Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

tiva hmete - (n.) rivulet
tiva hna - (adv.) upstream
tiva hna , cerh , hram - (n.) source
tiva i ngerh len in a luan khi - (v.) meander
tiva kam - (n.) bank
tiva kam - (n.) beach
tiva khamnak - (n.) weir
tiva khattelei kam in khattelei kam ah thil thiarnak in an hmanmi lawng - (n.) ferry
tiva laifang - (adj.) midstream
tiva le rili le tupi chung hawi hna i a ummi khuazingnu; ngaknu mui dawh - (n.) nymph
tiva luannak nelrawn - (n.) basin
tiva nelrawn , nel , horkuang - (n.) valley
tiva pahnih nih an karcehmi hmun - (n.) watershed
tiva rili i a vung luhnak ka - (n.) mouth
tiva ti a thuhning , thuhnak - (n.) depth
tiva , ti luannak - (n.) watercourse
tiva , tili , rili pawng hmun - (n.) waterside
tivakam - (n.) riverside
tivakam , tikam , rilikam - (n.) coast
tivanel - (n.) valley along the banks of river
tivapi a vun fonhtu tivate - (n.) tributary
tivaral - (n.) the other side of the river
tivasum - (adv.) downstream
tivate - (n.) streamlet
tivate - (n.) brook
tivatlang - (n.) bank of the river
tizik kah in tawl , tawl - (v.) flush - Example: Water trucks flushed the streets = Ti mawttawka nih lam kha an tawl hna
tizik , tidor dip tete kahnak seh - (n.) sprayer
tizu - (n.) water rat
tizu , pangpar hliti , hliti - (n.) nectar
tla - (v.) fall - Example: He fell from the roof = Inncung in a tla
tla - (v.) flop - Example: He flopped down into the chair = Tthutdan ah a vung tla, tlu
tla - (v.) agree - Example: I agree = Ka hna a tla
tla - (v.) set in - Example: Rainy season sets in = Fur a tla
tla - (v.) set - Example: The sun sets = Ni a tla
tla bulbal in umnak , ziaza dawh loin umnak - (n.) vulgarity
tla burbar in dawhcah lo ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) uncouth
tla cutmat in umnak , i hnawhnam tuknak - (n.) temerity
tla derhdorh in a ummi , thahri a fek lomi - (adj.) unstrung
tla fiapfuap in a ummi - (adj.) seedy
tla nengnungpi in a ummi thil - (adj.) clumsy
tlabulbal in a ummi , vel a ngei lomi - (adj.) ungracious
tlah - (v.) to mature and leave the nest or home - Example: Our chickens have matured and left their mother. - Our children have matured and
left home = Kan ar an tlah cang. - Kan fale an tlah cang
tlah bantuk a simi saphaw i tlap in a ummi , thir tlap zong a si kho - (n.) strap - Example: Put a strap around the trunk = Thingkuang kha
thir tlah tlap in tem
tlah in sermi thil - (n.) wickerwork
tlah in tahmi bawm - (n.) basket
tlah luchin - (n.) panama
tlah , seh , tlaih - (v.) prey on - Example: Cats prey on rats = Chizawh nih zu an seh hna
tlahrawh kuai tete hna - (n.) rubble
tlai - (adj.) late - Example: Hurry up, you may be late = I hnawh tuah, na tlai sual lai
tlai - (adv.) late - Example: He came (was) late = A tlai
tlai - (n.) fruit
tlai - (v.) yield, bear fruit - Example: Our orange tree yields a lot = Kan theithu tampi a tlai
tlaih - (v.) apprehend - Example: The police apprehended the criminal = Palik nih misualpa kha an tlaih
tlaih - (v.) capture - Example: We capture fish with nets = Sur in nga kan tlaih hna
tlaih - (v.) hold - Example: He is holding a sword = Namtong aa tlaih
tlaih khawh lomi , kham khawh lomi - (adj.) irrepressible
tlaih ; palik nih an tlaih - (v.) arrest - Example: He arrests a thief = Mifir a tlaih
tlaih peng, i beh peng - (v.) adhere
tlaih , seh - (v.) catch - Example: The cat will catch the mouse = Chizawh nih zu kha a seh lai
tlaih , seh , chuh - (v.) seize
tlaih , tanter - (v.) detain
tlaih , thil a sullam tlaih , hngalh - (v.) grasp
tlaih , tleih - (v.) catch - Example: Catch the ball = Pumpululh kha tlai
tlaih tthan - (v.) recapture
tlaihchan - (v.) like, cling to, have interest in - Example: You should like your parents = Na nu le na pa na tlaihchan hna lai
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