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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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

pon , pawn - (v.) pile - Example: We piled the wood = Thing kan pon<br />

pon , pumh - (v.) heap - Example: She heaped the s<strong>to</strong>nes = Lung a pon hna<br />

pon , thingpon - (n.) pile<br />

ponghnak - (n.) dislocation<br />

pop he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) papal<br />

pop uknak - (n.) papacy<br />

Pope a hun changtu Roman Catholik biaknak bawi - (n.) cardinal<br />

Pope aiawhtu - (n.) nuncio<br />

pope he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) pontifical<br />

Pope nih nawlbia a chuahmi - (n.) bull<br />

pope rian - (n.) pontificate<br />

Pope umnak Rom khua chung i a ummi - (n.) Vatican<br />

por - (v.) infected: be infected - Example: My wound got infected = Ka hma a por<br />

porh - (v.) exaggerate - Example: He exaggerated what he heard = A theihmi bia a porh<br />

porh - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>mach upset: have s<strong>to</strong>mach upset - Example: I have a s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Ka paw a ka porh<br />

porh , pawrh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be full of air and have s<strong>to</strong>mach upset - Example: Sweet pota<strong>to</strong>es cause me s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Kawlhra nih ka paw a ka<br />

pawrh<br />

porhlaw - (adj.) cocky, boastful, proud, bragging - Example: He is bragging about his good Burmese = A Kawlholh thiam aa porhlaw<br />

porhlaw , pawrhlaw - (v.) be proud of - Example: He is proud of his new watch = A suimilam thar kha aa pawrhlaw<br />

porhlawmi , a ruam a kaimi - (adj.) arrogant<br />

porhlawmi , a ruam a kaimi - (adj.) imperious<br />

porhlawt , pawrhlawt - (n.) pride - Example: Pride and arrogance are not useful = Porhlawt le ruamkai hi an tthahnem lo<br />

porhlawt , pawrhlawt - (v.) boast, pride, be proud of - Example: If anybody wants <strong>to</strong> boast/pride ... = Ahohmanh porhlawt a duh ahcun<br />

porhlawtnak - (n.) pride, conceit<br />

porhlawtnak lungthin ngeih lo , <strong>to</strong>idornak - (n.) modesty<br />

porhlawtnak , man le mah i zumh , pawrhlawtnak - (n.) conceit, pride, boast, arrogance<br />

porhlawtnak , ruamkainak - (n.) vanity<br />

porhnak , pawrhnak - (n.) boasting, arrogance<br />

pornak - (n.) infection<br />

porso lo - (v.) disinfect<br />

porsotertu zawtnak rungrul thattu si - (n.) disinfectant<br />

porter - (v.) infect<br />

potasim - (n.) potassium<br />

præteritum af fare - (v.) --profet<br />

- (n.) prophet<br />

profet he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) prophetic<br />

profet , hmailei thil a hmu khotu - (n.) seer<br />

profet , hmailei thil kong a chimtu - (n.) prophet<br />

Protestant Khrihfa zumhning - (n.) Protestantism<br />

pu - (n.) silk - Example: Silk thread = Pu la<br />

pu - (n.) brother-in-law<br />

pu bantuk a simi la - (n.) rayon<br />

pu , hringtu pa i a pa - (n.) grandfather<br />

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

pu , put - (v.) bear, carry - Example: It takes two men <strong>to</strong> bear that s<strong>to</strong>ne = Khi lung put khawhnak ah khin mi pahnih a herh<br />

pu , put - (v.) bring - Example: Bring here a pen = Cafung pakhat in rak pu<br />

pu rungrul - (n.) silkworm<br />

pu rungrul eimi thingkung - (n.) mulberry<br />

pu rungrul nih an sakmi inn - (n.) cocoon<br />

pua , puak , pawk - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal<br />

puai - (n.) festival<br />

puai ah nuam ngaiin a ummi - (n.) reveller<br />

puai i nuam ngaiin umnak - (n.) revelry<br />

puai , lawmhnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) festal<br />

puai nganpi - (n.) fete<br />

puai nganpi - (n.) pomp<br />

puai tuah , conglawmh - (v.) celebrate<br />

puai tuahnak hlasabu chung i nu hlasa bik tu , khuang hla tlai - (n.) primadonna<br />

puai tuahnak zanriah ngan - (n.) banquet<br />

puai tuahpiak , conglawmh - (v.) fete - Example: The bride was feted by her friends = Mo cu a hawile nih puai an tuahpiak<br />

puai tuahpiak , khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai , lawmhter - (v.) entertain<br />

puak , pawk , pua - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal<br />

puak , puah - (v.) go off - Example: Did you hear the gun go off? = Meithal a puah kha na thei maw?<br />

puam - (adj.) large, big - Example: He smokes a large pipe = Kuak puampi a zu<br />

puam - (adj.) large i the sense of full of pride - Example: He is a proud man = Mi lungpuam a si<br />

puan - (n.) mantle<br />

puan - (adj.) shallow, not deep<br />

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