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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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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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