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his<strong>to</strong>rical - (adj.) tuanbia he aa pehtlaimi thil; e.g. His<strong>to</strong>rical books = Tuanbia ttialnak cauk<br />

his<strong>to</strong>rically - (adv.) tuanbia ningin<br />

his<strong>to</strong>ry - (n.) tuanbia , ram kong minung kong<br />

hit - (v.) 1. thongh; e.g. They hit each other = Pakhat le pakhat an i thawng; 2. cumh; e.g He hit his little brother = A naute kha a cumh; 3. tuk;<br />

e.g. He hit the ball with a stick = pumpululh kha fung in a tuk; 4. khawn; e.g. He hit his head against the wall = A lu vampang ah aa khawn; 5. <strong>to</strong>n,<br />

hmuh; e.g. We hit the right road in the dark = Mui padap ah lam kha kan va hmuh, kan va khen. past tense and past participle of hit = hit.<br />

hit - (n.) mi uar ngaingaimi a simi; e.g. The new song was a hit of the season = Hla thar kha atu hrawng mi nih an uar ngaingaimi a si<br />

hitch - (v.) hren; e.g. He hitched the horse <strong>to</strong> a post = Rang cu tung ah a hren<br />

hither - (adv.) hika , hika ah hin; e.g. hither and thither = Hika khika<br />

hither<strong>to</strong> - (adv.) atu tiang<br />

hive - (n.) khuaibu , khuaikua , aa bumi khuai<br />

hoard - (n.) a thli in i khonmi<br />

hoard - (v.) a thli in i khon<br />

hoarfrost - (n.) hawhra rang<br />

hoarse - (adj.) a aw a phar<br />

hoarsely - (adv.) aw phar ngaiin<br />

hoarseness - (n.) aw pharnak<br />

hoary - (adj.) a rang, sampar<br />

hoax - (n.) hlennak , dehnak<br />

hobble - (v.) bai thalhmalh i kal<br />

hobby - (n.) mah rian hlei i mah duhmi te rian va tuahmi<br />

hobnail - (n.) kedan tanglei thirkhenh<br />

hock - (n.) saram an hnulei khuk<br />

hockey - (n.) hokki lentecelhnak<br />

hocus-pocus - (n.) hlennak ca i pakpalawng bia chimmi<br />

hodge-podge - (n.) ningcang lo i i cawh nul in a ummi, 'hotch-potch' ti zongin ttial a si<br />

hoe - (n.) tuhmui<br />

hog - (n.) vokthau<br />

hoggish - (adj.) vok bantukin a hnawmtammi<br />

hoist - (v.) thlir , cawi<br />

hoist - (n.) thlirtu , cawitu seh<br />

hold - (v.) 1. put , pu; e.g. Please hold this book = Hi cauk hi rak pu ta; 2. tlaih; e.g. Hold the door open = Innka kha tlai law i hung peng seh; 3.<br />

tlum; e.g. This pot can hold ten cups of water = Hi um nih hin ti hrai hra a tlum; 4. ngeih; e.g. He holds the rank of a captain = Amah cu kepten a<br />

si; 5. tuah; e.g. They are holding a meeting = Meeting an tuah lio; 6.ruah; e.g. People once held that the world was flat = Hlan ah cun mi nih vawlei<br />

hi a per tiah an rak ruah e.g. Hlan ah cun mi nih vawlei hi a per tiah an rak ruah<br />

hold - (n.) 1. tlaihnak; e.g. Take a good hold of this rope = Hi hri hi fek tein i tlaih; 2. tilawng chung i a niam bikmi khan; thil chiahnaki an hmanmi<br />

hold forth - (v.) A thiam ngai bantuk i chim<br />

hold off - (v.) i niahter lo i umter peng khawh<br />

hold on - (v.) fek tein i tlaihpeng<br />

hold up - (v.) 1. tlakter lo; 2. ramh; e.g. The robber held us up with guns = Mifir nih meithal he an kan ramh; 3. peh khawh peng, tuah khawh<br />

peng<br />

holder - (n.) tlaitu; e.g. Electric bulb holder = Elektrik bawl tlaitu, bel dan, a sami cawinak i hmanmi<br />

holding - (n.) ngeihmi thilri<br />

hole - (n.) 1. kua, zu kua, khor; 2. kuar, lam kuar; 3. pem; e.g. A hole in your shirt = Na angki pemnak<br />

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

holiday - (adj.) lunglawm ngai i um; e.g. People are in a holiday mood = Mi cu lunglawm ngaiin an um<br />

holiness - (n.) thiannak<br />

hollow - (adj.) 1. a chung a kuami; 2. a kuarmi, lam i a kuarmi<br />

hollow - (v.) chung khorh; e.g. He hollowed out a log <strong>to</strong> make a drum = khuang ser dingah thingtum a chung a khorh<br />

holly - (n.) thingkung phun khat<br />

holocaust - (v.) mei in khangh dih cikcek<br />

holster - (n.) pis<strong>to</strong>l thlaihnak a saphaw bawm<br />

holy - (adj.) 1. a thiang; 2. zarh; e.g. The sabbath is a holy day for the Jews = Sabbath ni cu Judah mi caah ni zarh a si; 3. lungthiang<br />

holy communion - (n.) a thiangmi hawikomhnak , Bawipa Zanriah<br />

Holy Land - (n.) Palestine ram Judah mi an umnak<br />

Holy of Holies - (n.) Judah mi biakinn chung i a thiang bik hmun<br />

Holy See - (n.) Pope uknak hmun<br />

Holy Spirit - (n.) Thiang Thlarau<br />

Holy Week - (n.) Easter hlan zarh chung<br />

Holy Writ - (n.) Ca Thiang, Baibal<br />

homage - (n.) upatnak<br />

home - (n.) 1. umnak inn; 2. innchungkhar; e.g. He came from a happy home = Aa lawmmi innchungkhar in a rami a si; 3. chuahkehnak ram;<br />

e.g. His home is Burma = Kawlram cu a chuahkehnak ram a si<br />

home - (adj.) Inn he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. Write me all the home events = Inn i thil umtuning ca in ka kua tuah<br />

home - (adv.) inn i um; e.g. He will be home all evening = Zanlei cu inn ah a um ko lai<br />

home village - (n.) chuahkehnak khuate<br />

homeliness - (n.) i dawh set lonak, a sawsawh sinak<br />

homely - (adj.) 1. aa dawh lomi; e.g. She is a homely girl = Aa dawh setsai lomi a si 2. a sawsawhte a si ko; e.g. The food was homely but filling =<br />

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