strong>to</strong> heap upon - Example: They heap hardships upon my head = Ka lu cungah harnak a tuat in an ka tuat<br />
tuavon - (n.) duke, noble clan<br />
tuchan he aa tlak in siter , umter , ser - (v.) modernize<br />
tuchan thil a simi - (adj.) modern<br />
tuchun , nihin - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>day<br />
tuh - (v.) implant<br />
tuh - (adj.) sowing (time) - Example: It's now planting/sowing time = Thlaici tuh caan a cu cang<br />
tuh - (v.) sow, plant seed - Example: They sow seeds = Thlaici an tuh<br />
tuhmui - (n.) hoe, spade<br />
tuhmul - (n.) fleece, wool<br />
tuhmul - (adj.) woolen - Example: Woolen jacket = Tuhmul angki<br />
tuhmul meh - (v.) fleece - Example: We fleeced the sheep = Tuu kha an hmul kan meh hna<br />
tuhnu - (adv.) here after, afterwords<br />
tui - (n.) water<br />
tuk - (v.) assail - Example: He assails him with a club = Thingtan in a tuk<br />
tuk - (n.) lash - Example: He got ten lashes = Voi hra tuk aa huah<br />
tuk - (v.) lash - Example: He lashed the horse = Ran kha a tuk<br />
tuk - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>o - Example: My shirt is <strong>to</strong>o big for you = Ka angki cu na caah a ngan tuk<br />
tuk - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>o, most, superlativ - Example: Do not drink <strong>to</strong>o much alcohol = Zu tam tuk ding hlah<br />
tuk , at - (v.) cut - Example: He cuts himself while shaving = A hmurhmul aa meh lioah aa at<br />
tuk , chim - (n.) onset - Example: The onset of the enemy <strong>to</strong>ok us by surprise = Ral nih an hung kan chim/tuk cu ruah lopi ah a si<br />
tuk , den khenh - (n.) stroke - Example: He drove in the nail with one strok of the hammer = Sobul voi khat den in thir cu pil lakin a khenh ko<br />
tuk , fak piin fungfek in huai - (v.) flog<br />
tuk , fung in tuk - (v.) strike<br />
tuk khawh a simi , hma banh khawh a simi , fahter khawh a simi - (adj.) vulnerable<br />
tuk , lamh , cil - (v.) trounce<br />
tuk , lehpek , hringhran - (adj.) extreme<br />
tuk , raltuk - (v.) attack<br />
tuk ti lei paoh ah hman a si ko , ttih awk tlak a simi , a ttha tukmi - (adj.) terrific - Example: He walked a terrific speed. - The plane flew at a<br />
terrific speed = Khulrang tuk in a kal. - Vanlawng cu ttihnung tiang rang in a zuang<br />
tuk , tu - (v.) whip, beat, strike - Example: Do not beat him with a stick = Fungfek in tu hlah<br />
tuk , tu - (v.) hit, beat, strike<br />
tuk , tu - (v.) fight (as in war) - Example: They fight in war = Ral an i tu<br />
tuk , tuknak fung - (n.) whip<br />
tuk , velh - (v.) beat<br />
tukawm - (n.) sheepfold, pen, enclosure<br />
tukbakhur , hngawng hnulei cuar - (n.) scruff<br />
tukforh - (v.) tempt - Example: The serpent tempted Eve = Rul nih Evi kha a tukforh<br />
tukforhnak - (n.) temptation<br />
tukforhtu - (n.) tempter<br />
tukhal - (n.) shepherd<br />
tuknak fungfek a hmemi - (v.) switch - Example: He switched the dog with a switch = Uico kha fungfek in a tuk<br />
tukrek - (n.) comb like bar in the <strong>Chin</strong> loom <strong>to</strong> keep the threads of the warp spread out<br />
tuksa hma - (n.) hurt<br />
tuksah - (n.) cut wound<br />
tuksapur a simi - (adj.) gruesome<br />
tuksapur , fihnung , mui chia - (adj.) hideous<br />
tuksapur , ttihnung - (adj.) horrible, awful - Example: His wound was awful = A hma kha tuksapur a si<br />
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tuksat - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cut with implements such as knife - Example: Be careful lest you cut yourselves = Nan i tuksat sual lai<br />
tuksawh - (v.) instigate<br />
tuksawh - (n.) instigation<br />
tuktak in sakmi inn/thlam - (n.) shack<br />
tukum - (n.) ---<br />
Tuluk mi - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong>ese<br />
Tuluk nih si caah an hmanmi aikung phun khat - (n.) ginseng<br />
Tuluk ram - (prop.) <strong>Chin</strong>a<br />
Tuluk rawl cinak fung tete - (n.) chopsticks<br />
Tuluk thiam hmasami , thim sawh in damternak - (n.) acupuncture<br />
tuluk thilfonhnak - (n.) abacus<br />
Tulukmi bawi ngan - (n.) mandarin<br />
tum - (v.) blow - Example: Blow the whistle = Firik kha tum tuah<br />
tum - (v.) play - Example: She played on the piano = Piano a tum<br />
tum - (v.) ring - Example: Ring the bell = Darkhing tum tuah<br />
tum - (n.) palm, sago palm<br />
tum - (n.) chunk of s<strong>to</strong>ne/rock/wood - Example: A rock (chunk) is rolling down = Lung tum a ril<br />
tum - (v.) fold knees - Example: Fold your knees = Na khun tum<br />
tum - (v.) clench fist - Example: Do not clench your fist = Na kut tum hlah<br />
tum - (v.) wish, desire, want, resolve, determine, porpose, intend, <strong>to</strong> make it one's ambition - Example: I never resolved <strong>to</strong> do harm <strong>to</strong> him = A<br />
cungah tthatlonak tuah ka tum bal lo<br />
tum awk thilri hri negi pawl - (n.) strings<br />
tum , darkhing tum - (v.) <strong>to</strong>ll<br />
tum deuhnak , tlawm deuhnak - (n.) diminution<br />
tum , onh - (v.) strike - Example: The clock strikes twelve at noon = Chun ah suimilam cu voi hleihnih aa tum<br />
tum , ruah hleng - (n.) anticlimax<br />
tum sang - (v.) aspire - Example: He aspires <strong>to</strong> fame = Mi minthang si kha a tum<br />
tum , tlawm deuh - (v.) diminish<br />
tumbul , hna<strong>to</strong>nh - (n.) earring<br />
tumkung - (n.) palm tree<br />
tumnak , fak piin tlaknak - (n.) slump - Example: A slump in prices = Thil man fak piin a tlaknak, a ttumnak<br />
tumnak thilri - (n.) instrument - Example: Musical instruments = Awdawh tumnak thilri hna, guitar, thonglawi, etc.<br />
tumpang - (n.) kapok<br />
tumpaw - (n.) the flower and fruit bud of the plantain/banana<br />
tumphit , firik - (n.) whistle<br />
tumruh - (adj.) ambitious - Example: He is an ambitious man = Mi tumruh a si<br />
tumtah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> desire with determination, <strong>to</strong> make it an object of one's desire<br />
tumtah , tumtahnak - (n.) aim and object<br />
tun - (v.) stand - Example: Vampang ah khan arhlei kha hei tung<br />
tun - (n.) bag - Example: A bag of rice = Facang tun khat<br />
tun , tung - (v.) raise - Example: Raise your head = Na lung tung tuah<br />
tunai - (n.) near future<br />
tunai bik - (adj.) last - Example: The last few days have been rainy = Tunai bik ni hnih tlum cu ruah a sur<br />
tunaite ah - (adv.) lately - Example: I did not hear from him lately = Tunai cu a thawngpang ka thei lo<br />
tunaite ah - (adv.) recently<br />
tunaite ah , tawi tein , bia tlawm tein , khulrang in - (adv.) shortly<br />
tung - (n.) pole<br />
tung - (n.) post<br />
tung - (n.) stature - Example: A man of six feet is above average-stature = Pa pe ruk a tung a simi hi zapi nak sang deuh a si<br />
tung - (adj.) perpendicular, upright<br />
tung - (adv.) plentifully - Example: They have rice plentifully = Facang an ngei tung ko<br />
tung a par a zummi - (n.) palisade<br />
tung ding , a dingmi tung - (n.) axis<br />
tung , fung , tthiangtthunh - (n.) staff - Example: The flag hangs on the staff = Tung ah alan an thlai<br />
tung le inncung dohkalhnak - (n.) flying buttress<br />
tung le tung karlak - (n.) span - Example: The bridge crossed the river in a single span = Hlei cu tiva cungah tung le tung karah aa thlai<br />
tung nganpi hram , a hram - (n.) pedestal<br />
tung , tun - (v.) raise - Example: Raise your head = Na lung tung tuah<br />
tungtlang he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) skeletal<br />
tungtlang , takpum ruh - (n.) skele<strong>to</strong>n<br />
tungvangpalh - (adj.) square - Example: Ours is a square house = Kan inn cu tungvangpalh a si<br />
tungvangpalh a simi thil - (n.) square<br />
tunmer - (v.) improve - Example: Education improves their culture = Cathiam fimnak nih an nunphung a tunmer<br />
tunu - (n.) granddaughter<br />
tunu - (n.) ewe lamb<br />
tunu , lentecelhnak tunu , laimi - (n.) doll<br />
tupa - (n.) grandson<br />
tupa - (n.) son-in-law<br />
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tupa - (n.) male sheep<br />
tupi - (n.) forest<br />
tupi - (n.) ewe<br />
tupi chung i phong hmete - (adj.) glade<br />
tupi thingram a humhaktu - (n.) ranger<br />
tupi zohkhenhtu - (n.) forester<br />
tur - (n.) poison<br />
Turkey ram - (n.) Turkey<br />
Turkey rammi - (n.) Turk<br />
turturtur ti i kal - (v.) tramp<br />
turun - (n.) flock of sheep<br />
turung - (n.) pickaxe<br />
tusa - (n.) mut<strong>to</strong>n<br />
tutu , dohtu , ral chimtu - (n.) raider<br />
tutuhlut , zunthil , pupuhlut - (n.) bladder<br />
tuu - (n.) sheep<br />
tuu a pi - (n.) ewe<br />
tuu fate - (n.) lamb<br />
tuu hmul hna an meh khi , hmul meh - (v.) shear<br />
tuu onh - (v.) bleat<br />
tuu riahnak - (n.) sheepcote<br />
tuu run riahnak hmun - (n.) fold<br />
tuu sa - (n.) mut<strong>to</strong>n<br />
tuu , tu - (n.) sheep<br />
tuuk - (v.) <strong>to</strong> malign secretly<br />
tuukal bantukin chongh i lamhruai - (v.) shepherd<br />
tuukawng - (n.) ram<br />
tuukhal - (n.) shepherd<br />
tuuphaw - (n.) sheepskin<br />
tuzan - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>night<br />
tuzing - (n.) this morning<br />
U<br />
u - (n.) older brother or sister<br />
u - (adv.) plural particle used with you and us - Example: Let us go. - All of you go = Kal u sih. - Nan dihlak in kal u<br />
u le nau hna - (n.) brother and sister, brethern<br />
u shi - (v.) let (cohortative particle) - Example: Let us go <strong>to</strong> church = Biakinn ah kal u sih<br />
ua-a - (adj.) hesitant, unsure - Example: Don't you be hesitant = I ua-a hlah<br />
ua-a - (adj.) wishy-washy - Example: He is wishy-washy = Mi ua-a a si<br />
ua-a - (adv.) hesitatingly - Example: He is talking hesitatingly = Biachim ah aa ua-a lengmang<br />
uah - (adj.) proud, conceited, contemptuous - Example: He is a conceited man = Mi uah a si<br />
uah , uak - (v.) <strong>to</strong> give somebody mere than others - Example: I give you more wage than others = Na nihlawh kan uah<br />
uahmah - (adv.) a big person striding forward - Example: He is going forward = A kal uahmah<br />
uahnak - (n.) pride, condeit, arrogance - Example: He has no pride = Uahnak a ngei lo<br />
uai , uei - (v.) wilt, droop - Example: Flower wilts = Pangpar a uai<br />
uak , uah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> give somebody mere than others - Example: I give you more wage than others = Na nihlawh kan uah<br />
uakhluak tuk deuh in a simi - (adj.) inordinate<br />
uaknawn - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> give in quite a large number - Example: He drinks (wine) in quite a large quantity = Uaknawn in a din<br />
ualtuah - (adj.) fussy, <strong>to</strong>uchy, hard <strong>to</strong> please - Example: She is a fussy, hard <strong>to</strong> please person = Mi ualtuah a si<br />
uam - (v.) warm<br />
uan , uang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be proud of - Example: You should not be <strong>to</strong>o proud of your beauty, - I am proud of my book = Na muidawh kha naa uan<br />
tuk awk a si lo. - Ka cauk kaa uang<br />
uang , uan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be proud of - Example: You should not be <strong>to</strong>o proud of your beauty, - I am proud of my book = Na muidawh kha naa uan<br />
tuk awk a si lo. - Ka cauk kaa uang<br />
uangthlarmi - (adj.) boastful<br />
uanthlar - (v.) boast<br />
uanthlar - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be proud of (overtly)<br />
uanthlar , mahfak i biachim - (v.) brag<br />
uap - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cover with blanket <strong>to</strong> keep him warm<br />
uar - (v.) appreciate, like - Example: I appreciate/like his preaching = A phungchim ka uar<br />
uar - (v.) exaggerate<br />
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uarnak , rak i lunghmuihnak ; Oh! Ah! Hurrah! ti tehna hi uarnak bia cu an si - (n.) interjection<br />
uei , uai - (v.) wilt, droop - Example: Flower wilts = Pangpar a uai<br />
uh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cry for somebody as a child does for its mother especially when she is about <strong>to</strong> leave<br />
uh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> feel that one has been slightet and not treaten fairly and squarely<br />
uhkang - (n.) cast iron<br />
uhkang , thirhrum - (n.) skillet<br />
uhkang , thirhum - (n.) pan<br />
uhnah - (v.) covet - Example: Do not covet your neighbour's properties = Na innpa chawva va uhnah hlah<br />
uhnah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> feel sorry for not getting what others get<br />
uhnahnak - (n.) coveteousness<br />
ui fir kal in kal , a thli tein kal - (v.) slink<br />
ui hrik , uihli - (n.) flea<br />
uico - (n.) dog<br />
uico bao - (v.) bark<br />
uico bao - (v.) yap<br />
uico bao a si lo in uico a onh thluahmah khi - (v.) howl<br />
uico fanote - (n.) whelp<br />
uico hngawng hri - (n.) leash<br />
uico hngawng oih - (n.) collar<br />
uico mei hngerh , hngerh - (v.) wag<br />
uico ngur - (v.) growl<br />
uico nih a hani aa hlih i a ngur khi - (v.) snarl<br />
uico phun khat - (n.) terrier<br />
uico phun khat , a khan a sang ngai i a tai aa rek ngaimi - (n.) greyhound<br />
uico ti liah in liah - (v.) lap<br />
uicofa - (n.) puppy<br />
uih - (adj.) stale - Example: Do not eat stale food = Rawl uhi vi ei hlah<br />
uih kho lo le thu kho lo dingin cawnhun kha tuah , chuan - (n.) pasteurization<br />
uihli - (n.) flea<br />
uihli - (n.) boil<br />
uihrik nih a phorhmi zawtnak - (n.) typhus<br />
uihrut zawtnak - (n.) rabies<br />
uikuang ruh - (n.) collar bone<br />
uilei - (n.) the steel of a flint lock gun upon which the flint strikes<br />
uilong , khuachia tih - (n.) amulet<br />
uinu , uipi - (n.) bitch<br />
uipi , uinu - (n.) bitch<br />
uitawntawk - (n.) mantis<br />
uk - (n.) control<br />
uk - (v.) dominate - Example: The boy dominates his friends = Ngakchiapa nih a hawile kha a uk hna<br />
uk - (v.) henpeck - Example: He is henpecked by his wife = A nupi nih a uk<br />
uk - (v.) possess - Example: Anger possessed him = Thinhunnak nih a uk<br />
uk - (v.) rule<br />
uk , bawi - (v.) reign<br />
uk bawi nih ruahnak petu ah aa chiahmi bu - (n.) privy council<br />
uk , hruai - (v.) govern<br />
uk , hruai - (v.) manage - Example: He cannot manage the horse = Rang cu a hruai kho lo<br />
uk khawh a si lomi - (adj.) ungovernable<br />
uk khawh le sersiam khawh a simi - (adj.) tractable<br />
uk khawh set loin a um lulhmi , mi bu nganpi - (n.) mob<br />
uk khawhnak , tei khawhnak - (n.) mastery<br />
uk khawk lomi - (adj.) unruly<br />
uk liotu cozah doh - (v.) revolt<br />
uk , tangchiah , tei - (v.) subjugate<br />
uk , tei - (v.) master<br />
uk tuk - (v.) domineer<br />
uk , zohkhenh - (v.) administer - Example: The Head Master administers the school = Head Master nih sianginn a zohkhenh (uk)<br />
ukang - (n.) caststeel<br />
ukang - (n.) skillet, fry pan<br />
ukmi ram - (n.) empire<br />
ukmi ram - (n.) kingdom<br />
ukmi ram , uknak - (n.) dominion<br />
uknak - (n.) dominance<br />
uknak - (n.) rule<br />
uknak ca i cheumi peng a hmemi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>wnship<br />
uknak i a hme deuh le a ngan deuh aa dot thliahmah i um - (n.) hierarchy<br />
uknak i party pakhat lawng nih uknak tlaihmi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>talitarian<br />
uknak lei i a fim i upat awk le hmaizah awk tlak a simi - (n.) statesman<br />
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uknak lei i rianttuan a duhmi , naingnganzi tama - (n.) politician<br />
uknak nawl ngeimi hna nih an chungle lawng an zawn an ruah hna khi - (n.) nepotism<br />
uknak , ram ukning , cozah ukning - (n.) politics<br />
uknak , ukmi ram - (n.) dominion<br />
uknak , uktu , tuahtu - (n.) administra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
uknak , zohkhenh , rianttuannak - (n.) administration<br />
ukning , cozah kalning - (n.) regime<br />
uktu - (n.) controller<br />
uktu - (n.) ruler<br />
uktu a dohmi - (adj.) rebellious<br />
uktu a simi , biapi bik a simi , a lang bikmi - (adj.) dominant<br />
uktu bawi - (n.) satrap<br />
uktu bawi , bawmtu bawi - (n.) bailiff<br />
uktu bawi puar , bawi tthalo - (n.) tyrant<br />
uktu cozah doh awkah ralkap tih ralthawh - (n.) mutiny<br />
uktu cozah dohtu ralkap - (n.) mutineer<br />
uktu dohnak , ram chung ral thawhnak - (n.) rebellion<br />
uktu , hmuhsaktu - (n.) direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
uktu , mah duhning lawng in mi a uktu - (n.) despot<br />
uktu , mangkibawi - (n.) governor<br />
uktu pakhatkhat nih ukmi ram - (n.) domain<br />
uktu pawl an i hrinsorning - (n.) dynasty<br />
uktu siangpahrang - (n.) emperor<br />
uktu siangpahrang nupi / uktu siangpahrangnu - (n.) empress<br />
uktu , tuahtu , uknak - (n.) administra<strong>to</strong>r<br />
uktu , zohkhenhtu bawi , bawi - (n.) boss<br />
