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Chin (Hakha) to English Dictionary
Authored by Dr. David Van Bik
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a aimi - (adj.) limber - Example: Willow is a limber wood = Inhliam cu thing aimi a si
a aimi , a hngo lomi - (adj.) lithe
a aimi , fawi tein a kawi khomi - (adj.) supple
a al ngaimi , cite ti - (n.) brine
a alh in a alh - (v.) flash - Example: His eyes flashed with anger = A mit cu a thin hun in a alh in a alh
a alh pup - (v.) flare - Example: A lamp flares = Mei inn a alh pup
a alh pupmi - (adj.) ablaze
a almi - (adj.) salty
a almi , cite bantuk a simi - (adj.) saline
a aukhuang ngaimi - (adj.) rowdy
a aw a hung kir tthan - (v.) reverberate
a aw a hung kir tthannak - (n.) reverberation
a aw a phar - (adj.) hoarse
a aw a thang vuaimai - (v.) blare - Example: The trumpets blare = Muko aw a thang vuaimai
a aw a thia ttung i a sang ngai ttungmi - (adj.) shrill
a aw aa dawh ngaimi - (adj.) sonorous
a aw aa dawhmi - (adj.) tuneful
a aw aa tlerhmi - (adj.) vibrant
a awn - (v.) ring - Example: Telephone rings = Telefawn a awn/ring
a awn a aumi , a dai lomi , a cawlcangmi - (adj.) unquiet
a awnh viaimai khi , seh awnh thawng - (n.) whir
a ba kho lomi , a tha a di kho lomi - (adj.) tireless
a bangmi - (adj.) sticky
a bau lomi , a dihlak in a tlingmi , tlamtling tein a ummi - (adj.) whole
a baumi , a tling lomi - (adj.) deficient
a bawi bik , a thiam bik , a tthawng bik - (n.) prince
a bawmtu , a chapchuantu - (n.) adjunct
a beibang loin , a biling a balang in , i comcawroi loin - (adv.) helter-skelter - Example: The children ran helter-skelter when the dog rushed at
them = Uico nih a zuan hnawh hna tikah khan, ngakciha cu a beibahlang loin an tli
a benh i i benh - (v.) crowd
a beuh , tlu , a rawp - (v.) crumble
a bia ceih set lo i thah men - (v.) lynch
a biafang in - (adj.) literal
a biafang sullam si loin a chung i aa thupmi sullam hngalh khawh i zuam ti a si - (v.) read between the line
a bialmi thil chung i a laifang in a tlangkual tiang a phanmi catlang rin - (n.) radius
a biapi bik , a ngan bik a simi - (adj.) principal
a biapi bik, a ngan bik a simi - (adj.) cardinal
a biapi bik in - (adv.) mainly
a biapi bik in - (adv.) largely
a biapi bik in , a tam bik ah - (adv.) principally
a biapi bikmi lak - (v.) abstract - Example: Try to abstract the main points = A biapi bikmi lak i zuam
a biapitning , a nganning - (n.) magnitude
a biling a balang in , i comcawroi loin , a beibang loin - (adv.) helter-skelter - Example: The children ran helter-skelter when the dog rushed at
them = Uico nih a zuan hnawh hna tikah khan, ngakciha cu a beibahlang loin an tli
a bimi - (adj.) narrow
a bingbo , a kuarkak a tammi , harnak in i a celh ngaimi - (adj.) rugged
a bingbo , a kuarkak a tammi , harnak in i a celh ngaimi - (adj.) rugged
a bingbomi - (adj.) uneven
a bingbomi thil milhnak - (n.) grater
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a bingtalet - (adv.) topsy-turvy
a bo , khawndennak in a phingmi - (n.) bump
a bu a bu in tthen - (v.) classify
a bu ah i fonhnak , rianttuantubu i cannak - (n.) incorporation
a bu chung i thil pakhatkhat , cazin chung i ttialmi thil pakhatkhat - (n.) item - Example: Prokarem chung i thil hmasa bik cu komiti member
hna min rel kha a si
a bu in duh lonak langhter i i tel duh ti lo - (v.) boycott
a bu in , hmun khat i ttuantti a simi - (adj.) corporate
a bu in kalter - (v.) herd - Example: He herds his sheep from one place to another = Atu cu hmun khat in hmun dang ah an bu in a kalpi hna
a bu in rian a ttuanmi hna - (n.) force
a bu in tinhmi ngei in toanmi - (n.) campaign
a bu in tuahmi rian/thil - (n.) teamwork
a buangmi thil - (adj.) fluffy
a bupi in kal - (n.) parade
a caan a cut hlanah tuahmi , a pitlin hlanah , a caan a phak taktak hlanah - (adj.) premature
a caan a hmaanmite i thil a ummi - (adv.) timely
a caan a hman lomi - (n.) irregular
a caan a phak taktak hlanah , a caan a cut hlanah tuahmi , a pitlin hlanah - (adj.) premature
a caan a rem lomi , harnak pekmi - (adj.) inconvenient
a caan aa khat tein ser - (v.) synchronize - Example: Synchronize all the clocks in the building = Inn chung i a ummi suimilam vialte kha an caan
aa khat dih in ser hna u
a caan aa khatmi - (adj.) synchronous
a caan caan ah a simi - (adj.) occasional
a caan hmaan tein zulhnak - (n.) punctuality
a caan hmaante ah - (adv.) on time - Example: You must be here on time = A caan bak ah hika hi na phan hrimhrim lai
a caan tete lawng i a simi , a si setsai lomi - (adv.) rarely - Example: He rarely comes to church = Biakinn ah a ra setsai lo, a caan tete lawngah
a ra
a caancaan tete lawnglawng ah - (adj.) seldom
a cafang tang i rin ; a sullam cu biapi a si tinak a si - (v.) underline
a cafang tialning thlen khawh a si lomi bia - (adj.) indeclinable
a caimi mit , mitcai - (adj.) squint
a cang a sertu - (n.) versifier
a cang sual , a si sual , a karlak ah hun tenhta in - (adv.) incidentially
a cang sualmi - (adj.) fortuitous
a carmi , a kermi , a romi - (adj.) wizened
a carmi , a ro - (adj.) dry
a carmi , a romi - (v.) parch - Example: Parched land = A rocarmi vawlei
a cawhmeih/a tamhpaih , rawl chuan tik i cu bantuk kha bantuk cawh ah a thaw timi khi - (n.) recipe
a cawl cang lomi - (adj.) motionless
a cawlcang huam lomi , a thawng lomi - (adj.) inactive
a cawlcang lomi - (adj.) stock-still
a cawlcang ngaimi , a piang ngaimi - (adj.) sprightly
a cawlcang ngaimi , hnahnawk ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) turbulent
a cawlcangmi , a dai lomi , a awn a aumi - (adj.) unquiet
a cawlcangmi hmanthlak , baisikup - (n.) motion picture
a cei - (v.) warp - Example: The floor plank has warped = Zel kha a cei
a cer in a cermi sinak , ceunak - (n.) brilliance
a cerdukmi thil - (n.) splendour
a ceu , a vam - (v.) glow - Example: His face glowed = A hmai a hung ceu, a hun i panh
a ceu ; a zaang - (adj.) light
a ceu khunnak hmun , a langh khunnak hmun - (n.) limelight
a ceu lo , a fiang lo - (adj.) dim
a ceu lo , a fiang lo - (adj.) dim
a ceumi - (adj.) radiant
a ceumi - (adj.) shiny
a ceumi thil - (adj.) luminous
a chahmi - (adj.) dense - Example: A dense fog = Achahmi minmei
a chahmi - (adj.) fat
a chawnh khawhmi zawtnak a ngeimi a zawtnak a thian tiang hmun dang i chiah - (n.) quarantine - Example: James was quarantined
when he had measles = James cu hmaihu in a zawt ah khan a dang ah an chiah
a chek tu - (n.) auditor
a chen a rawnh - (n.) pitch - Example: The pitch of the roof is very steep = Inncung a chen a rawnh cu a cheng ngai
a cheng ngaingaimi, lungpang bantuk - (adj.) precipitous
a cheng ngaingaimi tlang , lungpang - (n.) precipice
a chengmi , a hrapmi - (adj.) steep
a cheu - (n.) part - Example: He ate a part of the bread = Changreu a cheu kha a ei
a cheu cu - (adj.) some - Example: Some dogs are large = Uico a cheu cu an ngan
a cheu pathian a si i a cheu minung a simi - (n.) demigod
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a cheuchum - (n.) fraction - Example: A fraction of his salary = A lahkhah a cheuchumte
a cheuchum - (n.) fragment - Example: She read a fragment of the letter = Cakuat kha a cheuchum a rel
a cheuchum - (adj.) partial
a cheuchum , a tim tthen - (n.) piece
a cheuchum i hung langh - (v.) peep - Example: A flower peeps through the grass = Ram lakin pangpar kha a hung lang
a cheuchum in - (adv.) half - Example: The meat is only half cooked = Sa cu a cheuchum lawng a hmin
a cheuchummi - (adv.) partly
a chia a ttha a thleidang khomi , khuaruah a thiammi , a fimmi - (adj.) judicious
a chia a zarh ti i zumhmi - (n.) taboo
a chia bik , a hlatnak bik , a ttha bik - (adj.) utmost
a chia bik , a ttha lo bik - (adj.) worst
a chia chin lengmang panh , ttumchuk - (v.) degenerate
a chia deuh in , a ttha lo deuhmi , a chia deuhmi , a ttha lo deuh in - (adv., adj.) worse
a chia deuh , man fawi , man tlawm - (adj.) cheap
a chia deuhmi , a ttha lo deuh in , a chia deuh in , a ttha lo deuhmi - (adv., adj.) worse
a chia khun , a hleikhun in , khun , a ttha khun - (adv.) especially
a chia tukmi , ttihnung - (adj.) awful
a chiahrumi , luakchuak a simi - (adj.) vile
a chiami , a rawkmi ziaza - (v.) deprave
a chimning tein a biafang in chim/ttial tthanmi - (adj.) verbatim
a chin - (n.) lid
a chin hun , a khuh hun - (v.) unveil
a chin hun , a khuhnak hun - (v.) uncover
a choi in an choi cukmak - (adv.) pell-mell - Example: The children dashed pell-mell down the beach and into the waves = Ngakchia pawl cu rili
kam ah khan an vung choi cutmat i tilet chungah khan an i lioh colh
a chuahtupa nih a duhnak le a ruahnak a ttialmi khi , tadinca ah siseh , mekazin ah siseh - (adj.) editorial
a chuak rih lomi , hrin a si rih lomi - (adj.) unborn
a chuakmi , aa phuakmi - (adj.) outgoing
a chuaktharmi , ngakchia chuakthar - (adj.) newborn
a chung - (n.) inside
a chung a kuami - (adj.) hollow
a chung bik - (adj.) inmost
a chung bik - (adj.) innermost
a chung deuh - (adj.) inner
a chung i a ummi , biathli a hngalmi - (n.) insider
a chung i a ummi thil - (n.) content
a chung i a va ummi - (n.) occupant - Example: Who is the occupant of this house? = Hi inn chung i an ummi hi ahodah a si?
a chung i khah - (adj.) immanent
a chung i khua a sami , a ummi - (n.) inmate
a chung i khumh - (v.) stuff - Example: She stuffed the pillow with feathers = Chantling chungah arhmul a khumh
a chung i luan - (n.) influx
a chung i nawh - (v.) line
a chung i rawnmi thil hna , ar an thah i tamhnak ca i a chung i an tawnmi thil hna - (n.) stuffing
a chung i ronh - (v.) inject
a chung i sawh , a chung i telh - (v.) insert - Example: Please insert this advertisement in your newspaper = Na tadinca chungah hi
hmuhsaknak hi rak ka telhpiak
a chung i telter , fonh - (v.) incorporate
a chung i thli rawn , um , pumpululh tum - (v.) inflate
a chung i um - (v.) consist - Example: A week consists of seven days = Zarh khat chungah ni sarih a um
a chung i umnak - (n.) occupation - Example: Our occupation of this house began on May 1 = Hi inn chung i kan umnak cu May 1 khan aa
thawk
a chung in rak horh , a hram rak phelh - (v.) undermine
a chung thil ummi - (n.) component
a chungah - (prep.) inside - Example: Have you been inside the church = Biakinn chungah na lut cang maw?
a chungah , vampang kulh chung - (adj.) intramural
a chungah zeihmanh a um lomi, a lawng a simi - (adj.) empty
a chungin chuah , sianginn chungin chuah - (n.) expulsion
a chungin lak - (v.) extract - Example: Can you extract the watch from my pocket? = Ka zal chungin suimilam na la ko hnga maw?
a chunglei - (n.) interior
a chunglei a simi - (adj.) inward
a chunglei hmuh khawhnak , hngalh khawhnak - (n.) insight
a chunglei thil a simi , a chunglei bia a simi - (adj.) inside - Example: He has an inside information about their plan = An i timhmi kha a chunglei
biathli hngalhnak a ngei
a ci a choi cukman - (v.) sparkle
a ci a haimi , zun in a zawmi , a lung a lengmi - (adj.) lackadaisical
a ci a thiangmi - (adj.) thoroughbred - Example: A thoroughbred horse = Rang ttha phun taktak
a ciah dih , a khat dih , a hlanh dih - (v.) permeate
a ciinmi - (adv.) soppy
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a cik in aa cikmi ti - (n.) spout
a cikmi - (adj.) squeaky
a cin - (adj.) damp - Example: Damp clothes = Thil cin
a cin a ciarmi - (adj.) sloppy - Example: A sloppy ground = A cinmi vawlei
a cin , a ro lo - (adj.) wet
a cin cikcekmi - (adj.) sodden
a cin cikcekmi - (adj.) soggy
a cingmi , fa a ngei kho lomi - (adj.) sterile
a cinmi , a hnawngmi , a ro lomi - (adj.) moist
a cinmi , ti a khatmi - (adj.) watery
a conmi , a tawi cangmi - (adj.) shrunken
a cuanh in a cuantu - (n.) onlooker
a cuar a chahmi , ningzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) thick-headed
a cuar a nak a mit a nak i hmun khat ah um loin a vak lengmangmi miphun , a thawknak ah cun India ram in a rami an si rua ti i
ruahmi , gipsy (sigøjner) ti zongin ttial a si - (n.) gipsy
a cuar a nakmi - (adj.) swarthy
a cuar hawh , a phaw hawh - (v.) skin
a cuh in i cuh , lak zau , char zau - (v.) grab
a cumi , aa tlakmi - (adj.) eligible
a cumi sinak , aa tlakmi sinak - (n.) eligibility
a cung asiloah lenglei i an ttialmi ca khi - (n.) superscription
a cung i a vuanmi a phul - (n.) scum
a cung palang a hun changtu thap vawlei khi - (n.) subsoil
a cunglei , innkaba - (n.) lintel
a cungnung bik, a ttha bik - (adv.) par excellence
a dai - (adj.) calm - Example: A calm night = A daimi zan
a dai - (adj.) calm - Example: A daimi zan
a dai , a linnak in a dai deuhmi - (adj.) cool
a dai khomi , aa si lengmangmi a si lomi - (adj.) peaceable
a dai lomi , a cawlcangmi , a awn a aumi - (adj.) unquiet
a daimi - (adj.) peaceful
a daithlang mi - (adj.) slack
a daithlangmi , aa ralring lomi - (adj.) reckless
a dak an hui cangmi cawhnuk - (n.) skim milk
a dak hah , a dak hui - (v.) skim
a dal hnuh khawh a simi , thilchiahnak bizu , dal tam a ngeimi - (n.) drawer
a dam lomi , a hmaan lomi , man a ngei lomi - (adj.) invalid - Example: Check cu minthut lo ahcun man a ngei lo
a dam lomi , a ttha lomi - (adj.) unsound
a dammi - (adj.) sound
a dang - (v.) blanch - Example: The boy blanched with fear when he saw the bear = Vom a hmuh tikah ngakchiapa cu a dang dih
a dang - (adj.) more - Example: You can get more information tomorrow = Thaizing ah tadin dang na hruh khawh lai
a dang - (adj.) other
a dang - (adj.) pale - Example: The face of the sick man is pale = A zaw mipa hmai cu a dang
a dang , a hlei - (adj.) extra
a dang cio tein - (adv.) separately
a dang in - (adv.) otherwise
a dang in thlen - (v.) replace
a dang in thlennak - (n.) replacement
a dang te i chiah , Pathian sin i pek - (v.) dedicate
a dangdang - (adv.) etc.
a dangdang a simi - (adj.) diverse
a dangdang a simi - (adj.) varied
a dangmi , a dermi , thazang a ngei lomi - (adj.) wan
a dangte i chiah , a dangte i umter , a dangte i umnak - (v.) isolate
a dangte i chiahnak - (n.) isolation
a dangte i chiahnak , Pathian sin i pekchanhnak - (n.) dedication
a dangte i va chiah , elektrik tha kha thirhri lengah chuak kho hlah seh tiin khairiat in tuam - (v.) insulate
a dehdeh in a tialmi - (adj.) dapple - Example: A dapple horse = A dehdeh in a tualmi rang
a der ttiangttuangmi - (adj.) scraggy
a dermi - (adj.) thin
a dermi , a tthawng lomi - (adj.) weak
a dermi , thazang a ngei lomi , a dangmi - (adj.) wan
a derthawm lomi , a fekmi - (adj.) unfaltering
a derthawm nagimi - (adj.) insubstantial - Example: Cobwebs are insubstantial = Maimomh bu cu a derthawm ngaigaimi an si
a derthawmmi , a tthawng lo - (adj.) frail
a deu a si lomi , a hmaanmi , a taktak a simi - (adj.) true
a deu a si lomi a taktak a simi - (adj.) genuine
a deu a simi - (adj.) pseudo
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a deu a simi . a taktak a si lomi - (n.) sham - Example: His goodness is all a sham = A tthatnak khi a ngaingai a si lo, a deu men a si
a dih - (adj.) past - Example: Day is past when the sun sets = Ni a tlakin ni a dih
a dih , a dong - (v.) deplete
a dih a lo zaumi , a hmun lomi - (adj.) transient
a dih cangmi caan - (n.) past - Example: We cannot change the past = A dih cangmi can cu kan thleng kho lo
a dih cangmi caan - (n.) past tense - Example: He went to school = Sianginn ah a rak kal, rak hi 'past tense' ('datid') a sitertu a si
a dih ciami caan - (n.) past participle - Example: He has gone = A kal cang, cang hi past participle (perfektum participium, fortids
tillægsmåde) a sitertu a si
a dih kate a simi - (adv.) just - Example: He just left here = Atu te ah khan a chuak
a dih umnak in , fangkarao in - (adv.) stark - Example: The boys went swimming stark naked = Ngakchiapa hna cu an fangkarao in ti an i leuh
a dih umnak in hman - (v.) strain - Example: He strained every muscle to lift the rock = Lung cawinak ah khan a thazang a dihumnak in a hman
a dihlak - (n.) total
a dihlak , a tling - (adj.) complete
a dihlak fonhmi - (adj.) total
a dihlak in - (adv.) up - Example: The house burned up = Inn cu a dihlak in a kang dih
a dihlak in , a dihumnak in - (adv.) wholly
a dihlak in a dihumnak in - (adj.) sheer
a dihlak in , a ningpi - (adj.) entire
a dihlak in , a ningpi in - (adv.) altogether
a dihlak in a tlingmi , tlamtling tein a ummi , a bau lomi - (adj.) whole
a dihlak in khattelei kam in khattelei kam tiang zoh , ttha tein zoh - (v.) scan
a dihlak nawn , tam bik - (adj.) most - Example: Most schools open in June = Sianginn a tam bik cu June ah an hun
a dihlak tein - (adv.) utterly
a dihlak tuak ah - (adj.) aggregate - Example: The aggregate sum of his debts was K. 300 = A leiba a dihlak tuak ah K. 300 a si
a dihumnak in , a dihlak in - (adv.) wholly
a dihumnak in a simi a si cikcekmi - (adj.) utter - Example: The house is in utter ruin = Inn cu a rawk dih cikcek
a dik a hmaanmi - (adj.) right
a dikmi , a hmaanmi , aa tlakmi - (adj.) proper
a ding ding lo kong ah aa ralring lomi , din lonak tuah zong i a zei a poi lomi - (adj.) unscrupulous
a ding lomi - (adj.) unrighteous
a ding lomi , aa rup lomi , aa ruang lomi - (adj.) unfair
a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak - (n.) plummet
a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak hri - (n.) plumb line
a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak hri i thlaihmi bo - (v.) plumb
a dinghnak ah , a hmanung bik ah - (adv.) ultimately
a dingmi - (adj.) just - Example: He is a just man = Amah cu mi ding a si
a dingmi , a ngawi lomi - (adj.) straight
a dingmi thil upatnak a ngeimi , felte le ralring tein a ummi - (adj.) scrupulous
a dingmi tung , tung ding - (n.) axis
a dinlonak - (n.) unrighteousness
a dinmi - (adj.) faint - Example: We heard a faint cry for help = Ka bawm u ti aunak aw dinte kha kan thei
a dinning le a phung mingin tuahmi - (adj.) fair - Example: It was a fair fight = Boksing an i thongh cu a phungning le a dinning in an i thawng
ko
a dipmi , a hme , a thia - (adj.) fine - Example: Fine sand = Thetse dip
a dir hmun i a dirmi , aa thleng lomi - (adj.) static - Example: Civilization does not remain static = Fimthiamnak cu a dirhmun ah thleng loin a dir
peng lo
a dong , a dih - (v.) deplete
a dong , a donghnak a phan - (v.) conclude
a dong kho lomi - (adj.) inexhaustible
a dong lomi - (adj.) ceaseless
a dong lomi - (adj.) unceasing
a dong lomi , a luang zungzalmi - (adj.) perennial
a dongh mawrawt - (adj.) uttermost
a donghnak , a hmanung bik - (adj.) final
a donghnak , a hmanung bik - (adj.) ultimate
a donghnak , a simi , a fiangmi - (adj.) decisive
a donghnak ah - (adv.) finally
a donghnak ah , hngah lengmang hnu ah - (adv.) eventually
a donghnak ahcun - (adv.) in the long run
a donghnak bik i cu bantukin tuah ding timi , asiloah , cu bantuk kha bantukin nan cungah a tlung lai ti i bia hmanung bik pekmi (n.) ultimatum
a donghnak i a hung ummi - (adj.) terminal - Example: Terminal examination = Term khat a dunghnak i tuahmi camipuai
a dongnak bik ah - (adv.) lastly
a dor tete in a tla - (v.) drip
a dor tete in a tlami ti - (n.) drip
a dor tete in tlak , luan - (v.) trickle - Example: Tears trickled down her cheeks = A biang ah mitthli kha a dor tete in a tla
a dormi - (adj.) loose - Example: Loose soil = Vawlei dor
a dormi - (adj.) slack
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a dot dot in sakmi inn - (suff.) storeyed - Example: Three storeyed building = Inn dot thum a simi
a duh lomi , hnatlak lomi - (adj.) unwilling
a duh ngaimi , aa hngahhlang ngaimi - (adj.) eager - Example: He is eager to open the box = Thingkuang hun kha aa hngahhlang ngai
a eng tukmi - (adj.) ultramarine
a fa pali phir chung i pakhat - (n.) quadruplet
a fahnak nemter , ngakcia a ttapmi hnemh i ngamter - (v.) soothe
a fak , aw thang ngai i auh lulh , a thawng - (adj.) boisterous - Example: A boisterous mob = Aw thang ngaiin a au lulhmi mibu
a fak ngaimi - (adj.) acute
a fak ngaimi , a tthawng ngaimi - (n.) violent
a fak ngaimi thil - (n.) blow - Example: His mother's death was a great blow to him = A nu thih cu a caah a fak ngaingaimi thil a si
a fak ngaingaimi hma ; fahnak ; lung retheihnak - (n.) throe
a fakmi - (adj.) drastic
a fakmi - (adj.) painful
a fakmi - (adj.) serious
a fakmi - (adj.) sore - Example: Mary has a sore throat = Mary a hrom a fak
a fakmi , a felmi - (adj.) severe
a fakmi , a harmi - (adj.) rigorous
a fakmi i canternak - (n.) intensification
a fakmi , mi chun ngaimi - (adj.) poignant
a fakmi sualnak; e.g. lainawn - (n.) felony
a fakpi , a tthawngmi - (adj.) vehement
a fang a hmemi nam - (n.) stiletto
a fawimi - (adj.) easy
a fek i a tthawngmi - (adj.) stout
a fek lo , a ngan a dam set lomi , fehfuan lo - (adj.) infirm
a fek lomi - (adj.) rickety - Example: A rickety chair = A fek lomi tthutdan
a fek lomi - (adj.) unstable
a fek lomi , a reng lomi - (adj.) loose
a fek lomi , aa thleng lelekmi - (adj.) fickle
a fek lomi aa thleng lelekmi - (adj.) inconstant
a fek lomi , hnangam a si lomi - (adj.) precarious
a fek taktakmi, thlen khawh lo a simi - (adj.) hard-and-fast
a fekmi - (adj.) steadfast
a fekmi , a derthawm lomi - (adj.) unfaltering
a fekmi , a tthawng , a hakmi - (adj.) tough
a fekmi , a tthawngmi - (adj.) sturdy
a fekmi , aa tetmi - (adj.) tight - Example: He made a tight knot = Hribeo a teomi a ser
a fekmi thil , a fekmi minung - (adj.) stable
a felmi , a fakmi - (adj.) severe
a fiang - (adj.) plain - Example: His meaning was perfectly plain = A chimmi sullam cu a fiang ngaingai ko
a fiang , a piang - (adj.) clear
a fiang , a tleu - (adj.) lucid
a fiang a tliangmi - (adj.) unequivocal
a fiang , a tliangmi , ri khiahmi - (adj.) definite
a fiang , fiangin a lang - (adj.) apparent
a fiang komi - (adj.) obvious
a fiang lo , a ceu lo - (adj.) dim
a fiang lo , a ceu lo - (adj.) dim
a fiang lomi - (adj.) illegible - Example: Illegible writing = Catial fiang lo
a fiang lomi - (adj.) indistinct
a fiang lomi - (adj.) obscure
a fiang lomi , a nawimi - (adj.) turbid - Example: Turbid river = A nawimi tiva
a fiang lomi , a tliang lomi , a piang lomi - (adj.) vague
a fiang lomi , ruahsual khawhmi , sullam pahnih a ngei khomi - (adj.) equivocal
a fiang set lo , sawhmi theng a ngei lo - (adj.) indefinite - Example: He gave me an indefinite answer = A ka lehnak a fiang set lo
a fiang tein , a leng langin - (adv.) evidently
a fiangmi - (adj.) sharp - Example: There is a sharp contrast between black and white = A nak le a rang cu fiang tein an i dang ko
a fiangmi - (adj.) express - Example: It was his express wish that we should go without him = A duhmi a fiangmi cu amah tel loin kannih kal kha a
si
a fiangmi , a donghnak , a simi - (adj.) decisive
a fiangmi , a langmi - (adj.) evident
a fiangmi , a langmi - (adj.) manifest
a fiangmi , a rel fawimi - (adj.) legible
a fiangmi , a tliangmi , aa dangmi - (adj.) distinct
a fih in fihmi , duh awk a si hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) repulsive
a fim i zumhmi lungthin cheutu - (n.) mentor
a fim lomi - (adj.) uncivilized
a fim lomi - (adj.) unwise
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a fim lomi - (adj.) unwise
a fim lomi , a hrutmi - (adj.) silly
a fim lomi , a nal lomi - (adj.) naive
a fim lomi , khuapi chung umtu ziaza le ningcang a hngal lomi - (adj.) unsophisticated
a fim ngai ko na i thil kong i ceihnak le i ruahnak ah a ping i mi a kalpimi - (n.) sophist
a fim ngaimi , a thluak a rang ngaimi - (adj.) witty
a fim ngaingaimi , lungchung in hngalh khawhnak thazang, fimnak - (n.) intellect
a fim ngaingaimi , thil a thiam kho ngaimi - (adj.) ingenious
a fim ngangaimi - (adj.) intellectual
a fimmi - (adj.) sagacious
a fimmi - (adj.) sapient
a fimmi - (adj.) wise
a fimmi , a chia a ttha a thleidang khomi , khuaruah a thiammi - (adj.) judicious
a fimmi , a thiammi - (adj.) clever - Example: Her is a clever carpenter = Amah cu lehtama thiam ngaimi a si
a fimmi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) cute
a fimmi , fimnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sane
a fimnak , fimnak in a tei - (v.) outwit
a fimthiamnak nih a phak lomi - (adj.) unqualified
a fong - (v.) project
a ha a khawn - (v.) grit - Example: He grits his teeth = A ha a khawn
a hak - (adj.) hard - Example: The rock is hard = Lung cu a hak
a hak a kau ngaimi , duhnak a riam kho lomi - (adj.) insatiable
a hak i a nakmi thing - (n.) ebony
a hak i fah a thei ti lomi - (adj.) callous
a hak lomi , a nemmi - (adj.) tender
a hakmi , a fekmi , a tthawng - (adj.) tough
a hakmi thil a lomi - (adj.) metallic
a hakmi thil , thir , dar , sui , ngun , suan , dan , etc. - (n.) metal
a hang a tammi - (adj.) juicy
a hang sur - (v.) squeeze - Example: She squeezed oranges = Theithu kha an hang a sur hna
a har - (adj.) hard - Example: This work is hard = Hi rian cu a har
a har - (adj.) keen
a har - (adj.) sharp
a har lo , a hnawl - (adj.) blunt - Example: Blunt knife = nam hnawl
a har ngaingaimi - (adj.) trying
a harmi - (adj.) stiff - Example: Stiff examination = Camipuai a harmi
a harmi , a fakmi - (adj.) rigorous
a harmi , a nuam lo ngaimi , thadi ngai a simi - (adj.) tedious
a harmi biahalnak a simi , a harmi thil a simi - (adj.) problematic
a harmi biahalnak , harnak - (n.) problem
a harmi rian - (adj.) toilsome
a harmi thil - (n.) puzzle - Example: How to get all my things into one box is a puzzle = Ka thil vialte kuang pakhat chung i sanh dih ding cu thil
har a si
a harmi , thil a at khomi , a ruh lang in a hlai khomi , bia lei ah hman bik a si , a hriammi - (adj.) trenchant
a hawng hawh , hnipuan phoih i taklawngin um - (v.) strip
a hawng , thing hawng , theithu hawng - (n.) rind
a herh - (v.) behove - Example: It behoves you to work hard if you want to be successful = Hlawhtlin na duh ahcun rian fak piin na tuan a herh
a herh biknak, a biapit biknak - (n.) highlight
a herh hrimhrim - (adv.) needs - Example: A soldier must needs go where duty calls = A herhnak hmun ah ralkap cu an kal hrimhrim awk a si ko
a herh hrimhrimmi , a si lo kho lomi - (adj.) imperative
a herh leng i tam deuhnak - (n.) redundance
a herh lo ti i ruahpiak , ngol , tuah loin um - (v.) waive
a herh lomi - (adj.) unnecessary
a herh lomi nolh chihnak , a sullam aa khat komi a simi - (n.) tautology
a herh lomi thil - (adj.) nonessential
a herh ngaingaimi , biapi ngai a simi - (adj.) essential - Example: Food and water are essential to life = Rawl le ti cu runnak caah a herh
ngaingaimi an si
a herh ningin - (adv.) necessarily
a herh tuk lomi , a hmetemi - (adj.) marginal
a herhmi - (adj.) necessary
a herhmi thil thuam , khual tlawnnak caah siseh , ram vaihnak caah siseh i lak i thuam tling cun um - (v.) equip
a herhnak bantukin dirter khawhmi suimilam , lentecelh zuamnak i hman a si bikmi - (n.) stop watch
a herhnak bik zawnte , a muru - (n.) crux
a herhning tein - (adv.) perforce
a himmi - (adj.) safe - Example: This is a safe place = Hika hi hmun him a si
a himnak hmun , mi phak khawh lonak hmun - (n.) fastness - Example: The bandits hid in their mountain fastness = Mifir pawl cu tlang i an i
thuhnak hmun, an ca i hmun him a si i mi phak khawh set lonak a simi ah an i thup
a hla - (adv.) far - Example: He lives far from here = Hika hin lamhlapi ah a um, a si deuh ngaingai
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a hla , a hlatnak i kal - (adv.) away - Example: The bird flew away = Vate cu a zuang diam
a hla bik - (adj.) furthest
a hla bik a simi , a hla bikmi - (adj.) furthermost
a hla bikmi - (adj.) farthermost
a hla deuhmi - (adj.) farther - Example: The farther hill is ten miles away = A hla deuhmi tlang khi khan hra a si
a hlami , a nai lomi - (adj.) far - Example: He came from a far country = Ram hlapi in a ra, a hlat deuhnak hmun
a hlami , hmailei pi ah a si dingmi - (adj.) distant
a hlan deuh i a rak ummi - (adj.) foregoing
a hlan i rak um cangnak - (n.) preexistence
a hlan i rak um hmasa - (v.) precede
a hlan i rak um hmasatnak , a hlan i a rak ummi sinak - (n.) precedence
a hlan i rian a rak ttuan hmasami - (n.) predecessor
a hlan in khua rak khan chungnak - (n.) plan - Example: Our plan is to go to the river = Khua kan rak khanmi cu tiva kal a si
a hlan in rak hngalh chungnak - (n.) prescience
a hlan tein rak ruah cianak - (n.) premeditation
a hlanh dih , a ciah dih , a khat dih - (v.) permeate
a hlankan i rak ruahnak - (n.) presupposition
a hlankan in - (adv.) beforehand - Example: I knew what he would need, so I made preparations beforehand = Zeidah a herh lai ti kha ka hngalh,
cucaah timhtuahnak a hlankan in ka rak ser chung
a hlankan in a rawk lai ti rak hngalh chung - (v.) foredoom
a hlankan in rak khiah cia - (v.) predeterminate
a hlankan in rak ruah cia lomi - (adj.) unpremediated
a hlankan in ralrinnak rak pek chungmi - (n.) premonition
a hlankan in ralrinnak rak pek chungmi - (n.) premonition
a hlankan in ralrinnak rak pek chungmi a simi - (adj.) premonitory
a hlat a naih - (n.) space - Example: The road is bad for a space of two miles = Lam cu khan hnih chung a chia
a hlatnak bik , a ttha bik , a chia bik - (adj.) utmost
a hlawhtling lomi a tthahnem lomi - (adj.) unavailing
a hle a simi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) artificial
a hlei - (adj.) more - Example: We need two more men = Minung pahnih a hlei kan herh
a hlei , a dang - (adj.) extra
a hlei a hluat - (n.) surplus
a hlei a hluat a simi - (adj.) superfluous
a hlei a hluat a simi thil - (n.) superfluity
a hlei a si lo , a leng a si lo - (prep.) within
a hlei , herhmi leng i ngeihmi - (n.) margin - Example: Allow a margin of twenty kyats for unexpected expenses = Ruah lo in a herh sual ding
hman awk caah phar kul cu a hlei in i chiah
a hlei in cham tthan , nolh tthan - (v.) reduplicate
a hlei in ttuanmi caan - (n.) overtime
a hlei in , ve , aho zong - (adv.) else - Example: I am going, who else is going? = Ka kal lai?
a hleihluat - (n.) excess
a hleihluat i i lawmhnak chim len , hlim ri holh , lunglen hla sullam ngei lo - (n.) rhapsody
a hleikhun in , khun , a ttha khun , a chia khun - (adv.) especially
a hleikhun in thil a ummi caan - (n.) season
a hleimi , a tangmi - (n.) remainder
a hlummi , a uihmi - (adj.) stale - Example: Stale bread = A hlunmi changreu
a hlun cangmi , hman ti lomi , caan nih kal tak cangmi - (adj.) obsolete
a hlun ngaimi , hlan liopi - (adj.) ancient
a hmaan a dikmi ziaza - (n.) propriety
a hmaan deuh loning i rak kuaih , mi chimmi bia asiloah mi tialmi bia , mah duhning in rak kuaih i rak chim than - (v.) garble
a hmaan lo - (adj.) incorrect
a hmaan lo , lihchim - (adj.) false
a hmaan lo ti , hlawt , duh lo - (v.) reject
a hmaan lo ti hngal ko na in a hmaan ko tiin chiatsernak ; lihchimnak - (n.) perjury
a hmaan loin biachah , a ping in ruah sual - (v.) misjudge
a hmaan lomi - (adj.) wrong - Example: John gave a wrong answer = John nih a hmaan lomi lehnak a pek
a hmaan lomi , a dam lomi , man a ngei lomi - (adj.) invalid - Example: Check cu minthut lo ahcun man a ngei lo
a hmaan lomi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) spurious
a hmaan lomi , biatak a si lomi - (adj.) untrue
a hmaan lomi chimh , a ping chimh - (v.) misinform
a hmaan lomi chimhnak - (n.) misinformation
a hmaan lomi , muthla bantuk - (adj.) spooky
a hmaan lomi , palhnak a ummi - (adj.) inaccurate
a hmaan lomi puh , thangchiat - (v.) slander
a hmaan lomi puhnak - (n.) slander
a hmaan lomi ruahnak man le mah i hlennak ruahnak - (n.) delusion
a hmaan lomi sinak , lihbia - (n.) falsehood
a hmaan lomi thil , hlennak a simi - (adj.) fallacious
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a hmaan lomi tuanbia - (n.) tale
a hmaan lomi zumhning , hawi zumhning in a zum lomi - (n.) heresy
a hmaan maw hmaan lo ti biahal a herhmi thil - (adj.) questionable
a hmaan taktak ti i finaternak - (n.) verification
a hmaan taktak ti kha fianter , fianter - (v.) verify
a hmaan tein , a ngai tein - (adv.) surely - Example: Surely, he is a good man = A hmaan tein amah cu mittha a si
a hmaan ti i ruah cangmi, a si kho lai ti i ruah cangmi - (adj.) supposed
a hmaan tiah chim , a hmaan tiah langhter - (v.) prove
a hmaan tiah ti , chim , ttial - (v.) vouch
a hmaan tiah zumh - (v.) credit - Example: She dit not credit the boy's story = Nganchiapa chimmi kha a zum lo
a hmaanmi - (adj.) just - Example: That is a just scale = Khi khing khi a hmaanmi a si
a hmaanmi - (adj.) proper
a hmaanmi , a taktak a simi , a deu a si lomi - (adj.) true
a hmaanmi , a thami , aa tlakmi - (adj.) due
a hmaanmi , aa tlakmi , a dikmi - (adj.) proper
a hmaanmi , biatak a simi - (adj.) veracious
a hmaannak langhter - (v.) sustain - Example: The facts sustain what he said = A chimmi kha thil a um taktakmi hna nih khan a hmaan tiah an
langhter
a hmaanning in tuahmi a si ca i hman khawh a simi - (adj.) valid
a hmai a hakmi , nih thlam leng lo , zaangfahnak ngei lomi - (adj.) grim
a hmailei ah - (n.) foreground - Example: In the foreground there is a rock = A hmailei hmun ah lungpi a um
a hman a dik hrimhrim ti i chim , ttial - (v.) affirm
a hman a dik ko , ti i chim, aamahkhan - (v.) avouch
a hman ti i ruah . zumh , bochan - (v.) believe
a hmanung bik - (adj.) last - Example: December is the last month of the year = Dizimbar cu kum khat chung thla hmanung bik a si
a hmanung bik a changtu - (adj.) pen-ultimate
a hmanung bik , a donghnak - (adj.) final
a hmasa bik a simi - (adj.) original
a hmasa bik a simi , a hramthawknak a simi - (adj.) initial
a hme , a dipmi , a thia - (adj.) fine - Example: Fine sand = Thetse dip
a hme ; a tlawmte - (adj.) little
a hme bik - (adj.) least
a hme deuh a simi , a hme deuhmi - (n.) underling
a hme deuhmi - (adj.) minor
a hme deuhmi si langhternak - (n.) submission
a hmemi - (adj.) micro
a hmemi - (adj.) small
a hmemi - (adj.) tiny
a hmete - (n.) miniature
a hmete - (adj.) minute - Example: A minmute particle of sand = Thetse fang hmete
a hmete , a pelte - (n.) jot
a hmete a simi , nawn , a ngan lomi - (adj.) slight - Example: I have a slight headache = Ka lu a fak nawn, ka lu din tein a fak
a hmetemi , a herh tuk lomi - (adj.) marginal
a hmin rih lomi - (adj.) green - Example: Green apples = Epal a hmin rih lomi
a hminmi - (adj.) ripe
a hmu dingmi siter - (v.) entitle
a hmual a dinter deuhtu , a nemter deuhtu - (n.) buffer
a hmuh awk hnga a si bantuk in - (adv.) deservedly
a hmul a hrat hrethrutmi - (adj.) shaggy
a hmun a ram , a umnak - (n.) locality
a hmun lomi , a dih a lo zaumi - (adj.) transient
a hmun rolh , a hmun a rolh caah khan a rolhmi kha a herh ti lo - (v.) supersede
a hmun zungzalmi , saupi a nguhmi - (adj.) permanent
a hmur cunglei a temi , hmurte - (n.) harelip
a hmurpar - (n.) nib
a hnar le a khabe , saram i a kaa - (n.) muzzle
a hnawl - (adj.) dull - Example: This knife is dull = Hi nam cu a hnawl
a hnawl , a har lo - (adj.) blunt - Example: Blunt knife = nam hnawl
a hnawmmi - (adj.) grimy
a hnawmmi , a thiang lomi - (adj.) untidy
a hnawmmi , a thur , a thurmi - (adj.) filthy
a hnawmmi , a thurmi - (adj.) dirty
a hnawmmi kha thianh - (v.) purge
a hngal kho lomi , hngalhnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) insensible
a hngaltu sinak bia chim , tehtekhaan - (v.) testify
a hngawng a sau ngaingaimi saram - (n.) giraffe
a hngawng in dih in thaw chuah koh loin tuah - (v.) throttle
a hngo , fawi tein a kuai, a kiak - (adj.) crisp
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a hngo lomi , a aimi - (adj.) lithe
a hngomi , a kuai a fawimi - (adj.) brittle
a hnok , i foih , i awh - (v.) entangle
a hnok ngaimi thil , hngalh a har ngaimi - (adj.) intricate
a hnokmi kha phoih - (v.) untangle
a hnu , a tlai - (adj.) late - Example: We had a late supper = Kan zanriah ei a hnu / tlai
a hnu in a hun zulmi, a hnuah - in the wake of
a hnu zulh in - (n.) subsequently
a hnuah , a hnu in a hun zulmi - in the wake of
a holh kho lomi - (adj.) dumb
a holh kho lomi - (adj.) mute
a holh kho lomi , thinthun tuk i holh kho loin a ummi , holh awk hngal loin a ummi - (adj.) speechless
a horh a harmi thil , a ritmi thil - (adj.) burdensome
a hram a thawktu - (n.) originator
a hram aa thawk , aa thawk - (v.) originate
a hram aa thawknak - (n.) origination
a hram in bongh - (v.) uproot
a hram in phawi - (v.) root - Example: Root out the grass = Ram cu phawi hna
a hram rak phelh , a chung in rak horh - (v.) undermine
a hram thawk - (v.) found
a hram , tung nganpi hram - (n.) pedestal
a hrampi - (n.) groundwork
a hrampi a simi - (adj.) basal
a hrampi a simi - (adj.) basal
a hrampi a simi - (adj.) radical - Example: He made a radical change in his behaviour = A ziaza a hrampi in a thlen
a hrampi a simi thil - (adj.) basic
a hrampi a simi thil - (adj.) fundamental
a hramthawk i a ummi - (adj.) primordial
a hramthawk tein , hramthawk te ah cun - (adv.) originally
a hramthawknak a simi , a hmasa bik a simi - (adj.) initial
a hrang ngai i ttih a nung ngaimi - (adj.) fierce - Example: A fierce dog = Ui hrang
a hrangmi - (adj.) coarse - Example: His conversation was coarse = A bia chim a hrang
a hrangmi saram a ngammi sattil i sernak - (n.) domestication
a hrangmi saram kha a ngammi sattil i ser - (v.) domesticate
a hrapmi , a chengmi - (adj.) steep
a hratmi , a nal lomi , a thapmi - (adj.) rough
a hreumi , a thiami - (adj.) lanky
a hriam lomi , a fim lomi , a lung a pingmi - (adj.) obtuse
a hriammi , a harmi , thil a at khomi , a ruh lang in a hlai khomi , bia lei ah hman bik a si - (adj.) trenchant
a hring - (adj.) raw - Example: Raw meat = Sa hring
a hring - (adj.) verdant - Example: Verdant grass = Ram hring
a hring zawng bantuk a simi - (adj.) greenish
a hringmi , a tammi - (adj.) lush - Example: Lush grass grows along the river banks = Tiva kamah ram hring detdut in an um
a hringmi , thinghnah hring azawng - (adj.) green
a hrokhrawlmi , a zermi - (adj.) wily
a hrokhrawlmi , a zermi , mi hlen a thiammi - (adj.) cunning
a hrut ngaimi pa - (n.) jackass
a hrutmi - (adj.) foolish
a hrutmi - (adj.) insane
a hrutmi - (adj.) mad
a hrutmi , a fim lomi - (adj.) silly
a hrutmi , hngalhnak a baumi - (adj.) witless
a hrutmi , saram bantuk a rihmi minung - (adj.) savage
a hun cawlcanghtertu , thazang a hun umtertu - (n.) stimulant
a hun changtu - (adj.) next
a hun changtu (zultu) - (n.) successor
a hun i let tthan - (v.) rebound
a hun pehtu , a changtu - (adj.) adjacent
a hun zultu , hnu deuh ah a hung ummi - (adj.) subsequent
a hun zultu ; mawttawka nih a hnuhmi leng - (n.) trailer
a hung can , thil a hung um - (v.) happen - Example: They told us all that happened on their trip = An khual tlawnnak i thil a cangmi vialte an
kan chimh
a hung cho , a kai , a tthangcho - (v.) wax - Example: The moon waxes till it becomes full and then wanes = Thlapa cu a lai tiang a hungcho i
cun a ttumchuk
a hung chomi , hmailei i a kalmi - (adj.) progressive
a hung chuah bantukin - (adv.) consequently
a hung chuak - (v.) appear
a hung chuak , a hung lang - (v.) emerge
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a hung chuakmi - (adj.) resultant
a hung chuakmi thil - (n.) outcome
a hung um - (v.) occur - Example: The accident occurred last Friday = Eksidenh cu kan hnu Cawnni nga ni ah khan a um
a hung um , a hung cang - (v.) take place
a hung um lai dingmi thil hmelchunhnak ; vanchiatnak chimchungtu - (n.) portent
a hurmi , pumsa nuamhnak duhmi - (adj.) lascivious
A in Z tiang - (n.) alphabet
a ing a chiami - (adj.) ill-natured
a ing a chiami - (adj.) surly
a ing a chiami , a thin a tawimi - (adj.) irritable
a ing a chiami , a thin a tawimi - (adj.) splenetic
a ing a puanmi - (adj.) fretful
a ka , awngka - (n.) orifice
a kai , a tthangcho , a hung cho - (v.) wax - Example: The moon waxes till it becomes full and then wanes = Thlapa cu a lai tiang a hungcho i
cun a ttumchuk
a kakmi awng , a tlekmi awng - (n.) crevice
a kalning , a ti luanning - (n.) trend
a kam - (n.) margin - Example: The margin of the lake = Tidil kam
a kam - (n.) rim
a kam , a tlang , dengmang - (n.) verge
a kam i a ummi, a kam a simi - (adj.) marginal
a kam kip in kulh , dan , donh - (v.) hem - Example: He was hemmed in by the enemies = Ral nih an hren
a kang - (v.) burn - Example: The house is burnng = Inn a kang
a kang kho lomi - (adj.) incombustible
a kang khomi - (adj.) combustible
a kap li in a tung a vang aa can dihmi - (adj.) foursquare
a karhmi , a tam chin lengmangmi - (adj.) increasing
a karlak ah ahohmanh um lo - (adj.) direct - Example: He is in direct contact with the teacher = A mah cu sayapa he an karlak ah ahohmanh
um loin an i tong
a karlak caan - (n.) interval - Example: Khrismas le Kumthar karlak ah ni ruk a um
a karlak caan - (n.) meantime - Example: He left at four and returned at seven, and she wrote two letters in the meantime = Pali ah a kal i pasarih
ah a ra kir tthan, a karlakah cakuat pahnih a ttial
a karlak i hnahnawhnak hun tuah - (v.) interrupt
a karlak i i dinh ta - (n.) intermission
a karlak i rak ton , rak tan , rak tlaih - (v.) intercept
a karlak i thlak , a karlak i vai sawh - (v.) intervene
a karlak i vai hrolhnak - (n.) intervention
a karlak i vun thlak pah - (v.) interject - Example: A biachimmi a karlak ah nihchuak a thlak pah
a kau , a za , a ngan , a lian - (adj.) ample
a kau deuh , a ngan deuh ah a cang - (v.) dilate - Example: The pupil of the eye dilates when light gets dim = Ceunak kha a muih deuh tikah
mit falai cu a ngan deuh, a kau deuh
a kau ngaingaimi , a ngan ngaingaimi - (adj.) immense
a kauh lei - (n.) breadth
a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak - (n.) extent
a kaumi - (adj.) wide
a kaumi, a saumi - (adj.) expansive
a kaumi , a tammi , a tlingmi - (adj.) comprehensive
a kaumi , thil tampi a thum khomi - (adj.) capacious
a kaupi , a nganpi , a tampi a simi - (adj.) vast
a kaupi a simi - (adj.) extensive
a kaupi , nganpi - (adj.) colossal
a ke a beimi - (adj.) lame
a ke le a hmur a sau ngaimi va - (n.) stork
a ke pathum a simi saikel - (n.) tricycle
a kehnak , aa thlernak , a kuainak - (n.) fissure - Example: A fissure in the rock = Lungpi chung i a tlernak
a kek , a kuai - (v.) burst - Example: The bombs burst = Bomb kha an puak, an kek
a kek a kuai dih , a thu a man dih - (v.) disintegrate
a kek a kuai lomi - (adj.) whole
a kek phut - (n.) outburst
a kekkuai khomi , a rawk khomi - (adj.) perishable
a kekmi , aa cheumi , a kuarmi - (adj.) fragmentary
a keng a kulmi - (adj.) hunchbacked
a kenkip i choi le pernak - (n.) rampage - Example: The mad elephant went on a rampage and killed its keeper = Vui hrut cu a choi a per
ciammam i a cawngtu kha a thah
a kenkip i hlonh/vorh , thek - (v.) scatter
a kenkiplo ah , hilei khilei - (adv.) to and fro
a kenkiplo i vaih - (v.) straggle - Example: Cows straggle along the road = Lam zulh in caw cu a kenkiplo ah an vai
a kermi , a romi , a carmi - (adj.) wizened
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a khah in a khat - (v.) seethe - Example: 1. He seethes with anger. 2. This country is seething with discontent = 1. Thinhunnak in a khah in a
khat. 2. Hi ram hi lungsi lonak in a khat
a khah in khah, ciah, hlanh dih - (v.) pervade
a khah in khah , tampi um - (v.) teem - Example: The swamp teemed with mosquitoes = Cerh cu fikfa in a khat
a khalmi hawhra a tit khi - (v.) thaw - Example: The sun thaws the ice = Ni nih tikhal kha a titter
a khalmi , ti a si lomi - (adj.) solid
a khami belh si ca i hmanmi - (n.) wormwood
a khan in khah , a khat in sanh - (v.) pack - Example: The churck was packed on Christmas day = Khrismas ni ah biakinn cu a khah in an khat
a khat - (adj.) full - Example: The glass is full of water = Hrai cu ti a khat
a khat - (v.) occupy - Example: The building occupies a large area = Inn nih hmun kaupi a khat (a huh)
a khat cikcek - (v.) burst - Example: The barns were bursting with grains = Rawl inn cu rawl an khat cikcek
a khat dih , a hlanh dih , a ciah dih - (v.) permeate
a khat in sanh , a khan in khah - (v.) pack - Example: The church was packed on Christmas day = Khrismas ni ah biakinn cu a khah in an khat
a khat tuk - (v.) congest - Example: The streets are congested = Khuapi chung lam cu mi an khat tuk
a khawpi , a ttial chin - (v.) trace
a khiarmi , mi khiar - (adj.) parsimonious
a khing aa tluk lomi , lungthin a hmaan lomi - (adj.) unbalanced
a khirhtu - (n.) reflector
a khonh - (n.) leave - Example: He is on leave = A khonh in a um
a khuh hun, a chin hun - (v.) unveil
a khuhnak hun , a chin hun - (v.) uncover
a khuhnak kha hun , phoih - (v.) unmask
a khuhtu a pan mite - (n.) layer - Example: There was a layer of dust on the table = Cabuai cungah leidip pante a um
a khul a nuarmi , a tlaimi - (adj.) tardy
a khul a rangmi - (adj.) swift
a khul a rangmi - (adj.) fleet - Example: Fleet horse = A khul a rangmi rangtum
a khul a rangmi - (adj.) speedy
a khul nuarhter - (v.) slacken - Example: Don't slacken your efforts till the work is done = Rian kha aa lim hlantiang na tuannak kha nuarhter hlah
a khul nuarhter - (v.) slow
a khunhlei a simi , sapesial - (adj.) special
a khunhlei in a thiammi , thiam khunnak a ngeimi - (n.) specialist - Example: Eye specialist = Mit lei i a thiam khummi
a khunhlei in cawnmi thil , tuahmi thil - (n.) speciality
a khunhlei in cawn/thiam - (v.) specialize
a ki tehna , cuar tik i nem neknukpi an hung um khi , saruh tehna - (n.) gelatine
a kiak /a cat - (v.) snap - Example: The rope snaps = Hri cu a cat
a kih tuk ca i a kik nih kedong le kutdong tam - (n.) frostbite
a kihlum - (n.) temperature
a kik ngangaimi thil - (adj.) frigid
a kik tuk i ti a khalmi , a kik ngaingaimi - (adj.) frosty
a kik tuk lo , a lin tuklo - (adj.) mild - Example: The climate is mild = Khuati a nem
a kikam lawng langhtermi vawlei hmanthlak - (n.) contour
a kikmi - (adj.) wintry
a kikmi , thli kik - (adj.) chill
a kir tthanmi - (adj.) reflective
a kong a kong in tthen i ttial/chimmi - (adj.) topical
a kong a tthatnak chimpiaknak - (n.) recommendation
a kong a tthatnak le duh awk tlak a sinak chimpiak - (v.) recommend
a kong ttialmi thil/mi pakhatkhat , zapi hmaiah tuahnak in cawn i hmuhsaknak , atu ah cun Mirang holh i lak in drama ti a si ve ko (n.) drama
a kormi , a sawngmi - (n.) wrinkle
a kuai , a kek - (v.) burst - Example: The bombs burst = Bomb kha an puak, an kek
a kuai lomi - (adj.) unbroken
a kuainak , a kehnak , aa thlernak - (n.) fissure - Example: A fissure in the rock = Lungpi chung i a tlernak
a kuainak , a zuhnak , a pemnak - (n.) leak
a kual in i mer - (v.) revolve
a kuarhnak - (n.) dent - Example: There is a dent on the brass pot = Marlei ah a kuarhnak a um
a kuarkak a tammi , harnak in i a celh ngaimi , a bingbo - (adj.) rugged
a kuarmi , a kekmi , aa cheumi - (adj.) fragmentary
a kuarmi , zapei kuar bantuk - (adj.) concave
a kuimi , thingnge a kuimi - (adj.) pendent
a kulh in , kulh - (n.) ring - Example: They danced in a ring = A kulh in an lam
a kum a nomi - (adj.) young
a lai i bur - (v.) centralize
a lai i burnak - (n.) centralization
a laifang - (n.) center - Example: Center of the town = Khua laifang
a laifang - (n.) mid
a laifang a simi , hmunpi simi - (adj.) central
a laifang bik - (adj.) midmost
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a laifang bik , ceunak a vaa tonnak hmun , mit aa ton dihnak hmun - (n.) focus - Example: The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes =
Ngaknu dawhte cu mit vialte aa ton dihnak a si
a laifang chuah tak , hawi he i lawh lo , sining tawn bantuk i si lo - (adj.) eccentric
a laifang in lenglei ah a chuakmi - (adj.) centrifugal
a laifang in va phak tawk kulh kha radius cu a si - (n.) radius - Example: The explosion of a bomb could be heard within a radius of two miles
= Bomb a puah thawng cu khan hnih chung aa thei kho
a laivuang sawhsawh , a ttha tuk lo a chia tuk lo - (adj.) mediocre
a laivuang sawsawh sinak - (n.) mediocrity
a laivuang thil - (n.) medium
a lakin , man loin - (adj.) gratis
a lan , caan a lan - (v.) elapse
a lang bikmi , uktu a simi , biapi bik a simi - (adj.) dominant
a lang khomi , hmuh khawh a simi - (adj.) noticeable
a lang lomi , aa thupmi - (adj.) latent
a langh khunnak hmun , a ceu khunnak hmun - (n.) limelight
a langmi , a fiangmi - (adj.) evident
a langmi , a fiangmi - (adj.) manifest
a langmi , fawi tein hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) conspicuous
a langmi , minthangmi - (adj.) prominent
a langsar lomi - (adj.) inconspicuous
a lawng a simi , chungah zeihmanh au um lomi - (adj.) empty
a lawngmi - (adj.) vacant
a lawngmi hmun/thil , a chung i thil zeihmanh a um lomi - (n.) vacuum
a lawngmi rian - (n.) vacancy
a lawngmi, zeihmanh a chungah a um lomi - (adj.) blank
a lawngpi a simi - (adj.) void
a lehpek a simi - (n.) extremist
a leiba kha hlohpiak , hloh , hnawh - (v.) write off
a leng - (n.) surface - Example: The surface of a pot is smooth = Um a leng cu a nal
a leng a langhnak ah - (adv.) seemingly
a leng a si lo , a hlei a si lo - (prep.) within
a leng i a langmi ziaza - (n.) conduct
a leng i hlonhmi - (n.) outcast
a leng i hrenh kanh , donh - (v.) preclude
a leng lang menmen a simi , a puanlaumi , a thuk lomi - (adj.) superficial
a leng langin , a fiang tein - (adv.) evidently
a leng zohnak i a hman ko a lomi - (adv.) apparently - Example: Apparently they are good friends = Aleng zohnak ahcun hawi ttha an si ko
a lenglei - (n.) exterior
a lenglei - (adj.) external
a lenglei - (n.) outside
a lenglei - (n.) outward
a lenglei ah - (prep.) outside - Example: They stood outside the door = Innka lenglei ah an dir
a lenglei i ttha ngai a lo i a chung zeihmanh a si ttung lomi thil - (n.) trumpery
a lenglei in a laifanglei ah a lutmi - (adj.) centripetal
a lenglei kap a vel chum - (n.) perimeter
a lenglei mi - (n.) outsider
a lenglei thil a simi - (adj.) outside - Example: The outside doors have locks = Lenglei innka cu tawh an ngei dih
a let - (n.) fold - Example: Tenfold = Let hra
a let hnih - (adj.) double
a let hnih in karh tthan - (v.) redouble
a let hra - (adj.) tenfold
a let kua - (adv.) ninefold
a let li - (adj.) fourfold
a let nga - (adj.) fivefold
a let nga , panga phir - (adj.) quintuple
a let nhih - (adj.) twofold
a let ruk - (adj.) sixfold
a let sarih - (n.) sevenfold
a let thum a simi - (adj.) threefold
a let thum , phun thlum komh - (adj.) triple
a lettalam in chiah - (v.) invert
a lettalam in chiahnak - (n.) inversion
a lettalam in chiahnak , DCBA cu ABCD a lettalam a si - (adj.) inverse
a liam cangmi caan , hnulei - (adj.) past - Example: He was sick for the past few days = Kan hnulei ni tlawmte chung cu a zaw
a lian , a kau , a za , a ngan - (adj.) ample
a lian , a phing , a ngan - (v.) swell - Example: His head is swollen. - The river is swollen = A lu a phing. - Tiva a lian
a liannganmi thil - (adj.) kingly
a lin - (adj.) hot - Example: The sun is hot = Ni cu a lin
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a lin a sa ngaimi - (adj.) torrid
a lin hringhranmi - (adj.) red-hot
a lin nih thil a titternak dikiri - (n.) melting point
a lin tuklo , a kik tuk lo - (adj.) mild - Example: The climate is mild = Khuati a nem
a linh tuk ah a vamh in a vammi - (adj.) incadescent
a linhsat liopi , lumternak , linhnak , khua lin - (n.) heat
a linnak in a dai deuhmi , a dai - (adj.) cool
a lo - (v.) seem - Example: This apple seems good but is rotten inside = Hi epal hi a tthami a lo nain a chung a thu
a lo , a tlau , a pil a lang ti lo - (v.) vanish
a lonhtu a um rih hlantiang a sang bik a simi - (n.) record
a lu lei a kau i a taw lei a bimi , ti rawnnak i hrmanmi cong - (n.) funnel
a lu minung lu, a ke meheh ke a simi khuachia, mihor pawl kong he chim chih tawnmi - (n.) satyr
a luak a chuahkmi - (adj.) nauseous
a luang khomi thil paohpaoh , ti , gas , thli - (n.) fluid
a luang zungzalmi , a dong lomi - (adj.) perennial
a luangmi thil - (adj.) running - Example: Running water = Ti a luangmi
a lum - (adj.) warm
a lum i a nuammi - (adj.) cosy
a lum tuk lo a kik tuk lo a simi - (adj.) temperate
a lum vutvat , a lum menmen - (adj.) tepid
a lung a caw - (v.) lose one's head
a lung a dong kho lomi - (adj.) undaunted
a lung a dongmi - (adj.) low-spirited
a lung a fekmi , a ral a tthami - (adj.) resolute
a lung a hakmi - (adj.) obstinate
a lung a hakmi , ai ngaichin duh lomi - (adj.) obdurate
a lung a lengmi , a ci a haimi , zun in a zawmi - (adj.) lackadaisical
a lung a nemmi - (adj.) tenderhearted
a lung a pingmi , a hriam lomi , a fim lomi - (adj.) obtuse
a lung a pingmi , mihrut - (adj.) stupid
a lung a saumi - (adj.) patient
a lung a thomi , ttannak in a khatmi - (adj.) zealous
a lung aa thlek kho lomi , lungattawm in a ummi - (adj.) undecided
a lut lei a simi , a lut liomi - (adj.) incoming
a man - (n.) value
a man a dihlak in kan pek hrimhrim lai tinak ca i rak pek chungmi tangka - (n.) deposit
a man a fak - (adj.) costly
a man a fak lomi - (adj.) inexpensive
a man a fak tuk i cawk khawh a si lomi - (adj.) priceless
a man a fakmi - (adj.) expensive
a man a sangmi - (adj.) dear - Example: The price of this book is very dear = Hi cauk man cu a sang ngaingai
a man a sung tukmi , a man relcawklo a simi - (adj.) invaluable
a man a sungkawimi - (adj.) precious
a man a tam ngaingaimi - (adj.) sumptuous
a man ah pek - (v.) offer - Example: He offered ten kyats for the box = Thingkuang cu fang hra in kan cawhk lai, a ti
a man in zohmi kut thongh (boxing) - (n.) pizefight
a man khiah - (v.) evaluate
a man khiahnak - (n.) valuation
a man niam tuk i chiah - (v.) undervalue
a man pek lomi , pek lomi - (adj.) unpaid
a man rak pek chung - (v.) prepay
a man rak pek cia chungmi - (adj.) prepaid
a man sungmi thil hmuhmi - (n.) find
a man tuak - (v.) appraise
a man tuaknak , mi khingthlainak - (n.) appraisal
a manmi , a phumi , aa tlakmi - (adj.) worth - Example: London is a city worth visiting = London cu tlawn phu a si
a mawngtu - (n.) steersman
a mei i arhmul an bunhmi thal - (n.) dart
a miak a chuahpi khomi , a tthahnemmi - (adj.) profitable
a miak hmuh nak ding ca i phaisa hman - (v.) invest
a miak lomi - (adj.) unprofitable
a miak tampi laakin mi dang tangka a cawihtu - (n.) usurer
a miak tampi lak dingin tangka cawihmi - (adj.) usurious
a miak tampi lak in tangka cawihnak - (n.) usury
a miltlor lomi thil , cu bantukin a miltlor lomi minung - (adj.) rude
a min chim lomi thil - (n.) whatnot
a mit a kumi - (adj.) slumberous
a mit a tammi thing - (adj.) knotty
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a mit cang , a um ti lo , a thi cang - (adj.) extinct
a mui a chiami , aa dawh lomi - (adj.) ugly
a mui hmuh khawh a si lo i rim zong a ngei lomi thaw, minung nih kan chuahmi thaw hi - (n.) carbon dioxide
a mui i a nuam lo ngaimi - (adj.) murky
a muisam a dulmi a vervar lomi - (adj.) lack-lustre
a muisam a suaitu , a pungsan a tuahtu - (n.) designer
a muru - (n.) nucleus
a muru - (n.) core
a muru , a herhnak bik zawnte - (n.) crux
a muru he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) nuclear - Example: Nuclear bomb = A muru in a puakmi bom
a nai - (adv.) near - Example: Vacation is near = Sianginn khar a nai
a nai lomi , a hlami - (adj.) far - Example: He came from a far country = Ram hlapi in a ra, a hlat deuhnak hmun
a naih biktu a simi , hnulei in siseh , hmailei in siseh a naih biktu - (adj.) proximate
a nal - (v.) slip
a nal lomi , a fim lomi - (adj.) naive
a nal lomi , a thapmi , a hratmi - (adj.) rough
a nalmi - (adj.) smooth
a naltertu si - (n.) lubricant
a namtu lei si - (adj.) offensive
a nauta deuh , a ttha set lomi , a niam deuh - (adj.) inferior
a nawimi , a fiang lomi - (adj.) turbid - Example: Turbid river = A nawimi tiva
a ne - (n.) dregs
a nekcok tiangin , thil hme tete - (n.) detail
a neknawi le a cephnep tampi a ummi khi - (n.) red tape
a nem hniphnepmite , aa dawhmite , ralring tein tuaktan a haumite - (adj.) delicate - Example: The teacher handled the delicate problem
with care = Tuaktan ngai a haumi thil har cu saya nih ralring tein a tuaktan
a nemmi - (adj.) soft
a nemmi , a hak lomi - (adj.) tender
a nemmi , mi nunnem , mi aw nem , chuk nem , cho nem - (adj.) gentle
a nemmi , titsa nem - (adj.) flabby
a nemter deuhtu , a hmual a dinter deuhtu - (n.) buffer
a ngai tein , a hmaan tein - (adv.) surely - Example: Surely, he is a good man = A hmaan tein amah cu mittha a si
a ngaih a chiami - (adj.) sorrowful
a ngaingai a si lomi , deu - (adj.) bogus
a ngaingai a si lomi , phuah chommi - (adj.) fictitious
a ngaingai a simi , aa titer lomi - (adj.) unfeigned
a ngaingai hngalh hlan ruahnak rak ngeih chungnak - (n.) preconception
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adv.) actually - Example: He looks honest, actually he is a rogue = Miding a lo, a ngaingai ti ahcun mi hrokhrol a si.
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adv.) in reality, in fact, in truth
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adj.) virtual - Example: Mr. Smith is the virtual president, though his title is secretary = Mr. Smith cu a rian min ah cun
secretary a si, asinain a ngaingai ti ahcun president a si ko
a ngaingai ti ahcun - (adv.) as a matter of fact
a ngam lomi , ramlak i a ummi , a phingmi - (adj.) wild
a ngan a dam i a taksa a tthami - (adj.) lusty
a ngan a dam i a tthawngmi - (adj.) robust
a ngan a dam lomi thil , a ngan a dam lomi ruahnak lungthin - (adj.) morbid
a ngan , a lian , a kau , a za - (adj.) ample
a ngan , a lian , a phing - (v.) swell - Example: His head is swollen. - The river is swollen = A lu a phing. - Tiva a lian
a ngan a thawngmi , mikei - (n.) giant
a ngan bikmi - (adj.) sovereign
a ngan deuh ah a cang , a kau deuh - (v.) dilate - Example: The pupil of the eye dilates when light gets dim = Ceunak kha a muih deuh tikah
mit falai cu a ngan deuh, a kau deuh
a ngan lomi , a hmete a simi , nawn - (adj.) slight - Example: I have a slight headache = Ka lu a fak nawn, ka lu din tein a fak
a ngan nawnmi - (adj.) sizable
a ngan ngaingaimi , a kau ngaingaimi - (adj.) immense
a ngan ngaingaimi a tam ngaingaimi ttih a nung ngaingaimi - (adj.) tremendous
a ngan ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) gigantic
a ngan ngaingaimi thil - (n.) mammoth
a ngan ngaingaimi thil , a ttha ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) prodigious
a ngan zong a hme zong , tiva - (n.) stream
a ngang kho lomi - (adj.) impatient
a nganmi - (adj.) large
a nganmi , chim awk tlak a simi , a ttha pah a simi - (adj.) substantial - Example: John made substantial improvement in arithmetics = John
cu kanan ah aa chap ngai
a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak - (n.) extent
a nganning , a biapitning - (n.) magnitude
a nganpi - (adj.) enormous
a nganpi, a man a fak ngaimi. - 2. upat awk tlak ngaimi - (adj.) grand
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a nganpi a simi - (adj.) titanic
a nganpi a simi - (adj.) voluminous
a nganpi , a tampi a simi , a kaupi - (adj.) vast
a ngawi lomi , a dingmi - (adj.) straight
a ngawi , paisah , dinglo - (adj.) oblique
a ngawimi cafang hna - (adj.) italic - Example: Hi cafang hna cu cafang a ngawi in ttialmi an si
a ngawimi , lam ngawi - (adj.) crooked
a ngawimi, ngawinak tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) sinuous
a ngawimi thil , mi hrokhrawl - (n.) crook
a ngeihmi , a ta - (pron.) its - Example: Chizawh cu a fale he lente an i cehl
a ngeimi - (prep.) with - Example: Mr. Jones is a man with brains = Mr. Jones cu thluak ngeimi a si
a ngol in ngol lomi , a tuah zungzalmi - (adj.) unremitting
a ngormi , ihkhun cung lawngah tho kho loin a ummi - (adj.) bedridden
a niam - (adj.) low - Example: Our foot-stool is too low = Kan thing tthutdan a niam tuk
a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak - (n.) extent
a niam bik a simi - (adj.) undermost
a niam bik , a tlawm bik - (n.) minimum - Example: You must drink one cup of water a day at the minimum = A tlawm bik ah ni khat ah ti hrai
khat na din awk a si
a niam bikmi - (adj.) lowermost
a niam deuh , a nauta deuh , a ttha set lomi - (adj.) inferior
a niam deuhmi - (adj.) lower
a niam deuhmi bawi/thil - (adj.) subordinate
a niam deuhmi , pahnihnak a simi - (adj.) second-class
a niam deuhmi sinak nawlngaihnak , toidornak - (n.) subordination
a niam deuhnak hmun i vun chiah, tthawl, dawi, rian i chanh chin - (v.) relegate
a niammi - (adj.) nether
a niammi , a tawimi - (adj.) short
a niammi , miniam - (n.) dwarf
a niammi , nautat awk a simi, a ttha lomi thil - (adj.) base
a niammi thil , a ttha lomi , nehsawh awk a simi thil - (adj.) ignoble
a niamnak bik hmun - (n.) nadir - Example: I am at the nadir of my hopes = Kaa ruahchanmi a niamnak bik hmun ah ka um
a niamnak lei ah - (adv.) downwards
a nih , rawl uih , a tler - (adj.) rancid
a nihchuak ning lei in mi chimmi nawlcawn i nihchuak saih - (n.) parody
a ning a hngalmi , ningzah hngal lo in a ummi , mi a hmaizah lomi - (adj.) impertinent
a ning a si lomi - (adj.) wrong - Example: That is the wrong way to handle a knife = Khakha nam tlaihning a ning a si lomi a si
a ning a timi , a thin a phangmi - (adj.) fearful
a ning a zakmi , zapi a hem lomi - (adj.) shy
a ning a zul thliahmahmi , ning zul tein chimmi bia - (adj.) logical
a ning hmuh khawh - (v.) figure - Example: He figured out a way of doing it = A tuahning lam pakhat a hmuh khawh
a ningcang a si lomi - (adj.) unnatural
a ningcang aa dawhmi - (adj.) symmetrical
a ningcang lo i hmam , a ping i hman - (v.) misuse
a ningcang tein tuah - (v.) systematize
a ningpi - (n.) entirety
a ningpi , a dihlak in - (adj.) entire
a ningpi in , a hramthawk in a donghnak tiang - (n.) gamut
a nuam , a ttha - (adj.) agreeable
a nuam lo ngaimi - (adj.) miserable - Example: A miserable journey = Khualtlawn nuam lo ngaimi
a nuam lo ngaimi , thadi ngai a simi , a harmi - (adj.) tedious
a nuam lomi - (adj.) unpleasant
a nuam lomi , a ttha lomi , tih a nungmi hmun - (n.) predicament
a nuam lomi , siarem a si lomi - (adj.) uncomfortable
a nuam lomi , siarem loin a ummi , siarem lo a simi - (adj.) uneasy
a nuam lomi thil , duh lomi thil - (adj.) disagreeable
a nuam ngaimi - (adj.) genial
a nuam ngaimi puai - (n.) carnival
a nuam ngaimi puai - (n.) gala
a nuam ngaingaimi , duh awk ngaingai a simi - (adj.) ravishing
a nuam ngaingaimi , vancung bantuk a simi - (adj.) heavenly
a nuamhning in um , kal , tthut , ih - (v.) lounge - Example: They lounged on the beach = Rili kam ah an i nuam
a nuammi - (adj.) comfortable
a nuammi - (adj.) enjoyable
a nuammi , nemmi - (adj.) balmy
a nuammi thil - (adj.) pleasurable
a nun chung hmanung bik caan - (n.) deathbed
a nung , a nungin - (adj.) alive
a nung rihmi - (n.) survivor
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a nungmi - (adj.) existent
a nungmi - (adj.) live - Example: Live animals = A nungmi saram
a nungmi - (adj.) living
a nungmi a lomi - (adj.) lifelike
a nungmi saram kha hneksaknak ca i hmannak - (n.) vivisection
a nupi nih a thih takmi ; pahmei - (n.) widower
a pak - (adj.) odd - Example: One, three and five are odd numbers = Pakhat, pathum le panga hi a pak an si
a pak a pak in zuarmi khi detail ti a si , bu pipi in zuarmi thilri - (n.) wholesale
a pak in hla a sami - (n.) soloist
a palh kho lomi - (adj.) infallible
a palh khomi - (adj.) fallible
a palhnak - (n.) error
a pammi , sifakmi - (adj.) indigent
a pan ngaingaimi thil , arti nang - (n.) film - Example: There is a film of ice on the water = Ti cungah hawhra pante, arti nang bantuk a um
a panmi , a thiami , sawmpalak hri bantuk a simi - (adj.) tenuous
a panmi , a tlawmmi - (adj.) sparse - Example: Sparse hair = Sam a panmi
a pante a simi , a zaangte a simi - (adj.) flimsy
a par - (v.) flower
a par - (n.) tip - Example: The tips of fingers = Kutdong par
a par , a sannak bik , a zik - (n.) top
a par zum - (n.) point - Example: The point of a needle = Thim par zum
a par zum - (n.) prick
a par zum in chunh - (v.) prick - Example: Thorns prick my hand = Hling nih ka kut ah an ka chunh
a parmi , a pohmi , a pawngmi - (adj.) protuberant
a pawng in a kalmi - (n.) passerby
a pawngmi , a parmi , a pohmi - (adj.) protuberant
a peh thluahmahmi , cat lo in a ummi - (adj.) continual
a pek i umnak inn , bawda inn - (n.) boarding house
a pel nganpi - (n.) chunk
a pelpawi - (n.) scrap
a pelte , a hmete - (n.) jot
a pemnak , a kuainak , a zuhnak - (n.) leak
a pemnak awng , awng - (n.) breach
a pemnak , awnnak - (n.) chink
a permi , a rawnmi - (n.) plane
a phal i tom , fun , hor - (v.) sheave
a phaw hawh , a cuar hawh - (v.) skin
a phei in , a tung in a si lomi - (adj.) horizontal
a phei in rin , lam tan - (v.) cross - Example: Do not forget to cross your 't' = Na 't' kha a phei in rin philh hlah
a phei in zarmi sur , lenkhang - (n.) seine
a phei lei he a tung lei he cip cikciak in tthit , thil pemmi belh tikah cu bantuk i tthit - (v.) darn
a phei lei in khammi thingthluan - (n.) sleeper - Example: Railway sleepers = Tlanglawng lam thir danh thing
a phi a chuahtertu - (n.) key - Example: The key to success is hard work = Hlawhtlinnak a chuahtertu cu teimak a si
a phichuak , thil pakhatkhat nih a hei chuahtermi thil - (n.) result
a phing , a ngan , a lian - (v.) swell - Example: His head is swollen. - The river is swollen = A lu a phing. - Tiva a lian
a phingmi - (adj.) shy - Example: A deer is shy = Sakhi cu a phing
a phingmi , a ngam lomi , ramlak i a ummi - (adj.) wild
a phingmi , aa porhmi - (adj.) turgid
a phingmi , phinnak - (n.) tumour
a phingmi , ti a lianmi - (adj.) swollen
a phittu , a luanter lotu - (n.) nonconductor
a phumi , aa tlakmi , a manmi - (adj.) worth - Example: London is a city worth visiting = London cu tlawn phu a si
a phumi , si awkah aa tlakmi - (adj.) worthwhile
a phumi , si awkah aa tlakmi - (adj.) worthy
a phumi sinak, aa tlakmi sinak - (n.) worthiness
a phun a simi - (adj.) typical - Example: He is a typical Chin = Amah cu Laimi phun zia a langhtermi a si
a phun aa khatmi - (adj.) homogeneous
a phung ning a simi , upadi ning a simi - (adj.) legal
a phunphun a dangdang - (adj.) sundry
a phunphun , phun dangdang - (n.) variety
a phunphun , tampi - (adj.) multible
a piang , a fiang - (adj.) clear
a piang lomi , a fiang lomi , a tliang lomi - (adj.) vague
a piang ngaimi , a cawlcang ngaimi - (adj.) sprightly
a pil a lang ti lo , a lo , a tlau - (v.) vanish
a pilmi - (adj.) sunken - Example: Sunken ship = A pilmi tilawng
a ping a pang sinak - (n.) derangement
a ping a pang siter , ruahnak a ping a pang i canter - (v.) derange - Example: He is mentally deranged = A hrut
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a ping chimh , a hmaan lomi chimh - (v.) misinform
a ping i hman , a ningcang lo i hmam - (v.) misuse
a ping i hruai - (v.) mislead
a ping i hruai , hruai sual - (v.) misguide
a ping i kal , pial , mer - (v.) swerve
a ping i kal , tlau , lo lak i kal , pial - (v.) stray
a ping i kan rak zumhning a si lo hun hngalh tthan - (v.) disillusion - Example: They had thought that the new colony would be a paradise,
but they were disillusioned = Ram thar cu ram nuam a si lai tiah an rak ruah, sihmanselaw Ram thar cu ram nuam a si lai tiah an rak ruah,
sihmanhselaw a sining taktak kha an hun hngalh paradis a si loning kha an hmuh; deuh
a ping i tuah , pakpalawng i canter , hlohlak - (v.) mismanage
a ping in lehnak - (n.) misinterpretation
a ping in ruah sual , a hmaan loin biachah - (v.) misjudge
a pingin a nithla khen - (v.) misdate
a pingin a sullam rak i lak , a pingin a sullam sawhter - (v.) misconstrue
a pingin leh - (v.) misinterpret
a pitlin hlanah , a caan a phak taktak hlanah , a caan a cut hlanah tuahmi - (adj.) premature
a pohmi , a pawngmi , a parmi - (adj.) protuberant
a poi lo , na lungrethei hlah , poi lo - never mind
a poi ngaimi thil - (n.) shame - Example: What a shame you could not come to the party = Puai i na rat khawh lo cu a poi ngaimi a si ai
a poi ngaimi , vanchiat a simi , a van a chiami - (adj.) unfortunate
a poi ti ngai , ngaihchiatnak langhter - (v.) deplore
a pong - (v.) dislocate - Example: Dislocated collar bone = Uikuang ruh a pongmi
a puak , bomb a puak - (v.) explode
a puak khomi ; lungpuahnak - (adj.) explosive
a puanlaumi , a thuk lomi , a leng lang menmen a simi - (adj.) superficial
a puanmi - (adj.) shallow - Example: A shallow pond = A puanmi tili
a puar - (v.) swell - Example: A barrel swells in the middle = Tipung cu a lai a puar
a puarhrang hringhranmi , a ttha lo ngaimi - (adj.) atrocious
a puarmi , a ttha lomi - (adj.) truculent
a puarthau ngaimi , sik a duh ngaimi , velh a duh ngaimi - (adj.) bellicose
a pum - (n.) circle
a pum a ngan i hro a kual ngaimi - (adj.) portly
a pum i a kuami , peng bantuk a simi - (n.) tubing
a pum suainak fungte - (n.) compasses
a pummi a cheu - (n.) semi-circle
a pummi a cheu , vawlei pum a cheu - (n.) hemisphere
a pummi , pumpululh bantukin a pummi - (adj.) round
a pummi thil cheu li i cheu khat - (n.) quadrant
a pummi thil i a kam , a tlang thluahmah - (n.) circumference
a pummi thil , pumpululh bantuk a simi - (n.) sphere - Example: A football is a sphere = Pumpululh hi a pummi thil a si
a pummi thil , pumpululh bantuk a simi - (n.) sphere - Example: Pumpululh hi a pummi thil a si
a pummi thil , vawlei pum - (n.) globe
a pumrua aa dawhmi - (adj.) shapely
a pungsan a tuahtu , a muisam a suaitu - (n.) designer
a ra lai dingmi - (adj.) forthcoming
a ra tharmi ; mipem - (n.) newcomer
a rak chim chungtu biahmaithi a simi - (adj.) prefatory
a rak khirh khotu a simi - (adj.) repellent - Example: Water repellent = Ti a khirh khotu, a sullam cu ti nh a hlanh lomi tinak a si
a rak si hmasa bik lioha - (adj.) primeval - Example: In its primeval state the earth was a fiery ball = Vawlei cu a rak si hmasa bik lioah hin mei
hlumpi a rak si ko
a rak sining i siter tthan , cham thannak - (n.) restitution
a rak um hmasami , thil a tlung lai tiah a rak chimtu , zualko - (n.) forerunner
a rak um kanhtu - (n.) precursor
a rak ummi minung hna kha thihnak in siseh , thahnak in siseh tlawmter - (v.) depopulate
a rak zohtu , pawng i a rak dirmi - (n.) bystander
a ral a chiami - (adj.) faint-hearted
a ral a chiami - (adj.) spineless
a ral a chiami - (adj.) timid
a ral a chiami - (adj.) unmanly
a ral a ttha ngaimi minu - (n.) heroine
a ral a ttha ngaingaimi - (n.) hero
a ral a tthami , a lung a fekmi - (adj.) resolute
a ral a tthami , raltthami - (adj.) valiant
a rang , hawhra mui a simi - (adj.) white
a rauh hlanah - (adv.) before long - Example: Summer will come before long = A rauh hlanah thal a chuak lai
a rawk kho lomi , a hmun khomi thil - (adj.) imperishable
a rawk khomi , a kekkuai khomi - (adj.) perishable
a rawkmi , a thumi - (adj.) rotten - Example: A rotten egg = Arti thu (da)
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a rawkmi ziaza , a chiami - (v.) deprave
a rawl a tam i ttih a nung ngaingaimi (saram) - (adj.) ravening
a rawl a tammi , rawltam rawl duh tluk in duh - (adj.) hungry - Example: They are hungry for knowledge = Hngalhnak cu an duh ngaigai
a rawn - (adj.) flat - Example: The floor is flat = Tuang cu a rawn
a rawnmi - (adj.) even - Example: The country is even with no hills = Ram cu a rawn, tlang a um lo
a rawnmi , a permi - (n.) plane
a rawp , a beuh , tlu - (v.) crumble
a rawp i a tlu a pur dengmangmi - (adj.) ramshackle
a rel fawimi , a fiangmi - (adj.) legible
a rem a tthahnemmi - (adj.) expedient
a remh in remh khawh lomi - (adj.) incorrigible
a remmi caan , a remmi thil - (adj.) convenient
a remmi thil , a remmi caan - (adj.) convenient
a remning a hngal lomi , aa ralring lomi - (adj.) indiscreet
a remning hngalh lonak , ralrin lonak - (n.) indiscretion
a reng lomi , a fek lomi - (adj.) loose
a rengmi - (adj.) taut - Example: A taut rope = Reng tein an hnuhmi hri
a rengmi - (adj.) tense - Example: Tense nerves = Thahri a rengmi
a rengmi - (adj.) tense - Example: A tense rope = A rengmi hri
a rengtu rihnak asiloah tha - (n.) strain - Example: The strain on the rope made it break = Hri cu a lengtu rihnak (lungrit) nih khan a cahter
a riakmi , inn hlan in a ummi - (n.) lodger
a rih awk ding a simi nakin a zaang deuhmi - (adj.) underweight
a rim a chiami meikhu - (n.) fumes - Example: The gasoline fumes makes her sick = Datsi khu nih a ritter
a rim a hmuimi - (adj.) aromatic
a rit - (adj.) heavy
a rit ngaimi , ngaih le theih awk a har ngaimi - (adj.) ponderous
a rit pipi , rangleng in hnuhmi pawl , meithal ngan pipi - (n.) artillery
a rit tuk - (n.) overweight
a ritmi - (adj.) weighty
a ritmi thil , a horh a harmi thil - (adj.) burdensome
a ritmi thil hnuh - (v.) drag
a ro , a carmi - (adj.) dry
a ro lo , a cin - (adj.) wet
a ro lomi , a cinmi , a hnawngmi - (adj.) moist
a romi , a carmi - (v.) parch - Example: Parched land = A rocarmi vawlei
a romi , a carmi , a kermi - (adj.) wizened
a rop , a thu - (v.) corrupt
a ruah awk hngal lo i um , lungtuai - (v.) perplex
a ruah awk hngal lo i umnak , awlokchong i um - (n.) quandary
a ruah in ruah khawh lomi - (adj.) inconceivable
a ruam a kaimi , porhlawmi - (adj.) arrogant
a ruam a kaimi , porhlawmi - (adj.) imperious
a ruh lang in a hlai khomi , bia lei ah hman bik a si , a hriammi , a harmi , thil a at khomi - (adj.) trenchant
a rummi - (adj.) rich
a rummi - (adj.) wealthy
a rummi , hlawhtlingmi - (adj.) prosperous
a rumra a ummi , aa dawhmi , a ttha - (adj.) elegant
a sa - (v.) heat - Example: The water heated rapidly = Ti a sa zau
a sa - (adj.) hot - Example: Boiling water is hot = Titlok cu a sa
a sa a tammi - (adj.) meaty
a sa i a cin zong a cin fawnmi - (adj.) humid - Example: The air is humid near the sea = Rili pawngah thli cu a sa i a cin zong a cin
a sa lei a simi thil , a thet lei a si lomi thil - (adj.) constructive
a san a niam tahnak - (n.) altimeter
a sang - (adj.) high - Example: This is a high building = Hi inn cu a sang
a sang bik - (adj.) topmost
a sang bik - (adj.) tiptop
a sang bik , a ngan bik , nawl ngeitu bik , a simi - (adj.) supreme
a sang bik , a tam bik - (adj.) maximum
a sang bik a ttha bik sinak - (n.) preeminence
a sang bikmi , a ttha bikmi - (adj.) preeminent
a sang deuhmi - (adj.) upper
a sang ngaingaimi - (adj.) towering
a sangmi - (adj.) sublime
a sangmi ram - (n.) upland
a sannak bik , a zik - (n.) climax
a sannak bik , a zik , a par - (n.) top
a sannak bik , kan lukheng zawn i a ummi van khi - (n.) zenith
a sannak bik phak - (v.) culminate
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a sannak hmun i hawhra tampi aa khong aa khong i hlum nganpi ah aa cang i a niamnak hmun leiah aa thawnmi - (n.) glacier
a sannak in a niamnak ah - (adv.) down - Example: He was down into the cave = Lungkua chungah a vung lut
a sau / a tawi a si - (v.) measure - Example: The table measured 9 feet by 3 feet = Cabuai cu pe 9 a sau i pe 3 a kau
a sau tukmi - (adj.) prolix - Example: He is a prolix speaker = A biachim a sau tukmi a si
a saulei tahnak , meter cheu thong khat i cheu khat - (n.) millimeter
a saumi - (adj.) long
a saumi , a kaumi - (adj.) expansive
a saunak - (n.) length
a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm - (n.) extent
a saunak cun 'Save Our Souls' = Kan nunnak kha kan khamh tuah u, ti a si; harnak a tongmi hna nih bawmhnak halnak ca i an
thanhmi hmelchunhnak a si - SOS
a sawhsawh i caan hman i umkal men , mah duhsahlam i um le kal - (v.) loiter
a sawngmi , a kormi - (n.) wrinkle
a sawsawhte a si ko - (adj.) homely - Example: The food was homely but filling = Rawl cu a sawsawhte a si ko, asinain paw a khim ngai
a sen - (adj.) red
a sen - (adj.) scarlet
a sen bantuk - (adj.) reddish
a sen dang (daang) - (adj.) pink
a sen le a dum aa cawhmi mui - (adj.) purple
a si - (v.) it is
a si a fakmi , herhbaunak a ngeimi - (adj.) needy
a si , a hmaan tiah chim - (v.) postulate
a si , a um - (v.) is - Example: 1. Vawlei cu a pum 2. Yangon ah a um
a si awk a si tiin hnatlakmi - (v.) stipulate - Example: It was stipulated that the goods should be delivered within three days = Ni thum chungah
thil kha nan hun chuahpi lai ti in hnatlak a si
a si bantuk - (pref.) quasi
a si biktu sinak - (n.) championship
a si cu a si kho , asinain si taktak dawh a si lo - (adv.) hardly - Example: His story is hardly true = A chimmi cu a si ngainai lo
a si dengmang - (adj.) imminent
a si hlan i rak ruah - (v.) presuppose
a si hmanh ah - (conj.) even if
a si hmanh maw , si nih a dawh timi - (adj.) probable
a si hmasa bikmi thil - (n.) prototype - Example: A hollowed log was the prototype of modern ships = Thingtum da kha tuchan tilawng hna an
thawhkehnak a rak si ko, tuchan tilawng han hi an rak si hmasa bikmi cu thingtum dao a si
a si hrimhrim ding i siter - (v.) ensure
a si hrimhrim lai tiah chimh tthan , lungfehnak pek tthan - (v.) reassure
a si hrimhrim lai tiah kamh tthannak - (n.) reassurance
a si hrimhrim ti langhternak caah chimmi bia - (n.) testimony
a si hrimhrim ti zumh - (adj.) certain - Example: I am certain that he has gone home = Inn ah a tlung cang tiah ka zumh hrimhrim
a si hrimhrim tiah ti , ka chim zongin , catial zongin - (v.) certify
a si hrimhrim tiah zumhnak - (n.) assurance
a si hrimhrim tinak lehhmah - (n.) certificate
a si khawh chungin - (adv.) possibly
a si khawh chungin - (adv.) possibly - Example: I will come as soon as I possibly can = Ka caah a si khawh chung ttuan in rat kaa zuam lai
a si khawhnak - (n.) limit - Example: They stretched the rope to its limit = Hri kha aa zam khawhnak a donghnak tiang an reng
a si kho - (adv.) perchance - Example: I may go to India perchance = India ah ka kal kho men
a si kho , duh naloin - (adj.) liable - Example: You are liable to get wet if you go out in the rain = Ruahpi sur i naa chawh ahcun na cin kho ko
a si kho fangfang - (adv.) scarcely - Example: He can scarcely write his name = A min a ttial khawh fangfang a si
a si kho ko , a si men lai - (adv.) maybe - Example: Maybe we will go tomorrow = Thaizing cu kan kal men lai, kan kal kho men
a si kho lomi - (adj.) impossible
a si kho lomi thil , santlai lomi thil - (adj.) futile
a si kho men - (adv.) haply
a si kho men - (adv.) belike
a si kho men , a si men lai - (adj.) perhaps - Example: Perhaps he may arrive today = Nihin a phan kho men
a si khomi - (adj.) possible
a si khomi - (adj.) potential
a si ko - (adv.) yes, yea
a si lai le si lai lo hngal set lo i a si lai ti i ruah - (v.) presume
a si lai le si lai lo hngal set lo i a si lai ti i ruahmi - (adj.) presumable
a si lai ti i ruahnak ahcun - (adv.) presumably
a si lai ti komi thil - (n.) matter of course
a si lai tiah ruah hrimhrim lomi , khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) surprising
a si lo - (pron.) none - Example: None of her work is done = A rian pakhat hmanh aa ttuan lo
a si lo ahcun - (adv.) else - Example: Hurry, or else you will be late = I hnawh, a si lo ahcun na tlai lai
a si lo , duh lonak langhter - (adj.) negative
a si lo i canter , al , duh lo - (v.) negate
a si lo kho lo - (v.) help - Example: He cannot help going to sleep = Ngu loin a um kho lo
a si lo kho lomi , a herh hrimhrimmi - (adj.) imperative
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a si lo ti ; al , hlawt - (v.) gainsay
a si lo ti , i pheh , halmi pek duh lo - (v.) deny
a si lo ti khawh lomi , i pheh khawh lomi - (adj.) undeniable
a si lomi a si bantukin langhternak - (n.) pretext
a si lomi a si bantukin ser , hlennak - (adj.) fake - Example: A fake telegram = Hlennak ca i thirhri tukmi
a si lomi le a si lomi chim lengmang - (v.) tattle
a si maw si lo ti dothlatnak , biahalnak - (n.) query
a si maw si lo ti hngal set lo i ruah menmi - (v.) conjecture
a si maw si lo ti hngalhnak caah biahal - (v.) inquire
a si men lai , a si kho ko - (adv.) maybe - Example: Maybe we will go tomorrow = Thaizing cu kan kal men lai, kan kal kho men
a si men lai , a si kho men - (adj.) perhaps - Example: Perhaps he may arrive today = Nihin a phan kho men
a si nain , sihmanhselaw - (conj.) however
a si ngaingaimi si loin lungchung in suaimi hmanthlak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) romantic
a si set ti hngalh lomi - (adj.) uncertain
a si set ti hngalh lonak - (n.) uncertainty
a si set ttung lomi holh sangsang le holh tthattha hman le chim - (n.) bombast
a si setsai lomi , a caan tete lawng i a simi - (adv.) rarely - Example: He rarely comes to church = Biakinn ah a ra setsai lo, a caan tete lawngah
a ra
a si setsetmi , a si setset in tuahmi le chimmi - (adj.) precise
a si , si - (adv.) yes - Example: Did you go to school? Yes = Sianginn na kai maw? A si, ka kai
a si sual ahcun - (adv.) In case of - Example: Bring your umbrella in case it rains = Ruah a sur sual lai, na nithawng i put
a si tak , tinak - (v.) acknowledge - Example: We should acknowledge our faults = Kan palhnak cu a si tak tiah kan ti awk a si
a si taktak lomi a si bantukin a langmi, thetse ram i khualtlawngmi hna nih ti um lopi kha tilipi bantuk in an hmuh tawn i cucu 'fata
morgana' cu a si - (n.) mirage
a si taktak lomi , cawn chommi - (adj.) mock
a si taktak maw si taktak lo ti kha fiang tein zoh - (v.) ascertain - Example: Ascertain that the door is locked = Innka aah hrenh taktak le
taktak lo va zoh tuah
a si taktak tinak langhter - (v.) substantiate
a si taktakmi - (adj.) substantial - Example: People and things are substantial, ghosts are not = Minung le thilri cu a si taktakmi an si, mithla cu an
si lo
a si taktakmi , a um taktakmi , a taktak a simi - (adj.) real
a si taktakmi thil - (n.) fact
a si tawn ningin - (adv.) normally
a si tawn ningin a si ko ti i ruah - (v.) take for granted
a si tawnmi - (adj.) normal
a si theu lai - (v.) must - Example: I must have fallen asleap while you were out = Leng i na chuah karah khan ka rak i hngilh i a si theu lei
a si ti in leh , a hman ti in leh - (adj.) affirmative
a si ti langhter - (v.) attest
a si ti ; pek - (v.) concede
a si tiah ti - (v.) confess
a si tiah zumhmi , thil pakhatkhat mi pakhatkhat sinin lakmi a si tiah ruahmi - (v.) attribute - Example: This poem is attributed to
Shakespear = Hi hla hi Shakespeare tialmi a si tiah an ruah
a si tikah - (v.) fall - Example: When night falls = Zan a si tikah
a simi , a fiangmi , a donghnak - (adj.) decisive
a simi taktak , a sining taktak - (adj.) actual
a sinain - (conj.) yet - Example: The work is good, yet it could be better = An tuahmi rian cu a ttha ko, asinain a ttha deuh kho ko rih hnga
a sining taktak , a simi taktak - (adj.) actual
a sining taktak in a hmu thiammi - (adj.) realistic
a siningte a simi kha - (adj.) self-same - Example: We study the self same books that you do = Nan cawnmi cauk te kha kan cawn ve hna
a sir in - (adv.) aslant
a sirlei i nal i tluk - (v.) skid
a sirpaleng in a kalmi - (adj.) sideways
a siter , a canter ti i ruah - (v.) credit - Example: The old man credited his long life to good habits = Tarpa nih saupi ka nun hi ziaza tha in ka nun
caah a si tiah a ruah
a sual khomi - (adj.) peccable
a sual lo na i a mualphohnak , nehsawhnak , serhsatnak - (n.) indignity
a sual lo tiah biaceihnak in thanh - (v.) acquit
a sual lo tiah thanh , thiamcoter - (v.) vindicate
a sual lomi - (adj.) guiltless
a sual tuk hringhranmi , sual cerlet - (adj.) nefarious
a sualmi , biacheihtu bawi nih na sual ti , i phuhrun - (adj.) guilty
a sualpang ton sualmi , vanchiatnak - (n.) misadventure
a sullam a fiang lomi - (adj.) ambiquous
a sullam a fiang lomi , a sullam pahnih i lak khawhmi - (n.) ambiquity
a sullam a si ti - (v.) mean - Example: He meant what he said = A chimmi kha a sullam a chim duhmi a si ko
a sullam a um lo , zumh awk tlak a si lomi - (adj.) irrational
a sullam bia dangin chim - (v.) paraphrase
a sullam biadang in chimmi - (n.) paraphrase
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a sullam cu biapi a si tinak a si , a cafang tang i rin - (v.) underline
a sullam fianter khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indefinable
a sullam fianter khawh lomi - (adj.) inexplicable
a sullam fianternak - (n.) solution
a sullam fianternak ca i sau deuh in tialmi - (n.) glossary
a sullam hngalh , thil hngalh khawhnak phun nga kan ngeihmi in hngalh - (v.) perceive
a sullam langhter , fianter - (v.) define
a sullam leh , holh leh - (v.) interpret
a sullam rak i hngalh seh ti in a vel deuh in chim hnawh - (n.) allusion
a sunglawimi - (adj.) glorious
a sungtu , thil thlautu - (n.) loser
a ta , a ngeihmi - (pron.) its - Example: Chizawh cu a fale he lente an i cehl
a tah in tah khawh lomi - (adj.) immeasurable
a tah in tahmi thilpuan - (n.) textile
a tak a lin ngaingai - (adj.) high - Example: The jeep goes at a high speed = Jeep cu khulrang ngaingai in a kal
a tak a simi kha filter , filh - (v.) dilute
a taktak - (n.) actuality
a taktak a si lomi - (n.) fake - Example: The beggar's limp was a fake = Rawlhalpa a ke aa beiter kha aa titermi a si, lih a si
a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) false - Example: He has false teeth = A ha khi a taktak a si lomi, ha deu an si
a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) unreal
a taktak a si lomi , a deu a simi - (n.) sham - Example: His goodness is all a sham = A tthatnak khi a ngaingai a si lo, a deu men a si
a taktak a si lomi , a hle a simi - (adj.) artificial
a taktak a si lomi , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) spurious
a taktak a si lomi , hmuh khawh tongh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) insubstantial - Example: Ghosts are insubstantial = Mithla cu a ngaingai a simi
an si lo
a taktak a si lomi , phuahchommi - (adj.) made-up
a taktak a simi , a deu a si lomi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) true
a taktak a simi , a si taktakmi , a um taktakmi - (adj.) real
a taktak a simi , i titer lo tein a ummi - (adj.) sincere
a taktak sinak - (n.) genuineness
a tam a tlawm he aa pehtlaimi , tah khawh a simi - (adj.) quantitative
a tam a tlawm zeizat tinak , cu zat kha zat a si tinak - (n.) quantity - Example: He can eat a great quantity of food = Rawl tampi a ei khawh
a tam bik , a sang bik - (adj.) maximum
a tam bik ah - (adv.) at most - Example: At most five of us will go = A tam bik ah panga kan kal lal
a tam bik ah , a biapi bik in - (adv.) principally
a tam bik cu - (adv.) mostly - Example: The students are mostly bright = Siangngakchia a tam bik cu an lung a var
a tam deuh , a ngan deuh , a tthawng deuh sinak - (n.) preponderance - Example: In the summer hot days have the preponderance = Thal
caan ah cun ni linh ni a tam deuh
a tam deuh , a tthawng deuh , a ngan deuh a simi - (adj.) preponderant
a tam deuh , hnarcheu nak tam deuh - (n.) majority
a tam deuhmi , a tthawng deuhmi - (adj.) predominant
a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak , a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san - (n.) extent
a tam tuk, a lehpek - (adj.) exorbitant
a tam tuk lo a tlawm tuk lo , a za fang - (adj.) medium - Example: He is of medium height = A san a zafang a si
a tammi , a hringmi - (adj.) lush - Example: Lush grass grows along the river banks = Tiva kamah ram hring detdut in an um
a tammi , a tlingmi , a kaumi - (adj.) comprehensive
a tamnak , a ngannak , a niam a san , a tam tlawm , a saunak , a kauhnak - (n.) extent
a tampi - (n.) much - Example: Much of this story is not true = Hi tuanbia chung thil tampi cu a dih lomi a si
a tampi a simi , a kaupi , a nganpi - (adj.) vast
a tang - (v.) strand - Example: The steamer was stranded on the sand = Tinbaw cu thetse cungah a tang
a tang i va kal , a tang i va cawn , i thlen - (v.) undergo - Example: He was undergoing a training. - The town has undergone changes = A
cawng lio. - Khuapi cu aa thleng ngai
a tang rin - (v.) underscore
a tangah - (prep.) underneath
a tanglei i minttial , ca pakhatkhat a donghnak i minthut khi - (v.) undersign
a tangmi - (n.) balance
a tangmi - (n.) remnant
a tangmi - (adj.) residual
a tangmi - (n.) rest
a tangmi , a hleimi - (n.) remainder
a tarmi , a hlunmi - (adj.) old
a tawi cangmi , a conmi - (adj.) shrunken
a tawi ttung i a chah ttungmi , mihnial - (adj.) stocky
a tawimi , a niammi - (adj.) short
a tawinak cattial - (n.) stenography
a tawinak cattial thiam - (n.) stenographer
a tawinak in - (adv.) in short
a tawinak in a tlangpi a tlangpi in ttialmi - (n.) synopsis
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a tawinak in hun chim tthannak - (n.) recapitulation
a tawinak in ttial - (v.) abbreviate
a tawinak in ttialmi - (adj.) stenographic
a tawinak in ttialmi , sawthen - (n.) shorthand
a tawinak in tuahmi - (n.) resume
a tawk zawn lengin hauhmi chawman - (adj.) stiff - Example: He asks a stiff price for his house = A inn man a tawk zawn lengin tam tuk deuh a
hauh
a tawkawng tit - (n.) sirloin
a tawkza - (adj.) enough
a tawkza a si lo , a luan , a tam tuk - (adj.) immoderate
a tawkzamite siter - (v.) temper
a tawne lei kam - (n.) underside
a tawne phak khawh lomi - (adj.) unfathomable
a tawngthamtu - (n.) manipulator
a te zum - (n.) tine - Example: The tines of a fork = Darkeu te a te zum hna
a teima mi - (adj.) laborious
a tek - (v.) smart - Example: The cut smarts = A tuknak hma kha a tek
a tengnge rak si , i peh - (v.) affiliate - Example: This college is affiliated to the University = Hi college hi university tengnge a si; Hi college hi
university he aa peh
a tet cangmi - (adj.) old - Example: My shoes are old = Ka kedan cu an tet cang
a tet cangmi , a tlekmi - (adj.) tattered
a tet i a tlek dih - (v.) fray
a tet ngaingai cang i a la a lang dihmi - (adj.) threadbare - Example: Threadbare shirt = A tet ngaingai cang i a la a lang dihmi angki
a tetmi - (adj.) worn
a tetmi , a tlekmi (puan) - (adj.) ragged
a tetmi , hruk awk a tlak ti lo tiang i hamnmi - (adj.) worn-out
a tha a ba kho lomi - (adj.) indefatigable
a tha a di kho lomi , a ba kho lomi - (adj.) tireless
a tha a thermi - (adj.) highstrung
a tha a thumi - (adj.) lazy
a tha a thumi - (adj.) slothful
a tha a thumi , rian ttuan a zuam lomi - (adj.) shiftless
a tha a thumi , rianttuan a huam lomi - (adj.) indolent
a tha a tthawng ngaimi - (adj.) muscular
a tha a tthawngmi ti - (adj.) torrential - Example: Torrential rain = Tilian a chuahtertu ruah fak ngaingaimi
a tha ditter - (v.) strain - Example: Tlikzuammi nih a lung kha a tha a ditter
a tha ko - (interj.) all right
a thak - (adj.) hot - Example: Pepper is hot = Makphak a thak
a thak - (adj.) peppery
a thakmi , thakpherh zawtnak - (n.) itch
a thami , aa tlakmi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) due
a than a tlingmi , nutling patling a simi - (adj.) full-grown
a thang chinchin - (v.) swell
a thangmi - (adj.) vociferous
a thap a thap in a ummi thil , a thap a dot - (n.) stratum - Example: In digging the well, men struck first a stratum of sand, then strata of
rocks = Tikhor cawh tikah thetse thap kha an ton hmasa bik, cun lung thap dangdang kha an ton hna
a thap a thap in chiah/um - (v.) stratify
a thap a thap in umnak/chiahnak - (n.) stratification
a thapmi , a hratmi , a nal lomi - (adj.) rough
a thar in ser tthan , tharchuah - (v.) renovate
a thar in thlen , thlen - (v.) innovate
a thar in thlennak - (n.) innovation
a thar in tuah tthan - (adv.) afresh - Example: We painted the room afresh = Innkhan kha a thar in si kan thuh tthan
a thar ser , ser - (v.) contrive
a tharhlammi - (adj.) fresh
a tharte a si ti lomi - (adj.) second hand
a thau lomi - (adj.) lean - Example: Lean meet = A thau aa tel lomi satit
a thau tukmi - (adj.) obese
a thaw a ha - (v.) puff - Example: She puffed as she climbed the hill = Tlang i a kai ah khan a thaw a ha
a thaw lo - (adj.) distasteful
a thaw lo - (adj.) flat - Example: The food tastes flat = Rawl cu a da, a thaw lo
a thaw lomi - (adj.) unsavoury
a thaw ngaimi - (adj.) tasty
a thaw ngaingaimi rawl/thawngpang - (n.) titbit
a thawkterte ah - (n.) outset
a thawm a tamning - (n.) deal - Example: A great deal of his money was spent for food = A tanka a tam deuh cu rawl caah a hman
a thawmi - (adj.) delicious
a thawmi - (adj.) palatable
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a thawmi - (adj.) savoury
a thawng , a fak , aw thang ngai i auh lulh - (adj.) boisterous - Example: A boisterous mob = Aw thang ngaiin a au lulhmi mibu
a thawtnak tlawmte aa telmi - (n.) smack - Example: The sauce has a smack of pepper = Meh cu tlawmpalte a thak
a theih in theihmi - (n.) hearsay
a ther - (v.) vibrate - Example: A piano string vibrates and makes a sound = Piano hri cu a ther i aw a ngei
a thermi , aa hninmi - (adj.) tremulous
a thertertu - (n.) vibrator
a thi - (v.) expire
a thi bantuk i um , lau tuk i mah hngal lo i um - (v.) swoon
a thi cang , a mit cang , a um ti lo - (adj.) extinct
a thi cangmi - (adj.) late - Example: Your late father = A thi cangmi na pa
a thi cia in a chuakmi naute - (adj.) stillborn
a thi ciami mi dang chung i hung chuah tthan - (v.) reincarnate
a thi ciami minung chungin hung chuah tthannak - (n.) reincarnation
a thi dingmi a thi khomi , thihpi awk tlak - (adj.) mortal
a thi kho lomi - (adj.) undying
a thi khomi sinak - (n.) mortality
a thia , a hme , a dipmi - (adj.) fine - Example: Fine sand = Thetse dip
a thiam cangmi - (adj.) practised
a thiam lomi , a tlak lomi - (adj.) inapt
a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) masterful
a thiam ngaingaimi - (n.) expert
a thiam rih lo a thawkka lawng a simi - (n.) tyro
a thiami - (adj.) slender
a thiami - (adj.) slight - Example: She is a slight girl = Amah cu mi thia a si
a thiami , a hreumi - (adj.) lanky
a thiami , a panmi , sawmpalak hri bantuk a simi - (adj.) tenuous
a thiami , a tlawmte a simi - (adj.) slim
a thiammi - (adj.) dexterous
a thiammi , a fimmi - (adj.) clever - Example: Her is a clever carpenter = Amah cu lehtama thiam ngaimi a si
a thiammi , a zami - (adj.) competent
a thiang - (adj.) holy
a thiang a tliangmi - (adj.) limpid - Example: Limpid water = Ti fim
a thiang bik , a ttha bik , a si bik - (n.) quintessence
a thiang i rungrul pakhat hmanh a um lomi - (adj.) sterile
a thiang lomi - (adj.) impure
a thiang lomi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) untidy
a thiang lomi , a thurhnawmmi - (adj.) vulgar - Example: Vulgar word = Bia thiang lo, bia dawh lo
a thianghlim lomi , ngandam a si lomi - (adj.) insanitary
a thianghlim ngaingaimi , a zarh ngaingaimi - (adj.) sacrosant
a thianghlimmi - (adj.) sanitary
a thianghlimmi - (adj.) tidy
a thiangmi - (adj.) clean
a thiangmi - (adj.) virginal
a thiangmi , a zarhmi - (adj.) sacred
a thiangmi , thianter cangmi - (adj.) refined
a thin a hungmi , thinhung a simi - (adj.) wroth
a thin a hungmi va hlemh , va nawl , daither , remter - (v.) appease
a thin a lau lomi , mah le mah aa uk khomi - (adj.) self-posessed
a thin a phangmi , a ning a timi - (adj.) fearful
a thin a tawimi , a ing a chiami - (adj.) irritable
a thin a tawimi , a ing a chiami - (adj.) splenetic
a thla - (n.) reflection - Example: I see the reflection of a tree in the pond = Tili chungah thing thla ka hmuh
a thlai in thirhri in thlaimi hlei - (n.) suspension bridge
a thlam a lang khomi plastik phun a simi thil funnak ca hmanmi - (n.) cellophane
a thli a simi - (adj.) privy
a thli, biathli, hawi hngalhlomi - (adj.) underhand
a thli i phun dang , kap hnih har i umnak , mi hmuh i phun dang - (n.) duplicity
a thli in a chung i luhhnawh - (v.) infiltrate
a thli in i khon - (v.) hoard
a thli nawn in nih - (v.) snigger
a thli tein bawh ziar , rak bawh - (v.) lurk
a thli tein hawi he thil ttha lo tuah i timh - (v.) conspire
a thli tein helhhum - (v.) sneak
a thli tein i timh - (v.) plot - Example: He is plotting to rob the bank = Bank tangka fir kha a thli tein aa tim
a thli tein kal - (v.) slip - Example: She slipped out of the room = A thli tein inn chungin a chuak
a thli tein kal , ui fir kal in kal - (v.) slink
a thli tein khuakhan - (v.) intrigue
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a thli tein khulrang in lo diam i kal - (v.) decamp
a thli tein le upadi he i ralchanh in ram chung i thil luhpi/chuahpi - (v.) smuggle
a thli tein mah siangngakchia hawi kha an kong sayate sin i va chim - (v.) sneak
a thli tein mi angaitu - (n.) secret service
a thli tein mi bia va ngaih - (v.) eavesdrop
a thli tein mi ngiatu a simi, mi ngiatu nih mi an ngiatnak hna kong an ttialmi tuanbia - (n.) detective
a thli tein nih - (v.) titter
a thli tein pel - (v.) snoop
a thli tein ram chung i thil a luhpitu/chuahpitu - (n.) smuggler
a thli tein rian a tuanmi - (adj.) insidious
a thli tein thil a ti khomi , mizer - (adj.) sly
a thli tein tuahmi - (adj.) stealthy
a thling a khatmi - (adj.) sappy
a thlite in umter - (v.) harbour - Example: They harbour a thief = Mifir a thli tein an umter
a thlithup in tuahmi - (adv.) underhand
a thluak a rang ngaimi , a fim ngaimi - (adj.) witty
a thlum - (adj.) sweet - Example: Sugar is sweet = Thanthling cu a thlum
a thlum bantuk - (adj.) sweetish
a thlum ngai i a bangmi - (n.) syrup
a tho , zu an uam i a thawh khi - (v.) ferment
a thommi , fawi tein kuaih kuaih lomi - (adj.) stiff - Example: My neck is stiff = Ka hngawng a thom
a thormi - (adj.) sour
a thormi ti , esit - (n.) acid
a thormi , tihang thor - (n.) vinegar
a thu a man dih , a kek a kuai dih - (v.) disintegrate
a thu a man kho lomi - (adj.) incorruptible
a thu a nammi - (adj.) putrid
a thu a rim a chia ngaingai - (v.) stink - Example: Decaying fish stinks = Nga thu cu a thu
a thu , a rop - (v.) corrupt
a thu a tlolmi , a ttha lo - (adj.) bad
a thuk i fel tein tuahmi - (adj.) intensive
a thuk lomi , a leng lang menmen a simi , a puanlaumi - (adj.) superficial
a thuk ngaimi thil theih khawhnak thawngin - (adv.) mystically
a thuk ngaingaimi - (adj.) profound
a thuk ngaingaimi thil , hngalh awkah a har ngaingaimi - (adj.) mysterious
a thumi , a rawkmi - (adj.) decadent
a thumi , a rawkmi - (adj.) rotten - Example: A rotten egg = Arti thu (da)
a thur a hnawmmi - (adj.) squalid
a thur a hnawmmi , aa filhhnawmmi - (adj.) sordid
a thur , a thurmi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) filthy
a thurhnawmmi , a thiang lomi - (adj.) vulgar - Example: Vulgar word = Bia thiang lo, bia dawh lo
a thurhnawmmi i nalh dih , i nalh dih - (v.) smear
a thurmi , a hnawmmi - (adj.) dirty
a ti luanning , a kalning - (n.) trend
a timi thil thletnak ca i sermi kua - (n.) mould - Example: Melted lead is poured into the mould = Tittermi suan kha thletnak kua ah an toih
a timtu , a tuaktantu - (n.) planner
a tlai , a hnu - (adj.) late - Example: We had a late supper = Kan zanriah ei a hnu / tlai
a tlai ngaingai cangmi - (adj.) belated - Example: belated answer = a tlai cangmi lehnak, hnupi ah lehmi
a tlaimi , a khul a nuarmi - (adj.) tardy
a tlak lomi , a thiam lomi - (adj.) inapt
a tlamtling in thil theih hlan in bia rak i khiah chung - (v.) prejudge
a tlang - (n.) fringe - Example: The fringe of the blanket = Puan a tlang
a tlang - (n.) nugget - Example: Nugget of gold = Sui tlang
a tlang , dengmang , a kam - (n.) verge
a tlang ning zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) linear
a tlang parte - (n.) brink
a tlang tete a simi - (n.) crystal - Example: The crystals of snow = Hawhra tlang tete
a tlang thluahmah , a pummi thil i a kam - (n.) circumference
a tlangkamh ser - (v.) frame - Example: I am going to frame this picture = Hi hmanthlak hi a tlangkamh ka ser lai
a tlangpi i hei chim duahmah men, a setset in chimmi um lem lo i hei chim duahmah ko - (n.) generalization
a tlangpi in chim - (v.) outline - Example: He outlined his plans to his friends = Aa timhmi kha a tlangpi in a hawile a chimh hna
a tlangpi in chim - (v.) generalize
a tlangpi in chim ahcun - (adv.) generally
a tlangpi in ruahnak , fiang setsai loin zumh - (n.) impression - Example: It is my impression that they met before = Hlan ah an rak i tong
cang lai tiah ka zumh ko
a tlangpi lawl , va si seh law ti in ruah - (n.) hypothesis - Example: Let us act on the hypothesis that he is honest = Miding a si ti in ruat in cu
ning cun tuan phawt ko hnik u si law
a tlap tete - (n.) flake - Example: Snow flakes = hawhra tlap tete
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a tlau , a pil a lang ti lo , a lo - (v.) vanish
a tlaumi - (adj.) prodigal
a tlaumi - (adj.) stray
a tlawm - (adj.) low - Example: Our supply of rice is low = Kan facang ngeihmi a tlawm
a tlawm bik , a niam bik - (n.) minimum - Example: You must drink one cup of water a day at the minimum = A tlawm bik ah ni khat ah ti hrai
khat na din awk a si
a tlawm bik ah minung pahnih i ton i thil pakhatkhat ceih ti - (n.) interview
a tlawm bik in - (adv.) least
a tlawm ngaingaimi - (adj.) scarce
a tlawmmi - (adj.) thin
a tlawmmi , a panmi - (adj.) sparse - Example: Sparse hair = Sam a panmi
a tlawmmi thil , a um set lomi thil - (adj.) rare
a tlawmmi , tling lomi - (adj.) scant
a tlawmte , a hme - (adj.) little
a tlawmte a simi , a thiami - (adj.) slim
a tlek , a ttet , poih , phoih - (v.) ravel
a tlek dihmi puan - (n.) tatter
a tlekmi , a tet cangmi - (adj.) tattered
a tlekmi awng , a kakmi awng - (n.) crevice
a tlekmi (puan) , a tetmi - (adj.) ragged
a tler , a nih , rawl uih - (adj.) rancid
a tler, aa cheu - (v.) crack
a tleu , a fiang - (adj.) lucid
a tleu durhmarhmi - (adj.) sparkling
a tleu in a tleumi - (adj.) resplendent
a tliang lomi , a piang lomi , a fiang lomi - (adj.) vague
a tliangmi , aa dangmi , a fiangmi - (adj.) distinct
a tliangmi , ri khiahmi , a fiang - (adj.) definite
a tlimi - (n.) runner
a tling , a dihlak - (adj.) complete
a tling lomi - (adj.) incomplete
a tling lomi , a baumi - (adj.) deficient
a tling lomi chapnak , fianternak - (n.) annotation
a tlingmi - (adj.) full-fledged
a tlingmi , a kaumi , a tammi - (adj.) comprehensive
a tlingmi , baunak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) perfect - Example: He lives a perfect life = A nunning ziaza ah mitling a si
a tlo ngaimi , mi zuanzang , mithatho ngai - (adj.) lively
a tlok hliahmahmi thawng a ngei - (v.) gurgle - Example: Water gurgles when it is poured out of a bottle = Thawl chungin ti cu thlet a si tikah,
a awn hliahmah
a tlomi , saupi a nguhmi - (adj.) durable
a tlor a nalmi - (adj.) sleek
a tlormi - (adj.) greasy
a tlu - (v.) topple
a tlu - (v.) lapse - Example: The house lapsed into ruin = Inn cu a tlu i rawk
a ttang ngaingaimi - (n.) zealot
a ttet , poih , phoih , a tlek - (v.) ravel
a ttha - (n.) good - Example: He is old enough to know good from bad = A ttha le a chia thleidan khawhnak dingah a upa ve ko cang
a ttha - (interj.) O.K.
a ttha - (adj.) well - Example: It will be well to start early = Tuan i thawk ah a ttha lai
a ttha , a nuam - (adj.) agreeable
a ttha , a rumra a ummi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) elegant
a ttha a ttha lo tiah chimnak - (n.) criticism
a ttha bik , a chia bik , a hlatnak bik - (adj.) utmost
a ttha bik , a cungnung bik - (adv.) par excellence
a ttha bik a simi - (adj.) elite
a ttha bik pawl - (adj.) first-rate
a ttha bik thil a duhmi , ruahnak ttha lawng kha biapi in a la i tuahnak kha biapi i a chia set lomi - (n.) idealist
a ttha bikmi , a sang bikmi - (adj.) preeminent
a ttha bikmi , aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) exquisite
a ttha bikmi thil , a tha bikmi hna - (n.) elite
a ttha changtu lawng a simi - (adj.) second rate
a ttha deuh - (v.) mend - Example: He will soon mend if he takes medicine = Si a din ahcun tuan ah a dam deuh lai
a ttha deuh - (adj.) better
a ttha deuh le aa dawh deuh i hun chuahternak - (n.) sublimation
a ttha deuh , tthatter deuh - (v.) improve
a ttha hringhran - (adj.) downright - Example: It is a downright lie = Lih fangfak a si
a ttha i a man a fak i a nuanmi thil - (adj.) luxurious - Example: Luxurious house = Inn ttha, inn nuam
a ttha khun , a chia khun , a hleikhun in , khun - (adv.) especially
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a ttha khunmi , chingchiah awk a tlakmi - (adj.) remarkable
a ttha ko - (adv.) well - Example: Everything goes well at home = Inn ah zeipaoh a ttha dih ko
a ttha lei in thil ruahning - (n.) optimism
a ttha lo - (adj.) ill - Example: Her ill manners lost her many friends = A ziaza tha lo ruangah hawi tampi a sung
a ttha lo , a thu a tlolmi - (adj.) bad
a ttha lo , aa dawh lo , huat awk tlak , duh lomi a simi - (adj.) obnoxious
a ttha lo bik , a chia bik - (adj.) worst
a ttha lo deuh in , a chia deuh in , a ttha lo deuhmi , a chia deuhmi - (adv., adj.) worse
a ttha lo deuhmi , a chia deuhmi , a ttha lo deuh in , a chia deuh in - (adv., adj.) worse
a ttha lo hringhranmi thil - (n.) outrage - Example: Many outrages were committed during the war = Ral lioah thil ttha lo tampi an tuah
a ttha lo i chiah , hell tla ding i ruah - (v.) damn
a ttha lo ngaimi - (adj.) monstrous
a ttha lo ngaimi , a puarhrang hringhranmi - (adj.) atrocious
a ttha lo ngaimi , thihnak tiang a chuahter khomi - (adj.) malignant - Example: Malignant cancer = Thihnak tiang a chuahtertu khensar
a ttha lo ngaingaimi - (adj.) heinious
a ttha lo ngaingaimi - (adj.) iniquitous
a ttha loi thil a hmu lo bantukin um, thil ttha lo a thli in bawmh - (v.) connive at - Example: Some people connive at gambling = Mi a cheu
nih phekah kha a thli in an bawmh hna
a ttha lomi - (adj.) evil
a ttha lomi - (adj.) wicked
a ttha lomi , a dam lomi - (adj.) unsound
a ttha lomi , a puarmi - (adj.) truculent
a ttha lomi , nehsawh awk a simi thil, a niammi thil - (adj.) ignoble
a ttha lomi thil , a niammi , nautat awk a simi - (adj.) base
a ttha maw ttha lo tiin ttha tein zoh - (n.) examination
a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) excellent
a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) fine - Example: He goes to a fine school = Sianginn ttha ah a kai
a ttha ngaingaimi , aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) splendid
a ttha ngaingaimi , aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) magnificent
a ttha ngaingaimi thil , a ngan ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) prodigious
a ttha ngaingaimi thil i ruahmi - (adj.) classic
a ttha pah a simi , a nganmi , chim awk tlak a simi - (adj.) substantial - Example: John made substantial improvement in arithmetics = John
cu kanan ah aa chap ngai
a ttha , san a tlai - (v.) serve - Example: A flat stone served as a table = Lungper cu cabuai i hman awkah a ttha
a ttha set lomi , a niam deuh , a nauta deuh - (adj.) inferior
a ttha , thil ttha a chuahtermi , tthathnem - (adj.) beneficial
a ttha ti , aa dawh ti , duh - (v.) admire
a ttha timi kha tuah i zuam peng i a chia timi kha tuah lo i zuam peng , disiplin , mah le mah i uk khawh - (n.) discipline
a ttha tuk lo a chia tuk lo - (adj.) so-so
a ttha tukmi , tuk ti lei paoh ah hman a si ko , ttih awk tlak a simi - (adj.) terrific - Example: He walked a terrific speed. - The plane flew at a
terrific speed = Khulrang tuk in a kal. - Vanlawng cu ttihnung tiang rang in a zuang
a tthahnemmi - (adj.) useful
a tthahnemmi , a miak a chuahpi khomi - (adj.) profitable
a tthahnemmi , mi bawmtu a simi - (adj.) helpful
a tthahnemmi , santlaimi - (adj.) serviceable
a tthalomi , palhnak a ngeimi , tlinlonak a ngeimi - (adj.) faulty
a tthami - (adj.) good
a tthami - (adj.) nice
a tthami , ngandamnak a simi - (adj.) salutary
a tthangcho , a hung cho , a kai - (v.) wax - Example: The moon waxes till it becomes full and then wanes = Thlapa cu a lai tiang a hungcho i
cun a ttumchuk
a tthat a chiat tuaknak - (n.) rating
a tthatnak a tling lomi - (adj.) imperfect
a tthawng , a hakmi , a fekmi - (adj.) tough
a tthawng deuhmi , a tam deuhmi - (adj.) predominant
a tthawng i harnak a ing khomi - (adj.) hardy
a tthawng lo , a derthawmmi - (adj.) frail
a tthawng lomi - (n.) weakling
a tthawng lomi , a dermi - (adj.) weak
a tthawng ngaimi , a fak ngaimi - (n.) violent
a tthawngmi - (adj.) mighty
a tthawngmi - (adj.) potent
a tthawngmi - (adj.) strong
a tthawngmi - (adj.) virile
a tthawngmi , a fakpi - (adj.) vehement
a tthawngmi , a fekmi - (adj.) sturdy
a tthen tete in tthen - (v.) graduate - Example: The ruler is graduated in inches = Pedan cu lehmah tete ah tthen a si
a ttial chin , a khawpi - (v.) trace
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a ttuanmi caan - (adj.) early - Example: They discovered the disease in its early stage = A zawtnak kha ttuan ah an hmuh
a ttum - (v.) drop - Example: Prices drop sharply = Thil man fak piin a tla
a ttum, a zor - (v.) abate - Example: The storm will abate soon = Thlichia cu a zor (a ttum) zau lai
a tuah kho lomi - (adj.) unable
a tuah lengmangtu , rianttuantu - (n.) practitioner
a tuah zungzalmi , a ngol in ngol lomi - (adj.) unremitting
a tuaktantu , a timtu - (n.) planner
a tung a phei in tahmi , thir tung tete - (n.) grating
a tung a sau i a permi - (n.) strip - Example: A strip of paper = Caku sau nawn in thlehmi
a tung in a si lomi , a phei in - (adj.) horizontal
a tung in chiah - (v.) stand - Example: Please stand the box here = Hika ah hin thingkuang kha a tung in chia
a tung in um - (adv.) up - Example: She stands up = A dir
a tung le a phei in a ttialmi puan - (n.) plaid
a tunglei in - (adv.) lengthwise
a tungtlang - (n.) outline - Example: In the dim light I could see only the outline of a man's figure = Ceu huaphap ah cun mipa cu a pumrua
tungtlang lawng ka hmuh khawh
a tungtlang lawng rinmi - (n.) outline - Example: He drew an outline of the child's head = Ngakchia lu a tungtlang lawng a rin
a tungtlang sawhsawh in suaimi - (n.) sketch
a uai , pangpar a uai - (v.) wilt
a uihmi , a hlummi - (adj.) stale - Example: Stale bread = A hlunmi changreu
a um a harmi , a lung a lengmi - (adj.) lonely
a um bal lomi thil sernak , sermi - (n.) invention
a um bal lomi , tuah tawnmi a si lomi - (adj.) uncommon
a um hmasa i a hun zul ding ca i thil a rak timtuahtu a simi - (adj.) preliminary - Example: After a few preliminary remarks he began the
speech = Hramthawknak bia tlawmpal a chim hnu ah a biachim cu a thawk
a um i hmuh i a um ttung lomi - (n.) illusion
a um liomi cozoh hrawh awk ca i khuakhanmi , hrawktu a simi - (adj.) subversive
a um lomi - (n.) absentee
a um set lomi thil , a tlawmmi thil - (adj.) rare
a um taktak lomi , um seh law , si seh law tiin ruahmi thil - (adj.) hypothetical - Example: Kalaba is a hypothetical language = Kalaba cu a um
taktakmi holh a si lo, va um seh law tiin hei ruahmi holh a si
a um taktakmi , a taktak a simi , a si taktakmi - (adj.) real
a um taktakmi si loin ruah chommi minung kong le thil kong tuanbia - (n.) fiction
a um ti lo , a thi cang , a mit cang - (adj.) extinct
a um tthan leng mangmi - (adj.) recurrent
a um tung lomi thil hna hmuh , a um tung lomi aw hna theih , molh thil theih le hmuh - (n.) hallucination
a um zirziar duh lomi , dai tein a um duh lomi - (adj.) restless
a ummi minung - (adj.) resident
a ummi minung dihlak - (n.) population
a umnak , a hmun a ram - (n.) locality
a umnak hmun kha kawl i fiang tein hngalh - (v.) locate - Example: The general tried to locate the enemy's camp = General nih ral pawl
umnak hmun kha fiang tein hngalh aa zuam
a ungmi - (adj.) sulky
a upat lomi , Pathian a hmaizah lomi - (adj.) impious
a vaimi - (n.) rover
a vaimi - (n.) wanderer
a vam , a ceu - (v.) glow - Example: His face glowed = A hmai a hung ceu, a hun i panh
a van - (n.) glow - Example: The glow of the fire lighted the room = Mei a vanmi nih innkhan kna an ceuter
a van a chiami - (adj.) unlucky
a van a chiami , a poi ngaimi , vanchiat a simi - (adj.) unfortunate
a vang nakin a tung a sau deuhmi thil - (adj.) oblong
a vangmi thil - (adj.) porous - Example: Cloth is porous = Lapuan cu a vang
a var deuh in tahmi hma tuamnak puanchia - (n.) bandage
a vel cah - (n.) short circuit - Example: Fire can be caused by short circuit of electricity = Elektrik a sawtnak nih mei kanghnak a chuahter khawh
a vel in kal lengmangnak - (n.) circulation
a vel in kalnak lam - (n.) orbit - Example: The moon travels in an orbit around the earth = Thlapacu vawlei vel in a kal
a vengtu , sentari cawngtu - (n.) sentinel
a vervar lomi , lungthawh a harmi - (adj.) stolid
a vo tete in kiomi sa, dip tein cikmi - (n.) cutlet
a vun i tenh lenmi - (adj.) intrusive
a vun lawng , til - (n.) scrotum
a za , a ngan , a lian , a kau - (adj.) ample
a za ko, a chia lo - (adj.) fair - Example: His knowledge of English is fair = Mirang holh a thiamning cu a za ko, a chia lo
a za lomi , i that lomi - (adj.) inadequate
a za sawkmi - (adj.) tidy - Example: He has a tidy sum of money = Tangka a za nawn a ngei ko
a za siter , zatter - (v.) suffice
a zaang , a ceu - (adj.) light
a zaangte a simi , a pante a simi - (adj.) flimsy
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a zafang siternak - (n.) moderation
a zafang , tam tuk lo , tlawm tuk lo - (adj.) moderate
a zami - (adj.) sufficient
a zami - (adj.) ticklish
a zami , a thiammi - (adj.) competent
a zarh ngaingaimi , a thianghlim ngaingaimi - (adj.) sacrosant
a zarhmi , a thiangmi - (adj.) sacred
a zat cio in si loin i ruang loin phawtmi , aa tluk lomi - (adj.) uneven
a zaw , a zawmi , ngandam lomi - (adj.) sick
a zawl , arti pungsan - (adj.) oval
a zawmi a lomi - (adj.) sickish
a zawng umning , muisam kenning - (n.) coloration
a zei a si hmanh ah - (adv.) at any rate
a zei maw can a zei maw caan ah tuahmi - (adj.) periodic
a zei ti paoh in va si ko seh ti lungthin ngeih - (adj.) resigned
a zeimaw caan ah - (adv.) off and on - Example: He is not a regular visitor, but comes here off and on = A kan leng zungzal mi a si lo, a si nain a
zeimaw caan ah a ra tawn
a zeiti lei hmanh in - (adv.) in any case - Example: In any case you will have to go = A zeiti lei hmanh in na kal a herh ko lai
a zeizei ti loin tuahmi/si ko seh timi - (adj.) unconditional
a zeng , cawlcang kho loin um - (v.) paralyse
a zermi , a hrokhrawlmi - (adj.) wily
a zermi , mi hlen a thiammi , a hrokhrawlmi - (adj.) cunning
a zia a simi - (adj.) habitual
a zia a simi - (adj.) wont - Example: He is wont to read books at bedtime = Ih caan ah carel kha a zia a si
a ziam - (v.) fade
a ziaza a tthami , mah biaknak i aa zuam ngaimi - (adj.) pious
a zik - (n.) peak
a zik , a par , a sannak bik - (n.) top
a zik , a sannak bik - (n.) climax
a zik , aa sannak bik , a sang bik - (n.) summit
a zoh pengmi , ttha tein a hngak pengmi - (adj.) vigilant
a zop kho lomi , ti ah a cang kho lomi , aphi chuah khawn lomi - (adj.) insoluble
a zor; a ttum - (v.) abate - Example: The storm will abate soon = Thlichia cu a zor (a ttum) zau lai
a zual samh - (v.) unroll
a zuangmi - (n.) flier
a zuhnak , a pemnak , a kuainak - (n.) leak
a zuk , cheu , thleh - (v.) slit
a zum - (adj.) sharp
a zum lomi - (adj.) sceptical
a zum lomi , khrihfa a si lomi - (n.) unbeliever
a zum lomi , zumhnak a ngei lomi - (n.) sceptic
a zumharmi - (adj.) jagged
a zummi - (adj.) pointed - Example: Pointed stick = Fung zummi
a zungzal in , atu le atu - (adv.) constantly
a zutmi - (adj.) leaky
aa - (v.) stammer - Example: He stammers = A holh a aa
aa almi - (adj.) contradictory
aa almi , aa kalhmi - (adj.) paradoxical
aa bawiter ngaimi ; mi dang thil kong i aa thlak tukmi - (adj.) officious
aa bunh , kapza bantukin a biapi a si , aa khing - (v.) hinge on - Example: The success of our picnic hinges on the kind of weather we shall
have = Kan hnianghrawm a that lai le that lai lo cu nikhua nawl a si lai, nikhua ah a khing
aa cawhnuk caah hngalh a harmi , hngalh harter - (v.) complicate
aa chang aa chang in i thiahnak , i mernak , i helnak - (n.) rotation
aa chang aa changin a hun i zulmi thil - (n.) sequence
aa chang aa changin chiah, a ningcang tein chiah - (n.) order - Example: Put these things in order = Hi thil hi aa chang aa chang tein chia hna
aa chang lengmangmi - (adj.) sequent
aa changchang in i thiah lengmang , i hel i mer lengmang - (v.) rotate
aa cheu , a tle - (v.) crack
aa cheumi , a kuarmi , a kekmi - (adj.) fragmentary
aa chokvai sawsawh menmi a simi , harm ngei lomi - (adj.) unfounded
aa dang - (adj.) otherwise - Example: I was there and knew that the facts were otherwise = Cuka ah cun ka rak um ve i thil a simi taktak kha a
dang ti kha ka hngalh
aa dangmi - (adj.) variant
aa dangmi , a fiangmi , a tliangmi - (adj.) distinct
aa dangmi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) various
aa dangmi , aa tthenmi - (adj.) divergent
aa dannak um loin aa lo hrimhrimmi - (adj.) exact
aa dawh - (adj.) good-looking
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aa dawh lo , huat awk tlak , duh lomi a simi , a ttha lo - (adj.) obnoxious
aa dawh lomi - (adj.) unlovely
aa dawh lomi , a mui a chiami - (adj.) ugly
aa dawh lomi , dawhnak a hngal kho lomi - (adj.) inartistic
aa dawh ngai i a rem ngaimi - (adj.) civil - Example: Me made a civil answer to his question = A biahalnak kha dawh ngai le rem ngaiin a leh
aa dawh ngaimi - (adj.) lovely
aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) gorgeous
aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) stunning
aa dawh ngaingaimi , a ttha bikmi - (adj.) exquisite
aa dawh ngaingaimi , a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) magnificent
aa dawh ngaingaimi , a ttha ngaingaimi - (adj.) splendid
aa dawh set lomi - (adj.) plain - Example: Se was a plain girl = Aa dawh set lomi ngaknu a si
aa dawh tawk , aa tlakmi - (adj.) reasonable
aa dawh ti , duh , a ttha ti - (v.) admire
aa dawhcah lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unseemly
aa dawhmi - (adj.) beautiful
aa dawhmi - (adj.) pretty
aa dawhmi - (adj.) pretty
aa dawhmi - (adj.) winsome
aa dawhmi , a fimmi - (adj.) cute
aa dawhmi , a ttha , a rumra a ummi - (adj.) elegant
aa dawhmi , iang a ngeimi - (adj.) charming
aa dawhmi , mi lungthin a la khomi - (adj.) attractive
aa dawhmi , mit a hlangmi - (adj.) fetching - Example: She wears a fetching hat = Aa dawhmi, mit a hlangmi luchin aa chinh
aa dawhmite - (adj.) dainty
aa dawhmite , ralring tein tuaktan a haumite , a nem hniphnepmite - (adj.) delicate - Example: The teacher handled the delicate problem
with care = Tuaktan ngai a haumi thil har cu saya nih ralring tein a tuaktan
aa dawhriami , aa tlak ngamhmi si i dawhria ngaiin um - (adj.) neighbourly
aa dawhtlak lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) inexpedient
aa dawhtlak lomi , ningzak a simi , zah hngal lomi - (adj.) immodest
aa dawhtlak lomi thil , ningzak a simi thil - (adj.) disgraceful
aa din cangmi , pension a la cangmi - (adj.) retired
aa dongkhang lo pipi va khawmh chommi hna khi - (adj.) far-fetched
aa dongkhang lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) irrelevant
aa dot thliahmah in ttialmi - (adj.) chronological
aa filhhnawmmi , a thur a hnawmmi - (adj.) sordid
aa hel aa mer lengmangmi thil in zohnak - (n.) gyroscope
aa helmi - (adj.) devious - Example: We took the devious way home = Aa helnak lam in inn ah kan lawi
aa hmun zungzalmi , tuah zungzalmi , zungzal - (adj.) perpetual
aa hne khomi , miteima , rianttuan a zuammi - (adj.) industrious
aa hngahhlang ngaimi , a duh ngaimi - (adj.) eager - Example: He is eager to open the box = Thingkuang hun kha aa hngahhlang ngai
aa hnin lo , fek - (adj.) firm
aa hninmi , a thermi - (adj.) tremulous
aa hninmi , i hnin deldulin a ummi - (adj.) shaky
aa hruhchihmi - (adj.) fanatical
aa hungmi - (adj.) open - Example: An open door = Aa hungmi innka
aa kalhmi , aa almi - (adj.) paradoxical
aa khat in ruah - (v.) identify - Example: She identified wealth with gold = Rumnak cu sui he aa khat in a ruah
aa khat zungzalmi , aa thleng lomi - (adj.) uniform - Example: The earth rotates at a uniform rate = Vawlei cu a ranning aa khat zungzal in aa
mer
aa khatmi - (adj.) same - Example: We came back by the same road = Kan kalnak lam khan kan kir tthan
aa khatmi , an i lo , aa lomi - (adj.) identical
aa khatmi in ser , ttial - (v.) duplicate - Example: Please duplicate this letter = Hi ca hi aa khat tein a dang pakhat in ttial tthan
aa khiammi , aa porhlaw lomi , aa namhmi - (adj.) modest
aa khing , aa bunh , kapza bantukin a biapi a si - (v.) hinge on - Example: The success of our picnic hinges on the kind of weather we shall
have = Kan hnianghrawm a that lai le that lai lo cu nikhua nawl a si lai, nikhua ah a khing
aa kingkuaimi , aa ngerhnguaimi lam - (adj.) tortuous - Example: A tortuous road = Aa kingkuaimi lam
aa kommi bu - (n.) association
aa kommi bu - (n.) association
aa kuaimi inncung - (n.) vault
aa kual - (v.) coil - Example: A snake coil = Rul aa kual
aa kualmi thil a chonh in a kual aa chonhmi - (n.) spiral
aa lawm lomi - (adj.) ungrateful
aa lei - (n.) lurch
aa lo - (adj.) analogous
aa lo in ser - (v.) imitate - Example: The wood was painted to imitate marble = Thing cu lungrang lo dingin si an thuh
aa lo lomi , bantuk a si lomi - (adj.) unlike
aa lo lomi , hawi he aa khat lomi - (adj.) exceptional
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aa loklei lomi , langh a duh lomi - (adj.) unobtrusive
aa lomi - (adj.) parallel - Example: They have parallel ideas about what to do = Zeidah tuah awk timi ah khan an ruahnak aa khat
aa lomi , aa khatmi , an i lo - (adj.) identical
aa lomi , an i lo - (adj.) similar
aa lomi thil - (n.) copy
aa mer lengmangmi - (adj.) rotary
aa naihmi - (adj.) near - Example: Peter is my near relation = Peter cu ka sahlawh a naimi a si
aa namhmi , aa khiammi , aa porhlaw lomi - (adj.) modest
aa nek lomi - (adj.) unaccustomed
aa nge in ser , aa ruang in chiah , aa ruang in umter - (v.) align - Example: The aligned the chairs in a straight line = Artlang in tthutdan kha
an chiah hna
aa nge lomi , aa rem lomi , lung aa khat lomi - (adj.) inharmonious
aa ngerhnguaimi lam , aa kingkuaimi - (adj.) tortuous - Example: A tortuous road = Aa kingkuaimi lam
aa ngol , a cawlcang lo - (v.) stall - Example: The engine of his car stalled = A mawttawcar enzin a thi
aa paimi , paihthiam - (n.) wrestler
aa palhmi - (adj.) erroneous
aa peh lengmang in a ummi thil - (n.) series
aa peh thliahmah lomi - (adj.) inconsistent
aa peh thliahmahmi - (adj.) consecutive
aa peh thluahmah in a ummi - (adj.) succesive
aa peh thluahmahmi - (adj.) continuous
aa pehtlai thliahmah lomi - (adj.) incoherent
aa pehtlai thliahmah tein cawnmi - (n.) course
aa pehtlai thluahmahmi - (n.) stretch - Example: A stretch of forest = aa pehtlai thluahmahmi tupi
aa pehtlaimi , aa sengtlaimi - (adj.) coherent
aa phuakmi , a chuakmi - (adj.) outgoing
aa porhlaw lomi , aa namhmi , aa khiammi - (adj.) modest
aa porhlaw ngaimi , aa uahngaimi - (adj.) pompous
aa porhlaw tuk hringhranmi - (adj.) vainglorious
aa porhlawmi - (adj.) proud
aa porhlawmi - (adj.) vain
aa porhlawmi , mah le mah aa zum ngaimi - (adj.) conceited
aa porhmi , a phingmi - (adj.) turgid
aa pummi bu - (n.) gathering
aa ralchanh in - (adv.) contrariwise
aa ralchanhmi - (adj.) contrary
aa ralchanhmi - (adj.) opposite
aa ralchanhmi - (n.) opposite - Example: Black and wihte are opposites = Nak le rang cu aa ralchanhmi bia an si
Aa ralkahmi, sullam pannih a ngei khomi bia - (adj.) ambivalent
aa ralmi bu pahnih i pumhnak , khawnferen - (n.) parley
aa ralring cia lomi , aa tim lomi - (adj.) unprepared
aa ralring lomi - (adj.) heedless
aa ralring lomi - (adj.) incautious
aa ralring lomi - (adj.) unwary
aa ralring lomi , a daithlangmi - (adj.) reckless
aa ralring lomi , a remning a hngal lomi - (adj.) indiscreet
aa ralring ngaimi - (adj.) cautious
aa ralringmi - (adj.) wary
aa ralringmi , ralring tein aa venmi - (adj.) watchful
aa rawkmi - (adj.) wrong - Example: Something is wrong with the car = Mawttawka a zeidik a rawk
aa rem khomi - (adj.) compatible
aa rem lomi , aa tlak lomi , hman khawh a si lomi - (adj.) inapplicable
aa rem lomi , lung aa khat lomi , aa nge lomi - (adj.) inharmonious
aa rem tein , aa tlak ngaiin - (adv.) properly
aa remmi - (adj.) harmonious
aa repmi , thil a ningcang tein a chia zungzalmi - (adj.) organized
aa rinmi , hri bantukin a saumi - (n.) streak
aa rual tein tuahmi , hmun khat le caan khat i rak tuah ciomi - (adj.) simultaneous
aa ruang in chiah , aa ruang in umter , aa nge in ser - (v.) align - Example: The aligned the chairs in a straight line = Artlang in tthutdan kha
an chiah hna
aa ruang in tuahnak , aa nge in remhnak - (n.) alignment
aa ruang in umter , aa nge in ser , aa ruang in chiah - (v.) align - Example: The aligned the chairs in a straight line = Artlang in tthutdan kha
an chiah hna
aa ruang lomi , a ding lomi , aa rup lomi - (adj.) unfair
aa rungvengmi , mi nih taza an cuaimi leikap - (adj.) defensive
aa rup lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) incongruous
aa rup ning tein - (adv.) proportionally
aa rup tawkin ser - (v.) suit - Example: His clothes suit him well = A hnipuan aa tlak ngai
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aa rupmi - (adj.) proportional - Example: Payment should be proportional to the work done = Tuan man pekmi cu ttuanmi rian he aa rupmi a si lai
aa rupmi , tlakmi - (adj.) appropriate - Example: He made a speech appropriate to the occasion = A caan le a hmun he aa tlakin bis a chim
aa sannak bik , a sang bik , a zik - (n.) summit
aa sengtlaimi , aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) coherent
aa sengtlaimi , aa pehtlaimi - (n.) cohesion
aa si lengmangmi a si lomi , a dai khomi - (adj.) peaceable
aa sum lomi - (adj.) unrestrained
aa sum lomi , a hlei a hluat in a tuahmi - (adj.) intemperate
aa sum set lomi , mah duhduh in ummi - (adj.) licentious
aa tawmmi , i lawmh - (adj.) thankful
aa telmi - (n.) participant
aa tet ngaimi , fak ngaimi - (adj.) stringent - Example: Stringent laws = Upadi fak/tet ngai
aa tetmi , a fekmi - (adj.) tight - Example: He made a tight knot = Hribeo a teomi a ser
aa tetmi upadi in luat , ttemttawn tuk lonak - (n.) latitude - Example: You are allowed much latitude in this work = Hi rianttuannak ah hin
luatnak kaupi na negi ko
aa thawk , a hram aa thawk - (v.) originate
aa thawkka a simi , phungki a cawng liomi - (n.) novice
aa thawn kho lomi - (adj.) stationary - Example: A house is a stationary thing = Inn cu aa thawn kho lomi thil a si
aa thei bantuk aa thei lo bantuk i um - (adj.) subconscious
aa thimi - (adj.) wedded
aa thlai sulhmi puan - (n.) streamer
aa thleng bal lomi - (adj.) changeless
aa thleng kho lomi , thlen khawh lomi - (adj.) unchangeable
aa thleng khomi - (adj.) variable
aa thleng koh lomi - (adj.) invariable
aa thleng lelekmi , a fek lomi - (adj.) fickle
aa thleng lengmang khomi - (adj.) mutable
aa thleng lomi - (adj.) unchanged
aa thleng lomi - (adj.) unvaring
aa thleng lomi , a dir hmun i a dirmi - (adj.) static - Example: Civilization does not remain static = Fimthiamnak cu a dirhmun ah thleng loin a dir
peng lo
aa thleng lomi , aa khat zungzalmi - (adj.) uniform - Example: The earth rotates at a uniform rate = Vawlei cu a ranning aa khat zungzal in aa
mer
aa thlernak , a kuainak , a kehnak - (n.) fissure - Example: A fissure in the rock = Lungpi chung i a tlernak
aa thui lengmangmi - (adj.) pendulous
aa thupmi , a lang lomi - (adj.) latent
aa tim lomi - (adj.) unready
aa tim lomi , aa ralring cia lomi - (adj.) unprepared
aa titer lomi , a ngaingai a simi - (adj.) unfeigned
aa tlai duahmah in , hnu zultu bu - (n.) train
aa tlak - (prep.) for - Example: A book for children = Ngakchia ca i a tlakmi cauk
aa tlak - (adj.) apt - Example: He made apt remarks = Aa tlakmi biatete a chim
aa tlak - (v.) commensurate
aa tlak - (adj.) fit
aa tlak lo - (adj.) inappropriate
aa tlak lo - (adj.) inept
aa tlak lo ngaiin - (adv.) unduly
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) improper
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unbecoming
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) undue
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unfit
aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unsuitable
aa tlak lomi , aa dawhcah lomi - (adj.) unseemly
aa tlak lomi , aa dawhtlak lomi - (adj.) inexpedient
aa tlak lomi , aa rup lomi - (adj.) incongruous
aa tlak lomi , hman khawh a si lomi , aa rem lomi - (adj.) inapplicable
aa tlak lomi i ser , tuanter lo - (v.) disqualify
aa tlak lomi i sernak - (n.) disqualification
aa tlak lomi sinak , hmuh awk a tlak lomi - (adj.) unworthy
aa tlak ngaiin , aa rem tein - (adv.) properly
aa tlak ngamhmi si i dawhria ngaiin um , aa dawhriami - (adj.) neighbourly
aa tlakmi - (adj.) becoming
aa tlakmi - (adj.) good - Example: He is a good man for the job = Hi rian he hin an i tlak
aa tlakmi - (adj.) pertinent
aa tlakmi - (adj.) qualified
aa tlakmi - (adj.) seemly
aa tlakmi , a cumi - (adj.) eligible
aa tlakmi , a dikmi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) proper
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aa tlakmi , a hmaanmi , a thami - (adj.) due
aa tlakmi , a manmi , a phumi - (adj.) worth - Example: London is a city worth visiting = London cu tlawn phu a si
aa tlakmi , aa dawh tawk - (adj.) reasonable
aa tlakmi , i tlak - (adj.) suitable
aa tlakmi sinak , a cumi sinak - (n.) eligibility
aa tlakmi sitertu ; cucu cawnnak in hmuhmi - (n.) qualification
aa tlakmi thil - (adj.) fitting
aa tluk , aa zat - (n.) tie - Example: The game ended in a tie, 3 to 3 = An i zuamnak cu an i tluk, kawl thum veve an si
aa tluk ciomi kap a ngeimi thil - (n.) prism
aa tluk khan a simi - (adj.) tantamount
aa tluk lomi , a zat cio in si loin i ruang loin phawtmi - (adj.) uneven
aa tluk tein ser , tuah, tlukter - (v.) equalize
aa tlukmi - (adj.) equal - Example: One hundred pyas equals one kyat = Pia za khat cu kyat khat he an i tluk
aa tlukmi - (adj.) equivalent
aa tlukmi - (n.) peer - Example: As lawyer he has no peer = Sihni ah cun, ahohmanh a tluktu an um lo
aa tthang hrimhrim komi - (adj.) wideawake
aa tthenmi , aa dangmi - (adj.) divergent
aa tthi-um kate , anmah lawng tein nuam ngaiin an va um khi - (n.) honeymoon
aa tthi-ummi - (adj.) married
aa tthial lengmangmi - (adj.) nomadic
aa uahngaimi, aa porhlaw ngaimi - (adj.) pompous
aa uangthlar lomi - (adj.) unassuming
aa za - (adj.) adequate
aa zam - (v.) stretch - Example: Rubber stretches = Khairiat cu aa zam
aa zam khomi - (adj.) elastic
aa zat , aa tluk - (n.) tie - Example: The game ended in a tie, 3 to 3 = An i zuamnak cu an i tluk, kawl thum veve an si
aa zat, aa tluk - (n.) tie - Example: The game ended in a tie, 3 to 3 = An i zuamnak cu an i tluk, kawl thum veve an si
aa zat ceote - (adj.) even - Example: They had even shares of the money = Tanka cu aa zat ceote cio in an i phaw
aa zat cio loin tuahmi , khattelei lawng tanh a simi - (adj.) unequal
aa zul thluahmah in ral i venpiak pah cio in kal , khual tlawn - (n.) convoy
aa zulmi - (adj.) consonant - Example: His action is consonant with his belief = A tuahnak le a zumhnak an i zul
aalu phuk , vawlei i khor cawh - (v.) dig
aamah khangtu , biakamtu - (n.) guarantor
aamah khannak , firpiak sual , thih sual , kangh sual , tlau sual etc. ca i biakamnak tuahmi - (n.) insurance
aamahkhan - (n.) surety
aamahkhan - (n.) guarantee , bail - Example: What will you give me for guarantee? = Aamahkhan ah zeidah na ka pek lai
aamahkhan , a hman a dik ko , ti i chim - (v.) avouch
aamahkhan , biakamnak - (n.) guarantee
aamahkhan in um - (n.) parole
aamahkhanmi thil a simi - (adj.) insured
aamahkhannak ca i phaisa chiah lengmangmi - (n.) premium
aamahkhannak tangka - (n.) bail
Africa ram mi nih an hmanmi camh/doih/eih - (n.) voodoo
Afrika thlang miphun pakhat - (n.) Zulu
ah - (prep.) at
ah - (prep.) in - Example: The board broke in two = Thingphel kha tan hnih ah aa tan
ah - (prep.) on - Example: He goes to church on Sunday = Zarhpini ah biakinn ah a kal tawn
ah - (v.) cut , saw, slice - Example: A knife cut you = Nam nih an ah lai
ah a cang - (v.) go - Example: He goes mad = Mihrut ah a cang
ah a cang - (v.) run - Example: The well runs dry in summer = Thal caan ah cun tikhor hi a car
ahcun - (conj.) if - Example: Come if you can = Na rat khawh ahcun ra tuah
ahcun - (conj.) if , whether
ahmaan ti i zumh - (n.) credit - Example: He put credit in what they said = An chimmi bia kha ahmaan tiah a zumh
ahmaan tinak , zumhnak - (n.) credence
ahnak - (n.) incision
aho a si ti hngalhnak - (n.) identification
aho aho ti loin , thleidannak zeihmanh um loin - (adj.) irrespective
aho , ahodah - (pron.) who
aho i dah - (pron.) whose
aho nih dik - (pron.) somebody
aho paohpaoh - (pron.) everybody
aho ta - (pron.) whose
aho / zei a si ti hngalh - (v.) identify - Example: Charles identified the bag as his by telling what it contained = Charles nih zal kha keimah ta a si ti
kha a chung i a ummi thil a chim khawh caah a hngalh ti kha a lang
aho zong , a hlei in , ve - (adv.) else - Example: I am going, who else is going? = Ka kal lai?
