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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alan - (n.) flag<br />
alan - (n.) standard<br />
alan a saumi, tilawng cung i an hman bikmi - (n.) pennant<br />
alan hmuhsak - (v.) flag<br />
alfa le omega, Grik cafang a thawhnak le a donghnak, cucaah a thawknak le a donghnak - (n.) alpha and omega<br />
alh - (v.) burn - Example: Fire burns = Mei a alh<br />
alh , al - (v.) salt<br />
alh hluahmah - (v.) flame<br />
almon thingthei - (n.) almond<br />
alnak - (n.) protestation<br />
alnak , dohnak - (n.) resistance<br />
alnak , duh lonak - (n.) negation<br />
alnak , duh lonak - (n.) refusal<br />
alnak um lo i hnatlakpi - (v.) acquiesce - Example: She wants <strong>to</strong> marry him, but her parents do not acuiesce = Amah vat cu a duh ko,<br />
sihmanhsehlaw a nu le a pa nih an hnatlakpi lo<br />
alu - (n.) pota<strong>to</strong><br />
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<br />
amah can ah , amah hmun ah - (adv.) in place of<br />
amah can ah khan hman a su - (pron.) itself - Example: Ngakchia cu amah le amah aa tu<br />
amah duh tein thil a hung chuah thliahmahnak - (n.) spontaneity<br />
amah duh tein thil a hung chuakmi - (adj.) spontaneous<br />
amah duhnak tein , lunglawm tein - (adv.) willingly<br />
amah hrimhrim nih - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: Mary herself brought the book = Mary hrimhrim nih cauk kha a rak put<br />
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<br />
amah le amah - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: She hurts herself = Amah le amah aa tu<br />
amah le amah aa almi bia - (n.) paradox<br />
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<br />
pali karh i a chuakmi a si. - Pasarih a square cu sawm li le pakua a si<br />
amah le amah ttha tein aa tlai khomi - (adj.) s<strong>to</strong>ical<br />
amah nawl in sianginn kai loin a ummi ngankchia , a vak a vaimi - (n.) truant<br />
amah nu - (pron.) her - Example: Nu Sui is not here. Have you seen her? = Nu Sui hika ah a um lo. Na hmu maw?<br />
amah (nu lawngah hman khawh a si) - (pron.) she<br />
amah pa - (pron.) him - Example: I want <strong>to</strong> meet him = Amah tho ka duh<br />
amah pa , nu si loin - (pron.) he<br />
amah ta - (pron.) her - Example: This is her book = Hi cauk hi amah ta a si<br />
amah ta (pa) - (pron.) his - Example: This is his turban = Hihi amah lupawng a si<br />
amah tein a ceumi thil - (n.) phosphorus<br />
amah tein a fiangmi thil - (adj.) self-evident<br />
amahte lawng i a ummi - (adj.) recluse - Example: A hermit lives a recluse life = Phungki cu ramlak ah amahte lawngin a va um<br />
amahte nih - (pron.) herself, himself - Example: Mary did it by herself = Mary nih amahte in a tuah<br />
America ram - (prop.) United States of Ame<br />
America ram i a ummi Indian an timi hna - (n.) red skin<br />
American Indian pawl hreitlung - (n.) <strong>to</strong>mahawk<br />
American Indian pawl thlam - (n.) tepee<br />
American ramri a ummi ram rang phun khat - (n.) mustang<br />
Amerikan fung - (n.) bison<br />
amiak - (n.) profit<br />
an , anmah , annih - (pron.) they<br />
an i dannak langhter - (v.) contrast<br />
an i dannak langhter , thleidan - (v.) differentiate<br />
An i duh - (v.) fall in love<br />
an i khat - (adj.) same - Example: His name and mine are the same = A min le ka min an i khat<br />
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<br />
an i lo - (adj.) like<br />
an i lo , aa lomi - (adj.) similar<br />
an i lo , aa lomi , aa khatmi - (adj.) identical<br />
an i lo lo - (adj.) dissimilar<br />
an i ralchanh bak ko - (adj.) diametrically oppose<br />
an i ralrin lo liote i va tlaih , va chuahhnawh - (v.) surprise<br />
an i rem , remter - (v.) harmonize<br />
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<br />
an pa aa khat i nu aa dangmi asiloah nu aa khat i pa aa dangmi - (n.) half-breed<br />
an pahnih in - (adj.) both<br />
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<br />
an sining langhtertu mi nih an i thlaihmi tazeih - (n.) badge<br />
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<br />
cu an i phaw<br />
ang - (adj.) be like<br />
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