Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

a thli tein khulrang in lo diam i kal - (v.) decamp
a thli tein le upadi he i ralchanh in ram chung i thil luhpi/chuahpi - (v.) smuggle
a thli tein mah siangngakchia hawi kha an kong sayate sin i va chim - (v.) sneak
a thli tein mi angaitu - (n.) secret service
a thli tein mi bia va ngaih - (v.) eavesdrop
a thli tein mi ngiatu a simi, mi ngiatu nih mi an ngiatnak hna kong an ttialmi tuanbia - (n.) detective
a thli tein nih - (v.) titter
a thli tein pel - (v.) snoop
a thli tein ram chung i thil a luhpitu/chuahpitu - (n.) smuggler
a thli tein rian a tuanmi - (adj.) insidious
a thli tein thil a ti khomi , mizer - (adj.) sly
a thli tein tuahmi - (adj.) stealthy
a thling a khatmi - (adj.) sappy
a thlite in umter - (v.) harbour - Example: They harbour a thief = Mifir a thli tein an umter
a thlithup in tuahmi - (adv.) underhand
a thluak a rang ngaimi , a fim ngaimi - (adj.) witty
a thlum - (adj.) sweet - Example: Sugar is sweet = Thanthling cu a thlum
a thlum bantuk - (adj.) sweetish
a thlum ngai i a bangmi - (n.) syrup
a tho , zu an uam i a thawh khi - (v.) ferment
a thommi , fawi tein kuaih kuaih lomi - (adj.) stiff - Example: My neck is stiff = Ka hngawng a thom
a thormi - (adj.) sour
a thormi ti , esit - (n.) acid
a thormi , tihang thor - (n.) vinegar
a thu a man dih , a kek a kuai dih - (v.) disintegrate
a thu a man kho lomi - (adj.) incorruptible
a thu a nammi - (adj.) putrid
a thu a rim a chia ngaingai - (v.) stink - Example: Decaying fish stinks = Nga thu cu a thu
a thu , a rop - (v.) corrupt
a thu a tlolmi , a ttha lo - (adj.) bad
a thuk i fel tein tuahmi - (adj.) intensive
a thuk lomi , a leng lang menmen a simi , a puanlaumi - (adj.) superficial
a thuk ngaimi thil theih khawhnak thawngin - (adv.) mystically
a thuk ngaingaimi - (adj.) profound
a thuk ngaingaimi thil , hngalh awkah a har ngaingaimi - (adj.) mysterious
a thumi , a rawkmi - (adj.) decadent
a thumi , a rawkmi - (adj.) rotten - Example: A rotten egg = Arti thu (da)
a thur a hnawmmi - (adj.) squalid
a thur a hnawmmi , aa filhhnawmmi - (adj.) sordid
a thur , a thurmi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) filthy
a thurhnawmmi , a thiang lomi - (adj.) vulgar - Example: Vulgar word = Bia thiang lo, bia dawh lo
a thurhnawmmi i nalh dih , i nalh dih - (v.) smear
a thurmi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) dirty
a ti luanning , a kalning - (n.) trend
a timi thil thletnak ca i sermi kua - (n.) mould - Example: Melted lead is poured into the mould = Tittermi suan kha thletnak kua ah an toih
a timtu , a tuaktantu - (n.) planner
a tlai , a hnu - (adj.) late - Example: We had a late supper = Kan zanriah ei a hnu / tlai
a tlai ngaingai cangmi - (adj.) belated - Example: belated answer = a tlai cangmi lehnak, hnupi ah lehmi
a tlaimi , a khul a nuarmi - (adj.) tardy
a tlak lomi , a thiam lomi - (adj.) inapt
a tlamtling in thil theih hlan in bia rak i khiah chung - (v.) prejudge
a tlang - (n.) fringe - Example: The fringe of the blanket = Puan a tlang
a tlang - (n.) nugget - Example: Nugget of gold = Sui tlang
a tlang , dengmang , a kam - (n.) verge
a tlang ning zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) linear
a tlang parte - (n.) brink
a tlang tete a simi - (n.) crystal - Example: The crystals of snow = Hawhra tlang tete
a tlang thluahmah , a pummi thil i a kam - (n.) circumference
a tlangkamh ser - (v.) frame - Example: I am going to frame this picture = Hi hmanthlak hi a tlangkamh ka ser lai
a tlangpi i hei chim duahmah men, a setset in chimmi um lem lo i hei chim duahmah ko - (n.) generalization
a tlangpi in chim - (v.) outline - Example: He outlined his plans to his friends = Aa timhmi kha a tlangpi in a hawile a chimh hna
a tlangpi in chim - (v.) generalize
a tlangpi in chim ahcun - (adv.) generally
a tlangpi in ruahnak , fiang setsai loin zumh - (n.) impression - Example: It is my impression that they met before = Hlan ah an rak i tong
cang lai tiah ka zumh ko
a tlangpi lawl , va si seh law ti in ruah - (n.) hypothesis - Example: Let us act on the hypothesis that he is honest = Miding a si ti in ruat in cu
ning cun tuan phawt ko hnik u si law
a tlap tete - (n.) flake - Example: Snow flakes = hawhra tlap tete
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