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caucasian - (n.) Mirang le India miphun paohpaoh<br />

caught - (v.) past tense and past participle of catch, tlaih, seh; catch zoh.<br />

cauldron - (n.) thil chuannak um nganpi<br />

cauliflower - (n.) antampar<br />

cause - (n.) 1. thil a chuahtertu; e.g. What was the cause of his sickness? = A zawtnak a chuahtertu zeidah a si?; 2. sullam; e.g. You have a good<br />

cause <strong>to</strong> be angry = Thinhunnak dingah sullam ttha na ngei; 3. tinhmi; tuahmi; e.g. They fought for the cause of freedom = Luatnak an i tinhmi<br />

ruangah an doh<br />

cause - (v.) umter; e.g. He did not want <strong>to</strong> cause trouble = Harnak umter, chuahter a duh lo<br />

caution - (n.) 1. ralrinnak peknak; e.g. Cross the road with caution = Lam kha ralring tein na tan lai; 2. ralrinpeknak; e.g. Let his experience serve<br />

as a caution <strong>to</strong> you = Thil a rak <strong>to</strong>nmi kha na caah ralrin petu si seh<br />

cautious - (adj.) aa ralring ngaimi<br />

cavalry - (n.) rangcung ralkap<br />

cave - (n.) lungkua<br />

cavern - (n.) lungkua nganpi<br />

cavity - (n.) awng, kua, ha chung kua<br />

cease - (v.) donghter , ngol<br />

ceaseless - (adj.) a dong lomi<br />

cedar - (n.) sidar thing<br />

cede - (v.) pek; e.g. Spain ceded the Philippine Islands <strong>to</strong> the U.S.A. = Spain nih Philippine tikulh hna cu U.S.A. a pek hna<br />

ceiling - (n.) siling , kandap<br />

celebrate - (v.) conglawmh , puai tuah<br />

celebrated - (adj.) minthang a simi, thangtthatmi<br />

celebration - (n.) conglawmhnak<br />

celebrity - (n.) minthangmi , thangtthatmi<br />

celery - (n.) caleri<br />

celestial - (adj.) vanlei thil; e.g. Sun and moon are celestial bodies = Ni le thlapa khi vanlei thil an si<br />

celibacy - (n.) nupi ngei lo , va ngei loin , biaknak lei i zuamnak caah um<br />

celibate - (adj.) nupi ngei lo , va ngei loin a ummi<br />

cell - (n.) thonginn chungah siseh, phungki pawl umnak inn ah siseh, a dangte i khan hmete an chiahmi, cu bantuk khan hmete paoh<br />

cellar - (n.) inntang i an sermi khan<br />

cellophane - (n.) a thlam a lang khomi plastik phun a simi thil funnak ca hmanmi<br />

Celt - (n.) England ram i a rak ummi miphun, Irish, Scottish le Bri<strong>to</strong>n a rak hringsortu hna<br />

cement - (n.) siment , mirang vawlei<br />

cement - (v.) sengh<br />

cemetery - (n.) thlan (thlaan)<br />

censer - (n.) zihmui khanghnak khengte<br />

censor - (n.) cozah duh lomi thil a um sual maw tiah thil a cektu<br />

censor - (v.) thil cek<br />

censor - (adj.) thil cektu a simi<br />

censorious - (adj.) mi dang sual kawl a duh ngaimi pa<br />

censure - (v.) sualphawt , mawhchiat<br />

census - (n.) milu rel<br />

cent - (n.) U.S.A. tangka dollar phar cheu za khat i cheu khat<br />

centenary - (adj.) kum za khat he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. The centenary celebrations of the coming of Christian missionaries <strong>to</strong> the <strong>Chin</strong> Hills will be in<br />

1999 = Laitlang siangbawi an kai kum za khatnak puai cu 1999 ah a si lai<br />

centennial - (n.) kum za khatnak , kum za khat tlinnak cam<br />

center - (n.) 1. a laifang; e.g. Center of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua laifang; 2. hmunpi, hmunlai<br />

centigrade - (n.) kihlum tahnak, cheu za khat i an cheumi phun, degree 100 ah ti a tlok<br />

centigram - (n.) gram pakhat cheu za khat i cheu khat<br />

Centime - (n.) a aw chuah cu 'sawnthiim' ti a si. France tangka franc pakhat cheu za khat i cheu khat<br />

centimeter - (n.) meter pakhat cheu za khat i cheu khat<br />

centipede - (n.) sakhithat , rawci , tthiamtthiam<br />

central - (adj.) a laifang a simi , hmunpi simi<br />

centralization - (n.) a lai i burnak<br />

centralize - (v.) a lai i bur<br />

centrifugal - (adj.) a laifang in lenglei ah a chuakmi<br />

centripetal - (adj.) a lenglei in a laifanglei ah a lutmi<br />

century - (n.) kum zabu, kum zabu pakhatnak cu kum 1 in 100 tiang hi a si<br />

cereal - (n.) rawl, buh phun paoh; e.g. Facang, fangvoi, changvut, ...<br />

cerebellum - (n.) lubik lei i a ummi luthluak<br />

cerebral - (adj.) thluak lei he aa pehtlaimi thil<br />

cerebrum - (n.) cal lei thluak<br />

ceremonial - (adj.) phungphai ngei in tuahmi thil<br />

ceremonious - (adj.) phungphai a ngei ngaimi thil<br />

ceremony - (n.) phungphai , phunglam; e.g. The marriage ceremony was performed in the church = Tthitumhnak phungphai cu biakinn<br />

chungah an tuah<br />

certain - (adj.) 1. a si hrimhrim ti zumh; e.g. I am certain that he has gone home = Inn ah a tlung cang tiah ka zumh hrimhrim; 2. a si hrimhrim lai;<br />

e.g. Spring is certain <strong>to</strong> follow winter = Thal caan nih khuasik caan cu a hun zulh hrimhrim lai; 3. cu zat ti cu a fiang, sihmanhselaw min chim a um<br />

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