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partake - (v.) i tel ve, ei.<br />

partial - (adj.) 1. a cheuchum; e.g. He made a partpayment (partial payment) on the book = Cauk man kha a cheuchum a pek 2. duhdanh a<br />

ngeimi; e.g. He was partial <strong>to</strong> his son = A fapa kha a duhdanh<br />

partiality - (n.) duhdanhnak<br />

partially - (adv.) a cheuchum in<br />

participant - (n.) aa telmi<br />

participate - (v.) i tel<br />

participation - (n.) i tel venak<br />

participle - (n.) participle Mirang holh ah verb timi biafang kha adjective timi biafang sullam i hman tikah participle a si; e.g. After we parted, I<br />

watched him through the parted curtain = Kan i tthen hnu ah aa tthenmi (cheumi) thlalang awng zar chungin ka bih, parted hmasa hi verb a si i a<br />

hmanung hi adjective sullam a si caah participle a si past participle a dih ciami caan; e.g. He has gone = A kal cang, cang hi past participle a<br />

sitertu a si.<br />

particle - (n.) thil hmete<br />

particular - (adj.) 1. minung pakhat /thil pakhat ta , thengte; e.g. That particular chair belonged <strong>to</strong> my father = Khi tthutdan thengte khi ka pa ta<br />

a si; e.g. A particular characteristic of a skunk is its smell = Sachia a sining thengte a langhtertu cu a rim a si. 2. kherkher; e.g. Mrs. Jones is so<br />

particular about her house work that no one wanted <strong>to</strong> work for her = Mrs. Jones cu a inn rian kong ah a ti kherkher tuk caah ahohmanh nih a<br />

rian ttuan an duh lo.<br />

particular - (n.) thil hmete, a hmete, a hmete tiangin; e.g. The report agrees with yours in every particular = A chimmi cu na chimmi he a hmete<br />

tiangin an i khat.<br />

particularly - (adv.) khun; e.g. She likes chocolate particularly = Choclate kha a duh khun<br />

parting - (n.) i tthennak<br />

partisan - (n.) zultu, mah lei tangmi<br />

partisanship - (n.) zultu sinak, mah party fak piin tanhnak.<br />

partition - (n.) 1. i cheunak 2. vanpang<br />

partition - (v.) cheu, vampang in dan<br />

partly - (adv.) a cheuchummi<br />

partner - (n.) 1. rian aa hrawmmi 2. a tang timi<br />

partnership - (n.) 1. i hrawm in tuannak 2. i hrawmmi rian; e.g. The partnership sells clothing = An i hrawmmi dawr ah hnipuan an zuar<br />

par<strong>to</strong>ok - (v.) past tense of partake, i tei, ei.<br />

partridge - (n.) mimte (va) , nimte<br />

party - (n.) 1. nuamhnak ca i aa pummi; e.g. Dinner party = Zanriah hrawmnak nuamhnak 2. politik tuahnak i bu sermi; e.g. Democratic party =<br />

Democratic bu 3. thil pakhatkhat tuahnak ca i sermi bu<br />

pass - (v.) 1. awn; e.g. He passed his examination = A camipuai a awng. 2. lonh; e.g. We passed his car on the way = Lam ah a mawttaka kan<br />

lonh. 3. chanh; e.g. Pass the sugar <strong>to</strong> me = Thanthling kha rak ka chan. 4. upadi i ser; e.g. Parliament passed an education bill = Parliament nih<br />

cawnnak upadi an ser. 5. kal; e.g. The parade passed down the street = Ralkap aa cermi kha thlanglei ah an vung kal duahmah. 6. liam, kal; e.g.<br />

The s<strong>to</strong>rm passed and the sun is shining = Thlichia cu a liam (dih) i ni a tlang. 7. pakhat sinin pakhat sin i tthial; e.g. The property will pass from<br />

father <strong>to</strong> son = Thilri cu a pa sinin a fapa sinah tthial a si lai. 8. chanh, hlonh hnawh; e.g. He passed the ball <strong>to</strong> me = Pumpululh kha a ka chanh<br />

(hlonh hnawh). pass away = thih; e.g. My mother passed away = Ka nu a thi. pass over = lanhtak; e.g. He was passed over when they chose<br />

the players = Pumpululh chuihtu an thim hna ah khan anih cu an lanh tak.<br />

pass - (n.) lam bi , kot; e.g. The pass is between two mountains = Kot cu tlang pahnih karlak ah a si<br />

passable - (adj.) tan khawhmi , lam tan<br />

passage - (n.) 1. cauk chung i hmun khat khat; e.g. He read a passage from the Bible = Baibal cauk chungin hmun knat a rel. 2. a lanh; e.g. We<br />

did not notice the passage of time = Caan a lanh kha kan hngal lo. 3. lam; e.g. The passage between two houses was blocked = Inn pahnih karlak<br />

lam kha a pit. 4. rili ah siseh, van ah siseh, khualtlawnnak; e.g. He was given passage on a morning plane = Zinglei vanlawng in a kal lai.<br />

passenger - (n.) khualtlawngmi<br />

passer - (n.) a kalmi<br />

passer-by - (n.) a pawng in a kalmi<br />

passing - (adj.) kalpah i chimmi; e.g. He made a passing comment which I could not hear = Kalpah in a chim i ka thei kho lo<br />

passing - (n.) pumpululh i chanh. in passing = ruat setsai lem loin biatlang chuan i vun chim; e.g. He said it only in passing = Biatlanga a vung<br />

chuah i a vun chim pah menmi a si.<br />

passion - (n.) 1. duhnak a tthawngmi 2. duh hringhran; e.g. He has a passion for music = Hla a duh hring hran The Passion = Bawi Jesuh nih<br />

vailamtah a innak<br />

passionate - (adj.) duhnak tthawng a ngeimi<br />

passionately - (adv.) duhnak tthawng ngai ngei in<br />

passive - (adj.) rak leh ve loin i in<br />

Passover - (n.) Lanhtak Puai<br />

passport - (n.) ram dang kalnak lehhmah<br />

password - (n.) biaruk i pekmi<br />

past - (adj.) 1. a dih; e.g. Day is past when the sun sets = Ni a tlakin ni a dih 2. hnulei, a liam cangmi caan; e.g. He was sick for the past few days<br />

= Kan nhulei ni tlawmte chung cu a zaw 3. hlan deuh caan; He was the past Chairman of <strong>Hakha</strong> Baptist Association = Amah cu HBA i hlandeuh<br />

Chairman a si<br />

past - (n.) a dih cangmi caan; e.g. We cannot change the past = A dih cangmi can cu kan thleng kho lo<br />

past - (adv.) lanh , kal; e.g. The soldiers marched past = Ralkap cu an lan thluahmah<br />

past - (prep.) 1. hnu , hnu ah; e.g. It is past noon = Atu cu chun hnu a si 2. pin; e.g. My house is past the church = Ka inn cu biakinn pin ah a si<br />

past tense - (n.) a dih cangmi caan; e.g. He went <strong>to</strong> school = Sianginn ah a rak kal, rak hi past tense a sitertu a si.<br />

paste - (n.) 1. kaw , ca senghnak kaw 2. ti in nawnmi changvut a bangmi<br />

pastern - (n.) rang ke a tin le a kedil karlak aa reknakte khi<br />

pasteurization - (n.) uih kho lo le thu kho lo dingin cawnnuk kha tuah, chuan.<br />

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