já

Kheunyoh nüko meikü ja-i kü noi naih, alumtshouko asheu nü epje.

Through proper connection with people brings positive results.


há

Jujie liangkü küha nü ha louhva naih mei nye.

Jujie liangkü chamshah kie nü akap nü ha-jeih kü ateuva.

Please close the pen by its cover or please put on the pen's cover.

(Patsho, transitive) to cap or cover something in such a way that the intended part is hidden.

Jiu nü shau-oh nü ha thiu teu nyü no kouni?

Whose crow bar is left sticking on the ground here?

(Patsho, transitive) to stick a sharp tool on or onto something so that the object is left standing without support.


sá

khakik nüko jüho sa thiu va nye

jujieliangko pai nü tsho nüleu apem lü sa thiu va

please stick it in all the firewoods in the basket

(Patsho) to stick an elongated object into a hole or pit intentionally or unintentionally.


chāi

Miepong Khünu oh humsheu jaijai alum ko tü chai nye.
Mr. Khünu asked to play football tomorrow.

(Patsho) to propose, request (to put forward a plan or suggestion for consideration by others)

Miepong Khünu-oh Miesheu Phauniu ta apa phi aki ho va tü chai nye.
Mr. Khünu proposed to Ms. Phauniu.

(Patsho) to make an offer of marriage to someone.


mài

Nükhong nü mai va kü tah khokhatshou nü ashuap va

(Patsho, transitive) to draw a curtain or other clothing or material.


jā

Khiamniungan hai phie ja-a atau nü euhje.

It takes time to carve a Khiamniungan log drum.


chà

Au nü piokü cha shi kü naih mongje.

The rope is stronger if twisted two or more times.

Au nü meikü cha theutho amua hai tah asang louh.

To braid a quality rope, learn from the expert.

Acha au nü atei le?

(Patsho, transitive) to twist ropes together to make a single, stronger rope; to braid


kā

Jujie liangkü nongni jam le lü ka va.


shá

(Patsho) In a position to hit something.


sà

vei nü lü sa kiuh apa hau


yā

(Patsho) utters to trigger one's own mind upon his or her own mistakes or unruly deeds of someone.


ì

longnyu nü nong ni asa sümieh-oh hoiekü lü i khuava.

three of you together move slide this huge stone.

(Patsho) to move an object without lifting completely.


hám

Mietshou nü ham a theutho tshou kü mongling kü kou-ie je.


sáu

(Patsho) lodge; to stay in a hotel, lodging house, friend's house etc. while you are away from home.


sáng

(Patsho) grind: to rub constantly between two or more objects with certain amount of pressure.


ī

(Patsho, transitive) to divert water course from the main waterbody.


shō

Jü nütsah sho va jümou?


shō

Atsi-oh jujie liang ko sham no 'sho ping kiuh a mou?

Could you two spread the tarpaulin please?

(Patsho, transitive) spreading of sheet, mat or tarp


ūo

(Patsho) to wander or roam around in group.


êm

(Patsho) leakage; (leaking of liquids through cracks or pores)


sâ

jujieliangko lounyih pai nü sa kü ateu kiuh, ei chi le iuva je

please split some firewoods for me as I am going to the field today

(Patsho, transitive) chop or strik using axe.


thù

(Patsho) take something from someone using baskets or such.


thì

(Patsho) to make call via electronic device.


thà

(Patsho) squash; to beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.


yô

jam alo kü tü naito nyo-oh yo kü ateu ie

if you want to construct a house, you started it initially

(Patsho) the start or the initial stage of something


ūi

(Patsho) lose; to cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability.


yò

ei Israel le iu kütah lou yo je

(Patsho) the arrive or return from field or travel.


húa

Apa-oh nyuthi nütü phu hwa lüküho jüthülouh kü so-ui va nye.

He tried to grab the falling mobile phone but couldn't catch (it).

(Patsho, transitive) to smack (to hit with a palm with the intent to grab or snatch)


ùi

(Patsho) to pluck fruits or collect animals or birds caught in the trap.


shûa

shûa to distribute something (canonical)


shāh

(Patsho) To spin something around especially holding in a hand.


ēm

(Patsho, transitive) leakage: especially of water leakage.


jàng

Jüsü müyo vakü naih-oh akio nü jang vakü ateuva ko.

Let's cut off the branches and leaves before we go home.

(Patsho) to remove branches or leaves by using a sharp tool.


ā-āng

(Patsho, transitive) to pay attention to a sound for hearing; to listen.


