English-Lahu Dictionary compiled by Felix Hanley 0.1.0 about 553 headwords 2015-01-18 Felix Hanley import from local source small English Lahu
(vb) again
k'awꞈ (vb)
(vb) together
teˇ geh (vb)
12 apostles
awˬ laꞈ g'awˇ teˇ chi nyiˇ g'aˇ
a little
a ciˉ
abandon
vt baˬ ve
ability to (vb)
(vb) puiˉ ve
able
adv allowed (vb) hpehꞈ ve adv to have ability (vb) g'a ve
abortion
yaˇ te shawˆ ve
accept, to
vt heuˆ ve
accounts report
hpu caˇ lanˉ
Acts
Tcuh yaˇ
actually
awˬ tehˬ k'oˆ k'o
adultery
haˉ chawˇ te ve
afraid
vt kawˆ ve
after
awˬ hk'awꞈ nawˉ
afterward
awˬ hk'awꞈ nawˉ
age
awˬ hk'awꞈ
agree, to
nyi ma cawˇ ve
alcoholic
tzuhˬ yeˇ caˆ ve
all
hk'a peu-eˬ
also
htawˇ
also, aswell
nehˉ
always
hk'aˬhtaˆ kaꞈ
always (vb)
(vb) tcuhˉ ve
always (vb)
(vb) tcuhˉ ve
Amos
Aˍmoˆ
angel
mvuhˇ naw ma tcuh yaˇ
angry, to be
nyi ma g'eu ve
animal
to nuˇ to shaˆ
animal classifier
hkeh
announce, to
cawˍ nyiˍ-aˍ
announcements
cawˍ nyaˍ ve teˇ hpaˍ
apostle
awˬ laꞈ g'awˇ
April
Eˉhpeˬleˬ
argue, to
g'awˬ daꞈ ve
arm
laꞈ g'awˇ
Armageddon
Aˍ maˍ geˍ donˍ
arrived at
(vb) gaˬ ve
as much as possible
puiˉ te hpehꞈ ve hk'e
ask, to
na ve
ask, to
na nyi ve
assembly
uiˍ ve hpawnˬ daꞈ ve
assignment
aꞈ piˇ ve
at this moment
chi teˇ hkui
August
Awˇguˆ
auxilary pioneer
hpai o ni g'a ga heuˇ ve
back
hk'awꞈ nawˉ
bad reputation
awˬ meh luˬ ve
banana
aˉpawˇshiˍ
baptism
baˆ tiˆ saˬ
baptism
iˉ k'aˆ tuˬ ve
beans
nawˆshiˍ
because
pa taw
because
cha ve
because of that
chi htaꞈ pa taw
become (vb), to
(vb) la ve
become, to
hpehꞈ la ve
beef
nuˇ shaˍ
before
awˬ g'uˇ suhˍ
bible
liꞈ hpu
bible reading
liꞈ hpu g'aw ve
bible student
liꞈ hpu henˇ ma
bible student
liꞈ hpu henˇ paˍ
big
uiˍ
blame, to
she piˇ ve
blessing
awˬ bon
blood transfusion
suhˍ keu ve
body of elders
uˉ peunˍ sheˇ hpaˇ awˬ moˍ
book
liꞈ
book classifier
liꞈ
both (clf)
nyiˇ (clf) (clf)
brave, to be
nyi ma uiˍ ve
bring, to
yuˬ la ve
brothers
awˇ viˇ awˇ nyi
but
yaꞈ hk'aˇ
buy, to
vuiˬ ve
can (allowed) (vb)
(vb) hpehꞈ ve
can (have ability) (vb)
