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partisanship

zultu sinak, mah party fak piin tanhnak.

partition

1. i cheunak
2. vanpang

partition

cheu, vampang in dan

partly

a cheuchummi

partner

1. rian aa hrawmmi;
2. a tang timi.

partnership

1. i hrawm in tuannak
2. i hrawmmi rian; e.g. The partnership sells clothing = An i hrawmmi dawr ah hnipuan an zuar.

partook

past tense of partake, i tei, ei.

partridge

mimte (va) , nimte

party

1. nuamhnak ca i aa pummi; e.g. Dinner party = Zanriah hrawmnak nuamhnak;
2. politik tuahnak i bu sermi; e.g. Democratic party = Democratic bu;
3. thil pakhatkhat tuahnak ca i sermi bu.

pass

1. awn; e.g. He passed his examination = A camipuai a awng.
2. lonh; e.g. We passed his car on the way = Lam ah a mawttaka kan lonh.
3. chanh; e.g. Pass the sugar to me = Thanthling kha rak ka chan.
4. upadi i ser; e.g. Parliament passed an education bill = Parliament nih cawnnak upadi an ser.
5. kal; e.g. The parade passed down the street = Ralkap aa cermi kha thlanglei ah an vung kal duahmah.
6. liam, kal; e.g. The storm passed and the sun is shining = Thlichia cu a liam (dih) i ni a tlang.
7. pakhat sinin pakhat sin i tthial; e.g. The property will pass from father to son = Thilri cu a pa sinin a fapa sinah tthial a si lai.
8. chanh, hlonh hnawh; e.g. He passed the ball to me = Pumpululh kha a ka chanh (hlonh hnawh).
pass away = thih; e.g. My mother passed away = Ka nu a thi; e.g. “Pass away” is a euphemism for “die” = A liam cang ti cu a thi cang tinak ca i hmanmi a si.
pass over = lanhtak; e.g. He was passed over when they chose the players = Pumpululh chuihtu an thim hna ah khan anih cu an lanh tak.