āá

(Patsho, transitive) to display, exhibit


āngtsō

Jaijai lumhoi no athu nü sim kütah angtso chuh ka nye.

Football team players started to strive harder at the end of the match.


āmkhám

(Patsho, transitive) to Worship(to have or show a strong feeling of respect and admiration for God or a god)


hèu

Jujie liangkü humsheuh atau müngou naih ahum jükhokha tah ashi heu, ei pih tah chamvi-e tü euhje.

Please come and knock on my door at 5:Am, I want to study early in the morning.

(Patsho) knock (strike a surface noisily by a hand to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door)

Apa-oh tsiam kü heu a sheuje.

(Patsho) type (the action or skill of writing something by means of a typewriter or computer)

Kha nü tsiap nü heu kü atheu-sha, pai nü athum ko.

Please dig a hole using a spade, let's plan a tree here.


ā-ā

(Patsho, transitive) asking to show something


chíe

Paitham nü sheuh apem liamle lü chie-ui va.

Khiulong nü tshui kü chie kü ashau va ko.

(Patsho) to slide down or to move in a downward direction.


āchīe-íe

/a³³tʃʰiɛ̯³³iɛ̯⁵⁵/

(Patsho, transitive) mating; to introduce sperm into an egg, female animal.


āchìm

/a³³tʃʰim³¹/


ngàu

Phohthoh nütah tiam angau.

khokha tsho nü ngau-sha vaih

(Patsho) the act of pulling or pushing a lever or projection of any kind of object.


ûo

(Patsho) to burn with or no flame at all.


ēp

(Patsho, transitive) perceive with the naked eye or discern visually; see.

(Patsho, transitive) realize what is happening using one's mind or understanding.


jâng

Langnyu heu jang shang jüluhje.


khèu

Asheuh-oh achimhai hei chamvihai nyukam noi-a kheu nye.

They organized a meeting between the teachers and students.

(Patsho) to organise an event or any social occasion; to initiate work.


thā

(Patsho, transitive) to cover the object in such a way that the object underneath is smash or destroyed.


tāulōuh

Compound of tāu (“order+challenge”) + lōuh (“take”).

com+

Ngo-oh tshuihang tsak taulouh nye

Ngo-oh kauhhoi nü vei ahva theutho Khünu taulouh nye.
I took support from Khünu to beat up the thieves.

Jüsa shühoi-oh jaijai lum-a theutho Khünu taulouh nye.
Our team engaged Khünu for the football match.

(Patsho, transitive) to convince someone to support oneself in pursuit of achieving the intended purpose.


tāushá

(Patsho, transitive) to convince someone to gain support in pursuit of achieving the intended purpose


tāuthíu

(Patsho) to upload things or files online.


ēmīe

(Patsho, transitive) to separate or divide something in a manner that is equal or unequal.


ēmshā

/ɛm³³shɑː³³/

(Patsho, transitive) meandering or wandering across agricultural fields that involves rumbling or observation.


ēpchù

/ɛp³³.tʃu³¹/

(Patsho, transitive) to find out something


hàilìam

Compound of hāi (“friend”) + lìam (“search”).

Lounyih tü jühaisheuh tongle ei hailiam khu va-e.

(Patsho) to call on friends: visitation made with friends. It is formed by two different words that can be explained by separating the word in two groups, 'hai' as friend and 'liam' refers to search. But, the term hailiam is commonly refers to marriage or wedding most of the time in today's context.

Ngo-oh chai nü hailiam tau naih theutho kham teu je.

(Patsho) formal acceptance of two people as partners to live together: marriage.


hāilōuh

Compound of hāi (“friend”) + lōuh (“take”).

Ngo-oh apa hailouh-a theutho tsho kü kou-i nye.

I tried so much to make him/her my friend.

(Patsho, transitive) to make someone your friend


lìam

Mietsho hai uiva naih, siak tü liam naih meije.

It's always good to search the lost child sooner.

Jujie liangko nyih nütah lü liam lu, leu soui vaih-le.

Please search the needle it just felt down there.

(Patsho) to try finding or seeking something carefully:search


phūh

Apa-oh thing nü sheu louh kütah phuh nye.

Anyam nong-oh ei phuh-a tü euhje.

(Patsho) vomit, puke (to eject the food intake)


khámshá

Compound of khám (“gather”) + shá (“grammartical syllable added as suffix in support of the base word to complete the word in action”).

Ngo-oh long nü atsie-a theutho khamsha teuje.

I am accumulating a large quanties of Stones for sale.

Chi nü tshokü khamsha vaih-ih.

