I
kai, kaimah.
I cafung keng hai ing. Pakhat i zawn siang tur sim?
i.e.
that is (to say) tihiamhnaak tu.
I.L.O.
International Labour Organization.
I.O.U
I owe you: na baa ing tihnaak.
i.q.
. the same as.
I.Q. Intelligence Quotient.
I.R.C.
International Red Cross.
ib. ibid. ibidem; in the same place.
ice
tikhal; vur khal.
ice-berge
tipui song ai vur khal pui.
icy
a khiing vur bang.
idea
khuaruah; ruahhnaak.
ideal
a pha ber ai ruahhnaak; mah daih hnaak ber; daih riil.
identical
bang duun; dang lo.
identify
a ihnaak hmuh, kawk;fian ruai.
identity
aisu ii, zai ii ti hmuh hnaak.
ideology
ram uk hnaak ai hmantuh khuaruah daan.
idiot
mivoi; zaikhai thiam lo.
idle
um meenma; thazawng.
idol
kut thawwn bawn hnaak milim; maaicaan, khuazing zuk, siang.
idolatry
milim biahnaak.
idolize
milim bia bang ai zaimaw bia.
if
lekhaw; ciatih ilekhaw.
igloo
Eskkimo te vur inn.
ignite
mai ko;mai puak; mai suak.
ignorance
zaikhai linglohnaak.
ignorant
zaikhai ling lo.
ignore
zainam sah lo; hersah lo.
ill
uur; cak lo.
illegal
daanlo; upadi bang lo.
illegible
siar har; siar thilh lo ( laai ngaan hnaak )
illegitimate
daan bang ai naihhnaak ilo; nu-pa lo ai naihhnaak.
illegitimate child
lamlak faa; zawl faa.
illicit
khamhnaak; bawn sianglohnaak; daanlo.
illiterate
laai thiamlo.
illness
uurhnaak.
illuminate
vaam ruai; vaar.
illusary
ruahkhelh; hmuhkhelh.
illusion
ruahkhelh hnaak; ilo pui a ii bang ai ruat, hmu hnaak.
illustrate
ling thil thai tuh in zuk thawn, riin neuneu thawn hmuh.
image
hmelbaang zuk, khaan; mithlaa, milim
imaginary
mithlaa ai hmu hnaak.
imagination
mithlaa; khuaruah meenma.
imbibe
duut (tidap); thin song ah caam ruai;
imbue
dim pek (thin song ah)
imitate
cuung, bawwn bang ai bawn ve.
imitation
cuung hnaak; bawn fawmhnaak.
immaculate
mawh nai lo; a cianghlim.
immature
khan com laai lo; puikim laai lo; hmaa laai.
immeasurable
teh bat lo; a lian a kau zee maan in teh thil lo.
immediate
tuun rori; suang ; tuunsawng pah.
immemorial
hih bat lo (a cuu; tikcu).
immense
ngaw roh; lian bik. (Adv) immensely ; roh; zee.
immerse
nim; ti song ah, thil tii songah phuum.
immersion
nim hnaak; phuumhnaak.
immigrant
mitlaan; mivaai.
immigrate
ram sam, khua sam ah tlaan, vaai.
imminent
thil pakhat-khat cang rang tuh; zaicamlo pah cang tuh,
immobile
mer thil lo, per thil lo
immoderate
suup nai lo; a luar zee.
immodest
hmai song nai lo; zakthih nai lo.
immoral
daan phalo; mi suaksual.
immortal
thih nai lo; hai thilh lo.
immovable
thawwn thilh lo; hmun dangah thiar thilh lo.
immune
uurhnaak in neh lo; uur thil lo; khaan.
immunity
uur thillohnaak.
immunize
uur tuh lo ai sii sun.
imp
naupang huatsuak; phuung neu.
impacable
thuul thilh lo, thinkhim ruai thilh lo.
impact
sawhsul hnaak; sawhhnawh hnaak.
impair
hnawm ruai aam; thanau ruai.
impart
reel (thu le a sam te)
impartial
mi thiat nailo; hlaihdan nailo.
impassable
kaan thilh lo.
