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decamp - (v.) a thli tein khulrang in lo diam i kal<br />

decay - (v.) 1. thut; e.g. Old fruits decay = Thei hlun cu an thu; 2. ttumchuk; e.g. Our physical power decays in old age = Tar tikah kan pum<br />

thazang a ttumchuk<br />

decay - (v.)<br />

decease - (v.) thih<br />

decease - (n.) thihnak<br />

deceit - (n.) hlennak<br />

deceitful - (adj.) mi hlen a hmangmi , lih a chimmi<br />

deceive - (v.) hlen , lihchim<br />

deceiver - (n.) hlen hmangmi , lih chimmi<br />

December - (n.) Dezimbar thla<br />

decency - (n.) dawhtlakte i nun , umtu ziaza aa dawhmi<br />

decent - (adj.) hmaizah awk tlak a simi, aa tlakmi, tampi a si lo nain a zami<br />

deception - (n.) hlennak<br />

deceptive - (adj.) mi a hleng khomi thil<br />

decide - (v.) bia i khiah , lung i thleh<br />

deciduous - (adj.) thingkung a hnah a thil phun a simi; e.g. Apple is a deciduous tree = Epal cu hnah thil phun a si<br />

decimal - (n.) pahra lengmang in tthenmi nambar<br />

decimate - (v.) tampi thah , hrawh; e.g. A plague had decimated the population = Plek rai nih an bu chungin tampi a thah hna<br />

decipher - (v.) mi dang nih hngal hna hlah seh tiin ttialmi ca a sullam vun langhter, hlanliopi hawi hna i an rak ttialmi ca mi sawsawh nih a sullam<br />

hngalh lomi le rel khawh lomi vun fianter<br />

decision - (n.) biakhiahnak<br />

decisive - (adj.) a fiangmi , a donghnak , a simi<br />

deck - (n.) 1. tilawng innleng; 2. phethuk<br />

declare - (v.) thanh , chim<br />

decline - (v.) 1. al , duh lo; e.g. He declined my invitation <strong>to</strong> dinner = Zanriah ei ka sawmmi cu a ka al; 2. ttumchuk; e.g. His health is (in decline,<br />

declining) = A ngandamnak a ttumchuk; 3. a vung niam zuahmah; e.g. The high hill declines <strong>to</strong> a valley = Tlang sangpi cu nelrawn ah khan a vung<br />

niam zuahmah<br />

decline - (n.) ttumchuknak; e.g. The decline of the Roman Empire<br />

decompose - (v.) thut i taksa i tthen dih<br />

decorate - (v.) 1.ttamh; e.g. Inn ttamh 2. mintthat pek; e.g. The king decorated a brave soldier = Siangpahrang nih ralkap kha mintthatnak a<br />

pek<br />

decoration - (n.) ttamhnak, mintthat peknak<br />

decoy - (n.) hlennak i tuahmi thil, lem khawhnak ding ca i tuahmi hlennak; e.g. Wooden decoy for ducks = Compai he aa lo in sermi thing compai<br />

decrease - (n.) zornak , tlawm deuhnak<br />

decrease - (v.) zor , tlawm deuh<br />

decree - (n.) biaceihtu hna nih bia an chahmi<br />

decree - (v.) biachah<br />

dedicate - (v.) a dang te i chiah , Pathian sin i pek<br />

dedication - (n.) a dangte i chiahnak , Pathian sin i pekchanhnak<br />

deduct - (v.) zuh<br />

deduction - (n.) zuhnak<br />

deed - (n.) 1. tuahmi; e.g. His words and his deeds do not agree = A bia le a tuahmi an i khat lo; 2. ngeitu sinak ca; e.g. After he paid for the<br />

house, he was given a deed <strong>to</strong> it = Inn man a pek dih in ngeitu sinak ca kha an pek<br />

deem - (v.) zumh , ruah<br />

deep - (adj.) thuk; e.g.1. The sea is deep = Rili cu a thuk; e.g.2. The box is 3 feet wide and 2 feet deep = Thingkuang cu pe 3 a kau i pe 2 a thuk;<br />

e.g.3. He has a deep voice = A aw a thum ngai<br />

deep-rooted - (adj.) thuk piin a hram a sihmi<br />

deepen - (v.) thukter<br />

deer - (n.) sakhi<br />

defamation - (n.) thangchiatnak<br />

defame - (v.) thangchiat<br />

default - (v.) tlolh, biaceihnak zung ah na chuak lai timi chuah lo i tlolh zong khi<br />

defeat - (v.) tei<br />

defeat - (n.) sunghnak hmuhnak<br />

defect - (n.) tlin lonak , tthat lonak<br />

defect - (v.) zam (zaam), mah bu kaltak<br />

defection - (n.) kah bu kaltak i zamnak, tlin lonak<br />

defective - (adj.) tlin lonak a ngeimi thil<br />

defence - (n.) ralhau , him tein vennak<br />

defend - (v.) runven , bia in bawmh<br />

defendant - (n.) mi nih taza an cuaimi pa<br />

defensive - (adj.) aa rungvengmi , mi nih taza an cuaimi leikap<br />

defer - (v.) 1. hmailei i caan thawn; 2. mah ruahnak nakin mi ruahnak lak deuh; e.g. Children should defer <strong>to</strong> their parents' wishes = Ngakchai nih<br />

anmah duhnak nakin an nu le pa duhnak kha an lak deuh awk a si<br />

deference - (n.) 1. mi dang ruahnak tu zulh deuhnak; 2. upatnak<br />

defiance - (n.) zeirel lonak<br />

defiant - (adj.) zeirel loin a ummi<br />

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