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calf - (n.) 1. cawfa , vuifa , whale nga fa , sazuk sakhi fa; 2. thaphet
calibre - (n.) 1. meithal kua; 2. thil ti khawhnak ngeihmi; e.g. He is a man of great calibre = Amah cu thil
ti khawhnak nganpi a ngeimi a si
calico - (n.) tuaknakpuanthan rang
caliph - (n.) muslim bawi
call - (v.) 1. au, kawh, auh; e.g. Call me at seven o'clock = Suimilam pasarih ah ka au te; 2. min sak; e.g.
They called him John = John tiah min an sak; 3. len; e.g. Our pastor will call on us tomorrow = Thaizing
ah kan pastor a kan leng lai
caller - (n.) 1. kotu; 2. lengtu
calling - (n.) 1. rian; 2. sawmnak
callous - (adj.) a hak i fah a thei ti lomi
callous - (n.) cuar a dakmi , a hakmi
calm - (n.) dai zirziar in um caan; e.g. A great calm followed the storm = Thlichia kha dai zirziar in a ummi
caan nih a hun zulh
calm - (adj.) a dai; e.g. A calm night = A daimi zan
calmness - (n.) daihnak
calorie - (n.) rawl nih a chuahtermi linhnak
calumniate - (v.) ni thangchiat , mi congoih
calumny - (n.) thangchiatnak , congoihnak , mi rawi
Calvary - (prop.) Bawi Jesuh thihnak tlang
camaraderie - (n.) hawikom pakhat le pakhat i bochan i zumhnak
cambium - (n.) thing a hawng le a sa karlak i a ummi a nal niknekte khi
came - (v.) come zoh
camel - (n.) kalauk
camelia - (n.) pangpar phun khat a par a rang i a kung thingkung a simi
camera - (n.) hmanthlaknak seh
camouflage - (n.) thuptu , langhter lotu , phengtu; e.g. Green leaves are use dfor camouflage in jungle
warfare = Ramlak raltuknak ah thinghnah hring kha phengtu ah an hman hna
camp - (n.) riahnak hmun
camp - (v.) riah
campaign - (n.) a bu in tinhmi ngei in ttuanmi
campaign - (v.) ralkap nih tinhmi pakhat ngei in ral an tuk khi
campaigner - (n.) hi bantuk rianttuannak i an haotu
campanile - (n.) darkhing thlainak innsang
camphor - (n.) thil buar si
campus - (n.) college sianginn umnak vawlei
can - (n.) thawl; e.g. Chiti thawl
can - (v.) 1. tuah khawh , khawh; e.g. He can go to church = Biakinn ah a kal kho; 2. thawl chung i erh;
e.g. My mother cans apples = Ka nu nih epalkha thawl chungah a erh hna
Canadian - (n.) Canada rammi
canal - (n.) ti laknak kahcham
cancel - (v.) hrawh tthan
cancellation - (n.) hrawh tthannak
cancer - (n.) 1. khensar zawtnak; 2. vawlei pumpi vel in ummi lam, ekuaitar in chaklei ah degree 23.45
candid - (adj.) lungthiang , phehthuh lo tein; e.g. I will be quite candid with you: I think you acted
foolishly = Lung thiang tein kan ti ko lai: hrut ngaiin na rak tuah ko khah
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