ul - (v.) <strong>to</strong> half-dry meat on the fire or in the sun<br />
ul , din tein khangh , em - (v.) scorch<br />
ul , ulh - (v.) abstain - Example: They abstain from eating food, they fast = Rawn an ul<br />
ulh - (v.) observe - Example: We observe Sunday = Zarhpini kan ulh<br />
ulh-amh - (n.) taboo<br />
ulh-amh - (v.) abstain, regard something as taboo<br />
ulh , ul - (v.) abstain - Example: They abstain from eating food, they fast = Rawn an ul<br />
ulhnak , zulhnak , nawlngaihnak - (n.) observance<br />
um - (v.) am - Example: I am in the house = Inn chungah ka um<br />
um - (v.) stay - Example: She stays at home = Inn ah a um<br />
um - (v.) abide<br />
um - (n.) gourd<br />
um - (v.) exist - Example: These mountains have existed for a long time = Hi tlang hna cu saupi an um cang<br />
um - (v.) lie - Example: The book lies on the table = Cauk cu cabuai cungah a um<br />
um - (v.) live - Example: He lives with his parents = A nu le a pa sinah a um<br />
um - (v.) occupy - Example: We occupy the house = Inn ah kanmah kan um<br />
um - (n.) presence - Example: I knew of his presence in the other room = Khattelei khan i a um kha ka hngalh ko<br />
um - (adj.) present - Example: He was present in the church last Sunday = Kan hnulei Zarhpi ni ah khan biakinn ah a um (aa pum)<br />
um - (v.) reside - Example: He resided in <strong>Hakha</strong> = <strong>Hakha</strong> ah a um<br />
um - (v.) settle<br />
um , bel - (n.) pot<br />
um chungnak - (n.) lodging<br />
um hrimhrim seh , si hrimhrim seh tinak ca i ruahmi - (v.) insure - Example: They sent a car for him <strong>to</strong> insure his presence in the meeting =<br />
Meeting ah um hrimhrim seh tinak caah mawttawka pakhat an kuat<br />
um khawhnak a simi - (adj.) inhabitable<br />
um khawhnak a simi ; inn zong a si ah , hmun zong a si ah - (adj.) habitable<br />
um , khuasak - (v.) inhabit<br />
um lo - (n.) absence - Example: His absence from school was caused by illness. = Sianginn a kai lo cu zawt ruangah a si.<br />
um lo - (adj.) absent - Example: He is absent from school. = Sianginn a kai lo.<br />
um lo khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indispensable<br />
um lo , ngeih lo - (adj.) devoid - Example: A well devoid of water is useless = Ti a um lomi tikhor cu santlaihnak zeihmanh a ngei lo<br />
um rih - (v.) remain - Example: We shall remain in the church after service = Pumh dih in biakinn ah kan tang rih lai<br />
um sawsawhnak , tuah lonak - (n.) inaction<br />
um seh law , si seh law tiin ruahmi thil , a um taktak lomi - (adj.) hypothetical - Example: Kalaba is a hypothetical language = Kalaba cu a um<br />
taktakmi holh a si lo, va um seh law tiin hei ruahmi holh a si<br />
um set lonak - (n.) rarity<br />
um , si - (v.) be<br />
um ti , funh - (v.) cohere - Example: Bricks and motar cohere = Tlakrawn le thung cu an i seng<br />
um , ziaza lei - (v.) behave - Example: Don't behave like a fool = Mihrut bantukin um hlah<br />
umh - (v.) care for, look after<br />
umh - (v.) baby sit - Example: Because my grandmother baby sits for me I can work = Ka pi nih nau a uhm caah rian ka ttuan kho<br />
umhar - (adj.) boring - Example: It is boring <strong>to</strong> live alone = Mah lawng um cu um a har<br />
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umharnak , lilennak lunglennak , ngaichiatnak - (n.) melancholy<br />
umharnak , lunglennak - (n.) loneliness<br />
umhmun i khuar ciammam tein ral i tuknak , vai <strong>to</strong>n sual si loin - (n.) pitched battle<br />
umkheng chiahnak khan - (n.) pantry<br />
ummang , umnang - (n.) the black soot on the pot<br />
umnak - (n.) habitation - Example: The old house is not fit for habitation = Inn hlunpi kha umnak a tlak ti lo<br />
umnak - (n.) stay<br />
umnak hmun - (n.) location<br />
umnak hmun - (n.) place - Example: He pas no place <strong>to</strong> stay = Umnak hmun a ngei lo<br />
umnak hmun - (n.) position<br />
umnak hmun - (n.) settlement<br />
umnak hmun - (n.) sphere<br />
umnak hmun - (n.) abode<br />
umnak hmun - (n.) situation<br />
umnak hmun a fek i a himmi - (n.) stronghold<br />
umnak hmun a simi - (adj.) inhabited<br />
umnak hmun , biachimmi - (n.) address<br />
umnak hmun/inn - (n.) residence<br />
umnak inn - (n.) home<br />
umnak inn - (n.) quarters<br />
umnak inn , umnak hmun - (n.) dwelling<br />
umnak , nunnak - (n.) existence<br />
umnak pek - (n.) housing - Example: The housing of such a large group will not be easy = Cu tluk bu ngan umnak innpek cu a fawi lai lo<br />
umnak rolh - (v.) supplant<br />
umnang , ummang - (n.) the black soot on the pot<br />
umpawng - (n.) loofah<br />
umpu - (n.) jar (usually a big one)<br />
umruang - (n.) gourd<br />
umsertu - (n.) potter<br />
umter - (v.) cause - Example: He did not want <strong>to</strong> cause trouble = Harnak umter, chuahter a duh lo<br />
umter - (v.) dispose - Example: The ships were disposed in a atraight line = Tilawng cu artlang tein an umter hna<br />
umter - (v.) occasion - Example: The boy's behaviour occasioned his parents much anxiety = Ngakchiapa a umtuzia nih khan a nu le a pa cu<br />
lungretheihnak a pek hna<br />
umter , a chung i chiah , chiah - (v.) induct - Example: Mr. George was inducted in<strong>to</strong> the office of the president of the corporation = Mr. George<br />
cu corporation president rian ah an chiah<br />
umter , chiah - (adj.) situated - Example: The school is situated in the centre of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Sianginn cu khua laifangah a um<br />
umter , chuahter , tuah - (v.) effect - Example: He effected many changes = Thlennak tampi a chuahter<br />
umter , dirh ser - (v.) institute - Example: They instituted new laws = Upadi thar an ser hna<br />
umter peng - (v.) retain<br />
umter , ser - (v.) create<br />
umter , siter khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) creative<br />
umter tthan , fehter tthan - (v.) reestablish<br />
umtu hoiher le lungputning - (n.) bearing<br />
umtu holhrel ah mi dang zawnruat le upat in dawhtein a ummi - (adj.) polite<br />
umtu ningcang aa dawh ngaimi - (adj.) graceful<br />
umtu , ziaza - (n.) behaviour<br />
umtu ziaza - (n.) deportment<br />
umtu ziaza aa dawhmi , dawhtlakte i nun - (n.) decency<br />
umtu ziaza aa dawhmi pa , hmaizah awk tlak a simi pa - (n.) gentleman - Example: Gentlemen's agreement = Catial loin pakhat le pakhat i<br />
zumhnak lawnglawng in tuahmi biakamnak<br />
umtu ziaza i tla bulbal in a ummi , biachim , holhrel - (adj.) gruff<br />
umtu ziaza , ziaza - (n.) demeanour<br />
umtuning - (v.) deport oneself - Example: Deport yourself like a gentleman = Palungfim bantukin um i zuam<br />
umtuning - (n.) humour - Example: He is in the bad humour <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu lung nuam loin a um<br />
umtuning - (n.) situation<br />
umtuning - (n.) state - Example: He is in a poor state of health = Ngandam lo ngaiin a um<br />
umtuning danter , thlen - (v.) affect - Example: Weather can affect crops = Nikhua nih rawl kung umtuning a danter khawh<br />
umtuning dawh lo - (adj.) ill-mannered<br />
umtuning , sining - (n.) status<br />
umtuning , sining - (n.) condition - Example: On condition that = A si ahcun<br />
un , ung - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be angry and uncooperative<br />
unau a simi - (adj.) fraternal<br />
unau fa asiloah far fa , pa a simi - (n.) nephew<br />
unau sinak - (n.) fraternity<br />
unau , ta - (n.) brother<br />
ung - (adj.) black mainly from smoke and dirt<br />
ung - (n.) coconut<br />
ung , un , unh , untuan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be angry and uncooperative<br />
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unghreu bantuk a simi zawtnak rungrul , mit in hmuh khawh lomi - (n.) bacillus<br />
ungkung - (n.) palm<br />
ungkung - (n.) coconut tree<br />
ungkung , ungthei - (n.) coconut<br />
ungsi - (n.) coconut oil<br />
ungthei , ungkung - (n.) coconut<br />
unh , ung , un - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be angry and uncooperative<br />
unhnak , unnak - (n.) animosity, uncooperativeness<br />
university i cawnmi phun - (n.) faculty - Example: Faculty of theology = Pathian lei kong cawnnak<br />
university sianginn saya ngan bik - (n.) rec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
unnak - (n.) sulkiness<br />
unnak , unhnak - (n.) animosity, uncooperativeness<br />
untuan , ung , un , unh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be angry and uncooperative<br />
up - (v.) <strong>to</strong> put something in the fire covering it with ashes<br />
upa - (adj.) old - Example: He is now an old man (She is now an old woman) = A upa cang<br />
upa - (n.) elderly person<br />
upa - (adj.) mature - Example: He/she is a mature person = Upa a si cang<br />
upa - (n.) elder of the church<br />
upa bik , nawl ngeitu bik , bu khat chung lu - (n.) chief<br />
upa deuh a simi - (adj.) elder<br />
upa deuh sinak - (n.) seniority<br />
upa he aa kaih lomi , biakamnak pek khawh lomi , a ding lomi - (adj.) unwarranted<br />
upa nawn a simi - (adj.) elderly<br />
upa , patling , nutling - (adj.) adult<br />
upa , upa deuh pawl - (n.) senior<br />
upadi a tuahmi bu - (n.) legislature<br />
upadi buar , ziaza ttha lo - (n.) misdemeanour - Example: Stealing is a misdemeanour = Fir hi ziaza tthatlo upadi buar a si<br />
upadi , cozah nih zapi zulh awk i an sermi phung ; phunglam - (n.) law<br />
upadi he aa kalh lomi - (adj.) unconstitutional<br />
upadi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) statu<strong>to</strong>ry<br />
upadi he aa ralchanhmi - (adj.) unlawful<br />
upadi he i ralchanh in zureu a zuarmi - (n.) bootlegger<br />
upadi hman ding i vun sernak - (n.) enforcement<br />
upadi hme deuh ; mah riantuannak ding ca i sermi - (n.) bylaw<br />
upadi huhphenhnak tang i a um lomi - (n.) outlaw<br />
upadi i ser - (v.) enact<br />
upadi i ser - (v.) pass - Example: Parliament passed an education bill = Parliament nih cawnnak puadi an ser<br />
upadi i sernak - (n.) enactment<br />
upadi in tuah hrimhrim awk timi - (v.) obligate<br />
upadi kha hman ding vun siter , duhmi tuahter khawhnak ca i hnek , thazang in hnek - (v.) enforce<br />
upadi , nawlbia - (n.) statute<br />
upadi ning a simi , a phung ning a simi - (adj.) legal<br />
upadi , ningin a si lomi - (adj.) illegal<br />
upadi ningin thah - (v.) execute<br />
upadi , phung - (n.) code<br />
upadi sernak - (n.) legislation<br />
upadi sertu - (adj.) legislative - Example: Legislative assembly = Upadi sertu bu<br />
upadi sertu (mi) - (n.) legisla<strong>to</strong>r<br />
upadi thiam - (n.) jurist<br />
upadi umtu ningcang lei fimnak - (n.) jurisprudence<br />
upadi zulh lo , nawlbia buar - (adj.) lawless<br />
upadi zulh ruang i laksawng hmuhmi, buar ruang i dantatnak hmuhmi - (n.) sanction<br />
upapi ngakchia bantuk i a ummi - (adj.) puerile<br />
upat - (v.) esteem<br />
upat - (v.) honour - Example: We should honor our parents = Kan nu le kan pa cu kan upat hna awk a si<br />
upat awk a simi - (adj.) reverend<br />
upat awk tlak , mi numsiang , ziaza ttha a simi - (adj.) noble<br />
upat awk tlak , mi nunsiang , ziaza tha a simi. n. mihrinfa , tuavon - (adj.) --upat<br />
awk tlak ngaimi , a nganpi, a man a fak ngaimi - (adj.) grand<br />
upat awk tlakmi - (adj.) honourable<br />
upat , hmaizah - (v.) revere<br />
upat hmaizah - (v.) venerate<br />
upat , hmaizah - (v.) respect<br />
upat , hmaizah , biak - (v.) worship<br />
upat lo - (v.) disrespect<br />
upat peknak ca i meithal puah - (n.) salvo<br />
upat ruang i rian in dinhter - (v.) superannuate<br />
upatnak - (n.) deference, respect<br />
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upatnak - (n.) homage<br />
upatnak - (n.) reverence<br />
upatnak ca i pekmi thil , a cung i cattialmi a ummi - (n.) medal<br />
upatnak caah sakmi , min aa khatmi - (n.) namesake - Example: My son Kenneth is the namesake of my friend Kenneth = Ka fapa Kenneth cu<br />
ka hawipa Kenneth upatnak in sakmi a si<br />
upatnak , hmaizahnak - (n.) prestige<br />
upatnak , hmaizahnak - (n.) dignity<br />
upatnak , hmaizahnak , thangthatnak - (n.) honour<br />
upatnak le khuaruah harnak aa cawhmi , ttihnak - (n.) awe<br />
upatnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) regardful<br />
upatnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) reverent<br />
upatnak , thangtthatnak - (n.) credit - Example: The boy received credit for his hard work = Ngakchia nih fak piin aa zuammi rian ah khan<br />
thangtthatnak a hmuh<br />
upawng , lupawng , ludomh - (n.) turban<br />
ur - (v.) <strong>to</strong> keep something over the fireplace so that it may get dry and be smoked<br />
urhsun - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take something seriously, fervently, passionately<br />
urmar - (adv.) in a large number - Example: They went in a large number = An kal urmar<br />
USA alan - (n.) Stars and Stripes<br />
USA cozah - (prop.) Uncle Sam<br />
USA ram Washing<strong>to</strong>n khua i Congress an i pumhnak inn - (prop.) Capi<strong>to</strong>l<br />
USA tangka - (n.) dollar<br />
USA tangka dollar phar cheu za khat i cheu khat - (n.) cent<br />
utlak - (n.) frog<br />
utlak hmete - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ad<br />
V<br />
va - (adv.) used in exclamation - Example: How beautiful you are! = Na va dawh dah!<br />
va - (n.) bird<br />
va - (pref.) prefix for names of birds - Example: Hornbill bird. - Pheasant = Vapual. - Varit<br />
va - (v.) go - Example: I shall go home = Inn ah ka va lai<br />
va - (adv.) verbal particle, signifying going or coming or motion on more or less level ground - Example: Please go there. - He went <strong>to</strong> <strong>Hakha</strong>. -<br />
Please take my shirt (from there). - I shall go eat there = Khika ah khin va kal. - <strong>Hakha</strong> ah a va kal. - Ka angki va la. - Rawl ka va ei lai<br />
va chuahhnawh , an i ralrin lo liote i va tlaih - (v.) surprise<br />
va hmul , ar hmul - (n.) feather<br />
va hmur saupi - (n.) kingfisher<br />
va hmursau rili kam i a ummi - (n.) pelican<br />
va kal , kal hnawh , veh - (v.) resort - Example: Many people resort <strong>to</strong> the seaside in hot weather = Khualinh caan ah mi tampi cu rili kam ah an<br />
kal lengmang<br />
va kirtak , nupi mak - (v.) divorce<br />
va la , va caw - (v.) get - Example: Get some bread at the s<strong>to</strong>re = Chawdawr ah changreu va caw tuah<br />
va lak - (v.) fetch<br />
va nawl , daither , remter , a thin a hungmi va hlemh - (v.) appease<br />
va nganpi phun khat - (n.) emu<br />
va ngei liomi ngaknu ; mo - (n.) bride<br />
va ngei lo nupi tthit loin mah lawng i a ummi - (adj.) single<br />
va ngei loin a ummi , nupi ngei lo - (adj.) celibate<br />
va ngei lomi nu, upatnak in auhnak - (n.) miss<br />
va ngei rih lomi ngaknu - (n.) maid<br />
va ngeih , nupi tthit - (v.) marry<br />
va nuamh ta awk i khua leng i va chuah - (n.) excursion<br />
va pahnih ngeih , nupi pahnih ngeih - (n.) bigamy<br />
va , pasal - (n.) husband - Example: Husband and wife = Nu le va<br />
va phun khat - (n.) penguin<br />
va phun khat , a hngawng le a hmur a sau ngaimi - (n.) heron<br />
va rit - (n.) pheasant<br />
va si seh law ti duhnak ngeihmi ruah peng khi - (n.) wishfull thinking<br />
va si seh law ti in ruah , a tlangpi lawl - (n.) hypothesis - Example: Let us act on the hypothesis that he is honest = Miding a si ti in ruat in cu<br />
ning cun tuan phawt ko hnik u si law<br />
va si seh law ti ruahnak - (n.) supposition<br />
vabu - (n.) bird's nest<br />
vaca - (n.) heron<br />
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vacung pa duh , nu duh , pa duh - (n.) adultery<br />
vacung pa duh , nu duh , pa duh - (n.) adultery<br />
vah - (n.) nephew or niece<br />
vah - (v.) crawl<br />
vah - (v.) wandering about without any purpose - Example: You want only <strong>to</strong> wander about = Vah lawng na duh<br />
vah , vak - (v.) crawl, creep, wander<br />
vah , vat - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a clearing in the forest for a field - Example: You ought <strong>to</strong> finish clearing the field by January = January ah cun lo na vah<br />
dih awk a si<br />
vahcap - (n.) the trees in the fields which have been felled and kept <strong>to</strong> get dried for burning in shifting cultivation<br />
vahna - (adv.) upstream<br />
vahna lei - (adv.) upstream<br />
vahnak - (n.) crawling<br />
vahnak - (n.) making clearance in the forest<br />
vahnak - (n.) wandering<br />
vahnak nam saupi hlok saupi a ngeimi , ra - (n.) scythe<br />
vahui - (n.) wood pigeon - Example: A wood pigeon coos = Vahui a awn<br />
vahvaih , vaihvah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> wander about in search of food and settlement<br />
vahvaihnak - (n.) wandering, sojourning<br />
vai - (n.) Indian or European<br />
vai - (n.) paddy husk<br />
vai - (v.) lose way and wander around<br />
