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sneak - (v.) 1. a thli tein helhhum. 2. mifir bantukin i chawh. 3. a thli tein luh/chuah. 4. a thli tein mah siangngakchia hawi kha an kong sayate sin i<br />

va chim.<br />

sneaking - (adj.) a thli tein thil tuah a duhmi.<br />

sneaky - (adj.) a thli tein thil a tuahmi.<br />

sneer - (n.) nehsawhnak langhternak.<br />

sneer - (v.) bia in siseh, muihmai in siseh nehsawhnak langhter.<br />

sneeze - (v.) hachio. e.g. He sneezes = A hachio.<br />

sneezing - (n.) hachio.<br />

sniff - (v.) 1. hnar fik. 2. hnimh.<br />

sniff - (n.) hnar fiknak, hnimhnak.<br />

sniffle - (v.) hnar fik lengmang.<br />

snigger - (v.) a thli nawn in nih<br />

snip - (v.) hleh, ceh, riam.<br />

snip - (n.) riammi thil pelpawi.<br />

snipe - (n.) cirdawt<br />

snipe - (v.) phenhnak a ngeimi hmun in meithal in kah.<br />

sniper - (n.) phenhnak a ngeimi hmun in meithal in a kaptu<br />

snob - (n.) bawi le chawngei a uar tukmi , cu bantuk a si lomi zei a rel ttung lomi , cunglei bawi tawzat a huam tukmi<br />

snobbery - (n.) bawi a simi uar tuknak<br />

snobbish - (adj.) bawi si a uar tukmi<br />

snood - (n.) sam temnak hri<br />

snoop - (v.) 1. a thli tein pel. 2. virhkhoih, snoop cu around le in<strong>to</strong> ti bia fang hna he hman an si.<br />

snooze - (n.) ihhmu<br />

snooze - (v.) hngilh<br />

snore - (v.) hnar , i hngilh i hnar khi<br />

snort - (v.) hnar tum , hnar phit<br />

snout - (n.) vok hnar<br />

snow - (n.) hawhra<br />

snow-white - (adj.) hawhra bantukin i rangmi<br />

snowball - (n.) hawhra tlang a pum in an sermi.<br />

snowbound - (adj.) hawhra tam tuk a tlak ca i khualtlawn khawh lo /i chawhvah khawh lo a simi khi<br />

snowcapped - (adj.) hawhra nih a khuhmi.<br />

snowdrift - (n.) thlitu nih a ponmi hawhra pon<br />

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

snowfall - (n.) hawhra tlak<br />

snowflake - (n.) hawhra per tete<br />

snowplough - (n.) hawhra huinak seh<br />

snowshoe - (n.) hawhra cung kalnak kedan<br />

snows<strong>to</strong>rm - (n.) hawhra <strong>to</strong>tho<br />

snowy - (adj.) hawhra khuhmi, hawhra bantuk a simi.<br />

snub - (v.) zeirello nehsawh ngaiin ti.<br />

snub - (adj.) a bilh i a par a pirhmi, vok hnar bantuk.<br />

snuff - (n.) khuhsi dip hnar i hnimhmi phun.<br />

snuff - (v.) hmih mei hmih.<br />

snuff - (v.) hnar in dawp; hnimh.<br />

snuffbox - (n.) khuhsi dip hnimhmi chiahnak/i kennak bawm<br />

snuffers - (n.) mei hmihnak cengceh.<br />

snuffle - (v.) cumpi tlunh i hnar in thaw fak piin chuah khi.<br />

snuffles - (n.) cumpi.<br />

snug - (n.) a nuammi, a himmi, a lummi hmun.<br />

so - (adv.) 1. cu bantukin; e.g. The chair was broken and has been so for a long time = Thutdan cu a kiak i kha bantukin saupi a um cang. 2.<br />

ngaingai; e.g. You are so kind <strong>to</strong> him = A cungah zaangfahnak na ngei ngaingai. 3. hringhran; e.g. For God so loved the world = Pathian nih vawlei<br />

a dawt hringhran caah. and so = zong; e.g. Dick is here and so is John = Dick cu hika ah hin a um, John zong a um ve. or so = hrawng; e.g. He<br />

went home a day or so ago = Inn i a tlunnak cu ni khat/hnih hrawng a si cang. so on and so forth = cu bantuk vima cun. so and so = anih le<br />

anih.<br />

so - (conj.) cucaah; e.g. Jack went <strong>to</strong> bed early so he got plenty of sleep = Jack cu tuan tein a it, cucaah tampi aa hngilh.<br />

so - (interj.) cun tah?, e.g. The train is late. So? = Tlanglawng cu a tlai. Cun tah?<br />

so called - (adj.) cu bantukin timi cu<br />

so far - (prep.) atu tiangah, cu tiangah<br />

so far as - (prep.) tiangah; e.g. so far as I know = Ka hngalh tiangah<br />

so long - (interj.) dam tein.<br />

so-so - (adj.) a ttha tuk lo a chia tuk lo<br />

so-so - (adj., adv.) a ttha tuk lo a chia tuk lo.<br />

so that - (conj.) nakhnga caah; e.g. Speak clearly so that they may understand you = Na chimmi an hngalh khawhnak hnga fiang tein biachim.<br />

so <strong>to</strong> speak - (adv.) cu bantukin a si hei ti awk a si ko<br />

soak - (v.) ciah. 2. dawp. 3. lan; e.g. Water will soak through the earth = Ti cu vawlei chungah a lan lai.<br />

soap - (n.) chatpiat<br />

soapsuds - (n.) chatpiat buan<br />

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