ahodah - (pron.) who
ahodah - (pron.) whom
ahodah aa tei deuh lai ti in heh ti ah pakhat le pakhat i tinak, mi hmai i tei langhternak - (n.) showdown
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ahohmanh - (pron.) whosoever
ahohmanh i tluk lomi - (adj.) unique
ahohmanh lo - (pron.) none - Example: None would want to help him = Ahohmanh nih an bawm duh lo
ahohmanh nih an ser bal lomi thil ser - (v.) invent
ahohmanh nih bawmh loin mah tein i tuahmi , mah tein aa sersiammi - (adj.) self-made
ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) peerless
ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) unexampled
ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) unparalleled
ahokhum - (pron.) whoever
ahopaoh - (pron.) whoever
ahopaoh nih a hmaan tiah an ti i an hngalh ciomi khi - (n.) truism
ahran a simi thil - (adj.) crude - Example: Crude oil = Hman awk i ser rih lomi zinan, ziaza lei ah tla bulbal in khua a sami
ai , aai - (n.) stack of firewood - Example: I want to buy a stack of firewood = Thingai ai khat cawk ka duh
ai , aih - (interj.) no - Example: Are you going to follow me? No, I am not = Na kal zul lai maw? Ai, kan zul lai lo
ai , au - (v.) scream
ai awh - (v.) represent - Example: He will represent us at the meeting = Pumhnak ah kan ai a kan awh lai
ai awhnak - (n.) representation
ai , fak piin au hnawh , hrum - (v.) bellow
ai remmi siter , cawh , fonh - (v.) blend
ai repmi - (adj.) orderly - Example: An orderly person knows where he put his things = Ai repmi hin cun khuazei ka ah dah ka thil kha ka chiah hna
ti kha a hngalh
aiawhtu - (n.) proxy
aiawhtu - (n.) substitute
aiawhtu - (n.) surrogate
aiawhtu ah , can ah - (n.) behalf - Example: On my behalf = Keimah can ah
aiawhtu , kuzale - (n.) delegate
aiawtu - (n.) representative
aidi in mawn , mawnh , eih in mawn , lawmhter ngai - (v.) enchant
aidi nih tlaih - (v.) fascinate - Example: Her beauty fascinated him = Aa dawhnak nih aidi bang a tlaih ko
aidin si - (n.) iodine
aih - (v.) put on clothes
aih - (n.) sorcery
aih , hruk - (adv.) on - Example: He puts on his shirt = A angki aa hruk
aih , hruk - (v.) have on - Example: I have on my coat = Ka angkileng kaa hruk
aihre - (n.) curry powder, condim
aihre zawng , theithu zawng - (adj.) yellow
ainak , i zam khawhnak - (n.) resilience - Example: Rubber has resilience = Khairiat cu i zam khawhnak a ngei/khairiat cu aa zam kho, a ningte a si
kho tthan
aipuang - (v.) be irritated, pique
airawltu - (n.) deputy
airawltu fialmi bu , airawltu rian ttuan falmi tuan - (n.) deputation
airawltu rian ttuan falmi tuan , airawltu fialmi bu - (n.) deputation
airawltu rian ttuan fial - (v.) depute
aiskhrim , tikhal he an sermi cawhnuk khal a thaw ngaimi - (n.) ice cream
aithing paihmi changreu - (n.) gingerbread
aithing , thing - (n.) ginger
aittial - (n.) cardamom
aize - (interj.) alas
akhonh - (n.) forlough
akhonh - (n.) furlough
akhonh , zungkhar ni - (n.) holiday
al - (n.) denial - Example: His denial of our request was made yesterday = Kan halmi a kan al cu nizan ah khan a si.
al - (v.) be salty - Example: Sea water is salty = Rili ti a al
al , alh - (v.) salt
al , duh lo - (v.) decline - Example: He declined my invitation to dinner = Zanriah ei ka sawmmi cu a ka al
al , duh lo , a si lo i canter - (v.) negate
al , duh lo , i lak duh lo - (v.) refuse
al , duh lonak langhter , soisel - (v.) protest
al , hlaw - (v.) repudiate
al , hlawt , a si lo ti - (v.) gainsay
al , kham , doh - (v.) resist
al khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indisputable
al khawh a si lomi - (adj.) irrefutable
al , phunzai , duh lonak langhter - (n.) remonstrate
al , poi , duh lo - (v.) mind - Example: Do you mind if I smoke? = Kuak zu ning law, ha al hnga maw, a poi na ti hnga maw?
al ralchanh , doh - (v.) oppose
alaan , hmelchunhnak thantar , teinak puanlaang - (n.) banner
alak in - (adv.) free, without payment - Example: I git this book free = Hi cauk cu alak in ka hmuh
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alan - (n.) flag
alan - (n.) standard
alan a saumi, tilawng cung i an hman bikmi - (n.) pennant
alan hmuhsak - (v.) flag
alfa le omega, Grik cafang a thawhnak le a donghnak, cucaah a thawknak le a donghnak - (n.) alpha and omega
alh - (v.) burn - Example: Fire burns = Mei a alh
alh , al - (v.) salt
alh hluahmah - (v.) flame
almon thingthei - (n.) almond
alnak - (n.) protestation
alnak , dohnak - (n.) resistance
alnak , duh lonak - (n.) negation
alnak , duh lonak - (n.) refusal
alnak um lo i hnatlakpi - (v.) acquiesce - Example: She wants to marry him, but her parents do not acuiesce = Amah vat cu a duh ko,
sihmanhsehlaw a nu le a pa nih an hnatlakpi lo
alu - (n.) potato
amah ai awhtu ah - (adj.) else - Example: He cannot go, someone else must go = Amah cu a kal kho lo, mi dang pakhatkhat tu an kal a herh
amah can ah , amah hmun ah - (adv.) in place of
amah can ah khan hman a su - (pron.) itself - Example: Ngakchia cu amah le amah aa tu
amah duh tein thil a hung chuah thliahmahnak - (n.) spontaneity
amah duh tein thil a hung chuakmi - (adj.) spontaneous
amah duhnak tein , lunglawm tein - (adv.) willingly
amah hrimhrim nih - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: Mary herself brought the book = Mary hrimhrim nih cauk kha a rak put
amah kel a si - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: She is behaving stangely; she is not herself = A umtuning aa dang, amah kel a si lo
amah le amah - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: She hurts herself = Amah le amah aa tu
amah le amah aa almi bia - (n.) paradox
amah le amah karh tik i a chuakmi - (n.) square - Example: Sixteen is the square of four. - The square of seven is fourty nine = Hleiruk cu pali le
pali karh i a chuakmi a si. - Pasarih a square cu sawm li le pakua a si
amah le amah ttha tein aa tlai khomi - (adj.) stoical
amah nawl in sianginn kai loin a ummi ngankchia , a vak a vaimi - (n.) truant
amah nu - (pron.) her - Example: Nu Sui is not here. Have you seen her? = Nu Sui hika ah a um lo. Na hmu maw?
amah (nu lawngah hman khawh a si) - (pron.) she
amah pa - (pron.) him - Example: I want to meet him = Amah tho ka duh
amah pa , nu si loin - (pron.) he
amah ta - (pron.) her - Example: This is her book = Hi cauk hi amah ta a si
amah ta (pa) - (pron.) his - Example: This is his turban = Hihi amah lupawng a si
amah tein a ceumi thil - (n.) phosphorus
amah tein a fiangmi thil - (adj.) self-evident
amahte lawng i a ummi - (adj.) recluse - Example: A hermit lives a recluse life = Phungki cu ramlak ah amahte lawngin a va um
amahte nih - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: Mary did it by herself = Mary nih amahte in a tuah
America ram - (prop.) United States of Ame
America ram i a ummi Indian an timi hna - (n.) red skin
American Indian pawl hreitlung - (n.) tomahawk
American Indian pawl thlam - (n.) tepee
American ramri a ummi ram rang phun khat - (n.) mustang
Amerikan fung - (n.) bison
amiak - (n.) profit
an , anmah , annih - (pron.) they
an i dannak langhter - (v.) contrast
an i dannak langhter , thleidan - (v.) differentiate
An i duh - (v.) fall in love
an i khat - (adj.) same - Example: His name and mine are the same = A min le ka min an i khat
an i khat , dannak a um lo - (adj.) equal - Example: All men are equal before the law = Upadi hmaiah cun mi zeihmanh an i khat dih
an i lo - (adj.) like
an i lo , aa lomi - (adj.) similar
an i lo , aa lomi , aa khatmi - (adj.) identical
an i lo lo - (adj.) dissimilar
an i ralchanh bak ko - (adj.) diametrically oppose
an i ralrin lo liote i va tlaih , va chuahhnawh - (v.) surprise
an i rem , remter - (v.) harmonize
an i seh - (v.) engage - Example: The teeth in one gear engage in those of another = Seh ha cu pakhat le pakhat an i seh
an pa aa khat i nu aa dangmi asiloah nu aa khat i pa aa dangmi - (n.) half-breed
an pahnih in - (adj.) both
an si dih ngawt ko - (adv.) more or less - Example: Most people are more or less selfish = Mi tam bik cu mah zawn ruat an si dih ngawt ko
an sining langhtertu mi nih an i thlaihmi tazeih - (n.) badge
an thapmi chungin a miak an hmuhmi - (n.) stakes - Example: The stakes were divided up among the winners = A teitu pawl nih khan a miak
cu an i phaw
ang - (adj.) be like
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ang , an - (v.) open the mouth - Example: He cannot open his mouth = A ka a ang kho lo
angki ban - (n.) sleeve
angki ban ngei lomi , ban bul - (adj.) sleeveless
angki chungnawh - (n.) shirt
angki fual - (n.) frock
angki fual - (n.) robe
angki hngawng - (n.) collar
angki jeket - (n.) jacket
angki leng - (n.) tunic
angki leng le tawhrolh thluan azawng aa khatmi - (n.) suit
angki leng tet ngai , kut cawlcanghnak dawntu ding hrim i tuahmi - (n.) straitjacket
angki lum phiarmi , suaitar - (n.) sweater
angki tangnawh , banian angki - (n.) vest
angkichung - (n.) undershirt / underbl
angkileng a fualmi - (n.) cloak
angkileng cung i i hruk chihmi angki fual - (n.) topcoat
angkileng fual - (n.) overcoat
angkileng hmailei a hngawng tang deuh i bilmi - (n.) lapel
angkileng tang i i nawhmi angki - (n.) waistcoat
anhring - (n.) herb
anhringso - (n.) vegetables
anih le anih an i thi lai, tiah biakinn i an tarmi ca - (n.) banns
anmah - (pron.) them - Example: I saw two boys on the road, I told them to go to school = Lam ah ngakchia pahnih ka hmuh hna, anmah cu
sianginn ah kal u tiah ka ti hna
anmah , annih , an - (pron.) they
anmah le anmah - (pron.) themselves
anmah ta - (pron.) their - Example: These are their books = Hihi anmah cauk an si
annih , an , anmah - (pron.) they
ansuai , tangka chiahnak kuang hmete - (n.) till
Antaktik , Tlanglei Pole hrawng ram - (n.) Antarctic
antam - (n.) mustard
antam par - (n.) broccoli
antam phun khat , a tawba a sen i al thlummi - (n.) beet
antam phun khat , hnahnem bantuk a simi - (n.) spinach
antam tawba sen - (n.) radish
antampar - (n.) cauliflower
anttam tawba bantuk a simi elektrik mei vannak bo - (n.) bulb
anttamhlum - (n.) cabbage
apakhatnak , hmasa bik - (adj.) first
aphi chuah khawn lomi , a zop kho lomi , ti ah a cang kho lomi - (adj.) insoluble
aphi chuak hmuh khawhnak - (n.) solution
apoi ti ngai , ngaihchia - (adj.) sorry - Example: I am sorry that you could not come = Na rat khawh lo cu a poi ka ti ngai
April nikhat ni ah pakhat le pahkat lentecelhnak ca i deh - (n.) April fool
ar - (v.) be consternated, stunned, astonished
ar - (v.) bend outward/back
ar bawm - (n.) hen coop
ar , compai le a dangdang , innzuat va phun paoh - (n.) poultry
ar hmul , va hmul - (n.) feather
ar inn - (n.) coop
ar nih a ti a tit i a tawktadak khi. 2. ar tawktadak bantuk i nih - (n.) cackle
ar paoh - (n.) chicken
ar pheibom , paran tumnak fung - (n.) drumstick
ar phun khat, a sen duk pawl - (n.) leghorn
ar tang ruh a temi khi - (n.) wishbone
ar , va phun deuh pauh - (n.) fowl
Arab mi bawi - (n.) sheik
Arab mi, hmun khat in hmun dang ah aa thial lengmangmi - (n.) bedouin
Arab mi pa nih an i chinhmi luchin - (n.) fez
Arab namber, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 - (n.) Arabic numerals
archiar - (n.) chicken coop
archuang , chuang - (n.) crest
Arctic ram , Chaklei Pole hrawng ram - (n.) arctic
arfa - (n.) chick
arfa tete voi khat i hrinmi bu - (n.) brood
arfek - (n.) spurs
arfi - (n.) star
arfi bantuk , arfi bantukin i ceumi - (adj.) starlike
arfi bu - (n.) constellation
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arfi ceu , fikceu - (n.) starlight
arfi chawntonh - (n.) comet
arfi he aa pehtlaimi , arfi bantuk , arfi ceu - (n.) stellar
arfi kong cawnnak - (n.) astronomy
arfi nih a ceuhmi zan - (n.) starling
arfi pakhat min - (prop.) Neptune
arfi tampi a langh zan - (adj.) starry - Example: Starry night = Arfi tampi a langh zan
arfi vawlei pakhat - (prop.) Saturn
arfi zoh chih in kutttial zoh - (n.) astrology
arfi zuang - (n.) meteor
arfi zuang - (n.) shooting star
arfi zuang , vawlei a phanmi - (n.) meteorite
arfibu a sau i a kauh zong a kaumi , khuasik can i van lai i na khammi khi - (n.) galaxy
arhli - (n.) cock
arhli a til chuahmi - (n.) capon
arhli khong - (n.) rooster
arhlikhong chawh in ruamkai ngaiin i chawh - (v.) strut
arhlikhong fek - (n.) spur
arhmul - (n.) quill
arhmul tuk lentecelh - (n.) badminton
arhmul tukmi - (n.) shuttlecock
arinn - (n.) fowl house
arkehlik zuan - (v.) hop on one leg
arkhong - (n.) rooster
arkhuan - (v.) crow
arkhuang - (n.) the crow of the cock, 4 a.m.
arpi - (n.) hen
arsik - (n.) pimple
arte - (n.) small chicken
arteri thihri - (n.) artery
arthin - (n.) giblet
arti cawh dih hnu i reumi - (n.) omelette
arti hawng - (n.) eggshell
arti keuh - (v.) hatch
arti keuhternak thingkuang , seh - (n.) incubator
arti met - (n.) yolk
arti nang , a pan ngaingaimi thil - (n.) film - Example: There is a film of ice on the water = Ti cungah hawhra pante, arti nang bantuk a um
arti pungsan , a zawl - (adj.) oval
arti , va ti , ti paohpaoh - (n.) egg
artida - (n.) addled egg
artiheng - (n.) egg shell
artimu - (n.) the yolk of the egg
artlang - (adv., adj.) abreast - Example: The soldiers marched four abreast = Ralcap cu artlang in pali in an kal
artlang i a ummi thil - (n.) range - Example: A range of mountains = Artlang i a ummi tlang hna
artlang in a dirmi tlang - (n.) row - Example: A row of trees = Artlang in a dirmi thingkung hna
artlang in a kalmi hna - (adj.) parallel - Example: These two lines are parallel = Hi catlang pahnih hi parallel an si
artlang in awng tete ser - (v.) perforate - Example: Sheets of postage stamps are perforated = Milu benh tlap cu awng tete in an ser hna
artlang in chiah - (v.) juxtapose
artlang in chiahnak - (n.) juxtaposition
artlang in umternak - (n.) rank
Asia mi, Asia thil - (n.) Asian
Asia ram - (prop.) Asia
Asiami umtuning in a ummi - (adj.) asiatic
asilo - (adv.) no
asilo - (interj.) no
asiloah - (conj.) or - Example: Edith or Mary will go = Edith asiloah Mary a kal lai
asinain - (adv.) howbeit
at , tuk - (v.) cut - Example: He cuts himself while shaving = A hmurhmul aa meh lioah aa at
Atlantic rili tan in a kalmi - (adj.) transatlantic
atom muru - (n.) proton
atu - (adv.) now
atu ah - (adv.) at the moment - Example: The doctor is not here at the moment = Atu ah cun sibawipa a um lo
atu caan thawk in - (adv.) henceforth
atu hlan ah , atu tiangah cun , hi hlan ah - (adv.) heretofore
atu hrawng - (adv.) now a days
atu le a ummi, a si tawnmi - (adj.) prevailing
atu le atu - (adj.) frequent
atu le atu , a zungzal in - (adv.) constantly
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atu le atu in - (adv.) frequently
atu le atu kal lengmangnak - (n.) frequency
atu le atu , nolh tthan lengmang in - (adv.) repeatedly
atu lio caan ah hin - (adv.) currently
atu lio i a simi - (adj.) present - Example: The present pastor of our church is Mr. Edward = Atu lio kan pastor cu Edward a si
atu lioah , atu te ah - (adv.) presently
atu te ah , atu lioah - (adv.) presently
atu thawk in , hika thawk hin - (adv.) hence
atu tiang - (adv.) hitherto
atu tiang , rih - (adv.) still - Example: Is the shop still open? = Atu tiang chawdawr cu an hun rih maw?
atu tiangah cun , hi hlan ah , atu hlan ah - (adv.) heretofore
atute ah khan - (adj.) just now
au - (v.) exclaim
au - (v.) shout
au - (v.) open the eyes
au , ai - (v.) scream
au , kawh , ttah - (v.) cry
auh , kawh - (v.) summon
aukhuan len i sik len, i vehl i vuak len - (n.) brawl
aunak - (n.) exclamation
aunak , ttahnak - (n.) cry
Australia ram mi nih an hmanmi chechnak thil phun khat, a cheptu sin i a kir than khomi - (n.) boomerang
Aw - (interj.) O
aw - (n.) tune - Example: The piano is out of tune = Piano hi a aw a hmaan lo
aw a ngei lomi - (adj.) voiceless
aw a thang hluahmahmi - (adj.) resonant
aw a va thangmi a hun i khirhnak - (n.) resonance
aw bawm , dangfir tanglei i a ummi aw hri umnak - (n.) larynx
aw ; d r m f s l t d - (n.) octave
aw dawh a ngeimi , aw dawh a simi - (adj.) melodious
aw dawh tumnak phun khat - (n.) xylophone
aw dawh tumnak phun khat - (n.) zither
aw duh a nung ngaimi - (adj.) philharmonic
aw he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) tonal
aw , hla aw - (n.) tune
aw hrawh - (v.) resound - Example: The hills resound when we shout = Kan au tikah kan aw nih tlang cu a hrawh dulmal hna
aw hrawlning - (n.) acoustics - Example: The acoustics of the hall is excellent = Khan chung aw hrawlning cu a ttha ngai
aw hun santer deuh - (v.) inflect
aw hun santer deuhnak - (n.) inflection
aw kawlnak thirtte - (n.) tuning fork
aw khumh - (v.) record
aw khumnak phel - (n.) record
aw lei cawnnak - (n.) phonics
aw nak rang deuh in a kalmi - (adj.) supersonic
aw nemter , aw noter - (v.) modulate
aw niam - (n.) undertone
aw niamsannak i a pasarihnak: do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, bi, do - (n.) te
aw nih a phak khawh tiang - (n.) earshot - Example: We shouted loud, but he was out of earshot = Fak piin kan au, sihmanhsehlaw kan aw nih
a phak khawh lengah a um i a thei kho lo
aw noternak - (n.) modulation
aw pharnak - (n.) hoarseness
aw ruk in sakmi hla - (n.) sextet
aw thang , aw thia ttung thang ttung - (adj.) strident
aw thang ngai i auh lulh , a thawng , a fak - (adj.) boisterous - Example: A boisterous mob = Aw thang ngaiin a au lulhmi mibu
aw thang ngaingaimi - (n.) tumult
aw thanternak bia vun chimnak kuate khi - (n.) microphone
aw , thawng - (n.) voice - Example: He has a good voice = A aw a ttha
aw thia - (adj.) high - Example: She speaks in a high voice = Aw thia in a holh
aw thia ngai thang ngai ttung in au , ai - (v.) shriek
aw thia ngaiin thangpi i ai - (v.) screech
aw thia tein awnh , va fa awnh , arfa ciap - (v.) peep
aw ttum le aw kai , holh tik i aw ttum le aw kai - (n.) cadence
aw ttumnak hri , rirawt hri , kitar hri - (n.) chord
awcawi - (n.) accent
awdawh - (n.) melody
awdawh a tumtu bu - (n.) band
awdawh a tumtu bu , bu - (n.) band
awdawh he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) musical - Example: Musical instruments = Awdaw tumnak thilri
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awdawh , miuzik - (n.) music
awdawh tum pawl nih awdawh an tumnak - (n.) orchestration
awdawh tum pawl nih awdawh tum - (v.) orchestrate
awdawh tummi pawl - (n.) orchestra
awdawh tumnak i hmanmi thil phun khat , piano bantuk - (n.) spinet
awdawh tumnak phun khat , thanglawi bantuk - (n.) saxophone
awdawh tumnak thil a tling he tummi hla - (n.) symphony
awdawh tumnak thil vun hmawmnak kate khi - (n.) mouthpiece
awdawh tumnak thingkuang bantuk - (n.) organ
awfang , awfang pathum nak tam deuh - (adj.) polysyllable
awfang i cheu/tthennak - (n.) syllabication
awh - (v.) take - Example: Animals are taken in traps = Saram cu rap nih a foih hna
awhrawh - (n.) echo
awhrawh , aw khenh - (v.) ring - Example: The woods rang with their shouts = An aw thawng nih tupi cu a hrawh dulmal, a kheng
awi - (v.) gloat over something
awi-um ti rawnnak thawl - (n.) flagon
awih - (v.) put, swing, a baby to sleep - Example: If you swing a baby it will go to sleep = Nau na awih ahcun aa hngilh lai
awk - (v.) be hung on a tree with a rope - Example: He hangs himself with a rope on a tree = Thingkung ah hri in aa awk
awk a si - (v.) must - Example: Man must eat to live = Minungnih nunnak ah rawl a ei awk a si
awk a si - (v.) need - Example: We need to go today = Nihin cu kan kal awk a si
awk a si - (v.) ought - Example: Childlren ought to obey their parents = Ngakchia nih an nu le an pa bia an ngaih awk a si
awk a si - (v.) shall - Example: You should try to do better = Ttha deuh in tuahnak zuam awk a si
awkah - (prep.) for the purpose of - Example: It is not fit for the purpose of eating = Ei awkah aa tlak lo
awkhenh - (n.) echo
awkhenh - (v.) echo
awl , ol - (adj.) easy - Example: Is your work hard or easy? = Na rian a har maw a ol?
awlokchon - (v.) be deserate, be at the end of the rope
awlokchong i um , a ruah awk hngal lo i umnak - (n.) quandary
awlokchong in umnak - (n.) frustration
awlokchonh , tuaitam - (v.) harass
awlokchonhnak - (n.) annoyance , pestering, irritation, despair
awlokchonnak - (n.) despair
awlokchonnak , hnahnawhnak , harnak petu thil , zuva , rawl a hrawktu - (n.) pest
awm - (v.) keep in the mouth - Example: He keeps water in his mouth = Ti a awm
awn - (v.) pass - Example: He passed his examination = A camipuai a awng
awn - (v.) make sound or noise by anmials and fowls
awng - (n.) break - Example: The dog escaped through break in the fence = Hauhruang awng khan uico kha a chuak
awng - (n.) vent
awng , a pemnak awng - (n.) breach
awng hme tete chungin zuh - (v.) percolate - Example: Water percolates through sand = Thetse chungin ti kha a zut
awng hmete - (n.) slot
awng hruknak thil - (n.) plug - Example: He pulled out the plug = Awng hruknak kha a phawi
awng tampi umter - (v.) riddle - Example: The car was riddled with bullets = Mawttawka cu awng cikcek in an kah
awng tete sernak - (n.) perforation
awng vih - (v.) drill
awng vihnak hriam - (n.) drill
awng vihnak thirttial ngerh a saumi - (n.) gimlet
awngbali - (n.) lottery
awngh - (v.) have a stomach upset - Example: I have a stomach upset = Ka paw a ka awngh
awngka , a ka - (n.) orifice
awngminnak , hlawhtlinnak - (n.) success
awnh - (v.) make noise or sound - Example: Your guitar can make a sound = Na tingtang a awnh khawh ko ttung
awnh - (v.) give peromission, allow, let - Example: My mother permits me to go = Ka nu nih kal a ka awnh
awnh vuaimai , hmur cip i hlasak - (v.) hum
awnnak , a pemnak - (n.) chink
awnnak lehhmah - (n.) diploma
awr - (v.) wait - Example: We wait for his arrival = A tlun kan awr
awr , or - (n.) throat
awr , or - (n.) glutton - Example: He is a glutton = Mi awr (or) a si
awrh-lei - (n.) right, right side
awrhnak - (n.) waiting
awt , ot - (v.) begin, start - Example: We have begun, started, work = Rian kan awt cang
awtaw - (n.) peacock
awtawm - (v.) be doubtful, hesitant, undecided, indecisive
awthang - (n.) bang - Example: He gave the drum a bang = Khuang kha fak piin a tum
awthluk , aw , thil a awnhning - (n.) tone
awtleng - (n.) echo
awtleng - (v.) echo
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awza - (n.) honour, power, authority
azawng - (n.) colour, color - Example: Red, yellow, blue are colours = A sen, a eng le a dum hna cu azawng an si
azawng a dangdang a simi - (adj.) variegated
azawng a thleidang kho lomi - (adj.) colour-blind
azawng bu khat - (n.) spectrum - Example: A rainbow has all the colours of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet =
Chuncha nih khin azawng bu khat chung azawng dihlak a ngeih hna: a sen, theithu, a eng, a hring, a dum, a pawl le a senduk
azawng le a pungsan aa khatmi hnipuan - (n.) uniform
azawng rawhter azawng thlen - (v.) discolour
azawng sendung nakin a thuk deuhmi - (adj.) ultraviolet
azawng tlawmte vun danter - (v.) tinge - Example: A drop of ink will tinge a glass of water = Cahang dor khat nih ti hrai khat cu azawng
tlawmte a danter lai
azeipaoh - (pron.) whichever
azeitihmanh in - (adv.) nowise - Example: I will in nowise cast them away = Azeitihmanh in ka hlonh hna lai lo
azukhan - (v.) appeal - Example: He appealed to a higher court = Biaceihnak zung sang deuh ah azu a khan.
B
ba - (n.) turnip
ba - (n.) tuber
ba, bat - (v.) be tired, fatigued
ba phun khat - (n.) rhubarb
bah - (v.) stumble over something - Example: I stumble over a stone = Lung ah ka bah
bahnak - (n.) peg
bai - (v.) sling - Example: The soldier slung his rifle over his shoulder = Ralkap nih a meithal kha a liang in a bai
bai - (adv.) quickly - Example: Come quickly = Ra baibai
bai - (v.) be lame - Example: He is lame = A ke a bai
bai thalhmalh i kal - (v.) hobble
Baibal ca - (n.) Scripture
Baibal ca ning in a simi - (adj.) scriptural
Baibal cang , hlacang - (n.) verse
Baibal chungin phungchim, sermon - (n.) homily
bailep , bete - (n.) bean
baisikal - (n.) bicycle
baisikal aa citmi - (n.) bicyclist
baisikal cit thiammi - (n.) cyclist
baisikal mawnghnak a lamhnak khi , seh mawnghnak kui - (n.) pedal
baisikup - (n.) cinema
baisikup - (n.) movie
baisikup - (n.) picture
baisikup an piah tik i a tlangpi in an piah hmasami khi - (n.) scenario
baisikup chuahnak seh - (n.) projector
baisikup i thlak , ser - (v.) film - Example: They are filming a famous play = Baisikup minthang an thla lio
baisikup in chuahmi tadin - (n.) newsreel
baisikup ngaknu - (n.) actress
baisikup tlangval - (n.) actor
bak - (adj.) only - Example: Only I remain = Keimah bak ka tang
bak - (adj.) exact - Example: You will come exactly at one o'clock = Suimilam pakhat bak ah na ra lai
bakba - (n.) fig
bakte ah - (adv.) even - Example: He went away even as you came = Na rat bakte ah khan a kal
bal - (adv.) ever - Example: Have you ever seen him? = Amah cu na hmu bal maw?
bal lo - (adv.) never - Example: He never came to church = Biakinn ah a ra bal lo
bal tthan lo - (adv.) nevermore
ballo - (adv.) never - Example: I never went to America = America ah ka kal bal lo
baltin - (n.) bucket
baltin - (n.) pail
ban - (n.) arm
ban bul , angki ban ngei lomi - (adj.) sleeveless
ban kiak, ruh kiak, bainak puanchia a saumi - (n.) sling
bang - (adj.) sticky
bang - (adj.) alike - Example: They are alike = An i bang
bangbuar - (n.) fungus
bangbuar - (n.) mildew
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bangh - (v.) get dirt into the eye - Example: Dirt gets into my eye = Mithnawm nih a ka bangh
bangin - (conj.) as - Example: Do as you like = Na duh bangin tuah
bangla , riahnak inn - (n.) bungalow
banh khaw , phak khawh , lam naite i a ummi - (adj.) handy
banhla - (n.) banana
banhla thlar , mitsur bor , cu bantukin i bute in a ummi paoh - (n.) cluster
banhliah , banhliahlok - (n.) elbow
banhram - (n.) armpit
banian - (n.) undershirt
banian angki , angki tangnawh - (n.) vest
bank i tangka chiahmi a tang rihmi - (n.) credit - Example: His bank balance shows a credit = Bank i a tangka chiahmi a tangmi a um rih
bank i tangka reltu - (n.) teller
bannak - (n.) viscosity
banrek - (n.) wrist
banthol - (n.) biceps
bantuk - (adv.) like - Example: She can sing like a bird = Vate bantuk in a sak khawh
bantuk a si lomi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) unlike
bantuk , tahchunhnak ah - (adv.) as - Example: Some work as carpentry is very tiresome = Lehtama rian bantuk hna hi rian har a si
bantuk tein , ning tein - (adv.) exactly - Example: You have done the work exactly as I wanted it done = Hi rian cu ka duhning tein na tuah
bantukin - (conj.) as - Example: Why is he dressed as a woman? = Zeicahdah nu bantukin aa thuamh?
bao - (v.) bark, yelp - Example: A dog barks = Uico a bao
baoh - (v.) buglar a house
baoh , thleh - (v.) lacerate
bar - (n.) mouthful - Example: One mouthful of rice = Buh bar khat
baras in thil hnor , kedan tehna , angikleng tehna - (v.) brush
baras , vok hmul tom thil hnawhnak i hmanmi - (n.) brush
barli , facang bantuk a simi rawl phun khat - (n.) barley
baska siseh tlanglawng siseh an i thawhnak hmunpi - (n.) terminus
baska tehna, tlanglawng tehna, vanlawng tehna an donghnak hmun, cu ka hmun in khualtlawng pawl an duhnak cio i an kalnak
asiloah cuka hmun in baska siseh tlanglawng siseh an kainak - (n.) terminal
baska , zapi citmi - (n.) omnibus
baska/mawttawka a bu in an dirnak hmun - (n.) stand
bat - (v.) owe - Example: He owes me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka bat
bat i zawt - (v.) run down - Example: She is run down from working too hard = Rian fak tuk in a ttuan i a ba tuk i a zaw
bat , thlai - (v.) hang - Example: Na angkileng cu khi bahnak ah khin hei bat
batter , thaditter - (v.) tire - Example: The long walk tires her = Saupi ke kal nih a batter
battu - (n.) borrower, debtor
bau - (v.) be absent - Example: You are absent from the service = Pumhnak ah na bau
bau , ngeih lo - (v.) lack
bau , tlin lo , ngeih lo - (n.) shortage - Example: There is a shortage of fish = Nga a um lo
baunak , ngeih lonak - (n.) lack
bausikup ca i an cawnmi tuanbia hmun , a caan le thil umtuning ; dawh ngaiin a langmi hmunram - (n.) scene
baw - (n.) semen
baw - (n.) sperm
baw - (v.) moo - Example: A cow moos = Cawpi a baw
bawda inn - (n.) dormitory
bawda inn , a pek i umnak inn - (n.) boarding house
bawh - (v.) pluck off the feathers - Example: We pluck off the feathers of a chicken = Arhmul kan bawh
bawh , bawt - (v.) weed out - Example: We shall weed out the weeds = Belh kan bawh lai
bawhte - (n.) infant
bawhte sinak - (n.) infancy
bawi - (n.) earl
bawi - (n.) functionary
bawi - (n.) officer
bawi a simi uar tuknak - (n.) snobbery
bawi fung - (n.) sceptre
Bawi Jesuh hmantlak milem - (n.) icon
Bawi Jesuh rat tthannak - (n.) advent
Bawi Jesuh Thawh ni - (n.) Easter
Bawi Jesuh thihnak tlang - (prop.) Calvary
bawi le chawngei a uar tukmi , cu bantuk a si lomi zei a rel ttung lomi , cunglei bawi tawzat a huam tukmi - (n.) snob
bawi luchin chinhnak - (n.) coronation
bawi ngaiin aa umtermi rianttuantu - (n.) bureaucrat
bawi ngaiin aa umtermi uktu pawl ukning le rianttuanning - (n.) bureaucracy
bawi phun a simi mi hrinfa - (n.) aristocracy
bawi phuna a simi mi hrinfa - (n.) aristocrat
bawi si a uar tukmi - (adj.) snobbish
bawi tthalo , uktu bawi puar - (n.) tyrant
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bawi tthutdan cungin tthumh - (v.) dethrone
bawi tthutnak hmun i hung kainak - (n.) accession
bawi , uk - (v.) reign
bawi , uktu , zohkhenhtu bawi - (n.) boss
bawih , boih - (v.) smear - Example: He smears ink on your shirt = Na angki ah cahang a bawih
bawinak - (n.) regency
bawinak - (n.) suzerainty
bawinu , nu chawnhnak i hmanmi bia , bia dawh ngai , tinak a si - (n.) madam
bawipa - (n.) lord
Bawipa cu thangtthat u - (interj.) hallelujah
Bawipa Thawhtthan Zarhpi hlan Zarhpi Ni - (prop.) Palm Sunday
Bawipa Thlacamnak - (n.) paternoster
Bawipa Zanriah, a sullam cu biakamnak ti a si - (n.) sacrament
Bawipa Zanriah he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) sacramental
Bawipa Zanriah i hmanmi hrai - (n.) chalice
Bawipa Zanriah , thiangmi hawikomhnak - (n.) holy communion
Bawipa Zanriah tuah tik i changreu phawtnak kheng - (n.) paten
bawm - (n.) basket
bawm - (n.) cage
bawmh - (v.) aid
bawmh - (v.) assist
bawmh - (v.) help
bawmh - (v.) subserve
bawmh duhnak , tuah duhnak langhter - (v.) offer - Example: The boy offered to carry my books = Nganchiapa nih, na cauk kan putpiak lai,
a ti
bawmh , fawiter - (v.) facilitate
bawmh , thilrit chawn - (v.) succour
bawmh , thohkhan - (v.) second
bawmhnak - (n.) aid
bawmhnak - (n.) support - Example: He needs our support = Kan bawmhnak a herh
bawmhnak - (n.) help
bawmhnak ca i a tak tthahnem vemi - (adj.) subsidiary
bawmhnak duh i fuhpanhnak - (n.) recourse - Example: Our recourse in illness is to a doctor = Dam lo tikah kan fuhpanhmi cu sibawi a si
bawmhnak , petu , thil petu - (n.) contributor
bawmhnak tangka - (n.) subsidy
bawmhnak , zaangfahnak - (n.) favour - Example: He did me a favour = A ka zaangfah
bawmte hna , thil chiahnak , zalte hna - (n.) receptacle
bawmtu - (n.) assistant
bawmtu - (n.) helper
bawmtu bawi , uktu bawi - (n.) bailiff
bawmtu ngei lo , zeihmanh i tuah khawh lo - (adj.) helpless
bawmtu ngei lomi sinak , mah le mah zeihmanh i tuah khawh lonak - (n.) helplessness
bawmtu thil , hmanmi thil - (n.) facility
bawnbok - (n.) eggplant
bawng - (v.) copulate
bawngbi - (n.) shorts, trousers
bawr , bor - (n.) bunch - Example: A bunch of keys. - A bunch of bananas. = Tawh bor. - Banhla thlar; a bu in chiahmi thil
baza - (n.) fife
bazaar - (n.) market
be - (v.) bleat - Example: A goat bleats = Meheh a be
bechiat - (adv.) extremely - Example: His voice is extremely good = A aw a ttha bechiat
beh - (v.) stick to - Example: Dirt sticks to my shirt = Ka angki ah hnawm aa beh
behrum ; ti zongin ttial a si - (n.) soybean
bei - (n.) limp
bei , bei lengmangin kal - (v.) limp
bek , benh - (v.) cling - Example: Wet clothes cling to the body = Thil cin cu tak ah an i bek, benh
bek , cabek - (n.) sideburns
bekawng - (n.) pod
bel , biang - (n.) cheek
bel , um - (n.) pot
beleu - (n.) gong (small)
belh - (v.) patch - Example: My mother patches my trousers = Ka nu nih ka tawhrolh a belh
belh - (n.) weed
belh - (n.) tare
belh bawh , thlawh - (v.) weed
belh phun khat - (n.) thyme
belhnak i hmanmi thil - (n.) patch - Example: She sewed patches on the elbow of his coat = A angki kiu ah puanchia a belh hna
belkuar - (n.) dimples
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belrua kuai , paihau kuai - (n.) shard
belte - (adv.) only - Example: Only I did not go = Keimah belte ka kal lo
bem - (v.) join, live with - Example: I shall live with you = Kan bem ko hna lai
benet , meithal hmur i bunhmi nam - (n.) bayonet
bengh - (v.) slap
bengh - (v.) spank
bengh i chiahmi tangka - (n.) deposit
bengh , tangka chiahnak inn - (n.) bank
bengkeng - (n.) tamarind
benh - (v.) cram - Example: He crammed his clothes into a bag = A thilpuan kha zal chungah a behn in a ben hna
benh - (v.) embed - Example: Precious stones are embedded in stones = Lungvar cu lung chungah an i benh
benh - (v.) fix - Example: He fixed the stamp on the envelope = Milu cu cabawm ah khan a benh
benh - (v.) mount - Example: The photograph was mounted on a white paper = Hmanthlak cu caku raang ah an benh
benh - (v.) stick - Example: Stick a stamp on the envelope = Cabawm ah milu benh
benh , bek - (v.) cling - Example: Wet clothes cling to the body = Thil cin cu tak ah an i bek, benh
benh khawhmi - (adj.) adhesive
benh , nam - (v.) press - Example: Press the button to ring the bell = Darkhing awnhternak ding ah a kep kha hmet
benh , pan tein khuh , tuam - (v.) plate - Example: These cups are plated with gold = Hi hrai cu sui in pan tein an tuam hna; sui an hut
benh , peh - (v.) draft
benhnak i hmanmi thil nem - (n.) padding
beo - (n.) knot
beo - (v.) tie a knot - Example: He ties a knot = Hri a beo
bep , cabek , phuzep - (n.) temple of the head
ber - (n.) a young shoot of branch or leaf
bet, be, beh - (v.) add, increase, join to a group
bete , bailep - (n.) bean
betteri - (n.) battery
beu - (adj.) missing, not present
beu - (v.) break off - Example: His teeth are broken off = A ha a beu
bi - (adj.) narrow - Example: Enter ye into the narrow gate = Kutka bi ah va lut u
bia - (n.) case - Example: The judge decided the case = Biaceihtu nih bia a khiah
bia - (n.) word
bia a sullam aa khatmi hna - (n.) synonym
bia aa almi bu hnih, i tei kho veve lo i an um ko khi deadlock (stilstand) a si - (n.) deadlock
bia aa summi , hmurka a tlawmmi - (adj.) reticent
bia al a thiammi - (n.) debater
bia al a thiammi - (n.) logician
bia al a zuammi , i sik a zuammi - (adj.) contentious
bia alnak in hun hngalhter - (v.) reason - Example: Reason with Mary and try to change her mind = Mary cu va al hnik law a ruahnak thlenter
vaa zuam hnik
bia alnak le biaceihnak hmun i hruaitu - (n.) moderator
bia alning , ning zulh in chim thiamnak - (n.) logic
bia alning phun khat a si i thil pahnih chimmi chung khan aphichuak lak a si - (n.) syllogism - Example: All trees have roots, an oak is a
tree, therefore an oak has roots = Thingkung vialte nih hram an ngei dih; kuhthing cu thingkung a si, cucaah kuhthing zong hram a ngei ve
hrimhrim lai
bia am - (n.) innuendo
bia am in sawhter - (v.) insinuate
bia am in sawhternak - (n.) insinuation
bia an umtuning zeitindah hman an sining , zeitindah ttial an sining , cawnnak - (n.) grammar - Example: He is studying English grammar
= English grammar a cawng
bia ceihpiak - (v.) settle
bia chim i a tlangpi a tlangpi lawng - (n.) outline - Example: He gave me an outline of his speech = A biachimmi a tlangpi a tlangpi a ka pek
bia chim i bia hman thiam ngai i zuam in biachimmi - (n.) rhetoric
bia chim tik i bia tampi a hmang lomi , mi hmurka tlawm - (adj.) laconic
bia chimmi siseh cattialmi siseh a hramthawknak ttialmi biahmaithi - (n.) preamble
bia dawh deuh hmanmi - (adj.) euphemistic
bia-eng , a sullam a bingtalet a simi - (n.) irony - Example: Ngakchia nih a der ngaingaimipa kha bia-eng in "Pa Thau" an ti
bia-eng in chimmi - (adj.) ironical
bia fak ngai a simi , mi a hlip dihtu bia - (adj.) scathing
bia fang khat maw bia tlang khat maw mibu bu khat nih an biapi bik aupinak i an hmanmi - (n.) slogan
bia fiang tein a chim lomi , a holh kho lomi - (adj.) inarticulate
bia fianternak i hmanmi bia: bia chimmi pahnih in a phi chuahning - (n.) premise
bia haltu - (n.) inquisitor
bia har - (n.) conumdrum
bia hmaithi , hngalhternak - (n.) introduction
bia hmuh tthan , chimmi bia kha lak tthan - (v.) recant
bia hmuh tthannak - (n.) recantation
bia i al - (v.) argue
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bia i al, taza i cuai , i sik - (v.) dispute
bia i alnak , i sinak - (n.) polemic
bia i chalh . hmaitonh in i ton - (v.) confront
bia i kam - (v.) pledge - Example: He pledged to marry her = Kan tthit lai tiah bia a kam
bia i khiah , lung i thleh - (v.) decide
bia i khiahnak lungthin , duhnak - (n.) volition
bia i ruah - (v.) chat
bia i ruah - (n.) conversation
bia i thanhnak - (n.) cable
bia i thanhnak caah hmanmi hmel chunhnak. - (n.) code
bia in chim khawh lomi - (adj.) ineffable
bia in fak piin al - (v.) inveigh
bia in hmanthlak suai - (v.) picture
bia in i chawnh , i theihter , zawtnak i chawnh - (v.) communicate
bia in lung bantukin cheh - (v.) hurl - Example: She hurled insults at him = A hauh len
bia in nihchuahnak tuah - (n.) pun
bia in siseh i thuat , hriamnam in siseh - (n.) assault
bia khiah - (v.) determine
bia le lam phan ah - (adv.) by the way
bia lei ah hman bik a si , a hriammi , a harmi , thil a at khomi , a ruh lang in a hlai khomi - (adj.) trenchant
bia let tthan , i khirh tthan - (v.) retract
bia let tthannak , i khirh tthannak - (n.) retraction
bia lettalam - (v.) prevaricate
bia nem le bia thlum in lem , lem - (v.) wheedle
bia pakhat kha nihchuak siseh tiin chim i a sullam pahnih ngeihter - (n.) play on words
bia pakhatkhat siseh thil pakhatkhat siseh ceihtu dingah an thimmi hna bu - (n.) panel
bia phortu - (n.) messenger
bia sawhsawh - (n.) prose
bia sawhsawh a simi - (adj.) prosaic
bia tam tuk hman a simi - (adj.) wordy
bia tampi chim duh lonak , i sumnak , hmurka a tlawmmi - (n.) reticence
bia theihtertu - (n.) reporter
bia thlithup i chiahmi - (adj.) classified
bia tlawm tein fiang tein chim thiam - (adj.) concise
bia tlawm tein , khulrang in , tunaite ah , tawi tein - (adv.) shortly
bia ttha loin ti - (v.) assail - Example: He assails him with bad language = Bia ttha loin a ti
bia um loin a simi - (adj.) wordless
biacah - (v.) send a message - Example: He sends me a message to come home = Ra tlung tiah bia a ka cah
biacahmi bia - (n.) message
biacaih , biaceih - (v.) judge, settle a dispute - Example: A judge judges between them = Biacaihtu nih bia a caih hna
biacaihtu , biaceihtu - (n.) judge
biacangvel - (n.) circumlocution, beating about the bush - Example: He speaks in circumlocution that it is hard to understand = Biacangvel in a
chim i a hngalh a har
biacehitu biakhiahnak in , a va nih a makmi a nupi cawmnak tangka a pekmi - (n.) alimony
biaceih awk i chiahmi - (n.) agenda
biaceih , biacaih - (v.) judge, settle a dispute - Example: A judge judges between them = Biacaihtu nih bia a caih hna
biaceihnak hmun ah taza cuaimi pa a dirnak hmun khi - (n.) bar
biaceihnak i bia ngeimi hna kha an thiam an sual kong ah bia ding tein kan ceih lai ti in bia aa kammi biaceihtubu - (n.) jury
biaceihnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) judicial
biaceihnak zung a sang bik - (n.) Supreme Court
biaceihnak zung , biaceihtu pawl - (n.) tribunal
biaceihnak zung i biahal - (n.) trial
biaceihnak zung i taza cuai awk i chuahpi , sual puh - (v.) prosecute
biaceihnak zung inn - (n.) courthouse
biaceihnak zung nih zung ah na ra chuak lai tiin ca in order an ttialmi - (n.) subpoena
biaceihtu bawi - (n.) judge
biaceihtu bu nih bia an chahnak - (n.) verdict
biaceihtu hna hmai ah upadi ningin biahalnak tuahmi - (n.) inquest
biaceihtu hna nih bia an chalmi - (n.) decree
biaceihtu pawl banceihnak khan - (n.) courtroom
biachah - (v.) decree
biachahnak, biakhiahnak - (n.) verdict, decree, judgement
biachan , leh - (v.) answer
biachim - (n.) lecture - Example: He gives a lecture on water = Ti kong a chim
biachim - (v.) lecture - Example: He lectured on water = Ti kong a chim
biachim - (v.) talk
biachim - (n.) talk - Example: He gave a good talk to the students = Siangngakchia kha bia ttha ngai i a chimh hna
biachim a thiam ngaimi , zapi hruaitu , zapi nih ka duh hna seh tiin mi lung thawhter rumro a uarmi - (n.) demagogue
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biachim a thiammi - (adj.) eloquent
biachim , holhrel , umtu ziaza i tla bulbal in a ummi - (adj.) gruff
biachim i chuahsual , palh sualmi thil - (n.) blunder
biachim , puar , hran , sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah - (adj.) brutal
biachim tha lo , chiatserh - (v.) curse
biachim thiamnak , nalnak - (n.) eloquence
biachim tik i fak deuh in aw chuahnak cafang aw - (n.) stress - Example: In 'hero', the stress is on the first syllable = 'Hero' ti chim tikah hin
aw fahnak cu awfang hmasa bik 'he' cungah khan a si
biachimmi a rak ngaitu mibu - (n.) audience
biachimmi siseh , cattialmi siseh a tawinak in a biapi bikbik kha ttial tthanmi - (n.) precis
biachimnak donhhlei - (n.) platform
biachimnak donhhlei - (n.) pulpit
biachimnak khan - (n.) auditorium
biachimnak le thil tinak i i sum - (v.) keep one's head
biachimning , biafang hmanning - (n.) wording
biachimning , holhning - (n.) parlance
biachimtu - (n.) speaker
biachimtu , college sianginn i saya - (n.) lecturer
biachokvai - (n.) rumour
biaeng , bianek - (n.) sarcasm
biaeng in chimmi - (adj.) sarcastic
biafang a aw chuah fiang tein chimnak - (n.) pronunciation
biafang a hnulei i pehmi - (n.) suffix
biafang a hram i chiahmi a cheu tinak sullam - (adj.) semibiafang a hram lei i chapmi cafang, 'lig' cu 'u' chap tikah 'ulig' a si - (n.) prefix
biafang a simi - (adj.) verbal
biafang an chuakehning - (n.) etymology
biafang , bia - (n.) word
biafang dang an sullam a pehtonhtu bia , med , for , ved , i , på - (n.) preposition
biafang hmanning , biachimning - (n.) wording
biafang hna an sullam , holh a sullam - (adj.) semantic
biafang pakhat chung i a bu tein awfang a ummi khi - (n.) syllable
biafang tam tuk hmanmi - (adj.) verbose
biafang tete sullam ttialnak , Hebru , Grik le Latin holh hna dictionary kha lexicon tiah ti an si khun - (n.) lexicon
biafang thawknak i hmanmi , a sullam cu bik tinak a si - (adj.) super
biafang theih lomi aw thawng, seh aw thawng - (n.) hum
biafang umtuning - (n.) morphology
biafang vun chim tik i aw phun dang deuh i vun chim , carel tik i hla bantuk i sak - (v.) intonate
biafonhnak - (conj.) that - Example: I know that six and four make ten = Paruk le pali fonh ah pahra a chuak ti kha ka hngalh
biahal - (v.) question
biahal , biakher - (v.) interrogate
biahal ciami fiang chin seh ti duhnak ca i hal ve tthan - (v.) cross-examine
biahal lomi - (adj.) unquestioned
biahal tik i halmi let ngaingai lo i a dang deuh i leh a duhmi , hrial aa zuammi - (adj.) evasive
biahalnak - (n.) question
biahalnak , a si maw si lo ti dothlatnak - (n.) query
biahalnak , biakhernak - (n.) interrogation
biahalnak hmelchunhnak "?" - (n.) interrogation mark
biahalnak hmelchunhnak ; (?) - (n.) question mark
biahalnak hrial in leh - (n.) quibble
biahalnak i hmanmi - (adj.) interrogative
biahalnak le bialehnak in cawnpiaknak - (n.) catechism
biahaltu - (n.) interviewer
biahaltu - (n.) inquirer
biahar - (n.) riddle
biahlomh - (n.) paragraph
biahmaithi - (n.) foreword
biahmaithi - (n.) preface
biahmaithi - (n.) prologue
biahmaithi i ttialmi - (adj.) introductory
biahngaltu - (n.) witness
biak awk tlak a simi, upat hmaizah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) worshipful
biak , upat , hmaizah - (v.) worship
biakam - (v.) guarantee
biakam - (v.) promise
Biakam Hlun Grik holh in an lehmi, biafang sullam cu sawm sarih tinak a si - (prop.) Septuagint
Biakam Hlun, Khrihfa Ca Thiang - (n.) Old Testament
biakam phawh-ning , holhning - (n.) locution
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biakam tein nupi ngei loin a ummi pa - (n.) votary
Biakam Thar, Khrihfami Cathiang - (prop.) New Testament
biakam tluk fek in bia chim - (v.) assure
biakamh - (v.) warrant
biakamnak - (n.) commitment
biakamnak - (n.) pledge
biakamnak - (n.) promise
biakamnak - (n.) covenant
biakamnak , aamahkhan - (n.) guarantee
biakamnak ca i ral nih minung an tlaih i an hrenmi - (n.) hostage
biakamnak cattial in tuahmi - (n.) policy - Example: My fire assurance policy states that I shall receive two thousand kyats if my house is burnt
down = Ka mei aamah-khan biakamnak ca chungah, ka inn a kangh ahcun, tangka thong hnih ka hmuh lai, tiah aa ttial
biakamnak pek khawh lomi , a ding lomi , upa he aa kaih lomi - (adj.) unwarranted
biakamnak , rovuihnak bia - (n.) testament
biakamtu , aamah khangtu - (n.) guarantor
biakchawnh , rak chawnh - (v.) greet
biakchawnhnak - (n.) greeting
biakchonhnak - (n.) greeting
biakhiah - (v.) find - Example: The jury found the thief guilty = Biaceihtubu nih mifir cu a sual tiah bia an khiah
biakhiah - (v.) judge
biakhiahmi , kan tuah lai tiah biakhiahmi - (n.) resolution
biakhiahmi ttialmi , ti in awchuah a si - (n.) minutes
biakhiahnak - (n.) decision
biakhiahnak - (n.) judgement
biakhiahnak biaceihtu bawi nih an tuahmi - (n.) sentence
biakhiahnak , biachahnak - (n.) verdict, decree, judgement
biakhiaktu nih a khiahmi bia - (n.) arbitrament
biakin zohkhentu - (n.) sacristan
biakinn - (n.) kirk
biakinn - (n.) temple
biakinn a chung tthutnak tlar pakhat le pakhat karlak lam - (n.) aisle
biakinn chung a khan pakhat i thilthuam an chiahnak - (n.) vestry
biakinn chung biakttheng pawng hrawng , tlangbawi nih an hmanmi hmun khi - (n.) chancel
biakinn chung hlasa pawl tthutnak - (n.) stall
biakinn chung i hrai tehna , angki tehna an chiahnak hmun - (n.) sacristy
biakinn chung i zapi Pathian biakning - (n.) liturgy
biakinn chung tthutdan sau - (n.) pew
biakinn chung tthutnak chimtu le chiatu - (n.) usher
biakinn chung tuangpi , pulpit hrawng - (n.) nave
biakinn hmai i darkhing thlainak innsang - (n.) steeple
biakinn hmete - (n.) chapel
biakinn , hmunthiang - (n.) sanctuary
biakinn le a tual zohkhenh i thlan a co i darkhing a tumtu - (n.) sexton
biakinn nganpi - (n.) cathedral
biakinn pawngkam , tual - (n.) churchyard
biaknak - (n.) worship
biaknak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) religious
biaknak hlawt , mah duhnak hlawt - (n.) abnegation
biaknak hmunthiang , khuahrum bo - (n.) shrine
biaknak lei a si lomi , vawlei lei thil a simi - (adj.) secular
biaknak lei cawnnak sianginn - (n.) seminary
biaknak lei hla , Baibal ca chung ummi kong he chuankhanmi - (n.) oratorio
biaknak lei hmunthiang i tlawngmi - (n.) pilgrim
biaknak lei i a felmi - (adj.) devout
biaknak lei i zumhnak a ngei lomi , Pathian a zum lomi , Khrihfa a si lomi - (n.) infidel
biaknak lei kulhchung lawng i a ummi - (adj.) parochial - Example: Parochial school = Biaknak bu nih an tuahmi sianginn
biaknak lei phung ningin rumra um tein tuah - (v.) solemnize
biaknak lei rianttuantu - (n.) ecclesiastic
biaknak lei rianttuantu bu - (n.) clergy
biaknak lei rianttuantu saya - (n.) vicar
biaknak lei thil a simi , Pathian lei thil a simi - (adj.) divine
biaknak lei thil hrawh le hnawmhtamh - (n.) sacrilege
biaknak lei thil hrawhnak le thurhhnawmhnak - (adj.) sacrilegious
biaknak lei upa - (n.) prelate
biaknak lie i khuh riangmang i lihchimnak tuah - (n.) pious fraud
biaknak phung - (n.) cult
biaknak phung - (n.) religion
biaknak phung , zumhnak - (n.) faith
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biaknak pumhnak - (n.) service
biaknak ruang i duhnak i sum ngai i a nungmi - (n.) ascetic
biaknak zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) irreligious
biakttheng , ttheng - (n.) altar
bial - (adj.) rotund - Example: Rotund face = Hmai bial
bialeh , mithmai panh lo ngaiin tawite tawite in biachimmi - (adj.) brusque
bialip - (n.) lie
bialonak - (n.) nonsense
bianabia , tahchunhnak - (n.) instance
bianek , biaeng - (n.) sarcasm
biang , bel - (n.) cheek
biang kuar - (n.) dimple
biangai , ngai - (n.) truth, reality - Example: I tell you the truth = Biangai kan chim
biangpawr zawtnak , biangpaw - (n.) mumps
bianuamsaih - (v.) crack jokes, have fun (in talking)
biaperh - (n.) exaggeration
biaperh , perh - (v.) exaggerate
biaphuannak - (n.) revelation, letting out the secret
biapi - (adj.) important
biapi a si - (v.) matter - Example: What people say matters to him = Mi nih an chimmi kha biapi ngaiin a ruah
biapi a si lomi - (adj.) trivial
biapi a si lomi - (adj.) immaterial
biapi a si lomi - (adj.) unimportant
biapi a simi - (adj.) important
biapi a simi - (adj.) significant
biapi a sinak - (n.) significance
biapi bik a simi - (adj.) paramount
biapi bik a simi , a lang bikmi , uktu a simi - (adj.) dominant
biapi bik ahcnu - (adv.) chiefly
biapi in lak - (v.) stress - Example: The school lays stress on arithmetic = Kan sianginn nih kanaan kha biapi in a lak/a ruah
biapi lo sinak - (n.) triviality
biapi ngai a simi , a herh ngaingaimi - (adj.) essential - Example: Food and water are essential to life = Rawl le ti cu runnak caah a herh
ngaingaimi an si
biapi ngai a simipa , mirum tuk lehpek - (n.) magnate
biapi ngai i ruah - (v.) prize
biapi ngaingai a simi , vailamtahnak pungsan a simi - (adj.) crucial
biapi si lonak , tenau ngai sinak - (n.) insignificance
biapi sinak - (n.) importance
biaping - (n.) lie, something which is false, untrue
biapitter - (n.) play up
biar - (n.) loin cloth
biaruah - (v.) converse
biaruk - (n.) secret
biaruk i pekmi - (n.) password
biatak - (n.) truth
biatak a chim lomi , lih a chimmi - (adj.) dishonest
biatak a chimmi - (adj.) truthful
biatak a si lomi , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) untrue
biatak a si lomi , lih - (n.) untruth
biatak a simi , a hmaanmi - (adj.) veracious
biatak chim lonak , lihchimnak - (n.) dishonesty
biatak kha fel tein kawl - (v.) research
biatak merh - (v.) distort
biatak tein - (adv.) verily
biatawi tein tling ngaiin chimmi bia - (n.) epigram - Example: Speech is silver, but silent is golden = Bia chim hi ngun a si, dai tein um hi sui a si
biate a simi thil - (adj.) trifling
biate ngai a simi - (n.) trifle
biatetter - (v.) play down - Example: He played down the importance of work = Rian biapi a sinak kha a biatetter
biatheitu - (n.) witness
biathlam - (n.) meaning implication
Biathlam - (n.) Revelation, the last book of the New Testament
biathli a hngalmi , a chung i a ummi - (n.) insider
biathli a simi - (adj.) confidential
biathli a simi - (adj.) secret
biathli a simi , hawi hngalh lo awkin bia hleng in chimmi , thuhmi - (adj.) cryptic
biathli chimhmipa , zumhmi - (n.) confidant
biathli , cuti ti ah cucu a si lai timi - (n.) watchword
biathli , hawi hngalhlomi , a thli - (adj.) underhand
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biathli i chimhnak i hmanmi - (n.) code
biathli pek - (n.) hint - Example: Na kal awk a si tiah biathli a pek (a pekning cu mittheh zongin a si kho)
biathli , thli - (n.) secret - Example: Do not reveal the secret = Biathli phuang hlah
biatiam - (n.) secret agreement, tryst
biatlang - (n.) sentence
biatlang chungah a sullam fianternak caah kulhmi bia: ( - ) - (n.) parenthesis
biatlang donghnak i deh (.) mi hi - (n.) stop
biatlang pakhat chung i biafang a bu in a ummi , biatlang a tling tung lomi - (n.) phrase - Example: In the garden there is much to do =
Dum chungah tuak awk tampi a um, hi biatlang ah hin 'in the garden' ('i haven') le 'to do' ('at gøre') hi 'phrase' ('ordforbindelse') an si veve
biatlang pakhat chung i then khat - (n.) clause
biatlang umtuning - (n.) syntax
biatlangpi - (n.) theme
biavaivuan - (n.) rumour, foundationless news
biaziar - (n.) irony
bih , hei zoh vak - (v.) peek
bihnak thlalang - (n.) mirror
bik , a ttha bik , a chia bik , a sang bik , a riam bik - (adj.) superlative
bik , bikcem - (adv.) most
bik , bikthuh - (n.) hide and seek - Example: The children love hide and seek very much. The children play hide and seek game = Ngakckia nih
bikthuh an duh ngaingai. - Ngakchia bik an i thup
bikcem - (adv.) most, very most
biktaling in tlak - (n.) nosedive
bil - (v.) fold - Example: He folds the paper = Caku a bil
bil - (v.) lap
bil khawhmi , kualh khawhmi - (adj.) flexible
bil, thlep , puan kha vun thlep, puan khu vun bil - (v.) flex
bilh - (adj.) blunt - Example: My knife is blunt = Ka nam a bilh
bilnak - (n.) crease
biltu - (n.) folder
bing - (n.) heroin
bing - (n.) morphia
bing - (n.) dope
bing rit - (n.) opiate
bingbo - (adj.) uneven, not smooth
bingboter , korter - (v.) ruffle - Example: A breeze ruffled the lake = Thli nih tili kha a ti a bingboter
bingtalet - (adj.) upside-down
bingtalet in rilh - (n.) somersault
bisawp - (n.) bishop
bisawp pakhat nih ukmi - (n.) bishopric
bishop luchin - (n.) mitre
bishop ngan bik - (n.) arch bishop
bishop pakhat nih a zohkhenhmi - (n.) diocese
biskit changreu - (n.) biscuit
bit - (adj.) narrow - Example: It is dangerous because the road is narrow = Lam a bit caah ttih a nung
bit , bitter - (v.) make narrow - Example: You will make the door narrower by two inches = Innka kha lehmah pahnih in na bit deuh lai
bizu - (n.) sideboard
bo - (n.) lobe - Example: Ear lobe = Hnakhaw tanglei bo
bo - (n.) anything higher than its surrounding - Example: A mount = Tlangbo
bo - (adj.) bumpy, uneven - Example: The road is bumpy, uneven = Lam a bo
bo , phing - (n.) lump - Example: There is a lump on his head = A lu ah bo a um
bo , vawlei bo , lung ponmi bo - (n.) mound
bochan - (v.) rely
bochan - (v.) bank on - Example: You cannot bank on his help = A ka bawmh lai tiah i bochan hlah
bochan - (v.) count on
bochan , a hman ti i ruah . zumh - (v.) believe
bochan awk tlak lomi , zumh awk tlak lomi - (adj.) unreliable
bochan awk tlakmi - (adj.) reliable
bochan awk tlakmi - (adj.) reliant
bochan awk tlakmi sinak - (n.) reliability
bochan , rinh - (v.) reckon on - Example: We may reckon on your help = Na bawmhnak kha kan i bochan (rinh) lai
bochannak - (n.) reliance
bochannak , fek tein zumhnak - (n.) confidence
boh - (v.) harvest corn
boh - (v.) force-open
boksing thonghthiam - (n.) boxer
bom - (n.) bomb
bom phum - (v.) mine - Example: The place was mined during the war = Ral lioah kha hmun ah khan bom an phum
bom thlak , meithal nganpi i bom in kah - (v.) bombard
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bom thlatu vanlawng - (n.) bomber
bomb hmanhmi puahter/phelh - (v.) spring - Example: To spring a mine = Mine bomb hmanhmi phelh i puahter
bomb puah - (n.) detonation
bomb puahnak - (n.) explosion
bon - (adv.) as usual, as before
bong - (n.) plover - Example: A plover flies = Bong a zuang
bong - (n.) fortune, luck - Example: Today I have a fortune or my fortune is good = Nihin cu ka bong a ttha
bong - (n.) augury
bongh - (v.) root out - Example: You will root out the banana trees = Banhla kung kha a hram in na bongh hna lai
bongmal , mal - (n.) blessing, fortune, luck
bongmong - (n.) gong
bongtlir - (n.) house lizard, gecko
bor - (n.) bouquet - Example: A bouquet of flowers = Pangpar bor
bor , bawr - (n.) bunch - Example: A bunch of keys. - A bunch of bananas. = Tawh bor. - Banhla thlar; a bu in chiahmi thil
bor khat , tom khat , phal khat - (n.) sheaf
borh - (v.) form a cluster - Example: The leaves form at roundish cluster = Thinghnah a borh
borh - (v.) dye
boxing thonghnak i pawng 112 in a tanglei pawl - (n.) flyweight
breik , khamtu - (v.) brake
breket; e.g. ( ... ) - (n.) bracket
bu - (n.) group
bu - (n.) guild
bu - (n.) pack - Example: Cenghngia run khat
bu - (n.) sect
bu - (n.) team - Example: Football team = Pumpululh chuih bu
bu - (n.) nest of bird
bu - (n.) beehive
bu - (n.) web of spider
bu , aa kommi bu - (n.) league
bu chung i a lut thar, tipil ing ka - (n.) neophyte
bu chung i luhternak - (n.) initiation
bu chungin chuah , i tthen i cheu - (v.) secede
bu chungin chuahnak , i tthencheunak - (n.) secession
bu hnih karlak i lamkaltu - (n.) go-between
bu hruaitu - (n.) ringleader
bu in tuah , a bu in tuan - (adj.) collective
bu khat - (n.) set
bu khat - (n.) set - Example: Tea set = Laphak dinnak hraite hna pawl bu khat
bu khat chung lu , upa bik , nawl ngeitu bik - (n.) chief
bu khat in bu dang i aa tthialmi , zumhnak aa letmi - (n.) turncoat
bu , khuankhangtubu - (n.) council
bu , kua - (n.) den
bu nganpi - (n.) horde - Example: Hordes of grasshoppers = Khaubawk bu nganpi
bu pakhat chung i a tam deuh a dohtu a tlawm deuh pawl kha. - 2. i cheunak i tthennak. - 3. aa cheumi bu - (n.) faction
bu , phun - (n.) genus
bu pipi in zuarmi thilri , a pak a pak in zuarmi khi retail ti a si - (n.) wholesale
bu , rianttuan awk ca i an thimmi ralkapbu hmete - (n.) squad
bua - (v.) be long - Example: Your hair is long (unkempt) = Na sam a bua
buahneh - (n.) stain - Example: A ziaza zeihmanh aa buahneh lo
buaibai - (v.) be confused, be in commotion - Example: We are in commotion these days = Tukar hrawng cu kan buaibai ngai
buaibainak - (n.) commotion
buaktlak in - (n.) average
bual - (n.) slough, mire
buan - (n.) dirt, mud, dust
buan - (n.) sud (of soap)
buan - (n.) wrestling
buanbara - (n.) froth
buanbare i can - (v.) foam
buanchukcho - (n.) deluge, flood (especially Noah's flood)
buanchukcho ; ti nih khuh dih - (n.) deluge
buang - (adj.) fluffy
buar - (v.) break - Example: Those who broke the law are punished = Nawl a buarmi cu dan an tat hna
buar - (v.) become mouldy, mildew - Example: My shirt becomes mouldy = Ka angki a buar
buar awk a si lomi , zulh lo awk a si lomi - (adj.) inviolable
Budaphung - (n.) Buddhism
Budis biaknak a thawktu - (prop.) Buddha
Budis biaknak a zulmi - (n.) Buddhist
buh - (n.) rice - Example: Eat plenty of rice = Buh tampi in ei
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buhter - (v.) let dye - Example: I let my grandmother dye my shirt = Ka pi ka angki ka buhter
buikelet , tawte - (n.) mole
buk le han , rawl chiahnak inn - (n.) granary
buk sak lo i ramlak i riahnak hmun; ralkap ca i pumh i tonnak hmun - (n.) bivouac
bukhe , pangpar tom - (n.) bouquet
bultannak - (n.) mutilation
bultawl - (v.) look after, serve, care, cater
buluk - (n.) tadpole
bum - (v.) rot or decay, be worm-eaten - Example: My wood rotting, decaying, eaten by weevil = Ka thing a bum
bum - (n.) weevil
bun - (v.) be in trouble - Example: We are in trouble = Rolung ka bun
bungh - (v.) pour out
bunh - (v.) erect a stick, post, stone, rock on the ground
bunh - (v.) settle - Example: Where have you settled? = Khuazei ah dah umhmun nan bunh?
bunh , dirter , sak - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai
bur - (v.) pitch in, collect things in one place - Example: We collect or keep rice in one place = Facang kan bur
bur , burbuk - (n.) shrub
burbuk - (n.) bush
burbuk an cinnak hmun - (n.) shrubbery
burbuk , bur - (n.) shrub
burbuk tampi umnak - (n.) thicket
burbuk tampi umnak a simi - (adj.) shrubby
burh - (v.) dye
burh - (v.) get burned with hot water
buri hri , buri hri kung - (n.) jute
buri hri , hri , la hri - (n.) string
buri kung bantuk , la sernak thil kung phun khat - (n.) flax
buri puan - (n.) sackcloth
buri ttha phun - (n.) burlap
burut - (n.) brush
but , buthnawh - (v.) cluster around or gather around somebody - Example: Many people gathered around Jesus = Jesuh kha mi tampi ni an
but
but hnawh - (v.) cluster - Example: The students cluster around their teacher = Siangngakchia nih an saya an but hnawh
but hnawh - (v.) flock - Example: Children floked round the christmas tree = Khrismas thingkung kha nganchia nih an but hnawh
but kedan - (n.) boot
buti - (n.) vegetable soup
buttit khaubawk - (n.) insects
C
ca - (n.) script - Example: Burmese script = Kawl ca
ca - (n.) character - Example: Chinese character = Tuluk ca
ca - (n.) literature - Example: English literature = Mirang ca
ca - (n.) writing
ca auh - (v.) dictate
ca auh - (n.) dictation
ca auh uk in uk - (v.) dictate
ca chuahmi - (n.) issue - Example: Tadinca an chuahmi a hmanung bik ah eksident a tonnak kong kha a um
ca chung i biatlangpi a nganpipi in ttialmi - (n.) headline
ca hrenhnak thim kuai - (n.) staple
ca i kuat - (v.) correspond
ca i kuatnak - (n.) correspondence
ca in siseh , hmanthlak in siseh , thawngthanh , mi theihter - (v.) advertise
ca le cauk kennak kuttlaih zal , handbag - (n.) portfolio
ca leh , holh leh - (v.) translate
ca namnak seh ha an thletnak - (n.) foundry
ca pakhatkhat a donghnak i minthut khi , a tanglei i minttial - (v.) undersign
ca relnak - (n.) perusal - Example: I finished the perusal of your letter = Na cakuat rel ka dih cang
ca sanhnak thingkuang - (n.) mailbox
ca tampi relnak fimnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) scholarly
ca tampi relnak in hmuhmi fimnak - (n.) scholarship
ca tar - (v.) post - Example: Announcement was posted on the wall = Thawngthanhnak kha vampang cungah an tar
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ca tarmi - (n.) placard
ca tialmi bia kha a si hrimhrim tinak caah cuka ca tial chungah a um tiin fianter khawhnak - (v.) document
ca ttialmi a ttha maw ttha lo ti zohtthantu - (n.) reviewer
ca ttialnak seh hri , khi bantuk pawl khi , sam temnak hri - (n.) ribbon
caah - (conj.) as - Example: As you do not like chillies I am not going to give you any = Makphek na duh lo caah kan pe lai lo
caah - (conj.) since - Example: Since you feel tired you should rest = Na bat caah naa dinh awk a si
caah - (conj.) that - Example: He ran fast that he may catch his friends = A hawile kha a phak hna nakhnga khulrang in a tli
caah - (conj.) inasmuch as
caah - (conj.) as - Example: As you are busy now, I shall come later = Atu cu naa manh lo caah hnu deuh ah ka ra te lai
caah - (prep.) on account of - Example: He cannot run on account of pain in his leg = A ke a fah caah a tli kho lo
caah - (prep.) for - Example: This book is for him = Hi cauk cu amah caah a si
caah - (prep.) in behalf of - Example: He died in behalf of his friend = A hawi caah a thi
caah , ruangah - (conj.) because
caak - (v.) admonish, rebuke
caal - (v.) struggle
caan - (n.) period - Example: During the period of war = Ral lio caan chungah
caan - (n.) time - Example: A minute is a short time = Minit pakhat cu caan tawite a si
caan - (n.) turn - Example: It is Bob's turn to read = Bob nih a rel caan a si
caan - (n.) while - Example: He kept us us waiting a long while = Caan saupi a kan hngahter
caan a cu cang - (n.) time - Example: It is time to go to bed = Ih caan a cu (si) cang
caan a lan , a lan - (v.) elapse
caan a mermi - (n.) turn - Example: At the turn of the century = Kum zabu pakhat aa mer lio caan ah
caan a phan ti lo , caan he aa tlak ti lo, thil hlun a si cang - (n.) anachronism
caan a tling - (v.) fall - Example: Christmas falls on Saturday = Khrismas ni cu zarhteni ah a tla
caan ah siseh , hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh - (adj.) foremost
caan chung - (n.) duration
caan hmaan loin a kalmi thil , a caan a hman lomi - (adj.) erratic - Example: An erratic clock = A caan a hman lomi suimilam
caan hmaantertu - (n.) regulator
caan hman - (v.) spend - Example: I want to spend Christmas at home this year = Tukum cu inn ah Khrimas hman ka duh
caan hman tein a zulmi - (adj.) punctual
caan karlak chan , A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng - (adj.) medieval
Caan Karlak Chan, A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng - (n.) Middle Ages
caan kong tuaktannak cawnnak - (n.) chronology
caan lawng - (n.) leisure
caan ngei tadinca , a can hmaan tein chuahmi thawngtheihnak ca - (n.) periodical
caan nih kal tak cangmi , a hlun cangmi , hman ti lomi - (adj.) obsolete
caan , nithla - (n.) date
caan pakhatkhat - (n.) period - Example: He visited us for a short period = Caan tawite chung a kan leng
caan relnak , suimilam - (n.) clock
caan rem lo - (adj.) inoppurtune
caan rem lonak , harnak peknak - (n.) inconvenience
caan saupi - (adv.) long - Example: I have long thought about him = Amah kong kha caan saupi ka ruat cang
caan saupi a rak um cangmi - (n.) standing - Example: It is a feud of long standing between the two families = An chung hnih karlak ah caan
saupi a rak um cangmi i huatnak a um
caan tampi hmang in , duhsah tein - (adv.) leisurely
caan tawite - (n.) moment
caan tawite ca lawng a simi - (adj.) temporary
caan tawite chung a hung um tami thil - (n.) flicker - Example: A flicker of hope showed in her eyes = A mit chungah ruahchannak a hng um
ta dak
caan tawite chung a simi - (adj.) momentary
caan tawite chung ca - (adj.) provisional
caan tawite chung ngolta - (v.) suspend
caan tawite vun i hngilh - (n.) nap
caan thiahnak cazin , cu caan kha caan ah cu bantuk kha bantuk in a si lai ti in ttialmi cazin - (n.) schedule
caan ttha a simi - (adj.) auspicious
caan ttha , vantthat caan - (n.) chance
caan tuaknak ca , cu caan kha caan ah cucu khakha a si lai ti tuakmi khi - (n.) timetable
caan um lo , zungzal - (adj.) timeless
caan vialte pek , i pumpek - (v.) devote
caang - (n.) joint
caang - (n.) verse, stanza
caantling in hmanhman tein ttuanmi - (adj.) regular - Example: He has no regular work = Rian ngaingai a ngei lo
caantling in ttuanmi rian - (adj.) full-time
cabawm - (n.) envelope
cabawm phih/sengh - (v.) seal
cabek , bek - (n.) sideburns
cabek , bep , phuzep - (n.) temple of the head
cabuai - (n.) table
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cabuai ; a chung i khan hme tete a ngeimi - (n.) bureau
cabuai cung i cite hunnak thawl - (n.) salt cellar
cabuai i rawlpetu - (n.) waiter
cabuai khuh puan - (n.) table cloth
cabuai sau - (n.) counter
cabuai sau , khung sau - (n.) desk
cabuai tthutdan - (n.) furniture
cabuai tthutdan a um lomi - (adj.) unfurnished
cacao thingthei an phomh i a dipmi , kuku - (n.) chocolate
cacawn , carel - (v.) read
cacawn , cawnpiak - (adj.) educate - Example: He was educated in Cambridge University = Amah cu Cambridge University ah ca a cawng
cacawng - (n.) scolars in the sense of pupils
cafang - (n.) letter
cafang a tung pawl - (n.) Roman letters
cafang aw - (n.) vowel
cafang aw pahnih aa fonh i aw khat a chuakmi - (n.) diphtong
cafang cung i hmelchunhnak (~) - (n.) tilde
cafang dangdang hmun khat i cawh i ttial , min ttialnak ah hin hman khun a si tawn , tahchunhnak ah , Sang Hnin cu (S le H) in
fohn in ttial a si hnga - (n.) monogram
cafang in lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) scrabble
cafang komh - (n.) spelling
cafang komhning a hmaanmi - (n.) orthography
cafang ngan - (n.) block letter - Example: Print your name in block letters = Na min cu cafag ngan in ttial tuah
cafang ngan - (n.) capital
cafang ngawi - (n.) italic
cafang ngawi in ttial - (v.) italicize
cafang pahnih pehnak ca i a rinmite " - " - (n.) hyphen
cafang ttial - (v.) spell - Example: How do you spell your name? = Zeitindah na min na ttial?
cafang ttialning - (n.) form - Example: 'Broke' is the past form of 'break' = 'Broke' cu 'break' past tense ttialning a si
cafang tung - (n.) consonant
cafung - (n.) pen
cah - (v.) send message - Example: I send him a message to come home = Hong tlung thai bia ka cah
cah , thil cah - (n.) order - Example: He gave the company an order for books = Kampani kha cauk a cah hna
cahang - (n.) ink
cahang dawpnak - (n.) blotter, blotting paper
cahang nehnak , nehnak - (n.) blot - Example: There is a blot of ink on his shirt = A angki ah cahang nehnak pakhat a um
cahang roternak i hmanmi ca - (n.) blotting paper
cahhenhnak - (n.) seal
cahmai - (n.) page
cahmai - (n.) table - Example: Table of contents = A chung i a ummi kong ttialnak cahmai
cahmai , puanhmai - (n.) side - Example: Write only on one side of the paper = Cahmai pakhat lawngah khan ttial
cahnah , thinghnah - (n.) leaf
cai - (v.) become tired - Example: I worked too hard yesterday that I am very tired today = Nizan fak tukin rian ka ttuan i nihin cu ka cai ko
cai , cei - (v.) have sexual intercourse
cai , cei - (v.) become warped - Example: My plank is warped = Ka thing a cai
caih , ceih - (v.) deliberate, discuss - Example: They discuss about the journey = Khualtlawnnak kong an i caih
cak - (adj.) strong, fast
cakapian - (n.) interpreter
cakei onh , miakpi thawng , onh , caw onh - (v.) roar
cakei , pawlai nakin a ngan deuhmi - (n.) jaguar
cakei phun khat - (n.) puma
cakhenhnak in nam i tazeih mui ca cung i a cuangmi khi - (n.) impression - Example: The impression of the seal on the wax was very clear =
Khuaiseng cung i tazeih mui a cuangmi cu a fiang ngai
cakhenhnak khuaiseng/thalrit - (n.) sealing wax
caku , ca - (n.) paper
caku dawh le pangpar le thinghnah le a dangdang in khualai lam hna , inn hna tamh - (v.) festoon
caku denhnak lung - (n.) paper weight
caku in a phaw an sermi cauk - (n.) paperback
caku in sermi - (adj.) paper - Example: Paper flower = Caku pangpar
caku nemte a pante - (n.) tissue paper
caku tannak seh - (n.) guillotine
caku tlap 24 - (n.) quire
cakuat - (n.) letter
cakuat - (v.) send a letter
cakuat man - (n.) postage
cakuat tik i bia dongh hnu min ttial hnu i bia herhte vun chap tthanmi khi - (n.) postscript
cakuat ttial dih hnu i bia tawite vun chapmi khi - (n.) P.S.
cakuat ttialnak catlap - (n.) writing pad
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cakuatmi a umnak a rak i tthial i cu aa tthialnak hmun i hei kuat tthan - (v.) redirect
cakuatmi minung khi - (n.) addressee
cakuatnak catlap a bawm a hau lomi - (n.) postcard
cakuatnak lei thil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) postal
cakuatnak man pek - (adj.) postpaid
cal - (n.) brow
cal - (n.) forehead
cal - (adj.) male - Example: A male deer = Sakhi cal
cal lei thluak - (n.) cerebrum
caleri - (n.) celery
calung - (n.) slate
calungpi , phalung - (n.) blackboard
cam - (v.) stop - Example: We stopped three days in his village = A khua ah ni thum kan caam
cam - (n.) anniversary - Example: Today is my anniversary birthday = Nihin cu ka chuah cam a si
cam - (v.) pray, say incantation - Example: He prays = Thla a cam
cam , hngah , tan (taan) , ruah - (v.) tarry
camcawh - (v.) cast lot
camcin - (adv.) always
camera (khemara) chung i ceunak luhnak le a hungtu - (n.) shutter
camh - (v.) cast spell
camh a ngei tiah an ruahmi thil , siasal - (n.) fetish
camh , camhnak i bia an chimmi - (n.) incantation
camh lung - (n.) talisman
camhnak biatlaih hna bantukin tlaih - (n.) spellbound - Example: The audience was spellbound by his rhetoric = A biachim thiamnak nih a
hamh in a hamh hna
camipuai - (n.) examination
camipuai tuah - (v.) examine
camipuaituahtu - (n.) examiner
camphak ni - (n.) anniversary
can - (n.) spell - Example: The child has spells of coughing = Ngakchia cu a khuh lengmang
can - (n.) time - Example: It's now time to go = Kal can a si cang
can - (n.) season - Example: Winter season = Khuasik can
can - (adj.) of the same length - Example: Your pencil and my pencil are of the same length = Na khedan le ka khedan an i can
can ah - (prep.) for - Example: He gave me a new book for the old one = Cauk hlun can ah khan a thar pakhat a ka pek
can ah , aiawhtu ah - (n.) behalf - Example: On my behalf = Keimah can ah
can har , ttihphannak can - (n.) crisis
can , hmun - (n.) stead - Example: In his stead = Amah hmun ah, amah can ah
can karlak - (adj.) interim
can , si - (v.) become - Example: He became a great man = Mi ngan ah a cang
can tawite vun i hngilh - (v.) nap
Canada rammi - (n.) Canadian
canam - (v.) print
canam palhmi - (n.) misprint
canamnak ding ca i thing sermi - (n.) woodcut
canamnak seh - (n.) press
canamnak seh - (n.) printing press
canamning phun khat , a cahang kha lung chung i nalh i cu ti i nam - (n.) lithography
canamtu - (n.) printer
cang - (adv.) already - Example: He has already gone home = Inn ah a tin cang
cang - (v.) become - Example: He becomes a teacher = Saya ah a cang
cang - (v.) move - Example: The leaves do not move = Hnahchawl an cang lo
cang - (v.) move about - Example: He can no longer move about = A cang ko ti lo
cang - (adv.) completed action - Example: He has gone to church = Biakin ah a kal cang
cang - (adj.) hard - Example: Steel is hard = Kahpathir cu a cang
cang - (adj.) mature
cang theu lai - (v.) must - Example: He must have arrived there by now = Atu cu khika ah a phan cang ttheu lai
cangai - (n.) crab
cangal - (n.) lye
cangcel - (n.) earthworm
cangcel , kut - (n.) worm
cangcel tampi umnak , thei a chung rungrul nih a eimi - (adj.) wormy
cangdawl - (n.) terrace
cangdonh , a dot a dot in cang tuahmi - (n.) terrace
cangh - (v.) sprain - Example: I sprained my back = Ka keng kaa cangh
cangh - (v.) play - Example: We play king (game) = Kei kan i cangh
cangka - (adv.) as soon as - Example: As soon as I get out he enters = Ka chuah cangka a lut
cangvat - (n.) leech
canh - (v.) be as tall as - Example: Now I am as tall as my mother = Atu cu ka nu ka canh
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canphio - (n.) tin
canphio bantuk , canphio in sermi - (adj.) tinny
canphio bawmte , kuang hmete - (n.) canister
canphio cung i an nalhmi zingh khi - (n.) zinc
canphio kha ngen pan tein thuh - (v.) galvanize
canphio pan dikdekte thil funnak i hmanmi - (n.) tinfoil
cantiang a hna - (n.) fluke
cantiang hmur , thal hmur - (n.) arrowhead
cantu , themhtu - (n.) carver
capawl - (n.) straw
capawl hlonhtu fungte - (n.) pitchfork
capawl pon - (n.) rick
capetu - (n.) mailman
capetu - (n.) postman
capetu ngakchiapa , sinum - (n.) page
capo - (n.) joke, fun
capo , capoh - (v.) crack jokes, joke, make fun, make fun of
capo i saihnak - (n.) mockery
caponak i i kawhnak min , min ngaingai a si lomi - (n.) nickname
car - (adj.) dry
carbon , hydrogen le oxygen aa cawhmi , thanthling le rawl hang bantuk - (n.) carbohydrate
carek - (n.) post office
carel , cacawn - (v.) read
careltu - (n.) reader
carh - (v.) dry in the sun - Example: I dry cotton in the sun = Lapar ka carh
carhlet - (n.) back door
carialnak seh - (n.) duplicator
carter , roter - (v.) wither - Example: The sun withers the grass = Ni nih ram cu a roter
casanh - (v.) mail, post
casanhnak - (n.) mail box, letter box
cat - (v.) break - Example: The rope breaks = Hri a cat
cat - (v.) die - Example: The sick person died at 3 A.M. = Mizaw kha zing pathum ah a cat
cat lo in a ummi , a peh thluahmahmi - (adj.) continual
catang - (n.) sergeant
cate hna hmuhnak , thil hmuhnak - (n.) receipt
cathiam - (n.) educated person, learned person
cathiam lomi - (adj.) illiterate
cathiam lomi - (adj.) unlearned
cathiam ngaimi , a fim ngaimi - (adj.) erudite - Example: An erudite person = Ca a thiam i a fim ngaimi
cathiamnak aa uangmi , pung cu cu bantuk kha bantuk a si a ti i cu ning cun ti a herh lo tiangin i timi - (n.) pedant
cathiamnak , fimnak - (n.) erudition
cathiamnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) literary
catial a thiam ngaimi - (n.) essayist
catial zongin , a si hrimhrim tiah ti , ka chim zongin - (v.) certify
catialmi chungin duh lomi hrawh , phawi - (v.) delete
catialmi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) documentary
catlam a kam , cattial lonak khi - (n.) margin
catlang - (n.) sentence
catlang bu - (n.) paragraph
catlang chung biafang hna kha zeidah an si, 'navneord' maw 'udsagsord' maw ti bantuk, kha bantuk an sining chim - (v.) parse
catlang donghnak deh (.) - (n.) point
catlang donghnak i deh (.) - (n.) period
catlang ri in - (n.) line
catlang rin - (v.) rule - Example: He rules the paper with a ruler = Pefung in caku cungah catlang a rin hna
catlang rin a ding vevemi a thluanchuak in a kauhlei aa khatmi - (adj.) parallel
catlang rin in thil tuak thiamnak , thil a sau , a kauh , a chahning tah thiamnak - (n.) geometry
catlangrin - (n.) rule
catlap - (n.) sheet of paper
catlap, a chung i a herhmi ttialnak ca i lawnnak a ngemi - (n.) form
catlap a kauh lehmah 13½" a sau lehmah 17 (13½" x 17") - (n.) foolscap
catlap a tthawng i a chah zong a chahmi - (n.) cardboard
catlap tlawm tein thawngthanhnak ttialmi - (n.) leaflet
catlap tlemnak ca bawm - (n.) file
catlap tthawngmi - (n.) card
catsup ti zong ah ttial a si , men phun khat - (n.) ketchup
cattial - (num.) writing
cattial in chimmi , chimmi - (n.) statement
cattial in hlanh - (v.) lease
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cattial in thangchiatnak - (n.) libel
cattial khenhchih - (v.) grave
cattial palhmi hnawhnak , hnortu - (n.) rubber
cattial thiammi - (n.) penman
cattial thiamnak , tadinca ttial thiamnak - (n.) journalism
cattial tik i cahmai aa taglei i a sullam ttial ; hi kong cu cu cauk chungin lakmi a si tiah a cauk min ttial - (n.) footnote
cattial tik i comma tehna , full stop tehna , etc. hmaan tein chiah - (v.) punctuate
cattial tik i comma tehna , full stop tehna , etc. hmaan tein chiahnak - (n.) punctuation
cattial , ttial - (v.) write - Example: Please write down your name = Na min ttial tuah
cattialmi , hla siseh bia siseh - (n.) literature
cattialmi nam tthan - (v.) reprint
cattialnak ca i an rak hmanmi saphaw - (n.) parchment
cattialnak i hmanmi seh ha - (n.) type
cattialnak saphaw - (n.) vellum
cattialnak seh - (n.) typewriter
cattialnak seh ha - (adj.) key
cattialnak seh in cattialnak - (n.) typewriting
cattialnak seh in ttialmi ca - (adj.) typewritten
cattialnak thilri a zuartu - (n.) stationer
cattialnak thilri , caku , cahang , cafung , khedan tehna - (n.) stationery
cattialning phun khat, a mui khenhfial a lomi, Babilon, Assiria le Persia rammi hna nih an rak hmanmi - (n.) cuneiform
cattialning phun khat , a si ngaingaimi si lo i lungchung in suaimi le ruahmi tuanbia - (n.) romanticism
cattialtu - (n.) writer
cattialtu - (n.) scribe
cattialtu nih a min ngaingai si loin min aa bunhmi - (n.) penname
cau - (v.) look up - Example: He looks up to heaven = Van a cau
cauh - (v.) swallow or drink in one gulp - Example: He gulped one cup of liquor = Zureu hrai khat a cauh
cauk - (n.) book
cauk a eitu rungrul , cucaah ca a rel tukmi khi bookworm an ti - (n.) bookworm
cauk a min hme deuh , a min taktak a sullam a chimtu - (n.) subtitle
cauk a sertu nih a zuarnak nawl armah lawng nih a negeihmi - (n.) copyright
cauk chiahnak hrawl - (n.) bookcase
cauk chung biadonghnak , tlangkawmnak - (n.) epilogue
cauk chung hmun dangdang i a um venak langhternak - (n.) cross-reference
cauk chung i aa tttialmi bia kawlnak ca i cafang aa channing in ttialmi cauk - (n.) concordance
cauk chung i hmanthlak a suaitu , thachunhnak in a fiantertu - (n.) illustrator
cauk chung i hmun khat khat - (n.) passage - Example: He read a passage from the Bible = Baibal cauk chungin hmun khat a rel
cauk chung i tthemnak - (n.) chapter
cauk chung i ttialmi a biapi bik a simi - (n.) text - Example: This history contains 300 pages of text and 59 pages of explanation = Hi tuanbia
chungah hin a kong taktak cu hmai 3000 a si i a fianternak hmai 50 a si
cauk chung i ummi thil/ruahnak - (n.) matter - Example: The matter in your book is good but the style is bad = Na cauk chung i ruahnak a
ummi cu a ttha, sihmanhselaw na ttialning cu a ttha lo
cauk chung in siseh , mi chimmi in siseh lakmi bia - (n.) excerpt
cauk chung min khumh - (v.) book
cauk chung ummi bia a kawl fawinak ca i abc tiin z tiang aa chang lengmang in tuahmi - (n.) index
cauk chungin chuahmi bia - (n.) extract - Example: She read an extract from my favorite poem = Hla ka duh ngaimi chungin a hun lak i a rel
cauk, hla le thil dandang i a ttha a ttha lo ti hngal khomi - (n.) critic
cauk hme tete - (n.) tract
cauk hmete - (n.) booklet
cauk hmun khat i chiahmi , cauk chiahnak inn/khan - (n.) library
cauk maw thil pakhatkhat a tthatnak a tthat lonak chimnak - (n.) critique
cauk maw thil pakhatkhat a tthatnak a tthat lonak chimnak - (n.) critique
cauk min , hla min , hmanthlak min - (n.) title
cauk ngan pipi, hngalhnak tampi an chungah aa ttial i kawl fawi seh tinak ah a b c in aa chang lengmang in an ttialmi - (n.)
encyclopaedia
cauk nganpi - (n.) tome
cauk pakhatkhat a tawinak in ttial tthanmi , hlum fonhnak - (n.) epitome
cauk pantete a phaw a ngei setsai lomi - (n.) pamphlet
cauk phaw - (n.) binding
cauk phaw a chunglei i ttial lomi catlap - (n.) flyleaf
cauk pungsan , a hmet ngain le a sehha tiangin - (n.) format
cauk relmi le hmanmi hna an min ttialmi - (n.) bibliography
cauk ser tik i catlap hna kha hmun khat i tlem i tthit - (v.) bind
cauk ttialtu - (n.) author
cauk uk - (n.) volume - Example: One volume, two volumes = Cauk uk khat, cauk uk hnih
cauk zuartu - (n.) bookseller
caw - (n.) cow
caw ek , vok ek ... - (n.) dung
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caw fir hmang - (n.) rustler
caw hnarphe hri , rangchak hri - (n.) rein
caw-inn - (n.) cow shed
caw onh , cakei onh , miakpi thawng , onh - (v.) roar
caw phun khat, a hnuk a ttha ngaimi - (n.) Jersey
caw phun paohpaoh , inn zuat satil - (n.) cattle
caw rawl einak kuang - (n.) manger
caw rawl peknak kuang , tidong - (n.) trough
caw thattu , saram thattu - (n.) butcher
caw tthantu , tlantu - (n.) redeemer
cawfa sa - (n.) veal
cawfa , vuifa , whale nga fa , sazuk sakhi fa - (n.) calf
cawh - (v.) shuffle - Example: He shuffled the cards = Phe kha a cawh dih hna
cawh - (v.) stir - Example: He stirs the sugar in his tea = A lakphak chung i thanthling kha a cawh
cawh - (v.) tease (as children)
cawh - (v.) ask repaiment of debt
cawh - (v.) prescribe - Example: He prescribed malaria medicine for me = Raifanh si a ka cawh
cawh , cawh i langhter - (v.) excavate
cawh , cawhnuk thawhphat ser i heh ti i cawh, cu bantukin kan pawpi chung i rawl aa cawh khi - (v.) churn
cawh dih i hnok ngaiin tuah - (v.) jumble
cawh , fonh - (v.) combine
cawh , fonh - (v.) mix
cawh , fonh , ai remmi siter - (v.) blend
cawh , khor cawh bantukin cawh i thuk chin lengmang ah pil - (v.) delve
cawhdeh - (v.) tease
cawhhnok - (v.) muddle - Example: You have muddled the plan = Kan i tinhmi cu na cawhhnok dih
cawhla , thil cawh tik i a rak i tel vemi - (n.) ingredient - Example: The ingredients of a cake are flour, sugar and egg = Kekmuk tuahnak i aa
telmi cu changvut, cini le arti an si
cawhlek - (n.) shovel
cawhmi - (n.) mixture
cawhmi thil - (n.) compound
cawhmi , thinghnah le nok cawhmi , thingnah non - (n.) compost
cawhnak - (n.) excavation
cawhnak - (n.) mixing, stirring (as stew)
cawhnak , fonhnak - (n.) combination
cawhnuk an khon i thawhpat i an sernak inn - (n.) dairy
cawhnuk chung rungrul thil hna seh ti in chuan - (v.) pasteurize
cawhnuk , hnuk , nu hnuk , khainiat hang cawhnuk a lomi - (n.) milk
cawhnuk khal - (n.) cheese
cawhnuk kham - (n.) cream
cawhnuk thawhpat - (n.) butter
cawhnuk thawhpat ser tik i ti a tangmi khi , muai hang kan timi ki - (n.) whey
cawi - (v.) be fined - Example: He is fined one hundred kyats = Tangka za khat a cawi
cawi - (v.) borrow - Example: I borrow money from John = John sinin tangka ka cawi
cawi , hler - (v.) lift
cawi , hler , thlir - (v.) elevate
cawi i hlonh - (v.) heave - Example: The sailors heaved the box overboard = Tilawng cawng pawl nih thing kuang cu an cawi i lengah an hlonh
cawi , thlir - (v.) hoist
cawih , coih - (v.) lend - Example: He lends me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka cawih
cawih , hlanh - (v.) loan - Example: He loans me a pen = Cafung a ka hlanh
cawihmi tangka - (n.) loan - Example: He got a loan from his friend = A hawipa nih tangka a cawih
cawihtu , tangka cawihtu - (n.) lender
cawimi tangka leiba - (n.) debit
cawk - (v.) pay - Example: He pays five kyats for his hat = A lu khuh fang nga in a cawk
cawk - (v.) purchase
cawk - (v.) secure
cawk , caw - (v.) buy
cawk , cok - (n.) throat
cawk khawh a simi , hmuh khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awkin a ummi - (adj.) available
cawk , ngeih , hmuh - (v.) procure
cawk tthan - (v.) redeem
cawk , zorh - (v.) deal - Example: This shop deals in petrol and kerosene = Hi dawr hi petrol le zinan a caw a zuarmi an si
cawkhal - (n.) cowherd
cawkhal , khaubawi - (n.) cowboy
cawknak - (n.) buying
cawknak hram - (n.) cost price
cawknak man ngeih khawh - (v.) afford - Example: I can afford to by a car = Mawtam cawknak tangka ka negi kho
cawkpuar - (n.) goitre
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cawk/zuarhmi thil - (n.) merchandise
cawlcang kho loin tuah , namchih - (v.) repress
cawlcang kho loin um , a zeng - (v.) paralyse
cawlcang lo in a ummi - (adj.) still - Example: Sit still = Cawlcang loin thu
cawlcang lo te i dai te i a ummi; e.g. 'Psalm' ah hin 'p' le 'l' hi stum a simi cu an si - (adj.) quiescent
cawlcang lo te i dai te i umnak - (n.) quiescence
cawlcang loin umnak , daihnak - (n.) stillness
cawlcangh - (n.) action
cawlcangh - (v.) move
cawlcanghnak - (n.) motion
cawlcanghnak , hnahnawhnak , i tuainak - (n.) turbulence
cawlcanghnak , thil le thazang (linhnak , elektrik dah , seh umtuning , ceunak) kong fimnak cawnnak - (n.) physics
cawlcanghter - (v.) stir - Example: The wind stirs the leaves = Thli nih thing hnah kha a cawlcanghter hna
cawlcanghter , thawkter - (v.) activate
cawleng - (n.) bullock cart
cawleng ke nih a kalnak lam i vawlei kuar lakin a tuahmi khi - (n.) rut
cawleng ke si an thuh lo i a awnh khi , zu an awnh an cik khi - (v.) squeak
cawleng, leng - (n.) cart
cawlh - (adv.) immediately - Example: He came and went again immeidately = A ra i a kal calwh
cawm - (v.) nurture
cawm - (v.) support - Example: He is supported by his father = A pa nih a cawm
caw/meheh an hnuk um - (n.) udder
cawmnak - (n.) nurture
cawmpai - (n.) duck
cawmtu - (n.) stay - Example: The oldest son was the family's stay = An fapa upa bik cu an innchungkhar cawmtu a si
cawn - (v.) study
cawn awk i tuahmi - (n.) curriculum
cawn , cawng - (v.) learn - Example: I am learning in school = Sianginn ah ca ka cawng
cawn , i lak , hawi sining i cawn - (v.) adapt
cawn ni nga ni - (n.) Friday
cawn , thiam - (v.) learn
cawnak i kir hmun - (v.) stand - Example: He stood first in his class = Amah tang chungah pakhatnak a si
cawnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) academic - Example: The academic year begins in June = Cawnak lei kum cu June thla in aa thawk
cawnchommi si loin , ser chommile tuahchommi si loin , koketein ngeihmi le simi - (adj.) natural - Example: It is natural for parents to love
their children = Nu le pa nih fale dawt cu an kokek in an i ngeihmi a si
cawng - (v.) imitate - Example: He imitates his father = A pa nawl a cawng
cawng - (v.) look after, care - Example: I am looking after a sick person = Mizaw ka cawng
cawng saya - (n.) school teacher
cawngh , congh - (v.) guard
cawngh , congh - (v.) attend the cattle - Example: If I attend the cattle I shall not be able to come = Caw ka cawngh ahcun ka ra kho lai lo
cawnghnak - (n.) attending
cawngor - (v.) hesitate
cawngornak - (n.) hesitation
cawnmi - (n.) lessons
cawnmi , chimmi , ceihmi ruahmi - (n.) subject - Example: The subject for our discussion will be health = Kan i ceih lai dingmi kong cu
ngandamnak a si lai
cawnmi subject - (n.) study
cawnnak aa thawkka - (n.) beginner
cawnnak , cawn awk i chiahmi - (n.) lesson
cawnnak , cawnpiaknak - (n.) education
cawnnak lei i a sang bik - (n.) doctor
cawnnak sang sianginn - (n.) academy
cawnnak sianginn sang bik , sianghleirun - (n.) university
cawnni - (n.) weekday
Cawnni khat ni - (n.) Monday
Cawnnihnih - (n.) Tuesday
cawnnili - (n.) Thursday
Cawnninga ni - (n.) Friday
cawnnithum - (n.) Wednesday
cawnpiak - (v.) teach
cawnpiak , cacawn - (adj.) educate - Example: He was educated in Cambridge University = Amah cu Cambridge University ah ca a cawng
cawnpiak chih lengmang an chung lut lakin cawnpiak - (v.) inculcate
cawnpiak , chimh - (v.) instruct
cawnpiak i fawimi , nawl ngaimi - (adj.) docile
cawnpiaknak - (n.) pedagogy
cawnpiaknak - (n.) precept
cawnpiaknak - (n.) training
cawnpiaknak an thiam hlan lo atu le atu tuah lengmang - (v.) drill
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cawnpiaknak ca i hmanmi - (adj.) didactic - Example: Didactic story = Cawnpiaknak tuanbia
cawnpiaknak ca i hmanmi tuanbia - (n.) fable
cawnpiaknak , cawnnak - (n.) education
cawnpiaknak , chimhnak , hmuhsaknak - (n.) instruction
cawnpiakning - (n.) type of teaching, the 'how' of teaching
cawnpiaktu - (n.) preceptor
cawnpiaktu , hmuhsaktu - (n.) instructor
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) educator
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) pedagogue
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) tutor
cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) teacher
cawp , cop - (n.) chisel
cawphaw - (n.) cow skin
cawrun - (n.) flock of cows, cattle
cawsa - (n.) beef
cawsa - (n.) steak
cawsa tit - (n.) beefsteak
cawt - (v.) be blind - Example: If you are blind you will not be able to read = Na mit a cawt achun ca na rel kho lai lo
cawtu - (n.) buyer
cawtum - (n.) bull
cawtum - (n.) bullock
cawtum - (n.) ox
cazi - (n.) clerk
cazin - (n.) list
cazin - (n.) register
cazin chung i min khumh, luh - (v.) enlist
cazin chung khumhnak - (n.) entry
cazin chung min khumh - (v.) register
cazin chung min khumhnak - (n.) registration
cazin chung min khumhnak he aa pehtlaimi kong i haotu - (n.) registrar
cazoh le cawn a zuam ngaingaimi - (adj.) studious
cazual - (n.) scroll
cazual samh , samh - (v.) unfold
ceengmaang - (adv.) very slowly - Example: A child goes very slowly = Ngakchia a kal ceengmaang
ceh - (v.) tuck - Example: She tucked her purse under her arm = A phaisa bawm kha a zak tangah aa ceh
ceh , cheu - (v.) split
ceh , cik - (v.) nip
ceh , tan , rem tein tuah , tamh - (v.) trim - Example: He trims the flowers = Pangpar kha a riam hna
cehrep - (n.) scissors
cehrep hmursau - (n.) forceps
cehrep nganpi phun - (n.) shears
cei , cai - (v.) have sexual intercourse
cei , cai - (v.) become warped - Example: My plank is warped = Ka thing a cai
cei cikcek in tthuat (seh) , tthalo in - (v.) maul - Example: He was mauled by the bear = Vom nih a seh
ceih , caih - (v.) deliberate, discuss - Example: They discuss about the journey = Khualtlawnnak kong an i caih
ceih , chim , ttial - (v.) treat - Example: The newspaper treated well the subject of water supply = Tadinca nih ti kong kha ttha tein a ttial
ceih tti , i al , ruah tti - (v.) debate
ceihmi ruahmi , cawnmi , chimmi - (n.) subject - Example: The subject for our discussion will be health = Kan i ceih lai dingmi kong cu
ngandamnak a si lai
cekci - (adv.) sharp - Example: Come at 1 P.M. sharp = Zanlei suimilam pakhat cekci ah ra
celh - (v.) be able to bear, suffer, tolerate
celh - (v.) play game - Example: They are playing a game = Lente an i celh
celh lo - (v.) give - Example: We pushed until the door began to give = Innkhar nih a celh lo tiangin kan nam
celh lo i i peknak - (n.) capitulation
celh ti lo i i pek - (v.) capitulate - Example: The men in the fort capitulated = Ralhau chung mi hna nih an celh ti lo i an i pe
celhlo - (v.) be sick - Example: I am sick = Ka celhlo
cem - (adv.) most
cemchih - (v.) implicate, involve
cencerh - (n.) porridge
cengceh - (n.) pliers
cengceh - (n.) tongs
cengceh hmete - (n.) tweezers
cengceh phun khat - (n.) pincers
cenghngia - (n.) fox
cenghngia ngan phun , ttih a nung ngaimi hngartlai - (n.) wolf
cenghngia phun khat , mi tuancia lawng ei a duhmi - (n.) jackal
cengkeuh , cicua , cengkol - (n.) oyster
cengkeuh , dawkawng - (n.) snail
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cengkeuh phaw - (n.) sea shell
cengkol ti , cengkol fa - (n.) spat
cengmang - (adv.) obstinately, determinedly - Example: Once he determines to do it he cannot be hindered by any means = A duh cengmang
ahcun thlauh khawh a si lo
cenh - (v.) fatten, gorge with rich food
cennak - (n.) raining - Example: It has been three days since it began to rain = Ruah a cennak ni thum a si cang
ceo - (adv.) only
ceoceo - (adv.) barely
cep - (n.) beetle
cep phun khat , fangvoi te hna theite hna a eitu - (n.) weevil
ceprep - (n.) gorge
ceprep - (adj.) narrow and steep - Example: A narrow gorge = Hor ceprep
cer - (n.) glare - Example: The glare of the sun = Ni cer
cer - (n.) gleam - Example: The gleam of copper pans = Dar umkheng cer
cer , de , tleu , ceu - (v.) scintillate
cer , tleu - (v.) glitter - Example: Diamond glitters = Daimond cu a cer
cercawi - (v.) glorify
cerh - (n.) fountain
cerh - (n.) marsh
cerh - (n.) swamp
cerh - (v.) dazzle - Example: The sun dazzles me = Ni nih a ka cerh
cerh , hram - (n.) fount
cerh , hram , tiva hna - (n.) source
cerh i pil - (v.) swamp
cerh umnak hmun - (adj.) swampy
cerh umnak hmun a simi - (adj.) marshy
cerh , zur - (n.) morass
cerhti - (n.) spring, spring water
cerhtiput - (n.) spring
cerlian - (n.) sun
cernak , cetnak , ceunak - (n.) scintillation
certual - (n.) playing-field
cetnak , ceunak , cernak - (n.) scintillation
ceu - (adj.) bright - Example: Sunshine is bright = Ni tlang a ceu
ceu , cer, de , tleu - (v.) scintillate
ceu hluahmah in alh - (v.) blaze
ceu lo deuh in umtermi , tlawm tein thang lo deuh in umter - (adj.) subdued - Example: The window curtain gives the room a subdued light
= Thlalangawng zar nih a khan cu zorter deuhmi ceunak kha a pek
ceu , tlang , tlan - (v.) shine - Example: The sun shines. - John's face shines = Ni a tlang. - John hmai a ceu (panh)
ceuh - (v.) gleam - Example: A light gleamed in the distance = Lam hlatpi ah khan ceunak a ceu
ceunak - (n.) light
ceunak - (n.) radiance
ceunak , a cer in a cermi sinak - (n.) brilliance
ceunak a vaa tonnak hmun , mit aa ton dihnak hmun , a laifang bik - (n.) focus - Example: The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes =
Ngaknu dawhte cu mit vialte aa ton dihnak a si
ceunak , cernak , cetnak - (n.) scintillation
ceunak chawn - (n.) gleam - Example: A gleam of light shone through the window = Thlalang awng in ceunak chawn a rung ceu
ceunak in tei , ceu deuh - (v.) outshine
ceunak inn chung i a run i kapmi - (n.) beam
ceunak le lumnak chuahternak - (n.) radiation
ceunak ngawiter - (v.) refract - Example: Water refracts light = Ti nih ceunak a ngawiter
ceunak nichawn , tahnak seh - (n.) spectroscope
ceunak nih a hleah khawh lomi , a thlam a lang lomi - (adj.) opaque
ceunak phentu puanzar - (n.) shade
ceunak , tleunak - (n.) shine
ceuter - (v.) brighten
ceuter - (v.) illuminate
ceuter , fianter , hngalhnak le fimnak pek - (v.) enlighten
ceuternak - (n.) enlightenment
ceuternak , fianternak - (n.) illumination
cha , chak - (v.) spit - Example: You must not spit = Na cil na cha lai lo
chaan - (v.) relieve of the burden - Example: He relieved me of my burden = Ka thilrit a ka chaan
chaan - (v.) succeed - Example: Rulers succeed rulers = Uktu nih uktu an chaan hna
chaangtu - (n.) successor
chafak , luak , chungin chuahter - (v.) spew
chah - (adj.) thick, dense
chah , chat - (v.) decide
chah , tan , tthen - (v.) sever
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chahnak - (n.) density
chahnak , tannak , cheunak , tthennak - (n.) severance
chahpi in sermi , a sa a ttha a pumrua a tthami - (adj.) thickset
chai - (n.) catapult, pellet bow
chaih - (v.) gallop - Example: A horse is galloping = Rangtum aa chaih
chaiza , liza - (n.) bowstring
chakhlomh - (v.) bridle
chaklei - (n.) north
chaklei a sawh zungzaltu suimilam - (n.) compass
chaklei a simi - (adj.) northern - Example: Northern part of Burma = Kawl ram chaklei kam
Chaklei Arfi - (n.) North Star
Chaklei arfi - (n.) polestar
chaklei kam - (adv.) northward
Chaklei Pole hrawng i thingkung um lo i a ummi hmun rawn kaupi - (n.) tundra
Chaklei Pole hrawng ram, Arctic ram - (n.) arctic
Chaklei Pole le Thlanglei Pole he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) polar - Example: Polar regions = Pole pawngkam ram
cham - (n.) hippopotamus
cham - (v.) pay back - Example: I have repaid my debt = Leiba ka cham cang
cham , lehrulh , pek tthan - (v.) recompense
cham , pek tthan - (v.) requit
cham thannak , a rak sining i siter tthan - (n.) restitution
cham , that lonak le sunghnak tuahpiakmi cham - (v.) indemnify
cham tthan , pek tthan - (v.) recoup
chambau - (adj.) poor - Example: He is a poor man = Mi chambau a si
chambaunak , chambauhnak - (n.) needs
chamnak , pek tthanmi thil - (n.) requital
chamnak , pek tthanmi thil - (n.) repayment
chan - (n.) generation - Example: Our generation is the generation of science = Kan chan hi science chan a si
chan - (n.) age - Example: This age is the age of science = Tuchan cu science chan a si
chan - (v.) hand over
chan khat hnu chan khat an i roh chin lengmangmi thil - (n.) heirloom
chan khat hnu chan khat i roh chin lengmangmi zumhnak , phunglam , tuanbia vialte hna hi - (n.) tradition
chan lailing - (n.) heyday
chang - (adv.) next to - Example: He sits next to me = Keimah changah a tthu
chang nawn - (v.) knead
chang reu ding nennak fung pum - (n.) rolling pin
changchang - (adv.) by turns
changreu a pan a car i a mawh a fawimi - (n.) cracker
changreu cung i thanthling le thawhpat le arti cawhmi thuh khi - (v.) frost
changreu emnak um - (n.) toaster
changreu hlum , hlum - (n.) loaf
changreu pante - (n.) wafer
changreu pelpawi - (n.) crumb
changreu phun khat - (n.) roll
changreu phun khat - (n.) zwieback
changreu phun khat a kuar tete a um mi - (n.) waffel
changreu rawh - (v.) bake
changreu rawhnak hmun zuarnak hmun - (n.) bakery
changreu rawhnak kua - (n.) oven
changreu , rawl - (n.) bread
changreu rawtu - (n.) baker
changreu reu awk ca i nawnmi changvut , changcet - (n.) dough
changreu thlum - (n.) cooky
changreu thlum - (n.) goody
changreu thlum , kekhmuk - (n.) cake
changreu thlum phun khat - (n.) muffin
changreu thlummi phun khat - (n.) doughnut
changreu tlap hnih karlak i sa tenhmi - (n.) sandwich
changreu tlap pan tete a thlummi - (n.) pancake
changtu , a hun pehtu - (adj.) adjacent
changvut kung - (n.) wheat
changvut , meida - (n.) flour
changvut ni lawng tein sermi rawl - (n.) wholemeal
changvut rilhnak - (n.) flour sieve
chanh - (v.) pass - Example: Pass the sugar to me = Thanthling kha rak ka chan
chanh - (v.) save - Example: He saves me from the hands of my enemies = Ka ral hna kut chungin a ka chanh
chanh , chimh , pek - (v.) refer to - Example: Let us refer our disputes to our chairman = Kan i almi cu kan chairman chan tuah u sih/chim tuah
u sih
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chanh , hlonh hnawh - (v.) pass - Example: He passed the ball to me = Pumpululh kha a ka chanh (hlonh hnawh)
chanhchinnak , pekchanhnak - (n.) conveyance
chanhnak - (n.) relief
chanrelnak - (n.) Chronicles in OT
chantling bantuk in nem tein tuahmi - (n.) pad - Example: There is a pad on the seat of the chair = Thutdan a tthutnak ah a nemmite an
chiah
chantling khuh - (n.) pillow case
chantling khuh - (n.) tick
chantling saupi - (n.) bolster
chantling , tling , tintling - (n.) pillow
chap - (v.) add, give more - Example: He gives me more food = Buh a ka chap
chap , fonh chih - (v.) supplement
chap , tthatter deuh, pehsauh, dawhter , tamh - (v.) embellish
chapchih , thlaih - (v.) append
chapmi - (adj.) additional
chapmi - (adj.) supplementary
chapmi - (n.) the thing which is added
chapnak - (n.) embellishment
chapnak - (n.) addition to
char - (v.) pick up - Example: Pick up the book on the floor = Tuang i cauk kha vun char
char zau , a cuh in i cuh , lak zau - (v.) grab
chartu - (n.) picker
chatpiat - (n.) soap
chatpiat buan - (n.) soapsuds
chaw - (n.) property
chaw - (n.) marriage price (given by the bridegoom)
chaw cawtu - (n.) shopper
chaw i cawknak le i zorhnak - (n.) transaction
chaw lehthal - (n.) business - Example: Business was good last year = Nikum cu chaw lehthal a ttha
chaw tuahtauning, mi he i pehtlaihning - (n.) dealing - Example: He is honoured for his fair dealing with others = Mi he an i pehtlaihning a tthat
caah amah cu an hmaizah
chawdawr - (n.) store
chawdawr - (n.) shopkeeper or business man
chawdawr , dawr - (n.) business - Example: He is skillful in business = Chawdawr a thiam
chawdawr , dawrh , dorh - (n.) shop - Example: I saw him at his shop = A chawdawr ah ka hmuh
chawdawr i mi nih hmu hna seh ti duhnak ca i thil an langhternak thlalang bizu - (n.) showcase
chawdawr i thil a caw bantukin i umter i thil a firmi - (n.) shoplifter
chawdawr i thil zuartu - (n.) shopman
chawdawr thil fir - (n.) shoplifting
chawdawrnak hmun - (n.) market
chawdawrnak hmun - (n.) shop
chawdawrnak hmun , chawdawr - (n.) bazaar
chawdawrpa - (n.) merchant
chawdet - (n.) bargain
chawdet , det - (v.) bargain - Example: I don't like to bargain = Chawdet ka duh lo
chawh , chawk - (v.) go - Example: It is too cold to go without a coat = Angkileng loin i chawh awkah a kik tuk
chawhlawn - (n.) jewelery
chawhnak - (n.) strolling, walk, walking
chawhvah - (v.) ramble - Example: We rambled here and there = Hika khika ah kan i chawk
chawih , choih - (v.) blow away - Example: The wind blows it away = Thli nih a chawih
chawk , chawh , chok - (v.) go - Example: It is too cold to go without a coat = Angkileng loin i chawh awkah a kik tuk
chawkhlei - (n.) rhododendron
chawl , chawlh , chol - (v.) ricochet - Example: The rock ricocheted off the wall and hit the man = Lung cu vampang ah aa chawl i mipa a khen
chawl , hnachawl - (n.) tree leaves
chawlehnak holh a si i thil tam cawk ruang i man tthumhmi khi a si - (n.) rebate
chawlehnak kampani pakhat i tangka a chia ve i aa hrawm vemi - (n.) shareholder
chawlehnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) mercantile
chawlehnak lo rianttuannak ah hmunkhat i aa fon i a bu in ttuanmi pawl - (n.) firm
chawlehnak rian - (n.) trade
chawlehthalnak a that lo caan i mi tampi rian lo i an um caan - (n.) depression - Example: There was a depression in USA in the 1930 = Kum
1930 hrawngah khan America ram ah depression a um
chawlehthalnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) economic
chawlehthalnak i hlawhtlin sual - (n.) fluke
chawlet bu - (n.) company
chawlettu - (n.) concern
chawlettu - (n.) trader
chawm , chom - (adv.) in no time, without delay, immediately - Example: I shall be going in no time = Ka kal chawm lai
chawnh , chonh - (v.) greet, speak - Example: I want to speak to him/greet him = Amah chawnh ka duh
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chawnh khawh a simi zawtnak , thil - (adj.) contagious
chawnh khawhmi - (adj.) communicable - Example: Leprosy is a communicable disease = Thinghmui zawtnak cu i chonh khawhmi a si
chawnhnak - (n.) passing on of diseases
chawnhnak , chonhnak - (n.) speaking
chawpchap - (n.) person of low intelligence
chawr - (n.) storey - Example: His house has two storeys = A inn chawr hnih a ngei
chawr , chor - (v.) be proud of, glory in - Example: He is proud of his shirt = A angki aa chawr
chawrh , chorh - (v.) show off - Example: He shows off his hat (to me) = A luchin a ka chawrh
chawva - (n.) riches
chawva , rumnak - (n.) richness
chawva tampi - (n.) fortune
chawva tangka , rumnak - (n.) means - Example: He has means to buy a house = Inn cawknak tangka a ngei ko
chawzuartu - (n.) salesman
check cauk i a hramlei a tangmi khi - (n.) stub
cheh - (v.) hurl - Example: A rock was hurled at the car = Mawttawka kha lung in an cheh
cheh , chep - (v.) throw , cast a net
cheh , hlonh - (v.) fling - Example: Boys fling stones into the river = Ngakchia nih tiva chungah lung an chen
cheh i zuamnak ca i hmanmi thir pakan - (n.) discus
chehnak - (n.) throwing
chehnak thil , lung a si ah , thing a si ah , hriamnam a si ah ; ral hriamnam mizil , khan tampi a zuang khomi - (n.) missile
chek - (v.) check - Example: Check your things = Na thil kha chek hna
chek - (v.) transport things - Example: They transport rice = Rawl an chek
chek lomi , donh lomi , kham lomi - (adj.) unchecked
cheknak - (n.) transporting
chel - (n.) turn - Example: It is your turn to wash dishes = Na pakan ttawl chel a si
chel - (adj.) strong in endurance - Example: Hen is strong in bearing his pain = A hma tuar a chel
chel - (adv.) sometimes - Example: I saw him sometimes = A chel caan ah ka hmuh tawn
chem , chemh - (v.) blow - Example: He blows off the candles. - He blows fire to keep it alive = Phazawngdan a chem. - Mei a chem
chem , chuahter , mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi , thli in tum - (v.) pump
chemistry he aa pehtlaimi thil - (n.) chemical
chen le rawnh - (n.) grade - Example: The road has a steep grade = Lam cu a chuk, cheng
cheng - (adj.) steep, sloping
cheng , tlangpang a chengmi - (n.) incline
chennak - (n.) slant
chep , cheh - (v.) throw , cast a net
cher - (v.) chisel - Example: He chisels a stone = Lung a cher
ches lentecelhnak - (n.) chess
chet - (v.) be noisy - Example: The children are noisy = Ngakchia hna an chet
chet , hnachet - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is deaf = A hna a chet
chettari - (adj.) stone deaf
cheu - (v.) parcel out
cheu - (n.) section - Example: Mother cut the cake into two sections = Ka nu nih chang cheu hnih ah a cheu
cheu - (v.) portion
cheu - (v.) cleave
cheu , ceh - (v.) split
cheu cikcek , hlai cikcek , then cikcek - (v.) dissect
cheu cikcek hnu in ttha tein zoh kherhlai - (v.) analyse
cheu , hnarcheu - (n.) half
cheu , hnarcheu i cheu - (v.) halve
cheu hnih ah cheu - (v.) bisect
cheu hra cheu khat thawh lawm - (n.) tithe
cheu khawh lo sinak - (n.) indivisibility
cheu , kuai - (v.) rift
cheu li cheu khat - (n.) quarter
cheu , tan - (v.) hack
cheu , then - (v.) fall - Example: His story falls in two parts = A tuanbia cu cheu hnih ah aa tthen
cheu , thleh - (v.) rend
cheu , thleh , a zuk - (v.) slit
cheu , tthen - (v.) sunder
cheu , tthen - (v.) divide - Example: A brook divides the field = Tivate nih lo kha a tthen
cheuchum - (n.) installments - Example: You may pay me back by instalments = A cheuchum a cheuchum in na ka cham ko lai
cheumi , thenmi - (n.) category
cheumi , vawlei , ram - (n.) lot - Example: He hs a small lot = Vawlei bite a ngei
cheunak - (n.) split
cheunak , tthennak - (n.) division
cheunak , tthennak , chahnak , tannak - (n.) severance
chia - (adj.) poor - Example: His handwriting is poor = A kutttial a chia
chia lei in khuaruahhar in um , khuaruahharter , lungdonghter - (v.) appal - Example: Her conduct appalled me = A umtu nih ka khuaruah
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a ka harter, ka lung a ka donghter
chia ttha a hngal lomi - sualnak a tuah lomi, a sual lomi - sualnak zeihmanh a chuahter lomi thil - (adj.) innocent
chiah - (v.) deposit - Example: He deposits his money in the bank = A tangka cu bengh ah a chiah
chiah - (v.) install - Example: Electric lights were installed in my house last week = Ka hnulei zarh ah kan inn ah elektrik ceunak an kan chiahpiak
chiah - (v.) lay - Example: Lay the book on the table = Cabuai cungah cauk kha chia
chiah - (v.) locate - Example: He located his shop on Church Road = Biakinn lam ah a dawr kha a chiah
chiah - (v.) place - Example: She placed her hand on her head = A kut cu a lu ah a chiah
chiah - (v.) set - Example: Set the box in the room = Thingkuang kha akhaan chungah chia
chiah - (v.) stow
chiah - (v.) put - Example: I put the book on the table = Cabuai cungah cauk ka chiah
chiah , khon - (v.) store
chiah , pek - (v.) allocate - Example: They allocate sum of money to education = Cathiam fimnak cawnnak caah tangka zeimawzat an chiah
chiah , umter - (adj.) situated - Example: The school is situated in the centre of the town = Sianginn cu khua laifangah a um
chiah , umter , a chung i chiah - (v.) induct - Example: Mr. George was inducted into the office of the president of the corporation = Mr. George
cu corporation president rian ah an chiah
chiah , zohkhenh , zuat - (v.) keep - Example: He keeps chickens = Ar a zua hna
chiahnak , rian i chiahnak - (n.) installation
chiahtak , kaltak - (v.) leave - Example: You may leave your books here = Hika ah hin na cauk kha na chiahtak khawh hna
chiakha - (adj.) evil - Example: He is an evil person = Mi chiakha a si
chialmal - (adv.) dimly
chiandeih - (n.) lion
chiandeihpi - (n.) lioness
chiar - (n.) chicken coop
chiar - (adj.) every - Example: I attend school every day = Ni chiar in sianginn ka kai
chiat chin lengmangnak , ttumchuknak - (n.) degeneration
chiatha hnong lo , thleidang lo - (adj.) indiscriminate
chiatha thleidan bu tein tuahmi - (adj.) conscientious
chiatkhat - (v.) be evil
chiatlei in theih a tlei ngaimi thil - (adj.) bizarre
chiatnak , rawhnak - (n.) deterioration
chiatnak , rawknak - (n.) depravity
chiatser - (v.) swear, take an oath - Example: He swears he did not steal = Ka fir lo tiah chiat a ser
chiatser in bia kammi - (adj.) sworn
chiatser in biakamnak - (n.) vow
chiatser in biakamnak tuah - (v.) swear
chiatser in hlawt - (v.) abjure - Example: The king ordered the Jews to abjure their religion = Siangpahrang nih Judah mi cu chiatser in an
biaknak a hlawtter hna.
chiatserh , biachim tha lo - (v.) curse
chiatserhnak - (n.) imprecation
chiatsernak - (n.) oath
chiatter , hrawh - (v.) deteriorate
chiatter , zorter , rawkter - (v.) impair
chiattha thleidannak lungthin - (n.) conscience
chiatu - (n.) depositor
chik ik - (n.) hic cough
chikkhatte ah , khulrang tein - (adv.) forthwith
chikkhatte ah , ralrin lo liote ah tuahmi thil - (n.) surprise
chim - (v.) mention - Example: He mentioned your name = Na min a chim
chim - (v.) pronounce - Example: Pronounce the words distinctly = Bia kha fiang tein chum hna
chim - (v.) relate
chim - (v.) remark - Example: He remarked that he would be absent tomorrow = Thaizing cu ka um lai lo, tiah a chim
chim - (v.) represent - Example: He represented the story as true, but it was not true = A kong cu a hmaan tiah a chim, sihmanhsehlaw a hmaan
lo
chim - (v.) say
chim - (v.) invade, attack - Example: The soldiers invade a village = Ralkap nih khua pakhat an chim
chim awk tlak a simi , a ttha pah a simi , a nganmi - (adj.) substantial - Example: John made substantial improvement in arithmetics = John
cu kanan ah aa chap ngai
chim ciami thil bantuk kha - (adj.) such - Example: The ladies took only tea and such drinks = Nu pawl cu lakphak le kha bantuk lawng kha aa
din
chim ding ttialmi bia , milhtlorh rih lomi - (n.) draft
chim duhmi si lo i thil dangpi rak chim - (adj.) beside the point
chim hau loin - (adv.) of course - Example: It's now 40 years since we met, and of course you must have forgotten it = Kan i ton kha kum 40 a
si cang, chim hau loin na philh cang lai
chim hnawhchan , sawhter - (v.) allude - Example: What are you alluding to? = Zeidah na chim hnawhchanmi a si?
chim , holh - (v.) speak - Example: He speaks English. - Speak distinctly = Mirang holh in a holh. - Fiang tein chim
chim , i ceih ti , i ruah ti - (v.) discuss
chim i nolh tthan lengmang - (v.) iterate
chim , ka in chim - (v.) utter
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chim khawh lomi - (adj.) unspeakable
chim khawh lomi - (adj.) unutterable
chim , konglam chim - (v.) narrate
chim loin - (adv.) let alone - Example: There were seven people in the car, let alone a pile of luggage and three dogs = Mawttaka chungah mi
pasarih an um, thil tom pipi le uico pathum kha chim hna hlah
chim , thanh - (v.) declare
chim tthan - (v.) restate
chim tthan - (v.) retell
chim tthan , a tawinak in a biapi deuhdeuhmi kha hun chim tthan - (v.) recapitulate
chim tthan , nolh tthan - (v.) repeat
chim tthannak - (n.) restatement
chim tthannak , nolhnak - (n.) repetition
chim , ttial - (v.) state - Example: State your opinion in writing = Na ruahnak kha ca in ttial
chim , ttial , a hmaan tiah ti - (v.) vouch
chim , ttial , ceih - (v.) treat - Example: The newspaper treated well the subject of water supply = Tadinca nih ti kong kha ttha tein a ttial
chim , tuk - (n.) onset - Example: The onset of the enemy took us by surprise = Ral nih an hung kan chim/tuk cu ruah lopi ah a si
chimbu - (n.) owl
chimchung - (v.) forebode
chimchung - (v.) predict
chimchung , langhter chung - (v.) portend
chimchungnak - (n.) prediction
chimh - (v.) inform
chimh - (v.) tell - Example: Tell him to come = Ra seh tiah va chim
chimh , hrawh , ttheh - (v.) demolish
chimh , pek , chanh - (v.) refer to - Example: Let us refer our disputes to our chairman = Kan i almi cu kan chairman chan tuah u sih/chim tuah
u sih
chimhhrin - (v.) admonish
chimhhrinnak - (n.) admonition
chimhnak - (n.) persuasion
chimhnak , hmuhsaknak , cawnpiaknak - (n.) instruction
chimhrin - (v.) chasten
chimhrin , hrin - (v.) admonish, rebuke, chastise - Example: We must admonish children when they become naughty = Ngakchia cu mi an nen
tuk tikah kan hrin hna awk a si
chimhrinak - (n.) chastisement
chimloin - (prep.) except - Example: Come here except on Sunday = Zarhpi ni chimloin ni dang ah ra
chimmi ah siseh , ttialmi ah siseh , a biapi bik mi ruahnak - (n.) keynote
chimmi bia - (n.) saying
chimmi bia a rak ngai lomi - (adj.) inattentive
chimmi bia , chimnak - (n.) utterance
chimmi bia kha lak tthan , bia hmuh tthan - (v.) recant
chimmi bia nih sullam a hei ngeih chinmi - (n.) connotation
chimmi bia rak ngaih lonak , zei i rel lonak - (n.) inattention
chimmi , cattial in chimmi - (n.) statement
chimmi , ceihmi ruahmi , cawnmi - (n.) subject - Example: The subject for our discussion will be health = Kan i ceih lai dingmi kong cu
ngandamnak a si lai
chimmi konglam , kong - (n.) narrative
chimnak , chimmi bia - (n.) utterance
chimnak , i ceih ttinak , i ruah ttinak - (n.) discussion
chimning in tuah - (v.) square with - Example: His acts do not square with his promises = A biakammi le a tuahmi an i kaih lo
chimperh , chimporh - (v.) exaggerate
chimpiak , tanh - (v.) advocate - Example: We advocate peace = Daihnak kan tanh
chimthiam , fak - (v.) flatter
chimthiamnak , thangtthatnak , lawmhnak - (n.) compliment
chimtu hmasa nak khan man tlawn deuh in chim - (v.) underbid
chimtu , konglam chimtu - (n.) narrator
chimtu , phuangtu - (n.) informant
chin - (adv.) more
chin , chinh , khar - (v.) shut - Example: Shut your eyes = Na mit chin
chin , phentu - (n.) cover
chinchin - (adv.) even - Example: It was even later than we thought = Kan ruahnak nakin a rak tlai chinchin
chinchin - (adv.) still - Example: You can still read better if you try = Naa zuam ahcun hi nak ttha deuh in na rel khawh chinchin lai
chinchin - (adv.) more and more
ching - (adj.) short - Example: She wears a short skirt = Hni ching aa fenh
chingchang/asiloah - (conj.) either or - Example: Either Edith or Mary will go = Edith asiloah Mary pakhat chingchang an kal lai
chingchiah - (v.) mark, mark a sign, remember
chingchiah awk a tlakmi , a ttha khunmi - (adj.) remarkable
chingchiah lomi , zoh lomi - (adj.) unnoticed
chinh - (v.) wear, put on, cover up, put on lid - Example: I put on a hat = Luchin kaa chinh
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chinh , khar , chin - (v.) shut - Example: Shut your eyes = Na mit chin
chip - (n.) peak (of the hill)
chipchep - (adv.) at sixes and sevens - Example: We are at sixes and sevens and we cannot think of anything = Kan chip he kan chep he
zeihmanh kan ruat kho lo
chir , ngaihchih - (v.) repent, be sorry for
chirnak , ngaihchihnak - (n.) repentance
chit - (v.) turn on - Example: Do not turn your back on us = Na hnulei kan chit hlah
chiti - (n.) oil
chiti in kiau , kiau - (v.) fry
chiti thuh - (v.) anoint
chizawh - (n.) cat
chizawh fa - (n.) kitten
chizawh ngeu - (v.) mew
chizawh ngur hliahmah - (v.) purr
chizawh tin , saram tin - (n.) paw
chizawh tin , sobul tte , tintte - (n.) claw
chizawh tum - (n.) tomcat
cho - (adv.) upward, uphill - Example: I go upward = Cho ah ka kai
cho - (n.) ascent
cho nem , a nemmi , mi nunnem , mi aw nem , chuk nem - (adj.) gentle
choih , chawih - (v.) blow away - Example: The wind blows it away = Thli nih a chawih
choih , fenh - (v.) drift - Example: The boat drifted towards the shore = Titlang lei ah lawng cu ti nih a kalpi
chok - (v.) chop off - Example: He chopped off a branch = Thingne a chok
chok , chawk , chawh - (v.) go - Example: It is too cold to go without a coat = Angkileng loin i chawh awkah a kik tuk
chokai - (n.) ascent - Example: It is tiring to ascend = Chokai cu a har ko
chokhlei - (n.) rhododendron
chol . chawl , chawlh - (v.) ricochet - Example: The rock ricocheted off the wall and hit the man = Lung cu vampang ah aa chawl i mipa a khen
cholannak - (n.) acceptance
chom , chawm - (adv.) in no time, without delay, immediately - Example: I shall be going in no time = Ka kal chawm lai
chomh - (v.) help - Example: Arthur helps me = Arthur nih a ka chomh
chon , chong - (v.) put up wall - Example: They put up a wall = Vampang an chong
chonhnak - (n.) communicating disease
chonhnak , chawnhnak - (n.) speaking
chor , chawr - (v.) be proud of, glory in - Example: He is proud of his shirt = A angki aa chawr
chorh , chawrh - (v.) show off - Example: He shows off his hat (to me) = A luchin a ka chawrh
chothlak - (adv.) upwards
Christman caan - (n.) yuletide
Christmas thingkunbg tamhnak i an hmanmi hri tete khi - (n.) tilsel
chu - (n.) vagina
chuah - (v.) expel
chuah - (v.) issue - Example: The magazine is issued once a month = Mekkazin cu thla khat ah voi khat an chuah
chuah - (v.) produce - Example: Produce your ticket = Na tiket hun chuah
chuah - (v.) radiate - Example: The sun radiates light and heat = Ni nih ceunak le lumnak a chuah
chuah - (v.) rise - Example: The sun rises in the East = Nichuahlei in ni a chuak
chuah - (v.) stick - Example: Don't stick your head out of the window = Thlalangawng in na lu chuah hlah
chuah, chuahter - (v.) emit
chuah , chuak - (v.) get out - Example: He gets out of the house = Inn chungin a chuak
chuah , chuak - (v.) be born - Example: When was your baby born? = Zeitik ah dah nan nau a chuah?
chuah , hranhram in luh - (v.) break - Example: A thief broke into the house. - He broke loose from prison. = Mifir inn chungah a lut. - Thong
chung in a zam (chuak)
chuah , hrinnak - (n.) birth
chuah lio thlapa le arfi an umtuning nih a ngeih tiin hmailei an sining ding kutttial zohpiaknak - (n.) horoscope
chuah nuahmah - (v.) pour - Example: The crowd poured out of the church = Biakinn chungin mi tampi an chuak nuahmah
chuah , rawhnak chungin khamh - (n.) salvage
chuah , tthawl - (v.) oust
chuahcam - (n.) anniversary - Example: Today is my birth anniversary = Nihin hi ka chuahcam a si
chuahkehnak - (n.) genealogy
chuahkehnak - (n.) lineage
chuahkehnak a simi - (adj.) native - Example: Chin State is my native land = Lairam cu ka chuahkehnak ram a si
chuahkehnak cazin , hringsortu hna min cazin - (n.) pedigree
chuahkehnak ci le ruang , ci le ruang - (n.) strain
chuahkehnak , hramthawknak - (n.) genesis
chuahkehnak kong cawnnak - (n.) genetics
chuahkehnak ram - (n.) fatherland
chuahkehnak ram - (n.) home - Example: His home is Burma = Kawlram cu a chuahkehnak ram a si
chuahkehnak ram/hmun i khua a simi - (n.) native - Example: Peter was a native of Palestine = Piter cu Palestine ram mi a rak si
chuahkehpimi a simi - (adj.) instinctive
chuahkehpimi duhnak , thiamnak , hngalhnak etc. - (n.) instinct
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chuahkehpimi holh - (n.) vernacular
chuahmi thil - (n.) produce - Example: Vegetables are the produce of our garden = Kan dum chuahmi cu tihang a si
chuahnak - (n.) emanation
chuahnak - (n.) exodus
chuahnak - (n.) production
chuahnak - (n.) emission
chuahnak awng - (n.) outlet
chuahnak , luatnak - (n.) escape
chuahnak , pawtnak - (n.) eruption
chuahni , hrinni - (n.) birthday
chuahpi - (adv.) out - Example: Take the dog out = Ui kha hei chuahpi
chuahpi , chuahsempi - (n.) of the same parents - Example: He and I are of the same parents = Amah cu ka chuahpi a si
chuahpimi - (adj.) inborn
chuahpimi - (adj.) innate
chuahpimi lung thin lungput - (n.) disposition - Example: He has a cheerful disposition = Milunglawm phun a si
chuahtak , hlawt , kaltak - (v.) abdicate - Example: The king abdicated his throne = Siangpahrang nih a bawi tthutdan a chuahtak.
chuahtak , zamtak , taltak - (v.) desert
chuahtakmi hmun king , ngaihchia a simi - (adj.) desolate
chuahter - (v.) generate
chuahter - (v.) induce - Example: His poor health was induced by poor food = Rawlchia nih a zawtnak cu a chuahter
chuahter - (v.) secrete
chuahter - (v.) yield - Example: This land yields good crops = Hi hmun nih hin rawl ttha a chuahter hna
chuahter - (v.) let off - Example: We were let off early today at school = Nihin cu sianginn in tuan ah an kan chuahter
chuahter duhmi chungin a chuak chinmi - (n.) bi-product
chuahter , hrin - (v.) engender
chuahter , luatter - (v.) liberate
chuahter , mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi , thli in tum , chem - (v.) pump
chuahter ti i ruah , puh - (v.) ascribe - Example: He ascribed his failure to bad luck = A sunghnak kah vanchiat ruangah a si tiah a ruah, vanchiat
a puh
chuahter , tuah , umter - (v.) effect - Example: He effected many changes = Thlennak tampi a chuahter
chuahter , zu sak - (v.) brew
chuahtermi zat - (n.) yield - Example: This year's yield from my field was very large = Tukum ka lo chuak cu a tam ngai
chuahternak - (n.) secretion
chuahtu - (n.) producer
chuak - (v.) make - Example: Two and two make four = Panih le pahnih fonh ah pali a chuak
chuak , chuah - (v.) emanate - Example: Light and heat emanate from the sun = Ceunak le linhnak cu nika chungin an chuak
chuak , chuah - (v.) be born - Example: When was your baby born? = Zeitik ah dah nan nau a chuah?
chuak kho hlah seh ti in tuamnak - (n.) insulation
chuak lakin - (adv.) throughout
chuak seh ti duhmi a chuahter khomi thil - (adj.) efficarious
chuan - (v.) seethe - Example: The cook seethes the mutton = Rawlchuang nih tuu sa a chuan
chuang - (n.) clitoris
chuang - (v.) cook - Example: Have you cooked food? = Rawl na chuang cang maw?
chuang , archuang - (n.) crest
chuanh - (v.) cook for somebody - Example: I shall cook food for you = Rawl kan chuanh lai
chuh - (v.) wrest - Example: The nurse wrested the knife from the insane person = Mi hrutpa kha sayama nih nam kha a chuh
chuh , chut - (v.) confiscate
chuh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) inalienable
chuh , lakpiak - (v.) deprive
chuh , mintthatnak tehna , thangthatnak tehna lakpiak - (n.) derogation
chuh , ngeih loin umter , thil ngeitu sinak chun - (v.) dispossess
chuh , thangchiat , lakpiak - (v.) derogate
chuh , tlaih , seh - (v.) seize
chuhnak - (n.) confiscation
chuhnak , tlaihnak - (n.) seizure
chuih - (v.) play - Example: They played football = Pumpululh an chuih
chuih , perh , suk - (v.) kick
chuih , thongh - (v.) pound - Example: He pounded the door with his fist = Innka kha a kuttum in a thongh
chuihpah - (v.) stumble - Example: Watch out that you don't stumble = Naa chuihpah sual nakhnga lo i ralring
chuk - (v.) go downward - Example: We went down about two miles = Khan hnih tluk kan chuk
chuk - (adj.) steep downward - Example: The road is steep downward = Lam a chuk
chuk nem , cho nem , a nemmi , mi nunnem , mi aw nem - (adj.) gentle
chul - (n.) womb
chum - (n.) mist - Example: There is a lot of mist in winter = Khuasik ah chum tampi a um
chum , chumh - (v.) cook - Example: I am going go cook food = Rawl ka chum lai
chum , chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak , ni siseh , thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi - (n.) halo
chun - (n.) midday - Example: I shall come about midday = Chun hrawngah ka ra lai
chun ih - (n.) siesta
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chun ni ceu - (n.) daylight
chun nitlak - (n.) all day long - Example: He works all day long = Chunnitlak rian a ttuan
chuncaw - (n.) lunch
chuncer , chunceu - (n.) brightnes of the day
chuncha - (n.) rainbow
chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak , ni siseh , thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi , chum - (n.) halo
chung - (n.) inside - Example: We put our things inside the house
chung - (n.) family, household - Example: How many are you in your family? = Nannih chung zeizatdah nan si?
chung - (n.) relative - Example: He is our relative = Amah cu kan chung a si
chung - (adv.) as much as - Example: Eas as much as you want = Na duh chungin ei
chung - (adv.) ahead - Example: Please go ahead = Rak kal chung
chung , chungah - (prep.) within - Example: You cannot see what is within your stomach = Na paw chung i a ummi cu na hmu kho lo
chung dang le chung dang karlak i huatnak saupi a ummi ; i huat in i ralpeng - (n.) feud
chung , hrawng - (prep.) during
chung i khon i a hung irhmi - (adj.) pent - Example: Pent up feelings = Thin i ben lengmang i i ben khawh ti lo i a hung chuakmi thinhunnak khi
chung i lut lak i dawp - (n.) inhalation
chung i vung zuan - (v.) plunge - Example: He plunged into the water to save his friend = A hawipa khamh awkah ti chungah a zuang
chung khorh - (v.) hollow
chung , phun - (n.) clan
chung um - (v.) have - Example: A day has twenty four hours = Ni khat chungah suimilam pakul le pali an um
chung um , tlum - (v.) contain - Example: This tin contains apples = Hi pung chungah hin apple an um
chungah - (prep.) in - Example: We live in a house = Inn chungah kan um
chungah - (adv.) inside - Example: Please step inside = A chungah rung lut
chungah , lakah - (prep.) amid
chungah , lakah - (prep.) with - Example: They will mix with the crowd = Zapi lakah, an i cawh lai
chungin chuah - (v.) excrete
chungin chuahter , chafak , luak - (v.) spew
chungin lak - (v.) extract - Example: Can you extract the watch from my pocket? = Ka zal chungin suimilam na la kho hnga maw?
chungkhar , innchungkhar - (n.) family
chungkuh - (n.) turtle
chungkuh , chungkheng - (n.) tortoise
chungkuh phaw - (n.) tortoiseshell
chungle - (n.) members of the family - Example: Are your family members well? = Na chungle an dam maw?
chunglei - (adj.) within - Example: The house has been painted within and without = Inn cu a chung lei he a lenglei he si an thuh
chunglei - (adv.) within
chunglei a ngeimi - (adj.) internal
chunglei ah - (adv.) in - Example: Bring your friends in = Na hawipa cu a chunglei ah run luhpi
chunglei i pilter - (v.) indent - Example: When you type, indent five spaces to begin a paragraph = Seh in ca na ttial tikah, paragraph thawnkak
ah deh nga i chunglei ah na pilter lai
chunglei in lenglei ah - (adv.) out - Example: He looks out of the window = Thlalang awng in lenglei a zoh
chungmi , lakmi - (prep.) of - Example: This book is one of the books which he wrote = Hi cauk hi a ttialmi cauk hna chung i pakhat a si
chungmuru - (n.) core, kernel
chungnawh - (n.) underwear
chungnonak , luakchuahnak - (n.) nausea
chungnu , innchungnu - (n.) wife
chungpih - (n.) constipation
chungril - (n.) inwards
chungtel - (n.) member
chungtel sinak - (n.) membership
chungthin - (n.) entrails
chungthlet si - (n.) laxative
chungthlet si bang - (n.) castor oil
chungthletsi , cite bantuk - (n.) magnesia
chungthu lengnal a simi - (n.) hypocrite
chungthu lengnal a simi - (adj.) hypocritical
chungthu lengnal sinak - (n.) hopycrisy
chungtlik - (n.) diarrhea
chungttial ngei lo meithal - (adj.) smoothbore
chungtuan - (n.) secretary
chunh - (v.) stick - Example: He stuck with a stick = Fung in a chunh
chunh , tleng lakin sawh - (v.) transfix
chunhlan - (n.) forenoon
chunhnu - (n.) afternoon
chunlai - (n.) midday
chunlai - (n.) noon
chunlai - (n.) nook
chunling cing - (n.) the hottest part of the day
chunte - (adj.) only - Example: She is their only daughter = Amah cu an fanu ngeihchunte a si
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chuntlung - (n.) anthill
chuntlung milal - (n.) queen ant
chut , chuh - (v.) confiscate
ci cawhter - (v.) pollinate - Example: Flowers are pollinated by bees = Pangpar cu khuai nih an ci an cawh hna
ci i thlahnak he aa pehtlai in - (adj.) hereditary
ci le ruang , chuahkehnak ci le ruang - (n.) strain
ci thlahtu an chiahmi rangtum - (n.) stallion
ci , thlaici - (n.) seed
cia - (adv.) already (that which has already been accomplished) - Example: Our friends who have already departed = A kal cia kan hawile
ciah - (v.) percolate - Example: Ti nih kawfi kha a ciah cang maw?
