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merely - (adv.) menmen caah; e.g. I said it merely as a joke = Capo caah ka chim menmi a si<br />

merge - (v.) fonh<br />

meridian - (n.) ni nih van i a sannak bik hmun a phak caan , chunlaicer<br />

merit - (n.) 1. tthatnak; e.g. His work has some merit = A rian cu tthatnak a ngei ve 2. a sining taktak in; e.g. The court will judge the case on its<br />

own merits = Biaceihtu nih bia cu a si ningte khan an ceih ko lai<br />

merit - (v.) hmuh awk i i tlak; e.g. Me merits the prize he won = Mintthatnak laksawng a hmuhmi cu a hmuh awkah aa tlak hrim<br />

meri<strong>to</strong>rious - (adj.) laksawng hmuh awk i aa tlakmi tuahnak / thil<br />

merrily - (adv.) lunglawm ngaiin<br />

merriment - (n.) lunglawmhnak tuahnak make merry: i nuamh, i nuamhnak tuah<br />

merry - (adj.) lunglawm thanuam a simi<br />

mesh - (n.) sur vang; e.g. This net has half inch meshes = Hi sur hi vang lehmah cheu a si<br />

mesmerise - (v.) British. camh, hamh.<br />

mesmerism - (n.) camh in minung pakhat nih a dang pakhat cung i a lungthin le tuahnak tei khawhnak a ngeihmi, i hngilh bantukin a umter<br />

khawhmi<br />

mesmerist - (n.) cu bantuk camh a thiammi<br />

mesmerize - U.S. camh, hamh.<br />

mess - (n.) 1. hnokcur in um; e.g. Her room was a mess = A khan cu hnokcur in a um 2. ningcang loin um; e.g. His business was in a mess = A<br />

chawleh aa ningcang lo 3. hmunkhat i rawl cinak<br />

mess - (v.) hnawhter, thurter; e.g. The children messed their room = Ngakchia nih an khan kha an hnawhter<br />

message - (n.) biacahmi bia<br />

messenger - (n.) bia phortu<br />

Messr. - (n.) plural of Mr.<br />

met - (v.) past tense and past participle of meet, <strong>to</strong>n.<br />

metabolism - (n.) kan pum chung i rawl kha thi i a can i pum nih a hman ti lomi pum leng i a chuahning<br />

metal - (n.) a hakmi thil , thir , dar , sui , ngun , suan , dan , etc.<br />

metal - (adj.) a hakmi thil in sermi<br />

metallic - (adj.) a hakmi thil a lomi<br />

metamorphose - (v.) pum le mui i thlen; e.g. Tadpoles metamorphose in<strong>to</strong> frogs = Buluk cu sawngpate ah an i thleng<br />

metamorphosis - (n.) pum le mui i thlennak; e.g. Tadpoles become frogs by metamorphosis = Buluk kna sawngpate i an cannak cu pum le mui i<br />

thlennak in a si<br />

metaphor - (n.) tahchuhnak; e.g. He has a heart of s<strong>to</strong>ne = Lung bantukin a hakmi lungthin a ngei<br />

metaphorical - (adj.) tahchunhnak a simi<br />

metaphorically - (adv.) tahchunhnak in<br />

metaphysics - (n.) thil a sining taktak hngalh i zuamnak cawnnak<br />

mete - (v.) tah, mah hmuh ding cio kha tahpiak i pek, inter<br />

meteor - (n.) arfi zuang<br />

meteorite - (n.) arfi zuang , vawlei a phanmi<br />

meteorological - (adj.) nikhua tahnak he aa pehtlaimi<br />

meteorology - (n.) nikhua a chia lai maw a ttha lai ti hngalh khawhnak fimnak<br />

meter - (n.) 1. lehhmah 39.37 a saumi 2. tahnak; e.g. Water meter = Ti a tlawmtam tahnak<br />

method - (n.) 1. thil ttining , rianttuan ning 2. ningcang zulhmi lam<br />

methodical - (adj.) ningcang tein tuahmi<br />

methodically - (adv.) ningcang tein<br />

metronome - (n.) hla veinak seh<br />

metropolis - (n.) ram khat chung khuapi bik<br />

metropolitan - (adj.) khuapi chung i a ummi; e.g. Metropolitan police = Khuapi chung palik<br />

mew - (v.) chizawh ngeu<br />

mice - (n.) plural of mouse, zu<br />

micro - (adj.) a hmemi<br />

microbe - (n.) mit in hmuh khawh lomi rungrul<br />

microphone - (n.) aw thanternak bia vun chimnak kuate khi<br />

microscope - (n.) thil hme ngaingaimi a nganter i mit in hmuh khawh awkin tuahnak seh , a bih in bihmi<br />

mid - (n., adj.) a laifang<br />

midday - (n.) chunlai<br />

middle - (adj.) laifang a simi<br />

middle-aged - (adj.) tar tuk lo , no tuk lo , kum 45-65 hrawngmi<br />

Middle Ages - (n.) Caan Karlak Chan, A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng.<br />

middle class - (n.) zapi zaran pawl<br />

midland - (n.) ram laifang<br />

midmost - (adj.) a laifang bik<br />

midnight - (n.) zantim<br />

midst - (n.) lakah , chungah; e.g. In our midst = Kan lakah, kan chungah<br />

midstream - (adj.) tiva laifang<br />

midsummer - (n.) tthal laifang<br />

midwife - (n.) nau chuahtertu sayama<br />

might - (n.) tthawnnak<br />

might - (v.) hmanh maw, men lai, sual lai; e.g. He might be able <strong>to</strong> help you = An bawmh khawh hmanh maw<br />

mighty - (adj.) a tthawngmi<br />

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