Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

lawi - (v.) about a wife that returns home after estrangement from her husband
lawi , lawih - (v.) get burned with hot water - Example: Hot water burns him = Tisa nih a lawih
lawi ning i um lonak - (n.) eccentricity
lawih , lawi - (v.) get burned with hot water - Example: Hot water burns him = Tisa nih a lawih
lawk - (v.) to change the old leaky thatch roof with new roof
lawk - (v.) to relieve sombody of his heavy burden
lawkih mi , Khrihfa a si lomi - (n.) heathen
lawlaw - (adv.) outright - Example: I told him outright the story of his friend = A hawipa kong kha ka chimh lawlaw
lawlaw - (adv.) straightaway - Example: Do not tarry, go straightaway = Dir con hlah, kal lawlaw
lawlaw - (adv.) wholly - Example: Eat up the whole lot (wholly) = Ei dih lawlaw
lawlaw - (conj.) either or - Example: If you are cold, be cold; if you are hot, be hot (Rev. 3:15) = Na kih le kik lawlaw, na lum le lum lawlaw
lawm - (adj.) be happy - Example: I am happy; Thank you = Kaa lawm
lawm - (v.) work together - Example: We work together in our fields in turns = Lothlawh kan i lawm
lawm - (v.) cook sulphur beand
lawm , lawmh - (v.) rejoice - Example: We rejoice that you come = Na ra i kan i lawm
lawm , lawmh - (v.) celebrate - Example: We celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus. - He celebrated his birthdaty = Bawi Jesuh chuah kan lawm. - A
chuah a lawmh
lawm , lawmh , lomh - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh
lawmh - (v.) thank - Example: I thank you because you gave me gift = Laksawng na ka pek caah kaan lawmh
lawmh - (v.) applaud - Example: Many people applaud him and clap their hands = Mi tampi nih an lawmh i an kut an bengh
lawmh , lawm - (v.) rejoice - Example: We rejoice that you come = Na ra i kan i lawm
lawmh , lawm - (v.) celebrate - Example: We celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus. - He celebrated his birthdaty = Bawi Jesuh chuah kan lawm. - A
chuah a lawmh
lawmh , lomh - (v.) appreciate
lawmh , lomh , lawm - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh
lawmh tuknak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) ecstatic
lawmhnak ah siseh , ngaihchiatnak ah siseh , thinhunnak ah siseh , nganfah innak ah siseh , i sum kho loin a ummi - (adj.) frantic
lawmhnak bia chim i batmi , tuah awk a simi rian - (n.) obligation
lawmhnak biachim , lawmh - (v.) thank - Example: I want to thank you for the gift = Laksawng na ka pekmi caah lawmh kan duh
lawmhnak he aa pehtlaimi , puai - (adj.) festal
lawmhnak , lomhnak - (adj.) gladness, happiness, joy
lawmhnak nganpi - (n.) exultation
lawmhnak nganpi - (n.) rapture
lawmhnak nganpi a simi - (adj.) rapturous
lawmhpi - (v.) congratulate
lawmhpi , conglawmh - (v.) felicitate
lawmhpinak - (n.) congratulation
lawmhpinak i aa tlakmi bia , conglawmhnak - (adj.) felicitious - Example: A felicitious speech of thanks = Lunglawmhnak bia chimnak i aa tlakmi
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lawmhter - (v.) exhilarate
lawmhter - (v.) gratify
lawmhter - (v.) suit - Example: It is hard to suit everybody = A mi kip lawmhter cu a har ngai
lawmhter, lawhmnak in khahter - (v.) ravish - Example: He is ravished with her beauty = Aa dawhnak nih lawmhnak in a khakter
lawmhter ngai , aidi in mawn , mawnh , eih in mawn - (v.) enchant
lawmhter , puai tuahpiak , khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai - (v.) entertain
lawmhternak - (n.) entertainment
lawmhternak - (n.) exhilaration
lawmhternak - (n.) gratification
lawmhtertu - (n.) entertainer
lawmnak - (n.) --lawn
- (v.) crawl - Example: A snake crawls = Rul a lawn
lawn - (v.) creep
lawn , lawng - (adj.) vacant - Example: If the site is vacant I shall build a house. - There is a vacancy for a post (lit. one post i vacant) = Hmun a
lawn ahcun inn ka sak lai. - Rian pakhat a lawng
lawng - (adj.) empty - Example: The cup is empty = Hrai a lawng
lawng - (adj.) only - Example: He is the only person who can do it = Amah lawng nih a tuh khawh
lawng - (adj.) naked - Example: He came naked = Taklawng in a ra
lawng - (n.) vehicle - Example: Ship, boat. - Train, railway (land vehicle) = Tilawng. - Tlanglawng
lawng a hnulei - (n.) stern
lawng chung i eidin lei zohkhenhtu nu - (n.) stewardess
lawng cung i cuannak - (n.) embarkation
lawng cung i kai i icit - (v.) board - Example: We must board the train now = Atu ah tlanglawng cungah kan kai awk a si cang
lawng dinhnak hmun - (n.) station - Example: Railway station = Tlanglawng dinhnak
lawng hrennak hri - (n.) moorings
lawng in ti chung i tlak - (adv.) overboard - Example: He fell overboard = Lawng in ti chungah a tla
lawng kaltertu - (n.) navigator
lawng , lawn - (adj.) vacant - Example: If the site is vacant I shall build a house. - There is a vacancy for a post (lit. one post i vacant) = Hmun a
lawn ahcun inn ka sak lai. - Rian pakhat a lawng
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