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uahmi minung cu a nu a si
ideal - (adj.) tthat a tlingmi thil , mah duhningte a simi thil e.g. A clear day is ideal for a picninc =
Khuatthat ni cu hnianghrawmnak ah duhtling a si ko
idealism - (n.) 1. mah nih a ttha bik tiin ruahning in thil tuahmi , mi dang nih zeitindah an ruah ve ti lo i
mah ruahning lawngin tuahmi; 2. ruahnak lawng hi a taktak a si , thil hi cu a taktak a si lo , ti ruahnak
philosophy phun khat
idealist - (n.) a ttha bik thil a duhmi , ruahnak ttha lawng kha biapi in a la i tuahnak kha biapi i a chia set
lomi
idealistic - (adj.) ruahnak tthattha le sangsang ngeih i a tuah zia biapi i chiah theng tung lo
idealize - (v.) a ttha bik le a tling bik i ruah; e.g. Mary idealized her brother and thought everything he
did was right = Mary nih a ta cu a ttha bik le a tling bik in a ruah i a tuahmi paoh kha a hmaan tiah a ruah
ideally - (adv.) tling tein , ttha tein
identical - (adj.) an i lo , aa lomi , aa khatmi
identification - (n.) aho a si ti hngalhnak
identify - (v.) 1. aho / zei a si ti hngalh; e.g. Charles identified the bag as his by telling what it contained
= Charles nih zal kha keimah ta a si ti kha a chung i a ummi thil a chim khawh caah a hngalh ti kha a
lang; 2. mi dang sining i um khawh ve; 3. aa khat in ruah; e.g. She identified wealth with gold = Rumnak
cu sui he aa khat in a ruah
identity - (n.) mah siningte
idiom - (n.) mah holhning; e.g. I have caught cold = Kihnak ka tlaih, ti cu Mirang holhning a si i, 'Cumpi
nih a ka tlunh', tinak a si
idiomatic - (adj.) idiom in chimmi
idiomatically - (adv.) idiom ngaiin chimmi
idiosyncrasy - (n.) hawi he i lawh lonak
idiot - (n.) mihrut
idiotic - (adj.) mihrut bantuk a simi
idiotically - (adv.) hrut ngaiin
idle - (adj.) 1. zeihmanh tuah lo i a ummi; e.g. He spent an idle hour watching the river = Zeihmanh tuah
loin suimilam pakhat chung tiva kha a zoh sawhsawh ko; 2. a tha a thumi
idle - (v.) 1. zeihmanh tuah lo; e.g. They were just idling = zeihmanh tuah loin an um sawhsawh ko; 2.
mawttawka enzin kha nunter ttung i kal loin umter
idleness - (n.) thathutnak
idly - (adv.) thathu ngaiin
idol - (n.) 1. siasal , milem; 2. duh tukmi, upat tukmi
idolater - (n.) milem biami
idolatress - (n.) milem biami (nu)
idolize - (v.) 1. milem biak in biak; 2. duh tuk , dawt tuk
idyll (idyl) - (n.) khuate lei nuncan a nuamhning hla in hloimi
if - (conj.) 1. ahcun; e.g. Come if you can = Na rat khawh ahcun ra tuah 2. rua; e.g. We wondered if you
were ill = Na zaw rua tiah kan khuaruah a har
ignite - (v.) mei chuahter
ignition - (n.) mei chuahternak
ignoble - (adj.) a ttha lomi, nehsawh awk a simi thil, a niammi thil
ignobly - (adv.) nehsawh awk tlak ngaiin
ignominious - (adj.) ningzak a simi thil
ignominy - (n.) zapi hmai i ningzahnak hmuhmi
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