Kuki (Indic people); Lushai (Asian people); Lushai language
A Fowl Ar. Old Kuki dialects, Ar.
A-eng or Turmeric Ai-eng. Beteh, Aishel.
A-yeng
Ai Crab Ai. Beteh, Iae.
A-le True, right Awle, all right.
Ashi Star Arshi. Old Kuki dialects the same.
Ban Arm Ban.
Bat To owe Bat.
Be To beat a drum Beng.
Be Pulse Be, all sorts of peas and beans.
Bon To wrestle Buan.
Bong Cow Se-bong.
Bong-hlo Mud Bol-hlawh.
Bu Paddy Buh.
Chem Dao Chem. Same in Old Kuki dialect.
Chep To suck Fep.
Chi Salt Chi; and in Old Kuki dialects also.
Chok To buy Chawk. In most Old Kuki dialects,
Chok or Chak, and Purum has Lei,
which is the commoner word in
Lushai.
Da To spread Da, to put.
Chol Tired Chawl, to rest when tired.
Cham Level Cham.
Dang Other Dang.
Dai-tui Dew Dai.
Dangka Silver Tangka.
Deng To beat Deng, to pound, to hammer.
Ding To stand Ding.
Di Correct Dik.
Doi Magic Doi; and in Old Kuki dialects.
Doi Weak Doih, cowardly.
Dui To love Duh, to like, to desire.
Dum Tobacco Dum-ei, Dum-bawm, tobacco box; but
the usual word is Vai-hlo.
Eng Yellow Eng.
Ga Fruit Ra; also Beteh.
Gam-la Distant Ram, country; Hla, distant. In Old
Kuki dialects, La, Hla, and Lak.
Gam-mang Forest Ram. The Lushai Hills being covered
with forest, Ram means both country
and forest. Mang appears in the
Manipuri, U-Mang.
Ge To pass the night Ria(k). Cf. Manipuri. Lek.
Gel Hail Rial. Manipuri, Lel.
Ghai Pregnant Rai.
Ghal Enemy Ral. Manipuri, Lal; Beteh, Ral.
Ghi Heavy Rit. Beteh, Rik.
Ghin Sound Ring, loud.
Ghop Lean Rawp, to become thin, to waste away.
Ghu A bone Ru; also in Manipuri and Old Kuki
dialects.
Ghu A thief, to steal Ru; also in Beteh.
Ghul A snake Rul; also in Old Kuki dialects.
Manipuri, Lil.
Gim To worry Rim, tired, toilworn.
Go A bamboo Ro, a particular sort of bamboo.
Go To cremate Rawh, to heat, to roast.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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