Khasi–English Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
nga	pronoun	I	Nga don hangne mynta. I am here now.
me	pronoun	you	Me dei u paralok jong nga. You are my friend.
u	pronoun	he	U long uba jrong bha. He is very tall.
ka	pronoun	she	Ka don ha iing. She is at home.
ngi	pronoun	we	Ngi trei man ka sngi. We work every day.
ki	pronoun	they	Ki wan mynta ka sngi. They are coming today.
aiu	pronoun	what	Me kwah aiu? What do you want?
shaei	adverb	where	Ki shong shaei? Where do they live?
lano	adverb	when	Men wan lano? When will you come?
mano	pronoun	who	Mano uta u briew? Who is that person?
balei	adverb	why	Balei me sngewsih? Why are you sad?
kumno	adverb	how	Me tip kumno? How do you know?
long	verb	to be	Ki long kiba kmen bha. They are very happy.
leh	verb	to do	Nga leh ia ka kam jong nga. I do my work.
leit	verb	to go	Ngi leit sha skul. We go to school.
wan	verb	to come	Ki wan man ka step. They come every morning.
iohi	verb	to see	Nga iohi ia u bnai. I see the moon.
tip	verb	to know	Nga tip ia ka jubab. I know the answer.
pyrkhat	verb	to think	Ngi pyrkhat shaphang ka jingim. We think about life.
kwah	verb	to want	Nga kwah um. I want some water.
donkam	verb	to need	Ngi donkam shuh ka por. We need more time.
thaw	verb	to make	Ki thaw kpu ba bha. They make good bread.
shim	verb	to take	Shim ia kane ka kot sha iing. Take this book home.
ai	verb	to give	Sngewbha ai um ia nga. Please give me water.
ong	verb	to say	Wat ong kumta. Do not say that.
ialap	verb	to tell	Ialap ia ka jingïathuhkhana ha nga. Tell me the story.
kylli	verb	to ask	Nga kylli kawei ka jingkylli. I ask one question.
lap	verb	to find	Ngi lap ia ka lynti. We find the way.
peit	verb	to look	Peit ia ka bneng. Look at the sky.
pyndonkam	verb	to use	Ngi pyndonkam ia kane ka miej. We use this table.
trei	verb	to work	Ki trei ha sor. They work in the city.
bam	verb	to eat	U khynnah u bam ja. The child eats rice.
dih	verb	to drink	Nga dih sha ba shnong. I drink hot tea.
thiah	verb	to sleep	U khynnah shynrang u thiah mynta. The boy sleeps now.
iaid	verb	to walk	Ngi iaid sha skul. We walk to school.
mareh	verb	to run	U khynnah shynrang u mareh sted. The boy runs fast.
pule	verb	to read	Ka pule ia ka kot. She reads a book.
thoh	verb	to write	Nga thoh ia ka kyrteng jong nga. I write my name.
kren	verb	to speak	Ki kren Khasi bha. They speak Khasi well.
sngap	verb	to listen	Sngap ia ka jingrwai. Listen to the music.
sngew	verb	to hear	Nga sngew ia u slap. I hear the rain.
thied	verb	to buy	Ngi thied soh ba thymmai. We buy fresh fruit.
die	verb	to sell	Ki die dohkha hangne. They sell fish here.
siew	verb	to pay	Nga siew ia ka pisa. I pay the money.
iarap	verb	to help	Ki paralok ki iarap iwei ia iwei. Friends help each other.
ieit	verb	to love	Nga ieit ia ka iing ka sem jong nga. I love my family.
im	verb	to live	Ki im ha Shillong. They live in Shillong.
iap	verb	to die	Baroh ki briew ki iap ha kawei ka sngi. All people die someday.
pule	verb	to learn	Ki khynnah ki pule ha skul. Children learn at school.
hikai	verb	to teach	Ki hikai ia ki khynnah. They teach the children.
plie	verb	to open	Plie ia ka jingkhang mynta. Open the door now.
khang	verb	to close	Sngewbha khang ia ka jingïit. Please close the window.
briew	noun	person	Uta u briew u jingïah jingïeid. That person is kind.
shynrang	noun	man	Uta u shynrang u khlain. That man is strong.
kynthei	noun	woman	Ka kynthei ka kmen. The woman is happy.
khynnah	noun	child	U khynnah u thiah. The child is sleeping.
khynnah shynrang	noun	boy	U khynnah shynrang u pule bha. The boy reads well.
khynnah kynthei	noun	girl	Ka khynnah kynthei ka rwai jem. The girl sings softly.
iing ka sem	noun	family	Ka iing ka sem jong nga ka heh. My family is big.