vai , vaih - (v.) hunt - Example: I go hunting = Ram ka vai<br />
vaih - (v.) roam<br />
vaih - (v.) rove<br />
vaih , kal - (v.) wander<br />
vaih , vai - (v.) hunt - Example: I go hunting. - I like <strong>to</strong> go hunting = Ram ka vai. - Ram vaih ka duh<br />
vaihnak - (n.) wandering<br />
vaihnak - (n.) hunting ground - Example: Hriphi is a good hunting ground = Hriphi cu ram vaihnak a ttha<br />
vaihvah , vahvaih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> wander about in search of food and settlement<br />
vaihvahnak - (n.) wandering<br />
vailamtah - (n.) cross<br />
vailamtahnak - (n.) cross, crucifixion<br />
vailamtahnak a cung i Bawi Jesu milem a cuangmi - (n.) crucifix<br />
vailamtahnak i thah - (v.) crucify<br />
vailamtahnak i thahnak - (n.) crucifixion<br />
vailamtahnak pungsan in an sakmi biakinn vailamtahnak a lawhnak zawnte khi - (n.) transept<br />
Vailamtahnak Sen, harnak a <strong>to</strong>ngmi hna bawmtu, hi bu hmelchunhnak cu vailamtahnak sen a si - (prop.) Red Cross<br />
vainam - (n.) sword<br />
vainam kuaipi - (n.) sabre<br />
vainam phun khat aa kuaimi - (n.) scimitar<br />
vaipangpar - (n.) marigold<br />
vaisiling sathau - (n.) vaselin<br />
vaitamin si , nunnak si - (n.) vitamin<br />
vaivuan - (adj.) unstable, oscillating, fickle minded<br />
vak , vah - (v.) crawl, creep, wander<br />
vakar - (n.) partridge<br />
vakvai - (v.) wander<br />
vakvai , mivakvai - (n.) vagramt<br />
val , tlangval - (n.) lad<br />
valah - (n.) partridge<br />
vam - (adj.) steep, precipi<strong>to</strong>us<br />
vam - (n.) wall<br />
vam - (n.) the boards used for the wall<br />
vam - (v.) glow (an an amber)<br />
vamh - (v.) winnow, sift<br />
vamhnak - (n.) winnowing, siftig<br />
vamkil , kil, inkil - (n.) angle<br />
vampang a fehtertu ding i rualchampi - (n.) buttress<br />
vampang ah an kaiter tawnmi zunhri aa dawhmi phun - (n.) ivy<br />
vampang benh caku - (n.) wallpaper<br />
vampang cungah tuahmi - (adj.) mural - Example: A mural painting = Vampang cung i an suai colhmi hmanthlak<br />
vampang i benhmi ihkhun - (n.) bunk<br />
vampang i thlai awkah le cabuai tthutdan khuhnak ca i tamhmi puan - (n.) tapestry<br />
vampang kulh chung , a chungah - (adj.) intramural<br />
vampang milhtlorhnak plaster - (n.) stucco<br />
vampang nalh - (v.) plaster - Example: The wall has been plastered recently = Tunaite ah khan vampang cu si rang an nalh<br />
vampang nalhnak ca i hmanmi , thung le thetse ti he cawhmi - (n.) plaster<br />
vampang thuh si rang - (n.) whiting<br />
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vampang thuhmi sirang - (n.) whitewash<br />
vampang , vanpang - (n.) wall<br />
van - (n.) firmament<br />
van - (n.) fortune, luck, fate, destiny<br />
van - (n.) sky, firmament, atmosphere, zodiac<br />
van a chiami , zangfakte a simi - (adj.) poor - Example: The poor child is tired = Ngakchia cu zangfakte a va si dah, a ba ko<br />
van a hun hnor khotu inn hna - (n.) sky scraper<br />
van , elektrik van - (v.) turn on<br />
van i ceunak petu thil hna khi - (n.) luminary<br />
van , kan cung i a ummi van hi - (n.) welkin<br />
van le vawlei - (n.) universe<br />
van le vawlei an i <strong>to</strong>nnak , vanhramdeng - (n.) skyline<br />
van lei ah khin - (adv.) skywards<br />
van lei hoih in ding tein a dirmi - (adj.) vertical<br />
van ttha - (adj.) fortunate<br />
van tthami - (adj.) lucky<br />
van ; van ttha van chia - (n.) luck<br />
van , zeizong vialte hi a van nawl a si ko timi van khi , zeizong vialte a uktu van - (n.) fate - Example: It was their fate <strong>to</strong> meet and marry<br />
= An i <strong>to</strong>n i an i tthit cu an van a rak si ko<br />
vanchia - (adj.) hapless<br />
vanchiai - (n.) calamity<br />
vanchiat - (v.) <strong>to</strong> have a bad luck - Example: He has a bad luck = A van a chia<br />
vanchiat - (adj.) misfortune - Example: Hw has a bad luck = Vanchiat a <strong>to</strong>ng<br />
vanchiat a simi , a van a chiami , a poi ngaimi - (adj.) unfortunate<br />
vanchiat a <strong>to</strong>ngmi - (adj.) calami<strong>to</strong>us<br />
vanchiatnak - (n.) misfortune<br />
vanchiatnak , a sualpang <strong>to</strong>n sualmi - (n.) misadventure<br />
vanchiatnak a um sualmi - (n.) mishap<br />
vanchiatnak chung umnak - (adj.) wretched<br />
vanchiatnak ding rak chimchung - (n.) foreboding<br />
vanchiatnak , harnak , rawknak - (n.) disaster<br />
vancung - (n.) heaven<br />
vancung bantuk a simi , a nuam ngaingaimi - (adj.) heavenly<br />
vancung kainak , ruahnak - (n.) assumption<br />
vancung khua , pialral - (n.) paradise<br />
vancung khua , vanram - (n.) heaven<br />
vancung vawlei , ni a heltu hna - (n.) planet - Example: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Plu<strong>to</strong> are planets =<br />
Hi hna hi vancung vawlei cu an si<br />
vancungmi - (n.) angel<br />
vancungmi - (n.) cherub<br />
vancungmi hlasak thiam - (n.) seraph<br />
vandawm - (n.) cloud<br />
vandum - (n.) sky, blue sky, "the blue"<br />
vandum mui - (adj.) blue<br />
vandum zawng - (adj.) sky-blue<br />
vanfattap - (adj.) very tall and high like sky scrapers - Example: An eagle builds its nest in the height of the cliff = Lungpang vanfattap ah<br />
muvanlai nih a bu a ser<br />
vang - (n.) breadth<br />
vang - (n.) thigh, lap<br />
vang - (n.) light - Example: The light of the moon = Thlapa vang<br />
vang - (v.) enlighten, light - Example: Please light the <strong>to</strong>rch = Meifar vang tuah<br />
vang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be in deep sorrow/anxiety - Example: I am in deep anxiety/sorrog = Ka chung a vang<br />
vangzuang - (n.) parrot<br />
vanh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> light a <strong>to</strong>rch/shine a <strong>to</strong>rch for somebody - Example: Please shine the flashlight for me = Dahmei ka vanh tuah<br />
vanhnak - (n.) lighting/shining of a <strong>to</strong>rch<br />
vanhramdeng , van le vawlei an i <strong>to</strong>nnak - (n.) skyline, ends of the earth<br />
vanhramdeng , vankil , van le vawlei an i <strong>to</strong>nnak khi - (n.) horizon<br />
vankhawng , daidim , khachuan - (n.) garlic<br />
vankil , van le vawlei an i <strong>to</strong>nnak khi , vanhramdeng - (n.) horizon<br />
vanlawng - (n.) aircraft<br />
vanlawng ah siseh mawttawka ah siseh thil hmuhsaknak an chiahmi - (n.) panel<br />
vanlawng bantuk balloon - (n.) zeppelin<br />
vanlawng bu khat - (n.) squadron<br />
vanlawng chiahnak inn - (n.) hangar<br />
vanlawng chungah siseh , tilawng chungah siseh, ihnak khan - (n.) cabin<br />
vanlawng dinhnak a vung tumnak lam khi - (n.) runway<br />
vanlawng dinhnak hmun - (n.) airport<br />
vanlawng dinhnak , vanlawng tumnak - (n.) airfield<br />
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vanlawng dinhnak zong - (n.) port<br />
vanlawng herlep , hmailei i a kaltertu - (n.) propeller<br />
vanlawng in khualtlawnnak tuahtu bu - (n.) airline<br />
vanlawng mawng - (n.) pilot<br />
vanlawng mawnghnak fung - (n.) control stick<br />
vanlawng mawngtu hna an tthutnak khan khi - (n.) cockpit<br />
vanlawng mongh - (v.) fly - Example: He is learning <strong>to</strong> fly = Vanlawng mongh a cawng<br />
vanlawng ralkap - (n.) air force<br />
vanlawng thla thap hnih a ngeimi - (n.) biplane<br />
vanlawng , vanlong - (n.) aeroplane<br />
vanlawng zuan - (adj.) airborne - Example: The plane was airborne = Vanlawng a zuang<br />
vanlawng zuannak - (n.) aviation<br />
vanlei thil - (adj.) celestial - Example: Sun and moon are celestial bodies = Ni le thlape khi vanlei thil an si<br />
vanlei vawlei in khan 7 hrawng - (n.) stra<strong>to</strong>sphere<br />
vanlong , vanlawng - (n.) aeroplane<br />
vannak - (n.) the lighting of the <strong>to</strong>rch/candle<br />
vannak - (n.) candlestick<br />
vanpang , vampang - (n.) wall<br />
vanrang - (n.) hornet<br />
vanrang - (n.) white cloud<br />
vanrang<strong>to</strong>i - (n.) all over the world, everything under the sun - Example: There is no other god like ours under heaven/the sun = Vanrang<strong>to</strong>i ah<br />
kan Pathian bantuk ahohmanh an um lo<br />
vanriang khuai - (n.) hornet<br />
vansang - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be desperate - Example: I am desperate = Ka van a sang<br />
vansang - (n.) the last resort<br />
vansang - (n.) desperation - Example: I am desperate (literally: I am calling high heaven) = Vansang ka au<br />
vansang au - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be in despair - Example: I am in despair = Vansang au in ka um<br />
vantlang tahnak tlangrel - (n.) norm<br />
van<strong>to</strong>ithan - (adj.) famous throughout the world<br />
vantthat ah - (adv.) luckily<br />
vantthat caan , caan ttha - (n.) chance<br />
vantthatnak phortu ti in an zumhmi. Hitler Nazi pawl nih hmelchunhnak caah an hmanmi, Z a bingtalet - (n.) swastika<br />
vanva - (n.) swallow<br />
vanzuang - (n.) parrot<br />
vanzuang hmemi phun , ritte bantuk - (n.) parakeet<br />
vanzuanglong - (n.) airplane<br />
vapual - (n.) hornbill bird<br />
var - (adj.) white, soft white - Example: Your shirt is white = Na angki a var ngai<br />
var - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be sharp i grasping new ideas or learning<br />
var - (adj.) not close <strong>to</strong>gether (as crevice between floor boards)<br />
varang - (n.) swan<br />
varang hi a thih lai ah fakpi onh a hmang tawn ti a si i cucaah thih lai rovuih bia hi svanesang (varang hla) ti a si tawn - (n.) swan<br />
song<br />
varang hmul - (n.) swan's-down<br />
varh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> space children<br />
varhnak - (n.) spacing (children)<br />
vari haw - (n.) guinea hen<br />
varit - (n.) pheasant<br />
vasum - (n.) downstream<br />
vat - (v.) marry (only for a girl <strong>to</strong> marry)<br />
vat , vah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make a clearing in the forest for a field - Example: You ought <strong>to</strong> finish clearing the field by January = January ah cun lo na vah<br />
dih awk a si<br />
vate - (n.) bird<br />
vate an i futnak thingnge - (n.) perch<br />
vate awnh - (v.) chirp<br />
vate bu - (n.) nest<br />
vate hmul - (n.) plumage<br />
vate hmur - (n.) beak<br />
vate kong a hngal ngaimi - (n.) ornithologist<br />
vate kong cawnnak - (n.) ornithology<br />
vate onh - (n.) twitter<br />
vate phun khat - (n.) gull<br />
vate phun khat - (n.) thrush<br />
vate phun khat - (n.) wren<br />
vate phun khat, a hmur a sau i a ke a tawimi - (n.) wookcock<br />
vate phun khat min - (n.) nightingale<br />
vate thla - (n.) pinion<br />
vate thla , thla - (n.) wing - Example: A bird has two wings = Vate nih thla pahnih a ngei<br />
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vate tin , mupi tin - (n.) talon<br />
vaupithaw , thaw - (n.) summer, hot season<br />
vavu - (n.) golden pheasant<br />
vawi - (v.) yield, bear - Example: This year we have a bumper crop = Tu kum cu kan kun a vawi<br />
vawi , voi - (n.) time - Example: How many times shall I forgive him? = Vawi zeizat dah ka ngaihthiam lai?<br />
vawih , voih - (n.) wind, gas<br />
vawih , voih - (v.) break wind<br />
vawk , vok - (n.) pig<br />
vawlei - (n.) earth - Example: We plant seeds in the earth = Vawlei ah thlaici kan tuh<br />
vawlei - (n.) ground<br />
vawlei - (n.) land<br />
vawlei - (n.) soil<br />
vawlei a tthami - (adj.) fertile<br />
vawlei chung i cawh i a leng i chuah - (v.) unearth<br />
vawlei chung i cawhmi khor - (n.) mine - Example: Coal mine = Lung meihol khor<br />
vawlei chung i sui le ngun an cawhnak khor thukpi i vung kalnak kua - (n.) shaft<br />
vawlei chung thil chuahnak rian - (n.) mining<br />
vawlei chung thil kawl i a khor cotu - (n.) miner<br />
vawlei chung thilri kong cawnnak - (n.) mineralogy<br />
vawlei chung thilri ; thir , dar , sur , ngun , etc. - (n.) mineral - Example: Iron is a mineral = Thir hi mineral a si<br />
vawlei chungin a chuakmi rawl - (n.) crop<br />
vawlei cung a uktu sining - (n.) nature - Example: The weather is governed by nature = Khuati cu sining nih a uk<br />
vawlei cung dihlak - (adj.) worldwide<br />
vawlei cung dihlak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) cosmopolitian<br />
vawlei cung i umnak - (v.) lie - Example: Europe lies north of Africa = Europe cu Afarika chaklei ah a um<br />
vawlei cung thil a tlaihchanmi - (adj.) worldly<br />
vawlei cung thil siseh , pumsa lei thil siseh a ruat tukmi - (adj.) carnal<br />
vawlei cung thil umtuning a hngalmi - (n.) physicist<br />
vawlei cung thil umtuning pin a simi - (adj.) supernatural - Example: Angels are supernatural beings = Vancung mi cu vawlei cung thil leng mi<br />
an si<br />
vawlei cung thil umtuning zulh in hngalh khawh a si lomi thil - (adj.) occult - Example: Astrology is an occult science = Arfi zoh thiamnak in<br />
thil um lai ding chim khawh timi fimnak hi 'okkult' fimnak cu a si<br />
vawlei cung thil zeihmanh i a rel lomi - (adj.) unworldly<br />
vawlei cung thilri a simi - (adj.) earthly<br />
vawlei cung tuanbia i caan biapi khun a simi , thil phun dangte pakhatkhat a chuah a um caan - (n.) epoch<br />
vawlei cung umnak hmun le tlonlennak hmun ngeih in minung kan khuasak tintukning kong cawnnak - (n.) geopolitics<br />
vawlei dah - (n.) gravity<br />
vawlei dah nih hnuhnak - (n.) gravitation<br />
vawlei dip ti nih a kalpimi - (n.) silt<br />
vawlei donghnak , Chaklei Pole , Thlanglei Pole - (n.) pole<br />
vawlei ei - (v.) oath: take oath<br />
vawlei einak - (n.) oath<br />
vawlei fonghlei - (n.) peninsula<br />
vawlei hmanthlak , a chung i tlang tehna tiva tehna a langmi - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>pographical<br />
vawlei hmanthlak , ram hmanthlak - (n.) atlas<br />
vawlei i a sau lei in per i zuammi - (n.) long jump<br />
vawlei i khor cawh , aalu phuk - (v.) dig<br />
vawlei i tum , phak , phanh - (v.) land<br />
vawlei in sermi umkheng - (n.) crockery<br />
vawlei inn , inn chiate - (n.) hovel<br />
vawlei kalhnak fung a tte khi - (n.) share<br />
vawlei khimh in rin i Chaklei ah degree 23½ , Thlanglei ah degree 23½ - (n.) tropic<br />
vawlei laifang in rinmi tlang , chaklei le thlanglei an i canghnak latutude degree 0 - (n.) equa<strong>to</strong>r<br />
vawlei lak i aa cawhmi thirdar - (n.) ore<br />
vawlei le a chung thil ummi kong a cawngmi - (n.) geologist<br />
vawlei le a chung thil umtuning kong - (n.) geology<br />
vawlei le a chung thil umtuning kong - (adj.) geological<br />
vawlei le a cung le a chung i a ummi thil vialte - (n.) nature<br />
vawlei lei thil a simi , biaknak lei a si lomi - (adj.) secular<br />
vawlei nganpipi pahnih a pehtu vawlei rawnek - (n.) isthumus<br />
vawlei pum a laifang equa<strong>to</strong>r in cheu i thlanglei a hrap cheu - (n.) Southern Hemisphere<br />
vawlei pum , a pummi thil - (n.) globe<br />
vawlei pum hi a tunglei in tahnak rinmi , England ram Greenwich khua in aa thawk - (n.) longitude<br />
vawlei pumpi - (n.) cosmos<br />
vawlei pumpi , vawlei - (n.) world<br />
vawlei pumpi vel in rinmi lam; ekuaitar in chaklei ah degree 23.45 - (n.) Cancer<br />
vawlei , ram , cheumi - (n.) lot - Example: He hs a small lot = Vawlei bite a ngei<br />
vawlei tang hmun - (n.) underground<br />
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vawlei tang i a kalmi tlanglawng - (n.) subway<br />
vawlei tang i a ummi - (adj.) subterranean<br />
vawlei tang i an cawhmi lam - (n.) tunnel<br />
vawlei tang i ba a ngeimi, kawlhra tehna ba tehna - (n.) tuber<br />
vawlei tang i cawhmi hmun , thil chiahnak i hmanmi - (n.) vault<br />
vawlei tang i cawhmi khaan , biakinn tuang tang i cawh tawnmi , mithi vuinak thlan zong i hmanmi - (n.) crypt<br />
vawlei tang mithi khua - (n.) underworld<br />
vawlei tang thlan a tlarpi in a ummi hna - (n.) catacomb<br />
vawlei tang thonginn - (n.) dungeon<br />
vawlei tangah a si tawn , inntang a niamnak hmun - (n.) basement<br />
vawlei thattertu , non - (n.) fertilizer<br />
vawlei thlanglei a donghnak bik Thlanglei Pol timi - (prop.) South Pole<br />
vawlei , tlak - (n.) clay<br />
vawlei tthatnak , fa tampi ngei kho sinak - (n.) fertility<br />
vawlei tthatter , non pek - (v.) fertilize<br />
vawlei tuamtu thli - (n.) atmosphere - Example: The earth is surrounded by the atmosphere = Vawlei cu a tuamtu thli nih a zelh<br />
vawleicung - (n.) world, the world<br />
vawleipum - (n.) globe<br />
vawlh , volh - (v.) speak ill of, blaspheme, abuse<br />
vawlhpamh , volhpamh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> abuse, <strong>to</strong> use abusive language using words related <strong>to</strong> sex organs<br />
vawli pum vel in rinmi lam; eaua<strong>to</strong>r in thlanglei ah degree 23.45 - (n.) Capricorn<br />
vawm , vom - (n.) bear<br />
vawmpi , vompi - (n.) she bear<br />
vawng - (adj.) heaped up in a cone-like shape<br />
vawr - (n.) ant-hill<br />
vawr - (n.) loose earth, dirt<br />
vawr - (v.) <strong>to</strong> swing as in a cradle/swing<br />
