Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013
Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013
Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013
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khohsuai phun khat - (n.) spaghetti<br />
khoi - (pron.) which one - Example: Which one shall I take? = Khoi hi dah ka lak lai?<br />
khoi - (n.) bag - Example: Bring ten bags of rice = Facang khoi hra in rak pu<br />
khoi , khawi - (interj.) an expression used when the speaker wishes <strong>to</strong> do or say something like this: Khawi, keimah nih tuah ning = Come on, let<br />
me do it!<br />
khoih - (v.) scrape - Example: The child scraped a hole in the sand = Ngakchia nih thetse lakah khor a khoih/huah/cawn<br />
khoih - (v.) catch crabs in their holes<br />
khok - (v.) peel off the bark<br />
kholh - (n.) bath - Example: I shall have a bath = Kaa kholh lai<br />
kholh , khawl , khawlh - (v.) collect - Example: We are collecting money = Tangka kan khawl<br />
kholh , khawlh - (v.) bathe, take bath - Example: It's nice <strong>to</strong> bathe with cold water in hot weather = Khualum caan ah tikik khawlh a nuam<br />
kholhnak - (n.) bathing<br />
kholhnak - (n.) collecting offerings, taxes, rice etc.<br />
kholhnak khan - (n.) bathroom<br />
kholhnak kheng nganpi - (n.) bathtub<br />
kholhnak le ti chiahnak i hmanmi thir kheng nganpi - (n.) tub<br />
kholhnak ti - (n.) bath - Example: Your bath is ready = Na kholhnak ti a za cang<br />
khom - (n.) shell of a crab - Example: The shell of the crab cannot be eaten = Cangai khom cu ei awk a ttha lo<br />
khomh , khawmh - (v.) gather - Example: The gathered the left over twelve baskets = A ttiltawt rel hleihnih an khamh<br />
khomhnak - (n.) gathering of things<br />
khomhnak - (n.) gathering of people for worship<br />
khon , chiah - (v.) s<strong>to</strong>re<br />
khon , khamh - (v.) save - Example: He saved one hundred kyats last year = Ni kum ah tangka zakhat a khon<br />
khon , khong , khawn - (v.) save money or thing - Example: You should save some money in a year = Kum khat ah tangka tlawmpal cu na<br />
khawn awk a si<br />
khon , ret - (v.) conserve<br />
khong - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be hardheaded, stubborn, dull - Example: He is a hard-headed man = Mi khong a si<br />
khong - (adj.) mature - Example: A mature rooster = Arhli khong<br />
khongh , khawng , khawngh - (v.) supervise, oversee - Example: I am supervising the coolies = Kuli ka khawng hna<br />
khonh , khawnh - (n.) leave of absence - Example: I got a three-day leave of absende = Ni thum khawmh ka hmu<br />
khonnak , retnak - (n.) conservation, saving, hoarding<br />
khonter - (v.) sear<br />
khop , khawp - (adj.) <strong>to</strong> be satisfied (with food) - Example: I am very full = Rawl ka khawp ngai<br />
khor cawh bantukin cawh i thuk chin lengmang ah pil , cawh - (v.) delve<br />
khor , khawr , khur - (n.) pit, hole - Example: They are digging a pit = Khawr an co<br />
khor , zu khor - (n.) burrow<br />
khorh - (v.) burrow<br />
khorh , khawrh - <strong>to</strong> carve, <strong>to</strong> make a depression in the ground<br />
khorhnak - (n.) burrowing<br />
Khrifabu chungin chuah - (v.) excommunicate<br />
Khrifabu nih an sermi phung - (n.) canon<br />
Khrifahbu - (n.) church<br />
Khrifami a tam bik nih an zumh tawnmi zumhnak - (adj.) orthodox<br />
Khrih - (pron.) Christ<br />
Khrih tlangcung cawnpiaknak , lunglawmhnak - (n.) beatitude<br />
Khrihfa - (n.) Christian<br />
khrihfa a si lomi , a zum lomi - (n.) unbeliever<br />
Khrihfa a si lomi, lawkih mi - (n.) heathen<br />
Khrihfa biaknak a si lomi - (n.) paganism<br />
Khrihfa biaknak phung cauk - (n.) Bible<br />
Khrihfa phung - (n.) Christianity<br />
khrihfa phung luh tikah ti chungah i hnim awk a si ti in a zummi pawl - (n.) baptist<br />
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<br />
Khrihfabu pakhat, England ram ah 1865 kum i thawkmi - (n.) Salvation Army<br />
Khrihfaram - (n.) christendom<br />
Khrismas - (n.) Christmas<br />
khu - (n.) smoke, steam, cloud of dust - Example: Firesmoke. - Vapor/steam. - Dust = Meikhu. - Tikhu. - Leikhu<br />
khua - (n.) borough<br />
khua - (n.) weather<br />
khua a chia - the weather is bad<br />
khua a dawm - (adj.) cloudy<br />
khua a dawm - weather is cloudy<br />
khua a dei - (v.) down - Example: It's almost dawning = Khua a dei dengmang cang<br />
khua a ruat lomi , ruahnak zeihmanh a ngei lomi - (adj.) unthinking<br />
khua a ruat ngaimi - (adj.) speculative<br />
khua a ttha - the weather is fine<br />
khua awng pemh - <strong>to</strong> be lucky, blessed - Example: He gets blessings = Khua awng a pem<br />
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<br />
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