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perforate - (v.) 1. pemh; e.g. The target was perforated by bullets = Kuanfang nih hmuichon cu an pemh
dih 2. artlang in awng tete ser; e.g. Sheets of postage stamps are perforated = Milu benh tlap cu awng
tete in an ser hna
perforation - (n.) awng tete sernak
perforce - (adv.) a herhning tein
perform - (v.) tuah; e.g. Perform your duty = Na rian kha tuah
performance - (n.) tuahnak
performer - (n.) tuahtu
perfume - (n.) zihmui
perfumery - (n.) zihmui tuahnak
perfunctory - (adj.) duhnak ngei taktak lo i tlangrian ttuan i ttuan; e.g. The new teacher was
perfunctory, he dit not really care about his work = Saya tharpa cu tlangrian ttuan in a rian a ttuan, a rian
kha zei ah a rel taktak lo
perhaps - (adj.) a si kho men , a si men lai; e.g. Perhaps he may arrive today = Nihin a phan kho men
peril - (n.) thil ttihnung a simi; e.g. The burning ship is in peril = A kangmi tinbaw cu thil ttihnung chungah
a um
perilous - (adj.) ttihnung a simi
perilously - (adv.) ttihnung ngaiin
perimeter - (n.) a lenglei kap a vel chum
period - (n.) 1. catlang donghnak i deh (.) 2. caan; e.g. During the period of war = Ral lio caan chungah
3. caan pakhatkhat; e.g. He visited us for a short period= Caan tawite chung a kan leng
periodic - (adj.) a zei maw can a zei maw caan ah tuahmi
periodical - (adj.) a caan tete i a chuakmi
periodical - (n.) caan ngei tadinca , a can hmaan tein chuahmi thawngtheihnak ca
periphery - (n.) phihlik khengtlang vel in biachimnak
periscope - (n.) hmantleng saupi , khor chungin asiloah rili chungin a lenglei thil hmuh khawnak
perish - (v.) rawk , thih , kehkuai
perishable - (adj.) a rawk khomi , a kekkuai khomi
perjure - (v.) lihchim, lih in chiatser; e.g. The witness perjured himself by lying about what he saw on the
night of the murder = Lai an i nawn zan i a hmuhmi kong ah khan, tehtepa nih lih a chim caah, amah le
amah kha lihchim sual aa phaw
perjury - (n.) a hmaan lo ti hngal ko na in a hmaan ko tiin chiatsernak ; lihchimnak
permanence - (n.) saupi a nguhmi thil sinak
permanent - (adj.) a hmun zungzalmi , saupi a nguhmi permanent wave (n.) = elektrik in sam i kirter i
saupi a nguhmi
permanently - (adv.) zungzal in; e.g. He will stay here permanently = Hika ah hin a um zungzal ko lai
permeable - (adj.) ciah knawhmi hlanh khawhmi
permeate - (v.) a hlanh dih , a ciah dih , a khat dih; e.g. The smoke permeates the room = Meikhu cu
innchung kha a khat dih; e.g. Water permeates cotton cloth easily = Ti nih la puan kha fawi tein a ciah
hlanh khawh
permissible - (adj.) onh khawh a simi
permission - (n.) hnatlaknak onhnak
permissive - (adj.) onh lengmangtu a simi
permit - (v.) 1. onh; e.g. Please permit him to go = Kal ong ko tuah 2. siter khawh, ter; e.g. Windows
permit light to enter the room = Thlalang-awng nih ceunak cu innchung ah an luhter
permit - (n.) onhnak lehhmah; e.g. He must have a permit to drive a car = Mawttaw mawnghnak ah a
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