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defence - (n.) ralhau , him tein vennak
defend - (v.) runven , bia in bawmh
defendant - (n.) mi nih taza an cuaimi pa
defensive - (adj.) aa rungvengmi , mi nih taza an cuaimi leikap
defer - (v.) 1. hmailei i caan thawn; 2. mah ruahnak nakin mi ruahnak lak deuh; e.g. Children should
defer to their parents' wishes = Ngakchai nih anmah duhnak nakin an nu le pa duhnak kha an lak deuh
awk a si
deference - (n.) 1. mi dang ruahnak tu zulh deuhnak; 2. upatnak
defiance - (n.) zeirel lonak
defiant - (adj.) zeirel loin a ummi
deficiency - (n.) tlin lonak , baunak
deficient - (adj.) a baumi , a tling lomi
deficit - (n.) tangka bau
defile - (v.) thurhhnawmh
defilement - (n.) thurhhnawmhnak
define - (v.) a sullam langhter , fianter
definite - (adj.) a fiang , a tliangmi , ri khiahmi
definition - (n.) fianternak , sullam chimnak
deflate - (v.) a chung thli chauhter
deflation - (n.) a chung thli chauhternak
deflect - (v.) phai , pheo; e.g. The wind deflects the arrow's flight = Thli nih thal cu a phai
deforest - (v.) ram phonter, thingkung hau dih
deform - (v.) muichiatter , mui hrawh
defraud - (v.) hlen , lih in i lak
defray - (v.) man pek, pek; His travel expenses were defrayed by his father = A pa nih a khual tlawnnak i
a dihmi cu a pekpiak
deft - (adj.) thiam ngai, khulrang ngai, nal dakmak in a tuah khomi
defunct - (adj.) a thi cangmi
defy - (v.) 1. zeihmanh i rel lo; 2. zuam; e.g. I defy you to solve this problem = Hi thil har phi chuah hi kan
zuam; 3. chim khawh lo; e.g. Beauty defies description = Dawhnak cu bia in chim khawh a si lo
degenerate - (v.) a chia chin lengmang panh , ttumchuk
degeneration - (n.) chiat chin lengmangnak , ttumchuknak
degradation - (n.) tthumhnak, niamternak
degrade - (v.) tthumh , niamter , dantatnak ca i tthumh
degree - (n.) 1. tahnak, thil tahnak ca i rinmi; 2. kihlum tahnak ca i rinmi; e.g. Water boils at 120
degrees F = Ti cu dikiri 120 F ah a tlok; 3. a pummi thilkha hmun 360 ah tthen i hmun khat; 4. College
singinn nih thiamnak hngalhnak ca i pekmi upatnak
deification - (n.) thil pakhatkhat kha pathian i sernak
deify - (v.) pathian i ser
deism - (n.) Pathian a um ti cu hei zumh ko, sihmanhsehlaw zeihmanh i rel lem lo
deist - (n.) Pathian a um ti zumh cu a zum ko i sihmanhselaw zeihmanh a rel lomi
deity - (n.) 1. khuazing; 2. khuazing sinak
dejected - (adj.) lungdong ngai i um
dejection - (n.) lungdonghnak
delay - (v.) tlaiter , hnu deuh i thawn; e.g. The roadblock delayed the train for two hours = Lamkhamnak
nih tlanglawng cu suimilam pahnih a tlaiter, a hnutter
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