(Patsho) accumulate, gather (to pile up or store something in large quantities)


khémshá

Compound of khém (“an act of taking out cooked rice with the spoon from pot or cooker”) + shá (“grammartical syllable added as suffix in support of the base word to complete the word in action”).

Jujie liangkü tsih nü khemsha kütü jüchiukü athiu.

Please take out the rice and put it on my plate.

(Patsho) an act of taking out rice from the cooker or pot using utensil which has been already cooked.


phāh

(Patsho) wash (an act of washing clothes, laundry)

wash (an act of washing clothes, laundry)
Jünühong phahva jüta? Theumei.
Are you washing my shirt? Thank you.

(Patsho) to remove an object that is used as a blockage or cover a hole or any cylindrical object removing from the parent object.

to remove an object that is used as a blockage or cover a hole or any cylindrical object removing from the parent object.
Tsauh nü aphap shuiva.
Pluck the thorn out.


hīeshá

/hiɛ̯³³.ʃa⁵⁵/

Compound of hīe (“make”) + -shá (“nominal suffix, lexical suffix, directional suffix, usually comes after verb”).


hīelòuh

Compound of hīe (“make”) + lòuh (“take”)


hīeshī

/hiɛ̯³³.ʃi³³/

Compound of hīe (“make”) + shī (“re or repeat”)

Tha nü jüpoutho phi ayie tü hieshi naih lümei-e.

Since the bed is not comfortable, it will be good to remake.


hīeshōng

/hiə³³.ʃoŋ³³/

Compound of hīe (“make”) + shōng (“large”)

Tha nü hieshong shi naih mei nye hathih phi.

It is good to enlarge the bed since it is too small.


hīetēu

/hiɛ̯³³.tɛ̯u³³/

Chaishi liam nü piokü hieteu naih mei nye.

It good to have a multiple income source.

To make or build something and have it
To make or build something and have it

(Patsho) To make or build something and have it (to complete making something and keep it).


hīekhém

Compound of hīe (“make”) + khém (“to complete”)

Ei hiekhem kütü nü nie jamle shi-e.

I will come home after completing making.

to complete making something
to complete making something


hìeshā

Tsumtsho nü nong ni achijoh hiesha nye ta?

(Patsho) make (form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create)


tāu

(Patsho) order; a request for some product or service; a commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods.


mìam

Apa mienyu hai lua tshokü miam nye.

Jongtie khü miam nyuje


tshēp

Apa-oh mienyutsho nü shuakhu le tshep nye.


ûm

(Patsho) of selling something off by way of marketing.


kākèi

Nyo-oh lü kakei.

Shau-oh jü chamshahkie kakeiva je?

Ngo-oh apa jamkei kakei je.


wâm

Mietshou nong-oh pu nü wam louhva je

(Patsho, transitive) clutch (grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.)


mòknòi

(Patsho) sit; to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical.


yōlòuh

Miepong Khünu oh champ shah a theutho yolouh nye.
Mr. Khünu started to write a book.

(Patsho) start(to begin a work or activities)


vēukhóu

(Patsho) coop(a cage or pen in which poultry are kept.)


wāvâ

Chamvi hai ateitsoh naih wava je ya?

Meeting nü wava kütah ei kü tiam avau ie.

Meet me after the meeting gets dispersed?

(Patsho) disperse (leaving from being gathered or congregate. Distribute or spread over a wide area; to disassemble and arrived at someone's own intended destination .)


ùoh

(Patsho) flatter;(excessive and insincere praise, given especially to further one's own interests.)


mâi

Apa nokshing thih a mai nye

(Patsho) competent; having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.


yâng

Lounyih ei atei yang naih-oh mei-e?


làikēi

/laɪ³¹kɛɪ³³/

Ei chamvijam le khuva tü liam le laikei je.

Ei amkhamjam tong kü laikei je.

Nyü atei le laikei je?


jūjīe

/tʃu³³tʃiɛ̯³³/

pousünyu hai oh müsa tshou tah tshou kü jujie je

(Patsho) love;an intense feeling of deep affection.


yânglòupīng

(Patsho) fake news; false stories that appear to be news, spread verbally or on the internet or using other media, usually created to influence political views or as a joke.


yôlīe

/jɔ⁵²liɛ̯³³/

(Patsho) initiated but leave without completing.


yūoh

(Patsho) oink; the characteristic constant higher grunting sound of a pig.


sāh

jühokpam sah va kiuh a mou?

jujielianko noikham nü lü sah vs


vâ

niesie nü athih a jümei künü tü va naih mei nye

its better to discard the worn out clothes

atshnyie nü ava kü hei


vāh-há

(Patsho) act of setting or planting punji sticks to prevent enemies from attack or raid.


