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perfection - (n.) tthat tlinnak<br />

perfectly - (adv.) ttha hringhran in , tthatling in<br />

perfectness - (n.) baunak / tlin lonak zeihmanh um lonak<br />

perfidious - (adj.) zumh awk tlak lomi<br />

perfidy - (n.) zumh awk tlak lomi sinak<br />

perforate - (v.) 1. pemh; e.g. The target was perforated by bullets = Kuanfang nih hmuichon cu an pemh dih. 2. artlang in awng tete ser; e.g.<br />

Sheets of postage stamps are perforated = Milu benh tlap cu awng tete in an ser hna.<br />

perforation - (n.) awng tete sernak<br />

perforce - (adv.) a herhning tein<br />

perform - (v.) tuah; e.g. Perform your duty = Na rian kha tuah<br />

performance - (n.) tuahnak<br />

performer - (n.) tuahtu<br />

perfume - (n.) zihmui<br />

perfumery - (n.) zihmui tuahnak<br />

perfunc<strong>to</strong>ry - (adj.) duhnak ngei taktak lo i tlangrian ttuan i ttuan; e.g. The new teacher was perfunc<strong>to</strong>ry; he did not really care about his work =<br />

Saya tharpa cu tlangrian ttuan in a rian a ttuan, a rian kha zei ah a rel taktak lo.<br />

perhaps - (adj.) a si kho men , a si men lai; e.g. Perhaps he may arrive <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin a phan kho men<br />

peril - (n.) thil ttihnung a simi; e.g. The burning ship is in peril = A kangmi tinbaw cu thil ttihnung chungah a um<br />

perilous - (adj.) ttihnung a simi<br />

perilously - (adv.) ttihnung ngaiin<br />

perimeter - (n.) a lenglei kap a vel chum<br />

period - (n.) 1. catlang donghnak i deh (.) 2. caan; e.g. During the period of war = Ral lio caan chungah 3. caan pakhatkhat; e.g. He visited us for<br />

a short period= Caan tawite chung a kan leng<br />

periodic - (adj.) a zei maw can a zei maw caan ah tuahmi<br />

periodical - (adj.) a caan tete i a chuakmi<br />

periodical - (n.) caan ngei tadinca , a can hmaan tein chuahmi thawngtheihnak ca<br />

periphery - (n.) phihlik khengtlang vel in biachimnak<br />

periscope - (n.) hmantleng saupi , khor chungin asiloah rili chungin a lenglei thil hmuh khawnak<br />

perish - (v.) rawk , thih , kehkuai<br />

perishable - (adj.) a rawk khomi , a kekkuai khomi<br />

perjure - (v.) lihchim, lih in chiatser; e.g. The witness perjured himself by lying about what he saw on the night of the murder = Lai an i nawn zan i<br />

a hmuhmi kong ah khan, tehtepa nih lih a chim caah, amah le amah kha lihchim sual aa phaw<br />

perjury - (n.) a hmaan lo ti hngal ko na in a hmaan ko tiin chiatsernak ; lihchimnak<br />

permanence - (n.) saupi a nguhmi thil sinak<br />

permanent - (adj.) a hmun zungzalmi , saupi a nguhmi permanent wave (n.) = elektrik in sam i kirter i saupi a nguhmi<br />

permanently - (adv.) zungzal in; e.g. He will stay here permanently = Hika ah hin a um zungzal ko lai<br />

permeable - (adj.) ciah knawhmi hlanh khawhmi<br />

permeate - (v.) a hlanh dih , a ciah dih , a khat dih; e.g. The smoke permeates the room = Meikhu cu innchung kha a khat dih; e.g. Water<br />

permeates cot<strong>to</strong>n cloth easily = Ti nih la puan kha fawi tein a ciah hlanh khawh<br />

permissible - (adj.) onh khawh a simi<br />

permission - (n.) hnatlaknak onhnak<br />

permissive - (adj.) onh lengmangtu a simi<br />

permit - (v.) 1. onh; e.g. Please permit him <strong>to</strong> go = Kal ong ko tuah 2. siter khawh, ter; e.g. Windows permit light <strong>to</strong> enter the room = Thlalangawng<br />

nih ceunak cu innchung ah an luhter<br />

permit - (n.) onhnak lehhmah; e.g. He must have a permit <strong>to</strong> drive a car = Mawttaw mawnghnak ah a mawngh onhnak lehhmah a ngeih a hau<br />

pernicious - (adj.) thil a hrawk khotu a simi<br />

perpendicular - (adj.) ding tein a dirmi<br />

perpetrate - (v.) sualnak tuah<br />

perpetra<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) sualnak a tuahtu<br />

perpetual - (adj.) zungzal , aa hmun zungzalmi , tuah zungzalmi<br />

perpetually - (adv.) zungzal in<br />

perpetuate - (v.) tuahmi peh lengmang<br />

perpetuation - (n.) peh zungzalnak<br />

perpetuity - (n.) zungzal in tuahmi<br />

perplex - (v.) lungtuai , at ruah awk hngal lo i um<br />

perplexity - (n.) lungtuainak<br />

perquisite - (n.) lahkhah leng in hmuhmi thil laksawng bantuk si loin hmuh awk a si hrim timi<br />

persecute - (v.) hrem<br />

persecution - (n.) hremnak<br />

persecu<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) hremtu<br />

perseverance - (n.) teimaknak , rian ttuan tik i lungdong lo te i ttuan pengnak lungthin<br />

persevere - (v.) teimak tein ttuan peng<br />

persist - (v.) teimak tein ttuan peng<br />

persistence - (n.) teimak tein ttuan pengnak<br />

persistent - (adj.) thlah duh loin a tuah pengmi<br />

persistently - (adv.) thlah duh lo tein<br />

person - (n.) 1. mi; e.g. Four persons saw her leave = A kal kha mi pali nih an hmuh 2. a pum; e.g. There is no money on his person = A pum<br />

cungah phaisa a um lo<br />

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