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postage - (n.) cakuat man<br />

postage stamp - (n.) milu benh<br />

postal - (adj.) cakuatnak lei thil he aa pehtlaimi<br />

postcard - (n.) cakuatnak catlap a bawm a hau lomi<br />

poster - (n.) thawngthanhnak ca zapi hmuh awk i tarmi<br />

posterior - (adj.) hnulei , hnu deuh i a ummi thil<br />

posterity - (n.) tefa<br />

posthumous - (adj.) pale thih hnu chuakmi fa<br />

postman - (n.) capetu<br />

postmark - (n.) milubenh thahnak i khenhmi , a nithla le a hmun aa ttialmi<br />

postmaster - (n.) thirhri inn uktu<br />

postmortem - (n.) thih hnu i sibawi nih pum hlai<br />

postpaid - (adj.) cakuatnak man pek<br />

postpone - (v.) hmailei caan i thawn<br />

postpone - (v.) hmailei caan i thawn<br />

postponement - (n.) hmailei caan i thawnnak<br />

postscript - (n.) cakuat tik i bia dongh hnu min ttial hnu i bia herhte vun chap tthanmi khi<br />

postulate - (v.) a si , a hmaan tiah chim<br />

posture - (n.) pumchiahning, thlalang i bih<br />

pot - (n.) um , bel<br />

potash - (n.) vutcam<br />

potassium - (n.) potasim<br />

pota<strong>to</strong> - (n.) alu<br />

potency - (n.) thazang , tthawnnak<br />

potent - (adj.) a tthawngmi<br />

potential - (adj.) a si khomi<br />

potentiality - (n.) si khawhnak<br />

potentially - (adv.) si kho ngaiin<br />

potluck - (n.) rak ngeimi rawlpaoh<br />

pottage - (n.) sabuti<br />

potter - (n.) umsertu<br />

pottery - (n.) 1. tlak in sermi umkheng 2. tlak umkheng sernak hmun<br />

pouch - (n.) zal; e.g. A postman's pouch = Capetu zal<br />

poultry - (n.) ar , compai le a dangdang , innzuat va phun paoh<br />

pounce - (v.) zuan hnawh; e.g. The cat pounced upon the rat = Chizawh nih zu a zuan hnawh i a tlaih<br />

pound - (v.) 1. suk; e.g. He pounds paddy = Facang a suk. 2. chuih, thongh; e.g. He pounded the door with his fist = Innka kha a kuttum in a<br />

thongh.<br />

pound - (n.) 1. ongs 16 khi pawng khat a si. 2. England tangka.<br />

pour - (v.) 1. thlet. 2. chuah nuahmah; e.g. The crowd poured out of the church = Biakinn chungin mi tampi an chuak nuahmah. 3. ruah tampi<br />

sur; e.g. The rain poured down = Ruah a thlet in aa thle.<br />

pout - (v.) duh lonak langhternak ca i hmur euh<br />

poverty - (n.) pamnak , sifahnak<br />

poverty stricken - (adj.) a pammi, a si a fak ngaingaimi.<br />

pow wow - (n.) America ram Indian mi hna holh a si i tlangbawi ti zong a si, sibawi ti zong a si, pumhnak ti zong a si.<br />

powder - (n.) 1. thil dip 2. zen; e.g. Gun powder = Meithal zen<br />

powder flask - (n.) zen i kennak thawl, zendur<br />

powder horn - (n.) 1. zen rawnnak fungki. 2. i kennak ki, fungki.<br />

power - (n.) 1. tthawnnak , thazang , hmual 2. nawlngeihnak 3. cozah<br />

power house - (n.) elektrik chuahnak inn<br />

powerful - (adj.) a tthawngmi<br />

powerfully - (adv.) tthawng ngaiin<br />

powerless - (adj.) tthawnnak zeihmanh ngei lo<br />

pox - (n.) takbo zawtnak phun; e.g. Small pox = Raise.<br />

practicable - (adj.) tuah khawhmi, hman knawhmi<br />

practical - (adj.) ruahnak lei si lo in tuahnak lei he aa tlai deuhmi; e.g. His ideas are good but not practical = A ruahnak cu a ttha asinain tuah<br />

khawn an si lo<br />

practically - (adv.) tuah taktak tikah, tuah taktak tik in, a si taktak ahcun<br />

practice - (v.) U.S. thiam ding tuah lengmang.<br />

practice - (n.) tuah tawnmi, tuah lengmangmi; e.g. Practice makes perfect = Tuah lengmangnak nih thiamnak a chuahter.<br />

practise - (v.) British. thiam ding tuah lengmang.<br />

practised - (adj.) British. a thiam cangmi.<br />

practitioner - (n.) rianttuantu ; a tuah lengmangtu<br />

prairie - (n.) phong rawn kaupi<br />

praise - (v.) thangtthat<br />

praiseworthy - (adj.) thangtthat awk a tlakmi<br />

prawn - (n.) ngaikuang<br />

pray - (v.) thlacam<br />

prayer - (n.) thlacamnak<br />

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