ciah - (v.) saturate, soak - Example: I soak my clothes (for washing) = Ka thil ka ciah hna
ciah cikcek - (v.) saturate
ciahmah - (adv.) steadily and persistently - Example: The rain falls steadily and persistently = Ruah a sur ciahmah
ciam - (adj.) reserved, conservatve - Example: He is a reserved person = Amah cu mi ciam a si
ciammam - (adv.) deleberately, thoroughly
ciang , ciangzar - (n.) gifts, benefits, received from friends
ciar - (adj.) wet - Example: My shirt is wet = Ka angki a ciar
ciar, chuan, - 2. khuasa ngaiin um - (v.) broil
ciau , cio - (pron.) each - Example: Each of you will teach one each = Pakhat nih pakhat cio nan cawnpiak hna lai
cica - (adj.) blue, sky blue - Example: Sky blue shawl = Cica puan
cicua , cengkeuh , cengkol - (n.) oyster
cih - (v.) thatch roof (with thatch or grass) - Example: Today we put on the roof of our house = Nihin ah kan inn kan cih
cihai - (v.) be lonely, lonesome - Example: I am lonely today = Nihin cu ka ci a hai
cihmih , cihmit - (v.) exterminate - Example: They exterminate all the flies = Tho kha an ci an hmih dih nha
cik , ceh - (v.) nip
cik , tan - (v.) lop
cikawr - (n.) genetics
cikcek - (v.) crush
cikcek - (adv.) completely
cikcin , aa pehmi thir cikcin kual tete - (n.) chain
cil - (v.) overrun - Example: He was overrun by a car = Matttawka nih a cil
cil - (n.) spit
cil - (v.) tread, thresh, trample with feet - Example: They tresh rice = Facang an cil
cil chaknak dur - (n.) spitton
cil chung ummi rawl rialtu - (n.) enzyme
cil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) salivary
cil , tuk , lamh - (v.) trounce
cilchak - (v.) spit
cilkiri - (n.) slaver
cilkiri chuahter - (v.) slaver
cim - (v.) collapse - Example: The roof collapses = Inncung a cim
cin - (v.) grow - Example: They grow corn = Fangvoi an cin
cin - (adj.) wet - Example: I put my wet shirt in the sun = Ka angki cin nitlang ah ka pho
cin - (v.) get wet - Example: I get wet in the rains = Ruah nih a ka surh i ka cin
cin cikcek - (v.) drench
cin , cing - (v.) plant seed - Example: I plant cabbages = Kawpihlum ka cin
cing - (v.) be sterile, stricken, not able to have baby - Example: His wife is sterile = A nupi a cing
cingling - (adv.) most - Example: This is the time when he is most famous = A minthan cingling a si
cinh, cinter - (v.) bathe - Example: His face was bathed ind tears = A hmai cu a mitthli nih a cinh dih
cinken - (v.) remember, keep in mind - Example: I cannot remember his name = A min kaa cinken kho lo
cinken awk a tlakmi - (adj.) noteworthy
cinnak , fa ngei kho lo in umnak - (n.) sterility
cinter - (v.) damp
cinter , hnawmhter - (v.) bedraggle
cio - (adj.) each - Example: Each dog is given a bone = Uico cu saruh pakhat cio an pek hna
cip - (v.) close mouth, thighs, laps - Example: Close your mouth = Na ka cip
cip - (v.) be ground into small particles - Example: Your flour is not grounded properly = Na meida a cip lo
circle bantukin a pummi - (adj.) circular
cirdawt - (n.) snipe
cirik - (n.) rust
cirik a kaimi , cirik nih a eimi - (adj.) rusty
cirik ei - (v.) rust
cit - (v.) mount - Example: He mounted his horse = A rang aa cit
cit - (v.) ride
cit , cung kai - (adv.) aboard - Example: It is time to go aboard = Lawng cung kai caan a si cang
cite - (n.) salt
cite bantuk a simi , a almi - (adj.) saline
cite phun - (n.) sulphate
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cite phun khat lufah le lungmih i hnimhtermi - (n.) smelling salts
cite ti , a al ngaimi - (n.) brine
cite ti , ti al - (n.) salt water
citmi cungin tlak - (v.) throw - Example: He was thrown from his horse = A rang cungin a tla
citmi rangtum - (n.) steed
cittu - (n.) rider
civui - (n.) synod
co , hmuh - (v.) obtain - Example: He obtained two kyats for two eggs = Arti pahnih caah fang hnih a hmuh
coh - (v.) allot
cohlan - (v.) accept
cohlan - (v.) receive - Example: He came to his own people but they did not receive him = Amah a miphun sinah a ra nain an tak cohlang duh lo
cohlan khawhmi - (adj.) acceptable
cohlangtu , hmutu - (n.) receiver
coih , cawih - (v.) lend - Example: He lends me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka cawih
coil - (v.) grub - Example: Pigs grub for food = Vok nih thinghram kna an coih hna
cok - (v.) stir up (food, stew)
cok , cawk - (n.) throat
cokcadil - (n.) gizzard
cokpuar - (adj.) thyroid
coktarh , lemnak - (n.) lure
coktarh , sio harh - (n.) bait
colh - (n.) yeast
colh - (adv.) immediately - Example: He came but left immediately again = A ra i a kal colh
college i hmuh hmasat bikmi degree - (n.) bachelor
college kum khatnak siangngakchia - (n.) freshman
college sianginn i saya , biachimtu - (n.) lecturer
college sianginngakchia degree a la rih lomi - (n.) undergraduate
colon a cheu ; ( ;) - (n.) semicolon
com - (adj.) plump - Example: Your child is plump = Nan fate a com ngai
comcawroi i um dih, lusam lo i um - (n.) disarray
comi thil , roconak - (n.) inheritance - Example: Good health is a fine inheritance = Ngandam hi ro ttha a si
communist phung in a ummi - (n.) communist
compai - (n.) duck
compai awnh - (v.) quack
compai fa - (n.) gosling
compai kal in kal - (v.) waddle
compai phun khat , a ngan deuh phun - (n.) goose
compaifa - (n.) duckling
con - (v.) recoil - Example: He recoiled at seeing a snake = Rul a hmuh i a con
con - (v.) shrink
con , lak tthan zau - (v.) flinch - Example: The baby flinched when it touched a hot pot = Um lin a tongh tikah ngakchia cu a kut a lak zau, a con
con , zor , re - (v.) contract - Example: Iron contracts when it is cold = Thir cu a kih tikah a con a hme deuh
cong - (n.) pipe - Example: Bamboo pipes = Rua cong
cong , rua cong , thir cong - (n.) cylinder
cong tummi awdawh tumtu - (n.) piper
cong tummi phun khat - (adj.) pipe
congh - (v.) watch - Example: The dog watches the house = Uico nih inn a congh/hngah
congh , cawngh - (v.) attend the cattle - Example: If I attend the cattle I shall not be able to come = Caw ka cawngh ahcun ka ra kho lai lo
congh lomi , ven lomi - (adj.) unguarded
congh , runven , ven - (v.) guard
conghnak - (n.) watch
conghrang - (n.) chamelon
conglawmh - (v.) welcome
conglawmh , lawmhpi - (v.) felicitate
conglawmh lomi , duh lomi - (adj.) unwelcome
conglawmh , puai tuah - (v.) celebrate
conglawmh , puai tuahpiak - (v.) fete - Example: The bride was feted by her friends = Mo cu a hawile nih puai an tuahpiak
conglawmhnak - (n.) celebration
conglawmhnak - (n.) welcome
conglawmhnak , lawmhpinak i aa tlakmi bia - (adj.) felicitious - Example: A felicitious speech of thanks = Lunglawmhnak bia chimnak i aa tlakmi
bia
congoih - (v.) gossip
congoih - (n.) jew's harp
congoih , thangchiat - (v.) backbite
congoihnak , mi rawi , thangchiatnak - (n.) calumny
conh - (v.) order
connak - (n.) shrinkage
consul umnak inn asiloah a zung - (n.) consulate
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cop a har a kuarmi - (n.) gouge
cop , cawp - (n.) chisel
cor , cuar , cuam - (v.) bloat
corh - (v.) shoot up (as sapling) - Example: A sapling shoots up from a stump = Thingmui a corh
corh - (n.) sapling
covo , ttuanvo , tinvo - (n.) share
cozah - (n.) government
cozah a domi pawl , tapung - (n.) insurgent
cozah doh ruangah thong tlami ngaihthiamnak - (n.) amnesty
cozah dohnak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) seditious
cozah duh lomi thil a um sual maw thah thil a cektu - (n.) censor
cozah kalning , ukning - (n.) regime
cozah nawl in ca ttial inhal/fialmi - (n.) requisition
cozah nih tadinca chuahtu pawl sinah/zapi sinah thanhmi bia - (n.) communique
cozah nih uk khawh loin , i tuaibur in le ningcang loin um - (n.) anarchy
cozah nih zapi zulh awk i an sermi phung ; phunglam ; upadi - (n.) law
cozah pakhat lawng nih uk loin cozah tam nawm nih ukmi i ser - (v.) internationalize
cozah pakhat le cozah pakhat karlak i i pehtlaihnak tuahmi ; mi chawnhbiak thiam - (n.) diplomacy
cozah pakhat nih cozah dang pakhat he an i pehtlaihnak kuzale ; mi chawnhbiak le biachim a thiam ngaimi - (n.) diplomat
cozah pakhat nih ram dang i an va chiahmi bawi - (n.) consul
cozah pakhat ukmi ram chung i peng pakhat - (n.) state
cozah pakhatkhat i tangka - (n.) exchequer
cozah pakhatkhat nih cu bantukin kan tuah lai tiah an thanhmi - (n.) manifesto
Cozah rianttuannak bu - (n.) ministry - Example: Ministry of Finance = Tangka lei rianttuannak bu
cozah thlennak - (n.) revolution
cozah thlennak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) revolutionary
cozah ukning , uknak , ram ukning - (n.) politics
crusade a tuahmi - (n.) crusader
cu - (pron.) that - Example: That village is good = Cu khua cu a ttha
cu a si ahcun , kha caan ah khan , khi tikah , cun - (adv.) then
cu bantuk ; aw cu - (n.) howl
cu bantuk aw khi - (n.) sough
cu bantuk ca hman awk i thilthuam le thilri hna - (n.) equipment
cu bantuk hngalh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) intuitive
cu bantuk i khawnnak in a chuakmi tha , pakhat le pakhat i khawn i den - (n.) impact
cu bantuk kalnak ca i tummi awdawh - (n.) march
cu bantuk kha bantuk in kan tuah lai tiah chimmi - (n.) proposal
cu bantuk ralkap umnak hmun , khuavengtu ah an chiahmi hna ralkap - (n.) garrison
cu bantuk tamhnak ca i an thlai lulhmi thil hna - (n.) festoon
cu bantuk thil a um caah cu bantuk thil a chuak ti ruahnak hmannak - (n.) reasoning
cu bantukin - (adv.) likewise
cu bantukin - (adv.) so - Example: The chair was broken and has been so for a long time = Thutdan cu a kiak i kha bantukin saupi a um cang
cu bantukin a luang hluahmahmi - (n.) gush
cu bantukin a miltlor lomi minung , a miltlor lomi thil - (adj.) rude
cu bantukin a si hei ti awk a si ko - (adv.) so to speak
cu bantukin an i khawn khi - (v.) clatter
cu bantukin bia a chimtu hna - (n.) prompter
cu bantukin , hi tiang - (adv.) thus
cu bantukin i bute in a ummi paoh , banhla thlar , mitsur bor - (n.) cluster
cu bantukin timi cu - (adj.) so called
cu bantukmi - (adj.) such - Example: Such men as Daniel and Isaiah are rare = Daniel le Isaiah bantuk minung cu an tlawmte
cu caan ah rian cu dih awk a si ti in khiahmi caan - (n.) deadline
cu caan chungah - (adv.) meantime - Example: Her husband was away six months, meantime she looked after the cows = A va cu thla ruk khual
a tlawng, cu chung cu amah nih caw kha a zoh hna
cu caan kha caan ah cu bantuk kha bantuk in a si lai ti in ttialmi cazin , caan thiahnak cazin - (n.) schedule
cu can - (adv.) that - Example: The baby cannot stay up that long = Ngakchia cu cu can cu hngilh loin a um kho lo
cu , cut - (v.) ripen, come of age
cu he cun - (adv.) therewith
cu he , hi he - (adv.) therewithall
cu hmun bak ah cun - (adv.) on the spot
cu ngaitak cu - (interj.) my goodness, dear me
cu ri thawk in - (adv.) since - Example: John caught cold on Sunday and has been in bed since = John cu Zarhpi ni in cumpi nih a tlunh i cu ri
cun a it peng ko
cu sette kha sette timi - (adj.) specific - Example: There is no specific reason for their quarrel = Cu set ruangah an i si ti awk a um lo
cu thawngin , cucaah - (adv.) by virtue of
cu thlahmi aiawhtu hna an zung - (n.) embassy
cu zat kha zat a si tinak , a tam a tlawm zeizat tinak - (n.) quantity - Example: He can eat a great quantity of food = Rawl tampi a ei khawh
cu zat kha zat timi - (n.) amount - Example: A large amount of money A small amount of money = Tangka tampi Tangka tlawmte
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cu zat kha zat timi - (n.) amount
cu zat ti cu a fiang, sihmanhselaw min chim a um lo, mi cheukhat - (adj.) certain
cuai - (v.) vanish
cuaithlai - (v.) balance
cuaithlai - (v.) weigh
cuaithlainak - (n.) balance
cuaithlainak khing - (n.) scale
cuaithlainak khing - (n.) steelyard
cuam , cor , cuar - (v.) bloat
cuanh , saupi zoh peng - (v.) gaze
cuantu , zohtu - (n.) spectator
cuap - (n.) lung
cuaphmat zawtnak - (n.) tuberculosis
cuaphmat zawtnak - (n.) consumption
cuaphmat zawtnak a ngei i a tak a lin lelekmi , hnahnawk luri ngai a simi - (adj.) hectic
cuaphmat zawtnak nih a phintermi - (n.) tubercle
cuar - (n.) skin
cuar - (adj.) bloated
cuar - (v.) cook, stew
cuar a dakmi , a hakmi - (n.) callus
cuar a kawhnak hma - (adj.) raw - Example: There is a raw spot on the horse where the harness rubbed = Rang cu a kengdan nih a hnornak
zawn ah khan a cuar kawhnak a um
cuar bo zawtnak phun khat - (n.) chicken pox
cuar , cor - (v.) bloat
cuar cung i a sen bo tete a chuakmi - (n.) rash
cuar , hawng , phaw - (n.) integument
cuar kawhnak hmun , cuar khawhnak - (n.) abrasion
cuar tik i nem neknukpi an hung um khi , saruh tehna , a ki tehna - (n.) gelatine
cuar zawtnak a thakmi - (n.) eczema
cuar zawtnak phun khat - (n.) shingles
cuar zawtnak , zubui liah - (n.) ringworm
cuarkawh , tat , hnor - (v.) abrade
cuarpar - (n.) foreskin
cuarpartan - (v.) circumcise
cuarpartannak - (n.) circumcision
cuat - (v.) dig around the root of a plant or tree
cube a simi thil he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. Thingtan pakhat, a sau pe khat, a kauh pe khat, a chah pe khat a simi cu cubin foot (kubikfod)
pakhat a si - (adj.) cubic
cucaah - (conj.) so - Example: Jack went to bed early so he got plenty of sleep = Jack cu tuan tein a it, cucaah tampi aa hngilh
cucaah - (adv.) therefore
cucaah ca a rel tukmi khi bookworm an ti , cauk a eitu rungrul - (n.) bookworm
cucaah , cu thawngin - (adv.) by virtue of
cucaah , zeicahdah - (conj.) wherefore
cucu - (adv.) i.e.
cuh - (v.) get something by force without scruples
cuh , zuam, lentecelhnak ah i zuam - (v.) compete - Example: Three men competed for the prize = Laksawng kha mi pathum an i cuh
cuhleiah - (adv.) furthermore
cuk - (v.) peck
cuk - (v.) bite (as a snake)
cuk a thiammi arhli , ttaihciat - (n.) gamecock
cuka hmun in - (adv.) thence
cuka lei - (adv.) thereto
cukhan ahcun , cuti a si ahcun , cuning ahcun - (adv.) at that rate
cul - (v.) anoint, spread over - Example: He oils or anoints his feet (with oil) = A ke kha chiti in a cul
cum ,cumh - (v.) pounce with fist - Example: Du not pounce me with your fist = Na kuttum in ka cum hlah
cumpi tlunh i hnar in thaw fak piin chuah khi - (v.) snuffle
cun , cu a si ahcun , kha caan ah khan , khi tikah - (adv.) then
cung - (prep.) above, upon, over, on
cung i thil hnuhnak tilawng , khun a ngei lomi ; mah seh a ngei lomi lawng dang i hnuhmi - (n.) barge
cung kai - (v.) advance - Example: He worked so well that he was advanced to the post of a manager = A rianttuan a tthat caah maneizar rian ah
a kai
cung kai , cit - (adv.) aboard - Example: It is time to go aboard = Lawng cung kai caan a si cang
cung kai duhnak lungthin - (n.) ambition
cung kai duhnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) ambitious
cung tlun , tlen hnawh - (v.) fall - Example: The choice falls on you = Nangmah an in thim
cungah - (prep.) on - Example: The book is on the table = Cauk cu cabuai cungah a um
cungkhuh - (n.) roof
cungkhuh a ngeimi lam - (n.) arcade
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cunglei - (prep.) above - Example: We flew above the cloud = Khuadawm cungin kan zuang
cunglei - (adv.) up - Example: The flies flew up = Tho cu cung lei ah an zuang
cunglei - (adv.) upward
cunglei ah - (prep.) over - Example: They have a light over the door = Innka cunglei ah ceu pakhat an chiah
cunglei dang - (n.) palate
cunglei i i hel lengmang - (v.) hover - Example: Birds hover over their nests = Vate cu an bu cungah an i hel lengmang
cunglei i kai , kai - (v.) ascend
cunglei i mi a hun vawr khomi , i hlawhnak ca i an chiahmi phelpheng - (n.) springboard
cunglei in vun pekmi nawl - (n.) mandate
cunglei khan ah - (adv.) upstairs
Cunglei Pol - (n.) North Pole
cungpi , pinpi - (adv.) high - Example: The plane flew high above the clouds = Vanlawng cu khaudawm cungpi ah khin a zuang
cungtang in a ummi den pahnih, ':' hihi calon cu a si - (n.) colon
cungzar - (n.) pavilion
cuning ahcun , cukhan ahcun , cuti a si ahcun - (adv.) at that rate
curcuk , phihlik - (n.) cockroach
curdu - (adj.) hesitant, unsure
cuti a si ahcun , cuning ahcun , cukhan ahcun - (adv.) at that rate
cuti a si ahcun cuti cun a si lai - (conj.) provided
cuti a si ahcun cuti in siseh ti bia i kamnak - (n.) term - Example: The terms of peace = Daihnak duh ahcun hi bantuk hi bantuk nan tuah
hnga timi bia i kamnak
cuti in a si ahcun cu bantukin a si lai tiin ttialmi ca - (n.) provisio
cuti set in siseh ti tuaknak - (n.) specification
cuti set in siseh ti tuaknak - (v.) specify
cuti ti ah cucu a si lai timi , biathli - (n.) watchword
cuticun - (adv.) thus
cuticun a si awk a si ti i hnatlaknak tuahmi - (n.) stipulation
cuticun siseh ti ning i si dingin sernak - (n.) standardization
cuticun siseh timi ning in an hmetngan , an tlawmtam , an pumrua le an tthatchiat kha aa tluk dingin ser - (v.) standardize
cuticun va si sehlaw - (conj.) supposing
cutu - (n.) hammer of a gun
cuza - (adj.) mature - Example: He is now a mature person = Mi cuza a si cang
cuza - (v.) mature - Example: He has now matured = Atu cu a cuza cang
czar ti zongin ttial a si ; Russia ram siangpahrang - (n.) tsar
D
da - (adj.) insipid, flat - Example: Your wine is insipid = Na zu a da
da - (n.) addled eg - Example: I see two addled eggs = Arti da pum hnih ka hmuh
daang - (adj.) pale - Example: He is sick and pale. - He is terrified and becomes pale = A zaw i a daang. - A thin a phang i a daang
dah - (v.) frisk - Example: A policeman frisked me = Palikpa nih a ka dah
dah - (v.) fumble, grope - Example: He fumbled in the dark for the flashlight = Mui padap ah dahmei kha a dah
dah cikcek , ttha tein kawl cikcek - (v.) ransack
dah , dat - (n.) electricity - Example: Our electricity is good these days = Tukar hrawng cu kan dah tha a ttha
dah lo cu - (prep.) except - Example: He works everyday, except Sunday = Zarhpi dah ti lo cu, nifate rian a tuan
dah lo cu , dah lo ahcun - (prep.) save - Example: He works everyday save Sundays = Zarhpi ni hna ti dah lo ahcun nifate rian a ttuan
dah lo nih cun - (prep.) but - Example: No one konws this but me = Keimah dah ti lo nih cun hihi ahohmanh nih an hngal lo
dah ngeimi - (adj.) magnetic
dah ngeimi thil , thir dah - (n.) magnet
dah pakhat - (n.) neon
dah ti lo ahcun - (prep.) but - Example: I shall go anywhere but to the river = Tiva dah ti lo ahcun khuazeihmanh ah ka kal ko lai
dahkaw - (adv.) may have to - Example: If you don't go now you ma be late = Atu ah na kal lo ahcun na tlai lai dahkaw
dahmei - (n.) torchlight
dahra - (adv.) indicator of question - Example: Are you sick? = Na zaw dahra?
dai - (adj.) still - Example: The lake is still = Tidil cu tilet zeihmanh um loin dai tein a um
dai - (v.) diminish in sound, quiet down - Example: His voice was quieting down, diminishing = A aw a dai
dai - (v.) play - Example: Let's play = I dai u sih
dai - (adj.) cool - Example: The weather is getting cool = Khua a dai
dai , daih - (v.) cool down
dai tein a um duh lomi , a um zirziar duh lomi - (adj.) restless
dai tein a ummi - (adj.) placid - Example: A placid lake = Dai tein a um zirziar mi tili
dai tein a ummi - (adj.) tranquil
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dai tein a ummi , fawite i thin cawlcanghter khawh lomi - (adj.) imperturbable
dai tein a ummi , hnachet loin a ummi - (adj.) silent
dai tein a ummi pawl - (adj.) staid
dai tein dir ziar ko - (n.) standstill
dai tein khuaruah - (v.) meditate
dai tein khuaruahnak - (n.) meditation
dai tein , lungthin cawl urar loin a ummi , tanh deuh mi ngei lo i um - (adj.) dispassionate
dai tein um - (v.) sedate
dai tein um , zei thil paoh hmanh i lungtho cutmat i a um lomi - (adj.) phlegmatic
dai tein umter , daihter - (v.) becalm
dai tein umternak a simi , fah theih lonak si - (adj.) sedative
dai zirziar in um caan - (n.) calm - Example: A great calm followed the storm = Thlichia kha dai zirziar in a ummi caan nih a hun zulh
dai zirziar in um caan - (n.) calm - Example: Thlichia kha dai zirziar in a ummi caan nih a hun zulh
daidim , khachuan , vankhawng - (n.) garlic
daihnak - (n.) calmness
daihnak - (n.) quietitude
daihnak - (n.) tranquility
daihnak a duhmi - (adj.) pacific
daihnak , cawlcang loin umnak - (n.) stillness
daihnak , remnak - (n.) peace
daihnak ser , remnak ser , remter - (v.) atone
daihnak tuahtu - (n.) peacemaker
daihter - (v.) lull - Example: The captain lulled our fear = Keptenpa nih kan ttihnak (thinphannak) kha a daihter
daihter , dai tein umter - (v.) becalm
daihter , tthawnnak derter , tlawmter - (v.) deaden - Example: Some medicines are given to deaden the pain = A fahnak daihter awkah si an
pek
daihtertu - (n.) pacifier
daihtertu - (n.) silencer
daimon lungvar - (n.) diamond
dairek in pialpah loin - (adv.) straight - Example: He went straight home = Khuazeihmanh ah pial pah loin inn ah a kal
daither , remter , a thin a hungmi va hlemh , va nawl - (v.) appease
daithlan , daithlanh , daithlang - (v.) neglect
daithlanhgmi - (adj.) neglectful
daithlannak , zohkhenh lonak - (n.) negligence
dak - (v.) click the tongue - Example: He is angry and he clicks his tongue = A thin a hung i a dak
dak - (n.) bite - Example: It is not even a swallow (a mouthful) for me (very small amount) = Ka dak khat hmanh va si hlah
dak tiin seh/tlaih - (v.) snap - Example: The dog snapped at the child's hand = Uico nih ngakchia kut kha dak tiah a seh
dakter , a dak (daak) - (v.) encrust - Example: The inside of the kettel is encrusted with lime = Ketteli a chunglei kha thung in a dak
dal - (n.) chapter - Example: There are many chapters in the Bible = Baibal chungah dal tampi an um
dal - (v.) counter, oppose - Example: He always counters what I say = Ka bia a ka dal zungzal
dal - (v.) counter, oppose - Example: He always counters what I say = Ka bia a ka dal zungzal
dal , khan - (n.) room
dal tam a ngeimi , a dal hnuh khawh a simi , thilchiahnak bizu - (n.) drawer
dalnak - (n.) putting up partition - Example: Plywood is good for partition = Innkhaan dalnak ah plywood a ttha
dalnak - (n.) countering - Example: His words of counter are not effective = A dalnak bia kha san a tlai lo
dam - (v.) get over - Example: He gets over his illness = A zawtnak in a dam
dam - (adj.) well - Example: Is your mother well? = Na nu a dam maw?
dam , damter - (v.) heal
dam lo - (adj.) ill - Example: He is ill today = Nihin cu a zaw
dam setsai lo - (adj.) seedy
dam tein - (interj.) adieu
dam tein - (interj.) goodbye
dam tein - (adv.) safely - Example: We reached home safely = Dam tein inn kan phan
dam tthan - (v.) recover
dam tthan - (v.) recuperate - Example: He has recuperated from his illness = A dam lonak in a dam tthan cang
dam tthannak - (n.) recovery
dam tthannak - (n.) recuperation
damah le amah karh tik i a chuakmi - (n.) square - Example: Sexteen is the square of four = Hleiruk cu pali le pali karh i a chuakmi a si
damh - (v.) heal, make well - Example: Physician, heal thyself = Sibawipa, nangmah le nangmah i damh ngat
damh - (v.) guess, speculate, conjecture - Example: Can you guess who the thief could be? = Mifir kha ahodah a si hnga na damh kho maw?
damh - (v.) prepare - Example: Have you prepared (got ready) food for the trip? = Riahcaw na damh cang maw?
damh khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irremediable
damhnak - (n.) get things ready, preparation
damiah - (n.) robber
damnak - (n.) cure
damnak - (n.) health - Example: Exercise is good for health = Lentecelh hi damnak caah a ttha
damnak si - (n.) medicine
damter - (v.) cure
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damter ding i tuah - (v.) treat - Example: The doctor treats the patients = Sibawi mizaw kha dam hna seh ti in a tuah hna, si a pek hna
damter khawh lomi - (adj.) incurable
damter , ngamter , nemter - (v.) mollify
damternak - (n.) remedy
damternak a simi - (adj.) remedial
dan - (adj.) alternate
dan , dang - (v.) separate - Example: You should separate the sheep and the goats = Tuu le meheh kha na an hna lai
dan , dang - (v.) obstruct - Example: You should obstruct their path with thorns = An lam kha hling in na dan lai
dan , donh , a kam kip in kulh - (v.) hem - Example: He was hemmed in by the enemies = Ral nih an hren
dan kanh - (v.) fend - Example: He fended off the blows with his arm = A kut in a hun thonghnak kha a rak i dan kanh
dang - (adj.) different - Example: Your cow and my cow are different = Na caw la ka caw an i dang
dang - (adj.) another - Example: There is another man in the house = Midang pakhat inn chungah a um
dang - (n.) palate - Example: My palate is sore = Ka dang a fak
dang, dangh - (v.) give feast, entertain - Example: Will he entertain us at the hotel? = Hotel ah rawl a kan dang hnga maw?
dang , dangh - (v.) sacrifice to demon - Example: He sacrifices a red cock to the demon = Khuachia arhli sen i a dang
dang , hnar lei i a kalmi kua , cuap lei i a kalmi kua le pawip lei i a kal mi kua an i thawknak - (n.) pharynx
dang liapluap in a ummi , mithi bantuk tuksapur - (adj.) ghastly
dang pakhat - (adj.) another
dangdang - (adj.) different
dangfir - (n.) tonsil - Example: His tonsils have been removed = A dangfir an tanpiak
dangfir fah - (n.) quinsy
dangfir phin zawtnak - (n.) tonsilitis
dangfir tanglei i a ummi aw hri umnak , aw bawm - (n.) larynx
dangte - (n.) frog - Example: We shall beat (kill) the frogs = Dangte kan sit lai
dangto - (n.) uvala - Example: His uvala is painful = A dangto a fak
danh - (v.) put something underneath - Example: You should put bricks underneath the legs of the table = Cabuai ke kha tlakrawh na danh hna
lai
danh - (v.) put on - Example: I put on shoes = Kedan kaa danh
dankanh - (v.) cordon - Example: The police cordoned off the play ground = Palik nih lentecelhnak hmun kha an dankanh
dannak - (n.) contrast
dannak - (n.) diversity
dannak - (n.) difference - Example: The difference between iron and paper is that iron is heavier = Thir le caku an i dannak cu thir kha a rit deuh
dannak a um lo , an i khat - (adj.) equal - Example: All men are equal before the law = Upadi hmaiah cun mi zeihmanh an i khat dih
dannak langhternak - (n.) differentiation
dantat - (v.) punish
dantat - (v.) sentence - Example: The judge sentenced the thief to one year in prison = Biaceihtu bawi nih mifir cu kum khat thong tla dingin
dantatnak bin a khiah
dantat , fak piin soi , sik - (v.) castigate
dantat in rianttuanternak - (n.) servitude
dantat khawh a simi , dantat awk tlakmi - (adj.) punishable
dantatmi hna lu hrolhnak le kut hrolhnak ca i an tuahmi thingpheng an vihmi hna - (n.) pillory
dantatnak - (n.) penalty
dantatnak - (n.) punishment
dantatnak ca i tthumh , tthumh , niamter - (v.) degrade
dantatnak in luatter - (v.) pardon
dantatnak pek - (v.) penalize
dantlang - (n.) collar
dantlang ruh - (n.) collar bone - Example: Human beings have two collar bones each = Minung nih dantlang ruh pahnih kan ngei
dao - (adj.) wide - Example: His mouth is wide = A ka a dao
dap - (n.) dew
dapti - (n.) dewdrop
dar - (n.) bell or gong - Example: They have rung the gong, let us go to the place of gathering (for worship) = Dar an tum cang, pumhnak ah kal
u sih
dar - (n.) bell or gong - Example: They have rung the gong, let us go to the place of gathering (for worship) = Dar an tum cang, pumhnak ah kal
u sih
dar - (v.) entertain guests - Example: We entertain 20 guests (with food) = Minung pakul rawl kan dar hna
dar eng phun - (n.) brass
dar sen - (n.) bronze
dar sen - (n.) copper
darh - (v.) spread out - Example: The basket spreads out at its top = Sei cu a ka a darh
darh - (v.) spread out - Example: The Chins spread out to many places = Laimi kha khuazakip ah an darh dih
darkeu - (n.) spoon
darkeu ngan - (n.) tablespoon
darkhing - (n.) bell
darkhing aw - (n.) clang
darkhing hme tete , khing tete an rin i an aw khi - (n.) jingle
darkhing hmete aw - (n.) tinkle
darkhing rual aw - (n.) chime
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darkhing thlainak inn - (n.) belfry
dat , dah - (n.) electricity - Example: Our electricity is good these days = Tukar hrawng cu kan dah tha a ttha
datari , faah , ram/facang hlehnak - (n.) sickle
dathmanthlak , kan tak chung hmanthlaknak - (n.) x-ray
datsi - (n.) oil
Daw - (n.) Miss
daw , dawt , duh - (v.) love - Example: Do you love me? = Na ka daw maw?
dawbi - (n.) washerman
dawh - (adj.) handsome
dawh - (v.) seem - Example: They seem to know what they did = An tuahmi kha hngalh dawh an si
dawh - (v.) look like - Example: It looks like rain = Ruah sur dawh a si
dawh ngaiin - (adv.) politely
dawh , rumra - (n.) magnificence
dawh tein chim - (v.) phrase - Example: She phrased his answer carefully = A lehnak bia cu dawh tein a chim
dawh tein umnak - (n.) politeness
dawhnak - (n.) beauty
dawhnak - (n.) grace
dawhnak ca i thuh boih awk thil - (n.) cosmetic
dawhnak , hnuhnak , lungthin laknak - (n.) attraction
dawhnak lei a duh ngaimi le a hingal ngaimi - (n.) aesthete
dawhter , tamh - (v.) beautify
dawhter , tamh. - 2. tthatter deuh, pehsauh, chap - (v.) embellish
dawhter , tamh , thawitenh , pangpar suai - (v.) embroider
dawhternak , tamhnak , thawitenhnak , pangpar suai - (n.) embroidery
dawhtlak , loin umnak - (n.) immodesty
dawhtlakte i nun , umtu ziaza aa dawhmi - (n.) decency
dawi - (n.) sorcery - Example: In former days Chin feared sorcery much = Hlan ah cun Laimi nih dawi an ttih ngai
dawi , hlawt - (v.) rid - Example: What will rid a house of rat? = Inn in zei nih dah zu cu a dawi hna lai?
dawi , thawl - (v.) banish
dawi , tthawl - (v.) chase
dawk , dok - (v.) pull out - Example: Please pull out one string of the yarn = La kha zai khat in vun dawk tuah
dawkawng , cengkeuh - (n.) snail
dawkawng phun khat - (n.) slug
dawl - (v.) pile bricks or stones one upon another to make a wall - Example: They make a brick wall = Tlakrawh vampang an dawl
dawlh , dolh - (v.) swallow - Example: Sugar coated medicine is easy to swallow = Si thlum cu dawlh a fawi
dawm - (n.) manure, fertiliser - Example: Com dung is best manure = Caw ek hi dawm ttha bik a si
dawm - (adj.) cloudy, overcast - Example: It is cloudy = Khua a dawm
dawmh , domh - (v.) place hand on the spot of pain to relieve pain - Example: Please put your hand on my head (to relieve pain) = Ka lu ka
domh tuah
dawn , dawnh - (v.) impede
dawnchungle - (n.) members of the family - Example: How many members are in your family? = Na dawnchungle zeizatdah an si?
dawng - (n.) household, family - Example: There are hundred families in our church = Kan khrifabu chungah dawng za khat kan um
dawngchung - (n.) spouse - Example: Is your spouse also coming? = Nu dawngchung a ra ve lai maw?
dawngchungnu - (n.) wife - Example: My wife is a midwife/nurce = Ka dawngchungnu cu si sayama a si
dawngchungpa - (n.) husband - Example: My husband is a pastor = Ka dawngchungpa cu pastor a si
dawngh , dongh - (v.) end
dawnghnak , donghnak - (n.) end
dawnh , donh - (v.) catch in a cup or cloth something which dropw - Example: You should catch the mangoes in your blanket = Hai kha na
puan in na rak donh hna lai
dawnh , hrawh , pakpalawng i canter - (v.) foil - Example: The police foiled his evil plan = Thil ttha lo tuah aa timhmi kha palik nih an hrawh
dawnh , kham - (v.) hinder
dawnhnak , hnahnawh peknak - (n.) interfeence
dawnnak - (n.) impedement
dawntu - (n.) bar - Example: Bad temper is a bar to making friends = Thinchiat hi hawikom ser dawntu a si
dawntu - (n.) barrier
dawntu - (n.) disadvantage
dawntu - (n.) handicap - Example: Lack of education is a handicap for many people = Cathiam lo hi mi tampi caah dawntu a si
dawntu - (n.) hindrance
dawntu - (n.) obstacle
dawntu - (n.) block
dawntu a simi - (adj.) detrimental
dawntu a simi thil - (adj.) disadvantageous
dawntu a simi , thil hnahnawk a simi - (adj.) cumbersome
dawntu , harnak petu , tthat lonak petu - (n.) detriment
dawntu , mi a rilhtertu - (n.) stumbling block
dawnzuk - (n.) watermelon
dawnzuk , phazeti - (n.) melon
dawp - (v.) absorb - Example: Cotton can absorb water = Lachawn nih ti a dawo khawh
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dawp - (v.) light cigarette - Example: I shall light a cigarette = Khuak ka dawp lai
dawp , din - (v.) suck
dawp , din - (v.) imbibe
dawp , hulter - (v.) sop up - Example: Please sop up the water with a piece of cloth = Ti kha puanchia in dawp
dawp khotu thil - (adj.) absorbent
dawp , rawl dawp - (v.) assimilate
dawpdolh , ni dawpdolh zong thlapa dawpdolh zong - (n.) eclipse - Example: Eclipse of sun. - Eclipse of moon = Ni dawpdolh. - Thlapa
dawpdolh
dawr hmete , lakphak dawr - (n.) stall
dawrh - (v.) overshadow - Example: The banyan tree overshadows them that they cannot grow = Rirang nih a dorh hna i an thang kho lo
dawrh , chawdawr , dorh - (n.) shop - Example: I saw him at his shop = A chawdawr ah ka hmuh
dawt awk a simi - (adj.) lovable
dawt , duh , daw - (v.) love - Example: Do you love me? = Na ka daw maw?
dawt khunmi - (n.) favourite - Example: She is her father's favourite = Amah cu a pa i a dawt khunmi a si
dawt khunmi - (n.) pet - Example: The baby was the pet of the family = Bawhte cu an innchungkhar ah an dawt khunmi a si
dawt ngaiin - (adv.) dearly
dawt ngaimi - (adj.) affectionate - Example: Your affectionate friend = Na dawt ngaimi na hawi
dawt tuk , duh tuk - (v.) idolize
dawtmi - (adj.) beloved
dawtmi - (adj.) dear
dawtmi - (n.) sweetheart
dawtmi , duhmi - (n.) darling
dawtmi , hawikom ttha a simi - (adj.) cordial
dawtnak - (n.) love
dawtnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) uncharitable
dawtnak , hawikom ttha sinak - (n.) cordiality
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
dawtnak le zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) tender
dawtu a simi , duhtu a simi - (adj.) loving
dawtu , duhtu - (n.) lover
de - (n.) spots, specks
de - (v.) appear - Example: The moon appears (it is a new moon) = Thlapa a de
de , tleu , ceu , cer - (v.) scintillate
deep - (v.) make a dent - Example: My pot is dented = Ka um a deep
deh - (n.) dot - Example: He made a dot on the paper = Caku cungah deh pakhat a tuah
deh , hlen - (v.) delude
deh , hlen , dek - (v.) swindle
deh , hlen , dek - (v.) beguile
dehcawh , tuaitam , nihchuak i saih - (v.) tease
dehnak , a hmaan lomi bia , lih - (n.) fallacy
dehnak , hlennak - (n.) hoax
dei - (v.) open up (the eyes) - Example: The eyes of the kitten open up = Chizawhfa an mit a dei
dei - (v.) dawn
deih thei - (v.) date
deirel arfi - (n.) morning star
dek , deh , hlen - (v.) swindle
dek , deh , hlen - (v.) beguile
dek , tuaitam - (v.) tamper - Example: Do not tamper with the clock = Suimilam kha tuaitam/dek hlah
del - (v.) look - Example: I do not dare to look int his face = A hmai ka del ngam lo
del , hneksak-del - (v.) test, try
delta - (n.) delta
dem - (v.) dash - Example: She dashed the cup on the floor = Hrai kha tuang ah a den
dem, demh - (v.) cast shadow, shade - Example: The trees cast shadow on the road = Thingkung nih lam an demh
dem , nemdok - (n.) loin - Example: He puts a belt on his loin = A nem ah taisawm aa sawmh
democracy uknak a zummi - (n.) democrat
den - (v.) drench - Example: The rain drenches us = Ruahpi nih a kan den
den , hrawn - (v.) batter - Example: He battered the door = Innka kha a den
den khawnnak in thluak tlirhnak , hninhnak , tlirhnak - (n.) concussion
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
den , sobul in khenh - (v.) hammer
deng - (n.) limit, frontier, the end of something
dengmang - (adv.) nearly - Example: He nearly missed the train = Tlanglawng a tanh lo dengmang
dengmang - (adv.) indicates what is about to happen, is planned - Example: We are about to go = Kan kal dengmang
dengmang , a kam , a tlang - (n.) verge
dengmang , luklak - (adv.) almost
dengteo - (v.) look straight into face - Example: He looks straight into my face = Dengteo in a ka zoh
denh - (v.) put weight on something - Example: Please put stone on the paper = Caku kha lung denh tuah
denh , rial , manter , fak piin nam - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the stone into fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial
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depde - (n.) hypocrite, rogue, swindler, fraudent - Example: He is a rogue = Mi depde a si
der - (adj.) lean - Example: lean boy = Ngakchia der
der - (adj.) weak - Example: He is a weak man = Mi der a si
der filfial in a ummi - (adj.) gaunt
derh - (v.) confront - Example: He does not dare confront him = A derh ngam lo
derh , dirh - (v.) begin - Example: They have started building the house = Inn an derh cang
dernak - (n.) weakness
dernak - (n.) thinness
dernak , tthawn lonak - (n.) weakness
derter , thazang tlawmter - (v.) enfeeble
derter , thazang tlawmter , pa si loter - (v.) emasculate
derter , tthawn loter - (v.) weaken
derthawm - (adj.) weak - Example: He is a weak/sickly man = Mi derthawm a si
derthawm , feh lo , thazang um lo - (adj.) groggy
derthawmnak - (n.) fraility
dertthawm , thazang ngei lo - (adj.) feeble
det - (v.) push to the edge - Example: Do not push me to the edge of the bed = Ihkhun tlang ah ka det chih hlah
det , chawdet - (v.) bargain - Example: I don't like to bargain = Chawdet ka duh lo
deu , a ngaingai a si lomi - (adj.) bogus
deu , thlam - (n.) hut
deuh - (v.) disenchant - Example: I was disenchanted by his speech = A biachimmi nih a ka deuh
deuh - (v.) fail - Example: He failed us when we needed him most = Kan herh bik caan ah a kan deuh
deuh - (adv.) rather - Example: I would rather go today than tomorrow = Thaizing nakin nihin ah ka kal deuh lai
deuh in - (adv.) more - Example: A plane travels more rapidly than a train = Vanlawng cu tlanglawng nakin khulrang deuhin a kal
deuhnak - (n.) disillusionment
Dezimbar thla - (n.) December
di - (v.) tire, be tired - Example: I am tired = Ka tha a di
di , ngaidi - (n.) thatch
diam - (adv.) off - Example: The bird flew off = Vate kha a zuang diam
diam - (adv.) completely (perfect tense) - Example: He has already gone = A kal diam cang
diamduam - (adj.) timid - Example: He is a timid person = Mi diamduam a si
dica , inncung - (n.) roof
dih - (v.) finish, complete - Example: I finished reading the book = Cauk rel kha ka dih cang
dih - (adv.) completely - Example: I have finished the work completely = Rian cu ka dih dih cang
dih , dip , dit - (v.) strangle - Example: He strangled her = A hrom in a dih
dih lomi , lim lomi - (adj.) unfinished
dihlak - (adj.) all
dihlakin - (adv.) completely - Example: I have completely read the book = Cauk a dihlak in ka rel dih
dihnak hmun i sermi pangpar le thingkung hawi hna an phunnak hmun - (n.) park
dihreh - (num.) rafters - Example: Chins use bamboos for rafters = Laimi nih dihreh caah rua an hman
dik - (adj.) correct, true, righteous, honest - Example: You must try to be an honest person = Mi dik si naa zuan lai
dik - (conj.) whether - Example: I am not sure whether I shall go or not = Ka kal hnga maw kal lo dik
diksineri , holh sullam ttialnak cauk - (n.) dictionary
dil - (v.) dam - Example: We shall dam the water = Ti kan dil lai
dil - (v.) gather together - Example: There is a lot of people gathereing together = Mi tampi an i dil tung ko
dildel - (adj.) beautifully green
dim , duhdim - (adj.) abundant , plenty - Example: We shall go to the garden of abundance = Dim lo ah kan kal lai
din - (v.) take - Example: He does not like to take medicine = Si din a duh lo
din - (v.) straighten - Example: Try to straighten the crooked nails = Thir kawi kha din i zuam hna
din awk thil Pathian sinah raithawinak i pekmi - (n.) oblation
din , dawp - (v.) imbibe
din , dawp - (v.) suck
din dih hirhiar - (v.) drain - Example: He drains the cup = Hrai khat kha a din dih hirhiar
din dih , hrawh , khangh , hman dih , ei dih - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih
din , ding - (v.) drink
din , ding - (adj.) righteous, straight - Example: Follow the straight road = Lam ding kha zul
din lonak - (n.) injustice
din lonak tuah zong i a zei a poi lomi , a ding ding lo kong ah aa ralring lomi - (adj.) unscrupulous
din nawn tein en , sawh - (v.) nudge
din tein bengh - (v.) pat
din tein benghnak - (n.) pat
din tein biachim , fifik tum - (v.) whisper
din tein khangh , em , ul - (v.) scorch
din tein , tlawm tein - (adv.) slightly
din tein tleu - (v.) shimmer
din tein tongh, puanchia nem tein podar hmai i thuh therhmarh - (v.) dab
din tuk in chim , fak lo tuk in chim , niam tuk in chim - (v.) understate
ding - (adv.) (same as lai: future tense) - Example: If you will go tomorrow, I shall also come along. Please tell me the time when you will go =
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Thaizing ah na kal ding ahcun, ka ra ve hai. - Na kal lai ding can ka chim te
ding , din - (adj.) righteous, just, honest, straight forward - Example: He is a righteous person = Amah cu mi ding a si
ding tein a dirmi - (adj.) erect
ding tein a dirmi - (adj.) perpendicular
ding tein dirtermi , ding tein tunmi - (adj.) upright
ding tein , hmaan tein - (adv.) rightly
ding tein , lihchim lo tein - (adv.) straightforward
ding tein si lo in a vel in hngalther - (v.) imply - Example: Your manner implies that you are not pleased with me = Na umtuning nih ka cungah
naa lawm lo ti kha a vel in a ka hngalther
ding teomao tein - (adj.) direct
ding teomao tein - (adv.) directly
dinglo , a ngawi , paisah - (adj.) oblique
dingmi - (adj.) righteous
dingte si loin a vel in velmi - (adj.) indirect
dinh - (v.) drink - Example: Please take the horse to drink (water) = Rang kha ti va dinh tuah
dinh caan - (n.) recess
dinh , din - (v.) rest
dinh , pension lak - (v.) retire
dinhdorh loin tuah , ttha loin tuah - (v.) maltreat
dinhdorh loin tuahnak , ttha loin tuahnak - (n.) maltreatment
dinhnak - (n.) respite
dinhnak - (n.) rest
dinhnak , dirnak , ngolnak - (n.) halt
dinlonak - (n.) unrighteousness, dishonesty - Example: Do not have dishonesty = Dinlonak ngei hlah
dinmi thil paohpaoh , kawfi tehna , lakphak tehna , zu tehna - (n.) beverage
dinnak - (n.) justice
dinnak - (n.) righteousness - Example: Righteousness builds up a nation = Dinnak nih miphun a tthanchoter
dinnak - (num.) drinking - Example: Drinking alcohol brings down a nation = Zu dinnak nih miphun a ttumchukter
dinnak , ziaza ding , linchim lo tein a ummi ziaza - (n.) rectitude
dinnak , zumh awk tlak sinak - (n.) probity
dinter - (v.) straighten
dinter deuh , tthatter deuh - (v.) ameliorate
dinther , hrawh - (v.) demobilize
dip - (adj.) powdery - Example: Your rice flour is not well ground = Na chang a dip lo
dip - (v.) squeeze - Example: Please squeeze the toothpaste = Hasi kha vun dip
dip , dih , dit - (v.) strangle - Example: He strangled her = A hrom in a dih
dip lakin phomhmi rawl - (n.) meal - Example: Corn is ground into meal = Fangvoi cu dip lakin an phomh
dipte i can - (v.) mince
dipte i den - (v.) pulverize
dir - (v.) rise
dir - (v.) stand
dir - (v.) stand - Example: The thermometer stands a 92 degrees F = Kihlum tahnak cu 92 F. dikiri 92 ah a dir
dir - (v.) stop - Example: The bus stops at the bus stand = Baska cu baska dirnak ah a dir
dir , ngol , dinh awk i khua i cam - (v.) halt
dirh bawmh , thoh - (v.) bolster
dirh , derh - (v.) begin - Example: They have started building the house = Inn an derh cang
dirh ser , umter - (v.) institute - Example: They instituted new laws = Upadi thar an ser hna
diriam , riam - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam
dirkamh - (v.) stand with, stand and speak for somebody, advocate - Example: We should stand together (to help one another) = Pakhat le
pakhat kan i dirkamh awk a si
dirkamhtu - (n.) advocate, pleader - Example: A lawyer is my advocate = Sihni cu a ka dirkamhtu a si
dirnak - (n.) stop - Example: Bus wil stop at its stop = Baska cu a dirnak ah a dir lai
dirnak hmun - (n.) stand - Example: The police took his stand at the corner of the street = Palik cu lam kil ah a dir
dirnak hmun - (n.) station
dirnak , ngolnak , dinhnak - (n.) halt
dirpi - (prep.) for - Example: He stands for good government = Cozah ttha a dirpi
dirta - (v.) stop - Example: Mr. Black stopped at the bank = Mr. Black cu bank ah a dirtam
dirter - (v.) cause to stand - Example: Ask a car to stand = Mawttaka kha hei dirter
dirter , bunh , sak - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai
disap , disathlap , disaap , dithlasap - (n.) eaves
disathlap , disaap , dithlasap , disap - (n.) eaves
disathlap tidong - (n.) gutter
disiplin , mah le mah i uk khawh , a ttha timi kha tuah i zuam peng i a chia timi kha tuah lo i zuam peng - (n.) discipline
dit - (v.) castrate - Example: They castrate a bull = Cawtum a til an dit
dit , dih , dip - (v.) strangle - Example: He strangled her = A hrom in a dih
dithlasap , disaap - (n.) eaves
diudeu - (adv.) small but conspicously evident - Example: A bird is perching on a branch = Vate thingnge ah aa fu diudeu ko
do - (v.) sacrifice - Example: They sacrifice to the devil = Khuachia an do hna
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do - (v.) give food - Example: Would you be able to feed us dinner? = Zanriah na kan do kho lai waw?
do - (v.) set up a trap - Example: They set up at log trap (for the rats) = Mangkhawng an do
do - (v.) set up a gun as a trap - Example: The gun we set up as a trap shot a tiger = Kan meithal domi nih pawpi a kah
do , doh - (v.) fight - Example: It's no use fighting one another = Pakhat le pakhat i doh hi a tthahnem lo
dodangh - (v.) sacrifice to the evil spirit (mainlæy for placification) - Example: They sacrifice red cock when pacifying the evil spirit = Khuachia
dodangh tikah arhli sen an hman
doh - (pref.) anti
doh - (v.) prop - Example: Prop the clothes line with a stick = Puan zarnak hri kha fung in doh
doh - (v.) support - Example: Walls support the roof = Vampang nih inncung kha an doh
doh - (v.) sustain - Example: Walls sustain the roof = Vampang nih inncung kha an doh
doh , al , kham - (v.) resist
doh , al ralchanh - (v.) oppose
doh , do - (v.) fight - Example: It's no use fighting one another = Pakhat le pakhat i doh hi a tthahnem lo
doh i tei , donh - (v.) thwart
doh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) resistant
doh , ral chim , ral tuk - (v.) raid
doh , ralchanh - (prep.) against - Example: He is against me = A ka doh; a ka ralchanh
doh, ralchanh - (v.) contend
doh , tei , in - (v.) withstand - Example: Soldiers have to withstand difficulties = Ralkap cu harnak an in awk a herh
dohn - (v.) handicap - Example: His illness handicaps him = A zawtnak nih a donh
dohn , kham - (v.) curb
dohnak - (n.) fight - Example: They have been fighting for a long time now = An i dohnak, a sau cang
dohnak , alnak - (n.) resistance
dohnak , ernak , i chuhnak - (n.) rivalry
dohnak , raldohnak - (n.) war - Example: During the second world war many people perished = Vawlei-cung dohnak pahnihnak ah minung
tampi a thi
dohnak tung - (n.) prop
dohtu , aa paimi lak i pakhat paoh khi , aa domi - (n.) opponent - Example: He could not win his opponent = Amah a dohtu (a paitu) kha a
tei kho lo
dohtu , ertu - (n.) rival
dohtu lei i a tangmi , tthatnak lei tu duh lo i rawhnak lei tu a duh deuhmi - (n.) reactionary
dohtu , ral - (n.) rebel
dohtu , ral chimtu , tutu - (n.) raider
doih , eih - (n.) sorcery
dok - (v.) pluck
dok , dawk - (v.) pull out - Example: Please pull out one string of the yarn = La kha zai khat in vun dawk tuah
dolh - (v.) gulp
dolh , dawlh - (v.) swallow - Example: Sugar coated medicine is easy to swallow = Si thlum cu dawlh a fawi
dolh khat - (n.) gulp
dolh , khuh , zual - (v.) engulf
dolung - (n.) anvil - Example: They hammer iron on the anvil = Dolung ah thir an den
dom - (adv.) very much - Example: I like jaggery very much = Thanthling ka duh dom
domh - (v.) begin, start - Example: They have begun the word = Rian an domh cang
domh , dawmh - (v.) place hand on the spot of pain to relieve pain - Example: Please put your hand on my head (to relieve pain) = Ka lu ka
domh tuah
domh , kheldomh - (v.) stand akimbo - Example: He stands akimbo = A khel aa domh
don , ton - (v.) meet
dong - (v.) end - Example: The road ends here = Hika ah lam a dong
dong - (n.) pipe, water pipe - Example: Water pipe is necessary to carry water (to the house) = Ti laknak caah tidong a herh
dong , dongh , dawngh - (v.) end
dong hngal lomi sinak - (n.) infinity
dongh - (v.) make somebody dumbfounded - Example: Ceu Nawl and Ceu Bik arguet and Ceu bik made him (Ceu Nawl) dumbfounded = Ceu
Nawl le Ceu Bik bia an i al i Ceu Bik nih a dongh
dongh , dawngh - (v.) end
dongh hngal lo i holh lengmang - (v.) blab
dongh hngal lo khor thukpi - (n.) abyss
dongh negi lo , ri ngei lo - (adj.) limitless
donghnak - (n.) ending
donghnak - (n.) conclusion
donghnak - (n.) finish
donghnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) endless
donghnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) unlimitet
donghnak a ngei lomi khor - (adj.) fathomless
donghnak a ngeimi , tlinlonak a ngeimi - (adj.) finite
donghnak , dawnghnak - (n.) end
donghnak ngei lo , a thuh , a san , a kauh tah khawh lomi - (adj.) boundless
donghnak ngei lo , dongh hnagal lo - (adj.) infinite
donghnak ngei loin , dongh hngal loin , tuk hringhran - (adv.) infinitly
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donghnak , phak i tinhmi hmun - (n.) destiny
donghter , ngol - (v.) cease
donghter , ngolter - (v.) suppress - Example: The troops suppressed the strike = Nuarnak kha ralkap nih an donghter
donghter , riamhter - (v.) quench - Example: Water quenches thirst = Ti nih tihal a riamhter
donghternak - (n.) termination
donghternak , ngolternak - (n.) suppression
dongther , hrawh - (v.) annul
donh - (v.) check - Example: The dam checked the flow of water = Tikhamnak nih ti luan kha a donh
donh - (v.) cumber
donh - (v.) hamper
donh - (v.) inhibit
donh - (v.) refuse hospitality to strangers - Example: It's no good to refuse strangers = Khualtlung donh cu a ttha lo
donh - (v.) interrupt, interfere, disturb - Example: Don't make noise, you interrupt/interfere/disturb my reading = Hanchet hlah, ka carel na ka
donh
donh , a kam kip in kulh , dan - (v.) hem - Example: He was hemmed in by the enemies = Ral nih an hren
donh , a leng i hrenh kanh - (v.) preclude
donh , dawnh - (v.) catch in a cup or cloth something which dropw - Example: You should catch the mangoes in your blanket = Hai kha na
puan in na rak donh hna lai
donh , doh i tei - (v.) thwart
donh , kham - (v.) deter
donh , kham - (v.) keep - Example: They could not keep him from goin = kal an dawn /kham kho lo
donh , kham - (v.) obstruct
donh , kham - (v.) stem
donh , kham - (v.) prevent
donh khawh lomi - (adj.) irresistible
donh lo , kham lo - (adj.) free
donh lomi , kham lomi , chek lomi - (adj.) unchecked
donhnak - (n.) inhibition
donhnak - (n.) inhibition
donhnak - (n.) catching water in pale - Example: We use a buket for catching water = Ti donhnak ah balttin kan hman
donhnak - (n.) making a bridge - Example: Wire rope is necessary for making bridge = Hlei donhnak ah thirhri a herh
donhnak , hnahnawhnak - (n.) interruption
donhnak , khamnak - (n.) obstruction
donhnak , khamnak - (n.) prevention
donhnak , khamnak , ngolternak - (n.) stoppage
dophit - (n.) prop
dor - (n.) drop - Example: A drop of blood = Thi dor khat
dor - (v.) take shelter - Example: We take shelter under the rock = Lungpi tangah kan i dor
dor , hri dor , ziaza dor - (adj.) lax, not taut - Example: The string of the violin is not taut = Tingtang hri a dor
dorfawp - (v.) hinder the progress - Example: You will hinder the progress of our journey because you are weak = Na derthawm caah
khualtlawm ah na kan dorfawp lai
dorh - (v.) overshadow - Example: The big tree overshadows the small ones that they cannot grow = Thingpi nih thingte a dorh hna i an tthang
kho lo
dorh - (v.) blister - Example: My toes blister when I travel on foot = Ke in khual ka tlawn ah ka ke a dorh
dorh , chawdawr , dawrh - (n.) shop - Example: I saw him at his shop = A chawdawr ah ka hmuh
dorh , phoih , hri dorh - (v.) loosen
dorh , renh lo , i dinh - (v.) relax
dorhnak - (n.) laxity
dorhnak - (n.) blistering
dornak - (n.) sheltering - Example: Our shelter is the rock = Kan i dornak cu lungpi a si
dornak hmun - (adj.) refuge
dornak hmun - (n.) shelter
dornak hmun , himnak hmun , mihrutmi chaihnak hmun - (n.) asylum
dot - (n.) floor - Example: He lives in the second floor = Dot hnihnak ah a um
dot - (n.) phase - Example: Dick's voice is changing, this is a phase all boys go through = Dick aw cu aa thleng lio, hihi tlangvai paohpaoh nih an
pal pahmi dot, a si ko
dot - (n.) grade
dothlat - (v.) enquire , inquire
dothlat - (v.) investigate
dothlatnak - (n.) enquiry
dothlatnak - (n.) investigation
dotla , khuatla - (adj.) unblemished - Example: Only unblemished animals can be used for sacrifice = Raithawinak caah sattil dotla lawng hman
khawh an si
dotlak lonak a ngei lomi , dotla a simi - (adj.) unblemished
dotlak lonak , dotlak loter - (n.) blemish
dozen 12 , cucu 144 - (n.) gross
drama tuahnak i biapi bik a simi , tuanbia chung i biapi bik a simi , cu bangin thil taktak zong i biap bik a simi pa - (n.) protagonist
du - (adj.) become loose, lose strength and elasticity - Example: The bow becomes loose and weak because it has been stretched too long and
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too tight, opposite of resilient = Likuk cu sau tuk koih a si caah a du
dua , hawi - (n.) comrade
dua , kawi - (n.) friend - Example: My friend please come here = Ka dua zaangfahnak tein hika ah hin ra ta
duah - (v.) fire the field in the practice of slash and burn system of cultivation - Example: We fire our fields in mid March usually = March thla
canceo ah lo kan duah tawn
duahmah - (adv.) from one to another - Example: They went from house to house = Inn khat hnu inn khat an kal duahmah
duahmah in - (pron.) each - Example: Each will be asked a question = Pakhat duahmah in bia an hal hna lai
duai - (v.) diminish (as sharpness in knives and axes) - Example: My knive is getting dull = Ka namtong a duai
duak , hruak - (adv.) at once, suddenly, immediately, just - Example: He suddenly got out = Duak tiah a chuak
duak . khulrang - (adj.) abrupt - Example: He made an abrupt turn to avoid an accident = Poipang ton sual to dingah duak tiah aa mer.
duakmak - (adv.) the tongues of fire are leaping - Example: The flames are leaping about = Meizik aa hliau duakmak
duh - (v.) interest
duh - (v.) fall in love - Example: I fall in love with a girl = Ngaknu pakhat he kan i duh
duh - (v.) be short of - Example: We have raised 1000 kyats but we are still short of five hundred (to reach our goal) = Tangka thong khat kan
hmuh cang, asinain za nga kan duh rih
duh - (v.) like
duh - (v.) long - Example: She longed to come home = Inn tlun a duh
duh - (v.) please - Example: You do what you please = Na duhmi kha va tuah ko
duh - (v.) want
duh - (v.) will - Example: We cannot always do as we will = Kan duh bantukin kan tuah zungzal kho lo
duh - (adj.) willing - Example: He is willing to die = Thih a duh
duh - (v.) care - Example: A cat does not care to be washed = Chizawh nih kholh a duh lo
duh - (v.) wish
duh a fakmi , hak a kaumi - (adj.) greedy
duh , a ttha ti , aa dawh ti - (v.) admire
duh awk a si hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) repugnant
duh awk a si hrimhrim lomi , a fih in fihmi - (adj.) repulsive
duh awk a simi - (adj.) interesting
duh awk a simi - (adj.) likable
duh awk ngaingai a simi , a nuam ngaingaimi - (adj.) ravishing
duh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) desirable
duh awk tlak a simi , nawl cawn awk tlak a simi - (adj.) admirable
duh awk tlak a sinak - (n.) desirability
duh , dawt - (v.) love
duh deuh - (v.) prefer - Example: I prefer reading to playing = Lentecelh nakin carel ka duh deuh
duh deuh , sor tluk deuh , ot dehu - (v.) incline - Example: He inclines to carelessness = Ralrin lo lei ah a sor a tlu deuh
duh deuhmi a simi - (adj.) preferential
duh deuhmi i thim in - (adv.) preferably
duh deuhnak - (n.) preference
duh deuhnak, sortluk deuhnak - (n.) inclination
duh hringhran - (n.) passion - Example: He has a passion for music = Hla a duh hring hran
duh khunmi - (adj.) pet - Example: Politics is his pet subject = Politiks cu a duh khunmi subject a si
duh leinak - (prep.) pro - Example: Pro and con = Duh leinak le duh lo leinak
duh lo - (v.) detest
duh lo - (n.) disfavour
duh lo , a hmaan lo ti , hlawt - (v.) reject
duh lo , a si lo i canter , al - (v.) negate
duh lo, a ttha lo, ti - (v.) condemn
duh lo , al - (v.) decline - Example: He declined my invitation to dinner = Zanriah ei ka sawmmi cu a ka al
duh lo , al , poi - (v.) mind - Example: Do you mind if I smoke? = Kuak zu ning law, ha al hnga maw, a poi na ti hnga maw?
duh lo awk ngai a simi , rimchia - (adj.) odious
duh lo , fih - (adj.) loath
duh lo langhternak ca i liang cawi - (v.) shrug
duh lo , zei i rel lo - (v.) spurn - Example: The judge spurned the bribe = Ziknawh kha biaceihtu bawi nih a duh lo, zeihmanh ah a rel lo
duh lomi - (adj.) reluctant - Example: He is reluctant to go to school = Sianginn kai a duh lo
duh lomi - (adj.) undesirable
duh lomi a simi , a ttha lo , aa dawh lo , huat awk tlak - (adj.) obnoxious
duh lomi rawl hlonhmi , hmunhnawm , hnawmtam - (n.) garbage
duh lomi thil , a nuam lomi thil - (adj.) disagreeable
duh lonak - (n.) displeasure
duh lonak - (n.) reluctance
duh lonak , alnak - (n.) refusal
duh lonak , alnak - (n.) negation
duh lonak , alnak , phunzainak - (n.) remonstrance
duh lonak chim - (n.) denunciation
duh lonak chim , hlawt , thangchiat - (v.) denounce
duh lonak langhter ; a si lo - (adj.) negative
duh lonak langhter , al , phunzai - (n.) remonstrate
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duh lonak langhter , soisel , al - (v.) protest
duh lonak langhternak ca i hmur euh - (v.) pout
duh lonak , lungthawh lonak - (n.) disinclination
duh lonak tthawngpi - (n.) repugnance
duh na lo i hranhram i uk , hrem - (v.) tyrannize
duh nalo tein - (adv.) involuntarily
duh naloin , a si kho - (adj.) liable - Example: You are liable to get wet if you go out in the rain = Ruahpi sur i naa chawh ahcun na cin kho ko
duh ngai , thaw ngaiin ei - (v.) relish - Example: The cat relishes milk = Chizawh nih cawhnuk a duh ngai
duh , ngaih - (v.) yearn - Example: He yearns for home = Inn a ngai
duh ngar - (adj.) fond - Example: He is fond of horses = Rang a duh ngai hna
duh ningin sersiam khawhmi - (adj.) plastic - Example: Plastic surgery = Takpum ai nincan lonak zawn hna sersiam, hmur beu hei ti bantuk
duh paoh in khua a sami , hitihin ka um awk a si ti zulhmi phunglam a ngei lomi - (adj.) undisciplined
duh tuk , dawt tuk - (v.) idolize
duh tuk hringhran - (v.) crave - Example: A thirsty man craves water = A ti a halmi cu ti a duh tuk hringhran
duh tukmi, upat tukmi - (n.) idol
duh zong duh lo zongah ralkap tlakter cozah nih - (v.) conscript
duhdanh a ngeimi - (adj.) partial - Example: He was partial to his son = A fapa kha a duhdanh
duhdanh ngei lomi - (adj.) impartial
duhdanh ngeih lonak - (n.) impartiality
duhdanhnak ngei lomi lungthin , ruahnak taktak chimmi - (n.) candour
duhdanhnak ngeih - (n.) favouritism
duhdim - (adj.) abundant - Example: We shall receive abundant life = Nunnak duhdim kan hmuh lai
duhdim te i nunnak , rumnak - (n.) affluence
duhdim tein ei - (v.) sate
duhfahnak , hakkauhnak - (n.) greed
duhhlawptlai lomi , fihnung a simi - (adj.) nasty
duhlawptlai loin - (n.) nastiness
duhlonak fakmi , fih awk a simi - (n.) disgust
duhmi , dawtmi - (n.) darling
duhmi i thim khawhnak - (n.) option
duhmi i thimmi - (adj.) optional
duhmi paoh pek , duhnak paoh zulh - (v.) indulge - Example: Those parent indulge their children = Khi nu le pa hna nih an fale kha an duhnak
an zulh tuk hna
duhmi tuahter khawhnak ca i hnek , thazang in hnek , upadi kha hman ding vun siter - (v.) enforce
duhnak - (n.) desire
duhnak - (n.) liking
duhnak - (n.) affection - Example: I cannot have an affection for her = A cungan duhnak ka ngei kho lo
duhnak a ngeimi , a duhnak a langhtermi - (adj.) wistful
duhnak a riam kho lomi , a hak a kau ngaimi - (adj.) insatiable
duhnak a thawng ngaimi - (adj.) fierce
duhnak a tthawngmi - (n.) passion
duhnak , bia i khiahnak lungthin - (n.) volition
duhnak he tunghtham - (v.) fondle
duhnak i sum ngai i nun - (adj.) ascetic
duhnak langhternak ca i nuar - (v.) strike - Example: The coal miners strike to demand more pay = Lung-meihol cotu pawl kha lahkhah kan
tthanh deuh u tiin an nuar
duhnak lungthin - (n.) interest
duhnak lungthin hun ngeihter , hlauh - (v.) intrigue - Example: The story of your adventure intrigues us = Na khualtlawnnak kong nih kan
lung a kan hlauh ngai
duhnak , ngaihnak - (n.) longing
duhnak ngei taktak lo i tlangrian ttuan i ttuan - (adj.) perfunctory - Example: The new teacher was perfunctory; he did not really care about
his work = Saya tharpa cu tlangrian ttuan in a rian a ttuan, a rian kha zei ah a rel taktak lo
duhnak ngeih - (v.) care about - Example: He does not care about music = Hla lei duhnak a ngei lo
duhnak riamhter - (v.) gratify
duhnak , si seh ti duhmi , saduhthlahnak - (n.) wish
duhnak , thanuamnak - (n.) enthusiasm
duhnak tthawng - (n.) yearning
duhnak tthawng a ngeimi - (adj.) passionate
duhnak tthawng , pumsa duhnak - (n.) lust
duhsah - (adv.) slowly - Example: He speaks slowly = Duhsah in bia a chim
duhsah , khulnuarmi - (adj.) slow
duhsah nawn tein thli a hran - (v.) steady - Example: The wind steadied = Thli duhsah nawn tein a hrang
duhsah tein - (adv.) very slowly - Example: He speaks very slowly = Duhsah tein bia a chim
duhsah tein aa thlengmi - (adj.) gradual
duhsah tein , caan tampi hmang in - (adv.) leisurely
duhsah tein chuah thliahmah , pawt - (v.) ooze - Example: Blood oozes from his wound = A hma in thi a pawt thluahmah
duhsah tein ei - (v.) corrode - Example: Rust corrodes iron = Cirik nih thir a ei
duhsah tein nuamhnak i i chawh - (v.) stroll
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duhsah tein situ a simi - (adj.) corrosive
duhsah tein thil i hung can - (v.) evolve - Example: The boys evolve a plan for earning money = Tlangval pawl nih tangka hmuhnak lam an ser
duhsah tein thil i hung cannak , thil fawi tete in thil har ngai i hung cannak - (n.) evolution
duhsah tein tlak - (v.) float - Example: The falling leaves float to the ground = Thinghnah cu duhsah tein vawlei ah an tla
duhter, hoihter, sor tlukter - (n.) incline - Example: Incline your heart to obey God's law = Pathian nawlbia zulh ding kha na lung cu hoihter,
duhter, a sor tlukter
duhter , or fawhter - (v.) whet - Example: The smell of food whetted my appetite = Rawl rim nih ka or a ka fawhter
duhternak , lem , lem khawhnak - (v.) allure
duhtu a simi , dawtu a simi - (adj.) loving
duhtu , dawtu - (n.) lover
duk - (adj.) well-ripened fruit - Example: Our pears are all well-ripened = Kan pear an duk dih cang
duk - (adj.) bloodshot - Example: His eyes are bloodshot = A mit a duk dih
duk - (adj.) black and blue - Example: His back is all black and blue from their fight = An i velhnak ah a keng a duk dih
dul - (v.) tarnish - Example: The mirror has been tarnished with age. - The sun is hidden behind the cloud = Thlalang kha a hlun cang i a dul cang.
- Ni a dul
dulhnak - (n.) shade - Example: Let us sit in the shade (under the shade of something) = Ni dulhnak ah tthu u sih
dum - (adj.) azure , blue
dum - (n.) garden
dum - (v.) eat together around a table - Example: We shall eat together around a table = Rawl kan dum hna lai
dum - (v.) beat out animals in a hunting expedition - Example: We shall be beating out animals in hunting expedition = Khaan kan dum lai
dum kaupi - (n.) ranch
dum tein vaa kal ai law - (interj.) farewell
dum tuahtu , dum ngeitu - (n.) gardener
dumh - (v.) blacken - Example: Smoke has blackened all their clothing = Meikhu nih an hnipuan a dumh dih
dumternak si/thil - (n.) pigment
dun - (adv.) together - Example: We shall go together = Kan kal dun lai
dup - (adv.) suddenly - Example: Fire has extinguished suddenly = Mei a mit dup
dupdap in alh , dupdap in ceu - (v.) flicker - Example: The fire flickered and died = Mei cu a alh dupdap i a mit
dupdap in alhmi - (n.) flicker - Example: They saw the flicker of candles = Phazawngdan an ceu depmap kha an hmuh
dur - (n.) gourd used as a bottle, gourd-bottle - Example: We keep salt in the gourd bottle = Dur in cite kan chiah
durbing , a hlami thil nai tein hmuh khawhnak - (n.) telescope
durbing , mit hnih in zoh khawhmi hmanbilu - (n.) binoculars
durttawt - (n.) boils
durwan , inn zohtu - (n.) janitor
dusah tein ti in chuan - (v.) stew
dut - (n.) bump - Example: The airplane landed with a bump = Vanlawng kha vawlei a vung phan i dut tiah a cawl
dut - (adv.) suddenly - Example: They arrived suddenly = Dut tiah an phan
dutdutdut ti in tur - (v.) throb - Example: His wounded arm throbbed with pain = A ban hma cu dutdut tiin a fak a tur hluahmah
dutmat - (adv.) sway this way and that way - Example: They sway this way and that way = An i hnin dutmat
E
e , et - (interj.) yes, positive answer - Example: Would you like to go? Yes, I do = Kal na duh lai maw? E, ka duh lai
Easter hlan Cawn Ni Nga ni - (prop.) Good Friday
Easter hlan ni 40 chung - (n.) Lent
Easter in Zarhpi pasarihnak; Easter ni in a ni sawm nganak - (n.) Pentecost
ee - (v.) go to the latrine, excrete - Example: He cannot co to the latrine, he cannot excrete = A ek a ee kho lo
ee zong ti lo ai zong ti lomi ; ka vaa ruat rih lai a timi khi - (adj.) noncommittal
eh , ek - (v.) complete - Example: Have you finished your weaving? = Na thiam na ek cang maw?
ei - (v.) devour
ei - (v.) erode - Example: Water erodes soil = Ti nih vawlei a ei
ei - (v.) have - Example: Will you have dinner now? = Atu ah zanriah na ei lai maw?
ei - (v.) take - Example: He takes food = Rawl a ei
ei awk din awk ti le rawl - (n.) provisions
ei awk i i hunh - (v.) serve - Example: Dinner is served = Zanriah an kan hunh
ei awk , rawlfang - (n.) foodstuff
ei dih , din dih , hrawh , khangh , hman dih - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih
ei khawh lomi - (adj.) inedible
ei khawhmi - (adj.) eatable
ei khawhmi thil - (adj.) edible
ei , rawl ei - (v.) eat
eidin - (n.) foodstuff - Example: We are low in foodstuff = Eidin kan har
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eidin awk thil an zuarnak chawdawr - (n.) grocery
eidin thil a zuartu - (n.) grocer
eidin zuarnak ralkap dawr - (n.) canteen
eih , doih - (n.) sorcery
eih in mawn , lawmhter ngai , aidi in mawn , mawnh - (v.) enchant
eihmuar , hmuar - (v.) take advantage of others in business, exploit - Example: Do not exploit others = Midang kha va eihmuar hna hlah
eihthiam - (n.) sorcerer
eihthiammi nu - (n.) sorceress
eiman ca i liammi tangka , ttuanman ca i pekmi tangka - (n.) fee
eimi pa , pa - (n.) mushroom
ek - (n.) excrement
ek - (v.) excrete, move the bowel - Example: If your bowel cannot move, eat lenty of leafy food = Na ek na ek khawh lo ahcun anhnah tampi in ei
ek - (v.) be finished (no more) - Example: Please tell me when your food grains are finished = Na rawl a eh tikah ka chim te
ek , caw ek - (n.) manure
ek , eh - (v.) complete - Example: Have you finished your weaving? = Na thiam na ek cang maw?
ek fer - (n.) constipation
ek , hmunthur - (n.) ordure
ek-inn - (n.) latrine
ekek , zunzun - (v.) relieve - Example: I want to relieve myself = Zunzun/ekek ka duh
ekinn , hmai le kut i tawlnak khaan - (n.) lavatory
eksident, thil poipang ruah lopi i a hung ummi - (n.) accident
eksperians tampi a hmumi - (adj.) experienced
ekuaitor in chaklei le thlanglei ah a phei in rinmi tlang , zei can dah a hlat ti tahnak , latitude dikiri pakhat cu khan 70 tluk a si - (n.)
latitude
ekzel , lengke aa mernak thirfung - (n.) axle
el - (n.) thigh - Example: His thigh is big = A el a ngan ko
el - (v.) argue, dispute - Example: They often argue = Bia an i el lengmang
el - (v.) reject - Example: Do not reject my word (what I said) = Ka bia ka el hlah
elektrik bawl in ceutermi , thing nge bantuk in tettermi ceunak - (n.) chandelier
elektrik bulp chung i hri tete aa zammi khi - (n.) filament
elektrik dah - (n.) electricity
elektrik dah he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) electric
elektrik dah in an kaltermi hlei - (n.) escalator
elektrik dah tha pehnak thirhri fate - (n.) fuse
elektrik kha hun hmit - (v.) switch off the light
elektrik kha hun vang - (v.) switch on the light
elektrik mei cu zan thil kawlnak ca i tuahmi a tthawng ngaingaimi - (n.) searchlight
elektrik mei tha - (n.) volt
elektrik meitha tahnak - (n.) voltage
elektrik pehnak palak - (n.) plug
elektrik tha khonnak battery - (n.) storage battery
elektrik tha nih a kan duah khi - (n.) shock
elektrik tha tahnak - (n.) watt
elektrik tha thirhri chungin a luangmi - (n.) current
elektrik thazang chuak kho hlah seh tiah tuamnak khairiat - (n.) insulator
elektrik vannak le hmihnak a hmehnak khi - (n.) switch
elh-ulh - (adj.) big and stout - Example: He is a big and stout man = Mi elh-uhl a si
em - (v.) toast bread, roast meat - Example: He toasts bread. - She roasts chicken = Changreu a em. - Arsa a en
em - (v.) warm at the fire or in the sun - Example: I warm my hands at the fire. - I warm my hands in the sun = Mei ah ka kut ka em. - Ni ah ka
kut ka em
em thingkung. Innliam thingkung - (n.) elm
em , ul , din tein khangh - (v.) scorch
emh - (v.) warm - Example: The sun warms me up. - Fire warms me up = Ni nih a ka emh. - Mei nih a ka emh
en - (v.) blossom - Example: The cherries blossom (are in bloom) in December = December thla ah phaizawng par an en
eng - (adj.) tellow - Example: Yellow robe is beautiful = Puan eng cu aa dawh
eng - (v.) nudge, push - Example: Do not push me, I might fall = Ka eng hlah, ka tla sual lai
eng - (v.) encroach - Example: Do not encroach on my field = Ka lo ka eng hlah
engine nih a chuahtermi tikhu le thli - (n.) exhaust
England mi holh , Mirang holh - (adj.) English
England ram alan - (prop.) Union Jack
England ram i a rak ummi miphun, Irish, Scottish le Briton a rak hringsortu hna - (n.) celt
England ram i Protestant Khrihfa, thiannak le ziaza ttha a rak uarmi - (n.) Puritan
entai - (v.) envy, be jealous of - Example: You are jealous/envious of my college degree = Ka college degree kha na ka entai
enzin a ngei lomi vanlawng - (n.) glider
enzin chung i aa mermi - (n.) turbine
eotheo - (n.) touchy person - Example: He/she is a touchy person = Mi eotheo a si
epal thei - (n.) apple
equator lei ah duhsah tein a hrangmi thli - (n.) trade wind
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er - (v.) boil down as in making salt or jaggery - Example: They make salt (by boiling the salt water) = Cite an er
er - (v.) cook rice - Example: We cook rice = Buh kan er
er - (v.) compete (in a bad sence) - Example: They compete in their work (trying to outdo one anothr) = An rian ah an i er
er khawh lomi , tluktu ahohmanh a ngei lomi, tluk lomi - (adj.) unrivalled
er , tang , ir - (n.) bosom
erh - (v.) can - Example: We can pears = Pear kan erh
erh - (v.) plant seeds - Example: We plant seeds = Thlaici kan erh
erh (voi), irh - (v.) belch
ernak , i chuhnak , dohnak - (n.) rivalry
ertu , dohtu - (n.) rival
esit , a thormi ti - (n.) acid
Eskimo mi - (n.) Eskimo
Eskimo mi tilawng, saphaw in sermi - (n.) kayak
et , det , chawdet - (v.) bargain - Example: I don't like to bargain = Chawdet ka duh lo
et , e - (interj.) yes, positive answer - Example: Would you like to go? Yes, I do = Kal na duh lai maw? E, ka duh lai
etom - (n.) atom
eu - (v.) roast lightly - Example: We roast meat = Sa kan eu
euh - (v.) bend backwards - Example: He bends backwards protruding his stomach = A paw a euh
euh - (v.) pull down and outward leaves such as of bananas or corn - Example: We pull down the leaves of the banana tree = Banhla hnah kan
euh
Europe ram i kum zabu 14, 15 le 16 chung i fimnak le thiamnak a tthancho ciammam caan kha; a sullam cu fimnak le thiamnak an
hung tthan kha a si - (n.) renaissance
Exodus - (n.) Exodus
F
fa - (n.) child
fa - (n.) thread, string - Example: Slip out one thread/string from the yarn = La chungin fa khat kha zuk tuah
fa - (adj.) small - Example: Your calf is small = Na cawfa a fa ko
fa - (adj.) every - Example: You will come every month = Thla fa in na ra lai
fa a pawimi - (adj.) pregnant
fa canter - (n.) adoption
fa ei - (n.) stepchild
fa i canter - (v.) adopt
fa ngei hko lomi - (adj.) barren
fa ngei kho lo in i tuahnak - (n.) sterilization
fa ngei kho lo in umnak , cinnak - (n.) sterility
fa ngei kho loin tuah - (v.) sterilize
fa ngei lo - (adj.) childless
fa panga phir - (n.) quintuplets
fa pawi ternak - (n.) impregnation
fa pawiter - (v.) impregnate
fa tampi ngei kho sinak , vawlei tthatnak - (n.) fertility
fa zohkhenh - (v.) rear - Example: Mother rears her children = Ka nu nih a fale a kan zohkenh
faah ; ram/facang hlehnak , datari - (n.) sickle
facang - (n.) rice
facang a tuantu/ciltu ; fangvoi a thlingtu , fatun a sik i a ciltu - (n.) thresher
facang bantuk a simi rawl phun khat - (n.) rye
facang fang , fatun fang , rawl fang - (n.) grain
facang hmui , fangvoi hmui - (n.) stubble
facang tuknak fung - (n.) flail
facang uh i roter tthanmi - (n.) malt
facang zun , rawlttuan - (v.) reap
facanghum - (n.) paddy, unpolished rice - Example: Paddy is cheaper than rice = Facang-hum cu facang nakin a man a fawi deuh
fah - (v.) feed - Example: I feed the chickens = Ar rawl ka fah hna
fah damternak si - (n.) analgesic
fah , fak - (adj.) painful - Example: If your wound is painful apply medicine on it = Na hma a fah ahcun si na thuh lai
fah theih lonak si - (n.) anaesthaesia
fah theih lonak si - (n.) chloroform
fah theih lonak si , dai tein umternak a simi - (adj.) sedative
fahenh , khenhfial , henhfia - (n.) wedge
fahi , favai - (n.) chaff
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fahnak - (n.) pain
fahnak - (n.) severity
fahnak a petu , hremtu - (n.) tormentor
fahnak damter deuh - (v.) ease - Example: Medicine will ease your pain = Na fahnak cu si nih a damter deuh lai
fahnak in , harnak in - (v.) suffer
fahnak innak , nuam lo ngaiin umnak - (n.) misery - Example: Poverty is the cause of their misery = Harnak an innak a chuahtertu cu sifahnak
a si
fahnak , lung retheihnak , a fak ngaingaimi hma - (n.) throe
fahnak pek , fahter - (v.) hurt
fahnak pek , hrem - (v.) torment
fahnak pek khawh a si lomi , hma inter khawh a si lomi - (adj.) invulnerable
fahniang - (n.) youngest child - Example: She is the youngest child in her family = Amah cu an chung lakah fahniang a si
fahrin - (v.) breed
fahrin , titit - (v.) spawn
fahsak - (v.) be angry, be angered by - Example: He is angry at being called stupid = Lungpit na si ti kha aa fahsak
fahter - (v.) pain - Example: Does your wound pain you? = Na hma nih an fahter maw?
fahter - (v.) rankle
fahter chin , that loter deuh - (v.) aggravate
fahter , hliamh , hma banh - (v.) wound
fahter khawh a simi , tuk khawh a simi , hma banh khawh a simi - (adj.) vulnerable
fahter khotu a simi - (adj.) hurtful
fahter , liamkhuai - (v.) bruise
fahter , zualter - (v.) intensify
fai - (v.) scold - Example: He scolds me again and again = A ka fai lengmang
fai - (v.) be fortunate and successful - Example: We were quite successful of our hunting expedition = Tu tan kan ramriah cu kan fai ngai
fak - (n.) ache - Example: I have a tooth ache = Ka ha a fak
fak , chimthiam - (v.) flatter
fak , fah - (adj.) painful - Example: If your wound is painful apply medicine on it = Na hma a fah ahcun si na thuh lai
fak in a rak doh lomi , fawi tein aa pemi - (adj.) yielding
fak , ka daw seh ti duh i fak - (v.) adulate, praise, flatter
fak , ka daw seh ti duh i fak - (v.) adulate
fak khun deuh in chim - (v.) accentuate
fak khun in chimhnak , tuahnak , uarnak - (n.) emphasis
fak khun in chimmi , tuahmi , uarmi - (adj.) emphatic
fak lo tuk in chim , niam tuk in chim , din tuk in chim - (v.) understate
fak loin tuahnak , nemnak - (n.) leniency
fak ngaiin - (adv.) intensely
fak ngaimi , aa tet ngaimi - (adj.) stringent - Example: Stringent laws = Upadi fak/tet ngai
fak piin - (adv.) hard - Example: He works hard = Fakpi in a ttuan
fak piin a nawlmi - (adj.) imploring
fak piin au - (v.) bawl - Example: He bawled at me = Fakpi in a ka auh chih
fak piin au - (v.) vociferate
fak piin au , thinhun ngaiin au len - (v.) rave
fak piin dawt i fak piin upat awk tlak a simi - (adj.) adorable
fak piin duh - (adj.) anxious - Example: He is anxious to meet you = Ton an duh ngaingai
fak piin duh i fak piin upat - (v.) adore
fak piin duhnak ngeih , tihal in hal - (v.) thirst
fak piin fial - (v.) insist - Example: I insist that you go = Na kal hrimhrim lai kan ti
fak piin fungfek in huai , tuk - (v.) flog
fak piin hlasak - (v.) troll
fak piin hrawh - (v.) ravage
fak piin i timhmi , rian - (n.) enterprise
fak piin i zuam - (v.) strive
fak piin i zuam , fak piin ttuan - (v.) struggle
fak piin merh - (n.) wrench
fak piin nam , denh , rial , manter - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the stone into fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial
fak piin nawl - (v.) implore
fak piin nawl - (v.) plead
fak piin nawl , hal - (v.) solicit
fak piin ngaichiat - (v.) grieve
fak piin rian a ttuanmi - (n.) toiler
fak piin rianttuan - (v.) toil
fak piin ruah , luthluak hman - (v.) reason - Example: An idiot cannot reason = Mihrut nih cun khua a ruat kho lo
fak piin soi , sik , dantat - (v.) castigate
fak piin soinak , siknak , dantatnak - (n.) castigation
fak piin tah - (v.) wail
fak piin that lonak lei i aa thlengmi thil , rawhnak - (n.) cataclysm
fak piin thinhunter , thinphawh - (v.) incense
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fak piin tlaknak , tumnak - (n.) slump - Example: A slump in prices = Thil man fak piin a tlaknak, a ttumnak
fak piin tonghtham, tha loin tongh - (v.) manhandle
fak piin ttuan , fak piin i zuam - (v.) struggle
fak piin tuk - (v.) smite
fak piin tuk - (n.) storm - Example: The enemy took the town by storm = Ral lnih khua cu fak piin an tuk i an lak
fak piin tuk - (v.) storm - Example: The enemy stormed the town = Ral nih khua cu fak piin an tuk
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
fak piin an tuk
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
fakmi dinter deuh , tihnak daihter deuh - (v.) allay
fakpi i ruat setsai lem lo i khua a sami , zei thil hmanh - (adj.) easy-going
fakpi le thang piin bia i al , i sik - (v.) wrangle
fakpi lungretheihnak - (n.) anguish
falai - (n.) middle child - Example: In Chin saing, the middle child is as bad as the middle of the field = Laimi phungthluak ah, falai chia lo lai chia, ti a
si
fale hnuk a dinhmi saram - (n.) mammal
fam - (v.) adorn - Example: She adorns herself with good clothes = Thil tthattha in aa fam
fam - (adv.) adverbial affix used to emphasize an affirmation or statement - Example: Well you will be going away. I shall be going away so you
said = Na kal ko lai ta. A si fam, ka kal ko lai
famu - (n.) unhusked paddy among the polished rice
famua - (n.) ears of rice left behind when harvesting
famuasua , famuasuat - (v.) gleaning - Example: I shall be gleaning in your field today = Nihin cu nan lo ah famua ka sua lai
fang - (n.) grain - Example: One grain of rice = Facang fang khat
fang - (n.) polished or pounded rice - Example: They sell pounded rice = Fang an zuar
fang - (n.) piece - Example: Sixty pieces of bead make one string of beads = Tthi fang 60 ah tthi rual khat a si
fanghang - (n.) gruel
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
fangkarao , taklawng - (adj.) bare - Example: Bare hands = Kut lawng
fangvoi - (n.) corn
fangvoi - (n.) maize
fangvoi fo - (n.) corncob
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
tthahnem lo
fangvoi kawk, facang hawng (favai) - (n.) husk
fangvoi kung - (n.) stalk
fangvoi puahmi - (n.) popcorn
fangvoi sam bantukin aa tommi tete - (n.) tassel
fangzum - (n.) pointed stick, stake - Example: He fenced his house with stakes = Fungzum in a inn a kulh
fanh - (v.) intrude - Example: He intrudes into my house (the meaning is house trespass) = Innlam a ka fanh
fanh - (v.) suffer from malaria - Example: I am suffering from malaria = Rai nih a ka fanh
fanh - (v.) marry without proper arrangement - Example: A young woman gets married with a young man without proper arrangement =
Ngaknu nih tlangval a fahn
fano - (n.) young child - Example: Recently they had a young child = Tunaite ah fano an ngei
fanu - (n.) daughter
fanu i fanu , tu nu - (n.) granddaughter
fanu i fapa , fapa i fapa , tu pa - (n.) grandson
fanu pasal - (n.) son-in-law
fapa - (n.) son
fapa i fapa , tu pa , fanu i fapa - (n.) grandson
fapa nupi - (n.) daughter in law
fapar - (n.) great grandchild - Example: This old man has three great grandchildren = Hi tarpa hi fapar pathum a ngei
fapawi - (v.) conceive
fapawinak - (n.) conception
fapawinak - (n.) pregnancy
faphal - (n.) sheaf - Example: We shall come with joy bringing the sheaves = Faphal put in lawm in kan ra lai
faphir - (n.) twins - Example: They have twins = Faphir an ngei
faphir lak i pakhat - (n.) twin
far - (n.) pine tree - Example: There are plenty of pine trees in the Chin hills = Lai tlang ah far tampi an um
far - (v.) leak in small droplets - Example: Our roof is leaking (in droplets) = Kan inncung a far
far bantukin mi a dawmi - (adj.) sisterly
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
tikah far hla an sa
far ; nu zong nih a u/nau nu kha søster a ti khawh - (n.) sister
far thei , thei - (n.) cone
farah - (n.) poor, needy - Example: You should be kind to the poor/the needy = Farah kha nan zaangfah hna lai
farthei - (n.) pine cone
farthei - (n.) pinecone - Example: You cannot eat pinecones = Farthei na ei kho lai lo
farthing - (n.) pine
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farthing phun khat - (n.) spruce
farthling - (n.) rosin
faruahthawh - (n.) monsoon
fate - (adj.) small - Example: I have a small house = Inn fate ka ngei
fate - (adj.) every - Example: I go to office every day = Ni fate zung ka kai
fater , hrin hmasa bik - (n.) first born
fatir , fater , hrin hmasa bik - (n.) first born
fattiak - (n.) broken rice - Example: Broken rice is not as good as rice = Fattiak cu fang tluk in a thaw lo
fatun - (n.) millet
fatun fang , rawl fang , facang fang - (n.) grain
favah - (n.) sickle
favai , fahi - (n.) chaff
fawh , fawk , fok - (v.) be sexually aroused, have an erection - Example: He has an erection = A zang a wahk
fawi - (adj.) easy - Example: My work is easy = Ka rian a fawi
fawi tein - (adv.) easily
fawi tein a kawi khomi , a aimi - (adj.) supple
fawi tein a kuai khomi - (adj.) fragile
fawi tein a kuai khomi sinak - (n.) fragility
fawi tein aa pemi , fak in a rak doh lomi - (adj.) yielding
fawi tein cawlcangh , ruang-ai , khulrang , fel - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai
fawi tein hlen khawh a simi , mi chimmi fawi tuk in a zummi - (adj.) credulous
fawi tein hmuh khawhmi , a langmi - (adj.) conspicuous
fawi tein i tthial khawhnak , i mer khawhnak - (n.) mobility
fawi tein koih khawhmi - (adj.) pliable - Example: Willow twigs are pliable = Inhliam nge cu fawi tein koih khawh an si; fawi tein lem khawhmi
fawi tein kuaih kuaih lomi , a thommi - (adj.) stiff - Example: My neck is stiff = Ka hngawng a thom
fawi tein tthial khawhmi , fawi tein mer khawhmi - (adj.) mobile
fawi tein , zaangdam in - (n.) ease - Example: He speaks English with ease = Mirang holh cu zaangdam tein a chim
fawih - (v.) be able to do with ease - Example: I can do my work with ease = Ka rian kaa fawih
fawih , foih - (v.) trap, entrap, be entrapped - Example: I trapped a pheasant = Varit pakhat ka fawih
fawite i ruah , zaang te i ruah - (v.) flirt - Example: He flirted with the idea of living abroad = Ramdang i va um kha zaang tein a hei ruah men ko
fawite i thin cawlcanghter khawh lomi , dai tein a ummi - (adj.) imperturbable
fawiter - (v.) simplify
fawiter , bawmh - (v.) facilitate
fawiter deuh , harnak , fahnak innak nemter deuh - (v.) alleviate - Example: The medicine will alleviate your suffering = Hi si nih hin na innak a
nemter deuh lai
fawiternak - (n.) simplification
fawk , fok , fawh - (v.) be sexually aroused, have an erection - Example: He has an erection = A zang a wahk
fawn - (adv.) also - Example: I want to get education and I want to work also = Cacawn ka duh, rianttuan zong ka duh fawn
fawng , fong - (v.) jut, protrude - Example: A branch juts out or protrudes = Thing nge a fawng
fawnghlei , fonghlei - (n.) something that juts out (as in gulf or peninsula) - Example: A piece of land jutting out into th sea is called a peninsula =
Rili chungah a fawnghleimi vawlie cu vawlei fawnghlei ti a si
fawnh , fonh - (v.) add together, conjoin - Example: If you add two and two, you get four = Pahnih le pahnih fawnh ah pali na ngah
fawp - (v.) rinse mouth - Example: Have you rinsed your mouth? = Na kam naa fawp cang maw?
fawrh , forh - (v.) urge, encourage, exhort - Example: We encourage them to get education = Cacawn kan fawrh hna
fazai - (n.) one variety of rice
fe - (n.) dregs; residue of anything after extracting the juice, such as grounds of coffee, tea laves after making tea or coffee
fe , pe - (adj.) unproductive - Example: Our land is now unproductive (because we have been using it for so many years) = Kan ram cu a pe
cang
February thla - (n.) February
feh , fek - (adj.) firm, stable, permanent, solid, lasting - Example: The foundation of this house is not firm = Hi inn a hram hi a fek lo
feh , fep - (v.) suck juice of sugarcane - Example: Do you want to suck the juice of sugarcane? = Fu feh na duh naw?
feh lo , i hnin deldul i um - (v.) totter - Example: Babies totter as they walk = Bawhte cu an kal ah an fek lo
feh lo , thazang um lo , derthawm - (adj.) groggy
feh lonak - (n.) instability
feh lonak , thlenfawinak , thlen fawimi sinak - (n.) inconstancy
fehfuan lonak - (n.) infirmity
fehnak , fek tein umnak - (n.) stability
fehter - (v.) ratify
fehter - (v.) stabilize
fehter - (v.) confirm
fehter , rianttuannak i fehter - (v.) ordain
fehter tthan , umter tthan - (v.) reestablish
fehter tthannak - (n.) reestablishment
fehternak - (n.) ordination
fehternak - (n.) ratification
fehternak - (n.) stabilization
fehtertu - (n.) stabilizer
fei - (n.) lance
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fei - (n.) spear
fei in chunh - (v.) spear
fei , khawh zuamnak i an hmanmi - (n.) javelin
feihlung - (n.) spear handle - Example: Spear handle is of no use without spear point = Feihlung cu feihmur loin san a tlai lo
feihmur - (n.) spear point - Example: Spear point is of no use without spear handle = Feihmur cu feihlung loin san a tlai lo
fek - (n.) cockspur - Example: Only roosters have cockspurs = Arhlikhong lawng nih fek an ngeih
fek , aa hnin lo - (adj.) firm
fek chinchin seh ti in tuah , thazang thar in tthawnnak pek - (v.) reinforce
fek deuh in chim duh tik i hmanmi a si - (pron.) itself - Example: A vawlei lawng-lawng hmanh kha tangka pekmi cu a man ko, a inn chim loin
fek , feh - (adj.) firm, stable, permanent, solid, lasting - Example: The foundation of this house is not firm = Hi inn a hram hi a fek lo
fek ngaiin tuahmi , tet ngaiin tuahmi thil - (n.) stringency
fek tein - (adv.) fast - Example: Hold fast to my hand = Ka kut fek tein i tlaih
fek tein bunhmi - (adj.) steady
fek tein i tlaih peng - (v.) insist
fek tein i tlaihnak - (n.) grasp
fek tein khenh chih , fek tein aa fu - (v.) rivet - Example: Their eyes were riveted on the speaker = An mit cu biachim pa cungah fek tein aa fu
fek tein lung chiahnak - (n.) determination
fek tein rialchih - (v.) clench
fek tein , thelh lo tein - (adv.) surely - Example: The goat leaped surely from rock to rock = Meheh cu lung pakhat in lung pakhat ah thelh lo tein
a pet
fek tein tlaih cawl lo dingin tlaih - (v.) steady - Example: Steady the ladder = Arhlei kha fek tein tlai
fek tein tlaihnak - (n.) grip
fek tein um, fek tein khuasak - (v.) establish
fek tein um khawh lonak , lung i thleh khawh setsai lo - (n.) irresolution
fek tein umnak - (n.) establishment
fek tein umnak , fehnak - (n.) stability
fek tein zumhnak , bochannak - (n.) confidence
fekte le fel tein tom thipthepmi - (adj.) compact
fel - (adj.) reliable, trustworthy, faithful - Example: He is a faithful Christian = Amah cu khrihfa fel a si
fel - (n.) discipline - Example: There is no progress without discipline = Fel loin tthancho a um lo
fel , fawi tein cawlcangh , ruang-ai , khulrang - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai
fel lo - (adj.) remiss - Example: You have been remiss in your duty = Na rian ah na fel lo
fel tein ngiat pengnak - (n.) surveillance
felfai tein le ruah ta thlirthliar hnu ah tuahmi - (adj.) thorough
felfai tein , ttuanmi rian , ralring tein - (adj.) painstaking
felnak - (n.) strictness
felte le ralring tein a ummi , a dingmi thil upatnak a ngeimi - (adj.) scrupulous
fem - (n.) hem of a garment or skirt - Example: The hem of her skirt is torn = A hni fem a tlek
fengbeo , fengbeu - (n.) ankle - Example: Her ankle is pretty = A fengbeu aa dawh
fengbeu , fengbeo - (n.) ankle - Example: Her ankle is pretty = A fengbeu aa dawh
fenh - (v.) put on a skirt (used for skirt only) - Example: She puts on a skirt = Hni aa fenh
fenh , choih - (v.) drift - Example: The boat drifted towards the shore = Titlang lei ah lawng cu ti nih a kalpi
fep , feh - (v.) suck juice of sugarcane - Example: Do you want to suck the juice of sugarcane? = Fu feh na duh naw?
fer - (v.) solidify, consolidate - Example: You ought to solidify your words (speech) = Na bia na fer awk a si
fer - (v.) get constipated - Example: I get constipated = Ka ek a ka fer
fiafar - (adj.) in very small quantity - Example: This year the rains is in very small quantity, very little = Tu kum cu ruahti a fiafar
fial - (v.) ask, request - Example: I want to ask you to repair my TV = Ka TV ka remhpiak ti fial kan duh
fial , forh - (v.) enjoin
fial , hmuhsak - (v.) instruct
fial , lem - (v.) persuade - Example: They could persuade him to stay = Um awkah an lem khawh
fial , nawlpek - (v.) command
fialmi , mingiatu , thlahmi - (n.) emissary
fialmi tuah awk i kal - (n.) errand
fiamfuam - (adj.) clumsy - Example: He is a clumsy person = Mi fiamfuam a si
fian , fiang - (adj.) clear - Example: I am clear of what he wants to say = A chim duhmi ka fiang
fian lonak - (n.) obscurity
fian lonak , khuadi - (n.) haze
fian loter - (v.) obscure
fiang - (adj.) clear - Example: I am clear of what he wants to say = A chim duhmi ka fiang
fiang lo i um - (adj.) hazy
fiang set lo in chim thluahmah - (v.) slur
fiang setsai lo i ka ang set lo i chim - (v.) mutter
fiang tein - (adv.) plainly
fiang tein a langmi, a lang khunmi - (adj.) salient
fiang tein chim - (v.) enunciate
fiang tein chim khawh lomi , a kong chim khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indescribable
fiang tein chim / langhter - (v.) formulate - Example: Formulate your ideas before you write = Na ruahnak kha na tial hlan ah nai fian awk a si
fiang tein chimmi - (adj.) graphic
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fiang tein hmuhsak - (v.) demonstrate
fiang tein langhternak - (n.) demonstration
fiangfai lo i kam kau ser lo in biachim - (v.) mumble
fiangfai ngaiin chimmi bia , lukolh - (adj.) bald
fiangrang le langhngan in a ttha lomi - (adj.) flagrant
fiangrao in chim - (adv.) point blank - Example: Hes answer was point blank no = A lehnak cu a fiangrao in ka duh lo ti a si ko
fiangrao in , hnuaphnap loin - (adj.) categorical
fiangte chim tung lo i a sullam hngal hna seh tiin tuahmi , bia am in chimmi - (adj.) implicit - Example: He gave us implicit consent to take
the apples for he smiled when he saw us take it = Epal kha i lak hna seh ti a bia am in a kan duh ko, zeicahtiah kan lakah khan a merh
fiangte le ttha tein zoh cikcek - (v.) scrutinize
fiangte le ttha tein zoh cikceknak - (n.) scrutiny
fiangte ttung tawi tein - (adj.) succinct
fianloter - (v.) blear - Example: A bad cold made his nose run and bleared his eyes = Cumpi nih a hnapthli a chuahter i a mitthli a haiter
fianloter - (v.) blur - Example: The picture is blurred = Hmanthlak a fianglo
fiannak , fiang tein ttialmi ca - (n.) legibility
fiannak , sawsawh sinak , hngalh fawi sinak - (n.) simplicity
fiannak , thiannak - (n.) clarity
fiannak , thiannak - (n.) lucidity
fianrial - (n.) quiet place, secluded place - Example: We pray in an quiet, secluded place = Fianrial ah thla kan cam
fianter - (v.) clarify
fianter - (v.) comment
fianter - (v.) explain
fianter - (v.) expound
fianter - (v.) solve
fianter - (v.) elucidate
fianter , a hmaan taktak ti kha fianter - (v.) verify
fianter, a sullam fianter - (v.) illuminate
fianter , a sullam langhter - (v.) define
fianter , hngalhnak le fimnak pek , ceuter - (v.) enlighten
fianter khawh lo in - (adv.) unaccountably
fianter khawhmi - (adj.) explicable
fianter , tlamtling tein chim - (v.) elaborate
fianternak - (n.) clarification
fianternak - (n.) commentary
fianternak - (n.) explanation
fianternak - (n.) elucidation
fianternak , a tling lomi chapnak - (n.) annotation
fianternak ca i hmanmi - (adj.) illustrative
fianternak ca i hmanmi - (adj.) explanatory
fianternak ca i hmanmi ; hmanthlak tehna , tahchunhnak tehna , tuanbia tawi tete hna - (n.) illustration
fianternak , ceuternak - (n.) illumination
fianternak , sullam chimnak - (n.) definition
fiantertu - (n.) commentator
fiarti - (n.) clear, clean water flowing down from the rock or cliff - Example: Every one of us wants to drink rock/cliff water = Fiarti din cu kan duh
cio
fifik - (n.) whistle - Example: He calls me with a whistle, (a shrill sound not the device) = Fifik in a ka kawh
fifik tum , din tein biachim - (v.) whisper
fih - (v.) loathe
fih awk a simi - (adj.) disgusting
fih awk a simi , duhlonak fakmi - (n.) disgust
fih , duh lo - (adj.) loath
fih , lungchung in fih - (v.) abominate
fihnung - (adj.) abominable - Example: His behaviour is abominable = A ziaza fih a nung
fihnung a simi - (adj.) loathsome
fihnung a simi , duhhlawptlai lomi - (adj.) nasty
fihnung , mui chia , tuksapur - (adj.) hideous
fikceu , arfi ceu - (n.) starlight
fikfa - (n.) mosquito
fikfa , hmaisem - (n.) gnat
fil - (adj.) flat (as in wine), diluted, insipid - Example: Their beer is flat = An zu a fil
filh , a tak a simi kha filter - (v.) dilute
filhhnawm , filhhnomh - (adj.) filthy - Example: He is a filthy (dirty) person = Amah cu mi filhhnawm a si
filhnak - (n.) dilution
film zelhnak fung , laril zelhnak fung - (n.) spool
fim - (adj.) clean and clear - Example: The water is clean and clear. - The sky is clear = Ti a fim. - Van a fim
fim - (adj.) wise - Example: He is very wise = Amah cu a fim ngaingai
fim - (adj.) sober - Example: He is now sober (after his drunkenness) = A zurit a fim cang
fim - (v.) keep in safety - Example: Keep the money in safety = Tangka kha ttha tein fim
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fim - (v.) put things in order
fim chimh , lungthin cheuh - (v.) advise
fim chimhnak , lungthin cheuh - (n.) advice
fim chimtu , lungthin cheutu - (n.) adviser
fim duhnak he aa pehtlaimi thil paohpaoh - (adj.) philosophical
fim lo , hruh - (adj.) senseless
fim lo ruang i tlabulbal i um , tha tein ruat hmasa lo i tuah - (adj.) imprudent
fim lo , thil fiang tein thleh khawh lo - (adj.) injudicious
fim ngaiin cu thil le cu thil cu i tong seh ti tuak thiam le tuah thiam - (n.) maneuvre
fim ngaingainak , thil ser thiamnak , mi nakin fim deuhan - (n.) ingenuity
fim , thiam - (adj.) adroit - Example: He is an adroit speaker = Biachim thiam ngaimi a si
fim , thluak tthat - (adj.) astute
fimchimh - (v.) counsel - Example: We ought to counsel the young people = Mino cu fim kan chimh hna awk a si
fimchimh - (n.) counsel - Example: Some people don't like counsel = Micheu nih fimchimh an duh lo
fimchimhnak , ruahnak i cheuhnak - (n.) counsel
fimchimtu , ruahnak petu - (n.) counsellor
fimhlawm - (v.) take care of - Example: He takes care of us = Amah nih a kan fimhlawm
fimhring tein a ummi , a ri lomi - (adj.) sober
fimkan - (v.) be cautious, circumspect - Example: You should be cautious of what you speak = Na biachim naa fimkan lai
fimmi - (adj.) sensible
fimnak - (n.) sagacity
fimnak - (n.) sanity
fimnak - (n.) sapience
fimnak , a biafang sullam hi cu fimnak duhnak ti a si - (n.) philosophy
fimnak a ngeimi , a fimmi - (adj.) sane
fimnak , cathiamnak - (n.) erudition
fimnak donghnak ramri - (n.) horizon - Example: Young people seek new horizons = Mino nih fimnak ramri thar an hawl
fimnak , fimnak bia - (n.) wisdom
fimnak , fimnak ninning le umtuning - (n.) civilization
fimnak , hngalhnak - (n.) knowledge
fimnak , hngalhnak - (n.) wit
fimnak le hngalhnak khonnak cauk - (n.) thesaurus
fimnak , ruah kahwhnak , hngalh khahnak - (n.) intelligence
fimnak tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) learned
fimnak thiamnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (n.) boor
fimthiamnak cawmnak ca i bu in aa sermi hna bu - (n.) institute
fingrei a cat - it is dawning
fingreicat - (n.) dawn - Example: Tomorrow we shall set out at dawn = Thaizing cu fingreicat ah kan i thawh lai
fingrilh in rilh - (v.) sift
fingrilh , talawn - (n.) sieve
fip - (v.) eat i very small amount - Example: She eats meat only in a very small amount = Sa a fip
fipuah - (n.) eaves - Example: The sparrows built their nest in our eave = Kan fipuah ah pithlung nih bu an tuah
fir - (v.) relieve - Example: The thief relieved him of his watch = Mifir nih a sumilam a firpiak
fir - (v.) steal
fir - (v.) thieve
fir dih cikcek - (v.) strip of - Example: Thieves stripped the house of every valuable thing = Mifir nih inn chung thilman ngei deuh paoh cu an fir
dih hirhiar
fir , hranhram in chuh - (v.) rob
fir , ramh - (n.) loot
firik tum - (v.) whistle
firik , tumphit - (n.) whistle
firnak - (n.) robbery
firnak - (n.) theft
firnak - (n.) thievery
firnak lungthin a ngeimi - (n.) thievish
firuk - (n.) constellation of stars - Example: The Chins call the consellation of six stars 'firuk' which begins to apear just before dark = Mui lai i a
chuakmi arfi paruk bu khi Laimi nih firum an ti
fitlaw - (prop.) Venus
fizang - (prop.) Juiter
flanel puan , puan hmul thipthepte a lum ngaimi - (n.) flannel
fo - (n.) ear - Example: There are about 300 grains of corn in one ear = Fangvoi fo pakhat ah fangvoi fang 300 tluk an um
foih , fawih - (v.) trap, entrap, be entrapped - Example: I trapped a pheasant = Varit pakhat ka fawih
fok , fawh , fawk - (v.) be sexually aroused, have an erection - Example: He has an erection = A zang a wahk
fong - (v.) protrude
fong , fawng - (v.) jut, protrude - Example: A branch juts out or protrudes = Thing nge a fawng
fonghlei , fawnghlei - (n.) something that juts out (as in gulf or peninsula) - Example: A piece of land jutting out into th sea is called a peninsula =
Rili chungah a fawnghleimi vawlie cu vawlei fawnghlei ti a si
fonghlei hmete - (n.) inlet
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fonh - (v.) add
fonh - (v.) conjoin
fonh - (v.) merge
fonh - (conj.) plus - Example: Two plus two equals four = Pahnih le pahnih fonh cu pali a si
fonh , a chung i telter - (v.) incorporate
fonh , ai remmi siter , cawh - (v.) blend
fonh , cawh - (v.) combine
fonh , cawh - (v.) mix
fonh chih , chap - (v.) supplement
fonh , fawnh - (v.) add together, conjoin - Example: If you add two and two, you get four = Pahnih le pahnih fawnh ah pali na ngah
fonh , komh - (v.) unite
fonh , peh - (v.) join
fonh tthan - (v.) rejoin
fonhmi - (adj.) synthetic
fonhnak - (n.) addition
fonhnak - (n.) synthesis
fonhnak - (n.) --fonhnak , cawhnak - (n.) combination
fonhnak , komhnak , pakhat sinak - (n.) unity
fonhnak , tonnak - (n.) junction
fonnak - (n.) projection
fonnak - (n.) protrusion
forh - (v.) exhort
forh , fawrh - (v.) urge, encourage, exhort - Example: We encourage them to get education = Cacawn kan fawrh hna
forh , fial - (v.) enjoin
forh , lungtthawnnak pek , thazang pek - (v.) encourage
forhhaih , forh , fawrh - (v.) urge, encourage, exhort - Example: We encourage them to get education = Cacawn kan fawrh hna
forhnak - (n.) exhortation
forhnak - (n.) encouragement
frankinsens zihmui - (n.) frankincense
French mi thilri - (adj.) French
fu - (n.) sugarcane
fu , fut - (v.) perch - Example: A bird perches on a branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu
fu phun khat - (n.) sorghum
fual - (adj.) long and flowing (as robe) - Example: Your skirt is long and flowing = Na hni a fual ngai
fual - (adj.) be patient, long suffering - Example: He is a patient man = Amah cu mi thinfual a si
fuan - (v.) spawn - Example: Fish spawn in October = October ah nga an fuan
fuang - (n.) ear of corn, with its cover - Example: Our corn has quite good ears = Kan fungvoi fuang an thla ngai
fuh , fuk - (v.) approach - Example: The car approached the town = Mawttawka nih khuapi kha a fuh
fuk , fuh - (v.) approach - Example: The car approached the town = Mawttawka nih khuapi kha a fuh
fum - (adj.) slow - Example: He is slow (in doing things) = A khul a fum
fumh - (v.) make it slow, slow down - Example: Please slow down your singing = Na hla sak kha fumh deuh
fun - (v.) package - Example: They packaged their lunch in small packages = An chuncaw kha fun hme tete in an fun hna
fun - (v.) wrap
fun - (n.) bundle, package - Example: Please pack a lunch for me = Chuncaw fun khat in ka funpiak tuah
fun , hor , a phal i tom - (v.) sheave
fun , tuam - (v.) enfold
fung - (n.) rod
fung - (n.) stick
fung - (n.) bison, buffalo, wild mythun
fung in tlengper - (n.) vault
fung in tuk - (v.) thrash
fung in tuk , tuk - (v.) strike
fung in zarmi tilawng puanzar - (n.) spritsail
fung sau nawn , cawleng ke pahnih hna karlak i an sawhmi fung - (n.) shaft
fung /thiangthunh - (n.) stave
fung , tthiangtthunh , tung - (n.) staff - Example: The flag hangs on the staff = Tung ah alan an thlai
fung zum in chunh i pemh - (v.) puncture
fung zum in sawh - (v.) goad
fungfek - (n.) truncheon
fungfek in tuknak - (n.) stripe
fungtte - (n.) fork
fungvoi ci - (n.) seed corn
fungvoi fo - (n.) ear
funh , um ti - (v.) cohere - Example: Bricks and motar cohere = Tlakrawn le thung cu an i seng
funnak - (n.) wrapping - Example: Banana leave is good for wrapping lunch = Banhla hnah cu chuncaw funnak caah a ttha
funtomtu a simi - (adj.) conclusive
fur - (n.) rainy season - Example: It rains in rainy season = Fur ah ruah a sur
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fur , tthal , khuacaan - (n.) season
fut - (v.) sit - Example: The birds sit on the branch = Vate thingnge ah an i fu
fut , fu - (v.) perch - Example: A bird perches on a branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu
futhul , thul - (n.) spit
fuzu - (n.) sugarcane beer
G
gas khamnak luchin - (n.) gas mask
gas phun khat , a zaang ngaingaimi - (n.) helium
germ rungrul thattu - (n.) germicide
Germany ram miphun pakhat - (n.) Saxon
golf ball a kua chung i luhter - (v.) putt
golf tuknak hmun kaupi - (n.) links
gout zawtnak a ingmi - (adj.) gouty
graf; catlang rinmi in kihlum zong a si ah, ruah tlawmtam zong a si ah, a san a niam zong a si ah, hmuhsaknak - (n.) graph
gram pakhat cheu za khat i cheu khat - (n.) centigramme
gram thong khat , pawng 2.2460 - (n.) kilogram
grammar ning in chimmi , tialmi - (adj.) grammatical
Grik cafang i a donghnak bik, Roman cafang i 'z' bantuk, cucaah donghnak ti sullam a ngei - (n.) omega
Grik holh a si i bia tinak a si - (n.) logos
Grik mi - (n.) Greek
Grik Orthodox Khrihfabu chung i lu bik a simi, Roman Katholik Pop bantuk - (n.) patriarch
Grik ram tlang pakhat min, an pathian Zeus umnak i an ruahmi; hi tlang min hin Olympic Games (olympiade) hi chuankhan a si (prop.) Olympus
gun barrel , meithal thirpi - (n.) barrel
H
ha - (n.) tooth
ha - (n.) handle (of a hoe, knife or ax) - Example: The handle of his hoe is wood = A tuhmui ha cu thing a si
ha a ngei lomi - (adj.) toothless
ha coihnak fung - (n.) toothpick
ha fah - (n.) toothache
ha hnawhnak bras - (n.) toothbrush
ha , kaohnak ha - (n.) incisor
ha ngeimi thir kual - (n.) ratchet
ha pakhat - (n.) tooth
ha saupi a fongmi , vui hao - (n.) tusk
ha sertu - (n.) dentist
hachio - (n.) sneezing
hachio , hathiao - (v.) sneeze - Example: He sneezes = A hachio
hafah - (n.) tooth ache - Example: Is your tooth ache painful? = Na hafah a fak maw?
hah , hak - (adj.) hard - Example: A stone is durable because it is hard = Lung cu a hah caah a fek
hahamh - (v.) yawn
hahnak - (n.) hardness
hahnak - (n.) hardship
hahnak , khalnak - (n.) solidity
hahter - (v.) harden
hahter , hratter - (v.) coarsen
hahter , tuai - (v.) temper - Example: He tempered the steel by heating and dropping it in water = Thir cu a linh i ti chung i a thlak khi
hai - (n.) mango
hai , hei - (v.) wave hand or something - Example: He waves his hand continuously = A kut a hei lengmang
hak - (v.) choke - Example: He was choking on a piece of meat = Sa a hak
hak - (v.) get stuck - Example: A bone gets stuck in his throat = Saruh a hak
hak - (v.) be in the lurch - Example: He is in the lurch = Aa tarta hak
hak a kaumi , duh a fakmi - (adj.) greedy
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hak (haak) - (v.) preserve - Example: They could not preserve the land (forest) and it gets all burnt = Ram an hak kho lo i a kang dih
hak , hah - (adj.) hard - Example: A stone is durable because it is hard. - He is hardhearted (stubborn) = Lung cu a hah caah a fek. - A lung a hak
hakkau , hakkauh - (adj.) greedy - Example: He is a greedy man = Mi hakkau a si
hakkauhnak , duhfahnak - (n.) greed
hakkauhnak , hnem , tangka ngeih duh tuknak - (n.) avarice
hal , fak piin nawl - (v.) solicit
hal , herh - (v.) demand
hal , nawl - (v.) request
hal , nawlpat - (v.) sue
hal , nawlpat - (v.) beseech
hal , rawlhal , nawl - (v.) beg
hal , ruahnak i cheuh - (v.) consult
halh , hal - (v.) break ground for a field or house - Example: I broke ground for a field yesterday = Nizan ah lo ka halh
halhnak - (n.) breaking ground for field/house - Example: It has been two years since I broke ground for this house site = Hi innhmun ka halhnak
hi kum hnih a si cang
halmi pek duh lo , a si lo ti , i pheh - (v.) deny
halnak , hernak - (n.) demand
halnak , nawlnak - (n.) request
ham - (v.) engaged - Example: Hermes and Mary are engaged = Hermes le Mary cu kan i thi lai tiah an i ham
ham - (v.) choose for onself - Example: I choose this book for myself = Hi cauk hi kaa ham
ham - (v.) be jealous (of husband or wife) - Example: She is too jealous of her husband = A va a ham tuk
ham , hamh - (v.) yawn - Example: He is drowsy and he yawns = A mit a ku i a ham lengmang
hamh - (v.) bewitch
hamh - (n.) hypnotize, cast spell - Example: The Chins believe python can charm people (to kill) = Laimi nih lim nih mi a hamh khawh tiah an zumh
hamhnak - (n.) hypnotizing, casting spell om somebody, a runic act
hammi ngaknu - (n.) fiancee
hamnak - (n.) engagement
han - (v.) stop, cease (used only with rain) - Example: The rain stops = Ruah a han
hang - (n.) juice - Example: Orange juice = Theithu hang
hang tamh in tamhmi - (adj.) spicy
hangtamnak thingthei - (n.) nutmeg
hani , ni - (n.) gum
hani thi chuah zawtnak - (n.) pyorrhoea
hao , ho - (n.) tusk of elephant - Example: An elephant tusk is costly = Vui hao cu a man a fak ngai
hao , uico hao, rul hao , ho - (n.) fang
haoh , hauh - (v.) curse, holler with abusive words at somebody - Example: He curses me by hollering = A ka haoh
haotu bik - (n.) president
haotu , hruaitu , zohkhenhtu - (n.) superintendent
haotu , ralbawi bo thum benh - (n.) captain
hapi - (n.) molar (tooth)
hapi deng - (n.) wisdom tooth
hapoh - (v.) protrude - Example: His teeth are protruding = A ha a poh
har - (n.) edge - Example: Edge of knife = Nam har
har - (adj.) difficult, hard - Example: My job is difficult = Ka rian a har
har - (adj.) sharp - Example: My axe is sharp = Ka hreitlung a har
har cuahmah in a kalmi - (n.) plodder
har cuahmah in kal , huamsam caomao in kal - (v.) plod
har fialmal tein khon - (v.) scrape - Example: John scraped money for his vacation = John nih a sianginn khar caan caah phaisa har fialmal tein
aa khon
har ngaiin cawi i sahn - (v.) heave - Example: He heaved the heavy box into the car = Thingkuang ritpi cu a cawi i mawttawka chungah a sanh
har ngaiin kal - (v.) trudge
harm ngei lomi , aa chokvai sawsawh menmi a simi - (adj.) unfounded
harmi - (adj.) difficult
harnak - (n.) ailment
harnak - (n.) difficulty
harnak - (n.) keenness
harnak - (adv.) matter - Example: What is the matter with the sick child? = A zawmi ngakchia kha zeidah a harnak a si?
harnak - (n.) plight - Example: He is in a sad plight = Ngaihchia a simi harnak chungah a um
harnak - (n.) strain - Example: The strain of sleepless nights made her sick = Zan ih lo i a umnak harnak nih khan a zawtter
harnak - (n.) trial
harnak , a harmi biahalnak - (n.) problem
harnak , a hlei rian - (n.) trouble
harnak chung lut loin mah le mah i khamhnak - (n.) self-preservation
harnak chungin chuah - (v.) pull through
harnak , fahnak innak nemter deuh , fawiter deuh - (v.) alleviate - Example: The medicine will alleviate your suffering = Hi si nih hin na innak a
nemter deuh lai
harnak , fahnak tlawmter deuh , damter deuh - (v.) relieve - Example: Aspirin will relieve your headache = Asprin nih na lufah cu a daihter lai
harnak in , fahnak in - (v.) suffer
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harnak in i a celh ngaimi , a bingbo , a kuarkak a tammi - (adj.) rugged
harnak , innak , sifah innak - (n.) suffering
harnak le nganfahnak - (n.) tribulation
harnak le rawhralnak nganpi khulrang in a chuakmi - (n.) catastrophe
harnak le rawknak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) disastrous
harnak pek - (v.) ail
harnak pek - (v.) plague - Example: Asthma plagued her all winter = Khuhhrin nih khuasik chung vialte harnak a pek
harnak pek - (v.) trouble
harnak pek , nganfah pek - (v.) afflict - Example: There are many illnesses which afflict old people = Tar pawl nganfah a petuzawtnak tampi a
um
harnak pek , rawk - (v.) harm - Example: This medicine will not harm you = Hi si nih an rawk lai lo
harnak pekmi , a caan a rem lomi - (adj.) inconvenient
harnak peknak , caan rem lonak - (n.) inconvenience
harnak peknak , nganfah peknak - (n.) affliction
harnak petu , tthat lonak petu , dawntu - (n.) detriment
harnak , rawknak , vanchiatnak - (n.) disaster
harnak tluntertu thil ; ttihnung - (n.) menace
harnak ton lio i bawmh duh lo i cuka hmun i kal tak - (v.) leave in the lurch
harnak ton , mah ca ttha lomi - (adj.) adverse - Example: Adverse circumstances caused him to lose all his money = A ca i a ttha lomi thil
umtuning nih a tangka vialte a sunghter
harnak tonmi , mah ca ttha lomi thil tonmi - (n.) adversity
harnak zeihmanh mi a pe lomi - (adj.) unoffending
hasi - (n.) toothpaste - Example: Colgate toothpaste is very good = Colgate hasi a ttha ngai
hasi rawnnak khi - (n.) tube
hat - (v.) pant (used with thaw, thawhat) - Example: When panting it is time to get rest = Thawhat ahcun dinh awk a si
hathiao - (n.) sneezing - Example: Sneezing is a sign of cold = Hathiao hi cumpi hmelchunhnak a si
hathiao , hachio - (v.) sneeze - Example: He sneezes = A hachio
hathiau lengmang zawtnak - (n.) hayfever
hau - (v.) fell - Example: He will fell the tree = Thingkung kha a hau lai
hau - (v.) need - Example: You need to go to a doctor when you are sick = Na zawt tikah sibawi sinah na kal a hau
hau hruang - (n.) fence
hau , tan - (v.) chop
hau tehna , ti tehna , hmun le a chung i a ummi thilri inn tehna - (n.) real estate
hauchung - (n.) the area within the enclosure
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?
hauh , haoh - (v.) curse, holler with abusive words at somebody - Example: He curses me by hollering = A ka haoh
hauhruang karnak ca i lamh awk donhmi - (n.) stile
hauka - (n.) the gate/entrance of a village/town/city - Example: There is a memorial stone at the gate (of a village); (it cannot be used for pen of
animals etc.) = Hauka ah lungdonh pakhat a um
haukulhnak ca i zummi tung/hruang - (n.) stake
hauleng - (n.) the area outside the fence of the village
hauleng chuah - (v.) litterally to throw out of the village, meaning to excommunicate
haw - (n.) smell - Example: You smell of ngapih (potrefied fish) = Ngapih haw na nam
haw , hawt - (v.) desire strongly - Example: After long sickness he desires greatly meat = Saupi a zawt hnuah sa a haw
hawh - (v.) tease a baby - Example: A mothr teases her baby = A nu nih a fate a hawh
hawhai - (adj.) desirous of, famished - Example: He is famished of meat = Sa a hawhai
hawhra - (n.) snow
hawhra bantukin i rangmi - (adj.) snow-white
hawhra cung i hmanmi leng - (n.) sledge
hawhra cung i leng in kal - (n.) sleighing
hawhra cung kalnak kedan - (n.) snowshoe
hawhra cung kalnak leng - (n.) sleigh
hawhra cung kalnak/ tliknak ca i fung sau nawn pahnih , hawhra cung kalnak thingphel pahnih a saumi - (n.) ski
hawhra cung tliknak kedan - (n.) skate
hawhra cung tliknak kedan i danh in hawhra cung i a tlimi - (n.) skater
hawhra cung tliknak kedan in hawhra cung i tlik - (v.) skate
hawhra huinak seh - (n.) snowplough
hawhra le ruah a cawhmi - (n.) sleet
hawhra le ti aa cawhmi - (n.) slush
hawhra mui a simi , a rang - (adj.) white
hawhra nih a khuhmi - (adj.) snow-capped
hawhra per tete - (n.) snowflake
hawhra rang - (n.) hoarfrost
hawhra tam tuk a tlak ca i khualtlawn khawh lo /i chawhvah khawh lo a simi khi - (adj.) snowbound
hawhra tampi tlak i thlichia he a si i a kik ngaingaimi khi - (n.) blizzard
hawhra , tikhal - (n.) frost
hawhra tlang - (n.) chunk of ice - Example: Please buy a chunk of ice = Hawhra tlang pakhat in va caw tuah
hawhra tlang - (n.) hill of snow
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hawhra tlang a pum in an sermi - (n.) snow ball
hawhra tlang cimh - (n.) avalanche
hawhra totho - (n.) snowstorm
hawi - (n.) friend - Example: He is a friend of mine = Amah cu ka hawi a si
hawi bawmh loin , mah lawngin - (adv.) single-handed
hawi chimh chorn si lo i mahte in va hmuh va theihmi - (adj.) firsthand
hawi chonh khawhmi zawtnak - (adj.) infectious
hawi dang he i lawh lonak mah siningte a langhtertu - (n.) characteristic
hawi dang tel loin tuah khawhnak nawl a ngeimi - (adj.) exclusive
hawi , dua - (n.) comrade
hawi he aa khat lomi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) exceptional
hawi he aa kom khomi - (adj.) sociable
hawi he aa kom khomi - (adj.) social
hawi he aa lo lomi - (adj.) abnormal - Example: He is an abnormal child = Amah cu hawi he aa lo lomi ngakchia a si
hawi he aa lo lomi - (adj.) odd
hawi he aa lo lomi - (adj.) queer
hawi he aa lo lomi , sitawnphung in a si lomi - (adj.) --hawi he asiloah ramdang he ttan tti - (n.) ally - Example: He is a close ally of mine = A ka tampi ngaimi ka hawi a si
hawi he dantertu a simi - (adj.) distinctive
hawi he i khah lonak - (n.) exception
hawi he i komh khawhnak - (n.) sociability
hawi he i komh lo , mah dangte i mu - (v.) seclude
hawi he i komh lo , mah dangte i um - (adj.) aloof
hawi he i lawh lonak - (n.) oddity
hawi he i lawh lonak - (n.) idiosyncrasy
hawi he i rem khawh - (adj.) amicable
hawi he i rem khawh - (adj.) amicable
hawi he um lo , mah lawngte in umnak - (n.) solitude
hawi hlan ah - (adv.) first - Example: He always arrives first = Hawi hlan ah a phan hmasa zungzal
hawi hlan i rak co - (v.) pre-empt - Example: He pre-empted the land by occupying it = Vawlei cu hawi hlan ah a rak um hnawh i a co
hawi hlan i tuahmi - (adj.) pre-emptive
hawi hlei in a fim khun, a thiam khun, thil ti kho khunmi - (n.) genius
hawi hlei in a thiammi - (adj.) singular
hawi hlei in , hawi hlei a simi - (adj.) extraordinary
hawi hlei in thil a ti khomi , minthangmi , mi zapi hngalhmi - (adj.) outstanding
hawi hlei in thil ti khawhnak a ngeimi , pahrang a ngeimi - (adj.) gifted
hawi hngalh lo awkin bia hleng in chimmi , thuhmi ; biathli a simi - (adj.) cryptic
hawi hngalhlomi , a thli, biathli - (adj.) underhand
hawi hnu denh - (v.) lag
hawi kehlan he i ruan lo - (adj.) out of step
hawi lo deuh lo , nihchuak deuh a simi - (n.) character - Example: The old mand was a character in the village = Tarpa cu an khua chungah
khan hawi lo lo dleuh a si
hawi loin umnak , mah lawngte i umnak - (n.) privacy
hawi lonhnak - (n.) superiority
hawi nakin a niam deuhmi minung - (n.) scrub
hawi nakin a tthawng cemmi - (n.) champion - Example: He is the swimming champion of the world = Amah cu vawleicung tileuh tthawng bik a
si
hawi nakin ka si deuh ti lungput - (n.) superiority complex
hawi nih an tluk lomi - (adj.) singular
hawi nih orhlei ke an cawi i cawi ve , kehlei ke an cawi i cawi ve - (v.) keep step
hawi nih tluk lonak , pakhat lawng sinak - (n.) singularity
hawi ramh/hawi thil chuh a duhmi - (adj.) predatory
hawi , rianttuantti hawi , khuktthi - (n.) colleague
hawi theih ciami a thar ngai le biapi ngai a si ti i chumnak - (n.) platitude
hawi zumh ningin a zum lomi , zumhning hmaan lo a ngeimi - (n.) heretic
hawi zumhning in a zum lomi , a hmaan lomi zumhning - (n.) heresy
hawi zumhning in a zum lomi , zumhning lo a simi - (adj.) heretical
hawidang - (pron.) others
hawidang sinin i tthen , tthen - (v.) segregate
hawih , hoih - (v.) face toward - Example: You will face Eastwards = Nichuahlei na hawih lai
hawih , hoih - (v.) answer vocally
hawikom - (n.) friend
hawikom - (n.) mate - Example: They were schoolmates = Sianginn kai lio hawikom an rak si
hawikom a ngei lomi - (adj.) friendless
hawikom a si lomi , i rem set lomi - (adj.) unfriendly
hawikom dawtnak - (n.) affection
hawikom duhmi sinak - (n.) friendliness
hawikom , kal tti hawi - (n.) companion
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hawikom pakhat le pakhat i bochan i zumhnak - (n.) camaraderie
hawikom sinak , theih hngalhnak - (n.) familiarity
hawikom tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) popular
hawikom theihngalh ngaingaimi - (adj.) intimate
hawikom ttha a simi , dawtmi - (adj.) cordial
hawikom ttha , ton fawimi - (adj.) approachable
hawikomh a thiam ngaimi , mi biakchawnh a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) suave
hawikomh duhmi a simi - (adj.) friendly
hawikomh , komh - (v.) associate
hawikomhnak - (n.) companionship
hawikomhnak - (n.) fellowship
hawikomhnak - (n.) friendship
hawikomhnak ca i hmanmi khankaupi - (n.) salon
hawileng , khualtlung - (n.) guest
hawk - (v.) bark - Example: A barking deer barks = Sakhi a hawk
hawk - (v.) clear off - Example: The weather clears off = Nikhua aa hawk
hawk , hawh - (v.) flay, skin - Example: We are flaying a cow = Cawphaw kan hawk
hawl - (v.) scout for - Example: He scouts for firewood = Tihthing a hawl
hawl - (adv.) in companionship - Example: We shall go together in companionship = Hmunkhat ah kan kal hawl lai
hawl , kawl - (v.) seek, search,, look for - Example: I search for a lost coin (money) = Tangka tlaumi ka kawl
hawl khawh , ngeih - (v.) acquire - Example: He acquired a lot of money = Tangka tampi a ngei
hawl khawhnak , ngeihnak - (n.) acquisition
hawle - (n.) a kind of design in Chin embroidery
hawlh , holh - (n.) language, dialect - Example: English has become a universal language = Mirangholh cu vawleicung holh a si cang
hawlh , holh - (v.) speak - Example: In Myanmar most people speak Burmese = Myanmar ah mi tam bik nih Kawlholh in an holh
hawm , thlahawm - (adj.) fragile (like the mantle of pressure lantern)
hawmh , homh , huam - (v.) share a blanket in sleeping, with another person - Example: Please share me your blanket for sleeping = Na puan ka
huam tuah
hawn, hong , hung - (v.) come - Example: When will you be able to come? = Zeitik ah dah na hawn khawh lai?
hawn , hun , hon - (v.) open - Example: Open the door = Innka kha hung tuah
hawng - (n.) shell
hawng - (n.) bark - Example: Bark of a tree = Thing hawng
hawng - (v.) have a good time together - Example: They are having a good time under the moon = Thlapa vang ah an i hawng
hawng a tuamtu , luthluak tuamtu - (n.) cortex
hawng, banhla hawng - (n.) skin
hawng kheh , hawng meh - (v.) peel - Example: She peeled potatoes = Aalu a meh hna
hawng , phaw , cuar - (n.) integument
hawng , theithu hawng - (n.) peel
hawnh , honh - (v.) open (for somebody) - Example: Please open the door for me = Innka ka hawnh tuah
hawp , hop - (v.) be broken into pieces - Example: The tumbler was broken into pieces = Thlalang hrai kha a hawp dih
hawr , hor - (n.) gorge, ravine, the course of a stream
hawrh , horh - (v.) be undermined and carried away by flood
hawrhek - (n.) gills of fish
hawrkuang - (n.) valley, course of the stream
hawt , hot - (v.) beat out animals for games
hawttel , riahnak inn - (n.) hotel
he - (prep.) with - Example: He goes with him = Amah he a kal
he - (prep.) with - Example: I want to go with you = Nangmah he kal ka duh
duk - (v.) punch with fist - Example: He punched him at his forehead = Han slog ham på panden.
heh - (v.) here you are, take it
heh ti in i haohnak , saupi in chimmi sinak bia - (n.) tirade
heh tiah i en - (v.) jostle
hei , hai - (v.) wave hand or something - Example: He waves his hand continuously = A kut a hei lengmang
hei nam - (n.) shove
hei ruah hei ruah i a phi chuahter , hei langhter - (v.) infer
hei umter - (v.) cast - Example: The tree casts its shadow on the rock = Thingkung nih lung cungah a thla a hei umter
hei zoh vak , bih - (v.) peek
hek - (v.) report om somebody, accuse
hel - (n.) round - Example: They go round the village seven times = Khua kha hel sarih an hel
hel - (n.) hell
hel - (adj.) unripe, green, raw (as in fruit) - Example: Our mango is yet unripe/green/raw = Kan hai a hel rih
hel - (adj.) not properly cooked (as in food and meat)
hel - (adj.) unfriendly - Example: His face (look) is unfriendly = A hmai a hel ko
helh - (v.) court - Example: He courted her for a year before they they were married = An i tthit hlanah kum khat a helh
helh - (v.) persistently ask for/try to get something - Example: He is trying to get a job, asking for it here and there and every person concerned
= Rian a helh
helhhuah - (v.) jitter - Example: He jittered just before getting on bord the plane = Vanlong kal lai ah a helhhuah
helikoptar - (n.) helicopter
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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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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
bawmh
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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hlan - (v.) charter - Example: They chartered a plane = Vanlawng pakhat a ningpi in an hlan
hlan - (prep.) before - Example: I want to see you before I go = Ka kal hlanah hmuh kan duh
hlan - (v.) borrow - Example: I want to borrow your axe = Na hreitlung hlan ka duh
hlan ah kun - (adv.) formerly
hlan deuh ah - (adj.) prior
hlan deuh ah - (adv.) since - Example: Old Jack died long since = Jack tarpa kha hlan deuhpi ah a thi cang
hlan deuh ah a simi - (adj.) previous - Example: She did better in the previous lesson = Hlan deuh cawnmi ah khan a thiam deuh
hlan deuh ah cun , hlan deuh in - (adv.) previously
hlan deuh caan - (adj.) past - Example: He was the past Chairman of Hakha Baptist Association = Amah cu HBA i hlandeuh Chairman a si
hlan deuh in atu tiang - (prep.) since - Example: We have been up since five = Suimila panga in kan tho diam cang
hlan deuh , pahnih lak i a hmasa deuh - (adj.) former
hlan , hlanlio - (n.) once upon a time - Example: Once upon a time there were many tigers = Hlan ah hin cakei tampi an rak um
hlan i a rak sining ah khan ser tthan , remh tthan - (v.) rehabilitate
hlan lio thil , a hlun cangmi thil a simi - (adj.) archaic - Example: Archaic words = A hlun cangmi bia, hman set ti lomi bia
hlan lio thil hlun le khuasakning le vawlei chung i a ummi hna kong cawnsak - (n.) archeology
hlan liopi , a hlun ngaimi - (adj.) ancient
hlan thil tining le ruahning a duhmi - (adj.) oldfashioned
hlanah , hlan lio ah - (adv.) once - Example: I once attended that school = Khi sianginn ah khin hlanah ka rak kai bal
hlanah rak tuah bal lomi - (adj.) unprecedented
hlang - (v.) accept - Example: I cannot accept your word = Na bia ka hlang kho lo
hlangfang - (adj.) forthright
hlangfang - (adj.) open - Example: He is open about his feelings = A lungchung kha hlangfang in a chim ko
hlangfang in , lenglang in - (adv.) openly
hlanh - (v.) lend - Example: Lend me your book = Na cauk ka hlan
hlanh , cawih - (v.) loan - Example: He loans me a pen = Cafung a ka hlanh
hlanhchin - (n.) sublet
hlanhnak hnatlaknak ca in ttialmi - (n.) lease
hlankan in - (adv.) beforehand - Example: Zeidah a herh lai ti kha ka hngalh, cucaah timhtuahnak a hlankan in ka rak ser chung
hlanlio Europe ram chung i a rak ummi ram, hi ram chungah hin France, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany le Italy an
rak um - (prop.) Gaul
hlanlio Hebru mi tangka - (n.) shekel
hlanlio , hlan - (n.) once upon a time - Example: Once upon a time there were many tigers = Hlan ah hin cakei tampi an rak um
hlanlio i an rak hmanmi raltuknak tilawng - (n.) frigate
hlanlio Izipt siangpahrang thlan , piramit - (n.) pyramid
hlanlio Iziptmi hna nih mithi an hlunhtermi hna khi 'mumier' n si - (n.) mummy - Example: Egyptian mummies lasted more than 3000
years = Izipt mithi hlun hna cu kum 3000 leng an si
hlanlio Rom holh - (n.) Latin
hlanlio Rommi nih an rak hmanmi puan - (n.) toga
hlanlio thil a simi - (adj.) pristine
hlanlio thil hngalh pengmi - (n.) memory - Example: He has happy memories of his childhood = A ngakchiat lio thil nuam tampi a hngalhpeng
hna
hlanlio thil , thil hlun - (n.) antique - Example: He is a collector of antiques = Thil hlun khawmtu a si
hlanliopi ah - (adv.) yore
hlanliopi ah hin - once upon a time
hlanliopi ah hin, mi pakhatkhat cu a sual tiah an lunghrinh tikah, a sual sual lo hngalhnak caah khan pum hneksak an tuah tawn i cu
hneksaknak cu thchunhnak ah ti tlok chung i kut hnim hawi hna khi a si; a kut kha dorh lo tein a chuah khawh ahcun a sual lo, a
sual lo caah khuazing nih a luatter ti in an ruah, cu bantuk pum hneksaknak cu ordeal timi cu a si; cucaah ziaza siseh in khawhnak
siseh hneksaknak ca i inmi paoh cu ordeal a si; hneksaknak a fakmi, tinak a si - (n.) ordeal
hlanliopi lawng i a rak ummi saram phun khat , a cheu vui nakin a ngan deuh i a cheu chizawh nakin a hme deuhmi - (n.) dinosaur
hlanpi , ruahnak hmanh nih a hei phak khawh ti lomi - (adj.) immemorial
hlantiang - (prep.) until - Example: I shall wait for you until you come = Na rat hlan tiang ka rak in hngah lai
hlao , hlau - (v.) arouse - Example: Has he waken? = Aa hlao cang maw?
hlaoh - (v.) surprise - Example: You surprised me because you didn't tell me of your coming = Na rat lai na ka chim lo i na ka hlaoh
hlaoh , hlauh - (v.) startle, scare - Example: I startled a monkey = Zawng ka hlauh
hlap - (n.) the fat and membrane between the bowels and the walls of the belly (used mostly with pig)
hlaphuahthiam - (n.) songster
hlaphuahthiamnu - (n.) songstress
hlapi rak hmuh khaw , hmailei ca khua rak khan khawh - (adj.) far-seeing
hlar - fresh - Example: Fresh meat is better than stale meat = Sa hlar cu sa thing nakin a thaw deuh
hlaremh bu - (n.) choir
hlaremh tha - (n.) anthem
hlarhmarh - (adv.) bubbling - Example: The water is boiling bubbling = Ti a tlok hlarhmarh
hlasak - (v.) sing
hlasak i eltthu aw timi khi - (n.) alto
hlasak puai , khawnsat - (n.) concert
hlasak thiammi vate - (n.) song bird
hlasak tik i a tlo khawhnak ding paoh i sak - (v.) syncopate
hlasak tik i aw kel i sak pah i aw thiate i vun i thlen pah tawn khi - (v.) yodel
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hlasak tik i pa aw a sang bik - (n.) tenor
hlasaknak aw tanbo - (n.) staff
hlasaknak lei i vuak cheu - (n.) half-note
hlasakthiam , awdawh tumthiam - (n.) musician
hlasatu - (n.) singer
hlasatu pawl a bu in a kalmi khi - (n.) troupe
hlat , hla - (adj.) far, distant, remote, away - Example: Our village is far away from your village = Kan khua cu nan khua in a hlat ngaingai
hlat , hlathlai - (v.) investigate - Example: I shall investigate whether or not he is (at home) = A um maw um lo ka va hlathlai lai
hlathlai , hlat - (v.) investigate - Example: I shall investigate whether or not he is (at home) = A um maw um lo ka va hlathlai lai
hlatpi - (adj.) far away - Example: I shall go to a far away country = A hlatpi ram ah kan kal lai
hlau , hlao - (v.) arouse - Example: Has he waken? = Aa hlao cang maw?
hlauh - (v.) surprise - Example: His coming surprised us = A rat nih a kan lauter
hlauh, hlaoh - (v.) startle, scare - Example: I startled a monkey = Zawng ka hlauh
hlauh , thawhter - (v.) rouse
hlauh , tthangh - (v.) awaken
hlaw - (v.) deny, disown, forsake, discard - Example: You should not forsake your friend = Na hawi kha na hlaw lai lo
hlaw , al - (v.) repudiate
hlawh - (v.) flop - Example: The fish flopped on the bank = Nga cu titlang ah a hun i hlok
hlawh - (v.) jolt
hlawh - (v.) skip - Example: Lambs skip in the field = Lo ah tuufa an i hlok
hlawh - (v.) earn (a wage) - Example: I earn one hundred kyats in one day = Ni khat ah tangka za khat ka hlawh
hlawh , hlok , hlawk - (v.) bounce - Example: 1. The baby bounced up and down on the bed - 2. The ball bounces very high = 1. Ngakchia cu
ihkhun cungah aa hlok lengmang - 2. Pumpululh cu sangpi aa hlok
hlawh , hmuh - (v.) earn - Example: He earns K 20 a day = Ni khat ah K 20 a hlawh
hlawh , peh - (v.) spring - Example: The dog springs at the thief = Uico nih mifir kha a hlawh hnawh
hlawhchamhnak , pamtulnak tlolhnak - (n.) flop - Example: His plan was a flop = Aa timhmi cu a hlawhcham
hlawhhlan - (v.) play a harlot/prostitute - Example: It is now one year since she played a prostitute = Hlawh a hlannak kum khat a si cang
hlawhhlang - (n.) harlot, prostitute
hlawhhlangnu - (n.) harlot
hlawhhlangnu - (n.) prostitute
hlawhhlangnu - (n.) whore
hlawhhlangnu a kawh piaktu - (n.) pander
hlawhhlangnu hawlpiaktu - (n.) pimp
hlawhhlannak - (n.) prostitution
hlawhlang sinak - (n.) prostitution
hlawhnak - (n.) jolt
hlawhtlin - (v.) prosper
hlawhtlin - (v.) succeed - Example: His plan succeeds = A khuakhannak a hlawh an tling
hlawhtlin , nun , karh , tthan - (v.) thrive
hlawhtlin , tlinter , lim - (v.) achieve
hlawhtlingmi , a rummi - (adj.) prosperous
hlawhtlinnak , awngminnak - (n.) success
hlawhtlinnak , rumnak - (n.) prosperity
hlawhtlinnak , tlinternak - (n.) achievement
hlawi - (v.) peel off slightly - Example: He peels off the skin (of a cow) with a knife = Namte in a cuar a hlawi
hlawi - (v.) try - Example: I shall try your car = Na nawttawka ka hlawi lai
hlawk - (adj.) profitable - Example: Your work is not profitable = Na rian a hlawk lo
hlawk , hlok , hlawh - (v.) bounce - Example: 1. The baby bounced up and down on the bed - 2. The ball bounces very high = 1. Ngakchia cu
ihkhun cungah aa hlok lengmang - 2. Pumpululh cu sangpi aa hlok
hlawknak - (n.) profit, profitting
hlawm - (v.) rescue - Example: He rescues a dying person = A thi dengmi kha a hlawm
hlawm - (v.) pick up (assist) a baby in birth as by a midwife
hlawm - (v.) be caught up in the rains - Example: He was caught up in the rains and he felt very cold = Ruah nih a hlawm i a khua a sik
hlawmh , hlonh - (v.) bridle a horse - Example: Could you bridle the horse? = Rang kha a chak na hlawmh kho maw?
hlawn - (n.) jewelry
hlawn , ttamhnak - (n.) ornament
hlawnh - (v.) disown a relative - Example: He was disowned by his father and mother = A nu le a pa nih an hlawnh
hlawnh , hlonh - (v.) throw away - Example: Throw away the garbage = Hmunthur kha va hlawnh
hlawptlo - (adv.) do something with enthusiasm, enthusiastically - Example: He sings enthusiastically = Hlawptlo ngaiin hla a sa
hlawptlo lo , nunnak ngei lo - (adj.) inanimate
hlawptlo ngaiin umnak , ka thaw ngai i ei - (n.) zest - Example: The hungry man ate with zest = Ka thaw ngaiin a rawl a tammi pa nih a ei
hlawptlonak - (n.) gusto
hlawr - (v.) choose and select - Example: You will chose and select the best = A ttha bikbik kha na khawr lai
hlawrh - (v.) exalt - Example: We exalt Gud = Pathian kan hlawrh
hlawrh , hlorh - (v.) throw up in the air - Example: They throw a ball in the air = Pumpululh an hlorh
hlawt - (v.) forsake
hlawt - (v.) renounce
hlawt , a si lo ti ; al - (v.) gainsay
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hlawt , chuah - (v.) eliminate
hlawt , duh lo , a hmaan lo ti - (v.) reject
hlawt , harnak le ttihnung kha thianh , tthial - (v.) obviate
hlawt , hlonh - (v.) discard
hlawt , kaltak - (v.) abandon
hlawt , kaltak , chuahtak - (v.) abdicate - Example: The king abdicated his throne = Siangpahrang nih a bawi tthutdan a chuahtak.
hlawt , ngol , rai i thawi - (v.) sacrifice
hlawt , sik , mawhchiat - (v.) reprobate
hlawt , thangchiat , duh lonak chim - (v.) denounce
hlawtnak - (n.) rejection
hlawtnak - (n.) renunciation
hlawtnak , sualphawtnak - (n.) condemnation
hlawtpiak , mi dang tuahmi namhnulpiak - (v.) override
hleh - (v.) reap - Example: It is time to reap the rice = Facang hleh a cu cang
hleh - (v.) give a piece of meat to friend/fellow villager without cost - Example: He shot a wildgoat and gives us a piece of meat = Sathar a kah i sa
a kan hleh
hleh , hlep - (v.) cut off - Example: You will cut the grass with a sickle = Favah in ram na hleh lai
hleh , tan - (v.) excise
hlei - (n.) bridge
hlei - (n.) ladder - Example: Please hand me over the ladder = Hlei kha rak ka chan
hlei - (n.) teen - Example: Eleven = Hleikhat
hlei ah - (adv.) moreover - Example: I didn't want to go fishing, moreover the weather was bad = Nga sio kal ka duh lo, cuhleiah nikhua a chia
fawn
hlei hman man , hman man i phaisa pekmi - (n.) toll
hlei , lamhbak - (n.) step
hlei maw - (adv.) any - Example: Is the patient any better? = Mizaw cu a ttha deuh hlei maw?
hlei tlaihtleng dohtu thing tete - (n.) banisters
hleiah - (prep.) besides - Example: I have three hats besides this = Hi luchin hleiah hin a dang pathum ka ngei rih
hleiah , cuhleiah - (adv.) besides, moreover
hleiah , cuhleiah - (adv.) besides, moreover
hleifuan - (adv.) excessively - Example: He smokes excessively = A hleifuan in kuak a zu
hleih , lohn - (v.) exceed
hleihlak - (n.) steps - Example: The steps of his house are good = A inn hleihlak a ttha
hleihnih bu - (n.) dozen
hleihnih , pahleihnih - (num.) twelve
hleihnihnak, pahleihnihnak - (num.) twelfth
hleikhat , pahleikhat - (num.) eleven
hleikhatnak , pahleikhatnak - (num.) eleventh
hleikua , pahleikua - (num.) nineteen
hleikuanak , pahleikuanak - (num.) nineteenth
hleili , pahleili - (num.) fourteen
hleilinak , pahleilinak - (num.) fourteenth
hleilo - (prep.) none but, except - Example: You shall not worship other gods except me = Keimah hleilo a dang pathian na bia lai lo
hleinga , pahleinga - (num.) fifteen
hleinganak , pahleinganak - (num.) fifteenth
hleiriat , pahleiriat - (num.) eighteen
hleiriatnak , pahleiriatnak - (num.) eighteenth
hleiruk , pahleiruk - (num.) sixteen
hleiruknak , pahleiruknak - (num.) sixteenth
hleisarih , pahleisarih - (num.) seventeen
hleisarihnak , pahleisarihnak - (num.) seventeenth
hleithum , pahleithum - (num.) thirteen
hleithumnak , pahleithumnak - (num.) thirteenth
hleivuang - (n.) remnant, left over - Example: Give me also the left over of your food = Na rawl hleivuang ka pe ve
hlem , hlemh - (v.) console, comfort - Example: Would you be able to console your baby with milk? = Na fate kha cawhnuk in na hlem kho hnga
maw?
