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while - (v.) nuamtein caan hman,; e.g. The children whiled away at the beach = Ngakchia rual cu nuam tein rilikam ah an caan an hmang.<br />

whilst - (conj.) British. lioah. U.S. while.<br />

whim - (n.) ruahnak le duhnak hun ngeih duakmi saupi a nguh lomi<br />

whimper - (v.) hram ruangmang<br />

whimsical - (adj.) ruahnak le duhnak duak ti i a hun ngeimi.<br />

whimsy - (n.) ruahnak hawi lo lo.<br />

whine - (v.) ngakchia nih ttap deng deng bantukin an nu le an pa an duhmi thil an hal hna tik i an ummi khi/ an chimmi khi.<br />

whinny - (n.) rangtum awnh.<br />

whip - (v.) tuk<br />

whip - (n.) tuk , tuknak fung<br />

whip hand - (n.) tukhak fung tlaihnak lei kut.<br />

whippet - (n.) uico phun khat.<br />

whipple tree - (n.) rangleng hnuktu achak hrennak fung.<br />

whir - (n.) seh awnh thawng , a awnh viaimai khi<br />

whirl - (v.) khulrang tein i mer<br />

whirlpool - (n.) tikherh<br />

whirlwind - (n.) phuchim<br />

whisk - (v.) 1. humnphiah in phiah; e.g. She whisked the dirt from the floor = Tuang i hmunhnawm kha a phiah hna. 2. khulrang tein diak ti i kal;<br />

e.g. The mouse whisked in<strong>to</strong> its hole = Zu cu a khor ah diak tiah a lut.<br />

whiskbroom - (n.) thilpuan thianhnak bras.<br />

whisker - (n.) hmurhmul.<br />

whisky - (n.) zureu thaw bik<br />

whisper - (v.) din tein biachim , fifik tum<br />

whistle - (v.) firik tum<br />

whistle - (n.) tumphit , firik<br />

whit - (n.) thil hmete.<br />

white - (adj.) a rang (raang), hawhra mui a simi.<br />

white ant - (n.) tuangtuan.<br />

white feather - (n.) ralchiat hmelchunhnak.<br />

white flag - (n.) i kah ti lo kan duh ti hmelchunhnak.<br />

white hall - (n.) London khuachung i lam nganpi, cozah inn tampi a umnak hmun.<br />

white lie - (n.) thil hmetuai cung i lihchim.<br />

whiten - (v.) ranter (raanter).<br />

whitewash - (v.) a leng i si rang thuh.<br />

whitewash - (n.) vampang thuhmi sirang.<br />

whither - (adj., conj.) khuazei ah dah,<br />

whithersoever - (conj.) khuazei hmanh ah.<br />

whiting - (n.) vampang thuh si rang<br />

whitish - (adj.) a rang bantuk.<br />

Whitsunday - (n.) Easter in Zarhpi ni pasarihnak, Penticost ti zongah ti a si<br />

Whitsuntide - (n.) Whitsunday in aa thawkmi zarh, a hmasa bik ni thum chung khi.<br />

whittle - (v.) nam in themh i ser<br />

whiz, whizz - (v.) kuanfang hna cantiang hna an zuan i ving ti i thawng an ngeih khi.<br />

who - (pron.) ahodah<br />

whoever - (pron.) ahopaoh<br />

whole - (adj.) 1. tlamtling tein a ummi , a bau lomi , a dihlak in a tlingmi. 2. a kek a kuai lomi.<br />

whole number - (n.) nambar tling , 1 , 2 , 3 ... ti bantuk hi nambar tling timi cu an si; nambar cheu cu 1/2, 1/4 ti bantuk hi an si, hi nambar cheu<br />

hna hi nambar fractions ti an si. 1 1/2, 2 1/4, timi pawl hi nambr cawh timi an si i cu hna cu mixed numbers cu an si.<br />

wholehearted - (adj.) lungthin dihlak in a ttuanmi<br />

wholemeal - (n.) changvut ni lawng tein sermi rawl.<br />

wholesale - (n.) bu pipi in zuarmi thilri, a pak a pak in zuarmi khi retail ti a si.<br />

wholesome - (adj.) ngan a dammi<br />

who'll - (contraction) = who will, who shall.<br />

wholly - (adv.) a dihlak in , a dihumnak in<br />

whom - (pron.) ahodah; who ti ah cun ahodah a tuahtu a si ti kha a sawh, whom ti ah cun aho cungah dah tuah a si ti kha a sawh; e.g. Whom<br />

do you like best? = Ahodah na duh bik? Who likes you best? = Aho nih dah an duh bik?<br />

whomsoever - (pron.) ahopaoh.<br />

whoop - (v.) khuh, khuhcar i khuh.<br />

whooping cough - (n.) khuhhip zawtnak<br />

whore - (n.) hlawhhlangnu<br />

whorl - (n.) a ngiang pakhat cung i a hnah pahnih pathum aa bumhmi hna khi.<br />

whose - (pron.) aho ta<br />

whoso - (pron.) ahopaoh.<br />

whosoever - (pron.) aho ta paoh a si ah.<br />

why - (adv.) zeicah<br />

wick - (n.) meiinn meica ; phazawngdan hri<br />

wicked - (adj.) a ttha lomi<br />

wickedness - (n.) tthat lonak<br />

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