Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

lei ah , leiah - (prep.) to - Example: Go to the right = Orhlei ah kal
lei , khilei , hilei , ti bantuk - (n.) direction - Example: He went in that direction = Khi lei ah khin a kal
lei , leirawi - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a lei
lei thuannak the - (n.) harrow
leiah - on ... side - Example: He is on our side = Kanmah leiah a ttang
leiah , lei ah - (prep.) to - Example: Go to the right = Orhlei ah kal
leiba a cham kho lomi - (n.) bankrupt
leiba a cham kho lomi , tangka a ngei lomi - (adj.) insolvent
leiba a cham khomi - (adj.) solvent
leiba cham ding hnu ceuh cham ding i upadi ning tein tuahpiakmi caan , cu a caan pekmi chung cu - (n.) moratorium
leiba cham khawhnak - (n.) solvency
leiba cham kho lo in umnak , tangka ngeih lo - (n.) insolvency
leiba cham rih lomi - (adj.) outstanding - Example: Outstanding debts = Leiba a tang rihmi
leiba in luatternak - (n.) quittance
leiba lei i chiah , zuh - (v.) debit - Example: Debit my account K. 100/- = Ka tangka chung khan K. 100/- zuk tuah
leiba , leibat - (n.) debt - Example: I am in debt = Leiba ka ngei
leiba , leibat - (v.) have a debt - Example: I have no debt to anybody = Ahohmanh lei ka ba hna lo
leiba ngeih , leiba bat - (adj.) indebted
leibat , leiba - (v.) have a debt - Example: I have no debt to anybody = Ahohmanh lei ka ba hna lo
leibat , leiba - (n.) debt - Example: I am in debt = Leiba ka ngei
leibatmi - (n.) the person to whom the debt is owed
leibatu - (n.) debtor
leidip - (n.) dust (mostly on the ground)
leidip a khatmi - (adj.) dusty
leih - (v.) pour water
leih - (v.) to pour food in the trough for animals
leihri - (n.) navel cord
leikak kaupi - (n.) chasm
leiphit - (n.) dust (mostly in the air)
leirai - (n.) debt
leirawi , lei - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a lei
leirawitu , leirtu , rawitu - (n.) traitor, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si
leirtu , rawitu , leirawitu - (n.) traitor, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si
leithuan - (v.) plow - Example: He plows the field with water buffaloes = Na in lei a thuan hna
leithuan i an rinmi kuar - (n.) furrow
leithuannak - (n.) plow
leithuannak ha - (n.) plowshare
leithuannak seh - (n.) tractor
leittial - (n.) chipmunk
lek - (adj.) cocky, arrogant, overbearing - Example: Pu Hnin is a cocky, overbearing person = Pu Hnin cu mi lek a si
lek - (adj.) to be warped - Example: Your board is warped = Na thing a lek
lek - (v.) chop off, cut off with one stroke - Example: It's easy to cut off banana tree = Banhlakung lek cu a fawi
lek - (v.) flash - Example: Lightning flashes = Nimtlau a lek
lek - (v.) Morse: to send messages by flashes of light - Example: They are sending each other messages in Morse = Hmaan an i lek
lek , le - (v.) run - Example: He ran away (beyond visibility). - He is swift in running = Lo diam in a le. - Lek a mu
lek , leklak , liklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si
leklak , lek , liklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si
leklak , liklak - (adv.) promptly - Example: He rose promptly = Leklak tiah a tho
lel - (adj.) busybody - Example: He is a busybody = Mi lel a si
lel - (v.) play with - Example: Du not play with knife = Namte he lel hlah
lem - (v.) cajole
lem - (v.) coax, persuade - Example: They persuaded him to sing = Hlasak an lem
lem - (v.) lure - Example: The fox was lured into the trap = Cenghngia cu rap coktarh nih rap chungah a lem i aa foih
lem - (v.) tempt - Example: The sight of food tempted him to steal = Rawl a hmuhnak nih khan fir dingin a lem
lem - (v.) coax, persuade - Example: They persuaded him to sing = Hlasak an lem
lem - (n.) likeness, image - Example: Idol, likeness of man, image of man (not real man) = Milem
lem - (v.) to take back something that has been given - Example: He took back the shirt he gave me = Angki kha a ka lem tthan
lem - (v.) addicted: to be addicted to - Example: I am addicted to smoking (smoking entices me) = Kuak zuk nih a ka lem
lem - (v.) bait, attract - Example: Light attracts insects = Mei ceu nih buttit a lem hna
lem , bia nem le bia thlum in lem - (v.) wheedle
lem cang - (adj.) addicted - Example: He is addicted to smoking = Kuakzuk nih a lem cang i a thlah kho ti lo
lem , fial - (v.) persuade - Example: They could persuade him to stay = Um awkah an lem khawh
lem (leem) - (v.) entice
lem , lem khawhnak , duhternak - (v.) allure
lem lo - (adv.) not very much, not quite - Example: Do you like oranges? Not quite = Theithu na duh maw? Ka duh lem lo
lemh - (v.) swallow, gulp - Example: He swallowed a fish bone and it got stuck in his throat = Nga ruh a lemh i a hrom ah a tang
lemnak - (n.) enticement
lemnak - (n.) persuasion
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