hlemhnak - (n.) consolation, comforting
hlemhnak - (n.) wounding, hurting
hlen - (v.) bluff - Example: He bluffed the thieves = Mifir kha a hlen hna
hlen - (v.) humbug
hlen - (v.) trump
hlen - (v.) dodge (ball) - Example: He is skilful to dodge ball = Bawlung hlen a thiam
hlen a hmangmi thil - (adj.) delusive
hlen a hmangmi thil - (adj.) delusive
hlen , deh - (v.) delude
hlen , deh - (v.) swindle
hlen , deh - (v.) beguile
hlen , hleng - (v.) trick
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hlen hmangmi - (adj.) illusive
hlen hmangmi - (adj.) illusory
hlen hmangmi , lih chim hmangmi - (adj.) fraudulent
hlen hmangmi , lih chimmi - (n.) deceiver
hlen , lih in i lak - (v.) defraud
hlen , lihchim - (n.) cheat
hlen , lihchim - (v.) deceive
hleng , hlen - (v.) trick
hlenglei in - (adv.) from the opposite direction
hlengtu - (n.) deceiver
hlenhmangmi - (adj.) tricky
hlennak - (n.) humbug
hlennak - (n.) trick
hlennak - (n.) deceit
hlennak - (n.) deception
hlennak , a si lomi a si bantukin ser - (adj.) fake - Example: A fake telegram = Hlennak ca i thirhri tukmi
hlennak a simi , a hmaan lomi thil - (adj.) fallacious
hlennak ca ding i ruah ciammam in tuahmi - (n.) stratagem - Example: The stratagem of having a soldier enter the enemy line in the clothes
of a beggar was successful = Ral an umnak chung i ralkap pakhat, rawlhal thuam in luhternak khuakhannak kha a hlawhtling ngai
hlennak ca i pakpalawng bia chimmi - (n.) hocuspocus
hlennak caah anih ka si i titer - (v.) personate
hlennak , dehnak - (n.) hoax
hlennak , dehnak - (n.) swindle
hlennak i tuahmi thil, lem khawhnak ding ca i tuahmi hlennak - (n.) decoy
hlennak le zernak - (n.) craft
hlennak , lih - (n.) fraud
hlennak , rawinak - (n.) treachery
hlennak , thil pakhat i tuahter riangmang i thil dang tu tuah - (n.) double-dealing
hlep , hleh - (v.) cut off - Example: You will cut the grass with a sickle = Favah in ram na hleh lai
hleptu - (n.) cutter of grass, reaper
hler , cawi - (v.) lift
hler , thlir , cawi - (v.) elevate
hlerh - (v.) toss up - Example: He tossed up coins in the air = Van ah phaisa a hlerh hna
hlet - (n.) escape (hole, door etc.)
hleuh - (v.) strip off the branches/leaves of a tree/vine - Example: I strip the tree of its branches = Thingkung cu a nge ka hleuh dih
hli - (n.) masculine gender - Example: Cock = Arhli
hliah - (n.) joint - Example: Finger joint. - Knee joint = Kutdong hliah. - Khuk hliah
hliah , la hliah - (n.) clue
hliahcang fah zawtnak - (n.) gout
hliahhlok fah zawtnak - (n.) arthritis
hliam , hma putter , fahter - (v.) injure
hliamh , hma banh , fahter - (v.) wound
hliamkhuai , fahter - (v.) bruise
hliamkhuainak - (n.) injury, wound, accident
hliamnak , hma putnak - (n.) injury
hliang - (adv.) to possess in great number, used mainly in names - Example: One who has plenty of silver = Ngun Hliang
hliao , hliau , hlio - (adv.) burn greatly, be in flame, famingly - Example: Their furnace is burning with great flame = An somei aa hliao
hliap - (v.) shade /be under the shade - Example: Our field is under the shade of a hill (that is not getting much sunshine) = Kan lo cu a hliap
hliar , hlir - (adj.) pure, genuine
hlih - (v.) strip off (as garments) - Example: He was stripped off his shirt = Amah cu a angki kha an hlih dih
hlih - (v.) retract the prepuce - Example: The retract his prepuce = A zang an hlih
hlih , hlik - (v.) peel off the skin - Example: The peel off the bark (of a tree) = Thingkung kha a hawng an hlih
hlikhlek - exactly alike, carbon copy, like - Example: He is exactly like his father = A pa hlikhlek a si ko
hlim - (v.) roll up shirt, skirt - Example: He rolls up the arm of his shirt = A angki ban aa hlim
hlim rit , lungchung zawtnak phun khat , a nih hawi hna heh ti in nih i cu dih in a tah zong tah ko , cu bantukin lungthin i tlaih i
khawh lo le i sum khawh lo paoh - (n.) hysteria
hling - (n.) thistle
hling - (n.) thorn
hling a ngeimi - (adj.) thorny
hling , hreng hling le sakuh hling - (n.) spine
hling le so a tammi - (adj.) spiny
hling tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) prickly
hlingbur hau zong a si kho , pangpar hau - (n.) hedge
hlio , hliao , hliau - (adv.) burn greatly, be in flame, famingly - Example: Their furnace is burning with great flame = An somei aa hliao
hliphlau ngai , lungthin pek agai in zoh - (n.) attention
hliphlau , ralringte le fimte i um - (adj.) alert
hlipi - (adj.) the biggest in the group - Example: Rooster = Arhlipi
hlir , hliar - (adj.) pure, genuine
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hliti a sermi khuai - (n.) honey bee
hliti , tizu , pangpar hliti - (n.) nectar
hlo - (v.) die for others - Example: He is a person who dares die for his people = A miphun caah a lu a hlo ngammi a si
hlo , hloh - (v.) erase - Example: Erase the writing on the board = Phalung cattial kha va hlo
hlo , hloh - (v.) spend (money) - Example: He would not yet have spent all his money = A tangka a hlo manh rih lai lo
hloh , cauk chung i bia , min , te hna hloh , hnawh - (v.) expunge
hloh dih , phawi dih , hrawh dih - (v.) exterminate
hloh dihnak , phawi dihnak - (n.) extermination
hloh , hnawh - (v.) strike out - Example: Strike out his name = A min kha hei hlo/hnawt
hloh , hnawh - (v.) obliterate - Example: The rain obliterated the footprints = Ruah nih neh kha a hloh din hna
hloh , hnawh , a leiba kha hlohpiak - (v.) write off
hloh , hrawh - (v.) liquidate
hloh , hrawh dih cikcek - (v.) annihilate
hloh khawh lomi , hnawh khawh lomi - (adj.) indelible
hloh , phawi - (v.) eradicate
hlohlak , a ping i tuah , pakpalawng i canter - (v.) mismanage
hlohnak , hrawhnak - (n.) liquidation
hloi - (v.) praise with words and song - Example: They praise him with songs = Hla in an hloi
hlok - (v.) shake (as bottle) - Example: You should not shake the bottle = Palang kha na hlok lai lo
hlok - (n.) handle - Example: The handle of a knife = Nam hlok
hlok , hlawk , hlawh - (v.) bounce - Example: 1. The baby bounced up and down on the bed - 2. The ball bounces very high = 1. Ngakchia cu
ihkhun cungah aa hlok lengmang - 2. Pumpululh cu sangpi aa hlok
hlonh - (n.) disposal - Example: The disposal of garbage should be made everyday = Hnawm hlonh cu nifa tein a si awk a si
hlonh - (v.) reject - Example: Reject all the bad apples = A ttha lomi epal kha hlonh dih hna
hlonh - (v.) toss - Example: Toss the ball to me = Pumpululh kha rak ka hlonh hnawh
hlonh - (v.) disown - Example: He is disowned by his parents because he drinks too much = Zu a din tuk caah a nu le a pa nih an hlonh
hlonh , cheh - (v.) cast - Example: He castes stones into the water = Ti chungah lung a hlonh hna
hlonh , cheh - (v.) fling - Example: Boys fling stones into the river = Ngakchia nih tiva chungah lung an chen
hlonh , hlawnh - (v.) bridle a horse - Example: Could you bridle the horse? = Rang kha a chak na hlawmh kho maw?
hlonh , hlawnh - (v.) throw away - Example: Throw away the garbage = Hmunthur kha va hlawnh
hlonh , hlawt - (v.) discard
hlonh , thlet - (n.) dump
hlorh - (v.) praise - Example: They praise him quite a bit = Amah cu an hlorh ngai
hlorh , hlawrh - (v.) throw up in the air - Example: They throw a ball in the air = Pumpululh an hlorh
hlorh , thangtthat - (v.) eulogize
hlorh , thangtthat - (v.) exalt
hlu - (n.) contribution, tithes, free will offering
hlu - (v.) make a free will contribution - Example: If there is among you who can contribute a chicken we'll be very happy = Ar pakhat a hlu khomi
nan um ahcun kan i lawm ko hnga
hluah - (n.) saw
hluahha bantukin a kakmi - (adj.) serrate
hluahmah - (adv.) in great intensity - Example: The fire burns in great intensity = Mei a alh hluahmah
hluai - (v.) autorize another person to act on one's behalf - Example: I send money by authorizing another person = Ngui hluai in tangka ka kuat
hluang , phaikung - (n.) reed
hluang/phai tamnak a simi - (adj.) reedy
hluat - (v.) release, free
hluh - (v.) enter something into a hole - Example: He enters his finger in the hole of the wall = Vampang kua ah a kutdong a hluh
hluhchuah - (v.) be successful, go through successfully - Example: He is quite successful in his education = A cacawn a hluhchuah ngai ko
hlum - (v.) make something into a ball - Example: He makes catapult pellets with mud = Tlak in tthaittholh a hlum
hlum , changreu hlum - (n.) loaf
hlum fonhnak , cauk pakhatkhat a tawinak in ttial tthanmi - (n.) epitome
hlum , i hlum - (v.) lump - Example: The sugar lumped when it became wet = A cin tikah thanthling cu aa hlum
hlum zawl ; e.g. Tetracycline si te hna a zawl tete i an tuammi hna khi - (n.) capsule
hlun - (adj.) old - Example: This house is very old = Hi inn cu a hlun ngaingai
hlun , tar - (adj.) aged - Example: An aged car = Mawttawka hlun
hlung - (adj.) plentiful, abundant - Example: Plenty of water = Ti a hlung
hlunh - (v.) get old - Example: Wine gets sweeter as it gets older = Zu cu a hlunh deuh paoh le a thlum chin lengmang
hluut - (v.) smoke out animals such as porcupines and rats from their holes
hluut - (v.) donate
hma - (n.) sore
hma a portertu a simi - (adj.) septic
hma banh , fahter , hliamh - (v.) wound
hma banh khawh a simi , fahter khawh a simi , tuk khawh a simi - (adj.) vulnerable
hma damternak ca i hmanmi si - (n.) balm
hma , hriam hma - (n.) wound
hma , i khawndenmi hma - (n.) bruise
hma inter khawh a si lomi , fahnak pek khawh a si lomi - (adj.) invulnerable
hma kha si thuhpiak i menpiak , hnipuan i hruk-aih - (v.) dress
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hma por lonak si - (adj.) antiseptic
hma thuh awk a bangmi si - (n.) unguent
hma tuamnak puanchia - (n.) dressing
hmaan - (adj.) right, correct, true - Example: What you said was right/true = Na chimmi kha a hmaan
hmaan a dik - (adj.) correct
hmaan lomi siternak , lih siternak - (n.) falsification
hmaan lonak - (n.) inaccuracy
hmaan tein , ding tein - (adv.) rightly
hmaanhmaan tein pekmi bawmhnak - (n.) stipend
hmaanter , remh - (v.) correct
hmaanternak , remhnak - (n.) correction
hmachia - (n.) carbuncle
hmahnai - (n.) abscess
hmahnai - (n.) pus
hmai - (n.) face
hmai - (n.) surface - Example: The surface of the table = Cabuai hmai
hmai - (adj.) next - Example: Next week = Hmai zarh
hmai ah - (adv.) before
hmai bihnak thlalang - (n.) looking glass
hmai chung , thil pakhatkhat - (n.) feature - Example: Your features are your forehead, eye, nose, mouth, chin, ect. = Na hmai chung thil hna
cu na cal, na mit, na hnar, na ka, na khabe etc. hna hi an si
hmai hnawhnak puan - (n.) towel
hmai i phihlik ek a um mi - (n.) freckle
hmai kum - (n.) --hmai le kut i tawlnak khaan , ekinn - (n.) lavatory
hmai le lhngawng i khuhtu luchin - (n.) sunbonnet
hmai thuhmi podar sernak ca i an hmanmi thil - (n.) talc
hmaiah - (adv.) foreward - Example: Please go forward = Hmaiah kal tuah
hmaichiat , hmai in nehsawhnak , zomhtaihnak tanghter - (n.) grimace - Example: Only rude children make grimaces = Ngakchia hrut lawng
nih an hmai in mi serhsatnak an langhter
hmaichiatnak , ningzahnak - (n.) embarrassment
hmaifa - (n.) bug
hmaifon le langh aa cuhmi - (adj.) obtrusive
hmaihu zawtnak - (n.) measles
hmaika ah - (adv.) in the presence of - Example: He signed his name in the presence of two witnesses = Tette pahnih hna hmaika ah min a thut
hmaikhuhnak - (n.) mask
hmailei - (adj.) forward
hmailei - (n.) front - Example: The front of the house = Inn hmailei
hmailei - (n.) future - Example: You will go to America in the future = Hamilei ah America ah na kal te lai
hmailei ah - (adv.) by and by
hmailei ah - (adv.) forth
hmailei ah zeitindah a si lai ti hngalhnak a simi - (adj.) prognostic
hmailei ca khua rak khan khawh , hlapi rak hmuh khaw - (adj.) far-seeing
hmailei ca ruatmi - (adj.) provident - Example: Provident men lay aside money for their families = Hmailei ca a ruatmi nih cun an innchungkhar
caah tangka an khon
hmailei caan - (n.) future
hmailei caan i thawn - (v.) postpone
hmailei caan i thawnnak - (n.) postponement
hmailei huncho le thlen a duhmi , ruahnak thar a la duhmi - (adj.) liberal
hmailei i a kal lulhmalhmi - (n.) onrush
hmailei i a kalmi , a hung chomi - (adj.) progressive
hmailei i a kaltertu , vanlawng herlep - (n.) propeller
hmailei i a si dingmi thil sinak - (adj.) future
hmailei i caan thawn - (v.) defer
hmailei i dingte i kal kho lo i con. - 2. lung aw tawm in um - (v.) falter
hmailei i kal - (adv.) onward - Example: The soldiers marched onward = Ralkap cu hmailei ah an kal
hmailei i kal lengmangnak - (n.) process
hmailei i kalnak - (n.) progression
hmailei i vun i zuhchun awk a si dingmi thil - (adj.) precedent
hmailei i zur ti i kalter - (v.) propel
hmailei kal - (v.) advance - Example: The troops advanced two miles = Ralkap cu hmailei ah khan hnih an kal
hmailei kal - (v.) progress
hmailei kong chimnak , thitlawnnak - (n.) necromancy
hmailei saupi a hmu kho lomi mit tthat lo ruang si loin - (adj.) shortsighted
hmailei thil a hmu khotu , profet - (n.) seer
hmailei thil kong a chimmi nu - (n.) sibyl
hmailei thil kong a chimtu , profet - (n.) prophet
hmailei thil kong a chimtu , thitlawn a thiammi , khuavang - (n.) necromancer
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hmailei thil kong chim chungnak - (n.) prophecy
hmailei thil kong chimchung - (v.) prophesy
hmailei thil kong lungretheihnak , lungretheihnak - (n.) anxiety
hmailei thil um ding ka chim kho aa timi , khuavang - (n.) soothsayer
hmailei thocuan - (n.) foresight of a gun
hmaipanh - (adj.) pleasant
hmaipanh - (adj.) cheerful, bright (face) - Example: He is very cheerful, his face is very bright = A hmai a panh ngai
hmaiphiahnak cabuai - (n.) washstand
hmaisem , fikfa - (n.) gnat
hmaisen - (n.) flush - Example: A flush of shame coloured her cheeks = A ning a zah caah a biang (hmai) a sen
hmaisuang - (n.) front
hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh - (adj.) foremost
hmaisuang i tuahmi - (adj.) pilot - Example: Pilot project = A hmasa bik i tuah chungmi thil
hmaisuang ralkap - (n.) van
hmaisur - (v.) frown
hmaithlau , a sullam cu ningzah ton - (v.) lose face
hmaitlam - (n.) price paid for reconciliation
hmaitlam , hmaitlamh - (v.) reconcile - Example: If you want to reconcile them, you should be generous = Hmaitlamh na duh hna ahcun na sian
awk a si
hmaitlamhnak - (n.) act of reconciliation - Example: You ought to make reconciliation = Hmaitlamhnak nan tuah awk a si
hmaitonh - (prep.) opposite - Example: We sat opposite each other = Hmaitonh in kan thu
hmaitonh - (adv.) face to face - Example: I would like to speak to him face to face = Hmaithoh in biaruah ka duh
hmaitonh in i khawnnak . khawnnak - (n.) collision
hmaitonh in i ton , bia i chalh - (v.) confront
hmaizah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) venerable
hmaizah awk tlak a simi minung - (n.) dignitary
hmaizah awk tlak a simi pa , umtu ziaza aa dawhmi pa - (n.) gentleman - Example: Gentlemen's agreement = Catial loin pakhat le pakhat i
zumhnak lawnglawng in tuahmi biakamnak
hmaizah awk tlakmi - (adj.) respectable
hmaizah awk tlakmi siter - (adj.) dignified
hmaizah , biak , upat - (v.) worship
hmaizah lo , zeirel lo - (v.) disregard
hmaizah lonak - (n.) irreverence
hmaizah , upat - (v.) respect
hmaizah , upat - (v.) revere
hmaizah upatnak - (n.) veneration
hmaizahnak - (n.) fan
hmaizahnak hmuh awk aa tlakmi sinak - (n.) respectability
hmaizahnak in a rian in aa din cangmi - (n.) emeritus
hmaizahnak le upatnak in pekmi, tuantermi. - 2. lahkhah pek loin tuan fialmi - (adj.) honorary
hmaizahnak , upatnak - (n.) dignity
hmaizahnak , upatnak - (n.) respect
hmaizahnak , upatnak - (n.) prestige
hmakhatte ah a si khomi - (adj.) instant
hmakhir , hmakher - (n.) scab
hmal - (v.) break into small pieces - Example: I break into small pieces (with hands) the leaves of pumpkin = Maian ka hmal
hmalhma - (v.) be fainting - Example: I am fainting from hunger = Rawlttam in ka hmal a hma
hman - (adj.) accurate
hman - (v.) operate - Example: She can operate a sewing machine = Thiltthitnak seh a hman khawh
hman awk ding i tangka chiah - (v.) appropriate - Example: The government appropriated money for the new school = Acozah nih sianginn
thar ca hman awkah tangka an chiah
hman awk , ei awk , thil - (n.) consumption
hman awk tlak a si ti lo ti i hlawt - (v.) condemn
hman awkah chuah - (v.) introduce - Example: New electrical products are introduced = Elektrik thil thar an chuah
hman dih , ei dih , din dih , hrawh , khangh - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih
hman , hmang - (v.) use - Example: We use a knife to cut meat = Sa cannak ah nam kan hman
hman khawh a si lomi , aa rem lomi , aa tlak lomi - (adj.) inapplicable
hman khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awkin a ummi , cawk khawh a simi , hmuh khawh akw a simi - (adj.) available
hman khawh awkin a ummi , cawk khawh a simi , hmuh khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awk a simi - (adj.) available
hman khawhmi - (adj.) usable
hman khawhmi thil sinak - (n.) validity
hman knawhmi , tuah khawhmi - (adj.) practicable
hman lomi - (adj.) unused
hman man i phaisa pekmi , hlei hman man - (n.) toll
hman , rianpek - (v.) employ - Example: Employ your time wisely = Na caan ttha tein hmang tuah
hman sawsawhnak ah , thil a tthat lei kong chimnak i hman - (n.) wonderful - Example: It's wonderful that you could come = Na rat khawh
cu a ttha hringhran ko
hman , tangka hman - (v.) expend
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hman ti lomi , caan nih kal tak cangmi , a hlun cangmi - (adj.) obsolete
hman , tonghtham - (v.) manipulate
hman tuk cang i zei i rel set ti lomi - (adj.) hackneyed
hmanbilu - (n.) field glasses
hmang u tiah nawlpek - (adj.) prescribed - Example: Students use prescribed books = Siangngakchia nih hmang u tiah nawl pekmi cauk kha an
hman hna
hmangtu - (n.) user
hmanh - (adv.) even - Example: Even his brother hated him = A nau hmanh nih a huat
hmanh - (v.) inseminate - Example: This morning I had our cow inseminated = Nithaizing ah kan cawpi ka hmanh
hmanh - (v.) spring a trap - Example: Have you sprung your trap? = Na rap na hmanh cang maw?
hmanh hlah seh law - (adv.) even if not - Example: Even if he does not like to go to school you should let him get education = Cacawn duh
hmanh hlah seh law na cawnter lai
hmanh maw - (adv.) posibly, not sure, not certain, might, perhaps - Example: Perhaps he might travel to Yangon tomorrow = Thazing ah
Yangon a tlawng hmanh maw
hmanh seh law - (adv.) even if - Example: Jesus said, even if he died, he would live again = Thi hmanh seh law a nung tthan lai, tiah Jesuh nih a ti
hmanlekmi - (n.) right hand man
hmanmi thil , bawmtu thil - (n.) facility
hmanmi vialte zuh dih hnu i a tangmi - (n.) net
hmannak - (n.) accuracy
hmannak - (n.) exploitation
hmannak - (n.) usage
hmannak le i phawtzamhnak i a thiammi , thil chuahternak - (n.) economist
hmannak , tangka hmannak - (n.) expenditure
hmanning , tuahtaonak - (n.) treatment
hmanthlak - (n.) photo
hmanthlak - (v.) photograph - Example: He photographed the building = Inn kha hman a thlak
hmanthlak - (n.) picture
hmanthlak - (n.) portrait
hmanthlak - (n.) tableau
hmanthlak - (v.) take picture - Example: Please take my picture = Hman ah hung ka thla
hmanthlak a nak lawnglawng a si i a tungtlang lawng a langmi - (n.) silhouette
hmanthlak awk ca i dirning - (n.) pose - Example: The photographer told him to hold the pose = Hmanthlatupa nih ttha tein dir a ti
hmanthlak awk caah a remnak hmun i dir - (v.) pose - Example: They posed in front of their house = An inn hmai ah hmanthlak awkah an dir
hmanthlak benhnak cauk - (n.) album
hmanthlak duak tiin vun thlakmi khi - (n.) snapshot
hmanthlak he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) photographic
hmanthlak i a hmanthlak an sermi taktak khi, negative a si lomi khi - (adj.) positibve
hmanthlak in siseh fianter , tahchunhnak in siseh - (v.) illustrate
hmanthlak in siseh , thawngthanh , mi theihter , ca in siseh - (v.) advertise
hmanthlak ; lu , liang le tang lawng a langmi - (v.) bust
hmanthlak min , cauk min , hla min - (n.) title
hmanthlak sernak , hmanthlak - (n.) portraiture
hmanthlak sernak si - (n.) developer
hmanthlak suai - (v.) depict
hmanthlak suai - (v.) portray
hmanthlak suai khawhnak , lungchung lawngin ruahnak - (n.) imagination
hmanthlak suai thiamnak , thil dawh ser thiamnak - (n.) art
hmanthlak suaimi - (n.) drawing
hmanthlak suaimi - (n.) painting
hmanthlak suaining - (n.) portrayal
hmanthlak suaitu - (n.) painter
hmanthlak suaitu - (n.) portrayer
hmanthlak tehna . tahchunhnak tehna , tuanbia tawi tete hna , fianternak ca i hmanmi - (n.) illustration
hmanthlak tete le ca pelpawi tete benhnak cauk - (n.) scrapbook
hmanthlaknak i hmanmi film - 2. baisikup - (n.) film
hmanthlaknak khan/inn - (n.) studio
hmanthlaknak mit a lai khenter , fianter - (v.) focus - Example: Have you focused your camera? = Na hmanthlaknak kha a mit cu na thlak
dingmi thil kha na khenter naw?
hmanthlaknak seh - (n.) camera
hmanthlatu - (n.) photographer
hmantlak suai le ker tikah a bo in tuahnak - (n.) relief - Example: A relief map shows hills, valleys, etc. = Hmunbo le hmunkuar langhternak
vawlei hmanthlak ah cun tlangte hna, horkuang tehna le a dangdang a bomi paoh kha an lang
hmantleng - (n.) telescope
hmantleng saupi , khor chungin asiloah rili chungin a lenglei thil hmuh khawnak - (n.) periscope
hmanung - (adj.) the latter - Example: Among the two horses the latter was weaker = Rang panih lakah a hmanung kha a der deuh
hmanung bik - (adj.) last - Example: I don't want to be the last = A hmanung bik si cu ka duh lo
hmanung bik ah - (adv.) lastly - Example: Lastly what I wzant to speak is this = Hmanung bik ah ka chim duhmi cu hihi a si
hmape - (n.) scar
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hmaput i bei - (v.) maim - Example: He was maimed in his right leg = A orhlei ke a bei
hmarngai - (v.) have interest in, be interested; have a longing for - Example: Do you long for me? If you have an longing for me it means you
love me = Ka hmar nan ka ngai maw? Ka hmar nan ka ngaih ahcun nan ka dawt a si
hmarngaih , hmarngaihnak - (n.) longing - Example: He does not have longing even for his parents = Nu le pa hmarngaih hmanh a hngal lo
hmasa - (adv.) ahead - Example: Go ahead = Kal hmasa
hmasa - (adv.) before - Example: Kalemyo was a village before = Hmasa ah cun Kalemyo hi khuate a rak si
hmasa - (adv.) first - Example: If you don't suffer first, you cannot succeed = Na in hmasa lo ahcun na hlawhtling kho lai lo
hmasa a umning i umter tthan - (v.) reinstate
hmasa bik a simi - (adj.) primary
hmasa bik , apakhatnak - (adj.) first
hmasa sining i siter tthannak , hmasa hmun i chiah tthannak - (n.) restoration
hmasa sining in siter tthan - (v.) restore
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) talk unconsciously while asleep - Example: He is talking nonsence while asleep = A hmaw i bialo le bialo a chim
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) kill somebody accidentally, without any intention - Example: The homicide was committed unintentionally and accidentally =
An i hmawt sual i a si
hmaw , hmawt - (v.) sleepwalk
hmawca - (n.) socks, stockings - Example: Woollen socks are good for cold season = Sahmul hmawca cu khuasik caan caah a ttha
hmawca a tawi phun - (n.) sock
hmawca sau - (n.) stocking
hmawca tah , suaiter tah - (v.) knit
hmawca temnak khairiat - (n.) garter
hmawh - (v.) break into small pieces as bread - Example: You can break clay into small pieces (dust) = Vawlei tlang kha leidip ah na hmawh khawh
lai
hmawm - (v.) put something in the mouth for a short time - Example: Do not put the pepples in your mouth = Lungtekep kha na ka in hmawm
hlah
hmawmmi muthai tlaihnak fungte a ngeimi - (n.) lollipop
hmawn , hmawng - (v.) be ripe and rich in taste as in wine - Example: When your wine becomes ripe and rich in taste we'll drink it = Na zu a
hmawn tikah kan din lai
hmawng - (adj.) lush, luxuriant - Example: In shifting cultivation the forest cannot be lush/luxurian = Tthial lengmangmi lothlawh cun ram a
hmawng kho lo
hmawngtthiam - (v.) cut down the trees of virgin forest for the first time for field
hmawngtthiam - (v.) pioneer - Example: It's never ease to pioneer = Hmawngtthiam cu a fawi bal lo
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) talk unconsciously while asleep - Example: He is talking nonsence while asleep = A hmaw i bialo le bialo a chim
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) kill somebody accidentally, without any intention - Example: The homicide was committed unintentionally and accidentally =
An i hmawt sual i a si
hmawt , hmaw - (v.) sleepwalk
hme deuh , tlawm deuh - (adj.) less
hme , hmet - (adj.) small - Example: He is a small child = Ngakchia hme a si
hme tein - (adv.) minutely
hmeh - (v.) crumple - Example: He lcrumpled the letter into a ball = Cakuat kha a hmeh
hmeh - (n.) mole (as an identification mark) - Example: He has a mole on his arm = A ban ah hmeh pakhat a ngei
hmeh , hmet - (v.) squeeze - Example: Don't squeeze the kitten = Chizawh fa ha hmet hlah
hmeh , nam - (v.) depress - Example: When you play the piano, you depress the keys = Piano na tum tikah a hmehnak tete kha na hmeh hna
hmei - (v.) live alone (mostly as a widower or widow) - Example: My friend has been living alone as a widower for the last three years = Ka hawipa
cu kum thum a hmei cang
hmel , muihmel - (n.) appearance - Example: His appearance is handsome (good) = A muihmel a ttha
hmelchunh - (v.) fix in the memory, mark, picture in the mind - Example: I cannot picture his face in my mind = A hmai kha kaa hmelchunh kho
lo
hmelchunhnak - (n.) earmark
hmelchunhnak - (n.) emblem
hmelchunhnak - (n.) omen
hmelchunhnak - (n.) sign
hmelchunhnak - (n.) symbol - Example: The mark + is the symbol of plus = Hmelchunhnak + cu fonh tinak a si
hmelchunhnak - (n.) vestige
hmelchunhnak - (n.) mark
hmelchunhnak - (n.) identifying/identification
hmelchunhnak a simi - (adj.) emblematic
hmelchunhnak , hmuhsaknak - (n.) signal
hmelchunhnak i hmanmi - (adj.) symbolic
hmelchunhnak , keneh - (n.) trace - Example: We saw traces of rabbits on the ground = Vawlei ah saveh keneh tete kan hmuh hna
hmelchunhnak khenh - (v.) stamp - Example: She stamped the paper withthe office stamp = Ca kha zung tazeih in a khenh
hmelchunhnak , langhnak - (n.) symptom - Example: Fever is a symptom of illness = Tak linh hi zawtnak langhnak/hmelchunhnak pakhat a si
hmelchunhnak nih a hun langhter , hun langhter - (v.) symbolize
hmelchunhnak , phun - (n.) brand - Example: Do you like this brand of coffee? = Hi kawfi phun hi na duh maw?
hmelchunhnak ser - (v.) brand - Example: Farmers brand their sheep = Lothlo pawl nih an tuu cungah hmelchunhnak an ser hna
hmelchunhnak ser - (v.) mark
hmelchunhnak , tamhmi lungpher , pakan bantuk - (n.) plaque
hmelchunhnak tarnak thingpheng - (n.) signboard
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hmelchunhnak tarnak tung - (n.) signpost
hmelchunhnak thantar , teinak puanlaang , alaan - (n.) banner
hmerh - (v.) pinch - Example: I had to pinch myself in case it was all a dream = Ka mang a si rua ka ti i kaa hmerh a hau
hmerhnak - (n.) pinching
hmet - (adj.) small, young, little - Example: While I was small I could not carry a heavy load = Ka hmet lioah cun thilrit ka phor kho lo
hmet , hmeh - (v.) squeeze - Example: Don't squeeze the kitten = Chizawh fa ha hmet hlah
hmete - (adj.) diminutive
hmete , man tlawmte a simi - (adj.) petty
hmeteh , henta - (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
hmetlianh , hmetngan - (n.) size
hmetngan , hmetlianh - (n.) size
hmetter , nautat , biapi lo ngai i chiahpiak - (v.) belittle
hmetter , tlawmter - (v.) minimize
hmetter , tlawmter , man tthumh - (v.) reduce
hmih , elektrik hmih - (v.) turn off
hmih , hmit - (v.) quench
hmih , hmit - (v.) exterminate a race or people, commit genocide - Example: Our enemies wanted to exterminate us (extinguish the seed) = Kan
ral nih kan ci hmih an duh
hmih khawh lomi - (adj.) inextinguishable
hmih khawh lomi - (adj.) unquenchable
hmih khawh lomi , riamhter khawh lomi - (adj.) quenchless
hmih mei hmih - (v.) snuff
hmih , mei hmih , kuak hmih - (v.) extinguish
hmin - (v.) mature - Example: Pears mature quickly = Piar cu khulrangin an hmin
hmin - (adj.) cooked for food - Example: The food is now cooked = Kan buh a hmin cang
hmin fawi , tei fawi , tuaitam fawi - (adj.) susceptible - Example: He is susceptible to cold = Cumpi nih a tlunh khawh zau, cumpi a khan lo
hminduk - (adj.) almost overripe, but best for taste
hminh - (v.) cook - Example: I cannot yet have the meat well cooked = Sa ka hminh kho rih lo
hminh - (v.) be oriented fully - Example: He can be oriented quite easily (the metaphor is taken from cooking food) = A ruahning hminh khawh
ngai a si
hminnak - (n.) ripeness
hminter - (v.) ripen
hmit , hmih - (v.) quench
hmit , hmih - (v.) exterminate a race or people, commit genocide - Example: Our enemies wanted to exterminate us (extinguish the seed) = Kan
ral nih kan ci hmih an duh
hmu , hmuh - (v.) receive - Example: I received your letter = Na cakuat ka hmuh
hmu , hmuh - (v.) see - Example: He cannot see because he is blind = A mit a caw i khua a hmu kho lo
hmu loin i umter - (v.) overlook
hmuah - (v.) put something very close to the mouth of something - Example: He puts his rifle very close to my mouth = Meithal ka kaa ah a ka
hmuah
hmuahchih - (adv.) point-blank range - Example: He shot a deer at point-blank range and missed it = Sakhi hmuahchih in a kah i a nganh
hmual , rannak , tthawnnak - (n.) velocity
hmual , tthawnnak , thazang - (n.) power, force
hmuar , eihmuar - (v.) take advantage of others in business, exploit - Example: Do not exploit others = Midang kha va eihmuar hna hlah
hmuh - (v.) discover - Example: Columbus discovered America = Columbus nih America ram a va hmuh
hmuh - (v.) find - Example: Did she find the lost book = Cauk a tlaumi kha a hmu maw?
hmuh - (v.) get - Example: I expect to get some money = Tangka tlawmpal ka hmuh lai tiah ka ruah
hmuh - (v.) notice - Example: I notice that you are wearing a new hat = Luchin thar naa chinh ti kan hmuh
hmuh - (v.) remark - Example: Did you remark the spottet cat? = Chizawh ttial kha na hmu maw?
hmuh - (v.) gain
hmuh awk a tlak lomi , aa tlak lomi sinak - (adj.) unworthy
hmuh awk i a tlak lomi - (adj.) unearned
hmuh awk i i tlak - (v.) merit - Example: He merits the prize he won = Mintthatnak laksawng a hmuhmi cu a hmuh awkah aa tlak hrim
hmuh awkah aa tlak - (v.) deserve - Example: Good work deserves good pay = Rian tha cu lahkhah tha hmuh awk aa tlak
hmuh , cawk , ngeih - (v.) procure
hmuh , co - (v.) obtain - Example: He obtained two kyats for two eggs = Arti pahnih caah fang hnih a hmuh
hmuh , hlawh - (v.) earn - Example: He earns K 20 a day = Ni khat ah K 20 a hlawh
hmuh hnga ding zat tuakpiak cangmi - (n.) quota
hmuh , hngalh - (v.) detect
hmuh hrimhrimmi , hngalh hrimhrimmi - (adj.) positive - Example: He is positive that he saw him = Amah cu ka hmuh hrimhrim a ti
hmuh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) invisible
hmuh khawh a simi, a lang khomi - (adj.) noticeable
hmuh khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awk a simi , hman khawh awkin a ummi , cawk khawh a simi - (adj.) available
hmuh khawh lo , mitcawt - (adj.) blind
hmuh khawh lomi , hngalh khawn lomi - (adj.) imperceptible
hmuh khawh ti lo i um , loh - (v.) disappear - Example: The dog disappeared from the house = Kan inn in kau uico a lo
hmuh khawh tongh khawh a si lomi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) insubstantial - Example: Ghosts are insubstantial = Mithla cu a ngaingai a simi
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hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) obtainable
hmuh khawhmi - (n.) accession
hmuh khawhnak - (n.) sight - Example: Dogs have better sight than birds = Vate nakin uico nih hmuh khawhnak ttha deuh an ngei
hmuh khawhnak - (n.) vision
hmuh lai i kan i ruah lomi thil - (n.) surprise - Example: Mother has a surprise for me on my birthday = Ka chuah ni caah ka nu nih kaa ruah lomi
thilte a ka pek
hmuh lo sual - (n.) oversight
hmuh lomi - (adj.) unseen
hmuh lomi , hmuh awk i a tlak lomi - (adj.) unearned
hmuh lomi , hngalh lomi - (adj.) strange - Example: He went to a strange country = A hngalh bal lomi ram ah a kal
hmuh tlak a simi , zapi hmai ah chuahpi awk tlak a simi - (adj.) presentable
hmuh tlak theih tlak a si lomi , a hme tukmi - (adj.) inappreciable
hmuh tthan khawh lomi - (adj.) irrecoverable
hmuh tthan , lak tthan - (v.) retrieve
hmuhmi tangka - (n.) income
hmuhmi thil hna - (n.) view - Example: The view from our house is beautiful = Kan inn in kan hmuh khawhmi thil hna cu an i dawh ngaingai
hmuhnak - (n.) discovery
hmuhnak - (n.) reception, earning
hmuhnak - (n.) view
hmuhnak - (n.) vista
hmuhnak , hngalhnak - (n.) detection
hmuhnak le ngaihnak hei hlum - (v.) focus - Example: Focus your attention on the speaker = Biachimtu cungah khan na theihnak le na
hmuhnak hei hlum, a bia kha ttha tein ngai
hmuhnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) visual - Example: Visual aids = Hmuhnak bawmtu
hmuhnak ngei lomi , mitcaw - (adj.) sightless
hmuhning - (n.) angle - Example: From my angle = Kei ka hmuhning ah
hmuhning - (n.) standpoint
hmuhning , ruahning , khuacuanhnak hmun - (n.) viewpoint
hmuhsak - (v.) indicate
hmuhsak - (v.) show
hmuhsak , fial - (v.) instruct
hmuhsak , lam sawhpiak - (v.) direct - Example: The policeman directed the traffic = Palik nih mawttawka aa chokletmi kha lam an hmuhsak hna
hmuhsak , langhter - (v.) exhibit
hmuhsak , langhter - (v.) denote - Example: Fever denotes illness = Taklinh nih zawtnak a langhter
hmuhsaknak - (n.) indication
hmuhsaknak , cawnpiaknak , chimhnak - (n.) instruction
hmuhsaknak , hmelchunhnak - (n.) signal
hmuhsaknak , zapi sin i langhternak - (n.) demonstration, exposition
hmuhsaktu , cawnpiaktu - (n.) instructor
hmuhsaktu , langhtertu - (n.) indicator
hmuhsaktu , sawhtu - (n.) pointer
hmuhtonmi nih a kan cawnpiakmi - (n.) moral
hmuhtthan - (v.) regain
hmui - (n.) stump - Example: There are many stumps in my field = Ka lo ah thinghmui tampi an um
hmui - (adj.) sweet smelling - Example: Perfume is sweet smelling = Zihmui cu a hmui
hmuichon - (n.) target
hmuichon kahnak hmun - (n.) range
hmuiper - (n.) spade
hmuisel - (n.) target shooting - Example: They are practising target shooting = Hmui an i sel
hmuiselnak i chonmi a laifangte - (n.) bull's eye
hmuithiam - (n.) marksman
hmuithiam - (n.) sharp shooter, marksman
hmuithiammi - (n.) sharpshooter
hmuithiamnak - (n.) markmanship
hmuizum - (n.) mattock
hmuizum - (n.) pickaxe
hmul - (n.) body, hair, down, feather, fur etc.
hmul a tammi - (adj.) furry
hmul a tammi - (adj.) hairy
hmul bawh - (v.) pluck - Example: She plucked a chicken = Ar hmul a bawt
hmul meh , tuu hmul hna an meh khi - (v.) shear
hmul neh , hmul ziah , thing ziah - (v.) shave
hmul ngei lo , sam ngei lo - (adj.) hairless
hmul thlongh - (v.) moult
hmul , vom hmul til bantuk - (n.) fur
hmulmehnak , thing ziahmi pan tete - (n.) shaving
hmum - (n.) fringe, tassel
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hmun - (n.) place, position, spot - Example: This is a good place = Hika hi hmun ttha a si
hmun - (n.) region
hmun - (v.) stabilize
hmun a bitkauh , a eria - (n.) area
hmun , a lawngmi hmun - (n.) space
hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh , hmaisuang bik - (adj.) foremost
hmun , can - (n.) stead - Example: In his stead = Amah hmun ah, amah can ah
hmun dang i tthialnak - (n.) transference
hmun dang i ttial - (v.) transfer
hmun dang i va phun - (v.) transplant
hmun dang in thawngpang a hun thanhtu - (n.) correspondent
hmun dangah - (adv.) elsewhere
hmun dangdang i tthen , phun dangdang i tthen - (v.) diversify
hmun he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spatial
hmun in - (conj.) whence - Example: Let him return to that house whence he came = Khi inn a ratnak inn ah khin kirter u
hmun kaupi a hun - (v.) stretch - Example: The forest stretches for miles to the east = Tupi cu nichuahlei ah khan tampi vawlei kha a huh
hmun kaupi a simi - (adj.) roomy - Example: Your house is very roomy = Na inn cu inn khan tampi a um khomi inn kaupi a si
hmun kaupi i aa thekmi - (adj.) far-flung
hmun kaupi sinak - (n.) roominess
hmun kha zei kauh dah a si tinak - (n.) volume - Example: The room has a volume of 400 cubic feet = A khan cu khiubik feet za li a si
hmun khat ah - (adj.) together
hmun khat hnu hmun khat ah aa tthial lengmangmi - (n.) nomad
hmun khat i a ummi mibu pakhat - (n.) community
hmun khat i hla a sami bu - (n.) chorus
hmun khat i i but - (v.) group
hmun khat i rian a ttuanmi bu - (n.) crew
hmun khat i ttuan tti - (v.) cooperate
hmun khat i ttuantti a simi , a bu in - (adj.) corporate
hmun khat in hmun dang ah i tthial - (v.) shift
hmun khat in hmun dang i va phorh - (v.) transport
hmun khat in hmun dang i va phorhnak - (n.) transportation
hmun khat in hmun khat ah a vak lengmangmi - (n.) vagabond
hmun khat in hmun khat ah khual a tlawng lengmangmi - (n.) itinerant
hmun khat in i fonhnak - (n.) coalition
hmun khat le caan khat i rak tuah ciomi , aa rual tein tuahmi - (adj.) simultaneous
hmun khat, tangkhat i chimhmi siangngakchiabu, cu bantukin rian lei zongah aa bumi - (n.) class
hmun khatkhat i an cinmi thil lak i a biapi bik a simi - (n.) staple - Example: Rice is the staple in Myanmar = Kawlram i an cinmi lakah a biapi bik
cu facang a si
hmun king hmun dai , thazang thar va laknak i hmanmi - (n.) retreat
hmun kip i zapi nih tuahmi hmanmi le inmi sinak - (n.) prevalence
hmun kip i zapi nih tuahmi le hmanmi a simi - (adj.) prevalent
hmun lawng kaupi a simi - (adj.) spacious
hmun le a chung i a ummi thilri inn tehna , hau tehna , ti tehna - (n.) real estate
hmun pakhatkhat a cung i a ummi lam tehna , motor lam tehna , inn tehna , pangpar dum tehna le a dangdang fiangfai tein an
umtuning hngalhnak - (n.) topography
hmun pakhatkhat a sanning - (n.) elevation
hmun pakhatkhat he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) regional
hmun pakhatkhat i a ummi thing le ram hna - (n.) flora
hmun phiaktu , hnawm hlonhtu - (n.) scavenger
hmun sang - (n.) height
hmun sang - (n.) eminence
hmunhnawm - (n.) refuse
hmunhnawm , hnawmtam , duh lomi rawl hlonhmi - (n.) garbage
hmunkhat - (adv.) together - Example: They go togehter = Hmunkhat ah an kal
hmunkhat ah i pumh - (v.) get together
hmunkhat i i pumhnak - (n.) congress
hmunkhat i lung nge tein um - (v.) weld - Example: They are elded into a team = Bu khatte ah an i seng
hmunkhat i pumh - (v.) muster
hmunkhat i pumhnak - (n.) concentration
hmunkhat i pumhnak - (n.) rally - Example: Youth rally = Mino pumhnak
hmunkhat i pumhter - (v.) mass
hmunkhat i thil pumh , pumh - (v.) collect
hmunkhat i tuanti - (v.) collaborate
hmunkhat i um khawhnak , i hlumte i umnak , lung i khahnak - (n.) solidarity
hmunkhat i umpeng - (v.) stand - Example: The old house stands here for one hundred years = Inn hlun hi hika ah hin kum za khat a dir cang
hmunkhat i umti , i cawh - (v.) mingle - Example: He is very shy and does not mingle with others = Mi ningzah thiam ngai a si i mi dang he an i
cawh lo
hmunkhat khat i zam hna hlah seh ti i chiah , thong thlak bantuk - (v.) intern - Example: Kum thum himnak a an chiah
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hmunkhat lawng i umter , hmunkhat lawng i um - (v.) localize
hmunkhat le can khat i a rak um timi hna - (adj.) contemporary
hmunphiah - (n.) broom
hmunphiah in phiah - (v.) mop
hmunphiah in phiah - (v.) whisk - Example: She whisked the dirt from the floor = Tuang i hmunhnawm kha a phiah hna
hmunphiah ko - (n.) broomstick
hmunphiak - (n.) sweeper
hmunpi - (n.) headquarters
hmunpi simi , a laifang a simi - (adj.) central
hmunthiang , biakinn - (n.) sanctuary
hmunthur - (n.) rubbish, garbage
hmunthur , ek - (n.) ordure
hmunthur , hnawm - (n.) dirt
hmunthur , hnawm - (n.) filth
hmunthur khuahnawm, zeihmanh san a tlai lomi - (n.) trash
hmur - (n.) lip
hmur - (n.) tip - Example: The tip of a pencil = Khedan hmur
hmur cangh mi kha a sullam zeidah a si ti i hngalh khawhnak - (n.) lip-reading
hmur cip i hlasak - (v.) hum
hmur cip i hlasak , awnh vuaimai - (v.) hum
hmur sen si - (n.) rouge
hmurhmul - (n.) moustache
hmurhmul - (n.) mustache
hmurhmul/khahmul mehnak namte - (n.) razor
hmurka - (n.) organ of speech - Example: His organ of speech is good (= he is a pleasant person of good conversation) = A hmurka a ttha
hmurka a tlawmmi , bia aa summi - (adj.) reticent
hmurka a tlawmmi , bia tampi chim duh lonak , i sumnak - (n.) reticence
hmurparte - (n.) nozzle
hmutu , cohlangtu - (n.) receiver
hmutu , mit in hmuh si lo in kawl i hmuh - (n.) finder
hna - (n.) ear (of a person) - Example: We hear with our ears = Kan hna in khua kan tehih
hna - (n.) source of a stream - Example: There is much water at the source of the river = Ti hna ah cun ti a tampi ko
hna - indicator of plurality - Example: The soldiers are going = Ralkap hna an kal
hna a chetmi - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is a deaf boy = Amah cu mi hnachet a si
hna-ek - (n.) ear wax
hna i benhmi thil theihnak - (n.) earphone
hna i cheh - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is deaf to their request = An halmi kha a hna aa cheh
hna in theih - (v.) hear
hna in theih khawh lomi - (adj.) inaudible
hna in theih khawhmi - (adj.) audible
hna-ngong - (adj.) be hard hearing - Example: He is hard-hearing = A han a ngong
hna pathum a ngeimi fei - (n.) trident
hnabei - (adv.) gropingly (without much knowledge) - Example: He spoke gropingly = Hnabei in a chim
hnabei dong loin umter - (v.) sustain - Example: Hope sustains him in his poverty = A si a fak ngaingai nain ruahchannak nih hnabei dong loin a
umter
hnabei dongh - (v.) despond
hnabei dongh hnu i zei paoh zong chuak ko cang seh ti lungput - (adj.) desperate
hnabei donghnak - (n.) despair
hnabei donghnak - (n.) despondence
hnabei donghnak , zei chim awk hngalh ti lo - (n.) desperation
hnabeidong a simi - (adj.) despondent
hnabeisei - (adj.) hopeful - Example: I am hopeful of passing exam = Camipuai ka awng lai tiah ka hnabei a sei
hnabeiseinak - (n.) hope - Example: I have a great hope that you will come back = Na ra tthan lai tiah hnabeiseinak nganpi ka ngei
hnabeseinak a ngeimi - (adj.) optimistic
hnachawl , chawl - (n.) tree leaves
hnacheh - (n.) noise making - Example: Noise making is not good while studying = Carel lioah hnacheh a ttha lo
hnacheh - (n.) deafness - Example: It's shameful to have deafness of ears = Hnacheh cu ning a zak ko
hnacheh thawng - (n.) noisiness
hnachehnak , khua theih lonak - (n.) deafness
hnachet - (v.) make noise - Example: Don't make noise, don't be noisy = Hnachet hlah
hnachet , chet - (adj.) deaf - Example: He is deaf = A hna a chet
hnachet lo dai zirziar in a ummi - (adj.) quiet
hnachet loin a ummi , dai tein a ummi - (adj.) silent
hnachet loin um - (n.) silence
hnachet ngaiin bia i al len , i hauh len - (v.) squabble
hnah - (n.) leaf, foliage - Example: The leaves of the trees are green in rainy season = Fur ah thinghnah an hring
hnah ngei lomi - (adj.) leafless
hnah tampi a ngeimi , a hnah a tthami - (adj.) leafy
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hnahcang - (n.) wild banana
hnahchawl - (n.) dry leaves
hnahchuah , nahchuah - (v.) envy
hnahnawh - (v.) disturb
hnahnawh, hnahnawhnak pek - (v.) interfere
hnahnawh lomi - (adj.) undisturbed
hnahnawh peknak , dawnhnak - (n.) interfeence
hnahnawh petu a simi , mi hnahnok a simi - (adj.) bothersome
hnahnawhnak - (n.) disturbance
hnahnawhnak a kan petu thil hme tete , uihrik , thah , hmaifa te hna bantuk - (n.) vermin
hnahnawhnak , donhnak - (n.) interruption
hnahnawhnak , i tuai ur in umnak - (n.) turmoil
hnahnawhnak , i tuainak , cawlcanghnak - (n.) turbulence
hnahnawhnak pek - (v.) bother
hnahnawhnak pek - (v.) pester
hnahnawhnak , zuva , awlokchonnak , harnak petu thil , rawl a hrawktu - (n.) pest
hnahnawk luri ngai a simi , cuaphmat zawtnak a ngei i a tak a lin lelekmi - (adj.) hectic
hnahnawk ngaiin a ummi , a cawlcang ngaimi - (adj.) turbulent
hnahnok a simi - (adj.) troublesome
hnahnok luri - (n.) nuisance
hnai - (n.) pus, discharge - Example: His wound is now dry of its pus/discharge = A hma a hnai a car cang
hnai a khuar - (v.) fester - Example: The wound festered nd became painful = Hma cu hnai a khuar i a fak
hnak , hnakruh - (n.) ribs
hnak ruh - (n.) rib
hnakhaw - (n.) ear
hnakhaw chung khuang phaw - (n.) tympanum
hnakhaw fah - (n.) earache
hnakhaw khuang , hnakhaw chung i khuang bantuk a simi , khuatheitu - (n.) eardrum
hnakpang - (n.) the side of man or animal from hip to armpit
hnaku - (adj.) be hard of hearing - Example: He is hard of hearing = A hna a ku
hnal - (adj.) be blunt (dull) in perception of taste - Example: My mouth is dull in perception of taste (= I do not feel like eating) = Ka kaa a hnal
hnam - (n.) witch, wizard, evil eye - Example: Chin believed in witch/wizard before they were Christians = Laimi cu Khrihfa an si hlanah cun hnam
an zum
hnam - (n.) strap (of a shoulder bag)
hnam ngeiminu - (n.) witch
hnamh - (v.) kiss
hnamhnak - (n.) kissing
hnamngei nih thil a tuah khawhnak - (n.) witchcraft
hnamtawbong - (n.) severe diarrhea; it is used also for cholera
hnamte hna zumh hi , zumhnak hrut , khuachiate nha - (n.) superstition
hnang - (adj.) have light pains, aches and stains especially in the limbs - Example: I have pains and aches from our football match yesterday =
Nizan kan pumpululh chuihnak ah ka hnang dih
hnang , hnangh - (v.) delay - Example: Their case has been delayed for one month = An bia kha thla khat an hnangh cang
hnangam - (adj.) peaceful - Example: Our country is not peaceful = Kan ram cu hnangam a si lo
hnangam - (adj.) easy-going - Example: Thomas is an easy-going mand = Thomas cu mi hnangam a si
hnangam a si lomi , a fek lomi - (adj.) precarious
hnangam a simi - (adj.) secure
hnangam lonak , nuamh lonak - (n.) discomfort
hnangamh - (v.) comfort, console - Example: Only words cannot comfort me = Bia lawng nih ka hna a ka ngamh kho lo
hnangamnak - (n.) solace, peace - Example: I have peace in Christ = Khrih ah hnangamnak ka ngei
hnangamnak , lungsinak , lung riamhnak - (n.) contentment
hnangamter - (v.) comfort, console - Example: Your words comfort me = Na bia nih ka hna a ka ngamter
hnangamternak - (n.) consolation
hnangamternak - (n.) comfort
hnangamtertu - (n.) comforter - Example: Holy Spirit, the comfortr has come = Hnangam-tertu Thiang Thlarau a ra cang
hnangh , hnang - (v.) delay - Example: Their case has been delayed for one month = An bia kha thla khat an hnangh cang
hnanh - (v.) soak, saturate
hnap a chuak lengmangmi - (n.) running nose
hnapduk - (n.) watery mucus of the nose
hnaphnih , hnaphnit - (v.) blow nose - Example: He does not know even to blow nose (= He is very immature) = Hnaphnih hmanh a thiam lo
hnapthli - (n.) to have watery/running of the nose - Example: I have a runny nose = Ka hnapthli a chuak lengmang
hnar - (n.) nose
hnar - (n.) the heaviest part of the log, the brunt of a thing
hnar - (v.) snore - Example: He snores a lot at night = Zan ah a hnar lengmang
hnar awng , hnarkua - (n.) nostrils
hnar fik - (v.) sniff
hnar fik lengmang - (v.) snifle
hnar he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) nasal - Example: M and N are nasal sound = M le N cu chim tikah hnar in aw cuhah a si
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hnar , i hngilh i hnar khi - (v.) snore
hnar in dawp ; hnimh - (v.) snuff
hnar thichuah - (n.) nosebleed
hnar tum , hnar phit - (v.) snort
hnarcheu - (adj.) half
hnarcheu - (n.) half
hnarcheu , cheu - (n.) half
hnarcheu i cheu , cheu - (v.) halve
hnarcheu nak tam deuh , a tam deuh - (n.) majority
hnarkua - (n.) nostril
hnartawt - (n.) a person who speaks through his nose
hnat - (n.) the fattest part of pork
hnathe - (n.) touch-hole of a flint-lock gun, priming pan
hnathian , hnathiang - (adj.) to be in a quiet place, free from tumultous atmosphere - Example: I am free from bustle of the place = Ka hna a
thiang
hnatla - (v.) agree - Example: I agree to what he said. - You should not disagree with what he said = A chimmi cu ka hna a tla. - A chimmi cu
hnatla loin nan um lai lo
hnatla a simi - (adj.) favourable - Example: He is favourable to our plan = Kan i timhmi kha a hna a tla ve
hnatla tein biakam - (v.) contract
hnatlak - (v.) assent
hnatlak langhternak lusuk - (n.) nod
hnatlak lomi , a duh lomi - (adj.) unwilling
hnatlak , ruahnak i khah - (v.) agree
hnatlak ttinak , lungngetnak - (n.) concord
hnatlaknak - (n.) consensus
hnatlaknak , ca in ttialmi hnatlaknak - (n.) contract
hnatlaknak ding ca i ttha tein i chimh ciami - (v.) stipulate - Example: He stipulated that he should receive a month's vacation every year if he
took the job = Rian hi ka ttuan ahcun, kum khat ah thla khat lengmang akhonh nan ka pek hnga, tiin a chim cia hna
hnatlaknak onhnak - (n.) permission
hnatlaknak , ruahnak i khahnak - (n.) agreement
hnatlakpi - (v.) accede - Example: They acceded to his proposal = A bia kha an hnatlakpi
hnatlakpi - (v.) approve
hnatlakpi - (v.) consent
hnatlakpi - (v.) endorse - Example: Parents endorsed the plan for the school = Sianginn saknak ding kha hupa hna nih an hnatlakpi hna
hnatlakpi awk a simi - (adj.) agreeable
hnatlakpi lo - (v.) disapprove
hnatlakpi lonak - (n.) disapproval
hnatlakpinak - (n.) approval
hnatlakpinak - (n.) endorsement
hnatonh , tumbul - (n.) earring
hnaw - (n.) a rain coat made of grass or reeds - Example: hnaw
hnawh - (v.) wipe - Example: She wipes her tears = A mitthli aa hnawt
hnawh - (v.) hurry up - Example: Hurry up (your steps) = Na kal i hnawh
hnawh , a leiba kha hlohpiak , hloh - (v.) write off
hnawh , hloh - (v.) obliterate - Example: The rain obliterated the footprints = Ruah nih neh kha a hloh din hna
hnawh , hloh , cauk chung i bia , min , te hna hloh - (v.) expunge
hnawh , hnawt - (n.) erase - Example: You should erase what you wrote. - You should wipe your nose = Na ttialmi kha na hnawh lai. - Na hnap
na hnawh lai
hnawh , kehlan i hnawh - (v.) quicken
hnawh , phiah - (v.) erase
hnawhchih - (v.) spur - Example: It is foolish to spur on a willing horse = Nawl a ngai komi rang hnawhchih len cu hruh a si
hnawhnak - (n.) wiping
hnawhnak - (n.) erasing
hnawhnak - (n.) a wad used for cleaning a gun barrel
hnawl - (adj.) be dull, not sharp, harnished - Example: My knife is dull = Ka nam a hnawl
hnawm hlonhnak mawttaka - (n.) dump truck
hnawm hlonhtu , hmun phiaktu - (n.) scavenger
hnawm , hmunthur - (n.) dirt
hnawm , hmunthur - (n.) filth
hnawm hnawhnak, phalung hnawhnak puanchia - (n.) duster
hnawm khonnak kuang , rawlchiahnak kuang - (n.) bin
hnawm luannak khor - (n.) cesspool
hnawm luannak tidongpi chungin a luangmi hnawmtam - (n.) sewage
hnawm nih a seh - (v.) stain - Example: The table cloth is stained with ink = Cabuai khuh puan cu cahang nih a seh
hnawm nih a seh khawh lomi - (adj.) stainless
hnawm nih a sehmi - (adj.) spotted
hnawm ruhnak - (n.) dust pan
hnawm thianh - (v.) rake
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hnawm thianhnak kawrawt ha a ngeimi - (n.) rake
hnawm tiaptuap in a ummi - (adj.) dingy
hnawmhter , cinter - (v.) bedraggle
hnawmhter , melmang thuh ti bantuk , naih , thuh - (v.) besmear
hnawmhter , thurter - (v.) begrime
hnawmhter , thurter - (v.) smirch
hnawmluannak tidongpi - (n.) sewer
hnawmtam , duh lomi rawl hlonhmi , hmunhnawm - (n.) garbage
hnawmtam , pelpawi - (n.) debris
hnawn - (v.) forsake, not desire
hnawn , hnawng - (adj.) be moist - Example: If the wood is moist it cannot burn = Thing cu a hnawn ahcun a alh kho lo
hnawnam - (v.) to go/do things in a hurry - Example: When you go on a slippery road, do not be in a hurry = Lam na kal tikah i hnawnam hlah
hnawr , hnor - (v.) rub - Example: My shoe rubs my small toe = Ka kedan nih ka hngete a ka hnawr
hnawt , hnawh - (n.) erase - Example: You should erase what you wrote. - You should wipe your nose = Na ttialmi kha na hnawh lai. - Na hnap
na hnawh lai
hnawter - (v.) moisten
hnei - (v.) dip (in the water) - Example: Please dip your garment in the water = Na puan kha ti ah hei hnei tuah
hnek - (v.) compel
hnek - (v.) force - Example: He forced him to go = Kal a hnek
hnek - (v.) press - Example: Press him to go to school = Sianginn kai kha hnek ko
hnek - (v.) exert efforts to do work - Example: He is working hard = Rian aa hnek
hnek , hnik - (v.) go on test, try - Example: Try this pair of pants = Hi tawhrolh hi i hruk hnik
hnek , thazang in uk - (v.) constrain
hnekchommi , phuahchommi - (adj.) factitious
hneknak - (n.) compulsion
hneknak - (n.) pressure
hneknak - (n.) stress - Example: Under the stress of hunger he stole food = A rawltam nih a hnek ruangah rawl cu a fir
hneknak , thazang in uknak - (n.) constraint
hneksak - (v.) experiment
hneksak - (v.) test
hneksak - (v.) test
hneksak - (v.) test - Example: Test this camera = Hi camera hi hneksak tuah
hneksak-del , del - (v.) test, try
hneksak lomi - (adj.) untried
hneksakdel - (v.) sound the idea to - Example: Sound this idea to him and let's see how he thinks = Zeitindah a ruah hnga hneksak ve del tuah
hneksakdelnak - (n.) test, try
hneksakmi - (adj.) experimental
hneksakmi pa - (n.) probationer
hneksaknak - (n.) experiment
hneksaknak - (n.) probation
hneksaknak - (n.) test
hneksaknak biahalnak - (n.) quiz
hneksaknak ca i tuahmi a fek ngaingai rih lomi - (adj.) tentative
hnem , khiar - (adj.) mean, miserly, close-fisted - Example: He is too mean to pay his workers well = A khiar tuk i a rianttuantu pawl kha ttha tein
an hlawh a pe duh hna lo
hnem , tangka ngeih duh tuknak , hakkauhnak - (n.) avarice
hnemh , hnangamter - (v.) comfort
hnemh , hnem - (v.) console
hnemh khawh lomi - (adj.) inconsolable
hnemh , thin damter - (v.) placate
hnemhnak - (n.) comforting, consolation
hneng - (adj.) stubby - Example: He is a stubby man = Mi hneng a si
hnengh - (v.) consolidate - Example: It's now time to consolidate our churches = Atu cu kan khrifabu hna hi kan hnengh awk an si cang
hnengh , a tampi kha tlawmte i ser - (v.) condense
hnengh, fek chin in ser - (v.) consolidate
hnengh , nel - (v.) compress
hnenghmi - (adj.) condensed - Example: Condensed milk = Chawhnuk bu thlum
hnenghnak - (n.) compression
hnenghnak - (n.) condensation
hnenghnak - (n.) consolidation
hner - (adj.) unkindly to others - Example: He is an unkindly person to others (thorny) = Amah cu mi hner a si
hnet - (adj.) stable, well-grounded
hngah - (v.) await
hngah - (v.) wait
hngah lengmang hnu ah , a donghnak ah - (adv.) eventually
hngah pengnak , zoh pengnak - (n.) vigilance
hngah , tan (taan) , cam , ruah - (v.) tarry
hngahnak - (n.) wait - Example: John had a long wait at the doctor's = Sibawipa inn ah John nih saupi a hngah
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hngahnak khan - (n.) waiting room
hngak - (v.) wait for - Example: Can you wait for me? = Na ka hngak kho hnga maw?
hngal - (adj.) cocky, proud, rude, impolite - Example: He is proud = Mi hngal a si
hngal setsai lo i um - (v.) wonder - Example: I wonder what time it is now = Atu hi sumilam zeizat dik a hei si hnga
hngalh - (v.) apprehend - Example: He apprehends what he reads = A relmi kha a hngalh
hngalh - (v.) know
hngalh - (v.) see - Example: I see what you mean = Na chim duhmi sullam ka hngalh
hngalh - (v.) sense - Example: Mother sensed that father was tired = Ka nu nih ka pa a tha a ba ti kha a hngalh
hngalh - (v.) learn - Example: We learned that he had gone home = Inn ah a tin cang ti kha kan hngalh
hngalh a fawimi - (adj.) simple
hngalh a har ngaimi , a hnok ngaimi thil - (adj.) intricate
hngalh a harmi - (adj.) complex
hngalh awk le fianter awkah a har ngaingaimi thil , thil thukmi - (n.) mystery
hngalh awk tlak a simi - (adj.) noticeable
hngalh awkah a har ngaingaimi , a thuk ngaingaimi thil - (adj.) mysterious
hngalh ciomi , tha tein hngalh - (adj.) familiar - Example: His voice is familiar to radio listeners = A aw cu radio a ngai mi nih cun hngalh cio a si
hngalh fawi sinak , fiannak , sawsawh sinak - (n.) simplicity
hngalh harmi - (adj.) abstruse - Example: This is an abstruse subject = Hihi cu hngalh harmi thil a si
hngalh harter , aa cawhnuk caah hngalh a harmi - (v.) complicate
hngalh , hmuh - (v.) detect
hngalh hrimhrimmi , hmuh hrimhrimmi - (adj.) positive - Example: He is positive that he saw him = Amah cu ka hmuh hrimhrim a ti
hngalh khawh a simi - (adj.) perceptible
hngalh khawh a simi , rel khawh a simi - (adj.) intelligible - Example: His handwriting is intelligible = A kutttial rel khawn a si ko
hngalh khawh lomi - (adj.) incomprehensible
hngalh khawh lomi - (adj.) inscrutable
hngalh khawh lomi - (adj.) unintelligible
hngalh khawhmi a simi - (adj.) comprehensible
hngalh khawhnak . a chunglei hmuh khawhnak - (n.) insight
hngalh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sensible
hngalh khawhnak he aa pehtlaimi , hngalh khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sensory
hngalh khawn lomi , hmuh khawh lomi - (adj.) imperceptible
hngalh loin - (adv.) unawares
hngalh lomi - (adj.) unknown
hngalh lomi , hmuh lomi - (adj.) strange - Example: He went to a strange country = A hngalh bal lomi ram ah a kal
hngalh lomi , hngalh lo awkin tuahmi - (adj.) incognito
hngalh lomi , philhmi - (adj.) oblivious
hngalh lomi ram le rili i zeidah a um hnga ti kawl i kal , hngalh duh i ttha tein zoh - (v.) explore
hngalh lonak - (n.) insensibility
hngalh lonak , hruhnak - (n.) ignorance
hngalh peng , philh lo - (v.) remember
hngalh setsai lo i ruah - (v.) guess
hngalh setsai lo i ruahnak - (n.) guess
hngalh setsai lomi - (adj.) unfamiliar
hngalh setsai lomi , hngalh set loin tuahmi - (adj.) unwitting
hngalh sualnak - (n.) misunderstanding
hngalh , theihnak ngeih - (adj.) aware
hngalh , tlaih , thil a sullam tlaih - (v.) grasp
hngalh ual hngalh ual lote i a ummi - (n.) gleam - Example: There was a gleam of laughter in her eyes = A mit chungah hngalh ual hngalh ual
loin nihnak a um
hngalhnak - (n.) cognition
hngalhnak - (n.) comprehension
hngalhnak - (n.) perception
hngalhnak - (n.) apprehension
hngalhnak a baumi , a hrutmi - (adj.) witless
hngalhnak a ngeimi , pum in hngalh khawhnak i ngeimi - (adj.) sentient
hngalhnak a porhmi - (adj.) pedantic
hngalhnak , fimnak - (n.) knowledge
hngalhnak , fimnak - (n.) wit
hngalhnak , hmuhnak - (n.) detection
hngalhnak i porhnak - (n.) pedantry
hngalhnak le fimnak pek , ceuter , fianter - (v.) enlighten
hngalhnak mi a pe ngaimi - (adj.) informative
hngalhnak ngei set tung lo i a hngal ngai bantukin a ummi - (n.) charlatan
hngalhnak tampi a ngeimi - (n.) scientist
hngalhnak , theih hngalhnak - (n.) recognition
hngalhnak, theihnak. - 2. chimhnak hngalhternak - (n.) information
hngalhpeng , philh lo - (v.) commemorate
hngalhpi , theihhngalh - (v.) recognize
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hngalhsual - (v.) misunderstand
hngalhter - (v.) introduce - Example: A nu sinah a hawi kha aho a si hngalhter
hngalhter , sawh , langhter - (v.) mean - Example: The dark clouds mean it will rain = Khua-dawm nak nih ruah a sur lai ti kha an langhter
hngalhternak - (n.) intimation
hngalhternak - (n.) notice - Example: The notice on the wall said "For Sale" = Vampang cung i hngalhternak, an tarmi nih, "Zuar Awk" tiah a ti
hngalhternak - (n.) touch - Example: A newspaper keeps one in touch with the world = Tadinca nih vawlei cung thil umtuning a kan hngalhter
peng
hngalhternak , bia hmaithi - (n.) introduction
hngalhthiam - (v.) understand
hngalhthiamnak - (n.) understanding
hngalnak - (n.) pride - Example: Your pride will not benefit you = Na hngalnak nih cun an tthathnem lai lo
hngaltam - (adj.) boastful, proud, conceited - Example: He is a boastful person = Mi hngaltam a si
hngan - (prep.) in the presence of, in the hearing of - Example: He did not speak that word in my hearing. - idiom: Just between us = Ka theih
hngan ah cu bia cu a chim lo. - idiom: Kanmah lawng hngan cu
hngar , mitthit - (v.) covet
hngatchan - (n.) stand - Example: The blackboard stands on its stand = Phalung cu aa hngatchan hngauh khan a dir
hngatchan - (v.) rely on, depend, trust - Example: I depend on you = Nangmah kan hngatchan ko
hngatchan awk tlak a simi - (adj.) dependable
hngauh - (v.) lean
hngauh ngeimi tthutdan - (n.) chair
hngawk - (v.) snore - Example: He snores (loudly) = A hngawk len ko
hngawng - (n.) neck
hngawng dih , hngawngdih - (v.) choke, strangle - Example: You must not eat meat of strangled animals = Hnawngdih sa nan ei lai lo
hngawng hnulei cuar , tukbakhur - (n.) scruff
hngawng in dih i thawchuah kho loin umter - (v.) strangle
hngawng ngerh puan - (n.) stole
hngawng oih , necktie , hngawng oih - (n.) tie
hngawngngerh - (n.) scarf
hngawngngerh - (n.) muffler
hngawngoih . nekttai - (n.) necktie
hngephngap - (adv.) abruptly, briskly - Example: He went away abruptly = Hngephngap tiah a kal
hngerh - (v.) stir (as with a spoon) - Example: She stirs soup with a wooden spoon = Hngerhtlei in tihang a hngerh
hngerh , uico mei hngerh - (v.) wag
hngerhlei in tuk - (v.) paddle - Example: He paddled the bad child = Ngakchia tthalo cu hngerhlei in a tuk
hngerhte - (n.) ant
hngerhtlei - (n.) stirring wooden spoon
hngete - (n.) little finger or toe - Example: Little finger said, "I am the greatest for I am nearest to God" = Hngete nih, keimah ka ngan bik,
zeicahtiah Pathian ka naih bik, a ti
hngilh - (v.) slumber, be asleep - Example: He is sound asleep = A hngilh hluahmah
hngilh - (v.) snooze
hngilh , aa hngilh - (adj.) asleep
hngilh buin kal a hmangmi - (n.) sleepwalker
hngilh loin um pengnak - (n.) vigil - Example: All night the mother kept vigil over the sick child = Zan khuadei a nu nih a zawmi ngakchia cu
hngilh lo in a zoh
hngilhnak - (n.) slumber
hngilhter , thil - (v.) lull
hni - (n.) skirt
hni le , tawhrolh hnawn lo dingin a lengin i fenh thuatmi - (n.) apron
hniang - (n.) the youngest of the family, supposedly the dearest
hnianghrawm - (n.) picnic, to picnic
hniar - (n.) quill - Example: Porcupine's quill = Sakuh hniar
hnichung - (n.) underskirt
hnih - (v.) move - Example: The wind moves the leaves = Thli nih thinghnah a hninh hna
hnih , hnit - (v.) blow nose - Example: You shall use handkerchief for blowing your nose = Na hnap hnihnak ah pavuah na hman lai
hnih i a thawng rinter khi - (v.) rattle - Example: The wind rattled the windows = Thli nih thalang awng a hninh hna i an awn. Thli nih
thlalangawng a hninh hna i an awn
hnih , pahnih - (num.) two - Example: Two persons, two eggs, two pairs of shoes = Mi pahni, arti pum hnih, kedan tuah hnih
hnik - (adv.) about to - Example: Fire is about to burn = Mei a alh hnik
hnik , hnek - (v.) go on test, try - Example: Try this pair of pants = Hi tawhrolh hi i hruk hnik
hnim - (v.) dip
hnim - (adj.) be satisfied, satiated - Example: The blood of the rich is satisfied (= The rich have everything and they are satiated) = Mirum cu an
thi a hnim
hnim , pil lakin hnim - (v.) immerse
hnimh - (v.) smell, sniff - Example: A dog sniffs meat = Uico nih sa a hnimh
hnimhnak - (n.) sniffing
hnimnak - (n.) immersion
hnin - (adj.) shaky - Example: His position is not stable, it is shaky = A dir hmun a fek lo, aa hnin
hning - (adj.) be green, indicating life
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hninghno - (adj.) luxuriant
hninh - (v.) rock - Example: The earth quake rocked the houses = Lihnin nih inn a hninh hna
hninh - (v.) shake - Example: Shake the bottle = Thawl kha hnin
hninh , i thui - (v.) sway
hninh , ther - (v.) quake - Example: She quakes with fear = A ttih tuk ah a ther
hninhnak - (n.) shock - Example: Earthquake shocks are often felt in Japan = Japan ram ah cun lihnin hninhnak hi theih lengmang a si
hninhnak . thernak - (n.) tremor
hninhnak , tlirhnak , den khawnnak in thluak tlirhnak - (n.) concussion
hninhsaih - (v.) toss - Example: The boat was tossed by the wind = Thli nih tilawng cu a hnihsaih
hninhsaih lomi - (adj.) unshaken
hninhsaih , thinlung hninhsaih i thinhunter - (v.) agitate
hnip , hnep - (adj.) soft - Example: Their food is soft that I can eat a lot = An rawl a hnip i tampi ka ei khawh
hnipuan - (n.) clothes
hnipuan - (n.) garment
hnipuan - (n.) raiment
hnipuan - (n.) wear - Example: Men's wear = Pa hnipuan
hnipuan - (n.) dress
hnipuan chiahnak bizu - (n.) wardrobe
hnipuan chiahnak dal hmete - (n.) closet
hnipuan i hruk-aih , hma kha si thuhpiak i menpiak - (v.) dress
hnipuan le fenh aihning, zapi uarmi - (n.) fashion
hnipuan le muisam dawhnak a ruat tukmi - (n.) dandy
hnipuan lo in a ummi, hnipuan aa hruk lomi - (adj.) unclothed
hnipuan loin - (adj.) nude
hnipuan pek , puan aih - (v.) clothe
hnipuan sanhnak zal , ralkap kitbag - (n.) valise
hnipuan tahnak la , la - (n.) yarn
hnipuanhruk aih lei ah siseh ziaza lei ah siseh a daithlangmi - (adj.) sloven
hnisu , hnisuk - (v.) menstruate - Example: She menstruates = Hni a su
hnisuk caan - (n.) menstrual period
hnit - (v.) blow - Example: Blow your nose = Na hnap i hnit
hnit - (n.) bile
hnit , hnih - (v.) blow nose - Example: You shall use handkerchief for blowing your nose = Na hnap hnihnak ah pavuah na hman lai
hnit umnak tutuhlut , thin i a ummi - (n.) gallbladder
hnitka - (n.) gall
hno - (adj.) nicely green, lik green pasture - Example: He makes me lie down in green pastures = Ram hno lakah a ka bawhter
hno - (v.) make the heart tender - Example: When he and his mother were about to part he became emotional and he cried = A nu he an i tthen
lai ah a lung a hno i a ttap
hnoh - (v.) try to get most attention from parents like a young child
hnok - (v.) be in disorder, be at all sixes and sevens
hnok - (v.) be dense as a jungle with trees and undergrowths
hnok - (adj.) unkempt as hair - Example: His hair is unkempt = A sam a hnok
hnok cikcek in um - (n.) intricacy
hnokcur in um - (n.) mess - Example: Her room was a mess = A khan cu hnokcur in a um
hnon - (v.) discard, keep away thing not used anymore - Example: My son has discarded his pants and shirts (outgrows them) = Ka fapa nih a
tawhrolh le angki a hnon cang hna
hnonh - (v.) give the discarded thing to somebody - Example: He gives me the discarded (outgrown) pants = A tawhrolh a ka hnonh
hnophnap - (n.) some of the extra things which are of little value
hnor - (v.) scrape - Example: Don't scrape your feet on the floor = Na ke tuang ah hnor hlah
hnor , cuarkawh , tat - (v.) abrade
hnor , hnawr - (v.) rub - Example: My shoe rubs my small toe = Ka kedan nih ka hngete a ka hnawr
hnor , hnur - (v.) rub, shrub, plane, iron - Example: I plane wood. - I iron my shirt = Thing ka hnor. - A angki ka hnor
hnor , muai - (v.) chafe
hnor , theh - (v.) scour
hnor, thing hnor - (v.) rasp
hnor vak - (v.) graze - Example: The bullet grazed his shoulder = Kuan nih a liang a hnor vak
hnorsak - (n.) friction
hnortu, cattial palhmi hnawhnak - (n.) rubber
hnortu , hnornak i hmanmi thil - (n.) scraper
hnu - (pref.) post
hnu - (conj.) since - Example: Charles works hard since he left school = Charles cu sianginn a kai ti lo hnu in rian fak piin a ttuan
hnu - (v.) be late - Example: You will be late for school = Sianginn kai na hnu lai
hnu - (adv.) after - Example: Follow me / Come after me = Ka hnu ka zul
hnu ah - (prep.) after
hnu bik - (adj.) last - Example: He case at the last (after everybody) = A hnu bik ah a ra
hnu bik - (n.) last - Example: I am the last to leave the house = A hnu bik a chuakmi cu keimah ka si
hnu cu - (conj.) since - Example: He has been home only once since he went to London = London a kal hnu cu voi khat lawng inn ah a tlung
hnu deuh ah a hung ummi , a hun zultu - (adj.) subsequent
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hnu deuh i thawn , tlaiter - (v.) delay - Example: The roadblock delayed the train for two hours = Lamkhamnak nih tlanglawng cu suimilam
pahnih a tlaiter, a hnutter
hnu deuhpi ah khin - (adj.) eventual - Example: They hoped for the eventual successof their plans = An khuakhannak cu hnu deuhpi ahcun a
tlam a tling te ko lai, tiah an i ruahchan
hnu , hnu ah - (prep.) past - Example: It is past noon = Atu cu chun hnu a si
hnu piin - (adv.) very late - Example: We set out very late = Hnu piin kan i thawh
hnu zultu - (n.) satellite
hnu zultu bu , aa tlai duahmah in - (n.) train
hnuah - (prep.) after - Example: I came after he went = A kal hnuah ka ra
hnuah - (adv.) later on - Example: Come later on = Hnuah ra te
hnuai - (v.) rub between two palms - Example: The disciples of Jesus picked up ears of wheat, rubbed them in their hands and ate them = Jesuh
zultu hna nih khan changvut vui kha an sih hna i an hnuai hna i an ei
hnuaphnap loin , fiangrao in - (adj.) categorical
hnuh - (v.) haul - Example: They hauled the boat to the shore = Tikam ah lawng cu an hnuh
hnuh - (v.) heave - Example: They heaved on the rope = Hri kha an hnuh
hnuh - (v.) pull - Example: Do not pull my hair = Ka sam ka hnuk hlah
hnuh - (v.) trail - Example: The child trailed a wooden horse = Ngakchia nih thing rang a hnuh
hnuh - (v.) twitch
hnuh , hnuk - (v.) draw - Example: A horse can draw a cart = Rang nih leng a hnuh khawh
hnuh khawhnak dah - (n.) magnetism
hnuh , lungthin lak - (n.) attract - Example: Her beauty attracts him = Aa dawhnak nih a lungthin a hnuh, a lak
hnuh tthan , lak tthan , kir tthan , hnulei ah i thawn tthan - (v.) withdraw
hnuhdawh - (n.) spasm
hnuhdawh bantukin a ummi , hnuhdawh a lomi - (adj.) spasmodic
hnuhnak - (n.) traction
hnuhnak i hnanmi hri , hri in hnuh - (v.) tow
hnuhnak , lungthin laknak , dawhnak - (n.) attraction
hnuk , cawhnuk , nu hnuk , khainiat hang cawhnuk a lomi - (n.) milk
hnuk ding lio - (n.) suckling
hnuk dinh - (v.) suckle - Example: The cat suckles her kittens = Chizawh nih a fale kha hnuk a dinh hna
hnuk , hnuh - (v.) draw - Example: A horse can draw a cart = Rang nih leng a hnuh khawh
hnuk , tang - (n.) breast
hnukbom - (n.) the time when a girl reaches the age of puberty - Example: She reaches the age of puberty = A hnuk a bom
hnukfang - (n.) teat
hnukhang - (n.) milk
hnukpar bo - (n.) nipple
hnuksur - (v.) milk - Example: He milks the cow = Caw hnuk a sur
hnukthlah - (v.) wean
hnulei - (adv.) back - Example: Walk back two steps = Hnulei ah kar hnih i thawn
hnulei - (adv.) backward - Example: He looks backward = Hnulei a zoh
hnulei - (adj.) hind - Example: Hind legs = hnulei ke
hnulei - (n.) rear
hnulei - (prep.) behind - Example: Stand behind me = Ka hnulei ah dir
hnulei - (adj.) last - Example: Last year. - Last month. - Last week = Hnulei kum. - Hnulei thla. - Hnulei zarh
hnulei , a liam cangmi caan - (adj.) past - Example: He was sick for the past few days = Kan hnulei ni tlawmte chung cu a zaw
hnulei a luan cangmi ca i hmuh hnga dingmi tangka - (n.) arrears
hnulei ah aa thawnmi - (adj.) recessive
hnulei ah i thawn tthan , hnuh tthan , lak tthan , kir tthan - (v.) withdraw
hnulei , hnu deuh i a ummi thil - (adj.) posterior
hnulei i khirh tthan khawh ti lomi , let tthan khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irreversible
hnulei i thil a rak ummi - (n.) background
hnulei kir - (n.) recession
hnulei lei ah - (adv.) rearward
hnulei ralvengtu - (n.) rearguard
hnulei samphiar - (n.) pigtail
hnulei thil a ruat lomi , khua zeihmanh a ruat lomi - (adj.) unreflecting
hnulei thil hun hngalh tthannak - (n.) reminiscence
hnulei vun zoh tthanmi thil - (adj.) retrospective
hnun - (n.) coat button made of cloth
hnun - (adj.) gluey
hnur , hnor - (v.) rub, shrub, plane, iron - Example: I plane wood. - I iron my shirt = Thing ka hnor. - A angki ka hnor
hnutternak , tlaiternak - (n.) delay
ho , hao - (n.) tusk of elephant - Example: An elephant tusk is costly = Vui hao cu a man a fak ngai
ho , hao , uico hao, rul hao - (n.) fang
hocoihnak - (n.) toothpick
hoi , hui - (adv.) again - Example: You come again = Na ra hoi
hoih - (v.) give preference to others
hoih deuh - (v.) tend - Example: Fruit tends to decay easily in summer. - Homes tend to use more machinery now = Tthal caan ah thingthei cu
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thut lei an hoi deuh. - Atu cu inn hna nih seh tam deuh hman lei an hoih deuh
hoih , hawih - (v.) face toward - Example: You will face Eastwards = Nichuahlei na hawih lai
hoih , hawih - (v.) answer vocally
hoihter , sor tlukter , duhter - (n.) incline - Example: Incline your heart to obey God's law = Pathian nawlbia zulh ding kha na lung cu hoihter,
duhter, a sor tlukter
hokki lentecelhnak - (n.) hockey
hol - (n.) porcelain
hol pakan sernak i hmanmi si - (n.) enamel
holh - (n.) tongue
holh a aw chuahning cawnnak - (n.) fonology
holh a duhmi - (adj.) talkative
holh a sullam , biafang hna an sullam - (adj.) semantic
holh aa holh i holh - (v.) stammer
holh aa in holh - (v.) stutter
holh aw a umtuning cawnnak - (n.) phonetics
holh awk hngal loin a ummi , a holh kho lomi , thinthun tuk i holh kho loin a ummi - (adj.) speechless
holh chiakha - (n.) invective
holh , chim - (v.) speak - Example: He speaks English. - Speak distinctly = Mirang holh in a holh. - Fiang tein chim
holh fang a awning in ttial , cucaah phonetic hi a phonetic ning in ttial ahcun fawnetik ti a si hnga - (adj.) phonetic
holh , hawlh - (n.) language, dialect - Example: English has become a universal language = Mirangholh cu vawleicung holh a si cang
holh , hawlh - (v.) speak - Example: In Myanmar most people speak Burmese = Myanmar ah mi tam bik nih Kawlholh in an holh
holh hlah - (v.) hold your tongue
holh le biafang sullam umtuning cawnnak - (n.) semantics
holh leh , a sullam leh - (v.) interpret
holh leh , ca leh - (v.) translate
holh lei fimthiamnak a ngeimi - (n.) philologist
holh lei fimthiamnak cawnnak - (n.) philology
holh lo i um - (v.) mute
holh , mibu hme deuh nih an bing deuh i an hmanmi holh - (n.) dialect
holh pakhatnak tam in ttial i uk knat chung i aa tlar in tttalmi - (adj.) polyglot
holh sullam ttialnak cauk, diksineri - (n.) dictionary
holh thiam ngaimi , man holh leng i mi dang holh a thiammi - (n.) linguist
holh tthenning - (n.) part of speech
holh umtuning ttialnak cauk - (n.) grammar
holh , zapi hmai i biachimmi - (n.) speech
holhchiat - (v.) speak so openly that it might bring bad luck
holhfang - (n.) vocabulary - Example: Reading will increase your vocabulary = Carel nih na holhfang kha a karhter lai
holhlehnak a sullam lehnak - (n.) interpretation
holhlettu - (n.) translator
holhlettu , sullam chimtu - (n.) interpreter
holhnak - (n.) stammer
holhning , biachimning - (n.) parlance
holhning , biakam phawh-ning - (n.) locution
holhrel , umtu ziaza i tla bulbal in a ummi , biachim - (adj.) gruff
homh , huam , hawmh - (v.) share a blanket in sleeping, with another person - Example: Please share me your blanket for sleeping = Na puan ka
huam tuah
hon - (v.) go up (to a higher place)
hon , hawn , hun - (v.) open - Example: Open the door = Innka kha hung tuah
hong , hung - (v.) go up - Example: We shall go up to the school = Sianginn ah kan hung lai
hong , hung , hawn - (v.) come - Example: When will you be able to come? = Zeitik ah dah na hawn khawh lai?
honh , hawnh - (v.) open (for somebody) - Example: Please open the door for me = Innka ka hawnh tuah
honnak - (n.) going up
honnak - (n.) opener - Example: Milk tin opener = Cawhnuk bu honnak
hop , hawp - (v.) be broken into pieces - Example: The tumbler was broken into pieces = Thlalang hrai kha a hawp dih
hor - (n.) drainage - Example: Drainage for rainwater = Tilu hor
hor , a phal i tom , fun - (v.) sheave
hor , hawr - (n.) gorge, ravine, the course of a stream
hor , hur - (adj.) immoral, depraved, debased, lusty, sensual
hor thukpi - (n.) gorge
horh - (v.) sap - Example: The foundation of the house was sapped by water = In hram cu ti nih a horh
horh - (v.) to make gorge by the rains - Example: Rains make gorges in our field = Ruah nih kan lo a horh dih
horh - (v.) bask in the sun - Example: He got skin cancer because he basks in the sun = Nitlang a horh caah cuar cancer a ngah
horh - (v.) to sleep near the open fire at night - Example: He is not cold because he sleeps near the open fire = Meiphu a horh caah a khua a sik lo
horh , hawrh - (v.) be undermined and carried away by flood
horkuang - (n.) canyon
horkuang thuk - (n.) ravine
horkuang , tiva nelrawn , nel - (n.) valley
hot , hawt - (v.) beat out animals for games
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hotel zohkhenhtu - (n.) host
hra , pahra - (num.) ten
hrah - (n.) the part of the river where the current is swift
hrahhram - (v.) to insist to get something selfishly, trying to get something by hook or crook
hrai - (n.) cup
hrai - (n.) mug
hrai a khatmi - (n.) glassful
hrai chiahnak le rawl chiahnak bizu - (n.) cupboard
hrai tlang , kheng tlang , lukhuh tlang - (n.) brim
hram - (n.) root - Example: The root of a tree = Thingkung hram
hram - (n.) foot - Example: The foot of a hill = tlang hram
hram - (v.) care, be mindful - Example: Although his friends took care of him, he died = A hawile nih an hram nain a thi
hram - (v.) condole - Example: I am sorry I could not condole with him at the death of his mother = A nu a thih ah ka hram kho lo i ka ngaih a
chia
hram bunh - (v.) ground - Example: Here statements were grounded on facts = A chimmi cu a si taktakmi i aa bunhmi a si
hram , cerh - (n.) fount
hram , hramh - (n.) foundation - Example: The foundation of the house = Inn hram
hram , hramh , hrum thawng , thuro onh - (v.) moan - Example: The girl moaned in pain = Ngakchianu cu nganfah in a hrum len ko
hram , hrampi - (n.) base
hram , hrampi - (n.) basis
hram , hramthawknak - (n.) origin
hram in lak - (v.) derive
hram ngei lo , sullam ngei lo - (adj.) groundless
hram ruangmang - (v.) whimper
hram , tiva hna , cerh - (n.) source
hramhnak - (n.) condolence
hramhram - (adv.) by force, without consent of - Example: He took it by force = Hramhram in aa lak
hramhram , hranhram - (adj.) volent, harsh - Example: He is a violent man = Amah cu mi hranhram a si
hramhram in hnek - (v.) coerce
hramhram in hneknak - (n.) coercion
hramhram in tangka chuhnak, upadi ning loin chuh - (n.) extortion
hramnak , hrumnak - (n.) moan
hrampi - (n.) basis
hrampi a simi thil - (adj.) elemental
hramthawk - (v.) begin
hramthawk - (v.) initiate
hramthawknak a simi - (adj.) elementary
hramthawknak ca i hmanmi thilpaoh, pumhnak taktak thawk hlan i 'organ' rak tum chung khi 'prelude' a si - (n.) prelude
hramthawknak , chuahkehnak - (n.) genesis, beginning, start
hramthawnak caan - (n.) beginning
hran - (v.) wild beasts such as tingers come and catch domestic animals
hran - (n.) draft - Example: Draft of the laws = Upadi hran
hran , hrang - (v.) blow - Example: The threes sway because the wind blows = Thlitu a hran caah thingkung an i hnin
hran , sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah , biachim , puar - (adj.) brutal
hranchaw - (n.) booty
hrang - (adj.) savage, wild, fierce - Example: A tiger is a fierce animal = Cakei cu sa hrang a si
hrang - (adj.) furious - Example: Our bull is furious and might gore you = Kan cawtum a hrang i an suk sual lai
hrang ngaiin - (adv.) roughly - Example: He spoke roughly to her = Aw hrang ngaiin a chawnh
hranh - (v.) invade - Example: Our enemies invade us = Ral nih an kan hranh
hranh , hrang - (v.) blow against
hranhram - (adv.) violently - Example: He took away my things violently = Hranhram in ka thil a ka chuh
hranhram , hramhram - (adj.) volent, harsh - Example: He is a violent man = Amah cu mi hranhram a si
hranhram in - (n.) force - Example: He entered the house by force = Hranhram in inn chungah a lut
hranhram in chuh , fir - (v.) rob
hranhram in luh , chuah - (v.) break - Example: A thief broke into the house. - He broke loose from prison. = Mifir inn chungah a lut. - Thong
chung in a zam (chuak)
hranhram in mi a tlai i thil chuh a hmangmi - (adj.) rapacious
hranhram in mi thil chuh hmannak - (n.) rapacity
hrap - (n.) side - Example: He was shot on his left side = A kehlei hrap ah an kah
hrap - (adj.) steep - Example: The mountain is high and steep = Tlang cu a sang i a hrap
hrat - (adj.) rough, not smooth, uneven - Example: The leaves of a fig tree are rough = Theipi hnah cu a hrat
hrat - (adj.) coarse - Example: The collar of my coat is coarse that it tickles my neck = Ka angki hngawng a hrat i ka hngawng a ka zat
hrat - (adj.) brave in warfare - Example: He is a man of valour = Mi ralhrat a si
hratter , hahter - (v.) coarsen
hraw - (adj.) big - Example: He wrote in big letters = Cafang hraw pipi in a ttial
hrawh - (v.) damage, destroy
hrawh - (v.) desolate - Example: Fire desolated a larger part of the town = Khua a cheu nak tam kha mei nih a hraw, hmun king ah a ser
hrawh - (v.) spoil
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hrawh , chiatter - (v.) deteriorate
hrawh cikcek - (v.) devastate
hrawh cikcek - (v.) raze
hrawh dih cikcek - (v.) gut - Example: Fire gutted the house = Mei nih inn cu a hrawh dih cikcek
hrawh dih cikcek , hloh - (v.) annihilate
hrawh dih , hloh dih , phawi dih - (v.) exterminate
hrawh , dinther - (v.) demobilize
hrawh , dongther - (v.) annul
hrawh , hloh - (v.) abolish - Example: Slavery was abolished = Sal zuat cu hloh a si cang
hrawh , hloh - (v.) liquidate
hrawh , hrawk - (v.) destroy
hrawh , khangh , hman dih , ei dih , din dih - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih
hrawh khawh lomi - (adj.) indestructible
hrawh khawh lomi - (adj.) indissoluble
hrawh , leh , cung le tang maw lu le taw maw leh - (v.) subvert
hrawh , let, zorter - (v.) abrogate - Example: His power was abrogated = A nawl ngeihnak kha a zor, a lo
hrawh , pakpalawng i canter , dawnh - (v.) foil - Example: The police foiled his evil plan = Thil ttha lo tuah aa timhmi kha palik nih an hrawh
hrawh , rawh - (v.) wreck
hrawh , tampi thah - (v.) decimate - Example: A plague has decimated the population = Plek rai nih an bu chungin tampi a thah hna
hrawh tthan - (v.) cancel
hrawh tthan - (v.) revoke
hrawh tthan , lak tthan - (v.) repeal - Example: The law was repealed = Upadi kha an hrawh tthan
hrawh tthannak - (n.) cancellation
hrawh tthannak - (n.) revocation
hrawh , ttheh , chimh - (v.) demolish
hrawhnak - (n.) demolition
hrawhnak - (n.) devastation
hrawhnak - (n.) harm - Example: His delay did harm to our plan = A tlai ruangah kan i timhmi a rawk
hrawhnak - (n.) echoing
hrawhnak , hlohnak - (n.) liquidation
hrawhnak hmun king i canternak - (n.) desolation
hrawhnak , merhnak - (n.) distortion
hrawk , hrawh - (v.) destroy
hrawk khotu a si lomi - (adj.) harmless
hrawk khotu a simi thil - (adj.) harmful
hrawkhrawl - (adj.) mischievous, dishonest - Example: Judas is a dishonest man = Judas cu mi hrawkhrawl a si
hrawktu a simi , a um liomi cozoh hrawh awk ca i khuakhanmi - (adj.) subversive
hrawktu a simi thil - (adj.) destructive
hrawktu , raltunak tilawng - (n.) destroyer
hrawl - (n.) shelf - Example: Put the books on the shelf = Cauk kha hrawl ah chia hna
hrawl a ngeimi bizu - (n.) cabinet
hrawm - (v.) share - Example: He and his brother share one room = Amah le a nau cu khan khat an i hrawm
hrawm , pek - (v.) impart
hrawm phih zawtnak - (n.) diphteria
hrawmh , hromh - (v.) share together - Example: You will share your blanket with me = Na puan na ka hrawmh lai
hrawmhnak - (n.) sharing
hrawmmi thil - (adj.) common - Example: The house is the common property of the three brothers = Inn cu an unau rual pathum an i hrawmmi
a si
hrawn , den - (v.) batter - Example: He battered the door = Innka kha a den
hrawng - (prep.) about - Example: I shall come back at about 4 p.m. = Zanlei 4 hrawngah ka na than lai
hrawng - (adj.) approximate - Example: What is the approximate amount of money you need? = Tagka zeizat hrawng dah na herh?
hrawng - (n.) vicinity - Example: There are no houses in this vicinity = Hika hrawng ah hin inn an um lo
hrawng - (v.) go to a feast/dinner - Example: We shall go to John's for dinner = John inn ah rawl kan hrawng lai
hrawng , chung - (prep.) during
hrawnh - (v.) echo - Example: The sound of his gun fire echoes through the hills = A meithal thawng nih tlang a hrawnh
hrawnh , hronh - (v.) blockade, obstruct - Example: The road has been blockaded = Lam an hrawnh
hrawp - (v.) gulp, swallow in large amount - Example: We gulped meat-vegetable soup = Sabuti kan hrawp
hrawt - (v.) begin, experiment - Example: The child is beginning to walk (experimenting walking) = Nganchia cu kal aa hrawt
hrawtnak - (n.) experimenting - Example: I shall ride on your horse for experiment = Hrawtnak ah na rang kaa cit lai
hre, hrek - (v.) work hard - Example: He is working very hard = Rianttuan aa hrek ngaingai
hreh - (n.) purlin
hrei - (n.) axe, adze
hreifang - (n.) adze
hreiha - (n.) handle of the axe
hreitlung - (n.) axe
hrek , hre - (v.) work hard - Example: He is working very hard = Rianttuan aa hrek ngaingai
hrel - (n.) the height of the walls of the house
hrelh - (v.) miss, overlook - Example: It's very easy to miss/overlook one's mistakes = Mah palhnak cu hrelh a fawite
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hrelh sualmi chap tthanmi - (n.) addendum
hrelh , telh lo , thlau - (v.) omit
hrelhnak - (n.) missing, bypassing
hrelhnak , telh lonak , thlaunak - (n.) omission
hrem - (v.) persecute
hrem - (v.) torture - Example: He was tortured to death = Thi lakin an hrem
hrem - (v.) tame animals - Example: I have tamed my horse (it's now docile) = Ka rang ka hrem cang
hrem , duh na lo i hranhram i uk - (v.) tyrannize
hrem , fahnak pek - (v.) torment
hrem , namchih , tang i namchih - (v.) oppress
hremnak - (n.) ill-treatment
hremnak - (n.) persecution
hremnak - (n.) torture
hremnak in luatnak , nganfah innak le sunghnak in luatnak - (n.) impunity
hremnak , mah duhnak bantuk lawnglawng in uknak - (n.) tyranny
hremnak , tang i namchihnak - (n.) oppression
hremtu - (n.) persecutor
hremtu - (n.) a man who tames animals
hremtu , fahnak a petu - (n.) tormentor
hremtu , tang i mi a namchihtu - (n.) oppressor
hren - (v.) tether - Example: The cow is tethered to a post = Caw cu tung ah an hren
hren - (v.) tie - Example: He tied the horse to a tree = Thingkung ah rang cu a hren
hren - (v.) hitch - Example: He hitched the horse to a post = Rang cu tung ah a hren
hren , hreng - (v.) lock up, besiege - Example: Enemies besieged the city for three months = Ral nih khua kha thla thum an hren
hren lo - (adj.) free - Example: He took the free end of the rope = Hri kha hren lonak lei a donghnak khan a lak
hren lomi - (adj.) loose - Example: The horse is loose = Rang cu hren loin a um
hren , sal bantukin hren - (v.) captivate - Example: Her charm captivated him = A iang nih hri hren in a hren
hren , thirhri in khih - (v.) enchain
hreng - (n.) cactus
hreng - (n.) fetter
hreng - (n.) stocks, fetter to put in stocks - Example: They put him in stocks = Hreng an khenh
hreng - (n.) cactus - Example: Cactus has no usefulness = Hreng cu santlaih-nak a ngei lo
hreng - (v.) tether - Example: Are you going to tether your cow now? = Na cawpi kha na hreng lai maw?
hreng hling le sakuh hling , hling - (n.) spine
hrengkhenh - (v.) fetter
hrengkhenh lomi - (adj.) unfettered
hrengkhenhnak thir cikcin - (n.) shackle
hrenh - (v.) lock - Example: Lock the door = Innka hrenh
hrenh - (v.) to keep female animal to male for insemination
hrenh - (v.) trim the tree of its branches
hrenh , khenhchih , thir a fongmi khattelei le khattelei in khenhchih - (v.) clinch
hrenhkanh , kham - (v.) bar - Example: Bar the door = Innka kha hrenh
hrenhnak - (n.) locking-up, thing used for locking up
hrennak - (n.) tethering - Example: We use rope for tethering a cow = Caw hrennak ah hri kan hman
hrente - (n.) loin cloth
hreu - (adj.) thin and long, slender
hreu - (adj.) dry - Example: Dry wood = Thing hreu
hri - (n.) rope
hri - (n.) epidemic disease
hri beo , hri val - (n.) knot - Example: The knots on your package must be tied tightly = Na thilfun temnak hri beo cu fek tein na beo hna lai
hri hnuhnak ca i tuahmi puli , aa mer khomi - (n.) pulley
hri hrual awkah a tthami khau kung - (n.) sisal
hri in cawlcanghtermi tunu - (n.) marionette
hri in hnuh , hnuhnak i hnanmi hri - (v.) tow
hri , la - (n.) fibre - Example: Hemp fibre can be spun into rope = Thahau hri cu hri ah hrual khawh a si
hri , la hri , buri hri - (n.) string
hri ngei lomi - (adj.) wireless
hri phoih , thlah - (v.) unloose
hri saupi caw rang themnak i hmanmi - (n.) lasso
hri , thirhri - (n.) stay
hri thlai ngeimi thing , bungkung - (n.) mangrove
hri thlaihmi fei , rili chung nga khawhnak i an hmanmi - (n.) harpoon
hri vel - (n.) loop
hria - (adj.) thin (mainly used for soil) - Example: The soil in our field is thin (poor) = Kan lo chung vawlei a hria
hriah - (v.) scratch - Example: A thorn scratches my hand = Hling nih ka kut a ka hriah
hriah , hriat - (v.) comb - Example: I comb my hair with a comb = Samthih in ka sam kaa hriah
hriahnak - (n.) combing, scratching
hriak - (n.) oil, lard, mainly fat
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hrial - (v.) avoid
hrial - (v.) bypass
hrial - (v.) elude
hrial - (v.) eschew
hrial - (v.) evade
hrial - (v.) parry
hrial - (v.) shirk
hrial - (v.) shun
hrial aa zuammi , biahal tik i halmi let ngaingai lo i a dang deuh i leh a duhmi - (adj.) evasive
hrial khawh loin - (adj.) inevitable
hrial khawh lomi - (adj.) unavoidable
hrial , ralring - (v.) beware - Example: Beware of the dog = Uico kha hrial
hrialnak - (n.) evasion
hrialnak lam - (n.) bypass
hrialnak lam - (n.) detour
hriam - (n.) tool, weapon, armour - Example: A hoe is a tool for cultivation = Tuhmui cu lothlawhnak hriam a si
hriam hma , hma - (n.) wound
hriamhma ton , hriam hma a tongmi - (n.) casualty
hriamhrei ca i lung an hman chan a donghlei - (adj.) neolithic
hriamhrei lungtat i tat - (v.) whet
hriamnam - (n.) tool
hriamnam - (n.) weapon
hriamnam - (n.) instrument
hriamnam a ngei lomi , hriamnam aa ken lomi - (adj.) unarmed
hriamnam an sernak le an khonnak inn - (n.) arsenal
hriamnam caah lung an rak hman chan - (n.) Stone Age
hriamnam chuh - (v.) unarm
hriamnam chuh - (v.) disarm
hriamnam in siseh , bia in siseh i thuat - (n.) assault
hriamnam le kuan - (n.) munition
hriamnam pek - (v.) arm - Example: Soldiers are armed with guns = Ralkap cu meithal kha hriamnam ah pek an si
hriamnam thilri - (n.) outfit
hrian - (v.) scratch lightly - Example: A thorn scratches me lightly = Hling nih a ka hrian
hriang - (n.) birch tree
hriang - (adj.) on the edge, margin, outskirt - Example: Our house is on the outskirt/edge of the village = Kan inn cu inn hriang a si
hriang - (adj.) lone, isolated
hriao , hriau - (n.) light sleeping - Example: I got only light sleeping throughout the night = Zan khuadei ka hriao
hrih - (v.) to organize and make annoncement for doing something - Example: They announce there is going to be voluntary work tomorrow. They plan fishing expedition for tomorrow = Thaizing ah loh-aa-pek an hrih. - Thaizing ah tiva kal an hrih
hrih , phuhri - (n.) threshing ground
hrihruai - (n.) relatives (not close)
hrihrual - (n.) rope, twine
hrik - (n.) head lice
hrikti - (n.) nits
hrikung phun khat - (n.) hemp
hril - (prep.) near - Example: They live near our house = Kan inn hril ah an um
hril , thim - (v.) select
hrilh - (v.) trundle
hrilh - (v.) roll - Example: They roll down a rock = Lungpi an hrih
hrilh - (v.) defeat - Example: They wrestled and he defeated him = An i pai i a hrih
hrilhfiah - (v.) comment, clarify
hrilnak , thimnak - (n.) selection
hrim , hrimh - (v.) refresh, get new strength - Example: After resting for half an hour, we are refreshed = Suimilam cheu kan i dinh hnuah kan i
hrim tthan
hrim tthan , tharter tthan - (v.) refresh
hrimh tthan - (v.) recreate
hrimh tthannak ca i lentecelhnak - (n.) recreation
hrimhnak - (n.) retreat, to get refreshed
hrimhnak a kan pe khotu , lakphakti zong a si kho , rawl zong a si kho - (n.) refreshment
hrimhrim - (adv.) certainly, absolutely, surely, verily - Example: I do really (certainly, surely,etc) want to besome a Christian = Khrifa si cu ka duh
hrimhrim ko
hrimhrim , ngaingai - (adv.) highly - Example: What he said was highly unlikely = A chimmi cu si dawh a si hrimhrim lo
hrin a si rih lomi , a chuak rih lomi - (adj.) unborn
hrin , chimhrin - (v.) admonish, rebuke, chastise - Example: We must admonish children when they become naughty = Ngakchia cu mi an nen
tuk tikah kan hrin hna awk a si
hrin , chuahter - (v.) engender
hrin hlan fate - (n.) embryo - Example: A chikin within an egg is an embryo = Arti chung arfate cu embryo a si
hrin hmasa bik , fater - (n.) first born
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hrin , hring - (v.) give birth - Example: Our cow gives birth to a calf = Kan cawpi nih fa a hrin
hrin , tefa thlah - (v.) procreate
hring , hrin - (v.) give birth - Example: Our cow gives birth to a calf = Kan cawpi nih fa a hrin
hringhram - (adv.) by raw force - Example: They governed them by raw force = Hringhram in an uk hna
hringhran - (adv.) so - Example: For God so loved the world = Pathian nih vawlei a dawt hringhran caah
hringhran - (adv.) such - Example: Dan is such a great man = Dan cu mi ngan hringhran a si
hringhran , lehpek - (adv.) extremely
hringhran , tuk , lehpek - (adj.) extreme
hringnak - (adj.) deep green
hringsortu - (n.) anchestor
hringsortu - (n.) progenitor
hringsortu hna min cazin , chuahkehnak cazin - (n.) pedigree
hringtu nu - (n.) mother
hringtu nu lei a simi thil - (adj.) maternal
hringtu nu sinak - (n.) maternity
hringtu nu/pa - (n.) parent
hringtu pa i a pa , pu - (n.) grandfather
hringtu pa sinak - (n.) paternity
hrinmi fa lak i hrin hmasa bik sinan - (n.) primogeniture
hrinnak , chuah - (n.) birth
hrinnak , thlahnak - (n.) procreation
hrinni , chuahni - (n.) birthday
hrinsor - (n.) offspring
hrinsor tefa - (n.) offspring
hrinsormi tefa - (n.) progeny
hrinthar a si lomi - (adj.) unregenerate
hrintthan - (adj.) reborn
hrintthan - (v.) regenerate
hrintthannak - (n.) rebirth
hriphi - (n.) cane
hriphi/hrite tlah - (n.) wicker
hrirai - (n.) sickness, disease
hrival - (n.) noose
hrival - (n.) slipknot
hro - (v.) threaten, intimidate - Example: He threatened his fellow-workers that he was going to resign = A hawile kha ka chuak lai tiah a hro hna
hrocer , tlerh - (v.) threaten
hrocernak - (n.) blackmail
hrokhrawl - (adj.) insincere, dishonest, untrustworthy, unreliable, deceitful
hrokhrawlnak - (n.) insincerity
hrokhrawlnak , lihchimnak - (n.) guile
hrokhrawlnak , zernak - (n.) wile
hrokhrolmi , lihchimmi - (adj.) knavish
hrokhrolnak , lihchimnak - (n.) knavery
hrolh - (v.) to put an oblong thing through tube or hole - Example: He puts spear in a bamboo tube = Rawcong chungah fei a hrolh
hrolh - (v.) put on - Example: He pputs on pants = Tawhrolh aa hrolh
hrom - (n.) throat
hrom he aa pehtlaimi aw thawng - (adj.) guttural
hromh , hrawmh - (v.) share together - Example: You will share your blanket with me = Na puan na ka hrawmh lai
hromhrawl - (n.) trachea
hromhrol - (n.) windpipe
hrompuar - (n.) goitre
hronak , tlerhnak - (n.) threat
hronak , tlerhnak in minung ther le phang in tuahnak - (n.) terrorism
hronh , hrawnh - (v.) blockade, obstruct - Example: The road has been blockaded = Lam an hrawnh
hrot-lo - (adv.) neither nor - Example: He is neither child nor adult = Ngakchia hrot-lo, upa hrot-lo a si
hru - (n.) walnut
hruai , lam hmuhsak - (v.) guide
hruai , lamhruai - (v.) conduct
hruai sual , a ping i hruai - (v.) misguide
hruai , uk - (v.) govern
hruai , uk - (v.) manage - Example: He cannot manage the horse = Rang cu a hruai kho lo
hruaih , hruai - (v.) lead - Example: I cannot possibly lead him = A hruaih in ka hruai kho lo
hruainak ca i sermi phunghrampi - (n.) constitution
hruainak , lam hmuhsaknak - (n.) guidance
hruainak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) superintendence
hruaitu bik - (n.) head
hruaitu ca i hmanmi biatlang tawite - (n.) motto - Example: Think before you speak is a good motto = Na chim hlan ah ruat hmasa ti hi
hruaitu ca i hmanmi biatlang ttha a si
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hruaitu , hruitu - (n.) leader
hruaitu sinak - (n.) leadership
hruaitu , zohkhenhtu , haotu - (n.) superintendent
hruak , duak - (adv.) at once, suddenly, immediately, just - Example: He suddenly got out = Duak tiah a chuak
hrual - (v.) molest - Example: A tiger molested him badly = Cakei nih fak piin a hrual
hruamhram , hruanhran - (adv.) dimly, not clearly - Example: He can see dimly = Khua a hmu kho hruamhram
hruang - (n.) fence - Example: I am putting a fence around my garden = Dum hruang ka kulh
hruang - (n.) fort
hruanhran , hruamhram - (adv.) dimly, not clearly - Example: He can see dimly = Khua a hmu kho hruamhram
hruh - (n.) folly - Example: It is folly to eat too much = Rawl tam tuk ei cu hruh a si
hruh - (adj.) foolich, dumb - Example: We are first foolish and lthen become wise = Hruh hmasat, fim hmanung
hruh , fim lo - (adj.) senseless
hruh hmasat fim hmanung ti bantuk , vun hngalh tthan - (n.) hindsight
hruh men a simi , si awk aa tlak lomi - (adj.) unreasonable
hruh ngamh deuh , ninghngal , ngamh , raltthat - (adj.) audacious
hruh raltthat in a ral a tthami - (adj.) foolhardy
hruhchihnak - (n.) mania
hruhnak - (n.) insanity, foolishness, stupidity
hruhnak - (n.) lunacy
hruhnak - (n.) stupidity
hruhnak , hngalh lonak - (n.) ignorance
hruhnak phun khat , mah sining i phih i siangpahrang ka si ti hawi hna in i ruah - (n.) schizophrenia
hruhnak phun khat , vawlei cungah hin keimah hi a ngan bik ka si i keimah hi rawi an ka timh zungzal tiin ruahnak a ngeimi - (n.)
paranoia
hrui , hao - (v.) conduct - Example: He conducts the meeting well = Pumhnak kha tha tein hruihao hna
hruihaonak , khuakhan lairelnak , zohkhenhnak, kilkawinak - (n.) management
hruihruai - (v.) head - Example: He heads the city government = Khuachung uknak kha amah nih a hruihruai hna
hruihruai , zohkhenh - (v.) supervise
hruihruainak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) supervision
hruihruaitu , zohkhenhtu - (n.) supervisor
hruk - (v.) plug a hole - Example: It's impossible to plug a square hole with a round peg = Killi ngei awng cu thing pum in hruk khawh a si lo
hruk , aih - (v.) have on, put on - Example: I have on my coat = Ka angkileng kaa hruk
hruk , aih - (adv.) on - Example: He puts on his shirt = A angki aa hruk
hruk awk a tlak ti lo tiang i hamnmi , a tetmi - (adj.) worn-out
hruk dingmi thilthuam - (n.) wear - Example: Summer wear = Tthal hruk ding thilthuam
hrum - (v.) snarl - Example: A tiger snarls = Cakei a hrum
hrum , ai , fak piin au hnawh - (v.) bellow
hrum ruangmang - (v.) groan
hrumai thawng - (n.) groan
hrut - (adj.) booby
hrut - (adj.) foolish, silly, crazy - Example: Don't be foolish = Hrut hlah
hrut ngaiin - (adv.) idiotically
hruthrut nganga i khua a sami - (adj.) barbaric
hrutmi miphun - (n.) barbarian
hu - (n.) heat - Example: The heat of sun = Ni hu
hu - (n.) group - Example: They sit in groups = A hu a hu in an tthu
hu , huham - (n.) power - Example: His power is great = A huham a ngan
huah , kheuh , tak thak i kheuh - (v.) scratch
huai - (adj.) bold, brave, short tempered person
hual - (v.) earmark - Example: He is earmarked for the chairmanship = Chairman caah amah cu kan i hual
hual - (v.) surround - Example: We surround animals (for shooting) = Saram kan hual hna
hual - (v.) engage - Example: That girl is whom I would like to have engaged = Khi ngaknu khi kaa hualmi a si
hualvan - (n.) luck - Example: He is lucky and he is successful in his work = Hualvan a ngei i a rian a hlawhtling
huam - (adj.) willing - Example: Are you willing to go? = Na kal huam maw?
huam , hawmh , homh - (v.) share a blanket in sleeping, with another person - Example: Please share me your blanket for sleeping = Na puan ka
huam tuah
huamsam caomao in kal , har cuahmah in kal - (v.) plod
huarmar - (adv.) to do something pleasantly
huat - (v.) hate
huat - (adj.) hostile - Example: A hostile look = Huat zoh
huat awk a simi , huatmi - (adj.) hateful
huat awk tlak , duh lomi a simi , a ttha lo , aa dawh lo - (adj.) obnoxious
huat , lungchung i fih - (v.) abhor
huat ngaingainak , thinthun ngaingainak - (n.) rancour
huatnak - (n.) hatred
huatnak lungthin - (n.) hate
huatnak ngaingai in tuahmi le chimmi - (adj.) rancorous
huatu , ral - (n.) enemy
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huel nga , nga nganpi rili chung a ummi - (n.) whale
huel nga phun khat - (n.) sperm whale
huel nga tlaitu - (n.) whaler
huh , huhphenh - (v.) protect
huh , hup - (v.) cover up (as with hand) - Example: If you cover your eyes you cannot see = Na mit naa huh ahcun khua na hmu kho lo
huh i a fiang lomi , minmei nih phenh - (n.) fog horn
huham - (n.) power, glory
huham , hu - (n.) power - Example: His power is great = A huham a ngan
huhnak i hmanmi thil - (n.) patch - Example: He wore a patch on his eye = A mit puanchia in aa huh
huho - (n.) gobbon
huhphenh , huh , phenh - (v.) protect - Example: God will protect you = Pathian nih an hunphenh lai
huhphenhnak - (n.) protection
huhphenhnak a simi - (adj.) protective
huhphenhnak , phennak - (n.) protection
hui - (v.) skim, scoop - Example: Please skim/scoop the milk off the cream = Cawhnuk kha a thau hui tuah
hui - (v.) get the lion's share - Example: He gets the lion's share of the profits = A miak kha amah nih a hui dih ko
hui , hoi - (adv.) again - Example: You come again = Na ra hoi
huk - (v.) roar (as a tiger or bear or lion)
hul - (adj.) dry - Example: Today the weather is dry = Nihin cu nikhua a hul
hulter , dawp - (v.) sop up - Example: Please sop up the water with a piece of cloth = Ti kha puanchia in dawp
hum - (v.) to hold something in the palm of hand - Example: He holds coins in his hand = A kut in tangka aa hum
humh - (v.) pay in cash - Example: He paid me ten kyats in cash for the pig = Vok man tangka phar hra a ka humh
humh - (v.) to attend funeral
humhak - (v.) protect in safety
humhnak - (n.) paying in cash
humnphiah in phiah - (v.) whisk
hun al , hun leh i a si lonak hun langhter ve - (v.) rebut
hun cawlcanghter , thazang hun ummter , lung hun thawhter - (v.) stimulate
hun cawlcanghternak , thazang hun thawhternak - (n.) stimulation
hun chan , hun rolh - (v.) succeed - Example: He succeeded his father = A pa kha a hun chan
hun chim duakmi - (n.) mention - Example: Mention was made of the flood = Tilian kong an hun chim duak
hun , hon , hawn - (v.) open - Example: Open the door = Innka kha hung tuah
hun , hung - (v.) set meal
hun i a fiang lomi , minmei nih phenh - (adj.) foggy
hun langhter , hmelchunhnak nih a hun langhter - (v.) symbolize
hun leh i a si lonak hun langhter ve , hun al - (v.) rebut
hun lehnak (duh lo lei in) - (v.) rebuff
hun nalh ttan - (v.) retouch
hun thianh i aa dawh deuh le a ttha deuh i hun chuahter - (v.) sublimate
hun tthan - (v.) reopen
hun zulh - (v.) entail
hunchonak - (n.) uplift
hunchonak , tthanchonak - (n.) progress
hung - (v.) open the lid - Example: Please open the lid of your pot = Na bel chin hung tuah
hung - (v.) to go/come up, to a higher place - Example: Please come up here = Hika ah hin hung tuah
hung chuahnak , hung langhnak - (n.) emergence
hung chuahphut - (n.) outbreak - Example: An outbreak of cholera = Ngaleu zawtnak hung chuahphut
hung , hawn, hong - (v.) come - Example: When will you be able to come? = Zeitik ah dah na hawn khawh lai?
hung , hong - (v.) go up - Example: We shall go up to the school = Sianginn ah kan hung lai
hung , hun - (v.) set meal
hung umnak - (n.) occurence - Example: The occurence of storm delayed our trip = Tothe a hung um caah kan khualtlawn kan tlainak a si
hungcho lomi - (adj.) backward
hunphenh - (v.) protect
hup , huh - (v.) cover up (as with hand) - Example: If you cover your eyes you cannot see = Na mit naa huh ahcun khua na hmu kho lo
huphurh awk a simi , ttih awk a simi - (adj.) formidable
huppheng - (v.) protect, shelter, guard - Example: May God keep you = Pathian nih in huppheng ko seh
hupphengtu - (n.) protector
hur , hor - (adj.) immoral, depraved, debased, lusty, sensual
hurmi - (adj.) lewd
hurnak - (n.) lewdness
hurnak hmanthlak a cuannak cauk - (n.) pornography
hut - (v.) steam - Example: Have you steam-heated your rice? = Na buh na hut dih cang maw?
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i - (pron.) pron. sing/pl of you or we or they - Example: We shall help one another. - You shall pray for one another. - They help one another =
Pakhat le pakhat kan i bawm lai. - Pakhat le pakhat thla nan i campiak lai. - Pakhat le pakhat an i bawm
i - possesive case - Example: The book is mine = Cauk kha keimah i a si
i - (conj.) and (connecting words and clauses) - Example: He/she/it arises and goes = A tho i a kal
i - (pron.) reflexive - Example: They fight among themselves = An i vel
i al - (v.) contradict
i al khawhmi thil - (adj.) debatable
i al lengmangmi a simi - (adj.) controversial
i al lomi - (adj.) undisputed
i al , ruah tti , ceih tti - (v.) debate
i alnak - (n.) contradiction
i alnak - (n.) controversy
i awh , a hnok , i foih - (v.) entangle
i bangh , sahlawh rualchan lei in i pehtlaih , i lawh - (adj.) akin
i beh peng , tlaih peng - (v.) adhere
i biakchawnhnak - (n.) salutation
i biatak ngaiin tuahmi , lungtho ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) fervent - Example: Fervent prayer = Biatak tein thlacam
i biataknak lungthin , lungthawhnak - (n.) fervour
i bochan , zohcho - (v.) look up to
i bualh , nawncek chung i i bualh - (v.) wallow
i can - (v.) form - Example: Form a circle and join hands = A kulh pakhat ah i cang u law nan kut i sih u
i can , ser - (v.) form - Example: Ice formed in the pail = Baltin chungah ti kha tikhal ah a cang
i cawh - (v.) intermingle
i cawh , hmunkhat i umti - (v.) mingle - Example: He is very shy and does not mingle with others = Mi ningzah thiam ngai a si i mi dang he an i
cawh lo
i cawh nelnul i a ummi - (adj.) promiscuous
i cawhnak - (n.) intermixture
i cawhnuk a um i kalnak hngalhnak a harmi hmun - (adj.) labyrinthine
i cawk i zuarh - (v.) traffic
i cawngor i um - (adj.) hesitant
i cawngor i um - (v.) stagger
i ceih ti , i ruah ti , chim - (v.) discuss
i ceih ttinak , i ruah ttinak , chimnak - (n.) discussion
i chap chin lengmang , karh - (v.) accumulate
i chawh - (v.) promenade - Example: He promenaded in the garden = Dum chungah aa chok
i chawh lengmang - (v.) pace
i chawnh tik i holh ttha i hmanmi, mah lei a si ahcun 'ning' tinak, mi lei a si ahcun, nem tein tuah fial - (v.) may - Example: May I come
in? = Rung lut ning
i cheunak - (n.) partition
i cheunak i tthennak - (n.) schism
i chiah , i nganh - (v.) reserve
i chingchiah awk tlak ngaiin - (adj.) notably
i chirnak , i ngaihchihnak - (n.) compunction
i chuahkeh pimi duhnak - (n.) propensity
i chuahkeh pimi lungthin in thil umtuning hngalh khawhnak, hnahnawk ngaiin ruah lem lo i hngalh khawhnak i chuahkehpimi - (n.)
intuition
i chuahkehpi - (v.) endow - Example: She was endowed with beauty = Mui dawh cu aa chuahkehpimi a si
i chuahpimi thil a simi - (adj.) inherent
i chuahpimi tinvo - (n.) birthright
i chuhnak , dohnak , ernak - (n.) rivalry
i chuih i rilh - (v.) trip - Example: He tripped on a stone = Lung aa chulh i a ril
i cinken awk a tlakmi thil - (adj.) memorable
i co thon , i pek tonhmi - (adj.) reciprocal
i comcawroi loin , a beibang loin , a biling a balang in - (adv.) helter-skelter - Example: The children ran helter-skelter when the dog rushed at
them = Uico nih a zuan hnawh hna tikah khan, ngakciha cu a beibahlang loin an tli
i cuh , teitu si i zuam - (v.) vie
i dan , i lawh lonak - (v.) differ
i dan khawhnak , i thlen khawhnak - (n.) variability
i dang chimmi bia vun lak, vun chim - (v.) cite
i dannak , i khan lonak - (n.) discrepancy
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i dannak , i lawh lonak - (n.) difference
i dawh seh tiah tamh - (v.) garnish
i dawh vitvette i a ummi - (adj.) shipshape
i dawt , tem chih , pakhat le pakhat lungthin in i naih - (v.) attach
i den , i suk , i khawn - (v.) bump
i dinh , dorh , renh lo - (v.) relax
i doh i ral - (prep.) with - Example: The English fought wit the Germans = Mirang cu Germany mi he an i do
i doh , i tuk , ralkapbu le ralhapbu i tuk - (n.) battle
i dohnak , i huatnak , ralnak - (n.) antagomism
i dohnak , raltuknak - (n.) conflict
i fahfirhnak , a si taktak lomi - (n.) subterfuge
i foih , i awh , a hnok - (v.) entangle
i fonh tthannak , i ton thannak - (n.) reunion
i fonhnak - (n.) federation
i forh i thazang thawhnak - (n.) impulsion
i ham , i tthit i vat ; i lak - (v.) espouse - Example: Late in life he espoused a new religion = A tar hnuah biaknak phung thar aa lak
i ham , kan i thi lai tiah bia i kam - (v.) betroth
i hauh len , hnachet ngaiin bia i al len - (v.) squabble
i hawikomh tthannak , i remhnak - (n.) rapproachement
i hel hulh le hnahnok ngaiin i thuat i den - (n.) melee
i hel , i mer lengmang - (v.) gyrate
i hel i mer lengmang , aa changchang in i thiah lengmang - (v.) rotate
i helnak , aa chang aa chang in i thiahnak , i mernak - (n.) rotation
i hlauh , i tthangh - (adj.) awake
i hlawh , per , peh - (v.) jump
i hlawhnak ca i an chiahmi phelpheng , cunglei i mi a hun vawr khomi - (n.) springboard
i hliamkhuai lo tein , him tein - (adj.) unscathed - Example: He escaped unscathed = Him tein a luat
i hlumte i umnak , lung i khahnak , hmunkhat i um khawhnak - (n.) solidarity
i hmetter , niamter , i thumh - (v.) abase - Example: He abased himself by drinking = Zudin in amah le amah aa niamter.
i hnawhnam tuknak , tla cutmat in umnak - (n.) temerity
i hngahhlangnak - (n.) eagerness
i hngilh bu in a kalmi - (n.) somnambulist
i hngilh bu in kal - (n.) somnambulism
i hngilh khawh lo - (n.) insomnia
i hngilh lio caan - (adj.) dormant
i hnin deldul i um , feh lo - (v.) totter - Example: Babies totter as they walk = Bawhte cu an kal ah an fek lo
i hnin deldul in a ummi - (adv.) jerky
i hninh , lungtur - (n.) palpitation
i hninsai ur in um , lau ur in um - (n.) sensation
i hrawm in tuannak - (n.) partnership
i hrawmhtonhnak - (n.) mutuality
i hrawmmi rian - (n.) partnership - Example: The partnership sells clothes = An i hrawmmi dawr ah hnipuan an zuar
i hrawmtonhmi , pahnih hnatla a simi - (adj.) mutual
i hruhchihnak - (n.) fanaticism
i huatnak , i ralnak - (n.) animosity
i huatnak , i ralnak - (n.) enmity
i huatnak , ralnak , i dohnak - (n.) antagomism
i hun - (v.) yield - Example: The door yielded to his push = Innka kha a nam i aa hung
i khahnak , i lawhnak - (n.) sameness
i khahnak , i lawhnak - (n.) uniformity
i khan lonak , i dannak - (n.) discrepancy
i khawn , i den , i suk - (v.) bump
i khawngdeng loin um, aa khawngdeng lomi - (adj.) unhurt
i khennak , i tonnak - (n.) coincidence
i khirh tthan , bia let tthan - (v.) retract
i khirh tthannak , bia let tthannak - (n.) retraction
i koih khawhnak thazang a ngeimi thil - (n.) spring
i komh lonak , i tthennak - (n.) disunion
i lak duh lo , al , duh lo - (v.) refuse
i lap lonak , zawt nawnnak - (n.) indisposition
i lawh , i bangh , sahlawh rualchan lei in i pehtlaih - (adj.) akin
i lawh lonak - (n.) dissimilarity
i lawh lonak , i dan - (v.) differ
i lawh lonak , i dannak - (n.) difference
i lawhnak - (n.) likeness
i lawhnak - (n.) resemblance
i lawhnak - (n.) similarity
i lawhnak - (n.) imilitude
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i lawhnak . artlang in umnak - (n.) parallelism
i lawhnak , i khahnak - (n.) sameness
i lawhnak , i khahnak - (n.) uniformity
i lawhnak , i khahnak - (n.) uniformity
i lawhter - (v.) assume - Example: He assumed the appearance of a calm man = A thin a phang nain a phang lo aa lawhter
i lawhter , i titer - (v.) simulate
i lawm tuk hringhram in - (adv.) ecstatically
i lawmh , aa tawmmi - (adj.) thankful
i lawmh lonak - (n.) ingratitude
i lawmh ngai - (v.) exult
i lawmh tuk i zeidang ruat kho ti lo i a ummi - (adj.) rapt
i lawmh tuknak - (n.) ecstasy
i lote i sermi - (n.) facsimile
i lunghmui , lungtongh - (v.) move - Example: She was moved by his speech = A bia chimmi nih a lung a tongh ngai
i mer khawhnak , fawi tein i tthial khawhnak - (n.) mobility
i mer lengmang , i hel - (v.) gyrate
i merhnak - (n.) sprain
i mernak , i helnak , aa chang aa chang in i thiahnak - (n.) rotation
i naih tein, kut i tlai in - hand in hand
i naih tein um peng u ; i tthen hlah u - (v.) stick together
i naihnak , innpa chakthlang sinak - (n.) neighbourhood
i nalh dih , a thurhnawmmi i nalh dih - (v.) smear
i nek - (v.) acclimatize
i nek - (v.) accustom - Example: He is accustomed to cold weather = Khuasik aa nek
i ngaih ngai - (v.) look forward to - Example: I look forward to seeing you = Nangmah hmuh lai kaa ngaih ngai
i ngaihchih lo , aa ngaichih lomi - (adj.) impenitent
i ngaihchih , ngaihchiat - (v.) rue - Example: He will rue the day he insulted his mother = A nu zeirei lo in a ti ni kha aa hgaihchih te lai
i ngaihchihnak , i chirnak - (n.) compunction
i nganh , i chiah - (v.) reserve
i ngerh cukmak - (v.) curl - Example: Smoke curls up from the chimney = Meikhu kha meikhu chuahnak awng in i ngerh cukmak in a chuak
i ngerh cukmak in phuchim herh in i herh - (v.) swirl
i ngerh cukmak in um , rul aa ngerh cukmak bantuk khi - (v.) writhe
i ngiatnak , cozah pakhat nih cozah dang pakhat kong theih a duhmi theih khawhnak ding ca i a thli tein hlatnak , ngiatnak - (n.)
espionage
i niamter , mi toiah i dor , mah le mah i thumh - (v.) condescend
i niamter , tthumh - (v.) debase - Example: You can debase yourself by evil deeds = Thil ttha lo tuahnak thawngin naa tthum, naa niamter kho
i nuam loin umnak - (n.) unrest
i nuam ngai i um - (v.) revel
i nuam setsai loin umnak - (n.) malaise
i paih - (v.) wrestle
i peh , a tengnge rak si - (v.) affiliate - Example: This college is affiliated to the University = Hi college hi university tengnge a si; Hi college hi
university he aa peh
i peh thliahmah lonak - (n.) inconsistence
i peh tthan - (v.) reunite
i pehlaihnak - (n.) relation
i pehnak , i pehnak kual - (n.) link - Example: A chain is only as strong as its weakest link = Cikcin cu aa pehnak kual a fek lo bik tluk lawngin a
thawng
i pehtlaihnak , pakhat le pakhat i komhnak , i theih hngalhnak - (n.) intercourse
i pek - (v.) yield - Example: The enimies yielded to our soldiers = Kan ral cu kan ralkap hna sinah khan an i pe
i pek ciocionak - (n.) reciprocity
i pheh - (v.) disavow
i pheh , halmi pek duh lo , a si lo ti - (v.) deny
i pheh khawh lomi , a si lo ti khawh lomi - (adj.) undeniable
i phuhrun , a sualmi , biacheihtu bawi nih na sual ti - (adj.) guilty
i porhlawt - (v.) pride
i porhlawt - (n.) swank
i pumh i ruahnak cheuhnak - (n.) conference
i pumhnak , i tonnak - (n.) meeting
i pumhnak inn , i tonnak inn - (n.) meeting house
i pumpek , caan vialte pek - (v.) devote
i ralnak , i huatnak - (n.) animosity
i ralnak , i huatnak - (n.) enmity
i ralrin lomi , zei i rel lomi - (adj.) unheeded
i ralrin lonak - (n.) carelessness
i ralring - (v.) mind - Example: Mind what you are doing = Na tuahmi kha i ralring
i ralring lo i thil ngamh thlorh i a ngamhmi - (n.) daredevil
i relonak , i siknak - (n.) strife
i rem lonak , ruahnak i khah lonak - (n.) discord
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i rem set lomi , hawikom a si lomi - (adj.) unfriendly
i rem tthan - (v.) reconcile
i rem tthannak - (n.) reconcilement
i remhnak , i hawikomh tthannak - (n.) rapproachement
i remnak , i tlaknak - (n.) harmony
i ren deuh - (v.) economize
i ruah lo zpiin - (adv.) unexpected
i ruah ti , chim , i ceih ti - (v.) discuss
i ruah ttinak , chimnak , i ceih ttinak - (n.) discussion
i ruahchihmi pakhat lawng a ngeimi - (adj.) single-minded
i rualchannak - (n.) kinship
i ruan lonak - (n.) disparity
i ruan lonak , i tluk lonak - (n.) inequality
i runven - (v.) safeguard
i rup lonak , i tlak lonak - (n.) incongruity
i serh - (v.) glut - Example: The boys glutted themselves with cakes = Ngakchia kha changreu thlum an i serh
i sersiam tthannak - (n.) reorganization
i sik - (v.) quarrel
i sik a zuammi , bia al a zuammi - (adj.) contentious
i sik , bia i al, taza i cuai - (v.) dispute
i sik , fakpi le thang piin bia i al - (v.) wrangle
i sik i hauh - (v.) rail
i siknak a simi - (adj.) polemical
i siknak, bia i alnak - (n.) contention
i siknak , i relonak - (n.) strife
i siter khawh - (v.) manage - Example: I can manage to keep warm = Ka khua kaa lumter khawh ko
i suk , i khawn , i den - (v.) bump
i sulhthonh - (v.) overlap
i sum - (v.) refrain from - Example: Refrain from wrong doing = That lo tuahnak i sum
i sum khawh lo - (v.) lose - Example: He loses his temper = A thinhun aa sum kho lo
i sum lonak - (n.) intemperance
i sumnak , hmurka a tlawmmi , bia tampi chim duh lonak - (n.) reticence
i sumren ngaiin thil a hmangmi - (adj.) sparing
i sumrennak a ngei lomi , mitthalo ngaingai ningzah hngal loin a ttha lomi , phaisa duhduh in sa hmangmi - (adj.) profligate
i tawinak in chim tthannak - (n.) summary
i teiter - (v.) succumb - Example: He succumbed to the temptation and stole the money = Tukforhnak kha aa teiter i tangka cu a fir
i tel - (v.) participate
i tel ve - (v.) partake
i tel venak - (n.) participation
i tet thup i um - (v.) huddle - Example: Four people huddle under one umbrella = Minung pali nithawng pakhat tangah i tetthup in an um
i that lomi , a za lomi - (adj.) inadequate
i that lomi , i zat lomi - (adj.) insufficient
i theih hngalhnak , i pehtlaihnak , pakhat le pakhat i komhnak - (n.) intercourse
i theihhngalhnak tuahnak - (v.) present - Example: Miss Smith, may I present Mr. Brown = Miss Smith, hi pa hi Mr. Brown a si
i theihter , zawtnak i chawnh , bia in i chawnh - (v.) communicate
i thim awkah a har ngaimi thil , thil har pahnih karlak i i thim awk a herhmi - (n.) dilemma
i thlen - (v.) exchange
i thlen khawhnak , i dan khawhnak - (n.) variability
i thlen lengmang khawhnak - (n.) mutability
i thlen lengmangnak - (n.) mutation
i thlen tonh - (v.) interchange
i thlen tonh khawmi - (adj.) interchangeable
i thleng loin mah ningte a simi. - 2. zumh awk tlakmi - (adj.) constant
i thlennak - (n.) transformation
i thuh i bawh , pel , sa pel , sa bawh - (v.) skulk
i thui - (v.) dangle - Example: The rope dangles = Hri aa thui
i thui , hninh - (v.) sway
i thui hnuapmap i um - (v.) wobble
i thui hnuapmap in - (adv.) wobbly
i thumh , i hmetter , niamter - (v.) abase - Example: He abased himself by drinking = Zudin in amah le amah aa niamter.
i ti ciocio , i ti veve - (adv.) vice versa - Example: John blamed Tom and vice versa = John nih Tom kha a mawchiat i Tom zong nih John cu a
mawchiat ve
i ti veve , i ti ciocio - (adv.) vice versa - Example: John blamed Tom and vice versa = John nih Tom kha a mawchiat i Tom zong nih John cu a
mawchiat ve
i timh setsai lomi chimmi, a chung chuak chom i chimmi - (adj.) extemporaneous
i timhchungnak um lo i bia vun chim , hla vun phuah chom i vun sak - (v.) improvise
i timhmi ngei in tuahmi - (adj.) purposeful
i titer - (v.) pretend
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i titer , i lawhter - (v.) simulate
i titer lo tein a ummi , a taktak a simi - (adj.) sincere
i titernak - (n.) pretence
i titernak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) unpretending
i tlak - (v.) match - Example: Her dress matches the colour of her hair = A angki le a muisam kha an i tlak ngai
i tlak , aa tlakmi - (adj.) suitable
i tlak lonak , i rup lonak - (n.) incongruity
i tlaknak - (n.) pertinence
i tlang in dir - (n.) file - Example: A long file of people waited for the bus = I tlang in a dirmi hna mawttawka an hngak
i tluk - (n.) draw - Example: A game is draw when neither side wins = I zuamnak ah an i tei lo ahcun an i tluk a si
i tluk lonak , i ruan lonak - (n.) inequality
i tluk tein - (adv.) equally
i tluk tein - (adv.) equally
i ton thannak , i fonh tthannak - (n.) reunion
i tonnak , i pumhnak - (n.) meeting
i tonnak inn , i pumhnak inn - (n.) meeting house
i tthangh , i hlauh - (adj.) awake
i tthen hlah u , i naih tein um peng u - (v.) stick together
i tthen i cheu , bu chungin chuah - (v.) secede
i tthen lai thlahnak bia - (n.) valediction
i tthencheunak , bu chungin chuahnak - (n.) secession
i tthennak - (n.) breach - Example: Disagreement produced a breach between two partners = Lungrual lonak nih riantthuanti hawn panhin kha a
tthen hna
i tthennak , i komh lonak - (n.) disunion
i tthennak , tthennak - (n.) segregation
i tthitum - (v.) wed
i tthitumnak - (n.) wedding
i tthitumnak - (n.) wedlock
i tthitumnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) nuptial
i tuai ur in umnak , hnahnawhnak - (n.) turmoil
i tuai ur le au ur in umnak - (n.) uproar
i tuaibur in umnak, hnahnok luri ngaiin umnak - (n.) commotion
i tuk i dohnak , ral i dohnak - (n.) hostilities
i tuk i dohnak , ral i dohnak - (n.) hostility
i tuk , ralkapbu le ralhapbu i tuk , i doh - (n.) battle
i-uat - (v.) to stand unstable, bending forward and backward ane more often than not, fall to the ground
i ukning , bu i hruaining - (n.) polity
i varh nawn i a hung ummi thil - (adj.) sporadic
i vehl i vuak len , aukhuan len i sik len - (n.) brawl
i vel lengmang - (v.) circulate
i velh i tuai len - (v.) scuffle
i zam khawhnak - (n.) elasticity
i zam khawhnak a ngei i a ningte a si kho tthanmi - (adj.) resilient
i zam khawhnak , ainak - (n.) resilience - Example: Rubber has resilience = Khairiat cu i zam khawhnak a ngei/khairiat cu aa zam kho, a ningte a si
kho tthan
i zat lomi , i that lomi - (adj.) insufficient
i zat lonak - (n.) insufficiency
i zuam chung , zuamnak - (n.) bout - Example: A wrestling bout = Paih i zuamnak
i zul diahmah in kal - (v.) dile
ia - (interj.) yes, to answer in the affirmative - Example: Are you coming? Yes I am coming = Na ra lai maw? Ia ka ra lai
iak - (v.) squawk (as a fowl when caught)
ial - (adv.) quite a lot - Example: I like it quite a lot = Ka duh ial
ian - (v.) compete, contest (mainly in poems)
iang - (n.) charm, beauty
iang a ngeimi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) charming
iap - (v.) superseed - Example: Lian Tling supersedes them all = Lian Tling nih a iap dih hna
ih , bawh , zau - (v.) lie - Example: He lies down on the grass = Ram cungah a it
ih , it - (v.) sleep
ih lai i i hrukmi angki - (n.) nightgown
ihcaan - (n.) bedtime
ihhmu - (n.) snooze, sleep, drowsiness
ihhmu ku ngaiin - (adv.) sleepily
ihhmu kun i ngut , ngut - (v.) doze
ihhmu kut - (adj.) sleepy
ihhmu kutnak - (n.) sleepiness
ihkhun - (n.) bed
ihkhun cung lawngah tho kho loin a ummi , a ngormi - (adj.) bedridden
ihkhun kam, ihkhun pawng - (n.) bedside
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ihnak khan - (n.) bedroom
ihnak khan - (n.) suite
ihnak khan , innchung khan - (n.) chamber
ihphah - (n.) bedroll
ihphah a chahmi - (n.) mattress
ihphah khuh - (n.) bedspread
ihpi - (v.) sleep together (as man and wife) - Example: You must not sleep with a woman who is not your wife = Na nupi a si lomi na ihpi lai lo
ii - (n.) chest, breast bone
ik - (v.) sob - Example: If you pour water on a child it will sob = Ngakchia cu ti na toih ahcun a ik lai
ikhinh - (v.) --ilh - (v.) sprain a joint almost to the breaking point - Example: I sprained my ankle = Ka fengbeo kaa ilh
in - (prep.) from - Example: I came from school = Sianginn in ka ra
in - (prep.) in - Example: She is dressed in white = Thilthuam rang in aa thuam
in - (prep.) of - Example: The chair is made of wood = Thutdan cu thing in an ser
in - (v.) tolerate
in - (prep.) with - Example: The man cut the meat with a knive = Mipa nih sa cu nam in a can
in - (pron.) you (second person singular) - Example: We shall help you. - Let us help you = Kan in bawmh lai. - In bawm ning
in - (v.) suffer - Example: We suffer hardship = Harnak kan in
in - (v.) get baptized - Example: We are baptized = Tipil kan in
in - (prep.) from, on, with, by means of, in, of - Example: I came from Hakha. - I came on foot. - He came home by boat. - We pray i Jesus's
name. - I write with a pencil. - The door is made of wood = Hakha i ka ra. - Ka ke in ka ra. - Tilawng in a ra tlung. - Bawi Jesu min in thla kan cam. Khedan in ka ttial. - Innka cu thing in an ser
in awk a harmi , mi tang i a namchihtu a simi - (adj.) oppressive - Example: Great heat is very oppressive = A linh tuk tikah i awk a har ko
in bauhtu mifir , inn ramhtu - (n.) burglar
in , doh , tei - (v.) withstand - Example: Soldiers have to withstand difficulties = Ralkap cu harnak an in awk a herh
in khawh a si lomi - (adj.) intolerable
in khawh a simi - (adj.) endurable
in khawh a simi - (adj.) tolerable
in khawh lomi - (adj.) insufferable
in khawhnak - (n.) hardiness
in khawhnak - (n.) tolerance
in khawhnak , thazang - (n.) stamina
in khawhnak , tlonak , saupi nguhnak - (n.) endurance
in , lungsau in in - (v.) put up with - Example: It is hard to put up with him = Amah cu in awk a har ko
in , nganfah in - (v.) bear - Example: He cannot bear the pain anymore = A ing kho ti lo
in , tuar - (v.) stand - Example: Many plants cannot stand cold. - I cannot stand that smell = Ramkung tampi nih cun khuasik an ing kho lo. - Cu
rim cu ka ing kho lo
in , tuar - (v.) sustain - Example: A pa a thih cu fak piin a in
India ram miphun thiang; Pung-na - (n.) brahman
ing - (v.) tolerate, bear - Example: I cannot tolerate/bear his words = A bia ka ing kho lo
ing - (v.) suffer, endure - Example: They endure hardship for their religion = An biaknak ruangah sifah an ing
ing - (n.) the edge/rim of a thing like a pot or the lid of a pot
ing a puang kho zaumi - (adj.) testy
ing , ing puan - (n.) temper - Example: He has a short temper = Mi thintawi a si
ing puanter , thinhunter - (v.) annoy
ing puanter , thinhunter - (v.) annoy
ingchia , ingthor - (adj.) acrid
ingchiami - (adj.) petulant
ingchiatnak - (n.) petulance
ingpuan - (n.) pique - Example: In a pique she left the dinner = Ingpuan in zanriah einak cun a chuak
ingpuan - (v.) be angry, sulky - Example: He is sulky = A ing a puang
ingpuan i holh duh lo i ung tun i um - (v.) sulk
ingpuang - (v.) pique - Example: She was piqued = A ing a puang
ingpuang a simi , thinhun a simi - (adj.) vexatious
ingpuannak - (n.) exasperation
ingpuannak , thinhunnak - (n.) grievance
ingpuanter - (v.) exasperate
ingpuanter , thinhunter. - 2. thakzatter, thahter zatter - (v.) irritate
ingthor , ingchia - (adj.) acrid
inhliam kung - (n.) willow
inhliam thungkung a par, hru par zong - (n.) catkin
inkil , vamkil , kil - (n.) angle
inn - (n.) building
inn - (n.) house
inn - (n.) shelter, shed - Example: Cow shed. - Pigpen = Caw inn. - Vok inn
inn a cunglei i pum vuai in sakmi khi - (n.) dome
inn a hmailei - (n.) facade
inn a rawkmi - (n.) ruin
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inn a sannak bik a va zumnak te khi - (n.) spire
inn, a vawlei le a inn dangdang hna he - (n.) homestead
inn asiloah khan nganpi, a chung i hmanthlak le suaimi a phunphun an chiahnak - (n.) gallery
inn bial - (n.) rotunda
inn chiate , vawlei inn - (n.) hovel
inn dot - (n.) storey
inn hlan - (v.) rent - Example: He rents a room in our house = Kan inn ah innkhan pakhat aa hlan
inn hlan in a ummi , a riakmi - (n.) lodger
inn hlangtu a si i hlan man a pemi - (n.) tenant
inn hlangtu sinak , inn hlangtu si ruang i tangka petu sinak - (n.) tenancy
inn hnulei le inn hnulei karlak lam, inn sir le inn sir karlak lam - (n.) alley
inn i khermi la in tahmi puan - (adj.) homespun
inn i sermi - (adj.) homemade
inn i tuahmi rian , inn i ca zoh ding - (n.) homework
inn i um - (adv.) home - Example: He will be home all evening = Zanlei cu inn ah a um ko lai
inn khaan nganpi - (n.) hall
inn khat le inn khat a pehtu cungkhuh ngeimi lam - (n.) corridor
inn kulh chung i a ummi tual - (n.) patio
inn , lo - (n.) realty
inn ngaihnak - (n.) homesickness
inn nganpi - (n.) edifice
inn ngei loin a vak sawhsawhmi - (n.) waif
inn pakhat chung i a dot a dot hna khi flat ti an si - (n.) flat
inn pakhat chung i a ummi dal , ummak i rak hman ciami - (n.) apartment
inn pawngkam , inn pawng kulh chung - (n.) precinct
inn pungsan suaimi - (n.) plan - Example: The plans for the new building are in my office = Inn thar pungsan kha ka zung ah an um
inn pungsan suaitu - (n.) draftsman
inn ramhtu , in bauhtu mifir - (n.) burglar
inn sak tik i a tuang umnak ding tuaktanmi - (n.) ground plan
inn sak tik i kai chungnak rua in a sermi - (n.) scaffold
inn sakning - (n.) structure
inn sakning a suai i a tuaktantu - (n.) architect
inn sakning thiamnak - (n.) architecture
inn sangpi - (n.) skyscraper
inn siseh duah , mai in thil siseh - (n.) arson
inn thar luh - (n.) housewarming
inn thlung saram keng thlung - (n.) ridge
inn zohkhenhtu - (n.) caretaker
inn zuat satil , caw phun paohpaoh - (n.) cattle
inn zuatmi sattil - (adj.) domestic
innak - (n.) endurance
innak , harnak , sifah innak - (n.) suffering
inncar - (n.) back of the house - Example: They dry rice at the back of the house = Inncar ah facang an pho
innchung - (n.) the inside (interior part) of the house
innchung - (n.) wife/husband - Example: She/he is my wife/husband = Amah cu ka innchung a si
innchung ah - (adv.) indoors - Example: Let us play badminton indoors = Badminton innchungah i cehl u sih
innchung i dot tangnung in dot cungnung i kainak seh hlei - (n.) elevator
innchung i i erh - (v.) confine
innchung i umter - (v.) house
innchung khan , ihnak khan - (n.) chamber
innchung pakhat chung tawh vialte a hung khotu tawh - (n.) master key
innchung rian - (n.) housework
innchung si loin lengah , lengah - (adj.) outdoors
innchung thil a simi - (adj.) indoor
innchung tuangpi le innleng lei innka karlak - (n.) vestibule
innchung vung luhnak khan , mileng khan - (n.) lobby
innchungkhar - (n.) family
innchungkhar - (n.) home - Example: He came from a happy home = Aa lawmmi innchungkhar in a rami a si
innchungkhar aa naihmi he sual , pa le fa , nu le fa , u le nau - (n.) incest
innchungkhar chung nu bik - (n.) housewife
innchungkhar , chungkhar - (n.) family
innchungkhar min a simi , min hmanung bik - (n.) surname
innchungnu , chungnu - (n.) wife
inncung - (n.) housetop
inncung - (n.) roof of the house - Example: We use galvanized roofing tins for our roof = Kan inncung caah canphio kan hman
inncung, dica - (n.) roof
inncung/siling i thlalang awng - (n.) skylight
innhlan man - (n.) rent
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innhlangtu - (n.) renter
innhmai - (n.) front/fadade of the house - Example: They painted white the front/fadade of their house = An innhmai cu sirang an thuh
innhmai ah - (prep.) in front of - Example: There is a banyan tree in front of their house = An innhmai ah ri kung a um
innhngaktu uico - (n.) watchdog
innka a luhnak awng - (n.) doorway
innka cawngtu - (n.) doorkeeper
innka fak piin khar - (v.) slam
innka hrenh , innkaa hrolh , innkhar hrenh - (n.) latch
innka khar - (n.) door
innka luhnak hlei - (n.) doorstep
innka luhnak i thingtan maw lungpher maw lamh awk i chiahmi - (n.) threshold
innka tung , thlalangawng tung - (n.) jamb
innka vengtu , thil phortu - (n.) porter
innkaa - (n.) doorway
innkaba , a cunglei - (n.) lintel
innken sapang - (n.) 1. outskirt of the village, the place where the poor, the marginalized poor people live. - 2. the poor themselves
innkhan nganpi cung i donhhlei i cu donhhlei i innkhan cu vun zoh khawhnak - (n.) gallery
innkhar - (n.) shutter of the door - Example: The shutter of the door is made of wood = Innkhar cu thing in an ser
innkhar hrenh , innka hrenh , innkaa hrolh - (n.) latch
innkil lung - (n.) cornerstone
innleng - (n.) porch
innleng - (n.) portico
innleng - (n.) verandah
innleng donhhlei - (n.) balcony
innlo , thilri , ro - (n.) estate - Example: When he died he left an estate of one thousand kyats = A thih ah khan ro tangka thong khat a roh tak
innngeitu - (n.) householder
innpa chakthlang - (n.) neighbour
innpa chakthlang sinak , i naihnak - (n.) neighbourhood
innpi i pehchinmi innte - (n.) penthouse
innsak deng tik i sak ding ning ttha tein suaimi le tuakmi khi - (n.) blueprint
innsak , lam cawhnak - (n.) construction
innsaknak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) structural
innsang - (n.) tower
innsir - (n.) side of the house
inntang a niamnak hmun , vawlei tangah a si tawn - (n.) basement
inntang i an sermi khan - (n.) cellar
inntang , inntoi - (n.) the ground beneath the house
innte - (n.) cottage
innteknu - (n.) hostess
inntekpa , tlun inn pa - (n.) host
innthla - (n.) house lizard, gecko
innthlang - (n.) the place below the house. - 2. the neighbors living below one's house
inntling - (n.) rafter
inntoi , inntang - (n.) the ground beneath the house
inntual - (n.) courtyard
inntung - (n.) pillar
inntung pehnak thir bawl - (n.) bolt
intuarnak nih a lungthin a fahter kawn lomi - (adj.) impassible
inzin , seh - (n.) engine
ip - (n.) bag
ir , tang , er - (n.) bosom
irh , erh (voi) - (v.) belch
it - (v.) to rain continously for days - Example: It rains without ceasing for days = Khua a it
it , ih - (v.) sleep
J
Januari thla - (n.) January
Japan mi, Japan holh - (adj.) Japanese
Japan mi ngaknu hlasak a thiam i lam a thiammi - (n.) geisha
Japan nu hni - (n.) kimono
Japan tangka - (n.) yen
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jeep mawttawka - (n.) jeep
Jesuh - (prop.) Jesus
Jesuh Khrih - (n.) Saviour
Judah m hna nih Pathian he bia an i kamnak an chiahnak kuang - (n.) ark
Judah mi - (n.) Jew
Judah mi - (n.) Hebrew
Judah mi cawnpiaktu saya - (n.) rabbi
Judah mi hna an i pumhnak inn - (n.) synagogue
Judah mi nih Pathian biaknak inn caah an i vahpi lengmangmi puan biakinn kha - (n.) tabernacle
Judah mi Nizarh, Khrihfa mi ni relning ah Zarhte ni - (n.) sabbath
Judah mi phunglam an khawmhmi an ttialnak cauk - (n.) Talmud
Judah minu - (n.) Jewess
Julai thla - (n.) July
June thla - (n.) June
jury chung i aa telmi - (n.) juror
K
ka - (pron.) I, me, my personal pronoun singular - Example: I am going to school = Sianginn ah ka kal lai
ka chim zongin , catial zongin , a si hrimhrim tiah ti - (v.) certify
ka chung le hrom hrawng tiin i thuah - (v.) gargle
ka ding tiah aa ruatmi - (adj.) self-righteous
ka in chim loin tuahnak in a sullam langhtermi - (adj.) tacit
ka in chimmi bia , ka in dinmi - (adj.) oral - Example: Oral medicine = Ka in dinmi si
ka , kaa - (n.) mouth
ka (kaa) i an thli dawp , thraw phahlang lengmang i um - (v.) gasp
ka (kaa) kau piin i an - (v.) gape
ka khat a simi , ka nih a tlum khawhmi zat - (n.) mouthful
ka nih a tlum khawhmi zat , ka khat a simi - (n.) mouthful
ka palh ti i chim , ngaihthiam hal - (v.) apologize
ka pe tiah hal - (v.) order - Example: She ordered food from the shop = Rawl dawr in rawl a cah
ka philh hlah ti a min a simi pangpar - (n.) forget-me-not
ka sual ko ti - (v.) admit - Example: He admitted his mistake = Ka palh ko a ti
ka thaw ngai i ei , hlawptlo ngaiin umnak - (n.) zest - Example: The hungry man ate with zest = Ka thaw ngaiin a rawl a tammi pa nih a ei
ka thawtnak , rawl duhnak - (n.) appetite
ka tuah awk a si lo ti i hngalhnak , mah le mah hmaizahnak - (n.) self-respect
ka tuah kahwh lai tiah aa zummi - (adj.) self-confident
ka tuah khawh lai ti i zumhnak - (n.) self-confidence
kaa - (n.) vent, opening - Example: Doorway. - Opening or mouth of a bottle = Innka. - Thawl kaa
kaa - (n.) muzzle of a gun
kaa in pawpi tiang rawl kalnak lam - (n.) oesophagus
kaa , ka - (n.) mouth
kaa , kai - (pron.) myself (first person, reflexive) - Example: I shall be able to defend myself = Kaa rungveng kho ko lai
kaa khatkhat i chiah i philh , a ping i chiah - (v.) mislay
kaam - (v.) lever , to move with a lever
kaan - (n.) crossbeam of the house; tie-beam
kaat - (n.) sulphur
kadipa - (n.) velvet
kadipa bantukin a nemmi - (adj.) velvety
kafi - (n.) coffee
kah - (v.) beat out raw cotton
kah - (v.) split, crack - Example: Cold wind blows and my lips crack that blood comes out of it = Thli kik a hrang i ka hmur a kah caah a thi a chuak
kah, kak - (v.) cleave
kah , kap - (v.) shoot, fire at - Example: I shot a deer = Sakhi pakhat ka kah
kah phak tawk - (n.) range
kahcham - (n.) ditch
kahcham - (n.) trench
kahcham tilak in lo tipek - (v.) irrigate
kahcham tilak in lo tipeknak - (n.) irrigation
kahli - (n.) bow used for beatng out raw cotton
kahpa thir - (n.) steel
kahpia - (n.) half-caste
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kahpia, phun hnih cawhni - (n.) mongrel
kahuh - (v.) gag - Example: He was gagged and died = A ka an huh i a thi
kai - (v.) accede - Example: When did he accede to his position = Zeitik ah dah a umnak hmun ah hin a hung kai?
