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Chin Hakha to English Dictionary 02.17.2013

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uhter - (v.) let dye - Example: I let my grandmother dye my shirt = Ka pi ka angki ka buhter<br />

buikelet , tawte - (n.) mole<br />

buk le han , rawl chiahnak inn - (n.) granary<br />

buk sak lo i ramlak i riahnak hmun; ralkap ca i pumh i <strong>to</strong>nnak hmun - (n.) bivouac<br />

bukhe , pangpar <strong>to</strong>m - (n.) bouquet<br />

bultannak - (n.) mutilation<br />

bultawl - (v.) look after, serve, care, cater<br />

buluk - (n.) tadpole<br />

bum - (v.) rot or decay, be worm-eaten - Example: My wood rotting, decaying, eaten by weevil = Ka thing a bum<br />

bum - (n.) weevil<br />

bun - (v.) be in trouble - Example: We are in trouble = Rolung ka bun<br />

bungh - (v.) pour out<br />

bunh - (v.) erect a stick, post, s<strong>to</strong>ne, rock on the ground<br />

bunh - (v.) settle - Example: Where have you settled? = Khuazei ah dah umhmun nan bunh?<br />

bunh , dirter , sak - (v.) erect - Example: They will erect a building = Inn pakhat an sak lai<br />

bur - (v.) pitch in, collect things in one place - Example: We collect or keep rice in one place = Facang kan bur<br />

bur , burbuk - (n.) shrub<br />

burbuk - (n.) bush<br />

burbuk an cinnak hmun - (n.) shrubbery<br />

burbuk , bur - (n.) shrub<br />

burbuk tampi umnak - (n.) thicket<br />

burbuk tampi umnak a simi - (adj.) shrubby<br />

burh - (v.) dye<br />

burh - (v.) get burned with hot water<br />

buri hri , buri hri kung - (n.) jute<br />

buri hri , hri , la hri - (n.) string<br />

buri kung bantuk , la sernak thil kung phun khat - (n.) flax<br />

buri puan - (n.) sackcloth<br />

buri ttha phun - (n.) burlap<br />

burut - (n.) brush<br />

but , buthnawh - (v.) cluster around or gather around somebody - Example: Many people gathered around Jesus = Jesuh kha mi tampi ni an<br />

but<br />

but hnawh - (v.) cluster - Example: The students cluster around their teacher = Siangngakchia nih an saya an but hnawh<br />

but hnawh - (v.) flock - Example: Children floked round the christmas tree = Khrismas thingkung kha nganchia nih an but hnawh<br />

but kedan - (n.) boot<br />

buti - (n.) vegetable soup<br />

buttit khaubawk - (n.) insects<br />

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ca - (n.) script - Example: Burmese script = Kawl ca<br />

ca - (n.) character - Example: <strong>Chin</strong>ese character = Tuluk ca<br />

ca - (n.) literature - Example: <strong>English</strong> literature = Mirang ca<br />

ca - (n.) writing<br />

ca auh - (v.) dictate<br />

ca auh - (n.) dictation<br />

ca auh uk in uk - (v.) dictate<br />

ca chuahmi - (n.) issue - Example: Tadinca an chuahmi a hmanung bik ah eksident a <strong>to</strong>nnak kong kha a um<br />

ca chung i biatlangpi a nganpipi in ttialmi - (n.) headline<br />

ca hrenhnak thim kuai - (n.) staple<br />

ca i kuat - (v.) correspond<br />

ca i kuatnak - (n.) correspondence<br />

ca in siseh , hmanthlak in siseh , thawngthanh , mi theihter - (v.) advertise<br />

ca le cauk kennak kuttlaih zal , handbag - (n.) portfolio<br />

ca leh , holh leh - (v.) translate<br />

ca namnak seh ha an thletnak - (n.) foundry<br />

ca pakhatkhat a donghnak i minthut khi , a tanglei i minttial - (v.) undersign<br />

ca relnak - (n.) perusal - Example: I finished the perusal of your letter = Na cakuat rel ka dih cang<br />

ca sanhnak thingkuang - (n.) mailbox<br />

ca tampi relnak fimnak he aa pehtlaimi - (adj.) scholarly<br />

ca tampi relnak in hmuhmi fimnak - (n.) scholarship<br />

ca tar - (v.) post - Example: Announcement was posted on the wall = Thawngthanhnak kha vampang cungah an tar<br />

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