vawr - (v.) <strong>to</strong> swing the arm<br />
vawrh , vorh - (v.) broadcast - Example: They trow up dust = Vawlei dip an vawrh<br />
ve , aho zong , a hlei in - (adv.) else - Example: I am going, who else is going? = Ka kal lai?<br />
ve , zong - (adv.) also - Example: I am also going = Kei zong ka kal ve lai<br />
veh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> the field - Example: We shall go <strong>to</strong> the field = Lo kan veh lai<br />
veh lengmang - (v.) haunt - Example: Ghosts haunt that old house = Khi inn hlun khi mithla nih a veh lengmang<br />
veh , va kal , kal hnawh - (v.) resort, visit - Example: Many people resort <strong>to</strong> the seaside in hot weather. - We are going <strong>to</strong> visit our children =<br />
Khualinh caan ah mi tampi cu rili kam ah an kal lengmang. - Kan fale kan veh hna lai<br />
vehceu - (n.) thief, shoplifter<br />
vehceu - (n.) thief, shoplifter<br />
vei - (interj.) well, listen<br />
vei mu - (adj.) by the way<br />
veichin , voichin - (n.) year aftr next<br />
vekvak - (n.) speed - Example: He has good speed in doing things, reading etc. = A vekvak a ttha<br />
vel - (n.) circuit - Example: The moon makes a circuit around the earth once a month = Thlapa nih vawlei cu thla khat ah voi khat a vel<br />
vel - (v.) loop<br />
vel - (v.) orbit - Example: The moon orbits the earth = Thlapa nih vawlei a vel<br />
vel - (n.) round - Example: They ran one round = Vel khat an tli<br />
vel - (n.) grace<br />
vel - (v.) encircle<br />
vel a ngei lomi , tlabulbal in a ummi - (adj.) ungracious<br />
vel , kulh - (v.) circle<br />
velchum - (n.) surrounding<br />
velchum in - (adv.) around<br />
velh - (v.) fight - Example: They fought against me = An ka velh<br />
velh a duh ngaimi - (adj.) pugnacious<br />
velh a duh ngaimi , a puarthau ngaimi , sik a duh ngaimi - (adj.) bellicose<br />
velh duhnak - (n.) pugnacity<br />
velh , i <strong>to</strong>ngh , taza i cuai - (v.) fight<br />
velh, i <strong>to</strong>ngh, taza i cuai. - 2. ral doh, ral tuk - (v.) fight<br />
velh , tuk - (v.) beat - Example: The beat me with stick = Fung in an ka velh<br />
velhle - (n.) ungenuine love/grace<br />
velhnak - (n.) scourging<br />
velhui lo tein , piang tein - (adj.) direct - Example: Please give me a direct answer = Lehnak a piangmi te ka pe<br />
velngeih - (v.) grace: <strong>to</strong> have grace, <strong>to</strong> be gracious<br />
velngeihnak - (n.) grace<br />
velthiam - (adj.) gracious, graceful - Example: She is a gracious person = Mi velthiam a si<br />
ven , congh , runven - (v.) guard<br />
ven i chawhhnawh lengmang - (v.) patrol<br />
ven lomi , congh lomi - (adj.) unguarded<br />
veng - (n.) quarters<br />
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veng , ven - (v.) watch over, guard, keep watch, care, look after, protect - Example: May God guard/protect you = Pathian nih in veng ko seh<br />
vengtu - (n.) guard, protec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
venh - (v.) guard - Example: I shall guard you against the enemies = Ral kan venh lai<br />
vennak - (n.) guarding, protecting<br />
verh , virh - (v.) pry in<strong>to</strong>, drill<br />
verhkhoih , virhkhoih - (v.) delve, pry, cross examine<br />
veve - (prop.) each other - Example: The man and the woman love each other = Nu le pa cu an i duh veve<br />
veve - (adv.) each (of two) - Example: They received one kyat each = Phar khat veve an co<br />
veve lo - (pron.) neither - Example: Neither of the boys would go = Ngakchia pahnih hna lakah khan, ahohmanh nik kal an duh veve lo<br />
viahmah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go on and on and disappear<br />
vial - (adj.) all - Example: Take al you want and leave what you do not want = Na duhmi vial i lak, na duh lomi cu chiata<br />
vial - (prep.) except, but - Example: You gave gifts <strong>to</strong> others but/except me = Midang cu laksawng na tthenh hna, kei vial na ka tthen lo<br />
vialte , zeizong vialte - (adj.) all - Example: All the believers will be saved = A zummi vialte khamh an si lai<br />
viar - (adv.) completely, all - Example: I ate up all the food = Rawl ka ei viar<br />
vicar umnak inn - (n.) vicarage<br />
vih - (v.) pierce - Example: Girls have their ears pierced for earrings = Ngaknu nih hna<strong>to</strong>nh <strong>to</strong>nhnak caah an hna an i vih<br />
vih - (v.) bore<br />
vih , vit - (v.) bore a hole - Example: When I was a young child, my ears were bored = Ka ngakchiat lioah ka hna an ka vih<br />
vihnak - (n.) boring a hole<br />
vik - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> do it quickly, abruptly<br />
vir - (v.) <strong>to</strong> fly quickly, swiftly<br />
virh , verh - (v.) pry in<strong>to</strong>, drill<br />
virhkhoih , verhkhoih - (v.) delve, pry, cross examine<br />
vit , vih - (v.) bore a hole - Example: When I was a young child, my ears were bored. - Can you drill this board? = Ka ngakchiat lioah ka hna an ka<br />
vih. - Hi thing hi na vit kho lai maw?<br />
vo - (n.) right, part, portion - Example: The right God gives us is <strong>to</strong> have freedom = Pathian nih vo a kan pekmi cu luatnak hi a si<br />
voh - (v.) allot, allocate, give<br />
vohnak - (n.) allocating<br />
voi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> bear grains - Example: Rice bears much grains = Facang tampi a voi<br />
voi dang i a um tawn lomi , hawi he aa lo lomi - (adj.) peculiar - Example: We heard a peculiar sound last night = Zahan ah thawng dangte<br />
pakhat kan theih<br />
voi dang tawn bantuk a simi - (adj.) usual<br />
voi dang tawn bantukin - (adv.) usually<br />
voi hnih - (adv.) twice<br />
voi khat - (adv.) once - Example: Januar 1 occurs once a year = January thla ni khat cu kum khat ah voi khat lawng a um<br />
voi khat ah hmun kip i um , khuazeihmanh i um dih - (adj.) ubiqui<strong>to</strong>us<br />
voi khat bilmi caku tlap - (n.) folio<br />
voi khat din awk si , si din khat - (n.) dose<br />
voi khat khua cuanh in ram kaupi hmuh khawhmi , zeihmanh nih donh loin a langmi ; cu a langmi cu aa thleng lengmangmi a si kho<br />
- (n.) panorama<br />
voi tampi thla a cam tawnmi - (adj.) prayerful<br />
voi , vawi - (n.) time - Example: How many times shall I forgive him? = Vawi zeizat dah ka ngaihthiam lai?<br />
voichin , veichin - (n.) year aftr next<br />
voih , vawih - (n.) wind, gas<br />
voih , vawih - (v.) break wind<br />
voihnak - (n.) breaking of wind<br />
vok - (n.) swine<br />
vok bantuk - (adj.) swinish<br />
vok bantukin a hnawmtammi - (adj.) hoggish<br />
vok cawngtu - (n.) swineherd<br />
vok ek , caw ek ... - (n.) dung<br />
vok hmul <strong>to</strong>m thil hnawhnak i hmanmi , baras - (n.) brush<br />
vok hnar - (n.) snout<br />
vok ngek , vok ngek bantukin ngek - (v.) squeal<br />
vok nguk - (v.) grunt<br />
vok nih siseh saram dang nih siseh voi khat hrin i an hrinmi hna fale khi - (n.) litter<br />
vok nil phiar bantukin tahmi , phiarmi - (n.) crochet<br />
vok ril chung sa rawnmi - (n.) sausage<br />
vok , vawk - (n.) pig<br />
vokhmul , vokhmul bantukin tthawng ter<strong>to</strong>r in ummi hmul - (n.) bristle<br />
vokinn , a thurhnawmmi hmun paoh - (n.) sty<br />
vokkawm - (n.) pig pen<br />
vokkuang - (n.) trough<br />
vokkuang lawng chung i tthutnak ca i thingphel khammi - (n.) thwart<br />
vokkuang lawng zahnak fung - (n.) paddle<br />
vokkuanglawng - (n.) pon<strong>to</strong>on<br />
vokkuanglawng - (n.) canoe, dogout<br />
vokkuanglawng hmete - (n.) skiff<br />
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vokkuanglawng phun khat - (n.) canoe<br />
vokkuanglawng saupi a lu le a taw a zummi - (n.) whaleboat<br />
vokkuanglawng zah - (v.) paddle - Example: He paddled down the river = Va sum lei ah a lawng cu a zah<br />
vokkuanglawng zah - (v.) row<br />
vokkuanglawng zaptu - (n.) rower<br />
vokkunanglawng - (n.) gondola<br />
vokla - (n.) young male pig almost mature<br />
vokpi - (n.) sow<br />
vokrial - (n.) young mature pig before bearing young<br />
voksa - (n.) pork<br />
voksa a el tit - (n.) ham<br />
voksa , a tainem zawn sa lak i cite in ciah i mai i emmi - (n.) bacon<br />
vokte - (n.) young pigs, piglets<br />
vokthau - (n.) hog<br />
vokthau - (n.) lard<br />
voktlaih - (n.) the part of the leg just above the ankle<br />
volh , vawlh - (v.) speak ill of, blaspheme, abuse<br />
volhpamh - (v.) revile<br />
volhpamh - (v.) vituperate<br />
volhpamh hmangmi - (adj.) abusive - Example: She uses abusive language = Volhpamh bia a hman lengmang<br />
volhpamh, thangchiat - (v.) blaspheme<br />
volhpamh , thangchiatnak - (n.) blasphemy<br />
volhpamh , vawlhpamh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> abuse, <strong>to</strong> use abusive language using words related <strong>to</strong> sex organs<br />
volhpamhnak - (n.) abusing, cursing, blapheming<br />
volt tahnak - (n.) voltmeter<br />
vom bantuk , America ram i a ummi ramsa - (n.) raccoon<br />
vom , vawm - (n.) bear<br />
vomfa - (n.) bear's cub<br />
vomkhuai - (n.) male bear<br />
vompi , vawmpi - (n.) she bear<br />
vomte - (n.) baby bear, small bear<br />
vong , vung - (v.) descend, go down<br />
vonh , vuanh - (v.) float on water - Example: Because iron cannot float it falls under the water = Thir cu a vonh khawh lo caah ti tangah a tla<br />
vonhnak - (n.) floating<br />
vorh - (n.) right (hand)<br />
vorh , theh - (v.) strew, scatter, throw about - Example: He scatters/throws about bad ideas = Ruahnak tthalo a vorh<br />
vorh , vurh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cover body with blanket when sleeping - Example: I cover myself with a blanet when sleeping = Puan kaa vorh<br />
vorhlei - (n.) right side<br />
vorhlei kut a hmangmi - (adj.) right handed<br />
vorhmi puan , puan - (n.) blanket<br />
vorhnak - (n.) scattering/broadcasting seed<br />
vorhnak - (n.) covering with blanket while sleeping<br />
vorhpuan - (n.) blanket used for sleeping<br />
vu - (n.) shaving, shavings of hair<br />
vua - (v.) fight - Example: Do not fight with me = Ka vua hlah<br />
vuai - (v.) satisfied: <strong>to</strong> be satisfied (with food and drink), tipsy<br />
vuak - (v.) fight, beat<br />
vuaknak - (n.) fighting, beating<br />
vuan - (v.) float (on the water)<br />
vuanci - (n.) minister<br />
vuanci rian a simi - (adj.) ministerial<br />
vuanh , vonh - (v.) float on water - Example: Because iron cannot float it falls under the water = Thir cu a vonh khawh lo caah ti tangah a tla<br />
vuanthok - (n.) subdivisional officer<br />
vuanzi rian - (n.) portfolio<br />
vuar - (adj.) loose - Example: Loose earth = Vawlei vuar<br />
vuar - (adj.) generous - Example: He is a generous man = Mi zungvuar a si<br />
vuat - (n.) loose earth<br />
vuatu - (n.) beater, persecu<strong>to</strong>r, <strong>to</strong>rmenter<br />
vui - (v.) lay - Example: We saw them lay the body in the grave = Thlan chung i a ruak an vui kha kan hmuh<br />
vui ar - (n.) turkey<br />
vui hao - (n.) ivory<br />
vui hao , ha saupi a fongmi - (n.) tusk<br />
vui kawhnak , vui - (n.) jumbo<br />
vui nor - (n.) proboscis, trunk<br />
vui , phum - (v.) bury<br />
vui , sai - (n.) elephant<br />
vuih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make the last will - Example: Their father made his last will in their hearing = An pa nih ro a vuih hna<br />
vuiho , saiho - (n.) ivory, tusk<br />
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vuk - (adv.) abruptly - Example: He abruptly went away = Vuk tiah a kal<br />
vulei - (n.) earth, world<br />
vulvau - (n.) summer, hot season<br />
vum - (n.) a heaped up cone (of rice etc.)<br />
vum - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be piled up, heaped up (as rice etc.) until a cone-like shape is formed at the <strong>to</strong>m<br />
vun - (n.) skin<br />
vun hmuh ta duak , vun bih ta duaknak , vun hngalh ta duak - (n.) glimpse<br />
vun hngalh tthan , hruh hmasat fim hmanung ti bantuk - (n.) hindsight<br />
vung , vong - (v.) descend, go down<br />
vungchuk - (adj.) declining - Example: He is declining = Mi vungchuk a si<br />
vungchuk - (n.) waning - Example: The waning moon = Thlapa vungchuk<br />
vungmang - (adj.) at flyve nedad hurtigt<br />
vur - (n.) snow, ice, hoar frost<br />
vurh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> give abundantly - Example: May God pour his blessings on you = Pathian nih thluachuah in vurh hna seh<br />
vurh , vorh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> cover body with blanket when sleeping - Example: I cover myself with a blanet when sleeping = Puan kaa vorh<br />
vurmar - (adv.) abruptly, quickly - Example: Throw away the wook abruptly = Thingtan kha hei hlonh vurmar<br />
vutcam - (n.) ash<br />
vutcam - (n.) potash<br />
vutmat - (adv.) <strong>to</strong> do/go about briskly<br />
W<br />
watt thong khat - (n.) kilowatt<br />
X<br />
x-ray - (n.) X-ray<br />
Z<br />
za - (adj.) enough - Example: One hundred kyats will be enough for me = Tangka za khat kaa za ko lai<br />
za - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be satisfied - Example: I am satisfied with my food = Ka rawl kaa za ko<br />
za - (v.) <strong>to</strong> feel ticklish - Example: If you <strong>to</strong>uch my armpit I feel ticklish = Ka zaktang na <strong>to</strong>ngh ahcun ka thling a za<br />
za - (n.) palm of hand - Example: Extend your palm <strong>to</strong> me = Na za ka chan tuah<br />
za - (n.) sole of feet - Example: Sole of foot = Keza<br />
za han - (adv.) --za<br />
khat - (num.) hundred<br />
za loin - (adv.) poorly - Example: The desert is poorly supplied with water = Thetse ram cu ti aa za lo<br />
zaang - (adj.) light in weight - Example: This book is light = Hi cauk hi a zaang<br />
zaang - (adj.) quick and nimble - Example: He is quick and nimble = A mar a zaang<br />
zaang - (n.) strength - Example: He is strong = A zaang a ttha<br />
zaang en in i tinak - (n.) violence<br />
zaang te i ruah , fawite i ruah - (v.) flirt - Example: He flirted with the idea of living abroad = Ramdang i va um kha zaang tein a hei ruah men ko<br />
zaangen - (v.) coerce - Example: He does things by coercing = Zaangen in rian a ttuan<br />
zaangennak - (n.) coercion<br />
zaangfah awk a simi - (adj.) pathetic<br />
zaangfah awk ngaingai a simi - (adj.) pitiful<br />
zaangfah awk tlak , ngaihchiatpi awk thil a simi - (adj.) deplorable - Example: Because of his sickness he is in a deplorable condition = A zawt<br />
ruangah ngaihchiatpi awk tlak ngaiin a um<br />
zaangfah hal - (v.) invoke<br />
zaangfah , zaangfak - (v.) pity, sympathise with - Example: I sympathised with him so I helped him = Amah cu ka zaangfah caah ka bawmh<br />
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zaangfahnak - (n.) clemency<br />
zaangfahnak - (n.) compassion<br />
zaangfahnak - (n.) kindness<br />
zaangfahnak - (n.) mercy<br />
zaangfahnak - (n.) pity<br />
zaangfahnak - (n.) sympathy<br />
zaangfahnak - (n.) benignity<br />
zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) heartless<br />
zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) merciless<br />
zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) ruthless<br />
zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) unfeeling<br />
zaangfahnak a ngei lomi , mi a dinhdorh lomi - (adj.) unsparing<br />
zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) clement<br />
zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) compassionate<br />
zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) kind<br />
zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) merciful<br />
zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sympathetic<br />
zaangfahnak a ngeimi , nemnak a ngeimi - (adj.) lenient<br />
zaangfahnak a ngeimi , thilttha a tuahmi - (adj.) beneficent<br />
zaangfahnak , bawmhnak - (n.) favour - Example: He did me a favour = A ka zaangfah<br />
zaangfahnak in - (interj.) please - Example: Please come in = Zaangfahnak in rung lut tuah<br />
zaangfahnak in , holh dawh le holh nem a simi - (v.) please - Example: Please open the door = Zangfahnak in innka hei hung tuah<br />
zaangfahnak lungthin a chuahter khotu cattialmi le biachimmi - (n.) pathos<br />
zaangfahnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) magnaminous<br />
zaangfahnak lungthin , ngaihthiamnak lungthin , lungthin ttha - (n.) magnanimity<br />
zaangfahnak lungthin ngeih lo - (adj.) inhuman<br />
zaangfahnak lungthin ngeih lonak - (n.) inhumanity<br />
zaangfahnak lungthin zeihmanh ngei lo, thinhun sual si lo i zaangfahnak ngei lo i mi thah - (adj.) cold-blooded<br />
zaangfahnak ngei lomi - (adj.) hardhearted<br />
zaangfahnak ngei lomi , a hmai a hakmi , nih thlam leng lo - (adj.) grim<br />
zaangfahnak ngei lomi , lunghakmi - (adj.) unrelenting<br />
zaangfahnak ngeitu - (n.) sympathizer<br />
zaangfahnak tein - (interj.) please - Example: Please carry this book for me = Zaangfahnak tein ka cauk ka putpiak tuah<br />
zaangfahnak tuah , thilttha tuah - (n.) benefaction<br />
