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eneficiary - (adj.) Tthathnemnak a cotu, a hmutu<br />

benefit - (v.) tthathnem , tthathnemnak hmuh<br />

benefit - (n.) tthathnemnak<br />

benevolence - (n.) mi ca i a tthami thil tuahmi<br />

benevolent - (adj.) mi ca i a tthami thil<br />

benign - (adj.) mi lungnemmi, mi cung i zaanfahnak a ngeimi<br />

benignity - (n.) zaangfahnak<br />

bent - (v.) past tense and past participle of bend, kuaih; bend, kha zoh.<br />

benumb - (v.) hihter<br />

bequeath - (v.) roh, rocoh, ro pek; e.g. He bequeathed his properties <strong>to</strong> his son = A thilri kha a fapa a roh, ro ah a pek<br />

bequest - (n.) rohmi , thil; e.g. He left a bequest of ten kyats = Tangka fang hra a roh<br />

bereave - (v.) thih tak i ngaihchiat , lunglen<br />

bereavement - (n.) ngaihchiatnak, lunglennak<br />

bereft - (v.) bereave kha zoh<br />

beret - (n.) luchin, sahmul luchin pum<br />

berry - (n.) khuahmung , theihmung<br />

berth - (n.) tilawng tlanglawng le vanlawng chung i ihnak<br />

beseech - (v.) nawlpat , hal<br />

beseiger - (n.) kulhtu<br />

beside - (prep.) kiangah; e.g.1. Sit beside me = Ka kiangah thu tuah; e.g.2. beside oneself = ngaihchiat thinhun tuk i ningcang lo i um<br />

besides - (prep.) hleiah; e.g. I have three hats besides this = Hi luchin hleiah hin a dang pathum ka ngei rih<br />

besiege - (v.) kulh , ralkap nih kulh<br />

besmear - (v.) naih , thah , hnawmhter , melmang thuh ti bantuk<br />

bespeak - (v.) chim, langhter<br />

best - (adj.) ttha bik<br />

bestial - (adj.) saram bantuk; e.g. bestial behavior = saram bantuk ziaza<br />

bestir - (v.) thawh, tthangh<br />

bes<strong>to</strong>w - (v.) pek<br />

bes<strong>to</strong>wal - (n.) peknak<br />

bestrew - (v.) hnawmhter phut<br />

bestride - (v.) karkalak thlak i tthut; e.g. You can bestride a horse = Rang cu karkalak thlak in naa cit khawh<br />

bet - (v.) kam , kamh; e.g. I bet you ten kyats that i will pass the exam = Camipuai ka awng lai tiah tangka fang hra kan hamh<br />

betray - (v.) rawi<br />

betroth - (v.) kan i thi lai tiah bia i kam , i ham<br />

better - (adj.) 1. a ttha deuh; 2. a dam deuh; 3. tthatter deuh; e.g. You should try <strong>to</strong> better the situation = Thil umtuning kha tthatter deuh naa<br />

zuam awk a si<br />

better off - (adj.) umtu khusak lei i i nincan deuh<br />

betterment - (n.) tthatter deuhnak<br />

between - (prep.) karlak<br />

betwixt - (prep.) karlak<br />

bevel - (n.) tlangthemh; e.g. There is a bevel on the frame for a picture = Hmanthlak tarnak tungtlang kha a chunglei tlang an themh hna<br />

bevel - (adj.) tlang themhmi; e.g. Some mirrors have bevelled edges = Bihnak thlalang cheu cu a tlang themhmi an si<br />

beverage - (n.) dinmi thil paohpaoh , kawfi tehna , lakphak tehna , zu tehna<br />

bewail - (v.) tah , zun ngaih<br />

beware - (v.) i ralring , hrial; e.g. Beware of the dog = Uico kha hrial<br />

bewilder - (v.) lung-ar , khuaruahhar in um<br />

bewilderment - (n.) lung-arnak , khuaruahhar in umnak<br />

bewitch - (v.) hamh<br />

beyond - (adv.) pin; khattelei ral, ralchan<br />

bi - (pref.) pahnih; e.g. bicycle = kekual pahnih; saikal<br />

bi-product - (n.) chuahter duhmi chungin a chuak chinmi; e.g. Favai<br />

biannual - (adj.) kum khat chungah voi hnih<br />

bias - (n.) 1. paisah; e.g. Hi puan hi paisah in an tan; 2. lungthin hoihlek rak ngei chung cangmi; e.g. He has a bias againstthe plan = Khuakhan mi<br />

duh lo lei khan lungthin hoihning a rak ngei chung cang<br />

bib - (n.) ngakchia cilthli dawn<br />

Bible - (n.) Khrihfa biaknak phung cauk<br />

bibliography - (n.) cauk relmi le hmanmi hna aan min ttialmi<br />

bicarbonate - (n.) biakarboneih; si phun khat<br />

biceps - (n.) banthol<br />

bicycle - (n.) baisikal<br />

bicyclist - (n.) baisikal aa citmi<br />

bid - (v.) 1. nawlpek; e.g. The captain bids his men <strong>to</strong> go forward = An haotu nih a mi hna kha hmai ah kal u tiah nawl a pek hna; 2. sawm; 3. ti;<br />

e.g. his friends came <strong>to</strong> bid him farewell = A hawile nih dam tein vaa kal ko ti awkah an ra.<br />

bide - (v.) nawlpek; e.g. caan rem hngah<br />

biennial - (adj.) kum hnih chung voi khat<br />

bier - (n.) ruakkuang chuannak , ruak kuang thlan i kalpinak leng<br />

bifocal - (adj.) mithman, a nai zohnak le a hla zohnak thlalang pahnih fonhmi<br />

big - (adj.) lian , ngan<br />

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