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prayerful - (adj.) voi tampi thla a cam tawnmi<br />

pre- - (pref.) biafang hlan chiahmi; e.g. Pre-war = Ral hlan<br />

pre-empt - (v.) hawi hlan i rak co; e.g. He pre-empted the land by occupying it = Vawlei cu hawi hlan ah a rak um hnawh i a co<br />

pre-emption - (n.) mi dang i an cawk hlan i rak cawk<br />

pre-emptive - (adj.) hawi hlan i tuahmi.<br />

pre-exist - (v.) a hlan i rak um cang<br />

pre-existence - (n.) a hlan i rak um cangnak<br />

pre-existent - (adj.) a hlan i a rak um cangmi.<br />

pre-war - (adj.) ral hlan<br />

preach - (v.) phungchim<br />

preacher - (n.) phungchimtu<br />

preamble - (n.) bia chimmi siseh cattialmi siseh a hramthawknak ttialmi biahmaithi<br />

precarious - (adj.) a fek lomi , hnangam a si lomi<br />

precaution - (n.) ralrinnak rak pek chungmi<br />

precautionary - (adj.) ralrinnak rak pek chungnak ca i tuahmi<br />

precede - (v.) a hlan i rak um hmasa<br />

precedence - (n.) a hlan i rak um hmasatnak , a hlan i a rak ummi sinak<br />

precedent - (n.) hmailei i vun i zuhchun awk a si dingmi thil.<br />

preceding - (adj.) a hlan i a rak ummi<br />

precept - (n.) cawnpiaknak<br />

precep<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) cawnpiaktu<br />

precinct - (n.) inn pawngkam , inn pawng kulh chung<br />

precious - (adj.) a man a sunglawimi.<br />

precipice - (n.) a cheng ngaingaimi tlang , lungpang<br />

precipitant - (v.) namhnaw ngaiin tuahmi, hnawhnam ngaiin tuah cutmatmi<br />

precipitate - (v.) a biling a balang i hlonh, hrilh<br />

precipi<strong>to</strong>us - (adj.) a cheng ngaingaimi, lungpang bantuk<br />

precis - (n.) biachimmi siseh , cattialmi siseh a tawinak in a biapi bikbik kha ttial tthanmi<br />

precise - (adj.) a si setsetmi , a si setset in tuahmi le chimmi<br />

precisely - (adv.) a si setset tein<br />

precision - (n.) si setsetnak<br />

preclude - (v.) a leng i hrenh kanh , donh<br />

precocious - (adj.) nutling/patling si tuanh tuk , a tuan tukmi<br />

precognition - (n.) rak hngalh chungnak<br />

preconceive - (v.) a ngaingai hngalh hlan ruahnak rak ngeih chung.<br />

preconception - (n.) a ngaingai hngalh hlan ruahnak rak ngeih chungnak<br />

preconcerted - (adj.) a hlankan in hna rak tlak cia chungmi<br />

precursor - (n.) a rak um kanhtu<br />

preda<strong>to</strong>ry - (adj.) hawi ramh/hawi thil chuh a duhmi<br />

predecessor - (n.) a hlan i rian a rak ttuan hmasami<br />

predestination - (n.) khaukhihnak<br />

predestine - (v.) khaukhih<br />

predeterminate - (v.) a hlankan in rak khiah cia<br />

predicament - (n.) a nuam lomi , a ttha lomi , tih a nungmi hmun<br />

predicate - (n.) Mirang holh grammar ah, tuahtu (subject) kong a chimtu cu 'predicate' a si; e.g. Life is short ah hin 'Life' hi subject a si i 'is<br />

short' hi predicate a si.<br />

predicate - (v.) a dik a hmaan tiah ti<br />

predict - (v.) chimchung<br />

prediction - (n.) chimchungnak<br />

predispose - (v.) a hlankan in duhnak lam hoihmi rak negih cia; e.g. I find myself predisposed in his favour (favor) = Amah lei tang dingin ka rak<br />

um cia cang ko.<br />

predisposition - (n.) lungthin kalning<br />

predominance - (n.) tthawn deuhnak , tam deuhnak<br />

predominant - (adj.) a tthawng deuhmi , a tam deuhmi<br />

predominate - (v.) thazang in siseh , nambar in siseh hleih<br />

preeminence - (n.) a sang bik a ttha bik sinak<br />

preeminent - (adj.) a sang bikmi , a ttha bikmi<br />

preemptive - (adj.) hawi i hlan i tuahmi<br />

preen - (v.) nalh , vate nih a hmur in a hmul a nalh khi<br />

preface - (n.) biahmaithi<br />

prefa<strong>to</strong>ry - (adj.) a rak chim chungtu biahmaithi a simi<br />

prefect - (n.) ngakchia lak i uktu i chiahmi<br />

prefecture - (n.) uktu sinak<br />

prefer - (v.) duh deuh; e.g. I prefer reading <strong>to</strong> playing = Lentecelh nakin carel ka duh deuh<br />

preferable - (adj.) i thim deuh awk a simi, duh deuh awk a simi<br />

preferably - (adv.) duh deuhmi i thim in<br />

preference - (n.) duh deuhnak<br />

preferential - (adj.) duh deuhmi a simi<br />

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