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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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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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