zaangfahnak , zawnruahnak , lungretheihnak - (n.) solicitude<br />
zaangfahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) pitless<br />
zaangfahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi mipuar mitthalo , milunghak - (adj.) stern<br />
zaangfak a simi - (adj.) pitiable<br />
zaangfak , zaangfah - (v.) pity, sympathise with - Example: I sympathised with him so I helped him = Amah cu ka zaangfah caah ka bawmh<br />
zaangkhawn - (v.) <strong>to</strong> do things by force - Example: He wants <strong>to</strong> do things by force, violently = Zaangkhawn in thil tuah a du<br />
zaangnem - (adj.) soft, weak, somewhat lazy - Example: He is not hard-working = Mi zaangnem a si<br />
zaangram - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be a loss, <strong>to</strong> be a pity, <strong>to</strong> be a deprivation - Example: We feel his death is a great loss = A thih cu kan zaang an ram ngaingai<br />
zaangthu - (adj.) lazy, indolent, slothful<br />
zaangthutnak , mitkuh i ngut lengmang - (n.) lethargy<br />
zaangttha - (adj.) strong - Example: He is a strong mand = Mi zaantttha a si<br />
zaangtthawng - (adj.) strong<br />
zaangzun - (v.) pine, feel sorry, regrettalble over loss of or separation from loved one - Example: He pines over the death of his mother = A nu<br />
thih nih a zaang a zun<br />
zabok - (n.) the breath of four fingers<br />
zabu - (n.) century - Example: Twenty first century = Kum zabu kul le pakhatnak<br />
zah - (v.) respect - Example: He respects me = Ka hmai a ka zah<br />
zah - (v.) bashful: feel bashful, feel shy - Example: She feels shy <strong>to</strong> see me = A ka zah<br />
zah hngal lomi , aa dawhtlak lomi , ningzak a simi - (adj.) immodest<br />
zah hngal lomi raltthatnak - (n.) impudence<br />
zah hngal lomi , zah hngalh loin ral a tthami - (adj.) impudent<br />
zahan - (n.) last night<br />
zahnak , zapnak - (n.) fan, winnow<br />
zahphek - (n.) fan<br />
zahpi , ningzak - (adj.) ashamed - Example: He/she is ashamed of his/her parents = A nu le a pa kha a zahpi hna<br />
zahthiam - (adj.) respectful, polite - Example: He is a person who knows how <strong>to</strong> respect others/polite others = Mi zahthiam ngai a si<br />
zahzum , zakzum - (adj.) shy, bashful, respectful - Example: There is time <strong>to</strong> be bashful = Zahzum a herh caan a um<br />
zahzumnak - (n.) respect, shyness, bashfulness<br />
zai - (v.) grumble, complain, murmur<br />
zai - (v.) sing<br />
zaihla - (n.) song<br />
zainak - (n.) grumbling, complaining, murmur<br />
zak - (n.) armpit<br />
zakhat chungah , percent cu % tiin ttial a si ; zakhat chungah kul ti cu 20% tiin ttial a si - (n.) percent<br />
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zakhat chungah zeizat - (n.) percentage<br />
zakip - (adv.) every - Example: Everywhere. - Everybody. - Every tribe/nation. - Everything = Khuazakip. - Mi zakip. - Phun zakip. Thilzakip<br />
Zaksis - (prop.) Xerxes, a king in the Old Testament<br />
zaktang - (n.) armpit<br />
zakzeh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take somebody under his/her wing, <strong>to</strong> help<br />
zakzum , zahzum - (adj.) shy, bashful, respectful - Example: There is time <strong>to</strong> be bashful = Zahzum a herh caan a um<br />
zakzumnak - (n.) shyness<br />
zal - (n.) pocket<br />
zal - (n.) pouch - Example: A postman's pouch = Capetu zal<br />
zal chung i sanh - (v.) pocket<br />
zal hnam - (n.) shoulder strap<br />
zal sanh awk tlak in a hmemi - (adj.) pocket - Example: Pocket dictionary = Zalsanh dictionary<br />
zal , zalh - (v.) get - Example: I shall go (getting fish) fishing. - I shall go get vegetables = Nga ka zal lai. - Tihang ka zal lai<br />
zal , zalh - (v.) intend - Example: He intends <strong>to</strong> go = Kal aa zal<br />
zal , zalh - (v.) try - Example: The dog did not try <strong>to</strong> bite me = Uico nih seh a ka sal lo<br />
zalam - (n.) street, way, highway<br />
zalen - (adj.) free, at liberty - Example: We are <strong>to</strong>o much at liberty/we are <strong>to</strong>o free = Kan zalen tuk<br />
zalh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lay in the grave<br />
zalh , zal - (v.) try - Example: The dog did not try <strong>to</strong> bite me. - If you try you will be able <strong>to</strong> go. - The dog ties <strong>to</strong> bite me many times = Uico nih<br />
seh a ka sal lo. - Kal naa zalh ahcun na kal kho ko lai. - Uico nih seh a ka zalh lengmang<br />
zalh , zal - (v.) get - Example: I shall go (getting fish) fishing. - I shall go get vegetables. - As I was getting the vegetables = Nga ka zal lai. - Tihang<br />
ka zal lai. - Tihang ka zalh lioah<br />
zalh , zal - (v.) intend - Example: He intends <strong>to</strong> go. - As he began <strong>to</strong> go = Kal aa zal. - Kal aa zalh lioah<br />
zalhnak - (n.) trying<br />
zalhnak - (n.) getting<br />
zalhnak - (n.) laying<br />
zalon , zalong - (adj.) free, <strong>to</strong> be at liberty - Example: We feel free = Kan za a long ngai<br />
zalong , long - (adj.) be at liberty - Example: In the world there are many who are not at liberty = Vawlei cungah mi tampi cu an za a long lo<br />
zalong tein , zalong in - (adv.) freely<br />
zalonnak - (n.) freedom, liberty<br />
zalte hna , bawmte hna , thil chiahnak - (n.) receptacle<br />
zam - (n.) flight - Example: The dog put the thieves <strong>to</strong> flight = Uico nih mifir cu a zamter hna<br />
zam - (v.) fly - Example: He had <strong>to</strong> fly from his house = A inn in a zam a hau<br />
zam - (v.) run away<br />
zam - (v.) abscond - Example: A thief absconded with the money = Mifir cu tangka he a zam<br />
zam - (adj.) elastic - Example: Rubber is elastic = Khairiat hi aa zam kho<br />
zam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> stretch a string/wire/rope between two poles<br />
zam - (v.) creep - Example: Vine creeps = Mitsurruang a zam<br />
zam - (v.) float in the air - Example: Smoke floats in the air = Van ah meikhu a zam<br />
zam - (v.) <strong>to</strong> flee so that you can escape from a dangerous situation<br />
zam , luat - (v.) break loose - Example: He broke loose from prison = Thonginn in a zam<br />
zam , ngerh - (v.) twine - Example: The vine twines round the tree = Zun nih thingkung kha a ngerh<br />
zamhnak - (n.) distributing, distribution<br />
zamkhawhnak - (n.) elasticity<br />
zammi - (adj.) tight - Example: Hri zammi cungah a kal<br />
zammi - (adj.) suspending - Example: Suspension bridge = Zammi hlei<br />
zammi , ralkap a zammi - (n.) deserter<br />
zammi (zaammi) - (n.) fugitive<br />
zamnak - (n.) desertion<br />
zamnak - (n.) evacuation<br />
zamnak - (n.) elasticity<br />
zamnak - (n.) suspension, suspending<br />
zamnak - (n.) the place where you can flee and take refuge<br />
zamtak , kaltak - (v.) evacuate<br />
zamtak , taltak , chuahtak - (v.) desert<br />
zamter , karhter - (v.) diffuse - Example: Knowledge can be diffused through books = Hngalhnak cu cauk in karhter khahwh a si<br />
zan - (n.) night<br />
zan ih tik i hmanmi luchin - (n.) nightcap<br />
zan ihnak tawhrolh - (n.) pyjamas<br />
zan ihnak tawhrolh le angki - (n.) pajamas<br />
zan thil a simi - (adj.) nocturnal - Example: The owl is a nocturnal bird = Chimbu cu zan va a si<br />
zan , zang - (adj.) light in weight<br />
zanfate in - (adv.) nightly<br />
zang - (n.) sting of bee<br />
zang - (n.) core of boil<br />
zang - (n.) trigger of gun<br />
zang , ngel - (n.) penis<br />
zang , zan - (adj.) light in weight<br />
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zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah , biachim , puar , hran , sahrang bantuk i um - (adj.) brutal<br />
zangfakte a simi , van a chiami - (adj.) poor - Example: The poor child is tired = Ngakchia cu zangfakte a va si dah, a ba ko<br />
zangfawh , zangfawk , zangfok - (v.) <strong>to</strong> stand erect as penis - Example: If his penis can stand erect, it means he is strong = A zang a fawh<br />
ahcun a tthawn a si<br />
zangfawhnak - (n.) erection of penis<br />
zangfok , zangfawh , zangfawk - (v.) <strong>to</strong> stand erect as penis - Example: If his penis can stand erect, it means he is strong = A zang a fawh<br />
ahcun a tthawn a si<br />
zangsa , zangtit - (n.) sirloin<br />
zangtit , zangsa - (n.) sirloin<br />
zankhuadei - (n.) the whole night<br />
zanlei - (n.) evening<br />
zanlei arfi - (n.) Vesper<br />
zanleisang - (n.) evening<br />
zanriah - (n.) dinner<br />
zanriah - (n.) supper<br />
zanriah ei - (v.) dine<br />
zanriah ei - (v.) sup<br />
zanriah ei rawl dangnak i haotu rian a ttuan i anih hi anih a si ti a chimtu le damnak caah zu hi ding u sih tiah a titu khi - (n.)<br />
<strong>to</strong>astmaster<br />
zanriah ei tik i pa nih an i hrukmi angkileng - (n.) tuxedo<br />
zanttim , ttim - (n.) midnight<br />
zanvah - (n.) carol<br />
zanvorh , zanvurh - (n.) bed blankets<br />
zao , zau - (v.) wave, raise hand<br />
zaoh , zauh - (v.) beckon, wave<br />
zap - (v.) fan, winnow, sift<br />
zap - (v.) spread over - Example: The branches of the tree spread over a large area = Thing nge nih hmun kaupi a zap<br />
zap - (v.) row (a boat) - Example: He cannot row a boat = Lawng a zap kho lo<br />
zapei khat , tlawmte - (n.) handful<br />
zapei kuar bantuk , a kuarmi - (adj.) concave<br />
zapei , pei - (n.) palm (of hand)<br />
zapi - (n.) public<br />
zapi - (adj.) all, the whole - Example: All of them like him = An zapi in an duh dih<br />
zapi a hem lomi , a ning a zakmi - (adj.) shy<br />
zapi ca rian thiahmi bu - (n.) commission<br />
zapi cio , sawsawh - (adj.) ordinary<br />
zapi citmi , baska - (n.) omnibus<br />
zapi citnak mawttawka - (n.) bus<br />
zapi dihlak hna tlakmi - (adj.) unanimous<br />
zapi dihlak in hnatlaknak - (n.) unanimity<br />
zapi duh lomi - (adj.) unpopular<br />
zapi duh salingmi - (n.) vogue - Example: Blue jeans is in vogue now = Atu hi zapi nih an duh salingmi cu blue jeans (tawhrolh) a si<br />
zapi duhmi - (adj.) popular - Example: She likes popular music = Zapi duhmi hla a duh<br />
zapi duhmi siter - (v.) popularize<br />
zapi duhnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) socialistic<br />
zapi duhnak/tthatnak kha pumpak duhnak/tthatnak nakin a biapi deuh ti in a zummi - (n.) socialist<br />
zapi duhnak/tthatnak kha pumpak duh/tthatnak nakin i biapi deuh ti in ruahnak /cawnpiaknak - (n.) socialism<br />
zapi he um tinak lei ahcun - (adv.) socially<br />
zapi hmai ah chuahpi awk tlak a simi , hmuh tlak a simi - (adj.) presentable<br />
zapi hmai biachimnak ttheng - (n.) rostrum<br />
zapi hmai chuah a ngamh lomi, mi ningzak - (adj.) retiring<br />
zapi hmai i biachim a thiammi - (n.) ora<strong>to</strong>r<br />
zapi hmai i biachimmi , holh - (n.) speech<br />
zapi hmai i chuahpinak , theih hngalhternak , peknak - (n.) presentation<br />
zapi hmai i ningzahnak hmuhmi - (n.) ignominy<br />
zapi hmai i phungchimmi - (n.) sermon<br />
zapi hmai i tuah ding thil (dramate hna) kha tuah ding ning bantuk te khan rak tuah chungnak - (n.) rehearsal<br />
zapi hman khawh , zapi in i tel khawh - (adj.) open - Example: The meeting is open <strong>to</strong> all = Hi pumhnak cu ahohmanh i tel khawh a si<br />
zapi hmuh awk le cawk awk i thil tampi hmunkhat i chuahpimi , dawrpi ni - (n.) fair<br />
zapi hnalh awkin tuahnak - (n.) publicity<br />
zapi hngalh awk le rel awkin ca le cauk chuah - (v.) publish<br />
zapi hngalh tawk a simi thil rak hngalh khawh venak khi - (n.) common sence<br />
zapi hruaitu , zapi nih ka duh hna seh tiin mi lung thawhter rumro a uarmi , biachim a thiam ngaimi - (n.) demagogue<br />
zapi kha an ruahnak hal - (v.) poll - Example: They polled the neighbours <strong>to</strong> learn their opinion of the new well = Tikhor thar kong ah khan innpa<br />
pawl nih zeiti in dah an ruah ti hngalhnak caah an ruahnak an hal hna<br />
zapi nih conglawmh , thangtthatnak pek - (n.) ovation<br />
zapi nih duh le duh lo me thlak in khiahnak - (n.) referendum<br />
zapi nih hmuh dingin tuah - (v.) stage - Example: They staged a demonstration = Sandah an piah<br />
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zapi nih ka duh hna seh tiin mi lung thawhter rumro a uarmi , biachim a thiam ngaimi ; zapi hruaitu - (n.) demagogue<br />
zapi nih langhngan in an duhnak siseh an duhlonak siseh an langhter; sandahpiah - (v.) demonstrate<br />
zapi nih rak duhnak - (n.) popularity<br />
zapi nih zeitin dah an ruah ti halnak - (n.) poll - Example: A poll was taken <strong>to</strong> learn who was the most popular footballer = Ahodah pumpululh<br />
chuih a thiam bik tiah zapi nih an ruah ti hngalhnak caah ruahnak halnak an tuah<br />
zapi pumh - (n.) mass meeting<br />
zapi , pumpak si loin - (adj.) general<br />
zapi rel awkah cauk chuahnak - (n.) publication<br />
zapi rel awkin cauk a chuanhtu - (n.) publisher<br />
zapi ruahnak le lungthin zeitindah a si hnga ti hngalhnak ding ca i me thlaknak tuahmi , hi bantuk hi a fekmi cu a si lo , hngalhnak<br />
sawhsawh ca i tuahmi a si - (n.) straw vote<br />
zapi sin chuahlangh tik i mutuning ziaza - (n.) etiquette<br />
zapi sin i langhternak , hmuhsaknak - (n.) exposition<br />
zapi sin i thil a zuarmi - (n.) retailer<br />
zapi sinah chim , phuan - (v.) profess<br />
zapi sinah thil tlawm tete in va zuar chinmi khi - (n.) retail<br />
zapi thawngthanhnak catlap - (n.) bill - Example: Stick no bills on Church walls = Biakinn vampang ah thawngthanhnak ca benh hlah<br />
zapi theih duhmi bia ceih awkah zapi aa pummi - (n.) forum<br />
zapi theihter , thanh - (v.) announce<br />
zapi theihternak ca i hmanmi thil, tahchunhnak ah radio, cauk, television - (n.) mass media<br />
zapi thil a simi - (adj.) public<br />
zapi tthatnak dingah zaip nih anmah uktu dingah an i thimmi uknak cozah - (n.) democracy<br />
zapi uknak le zapi ca khuakhannak i fimnak - (n.) statesmanship<br />
zapi umnak inn i angkite hna luchin te hna chiahnak khan - (n.) checkroom<br />
zapi zaran pawl - (n.) middle class<br />
zapi zate - (num.) the whole lot, the rank and file<br />
zapnak , zahnak - (n.) fan, winnow<br />
zar - (v.) <strong>to</strong> hang clothes in the sun <strong>to</strong> dry<br />
zar , langhter - (v.) display<br />
zaran - (adj.) of middle class - Example: He is of middle class = Amah cu mizaran a si<br />
zaran - (n.) common, ordinary people<br />
zarh - (adj.) holy - Example: The sabbath is a holy day for the Jews = Sabbath ni cu Judah mi caah ni zarh a si<br />
zarh - (n.) week - Example: One week = Zarh khat<br />
zarh ni - (n.) holy day, sacred day<br />
zarhfate in a cang/simi - (adj.) weekly<br />
zarhnak - (n.) sacredness, sanctity<br />
zarhnak - (n.) covering/cover<br />
Zarhpi ni - (n.) Sunday<br />
Zarhpi ni le Zarhte a si lomi ni paoh - (n.) weekday<br />
Zarhte le Zarhpi - (n.) weekend<br />
Zarhte ni - (n.) Saturday<br />
Zarhteni, Rinni - (n.) Saturday<br />
zat - (v.) tickle - Example: John tickled the baby's feet = Johsn nih ngakchia ke kha a zat hna<br />
zat - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be satisfied - Example: If he is satisfied with wine, let him go = Zu aa zat ahcun kal cang seh<br />
zat - (adj.) ticklish<br />
zat - (adj.) enough<br />
zat lonak - (n.) inadequacy<br />
zatlanglam - (n.) street<br />
zatnak - (n.) adequacy<br />
zatter , a za siter - (v.) suffice<br />
zau - (adv.) soon - Example: I shall go away soon = Ka kal zau lai<br />
zau - (adj.) sloping, slanting<br />
zau - (adv.) fastly, quickly, immediately, at once<br />
zau - (v.) recline, retire - Example: It's a plearure <strong>to</strong> recline/retire after hard work = Thadit hnuah cun zau a nuam<br />
zauh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> lie in wait<br />
zauh - (v.) beckon, wave - Example: He waves us / he beckons us = A kut a kan zauh<br />
zaunak - (n.) reclining<br />
zaunak - (n.) couch<br />
zauzik - (adv.) immediately<br />
zaw - (adj.) sick, ill - Example: I am sick (not well) = Ka zaw<br />
zawh - (interj.) ouch<br />
zawh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> follow a path<br />
zawh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go on a plank, branch, bridge<br />
zawh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> a gathering - Example: We go <strong>to</strong> an association meeting = Civui kan zawh<br />
zawh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> a feast - Example: We go <strong>to</strong> a feast = Sa kan zawh<br />
zawhnak - (n.) going on a path/bridge<br />
zawhnak - (n.) participating in the gathering/the feast<br />
zawhpi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take somebody along <strong>to</strong> the feast or following the path or going on a bridge - Example: I shall accompany you on the bridge (if<br />
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you are afraid <strong>to</strong> go by yourself) = Hlei kan zawhpi lai<br />
zawi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> carry in a blanket<br />
