p.m

Post Meridiem
suunhnua kaai.

pa

Noun
(colloq) I pa tihnaak.

pace

Verb
ke kal; lam vaak ai ke kal.

pacific

Adjective
a dap, thu ah dap; hnaihnok lo.

pacifism

Noun
raal daihlohnak; tawng duun daihlohnaak.

pack

Noun
thil tom, thil fuun.

pack

Verb
tom; fuun. thingkuang songah sang.

packet

Noun
bawm beuh; sikrit bawm bang.

pact

Noun
khat le khat lungkhimhnaak.

pad

Noun
thil dan; a dawlhnak thil.

padre

Noun
siangbawi; Pathian thu reeltu.

pagan

Noun
Pathian bia lo mihing.

pail

Noun
baaltin; ti khaaihnaak pung.

pain

Noun
uur; hmaihma uur bang.

pair

Noun
khuah; khuah khat ti bang.

pal

Noun
rualpui; leenpui.

pale

Adjective
daadu; hmai ah thii tem maan in daadu ii ti bang.

pallet

Noun
fang kuang thawn bawn hnaak ihphah. (tlaan fang in )

pampas

Noun
zaanthin g polo hmun ram kau .

pan

Noun
ukaang; rong kio hnaak beel.

pane

Noun
dawngkhaam hlalang.

pang

Noun
thin uur; thin tong.

panorama

Noun
hiang cingkiim hmuah laang zuk; konzongha laar mithmuh.

pant

Verb
haihawh rang hniaphno.

pantry

Noun
bungbeel dah hmun inn dan.

papyrus

Noun
laaihnah bawnhnaak ti song po thingkuang. He hlaan ai Izipt te in laaihnah caa lo hmang hnaak.

parachute

Noun
parasuut; vanzuang an thil, mihing hla hnaak pon thawng.

parade

Noun
thuangtuah; raal thuangtuah.

paradise

Noun
Eden Vuan; nunnuam hmun; vaanram; paradais.

paraffin

Noun
phazawngden bawn hnaak hnuun; lung maihol hliing.

parallel

Adjective
khat le khat zawn zianzo (riin pahnih )

paramount

Adjective
cungnung ber; thunaitu lu ber; a saang ber.

paraphrase

Verb
thu ngaan cia fian deuh le sau deuh ai ngaan leh.

parasite

Noun
mi ruang vuum ai bet ngiotu sarit, safe te bang; miring.

pardon

Noun
ngaithiam hnaak; mawh hlat hnaak.

parent

Noun
nu le pa, tetu nu le pa; cihlattu.

Paris

Noun
Piintit khuapui hming.

park

Noun
zapui laileen hmun; paanchian.

parley

Noun
raal le raal thu reel tlaang hnaak.

part

Noun
a haatlam; then khaat.

part

Verb
khan, kheek; feh teu, vaak teu.

partial

Adjective
haatlam; a veek lo; daihce nai; hmaisih nai;hlaihdan nai.

particular

Adjective
daih har; tifeekfeek; pakhat leek. (Noun). thulaa

partisan

Noun
pawlkom caa napertu; pha le phalo ruat cel lo ai mah pawl caa pertu.

partition

Noun
khanduunhnaak; dan hnaak thil;akhaan danhnaak.

partner

Noun
naperpui; ompui; nupui, pasal; thil bawnpui.

pass

Verb
ong; ti ben; kaan (feh kaan ); tlawh

pass

Noun
canibuai onghnaak; khualsi siang hnaak laaiken;

pass-word

Noun
pongthup; khat le khat ling duun hnaak pong thup.

passage

Noun
kef eh hmun lam fiip; lawng ai khualsih man; ca-uk ai thu ngaan hnaak comneu.

passenger

Noun
khualsi maw`aw, maileeeng; lawng totu.

passing

Adjective
camkhat leek thaa; feh teng; ti teng; n. thih.

passion

Noun
thin song an roh ngai ai tuarhnaak, thinraw; mitlaak mi daih hnaak ah.

passive

Adjective
thin song um hnaak laar ruai lo (thil bawn, thil ti fang in ); grammar: verb form pakhat.

past

Adjective
a liamcia; he hlaan ai.

paste

Noun
thil beek; kaw, thil bet hnaak kaw; sangvut le ti rawi hnaak (a beek pui in ).

