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ocular - (n.) mit he aa pehtlaimi thil<br />

oculist - (n.) mit sibawi<br />

odd - (adj.) 1. a pak; e.g. One, three and five are odd numbers = Pakhat, pathum le panga hi a pak an si 2. hawi he aa lo lomi<br />

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

oddly - (adv.) hawi he i lo lo ngaiin<br />

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

odds - (n.) i rem lonak; e.g. They are at odds with each other = Pakhat le pakhat an i rem lo The odds are in his favour (U.S. favor): Teinak<br />

ding caan ttha cu amah lei ah a um. odds and ends: a bultan tuktak<br />

ode - (n.) hla<br />

odious - (adj.) rimchia , duh lo awk ngai a simi<br />

odor - (n.) rim<br />

oesophagus - (n.) kaa in pawpi tiang rawl kalnak lam. Zong esophagus.<br />

of - (prep.) 1. in; e.g. The chair is made of wood = Thutdan cu thing in an ser. 2. ta; e.g. A friend of mine has gone home = Ka hawipa cu inn ah a<br />

tlung. 3. khat; e.g. He drinks two cups of coffee = Kawfi hrai hnih khat a din. 4. hla; e.g. Our house is within three miles of the city = Kan inn cu<br />

khuapi chungin khan thum a hla. 5. kong; e.g. He likes <strong>to</strong> tell of his trip = A khualtlawnnak kong chim a duh ngai. 6. chungmi, lakmi; e.g. This book<br />

is one of the books which he wrote = Hi cauk hi a ttialmi cauk hna chung i pakhat a si. 7. ngeih; e.g. He is a man of great strength = Thazang<br />

ngeimi pa a si.<br />

off - (prep.) 1. a pial; e.g. The train is off the tracks = Tlanglawng cu a lam a pial. 2. rianttuannak in i dinh; e.g. The soldiers are off duty after three<br />

= Ralkap pawl cu zanlei pathum hnu cun an rian in an i din.<br />

off - (adv.) 1. diam; e.g. The bird flew off = Vate kha a zuang diam. 2. phongh; e.g. Take the lid off = A chin kha phong. 3. phoih; e.g. Take your<br />

shoes off = Na kedan i phoih. 4. hmailei caan ah a si lai, a duh rih; e.g. Our holidays are still a month off = Kan sianginn khar cu thla khat a duh rih.<br />

5. phih, hmih; e.g. He turned off the lights = Elektrik ceu kha a hmih hna. 6. rian ngolta; e.g. I <strong>to</strong>ok time off this afternoon, but I must work<br />

<strong>to</strong>morrow = Nihin chunhnu cu ka rian ka ngolta, asinain thaizing cu ka ttuan hrimhrim lai. be off: e.g. I must be off now = Atu cu ka kal awk a si,<br />

ka kal cang lai. off and on: a zeimaw caan ah; e.g. He is not a regular visi<strong>to</strong>r, but comes here off and on = A kan leng zungzal mi a si lo, a si nain a<br />

zeimaw caan ah a ra tawn. take off: 1. kal; e.g. I must take off for home = Inn ah ka kal lai; 2. van i zuan; e.g. I watched the planes take off and<br />

land = Vanlawng an kai le an ttum kha ka zoh hna. (n.) e.g. The take off will be at seven = Vanlawng zuan caan cu suimilam pasarih ah a si lai.<br />

off - (adj.) 1. phoih; e.g. His coat was off = A angki aa phoih. 2. cat; e.g. The electricity is off = Elektrik dah a cat. 3. kal; e.g. They were off <strong>to</strong> the<br />

cinema = Baisikup zoh ah an kal.<br />

off-shore - (adj.) rili kam in rili chunglei ah a hlatnak hmun<br />

offend - (v.) thinhunter<br />

offender - (n.) thinhuntertu<br />

offense - (n.) 1. tthat lonak, palhnak, sualnak, nawlbuarnak; e.g. He was arrested for the offense of stealing = Fir sualnak ruangah an tlaih. 2. ral<br />

