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Insukngeng
to become great and then turn rude and unmannerly
v
Hnienghnartakin
abundantly
adv
Mivar
wise person
n
Sakawr bakchep
scissor
n
Hmelsietlai
the time when a family is having meal
n
Aw oi
no, not
adv
Dawn tlak
fit for drinking
n
But
to boil or cook without salt or spices
v
Trâmhnem
to eat something to ward of hunger, to appease one’s hunger
adj
Suonglung
poetical term for rock
n
Semruol
to distribute equally
adj
Hmul hau
hairy
adj
Seki busuok
a fabled horn from which the owner could obtain anything he desired
n
Finkhawm
to come together, to put together
v
Mang
to die, to die out, to become extinct
v
Hi hi
here, this
prn
Raw
to burn, to set on fire, to ignite, to char, to heat, to roast
v
Rolruk
to give something secretly
v
Thangvan
poetical term for the sky
n
Ruoi
feast
n
Khawl ha
a typescript
n
Buhûm
unhusked rice
n
Chonghawi
a Hmar Ngente sub clan
n
Keiarasi
the leopard
n
Misie
a poor man
n
Thafan
eager to do something, enthusiastic
adj
Changchawi
to use as an excuse, to make it as an excuse for
v
Bufak inhnik
to have a good appetite, a parting word
v
Vangduoi
unfortunate, unlucky, to be unfortunate, etc
adj
Taksa chau
fatigue
n
A chepakaiin
from the root words, from the beginning in more details
adv
Fûr
the rainy season, monsoon
n
Hriepuitu
witness
n
Um inhoi lo
to feel uncomfortable, to feel unwell or uneasy (physically)
v
Na phawtah
wherever, wheresoever
adv
Engto
concern, care (more on the negative aspect)
n
Saku châng
a porcupine trap
n
Kilkhawr
remote area, far flung place
adj
Aw leh
all right, OK
adj
Dai sam
to clear jungle or weeds round a house or village
n
Thurpui
name of wild creeper with fruit
n
Inpawl
to be friends, to be together as friends; to copulate, to have sexual intercourse
v
Riekmaw va ang
a term use to refer to destitute and the downtrodden
phrase
In
a reflexive pronominal prefix, himself, herself, themselves, etc (keiin/ke’n – by me; nangin = by you)
prefix
Ekbong
to break with the hand
n
Tar
tight
adj
Sise
the details
adj
E khai!
an exclamation denoting surprise, oh!
intrjn
Puon sawptu
washerman, washerwoman, those who wash cloth as a profession
n
Tluongtakin
successfully, safely
adv
Kelbu
the name of a parasitic creeper
n
Cham
champ
adj
Su
to move or sway up and down
v
Phur
to carry on the back (as load)
v
Pheiphung
poetical word for the upper leg or thigh
n
Thruom ang do
to support like a pole supports a house
v
Ngam
brave, daring, tame, to be brave, to dare, to gain a victory, to be prepared to do a thing, to be not afraid of
v
Phut
beginning, start
n
Chaldawng
name of a wild plant (elephant foot yam) almost similar to arum and the tuber, stem and buds of only the ‘male’ plant is edible albeit with certain specific and intricate process (‘female’ plant bears arum like flower and has no leaves and is called ‘telkawng’; ‘male’ plant has leaves spreading like umbrella and bears ...
n
Inrui
to be drunk, to be intoxicated, drunk, intoxicated
v
Sawmfang
poetical word for paddy
n
Ruohluo dan
law of inheritance
n
Sukthliek
to break
v
Sabe bu
the village boy’s share of "inchong" feast (it mainly consists of the leftovers of the proper feast. If there is not enough leftover, a fresh one will be prepared for them)
n
Hlim
a shadow, a shade
n
Pazamte
a Hmar Khawbung sub clan
n
Sura tienami hril
to endlessly tell a story or give example when trying to explain something or tell a story as Sura have many tells and story
phrase
Puongsuok
to reveal out, to proclaim, to announce
v
Mengte te
kitten
n
Sap
added (mostly as suffix)
v
Hna khat
single, unmarried
n
Sawr
to employ, to use someone’s service
v
Rochung
to take possession of, to inherit
v
Zaidamna
kindness, gentleness
n
Naset
deaf
n
Rauthla
a poetic term of ghost or spirit
n
Chuk
to bite (as a snake), to peck, to peck up; putting a dot when writing
v
Sêl
to contradict, to refuse
v
Triet
to split leaves from its middle leaf-stem
v
Hêktu
an accuser, a plaintiff, a slanderer
n
Semeibâwm
name of a variety of weed
n
Chawlsan
to leave off, to retire from, to discontinue
v
Trekral
the name of a species of mantis (insect)
n
Intlan
to redeem, to buy back, to atone
v
Purun
the generic name of onion
n
Char
the name of a tree
n
Nak nem
the side between the top of hip bone and the lowest rib
n
Baal
baal
n
Almaira
derived from a Hindi term of Almirah
n
Rawi naw ni’m
perhaps, by chance, it may be
adv
Sakhi chang
a deer trap
n
Mesie
Messiah
n
Azenda
agenda
n
Saphu
a pangolin, the scaly ant-eater
n
Badam
a peanut
n
Puonripui
a variety of ‘puonri’
n
Khumthur
a sub clan under Hmar Thiek Pakhumate
n
Parti
party
n
Hi chen hi
up to this much
adv
Mal mal
one at a time, one after another, one by one
adv