vāhshîe

(Patsho) act of sharpening punji sticks.


vāhtèu

(Patsho) booby trap; it's a trap consisting of traditional arm kept hidden with a rope across animal trail that pull the trigger when animal passes through.


vāuhìe

(Patsho) come in contact, confront, encounter or meet


vèi-īe

(Patsho) fight: engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.


vēulàuh

/veʊ³³laʊʔ³¹/


vēu-ōkûm

(Patsho) hunting birds along the river to flock them towards the traps.


vēupōkshīh

(Patsho) excreta; bodily excretion or waste during a period of nesting.


vèutìngshōng kūap

/veu³¹tiŋ³¹ʃʰoŋ³³ kuap³³/


vìang

(Patsho) to strap by a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like around an object to carry or to bind stronger.


vìangthàh

/viaŋ³³tʰaʔ³¹/

(Patsho) intersect; (to cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide into parts)


vīk

(Patsho) whiz; to make a whirring or hissing sound, similar to that of an object speeding through the air.

(Patsho) to rush or move swiftly with such a sound.


vìshākîuh

/vi³¹ʃʰa³³kiuʔ⁵²/

(Patsho) credit or acknowledge someone for their contribution.


vīu

(Patsho) wallow; to roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.

(Patsho) to live or exist in filth or in a sickening manner.


ūhjīu

(Patsho) hunting at the place where animal comes for food or water.


ūhkûm

(Patsho) hunting done by a group of people while a group of men chases the animal to a group waiting to pull the trigger.


ū-îe

(Patsho) exchange of words like in a debate.


ū-ìeshā

/u³³ie³¹ʃʰa³³/


tshīk

(Patsho) act of striking or hitting; to blow on the surface of the ground with a spade especially a thin layer of soil at a time.


ùtēu

(Patsho) book or reserve especially of Marriage.


tāimīe

(Patsho) tame; (chiefly of animals) mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact.


tàlòuh

(Patsho) to put on a shawl or blanket: to cover with, or as if with, a shawl or blanket.


tàngsǜlàng

/taŋ³¹sə³¹laŋ³¹/

(Patsho) morality; Recognition of the distinction between good and evil or between right and wrong; respect for and obedience to the rules of right conduct; the mental disposition or characteristic of behaving in a manner intended to produce morally good results.


tàp

(Patsho) chop; to cut into pieces with bigger and heavy tools like Dao or machete in a short, vigorous cutting motions.

(Patsho) to taste; to sample the flavor of something orally.


tàppìk

(Patsho) chop; to cut into smaller pieces.


tàpthàh

/tap³¹tʰʔ³¹/

(Patsho) to cut break elongated or slender object like wood or ropes.


tāvâ

(Patsho) to draw water or fluid by sucking a pipe.


tēmkêu

/tɛm³³kɛu⁵²/

(Patsho) to get caught birds using birdlime.


thāhlòuh

/tʰaʔ³³louʔ³¹/


thàngmàng

/tʰaŋ³¹maŋ³¹/


thàu

(Patsho) to hit with that car or hit by a bull's head.


thāupīng

(Patsho) punch multiple people at a time.


théu

(Patsho) follow; to go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.


thìe

(Patsho) orderly arrange things or keep at proper place.


thīh-àhvà

/ tʰiʔ³³aʔ³¹va³¹/


thīkshīe

/tʰik³³ʃʰie³³/

(Patsho) jump over or across something like fence, barricades or gorges.


thínglóuh

/ tʰiŋ⁵⁵leuʔ⁵⁵/


thīp-àh

/ tʰip³³aʔ³¹/

(Patsho) choke; to kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.


thōhchūh

/ tʰoʔ³³tʃʰuʔ³³/


thōh-îe

/ tʰoʔ³³ie⁵²/


thōhlòuh

/ tʰoʔ³³louʔ³¹/


thōhlǖkhúa

/tʰoʔ³³lə³³kʰua̯⁵⁵/


thōhshá

/tʰoʔ³³ʃʰa⁵⁵/


thòilùoh

/tʰoi̯³¹luo̯ʔ³²/


thòishā

/tʰoi³¹ʃʰa³³/


thōk

(Patsho) to become detached or to drop from.


thòlò

(Patsho) agreed or respond; to signal a positive response.


thòlòuh

/tʰo³¹loʊ̯ʔ³²/


thóng

(Patsho) hit; to make a physical contact with; the act of striking.


thōng

(Patsho) overlay; to put one thing on top of another.

