Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

cawk/zuarhmi thil - (n.) merchandise
cawlcang kho loin tuah , namchih - (v.) repress
cawlcang kho loin um , a zeng - (v.) paralyse
cawlcang lo in a ummi - (adj.) still - Example: Sit still = Cawlcang loin thu
cawlcang lo te i dai te i a ummi; e.g. 'Psalm' ah hin 'p' le 'l' hi stum a simi cu an si - (adj.) quiescent
cawlcang lo te i dai te i umnak - (n.) quiescence
cawlcang loin umnak , daihnak - (n.) stillness
cawlcangh - (n.) action
cawlcangh - (v.) move
cawlcanghnak - (n.) motion
cawlcanghnak , hnahnawhnak , i tuainak - (n.) turbulence
cawlcanghnak , thil le thazang (linhnak , elektrik dah , seh umtuning , ceunak) kong fimnak cawnnak - (n.) physics
cawlcanghter - (v.) stir - Example: The wind stirs the leaves = Thli nih thing hnah kha a cawlcanghter hna
cawlcanghter , thawkter - (v.) activate
cawleng - (n.) bullock cart
cawleng ke nih a kalnak lam i vawlei kuar lakin a tuahmi khi - (n.) rut
cawleng ke si an thuh lo i a awnh khi , zu an awnh an cik khi - (v.) squeak
cawleng, leng - (n.) cart
cawlh - (adv.) immediately - Example: He came and went again immeidately = A ra i a kal calwh
cawm - (v.) nurture
cawm - (v.) support - Example: He is supported by his father = A pa nih a cawm
caw/meheh an hnuk um - (n.) udder
cawmnak - (n.) nurture
cawmpai - (n.) duck
cawmtu - (n.) stay - Example: The oldest son was the family's stay = An fapa upa bik cu an innchungkhar cawmtu a si
cawn - (v.) study
cawn awk i tuahmi - (n.) curriculum
cawn , cawng - (v.) learn - Example: I am learning in school = Sianginn ah ca ka cawng
cawn , i lak , hawi sining i cawn - (v.) adapt
cawn ni nga ni - (n.) Friday
cawn , thiam - (v.) learn
cawnak i kir hmun - (v.) stand - Example: He stood first in his class = Amah tang chungah pakhatnak a si
cawnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) academic - Example: The academic year begins in June = Cawnak lei kum cu June thla in aa thawk
cawnchommi si loin , ser chommile tuahchommi si loin , koketein ngeihmi le simi - (adj.) natural - Example: It is natural for parents to love
their children = Nu le pa nih fale dawt cu an kokek in an i ngeihmi a si
cawng - (v.) imitate - Example: He imitates his father = A pa nawl a cawng
cawng - (v.) look after, care - Example: I am looking after a sick person = Mizaw ka cawng
cawng saya - (n.) school teacher
cawngh , congh - (v.) guard
cawngh , congh - (v.) attend the cattle - Example: If I attend the cattle I shall not be able to come = Caw ka cawngh ahcun ka ra kho lai lo
cawnghnak - (n.) attending
cawngor - (v.) hesitate
cawngornak - (n.) hesitation
cawnmi - (n.) lessons
cawnmi , chimmi , ceihmi ruahmi - (n.) subject - Example: The subject for our discussion will be health = Kan i ceih lai dingmi kong cu
ngandamnak a si lai
cawnmi subject - (n.) study
cawnnak aa thawkka - (n.) beginner
cawnnak , cawn awk i chiahmi - (n.) lesson
cawnnak , cawnpiaknak - (n.) education
cawnnak lei i a sang bik - (n.) doctor
cawnnak sang sianginn - (n.) academy
cawnnak sianginn sang bik , sianghleirun - (n.) university
cawnni - (n.) weekday
Cawnni khat ni - (n.) Monday
Cawnnihnih - (n.) Tuesday
cawnnili - (n.) Thursday
Cawnninga ni - (n.) Friday
cawnnithum - (n.) Wednesday
cawnpiak - (v.) teach
cawnpiak , cacawn - (adj.) educate - Example: He was educated in Cambridge University = Amah cu Cambridge University ah ca a cawng
cawnpiak chih lengmang an chung lut lakin cawnpiak - (v.) inculcate
cawnpiak , chimh - (v.) instruct
cawnpiak i fawimi , nawl ngaimi - (adj.) docile
cawnpiaknak - (n.) pedagogy
cawnpiaknak - (n.) precept
cawnpiaknak - (n.) training
cawnpiaknak an thiam hlan lo atu le atu tuah lengmang - (v.) drill
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