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sewing - (adj.) thil tthitnak a simi.<br />

sewn - (v.) past participle of sew, tthim in tthit, seh in tthit.<br />

sex - (n.) nu maw pa sinak<br />

sexagenarian - (n.) kum 59 in 70 karlak mi.<br />

sextant - (n.) thil a tung a phei in tahnak , ni he zohchih i tilawng kha khuazei zawnah dah a um ti hngalhnak tahnak seh<br />

sextet/sextette - (n.) aw ruk in sakmi hla.<br />

sex<strong>to</strong>n - (n.) biakinn le a tual zohkhenh i thlan a co i darkhing a tumtu<br />

sexual - (adj.) nu le pa sinak he aa pehtlaimi<br />

shabby - (adj.) ttet fiapfuap in a um cangmi thilri.<br />

shack - (n.) tuktak in sakmi inn/thlam<br />

shackle - (n.) hrengkhenhnak thir cikcin.<br />

shade - (n.) 1. thladem; e.g. He sat in the shade of a tree = Thing thladem ah a thu. 2. ceunak phentu puanzar.<br />

shade - (v.) 1. phenh, thladem demh. 2. azawng a dot a dot in i thlen. 3. muihter, dumter; e.g. He shades one side of the drawing of the object<br />

= Thil a suaimi kam khat kha a dum deuh in a ser.<br />

shade - (adj.) tlawmte lawnglawng in i dan; e.g. Your coat is a shade longer than mine = Na angki cu ka angki nakin tlawmte lawng a sau deuh.<br />

shading - (n.) mitpheng.<br />

shadow - (n.) 1. tlia, thladem; e.g. I sat under the shadow of a tree = Thing thladem tangah ka thu. 2. tlawmte hmamh; e.g. There is no shadow<br />

of doubt about his guilt = A sual lai ti zumh lonak a tlawmte hmanh a um lo.<br />

shadowy - (adj.) thladem a umnak hmun , thla bantuk a simi<br />

shady - 1. thladem demhmi hmun. 2. zumh awk tlak a si set lomi.<br />

shaft - (n.) 1. fung sau nawn, cawleng ke pahnih hna karlak i an sawhmi fung (vuanzu). 2. vawlei chung i sui le ngun an cawhnak khor thukpi i<br />

vung kalnak kua.<br />

shag - (n.) hrat hrethrut in a ummi puan.<br />

shaggy - (adj.) a hmul a hrat hrethrutmi<br />

shah - (n.) Persia (Iran) ram siangpahrang<br />

shake - (v.) 1. ther; e.g. He is shaking with cold = A khuasih in a ther. 2. hninh; e.g. Shake the bottle = Thawl kha hnin. 3. thin, thing; e.g. Don't<br />

shake your head = Na lu kha thing hlah.<br />

shaken - (v.) past participle of shake, ther, hninh, thin,<br />

shaker - (n.) thingtu, hnintu.<br />

Shakespearian - (adj.) Shakespear he aa pehtlaimi.<br />

shaky - (adj.) aa hninmi , i hnin deldulin a ummi<br />

shale - (n.) lung no phun.<br />

shall - (v.) 1. lai; e.g. I shall (will) go home = Inn ah ka kal lai. 2. awk a si; e.g. You shall try <strong>to</strong> do better = Ttha deuh in tuahnak zuam awk a si.<br />

shallow - (adj.) a puanmi; e.g. A shallow pond = A puanmi tili.<br />

sham - (n.) a taktak a si lomi, a deu a simi; e.g. His goodness is all a sham = A tthatnak khi a ngaingai a si lo, a deu men a si.<br />

shamble - (v.) kal tik i ther durhmarh in kal<br />

shambles - (n.) sa tthahnak inn , ningcang loin umnak hmun<br />

shame - (n.) 1. ningzahnak. 2. a poi ngaimi thil; e.g. What a shame you could not come <strong>to</strong> the party = Puai i na rat khawh lo cu a poi ngaimi a si<br />

ai<br />

shameful - (adj.) ningzak a simi<br />

shameless - (adj.) ningzah a hngal lomi.<br />

shampoo - (n.) lu tawlnak chatpiat<br />

shank - (n.) khuk le fengbeo karlak<br />

shan't - (v., contraction) shall not, lai lo.<br />

shanty - (adj.) tuktak in sakmi, a ttha set lomi.<br />

shape - (n.) 1. pungsan, pumrua; e.g. An apple is different in shape from a banana = Epal cu a pungsan banhla he aa dang. 2. thittha i um; e.g. I<br />

am in good shape = Ka dam ko.<br />

shape - (v.) pungsan i canter<br />

shapeless - (adj.) pungsan ngei lomi<br />

shapely - (adj.) a pumrua a dawhmi.<br />

shard - (n.) belrua kuai , paihau kuai<br />

share - (n.) tinvo, covo, ttuanvo, hmuh lei zongah pek lei zongah mahle vo a simi thil.<br />

share - (v.) hrawm; e.g. He and his brother share one room = Amah le a nau cu khan khat an i hrawm.<br />

share - (n.) vawlei kalhnak fung a tte khi.<br />

shareholder - (n.) chawlehnak kampani pakhat i tangka a chia ve i aa hrawm vemi<br />

shark - (n.) ngaphu phun khat, nga dang a eimi, pe 15 tiang a sau khomi, mi zong a ei khawh, cu bantukin mi chawva a eimi hakkau.<br />

sharp - (adj.) 1. a har (haar). 2. a zum. 3. lam kikawi aa kuai bakmi; e.g. a sharp turn = Aa kuai bakmi. 4. a kik ngaimi, sharp weather = khua<br />

kik ngaimi. 5. mi a rai khotu bia, sharp words = bia har. 6. a henh in mi a henhmi, sharp pain = a henh in mi a henhmi fahnak. 7. a fiangmi; e.g.<br />

There is a sharp contrast between black and white = A nak le a rang cu fiang tein an i dang ko. 8. khulrang vetvat, a sharp walk = vetvat ti i kal.<br />

9. mit fim, sharp eye = mit fim. 10. hmuithiammi; a sharp shooter = hmuithiammi. 11. lungvarmi, a sharp boy = a lung a varmi ngakchia. 12.<br />

cekci; e.g. Come at 1 p.m. sharp = Zanlei suimilam pakhat cekei ah ra.<br />

sharpen - (v.) tat (taat), zum.<br />

sharpener - (n.) tattu, zumtu, tatnak, zumnak.<br />

sharpness - (n.) harnak.<br />

sharpshooter - (n.) hmuithiammi<br />

shatter - (v.) kuai cikcek , khuai cikcek<br />

shave - (v.) hmul neh , hmul ziah , thing ziah<br />

shaving - (n.) 1. thing ziahmi pan tete. 2. hmulmehnak.<br />

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