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personable - (adj.) pumrua a tthami; e.g. She is a personable young woman = Amah cu mi pumrua ttha ngaknu a si<br />

personage - (n.) mi herhsen<br />

personal - (adj.) 1. pumpak ta a simi; e.g. Personal letter = Pumpak cakuat 2. mah lawngin, ahohmanh bawmh loin tuahmi; e.g. He made a<br />

pesonal effort <strong>to</strong> reconcile them = Amah lawngin remh aa zuam hna<br />

personality - (n.) mah sining te cio<br />

personate - (v.) hlennak caah anih ka si i titer<br />

personification - (n.) thil kha minung bantuk ah canter i cu bantukk in holhter; e.g. Duty calls us = Rian nih a kan kawh, rian hi minung a kan<br />

kotu hei si sehlaw cu ko cu a lo<br />

personify - (v.) minung bantuk i canter; e.g. We personify the sun and moon calling the sun our mother and the moon our father = Ni kan nu<br />

thla kan pa kan ti hna tikah hin ni le thla hi minung bantuk i kan canter hna a si<br />

personnel - (n.) rianttuantu minung hna<br />

perspective - (n.) 1. lamhlat deuh in thil cuanh tik i fiang deuh le hmaan deuh in hmuh khawhnak khi; e.g. Many happenings of last year seem less<br />

important when viewed in perspective = Nikum til ummi tampi kha hlat deuh in vun cuanh hna tikah hiapi tuk an rak si lo ti kha a hung lang 2. thil<br />

zohning, thil hmuhning thil cuanhning<br />

perspicacious - (adj.) thil zohning le hmuhning i a fim ngaimi thil; a hmu thiammi<br />

perspicauity - (n.) biachim i fiang ngaiin chimthiamnak<br />

perspire - (v.) thlan chuah<br />

persuade - (v.) 1. lem , fial; e.g. They could persuade him <strong>to</strong> stay = Um awkah an lem khawh 2. zum lakin chimh khawh; e.g. He persuaded me<br />

he was right = Amah cu a ding ko tiah zum lakin a ka chimh khawh<br />

persuasion - (n.) lemnak, chimhnak<br />

persuasive - (adj.) mi lem khawhnak a ngeimi , mi a tei kho mi (bia le ruahnak in)<br />

pertain - (v.) 1. ngeih; e.g. We own the house and the land pertaining <strong>to</strong> it = Inn le inn ngehmi a simi a vawlei kha kanmah ta an si 2. a pehtlaimi,<br />

kong ah cun; e.g. Pertaining <strong>to</strong> school = Sianginn he aa pehtlaimi ah cun 3. aa tlakmi; e.g. Everything that pertains <strong>to</strong> Christmas = Khrismas he aa<br />

tlakmi thil paohpaoh<br />

pertinence - (n.) i tlaknak<br />

pertinent - (adj.) aa tlakmi<br />

perturb - (v.) lung retheihter<br />

perturbation - (n.) lungretheihnak<br />

perusal - (n.) ca relnak; e.g. I finished the perusal of your letter = Na cakuat rel ka dih cang<br />

peruse - (v.) ttha tein rel<br />

pervade - (v.) a khah in khah, ciah, hlanh dih<br />

pervasive - (adj.) hlanh dih khawhnak a ngeimi<br />

pervasiveness - (n.) hlanhnak, ciahnak<br />

perverse - (adj.) ningcang loin a ummi , tthat lonak a tuah pengmi<br />

perverseness - (n.) tthat lonak<br />

perversion - (n.) ningcang loin umnak, tthat lonak<br />

perversity - (n.) tthat lonak in umnak<br />

pervert - (v.) a ping i kalpi<br />

pessimism - (n.) zei thilpaoh a harnak lei kap le a chiatnak lei kap i hmuhnak<br />

pessimist - (n.) zei thilpaoh a harnak lei kap le a chiatnak lei kap a hmumi<br />

pessimistic - (adj.) thil a harnak lei le a si khawh lonak lei kap in a zohmi<br />

pest - (n.) awlokchonnak , hnahnawhnak , harnak petu thil , zuva , rawl a hrawktu<br />

pester - (v.) hnahnawhnak pek<br />

pesticide - (n.) zuva , rungrul , khaubawk thahnak si<br />

pestiferous - (adj.) zawtnak kartertu a simi<br />

pestilence - (n.) rai; e.g. Smallpox and cholera are pestilences = Raise le ngaleo cu rai an si.<br />

pestilent - (adj.) thihnak tluntertu a simi<br />

pestle - (n.) sumkhal<br />

pet - (n.) 1. lentecelhpi awk ca i i chiahmi; e.g. The children wanted a rabbit as a pet = Ngakchia nih saveh cu lentecelh pi awk i i chiah awkah an<br />

duh 2. dawt khunmi; e.g. The baby was the pet of the family = Bawhte cu an innchungkhar ah an dawt khummi a si<br />

pet - (adj.) 1. lentecelhpi awkah i chiahmi; e.g. He has a pet dog = Lentecelhpi awkah aa chiahmi uico pakhat a ngei 2. duh khunmi; e.g. Politics is<br />

his pet subject = Politiks cu a duh khunmi subject a si<br />

petal - (n.) pangpar a par chung tlap tete khi<br />

petiole - (n.) thinghnah ngiang<br />

petite - (adj.) a hmete a simi<br />

petition - (n.) ttha tein ruah , ttial i minthutmi nawlnak sohluah<br />

petition - (v.) nawl<br />

petitioner - (n.) nawltu<br />

petrify - (v.) lung in i can<br />

petrol - (n.) petrol, datsi<br />

petroleum - (n.) petrol; zinan le zinan phun paohpaoh an sernak thil<br />

pettiness - (n.) hmetnak, man tlawmnak<br />

petty - (adj.) hmete , man tlawmte a simi<br />

petulance - (n.) ingchiatnak<br />

petulant - (adj.) ingchiami<br />

pew - (n.) biakinn chung tthutdan sau<br />

phalanx - (n.) raltukning phun khat hlanlio i an rak hmanmi<br />

phantasm - (n.) mitthlam i hmuh, a um taktak lomi mah ruahnak i hmuhmi<br />

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