Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

a tawinak in hun chim tthannak - (n.) recapitulation
a tawinak in ttial - (v.) abbreviate
a tawinak in ttialmi - (adj.) stenographic
a tawinak in ttialmi , sawthen - (n.) shorthand
a tawinak in tuahmi - (n.) resume
a tawk zawn lengin hauhmi chawman - (adj.) stiff - Example: He asks a stiff price for his house = A inn man a tawk zawn lengin tam tuk deuh a
hauh
a tawkawng tit - (n.) sirloin
a tawkza - (adj.) enough
a tawkza a si lo , a luan , a tam tuk - (adj.) immoderate
a tawkzamite siter - (v.) temper
a tawne lei kam - (n.) underside
a tawne phak khawh lomi - (adj.) unfathomable
a tawngthamtu - (n.) manipulator
a te zum - (n.) tine - Example: The tines of a fork = Darkeu te a te zum hna
a teima mi - (adj.) laborious
a tek - (v.) smart - Example: The cut smarts = A tuknak hma kha a tek
a tengnge rak si , i peh - (v.) affiliate - Example: This college is affiliated to the University = Hi college hi university tengnge a si; Hi college hi
university he aa peh
a tet cangmi - (adj.) old - Example: My shoes are old = Ka kedan cu an tet cang
a tet cangmi , a tlekmi - (adj.) tattered
a tet i a tlek dih - (v.) fray
a tet ngaingai cang i a la a lang dihmi - (adj.) threadbare - Example: Threadbare shirt = A tet ngaingai cang i a la a lang dihmi angki
a tetmi - (adj.) worn
a tetmi , a tlekmi (puan) - (adj.) ragged
a tetmi , hruk awk a tlak ti lo tiang i hamnmi - (adj.) worn-out
a tha a ba kho lomi - (adj.) indefatigable
a tha a di kho lomi , a ba kho lomi - (adj.) tireless
a tha a thermi - (adj.) highstrung
a tha a thumi - (adj.) lazy
a tha a thumi - (adj.) slothful
a tha a thumi , rian ttuan a zuam lomi - (adj.) shiftless
a tha a thumi , rianttuan a huam lomi - (adj.) indolent
a tha a tthawng ngaimi - (adj.) muscular
a tha a tthawngmi ti - (adj.) torrential - Example: Torrential rain = Tilian a chuahtertu ruah fak ngaingaimi
a tha ditter - (v.) strain - Example: Tlikzuammi nih a lung kha a tha a ditter
a tha ko - (interj.) all right
a thak - (adj.) hot - Example: Pepper is hot = Makphak a thak
a thak - (adj.) peppery
a thakmi , thakpherh zawtnak - (n.) itch
a thami , aa tlakmi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) due
a than a tlingmi , nutling patling a simi - (adj.) full-grown
a thang chinchin - (v.) swell
a thangmi - (adj.) vociferous
a thap a thap in a ummi thil , a thap a dot - (n.) stratum - Example: In digging the well, men struck first a stratum of sand, then strata of
rocks = Tikhor cawh tikah thetse thap kha an ton hmasa bik, cun lung thap dangdang kha an ton hna
a thap a thap in chiah/um - (v.) stratify
a thap a thap in umnak/chiahnak - (n.) stratification
a thapmi , a hratmi , a nal lomi - (adj.) rough
a thar in ser tthan , tharchuah - (v.) renovate
a thar in thlen , thlen - (v.) innovate
a thar in thlennak - (n.) innovation
a thar in tuah tthan - (adv.) afresh - Example: We painted the room afresh = Innkhan kha a thar in si kan thuh tthan
a thar ser , ser - (v.) contrive
a tharhlammi - (adj.) fresh
a tharte a si ti lomi - (adj.) second hand
a thau lomi - (adj.) lean - Example: Lean meet = A thau aa tel lomi satit
a thau tukmi - (adj.) obese
a thaw a ha - (v.) puff - Example: She puffed as she climbed the hill = Tlang i a kai ah khan a thaw a ha
a thaw lo - (adj.) distasteful
a thaw lo - (adj.) flat - Example: The food tastes flat = Rawl cu a da, a thaw lo
a thaw lomi - (adj.) unsavoury
a thaw ngaimi - (adj.) tasty
a thaw ngaingaimi rawl/thawngpang - (n.) titbit
a thawkterte ah - (n.) outset
a thawm a tamning - (n.) deal - Example: A great deal of his money was spent for food = A tanka a tam deuh cu rawl caah a hman
a thawmi - (adj.) delicious
a thawmi - (adj.) palatable
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