25.05.2015 Views

Print English to Chin (Hakha) Dictionary

Print English to Chin (Hakha) Dictionary

Print English to Chin (Hakha) Dictionary

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

square - (v.) 1. tangka hmanmi i fianh i i pek; Let us square our accounts = Kan tangka hmanning kha i fianh u sih law i pe u sih. 2.chimning in<br />

tuah; e.g. His acts do not square with his promises = A biakammi le a tuahmi an i kaih lo.<br />

square dance - (n.) a khuah a khuah in lam.<br />

squash - (n.) 1. lente celhnak phun khat, tennis bantuk. 2. mai phun khat.<br />

squash - (v.) kek lakin nenh, den.<br />

squashy - (adj.) keh a fawimi thil, a nem a cinmi hmun; e.g. A squashy place = A cin i a vawlei a nemmi hmun.<br />

squat - (v.) 1. kedil le kedil <strong>to</strong>nter in thut, thutbual in thut. 2. mah ram le hmun a si lomi i inn va sak va um 3. zapi ram i va um.<br />

squatter - (n.) mah ram le hmun a si lomi hmun i khua a sami. 2. zapi ram le hmun a simi i a ummi.<br />

squatty - (adj.) a tawi a chahmi.<br />

squaw - (n.) American Indian nu.<br />

squawk - (v.) ar an lau i an awnh khi, khi bantukin au khuan len.<br />

squeak - (v.) zu an awnh an cik khi , cawleng ke si an thuh lo i a awnh khi<br />

squeaky - (adj.) a cikmi<br />

squeal - (v.) vok ngek , vok ngek bantukin ngek<br />

squeeze - (v.) 1. hmeh; e.g. Don't squeeze the kitten = Chizawh fa ha hmet hlah. 2. a hang sur; e.g. She squeezed oranges = Theithu kha an<br />

hang a sur hna. 3. tlum na lo i benhchih; e.g. I can't squeeze another thing in<strong>to</strong> my box = Ka kuang chungah zeihmanh ka benhchih kho ti lo.<br />

squeezer - (n.) theithu hang surnak.<br />

squelch - (v.) nawncek lak i kan kal i kan ke kan phawi i a awnh thawng khi; e.g. The water squelched in my shoes = Ka kedan chungah ti an awn<br />

cukmak.<br />

squint - (adj.) a caimi mit , mitcai<br />

squire - (n.) 1. England ram ah, khuate bawi, ram a ngei bikmi. 2. America ah khuate biaceihtu bawi.<br />

squirm - (v.) ngakchia saupi an tthut i an tthut duh ti lo i an i ngerhnguai len khi; rul fung in kan tuk i aa ngerh cukmak khi.<br />

squirrel - (n.) thiahlei<br />

squirt - (v.) tizik chung in ti zikter; e.g. Water squirts through a pipe = Peng chung in ti aa zik.<br />

St. Vitus's dance - (n.) thahri zawtnak, thahri amah cawl tein a cawlter lengmangmi khi.<br />

stab - (v.) nam in chunh<br />

stab - (n.) nam in chunhmi hma<br />

stability - (n.) fek tein umnak , fehnak<br />

stabilization - (n.) fehternak<br />

stabilize - (v.) fehter<br />

stabilizer - (n.) 1. fehtertu. 2. tilawng i lei hlah seh ti i a kap i an benhmi thil.<br />

stable - (adj.) a fekmi thil , a fekmi minung<br />

stable - (n.) sattil chiahnak inn<br />

stack - (n.) 1. pon; e.g. A stack of straw = Capawl pon khat. 2. on; e.g. A stack of firewood = Thing on khat.<br />

stack - (v.) pon, on; e.g. We stack firewood = Thing kan on/pon.<br />

stadium - (n.) lentecelhnak hmun nganpi , inn zong a ngei i zohnak i tthutdan a dotdot in an chiahmi<br />

staff - (n.) 1. fung, tthiangtthunh, tung; e.g. The flag hangs on the staff = Tung ah alan an thlai. 2. hlasaknak aw tanbo. 3. raltuknak cawnnak<br />

sianginn saya pawl. 4. chimtu saya pawl. 5. rianttuantu pawl.<br />

stag - (n.) nengpi<br />

stage - (n.) 1. sang deuh in hun donhmi tuang. 2. thil biapi pakhatkhat a cannak hmun; e.g. Waterloo was the stage of a famous battle =<br />

