Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

They invited us to dinner = Zanriah ei an kan sawm
kanmah caah - (pron.) ourselves - Example: We bought ourselves a new car = Kanmah caah mawttawka thar kan i cawk
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
tein si
kanmah ta - (pron.) our - Example: We left our hoes in the hut = Kan tuhmui thlam chungah kan chiahtak hna
kanmahte nih - (pron.) ourselves - Example: We ourselves painted the house = Kanmahte nih inn cu si kan thuh
kap - (n.) aspect - Example: All aspects of the question must be considered = Thil cu a kam kip in kan ruah awk a si
kap - (n.) side - Example: Walk on the left side of the road = Lam kehlei kap in kal
kap hnih har i umnak , mi hmuh i phun dang , a thli i phun dang - (n.) duplicity
kap hnih lamh in kal - (v.) straddle
kap hnih riantuannak - (adj.) bilateral - Example: The bilateral agreement betweeb two countries = Ram pahnih an pahnih hnatlaknak
kap , kah - (v.) shoot, fire at - Example: I shot a deer = Sakhi pakhat ka kah
kap , kam - (n.) edge - Example: Beach (edge of sea) = Rilikam
kap nga/kil nga a ngeimi inn - (n.) pentagon
kap pali a ngeimi hmun - (n.) quadrangle
kap pali a ngeimi hmun bantuk - (adj.) quadrangular
kap ruk , hmai ruk a ngeimi thil - (n.) hexagon
kap ruk ngei a simi - (adj.) hexagonal
kap tampi , phun tampi , phun dangdang a simi - (adj.) multifarious
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
have = Kan hnianghrawm a that lai le that lai lo cu nikhua nawl a si lai, nikhua ah a khing
kapza , kawpza , kopza - (n.) hinge
kar - (v.) overstep
kar - (n.) pace - Example: He walked three paces forward = Hmailei ah kar thum a kal
kar - (v.) stride - Example: He strode over the brook = Tivate kha a kar
kar - (v.) step, pace
kar khumh in dir - (v.) stride - Example: He strides over a fence = Hau kha kar khumh in a dir
kar sau , kehlan sau - (n.) stride
karah , karlak - (prep.) betweem - Example: Let there be reconciliation between you = Nan karlak ah remnak um seh
karh - (v.) multiply
karh - (n.) time - Example: Three times three is nine = Pathum cu pathum in khar ah pakua a si
karh - (v.) to keep the mouth open with a stick or piece of wood
karh , i chap chin lengmang - (v.) accumulate
karh , tthan , hlawhtlin , nun - (v.) thrive
karhnak - (n.) multiplication, increasing
karhnak , lahkhah karhnak - (n.) increment
karhter - (v.) promulgate
karhter , nganter , tthanter - (v.) amplify
karhter , tamter - (v.) increase
karhter , tamter - (v.) step up
karhter , thlaici vorh in vorh - (v.) disseminate
karhter , zamter - (v.) diffuse - Example: Knowledge can be diffused through books = Hngalhnak cu cauk in karhter khahwh a si
karhternak - (n.) dissemination
karhtertu - (n.) spreader
karhtu, 8 cu 5 in karh tikah 5 cu 'multiplikator' a si - (n.) multiplier
karkhumh - (v.) straddle
karlak - (prep.) between
karlak , karah - (prep.) betweem - Example: Let there be reconciliation between you = Nan karlak ah remnak um seh
karlak thlak i i thim - (n.) alternative
karlak thlak i thlen - (v.) alternate
kat - (n.) brimstone
kat phun esid , a thawng ngaingaimi esid - (n.) sulphuric acid
kat , zen i hmanmi kat - (n.) sulphur
kate - (adv.) immediately, just, just now, freshly, recently, lately
kattazasi lam sernak i hmanmi - (n.) tar
kau - (adj.) wide, large, broad, vast
kau - (v.) open - Example: Open your book = Na cauk kau tuah
kau - (v.) make fire, kindle fire - Example: I started fire = Mei ka kau
kau - (v.) turn
kau - (n.) leaf - Example: Please pluck one leaf of mustard green = Anttam kau khat in hei ttot
kau , kao - (v.) dry up, evaporate
kau , kao - (v.) dry up, evaporate
kauh - (v.) broaden, widen - Example: The road has been widened = Lam an kauh
kauh - (v.) bite off - Example: He bites off the meat = Sa a kauh
kauh deuhnak , ngan deuhnak - (n.) dilation
kauhnak - (n.) width
kauhnak , sauhnak - (n.) extension
kauhtennak , sautennak - (n.) expansion
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