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slum - (n.) misifak pawl khuapi chung i i tet thup i umnak sang<br />

slumber - (n.) hngilhnak<br />

slumber - (v.) hngilh<br />

slumberous - (adj.) a mit a kumi<br />

slump - (n.) fak piin tlaknak, tumnak; e.g. A slump in prices = Thil man fak piin a tlaknak, a ttumnak.<br />

slump - (v.) fak piin a tlu; e.g. He slumped in the mire = Nawncek ah a tlu.<br />

slung - (v.) past tense and past participle of sling, bai zal bai.<br />

slur - (v.) 1. fiang set <strong>to</strong> i chim thluahmah. 2. hlasak i biafang pakhat nih aw hnih aw thum a kemhchih khi; silar ti a si ve ko khi.<br />

slush - (n.) hawhra le ti aa cawhmi<br />

sly - (adj.) a thli tein thil a ti khomi , mizer<br />

slyly - (adv.) a thli tein.<br />

smack - (n.) 1. kamtemh, puk ti i hnamh i a ringmi khi. 2. a thawtank tlawmte aa telmi; e.g. The sauce has a smack of pepper = Meh cu<br />

tlawmpalte a thak. 3. puanzar tilawng a hme phun.<br />

smack - (v.) kamtemh<br />

small - (adj.) a hmemi<br />

smallpox - (n.) raise zawtnak<br />

smart - (v.) a tek (teek); e.g. The cut smarts = A tuknak hma kha a tek.<br />

smart - (adj.) mifim, midawh, mifel.<br />

smartly - (adv.) rem ngaiin, dawh ngaiin, fel ngaiin.<br />

smartness - (n.) dawhnak, remnak felnak.<br />

smash - (v.) khuai; e.g. The boy smashed the window = Ngakchia nih thlalangawng a khuai.<br />

smear - (v.) i nalh dih, a thurhnawmmi i nalh dih.<br />

smell - (n.) rim<br />

smell - (v.) rim hnimh<br />

smelling salts - (n.) cite phun khat lufah le lungmih i hnimhtermi<br />

smelly - (adj.) rimchiami<br />

smelt - (v.) thir titter<br />

smelt - (v.) past tense and past participle of smell, hnimh. zong smelled.<br />

smelter - (n.) thir a tittertu, thir titnak sohor.<br />

smile - (v.) mirh<br />

smirch - (v.) thurter , hnawmhter<br />

smite - (v.) fak piin tuk<br />

smith - (n.) soser. blacksmith = soser.<br />

smithy - (n.) sobuk<br />

smog - (n.) meikhu le minmei aa cawhmi.<br />

smoke - (n.) meikhu<br />

smoky - (adj.) meikhu a khatmi<br />

smooth - (adj.) 1. a nalmi. 2. dawntu a ngei lomi. 3. nal ziahmah in biachim a thiammi.<br />

smooth - (v.) 1. nalter. 2. a kormi kha milter.<br />

smoothbore - (adj.) chungttial ngei lo meithal<br />

smoothness - (n.) nalnak, milnak.<br />

smote - (v.) past tense of smite, fak piin tuk..<br />

smother - (v.) thli hmu kho loin tuah i thah.<br />

smoulder - (v.) mei alh ttung lo i a nun peng khi<br />

smudge - (n.) thur aa nalhmi; e.g. There is a smudge on your shirt = Na angki ah a thur aa nalh.<br />

smudge - (n.) fikfa thawlnak meikhu.<br />

smug - (adj.) mah le mah aa zum tukmi , mah tuahmi aa lungmuih tukmi<br />

smuggle - (v.) a thli tein le upadi he i ralchanh in ram chung i thil luhpi/chuahpi<br />

smuggler - (n.) a thli tein ram chung i thil a luhpitu/chuahpitu<br />

smut - (v.) melmang bantuk i hnawmhter.<br />

smut - (n.) melmang, melmang bantuk hnawm. 2. fangvoi zawtnak, a fo vutcam nak bantuk i a cangmi khi.<br />

smutty - (adj.) 1. ttumtting bantuk thil hnawmmi in hnawmhter. 2. a hnawmtammi capo bia.<br />

snack - (n.) rawl tlawmte ei<br />

snaffle - (n.) rangchak phun khat.<br />

snag - (n.) 1. ti chungah/nawncek chungah fek tein a tangmi fung, thingnge. 2. fung zum. 3. dawnkhantu paohpaoh, tannak (taannaak)<br />

paohpaoh.<br />

snail - (n.) cengkeuh , dawkawng<br />

snake - (n.) rul<br />

snaky - (adj.) 1. rul bantuk a simi. 2. rul tamnak hmun a simi.<br />

snap - (v.) 1. dak tiin seh/tlaih; e.g. The dog snapped at the child's hand = Uico nih ngakchia kut kha dak tiah a seh. 2. a kiak/a cat; e.g. The rope<br />

snaps = Hri cu a cat.<br />

snapdragon - (n.) pangpar phun khat<br />

snapshot - (n.) hmanthlak duak tiin vun thlakmi khi<br />

snare - (v.) rap i i hoih.<br />

snare - (n.) rap<br />

snarl - (v.) uico nih a hani aa hlih i a ngur khi<br />

snatch - (v.) khulrang in tlaih<br />

snatch - (n.) tlawm tete; e.g. We heard snatches of their conversation = Bia an i ruahmi kha a tlawm tete kan theih.<br />

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