kai - (v.) attend - Example: Thei attend school = Sianginn an kai
kai - (v.) mount - Example: Prices are mounting = Thil man a kai
kai - (adv.) up - Example: He went up the hill = Tlang ah a kai
kai choter - (v.) upgrade
kai , cunglei i kai - (v.) ascend
kai , kaa - (pron.) myself (first person, reflexive) - Example: I shall be able to defend myself = Kaa rungveng kho ko lai
kai , thingkung kai - (v.) climb
kai ttum lemgmang - (v.) pitch - Example: The ship pitched in the storm = Tilet chungah lawng cu a kai a ttum lemgmang
kaidawn - (n.) rapids, which hinder fish to go up stream
kaih - (v.) increase, raise the price
kaih - (v.) copulate (used only for animals)
kainak hlei - (n.) ladder
kainak hlei i lamhbak - (n.) stair
kaite - (n.) kite (bird), hawk
kaiter - (v.) promote
kaiternak , umternak - (n.) promotion
kak , kah - (v.) cleave
kal - (v.) go - Example: We go to church = Biakinn ah kan kal
kal - (n.) kidney
kal - (v.) leave - Example: Did you see him leave? = A kal kha na hmu maw?
kal - (v.) move - Example: The train moved slowly = Tlanglawng cu duhsah tein a kal
kal - (v.) pass - Example: The parade passed down the street = Ralkap aa cermi kha thlanglei ah an vung kal duahmah
kal bal lonak ram le tih a nungmi hmuni va kal - (n.) adventure
kal bal lonak ram le ttih a nungmi hmun i a va kal minu - (n.) adventurer
kal fial , kal cang ti i fial - (interj.) begone
kal hnawh , veh , va kal - (v.) resort - Example: Many people resort to the seaside in hot weather = Khualinh caan ah mi tampi cu rili kam ah an
kal lengmang
kal i thau aa benhmi - (n.) suet
kal khawh lonak ding ca i lam i dawntu sermi , lam i thingtum rilhmi - (n.) barricade
kal , lamh - (v.) tread - Example: Don't tread on the flower beds = Pangpar cinnak kuang kha lam hna hlah
kal lengmang lio tthial lengmang lio a simi - (n.) transit
kal man , vanlawng kal man, tilawng kal man, baska kal man - (n.) fare
kal , thih - (n.) departure
kal tik i ke a hnuh in hnuh - (v.) shuffle
kal tik i ther durhmarh in kal - (v.) shamble
kal , tthen - (v.) depart - Example: He said good bye and departed = Dam tein a ti i a kal, pial
kal tti hawi , hawikom - (n.) companion
kal tti , kalpi , zulh - (v.) accompany
kal umnak , inn le rawl ralkap pawl pek thiamning - (n.) logistics
kal , vaih - (v.) wander
Kala - (n.) Indian
kalauk - (n.) camel
kalh - (v.) oppose, contradict
kalnak - (n.) tramp - Example: Thge boys took a tramp over the hill = Ngakchia pawl kha tlang cungah an kai
kalnak ca i hman , kalnak ca i lak - (v.) take - Example: We shall take a bus from Mandalay to Yangon = Mandalay in Yangon cu baska in kan kal
lai
kalnak lam , kutka awng - (n.) gateway
kalnak nawl pek - (v.) dismiss
kalning tlangpi , lam kalning , zulhning - (n.) tenor
kalpah i chimmi - (adj.) passing - Example: He made a passing comment which I could not hear = Kalpah in a chim i ka thei kho lo
kalper - (n.) beams running beneath the floor of a house supporting the joists
kalper , pom - (adj.) joint
kalpi - (v.) sweep - Example: A flood swept away the bridge = Tilian nih hlei kha a kalpi
kalpi - (v.) carry along - Example: I shall take your book along with me. - Please take him along with you. - I shall accompany you to the train
station = Na cauk kan kalpi lai. - Amah cu i kalpi. - Tlanglawng dinhnak tiang kan kalpi lai
kalpi , pek chin , lanhter , lanhpi - (v.) convey
kalpi , phorh - (v.) take - Example: We take the flowers to the church = Pangpar kha biakinn ah kan kalpi hna
kalpi ve - (v.) take - Example: Harry wanted to take along his dog = Harry nih a uico kha kalpi a duh
kalpi , zulh , kal tti - (v.) accompany
kalsiam, ruh thawntertu - (n.) calcium
kaltak , chiahtak - (v.) leave - Example: You may leave your books here = Hika ah hin na cauk kha na chiahtak khawh hna
kaltak , chuahtak , hlawt - (v.) abdicate - Example: The king abdicated his throne = Siangpahrang nih a bawi tthutdan a chuahtak.
kaltak , hlawt - (v.) abandon
kaltak , hlawt - (v.) abandon
kaltak , ngei loin um - (v.) forgo - Example: You have to forgo pleasures in order to study hard = Ca fak piin zohnak dingah nuamhnak cu nu
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kaltak hna a hau
kaltak , zamtak - (v.) evacuate
kalter - (v.) drive - Example: Drive the dog away = Uico kha kalter
kalter - (v.) send
kalter , luanter - (v.) conduct - Example: Pipes conduct heat through the building = Pipes nih lumnak kha inn chungah an luanter
kaltheuh , kalttheu - (n.) stilt
kam , kamh - (v.) bet - Example: I bet you ten kyats that I will pass the exam = Camipuai ka awng lai tiah tangka fang hra kan hamh
kam , kamh - (v.) promise - Example: I promise you one hundred kyats = Tangka za khat kaan kamh
kam , kap - (n.) edge - Example: Beach (edge of sea) = Rilikam
kam khattelei lawng - (adj.) one-sided
kam khattelei lawng a rit tukmi - (adj.) lopsided
kam khattelei nih lerh lo i um - (v.) poise - Example: The girl poised the basket on her head = Bawm kha ngaknu nih a lu ah tla lo tein aa khinh
kamfawh - (v.) gargle, rinse the mouth - Example: Rinse your mouth with salt water = Ti le cite in na kam naa fawh lai
kamh - (v.) help something to stand firm - Example: He stood by my side in time of troubles = Harnak caan ah a ka dirkamh
kamh , kam - (v.) promise - Example: I promise you one hundred kyats = Tangka za khat kaan kamh
kampani chung i tangka chiahmi siar (share) a ngeimi - (n.) stockholder
kampani i tangka an chiahmi lehhmah an i cawk an i zuarhnak hmun - (n.) stock market
kampani i tangka chiahnak lehhmah an i cawknak le zuarhnak hmun - (n.) stock exchange
Kampani pakhat nih tangka a hmuhmi, cu kampani chung rianttuantu hna nih an i phawtmi kha - (n.) dividend
kamtemh , puk ti i hnamh i a ringmi khi - (n.) smack
kamtuh - (n.) day after day after tomorrow, third day from today
kan - (n.) large cross beams of roof
kan ca i a thami - (adj.) favourable - Example: We had favourable weather last week = Kan hnulei zarh cu nikhua nih a kan tthatpiak
kan cuar chung i a awng hme tete - (n.) pore - Example: Sweat comes through the pores in our skin = Kan cuar awng in thlan a chuak
kan herhmi a rak kan pechantu thil - (n.) resource - Example: We have no resource of money = Tangka a kan pechan khotu thil/tangka
hmuhnak kan ngei lo
kan hnulei caan ah caan - (adv.) ago - Example: Two minutes ago = Minit pahnih an khan
kan hnulei te ah khan - (adv.) the other day
kan i thi lai tiah bia i kam , i ham - (v.) betroth
kan (kaan) , inn saknak kan - (n.) beam
kan , kanmah , kannih - (pron.) we, us - Example: We shall come tomorrow = Thaizing ah kan ra lai
kan pum chung hmun khatkhat a zawt i a sen i a phin i a fahnak khi - (n.) inflammation
kan pum chung i rawl kha thi i a can i pum nih a hman ti lomi pum leng i a chuahning - (n.) metabolism
kan pum chung i rawl kha thi i a can i pum nih a hman ti lomi pum leng i a chuahning - (n.) metabolism
kan pum chung i rianttuantu thil pakhatkhat - (n.) organ - Example: The heart is the organ that pumps blood = Kan lung hi thi kaltertu a si
kan pum chung i tihang a chuahtertu hna thil santlai ngaingaimi, tahchunhnak ah thin tehna kal tehna thalbere tehna hi 'kirtel' an
si - (n.) gland
kan pum chunglei thil , lung , cuap , thin , kal , ril te hna - (n.) viscera
kan tuah awk a simi thil , ttuanvo - (n.) responsibility
kan tuah lai tiah biakhiahmi , biakhiahmi - (n.) resolution
kan tuah lai tiah lungtak tein ti i bia khiah - (v.) resolve
kan tuksa a kan purmi thil , thlingza a simi thil , thil ttihnung - (n.) horror - Example: Little girls have horror of snakes = Nu ngakchia tete
nih cun rul cu an ttih tuk hna i an thling a za
kanaan , kanan - (n.) arithmetic
kanal , ralbawi - (n.) colonel
kanan a thiammi - (n.) mathematician
kanan in tuak - (v.) compute
kanan , kanaan - (n.) arithmetic
kanan lei thil a simi - (adj.) mathematical
kanan phun khat - (n.) logarithm
kanan phun paohpaoh - (n.) mathematics
kanan tuaknak - (n.) computation
kanan tuaknak i a hmaan ti langhternak - (n.) theorem
kandap , siling - (n.) ceiling
kang - (v.) dry up, evaporate, to run dry as water, spring, stream - Example: The drought is so long that the springs dry up = Khuakhen a sau
tuk i tihna an kang dih
kang hlah seh tiah kiaumi sa kha ti toih lengmang - (v.) baste - Example: Meat is basted to keep it from drying = Ro hlah seh tiah sa cu chiti
an thlerh lengmang
kang , kangh - (v.) burn - Example: The fire will burn you = Mei nih an kangh lai
kang loin a ceumi - (adj.) phosphorescent
kangh dih - (v.) burn out - Example: The fire burnt out the house during the night = Mei nih inn cu zan ah a kangh dih
kanghnak - (n.) combustion
kanghter - (v.) set on fire - Example: A spark sets the house on fire = Meici nih inn kha a kangh
kangkaru saram ; hnulei ke saupi , hmailei ke tawite - (n.) kangaroo
kanh - (v.) to drive a herd of cows, goats, sheep etc.
kanh - (v.) outstrip, get in front of, get ahead of, forestall, be prior to, precede, preempt
kanmah - (pron.) we
kanmah , biatlang hram thawhnak i hman khawh a si lomi , biatlang donghnak lawng i hman khawh a simi - (pron.) us - Example:
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They invited us to dinner = Zanriah ei an kan sawm
kanmah caah - (pron.) ourselves - Example: We bought ourselves a new car = Kanmah caah mawttawka thar kan i cawk
kanmah nih uk loin kan pum chung nge amah duh tein a cawlcangmi - (n.) reflex - Example: Sneezing is a reflex act = Hachio bi amah duh
tein si
kanmah ta - (pron.) our - Example: We left our hoes in the hut = Kan tuhmui thlam chungah kan chiahtak hna
kanmahte nih - (pron.) ourselves - Example: We ourselves painted the house = Kanmahte nih inn cu si kan thuh
kap - (n.) aspect - Example: All aspects of the question must be considered = Thil cu a kam kip in kan ruah awk a si
kap - (n.) side - Example: Walk on the left side of the road = Lam kehlei kap in kal
kap hnih har i umnak , mi hmuh i phun dang , a thli i phun dang - (n.) duplicity
kap hnih lamh in kal - (v.) straddle
kap hnih riantuannak - (adj.) bilateral - Example: The bilateral agreement betweeb two countries = Ram pahnih an pahnih hnatlaknak
kap , kah - (v.) shoot, fire at - Example: I shot a deer = Sakhi pakhat ka kah
kap , kam - (n.) edge - Example: Beach (edge of sea) = Rilikam
kap nga/kil nga a ngeimi inn - (n.) pentagon
kap pali a ngeimi hmun - (n.) quadrangle
kap pali a ngeimi hmun bantuk - (adj.) quadrangular
kap ruk , hmai ruk a ngeimi thil - (n.) hexagon
kap ruk ngei a simi - (adj.) hexagonal
kap tampi , phun tampi , phun dangdang a simi - (adj.) multifarious
kapza bantukin a biapi a si , aa khing , aa bunh - (v.) hinge on - Example: The success of our picnic hinges on the kind of weather we shall
have = Kan hnianghrawm a that lai le that lai lo cu nikhua nawl a si lai, nikhua ah a khing
kapza , kawpza , kopza - (n.) hinge
kar - (v.) overstep
kar - (n.) pace - Example: He walked three paces forward = Hmailei ah kar thum a kal
kar - (v.) stride - Example: He strode over the brook = Tivate kha a kar
kar - (v.) step, pace
kar khumh in dir - (v.) stride - Example: He strides over a fence = Hau kha kar khumh in a dir
kar sau , kehlan sau - (n.) stride
karah , karlak - (prep.) betweem - Example: Let there be reconciliation between you = Nan karlak ah remnak um seh
karh - (v.) multiply
karh - (n.) time - Example: Three times three is nine = Pathum cu pathum in khar ah pakua a si
karh - (v.) to keep the mouth open with a stick or piece of wood
karh , i chap chin lengmang - (v.) accumulate
karh , tthan , hlawhtlin , nun - (v.) thrive
karhnak - (n.) multiplication, increasing
karhnak , lahkhah karhnak - (n.) increment
karhter - (v.) promulgate
karhter , nganter , tthanter - (v.) amplify
karhter , tamter - (v.) increase
karhter , tamter - (v.) step up
karhter , thlaici vorh in vorh - (v.) disseminate
karhter , zamter - (v.) diffuse - Example: Knowledge can be diffused through books = Hngalhnak cu cauk in karhter khahwh a si
karhternak - (n.) dissemination
karhtertu - (n.) spreader
karhtu, 8 cu 5 in karh tikah 5 cu 'multiplikator' a si - (n.) multiplier
karkhumh - (v.) straddle
karlak - (prep.) between
karlak , karah - (prep.) betweem - Example: Let there be reconciliation between you = Nan karlak ah remnak um seh
karlak thlak i i thim - (n.) alternative
karlak thlak i thlen - (v.) alternate
kat - (n.) brimstone
kat phun esid , a thawng ngaingaimi esid - (n.) sulphuric acid
kat , zen i hmanmi kat - (n.) sulphur
kate - (adv.) immediately, just, just now, freshly, recently, lately
kattazasi lam sernak i hmanmi - (n.) tar
kau - (adj.) wide, large, broad, vast
kau - (v.) open - Example: Open your book = Na cauk kau tuah
kau - (v.) make fire, kindle fire - Example: I started fire = Mei ka kau
kau - (v.) turn
kau - (n.) leaf - Example: Please pluck one leaf of mustard green = Anttam kau khat in hei ttot
kau , kao - (v.) dry up, evaporate
kau , kao - (v.) dry up, evaporate
kauh - (v.) broaden, widen - Example: The road has been widened = Lam an kauh
kauh - (v.) bite off - Example: He bites off the meat = Sa a kauh
kauh deuhnak , ngan deuhnak - (n.) dilation
kauhnak - (n.) width
kauhnak , sauhnak - (n.) extension
kauhtennak , sautennak - (n.) expansion
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kauhter - (v.) broaden
kauhter - (v.) widen
kauhter , puarter , sauter - (v.) expand
kaupi a zohmi , kaupi a hmumi - (adj.) sweeping - Example: He made a sweeping statement about agriculture = Lothlawhnak kong ah kaupi in
a chim
kaupi in aa thek , kaupi in aa samh - (adj.) widespread
kaw - (n.) glue
kaw benh , sengh - (v.) glue
kaw , ca senghnak kaw - (n.) paste
kaw kung - (n.) gum tree
kawfi - (n.) coffee
kawfi chungah siseh lakphak chungah siseh aa tel ciami si phun khat - (n.) caffeine
kawfi sonak um - (n.) percolator
kawfi zawng - (adj.) brown
kawh , auh - (v.) summon
kawh , ttah , au - (v.) cry
kawhnak - (n.) calling - Example: Do not disregard the calling of God = Pathian nih an kawhnak kha zeirel loin um hlah
kawhra - (n.) sweet potato/potato
kawi - (n.) male friend
kawi - (n.) best man of bridegroom
kawi - (n.) twist and turn of the road, curve
kawi - (adj.) crooked, not sraight - Example: The road in the Chin Hills is crooked = Lai Tlang lam cu a kawi
kawih - (v.) bend (the bow)
kawih - (v.) take somebody for a friend - Example: It's not yet long since we became friends = Amah he kan i kawihnak a hlan rih lo
kawiter , kuaih - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter
kawk - (v.) peel off, blister - Example: My foot blisters and the skin peels off = Ka ke a kawk
kawl - (n.) goal
kawl - (v.) hunt - Example: They hunted for the lost child = Ngakchia a tlaumi kha an kawl
kawl - (v.) look - Example: I was looking for my hymn book = Ka hla cauk ka kawl
kawl - (v.) search
Kawl - (n.) Burmese
kawl , hawl - (v.) seek, search,, look for - Example: I search for a lost coin (money) = Tangka tlaumi ka kawl
kawlbahra - (n.) sweet potato
kawlf , lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) golf
kawlh - (adj.) barren, bald, bare
kawlh , kolh - (v.) shave, make it bald - Example: His mother shaves his head = A nu nih a lu a kolh
kawlhang , khazianchinti - (n.) tomato
Kawlholh - (n.) Burmese language
kawlnak - (n.) exploration
kawlnak - (n.) quest
kawlnak - (n.) search
kawltu - (n.) explorer
kawm - (n.) pen, place where domestic animals are kept
kawm - (n.) maize
kawm - (n.) fringe - Example: The fringe of the shawl = A puan tlangkawm
kawm - (v.) hemstitch
kawm - (v.) befriend, associate
kawmh - (v.) associate - Example: He is a good man and it's pleasant to associate with him = Mi ttha a si i kan i kawmh a nuam ngai
kawmh , komh - (v.) bind together
kawmh , komh - (v.) add - Example: Add two and four = Pahnih le pali komh
kawmhnak , komhnak - (n.) fellowship, friendship, joining together, association
kawmiti - (n.) committee
kawng - (n.) sheath, scabbard
kawng chung i mu a ngeimi pawl , be , ra , pe - (n.) legume
kawng , kawngh - (adj.) bald - Example: His head is bald = A lu a kawng
kawng , kong - (n.) trails of animals
kawngh - (v.) shave the whole head
kawngthun - (n.) dagger
kawntinent - (adj.) continent
kawntinent - (n.) continent
kawp - (v.) associate, be together, befriend
kawpat - (n.) emery paper
kawpi - (n.) copy - Example: Please give me two copies of the book = Cauk kha kawpi pahnih in ka pe
kawpi hlum , kopi - (n.) cabbage
kawpihlum hnar kir phun - (n.) savoy
kawpza , kapza - (n.) hinge
kawr , kor - (n.) Chin sleeveless bluse
kawrhrenh - (n.) safety pin
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kawrong - (n.) cowbell
kawrong - (n.) hollow tree
kawt , kot - (n.) exit or entrance to an enclosure for keeping animals
kawtka , kutka , kotka - (n.) gate
kazer - (n.) carrot
kazer - (n.) carrots
Kazin - (n.) Karens
ke - (n.) foot
ke - (n.) leg
ke dorh , kut dorh - (n.) blister
ke hlan khat - (n.) step
ke hnih ngeimi saram, a tam bik cu vate an si - (n.) biped
ke in a kalmi - (n.) pedestrian
ke in kal - (v.) walk
ke in kal - (v.) hike
ke in kal - (n.) hiking
ke in lamh - (v.) step - Example: Don't step on mye toes = Ka kedong ka lam hna hlah
ke in ral a tumi ralkap - (n.) infantryman
ke in siseh kut in siseh din tete in khawn - (v.) tap - Example: He tapped on the floor with his foot = Zeltuang kha a ke in a khawn
ke kalnak lam - (n.) footpath
ke khat in i hlawh i peh. - 2. ke hnih in i hlawh i peh - (v.) hop - Example: Birds hop = Vate cu an pet diatmat
ke lamhnak - (n.) foothold
ke lawngin , kedan loin - (adj.) bare foot
ke pali a ngeimi - (adj.) four footed
ke pali a ngeimi saram - (adj.) quadruped
ke pathum a ngeimi - (n.) tripod
ke ralkap - (n.) infantry
kebai - (v.) be lame, crippled - Example: He is crippled in one leg = A ke a bai
kebai , kebei - (n.) cripple - Example: A cripple is healed = Kebai pakhat a dam
kebal , kebeh - (n.) the dirt of the feet
kebeh , kebal - (n.) the dirt of the feet
kebei , kebai - (n.) cripple - Example: A cripple is healed = Kebai pakhat a dam
kechiahnak thutdan - (n.) footstool
kedan a cawng khuk tiang dengmang a saumi - (n.) jackboot
kedan a cunglei - (n.) vamp
kedan hri - (n.) shoelace
kedan hri phoih - (v.) unlace
kedan kemit hup - (n.) spat
kedan le hmawca - (n.) footwear
kedan loin , ke lawngin - (adj.) bare foot
kedan , rang tin kedan zong - (n.) shoe
kedan remhtu - (n.) cobbler
kedan sernak ca i kedan bantukin kedan i rup in an sermi dolung - (n.) last
kedan sertu , kedan tuahtu - (n.) shoemaker
kedan tanglei - (n.) sole
kedan tanglei benh - (v.) sole
kedan tanglei thir zum khenhmi - (n.) spike
kedan tanglei thirkhenh - (n.) hobnail
kedan tleu tein hnawh - (v.) shine - Example: He shined his shoes = Akedan tleu tein a hnawh kha
kedil - (n.) heel
kedil le kedil tonter in thut, thutbual in thut - (v.) squat
kedong - (n.) toe
kedong le kedong a senghtertu cuar , compai ke bantuk - (n.) web
keh - (n.) left (hand)
keh - (v.) burst open, break - Example: Be careful that the egg doesn't break = Arti a keh nak hnga lo i ralring
keh , kek , kuai , tan , kutke hna tan - (v.) mutilate - Example: The victims of the accident were mutilated, some lost arms, some lost legs =
Eksidenh a tongmi hna kha an bultan dih, a cheu cu an kut a um lo, a cheu cu an ke a um lo
kehdak , kehtlak - (n.) left-handed person
kehkuai , rawk , thih - (v.) perish
kehlan i hnawh , hnawh - (v.) quicken
kehlan sau , kar sau - (n.) stride
kehlei - (adj.) left
kehlei kam siseh , orhlei kam siseh - (n.) flank - Example: The enemies attacked both our flanks = Ral nih kan orhlei kam he kan kehlei kam he
an kan tuk
kehleng - (n.) feet
kehleng phelh - (v.) trip somebody up - Example: Do not trip anybody up = Mi kehleng phelh hmang hlah
kehnak - (n.) cracking, crack, bursting - Example: I cannot see the crack on the cup = Hrai a kehnak ka hmu kho lo
kehtlak , kehdak - (n.) left-handed person
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kei , keimah - (pron.) I (pron. first person sing.) - Example: I am a Chin. - I am a school teacher = Kei cu Laimi ka si. - Keimah cu cawng saya ka si
keimah - (pron.) I
keimah , biatlang a donghnak lei ah hmanmi - (pron.) me - Example: He helps me = A ka bawmh
keimah, kanmah - (n.) first person
keimah , kei - (pron.) I (pron. first person sing.) - Example: I am a Chin. - I am a school teacher = Kei cu Laimi ka si. - Keimah cu cawng saya ka si
keimah le keimah - (pron.) myself - Example: I cut myself with a knife = Keimah le keimah namte in kaa at
keimah lei zoh hna seh ti i cawlcangh - (v.) gesture - Example: She gestured to attract our attention = Ka zoh hna seh ti duh ah a cawlcang
len
keimah , mah - (n.) ego
keimah ta - (pron.) mine - Example: This house is mine = Hi inn cu keimah ta a si
keimah ta - (pron.) my - Example: My book = Keimah cauk
keite - (n.) panther
keivom - (n.) black leopard
kekak - (n.) cracked soles of the feet
kekar - (n.) slits between toes
kekar kar khat - (n.) footstep
kekawi , kekual - (n.) bandy-legged person
kekhmuk , changreu thlum - (n.) cake
kekkuai hleng lo tein , rawkcat lo tein a simi - (adj.) intact
kekual , kekawi - (n.) bandy-legged person
kekual pahnih a ngeimi leng , thil hlonhnak i hmanmi - (n.) barrow
kel - (adv.) as usual, as before - Example: We are as usual = Kanmah kel kan si
kel , meheh - (n.) goat
kelamh - (n.) stirrup
kem - (v.) look askance at somebody or something
kemh - (n.) to do somethilng along with which one is doing - Example: You cannot serve mammon and God at the same time = Khuachia le
Pathian cu na kemh kho hna lai lo
kemhtu , kemtu - (n.) collaborator, fellow-worker
kemtu , kemhtu - (n.) collaborator, fellow-worker
ken , keng - (v.) keep, carry, keep in mind
keneh - (n.) footprint
keneh - (n.) step
keneh , hmelchunhnak - (n.) trace - Example: We saw traces of rabbits on the ground = Vawlei ah saveh keneh tete kan hmuh hna
keng , ken - (v.) keep, carry, keep in mind
keng , kengzang - (n.) back - Example: My back is painful = Ka keng a fak
keng ruh a ngei lomi saram - (n.) invertebrate
keng ruh a ngeimi saram - (n.) vertebrate
keng ruh chung thlik - (n.) spinal cord
keng ruh he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spinal
kengdan - (n.) saddle
kengfah - (n.) lumbago
kengkul - (n.) hunchback
kengruh - (n.) spine
kengruh a ngei lomi - (adj.) spineless
kengruh , kengruh biapi a simi - (n.) backbone
kengruh tan tan khat - (n.) vertebra
kengzang , keng - (n.) back - Example: My back is painful = Ka keng a fak
kenh , kian - (v.) give way, yield, evade - Example: You should give way to a man carrying a burden = Thilphormi cu lam na kenh lai
kenhnak - (n.) diversion of road
kenret - (n.) reserve - Example: He has a lot of reserve (money) = Phaisa kenret tampi a ngei
kenter , zohkhenhter - (v.) intrust
keo , keu - (v.) sprout - Example: Have the seeds of your corn sprouted? = Na fangvoi an keo cang maw?
keoh - (v.) hatch - Example: Have your chicks hatched? = Na arfa an keoh cang maw?
kep - (n.) button - Example: I shall put buttons on your shirt = Na angki kep kan sihpiak lai
kep awng - (n.) buttonhole
kep hrenh - (v.) button
kep phoih - (v.) unbutton
kepar tein a thli tein kal - (v.) tiptoe
kepha - (n.) sole
kepha cunglei - (n.) instep
kephah - (n.) instep of the foot
kephau - (n.) step, swing of the step - Example: He can be identified by the swing of his step = A kephau in hngalh khawh a si
kepi - (n.) big toe
ker - (v.) carve, groove, hollow out, bore a hole in the ground - Example: He carves a picture on the wall. - A pangolin bores a hole in the ground
= Vampang ah hmanthlak a ker. - Saphu nih khor a ker
ker , kir - (adj.) curly, kinky - Example: His hair is curly = A sam a ker
kerkawi - (n.) twists and turns of thing like road - Example: The twists and turns of the road are many = Lam kerkawi a tam
kermei - (n.) the small details, the twists and turns of the rite - Example: He is a man who observes the details of the law = Phung kermei zulmi a si
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kerter - (v.) curl - Example: Mother curls Helen's hair = Ka nu nih Helen sam a kerter
ketli - (n.) kettle
ketteli - (n.) kettle
keu - (n.) spoon
keu - (v.) open the book, eyes etc.
keu , keo - (v.) sprout - Example: Have the seeds of your corn sprouted? = Na fangvoi an keo cang maw?
keu khat a khatmi - (n.) spoonful
keuh - (n.) chicks and piglets - Example: Chicks. - Piglets = Ar keuh. - Vok keuh
keuh , thlaici keuh - (v.) sprout
keuhternak , tlumhnak - (n.) incubation
keulu - (n.) ladle, bog spoon
keza - (n.) sole of the foot
keza - (n.) sole of the foot
keza - (n.) sole of the foot
kha - (pron.) that - Example: She is the girl that sells the books = Amah cu cauk zuartu kha a si
kha - (pron.) that (demonstrative pronoun; the object is away from the speaker but near the person spoken to)
kha - (adj.) bitter - Example: Malaria medicine is bitter = Raifanhsi cu a kha
kha bantuk tthiamtthiam in - (adv.) ditto
kha caan ah khan , khi tikah , cun , cu a si ahcun - (adv.) then
kha caan le atu karlakah - (adv.) since - Example: Mr. Cole at first refused the job, but since accepted it = Mr. Cole nih rian kha a rak al,
sihmanhselaw kha caan le atu karlak ah khan a rak cohlan tthan
kha chung i a um bangin - (adv.) thereof
kha cungah - (adv.) there on
kha cungah - (adv.) thereon
kha hmun chungah - (adv.) therein
kha hmun khan - (adv.) therefrom
kha hmun pawng hrawng - (adv.) thereabout
kha hnu khan - (adv.) thereafter
kha , khabe - (n.) chin
kha , khabe , luhnak kua bite - (n.) jaw
kha mi hna - (art.) such - Example: The blank was robbed in such and such a town at such a time, by such and such persons = Bank cu kha mi
hna nih khan, kha khua ah khan, kha caan ah khan an baoh
kha set kha ti awk um loin , tlangpi in - (adj.) general
kha set ti theng um lomi - (adj.) any - Example: Take any book you like = Na duhmi cauk paoh kha i lak
khabe , kha - (n.) chin
khabe , luhnak kua bite - (n.) jaw
khabe ruh - (n.) jaw bone
khacer - (n.) mule
khacer a pa - (n.) jackass
khacer hme phun - (n.) donkey
khachuan phun khat - (n.) leek
khachuan sen , piat - (n.) onion
khachuan , vankhawng , daidim - (n.) garlic
khah , khat - (v.) fill up, be filled - Example: When your can is filled, come = Na thawl kha a khah in ra te
khah , khat - (v.) to be the same - Example: Their words are the same, their words match = An bia aa khat
khahmul - (n.) beard, whiskers
khahter - (v.) fill up - Example: Fill up the bucket = Balttin kha khahter
khahter - (v.) to make (them) te same, to harmonize - Example: Try to make your saying the same, harmonise = Nan bia khahter i zuam u
khai - (v.) chew - Example: Chew food properly = Rawl kha ttha tein khai
khaih - (v.) feed by mouth - Example: A mother feeds her baby by mouth = Nu nih a fa rawl a khaih
khaih: ba khaih in khaih - to tell somebody repeatedly many many times
khairiat - (n.) rubber
khairiat chai - (n.) catapult
khairiat kha fek deuh seh tiin ser - (v.) vulcanize
khairiat kual - (n.) rubber band
khairiat kung - (n.) rubber plant
khairiat puan - (n.) canvas
khairiat puan - (n.) tarpaulin
khairiat sawngkhoi thli in khahter tik i van i a zuang khomi balun - (n.) balloon
khairiat tipep , kualh khawhmi - (n.) hose
khak - (n.) mucus
khak - (v.) contradict, knock against
khak - (v.) ricochet - Example: A bullet ricochets and hits him = Kuanfang an khak i amah kha a va khen
khakha - (pron.) that, that one (demon. pron.)
khaki zawng a simi puanthan - (n.) khaki
khal - (v.) freeze - Example: Water freezes = Ti a khal
khal - (v.) to dance in front of a dead man to give him glory and honor
khal - (n.) curd - Example: Milk curd = Cawhnuk khal
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khal , khalh - (v.) tend, watch, take care of, shepherd - Example: He is tending the cows. - He does not feel like tending cows = Caw a khal hna. Caw khalh a zuam lo
khal , ti hna a khal khi - (v.) solidify, freeze , turn into curd
khalh , khal - (v.) tend, watch, take care of, shepherd - Example: He is tending the cows. - He does not feel like tending cows = Caw a khal hna. Caw khalh a zuam lo
khalnak , hahnak - (n.) solidity
kham - (v.) stave
kham - (v.) stop - Example: A big box stops the way = Thingkuang nganpi nih lam a kham
kham - (v.) sustain - Example: The sea walls sustain the waves = Rili kam vampang nih tilet kha a kham hna
kham - (v.) block road; dam water - Example: The road is blocked. - They dam the river = Lam an kham. - Tiva an kham
kham - (n.) cream
kham , dawnh - (v.) hinder
kham , doh , al - (v.) resist
kham , dohn - (v.) curb
kham , donh - (v.) prevent
kham , donh - (v.) stem
kham , donh - (v.) deter
kham , donh - (v.) keep - Example: They could not keep him from goin = kal an dawn /kham kho lo
kham , donh - (v.) obstruct
kham khawh lomi , tlaih khawh lomi - (adj.) irrepressible
kham khawhnak le donh khawhnak nawl ngeihmi - (n.) veto
kham lo , donh lo - (adj.) free
kham lomi , chek lomi , donh lomi - (adj.) unchecked
kham , onh lo , thlauh - (v.) ban
kham , sum sumter - (v.) restrain
kham , thlauh - (v.) prohibit
kham , tuah hlah ti i kham - (v.) interdict
kham , tuah khawh ding a ri khiahpiak - (v.) restrict
khamh - (v.) save, rescue - Example: I fell into the river and my friend saved my life = Ti chungah ka tla i ka hawipa nih ka nunnak a ka khamh
khamh khawh a si lomi , chanh khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indefensible
khamh , khon - (v.) save - Example: He saved one hundred kyats last year = Ni kum ah tangka zakhat a khon
khamhbawi - (n.) saviour - Example: Jesus is our saviour = Jesuh cu kan khamhbawi a si
khamhnak - (n.) salvation
khamhtu - (n.) rescuer
khamhtu - (n.) saviour
khami - (adj.) bitter - Example: Quinine is bitter = Kuinin cu a kha
khamnak - (n.) restriction
khamnak , donhnak - (n.) obstruction
khamnak , donhnak - (n.) prevention
khamnak , ngolternak , donhnak - (n.) stoppage
khamnak , thlauhnak - (n.) prohibition
khamnak , thlauhnak , donhnak - (n.) embargo
khamtu - (n.) that which blocks, an obstrutction, obstacle
khamtu , breik - (v.) brake
khan - (n.) rate - Example: He can go at the rate of four miles an hour = Suimilam pakhat ah khan li khan in a kal kho
khan - (n.) ratio - Example: He has sheep and cows in the ratio of ten to three = Caw le tuu a ngeihning cu tuu pahra ah caw pathum khan
lengmang in a si
khan - (n.) mile
khan - (n.) indication of past time - Example: While I was young = Ka ngakchiat lio ah khan
khan - (v.) to lay beam across
khan - (v.) to herd and bring home animals
khan , dal - (n.) room
khan hawttu - (n.) beater
khan , meng - (n.) mile - Example: One mile = Khan khat
khan tung - (n.) milestone
khang - (n.) a plot of land for growing vegetables
khang , khan - (v.) to lay beams across
khangca , khangca bantuk lung i aa benhmi zong khi - (n.) fern
khangh , hman dih , ei dih , din dih , hrawh - (v.) consume - Example: Fire consumes his house = Mei nih a inn a kangh dih
khangh , khang - (v.) burn - Example: Do you want to burn papers? = Chaku khangh na duh maw?
khangh thawinak - (n.) burnt offering
khangh , tlawmpal tein hrem - (v.) singe
khanghmi zihmui - (n.) incense
khanghnak - (n.) burning
khanh - (v.) precede, preempt
khao - (v.) solidify
khap - (n.) span (hand) from thumb to middle finger; roughly six inches
khap - (v.) to measure by the span
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khar - (v.) close - Example: Close the door = Innka khar
khar - (v.) buy wholesale - Example: I bought rice wholesale = Facang ka khar
khar , chinh - (v.) shut - Example: Shut your eyes = Na mit chin
khat - (num.) one - Example: One, two, three = Khat, hnih, thum
khat - (adj.) to be filled, full or brimful - Example: The house was filled with the aroma of the perfume = Inn cu zihmui rim in a khat dih
khat cicek tein , tling tein - (adv.) fully
khat , khah - (v.) fill up, be filled - Example: When your can is filled, come = Na thawl kha a khah in ra te
khat , khah - (v.) to be the same - Example: Their words are the same, their words match = An bia aa khat
khat lak in a ummi - (adj.) replete
khat le khat rualter - (v.) balance
khatpi in chiah - (v.) heap - Example: She heaped food in his plate = A pakan ah a khat tein rawl a chiah
khattalei ah - (adv.) yonder
khattelei - (n.) the other side - Example: The other side of the river. - On the other side = Khattelei ral. - Khattelei kam
khattelei dongh in khattelei dongh tiang - (prep.) through
khattelei donghnak in khattelei donghnak - (n.) extreme
khattelei kam i chiah - (adv.) aside - Example: He put the book aside = Cauk kha kahtlei kam ah a chiah (a rel ti lo)
khattelei kam in khattelei kam i kal - (v.) traverse
khattelei kam niamter deuh - (v.) tilt - Example: You may tilt the cup when you drink water = Ti na din tikah na hrai kha khattelei kam niamter
deuh (na hrai kha ling)
khattelei kamah a tlu - (v.) cock - Example: His hat was cocked over one øje = A luchin kha khattelei mit cungah a tli
khattelei kap i tan - (v.) side with somebody - Example: His friends always side with him = A hawile cu amah lei kap ah an tang zungzal
khattelei khattelei i a tanglomi - (adj.) neutral
khattelei khattelei i i mer i thawn lengmang , fek loin um - (n.) vacillation
khattelei khattelei i tanlonak - (n.) neutrality
khattelei kil in khattelei kil in rinmi tlang , paisah in - (adj.) diagonal
khatter - (v.) make it bitter - Example: A certain herb makes the vegetable soup bitter = An phun khat nih tihang kha a khatter
khaubawi , cawkhal - (n.) cowboy
khaubawk - (n.) locust
khaubawk - (n.) grasshopper
khauh - (adj.) strong and stout
khauhsuai bantuk a simi rawl - (n.) macaroni
khaukhih - (v.) predestine
khaukhih - (v.) preordain
khaukhihnak - (n.) predestination
khautazik - (n.) cricket
khaw , khua - (n.) village, town, city, habitat of man
khawfingcat - (n.) dawn
khawh - (v.) finish, complete - Example: Would you be able to finish/complete your weaving today? = Na thiam nihin ah na lim khawh lai maw?
khawh - (v.) peel off the skin or bark - Example: Can you peel off the bark? - The shoe rubs my little toe and peels off the skin = Thinghawng na
khawh khawh lai maw? - Kedan nih ka hngete a ka hnor i cuar a khawh
khawh chungin - as much as ... can - Example: Come as quickly as possible = A ran khawh chungin ra
khawh , khawt - (v.) throw a spear at somebody or thing - Example: Saul threw a spear at David (to kill him) = Sawl nih David cu fei in a khawh
khawh , kho - (v.) able - Example: He is able to come = A ra kho
khawh , tuah khawh - (v.) can - Example: He can go to church = Biakinn ah a kal kho
khawi , khoi - (interj.) an expression used when the speaker wishes to do or say something like this: Khawi, keimah nih tuah ning = Come on, let
me do it!
khawk - (v.) to speak out loudly and harshly
khawkhen - (n.) incurable disease like leprosy
khawl , khawlh , kholh - (v.) collect - Example: We are collecting money = Tangka kan khawl
khawlh , khawl - (v.) collect - Example: We are collecting money = Tangka kan khawl
khawlh , kholh - (v.) bathe, take bath - Example: It's nice to bathe with cold water in hot weather = Khualum caan ah tikik khawlh a nuam
khawlhnak - (n.) bathing
khawlhnak - (n.) collecting
khawm - (v.) gather - Example: We gather the sheaves = Facang phal kan khawm
khawm - (v.) worship together
khawm - (adj.) knock-kneed - Example: He is a knock-kneed person = A khup a khawm
khawma - (n.) comma
khawmh - (v.) go to worship - Example: We shall go to worship (in the church) = Khawmh ah kan kal lai
khawmh , khomh - (v.) gather - Example: The gathered the left over twelve baskets = A ttiltawt rel hleihnih an khamh
khawmh , pumh - (v.) compile
khawn - (v.) knock - Example: He knocked his head against the wall = A lu vampang ah aa khawn
khawn - (v.) hurt - Example: I hurt my leg against the table = Ka ke cabuai ah kaa khawn
khawn - (v.) shake the dirt off the feet
khawn - (v.) thump with the feet - Example: He thumped his feet = A ke a khawn
khawn , khon - (v.) save money or thing - Example: You should save some money in a year = Kum khat ah tangka tlawmpal cu na khawn awk a
si
khawnden sual i i thlop hmasa biknak - (n.) first aid
khawndennak in a phingmi , a bo - (n.) bump
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khawnferen , aa ralmi bu pahnih i pumhnak - (n.) parley
khawng - (v.) shake off the dust - Example: Please shake the doormat off the dust = Kehnawhnak kha hei khawng tuah
khawng - (v.) strike, hit, beat aganist something - Example: I hit my leg against the table = Cabuai ah ka ke kaa khawng
khawng - (v.) flap the wings - Example: Birds cannot fly without flapping their wings = Vate nih thla khawng loin an zuang kho lo
khawng - (v.) sell - Example: Today I can sell ten bags of rice = Nihin cu facang tun hra ka khawng kho
khawng - (n.) supervisor - Example: He is the supervisor of the coolies = Amah hi kuli khawng a si
khawng , khawngh , khongh - (v.) supervise, oversee - Example: I am supervising the coolies = Kuli ka khawng hna
khawngh , khawng - (v.) supervise, oversee - Example: I am supervising the coolies = Kuli ka khawng hna
khawngsil chung i aa telmi - (n.) councillor
khawnh , khonh - (n.) leave of absence - Example: I got a three-day leave of absende = Ni thum khawmh ka hmu
khawnnak , hmaitonh in i khawnnak - (n.) collision
khawnsat , hlasak puai - (n.) concert
khawp , khop - (adj.) to be satisfied (with food) - Example: I am very full = Rawl ka khawp ngai
khawpi tuah - (v.) copy
khawr , khor - (n.) pit, hole - Example: They are digging a pit = Khawr an co
khawrh - (v.) to eat away the bank of the river by the water
khawrh - (v.) dig up the crabs - Example: We are catching the crabs = Cangai kan khawrh
khawrh , khorh - to carve, to make a depression in the ground
khawri , khuari - (n.) thunder - Example: Thunder and lightning = Khuari le ttektla
khawt - (v.) move upward - Example: Move upward (towards your head) = Na lu leiah i khawt
khawt , khawh - (v.) throw a spear at somebody or thing - Example: Saul threw a spear at David (to kill him) = Sawl nih David cu fei in a khawh
khazianchinti , kawlhang - (n.) tomato
khazin , rawl einak hailengte - (n.) fork
khe - (n.) spare (part), supplement
khedan , khehdan - (n.) pencil
kheek - (v.) bleat (used for monkeys, sheep or goat)
kheh , khek - (v.) peel the skin (of orange/banana) off
khei - (n.) bright red powder made into paint
khek , kheh - (v.) peel the skin (of orange/banana) off - Example: I cannot peel off the skin of the banana = Banhla ka khek kho lo
khel - (n.) hips
kheldomh , domh - (v.) stand akimbo - Example: He stands akimbo = A khel aa domh
khelroh - (n.) hip bones
khem - (v.) dry up - Example: The puss of his wound has dried up. - His eyes dried up (= he is blind) = A hma a khem cang. - A mit a khem
khen - (v.) to forbid a young woman from marrying her fiance - Example: Her parents forbid her from marrying him = Amah he i umh ding kha a
nu le a pa nih an khen
khen , kheng - (v.) hit the mark
khen , kheu , kheuh - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in a kheu
kheng - (adj.) full - Example: We waited for a full hour = Suimilam pakhat kheng kan hngan
kheng - (n.) dish - Example: We eat food in the plate = Kheng in rawl kan ei
kheng - (n.) crowm of the head - Example: He is bald = A kheng a kolh
kheng - (adj.) exact, not less than - Example: He gave me twenty kyats only (exact) = Tangka kul kheng a ka pek
kheng , khen - (v.) hit the mark - Example: He shot a deer but missed it = Sakhi a kah i a kheng lo
kheng putnak ca i hmanmi , kheng a kaumi , meidap chiahnak kheng - (n.) tray
kheng tawlnak le ti thletnak pakankuar nganmi - (n.) sink
kheng tlang , lukhuh tlang , hrai tlang - (n.) brim
kheng ttuang i a tlak i a thawng khi - (n.) crash
khengkuar - (n.) bowl
khengkuar bantuk a simi khor - (n.) crater
khenh - (v.) drive, nail, hit with a hammer - Example: Drive the nail in the board = Thing ah thir kha khenh
khenh - (v.) seal the document or envelope with a seal or sealing wax
khenh - (v.) echo - Example: The boom of the gun echoes far and wide = Meithal aw cu a khenh in aa kkehn
khenh , ttial , ker - (v.) engrave - Example: His name was engraved on a stone = A min cu lung cungah an ker, an ttial
khenhchih , thir a fongmi khattelei le khattelei in khenhchih , hrenh - (v.) clinch
khenhfial , fahenh - (n.) wedge
khensar zawtnak - (n.) cancer
khepiat - (n.) eraser
khepkha - (n.) stingy, miserly person
kher - (v.) pry into, delve, burrow, gnaw, gorge out as with knife
kher - (v.) spin - Example: She spins on a spinning wheel = La a kher
kher , khir - (n.) scab
kherh - (v.) to return something which has been given, to give back, to refuse
kherh , khirh - (v.) refuse, reject
kherhlai - (v.) inquire into, ask questions to get information from somebody
kherkher - (adj.) particular - Example: Mrs. Jones is so particular about her house work that no one wanted to work for her = Mrs. Jones cu a inn
rian kong ah a ti kherkher tuk caah ahohmanh nih a rian ttuan an duh lo
khethuan - (n.) extra, reserve
kheu - (v.) cutting teeth - Example: He is cutting teeth = A ha a kheu
kheu - (n.) sprout, shoot, young plant - Example: A young corn plante = Fangvoi kheu
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kheu , kheuh , khen , kheo , kho , khoh - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in
a kheu
kheuh , tak thak i kheuh , huah - (v.) scratch
kheuhnak - (n.) germination
khi - (pron.) that - Example: I like that book = Khi cauk khi ka duh
khi - (adj.) at that time, from that time (future tense) - Example: At that time. - Thenceforth, from that time = Khi tikah. - Khi thawkin
khi bantuk pawl khi , sam temnak hri , ca ttialnak seh hri - (n.) ribbon
khi hna khi - (pron.) those
khi-ing - (n.) bell, cowbell, a small bell worn around the ankle
khi tikah , cun , cu a si ahcun , kha caan ah khan - (adv.) then
khiah - (v.) break something not round - Example: I break my pencil = Ka khehdan ka khiah
khiah , khiak - (v.) decide - Example: You should decide (it) soon. - Have you decided going to Falam? = Bia nan khiah tuan a hau. - Falam kal
ding naa khiak cang maw?
khiah khuai - (v.) fracture
khiak - (v.) fix - Example: Fix the date for the meeting = Pumhnak ding nithla khiak tuah u
khiak , khiah - (v.) decide - Example: You should decide (it) soon. - Have you decided going to Falam? = Bia nan khiah tuan a hau. - Falam kal
ding naa khiak cang maw?
khiam - (adj.) modest, not imposing - Example: He is a man who does not impose his ideas or opinions on ohters/ who would be moderate in his
talks, manners, habits = Mi khiam a si
khian , khiang - (adj.) oily - Example: If the water is oily, don't drink it = Ti cu a khian ahcun ding hlah
khiang , khian - (adj.) oily - Example: If the water is oily, don't drink it = Ti cu a khian ahcun ding hlah
khiangbarai cawi - (n.) jumping on one leg - Example: He jumps on one leg = Khiangbarai cawi in a kal
khiangrang - (n.) linen (cloth)
khiangthawng - (n.) mosquito net
khiar , hnem - (adj.) mean - Example: He is too mean to pay his workers well = A khiar tuk i a rianttuantu pawl kha ttha tein an hlawh a pe duh
hna lo
khiar ngaiin - (adj.) miserly
khiarnak - (n.) parsimony
khiarnak , i sumren tein tangka hmannak - (n.) thrift
khih - (v.) tie with a rope or chain - Example: They tie a cow with a rope = Caw cu hri in an khih
khih - (v.) to put on as an ornament - Example: She puts on a bracelet = Kuthkih aa khih
khika - (adv.) there - Example: Please go there = Khika ah khin va kal
khika ah - (adv.) thither
khika khin - (adv.) there - Example: Stand up there = Khika khin dir
khika khin - (adv.) from there - Example: He comes from there = Khika khin a ra
khika ti sullam a si lomi in hmannak - (pron.) there - Example: There is a book on the table = Cabuai cungah cauk a um
khikhiang - (n.) brass ornament of a Chin woman
khil , hil - (v.) get dried up (this is used mainly with wound which has pus and so it coontes the wound is getting healed)
khim - (v.) be satisfied with food, be full - Example: I am full now = Rawl ka khim cang
khim tein rawl ei - (v.) satiate
khim tuk ah nor lakin khim - (n.) satiety
khim tuknak - (n.) glut
khimh - (v.) be satisfied
khimh - (v.) grip, hold firmly on to something, constrict - Example: A vine consricts a tree = Zunhri nih thingkung a khimh
khimh , kulh - (v.) girdle - Example: The city was girdled with villages = Khuapi cu khuate nih an kulh
khin - (adv.) there - Example: Stand up there. - He comes here from there = Khika khin dir. - Khika khin a ra
khin - (v.) to put something on the top of something - Example: Please put the pot on the fire = Um kha khing tuah
khin - (v.) hinge - Example: This matter hinges on you (your decision) = Hi thil cu nangmah cungah aa khing ko
khing tete an rin i an aw khi , darkhing hme tete - (n.) jingle
khing thlaitu , man khiaktu - (n.) assessor
khingh - (adj.) chapped, chafed, cracked, slit, creviced - Example: My lips get chapped/chafed/cracked in winter = Khuasik ah cun ka hmur a
khing
khingkhang - (adj.) be equal in strength and ability - Example: Mr. Za Sum and Mr. Za Sang are equals (neck and neck) = Pu Za Sum le Pu za
Sang cu khingkhang an si
khingkhang - (v.) equal - Example: Mr. Za Sum cannot equal Mr. Za Sang = Pu Za Sum nih Pu Za Sang cu a khingkhang lo
khinh, chonh. 2. rak duh set na lo i va helhhum peng - (v.) impose
khinhhramh lomi , lungleng i a ummi - (adj.) forlorn
khir , kher - (n.) scab
khir tthan - (v.) repulse - Example: The attack was repulsed = An hun dohnak hna cu an rak khirh
khir tthan - (v.) repulse - Example: An hun dohnak hna cu an rak khirh
khirh - (v.) repel - Example: They repelled the enemy = Ral kha an khirh hna
khirh , kherh - (v.) refuse, reject
khirhnak - (n.) repulsion
khit - (v.) tie (with rope)
kho , khawh - (adj.) able - Example: He is able to come = A ra kho
kho , kheu , kheuh , khen - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in a kheu
khoh , kheu , kheuh , khen , kheo , kho - (v.) spring, sprout, germinate - Example: Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in
a kheu
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khohsuai phun khat - (n.) spaghetti
khoi - (pron.) which one - Example: Which one shall I take? = Khoi hi dah ka lak lai?
khoi - (n.) bag - Example: Bring ten bags of rice = Facang khoi hra in rak pu
khoi , khawi - (interj.) an expression used when the speaker wishes to do or say something like this: Khawi, keimah nih tuah ning = Come on, let
me do it!
khoih - (v.) scrape - Example: The child scraped a hole in the sand = Ngakchia nih thetse lakah khor a khoih/huah/cawn
khoih - (v.) catch crabs in their holes
khok - (v.) peel off the bark
kholh - (n.) bath - Example: I shall have a bath = Kaa kholh lai
kholh , khawl , khawlh - (v.) collect - Example: We are collecting money = Tangka kan khawl
kholh , khawlh - (v.) bathe, take bath - Example: It's nice to bathe with cold water in hot weather = Khualum caan ah tikik khawlh a nuam
kholhnak - (n.) bathing
kholhnak - (n.) collecting offerings, taxes, rice etc.
kholhnak khan - (n.) bathroom
kholhnak kheng nganpi - (n.) bathtub
kholhnak le ti chiahnak i hmanmi thir kheng nganpi - (n.) tub
kholhnak ti - (n.) bath - Example: Your bath is ready = Na kholhnak ti a za cang
khom - (n.) shell of a crab - Example: The shell of the crab cannot be eaten = Cangai khom cu ei awk a ttha lo
khomh , khawmh - (v.) gather - Example: The gathered the left over twelve baskets = A ttiltawt rel hleihnih an khamh
khomhnak - (n.) gathering of things
khomhnak - (n.) gathering of people for worship
khon , chiah - (v.) store
khon , khamh - (v.) save - Example: He saved one hundred kyats last year = Ni kum ah tangka zakhat a khon
khon , khong , khawn - (v.) save money or thing - Example: You should save some money in a year = Kum khat ah tangka tlawmpal cu na
khawn awk a si
khon , ret - (v.) conserve
khong - (adj.) to be hardheaded, stubborn, dull - Example: He is a hard-headed man = Mi khong a si
khong - (adj.) mature - Example: A mature rooster = Arhli khong
khongh , khawng , khawngh - (v.) supervise, oversee - Example: I am supervising the coolies = Kuli ka khawng hna
khonh , khawnh - (n.) leave of absence - Example: I got a three-day leave of absende = Ni thum khawmh ka hmu
khonnak , retnak - (n.) conservation, saving, hoarding
khonter - (v.) sear
khop , khawp - (adj.) to be satisfied (with food) - Example: I am very full = Rawl ka khawp ngai
khor cawh bantukin cawh i thuk chin lengmang ah pil , cawh - (v.) delve
khor , khawr , khur - (n.) pit, hole - Example: They are digging a pit = Khawr an co
khor , zu khor - (n.) burrow
khorh - (v.) burrow
khorh , khawrh - to carve, to make a depression in the ground
khorhnak - (n.) burrowing
Khrifabu chungin chuah - (v.) excommunicate
Khrifabu nih an sermi phung - (n.) canon
Khrifahbu - (n.) church
Khrifami a tam bik nih an zumh tawnmi zumhnak - (adj.) orthodox
Khrih - (pron.) Christ
Khrih tlangcung cawnpiaknak , lunglawmhnak - (n.) beatitude
Khrihfa - (n.) Christian
khrihfa a si lomi , a zum lomi - (n.) unbeliever
Khrihfa a si lomi, lawkih mi - (n.) heathen
Khrihfa biaknak a si lomi - (n.) paganism
Khrihfa biaknak phung cauk - (n.) Bible
Khrihfa phung - (n.) Christianity
khrihfa phung luh tikah ti chungah i hnim awk a si ti in a zummi pawl - (n.) baptist
Khrihfabu pakhat a si vemi, ral a duh lo i umtu ziaza i sawhsawh tein um hi Khrihfa zuaza a si tiin a uarmi pawl - (n.) Quaker
Khrihfabu pakhat, England ram ah 1865 kum i thawkmi - (n.) Salvation Army
Khrihfaram - (n.) christendom
Khrismas - (n.) Christmas
khu - (n.) smoke, steam, cloud of dust - Example: Firesmoke. - Vapor/steam. - Dust = Meikhu. - Tikhu. - Leikhu
khua - (n.) borough
khua - (n.) weather
khua a chia - the weather is bad
khua a dawm - (adj.) cloudy
khua a dawm - weather is cloudy
khua a dei - (v.) down - Example: It's almost dawning = Khua a dei dengmang cang
khua a ruat lomi , ruahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) unthinking
khua a ruat ngaimi - (adj.) speculative
khua a ttha - the weather is fine
khua awng pemh - to be lucky, blessed - Example: He gets blessings = Khua awng a pem
khua chung hmun pakhatkhat, a chung i thingkung le ram te hna an cin i lam nih a kam li in a kulhmi - (n.) square
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khua fak piin a ruatmi. - 2. biapi ngai a simi. - 3. thinphang tihnung a simi - (adj.) grave
khua he aa pehtlaimi kong , ramchung mi sinak he aa pehtlaimi thil hna - (adj.) civic - Example: Every person has civic duties, such as
obeying the laws and paying taxes = Mi kip nih khua le ram he aa pehtlaimi rian ngeih cio a si: upadi zulh tehna, ngunkhuai pek tehna
khua hmuh - (v.) see - Example: The blind can not see = Mitcaw nih khua an hmu lo
khua hmuhnak ca i sermi thlalang - (n.) lens
khua , khaw - (n.) village, town, city, habitat of man - Example: Tlangpi village. - Hakha town. - yangon city = Tlangpi khua. - Hakha khua. Yangon khua
khua le ram mi sining cawnnak - (n.) civics
khua lin , a linhsat liopi , lumternak , linhnak - (n.) heat
khua theih lonak . hnachehnak - (n.) deafness
khua tthate i a ruat hmasa lomi , mithinrang - (adj.) hotheaded
khua zeihmanh a ruat lomi , hnulei thil a ruat lomi - (adj.) unreflecting
khuabawi - (n.) headman
khuabawi - (n.) village headman or city mayor
khuacaan , fur , tthal , khuacan - (n.) season, time
khuachia - (n.) demon, devil
khuachia - (n.) elf
khuachia bantuk - (adj.) fiendish
khuachia bantuk - (adj.) demoniac
Khuachia bawipa - (num.) Beelzebul
khuachia biaknak , rai biaknak - (n.) animism
khuachia , khuachia bantuk a simi - (n.) devil
khuachia , lasi - (n.) sprite
khuachia , Satan - (n.) fiend
khuachia , tangka - (n.) mammon
khuachia tih , uilong - (n.) amulet
khuachia ziaza a ngeimi mi tthalo ngaingai - (adj.) devilish
khuachiah - (n.) tax, land or house tax
khuachiah khawltu - (n.) tax collector - Example: Zacaeus was a tax collector = Zakia cu khuachiah khawltu a si
khuachiate nha , hnamte hna zumh hi , zumhnak hrut - (n.) superstition
khuachung i hnahnawhnak a tuahtu - (n.) hooligan
khuachung lam i tlanglawng bantukin a kalmi mawttawka - (n.) streetcar
khuachung lam , khuachung lampi - (n.) street
khuachung uknak le zohkhenhnak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) municipal
khuacuanh - (n.) sightseing
khuacuanhnak - (n.) lookout
khuacuanhnak hmun ; hmuhning , ruahning - (n.) viewpoint
khuacuantu - (n.) lookout
khuadawm - (n.) cloud
khuadawm nak pipi - (n.) thundercloud
khuadei - (n.) dawn - Example: It's near dawn = Khuadei a nai cang
khuadei kate - (n.) daybreak
khuadeinak - (n.) dawning
khuadi , fian lonak - (n.) haze
khuafing cat - (n.) early dawn, when things begyn to be visible
khuah - (n.) even mumber
khuah - (v.) to pair, pair in sleeping, sleep together
khuah khat , nu le va tuah khat , tuah khat - (n.) pair
khuahmungpa , theihmungpa - (n.) blackberry
khuahnak - (n.) digging - Example: It's not yet long since the digging of the well = Tihohr an khuahnak a sau rih lo
khuahringtan - (n.) oblation
khuahrum - (n.) evil spirit, the spirit which is the object of worship for the villagers
khuahrum biami - (n.) worshippers of evil spirit
khuahrum bo , biaknak hmunthiang - (n.) shrine
khuahzei ah , zei ah - (conj.) whereat
khuai - (n.) bee, wasp
khuai - (v.) smash, break - Example: The boy smashed the window = Ngakchia nih thlalangawng a khuai
khuai a bu in a um i a zuangmi khi - (n.) swarm
khuai nih a kan helh i a thawng a awn viaimaimi khi, hna zaizil khuang - (v.) buzz
khuai nih an pum chung i tizu umnak bawm an ngeihmi - (n.) sac
khuai phun khat - (n.) wasp
khuai-um - (n.) a kind of bees very much like but smaller than khuaingal; hornet
khuai vanriang - (n.) hornet
khuaibu , khuaikua - (n.) beehive
khuaibu , khuaikua , aa bumi khuai - (n.) hive
khuaihli hma - (n.) boil
khuaihliti , khuaitizu - (n.) honey - Example: Bees make honey = Khuai nih khuaihliti an ser
khuailul , khuaiseng - (n.) beewax
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khuailul thuhmi caku , stensil papar - (n.) stencil
khuaimi thil , kiak - (n.) fracture
khuaingal - (n.) a lbig kind of wasp
khuaiseng - (n.) beeswax
khuaiseng , khuailul - (n.) beewax
khuaite - (adj.) a small kind of bees
khuaithlar - (n.) honeycomb
khuaitizu , khuaihliti - (n.) honey - Example: Bees make honey = Khuai nih khuaihliti an ser
khuaivah - (n.) a kind of bees which make honey, honey bees
khuakhah - (v.) think, reason, calculate
khuakhah thiam - (adj.) to be prudent, thrifty, knowing how to manage family affairs well
khuakhahnak - (n.) reasoning, thinking, mental faculty - Example: He uses all his time in thinking = Khuakhahnak ah a caan vialte a hman dih
khuakhan - (v.) scheme
khuakhan , khuakhang - (v.) make plans, arrange - Example: We shall make plans for our trip = Kan khualtlawnnak ding khua kan khang lai
khuakhan lairelnak , zohkhenhnak, kilkawinak, hruihaonak - (n.) management
khuakhan thiamnak , raltuknak lei i thiamnak - (n.) strategy
khuakhangtu - (n.) schemer
khuakhangtu - (n.) planner
khuakhannak - (n.) planning, arrangements, deliberation
khuakhen , khuakheng , ruah sur lo i saupi um - (n.) drought
khuakhennak - (n.) drought - Example: It's now three months since the drought began = Khua a khennak thla thum a si cang
khual - (n.) stranger
khual - (n.) guest
khual chawntu - (n.) receptionist
khual dawtnak - (n.) hospitality
khual , ramdangmi - (n.) alien
khual tampi a tlawngmi - (adj.) travelled
khual tlawn - (v.) travel
khual tlawn , aa zul thluahmah in ral i venpiak pah cio in kal - (n.) convoy
khual tlawnnak caah siseh , ram vaihnak caah siseh i lak i thuam tling cun um , a herhmi thil thuam - (v.) equip
khualbuk - (n.) guest house for travellers usually without care-taker
khualbuk , riahnak inn - (n.) inn
khualeilek - (n.) refuge, to take refuge
khualeng i ttihmi meiphu - (n.) bonfire
khualtawngmi - (n.) wayfarer
khualtlawm tikah duhnak lam in kal lei i kal i kir tthan tihah lam dang in kir - (n.) round trip
khualtlawn - (n.) journey
khualtlawn - (n.) travel
khualtlawn - (v.) tour
khualtlawn i zuar awk a si lomi thil i phorhmi - (n.) baggage
khualtlawngmi - (n.) passenger
khualtlawngmi - (n.) tourist
khualtlawngmi - (n.) traveller
khualtlawnnak - (n.) tour
khualtlawnnak ca i an rak hmanmi rangleng - (n.) stagecoach
khualtlawnnak i i phorhmi thil - (n.) luggage
khualtlawnnak lam - (n.) pilgrimage - Example: The pilgrims travelled many miles on their pilgrimage to the holy city = Khua thiang an tlawnnak
ah khan khualtlawng pawl kha khan tampi an kal
khualtlawnnak thing-kuang put khawhmi - (n.) suitcase
khualtlung a daw lomi - (adj.) inhospitable
khualtlung a dawmi - (adj.) hospitable
khualtlung , hawileng - (n.) guest
khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai , lawmhter , puai tuahpiak - (v.) entertain
khualtlung zei rel lonak - (n.) inhospitality
khuamuih - (n.) nightfall
khuan , khuang - (v.) crow as a cock - Example: A cock crows = Ar a khuang
khuang - (n.) tom-tom
khuang hmete - (n.) timbrel
khuang , paran - (n.) drum
khuangmung , theihmung - (n.) berry
khuangte - (n.) tambourine
khuankhangtubu , bu - (n.) council
khuap - (v.) dam a river - Example: We am a river = Tiva kan khuap
khuapi chung i hlan awkin a ummi mawttawka hme , theksi - (n.) taxi
khuapi chung i Jodah mi umnak sang - (n.) ghetto
khuapi chung i misual pawl a thli i an umnak hmun - (n.) undereworld
khuapi chung mawttawka lam kam i minung ke kalnak lam - (n.) sidewalk
khuapi chung nun in nun a thiammi - (adj.) urban
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khuapi chung nunning - (n.) urbanity
khuapi chung tlanglawng hme phun - (n.) tramcar
khuapi chung zapi pumhnak inn - (n.) town hall
khuapi chungah si lo in ramlak i a ummi mifir - (n.) brigand
khuapi , khuanganpi - (n.) city
khuapi leng deuh vak i a ummi sang - (n.) suburb
khuapi leng deuhvak i a ummi sang he aa tlaimi - (adj.) suburban
khuapi uktu bawi - (n.) mayor
khuar - (n.) notch - Example: He cut notches on a stick = Fung ahkhan khuarmi a tuah
khuar - (v.) to ask more than normal or right price
khuaram hmanthlak - (n.) map
khuaram kong he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) geographic
khuaram kong , miphun a ummi hna le a khuati le thingkung ramkung le thil dangdang kong - (n.) geography
khuaram kong thiammi - (n.) geographer
khuari bantukin a rimi - (adj.) thunderous
khuari , khawri - (n.) thunder - Example: Thunder and lightning = Khuari le ttektla
khuari thawng - (n.) thunderclap
khuaruah a thiammi , a fimmi , a chia a ttha a thleidang khomi - (adj.) judicious
khuaruah khawhnak - (n.) mind - Example: He has lost his mind = A lungthin a tlau cang
khuaruah khawhnak - (n.) rationality
khuaruah , ruah - (v.) muse
khuaruahhar - (v.) amaze - Example: I was amazed by his skill = A thiamnak nih ka khuaruah a ka harter
khuaruahhar - (v.) astonish
khuaruahhar - (n.) dismay - Example: Do not be dismayed = Khuaruahhar in um hlah
khuaruahhar - (v.) marvel - Example: He marvels at the speed of the train = Tlanglawng a ranning kha a khuaruah a har
khuaruahhar - (n.) miracle - Example: Lord Jesus made many miracles = Bawi Jesuh nih khuaruahhar tampi a tuah
khuaruahhar - (adj.) strange - Example: His behaviour is strange = A umtu khuaruahhar a si
khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) marvellous
khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) miraculous
khuaruahhar a simi - (adj.) wonderful - Example: The works of God are wonderful = Pathian thil tuahmi hi khuaruahhar an si ko
khuaruahhar a simi , a si lai tiah ruah hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) surprising
khuaruahhar a simi , rumra a ngeimi - (n.) stupendous
khuaruahhar a simi , zumh khawh ding ngaingai a si lomi - (adj.) fabulous
khuaruahhar bia , thil awlokchong - (n.) enigma
khuaruahhar in a tthami thil - (n.) prodigy
khuaruahhar in um , lung-ar - (v.) bewilder
khuaruahhar ruah awk hngal loin um - (v.) mystify
khuaruahhar ruah awk hngal loin umnak - (n.) mystification
khuaruahhar thil - (n.) miracle
khuaruahharmi thil - (n.) marvel
khuaruahharmi thil - (n.) wonder - Example: The pyramides are one of the wonders of the world = Pyramid cu vawlei cung thil khuaruahhar
pakhat an si
khuaruahharnak - (n.) astonishment
khuaruahharnak - (n.) wonderment
khuaruahharnak - (n.) miracle - Example: Jesus performed miracles = Bawi Jesuh nih khuaruahharnak a tuah hna
khuaruahharnak - (n.) anguish - Example: We are in anguish = Khuaruahharnak kan tong
khuaruahharnak - (n.) surprise - Example: Your coming is a surprise = Na rat cu khuaruahhar a si
khuaruahnak - (n.) thinking - Example: He does not have much thinking (= he is not intelligent) = Khuaruahnak tampi a ngei lo
khuaruat - (adj.) thoughtful - Example: He is thoughtful of others, sympathetic with others; he acts after considering the matter = Amah cu
mikhuaruat a si
khuaruattu - (n.) thinker
khuasa , khuasak - (v.) live - Example: We can hardly live = Khua kan sa kho men a si
khuasa mi a kan uap tthupmi - (adj.) sultry
khuasak - (v.) make a living - Example: It's hard to make a living. - Our living is difficult. - He has been living in Mandalay quite a long time =
Khuasak a har ko. - Kan khuasak a har. - Mandalay i khua a saknak a sau cang
khuasak tintuk - (n.) home economy, management of home affairs
khuasaknak , nuncannak - (n.) livelihood
khuasaknak , nunnak - (n.) subsistence
khuasih i ther , ther - (v.) quiver
khuasik a ing zungzalmi , thlitu , ruahpi , nilin - (adj.) weatherbeaten
khuasik aa lawh i thal a hung chuahka - (n.) spring
khuasik caan - (n.) winter
khuasik ngaiin um - (v.) freeze - Example: I am freezing = Ka khua a sik tuk
khuasik nih a therhmi - (adj.) shivery
khuasik therh - (v.) shiver
khuate - (n.) country - Example: Do you prefer to live in the city or in the country? = Khuapi um maw na duh deuh khuate um?
khuate - (adj.) rural - Example: He is a rural boy = Khuate mi a si
khuate - (n.) village
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khuate deuh i a ummi pawl hla - (n.) folksong
khuate deuh i a ummi pawl lam (laam) - (n.) folkdance
khuate mi - (n.) yokel
khuate mi a simi - (adj.) rustic
khuatemi - (n.) villager
khuatemi , mihrut - (n.) simpleton
khuatheitu , hnakhaw khuang , hnakhaw chung i khuang bantuk a simi - (n.) eardrum
khuati - (n.) climate, weather
khuatla , dotla - (adj.) unblemished - Example: Only unblemished animals can be used for sacrifice = Raithawinak caah sattil dotla lawng hman
khawh an si
khuavang - (n.) spirit, spirit which posesses man
khuavang - the mand possessed of the spirit
khuavang, hmailei thil a chim khomi - (n.) diviner
khuavang , hmailei thil kong a chimtu , thitlawn a thiammi - (n.) necromancer
khuavang; mangit pawl khi an si khun - (n.) medium
khuavengtu ah an chiahmi hna ralkap , cu bantuk ralkap umnak hmun - (n.) garrison
khuavengtu ca i vengtu pawl , ralkap bantukin cawpiaknak a ngei vemi - (n.) militia
khuazakip ah - (adv.) everywhere
khuazei ah - (conj.) whereto
khuazei ah dah - (adv.) where - Example: Where do you live? - Where are you going? = Khuazei ah dah na um? - Khuazei ah dah na kal lai?
khuazei ah dah - (conj.) whither
khuazei hmanh ah - (conj.) whither soever
khuazei in - (conj.) whence
khuazei in dah - (adv.) from where - Example: Where do you come from? = Khuazei in dah na rat?
khuazei ka hmanh i a um dih khomi - (adj.) omnipresent
khuazei ka hmanh i thlah i inn lei tthiamtthiam i a zuangmi laileng - (n.) homing pigeon
khuazei ka hmanh i um dihnak - (n.) omnipresence
khuazei paoh ah - (adv.) wheresoever
khuazeihmanh lo - (adv.) nowhere - Example: This road leads nowhere = Hi lam cu khuazeimanh a phan lo
khuazeilei in dah thlitu a hran ti tahnak - (n.) weathercock
khuazeilei in dah thlitu a hran ti tahnak - (n.) weathervane
khuazeilei khuazeilei hmanh i tang lo i tuah , si a si tikah a tthawnnak hloh kha a si - (v.) neutralize
khuazeimaw ah - (adv.) somewhere
khuazing - (n.) deity
khuazing hmelchunh cuar cung i a ummi - (n.) mole
khuazing sinak - (n.) deity
khuazingnu - (n.) goddess
khuh - (v.) cough - Example: He coughs = A khuh
khuh - (v.) veneer
khuh - (v.) put (the lid) on - Example: Please put on your hat = Na lukhuh kha i khuh
khuh , a cungin khun - (v.) overlay
khuh , thuh , thawngpang hlat - (v.) cover - Example: The reporter must cover the fire = Thawngthanhtu nih mei kong kha a hlat awk a si lai
khuh , tuam - (v.) wrap - Example: Wrap your head with a scarf = Na lu kha puan in i tuam
khuh , zual , dolh - (v.) engulf
khuhhip zawtnak - (n.) whooping cough
khuhhrin zawtnak , khuhhring - (n.) astma
khuhlu - (n.) Chin variety of plum, gooseberry
khuhnak - (n.) covering - Example: You should use a cap for covering your head = Na lu khuhnak ah luchin na hman lai
khuhnak - (n.) coughing - Example: His coughing has been a long time = A khuhnak a sau cang
khuhnak , tuamnak - (n.) sheathing
khuhsi - (n.) cough medicine
khuhsi chung ummi , tikor - (n.) nicotine
khuhsi dip hnimhmi chiahnak/i kennak bawm - (n.) snuffbox
khuhsi , sahdah - (n.) tobacco
khuhsi songkhoi - (n.) tobacco pouch
khuk khawm , kukkhawm , khupkhawm - (adj.) knock-kneed
khuk , khup - (n.) knee - Example: He prays bending his knees = Thlacam ah a khuk aa bil
khuk le fengbeo karlak - (n.) shank
khukbil - (v.) kneel - Example: He kneels down = A khuk aa bil
khukkep - (n.) patella
khukrul phun khat - (n.) hookworm
khuksi dip hnar i hnimhmi phun - (n.) snuff
khuktthi , hawi , rianttuantti hawi - (n.) colleague
khul - (n.) pace - Example: He walked at a slow pace = Khul nuar in a kal
khul - (n.) speed - Example: His speed is slow = A khul a nuar
khul a rangmi - (adj.) fast
khul a rangmi - (adj.) quick
khul ranter - (v.) accellerate
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khulnuar - (adj.) slow in speed
khulnuarin - (adv.) slowly - Example: Do not go slowly = Khulnuar in kal hlah
khulnuarmi , duhsah - (adj.) slow
khulralg in tlik , zuan hnawh , nam - (v.) dash - Example: The boy dashed for the bus = Tlangval nih baska kha a hei tlik hnawh
khulrang - (adj.) quick in speed
khulrang , duak - (adj.) abrupt - Example: He made an abrupt turn to avoid an accident = Poipang ton sual to dingah duak tiah aa mer.
khulrang , fel , fawi tein cawlcangh , ruang-ai - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai
khulrang i a luan - (v.) fly - Example: Time flies = Caan cu a zuan in a zuang
khulrang in - (adv.) straight away
khulrang in a alh khomi - (adj.) inflammable
khulrang in a kal khomi, a zuan a zangmi - (adj.) nimble
khulrang in kal - (v.) hasten
khulrang in kal - (v.) hurry - Example: They hurried home = Inn ah khulrang in an kal
khulrang in kal cutmat , tuah cutmat - (v.) rush
khulrang in thil a timi - (adj.) hasty
khulrang in thil hngalh khawh le tiam khawhnak , thulak rannak - (n.) acumen
khulrang in , tim manh loin tuahmi - (adj.) hurried
khulrang in tlaih - (v.) snatch
khulrang in , tlavakmak in - (adj.) brisk
khulrang in tlik - (v.) scurry
khulrang in tuah awk a simi - (adj.) urgent
khulrang in , tunaite ah , tawi tein , bia tlawm tein - (adv.) shortly
khulrang in vun zoh - (n.) glance
khulrang in zuan,kal - (v.) scud
khulrang le fel ngaiin - (adv.) efficiently
khulrang le fel tein thil a ti khomi - (adj.) efficient
khulrang le fel tein thil tuah khawhnak - (n.) efficiency
khulrang nagiin tawite lawng tlik - (n.) sprint
khulrang ngai i sullam ngei set lo i a holh lengmangmi - (n.) jabber
khulrang ngaiin , duak tiin - (adv.) abruptly
khulrang ngaiin mawttaw in kalnak ding ca i an tuahmi lam - (n.) speedway
khulrang tein a hngal khomei - (adj.) apt
khulrang tein a kang khomi , meirawl , tekbu (leng si loin) - (n.) tinder
khulrang tein a rak cohlang khomi - (adj.) receptive - Example: He has a receptive mind = Rianrang tein a rak cohlang khotu lungthin a ngei
khulrang tein bengh - (v.) patter - Example: The rain patters on the window pane = Ruah nih thlalangawng thlalang a theh
khulrang tein , chikkhatte ah - (adv.) forthwith
khulrang tein diak ti i kal - (v.) whisk - Example: The mouse whisked into its hole = Zu cu a khor ah diak tiah a lut
khulrang tein diak ti i kal - (v.) whisk - Example: The mouse whisked into its hole = Zu cu a khor ah diak tiah a lut
khulrang tein hawi chonh khawhmi zawtnak - (adj.) epidemic
khulrang tein i mer - (v.) whirl
khulrang tein i mer, khulrang tein i zit - (v.) spin
khulrang tein kun in huh - (v.) clap
khulrang tein mawttaka in kal khawhnak ding caah lam nganpi - (n.) expressway
khulrang tein , rau lo tein - (adv.) immediately
khulrang tein thil a hngal khomi - (adj.) sensitive
khulrang tein tikhu ah a cangmi - (adj.) volatile
khulrang tein tuah thluahmah - (v.) boom
khulrang tein tuahmi - (adj.) prompt
khulrang tuk in tuahmi thil , ralrin lo piin a hung ummi - (adj.) rash
khulrangin - (adv.) quickly - Example: Go quickly = Khulrangin kal
khulrangte in hmuh theih khawhmi , tongh in theih khawhmi - (adj.) palpable
khulrangte le nal ngaiin holh - (v.) patter
khulranh duh - (n.) hurry - Example: Don't bother me, I am in a hurry = Han ka hnawh klah, khulrang in kal ka duh
khulrannak - (n.) rapidity
khulrannak - (n.) swiftness
khulrannak - (n.) quickness
khulrannak in , khulrang in - (n.) haste - Example: The left in haste = Khulrang in an chuak
khulrannak , ruang ainak - (n.) agility
khulranter - (v.) hurry - Example: We hurry them = Kan hnawh hna
khulrantertu , khulrang deuh in kal seh tinak caah mawttaka chuing i dahsi tam deuh peknak - (n.) accelerator
khum - (n.) jute - Example: Gunny bags are made of jute fibres = Buri cu khumla in an ser
khum - (adv.) either or - Example: All of you, either female or male, should come = Nu khum pa khum nan ra dih lai
khumh , kulh - (v.) inclose, to put inside - Example: The piglet was put in the pen = Vokte kha kawm chungah an khumh
khumhnak - (n.) enclosure, box etc. into which it is put - Example: The box in which the eggs are put is broken = Arti an khumhnak thingkuang
a kuai
khun - (adv.) particularly - Example: She likes chokolate particulary = Choclate kha a duh khun
khun - (v.) bow - Example: Please bow your head = Na lu khun tuah
khun - (v.) favour more than others - Example: Jacob favours Joseph mere than others = Jakob nih Josef cu a dawt khun
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khun a ngei lomi , mah seh a ngei lomi lawng dang i hnuhmi , cung i thil hnuhnak tilawng - (n.) barge
khun , a ttha khun , a chia khun , a hleikhun in - (adv.) especially
khung - (adj.) thick (having a large number of units close together) - Example: His hair is thick (he has thick hair) = A sam a khung
khung sau , cabuai sau - (n.) desk
khunhlei in tuahnak/cawnnak/thiamnak - (n.) specialization
khup - (v.) place upside down with cavity downwards - Example: Put the cup upside down = Hrai kha khup
khup , khuk - (n.) knee - Example: He prays bending his knees = Thlacam ah a khuk aa bil
khupkep - (n.) kneecap, patella, condyles of the knee
khupkhawm , khuk khawm , kukkhawm - (adj.) knock-kneed
khur-awmh - (v.) look after, care
khur , khor , khawr - (n.) pit, hole - Example: They are digging a pit = Khawr an co
ki - (n.) horn
ki - (n.) a thing which juts out
ki - (n.) key as in music - Example: What is the key of the song? = Hla cu a ki zeidah a si?
kiah - (adj.) be broken - Example: If the branch is broken you will fall = Thingnge a kiah ahcun na tla lai
kiak , khuaimi thil - (n.) fracture
kiam , caw kiam , naa kiam , sattil khumhnak kulhmi - (n.) pen
kian , kenh , kianh - (v.) give way, yield, evade - Example: You should give way to a man carrying a burden = Thilphormi cu lam na kenh lai
kiang - (v.) vanish, melt away like mist, evaporate - Example: The mist has gone away = Minmei a kiang cang
kiang - (adv.) near, close by - Example: Please come and sit by me = Ka kiang ah ra tthu tuah
kiangah - (prep.) beside - Example: Sit beside me = Ka kiangah thu tuah
kiangkap - (n.) around, environment
kiao , kiau , chiti in kiau , kio - (v.) fry - Example: I fry eggs = Arti ka kiao
kiar ha - (n.) pinion
kiau - (v.) cry, shriek
kiau , chiti in kiau , kiao , kio - (v.) fry - Example: I fry eggs = Arti ka kiao
kih , kik - (adj.) cold - Example: If the weather is cold, you must put on warm jacket = Khua a kih ahcun angki lum naa hruk lai
kihlum tahnak, cheu za khat i an cheumi phun, degree 100 ah ti a tlok - (n.) centigrade
kihnak - (n.) chill
kihter - (v.) refrigerate
kihter - (v.) chill
kihter , mah duhning in lumter - (n.) aircondition
kihternak - (n.) refrigeration
kihtertu thingkuang - (n.) refrigerator
kik , kih - (adj.) cold - Example: If the weather is cold, you must put on warm jacket = Khua a kih ahcun angki lum naa hruk lai
kik ngaiin, chawn duh set loin - (adv.) icily
kik tuk lo lum tuk loin a tlaitu seh - (n.) thermostat
kiken - (n.) nook
kikiau - (adj.) zigzag
kikiau tyhawi - (n.) zigzag embroidery
kil - (v.) look after properly - Example: You must look after your animals properly = Na sattil kha ttha tein na kil hna lai
kil , inkil , vamkil - (n.) angle
kil , kilven - (v.) guard, keep in safety, look after, protect - Example: You must keep your gold in safety. - May God keep you in safety/protect
you = Na sui kha ttha tein na kil lai. - Pathian nih an kilven lai
kil , lam kilkawi - (n.) corner
kil li a ngeimi thil - (n.) rectangle
kil li ngei a simi - (adj.) rectangular
kil li ngei a simi thil pungsan suainak i hmanmi pedan - (n.) square
kil pathum a ngeimi - (n.) triangle
kil pathum a ngeimi a simi - (adj.) triangular
kilh - (v.) button - Example: Please button your shirt properly = Na angki kha ttha tein kilh
kilh - (v.) to give security or protection from behind or sides - Example: Please give os protection from behind = Hnulei in nang nih kan kilh
kilisirin , si bang a thlummi - (n.) glycerin
kilkawi - (n.) corner, twists and turns, of the road - Example: The roads on the hills have too many corners, twists and turns, hairpin turns =
Tlang cung lam cu kilkawi a tam tuk
kilkawimi - (adj.) zigzag
kilkawinak , hruihaonak , khuakhan lairelnak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) management
kilven , kil - (v.) guard, keep in safety, look after, protect - Example: You must keep your gold in safety. - May God keep you in safety/protect
you = Na sui kha ttha tein na kil lai. - Pathian nih an kilven lai
kim - (adj.) to be full and in abundance - Example: I am quite satisfied = Ka duh a kim ko
kin , kingh - (adj.) desolate - Example: This place is a desolate place = Hi hmun cu hmun king a si
kin , kingh - (v.) knock - Example: He knocked at the door = Innkhar a kingh
kingh , fak piin tuk - (v.) rap - Example: The chairman rapped on the table for order = Chairman nih ningcang tein um u, tiin cabuai kha a tuk
kingh , kin - (v.) knock - Example: He knocked at the door = Innkhar a kingh
kingh , kin - (adj.) desolate - Example: This place is a desolate place = Hi hmun cu hmun king a si
kingh thawng - (n.) knock - Example: I heard a knock at the door = Innka kingh thawng ka theih
kingkawt nam - (n.) war sword
kingkuar , ngaikuang - (n.) shrimp
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kingkuar , ngaikuang - (n.) shrimp, prawn - Example: The prawn says, the small pool of water in which it lives is the greatest in the world =
Ngaikuang nih ka umnak li lian, a ti
kinglang , laiking , laikeng - (n.) lizard - Example: Postponing all the time, like a lizard which intends to weave while in cold night and forgets when
the sun comes and warms him up = Kinglang puanbu tah in
kinh - (v.) to leave something alone - Example: You must not leave your home alone (without anybody watching it) = Nan inn na kinh lai lo
kinh - (v.) not to frequent - Example: The deers have abandoned (not frequented) the salt spring = Sazuk nih sih an kinh cang
kinter - (v.) to let become unfrequented
kio - (adj.) to be renowned
kio , kiau , chiti in kiau , kiao - (v.) fry - Example: I fry eggs = Arti ka kiao
kip - (adj.) every - Example: We went to every village to preach = Khua kip ah phungchim ah kan kal
kip , kiptuh - (n.) day after tomorrow - Example: We shall return day after tomorrow = Kip ah kan ra kir lai
kiptuh , kip - (n.) day after tomorrow - Example: We shall return day after tomorrow = Kip ah kan ra kir lai
kir - (v.) return, retreat - Example: We shall return tomorrow. - The soldiers have retreated = Thaizing ah kan ra kir lai. - Ralkap cu an kir cang
kir - (v.) to divorce by the wife - Example: Nu Hniang divorces her husband = Nu Hniang a kir / Nu Hniang nih a va a kirtak
kir , ker - (adj.) curly, kinky - Example: His hair is curly = A sam a ker
kir tthan , hnulei ah i tawn , ti a lianmi a zor tthan khi - (v.) recede
kir tthan , hnulei ah i thawn tthan , hnuh tthan , lak tthan - (v.) withdraw
kir tthan , lehrulh - (v.) react
kirh - (v.) bring back - Example: When you finish your lunch bring back the left over = Chuncaw nan ei dih in a hleimi kha rak kirh te
kirnak - (n.) return
kirnet bom - (n.) grenade
kirnet bom a hmangmi pawl ralkap - (n.) grenadier
kirtak - (v.) divorce (by the wife)
kirter tthan - (v.) reflect - Example: The mirror reflects my fade = Bihmi thlalang nih ka hmai (mui) kha a kirter tthan
kirter tthannak - (n.) reflection
kirtthan - (v.) turn back, return - Example: You have lost your way, you must turn back = Lam na tlau cang, na kirtthan awk a si
kitar hri , aw ttumnak hri , rirawt hri - (n.) chord
kitar , tingtang - (n.) guitar
kiu - (n.) elbow
kiu in banrek karlak - (n.) forearm
ko - (adv.) something like 'of course' - Example: Do you like apples? Of course I do = Allpe na duh maw? Ka duh ko
ko nain - (prep.) despite - Example: The boys went out despite the rains = Ruah a sur ko nain nganchia cu an chuak
koih - (v.) tip - Example: He tipperd the chair toward him = Thutdan cu amah lei ah a koih
kok - (v.) peel - Example: The paint was peeling from the wall = Vampang si thuhmi kha a kok
kok tawdot in si loin a viu in a viumi chimbu - (n.) screech owl
koketein ngeihmi le simi , cawnchommi si loin , ser chommile tuahchommi si loin - (adj.) natural - Example: It is natural for parents to love
their children = Nu le pa nih fale dawt cu an kokek in an i ngeihmi a si
kolh , kawlh - (v.) shave, make it bald - Example: His mother shaves his head = A nu nih a lu a kolh
Kolose - (n.) Colossians
kom , komh , hawikomh - (v.) associate, make friend
komh - (v.) confederate
komh - (v.) mix - Example: He likes to mix with others = Hawi he i komh a duh
komh , fonh - (v.) unite
komh , hawikomh , kom - (v.) associate, make friend
komh , kawmh - (v.) bind together
komh , kawmh - (v.) add - Example: Add two and four = Pahnih le pali komh
komh khawhmi - (adj.) companionable
komh nuammi mittha - (adj.) affable
komhnak - (n.) confederacy
komhnak , kawmhnak - (n.) fellowship, friendship, joining together, association
komhnak , pakhat sinak , fonhnak - (n.) unity
kong - (prep.) about - Example: I know nothing about him = Amah kong zeihmanh ka hngal lo
kong - (prep.) of - Example: He likes to tell of his trip = A khualtlawn-nak kong chim a duh ngai
kong - (n.) picture - Example: He gives a picture of his life as a soldier = Ralkap a rak si lio kong kha a chim
kong ah - (prep.) respecting
kong chim - (v.) account - Example: He was asked to account for his conduct = A ziaza kong kha chim dingah an fial
kong chim - (v.) describe
kong , chimmi konglam - (n.) narrative
kong chimnak - (n.) description
kong chimnak a simi - (adj.) descriptive
kong he aa pehtlaiin - (adv.) regarding - Example: Regarding his health, it is good = A ngandamnak he aa pehtlai in, a ttha ko
kong , kawng - (n.) trails of animals
kong pakhatkhat fiang khun in ttialmi - (n.) thesis
kong pakhatkhat ttha tein ttialmi - (n.) treatise
kong , tuanbia - (n.) story
kong , tuanbia - (n.) tale
kongah - (prep.) concerning
konglam chim , chim - (v.) narrate
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konglam chimnak - (n.) narration
konglam chimtu , chimtu - (n.) narrator
kontinent tia dengmang a simi - (n.) subcontinent
kop - (v.) stick to - Example: A dirt sticks to your coat = Na angki ah hnawm a kop
kopi , kawpi hlum - (n.) cabbage
kopipar - (n.) cauliflower
kopza , kapza , kawpza - (n.) hinge
kor - (v.) pucker - Example: The coat puckers up at the shoulders = Angki leng cu a liang ah kor
kor - (v.) wrinkle
kor , kawr - (n.) Chin sleeveless bluse
Korin - (n.) Corinthians
kornak - (n.) pucker
korpusal aa tel lomi thi - (n.) plasma
korter - (v.) rumple
korter , bingboter - (v.) ruffle - Example: A breeze ruffled the lake = Thli nih tili kha a ti a bingboter
kortet , mahte lawng i bu hmete i ser - (n.) clique
kotka , kutka , kawtka - (n.) gate
Kristelig Forening for Unge Kvinder (Young Women's Christian Assiciation) - (prop.) YWCA
Kristelig Forening for Unge Mænd (Young Men'x Christian Association) - (prop.) YMCA
ku - a word of endearment used mainly for young girls
ku - (v.) be sleepy (always used with mit, eyes) - Example: I am sleepy, tired, drowsy = Ka mit a ku
kua - (num.) nine - Example: He has nine sons = Fapa pakua a ngei
kua - (n.) muzzle of the gun
kua - (n.) cave - Example: They found human bones in the cave = Lung kua chungah miruh an hmuh
kua - (n.) hole - Example: The hole of a rat = Zu kua
kua - (adj.) low vioce - Example: He has a bass voice = A aw a kua
kua - (adv.) approximately, around, round about - Example: Please send me money round about two, three hundred kyats = Phaisa za hnih
thum kua in rak ka kua te
kua , bu - (n.) den
kua , kuat - (v.) send - Example: Please send me a letter soon = Tuan ah ca rak ka kua
kua , meithal kua - (n.) bore
kua, zu kua, khor. - 2. kuar, lam kuar - (n.) hole
kuah - (n.) spanner
kuahli - (n.) catapult
kuai - (n.) fragment - Example: She was cut by a fragment of glass = Thlalang kuai nih a ah
kuai - (v.) break - Example: My cup is broken = Ka hrai a kuai
kuai , cheu - (v.) rift
kuai cikcek , khuai cikcek - (v.) shatter
kuai , kuaih - (v.) bend the bow - Example: Bend your bow = Na likuk kha kuai
kuai , kuaih , kawiter , kuei - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter
kuaih , kawiter - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter
kuaih khawhmi sinak , kualh khawhmi sinak - (n.) flexibility
kuaih , kuai - (v.) bend the bow - Example: Bend your bow = Na likuk kha kuai
kuaimi innka - (n.) arc
kuainak awng , pemnak awng - (n.) rupture
kuaite - (n.) pipe (smoking pipe)
kuaite kuak - (n.) pipe
kuak - (n.) cigar, cigarette, cheroot
kuak hmih , hmih , mei hmih - (v.) extinguish
kuak pak , pak - (v.) puff
kuakbul - (n.) stump
kuakbul , tan tawite a tangmi - (n.) stub
kuakdap chiahnak kheng - (n.) ashtray
kuakpihrum - (n.) pipe, usually used by women
kuakzu , kuakzuk - (v.) smoke cigarrettes, etc. - Example: Do you want to smoke? - Don't smoke = Kuakzuk na duh maw? - Kuak zu hlah
kuakzuk , kuakzu - (v.) smoke cigarrettes, etc. - Example: Do you want to smoke? - Don't smoke = Kuakzuk na duh maw? - Kuak zu hlah
kual - (n.) coil - Example: A coil of rope = Hri kual kual khat
kual - (n.) bend (of the river) - Example: We have gone through one bend of the river = Tiva kual khat kan zawh
kual - (v.) coil (the rope) - Example: Please coil the rope = Hri kha kual tuah
kual - (adj.) bandy - Example: He is bandy-legged = A ke a kual
kualh - (v.) coil round something - Example: Tne snake coils round the branch = Rul nih thing nge a kualh
kualh khawhmi , bil khawhmi - (adj.) flexible
kualh khawhmi , khairiat tipep - (n.) hose
kualh khawhmi sinak , kuaih khawhmi sinak - (n.) flexibility
kuam - (n.) valley, the course of the valley
kuam - (adj.) long in distance - Example: The road that winds up the mountain is long = Tlang a helmi lam cu a kuam
kuan , kuanfang , meithal kuan - (n.) bullet
kuan , suan - (n.) lead
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kuanfang , meithal kuan , kuan - (n.) bullet
kuang - (n.) case
kuang - (n.) bamboo or wooden duct
kuang - (n.) trough - Example: Trough for pigs = Vok kuang
kuang - (n.) stock of a gun - Example: He is very good at making gun stocks = Meithal kuang saih a thiam ngai
kuang - (n.) grove - Example: He shot a deer on the plain of the mango grove = Hai kuang rawn ah sazuk a kah
kuang hmete , canphio bawmte - (n.) canister
kuang , nga zuatnak tili , tidil - (n.) aquarium
kuang , thingkuang - (n.) box
kuar - (n.) ditch - Example: A calf falls in a ditch = Kuar ah cawfa a tla
kuarang - (n.) rhinoceros
kuarkak - (n.) ditch, hole
kuarmi - (n.) depression - Example: Rain fills the depressions in the road = Lam i a kuarmi ah khan ruahti an khat dih
kuarmi thil , thlalang - (adj.) convex
kuat , kua - (v.) send - Example: Please send me a letter soon = Tuan ah ca rak ka kua
kuatchin , pekchin - (v.) transmit
kuei , kuai , kuaih , kawiter - (v.) bend - Example: He bends the iron rod = Thir thluan kha a koih, a kawiter
kuh , pom , kup - (v.) embrace
kuh , ttang i i rehchih , pom - (v.) hug
kuhkulul - (n.) bud (of flower)
kuhthing - (n.) oak
kui - (v.) to call long distance by whistling
kui - (v.) bend down, droop - Example: The taller a bamboo gets, the lower it bends. - The branches of willow trees droop = Rua cu a san deuh
paoh ah a kui chin lengmang. - Inhliam cu an nge a kui
kukkurun , kunkuru - (v.) go on hands and knees
kuku , cacao thingthei an phomh i a dipmi - (n.) chocolate
kuku , kawifi bantuk - (n.) cocoa
kuku thei kung - (n.) cacao
kul - (adj.) hunchbacked - Example: He is a hunchbacked (person) = A keng a kul
kul , pakul - (num.) twenty - Example: Twenty studemts come = Siangakchia pakul an ra
kulbu - (n.) score
kulh - (v.) beleaguer - Example: He was beleaguered by his enemies = A ral nih an kulh
kulh - (v.) encircle, surround - Example: A piece of land surrounded by water is called an island = Ti nih a kulhmi vawlei cu tikulh kan ti
kulh - (v.) fence - Example: They fenced the field = Lo kha an kulh
kulh - (v.) flank - Example: Thingkung nih dum kha an kulh
kulh - (v.) surround
kulh - (n.) fence - Example: Our garden has no fence = Kan dum kulh a ngei lo
kulh , a kulh in - (n.) ring - Example: They danced in a ring = A kulh in an lam
kulh , khimh - (v.) girdle - Example: The city was girdled with villages = Khuapi cu khuate nih an kulh
kulh , khumh - (v.) inclose
kulh , ralhau in - (v.) fortify
kulh , ralkap nih kulh - (v.) besiege
kulh , vel - (v.) circle
kulhmi - (adj.) parenthetic
kulhnak , kulhmi hmun - (n.) enclosure
kulhnak , ralhau in kulhnak - (n.) fortification
kulhtu a simi thil , pawngkam i a ummi thil - (adj.) surrounding
kuli , thil phortu - (n.) coolie, porter, manual worker - Example: I am just a coolie/manual worker = Kei cu kuli men ka si ko
kulikhawng - (n.) supervisor of coolies, taskmaster
kulnak , pakulnak - (num.) twentieth
kulukut , thanthling phun khat - (n.) glucose
kum - (n.) age - Example: I do not know his age = A kum ka hngal lo
kum 13 in 19 karlak mino - (n.) teenager
kum - (n.) year
kum ... a si - (adj.) old - Example: He is twenty years old = Amah cu kum kul a si
kum cheu paoh in a si tawnmi - (adj.) semi-annual
kum fate - (adv.) yearly, every year
kum hnih chung voi khat - (adj.) biennial
kum hra bu - (n.) decade
kum khat ah - (n.) per annum
kum khat chung thil ummi ttialnak cauk - (n.) year book
kum khat hnu kum khat in thil thar an hmuhmi tehna an ttial lengmangnak ca , tuanbia - (n.) annals
kum khat voi khat tuahmi , kum tin tuahmi - (adj.) yearly
kum thong khat - (n.) millennium
kum tling lo - (n.) minor
kum za khatnak , kum za khat tlinnak cam - (n.) centennial
kum zabu, kum zabu pakhatnak cu kum 1 in 100 tiang hi a si - (n.) century - Example: The twentieth century is almost gone. - One
century is one hundred years = Kum zabu pakul bu a liam dengmang cang. - Kum zabu pakhat cu kum za khat a si
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kumcang - (n.) certain periods in a year
kumcang - (adv.) once in a while - Example: Come visit us once in a while = Kumcang kum cang ah cun kan tlawngpah te mu
kumfate in a ummi - (adj.) annual
kumkhat - (n.) --kumkhua - (n.) life span - Example: His life span has been long, he is living a long life = A kumkhua a sau ko cang
kumvei - (n.) harvest, products - Example: This year our harvest is good (plentiful) = Tukum cu kan kumvei a ttha
kumvei , kumvoi , kumvui - (n.) nest year
kun - (v.) bend - Example: She bent to the ground = Vawlei ah a kun
kun - (v.) stoop - Example: She stooped to pick up her pen = A cafung char awkah a kun
kun - (adv.) then - Example: If you cannot come, what shall we do then? = Na rat khawh lo ahcun zeidah kan tuah kun lai?
kun zao ke zao kha dunhan chimnak i hmannak - (n.) gesticulation
kung - (n.) plant - Example: Paddy stalk = Facang kung
kungthlur - (n.) stock of a tree; stem
kunkaw - (adv.) indication of uncertainty - Example: Should he not like to come with you, just leave him there = Nan sin rat duh hlah kun kaw,
kaltal ko u
kunkuru , kukkurun - (v.) go on hands and knees
kunthian , kunthiang - (n.) to be clean after childbirth's uncleanness
kup , kuh , pom - (v.) embrace
kur - (adj.) concave
kut - (n.) hand - Example: I work with my hands = Ka kut in rian ka ttuan
kut bengh - (v.) clap
kut benghpiak , thangtthat - (v.) applaud
kut , cangcel - (n.) worm
kut chung hum - (n.) clutches - Example: The lion almost had him in its clutches = Chiandeih nih a hum dengmang
kut dorh , ke dorh - (n.) blister
kut hliahhlok - (n.) wrist
kut hman thiam , lungthin hmanthiam - (n.) dexterity - Example: A good surgeon works with dexterity = Sibawi thiam nih cun thiam tein a hlai
hna
kut hnuhmi leng - (n.) rickshaw
kut i phiarmi sahmul angki, suaita - (n.) cardigan
kut in maw asiloah thil pakhatkhat in maw hmuhsak - (v.) signal - Example: He signaled the car to stop by raising his hand = Mawttawka
dirter awkah a kut a thlir
kut in pek - (v.) hand - Example: He handed me a pencil = Khedan a ka pek
kut in sermi - (adj.) handmade
kut in siseh seh in siseh ttialmi ca , thil pakhatkhat kong ah siseh aa tialnak - (n.) document - Example: Birth, marriage and death
certificates are documents = Chuah, nupi tthit le thihnak lehmah cu documents an si
kut in tongh - (v.) handle - Example: Handle the books carefully = Cauk kha ralring tein tawng hna
kut in tongh khawh a simi - (adj.) tangible
kut in tongh khawh , mit in hmuh khawh tluk in a fiangmi - (adj.) concrete
kut in ttialmi ca - (n.) manuscript
kut in ttialmi ca - (adj.) running - Example: Running handwriting = Kut in ttial thluah-mahmi ca
kut in ttialmi ca - (n.) script
kut in ttialmi ca , kut ttial - (n.) penmanship - Example: His penmanship is hard to read = A kut ttial rel a har
kut in tuahmi - (adj.) manual
kut samh - (adj.) outstretched
kut sih - (v.) fold - Example: She folded her arms = A kut aa sih
kut tawlnak khengpi , hmai phiahnak i donhmi khengpi - (n.) basin
kut temnak thir cikcin - (n.) handcuff
kut thlirnak in biakhiahnak nawlngeihnak - (n.) suffrage
kut tin - (n.) finger nail
kut tongh in hngalh - (v.) feel - Example: She felt rain on her cheeks = A biang i ruahti a tlak kha a hngalh
kut ttuan rannak in tuahmi mitleh - (n.) sleight-of-hand
kut zao ke zao pah in duhmi chim - (v.) gesticulate
kut zaoh - (v.) wave
kut zungthiamnak - (n.) handicraft
kutcang - (n.) knuckle
kutchuan - (n.) ordination - Example: He has received ordination = Kutchuan a hmu cang
kutchuannak - (n.) laying on of hands, ordination
kutdong - (n.) finger - Example: Thumb, - pointing finger, middle finger, ring finger, - small finger = Kutpi, - mehtawk, - laibawi, nau-um, hngete
kutdong asiloah kedong - (n.) digit
kutdong hrolh - (n.) ring
kutdong neh - (n.) fingerprint
kutdong tin - (n.) finger nails - Example: Your finger nails are too long = Na kutdong tin a sau tuk
kuthlernak in biakhiahnak tuahnak - (n.) vote
kuthlertu , thimnak a um tik i thimtu - (n.) vortex
kuthlertu , thimnak a um tik i thimtu - (n.) voter
kuthliah , kuthliah-hlok - (n.) wrist
kuthnawhnak - (n.) napkin
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kuthrenh - (n.) handcuff - Example: The police handcuffed him (with handcuffs) = Palik nih kuthrenh in a kut an hrenh
kuthrolh - (n.) bracelet - Example: Young women like gold bracelets very much = Ngaknu nih sui kuthrolh an duh ngaingai
kuthrolh - (n.) gloves - Example: Gloves are pleasant for winter = Khuasik ah kuthrolh hrolh cu a nuam ngai
kuthruk - (n.) glove
kuthruk , kutpi hrolhnak lawng a ngeimi - (n.) mitten
kutka awng , kalnak lam - (n.) gateway
kutka , innka - (n.) portal
kutka , kotka , kawtka - (n.) gate
kutke - (n.) limb
kutken cauk - (n.) manual
kutkhih - (n.) bracelet
kutper - (n.) tapeworm
kutpha , kutza - (n.) palm; paw
kutpi , siapi - (n.) thumb
kutpinam , siapinam - (n.) width of a thumb
kutput cauk - (n.) handbook
kutput zal - (n.) handbag
kuttial - (n.) handwriting
kuttial zohthiam - (n.) fortune teller
kuttlaih - (n.) handshake
kuttlaih - (n.) manual (book)
kuttum - (n.) fist
kuttum in aa thongmi , thonghthiam - (n.) pugilist
kutza , kutpha - (n.) palm; paw
kuzale , aiawhtu - (n.) delegate
kuzale pawl - (n.) delegation
L
la - (n.) cotton - Example: We get pelnty of cotton this year = Tu kum cu la tampi kan par
la - (n.) spleen - Example: He has been suffering from malaria and his spleen is enlarged = Raifanh in a ngor i a la a phing
la - (n.) anmial which reaches maturity recently and until it has young of its own - Example: A young cow which does not yet have af calf = Caw la
la - (v.) accept - Example: Are you going to accept the post? = Rian cu na la lai maw?
la - (v.) to take or convey from one place to another by means of channel, canal or pipe-line
la - (v.) pitch a tune - Example: We use Master Key for pitching a tune = Master Key in hla kan la
la - (v.) start a song - Example: Please start the song = Hla cu vun la tuah
la an thlur khi , la zelh , la kher - (v.) spin
la , hnipuan tahnak la - (n.) yarn
la , hri - (n.) fibre - Example: Hemp fibre can be spun into rope = Thahau hri cu hri ah hrual khawh a si
la hri , buri hri , hri - (n.) string
la in sermi hmunphiah - (n.) mop
la kha zai hnih zai thum in komh i thlur - (v.) twine
la kher , la an thlur khi , la zelh - (v.) spin
la , lak - (v.) take - Example: Mr. Jones took a holiday = Mr. Johes cu a khonh a la
la-mu - (n.) cotton seed
la puan, a ttha ngaimi phun - (n.) muslin
la puan phun khat - (n.) sateen
la , puan tahnak la - (n.) linen
la , puan tahnak la fabricate - (n.) fabric
la , puan tthitnak la - (n.) thread
la sernak thil kung phun khat , buri kung bantuk - (n.) flax
la zelh , la kher , la an thlur khi - (v.) spin
laa - (n.) ass, mule
laa ohn , khacer onh , sullam ngei lo i au thlorh i au - (v.) bray
laafa , rangfa - (n.) foal
laam - (n.) dance - Example: Chin dance = Lai laam
laam , lam - (v.) dance
laam phun khat - (n.) waltz
laang - (n.) stretcher - Example: They carried the sick person on a bamboo stretcher = Rua laang in mizaw an put
laang - (n.) half day's jurney, at jurney which you can go and come back the same day
laang , lang - (n.) pole or stretcher - Example: They carried the loads with poles = Thil cu lang in an put hna
lacarh - (v.) dry unginned cotton in sunshine
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lacawng , lacongh - (n.) mule driver, muleteer
lacawnghnak - (n.) taking care of the mules
lachawn , lachon - (n.) combed and ginned cotton
lachon i maw puan in maw nem seh ti i benh - (v.) pad - Example: The inside of the jewel box was padded with cotton = Lungvar chiahnak
kuangte a chunglei kha lachon in a benh
lacongh , lacawng - (n.) mule driver, muleteer
laduang , lazai - (n.) skein
lafa , lafang - (n.) thread or string of thread - Example: Your thread yarn is too fine = Na lafang (lafa) a tthia tuk
lafang , lafa - (n.) thread or string of thread - Example: Your thread yarn is too fine = Na lafang (lafa) a tthia tuk
lah - (v.) chafe - Example: The stiff collar chafes my neck = Angki khgawng tthawng nih ka hngawng a ka lah
lah - (v.) bruise, scratch - Example: A rope bruises my hand = Hri nih ka kut a ka lah
lahat - (n.) cotton gin, cotton carding machine
lahat ki - (n.) cog
lahat ki a ngeimi a kekual - (n.) cogwheel
lahkhah - (n.) pay - Example: His pay is thirty kyats a month = A lahkhah cu thla khat ah sawm thum a si
lahkhah - (n.) salary
lahkhah - (n.) salary, monthly wage - Example: My salary is one thousand kyats per month = Ka lahkhah cu thla khat ah thong khat a si
lahkhah karhnak , karhnak - (n.) increment
lahkhah leng in hmuhmi thil laksawng bantuk si loin hmuh awk a si hrim timi - (n.) perquisite
lahkhah pekmi - (adj.) salaried
lai - (n.) navel
lai - (adv.) shall (future tense) - Example: I shall go home = Inn ah ka kal lai
lai - (adv.) just before - Example: Please come again just before you leave (go) = Na kal laiah ra ta te
lai - (n.) centre - Example: He stands in the centre of the room (floor) = Ttuang lai ah a dir
lai - (n.) middle - Example: Break the sugar cane in the middle = Fu kha a lai in tan
lai - (n.) midst - Example: He stands in their midst = An lai ah a dir
Lai - (n.) Chins
lai kawhra phun khat - (n.) yam
laibawi - (n.) middle finger
laibawi (kutdong) - (n.) index finger
laicer , laifang - (n.) centre - Example: He lives in the centre of the town = Khua laifang ah a um
laifang a simi - (adj.) middle
laifang , laicer - (n.) centre - Example: He lives in the centre of the town = Khua laifang ah a um
laihna - (n.) the combs made of bamboos used in weaving for changing the threads of the warp; the thrads of the warp; the warp
Laiholh - (n.) Chin language
laihri - (n.) umbilical cord
laikeng , laiking , kinglang - (n.) lizard - Example: Postponing all the time, like a lizard which intends to weave while in cold night and forgets when
the sun comes and warms him up = Kinglang puanbu tah in
laiking , laikeng , kinglang - (n.) lizard - Example: Postponing all the time, like a lizard which intends to weave while in cold night and forgets when
the sun comes and warms him up = Kinglang puanbu tah in
lailam , lamte - (n.) trail
laileng - (n.) pigeon - Example: A pigeon coos (see vahui) = Laileng a awn
laileng inn - (n.) dovecot
laileng phun khat - (n.) turtledove
laileng zuatnak inn, laileng zuatnak inn bantukin a kua tete sermi kuang - (n.) pigeonhole
lailing - (n.) the prime or heyday of life, the height of one's glory
laimi , tunu , lentecelhnak tunu - (n.) doll
lainawm - (v.) murder - Example: He was murdered last year = Ni kum ah an nawn
lainawn - (n.) murder
lainawng - (n.) murderer
lainawngtu - (n.) murderer
lainawnnak - (n.) murder, murdering
lainawnnak/harnak nganpi chuahtertu thil - (adj.) murderous
laisen , thil tuah khawhnak nawl peknak ca - (n.) license
lak - (v.) take - Example: He takes a pen = Cafung a lak
lak - (n.) waste - Example: My trip was a waste = Ka khualtlawn cu alak a si
lak - (v.) fetch, collect (a person) - Example: I collected him at the railway station = Tlanglawng dinhnak ah ka va lak
lak , chuh - (v.) detract from
lak tawnmi ngunkhuai leng i a hlei in lakmi ngunkhuai - (n.) supertax
lak tthan , hmuh tthan - (v.) retrieve
lak tthan , hmuh tthan khawh lomi - (adj.) irretrievable
lak tthan , hrawh tthan - (v.) repeal - Example: The law was repealed = Upadi kha an hrawh tthan
lak tthan , kir tthan , hnulei ah i thawn tthan , hnuh tthan - (v.) withdraw
lak tthan zau , con - (v.) flinch - Example: The baby flinched when it touched a hot pot = Um lin a tongh tikah ngakchia cu a kut a lak zau, a con
lak zau , char zau , a cuh in i cuh - (v.) grab
lakah - (prep.) in - Example: They walked home in the rain = Ruahpi lakah inn ah an tin
lakah. chungah - (prep.) among
lakah , chungah - (n.) midst - Example: In our midst = Kan lakah, kan chungah
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lakah , chungah - (prep.) with - Example: They will mix with the crowd = Zapi lakah, an i cawh lai
lakfa - (n.) bastard, illegal child
lakmi , chungmi - (prep.) of - Example: This book is one of the books which he wrote = Hi cauk hi a ttialmi cauk hna chung i pakhat a si
laknak kahcham - (n.) canal
lakphak - (n.) tea, tea leaves - Example: We shall drink tea. - I have no tea leaves = Lakphak kan ding lai. - Lakphak ka ngei lo
lakphak cawhnak darkeu - (n.) teaspoon
lakphak cawhnak darkeu khat - (n.) teaspoonful
lakphak dawr , dawr hmete - (n.) stall
lakphak dinnak inn , rawl einak inn - (n.) cafe
lakphak hrai - (n.) teacup
lakphak sonak um - (n.) teapot
lakphak-um - (n.) tea kettle
lakphak zetnak - (n.) tea strainer
lakphak zetnak , thil zetnak - (n.) strainer
lakphakchawk - (n.) tea leaves
lakphakti - (n.) tea (brewed)
lakpiak , chuh - (v.) deprive
lakpiak , chuh , thangchiat - (v.) derogate
laksang , lawmh man - (n.) prize
laksawng - (n.) gift
laksawng - (n.) present - Example: Christnas presents = Khrismas laksawng
laksawng - (n.) reward
laksawng hmete - (n.) tip
laksawng hmuh awk i aa tlakmi tuahnak / thil - (adj.) meritorious
laksawng nganpi - (n.) largess
laktthelh - (adj.) alternately (missing one thing in between) - Example: He works on alternate days = Ni laktthelh in rian a ttuan
lal - (n.) lord, chieftain - Example: He is the chieftain (lord) of the village = Amah cu an khua lal a si
lal - (v.) lord over other - Example: He lords over his villagers = A khuami kha a lal hnawh hna
lalang - (n.) travelling companion
lam - (n.) avenue
lam - (n.) passage - Example: The passage between two houses was blocked = Inn pahnih karlak lam kha a pit
lam - (n.) pathway
lam - (n.) road, path - Example: Motor road; foot path = Motor lam; Lai lam
lam - (n.) route
lam - (n.) track - Example: A track runs to the house = Lam cu inn tiang a phan
lam a ping i chimh - (v.) misdirect
lam bi , kot - (n.) pass - Example: The pass is between two mountains = Kot cu tlang pahnih karlak ah a si
lam bite - (n.) path
lam canceo - (n.) half way
lam cawhnak , innsak - (n.) construction
lam chimhnak cauk - (n.) guidebook
lam chimtu tung - (n.) guidepost
lam hla deuh - (adv.) farther - Example: I can swim farther than you = Nangmah nakin hla deuh ti ka leuh khawh
lam hlapi - (n.) way - Example: The moon is a long way off = Thlapa cu lam hlapi ah a um
lam hmaisak - (v.) pioneer
lam hmaisatu , khua le ram a tla hmasatu - (n.) pioneer
lam hmuhsak , hruai - (v.) guide
lam hmuhsak , lam hruai - (v.) lead
lam hmuhsaknak , hruainak - (n.) guidance
lam hmuhsaktu arfi - (n.) lodestar
lam hmuhsaktu ca i chiahmi mei ceu - (n.) beacon
lam hmuhsaktu lung , dah a ngeimi - (n.) lodestone
lam hrawnhnak , lam phihnak - (n.) blockade
lam hruaitu , lam chimtu - (n.) guide
lam i cawhnuk i an um i a zeitu hi dah ka zulh lai ti hngalh awk lo in umnak hmun - (n.) labyrinth
lam i kalh nuk i a umnak hmun khi, cucaah tlau a fawi i lam zulh awk hngalh a harnak hmun - (n.) maze
lam in - (prep.) via - Example: He is going to England from Burma via Suez canal = Kawlram in England ah Suez canal lam in a kal lai
lam kalning , zulhning , kalning tlangpi - (n.) tenor
lam kau , kau - (adj.) broad
lam kaupi , khulrang tein mawttaw mongh khawhnak - (n.) freeway
lam kenh - (v.) make way for - Example: Bullock carts must make way for jeeps = Cawleng nih jeep cu an kenh han awk a si
lam khat, pe ruk - (n.) fathom
lam kikawi aa kuai bakmi - (adj.) sharp - Example: A sharp turn = Aa kuai bakmi
lam kilkawi - (n.) corner/turn of the road
lam kilkawi , kil - (n.) corner
lam kuaihnak - (n.) curve
lam , laam - (v.) dance
lam mifir - (n.) higiwayman
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lam naite i a ummi , banh khaw , phak khawh - (adj.) handy
lam nganpi - (n.) boulevard
lam nganpi - (n.) highway
lam ngawi , a ngawimi - (adj.) crooked
lam pakhat le pakhat an i tannak, an i tonnak - (n.) intersection
lam phah awk si nak a bangmi - (n.) asphalt
lam phih , donh - (v.) block - Example: The road was blocked by a landslide = Mincim nih lam kha a phih
lam phun khat a si i biachim loin tuanbia pakhatkhat an langhter - (n.) ballet
lam serpiak - (v.) pave - Example: He paves the way for us = Lam a kan serpiak
lam tan , a phei in rin - (v.) cross - Example: Do not forget to cross your 't' = Na 't' kha a phei in rin philh hlah
lam tthen - (v.) diverge - Example: Our paths diverge here = Hika ah hin kan lam aa tthen
lam , tuahning - (n.) way - Example: Doctors are trying to find ways to prevent desease = Sibawi nih zawtnak khamnak caah zawtnak khamnak
caah lam an kawl lengmang
lam um lonak hmun a simi - (adj.) pathless
lambawi - (n.) road overseer; civil engeneer
lamh - (v.) stamp - Example: Jack stamped on the spider = Jack nih sawmpalak kha a lahm
lamh awi ca i chiahmi lung - (n.) stepping-stone
lamh , cil , tuk - (v.) trounce
lamh , kal - (v.) tread - Example: Don't tread on the flower beds = Pangpar cinnak kuang kha lam hna hlah
lamhbak , hlei - (n.) step
lamhchih - (v.) trample
lamhchihmi , misifak mi nauta pawl - (adj.) downtrodden
lamhlapi - (adj.) remote
lamhlapi a phan khomi thil , ruahnak - (adj.) far-reaching
lamhlat deuh in thil cuanh tik i fiang deuh le hmaan deuh in hmuh khawhnak khi - (n.) perspective - Example: Many happenings of last
year seem less important when viewed in perspective = Nikum til ummi tampi kha hlat deuh in vun cuanh hna tikah hiapi tuk an rak si lo ti kha a
hung langg
lamhlatpi i a ummi - (adj.) far-off
lamhruang ah , lam i rak bawh i nam - (n.) ambush
lamkal - (n.) delegate, envoy, emissary - Example: Peter was an envoy/emissary of Jesus = Piter cu Bawi Jesuh lamkal a si
lamkal - (v.) negotiate between two people - Example: He negotiates between them = Amah nih an karlak ah lam a kal hna
lamkaltu - (n.) envoy
Lamkaltu - (prop.) Acts of the Apostles
lamkaltu - (n.) negotiator, mediator, match maker
lamkam - (n.) wayside - Example: Some of the seeds fell on the edge of the road = Thlaici acheu cu lamkam ah an tla
lammi - (n.) dancer
lamnai lawng a hmu khomi - (adj.) nearsighted
lamnak hmun - (n.) theatre
lamnak puaipi - (n.) ball
lamnhnak in au - (interj.) hurrah
lampawng - (n.) roadside
lampawng i an vanmi meiinn - (n.) streetlight
lampawng i an vanmi meiinn - (n.) streetlamp
lampi ah , lampi in - (adv.) en route
lampial - (n.) fork
lamserh - (n.) funeral dance
lamte , lailam - (n.) trail
lamtte - (n.) fork
lamtte - (n.) junction
lan ko in hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) transparent - Example: Glass is transparent = Thlalang cu lan ko in hmuh khawhmi a si
lan , lanh - (v.) pass through - Example: They passed through the town = Khua chung in an lan
lang - (n.) yoke - Example: A man carried two buckets on a yoke, one at each end = Mipa nih laang ka pakhat in baltin pahnih a put hna, khattelei
pakhat veve in
lang - (adv.) from a distance - Example: He shot a deer from a distance and missed it = A lang in sakhi a kah i a nganh
lang , laang - (n.) pole or stretcher - Example: They carried the loads with poles = Thil cu lang in an put hna
lang , langh - (v.) appear, be in sight, visible - Example: Zokhua is visible from Rung mountain = Zokhua cu Rung tlang in a lang
langak - (n.) crow, raven
langak keuhnak hmun - (n.) rookery
langak phun khat - (n.) raven
langak phun khat - (n.) rook
langh - (adj.) visible
langh a duh ngaimi , mi nih ka hmu hna seh ti a duh ngaimi - (adj.) ostentatious
langh a duh tukmi minung , meizik bantuk a simi - (adj.) flamboyant
langh duh tuk deuh a simi - (adj.) showy
langh , lang - (v.) appear, be in sight, visible - Example: Zokhua is visible from Rung mountain = Zokhua cu Rung tlang in a lang
langh , lang - (v.) to be retributed naturally - Example: His bad deeds have been retributed = Tthat lonak a tuahmi nih a langh
langhnak - (n.) natural retribution - Example: He gets retribution for his misdeeds = Tthat lonak a tuahmi ruangah langhnak a hmu
langhnak a simi - (adj.) symptomatic
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langhnak , hmelchunhnak - (n.) symptom - Example: Fever is a symptom of illness = Tak linh hi zawtnak langhnak/hmelchunhnak pakhat a si
langhnak hmuhmi - (n.) vision
langhnak hmuhmi lawng a simi , saduhthahmi lawng a simi - (adj.) visionary
langhnak , sannak - (n.) prominence
langhngan - (adv.) openly, visibly - Example: He speaks openly = Langhngan in a chim
langhngan in bia a chimmi , mi um-u a si lomi - (adj.) unreserved
langhngan in tuahmi - (adj.) overt
langhning , muisam umtuning - (n.) appearance
langhter - (v.) signalize
langhter - (v.) support - Example: The facts support his claim = A si timi kha thil a cangmi hna nih khan a hmaan tiah a langhter
langhter - (prep.) with - Example: Work with care = Ralrinnak langhter bu tein ttuan (ralring tein ttuan)
langhter chung , chimchung - (v.) portend
langhter , hmuhsak - (v.) exhibit
langhter , hmuhsak - (v.) denote - Example: Fever denotes illness = Taklinh nih zawtnak a langhter
langhter , hngalhter , sawh - (v.) mean - Example: The dark clouds mean it will rain = Khua-dawm nak nih ruah a sur lai ti kha an langhter
langhter lotu , phengtu , thuptu - (n.) camouflage - Example: Green leaves are used for camouflage in jungle warfare = Ramlak raltuknak ah
thinghnah hring kha peengtu ah an hman hna
langhter , mi nih ka hmu hna seh ti i tuahmi - (v.) show off - Example: He wants to show off his fine clothes = A hnipuan ttha kha mi nih ka
hmu hna seh ti a duh
langhter , phuan , pho - (v.) expose
langhter , zar - (v.) display
langhternak - (n.) expression
langhternak - (n.) ostentation
langhternak tuahmi - (n.) exhibition
langhtertu , hmuhsaktu - (n.) indicator
langta - (n.) vulture
langta - (n.) vulture
langther , phuan , thuh i zuam na i a lang tthiammi - (v.) belie - Example: His smile belied his hurt feeling = A ni ko nain a thinhun kha a lang
tthiam
lanh , kal - (adv.) past - Example: The soldiers marched past = Ralkap cu an lan thluahmah
lanh , lan - (v.) pass through - Example: They passed through the town = Khua chung in an lan
lanhpi , kalpi , pek chin , lanhter - (v.) convey
lanhtak - (v.) pass over - Example: He was passed over when they chose players = Pumpululh chuihtu an thim hna ah khan anih cu an lanh tak
Lanhtak Puai - (n.) Passover
lanhter , lanhpi , kalpi , pek chin - (v.) convey
lapar - (n.) cotton
lapar te hna bantuk , thil buang - (n.) fluff
lapar thei - (n.) boll
lapi - (n.) felame ass
laril zelhnak fung , film zelhnak fung - (n.) spool
lasi , khuachia - (n.) sprite
lasi tuanbia, a hmaanmi a si lomi tuanbia - (n.) fairy tale
late, kaa in pawpi tiang rawl a kalnak late - (n.) gullet
lathlur , na mermi thil pawl - (n.) spindle
Latin Baibal - (prop.) Vulgate
lating burhnak si - (n.) indigo
lau - (v.) stagger - Example: I was staggered to hear that he was dead = A thi ti ka theih ah ka lau ngai
lau awk a simi , thlakawkbar a simi - (adj.) panicky
lau i lungmih i mah i hngal set lo i um - (v.) shock - Example: He was shocked when he heard that his mother died = A nu thih a theih tikah a
lau i mah hnagal loin a um
lau , thlakawkbar - (n.) panic
lau tuk i mah hngal lo i um , a thi bantuk i um - (v.) swoon
lau ur in um , i hninsai ur in um - (n.) sensation
launak - (n.) shock - Example: His death was a shock to his friends = A thih cu a hawikom hna caah launak a si
launak - (n.) surprise - Example: His face shows surprise at the news = Thawng an theih i a alu kha a hmai ah a lang
launak in a khatmi minung hna - (adj.) panic-stricken
launak , thinphannak - (n.) fright
launak , thlalaunak , ttihnak - (n.) consternation
lauter , thih - (v.) frighten
law - (conj.) if - Example: I shall be happy if you come = Ra law kaa lawm hnga
lawh - (v.) take after - Example: John took after his father = John cu a pa a lo
lawh , lo - (v.) pick - Example: They picked all the peaches on the tree = A kung i a ummi metie kha an lawh din
lawh , lo - (v.) resemble, seem, look like - Example: It looks like rain, therefore I did not go. - He looks as if he is going = Ruah sur lai a lawh caah ka
kal lo. - A kal lai ko a lo
lawhmi , amah he aa lo te i sermi , amah he aa lo taktakmi - (n.) replica
lawhnak - (n.) semblance
lawi - (n.) fife
lawi - (v.) go back home - Example: He went back home = In ah a lawi
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lawi - (v.) about a wife that returns home after estrangement from her husband
lawi , lawih - (v.) get burned with hot water - Example: Hot water burns him = Tisa nih a lawih
lawi ning i um lonak - (n.) eccentricity
lawih , lawi - (v.) get burned with hot water - Example: Hot water burns him = Tisa nih a lawih
lawk - (v.) to change the old leaky thatch roof with new roof
lawk - (v.) to relieve sombody of his heavy burden
lawkih mi , Khrihfa a si lomi - (n.) heathen
lawlaw - (adv.) outright - Example: I told him outright the story of his friend = A hawipa kong kha ka chimh lawlaw
lawlaw - (adv.) straightaway - Example: Do not tarry, go straightaway = Dir con hlah, kal lawlaw
lawlaw - (adv.) wholly - Example: Eat up the whole lot (wholly) = Ei dih lawlaw
lawlaw - (conj.) either or - Example: If you are cold, be cold; if you are hot, be hot (Rev. 3:15) = Na kih le kik lawlaw, na lum le lum lawlaw
lawm - (adj.) be happy - Example: I am happy; Thank you = Kaa lawm
lawm - (v.) work together - Example: We work together in our fields in turns = Lothlawh kan i lawm
lawm - (v.) cook sulphur beand
lawm , lawmh - (v.) rejoice - Example: We rejoice that you come = Na ra i kan i lawm
lawm , lawmh - (v.) celebrate - Example: We celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus. - He celebrated his birthdaty = Bawi Jesuh chuah kan lawm. - A
chuah a lawmh
lawm , lawmh , lomh - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh
lawmh - (v.) thank - Example: I thank you because you gave me gift = Laksawng na ka pek caah kaan lawmh
lawmh - (v.) applaud - Example: Many people applaud him and clap their hands = Mi tampi nih an lawmh i an kut an bengh
lawmh , lawm - (v.) rejoice - Example: We rejoice that you come = Na ra i kan i lawm
lawmh , lawm - (v.) celebrate - Example: We celebrate the birth of Lord Jesus. - He celebrated his birthdaty = Bawi Jesuh chuah kan lawm. - A
chuah a lawmh
lawmh , lomh - (v.) appreciate
lawmh , lomh , lawm - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh
lawmh tuknak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) ecstatic
lawmhnak ah siseh , ngaihchiatnak ah siseh , thinhunnak ah siseh , nganfah innak ah siseh , i sum kho loin a ummi - (adj.) frantic
lawmhnak bia chim i batmi , tuah awk a simi rian - (n.) obligation
lawmhnak biachim , lawmh - (v.) thank - Example: I want to thank you for the gift = Laksawng na ka pekmi caah lawmh kan duh
lawmhnak he aa pehtlaimi , puai - (adj.) festal
lawmhnak , lomhnak - (adj.) gladness, happiness, joy
lawmhnak nganpi - (n.) exultation
lawmhnak nganpi - (n.) rapture
lawmhnak nganpi a simi - (adj.) rapturous
lawmhpi - (v.) congratulate
lawmhpi , conglawmh - (v.) felicitate
lawmhpinak - (n.) congratulation
lawmhpinak i aa tlakmi bia , conglawmhnak - (adj.) felicitious - Example: A felicitious speech of thanks = Lunglawmhnak bia chimnak i aa tlakmi
bia
lawmhter - (v.) exhilarate
lawmhter - (v.) gratify
lawmhter - (v.) suit - Example: It is hard to suit everybody = A mi kip lawmhter cu a har ngai
lawmhter, lawhmnak in khahter - (v.) ravish - Example: He is ravished with her beauty = Aa dawhnak nih lawmhnak in a khakter
lawmhter ngai , aidi in mawn , mawnh , eih in mawn - (v.) enchant
lawmhter , puai tuahpiak , khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai - (v.) entertain
lawmhternak - (n.) entertainment
lawmhternak - (n.) exhilaration
lawmhternak - (n.) gratification
lawmhtertu - (n.) entertainer
lawmnak - (n.) --lawn - (v.) crawl - Example: A snake crawls = Rul a lawn
lawn - (v.) creep
lawn , lawng - (adj.) vacant - Example: If the site is vacant I shall build a house. - There is a vacancy for a post (lit. one post i vacant) = Hmun a
lawn ahcun inn ka sak lai. - Rian pakhat a lawng
lawng - (adj.) empty - Example: The cup is empty = Hrai a lawng
lawng - (adj.) only - Example: He is the only person who can do it = Amah lawng nih a tuh khawh
lawng - (adj.) naked - Example: He came naked = Taklawng in a ra
lawng - (n.) vehicle - Example: Ship, boat. - Train, railway (land vehicle) = Tilawng. - Tlanglawng
lawng a hnulei - (n.) stern
lawng chung i eidin lei zohkhenhtu nu - (n.) stewardess
lawng cung i cuannak - (n.) embarkation
lawng cung i kai i icit - (v.) board - Example: We must board the train now = Atu ah tlanglawng cungah kan kai awk a si cang
lawng dinhnak hmun - (n.) station - Example: Railway station = Tlanglawng dinhnak
lawng hrennak hri - (n.) moorings
lawng in ti chung i tlak - (adv.) overboard - Example: He fell overboard = Lawng in ti chungah a tla
lawng kaltertu - (n.) navigator
lawng , lawn - (adj.) vacant - Example: If the site is vacant I shall build a house. - There is a vacancy for a post (lit. one post i vacant) = Hmun a
lawn ahcun inn ka sak lai. - Rian pakhat a lawng
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lawng , lawngh - (v.) sqirm - Example: He squirms on the floor in agony = Nganfah in tuang ah aa lawng
lawng zahnak fung - (n.) oar
lawng zahnak fung - (n.) scull
lawng zahnak fung danh ca i knenhmi khenhteo - (n.) thole
lawng zaptu - (n.) oarsman
lawngcung i kai , cit hram i thawk - (v.) embark
lawngh , longh - (v.) float - Example: They float plenty of teak logs on Chindwin river = Chindwin tiva ah tlor thing tampi an lawngh hna
lawngh , longh - (v.) float, waft
lawngin - (adv.) alone - Example: I shall go alone = Keimah lawngin ka kal lai
lawnglawng - (adv.) only - Example: He brought only two books = Cauk pahnih lawnglawng a rak put
lawnglawng - (adj.) sole
lawnglawng , menmen - (adv.) just - Example: He is just an ordinary man = Amah cu mi sawsawh memen a si
lawnglawng , menmen - (adj.) mere - Example: She is a mere child = Ngakchia men a si ko
lawngmeizahnak - (n.) rudder
lawnh - (v.) vacate - Example: Please vacate the house = Inn kha rak lawnh tuah
lawnh , lonh - (v.) surpass - Example: He surpassed his brother in English. - Al Thang surpasses Al Ling in hight by one inch = Mirang holh ah a
nau kha a lonh. - Al Thang nih lehmah pakhat in Al Ling a lonh
lawnnak - (n.) vacuity
lawnnak - (n.) emptiness
lawr - (v.) to choose the better ones
lawr - (v.) curry favour - Example: He is good at currying favour = Anih cu mi lawr a thiam ngai
lazai - (n.) strand - Example: This rope is a rope of three strands = Hi hri hi zai thum komh hri a si
lazai , laduang - (n.) skein
lazelh/lakhernak thir phun khat - (n.) spinning-jenny
lazoh - (v.) pick cotton
le - (conj.) and - Example: You and I = Nangmah le keimah
le - (suff.) suffix denoting plural - Example: My friend. - My friends = Ka hawi. - Ka hawile
le , lek - (v.) run - Example: He ran away (beyond visibility). - He is swift in running = Lo diam in a le. - Lek a mu
leh - (v.) respond, reply - Example: He responds nicely to my words = Ttha tein ka bia a ka leh
leh - (v.) translate - Example: He translates the Bible from English to Chin = Baibal cu Mirangholh in Laiholh ah a leh
leh , biachan - (v.) answer
leh , bialeh - (v.) reply
leh cikcek i kawl - (v.) rummage
leh , cung le tang maw lu le taw maw leh , hrawh - (v.) subvert
leh , let - (v.) turn over - Example: He turns over a stone = Lung pakhat a leh
leh , let - (v.) go and come frequently - Example: He goes and comes frequently between Hakha and Thantlang = Hakha le Thantlang kar aa let
lengmang
leh , let - (v.) roll over
leh , let - (v.) translate - Example: He spoke in Burmese and they translated into Chin = Kawl holh in a chim i Lai holh ah an leh
lehhmah - (n.) inch
lehhmah - (n.) ticket
lehhmah - (n.) certificate - Example: Tenth Standard pass certificate = Tang Hra awnnak lehhmah
lehhmah 39.37 a saumi - (n.) meter
lehhmah - (n.) passport - Example: A certificate for going to other country = Ram dang kalnak lehhmah
lehhmahthut - (v.) sign (name) - Example: You will sign your name here = Hika ah hin lehhmah na thut lai
lehlam , lehtuk - (adv.) rather than - Example: He told me rather than his wife = A nupi chim loin keimah lehlam a ka chimh
lehli - (n.) retail price
lehnak - (n.) answer
lehnak - (prep.) for - Example: We thank him for his kindness = A zaangfahnak ruangah kan lawmh
lehnak - (n.) reply
lehnak , thlennak - (n.) translation
lehpek , hringhran - (adv.) extremely
lehpek , hringhran , tuk - (adj.) extreme
lehrul , lehruloh - (adj.) repay, pay back, recompense - Example: Would he be able to pay me back = A ka lehrul kho hnga maw?
lehrulh , kir tthan - (v.) react
lehrulh , pek tthan , cham - (v.) recompense
lehrulh , pek tthan ve - (v.) reciprocate - Example: She loves me and I reciprocate her affection = A ka dawt i ka dawt tthan ve
lehrulhnak - (n.) reprisal
lehrulhnak , thil a hung kir tthanmi - (n.) reaction
lehtama rian - (n.) carpenter
lehtuk , lehlam - (adv.) rather than - Example: He told me rather than his wife = A nupi chim loin keimah lehlam a ka chimh
lei - (n.) tongue - Example: We speak with our tongues = Kan lei in kan holh
lei - (n.) way - Example: Look this way = Hi lei zoh tuah
lei - a particle signifying extent, amount or measure of something - Example: Its height. - Its width. - Its length = A sanlei. - A kauhlei. - A saulei
lei - (n.) earth, ground, world - Example: You may sit down on the ground = Lei ah khan tthu ko u
lei - (n.) debt (to pay)
lei - (n.) punishment, fine - Example: Because his words are bad he is fined (given a fine) = A bia a tthat lo caah lei a cawi
lei ah - (prep.) toward
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lei ah , leiah - (prep.) to - Example: Go to the right = Orhlei ah kal
lei , khilei , hilei , ti bantuk - (n.) direction - Example: He went in that direction = Khi lei ah khin a kal
lei , leirawi - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a lei
lei thuannak the - (n.) harrow
leiah - on ... side - Example: He is on our side = Kanmah leiah a ttang
leiah , lei ah - (prep.) to - Example: Go to the right = Orhlei ah kal
leiba a cham kho lomi - (n.) bankrupt
leiba a cham kho lomi , tangka a ngei lomi - (adj.) insolvent
leiba a cham khomi - (adj.) solvent
leiba cham ding hnu ceuh cham ding i upadi ning tein tuahpiakmi caan , cu a caan pekmi chung cu - (n.) moratorium
leiba cham khawhnak - (n.) solvency
leiba cham kho lo in umnak , tangka ngeih lo - (n.) insolvency
leiba cham rih lomi - (adj.) outstanding - Example: Outstanding debts = Leiba a tang rihmi
leiba in luatternak - (n.) quittance
leiba lei i chiah , zuh - (v.) debit - Example: Debit my account K. 100/- = Ka tangka chung khan K. 100/- zuk tuah
leiba , leibat - (n.) debt - Example: I am in debt = Leiba ka ngei
leiba , leibat - (v.) have a debt - Example: I have no debt to anybody = Ahohmanh lei ka ba hna lo
leiba ngeih , leiba bat - (adj.) indebted
leibat , leiba - (v.) have a debt - Example: I have no debt to anybody = Ahohmanh lei ka ba hna lo
leibat , leiba - (n.) debt - Example: I am in debt = Leiba ka ngei
leibatmi - (n.) the person to whom the debt is owed
leibatu - (n.) debtor
leidip - (n.) dust (mostly on the ground)
leidip a khatmi - (adj.) dusty
leih - (v.) pour water
leih - (v.) to pour food in the trough for animals
leihri - (n.) navel cord
leikak kaupi - (n.) chasm
leiphit - (n.) dust (mostly in the air)
leirai - (n.) debt
leirawi , lei - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a lei
leirawitu , leirtu , rawitu - (n.) traitor, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si
leirtu , rawitu , leirawitu - (n.) traitor, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si
leithuan - (v.) plow - Example: He plows the field with water buffaloes = Na in lei a thuan hna
leithuan i an rinmi kuar - (n.) furrow
leithuannak - (n.) plow
leithuannak ha - (n.) plowshare
leithuannak seh - (n.) tractor
leittial - (n.) chipmunk
lek - (adj.) cocky, arrogant, overbearing - Example: Pu Hnin is a cocky, overbearing person = Pu Hnin cu mi lek a si
lek - (adj.) to be warped - Example: Your board is warped = Na thing a lek
lek - (v.) chop off, cut off with one stroke - Example: It's easy to cut off banana tree = Banhlakung lek cu a fawi
lek - (v.) flash - Example: Lightning flashes = Nimtlau a lek
lek - (v.) Morse: to send messages by flashes of light - Example: They are sending each other messages in Morse = Hmaan an i lek
lek , le - (v.) run - Example: He ran away (beyond visibility). - He is swift in running = Lo diam in a le. - Lek a mu
lek , leklak , liklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si
leklak , lek , liklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si
leklak , liklak - (adv.) promptly - Example: He rose promptly = Leklak tiah a tho
lel - (adj.) busybody - Example: He is a busybody = Mi lel a si
lel - (v.) play with - Example: Du not play with knife = Namte he lel hlah
lem - (v.) cajole
lem - (v.) coax, persuade - Example: They persuaded him to sing = Hlasak an lem
lem - (v.) lure - Example: The fox was lured into the trap = Cenghngia cu rap coktarh nih rap chungah a lem i aa foih
lem - (v.) tempt - Example: The sight of food tempted him to steal = Rawl a hmuhnak nih khan fir dingin a lem
lem - (v.) coax, persuade - Example: They persuaded him to sing = Hlasak an lem
lem - (n.) likeness, image - Example: Idol, likeness of man, image of man (not real man) = Milem
lem - (v.) to take back something that has been given - Example: He took back the shirt he gave me = Angki kha a ka lem tthan
lem - (v.) addicted: to be addicted to - Example: I am addicted to smoking (smoking entices me) = Kuak zuk nih a ka lem
lem - (v.) bait, attract - Example: Light attracts insects = Mei ceu nih buttit a lem hna
lem , bia nem le bia thlum in lem - (v.) wheedle
lem cang - (adj.) addicted - Example: He is addicted to smoking = Kuakzuk nih a lem cang i a thlah kho ti lo
lem , fial - (v.) persuade - Example: They could persuade him to stay = Um awkah an lem khawh
lem (leem) - (v.) entice
lem , lem khawhnak , duhternak - (v.) allure
lem lo - (adv.) not very much, not quite - Example: Do you like oranges? Not quite = Theithu na duh maw? Ka duh lem lo
lemh - (v.) swallow, gulp - Example: He swallowed a fish bone and it got stuck in his throat = Nga ruh a lemh i a hrom ah a tang
lemnak - (n.) enticement
lemnak - (n.) persuasion
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lemnak , coktarh - (n.) lure
lemsoi khawh - (v.) prevail - Example: I cannot prevail upon him to stay for dinner = Zanriah ei ko tiah ka lemsoi kho lo
len - (v.) see - Example: I want to see my friend = Ka hawi len ka duh
len - (v.) call - Example: Our pastor will call on us tomorrow = Thaizing ah kan pastor a kan leng lai
len - (v.) visit
len , leng - (v.) visit within the samme village or town - Example: Today we are going to visit our friends = Nihin cu kan hawi kan leng hna lai
leng - (prep.) outside - Example: He is sitting outside the house = Inn lengah a tthu ko
leng - (n.) vehicle, wheel, cart, carriage - Example: We go by horse cart = Rangleng in kan kal
leng - (v.) walk, stroll, go about, go for a walk - Example: We go for at walk (lit. we visit the road) = Lam kan leng
leng - (v.) float in the air, waft - Example: Word has been floating that Chante and Tialte are going to get married = Chante le Ttialte an i um lai
tiah bia a leng
leng , cawleng - (n.) cart
leng chuahnak nawl , ngaihthiam - (v.) excuse
leng chuak loin erhnak - (n.) confinement
leng hnuhnak hri - (n.) trace
leng i chuahnak , pheonak - (n.) exclusion
leng i hlonh - (v.) eject
leng in chungah luh. - 2. phun khat in phun khat ah i thlen - (prep.) into
leng kekual i a ha - (n.) sprocket
leng lang ah cun , a leng langhnak ah cun - (adv.) ostensibly
leng lang i dawh ngai i ser i a chung i a ttha ttung lomi - (adj.) specious
leng , len - (v.) visit within the samme village or town - Example: Today we are going to visit our friends = Nihin cu kan hawi kan leng hna lai
leng remhtu - (n.) wheelwright
lengah - (adv.) outside - Example: Go outside = Lengah chuak thah
lengah , innchung si loin lengah - (adj.) outdoors
lengchuah , pheo - (v.) exclude
lengke - (n.) wheel
lengke aa mernak thirfung , ekzel - (n.) axle
lengke kual a laifang - (n.) hub
lengke ti nih a mermi - (n.) waterwheel
lengkekual - (n.) wheel
lengkeneh - (n.) rut
lenglang in , hlangfang in - (adv.) openly
lenglang sawhsawh a simi - (adj.) phenomenal
lengleh - (n.) a woman who wants to get married again after divorce or the death of her husband
lenglei - (adv.) without - Example: The house is painted without and within = Inn cu a lenglei he a chunglei he si an thuh
lenglei deuh - (adj.) outer - Example: Outer wall = Lenglei deuh vampang
lenglei in si loin mahte nih zeitindah ka tuah lai tiah i khiahnak - (n.) self-determination
lengmang - (adj.) often - Example: I often see him at church = Biakinn ah ka hmuh lengmang
lengmang - (adv.) on and on - Example: He talked on and on = A holh lengmang
lengttul - (n.) spinster
lengtu - (n.) caller
lenh - (v.) use commonly - Example: They do not use Lai language = Lai holh an lenh lo
lenh - (v.) play with - Example: The children play with dolls = Nganchia nih tunu an i lenh
lenh , lian , lianh - (v.) swell, rise (as a river) - Example: The water is high that we dannot cross the river = Ti a lenh caah kan tak kho lo
lenkhang , a phei in zarmi sur - (n.) seine
lennak - (n.) visit
lennak khan - (n.) living room
lente aa celhmi - (n.) player
lente an i celhmi bu khat khi, tennis ah an hman bik, set u chungah set 6 i a tei ahcun tei a si, ti bantuk khi - (n.) set
lente celhnak phun khat, tennis bantuk - (n.) squash
lente i celh - (v.) sport
lentecelh - (v.) play (games, not music) - Example: They play games = Lente an i celh
lentecelh a duh ngaimi - (adj.) sportive
lentecelh bantuk men i ruah le rel - (v.) trifle
lentecelh hawi - (n.) playmate
lentecelh i zuamnak - (n.) tournament
lentecelh pawl i tawhrolh tawi an hmanmi - (n.) trunks
lentecelh thiammi , hirha zangmi - (n.) athlete
lentecelh zohnak i thutnak hmun tha bik - (n.) grandstand
lentecelh zuamnak i hman a si bikmi , a herhnak bantukin dirter khawhmi suimilam - (n.) stop watch
lentecelhnak - (n.) game
lentecelhnak - (n.) gymnastics
lentecelhnak - (n.) sport
lentecelhnak certual - (n.) playground
lentecelhnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) athletic
lentecelhnak hmun i aa celhtu le a zohtu hna nih hman awk i an sakmi inn nganpi - (n.) pavilion
lentecelhnak hmun, lentecelhnak inn - (n.) gymnasium
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lentecelhnak hmun nganpi - (n.) arena
lentecelhnak hmun nganpi , inn zong a ngei i zohnak i tthutdan a dotdot in an chiahmi - (n.) stadium
lentecelhnak i firik tumtu - (n.) referee
lentecelhnak i thawk - (v.) serve
lentecelhnak , nuamhnak - (n.) play
lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) baseball
lentecelhnak phun khat - (n.) cricket
lentecelhnak tunu , tunu - (n.) doll
lentecelhpi , awk ca i i chiahmi - (n.) pet - Example: The children wanted a rabbit as a pet = Ngakchia nih saveh cu lentecelh pi awk i i chiah
awkah an duh
lenthang - (n.) hump
let - (v.) overturn - Example: The boat overturned = Tilawng aa let
let - (v.) break - Example: He never breaks his promise = A biakam a let bal lo
let - (prep.) times, multiplied by - Example: Two times two equals four = Pahnih let hnih cu pali a si
let - (v.) answer, reply, respond - Example: Please reply my letter promptly = Ka ca ka let tuan
let - (v.) rescind - Example: He rescinded his agreement = A biakam aa let
let - (v.) to drop a plan - Example: They dropped their fishing expedition = An tiva kal a i let
let , aa let - (v.) capsize - Example: The boat capsized = Tilawng aa let
let , leh - (v.) turn over - Example: He turns over a stone = Lung pakhat a leh
let , leh - (v.) go and come frequently - Example: He goes and comes frequently between Hakha and Thantlang = Hakha le Thantlang kar aa let
lengmang
let , leh - (v.) roll over
let , leh - (v.) translate - Example: He spoke in Burmese and they translated into Chin = Kawl holh in a chim i Lai holh ah an leh
let-ling , lettaling , lettalam - (adv.) upside down, topsyturvy, wrong way round - Example: You are sleeping with your head where your legs
should be = A let-ling in na it
let lo , tlaihpeng , zulh - (v.) abide
let tthan - (v.) reverse
let tthan khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irrevocable
let tthan khawh ti lomi , hnulei i khirh tthan khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irreversible
let tthan , nawl ngei ti lo i ser - (v.) rescind
let tthannak - (n.) reversion
let , zorter , hrawh - (v.) abrogate - Example: His power was abrogated = A nawl ngeihnak kha a zor, a lo
lettalam , let-ling , lettaling - (adv.) upside down, topsyturvy, wrong way round - Example: You are sleeping with your head where your legs
should be = A let-ling in na it
lettaling , lettalam , let-ling - (adv.) upside down, topsyturvy, wrong way round - Example: You are sleeping with your head where your legs
should be = A let-ling in na it
lettu - (n.) translator
lettu - (n.) the person who replies/responds/answers
leuh , liau , liao , lio - (v.) swim - Example: I know how to swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam
Levitikas - (prop.) Leviticus
li - (n.) spring, elasticity - Example: The spring of my gun is no longer good = Ka meithal a li a ttha ti lo
li hnin - (n.) earth quake
li , likuk - (n.) bow - Example: Bow and arrow = Li le thal
liah , liak - (v.) lick - Example: Cows lick salt = Caw nih cite an liah
liak , liah - (v.) lick - Example: Cows lick salt = Caw nih cite an liah
liam - (prep.) beyond - Example: We shal go beyond the hill = Tlang liam ah khin kan kal lai
liam - (v.) overflow - Example: Chindwin river overflows its banks. - My cup runneth over, brimmingly full = Chindwin tiva a kuang a liam. - Ka hrai
cu a liam in a liam
liam - (v.) pay fine - Example: He pays a fine of ten kyats = Tangka fang hra a liam
liam - (v.) spend money for something - Example: How much do you pay for your trousers? = Na tawhrolh cu zeizatdah na liam?
