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ashness - (n.) <strong>to</strong>nghmang loin umnak, ruat setsai lo i raltthat thlorh i raltthat<br />

rasp - (n.) thing sahrai<br />

rasp - (v.) hnor, thing hnor<br />

rat - (n.) zu<br />

ratchet - (n.) ha ngeimi thir kual<br />

rate - (n.) khan; e.g. He can go at the rate of four miles an hour = Suimilam pakhat ah khan li khan in a kal kho at any rate: a zei a si hmanh ah<br />

at that rate: cuning ahcun, chukhan ahcun, cuti a si ahcun<br />

rather - (adv.) deuh; e.g. I would rather go <strong>to</strong>day than <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing nakin nihin ah ka kal deuh lai<br />

ratification - (n.) fehternak<br />

ratify - (v.) fehter<br />

rating - (n.) a tthat a chiat tuaknak<br />

ratio - (n.) khan; e.g. He has sheep and cows in the ratio of ten <strong>to</strong> three = Caw le tuu a ngeihning cu tuu pahra ah caw pathum khan lengmang in<br />

a si<br />

ration - (n.) rawl hmuh zat ding tuakpiakmi<br />

rational - (adj.) ruahnak in tuak khawhnak a ngeimi; e.g. As children go older, they become more rational = Ngakchia cu an hung upat deuh in<br />

ruahnak in tuak khawhnak an hun ngei deuh<br />

rationale - (n.) thil pakhatkhat tuah tik i zei ruangah dah ka tuah ti kan ruahnak nih a tuakmi khi rationale a si<br />

rationality - (n.) khuaruah khawhnak<br />

rationalization - (n.) thil pakhatkhat kan tuah i a hmaan set lomi ruang kan pekmi; tahchunhnak ah, minu pakhat cu cho ah a kai i a ba i aa din,<br />

sihmanhsehlaw ka ba ti duh loin, hika cu khuacuanhnak a rem tuk, a ti, cucu rationalization cu a si<br />

rationalize - (v.) a hmaan setsai lomi sullam pek<br />

rationally - (adv.) khuaruat ngaiin<br />

rattle - (v.) hnih i a thawng rinter khi; e.g. The wind rattled the windows = Thli nih thalang awng a hninh hna i an awn; The windows were rattling<br />

in the wind = Thli nih thlalangawng a hninh hna i an awn<br />

rattle - (n.) an i khawn thawng.<br />

rattle snake - (n.) rul sivai ttihnung ngaimi<br />

ravage - (v.) fak piin hrawh<br />

rave - (v.) fak piin au , thinhun ngaiin au len<br />

ravel - (v.) poih , phoih , a tlek , a ttet<br />

ravelling - (n.) phoihmi la, suetar angki chungin phoih/zuhmi la<br />

raven - (n.) langak phun khat<br />

ravening - (adj.) a rawl a tam i ttih a nung ngaingaimi (saram)<br />

ravenous - (adj.) seh a hrangmi<br />

ravine - (n.) horkuang thuk<br />

ravish - (v.) 1. lawmhter, lawmhnak in khater; e.g. He is ravished with her beauty = Aa dawhnak nih lawmhnak in a khahter 2. seh i kalpi; e.g. The<br />

lamb was ravished by the wolf from the flock = Tuufa cu cenghngia nih tuurun chung khan a se i a kalpi.<br />

ravishing - (adj.) a nuam ngaingaimi , duh awk ngaingai a simi<br />

raw - (adj.) 1. a hring; e.g. Raw meat = Sa hring 2. cuar a kawhnak hma; There is a raw spot on the horse where the harness rubbed = Rang cu<br />

a kengdan nih a hnornak zawn ah khan a cuar kawhnak a um<br />

rawhide - (n.) si in ciah rih lomi saphaw.<br />

ray - (n.) nichawn<br />

rayon - (n.) pu bantuk a simi la<br />

raze - (v.) hrawh cikcek, chimh dih cikcek.<br />

razor - (n.) hmurhmul/khahmul mehnak namte<br />

re-echo - (v.) thanter chin<br />

re-elect - (v.) thim tthan<br />

re-election - (n.) thim tthannak<br />

re-embark - (v.) tilawng chung i kai tthan i tilawng cun kal<br />

re-enforce - (v.) tthawnnak pek tthan<br />

re-enforcement - (n.) tthawnnak pek tthannak<br />

re-enter - (v.) luh tthan<br />

re-entry - (n.) luh tthannak<br />

re-establish - (v.) umter tthan, fehter tthan<br />

re-establishment - (n.) fehter tthannak<br />

re-form - (v.) i ser tthan, hung si tthan<br />

reach - (n.) phak , phanh<br />

react - (v.) lehrulh , kir tthan<br />

reaction - (n.) lehrulhnak , thil a hung kir tthanmi<br />

reactionary - (n.) tthatnak lei tu duh lo i rawhnak lei tu a duh deuhmi , dohtu lei i a tangmi<br />

read - (v.) carel, cacawn. read between the lines: a biafang sullam si loin a chung i aa thupmi sullam hngalh khawh i zuam ti a si. past tense and<br />

past participle of read ("red").<br />

readable - (adj.) rel (ca) khawh a simi<br />

reader - (n.) 1. careltu 2. carel cawnnak cauk<br />

readily - (adv.) khulrang tein<br />

readiness - (n.) timh cia tein umnak<br />

reading - (v.) carel<br />

reading - (n.) thil bawm cung i aa ttialmi ca a langmi; e.g. The reading on the thermometer yesterday was 96 degrees = Nizan i kih lum tahnak<br />

cung i a langmi cu dikiri 96 a si<br />

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