Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

hmaput i bei - (v.) maim - Example: He was maimed in his right leg = A orhlei ke a bei
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
love me = Ka hmar nan ka ngai maw? Ka hmar nan ka ngaih ahcun nan ka dawt a si
hmarngaih , hmarngaihnak - (n.) longing - Example: He does not have longing even for his parents = Nu le pa hmarngaih hmanh a hngal lo
hmasa - (adv.) ahead - Example: Go ahead = Kal hmasa
hmasa - (adv.) before - Example: Kalemyo was a village before = Hmasa ah cun Kalemyo hi khuate a rak si
hmasa - (adv.) first - Example: If you don't suffer first, you cannot succeed = Na in hmasa lo ahcun na hlawhtling kho lai lo
hmasa a umning i umter tthan - (v.) reinstate
hmasa bik a simi - (adj.) primary
hmasa bik , apakhatnak - (adj.) first
hmasa sining i siter tthannak , hmasa hmun i chiah tthannak - (n.) restoration
hmasa sining in siter tthan - (v.) restore
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) talk unconsciously while asleep - Example: He is talking nonsence while asleep = A hmaw i bialo le bialo a chim
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) kill somebody accidentally, without any intention - Example: The homicide was committed unintentionally and accidentally =
An i hmawt sual i a si
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) sleepwalk
hmawca - (n.) socks, stockings - Example: Woollen socks are good for cold season = Sahmul hmawca cu khuasik caan caah a ttha
hmawca a tawi phun - (n.) sock
hmawca sau - (n.) stocking
hmawca tah , suaiter tah - (v.) knit
hmawca temnak khairiat - (n.) garter
hmawh - (v.) break into small pieces as bread - Example: You can break clay into small pieces (dust) = Vawlei tlang kha leidip ah na hmawh khawh
lai
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
hlah
hmawmmi muthai tlaihnak fungte a ngeimi - (n.) lollipop
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
hmawn tikah kan din lai
hmawng - (adj.) lush, luxuriant - Example: In shifting cultivation the forest cannot be lush/luxurian = Tthial lengmangmi lothlawh cun ram a
hmawng kho lo
hmawngtthiam - (v.) cut down the trees of virgin forest for the first time for field
hmawngtthiam - (v.) pioneer - Example: It's never ease to pioneer = Hmawngtthiam cu a fawi bal lo
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) talk unconsciously while asleep - Example: He is talking nonsence while asleep = A hmaw i bialo le bialo a chim
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) kill somebody accidentally, without any intention - Example: The homicide was committed unintentionally and accidentally =
An i hmawt sual i a si
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) sleepwalk
hme deuh , tlawm deuh - (adj.) less
hme , hmet - (adj.) small - Example: He is a small child = Ngakchia hme a si
hme tein - (adv.) minutely
hmeh - (v.) crumple - Example: He lcrumpled the letter into a ball = Cakuat kha a hmeh
hmeh - (n.) mole (as an identification mark) - Example: He has a mole on his arm = A ban ah hmeh pakhat a ngei
hmeh , hmet - (v.) squeeze - Example: Don't squeeze the kitten = Chizawh fa ha hmet hlah
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
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
cu kum thum a hmei cang
hmel , muihmel - (n.) appearance - Example: His appearance is handsome (good) = A muihmel a ttha
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
lo
hmelchunhnak - (n.) earmark
hmelchunhnak - (n.) emblem
hmelchunhnak - (n.) omen
hmelchunhnak - (n.) sign
hmelchunhnak - (n.) symbol - Example: The mark + is the symbol of plus = Hmelchunhnak + cu fonh tinak a si
hmelchunhnak - (n.) vestige
hmelchunhnak - (n.) mark
hmelchunhnak - (n.) identifying/identification
hmelchunhnak a simi - (adj.) emblematic
hmelchunhnak , hmuhsaknak - (n.) signal
hmelchunhnak i hmanmi - (adj.) symbolic
hmelchunhnak , keneh - (n.) trace - Example: We saw traces of rabbits on the ground = Vawlei ah saveh keneh tete kan hmuh hna
hmelchunhnak khenh - (v.) stamp - Example: She stamped the paper withthe office stamp = Ca kha zung tazeih in a khenh
hmelchunhnak , langhnak - (n.) symptom - Example: Fever is a symptom of illness = Tak linh hi zawtnak langhnak/hmelchunhnak pakhat a si
hmelchunhnak nih a hun langhter , hun langhter - (v.) symbolize
hmelchunhnak , phun - (n.) brand - Example: Do you like this brand of coffee? = Hi kawfi phun hi na duh maw?
hmelchunhnak ser - (v.) brand - Example: Farmers brand their sheep = Lothlo pawl nih an tuu cungah hmelchunhnak an ser hna
hmelchunhnak ser - (v.) mark
hmelchunhnak , tamhmi lungpher , pakan bantuk - (n.) plaque
hmelchunhnak tarnak thingpheng - (n.) signboard
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