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hallelujah - (interj.) Bawipa cu thangtthat u<br />

hallmark - (n.) hmelchunhnak, thil a tthami hmalchunhnak, thil a hmaanmi hmelchunhnak<br />

hallow - (v.) thianter<br />

Hallowe'en - (n.) October 31 zan<br />

hallucination - (n.) a um ttung lomi thil hna hmuh , a um tung lomi aw hna theih , molh thil theih le hmuh<br />

halo - (n.) chuncha bantuk a simi ceunak , ni siseh , thlapa siseh a kulhtu khi , chum<br />

halt - (n.) dirnak , ngolnak , dinhnak<br />

halt - (v.) dir, ngol, dinh awk i khua i cam<br />

halter - (n.) sattil hrennak hruainak hri<br />

halve - (v.) cheu , hnarcheu i cheu<br />

ham - (n.) voksa a el tit<br />

hamlet - (n.) khuate hmete<br />

hammer - (n.) sobul<br />

hammer - (v.) sobul in khenh , den<br />

hammer away - (v.) a dih tiangin tuah; e.g. He hammered away at the problem = Thil har kha a liim hlan<br />

lo a tuah peng<br />

hammock - (n.) ngakchia ihnak thlaimi, nau oihnak kuang<br />

hamper - (v.) donh<br />

hamper - (n.) donhnak, dawntu<br />

hamstring - (v.) thapheh<br />

hamstring - (n.) thaphet thapi<br />

hand - (n.) 1. kut; 2. minung kut bantuk; e.g. The hands of the clock = Suimilam kut; 3. zohkhenhnak,<br />

uknak; e.g. The child is in the hands of the parents = Ngakchia cu a nu le a pa zohkhenhnak tangah a<br />

um<br />

hand - (v.) kut in pek; e.g. He handed me a pencil = Khedan a ka pek<br />

hand down - (v.) i pek chin, i chanh chin vima<br />

hand in hand - (adv.) i naih tein, kut i tlai in<br />

handbag - (n.) kutput zal<br />

handbill - (n.) mi zapi phawt awk i sermi ca<br />

handbook - (n.) kutput cauk<br />

handcuff - (n.) kut ttemnak thir cikcin<br />

handful - (n.) zapei khat , tlawmte<br />

handicap - (n.) dawntu; e.g. Lack of education is a handicap for many people = Cathiam lo hi mi tampi<br />

caah dawntu a si; i zuamnak ah a der deuhmi zong nih khan teinak caan hawi he aa zat in an hmuh<br />

khawh ve nakhnga caah ti in a tthawng deuhmi cung i daawntu an chiahmi<br />

handicap - (v.) dohn; e.g. His illness handicaps him = A zawtnak nih a donh<br />

handicraft - (n.) kut zungthiamnak<br />

handily - (adv.) fawi tein; e.g. He won the race handily = tlik zuamnak cu fawi tein a tei<br />

handiness - (n.) kut zungthiamnak<br />

handiwork - (n.) kut in tuahmi thil, kutneh<br />

handkerchief - (n.) pawvuah (pavuah)<br />

handle - (n.) seh kut , thil kut; e.g. The handle of a spoon = Darkeu kut<br />

handle - (v.) 1. kut in tongh; e.g. Handle the books carefully = Cauk kha ralring tein tawng hna; 2.<br />

tonghthamning; e.g. She knows how to handle the children = ngakchia tonghthamning kha a thiam hna<br />

handmade - (adj.) kut in sermi<br />

handmaid / handmaiden - (n.) sinum nu<br />

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