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Inhriet
to know each other
v
Khup khat hmu
to live to see one’s grandchild
v
Malte
the lower limb just above the knee, the lower thigh
n
Bûklung
the weight of a weighing scale
n
Rûlral
name of a species of squirrel
n
Mengphawk
to open the eyes wide due to fear or extreme surprise
v
Kawr
the layers or rings in the stems of plantains and similar trees, the sheath of maize cobs
n
Kangmei
a fire, outbreak of fire
n
Inkop
to be friends with mind, to be or cause to be of the same, to be in pairs
adj
Siesam
to take an oath, to swear
v
Suoktau
to go out in anger, to go out as sign of protest
v
Chapo
proud, haughty, arrogant, boastful, uppish
adj
Kapna
a gag, a wedge
n
Bil
to gird round the waist (as cloth); sprain (the leg or hand); preparation of traditional wine
v
Sunagog
synagogue
n
Sul hna
the leaf of ‘sul’ planted on jhum path as a signal and on village entrance on the day of ‘khawser’ to signal one that he is forbidden to enter the village on that day
n
Darlong
name of a Hmar kindred (unau-suopui) tribe settled in Tripura
n
Siersak
a sub clan under Hmar Khawbung Punte clan
n
Annaw le
if that is not so
cnj
Takzet
truly, really, very much
adv
E
exclamation used to give affirmative response; ok, I see
n
Kawlah
near, close to, adjacent by
prpn
Lekhadeng
playing cards
n
Tlang ver
a tunnel
n
Met
expression of doing a little bit
adv
Pumpel
avoid, to shirk
v
Relthang
to criticism, condemnation
n
Thlor
to fall down in a cold or specific manner
adv
Zaper
the hips, the side of the upper (backside) part of the thigh, popliteal fossa
n
A haihu lai
the early stage and while it is on
phrase
Tizie
opportune, good, just what is wanted
adj
Bang
a wall, a partition
n
Chul
a jhumland of the previous year
n
Kawtkhar bieng
the frame of a door
n
Singtur
the name of a species of bamboo used for making the bowls of men's pipes
n
Kir
curly (hair)
adj
Kutsuok
handmade, handiwork
adj
Inkawl
the bamboo pole spread over a Hmar traditional house to give extra protection from strong and violent storm
n
Vomthlak
a bear trap
n
Buong
blue, buff coloured
n
Grep sawrna
winepress, wine vat
n
Zal
to lay out a dead body, to lay in the grave
v
Trangnem
poetical term for the soft chest or bosom of a woman
n
Thlierhran
to separate, to differentiate, to classify, to distinguish
v
Hlawsam
to be unsuccessful, to fail to accomplish
v
Khuongchirit
name of a variety of insect
n
Samkhim
a traditional Hmar woman hairstyle wherein she plaits the hairs into two straps and make an interlacement or a knot above the forehead by bringing forward such straps above the ear
n
Sukintui
to melt
v
Komplen
complaint
v
Nau inphir
twins
n
Inpan
ulcer, sore
n
Dokrawchekor
name of an ominous bird whose cry is believed to be associated with bad omen
n
Unifawm
uniform
n
Rekhlum
to throttle to death
v
Thîrsu
blacksmith
n
Bàn
being dropped or expelled from one’s position, to cease, to stop, to hang up, etc
v
Chuoi
faded, old looking, to fade (as a flower)
adj
Inthieng
clear, clean
adj
Lenruol
a poetical word for friends
n
Damnaw
ill, dead, to be ill
v
Silai kawm
the rock of a gun
n
Thralbea mi
posterity, descendants
n
Ar leilak
a wooden step made for fowl to climb to ‘arril’; a makeshift small bridge built over a small stream or between two high cliffs in jungles
n
Remtina
permission, consent, approval
n
Um song
to remain permanently, to stay put forever
v
Thawk
to work, to do, to perform
v
Lawr
to protrude, to project out
v
Hringnun
life
n
Ruong chaiche thlak
to ambush, to get an enemy between two companies of an army, to waylaid
v
Kikawi
crooked, having twists and turns
adj
Tlasam
in want of, to be in need of, to run out or be out of anything, to lack
adj
Ngir huol
to stand round in circle, to surround
v
Daikilkar
one which is in the interior or remote, not in prominent place
n
Infar
to let it fall in drop, drop by drop
v
Dárbu
an indigenous three gongs used for leading singing, dancing, etc
n
Hrût
inadequately ripen fruit due to deformity or malformation
adj
Bemkawng
name of a bird
n
Thuawi lo
disobedient
adj
Hlamha
the milk teeth
n
Thîrhling
barbed wire
n
Am
is it?
prn
Hmûi
a spinning machine, a charkha
n
Arbudap
name of a variety of fern plant (the dried leaf use as cushion for egg laying hen)
n
Râng
slightly spotted, blotched, mottled, having a few patches of white, piebald, etc
adj
Sukrimsi
to make somebody’s life miserable, to mistreat
v
Belthei
a wild fruit that resembles a pumpkin
n
Trangkaipui
to make use of, to reap benefit
n
Dâksuok
to raise the eyes or head (after looking down), to look out, etc
v
Fêl
fail
v
Na
to be sick, in pain, ache, hurt, pain
v
Vaibelsietak
ten crore, a hundred million
n
Matheilovin
certainly, without fall
adv
Thiem thu hril
to make a defence
v
Pensil
pencil
n
Kawl
nearby, adjacent, neighbouring, vicinity
adj
Puongdar
to spread a message, broadcast
v
Buzam
the name of a species of rice
n
Infân
stretch, elastic
adj
Kiawt
name of a species of parrot
n
Trawk
with difficulty, hardly, just only
adv