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lucid - (adj.) a tleu , a fiang<br />

lucidity - (n.) fiannak , thiannak<br />

luck - (n.) van ; van ttha van chia<br />

luckily - (adv.) vantthat ah<br />

luckless - (adj.) van ngei lomi.<br />

lucky - (adj.) van tthami.<br />

lucrative - (adj.) tangka tampi a chuahpi khomi thil<br />

lucre - (n.) tangka in siseh, thil in siseh, miakmi.<br />

ludicrous - (adj.) nihchuak a simi thil<br />

lug - (v.) rit ngaiin hnuh, put.<br />

luggage - (n.) khualtlawnnak i i phorhmi thil<br />

lukewarm - (adj.) lum hrot lo kik hrot lo , a laklawh a simi<br />

lull - (v.) 1. thil, hngilhter. 2. daihter; e.g. The captain lulled our fear = Keptenpa nih kan ttihnak (thinphannak) kha a daihter.<br />

lull - (n.) thil le ruah a hung cah i dai tein a hung um khi.<br />

lullaby - (n.) nau oihnak hla.<br />

lumber - (n.) thingah<br />

lumberman - (n.) thingattu<br />

lumberyard - (n.) thingah zuarnak hmun<br />

luminary - (n.) van i ceunak petu thil hna khi<br />

luminous - (adj.) a ceumi thil<br />

lump - (n.) 1. thil tlang, hlum, pakhatkhat, zei ngaw ti awk set a um lomi. 2. bo, phing; e.g. There is a lump on his head = A lu ah bo a um.<br />

lump - (v.) hlum, i hlum; e.g. The sugar lumped when it became wet = A cin tikah thanthling cu aa hlum.<br />

lunacy - (n.) hruhnak<br />

lunar - (adj.) thlapa he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. Lunar eclipse = Thlapa dawpdolh.<br />

lunatic - (n.) mihrut<br />

lunch - (n.) chuncaw<br />

luncheon - (n.) chuncaw, hihi cu phungphai ngei deuh a si.<br />

lung - (n.) cuap<br />

lurch - (n.) aa lei; e.g. The ship gave a lurch = Tilawng kha aa lei.<br />

lurch - (v.) sawn; e.g. The drunkard lurched forward = Zuripa cu hmailei ah a sawn; leave in the lurch = harnak <strong>to</strong>n lio i bawmh duh lio i cuka<br />

hmun i kal tak.<br />

lure - (n.) lemnak , coktarh<br />

lure - (v.) lem; e.g. The fox was lured in<strong>to</strong> the trap = Cenghngia cu rap coktarh nih rap chungah a lem i aa foih.<br />

lurid - (adj.) a senmi, mei nih a sentermi mui.<br />

lurk - (v.) a thli tein bawh ziar , rak bawh<br />

luscious - (adj.) a thawmi, a hang a tampi.<br />

lush - (adj.) a tammi , a hringmi; e.g. Lush grass grows along the river banks = Tiva kamah ram hring detdut in an um.<br />

lust - (n.) pumsa duhnak , duhnak tthawng<br />

luster - (n.) tleunak, ceunak, minthannak.<br />

lustful - (adj.) pumsa duhnak aa sum lomi<br />

lustily - (adv.) pumsa duhnak ngaiin thil a tuahmi.<br />

lustrous - (adj.) tleunak a ngeimi; e.g. Lustrous pearls = A tleumi pale lungvar.<br />

lusty - (adj.) a ngan a dam i a taksa a tthami<br />

luxuriant - (adj.) tampi; e.g. He had a luxuriant head of hair = A lu ah sa tampi a um.<br />

luxurious - (adj.) a ttha i a man a fak i a nuami thil; e.g. Luxurious house = Inn ttha, inn nuam.<br />

luxury - (n.) 1. rum ngai le nuam ngaiin nun 2. thil man sung a tlawm i a har ngaimi kan i cawk khawh set lomi khi; e.g. Meat is a luxury = Sa cu<br />

kannih caah cun thil man-sung, kan i cawk khawh set lomi a si<br />

lye - (n.) cangal<br />

lying - (v.) lihchim.<br />

lying - (adj.) lih a chimmi, "lie" kha zoh.<br />

lymph - (n.) taksa chungin a chuakmi ti, a sen lomi, zawtnak vennak.<br />

lynch - (v.) a bia ceih set lo i thah men<br />

lyre - (n.) tingtang phung khat<br />

lyric - (n.) hla, dawtnak hla, a tam bik cu a phuahtu nih a lung chung i a ummi a langhternak.<br />

lyrical - (adj.) lyre tingtang he thuanhmi phun hla.<br />

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macadam - (n.) lungdenmi<br />

macadamize - (v.) lungdenmi kha lam i <strong>to</strong>ih i cuticun lam kha fek tein ser<br />

macaroni - (n.) khauhsuai bantuk a simi rawl<br />

mach number - (n.) thil kal a ranning tahning, mach khat cu suimilam pakhat ah khan 760 hrawng a rang tinak a si<br />

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