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mass - (v.) hmunkhat i pumhter; e.g. The troops are massed in one place = Ralkap cu hmunkhat ah an pumh hna<br />

mass meeting - (n.) zapi pumh<br />

mass production - (n.) tampi in khulrang in ser i chuah<br />

massacre - (n.) tampi thah<br />

massage - (v.) malit , hmeh<br />

masses - (n.) zapi<br />

massive - (adj.) tampi , nganpi , ritpi<br />

mast - (n.) tinbaw i alan thlainak tung<br />

master - (v.) 1. tei, uk 2. thiam; e.g. She mastered seven languages = Holh pasarih a thiam<br />

master - (n.) 1. thil siseh minung siseh, a uktu hna, a haotu hna 2. sayapa 3. rian a thiam ngaingaimi<br />

master key - (n.) innchung pakhat chung tawh vialte a hung khotu tawh<br />

masterful - (adj.) a thiam ngaimi<br />

masterly - (adj.) thiam ngaiin<br />

mastermind - (v.) thil pakhatkhat tuah tikah cu tuah ding a rak ruat hmasatu, cu tuahding ruah hmasat cu<br />

masterpiece - (n.) mi pakhatkhat nih thil a tuahmi lak i a ttha bikmi<br />

mastery - (n.) tei khawhnak, uk khawhnak<br />

mastiff - (n.) uico sadawithiam<br />

masturbate - (v.) mah le mah nu/pa duhnak i riamhter<br />

mat - (n.) pher<br />

mat - (v.) i sengh dih.<br />

match - (n.) 1. zuamnak; e.g. Football match = Pumpululh chuih i zuamnak. 2. tluk, zuam khotu; e.g. A boy is not a match for a man = Ngakchia<br />

cu upa zuam khotu (tluk) a si kho lo. 3. aa tlak; e.g. His suit and tie are a good match = A suit le a nektai an i tlak ngai. 4. meilah.<br />

match - (v.) i tlak; e.g. Her dress matches the colour (color) of her hair = A angki le a muisam kha an i tlak ngai.<br />

matchless - (adj.) tluk khawh lomi<br />

mate - (n.) 1. tuah khat chung i pakhat; e.g. He could not find the mate <strong>to</strong> his shoe = A kedan pakhat a hmu kho lo 2. hawikom; e.g. The were<br />

schoolmates = Sianginn kai lio hawikom an rak si<br />

mate - (v.) tuah khat i can; e.g. Birds mate in the spring = Vate cu thal ah tuah khat ah an cang (nu le va an si)<br />

material - (n.) thil<br />

materialism - (n.) thil pinah hin zeihmanh a um ti lo , thil lawng hi a biapi bik a si ko ti zumhnak<br />

materialist - (n.) thil lawng hi biapi a si tiin a zummi<br />

materialistic - (adj.) thil lawng hi biapi a si ti zumhnak a ngeimi<br />

materialize - (v.) thil i can, ruahnak kha a taktak i hun canter<br />

materially - (adv.) pumsa in , thil in<br />

maternal - (adj.) hringtu nu lei a simi thil<br />

maternity - (n.) hringtu nu sinak<br />

mathematical - (adj.) kanan lei thil a simi<br />

mathematically - (adv.) kanan in tuak in<br />

mathematician - (n.) kanan a thiammi<br />

mathematics - (n.) kanan phun paohpaoh<br />

mating season - (n.) sattil an phol caan<br />

matriarchal - (adj.) nu lei he aa pehtlaimi.<br />

matriarch - (n.) innchungkhar/phun chung i lu a simi nu.<br />

matriarchy - (n.) nu nih innchungkhar /phun chung i a lu tlai , nu roco phun<br />

matrices - (n.) matrix in plural form, matrix zoh.<br />

matriculate - (v.) luh, college i luh, tang hra awn i college i luh; e.g. He was matriculated in<strong>to</strong> college = College ah a lut.<br />

matriculation - (n.) college luhnak; e.g. matriculation examination = college luhnak ca i tualmi camipuai.<br />

matrimonial - (adj.) tthitumhnak he aa pehtlaimi thil<br />

matrimony - (n.) tthitumhnak<br />

matrix - (n.) ca namnak seh ha an thletnak bawm, cu bantukin thil thletnak i hmanmi bawm<br />

matron - (n.) nu bawda le si inn i zohkhenhtu i chiahmi nu upa<br />

matted - (adj.) aa sengh dihmi<br />

matter - (n.) 1. thil 2. thil pakhatkhat a hung ummi; e.g. An important matter kept him from going <strong>to</strong> his village = Thilbiapi pakhat nih an khua kal<br />

kha a thlauh 3. cauk chung i ummi thil/ruahnak; e.g. The matter in your book is good but the style is bad = Na cauk chung i ruahnak a ummi cu a<br />

ttha, sihmanhselaw na ttialning cu a ttha lo 4. harnak; e.g. What is the matter with the sick child? - A zawmi ngakchia kha zeidah a harnak a si? 5.<br />

What is the matter with you? = Na zeidah a ti? 6. <strong>to</strong>ngh khawh hmuh khawhmi thil; e.g. Wood and s<strong>to</strong>ne are matters = Thing le lung cu <strong>to</strong>ngh<br />

khawhmi thil an si matter of: e.g. The distance between Mangnu and <strong>Hakha</strong> is a matter of six miles = Mangnu le <strong>Hakha</strong> kar cu khan ruk hrawng a<br />

si ko as a matter of fact: a ngaingai ti ahcun for that matter: cu kong ah cun matter of course: a si lai ti komi thil what is the matter?:<br />

zeidah harnak/palhnak a um? Zeidah a si? matter of fact: thil a sining bak in chimmi/tuahmi<br />

matter - (v.) biapi a si; e.g. What people say matters <strong>to</strong> him = Mi nih a chimmi kha biapi ngaiin a ruah<br />

matter of fact - (n.) thil a sining bak in chimmi/tuahmi.<br />

matting - (n.) phertah<br />

mat<strong>to</strong>ck - (n.) hmuizum<br />

mattress - (n.) ihphah a chahmi<br />

mature - (adj.) 1. patling/nutling a simi; e.g. He is a mature man = Patling a si 2. ttha tein, tleng lakin ruahmi; e.g. He gives a mature opinion =<br />

Ruahnak tleng a chuahpi<br />

mature - (v.) 1. hmin; e.g. Pears mature quickly = Piar cu khulrangin an hmin 2. nutling/patling si; e.g. He matures faster than his brother = A<br />

unau nakin khulrang deuh in a patling<br />

maturely - (adj.) nutling/patling ngaiin<br />

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