zawi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> catch fish with a dip net - Example: We catch fish with a dip net = Zawu sur in nga kan zawi<br />
zawipaw - (adv.) in large quantity<br />
zawisur - (n.) dip net<br />
zawk - (v.) scoop (with a spade, shovel, ladel)<br />
zawkzawk , zokzok - (adv.) quickly, fast<br />
zawl - (adj.) oblong - Example: An oblong table = Cabuai zawl<br />
zawl , zawllung - (n.) memorial s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
zawllung , lungdonh - (n.) cairn<br />
zawllung , zawl - (n.) memorial s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
zawlmi thil , arti pum bantuk - (n.) ellipse<br />
zawlrun - (v.) protect<br />
zawn - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be in line with, opposite - Example: Your house is opposite our house = Nan inn kha kan inn he an i zawn<br />
zawn - (adv.) whenever - Example: He goes away whenever he likes and comes whenever he wills = A duh zawn ah a kal, a duh zawn ah a ra<br />
zawn , zawnh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> carry between two or more persons - Example: We carry the pole between us, one at each end = Thing kan i zawn<br />
zawndamh - (adv.) by guessing - Example: I speak by guessing = Zawndamh in ka chim<br />
zawndamh - (n.) guess - Example: It's my guess = Ka zawndamh a si<br />
zawndamhnak - (n.) guess/guessing<br />
zawng - (n.) monkey<br />
zawng - (n.) colour - Example: The colour of your shirt is pretty = Na angki zawng aa dawh<br />
zawng bantuk - (adj.) simian<br />
zawng dai kalh , thing kharvar - (n.) lattice<br />
zawng nganpi phun khat , Afrikaram i a ummi - (n.) gorilla<br />
zawng phun khat , minung naih bikmi - (n.) chimpanzee<br />
zawnh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> carry in a stretcher or palanquin - Example: They carried the dead man in a stretcher = Mithi kha lang in an zawnh<br />
zawnh , zawn - (v.) <strong>to</strong> carry between two or more persons - Example: We carry the pole between us, one at each end = Thing kan i zawn<br />
zawnh , zonh - (v.) pounce - Example: A dog pounces on me = Uico nih a ka zawnh<br />
zawnhnak - (n.) stetcher, palanquin, sedan<br />
zawnruahnak - (n.) care<br />
zawnruahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) unconcerned<br />
zawnruahnak , lungretheihnak , zaangfahnak - (n.) solicitude<br />
zawnruahnak ngeih lonak - (n.) unconcern<br />
zawp , zop - (v.) dissolve<br />
zawpnak - (n.) solution, dissolving<br />
zawr , zor - (v.) dissolve - Example: Salt has dissolved = Cite a zawr<br />
zawr , zor , tlawm deuh - (v.) decrease - Example: Our salaries have decreased = Kan lahkhah a zawr<br />
zawrh , zuar , zorh - (v.) sell - Example: Please sell me your shirt = Na angki ka zawrh<br />
zawrhnak , zuarnak , zorhnak - (n.) sale - Example: For sale. - The selling price is ten kyats = Zuar ding. - A zawrhnak man cu fang hra a si<br />
zawt dam - (v.) convalesce<br />
zawt in hung damnak - (n.) convalescence<br />
zawt nawnnak , i lap lonak - (n.) indisposition<br />
zawtfahnak - (n.) malady<br />
zawtnak - (n.) disease<br />
zawtnak - (n.) illness<br />
zawtnak a kalning ding chimchungnak - (n.) prognosis<br />
zawtnak asiloah hma ruangah kutke tan - (v.) amputate<br />
zawtnak damternak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) therapeutic<br />
zawtnak i chawnh , bia in i chawnh , i theihter - (v.) communicate<br />
zawtnak i lak - (v.) contract - Example: He contracted tuberculosis = Cuap zawtnak aa lak<br />
zawtnak in a khamh khomi - (adj.) immune<br />
zawtnak in i kham - (v.) immunize - Example: Vaccination immunizes people against smallpox = Raise khan chunhmi nih raise zawtnak in mi kha a<br />
khamh khawh hna<br />
zawtnak ion khamhnak , zawt khawh lonak - (n.) immunity<br />
zawtnak kawl , sining kawl - (v.) diagonse<br />
zawtnak kawlnak , sining kawlnak - (n.) diagnosis<br />
zawtnak khamnak ca i tuahmi - (adj.) prophylactic<br />
zawtnak khamnak si - (n.) vaccine<br />
zawtnak khamnak si i chunh - (v.) inoculate<br />
zawtnak khamnak si i chunhnak - (n.) inoculation<br />
zawtnak phun khat - (n.) sleep sickness<br />
zawtnak phun khat , an ruh hna i kuai ngengngung ia a ummi khi - (n.) rickets<br />
zawtnak phun khat chawnh a fawi ngaimi - (n.) scarlet fever<br />
zawtnak phun khat , rang ek chungin a chuak i pum chungah hma in a lutmi , hnuhdawhnak a chuahter i titsa a thomtertu - (n.)<br />
tetanus<br />
zawtnak rungrul hmete a tthawng ngai ttungmi - (n.) virus<br />
zawtnak rungrul pakhat hmanh um lo dingin ti sa in chuan - (v.) sterilize<br />
zawtnak rungrul pakhat hmanh um lo dingin ti sa in chuannak - (n.) sterilization<br />
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zawtnak rungrul rual - (n.) strep<strong>to</strong>coccus<br />
zawtnak rungrul thahmak si - (n.) antibiotic<br />
zawtnak umtuning cawnnak - (n.) pathology<br />
zawtnak umtuning cawnnak he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) pathological<br />
zawtnak vialte damnak si - (n.) panacea<br />
ze - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be fatiqued, tired - Example: My eye is tired = Ka mit a ze<br />
ze , zet - (n.) strain - Example: Strain the soup. - You straied gnats and swallowed camels = Tihang kha a hang ze tuah. - Fikfa ti nan zet i kalauk<br />
nan lemh<br />
zeh , zep - (v.) insert - Example: He puts (inserts) a paper between books = Cauk kar ah catlap a zeh<br />
zehnak - (n.) insertion - Example: I do not know where ie inserts the paper = A ca zehnak hmun ka hngal lo<br />
zei - (pref.) what (interrogative prefix)<br />
zei - (pref.) what (interrogative prefix)<br />
zei - (n.) kith and kin - Example: Our kith and kin. - They are not our kith and kin = Kan zeizo. - Kan zei kan zo an si lo<br />
zei ah , khuahzei ah - (conj.) whereat<br />
zei ah , zeitindah - (conj.) wherein<br />
zei can a hlat timi hlatnak khi - (n.) distance - Example: The distance between <strong>Hakha</strong> and Falam is 40 miles = <strong>Hakha</strong> le Falam karlak aa hlat cu<br />
khan 40 a si<br />
zei chim awk hngalh ti lo , hnabei donghnak - (n.) desperation<br />
zei chungin , zei ruangah - (conj.) whereof<br />
zei cungah - (conj.) whereon<br />
zei dang ruat kho ti lo i duhmi thil pakhat lawng ruah , lungchung i cu lawng um - (v.) preoccupy - Example: He was preoccupied by<br />
family problems = A innchungkhar harnak lawng a lungchung ah a khat<br />
zei he paoh - (conj.) wherewith<br />
zei hi dah - (pron.) which - Example: Which boy won the prize? = Khuazei ngakchia hi dah laksawng a hmumi cu a si?<br />
zei i rel - (v.) concern - Example: The election of council members should concern every citizen = Khawngsil riantuantu pawl thim cu ramchungmi<br />
paohpaoh nih biapi ah rel awk a si<br />
zei i rel lo , duh lo - (v.) spurn - Example: The judge spurned the bribe = Ziknawh kha biaceihtu bawi nih a duh lo, zeihmanh ah a rel lo<br />
zei i rel lo , kik lo lum lo i um , zei poi lo - (adj.) indifferent<br />
zei i rel lomi , i ralrin lomi - (adj.) unheeded<br />
zei maw ti in - (adv.) somehow<br />
zei nih dah a thihnak a chuahter ti hngalhnak ca i a thimi pum an hlai khi - (n.) au<strong>to</strong>psy<br />
zei paoh ah thian a uarmi - (n.) purist<br />
zei paoh i aa tawkza in umnak , zu din lonak - (n.) temperance<br />
zei poi lonak - (n.) indifference<br />
zei riamruam dah - (interj.) what a thing!<br />
zei ruangah , zei chungin - (conj.) whereof<br />
zei ruaram lomi pawl - (n.) riffraff<br />
zei thil dah tuah a si i cu thil cu zeidah a si ti a chimtu biafang - (n.) verb<br />
zei thil hmanh , fakpi i ruat setsai lem lo i khua a sami - (adj.) easy-going<br />
zei thil paoh in phei in tanmi , cun cu tannak cu kha thil umtuning langhternak ca i hman - (n.) cross section<br />
zei thilpaoh a harnak lei kap le a chiatnak lei kap a hmumi - (n.) pessimist<br />
zei thilpaoh a harnak lei kap le a chiatnak lei kap i hmuhnak - (n.) pessimism<br />
zei thilpaoh a tthalei in a ruatmi - (n.) optimist<br />
zei tluk rang in dah a kal ti tahnak seh - (n.) speedometer<br />
zei tluk rang in dah a kal/a tlik tinak - (n.) speed - Example: What is the speed of the train = Tlanglawng cu zei tluk rang in dah a kal?<br />
zei tuah set lo i vah sawhsawh - (v.) dilly-dally<br />
zeica , zeicah , zeicadah , ziah - (adv.) why<br />
zeicah , zeica , zeicadah - (adv.) why<br />
zeicahdah a si ti sullam langhternak ah hin ruahnak kha hman a si i "grund" nih hin a va sawh duh bikmi cu ruahnak kha a si - (n.)<br />
reason - Example: Sickness was the reason for Mary's absence = Mary sianginn a kai lonak cu a zawt ruahgah a si<br />
zeicahdah , cucaah - (conj.) wherefore, why<br />
zeicahdek , zeicahdik - (conj.) why - Example: I do not know why I am a soldier = Zeicahdek ralkap ka si hi ka hngal lo<br />
zeicahtiah - (conj.) for , fordi - Example: His s<strong>to</strong>ry of the football game was true, for I saw it myself = Pumpululh chuih kong a chimmi kha a<br />
hmaan, zeicahtiah keimah hrimhrim nih ka hmuh<br />
zeidah - (pron.) what - Example: What books are you reading = Zei cauk dah na rel len ko hna?<br />
zeidah - (pron.) what<br />
zeidah harnak/palhnak a um? Zeidah a si? - what is the matter?<br />
zeidek , zeidik - not sure (indefinite determiner) - Example: Are you going? Well maybe, I am not sure = Na kal lai maw? A zeidek<br />
zeihendah - what's (the matter)? (indefinite determiner)<br />
zeihmanh - any (indefinite determiner) - Example: He does not have any thing = Zeihmanh a ngei lo<br />
zeihmanh a si lo mi - (pron.) nobody<br />
zeihmanh a si lomi - (adj.) null<br />
zeihmanh a si ti lomi sawsawh a si cangmi - (adj.) trite<br />
zeihmanh a ttahnem lomi - (adj.) useless<br />
zeihmanh hngal loin tuah - (v.) stun - Example: He was stunned by the fall = A tlaknak nih zeihmanh hngal loin a tuah<br />
zeihmanh i tuah khawh lo , bawmtu ngei lo - (adj.) helpless<br />
zeihmanh lo - (n.) nil<br />
zeihmanh lo , 0 - (num.) zero - Example: There are two zeros in 100 = 100 ah 0 pahnih a um<br />
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zeihmanh lo i tuahnak , pakpalawng i sernak - (n.) nullification<br />
zeihmanh lo sinak , pakpalawng sinak - (n.) nullity<br />
zeihmanh tuah lo i a ummi - (adj.) idle - Example: He spent an idle hour watching the river = Zeihmanh tuah loin suimilam pakhat chung tiva<br />
kha a zoh sawhsawh ko<br />
zeihmanhlo - (n.) nothing - Example: There is nothing in an empty box = A lawngmi kuang chungah zeihmanh a um lo<br />
zeikhum si ai kun , zeikhum - (adv.) i any case, what come may<br />
zeilo - (pron.) something, anything<br />
zeilo i chuih i rilh - (v.) stumble<br />
zeilo nih kan tak a <strong>to</strong>ngh i a zami khi - (v.) tingle<br />
zeilo thil a hung um sual kho ding - (n.) eventuality<br />
zeimaw - something with question mark<br />
zeimaw caan ah - (adv.) sometimes<br />
zeimaw lote - (n.) something secret<br />
zeimaw tiin - (adv.) somewhat<br />
zeimaw tiin - (adv.) somehow or other<br />
zeimaw tikah - (adv.) sometime<br />
zeipaoh - (pron.) whatever<br />
zeipaoh - (n.) any - Example: He can answer any question = Biahalnak zeipaoh a leh khawh<br />
zeipaoh a fawinak in a ruatmi pawl - (adj.) happy-go-lucky<br />
zeipaoh ah lau lo tein um khawhnak , mah le mah i uk khawhnak - (n.) self-posession<br />
zeipaoh hi khaukhih cia dih a si ko tiin zumhning - (n.) fatalism<br />
zeipaoh hmanh i ningcang tuk i um a duhmi - (n.) prude<br />
zeirel - (v.) respect - Example: You do not respect me = Zei ah na ka rel lo<br />
zeirel awk tlak a si lomi - (adj.) negligible<br />
zeirel lo , hmaizah lo - (v.) disregard<br />
zeirel loin a ummi - (adj.) defiant<br />
zeirel lomi - (adj.) unrespected person/thing<br />
zeirel lonak - (n.) defiance<br />
zeirel lonak langhter , nihsawh , serhsat - (v.) insult<br />
zeirello - (n.) nonchalance - Example: Eleanor received the prize with pretended nonchalance = Eleanor nih laksawng a lakah khan zeirello bantukin<br />
aa umter<br />
zeirello - (v.) disrespect - Example: Do not disrespect your parents = Na nu le na pa kha zeirello in um hna hlah<br />
zeirello in a ummi - (adj.) nonchalant<br />
zeirello in , zeirelnak zeihmanh um loin - (adv., adj.) regardless<br />
zeirellonak - (n.) disrespect, disgrace<br />
zeirelmi - (adj.) respected person/thing<br />
zeiruang lo ah - (adv.) for no reason<br />
zeiruang , zeiruang ah dah - (conj.) for what reason<br />
zeisawngthlai - (v.) hold in respect (mostly used in the negative sence)<br />
zeisawngthlai loin - (adv.) disdainfully<br />
zeisawngthlailo - (v.) disdain<br />
zeiti hlei in dah , zeidang hlei dah - (adv.) else - Example: What else could I say? = Zeidang hlei dah ka chim khawh nhga?<br />
zeitik ah - (adv.) when - Example: Wnen did you come? - It was raining when we arrived = Zeitik dah na rat? - Kan phak ah ruah a sur chuahmah<br />
ko<br />
zeitik paoh ah - (adv.) whenever<br />
zeitikhmanh ah - (adv.) at any time, whenever<br />
zeitikhmanh ah aa thleng kho lomi - (adj.) immutable<br />
zeitilei paoh hmanh in tuah hlah - (adv.) by no means<br />
zeitilei paoh hmanh in tuah ko - (adv.) by all means<br />
zeitin - (conj.) how<br />
zeitindah - (adv.) how - Example: How did you come <strong>to</strong> Yangon? = Yangon ah zeitindah na rat?<br />
zeitindah na um - (adv.) how - Example: How are you? = Zeitindah na um?<br />
zeitindah , zei ah - (conj.) wherein<br />
zeitindah , zei in dah - (adv.) however<br />
zeitinhendah - how (did it happen?)<br />
zeitintiah - (conj.) because, for<br />
zeitluk dah a rih ti hngalhnak ca i thlai - (v.) weigh<br />
zeitluk in dah - (interj.) how great! / how much!<br />
zeizat dah a si ti tuaknak i a thiammipa - (n.) statistician<br />
zeizat , pazeizat - (pron.) how many, hov much - Example: How many people are living in your <strong>to</strong>wn? - Hov many of you are going? = Nan<br />
khua ah mi zeizat dah a um hna? - Pazeizat dah nan kal lai?<br />
zeizat riamruam dah - (interj.) what a great number<br />
zeizat ti set a um lomi - (adj.) any - Example: Do you have any money = Tangka zeital na ngei marw?<br />
zeizatdah a si ti relnak - (adj.) statistical - Example: The statistical figure of the <strong>Hakha</strong> <strong>to</strong>wn population is 20,000 = <strong>Hakha</strong> khua chung minung<br />
zeizat dah an si ti relmi cu thong kul a si<br />
zeizatdah an si ti tuak thiamnak cawnnak - (n.) statistics<br />
zeizong vialte - (pron.) everything<br />
zeizong vialte a simi - (adj.) universal<br />
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zeizong vialte a tuah khotu a simi - (adj.) omnipotent<br />
zeizong vialte hi pathian a si dih ti in zumhning - (n.) pantheism<br />
zeizong vialte hngal dihtu a simi - (adj.) omniscient<br />
zeizong vialte hngalh dihnak - (n.) omniscience<br />
zeizong vialte , Pathian thil sermi vialte , van le vawlei dihlak - (n.) universe<br />
zeizong vialte tuah khawhnak - (n.) omnipotence<br />
zeizong vialte , vialte - (adj.) all - Example: All the believers will be saved = A zummi vialte khamh an si lai<br />
zeizongte - (adj.) all<br />
zel - (n.) floor board<br />
zel - (v.) float in the air as cloud/smoke<br />
zel - (v.) spin, ball thread<br />
zel , zeltuang - (n.) floor<br />
zelh , la zelh - (v.) wind<br />
zelhnak - (n.) spinning wheel<br />
zelhnak - (n.) floating in the air<br />
zeltuang , zel , zelttuang - (n.) floor, floor board<br />
zem - (n.) yarn<br />
zen - (n.) gunpowder<br />
zen - (n.) powder<br />
zen rawn , zenthong hrolh - (v.) load - Example: He loaded the gun = Meithal ah zen/ zenthong a rawm<br />
zen zawtnak - (n.) palsy<br />
zencing - (n.) nitre<br />
zeng - (v.) paralyzed: be paralyzed - Example: His hand is paralysed - His foot is crippled = A kut a zeng. - A ke a zeng<br />
zeng , mizeng - (n.) paralytic<br />
zenkuan - (n.) ammunition<br />
zennak - (n.) paralysis<br />
zenphomh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> pound salpeter, sulphur and charcoal <strong>to</strong> make gunpowder<br />
zenthawng an khumhnak bawm - (n.) magazine<br />
zenthong - (n.) cartridge<br />
zenthong an chiahnak inn - (n.) magazine<br />
zeoh , zeuh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> feel something is <strong>to</strong>o hard <strong>to</strong> do - Example: He feels that it's <strong>to</strong>o hard for him <strong>to</strong> wrestle with expert wrestlers = Paithiam he i<br />
paih cu a zeuh ko<br />
zep , zeh - (v.) insert - Example: He puts (inserts) a paper between books = Cauk kar ah catlap a zeh<br />
zer - (adj.) erotic, something related <strong>to</strong> sex<br />
zer , zir - (adj.) cunning, clever - Example: He is a cunning/clever man = Mi zer a si<br />
zerbia - (n.) erotic words/talk<br />
zernak , hrokhrawlnak - (n.) wile<br />
zet - (n.) strain - Example: Strain the soup = Tihang kha a hang ze tuah<br />
zeuh , zeoh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> feel something is <strong>to</strong>o hard <strong>to</strong> do - Example: He feels that it's <strong>to</strong>o hard for him <strong>to</strong> wrestle with expert wrestlers = Paithiam he i<br />