liam , kal - (v.) pass - Example: The storm passed and the sun is shining = Thlichia cu a liam (dih) i ni a tlang
liamh - (v.) to pay to somebody a fine - Example: You will pay me ten kyats for the book you took away = Ka cauk naa lakmi caah tangka fang
hra na ka liamh lai
lian - (v.) become large, big, great - Example: Pu Thawng is becoming greater and greater = Pu Thawng cu a lian chin lengmang ko
lian - (v.) become rich - Example: Pu Thawng is getting richer and richer = Pu Thawng cu a lian chin lengmang ko
lian , lenh , lianh - (v.) swell, rise (as a river) - Example: The water is high that we dannot cross the river = Ti a lenh caah kan tak kho lo
lian , ngan - (adj.) big
liang - (n.) shoulder
liang dar - (n.) shoulder blade
liangbah puan - (n.) shawl
liangluang - (adv.) plentifully, very many great number - Example: Cows are there in great number = Caw an um liangluang ko
lianh , lenh , lian - (v.) swell, rise (as a river) - Example: The water is high that we dannot cross the river = Ti a lenh caah kan tak kho lo
lianhngan , lianngan - (adj.) great, powerful, almighty - Example: Most powerful, almighty Gud. - He is a great man = Lianngan bik Pathian. Amah cu mi lianngan a si
lianhngannak , ngannak - (n.) greatness
lianhngannak , rumra - (n.) majesty
lianngan bik , cungnung bik - (adj.) almighty
lianngan , ngan , minthang - (adj.) great
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lianngannak , lianhngannak - (n.) greatness, powerfulness
liao , leuh , liau - (v.) swim - Example: I know how to swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam
liau , liao , leuh - (v.) swim - Example: I know how to swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam
library zohkhenhtu - (n.) librarian
lih - (n.) lie - Example: He told us a lie = Lih a kan chimh
lih - (v.) lie - Example: You lie = Lih na chim
lih a chimmi - (adj.) lying
lih a chimmi , biatak a chim lomi - (adj.) dishonest
lih a chimmi , mi hlen a hmangmi - (adj.) deceitful
lih , biatak a si lomi - (n.) untruth
lih chim hmangmi , hlen hmangmi - (adj.) fraudulent
lih chimmi , hlen hmangmi - (n.) deceiver
lih chin lomi , mi hmaan a simi , zumh awk tlakmi - (adj.) honest
lih , dehnak , a hmaan lomi bia - (n.) fallacy
lih , hlennak - (n.) fraud
lih in i lak , hlen - (v.) defraud
lih in mi thangchiat - (v.) traduce
lih , lip - (v.) graze , scrape - Example: If your toe gets grazed or scraped it's hard for you to go on = Na kedong a lih ahcun kal a har
lih siternak , hmaan lomi siternak - (n.) falsification
lih tawnmi , tawnchomnak - (n.) fabrication
lih um lo tein a hmanmi taktak - (adv., adj.) bona fide
lihbia , a hmaan lomi sinak - (n.) falsehood
lihchim - (v.) lie
lihchim - (v.) prevaricate
lihchim , hlen - (n.) cheat
lihchim , hlen - (v.) deceive
lihchim , lih in chiatser - (v.) perjure - Example: The witness perjured himself by lying about what he saw on the night of the murder = Lai an i
nawn zan i a hmuhmi kong ah khan, tehtepa nih lih a chim caah, amah le amah kha lihchim sual aa phaw
lihchim lo tein - in good faith
lihchim lo tein , ding tein - (adv.) straightforward
lihchim lo , ziaza ding - (n.) integrity
lihchimmi , hrokhrolmi - (adj.) knavish
lihchimnak , biatak chim lonak - (n.) dishonesty
lihchimnak , hrokhrawlnak - (n.) guile
lihchimnak , hrokhrolnak - (n.) knavery
lihnin - (n.) earthquake
lihninh tahnak seh - (n.) seismograph
liim , lim - (v.) finish - Example: She finished the work = Rian a lim
lik - (v.) cover with water - Example: Water (flood) covers our garden = Ti nih kan dum a lik
lik - (v.) counter with the same kind of harsh words - Example: He countered him with harsh words after which he kept quiet = A lik a lik i a dai ko
liklak , lek , leklak - (adj.) energetic, active, prompt in action - Example: Pu Thang is an energetic, active person = Pu Thang cu mileklak a si
likuk canthum - (prop.) the seven star group
likuk , li - (n.) bow
lila - (pron.) reflexive: myself, ourselves, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, itself, themselves
lilam suai , a man a sang bik a pe khotu sin paoh i zapi lak i zuar - (n.) auction
lilen , lileng - (adj.) to be homesick, lonesome, lonely - Example: He weeps because he is lonely, homesick = A li a len caah a ttap
lileng in um - (adj.) strange - Example: He felt strange in the city = Khuapi chungah lileng in a um
lileng , lilen - (adj.) to be homesick, lonesome, lonely - Example: He weeps because he is lonely, homesick = A li a len caah a ttap
lilennak lunglennak , ngaichiatnak , umharnak - (n.) melancholy
lili pangpar - (n.) lily
lili pangpar phun khat - (n.) lotus
lim , hlawhtlin , tlinter - (v.) achieve
lim lomi , dih lomi - (adj.) unfinished
lim (rul) - (n.) python
lim , tlinter , tuah khawh - (v.) accomplish
limkeng - (n.) dragon
lin - (adj.) hot (as fire or sun) - Example: The sun is hot = Ni a lin
linchim lo tein a ummi ziaza , dinnak , ziaza ding - (n.) rectitude
ling - (n.) the prime or heyday of life - Example: He died in the prime of his life = A chan ling ah a thi
linglawm ngaiin - (adv.) gladly
lingmaw , serthlum - (n.) tangerine
lingthawhnak peknak , thaw chuahhnawhnak , thazang peknak - (n.) inspiration
lingthin tha - (n.) goodwill
lingtlin lonak , lungsi lonak - (n.) dissatisfaction
linh - (v.) heat - Example: The sun beats down on me = Ni nih a ka linh
linh - (v.) heat up - Example: I put an iron rod in the furnace for heating it up = Meiphu chungah thir tluan ka linh
linhnak , khua lin , a linhsat liopi , lumternak - (n.) heat
linseed thei in a chuakmi thiti , inn si thuhmi he cawhmi - (n.) linseed oil
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lio - (adv.) while, during - Example: Nine A.M will be while you are working = Zinglei pakua cu na ttuam lio a si lai
lio , leuh , liau , liao - (v.) swim - Example: I know how to swim = Tileuh/tiliau ka thiam
lioah - (conj.) while - Example: While I was speaking he said nothing = Ka chim lioah cun zeihmanh a chim lo
lioah - (conj.) whilst
lioah - (conj.) as - Example: As a boy he lived in Yangon = A ngakchiat lioah Yangon ah a rak um
lip , lih - (v.) graze , scrape - Example: If your toe gets grazed or scraped it's hard for you to go on = Na kedong a lih ahcun kal a har
lipi - (n.) mainspring
lit - (n.) water leech, horse leech
litin - (n.) divination, augery
litingtu - (n.) diviner
litlet - (adj.) plump and short
liza , chaiza - (n.) bowstring
lo - (n.) farm
lo - (n.) field, hillside field
lo ahcun - (conj.) unless - Example: We shall go unless it rains = Ruah a sur lo ahcun kan kal lai
lo , hlah - (adv.) not - Example: 1. I do not like millet - 2. Do not lie = 1. Fatum ka duh lo - 2. Lihchim hlah
lo i sakmi inn - (n.) farmhouse
lo lak i kal , pial , a ping i kal , tlau - (v.) stray
lo , lawh - (v.) resemble, seem, look like - Example: It looks like rain, therefore I did not go. - He looks as if he is going = Ruah sur lai a lawh caah ka
kal lo. - A kal lai ko a lo
lo , lawh - (v.) pick, pluck - Example: They picked all the peaches on the tree = A kung i a ummi metie kha an lawh din
lo nganpi , a chung in mi umnak a si colhmi - (n.) plantation - Example: He has a coffee plantation = Kawfi lo nganpi a ngei
lo pawngri , pawngri - (n.) outskirts
lo thlawh le satil zuat in paw i cawmnak - (n.) farming
lobua - (n.) inherited land/field - Example: This field is my inherited field (from my father) = Hi lo hi ka lobua a si
locul - (n.) a field which has been used for one year and is now lying in fallow
loh - (v.) disappear - Example: It's three nights since the moon disappaered = Thlapa a lohnak zan thum a si cang
loh , hmuh khawh ti lo i um - (v.) disappear - Example: The dog disappeared from the house = Kan inn in kau uico a lo
lohn , hleih - (v.) exceed
lohn khawh lomi , tei khawh lomi - (adj.) insuperable
lohnak , philhnak - (n.) oblivion
lohnak , rawhnak , thihnak - (n.) doom
lohnak , tlaunak - (n.) disappearance
lohnak , tlaunak - (n.) disappearance
loin - (prep.) without - Example: I drink tea without sugar = Thanthling loin lakphak ka din
loin umnak , dawhtlak - (n.) immodesty
lok - (n.) throat
loklai , loklei - (adj.) arrogant, proud, conceited
loklei , loklai - (adj.) arrogant, proud, conceited
lokpuar - (n.) goitre - Example: He has goitre = A lok a puar
lom - (adj.) young and plump - Example: Their young child is plump = An fate a lom ngai
lomei - (adv.) isn't it so? don't - Example: You like milk, don't you?. - Your watch is good, isn't it? = Cawhnuk cu na duh ko lomei?. - Na suimilam
cu a ttha ko lomei?
lomh , lawm , lawmh - (v.) congratulate - Example: I congratulate you on passing of the exam = Camipuai na awn caah kaan lawmh
lomh , lawmh - (v.) appreciate
lomhnak , lawmhnak - (adj.) gladness, happiness, joy
lon - (v.) fine (in kind) - Example: She is fined one basket of corn = Fangvoi rel khat an lon
London khuami - (n.) Londoner
long - (adj.) loose - Example: My shoes are too loose for me = Ka kedan kaa long tuk
long , zalong - (adj.) be at liberty - Example: In the world there are many who are not at liberty = Vawlei cungah mi tampi cu an za a long lo
longh , lawngh - (v.) float, waft
lonh - (v.) pass - Example: We passed his car on the way = Lam ah a mawttawka kan lonh
lonh - (v.) transcend
lonh in - (prep.) over - Example: The boy jumped over the wall = Vampang lonh in ngakchiapa cu a pet
lonh khawh lo a simi , tei khawh lo a simi - (adj.) insurmountable
lonh , lawnh - (v.) surpass - Example: He surpassed his brother in English. - Al Thang surpasses Al Ling in height by one inch = Mirang holh ah a
nau kha a lonh. - Al Thang nih lehmah pakhat in Al Ling a lonh
lonhtu a simi , a sang ngaingaimi - (adj.) transcendent
lor - (adj.) excessive - Example: His parents gave him too much freedom and now he is excesive in his doing things = A nu le a pa nih an
thlahdorh i a lor
lori - (n.) land mark, boundary of the field
loring - (n.) fresh field, used for the first time or after a fallow periode
lothlawh - (n.) agriculture
lothlawh - (v.) cultivate
lothlawh - (v.) till
lothlawh le satil zuat - (n.) husbandry
lothlawhnak - (n.) tillage
lothlo pawl - (n.) peasant
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lothlopa - (n.) farmer
lothlopa - (n.) husbandman
lothlotu - (n.) tiller
lovah - (v.) to clear jungle for new field
lu - (n.) head - Example: This is my head. - He is our head (leder) = Hihi ka lu a si. - Amah cu kan lu a si
lu cunglei i a ummi - (adv.) overhead - Example: The stars are overhead = Arfi cu kan lu cunglei ah an um
lu hna pahnih a ngei ti i ruahmi , thil ttihnungpi - (n.) monster
lu i khawn - (adv., adj.) head on - Example: The cars hit each other head on = Mawttaka cu an i khawng
lu i suk , pah , nam - (v.) ram
lu lawngin , luchin loin - (adj.) bare headed
lu lei hmasatter i tuah cutmat - (adv.) headlong - Example: He plundged headlong into the sea = A lu lei in rili chungah a tla vurmar
lu mehnak namte tatnak sahpaw tlap - (n.) strap
lu mennak puan - (n.) kerchief
lu suk , hnatlaknak langhternak - (v.) nod
lu tannak thing - (n.) guillotine
lu tawlnak chatpiat - (n.) shampoo
lua , luak - (v.) vomit, be sick, nauseate
luah , luak - (v.) to fetch fire from one house to kindle fire in another house
luaimai - (adv.) plentifully, in great abundance
luak - (n.) vomit
luak a chuakmi , mi a nengmi , mi bia ngaih a duh lomi - (adj.) naughty
luak chuak i um , nor - (v.) sicken - Example: The sight of human manure sickens us = Ek hmuh nih kan luak a kan chuahter
luak , chungin chuahter , chafak - (v.) spew
luak , lua - (v.) vomit, be sick, nauseate
luak , luah - (v.) to fetch fire from one house to kindle fire in another house
luakchuahnak , chungnonak - (n.) nausea
luakchuak a simi - (adj.) sickening
luakchuak a simi , a chiahrumi - (adj.) vile
luakchuak a simi thil - (adj.) revolting
luala , luaulau - (adj.) easiy-going - Example: He is an easy-going person = Mi luala a si
luan - (v.) overdo - Example: Dot't over drink = Na zudin luan hlah
luan , a dor tete in tlak - (v.) trickle - Example: Tears trickled down her cheeks = A biang ah mitthli kha a dor tete in a tla
luan , luang - (v.) run, flow - Example: Blood runs from the wound. - When water flows downward it is fast = A hma in thisen a luang. - Ti cu
chuklei i a luan ahcun a rang
luan , luar - (adj.) excessive, extreme - Example: Your drinking of wine is excessive = Na zudin a luan
luang - (n.) dead body
luang - (n.) felled tree - Example: Felled trees lying on the ground = Thing luang cu vawlei ah an ril ko
luang hluahmah , pawt hluahmah - (v.) gush
luang lo i aa dilmi - (adj.) stagnant - Example: Stagnant water = A luanglomi ti
luang lo i um hman awk i santlaih ti lo - (v.) stagnate
luang lo i umnak - (n.) stagnation
luang , luan - (v.) run, flow - Example: Blood runs from the wound. - When water flows downward it is fast = A hma in thisen a luang. - Ti cu
chuklei i a luan ahcun a rang
luang , luan - (v.) stream - Example: Tears stream from her eyes = A mit in mitthli a luang
luangpi - (n.) home, house
luar , luan - (adj.) excessive, extreme - Example: Your drinking of wine is excessive = Na zudin a luan
luat - (adj.) free
luat - (v.) be free - Example: Today I am free from work = Nihin cu rian in ka luat
luat. - 2. duhsah tein chuah - (v.) escape - Example: He escaped from death = Thihnak in a luat
luat lo i mi kut tang i temtawn bu i um - (n.) bondage
luat , zam - (v.) break loose - Example: He broke loose from prison = Thonginn in a zam
luatnak - (n.) liberty, frededom - Example: Every human being wants freedom = Mi kip nih luatnak kan duh
luatnak - (n.) emancipation
luatnak - (n.) independence - Example: Our country got independence = Kan ram cu luatnak a hmu
luatnak um loin uknak , palik ukmi ram an i uknak bantuk a simi uknak - (n.) regimentation
luatter - (v.) emancipate, liberate, free - Example: He was libeated from slavery = Sal sinak in luatter a si
luatter - (v.) exempt - Example: The school exempts sick pupils from examination = Sianginn nih a zawmi siangngakchia cu campipuai tuah an
luatter hna
luatter - (v.) set free - Example: The slaves were set free = Sal cu an luatter hna
luatter , chuahter - (v.) liberate
luatternak - (n.) liberation
luatternak , olhnak - (n.) exemption
luattertu - (n.) liberator
luaulau - (adj.) of no depth - Example: He is a man of no debth = Mi luaulau a si
luaulau , luala - (adj.) easiy-going - Example: He is an easy-going person = Mi luala a si
Lubik asiloah lukheng i ttemmi sam - (n.) pony tail
lubik lei i a ummi luthluak - (n.) cerebellum
luchin - (n.) hat
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luchin - (n.) headgear
luchin - (n.) hood
luchin bantukin nika le thlapa kulhtu ceunak - (n.) corona
luchin loin , lu lawngin - (adj.) bare headed
luchin , sahmul luchin pum - (n.) beret
lucuar - (n.) scalp
ludomh , lupawng - (n.) turban
lufah - (n.) headache
lufah ttha lo - (n.) migraine
luh, college i luh, tang hra awn i college i luh - (v.) matriculate
luh hnawh khawhmi , ton khawhmi - (adj.) accessible
luh , lut - (v.) enter - Example: He enters the house = Inn chungah a lut
luhgfak , lungfah - (v.) be sorry - Example: My father was in such pain that I was not sorry for his death, I thought it was better for him = Ka pa
kha a tem tuk i a thih cu ka lung a fak lo, a caah a ttha deuh tiah ka ruah
luhhnawhnak - (n.) infiltration
luhkhawhnak - (n.) admission
luhnak - (n.) entrance
luhnak lam - (n.) access
luhnak nawl phih - (n.) --luhter - (v.) initiate - Example: He is initiated into their society = Amah cu an bu chungah an luhter
luhter , sianginn i luhter - (v.) admit
luhternak - (n.) admittance
lukheng - (n.) scalp
lukheng - (adj.) vortex
lukhimh , Pope lukhimh - (n.) tiara, crown
lukhuh - (n.) skullcap
lukhuh hmailei a fongmi - (n.) visor
lukhuh tlang , hrai tlang , kheng tlang - (n.) brim
lukhuh tlang kau phun - (n.) sombrero
lukhuhnak puan hmete - (n.) veil
luklak - (adv.) in no time
luklak - (adv.) to do things improperly - Example: He works not properly = Luklak in rian a ttuan
luklak, dengmang - (adv.) almost
lukolh , fiangfai ngaiin chimmi bia - (adj.) bald
lulh - (adv.) plentifully
lum - (adj.) warm - Example: Today the weather is warm = Nihin khua a lum
lum - (v.) warm - Example: Please warm the left over rice = Buhtthing kha lum tuah
lum - (v.) stumble - Example: He stumbles on the road = Lam ah a lum
lum hrot lo kik hrot lo , a laklawh a simi - (adj.) lukewarm
lum le kih tahnak - (n.) thermometer
lumh - (v.) stumble, trip - Example: If you trip, your hand might be btroken = Na lumh ahcun na kut a kiak sual lai
lumhnak - (n.) heating, warming
lumhnak - (n.) stumbling, tripping over
lumnak - (n.) warmth
lumnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) thermal - Example: Thermal blanket = Puan lum
lumter - (v.) warm up
lumternak , linhnak , khua lin , a linhsat liopi - (n.) heat
lung - (n.) heart - Example: His heart is enlarged = A lung a phing
lung - (n.) stone - Example: His heart (disposition) is as hard as rock = A lung cu lung bantukin a hak
lung - (n.) feeling - Example: He is unhappy = A lung a fak
lung a nem i ngaihthiamnak lungthin a ngeimi , thindamter khawmi - (adj.) placable
lung a tamnak hmun a simi - (adj.) stony
lung a tthawngmi , mah duhnak lawng zulh duhmi - (adj.) wilful
lung aa khat lomi , aa nge lomi , aa rem lomi - (adj.) inharmonious
lung aa lawm lomi - (adj.) joyless
lung aa lawmmi - (adj.) joyful
lung aa thlek kho lomi - (adj.) irresolute
lung-aam - (n.) cast of mind, line of thinking, implication - Example: It's possible to know what he wants to say by the cast of his mind/by the
implication he makes = A chim duhmi cu a lung-aam in hngalh khawh a si
lung-ar , holh awk hngal lo i um - (adj.) dumbfound
lung-ar , khuaruahhar in um - (v.) bewilder
lung-arnak , khuaruahhar in umnak - (n.) bewilderment
lung awtawm i um, a si hnga maw si lo ti i lungawtawm i um - (adj.) doubtful, indecisive, hesitant - Example: He is indecisive whether to go
or not = Ka kal hnga maw kal lo ti kha lung aw ttawm in a um
lung bangbuar - (n.) moss
lung cafung - (n.) slate pencil
lung canamningin canammi - (n.) lithograph
lung cawhnak khor - (n.) quarry
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lung cheh tik i aa khak khi , kuanfang lung hna a khen i aa khak khi , cun lung in ti na theu i a per deuhmauh khi - (v.) ricochet
lung chep ah khin - (n.) stone's throw
lung chung i khuaruahhar in um khi - (n.) wonder - Example: The child looked at the Christmas tree with wonder = Ngakchia nih Khrismas
thingkung kha a zoh tikah khuaruahhar in a um
lung chungin a hmanthlak hun cuanter - (v.) visualize
lung chungin hngalh , zoh loin chim - (v.) memorize
lung cungah siseh, thing cungah siseh, a themh in an suaimi hmanthlak - (n.) carving
lung donghter , thin phanter - (v.) daunt - Example: Danger did not daunt the hero = Miralttha cu thil ttihnung nih a lung a donghter lo
lung duhnak - (n.) desire, desire of heart
lung fiang lakin chimh - (v.) convince
lung fiannak , zumh fiannak - (n.) conviction
lung hak , lung bantukin a hakmi - (adj.) adamant
lung hlau ngai a simi , lung su ngai a simi - (adj.) touching
lung hnalo - (adj.) absent-minded - Example: Our teacher is very absent-minded = Kan saya cu mi lung hnalo ngai a si
lung hrinh - (v.) suspect - Example: The policemen suspected the thief of lying = Palikpa nih mifir kha lih a chim tiah a lunghrinh
lung hun thawhter , hun cawlcanghter , thazang hun ummter - (v.) stimulate
lung i chat kho lo i um - (n.) indecision
lung i khah lo - (v.) disagree
lung i khah lonak - (n.) disagreement
lung i khah lonak - (n.) dissension
lung i khahnak , hmunkhat i um khawhnak , i hlumte i umnak - (n.) solidarity
lung i khahnak , ttuan ttinak - (n.) cooperation
lung i thleh , bia i khiah - (v.) decide
lung i thleh khawh setsai lo , fek tein um khawh lonak - (n.) irresolution
lung i thlek - (v.) determine
lung i thlek - (v.) make up one's mind
lung i thlen - (v.) convert
lung-imh , imh - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloats over my misfortune = Ka vanchiat a ka imh
lung in cheh - (v.) sling - Example: John slings stones at the cat = John nih chizawh kha lung in a cheh
lung in i can - (v.) petrify
lung in ruah manh loin amah tein a chuak thluahmahmi thil - (adj.) automatic
lung in sermi um - (n.) stone ware
lung kuai tete hna - (n.) rubble
lung la ngai a simi thil - (adj.) absorbing - Example: This is an absorbing story = Hi tuanbia cu mi lungla ngaimi tuanbia a si
lung le mirang vawlei in lam ser - (n.) pave
lung , lunh - (v.) get rotten and full of maggots - Example: The meat is getting bad and full of maggots = Sa kha tho a lung
lung milem nganpi a lu minung lu a si i a tak chiandeih tak simi - (n.) sphinx
lung nem in um tthan - (v.) relent
lung nunau - (adj.) soft-hearted, weak-willed
lung pakhat in sermi tung - (n.) monolith
lung retheih - (v.) worry
lung retheihnak - (n.) care - Example: I wish I could be free from care = Lung retheihnak in luat kho ning ti ka duh
lung retheihnak , a fak ngaingaimi hma ; fahnak - (n.) throe
lung retheihter - (v.) perturb
lung riamhnak , hnangamnak , lungsinak - (n.) contentment
lung su ngai a simi , lung hlau ngai a simi - (adj.) touching
lung tantu - (n.) stonecutter
lung thawter , thinhunter - (v.) arouse - Example: His words aroused my anger = A bia nih ka thin an ka hunter
lung tthumtthial a duh lomi , mi lunghak - (adj.) stubborn
lung tuaiter , lungsuk - (v.) baffle
lung um lo tein - (adv.) implicitly - Example: I trust him implicitly = Lung um lo tein ka zuhm
lungattawm in a ummi , a lung aa thlek kho lomi - (adj.) undecided
lungawi , lungtlin - (v.) content
lungawttawm i umnak - (n.) shilly-shally
lungcheh zuamnak - (n.) shotput, putting weight - Example: He beats his friends in putting weight = Lungcheh ah a hawile a tei hna
lungchehnak saphaw hri per - (n.) sling
lungcheu bangin - (adj.) half-hearted
lungchung ah fek tein tuh , lunghmuih - (v.) impress - Example: I was impressed with what he preached = A phungchimmi kha kaa lunghmuih
lungchung ah i cinken khawhnak - (n.) memory
lungchung i bia i khiah khawhnak kan ngeimi khi - (n.) will - Example: She has the will to study = Ca ka cawn hrimhrim lai ti in a lung chungin
aa khiak
lungchung i chiah peng - (v.) cherish - Example: She cherished the memory of her parents = A nu le a pa a lung chung in a hngalh peng hna
lungchung i fih , huat - (v.) abhor
lungchung i hmanthlak suai. - 2. ruah, zumh, mitthlam in hmuh - (v.) imagine
lungchung i khah - (v.) occupy - Example: Sports occupy Jim's thought = Lentecelh kha Jim lungchung ah a khat
lungchung i zeipoi ngai i umnak - (n.) scruple - Example: A dishonest man has no scruples to deceive other = Mihrokhrawl nih cun mi a hlen
hna tikah a zeihmanh a poi lo
lungchung in fih , fih - (v.) abominate
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lungchung in hngalh khawhnak thazang, fimnak. - 2. a fim ngaingaimi - (n.) intellect
lungchung in ka si ti i ruah - (v.) fancy - Example: He fancied himself to be a great king = Siangpahrang nganpi ka si tiin a lungchung in aa ruah
lungchung in ruah khawhmi - (adj.) imaginable
lungchung in suaimi hmanthlak , ruahnak - (n.) idea
lungchung in thil tuaktan le hmanthlak suai a tthawngmi - (adj.) imaginative
lungchung in , zoh loin - (adv.) by heart
lungchung lawng in ruahmi thil, a si taktak lomi thil - (n.) fantacy
lungchung lawngin ruah i a si taktak lomi , mitthlam lawngin hmuhmi - (adj.) imaginary
lungchung lawngin ruahnak , hmanthlak suai khawhnak - (n.) imagination
lungchung saduhthahnak in a khatmi - (adj.) fanciful
lungchung , thinlung , thlarau - (n.) psyche
lungchung ummi paoh a chimmi - (adj.) outspoken
lungchung ummi sum khawh loin langhternak - (n.) frenzy
lungchung ummi thil - (n.) feeling - Example: She saw her diamond earring and had a feeling of jealousy = A diamond hnatonh kha a hmuh i a
lungchung ah hngarnak a ngei
lungchung umtuning langhternak ca i hmanmi - (n.) subjugation
lungchung zawtnak phun khat , a nih hawi hna heh ti in nih i cu dih in a tah zong tah ko , cu bantukin lungthin i tlaih i khawh lo le i
sum khawh lo paoh ; hlim rit - (n.) hysteria
lungcung khomi bangba - (n.) lichen
lungdenmi - (n.) concrete
lungder ngai i um , harnak le lunglawmh lonak chungah um i pum ngain zong dam set ti lo i um , zun ngai i um - (v.) languish Example: He was languishing in prison = Thong chungah zun ngaiin a um ko
lungdong ngai i um - (adj.) dejected
lungdonghnak - (n.) dejection
lungdonghter , chia lei in khuaruahhar in um , khuaruahharter - (v.) appal - Example: Her conduct appalled me = A umtu nih ka khuaruah
a ka harter, ka lung a ka donghter
lungdonghter , thachiatter - (v.) demoralize
lungdonh , zawllung - (n.) cairn
lungduhnak - (n.) emotion
lungfahnak - (n.) pain
lungfahnak - (n.) regretting, sorrow, grief
lungfehnak pek tthan , a si hrimhrim lai tiah chimh tthan - (v.) reassure
lungfim - (adj.) sober, awake - Example: He is now sober from his drunkenness = A zuritnak in a lung a fim cang
lungfim - (adj.) wise - Example: He is a wise man = Mi lungfim a si
lunghahnak - (n.) obduracy
lunghahnak , mah ruahning lawng a hmaan i relnak - (n.) obstinacy
lunghak - (adj.) strong-villed, hardheaded - Example: He is a strong-willed man = Mi lunkhak a si
lunghakmi , zaangfahnak ngei lomi - (adj.) unrelenting
lunghmui ngai a simi - (adj.) impressive
lunghmuih - (adj.) well-pleased, satisfied - Example: I am well-pleased with what you have done = Na thil tuahmi kaa lunghmuih ngai
lunghmuih , lungchung ah fek tein tuh - (v.) impress - Example: I was impressed with what he preached = A phungchimmi kha kaa lunghmuih
lunghmul - (n.) caterpillar
lunghmul hling, lunghmul, hling bantuk a simi thing pelpawi tete - (n.) fuzz
lunghmun - (adj.) stable - Example: He is a stable man = Mi lunghmun a si
lunghnem - (v.) comfort, console - Example: Your words cannot comfort/console me = Na bia nih ka lung a ka hnem kho lo
lunghnemtu - (n.) comforter, consoler
lunghno - (v.) to break down in tears, sorrowful - Example: When he heard the death of his friend, he broke down in tears = A hawi thih a theih
tikah lunghno in a ttap
lunghnonak - (n.) sentimentality
lunghnotertu a simi - (adj.) sentimental
lunghringmi - (adj.) suspicious
lunghrinh - (v.) suspect - Example: I suspect he cheated at the exam = Camipuai ah a fir tiah ka lunghrinh
lunghrinh awkin a ummi - (adj.) suspicious
lunghrinhmi - (n.) suspect - Example: The police arrested two suspects = Palik nih lunghrinhmi pahnih an tlaih hna
lunghrinnak - (n.) suspicion
lungkamlo - (n.) valour and determination - Example: He is a man (young and strong) of valour and determination = Lungkamlo val a si
lungkau a ngeimi - (adj.) broad-minded
lungkil - (n.) secret of the heart
lungkua - (n.) cave
lungkua nganpi - (n.) cavern
lungkuaimi , ngaihchiami - (adj.) broken-hearted
lunglawm - (adj.) happy, thankful, grateful, joyful, glad - Example: Christmas is near and we are happy, joyful, etc. = Khrismas a nai i kan lung aa
lawm
lunglawm hmaipanh i a ummi - (adj.) buoyant
lunglawm loin umter - (v.) displease
lunglawm lomi - (adj.) unhappy
lunglawm ngai a simi - (adj.) hearty
lunglawm tein , amah duhnak tein - (adv.) willingly
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lunglawm tein umnak , damnak , lawmhnak , rumnak , hna hi velfærd an si - (n.) welfare
lunglawm , thanuam - (adj.) blithe
lunglawm thanuam a simi - (adj.) merry
lunglawm thanuam in a ummi - (adj.) lighthearted
lunglawm thanuam ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) hilarious
lunglawm thanuammi - (adj.) gay
lunglawm thanuammi - (adj.) myrthful
lunglawmh - (adj.) glad
lunglawmh - (adj.) grateful
lunglawmh - (v.) rejoice
lunglawmh awk a simi - (adj.) jubilant
lunglawmh caan , kum 25 , 50 75 dan i tuahmi - (n.) jubilee
lunglawmh lo , lungsi lo - (v.) disappoint
lunglawmh lonak , lungsi lonak - (n.) disappointment
lunglawmh , nuamh theih - (v.) enjoy - Example: She enjoyed her vacation = Akhonh a lakmi kha nuam ngaiin a hman
lunglawmh thanuamnak - (n.) glee
lunglawmh thanuamnak - (n.) hilarity
lunglawmh tuk i ther - (v.) thrill
lunglawmhnak - (n.) delight
lunglawmhnak - (n.) gladness
lunglawmhnak - (n.) gratitude
lunglawmhnak - (n.) happiness, thanks, joy, thankfulness, gratitude
lunglawmhnak a langhtermit - (adj.) beatific - Example: The saint had a beatific smile = Mittha cu lunglawmhnak an mithmai ah a lang
lunglawmhnak chimnak tuahmi - (n.) thanksgiving
lunglawmhnak , Khrih tlangcung cawnpiaknak - (n.) beatitude
lunglawmhnak theihter tthannak , theihter tthannak - (n.) acknowledgment
lunglawmhnak tuahnak - (n.) merriment
lunglawmhter - (v.) delight
lunglawmhter - (v.) gladden
lunglawmhtertu a simi - (adj.) delightful
lunglawmmi - (adj.) cheerfull
lunglawnhnak - (n.) jubilation
lunglen , thih tak i ngaihchiat - (v.) bereave
lungleng - (adj.) lonesome, lonely, forlorn - Example: You left me and I feel lonesome (lit. you left me and my heart flies to you) = Na ka kaltak i ka
lung a leng
lunglennak , duhnak , ruahnak lungthin , ngaihnak - (n.) sentiment
lunglennak , umharnak - (n.) loneliness
lungling tawkhawt - (v.) somersault - Example: He somersaults = Lungling tawkhawt in a tlu
lungmahlo - (adj.) mentally off balance - Example: He is mentally off balance because of the misfortune he had = Vanchiatnak a hmuh caah
lungmahlo in a um
lungmeihol , meitil - (n.) coal
lungmen ngei lo i puar ngaiin um - (adj.) relentless
lungmih - (v.) stun
lungmih i zei hngal loin um - (v.) faint
lungmihnak - (n.) dizziness
lungmihnak - (n.) giddiness
lungmit - (adj.) giddy, dizzy - Example: I am giddy = Ka lung a mit
lungmit in um - (adj.) dizzy - Example: I am dizzy = Ka lung a mit
lungmit lakin thongh - (n.) knock out
lungnem - (adj.) meek - Example: He is meek = A lung a nem
lungngan - (adj.) proud, conceited - Example: He is a conceited, proud man = Mi lungngan a si
lungngetnak , hnatlak ttinak - (n.) concord
lungpang - (n.) cliff
lungpang - (n.) rock
lungpang , a cheng ngaingaimi tlang - (n.) precipice
lungpanh lo i um - (adj.) dismal
lungpel , thingpel - (n.) chip
lungpem - (v.) realise, understand - Example: Now I come to realise, understand = Atu cu ka lung a pem
lungpher - (n.) slab, larger flat stone
lungpherpi - (n.) large flat stone
lungphum - (n.) foundation stone - Example: The foundation stone of this church was laid last year = Hi biakinn lungphum cu nikum ah chiah a si
lungphun - (v.) raise
lungphun sangpi - (n.) obelisk
lungpi - (n.) boulder
lungpi - (n.) rock
lungping - (adj.) dull, stupid, hard to teach
lungpuahnak - (n.) dynamite
lungpuahnak , a puak khomi - (adj.) explosive
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lungput - (n.) attitude - Example: Let your attitude be like the attitude of Christ, Phili. 2:5 = Nan lungput cu Khrih lungput bantuk kha a si seh
lungput ning - (n.) frame of mind
lungputning - (n.) attitude
lungputning , zumhning - (n.) feeling - Example: My feeling is that he will make a good teacher = Ka zumhning ah saya tha a si lai ka ti
lungrang marbal lunk - (n.) marble
lungrannak - (n.) impetuousity
lungrawhnak - (n.) chagrin - Example: John felt chagrin because he did not get a prize = John cu laksawng a hmuh lo caah a lung a rawk
lungre theih - (v.) concern - Example: The mother is concerned over her child's safety = A nu cu a fa himnak kong a ruah ah a lungre a thei
lungreithei in um - (adj.) anxious - Example: He is anxious about his health = A ngandamnak kong ah lung rethei in a um
lungrep a bunh lomi - (adj.) capricious
lungrep bunh lonak - (n.) caprice
lungrethei le thaba nagiin a ummi - (adj.) careworn
lungretheihnak - (n.) pertubation
lungretheihnak - (n.) concern
lungretheihnak , hmailei thil kong lungretheihnak - (n.) anxiety
lungretheihnak , hmailei thil kong lungretheihnak - (n.) anxiety
lungretheihnak , zaangfahnak , zawnruahnak - (n.) solicitude
lungriam a si lomi - (adj.) unsatisfied
lungril - (n.) debth of the mind - Example: He keeps it in the depth of his mind = A lungril ah a chiah
lungrit - (adj.) heavy and slow in thinking and doing
lungrual tein tuahmi - (adj.) concerted - Example: Concerted efford = Lungrual tein tuahmi rian
lungsak - (v.) be comforted, consoled - Example: He cannot be comforted over the death of his father = A pa thih cu aa lungsak kho hrim lo
lungsau in in , in - (v.) put up with - Example: It is hard to put up with him = Amah cu in awk a har ko
lungsau lonak - (n.) impatience
lungsau , lungsau thinfual - (adj.) patient - Example: He is a patient man. - He is patient = Mi lungsau a si. - A lung a sau
lungsaunak - (n.) patience
lungsi - (adj.) satisfied - Example: I am satisfied with your success = Na awn cu kaa lungsi ko
lungsi a si lomi - (adj.) unsatisfactory
lungsi a simi - (adj.) satisfactory
lungsi lo - (adj.) malcontent
lungsi lo , lunglawmh lo - (v.) disappoint
lungsi lo , lungtlin lo - (adj.) discontent
lungsi lo , lungtlin lo - (v.) dissatisfty
lungsi lonak , lingtlin lonak - (n.) dissatisfaction
lungsi lonak , lunglawmh lonak - (n.) disappointment
lungsil - (n.) smaller kind of caterpillar
lungsinak - (n.) satisfaction
lungsinak , lung riamhnak , hnangamnak - (n.) contentment
lungsiter , lung awiter - (v.) satisfy
lungtat - (n.) grindstone
lungtekem - (n.) pebbles
lungtekep - (n.) gravel
lungtekep - (n.) pebble
lungthanaum in a ummi - (adj.) jolly
lungthanuammi - (adj.) jovial
lungthanuamnak - (n.) jollity
lungthawh a harmi, a vervar lomi - (adj.) stolid
lungthawh , huamnak , zuamnak a ngeimi - (adv.) ardent
lungthawh lonak , duh lonak - (n.) disinclination
lungthawh thanuamnak - (n.) verve
lungthawhnak - (n.) incentive
lungthawhnak , i biataknak lungthin - (n.) fervour
lungthawhnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) spiritless
lungthawhter , raltthatter - (v.) incite
lungthawhter , thazang pek - (v.) inspire
lungthawhternak - (n.) motivation
lungthawhternak , ral tthatternak - (n.) incitement
lungtheihnak - (n.) guilty conscience - Example: It must be that he has a guilty conscience = Lungtheihnak a ngei i a si lai
lungthiang , phehthuh lo tein - (adj.) candid - Example: I will be quite candid with you = Lung thiang tein kan ti ko lai: hrut ngaiin na rak tuah
ko khah
lungthin - (n.) heart - Example: She spoke from the heart = A lungthin taktak a chim
lungthin - (n.) spirit
lungthin - (n.) temper, mind, heart, mebntal faculty
lungthin a hmaan lomi , a khing aa tluk lomi - (adj.) unbalanced
lungthin a rak pe ngaiin , ttha tein a rak ngaimi - (adj.) attentive
lungthin a tlamtling lomi - (n.) moron
lungthin a tlingtlam deuh lomi - (adj.) feeble-minded
lungthin cawlcang hrimhrim loin a um khomi - (adj.) impassive
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lungthin cheuh , fim chimh - (v.) advise
lungthin cheuh , fim chimhnak - (n.) advice
lungthin cheutu , fim chimtu - (n.) adviser
lungthin chung i a khah in khah , helhkam ngai - (v.) obsess
lungthin chung raltthatnak , lungtthawnnak - (n.) morale
lungthin dihlak in a ttuanmi - (adj.) wholehearted
lungthin fawi tein lak khawhmi - (adj.) impressionable
lungthin helhkamnak - (n.) obsession
lungthin hmanthiam , kut hman thiam - (n.) dexterity - Example: A good surgeon works with dexterity = Sibawi thiam nih cun thiam tein a hlai
hna
lungthin kha langhter duh loin um - (adj.) reserved
lungthin lak , hnuh - (n.) attract - Example: Her beauty attracts him = Aa dawhnak nih a lungthin a hnuh, a lak
lungthin lei - (adj.) mental
lungthin nuam lo ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) morose
lungthin nuam loin um - (n.) depression - Example: The man has feelings of depression because of illness = A zawt caah lungthin nuam loin a um
lungthin pek agai in zoh , hliphlau ngai - (n.) attention
lungthin , ruahning - (n.) position - Example: What is his position concerning the new taxes? = Ngunkhuai thar kong ah a lungthin zeidah a si?
lungthin takte a simi - (adj.) heart-felt
lungthin tha a ngeimi , hawi komh khawhnak lungthin negih - (adj.) amiable
lungthin thawhnak - (n.) excitement
lungthin tlaih , sal tlaih i tlaih - (v.) enthral
lungthin ttha lo , mi cung i tthat lonak tuah duhnak lungthin , nahchuahnak - (n.) malice
lungthin ttha , zaangfahnak lungthin , ngaihthiamnak lungthin - (n.) magnanimity
lungthin tthat lonak ngeih hmasa lomi - (adj.) unprejusticed
lungthin tthialtthum duh hrimhrim lomi - (adj.) uncompromising
lungthin umtuning - (n.) mood - Example: He is in a happy mood = A lung aa lawm
lungthin umtuning - (n.) temperament
lungthin umtuning kong cawnnak - (n.) psychology
lungthin zawmi damhnak - (n.) psychiatry
lungthlen - (v.) convert - Example: He is converted into a Christian = A lung aa thleng i Khrifa a cang
lungthlennak - (n.) conversion
lungthli - (n.) the secret of the heart - Example: I have got what I have been greatly desiring to have in the secret of my heart = Ka lungthli tum
ka khen
lungthli in uam, thinhun peng - (n.) grudge
lungtho - (adj.) to be enthused, enthusiastic - Example: He is enthusiastic about his work = A rian ah a lung a tho ngai
lungtho ngai a simi - (adj.) warm
lungtho ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) dramatic - Example: He spoke in a dramatic way = Lungtho ngaiin bia a chim
lungtho ngaiin tuahmi , i biatak ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) fervent - Example: Fervent prayer = Biatak tein thlacam
lungtho ngaingai in , thinlung a dih umnak in tuahmi - (adj.) impassioned - Example: He made an impassioned appeal = Lungtho ngaingai in
a nawl hna
lungtho thatho ngai a simi - (adj.) spirited
lungtho thintho ngaiin - (adv.) heartily
lungthomi , thatho - (adj.) earnest
lungthor - (n.) alum
lungtlap - (n.) slab of stone
lungtlin lo , lungsi lo - (v.) dissatisfty
lungtlin , lungawi - (v.) content
lungtling - (adj.) satisfied, appreciate - Example: I am satisfied with his work = A rian ttuanmi ka lung a tling
lungton , lungtong - (v.) satisfy, gratify, please
lungton , nuamhter - (v.) please - Example: Toys pleased children = Lentecelhnak thilri nih ngakchia kha a lawmhter hna
lungtongh , i lunghmui - (v.) move - Example: She was moved by his speech = A bia chimmi nih a lung a tongh ngai
lungttha lo lungaw tawm i um khi - (n.) qualm - Example: He has no qualms about borrowing money = Mi tangka cawi a zeihmanh a poi lo
lungtthawnnak pek , forh , thazang pek - (v.) encourage
lungtthawnnak , ttannak - (n.) zeal
lungtuai , a ruah awk hngal lo i um - (v.) perplex
lungtuainak - (n.) perplexity
lungtuaiter , mi dang i rel - (v.) confuse - Example: He confused me with my brother = Ka nau ah a ka rel
lungtur , i hninh - (n.) palpitation
lungtur in tur - (v.) palpitate
lungvaar - (n.) diamond
lungvaihter , lungcawtter - (v.) distract
lungvar - (adj.) bright - Example: A bright girl learns quickly = Lungvarmi ngakchianu nih cun khulrang in a thiam khawh
lungvar an ahmi a hmai - (n.) facet
lungvar eng a man a sung ngaimi - (n.) topaz
lungvar hring - (n.) jade
lungvar hring a mui vandum a simi - (n.) turquoise
lungvar in hlawn a ser i a zuartu - (n.) jeweller
lungvar man sung - (n.) gem
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lungvar man sung , thil sunglawi paohpaoh - (n.) jewel
lungvar phun khat - (n.) emerald
lungvar phun khat a man a sung ngaimi - (n.) jasper
lungvar phun khat a man a sung ngaimi - (n.) lapis lazuli
lungvar phun khat a mui aa thleng khomi - (n.) opal
lungvarnak - (n.) sharpness in learning
lungzang - (adj.) gullible, lighgthearted
lunh , lung - (v.) get rotten and full of maggots - Example: The meat is getting bad and full of maggots = Sa kha tho a lung
lup , leplup - (adv.) to do things in a hasty, hurry-burry manner
lupawng , ludomh , upawng - (n.) turban
luruh - (n.) skull
Lusei , Lushai - (prop.) Mizo, one of the ethnic tribes in India, close kin of the Chins
Lushai , Lusei - (prop.) Mizo, one of the ethnic tribes in India, close kin of the Chins
lut - (v.) join - Example: He joins the army = Ralkap a lut
lut , luh - (v.) enter - Example: He enters the house = Inn chungah a lut
lutan - (v.) behead
luthluak hman , fak piin ruah - (v.) reason - Example: An idiot cannot reason = Mihrut nih cun khua a ruat kho lo
luti , tilu - (n.) rain water running or standing in puddles
lutlai - (n.) chairman
luval - (n.) dandruff
luval - (n.) scurf
M
ma - (v.) stop - Example: Stop your singing = Na hlasak kha ma
ma , maa , maak , mak - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling =
Khamh Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak
maa , maak , ma - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling = Khamh
Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak
maak , ma , maa - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling = Khamh
Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak
maal - (adj.) to be afflcted with night blindness
maal - (v.) die off - Example: The sun is too hot that the young plants (sprouts) die off = Ni a lin tuk i thlaikheu an maal
maam - (adj.) smooth - Example: Your flour is smooth = Nan ttuang a maam ngai
maan , man - (v.) disintegrate, rot, decay; dissolve, be crushed into small pieces/dust - Example: Salt dissolves in water = Cite cu ti chungah a
maan
maang , mang , naang - (n.) dirt, soot - Example: Soot on the pot = Belmaang/Belmang
magnet i canter, magnet bantukin hnuh - (v.) magnetize
mah - (n.) self
mah - (adj.) not as usial, used mostly in negative - Example: His talk is not like before (meaning not as good) = A holh aa mah lo
mah - (adj.) this/that - Example: This. - That = Mahhi. - Mahkhi
mah biakammi lila a zul lomi - (adj.) faithless
mah biaknak a chuahtakmi , mi rawiphiar hmangmi - (n.) renegade
mah biaknak i aa zuam ngaimi , a ziaza a tthami - (adj.) pious
mah ca i a ttha lomi - (adj.) unfavourable
mah ca tha dingin mersam - (v.) adjust
mah ca ttha ding lawng ruahnak - (n.) self-interest
mah ca ttha ding thil a hngal kho ngaimi mifim , mah lam sial a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) shrewd
mah ca ttha lomi , harnak ton - (adj.) adverse - Example: Adverse circumstances caused him to lose all his money = A ca i a ttha lomi thil
umtuning nih a tangka vialte a sunghter
mah ca tthatnak ding lawng a ruatmi , miruamkai - (n.) egoist
mah chung i ruahnak a ummi - (adj.) subjective
mah cung i tlunter - (v.) incur
mah dang tein umnak - (n.) seclusion
mah dangte i mu , hawi he i komh lo - (v.) seclude
mah dangte i um , hawi he i komh lo - (adj.) aloof
mah duh tein tuahmi - (adj.) voluntary
mah duhduh in ummi , aa sum set lomi - (adj.) licentious
mah duhnak bantuk lawnglawng in uknak , hremnak - (n.) tyranny
mah duhnak hlawt , biaknak hlawt - (n.) abnegation
mah duhnak lawng zulh duhmi , lung a tthawngmi - (adj.) wilful
mah duhnak tel loin tuah - (adj.) involuntary
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mah duhning in lumter , kihter - (n.) aircondition
mah duhning in rak kuaih i rak chim than , a hmaan deuh loning i rak kuaih , mi chimmi bia asiloah mi tialmi bia - (v.) garble
mah duhning lawng in mi a uktu , uktu - (n.) despot
mah duhning lawngin mi a ukmi bawi - (adj.) despotic
mah duhning lawngin siseh ti i zuamnak , mah le mah lawng kha heh ti i i hlorhnak - (n.) self-assertion
mah duhning paoh i biaknak lei i khua a ruatmi - (n.) freethinker
mah duhningte a simi thil , tthat a tlingmi thil - (adj.) ideal - Example: A clear day is ideal for a picnic = Khuatthat ni cu hnianghrawmnak ah
duhtling a si ko
mah fak rumro i bia a chimmi - (n.) braggart
mah hi - (pron.) --mah hngal loin a ummi - (adj.) unconscious
mah hngal loin hngilhter i duhmi fial i tuahter /chimter - (v.) hypnotize
mah hngal loin um - (adj.) senseless
mah hngal loin umter khawh ttung i duhmi paoh tuahter kawh ttungmi thiamnak - (n.) hypnotism
mah holhning - (n.) idiom
mah i hngal loin hngilhter kawhmi - (adj.) hypnotic
mah i hngal setsai lo i umnak - (adj.) stupor
mah , keimah - (n.) ego
mah kha hnulei ah i tawn i hawi kha lam pek - (v.) give way
mah lam sial thiam ngainak - (n.) shrewdness
mah lawng a simi , pakhat lawng a simi - (adj.) solitary
mah lawngin - (adj.) alone - Example: He went to school alone = Amah lawngin sianginn ah a kal
mah lawngin , ahohmanh bawmh loin tuahmi - (adj.) personal - Example: He made a personal effort to reconcile them = Amah lawngin remh
aa zuam hna
mah lawngin , hawi bawmh loin - (adv.) single-handed
mah lawngte i umnak , hawi loin umnak - (n.) privacy
mah lawngte in umnak , hawi he um lo - (n.) solitude
mah le mah - (pron.) itself - Example: Uico nih thlalang chungah amah le amah aa hmu
mah le mah - (pron.) oneself - Example: One must do the work oneself = Mah le mahte nih rian cu ttuan ding a si ko
mah le mah aa bochanmi - (adj.) self-reliant
mah le mah aa lunghmuihmi - (adj.) self-satisfied
mah le mah aa uk khomi , a thin a lau lomi - (adj.) self-posessed
mah le mah aa zum lomi - (adj.) diffident
mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mah tuahmi aa lungmuih tukmi - (adj.) smug
mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi - (adj.) egoistic
mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mi ruamkai , mi zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) presumptuous
mah le mah biapi in aa ruatmi - (adj.) self-important
mah le mah fek tein i bochan - (n.) assurance - Example: He spoke with assurance = Hnangam ngaiin bia a chim
mah le mah heh ti i hmai i aa fonter i mah duhning lawngin siseh ti a duhmi - (adj.) self-assertive
mah le mah hmaizahnak , ka tuah awk a si lo ti i hngalhnak - (n.) self-respect
mah le mah i bochannak - (n.) self-reliance
mah le mah i hngal peng i kan um khi - (n.) self-consciousness
mah le mah i lung hmuihnak - (n.) self-satisfaction
mah le mah i lunghmuih - (adj.) self-complacent
mah le mah i porhlawtnak - (n.) self-esteem
mah le mah i runven khawhnak - (n.) self-defence
mah le mah i sumnak - (n.) self-restraint
mah le mah i suum khawhnak - (n.) continence
mah le mah i thahnak - (n.) suicide
mah le mah i thahnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) suicidal
mah le mah i thumh , i niamter , mi toiah i dor - (v.) condescend
mah le mah i uk khawh - (n.) pulle oneself togeth
mah le mah i uk khawh , a ttha timi kha tuah i zuam peng i a chia timi kha tuah lo i zuam peng , disiplin - (n.) discipline
mah le mah i uk khawhnak - (n.) self-command
mah le mah i uk khawhnak - (n.) self-control
mah le mah i uk khawhnak , lau lo therphang loin umnak - (n.) poise
mah le mah i uk khawhnak , zeipaoh ah lau lo tein um khawhnak - (n.) self-posession
mah le mah i zumh lohnak , ningzahnak , mi hmai khan lonak - (n.) diffidence
mah le mah i zumh ngai - (adj.) cocksure
mah le mah le pawngkam i a ummi hngalh - (adj.) conscious
mah le mah le pawngkam ummi thil hngalhnak - (n.) consciousness
mah le mah lungthin vun i purhnak - (n.) introspection
mah le mah nu/pa duhnak i riamhter - (v.) masturbate
mah le mah siseh , mah ruahnak siseh , mi nih an duh lo na i heh ti i hmailei i fon - (v.) obtrude
mah le mah zeihmanh i tuah khawh lonak, ,bawmtu ngei lomi sinak - (n.) helplessness
mah lei ca i a tthami - (adj.) propitious
mah nawl lawngin mi a uktu - (n.) dictator
mah nawl lawngin mi a uktu bawi a simi - (adj.) dictatorial
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mah nih a ttha bik tiin ruahning in thil tuahmi , mi dang nih zeitindah an ruah ve ti lo i mah ruahning lawngin tuahmi - (n.) idealism
mah nih i lak cio in rawl einak le lakphak dinnak inn - (n.) cafeteria
mah nih khonmi tangka nakin tam deuh chuah , bank in - (v.) overdraw
mah nih mah kong i ttialmi - (n.) memoir
mah nih mah pum a ningcang loin hmannak - (n.) self-abuse
mah nih phaisa khonmi nak tam deuh in phaisa chuahnak - (n.) overdraft
mah nih phunglam fel tein zulh i mi dang zong zulhter ve - (adj.) strict - Example: He is strict about class attendance = Sianginn kai kong ah
a fel ngai
mah pa hawi / mah nu hawi he sualnak a tuahmi - (adj.) homosexual
mah pale thahnak - (n.) patricide
mah pumpak cio in a nungmi - (n.) individualist
mah pumpak cio in nun ding ti ruahnak - (n.) individualism
mah ram a dawmi - (n.) patriot
mah ram a si lomi , ramdang - (adj.) foreign
mah ram chung chuakmi thil cung i ngunkhuai lakmi - (n.) excise
mah ram chung i a rak um hamsa bikmi hna , minung zong saram zong - (adj.) indigenous
mah ram chung ral thawh , tapung thawh - (n.) insurrection
mah ram chung thil tlaitu vuanzi - (n.) interior minister
mah ram cozah rawitu sinak , mah ram ral a simi bawmh - (n.) treason
mah ram in duh na loin ram dang i umter, cun cu bantukin a ummi hna; sal i va tan - (n.) exile
mah ram in ram dang i tthawlmi hna, pawnchuahmi hna - (n.) expatriate
mah ram rawi riangmang i ral thawng i ram uktu si tthan - (n.) quisling
mah ramleng kal - (adv.) abroad - Example: He is going abroad = Ramdang ah a tlawng
mah rian - (n.) career
mah rian hlei i mah duhmi te rian va tuahmi - (n.) hobby
mah rian ttha tein a ttuan duh lomi - (n.) slacker
mah riantuannak ding ca i sermi ; upadi hme deuh - (n.) bylaw
mah ruahnak nakin mi ruahnak lak deuh - (v.) defer - Example: Children should defer to their parents' wishes = Ngakchiai nih anmah duhnak
nakin an nu le pa duhnak kha an lak deuh awk a si
mah ruahning lawng a hmaan i relnak , lunghahnak - (n.) obstinacy
mah sam taktak a si lomi khi - (n.) wig
mah seh a ngei lomi lawng dang i hnuhmi , cung i thil hnuhnak tilawng , khun a ngei lomi - (n.) barge
mah sining hnipuan - (n.) costume
mah sining tawn - (pron.) myself - Example: I de not feel like myself today = Nihin cu ka sining tawn ka si loin kaa hngal
mah sining te cio - (n.) personality
mah siningte - (n.) identity
mah ta - (v.) keep - Example: This book is yours to keep = Hi cauk hi naa chiah awk na ta a si
mah ta - (adj.) own - Example: Is that his own horse? = Khikhi amah rang a si maw?
mah tein aa ukmi cozah - (n.) self-government
mah tein aa zohkhenhmi - (adj.) self-supporting
mah tein i suah ciomi rawldangh - (n.) buffet
mah tining lawng a duhmi - (adj.) self-willed
mah tinvo cio - (n.) part - Example: Each one must do his part = Mah cio nih mah tinvo cio tuah awk a si
mah tuahmi kha zei a si ti hngalh khawh lo - (n.) absence of mind
mah umnak hmun - (adj.) local
mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi - (adj.) self-centred
mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi - (adj.) selfish
mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi , mah le mah aa zum tukmi - (adj.) egoistic
mah zawn lawng i ruahnak - (n.) selfishness
mah zawn lawng i ruahnak , thil vialte mah duhning le mah ca ttha ding lawng i ruahnak le tuaktannak - (n.) egoism
mah zawn ruat lawng a si lomi - (adj.) unselfish
mah zawn ruat loin a ummi - (adj.) self-denying
mah zawn ruat loin tuahmi - (adj.) sacrificial
mah zawn ruat loin umnak - (n.) self-denial
mah zumhnak le ruahnak tah i thih ngamh in a cawlmi, a ttha lo lei a si; mah lung lawng aa rinhmi - (n.) bigot
mahbing - (adj.) one's own, private - Example: Every one of them wants to have his/her own book = Mahbing cauk ngeih an duh cio
mahbing - (adv.) alone - Example: They want to rather live alone = Mahbingte um an duh deuh
mahfak i biachim , uanthlar - (v.) brag
mahhi hna hi - (pron.) these
mahhi , mahhihi - (pron.) this
mahhihi , mahhi - (pron.) this
mahkhi hna khi - (pron.) those
mahkhi , mahkhikhi - (pron.) that
mahle ta cio - (adj.) respective - Example: The students go to their respective classes = Siangngakchia cu anmah le an khan cio ah an kal
mahle thil tiningte - (n.) mannerism
mahte in a cawmmi, amah le amah aa todant khawhmi - (adj.) self-sufficient
mahte in aa ukmi - (adj.) autonomous
mahte in aa ukmi ram.. - 2. mahte in a um i hawi a bochan lomi - (adj.) independent
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mahte in i uknak - (n.) autonomy
mahte in i uknak - (n.) independence
mahte in ka tuah lai tiah aa thawh i a tuahmi - (n.) volunteer
mahte in ttialmi min - (n.) autograph
mahte lawng i bu hmete i ser , kortet - (n.) clique
mahte nih mah sining langhternak - (n.) self-expression
mahthah , mahthat - (n.) suicide - Example: Suicide is because of cowardice = Mahthah hi ralchiat bia a si
mai - (n.) pumpkin
mai - (v.) deliberate, discuss
mai a chung kuatter i minung hmai a lomi i tuah - (n.) jack-o-lantern
mai in thil siseh , inn siseh duah - (n.) arson
mai phun khat - (n.) squash
maimaw - (adj.) red/scarlet in color - Example: A red silk blanket = Maimaw puan
maimaw - (n.) red silk yarn
maimaw uan phun , phun khat - (n.) satin
maimomh bu - (n.) cobweb
maimomh , sawmpalak - (n.) spider
maiphek , makphek - (n.) chilli
mairun - (n.) a variety of pumpkin
mak - (n.) mark - Example: He received high mark in Geography = Khuaram ah mak sang a hmuh
mak , ma , maa , maak - (v.) divorce (by the man) - Example: Mr. Khamh Ling does not divorce Ttial Ngen. - Ttial Ngen divorces Khamh Ling =
Khamh Ling nih Ttial Ngen a ma lo. - Ttial Ngen nih Khamh Ling a kirtak
makphek , thing makphek - (n.) pepper
mal , bongmal - (n.) blessing, fortune, luck
malit , hmeh - (v.) massage
malitsi - (n.) liniment
malsawm - (n.) blessing
malsawm - (v.) bless - Example: Their father blesses them (ask blessings for them) = An pa nih mal a samh hna
mama - (n.) porridge
man - (n.) cost
man - (n.) price - Example: What is the price/cost of your book? = Na cauk kha zeizat man dah a si?
man - (n.) worth
man - (n.) marriage price
man chiah - (v.) charge - Example: How much do you charge for this bread? = Hi changreu hi a man zeizatdah na haul?
man fawi , man tlawm , a chia deuh - (adj.) cheap
man khiah , a khing thlai - (v.) assess
man khiaktu , khing thlaitu - (n.) assessor
man loin - (adj.) free - Example: These books are free = Hi cauk hna cu man lo in hmuh khawh an si
man loin , a lakin - (adj.) gratis
man loin hmuhmi laksawng - (adj.) gratuitous
man , maan - (v.) disintegrate, rot, decay; dissolve, be crushed into small pieces/dust - Example: Salt dissolves in water = Cite cu ti chungah a
maan
man , manh - (v.) have sexual intercourse - Example: Chickens have sexual intercourse = Ar an i man
man ngei lo , santlai lo , tthahnem lo - (adj.) worthless
man ngei lomi - (adj.) valueless
man sung i ruah - (v.) treasure
man tampi - (adj.) high - Example: He paid a high price for the house = Inn cu man tam piin a cawk
man tum - (v.) fall - Example: The price of oil has fallen = Chiti man a ttum cang
man tum - (n.) fall - Example: The fall of prices was slow = Thil man ttum a nuar ko
manfak - (adj.) costly, dear, expensive - Example: Rice is expensive, costly, dear = Facang man a fak
manfawi - (adj.) cheap, inexpensive
mang - (n.) dream - Example: Good dream (used as goodnight) = Mang ttha
mang - (adj.) big - Example: I saw a big snake = Rul mang tara ka hmuh
mang bantuk i nuam ngai i um - (n.) reverie
mang , maang - (n.) dirt, soot - Example: Soot on the pot = Belmaang/Belmang
mang manh - (v.) dream
mangcanghlan - (n.) lalf awake, trance
mangchia - (n.) nightmare
mangkhawng - (n.) trap
mangkibawi , uktu - (n.) governor
mangmanh , manh - (v.) dream - Example: I dream = Mang ka manh
mangtam , mangttam - (n.) famine - Example: If the rain is no good famine uccurs = Ruah a tthat lo ahcun mangttam a tlung
mangva/lengder - (n.) swallow
manh - (adj.) ready - Example: Are you ready to go? - We are ready to eat = Kal nan i manh maw? - Rawl ei kan i manh
manh - (v.) sell - Example: Today I could sell one hundred bags of rice = Nihin cu facang tun za khat ka zuar khawh
manh - (v.) to give money/something for marriage price
manh ceote - (adv.) just - Example: I just caught the train = Tlanglawng ka tanh manh ceote a si
manh lo , rian ngeih - (adj.) engaged - Example: They were engaged in conversation = Bia an i ruah i an i manh lo
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manh lo , rian tam , manhlo - (adj.) busy - Example: I am pretty busy = Kaa manhlo ngai
manh , man - (v.) have sexual intercourse - Example: Chickens have sexual intercourse = Ar an i man
manh , mangmanh - (v.) dream - Example: I dream = Mang ka manh
manhar - (adj.) expensive, dear, costly - Example: Gold is very expensive = Sui cu a man a har ngai
manhmi chaw - (n.) sale - Example: Today's sales were larger than yesterday's = Nihin kan manhmi chaw cu nizan i nakin a tam deuh
manna changreu - (n.) manna
mantam - (adj.) expensive, costly, dear
manter , fak piin nam , denh , rial - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the stone into fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial
mantlawm - (adj.) inexpensive, cheap
mar - (n.) leg - Example: He is agile (lit. His leg is light) = A mar a zaang
Mar , Mizo - (prop.) Lushai people
March thla - (n.) March
Marka - (prop.) Mark (New Testament book)
market hmun - (n.) market place
marlei - (n.) brass pot
marmaleih , theithu hawng he sermi zem - (n.) marmalade
Marram , Mizoram - (prop.) Mizoram State (in India)
Mars arfi - (prop.) Mars
martal thingkung - (n.) myrtle
martar in a thimi - (n.) martyr
martar in thihnak - (n.) martyrdom
marthang , rap - (n.) trap
masala , tihang ttamh - (n.) spice
masin - (n.) machine
mathe in i ttialmi mah kong - (n.) autobiography
Matthai - (prop.) Matthew (in New Testament)
matthan - (n.) a cross breed between mythun and cow
mau pum , pum , rua pum (tilawng) - (n.) raft
mau , rua - (n.) bamboo
maw - (adj.) blurred, not clear, dim - Example: He was sick that his sight was dim = A zaw i a mit a maw
maw - (conj.) or - Example: Either you or I will go = Nangmah maw keimah dik kan kal lai
maw - (adv.) interrogative affix - Example: Are you going? = Na kal lai maw?
maw , mo hawi - (n.) bridesmaid
mawchiat awk um lo - (adj.) blameless
mawh - (adj.) guilty, to be responsible for the mistake done - Example: If you commit murder you will be guilty = Lai na nawn ahcun na mawh lai
mawh-lo - (adj.) justified, not to be blamed - Example: You are not to be blamed when you hit back when he hits you = An thongh tikah na
thongh ve cu na mawh-lo
mawhchiat - (v.) rebuke, correct, reprimand - Example: He is rebuked for the wrong he has done = Palhnak a tuahmi ruangah mawhchiat a si
mawhchiat - (v.) reprimand
mawhchiat - (v.) blame
mawhchiat , hlawt , sik - (v.) reprobate
mawhchiat , sik - (v.) reprehend
mawhchiat , sik - (v.) reproach
mawhchiat , sik - (v.) scold
mawhchiat , sualphawt - (v.) censure
mawhchiatnak - (n.) reproval
mawhchiatnak - (n.) blame
mawi - (n.) pollen - Example: Rice pollen irritates my skin = Facang mawi nih a ka sarh
mawi , muai - (v.) caress - Example: He caresses the cat = Chizawh kha a muai
mawih , moih - (v.) cause allergy on the skin - Example: Rice pollen irrittes my skin = Facang mawi nih a ka mawih
mawk - (adj.) dark (this has the connotation of "black is beauty")
mawl ngaih duh lomi - (adj.) recalcitrant
mawlchih - (adj.) dogged, persistent - Example: He is doggedly persistent to get education = Cacawn kha aa mawlchih
mawlh - (adj.) angry, foolish, mad in anger
mawlh , molh , molh lakin duh - (adj.) crazy
mawlhnak - (n.) lunacy, foolishness
mawlmawk , molmok - (adj.) confused, not clear in mind, immature in perception
mawmh - (v.) to chew in the mouth, not with teeth
mawn - (n.) magic
mawng - (adj.) tipsy , slightly drunk
mawng - (adj.) tipsy , slightly drunk
mawng , mawngh - (v.) drive - Example: He drives a car = Mawttawka a mawng
mawngcik - (n.) tattoo
mawnh , eih in mawn , lawmhter ngai, aidi in mawn - (v.) enchant
mawr - (adj.) dirty, grimy, soiled - Example: His leg is dirty, grimy = A ke cu a mawr in a mawr
mawt , mot - (adj.) rotten, decayed
mawt , mot - (v.) decay, rot
mawttaka dinhter - (v.) park
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mawttaka meikhu chuahnak aw a nemtertu bawm - (n.) muffler
mawttaka nunternak merhnak thir fung - (n.) crank
mawttaw a hmailei - (n.) headlight
mawttaw chiahnak inn - (n.) garage
mawttaw in khual a tlawngmi - (n.) motorist
mawttaw mawnghnak a steering - (n.) steering wheel
mawttaw mawngtu - (n.) driver
mawttaw remhnak hmun - (n.) garage
mawttawka - (n.) car
mawttawka a cungkhuh puan - (n.) top
mawttawka chung i lumnak i chuahtertu - (n.) radiator
mawttawka chung i petrol chiahnak kuang - (n.) tank
mawttawka dinhnak hmun - (n.) park
mawttawka hmailei i khammi thirthluan - (n.) bumper
mawttawka hme deuh pawl khuapi chung cit awk i hlanmi - (n.) cab
mawttawka hnulei i thawnter - (v.) back
mawttawka ke tum hawi hna khi , thli in tum , chem , chuahter - (v.) pump
mawttawka nih a hnuhmi leng , a hun zultu - (n.) trailer
mawttawka nunter - (v.) start
mawttawka nuntertu , thawktu - (n.) starter
mawttawka ttha ngai phun - (n.) limousine
mawttawmawng - (n.) chauffeur
me - (v.) to wink with displeasure/disapproval
me hmuh - (v.) poll - Example: The winner is the one who polled the most votes = Teitu cu me tam bik a hmumi a si
me , meheh , kel - (n.) goat
me , rian ca i mithimnak caah hmanmi thil - (n.) ballot
me thlakmi rel - (v.) poll
mee thlaknak nawl a ngeimi paoh nih me thlaknak in sermi uknak - (n.) plebiscite
meet , thinhunnak mithmai i langhter - (v.) scowl - Example: The prisoner scowled at the judge = Biaceihtu kha thongtla nih a meet
meh - (n.) anything eaten with one's principal food usually rice such as meat, fish, curry, vegetables, somewhat like a side dish
meh - (v.) cut hair - Example: I am going to have my hair cut = Ka sam kaa met lai
meh - (v.) shave - Example: I am going to shave my beard = Ka khahmul kaa met lai
meh - (v.) peel - Example: I am going to peel potatoes = Alu ka met lai
meh phun khat - (n.) dressing
meh phun khat , saws ti a si ve ko - (n.) sauce
meh suahnak pakan dei - (n.) saucer
meheh fanote - (n.) kid
meheh , kel , me - (n.) goat
mehehkhal - (n.) goatherd
mehehphaw - (n.) goatskin
mehhang - (n.) curry
mehhnawt - (n.) gravy
mehmi hawng - (n.) paring
mehtawh , mehtawk - (n.) forefinger
mehtawk , mehtawh - (n.) forefinger
mei - (n.) fire
mei - (adv.) isn't it? don't you? - Example: This house is good, isn't it? - You like this food, don't you? = Hi inn hi a ttha a si lo mei? - Hi rawl hi na
duh lo mei?
mei alh - (n.) flare
mei alh in alh - (v.) inflame
mei alh ttung lo i a nun peng khi - (v.) smoulder
mei bantuk - (adj.) fiery
mei bantukin a tthawngmi duhnak - (n.) flame
mei chuahter - (v.) ignite
mei chuahternak - (n.) ignition
mei chuahtertu thil , mei tih awk thing - (n.) fuel
mei hmih - (v.) blow - Example: Blow out the candle = Phazawngdan kha chemhmit
mei hmih , kuak hmih , hmih - (v.) extinguish
mei hmihnak cengceh - (n.) snuffers
mei hmittu, mei hmihnak thilri - (n.) extinguisher
mei in khang - (v.) burn
mei inn thlalang - (n.) chimney
mei kangh khawh lomi thil - (adj.) fireproof
mei kau ; ceunak pek , ceuter - (v.) light
mei kaunak , tappi - (n.) hearth
mei thattu - (n.) fireman
mei thattu pawl umnak - (n.) fire station
Mei thla - (n.) May
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mei ti toihnak ca i hmanmi timerh pep nganpi - (n.) hydrant
mei tuah thiamnak - (n.) pyrotechnics
mei , uico mei , vok mei ti bantuk - (n.) tail
meici - (n.) spark
meida , changvut - (n.) flour
meidap - (n.) ash
meidap chiahnak kheng , kheng putnak ca i hmanmi , kheng a kaumi - (n.) tray
meifar vanmi - (n.) torch
meihol - (n.) charcoal
meihol - (n.) cinders
meihu - (n.) heat of fire
meihuha - (n.) heat of fire
meiinn - (n.) lamp - Example: Your word is a lamp to my feet = Na bia cu ka ke caah meiinn a si
meiinn - (n.) lantern
meiinn meica ; phazawngdan hri - (n.) wick
meikhu - (n.) smoke
meikhu a khatmi - (adj.) smoky
meikhu chuahnak - (n.) chimney
meikhu chuahter - (v.) fume - Example: The chimney fumes with smoke = Meikhu chuahnak in meikhu a chuak
meikhu le minmei aa cawhmi - (n.) smog
meilah - (n.) match
meilei thocuan - (n.) back sight of gun
meilthingthu - (n.) firebrand
meinih a cuar a kangh - (v.) sear - Example: The hot iron seared his skin = Thir lin nih a cuar a duah/kangh
meipal thing , a thei a thlummi - (n.) maple
meiphu meitiktu - (n.) stoker
meiphu nganpi , somei , sobuk i mei - (n.) furnace
meiphu , phu - (n.) fire as campfire
meipung - (n.) stove
meipung - (n.) brazier
meipung a hme pawl - (n.) brazier
meisawhnak thir zum - (n.) poker
meitek - (n.) lighter
meithal - (n.) rifle, shot gun
meithal a pak/a phir - (n.) shotgun
meithal cengbawm - (n.) gunlock
meithal hriamnam - (n.) firearms
meithal in kah - (v.) shoot
meithal kah - (n.) gunshot
meithal kua - (n.) calibre
meithal kua , a parlei kua khi - (n.) muzzle
meithal kua chung tial , khuarmi - (n.) groove
meithal kuang - (n.) stock
meithal ngan a hmangmi ralkap pawl le an hriamnam - (n.) battery
meithal ngan pipi , a rit pipi , rangleng in hnuhmi pawl - (n.) artillery
meithal nganpi i bom in kah , bom thlak - (v.) bombard
meithal pak - (n.) single barrel shot gun
meithal phelhnak zang - (n.) trigger
meithal phir - (n.) double barrel shot gun
meithal puah - (v.) fire - Example: He fired a gun = Meithal a puah
meithal puah - (n.) shot - Example: I heard two shots = Meithal puah voi hnih ka theih
meithal , sikahnak - (n.) gun
meithal tanglam - (n.) gunstock
meithal tek - (n.) cock
meithal thirpi , gun barrel - (n.) barrel
meithal tlolh - (v.) misfire
meithal zen sawhnak fung - (n.) ramrod
meithalfung - (n.) ramrod
meithonak - (n.) warming up onself near fire
meitih - (v.) stoke
meitil laknak thir fingrilh - (n.) grate
meitil , lungmeihol - (n.) coal
meitlang in a luangmi lung ti a lin ngaingaimi - (n.) lava
meitlang , tlangkang - (n.) volcano
meitoh - (v.) to warm oneself near fire
meittil - (n.) ember
meivan - (v.) --meizik - (n.) blaze
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meizik bantuk a simi , langh a duh tukmi minung - (adj.) flamboyant
mekazin ah siseh , a chuahtupa nih a duhnak le a ruahnak a ttialmi khi , tadinca ah siseh - (adj.) editorial
mekazin , tadin an ttialnak ca - (n.) magazine
mekhanik , zungthiam , thilremh a thiammi - (n.) mechanic
meknisiam - (n.) magnesium
melmang - (n.) smut
melmang thuh ti bantuk , naih , thuh , hnawmhter - (v.) besmear
memu - (n.) wild apple
men - (adv.) merely, just - Example: He is merely or just a man = Minung men a si
men - (v.) bandage, bind with a cloth - Example: A nurse bandages my wound = Si sayama nih ka hma a ka men
menh - (v.) wrap round, bind up, enwrap
menhnak - (n.) binding, wrapping, bandaging
menmen - (adv.) simply
menmen - (adj.) ordinary, common - Example: He is no ordinary (extraordinary) person = Mi menmen a si lo
menmen caah - (adv.) merely - Example: I said it merely as a joke = Capo caah ka chim menmi a si
menmen , lawnglawng - (adj.) mere - Example: She is a mere child = Ngakchia men a si ko
menmen , lawnglawng - (adv.) just - Example: He is just an ordinary man = Amah cu mi sawsawh memen a si
menmen , tlawmte lawnglawng - (adv.) hardly
mepung zeihmanh suai rih lomi , cutin khatin a si tinak zeihmanh a um rih lomi - (adj.) uncharted
mer - (v.) swing - Example: He swings the car round the corner = Lam kuai ah mawttawka kha a mer
mer - (v.) turn - Example: The road turns to the west = Lam cu nitlaklei ah aa mer
mer - (v.) turn - Example: I turn wheel two times = Lengke voi hnih ka mer
mer , a ping i kal , pial - (v.) swerve
mer , mir - (n.) sprout , young plant
mer , mir - (v.) germinate - Example: Our corn seeds have germinated = Kan fangvoi an mir cang
merem - (adj.) to be well satisfied, contented, to be without worry
merh - (v.) sprain - Example: He sprained his ankle = A fengbeo aa merh
merh - (v.) twist - Example: She twisted her ring on her finger = A kutdonghrolh kha a kutdong ah a mer lengmang
merh - (v.) wind
merh - (v.) wrest - Example: You wrest my words from their real mening = Ka bia an sullam na ka merhpiak
merh , mirh - (v.) smile - Example: He/she smiles at me = A ka merh
merh , ngerh , zit - (v.) tangle
merh zimziam in - (adv.) smilingly, with smile
merhnak , hrawhnak - (n.) distortion
merkuri , kih-lum tahnak thermometer chung i an rawnmi , a lun tik i cunglei i a kai i a kih tik i tanglei i a ttummi - (n.) mercury
mermi seh - (n.) treadmill
mernak - (n.) turn - Example: At each turn the screw goes in further = Mer paoh ah skru cu thuk deuh lengmang a pil
mersam khawh lomi - (adj.) inflexible
mersan khawhmi , remh khawhmi - (adj.) adjustable
met - (v.) pare - Example: He pared an apple = Epal a met
metei - (n.) peach
metei phun khat - (n.) nectarine
meter - (n.) sweeper
meter pakhat cheu za khat i cheu khat - (n.) centimeter
meter thong khat , furlong 5 tluk - (n.) kilometer
mi - (n.) person, people, human being, mankind - Example: Four persons saw her leave = A kal kha mi pali nih an hmuh
mi - (n.) figure - Example: He was one of the great figures in history = Tuanbia ah mi ngan pakhat a si ve
mi - (suff.) suffix, indicating the object of the sentence (???) - Example: What you said is good = Na chinmi bia a ttha
mi a dehtu , mi a hlengmi - (n.) swindler
mi a deuh lomi - (adj.) unfailing
mi a dinhdorh lomi , zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) unsparing
mi a hleng khomi thil - (adj.) deceptive
mi a hlengmi , mi a dehtu - (n.) swindler
mi a hliam khomi , mi dam lonak a pe khomi - (adj.) injurious
mi a hlip dihtu bia , bia fak ngai a simi - (adj.) scathing
mi a hmaizah lomi , a ning a hngalmi , ningzah hngal lo in a ummi - (adj.) impertinent
mi a hrimhter i piang ngaiin mi a umtermi - (adj.) refreshing
mi a ing khomi , a lung a sau i a thin a fualmi - (adj.) lung-suffering
mi a nautatmi , mi a zohchukmi - (adj.) disdainful
mi a nengmi , mi bia ngaih a duh lomi , luak a chuakmi - (adj.) naughty
mi a rai khotu bia - (adj.) sharp - Example: Sharp words = Bia har
mi a rilhtertu , dawntu - (n.) stumbling block
mi a that khomi - (adj.) lethal - Example: Lethal weapons = Mi a that khomi hrianmnam
mi an sining , a si lo deuh vakning tiang i nihchuak saihnak ca i chim le cawn - (v.) caricature
mi an thah hna tik i an thlainak hna tung - (n.) gallows
mi aw nem , chuk nem , cho nem , a nemmi , mi nunnem - (adj.) gentle
mi bawmtu a simi , a tthahnemmi - (adj.) helpful
mi bei - (n.) cripple
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mi bia a ping in chim tthan - (v.) misquote
mi bia ngaih a duh lomi , luak a chuakmi , mi a nengmi - (adj.) naughty
mi biakchawnh thiamnak - (n.) suavity
mi bu nganpi , uk khawh set loin a um lulhmi - (n.) mob
mi bupi nih hnahnawhnak an tuahmi - (n.) riot
mi ca i a tthami thil - (adj.) benevolent
mi ca i a tthami thil tuahmi - (n.) benevolence
mi cawnpiak khotu a simi - (adj.) instructive
mi chimmi bia asiloah mi tialmi bia , mah duhning in rak kuaih i rak chim than , a hmaan deuh loning i rak kuaih - (v.) garble
mi chimmi fawi tuk in a zummi , fawi tein hlen khawh a simi - (adj.) credulous
mi chimmi fawi tuk in zumh - (n.) credulity
mi chimmi in siseh lakmi bia , cauk chung in siseh - (n.) excerpt
mi chun ngaimi , a fakmi - (adj.) poignant
mi chungin khuachia chuah - (v.) exorcise
mi congoih a hmangmi - (n.) gossip
mi congoih , mi thangchiat - (v.) caluminate
mi cung harnak tuah duhnak - (n.) sadism
mi cung i tthat lonak tuah a duhmi - (adj.) malicious
mi cung i tthat lonak tuah duhnak lunghin - (n.) spite
mi cungah dawtnak lungthin a ngei lomi - (adj.) soulless
mi cungah dawtnak lungthin a ngeimi - (adj.) soulful
mi dang a ing kho lomi - (adj.) intolerant
mi dang ai va awh - (v.) substitute - Example: She substituted for Miss Brown who was ill = Miss Brown a zawt caah a ai a va awh
mi dang aw bantukin aa aw chuahter a thiammi - (n.) ventriloquist
mi dang bawmh a duhmi - (adj.) obliging
mi dang bia hun chim/lak - (v.) quote
mi dang ca , a si lo le , thil pakhatkhat ca i a chim a reltu - (n.) champion - Example: He is the champion of peace = Amah cu daihnak kong
chim reltu bik a si
mi dang ca i a ingmi - (adj.) vicarious
mi dang ca i thil ttha a tuahtu - (n.) philanthropist
mi dang ca i thil ttha tuahmi - (n.) philantrophy
mi dang chimmi bia a chimning in hun lak tthanmi bia - (n.) quotation
mi dang cung i that lonak - (n.) cruelty
mi dang cung i zaangfahnak ngei lo i tuahmi - (adj.) highhanded
mi dang cungah ruahter khawhnak le tuanter khawhnak ngeihmi - (n.) influence
mi dang fim chimhnak um loin , nam cutmat in , ruat cungcang loin - (adv.) unadvisedly
mi dang he i cawh lo i amahte lawngin a ummi - (n.) recluse
mi dang hmun ah , mi dang can ah - (adv.) instead
mi dang i an cawk hlan i rak cawk - (n.) pre-emption
mi dang i hngatchannak - (n.) dependence
mi dang i rel , lungtuaiter - (v.) confuse - Example: He confused me with my brother = Ka nau ah a ka rel
mi dang kong ah ngalhnak bia a chim khotu - (n.) reference - Example: Tom gav his headmaster as a reference = Tom nih an sayagyi cu
amah kong i hngalhnak bia a chim khotu pakhat ah a min a pek
mi dang kong le rian i aa thelhvaihmi - (adj.) meddlesome
mi dang nawl a cawngmi - (n.) imitator
mi dang nih an ngeih lomi nawl ngeih - (n.) prerogative - Example: The government has the prerogative of coining money = Cozah lawng nih
tangka sernak nawl a ngei
mi dang nunnak kong tialmi tuanbia - (n.) biography
mi dang rian le thil i vaa thlak len le hnahnawhnak va tuah - (v.) meddle
mi dang ruahnak i fir - (v.) plagiarize
mi dang ruahnak lak duh loin mah ruahnak le duhnak lawng a zulmi - (adj.) headstrong
mi dang si lo in keimah nih - (pron.) myself - Example: I myself will tell him = Keimah hrimhrim nih ka chimh lai
mi dang sual kawl a duh ngaimi pa - (adj.) censorious
mi dang sualnak ruang i dantatnak i ingmi - (n.) scapegoat
mi dang thil kong i aa thlak tukmi , aa bawiter ngaimi - (adj.) officious
mi dang thil ttha tuahmi a simi - (adj.) philanthropic
mi dang thilri i rinh in a nungmi - (n.) parasite - Example: Mistletoe is a parasite on oak trees = Tektekbawm cu kuhthing cungah hawi rinh in a
nungmi a si
mi dang ttialmi bia/ruahnak kha mah bia le mah ruanhan bantukin i fir i anih ruahnak le bia a si ti hngalhternak zeihmanh tuah lo (n.) plagiarism
mi dang tuahmi namhnulpiak , hlawtpiak - (v.) override
mi dang tuahmi soi a hmangmi. - 2. zawt i thi deng in zual caan - (adj.) critical
mi dang zawn ruahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) inconsiderate
mi dang zawn ruat lem lo i nuam ngai i a ummi - (adj.) complacent
mi dang zawnruah - (v.) consider
mi dotu , mi tutu , mi namtu - (n.) assailant
mi fak ngaiin chunh khawhnak - (n.) poignancy
mi fak thiam - (n.) flatter
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mi hlen a hmangmi - (adj.) crafty
mi hlen a hmangmi , lih a chimmi - (adj.) deceitful
mi hlen a thiammi , a hrokhrawlmi , a zermi - (adj.) cunning
mi hlengtu , mihlen hmang - (n.) trickster
mi hlennak ding ca i mi min i lak , anih kha ka si i ti - (n.) impostor
mi hmaan a simi , zumh awk tlakmi , lih chin lomi - (adj.) honest
mi hmai a zah lomi - (adj.) impolite
mi hmai ah ningzak i kan um i mi nih kaimah lawng hi an ka zoh rua ti i kan um khi - (adj.) self-conscious
mi hmai khan lonak , mah le mah i zumh lohnak , ningzahnak - (n.) diffidence
mi hmaizah a thiammi - (adj.) respectful
mi hmaizah lonak - (n.) impoliteness
mi hmaizah lonak , ninghngalnak - (n.) impertinence
mi hmuh i phun dang , a thli i phun dang , kap hnih har i umnak - (n.) duplicity
mi hmurphun zoh in a chimmi hngalh khawhnak - (n.) speech reading
mi hnahnok a simi , hnahnawh petu a simi - (adj.) bothersome
mi holh tam sinak - (n.) volubility
mi hrokhrawl , a ngawimi thil - (n.) crook
mi hrokhrawl pawl tuahmi rian - (n.) quackery
mi huatthlala , mi mineng a simi - (adj.) naughty - Example: His naughty joke angered his friends = A capomi mineng a simi nih a hawile kha an
thin a hunter hna
mi-ingchia , tongh dek a huami - (adj.) touchy
mi inn mi lo va dah khawhnak nawl a cozah nih pekmi ca - (n.) search warrant
mi kalnak ca i mawttawka lam a kam i sermi lam - (n.) pavement
mi karlak i remnak ser - (v.) mediate
mi karlak i remnak sernak - (n.) mediation
mi khiar - (adj.) penurious
mi khingthlainak , a man tuaknak - (n.) appraisal
mi kip nih hmanmi le theihmi bia ; a min chim lengmangmi nu/pa , chiatnak lei deuh in ceihmi hna - (n.) byword
mi lak i va chuah hmasa bik , zapi hmai i va chuah hmasa bik , rianttuan hram i thawk - (n.) debut
mi lang a simi , thleidan , minthan - (v.) distinguish
mi lem khawhnak a ngeimi , mi a tei kho mi (bia le ruahnak in) - (adj.) persuasive
mi lung a la khomi - (adj.) prepossessing
mi lung a la khomi - (adj.) prepossessing
mi lunghak , lung tthumtthial a duh lomi - (adj.) stubborn
mi lunghno phun - (n.) sentimentalist
mi lunghrinh a hmangmi - (adj.) distrustful
mi lungkhong - (adj.) pigheaded
mi lungping - (adj.) thickheaded
mi lungthawng - (adj.) hardheaded
mi lungthin a la khomi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) attractive
mi lungthin a la khomi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) attractive
mi lungthin hlau ngai a simi - (adj.) intriguing
mi lungthin tha - (adj.) greathearted
mi min mah nih thut - (n.) forgery
mi minthut a firtu - (n.) forger
mi minthut a firtu - (n.) forger
mi nahchuak , mi tthat lonak a kawlmi - (adj.) malevonelt
mi nak , Africa mi - (n.) Negro
mi nakin fim deuhan , fim ngaingainak , thil ser thiamnak - (n.) ingenuity
mi namtu , mi dotu , mi tutu - (n.) assailant
mi nawl cawn - (v.) act
mi nawl cawn , si lomi ka si i ti - (v.) impersonate - Example: Maung Maung impersonated Maung Khin = Maung Maung nih Maung Khin a si lo
nain Maung Khin ka si, a ti
mi nih rak zohkhenhpiakmi minung - (n.) protege
mi nih rian an ttuan liomi donhkhanhnak ca i a thli tein rak rawkpiak - (v.) sabotage
mi nih rian an ttuan liomi donhkhanhnak ca i a thli tein rawkpiaknak a tuahtu - (n.) saboteur
mi nih taza an cuaimi leikap , aa rungvengmi - (adj.) defensive
mi nih taza an cuaimi pa - (n.) defendant
mi nih thil kan hmuhning , kan ruahning le kan chuanhning cio - (n.) outlook
mi nih um hnawh - (v.) populate - Example: Europeans populated America = Zurupmi nih America ram an um hnawh
mi nihsawhmi - (n.) laughing stock
mi ningzak , zapi hmai chuah a ngamh lomi - (adj.) retiring
mi nor a simi - (adj.) repellent
mi nunnem , mi aw nem , chuk nem , cho nem , a nemmi - (adj.) gentle
mi nunsiang - (adj.) charitable
mi nunsiang - (adj.) openhanded
mi pakhat - (n.) individual
mi pakhatkhat an konglam - (n.) life - Example: He enjoyed rading the life of Churchill = Churchill kong rel a nuam ngaiin a thei
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mi pakhatkhat kha ka zohkhenh lai tiin biakamnak a tuahtu - (n.) sponsor
mi pakhatkhat kong ttialmi - (n.) memoir
mi pakhatkhat nih thiamnak thar a chuahpi tikah , cozah nih cu pa cu a thiamnak kha amah lawng nih hmannak nawl kum cu zat
chung ca ti in an pekmi - (n.) patent - Example: He applied for a patent of his invention = Thiamnak thar a chuahpimi hmannak nawl kha a sawk
mi pakhatkhat nih thil a tuahmi lak i a ttha bikmi - (n.) masterpiece
mi pawkau - (n.) gluton
mi phu khat in a ummi - (n.) club
mi ralhraat - (adj.) militant
mi rawi , thangchiatnak , congoihnak - (n.) calumny
mi rawinak khua a khangmi , mihrokhrawl a simi - (adj.) scheming
mi rawiphiar hmangmi , mah biaknak a chuahtakmi - (n.) renegade
mi ruamkai , mi zei i a rel lomi , mah le mah aa zum tukmi - (adj.) presumptuous
mi sawhsawh - (n.) laity
mi sawhsawh, biaknak/sibawi/thiam khun in cawnmi rianttuan a si lomi - (n.) lay
mi sawsawh - (adj.) plain
mi tampi bu khat ah aa fon i rian a ttuanmi - (n.) organization
mi tampi nih hngalhmi - (adj.) wellknown
mi tampi thah - (n.) carnage
mi tang i a namchihtu a simi , in awk a harmi - (adj.) oppressive - Example: Great heat is very oppressive = A linh tuk tikah i awk a har ko
mi tang um a duh lomi , nawl a ngai lomi - (adj.) insubordinate
mi tangdornak lungthin - (n.) humility
mi tawite mi hmete, pe nga tang a simi, a phun in an um - (n.) pygme
mi thah - (n.) homicide - Example: Intentional homicide is murder = Timh ciammam tein mi thah cu lainawn a si
mi thah hmang , mitthalo, mi velh hmang - (n.) thug
mi thangchiat , mi congoih - (v.) caluminate
mi thangchiatnak ca i ttialmi ca - (adj.) libellous
mi thil a hngarmi a mit a thimi - (adj.) coveteous
mi thil fir ah zan i a vakmi - (n.) marauder
mi thinphawk a simi thil - (adj.) outrageous
mi thisen dawp duhtu - (n.) bloodsucker
mi tlawm deuh pawl - (n.) minority
mi toi i i dawr - (v.) humble
mi toiah i dor , mah le mah i thumh , i niamter - (v.) condescend
mi toidor , lungnemmi - (adj.) meek
mi tthat lonak a kawlmi , mi nahchuak - (adj.) malevolent
mi tthatnak a hmu kho lomi , tthatnak lei a sum kho lomi - (n.) cynic
mi tutu , mi namtu , mi dotu - (n.) assailant
mi uar ngaingaimi a simi - (n.) hit - Example: The new song was a hit of the season = Hla thar kha atu hrawng mi nih an uar ngaingaimi a si
mi um loin tuah - (v.) unpeople
mi um-u a si lomi , langhngan in bia a chimmi - (adj.) unreserved
mi umter - (v.) people - Example: The town was peopled with farmers = Khua cu lothlo pawl an um
mi-umthiam - (n.) a well-behaved person
mi velh hmang , i thah hmang , mitthalo - (n.) thug
mi velh hmang , mitthalo - (n.) ruffian
mi vialte , minung - (n.) mankind
mi zal chung thil fir hmang - (n.) pickpocket
mi zapi hngalhmi , hawi hlei in thil a ti khomi , minthangmi - (adj.) outstanding
mi zapi nih an aiawhtu an thimmi hna bu cozah a tlaitu - (n.) parliament
mi zapi nih an thimmi hna aiawhtu hna nih uknak an tlaihmi - (adj.) republican
mi zapi nih an thimmi hna nih an ukmi ram - (n.) republic
mi zapi phawt awk i sermi ca - (n.) handbill
mi zaw - (n.) patient
mi zei ruaram lo , misual , mitthalo - (n.) scoundrel
mi zuanzang , mithatho ngai , a tlo ngaimi - (adj.) lively
mi zum kho ngaimi - (adj.) trustful
miak - (v.) gain
miak - (v.) profit, make profit, benefit, get interest - Example: How much did you profit in your trip? = Na khualtlawn cu zeizatdah na miak?
miakmi - (n.) return
miakmi thil - (n.) gain
miakpi - (n.) cannon, artillery
miakpi - (n.) field gun
miakpi hmete - (n.) mortar
miakpi in kah - (v.) shell
miakpi kuanfang - (n.) shell
miakpi; raltuknak hriamnam paohpaoh - (n.) ordnance
miakpi tawi - (n.) howitzer
miakpi thawng , onh , caw onh , cakei onh - (v.) roar
miammuam - (adj.) hairy, unkempt
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mibelbul - (n.) churl
mibiatamnu - (n.) shrew
mibu - (n.) crowd
mibu - (n.) society
mibu - (n.) throng
mibu artlang in kal nuahmah - (n.) procession
mibu pakhat haotu - (n.) foreman
mibu pakhatkhat nih anmah aiawhtu biachimtu ah an chiahmi - (n.) spokesman
michia - (n.) commons, orduinary people, the governed people (subjects)
michia zapi - (n.) proletarian
michupchap - (n.) loggerhead
midaithlang mi - (adj.) negligent
midang bawmhnak aa bochanmi - (n.) client
midang bia a si ti hngalhnak hmelchunhnak ; "..." - (n.) quotation marks
midang cung i zaang-ennak va tuah ; midang va doh le va thah - (n.) aggression
midang in khawhnak ngeih lonak - (n.) intolerance
midang kong a chimtu - (n.) informer
midang ram a va dohtu - (n.) aggressor
midang ruahnak lak a duhmi - (adj.) openminded
midang tel loin - (adv.) exclusively
midang va doh le thah a duhmi, midang he bia al a duh ngai i amah duhning in mi dang umter a duhmi - (adj.) aggressive
midang zawnruah - (n.) altruism
miding - (n.) righteous (person)
miduhce - (adj.) fastidious
miduhfak , mihakkau - (adj.) grasping
mifa naupa (m) / mifa naunu (f) - (adj.) poor - Example: Poor Lian Tlung, his wife has just died = Lian Tlung cu mifa naupa a nupi nih a thihtak
mifim - (n.) sage
mifim , fimnak a duhmi - (n.) philosopher
mifim var - (n.) bright person
mifimthiang - (adj.) wise (used more often in the negative or with reservation) - Example: Could he be a wise man? - Perhaps he was not too
wise that he did this thing = Mifimthiang a si hnga maw? - A fim thianglo i a si lai hi thil a tuah cu
mifir - (n.) thief
mifir , khualtlawngmi a bu in bawh i lampi i an thil a rak chutmi - (n.) bandit
mifir miru - (n.) deceiver, a thief and a swindler
mifir pawl nih thil kalhnak ca i an hmanmi thirfung - (n.) jemmy
mifirhferh - (n.) lean, untidy, small person
mihakkau , miduhfak - (adj.) grasping, greedy man
mihlen a hmangmi , mirawi a hmangmi - (adj.) treacherous
mihlen hmang , mi hlengtu - (n.) trickster
mihlenhmang , mihrokhrol - (n.) rogue
mihlennak ca i si lomi anih kha ka si i tinak - (n.) imposture
mihme - (n.) small person, of little importance
mihnial , a tawi ttung i a chah ttungmi - (adj.) stocky
miholhaa - (n.) stammer
mihor - (n.) immoral person
mihremhmang - (n.) cruel man
mihremtu - (n.) oppressor, persecutor, whipper
mihriao - (n.) light sleeper
mihrin fa aa timi hna lak i a niam cem pawl - (n.) baron
mihrinfa sinak , tuavon sinak - (n.) nobility
mihrokhrawl - (n.) rascal, good for nothing fellow, scoundrel, liar, cheater
mihrokhrawl a simi , mi rawinak khua a khangmi - (adj.) scheming
mihrokhrawl sinak - (n.) rascality
mihrokhrol , mihlenhmang - (n.) rogue
mihrut - (n.) idiot
mihrut - (n.) lunatic
mihrut , a lung a pingmi - (adj.) stupid
mihrut an chiahnak hna inn - (n.) madhouse
mihrut bantuk a simi - (adj.) idiotic
mihrut dengmang a simi - (n.) imbecil
mihrut , khuatemi - (n.) simpleton
mihrut lawhter - (v.) stultify
mikei , a ngan a thawngmi - (n.) giant
mikhiar - (n.) niggard
mikhiar - (adj.) stingy
mikhiar - (n.) skinflint
mikhiar , mihnem - (n.) miser
mikhuakhan thiam - (n.) good manager, thrifty person, economist
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mil - (adj.) smooth - Example: Your floor is very smooth = Nan ttuang a mil ngai
milem - (n.) statuary
milem - (n.) statue
milem biami - (n.) idolater
milem , hmanthlak - (n.) figure - Example: In the garden are many stoye figures = Dum chungah lung in sermi milem tampi an um
milem hmete - (n.) statuette
milem , siasal - (n.) idol
milem , siasal , minung/thil he aa lomi mui - (n.) image
mileng - (n.) visitor
mileng - (adj.) guest who may come from another village to ask the hand of a girl for marriage
mileng khan - (n.) sitting room
mileng khan , innchung vung luhnak khan - (n.) lobby
milengkai / mileng mikai / mileng sakai - (n.) people (visitors) who frequent the house
milh , milhtlorh - (v.) smooth, plane
milhtlorh , milh - (v.) smooth, plane
milhtlorh rih lomi , chim ding ttialmi bia - (n.) draft
milian - (n.) million
milian , mingan - (n.) great/rich man
milihchim - (n.) liar
milip - (adj.) liar, cheater
milip minal - (n.) a person who is slick and slippery
miliplep - (n.) frivolous person
milmial - (adj.) plump
miloklai - (n.) arrogant man
milolak - (n.) useless person
milter , phenter , rawnhter - (v.) flatten
miltlor - (adj.) sleek
milu benh - (n.) postage stamp
milu rel - (n.) census
milubenh , tazeih , zung tazeih - (n.) stamp
milubenh thahnak i khenhmi , a nithla le a hmun aa ttialmi - (n.) postmark
miluhnak kua - (n.) manhole
miluklak - (n.) happy go lucky person
milunghak , zaangfahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi mipuar mitthalo - (adj.) stern
milunglo , thil a philh zaumi - (adj.) absent minded
milungngan - (n.) proud, vain, haughty person
milungping - (adj.) dull - Example: He is a dull boy = Milungping a si
milungtho kho ngaimi , thinhun zong a fawimi , lunglawmh zong a fawimi , tla cutmat i khua a sami , lungthin zong vut ti i aa letmi (adj.) impetuous
milungtho , mithanuam - (n.) enthusiast
milungtthawng - (adj.) stiffnecked
milungtthawng , ngol duh lo - (adj.) dogged
mimawlh , mimolh - (n.) lunatic
mimolh , mimawlh - (n.) lunatic
mimte - (n.) quail
mimte (va) , nimte - (n.) partridge
min - (n.) name
min - (n.) landslide
min - (v.) slide - Example: A landslide slides = Min a min
min aa khatmi, upatnak caah sakmi - (n.) namesake - Example: My son Kenneth is the namesake of my friend Kenneth = Ka fapa Kenneth cu
ka hawipa Kenneth upatnak in sakmi a si
min bunh - (v.) entitle
min cazin - (n.) roll
min chiatter , a simi - (adj.) scandalous
min chiatter , thang chiat - (v.) scandalize
min chim tein rel - (v.) enumerate
min chim tein relnak - (n.) enumeration
min deu - (n.) pseudonym
min fir, mi dang minthut fir - (v.) forge
min hmanung bik , innchungkhar min a simi - (n.) surname
min hmasa bik - (n.) given name - Example: John F. Kennedy's given name is John = Kennedy min hmasa bik cu John a si
min hngalh lomi - (adj.) anonymous
min lawng a simi - (adj.) nominal
min le umnak aa tialnak cauk - (n.) directory - Example: Telephone directory = Telephone a hmangmi hna min le umnak le namber ttialnak
cauk
min le umnak khenhmi ca - (n.) letterhead
min men in - (adj.) titular
min ngaingai a si lomi , caponak i i kawhnak min - (n.) nickname
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min ngei lomi , min chim lomi - (adj.) unnamed
min ngeilomi - (adj.) nameless
min pekmi - (n.) nominee
min peknak - (n.) nomination
min sak - (v.) call - Example: They called him John = John tiah min an sak.
min sak , min pek - (v.) denominate
min sak tthan - (v.) rename
min thut - (v.) sign
min thutmi pawng i min rak thut ve - (v.) countersign
minchawng - (n.) a proxy name, usually of a child, used for the name of the parents by which they are called - Example: Tum Thawng (father) =
Tin Lian's father (Tin Lian is the son) = Tum Thawng = Tin Lian pa
minchia - (n.) bad name, b ad reputation
minchiatnak , ningzahnak - (n.) disgrace
minchiatnak , thangchiatnak - (n.) scandal
minchiatter , nahter - (v.) blacken
minchim - (v.) name - Example: Name what you want to buy = Cawk na duhmi kha an minchim tuah
minchimin - (adv.) namely - Example: Only two pupils got 100 marks in the test, namely Tommy and Susie = Siangngakchia pahnih lawng nih
camipuai ah mak 100 an hmuh, cu hna cu an min in chim in Tommy le Susie an si
minchimlo - (n.) leper
minchimnak - (n.) souvenir - Example: This book is that I bought for a souvenir of Green Lake = Hi cauk hi Green Lake minchimnak ca i ka
cawkmi a si
mincim - (n.) landslide
mingan , milian - (n.) great/rich man
mingei - (n.) rich person
mingiatu , sungtthoh - (n.) spy
mingiatu , thlahmi , fialmi - (n.) emissary
minhleng - (n.) pseudonym, false name, code name - Example: George Elliot was tye pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans = George Elliot cu Mary Ann
Evans nih cattialnak ah a hmanmi minhleng a si
miniam , a niammi - (n.) dwarf
minit - (n.) minute - Example: There are sixty minutes in one hour = Suimilam pakhat ah minit sawm ruk a um
minkep - (n.) nickname
minkhumh - (v.) register
minkhumhnak - (n.) register, registration
minlang - (adj.) famous
minlanghnak - (n.) fame
minluh , minthlak - (v.) register
minluhnak - (n.) registration, to write the name in a book
minmei - (n.) mist
minmei nih phenh , huh i a fiang lomi - (n.) fog horn
minmei nih phenh , hun i a fiang lomi - (adj.) foggy
minmei nih zelh - (adj.) overcast
minmei , tichum - (n.) fog
mino , tlangval he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) juvenile
mino , tlangval ngaknu - (n.) youth
minor a simi - (adj.) tiresome
minsak - (v.) name
minthan - (v.) resound - Example: His name resounded all over the world = A minthannak cu vawlei cung a thang dih
minthan , mi lang a simi , thleidan - (v.) distinguish
minthang , hmaizah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) illustrious
minthang , lianngan , ngan - (adj.) great
minthangmi - (adj.) famous
minthangmi - (adj.) noted
minthangmi - (adj.) renowned
minthangmi , a langmi - (adj.) prominent
minthangmi , i chingchiah awk a tlakmi - (adj.) notable
minthangmi , mi zapi hngalhmi , hawi hlei in thil a ti khomi - (adj.) outstanding
minthangmi , thangthatmi - (n.) celebrity
minthannak - (n.) renown
minthatnak , pakhatkhat tuahmi ruang i hmuhmi laksawng - (n.) award
minthlak , min khumh - (v.) enroll
minthlak , minluh - (v.) register
minthlaknak , minkhumhnak - (n.) enrollment
minthut - (v.) endorse - Example: He has to endors the check before the bank could cash it = Bank nih check kha tangka i an serpiak khawh
hlanah a check ahcun a min a thut a hau
minthut - (n.) signature
minthut - (v.) subscribe
mintthat pek - (v.) decorate - Example: The king decorated a brave soldier = Siangpahrang nih ralkap kha mintthatnak a pek
mintthat peknak - (n.) decoration
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mintthatnak tehna , thangthatnak tehna lakpiak , chuh - (n.) derogation
mintthatnak , thangtthatnak - (n.) reputation
minung - (n.) flesh - Example: All flesh must die = Minung cu an thi dih lai
minung - (n.) humankind
minung - (n.) people
minung a lo bikmi zawng phun khat - (n.) baboon
minung a serchommi le thlenchommi a si lomi thil - (n.) nature - Example: She loved the wild flowers found in the nature = A duhmi pangpar
cu minung nih serchommi si loin amah khohdtein a khomi pangpar kkha an si
minung a si lomi - (adj.) superhuman
minung a simi - (adj.) human
minung an cuar cung i thir lin in misual an sinak hmelchunhnak ca i hmelchunhnak an tuahmi - (n.) stigma
minung an khat tuk - (v.) overcrowd
minung bantuk i canter - (v.) personify - Example: We personify the sun and moon calling the sun our mother and the moon our father = Ni
kan nu thla kan pa kan ti hna tikah hin ni le thla hi minung bantuk i kan canter hna a si
minung bantukin rian ttuantermi seh , seh bantuk a simi minung - (n.) robot
minung bu he aa pehtlaimi thil kong a simi - (adj.) sociological
minung bu umtuning kong cawnnak - (n.) sociology
minung chuahkehnak kong cawnnak - (n.) anthropology
minung chuahkehnak le umtuning ziaza cawnnak - (n.) ethnology
minung cung i zaangfahnak a ngeimi , minung kan si cio cu ta ti lungput a ngeimi - (adj.) humanitarian
minung fir - (v.) kidnap
minung hme tete , pe li hrawng lawng a simi - (n.) pigmy
minung kan pum hngawng le paw karlak - (n.) thorax
minung kho - (n.) well to do person
minung kut bantuk - (n.) hand - Example: The hands of the clock = Suimilam kut
minung , mi vialte - (n.) mankind
minung mui bantuk tein khuailul in an sermi hna - (n.) waxworks
minung nakin thil ti khawhnak a ngei deuhmi - (n.) superman
minung ngunkhuai - (n.) polltax
minung nih kan tommi , a nuam a si ah , a har a si ah ; tuah lengmangnak in kan hmuhmi thiamnak le fimnak - (n.) experience
minung nih lung kha hriamhrei ah an rak hman lio chan thil a simi - (n.) Neanderthal
minung pahnih (pakhat le pakhat i chawnh) bia i ruah - (n.) dialogue
minung pakhat le pahkat a dang cio kan si a langhnak - (n.) individuality
minung pakhat nun chung i thil biapi ngai a umnak caan khi - (n.) episode
minung pakhat , thil pakhat - (n.) unit
minung pakhat /thil pakhat ta , thengte - (adj.) particular - Example: That particular chair belonged to my father = Khi tthutdan thengte khi
ka pa ta a si
minung , patling - (n.) man
minung pum a lu tel lo - (n.) torso
minung pum hlai - (v.) operate - Example: The doctor operated on my knee = Sibawipa nih ka khuk a ka hlai
minung sa a eimi - (n.) cannibal
minung sa ei hmangmi sinak - (n.) cannibalism
minung sinak - (n.) humanity
minung sining - (n.) nature - Example: His father's nature was lovable = A pa cu a minung sining ah miduhnung a si
minung sining in tuahmi - (adv.) humanly - Example: We will do all that is humanly possible = Minung tuahning in a si kho ding paoh cu kan
tuah ko lai
minung sining kong biatak tein a ruat a cawngmi - (n.) humanist
minung siseh mawttaka siseh cawleng siseh tilawng siseh an kalnak lam - (n.) traffic - Example: The traffic is heave = A um a kalmi an tam
ngaingai
minung siter - (v.) humanize
minung tampi umnak a simi - (adj.) populous
minung tlawmternak - (n.) depopulation
minung tuanbia a hmaan set lomi - (n.) legend
minung tuanbia chung i chan biapi ngai pakhat - (n.) era
minung tuanbia ttial hlan i a ummi thil - (adj.) prehistoric
minung um lonak a simi - (adj.) uninhabitet
minung um lonak hmun - (n.) wilderness
minung/saram mui an kermi - (n.) sculpture
minung/thil he aa lomi mui , milem , siasal - (n.) image
mipa - (n.) guy
mipam - (adj.) poor - Example: He is a poor man = Amah cu mipan a si
mipam - (n.) poor
mipe - (n.) peanut
mipem - (n.) sojourner, immigrant
mipem , a ra tharmi - (n.) newcomer
mipem sathai - (n.) immigrant
miphun - (n.) nation
miphun dang umtuning le nunning i lak - (v.) assimilate
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miphun dangdang i chonh khawhnak ding ca i serchommi holh - (n.) Esperanto
miphun dangdang si ruang i i remlonak - (n.) racialism
miphun he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) racial - Example: Racial discrimination = Phun thleidannak
miphun mauta - (adj.) pariah
miphun niam sinak langhterning in i thuamh le thilthuam azawng zong kha a ti tuk deuhmi si - (adj.) gaudy
miphun pakhatkhat nih an biakmi i an ruahmi saram phun khat khat - (n.) totem
miphun , phun - (n.) race
miphun sinak - (n.) nationality
miphun thleidan in rianttuan , phunkhat khat tang chiah - (n.) apartheid
mipuar mi , mi dang cung i zaangfahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) cruel
mipuar mitthalo umtuning a simi - (adj.) tyrannical
mir , mer - (n.) sprout , young plant
mir , mer - (v.) germinate - Example: Our corn seeds have germinated = Kan fangvoi an mir cang
miralchia - (n.) coward
miralttha - (adj.) spunky
miralttha hna tuanbia chimnak ca i hmanmi hla - (n.) epic
miralttha nih thil an tuahmi kong - (n.) saga
Mirang - (n.) generally white people, but in particular British people
Mirang cozah tangka, atui ah cun an hmang ti lo, pawng (pound) khat ah shilling 16 a um - (n.) shilling
mirang far thingkung - (n.) fir
mirang holh grammar ah, tuahtu (subjekt) kong a chimtu cu 'prædikat' a si - (n.) predicate - Example: Life is short = 'Life' ('Livet') hi
subjekt a si i 'is short' ('er kort') hi prædikat a si
Mirang holh n England mi holh - (adj.) English
mirang khuhlu - (n.) plum
mirang khuhlu phun khat - (n.) prune
mirang vawlei nalhnak hriamnam - (n.) trowel
mirang vawlei , siment - (n.) cement
Mirangca - (n.) English, English literature
Mirangholh - (n.) English (language)
mirawi a hmangmi, mihlen a hmangmi - (adj.) treacherous
mirawitu a simi - (adj.) traitorous
mirawitu , miphiartu - (n.) traitor
mirethei - (n.) poor (people)
mirh , merh - (v.) smile - Example: He/she smiles at me = A ka merh
miruak - (n.) corpse
miruak kuang - (n.) casket
miruamkai , mah ca tthatnak ding lawng a ruatmi - (n.) egoist
mirum - (n.) rich person
mirum si , thilri tampi ngeih - (adj.) affluent - Example: He is an affluent person = Amah cu mirum a si
mirum tuk lehpek , biapi ngai a simipa - (n.) magnate
mirumnu - (n.) rich woman
mirumpa - (n.) rich man
misiang a simi - (adj.) generous
misifak bik pawl - (n.) proletariat
misifak mi nauta pawl , lamhchihmi - (adj.) downtrodden
misifak , misifakmi - (n.) poor - Example: It is no good to despise the poor = Misifak serhsat cu a ttha lo
misifak ngaingai - (n.) pauper
misifak pawl khuapi chung i i tet thup i umnak sang - (n.) slum
misifak tthenhmi , tangka siseh , thil siseh - (n.) alms
misin-um - (n.) house servant, house maid
mising , sing - (n.) alien, stranger
misinh , sinh - (v.) treat as stranger - Example: He treats us as strangers (keeps us at arm's length) = A kan misinh
misuaksual - (n.) unruly person
misual - (n.) culprit
misual - (n.) miscreant
misual - (n.) sinner
misual an thahmi an thlainak tung - (n.) gibbet
misual , mitthalo , mi zei ruaram lo - (n.) scoundrel
misual ngaingai a simi - (n.) reprobate
misual , thil ttha lo tuahtu - (n.) malefactor
misual thlarau umnak ding , mithi khua - (n.) hell
mit - (n.) eye - Example: He is blind in one eye = A mit mit khat a caw
mit - (v.) go out - Example: The fire will go out = Mei cu a mit lai
mit - (n.) eye or knot in wooden board - Example: This board has too many knots (eyes) = Hi thing cu a mit a tam tuk
mit a hlangmi , aa dawhmi - (adj.) fetching - Example: She wears a fetching hat = Aa dawhmi, mit a hlangmi luchin aa chinh
mit a kumi - (adj.) somnolent
mit aa ton dihnak hmun , a laifang bik , ceunak a vaa tonnak hmun - (n.) focus - Example: The pretty girl was the focus of all eyes =
Ngaknu dawhte cu mit vialte aa ton dihnak a si
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mit ah aa remmi - (adj.) comely
mit chung i khua hmutu a simi - (n.) retina
mit curcuduk in i au - (v.) wink
mit fak piin i au i zoh peng - (v.) stare
mit fim - (adj.) sharp - Example: Sharp eye = Mit fim
mit he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) optical - Example: Optical instrument = Mit zohnak thilri
mit he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) optic - Example: Optic nerve = Mit thahri
mit hmaan - (n.) eyeglass
mit hnih in zoh khawhmi hmanbilu , durbing - (n.) binoculars
mit hrimhrim in a hmutu tehte - (n.) eyewitness
mit i hei hmuh khawh tiang khi - (n.) view - Example: A ship came into view = Tilawng pakhat cu kan hei hmuh khawhnak chungah a rung lang
mit in hmuh khawh lomi , nunnak a ngeimi thilnung - (n.) bacteria
mit in hmuh khawh lomi rungrul - (n.) microbe
mit in hmuh khawhmi - (adj.) visible
mit in hmuh khawhnak , mit in hmuh phak tawk - (n.) visibility
mit khat lawng benhmi tarmit - (n.) monocle
mit kuak tla , mui tlafiamfuam in um - (adj.) haggard
mit ngei lo - (adj.) eyeless
mit phin zawtnak - (n.) ophthalmia
mit ratter - (v.) dazzle - Example: The sun dazzles my eyes = Nika nih ka mit a ka ratter
mit sibawi - (n.) oculist
mit thlalang a ser i a zuartu - (n.) optician
mit uikhel - (n.) stye
mitcai , a caimi mit , mitkai - (adj.) squint
mitcaw carel - (n.) braille
mitcaw , hmuhnak ngei lomi - (adj.) sightless
mitcawt , hmuh khawh lo - (adj.) blind
mitchawtnak - (n.) blindness
mitchin - (v.) close the eyes
mitchinh kamseh in - doggedly, by all means, at all costs
mitcuar - (n.) eyelid
mitcuar - (n.) lid
mitda - (n.) a person whose eyes are dry and empty
mitdum - (n.) iris
miteima , rianttuan a zuammi , aa hne khomi - (adj.) industrious
mitfalai - (n.) pupil, apple of the eye
mithah , lainawn a si lomi - (n.) manslaughter
mithalo bu chung i aa telmi - (n.) gangster
mithanuam , milungtho - (n.) enthusiast
mithatho ngai , a tlo ngaimi , mi zuanzang - (adj.) lively
mithatho sinak - (n.) liveliness
mithattu cozah chiahmi - (n.) executioner
mithi - (n.) dead, dead person
mithi bantuk tuksapur , dang liapluap in a ummi - (adj.) ghastly
mithi ca thlacamnak - (n.) requiem
mithi chiahnak inn - (n.) mortuary
mithi hlunhter - (v.) mummify
mithi kha thu hlah seh tiin si thuh - (v.) embalm
mithi khanghnak thingpon - (n.) pyre
mithi khua, hell - (n.) Hades
mithi khua , misual thlarau umnak ding - (n.) hell
mithi lalang - (n.) retinue
mithi ngai , mithi ttahtu - (n.) mourner
mithi thlarau he i chawnh khawh a si ti a zummi - (n.) spiritualist
mithi thlarau he i chawnh khawh a si ti zumhnak - (n.) spiritualism
mithi ttahtu , mithi ngai - (n.) mourner
mithi vui - (n.) burial
mithi vuinak thlan , thlan - (n.) grave
mithi vuitu - (n.) undertaker
mithiang - (n.) saint
mithiang aa lawhtermi a thiang ttung lomi - (adj.) sanctimonious
mithimi a thihnak ihkhun - (n.) deathbed
mithingrang - (n.) hothead
mithinrang , khua tthate i a ruat hmasa lomi - (adj.) hotheaded
mithla - (n.) ghost
mithla - (n.) phantom
mithla bantuk - (adj.) ghostly
mithla , muthla , thlarau he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spectral
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mithla , thlarau , muthla - (n.) spectre
mithmai - (n.) countenance
mithmai ah a lang - (n.) look - Example: Her face had a sad look on her face = A mithmai ah a ngaih a chia ti a lang
mithmai i hung langh - (v.) appear - Example: He appears to be happy = Lunglawm in a mithmai a lang
mithmai panh lo ngaiin tawite tawite in biachimmi , bialeh - (adj.) brusque
mithman - (n.) glasses
mithman , tarmit - (n.) spectacles
mithmuhnak - (n.) eyesight
mithmul - (n.) eyelashes
mithmul, mit cuar cung hmul - (n.) lash
mithuh - (v.) blindfold
mitkai , mitcai , a caimi mit - (adj.) squint
mitku , mitkuh i nam i ngut khi - (adj.) drowsy
mitkua , mitkuak - (n.) orbit, the bony caviti of the eye
mitkuh hnattam - (v.) to be very sleepy
mitkuh i nam i ngut khi , mitku - (adj.) drowsy
mitkuh si - (n.) morphine
mitlak - (v.) interest - Example: Hockey does not interest me = Hockey nih ka mit a ka la lo
mitleh - (n.) magic, to deceive the eye by sleight
mitleh thiam - (n.) magician
mitmu - (n.) eyeball, pupil
mitmu dum - (n.) iris
mitmunang - (n.) cornea
mitpuak - (n.) cataract
mitrang - (n.) cornea
mitsen - (adj.) bloodshot - Example: His eyes are bloodshot = A mit an sen dih
mitsirven - (v.) to keep watch by the corner of the eye
mitsur - (n.) grape
mitsur bor , cu bantukin i bute in a ummi paoh , banhla thlar - (n.) cluster
mitsur cinnak hmun - (n.) vineyard
mitsur hang - (n.) grape juice
mitsur ruang - (n.) grapevine
mitsur ruang , zun ruang - (n.) vine
mitsur thei a car - (n.) raisin
mitsur zu , zu - (n.) wine
mittha sinak , tthatnak - (n.) piety
mitthalo - (n.) villain
mitthalo , mi velh hmang - (n.) ruffian
mitthalo, mi velh hmang, mi thah hmang - (n.) thug
mitthalo , mi zei ruaram lo , misual - (n.) scoundrel
mitthalo ngai a simi - (adj.) villainous
mitthalo ngaingai ningzah hngal loin a ttha lomi , phaisa duhduh in sa hmangmi , i sumrennak a ngei lomi - (adj.) profligate
mitthep ah - (n.) split second
mitthep depmap - (v.) blink
mitthi lalang - (n.) suite - Example: The king travelled with a suite od twelve = Siangpahrang cu mitthi lalang hleihnih he khual a tlawng
mitthi ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) wistful - Example: A child stood looking with wistful eyes at the apples = Ngakchia nih epai cu mitthi egaiin a zoh
mitthit , hngar - (v.) covet
mitthlam i hmuh , a um taktak lomi mah ruahnak i hmuhmi - (n.) phantasm
mitthlam lawngin hmuhmi , lungchung lawngin ruah i a si taktak lomi - (adj.) imaginary
mitthli - (n.) tear
mitthli a tlami - (adj.) tearful
mittlang hmul - (n.) eyebrow
mitttheh , mittthep - (v.) blink, twinkle
mittthep , mitttheh - (v.) blink, twinkle
miuzik , awdawh - (n.) music
miuzik tumnak muko - (n.) horn
mivakvai , vakvai - (n.) vagramt
mivanchia ngaingaimi - (n.) wretch
mizaangthu , thazang a ngei lomi - (adj.) lethargic
mizakip - (n.) all people, every people
mizapi - (n.) crowd, common people
mizaw congh - (v.) nurse
mizaw ngaihnak - (n.) stethoscope
mizaw phorhnak mawttawka - (n.) ambulance
mizaw putnak lang - (n.) stretcher
mizaw umnak , siin - (n.) hospital
mizaw zohkhenhnak hmun - (n.) clinic
mizeng . zeng - (n.) paralytic
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mizer , a thli tein thil a ti khomi - (adj.) sly
Mizo , Mar - (prop.) Lushai people
Mizoram , Marram - (prop.) Mizoram State (in India)
mizuamlo - (n.) sluggard, lazybones
mizuangzam - (n.) a man/woman of loose character (lit. who flies from one person to another)
mo hawi , maw - (n.) bridesmaid
mo , va ngei liomi ngaknu - (n.) bride
molh , molh lakin duh , mawlh - (adj.) crazy
molh thil theih le hmuh , a um tung lomi thil hna hmuh , a um tung lomi aw hna theih - (n.) hallucination
molhmeh in umnak - (n.) delirium
molmok , mawlmawk - (adj.) confused, not clear in mind, immature in perception
mongh - (v.) drive - Example: Drive the car = Mawttawka kha mawng
mongh - (v.) steer
Mongolia miphun - (n.) Mongol
Moses cauk panga - (n.) Pentateuch
mot , mawt - (adj.) rotten, decayed
mot , mawt - (v.) decay, rot
motor ke khairiat , tai-ar - (n.) tire
motor ke tai-ar - (n.) tyre
motor onhter - (v.) toot
motor remhnak hmun , rianttuannak hmun - (n.) workshop
motor saikel hmephun - (n.) scooter
motor tai-ar vawlei a tawngtu a ttial khi - (n.) tread
mu - (adj.) fast - Example: His horse is fast in running = A rang tlik a mu
mu - (n.) seed - Example: Coffee seeds = Kawfi mu
mu - (n.) egg yolk
mu cung harnak tuah a duhning a simi - (n.) sadist
muah - (v.) to put logs in the fire to keep it smoldering
muai , hnor - (v.) chafe
muai , mawi - (v.) caress - Example: He caresses the cat = Chizawh kha a muai
muaihang - (n.) buttermilk
mualpho - (v.) to be put to shame publicly, disgrace
mui - (adj.) dark - Example: A dark night = Zan mui
mui - (n.) image - Example: God created man in His image = Pathian nih minung cu Amah mui in a ser
mui - (n.) appearance, shape, countenance, looks, form , features
mui - (n.) color - Example: The color of your shirt is pretty = Na angki mui aa dawh
mui chia , tuksapur , fihnung - (adj.) hideous
mui chiatter - (v.) disfigure
mui diamduam in a ummi - (adj.) gloomy
mui i hlen - (v.) disguise - Example: He disguised himself as an old man = Tarpa bantukin a mui aa hleng
mui i hlennak ca i hmanmi thil - (n.) disguise - Example: No one recognised him in his disguise = A mui hlennak thilthuam khan cun ahohmanh
nih an hngal kho lo
mui langh - (v.) mirror - Example: The stars are mirrored in the still water = Arfi cu a cawlcang lomi ti chungah an lang
mui , pungsam - (n.) form - Example: The form of a man = Mipa pungsan
mui ser - (v.) mould - Example: Children mould figures ot of clay = Ngakchia nih nawncek in tunu tete an ser hna
mui tlafiamfuam in um , mit kuak tla - (adj.) haggard
muichia - (adj.) ugly, not good looking
muichiapi , nihchuak a simi muisam pipi a kengmi - (adj.) grotesque
muichiatter , mui hrawh - (v.) deform
muihmai - (n.) complexion, appearance, shape, countenance
muihmai i thlen - (v.) transfigure
muihmel , hmel - (n.) appearance, image - Example: His appearance is handsome (good) = A muihmel a ttha
muihnak - (n.) dark, darkness - Example: Do not be afraid of the dark = Zan mui kha tih hlah
muihnak - (n.) murk
muihter - (v.) darken
muimi - (adj.) dark - Example: Dark night = A muimi zan
muirihai , murihai - (n.) parting of hair
muirihai , murihai - (v.) make parting of hair
muisam - (n.) aspect, likeness, appearance, looks
muisam - (n.) aspect - Example: He is a man of fierce aspect = Amah cu mi muisam ttihnung, hringhro chia a si
muisam kenning , a zawng umning - (n.) coloration
muisam lei le hahnak lei kahpathir bantuk a simi - (adj.) steely
muithlam - (n.) figure - Example: He saw the figure of a man = Mipa muithlam a hmuh
muka - (n.) tarpaulin
muko - (n.) trumpet, bugle
muko - (n.) bugle
muko phun khat - (n.) trombone
muko tumtu - (n.) trumpeter
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muko tumtu - (n.) bugler
mupi - (n.) hawk
mupi , mu vanlai - (n.) eagle
mupi phun khat - (n.) falcon
mura zihmui - (n.) myrrh
murihai , muirihai - (n.) parting of hair
murihai , muirihai - (n.) parting of hair
muru - (n.) kernel, core, essence
muru , thingkung muru , biachimmi muru - (n.) pith
Muslim - (n.) Mohammedan
Muslim asiloah Hindu phungki - (n.) fakir
muslim bawi - (n.) caliph
Muslim biakinn - (n.) mosque
muslim biaknak a zulmi - (n.) moslem
muslim biaknak a zulmi - (n.) Mussulman
Muslim biaknak phung - (n.) Islam
Muslim biaknak phung - (n.) Mohammedanism
Muslim mihlim pawl - (n.) dervish
Muslim pa nih nupi tampi an i chiahnak inn - (n.) harem
Muslim pawl Baibal - (n.) Koran
Muslim pawl biakinn i nnsang an sakmi, thlacam cang u tiah aunak i an hmanmi - (n.) minaret
Muslim pawl siangpahrang - (n.) sultan
Muslim ram i bawi ngan pakhat - (n.) vizier
Musulman - (n.) Muslim
muthla - (n.) spook
muthla bantuk , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) spooky
muthla , mithla , thlarau - (n.) spectre
muthla , mithla, thlarau he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) spectral
mutthai - (n.) candy
mutthai pawl - (n.) sweetmeats
muvanlai - (n.) eagle
N
na - (pron.) you, your - Example: Are you going? - Lend me your book please = Na kal lai maw? - Na cauk ka hlan tuah
na chimmi kha a tawinak in chum tthan - (v.) summarize
na ka tei cang ti i i pek - (v.) surrender
na ka tei ti langhter - (v.) submit
na lungrethei hlah , a poi lo - never mind
na mermi thil pawl , lathlur - (n.) spindle
na sual , ti , sualphawt - (v.) convict
na sual timi pa - (n.) convict
na tuah lai lo ti a khamtu thil a simi - (adj.) restrictive
naa - (n.) buffalo
naa - (n.) waterbuffalo - Example: I own two water buffaloes = Naa pahnih ka ngei
naang - (n.) film, a thin coating on something
naang - (n.) an outer/inner shell membrane of an egg
naang , maang , mang - (n.) dirt, soot - Example: Soot on the pot = Belmaang/Belmang
nabo - (n.) innpa
nah , nak , a nak - (adj.) black - Example: She is pretty because her hair is black = A sam a nah caah aa dawh
nahchuah , hnahchuah - (v.) envy
nahchuah , nahchuak - (v.) begrudge, envy, be jealous of - Example: We don't begrudge your success = Na hlawhtlinnak kan in nahchuah lo
nahchuahnak - (n.) jealousy
nahchuahnak , hachuahmi thil - (n.) envy - Example: It is not good to have jealousy against anybody = Mi cungah nahchuahnak ngeih awk a
si lo
nahchuahnak , lungthin ttha lo , mi cung i tthat lonak tuah duhnak lungthin - (n.) malice
nahchuakmi - (adj.) jealous
nahter , minchiatter - (v.) blacken
nai , naih - (adv.) near - Example: Coming near we saw the flowers = Kan hei naih i pangpar kha kan hmuh hna
nai tein bih - (v.) peer - Example: The old lady peers at the needle = Tarnu nih thim kha naih tein a bih in a bih
naidem - (n.) arbor
naidem - (n.) shade - Example: We take rest under the shade of a tree = Naidem tangah kan i din
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naih - (v.) come closer, go closer, draw closer, near - Example: We are now nearing the village = Khua kan naih cang
naih khawh lomi , ton khawh lomi - (adj.) unapproachable
naih , nai - (adv.) near - Example: Coming near we saw the flowers = Kan hei naih i pangpar kha kan hmuh hna
naih , naimi - (adj.) close - Example: The school is close to my house = Sianginn cu kan inn naih ah a um
naih , thuh , hnawmhter , melmang thuh ti bantuk - (v.) besmear
naihnak - (n.) proximity
naihnak , nainak - (n.) nearness
naihniam , niam - (adj.) close in relations - Example: He is our close relative = Amah cu kan naihniam sahlawh a si
naihtreih non - (n.) nitrate
naihtu bik a simi - (adj.) immediate - Example: My immediate neighbour = Ka innpa a ka naih bikmi
nailon - (n.) nylon
naimi , naih - (adj.) close - Example: The school is close to my house = Sianginn cu kan inn naih ah a um
nain - (conj.) although - Example: I shall go although I do not like to = Ka duh lo nain ka kal ko lai
nain - (prep.) notwithstanding
nain - (prep.) in spite of - Example: Ruah a sur nain ngakchia cu sianginn an kai ko
nain - (adv.) still - Example: He was hungry, still he would not eat = A rawl a tam ko, asinain a ei duh hlei lo
nain - (conj.) though
nain - (conj.) whereas - Example: Some children like school whereas others don't = Ngakchia a cheu cu siangin kai an duh nain a cheu cu an uh lo
nain - (conj.) while - Example: While I like the colour of the coat, I do not like its shape = Angkileng kha azawng cu ka duh ko nain, a pungsan ka
duh lo
nain , sihmanhsehlaw - (adv.) nevertheless
naingnganzi tama , uknak lei i rianttuan a duhmi - (n.) politician
naisai - (adv.) verily (usually used with negatives hlah/lo) - Example: Are they ready to go? Far from it. - I dislike it very strongly (verily) = Kal an i
manh deng ma? Naisai hlah. - Ka duh naisai lo
naitrozen dah - (n.) nitrogen
nak - (suff.) suffix for making verbal form into noun form - Example: to love - love = dawt - datwnak
nak , a nak , nah - (adj.) black - Example: She is pretty because her hair is black = A sam a nah caah aa dawh
nakhnga - (conj.) in order that - Example: Khawleih i ka kai khawh nakhnga, tanka ka hmun a herh
nakhnga caah - (conj.) so that - Example: Speak clearly so that they may understand you = Na chimmi an hngalh khawhnak hnga fiang tein
biachim
nakin - (conj.) than - Example: John is taller than Jack = John cu Jack nakin a sang deuh
nakzik , thakhling - (n.) cinnamon
nal - (adj.) fluent - Example: He is fluent in English = Mirang holh ah a nal
nal - (adj.) smooth, slippery - Example: The road is slippery. - Pu Kil is a slippery man = Lam a nal. - Pu Kil cu mi nal a si
nal i rilh - (v.) slip - Example: He slipped on a slippery road = Lam nal ah a ril
nal seh ti i si thuh - (v.) lubricate
nal ziahmah in tawlh - (v.) glide
nal ziahmah in tawlhnak - (n.) glide
nalh - (v.) smooth - Example: Smooth the (rough surface of) floor = Tuang kha nalh tuah
nalh - (v.) smear - Example: He smeared grease on his shirt = A angki ah sathau a nalh
nalh - (v.) plaster - Example: We plastr our walls = Kan vanpang plaster kan nalh
nalh , vate nih a hmur in a hmul a nalh khi - (v.) preen
nalmi - (adj.) slippery
nalnak - (n.) slip
nalnak , biachim thiamnak - (n.) eloquence
nalter - (v.) smooth
nalternak - (n.) lubrication
nam - (n.) dagger, knife - Example: There are different types of knives = Nam a phunphun a um
nam - (v.) push
nam - (v.) stink, smell bad - Example: The carcase smells bad, stinks = Saruak kha a nam
nam - (v.) spring upon - Example: A tiger springs upon a pig = Cakei nih vok a nam
nam - (v.) hurry, be in a hurry - Example: Hurry up = I nam deuh
nam , benh - (v.) press - Example: Press the button to ring the bell = Darkhing awnhternak ding ah a kep kha hmet
nam , cakhenh - (v.) impress - Example: We can impress wax with a seal = Khuaiseng cu tazeih in kan nam khawh
nam chih len , nam vurmar - (v.) shove - Example: Fred shoved the boat into the water = Fred nih tilawng cu ti chungah a nam
nam cutmat in , ruat cungcang loin , mi dang fim chimhnak um loin - (adv.) unadvisedly
nam hlok - (n.) haft
nam , hmeh - (v.) depress - Example: When you play the piano, you depress the keys = Piano na tum tikah a hmehnak tete kha na hmeh hna
nam in chunh - (v.) stab
nam in chunhmi hma - (n.) stab
nam in themh i ser - (v.) whittle
nam , khulralg in tlik , zuan hnawh - (v.) dash - Example: The boy dashed for the bus = Tlangval nih baska kha a hei tlik hnawh
nam lek - (v.) brandish - Example: He brandishes his sword = A vainam a lek
nam , lu i suk , pah - (v.) ram
nam vurmar , nam chih len - (v.) shove - Example: Fred shoved the boat into the water = Fred nih tilawng cu ti chungah a nam
nambar - (n.) number - Example: Number one = Nambar pakhat
nambar - (n.) numeral - Example: 1,2,3,9,100 are numerals = 1,2,3,9,100 cu nambar an si
Nambar - (prop.) Numbers (book of the Old Testaent)
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nambar cheu i al cunglei i a ummi khi - (n.) numerator - Example: In 1/2, 1 is the numerator = 1/2 ah hin 1 hi nambar cheu cunglei um ci a si
nambar he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) numerical
nambar in siseh hleih , thazang in siseh - (v.) predominate
nambar pahnih asilole pahnihnak tam fonh i a chuakmi khi - (n.) sum - Example: The sum of 2 and 3 and 4 is 9 = 2 le 3 le 4 fonh cu 9 a si
nambar pakhat kha nambar dang pakhat in phawt tikah a chuakmi a phi, 26 cu 2 in na phawt ahcun a phi cu 13 a si i cu 13 cu
'kvotient' cu a si - (n.) quotient
nambar pakhat nih a dang pakhat a karhmi, 10 cu 5 in karh tikah karhmi nambar cu 10 a si, cucaah 'multiplicand' cu 10 kha a si (n.) multiplicand
nambar tling , 1 , 2 , 3 ... ti bantuk hi nambar tling timi cu an si - (n.) whole number
nambar tling , nambar cheu a si lomi , 1 , 2 , 9 , 10 , cu nambar tling an si - (n.) integer
nambar ttialnak ca i hmanmi - (n.) figure - Example: 2 is the figure for two = 2 hi nambar pahnih ttialnak ca hmanmi a si
namchih , cawlcang kho loin tuah - (v.) repress
namchih , tang i namchih , hrem - (v.) oppress
namchihnak - (n.) repression
namchihnak a simi - (adj.) repressive
namkawng - (n.) scabbard
namonia zawtnak , tangfah zawtnak - (n.) pneumonia
namte - (n.) knife
namte hmete - (n.) penknife
nan - (pron.) your, yours (second person plural) - Example: Are these your books? = Hihi nan cauk an si maw?
nan , nanmah - (pron.) you (second person plural) - Example: Are you going? - You better do it = Nan kal lai maw? - Nanmah nih tuah ko uh
nanbar a sawm pawl , 10 ,20 , 100 , 900 , 1000 , tehna - (n.) round number
nang - (pron.) you (demon. pron. second pers. sing) - Example: If you are good others also will be good = Nangmah na tthat ahcun midang
zong an ttha ve lai
nang , arti nang - (n.) membrane
nangmah - (pron.) thee
nangmah - (pron.) you
nangmah hrimhrim - (pron.) yourself
nangmah ta - (pron.) thy
nangmah ta - (pron.) your
nangmah ta - (pron.) thine
nanmah - (pron.) ye
nanmah - (pron.) you
nanmah ta - (pron.) your
nannih - (pron.) same as nanmah - Example: Are you also going? = Nannih tah nan kal ve lai maw?
nar - (adj.) greasy - Example: The floor is greasy = Tuang a nar
nau - (n.) younger brother or sister - Example: Tum Ting is my younger brother = Tum Ting cu ka nau a si
nau - (n.) child - Example: They have a child = Nau pakhat an ngei
nau - (v.) decline, go down - Example: They have now declined (in poser and prosperity) = An nau cang
nau awih - (v.) cradle - Example: She cradles the child = Nau cu aa porn i a awih
nau chuahtertu sayama - (n.) midwife
nau hla - (n.) nursery rhyme
nau-inn - (n.) uterus
nau oihnak hla - (n.) lullaby
nau rawk - (v.) miscarry - Example: She miscarried because of her illness = A zawt ruangah a nau ai rawk
nau rawk , thla thlin hlan nau chuah - (n.) abortion
nau rawknak - (n.) miscarriage
nau thlimnak bawm - (n.) crib
nau thlimnak bawm - (n.) cradle
nau-um - (n.) ayah, nanny, baby sitter - Example: She is our nanny = Amah cu kan nau-um a si
nau-um - (n.) ring finger - Example: She wears a gold ring onher ring finger = A nau-um ah sui kutdonghrolh aa hrolh
naubawm - (n.) cradle
naubawm - (n.) womb - Example: Her womb is not well = A naubawm a ttha lo
naubuhtlang cawi - (n.) grasshopper
nauchuah - (n.) child birth - Example: Her childbirth is painful = A nauchuah a har
nauchuak lehhmah - (n.) birth certificat
nauhla - (n.) lullaby - Example: She sings (her baby to sleep) a lullaby = Nauhla in a fa a oih
nauhlawmtu sayama - (n.) midwife
nauinn - (n.) womb
nauno - (n.) baby
naupuan - (n.) swaddling
naupuan - (n.) diaper
naupuan in ngakchia tuam - (v.) swaddle
nauta - (adj.) humble - Example: Our home is a humble cottage = Kan inn cu innnautate a si
nauta deuh sinak , niam deuhnak - (n.) inferiority
nauta , nehsawh , serhsat - (v.) contempt
nautat - (v.) despise, look down upon, contempt, disdain - Example: You should not look down upon others = Mi na nautat hna lai lo
nautat awk a simi , a ttha lomi thil , a niammi - (adj.) base
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nautat awk tlak - (adj.) contemptible
nautat , zohchuk - (n.) disdain
nautatnak - (n.) contempt, derision, slight - Example: You should not have contempt on your friends = Na hawi cungah nautatnak na ngei lai lo
nautatnak thil a simi - (adj.) contemptuous
naute - (adj.) much younger - Example: Pu Sawm is much younger than me = Pu Sawm cu ka naute a si
naute - (n.) baby, small baby
nauvawrnak bawm - (n.) cradle - Example: Wicker cradle = Hrite nauvawrnak bawm
nawh - (v.) tuck - Example: You should tuck your shirt into your trousers = Na angki kha na tawhrolh chungah na nawh awk a si
nawhthuh - (n.) bribery, corruption
nawhthuh lak - (v.) accept bribery
nawhthuh pek - (v.) bribe, give bribery
nawi , ti nawi - (adj.) muddy, turbid - Example: The water is muddy = Ti a nawi
nawih - (v.) make (water) muddy - Example: The turbid floodwater makes the river muddy = Tinawi nih tiva an nawih
nawk , nawh - (v.) to thrust something underneath something
nawl - (v.) appeal - Example: People appealed to us to help the poor = Misifak bawmh kha an kan nawl.
nawl - (v.) entreat, ask - Example: I ask him to forgive me = Ka ngaithiam tiah ka nawl
nawl - (v.) petition
nawl - (n.) wish - Example: It depends on my wish to attend school or not = Sianginn kai le kai lo cu keimah nawl a si
nawl - (n.) oder - Example: You must obey the order of the man i authority = Uktu bawi nawl na ngaih lai
nawl - (n.) permission - Example: When you have a passport you have the permission to go to other countries = Passport na ngeih hnuah cun
ram dang kalnak nawl na ngei
nawl - (n.) will - Example: Let be according to your will = Na nawl si ko seh
nawl - (v.) request - Example: I request him to give me a job = Rian ka pe tiah ka nawl
nawl a ngai lomi - (adj.) disobedient
nawl a ngai lomi , mi tang um a duh lomi - (adj.) insubordinate
nawl a ngaimi - (adj.) obedient
nawl a ngei ngaimi - (adj.) authoritative
nawl buar - (v.) violate
nawl buarnak - (n.) transgression
nawl buartu - (n.) transgressor
nawl cawn - (v.) imitate
nawl cawnnak caah mi dang i i can - (v.) play - Example: She played her sister in the show = Nawl cawnnak ah a far ah khan a cang
nawl , hal - (v.) request
nawl , hal , rawlhal - (v.) beg
nawl khaw , tuahter khawh - (v.) get - Example: I cannot get him do this work = Hi rian hi ka tuanter kho lo
nawl nagimi - (adj.) submissive
nawl ngaih , zulh - (v.) observe - Example: He observes the law = Upadi kha a zulh
nawl ngaimi, cawnpiak i fawimi - (adj.) docile
nawl ngei ti lo i ser , let tthan - (v.) rescind
nawl ngei tung lo i lu a simi bawi - (n.) figurehead
nawl ngeihnak niam deuh nih tuahmi nawl ngeihnak sang deuh ngeimi nih an rawk tawnmi - (v.) overrule
nawl ngeitu bik , bu khat chung lu , upa bik - (n.) chief
nawl pek - (v.) authorize
nawl pek - (v.) empower
nawl pek - (v.) invest - Example: A sihni cu amah ca tuan kho dingin nawl a pek
nawl pek lo , onh lo - (v.) debar
nawl pek , pek - (v.) grant
nawl zulh - (v.) comply
nawl zulh a duh lomi - (adj.) refractory
nawlbia - (n.) command
nawlbia - (n.) commandment - Example: Ten commandments = Nawlbia pahra
nawlbia - (n.) imperative - Example: The great imperative is 'Love your neighbour' = Nawlbia ngan cu "Na innpa kha va daw" ti a si
nawlbia - (n.) order
nawlbia - (n.) ordinance
nawlbia - (n.) prescript
nawlbia - (n.) injunction
nawlbia buar , upadi zulh lo - (adj.) lawless
nawlbia pahra - (n.) Decalogue
nawlbia , upadi - (n.) statute
nawlbuar - (v.) infringe
nawlbuar - (v.) transgress
nawlbuarnak - (n.) infraction
nawlbuarnak - (n.) violation
nawlbuarnak , tthat lonak , palhnak , sualnak - (n.) offence - Example: He was arrested for the offence of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an
tlaih
nawlcawn khawh lomi - (adj.) inimitable
nawlcawnnak - (n.) imitation
nawlcawnnak a tuanbia ttialtu - (n.) playwright
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nawlh , nolh - (adv.) again - Example: I shall go again = Ka kal nawlh lai
nawlhcip - (adv.) repeatedly - Example: What he said he said repeatedly = A biachimmi cu nawlhcip in a nawlh
nawlnak - (n.) plea
nawlnak - (n.) supplication
nawlnak , halnak - (n.) request
nawlngai - (adj.) obedient - Example: He is an obedient person = Amah cu mi nawlngai a si
nawlngaih , nawlngai - (v.) obey - Example: Obey your mother and father = Na nu le na pa an nawlngai hna
nawlngaihnak - (n.) obedience
nawlngaihnak , ulhnak , zulhnak - (n.) observance
nawlngeih lawng biapi i a ruat i pumpak luatnak zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) authoritarian
nawlngeihnak - (n.) authority
nawlngeihnak - (n.) power
nawlngeihnak chung - (n.) jurisdiction
nawlngeihnak le rumnak i ngan chinchin, a puanpar i rumra ngei ngai i um - (v.) aggrandize
nawlpat , hal - (v.) beseech
nawlpat , hal - (v.) sue
nawlpek - (v.) bid - Example: The captain bids his men to go forward = An haotu nih a mi hna kha hmai ah kal u tiah nawl a pek hna
nawlpek - (v.) order
nawlpek - (v.) allow, permit
nawlpek , fial - (v.) direct - Example: Sayapa nih tthut a kan fial
nawlpek , fial - (v.) command
nawlpek , onh - (v.) sanction
nawlpek , thlauh lo , onh - (v.) suffer
nawlpeknak , onhnak - (n.) sanction
nawlpiak - (v.) intercede
nawlpiaknak - (n.) intercession
nawlpiaktu - (n.) intercessor
nawltu - (n.) petitioner
nawltu , rian soktu - (n.) supplicant
nawmh - (v.) have fun
nawmhnak , nomhnak , nuamhnak - (n.) pleasure, amusement
nawn - (adv.) somewhat - Example: He likes to go somewhat = Kal a duh nawn
nawn - (v.) make mud
nawn , a ngan lomi , a hmete a simi - (adj.) slight - Example: I have a slight headache = Ka lu a fak nawn, ka lu din tein a fak
nawn , nawng - (v.) murder - Example: Would he really commit murder? = Amah nih lai a nawng taktak hnga maw?
nawn , nawng - (v.) knead dough - Example: Have you kneaded the dough? = Chang na nawng cang maw?
