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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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ahohmanh - (pron.) whosoever<br />

ahohmanh i tluk lomi - (adj.) unique<br />

ahohmanh lo - (pron.) none - Example: None would want <strong>to</strong> help him = Ahohmanh nih an bawm duh lo<br />

ahohmanh nih an ser bal lomi thil ser - (v.) invent<br />

ahohmanh nih bawmh loin mah tein i tuahmi , mah tein aa sersiammi - (adj.) self-made<br />

ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) peerless<br />

ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) unexampled<br />

ahohmanh nih tluk lomi - (adj.) unparalleled<br />

ahokhum - (pron.) whoever<br />

ahopaoh - (pron.) whoever<br />

ahopaoh nih a hmaan tiah an ti i an hngalh ciomi khi - (n.) truism<br />

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<br />

ai , aai - (n.) stack of firewood - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> buy a stack of firewood = Thingai ai khat cawk ka duh<br />

ai , aih - (interj.) no - Example: Are you going <strong>to</strong> follow me? No, I am not = Na kal zul lai maw? Ai, kan zul lai lo<br />

ai , au - (v.) scream<br />

ai awh - (v.) represent - Example: He will represent us at the meeting = Pumhnak ah kan ai a kan awh lai<br />

ai awhnak - (n.) representation<br />

ai , fak piin au hnawh , hrum - (v.) bellow<br />

ai remmi siter , cawh , fonh - (v.) blend<br />

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<br />

ti kha a hngalh<br />

aiawhtu - (n.) proxy<br />

aiawhtu - (n.) substitute<br />

aiawhtu - (n.) surrogate<br />

aiawhtu ah , can ah - (n.) behalf - Example: On my behalf = Keimah can ah<br />

aiawhtu , kuzale - (n.) delegate<br />

aiawtu - (n.) representative<br />

aidi in mawn , mawnh , eih in mawn , lawmhter ngai - (v.) enchant<br />

aidi nih tlaih - (v.) fascinate - Example: Her beauty fascinated him = Aa dawhnak nih aidi bang a tlaih ko<br />

aidin si - (n.) iodine<br />

aih - (v.) put on clothes<br />

aih - (n.) sorcery<br />

aih , hruk - (adv.) on - Example: He puts on his shirt = A angki aa hruk<br />

aih , hruk - (v.) have on - Example: I have on my coat = Ka angkileng kaa hruk<br />

aihre - (n.) curry powder, condim<br />

aihre zawng , theithu zawng - (adj.) yellow<br />

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<br />

kho tthan<br />

aipuang - (v.) be irritated, pique<br />

airawltu - (n.) deputy<br />

airawltu fialmi bu , airawltu rian ttuan falmi tuan - (n.) deputation<br />

airawltu rian ttuan falmi tuan , airawltu fialmi bu - (n.) deputation<br />

airawltu rian ttuan fial - (v.) depute<br />

aiskhrim , tikhal he an sermi cawhnuk khal a thaw ngaimi - (n.) ice cream<br />

aithing paihmi changreu - (n.) gingerbread<br />

aithing , thing - (n.) ginger<br />

aittial - (n.) cardamom<br />

aize - (interj.) alas<br />

akhonh - (n.) forlough<br />

akhonh - (n.) furlough<br />

akhonh , zungkhar ni - (n.) holiday<br />

al - (n.) denial - Example: His denial of our request was made yesterday = Kan halmi a kan al cu nizan ah khan a si.<br />

al - (v.) be salty - Example: Sea water is salty = Rili ti a al<br />

al , alh - (v.) salt<br />

al , duh lo - (v.) decline - Example: He declined my invitation <strong>to</strong> dinner = Zanriah ei ka sawmmi cu a ka al<br />

al , duh lo , a si lo i canter - (v.) negate<br />

al , duh lo , i lak duh lo - (v.) refuse<br />

al , duh lonak langhter , soisel - (v.) protest<br />

al , hlaw - (v.) repudiate<br />

al , hlawt , a si lo ti - (v.) gainsay<br />

al , kham , doh - (v.) resist<br />

al khawh a si lomi - (adj.) indisputable<br />

al khawh a si lomi - (adj.) irrefutable<br />

al , phunzai , duh lonak langhter - (n.) remonstrate<br />

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?<br />

al ralchanh , doh - (v.) oppose<br />

alaan , hmelchunhnak thantar , teinak puanlaang - (n.) banner<br />

alak in - (adv.) free, without payment - Example: I git this book free = Hi cauk cu alak in ka hmuh<br />

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