pastime

Noun
man teng ai bawn hnaak ; leeng dawn ai bawn hnaak.

pastor

Noun
Khristian Pawlpui cingtu saya.

pat

Verb
kut in beeng tetto beuh neu in.

patch

Verb
daat; pon thawn a her daat.

pathology

Noun
uur suak daan le a bawl daan zirhnaak.

patient

Adjective
thinfual; tuarben; siizung mi-uur.

patron

Noun
bawmtu; kiilkhawltu; thapetu.

patronize

Verb
mah hnaak ai ilo deuh ai dah; thil lai de (pakhat khat dawran)

pattern

Noun
siikthim tuh ai bawn hnaak (thil; riin etc.) thil cang daan;

pave

Verb
lampui ah lung tleep phah.

pavement

Noun
lung phah hnaak ke feh hmun lampui

paw

Noun
ramsa ke; zawhngeu; uico te ke.

pawn

Verb
pawng; tangka zawng fang ai tlan leh tuh ai thil in khaam.

pay

Verb
pe (tangka) thil man ; thu ngaai.

pay

Noun
lahkha; thlahlawh.

payee

Noun
tangka pehnaak mihing; tangka saangtu.

payrole

Noun
thukamhnaak thawn thawng an suah.

pea

Noun
sadawpe; phiang.

peak

Noun
mual bawk zum; a saang ber hmun.

peal

Noun
aw thawng; daar aw.

peck

Verb
cik; aar in cik ti bang.

peculiar

Adjective
danglam; tumcee. kauhti (golf) sal fang ai bawhlung a thawi zah tuh thawi tica ii. Eg. vaili thawi fang in a kua ah tlum ruai tuh hnaak a...

pedal

Noun
kefot; saikal kefot bang te.

peel

Noun
a kawng kok (thingthai te) kheek.

peer

Verb
nong neu in siik, ling hiam maan in.

peg

Noun
khem; kheenthio.

pelican

Noun
ngathur hin khat; a hawng ah nga khawl thai ngathur.

pelt

Verb
pet; saaihual thawn pet.

pen

Noun
cafung; pal thawn reen hnaak hmun; vok, mee te zua hmun.

pen-name

Noun
laai ngaan fang ai hmang hnaak hming dang.

penal

Adjective
cawhkuan thu lam.

pending

Adjective
bawn leh tuh ai khawwi hnaak.

pendulum

Noun
khaai kiangluang hnaak thil; bangtaar nazi pui ai mer luaklotu thil.

penetrate

Verb
a song tian tlum ben.; pehzuang in hmu.

penguin

Noun
penkuin vaneu; vur lak om vaneu.

penniless

Adjective
tangka nai lo; sah khat khai nai lo.

penny

Noun
Miraang tangka a man tem ber.

pension

Noun
pinsiin tangka; naper awl hnua ai ngah hnaak nihlawh.

Pentecost

Noun
Tholeh Puai hnua a vaisarihhnaak Nipui Nia.

peon

Noun
pia`a; zung laai saantu.

Per

Preposition
caang in.

perch

Noun
vaneu khop hmun thing nge.

perch

Verb
khop; vaneu khop ai to.

percussion

Noun
awmawi tumhnaak thil te; khuang; daar etc. a seuh a beeng ai tum hnaak te.

perennial

Adjective
a kum ai rai thai.; tuun le tuun cang thai.

perfect

Adjective
sawibaang lo; khimliang; a pha ber.

perforate

Verb
ret; thil zum thawn ret. (khua song tlawh fawm ); bawhlung misam pe; bo (acuu) liam (tikcu )..

period

Noun
a cuu rai zah; laaizir tikcu khat; hlasiar thii nai hnaak.

periscope

Noun
ti song luut lawng hmang hnaak duurbing.

perpendicular

Adjective
cang; a sawn deuh, a kaai om lo in cang; (atungtun lam ah )

perspective

Noun
zuk ngaan daan, a hla, a kau a saang te hmuh thilh ai zuk hnaak.; thil pakhat thil sam te thawn teh ai a thupui daan siikhnaak.

persuade

Verb
hraam-hraam ai bawn ruai; zawl dengdo.

perverse

Adjective
a hnawm lam; a ilo lam; hmaan lo.