paih cu a zeuh ko<br />
zi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> participate in a certain work with zest - Example: He participates in church work with zest = Biakinn rian ah aa zi ko<br />
zia - (n.) mode - Example: His mode of walking is different from mine = A kal zia cu ka kal zia he aa dang<br />
zia - (n.) character, characteristic<br />
zia ah a tla - (v.) habituate<br />
ziah , zeica , zeicah , zeicadah - (adv.) why<br />
ziah , ziat - (v.) plane (boards), scrape, scathe<br />
ziai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> go smoothly and quickly<br />
ziak - (adj.) agreeable - Example: Smoking is not agreeable <strong>to</strong> me. - The medicine the doc<strong>to</strong>r gav me helps me very much = Kuak zuk kaa ziak lo.<br />
- Sibawi nih a ka pekmi si kaa ziak ngai<br />
ziaklo - (adj.) allergic - Example: I am allergic <strong>to</strong> Vitamin B1 = Vitamin B1 kaa ziak lo<br />
ziaknak - (n.) suiting, agreeing<br />
zialmal - (adv.) slowly and silently<br />
ziam , ziamh - (v.) fade, tarnish, lose lustre, decrease - Example: Her beauty has decreased = A zi a ziam cang<br />
ziamhnak - (n.) fading<br />
ziamhter - (v.) tarnish, decrease<br />
ziao , ziau , zio - (v.) plane<br />
ziao , ziau , zio - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sarcastically attack<br />
ziaozuau - (adj.) dishonest - Example: He is a dishonest person = Mi ziaozuau a si<br />
ziar - (adv.) secretly, stealthly<br />
ziar , ziar ngeihnak - (n.) jealousy<br />
ziarsi angki lum - (n.) jersey<br />
ziat , ziah - (v.) plane (boards), scrape, scathe<br />
ziau , ziao , zio - (v.) plane<br />
ziau , ziao , zio - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sarcastically attack<br />
ziaza - (n.) morals<br />
ziaza a thiangmi - (adj.) virtuous<br />
ziaza aa tlak kho lomi - (adj.) incompatible<br />
ziaza dawh lo a hua ngaimi - (adj.) prudish<br />
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ziaza dawh lo , dawhcah lo khuasak - (adj.) indecent<br />
ziaza dawh loin a ummi - (adj.) unmannerly<br />
ziaza dawh loin umnak, tla bulbal in umnak - (n.) vulgarity<br />
ziaza dawn in tuahi - (adj.) courteous<br />
ziaza ding , lihchim lo - (n.) integrity<br />
ziaza ding , linchim lo tein a ummi ziaza , dinnak - (n.) rectitude<br />
ziaza ding lo - (n.) obliquity<br />
ziaza hrawh - (v.) demoralize<br />
ziaza lei ah ningcang tein umnak, bawi sin um tik i a ningcang tein tuahserning - (n.) pro<strong>to</strong>col<br />
ziaza lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) ethical - Example: It is not ethical <strong>to</strong> tell lies = Lihchim hi ziaza tha a si lo<br />
ziaza lei i a fek ngaingaimi - (adj.) strait-laced<br />
ziaza lei i duh paoh i luat ngaiin a ummi - (n.) libertine<br />
ziaza lei tlu - (v.) fall - Example: He was tempted and fell = Tukforhnak a ing i a tlu<br />
ziaza lei , um - (v.) behave - Example: Don't behave like a fool = Mihrut bantukin um hlah<br />
ziaza ningte langhter - (v.) characterize<br />
ziaza , nuncan - (v.) conduct - Example: He conducts himself well = Tha tein a nung<br />
ziaza remhnak thong - (n.) penitentiary<br />
ziaza , sining - (n.) character - Example: His character is good = A ziaza a tha<br />
ziaza tha hi zeidah a si timi kong cawnnak - (n.) ethics<br />
ziaza ttha lo , upadi buar - (n.) misdemeanour - Example: Stealing is a misdemeanour = Fir hi ziaza tthatlo upadi buar a si<br />
ziaza ttha lomi , nu le pa lei ziaza ttha lomi - (adj.) immoral<br />
ziaza ttha rumro a uarmi - (adj.) puritanical<br />
ziaza tthami , phungning te i khua a sami - (n.) moralist<br />
ziaza tthat aa uangmi - (n.) prudery<br />
ziaza tthatnak - (n.) morality<br />
ziaza tthatnak lei in chiatnak lei i kalip; pumsa nuamhnak in asiloah eidinnak in ziaza hrawh - (v.) debauch - Example: Bad companions<br />
have debauched the boy = Tlangval no cu hawikom tthalo nih chiatnak ah an kalpi<br />
ziaza tthatternak , ziaza hunchonak - (n.) edification<br />
ziaza , umtu - (n.) behaviour<br />
ziaza , umtu ziaza - (n.) demeanour<br />
ziaza , umtuning - (n.) wise - Example: John is in no wise a student = John cu a umtuning in siangakchia a si lo<br />
ziaza ; ziaza ttha - (adj.) moral<br />
zihmui - (n.) perfume<br />
zihmui khanghnak khengte - (n.) censer<br />
zihmui phun khat - (n.) spikenard<br />
zihmui sernak i an hmanmi pangpar - (n.) rosemary<br />
zik - (n.) the tip/<strong>to</strong>p of a tree etc.<br />
zik - (v.) smoke - Example: Smoke gets <strong>to</strong> our clothes = Meikhu nih kan hnipuan a zik dih<br />
ziknawh - (n.) bribe<br />
ziknawh - (n.) graft<br />
ziknawh einak - (n.) corruption<br />
ziknawh khawh lomi - (adj.) incorruptible<br />
ziknawh lak a duhmi - (adj.) venal<br />
ziknawh , ziknawh pek - (v.) bribe - Example: They bribed him = Zik an nawh<br />
ziknawhnak - (n.) bribery, bribing<br />
zil - (n.) cucumber<br />
zil - (n.) breeze - Example: There is a gentle breeze = Zil (thlizil) a hrang<br />
zilzel , zilzel tein - (adv.) prettily<br />
zimziam - (adv.) smilingly<br />
zinan - (n.) kerosene<br />
zinan rang , American pawl nih kerosene an ti - (n.) paraffin<br />
zinan tehna an thianhnak sehzung , thanthling tehna - (n.) refinery<br />
zing - (adj.) cloudy, misty - Example: It's a misty (gloomy) day = Khua a zing<br />
zing - (n.) morning, early morning<br />
zing tein - (adv.) early in the morning<br />
zingin - (adv.) early in the morning - Example: I shall set out early in the morning <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing cu zingin kaa thawh lai<br />
zingka , zinglei - (n.) morning<br />
zinglei - (n.) dawn<br />
zinglei nichuak hlan ceu le zanlei nitlak hnu ceu - (n.) twilight<br />
zio , ziau , ziao - (v.) plane<br />
zio , ziau , ziao - (v.) <strong>to</strong> sarcastically attack<br />
zipaw - (n.) plane (<strong>to</strong>ol)<br />
zipaw ziah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> plane with a plane<br />
zipeng - (n.) deputy commissioner<br />
zir , zer - (adj.) cunning, clever - Example: He is a cunning/clever man = Mi zer a si<br />
zirnak - (adj.) cleverness, cunningness<br />
zit - (v.) spin thread<br />
zit , merh , ngerh - (v.) tangle<br />
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zitnak - (n.) spinning<br />
ziza - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be set on edge - Example: Mother, my teeth are set on edge = Ka pi, ka ha ziza<br />
zo - (adj.) cold, cold place, name of a tribe of <strong>Chin</strong>s - Example: Cold place = Zo ram<br />
zoh - (adj.) dead<br />
zoh - (v.) survey<br />
zoh - (v.) watch<br />
zoh - (v.) pick up cot<strong>to</strong>n - Example: They are picking up cot<strong>to</strong>n = La an zoh<br />
zoh - (n.) hemoglobin<br />
zoh - (v.) look<br />
zoh - (n.) look - Example: After one look, I knew him = Voi khat zoh in ka hngalh<br />
zoh - (n.) notice<br />
zoh - (v.) observe - Example: He observede a man leaving by the back door = Inncar lei innka in mipa a chuah kha a zoh<br />
zoh - (v.) refer <strong>to</strong> - Example: A person refers <strong>to</strong> a dictionary <strong>to</strong> find the meaning of words = Biafang an sullam zoh/kawl awkah dictionary a zoh<br />
zoh - (v.) regard - Example: The cat regarded me when I picked up her kitten = A fa ka lak ah khan chizawh nih a ka zoh<br />
zoh - (v.) see<br />
zoh a rem lomi thil , sia rem lo ngai a simi thil - (adj.) awkward<br />
zoh awk i a nuam lomi - (adj.) unsightly<br />
zoh dawh , zoh phu - (n.) spectacle<br />
zoh io chim - (v.) recite<br />
zoh loin chim , lung chungin hngalh - (v.) memorize<br />
zoh lomi , chingchiah lomi - (adj.) unnoticed<br />
zoh nuam , zoh dawh - (adj.) sightly<br />
zoh peng - (v.) fix - Example: Fix your eyes on that sign = Khi hmelchunhnak khi zoh peng<br />
zoh pengnak , hngah pengnak - (n.) vigilance<br />
zoh piak dingin chiah ta - (v.) check - Example: Na luchin kha innka ah chiata ko<br />
zoh rem ding ca men i thau - (n.) gesture - Example: His offer of help was only a gesture = Kan bawmh lai a timi cu zoh rem ca men i tuahmi a<br />
si<br />
zoh rem lo . nihchuak - (adj.) absurd - Example: His behaviour is absurd = A ziaza nichuak a si<br />
zohbelh , zohchih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> look at a person with prejustice<br />
zohchia sinak , nihchuak sinak - (n.) absurdity<br />
zohchia tiang i ttih. 2. zoh awk tlak lo tiang i sifah - (adj.) abject<br />
zohchih , thil dang he ruahchih - (adj.) comparative<br />
zohchih , zohbelh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> look at a person with prejustice<br />
zohcho , i bochan - (v.) look up <strong>to</strong><br />
zohchonak - (n.) high regard<br />
zohchuk - (v.) look down on<br />
zohchuk , nautat - (n.) disdain<br />
zohchuk , zomhtail , nihsawh - (v.) scorn<br />
zohchuknak - (n.) disrespekt, looking down upon<br />
zohchun awk tlak a simi - (adj.) exemplary<br />
zohchun awk tlak a simi - (adj.) model<br />
zohchun awk tlak in a tthami - (n.) paragon<br />
zohchun , zohchunh - (v.) compare<br />
zohchunh awk - (n.) something <strong>to</strong> compare with<br />
zohchunh awk ca i a tthami thil ; namuna - (n.) pattern<br />
zohchunhnak - (n.) example, examplary<br />
zohchunmi, i cawn awk a tlakmi - (n.) model<br />
zohhmanh - (v.) behold<br />
zohkenhnak, tavuan - (n.) charge - Example: The books in the library are under his charge = Libray i cauk hna cu amah zohkenhmi an si<br />
zohkheknak , thlaichunnak - (n.) comparision<br />
zohkhenh - (v.) attend - Example: She is attended by a nurce = Si sayama nih a zohkhenh<br />
zohkhenh - (v.) look after<br />
zohkhenh - (v.) maintain - Example: It is hard <strong>to</strong> maintain a family with a low salary = Lahkhah tlawmte cun innchungkhar zoh a har ko<br />
zohkhenh - (v.) tend - Example: She tends the sick = Mizaw kha a zoh hna<br />
zohkhenh - (v.) upkeep<br />
zohkhenh - (v.) oversee<br />
zohkhenh dingah pek - (v.) commit - Example: The boy was committed <strong>to</strong> his care = Ngakchiapa cu a zohkhenh dingah pek a si<br />
zohkhenh , hruihruai - (v.) supervise<br />
zohkhenh lo ruang i rawk nelnul in a ummi - (adj.) dilapidated<br />
zohkhenh lonak , daithlannak - (n.) negligence<br />
zohkhenh , rianttuannak , uknak - (n.) administration<br />
zohkhenh , uk - (v.) administer - Example: The Head Master administers the school = Head Master nih sianginn a zohkhenh (uk)<br />
zohkhenhmi ram - (n.) protec<strong>to</strong>rate<br />
zohkhenhnak - (n.) cus<strong>to</strong>dy<br />
zohkhenhnak - (n.) tendance<br />
zohkhenhnak - (n.) upbringing<br />
zohkhenhnak - (n.) upkeep<br />
zohkhenhnak , hruainak - (n.) superintendence<br />
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zohkhenhnak , hruihruainak - (n.) supervision<br />
zohkhenhnak, kilkawinak, hruihaonak, khuakhan lairelnak - (n.) management<br />
zohkhenhnak , remhnak - (n.) maintenance<br />
zohkhenhter , zumh biathli chimh - (v.) confide<br />
zohkhenhtu - (n.) cus<strong>to</strong>dian, guardian<br />
zohkhenhtu - (n.) trustee<br />
zohkhenhtu bawi , bawi , uktu - (n.) boss<br />
zohkhenhtu , haotu , hruaitu - (n.) superintendent<br />
zohkhenhtu , hruihruaitu - (n.) supervisor<br />
zohkhenhtu sinak - (n.) guardianship<br />
zohkhenhtu sinak - (n.) tutelage<br />
zohkhentu - (n.) guardian<br />
zohmanh - (v.) behold! look at! (imperative)<br />
zohmun - (n.) high and cold place<br />
zohnak i a langhnak ah - (adj.) seeming<br />
zohnak le <strong>to</strong>nghtlhamnak le hneksaknak in hngalhmi thil - (adj.) empirical<br />
zohnak , ngiatnak - (n.) observation<br />
zohnak , thli tein bihnak - (n.) peep<br />
zohtu - (n.) inspec<strong>to</strong>r<br />
zohtu - (n.) examiner<br />
zohtu , cuantu - (n.) specta<strong>to</strong>r<br />
zoi , zuai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> diminish in strength and elasticity - Example: His strength has diminished = A thazang a zoi cang<br />
zok , zokzok - (adv.) quickly - Example: Go quick = Kal zok<br />
zokzok - (v.) hurry up (imperative)<br />
zomhtaih, serhsat, cu bantuk zomhtaihnak bia chim - (v.) disparage, opptrdd, mock<br />
zomhtaihnak - (n.) despise, mock<br />
zomhtaihnak thil a simi , thangchiatnak thil a simi - (adj.) deroga<strong>to</strong>ry - Example: He made a deroga<strong>to</strong>ry remark about his friend = A hawipa<br />
kha a thang a chiat, zomhtaihnak bia a chim<br />
zomhtail , nihsawh , zohchuk - (v.) scorn<br />
zong - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>o, also - Example: I <strong>to</strong>o may come. - I also want <strong>to</strong> meet him = Kei zong ka ra ve lai. - Kei zong <strong>to</strong>n ka duh ve<br />
zong - (adv.) as well as - Example: He gave me rice as well as salt = Facang a ka pek i cite zong a ka pek chih<br />
zong , ve - (adv.) also<br />
zongah lo zongah/siseh - (conj.) whether - Example: Whether you like it or not, you better go = Na duh zong na duh lo zongah, na kal ah a<br />
ttha deuh<br />
zonh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> carry in a stretcher<br />
zonh , zawnh , zuanh - (v.) pounce, jump up at - Example: A dog pounces on me. - A dog jumps up at me = Uico nih a ka zawnh. - Uico nih a<br />
ka zonh<br />
zonhnak - (n.) stretcher<br />
zonhnak - (n.) jumping up at, pouncing<br />
zop , zawp - (v.) dissolve<br />
zor - (v.) fall - Example: Water in the river has fallen two feet = Tiva chung ti pe hnih a tum<br />
zor - (v.) decrease, diminish, subside - Example: The flood has subsided = Tilian a zor cang<br />
zor , re , con - (v.) contract - Example: Iron contracts when it is cold = Thir cu a kih tikah a con a hme deuh<br />
zor , tlawm deuh , zawr - (v.) decrease<br />
zor , zawr - (v.) dissolve - Example: Salt has dissolved = Cite a zawr<br />
zorh - (n.) disposal - Example: The disposal of his house will fetch him plenty of money = A inn a zorhnak man nih tangka tampi a pek lai<br />
zorh , cawk - (v.) deal - Example: This shop deals in petrol and kerosene = Hi dawr hi petrol le zinan a caw a zuarmi an si<br />
zorh , zawrh , zuar - (v.) sell - Example: Please sell me your shirt = Na angki ka zawrh<br />
zorh , zuarh - (v.) sell - Example: I shall sell you my house = Ka inn kan zuarh/zorh lai<br />
zorhnak , zuarnak , zawrhnak - (n.) sale - Example: For sale. - The selling price is ten kyats = Zuar ding. - A zawrhnak man cu fang hra a si<br />
zornak , tlawm deuhnak - (n.) decrease<br />
zorter , hrawh , let - (v.) abrogate - Example: His power was abrogated = A nawl ngeihnak kha a zor, a lo<br />
zorter , rawkter , chiatter - (v.) impair<br />
zu - (n.) rat, mouse<br />
zu - (n.) wine, beer<br />
zu a rimi - (adj.) drunk<br />
zu a si lomi dinmi , theithu hang te hna bantuk - (n.) soft drink<br />
zu an awnh an cik khi , cawleng ke si an thuh lo i a awnh khi - (v.) squeak<br />
zu an saknak inn hmun - (n.) brewery<br />
zu an uam i a thawh khi , a tho - (v.) ferment<br />
zu chuannak um - (n.) still<br />
zu dawr - (n.) pub<br />
zu din - (n.) drink<br />
zu din i a hrutmi - (adj.) sottish<br />
zu din lonak , zei paoh i aa tawkza in umnak - (n.) temperance<br />
zu din puai - (n.) carousel<br />
zu din tuk ruang i a thluak a ttha ti lomi - (n.) sot<br />
zu ding - (n.) drinker<br />
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zu ding lomi , tee<strong>to</strong>taller ti zongin ttial a si - (n.) tee<strong>to</strong>taller<br />
zu dinnak hmun - (n.) saloon<br />
zu he din chihmi thil hna - (n.) cocktail<br />
zu he sa he nu he nuam ngai i ningcang lo i um - (n.) orgy<br />
zu khor , khor - (n.) burrow<br />
zu , mitsur zu - (n.) wine<br />
zu nem phun - (n.) beer<br />
zu phun khat a fim ngaimi - (n.) beaver<br />
zu rap - (n.) mouse trap<br />
zu sak , chuahter - (v.) brew<br />
zu tehna , thil ttama hmangmi pawl - (n.) rodent<br />
zu tehna va tehna a sehtu saram sahngar bantuk - (n.) weasel<br />
zu thaw ngai phun - (n.) champagne<br />
zu thawhternak - (n.) fermentation<br />
zu zuarnak inn - (n.) tavern<br />
zua - (v.) rear, keep domestic animals<br />
zuah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> leave something like hair/moustache <strong>to</strong> grow - Example: He keeps moustache = A hmurhmul aa zuah<br />
zuah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> leave/keep a remnant<br />
zuai - (v.) <strong>to</strong> become limp<br />
zuai , zoi - (v.) <strong>to</strong> diminish in strength and elasticity - Example: His strength has diminished = A thazang a zoi cang<br />
zual - (v.) furl - Example: Furl the flag = Alan kha zual tuah<br />
zual - (v.) roll - Example: Please roll a cigarette for me = Kuak ka zualpiak tuah<br />
zual - (n.) roll - Example: A roll of papers = Caku zual khat<br />
zual - (adj.) severely sick - Example: He is very sick = A zawt a zual ko<br />
zual - (v.) getting worse - Example: He got worse since last night = Zahan in a zual<br />
