hysteria

lungchung zawtnak phun khat , a nih hawi hna heh ti in nih i cu dih in a tah zong tah ko , cu bantukin lungthin i tlaih khawh lo le i sum khawh lo paoh ; hlim rit

I.O.U.

‘I owe you’ a tawinak in ttial, ‘kan bat’ tinak.

ice

tikhal; e.g. Ice helps preserve food = Tikhal nih rawl cu thu loin um a bawmh; e.g. Ice and water are the same substance in different forms = Tikhal le ti cu an sining aa khat ko, an langhning lawng aa dang.

ice cream

tikhal he an sermi cawhnuk khal a thaw ngaimi , aiskhrim

iceberg

rili nih a fenhmi tikhal nganpi , a cheuchum lawng ti leng i a langmi

icebox

tikhal he rawl an chiahtinak thingkuang

icicle

tidor a tlami a khal i a tung tete in a ummi

icon

Bawi Jesuh hmantlak milem

iconoclast

siasal a hrawk dihtu

idea

ruahnak, lungchung in suaimi hmanthlak; e.g. Formulate your ideas before you write = Na ruahnak kha na ttial hlan ah nai fian awk a si; e.g. I gathered from his words that he did not like my idea = A biachimmi in, ka ruahnak a duh lo ti kha ka hngalh; e.g. They have parallel ideas about what to do = Zeidah tuah awk timi ah khan an ruahnak aa khat;  e.g. His ideas are good but not practical = A ruahnak cu a ttha asinain tuah khawn an si lo.