(vb) g'a ve
capable of completing (vb)
(vb) gaˬ ve
care for, to
haꞈ shaˉ ve
carrot
kaˇ laˇ g'awˇ ma
chapter
kaˇ naˉ uiˍ
chicken
g'aˆ shaˍ
christian
hkriꞈ yaˇ
Chronicles
Raˍsaˍvanˍ
circuit
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ hk'a peu-e
circuit assembly
nyiˇ nyi hpawnˬ daꞈ ve
circuit overseer
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ hk'a peu-e hpawnˬ daꞈ ve
classifier for humans
g'aˇ
clear, to be (like glass)
kehˬ ve
close
awˬ paˇ
Collossians
Kawˇlawˇsehˇ
come, to
la ve
complete, to be
biˇ ve
confident, to be
nyi ma uiˍ ve
congregation
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ
congregation book study
hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ awˬ hk'aw lo henˇ ve
consider, to
shawˍ nyi ve
consider, to
shawˍ ve
contribution
tanˇ ve
contribution box
tanˇ kuiˬ ta k'oˬ
Corinthians
Kawˇrenˍhtuˆ
crime
tiˇ pehˍ ve
cucumber
aˉhpehˇ
Daniel
Daˍyeˍlaˆ
day
awˬ nyi
December
Diˬseˇbaˬ
demonstrate
te maˍ ve
depression
jo suhˍ ehˍhpehꞈ hpehꞈ chehˇ ve
destruction
luˬ ve sheˆ ve
Deuteronomy
Bon maˍ ve
different, to be
peun ve
difficult, to be
haˍ ve
dig, to
duˇ ve
disciple
awˬ laꞈ g'awˇ
discipline
jawꞈ maˍ ve
discouraged, to be
nyi ma luˬ ve
discuss, to
chaˬ nyi ve
discuss, to
jehˬ ve
discussion
chaˬ nyi tehˆ nyi ve
disease
naˬ beuˬ
district assembly
shehˆ nyi hpawnˬ daꞈ ve
don't (vb)
taˇ (vb)
drama
liꞈ hpu awˬ co-e hkaˇ suhˍ te ve
drug addict
awˬ yeˇ caˆ shehˍ hpaˇ
each (clf)
teˇ (clf) peuˬ teˇ (clf)
ear
naˍ paw
early
teˇ naꞈ
early
naꞈ naꞈ suhˆ suhˆ
early
naꞈ
early Christians
awˬ hkuiˉ puiˍ htaˇ ve hkriꞈ yaˇ awˬ moˍ
earthquake
miˬ hiˆ ve
Ecclesiastes
Cuˇ yiˍ piˇ ve
eight (8)
hiˉ
elder
uˉpeunˬ shehˍ hpaˇ
encourage, to
awˬg'aˇ piˇ ve
end
awˬ leh meuˇ
endeavour, to
coˇ caˇ ve
energetically do (vb)
g'aˇ hteꞈ (vb)
enough (vb)
(vb) lawꞈ ve
enter, to
loꞈ ve
entire
hk'a peu-eˬ
Ephesians
Eˇfeˇsuꞈ
Esther
Iˉsaˍtaˆ
even though
htawˇ
even, too
nehˉ
ever (vb)
(vb) jaw ve
everlasting life
co co taiˍ taiˍ ve a shaꞈ
every (clf)
