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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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mawttaka kha a penh na thiam hna lai<br />

pennak - (n.) kingdom - Example: The kingdom of Gud = Pathian pennak<br />

pennak - (n.) rule, reign, reigning - Example: During the time of the reign of Augustus = Awkastas pennak can ah<br />

pennak , ram - (n.) realm<br />

pensen - (n.) pension - Example: He gets a pension = Pensen a ei<br />

pension - (n.) pension<br />

pension a la cangmi , aa din cangmi - (adj.) retired<br />

pension lak , dinh - (v.) retire<br />

pension pekmi , pension a hmumi - (n.) pensioner<br />

Pentikost ti zongah ti a si - (n.) Whitsunday<br />

peo - (adj.) taut, tight, fully stretched - Example: The string of my bow is taut = Ka liza a peo<br />

peo , peu - (adj.) independent - Example: She is quite an independent girl = Mi peote a si<br />

pepar - (n.) paper<br />

per - (adj.) flat - Example: People thought the world was flat = Vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah<br />

per - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be smashed in<strong>to</strong> pieces lengthwise<br />

per , lanhtak - (v.) skip - Example: She skips over difficult words when she reads = Ca a rel tikah bia har kha cu a lanhtak hna<br />

per , peh - (v.) leap<br />

per , peh , i hlawh - (v.) jump<br />

per , pir - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be raised on one end<br />

perfektum participium af bære - (v.) --perfektum<br />

participium af indbinde - (v.) --perh<br />

- (v.) kick by the hind legs - Example: A horse kicks (by its hind legs) a boy = Rang nih ngakchia a perh<br />

perh , biaperh - (v.) exaggerate - Example: He exaggerated what he heard = A theihmi kha a chim tthan tikah a perh<br />

perh , suk , chuih - (v.) kick<br />

pernak , i hlawhnak - (n.) jump<br />

Persia (Iran) ram siangpahrang - (n.) shah<br />

pertu , angki phun khat - (n.) jumper<br />

perzuan thiam - (n.) acrobatics<br />

pet , peh , per - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai<br />

pet , peh , per - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai<br />

petrol - (n.) gasoline<br />

petrol - (n.) petrol<br />

petrol zuarnak inn - (n.) filling station<br />

petu - (n.) purveyor<br />

petu - (n.) giver<br />

petu , tthentu - (n.) donor<br />

peu , peo - (adj.) independent - Example: She is quite an independent girl = Mi peote a si<br />

pha , phan , phanh , phak - (v.) arrive, arrive at, reach - Example: We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m.. - Shall we be able <strong>to</strong> reach the village this<br />

evening? - If we cannot reach we shall s<strong>to</strong>p over night on the road = Zinglei suimilam 6 ah vanlawng dinhnak hmun kan phan. - Zanlei ah khua kan<br />

pha kho hnga maw? - Kan phak (phah) khawh lo ahcun lampi ah kan riak lai<br />

phacu zawtnak - (n.) syphilis<br />

phagphang le a ceumi a phun phun puah i ceuter - (n.) fireworks<br />

phah - (v.) spread out (mat/blanket etc) - Example: Have you spread out the mattress? = Ihphah na phah cang maw?<br />

phai - (adj.) not quite full - Example: Your bucket is not quite full = Na balttin a phai<br />

phai - (n.) low lying land - Example: There is plenty of malaria in low lying land = Phairam ah raifanh a tam<br />

phai - (v.) gossip - Example: It's not good <strong>to</strong> gossip = Mi kong phai a ttha lo<br />

phai , phaikung , hluang - (n.) reed - Example: Reeds grow on river banks = Tiva kam ah phaikung an kho<br />

phai , pheo - (v.) deflect - Example: The wind deflects the arrow's flight = Thli nih thal cu a phai<br />

phaih - (v.) discourage, frighten - Example: He cancelled his trip because his friends discouraged him <strong>to</strong> make the trip = A hawile nih an phaih caa<br />

khualtlawn aa let<br />

phaikung , hluang - (n.) reed<br />

phaisa bawm - (n.) wallet<br />

phaisa cawimi aamahkhannak ca i pekmi thil - (v.) pawn - Example: She pawned her watch <strong>to</strong> buy food = Rawl cawknak caah a suimilam kha<br />

a pawn<br />

phaisa deu ser - (v.) counterfeit<br />

phaisa duhduh in sa hmangmi , i sumrennak a ngei lomi , mitthalo ngaingai ningzah hngal loin a ttha lomi - (adj.) profligate<br />

phaisa hman awk i pekmi - (n.) expense<br />

phaisa hmanmi tthumh - (v.) retrench<br />

phaisa hmanmi tthumhnak - (n.) retrenchment<br />

phaisa khonmi - (n.) savings<br />

phaisa , paisa - (n.) money<br />

phaisa pek - (v.) subscribe<br />

phaisa sawksam in a hmamgmi - (adj.) extravagant<br />

phaisa sawksam in hmannak - (n.) extravagance<br />

phaizawl - (n.) flatland<br />

phaizawng - (n.) cherry - Example: There are many cherry trees in the <strong>Chin</strong> hills = Lai tlang ah phaizawng tampi an um<br />

phak - (n.) arrival - Example: On his arrival he was greeted by his children = Inn a phak ah a fale nih an rak don<br />

phak - (v.) overtake<br />

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