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headgear - (n.) luchin
headlight - (n.) mawttaw a hmailei
headline - (n.) ca chung i biatlangpi a nganpipi in ttialmi
headlong - (adv.) lu lei hmasatter i tuah cutmat; e.g. He plunged headlong into the sea = A lu lei in rili
chungah a tla vurmar; e.g. He rushed headlong into the crowd = Mibu chungah a lut cutmat
headman - (n.) khuabawi
headmaster - (n.) sianginn sayaci
headquarters - (n.) hmunpi
headstrong - (adj.) mi dang ruahnak lak duh loin mah ruahnak le duhnak lawng a zulmi
headwaters - (n.) tiva chuahnak
headway - (n.) hmailei kal; e.g. We made headway despite the storm = Thlichia a hrang nain hmailei ah
kan kal kho
heal - (v.) dam , damter
health - (n.) ngandamnak
healthiness - (n.) ngandamnak
healthy - (adj.) ngan a dammi
heap - (n.) pon; e.g. A heap of stones = Lung pon
heap - (v.) 1. pumh, pon; e.g. She heaped the stones = Lung a pon hna; 2. khatpi in chiah; e.g. She
heaped food in his plate = A pakan ah a khat tein rawl a chiah
hear - (v.) hna in theih
heard - (v.) hear zoh; past tense of hear
hearsay - (n.) a theih in theihmi
heart - (n.) 1. lung 2. lungthin; e.g. She spoke from the heart = A lungthin taktak a chim; 3. laifang; e.g.
The heart of the town = Khua laifang; 4. biapi bikmi; e.g. Your words go to the heart of the matter = Na
bia cu kha thil kong ah khan a biapi bikmi a si
heart-felt - (adj.) lungthin takte a simi
hearth - (n.) tappi , mei kaunak
hearthstone - (n.) lungthu
heartily - (adv.) lungtho thintho ngaiin
heartless - (adj.) zaangfahnak a ngei lomi
hearty - (adj.) lunglawm ngai a simi
heat - (n.) linhnak , khua lin , a linhsat liopi , lumternak
heat - (v.) a sa; e.g. The water heated rapidly = Ti a sa zau
heater - (n.) lumnak petu, lumtertu
heathen - (n.) Khrihfa a si lomi, lawkih mi
heave - (v.) 1. har ngaiin cawi i sahn; e.g. He heaved the heavy box into the car = Thingkuang ritpi cu a
cawi i mawttawka chungah a sanh 2. cawi i hlonh; e.g. The sailors heaved the box overboard = Tilawng
cawng pawl nih thing kuang cu an cawi i lengah an hlonh 3. hnuh; e.g. They heaved on the rope = Hri
kha an hnuh; 4. a ttum a kai lengmang; e.g. Waves heave in storm = thlichia a hran ahcun tilet cu an
ttum an kai lengmang
heaven - (n.) vancung khua , vanram
heavenly - (adj.) vancung bantuk a simi , a nuam ngaingaimi
heavily - (adv.) rit ngaiin
heaviness - (n.) rihnak
heavy - (adj.) 1. a rit; 2. tampi; e.g. a heavy rain = ruah tampi; 3. phorh rit; 4. ngaihchia; e.g. His heart
was heavy = A ngaih a chia
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