Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

hell tla ding i ruah , a ttha lo i chiah - (v.) damn
hell tla ding i ruahnak - (n.) damnation
helnnak ca i a leng i langhtermi - (adj.) ostensible - Example: Mr. Brown's ostensible purpose wat borrowing some sugar, but he really wanted
to see the furniture = Mr. Brown nih a leng i a langhtermi cu thanthling cawi a si, asinain a duh taktakmi cu tthutdan cabuai ngai kha a si
hem - (v.) dent - Example: The cars collided and the back of one was dented = Mawttaka an i khawng i a hnulei a hem
hen - (adv.) imperative verbal ending - Example: Come on, come on in, don't hesitate! - Go on, ahead, ou go now! = Ra hen! - Kal hen!
heng - (n.) egg shell - Example: Egg shell = Arti heng
henh - (v.) sting - Example: Bees sting him = Khuai nih an henh
henhfia , fahenh , khenhfial - (n.) wedge
henhnak - (n.) sting
henpei - (adv.) surely - Example: Had you gone yourselv you might have got lost surely = Rak kal law na tlau hnga henpei
henta , hmeteh - (adv.) of course - Example: Had I known that the weather would be bad I should not have gone of course = Khua a chia lai ti
rak hngal ning law ka kal hnga lo henta
heo - (v.) chip - Example: My cup gets chipped = Ka hrai a heo
heo - (adj.) chipped - Example: He gives me water in a chipped cup = Hrai heo in ti a ka suah
her - (v.) turn (the handle) - Example: He turns the handle of the cotton gin = Lahat kut a her
her , phukphuher - (n.) scales (fish scales)
herh - (v.) need - Example: Babies need milk = Ngakchia nih hnuk an herh
herh - (v.) take - Example: It takes time to learn how to drive a car = Mawttawka mongh thiamnak caah caan rauhnawn a herh
herh - (v.) need
herh , hal - (v.) demand
herh lomi , a hleimi - (adj.) redundant - Example: With the decreasing demand for coal many miners may become redundant = Lungmeihol
herhnak hi a tlawm chim lengmang caah lungmeihol cotu tampi cu herh lomi, a hleimi, an si lai
herh sual pingpang caah tiin ralkap an chiahmi hna - (n.) reserves
herhbaunak a ngeimi , a si a fakmi - (adj.) needy
herhhuai - (n.) spinning wheel - Example: The Chins knew to make spinning wheel = Laimi nih herhhuai ser an rak thiam
herhmi pek , rawl pek - (v.) cater
herhmi tangka - (n.) wherewithal - Example: Has he the wherewithal to pay for the trip? = Khualtlawnnak ca hman ding tangka a ngei maw?
herhmi thil - (n.) necessity
herhmi thil - (n.) need
herhnak - (n.) need
herhnak , herh baunak - (n.) want - Example: The plant died from want of water = Thingkung cu ti a herhbau caah a thi
herhnak , herhmi thil - (n.) requirement
herhpang - (adj.) ad hoc - Example: ad hoc committee = herhpang komiti
herhpang - (n.) emergency
herhpang , poipang - (n.) contingency
herhter - (v.) necessitate
hernak , halnak - (n.) demand
heu - (v.) consume quickly - Example: These days our appetites are good at we consume lots of food = Tukar hrawng cu kan ka a thaw i rawl kan
heu
hi bia hin , hi ca hin - (adv.) hereby
hi ca he hin - (adv.) herewith
hi ca hin , hi bia hin - (adv.) hereby
hi he , cu he - (adv.) therewithall
hi , hihi - (pron.) this - Example: This is my mother = Hihi ka nu a si
hi hlan ah , atu hlan ah , atu tiangah cun - (adv.) heretofore
hi hmun - (adv.) here - Example: It is hot in here = Hika hmun cu a lin ko
hi hna hi - (pron.) these - Example: These are my books = Hi hna hi ka cauk an si
hi hna hi cawn awk an si lai ti in tuahmi - (n.) syllabus
hi hnu cu - (adv.) hereafter
hi kong hi - (adv.) hereof - Example: We will speak further hereof = Hi kong cu kan chim tthan te lai
hi tiang , cu bantukin - (adv.) thus
hi vawlei cung thil a simi - (adj.) mundane
hiar - (v.) desire strongly - Example: I would very much like to have a wrestling match = Paih nih a ka hiar
hibantukin - (n.) --hih
- (adv.) indication exclamation - Example: I don't like this = Ka duh lo hih
hihi , hi - (pron.) this - Example: This is my mother = Hihi ka nu a si
hihnak - (n.) numbness
hika ah - (adv.) here
hika , hika ah hin - (adv.) hither - Example: Hither and thither = Hika khika
hika hrawngah hin - (adv.) hereabout
hika thawk hin, atu thawk in - (adv.) hence
hil , khil - (v.) get dried up (this is used mainly with wound which has pus and so it coontes the wound is getting healed)
hilei khilei , a kenkiplo ah - (adv.) to and fro
hilei , ti bantuk , lei , khilei - (n.) direction - Example: He went in that direction = Khi lei ah khin a kal
him - (v.) be safe - Example: We are safe in his hands = A kut chungah kan him ko
him lomi - (adj.) insecure
him lonak - (n.) insecurity
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