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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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nupi ngei lo , va ngei loin , biaknak lei i zuamnak caah um - (n.) celibacy<br />

nupi nu/pasal nu - (n.) mother in law<br />

nupi pa , pu - (n.) father-in-law<br />

nupi pahnih ngeih , va pahnih ngeih - (n.) bigamy<br />

nupi pakhat nak tam deuh ngeihnak - (n.) polygamy<br />

nupi pasal a ngei khomi a simi - (adj.) marriagable<br />

nupi ta , va naupa , va u-pa - (n.) brother-in-law<br />

nupi thi tlangval - (n.) bridegoom<br />

nupi tthit , nupi tthi , va ngeih - (v.) marry - Example: He will get married next måned = Hmai thla ah nupi a tthi lai<br />

nupi tthitnak - (n.) marriage<br />

nupi zong a si va zong a si - (n.) spouse<br />

nupichun - (n.) concubine<br />

nupi/va a ngei lomi - (adj.) unmarried<br />

nupi/va pakhat lawng ngeihnak - (n.) monogamy<br />

nute - (n.) young girls (euphony)<br />

nutling patling a si lomi - (adj.) immature<br />

nutling patling a si rih lomi - (adj.) undeveloped<br />

nutling patling a simi - (n.) grown-up<br />

nutling patling a simi , a than a tlingmi - (adj.) full-grown<br />

nutling patling hung sinak - (n.) puberty<br />

nutling , upa , patling - (adj.) adult<br />

nutling/patling si - (v.) mature - Example: He matures faster than his brother = A unau nakin khulrang deuh in a patling<br />

nutling/patling si tuanh tuk , a tuan tukmi - (adj.) precocious<br />

nutling/patling sinak - (n.) maturity<br />

nutnak , thil ti khawhnak ngeih lonak - (n.) impotence<br />

nutun - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be a married woman - Example: After being a married woman I have no interest in dancing anymore = Nutun hnu cun lam ka<br />

zuam ti ko<br />

nutung - (n.) married woman - Example: Thlai Thluai is a married woman = Thlai Thluai cu nutung a si<br />

O<br />

oat changvut - (n.) oatmeal<br />

oat , facang bantuk a simi rawl phun khat - (n.) oat<br />

Oc<strong>to</strong>bar thla - (n.) Oc<strong>to</strong>ber<br />

Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 31 zan - (n.) Hallowe'en<br />

oih - (v.) rock - Example: My mother rocks the baby = Ka nu nih bawhte kha a oih<br />

oksizen dah - (n.) oxygen<br />

oksizen dah he i cawh; kangh le cirek kai hi 'lite' a si - (v.) oxygenize<br />

ol , awl - (adj.) easy - Example: Is your work hard or easy? = Na rian a har maw a ol?<br />

olhnak , luatternak - (n.) exemption<br />

oliv chiti - (n.) olive oil - Example: Olive oil was used by the Israelites for anointing kings and prophets = Olive chiti hi Israel mi nih siangpahrang le<br />

profet hna chiti thuhnak caah an hman<br />

oliv thing , oliv thingkung , oliv thei - (n.) olive tree/wood<br />

on - (n.) stack - Example: A stack of firewood = Thing on khat<br />

on - (v.) open - Example: I shall open the door for you = Innka kan onpiak lai<br />

on , ong , pon - (v.) stack - Example: We stack firewood = Thing kan on/pon<br />

ong hluahmah - (v.) rumble<br />

onh - (v.) permit - Example: Please permit him <strong>to</strong> go = Kal ong ko tuah<br />

onh , caw onh , cakei onh , miakpi thawng - (v.) roar<br />

onh khawh a simi - (adj.) permissible<br />

onh lo , nawl pek lo - (v.) debar<br />

onh lo , thlauh , kham - (v.) ban<br />

onh , nawlpek , pek - (v.) sanction<br />

onh , nawlpek , thlauh lo - (v.) suffer<br />

onhnak lehhmah - (n.) permit - Example: He must have a permit <strong>to</strong> drive a car = Mawttaw mawnghnak ah a mawngh onhnak lehhmah a ngeih a<br />

hau<br />

onhnak , nawlpeknak - (n.) sanction<br />

oniks lungvar - (n.) onyx<br />

or , awr - (n.) throat<br />

or , awr - (n.) glut<strong>to</strong>n - Example: He is a glut<strong>to</strong>n = Mi awr (or) a si<br />

or fawhter , duhter - (v.) whet - Example: The smell of food whetted my appetite = Rawl rim nih ka or a ka fawhter<br />

organ tampi a bu in rianttuannak - (n.) organism<br />

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