impatient
thinsau lo.
impel
so; ti ruai bawn ruai hraam.
impenetrable
peel thilh lo; khatlam an khatlam ah feh thilh lo.
imperative
eel tuh lo hnaak; eel thilh lo.
imperfect
khimsek lo; sawibaang.
imperialism
mi uk hiamhnaak; mi ram tawng ai uk hiamhnaak.
imperishable
pai thilh lo, hnawm thilh lo;
impersonal
bul thu tel lo; mah thu tel lo.
impersonate
hming ru; hmel ru.
impersonation
hming ruk; hmelruuk.
impetinent
sir leh nai lo; zakthih nai lo.
impetuous
(ruat lo ai ti) buakbo.
impiety
Pathian le thil cianghlim zaisiarlohnaak.
impious
parhian zaisiar lo.
implement
naper hnaak thuamthil, vaang, haihpui etc. te. (v) bawn tumhnaak bawn pet.
implicate
thil sual bawn hnaak ah tel ve bang in kawk.
implication
thilsual bawn ah paipawhhnaak.
implore
ngeen; kuun.
imply
paaipawh ruai; a ii bang ai laar ruai.
impolite
mi zuul lo; hmaisong nai lo.
import
ram dang thil mah ram ah luut ruai; ramdang thil lai.
importance
thupui daan; thupuihnaak.
importer
ramdang thil thuntu.
impose
daan dah; bawn ruai feekfeek.
impossible
cang thil lo.
imposter
mizawltu; ilopui a ii bang ai bawntu.
impotent
zaikhai ti ben lo; a zee. eg. zang zee.
impoverish
farah ruai.
impracticable
bawn ngai ngai thilh lo.
impress
nem;zungpui maa nem ti bang; thin song ah taang ruai ngio.
impression
nenhnaak maa; thintaanghnaak.
impressive
thin song ah taang thai; thin tok ngah thai.
imprint
tacik kheen.
imprison
thawng toh.
improbable
ii thil tuh tem sawn; cang thil sam.
impromptu
rin lopui. eg. impromptu speech: rinlo thu reel.
improper
ii tuh lo hnaak; a mawi lo.
improve
pharuai deuh; khangso ruai.
improvement
khanso hnaak.
improvident
he hnualam caa ruathnaak nai lo.
improvise
hmang thil hnaak, a um hnaak thil hmang in bawn.
imprudent
hoiher pha lo; khuaruah nai lo.
impulse
thil tivut hiamhnaak.
impulsive
tivut thai, ruat lo pah in
impure
aleek ilo; rawi hnaak; a ciit lo.
in
song ah; eg. in the house : inn song ah; ah, Falam ah, khua ah.
in-accurate
hmaan lo; i`hiah lo.
in-adequate
thaa deuh lo; tem deuh a kuul hnaak in.
in-admissible
saang thilh lo ; cohlaan thilh lo.
in-as-much as
cia zah tian; maan in.
in-spite-of
ciatih in rin; khalkhaw.
inanimate
nung lo; nunhnaak nai lo.
inapplicable
hman thilh lo; remcaang lo.
inappropriate
mawi lo; caa lo.
inattentive
thureel hnaak ngai lo, mi pong ngai lo.
inaudible
zaak lo; zaak thilh lo.
inaugurate
naper luut puai; thil thar bawn hnaak puai bawn.
inauguration
naper thar, thil thar caa bawn hnaak puai.
inauspicious
a cuu phalo; bawngsia khi thai a cuu, tikcu.
inborn
nu laairitan; nu pumsongsuah.
incalculable
a zah tuatthilhlo.
incantation
khuacam; dawi cam.
incapable
thil lo;
incarnate
mihing ihnaak bang nai; mihing ah suak.
incarnation
mihing in suakhnaak; miluuthnaak.
incautious
raalring lo; dongdah, dauzaal.
incendiary
mai suak thai; mai ko thai.
incense
thinghnaai hmui; mai in taai fang ai hmui thai hnaai.
incentive
thil bawn hiam ruaitu; thaso ruaitu.
incessant
cat lo in; awl nia nai lo.
inch
zungpui ; ruhpibok tia teehhnaak.
