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depraved - (adj.) a chiami , a rawkmi ziaza<br />

depravity - (n.) chiatnak , rawknak<br />

depreciate - (v.) man ttumter<br />

depress - (v.) 1. nam , hmeh; e.g. When you play the piano, you depress the keys = Piano na tum tikah a hmehnak tete kha na hmeh hna; 2.<br />

ngaihchia, lung nuam lo i umter<br />

depression - (n.) 1. a kuarmi; e.g. Rain fills the depressions in the road = Lam i a kuarmi ah khan ruahti an khat dih; 2. lungthin nuam loin um;<br />

e.g. The man has feelings of depression because of illness = A zawt caah lungthin nuam loin a um; 3. chawlehthalnak a tthat lo caan i mi tampi rian<br />

lo i an um caan; e.g. There was a depression in the U.S.A. in 1930 = Kum 1930 hrawngah khan America ram ah depression a um<br />

depression - (n.)<br />

deprivation - (n.) lakpiaknak, chuhnak<br />

deprive - (v.) lakpiak , chuh<br />

depth - (n.) thuhnak , tiva ti a thuhning; cun tthutdan a si ahcun hmailei in hnulei karlak khi a si i Lai nih cun 'thuk' kan ti lo i 'kau' kan ti<br />

deputation - (n.) airawltu fialmi bu , airawltu rian ttuan falmi ttuan<br />

depute - (v.) airawltu rian ttuan fial<br />

deputize - (v.) airawltu rian kha lak fial<br />

deputy - (n.) airawltu<br />

derail - (v.) tlanglawng a ping (lam lo) i kalter<br />

derange - (v.) a ping a pang siter , ruahnak a ping a pang i canter e.g. He is mentally deranged = A hrut<br />

derangement - (n.) a ping a pang sinak<br />

deride - (v.) nihsawh , serhsat<br />

derision - (n.) nehsawh , serhsatnak<br />

derivation - (n.) i laknak<br />

derivative - (adj.) a chungin lakmi a simi<br />

derive - (v.) a hram in lak; e.g. He derives pleasure from books = Cauk chungin nuamhnak aa lak<br />

derogate - (v.) lakpiak , chuh , thangchiat<br />

derogation - (n.) mintthatnak tehna , thangthatnak tehna lakpiak , chuh<br />

deroga<strong>to</strong>ry - (adj.) zomhtaihnak thil a simi , thangchiatnak thil a simi; e.g. He made a deroga<strong>to</strong>ry remark about his friend = A hawipa kha a thang<br />

a chiat, zomhtaihnak bia a chim<br />

derrick - (n.) thilrit pipi thlirnak ca i hmanmi seh<br />

dervish - (n.) Muslim mihlim pawl<br />

descend - (v.) ttum<br />

descendant - (n.) tefa<br />

descent - (v.) ttumlei, ttum<br />

describe - (v.) kong chim<br />

description - (n.) kong chimnak<br />

descriptive - (adj.) kong chimnak a simi<br />

desecrate - (v.) thurhhnawmh<br />

desecration - (n.) thurhhnawmhnak<br />

desert - (n.) 1.(a aw chuah 'dizat') zamtak, kaltak, chuahtak; 2. hmuh awk i aa tlakmi thil<br />

deserter - (n.) a zammi , ralkap a zammi<br />

desertion - (n.) zamnak<br />

deserve - (v.) hmuh awkah aa tlak; e.g. Good work deserves good pay = Rian ttha cu lahkhah ttha hmuh awk aa tlak<br />

deservedly - (adv.) a hmuh awk hnga a si bantuk in<br />

design - (v.) suai, timh; e.g.1. Her questions were designed <strong>to</strong> make me angry = A biahalmi cu a thinhung seh tiin a rak ka timh hnawhmi a si;<br />

e.g.2. The girls designed the longyi = Ngaknu pawl nih lungzi kha a muisam cu bantuk siseh tiah an rak suai, an rak timhtuah<br />

designate - (v.) langhter, sawh, minpek, thim, rianpek, rian thiah.<br />

designated - (adj.) min bunh; e.g. Designated gift = Cu ca kha caah siseh tiin min bunhmi laksawng<br />

designation - (n.) 1. langhternak, sawhnak; e.g. The designation of places on a map should be clear = Map cung i hmun langhternak cu a fian<br />

awk a si; 2. rian pek, rian thiah; e.g. The designation of him as a headmaster pleased the teachers = Amah cu headmaster rian an pek kha sayate<br />

an i lawm<br />

designer - (n.) a muisam a suaitu , a pungsan a tuahtu<br />

desirability - (n.) duh awk tlak a sinak<br />

desirable - (adj.) duh awk tlak a simi<br />

desire - (n.) duhnak<br />

desire - (v.) duh<br />

desist - (v.) ngol<br />

desk - (n.) khung sau , cabuai sau<br />

desolate - (adj.) chuahtakmi hmun king , ngaihchia a simi<br />

desolate - (v.) hrawh; e.g. Fire desolated a large part of the <strong>to</strong>wn = Khua a cheu nak tam kha mei nih a hrawh, hmun king ah a ser<br />

desolation - (n.) hrawhnak hmun king i canternak<br />

despair - (v.) ruahchannak ngeih lo<br />

despair - (n.) hnabei donghnak<br />

desperate - (adj.) hnabei dongh hnu i zei paoh zong chuak ko cang seh ti lungput<br />

desperation - (n.) hnabei donghnak , zei chim awk hngalh ti lo<br />

despise - (v.) nautat<br />

despite - (prep.) ko nain; e.g. The boys went out despite the rain = Ruah a sur ko nain ngakchia cu an chuak<br />

despond - (v.) hnabei dongh<br />

despondence - (n.) hnabei donghnak<br />

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