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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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konglam chimnak - (n.) narration<br />

konglam chimtu , chimtu - (n.) narra<strong>to</strong>r<br />

kontinent tia dengmang a simi - (n.) subcontinent<br />

kop - (v.) stick <strong>to</strong> - Example: A dirt sticks <strong>to</strong> your coat = Na angki ah hnawm a kop<br />

kopi , kawpi hlum - (n.) cabbage<br />

kopipar - (n.) cauliflower<br />

kopza , kapza , kawpza - (n.) hinge<br />

kor - (v.) pucker - Example: The coat puckers up at the shoulders = Angki leng cu a liang ah kor<br />

kor - (v.) wrinkle<br />

kor , kawr - (n.) <strong>Chin</strong> sleeveless bluse<br />

Korin - (n.) Corinthians<br />

kornak - (n.) pucker<br />

korpusal aa tel lomi thi - (n.) plasma<br />

korter - (v.) rumple<br />

korter , bingboter - (v.) ruffle - Example: A breeze ruffled the lake = Thli nih tili kha a ti a bingboter<br />

kortet , mahte lawng i bu hmete i ser - (n.) clique<br />

kotka , kutka , kawtka - (n.) gate<br />

Kristelig Forening for Unge Kvinder (Young Women's Christian Assiciation) - (prop.) YWCA<br />

Kristelig Forening for Unge Mænd (Young Men'x Christian Association) - (prop.) YMCA<br />

ku - a word of endearment used mainly for young girls<br />

ku - (v.) be sleepy (always used with mit, eyes) - Example: I am sleepy, tired, drowsy = Ka mit a ku<br />

kua - (num.) nine - Example: He has nine sons = Fapa pakua a ngei<br />

kua - (n.) muzzle of the gun<br />

kua - (n.) cave - Example: They found human bones in the cave = Lung kua chungah miruh an hmuh<br />

kua - (n.) hole - Example: The hole of a rat = Zu kua<br />

kua - (adj.) low vioce - Example: He has a bass voice = A aw a kua<br />

kua - (adv.) approximately, around, round about - Example: Please send me money round about two, three hundred kyats = Phaisa za hnih<br />

thum kua in rak ka kua te<br />

kua , bu - (n.) den<br />

kua , kuat - (v.) send - Example: Please send me a letter soon = Tuan ah ca rak ka kua<br />

kua , meithal kua - (n.) bore<br />

kua, zu kua, khor. - 2. kuar, lam kuar - (n.) hole<br />

kuah - (n.) spanner<br />

kuahli - (n.) catapult<br />

kuai - (n.) fragment - Example: She was cut by a fragment of glass = Thlalang kuai nih a ah<br />

kuai - (v.) break - Example: My cup is broken = Ka hrai a kuai<br />

kuai , cheu - (v.) rift<br />

kuai cikcek , khuai cikcek - (v.) shatter<br />

kuai , kuaih - (v.) bend the bow - Example: Bend your bow = Na likuk kha kuai<br />

kuai , kuaih , kawiter , kuei - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter<br />

kuaih , kawiter - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter<br />

kuaih khawhmi sinak , kualh khawhmi sinak - (n.) flexibility<br />

kuaih , kuai - (v.) bend the bow - Example: Bend your bow = Na likuk kha kuai<br />

kuaimi innka - (n.) arc<br />

kuainak awng , pemnak awng - (n.) rupture<br />

kuaite - (n.) pipe (smoking pipe)<br />

kuaite kuak - (n.) pipe<br />

kuak - (n.) cigar, cigarette, cheroot<br />

kuak hmih , hmih , mei hmih - (v.) extinguish<br />

kuak pak , pak - (v.) puff<br />

kuakbul - (n.) stump<br />

kuakbul , tan tawite a tangmi - (n.) stub<br />

kuakdap chiahnak kheng - (n.) ashtray<br />

kuakpihrum - (n.) pipe, usually used by women<br />

kuakzu , kuakzuk - (v.) smoke cigarrettes, etc. - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> smoke? - Don't smoke = Kuakzuk na duh maw? - Kuak zu hlah<br />

kuakzuk , kuakzu - (v.) smoke cigarrettes, etc. - Example: Do you want <strong>to</strong> smoke? - Don't smoke = Kuakzuk na duh maw? - Kuak zu hlah<br />

kual - (n.) coil - Example: A coil of rope = Hri kual kual khat<br />

kual - (n.) bend (of the river) - Example: We have gone through one bend of the river = Tiva kual khat kan zawh<br />

kual - (v.) coil (the rope) - Example: Please coil the rope = Hri kha kual tuah<br />

kual - (adj.) bandy - Example: He is bandy-legged = A ke a kual<br />

kualh - (v.) coil round something - Example: Tne snake coils round the branch = Rul nih thing nge a kualh<br />

kualh khawhmi , bil khawhmi - (adj.) flexible<br />

kualh khawhmi , khairiat tipep - (n.) hose<br />

kualh khawhmi sinak , kuaih khawhmi sinak - (n.) flexibility<br />

kuam - (n.) valley, the course of the valley<br />

kuam - (adj.) long in distance - Example: The road that winds up the mountain is long = Tlang a helmi lam cu a kuam<br />

kuan , kuanfang , meithal kuan - (n.) bullet<br />

kuan , suan - (n.) lead<br />

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