incident
thil- cang.
incise
thil san thawn zir, thuuk roh in.
incision
zirhnaak maa.
incisor
kamcal.
incite
tok, so. thil bawn tuh in tok,so.
inclination
a sawndaan; kaiso daan; thin khim deuh hnaak.
incline
sawn; cang lo; thinkhim deuh.
include
telh, tel ve.
inclusive
telh hnaak.
incognito
mah hming tak hmang lo in; mi ai ling thil tuh lo in.
incombustible
mai kaang thilh lo; maikaang kham.
income
tangka luut; tangka ngah hnaak.
incomparable
a sam thawn teh tuh lo hnaak; teh phalo.
incompatible
um khat thilh lo; zaangtaak duun ngio; rem thil lo.
incompetent
saan tlaailo; hlawhtla lo; thiam lo.
incomplete
khim lo.
incomprehensible
linthilh lo, linhar.
inconceivable
ruahbatlo.
inconclusive
cat thilh lo (thu); tawpthilhlo.
inconsiderable
a man tem zee; reel tlaaklo.
inconsiderate
mi caa khuaruah nai lo; ninghio nai lo.
inconsistent
hmua sa ( thu) le hnuata (thu) bang duun lo. Amah le amah kalh duun.
inconsolable
hneem thilh lo; thin nuam ruai thilh lo.
inconstant
ii `io lo; thuul leklo.
incontestable
zuambat
inconvenience
rem caang lo hnaak.
inconvenient
rem caang l o.
inconvertible
thuul thilh lo (tangka, etc.)
incorrect
diklo; hmaanlo.
incorrigible
rem thilh lo (ziaza)
incorruptible
nawh-thuh pe ai, ziaza hnawm ruai thilh lo; hmon le nam thil lo.
increase
khan, tam ruai; khang, tam zianzo.
incredible
san tuh om lo; ngaihtamkuul.
increment
a khang.
incriminate
mawhnai bang ai laar ruai, puhhluh deuh.
incubate
aarti tlum.
inculcate
thinlung ah thu thun.
incurable
lawmthilh lo (uur)
indebted
batbaa; aangzee.
indecent
daan phalo; sih mawi lo.
indecisive
(thu) khan ben lo; mah thin thu saat ben lo.
indeed
takngai ; a thupeu.
indefensible
lo khaak thilh lo; lo kham thilh lo.
indefinite
a fian lo; ii le ilo fian taktai lo.
indemnity
raal ai siatsuah man tangka.
independence
mah-neu ukduunhnaak; mah neu ai khuasa hnaak; mahneu ai umhnaak.
independent
mah-neu uk duun; mahneu ai khuasa; mahneu ai um.
index
hmuhtu; a kawktu.
India
India Kala Ram.
indication
hmuh hnaak..
indicator
hmuhtu; sawhtu.
indict
puhhluh (upadi daan )
indifference
zainam lohnaak
indifferent
zai nam lo.
indigeneous
angom pah lo omtu mihing te; ram lo dintu mihing te.
indigestion
song puar.
indignant
thinraw; thinhnur.
indignation
thin raw-hnaak.
indignity
zakthi ruai-hnaak.
indigo
`ing, pon nimhnaak `ing.
indirect
cangkheeng ilo; a kingkawn .
indiscreet
raalring lo; ngulsul.
indiscriminate
ngaai sung lo .
indispensable
umlo thilh lo; kuul teengteeng .
indisposed
caak lo, uur; hiam lo.
indisposition
um nuam lo.
indisputable
reel kuul lo; eel kuul lo.
indistinct
fianfaai lo.
individual
bulpaak; pumpaak.
indivisible
khan thilh lo; kheek thilh lo.
indoctrinate
thu sang ruai.
indoor
inn song ai� apualam ai ilo.
indoors
inn song ah.
induce
bawn ruai, ti ruai hraam.
indulge
nun nuam; thinriam ( ti hiam hnaak )
industrious
tha-kawl.
industry
thil suah thil bawn.
inedible
aihphalo.
inefficient
hlawhtlalo; pertuhzah per ben lo.
