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overwrought - (adj.) i hnek tukmi, tam tuk i ttamhmi<br />

ovum - (n.) nu thlaici<br />

owe - (v.) 1. bat; e.g. He owes me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka bat 2. ruangah; e.g. He owes his life<br />

to the doctor's skill = Sibawi a thiam ruangah a nung owing to: cucaah, cu ruangah; e.g. Owing to illness<br />

he cannot come to school = Zawt ruangah sianginn ah a ra kho lo<br />

owl - (n.) chimbu<br />

own - (n.) hold one's own: harnak tei khawh, mah dir hmun hum khawh; e.g. The soldiers held their<br />

own against the attacks = An ral nih an tuk len hna nain ralkap nih kha na umnak kha an hum peng<br />

khawh ko<br />

own - (v.) ngeih; e.g. He owns a house = Inn pakhat a ngei<br />

own - (adj.) mah ta; e.g. Is that his own horse ? = Khikhi amah rang a si maw?<br />

owner - (n.) ngeitu<br />

ox - (n.) cawtum<br />

oxen - (n.) cawtum hna<br />

oxygen - (n.) oksizen dah<br />

oxyidize - (v.) oksizen dah he i cawh; kangh le cirek kai hi 'lite' a si<br />

oyster - (n.) cengkeuh , cicua , cengkol<br />

oz. - (n.) ounce pakhat, pawng khat cheu hleiruk cheu khat<br />

P<br />

P.M. - (n.) chunhnu<br />

P.S. post script - (n.) cakuat ttial dih hnu i bia tawite vun chapmi khi<br />

pa - (n.) pa, hringtu pa<br />

pace - (n.) 1. kar khat; e.g. He walked three paces forward = Hmailei ah kar thum a kal 2. khul; e.g. He<br />

walked at a slow pace = Khul nuar in a kal<br />

pace - (v.) i chawh lengmang; e.g. He paced the floor waiting for his friend = A hawipa a hngah lioah<br />

tuang ah aa chawk lengmang<br />

pacific - (adj.) daihnak a duhmi<br />

pacifier - (n.) daihtertu<br />

pacifism - (n.) raldoh hi a zei ti lei hmanh in a ttha lo tiin a zummi pawl zumhning<br />

pacifist - (n.) raldoh a ttha lo tiah a tangmi<br />

pack - (v.) 1. sanh; e.g. He packed his clothes in a suitcase = A thilthuam cu a suitcase chungah a sanh<br />

hna 2. a khat in sanh, a khah in khah; e.g. The church was packed on Christmas day = Khrismas ni ah<br />

biakinn cu a khah in an khat<br />

pack - (n.) 1. ruksai; e.g. He had the pots in his bag = A ruksai ah um cu a sanh hna. 2. bu; e.g. A pack<br />

of foxes = cenghngia run khat<br />

pack - (adj.) thil phortu i hmanmi; e.g. A mule is a pack animal = Khacer cu thilphor-tu i hmani saram a si<br />

pack up - (v.) timh, fun, zual; e.g. You may pack up your bed-roll = Na ihphah i zual tuah<br />

package - (n.) thilfun<br />

package - (v.) fun; e.g. They packaged their lunch in small packages = An chuncaw kha fun hme tete in<br />

an fun hna<br />

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