pervert

Verb
a ilo ah tliar ruai; thudik thuhmaan an tliar ruai.

peso

Noun
Philippines tangka.

pessimism

Noun
a hnawm lam le a phalo lam leek ai khuaruah daan.

pest

Noun
lo rong siatsuahtu buthi, khokhuak te.

pestle

Noun
suk khal; sum deng hnaak suk.

pet

Noun
pawpaw; inn ai zua hnaak vaneu, buthi le a sam te.

petal

Noun
papaar kual; papaar teel.

petty

Adjective
a beuh a ciik; siar tlaak lo.

pew

Noun
ruang zau nai biakinn tohkham.

phantom

Noun
rauhla; mithlaa ai hmuhnaak thil.

phase

Noun
khang daan; hlaa de lam ai akhang zianzo daan.

phenomenon

Noun
ling hnaak in ngaai hmuh le tawk hnaak; thil danglam; ngaihtam pha thil.

phial

Noun
palang thawl; sii palang.

philology

Noun
pong suahkehhnaak le pong khangso daan zirhnaak.

philosophy

Noun
khuaruah daan; thilhmudaan; thutak le thudik zong ngerngotu.

phobia

Suffix, Noun
lauhnaak; cimhnaak.

phosphorus

Noun
zaan fang ai amah thu ai dee thai thil (daat )

phrase

Noun
pong fang kop khim suh khat; grammar, verb tel lo pong fang suh khat .

pick

Noun
vacahmur; thil zum.

pick

Verb
khul; riil; ru;khai; kamtaang khai ti bang.

pickle

Noun
rong niat hnaak pha citi; ti thuur.

pickle

Verb
citi ihlah le; thil thuur ti thawn niat, raipui khawi tuh in.

picnic

Noun
piknik; khuapua lam ai bawn hnaak nunuam.

pidgin

Adjective
mah pon thawn rawi hnaak English Miraang pong.

pie-bald

Adjective
a haang le a raang tial nai saai.

pier

Noun
ti rong khamhnaak khantian.

pierce

Verb
sun, fai in maw, thil zum in maw sun, dawt.

piety

Noun
biahnaak lam ai sangkho hnaak le nundaan.

pigment

Noun
ting (rong ) bawn hnaak thil te.

pigmy

Noun
Afrika ram um mi pate hin.

pile

Verb
tiang; thing tiang ti bang.

piles

Noun
holkua ham hmaihma; dula; hol bol.

pilgrim

Noun
Pathian bia tuh ai khua cianghlim ah fehtu.

pillar

Noun
khuam lian pui; khuam ngaw.

pilot

Noun
pailot; vanzuang, lawng mawngtu.

pin

Noun
khim; khimhuk.

pine

Verb
tha sia roh, pakhatkhat thi maan in,um lo maan in.

ping-pong

Noun
cabuai vum ai bawhlung beeng salhnaak.

pink

Adjective
san-dup pianzia.

pious

Adjective
sakhua roh; biahnaak lam pumpe roh.

pip

Noun
lingmaw, sahawk. Sisuun te bang mu.

pipe

Noun
hlung hin khat; thiir tlau; paip; rabar paip ti bang.

piracy

Noun
tipui vum ai lawng thil ruamdaan; pinle damiah taih daan.

pistol

Noun
zuunruk puak maithal beuh.

pitch-fork

Noun
khun-hnawm thur hnaak thiir kut. (ling lo maan in )

plain

Adjective
fian; a meenma; linbaai; hmubaai.

plait

Verb
phiar; sam phiar bang in.

plan

Noun
tum hnaak; bawn tumhnaak; tawlreelhnaak. (thinlung in )

plane

Noun
zibaw; thing naal tuh ai zeuh hnaak haipeeng; vaanzuangleeng.

planet

Noun
laipua, vaan ai om aarsi bang ai hmu hnaak laipua.

plant

Noun
thing le hampa te; ceetzung.

plantation

Noun
thingkuang te bir hmun vuan; bir hnaak thingkuang te.

plaster

Noun
nawng beek, laibeek; bang bet hnaak laibeek; hmaihma fuun hnaak pon (sii tel )

platform

Noun
thing khansaang; thu reel hmun ai dawh hnaak khaang saang.

