Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

ttawh , ttawt , ttot - (v.) pluck - Example: I shall be sorry if you pluck the roses = Pangpar na ttawh ahcun ka ngaih a chia lai
ttawhnak - (n.) plucking
ttawittam - (adj.) weakling - Example: You are a wealing person = Na ttawittam
ttawk - (n.) buttocks
ttawl - (v.) wash, cleanse - Example: I shall wash the pates = Pakan ka ttawl lai
ttawlhttang - (n.) mud pellet
ttawm - (v.) share
ttawm - (v.) cooperate
ttawm - (v.) partake with others
ttawmh - (v.) to do something along with the main job
ttawmnak - (n.) sharing
ttawn - (v.) to fabricate something which is not tru, to make-up something
ttawn - (adj.) tangled, complicated, confused - Example: Your threads are all tangled = Na la aa ttawn dih
ttawng - (n.) basket - Example: She carries meat in a basket = Ttawng in sa a put
ttawp - (adj.) untidy, dirty, unkempt - Example: Your shirt is dirty = Na angki a ttawp tuk
tte - (n.) fork
tte - (n.) branch (of a tree/hand)
tte - (v.) branch off
tte - (v.) fork
tte - (n.) fin (of fish)
tteh , ttet - (adj.) dilapidated - Example: My house is dilapidated = Ka inn a ttet
tteh , ttet - (v.) worn out: be worn out - Example: My shirt has worn out = Ka angki a ttet
ttei , ttai - (v.) gnaw, nibble - Example: A rat gnaws at the gunny sach = Zu nih buri a ttai
ttek - (n.) thunderbolt, lightning
ttek - (n.) lucifer match
ttek - (v.) squawk, utter a loud, harsh cry as a fowl when frightened
ttek - (v.) to fly out like sparks in different directions
ttekbawm - (n.) tinder box
tteklung - (n.) flint
tteklung bantukin a hakmi - (adj.) flinty
tteklung tenh meithal - (n.) flintlock gun
ttekral - (n.) gecko
ttekrawl - (n.) tinder
ttekttok - (adj.) not normal, upset (as stomach upset)
ttelh - (v.) embroider in different patterns and colours
ttelh - (v.) to suffer cronically from malaria - Example: I am suffering cronically from malaria = Raifanh nih a ka ttelh
ttelh - (v.) to be in a run-down condition of health
ttelh , ttial - (v.) write - Example: It's easy for me to write = Ca ttelh kaa foih ko
ttelrel - (n.) bluff, precipice, steep place where it is difficult for animals to go
ttem - (n.) splint
ttem - (v.) bind, fasten, tie
ttemh - (v.) to tie something on something - Example: They tie the flag on the end of the stick = Fung parah alan an ttemh
ttemttawn - (v.) tie together
ttemttawn - (v.) hinder doing something - Example: My old grandmother hinders me from doing other things = Ka pi tar nih a ka ttemttawn i
zeihmanh ka tuah thiam lo
ttemttawn tuk lonak , aa tetmi upadi in luat - (n.) latitude - Example: You are allowed much latitude in this work = Hi rianttuannak ah hin
luatnak kaupi na negi ko
ttemttuam - (adj.) untidy, dirty, cumbesome
tteng - (adj.) the toes of a chicken
tteng - (n.) bulldozer
tteng - (n.) tank (military)
tteng le nge i vun cheu chin lengmang - (n.) ramification
ttengnge , nge , te , thingnge - (n.) sprig, branch, scion - Example: A bird perches on the branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu
ttet fiapfuap in a um cangmi thilri - (adj.) shabby
ttet , tteh - (adj.) dilapidated - Example: My house is dilapidated = Ka inn a ttet
ttet , tteh - (v.) worn out: be worn out - Example: My shirt has worn out = Ka angki a ttet
ttetttiam - (adj.) to be in rags - Example: They are in rags and tatters = An ttetttiam ko
ttetttiam - (adj.) poor, to be in poverty
ttetttut - (adv.) to be sitting/sleeping closely or tightly
tteuh - (v.) to be chipped, notched, gapped
tteuhnak - (n.) the place where it is chipped
ttha bik - (adj.) best
ttha hringhran in , tthatling in - (adv.) perfectly
ttha lo ngaiin - (adv.) poorly - Example: Tom did poorly in the test = Camipuai ah Tom nih ttha tein a tuah lo
ttha loin tuah , dinhdorh loin tuah - (v.) maltreat
ttha loin tuahnak , dinhdorh loin tuahnak - (n.) maltreatment
ttha tein a hngak pengmi , a zoh pengmi - (adj.) vigilant
ttha tein hriahmi - (adj.) well-groomed
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