teˇ (clf) le le
Exodus
Tawˆ k'ai ve
expand, to
uiˍ la ve
experience
hpuˇ jaw ve awˬ lawn k'ao ve
eye
mehˆ shiˍ
eye
mehˆ shiˍ
Ezekiel
Yeˍsaˍkeˍlaˆ
Ezra
Eˇzaˍraˆ
face
mehˆ hpfuhˇ
false religion
maˇ heˆ heˆ ve bon liˇ
family
yehˬ k'a
father
awˬ pa
February
Feˍbaˬvaˬriˬ
field
ti mi
field service meeting
bon maˍ ve awꞈ hk'aˇ awˬ pon hpawˬ daꞈ veˬ
find, to
ca ve
finger
laꞈ naw
fire
aˬ miˍ
first
awˬ hkuiˉ puiˍ
first
awˉ lawˉ
first
awˉ lawˉ
fish
ngaˇ shaˍ
five (5)
ngaˇ
follow (vb), to
g'aꞈ (vb)
follow example
henˇ yaˬ tuˬ awˬ hk'aˇ suh g'aˬ te ve
follow, to
g'aꞈ ve
food shortage
caˇ tuˬ haˍ ve
for
awˬ pon
forever
co co taiˍ taiˍ
four (4)
awˇ
free
a hk'e leˇ
Friday
shinˉ peuˬ ngaˇ nyi
front
g'uˇ suhˍ
fruits
iˉ shiˍ
full time minister
awˬ yanˇ biˇ ve kanˉ te shehˍ hpaˇ
full, to be
biˇ ve
Galatians
Gaˍlaˍtiˆ
general classifier
maˬ
Genesis
Awˬ hkuiˉ puiˍ
gift
laꞈ shawn
glass
la keh
go, to
k'ai ve
good news
daꞈ ve sha tanˇ
good news
ha lehˬ ve bon hkawˇ
gospel
ha lehˬ ve bon hkawˇ
government
laˇ htaˇ banˇ
government
laˇ htaˇ banˇ
grandmother
a pi
grape
a pehˉmeuˇshiˍ
grateful, to be
shu ve awˬ bon htaꞈ shiˍ puiˉ ve
greedy, to be
lawˇ hpaꞈ uiˍ ve
group
awˬ moˍ
group classifier
moˍ
gentry, to
uiˍ la ve
gentry, to (in number)
maˇ la ve
Habakkuk
Haˍbaˍkuˆ
habit
awˬ liˇ
Haggai
Haˆgehˇ
hair
uˉ hkeh mvuh
hand
laꞈ sheh
happen
hpehꞈ la ve
he
yawˇ
head
oˉ k'oˍ
heart (figurative)
nyi ma
heart (physical)
nyi ma shiˍ
heaven
mvuhˇ naw ma
Hebrews
Heˍbrehˇ
help, to
ga ve
him, her
yawˇ
hinder, to
htaw ve
hinder, to
hehꞈ hkehnˉ ve
hole
miˬ k'oˍ
holy spirit
daꞈve kehˬ ve Awˬ ha hpu
homosexuality
hawˇ hk'aˆ chawˇ hawˇ hk´aˆ zuhꞈ ve
Hosea
Hawˇseˍ
householder
yehˬ shehˍ hpaˇ
how
hk'aˬ hke
how do
hk'aˬ hke te
how many
hk'aˬ nyiˇ
how much
hk'aˬ ma
humble, to be
nyi ma nuˇ nehˬ ve
if
k'o
if that's the case
hk'e k'o
illustration
tawˇ pa haˉ
important, to be
awˬ lawn uiˍ
in
awˬ hk'aw lo
in order to
tuˬ
initiative
bon taˍ maˍ jawˬ ve
international assembly
laiˇ mvuhˇ miˬ hpawnˬ daꞈ ve