kmie	noun	mother	Ka kmie jong nga ka don ha iing. My mother is home.
kpa	noun	father	U kpa jong nga u trei shitom. My father works hard.
paralok	noun	friend	Ka dei ka paralok jong nga. She is my friend.
iing	noun	house	Ka iing jong ki ka thymmai. Their house is new.
iing	noun	home	Nga leit sha iing. I am going home.
skul	noun	school	Ka skul ka don hajan. The school is nearby.
sor	noun	city	Kane ka sor ka paidbah. This city is busy.
ri	noun	country	Ka ri jong ngi ka itynnad. Our country is beautiful.
pyrthei	noun	world	Ka pyrthei ka dang kylla. The world is changing.
surok	noun	street	Ka surok ka jrong. The street is long.
kamra	noun	room	Kane ka kamra ka rit. This room is small.
por	noun	time	Ka por ka leit sted bha. Time goes very fast.
sngi	noun	day	Mynta ka sngi ka dei ka sngi kaba bha. Today is a good day.
miet	noun	night	Ka miet ka khriat. The night is cold.
step	noun	morning	Kane ka step ka itynnad. This morning is beautiful.
janmiet	noun	evening	Ka janmiet ka jai jai. The evening is calm.
taiew	noun	week	Kawei ka taiew ka lyngkot. One week is short.
bnai	noun	month	Une u bnai u bunkam. This month is busy.
snem	noun	year	Une u snem u kongsan. This year is important.
mynta ka sngi	adverb	today	Nga bunkam mynta ka sngi. I am busy today.
lashai	adverb	tomorrow	Ngin wan lashai. We will come tomorrow.
mynhynnin	adverb	yesterday	U wan mynhynnin janmiet. He came yesterday evening.
mynta	adverb	now	Wan hangne mynta. Come here now.
sngi	noun	sun	Ka sngi ka bynta hynrei ka shnong. The sun is hot.
bnai	noun	moon	U bnai u phyrnai ha kane ka miet. The moon is bright tonight.
khlur	noun	star	Ka khlur ka phyrnai haneng. A star shines above.
bneng	noun	sky	Ka bneng ka blue. The sky is blue.
khyndew	noun	earth	Ka khyndew ka paidbah paidbah. The earth is round.
ding	noun	fire	Ka ding ka shnong. The fire is hot.
um	noun	water	Ka um ka khuid bha. Water is very clear.
slap	noun	rain	U slap u jur. The rain is heavy.
lyer	noun	wind	U lyer u khriat. The wind is cold.
dieng	noun	tree	Uta u dieng u jrong. That tree is tall.
syntiew	noun	flower	Kane ka syntiew ka itynnad. This flower is beautiful.
lum	noun	mountain	Uta u lum u jrong. That mountain is high.
wah	noun	river	Ka wah ka jrong. The river is long.
duriaw	noun	sea	Ka duriaw ka heh. The sea is vast.
bam	noun	food	Ka bam ka bha. The food is good.
kpu	noun	bread	Nga bam kpu man ka sngi. I eat bread daily.
ja	noun	rice	Ngi bam ja mynta ka sngi. We eat rice today.
doh	noun	meat	Ki shet doh bha. They cook meat well.
dohkha	noun	fish	Nga thied dohkha ba dang bha. I buy fresh fish.
pylleng	noun	egg	Ka pylleng ka bynta. The egg is broken.
bum	noun	milk	U khynnah u dih bum. The child drinks milk.
soh	noun	fruit	Une u soh u bang. This fruit is sweet.
sha	noun	tea	Nga dih sha man ka sngi. I drink tea daily.
kophi	noun	coffee	Ka sngewtynnad ia ka kophi ba shnong. She likes hot coffee.
khlieh	noun	head	Ka khlieh jong nga ka pang mynta ka sngi. My head hurts today.
khmat	noun	eye	Ki khmat jong ka ki itynnad. Her eyes are beautiful.
shkor	noun	ear	Ka shkor jong nga ka pang bha. My ear hurts badly.
shyntur	noun	mouth	Plie ia ka shyntur jong me. Open your mouth wide.
khmut	noun	nose	Ka khmut jong u ka jrong. His nose is long.
kti	noun	hand	Sait ia ki kti jong me mynta. Wash your hands now.
kjat	noun	foot	U kjat jong nga u khriat. My foot is cold.
dohnud	noun	heart	Ka dohnud jong ka ka khlain. Her heart is strong.
kyrteng	noun	name	Ka kyrteng jong nga ka long John. My name is John.
kot	noun	book	Kane ka kot ka thymmai. This book is new.