nawn , nawng - (v.) singe
nawncek - (n.) mud
nawncek - (n.) sludge
nawncek - (n.) mire, clay, slough
nawncek , cerh nganpi - (n.) bog
nawncek i ti aa dilmi - (n.) puddle
nawncek lak i kan kal i kan ke kan phawi i a awnh thawng khi - (v.) squelch - Example: The water squelched in my shoes = Ka kedan
chungah ti an awn cukmak
nawncek ummak hmun - (adj.) miry
nawncek umnak hmun - (n.) quagmire
nawng - (adj.) muddy - Example: The road becomes muddy = Lam kha aa nawng dih
nawng - (n.) flood, deluge - Example: There was a flood in the days of Noah = Noah chan ah nawng a tlung
nawng - (n.) mud - Example: The bank of the river is covered with mud = Tivakam kha nawng nih a khuh dih
nawnh - (v.) to make bread for somebody - Example: He makes bread for me = Chang a ka nawnh
nawnh - (v.) to be covered with mud - Example: Our garden is covered with mud (from the landslide) = Ka dum nawncek nih a nawnh
nawnnok - (v.) confuse
nawnthlawk - (n.) mire
nawr - (v.) push forward - Example: let's push forward our work = Kan rian cu hmaiah nawr u sih
nawtnak ttihnung ngai phun khat - (n.) yellow fever
ne - (n.) dregs - Example: Throw always the dregs of wine = Zu ne kha va thle
neek - (v.) to treat with unfairness, disrespect, take advantage of - Example: You take advantage of my ignorance = Ka hngalh lo caah na ka
neek
Negro, serhsatnak i hmanmi auhnak - (n.) nigger
neh - (n.) imprint, footprint - Example: I saw the imprint of a bear's foot in the mud. - The children go in the footprint (step) of their father =
Nawncek ah vom keneh ka hmuh. - A fale nih an pa a neh an zulh
neh - (n.) stain - Example: He has ink stains on his shirt = A angki ah cahang nehmi an um
neh - (n.) trail
neh - (n.) handiwork - Example: Their house is the handiwork for their father = An inn cu an pa kutneh a si
neh - (v.) smear, stain - Example: Do not smear or stain your shirt with curry = Na angki kha meh neh hlah
nehnak , cahang nehnak - (n.) blot - Example: There is a blot of ink on his shirt = A angki ah cahang nehnak pakhat a um
nehnang - (n.) footprints
nehsawh awk a simi thil , a niammi thil , a ttha lomi - (adj.) ignoble
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nehsawh entai in biachim - (v.) satirize
nehsawh entainak biachim le phuah a thiammi - (n.) satirist
nehsawh serhsat in chinmmi bia , entainak bia - (n.) satire
nehsawh , serhsatnak - (n.) derision
nehsawh zomhtaih ngaiin chimmi - (adj.) sardonic
nehsawhnak bia a simi - (adj.) satiric
nehsawhnak , serhsatnak , a sual lo na i a mualphohnak - (n.) indignity
nei , ngei - (v.) have
neihban , Buddhist pawl vancungkhua - (n.) nirvana
nek - (adj.) used to - Example: Eskimos are used to cold weather = Eskimos mi cu khuasik an i nek
neknawi , nepnawi - (n.) bits and pieces - Example: Coins, change = Phaisa neknawi
nekttai , hngawngoih - (n.) necktie
nel , hnengh - (v.) compress
nel , horkuang , tiva nelrawn - (n.) valley
nelrawn hmete - (n.) glen
nem - (adj.) mild, soft - Example: Mild cigarette. - Soft words from the mouth cool down anger = Sikarik a nemmi. - Hmurka nem nih thin a
damter
nemdok , dem - (n.) loin - Example: He puts a belt on his loin = A nem ah taisawm aa sawmh
nemmi , a nuammi - (adj.) balmy
nemnak - (n.) mildness
nemnak a ngeimi , zaangfahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) lenient
nemnak , fak loin tuahnak - (n.) leniency
nemtein - (adv.) softly - Example: Softly Jesus calls you = Jesuh nih nemtein an auh
nemter - (v.) melt
nemter - (v.) mitigate - Example: We may mitigate his anger = A thinhun kan nemter lai
nemter - (v.) soften
nemter , damter , ngamter - (v.) mollify
nemter deuh , tthumh deuh - (v.) modify
nemter lomi - (adj.) unmitigated
nemternak - (n.) mitigation
nen - (v.) knead
nen - (v.) to shove something at the corner and leave it there - Example: It's not good to shove dirt to the corner and leave it there = Hmunthur
a ken i nen cu a ttha lo
nen - (v.) mash
nen , neng - (v.) be tired of, fed up with - Example: I am tired of, fed up with, pork = Voksa nih a ka neng
nenawi - (n.) odd bits leftover, as of crumbs of bread
nengpi - (n.) elk
nengpi - (n.) reindeer
nengpi - (n.) stag, male deer, sambur buck
nengpi, a ki a hreu churmi - (n.) antler
nenh - (v.) to press heavily upon, to weigh upon - Example: A rock presses heavily upon him (and he dies) = Lungpi nih a nenh
nenh - (n.) something used for pressing - Example: I use paper weight for pressing down the papers = Caku nenhnak ah caku nenhnan ka hman
nenhnak - (n.) pressing down
nennak - (n.) disgust
nennak - (n.) press (wine press) - Example: I also went to the wine press = Mitsur nennak ah ka kal ve
neo , neu - (adj.) not meeting the standard, below the standard
ner - (v.) bend downward, curve downward - Example: The cross beam bends downward = Kaan a ner
Netherlands mi - (adj.) Dutch
netnak - (n.) end - Example: In the end he repents = A netnak ah cun aa ngaihchih ko
neu , neo - (adj.) not meeting the standard, below the standard
nga - (n.) fish - Example: I catch fish with a net = Sur in nga ka tlaih
nga - (n.) tax - Example: I gave him one hundred kyats for field tax = Lo nga ah tangka za khat ka pek
nga baw/ti - (n.) roe
nga nganpi rili chung a ummi , huel nga - (n.) whale
nga , panga - (num.) five - Example: He has five fingers = Kutdong panga a ngei
nga phun khat - (n.) herring
nga phun khat - (n.) salmon
nga phun khat - (n.) sardine
nga phun khat - (n.) bass
nga phun khat , a nganpi - (n.) dolphin
nga samthih - (n.) gill
nga teh, nga thla - (n.) fin
nga tehna sawngpate tehna an ti, cu an fale a keuhka tete zong - (n.) spawn
nga tlaih - (v.) fish
nga tlaitu - (n.) fisher
nga zuartu - (n.) fishmonger
nga zuatnak tili , tidil , kuang - (n.) aquarium
ngabu - (n.) shoal
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ngabu, hmun khat i a tlongmi - (n.) school
ngacar - (n.) dry fish
ngah - (v.) get - Example: I get/receive plenty of money today = Nihin cu phaisa tampi ka ngah
ngah - (adv.) all right, O.K.
ngaher - (n.) scales of fish
ngahring - (n.) fresh fish
ngai - (v.) sigh
ngai - (v.) long for, miss, have tender feeling - Example: I miss my mother = Ka nu ka ngai
ngai - (v.) listen - Example: Listen what I say = Ka chimmi ngai
ngai - (v.) obey - Example: Obey my word (what I say) = Ka bia ngai
ngai - (adv.) very - Example: He likes education very much = Cacawn a duh ngai
ngai , biangai - (n.) truth, reality - Example: I tell you the truth = Biangai kan chim
ngaichan - (v.) like, be attached to - Example: I like you / I am attached to you = Nangmah cu kan ngaichan
ngaichia - (v.) be sorry - Example: I am sorry because you failed the exam = Camipuai na sungh caah ka ngaih a chia
ngaichiat , ngaichia - (v.) be sorry - Example: He cried because he was sorry = A ngai a chiat caah a ttap
ngaichiatnak , umharnak , lilennak lunglennak - (n.) melancholy, sorrow, grief, anguish - Example: This year we met many sorrows = Tu kum
cu ngaichiatnak tampi kan tong
ngaichih - (v.) regret, repent - Example: You should repent your sin = Na sualnak naa ngaichih lai
ngaichih , chir - (v.) repent, be sorry for
ngaichihnak - (n.) repentance - Example: There can be no reconciliation without repentance = Ngaichihnak lo in remnak a um kho lo
ngaidi , di - (n.) thatch
ngaih - (v.) attend - Example: Attend to what your mother says = Na nu bia kha va ngai
ngaih - (v.) listen - Example: The doctor listens to my pulse = Sibawi nih ka thatur a ngaih
ngaih - (v.) long - Example: He longed for his mother = A nu a ngai
ngaih - (v.) miss - Example: The child misses her mother = Ngakchia cu a nu a ngai
ngaih - (adj.) suitable - Example: This medicine is suitable to me (and I am cured) = Hi si hi kaa ngaih
ngaih a chiami - (adj.) rueful
ngaih a chiami , ngaihchiat - (adj.) sad
ngaih , duh - (v.) yearn - Example: He yearns for home = Inn a ngai
ngaih le theih awk a har ngaimi , a rit ngaimi - (adj.) ponderous
ngaihchia - (adj.) heavy - Example: His heart was heavy = A ngaih a chia
ngaihchia a simi - (adj.) tragic
ngaihchia a simi - (adj.) gloomy
ngaihchia a simi , chuahtakmi hmun king - (adj.) desolate
ngaihchia a simi thil - (adj.) remorseful
ngaihchia , apoi ti ngai - (adj.) sorry - Example: I am sorry that you could not come = Na rat khawh lo cu a poi ka ti ngai
ngaihchiami , lungkuaimi - (adj.) broken-hearted
ngaihchiat - (adj.) downcast
ngaihchiat - (adj.) downhearted
ngaihchiat awk a simi - (v.) it's a pity - Example: Vanlawng na tahn lo cu a poi ngangai ko
ngaihchiat awk a simi - (n.) pity - Example: What a pity it is that you missed the plane = Vanlawng na tanh lo cu a poi ngangai ko
ngaihchiat awk a simi thil - (adj.) regrettable
ngaihchiat awk a simi , ttah awk a simi - (adj.) mournful
ngaihchiat awk tlak a simi , ttah awk tlak a simi - (adj.) lamentable
ngaihchiat , i ngaihchih - (v.) rue - Example: He will rue the day he insulted his mother = A nu zeirei lo in a ti ni kha aa hgaihchih te lai
ngaihchiat i ttah - (v.) lament
ngaihchiat , ngaih a chiami - (adj.) sad
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) mourning
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) sadness
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) sorrow
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) contrition
ngaihchiatnak - (n.) gloom
ngaihchiatnak a hngal lomi aa ngaihchih duh lome, lunghakmi, zaangfahnak ngei lomi - (adj.) remorseless
ngaihchiatnak langhter , a poi ti ngai - (v.) deplore
ngaihchiatnak lei nawlcawnnak i a cawngtu , cu bantuk nawlcawn ding tuanbia a ttialtu - (n.) tragedian
ngaihchiatnak ; ngaihchiatnak in a dongmi nawlcawnnak - (n.) tragedy
ngaihchiatnak nganpi - (n.) grief
ngaihchiatpi awk thil a simi , zaangfah awk tlak - (adj.) deplorable - Example: Because of his sickness he is in a deplorable condition = A zawt
ruangah ngaihchiatpi awk tlak ngaiin a um
ngaihchiatpi , hramh - (v.) condole
ngaihchiatter - (v.) sadden
ngaihchihnak , chirnak - (n.) repentance
ngaihnak - (n.) missing - Example: My missing you is now for a long time = Kan ngaihnak a sau cang
ngaihnak - (n.) stethoscope - Example: The doctor listens my pulse with a stethoscope = Sibawi nih ngaihnak in ka thatur a ngaih
ngaihnak , duhnak - (n.) longing
ngaihnak , lunglennak , duhnak , ruahnak lungthin - (n.) sentiment
ngaihnuammi tuanbia tawite - (n.) anecdote
ngaihthiam - (v.) forgive - Example: We ought to forgive one another = Pakhat le pakhat kan i ngaihthiam awk a si
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ngaihthiam - (v.) pardon
ngaihthiam hal , ka palh ti i chim - (v.) apologize
ngaihthiam halnak - (n.) apology
ngaihthiam khawh a simi - (adj.) venial
ngaihthiam khawh lomi - (adj.) inexcusable
ngaihthiam khawhmi - (adj.) pardonable
ngaihthiam , leng chuahnak nawl - (v.) excuse
ngaihthiamnak - (n.) forgiveness
ngaihthiamnak - (n.) pardon
ngaihthiamnak lungthin , lungthin ttha , zaangfahnak lungthin - (n.) magnanimity
ngaihthiamnak , sual thianhnak - (n.) absolution, forgiveness - Example: It is necessary to have forgiveness = Ngaihthiamnak ngeih a herh
ngaihthiamnak , sual thlahnak - (n.) remission
ngaihthlem - (v.) to act subtly, secretly, stealthily - Example: He dealt stealthily with him and killed him = Ngaihthlem in a thah
ngaihthlemnak - (n.) stratagem
ngaihzawn , ngaihzawng - (v.) fall in love - Example: When Men Ri Hai fell in love with Thli Hran Thang, her father was pleased = Men Ri Hai nih
Thli Hran Thang a ngaihzawn ah khan a pa aa lawm
ngaikuang a ngan phun - (n.) lobster
ngaikuang , kingkuar - (n.) shrimp, prawn - Example: The prawn says, the small pool of water in which it lives is the greatest in the world =
Ngaikuang nih ka umnak li lian, a ti
ngainagi - (adj.) high - Example: The child has high fever = Nganchia cu a tak a lin ngaingai
ngaingai - (adv.) much, very very - Example: He is much taller than his sister = A far nakin a sang deuh ngaingai
ngaingai - (adv.) quite
ngaingai - (adv.) so - Example: You are so kind to him = A cungah zaangfahnak na ngei ngaingai
ngaingai - (adv.) very
ngaingai , hrimhrim - (adv.) highly - Example: What he said was highly unlikely = A chimmi cu si dawh a si hrimhrim lo
ngaingai , taktak - (adv.) indeed
ngaingai , taktak - (adv.) really
ngaingaimi - (adj.) exceeding
ngaite - (adv.) very - Example: I am very happy = Ka lung aa lawm ngaite
ngak , ngakchia - (n.) child - Example: Children went to school. - Women and children also met difficulties = Ngakchia sianginn an kai. Nu le ngak
zong harnak an tong
ngakchia - (n.) baby
ngakchia a cawmtu nu - (n.) godmother
ngakchia a cawmtu pa - (n.) godfather
ngakchia chuakthar , a chuaktharmi - (adj.) newborn
ngakchia cilthli dawn - (n.) bib
ngakchia dawt in i dawt, ngaknu tlangval an i duh sawsawh khi - (v.) infatuate
ngakchia he aa pehtlaimi thil , nganchia bantuk in ruahnak ngeih rih lo - (adj.) infantile
ngakchia hrut bantuk - (adj.) childish
ngakchia kal thiamka an kalning khi - (v.) toddle
ngakchia lentecelhnak tunu - (n.) toy
ngakchia , ngak - (n.) child - Example: Children went to school = Ngakchia sianginn an kai
ngakchia saikel ke thum ngei - (n.) velocipede
ngakchia , va ngei rih lomi ngaknu - (n.) girl
ngakchia zohkhenhnak inn - (n.) nursery
ngakchia zuhkhenhtu - (n.) nurse
ngakchianu - (n.) girl - Example: A girl cries = Ngakchianu a ttap
ngakchiapa - (n.) boy - Example: Boys are playing football = Ngakchiapa bawlung an chuih
ngakchiasem - (n.) baby
ngakchiat lio caan - (n.) boyhood
ngakchuansem - (n.) young children
ngaknu - (n.) damsel, young woman, spinster - Example: We are going to date a young woman = Ngaknu kan leng lai
ngaknu no pawl nih khi , nih - (v.) giggle
ngaknu nupi tthit awk ca i helh - (v.) woo
ngaknu si lio - (n.) girlhood
ngaknu thiang - (n.) virgin
ngaknu , tlangval - (n.) adolescent
ngaknu tlangval i helhnak - (n.) courtship
ngaknu va ngei lai thuam - (n.) trousseau
ngakttah - (n.) orphan - Example: Most of the orphans are poor = Ngakttah cu a tam deuh an si a fak
ngakttah cawmnak inn - (n.) orphanage
ngal - (n.) wildboar
ngal-eu - (n.) cholera, severe dysentry - Example: Many people die of cholera = Ngal-eu in mi tampi an thi
ngal-eu zawtnak - (n.) cholera
ngal , ngalpacar - (n.) shin
ngal tuamnak phaw - (n.) greave
ngalcar , ngalpacar , ngal - (n.) shin
ngaleng - (n.) trout
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ngalh - (v.) fall backward - Example: He fell backward = Hnulei ah aa ngal
ngalh - (v.) to drop suddenly the basked carried on the back
ngalh - (v.) to bring wood for somebody - Example: We shall bring firewood for you (in baskets) = Thing kan in ngalh hna lai
ngalkual - (adj.) bowlegged
ngalpacar , ngal , ngalcar - (n.) shin
ngalruh - (n.) shinbone
ngam lakin zuat - (v.) tame
ngam , ngamh - (adj.) dare - Example: Would you dare go? = Na kal ngam lai maw?
ngam , ngamh - (v.) comfort, console - Example: My child will not be consoled = Ka ngakchia a ngam duh lo
ngamei - (n.) tail of fish
ngamh , ngam - (adj.) dare - Example: Would you dare go? = Na kal ngam lai maw?
ngamh , ngam - (v.) comfort, console - Example: My child will not be consoled = Ka ngakchia a ngam duh lo
ngamh , raltthat , hruh ngamh deuh , ninghngal - (adj.) audacious
ngami - (n.) catfish
ngamter , nemter , damter - (v.) mollify
ngan - (adj.) high, big, great, grand, large - Example: He is a high official = Bawi ngan a si
ngan a dam i a tthawngmi - (adj.) hale
ngan a dammi - (adj.) healthy
ngan a dammi - (adj.) wholesome
ngan deuh , tam deuh - (adj.) more
ngan deuhnak , kauh deuhnak - (n.) dilation
ngan , lian - (adj.) big
ngan , minthang , lianngan - (adj.) great
ngan nawn pipi a simi - (adj.) coarse - Example: The path was covered with coarse sand = Lam cu thetse ngan nawn pipi nih a khun
ngandam - (adj.) well - Example: He is well. - He is a healthy man = A dam ko. - Mi ngandam a si
ngandam a si lomi , a thianghlim lomi - (adj.) insanitary
ngandam a si lomi, ngamdam lonak a simi - (adj.) unhealthy
ngandam lomi , a zaw , a zawmi - (adj.) sick
ngandamnak - (n.) health
ngandamnak - (n.) hygiene
ngandamnak - (n.) soundness
ngandamnak a simi , a tthami - (adj.) salutary
ngandamnak le lawmhnak - (n.) well-being
nganfah in , in - (v.) bear - Example: He cannot bear the pain anymore = A ing kho ti lo
nganfah in khawhnak - (n.) fortitude
nganfah , nganfak - (v.) have pain
nganfah pek , harnak pek - (v.) afflict - Example: There are many illnesses which afflict old people = Tar pawl nganfah a petuzawtnak tampi a
um
nganfah peknak , harnak peknak - (n.) affliction
nganfahnak - (n.) agony
ngang - (v.) wait for somebody - Example: Don't wait for me = Ka ngang hlah
ngang - (v.) be stunned or dazed - Example: He sits stunned/dazed = Ngang ko in a tthu
ngangngan - (v.) be anxious - Example: We are anxious for your arrival = Na tlun lai kan nganngan
nganh - (v.) miss the mark - Example: He shot a deer and missed it = Sakhi a kah i a nganh
nganh - (v.) leave some leftover - Example: Please leave some food for me = Rawl ka nganh te u
nganhnak - (n.) missing the mark
nganhtak - (v.) leave something behind
ngannak , lianhngannak - (n.) greatness
nganpi - (adj.) huge
nganpi , a kaupi - (adj.) colossal
nganpi in - (adv.) enormously
nganpi , ritpi , tampi - (adj.) massive
nganter - (v.) enlarge
nganter - (v.) magnify
nganter , tthanter , karhter - (v.) amplify
nganternak - (n.) enlargement
ngao , ngau - (adj.) bald and barren
ngap - (v.) be gritty, be interspersed with small hard bodies like sand, which can be felt
ngaphaw - (n.) scale
ngaphu phun khat, nga dang a eimi, pe 15 tiang a sau khomi, mi zong a ei khawh; cu bantukin mi chawva a eimi hakkau - (n.) shark
ngapuan - (n.) duckweed, green froth growing on surface of water
ngar - (v.) growl, snarl
ngarul - (n.) eel
ngat - (adv.) imperative verbal ending - Example: Do thou = Tuah ngat
ngati - (n.) fish roe, spawn
ngatlai - (n.) fisherman
ngatlaih in pawcawmnak , nga kong cawnnak - (n.) fishery
ngatlaihnak ca i hmanmi tilawng - (n.) trawler
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ngau , ngao - (adj.) bald and barren
ngavang - (n.) flatfish
ngaw - (adj.) equal in size - Example: Your hand and my hand are eauql in sice = Na kut le ka kut an i ngaw
ngawceo - (adj.) exactly equal - Example: We divide the field exactly equal in size = Lo kha ngawceo in kan i cheu
ngawi - (adj.) crooked, not straight, askew - Example: Your housepost is crooked = Na inntung a ngawi
ngawi - (adj.) quiet, silent, not talkative, reserved, reticent - Example: He is suffering from head ache and he is very quiet = A lu a fak i a ngawi ko
ngawi , tlu - (v.) slant - Example: Most handwriting slants to the right = Kutttial tam bik cu orhlei ah a tlu/ngawi
ngawingam - (adj.) silent, quiet - Example: He is a quiet person = Mi ngawingam a si
ngawiter , a ngawi in rin - (v.) curve
ngawk - (v.) grunt (as a mother pig) - Example: Our pig grunts = Kan vokpi a ngawk
ngawl , ngol - (v.) stop, cease - Example: The man stopped working. - I have stopped gambling = Mipa cu rianttuan aa ngol. - Phekah ka ngol
cang
ngawn - (adj.) dirty, soiled, grimy, stained - Example: Your shirt is dirty = Na angki a ngawn
ngawn - (adj.) dirty , soiled, grimy, stained - Example: Your shirt is dirty = Na angki a ngawn
ngawnh - (v.) dirty, be dirty - Example: If your trousers are dirty you must wash them = Na tawrolh a ngawnh ahcun na suk lai
ngawr , ngor - (v.) be cronically sick - Example: He is cronically sick with malaria = Raifanh in a ngor
ngawt - (v.) be of the same size - Example: It will take you three years to be of the same size with me = Na ka ngawtnak dingah kum thum a duh
rih
ngawt - (adv.) most of it - Example: Most of the students have gone = Siangakchia cu an kal dih ngawt ko
ngawt , ngot - (n.) habit - Example: Vigilance has become his habit = Zanhrah cu a ngawt ah a tla
ngawt , ngot - (adj.) habituated
nge hnih / nge thum ah i then - (v.) fork - Example: The river forks a mile north of here = Tiva cu hika hin chaklei khan khat ah aa then
nge , te , thingnge , ttengnge - (n.) sprig, branch - Example: A bird perches on the branch of a tree = Thing nge ah vate aa fu
ngeer - (v.) growl (as a cat)
ngei loin um , kaltak - (v.) forgo - Example: You have to forgo pleasures in order to study hard = Ca fak piin zohnak dingah nuamhnak cu nu
kaltak hna a hau
ngei , nei - (v.) have
ngeih - (v.) have - Example: I have a house = Inn ka ngei
ngeih - (prep.) of - Example: He is a man of great strength = Thazang ngeimi pa a si
ngeih - (v.) own - Example: He owns a house = Inn pakhat a ngei
ngeih - (v.) pertain - Example: We own the house and the land pertains to it = Inn le inn ngehmi a simi a vawlei kha kanmah ta an si
ngeih - (v.) possess
ngeih , hawl khawh - (v.) acquire - Example: He acquired a lot of money = Tangka tampi a ngei
ngeih , hmuh , cawk - (v.) procure
ngeih lo , bau - (v.) lack
ngeih lo , bau , tlin lo - (n.) shortage - Example: There is a shortage of fish = Nga a um lo
ngeih lo , um lo - (adj.) devoid - Example: A well devoid of water is useless = Ti a um lomi tikhor cu santlaihnak zeihmanh a ngei lo
ngeih lomi a ngei bantuk i um - (n.) pose - Example: Hie unfriendly manner is a pose to hide his shyness = Hawi rem lo i a um cu a ningzah
thuhnak a si ko
ngeih loter , sifahter - (v.) impoverish.
ngeih loternak , sifahternak - (n.) impoverishment
ngeih peng , tuah peng - (v.) maintain - Example: He maintains a steady speed = A kal ranning in a kal peng ko
ngeih rumro lo - (adj.) destitute of
ngeih rumro lonak - (n.) destitution
ngeih ti lo thlah - (v.) relinquish - Example: She has relinquished all hope of going abroad this year = Tukum ram dang kal aa ruahchannak vialte
cu a thlah dih cang
ngeih ti lo , thlau , sungh - (v.) lose
ngeih tthan - (v.) recover
ngeihchiah - (n.) wealth, riches, properties - Example: He has a lot of wealth = A ngeihchiah a chah ko
ngeihmi thil a simi - (adj.) proprietary
ngeihmi thil a tthahnemmi - (n.) asset
ngeihmi thilri - (n.) belongings
ngeihmi thilri - (n.) holding
ngeihmi thilri ; ngeitu sinak - (n.) possession
ngeihnak - (n.) the having of things - Example: It's only since last year I have a pony = Rang ka ngeihnak cu ni kum lawngin a si
ngeihnak , hawl khawhnak - (n.) acquisition
ngeihter , siter , ter - (v.) let - Example: Let the dog eat the bone = Uico kha saruh kha eiter
ngeihter , theihhngalhnak pek - (n.) orientation
ngeihthiam , sualnak hmuhpiak duh lo i um - (v.) condone
ngeitu - (n.) owner - Example: The owner of this boat is Mr. Thang Cem = Hi tilawng a ngeitu cu Pu Thang Cem a si
ngeitu - (n.) possessor
ngeitu sinak - (n.) proprietorship
ngeitu sinak ca - (n.) deed - Example: After he paid for the house he was given a deed to it = Inn man a pek dih in ngeitu sinak ca kha an pek
ngek - (n.) squeal (of a pig) - Example: I heard the squeal of a pig = Vok ngek ka theih
ngek - (v.) squeal - Example: A pig squeals = Vok a ngek
ngel - (v.) to make a cut around a tree/log
ngel - (v.) constrict - Example: A vine constricted our walnut tree that it broke = Zun nih kan hrukung a ngel i a kiak
ngel , zang - (n.) penis
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ngen - (n.) zinc, bell metal
ngen - (v.) request - Example: Do not request for too much of marriage price = Man tam tukin ka ngen hlah
ngen - (adj.) difficult or hard to please, fussy, fastitious
ngen bantuk - (adj.) touchy (lit. like zink) - Example: He is touchy = Ngen bantuk a si
ngerh - (v.) twist
ngerh - (v.) entwine - Example: A vine entwines a mange tree = Mitsur ruang nih haikung a ngerh
ngerh, hri nih thing a ngerh khi - (v.) wind
ngerh , tuam - (v.) bind
ngerh , zam - (v.) twine - Example: The vine twines round the tree = Zun nih thingkung kha a ngerh
ngerh , zit , merh - (v.) tangle
nget - (n.) dry rot - Example: A dry rot bores into our house post = Nget nih kan inntung a ei
nget - (v.) be eaten by dry rot - Example: Our housepost is eaten by dry rot = Kan inntung a nget
ngeu - (v.) mew - Example: A cat mews = Cizawh a ngeu
ngeu - (v.) get dirty from smoke - Example: My clothes are dirtied by the smoke = Ka thilpuan a ngeu dih
ngeuh - (v.) to dirty by the smoke
ngeuhnak - (n.) the dirtying by the soot
ngia , ngiat - (v.) shadow (a person), follow and watch secretly, spy - Example: They spy on the enemies = Ral kha an ngiat hna
ngian - (n.) cleverness
ngiang - (n.) handle of a cup/kettle
ngiang , hnah ngiang , thei ngiang , pangpar ngiang - (n.) stem, stalk (of a fruit like apple/cherry)
ngiang ngei hraitung - (n.) jug
ngiar - (v.) nag, persistently annoy - Example: It's no good for husband and wife to nag = Nu le va i ngiar hi a ttha lo
ngiat - (v.) aim a gun - Example: Aim your gun properly = Na meithal kha ttha tein i ngiat
ngiat , ngia - (v.) shadow (a person), follow and watch secretly, spy - Example: They spy on the enemies = Ral kha an ngiat hna
ngiatnak - (n.) aiming
ngiatnak - (n.) spying
ngiatnak , zohnak - (n.) observation
ngiatu - (n.) spy, any person who watches secretly
ngo - (adj.) soft white, fair, the skin colour of a Chinese
ngol - (v.) desist
ngol - (v.) quit
ngol - (v.) break off
ngol , donghter - (v.) cease
ngol duh lo , milungtthawng - (adj.) dogged
ngol lomi - (adj.) incessant
ngol , ngawl - (v.) stop, cease - Example: The man stopped working. - I have stopped gambling = Mipa cu rianttuan aa ngol. - Phekah ka ngol
cang
ngol , phuah - (v.) resign - Example: He resigned his job = A rian kha a ngol, a rian khan aa phuak
ngol , rai i thawi , hlawt - (v.) sacrifice
ngol ta rih - (v.) adjourn
ngol , tuah loin um , a herh lo ti i ruahpiak - (v.) waive
ngolnak , dinhnak , dirnak - (n.) halt
ngolter - (v.) stop
ngolternak , donghternak - (n.) suppression
ngolternak , donhnak , khamnak - (n.) stoppage
ngong - (adj.) stupid and hard to be taught, dull
ngor , ngawr - (v.) be cronically sick - Example: He is cronically sick with malaria = Raifanh in a ngor
ngot , ngawt - (n.) habit - Example: Vigilance has become his habit = Zanhrah cu a ngawt ah a tla
ngot , ngawt - (adj.) habituated
ngu - (v.) be sleepy, nodding - Example: He was nodding while the pastor was preaching = Pastor phung chim lioah a rak ngu
nguh - (v.) endure - Example: A gold ring will endure 100 years = Sui kutdonghrolh nih kum 100 a nguh lai
nguh - (v.) last - Example: Your coat will last a year = Na angkileng cu kum khat an nguh lai
nguh - (v.) last - Example: Your coat will last a year = Na angkileng cu kun khat an nguh lai
nguingui - (adv.) bitterly - Example: She weeps bitterly = Nguingui thlak in a ttap
nguk - (v.) grunt - Example: A swine grunts = Vokpi a nguk
ngun - (n.) silver - Example: Chins like very much silver coins = Ngun tangka cu Laimi nih an duh ngaingai
ngun khokheng - (n.) silverware
ngun soser - (n.) silversmith
ngun tangka - (n.) silver coins
ngunkhikhiang - (n.) silver bangles
ngunkhuai - (n.) revenue
ngunkhuai - (n.) tax - Example: You must pay tax every year (yearly) = Kum fate in ngunkhuai na pek lai
ngunkhuai a hlei in pekmi - (n.) surtax
ngunkhuai khawltu - (n.) publican, tax collector
ngunkhuai kholh - (v.) tax
ngunkhuai kholhnak - (n.) taxation
ngunkhuai petu - (n.) taxpayer
nguntlang , thirtlang , suitlang - (n.) ingot
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ngur - (v.) growl (as a tiger)
ngut , ihhmu kun i ngut - (v.) doze - Example: It is a shame if you doze while preaching = Phungchim lioah na ngut ahcun ningzak a si
ngutnak - (n.) drowsiness, dozing
ni - (n.) --ni - (n.) sun
ni - (n.) aunt (father's sister) - Example: Mang Kil's wife is my aunt = Mang Kil nupi cu ka ni a si
ni 366 a ngeimi kum , February thla ni 29 a simi kum , kum li dan ah voi khat lengmang - (n.) leap year
ni - (n.) germ of a seed
ni ceu nih a ceuhmi - (adj.) sunlit
ni ceunak - (n.) sunlight
ni dawpdolh zong thlapa dawpdolh zong , dawpdolh - (n.) eclipse
ni , hani - (n.) gum
ni he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) solar
ni hin - (adv.) --ni in caan relnak kheng - (n.) sundial
ni ... kal - (n.) day's journey - Example: One day's journey = Ni khat kal
ni langh chung paoh Muslim , pawl rawl ei thian lo thla - (n.) Ramadan
ni linh tuk ruang lungmih zawtnak - (n.) sunstroke
ni , nichuah in nitlak tiang - (n.) day
ni nih cuar a emh i sen nawn in a ummi khi - (n.) sunburn
ni , nih ; nihsaw - (v.) laugh - Example: He does not like to laugh = A ni duh lo
ni nih van i a sannak bik hmun a phak caan , chunlaicer - (n.) meridian
ni , pa far - (n.) aunt
ni pangpar - (n.) sunflower
ni siseh , thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi , chum , chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak - (n.) halo
ni sunglawi lai ni - (n.) eve - Example: Christmas eve = Khrismas lai ni
ni zarh a si lomi , rianttuan ni - (n.) work day
niam - (adj.) short in statue - Example: Zacchaeus is a short man = Zakia cu mi niam a si
niam - (adj.) low (as hills) - Example: Low hills surround our village = Tlang niam nih kan khua an kulh
niam deuh tlawm deuh i ruah le tuak - (v.) underestimate
niam deuhnak , nauta deuh sinak - (n.) inferiority
niam , naihniam - (adj.) close in relations - Example: He is our close relative = Amah cu kan naihniam sahlawh a si
niam tuk in chim , din tuk in chim , fak lo tuk in chim - (v.) understate
niamh - (v.) shorten - Example: You may shorten the post by one foot = Tung kha pe khat in na niamh lai
niamter , dantatnak ca i tthumh , tthumh - (v.) degrade
niamter , i thumh , i hmetter - (v.) abase - Example: He abased himself by drinking = Zudin in amah le amah aa niamter.
nichawn - (n.) ray
nichawn - (n.) sunbeam
nichiar - (n.) every day - Example: I work every day = Nichiar in rian ka ttuan
nichuah - (n.) sunrise - Example: Sunrise is late at our house = Kan inn cu nichuah a tlai
nichuah-chak - (n.) north-east
nichuah kate i tuahmi - (adj.) sunrise - Example: Sunrise service = Nichuah kate i tuahmi biaknak pumhnak
nichuah-thlanglei in a hung hrangmi - (adj.) south-easterly
nichuah-thlanglei in a hung hrangmi thli - (n.) southeaster
nichuahka - (n.) early sunrise
nichuahkate - (n.) very early in the morning
nichuahlei bik a simi , nichuahlei , nichuah leiah , nichuahnak leiah - (adv.) eastward
nichuahlei Europe ram i a ummi miphun, cu miphun cung ummi cu Russia, Poles, Chechs, Bulgarians, Slovaks le Yugoslavs an si (n.) Slav
nichuahlei hoihter - (v.) orientate
nichuahlei in / nichuahlei ah ; nichuahlei in a rung hrangmi thli / nichuahlei ah a hrangmi thli - (adj.) easterly
nichuahlei mi - (adj.) oriental
nichuahlei , nichuahlei bik a simi , nichuah leiah - (adv.) eastward
nichuahnak - (n.) rising of the sun
nichuak - (n.) sunrise - Example: We shall set out at sunrise = Nichuak ah kan i thawh lai
nichuak - (n.) the rising sun - Example: It's wonderful to watch the rising sun = Nichuak conh cu a nuam ngai
nichuak a saitu - (n.) zany
nichuakka , nichuakkate - (n.) the sun which has just risen
nidawpdolh - (n.) eclipse of the sun - Example: Formerly Chins were terrified by eclipse of the sun = Hlan Laimi nih cun nidawpdolh kha an ttih
ngai
nifa tein - (adj.) daily
nifate - (adj.) everyday
nifate - (n.) every day
nifate hmuh ton lengmangmi ttialnak cauk - (n.) journal
nifate thil a cangmi kong ttialnak cauk - (n.) diary
nigcang lo i i cawh nul in a ummi - (n.) hodge-podge
nigzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) unabashed
nih - (adv.) by (agent marker) - Example: He was arrested by the police = Palik nih an tlaih
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nih duhnak - (n.) risibility
nih , ngaknu no pawl nih khi - (v.) giggle
nih (nihnak) - (n.) laugh
nih ; nihsaw , ni - (v.) laugh - Example: He does not like to laugh = A ni duh lo
nih , nihthawng - (n.) laughter
nih sawh awk a simi , nihchuak a simi - (adj.) ridiculous
nih thlam leng lo , zaangfahnak ngei lomi , a hmai a hakmi - (adj.) grim
nihchuah , nichuahlei - (n.) east
nihchuah saih - (v.) jest
nihchuah-thlanglei - (n.) south-east
nihchuahternak , ninchuahnak , nuamhnak - (n.) amusement
nihchuak - (n.) joke
nihchuak - (adj.) laughable, funny - Example: He is a laughable person = Nihchuak a si
nihchuak a si tung i a nuam ngaimi - (n.) humour - Example: This story is full of humour = Hi tuanbia cu nih nuamhnak in a khat
nihchuak a simi - (adj.) humorous
nihchuak a simi - (adj.) laughable
nihchuak a simi , nih sawh awk a simi - (adj.) ridiculous
nihchuak a simi thil - (adj.) jocular
nihchuak a simi thil - (adj.) ludicrous
nihchuak biachim a thiammi - (n.) humorist
nihchuak i saih , dehcawh , tuaitam - (v.) tease
nihchuak saihnak ca i nawlcawn - (v.) mimic
nihchuak saihnak i nawlcawnnak hmanmi - (n.) comedy
nihchuak saihthiam - (n.) joker
nihchuak sinak , zohchia sinak - (n.) absurdity
nihchuak thil - (adj.) funny
nihchuak , zoh rem lo - (adj.) absurd - Example: His behaviour is absurd = A ziaza nichuak a si
nihchuaksaih - (v.) make fun, crack jokes - Example: They are making funs and enjoying themselves = Nihchuak an sai i an i nuam ngai
nihchuaksaih a thiammipa - (n.) clown
nihchuaksaih thiam - (n.) comedian
nihin ni tiang a simi - (adj.) up-to-date
nihin , tuchun - (adv.) today - Example: Today is Sunday = Nihin cu Zarhpi ni a si
nihlawh - (n.) wage, daily wage - Example: My daily wage is ffifty a day = Ka nihlawh cu ni khat ah sawm hga a si
nihsawh - (v.) jeer, despise - Example: You must not despise your fellow human being = Na minung hawi na nihsawh lai lo
nihsawh - (v.) ridicule
nihsawh , serhsat - (v.) deride
nihsawh , serhsat - (v.) gibe
nihsawh serhsat ngaiin - (adv.) mockingly
nihsawh , serhsat , zeirel lonak langhter - (v.) insult
nihsawh , zohchuk , zomhtaih - (v.) scorn
nihsawhnak lungthin he tuahmi - (adj.) scornful
nihter , nuamhter - (v.) amuse
nika - (n.) sun
nika chung i a zeimaw caan i a nakmi a lang tawnmi khi - (n.) sunspot
nika nih equator a tan ni a si i chun le zan an i can , tthal caan ah March 21 hrawng a si i khuasik caan ah September 23 hrawng a si
- (n.) equinox
nikhat - (n.) --nikhua - (n.) weather, climate - Example: Climate is good this year and there will be good harvest. - Tomorrow will be fine weather = Tukum cu
nikhua a ttha i kum a voi lai. - Thaizing cu nikhua a ttha lai
nikhua - (adj.) successful - Example: Our trip this time is quite successful = Tu tan kan khualtlawn cu kan i nikhua pah ko
nikhua a chia lai maw a ttha lai ti hngalh khawhnak fimnak - (n.) meteorology
nikhua a cin i a linh khi - (adj.) muggy
nikhua tahnak - (n.) weatherglass
nikhua tahnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) meteorological
nikhua tlai - (v.) be late - Example: Let's set out now or we may be late = I thawh cang u sih, nikhua kan tlai lai
nikir - (n.) solstice - Example: Summer solstice. - Winter solstice = Fur nikir. - Khuasik nikir
nikum - (adv.) --nikum hmasa - (n.) the year before last
nilak - (adv.) every other day - Example: I goo to school every other day = Nilak in sianginn ka kai
nilin , khuasik a ing zungzalmi , thlitu , ruahpi - (adj.) weatherbeaten
nilum - (n.) sarmth of the sun - Example: We bask in the warmth of the sun = Nilum kan to
nimthla bantukin a khul a rangmi - (n.) flash - Example: There is a flash of anger in her eyes = A mit ah a thinhunnak kha khulrang in a lung
lang
nimtlau , tek - (n.) lightning - Example: Lightning strikes in the sky = Nimtlau a lek
nin , ning - (v.) to be well especially in finance
nincan , ningcang - (v.) to do well in livelihood
ninchuahnak , nuamhnak , nihchuahternak - (n.) amusement
ninem - (n.) cool of the day - Example: It's pleasant to have a walk in the cool of the evening = Zanlei ninem i i chawh cu a nuam
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ning - (n.) way - Example: In many ways he is like his father = Ning tampi in amah cu a pa bantuk a si (a pa he an i lawhnak a tampi)
ning - (v.) may - Example: May I carry your book for you = Na cauk in putpiak ning
ning - (n.) order in which things are arranged
ning law (irrealis) - (adv.) if I were (irrealis) - Example: If I were a king = Siangpahrang si ning law
ning law (irrealis) - (adv.) had I (irrealis) - Example: Had I gone to Falam I could have seen him = Falam ah rak kal ning law ka hmuh manh hnga
ning le cang zeihmanh ngei lo i cawh nelnul i um - (n.) chaos
ning , nin - (v.) to be well especially in finance
ning , sining - (n.) fashion - Example: He talked in a childish fashion = Ngakchia holhning in a holh
ning tein , bantuk tein - (adv.) exactly - Example: You have done the work exactly as I wanted it done = Hi rian cu ka duhning tein na tuah
ning tein , bantuk tein - (adv.) exactly - Example: Hi rian cu ka duhning tein na tuah
ning zulh , zulh - (v.) order - Example: He ordered his life acording to rules = A nunning kha phunglam ning zulh in a nung
ning zulhnak - (n.) accordance
ningazk deuh a simi thil chimnak ca i bia dawh deuh hmanmi - (n.) euphemism - Example: Passaway is an euphemism for die = A liam cang
ti cu a thi cang tinak ca i hmanmi a si
ningcang - (n.) order
ningcang - (n.) system
ningcang - (n.) condition, how things are, the way things are organized - Example: Our condition is good = Kan ningchan a ttha
ningcang a ngeimi , ningcang zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) systematic
ningcang hngalh - (v.) know the ropes
ningcang i dawhnak - (n.) symmetry
ningcang in a um lomi , ningcang in um lonak - (n.) disorder
ningcang in chiah , siamrem - (v.) arrange
ningcang in chiahnak , timhltuahnak - (n.) arrangement
ningcang lo - (n.) upset - Example: I have a stomach upset = Ka paw aa ningcang lo
ningcang loin a ummi , tthat lonak a tuah pengmi - (adj.) perverse
ningcang loin hman - (v.) abuse - Example: He abused his power = A nawlngeihnak kha ningcang loin a hman
ningcang loin um - (adv.) amiss - Example: From his angry looks, we knew something had gone amiss = A thinhun hmai kan hmuh tikah, zeidik
ningcang loin a um ti kha kan hngalh
ningcang ngei i chiah - (v.) organize - Example: The book of poems is organized according to authors = Hi hla bu hi hla a phuahtu hna min zulh
in a ningcang tein dot tete in ser a si
ningcang ngei lo pungsan um lo - (adj.) formless
ningcang , nincan - (v.) to do well in livelihood
ningcang tein tuahmi - (adj.) methodical
ningcang tein tuaktanmi fimnak le hngalhnak - (n.) science
ningcang zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) chaotic
ningcang , zulh ding i chiahmi phung , phunglam - (n.) regulation
ningcang zulhmi lam - (n.) method
ningcangte le caan hmaan tein umnak - (n.) regularity
ninghngal - (adj.) proud, arrogant
ninghngal , ngamh , raltthat , hruh ngamh deuh - (adj.) audacious
ninghngalnak , mi hmaizah lonak - (n.) impertinence
ningpi in - (adv.) entirely
ningzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) shameless
ningzah a hngal lomi - (adj.) unblushing
ningzah a hngal lomi , a cuar a chahmi - (adj.) thick-headed
ningzah a thiam ngaimi - (adj.) bashful
ningzah hmaisen - (v.) blush - Example: She blushes = A ning a zak i a hmai a sen
ningzah hngal lo in a ummi , mi a hmaizah lomi , a ning a hngalmi - (adj.) impertinent
ningzah , ningzak - (adj.) ashamed, embarrassed - Example: What you have done is to be ashamed of = Na tuahmi cu ningzah awk a si
ningzah ruang i holh khawh lo i um khi - (adj.) tongue-tied
ningzahnak - (n.) shame, embarasment
ningzahnak , hmaichiatnak - (n.) embarrassment
ningzahnak , mi hmai khan lonak , mah le mah i zumh lohnak - (n.) diffidence
ningzahnak , minchiatnak - (n.) disgrace
ningzahter - (v.) humiliate
ningzahter , ningzahnak pek - (v.) disgrace
ningzahternak - (n.) humiliation
ningzak a simi - (adj.) shameful - Example: What you did was shameful = Na tuahmi cu ningzak a si
ningzak a simi thil - (adj.) ignominious
ningzak a simi thil , aa dawhtlak lomi thil - (adj.) disgraceful
ningzak a simi , zah hngal lomi , aa dawhtlak lomi - (adj.) immodest
ningzak , ningzah - (adj.) ashamed, embarrassed - Example: What you have done is to be ashamed of = Na tuahmi cu ningzah awk a si
ningzak , zahpi - (adj.) ashamed, embarassed - Example: He is embarrassed = A ning a zak
ningzakchin - (adj.) of very little value - Example: This gift may be only of very little value, but I hope you will kindly accept it = Hi laksawng cu
ningzak chin a si nain na ka cholanpiak ko lai
niri - (n.) sunstroke
niri - (v.) get sunstroke - Example: He gets sunstroke = Ni a ri
nithaizing - (n.) this morning - Example: I got up early this morning = Nithaizing cu tuante in ka tho
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nithawng - (n.) umbrella
nithawng phun khat - (n.) parasol
nithiang - (n.) clean day - Example: days where Christians are allowed to work, not Sundays and other sacred days = --nithla , caan - (n.) date
nithla relnak - (n.) calendar
nitla , nitlak - (n.) sundown - Example: We arrived in our village at sunset = Nitla ah khua kan phan
nitlak-chak - (n.) north-west
nitlak chak - (n.) North West
nitlak , nitla - (n.) sundown - Example: We arrived in our village at sunset. - A land where the sun never sets = Nitla ah khua kan phan. - Nitlak
lonak ram
nitlak thlanglei - (n.) south-west
nitlak thlanglei a simi - (adj.) south western
nitlak thlanglei in a hung hrangmi thli - (n.) southwester
nitlakchak a simi - (adj.) northwestern
nitlaklei - (n.) west
nitlaklei a simi - (adj.) western
nitlaklei ah - (adv.) westward
nitlaklei bik a simi - (adj.) westernmost
nitlaklei in a hun hrangmi tli - (adj.) westerly
Nitlaklei ram, Europe le America - (n.) Occident
nitlang - (n.) sunshine - Example: It's better putting on hat when walking in the sunshine = Nitlang i chawh ahcun luchin chinh a ttha deuh
nitlang a hmumi , nitlang nih tlanhmi - (adj.) sunny
nitlang toh - (v.) bask in the sun
nizan - (adv.) yesterday - Example: Jesus is the ame today, yesterday and tomorrow = Jesuh cu nihin, nizan, thaizing aa khat ko
nizan zanlei - (adv.) yestereve
nizarh - (n.) holy day, sacred day - Example: Today is a holy day and I do not go to field = Nihin cu nizarh a si i lo ka kal lo
nizarh - (n.) week - Example: These are the days of the week = Nizarh chung ni hna cu hihi an si
no - (adj.) young - Example: Yesterday I saw a young lady taking a walk = Nizan ah ngaknu no pakhat aa chawh ka hmuh
nok - (v.) immerse - Example: Immerse your shirt in the water = Na angki kha ti ah va nok
nolh , nawlh - (adv.) again - Example: I shall go again = Ka kal nawlh lai
nolh , nolh tthan , nawlh - (v.) reiterate, repeat - Example: Repeat what you said, please = Na chimmi kha hun nawlh tuah
nolh tthan , a hlei in cham tthan - (v.) reduplicate
nolh tthan , chim tthan - (v.) repeat
nolh tthan lengmang in , atu le atu - (adv.) repeatedly
nolh tthan , nawlh , nolh - (v.) reiterate, repeat - Example: Repeat what you said, please = Na chimmi kha hun nawlh tuah
nolh tthannak - (n.) reiteration
nolhnak - (n.) chorus of a song
nolhnak , chim tthannak - (n.) repetition
nomhnak , nawmhnak , nuamhnak - (n.) pleasure, amusement
nomseih , seih - (v.) fun: have fun together
non pek , vawlei tthatter - (v.) fertilize
non phun khat ; a tlai ca i a tthami - (n.) phosphate
non , vawlei thattertu - (n.) fertilizer, manure - Example: Cow dung is good manure = Caw ek cu nok ttha a si
nong - (v.) glut - Example: Oranges glut Hakha (market) = Hakha ah theithu aa nong ko
nor - (v.) bore, tire - Example: This book bores me. - I am tired of, fed up with, eating chicken meat every day = Hi cauk nih a ka nor. - Nifate arsa
ei cu a ka nor
nor - (n.) trunk of an elephant
nor , luak chuak i um - (v.) sicken - Example: The sight of human manure sickens us = Ek hmuh nih kan luak a kan chuahter
Norway mi - (n.) Norvegian
Norway, Sweden le Denmark ram - (prop.) Scandinavia
note - (adj.) very young - Example: She is only a very young child = Ngakchia note lawng a si
noter tthan - (v.) rejuvenate
November thla - (n.) November
nu - (n.) female of anything
nu - (n.) mother - Example: Sung Ngen is his mother = Sung Ngen cu a nu a si
nu aa khat i pa aa dangmi , pa aa khat i nu aa dangmi - (n.) half-sister
nu angki - (n.) blouse
nu angki chungnawh - (n.) brassiere
nu angki chungnawh le hni chungnawh aa pehmi - (n.) slip
nu bantuk a simi - (adj.) womanish
nu bantukin a ummi pa - (n.) sissy
nu bawda le si inn i zohkhenhtu i chiahmi nu upa - (n.) matron
nu chawnhnak i hmanmi bia , bia dawh ngai , bawinu , tinak a si - (n.) madam
nu chinhmi luchin - (n.) bonnet
nu chung i ti a semnak - (n.) ovary
nu duh , pa duh , vacung pa duh - (n.) adultery
nu ei - (n.) stepmother
nu hmawca - (n.) hose
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nu , hringtu nu si loin nu paohpaoh - (n.) woman - Example: There are seven women here = Hika ah hin nu pasarih an um
nu ingchia - (n.) virago
Nu Khrifa phungki pawl umnak i an haotu bik a simi - (n.) abbess
nu kum - (n.) --nu le nu aa duhmi - (adj.) lesbian
nu le pa cannak tuah lo i pa ci nu chung i chiah i fapawiter - (n.) artificial inseminat
nu le pa he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) parental - Example: Parental authority = Nu le pa nawlngeinak
nu le pa kong ah duh paoh in a ummi - (adj.) promiscuous
nu le pa kong ah duh paoh in khuasaknak - (n.) promiscuity
nu le pa kong theih hramthawk caan , tleirol - (n.) adolescence
nu le pa lei ziaza ttha lomi , ziaza ttha lomi - (adj.) immoral
nu le pa lei ziaza tthat lonak - (n.) immorality
nu le pa sinak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) sexual
nu le pa sualnak a simi - (adj.) venereal
nu le pa thleidannak - (n.) gender
nu le va , tuah khat - (n.) couple
nu le va tuah khat , tuah khat , khuah khat - (n.) pair
nu lei he aa pehtlaimi - (n.) matriarch
nu lei thil - (adj.) feminine
nu maw pa sinak - (n.) sex
nu nih innchungkhar /phun chung i a lu tlai , nu roco phun - (n.) matriarchy
nu , nu phun paohpaoh - (adj.) female
nu (pa) sin i a sualmipa - (n.) adulterer
nu pakhat - (n.) lady
nu paw chung i nau minung a tling rih lomi - (n.) fetus
nu thi ngeihmi - (n.) menses
nu thlaici - (n.) ovum
nu thuam - (n.) gown
nu vialte - (n.) womankind
nu zong a si lomi , pa zong a si lomi - (n.) neuter
nu zong nih a u/nau nu kha søster a ti khawh , far - (n.) sister
nuai - (num.) million
nuai sawm - (num.) ten million
nuai thong - (num.) billion
nuai za - (num.) hundred million
nuam - (adj.) comfortable, pleasant - Example: Your house is pleasant = Nan inn a nuam
nuam lo ngaiin umnak , fahnak innak - (n.) misery - Example: Poverty is the cause of their misery = Harnak an innak a chuahtertu cu sifahnak
a si
nuam ngai le tha ngaiin a ummi - (adj.) gracious
nuam ngaiin i chawh sawhsawh - (v.) saunter
nuam ngaiin lente i celh - (v.) frolic - Example: The children love to frolic on the grass = Ngakchia cu ram cung i nuam ngaiin lente i celh kha an
duh
nuam ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) frolicsome
nuam ngaiin umter - (v.) regale - Example: He regaled the children with stories = Ngakchia kha tuanbia a chimh hna i nuam ngaiin a umter hna
nuam tein umnak khan - (n.) lounge
nuamh lonak , hnangam lonak - (n.) discomfort
nuamh theih , lunglawmh - (v.) enjoy - Example: She enjoyed her vacation = Akhonh a lakmi kha nuam ngaiin a hman
nuamhnak - (n.) enjoyment
nuamhnak - (n.) pleasure
nuamhnak ca i aa pummi - (n.) party - Example: Dinner party = Zanriah hrawmnak nuamhnak
nuamhnak ca i an sermi tilawng - (n.) yacht
nuamhnak in hmanmi caan - (n.) pastime - Example: Games are pastimes = Lentecelh cu nuamh caan a si
nuamhnak le fahnak hi zeihmanh an si lo , cucaah dai tein in khawn hi a ttha bik tiin cawnpiaknak - (n.) stoicism
nuamhnak , lentecelhnak - (n.) play
nuamhnak , nawmhnak , nomhnak - (n.) pleasure, amusement
nuamhnak , nihchuak - (n.) fun - Example: They make fun of his stammering = A holh at kha capo nihchuak ah an saih
nuamhnak petu a simi - (adj.) pleasing
nuamhnak ton zongah harnak ton zongah dai tein a um khomi - (n.) stoic
nuamhter , lungton - (v.) please - Example: Toys pleased children = Lentecelhnak thilri nih ngakchia kha a lawmhter hna
nuamhter , nihter - (v.) amuse
nuar - (adj.) slow
nuar - (v.) show anger, despleasure, sulk - Example: He goes on hunger strike (about child refusing to eat to show its displeasure) = Rawl a nuar
nuar a duh ngaimi - (adj.) peevish - Example: A peevish child = A nuar lengmangmi ngakchia
nudawk padawk , nudok padok - (n.) hermaphrodite
nudok padok , nudawk padawk - (n.) hermaphrodite
nuhmei - (n.) widow
nuhmei sinak - (n.) widowhood
nul - (n.) fallow land - Example: He went to the fallow land to pick up the bananas = Banhla tuk ah nul ah a kal
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nule unau fale si hna seh , pale unau fale si hna seh , an dihlak in cousin an si - (n.) cousin
nun - (v.) exist - Example: We need air and water to exist = Nunnak caah thli te ti kan herh hna
nun - (v.) live - Example: His father lived forty years = A pa cu kum sawm li a nung
nun - (v.) subsist - Example: A church cannot subsist without members = Khrihfabu cu a minung um loin a nung kho lo
nun - (v.) subsist - Example: People in our country try subsist on rice and meat = Kan ram minung hna cu facang le sa in an nung
nun a siang ngaimi - (adj.) unsparing
nun , karh , tthan , hlawhtlin - (v.) thrive
nuncan - (n.) livelihood, well-being - Example: Their livelihood has been good = An nuncan a ttha ngai
nuncan , ziaza - (v.) conduct - Example: He conducts himself well = Tha tein a nung
nuncang - (n.) life, abundant life
nuncang hmunhnak - (n.) everlasting life
nuncanghmun , nuncanghmunh - (v.) live for ever
nuncannak , khuasaknak - (n.) livelihood
nunchung - (n.) lifetime - Example: His life span is sixty years = A nunchung kum sawm ruk a si
nunchung a simi - (adj.) lifelong
nunchung , nunnak - (n.) life
nung - (adj.) living - Example: A living human being = Minung
nung - (v.) live - Example: He eats well qne now he lives = Rawl ttha tein a ei i a nung cang
nung in - (adv.) alive - Example: He caught a bird alive = Vate a nung in a tlaih
nungak tlangval aa duhmi hna tuanbia - (n.) romance
nungak tlangval kong ah , duh dedeng bantukin um pah - (v.) flirt - Example: She flirted with several boys but loved only one = Tlangval
tam nawm kha duh dedeng bantukin a um hna, sihmansehlaw pakhat lawng a duh taktak
nungcang - (v.) live well - Example: Now they can live well = An nungcang kho cang
nunnak - (n.) survival - Example: We must eat food for our survival = Kan nunnak caah rawl kan ei a herh
nunnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) lifeless
nunnak a ngei lomi thawn khawhnak thazang a ngei lomi - (adj.) inert
nunnak a ngeimi thilnung , mit in hmuh khawh lomi - (n.) bacteria
nunnak aamahkhan , kampani pakhatkhat sin i tangka khon i thih tik i a karh he lakmi ; cucu biakam in tuahmi a si - (n.) life insurance
nunnak ca i a herhmi thilri ngeih lo - (n.) privation - Example: Many children died because of privation during the war = Ral lioah cun nunnak
ca i a herhmi thilri an ngeih lo caah ngakchia tampi an thi
nunnak he aa pehtlaimi , nunnak caah herhmi - (adj.) vital
nunnak khamhnak ca i hmanmi taisawm - (n.) life belt
nunnak khamhnak lawng - (n.) lifeboat
nunnak , khuasaknak - (n.) subsistence
nunnak kong a cawngmi - (n.) biologist
nunnak kong cawnak , saram nunnak kong a si bik - (adj.) biological
nunnak kong cawnnak - (n.) biology
nunnak ngei lo , hlawptlo lo - (adj.) inanimate
nunnak ; nunchung - (n.) life
nunnak pek , lungtho ngai i chimmi - (v.) animate
nunnak pek , nunter - (v.) vitalize
nunnak pek , nunter - (v.) vivify
nunnak pek tthan, nunter tthan - (v.) resuscitate
nunnak si , vaitamin si - (n.) vitamin
nunnak , umnak - (n.) existence
nunning a sining taktak in chimnak le ruahnak - (n.) realism
nunning , khuasakning - (n.) life - Example: City life is more pleasant than village life = Khuapi nunning cu khuate nunning nakin a nuam deuh
nunnuam in nun - (n.) comfort - Example: She lived in comfort = Nun nuam in a nung
nunphung - (n.) culture - Example: Nunphung is a rather newly coined word for culture = Nunphung hi tunai chuahpimi biafang a si deuh
nunsiangmi , tampi pek - (adj.) bounteous
nunter , nunnak pek - (v.) vitalize
nunter tthan - (v.) reanimate
nunter tthan - (v.) revive
nunter tthannak - (n.) revival
nupa - (n.) parents
nupa - (n.) husband and wife (a couple)
nu/pa i a nu , pi - (n.) grandmother
nuphung - (n.) menstruation
nupi - (n.) wife
nupi ca i helhnak - (n.) suit
nupi ca i ngaknu a helhtu - (n.) suitor
nupi ca i ngaknu a helhtu - (n.) wooer
nupi chun - (n.) concubine
nupi mak , va kirtak - (v.) divorce
nupi man - (n.) dowry
nupi nau/u nu - (n.) sister-in-law
nupi ngei lo tlangval - (n.) bachelor
nupi ngei lo , va ngei loin a ummi - (adj.) celibate
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nupi ngei lo , va ngei loin , biaknak lei i zuamnak caah um - (n.) celibacy
nupi nu/pasal nu - (n.) mother in law
nupi pa , pu - (n.) father-in-law
nupi pahnih ngeih , va pahnih ngeih - (n.) bigamy
nupi pakhat nak tam deuh ngeihnak - (n.) polygamy
nupi pasal a ngei khomi a simi - (adj.) marriagable
nupi ta , va naupa , va u-pa - (n.) brother-in-law
nupi thi tlangval - (n.) bridegoom
nupi tthit , nupi tthi , va ngeih - (v.) marry - Example: He will get married next måned = Hmai thla ah nupi a tthi lai
nupi tthitnak - (n.) marriage
nupi zong a si va zong a si - (n.) spouse
nupichun - (n.) concubine
nupi/va a ngei lomi - (adj.) unmarried
nupi/va pakhat lawng ngeihnak - (n.) monogamy
nute - (n.) young girls (euphony)
nutling patling a si lomi - (adj.) immature
nutling patling a si rih lomi - (adj.) undeveloped
nutling patling a simi - (n.) grown-up
nutling patling a simi , a than a tlingmi - (adj.) full-grown
nutling patling hung sinak - (n.) puberty
nutling , upa , patling - (adj.) adult
nutling/patling si - (v.) mature - Example: He matures faster than his brother = A unau nakin khulrang deuh in a patling
nutling/patling si tuanh tuk , a tuan tukmi - (adj.) precocious
nutling/patling sinak - (n.) maturity
nutnak , thil ti khawhnak ngeih lonak - (n.) impotence
nutun - (v.) to be a married woman - Example: After being a married woman I have no interest in dancing anymore = Nutun hnu cun lam ka
zuam ti ko
nutung - (n.) married woman - Example: Thlai Thluai is a married woman = Thlai Thluai cu nutung a si
O
oat changvut - (n.) oatmeal
oat , facang bantuk a simi rawl phun khat - (n.) oat
Octobar thla - (n.) October
October 31 zan - (n.) Hallowe'en
oih - (v.) rock - Example: My mother rocks the baby = Ka nu nih bawhte kha a oih
oksizen dah - (n.) oxygen
oksizen dah he i cawh; kangh le cirek kai hi 'lite' a si - (v.) oxygenize
ol , awl - (adj.) easy - Example: Is your work hard or easy? = Na rian a har maw a ol?
olhnak , luatternak - (n.) exemption
oliv chiti - (n.) olive oil - Example: Olive oil was used by the Israelites for anointing kings and prophets = Olive chiti hi Israel mi nih siangpahrang le
profet hna chiti thuhnak caah an hman
oliv thing , oliv thingkung , oliv thei - (n.) olive tree/wood
on - (n.) stack - Example: A stack of firewood = Thing on khat
on - (v.) open - Example: I shall open the door for you = Innka kan onpiak lai
on , ong , pon - (v.) stack - Example: We stack firewood = Thing kan on/pon
ong hluahmah - (v.) rumble
onh - (v.) permit - Example: Please permit him to go = Kal ong ko tuah
onh , caw onh , cakei onh , miakpi thawng - (v.) roar
onh khawh a simi - (adj.) permissible
onh lo , nawl pek lo - (v.) debar
onh lo , thlauh , kham - (v.) ban
onh , nawlpek , pek - (v.) sanction
onh , nawlpek , thlauh lo - (v.) suffer
onhnak lehhmah - (n.) permit - Example: He must have a permit to drive a car = Mawttaw mawnghnak ah a mawngh onhnak lehhmah a ngeih a
hau
onhnak , nawlpeknak - (n.) sanction
oniks lungvar - (n.) onyx
or , awr - (n.) throat
or , awr - (n.) glutton - Example: He is a glutton = Mi awr (or) a si
or fawhter , duhter - (v.) whet - Example: The smell of food whetted my appetite = Rawl rim nih ka or a ka fawhter
organ tampi a bu in rianttuannak - (n.) organism
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organ tumtu - (n.) organist
orh - (v.) lie in wait - Example: They lied in wait for him on the way = Lampi in an rak orh
orhlei kam - (adj.) right
orhlei kam siseh , kehlei kam siseh - (n.) flank - Example: The enemies attacked both our flanks = Ral nih kan orhlei kam he kan kehlei kam he
an kan tuk
ostrik va , va nganpi - (n.) ostrich
ot , awt - (v.) begin, start - Example: We have begun, started, work = Rian kan awt cang
P
pa - (adj.) male
pa - (pref.) prefix in front of numerals, 1-29
pa a numi, ,thil ti khawhnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) impotent
pa a simi - (adj.) masculine
pa aa khat i nu aa dangmi , nu aa khat i pa aa dangmi - (n.) half-sister
pa an or i a bomi te khi , Adam thingthei - (n.) --pa aw, a thummi - (n.) bass
pa aw , tenor le bass karlak - (n.) baritone
pa bantuk ziaza - (adj.) fatherly
pa bantukin a ral a tthami - (adj.) manful
pa duh , vacung pa duh , nu duh - (n.) adultery
pa ei - (n.) stepfather
pa , eimi pa - (n.) mushroom
Pa, Fapa, Thiang Thlarau, Pathian pakhat pathum a sinak - (n.) Trinity
pa far , ni - (n.) aunt
pa hawikom - (n.) fellow
pa , ka pa - (n.) father
pa lawh lo i nu a lo i nem hninghniang in a ummi - (adj.) effeminate
pa lawh lo i nu lawh i nem hninghniang in umnak - (n.) effeminacy
pa lei - (adj.) paternal - Example: He is my grandfather on my paternal side = Amah hi palei kamah ka pu a si
pa lei kap in comi ro - (n.) patrimony
pa ngakchia - (n.) boy
pa ngei lomi - (adj.) fatherless
Pa phungki pawl an umnak i an haotu bik - (n.) abbot
pa si loter , derter , thazang tlawmter - (v.) emasculate
pa sinak - (n.) fatherhood
paang - (n.) abdomen
pacancuh - (adj.) manly, courageous and enduring - Example: He is a manly person = Mi pacancuh ngai a si
pachia - (adj.) to be badly off, poor - Example: This year our harvest is poor = Tukum cu kan pachia
pachiat - (adj.) poor - Example: This is the year of poor harvest for us = Tukum cu kan pachiat kum a si
pafa - (n.) father and son - Example: Father and son, bot of them went away = An pafa tein an kal
pafa hmelpalh - (n.) dusk
pah - (v.) knock - Example: Bill ran against another boy and knocked him down = Bill nih nganchiapa a pah i a tlu
pah - (adv.) as - Example: He sings as he goes = Kalpah in hla a sa
pah - (adj.) somewhat - Example: I like the figs somewhat = Theipi kha ka duhpah
pah - (v.) to cross a string stretched tetween two posts
pah - (v.) stumble over something - Example: He stumbled over a stool and he fell down = Thutdan aa pah i a ril
pah - (v.) to bump into somebody or something
pah lengmang - (adv.) now and then / now a - Example: I saw him now and then = Amah cu ka hmuh pah lengmang
pah , nam , lu i suk - (v.) ram
pahleihnih , hleihnih - (num.) twelve
pahleihnihnak , hleihnihnak - (num.) twelfth
pahleikhat , hleikhat - (num.) eleven
pahleikhatnak , hleikhatnak - (num.) eleventh
pahleikua , hleikua - (num.) nineteen
pahleikuanak , hleikuanak - (num.) nineteenth
pahleili , hleili - (num.) fourteen
pahleilinak , hleilinak - (num.) fourteenth
pahleinga , hleinga - (num.) fifteen
pahleinganak , hleinganak - (num.) fifteenth
pahleiriat , hleiriat - (num.) eighteen
pahleiriatnak , hleiriatnak - (num.) eighteenth
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pahleiruk , hleiruk - (num.) sixteen
pahleiruknak , hleiruknak - (num.) sixteenth
pahleisarih , hleisarih - (num.) seventeen
pahleisarihnak , hleisarihnak - (num.) seventeenth
pahleithum , hleithum - (num.) thirteen
pahleithumnak , hleithumnak - (num.) thirteenth
pahmei , a nupi nih a thih takmi - (n.) widower
pahnih - (adj.) dual - Example: The airplain has dual controls, one for the teacher and the other for the learner = Vanlawng nih monghnak fung
pahnih a ngeih, saya caah pakhat a cawngmi caah pakhat
pahnih - (num.) two
pahnih hnatla a simi , i hrawmtonhmi - (adj.) mutual
pahnih in phawt khawhmi nambar - (adj.) even - Example: 2,4,6,8,10 are even numbers = 2,4,6,8,10 cu even namber an si
pahnih karlak i biakhiah - (v.) arbitrate
pahnih khat - (n.) one or two - Example: One or two of them came = Pahnih khat an ra
pahnih lak i a hmasa deuh , hlan deuh - (adj.) former
pahnih lak i pakhat zong kha a si lo - (adj.) neither - Example: Neither statement is true = A chimmi kha an hmaan veve lo
pahnih pahnih in mahte lawngin an i tonnak le bia an i ruahmi - (n.) tete-a-tete
pahnih sakmi tummi hla - (n.) duet
pahnih thum , tampi si lo - (adj.) several
pahnihnak - (adj.) second
pahnihnak a simi - (adj.) secondary
pahnihnak a simi , a niam deuhmi - (adj.) second-class
pahra , hra - (num.) ten
pahra lengmang in thenmi nambar - (n.) decimal
pahranak - (num.) tenth
pahrang - (n.) flair - Example: He had a flair for composing beatiful poems = Hla dawh phuah thiamank pahrang a ngei
pahrang - (n.) talent - Example: Football playing is his talent = Pumpululh chuih hi a pahrang a si
pahrang a ngeimi - (adj.) talented
pahrang a ngeimi , hawi hlei in thil ti khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) gifted
pahrannak - (num.) tenth
pai - (adj.) crooked, not straight - Example: Your line drawing is crooked = Na catlang rin a pai
pai - (v.) stagger, reel - Example: He is drunk and he goes staggering = Zu a ri i pai chulhmalh in a kal
pai - (v.) to have foreign accent in speech
paih - (n.) wrestling - Example: Today there will be a wrestling in the village = Nihin ah khua hungah paih a um lai
paih - (v.) put - Example: I put sugar in the tea = Lakphak ah thanthling ka paih
paih - (n.) water pipe
paih - (v.) wrestle - Example: Thang and Van Kio will wrestle and it will be pleasant to see = Thang le Van Kio an i paih cu zoh a nuam lai
paih - (v.) to throw into - Example: He throws stone into the water = Ti chungah lung a paih
paih - (v.) season - Example: Have you put salt in the curry? = Tihang ah cite na paih maw?
paihau kuai , belrua kuai - (n.) shard
paihsual - (v.) fall
paihthiam , aa paimi - (n.) wrestler
paisa , phaisa - (n.) money
paisah - (n.) bias - Example: This cloth is cut on the bias = Hi puan hi paisah in an tan
paisah , dinglo , a ngawi - (adj.) oblique
paisah in , khattelei kil in khattelei kil in rinmi tlang - (adj.) diagonal
pak - (n.) odd number
pak - (v.) to puff out smoke as in smoking cigarettes
pak , kuak pak - (v.) puff
pak , pakhat lawng - (adj.) lone - Example: A lone pine tree = Far pak
pakan - (n.) plate - Example: We eat food in the plate = Pakan in rawl kan ei
pakan bantuk , hmelchunhnak , tamhmi lungpher - (n.) plaque
pakan hme - (n.) saucer
pakan ngan - (n.) basin
pakan tehna an i khawn lulhmalh i a tnagng khi - (n.) clatter
pakhat - (art.) a
pakhat - (adj.) single
pakhat - (art.) an - Example: An airplane = Vanlawng pakhat
pakhat caah pakhat - (prep.) per - Example: A pound of sugar per man = Mi pakhat caah thanthling pawng khat
pakhat cio in - (adv.) respectively - Example: Dick, Tom and Mary are 6, 8, and 10 years old respectively = Dick, Tom le Mary cu kum 6, kum 8,
le kum 10 cio an si
pakhat duhnak lawngin uknak - (n.) dictatorship
pakhat hmanh lo - (adj.) no - Example: He has no friends = Hawikom pakhat hmanh a ngei lo
pakhat hnu pakhat aa chang lengmang in - (adv.) by turns
pakhat hnu pakhat aa chang lengmang in tuahning - (n.) procedure
pakhat hnu pakhat aa zul thliahmah in - (n.) single file
pakhat hnu pakhat in - (adv.) piecemeal - Example: He put the machine together piecemeal in his spare time = Aa manh caan paoh ah seh cu
pakhat tete in a fonhtonh lengmang
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pakhat hnu pakhat in tial - (v.) itemize
pakhat lawng - (n.) singular - Example: Boy is singular, Boys is plural
pakhat lawng a simi , mah lawng a simi - (adj.) solitary
pakhat lawng biachim - (n.) monologue
pakhat lawng nih hrilh khawh a simi leng - (n.) wheelbarrow
pakhat lawng nih i celhmi lentecelhnak - (n.) solitaire
pakhat lawng nih sakmi hla - (n.) solo
pakhat lawng sinak , hawi nih tluk lonak - (n.) singularity
pakhat lawng tein , pakhat pakhat tete in - (adv.) singly
pakhat le pahkat aa khatmi - (n.) parallel - Example: His experiences are parallels to mine = A hmuhtonmi le ka hmuhtonmi an i khat
pakhat le pakhat an i peh - (v.) interlock
pakhat le pakhat i cawh - (v.) intermix
pakhat le pakhat i huatnak , ruahnak i khah lonak - (n.) antipathy
pakhat le pakhat i khawn i den , cu bantuk i khawnnak in a chuakmi tha - (n.) impact
pakhat le pakhat i komhnak , i theih hngalhnak , i pehtlaihnak - (n.) intercourse
pakhat le pakhat i ngerh - (v.) intertwine
pakhat le pakhat i pumh i ruahnak i cheuh - (v.) confer
pakhat le pakhat i tuahtonhnak - (n.) interaction
pakhat le pakhat karlak i lamkaltu , remnak sertu - (n.) intermediary
pakhat le pakhat karlak i tangka chiahnak lehhmah i cawknak le zuarnak a tuahtu - (n.) stockbroker
pakhat le pakhat lam hlapi in lungthin i theih khawhnak - (n.) telepathy
pakhat le pakhat lungthin in i naih , i dawt , tem chih - (v.) attach
pakhat le pakhat sual i puh i i puh chin venak - (n.) recrimination
pakhat le pakhat zawtnak i chawnhnak - (n.) contagion
pakhat le pakhatkhat lei i tannak nih rem lonak a chuahtermi - (n.) tension
pakhat nak tam sinak - (n.) plurality
pakhat sinak - (n.) oneness
pakhat sinak , fonhnak , komhnak - (n.) unity
pakhat siter - (v.) unify
pakhat siternak - (n.) unification
pakhatkhat tuahmi ruang i hmuhmi laksawng , minthatnak - (n.) award
pakhatnak - (num.) first
pakhatnak sinak - (n.) primacy
pakkalh in tah, a tung le a phei in tah - (v.) interlace
pakpalawng - (adj.) useless, of no accounts, of no worth - Example: Drinking is useless, of no worth = Zudin hi pakpalawng a si
pakpalawng - (n.) vanity - Example: The Preacher says, everything is vanity = Phungchimtu nih, zeizong vialte hi pakpalawng an si
pakpalawng a simi - (adj.) void
pakpalawng a simi - (adj.) windy
pakpalawng i a vak sawhsawhmi - (n.) loafer
pakpalawng i canter - (v.) frustrate - Example: Kan i timhmi kha pakpalawng ah a canter
pakpalawng i canter , dawnh , hrawh - (v.) foil - Example: The police foiled his evil plan = Thil ttha lo tuah aa timhmi kha palik nih an hrawh
pakpalawng i hman , sawksam - (v.) squander
pakpalawng i hman , sawksam - (v.) waste
pakpalawng i ser - (v.) nullify
pakpalawng i sernak , zeihmanh lo i tuahnak - (n.) nullification
pakpalawng , i vah sawsawh - (v.) loaf
pakpalawng in - (adv.) vainly
pakpalawng sinak , zeihmanh lo sinak - (n.) nullity
pakpalawng , zeihmanh a si lomi - (n.) nonsence
pakpalawng , zero , 0 - (n.) nought
pakua - (num.) nine
pakuanak - (num.) ninth
pakuda - (n.) pagoda
pakul - (num.) twenty
pakul (20) - (n.) score
pakul , kul - (num.) twenty - Example: Twenty studemts come = Siangakchia pakul an ra
pakulnak, kulnak - (num.) twentieth
pal - (v.) step on the trap
pal - (v.) pay a passing visit - Example: When I go to Yangon I shall have a passing visit with you = Yangon ka kalpah ah ka rak in pal te hna lai
pal - (v.) to pass through a village/town - Example: When I went to the US I passed through England = US ka kal ah khan England ka pal
pal lomi (ram , hmun) - (adj.) untrod
palai - (n.) delegate, mediator, ambassador, go-between
palak - (n.) bat (mammal)
palang - (n.) bottle
palang thawl - (n.) bottle, especially glass bottle
pale thih hnu chuakmi fa - (adj.) posthumous
pale unau - (n.) uncle
pale unau fale si hna seh , nule unau fale si hna seh , an dihlak in cousin an si - (n.) cousin
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palek zawtnak , zu hrik nih a kalpi i a karhtermi , Khulrang tein mi thih khawhnak a simi - (n.) plague
Palestine ram cu Judah mi ram ah canter ding ti in cawlcanghnak - (n.) Zionism
palh - (v.) err, make a mistake - Example: To err is human. - I made a mistake in my arithmetic = Palh cu minung phung a si ko. - Ka kanan ka
palh
palh - (v.) mistake - Example: I mistook Than Kem completely = Than Kem cu ka palh diam ko
palh a simi - (adj.) wrongful
palh in cafang komh - (n.) misspelling
palh khawh lomi - (adj.) unmistakable
palh khawh lonak - (n.) infallibility
palh loin tuahmi - (adj.) unerring
palh ngaiin - (adv.) mistakenly
palh sualmi thil , biachim i chuahsual - (n.) blunder
palhnak - (n.) mistake
palhnak - (n.) slip, mistake, wrong - Example: Please forgive me my mistake, wrong (doing) = Ka palhnak ka ngaithiam ko
palhnak - (n.) paying of wages
palhnak a ngeimi , tlinlonak a ngeimi , a tthalomi - (adj.) faulty
palhnak a ummi , a hmaan lomi - (adj.) inaccurate
palhnak hngalh i remh tthan - (v.) rectify
palhnak remh - (v.) emend
palhnak remh tthannak ding ca i zoh tthan - (v.) revise
palhnak , sualnak , nawlbuarnak , tthat lonak - (n.) offence - Example: He was arrested for the offence of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an
tlaih
palhnak , tlin lonak - (n.) fault
palhnak tuahmi - (n.) wrongdoing
palhnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi , thil sual a tuah kho lomi - (adj.) impeccable
pali - (num.) four
pali hlasabu - (n.) quartet
palik - (n.) patrolman
palik - (n.) policeman
palik bawi - (n.) constable, police officer
palik bu - (n.) police
palik nih si hna seh - (n.) baton
palik pawl - (n.) constabulary
palik sungthoh - (n.) stool pigeon
palinak - (num.) fourth
pam - (adj.) poor - Example: Tin Thung is a poor man = Tin Thung cu mipam a si
pam - (v.) to be killed in accidental death, used only for human beings - Example: Tin Tum was drowned = Tin Tum cu ti ah a pam
pamh - (v.) curse, abuse - Example: If you abuse your mother that is very bad = Na nu pamh ahcun a ttha hrimhrim lo
pamnak - (n.) death of a man/woman
pamnak , sifahnak - (n.) poverty
pamnak , sifahnak - (n.) indigence
pamttul - (adj.) unsuccessful - Example: We were unsuccessful in our digging of canal = Kan tilam cawh kan pamttul diam ko
pamtulnak tlolhnak , hlawhchamhnak - (n.) flop - Example: His plan was a flop = Aa timhmi cu a hlawhcham
pan - (adj.) thin (as paper)
pan tein khuh , tuam , benh - (v.) plate - Example: These cups are plated with gold = Hi hrai cu sui in pan tein an tuam hna; sui an hut
pan tein nalh , thuh - (v.) gild - Example: Gild a picture frame = Hmanthlak chiahnak tungtlang kha sui in pantein nalh
pan tein sermi tlap , sui tlap , ngun tlap , dan tlap - (n.) foil
pan tete in an denmi sui tlap - (n.) gold leaf
pang - (suff.) side of something - Example: Wall. - Cliff, precipice = Vampang. - Lungpang
pang, paw le pang - (n.) groin
panga , nga - (num.) five - Example: He has five fingers = Kutdong panga a ngei
panganak - (num.) fifth
pangchia - (adj.) bad fruit - Example: Our apples are bad = Kan epal an pang a chia
pangpar - (n.) flower
pangpar a mawimang a kengtu bawm - (n.) stamen
pangpar a par chung tlap tete khi - (n.) petal
pangpar a par hram i a ummi hnah khi - (n.) sepal
pangpar bor a ngiang aa can cio i a kungpi in a tho ciomi - (n.) umbel
pangpar buk pakhat , a par aa dawh ngaimi - (n.) jasmine
pangpar bur - (n.) rosebush
pangpar chiahnak thawl - (n.) vase
pangpar chung i a ci a umnak te khi - (n.) pistil
pangpar eng phun khat - (n.) primrose
pangpar hau , hlingbur hau zong a si kho - (n.) hedge
pangpar hliti , hliti , tizu - (n.) nectar
pangpar kual , pangpar lukhimh - (n.) wreath
pangpar kuhkumum - (n.) rose bud
pangpar par - (v.) bloom - Example: Cherry treen bloom in November = Phaizawng cu November ah an par
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pangpar phun khat - (n.) daffodil
pangpar phun khat - (n.) snapdragon
pangpar phun khat - (n.) snowdrop
pangpar phun khat - (n.) violet
pangpar phun khat - (n.) carnation
pangpar phun khat ba a ngeimi - (n.) tulip
pangpar ruang phun khat - (n.) wistaria
pangpar suai , dawhter , tamh , thawitenh - (v.) embroider
pangpar suai , dawhternak , tamhnak , thawitenhnak - (n.) embroidery
pangpar thi - (n.) garland
pangpar tom , bukhe - (n.) bouquet
pangpawi meithal - (n.) revolver
pangttha - (adj.) good fruit - Example: Our apples are good = Kan epal an pang a ttha
panh - (adj.) to have bright, cheerful face - Example: This morning he is better and his face is bright = Nithaizing cu a dam deuh i a hmai a panh
ngai
panh - (v.) approach - Example: We approached lhim for advice = Ruahnak cheuh hal duh ah kan va panh
panhlo - (adj.) sulky, long face
pante lawng a simi , tlawmte lawng a simi - (adj.) skimpy
panter deuh , tlawmter deuh - (v.) rarefy
pa/nu i a ni - (n.) great-aunt
paoh , pauh - (v.) surprise - Example: We surprised him before he got up from bed = A thawh hlanah kan va paoh
paoh , poh - (pron.) any, every, whosoever, whatsoever, whatever - Example: Whosoever will may come = A duhmi poh ra u
paohpaoh , pauhpauh - (adj.) every - Example: Every boy has a coat = Ngakchia paohpaoh nih angkileng pakhat an ngei cio
papalak - (n.) bat
papalak a ngan phun - (n.) flying fox
papalak phun khat - (n.) vampire
papek - (v.) look up to, rely on, depend on, respect
paper ti biafang hi payprus in a rami a si ; rua kung bantuk a si i an tham i a tlah kha an tah i cu cungah cun ca an rak ttial - (n.)
papyrus
par - (v.) blossom, bloom - Example: The rhododendrons will blossom next month = Chokhlei hmai thla ah an par lai
par - (v.) slice - Example: Slice the bread = Changreu kha par
par - (n.) peak or summit of the hill
par - (n.) tip (of finger, pen, needle)
par - (n.) top of the tree
par khat , changreu par khat - (n.) slice
par loin kung thar i a kheu (karh) khomi - (n.) spore
paralchia - (n.) coward
paralttha - (n.) a brave/courageous man
paran , khuang - (n.) drum
paran tumnak fung , ar pheibom - (n.) drumstick
parasut - (n.) parachute
parasut in an thlakmi ralkap - (n.) paratroops
parh - (v.) smash: to be smashed into pieces - Example: A cat was overrum by a truck and it was smashed into pieces = Chizawh kha trak nih a
rial i a parh dih
parh - (v.) flower, to open up as a flower - Example: The buds have opened up = Pangpar kuhkulul kha an parh cang
pariat , riat - (num.) eight
pariatnak - (num.) eighth
parliament chung ummi - (n.) parliamentarian
parliament he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) parliamentary - Example: England has parliamentary form of government = England cu parliament
ukning cozah a ngeimi a si
parpahlek - (n.) the highest point of the tree; the peak of the mountain/hill
parsel thilfun - (n.) parcel
parthlam - (n.) a hut in the field on stilts
party pahkatkhat chung i aa tel lomi - (adj.) nonpartisan
paruk , ruk - (num.) six
paruknak - (num.) sixth
pasak - (adv.) every male, everybody - Example: Every one of them has gone to his field = An pasak in lo ah an kal
pasal , va - (n.) husband
pasalttha - (adj.) manly, courageous, heroic
pasarih , sarih - (num.) seven
pasarihnak , sarihnak - (num.) seventh
pastor - (n.) parson
pastor he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) pastoral - Example: Pastoral duties = Pastor rian
pastor peng chung i a ummi - (n.) parishoner
pastor peng khat - (n.) parish
pastor umnak inn - (n.) parsonage
patar - (n.) old man
pate, dawtnak in ngakchia pa pawl kawhnak - (n.) sonny
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Pathian - (n.) God
Pathian - (n.) Lord, God, Father-God
Pathian a hmaizah lomi, a upat lomi - (adj.) impious
Pathian a um lo tiah a zummi - (n.) atheist
Pathian a um ti zumh cu a zum ko i sihmanhselaw zeihmanh a rel lomi - (n.) deism
Pathian a um ti zumh cu a zum ko i sihmanhselaw zeihmanh a rel lomi - (n.) deist
Pathian a upatmi - (adj.) godly
Pathian biami - (n.) Christians, worshippers of Gud
Pathian cu a kan uktu cozah a si ti zumhnak - (n.) theocracy
Pathian cu a um zongah a poi lo, a um lo zongah a poi lo, tiah a timi pawl - (n.) agnostic
pathian i ser - (v.) deify
Pathian kong cawnnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) theological
Pathian kong cawnnak i a thiammi - (n.) theologian
Pathian lei thil a simi a cawk in cawk, tlangbawi rian hna cawk - (n.) simony
Pathian lei thil a simi, biaknak lei thil a simi - (adj.) divine
Pathian minung i i can - (v.) incarnate
Pathian minung i i cannak - (n.) incarnation
Pathian ni - (n.) day of God, the Lord's day
Pathian nih a ka chimhmi bia a si ti in ruahmi bia - (n.) oracle
Pathian pakhat lawng a um ti zumhnak - (n.) monotheism
Pathian sin i pek , a dang te i chiah - (v.) dedicate
Pathian sin i pekchanhnak , a dangte i chiahnak - (n.) dedication
Pathian sin nawlnak thlacam - (n.) invocation
Pathian sin pek , thianter - (v.) consecrate
Pathian sinak - (n.) divinity
Pathian sinak - (n.) godhead
pathian tampi biaknak phung - (n.) polytheism
Pathian thangthat i aunak, Hebru holh a si i a sullam taktak cu, atu ah khamh ko, ti a si - (interj.) hosanna
Pathian thangthatnak hla - (n.) hymn
Pathian thangtthatnak hla - (n.) doxology
Pathian vel - (n.) grace
Pathian zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) godless
Pathian zei i a rel lomi - (adj.) ungodly
Pathian zeirel lonak - (adj.) impiety
Pathian zohkhenhnak - (n.) providence
pathum i cheumi - (adj.) tripartite
pathum nih a bu in uknak , pathum bu - (n.) triumvirate
pathum sakmi hla , pathum bu - (n.) trio
pathum , thum - (num.) three
pathumnak ah - (adv.) thirdly
pathumnak , thumnak - (num.) third
Patian a um lo ti zumhnak - (n.) atheism
patling , minung - (n.) man
patling , nutling , upa - (adj.) adult
patling/nutling a simi - (adj.) mature - Example: He is a mature man = Patling a si
patung - (n.) married man
pau - (n.) the breaking in of winter season
pauh , paoh - (v.) surprise - Example: We surprised him before he got up from bed = A thawh hlanah kan va paoh
pauhpauh , paohpaoh - (adj.) every - Example: Every boy has a coat = Ngakchia paohpaoh nih angkileng pakhat an ngei cio
pavak - (n.) kind of wild cat
pavuah - (n.) handkerchief
paw - (n.) abdomen
paw - (n.) belly
paw - (n.) paunch
paw - (n.) stomach
paw - (v.) moo - Example: A cow moos = Caw a paw
paw fah - (n.) gripes
paw lei a simi - (adj.) ventral
paw , ril - (n.) bowels
pawcawm - (v.) to make a living, earn a living - Example: These days it is hard for us to make a living = Tukarhrawng cu kan pawcawm a har ko
pawcawmnak - (n.) living, livelihood
pawchung - (n.) abdomen and the intestines
pawfah - (n.) colik
pawfah , pawfak - (v.) stomach pain: to have stomach pain - Example: If you have stomach ache take stomach medicine = Na paw a fah ahcun
pawfah si ding tuah
pawfak - (n.) person who has chronic stomach trouble - Example: Every one of you who has stomach trouble must nok eat pork = Pawfak paoh
nih voksa ei hlah uh
pawfak , pawfah - (v.) stomach pain: to have stomach pain - Example: If you have stomach ache take stomach medicine = Na paw a fah ahcun
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pawfah si ding tuah
pawh , pawk , pok - (v.) set out on a journey - Example: We shall set out tomorrow = Thaizing cu kan pawk lai
pawhnak - (n.) setting out on a journey - Example: It has been three days since our setting out (we set out) = Kan pawhnak cu ni thum a si
pawi - (v.) conceive - Example: She conceives a child = Fa a pawi
pawih , poih - (v.) impregnate - Example: Tin Tin was impregnated by Tin Tum = Tin Tin kha Tin Tum nih fa a poih
pawk - (v.) crack - Example: A log fell on his leg and his shin bone cracked = Thing nih a nenh i a ngalruh a pawk
pawk , pawh , pok - (v.) set out on a journey - Example: We shall set out tomorrow = Thaizing cu kan pawk lai
pawk , puak - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal
pawkau - (adj.) gluttonous - Example: Thawng Thawng is a gluttonous person = Thawng Thawng cu mi pawkau a si
pawkauh - (adj.) heavy eating (person) - Example: If you are a heavy eater it will be hard to feed you = Na paw a kauh tuk ahcun cawm na har
lai
pawkhlet , pokhlet - (n.) escape door, a door in the back or side of the house - Example: He jumped down from the escape door = Pawkhlet in
a zuang
pawl - (adj.) grey (color) - Example: A grey horse = Rang pawl
pawl - (n.) kind, type, party, group - Example: Group of Pharasees = Farasi pawl
pawl - (suff.) indicates plural - Example: Students = Siangngakchia pawl
pawl , pawlkomh - (v.) to have fellowship - Example: Last night we were fellowshiping with our friends ... = Zahan cu kan hawile he kan i pawl
(pawlkom) i kan i nuam ngai
pawlai - (n.) leopard
pawlh - (v.) mix - Example: It's no good to mix food and sand = Rawl le thetse pawlh a ttha lo
pawlisi, cozah pakhat/bu pakhatkhat nih rianttuannak ding ca i an i suaimi zulh awk lam - (n.) policy
pawlkomh , pawl - (v.) to have fellowship - Example: Last night we were fellowshiping with our friends ... = Zahan cu kan hawile he kan i pawl
(pawlkom) i kan i nuam ngai
pawm , pom - (v.) accept, agree - Example: I cannot accept your proposal = Na ruahnak chuahmi ka pom kho lo
pawm , pom , kuh - (v.) embrace - Example: A baby is embraced by its mother = Bawmte kha a nu nih a pawm
pawn - (v.) pawn - Example: He pawns his house to pay his debt = A leiba chamnak ah a inn a pawn
pawn , pon - (v.) pile - Example: We piled the wood = Thing kan pon
pawng - (prep.) by, near - Example: Stand by me. - Do not stand near the door = Ka pawngah dir. - Innka pawngah dir hlah
pawng - (n.) pound (sterling)
pawng i a rak dirmi , a rak zohtu - (n.) bystander
pawnghmuk a lengphaw a hakmi khi - (n.) crust
pawnghmuk meiin emmi - (n.) toast
pawngkam - (n.) environment
pawngkam i a rak ummi thil hna - (n.) context
pawngkam i a ummi thil , kulhtu a simi thil - (adj.) surrounding
pawngkam thil ummi hna - (n.) environment
pawngmuk sernak si , thilnu - (n.) yeast
pawngri , lo pawngri - (n.) outskirts
pawngte - (adv.) close - Example: We walk close to the wall = Vampang pawngte in kan kal
pawnkam thil hna - (n.) surroundings
pawpi - (n.) tiger
pawpi he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) gastric
pawpi nih a rial khawh lomi - (adj.) indigestible
pawpi nih rial khawh lo i chuntlik - (n.) indigestion
pawpi pawng i a ummi rawl rialnak ti a chuahtertu - (n.) pancreas
pawpi rawlrial - (v.) digest - Example: We digest our food = Kan pawpi nih rawl a rial, a tawinak in tialmi tuanbia
pawpiroh - (n.) a posthumous child
pawporh , pawpuarh - (n.) dispepsia, stomach upset
pawpuarh , pawporh - (n.) dispepsia, stomach upset
pawr , puar - (v.) bulge, swell out, bloat - Example: His pocket bulges with apples = A angki zal kha epal a khat i a puar
pawrh , porh - (v.) to be full of air and have stomach upset - Example: Sweet potatoes cause me stomach upset = Kawlhra nih ka paw a ka
pawrh
pawrhlaw , porhlaw - (v.) be proud of - Example: He is proud of his new watch = A suimilam thar kha aa pawrhlaw
pawrhlawt , porhlawt - (n.) pride - Example: Pride and arrogance are not useful = Porhlawt le ruamkai hi an tthahnem lo
pawrhlawt , porhlawt - (v.) boast, pride - Example: If anybody wants to boast/pride ... = Ahohmanh porhlawt a duh ahcun
pawrhlawtnak , porhlawtnak , man le mah i zumh - (n.) conceit, pride, boast, arrogance
pawrhnak , porhnak - (n.) boasting, arrogance
pawrpok - (n.) tomatoes
pawt - (v.) stick out, bulge - Example: His eyes are bulging = A mit a pawt
pawt - (v.) appear in person, turn up, show up - Example: Kawi Than does not show up/turn up these days = Tukar hrawng cu Kawi Than a paw
lo
pawt , duhsah tein chuah thliahmah - (v.) ooze - Example: Blood oozes from his wound = A hma in thi a pawt thluahmah
pawt hluahmah , luang hluahmah - (v.) gush
pawtam dawn - (v.) stay - Example: He ate som bread to stay his hunger till dinner = Zanriah ei tiang a pawtam dawn ah changreu tlawmpal a ei
pawte - (n.) wild cat
pawtnak , chuahnak - (n.) eruption
pawtpawt ti i mawttawka onhter - (n.) honk
pawtta - (n.) porter, forced labour of carying goods
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pawvuah - (n.) handkerchief
pazeizat , zeizat - (pron.) how many, hov much - Example: How many people are living in your town? - Hov many of you are going? = Nan
khua ah mi zeizat dah a um hna? - Pazeizat dah nan kal lai?
pe - (n.) foot - Example: Twelve inches make one foot = Lehman 12 ah pe khat a si
pe , fe - (adj.) unproductive - Example: Our land is now unproductive (because we have been using it for so many years) = Kan ram cu a pe
cang
pe , pek - (v.) give - Example: I give him a book = Cauk ka pek
pe rialak lung - (n.) millstone
pefung - (n.) ruler
peh - (v.) link
peh - (v.) connect
peh , benh - (v.) draft
peh , fonh - (v.) join
peh , hlawh - (v.) spring - Example: The dog springs at the thief = Uico nih mifir kha a hlawh hnawh
peh , i hlawh , per - (v.) jump
peh , ngol lo - (v.) continue - Example: Would you be able to continue your schooling? = Na cacawn na peh kho lai maw?
peh , per , pet - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai
peh thluahmah in ttuannak - (n.) contiunation
peh thluahmahnak - (n.) continuity
pehnak - (n.) connection
pehsauh , chap , tthatter deuh, dawhter , tamh - (v.) embellish
pehtlai - (adv.) continuously - Example: It is necessary to study cuntinuously = Pehtlai in cacawn a hau
pehtlaih - (v.) bear - Example: This story does not bear on the question = Hi tuanbi le biahalnak an i pehtlai
pehtlaih , pehtlai - (v.) concern, connect, have relationship - Example: This letter concerns nobody but me. - I have no connection with him = Hi
ca hi keimah dah ti lo cu aho he hmanh an i pehtlai lo. - Amah he kan i pehtlai lo
pehtlaihnak - (n.) concern
pehtlaihnak ; a lian deuhmi bu he i pehtlaihnak - (n.) affinity
pehtlaihnak chah - (v.) disconnect
pehtlaihnak , pehtlaihtertu bia - (n.) conjunction - Example: 'and' is a conjunction = 'og' hi conjunction a si
pehtlaihter - (v.) relate - Example: It is difficult to relate hsi sickhess to any known cause = A zawtnak hi zei he dah kan pehtlaihter hnga ti awk a
har ko
pehtlaihtertu bia , pehtlaihnak - (n.) conjunction - Example: 'and' is a conjunction = 'og' hi conjunction a si
pehzulh lo - (v.) discontinue
pei - used for emphasis - Example: It's I who will go. - It is he who will go = Keimah pei ka kal lai cu. - Amah pei a kal lai cu
pei maw pei lo - uncertain, 50% certain, 50 % uncertain
pei , zapei - (n.) palm (of hand)
peihau - (n.) potsherd
pek - (v.) allot - Example: They are allotted a house = Inn pakhat pek an si
pek - (v.) provide
pek - (v.) show - Example: God shows us mercy = Pathian nih zaangfahnak a kan pek
pek - (v.) supply
pek - (v.) yield - Example: Tom's father yields his consent to the plan = Kan khuakhanmi kha Tom pah nih a kan hnatlakpi
pek - (v.) purvey - Example: A butcher purveys meat to his customers = Cawsa zuartu nih a cawtu pawl kha sa a pek (zuarh) hna
pek - (v.) bestow
pek - (v.) cede - Example: Spain ceded the Philippine islands to the USA = Spain nih Philippine tikulh hna cu USA a pek hna
pek - (v.) contribute
pek - (v.) issue - Example: Ralkap cu rawl le hnipuan an chuah hna
pek - (v.) offer - Example: He offered her his watch = A suimilam a thiahn (pek)
pek - (v.) pay - Example: He pays him five kyats = Tangka fang nga a pek
pek - (v.) present - Example: They presented flowers to their teacher = An saya kha pangpar an pek
pek - (v.) proffer
pek awk a simi - (adj.) due - Example: When is the rent due? = Zeitikdah inn hlan man pek a cut lai? A hmuh awk a simi a tuanman kha thaizing
ah pek awk a si lai
pek , chanh , chimh - (v.) refer to - Example: Let us refer our disputes to our chairman = Kan i almi cu kan chairman chan tuah u sih/chim tuah
u sih
pek , chiah - (v.) allocate - Example: They allocate sum of money to education = Cathiam fimnak cawnnak caah tangka zeimawzat an chiah
pek , chim - (v.) tender - Example: He tenderes his thanks = Aa lawmhnak kha a chim
pek chin , lanhter , lanhpi , kalpi - (v.) convey
pek duh lo - (v.) withhold
pek , hrawm - (v.) impart
pek laimi thil - (n.) offer - Example: We were pleased with his offer of help = Bawmhnak kan pek hna lai, a timi cu kan i lawm
pek lomi , a man pek lomi - (adj.) unpaid
pek , nawl pek - (v.) grant
pek , pe - (v.) give - Example: I give him a book = Cauk ka pek
pek , phawtzamh - (v.) disburse
pek tthan - (v.) refund
pek tthan - (v.) repay
pek tthan , cham - (v.) requit
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pek tthan , cham , lehrulh - (v.) recompense
pek tthan , cham tthan - (v.) recoup
pek tthan , rulh - (v.) reimburse
pek tthan ve , lehrulh - (v.) reciprocate - Example: She loves me and I reciprocate her affection = A ka dawt i ka dawt tthan ve
pek tthanmi thil , chamnak - (n.) repayment
pek tthanmi thil , chamnak - (n.) requital
pek , tthenh - (v.) donate
pekchanh , sauter , sauh - (v.) extend - Example: We must extend help to the poor = Sifakmi cu bawmhnak kan pekchanh hna awk a si
pekchanhnak , chanhchinnak - (n.) conveyance
pekchin , kuatchin - (v.) transmit
pekmi bawmhnak , pekmi phaisa - (n.) contribution
pekmi thil - (n.) allotment
pekmi thil - (n.) supply
pekmi thil , khonmi thil , ti le rawl - (n.) provision
pekmi thil , thawhlawm , Pathian sin pekmi thil - (n.) offering
pekmi thil , tthenhmi thil - (n.) donation
peknak - (n.) bestowal, giving - Example: Our church is strong in giving = Kan Khrihfabu cu peknak lei ah a tthawng ngai
peknak - (n.) payment
pel - (v.) stalk (in a game) - Example: He stalks a deer = Sakhi a pel
pel lo tein - (adv.) certainly
pel , pelpawi , hnawmtam - (n.) debris, bits of wood, crumbs of bread - Example: Dogs eat crumbs of bread = Uico nih changreu pelpawi an ei
pel , sa pel , sa bawh , i thuh i bawh - (v.) skulk
pele - (n.) swallow
pelep - (n.) butterfly
pelep - (n.) moth
pelh - (v.) chip wood
pelh - (v.) miss - Example: You must not miss classes = Sianginn kai na pelh lai lo
pelh - (v.) dislocate, ber out of joint - Example: My elbow is dislocated (out of joint) = Ka kiu ruh a pelh
pello tein - (adv.) without fail - Example: You must come without fail = Pel lo tein na ra lai
pelmi sa - (n.) quarry
pelpawi - (n.) small amount, little - Example: I have only a very small amount of money = Phaisa a pelpawi lawng ka ngei
pelpawi , hnawmtam , pel - (n.) debris, bits of wood, crumbs of bread - Example: Dogs eat crumbs of bread = Uico nih changreu pelpawi an ei
pelpawite - (adj.) little, very little - Example: I have only very little money = Phaisa a pelpawite lawng ka ngei
pelpawite - (adj.) just a little bit - Example: I shall drink just a little bit of it = A pelpawite lawng ka din lai
pelpawite - (adj.) just a little bit - Example: I shall drink just a little bit of it = A pelpawite lawng ka din lai
pelte - (adj.) little: very little - Example: He is better only very little = A pelte lawng a ttha deuh
pelte - (n.) a small piece - Example: Give me just a small piece = A pelte lawng ka pe
pem - (n.) hole - Example: A hole in your shirt = Na angki pemnak
pem - (v.) move - Example: He moved to another village = Khua dang ah aa tthial
pem - (v.) migrate, emigrate, immigrate - Example: Many want to emigrate to the US = Mi tampi nih US ah pem an duh
pem - (v.) to have a hole - Example: There is a hole in my shirt = Ka angki a pem
pem - (v.) remember, come into mind, come to realise - Example: I told him about his father many times and he began to realise = A pa kong kha
ka chimh ka chimh i a lung a pem
pemh - (v.) perforate - Example: The target was perforated by bullets = Kuanfang nih hmuichon cu an pemh dih
pemh - (v.) punch a hole - Example: He punched a hole through the papers with a puncher = Caku pemhnak in caku a pemh
pemh i a chung i luhhnawh - (v.) penetrate
pemh khawh lo , tei khawh lomi - (adj.) impregnable
pemh khawh lomi - (adj.) impenetrable
pemhnak - (n.) boring, tunnelling - Example: They use a machine to tunnel the hill = Tlang pemhnak ah seh an hman
pemnak - (n.) immigration, migration, migrating - Example: It has been quite long since they migrated to Myanmar = Kawlram i an pemnak a sau
cang
pemnak - (n.) opening
pemnak - (n.) hole, crack, torn - Example: The hole/crack in our wall is quite big. - The torn in my shirt is in the sleeve = Kan vampang pemnak
kha a kau ngai. - Ka angki pemnak kha a ban ah a si
pemnak awng , kuainak awng - (n.) rupture
pen , peng - (v.) govern, rule, control, reign - Example: Unrighteousness can govern the country only for a short time = Dinlonak nih cun ram
cu tawite lawng a pen khawh
peng - (n.) district, area, subdivision, division - Example: Hakha subdivision = Hakha peng
peng - (adv.) consistently, steadfastly, persistently - Example: He can rule over the country consistently = Ram ttha tein a uk peng khawh
peng - (n.) straw, to suck water/juice in the bottle/pot
peng bantuk a simi , a pum i a kuami - (n.) tubing
peng (myone) pakhat a uktu bik a simi bawi - (n.) sheriff
peng pakhat ca lawng tuaktannak lungthin - (n.) provincialism
peng pakhat , ram pakhat chung i tthen pakhat - (n.) province
peng , pen - (v.) govern, rule, control, reign - Example: Unrighteousness can govern the country only for a short time. - He cannot rule the
country properly = Dinlonak nih cun ram cu tawite lawng a pen khawh. - Ram ttha tein a peng kho lo
pengpaso - (n.) seesaw
penh , pian , pianh - (v.) give way to, yield to, evade - Example: You should know how to give way to on coming cars = Na hmai in a rami
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mawttaka kha a penh na thiam hna lai
pennak - (n.) kingdom - Example: The kingdom of Gud = Pathian pennak
pennak - (n.) rule, reign, reigning - Example: During the time of the reign of Augustus = Awkastas pennak can ah
pennak , ram - (n.) realm
pensen - (n.) pension - Example: He gets a pension = Pensen a ei
pension - (n.) pension
pension a la cangmi , aa din cangmi - (adj.) retired
pension lak , dinh - (v.) retire
pension pekmi , pension a hmumi - (n.) pensioner
Pentikost ti zongah ti a si - (n.) Whitsunday
peo - (adj.) taut, tight, fully stretched - Example: The string of my bow is taut = Ka liza a peo
peo , peu - (adj.) independent - Example: She is quite an independent girl = Mi peote a si
pepar - (n.) paper
per - (adj.) flat - Example: People thought the world was flat = Vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah
per - (v.) to be smashed into pieces lengthwise
per , lanhtak - (v.) skip - Example: She skips over difficult words when she reads = Ca a rel tikah bia har kha cu a lanhtak hna
per , peh - (v.) leap
per , peh , i hlawh - (v.) jump
per , pir - (v.) to be raised on one end
perfektum participium af bære - (v.) --perfektum participium af indbinde - (v.) --perh - (v.) kick by the hind legs - Example: A horse kicks (by its hind legs) a boy = Rang nih ngakchia a perh
perh , biaperh - (v.) exaggerate - Example: He exaggerated what he heard = A theihmi kha a chim tthan tikah a perh
perh , suk , chuih - (v.) kick
pernak , i hlawhnak - (n.) jump
Persia (Iran) ram siangpahrang - (n.) shah
pertu , angki phun khat - (n.) jumper
perzuan thiam - (n.) acrobatics
pet , peh , per - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai
pet , peh , per - (v.) leap, jump - Example: If you can jump over the fence you will escape = Hau na peh khawh ahcun na luat lai
petrol - (n.) gasoline
petrol - (n.) petrol
petrol zuarnak inn - (n.) filling station
petu - (n.) purveyor
petu - (n.) giver
petu , tthentu - (n.) donor
peu , peo - (adj.) independent - Example: She is quite an independent girl = Mi peote a si
pha , phan , phanh , phak - (v.) arrive, arrive at, reach - Example: We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m.. - Shall we be able to reach the village this
evening? - If we cannot reach we shall stop over night on the road = Zinglei suimilam 6 ah vanlawng dinhnak hmun kan phan. - Zanlei ah khua kan
pha kho hnga maw? - Kan phak (phah) khawh lo ahcun lampi ah kan riak lai
phacu zawtnak - (n.) syphilis
phagphang le a ceumi a phun phun puah i ceuter - (n.) fireworks
phah - (v.) spread out (mat/blanket etc) - Example: Have you spread out the mattress? = Ihphah na phah cang maw?
phai - (adj.) not quite full - Example: Your bucket is not quite full = Na balttin a phai
phai - (n.) low lying land - Example: There is plenty of malaria in low lying land = Phairam ah raifanh a tam
phai - (v.) gossip - Example: It's not good to gossip = Mi kong phai a ttha lo
phai , phaikung , hluang - (n.) reed - Example: Reeds grow on river banks = Tiva kam ah phaikung an kho
phai , pheo - (v.) deflect - Example: The wind deflects the arrow's flight = Thli nih thal cu a phai
phaih - (v.) discourage, frighten - Example: He cancelled his trip because his friends discouraged him to make the trip = A hawile nih an phaih caa
khualtlawn aa let
phaikung , hluang - (n.) reed
phaisa bawm - (n.) wallet
phaisa cawimi aamahkhannak ca i pekmi thil - (v.) pawn - Example: She pawned her watch to buy food = Rawl cawknak caah a suimilam kha
a pawn
phaisa deu ser - (v.) counterfeit
phaisa duhduh in sa hmangmi , i sumrennak a ngei lomi , mitthalo ngaingai ningzah hngal loin a ttha lomi - (adj.) profligate
phaisa hman awk i pekmi - (n.) expense
phaisa hmanmi tthumh - (v.) retrench
phaisa hmanmi tthumhnak - (n.) retrenchment
phaisa khonmi - (n.) savings
phaisa , paisa - (n.) money
phaisa pek - (v.) subscribe
phaisa sawksam in a hmamgmi - (adj.) extravagant
phaisa sawksam in hmannak - (n.) extravagance
phaizawl - (n.) flatland
phaizawng - (n.) cherry - Example: There are many cherry trees in the Chin hills = Lai tlang ah phaizawng tampi an um
phak - (n.) arrival - Example: On his arrival he was greeted by his children = Inn a phak ah a fale nih an rak don
phak - (v.) overtake
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phak i tinhmi hmun - (n.) destination
phak i tinhmi hmun , donghnak - (n.) destiny
phak khawh , lam naite i a ummi , banh khaw - (adj.) handy
phak khawh lomi - (adj.) inaccessible
phak , pha , phan , phanh - (v.) arrive, arrive at, reach - Example: We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m. = Zinglei suimilam 6 ah vanlawng dinhnak
hmun kan phan
phak , phan - (v.) get - Example: When will you get to town? = Zeitik ah dah khua na phak lai?
phak , phanh - (v.) reach
phak , phanh , hmuh - (v.) attain - Example: He attained the age of seventy. He attained fame. = Kum sawm sarih a phan Minthannak a hmu
phak , phanh , vawlei i tum - (v.) land
phakmi hmun - (n.) plane - Example: Their civilization reached a high plane = An fimnak cu a sangmi phun a phun
phakmi hmun - (n.) plane - Example: Their civilization reached a high plan = An fimnak cu a sangmi phun a phan
phal - (v.) pay wage - Example: How much wage would you pay a day? = Ni khat ah zeizatdah na phal lai?
phal , bor , tom - (n.) sheaf - Example: We shall come rejoicing bringing in the sheaves = Facang phal put in lawm in kan ra lai
phal , phalh - (v.) extinguish fire - Example: Would you be able to extinguish the fire? = Mei na phal kho lai maw?
phalh , phal - (v.) extinguish fire - Example: Would you be able to extinguish the fire? = Mei na phal kho lai maw?
phalhnak - (n.) extinguishing of fire
phalung , calungpi - (n.) blackboard
pham - (adj.) gluttonous, strong in eating
phanah - (n.) slipper
phanat - (n.) sandal
phang - (v.) be afrraid of - Example: i am afraid I might catch cold = Ka cumpi lai ti ka phang
phangphang - (n.) firecracker
phanh - (v.) come
phanh , hmuh , phak - (v.) attain - Example: He attained the age of seventy. He attained fame. = Kum sawm sarih a phan Minthannak a hmu
phanh , phak - (v.) reach
phanh , phak , pha , phan - (v.) arrive, arrive at, reach - Example: We arrived at the airport at 6 a.m. = Zinglei suimilam 6 ah vanlawng dinhnak
hmun kan phan
phanh , vawlei i tum , phak - (v.) land
phanria - (adj.) to be in want of, hard to make ends meet - Example: Their income is small and it's hard for them to make ends meet = An phaisa
hmuhmi a tlawm i an phanhria ngai
phao - (n.) the sound of gun fire
phar - (adj.) th ave rash, such as nettle rash - Example: My arm breaks out in rash (is rashy) = Ka ban a phar
phar - (v.) raise up the hand - Example: I raise my hands in prayer = Thlacam in ka kut ka phar
pharh - (v.) spread out, like blanket, mat, etc.
phau - (n.) the forward swing of the foot
phau - (v.) to swing the feet foreward
phauh - (v.) open
phaw - (n.) shell - Example: Tortoises have shells = Chungkuh nih phaw an ngei
phaw - (n.) shield - Example: They used shields in fight = Raltuknak ah phaw an rak hman
phaw - (n.) the outer covering - Example: Skin of animal = Saphaw
phaw , cuar , hawng - (n.) integument
phaw hawh - (v.) flay
phaw in chonkanh - (v.) shield
phaw , phawt - (v.) distribute, divide, allocate - Example: You must distribute evenly/fairly = I tluk tein nan i phaw lai
phawh - (v.) to lift a heavy thing with a lever or a falcrum - Example: They lift a rock with a lever = Tal in lung an phawh
phawh - (v.) lift up on one end
phawhhnih in tlik - (v.) gallop
phawi - (v.) pluck - Example: He plucked the grass = Ram a phawi hna
phawi - (v.) extract, pull out - Example: The doctor extracts my tooth = Sibawipa nih ka ha a ka phawi
phawi - (v.) pluck feathers - Example: The cook plucks the feathers of the chicken = Rawlchuangpa nih ar hmul a phawi
phawi - (v.) unsheath - Example: He unsheats his knife = A kawngthun avun i phawi
phawi - (v.) root out - Example: They root out the weeds = Belh an phawi
phawi , catialmi chungin duh lomi hrawh , phawi - (v.) delete
phawi dih , hrawh dih , hloh dih - (v.) exterminate
phawi dihnak , hloh dihnak - (n.) extermination
phawi , hloh - (v.) eradicate
phawih - (v.) unpack - Example: Please unpack the parcels = Thiltom kha phawih tuah hna
phawih - (v.) unlock - Example: Please unlock (the door) = Tawh kha phawih tuah
phawih , phoih - (v.) detach, loosen, unleash, untether - Example: Please loosen the dog = Uico kha a hri phawih thau
phawih , phoih - (v.) undress, take off clothes - Example: Take off your clothes = Na thilpuan i phawih
phawinak , hlohnak - (n.) eradication
phawk - (n.) a grove of reeds
phawk , phok - (v.) to lift one end
phawng - (n.) barge - Example: We cross Chindwin on a barge = Phawng in Chindwin kan tan
phawng , phong - (v.) open the lid - Example: I cannot open the lid of the bottle = Palang thawl chin ka phawng kho lo
phawt , phaw - (v.) distribute, divide, allocate - Example: You must distribute evenly/fairly = I tluk tein nan i phaw lai
phawtmi nambar - (n.) dividend - Example: In 728/16, 728 is the dividend = 728 cu 16 in phawt ah, phawtmi nambar cu 728 kha a si
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phawtmi nambar - (n.) dividend - Example: In 728/15, 728 is the dividend = 728 cu 16 in phawt ah, phawtmi nambar cu 728 kha a si
phawtnak - (n.) distribution
phawtnak - (n.) division
phawtu - (n.) distributor
phawtu - (n.) divisor - Example: 728 kha 16 in phawt tikah 16 kha phawtu cu a si
phawtzamh , pek - (v.) disburse
phawtzamhnak - (n.) disbursement
phazawngdaing - (n.) candle
phazawngdaing vannak tung - (n.) candlestick
phazawngdan hri , meiinn meica - (n.) wick
phazeti , dawnzuk - (n.) melon
phe - (adj.) cunning - Example: Monkey is thought to be cunning = Zawng hi a phe tiah ruah a si
phe - (n.) gambling, playing cards - Example: They are gambling; they play cards = Phe an i kah
phe aa kahmi - (n.) gambler
phe i kahnak i a sang bik phe - (n.) trump
phe kahnak catlap - (n.) card
pheh - (v.) screen
pheh - (v.) to deny by telling a lie - Example: Peter denies his being a disciple of Jesus = Peter nih Jesuh zultu a si kha aa pheh
pheh - (v.) chop off with one stroke - Example: He chops off a banana tree = Banhla kung a pheh
pheh - (v.) splash (with water) - Example: A car splashed mud on me = Mawttaka (Leilawng) nih nawncek a ka pheh
pheh , thuh - (v.) mask
phehnak - (n.) chopping
phehnak - (n.) denying
phehnak - (n.) splashing
phehthuh lo tein , lungthiang - (adj.) candid - Example: I will be quite candid with you = Lung thiang tein kan ti ko lai: hrut ngaiin na rak tuah
ko khah
phehthuh lomi - (adj.) undisguised
phehthuh lonak - (n.) frankness
phei - (n.) thigh - Example: There is a tattoo on his thigh = A phei ah mawngcik a um
phei - (n.) lap
phei - (adj.) level, not up and down - Example: The road is level for many miles = Khan tampi chung lam a phei
pheih - (v.) invite - Example: They invite us to the marriage ceremony = Nupi tthitnak ah an kan pheih
pheitha - (n.) hamstring
phekah - (v.) gamble
phekah - (n.) poker
phekahnak - (n.) wager
phekahnak ca i phawt cio - (v.) deal
phekahnak hmun , tichung i vung pil thiam khi - (n.) dive
phekahnak i hmanmi thil pum tete - (n.) dice
phekah/rang tlik zuamnak i phekahnak i thapmi phaisa - (n.) stake - Example: The men played for high stakes = Phaisa tampi an thap
phel - (n.) board - Example: Please bring here ten boards = Thingphel pahra in rak pu tuah
phelh - (v.) to spring the trap
phelh - (v.) to pull the trigger of a gun
phelh - (v.) to break promise or engagement - Example: They broke their engagement = An i hamnak kha an phelh
phelral - (v.) dispose of, sell away - Example: They disposed of their car = An mawttaka an phelral
phen - (n.) leeward side, shelter - Example: We take shelter in the shelter (leeward side) of the rock = Lungpi phen ah kan i dor
phen , pheng , phenh - (v.) hide - Example: Clouds hide the sun = Khuadawm nih nika a phenh
phen , phenhai - (v.) ward - Example: He warded of the blow with his arm = A kut in a thonghnak kha a rak i phen
pheng - (n.) winbreak - Example: Our winbreak is very useful = Kan thli pheng a tthahnem ngai
pheng , phenghai - (v.) to defelct something coming toward him and protect himself - Example: He can defend himself by deflecting the assault
(with words) of his opponents = A bia in aa pheng (phenghai) kho
pheng , phenh , phen - (v.) hide - Example: Clouds hide the sun = Khuadawm nih nika a phenh
phengtu , thuptu , langhter lotu - (n.) camouflage - Example: Green leaves are used for camouflage in jungle warfare = Ramlak raltuknak ah
thinghnah hring kha peengtu ah an hman hna
phenh - (v.) overshadow
phenh , huhphenh , huh - (v.) protect - Example: God will protect you = Pathian nih an hunphenh lai
phenh , pheng - (v.) hide - Example: Clouds hide the sun = Khuadawm nih nika a phenh
phenh , thladem demh - (v.) shade
phenhai - (v.) to keep in arms length - Example: Ke keeps his friends at arms length = A hawile kha a phenhai hna
phenhnak a ngeimi hmun in meithal in a kaptu - (n.) sniper
phenhnak puanzar - (n.) screen
phennak , huhphenhnak - (n.) protection
phenter , rawnhter , milter - (v.) flatten
phentu , chin - (n.) cover
pheo , lengchuah , pheu - (v.) exclude, excommunicate, discriminate, alienate - Example: It's no good to alienate one another = Pakhat le
pakhat i pheo hi a tta lo
pheo , phai - (v.) deflect - Example: The wind deflects the arrow's flight = Thli nih thal cu a phai
pheonak , leng i chuahnak - (n.) exclusion
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phep - (v.) spatter - Example: The bus spatters us with mud = Baska nih leicet a kan pheh
pher - (n.) mat
pherh - (v.) dry (meat) - Example: We are drying meat = Sa kan pherh
pherh , phirh - (v.) two persons to ride on one horse - Example: Two of them ride on one horse = Rang an i phirh
phet , phetchem - (v.) to shy away from taking responsibility - Example: He shyes away from taking responsibility of educating his grandchildren
= A tule sianginn kaiter kha a duh lo i aa phet
pheu , pheo , lengchuah - (v.) exclude, excommunicate, discriminate, alienate - Example: It's no good to alienate one another = Pakhat le
pakhat i pheo hi a tta lo
phi - (adj.) to become dry, rough and cracking from exposing the skin to cold and wind
phi , phit - (v.) answer questions (in exam) - Example: We are happy because you could answer questions in the exam = Camipuai na phit khawh
caah kan i lawm
phiah - (v.) wash face - Example: I wash my face with soap and water = Ti le chatpiat in ka hmai kaa phiah
phiah , hnawh - (v.) erase
phiah , phiak - (v.) sweep - Example: She sweeps the room = A khan kha a phiah
phiahmi hmunthur - (n.) sweepings
phiak - (adj.) flowing as in skirt, robe - Example: She wears a flowing skirt = Hniphiak aa fenh
phiak , phiah - (v.) sweep - Example: She sweeps the room = A khan kha a phiah
phiar - (v.) braid/plait hair - Example: She braids her hair = A sam aa phiar
phiar - (v.) to buy grains/goods from other places
phiar - (v.) knit - Example: She knits a sweater = Suaitar a phiar
phiarmi , vok nil phiar bantukin tahmi - (n.) crochet
phih - (v.) plug, close up - Example: They plugged the leak in the boat = Tilawng a zuhnak kha an phih
phih - (v.) stop - Example: He stopped the rat holes = Zu kua kha a phih hna
phihlik , curcuk - (n.) cockroach
phihlik-ek - (n.) freckles
phihlik khengtlang vel in biachimnak - (n.) periphery
phihnak - (n.) valve
phil lonak - (n.) remembrance
philh - (v.) forget
philh khawh lomi - (adj.) monumental
philh khawh lomi - (adj.) unforgettable
philh lo awk i i ttialmi - (n.) memorandum
philh lo awk i ttialmi - (n.) record
philh lo ding i ttial - (v.) record
philh lo , hngalh peng - (v.) remember
philh lo , hngalhpeng - (v.) commemorate
philh lonak caah tuahmi thil - (n.) souvenir
philh lonak lungphun - (n.) memorial stone
philhlonak ding ah i ttialmi ca - (n.) note
philhmi , hngalh lomi - (adj.) oblivious
philhnak , lohnak - (n.) oblivion
philp lonak lungphun - (n.) monument
phim - (adj.) deep - Example: The water is only ankle-deep = Ti cu kemit phim lawng a si
phin , phing - (adj.) enlarged, swollen - Example: He cannot walt because his ankle is swollen = A kemit a phin caah a kal kho lo
phing - (adj.) wild, untamed, shy - Example: Our mule is shy = Kan khacer a phing
phing , bo - (n.) lump - Example: There is a lump on his head = A lu ah bo a um
phing , phin - (adj.) enlarged, swollen - Example: He cannot walt because his ankle is swollen = A kemit a phin caah a kal kho lo
phinnak - (n.) swelling
phinnak , a phingmi - (n.) tumour
phir - (n.) twin - Example: They are twins = Faphir an si
phir - (adj.) double - Example: Double barrel gun = Meithal phir
phir - (adv.) in group of two - Example: They go in groups of two = A phirphir in an kal
phirh , pherh - (v.) two persons to ride on one horse - Example: Two of them ride on one horse = Rang an i phirh
phit , phi - (v.) answer questions (in exam) - Example: We are happy because you could answer questions in the exam = Camipuai na phit khawh
caah kan i lawm
pho - (v.) dry in the sun
pho , langhter , phuan - (v.) expose
phoih - (adv.) off - Example: Take your shoes off = Na kedan i phoih
phoih - (v.) take off - Example: Take off your shoes = Na kedan i phoih
phoih - (v.) unfasten
phoih , a tlek , a ttet , poih - (v.) ravel
phoih , dorh , hri dorh - (v.) loosen
phoih khawhmi , tthen khawhmi - (adj.) detachable
phoih , phawih - (v.) detach, loosen, unleash, untether - Example: Please loosen the dog = Uico kha a hri phawih thau
phoih , taklawng in um - (v.) denude
phok , phawk - (v.) to lift one end
phok tiah a puak , meithal puah in a puak - (n.) pop
phol - (adj.) fond of joking, full of funs, fond of playing pranks
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phol - (adj.) heat: being in heat - Example: Our mare is in heat = Kan rangpi a phol
phomh - (v.) pound (as in mortar) - Example: He pounds chilli (in a mortar) = Makphek a phomh
phomh - (v.) defeat completely
phomhnak - (n.) pounding of grains etc. in morter
phon , phong - (v.) to become grassland (not fit for growing grains)
phong kaupi - (n.) steppe
phong , phawng - (v.) open the lid - Example: I cannot open the lid of the bottle = Palang thawl chin ka phawng kho lo
phong rawn kaupi - (n.) prairie
phong , sattil tlawnnak ram - (n.) pasture
phonh - (v.) open, such as school - Example: The school opens today = Nihin sianginn an phonh
phor - (adj.) loose (as garment) - Example: Skirt. - Blouse = Hniphor. - Angkiphor
phor , phorh - (n.) load, bag - Example: One bag of rice = Facang phor khat
phorh - (v.) bring - Example: He brought a shirt for me = Angki pakhat a ka phorh
phorh , kalpi - (v.) take - Example: We take the flowers to the church = Pangpar kha biakinn ah kan kalpi hna
phorh , phurh - (v.) carry - Example: I shall carry your load for you = Na thil kan phorhpiak lai
phorhmi thil - (n.) load
phorhmi thil , thil tom - (n.) lading
phorhmi thilri - (n.) freight
phortu - (n.) carrier
phortu - (n.) bearer
phu - (n.) side, group, party - Example: It is pleasant to be on the winning side = A teitu lei phu si cu a nuam
phu - (adj.) worth it, worthy - Example: Freedom is worth dying for = Luatnak cu thih hnawh phu a si
phu , meiphu - (n.) fire as campfire
phu , phuk - (v.) dig up (the roots)
phuah - (v.) compose songs - Example: He composed many songs = Hla tampi a phuah
phuah chommi , a ngaingai a si lomi - (adj.) fictitious
phuah , ngol - (v.) resign - Example: He resigned his job = A rian kha a ngol, a rian khan aa phuak
phuah , phuak - (v.) discharge, dismiss, expel, excommunicate - Example: He was discharged from the army = Ralkap in an phuah
phuahchommi , a taktak a si lomi - (adj.) made-up
phuahchommi , hnekchommi - (adj.) factitious
phuahchommi holh - (n.) slang
phuahmi , ttialmi - (n.) composition
phuahtanak , rianttuan loin umtanak - (n.) suspension
phuak , phuah - (v.) discharge, dismiss, expel, excommunicate - Example: He was discharged from the army = Ralkap in an phuah
phuan - (v.) confess
phuan - (v.) discover
phuan - (v.) reveal
phuan , pho , langhter - (v.) expose
phuan , phuang - (v.) disclose, reveal, confess
phuan , thuh i zuam na i a lang tthiammi , langther - (v.) belie - Example: His smile belied his hurt feeling = A ni ko nain a thinhun kha a lang
tthiam
phuan , zapi sinah chim - (v.) profess
phuannak - (n.) confession
phuannak - (n.) disclosure
phuannak - (n.) revelation
phuchim - (n.) whirlwind - Example: He is a whirlwind = Phuchim herh in aa herh
phuchuk - (n.) hunching shoulders
phuh , phui - (v.) spit - Example: Do not spit in the house = Inn chungah na cil phui hlah
phuhlam duhnak lungthin a simi/a ngeimi - (adj.) vengeful
phuhlam , teirul cham - (v.) avenge - Example: He avenged his dead brother = A nau phu a hlam
phuhlamnak - (n.) vendetta
phuhlamnak - (n.) vengeance
phuhri , hrih - (n.) threshing ground
phuhrun - (adj.) conscience: have a guilty conscience - Example: He does not like to fellowship with others because he has a guilty conscience
about his stealing = A fir aa phuhrun caah hawi sinah a chuak lo
phuhrung , thlahrung - (v.) conscience: to have bad conscience - Example: He feels guilty of his stealing = A fir aa thlahrung
phuhrunnak - (n.) conscience: guilty conscience - Example: I have no guilty conscience = Phuhrunnak zeihmanh ka ngei lo
phui , phuh - (v.) spit - Example: Do not spit in the house = Inn chungah na cil phui hlah
phuk , phu - (v.) dig up (the roots)
phukphuher , her - (n.) scales (fish scales)
phukphuhir a ngeimi - (adj.) scaly
phul - (n.) grassy land, pasture, not fit for grain fields
phul - (v.) rob the grave
phul - (v.) froth , froth over - Example: Rice cooking froths over = Ka buh hang a phul
phul - (v.) to be denuded of forest or jungle and become a grassy land
phulh - (v.) sprinkle salt or pepper
phulhrawh - (n.) the clearing of the field in preparation for sowing seeds
phulhrawt , phulhrawh - (v.) prepare the field - Example: We shall prepare the field for sowing = Phul kan hrawt lai
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phum - (v.) bury
phun - (n.) caste - Example: Mi nauta phun
phun - (n.) form - Example: Ice and snow are forms of water = Tikhal le hawhra cu ti phun an si
phun - (n.) kind - Example: What kind of dog is that? = Khi ui khi zei phun dah a si
phun - (v.) plant - Example: He planted vegetables in his garden = A dum ah tihang a phunphun a cin hna
phun - (n.) sort - Example: I like this sort of mangoes = Hi hai phun hi ka duh bik
phun - (n.) species - Example: Wheat is a species of grass = Changvut hi ram phun khat a si
phun - (n.) type - Example: Some men prefer women of the brunnette type = Pa a cheu nih nu sam dum phun kha an duh deuh hna
phun - (n.) tribe, clan, variety, kind, type
phun , bu - (n.) genus
phun , bu - (n.) genus
phun , chung - (n.) clan
phun dang tein a ttha vemi , an tar cang ca le an hlunh cang ruang i - (adj.) quaint - Example: We admire quaint photographs =
Hmanthlak hlun kha an hlunh cang ruangah kan tlaihchan hna
phun dangdang aa cawhmi , aa lo lomi - (adj.) heterogeneous
phun dangdang i tthen , hmun dangdang i tthen - (v.) diversify
phun dangte sinak - (n.) peculiarity
phun , hmelchunhnak - (n.) brand - Example: Do you like this brand of coffee? = Hi kawfi phun hi na duh maw?
phun khat chung hruaitu bik - (n.) chieftain
phun khat chung i haotu bik a simi - (n.) patriarch
phun khat in phun khat ah i thlen , leng in chungah luh - (prep.) into
phun kip cawh holh Jodah mi nih an hmanmi; German holh hlun a rak si i a asinain holh dangdang zong tampi aa cawh cang - (n.)
yiddish
phun , miphun - (n.) race
phun , sining - (n.) quality
phun sining langhter , thil pakhatkhat ca hmelchunhnak si - (v.) typify - Example: The lamb typifies Christ = Tuufa nih hin Khrih thihnak kha
tahchunhnak in a hun langhtermi a si
phun tampi , phun dangdang a simi , kap tampi - (adj.) multifarious
phun tanhnak lungthin - (n.) nationalism
phun thlum komh , a let thum - (adj.) triple
phunciar - (n.) fuss
phunciar - (v.) repine
phunciar , phunzai - (v.) nag
phung - (n.) way of life, law, custom, rule, religion, regulation, manner, mode, fashion, style, method, code, habit, usage, practice, wont,
characteristic, mores
phung a zul lomi , upadi a buarmi - (n.) lawbreaker
phung (nawl) petu - (n.) lawgiver
phung nih a onh lomi - (adj.) illicit
phung ning tein umter , zulh ding timi kha zulhter - (v.) regulate
phung ningin a simi - (adj.) legitimate
phung ningin sinak - (n.) legitimacy
phung , upadi - (n.) code
phung , zulhmi le zulh lomi , tuah ding le tuah lo ding ti i chimmi le ttialmi - (n.) rule
Phungbia - (n.) Law - Example: Law of Moses = Moses Phungbia
phungchim - (v.) preach
phungchim - (n.) message, sermon - Example: His message is good = A phungchim a ttha
phungchimnak - (n.) preaching, sermonizing, religious talk
phungchimtu - (n.) preacher
Phungchimtu - (n.) Ecclesiastes
phungki - (n.) monk, in general religious workers
phungki pawl nunning - (n.) monasticism
phungki pawl umnak - (n.) monastery
phungki pawl umtuning i a ummi - (adj.) monastic
phungki pawl unmak inn - (n.) cloister
phungki ramlak i amah lawngin a ummi - (n.) hermit
phungki sianginn - (n.) both monastery and monastery school
phungkinu - (n.) nun
phungkinu pawl umnak inn , convent he aa khat - (n.) nunnery
phunglam - (n.) laws, rites, rituals
phunglam a simi - (adj.) traditional
phunglam he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) ritual
phunglam , ningcang , zulh ding i chiahmi phung - (n.) regulation
phunglam ningin tuahmi - (adj.) rightful
phunglam , phungphai - (n.) mores
phunglam , upadi , cozah nih zapi zulh awk i an sermi phung - (n.) law
phunglei in i thianh , thianh - (n.) ablution
phungning a si lomi - (adj.) illegitimate - Example: Illegitimate child = lakfa
phungning in tuah - (v.) legalize
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phungning in tuahmi - (adj.) lawful
phungning in tuahmi thil - (n.) formality
phungning in tuahnak - (n.) legality
phungning te i khua a sami , ziaza tthami - (n.) moralist
phungning , thil a hrampi a simi - (n.) principle
phungning zulh in tuahmi , tining tawn zulh in tuahmi - (adj.) formal
phungning zulh sawsawh in tuahmi thil - (n.) formalism
phungphai - (n.) ceremonial laws and rites
phungphai ngei in tuahmi thil - (adj.) ceremonial
phungphai , phunglam - (n.) ceremony - Example: The marriage ceremony was performed in the church = Tthitumhnak phungphai cu biakinn
chungah an tuah
phungphai tlai tuk i a ummi - (adj.) stilted
phungphai um theng loin tuahmi - (adj.) informal
phungphai zul theng lo i umnak - (n.) informality
phungrampi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) constitutional
phungthlukbia - (n.) adage
phungthlukbia - (n.) maxim
phungthlukbia - (n.) proverb, axiom
Phungthlukbia - (n.) Proverbs
phunhrawmh a simi , zumhnak/ruahnak pakhat in pakhat ah aa thlengmi - (n.) proselyte
phunlei in ti ahcun - (adv.) nationally
phunphun - (n.) tribes, kinds, varieties, types, clans
phunzai - (v.) complain, grumble
phunzai - (v.) grumble
phunzai - (v.) murmur
phunzai - (v.) murmur - Example: The children went to bed without a murmur = Ngakchia cu phunzai lo tein an it
phunzai a duh ngaimi - (adj.) querulous
phunzai , duh lonak langhter , al - (n.) remonstrate
phunzai huammi - (n.) grumbler
phunzai loin in ding i lungthin tuah - (v.) resign oneself - Example: Jim had to resign himself to a week in bed when he hurt his back = Jim cu a
keng aa hrawh ah khan, zarh khat chung ihkhun i ih i phunzai lo te i um ding knah a lungthin a tuah
phunzainak - (n.) complaint
phunzainak , duh lonak , alnak - (n.) remonstrance
phunzakip - (n.) every tribe, kind, variety, type, clan
phur - (n.) clump of roots (like of grass), clump of bamboos
phur - (v.) fell down a tree - Example: A strong wind fell down a tree = Thlitu hrang nih thingkung a phur
phurh , phorh - (v.) carry - Example: I shall carry your load for you = Na thil kan phorhpiak lai
phut - (v.) demand, require - Example: What Gud requires/demands of us is to deal righteously with one another = Pakhat le pakhat ding tein i ti
kha Pathain nih a kan phutmi a si
phut - (v.) to squirt water out of the mouth
phuzep - (n.) temple
phuzep , bep , cabek - (n.) temple of the head
pi - (n.) granny
pi - (n.) mother in law
pi - (n.) wife of brother in law
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general to denote maturity, mature female fit for wife - Example: Wife. - Hen. - Sow. - Cow = Nupi. - Arpi. - Vokpi. - Cawpi
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general to denote (adj.): large, big, great - Example: A large country. - Big crowd. - Great king = Rampi. - Mipi. - Bawuipi
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general to denote (adj.): chief, principal, main, permanent - Example: Principal town/village/city. - Main road. - Main building =
Khuapi. - Lampi. - Innpi
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general to denote (adverbs): the ide of greatness in size, degree, number - Example: A very large number of people. - A very
big man = Mi tampi. - Mi nganpi
pi - (suff.) suffix, in general to denote: for, with, along with, in company with - Example: We are sorry with (for) him (we condole with him). - I shall
take him along with me. - I shall eat with them. - We shall sit in company with him (condole with him) = Amah cu kan ngaihchiatpi. - Keimah nih ka
kalpi lai. - Keimah nih ka cipi hna lai. - Amah cu kan ttuhtpi lai
pi chin - (n.) great grandmother
pi , nu/pa i a nu - (n.) grandmother
piachimpiaktu sihni - (n.) lawyer
piahzat hla in an sakmi - (n.) opera
piahzat/baisikup zoh i hmaisuang tthutnak - (n.) stall
piak - (suff.) prep. used as a suffix, for, to indicate action towards others - Example: I shall write a letter for you = Ca kan ttialpiak lai
pial , a ping i kal , tlau , lo lak i kal - (v.) stray
pial , mer , a ping i kal - (v.) swerve
pial , zulh tawnmi lam chuahtak - (v.) deviate
pialnak , zulh tawnmi lam chuahtaknak - (n.) deviation
pian , penh , pianh - (v.) give way to, yield to, evade - Example: You should know how to give way to on coming cars = Na hmai in a rami
mawttaka kha a penh na thiam hna lai
piang - (adj.) clear - Example: The weather will be clear = Nikhua a piang lai
piang tein chimmi - (adj.) explicit
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piang tein , velhui lo tein - (adj.) direct - Example: Please give me a direct answer = Lehnak a piangmi te ka pe
piangpai tein a ummi - (adj.) fresh - Example: You are fresh this morning = Mithaizing cu na piang ngai
pianh , penh , pian - (v.) give way to, yield to, evade - Example: You should know how to give way to on coming cars = Na hmai in a rami
mawttaka kha a penh na thiam hna lai
piano - (n.) piano
piano tumnak ha - (n.) key
piar thei - (n.) pear
piat , khachuan sen - (n.) onion
pih , pit - (v.) to be closed, stopped - Example: As the water (near us) has stopped flowing, I shall have to fetch it somewhere else = Ti a pih cang
caah kaa dang ah ka than a hau
pikpak - (adv.) one by one
pil , tichung i pil - (v.) sink - Example: He sinks in the water = Ti chungah a pil
pilh - (v.) dive in - Example: Can you dive to the bottom of the river for that fish? = Ti ne hga khi na pih kho hnga maw?
pilh - (v.) bruise - Example: My foot is bruised = Ka ke a pilh
pilter - (v.) sink
pilternak - (n.) indentation
pimpem - (adj.) bright and shiny - Example: She stands with her face bright and shiny = A hmai var pimpem tein a dir
pin - (prep.) beyond - Example: Their village lies beyond that range of hill = Khi tlang pin ah khin an khua cu a si
ping - (adj.) wrong - Example: He has gone the wrong way = Lam pingah a kal
ping - (adj.) dull, stupid - Example: He is a dull boy = Mi lungping a si
ping - (adv.) close together, closely woven, tightly - Example: They sit closely together = Ping tein an tthu
ping - (adj.) blocked - Example: Our water pipe is blocked = Kan ti paih a ping
ping-er - (n.) rattle snake
pinh - (v.) put things together closely - Example: You will plant the rice plants closely = Facang kha pinh tein nan phun lai
pinpi , cungpi - (adv.) high - Example: The plane flew high above the clouds = Vanlawng cu khaudawm cungpi ah khin a zuang
piphen - (n.) swing
piphen - (n.) trapeze
pi/pu - (n.) grandparent
pir - (v.) pick a small quantity with finger/fork/beak - Example: A chicken picks our meat = Ar nih kan sa a pir
pir , per - (v.) to be raised on one end
pistol - (n.) pistol
pistol meithal , pangpawi meithal - (n.) pistol
pistol thlaihnak a saphaw bawm - (n.) holster
piston - (n.) piston
pit , pih - (v.) to be closed, stopped - Example: As the water (near us) has stopped flowing, I shall have to fetch it somewhere else = Ti a pih cang
caah kaa dang ah ka than a hau
pithlung - (n.) sparrow
pithlur , ruahnak biapi bik - (n.) motif, theme - Example: Themes of the Bible = Baibal pithlur
po - (n.) the bow of a trap
podar - (n.) powder (face)
poh - (v.) protrude - Example: His teeth protrude = A ha a poh
poh , paoh - (pron.) any, every, whosoever, whatsoever, whatever - Example: Whosoever will may come = A duhmi poh ra u
pohnak , puarnak , ruah a sur i thing a puar i a poh khi - (n.) protuberance
poi - it's too bad - Example: It's too bad that you are sick = Na zawt cu a poi ngai
poi , duh lo , al - (v.) mind - Example: Do you mind if I smoke? = Kuak zu ning law, ha al hnga maw, a poi na ti hnga maw?
poi lo , a poi lo , na lungrethei hlah - never mind
poih - (v.) loose: be loosened - Example: The rope with which the cow is tethered is loosened = Caw hrennak hri a poih
poih , pawih - (v.) impregnate - Example: Tin Tin was impregnated by Tin Tum = Tin Tin kha Tin Tum nih fa a poih
poih , phoih , a tlek , a ttet - (v.) ravel
poipang - (n.) emergency, something happened unexpectedly
poipang , herhpang - (n.) contingency
pok , pawh , pawk - (v.) set out on a journey - Example: We shall set out tomorrow = Thaizing cu kan pawk lai
pokhlet , pawkhlet - (n.) escape door, a door in the back or side of the house - Example: He jumped down from the escape door = Pawkhlet in
a zuang
politik ah kommunist phung lei a hoih deuhmi - (adj.) leftist
politik party nih tuah an i timhmi le thil kalpi an timhning - (n.) platform - Example: The candidate explains his party's platform = Politik aa
cuhmi nih an party i tinhmi le an tuah ding ning kha a chim hna
politik party pakhatkhat nih an tanhmi thil kan tuah lai ti i zapi sin i an chimmi - (n.) plank
politik tuahnak i bu sermi - (n.) party
pom - (n.) joist
pom - (n.) blister
pom - (v.) blister - Example: My small toe blisters (from rubbing the shoe) = Ka hngete a pom
pom , kalper - (adj.) joint
pom , kuh , pawm - (v.) embrace - Example: A baby is embraced by its mother = Bawmte kha a nu nih a pawm
pom , kuh , ttang i i rehchih - (v.) hug
pom , pawm - (v.) accept, agree - Example: I cannot accept your proposal = Na ruahnak chuahmi ka pom kho lo
pon - (n.) heap - Example: A heap of stones = Lung pon
pon - (n.) stack - Example: A stack of straw = Capawl pon khat
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pon , on - (v.) stack - Example: We stack firewood = Thing kan on/pon
pon , pawn - (v.) pile - Example: We piled the wood = Thing kan pon
pon , pumh - (v.) heap - Example: She heaped the stones = Lung a pon hna
pon , thingpon - (n.) pile
ponghnak - (n.) dislocation
pop he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) papal
pop uknak - (n.) papacy
Pope a hun changtu Roman Catholik biaknak bawi - (n.) cardinal
Pope aiawhtu - (n.) nuncio
pope he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) pontifical
Pope nih nawlbia a chuahmi - (n.) bull
pope rian - (n.) pontificate
Pope umnak Rom khua chung i a ummi - (n.) Vatican
por - (v.) infected: be infected - Example: My wound got infected = Ka hma a por
porh - (v.) exaggerate - Example: He exaggerated what he heard = A theihmi bia a porh
porh - (v.) stomach upset: have stomach upset - Example: I have a stomach upset = Ka paw a ka porh
porh , pawrh - (v.) to be full of air and have stomach upset - Example: Sweet potatoes cause me stomach upset = Kawlhra nih ka paw a ka
pawrh
porhlaw - (adj.) cocky, boastful, proud, bragging - Example: He is bragging about his good Burmese = A Kawlholh thiam aa porhlaw
porhlaw , pawrhlaw - (v.) be proud of - Example: He is proud of his new watch = A suimilam thar kha aa pawrhlaw
porhlawmi , a ruam a kaimi - (adj.) arrogant
porhlawmi , a ruam a kaimi - (adj.) imperious
porhlawt , pawrhlawt - (n.) pride - Example: Pride and arrogance are not useful = Porhlawt le ruamkai hi an tthahnem lo
porhlawt , pawrhlawt - (v.) boast, pride, be proud of - Example: If anybody wants to boast/pride ... = Ahohmanh porhlawt a duh ahcun
porhlawtnak - (n.) pride, conceit
porhlawtnak lungthin ngeih lo , toidornak - (n.) modesty
porhlawtnak , man le mah i zumh , pawrhlawtnak - (n.) conceit, pride, boast, arrogance
porhlawtnak , ruamkainak - (n.) vanity
porhnak , pawrhnak - (n.) boasting, arrogance
pornak - (n.) infection
porso lo - (v.) disinfect
porsotertu zawtnak rungrul thattu si - (n.) disinfectant
porter - (v.) infect
potasim - (n.) potassium
præteritum af fare - (v.) --profet - (n.) prophet
profet he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) prophetic
profet , hmailei thil a hmu khotu - (n.) seer
profet , hmailei thil kong a chimtu - (n.) prophet
Protestant Khrihfa zumhning - (n.) Protestantism
pu - (n.) silk - Example: Silk thread = Pu la
pu - (n.) brother-in-law
pu bantuk a simi la - (n.) rayon
pu , hringtu pa i a pa - (n.) grandfather
pu , nupi pa - (n.) father-in-law
pu , put - (v.) bear, carry - Example: It takes two men to bear that stone = Khi lung put khawhnak ah khin mi pahnih a herh
pu , put - (v.) bring - Example: Bring here a pen = Cafung pakhat in rak pu
pu rungrul - (n.) silkworm
pu rungrul eimi thingkung - (n.) mulberry
pu rungrul nih an sakmi inn - (n.) cocoon
pua , puak , pawk - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal
puai - (n.) festival
puai ah nuam ngaiin a ummi - (n.) reveller
puai i nuam ngaiin umnak - (n.) revelry
puai , lawmhnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) festal
puai nganpi - (n.) fete
puai nganpi - (n.) pomp
puai tuah , conglawmh - (v.) celebrate
puai tuahnak hlasabu chung i nu hlasa bik tu , khuang hla tlai - (n.) primadonna
puai tuahnak zanriah ngan - (n.) banquet
puai tuahpiak , conglawmh - (v.) fete - Example: The bride was feted by her friends = Mo cu a hawile nih puai an tuahpiak
puai tuahpiak , khualtlung mileng rawl ei sawm , tuammuai , lawmhter - (v.) entertain
puak , pawk , pua - (v.) carry on the back - Example: She went away carrying a child on her back = Nau aa pawk i a kal
puak , puah - (v.) go off - Example: Did you hear the gun go off? = Meithal a puah kha na thei maw?
puam - (adj.) large, big - Example: He smokes a large pipe = Kuak puampi a zu
puam - (adj.) large i the sense of full of pride - Example: He is a proud man = Mi lungpuam a si
puan - (n.) mantle
puan - (adj.) shallow, not deep
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puan - (n.) shawl
puan - (n.) cloth
puan aa tahning - (n.) texture - Example: Homespun cloth has a loose texture = Inn i tahmi puan cu a hmang a var
puan aih , hnipuan pek - (v.) clothe
puan hmul thipthepte a lum ngaimi , flanel puan - (n.) flannel
puan in hmanleknak - (n.) semaphore
puan pante hma tuamnak i an hmanmi - (n.) gauze
puan tahnak la fabricate , la - (n.) fabric
puan tthitnak la , la - (n.) thread
puan , vorhmi puan - (n.) blanket
puan zungtthit - (n.) seam
puan zungtthit ngei lomi - (adj.) seamless
puanbu, rizai - (n.) quilt
puanchia - (n.) rag
puang - (v.) appear - Example: In the evening deers appear in the field = Zanlei sang ah sakhi lo ah an puang
puang - (v.) revealed: be revealed - Example: His theft was revealed = A fir a puang
puang - (v.) piqued: be piqued - Example: He is piqued (to hear that he is not invited) = A ing a puang
puanhmai , cahmai - (n.) side - Example: Write only on one side of the paper = Cahmai pakhat lawngah khan ttial
puansen - (n.) embroidered silk shawl
puanthan - (n.) cloth: long cloth - Example: We shall buy long cloth for at shirt = Angki caah puanthan kan caw lai
puanthan - (n.) bundle of cloth - Example: I shall buy a bundle of cloth = Puanthan in ka cawk lai
puantlang - (n.) hem
puantlang - (n.) white cotton shawl with two black belts in the middle
puantlang bil thit - (v.) hem - Example: The dress was hemmed by hand = A angki tlang cu kun in a thit
puantlang kawm - (n.) selvage
puantlang , tawnrolh tlang , tlang - (n.) border
puanttial - (n.) striped shawl, half cotton and half silk
puanzar kha zar peng - (adj.) under sail
puanzar lawng - (n.) sail boat
puar , hran , sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah , biachim - (adj.) brutal
puar , pawr - (v.) bulge, swell out, bloat - Example: His pocket bulges with apples = A angki zal kha epal a khat i a puar
puarnak , pohnak , ruah a sur i thing a puar i a poh khi - (n.) protuberance
puarter , sauter , kauhter - (v.) expand
puh , chuahter ti i ruah - (v.) ascribe - Example: He ascribed his failure to bad luck = A sunghnak kah vanchiat ruangah a si tiah a ruah, vanchiat
a puh
puh , sual puh - (v.) allege
puh , sual puh - (v.) impute, accuse, suspect - Example: They accused him of theft = Fir an puh
puhcik - (n.) wart
puhnak - (n.) imputation
puk - (v.) kiss - Example: I shall kiss you = Kaan puk lai
pul - (n.) epidemic - Example: There was an epidemic of influenza in the Chin Hills in 1918 = Kum 1918 ah Lai Tlang ah pul a tlung
pul - (v.) to be seized and die of plague/pestilence in great number - Example: Chickens died of pestilence in great number = Ar an pul
pulh - (v.) to die in great number - Example: Because our chickens died in epidemic, we have no chickens anymore = Kan ar an pul caah ar kan
ngei ti lo
pum - (adj.) round - Example: The world is round, not flat = Vawlei a pum, a per lo
pum - (n.) raft - Example: We cross the river in a raft = Pum in tiva kan tan
pum - (n.) circle - Example: Draw a circle on your paper = Na ca ah pum pakhat in suai tuah
pum - (adv.) in person - Example: You must appear in court in person = Zung ah na pum in na chuak lai
pum - (v.) gather together - Example: We shall gather (get) together = Kan i pum lai
pum - (v.) worship - Example: We are going to worship (in the church) = Kan i pum lai
pum - (v.) assemble - Example: Can you assemble your friends? = Na hawile na pum kho hna hnga maw?
pum chung i umter - (v.) embody - Example: This book embodies information for going to London = Hi cauk chungah hin London kalnak
hngalhnak bia a um
pum chung rianttantu thil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) organic
pum chungin chuahternak - (n.) excretion
pum cung i mawngcik i chunhmi - (n.) tattoo
pum hlai thiammi sibawi - (n.) surgeon
pum hlai thiamnak - (n.) surgery
pum hlainak - (n.) operation
pum hlainak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) surgical
pum in hmuhtonmi zeihmanh a ngeih lomi - (adj.) unexperienced
pum in hngalh khawhnak - (n.) sensibility
pum in hngalh khawhnak i ngeimi , hngalhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) sentient
pum in hngalhnak - (n.) sense - Example: The five senses are sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch = Pum in hngalhnak pa nga hna cu
hmuhnak, rim theinak, a thawtnam theihnak, hna in theihank le tongh in theihnak an si
pum in hun langhter - (v.) embody - Example: The building embodies the idea of the architect = Inn nih a satu ruahnak kha a pum in a hun
langhter
pum in siseh lungthin in siseh fahnak inmi. - 2. ttihphannak, thil ttihnung - (n.) distress
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pum in tuahmi - (v.) exercise
pum le mui i thlen - (v.) metamorphose - Example: Tadpoles metamorphose into frogs = Buluk cu sawngpate ah an i thleng
pum le mui i thlennak - (n.) metamorphosis - Example: Tadpoles become frogs by metamorphosis = Buluk kna sawngpate i an cannak cu pum
le mui i thlennak in a si
pum nawm lillial i a ummi - (adj.) plump
pum nawn lillial in ser - (v.) plump
pum ngandamnak ca i pum in tuahmi , thiamnak ca i cawlcanghnak , tuah lengmangmi - (n.) exercise
pum nih an huatmi - (adj.) allergic - Example: He is allergic to penincillin = Penicillin cu a pum nih a hust
pum nih huatnak - (n.) allergy
pum nuamhnak a duhmi - (adj.) sensuous
pum nuamhnak lawng a duhmi - (adj.) sensual
pum nuamhnak lawng duhnak - (n.) sensuality
pum pakhat tlinnak caah a a herhmi thil - (adj.) integral
pum , takpum - (n.) body
pum tling i ser - (v.) integrate
pum tling i sernak - (n.) integration
pumchung i thi le sa le ruh tehna an umtuning cawnak - (n.) anatomy
pumchung thihri - (n.) blood vessel
pumchung thlipeng tete zawtnak - (n.) bronchitis
pumh - (v.) congregate
pumh - (v.) convoke
pumh hao , pumhnak tuah tik i a haotu si - (v.) preside
pumh , hmunkhat i thil pumh - (v.) collect
pumh , khawmh - (v.) compile
pumh , pon - (v.) heap - Example: She heaped the stones = Lung a pon hna
pumh , pumhnak kawh - (v.) convene
pumhkhawmh - (v.) assemble
pumhnak - (n.) convention
pumhnak tuah tik i a haotu si , pumh hao - (v.) preside
pumlei he aa peh tlaimi thil - (adj.) corporal - Example: Corporal punishment = Pum in inmi dantatnak
pummi - (n.) congregation
pummi thil pakhat an cheumi i cheu khat - (n.) sector
pumn vennak ca i thir in tuahmi pum khuknak, thir angki - (n.) armour
pumpak a si lomi thil - (adj.) impersonal
pumpak a simi - (adj.) private - Example: Private car = Mah bing mawttawka
pumpak cio in - (adv.) individually
pumpak cio in Roman Catholic kardinal pawl, Pope thim awk ca i an i pumhnak hmun cio - (n.) conclave
pumpak ta a simi - (adj.) personal - Example: Personal letter = Pumpak cakuat
pumpak thil cozah nih chuh i ngeih - (v.) nationalize
pumpak thil, mah chung thil a simi - (adj.) intimate
pumpuluh tuknak fung - (n.) bat
pumpululh - (n.) football
pumpululh bantukin a pummi , a pummi - (adj.) round
pumpululh chuih tik i a out out lo zohtu, an tongh tongh lo zohtu - (n.) linesman
pumpululh phun khat - (n.) rugby
pumpululh , pummi thil - (n.) ball
pumrua - (n.) frame - Example: He is a man of large frame = Aman cu mi pumrua nganpi a si
pumrua a tthami - (adj.) personable - Example: She is a personable young woman = Amah cu mi pumrua ttha ngaknu a si
pumrua umtuning - (n.) constitution
pumsa duhnak aa sum lomi - (adj.) lustful
pumsa duhnak , duhnak tthawng - (n.) lust
pumsa in , thil in - (adv.) materially
pumsa lei thil siseh a ruat tukmi , vawlei cung thil siseh - (adj.) carnal
pumsa nuamhnak duhmi , a hurmi - (adj.) lascivious
pumsa nuamhnak i a hleihluat in um tuk, din einak lei ah a si khun - (n.) debauchery
pung - (v.) copulate
pung - (v.) to visit with and stay overnight
pung , thil khumhnak i hmanmi thingkuang - (n.) container, tin - Example: Kerosine tin = Zinan pung
pungsan - (n.) model - Example: His car is the latest model = A mawttawka cu tunai bik pungsan a si
pungsan - (n.) way - Example: Mary is wearing her hair in a new way = Mary cu a sam pungsan thar in aa tom
pungsan - (n.) plan and estimate of a building
pungsan i canter - (v.) shape
pungsan ngei lomi - (adj.) shapeless
pungsan , pumrua - (n.) shape, form, bodily build - Example: An apple is different in shape from a banana. - The earth was without form = Epal
cu a pungsan banhla he aa dang. - Vawlei cu pungsan a ngei lo
pungsan tthalo - (n.) malformation - Example: Hunch back is a malformation = Kengkul hi pungsan ttha lo a si
pungsuai - (v.) plan - Example: He planned the streets of the town = Khuachung lam an umtuning ding kha pungsan a suai hna
pungzam - (v.) propagate, spread out
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punh - (v.) gather
pupa - (n.) forefather
puppululh tuknak fung , reket - (n.) racket
pupuhlut , tutuhlut , zunthil - (n.) bladder
pura - (n.) pagoda
purh , thukpi in kawl - (v.) probe
purphiar - (v.) to buy grains from other villages in times of poverty and famine
put , pu - (v.) bear, carry - Example: It takes two men to bear that stone = Khi lung put khawhnak ah khin mi pahnih a herh
put , pu - (v.) bring - Example: Bring here a pen = Cafung pakhat in rak pu
put , pu - (v.) hold - Example: Please hold this book = Hi cauk hi rak pu ta
put , rit ngaiin hnuh - (v.) lug
puttinan - (n.) mint (herb)
putu - (n.) father-in-law and son-in-law - Example: Both father-in-law and son-in-law have gone = An putu in an kal
putu - (n.) carrier, the one who brings - Example: Who is the one who brought the letter? = Ahodah ca putu cu a si?