(Patsho) a covering over something else or to obstruct the opening.


thōngíe

/tʰoŋ³³ie⁵⁵/

(Patsho) choke; to be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).


thōngîe

/tʰoŋ³³ie ⁵²/

(Patsho) encounter to engage in conflict.


thōnglòngthùa

/tʰoŋ³³loŋ³¹tʰua̯³¹/

(Patsho) the belief that human spirit has left the body being captured by the counterfeit spirit somewhere in the wild.


thóngthíu

/tʰoŋ⁵⁵tʰiu⁵⁵/

(Patsho) hit; to tighten something by hitting against another object.


thóshá

/tʰo⁵⁵ʃʰa⁵⁵/

(Patsho) formulate; to put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.


thòshī

/tʰo³¹ʃʰi⁵⁵/

(Patsho) reply; to give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer.


thòu

(Patsho) clothe; to adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.


thūa

(Patsho) hit someone accidentally or not, such that forceful physical contact has been made.


thúam

(Patsho) to add a layer of sheets beneath the main ones.


thùam-àh

/tʰua̯m³¹aʔ³¹/


thùamkǜkìuh

/tʰua̯m³¹kü³¹kiuʔ³¹/


thūapshōng

/tʰua̯p³³ʃʰoŋ³³/


thūathám

(Patsho) help in times of difficulties etc.


thǖchīk

/tʰə³³tʃʰik³³/


thūih

(Patsho) chipped; break away fragment from: to break small piece from the larger ones of solid.


thǖkhū

/tʰə³³kʰu³³/

(Patsho) qualified; meeting the standard or criteria for recruitment.


thǖkhúa

/tʰə³³kʰua⁵⁵/

(Patsho) able to get through or get enrolled into elite class or reputable institution.


thǖlēu

/tʰə³³leu³³/

(Patsho) extended or extension of something.


thǖlòuh

/tʰə³³louʔ³¹/


thǖmīlākkī

/tʰə³³mi³³lak³³ki³³/


thūo

(Patsho) finished; when something runs out of stock especially an eatable stuffs.


thūoh

/tʰə³³ʃʰaʔ³³/


thǖpēm

/tʰə³³pem³³/


thǖpìkkò

/tʰə³³pik³¹ko³¹/


thùshā

/tʰu³¹ʃʰa³³/


thǖshīu

/tʰə³³ʃʰiu³³/


thǖsím

/tʰə³³ʃim³¹/


thǖthīeh

/tʰə³³tʰieʔ³³/


thǖthíu

/tʰə³³tʰiu⁵⁵/


thǖthó

/tʰə³³tʰo⁵⁵/

(Patsho) to furnish or refine: to make it perfect


thǖvâu

/tʰə³³vau⁵²/


thǖyāmkō

/tʰə³³jam³³ko³³/


tīngthò

/tiŋ³³tʰo³¹/

(Patsho) a favourable outcome as one's expectation.


tsùi

(Patsho) flush; to cleanse by flooding with generous quantities of a fluid.


tsūptsùp

(Patsho) muscle movement; to draw open and close by means of contraction of voluntary muscles.


tǖjēijēi

/tə³³ʃʰok³³ʃʰok³³/


tǖngāungàu

/tə³³ŋau³³ŋau³³/


sá-îe

(Patsho) to suck leg between something or in a mud.


sānghùi

/ʃaŋ³³hui³¹/

(Patsho) initial stage of clearing weeds in a jhum field.


sānglū

(Patsho) suggest, ask or inquire though not necessary.


sāngsāng shōshô

/ʃɑŋ³³ʃɑŋ³³ʃʰo³³ʃʰo⁵²/


sāngtsēih

(Patsho) the process of making fire in old traditional way


sāuhīe

(Patsho) to accidentally encounter confrontation.


sēisêi

/sɛi³³sɛi⁵²/


sêishā

/sei⁵²ʃʰa³³/


sêm

(Patsho) to touch search in water either with the intend to find something or remove unwanted remnants.


sēm

(Patsho) exerting mild pain in a body that may become serious overtime.


sēp

(Patsho) To blow one's nose in order to remove mucus.


shāhjā

/ʃʰaʔ³³tʃa³³/

(Patsho)to produce timber manually especially using Dao/machete.


shāhtâ

(Patsho) lumber transportation especially by dragging.


shàhtèu

/ʃaʔ³³teu³¹/

(Patsho) to record information a document or file especially a hand written note.


shāih

(Patsho) To detach or to take apart an elongated object from the parent object.