ineligible
tlaak lo; saantlaak lo.
inequality
bangduunl ohnaak; danduunhnaak.
inevitable
hleng tuh, cang tuh ngirnger hnaak.
inexhaustible
bo thil lo; um tio.
inexpensive
man khung lo; man baai.
inexperience
tawk le hmuhhnaak tem.
infallible
khelh thil lo; sual thil lo.
infamous
a phatlohnaak ah hmingthang.
infancy
nau laai; nausen teng.
infant
nausen.
infanticide
naureek mihing.
infantry
lai raalkaap.
infect
uur fuh; uur zaai.
infection
uur ngahhnaak; uur fuhhnaak.
infectious
fuh thai.
inferior
nauta; phalo deuh.
infest
bombial khoi bang in.
Infidelity
mah nupui, mah pasal kongcung ah kuunglohnaak.
infidle
biahnaak nai lo.
infinite
riteek om lo; a tong ti om lo.
infinity
tong ti om lo kong, hmun te.
infirm
buur; kum tam maan in, cak lo maan in.
infirmary
siizung; zato.
inflame
kaang; mai in kaang.
inflammable
kaang thai.
inflate
hmuut; sapu hmuut ti bang. Thil man khang ruai.
inflation
tangka tam zee maan in thil man khang ruaihnaak.
inflict
tuar ruai; uur ruai.
influence
khuk
influenza
vaaibur zazuul uur.
inform
reel, thu than; ron.
informal
informal dress: mah daih sil hnaak kongvon; sil tu ti hnaak i haang lo.Ponkam ah zung lam ai hmang hnaak i haang lo, zaraan pon.
informant
reeltu; thu petu; rontu.
information
thuthan; thu le laa.
infringe
daan kheel; daan peel.
ingenious
fiim le thiam hlaihlawr zee.
ingredient
cokrawi hnaak ai telvetu thil.
inhabit
um, khur; khur khuat.
inhale
hliik; hlivua hliik, hawp; kuak khu hliik.
inherit
ro co.
inhuman
mihing ilo; ninghio nai lo.
initial
a panhnaak; a thawhhnaak.
initiate
thawh; pan.
initiation
thawh hnaak; panhnaak.
inject
thil pakhat song ah thil pakhat thun; sii thun.
injudious
dikcang lo ( thu reel hnaak ah )
injunction
thukhantu zung an suah hnaak thu, laai.
injure
uur ruai; tuahmawh.
injurious
tuahmawh thai; uur ruai thai.
injury
tuahmawh hnaak; uurruaihnaak.
injustice
a dik lo; a mawi lo; tazaalohnaak.
ink
laaiti;cati.
inland
laipua lam; ti um hmun lam ilo.
inlet
tikual neu.
inmate
thawngto; umpui/ompui.
inmost
a songtaber.
inn
mikhual caam hmun inn
inn-keeper
khual inn kiltu.
inner
a laaitadeuh; songta deuh.
innocent
mawh nai lo; thil phalo ling ngaal lo.
inoculate
sii dawt; uur khamhnaak sii dawt.
inquest
zaimaan in thii ti thuzomhnaak.
inquire
thu zom; thu zawt.
inquisitive
linghiam zee; thu zawt thai zee.
insane
voi; mumal nai lo.
inscribe
riin; `ial; ngaan khuar.
inscription
riin ai ngaan hnaak laai; khuar ai ngaan hnaak laai.
insect
nunghing; khokhuak; raitha,
insecure
him lo; muang lo; rin om lo. .
insensible
zaikhai ling lo (uur roh maan in, tuahmawh sia maan in, etc )
inseparable
khan thilh lo; kheek thilh lo.
insert
a lak ah thun; thiat.
inshore
tikam lam ah; tikam lam .
inside
a song ah.
insider
song thu lingtu.
insight
thu thuuk linhnaak; fiim thuuk.
insignificant
thupui lo.
insinuate
merhli ai reel; cangkheeng in reel lo.
insist
bawn hlaan lo bawn ruai, ti ruai; hneek.
insolent
zohsuam thai; nauneh thai.
insoluble
zur thil lo;atii ah cang thil lo.
