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shyly - (adv.) zakaum ngaiin.<br />

shyness - (n.) zakzumnak<br />

sibyl - (n.) hmailei thil kong a chimmi nu<br />

sic - (adv.) cu bantuk tein.<br />

sick - (adj.) a zaw, a zawmi, ngandam lomi. 2. rit, luak. 3. nor.<br />

sick - (n.) mizaw.<br />

sicken - (v.) 1. a zaw; e.g. The bird sickens when kept in the cage = Vate cu bawm chung i hren peng ahcun a zaw. 2. nor, luak chuak i um; e.g.<br />

The sight of human manure sickens us = Ek hmuh nih kan luak a kan chuahter.<br />

sickening - (adj.) luakchuak a simi<br />

sickish - (adj.) a zawmi a lomi<br />

sickle - (n.) faah (fa-ah); ram/facang hlehnak, datari.<br />

sickly - (adj.) a zaw lengmangmi.<br />

sickness - (n.) zawtnak.<br />

side - (n.) 1. sir; e.g. The side of a box = Thingkuang sir. 2. cahmai, puanhmai; e.g. Write only on one side of the paper = Cahmai pakhat lawngah<br />

khan ttial. 3. lei, chunglei, lenglei; e.g. The inner side of the ball = Pumpululh a chunglei. 4. hrap (hraap); e.g. He was shot on his left side = A kehlei<br />

hrap ah an kah. 5. kap; e.g. Walk on the left side of the road = Lam kehlei kap in kal. 6. tlang pang. 7. phu; e.g. It is pleasant <strong>to</strong> be on the winning<br />

side = A teitu lei phu si cu a nuam.<br />

side - (v.) khattelei kap i tan; e.g. His friends always side with him = A hawile cu amah kei kap ah an tang zungzal.<br />

side with somebody - (v.) khattelei kap i tan e.g. A hawile cu amah lei kap ah an tang zungzal<br />

sideboard - (n.) bizu<br />

sided - (adj.) -- sided = biafang donghnak i chapmi; e.g. A four-sided box = kap li ngei thing kuang.<br />

sidetrack - (n.) tlanglawng lam thlurpi in lamte i hei chiah chungnak lamte khi<br />

sidetrack - (v.) pial, pialte.<br />

sidewalk - (n.) khuapi chung mawttawka lam kam i minung ke kalnak lam<br />

sideways - (adv.) kam khat in kam khat ah.<br />

sideways - (adj.) a sirapleng in a kalmi.<br />

siding - (n.) tlanglawng lam thlur in tlanglawng hei pialter i hei chiahnak lam.<br />

sidle - (v.) a sir i hei fuh, a kam i hei fuh.<br />

siege - (n.) rakap nih kulh; a verb cu besiege a si, kulh.<br />

sierra - (n.) tlang thluan i tlang a hun i chun lulhmi, hei zoh tik i hluah ha ko a lomi.<br />

siesta - (n.) chun ih<br />

sieve - (n.) fingrilh , talawn<br />

sift - (v.) 1. fingrilh in rilh. 2. fingrilh chungah chiah i cuticun phulh.<br />

sigh - (v.) 1. thaw i ip tungmang. 2. ngai; e.g. He sighs for home = Inn a ngai.<br />

sight - (n.) 1. hmuh khawhnak; e.g. Dogs have better sight than birds = Vate nakin uico nih hmuh khawhnak ttha deuh an ngei. 2. hmuhnak; at<br />

sight or on sight = hmuh cangka in. 3. mit hmuh phak; e.g. We live in sight of school = Kan sianginn in mit hmuh phak ah kan um. 4. zoh awk<br />

tlak, aa dawhmi; e.g. Niagara Falls is one of the sights of the world = Niagara tisor cu vawlei cung i zoh awk tlak pakhat a si. 5. meithal hman<br />

(hmaan). foresight cu a parlei hman khi a si i backsight cu a hnulei hman khi a si. 6. hmuhning, zohning; e.g. Dolls are precious in the sight of a<br />

little girl = Ngakchia nute hmuhning ahcun lentecelhnak tunu tete cu thil sung ngai an si.<br />

sight - (v.) hmuh; e.g. I sighted a rabbit = Saveh pakhat ka hmuh.<br />

sight seeing - (n.) khuacuanh.<br />

sightless - (adj.) mitcaw , hmuhnak ngei lomi<br />

sightly - (adj.) zoh nuam , zoh dawh<br />

sign - (n.) hmelchunhnak<br />

sign - (v.) min thut<br />

signal - (n.) 1. hmuhsaknak, hmelchunhnak. 2. hmanlek.<br />

signal - (v.) kut in maw asiloah thil pakhatkhat in maw hmuhsak; e.g. He signaled the car <strong>to</strong> s<strong>to</strong>p by raising his hand = Mawttawka dirter awkah a<br />

kut a thlir.<br />

signalize - (v.) langhter, hmuhsak.<br />

signature - (n.) 1. minthut. 2. hla hram thawknak i a aw le a ki le a vuak. 3. langhternak.<br />

signboard - (n.) hmelchunhnak tarnak thingpheng<br />

signet - (n.) tazeih<br />

significance - (n.) 1. sullam. 2. biapi a sinak.<br />

significant - (adj.) sullam ngeimi, biapi a simi.<br />

signification - (n.) a sullam a hei langhtermi.<br />

signify - (v.) sullam hei langhter<br />

Signor - (n.) sinni-or, pa a simi upatnak in kawhnak, Pu ti bantuk a si.<br />

signpost - (n.) hmelchunhnak tarnak tung<br />

Sikh - (n.) India ram mi phun sam aa <strong>to</strong>mmi.<br />

silence - (n.) hnachet loin um<br />

silence - (v.) daihter.<br />

silencer - (n.) aw daihtertu.<br />

silent - (adj.) dai tein a ummi , hnachet loin a ummi<br />

silhouette - (n.) hmanthlak a nak lawnglawng a si i a tungtlang lawng a langmi<br />

silhouette - (v.) a tungtlang lawngin langhter; e.g. The mountain was silhouetted against the sky = Tlang cu van he zoh chih tikah a tungtlang<br />

lawngin a lang.<br />

silk - (n., adj.) pu; Silk thread = Pu la.<br />

silken - (adj.) 1. pu in tahmi hnipuan a simi. 2. pu a lomi hnipuan. 3. pu bantukin a nalmi.<br />

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