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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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harnak in i a celh ngaimi , a bingbo , a kuarkak a tammi - (adj.) rugged<br />

harnak , innak , sifah innak - (n.) suffering<br />

harnak le nganfahnak - (n.) tribulation<br />

harnak le rawhralnak nganpi khulrang in a chuakmi - (n.) catastrophe<br />

harnak le rawknak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) disastrous<br />

harnak pek - (v.) ail<br />

harnak pek - (v.) plague - Example: Asthma plagued her all winter = Khuhhrin nih khuasik chung vialte harnak a pek<br />

harnak pek - (v.) trouble<br />

harnak pek , nganfah pek - (v.) afflict - Example: There are many illnesses which afflict old people = Tar pawl nganfah a petuzawtnak tampi a<br />

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harnak pek , rawk - (v.) harm - Example: This medicine will not harm you = Hi si nih an rawk lai lo<br />

harnak pekmi , a caan a rem lomi - (adj.) inconvenient<br />

harnak peknak , caan rem lonak - (n.) inconvenience<br />

harnak peknak , nganfah peknak - (n.) affliction<br />

harnak petu , tthat lonak petu , dawntu - (n.) detriment<br />

harnak , rawknak , vanchiatnak - (n.) disaster<br />

harnak tluntertu thil ; ttihnung - (n.) menace<br />

harnak <strong>to</strong>n lio i bawmh duh lo i cuka hmun i kal tak - (v.) leave in the lurch<br />

harnak <strong>to</strong>n , mah ca ttha lomi - (adj.) adverse - Example: Adverse circumstances caused him <strong>to</strong> lose all his money = A ca i a ttha lomi thil<br />

umtuning nih a tangka vialte a sunghter<br />

harnak <strong>to</strong>nmi , mah ca ttha lomi thil <strong>to</strong>nmi - (n.) adversity<br />

harnak zeihmanh mi a pe lomi - (adj.) unoffending<br />

hasi - (n.) <strong>to</strong>othpaste - Example: Colgate <strong>to</strong>othpaste is very good = Colgate hasi a ttha ngai<br />

hasi rawnnak khi - (n.) tube<br />

hat - (v.) pant (used with thaw, thawhat) - Example: When panting it is time <strong>to</strong> get rest = Thawhat ahcun dinh awk a si<br />

hathiao - (n.) sneezing - Example: Sneezing is a sign of cold = Hathiao hi cumpi hmelchunhnak a si<br />

hathiao , hachio - (v.) sneeze - Example: He sneezes = A hachio<br />

hathiau lengmang zawtnak - (n.) hayfever<br />

hau - (v.) fell - Example: He will fell the tree = Thingkung kha a hau lai<br />

hau - (v.) need - Example: You need <strong>to</strong> go <strong>to</strong> a doc<strong>to</strong>r when you are sick = Na zawt tikah sibawi sinah na kal a hau<br />

hau hruang - (n.) fence<br />

hau , tan - (v.) chop<br />

hau tehna , ti tehna , hmun le a chung i a ummi thilri inn tehna - (n.) real estate<br />

hauchung - (n.) the area within the enclosure<br />

hauh - (v.) demand, ask for, set the price of a thing - Example: How much do you ask for your house? = Na inn cu zeizatdah na hauh?<br />

hauh , haoh - (v.) curse, holler with abusive words at somebody - Example: He curses me by hollering = A ka haoh<br />

hauhruang karnak ca i lamh awk donhmi - (n.) stile<br />

hauka - (n.) the gate/entrance of a village/<strong>to</strong>wn/city - Example: There is a memorial s<strong>to</strong>ne at the gate (of a village); (it cannot be used for pen of<br />

animals etc.) = Hauka ah lungdonh pakhat a um<br />

haukulhnak ca i zummi tung/hruang - (n.) stake<br />

hauleng - (n.) the area outside the fence of the village<br />

hauleng chuah - (v.) litterally <strong>to</strong> throw out of the village, meaning <strong>to</strong> excommunicate<br />

haw - (n.) smell - Example: You smell of ngapih (potrefied fish) = Ngapih haw na nam<br />

haw , hawt - (v.) desire strongly - Example: After long sickness he desires greatly meat = Saupi a zawt hnuah sa a haw<br />

hawh - (v.) tease a baby - Example: A mothr teases her baby = A nu nih a fate a hawh<br />

hawhai - (adj.) desirous of, famished - Example: He is famished of meat = Sa a hawhai<br />

hawhra - (n.) snow<br />

hawhra bantukin i rangmi - (adj.) snow-white<br />

hawhra cung i hmanmi leng - (n.) sledge<br />

hawhra cung i leng in kal - (n.) sleighing<br />

hawhra cung kalnak kedan - (n.) snowshoe<br />

hawhra cung kalnak leng - (n.) sleigh<br />

hawhra cung kalnak/ tliknak ca i fung sau nawn pahnih , hawhra cung kalnak thingphel pahnih a saumi - (n.) ski<br />

hawhra cung tliknak kedan - (n.) skate<br />

hawhra cung tliknak kedan i danh in hawhra cung i a tlimi - (n.) skater<br />

hawhra cung tliknak kedan in hawhra cung i tlik - (v.) skate<br />

hawhra huinak seh - (n.) snowplough<br />

hawhra le ruah a cawhmi - (n.) sleet<br />

hawhra le ti aa cawhmi - (n.) slush<br />

hawhra mui a simi , a rang - (adj.) white<br />

hawhra nih a khuhmi - (adj.) snow-capped<br />

hawhra per tete - (n.) snowflake<br />

hawhra rang - (n.) hoarfrost<br />

hawhra tam tuk a tlak ca i khualtlawn khawh lo /i chawhvah khawh lo a simi khi - (adj.) snowbound<br />

hawhra tampi tlak i thlichia he a si i a kik ngaingaimi khi - (n.) blizzard<br />

hawhra , tikhal - (n.) frost<br />

hawhra tlang - (n.) chunk of ice - Example: Please buy a chunk of ice = Hawhra tlang pakhat in va caw tuah<br />

hawhra tlang - (n.) hill of snow<br />

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