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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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tah , tak - (v.) weave - Example: She got money because she was weaving (blankets) = Thiam a tah caah phaisa a hmuh<br />

tah , zun ngaih - (v.) bewail<br />

tah , zun ngaih - (v.) bemoan<br />

tahchih , tenhchih - (v.) interweave<br />

tahchunh - (v.) compare<br />

tahchunh khawh lomi - (adj.) incomparable<br />

tahchunh khawhmi - (adj.) comparable<br />

tahchunh-nak - (conj.) as - Example: Asian countries such as Myanmar, India = Asia ram pawl tahchunh-nak ah Kawlram, India hei ti bantuk<br />

tahchunhnak - (n.) parable<br />

tahchunhnak - (n.) simil<br />

tahchunhnak a simi - (adj.) metaphorical<br />

tahchunhnak ah - (adv.) for instance<br />

tahchunhnak ah, bantuk - (adv.) as - Example: Some work as carpentry is very tiresome = Lehtama rian bantuk hna hi rian har a si<br />

tahchunhnak, an i lawhnak zohtinak - (n.) analogy<br />

tahchunhnak , bianabia - (n.) instance<br />

tahchunhnak in langhter - (v.) exemplify<br />

tahchunhnak in siseh , hmanthlak in siseh fianter - (v.) illustrate<br />

tahchunhnak tehna , tuanbia tawi tete hna , fianternak ca i hmanmi ; hmanthlak tehna - (n.) illustration<br />

tahchunhnak , zohchun awk - (n.) example<br />

tahchunnak - (n.) metaphor - Example: He has a heart of s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung bantukin a hakmi lungthin a ngei<br />

tahmi puan phun paoh - (n.) tissue<br />

tahmi thil - (n.) web<br />

tahnak - (n.) degree<br />

tahnak - (n.) meter - Example: Water meter = Ti a tlawmtam tahnak<br />

tahnak , a sau , a kauh , a san - (n.) measurement - Example: The measurement of the table is 3 feet long, 2 feet wide and 3 feet high = Cabuai<br />

cu pe 3 a sau, pe 2 a kau i pe 3 a sang<br />

tahnak ca i hmanmi thil - (n.) criterion - Example: Money is only one criterion of success = Tangka hi hlawhtlin tahnak ah pakhat lawng a si<br />

tahnak seh , ceunak nichawn - (n.) spectroscope<br />

tahnak , tlangrel - (n.) measure<br />

tahrang - (n.) bamboo basket<br />

tahreu - (n.) hone (small), whets<strong>to</strong>ne<br />

tahtlem - (n.) weaving stick used in the loom<br />

tahtthimh - (v.) compare, <strong>to</strong> lay side by side for comparision<br />

tahtthimh - (v.) try - Example: Try this coat = Hi angkileng hi i tahtthimh tuah.<br />

tahtu - (n.) the one who measures<br />

tai - (n.) hip<br />

tai - (n.) loin<br />

tai - (n.) waist<br />

tai - (n.) draft, lees<br />

tai - (v.) cut in<strong>to</strong>, penetrate - Example: My knife cannot cut in<strong>to</strong> wood = Ka naam nih thing a tai lo<br />

tai , tei - (adj.) sharp - Example: My adze is sharp = Ka hreitlung a tei ngaingai<br />

tai , tei - (v.) win - Example: Than Tling wins Than Ram = Than Tling nih Than Ram a tai<br />

taicung - (n.) upper part of the body<br />

taih , teih - (v.) penetrate, cut in<strong>to</strong> - Example: My knife can cut in<strong>to</strong> wood = Ka namma nih thing a taih<br />

taisawm - (n.) belt<br />

taisawm hrenh - (n.) buckle<br />

taisawm i hrehn - (v.) buckle - Example: Buckle your belt = Na taisawm i hrenh<br />

taitang - (n.) lower part of the body from the waist down<br />

taiti - (n.) rainwater which oozes from the ground for a few days<br />

tak - (adj.) true - Example: Is what you said true? = Na chimmi cu bia tak a si maw?<br />

tak - (adj.) real - Example: Is he a real prophet? He is a real prophet = Profet tak a si maw? Profet tak a si ko<br />

tak - (adj.) strong - Example: Your wine is pretty potent (because it is not mixed with water) = Na zu a tak ngai<br />

tak - (n.) body - Example: He has a very handsom body = A tak aa dawh ngai<br />

tak - (suff.) (suffix) - Example: To leave behind = Kaltak<br />

tak aihre zawtnak - (n.) jaundice<br />

tak i thuhmi si - (n.) lotion<br />

tak linh - (n.) fever<br />

tak nih zeihmanh theih lo , hit - (adj.) numb<br />

tak , tah - (v.) weave - Example: She got money because she was weaving (blankets) = Thiam a tah caah phaisa a hmuh<br />

tak , tah - (v.) weave - Example: She got money because she was weaving (blankets) = Thiam a tah caah phaisa a hmuh<br />

tak thak i kheuh , huah , kheuh - (v.) scratch<br />

tak tiah a awnmi khi - (n.) click - Example: We heard the click as he cocked his pis<strong>to</strong>l = A pis<strong>to</strong>l a ttek a kau i a awnh thawng kha kan theih<br />

tak <strong>to</strong>ngh in hngalh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) impalpable<br />

takalah - (n.) woolen clothe<br />

takbo , khuaihli bantuk - (n.) blotch<br />

taklawng , fangkarao - (adj.) bare - Example: Bare hands = Kut lawng<br />

taklawng fangkarao i a ummi - (adj.) naked<br />

taklawng in um , phoih - (v.) denude<br />

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