ktien	noun	word	Kane ka ktien ka kongsan. This word is important.
ktien	noun	language	Ka Khasi ka dei ka ktien. Khasi is a language.
pisa	noun	money	Nga donkam shuh ka pisa. I need more money.
kam	noun	work	Kane ka kam ka shitom. This work is hard.
jingieit	noun	love	Ka jingieit ka kongsan bha. Love is very important.
jingrwai	noun	music	Ka jingrwai ka itynnad. The music is beautiful.
jia thuhkhana	noun	story	Ialap ia ka jingïathuhkhana ha nga. Tell me a story.
lynti	noun	way	Kane ka lynti ka suk. This way is easy.
jing	noun	thing	Kata ka jing ka thymmai. That thing is new.
jingim	noun	life	Ka jingim ka lyngkot bha. Life is very short.
jingkhang	noun	door	Ka jingkhang ka plie. The door is open.
miej	noun	table	Ka miej ka khia. The table is heavy.
shuki	noun	chair	Kane ka shuki ka rim. This chair is old.
kali	noun	car	Ka kali ka sted. The car is fast.
bha	adjective	good	Kane ka kot ka bha. This book is good.
sniew	adjective	bad	Kata ka bam ka sniew. That food is bad.
heh	adjective	big	Ka iing jong ki ka heh. Their house is big.
rit	adjective	small	Kane ka kamra ka rit. This room is small.
thymmai	adjective	new	Nga don ka kot ba thymmai. I have a new book.
rim	adjective	old	Kata ka iing ka rim. That house is old.
jrong	adjective	long	Ka surok ka jrong. The road is long.
lyngkot	adjective	short	Kane ka jingïathuhkhana ka lyngkot. This story is short.
jrong	adjective	high	Uta u lum u jrong. That mountain is high.
shit	adjective	hot	U sha u shit. The tea is hot.
khriat	adjective	cold	Ka um ka khriat. The water is cold.
kmen	adjective	happy	U khynnah u kmen. The child is happy.
sngewsih	adjective	sad	Ka sngewsih mynta ka sngi. She feels sad today.
itynnad	adjective	beautiful	Ka syntiew ka itynnad. The flower is beautiful.
suk	adjective	easy	Kane ka kam ka suk. This work is easy.
shitom	adjective	hard	Kane ka jinghikai ka shitom. This lesson is hard.
sted	adjective	fast	Kata ka kali ka sted. That car is fast.
suki	adjective	slow	U tymmen u iaid suki. The old man walks slow.
dei	adjective	right	Ka jubab jong me ka dei. Your answer is right.
bakla	adjective	wrong	Kata ka jubab ka bakla. That answer is wrong.
kongsan	adjective	important	Kane ka kot ka kongsan. This book is important.
shisha	adjective	true	Kane ka jingïathuhkhana ka shisha. This story is true.
dap	adjective	full	Ka bynta ka dap. The glass is full.
thylli	adjective	empty	Ka kamra ka thylli. The room is empty.
khynnah	adjective	young	Ka dang khynnah. She is still young.
khlain	adjective	strong	Uta u shynrang u khlain. That man is strong.
tlot	adjective	weak	U sngew tlot mynta ka sngi. He feels weak today.
saw	adjective	red	Ka syntiew ka saw. The flower is red.
jyrngam	adjective	green	U phlang u jyrngam. The grass is green.
sngap	adjective	yellow	Ka syntiew ka sngap. The flower is yellow.
iong	adjective	black	Ka pla ka iong. The bag is black.
lieh	adjective	white	Ka sla ka lieh. The paper is white.
hooid	interjection	yes	Hooid, nga sngewthuh mynta. Yes, I understand now.
em	interjection	no	Em, ngam lah leit. No, I cannot go.
ym	adverb	not	Um don hangne. He is not here.
bad	conjunction	and	U sha bad u kpu ki la bit. Tea and bread are ready.
lane	conjunction	or	Sha lane kophi ka long bha. Tea or coffee is fine.
hynrei	conjunction	but	U duk hynrei u kmen. He is poor but happy.
lada	conjunction	if	Lada me wan, khot ia nga. If you come, call me.
naba	conjunction	because	Nga sah naba u slap u hap. I stayed because it rained.
bad	preposition	with	Nga leit bad u paralok jong nga. I went with my friend.
khlem	preposition	without	U leit khlem pisa. He left without money.
na ka bynta	preposition	for	Kane ka jingïarap ka long na ka bynta jong me. This gift is for you.
na	preposition	from	Ka wan na iing. She came from home.
sha	preposition	to	Ngi leit sha skul. We went to school.