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purpose: timh ciammam tein on hand: naite ah, vun lak zau awk i um on the fence: khauzeilei hmanh
ah i tom lo i um on the mend: tthat lam a tlai on the spot: cu hmun bak ah cun
on - (adv.) 1. aih , hruk; e.g. He puts on his shirt = A angki aa hruk 2. ceuter; e.g. She turns the lights on
= Elektrik mei kha a vun hmeh i a ceuter on and on: lengmang; He talked on and on = A holh lengmang
once - (adv.) 1. hlanah , hlan lio ah; e.g. I once attended that school = Khi sianginn ah khin hlanah ka
rak kai bal 2. voi khat; e.g. January 1 occurs once a year = e.g. January thla ni khat cu kum khat ah voi
khat lawng a um once upon a time: Hlanliopi ah hin
once - (conj.) cangka in, hnu cun; e.g. Once you hear the song, you will never forget it = Hla cu voi khat
na theih hnu cun, na philh ti lai lo
once - (n.) voi khat; e.g. Once is enough = Voi khat cu a za ko all at once: 1. a dihlak in voi khat ah;
e.g. They came all at once = An dihlak in voi khat ah an ra; 2. khulrang tein; e.g. He turned off the lights
and all at once it was dark = Mei kha a hmih i chikkhatte ah a mui dup ko at once: Khulrang tein ra tuah
one - (num.) pakhat, khat
one-sided - (adj.) kam khattelei lawng
oneness - (n.) pakhat sinak
oneself - (pron.) mah le mah; e.g. One must do the work oneself = Mah le mahte nih rian cu ttuan ding
a si ko
onion - (n.) khachuan sen , piat
onlooker - (n.) a cuanh in a cuantu
only - (adv.) lawnglawng; e.g. He brought only two books = Cauk pahnih lawnglawng a rak put
only - (adj.) chunte; e.g. She is their only daughter = Amah cu an fanu ngeihchunte a si
onrush - (n.) hmailei i a kal lulhmalhmi; e.g. He was caught in the onrush of the traffic = Hmailei i a kal
lulhmalhmi mawttaw zasen lakah khan aa paih ve
onset - (n.) 1. tuk , chim; e.g. The onset of the enemy took us by surprise = Ral nih an hung kan
chim/tuk cu ruah lopi ah a si 2. thawknak; e.g. The onset of this disease was gradual = Hi zawtnak cu
duhsah tein a si
onslaught - (n.) fak piin tuk chim; e.g. The Indians made an onslaught on the settlers' fort = Indianmi
hna nih ram i a ummi an ralhau kha fak piin an tuk
onward - (adv.) hmailei i kal; e.g. The soldiers marched onward = Ralkap cu hmailei ah an kal
onward - (adj.) hmailei i a kalmi; onward march: hmailei i kalnak
onyx - (n.) oniks lungvar
ooze - (v.) duhsah tein chuah thliahmah , pawt; e.g. Blood oozes from his wound = A hma in thi a pawt
thluahmah
opal - (n.) lungvar phun khat a mui aa thleng khomi
opalescent - (adj.) opal lungvar bantukin a mui a thleng khomi
opaque - (adj.) ceunak nih a hleah khawh lomi , a thlam a lang lomi
open - (adj.) 1. aa hungmi; e.g. An open door = Aa hungmi innka. 2. hlangfang; e.g. He is open about
his feelings = A lungchung kha hlangfang in a chim ko. 3. zapi hman khawh, zapi in i tel khawh; e.g. The
meeting is open to all = Hi pumhnak cu ahohmanh i tel khawh a si. 4. a lawng; e.g. One post is open for
English teacher = Mirang holh cawnpiaktu ding saya caah rian pakhat a lawng.
open - (v.) 1. hun; e.g. Open the door = Innka kha hung tuah 2. rian thawk; e.g. The new store will open
today = Chawdawr thar kha nihin an hun (thawk) lai 3. kau; e.g. Open your book = Na cauk kau tuah 4.
thawk; e.g. The meeting was opened with a prayer = Pumhnak cu thlacamnak in an thawk 5. rianttuan
hramthawk; e.g. The office opens at nine = Zung cu pakua ah an hun (an thawk) open fire :meithal in
kah
openhanded - (adj.) mi nunsiang
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