1. bat; e.g. He owes me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka bat.
2. ruangah; e.g. He owes his life to the doctor’s skill = Sibawi a thiam ruangah a nung.
owing to = cucaah, cu ruangah; e.g. Owing to illness he cannot come to school = Zawt ruangah sianginn ah a ra kho lo.
hold one’s own: harnak tei khawh, mah dir hmun hum khawh; e.g. The soldiers held their own against the attacks = An ral nih an tuk len hna nain ralkap nih kha na umnak kha an hum peng khawh ko.
ngeih; e.g. He owns a house = Inn pakhat a ngei; e.g. We own the house and the land pertaining to it = Inn le inn ngehmi a simi a vawlei kha kanmah ta an si.
oksizen dah he i cawh; kangh le cirek kai hi ‘oxidize’ a si.
i chawh lengmang; e.g. He paced the floor waiting for his friend = A hawipa a hngah lioah tuang ah aa chawk lengmang.
1. sanh; e.g. He packed his clothes in a suitcase = A thilthuam cu a suitcase chungah a sanh hna;
2. a khat in sanh, a khah in khah; e.g. The church was packed on Christmas day = Khrismas ni ah biakinn cu a khah in an khat.
timh, fun, zual; e.g. You may pack up your bed-roll = Na ihphah i zual tuah.
fun; e.g. They packaged their lunch in small packages = An chuncaw kha fun hme tete in an fun hna.
lachon i maw puan in maw nem seh ti i benh; e.g. The inside of the jewel box was padded with cotton = Lungvar chiahnak kuangte a chunglei kha lachon in a benh.
1. vokkuanglawng zah; e.g. He paddled down the river = Va sum lei ah a lawng cu a zah;
2. hngerhlei in tuk; e.g. He paddled the bad child = Ngakchia tthalo cu hngerhlei in a tuk.