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pawn = aamahkhannak; e.g. Her watch is in pawn = A suimilam cu aarmahkhannak caah an tlaihpiak<br />

pawnbroker - (n.) thil pawnnak a tuahtu<br />

pawnshop - (n.) thil pawnnak dawr<br />

pay - (v.) 1. cawk; e.g. He pays five kyats for his hat = A lu khuh fang nga in a cawk 2. pek; e.g. He pays him five kyats = Tangka fang nga a pek<br />

pay - (n.) lahkhah; e.g. His pay is thirty kyats a month = A lahkhah cu thla khat ah sawm thum a si.<br />

payable - (adj.) pek awk a simi; e.g. The bill for electricity is payable <strong>to</strong>day = Elektrik man pek awk a simi cu nihin ah pek awk a si<br />

payment - (n.) peknak<br />

payroll - (n.) rianttuantu hna an min le an hmuh hnga dingzat ttialnak cazin<br />

pea - (n.) sataw pe<br />

peace - (n.) 1. daihnak 2. remnak 3. ningcang tein umnak; e.g. You must not disturb peace = Ningcang tein a um komi thil kha na hnahnawh lai lo<br />

peaceable - (adj.) a dai khomi , aa si lengmangmi a si lomi<br />

peaceful - (adj.) a daimi<br />

peacefully - (adv.) dai tein<br />

peacemaker - (n.) daihnak tuahtu<br />

peach - (n.) metei<br />

peacock - (n.) awtaw<br />

peak - (n.) 1. a zik 2. a parpahlek<br />

peaked - (adj.) a zummi<br />

peal - (n.) thawng ring ngaimi; e.g. A peal of thunder = Khuari thawng<br />

peal - (v.) thanh, thanter; e.g. The bells pealed forth Christmas joy = Khrismas lunglawmhnak kha darkhing nih an thanter<br />

peanut - (n.) mipe<br />

pear - (n.) piar thei<br />

pearl - (n.) rili lungvar , cengkeuh nih a sermi , pale lungvar<br />

pearly - (adj.) pale lungvar bantuk a simi<br />

peasant - (n.) lothlo pawl<br />

pebble - (n.) lungtekep<br />

pebbly - (adj.) lungtekep a khatmi<br />

pecan - (n.) hru thei bantuk a simi thing thei phun knat<br />

peccable - (adj.) a sual khomi<br />

peck - (v.) cuk<br />

peculiar - (adj.) voi dang i a um tawn lomi , hawi he aa lo lomi; e.g. We heard a peculiar sound = Zahan ah thawng dangte pakhat kan theih<br />

peculiarity - (n.) phun dangte sinak<br />

peculiarly - (adv.) phun dang tein<br />

pedagogue - (n.) 1. cawnpiaktu saya 2. a thiam ngai i aa ruatmi lung abi ngaimi saya<br />

pedagogy - (n.) cawnpiaknak<br />

pedal - (n.) seh mawnghnak kui , baisikal mawnghnak a lamhnak khi<br />

pedal - (v.) ke in mawngh; e.g. He pedalled his bicycle = A saikal a ke in a mawngh<br />

pedant - (n.) cathiamnak aa uangmi , pung cu cu bantuk kha bantuk a si a ti i cu ning cun ti a herh lo tiangin i timi<br />

pedantic - (adj.) hngalhnak a porhmi<br />

pedantry - (n.) hngalhnak i porhnak<br />

peddle - (v.) thil tlawm tete aa phorh i hmun kip ah a zuar lengmangmi<br />

peddler - (n.) thil tlawm tete aa phorh i hmun kip i a zuarmi<br />

pedestal - (n.) a hram , tung nganpi hram<br />

pedestrian - (n.) ke in a kalmi<br />

pedigree - (n.) chuahkehnak cazin , hringsortu hna min cazin<br />

peek - (v.) bih , hei zoh vak<br />

peel - (n.) hawng , theithu hawng<br />

peel - (v.) 1. hawng kheh , hawng meh; e.g. She peeled pota<strong>to</strong>es = Aalu a meh hna 2. kok; e.g. The paint was peeling from the wall = Vampang si<br />

thuhmi kha a kok<br />

peep - (v.) 1. aw thia tein awnh, va fa awnh, arfa ciap. 2. awng in bih. 3. a cheuchum i hung langh; e.g. A flower peeps through the grass = Ram<br />

lakin pangpar kha a hung lang.<br />

peep - (n.) thli tein bihnak , zohnak; e.g. She <strong>to</strong>ok a peep at the hidden gift = Laksawng an thuhmi kha a thli tein a va bih<br />

peer - (n.) 1. aa tlukmi; e.g. As a lawyer, he has no peer = Sihni ah cun, ahohmanh a tluktu an um lo 2. tuavon, bawi upa<br />

peer - (v.) nai tein bih; e.g. The old lady peers at the needle = Tarnu nih thim kha naih tein a bih in a bih<br />

peerless - (adj.) ahohmanh nih tluk lomi<br />

peevish - (adj.) nuar a duh ngaimi; e.g. A peevish child = A nuar lengmangmi ngakchia<br />

peevishness - (n.) nuar lengmangnak, ingchiatnak<br />

peg - (n.) 1. thil bahnak ca i vampang i khenhmi fung 2. sattil hrennak ca i khenhmi fung 3. thing le thing i tthen hlah seh tinak ca i khenhnak fung<br />

peg - (v.) khenhnak fung zum in khenh; e.g. The chair is pegged, instead of nailed = Thutdan cu rawfim an khenh, thir tu khenh loin<br />

pelican - (n.) va hmursau rili kam i a ummi<br />

pell-mell - (adv.) a choi in an choi cukmak; e.g. The children dashed pell-mell down the beach and in<strong>to</strong> the waves = Ngakchia pawl cu rili kam ah<br />

khan an vung choi cutmat i tilet chungah khan an i lioh colh.<br />

pell-mell - (adj.) lulam loin a rak choi cukmak ciomi<br />

pellet - (n.) <strong>to</strong>lhtang<br />

pelt - (v.) lung in cheh<br />

pelvis - (n.) tawttawk ruh le pang ruh<br />

pen - (n.) 1. cafung 2. kiam , caw kiam , naa kiam , sattil khumhnak kulhmi<br />

penal - (adj.) dantatnak he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. Penal code = Dantatnak upadibu<br />

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