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mawngh onhnak lehhmah a ngeih a hau
pernicious - (adj.) thil a hrawk khotu a simi
perpendicular - (adj.) ding tein a dirmi
perpetrate - (v.) sualnak tuah
perpetrator - (n.) sualnak a tuahtu
perpetual - (adj.) zungzal , aa hmun zungzalmi , tuah zungzalmi
perpetually - (adv.) zungzal in
perpetuate - (v.) tuahmi peh lengmang
perpetuation - (n.) peh zungzalnak
perpetuity - (n.) zungzal in tuahmi
perplex - (v.) lungtuai , at ruah awk hngal lo i um
perplexity - (n.) lungtuainak
perquisite - (n.) lahkhah leng in hmuhmi thil laksawng bantuk si loin hmuh awk a si hrim timi
persecute - (v.) hrem
persecution - (n.) hremnak
persecutor - (n.) hremtu
perseverance - (n.) teimaknak , rian ttuan tik i lungdong lo te i ttuan pengnak lungthin
persevere - (v.) teimak tein ttuan peng
persist - (v.) teimak tein ttuan peng
persistence - (n.) teimak tein ttuan pengnak
persistent - (adj.) thlah duh loin a tuah pengmi
persistently - (adv.) thlah duh lo tein
person - (n.) 1. mi; e.g. Four persons saw her leave = A kal kha mi pali nih an hmuh 2. a pum; e.g.
There is no money on his person = A pum cungah phaisa a um lo
personable - (adj.) pumrua a tthami; e.g. She is a personable young woman = Amah cu mi pumrua ttha
ngaknu a si
personage - (n.) mi herhsen
personal - (adj.) 1. pumpak ta a simi; e.g. Personal letter = Pumpak cakuat 2. mah lawngin, ahohmanh
bawmh loin tuahmi; e.g. He made a pesonal effort to reconcile them = Amah lawngin remh aa zuam hna
personality - (n.) mah sining te cio
personate - (v.) hlennak caah anih ka si i titer
personification - (n.) thil kha minung bantuk ah canter i cu bantukk in holhter; e.g. Duty calls us = Rian
nih a kan kawh, rian hi minung a kan kotu hei si sehlaw cu ko cu a lo
personify - (v.) minung bantuk i canter; e.g. We personify the sun and moon calling the sun our mother
and the moon our father = Ni kan nu thla kan pa kan ti hna tikah hin ni le thla hi minung bantuk i kan
canter hna a si
personnel - (n.) rianttuantu minung hna
perspective - (n.) 1. lamhlat deuh in thil cuanh tik i fiang deuh le hmaan deuh in hmuh khawhnak khi;
e.g. Many happenings of last year seem less important when viewed in perspective = Nikum til ummi
tampi kha hlat deuh in vun cuanh hna tikah hiapi tuk an rak si lo ti kha a hung lang 2. thil zohning, thil
hmuhning thil cuanhning
perspicacious - (adj.) thil zohning le hmuhning i a fim ngaimi thil; a hmu thiammi
perspicauity - (n.) biachim i fiang ngaiin chimthiamnak
perspire - (v.) thlan chuah
persuade - (v.) 1. lem , fial; e.g. They could persuade him to stay = Um awkah an lem khawh 2. zum
lakin chimh khawh; e.g. He persuaded me he was right = Amah cu a ding ko tiah zum lakin a ka chimh
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