Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

him tein - (adv.) safely - Example: We reached home safely = Him tein inn kan phan
him tein chiahnak - (n.) safekeeping
him tein hman khawh a si i mihrut hmanh nih him tein a hman khawhmi thil , a hmaan lo kho lomi - (adj.) foolproof
him tein , i hliamkhuai lo tein - (adj.) unscathed - Example: He escaped unscathed = Him tein a luat
him tein umter , him tein chiah , thu lo rawk loin chiah - (v.) preserve - Example: Ice helps preserve food = Tikhal nih rawl cu thu loin um a
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him tein vennak , ralhau - (n.) defence
himnak - (n.) safety
himnak - (n.) security
himnak ding caah phihnak le hunnak an tuahmi hrenhnak - (n.) safety valve
himnak hmun - (n.) haven
himnak hmun - (n.) sanctuary
himnak hmun , mihrutmi chaihnak hmun , dornak hmun - (n.) asylum
hin , hika , hika ah hin - (adv.) hither - Example: Hither and thither = Hika khika
hin hlah - please don't - Example: Please don't go away = Kal hin hlah
hin lo - (adv.) absolutely - Example: I stayed away from home (without returning once) three absolute years = Tlung hin lo tein kum thum ka um
hin lo hna i hmanthlakmi , thurhnawmmi - (adj.) obscene
Hindu biaknak a zulmi - (n.) Hindu
hing - (v.) have a sour face, be unwelcoming - Example: He failed exam and had a sour face = Camipuai a sung i a hing ko
hip - (v.) attract - Example: His speech attracts many people = A biachim nih mi tampi a hip hna
hirhiar , tling - (adj.) absolute - Example: You must tell the absolute truth = Biatak tling kha na chim lai
hit , tak nih zeihmanh theih lo - (adj.) numb
hitihin ka um awk a si ti zulhmi phunglam a ngei lomi ; duh paoh in khua a sami - (adj.) undisciplined
hla - (n.) ode
hla - (n.) poetry
hla - (n.) song
hla a donghnak - (n.) finale
hla a ran le a fum - (n.) tempo
hla a tlang donghnak aw chuah aa khatmi - (n.) rhyme
hla aw , aw - (n.) tune
hla aw hmelchunhnak, d r m f ti bantuk - (n.) note
hla aw min pakhat; do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, bi, do hna hi hla aw an si - (n.) soh
hla cang - (n.) stanza
hla cauk - (n.) hymnal
hla chinchin, a hlat deuhnak hmun - (adj.) further
hla deuh phakter - (v.) further
hla fung khat chung i cang khat - (n.) strophe
hla he aa pehtlaimi bia , thil - (adj.) poetic
hla , hlat - (adj.) far, distant, remote, away - Example: Our village is far away from your village = Kan khua cu nan khua in a hlat ngaingai
hla hlun holh, pahnih tinak a si - (num.) twain
hla hram thawknak i a aw la a ki le a vuak - (n.) signature
hla hruaitu nih si hna seh, an hmanmi fung - (n.) baton
hla le aw i a sannak le a niamnak - (n.) pitch - Example: He has a high pitch of voice = A aw a sang
hla lei , lam lei le thil dawh serthiamnak lei i thiamnak ngeih , theih khawhnak ngeih - (adj.) artistic
hla lei le tumlei i a thiammi - (n.) virtuoso
hla min , hmanthlak min , cauk min - (n.) title
hla nolhnak - (n.) refrain
hla phuah - (v.) compose
hla phuahthiam - (n.) poet
hla phuahtu - (n.) composer
hla phuahtu - (n.) psalmist
hla phun khat - (n.) jazz
hla phun khat , tlang hleili lengmang a si i tlang khat ah awfang pahra lengmang a ummi - (n.) sonnet
hla sak tik i aw sang bik ; supareno kan timi khi - (n.) soprano
hla veinak seh - (n.) metronome
hla vuak - (n.) rhythm
hlabia - (n.) poem
hlacang , Baibal cang - (n.) verse
hlacang nolhnak - (n.) chorus
hlah - imperative negative don't - Example: Don't drink unclean water = Ti thiang lo ding hlah
hlahruaitu - (n.) conductor
hlai - (v.) operate (as in surgery) - Example: Wis wound was operated upon by a doctor = A hma kha sibawi nih a hlai
hlai cikcek , then cikcek , cheu cikcek - (v.) dissect
hlai cikceknak - (n.) dissection
hlak - (adv.) abruptly , quickly - Example: He stands quickly and sings a song = Hlak tiah a tho i hla a sa
hlam - (n.) placenta
hlam - (v.) gather firewood - Example: We wee gathering firewood yesterday = Nizan ah thing kan hlam
hlamh - (v.) collect firewood for somebody - Example: They collected firewood for us = Thing an kan hlamh
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