insolvent
laibaa kuan ben lo; batbaa kuan ben lotu.
insomnia
mitmu thil lo uur.
insomuch
cia thu maan in; cia tian in.
inspect
siik; aliklak in siik.
inspector
siiktu; haaltu,
inspiration
thaso hnaak; tuangvaarhnaak.
inspire
thaa so; thaa tho ruai.
instability
kho lo hnaak.
install
naper pe; hman tuh in bun.
instalment
bawt tuh peek tuh vaikhat in pe sek lo ai, vai tampui ai khan hnaak; avai.
instance
siik`him tuhhnaak; `himtuhhnaak.
instant
zaicamlo; a tuun.
instantaneous
cang vual hnaak.
instead
tumruul in; sawn lo in.
instigate
tok; so; bawn tuh thaa pe.
instinct
lingthil hnaak; nu songsuah pui lin hnaak. eg. vaneu te busa thiam heh aisu inkhai cuuk lo ai thiamhnaak.
institute
tlawng; thil pakhatkhat bawn tum ai din hnaak pawlkom.
instruct
bawn ruai; zirh.
instruction
zirhhnaak; ruaihnaak,
instructor
zirhtu; ruaitu.
instrument
thuam thil; thil bawn hnaak thilri te.
insubordinate
upa tu hluun lo.
insubstantial
um peupeu lo; ruahhnaak.
insufficient
thaalo; tem sawn.
insular
tikulh hnaak thil,khuaruah; khuaruah com.
insulator
daat thaa feh khamtu.
insullin
zinhlum, thii hlum bawlhnaak sii.
insult
zohsuam.
insurance
amahkhaan hnaak; khaam hnaak. Ciatih ilekhaw cia na pet uh ti bang ai khaamhnnak.eg. inn maikaang lekhaw ciazah na bawm tuh ti ai, amahkh...
insurgent
raaltho; ram song raal.
insurmountable
neh thilh lo.
insurrection
raal tho hnaak.
intact
him; zaikhai hnawm lo.
integrate
kawmsek; hmun khat ah kop sek.
integrity
felhnaak; dikhnaak le phathnaak.
intellect
fiimhnaak; hluakvarhnaak.
intellectual
fiim ling; hluakvar.
intelligence
zir, ling le ruat thiamhnaak.
intelligent
thiam; fiim.
intelligible
linthilh; lingthilh.
intend
tum; bawn tum.
intense
roh; roh zee.
intention
tumhnaak; bawntumhnaak.
intentional
tum hrim; tihrim.
inter-marriage
hindang le hindang hoiduunhnaak.
intercept
feh teng lo kham ngah, lo khaar ngah.
interdependent
khat le khat ring duun.
interest
hiamhnaak; vuatana;amiat; apuu; a khang ( tangka zawng akhang )
interest
hiam ;
interested
hiam roh.
interfere
lo hnaihnok; lo rolh ve mi thulaa ah.
interim
camkhat song; raipui lo.
interior
a songlam.
intermediate
hmun pahnih laaiteng; phunli le phunha lak laai.
intern
thawng toh (raal teng );siibawi per ngom siizung ah naper zir dah.
internal
songlam.
international
ram caangcaang.
interpret
a suullam reel; pong let.
interrogate
zawt dekdo, thu ling ciang hiam maan in.
interrogative
. grammar. Thu zawt hnaak pongkam, eg. what, why, when, where, etc.
interrupt
mi pong lak hlaankha ai lo pong ai com ruai; thil a ii laaili teng com ruai sut.
intersect
khat le khat kaan duun; lampui kheek bang; riin cang pahnih tankaan duun.
intertwine
khat le khat hual duun.
interval
thilcang hnaak pahnih lak ai a cuu, tikcu;.
intervene
cang tuh lo, bawn tuh lo ai lo kham; pahnih lak ah lo dingai com ruai tuh in.
interview
hmai hmuh thuzawthnaak; thu zawt duun hnaak.
intestine
riilfeem.
intimate
nong; rualrem ngai; lingduun ngai.
intimate
ling ruai; ruahhnaak pe.
into
a songah.
