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edridden - (adj.) ihkhun cung lawngah tho kho loin a ummi , a ngormi
bedroom - (n.) ihnak khan
bedside - (n.) ihkhun kam, ihkhun pawng
bedspread - (n.) ihphah khuh
bedstead - (n.) ihkhun tungtlang
bedtime - (n.) ihcaan
bee - (n.) khuai
beef - (n.) cawsa
beefsteak - (n.) cawsa tit
beefy - (adj.) a sa a ttha , a khal, a titsa a chah
beehive - (n.) khuaibu, khuaikua
Beelzebub - (n.) Khuachia bawipa
been - (v.) a si, a um, 'be' kha zoh
beer - (n.) zu nem phun
beeswax - (n.) khuaiseng
beet - (n.) antam phun khat , a tawba a sen i a thlummi
beetle - (n.) cep (ceep)
befall - (v.) tlunhnawh, tlakhnawh
befell - (v.) befall zoh; past tense of befall
before - (adv.) 1.hmai ah; e.g. He went before me = Ka hmai ah a kal; 2. hlan ah; e.g. Look before you
leap = Na zuan hlan ah zoh hmasa
before long - (adv.) a rauh hlanah; e.g. A rauh hlanah thal a chuak lai
beforehand - (adv.) hlankan in; e.g. I knew what he would need, so I made preparations beforehand =
Zeidah a herh lai ti kha ka hngalh, cucaah timhtuahnak a hlankan in ka rak ser chung
befoul - (v.) thurhnawmhter
befriend - (v.) hawikom i ser, komh
beg - (v.) nawl , hal , rawlhal
began - (v.) past tense of begin, hramthawk
beget - (v.) hrin
beggar - (n.) rawl hal i a vakmi
begin - (v.) hramthawk
beginner - (n.) cawnnak aa thawkka a simi, aa thawkka a simi
beginning - (n.) hramthawknak caan
begone - (v.) kal fial, kal cang ti i fial
begot - (v.) past tense of beget, hrin
begrime - (v.) thurter , hnawmhter
begrudge - (v.) nahchuah; e.g. We don't begrudge your success = Na hlawhtlinnak kan in nahchuah lo
beguile - (v.) 1. hlen, deh; 2. a si ngaingai lomi thil maw tuanbia in mi lawmhnak tuah
begun - (v.) begin kha zoh
behalf - (n.) can ah , aiawhtu ah; e.g. on my behalf = Keimah can ah
behave - (v.) um , ziaza lei; e.g. Don't behave like a fool = Mihrut bantukin um hlah
behaviour - (n.) ziaza , umtu
behead - (v.) lutan
beheld - (v.) behold zoh
behind - (adv.) hnulei; e.g. Stand behind me = Ka hnulei ah dir
behold - (v.) zohhmanh
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