interview
yi leh k'aoˍ tcuh ve awˬ lawn te maˍ laˇ ve
intestines
awˬ g'uˬ tehˆ
introduce
maˆ shiˍ daꞈ jaw ve shiˍ daꞈ tuˬ te piˇ ve
investigate, to
chaˬ nyi ve
Isaiah
Iˉsaˍyaˆ
issue
awˬ lawn
James
Yaˍkoˆ
January
Jaˬnaˬvaˬriˬ
Jehovah
Yaˍhoˉvaꞈ G'uiˬ sha
Jeremiah
Yeˍraˍmiˆ
Jesus
Yeˍsuˆ
Job
Yawˇbaˆ
Joel
Yawˇlaˆ
John
Yoˇhanˬ
Jonah
Yoˇnaˆ
Joshua
Yawˇsuˆ
Jude
Yuˇdaꞈ
judgement
suhˉ jehˬ ve
Judges
Suhˉ jehˬ ve
July
Juˬlaiˬ
June
Junˬ
kettle
tu k'aw
kingdom
mvuhˇ mi
Kings
Jawˇ mawˇ
knee
hkui tcuhˉ k'u
know, to
shiˍ ve
knowledge
cuˇ yiˍ
Lamentations
Dawˇ haˍ ve
language
awˬ hkawˇ
last
awˬ leh
last
awˬ leh
last [week]
ponˬ la ve [teˇ shinˉ]
last [year]
ponˬ la ve [teˇ hk'awꞈ]
last days
awˬ lehˬ meuˇ
law
awˬ liˇ tawˇ hkawˇ
law
uˉ pa te
learn, to
henˇ ve
learn, to
henˇ ve jawˬ ve
leave someone behind, to
cheˬ taˉ ve
leg
hkui g'awˇ
Leviticus
Oˉ k'oˍ pui ve
library
liꞈ bawehˇ
life
a shaꞈ
like, as
hk'e
live, to
teꞈ ve
live, to
chehˇ ve
long
zuhˬ ve
long ago
aˉ suhˆ htaˇ
long time
zuhˬ ve
look, to
nyi ve
loud sound
awˬ hkawˇ bvuhˬ ve
love, to
haꞈ ve
Luke
Luˉkaꞈ liꞈ
Luke
Luˉkaꞈ
Malachi
Maˍlaˍhkiˆ
mango
maˉ mo shiˍ
many (clf)
laiˉ (clf)
March
Maˆchiˬ
Mark
Maˍkuˆ
Matthew
Maꞈhtehˍ
May
Meˬ
maybe
hehˉ
me
ngaˬ
medical directive
saˍ laꞈ g'onˍ hpaw beˇ maˍ laˇ ve liꞈ
medicine
naˆ tsuhˇ
meek, to be
nyi ma nuˇ nehˬ ve
meet, to
hpuˇ ve
meet, to
hpuˇ daꞈ ve
meeting
hpawˍ daꞈ
Micah
Miˆhkaˍ
microphone
mai hk'a fo
minister
kanˉ te paˍ
ministerial servant
kanˉ g'a ga shehˉ hpaˇ
Monday
shinˉ peuˬ teˇ nyi
money
hpu
month
ha pa
more (vb)
(vb) chaweh
mouth
mawꞈ k'aw
mushroom
mvuhˬ
must (vb)
g'a (vb)
Nahum
Naˍhunˍ
nail (finger)
laꞈ shiˍ k'uˉ
name
awˬ meh
neck
k'awˍ peˍ
need to (vb)
(vb) cawˇ ve
need, to
loˍ ve
negative attitude
haiˬ ve hpawˇ lo nyi ve
Nehemiah
Neˍhaˍmiˆ
new
awˬ suhˉ
new earth
miˬ guiˬ awˬ suhˉ
new heaven
mvuh nawˇ awˬ suhˉ
news
hkaoˬ
next (clf)
awˬ g'uˇ suhˍ teˇ (clf)
next week
shawˉ teˇ shinˉ
nine (9)
k'awˇ
no
maˇ heˆ
nose
naˍ hk'awˇ
November
Noˬveˇbaˬ
now...