plea

Noun
ninghio ngeenhnaak; mawh hluuk hnaak thu ah, mawh le mawh lo thu reel hnaak.

pleasure

Noun
nun nuamhnaak; thin nuamhnaak; aang hnaak.

pliable

Adjective
neem ai tiing; eer thil; kual thil; khaa lo.

pliers

Noun
palaiza; taanhnuk; tlawngkheen phawthnaak thiir caaiceh.

plight

Noun
harsa roh om daan; bawngsiat.

plod

Noun
vaak puhpo; thilrit phur bang in vaak puhpo.

plough

Verb
vaai; tuhmui peer thawn thawt.

plough

Noun
kawlpaw, lawi te ai duuk hnaak tuhmui peer.

pluck

Noun
lo; tthiong thai lo; lawh.

plug

Noun
hu, thil hu thawn a kua hu. N. a hu.

plumb

Noun
ziching; suan rii khaih ai khuam cang le cang lo teh hnaak.

plume

Noun
sawl, lu ai ton hnaak sawl.

plus

Preposition
kom; lolaak tah tam. N.

ply

Verb
zu le hong ai vaak.

poach

Verb
mi ram ah thupruuk ai sa dawi.

pod

Noun
lawng; raso busuul lawng ti bang.

poem

Noun
cuan hnaak laa; biazaai.

poet

Noun
biazaai phuahtu; laa phuahtu.

poetry

Noun
laa bang ai ngaan hnaak thuanthu; thu.

point

Noun
thil zum hmuur; laai a thu a laa ngaan hnaak ai a bol neu

point

Verb
mi/thil omhmun zungkawk thawn hmuh; kawk; thu reel.

point-blank

Adjective, Adverb
nong roh an (kaap ); cangkheeng in.

poke

Verb
rolh; tok, ruapeek thawn.lo rolh ve, lo hnaihnok.

polar

Adjective
laipua pum a lulam le a tawlam.

pole

Noun
khuam; laipua pum ai alu le ataw.

policy

Noun
bawm tum hnaak thu le laa; pawlisi.

polite

Adjective
mi pon mi pawl thiam.

politician

Noun
ram ukdaan thu lam ai tel hiamtu; naingngaanzi tama.

poll

Noun
riilduunhnaak; seespui thinlung siik hnaak.

polo

Noun
saai vum to kong ai bawhlung thawi sl hnaak hin khat.

polyandry

Noun
pasal pakhat hnaak ai tam naithler daan.

polygamy

Noun
nupui pakhat hnaak ai tam naithler daan.

pond

Noun
tikhuar neu; titling.

pool

Noun
tili beuh; kawmtlaang hnaak thilri le adangdang.

poor

Adjective
farah tangka tem neu nai;pha sia lo.

pop

Verb
puak sut; tipok aw bang in puak; suak pup, laang pup.

Pope

Noun
Pop siangbawi; R.C. Siangbawi Bawiber.

porter

Noun
lawng, vanzuang, maileeng comhmun ai mi thi phurhtu.

portfolio

Noun
zung laai le zuk te thun hnaak laai dip ; acozah vuanzi pervo le a vuanzi dinhmun.

portray

Verb
zuk; zaibang ii ti pong in reel.

pose

Verb
zuk tuh ai ding, to.

post

Noun
khuam; tungssut; naper; raalkaap omhmun.

post

Prefix
hnua, eg. post-war : raal hnua..

post mark

Noun
ca-ik vum ai kheen hnaak carek tacik maa.

post-card

Noun
laaibawmm ah thun lo ai laaihnah sah le khaa vuum ah ngaan ai kuat hnaak laai.

pot

Noun
beel; lai beel ti bang..

pounce

Verb
bawt tlap; zawhmi ai buthi bawt bang.

pounch

Noun
khuhsi dip; eelvawh dip neu; dip bang pumvun; kangkaru pumvun dip bang.

pound

Noun
(Miraang Britain) tangka pound (100 pence ); thil rit teh daan, 16 aungzah.

pound

Verb
suu, sum ah; nawi sek tian suu; deeng.

power

Noun
thaazaang; huhaam; thilti thilhnaak.

