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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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dawp - (v.) light cigarette - Example: I shall light a cigarette = Khuak ka dawp lai<br />

dawp , din - (v.) suck<br />

dawp , din - (v.) imbibe<br />

dawp , hulter - (v.) sop up - Example: Please sop up the water with a piece of cloth = Ti kha puanchia in dawp<br />

dawp khotu thil - (adj.) absorbent<br />

dawp , rawl dawp - (v.) assimilate<br />

dawpdolh , ni dawpdolh zong thlapa dawpdolh zong - (n.) eclipse - Example: Eclipse of sun. - Eclipse of moon = Ni dawpdolh. - Thlapa<br />

dawpdolh<br />

dawr hmete , lakphak dawr - (n.) stall<br />

dawrh - (v.) overshadow - Example: The banyan tree overshadows them that they cannot grow = Rirang nih a dorh hna i an thang kho lo<br />

dawrh , chawdawr , dorh - (n.) shop - Example: I saw him at his shop = A chawdawr ah ka hmuh<br />

dawt awk a simi - (adj.) lovable<br />

dawt , duh , daw - (v.) love - Example: Do you love me? = Na ka daw maw?<br />

dawt khunmi - (n.) favourite - Example: She is her father's favourite = Amah cu a pa i a dawt khunmi a si<br />

dawt khunmi - (n.) pet - Example: The baby was the pet of the family = Bawhte cu an innchungkhar ah an dawt khunmi a si<br />

dawt ngaiin - (adv.) dearly<br />

dawt ngaimi - (adj.) affectionate - Example: Your affectionate friend = Na dawt ngaimi na hawi<br />

dawt tuk , duh tuk - (v.) idolize<br />

dawtmi - (adj.) beloved<br />

dawtmi - (adj.) dear<br />

dawtmi - (n.) sweetheart<br />

dawtmi , duhmi - (n.) darling<br />

dawtmi , hawikom ttha a simi - (adj.) cordial<br />

dawtnak - (n.) love<br />

dawtnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) uncharitable<br />

dawtnak , hawikom ttha sinak - (n.) cordiality<br />

dawtnak le nem tein tuahtao - (v.) cherish - Example: A mother cherished her child = A nu nih a fate kha dawtnak le nem tein a tuahtao<br />

dawtnak le zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) tender<br />

dawtu a simi , duhtu a simi - (adj.) loving<br />

dawtu , duhtu - (n.) lover<br />

de - (n.) spots, specks<br />

de - (v.) appear - Example: The moon appears (it is a new moon) = Thlapa a de<br />

de , tleu , ceu , cer - (v.) scintillate<br />

deep - (v.) make a dent - Example: My pot is dented = Ka um a deep<br />

deh - (n.) dot - Example: He made a dot on the paper = Caku cungah deh pakhat a tuah<br />

deh , hlen - (v.) delude<br />

deh , hlen , dek - (v.) swindle<br />

deh , hlen , dek - (v.) beguile<br />

dehcawh , tuaitam , nihchuak i saih - (v.) tease<br />

dehnak , a hmaan lomi bia , lih - (n.) fallacy<br />

dehnak , hlennak - (n.) hoax<br />

dei - (v.) open up (the eyes) - Example: The eyes of the kitten open up = Chizawhfa an mit a dei<br />

dei - (v.) dawn<br />

deih thei - (v.) date<br />

deirel arfi - (n.) morning star<br />

dek , deh , hlen - (v.) swindle<br />

dek , deh , hlen - (v.) beguile<br />

dek , tuaitam - (v.) tamper - Example: Do not tamper with the clock = Suimilam kha tuaitam/dek hlah<br />

del - (v.) look - Example: I do not dare <strong>to</strong> look int his face = A hmai ka del ngam lo<br />

del , hneksak-del - (v.) test, try<br />

delta - (n.) delta<br />

dem - (v.) dash - Example: She dashed the cup on the floor = Hrai kha tuang ah a den<br />

dem, demh - (v.) cast shadow, shade - Example: The trees cast shadow on the road = Thingkung nih lam an demh<br />

dem , nemdok - (n.) loin - Example: He puts a belt on his loin = A nem ah taisawm aa sawmh<br />

democracy uknak a zummi - (n.) democrat<br />

den - (v.) drench - Example: The rain drenches us = Ruahpi nih a kan den<br />

den , hrawn - (v.) batter - Example: He battered the door = Innka kha a den<br />

den khawnnak in thluak tlirhnak , hninhnak , tlirhnak - (n.) concussion<br />

den khenh , tuk - (n.) stroke - Example: He drove in the nail with one strok of the hammer = Sobul voi khat den in thir cu pil lakin a khenh ko<br />

den , sobul in khenh - (v.) hammer<br />

deng - (n.) limit, frontier, the end of something<br />

dengmang - (adv.) nearly - Example: He nearly missed the train = Tlanglawng a tanh lo dengmang<br />

dengmang - (adv.) indicates what is about <strong>to</strong> happen, is planned - Example: We are about <strong>to</strong> go = Kan kal dengmang<br />

dengmang , a kam , a tlang - (n.) verge<br />

dengmang , luklak - (adv.) almost<br />

dengteo - (v.) look straight in<strong>to</strong> face - Example: He looks straight in<strong>to</strong> my face = Dengteo in a ka zoh<br />

denh - (v.) put weight on something - Example: Please put s<strong>to</strong>ne on the paper = Caku kha lung denh tuah<br />

denh , rial , manter , fak piin nam - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the s<strong>to</strong>ne in<strong>to</strong> fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial<br />

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