Waterloo cu raltuknak minthang pakhat a rak cannak hmun a si. 3. hmailei kalnaki a dot a dot in a ummi khi; e.g. First stage = dot hmasa bik.<br />

stage - (v.) zapi nih hmuh dingin tuah; e.g. They staged a demonstration = Sandah an piah.<br />

stagecoach - (n.) khualtlawnnak ca i an rak hmanmi rangleng<br />

stagger - (v.) 1. zurit i lam i hawl lengmang i kal. 2. fek lo i um. 3. i cawngor i um. 4. lau; e.g. I was staggered <strong>to</strong> hear that he was dead = A thi ti<br />

ka theih ah ka lau ngai.<br />

stagnant - (adj.) luang lo i aa dilmi; e.g. Stagnant water = A luanglomi ti.<br />

stagnate - (v.) luang lo i um hman awk i santlaih ti lo<br />

stagnation - (n.) luang lo i umnak<br />

staid - (adj.) dai tein a ummi pawl<br />

stain - (n.) 1. neh; e.g. He has ink stains on his shirt = A angki ah cahang nehmi an um. 2. buahneh; e.g. His character is without stain = A ziaza<br />

zeihmanh aa buahneh lo. 3. hnawm nih a sehmi.<br />

stain - (v.) hnawm nih a seh; e.g. The table cloth is stained with ink = Cabuai khuh puan cu cahang nih a seh.<br />

stainless - (adj.) hnawm nih a seh khawh lomi<br />

stair - (n.) 1. kainak hlei i lamhbak. 2. kainak hlei.<br />

staircase - (n.) tlaihtleng a ngeimi kainak hlei<br />

stairway - (n.) kainak hlei a lam.<br />

stake - (n.) 1. haukulhnak ca i zummi tung/hruang. 2. cu bantuk tung zum ah cun misual thah ding hna kha an rak hren tawn hna caah cu<br />

bantuk dantatnak cu the stake ti a si; He was condemned <strong>to</strong> the stake = Thah awkin a bia ceih a si. 3. phekah/rang tlik zuamnak i phekahnak i<br />

thapmi phaisa; e.g. The men played for high stakes = Phaisa tampi an thap. 4. sungh zong sungh khawh miak zong miak khawh; e.g. He has<br />

much at stake = Tampi zong a miak khawh tampi zong a sung kho. 5. an thapmi chungin miak an hmuhmi; e.g. The stakes were divided up<br />

among the winners = A teitu pawl nih khan a miak cu an i phaw. 6 thil ttha hmuh khawh ding cio maw sungh khawh ding cio maw a ummi; e.g.<br />

Each of us has a stake in the future of our country = Kan ram limailei umtuning dingah hin kan sungh khawhmi maw kan miak khawhmi maw a um<br />

cio.<br />

stake - (v.) 1. hautung in ramri kulh. 2. phaisa thap; e.g. He staked all his money on the black horse = Rang nak ah khan phaisa a thap dih.<br />

stalactite - (n.) thung umnak vawlei i tung bantukin thung lung a hung ummi hna khi<br />

stalagmite - (n.) thung umnak kun a ttuang i thung a khalmi<br />

stale - (adj.) a uihmi, a hlunmi; e.g. Stale food = A uihmi rawl, stale bread = a hlunmi changreu.<br />

stalemate - (n.) i remh kho lo, bia i chat kho lo i um khi.<br />

Page 239

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!