kaleidoscope

thalang kua pakhat chung i mer tik i a mui i a phun phun a chuakmi

kangaroo

kangkaru saram ; hnulei ke saupi , hmailei ke tawite

kapok

tumpang

karat

‘carat’ zoh; sui le lungvar a rihning thlai i tahnak, karat pakhat timi cu, cheu kul le cheu li chung i cheu khat tinak a si; karat 14 ti tawnmi hi cheu 24 chungah 14 hi a taktak a si i 10 hi thil dang he cawh chihmi a si tinak a si.

kayak

Eskimo mi tilawng, saphaw in sermi.

keen

1. tilawng a tanglei bik tlang;
2. a har; e.g. Keen blade = Nam a har a chuakmi;
keen mind = khulrangte le hmaan tein thil a tuah khomi lungthin.

keenness

harnak

keep

1. mah ta; e.g. This book is yours to keep = Hi cauk hi naa chiah awk na ta a si;
2. tlinter; e.g. He keeps his promise = A biakam a tlinter;
3. donh, kham; e.g. They could not keep him from going = Kal an dawn /kham kho lo;
4. rawk loin um peng; e.g. Cold milk can keep quite long = Cawhnuk kik cu sau nawnpi rawk loin a um kho;
5. ret (reet); e.g. Keep the cake until tomorrow = Kehmuk kha thaizing tiangin chia/ i ret;
6. chiah, zohkhenh, zuat; e.g. He keeps chickens = Ar a zua hna;
7. si; e.g. Do you keep warm?
keep company = hawikomh, i komh;
keep faith = bia i kammi zulh;
keep one’s head = biachimnak le thil tinak i i sum;
keepsake = philhklonak caah i chiahmi;
keep step = hawi nih orhlei ke an cawi i cawi ve , kehlei ke an cawi i cawi ve;
keep to oneself = mah lawngin um.
keep tractthil kong hngal peng in um; e.g. I kept tract of what they were doing = An tuahmi kha ka hngalh peng.
keep up with = amah tluk si, amah pawng i kal peng hngalh peng.

keeper

zohkhenhtu

keepsake

philhlonak caah i chiahmi.