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put - (v.) 1. chiah; e.g. I put the book on the table = Cabuai cungah cauk ka chiah 2. paih; e.g. I put sugar in the tea = Lakphak ah tlanthling ka<br />

paih. Sullam dangdang hna put <strong>to</strong> death: thah; e.g. He was put <strong>to</strong> death = Amah cu an thah a ship puts out <strong>to</strong> sea: Tilawng cu rili ah a kal,<br />

khualtlawm ah aa thawh a ship puts in <strong>to</strong> port: Tilawng cu lawng dinhnak hmun ah aa din a ship puts about <strong>to</strong> change its direction: Tilawng<br />

cu a kalnak lei thlen awkah aa mer put by: i chiah, i ret, hmailei hman awk i i chiah put forth: a keo, a kho, a thang (thlaici) put off: chiah ta,<br />

phoih put on: aih, angki aih, i titer put out: mei hmih put through: tlamtling tein tuah i lim put <strong>to</strong> it: hnek (hneek) put up: tlun; e.g. Where did<br />

you put up? = Khuazei ah dah na tlun? put up with: in, lungsau in in; e.g. It is hard <strong>to</strong> put up with him = Amah cu in awk a har ko put heads<br />

<strong>to</strong>gether: hmunkhat i ttuan tti past tense and past participle of put = put.<br />

putrefaction - (n.) thutnak<br />

putrefy - (v.) thu; e.g. The meat has putrefied = Sa cu a thu cang<br />

putrid - (adj.) a thu a nammi<br />

putt - (v.) golf ball a kua chung i luhter.<br />

puttee - (n.) ngalmen<br />

putty - (n.) canphio awng benhnak si bang<br />

puzzle - (n.) a harmi thil; e.g. How <strong>to</strong> get all my things in<strong>to</strong> one box is a puzzle = Ka thil vialte kuang pakhat chung i sanh dih ding cu thil har a si<br />

puzzle - (v.) khuaruahharter; e.g. How the cat got out of the box puzzled us = Zeitindah chizawh kha kunag chungin a chuah ti cu kan khuaruah<br />

a kan hartertu a si<br />

pygmy - (n.) mi tawite mi hmete, pe nga tang a simi, a phun in an um.<br />

pyjamas - (n.) British. zan ihnak tawhrolh. Zong pajamas.<br />

pylon - (n.) thir tung sangpipi elektrik zamnak i an hmanmi<br />

pyorrhoea - (n.) hani thi chuah zawtnak<br />

pyramid - (n.) hlanlio Izipt siangpahrang thlan , piramit<br />

pyramidal - (adj.) piramit bantuk<br />

pyre - (n.) mithi khanghnak thingpon<br />

pyrotechnic - (adj.) mei he aa pehtlaimi thil<br />

pyrotechnics - (n.) mei tuah thiamnak<br />

python - (n.) lim (rul)<br />

Q<br />

quack - (v.) compai awnh<br />

quack - (adj.) sibawi a si lo nain sibawi bantukin a tuahmi; e.g. Quack doc<strong>to</strong>r = Sibawi deu.<br />

quackery - (n.) mi hrokhrawl pawl tuahmi rian<br />

quadrangle - (n.) kap pali a ngeimi hmun<br />

quadrangular - (adj.) kap pali a ngeimi hmun bantuk<br />

quadrant - (n.) a pummi thil cheu li i cheu khat.<br />

quadrilateral - (adj.) kap pali a ngeimi thil.<br />

quadruped - (adj.) ke pali a ngeimi saram<br />

quadruple - (adj.) a let li.<br />

quadruplet - (n.) a fa pali phir chung i pakhat<br />

quadruplets - (n.) fa pali phir.<br />

quagmire - (n.) nawncek umnak hmun<br />

quail - (n.) mimte<br />

quaint - (adj.) phun dang tein a ttha vemi, an tar cang ca le an hlunh cang ruang i; e.g. We admire quaint pho<strong>to</strong>graphs = Hmanthlak hlun kha an<br />

hlunh cang ruangah kan tlaihchan hna.<br />

quake - (v.) hninh, ther; e.g. She quakes with fear = A ttih tuk ah a ther. earthquake = li hnin.<br />

Quaker - (n.) Khrihfabu pakhat a si vemi, ral a duh lo i umtu ziaza i sawhsawh tein um hi Khrihfa ziaza a si tiin a uarmi pawl.<br />

qualification - (n.) 1. thlennak, remhnak; e.g. You can accept his statement without qualification = A chimmi cu thlennak zeihmanh um loin na<br />

cohlan khawh ko lai. 2. aa tlakmi sitertu ; cucu cawnnak in hmuhmi; e.g. To apply for the post of a clerk, the required qualification is tenth standard<br />

pass = Cazi rian soknak caah tlaktertu a herhmi cu tanghra awn a si.<br />

qualified - (adj.) aa tlakmi.<br />

qualify - (v.) aa tlakmi si; e.g. He does not qualify for the job = Rian caah aa tlak lo.<br />

qualitative - (adj.) thil a sining he aa pehtlaimi<br />

quality - (n.) sining, phun; e.g. That is a good quality of cloth = Khikhi puan phun ttha phun a si.<br />

qualm - (n.) lungttha lo lungaw ttawm i um khi; e.g. He has no qualms about borrowing money = Mi tangka cawi a zeihmanh a poi lo.<br />

quandary - (n.) a ruah awk hngal lo i umnak, awlokchong i um.<br />

quantitative - (adj.) a tam a tlawm he aa pehtlaimi , tah khawh a simi<br />

quantity - (n.) cu zat kha zat a si tinak, a tam a tlawm zeizat tinak; e.g. He can eat a great quantity of food = Rawl tampi a ei khawh.<br />

quarantine - (v., adj.) a chawnh khawhmi zawtnak a ngeimi a zawtnak a thian tiang hmun dang i chiah; e.g. James was quarantined when he had<br />

measles = James cu hmaihu in a zawt ah khan a dang ah an chiah.<br />

quarrel - (v.) i sik<br />

quarrelsome - (adj.) sik a duh ngaimi<br />

quarry - (n.) 1. lung cawhnak khor. 2. pelmi sa.<br />

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