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diminutive - (adj.) a hmete
dimple - (n.) biang kuar
dine - (v.) zanriah ei
dingy - (adj.) hnawm tiaptuap in a ummi
dinner - (n.) zanriah
dinosaur - (n.) hlanliopi lawng i a rak ummi saram phun khat , a cheu vui nakin a ngan deuh i a cheu
chizawh nakin a hme deuhmi
dint - (n.) hnek hranhram; e.g. By dint of hard work, he became successful = Thazan in a tan hranhram
caah a hlawhtling
diocesan - (adj.) bishop pakhat zohkhenhmi he aa pehtlaimi
diocese - (n.) bishop pakhat nih a zohkhenhmi
dioxide - (n.) oxygen atom pahnih le thir atom pakhat aa fonhmi
dip - (v.) hnim
diphtheria - (n.) hrawm phih zawtnak
diphthong - (n.) cafang aw pahnih aa fonh i aw khat a chuakmi; e.g.1. 'noise' chungah hin 'oi' cu
diphthong a si; e.g.2. 'out' chungah hin 'ou' cu diphthong a si
diploma - (n.) awnnak lehhmah
diplomacy - (n.) cozah pakhat le cozah pakhat karlak i i pehtlaihnak tuahmi ; mi chawnhbiak thiam
diplomat - (n.) cozah pakhat nih cozah dang pakhat he an i pehtlaihnak kuzale ; mi chawnhbiak le
biachim a thiam ngaimi
diplomatic - (adj.) ram dang le ram dang i pehtlaihnak zung i rian a tuantu hna pawl he aa pehtlaimi thil
dire - (adj.) ttihnung, a herhnak kha a fak tuk i ttih a nung
direct - (adj.) 1. ding teomao tein; e.g. A bee makes a direct flight to the hive = Khuai cu ding teomao
tein a bu ah a zuang; 2. a karlak ah ahohmanh um lo; e.g. He is in direct contact with the teacher = Amah
cu sayapa he an karlak ah ahohmanh um loin an i tong; 3. piang tein , velhui lo tein e.g. Please give me
a direct answer = Lehnak a piangmi te ka pe
direct - (v.) hmuhsak , lam sawhpiak; e.g. The policeman directed the traffic = Palik nih mawttawka aa
chokletmi kha lam an hmuhsak hna; 2. nawlpek , fial; e.g. The teacher directed us to sit = Sayapa nih
tthut a kan fial
direction - (n.) lei , khilei , hilei , ti bantuk; e.g. He went in that direction = Khi lei ah khin a kal
directly - (adv.) ding teomao tein
director - (n.) uktu , hmuhsaktu
directory - (n.) min le umnak aa ttialnak cauk; e.g. telephone directory = Telephone a hmangmi hna min
le umnak le namber ttialnak cauk
dirt - (n.) hnawm , hmunthur
dirtiness - (n.) hnawmhnak, thurnak
dirty - (adj.) a hnawmmi , a thurmi
dis - (pref.) biafang thawknak i chiahmi bia a si i a sullam cu 'lo' tinak a si
disability - (n.) tuah khawh lonak
disable - (v.) thil ti kho ti loin ser; War disabled many men = Raltuknak nih mi tampi kha thil ti kkho ti loin
a ser hna
disadvantage - (n.) dawntu
disadvantageous - (adj.) dawntu a simi thil
disagree - (v.) lung i khah lo
disagreeable - (adj.) a nuam lomi thil , duh lomi thil
disagreement - (n.) lung i khah lonak
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