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loom - (n.) thiam, thilpuan tahnak thiam, fiang tein hung langh; e.g. A large rock loomed above the water = Ti cungah lung nganpi a lang<br />

loop - (n.) 1. hri vel 2. tili<br />

loop - (v.) vel; The road looped around the loop = Lam cu tili vel in a kal<br />

loophole - (n.) vampang awng<br />

loose - (adj.) 1. hren lomi; e.g. The horse is loose = Rang cu hren loin a um 2. a fek lomi, aa longmi 3. aa tet lomi, a reng lomi 4. a dormi; e.g.<br />

Loose soil = Vawlei dor loose bowels: chungtlik break loose: zam, luat; e.g. He broke loose from prison = Thonginn in a zam set loose: thlah;<br />

e.g. He set the chickens loose in the field = Lo ah ar a thlah hna<br />

loose - (v.) 1. thlah, thlahdorh, hri dorh 2. zunram kal<br />

loosely - (adv.) dor ngaiin, reng loin<br />

loosen - (v.) phoih , dorh , hri dorh<br />

looseness - (n.) dorhnak, feh lonak, rengh lonak<br />

loot - (n.) fir , ramh<br />

lop - (v.) cik , tan<br />

lopsided - (adj.) kam khattelei lawng a rit tukmi<br />

lord - (n.) bawipa<br />

Lord - (n.) Pathian<br />

lore - (n.) tuanbia<br />

lorn - (v.) forlorn = hlawt cangmi<br />

lorry - (n.) thil phorhnak mawttawka<br />

lose - (v.) 1. ngeih ti lo, thlau, sungh 2. i sum khawh lo; e.g. He loses his temper = A thinhun aa sum kho lo 3. sungh; e.g. The army lost healvily<br />

yesterday = Nizan ah ralkap pawl tthalo tein an sung 4. thlau; e.g. I may lose my book = Ka cauk ka thlau sual lai lose face: hmaithlau, a sullam cu<br />

ningzah <strong>to</strong>n lose bead: thinhun i tuahmi zei a si ti hngalh ti lo lose oneself: tuahmi thil cung i lungthin chiah tuk i a dang zeihmanh hngalh ti lo<br />

lose track of: thawngpang i theih ti lo<br />

lose one's head - (v.) 1. thinhun i tuahmi zei a si ti hngalh ti lo; 2. a lung a caw.<br />

loser - (n.) thil thlautu , a sungtu<br />

loss - (n.) thlaunak sunghnak at a loss: zei tuah awk hngal loin um<br />

lost - (v.) past tense and participle of lose, thlau, sungh.<br />

lot - (n.) 1. tampi, e.g. He has a lot of friends = Hawi tampi a ngei 2. vawlei, ram, cheumi; e.g. He has a small lot = Vawlei bite a ngei<br />

lot - (adv.) deuh ngaingai; e.g. He feels a lot better = A ttha deuh ngangai<br />

lotion - (n.) tak i thuhmi si<br />

lottery - (n.) awngbali<br />

lotus - (n.) lili pangpar phun khat<br />

loud - (adj.) thawng a thangmi; e.g. Loud noise = A thawng a thangmi thawng<br />

loudly - (adv.) thawng thang ngaiin<br />

loudness - (n.) thawngthannak<br />

loudspeaker - (n.) thang piin biachimnak seh<br />

lounge - (n.) nuam tein umnak khan<br />

lounge - (v.) a nuamhning in um , kal , tthut , ih; e.g. They lounged on the beach = Rili kam ah an i nuam<br />

louse - (n.) thah pakhat. lice = thah pakhatnak tam.<br />

lousy - (adj.) thah tammi, a hnawmmi, nehsawh awk a simi<br />

lovable - (adj.) dawt awk a simi<br />

love - (n.) 1. dawtnak 2. lentecelh (tennis) i zeihmanh hmuh lo khi love a si.<br />

love - (v.) 1. dawt. 2. duh; e.g. Fall in love = I duh; They fall in love = An i duh; Make love = hmanh, pom; There is no love lost between them =<br />

An i hua.<br />

loveless - (adj.) dawtnak um lomi<br />

loveliness - (n.) dawhnak<br />

lovelorn - (adj.) dawt til lo ruang i lungleng ngai i a ummi<br />

lovely - (adj.) aa dawh ngaimi<br />

lover - (n.) dawtu , duhtu<br />

loving - (adj.) dawtu a simi , duhtu a simi<br />

lovingly - (adv.) dawtnak in<br />

low - (adj.) 1. a niam; e.g. Our foots<strong>to</strong>ol is <strong>to</strong>o low = Kan thing tthutdan a niam tuk. 2. a tlawm; e.g. Our supply of rice is low = Kan facang<br />

ngeihmi a tlawm. 3. minauta a simi.<br />

low-spirited - (adj.) a lung a dongmi<br />

lower - (adj.) a niam deuhmi<br />

lower - (v.) 1. man tthumh 2. tthumh; e.g. They lowered the flag = Alan an tthumh.<br />

lowermost - (adj.) a niam bikmi<br />

lowland - (n.) ram niam<br />

lowliness - (n.) <strong>to</strong>idornak.<br />

lowly - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>i i aa dor ngaimi<br />

lowly - (adv.) <strong>to</strong>idor ngaiin<br />

loyal - (adj.) zumh awk tlak a simi<br />

loyalist - (n.) zumh awk tlak in a ummi.<br />

loyalty - (n.) zumh awk tlakmi sinak<br />

lubricant - (n.) a naltertu si<br />

lubricate - (v.) nal seh ti i si thuh<br />

lubrication - (n.) nalternak<br />

lubrica<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) a naltertu, minung a si zongah thil a si zongah.<br />

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