zual - (v.) wrap page - Example: We wrap a parcel = Parcel kan zual<br />
zual - (v.) roll up - Example: We roll up our bedroll = Ihphah kan zual<br />
zual - (v.) roll cigarettes<br />
zual , dolh , khuh - (v.) engulf<br />
zualh - (v.) roll up cigarettes for somebody - Example: Please roll up a cigar for me = Kuak ka zualh tuah<br />
zualko - (n.) messenger, urgent messenger, usually of bad news<br />
zualko , a rak um hmasami , thil a tlung lai tiah a rak chimtu - (n.) forerunner<br />
zualnak - (n.) wrapping<br />
zualnak - (n.) worsening<br />
zualter , fahter - (v.) intensify<br />
zuam - (v.) attempt - Example: The doc<strong>to</strong>r attempted <strong>to</strong> save his life = A nunnak khamh kha sibawipa nih aa zuam<br />
zuam - (v.) challenge, compete - Example: I shall compete in the 20 miles race = Peng 20 tlik zuamnak ah kaa zuam lai<br />
zuam - (v.) endeavour<br />
zuam - (v.) try<br />
zuam khotu , tluk - (n.) match - Example: A boy is not a match for a man = Nganchia cu upa zuam khotu (tluk) a si kho lo<br />
zuam, lentecelhnak ah i zuam , cuh - (v.) compete - Example: Three men competed for the prize = Laksawng kha mi pathum an i cuh<br />
zuam , teimak tein tuah - (v.) take pains - Example: He <strong>to</strong>ok pains <strong>to</strong> please his teacher = A sayapa lunglawmhter awkah fak piin aa zuam<br />
zuam , ttuan - (v.) undertake<br />
zuamkhawn - (v.) challenge, call for competition, with a hint of deride<br />
zuammi - (n.) the one who is challenged<br />
zuamnak - (n.) competition, challenge<br />
zuamnak - (n.) contest - Example: Beauty contest = Dawh i zuamnak<br />
zuamnak - (n.) endeavour<br />
zuamnak - (n.) match - Example: Football match = Pumpululh chuih i zuamnak<br />
zuamnak , ahodah a tthawng deuh ti i zuamnak bantuk khi - (n.) challenge<br />
zuamnak chungah aa telmi - (n.) contestant<br />
zuamnak , i zuam chung - (n.) bout - Example: A wrestling bout = Paih i zuamnak<br />
zuamnak , thazang chuah - (n.) effort<br />
zuamtu - (n.) challenger<br />
zuan - (n.) flight - Example: The plane made two flights in one day = Vavlawng cu ni khat ah zuan hnih a zuang<br />
zuan - (v.) <strong>to</strong> jump as in parachute jumping<br />
zuan hnawh - (v.) pounce - Example: The cat pounced upon the rat = Chizawh nih zu a zuan hnawh i a tlaih<br />
zuan hnawh , nam , khulralg in tlik - (v.) dash - Example: The boy dashed for the bus = Tlangval nih baska kha a hei tlik hnawh<br />
zuan , zuang - (v.) fly - Example: Birds fly = Vate an zuang<br />
zuang - (v.) jump - Example: He jumps off the window = Thlalangawng in a zuang<br />
zuangzam - (adj.) loose in character - Example: She is a loose character = Nu zuangzam a si<br />
zuangzam - (v.) flirt - Example: She flirts = A zuangzam<br />
zuanh , zonh , zawnh - (v.) pounce, jump up at - Example: A dog pounces on me. - A dog jumps up at me = Uico nih a ka zawnh. - Uico nih a<br />
ka zonh<br />
zuannak - (n.) flight<br />
zuannak - (n.) jumping, jump as in parachute jumping<br />
zuanzang - (adj.) agile, nimble<br />
zuar - (adj.) damp - Example: Our house site is damp = Kan innhmun cu a zuar ngai<br />
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zuar ding thil i chiahmi - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
zuar khawhmi - (adj.) salable<br />
zuar khawhmi thil - (adj.) marketable<br />
zuar man hmuhmi - (n.) commission<br />
zuar , zorh , zawrh - (v.) sell - Example: Please sell me your shirt = Na angki ka zawrh<br />
zuarh , zorh - (v.) sell - Example: I shall sell you my house = Ka inn kan zuarh/zorh lai<br />
zuarnak , zawrhnak , zorhnak - (n.) sale - Example: For sale. - The selling price is ten kyats = Zuar ding. - A zawrhnak man cu fang hra a si<br />
zuartu - (n.) seller<br />
zuartu - (n.) monger - Example: Fish monger = Nga zuartu<br />
zuat - (v.) raise - Example: The farmer raises chickens = Lothlopa nih ar a zuat hna<br />
zuatnak - (n.) keeping of animals<br />
zuau , zuao - (adj.) dishonest<br />
zuaumao - (adv.) dishonestly - Example: He went away being afraid of seeing by others = A kal ziamau<br />
zubui - (n.) a tunneling rat<br />
zubui liah , cuar zawtnak - (n.) ringworm<br />
zudah - (n.) adam's apple<br />
zuh - (conj.) minus - Example: Six minus two is four = Paruk ah pahnih zuh cu pali a si<br />
zuh - (v.) subtract<br />
zuh - (v.) take - Example: If you take 2 from 7, you have 5 = 7 kha 2 in na zuh ahcun 5 a tang<br />
zuh - (v.) pull out<br />
zuh - (v.) leak - Example: If your house leaks you should repair it = Nan inn a zuh ahcun na thlop awk a si<br />
zuh awk a simi kha - (n.) subtrahend - Example: In 10-2=8, the subtrahend is 2 = 10 chungah 2 zuh i aphi 8 a chuakmi chungah hin zuh awk a<br />
simi (zukmi) kha 2 hi a si; a sullam cu 2 hi subtrahend a si<br />
zuh , leiba lei i chiah - (v.) debit - Example: Debit my account K. 100/- = Ka tangka chung khan K. 100/- zuk tuah<br />
zuh , zuk - (v.) deduct<br />
zuh , zuk - (v.) draw out - Example: They draw out the lot = Camcawhfung an zuk<br />
zuh , zuk - (v.) smoke cigarettes - Example: it's no good <strong>to</strong> smoke = Kuak zuk cu a ttha lo<br />
zuhnak - (n.) subtraction<br />
zuhnak - (n.) deduction<br />
zuhui - (n.) fermented grain from which wine is extracted but which is eaten without extracting the juice<br />
zuk tiah a hung ceumi - (n.) flash - Example: There is a flash of lightning in the sky = Van ah nimtlau zuk tiah a hung ceu<br />
zuk , zuh - (v.) draw out - Example: They draw out the lot = Camcawhfung an zuk<br />
zuk , zuh - (v.) smoke cigarettes - Example: it's no good <strong>to</strong> smoke = Kuak zuk cu a ttha lo<br />
zuk , zuh - (v.) deduct<br />
zukaliptas thingkung - (n.) eucalyptus<br />
zul , zulh - (v.) follow - Example: If you want <strong>to</strong> follow me ... = Zulh na ka duh ahcun<br />
zulh - (v.) take - Example: Take the short cut = Lamphawk khan va kal, va zul<br />
zulh - (v.) come - Example: Two comes after one = Pahnih nih pakhat kha a zulh<br />
zulh ding i chiahmi phung , phunglam , ningcang - (n.) regulation<br />
zulh ding timi kha zulhter , phung ning tein umter - (v.) regulate<br />
zulh in - (prep.) <strong>to</strong> - Example: He sang <strong>to</strong> the music = Awdawh tummi zulh in hla a sak<br />
zulh , kal tti , kalpi - (v.) accompany<br />
zulh , let lo , tlaihpeng - (v.) abide<br />
zulh liomi nawlbia - (n.) standing orders<br />
zulh lo awk a si lomi , buar awk a si lomi - (adj.) inviolable<br />
zulh , nawl ngaih - (v.) observe - Example: He observes the law = Upadi kha a zulh<br />
zulh , ning zulh - (v.) order - Example: He ordered his life acording <strong>to</strong> rules = A nunning kha phunglam ning zulh in a nung<br />
zulh tawnmi lam chuahtak , pial - (v.) deviate<br />
zulh tawnmi lam chuahtaknak , pialnak - (n.) deviation<br />
zulh tawnmi phunglam - (n.) cus<strong>to</strong>m<br />
zulh , thlah , ralvenh - (v.) escort<br />
zulh , zul - (v.) follow - Example: If you want <strong>to</strong> follow me ... = Zulh na ka duh ahcun<br />
zulhin - (prep.) along - Example: He went along the river = Tiva zulhin/hrawnin kan kal<br />
zulhmi lam ngei in fianternak - (n.) formulation<br />
zulhmi , tuahmi - (adj.) pursuant<br />
zulhnak - (n.) following<br />
zulhnak , nawlngaihnak , ulhnak - (n.) observance<br />
zulhning , kalning tlangpi , lam kalning - (n.) tenor<br />
zultu - (n.) disciple - Example: Disciples of Lord Jesus = Bawi Jesuh zultu<br />
zultu - (n.) follower<br />
zum - (adj.) pointed - Example: Pointed stick = Fung zum<br />
zum - (adj.) sharp - Example: A sharp spear = Fei zum<br />
zum - (adj.) proud, boastful, arrogant, conceited - Example: He is a proud man = Mi zum a si<br />
zum lakin chimh khawh - (v.) persuade - Example: He persuaded me he was right = Amah cu a ding ko tiah zum lakin a ka chimh khawh<br />
zum loin umnak - (n.) scepticism<br />
zum , tat - (v.) sharpen - Example: I shall sharpen a stake = Fung ka zum lai<br />
zum , zumh , bochan , a hman ti i ruah - (v.) believe - Example: Do you believe me? - If you believe you will live = Na ka zum maw? - Na zumh<br />
ahcun na nung lai<br />
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zumh - (v.) suppose - Example: I suppose Harry will come <strong>to</strong>day = Harry nihin a ra lai tiah ka zumh<br />
zumh awk tlak a hmaanmi - (adj.) authentic<br />
zumh awk tlak a lo i a si ngaingai ttung lomi - (adj.) plausible<br />
zumh awk tlak a si lomi , a sullam a um lo - (adj.) irrational<br />
zumh awk tlak a si lomi , zumhnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) faithless<br />
zumh awk tlak a si set lomi - (adj.) shady<br />
zumh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) credible<br />
zumh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) faithful<br />
zumh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) loyal<br />
zumh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) trustworthy<br />
zumh awk tlak lo - (adj.) disloyal<br />
zumh awk tlak loin - (n.) incredibility<br />
zumh awk tlak lomi - (adj.) perfidious<br />
zumh awk tlak lomi , bochan awk tlak lomi - (adj.) unreliable<br />
zumh awk tlak lomi sinak - (n.) disloyalty<br />
zumh awk tlak lomi sinak - (n.) perfidy<br />
zumh awk tlak lomi sinak - (n.) infidelity<br />
zumh awk tlak ngaingaimi - (adj.) devoted<br />
zumh awk tlak sinak , dinnak - (n.) probity<br />
zumh awk tlakmi , lih chin lomi , mi hmaan a simi - (adj.) honest<br />
zumh awk tlakmi sinak - (n.) fidelity<br />
zumh awk tlakmi sinak - (n.) loyalty<br />
zumh biathli chimh , zohkhenhter - (v.) confide<br />
zumh , bochan , a hman ti i ruah , zum - (v.) believe - Example: Do you believe me? - If you believe you will live = Na ka zum maw? - Na zumh<br />
ahcun na nung lai<br />
zumh fiannak , lung fiannak - (n.) conviction<br />
zumh khawh a si lomi zumh tlak a si lomi - (adj.) incredible<br />
zumh khawh awk sinak - (n.) credibility<br />
zumh khawh ding ngaingai a si lomi , khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) fabulous<br />
zumh lo - (v.) disbelieve<br />
zumh lo - (v.) distrust<br />
zumh lo - (n.) doubt<br />
zumh lo nawn i zoh , ngiat - (adv.) askance<br />
zumh lo , zumh lonak - (n.) mistrust<br />
zumh lomi , a hmaan lo ti i ruahmi - (adj.) incredulous<br />
zumh lonak - (n.) disbelief<br />
zumh lonak - (n.) distrust<br />
zumh lonak - (n.) incredulity<br />
zumh lonak zei hmanh um loin - (adv.) doubtless<br />
zumh lonak zeihmanh a kop lomi - (adj.) unquestionable<br />
zumh lonak zeihmanh a um lomi - (adj.) undoubted<br />
zumh lonak , zumhlonak - (n.) unbelief, disbelief, doubt<br />
zumh , ruah - (v.) assume - Example: I assume you can do the work = Rian cu na tuan khawh lai tiah ka zumh, ruah<br />
zumh , ruah - (v.) deem<br />
zumh , ruah - (v.) feel - Example: He feels you should go = Na kal awk a si tiah a ruah<br />
zumh , ruah - (v.) assume - Example: I assume you can do the work = Rian cu na ttuan khawh lai tiah ka zumh, ruah<br />
zumh tawn ning in a zum lomi - (adj.) heterodox<br />
zumh tlak lomi - (adj.) unfaithful<br />
zumhawktlak - (adj.) trustworthy, faithful - Example: A trustworthy/faithful servant = Zumawktlak sal<br />
zumhmi , biathli chimhmipa - (n.) confidant<br />
zumhmi thil cawnpiakmi, a hmaan ti i rak zumh ding le cohlan ding - (n.) dogma<br />
zumhnak - (n.) belief, faith - Example: You will live by faith in Lord Jesus = Bawi Jesuh zumhnak in nan nung lai<br />
zumhnak - (n.) trust<br />
zumhnak a ngei lomi , a zum lomi - (n.) sceptic<br />
zumhnak , ahmaan tinak - (n.) credence<br />
zumhnak , biaknak phung - (n.) faith<br />
zumhnak hrampi - (n.) creed<br />
zumhnak hrut in a zummi - (adj.) superstitious<br />
zumhnak hrut , khuachiate nha , hnamte hna zumh hi - (n.) superstition<br />
zumhnak lei kong i cawnpiaknak - (n.) doctrine<br />
zumhnak siseh biaknak phung siseh aa hruhchihmi , a ttha a chia ti a tuaktan kho ti lome - (n.) fanatic<br />
zumhnak tthial lo tein i tlaih peng - (n.) constancy<br />
zumhning - (n.) notion - Example: It was her notion that planes were safer than trains = Vanlawng kha tlanglawng nakin a him deuh ti cu amah<br />
zumhning a si<br />
zumhning hmaan lo a ngeimi , hawi zumh ningin a zum lomi - (n.) heretic<br />
zumhning le ruahning a karhtertu - (n.) propagandist<br />
zumhning le ruahning karhternak zapi sinah chimnak - (n.) propaganda<br />
zumhning lo a simi , hawi zumhning in a zum lomi - (adj.) heretical<br />
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zumhning , lungputning - (n.) feeling - Example: My feeling is that he will make a good teacher = Ka zumhning ah saya tha a si lai ka ti<br />
zumhtlakmi - (adj.) trusty<br />
zumtu - (n.) believer<br />
zun - (n.) urine<br />
zun - (v.) harvest - Example: It's the time they are harvesting the rice = Facang an zun lio a si<br />
zun in a zawmi , a lung a lengmi , a ci a haimi - (adj.) lackadaisical<br />
zun ngaih , tah - (v.) bemoan<br />
zun ngaih , tah - (v.) bewail<br />
zun ngaihnak , ttahnak - (n.) lamentation<br />
zun pangpar phun khat aa dawh ngaimi - (n.) woodbine<br />
zun ruang , mitsur ruang - (n.) vine<br />
zun thlum zawtnak - (n.) diabetes<br />
zun zun - (v.) piss<br />
zun zun - (v.) urinate<br />
zunceh - (n.) firefly, glow worm<br />
zunceh - (v.) wet bed - Example: He wets bed every night = Zan fate a zun aa ceh<br />
zundinnak hmun , zundinnak cabuai - (n.) bar<br />
zundur - (n.) chamber-pot, portable urinal<br />
zung - (n.) bureau<br />
zung - (n.) office, law court<br />
zung - (v.) <strong>to</strong> answer call of nature<br />
zung he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) official - Example: Official duty = Zung rian<br />
zung i kawh - (v.) cite - Example: He was cited for drunk driving = Zurit bu mawttaw mongh ruangah zung ah ah kawh<br />
zungkhar ni , akhonh - (n.) holiday<br />
zungthiam a si lomi - (adj.) unskilled<br />
zungthiam , thilremh a thiammi , mekhanik - (n.) mechanic, skillful person<br />
zungthiammi - (n.) craftsman<br />
zungthiammi - (adj.) skilful<br />
zungthiamnak - (n.) craft, skillfulness<br />
zungthiamnak - (n.) engineering<br />
zungthiamnak - (n.) skill<br />
zungvuar - (adj.) generous, liberal<br />
zungvuar - (n.) a person who is liberal/generous<br />
zungzal - (n.) eternity<br />
zungzal - (adv.) evermore<br />
zungzal - (adv.) forever<br />
zungzal , aa hmun zungzalmi , tuah zungzalmi - (adj.) perpetual<br />
zungzal , caan um lo - (adj.) timeless<br />
zungzal hmun dingin ttialmi - (n.) inscription<br />
zungzal hmunmi - (adj.) eternal - Example: Eternal life = Zungzal nunnak<br />
zungzal in - (adv.) permanently - Example: He will stay here permanently = Hika ah hin a um zungzal ko lai<br />
zunhri - (n.) creeper<br />
zunngaihnak hla , ttah thawng - (n.) lament<br />
zunput i kholhnak khan - (n.) <strong>to</strong>ilet<br />
zunram - (n.) excreta<br />
zunthil , pupuhlut , tutuhlut - (n.) bladder<br />
zunthlum - (n.) diabetes<br />
zunthlum zawt damnak si - (n.) insulin<br />
zunzun , ekek - (v.) relieve - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> relieve myself = Zunzun/ekek ka duh<br />
zunzunnak hmun - (n.) urinal<br />
zur - (n.) comb of orange<br />
zur , cerh - (n.) morass<br />
zur , tibual - (n.) lagoon<br />
zureiniam - (n.) uranium<br />
zureu - (n.) alcohol<br />
zureu - (n.) liquor<br />
zureu - (n.) spirit<br />
zureu - (n.) tipple<br />
zureu a simi thil - (adj.) spirituous<br />
zureu a thawngmi phun - (n.) brandy<br />
zureu chuangtu - (n.) distiller<br />
zureu dawrnak inn - (n.) public house<br />
zureu nih a tlaih cangmi - (n.) alcoholic<br />
zureu phun khat - (n.) sherry<br />
zureu phun khat - (n.) gin<br />
zureu , rum zureu - (n.) rum<br />
zureu thaw bik - (n.) whisky<br />
zuri , zurit - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be in<strong>to</strong>xicated with alcohol - Example: He is in<strong>to</strong>xicated with alcohol/wine = Zu a ri<br />
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zurimi - (adj.) tipsy<br />
zuripa - (n.) drunkard<br />
zurit i lam i hawi lengmang i kal - (v.) stagger<br />
zurit , zuri - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be in<strong>to</strong>xicated with alcohol - Example: He is in<strong>to</strong>xicated with alcohol/wine = Zu a ri<br />
zuritnak - (n.) drunkeness<br />
zuritnak puai - (n.) wassail<br />
Zurup mi - (n.) European<br />
zusak - (v.) make wine<br />
zusi , thanthling bantuk a simi - (n.) saccharine<br />
zut , ti a zut , a hnam - (v.) seep<br />
zut , zuh - (v.) leak - Example: If your roof is leaking, you will have <strong>to</strong> repair it = Nan inncung a zuh ahcun na remh a hau lai<br />
zutai - (n.) draff , lees , rice from which beer has been brewed and the juice extractet<br />
zutu - (n.) mousetrap<br />
zuva , awlokchonnak , hnahnawhnak , harnak petu thil , rawl a hrawktu - (n.) pest<br />
zuva , rungrul , khaubawk thahnak si - (n.) pesticide<br />
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