Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

lawng , lawngh - (v.) sqirm - Example: He squirms on the floor in agony = Nganfah in tuang ah aa lawng
lawng zahnak fung - (n.) oar
lawng zahnak fung - (n.) scull
lawng zahnak fung danh ca i knenhmi khenhteo - (n.) thole
lawng zaptu - (n.) oarsman
lawngcung i kai , cit hram i thawk - (v.) embark
lawngh , longh - (v.) float - Example: They float plenty of teak logs on Chindwin river = Chindwin tiva ah tlor thing tampi an lawngh hna
lawngh , longh - (v.) float, waft
lawngin - (adv.) alone - Example: I shall go alone = Keimah lawngin ka kal lai
lawnglawng - (adv.) only - Example: He brought only two books = Cauk pahnih lawnglawng a rak put
lawnglawng - (adj.) sole
lawnglawng , menmen - (adv.) just - Example: He is just an ordinary man = Amah cu mi sawsawh memen a si
lawnglawng , menmen - (adj.) mere - Example: She is a mere child = Ngakchia men a si ko
lawngmeizahnak - (n.) rudder
lawnh - (v.) vacate - Example: Please vacate the house = Inn kha rak lawnh tuah
lawnh , lonh - (v.) surpass - Example: He surpassed his brother in English. - Al Thang surpasses Al Ling in hight by one inch = Mirang holh ah a
nau kha a lonh. - Al Thang nih lehmah pakhat in Al Ling a lonh
lawnnak - (n.) vacuity
lawnnak - (n.) emptiness
lawr - (v.) to choose the better ones
lawr - (v.) curry favour - Example: He is good at currying favour = Anih cu mi lawr a thiam ngai
lazai - (n.) strand - Example: This rope is a rope of three strands = Hi hri hi zai thum komh hri a si
lazai , laduang - (n.) skein
lazelh/lakhernak thir phun khat - (n.) spinning-jenny
lazoh - (v.) pick cotton
le - (conj.) and - Example: You and I = Nangmah le keimah
le - (suff.) suffix denoting plural - Example: My friend. - My friends = Ka hawi. - Ka hawile
le , lek - (v.) run - Example: He ran away (beyond visibility). - He is swift in running = Lo diam in a le. - Lek a mu
leh - (v.) respond, reply - Example: He responds nicely to my words = Ttha tein ka bia a ka leh
leh - (v.) translate - Example: He translates the Bible from English to Chin = Baibal cu Mirangholh in Laiholh ah a leh
leh , biachan - (v.) answer
leh , bialeh - (v.) reply
leh cikcek i kawl - (v.) rummage
leh , cung le tang maw lu le taw maw leh , hrawh - (v.) subvert
leh , let - (v.) turn over - Example: He turns over a stone = Lung pakhat a leh
leh , let - (v.) go and come frequently - Example: He goes and comes frequently between Hakha and Thantlang = Hakha le Thantlang kar aa let
lengmang
leh , let - (v.) roll over
leh , let - (v.) translate - Example: He spoke in Burmese and they translated into Chin = Kawl holh in a chim i Lai holh ah an leh
lehhmah - (n.) inch
lehhmah - (n.) ticket
lehhmah - (n.) certificate - Example: Tenth Standard pass certificate = Tang Hra awnnak lehhmah
lehhmah 39.37 a saumi - (n.) meter
lehhmah - (n.) passport - Example: A certificate for going to other country = Ram dang kalnak lehhmah
lehhmahthut - (v.) sign (name) - Example: You will sign your name here = Hika ah hin lehhmah na thut lai
lehlam , lehtuk - (adv.) rather than - Example: He told me rather than his wife = A nupi chim loin keimah lehlam a ka chimh
lehli - (n.) retail price
lehnak - (n.) answer
lehnak - (prep.) for - Example: We thank him for his kindness = A zaangfahnak ruangah kan lawmh
lehnak - (n.) reply
lehnak , thlennak - (n.) translation
lehpek , hringhran - (adv.) extremely
lehpek , hringhran , tuk - (adj.) extreme
lehrul , lehruloh - (adj.) repay, pay back, recompense - Example: Would he be able to pay me back = A ka lehrul kho hnga maw?
lehrulh , kir tthan - (v.) react
lehrulh , pek tthan , cham - (v.) recompense
lehrulh , pek tthan ve - (v.) reciprocate - Example: She loves me and I reciprocate her affection = A ka dawt i ka dawt tthan ve
lehrulhnak - (n.) reprisal
lehrulhnak , thil a hung kir tthanmi - (n.) reaction
lehtama rian - (n.) carpenter
lehtuk , lehlam - (adv.) rather than - Example: He told me rather than his wife = A nupi chim loin keimah lehlam a ka chimh
lei - (n.) tongue - Example: We speak with our tongues = Kan lei in kan holh
lei - (n.) way - Example: Look this way = Hi lei zoh tuah
lei - a particle signifying extent, amount or measure of something - Example: Its height. - Its width. - Its length = A sanlei. - A kauhlei. - A saulei
lei - (n.) earth, ground, world - Example: You may sit down on the ground = Lei ah khan tthu ko u
lei - (n.) debt (to pay)
lei - (n.) punishment, fine - Example: Because his words are bad he is fined (given a fine) = A bia a tthat lo caah lei a cawi
lei ah - (prep.) toward
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