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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pawvuah - (n.) handkerchief<br />
pazeizat , zeizat - (pron.) how many, hov much - Example: How many people are living in your <strong>to</strong>wn? - Hov many of you are going? = Nan<br />
khua ah mi zeizat dah a um hna? - Pazeizat dah nan kal lai?<br />
pe - (n.) foot - Example: Twelve inches make one foot = Lehman 12 ah pe khat a si<br />
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<br />
cang<br />
pe , pek - (v.) give - Example: I give him a book = Cauk ka pek<br />
pe rialak lung - (n.) mills<strong>to</strong>ne<br />
pefung - (n.) ruler<br />
peh - (v.) link<br />
peh - (v.) connect<br />
peh , benh - (v.) draft<br />
peh , fonh - (v.) join<br />
peh , hlawh - (v.) spring - Example: The dog springs at the thief = Uico nih mifir kha a hlawh hnawh<br />
peh , i hlawh , per - (v.) jump<br />
peh , ngol lo - (v.) continue - Example: Would you be able <strong>to</strong> continue your schooling? = Na cacawn na peh kho lai maw?<br />
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<br />
peh thluahmah in ttuannak - (n.) contiunation<br />
peh thluahmahnak - (n.) continuity<br />
pehnak - (n.) connection<br />
pehsauh , chap , tthatter deuh, dawhter , tamh - (v.) embellish<br />
pehtlai - (adv.) continuously - Example: It is necessary <strong>to</strong> study cuntinuously = Pehtlai in cacawn a hau<br />
pehtlaih - (v.) bear - Example: This s<strong>to</strong>ry does not bear on the question = Hi tuanbi le biahalnak an i pehtlai<br />
pehtlaih , pehtlai - (v.) concern, connect, have relationship - Example: This letter concerns nobody but me. - I have no connection with him = Hi<br />
ca hi keimah dah ti lo cu aho he hmanh an i pehtlai lo. - Amah he kan i pehtlai lo<br />
pehtlaihnak - (n.) concern<br />
pehtlaihnak ; a lian deuhmi bu he i pehtlaihnak - (n.) affinity<br />
pehtlaihnak chah - (v.) disconnect<br />
pehtlaihnak , pehtlaihtertu bia - (n.) conjunction - Example: 'and' is a conjunction = 'og' hi conjunction a si<br />
pehtlaihter - (v.) relate - Example: It is difficult <strong>to</strong> relate hsi sickhess <strong>to</strong> any known cause = A zawtnak hi zei he dah kan pehtlaihter hnga ti awk a<br />
har ko<br />
pehtlaihtertu bia , pehtlaihnak - (n.) conjunction - Example: 'and' is a conjunction = 'og' hi conjunction a si<br />
pehzulh lo - (v.) discontinue<br />
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<br />
pei maw pei lo - uncertain, 50% certain, 50 % uncertain<br />
pei , zapei - (n.) palm (of hand)<br />
peihau - (n.) potsherd<br />
pek - (v.) allot - Example: They are allotted a house = Inn pakhat pek an si<br />
pek - (v.) provide<br />
pek - (v.) show - Example: God shows us mercy = Pathian nih zaangfahnak a kan pek<br />
pek - (v.) supply<br />
pek - (v.) yield - Example: Tom's father yields his consent <strong>to</strong> the plan = Kan khuakhanmi kha Tom pah nih a kan hnatlakpi<br />
pek - (v.) purvey - Example: A butcher purveys meat <strong>to</strong> his cus<strong>to</strong>mers = Cawsa zuartu nih a cawtu pawl kha sa a pek (zuarh) hna<br />
pek - (v.) bes<strong>to</strong>w<br />
pek - (v.) cede - Example: Spain ceded the Philippine islands <strong>to</strong> the USA = Spain nih Philippine tikulh hna cu USA a pek hna<br />
pek - (v.) contribute<br />
pek - (v.) issue - Example: Ralkap cu rawl le hnipuan an chuah hna<br />
pek - (v.) offer - Example: He offered her his watch = A suimilam a thiahn (pek)<br />
pek - (v.) pay - Example: He pays him five kyats = Tangka fang nga a pek<br />
pek - (v.) present - Example: They presented flowers <strong>to</strong> their teacher = An saya kha pangpar an pek<br />
pek - (v.) proffer<br />
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<br />
ah pek awk a si lai<br />
pek , chanh , chimh - (v.) refer <strong>to</strong> - Example: Let us refer our disputes <strong>to</strong> our chairman = Kan i almi cu kan chairman chan tuah u sih/chim tuah<br />
u sih<br />
pek , chiah - (v.) allocate - Example: They allocate sum of money <strong>to</strong> education = Cathiam fimnak cawnnak caah tangka zeimawzat an chiah<br />
pek , chim - (v.) tender - Example: He tenderes his thanks = Aa lawmhnak kha a chim<br />
pek chin , lanhter , lanhpi , kalpi - (v.) convey<br />
pek duh lo - (v.) withhold<br />
pek , hrawm - (v.) impart<br />
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<br />
pek lomi , a man pek lomi - (adj.) unpaid<br />
pek , nawl pek - (v.) grant<br />
pek , pe - (v.) give - Example: I give him a book = Cauk ka pek<br />
pek , phawtzamh - (v.) disburse<br />
pek tthan - (v.) refund<br />
pek tthan - (v.) repay<br />
pek tthan , cham - (v.) requit<br />
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