poetry

hla

poignancy

mi fak ngaiin chunh khawhnak

poignant

a fakmi , mi chun ngaimi

point

1. a par zum; e.g. The point of a needle = Thim par zum;
2. catlang donghnak deh ( . );
3. chimmi chung i a biapimi;
4. hmun; e.g. At this point the car stopped = Hika hmun ah hin mawttaka kha a dir; e.g. Point of vantage = Khuacuanhnak, hmuhnak ca i a rem deuh a ttha deuhmi hmun;
beside the point = chim duhmi si lo i thil dangpi rak chim.

point

1. sawh; e.g. Don’t point your finger at me = Na kut dong in ka sawh hlah.
2. tinh; e.g. Don’t point the gun at me = Meithal cu ka tinh hlah.

point-blank

1. naihtein kah; e.g. He was shot point-blank = Naih tein an kah;
2. fiangrao in chim; e.g. His answer was a point-blank no = A lehnak cu a fiangrao in ka duh lo ti a si ko.

pointed

a zummi; e.g. Pointed stick = Fung zummi

pointer

sawhtu , hmuhsaktu

pointless

a zum lomi, sullam a ngei lomi

poise

1. mah le mah i uk khawhnak, lau lo therphang loin umnak; A good public speaker must develop poise = Zapi lak biachim thiam nih cun thinphang ther in a um lo awk a herh.
2. khattelei khattelei i tlu lo i a laifang i um khawh.