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dervish - (n.) Muslim mihlim pawl
descend - (v.) ttum
descendant - (n.) tefa
descent - (v.) ttumlei, ttum
describe - (v.) kong chim
description - (n.) kong chimnak
descriptive - (adj.) kong chimnak a simi
desecrate - (v.) thurhhnawmh
desecration - (n.) thurhhnawmhnak
desert - (n.) 1.(a aw chuah 'dizat') zamtak, kaltak, chuahtak; 2. hmuh awk i aa tlakmi thil
deserter - (n.) a zammi , ralkap a zammi
desertion - (n.) zamnak
deserve - (v.) hmuh awkah aa tlak; e.g. Good work deserves good pay = Rian ttha cu lahkhah ttha
hmuh awk aa tlak
deservedly - (adv.) a hmuh awk hnga a si bantuk in
design - (v.) suai, timh; e.g.1. Her questions were designed to make me angry = A biahalmi cu a
thinhung seh tiin a rak ka timh hnawhmi a si; e.g.2. The girls designed the longyi = Ngaknu pawl nih
lungzi kha a muisam cu bantuk siseh tiah an rak suai, an rak timhtuah
designate - (v.) 1. langhter, saawh, minpek, thim, rianpek, rian thiah
designated - (adj.) min bunh; e.g. Designated gift = Cu ca kha caah siseh tiin min bunhmi laksawng
designation - (n.) 1. langhternak, sawhnak; e.g. The designation of places on a map should be clear =
Map cung i hmun langhternak cu a fian awk a si; 2. rian pek, rian thiah; e.g. The designation of him as a
headmaster pleased the teachers = Amah cu headmaster rian an pek kha sayate an i lawm
designer - (n.) a muisam a suaitu , a pungsan a tuahtu
desirability - (n.) duh awk tlak a sinak
desirable - (adj.) duh awk tlak a simi
desire - (n.) duhnak
desire - (v.) duh
desist - (v.) ngol
desk - (n.) khung sau , cabuai sau
desolate - (adj.) chuahtakmi hmun king , ngaihchia a simi
desolate - (v.) hrawh; e.g. Fire desolated a large part of the town = Khua a cheu nak tam kha mei nih a
hrawh, hmun king ah a ser
desolation - (n.) hrawhnak hmun king i canternak
despair - (v.) ruahchannak ngeih lo
despair - (n.) hnabei donghnak
desperate - (adj.) hnabei dongh hnu i zei paoh zong chuak ko cang seh ti lungput
desperation - (n.) hnabei donghnak , zei chim awk hngalh ti lo
despise - (v.) nautat
despite - (prep.) ko nain; e.g. The boys went out despite the rain = Ruah a sur ko nain ngakchia cu an
chuak
despond - (v.) hnabei dongh
despondence - (n.) hnabei donghnak
despondency - (n.) hnabei donghnak
despondent - (adj.) hnabei dong a simi
despot - (n.) uktu , mah duhning lawng in mi a uktu
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