intolerable
tuart hilh lo; zia thilhlo.; zahtuhlo pawl.
intolerant
mi ziathailo; zahthailo.
intoxicant
riithai thil; khamthai thil.
intoxicate
rii; rii ruai; kham,kham ruai.
intoxicated
rii, kham.
intracranial
luvun songta.
intractable
thureel har; uk har; khawng har.
intrepid
pangam; raalpha.
intricate
linhar ( a tampui hmun khaat ah kop liang hnaak maan in.)
intrigue
thil phalo bawn tum.
introduce
hmellin bawn; thil thar dah, hmang thawh; thulaa reel, phuang.
introduction
hmel lin bawnhnaak; thu konghoi; thil thar suahpuihnaak.
introspection
mah thu le laa ruat leh ai ngaisunghnaak.
intrude
ko lo hnaak maah thu in luut, mi inn ah.
intuition
ruatli cello ai ling vual thilhnaak.
inundate
ti lawi; tilawi in khuh.
inundation
tilawi.
inure
daan cang ruai; zoksak ruai.
invade
sim, raalkaap thawn; uk hiam maan in mi ram sim.
invalid
hmanphalo hang ; daan bang ilo hang; mi cak lo.
invalidate
hmanphalo ai dah; saantlaailo ai dah;
invaluable
a man tam hlaihlawr; azah reel thilh lo man.
invasion
raalsim.
invent
seemruai; thil thar bawn.
invention
seemsuah hnaak; a thar bawn hnaak.
inventor
seemruaitu; tharsuahtu.
inverse
lehla lam.
invert
lehla ruai; lehla ai dah..
invertebrate
zaang ruh nai lo.
invest
tangka ham toh; a miat ngah tuh in tangka ham hmang.
investigate
thu zong; thudik ling tuh in zong.
investigation
thuzong-hnaak.
investment
tangka ham tohhnaak.
invigilate
camibual kil.
invigilator
camibuai kiltu.
invigorate
thazaang cak ruai.
invincible
neh thilh lo.
inviolable
(daan, upadi) peeltuhlohnaak; baltuhlohnaak;.
invisible
hmuh thilh lo.
invitation
kohnaak.
invite
ko; kawi ruai.
inviting
daihpha; mi mit lang ngai.
invocation
saw-ngeen ai sawm hnaak;puumkhawm thawh fang ai Pathian hnenah bawmhnaak ngeen hnaak.
invoke
Patthian hnenah bawmhnaak ngeen.
involve
paaipawh; lo tel ve.
iodine
aidin sii.
irate
thinraw; thinhnur.
iris
mitmu haang.
iron
thiir.
irrational
khuaruah nai lo.
irreconcilable
rem leh thilh lo.
irrefutable
eeltuh um lo; a dik a hmaan.
irregular
hmaanhmaan ai ilo; a tikcu neu ai um lo.
irrelevant
thulaa kaih duun lo.
irreparable
pha ruai leh thilh lo; remleh thilh lo.
irreplaceable
a tum ruul thilh lo.
irresistible
cang thilh lo; saang lo thilh lo.
irresponsible
ring tlaak lo.
irrigate
ti zir sah; ti pe.
irritable
thintok baai..
irritant
thinraw baai.
irritate
thin raw; thin raw ruai.
Isaiah
Isiah profet.
Islam
Masulman biahnaak.
island
tikulh; cing-kiim ah ti loleek om laipua ram.
isle
(n) tikulh neu.
isobar
ramzuk songai hlivua sah bang duun hmun hmuah peh ai riin hnaak riin.
isolate
a paak in dah.
isotherm
khuasa bang duun hmun pehtu riin (ramzuk ah)
issue
reel tuh thu le laa; faa te.
issue
suah sah; thilri suah
isthmus
tiufinriat lam ai zuk lawt laipua zum.
it
amah; a; (mihing thawn hmang lo; thilri le ramsa sumhnam te thawn hmang.)
itch
thathak.
its
amah ai; a. eg. its leg :: a ke, amah ke.
itself
amah veve; amah le amah.
ivory
vuiho.
ivy
bang vum ah zaam thai papaar hin khat.