Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

i ren tein an nung
ren - (adj.) frugal - Example: He lives frugally = Aa ren ngai
reng - (adj.) tense, taut, tightly stretched
rengh - (v.) strain - Example: The weight strained the rope = Thilrit an thlaihmi nih khan hri cu a reng
rengh - (v.) stretch - Example: He stretched the violin strings = Violin hri kha a rengh hna
renh - (v.) depend on, entrust - Example: I shall depend on you = Nangmah kan rinh ko lai
renh lo , i dinh , dorh - (v.) relax
rep - (adj.) diligent - Example: She is a diligent person = Mi rep a si
ret , khon - (v.) conserve
rethei - (adj.) weary
retheimi - (n.) the wearied ones; the poor
retheinak - (n.) weariness, tiredness
retnak , khonnak - (n.) conservation
reu - (v.) fry - Example: They fry corn = Fangvoi an reu
reu - (v.) dry up - Example: In summer the steamlets all dried up = Thal ah tivate an reu dih
reu - (v.) distill - Example: They distill wine = Zu an reu
ri - (n.) limit, boundary - Example: They lived beyond the city limit. - The boundary between Chin State and Mizoram State is the Tio river =
Khuapi ri lengah an um. - Lai tlang le Mizo tlang ri (ramri) cu Ttiova a si
ri - (n.) edge - Example: The road goes on the edge of my field = Lam kha ka lo ri in a kal
ri - (n.) dividing line
ri - (n.) line of demarcation - Example: You must not remove the dearcation lines between fields = Lo ri nan ttial lai lo
ri - (v.) adjoin - Example: The school adjoins the playing-field = Sianginn le certual an i ri
ri - (v.) to be drunk of wine - Example: He is drunken = Zu a ri
ri - (v.) sick (of car) - Example: He gets car sick = Mawttaka (leilawng) a ri
ri chiahpiaknak - (n.) limitation
ri khiahmi , a fiang , a tliangmi - (adj.) definite
ri khiahmi set a um lomi , cu set a si ti awk a um lomi - (adj.) indeterminate
ri lo tein umnak - (n.) sobriety
ri ngei lo , dongh negi lo - (adj.) limitless
ri , rit - (adj.) drunk - Example: He is drunk (of wine) = Zu a ri
ri serpiak - (v.) limit
ria - (adj.) slender, slim
riah , riak - (v.) camp
riah , riak - (v.) spend night (with friends etc.) - Example: Did he spend night in your house? = Nan inn ah a riak maw?
riahbuk , thlam - (n.) tent
riahcaw , riahcaw vaihlam - (n.) food for journey/camp
riahhmun - (n.) camping ground
riahnak - (n.) camping, camp
riahnak hmun - (n.) camp
riahnak inn - (n.) lodge
riahnak inn , bangla - (n.) bungalow
riahnak inn , hawttel - (n.) hotel
riahnak inn , khualbuk - (n.) inn
riahnak inn zohkhenhtu - (n.) innkeeper
riahthla , riahthlak - (v.) to hunt pheasants or other birds at their resting places
riahthlak - (v.) to set out on a short journey in late afternoon and spend the night there
riahthlak , riahthla - (v.) to hunt pheasants or other birds at their resting places
riak - (v.) hunt: go on hunting expedition - Example: We shall go on hunting expedition = Ram kan riak lai
riak , riah - (v.) camp
riak , riah - (v.) spend night (with friends etc.) - Example: Did he spend night in your house? = Nan inn ah a riak maw?
rial - (v.) grind - Example: They grind flour = Changvut an rial
rial - (n.) hail
rial - (v.) pinch - Example: The door pinched his finger = Innka nih a kutdong a rial
rial - (v.) press - Example: They press ground nut oil = Mipe chiti an rial
rial - (v.) pressure, trample, oppress - Example: A good man does not pressure/oppress/trample others = Mittha nih midang kha a rial hna lo
rial - (v.) polish (rice)
rial - (v.) repress
rial khawhmi thil - (adj.) digestible
rial , manter , fak piin nam , denh - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the stone into fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial
rial tlak in tlak - (v.) hail
rialtu - (n.) grinder
riam - (v.) satisfied , quenched - Example: My thirst is quenched (satisfied) = Ka tihan a riam
riam , diriam , riamh - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam
riam , tan - (v.) cut - Example: He cut the grass = Ram a riam
riamh , riam , diriam - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam
riamhnak - (n.) satiation
riamhter , donghter - (v.) quench - Example: Water quenches thirst = Ti nih tihal a riamhter
riamhter khawh lomi , hmih khawh lomi - (adj.) quenchless
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