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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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mahte in i uknak - (n.) au<strong>to</strong>nomy<br />

mahte in i uknak - (n.) independence<br />

mahte in ka tuah lai tiah aa thawh i a tuahmi - (n.) volunteer<br />

mahte in ttialmi min - (n.) au<strong>to</strong>graph<br />

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

mahte nih mah sining langhternak - (n.) self-expression<br />

mahthah , mahthat - (n.) suicide - Example: Suicide is because of cowardice = Mahthah hi ralchiat bia a si<br />

mai - (n.) pumpkin<br />

mai - (v.) deliberate, discuss<br />

mai a chung kuatter i minung hmai a lomi i tuah - (n.) jack-o-lantern<br />

mai in thil siseh , inn siseh duah - (n.) arson<br />

mai phun khat - (n.) squash<br />

maimaw - (adj.) red/scarlet in color - Example: A red silk blanket = Maimaw puan<br />

maimaw - (n.) red silk yarn<br />

maimaw uan phun , phun khat - (n.) satin<br />

maimomh bu - (n.) cobweb<br />

maimomh , sawmpalak - (n.) spider<br />

maiphek , makphek - (n.) chilli<br />

mairun - (n.) a variety of pumpkin<br />

mak - (n.) mark - Example: He received high mark in Geography = Khuaram ah mak sang a hmuh<br />

mak , ma , maa , maak - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling =<br />

Khamh Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak<br />

makphek , thing makphek - (n.) pepper<br />

mal , bongmal - (n.) blessing, fortune, luck<br />

malit , hmeh - (v.) massage<br />

malitsi - (n.) liniment<br />

malsawm - (n.) blessing<br />

malsawm - (v.) bless - Example: Their father blesses them (ask blessings for them) = An pa nih mal a samh hna<br />

mama - (n.) porridge<br />

man - (n.) cost<br />

man - (n.) price - Example: What is the price/cost of your book? = Na cauk kha zeizat man dah a si?<br />

man - (n.) worth<br />

man - (n.) marriage price<br />

man chiah - (v.) charge - Example: How much do you charge for this bread? = Hi changreu hi a man zeizatdah na haul?<br />

man fawi , man tlawm , a chia deuh - (adj.) cheap<br />

man khiah , a khing thlai - (v.) assess<br />

man khiaktu , khing thlaitu - (n.) assessor<br />

man loin - (adj.) free - Example: These books are free = Hi cauk hna cu man lo in hmuh khawh an si<br />

man loin , a lakin - (adj.) gratis<br />

man loin hmuhmi laksawng - (adj.) gratui<strong>to</strong>us<br />

man , maan - (v.) disintegrate, rot, decay; dissolve, be crushed in<strong>to</strong> small pieces/dust - Example: Salt dissolves in water = Cite cu ti chungah a<br />

maan<br />

man , manh - (v.) have sexual intercourse - Example: Chickens have sexual intercourse = Ar an i man<br />

man ngei lo , santlai lo , tthahnem lo - (adj.) worthless<br />

man ngei lomi - (adj.) valueless<br />

man sung i ruah - (v.) treasure<br />

man tampi - (adj.) high - Example: He paid a high price for the house = Inn cu man tam piin a cawk<br />

man tum - (v.) fall - Example: The price of oil has fallen = Chiti man a ttum cang<br />

man tum - (n.) fall - Example: The fall of prices was slow = Thil man ttum a nuar ko<br />

manfak - (adj.) costly, dear, expensive - Example: Rice is expensive, costly, dear = Facang man a fak<br />

manfawi - (adj.) cheap, inexpensive<br />

mang - (n.) dream - Example: Good dream (used as goodnight) = Mang ttha<br />

mang - (adj.) big - Example: I saw a big snake = Rul mang tara ka hmuh<br />

mang bantuk i nuam ngai i um - (n.) reverie<br />

mang , maang - (n.) dirt, soot - Example: Soot on the pot = Belmaang/Belmang<br />

mang manh - (v.) dream<br />

mangcanghlan - (n.) lalf awake, trance<br />

mangchia - (n.) nightmare<br />

mangkhawng - (n.) trap<br />

mangkibawi , uktu - (n.) governor<br />

mangmanh , manh - (v.) dream - Example: I dream = Mang ka manh<br />

mangtam , mangttam - (n.) famine - Example: If the rain is no good famine uccurs = Ruah a tthat lo ahcun mangttam a tlung<br />

mangva/lengder - (n.) swallow<br />

manh - (adj.) ready - Example: Are you ready <strong>to</strong> go? - We are ready <strong>to</strong> eat = Kal nan i manh maw? - Rawl ei kan i manh<br />

manh - (v.) sell - Example: Today I could sell one hundred bags of rice = Nihin cu facang tun za khat ka zuar khawh<br />

manh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> give money/something for marriage price<br />

manh ceote - (adv.) just - Example: I just caught the train = Tlanglawng ka tanh manh ceote a si<br />

manh lo , rian ngeih - (adj.) engaged - Example: They were engaged in conversation = Bia an i ruah i an i manh lo<br />

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