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shotgun - (n.) meithal a pak/a phir<br />

shotput - (n.) lungcheh zuamnak<br />

should - (v.) 1. lai, shall (present tense form) kha past tense form a si tikah should a si; e.g. I said that I should come next week, ti cu, I said, "I<br />

shall come next week," tinak a si. 2. awk a si; e.g. You should try <strong>to</strong> do better = Ttha deuh in tuahnak zuam awk a si. 3. a si hnga maw si lo ti<br />

langhter, a si sual ahcun; e.g. Should it rain I shall not go = Ruah a sur sual ahcun ka kal lai lo. 4. thil a rak um kho ding asinain a um ttung lomi;<br />

e.g. I should have gone if you had asked me = Rak ka fial law cu ka rak kal ko hnga.<br />

shoulder - (n.) liang, lam kam zong khi shoulder ti a si ve. put one's shoulder <strong>to</strong> the wheel = fak piin i zuam. shoulder <strong>to</strong> shoulder = liang le<br />

liang i <strong>to</strong>ng in, lungthin i khat tein. turn or give a cold shoulder = hrial, rem lo, duh lo.<br />

shoulder - (v.) liang in put.<br />

shoulder blade - (n.) liang dar<br />

shoulder strap - (n.) zal hnam<br />

shouldn't - (v., contraction) = should not.<br />

shout - (v.) au<br />

shove - (v.) nam chih len, nam vurmar; e.g. Fred shoved the boat in<strong>to</strong> the water = Fred nih tilawng cu ti chungah a nam.<br />

shove - (n.) hei nam<br />

shovel - (n.) cawhlek<br />

show - (v.) 1. hmuhsak. 2. lanhter. 3. pek; e.g. God shows us mercy = Pathian nih zaangfahnak a kan pek. 4. kut thlir; e.g. By show of hands =<br />

Kut thlir in.<br />

show - (n.) hmuh-saknak, langhternak.<br />

show off - (v.) laughter mi nih ka nmu hna seh ti i tuahmi; e.g. He wants <strong>to</strong> show off his fine clothes = A hnipuan ttha kha mi nih ka hmu hna seh<br />

ti a duh.<br />

showcase - (n.) chawdawr i mi nih hmu hna seh ti duhnak ca i thil an langhternak thlalang bizu<br />

showdown - (n.) ahodah aa tei deuh lai ti in heh ti ah pakhat le pakhat i tinak, mi hmai i tei langhternak.<br />

showed - past participle of show, hmuhsak, lanhter, pek.<br />

shower - (n.) ruah a sur thliahmahmi.<br />

shower - (v.) cu bantukin sur thliahmah.<br />

showily - (adv.) mi nih ka zoh hna seh ti ngaiin.<br />

showiness - (n.) langning ti i umnak.<br />

showman - (n.) hmuhsaknak tuah thiamnak.<br />

showmanship - (n.) hmuhsaknak tuah thiamnak.<br />

shown - (v.) past participle of show, hmuhsak.<br />

showy - (adj.) langh duh tuk deuh a simi<br />

shrank - (v.) past tense of shrink, con.<br />

shrapnel - (n.) zen le kuan rawnmi bomb.<br />

shred - (n.) 1. thia tein thlehmi thil. 2. a pelpawi; e.g. There is not a shred of evidence that he <strong>to</strong>ok the money = Tangka kha a lak tinak caah tehte<br />

thil a pelpawi hmanh a um lo.<br />

shred - (v.) hme tete i can, thleh, sam cikcek.<br />

shrew - (n.) mibiatamnu<br />

shrewd - (adj.) mah ca ttha ding thil a hngal kho ngaimi mifim , mah lam sial a thiam ngaimi<br />

shrewdness - (n.) mah lam sial thiam rigainak.<br />

shriek - (v.) aw thia ngai thang ngai ttung in au , ai<br />

shrill - (adj.) a aw a thia ttung i a sang ngai ttungmi<br />

shrill - (n.) aw thia aw sang.<br />

shrimp - (n.) ngaikuang , kingkuar<br />

shrine - (n.) biaknak hmunthiang , khuahrum bo<br />

shrink - (v.) con<br />

shrinkage - (n.) connak<br />

shrivel - (n.) a ro a car i a kor, a sawng.<br />

shroud - (n.) thihtuam puan<br />

shroud - (n.) puan in zual.<br />

shrub - (n.) burbuk<br />

shrubbery - (n.) burbuk an cinnak hmun<br />

shrubby - (adj.) burbuk tampi umnak a simi<br />

shrug - (v.) duh lo langhternak ca i liang cawi.<br />

shrunk - (v.) past tense of shrink, con.<br />

shrunken - (adj.) a conmi , a tawi cangmi<br />

shudder - (v.) ttih tuk / khuasih tuk i ther thluahmah<br />

shuffle - (v.) 1. kal tik i ke a hnuh in hnuh. 2. cawh; e.g. He shuffled the cards = Phe kha a cawh dih hna. 3. thlennawn.<br />

shuffle - (n.) thlen nawnnak.<br />

shun - (v.) hrial<br />

shunt - (v.) tlanglawng lam thlur in tlanglawng lamte i tlanglawng lam thlur zulmi donh lonak ding ca i hei kalter khi shunt a si.<br />

shut - (v.) 1. khar, chinh; e.g. Shut your eyes = Na mit chin. 2. donh, khar kanh. 3. khumh. 4. phit, phih.<br />

shutter - (n.) 1. phentu, khartu. 2. camera (khemara) chung i ceunk luhnak le a hungtu.<br />

shuttle - (n.) thiamphei.<br />

shuttle - (v.) thiamphei bantukin i cawh lengmang.<br />

shuttlecock - (n.) arhmul tukmi<br />

shy - (adj.) 1. a ning a zakmi, zapi a hem lomi. 2. a phingmi (phiing); e.g. A deer is shy = Sakhi cu a phing.<br />

Shylock - (n.) tangka coih i a miak hmuh lawnglawng a duhmi.<br />

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