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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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soh , so , ti so - (v.) boil - Example: Water boils. - We skall prepare tea = Ti a so. - Lakphak kan so lai<br />

sohluah - (n.) application<br />

soi , sawi - (v.) critisize<br />

soih , sawih - (v.) <strong>to</strong> repeat motion as in copulation<br />

soilem i a ping ah kalpi - (v.) abduct<br />

soisel , al , duh lonak langhter - (v.) protest<br />

soisel awk zeihmanh a um lomi - (adj.) spotless<br />

soisel khawh lomi - (adj.) irreproachable<br />

soksol , sawksawl - (n.) oyster<br />

solh , sawlh - (v.) polish grains<br />

solung , sodennak - (n.) anvil<br />

somei , sobuk i mei , meiphu nganpi - (n.) furnace<br />

somh , sawmh - (v.) girdle - Example: She puts on a girdle = Taisawm aa sawmh<br />

song-ang - (n.) breast/chest of a person<br />

sonh , sawnh - (v.) <strong>to</strong> ascribe a person's misfortune <strong>to</strong> previous misdeed<br />

sonhtarh - (n.) alibi - Example: He has no alibi for his failure in the examination = Camipuai a sungh cu sonhtarh ding zeihmanh a ngei lo<br />

sonhtarhnak - (n.) excuse - Example: He had a good excuse for being late = A tlai ah khan sonhtarhnak a ngei<br />

sop , sawp - (v.) <strong>to</strong> be broken in small pieces<br />

sor tlukter , duhter, hoihter - (n.) incline - Example: Incline your heart <strong>to</strong> obey God's law = Pathian nawlbia zulh ding kha na lung cu hoihter,<br />

duhter, a sor tlukter<br />

sortluk deuhnak , duh deuhnak - (n.) inclination<br />

soser - (n.) smith<br />

soser - (v.) <strong>to</strong> make metal <strong>to</strong>ols - Example: He makes metal <strong>to</strong>ols = So a ser<br />

soser , sodengtu , sodeng - (n.) blacksmith<br />

soser , thlet , soser i ser - (v.) forge - Example: The new settlers forged a new nation = A um tharmi nih khan miphun thar an ser<br />

sozahnak puan in sermi - (n.) bellows<br />

Spain ram le mi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) Spanish<br />

Spain rammi - (n.) Spaniard<br />

stencil cungah ttialmi ca ca rialnak seh i i rial i chuah - (v.) mimeograph<br />

su - (v.) pound - Example: They pound corn in the mortar = Sum ah fangvoi an su<br />

su - (v.) gore - Example: Take care, lest you may be gored by a wild cow = Cawtun hrang nih in su sual lai kaw i ralring<br />

su , suk - (v.) bump - Example: He bumped his head against the door = Innka ah a lu aa su<br />

su , suk - (v.) nod head <strong>to</strong> show agreemet - Example: He nodded his head because he agreed <strong>to</strong> what was said = A hna a tlak caah a lu a suk len<br />

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su , suk , thil suk - (v.) wash - Example: I shall wash my shirt = Ka angki ka su lai<br />

sua - (v.) glean - Example: Ruth gleaned in Boaz's field = Ruth cu Boaz lo ah famu a sua<br />

sua - (v.) preen - Example: Preen for lice = A hrik a sua<br />

suah - (v.) <strong>to</strong> take water with a cup - Example: Please take water for me with a cup = Ti ka suah tuah<br />

suai - (v.) draw - Example: He draws a picture = Hmanthlak a suai<br />

suai - (v.) design<br />

suaimi - (adj.) graven<br />

suaita , kut i phiarmi sahmul angki - (n.) cardigan<br />

suaitar , angki lum phiarmi - (n.) sweater<br />

suaiter tah , hmawca tah - (v.) knit<br />

sual - (adv.) unintentionally, accidently, inadvertently - Example: I spoke unintentionally = Bia ka chim sual<br />

sual - (adv.) perhaps, in case - Example: In case you meet him you may give him this book = Na <strong>to</strong>n sual ahcun hi cauk hi pe te<br />

sual - (n.) sin - Example: My mother conceived me in sin = Sual in ka nu nih a ka pawi<br />

sual - (v.) sin (commonly sexual sin) - Example: They sin = An sual<br />

sual - (v.) <strong>to</strong> erect or put up a hut in the jungle - Example: We have erected a hut (in the jungle) = Buk kan sual khawh cang<br />

sual aa ngaihchihmi - (adj.) penitent<br />

sual cerlet , a sual tuk hringhranmi - (adj.) nefarious<br />

sual i ngaihchihnak - (n.) penitence<br />

sual i theih i ngaih a chiami - (adj.) contrite<br />

sual kawltu - (n.) faultfinder<br />

sual lai caah - (adj.) apt - Example: Please remind me for I am apt <strong>to</strong> forget = Ka philh sual lai caah ka chim tthan te<br />

sual lonak - (n.) innocence<br />

sual ngaihchihnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) penitential - Example: Penitential songs = Sual ngaihchihnak kong a simi hla<br />

sual puh - (v.) charge - Example: Thedy charged him with murder = Lainawn an puh<br />

sual puh - (v.) accuse<br />

sual puh , biaceihnak zung i taza cuai awk i chuahpi - (v.) prosecute<br />

sual puh , puh - (v.) allege<br />

sual puh , puh - (v.) impute<br />

sual puh , sualnak ah aa tel ve ti langhter - (v.) incriminate<br />

sual puh , thangchiat - (v.) impeach<br />

sual puhnak - (n.) impeachment<br />

sual puhnak - (n.) charge<br />

sual puhnak , taza-cuainak - (n.) prosecution<br />

sual thlahnak , ngaihthiamnak - (n.) remission<br />

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