Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

kerter - (v.) curl - Example: Mother curls Helen's hair = Ka nu nih Helen sam a kerter
ketli - (n.) kettle
ketteli - (n.) kettle
keu - (n.) spoon
keu - (v.) open the book, eyes etc.
keu , keo - (v.) sprout - Example: Have the seeds of your corn sprouted? = Na fangvoi an keo cang maw?
keu khat a khatmi - (n.) spoonful
keuh - (n.) chicks and piglets - Example: Chicks. - Piglets = Ar keuh. - Vok keuh
keuh , thlaici keuh - (v.) sprout
keuhternak , tlumhnak - (n.) incubation
keulu - (n.) ladle, bog spoon
keza - (n.) sole of the foot
keza - (n.) sole of the foot
keza - (n.) sole of the foot
kha - (pron.) that - Example: She is the girl that sells the books = Amah cu cauk zuartu kha a si
kha - (pron.) that (demonstrative pronoun; the object is away from the speaker but near the person spoken to)
kha - (adj.) bitter - Example: Malaria medicine is bitter = Raifanhsi cu a kha
kha bantuk tthiamtthiam in - (adv.) ditto
kha caan ah khan , khi tikah , cun , cu a si ahcun - (adv.) then
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,
sihmanhselaw kha caan le atu karlak ah khan a rak cohlan tthan
kha chung i a um bangin - (adv.) thereof
kha cungah - (adv.) there on
kha cungah - (adv.) thereon
kha hmun chungah - (adv.) therein
kha hmun khan - (adv.) therefrom
kha hmun pawng hrawng - (adv.) thereabout
kha hnu khan - (adv.) thereafter
kha , khabe - (n.) chin
kha , khabe , luhnak kua bite - (n.) jaw
kha mi hna - (art.) such - Example: The blank was robbed in such and such a town at such a time, by such and such persons = Bank cu kha mi
hna nih khan, kha khua ah khan, kha caan ah khan an baoh
kha set kha ti awk um loin , tlangpi in - (adj.) general
kha set ti theng um lomi - (adj.) any - Example: Take any book you like = Na duhmi cauk paoh kha i lak
khabe , kha - (n.) chin
khabe , luhnak kua bite - (n.) jaw
khabe ruh - (n.) jaw bone
khacer - (n.) mule
khacer a pa - (n.) jackass
khacer hme phun - (n.) donkey
khachuan phun khat - (n.) leek
khachuan sen , piat - (n.) onion
khachuan , vankhawng , daidim - (n.) garlic
khah , khat - (v.) fill up, be filled - Example: When your can is filled, come = Na thawl kha a khah in ra te
khah , khat - (v.) to be the same - Example: Their words are the same, their words match = An bia aa khat
khahmul - (n.) beard, whiskers
khahter - (v.) fill up - Example: Fill up the bucket = Balttin kha khahter
khahter - (v.) to make (them) te same, to harmonize - Example: Try to make your saying the same, harmonise = Nan bia khahter i zuam u
khai - (v.) chew - Example: Chew food properly = Rawl kha ttha tein khai
khaih - (v.) feed by mouth - Example: A mother feeds her baby by mouth = Nu nih a fa rawl a khaih
khaih: ba khaih in khaih - to tell somebody repeatedly many many times
khairiat - (n.) rubber
khairiat chai - (n.) catapult
khairiat kha fek deuh seh tiin ser - (v.) vulcanize
khairiat kual - (n.) rubber band
khairiat kung - (n.) rubber plant
khairiat puan - (n.) canvas
khairiat puan - (n.) tarpaulin
khairiat sawngkhoi thli in khahter tik i van i a zuang khomi balun - (n.) balloon
khairiat tipep , kualh khawhmi - (n.) hose
khak - (n.) mucus
khak - (v.) contradict, knock against
khak - (v.) ricochet - Example: A bullet ricochets and hits him = Kuanfang an khak i amah kha a va khen
khakha - (pron.) that, that one (demon. pron.)
khaki zawng a simi puanthan - (n.) khaki
khal - (v.) freeze - Example: Water freezes = Ti a khal
khal - (v.) to dance in front of a dead man to give him glory and honor
khal - (n.) curd - Example: Milk curd = Cawhnuk khal
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