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thil; e.g. Ruth's ideal is her mother = Ruth i tthat a tling tiah a ruahmi minung cu a nu a si<br />

ideal - (adj.) tthat a tlingmi thil , mah duhningte a simi thil; e.g. A clear day is ideal for a picnic = Khuatthat ni cu hnianghrawmnak ah duhtling a si<br />

ko.<br />

idealism - (n.) 1. mah nih a ttha bik tiin ruahning in thil tuahmi , mi dang nih zeitindah an ruah ve ti lo i mah ruahning lawngin tuahmi; 2. ruahnak<br />

lawng hi a taktak a si , thil hi cu a taktak a si lo , ti ruahnak philosophy phun khat.<br />

idealist - (n.) a ttha bik thil a duhmi , ruahnak ttha lawng kha biapi in a la i tuahnak kha biapi i a chia set lomi<br />

idealistic - (adj.) ruahnak tthattha le sangsang ngeih i a tuah zia biapi i chiah theng ttung lo.<br />

idealize - (v.) a ttha bik le a tling bik i ruah; e.g. Mary idealized her brother and thought everything he did was right = Mary nih a ta cu a ttha bik le<br />

a tling bik in a ruah i a tuahmi paoh kha a hmaan tiah a ruah<br />

ideally - (adv.) tling tein , ttha tein<br />

identical - (adj.) an i lo , aa lomi , aa khatmi<br />

identification - (n.) aho a si ti hngalhnak<br />

identify - (v.) 1. aho / zei a si ti hngalh; e.g. Charles identified the bag as his by telling what it contained = Charles nih zal kha keimah ta a si ti kha a<br />

chung i a ummi thil a chim khawh caah a hngalh ti kha a lang; 2. mi dang sining i um khawh ve; 3. aa khat in ruah; e.g. She identified wealth with<br />

gold = Rumnak cu sui he aa khat in a ruah<br />

identity - (n.) mah siningte<br />

idiom - (n.) mah holhning; e.g. I have caught cold = Kihnak ka tlaih, ti cu Mirang holhning a si i, 'Cumpi nih a ka tlunh', tinak a si<br />

idiomatic - (adj.) idiom in chimmi.<br />

idiomatically - (adv.) idiom ngaiin chimmi.<br />

idiosyncrasy - (n.) hawi he i lawh lonak<br />

idiot - (n.) mihrut<br />

idiotic - (adj.) mihrut bantuk a simi<br />

idiotically - (adv.) hrut ngaiin<br />

idle - (adj.) 1. zeihmanh tuah lo i a ummi; e.g. He spent an idle hour watching the river = Zeihmanh tuah loin suimilam pakhat chung tiva kha a zoh<br />

sawhsawh ko; 2. a tha a thumi<br />

idle - (v.) 1. zeihmanh tuah lo; e.g. They were just idling = zeihmanh tuah loin an um sawhsawh ko; 2. mawttawka enzin kha nunter ttung i kal loin<br />

umter<br />

idleness - (n.) thathutnak<br />

idly - (adv.) thathu ngaiin<br />

idol - (n.) 1. siasal , milem; 2. duh tukmi, upat tukmi<br />

idolater - (n.) milem biami<br />

idolatress - (n.) milem biami (nu)<br />

idolize - (v.) 1. milem biak in biak; 2. duh tuk , dawt tuk<br />

idyll (idyl) - (n.) khuate lei nuncan a nuamhning hla in hloimi<br />

if - (conj.) 1. ahcun; e.g. Come if you can = Na rat khawh ahcun ra tuah. 2. rua; e.g. We wondered if you were ill = Na zaw rua tiah kan khuaruah<br />

a har. even if = a si hmanh ah.<br />

ignite - (v.) mei chuahter<br />

ignition - (n.) mei chuahternak<br />

ignoble - (adj.) a ttha lomi, nehsawh awk a simi thil, a niammi thil<br />

ignobly - (adv.) nehsawh awk tlak ngaiin<br />

ignominious - (adj.) ningzak a simi thil<br />

ignominy - (n.) zapi hmai i ningzahnak hmuhmi<br />

ignorance - (n.) hruhnak , hngalh lonak<br />

ignorant - (adj.) tlawmte lawng a hngalmi<br />

ignore - (v.) a hmu lo bantukin i umter, a hngal lo bantukin i umter<br />

il- - (pref.) biafang thawhnak i hmanmi a si, a sullam cu lo tinak a si, 'legal' cu 'illegal' ah a cang.<br />

I'll - (contraction) I will.<br />

ill - (adj.) 1. dam lo; e.g. He is ill <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu a zaw; 2. a ttha lo; e.g. Her ill manners lost her many friends = A ziaza ttha lo ruangah hawi tampi<br />

a sung<br />

ill - (n.) zawtnak, harnak, tthat lonak<br />

ill bred - (adj.) ttha tein zohkhenh lomi<br />

ill-mannered - (adj.) umtuning dawh lo<br />

ill-natured - (adj.) a ing a chiami<br />

ill-tempered - (adj.) thintawi<br />

ill-treat - (v.) ttha tein zoh khenh lo hrem<br />

ill-treatment - (n.) hremnak<br />

ill-will - (n.) huatnak lungthin<br />

illegal - (adj.) upadi , ningin a si lomi<br />

illegible - (adj.) a fiang lomi; e.g. Illegible writing = Cattial fiang lo<br />

illegitimate - (adj.) phungning a si lomi; e.g. illegitimate child = lakfa<br />

illicit - (adj.) phung nih a onh lomi<br />

illiterate - (adj.) cathiam lomi<br />

illness - (n.) zawtnak<br />

illogical - (adj.) sullam aa pehtlai lomi<br />

illuminate - (v.) 1. ceuter; 2. fianter, a sullam fianter<br />

illumination - (n.) ceuternak, fianternak<br />

illumine - (v.) ceuter, panhter, hmai panhter<br />

illusion - (n.) a um i hmuh i a um ttung lomi<br />

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