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Puok
to explode, to burst, explosion
v
Hnakep
name of a creeping plant the leaf of which is useful for anti-snake venom
n
Rakzu
spirits, distilled local wine
n
Voi
to break wind, to fart
v
Rîn
a line, a scratch, to draw a line, to scratch
n
Asan chu
the reason is
adj
Inhmang
being involved in one activity or the other (social, church, etc)
v
Fângfar
stalactite (on the roof)
n
Bawlpu
a Hmar traditional priest
n
Kawmandan
commandant
n
Hmuithal
a cotton spindle worked with a wheel
n
Tieng
towards, in the direction of
prpn
Tha inthla
to be idle, to do a thing listlessly because not working for one's self
adv
Hrukfaina
a duster, wiper, mopper
n
Serawp
desolate, deserted, uninhabited
v
Tûr nei
poisonous, to be poisonous
adj
Vokpui bahra
name of a creeper plant
n
Khom
also, and
conjn
Se
bite, to bite
v
Thrangruol
to combine, join hands, to unite
v
Longthing
the name of large tree, gurjun
n
Pur
to ask for and obtain (anything which one is in need of)
v
Fan
even after
adv
Mi
me, for me, at me
prn
Ni mei mei ta raw se
let it be (after much deliberation)
phrase
Arbawmbilinglet
somersault
v
Sechal
a bull gayal, a bull mithun
n
Lekha phawi
to draw lot, lottery
v
Sipai
a soldier
n
Theipai
tamarind (see also, simkerlek, tengtere)
n
Suongtawloi
the one who is at the top of which one is proud of or pleased with
n
Sunnithlak
whole day
adj
Umpuitu
one giving shelter or hiring a helper
n
Leiruongtuom
an unlucky mound like a grave believed to be the graveyard of a devil spirit and is haunted. No grass or plant grows in it. No one dare to have jhum in the area as it was believed that doing so will cause death or other serious ailment that can cause all hairs on the head of the offender to fall
n
Peihawn
to throw away, to discard
v
Von
to keep or remember (in the mind), to bear (a child)
v
Maihun
a basin
n
Mei nei
to contain or have a sinister meaning
v
Traite
a Hmar Thiek sub clan
n
Tan
to chop or cut off, to cross (as a river)
v
Hmunphit
to sweep
v
Saiip
sack, a gunny bag
n
Tawkdar
bait, to put a bait, to bait
n
Sawr
to wring, to squeeze liquid out of anything
v
Thuthang
a rumour
n
Hlo thun
loaded (as a gun)
v
Bete
the name of a variety of small bean, rice bean
n
Tra
mourn, lament, a melancholic cry for the deaths
v
Tukkhum
the back of the head, the nape of the neck
n
Sukmang
to exterminate
v
Phu
suitable, to suit, worthy, deserved, to be suited
adj
Suon
a metal (bronze, lead)
n
Inkûm
a variety of wild tree
n
Hme
curry
n
Ngiet
demand, asked for
v
Mo thruoi
leading ‘mo’ out of her father’s house by groomsman and sisters of the groom
v
Nuhnungtak
the very last
adv
Pen
pen
n
Zuomum
not fearsome, not formidable
adj
Himna
safety
n
Grephuon
wine yard
n
Krismas
Christmas
n
Ruol le pai
friends
n
Sûm
cloud, mist
n
Pasaltha puon
shawl of the warrior
n
Tran
to commence, to start, to begin
v
Tumbu
the sago palm
n
Ngawihup
a black kite
n
Inhuol
to surround (animal) in hunting, etc
v
Chabi
key
n
Phît
to sweep (using broom)
v
Buk
to add more woods on the fire
v
Ngir
to stand, to be upright, to stop
v
Phunnawi
to whisper, to mutter, to murmur, to talk to one's self
v
Trangkaina
advantage, usefulness, benefit
n
Zaivawr
poetical term for ‘singing’
v
Hlên
over, to go or pass over
v
Rem
convenient, proper, etc
adv
Faisa ring
a position where one lives on husked or clean rice (one of the highest desires of a man’s heart in the traditional pre-Christian era belief of the Hmars is to have clean rice to eat at home without labouring for it. Hence, the term)
n
Aikei
to fascinate, to charm, to draw by some mysterious power
n
Thîkthu sie
jealous, suspicious, envious
adj
Zung
a finger, a toe, a root
n
Saw taka saw
that (when the object is specific)
prn
Suibawk
to tie a knot in a single piece of string, etc
v
Kum tinin
yearly, annually
adv
Tlung
to arrive at, to reach, to come, to happen
v
Buorpui
name of big wild grass
n
Nem
soft, mild, weak, gentle, tender
adj
Zâng
the back (of man or four-legged animal)
n
Kawlhnam
a large knife, a sword
n
Zàm
creep, creeping, crawl
v
Sûn
to mourn
v
Pek sawng
to pass on, to hand over
v
Dep
to be close, to touch
adj
Awptlei
to bring up (as a child), to rear
v
Sukfel
to settle, to decide
v
Lu man nei
one on whose head a sum of money is announced or promised
n
Sukhuoi
to embolden
v
Saphihrik
a blood sucking bug
n
Taksa
muscle, flesh, the body
n