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artistic - (adj.) hla lei, lam lei le thil dawh serthiamnak lei i thiamnak ngeih, theih khawhnak ngeih<br />

as - (adv.) 1. tahchunhnak ah, bantuk; e.g. Some work as carpentry is very tiresome = Lehtama rian bantuk hna hi rian har a si; 2. tluk; e.g. She<br />

is as pretty as her mother = A nu tluk in aa dawh<br />

as - (conj.) 1. caah; e.g. As you do not like chilies, I am not going <strong>to</strong> give you any = Makphek na duh lo caah kan pe lai lo; 2. tahchunh-nak; e.g.<br />

Asian countries, such as Myanmar, India = Asia ram pawl, tahchunhnak ah Kawlram, India hei ti bantuk; 3. bantukin; e.g. Why is he dressed as a<br />

woman? = Zeicahdah nu bantukin aa thuamh?; 4. lioah; e.g. As a boy, he lived in Yangon = A ngakchiat lioah Yangon ah a rak um<br />

as - (n.) ttuanmi; e.g. He is working as a clerk = Cazi rian a ttuan<br />

as far as - (adv.) tiangah; e.g. as far as I know = Ka hngalh tiangah<br />

as good as - (adv.) a dih tluk a si ko, aa lim dengmang<br />

as well as - (adv.) zong; e.g. Facang a ka pek i cite zong a ka pek chih<br />

asbes<strong>to</strong>s - (n.) 1. inncung cihnak ca hmanmi thil phun khat; 2. mei khang khawh lomi puan phun khat<br />

ascend - (v.) kai , cunglei i kai<br />

ascertain - (v.) a si taktak maw si taktak lo ti kha fiang tein zoh; e.g. Ascertain that the door is locked = Innka aa hrenh taktak le taktak lo va zoh<br />

tuah<br />

ascetic - (n.) biaknak ruang i duhnak i sum ngai i a nungmi<br />

ascetic - (adj.) duhnak i sum ngai i nun<br />

ascribe - (v.) chuahter ti i ruah , puh; e.g. He ascribed his failure <strong>to</strong> bad luck = A sunghnak kah vanchiat ruangah a si tiah a ruah, vanchiat a puh<br />

ash - (n.) vutcam<br />

ashamed - (adj.) zahpi , ningzak<br />

ashore - (adv.) tiva kam, rili kam<br />

ashtray - (n.) kuakdap chiahnak kheng<br />

Asia - (n.) Asia ram<br />

Asian - (n.) Asia mi, Asia thil<br />

asiatic - (n., adj.) Asiami umtuning in a ummi<br />

aside - (adv.) khattelei kam i chiah; e.g.1. He put the book aside = Cuak kha khatlei kam ah a chiah (a rel ti lo); e.g.2. He turned aside = Khatlei ah<br />

aa mer<br />

asinine - (adj.) khacer bantuk, mihrut<br />

ask - (v.) 1. biahal; 2. man hauh; e.g. You ask <strong>to</strong>o much for it = a man fak tuk na hauh 3. sawm<br />

askance - (adv.) zumh lo nawn i zoh , ngiat<br />

aslant - (adv.) a sir in<br />

asleep - (adj.) hngilh , aa hngilh<br />

asp - (n.) sivai a ngeimi rul phun khat<br />

aspect - (n.) 1. muisam; e.g. He is a man of fierce aspect = Amah cu mi muisam tihnung, hringhro chia a si; 2. kap; e.g. All aspects of the question<br />

must be considered = Thil cu a kam kip in kan ruah awk a si<br />

asperity - (n.) thintawi , thinchiat<br />

asphalt - (n.) lam phah awk si nak a bangmi<br />

aspire - (v.) tum sang; e.g. He aspires <strong>to</strong> fame = Mi minthang si kha a tum<br />

ass - (n.) laa<br />

assail - (v.) 1. tuk; e.g. Thingtan in a tuk; 2. bia ttha loin ti; e.g. He assails him with bad language = Bia ttha loin a ti<br />

assailant - (n.) mi tutu , mi namtu , mi dotu<br />

assassin - (n.) ram uknak kong ah mi a thattu (fial chommi an si deuh tawn)<br />

assassinate - (v.) ram uknak kong i ram uktu thah<br />

assassination - (n.) ram uknak kong i thahnak<br />

assault - (n.) hriamnam in siseh , bia in siseh mi thuat<br />

assemble - (v.) pumhkhawmh<br />

assent - (v.) hnatlak<br />

assert - (v.) 1. a hman a dik hrimhrim tiah chim, thanh; 2. ka co ka hmuh awk a si ti peng<br />

assess - (v.) a man khiah , a khing thlai<br />

assessment - (n.) a man khiahnak, a khing thlainak<br />

assessor - (n.) man khiaktu , khing thlaitu<br />

asset - (n.) ngeihmi thil a tthahnemmi<br />

assign - (v.) 1. rianttuan awk pek; 2. rian thiah<br />

assimilate - (v.) 1. dawp , rawl dawp; 2. miphun dang umtuning le nunning i lak<br />

assimilation - (n.) 1. thi chung i rawl hang a luh; 2. miphun dang nunning i laknak<br />

assist - (v.) bawmh<br />

assistant - (n.) bawmtu<br />

associate - (n.) ttuanhawi<br />

associate - (v.) 1. ruahfonh; 2. komh , hawikomh<br />

association - (n.) aa kommi bu<br />

assorted - (adj.) phun dangdang hmunkhat i chiah timi, fonhmi<br />

assortment - (n.) phun dangdang chiah tinak, thil phun dangdang chiah timi hna<br />

assume - (v.) 1. ruah , zumh; e.g. I assume you can do the work = Rian cu na ttuan khawh lai tiah ka zumh, ruah; 2. ttuanvo lak; e.g. She<br />

assumes responsibility for the child = Ngakchia zohkhenh ttuanvo kha amah nih a lak; 3. i lawhter; e.g. He assumed the appearance of a calm man<br />

= A thin a phang nain a phang lo aa lawhter<br />

assumption - (n.) ruahnak , vancung kainak<br />

assurance - (n.) 1. a si hrimhrim tiah zumhnak; 2. mah le mah fek tein i bochan; e.g. He spoke with assurance = Hnangam ngaiin bia a chim<br />

assure - (v.) biakam tluk fek in bia chim<br />

asthma - (n.) khuhhrin zawtnak<br />

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