powerful

Adjective
thaa cak roh; thu nai roh; huhaam nai roh . (hmai )

prawn

Noun
kaikuang. (thing tleep, vorii )

precedent

Noun
lo feh cia hnaak; lo ti cia awwng hnaak; he hlaan ah lo om awng hnaak.

precipitate

Verb
rang roh in cang ruai; huat sul; hla tlap. (.). full stop:

predestine

Verb
khaukhih cia;nu laairitan; khuazing eercia.

predict

Verb
lo reel cia; hlaanvom in reel cia.

prefix

Verb
hlaanlam ah bee; a hlaan ah dah.

premier

Noun
acozah vuanzichuk; adj. a saang ber; thupui ber.

premium

Noun
aamah-khaan hnaak ai pe hnaak tangka.

present

Verb
om; suum, thil suum;tel; ling ruai.

press

Verb
nem; vumlam an nem; laai nem.

pressing

Adjective
rang ngai ai bawn kuul;thu rang.

pretence

Noun
tibawn hnaak; ilo pui ii bang ai bawnli hnaak.

pretend

Verb
tibawn; uur bawn, fiim bawn; sang kho bawn ti bang.

pretext

Adjective
kaapha; thil bawn fang ai a maan hmuh, reel.

prevail

Verb
om zaraan; neh;hmuncaang ah om.

prey

Noun
ramsa dang in kai ai, ai hnaak ramsa, vaneu te.

prick

Noun
sun , khimhuk hling ti bang thawn sun cetco.

priest

Noun
suang, pazang; phungki; puithiam.

prime

Adjective
a bulpui, a hampui.

primer

Noun
a hmasa ber zirhtuh laaibu

primitive

Adjective
hlaan putaraang ai mi; a meenma, hlun zee.

print

Noun
nem hnaak laai; zuk; a niah.

print

Verb
ceet thawn laai nem, ngaan.

prior

Adjective
hmasa sawn;thupui sawn.

priority

Noun
thupui sawn aid ah hnaak; a hmasa sawn aid ah hnaak.

privacy

Noun
mahneu ai omhnaak, bupaak neu ai omthilhnaak.

prize

Noun
thil tiben man laksawng; hmingpha man laksawng.

probe

Verb
sii; phaantak in siiik.

problem

Noun
buaihnaak; harsahnaak; thuhar.

procedure

Noun
thu pakhat hnua pakhat reel daan; thil a sangsang ai bawn daan.

proceeds

Noun
ngahhnaak; thil zuar ai ngah hnaak tangka.

process

Verb
rong hnawm tuh lo, uih tuh lo ai khawi.

process

Noun
bawndaan; tthil pakhat bawnpet hiam maan in bawn zianzo hnaak.

procession

Noun
a rualrual in kawi duun ai vaak zianzohnaak.

prod

Verb
sanfung thawn tok.

prodigal

Adjective
tangka le thilri hmauhman thai; tangka heu ruai zee.

profess

Verb
mah sanghnaak phuang; ii ti ai ti.

professor

Noun
university phunsaang tlawng laai zirhtu.

prognosis

Noun
hehnua ah zai cang ngai ti reel hnaak (sii lam thu )

programme

Noun
proka-rem; thil bawwn tuh tawlreelhnaak.

project

Verb
tum, bawn tum; lawt; suumpua ah lawt ti bang

project

Noun
prozek; thil bawttuh tawlreel hnaak; (simaanking)

prolong

Verb
rai ruai; hnua ruai; ni rai ruai; sau ruai.

promote

Verb
naper kaai; upa kaai ruai; thaa pe.

promotion

Noun
naper kaaihnaak; upa khanhnaak; thaape hnaak.

promulgate

Verb
seenpui than; thu suah; zung an seenpui ling ruai.

prone

Adjective
bokkhup; cang ruai thai.

pronoun

Noun
grammar. Noun cancaa, eg. it; her, he etc. a, amahnu; amahpa.

proof

Noun
ii ti ai hmuh hnaak; reelfianhnaak; khaan, ruah khaan; mai khaan, suan khaan ti bang.

propeller

Noun
hlaanlam ah tuultu thil, lawng lahaat.

proper

Adjective
a mawi; a phuu; remcaang; a ngai; a peu.

properly

Adverb
remcaang ngai in; phaneu in; mawi le rem neu in.

prophesy

Verb
lo reel cia; ituh ti in lo reel cia.

