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abrupt - (adj.) khulrang , duak; e.g. He made an abrupt turn <strong>to</strong> avoid an accident = Poipang <strong>to</strong>n sual lo dingah duak tiah aa mer.<br />

abruptly - (adv.) khulrang ngaiin , duak tiin<br />

abscess - (n.) hmahnai<br />

abscond - (v.) zam; e.g. A thief absconded with the money = Mifir cu tangka he a zam<br />

absence - (n.) um lo; e.g. His absence from school was caused by illness = Sianginn a kai lo cu zawt ruangah a si.<br />

absence of mind - (n.) mah tuahmi kha zei a si ti hngalh khawh lo<br />

absent - (v.) um lo; e.g. He is absent from school = Sianginn a kai lo.<br />

absent minded - (adj.) milunglo , thil a philh zaumi<br />

absentee - (n.) a um lomi<br />

absolute - (adj.) tling , hirhiar; e.g. You must tell the absolute truth = Biatak tling kha na chim lai<br />

absolutely - (adv.) tling tein<br />

absolution - (n.) ngaihthiamnak , sual thianhnak<br />

absolve - (v.) luatter, sualnak in luatter, sualnak in thianter<br />

absorb - (v.) dawp; e.g. Cot<strong>to</strong>n can absorb water = Lachawn nih ti a dawp khawh<br />

absorbable - (adj.) dawp khawhmi thil, hngalh khawhmi thil, cinken khawhmi thil, dolh khawhmi thil<br />

absorbent - (n.) dawp khotu thil<br />

absorbing - (adj.) lung la ngai a simi thil; e.g. This is an absorbing s<strong>to</strong>ry = Hi tuanbia cu mi lungla ngaimi tuanbia a si<br />

abstain - (v.) sum; e.g. Abstain from strong drink = Zudin i sum<br />

abstainer - (n.) aa summi<br />

abstinence - (n.) i sumnak<br />

abstract - (adj.) <strong>to</strong>ngh , hmuh , theih , khawh lomi thil; e.g. Love, hate anger are abstract qualities = Dawtnak, huatnak, thinhunnak cu <strong>to</strong>ng,<br />

hmuh, theih khawh lomi thil an si<br />

abstruse - (adj.) hngalh harmi; e.g. This is an abstruse subject = Hihi cu hngalh harmi thil a si<br />

absurd - (adj.) nihchuak , zoh rem lo; e.g. His behavior is absurd = A ziaza nichuak a si<br />

absurdity - (n.) nihchuak sinak, zohchia sinak<br />

abundance - (n.) tampi<br />

abundant - (adj.) tling, duhdim; e.g. abundant life = nunnak duhdim<br />

abuse - (v.) 1. volhpamh; 2. ningcang loin hman; e.g. He abused his power = A nawlngeihnak kha ningcang loin a hman<br />

abusive - (adj.) volhpamh hmangmi; e.g. She uses abusive language = Volhpamh bia a hman lengmang<br />

abysmal - (adj.) a thuk tuk; e.g. His ignorance is abysmal = A hngalh lonak a thuk tuk<br />

abyss - (n.) dongh hngal lo khor thukpi<br />

academic - (adj.) cawnnak lei he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. The academic year begins in June = Cawnnak lei kum cu June thla in aa thawk<br />

academy - (n.) cawnnak sang sianginn<br />

accede - (v.) 1. hnatlakpi; e.g. They acceeded <strong>to</strong> his proposal = A bia kha an hnatlakpi; 2. kai; e.g. When did he acceed <strong>to</strong> his position? = Zeitik ah<br />

dah a umnak hmun ah hin a hung kai?<br />

accelerate - (v.) a khul ranter<br />

accelera<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) khulrantertu, khulrang deuh in kal seh tinak caah mawttawka chung i dahsi tam deuh peknak<br />

accent - (n.) awcawi<br />

accentuate - (v.) fak khun deuh in chim<br />

accept - (v.) cohlan<br />

acceptable - (adj.) cohlan khawhmi<br />

acceptance - (n.) cohlannak<br />

access - (n.) luhnak lam<br />

accessible - (adj.) luh hnawh khawhmi , <strong>to</strong>n khawhmi<br />

accession - (n.) 1. hmuh khawhmi; 2. bawi tthutnak hmun i hung kainak<br />

accessory - (n.) a bawmtu, thil hmetuai deuh<br />

accident - (n.) eksident, thil poipang ruah lopi i a hung ummi<br />

accidental - (adj.) ruah lopi ah sualpang a hung ummi<br />

acclaim - (v.) thangtthat , cawimawi<br />

acclimate - (v.) i nek<br />

acclimatize - (v.) = acclimate; i nek.<br />

accomodate - (v.) 1. tlum , riahnak hmun pek; 2. ruahnak fonh<strong>to</strong>nh; e.g. We must accomodate <strong>to</strong> each other's ideas = Pakhat le pakhat<br />

ruahnak kan i fonh<strong>to</strong>nh awk a si<br />

accompaniment - (n.) thil dang he aa zulmi; e.g. They danced <strong>to</strong> the accompaniment of music = Aw dawh an tummi zulh in an lam<br />

accompany - (v.) zulh , kal tti , kalpi<br />

accomplice - (n.) thil ttha lo tuah bawmtu<br />

accomplish - (v.) tlinter , tuah khawh , lim, tuah khawh<br />

accord - (n.) mahte hnatlaknak in, mah hnatla tein; e.g. He went there of his own accord = Amah hnatla tein a kal<br />

accordance - (n.) ning zulhnak<br />

accordian - (n.) aw dawh tumnak akhawrdian<br />

according - (adv.) ning zulh in<br />

account - (v.) 1. kong chim; e.g. He was asked <strong>to</strong> account for his conduct = A ziaza kong kha chim dingah an fial; 2. rel; e.g. In <strong>English</strong> law, a<br />

man is accounted innocent until he is proven guilty = Mirang upadi ah cun mi cu, na sual, ti khawh hlanh cun sual lo ah rel a si<br />

account - (n.) tangka hmuhnak le hmannak cazin<br />

accountable - (adj.) relpiak khawh; e.g. A madman is not accountable for his actions = A molhmi pa cu a tuahmi kha amah tuahmi ah relpiak<br />

khawh a si lo<br />

accountant - (n.) tangka cazin tlaitu<br />

accredit - (v.) 1. ram aiawhtu ah ramdang i ca he tling tein kalter; 2. zumh; e.g. Can we accredit his words? = A bia cu kan zumh ko hnga maw?<br />

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