Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

cengkeuh phaw - (n.) sea shell
cengkol ti , cengkol fa - (n.) spat
cengmang - (adv.) obstinately, determinedly - Example: Once he determines to do it he cannot be hindered by any means = A duh cengmang
ahcun thlauh khawh a si lo
cenh - (v.) fatten, gorge with rich food
cennak - (n.) raining - Example: It has been three days since it began to rain = Ruah a cennak ni thum a si cang
ceo - (adv.) only
ceoceo - (adv.) barely
cep - (n.) beetle
cep phun khat , fangvoi te hna theite hna a eitu - (n.) weevil
ceprep - (n.) gorge
ceprep - (adj.) narrow and steep - Example: A narrow gorge = Hor ceprep
cer - (n.) glare - Example: The glare of the sun = Ni cer
cer - (n.) gleam - Example: The gleam of copper pans = Dar umkheng cer
cer , de , tleu , ceu - (v.) scintillate
cer , tleu - (v.) glitter - Example: Diamond glitters = Daimond cu a cer
cercawi - (v.) glorify
cerh - (n.) fountain
cerh - (n.) marsh
cerh - (n.) swamp
cerh - (v.) dazzle - Example: The sun dazzles me = Ni nih a ka cerh
cerh , hram - (n.) fount
cerh , hram , tiva hna - (n.) source
cerh i pil - (v.) swamp
cerh umnak hmun - (adj.) swampy
cerh umnak hmun a simi - (adj.) marshy
cerh , zur - (n.) morass
cerhti - (n.) spring, spring water
cerhtiput - (n.) spring
cerlian - (n.) sun
cernak , cetnak , ceunak - (n.) scintillation
certual - (n.) playing-field
cetnak , ceunak , cernak - (n.) scintillation
ceu - (adj.) bright - Example: Sunshine is bright = Ni tlang a ceu
ceu , cer, de , tleu - (v.) scintillate
ceu hluahmah in alh - (v.) blaze
ceu lo deuh in umtermi , tlawm tein thang lo deuh in umter - (adj.) subdued - Example: The window curtain gives the room a subdued light
= Thlalangawng zar nih a khan cu zorter deuhmi ceunak kha a pek
ceu , tlang , tlan - (v.) shine - Example: The sun shines. - John's face shines = Ni a tlang. - John hmai a ceu (panh)
ceuh - (v.) gleam - Example: A light gleamed in the distance = Lam hlatpi ah khan ceunak a ceu
ceunak - (n.) light
ceunak - (n.) radiance
ceunak , a cer in a cermi sinak - (n.) brilliance
ceunak a vaa tonnak hmun , mit aa ton dihnak hmun , a laifang bik - (n.) focus - Example: The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes =
Ngaknu dawhte cu mit vialte aa ton dihnak a si
ceunak , cernak , cetnak - (n.) scintillation
ceunak chawn - (n.) gleam - Example: A gleam of light shone through the window = Thlalang awng in ceunak chawn a rung ceu
ceunak in tei , ceu deuh - (v.) outshine
ceunak inn chung i a run i kapmi - (n.) beam
ceunak le lumnak chuahternak - (n.) radiation
ceunak ngawiter - (v.) refract - Example: Water refracts light = Ti nih ceunak a ngawiter
ceunak nichawn , tahnak seh - (n.) spectroscope
ceunak nih a hleah khawh lomi , a thlam a lang lomi - (adj.) opaque
ceunak phentu puanzar - (n.) shade
ceunak , tleunak - (n.) shine
ceuter - (v.) brighten
ceuter - (v.) illuminate
ceuter , fianter , hngalhnak le fimnak pek - (v.) enlighten
ceuternak - (n.) enlightenment
ceuternak , fianternak - (n.) illumination
cha , chak - (v.) spit - Example: You must not spit = Na cil na cha lai lo
chaan - (v.) relieve of the burden - Example: He relieved me of my burden = Ka thilrit a ka chaan
chaan - (v.) succeed - Example: Rulers succeed rulers = Uktu nih uktu an chaan hna
chaangtu - (n.) successor
chafak , luak , chungin chuahter - (v.) spew
chah - (adj.) thick, dense
chah , chat - (v.) decide
chah , tan , tthen - (v.) sever
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