prophet

Noun
Profet; zai cang leh tuh ti ai lo reelciatu; Pathian lamkasaang.

proposal

Noun
thusuah puihnaak; tu reel tuh ai thuthunhnaak; bawntumhnaak.

propose

Verb
thu suah; bawwn tum; nu tuh in dong.

proprietary

Adjective
bul-paak le kampani bawnhnaak thil tintaihhnaak.

prose

Noun
nisiar pong hnaak pon; laa le biazaai pon ilo.

prosecute

Verb
taza cuai,zuu put;thureeltu zung ah hlenpui.

prospect

Noun
uumpha; ii el ngai ti ai uumhnaak;

prospect

Verb
laipua song ai sui, zinaan, lung mankhung sii.

protect

Verb
lo hum; hnawm tuh lo in lo kham.

protein

Noun
sa, aarti le be song ai om daat; paroten daat.

protestant

Noun
Roman Katholik Pawlpui an kheek hnaak Khristian Pawlpui te.

prove

Verb
a ihnaak hmuh; a dikhnaak laar ruai.

provided

Conjunction
provided that. ciatih leek ian ah eg I will go provided that my expenses are paid.

province

Noun
ram`hen; khuapui an a hlaapui hmun ram.

prowl

Verb
rong sii, ruuk pha sii ai vaak.

proxy

Noun
tumruul; ai-awhtu; kusaa.

prune

Verb
a kaak hlorh, tan sah.

psalm

Noun
Baibal ai Saam laaibu.

psyche

Noun
mihing rauhla le thinlung.

psychic

Adjective
dawi thiam;khuavaang nai;thinlung lam.

ptomaine

Noun
ramsa eek; thingthai hmon, etc. an cang hnaak mi thi ruai thai siivai.

puberty

Noun
hnawi uum, tilpuar teng; nau nai thil cuu.

public

Adjective, Noun
mi seenpui; rammi.

publication

Noun
seenpui lingruaihnaak; zapuilin tuh ai laai suah hnaak.

publish

Verb
thu suah; seenpui than,ling ruai.

publisher

Noun
thu suahtu; ca-uk le thuthang laai suahtu.

pudding

Noun
sangvut,aarti le cahnawi rawi ai bawn hnaak sang.

pudgy

Adjective
com lawn thau mihing.

puff

Verb
kuak khu suah; hmuut; phuut.

puffy

Adjective
bol hler, porhler.

pullover

Noun
kaangkhan nai lo tuuhmul angki baan sau.

pulp

Noun
laaihnah bawn hnaak ai hmang hnaak thing muat .

pulpit

Noun
Pathiaan thu reelhmun khaang saang, pulpit.

pump

Verb
tituut hnaak ceet thawn ti tuut.

punch

Noun
laaihnah rethnaak cehrep.

punch

Verb
ret; cehrep thawn ret.

punitive

Adjective
cawhkuan bang ai thil bawn hnaak.

pupa

Noun
mu-mut; aa bu song ai om teng pangaang.

puppet

Noun
zukte; maaikha; akut le ke ah rii khit ai per ruai, laam ruai hnaak maaikha.

pure

Adjective
zai sam roih lo hnaak; aciit;

purgatory

Noun
thi hnua ai rauhla camkhat com hmun (R.C.M. sanghnaak )

purge

Verb
ciang ruai; tisa pumpui ihlah le,rauhla rim ciang ruai; mi phalo lon.

purify

Verb
thiang ruai, ciang ruai; som ciang.

purser

Noun
lawng song ai tangka kiltu.

pursue

Verb
hnawh, pom tuh in hnawh; hluun.

pus

Noun
hmaihma hnaai.

put

Verb
dah, haih; laai in ngaan.

putt

Verb
kauhti bawhlung kua ah thun.

puzzle

Noun
linharthil; ngaihtampha thil.

puzzle

Verb
ling thil lo ai om; ngaihtam ruai.

pygmy

Noun
mi com, mi pate hin (Afrika ram ai mi pate hin )

pyjamas

Noun
zaan hman thilthuam. (angki baan sau le bawngbi fual lor)

pyramid

Noun
piramit; khuahlaan Izip kumpibawi hlaan.

pyre

Noun
mithi ruang taai hnaak thing khon.