R
ra - (n.) sulphur bean
ra - (adj.) dazzled with sunlight - Example: My eyes are dazzled with sunlight = Ka mit a ra
ra-hang - (n.) fermented juice of sulphur beans
ra , rat , hika ah hin ra - (v.) come - Example: Please come her = Hika a hin ra tuah
ra , vahnak nam saupi hlok saupi a ngeimi - (n.) scythe
raak - (v.) shout at somebody, jure, threaten
raak - (v.) cry in anguish and fear - Example: The child is afraid and cries = Ngakchia a thin a phang i a raak
raang - (adj.) white - Example: He puts on a white shirt = Angki raak a hruk
radio - (n.) wireless
radio chuahnak tahning - (n.) short wave
radio hri zammi - (n.) aerial
radio in biachim, thanh - (v.) broadcast
radio ngaih - (v.) tune in - Example: Tune in to the Voice of America = VOA kha ngai
rai - (n.) pestilence - Example: Smallpox and cholera are pestilences = Ralse le ngaleo cu rai an si
rai - (adj.) pregnant - Example: Our mare is pregnant = Kan rangpi a rai
rai - (n.) demon
rai biaknak , khuachia biaknak - (n.) animism
rai i thawi , hlawt , ngol - (v.) sacrifice
rai , rei - (v.) gnaw a hole (as rat)
raibia - (n.) animists
raifanh si - (n.) malaria medicine
raifanh si a kha ngaimi - (n.) quinine
raifanh zawtnak - (n.) malaria - Example: Malaria is prevalent in Myanmar = Kawlram ah raifanh a tam
raih - (v.) impregnate, cause to conceive
raise khan si chunh - (v.) vaccinate
raise khan si chunhnak - (n.) vaccination
raise zawtnak - (n.) smallpox
raise zawtnak nih cuar bo hrethrut in a tuahmi - (n.) pock
raite - (n.) lime
raite hang le thanthling cawhmi - (n.) lemonade
raite kung - (n.) lime tree
raite , ser - (n.) lemon
raithawi - (v.) sacrifice, pacify the angry spirit who causes sickness
raithawinak ca i thahmi sa , rawhnak le thihnak a ingmi - (n.) victim
raithawinak , hawi dang zawnruah ruang i mah nih harnak le fahnak inmi - (n.) sacrifice
rak - (adv.) imperative - Example: Bring the book here. - You go ahead = Cauk kha rak pu. - Rak kal
rak - (adv.) indicator of past tense - Example: I bought this pony last year = Nikum ah hi rang hi ka rak cawk
rak bawh , a thli tein bawh ziar - (v.) lurk
rak chawnh , biakchawnh - (v.) greet
rak chimchungnak - (n.) forecast
rak co kanh - (v.) preoccupy - Example: Our favorite seats were preoccupied = Thutnak kan duhmi kha an kan co kanh
rak hmuh cia lomi - (adj.) unforeseen
rak hmuhchung - (v.) foresee
rak hmuhtonmi le cu hmuhtonnak thawngin hngalhnak hmuhmi a ngei lomi - (adj.) inexperienced
rak hmuhtonmi le cu hmuhtonnak thawngin hngalhnak hmuhmi a ngei lomi - (n.) inexperience
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rak hngalh chung - (v.) foreknow
rak hngalh chungnak - (n.) precognition
rak i ruahchan lomi , ruah lopi in a hung ummi - (adj.) unexpected
rak lawmh , rak thangtthat - (v.) hail
rak leh ve loin i in - (adj.) passive
rak ngiat chung - (v.) reconnoitre
rak ngiat chungnak , rak zoh chungnak (ralkap lei ah a si khun) - (n.) reconnaiscance
rak ruachungnak - (n.) forethougt
rak ruah bal lomi - (adj.) unthought of
rak ruahning khan - (adv.) supposedly
rak si hmasaning chung i tlak tthan - (v.) relapse
rak sining chung i tlak tthannak - (n.) relapse
rak tan , rak tlaih , a karlak i rak ton - (v.) intercept
rak tehchungnak - (n.) foretaste
rak zohkhenh tiah zumhnak le bochannak in pek - (v.) entrust
rak zokhenh tiah fialmi tangka rak fir - (v.) embezzle
ral - (n.) adversary, enemy - Example: He is not my adversary = Amah cu ka ral a si lo
ral - (n.) war - Example: Second world war = Vawleicung ral pahnihnak
ral - (n.) the other side of the river - Example: He went to the other side of the river = Tiva ral ah a kal
ral - (n.) opposite side - Example: I saw them go on the hill opposite us = Kan ral tlang ah khin an kal ka hmuh
ral - (v.) melt, dissolve - Example: Salw melts in the water = Cite cu ti chungah a ral
ral a simi - (adj.) hostile
ral an i tuk i ahohmanh nih an uk veve lomi an karlak i a ummi ram khi - (n.) no mans's land
ral chim , ral tuk , doh - (v.) raid
ral chimnak - (n.) invasion
ral chimnak , tuknak , dohnak - (n.) raid
ral chimtu , tutu , dohtu - (n.) raider
ral doh awk i timh cia i a ummi - (adj.) embattled
ral doh in doh - (v.) combat
ral doh , ral tuk - (v.) fight
ral doh, ral tuk , velh, i tongh, taza i cuai - (v.) fight
ral doh tik i a namtu lei si - (n.) offence - Example: The offence we launched on the enemies has been well planned = Ral kan va namhna cu
ttha tein timhmi a si
ral dohnak tilawng a hmemi , ti puan i hmanmi - (n.) gun boat
ral , dohtu - (n.) rebel
ral fir - (n.) guerilla
ral hriamnam - (n.) ammunition
ral , huatu - (n.) enemy
ral i dohnak , i tuk i dohnak - (n.) hostilities
ral i tuknak i phenhnak vawlei pawng vampang bantuk - (n.) parapet
ral lio ttihnung a simi hmun i him tein al khawhnak ding nawl ca in pekmi - (n.) safe conduct
ral nih chim - (v.) invade
ral nih zeidah an tuah tiah a va ngiatu thlahmi - (n.) scout
ral , pakhat le pakhat aa ralmi - (n.) antagonist
ral , raltuknak - (n.) war
ral tei , tei - (v.) vanquish
ral thawhnak - (n.) uprising
ral tthatternak , lungthawhternak - (n.) incitement
ral tuknak , raldohnak - (n.) fight
ralbawi , an cung bawi aiawh in rian a ttuanmi, a tam bki cu captain an si - (n.) adjutant
ralbawi bo hnih - (n.) lieutenant
ralbawi bo thum benh , haotu - (n.) captain
ralbawi , kanal - (n.) colonel
ralbawi ngan bik - (n.) marshal
ralbawi ngan bik changtu - (n.) field marshal
ralbawi ngan , colonel (karnel) cung - (n.) general
ralbawi nih sinum aa chiahmi - (n.) batman
ralca - (n.) jar: glazed jar
ralchan - (n.) the other side of the valley - Example: The sun has risen on the other side of the valley = Kan ralchan tlang an ni a chuak cang
ralchanh - (v.) clash - Example: Their opinions always clash = An ruahning aa ralchanh zungzal
ralchanh - (v.) conflict
ralchanh - (v.) oppose, antagonize, contradict - Example: They oppose/contradict each others in their talks = Pakhat le pakhat bia an chim ah an
i ralchanh lengmang
ralchanh , doh - (prep.) against - Example: He is against me = A ka doh; a ka ralchanh
ralchanh , doh - (v.) contend
ralchanhtu - (n.) contradictor, opponent
ralchia - (n.) coward - Example: He is a coward = Miralchia a si
ralchia ngaiin - (adv.) cowardly
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ralchiatnak - (n.) cowardice
ralchiatnak - (n.) timidity
raldai - (v.) peace: make peace - Example: War has come to an end (lit. become silent) = Ral a dai cang
raldaihnak - (n.) armistice
raldoh - (v.) fight, wage war
raldoh a ttha lo tiah a tangmi - (n.) pacifist
raldoh hi a zei ti lei hmanh in a ttha lo tiin a zummi pawl zumhning - (n.) pacifism
raldohnak - (n.) combat
raldohnak , dohnak - (n.) war - Example: During the second world war many people perished = Vawlei-cung dohnak pahnihnak ah minung
tampi a thi
raldohnak hmun - (n.) field
raldohnak , ral tuknak - (n.) fight
ralfir - (n.) guerilla war, guerilla
ralhau - (n.) bulwark
ralhau chimhnak i an hmanmi thil - (n.) battering ram
ralhau , him tein vennak - (n.) defence
ralhau in , kulh - (v.) fortify
ralhau in kulhnak , kulhnak - (n.) fortification
ralhau , ruhkhulh - (n.) citadel
ralhriamnam - (n.) weapons
ralhruang - (n.) fortress
ralhruang a ngeimi inn nganpi - (n.) castle
ralhruang ngeimi hmun - (n.) fort
ralhruang thing in kulhmi , ralhruang kulhnak - (n.) stockade
ralkah - (adj.) opposite, vis a vis
ralkap - (n.) soldier
ralkap - (n.) warrior
ralkap a si lomi hna , ramchung mi - (n.) civilian
ralkap a zammi , zammi - (n.) deserter
ralkap bantukin cawpiaknak a ngei vemi , khuavengtu ca i vengtu pawl - (n.) militia
ralkap bawi , captain cung , colonel tang - (n.) major
ralkap bu colonel (kanal) pakhat ukmi - (n.) regiment
ralkap ca i mi thar lak - (v.) recruit
ralkap cer - (n.) parade
ralkap cer an cawnter hna - (n.) drill - Example: The troops had a drill = Ralcap cer an cawng
ralkap cer i an kal bantuk i kal - (v.) march
ralkap chung bawi si ding a cawng liomi - (n.) cadet
ralkap chung bu khat - (n.) corps
ralkap chung i saupi rian a ttuan i pension a lami - (n.) veteran
ralkap chung i tirawl le thilri zokkhenhtu - (n.) quartermaster
ralkap chung i ziaza tthalomi anmah ralkap biaceihtu hna nih bia an ceih hna i an phuah hna khi - (n.) court-martial
ralkap lei a simi - (adj.) military - Example: Military training = Ralkap si ding cawnpiaknak
ralkap lei tthawnak, ralkapbu - (n.) force
ralkap nih an ran i cawn chungmi khor - (n.) bunker
ralkap nih kulh - (n.) siege
ralkap nih kulh , kulh - (v.) besiege
ralkap nih ral vennak i an va hmanmi hmun - (n.) outpost
ralkap pawl nan umnak inn ah um cang u ti i zan i kawhnak muko aw - (n.) tattoo
ralkap phortu tilawng - (n.) troopship
ralkap tho cang u tiin tummi muko aw - (n.) reveille
ralkap thong khat bu - (n.) batallion
ralkap tla thar rangrut - (n.) recruit
ralkap tlawmpal tlawmte an i kahnak - (n.) skirmish
ralkap uknak upadi - (n.) martial law
ralkap umnak ca i in saupi artlang in sakmi hna - (n.) barracks
ralkap zal - (n.) haversack
ralkapbu - (n.) army
ralkapbu - (n.) brigade
ralkapbu - (n.) military
ralkapbu - (n.) troop
ralkapbu le ralhapbu i tuk , i doh , i tuk - (n.) battle
ralkapbu mi sawm nga tluk - (n.) platoon
ralkapbu uktu bawi - (n.) commandant
ralnak , i dohnak , i huatnak - (n.) antagomism
ralrem - (n.) peace: making peace and reconciliation with enemy/ between opposing groups
ralremnak - (n.) reconciliation
ralremtu - (n.) mediator
ralrin lo - (adj.) careless
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ralrin lo piin a hung ummi , khulrang tuk in tuahmi thil - (adj.) rash
ralrin lonak , a remning hngalh lonak - (n.) indiscretion
ralrin pek - (v.) warn
ralrin peknak a simi - (adj.) monitory
ralrin , ralring - (adj.) cautious - Example: You should be cautious of your walking = Naa chawhnak naa ralrin a hau
ralring , hrial - (v.) beware - Example: Beware of the dog = Uico kha hrial
ralring , ralrin - (adj.) cautious - Example: You should be cautious of your walking = Naa chawhnak naa ralrin a hau
ralring tein a ummi - (adj.) heedful
ralring tein aa venmi , aa ralringmi - (adj.) watchful
ralring tein , felfai tein , ttuanmi rian - (adj.) painstaking
ralring tein tuah lomi - (adj.) slipshod
ralring tein tuaktan a haumite , a nem hniphnepmite , aa dawhmite - (adj.) delicate - Example: The teacher handled the delicate problem
with care = Tuaktan ngai a haumi thil har cu saya nih ralring tein a tuaktan
ralring tein um - (v.) reck
ralring tein umnak - (n.) preparedness
ralringmi - (adj.) careful
ralringte le fimte i um, hliphlau - (adj.) alert
ralrinnak - (n.) carefulness
ralrinnak - (n.) warning - Example: He was given a warning = Ralrinnak an pek
ralrinnak pek - (n.) notice - Example: You must give a month's notice before you leave = Na kal hlanah thla khat ralrinnak na kan pek lai
ralrinnak pekmi - (n.) warning
ralrinnak peknak - (n.) caution - Example: Cross the road with caution = Lam kha ralring tein na tan lai
ralrinnak rak pek chung - (v.) forewarn
ralrinnak rak pek chungmi - (n.) precaution
ralrinnak rak pek chungnak ca i tuahmi - (adj.) precautionary
ralrinpeknak - (n.) caution - Example: Let his experience serve as a caution to you = Thil a rak tonmi kha na caah ralrin petu si seh
ralsa - (n.) jeopardy - Example: You put me in jeopardy = Ralsa na ka lak
ralteinak - (n.) victory
raltha - (adj.) brave
ralthawh , raltho - (v.) rebel against, declare war, begin war/fighting
ralthawhnak - (n.) war, insurrection, rebellion - Example: The Kayins have been in rebellion for 49 years = Kayin ralthawhnak kum 49 a si cang
raltho - (v.) rebel - Example: The Kachins alså rebellen = Kachin zong ral an tho ve
ralttha - (adj.) bold, courageous, brave - Example: He is courageous = A ral a ttha
ralttha - (adj.) gallant
ralttha - (adj.) stout
ralttha - (adj.) bold, courageous, brave - Example: He is courageous = A ral a ttha
ralttha - (n.) a courageous person
ralttha ngai , ttih ngei lo - (adj.) intrepid
ralttha ngaiin - (adv.) hardily
ralttha ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) heroic
ralttha ngaiin tuahmi thil - (n.) exploit - Example: A soldier was decorated for his exploits = Ralkap cu ralttha nagiin a tuahmi thil caah mintthat
an pek
raltthami - (adj.) courageous
raltthami , a ral a tthami - (adj.) valiant
raltthat , hruh ngamh deuh , ninghngal , ngamh - (adj.) audacious
raltthatnak - (n.) bravery
raltthatnak - (n.) gallantry
raltthatnak - (n.) hardihood
raltthatnak - (n.) heroism
raltthatnak - (n.) intrepidity
raltthatnak - (n.) boldness
raltthatnak - (n.) courage
raltthatter , lungthawhter - (v.) incite
raltu - (v.) fight in war - Example: Japan and the US once fought war between them = Japan le USA ral an rak i tu
raltu lo pawl - (n.) noncombatant
raltuk a thiammi - (n.) tactician
raltuk i tim in umnak - (n.) mobilization
raltuk thiamnak - (n.) tactics
raltuk , tuk - (v.) attack
raltuknak ca i umtuning tuaktanning - (adj.) strategic
raltuknak caah i timhtuah , hmun kip ka kip i i chiah i phurh - (v.) mobilize
raltuknak hmun - (n.) theatre, battle field
raltuknak hriamnam - (n.) armament
raltuknak , i dohnak - (n.) conflict
raltuknak in a lungthin a hmaan ti lomi zawtnak - (n.) shellshock
raltuknak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) tactical
raltuknak lei i thiamnak a ngeimi - (n.) strategist
raltuknak lei i thiamnak , khuakhan thiamnak - (n.) strategy
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raltuknak leiin - (adv.) strategiccally
raltuknak ngol ta caan - (n.) truce
raltuknak tengh - (n.) tank
raltuknak tilawng - (n.) warship
raltukning phun khat hlanlio i an rak hmanmi - (n.) phalanx
raltunak ngol ta chung - (n.) armistice
raltunak tilawng , hrawktu - (n.) destroyer
ralven - (v.) respect - Example: She knows well how to respect her husband = Amah cu pasal ralven a thiam ngai
ralven caan - (n.) watch
ralven , ralveng - (v.) guard
ralveng - (n.) guard
ralveng , ralven - (v.) guard - Example: May Gud guard you from your enemies = Pathian nih ral in veng ko seh
ralvengtu - (n.) escort
ralvengtu - (n.) patrol
ralvengtu - (n.) watchman, protector
ralvengtu ca i thiah - (v.) post - Example: A soldier was posted at the door of the minister's office = Vuanzi zung innka congh ah ralkap pakhat
an thiah
ralvengtu hna umnak hmun - (n.) post - Example: The guard cannot leave his post = Ralvengtu nih a umnak kha a kaltak kho lo
ralvenh , zulh , thlah - (v.) escort
ralvennak - (n.) guarding, watching, protection
ralvennak inn - (n.) guardhouse
ralvennak innsang - (n.) watchtower
ralzam - (n.) refugee, fugitive - Example: He is a refugee = Amah cu ralzam a si
ram - (n.) grass - Example: Cows eat grass = Caw nih ram an ei
ram - (n.) land - Example: They visited many lands = Ramtampi an tlawn
ram - (n.) country
ram - (adj.) gluttonous - Example: He is a gluttonous meat eater = Sa a ram
ram - (n.) territory
ram a chungril lei , khuate lei - (n.) hinterland
ram a rak hlum hmasa bikmi hna - (adj.) aboriginal
ram a rak hlum hmasa bikmi hna - (n.) aborigines
ram ai awhtubu , thlahmi , cu hna an umnak inn - (n.) legation
ram , cheumi , vawlei - (n.) lot - Example: He hs a small lot = Vawlei bite a ngei
ram chung hmanmi tangka - (n.) currency
ram chung i mah le mah aa domi raldohnak - (n.) civil war
ram chung pakhat , asiloah caan pakhat chung i a ummi saram hna - (n.) fauna
ram chung ral thawhnak , uktu dohnak - (n.) rebellion
ram chung thil a simi - (adj.) interior
ram dang he aa pehtlaimi thil a simi - (adj.) external
ram dang i thawl - (v.) deport
ram dang i thawlnak - (n.) deportation
ram dang i tthawl - (v.) exile - Example: John was exiled to Patmos island = Johan cu Patomos tikulh ah an tthawl i sal ah a tang
ram dang kalnak lehhmah - (n.) passport
ram dang le ram dang i pehtlainak he aa pehtlaimi - (adv.) internationally
ram dang le ram dang i pehtlainak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) international
ram dang mi rammi i canter - (v.) naturalize - Example: John was born in Brazil and naturalized in India = John cu Brazil ram ah a chuak i India
ram ah India rammi canter a si
ram dawh tein cinnak tual - (n.) lawn
ram dawtnak lungthin - (n.) patrioticisme
ram dawtnak lungthin i ngeimi - (adj.) patriotic
ram hmanthlak , vawlei hmanthlak - (n.) atlas
ram hram kalhnak tuhmui , thulh - (n.) spud
ram khat chung khuapi bik - (n.) metropolis
ram khat chung uknak khuapi - (n.) capital
ram khat chungmi - (n.) people - Example: The poeple of Japan = Japan ram mi
ram kong minung kong , tuanbia - (n.) history
ram lum a simi , ram lum i a ummi - (adj.) tropical - Example: Banana is a tropical fruit = Banhla cu ram lum thei a si
ram lum dengmang a simi - (adj.) subtropical
ram muisam , ram pungsan , voi khat hei zoh i a lang khomi vial - (n.) landscape
ram niam - (n.) lowland
ram pakhat ai awhtu caah cu ram nih ram dang i an thlahmi - (n.) ambassador
ram pakhat chung i biapi bik le a ngan bik a simi hmun - (n.) mainland
ram pakhat chung i tthen pakhat , peng pakhat - (n.) province
ram pakhat chung i uknak caah tthen hme tete i an tthenmi - (n.) canton - Example: Switzerland is made up of 22 cantons = Switzerland
ram cu tthen 22 ah aa tthen
ram pakhat le pakhat hnatlaknak tuahmi - (n.) treaty
ram pakhat le pakhat karlak i hnatlaknak tuahmi - (n.) pact
ram pakhat mibu hmete nih uknak - (n.) oligarchy
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ram pakhat mibu hmete nih uknak chung i aa telmi - (n.) oligarch
ram pakhat siseh , mibu pakhat siseh , tangka hmuhmi le thilri a hman thiamnak - (n.) economy
ram pakhatkhat nih maw , mi pakhat nih maw amah ca tthathnemnak ca i mi dang ram le phun an hman hna khi exploit a si - (v.)
exploit - Example: Slaves were exploited by their masters = Sal cu an bawile nih an htman hna
ram , pennak - (n.) realm
ram , sattil rawl - (n.) fodder
ram tam , tlon - (v.) graze - Example: Cattle are grazing in the field = Caw cu lo lakah an tlong
ram tamnak hmun a simi - (adj.) grassy
ram thar an va tlak i asinain cu ram cu a tlatu hna ram kuttang i a um tthiamtthiami - (n.) colony
ram tlik zuamnak hmun - (n.) turf
ram uknak kong ah mi a thattu (fial chommi an si deuh tawn) - (n.) assassin
ram uknak kong i ram uktu thah - (v.) assasinate
ram uknak kong i thahnak - (n.) assasination
ram uknak lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) political - Example: Political geography = Ramri le lam te hna khuaram
ram ukning , cozah ukning , uknak - (n.) politics
ram uktu bawi ngan bik nih amah bawmtu ah aa thimmi vuanzibu - (n.) cabinet
ram vaih hnawhmi sa - (n.) game
ram vaihnak caah siseh i lak i thuam tling cun um , a herhmi thil thuam , khual tlawnnak caah siseh - (v.) equip
ramchung - (n.) the interior of the country
ramchung mi - (n.) citizen
ramchung mi , ralkap a si lomi hna - (n.) civilian
ramchung mi sinak - (n.) citizenship
ramchung mi sinak he a pehtlaimi - (adj.) civil - Example: Civil rights = ramchung mi a simi nih an hmuh awk le an tuah awk a simi thil hna
ramdang - (n.) country: foreign country
ramdang a va uktu - (n.) imperialist
ramdang i a pemmi - (n.) emigrant
ramdang i pem - (v.) emigrate
ramdang i pemnak - (n.) emigration
ramdang i thil zuartu - (n.) exporter
ramdang i zuanmi thilri - (n.) export
ramdang i zuar - (v.) export
ramdang in a lutmi thil cung i cozah nih ngunkhuai an lakmi - (n.) customs
ramdang in a lutmi thil cung i ngunkhuai lakmi - (n.) impost
ramdang in a ra lutmi thil. - 2. aa dawh ngaingaimi - (adj.) exotic
ramdang in luhpimi thil ngunkhuai - (n.) duty
ramdang in phiar - (v.) import
ramdang in phiarmi thilri - (n.) import
ramdang in thil a cawtu - (n.) importer
ramdang , mah ram a si lomi - (adj.) foreign
ramdang mi - (n.) foreigner
ramdang tlawn khawhnak ca (passport cung) i kalnak ding ram cozah aiawhtu nih an ram tlawn khawhnak ding lehhmah
thutpiaknak - (n.) visa
ramdang va uk a duhmi - (adj.) imperialistic
ramdang va uknak - (n.) imperialsm
ramdangmi , khual - (n.) alien
ram/facang hlehnak , datari , faah - (n.) sickle
ramh - (n.) foray
ramh - (n.) pillage
ramh - (v.) plunder - Example: Enemies plundered their things = Ral nih an ramh hna
ramh , fir - (n.) loot
ramhnah , thinghnah - (n.) foliage
ramhran - (v.) to be on war path - Example: They are on war path = Ram an hrang
ramhring khawhnak hmun - (n.) meadow
ramhtu damiah - (n.) plunder
ramkung phun khat - (n.) linseed
ramkung phun khat a rim a hmuimi - (n.) lavender
ramlak - (n.) jungle - Example: He is hunting in the jungle = Ramlak ah ram i vai
ramlak i a ummi , a phingmi , a ngam lomi - (adj.) wild
ramlak nawn i inn nuam ngai an sakmi khi - (n.) villa
ramlak saram inn i zuat i ngam lakin tuahmi - (adj.) tame - Example: He has a tame bear = Ngam lakin zuatmi vom pakhat a ngei
ramlak thing tamnak hmun - (n.) wood
rammi - (n.) citizen
ramri - (n.) boundary
ramri - (n.) pale - Example: They are outside the pale of civilization = Annih cu fimnak ramri lengah an um
ramri - (n.) border
ramri he aa naihmi hmun - (n.) borderland
ramri hmelchunhnak - (n.) landmark
ramri hrawng ram - (n.) frontier
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ramri , ramri sernak - (n.) demarcation
ramriah ; pualthawh bantuk - (n.) safari
ramriah , ramriak - (v.) hunting expedition: go on hunting expedition - Example: We shall go on hunting expedition the day after tomorrow =
Kiptuh ah ram kan riak lai
ramriahnak - (n.) expedition
ramriahnak - (n.) hunting ground
ramriak , ramriah - (v.) hunting expedition: go on hunting expedition - Example: We shall go on hunting expedition the day after tomorrow =
Kiptuh ah ram kan riak lai
ramrilung - (n.) boundary stone
ramritung - (n.) boundary post
ramro pon hmete - (n.) haycock
ramro/capawl pon nganpi - (n.) haystack
ramsa - (n.) beast
ramsa bantuk - (adj.) beastly - Example: Beastly conduct = ramsa bantuk ziaza
ramtang - (n.) in the thick of the jungle
ramtangmi - (n.) those who have gone underground
ramtukrel - (v.) to choose the alrea for hill side fields for a particular year
ramvaih , sapel - (v.) hunt
ramvaih , sapel - (n.) hunting
ramvaipa - (n.) hunter
ram/vawlei - (n.) territory
ram/vawlei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) territorial
ram/vawlei ngeitu bawipa - (n.) landlord
ran , rang - (adj.) swift, quich - Example: A white horse runs swiftly = Rang raang rang tein a tli
rang - (n.) horse
rang bantuk a simi , a ttialmi - (n.) zebra
rang cit a thiammi - (n.) horseman
rang citnak tawhrolh - (n.) breeches
rang cittu nih a kedil i rang hnawhnak caah thir zum aa khihmi - (n.) spur
rang cungin lente an i celhmi hockey bantuk a simi - (n.) polo
rang fano - (n.) colt
rang ke a tin le a kedil karlak aa reknakte khi - (n.) pastern
rang kelamh - (n.) stirrup
rang kengdan - (n.) saddle
rang kengdan sertu - (n.) saddler
rang kengdan zal - (n.) saddle bag
rang leng hnuktu a mawngtu - (n.) teamster
rang nih a kam lei hmu kho hlah seh tiah a mit an chonkanhnak - (n.) blinker
rang onh - (v.) neigh
rang , ran - (adj.) swift, quich - Example: A white horse runs swiftly = Rang raang rang tein a tli
rang , sattil - (n.) pony
rang tha , seh a tthawnnak hi rang tha in rel a si , enzin rang tha pakhat simi nih minit pakhat ah thil pawng 33 ,000 a ritmi kha
lehmah pakhat a cawi kawh - (n.) horsepower
rang thil phorhnak thilthuam , a kengdan , a chak a hri , etc. - (n.) harness
rang tin kedan - (n.) horseshoe
rang tlik zuamnak hmun - (n.) racecourse
rang tlik zuamtermi pawl an hneksak hmasatnak hna hmun , hmun hmemi - (n.) paddock
rang tuknak fung zum - (n.) goad
rang zawtnak , a thaphet a phinter i a baitertu - (n.) spavin
rangcawng - (n.) groom, horse keeper, horse driver - Example: The groom brushes the horse = Rangcawng nih a rang kha a hmul a muai
rangcawng , rangcawngh - (v.) to keep/look after ponies - Example: Za Tlei is looking after the ponies = Za Tlei cu rang a cawng
rangcawngh - (n.) keeping the ponies - Example: It's quite profitable keeping ponies = Rangcawngh hi a miak ngai ko
rangcawnghnak - (n.) keeping ponies - Example: Your field is good for keeping ponies = Nan lo cu rangcawnghnak a ttha ngai
rangchak - (n.) bridle, reins
rangchak hlawmh - (v.) bridle - Example: Shy ponies are hard to bridle = Rang phing cu rangchak hlawmh an har ko
rangchak hri , caw hnarphe hri - (n.) rein
rangchung ralkap - (n.) cavalry
rangcit thiam , rangcit in a paw aa cawmmi - (n.) jockey
rangcung ralkap - (n.) cavalry
rangcung ralkap fei aa putmi - (n.) lancer
rangdan - (n.) saddle
rangdan bo - (n.) pommel of a saddle
rangfa - (n.) foal, either a colt or a filly
rangfa , laafa - (n.) foal
rangkelamh - (n.) stirrup
rangkengdan - (n.) saddle
rangleng - (n.) chariot, horse cart
rangleng - (n.) coach
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rangleng in hnuhmi pawl , meithal ngan pipi , a rit pipi - (n.) artillery
rangmeibanh - (n.) tail strap
rangpi - (n.) mare
rangsumreh - (n.) saddle girth
rangttangbanh - (n.) horse collar/strap at chest
rangttawkbanh - (n.) buttock strap on pack saddle
rangtuang - (n.) mane
rangtum - (n.) horse
rangtum awnh - (n.) whinny
ranh - (n.) pffer - Example: We offered him our female mythun for marriage price = Pu man ah kan siapi kan ranh
ranh - (n.) speed up, hurry up - Example: Come on, be quick, hurry up = Khah, i ranh
rannak , tthawnnak , hmual - (n.) velocity
ranter - (v.) bleach - Example: He bleached his shirt = A angki a ranter
rap - (n.) snare, trap, noose - Example: We place a trap for the birds. - We place nooses for pheasants = Va rap kan chiah. - Varit rap kan valh
rap chiahmi chung i a va hawi a luhpitu laileng - (n.) stool pigeon
rap i foih - (v.) ensnare
rap , marthang - (n.) trap
rapchiah - (v.) to spring a trap
raphri - (n.) the string of the trap
rappo - (n.) the spring of the noose
rapthang - (n.) noose trap
rasoh - (n.) heartburn, stomach upset, acid stomach
rat - (n.) advent - Example: Since the advent of jet planes, travel has been speeded up = Jet vanlawng rat (hung chuah) hnu cun, khualtlawn rian
a rang deuh.
rat , ra , hika ah hin ra - (v.) come - Example: Please come here = Hika a hin ra tuah
rau - (adj.) pale - Example: He is pale from his sickness. - The leaves of banana are getting pale = A zawtnak in a rau dih. - Banhla hnah an rau
rau - (v.) be away - Example: How long will you be away? = Zei can dah na rauh lai?
rau loin - (adj.) immediate
rauhter , tlaiter - (v.) stay - Example: The judge stayed judgement till he could hear both sides = An kap hnih in an bia a theih hlantiang biakhiap
kha thawn/a tlaiter
raw chuannak thilri - (n.) kitchenware
raw , rawh - (v.) bake - Example: We shall bake bread = Changreu kan raw lai
rawchok , rul - (n.) cobra
rawh , hrawh - (v.) wreck
rawh , raw - (v.) bake - Example: We shall bake bread = Changreu kan raw lai
rawhnak - (n.) destruction
rawhnak - (n.) ruin
rawhnak - (n.) wreck
rawhnak - (n.) ruination
rawhnak a chuahtertu a simi - (adj.) ruinous
rawhnak , chiatnak - (n.) deterioration
rawhnak chungin khamh - (v.) salve
rawhnak chungin khamh , chuah - (n.) salvage
rawhnak , fak piin that lonak lei i aa thlengmi thil - (n.) cataclysm
rawhnak le thihnak a ingmi , raithawinak ca i thahmi sa - (n.) victim
rawhnak , thihnak , lohnak - (n.) doom
rawhnak , thutnak - (n.) decadence
rawhnak/tthat lonak tuahmi - (n.) mischief
rawhralnak - (n.) damage
rawhralnak - (n.) wrack
rawi - (v.) betray - Example: Judas betrayed Jesus = Judas nih Jesuh a rawi
rawi - (v.) to split wood along the grains
rawih - (v.) to invite others for help
rawinak , hlennak - (n.) treachery
rawitu , leirtu , leirawitu - (n.) traitor, betrayer - Example: Judas was Jesus' betrayer = Judas cu Jesuh leitu a si
rawk - (n.) spoil, destroy, be spoiled - Example: Our feast was spoiled. - Do not destroy your book = Kan puai a rawk. - Na cauk kha rawk hlah
rawk , harnak pek - (v.) harm - Example: This medicine will not harm you = Hi si nih an rawk lai lo
rawk loin um peng - (v.) keep - Example: Cold milk can keep quite long = Cawhnuk kik cu sau nawnpi rawk loin a um kho
rawk nelnul in umnak - (n.) dilapidation
rawk , thih , kehkuai - (v.) perish
rawket , a pummi thil, a chung i kang khomi thil rawn i cu a kangh tikah amah tein van i a zuang khomi - (n.) rocket
rawkhatlak , ruakhatlak - (n.) a group dance in which dancers step between moving bamboo poles timed to musc
rawknak , chiatnak - (n.) depravity
rawknak , thutnak - (n.) rottenness
rawknak , vanchiatnak , harnak - (n.) disaster
rawkter , chiatter , zorter - (v.) impair
rawl - (n.) diet
rawl - (n.) food - Example: Rice is a good food = Facang hi rawl ttha a si ko
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rawl - (n.) meal - Example: Breakfast is the first meal of the day = Thaithawh hi ni khat chung rawl hmasa bik a si
rawl - (n.) nutrition
rawl - (n.) refection
rawl - (v.) represent - Example: Would you be able to represent me? = Ka ai na ka rawl kho lai maw?
rawl ca i thahmi saram - (n.) prey - Example: Rats are prey of cats = Zu cu chizawh rawl an si
rawl cawk i einak hmun/inn - (n.) restaurant
rawl , changreu - (n.) bread
rawl chiahnak bizu - (n.) larder
rawl chiahnak inn , buk le han - (n.) granary
rawl chiahnak kuang , hnawm khonnak kuang - (n.) bin
rawl chuan tik i cu bantuk kha bantuk cawh ah a thaw timi khi , a cawhmeih/a tamhpaih - (n.) recipe
rawl chuangtu , a hnawm tammi a tawngtu - (n.) scullion
rawl chuannak le einak khaan - (n.) refectory
rawl chung i a bangmi a ummi - (n.) starch
rawl ci can - (n.) mealtime
rawl dawp , dawp - (v.) assimilate
rawl duhnak , ka thawtnak - (n.) appetite
rawl ei a tthawng ngaimi - (adj.) voracious
rawl ei dih hnu i kamphal i a thlummi ei mi khi - (n.) dessert
rawl ei loin um - (v.) starve - Example: The cruel man half starved his horse = Mi ttha lo pa nih a rang cu rawl ei lo huaha in thi dengmang in a
chiah
rawl ei tik i kut hnawhnak pawvuah - (n.) napkin
rawl einak hailengte , khazin - (n.) fork
rawl einak i hmanmi kheng , nam , fork , darkeu te hna - (n.) tableware
rawl einak inn i lamnak zong a um chihmi - (n.) cabaret
rawl einak inn i rawl peknak - (n.) service - Example: The service in this restaurant is good = Hi rawl einak inn i rawl an pekning hi a ttha
rawl einak inn , lakphak dinnak inn - (n.) cafe
rawl fang , facang fang , fatun fang - (n.) grain
rawl hal i a vakmi - (n.) beggar
rawl hal i a vakmi awkhlawh - (n.) mendicant
rawl hmuh zat ding tuakpiakmi - (n.) ration
rawl i zat lo ruang i a chuakmi zawtnak - (n.) malnutrition
rawl in cawm - (v.) sustain
rawl in siseh zu in siseh lakphak/kawfi in siseh danghnak - (n.) treat - Example: He gave us a good treat with tea = Lakphak thaw ngaiin a
kan dangh
rawl khainak hapi - (n.) molar
rawl khim in pek lomi - (adj.) undernourished
rawl khon - (v.) garner
rawl khonnak inn rawlruk - (n.) garner
rawl lak , facang cil , fangvoi thling , fatun sih , etc. - (v.) thresh
rawl le sa tampi a ei khomi - (adj.) gluttonous
rawl lei a tthawngmi sinak - (n.) voracity
rawl loin umnak - (n.) starvation - Example: Starvation caused his death = Rawl lo nih a thah
rawl nih a chuahtermi linhnak - (n.) calorie
rawl pek - (v.) feed
rawl pek , dangh - (v.) treat - Example: He treated his friends to chicken curry = A hawile kha arsa in a dangh hna
rawl pek , herhmi pek - (v.) cater
rawl peknak , cawmnak - (n.) nourishment
rawl phun khat - (n.) tart
rawl pumh - (v.) gather - Example: The farmer gathered the crops = Lothlopa nih rawl kha a pumh hna
rawl , satil arva ca rawl - (n.) feed
rawl tahnak , phio hnih, tang knat tluk - (n.) bushel
rawl , tangka , hriamnam le thil dangdang thukhnak hmun - (n.) cache
rawl thaw - (n.) delicacy
rawl thaw ngaingai/thawngpang theih nuam ngaingai - (n.) tidbit
rawl tlamtling in pek lomi - (adj.) underfed
rawl tlawmte ei - (n.) snack
rawl ttha a simi - (adj.) nutritious
rawl ttuan - (v.) harvest - Example: The farmer harvested his rice = Lothlopa nih a facang a ttuan
rawl ttuan , rawl ttuanmi rawl - (n.) harvest
rawl uih , a tler , a nih - (adj.) rancid
rawl ulh - (v.) fast - Example: During his fast he did not eat anything = Rawl a ulh lioah zeihmanh a ei lo
rawl voi khat suahmi khi - (n.) helping
rawl zeizei dah a um tiah an ttialnak ca - (n.) menu
rawlbawk - (n.) granary
rawlchuan - (v.) cook
rawlchuan inn - (n.) kitchen
rawlchuan inn hmete - (n.) kitchenette
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rawlchuang - (n.) cook
rawlchuangtu a thiam ngaingaimi - (n.) chef
rawlchuannak umkheng - (n.) utensil
rawldangh - (n.) reception - Example: He was given a reception last night = Zahan ah zanriah an dangh
rawldanghnak puai - (n.) feast
rawlfang , ei awk - (n.) foodstuff
rawlh - (v.) replace, take the place of others - Example: You should replace the old board with a new one = Thing hlun kha thing thar in nan rawlh
lai
rawlhal , nawl , hal - (v.) beg
rawlka thawt - (adj.) to have good appetite
rawlkhonnak inn , rawlruk - (n.) barn
rawlpek , cawm - (v.) nourish
rawlpetu le bawmchantu si - (v.) wait on
rawlret khai - (v.) chewing the cud
rawlrial - (n.) digestion
rawlrial a khaimi saram , caw , sia , tuu , kalauk - (n.) ruminant
rawlrial khai - (v.) ruminate
rawltam - (n.) hunger
rawltam bantuk i duh - (v.) hunger
rawltam rawl duh tluk in duh , a rawl a tammi - (adj.) hungry - Example: They are hungry for knowledge = Hngalhnak cu an duh ngaigai
rawltam tuk i thih deng - (v.) famish
rawlttuan , facang zun - (v.) reap
rawlttuantu - (n.) reaper
rawlttuantu , rawlttuannak seh - (n.) harvester
rawm - (adj.) to be thin and skinny and weak - Example: He was sick and became thin and weak = A zaw i an rawm ngai
rawm tthan , zenthong rawn tthan - (v.) reload
rawn - (v.) fill - Example: Fill the pail with water = Baltin kha ti rawn
rawn - (n.) plain - Example: Rice is grown on the plains = Rawn ah facang cu an cin
rawn - (adj.) level - Example: Level ground; flat land = Hmun rawn
rawn - (v.) fill up - Example: Fill the bottle with water = Palang chungah ti rawn tuah
rawn, ciah, lungchung i rawnh - (v.) imbue
rawn , meithal chung zen rawn - (v.) charge
rawng , rong - (n.) colour
rawnh - (v.) fill up
rawnhter - (v.) level - Example: He leveled the ground = Vawlei kha a rawnhter
rawnhter , milter , phenter - (v.) flatten
rawnmi - (adj.) level - Example: The floor is level = Tuang a rawn
rawp , rop - (v.) rot, decay - Example: Our posts have rotted = Kan tung an rawp cang
rawt - (v.) drag - Example: They are dragging a log = Thingtum an rawt
re , con , zor - (v.) contract - Example: Iron contracts when it is cold = Thir cu a kih tikah a con a hme deuh
rediam , zawt zohnak ah hmanmi thil ceu - (n.) radium
redio - (n.) radio
reem - (v.) to deny or deprive one another (of something)
reh - (v.) clamp
reh - (v.) tighten - Example: You have to tighten your belt = Na taisawm i reh na hau
reh - (v.) constrict - Example: A vine constricts our apple tree = Tul nih kan apple kung a reh
reh - (v.) diminish or decrease
reh - (v.) die away (as sound)
reh , rek - (v.) throttle, strangle - Example: He strangled him at his throat = A hngawngpacereng in a reh
rehchih - (v.) strain - Example: She strained her child to her breast = A fate kha a tang ah a rehchih
rehlei tahnak ; metric ton cu kilogram 1000 a si - (n.) ton
rei , rai - (v.) gnaw a hole (as rat)
rek - (v.) constrict
rek , reh - (v.) throttle, strangle - Example: He strangled him at his throat = A hngawngpacereng in a reh
reket , puppululh tuknak fung - (n.) racket
rel - (v.) count
rel - (v.) recount - Example: He recounted the events of the day = Kha ni i thil ummi hna kha a hun chimrel hna
rel - (v.) account - Example: In English law a man is accounted innocent until he is proved guilty = Mirang upadi ah cun mi cu, na sual, ti khawh
hlanah cun sual lo ah rel a si
rel - (v.) to put op the framwork of a house - Example: They pt up the framework of the house = Inn an rel
rel - (v.) plan - Example: They plan to determine the area for fields = Ramtuk an rel
rel - (v.) discuss together - Example: We shall discuss together how and where we shall be going = Kan um kalnak ding cu kan rel tti lai
rel - (v.) mistake - Example: He mistook him for an enemy and shot him = Ral ah a rel i a kah
rel - (v.) read - Example: Do you know how to read English? = Mirangholh na rel thiam maw?
rel - (v.) take/count, regard - Example: I take what you have done as a good thing = Na tuahmi cu thil ttha ah ka rel
rel (ca) khawh a simi - (adj.) readable
rel cawk awk a si lomi, rel lomi - (adj.) unnumbered
rel khawh a simi , hngalh khawh a simi - (adj.) intelligible - Example: His handwriting is intelligible = A kutttial rel khawn a si ko
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rel lomi - (adj.) uncounted
rel pah in vun rin vak lengmang khi - (v.) tick - Example: He ticked off the items one by one = Thil min aa ttialmi kha pakhat hnu pakhat in a rin
vak diahmah hna
rel ruah , tuak - (v.) reckon - Example: You must reckon the cost before you decide to buy = Ka cawk lai tiah na ti hlanah a man na tuak hmasa
lai
relcawklo - (adj.) countless
relcawklo - (adj.) innumerable
relcawklo , tuaktan cawk lo , a man a sung /tam tukmi - (adj.) inestimable
relh - (v.) hide away, keep oneself in isolation, aloof coeself
relh lo - (adj.) not satisfied
relhnak - (n.) hiding away
rello - disregard, take no account of - Example: You should not disregard your teachers = Na sayate bia zei rel loin na um lai lo
relnak - (n.) reading, counting
relnak , tuaknak - (n.) reckoning
relpiak khawh - (adj.) accountable - Example: A mad man is not accountable for his actions = A molhmi pa cu a tuahmi kha amah tuahmi ah
relpiak khawh a si lo
relrem , relrum - (adj.) convenient, opportune time - Example: Would it be convenient for you to go fishing? = Nga dawi ah naa relrem hnga
maw?
relthiam - (n.) good coincident - Example: Your coming here is a good coincidence = Na rat cu aa relthiam ngai
rem - (adj.) to be in harmony, to be congenial to one another - Example: They are in harmony = Pakhat le pakhat an i rem
rem - (v.) fit together - Example: The table and the chair fit together well = Cabuai le tthutdan an i rem
rem - (v.) conciliate - Example: Please conciliate/pacify the crying child = Nganchia a tapmi kha va rem tuah
rem duhnak - (adj.) conciliatory
rem khawh lomi sinak - (n.) implacability
rem khawh lomi , thin damter khawh lomi - (adj.) implacable
rem tein tuah , tamh , ceh , tan - (v.) trim - Example: He trims the flowers = Pangpar kha a riam hna
remh - (v.) fix - Example: He will fix the broken table = Cabuai a kiakmi kha a remh lai
remh - (v.) mend
remh - (v.) repair
remh - (v.) to sing in four parts - Example: They sang Hallelujah Chorus in four parts = Hallelujah Chorus an remh
remh , hmaanter - (v.) correct
remh khawh ti lomi - (adj.) irreparable
remh khawhmi , mersan khawhmi - (adj.) adjustable
remh , thatter - (v.) amend
remh tthan - (v.) reform
remh tthan , hlan i a rak sining ah khan ser tthan - (v.) rehabilitate
remh tthan , ser tthan - (v.) remodel
remh tthan , sersiam tthan - (v.) rearrange
remh tthannak - (n.) reparation
remh tthannak - (n.) reformation
remhchunhnak khua khan tinak - (n.) negotiation
remhchunnak - (n.) settlement - Example: No settlement of the dispute could be made = Remhchunnak zeihmanh tuah khawh a si lo
remhchunnak ruah ti le khanti - (v.) negotiate
remhnak - (n.) emendation
remhnak - (n.) repair, reform
remhnak , hmaanternak - (n.) correction
remhnak , thlennak - (n.) qualification - Example: You can accept his statement without qualification = A chimmi cu thlennak zeihmanh um loin
na cohlan khawh ko lai
remhnak , zohkhenhnak - (n.) maintenance
remhtthannak - (n.) revision
remhtu - (n.) reformer
remnak - (n.) conciliation
remnak , daihnak - (n.) peace
remnak , ngaihthiamnak - (n.) atonement
remnak ser , remter , daihnak ser - (v.) atone
remnak sertu - (n.) mediator
remnak sertu , pakhat le pakhat karlak i lamkaltu - (n.) intermediary
remnak , thinhan damternak - (n.) expiation
remruat - (n.) good planning - Example: My attending this school is a good planning of God = Hika sianginn ka kai khawh hi Pathian remruat a si
ko
remter , a thin a hungmi va hlemh , va nawl , daither - (v.) appease
remter , an i rem - (v.) harmonize
remter , daihnak ser , remnak ser - (v.) atone
remter khawh lomi - (adj.) irreconcilable
remter , rem - (v.) conciliate
remtu , remnak khuakhangtu - (n.) negotiator
ren - (v.) economize - Example: You must economize your money (you must use your money sparingly) = Na phaisa na ren lai
ren - (v.) eke out - Example: Most of the Chins were eking out a living by smalltime trading = Laimi a tam deuh cu chawdawr hmetete kha an tuah
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ren - (adj.) frugal - Example: He lives frugally = Aa ren ngai
reng - (adj.) tense, taut, tightly stretched
rengh - (v.) strain - Example: The weight strained the rope = Thilrit an thlaihmi nih khan hri cu a reng
rengh - (v.) stretch - Example: He stretched the violin strings = Violin hri kha a rengh hna
renh - (v.) depend on, entrust - Example: I shall depend on you = Nangmah kan rinh ko lai
renh lo , i dinh , dorh - (v.) relax
rep - (adj.) diligent - Example: She is a diligent person = Mi rep a si
ret , khon - (v.) conserve
rethei - (adj.) weary
retheimi - (n.) the wearied ones; the poor
retheinak - (n.) weariness, tiredness
retnak , khonnak - (n.) conservation
reu - (v.) fry - Example: They fry corn = Fangvoi an reu
reu - (v.) dry up - Example: In summer the steamlets all dried up = Thal ah tivate an reu dih
reu - (v.) distill - Example: They distill wine = Zu an reu
ri - (n.) limit, boundary - Example: They lived beyond the city limit. - The boundary between Chin State and Mizoram State is the Tio river =
Khuapi ri lengah an um. - Lai tlang le Mizo tlang ri (ramri) cu Ttiova a si
ri - (n.) edge - Example: The road goes on the edge of my field = Lam kha ka lo ri in a kal
ri - (n.) dividing line
ri - (n.) line of demarcation - Example: You must not remove the dearcation lines between fields = Lo ri nan ttial lai lo
ri - (v.) adjoin - Example: The school adjoins the playing-field = Sianginn le certual an i ri
ri - (v.) to be drunk of wine - Example: He is drunken = Zu a ri
ri - (v.) sick (of car) - Example: He gets car sick = Mawttaka (leilawng) a ri
ri chiahpiaknak - (n.) limitation
ri khiahmi , a fiang , a tliangmi - (adj.) definite
ri khiahmi set a um lomi , cu set a si ti awk a um lomi - (adj.) indeterminate
ri lo tein umnak - (n.) sobriety
ri ngei lo , dongh negi lo - (adj.) limitless
ri , rit - (adj.) drunk - Example: He is drunk (of wine) = Zu a ri
ri serpiak - (v.) limit
ria - (adj.) slender, slim
riah , riak - (v.) camp
riah , riak - (v.) spend night (with friends etc.) - Example: Did he spend night in your house? = Nan inn ah a riak maw?
riahbuk , thlam - (n.) tent
riahcaw , riahcaw vaihlam - (n.) food for journey/camp
riahhmun - (n.) camping ground
riahnak - (n.) camping, camp
riahnak hmun - (n.) camp
riahnak inn - (n.) lodge
riahnak inn , bangla - (n.) bungalow
riahnak inn , hawttel - (n.) hotel
riahnak inn , khualbuk - (n.) inn
riahnak inn zohkhenhtu - (n.) innkeeper
riahthla , riahthlak - (v.) to hunt pheasants or other birds at their resting places
riahthlak - (v.) to set out on a short journey in late afternoon and spend the night there
riahthlak , riahthla - (v.) to hunt pheasants or other birds at their resting places
riak - (v.) hunt: go on hunting expedition - Example: We shall go on hunting expedition = Ram kan riak lai
riak , riah - (v.) camp
riak , riah - (v.) spend night (with friends etc.) - Example: Did he spend night in your house? = Nan inn ah a riak maw?
rial - (v.) grind - Example: They grind flour = Changvut an rial
rial - (n.) hail
rial - (v.) pinch - Example: The door pinched his finger = Innka nih a kutdong a rial
rial - (v.) press - Example: They press ground nut oil = Mipe chiti an rial
rial - (v.) pressure, trample, oppress - Example: A good man does not pressure/oppress/trample others = Mittha nih midang kha a rial hna lo
rial - (v.) polish (rice)
rial - (v.) repress
rial khawhmi thil - (adj.) digestible
rial , manter , fak piin nam , denh - (v.) crush - Example: The machine crushed the stone into fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial
rial tlak in tlak - (v.) hail
rialtu - (n.) grinder
riam - (v.) satisfied , quenched - Example: My thirst is quenched (satisfied) = Ka tihan a riam
riam , diriam , riamh - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam
riam , tan - (v.) cut - Example: He cut the grass = Ram a riam
riamh , riam , diriam - (v.) gloat - Example: He gloated over my failure = Ka sungh cu a di a riam
riamhnak - (n.) satiation
riamhter , donghter - (v.) quench - Example: Water quenches thirst = Ti nih tihal a riamhter
riamhter khawh lomi , hmih khawh lomi - (adj.) quenchless
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riamnak - (n.) gloating
rian - (n.) activity
rian - (n.) role
rian - (n.) situation - Example: She is trying to find a situation = Rian pakhat hmuh awk aa zuam lengmang
rian - (n.) business - Example: A rian cu innsak a si
rian - (n.) calling
rian - (n.) labour
rian - (n.) vocation
rian - (n.) work - Example: One of the greatest problems of our world is people who do not have work = Vawleicung kan harnak bik pakhat cu rian
ngei lomi tam hi a si
rian - (v.) work - Example: I am working on the building of my house = Inn ka rian
rian - (v.) serve - Example: We are serving our son = Kan fapa kan rian
rian - (n.) business - Example: His business is building = A rian cu innsak a si
rian - (n.) job
rian - (n.) occupation - Example: What is your occupation? = Na rian zeidah a si?
rian - (n.) office
rian - (n.) place - Example: People in high places are respected = Rian ngan a ttuan mi cu mi nih an hmaizah hna
rian - (n.) position - Example: He found a teaching position = Cachimh rian a hmuh
rian - (n.) post
rian - (n.) profession
rian a lawn chung , sianginn khar chung i dinh - (n.) vacation
rian a thiam lomi, ttuanmi a tlam a tling kho lomi - (adj.) inefficient
rian a thiam ngaingaimi - (n.) master
rian a thiam rih lomi - (adj.) green
rian a ttuan - (prep.) in - Example: He is in government service = Amah cu cozah rian a ttuan
rian aa hrawmmi - (n.) partner
rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh , hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh - (adj.) foremost
rian ca i mithimnak caah hmanmi thil , me - (n.) ballot
rian , fak piin i timhmi - (n.) enterprise
rian fawi ngaimi , tangka tampi hmuhnak a si i ttuanvo a um ttung lomi - (n.) sinecure
rian fialmi i zulhtermi - (n.) courier
rian i chiahnak , chiahnak - (n.) installation
rian in chuah - (v.) discharge - Example: He was discharged from the army = Ralkap rian in an chuah
rian in phuah , tthuthmun chuh - (v.) unseat
rian in tthumh , tthumh - (v.) demote
rian , mi dang ca i a tthami rian - (n.) service
rian ngan pipi le rian har pipi aa timmi - (adj.) enterprising
rian nganpi ttuan ding i fehter , rian thawk - (v.) inaugurate - Example: The president of the United States of America is usually inaugurated in
Januar = America ram President cu January thla ah rian thawk dingin an fehter tawn
rian ngeih , manh lo - (adj.) engaged - Example: They were engaged in conversation = Bia an i ruah i an i manh lo
rian pakhat a ningpi in ttuan i a ningpi man in tangka hmuh ve - (n.) piecework
rian pakhatkhat ca i a min aa pemi - (n.) candidate
rian pakhatkhat tuannak ca i tangka khonmi - (n.) foundation - Example: Ford Foundation = Ford kampani nih mi bawmhnak rian ttuannak i
tangka aa khonmi
rian pakhatkhat tuantu ding ca i thim awk ca min pek - (v.) nominate
rian pek - (v.) appoint
rian pek , rian thiah - (n.) designaqtion - Example: Udnævnelsen af ham til skoleinspektør gjorde lærerne glade
rian pek , rianttuantu ca i lak - (v.) engage - Example: They engaged a cook for the summer = Tthal caan caah rawlchuang pakhat an lak
rian pekmi - (n.) appointment
rian phuah - (v.) fire - Example: He was fired = A rian in an phuah
rian soktu , nawltu - (n.) supplicant
rian tam , manh lo - (adj.) busy
rian thawk - (v.) open - Example: The new store will open today = Chawdawr thar kha nihin an hun (thawk) lai
rian thawknak i a cawngpahmi - (n.) apprentice
rian thawknak i a cawngpahmi - (n.) apprentice
rian thiahnak cazin - (n.) roster
rian tlaih - (v.) fill - Example: No one was found to fill that job = Khi rian a tlaitu ding ahohmanh an hmu hna lo
rian ttuan a zuam lomi , a tha a thumi - (adj.) shiftless
rian , tuah awk a simi rian - (n.) task
riangmang - (v.) disappear slowly, vanish, die away (as sound) slowly
riangmang - (adv.) determinedly - Example: He stood up and spoke determinedly = A dir riangmang i a chim
rianhrang , harnak , fahnak in luat - (n.) ease - Example: A rich man lives a life of ease = Mirum cu har lo tein nung
rianpek , hman - (v.) employ - Example: Employ your time wisely = Na caan ttha tein hmang tuah
rianrang - (adj.) quick, fast - Example: A tiger is very fast = Cakei cu a rian a rang
rianrang in - (adv.) hurriedly
rianrang tein - (adv.) fast - Example: His car will not go fast = A mawttawka khulrang in a kal kho lo
rianttuan - (v.) minister - Example: The nurce ministered to the needs of the sick = Si sayama nih mizaw cu an herhnak kha a tuahpiak /tuanpiak
hna
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rianttuan - (v.) operate - Example: The machine operated very well = Seh cu ttha tein rian a ttuan
rianttuan - (v.) serve - Example: He served two years in the army = Ralkap chungah rian kum hnih a ttuan
rianttuan a bu in i thlen - (n.) shift - Example: There are two shifts of work in the factory = Sehzung ah rianttuan a bu in i thlenmi pahnih an um
rianttuan a huam lomi , a tha a thumi - (adj.) indolent
rianttuan a huammi , miteima - (adj.) sedulous
rianttuan a zuammi , aa hne khomi , miteima - (adj.) industrious
rianttuan awk a hmu lomi - (adj.) unemployed
rianttuan awk ca i an thimmi ralkapbu hmete , bu - (n.) squad
rianttuan awk hmu loin umnak - (n.) unemployment
rianttuan awk i timhmi - (n.) project
rianttuan awkah timh cia in a ummi - (adj.) ready
rianttuan fialmi - (n.) agent
rianttuan fialmi , rianttuantu - (n.) employee
rianttuan fialtu , rianttuantu uktu - (n.) employer
rianttuan hnga dingmi tuan - (v.) function - Example: My pen does not function well = Ka cafung ttha tein a um lo
rianttuan hramthawk - (v.) open - Example: The office opens at nine = Zung cu pakua ah an hun (an thawk)
rianttuan huam lonak , thathutnak - (n.) indolence
rianttuan huam , thawhzang , thekvak tha - (adj.) active
rianttuan loin umtanak , phuahtanak - (n.) suspension
rianttuan man - (n.) wage
rianttuan man hmuh ding lawng i a ttuanmi - (n.) hireling
rianttuan man hmuhmi - (n.) earnings
rianttuan man hmuhmi laksawng tangka - (n.) gratuity
rianttuan man laksawng pek - (v.) remunerate
rianttuan man, thil man, ttialnak ca - (n.) bill
rianttuan ni , ni zarh a si lomi - (n.) work day
rianttuan ning , thil tining - (n.) method
rianttuan ti ding i bu ser - (v.) organize
rianttuan tik i phuhri sattu sinak , a thawktu sinak lungthin - (n.) initiative
rianttuan , ttuan - (v.) work - Example: To work is health = Rianttuan cu damnak a si
rianttuannak - (n.) operation, working
rianttuannak ah zei dot dah a si tinak - (n.) rank - Example: What is his rank? His rank is captain = A reng zeidah a si? A reng cu kepten a si
rianttuannak ding ca i chiahmi , tangka siseh , fimnak , thil , siseh - (n.) investment
rianttuannak ding ca i tangka i chiatu - (n.) investor
rianttuannak hmun , motor remhnak hmun - (n.) workshop
rianttuannak i fehter , fehter - (v.) ordain
rianttuannak i hmanmi hmun - (n.) station
rianttuannak , uknak , zohkhenh - (n.) administration
rianttuantti hawi , khuktthi , hawi - (n.) colleague
rianttuantu - (n.) servant
rianttuantu - (n.) worker
rianttuantu ; a tuah lengmangtu - (n.) practitioner
rianttuantu a za in ngeih lo - (adj.) shorthanded
rianttuantu biafang , verb a bawmtu bia - (n.) adverb - Example: He ran quickly = Khulang tein a tli
rianttuantu bu , zohkhentu bu - (n.) board - Example: School board = Sianginn zohkhentu bu
rianttuantu ca i lak , rian pek - (v.) engage - Example: They engaged a cook for the summer = Tthal caan caah rawlchuang pakhat an lak
rianttuantu hna a bu in a ummi - (n.) trade union
rianttuantu hna an min le an hmuh hnga dingzat ttialnak cazin - (n.) payroll
rianttuantu lak - (v.) hire
rianttuantu minung hna - (n.) personnel
rianttuantu pawl - (n.) staff
riao , rio - (v.) a partridge call
riat , pariat - (num.) eight
rih - (adv.) yet - Example: Don't go yet = Kal rih hlah
rih , atu tiang - (adv.) still - Example: Is the shop still open? = Atu tiang chawdawr cu an hun rih maw?
rih lei ah a tei , a rit deuh - (v.) outweigh
rihnak - (n.) load - Example: The load of work was heavy = Rian a rihnak cu a rit ko
rihnak - (n.) pressure
rihnak - (n.) weight
rihnak - (n.) heaviness
rihning aa khat tein tuahmi - (n.) equilibrium - Example: Scales are in equilibrium when weights on each side are equal = Cual thlainak hna cu
khattelei le khattelei i an chiahmi thil hna an i tluk tikah an rihning aa khat
riiriai - (adv.) dimly - Example: Falam is dimly visible from Rung Mount = Rungtlang in Falam cu a lang riiriai
rik - (v.) to holler with curse
ril - (n.) intestine
ril - (n.) ball of thread - Example: Two balls of thread = La ril hnih
ril fonghlei - (n.) appendix
ril fonghlei hmaat zawtnak - (n.) appendicitis
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ril he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) intestinal
ril , paw - (n.) bowels
ril , rilh - (v.) roll - Example: A ball rolls. - Rolling stones gather no moss = Pumpululh a ril. - A ril lengmangmi lung cungah cun bangbuar a kai kho
lo
ril , rilh - (v.) sift, sieve - Example: Will you sieve/sift flour with a sieve? = Fingrilh in meida na na ril lai maw?
ril , rilh - (v.) trip over, fall down - Example: I trip over a stone = Lung kaa chuih i ka ril
rilh , ril - (v.) trip over, fall down - Example: I trip over a stone = Lung kaa chuih i ka ril
rilh , ril - (v.) roll - Example: A ball rolls. - Rolling stones gather no moss = Pumpululh a ril. - A ril lengmangmi lung cungah cun bangbuar a kai kho
lo
rilh , ril - (v.) sift, sieve - Example: Will you sieve/sift flour with a sieve? = Fingrilh in meida na na ril lai maw?
rilh viahmahnak kedan a tanglei i rilhnak a ummi - (n.) roller skate
rilhnak - (n.) stumbling
rilhnak - (n.) sifting
rilhnak - (n.) fall
rili - (n.) sea
rili chung i a ummi thilnung phun khat , arfi he aa lomi (nga a si) - (n.) starfish
rili chung i a vun i sawhmi vawlei fong - (n.) promontory
rili chung i ti lum tiva bantukin a luangmi - (prop.) Golf Stream
rili chung i tiva a vung luhnak ka khi - (n.) estuary
rili chung nga nganpi phun khat - (n.) swordfish
rili chung saram nganpi phun khat - (n.) walrus
rili chung saram phun khat , kut pariet a ngeimi - (n.) cotopus
rili chung saram phun khat , Mizo nih zawngdulinu an ti - (n.) porpoise
rili chung ummli cengkeuh - (n.) coral
rili cung chawlehnak, rili pawng i a ummi, rili he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) maritime
rili cung i firnak tuahmi - (n.) piracy
rili cung i khual a tlawng tawnmi - (n.) seafarer
rili cung khan , pe 6080 - (n.) nautical mile
rili cung lam hruaitu ca i an rak hman ngaimi - (n.) polestar
rili cung mifir - (n.) pirate
rili cung mifir - (n.) sea rover
rili fonghlei - (n.) bay
rili fonghlei - (n.) gulf
rili in zei can dah a san tinak - (n.) altitude
rili kam - (n.) beach
rili kam - (n.) sea coast
rili kam hrawng hna i i chawhnak lam nganpi - (n.) esplanade
rili kam in rili chunglei ah a hlatnak hmun - (adj.) off-shore
rili kam , tikam - (n.) strand
rili le rili aa pehnak - (n.) channel
rili lei ah - (adj.) seaward
rili lian , tilian , thil tampi - (n.) flood
rili lungvar , cengkeuh nih a sermi , pale lungvar - (n.) pearl
rili meiceu - (n.) light in the lighthouse
rili meivannak - (n.) lighthouse
rili nga ei awk a simi - (n.) tuna
rili nih a fenhmi tikhal nganpi , a cheuchum lawng ti leng i a langmi - (n.) iceberg
rili nih a kulhmi - (adj.) sea-girt
rili pahnih hmun bite i an i tonnak - (n.) strait
rili pawng hmun , tiva , tili - (n.) waterside
rili ti a si lomi - (adj.) fresh - Example: Fresh water = Tiva ti
rili va - (n.) sea gull
rilikam , tilikam - (n.) shore
rilikam , tivakam , tikam - (n.) coast
rilipi - (adj.) ocean
rilite - (n.) sea
rili/ti cungah aa din khomi vanlawng - (n.) seaplane
rilitilet - (n.) wave
rim - (n.) scent
rim - (n.) smell
rim - (n.) odor
rim - (adj.) dirty - Example: Your body is too dirty/grimy = Na tak a rim tuk
rim - (n.) sweat, grime
rim - (n.) dirt
rim - (v.) to stop doing something after "getting one's finger burnt"
rim a nammi - (adj.) redolent - Example: Our house is redolent of fresh paint = Kan inn cu tinbawsi thar kan thuhmi rim a nam
rim hnimh - (v.) smell
rim in hnimh i hngalh - (v.) scent
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rim ngei lomi - (adj.) scentless
rim zong a ngei lo i zawng zong a ngei lomi gas phun khat , khulrang tein a alh khomi - (n.) hydrogen - Example: Hydrogen combines
with oxygen form water = Hydrogen le oxygen an i cawh ah ti a chuak
rimchia - (n.) reek
rimchia - (n.) stench
rimchia a simi - (adj.) noisome
rimchia chuahter - (v.) reek - Example: He reeks of garlic = Daidim rim a nam hut ko
rimchia , duh lo awk ngai a simi - (adj.) odious
rimchiami - (adj.) smelly
rimhmui - (n.) aroma
rimhmui - (n.) fragrance
rimhmuimi - (adj.) fragrant
rimhmuimi thing , thingrai - (n.) sandalwood
rimtler - (adj.) acrid - Example: The smell of burning feathers is acrid = Arhmul kangh rim cu a tler
rin - (v.) to scratch a line - Example: He scratched a line on the ground = Vawlei ah catlang a rin
rin , ring - (adj.) ready
rin , ttialter - (v.) score
ring - (adj.) new, fresh - Example: Fresh field (new field) = Lo ring
ring - (v.) to prepare something in advance - Example: You should have one bag of rice ready for the conference = Civui caah facang tun khat
nan i ring lai
ring - (v.) feed guests - Example: We shall be able to feed ten guests = Khualtlung pahra kan rin khawh hna lai
ring , rin - (adj.) ready
ring , rin - (adj.) ready - Example: Are you ready to fire the gun? = Meithal puah ding nan i ring cang maw?
ringlo - (adv.) more than, over - Example: Khuabe is over/more than three miles from Hakha = Hakha in Khuaba cu khan thum rinmglo a si
rinh , bochan - (v.) reckon on - Example: We may reckon on your help = Na bawmhnak kha kan i bochan (rinh) lai
rinnak - (n.) preparation, readiness
Rinni , Zarhteni - (n.) Saturday
rio , riao - (v.) a partridge call
riprep - (adv.) completely
rirawt - (n.) Chin violin made of cat's bladder
rirawt hri , kitar hri , aw ttumnak hri - (n.) chord
rit - (adj.) heavy - Example: The book is heavy = Cauk a rit
rit khawhmi thil , zu - (n.) intoxicant
rit ngaiin hnuh, put - (v.) lug
rit , ri - (adj.) drunk - Example: He is drunk (of wine) = Zu a ri
rit , rit - (v.) intoxicate
ritnak - (n.) intoxication
ritnak thil ttha lo - (n.) narcotic - Example: Opium is a narcotic = Bing cu ritnak thil a si
ritpi , tampi , nganpi - (adj.) massive
rittertu sivai thattu si , sivai a that khotu si - (n.) antitoxin
ritttih - (n.) scarecrow
rizai , puanbu - (n.) quilt
ro - (n.) heritage
ro - (n.) legacy
ro - (adj.) dry, parched, withered
ro , innlo , thilri - (n.) estate - Example: When he died he left an estate of one thousand kyats = A thih ah khan ro tangka thong khat a roh tak
ro lakin kiao - (v.) roast
ro , thil man sung - (n.) treasure
rocar - (adj.) barren
roco - (v.) inherit
roconak , comi thil - (n.) inheritance - Example: Good health is a fine inheritance = Ngandam hi ro ttha a si
rocoter lo , hlawt - (v.) disinherit
rocotu - (n.) heir
rocotu - (n.) inheritor
roh - (v.) orphaned: be left orphaned - Example: They were left orphans by their father when they were too young = An pa nih no tukin a roh
hna
roh , rohtak - (v.) inheritance: leave behind things for inheritance - Example: He left ten thousand kyats when he died = Tangka thong hra a roh
hna
roh , rohtak - (v.) bequeath - Example: He bequeathed ten thousand kyats to is wife = A nupi kha tangka thong hra a roh
rohmi thil - (v.) bequeath - Example: He bequeathed his properties to his son = A thilri kha a fapa a roh, ro ah a pek
rohmi , thil - (n.) bequest - Example: He left a bequest of ten kyats = Tangka fang hra a roh
rohtak , roh - (v.) inheritance: leave behind things for inheritance - Example: He left ten thousand kyats when he died = Tangka thong hra a roh
hna
rohtak , roh - (v.) bequeath - Example: He bequeathed ten thousand kyats to is wife = A nupi kha tangka thong hra a roh
rolungbunh - (v.) abuse, wig, reproach, revile, censure, scold, give plenty of troubles - Example: Their son gave them lots of troubles = An fapa
nih rolung a bunh hna
Rom - (n.) Romans (St. Paul's letter)
Rom chan ah cun ram khat chung i nawl a ngeitu bik a simi khawngsil - (n.) senate
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Rom cozah chan ah vainam in zapi zoh dawh ah aa tumi hna - (n.) gladiator
Rom khuami - (n.) Roman
Rom mi lak bawi phun - (n.) patrician
Rom siangpahrang - (n.) caesar
Roman Catholic Khrifabu chung ummi - (n.) catholic
Roman Catholic nih an tuahmi Bawipa Zanrian - (n.) mass
Roman Katholik a simi - (n.) papist
Roman Katholik biaknak i a ngan bik tlangbawi - (n.) pope
Roman Katholik le Grik Katholik a si lomi Khrifa paohpaoh - (n.) protestant
Roman Katholik phungki pawl phun khat - (n.) friar
Roman Katholik zumhning ah, vancung phak hlan i thlarau um chungnak - (n.) purgatory
Roman nambar, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, L, M, tehna hi - (n.) Roman numerals
rong , rawng - (n.) colour
ronhmi - (n.) injection
rop , rawp - (v.) rot, decay - Example: Our posts have rotted = Kan tung an rawp cang
ropnak , thutnak - (n.) corruption
rorah - (n.) inheritance, treasure
rose pangpar - (n.) rose
rose pangpar pungsan in aa sermi tangtonh - (n.) rosette
roter , carter - (v.) wither - Example: The sun withers the grass = Ni nih ram cu a roter
rovui - (v.) testament: to make last will and testament - Example: He said in his last will and testament that his eldest son should inherit his house =
Ka inn hi ka fapa upabik nih hun co seh tiah ro a vui
rovuih - (v.) testament: to make last will - Example: He said in his last will, my children, you should love one another = Ka fale, nan hun i daw lai,
tiah ro a vuih hna
rovuihnak bia a tuahtu - (n.) testator
rovuihnak bia , biakamnak - (n.) testament
rovuihnak bia he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) testamentary
rovuihnak , rovuinak - (n.) will, making the will
rovuinak , rovuihnak - (n.) will, making the will
ru , rureu - (adj.) dishonest
rua - (conj.) if - Example: We wondered if you were ill = Na zaw rua tiah kan khuaruah a har
rua - (adv.) perhaps, probably - Example: Perhaps/probably he may go tomorrow = Thaizing ah a kal rua lai
rua cong , thir cong , cong - (n.) cylinder
rua , mau - (n.) bamboo
rua pum , mau pum , pum (tilawng) - (n.) raft
ruah - (v.) consider
ruah - (v.) hold - Example: People once held that the world was flat = Hlan ah cun mi nih vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah
ruah - (v.) opine - Example: Mr. Jones opined that it will rain today = Mr. Johes nih nihin cu ruah a sur lai tiah a ruah
ruah - (v.) philosophize
ruah - (v.) regard - Example: He is regarded as the best doctor in town = Amah cu hi khua sibawi ttha bik i ruahmi a si
ruah - (v.) think - Example: I think you can do it = Na tuah khawh lai tiah ka ruah
ruah - (n.) rain - Example: The rain falls heavily = Ruah fak piin a sur
ruah , a si rua ti zumh - (v.) suspect - Example: I suspect that an accident has delayed him = Accident nih a tlaiter rua tiah ka ruah
ruah a sur hnu i ni a hung linh i ni lin he ti lin he aa cawhmi khi , tak bang cekcukpi i a um khi - (n.) sultriness
ruah a sur i thlitu he a simi khi - (n.) thundershower
ruah a sur ni a simi - (adj.) rainy
ruah a sur thiaimai khi - (v.) spatter - Example: Rain spatters on the road = Lam cungah ruah a sur thiaimai
ruah a sur thliahmahmi - (n.) shower
ruah awk ceih awk i thimmi kong - (n.) topic
ruah awk i chuahpi - (v.) submit
ruah awk thil a hun chuahter - (v.) pose - Example: Their unexpected arrival for dinner posed the problem of what to feed them = Ruah lopi i
zanriah ei awk i an hung phanhnak nih hin, zeidah kan pek hna lai ti harnak a chuahter
ruah awk tlak , tam nawnpi - (adj.) considerable - Example: We have a considerable rain this year = Tukum cu ruah tam nawn a sur
ruah bawnbok ngaw in a sur - (n.) downpour
ruah ciammam tein tuahmi, lung tthawng ngaiin tuahmi - (adj.) resolved
ruah dawn angki - (n.) slicker
ruah hleng , tum - (n.) anticlimax
ruah khawh a si lomi , ruah awk a tlak lomi - (adj.) inconsiderable
ruah khawh lomi - (adj.) unthinkable
ruah khawhmi - (adj.) conceivable
ruah , khuaruah - (v.) muse
ruah khun - (v.) concentrate
ruah lengmang - (v.) theorize
ruah lengmang i a phi chuahternak , hei langhternak - (n.) inference
ruah lo piin - (adv.) suddenly
ruah lo piin duak tiah thil a hun tik i ttha te le dai tein ruah khawh khi a si - (n.) presence of mind
ruah lopi ah duak ti i a hung ummi - (adj.) sudden
ruah lopi ah sualpang a hung ummi - (adj.) accicental
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ruah lopi in a hung chuakmi thil - (n.) emergency
ruah lopi in a hung ummi , rak i ruahchan lomi - (adj.) unexpected
ruah lopi in i ton khut , ton - (v.) encounter
ruah lopi in thil a hung ummi - (adj.) casual - Example: A casual meeting = ruah lo piin i tonnak
ruah set loin tuah chimmi - (adj.) haphazard - Example: Haphazard answers are usually wrong = Ruah setsai loin lehnak cu a hmaan tawn lo
ruah setsai lo in mah duh paoh i tuah - (adj.) arbitrary
ruah siamsiam in sur - (v.) drizzle
ruah tampi sur - (v.) pour - Example: The rain poured down = Ruah a thlet in aa thle
ruah , thiltining ser , tuahning ser , timh - (v.) devise
ruah ti lo - (v.) dismiss - Example: Let us dismiss our troubles = Kan harnak hna kha ruat ti hlah u sih
ruah , timhtuah , ser - (v.) frame - Example: The framed the constitution = Upadi hram pi kha an ser, an timh tuah, an ruah
ruah tthan - (v.) reconsider
ruah tti , ceih tti , i al - (v.) debate
ruah , zumh - (v.) feel - Example: He feels you should go = Na kal awk a si tiah a ruah
ruah , zumh - (v.) deem
ruah , zumh - (v.) assume - Example: I assume you can do the work = Rian cu na ttuan khawh lai tiah ka zumh, ruah
ruahchan - (v.) hope - Example: We hope he will pass the exam = Camipuai a awng lai tiah kan i ruahchan ko
ruahchan awk a um lomi - (adj.) bleak
ruahchannak - (n.) hope - Example: We are saved by hope = Ruahchannak in khamh kan si
ruahchannak a ngei lomi - (adj.) hopeless
ruahchannak a ngeimi - (adj.) hopeful
ruahchannak ngeih lo - (v.) despair
ruahchih - (v.) expect - Example: We expect him (to come home) next year = Kum voi ah a tlung lai tiah kan i ruahchih ko
ruahchom , ruahdamh , a hmaan taktak le taktak lo hnaglh lomi - (v.) surmise
ruahcia loin thill a cangmi - (n.) accident
ruahfang - (n.) raindrop
ruahfonh - (v.) associate
ruahkham angki - (n.) raincoat
ruahkhunnak - (n.) concentration
ruahlopi i a cangmi khi - (n.) stroke
ruahmi - (n.) mind - Example: He speaks his mind = A ruahmi a chim
ruahmi thil a hmaannak kong thukpi in chim - (v.) propound
ruahnak - (n.) opinion
ruahnak - (n.) supposition
ruahnak - (n.) thought - Example: My thought/thinking is this = Ka ruahnak cu hihi a si
ruahnak - (n.) conception
ruahnak - (n.) assumption
ruahnak - (n.) concept
ruahnak a bimi - (adj.) narrowminded
ruahnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) thoughtless
ruahnak a ngeimi - (adj.) thoughtful
ruahnak a ping a pang i canter , a ping a pang siter - (v.) derange - Example: He is mentally deranged = A hrut
ruahnak a rak ngei cia chungmi - (adj.) prejudiced
ruahnak a tlawm deuhmi - (adj.) simpleminded
ruahnak a tlawm ngaimi - (adj.) half-witted
ruahnak a tlawm ngaimi - (adj.) imbecile
ruahnak aa khatmi bu - (n.) school
ruahnak biapi bik , pithlur - (n.) motif
ruahnak bimi , tikulh khuati , tikulh bantuk a simi , ti nih a kulhmi - (adj.) insular
ruahnak cheuh - (v.) suggest
ruahnak cheuh awk ttha a si lomi - (adj.) inadvisable
ruahnak cheuhnak - (n.) suggestion
ruahnak cheutu thil a simi - (adj.) suggestive
ruahnak chim , tuah awk chim - (v.) propose
ruahnak fonhtonh - (v.) accomodate
ruahnak fun - (v.) conclude
ruahnak i cheuh , hal - (v.) consult
ruahnak i cheuhnak - (n.) consultation
ruahnak i cheuhnak , fimchimhnak - (n.) counsel
ruahnak i khah , hnatlak - (v.) agree
ruahnak i khah lonak , i rem lonak - (n.) discord
ruahnak i khah lonak , pakhat le pakhat i huatnak - (n.) antipathy
ruahnak i khahnak , hnatlaknak - (n.) agreement
ruahnak in fianternak - (n.) theory
ruahnak in phan chommi tuanbia - (n.) novel
ruahnak in tuak khawhnak a ngeimi - (adj.) rational - Example: As children grow older, they become more rational = Ngakchia cu an hung
upat deuh in ruahnak in tuak khawhnak an hun ngei deuh
ruahnak in tuanbia a phanchom thiammi - (n.) novelist
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ruahnak lawng a si rihmi , a ngaingai a si rih lomi - (adj.) theoretic
ruahnak lawng hi a taktak a si , thil hi cu a taktak a si lo , ti ruahnak philosopyn phun knat - (n.) idealism
ruahnak lawngin ti ahcun - (adv.) theoretically
ruahnak le duhnak hun ngeih duakmi saupi a nguh lomi - (n.) whim
ruahnak le lungthin pum cawlcangh ningin langter , tahchunhnak ah kut zao , mit ttheh , cabuai , cumh - (n.) gesture
ruahnak , lungchung in suaimi hmanthlak - (n.) idea
ruahnak , lungput , lungthin - (n.) mentality
ruahnak lungthin , ngaihnak , lunglennak , duhnak - (n.) sentiment
ruahnak pek - (adj.) advisory - Example: Advisory body = Ruahnak petu bu
ruahnak pelte - (n.) inkling
ruahnak petu , fimchimtu - (n.) counsellor
ruahnak sawsawh in a um ti i ruahmi rang a cal i ki pakhat a ngeimi - (n.) unicorn
ruahnak taktak chimmi , duhdanhnak ngei lomi lungthin - (n.) candour
ruahnak tel loin Pathian biatak cu thlarau chimhnak lawngin hngalh khawh a si ti zumhnak - (n.) mysticism
ruahnak thar a la duhmi ; hmailei huncho le thlen a duhmi - (adj.) liberal
ruahnak thar le kau ngeih duhnak - (n.) liberalism
ruahnak tlawmnak hruhnak - (n.) imbecility
ruahnak tthattha le sangsang ngeih i a tuah zia biapi i chiah theng tung lo - (adj.) idealistic
ruahnak , tuaknak - (n.) estimation
ruahnak , vancung kainak - (n.) assumption
ruahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi , khua a ruat lomi - (adj.) unthinking
ruahning , hngalhning , ruahnak - (n.) notion - Example: I have no notion of what he means = A chimmi kha a sullam zei a si a ruah awk ka
hngal lo
ruahning , khuacuanhnak hmun , hmuhning - (n.) viewpoint
ruahning , lungthin - (n.) position - Example: What is his position concerning the new taxes? = Ngunkhuai thar kong ah a lungthin zeidah a si?
ruahpak loin - (adv.) surprisingly, all of a sudden, without any expectation - Example: Without any expectation I met my friend on the way =
Ruahpak loin lampi ah ka hawipa he kan i tong
ruahpalh - (v.) misconceive
ruahpalhnak - (n.) misconception
ruahpi - (n.) rain
ruahpi , nilin , khuasik a ing zungzalmi , thlitu - (adj.) weatherbeaten
ruahpi sur - (v.) rain
ruahsual khawhmi , sullam pahnih a ngei khomi , a fiang lomi - (adj.) equivocal
ruahsur - (n.) rainfall
ruahsur - (v.) rain - Example: It rains = Ruah a sur
ruahsur tahnak - (n.) rain gauge
ruak - (n.) corpse - Example: His corpse was buried in the grave = A ruak kha thlan ah an vui
ruak khangh - (v.) cremate
ruak khanghnak - (n.) cremation
ruakhatlak , rawkhatlak - (n.) a group dance in which dancers step between moving bamboo poles timed to musc
ruakkuang - (n.) coffin
ruakkuang chuannak , ruak kuang thlan i kalpinak leng - (n.) bier
ruakkuang putu - (n.) pallbearer
ruakvui pumhnak , ruakvuinak - (n.) funeral
rual - (adj.) even, level - Example: You must lay the bricks evenly = Tlakrawh kha i rual tein na rual lai
rual - (n.) peers, of around the same age - Example: He and I are of the same age = Amah he kan i rual
rual - (n.) group, herd - Example: A herd of wild pigs = Ngal rual
rual - (n.) wall - Example: A wall of stone (stone wall) = Lung rual
rual - (v.) brick: to lay bricks/stones - Example: Do you know how to lay bricks? = Tlakrawh rual na thiam maw?
rualchan - (n.) kin
rualchan - (n.) relation
rualchan - (n.) relative - Example: Peter is my relative = Piter cu ka rualchan a si
rualchan , nupi pa , nupi nu , vale pa , vale nu , farle u farle nau , tale nau tale u - (n.) in-law
rualchannak - (n.) relationship, blood relationship - Example: Do you have any blood relatioship with him? = I rualchannak amah he na ngei
maw?
ruam a kaimi - (adj.) haughty
ruamkainak - (n.) haughtiness
ruamkainak , porhlawtnak - (n.) vanity
ruang - (n.) reason (for something done)
ruang - because of - Example: I can go to school because of you = Nangmah ruangah sianginn ka kai kho
ruang-ai , khulrang , fel , fawi tein cawlcangh - (adj.) agile - Example: Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai
ruang ainak , khulrannak - (n.) agility
ruangah - (prep.) for - Example: To shout for joy = Lawmhnak ruang i au
ruangah - (v.) owe - Example: His owes his life to the doctor's skill = Sibawi a thiam ruangah a nung
ruangah , caah - (prep.) with - Example: The man almost died with thirst = Tihal ruangah a thil dengmang
ruangah , caah - (conj.) because
ruangah , thawngin - (adv.) thanks - Example: Thanks to John's effort, the garden has many fruits = John rianttuannak thawngin dum
chungah thei tampi a um
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ruanter - (v.) coordinate - Example: In swimming you must cootrdinate the movements of your hands and legs = Ti lioh ah cun na kut cangh le
na ke cangh kha na ruanter hna lai
ruat cungcang lo i chimphut - (v.) blurt
ruat cungcang loin , mi dang fim chimhnak um loin , nam cutmat in - (adv.) unadvisedly
ruat hmasa ciammam lo i thil tuahnak - (n.) imprudence
ruat setsai lem loin biatlang chuak i vun chim - (adv.) in passing - Example: He said it only in passing = Biatlang a vung chuah i a vun chim
pah menmi a si
ruat suksak loin thil ti a hmangmi - (adj.) impulsive
ruava - (n.) quiver
rubi lungvar - (n.) ruby
ruh - (n.) bone - Example: Cheek bone = Biang ruh
ruh chung kua hnar he aa pehmi - (n.) sinus
ruh fah zawtnak - (n.) rheumatism
ruh fah zawtnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) rheumatic
ruh i can , ruh bantukin hah , a hakmi thil ah i can - (v.) ossify
ruh i cannak , ruh bantukin a hakmi i cannak - (n.) ossification
ruh kiah tik i temchihmi tem - (n.) splint
ruh , rut - (v.) to catch fish in large number
ruh , rut - (v.) scoop - Example: Please scoop the garbage = Hmunhnawm kha rut tuah
ruhkhulh , ralhau - (n.) citadel
rui - (adv.) in great number - Example: A lot of them are sitting together = An tthu rui ko
ruk - (n.) barn house
ruk , paruk - (num.) six
ruksai - (n.) knapsack
ruksai - (n.) pack - Example: He had the pots in his pack = A ruksai ah um cu a sanh hna
ruksai - (n.) rucksack
rul - (n.) serpent
rul - (n.) snake
rul a sivai a tta ngaimi - (n.) viper
rul aa ngerh cukmak bantuk khi , i ngerh cukmak in um - (v.) writhe
rul bantuk a simi - (adj.) serpentine
rul nih a cuar aa zirh khi - (v.) slough
rul nih a cuar aa zirh khi - (adj.) slough
rul sivai - (n.) venom
rul sivai ttihnung ngaimi - (n.) rattle snake
rulh - (v.) offset - Example: The money he got partly offset his losses = Tangka a hmuhmi nih a sunghmi kha a cheuchum cu a rulh
rulh - (v.) compensate
rulh , pek tthan - (v.) reimburse
rulhnak - (n.) compensation
rum - (adj.) wealthy, rich,, affluent - Example: Rain falls as it likes, the rich speak as they want = Ruah nih a duh in sur. mirum nih an duh in bia
chim
rum ngai le nuam ngaiin nun - (n.) luxury
rum zureu , zureu - (n.) rum
rumnak , chawva - (n.) richness
rumnak , chawva tangka - (n.) means - Example: He has means to buy a house = Inn cawknak tangka a ngei ko
rumnak , duhdim te i nunnak - (n.) affluence
rumnak , hlawhtlinnak - (n.) prosperity
rumra - (n.) solemnity
rumra a ngeimi , khuaruahhar a simi - (n.) stupendous
rumra a ummi , lungtaktein tuahmi - (adj.) solemn
rumra , dawh - (n.) magnificence
rumra , lianhngannak - (n.) majesty
rumra ngei ngaingaimi - (adj.) stately
rumra ngeimi - (adj.) majestic
rumro - (adv.) willy-nilly
rumternak , tthatternak - (n.) enrichment
run - (n.) flock - Example: A flock of sheep = Tun run khat
run - (n.) herd, group, troop, crowd - Example: A herd of cattle. - A large crowd followed him = Caw run khat. - Mi run tampi an zulh
run - (n.) house, home
run - (v.) invade (a town, coundtry)
run , rung - (v.) come down - Example: Bring down the book when you come down = Na run tikah cauk kha run pupah te
rung , run - (v.) come down - Example: Bring down the book when you come down = Na run tikah cauk kha run pupah te
rungrul - (n.) worm
rungtaban , rungtuban - (n.) pineapple
runven , bia in bawmh - (v.) defend
runven , ven , congh - (v.) guard
rup - (v.) fit - Example: These shoes fit my feet = Hi kedan hi ka ke he an i rup
rup in - (prep.) with - Example: The army's power increases with its size = Ralkap tthawnnak cu a mi an tam rup in a tthang ve
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rureu , ru - (adj.) dishonest - Example: He is a dishonest person = Mirureu a si
ruru hranghrang in a ummi - (adj.) insolent
ruru hranghrang in umnak - (n.) insolence
Russia holh a si i khawngsil (council) tinak a si - (n.) soviet
Russia ram zurea - (n.) vodka
Russia tangka - (n.) rouble
Russisa ram siangpahrang (1917 hlan) - (n.) czar
rut , ruh - (v.) to catch fish in large number
rut , ruh - (v.) scoop - Example: Please scoop the garbage = Hmunhnawm kha rut tuah
rutnak , ruhnak - (n.) pan - Example: Dust pan = Hnawm ruhnak
rutreu - (n.) dishonesty - Example: Dishonesty does not pay = Rutreu cu a tthahnem lo
S
sa - (n.) meat
sa - (n.) animal - Example: Wild animal. - Domesticated animal = Saram/ramsa. - Sattil
sa - (n.) piece, man (in games) - Example: Only two of my 'men' now remains = Ka sa pahnih lawng an tang
sa - (v.) sing - Example: They sing a song = Hla an sa
sa - (v.) brew - Example: They brew beer = Zu an sa
sa - (v.) feel hot - Example: The sun is hot og therefore I feel hot = Ni a lin i ka khua a sa
sa a ei lomi , tisik anhnah lawng a eimi - (n.) vegetarian
sa bawh , i thuh i bawh , pel , sa pel - (v.) skulk
sa em - (v.) barbecue
sa emnak har - (n.) barbecue
sa emnak thir fingrilh - (n.) grill
sa pel , sa bawh , i thuh i bawh , pel - (v.) skulk
sa , sak , bunh , dirter - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai
sa , sak , ser - (v.) construct
sa , sat - (adj.) hot - Example: I like hot food. - Because the sun is hot, I put on a hat = Buh sa ka duh. - Ni a sat caah luchin kaa chinh
sa thahnak inn - (n.) shambles
sa thahnak inn - (n.) slaughter house
sa , tit - (n.) flesh - Example: Pork. - Beef. - Fish = Voksa. - Cawsa. - Ngasa
sa-ui phun khat - (n.) hyena
sabih - (v.) hunt (animals)
sabihnak - (n.) hunting
sabuti - (n.) broth
sabuti - (n.) pottage
sabuti - (n.) stew
sachia - (n.) skunk
sadah - (n.) protein - Example: Meat, milk, eggs, etc. contain protein = Sa, cawhnuk, arti hna chungah hin sadah a um
saduhthah - (n.) dream, wish, daydream
saduhthah - (v.) dream, wish
saduhthah - (n.) hope - Example: His hope is to go to college = A saduhthahmi cu college kal a si
saduhthahmi lawng a simi , langhnak hmuhmi lawng a simi - (adj.) visionary
saduhthahnak , saduhthah - (n.) daydream
saduhthlahnak , duhnak , si seh ti duhmi - (n.) wish
safe , arhrik, etc. - (n.) tick
safir lungvar , a zawng van dum he aa lomi - (n.) sapphire
sah , sat - (v.) cut, chop, with a knife - Example: We cut bamboos with knives = Rua kha nam in kan sah hna
sahang - (n.) soup
sahdah , khuhsi - (n.) tobacco
sahlawh - (n.) kinsmand
sahlawh rualchan - (n.) kinsfolk
sahlawh rualchan - (n.) kindred
sahlawh rualchan lei in i pehtlaih , i lawh , i bangh - (adj.) akin
sahlawh rualchan si - (adj.) related - Example: I am not related to him = Amah he kan i rualchan lo
sahluk , biang phun paohpaoh - (n.) flying squirrel
sahlur - (n.) stewed meat (with rice)
sahmul - (n.) wool, fur
sahmul angki a lenglei a hratmi - (n.) tweed
sahmul la in tahmi - (adj.) woolen
sahmul luchin - (n.) cap
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sahmul luchin pum , luchin - (n.) beret
sahngar - (n.) wildcat
sahniar , satleng - (n.) hedgehog
sahnit - (n.) gall, bile, gall bladder
sahnit zoh - (n.) augury (by looking at the gall)
sahrai, hluah tatnak , sahrei - (n.) file
sahrang - (n.) beast, ferocious animal such as tiger, bear, wildboar
sahrang bantuk i um , zangfahnak ngei lo tuk , thah , biachim , puar , hran - (adj.) brutal
sahrei , sahrai, hluah tatnak - (n.) file
sahring - (n.) meat (unboiled)
sai , saih - (v.) shape, chisel with an adze - Example: They chisel the rock = Lung an saih
sai , saih - (v.) crack joke
sai , vui - (n.) elephant
saih , sai - (v.) shape, chisel with an adze - Example: They chisel the rock = Lung an saih
saih , sai - (v.) crack joke
saihnak - (v.) chopping, chiseling, shaping
saiho , vuiho - (n.) ivory, tusk
saihrem - (n.) otter
saihrem - (n.) otter
saikal kekual chung fung tete a laifang in a tlangkual i aa sawhmi hna zong khi ege an si - (n.) radius
sailel kekual/cawleng kekual i thir/thing fung tete hna khi - (n.) spoke
saiphaw - (n.) boil (big)
saipress thing - (n.) cypress
sak , bunh , dirter , sa - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai
sak , ser , sa - (v.) construct
sak tthan - (v.) rebuild
sak tthan - (v.) reconstruct
sakah - (v.) shoot animal - Example: Her likes to shoot animals very much = Sakah a duh ngai
sakah khamnak hmun - (n.) preserve - Example: People are not allowed to hunt on the perserves = Sakah khamnak hmun an cun ramvaih onh
a si lo
sakahnak - (n.) animal shooting - Example: Breech loading shot gun is good for animal shooting = Mawngkau meithal cu sakahnak ah a ttha ngai
sakap - (n.) hunter
sakaptu - (n.) a man who shot the animal
sakaw - (n.) sieve with big meshes
sakhan - (n.) stage, a day's journey
sakhat - (n.) blood unity, of one flesh
sakhi - (n.) deer
sakhi cal (pa) - (n.) buck
sakhi fa - (n.) fawn
sakhi hawk - (n.) the bark of a barking deer - Example: I heard the bark of a barking deer. - A deer barks = Sakhi hawk ka theih. - Sakhi a hawk
sakhi sa - (n.) venison
sakhithat , rawci , tthiamtthiam - (n.) centipede
saki - (n.) the horn of mythun used as a musical instrument
saknak bunhnak - (n.) erection
sakuh - (n.) porcupine
sakuhhruk - (n.) quill of porcupine
sal - (n.) serf
sal - (n.) slave
sal - (adj.) wild, not genuine - Example: Wild apple, which is no good for eating = Epal sal
sal - (v.) enslave - Example: Wy work enslaves me = Ka rian nih a ka sal
sal a caw i a zuartu - (n.) slaver
sal bantuk - (adj.) servile
sal bantukin hren , hren - (v.) captivate - Example: Her charm captivated him = A iang nih hri hren in a hren
sal bantukin mi tang i aa dormi - (adj.) subservient
sal bantukin mi tang i umnak - (n.) subservience
sal cannak , sal i hrennak - (n.) thraldom
sal cawknak le zuarnak - (n.) slave trade
sal i canter - (v.) enslave
sal i henmi , sal - (n.) thrall
sal in luattermipa - (n.) freedman
sal ngeitu - (n.) slaveholder
sal sinak - (n.) serfdom
sal sinak - (n.) slavery
sal , sinum - (n.) servant
sal tlaih i tlaih , lungthin tlaih - (v.) enthral
salam pek - (v.) present - Example: Present arms = Salaam peknak ca i meithal hmailei i a tung i tlaih
salam pek - (v.) salute
salat anttam, a hring eimi - (n.) lettuce
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salat , rawl he i mehmi khi - (n.) salad
salcannak - (n.) slavery
salm , hla , Baibal chung Pathian biaknak hla - (n.) psalm
salnak - (n.) enslaving
salnu - (n.) slave (female)
salpa - (n.) slave (male)
salsinak - (n.) slavery, being slave
saltannak - (n.) captivity
sam - (n.) hair - Example: I shall have my hair cut = Ka sam kaa met lai
sam - (v.) to cut into pieces
sam a dummi nu - (n.) brunette
sam hnawhter - (v.) tousle
sam hriah lomi - (adj.) unkempt
sam le hmurhmul mettu - (n.) barber
sam mehnak hmun - (n.) barber shop
sam ngei lo , hmul ngei lo - (adj.) hairless
sam , sawmaisam - (n.) tress
sam sen nawnte i a ummi - (adj.) blond
sam temnak hri - (n.) snood
sam temnak hri , ca ttialnak seh hri , khi bantuk pawl khi - (n.) ribbon
sam tom khat , meheh khabe hmul a tomte i a ummi khi - (n.) tuft
sam zai - (n.) strand
Samaria mi - (n.) Samaritan
samfa - (n.) hair: string of hair
samfang cheu bantukin cheu a harmi - (n.) hairsplitting
samfang ngawte lawng a simi , a bi ngaingaimi , dengmangte - (n.) hairbreath
samh - (v.) spread
samh - (v.) stretch - Example: The bird stretches its wings = Vate nih a thla a zam hna
samh - (v.) unfurl, uncoil
samh - (v.) stretch out (arm)
samh , cazual samh - (v.) unfold
samh , zulh , dawi zawt - (v.) trace - Example: He can trace his family to the tenth generation = A chuahkehnak kha chan hra tiang a zawt
khawh
samhnak - (n.) stretching
samhri - (n.) hair ribbon
samhriah - (v.) comb
sammeh - (n.) clip
sammon ca - (n.) subpheona
sampar - (n.) hair: grey hair
sampar - (v.) gray: be graying - Example: His hair is turning grey = A sam a par
samphiar - (n.) plait
samphiar - (n.) queue
samphiar , sam i phiar - (v.) braid
samthih - (n.) comb
samtom - (n.) lock, knot of hair
samvu - (n.) combing of hair
san a tlai - (adj.) useful - Example: You are very useful = San na tlai ngaingai
san a tlai , a ttha - (v.) serve - Example: A flat stone served as a table = Lungper cu cabuai i hman awkah a ttha
san a tlai lai ti zumh awk tlakmi - (adj.) promising
san , sang - (adj.) tall - Example: He is five feet tall = Amah cu pe nga a sang
sandahpiah - (n.) demonstration
sandahpiah , zapi nih langhngan in an duhnak siseh an duhlonak siseh an langhter - (v.) demonstrate
sang - (num.) ten thousand - Example: Fourty thousand = Sang li
sang ngaimi - (adj.) lofty
sang , san - (adj.) tall, high - Example: He is five feet tall. - There are tall buildings in Yangon = Amah cu pe nga a sang. - Yangon khua ah inn sang
pipi an um
sangphaw - (adj.) yellow
sangphawlawng - (n.) ship , boat
sanh - (v.) pack - Example: He packed his clothes in a suitcase = A thilthuam cu a suitcase chungah a sanh hna
sanh - (v.) tuck - Example: He tucked the letter in his pocket = Cakuat kha a angki zal ah aa sanh
sanh - (v.) post a letter - Example: I shall post a letter = Ca ka sanh lai
sanh - (v.) highten, raise - Example: I skal raise my house by two feet = Ka inn hi pe hnih in ka sanh lai
sanh - (v.) insert, put into - Example: I put money in my bag = Ka zal chungah phaisa ka sanh
sanh chih , telh chih - (v.) include
sannak - (n.) level - Example: The flood water rose to a level of six feet = Tilian cu pe ruk tiang a kai
sannak - (n.) height
sannak , langhnak - (n.) prominence
santer - (v.) heighten
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santlai i sernak , santlai i hmannak - (n.) utilization
santlai lo , tthahnem lo , man ngei lo - (adj.) worthless
santlai lo , tthahnem lo , thil a canter kho lomi - (adj.) ineffective
santlai lomi thil , a si kho lomi thil - (adj.) futile
santlai lomi thil , hlonhlakmi thil - (n.) waste
santlai, tthahnem - (v.) avail
santlaih lonak - (n.) futility
santlaimi , a tthahnemmi - (adj.) serviceable
saoh , sauh - (v.) lengthen
sapel , ramvaih - (v.) hunt
sapel , ramvaih - (n.) hunting
sapesial , a khunhlei a simi - (adj.) special
saphai - (n.) python
saphaw - (n.) hide
saphaw - (n.) leather - Example: Leather shoes = Saphaw kedan
saphaw a chunglei a lenglei i chiahmi , hmul thipthep tein tuahmi - (n.) suede
saphaw ciahnak i hmanmi thinghawng - (n.) tanbark
saphaw hri - (n.) thong
saphaw hri tlap - (n.) strap
saphaw kha hman awk saphaw i ser - (v.) tan
saphaw , saphawt - (v.) distribute meat
saphaw sernak - (n.) tannery
saphaw sertu - (n.) tanner
saphawt , saphaw - (v.) distribute meat
saphawtnak - (n.) distributing meat
saphawtnak - (n.) distributing meat
saphen - (n.) elephant grass
sapherh - (n.) dried meat
saphu - (n.) pangolin, armadillo
sar , sarh - (n.) rash: irritate the skin by pollin - Example: Pollin of flowers causes me rash = Pangpar nih a ka sarh
saram - (n.) animal
saram an hnulei khuk - (n.) hock
saram bantuk - (adj.) bestial - Example: Bestial behavior = saram bantuk ziaza
saram bantuk a rihmi minung , a hrutmi - (adj.) savage
saram bantuk si rihnak - (n.) savagery
saram chiahnak dum - (n.) zoological garden
saram chungin lakmi si phun khat - (n.) serum
saram fanote - (n.) whelp
saram hmul - (n.) coat
saram i a kaa , a hnar le a khabe - (n.) muzzle
saram keneh - (n.) track
saram kong a hngalmi - (n.) zoologist
saram kong cawnnak - (n.) zoology
saram lak i a sang bik phun , zawng tehsa minung tehna - (n.) primates
saram le butit khaubawk nih an pum i thaw chuahnak awng hme tete an ngeihmi - (n.) spiracle
saram le thingkung i nunnak hram - (n.) protoplasm
saram le vate zuatnak bawm - (n.) cage
saram nunnak kong he a pehtlaimi - (adj.) zoological
saram phaw hawhmi chung i thil a rawntu - (n.) taxidermist
saram phun khat , a phaw angki lum ca i a ttha ngaimi - (n.) mink
saram rawl - (n.) provender
saram sibawi - (n.) veterinarian
saram sibawi lei he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) veterinary
saram siseh , thing le ram si hna seh , a thi i an pum neh lung i a tangmi , asiloah , anmah pum a tangmi , hlan liopi thil - (n.) fossil
saram sul - (n.) spoor
saram thah bantukin mi thah - (v.) butcher
saram thattu , caw thattu - (n.) butcher
saram tin , chizawh tin - (n.) paw
saram zuatnak - (n.) zoo
sarh , sar - (v.) rash: cause rash - Example: Pollin of flowers causes me rash = Pangpar nih a ka sarh
sariahthawh - (n.) hunting expedition
sarih , pasarih - (num.) seven
sarihnak , pasarihnak - (num.) seventh
saril - (n.) intestines of animals
sarin - (n.) syringe
sarkas - (n.) circus
sarphak - (n.) tortoise (which lives in the water)
saruak - (n.) carcass
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saruh - (n.) bone
saruh tehna , a ki tehna , cuar tik i nem neknukpi an hung um khi - (n.) gelatine
sarzauh - (adj.) awful, disgustful - Example: The way he died was awful = A tthihnak nih ka sar a ka zauh
sasi phun saram - (adj.) carnivorous
sat , sah - (v.) cut, chop, with a knife - Example: We cut bamboos with knives = Rua kha nam in kan sah hna
Satan bantuk a simi - (adj.) satanic
sataw pe - (n.) pea
satha - (n.) sinews
sathar - (n.) wild goat
sathau - (n.) tallow
sathau - (n.) oil
sathau bantuk a simi si , hma thuh si - (n.) salve
sathau bantuk a tlormi thil - (n.) grease
sathau linh tik i a onh khi - (v.) sizzle
sathau thuh , si thuh i nalter - (v.) oil - Example: He oils the machine twice a day = Ni khat ah seh cu voi hnih si a thuh
sathu - (n.) fermented pork
satil hrennak hruainak hri - (n.) halter
satleng , sahniar - (n.) hedgehog
satrawberi thei - (n.) strawberry
sattil - (n.) stock, domesticated animal - Example: The farm was sold with its live-stock = Lo cu a sattil hna he an zuar dih
sattil an phol caan - (n.) mating season
sattil chiahnak inn - (n.) stable
sattil ei awkah chiahmi ramro - (n.) hay
sattil hrennak hri - (n.) tether
sattil hren/riahnak inn - (n.) stall
sattil khumhnak kulhmi , kiam , caw kiam , naa kiam - (n.) pen
sattil phun dangdang fa ngeih tonhter ; caw le sia ti bantuk - (v.) interbreed
sattil , rang - (n.) pony
sattil rawl khonnak , thli lut loin tuahmi khor - (n.) silo
sattil rawl , ram - (n.) fodder
sattil tlawnnak ram , phong - (n.) pasture
sattil tlonter - (v.) pasture - Example: He pastured the cown on the hill = Tlang cungah caw kha a tlonter hna
sattil zuatmi - (n.) livestock
satu - (n.) builder - Example: House builder = Inn satu
satu - (n.) singer - Example: Singer of song = Hlasatu
sau - (adj.) long - Example: It's a long time since we met = Kan i hmuh lonak a sau cang
sauh , saoh - (v.) lengthen
saunak - (n.) length
saunak - (n.) longevity - Example: Longevity is a gift of Gud = Chansaunak hi Pathian laksawng a si
saupi - (adj.) very long - Example: A very long bamboo = Rua saupi
saupi a nguhmi , a hmun zungzalmi - (adj.) permanent
saupi a nguhmi , a tlomi - (adj.) durable
saupi a nguhmi thil sinak - (n.) permanence
saupi a ummi zawtnak - (adj.) chronic
saupi in chimmi sinak bia , heh ti in i haohnak - (n.) tirade
saupi in ngandam in um seh ti in zapi in ti i zuhrai i thlir cio i din - (n.) toast
saupi nguhnak , in khawhnak , tlonak - (n.) endurance
saupi nguhnak , tlonak - (n.) durability
saupi ruah - (v.) contemplate
saupi ruah ciahmah - (v.) brood
saupi thukpi a si cangmi - (adj.) inveterate - Example: Saupi kuak a zu i a thlah kho ti lomi
saupi zoh peng , cuanh - (v.) gaze
sautennak , kauhtennak - (n.) expansion
sauter - (v.) prolong
sauter - (v.) lengthen
sauter - (v.) protract
sauter , kauhter , puarter - (v.) expand
sauter , sauh , pekchanh - (v.) extend - Example: We must extend help to the poor = Sifakmi cu bawmhnak kan pekchanh hna awk a si
sauternak - (n.) prolongation
sauternak - (n.) protraction
saveh - (n.) hare
saveh - (n.) rabbit
sawda - (n.) soda
sawda phun khat - (n.) sodium
sawh - (v.) point - Example: Don't point your finger at me = Na kut dong in ka sawh hlah
sawh - (v.) present - Example: The thief presented a pistol at me = Mifir nih pistol in a ka sawh
sawh - (v.) penetrate
sawh , din nawn tein en - (v.) nudge
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sawh , langhter , hngalhter - (v.) mean - Example: The dark clouds mean it will rain = Khua-dawm nak nih ruah a sur lai ti kha an langhter
sawhfung - (n.) ramrod
sawhmi set a ngei lomi - (adj.) indefinite - Example: The indefinite articles are 'a' and 'an' = 'a' le 'an' ('en' le 'et') cu pakhat tinak an si i sawhmi
theng an ngei lo
sawhpiak - (v.) refer to - Example: Our teacher refers us to many books = Kan saya nih cauk tampi a kan sawhpiak
sawhsawh - (adj.) simple - Example: Simple food = Rawl sawhsawhte a simi
sawhter , chim hnawhchan - (v.) allude - Example: What are you alluding to? = Zeidah na chim hnawhchanmi a si?
sawhtu , hmuhsaktu - (n.) pointer
sawhzik - (n.) syringe
sawi - (v.) disparage face to face
sawi , soi - (v.) critisize
sawih , soih - (v.) to repeat motion as in copulation
sawisel awk um lo - (adj.) faultless
sawk - (adv.) somewhat, in part - Example: You are right in part = Na hmaan sawk
sawk - (v.) apply for a job - Example: He applies for the post of a clerk = Cazi rian a sawk
sawk , nawn - (adv.) pretty - Example: It's now pretty late = Atu cu a tlai ial cang
sawkphak - (adj.) careless, reckless, not meticulous
sawksam in thil a hmangmi - (adj.) wasteful
sawksam , pakpalawng i hman - (v.) squander
sawksam , pakpalawng i hman - (v.) waste
sawksawl , soksol - (n.) oyster
sawktu - (n.) picker (cotton)
sawlh , solh - (v.) polish grains
sawlhphelh - (adj.) pessimistic - Example: He is a pessimistic man = Sawlhphelh hmang ngaimi a si
sawlhphelh - (v.) to discourage others by pointing the negative side
sawm - (v.) invite - Example: My friend invites me to a dinner = Ka kawi nih zanriah ei a ka sawm
sawm - (v.) bid - Example: His friends came to bid him farewell = A hawile nih dam tein vaa kal ko ti awkah an ra
sawm - (num.) ten
sawm kua - (num.) ninety
sawm li - (num.) forty
sawm linak - (num.) fortieth
sawm lomi - (adj.) unbidden
sawm nga - (num.) fifty
sawm nganak - (num.) fiftieth
sawm riat - (num.) eighty
sawm ruknak a simi - (num.) sixtieth
sawm sarih - (num.) seventy
sawm sarihnak - (num.) seventieth
sawm thum - (num.) thirty
sawm thumnak - (num.) thirtieth
sawmaisam , sam - (n.) tress
sawmh , somh - (v.) girdle - Example: She puts on a girdle = Taisawm aa sawmh
sawmhnak - (n.) girdling
sawmkua - (num.) ninety
sawmkuanak - (num.) ninetieth
sawmli - (n.) forty
sawmnak - (n.) invitation
sawmpalak bu - (n.) web
sawmpalak , maimomh - (n.) spider
sawmruk - (num.) sixty
sawn - (v.) lurch - Example: The drunkard lurched forward = Zuripa cu hmailei ah a sawn
sawn - (v.) slant, be out of the perpendicular
sawng - (n.) funnel
sawng - (v.) wrinkle - Example: Tke skin of his face has now wrinkled = A hmai vun a sawng cang
sawngkhoi - (n.) bag, pouch - Example: They put trice in the bag/pouch = Sawngkhoi chungah facang an rawn
sawngpate - (n.) edible frogs
sawnh , sonh - (v.) to ascribe a person's misfortune to previous misdeed
sawp , sop - (v.) to be broken in small pieces
saws ti a si ve ko , meh phun khat - (n.) sauce
sawsawh - (adv.) simply, just - Example: I am simply/just taking a walk = Ka leng sawsawh ko
sawsawh sinak , hngalh fawi sinak , fiannak - (n.) simplicity
sawsawh , zapi cio - (adj.) ordinary - Example: He is an ordinary person = Mi sawsawh a si ko
sawt - (adj.) advantageous - Example: Your coming is not advantageous to us = Na rat hi kan caah a sawt lo
sawt - (v.) advance, make headway, progress - Example: Today we are making a headway in our work = Nihin cu kan rian kan sawt ngai
sawthen , a tawinak in ttialmi - (n.) shorthand
saya - (n.) teacher, master, sir
saya ngan bik - (n.) principal
sayama - (n.) school teacher (female)
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sayama - (n.) nurse
sayama - (n.) midwife
sazuartu - (n.) butcher, meat seller
sazuk - (n.) large deer
sazuk ngan phun - (n.) moose
sazuk phun khat - (n.) gazelle
sazulh - (v.) hunt animals
Scandinavia ram in a ra i Europe ram a run ramhtu hna - (n.) Viking
science he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) scientific
science lei thil an hneksaknak hmun , inn siseh , hmun siseh - (n.) laboratory
scientists pawl nih thil phun hrampi 92 an hmuhmi hna, cheu khawh le tthen khawh a si ti lomi hna hi 'grundstof' cu an si - (n.)
element - Example: Gold, iron, oxygen and tin are elements = Sui, thir, oxygen le canphio cu element (grundstoffer) an si
Scotland mi - (n.) Scot
Scotland mi pa nih an i fenhmi hni - (n.) kilt
scout haotu - (n.) scoutmaster
seal nga - (n.) seal
seh - (v.) bite - Example: A wild cat bites (catches) a fowl = Sahngar nih ar a seh
seh - let - Example: Let it be. - Let him go = Um ko seh. - Kal ko seh
seh - (v.) stain (with blod/dirt) - Example: Blood stained his shirt = Thi nih a angki a seh
seh - (v.) to give command through a second person - Example: Let Thawng Thang go = Thawng Thang kha rak kal seh
seh a cawl a cangning - (n.) mechanism
seh a mertertu enzin - (n.) motor
seh awnh thawng , a awnh viaimai khi - (n.) whir
seh cattial thiammi - (n.) typist
seh , chuh , tlaih - (v.) seize
seh ha - (n.) gear
seh i kalpi - (v.) ravish - Example: The lamb was ravished by the wolf from the flock = Tuufa cu cenghngia nih tuurun chung khan a se i a kalpi
seh in ca nam i ttial - (v.) print
seh in canamtu - (n.) printer
seh in rianttuannak - (n.) industry
seh in sermi thil , thir te hna - (n.) ware
seh in thil an sernak - (adj.) industrial
seh in thil sernak a seh he a inn he - (n.) plant - Example: Automobiles are manufactured in the plant = Sehzung ah mawttawka cu an ser hna
seh in tthit , tthim in tthit - (v.) sew
seh in ttuan , seh in ser - (v.) mechanize
seh , inzin - (n.) engine
seh kut , thil kut - (n.) handle - Example: The handle of a spoon = Darkeu kut
seh lei a thiammi - (n.) machinist
seh lei he aa pehtlaimi thil ; thil pakhatkhat fianternak ca i sapesial holh an hmanmi - (adj.) technical
seh lei thil he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) mechanical
seh lei thil thiamnak - (n.) technology
seh mawnghnak kui , baisikal mawnghnak a lamhnak khi - (n.) pedal
seh thil a sertu sehzung rianttuannak ngeitu - (n.) industrialist
seh thilri - (n.) machinery
seh , thiltthitnak seh - (n.) machine
seh , tlaih - (v.) catch - Example: The cat will catch the mouse = Chizawh nih zu kha a seh lai
seh , tlaih , tlah - (v.) prey on - Example: Cats prey on rats = Chizawh nih zu an seh hna
sehchih - (adv.) to persevere doggedly
sehlei zungthiam - (n.) engineer
sehnak - (n.) biting - Example: He died from the biting of a mad dog = Uico hrut sehnak in a thi
sehnak - (n.) the joining of pieces of wood, one a mortise and the other a tongue
sehrsat - (v.) despise, look down upon, oppress - Example: The rich despised the poor = Mirum nih misifak an serhsat hna
sehrsat - (v.) despise, look down upon, oppress - Example: The rich despised the poor = Mirum nih misifak an serhsat hna
sehrsatnak - (n.) despise, oppression, persecution
sehrsattu - (n.) persecutor
sehzung - (n.) mill
sehzung ah seh in facang a rialtu - (n.) miller
sehzung rianttuannak ah rian an cheumi chung i pakhat - (n.) sector - Example: The private sector of the industry = Sehzung rianttuannak
ah pumpak pawl nih an covo a simi; cozah nih an ukmi a si lomi
seih , nomseih - (v.) fun: have fun together
seihnam - (n.) yoke, a strap for carrying load on the back, not the yoke of oxen
seino - (n.) youth
sek - (adv.) to try to do it as much as possible - Example: Although he tried as much as he could in studying his lessons, he could not pass = A ca
aa zoh sek ko nain a awng kho lo
seken , seken 60 ah minit pakhat - (n.) second
sel - (v.) aim, target, target shoot - Example: Although he aims at the boulder he misses it = Lungpi kha aa sel nain a nganh
sem - (v.) exist - Example: God was already before earth existed = Vawlei sem hlanah Pathian a um cang
semhniang - (n.) younger brother/sister
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Semmi pawl, cu hna cu Hebru, Arab, Siria, Foinisia le Assiria miphun an si - (n.) Semite
Semmi pawl he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) Semitic
semnak - (n.) existence
semnak - (n.) place of birth - Example: I miss the village of my birth (origin) = Semnak kan khua ka ngai
semrel tein tangka i hmangmi - (adj.) economical
sen - (v.) flush - Example: Her face flushed = A hmai a sen
sen - (adj.) red - Example: Red yarn = La sen
sen a hmu rih lomi ralkap - (n.) private
sen hnih benh ralkap - (n.) corporal
senate chung i chungtel a simi - (n.) senator
sendung - (adj.) purple
sendung lungvar - (n.) carbuncle
sengh - (v.) weld - Example: He welded the broken rod = Thirfung kiak kha a sengh i a peh
sengh , kaw benh - (v.) glue
senghnak - (n.) coherence, glue, gluing
senh - (v.) make red
senh , sianh - (v.) allow, let - Example: My father allows me to go = Ka pa nih kal a ka sianh
senhnih - (n.) corporal
senripar - (n.) red orchid
senripar - (n.) a baby about a fortnight old
sentari cawngtu , a vengtu - (n.) sentinel
senthum ralkap - (n.) sergeant
sentri cawngtu ralkap - (n.) sentry
senu - (n.) female mythun
sepa - (n.) male mythun
sepi , siapi - (n.) full grown femal mythun
September thla - (n.) September
ser - (v.) fashion - Example: He fashioned a figure out of clay = Tlak in mi mui pakhat a ser
ser - (v.) make, create - Example: Men make tables. - God made/created man = Mi nih cabuai an ser hna. - Pathian nih minung a ser
ser , a thar ser - (v.) contrive
ser chommile tuahchommi si loin , koketein ngeihmi le simi , cawnchommi si loin - (adj.) natural - Example: It is natural for parents to love
their children = Nu le pa nih fale dawt cu an kokek in an i ngeihmi a si
ser , i can - (v.) form - Example: Ice formed in the pail = Baltin chungah ti kha tikhal ah a cang
ser , raite - (n.) lemon
ser , sak - (v.) construct
ser , siam - (v.) make
ser , thiamtah - (v.) weave
ser tthan - (v.) reconstitute
ser tthan - (v.) recreate
ser tthan , remh tthan - (v.) remodel
ser , umter - (v.) create
serbawm - (n.) mistletoe
serchom - (v.) make up - Example: He made up the story = Amah nih bia cu a phuahchom
serchom - (n.) one's own making/creation - Example: The story was his own making/creation = Cu kong cu amah serchom a si
serchommi - (adj.) artificial
serh , sirh - (v.) eat excessively
serhsat , nihsawh - (v.) deride
serhsat , nihsawh - (v.) gibe
serhsat , zeirel lonak langhter , nihsawh - (v.) insult
serhsatnak , a sual lo na i a mualphohnak , nehsawhnak - (n.) indignity
serhsatnak , nehsawh - (n.) derision
sermi - (n.) creature
sernak - (n.) creation
sersiam - (v.) form - Example: Teachers help form the minds of children = Sayate nih ngakchia lungthin sersiam kha an bawmh hna
sersiam - (v.) adjust, make it better
sersiam khawhmi - (adj.) formative
sersiam tthan - (v.) readjust
sersiam tthan - (v.) reorganize
sersiam tthan , remh tthan - (v.) rearrange
sersiam tthannak - (n.) readjustment
sersiamnak - (n.) formation
serthlum , lingmaw - (n.) tangerine
sertu - (n.) creator - Example: God is man's creator = Patihan cu minung sertu a si
set , setsai - (adv.) really - Example: Do you really know it? - If you don't really know don't speak about it = Na hngalh set maw? - Na hngalh
setsai lo ahcun chim hlah
si - (v.) am - Example: I am a student = Siangngakchia ka si
si , a si - (adv.) yes - Example: Did you go to school? Yes = Sianginn na kai maw? A si, ka kai
si-ai , si - (n.) medicine - Example: Head ache medicine (aspirin) = Lufah si
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si awk aa tlak lomi , hruh men a simi - (adj.) unreasonable
si awkah aa tlakmi , a phumi - (adj.) worthwhile
si awkah aa tlakmi , a phumi - (adj.) worthy
si , can - (v.) become - Example: He became a great man = Mi ngan ah a cang
si dawh a si - (v.) look - Example: You looked tired = Thadit dawh na si
si dawh a si lomi - (adj.) improbable
si dawh a si lomi thil, zumh awk tlak lomi thil - (adj.) fishy
si dawh a simi - (adj.) likely - Example: A rise in price is likely = Thil man kai dawn a si
si dawh ngaiin , si nih a dawh ngai - (adv.) probably
si dawh si lonak - (n.) improbability
si dawh sinak - (n.) probability
si din khat , voi khat din awk si - (n.) dose
si inn - (n.) sanatorium
si khawh lonak - (n.) impossibility
si khawhnak - (n.) possibility
si khawhnak - (n.) potentiality
si khawhnak - (n.) capacity - Example: He has the capacity to become a doctor = Sibawi si khawhnak a ngei
si lei cawnnak - (n.) medicine
si lei thil a simi - (adj.) medical
si lomi i siter - (v.) pose as - Example: He posed himself as a doctor = Sibawi a si lo nain aa siter
si nih a dawh ngai , si dawh ngaiin - (adv.) probably
si petnak inn , khan - (n.) dispensary
si phun khat - (n.) menthol
si seh law tiin ruahmi thil , a um taktak lomi , um seh law - (adj.) hypothetical - Example: Kalaba is a hypothetical language = Kalaba cu a um
taktakmi holh a si lo, va um seh law tiin hei ruahmi holh a si
si seh ti duhmi , saduhthlahnak , duhnak - (n.) wish
si sertu - (n.) pharmacist
si setsetnak - (n.) precision
si , si-ai - (n.) medicine - Example: Head ache medicine (aspirin) = Lufah si
si , sik - (v.) quarrel, dispute
si tam tuk in pekmi - (n.) overdose
si tawnning a si lomi - (adj.) unusual
si thuhnak ca i hmanmi namte bantuk , a fang a kau i a nemmi - (n.) spatula
si , um - (v.) be
sia - (n.) mythun (bibos frontalis)
sia rem lo ngai a simi thil , zoh a rem lomi thil - (adj.) awkward
siafa - (n.) calf of a mythun
siahritlai - (n.) of the same tribe and clan, kith and kin
siak - (v.) toast wine to the health of somebody
siak - (v.) give a drink (of wine) without charge
sial - (v.) repair or clear the road
sialnak - (n.) clearing, repairing, renovating road
sialtu - (n.) that who clears the road
siam , ser - (v.) make
siamnak - (n.) making
siamrem , ningcang in chiah - (v.) arrange, make something suitable to one - Example: You will adjust/make your bed to suit you = Na ihkhun
kna na duhning in na siamrem lai
siamsak - (v.) mimic, joke, jest
siamsaknak - (n.) foolery, mimicry, jesting, joking
sian - (v.) willing to give - Example: He is willing to give his life. - He is willing to contribute thirty kyats = A nunnak pek a sian. - Tangka sawm thum
thawh a sian
siang - (adj.) generous, liberal - Example: Thaite is a generous lady = Thaite cu mi siang a si
siang - (n.) shoulder
siang lo thluahmah in - (adj.) grueling
siang lo thluahmah in - (adv.) grudgingly
siang tuk i tangka hman , tam tuk i hman - (v.) lavish
siangakchia nu - (n.) school girl
siangakchia pa - (n.) school boy
siangbawinu - (n.) lady missionary or wife of missionary
siangbawipa - (n.) missionary (male)
sianghleirun , cawnnak sianginn sang bik - (n.) university
sianginn - (n.) school
sianginn chung khan - (n.) schoolroom
sianginn i ca a rak cawng timi - (n.) school mate
sianginn kai caan a cheu - (n.) semester
sianginn khar chung i dinh , rian a lawn chung - (n.) vacation
sianginn sang saya - (n.) professor
sianginn saya - (n.) school teacher
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sianginn sayaci - (n.) headmaster
sianginn thawk, bu thawk, miphun thawk - (v.) establish
sianginn tual - (n.) school yard
sianginn zohkhenhtu - (n.) school board
siangngakchia - (n.) pupils, students - Example: There are 100 students/pupils in our school = Kan sianginn ah siangngakchia za khat an um
siangngakchia ca cawnnak ca i bawmhnak tangka - (n.) scolarship
siangngakchia nih cawn dingah an tuahmi cauk - (n.) textbook
siangpahrang - (n.) king
siangpahrang - (n.) monarch
siangpahrang - (n.) sovereign
siangpahrang aiawh in ram a uktu bawi - (n.) viceroy
siangpahrang bawi nih minthatnak pekmi , miphun sang si ternak - (v.) --siangpahrang bawinu - (n.) queen mother (mother of the reigning queen)
siangpahrang bawipa - (n.) father of the reigning king
siangpahrang chonhnak i hmanmi bia - (n.) majesty - Example: His Majesty the king = Siangpahrang Bawipa
siangpahrang fanu - (n.) princess
siangpahrang fapa - (n.) prince
siangpahrang he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) royal
siangpahrang he aa pehtlaimi thil - (adj.) regal - Example: Regal power = Siangpahrang nawl
siangpahrang inn bantuk a simi - (adj.) palatial
siangpahrang inn kulhnak ti - (n.) moat
siangpahrang le bawi nih ram kha an ngeih i michia nih a man in ram cu an i hlan i an hman , cu bantukin umtuning kha a si - (adj.)
feudal
siangpahrang luchin - (n.) crown
siangpahrang luchin - (n.) diadem
siangpahrang luchin chinh - (v.) crown
siangpahrang nih ukmi cozah - (n.) monarchy
siangpahrang thahnak - (n.) regicide
siangpahrang thilthuam luchin tehna bawifung tehna - (n.) regalia
siangpahrang thutdan chuahtaknak , rian in chuahnak - (n.) --siangpahrang tthutdan - (n.) throne
siangpahrang uknak a tanhtu - (n.) royalist
siangpahrangfa - (n.) child of king
siangpahrangnu - (n.) queen
siangpahrank sinak - (n.) sovereignty
sianh , senh - (v.) allow - Example: My father allows me to go = Ka pa nih kal a ka sianh
siannak - (n.) generosity
siao - (v.) fish with hook - Example: I catch (hook) fish with hook = Siao in nga ka siao
siao , sio - (n.) fishhook
siaofung - (n.) fishing pole
siaohri - (n.) fish hook string
siaopo - (n.) fishing pole
siaotung - (n.) fishing pole set up on the bank
siapa - (n.) male mythun
siapi - (n.) female mature mythun
siapi , kutpi - (n.) thumb
siapi , sepi - (n.) full grown femal mythun
siapimet - (n.) width of thumb
siapinam , kutpinam - (n.) width of a thumb
siarem - (adj.) comfortable, at ease - Example: My bed is not comfortable = Ka ihkhun cu ka sia a rem lo
siarem a si lomi , a nuam lomi - (adj.) uncomfortable
siarem loin a ummi , siarem lo a simi , a nuam lomi - (adj.) uneasy
siasal a hrawk dihtu - (n.) iconoclast
siasal , camh a ngei tiah an ruahmi thil - (n.) fetish
siasal , milem - (n.) idol
siasal , minung/thil he aa lomi mui , milem - (n.) image
siat angki - (n.) shirt
siau , siau bantuk in aa kuaimi thil - (n.) hook
sibawi - (n.) doctor
sibawi a si lo nain sibawi bantukin a tuahmi - (n.) quack
sibawi , hlai lei si lo in si lei a thiammi - (n.) physician
sibawi i zohter - (n.) checkup
sibawi nih hi si hi na din lai tiah cawh - (v.) prescribe - Example: What medicine did the doctor prescribe for th sick man? = Mizawpa cu sibawi
nih zei si dah a cawh?
sibawi nih hma hlainak i an hmanmi namte - (n.) lancet
sibawi nih mi hlainak i an hmanmi namte har - (n.) scalpel
sibawinu - (n.) lady medical doctor
sican - (v.) get - Example: He can get sick easily = Fawi tein a zaw kho
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sichia - (adj.) poor - Example: We are poor = Kan si a chia
sichiat - (v.) poor: become poor - Example: We became poor not because we were lazy = Kan si a chiat cu kanmah zangthut ruangah a si lo
sichiatnak - (n.) poverty
sichunhnak peng - (n.) syringe
sichunhnak ti , tikhu in tlakterni ti - (n.) distilled water
sifah - (v.) poor: be poor - Example: Because we are poor we cannot do anything = Kan si a fah caah zeihmanh kan tuah kho lo
sifahnak , pamnak - (n.) indigence
sifahnak , pamnak - (n.) poverty
sifahter , ngeih loter - (v.) impoverich
sifahternak , ngeih loternak - (n.) impoverishment
sifak - (adj.) poor - Example: He is a poor man = Mi sifak a si
sifak - (n.) poor people, the poor
sifak ngai i khua a sa i hnipuan le rawl a herh ngaimi - (adj.) destitute
sifak rethei - (n.) the poor
sifak rethei bawmhnak - (n.) charity
sifakmi , a pammi - (adj.) indigent
sih , sik - (v.) pinch - Example: Do not pinch my hand = Ka kut ka sik hlah
sih , sik - (v.) cold: feel cold - Example: I wear a warm shirt because I feel cold = Ka khua a sih caah angki lum kaa hruk
sih , sik - (v.) nib, pluck - Example: She nibs the tips of mustard leaves. - Please pluck that rose = Anttam dong a sih. - Khi rose pangpar khi hei sik
tuah
sihal - (n.) jackal
sihang - (n.) liquid medicine
sihar - (adj.) poor - Example: They are poor = An si a har
sihar - (n.) poor people - Example: They are poor people = Mi sihar an si
sihlah - (interj.) no - Example: Are you a thief? No, I am not = Mifir na si maw? Sihlah, ka si lo
sihmanhsehlaw , nain - (adv.) nevertheless
sihmanhselaw - (conj.) but
sihmanhselaw , a si nain - (conj.) however
sihni - (n.) pleader
siin , mizaw umnak - (n.) hospital
siinn chung i mi hlainak hmun - (n.) theatre
siinn sayama - (n.) nurse
sik a duh ngaimi - (adj.) quarrelsome
sik a duh ngaimi , velh a duh ngaimi , a puarthau ngaimi - (adj.) bellicose
sik a duh ngaingaimi minu - (n.) termagant
sik , dantat , fak piin soi - (v.) castigate
sik hmangmi - (adj.) reproachful
sik , mawhchiat - (v.) reprehend
sik , mawhchiat - (v.) reproach
sik , mawhchiat - (v.) scold
sik , mawhchiat , hlawt - (v.) reprobate
sik , si - (v.) quarrel, dispute - Example: Brothers should not quarrel = U le nau nan i si lai lo
sik , sih - (v.) cold: feel cold - Example: I wear a warm shirt because I feel cold = Ka khua a sih caah angki lum kaa hruk
sik , sih - (v.) nib - Example: She nibs the tips of mustard leaves = Anttam dong a sih
sik , sih - (v.) nib, pluck - Example: She nibs the tips of mustard leaves. - Please pluck that rose = Anttam dong a sih. - Khi rose pangpar khi hei sik
tuah
sikahnak , meithal - (n.) gun
sikawng - (n.) tobacco
sikhal - (n.) tablet, solid medicine
sikkaret - (n.) cigarette
siknak , dantatnak , fak piin soinak - (n.) castigation
siknak , mawhchiatnak , minchiatnak - (n.) reproach
sikpar - (n.) autumn
sikuru - (n.) screw
sikuru merhnak fung - (n.) screwdriver
sikuru thirhrenh - (n.) screw
sikuru ttial - (n.) thread
silar - (n.) slur
silhnalh - (v.) rationalize, find excuse for what has been done
siling - (n.) the height of (his) career - Example: He dien at the height of his career = A chan siling ah a thi
siling , kandap - (n.) ceiling
silnawi - (n.) scum
silo - (interj.) no
siment , mirang vawlei - (n.) cement
simh - (adj.) to be fed up with, disgusted - Example: I am fed up of pork = Voksa nih a ka simh
sin , sinah - (prep.) with - Example: Come with me = Ka sinah ra
sinah , sin - (prep.) with - Example: Come with me = Ka sinah ra
sinangpahrang inn , uktu bawi inn , inn ttha inn ngan inn nuam - (n.) palace
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sing - (num.) hundred thousand
sing , mising - (n.) alien, stranger
sinh , misinh - (v.) treat as stranger - Example: He treats us as strangers (keeps us at arm's length) = A kan misinh
sinin - (adv.) from - Example: It's a long time since I have been separated from them = An sinin kaa tthennak a sau cang
sinin - (adv.) every time - Example: Every time he came to visit with us he brought a gift = A kan tlawn sinin laksawng a kan phorh zungzal
sining - (n.) nature - Example: It is the nature of birds to fly = Vate cu zuan hi an sining a si
sining i tlak khawhlo , pawngkam he i tlak thiamlo - (n.) --sining kawl , zawtnak kawl - (v.) diagonse
sining kawlnak , zawtnak kawlnak - (n.) diagnosis
sining min, tahchunhnak ah siangpahrang, sibawi, saya - (n.) title
sining , ning - (n.) fashion - Example: He talked in a childish fashion = Ngakchia holhning in a holh
sining , phun - (n.) quality
sining phun khat in phun dang ah i thlen - (v.) transmute
sining phun khat in sining phun dang ah i thlennak - (n.) transmutation
sining tawn bantuk i si lo , a laifang chuah tak , hawi he i lawh lo - (adj.) eccentric
sining tein - (adv.) naturally
sining , umtuning - (n.) condition - Example: On condition that = A si ahcun
sining , umtuning - (n.) status
sining , ziaza - (n.) character - Example: His character is good = A ziaza a tha
sinum - (n.) servitor, servant
sinum (nu) - (n.) housemaid
sinum , sal - (n.) servant
sinum , tuah timi paoh a tuahmi - (n.) lackey
sinum upa bik - (n.) butler
sio - (v.) catch - Example: How many fish did you catch = Nga zeizatdah na sio?
sio harh , coktarh - (n.) bait
sio , siao - (n.) fishhook
sipam - (n.) poor people
sipek - (v.) medicate, give medicine
siper - (n.) medicine tablets
sipkap - (adv.) shyly, circumspectfully - Example: She stays circumspectfully = Sipkap tein a um
sir - (n.) side - Example: The side of a box = Thingkuang sir
sirah - (n.) along side of something long - Example: A tree stands on the side of the road = Lam sirah thingkung a dir
sirh , serh - (v.) eat excessively
sir/hmai tampi a ngeimi - (adj.) multilateral
sirlei in zohnak , sirlei in thlakmi hmanthlak - (n.) profile
siseh - (pron.) both - Example: Both adults and children must get flue shots = Upa si hna seh, ngakchia si hna se, tlangrai si an i chun dih lai
sisep - (n.) gossip, small and secret talk
sisik - (v.) whisper
siter - (v.) make - Example: Hot water makes people lazy = Khualin nih mi an tha a thutter hna
siter khawh - (v.) permit - Example: Windows permit light to enter the room = Thlalang-awng nih ceunak cu innchung ah an luhter
siter , ter , ngeihter - (v.) let - Example: Let the dog eat the bone = Uico kha saruh kha eiter
siter , umter - (v.) constitute - Example: We constitute him our leader = Amah cu kan haotu ah kan ser
sitlang - (n.) pill
sitlang a permi - (n.) tablet
sittha - (adj.) well off, well-to-do - Example: They are quite well to do = An si a ttha
sitthatnak - (n.) riches, well being, wealth
siuhseuh - (adj.) to disagree and gossip not too seriously
sivai - (n.) poison - Example: Venom = Rul poison
sivai a ngeimi - (adj.) venomous
sivai a ngeimi pachia - (n.) toadstool
sivai a simi si - (adj.) toxic
sivai a that khotu si , rittertu sivai thattu si - (n.) antitoxin
sivai ngeimi - (adj.) poisonous
sivai pek - (v.) poison
sivai thahnak si , sidin sual le si kah sual tik i hman zokzokmi - (n.) antidote
so - (v.) bulge - Example: An anthill bulges = Chuntlung a so
so dennak lung - (n.) anvil
so , ti so , soh - (v.) boil - Example: Water boils. - We skall prepare tea = Ti a so. - Lakphak kan so lai
sobuk - (n.) smithy
sobuk i mei , meiphu nganpi , somei - (n.) furnace
sobul - (n.) hammer
sobul in khenh , den - (v.) hammer
sobul nganpi - (n.) sledge hammer
sobul tte , tintte , chizawh tin - (n.) claw
soden - (v.) forge: to hammer and shape hot iron into something
sodengtu , sodeng , soser - (n.) blacksmith
sodennak , solung - (n.) anvil
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soh , so , ti so - (v.) boil - Example: Water boils. - We skall prepare tea = Ti a so. - Lakphak kan so lai
sohluah - (n.) application
soi , sawi - (v.) critisize
soih , sawih - (v.) to repeat motion as in copulation
soilem i a ping ah kalpi - (v.) abduct
soisel , al , duh lonak langhter - (v.) protest
soisel awk zeihmanh a um lomi - (adj.) spotless
soisel khawh lomi - (adj.) irreproachable
soksol , sawksawl - (n.) oyster
solh , sawlh - (v.) polish grains
solung , sodennak - (n.) anvil
somei , sobuk i mei , meiphu nganpi - (n.) furnace
somh , sawmh - (v.) girdle - Example: She puts on a girdle = Taisawm aa sawmh
song-ang - (n.) breast/chest of a person
sonh , sawnh - (v.) to ascribe a person's misfortune to previous misdeed
sonhtarh - (n.) alibi - Example: He has no alibi for his failure in the examination = Camipuai a sungh cu sonhtarh ding zeihmanh a ngei lo
sonhtarhnak - (n.) excuse - Example: He had a good excuse for being late = A tlai ah khan sonhtarhnak a ngei
sop , sawp - (v.) to be broken in small pieces
sor tlukter , duhter, hoihter - (n.) incline - Example: Incline your heart to obey God's law = Pathian nawlbia zulh ding kha na lung cu hoihter,
duhter, a sor tlukter
sortluk deuhnak , duh deuhnak - (n.) inclination
soser - (n.) smith
soser - (v.) to make metal tools - Example: He makes metal tools = So a ser
soser , sodengtu , sodeng - (n.) blacksmith
soser , thlet , soser i ser - (v.) forge - Example: The new settlers forged a new nation = A um tharmi nih khan miphun thar an ser
sozahnak puan in sermi - (n.) bellows
Spain ram le mi he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) Spanish
Spain rammi - (n.) Spaniard
stencil cungah ttialmi ca ca rialnak seh i i rial i chuah - (v.) mimeograph
su - (v.) pound - Example: They pound corn in the mortar = Sum ah fangvoi an su
su - (v.) gore - Example: Take care, lest you may be gored by a wild cow = Cawtun hrang nih in su sual lai kaw i ralring
su , suk - (v.) bump - Example: He bumped his head against the door = Innka ah a lu aa su
su , suk - (v.) nod head to show agreemet - Example: He nodded his head because he agreed to what was said = A hna a tlak caah a lu a suk len
ko
su , suk , thil suk - (v.) wash - Example: I shall wash my shirt = Ka angki ka su lai
sua - (v.) glean - Example: Ruth gleaned in Boaz's field = Ruth cu Boaz lo ah famu a sua
sua - (v.) preen - Example: Preen for lice = A hrik a sua
suah - (v.) to take water with a cup - Example: Please take water for me with a cup = Ti ka suah tuah
suai - (v.) draw - Example: He draws a picture = Hmanthlak a suai
suai - (v.) design
suaimi - (adj.) graven
suaita , kut i phiarmi sahmul angki - (n.) cardigan
suaitar , angki lum phiarmi - (n.) sweater
suaiter tah , hmawca tah - (v.) knit
sual - (adv.) unintentionally, accidently, inadvertently - Example: I spoke unintentionally = Bia ka chim sual
sual - (adv.) perhaps, in case - Example: In case you meet him you may give him this book = Na ton sual ahcun hi cauk hi pe te
sual - (n.) sin - Example: My mother conceived me in sin = Sual in ka nu nih a ka pawi
sual - (v.) sin (commonly sexual sin) - Example: They sin = An sual
sual - (v.) to erect or put up a hut in the jungle - Example: We have erected a hut (in the jungle) = Buk kan sual khawh cang
sual aa ngaihchihmi - (adj.) penitent
sual cerlet , a sual tuk hringhranmi - (adj.) nefarious
sual i ngaihchihnak - (n.) penitence
sual i theih i ngaih a chiami - (adj.) contrite
sual kawltu - (n.) faultfinder
sual lai caah - (adj.) apt - Example: Please remind me for I am apt to forget = Ka philh sual lai caah ka chim tthan te
sual lonak - (n.) innocence
sual ngaihchihnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) penitential - Example: Penitential songs = Sual ngaihchihnak kong a simi hla
sual puh - (v.) charge - Example: Thedy charged him with murder = Lainawn an puh
sual puh - (v.) accuse
sual puh , biaceihnak zung i taza cuai awk i chuahpi - (v.) prosecute
sual puh , puh - (v.) allege
sual puh , puh - (v.) impute
sual puh , sualnak ah aa tel ve ti langhter - (v.) incriminate
sual puh , thangchiat - (v.) impeach
sual puhnak - (n.) impeachment
sual puhnak - (n.) charge
sual puhnak , taza-cuainak - (n.) prosecution
sual thlahnak , ngaihthiamnak - (n.) remission
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sualforh - (v.) tempt, encourage to do wrong
sualforhnak - (n.) temptation
sualnak - (n.) crime - Example: Murder is a crime = Lainawn cu sual a si
sualnak - (n.) guilt
sualnak a ngei lomi - (adj.) sinless
sualnak a tuah lomi, a sual lomi. - 2. sualnak zeihmanh a chuahter lomi thil. - 3. chia ttha a hngal lomi - (adj.) innocent
sualnak a tuahmi - (adj.) sinful
sualnak a tuahtu - (n.) criminal
sualnak a tuahtu - (n.) perpetrator
sualnak , biaknak lei le Pathian lei he aa pehtlai in hman deuhmi bia a si - (n.) sin
sualnak hmuhpiak duh lo i um , ngeihthiam - (v.) condone
sualnak , nawlbuarnak , tthat lonak , palhnak - (n.) offence - Example: He was arrested for the offence of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an
tlaih
sualnak ngei lomi , thurhnawmhnak a pelpawite hmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) immaculate
sualnak phawt khawh lomi - (adj.) unimpeachable
sualnak tuah - (v.) perpetrate
sualnak tuahnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) criminal - Example: Criminal law = Sualnak kong i upadi
sualnak zeihmanh um loin a luat tiah biaceihnak zung nih an timi - (adj.) scotfree
sualpalh , sualpalhnak - (n.) transgression
sualphawt - (v.) condemn
sualphawt , mawhchiat - (v.) censure
sualphawt , na sual , ti - (v.) convict
sualphawtnak - (n.) conviction
sualphawtnak , hlawtnak - (n.) condemnation
sualpuhtu , taza a cuaitu - (n.) prosecutor
suan , kuan - (n.) lead
suankual - (n.) a pair of tongs for picking live coal or hot pot off the fire
suh - (n.) award
sui - (n.) gold
sui chan - (n.) golden age
sui hga - (n.) goldfish
sui hutmi thil - (n.) gilt
sui le lungvar a rihning thlai i tahnak - (n.) karat
sui mui a kengmi thil - (adj.) golden
sui soser - (n.) goldsmith
suimilam - (n.) hour - Example: How many hours will it take you to reach Insein? = Insein phaknak ah suimilam zeizat dah na rauh lai?
suimilam - (n.) o'clock - Example: Atu cu suimilam pasarih a si
suimilam - (n.) watch - Example: Wrist watch = Kutkhihmi suimilam
suimilam a hmai thalang - (n.) dial
suimilam caan a awnh khi - (n.) stroke - Example: We arrived home at the stroke of three = Suimilam pathum a awnh ah inn kan phan
suimilam , caan relnak - (n.) clock - Example: There is a clock hanging on the wall = Vampang ah suimilam aa tar
suimilam cheu - (n.) half an hour
suimilam chung i aa thui lengmangmi khi - (n.) pendulum
suimilam kut kalning in kal , keh lei in vorh lei ah - (adv.) clockwise
suimilam sertu - (n.) watchmaker
suimilam tawh pek i merh khi - (v.) wind
suimilam tiktiktik ti i a awnh ciahmah khi - (v.) tick
suitlang , nguntlang , thirtlang - (n.) ingot
suk - (v.) butt - Example: The goat butted a boy = Meheh nih ngakchia a suk
suk - (v.) poke - Example: He poked me with his elbow = A kiu in a ka suk
suk - (v.) recoil - Example: A gun recoils when fired = Meithal cu puah tikah mi a su
suk - (v.) pound - Example: He pounds paddy