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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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chawnh khawh a simi zawtnak , thil - (adj.) contagious<br />

chawnh khawhmi - (adj.) communicable - Example: Leprosy is a communicable disease = Thinghmui zawtnak cu i chonh khawhmi a si<br />

chawnhnak - (n.) passing on of diseases<br />

chawnhnak , chonhnak - (n.) speaking<br />

chawpchap - (n.) person of low intelligence<br />

chawr - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rey - Example: His house has two s<strong>to</strong>reys = A inn chawr hnih a ngei<br />

chawr , chor - (v.) be proud of, glory in - Example: He is proud of his shirt = A angki aa chawr<br />

chawrh , chorh - (v.) show off - Example: He shows off his hat (<strong>to</strong> me) = A luchin a ka chawrh<br />

chawva - (n.) riches<br />

chawva , rumnak - (n.) richness<br />

chawva tampi - (n.) fortune<br />

chawva tangka , rumnak - (n.) means - Example: He has means <strong>to</strong> buy a house = Inn cawknak tangka a ngei ko<br />

chawzuartu - (n.) salesman<br />

check cauk i a hramlei a tangmi khi - (n.) stub<br />

cheh - (v.) hurl - Example: A rock was hurled at the car = Mawttawka kha lung in an cheh<br />

cheh , chep - (v.) throw , cast a net<br />

cheh , hlonh - (v.) fling - Example: Boys fling s<strong>to</strong>nes in<strong>to</strong> the river = Ngakchia nih tiva chungah lung an chen<br />

cheh i zuamnak ca i hmanmi thir pakan - (n.) discus<br />

chehnak - (n.) throwing<br />

chehnak thil , lung a si ah , thing a si ah , hriamnam a si ah ; ral hriamnam mizil , khan tampi a zuang khomi - (n.) missile<br />

chek - (v.) check - Example: Check your things = Na thil kha chek hna<br />

chek - (v.) transport things - Example: They transport rice = Rawl an chek<br />

chek lomi , donh lomi , kham lomi - (adj.) unchecked<br />

cheknak - (n.) transporting<br />

chel - (n.) turn - Example: It is your turn <strong>to</strong> wash dishes = Na pakan ttawl chel a si<br />

chel - (adj.) strong in endurance - Example: Hen is strong in bearing his pain = A hma tuar a chel<br />

chel - (adv.) sometimes - Example: I saw him sometimes = A chel caan ah ka hmuh tawn<br />

chem , chemh - (v.) blow - Example: He blows off the candles. - He blows fire <strong>to</strong> keep it alive = Phazawngdan a chem. - Mei a chem<br />

chem , chuahter , mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi , thli in tum - (v.) pump<br />

chemistry he aa pehtlaimi thil - (n.) chemical<br />

chen le rawnh - (n.) grade - Example: The road has a steep grade = Lam cu a chuk, cheng<br />

cheng - (adj.) steep, sloping<br />

cheng , tlangpang a chengmi - (n.) incline<br />

chennak - (n.) slant<br />

chep , cheh - (v.) throw , cast a net<br />

cher - (v.) chisel - Example: He chisels a s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung a cher<br />

ches lentecelhnak - (n.) chess<br />

chet - (v.) be noisy - Example: The children are noisy = Ngakchia hna an chet<br />

chet , hnachet - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is deaf = A hna a chet<br />

chettari - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ne deaf<br />

cheu - (v.) parcel out<br />

cheu - (n.) section - Example: Mother cut the cake in<strong>to</strong> two sections = Ka nu nih chang cheu hnih ah a cheu<br />

cheu - (v.) portion<br />

cheu - (v.) cleave<br />

cheu , ceh - (v.) split<br />

cheu cikcek , hlai cikcek , then cikcek - (v.) dissect<br />

cheu cikcek hnu in ttha tein zoh kherhlai - (v.) analyse<br />

cheu , hnarcheu - (n.) half<br />

cheu , hnarcheu i cheu - (v.) halve<br />

cheu hnih ah cheu - (v.) bisect<br />

cheu hra cheu khat thawh lawm - (n.) tithe<br />

cheu khawh lo sinak - (n.) indivisibility<br />

cheu , kuai - (v.) rift<br />

cheu li cheu khat - (n.) quarter<br />

cheu , tan - (v.) hack<br />

cheu , then - (v.) fall - Example: His s<strong>to</strong>ry falls in two parts = A tuanbia cu cheu hnih ah aa tthen<br />

cheu , thleh - (v.) rend<br />

cheu , thleh , a zuk - (v.) slit<br />

cheu , tthen - (v.) sunder<br />

cheu , tthen - (v.) divide - Example: A brook divides the field = Tivate nih lo kha a tthen<br />

cheuchum - (n.) installments - Example: You may pay me back by instalments = A cheuchum a cheuchum in na ka cham ko lai<br />

cheumi , thenmi - (n.) category<br />

cheumi , vawlei , ram - (n.) lot - Example: He hs a small lot = Vawlei bite a ngei<br />

cheunak - (n.) split<br />

cheunak , tthennak - (n.) division<br />

cheunak , tthennak , chahnak , tannak - (n.) severance<br />

chia - (adj.) poor - Example: His handwriting is poor = A kutttial a chia<br />

chia lei in khuaruahhar in um , khuaruahharter , lungdonghter - (v.) appal - Example: Her conduct appalled me = A umtu nih ka khuaruah<br />

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