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wafer - (n.) changreu pante, Roman Katholik nih Bawipa Zanriah i an hmanmi.<br />

waffle - (n.) changreu phun khat a kuar tete a um mi.<br />

waft - (v.) choih; thli nih a choih, tilet nig a choih.<br />

wag - (v.) hngerh , uico mei hngerh<br />

wage - (n.) rianttuan man<br />

wage - (v.) tuah lengmang, tuah peng, ral i tuk.<br />

wage earner - (n.) tangka hmuhnak ca i rian a tuantu.<br />

wager - (n.) phekahnak<br />

waggle - (v.) unico mei hngerh in hngerh.<br />

wagon - (n.) thil phorhnak leng.<br />

wagoner - (n.) teng mawngtu<br />

waif - (n.) inn ngei loin a vak sawhsawhmi<br />

wail - (v.) fak piin tah<br />

waist - (n.) tai<br />

waistband - (n.) taisawm.<br />

waistcoat - (n.) angkileng tang i i nawhmi angki<br />

wait - (n.) hngahnak, e.g. John had a long wait at the doctor's = Sibawipa inn ah John nih saupi a hngah.<br />

be in wait = bawh<br />

wait - (v.) hngah<br />

wait on/wait upon - (v.) rawlpetu le bawmchantu si<br />

waiter - (n.) cabuai i rawlpetu<br />

waiting - (n.) hngahnak.<br />

waiting room - (n.) hngahnak khan<br />

waitress - (n.) rawlpetu nu.<br />

waive - (v.) ngol , tuah loin um , a herh lo ti i ruahpiak<br />

waiver - (n.) ngoltu.<br />

wake - (v.) 1. i tthangh, i hlauh. 2. hung nun; e.g. Flowers wake in the spring = Pangpar eu thal a hung<br />

chuah tikah an hun nung; in the wake of = a hnu in a hun zulmi a hnuah.<br />

wake - (n.) in the wake of = a hnu in a hun zulmi, a hnuah.<br />

wakeful - (adj.) aa tthangmi, i tthangh pengmi mitkuh hriau.<br />

wakefulness - (n.) i tthangh pengnak.<br />

waken - (v.) va tthangh, va hlauh.<br />

wale - (n.) zeilo nih kan cuar a kan hriah i a kan hriahnak aa hngalmi khi.<br />

walk - (v.) ke in kal<br />

walk - (n.) 1. i chawh. 2. ichawhnak hmun a simi. 3. nunning, e.g. A doctor and a farmer are in different<br />

walks of life = Sibawi le lothlo eu nunning aa dangmi an si.<br />

walking stick - (n.) thiangthunh.<br />

wall - (n.) 1. vampang. 2. vampang bantukin aa chongm i<br />

wall - (v.) vampang in kulh, kulh.<br />

wallaby - (n.) kangaroo hme deuh phun.<br />

wallet - (n.) phaisa bawm.<br />

wallow - (v.) i bualh, nawneek chung i i bualh.<br />

wallpaper - (n.) vampang benh caku<br />

walnut - (n.) hru<br />

walrus - (n.) rili chung saram nganpi phun khat<br />

waltz - (n.) laam phun khat<br />

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