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poisoner - (n.) sivai petu<br />

poisonous - (adj.) sivai ngeimi<br />

poke - (v.) 1. suk; e.g. He poked me with his elbow = A kiu in a ka suk 2. sawh, vih; e.g. He pokes a hole in the wall = Vampang ah awng a vih<br />

poker - (n.) 1. phekah 2. meisawhnak thir zum<br />

polar - (adj.) Chaklei Pole le Thlanglei Pole he aa pehtlaimi thil; e.g. Polar regions = Pole pawngkam ram<br />

pole - (n.) 1. tung 2. vawlei donghnak , Chaklei Pole , Thlanglei Pole<br />

polemic - (n.) bia i alnak , i sinak<br />

polemical - (adj.) i siknak a simi<br />

polestar - (n.) Chaklei arfi, rili cung lam hruaitu ca i an rak hman ngaimi<br />

police - (n.) palik bu<br />

policeman - (n.) palik<br />

policy - (n.) 1. pawlisi, cozah pakhat/bu pakhatkhat nih rianttuannak ding ca i an i suaimi zulh awk lam 2. biakamnak cattial in tuahmi; e.g. My fire<br />

insurance policy states that I shall receive two thousand kyats if my house is burnt down (burned down asiloah burns down) = Ka mei aamahkhan<br />

biakamnak ca chungah, ka inn a kangh ahcun, tangka thong hnih ka hmuh lai, tiah aa ttial.<br />

polish - (v.) 1. thiangte le tleu tein hnawh 2. remh, ttha tein tuah tthan; e.g. He polished what he wrote = A ttialmi kha ttha tein a remh tthan<br />

polish - (n.) tleuternak si<br />

polite - (adj.) umtu holhrel ah mi dang zawnruat le upat in dawhtein a ummi<br />

politely - (adv.) dawh ngaiin<br />

politeness - (n.) dawh tein umnak<br />

politic - (adj.) mah ca ruah a thiam ngaimi<br />

political - (adj.) ram uknak lei he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. Political geography = Ramri le lam te hna khuaram; Political science = uknak lei thiamnak fimnak<br />

politician - (n.) uknak lei i rianttuan a duhmi , naingnganzi tama<br />

politics - (n.) uknak , ram ukning , cozah ukning<br />

polity - (n.) i ukning , bu i hruaining<br />

poll - (n.) 1. thimnak i me sanh; e.g. The poll showed he was the winner = Thimnak me thlakmi nih amah cu teitu a sik tiah a langhter. 2. me an<br />

thlakmi zat. 3. me thlatu min cazin. 4. zapi nih zeitin dah an ruah ti halnak; e.g. A poll was taken <strong>to</strong> learn who was the most popular footballer<br />

(football player) = Ahodah pumpululh chuih a thiam bik tiah zapi nih an ruah ti hngalhnak caah ruahnak halnak an tuah.<br />

poll - (v.) 1. me thlakmi rel. 2. zapi kha an ruahnak hal; e.g. They polled the neighbours (neighbors) <strong>to</strong> learn their opinion of the new well = Tikhor<br />

thar kong ah khan innpa pawl nih zeiti in dah an ruah ti hngalhnak caah an ruahnak an hal hna. 3. me hmuh; e.g. The winner is the one who polled<br />

the most votes = Teitu cu me tam bik a hmumi a si.<br />

pollen - (n.) thingpar rampar chung i a buang a ummi , a ci a keuhtertu<br />

pollinate - (v.) ci cawhter; e.g. Flowers are pollinated by bees = Pangpar cu khuai nih an ci an cawh hna<br />

polls - (n.) me thlaknak hmun.<br />

polltax - (n.) minung ngunkhuai<br />

pollute - (v.) thurhhnawmh<br />

pollution - (n.) thurhhnawmhnak<br />

polo - (n.) rang cungin lente an i celhmi hockey bantuk a simi.<br />

polygamous - (adj.) nupi pakhat nak tam deuh a ngeimi<br />

polygamy - (n.) nupi pakhat nak tam deuh ngeihnak<br />

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

polysyllable - (adj.) awfang , awfang pathum nak tam deuh<br />

polytechnic - (adj.) fimnak thiamnak a phunphun cawnak a simi<br />

polytheism - (n.) pathian tampi biaknak phung<br />

pomegranate - (n.) taleti<br />

pommel - (n.) rang kengdan a hmailei tlaihnak bo<br />

pommel - (v.) thongh; e.g. He pommeled his friend = A hawipa a thongh<br />

pomp - (n.) puai nganpi<br />

pompous - (adj.) aa uahngaimi, aa porhlaw ngaimi<br />

pond - (n.) tibual<br />

ponder - (v.) ttha tein ruah<br />

ponderous - (adj.) a rit ngaimi , ngaih le theih awk a har ngaimi<br />

pontiff - (n.) tlangbawi ngan bik, Roman Katholik pop<br />

pontifical - (adj.) pope he aa pehtlaimi thil<br />

pontificate - (n.) pope rian<br />

pon<strong>to</strong>on - (n.) vokkuanglawng<br />

pony - (n.) rang, sattil.<br />

pony tail - (n.) lubik asiloah lukheng i ttemmi sam<br />

pooh - (interj.) nehsawhnak bia.<br />

pooh-pooh - (v.) nehsawh serhsat in biachim.<br />

pool - (n.) 1. tili. 2. tangka siseh rian siseh hmunkhat i fonh.<br />

poor - (adj.) 1. sifak; e.g. He is a poor man = Mi sifak a si. 2. chia; e.g. His handwriting is poor = A kutttial a chia. 3. van a chiami, zangfakte a simi;<br />

e.g. The poor child is tired = Ngakchia cu zangfakte a va si dah, a ba ko.<br />

poor - (n.) misifak; e.g. It is no (not) good <strong>to</strong> despise the poor = Misifak serhsat cu a ttha lo.<br />

poorly - (adv.) 1. za loin; e.g. The desert is poorly supplied with water = Thetse ram cu ti aa za lo 2. ttha lo ngaiin; e.g. Tom did poorly in the test<br />

= Camipuai ah Tom nih ttha tein a tuah lo<br />

pop - (v.) 1. phok tiah a puak, meithal puah in a puak; e.g. The corn pops = Fangvoi reu a puak 2. a hung langta duak, a hung lut ta duak; e.g.<br />

He pops in and left =A hung lutta duak i a kal colh<br />

popcorn - (n.) fangvoi puahmi<br />

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