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pliers - (n.) cengceh<br />

plight - (n.) harnak; e.g. He is in a sad plight = Ngaihchia a simi harnak chungah a um<br />

plod - (v.) huamsam caomao in kal , har cuahmah in kal<br />

plodder - (n.) har cuahmah in a kalmi<br />

plot - (v.) a thli tein i timh; e.g. He is plotting <strong>to</strong> rob a bank = Bank tangka fir kha a thli tein aa tim<br />

plot - (n.) 1. thlitein timhmi. 2. tuanbia chung i a biapi tlangpi bik. 3. hmun hmete.<br />

plow - (n.) leithuannak<br />

plow - (v.) leithuan; e.g. He plows the field with water buffaloes = Na in lei a thuan hna<br />

plowshare - (n.) leithuannak ha<br />

ployglot - (adj.) holh pakhatnak tam in ttial i uk khat chung i aa tlar in ttialmi<br />

pluck - (v.) 1. phawi; e.g. He plucked the grass = Ram a phawi hna 2. tawh; e.g. She plucked the flowers = Pangpar a tawh hna 3. hmul bawh;<br />

e.g. She plucked a chicken = Ar hmul a bawt<br />

pluck - (n.) raltthatnak; e.g. He has pluck = A ral a ttha.<br />

plug - (n.) 1. awng hruknak thil; e.g. He pulled out the plug = Awng hruknak kha a phawi 2. elektrik pehnak palak<br />

plug - (v.) phih; e.g. They plugged the leak in the boat = Tilawng a zuhnak kha an phih<br />

plum - (n.) mirang khuhlu<br />

plumage - (n.) vate hmul<br />

plumb - (v.) a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak hri i thlaihmi bo<br />

plumb line - (n.) a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak hri<br />

plumber - (n.) tidong tehna , ek luannak tidong tehna a ser a remhtu<br />

plumbing - (n.) tidong tehna, hnawm luannak tidong tehna a tuah a sertu hma rian<br />

plume - (n.) vate hmul aa dawhmi<br />

plummet - (n.) a ding maw ding lo ti tahnak<br />

plump - (adj.) pum nawm lillial i a ummi.<br />

plump - (v.) pum nawn lillial in ser; e.g. She plumped the feather pillow = A rhmul chantling cu pum nawn lillial in a ser.<br />

plumpness - (n.) pum nawn lillial in umnak<br />

plunder - (v.) 1. thazang in lak; e.g. Enemy troops plundered the <strong>to</strong>wn = Ral pawl nih khua cu an lak 2. ramh, damiah inn ramh<br />

plunder - (n.) 1. ramhtu damiah. 2. ramh in lakmi thil.<br />

plunge - (v.) 1. khulrang in hnim; e.g. He plundged the hot iron in<strong>to</strong> the water = Thirlin kha ti chungah a hnim. 2. chung i vung zuan; e.g. He<br />

plundged in<strong>to</strong> the water <strong>to</strong> save his friend = A hawipa khamh awkah ti chungah a zuang.<br />

plunger - (n.) seh chung thilri pakhat<br />

plural - (adj.) pakhat nak tam<br />

plurality - (n.) pakhat nak tam sinak<br />

plus - (prep., conj.) fonh; e.g. Two plus two equals four = Pahnih le pahnih fonh cu pali a si = Pahnih le pahnih fonh cu pali a si.<br />

ply - (n.) komh; e.g. Three ply rope = Zai thum komh hri<br />

ply - (v.) 1. hman; e.g. The tailor plies his needle = Thilthi nih a thim a hman. 2. hmun khat in hmun khat ah caan hmaan tein kal lemgnang; e.g.<br />

The bus plies between <strong>Hakha</strong> and Kalemyo = <strong>Hakha</strong> le Kalemyo karlakah baska caan hmaan tein a kal.<br />

pneumatic - (adj.) thil a khatmi<br />

pneumonia - (n.) namonia zawtnak , tangfah zawtnak<br />

pock - (n.) raise zawtnak nih cuar bo hrethrut in a tuahmi<br />

pocket - (n.) zal<br />

pocket - (v.) zal chung i sanh<br />

pocket - (adj.) zal sanh awk tlak in a hmemi; e.g. Pocket dictionary = Zalsanh dictionary<br />

pocketbook - (n.) nu tangka bawm<br />

pod - (n.) bekawng<br />

poem - (n.) hlabia<br />

poet - (n.) hla phuahthiam<br />

poetess - (n.) hla phuahthiam nu<br />

poetic - (adj.) hla he aa pehtlaimi bia , thil<br />

poetry - (n.) hla<br />

poignancy - (n.) mi fak ngaiin chunh khawhnak<br />

poignant - (adj.) a fakmi , mi chun ngaimi<br />

point - (n.) 1. a par zum; e.g. The point of a needle = Thim par zum. 2. catlang donghnak deh (.) 3. chimmi chung i a biapimi. 4. hmun; e.g. At<br />

this point the car s<strong>to</strong>pped = Hika hmun ah hin mawttaka kha a dir. beside the point = chim duhmi si lo i thil dangpi rak chim<br />

point - (v.) 1. sawh; e.g. Don't point your finger at me = Na kut dong in ka sawh hlah 2. tinh; e.g. Don't point the gun at me = Meithal cu ka tinh<br />

hlah<br />

point-blank - (n.) 1. naihtein kah; e.g. He was shot point-blank = Naih tein an kan. 2. fiangrao in chim; e.g. His answer was a point-blank no = A<br />

lehnak cu a fiangrao in ka duh lo ti a si ko.<br />

pointed - (adj.) a zummi; e.g. Pointed stick = Fung zummi<br />

pointer - (n.) sawhtu , hmuhsaktu<br />

pointless - (adj.) a zum lomi, sullam a ngei lomi<br />

poise - (n.) 1. mah le mah i uk khawhnak, lau lo therphang loin umnak; A good public speaker must develop poise = Zapi lak biachim thiam nih<br />

cun thinphang ther in a um lo awk a herh. 2. khattelei khattelei i tlu lo i a laifang i um khawh.<br />

poise - (v.) 1. kam khattelei nih lerh lo i um; e.g. The girl poised the basket on her head = Bawm kha ngaknu nih a lu ah tla lo tein aa kinh 2. thli lak<br />

i kaite a dir khi; e.g. The kite hung poised in the sky = Kaite cu van ah a dir ko<br />

poison - (n.) sivai<br />

poison - (v.) 1. sivai pek. 2. sirai rawl chung/zu chung i thlahpiak.<br />

poison ivy - (n.) hrizun phun khat mi a awh khomi<br />

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