chi teˇ hkui
Numbers
Heh puiˉ hk'aw
Obediah
Awˇbaˍdiˆ
obey, to
na yuˬ ve
October
Awˇtoˇbaˬ
offer, to
tanˇ ve
often (vb)
teˇ hkui teˇ hkui (vb)
one (1)
teˇ
one hundred (100)
teˇ ha
one hundred thousand (100000)
teˇ shehnˉ
one million (1000000)
teˇ lanˬ
one thousand (1000)
teˇ hinˉ
onto
awˬ hk'oˆ lo
opportunity
a khwaˬ
orange
maˉ cuˉ shiˍ
other, another
awˬ kaˍ awˬ nu
ought to (vb)
cawˇ ve
outline
awˬ lawn
overseer
nyi haꞈ shaˉ shehˍ hpaˇ
paradise
hko
paradise on earth
miˬ guiˬ hk'oˆ ve hko
parents
awˬ pa awˬ e
pay, to
keu ve
person
chaw
person classifier
g'aˇ
Peter
Peˍtruˆ
pharisee
hpaˍriˍsehˇ
Philemon
Hpiˇleˍmonˍ
Philippians
Hpiˇliˇpiˆ
pioneer
hpai o ni
place classifier
kaˬ
plant classifier
cehˬ
please (vb)
awˬ bon te leh (vb)
plural
teˇ hpaˍ
pollution
awˬ paˇ awˬ kui canˬ ve awꞈ ceuˬ htaꞈ te luˬ ve
pork
vaꞈ shaˍ
positive attitude
daꞈ ve hpawˇ lo nyi ve
potato
yaꞈyiˉshiˍ
pour out, to
ngeuˍ baˬ ve
pour, to
ngeuˍ ve
power
kanˇ paˆ
pray, to
bon law ve
prayer
bon law hkawˇ
preaching
penˬ k'ai ve
prepare, to
gu ve
presentation
te maˍ laˇ ve
price
awˬ hkanˉ
priest
paw hkuˇ
problem
pan haˉ
produce fruit, to
awˬ suhˍ nawꞈ la ve
promise
ka tiꞈ
prophecy
tcuh kaˍ paˍ tawˇ hkanˇ
Proverbs
Tawˇ naˉ ve
provide, to
gu taˍ laˇ ve
Psalms
Chiˇ mvuh ve
public talk
hpawnˍ daꞈ ve teˇ g'aˇ leh laˬ hpehꞈ ve
publisher
bon maˍ shehˍ hpaˇ
punish, to
ciˍ yanˍ ve
question, to
na nyi ve
radish
g'awˇ ma hpu
read, to
g'aw ve
reader
g'aw shehˍ hpaˇ
reason
awˬ lawn
reciprocal (vb)
(vb) daꞈ ve
regular pioneer
hk'aˬ htaˆ kaꞈ hpai o ni te ve
religion
bon liˇ
remaining
awˬ leuˉ
report
kanˉ hto ve
report (field service)
kanˉ hto yuˬ keu
respond, to
tawˇ yaw hk'awꞈ piˇ ve
responsibility
awˬ vuiˬ
responsibility, to give
awˬ vuiˬ pfuhˍ ve
responsibility, to take
awˬ vuiˬ pfuhˇ ve
return visit
ca k'awꞈ guiˇ ve
Revelation
Hpeuꞈ maˬ ve
review
maˇ nyi nyi te leh hk'awꞈ ve
righteous
hteˇ ve cawˇ ve
Romans
Roˉmaꞈ
rope
aˉ hkeh
round thing classifier
shiˍ
ruined, to be
luˬ ve
rulership
uˉ peunˍ ve
Ruth
Ruˉhtaˆ
same
hk'a shuˍ
Samuel
Saˍmo-eˍlaˆ
Satan
neˇ haiˬ Saˍtanˍ
Saturday
shinˉ peuˬ hkawꞈ nyi
say, to
k 'oˆ ve
search, to
ca ve
section classifier
tawn
see, to
mawˬ ve
self
awˬ to
self
a shu yawˇ awˬ to
send, to
feu ve
September
Sehˆteˇbaˬ
service
kanˇ te ve
service meeting
kanˉ te tuˬ hpawˍ daꞈ
seven (7)
suhˍ
shake, to
hiˆ ve
she
yawˇ
shirt
aˉ poꞈ
should (vb)
(vb) cawˇ ve
shoulder
laꞈ k'aˉ
show example
daꞈ ve henˇ youˬ tuˬ te taˉ ve
