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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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fak piin tlaknak , tumnak - (n.) slump - Example: A slump in prices = Thil man fak piin a tlaknak, a ttumnak<br />

fak piin <strong>to</strong>nghtham, tha loin <strong>to</strong>ngh - (v.) manhandle<br />

fak piin ttuan , fak piin i zuam - (v.) struggle<br />

fak piin tuk - (v.) smite<br />

fak piin tuk - (n.) s<strong>to</strong>rm - Example: The enemy <strong>to</strong>ok the <strong>to</strong>wn by s<strong>to</strong>rm = Ral lnih khua cu fak piin an tuk i an lak<br />

fak piin tuk - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>rm - Example: The enemy s<strong>to</strong>rmed the <strong>to</strong>wn = Ral nih khua cu fak piin an tuk<br />

fak piin tuk chim - (n.) onslaught - Example: The indians made an onslaught on the settlers' fort = Indianmi hna nih ram i a ummi an ralhau kha<br />

fak piin an tuk<br />

fak piin tuk , kingh - (v.) rap - Example: The chairman rapped on the table for order = Chairman nih ningcang tein um u, tiin cabuai kha a tuk<br />

fakmi dinter deuh , tihnak daihter deuh - (v.) allay<br />

fakpi i ruat setsai lem lo i khua a sami , zei thil hmanh - (adj.) easy-going<br />

fakpi le thang piin bia i al , i sik - (v.) wrangle<br />

fakpi lungretheihnak - (n.) anguish<br />

falai - (n.) middle child - Example: In <strong>Chin</strong> saing, the middle child is as bad as the middle of the field = Laimi phungthluak ah, falai chia lo lai chia, ti a<br />

si<br />

fale hnuk a dinhmi saram - (n.) mammal<br />

fam - (v.) adorn - Example: She adorns herself with good clothes = Thil tthattha in aa fam<br />

fam - (adv.) adverbial affix used <strong>to</strong> emphasize an affirmation or statement - Example: Well you will be going away. I shall be going away so you<br />

said = Na kal ko lai ta. A si fam, ka kal ko lai<br />

famu - (n.) unhusked paddy among the polished rice<br />

famua - (n.) ears of rice left behind when harvesting<br />

famuasua , famuasuat - (v.) gleaning - Example: I shall be gleaning in your field <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu nan lo ah famua ka sua lai<br />

fang - (n.) grain - Example: One grain of rice = Facang fang khat<br />

fang - (n.) polished or pounded rice - Example: They sell pounded rice = Fang an zuar<br />

fang - (n.) piece - Example: Sixty pieces of bead make one string of beads = Tthi fang 60 ah tthi rual khat a si<br />

fanghang - (n.) gruel<br />

fangkarao in , a dih umnak in - (adv.) stark - Example: The boys went swimming stark naked = Ngakchiapa hna cu an fangkarao in ti an i leuh<br />

fangkarao , taklawng - (adj.) bare - Example: Bare hands = Kut lawng<br />

fangvoi - (n.) corn<br />

fangvoi - (n.) maize<br />

fangvoi fo - (n.) corncob<br />

fangvoi fo - (n.) stalk of the corn (after the grains are removed) - Example: The stalk of corn is not of any use = Fangvoi fo hi zeihmanh ah a<br />

tthahnem lo<br />

fangvoi kawk, facang hawng (favai) - (n.) husk<br />

fangvoi kung - (n.) stalk<br />

fangvoi puahmi - (n.) popcorn<br />

fangvoi sam bantukin aa <strong>to</strong>mmi tete - (n.) tassel<br />

fangzum - (n.) pointed stick, stake - Example: He fenced his house with stakes = Fungzum in a inn a kulh<br />

fanh - (v.) intrude - Example: He intrudes in<strong>to</strong> my house (the meaning is house trespass) = Innlam a ka fanh<br />

fanh - (v.) suffer from malaria - Example: I am suffering from malaria = Rai nih a ka fanh<br />

fanh - (v.) marry without proper arrangement - Example: A young woman gets married with a young man without proper arrangement =<br />

Ngaknu nih tlangval a fahn<br />

fano - (n.) young child - Example: Recently they had a young child = Tunaite ah fano an ngei<br />

fanu - (n.) daughter<br />

fanu i fanu , tu nu - (n.) granddaughter<br />

fanu i fapa , fapa i fapa , tu pa - (n.) grandson<br />

fanu pasal - (n.) son-in-law<br />

fapa - (n.) son<br />

fapa i fapa , tu pa , fanu i fapa - (n.) grandson<br />

fapa nupi - (n.) daughter in law<br />

fapar - (n.) great grandchild - Example: This old man has three great grandchildren = Hi tarpa hi fapar pathum a ngei<br />

fapawi - (v.) conceive<br />

fapawinak - (n.) conception<br />

fapawinak - (n.) pregnancy<br />

faphal - (n.) sheaf - Example: We shall come with joy bringing the sheaves = Faphal put in lawm in kan ra lai<br />

faphir - (n.) twins - Example: They have twins = Faphir an ngei<br />

faphir lak i pakhat - (n.) twin<br />

far - (n.) pine tree - Example: There are plenty of pine trees in the <strong>Chin</strong> hills = Lai tlang ah far tampi an um<br />

far - (v.) leak in small droplets - Example: Our roof is leaking (in droplets) = Kan inncung a far<br />

far bantukin mi a dawmi - (adj.) sisterly<br />

far lak kan i chawh i farhnah thli nih a chem hna i a thawng khi - (v.) sough - Example: The pines sough when the wind blows = Thli a hran<br />

tikah far hla an sa<br />

far ; nu zong nih a u/nau nu kha søster a ti khawh - (n.) sister<br />

far thei , thei - (n.) cone<br />

farah - (n.) poor, needy - Example: You should be kind <strong>to</strong> the poor/the needy = Farah kha nan zaangfah hna lai<br />

farthei - (n.) pine cone<br />

farthei - (n.) pinecone - Example: You cannot eat pinecones = Farthei na ei kho lai lo<br />

farthing - (n.) pine<br />

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