doh tik i a namtu lei si; e.g. The offense we launched on the enemy was well planned = Ral kan va namhna cu ttha tein timhmi a si.<br />

offensive - (adj.) a namtu lei si<br />

offer - (v.) 1. pek; e.g. He offered her his watch = A suimilam a thianh (pek). 2. bawmh duhnak , tuah duhnak langhter; e.g. The boy offered <strong>to</strong><br />

carry my books =Ngakchiapa nih, na cauk kan putpiak lai, a ti. 3. a man ah pek; e.g. He offered ten kyats for the box = Thingkuang cu fang hra in<br />

kan cawk lai, a ti.<br />

offer - (n.) pek laimi thil; e.g. We were pleased with his offer of help = Bawmhnak kan pek hna lai, a timi cu kan i lawm.<br />

offering - (n.) pekmi thil , thawhlawm , Pathian sin pekmi thil<br />

offer<strong>to</strong>ry - (adj.) pekchanhmi thil he aa pehtlaimi<br />

offhand - (adv.) ruah ciammam loin; e.g. I do not know offhand, how many people live in this <strong>to</strong>wn = Hi khua chungah hin minung zeizat dah a<br />

um hna ti kha ruah ciammam lo cun ka hngal lo<br />

offhand - (adj.) ruat setsai loin chimmi; e.g. His was an offhand remark = A chimmi cu ruah setsai loin chimmi a si<br />

office - (n.) 1. zung 2. rian<br />

office boy - (n.) zung chung i hmanmi tlangval<br />

officer - (n.) bawi<br />

official - (adj.) zung he aa pehtlaimi thil; e.g. Official duty = Zung rian<br />

official - (n.) nawl ngeitu.<br />

officially - (adv.) zung he i pehtlai ngaiin<br />

officiate - (v.) 1. rak ttuan chung 2. tlangbawi/biaknak lei rianttuantu nih biakinn chung hawi hna i an rian an ttuan khi<br />

officious - (adj.) aa bawiter ngaimi ; mi dang thil kong i aa thlak tukmi<br />

offset - (v.) rulh; e.g. The money he got partly offset his losses = Tangka a hmuhmi nih a sunghmi kha a cheuchum cu a rulh<br />

offshoot - (n.) thing tengnge<br />

offspring - (n.) hrinsor tefa<br />

often - (adj.) lengmang; e.g. I often see him at church = Biakinn ah ka hmuh lengmang as often as not: atu le atu; e.g. During foggy weather<br />

the trains are late as often as not = Minmei a tam chel ahcun tlanglawng cu atu le atu tlai lengmang more often than not: atu le atu<br />

oh - (interj.) aw! ah!<br />

oil - (n.) 1. sathau 2. datsi 3. chiti<br />

oil - (v.) sathau thuh , si thuh i nalter; e.g. He oils the machin twice a day = Ni khat ah seh cu voi hnih si a thuh<br />

oily - (adj.) si thuh ca i a nalmi<br />

old - (adj.) 1. a tarmi , a hlunmi 2. kum ... a si; e.g. He is twenty years old = Amah cu kum kul a si 3. hlun; e.g. This house is very old = Hi inn cu a<br />

hlun ngaingai 4. a tet cangmi; e.g. My shoes are old = Ka kedan cu an tet cang<br />

old - (n.) hlanlio chan days of old: hlanlio chan<br />

old fashioned - (adj.) hlan thil tining le ruahning a duhmi<br />

Old Testament - (n.) Biakam Hlun.<br />

old time - (adj.) hlanlio<br />

old timer - (n.) rian pakhat saupi a ttuan i a hngalh zong a hngal ngai cangmi<br />

oligarch - (n.) ram pakhat mibu hmete nih uknak chung i aa telmi<br />

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