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sleep of the night | Zanmu (n) |
midnight | Zanril (n) |
the afternoon, evening | Zantieng (n) |
in the evening | Zantieng le (adv) |
the cool evening | Zantieng ni nem (n) |
every night, nightly, night after night | Zantin (adv) |
that has increased (fire) | Zap (v) |
to fan, to winnow, to flap, to flutter | Zâp (v) |
shame, shy | Zapa (adj) |
the hips, the side of the upper (backside) part of the thigh, popliteal fossa | Zaper (n) |
to fan clean, to clean by fanning | Zapfai (v) |
a Hmar Vangsie sub clan | Zapte (n) |
name of a creeping plant | Zapui (n) |
to hang up (as cloth on line, etc), to spread (as sail) | Zar (v) |
to shade, to overshadow, to make roof | Zar (v) |
a bough, a branch | Zar (n) |
through, by the help of, by means of, by virtue of, because of, by the favour of | Zar/zara/zarin (prep) |
a chewing tobacco | Zarda (n) |
name of a species of ‘vazar’ bird | Zârlubuong (n) |
the shelf over the fire in a Hmar house | Zarluong (n) |
name of a species of bird | Zarthriawr (n) |
poetical term for ‘vazar’ bird | Zarva (n) |
to receive help or blessing | Zarzo (n) |
a crafty spirit believed to be commissioned to seize the spirit of hundred people every day. When not sufficient sick people died in a day to make the hundredth mark, the spirit is obliged to seize the life of a healthy human being. Hence, when a person died suddenly or while in sleep, his spirit is considered to be snatched by ‘zasam’ and hence, the term ‘zasam ilak = snatched away by zasam or a general term that refers to a sudden death. The spirit is also believed to be stealing the catches of traps and fishing nets laid by hunters | Zasam (n) |
to tickle, to itch | Zat (v) |
to equal in quantity, number, amount, etc | Zat (v) |
number, quantity, amount, etc | Zat (n) |
equal shares, equal number | Zat le zat (n) |
a Hmar Thiek sub clan | Zate (n) |
less important | Zathni hnuoi (n) |
a half, one of two equal parts | Zatve (adj) |
one-fourth, a quarter, half of half | Zatve zatve (adj) |
large, extensive, comprehensive, etc | Zau (adj) |
to expand, to extend, to enlarge | Zauh (v) |
doing things in a discreet and fast manner | Zauh (adv) |
action done in a fast manner by one who is not big (anchawm zauh zauh means the one that jumps is not big) | Zauh zauh (adv) |
children born out of wedlock, born when one’s parents are not legally married | Zaunau (n) |
a traditional ritual performed for one’s maternal grandfather or maternal uncles and vice-versa | Zawk (v) |
level, to be level, a flat surface | Zawl (adj) |
to mate (animals) | Zawl (v) |
to be possessed (by a spirit, etc) | Zawl (v) |
to be friendly with | Zawl (v) |
a traditional Hmar man’s best friend ordained with certain rite and rituals | Zawl (n) |
meat of the back or hind of an animal meant for ‘zawl’ | Zawl sazang (n) |
the name of a philtre, a love potion | Zawlaidi (n) |
a youth dormitory, a guest house, a large house where all the young unmarried men of the village sleep at night | Zawlbuk (n) |
threadworm | Zawlhmer (n) |
a fine imposed on those who commit sexual offences | Zawllei (n) |
paying of ‘zawllei’ | Zawllei chawi (v) |
a Hmar Ngurte sub clan | Zawllien (n) |
a flat rock surface arranged for the leader of a singing party to sit during Sikpui festival in a pre-Christian era Hmar society (one of such is still available in Zopui, near Senvon in Manipur where Sikpui was said to be last celebrated till late 19th century) | Zawllung (n) |
a prophet | Zawlnei (n) |
a shawl spread by a girl for a boy to signal to him that she wishes to marry her (the boy will take home the shawl if he agrees to the proposal) | Zawlpuonpha (n) |
a species of green cricket | Zawlzong (n) |
to connect, to join to, to subscribe, to affix | Zawm (v) |
to obey, to comply with, to join | Zawm (v) |
lazy, to be lazy | Zawmthaw (adj) |
to carry (by two or more persons) | Zawn (v) |
opposite to, opposite side | Zawn (adj) |
stave | Zawn fung (n) |
a question, question paper | Zawna (n) |
opposite to, in line with, straight | Zawnah (adv) |
to seek, to search, to look for, to find out | Zawng (v) |
a monkey | Zawng (n) |
direction, position | Zawng (adj) |
an index | Zawng awlna (n) |
to be in complete mess and disorder, a total chaos, delirium | Zawng mangsie ang (phrase) |
touching one’s own wounds like monkeys did | Zawng pânna nei ang (phrase) |
a type of monkey trap | Zawng tlak (n) |
a wrong victim (a punishment meant for monkey given to a baboon) | Zawng tuor ai Ngauin tuor (phrase) |
a particular form or pattern of bamboo fence | Zawngbil (n) |
a particular form or pattern of bamboo fence | Zawngdaikal (n) |
the dolphin, a porpoise | Zawngdulinu (n) |
smallpox | Zawnghri (n) |
a variety of wild tree | Zawngnelthing (n) |
to become addicted to | Zawngsak (v) |
discover | Zawngsuok (v) |
a monkey trap | Zawngthlak (n) |
the name of a tree and its fruit which resembles a large bean (Parkia speciosa) | Zawngtra (n) |
small petai bean, smaller and less bitter variety of ‘zawngtra’ | Zawngtrate (n) |
a stretcher, a palanquin | Zawnna (n) |
well-immersed with any liquid, damp | Zawp (adj) |
to sell, to put up for sale, to trade with | Zawr (v) |
persuade, persuading (with something on offer) | Zawr (v) |
to enjoin, to join together | Zawt (v) |
old jhumland of more than 2 years | Ze (n) |
zebra | Zebra (n) |
smart, elegant in doing things | Zei (adj) |
sexy | Zeizel (adj) |
to tickle | Zel (v) |
to remove the cover using a knife | Zel (v) |
to tie around | Zêl (v) |
trance, to put into a trance | Zêl (v) |
to be in a trance, to fall into a trance | Zela um (v) |
speculative opinion, one’s supposed idea | Zêldin (v) |
not really true, untrue story | Zêldin thu (n) |
to include, to take in | Zêllût (v) |
smart, elegant | Zelthel (adj) |
flint | Zelung (n) |
round, to entwine (as creeper), to bind, to twist or wind round | Zem (v) |