sign of last days
awˬ lehˬ meuˇ ve awˬ heˆ
similar, to be
suhˍ daꞈ ve
sin
venˇ baˆ
six (6)
hkawꞈ
so
hk'e te leh
some
teˇ hpaˍ hpaˍ
song
liꞈ hkawˇ
Song of Solomon
Sawˉlaꞈmonˍ k'a muiˬ
sound
awˬ hkawˇ
special assembly
teˇ nyi hpawnˬ daꞈ ve
special pioneer
shu htaꞈ maˇ shuˍ hpai o ni
spirit of world
miˬ guiˬ ve awˬ han
start (vb), to
tanˬ (vb) ve
start, to
tanˬ ve
starvation
meuꞈ ve kaˆ ve
stomach
awˬ feuˉ k'oˍ
stress
hpehꞈ bawˬ ve
study, to
henˇ ve
succeed, to
awˬ hpeꞈ laˬ ve
Sunday
shinˉ nyi
symbolic
awˬ heˆ hpehꞈ ve
table
hpeu lawˇ
take and (vb)
yuˬ (vb) ve
take, to
heuˆ ve
talk
bon maˍ hkawˇ
taxes
hpaˇ shiˉ
teach, to
maˍ ve
tell & explain, to
hto maˍ ve
tempt, to
beˬ ve
ten (10)
teˇ chi
ten thousand (10000)
teˇ meunˍ
territory
kanˉ hk'aˇ awˬ ti
thank you
awˬ bon uiˍ jaˇ
that
oˇ ve
them
yawˇ hui
theme
awˬ lawn lonˉ
there
oˇ kaˬ
therefore
hk'e htaꞈ pa taw
these
chi teˇ hpaˍ
Thessalonians
Hteˇsaˍlawˇniˆ
think, to
dawˇ ve
this
chi ve
this [week]
chi [teˇ shinˉ]
three (3)
shehˆ
throat
hk'awꞈ hk'aw
Thursday
shinˉ peuˬ awˇ nyi
time, instance
pawˆ
Timothy
Tiˆmoˉseˍ
tired, to be
heuˬ ve
Titus
Tiˇtuˆ
to start (vb)
tanˬ (vb) ve
together
teˇ geh
together (vb)
hpoˆ (vb)
tomorentry
shawˉ pawˍ
tonight
yaꞈ puiˉ haˉ
too
htawˇ
tools
awˬ hk'eun
tooth
tceuhˬ
trick, to
beˬ ve
true religion
awˬ tehˬ ve bon liˇ
true worship
awˬ tehˬ uˉ k'oˍ pui ve
truth
awˬ tehˬ awˬ na
try to (vb)
(vb) nyi ve
try to (vb)
(vb) lawˇ ve
try, to
coˇ caˇ ve
Tuesday
shinˉ peuˬ nyiˇ nyi
two (2)
nyiˇ
types classifier
ceuˬ
unbaptised publisher
baˆ tiˆ saˬ maˇ hkanˍ htaˇ bon maˍ ve
universal issue
awˬ lawn hk'a peu-e
until (up to)
hk'a gaˬ
until (vb)
(vb) ceh ceh
us
ngaˬ hui
use, to
yehˇ ve
vegetables
g'awˇcaˉ
verse
kaˇ naˉ ehˉ
violence
hehnˇ ve awˬ ceuˬ
visit, to
ca guiˇ ve
volunteer
nyi ma pfuhˇ ve
waist
cawꞈ cehˍ nyi
wait, to
law ve
want to (vb)
(vb) gaˇ ve
war
bawꞈ daꞈ
warn, to
shaˍ tiꞈ ve
watermelon
teh hkaˉ shiˍ
way
awˬ hk'aˇ suh
way to (vb)
(vb) hk'aˇ
Wednesday
shinˉ peuˬ shehˆ nyi
week
awˬ shinˉ
welcome, to
haꞈ yuˬ ve
what
aˬ ma
what
aˬ htoꞈ ma
when
htaˇ
where
hk'aˬ kaꞈ le
who
a shu
why
aˬ htoꞈ ma pa taw
wicked things
haiˬ ve awˬ ceuˬ
wickedness
haiˬ ve
will
a loˍ
wisdom
cuˇ yiˍ
wood
suhˆ
words
tawˇ hkawˇ
work
kanˉ
worried, to be
nyi ma haw ve
written announcement
cawˍ nyiˍ-aˍ liꞈ
year
awˬ hk'awꞈ
yesterday
aˉ nyi
you
nawˬ
you (plural)
nawˬ hui
Zechariah
Zaˍhkaˍriˆ
Zephaniah
Zeˍhpaˍniˆ
both (clf)
nyiˇ (clf clf)