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penalize - (v.) dantatnak pek<br />

penalty - (n.) 1. dantatnak 2. bia i kammi let ruang i dantatnak, a si lo ah lente i celhnak i zuamnak i phung buar ruang i dantatnak<br />

pencil - (n.) khedan<br />

pencil - (v.) khedan in ttial<br />

pendent - (adj.) a kuimi , thingnge a kuimi<br />

pending - (adj.) hmailei i tuah te dingah chiahmi.<br />

pendulous - (adj.) aa thui lengmangmi; e.g. The oriloe builds a pendulous nest = Thlizil va nih aa thui lengmangmi bu a sak<br />

pendulum - (n.) suimilam chung i aa thui lengmangmi khi<br />

penetrate - (v.) pemh i a chung i luhhnawh<br />

penetrating - (adj.) thil a pem khomi<br />

penetration - (n.) pemh i luhhnawhnak<br />

penguin - (n.) va phun khat<br />

peninsula - (n.) vawlei fonghlei<br />

peninsular - (adj.) vawlei fonghlei bantuk<br />

penis - (n.) zang<br />

penitence - (n.) sual i ngaihchihnak<br />

penitent - (adj.) sual aa ngaihchihmi<br />

penitential - (adj.) sual ngaihchihnak he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. Penitential songs = Sual ngaihchihnak kong a simi hla<br />

penitentiary - (n.) ziaza remhnak thong<br />

penknife - (n.) namte hmete<br />

penman - (n.) cattial thiammi<br />

penmanship - (n.) kut in ttialmi ca , kut ttial; e.g. His pennmanship is hard <strong>to</strong> read = A kut ttial rel a har<br />

penname - (n.) cattialtu nih a min ngaingai si loin min aa bunhmi<br />

pennant - (n.) alan a saumi, tilawng cung i an hman bikmi<br />

penniless - (adj.) phaisa zeihmanh a ngei lomi<br />

penny - (n.) England tangka a neo bik.<br />

pennyweight - (n.) grain 24, asiloah, ounce cheu kul cheu khat.<br />

penny wise - (adj.) thil hme tete tu i a fimmi; e.g. Penny wise and pound foolish = Penny i fim i pound i hruh = Thil hme tete i fim i thil ngan i hruh<br />

ttung.<br />

pennyworth - (n.) penny pakhat man.<br />

pension - (n.) pension<br />

pensioner - (n.) pension pekmi, pension a hmumi.<br />

pensive - (adj.) thil fak piin a ruatmi<br />

pens<strong>to</strong>ck - (n.) ti khamnak<br />

pent - (adj.) chung i i khon i a hung irhmi; e.g. Pent up feelings = Thin i ben lengmang i i ben khawh ti lo i a hung chuakmi thinhunnak khi<br />

pentagon - (n.) kap nga/kil nga a ngeimi inn<br />

Pentateuch - (n.) Moses cauk panga, Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers le Deuteronomy; a sullam cu cauk panga fonh.<br />

Pentecost - (n.) Easter in Zarhpi pasarihnak; Easter ni in a ni sawm nganak; Whitesunday ti zong ah ti a si.<br />

penthouse - (n.) innpi i pehchinmi innte<br />

penult - (n.) awfang hmannung bik a hei changtu<br />

penultimate - (adj.) a hmanung bik a changtu<br />

penurious - (adj.) mi khiar<br />

penury - (n.) sifahnak<br />

peon - (n.) cape<br />

people - (n.) 1. minung 2. ram khat chungmi; e.g. The people of Japan = Japan ram mi<br />

people - (v.) mi umter; e.g. The <strong>to</strong>wn was peopled with farmers = Khua cu lothlo pawl an um<br />

pepper - (n.) thing makphek , makphek<br />

peppery - (adj.) a thak<br />

per - (prep.) 1. pakhat caah pakhat; e.g. Mi A pound of sugar per man = Mi pakhat caah thanthling pawng khat 2. in; e.g. I will send the book by<br />

parcel post = Cauk cu carek parsel in kan kuat lai; e.g. I will send the book per Lian Lung = Lian Lung sinin cauk kha kan kuat lai per annum =<br />

kum khat ah per capita = minung pakhat caah<br />

perceive - (v.) thil hngalh khawhnak phun nga kan ngeihmi in hngalh ; a sullam hngalh<br />

percent - (n.) zakhat chungah , percent cu % tiin ttial a si ; zakhat chungah kul ti cu 20% tiin ttial a si<br />

percentage - (n.) zakhat chungah zeizat<br />

perceptibility - (n.) hngalh khawhnak<br />

perceptible - (adj.) hngalh khawh a simi<br />

perception - (n.) hngalhnak<br />

perch - (n.) vate an i futnak thingnge<br />

perch - (v.) vate thingnge i an fut; e.g. The sparrows perched on the ridge of the house = Pithlung cu innthlung ah an i fu<br />

perchance - (adv.) a si kho; e.g. I may go <strong>to</strong> India perchance = India ah ka kal kho men<br />

percolate - (v.) 1. awng hme tete chungin zuh; e.g. Water percolates through sand = Thetse chungin ti kha a zut. 2. ciah; e.g. Has the water<br />

percolated through the coffee yet? = Ti nih kawfi kha a ciah cang maw? A sullam cu ti nih khan kawfi kha a ciah cangin kawfi hang cu ti nih khan a<br />

chuahpi cang maw tinak a si.<br />

percola<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) kawfi sonak um<br />

perennial - (adj.) a luang zungzalmi , a dong lomi<br />

perfect - (adj.) 1. a tlingmi , baunak zeihmanh a ngei lomi; e.g. He lives a perfect life = A nunning ziaza ah mitling a si 2. a hmaan dih; e.g. His<br />

accounts are perfect = A tangka hmannak cazin a hmaan dih<br />

perfect - (v.) tlinter, a tthat khawh chung in tthatter<br />

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