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sprain - (v.) merh; e.g. He sprained his ankle = A fengbeo aa merh.<br />

sprain - (n.) i merhnak<br />

sprang - (v.) past tense of spring, hlawh, peh.<br />

sprawl - (v.) 1. ke le kut samh riangmang i bawh. 2. cattial tik i kutttial daithlang ngai i arthai bantukin ttial.<br />

spray - (v.) tidor dip tete i kah siahmah khi.<br />

spray - (n.) tidor dip tete.<br />

sprayer - (n.) 1. tidor dip tete kahnak seh, tizik. 2. a kaptu.<br />

spread - (v.) 1. samh. 2. phah 3. nalh. 4. karhter.<br />

spreader - (n.) karhtertu.<br />

spree - (n.) 1. a nuam hgaimi puai. 2. zurit i tlabual i um.<br />

sprig - (n.) thingnge , nge , te<br />

sprightly - (adj.) a piang ngaimi , a cawlcang ngaimi<br />

spring - (n.) 1. i koih khawhnak thazang a ngeimi thil; e.g. Mo<strong>to</strong>r spring = Mawttawka spring. 2. khuasik aa lawh i thal a hung chuahka, February<br />

thla hrawng khi. 3. cerhtiput.<br />

spring - (v.) 1. hlawh, peh; e.g. The dog springs at the thief = Uico nih mifir kha a hlawh hnawh. The boy sprang <strong>to</strong> his feet = Ngakchia cu a ke in<br />

duak tiah a hung dir. 2. rap phelh; e.g. To spring a trap = Rap phelh. 3. bomb hmanhmi puahter/phelh; e.g. To spring a mine = Mine bomb<br />

hmanhmi phelh i puahter. 4. kheuh; e.g. Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in an kheu.<br />

springboard - (n.) i hlawhnak ca i an chiahmi phelpheng , cunglei i mi a hun vawr khomi<br />

springbok - (n.) South Africa ram i a ummi sazuk phn khat.<br />

springkling - (n.) titheh<br />

springtide - (n.) thlapa lai caan i tilet a sangmi.<br />

springtime - (n.) tthal chuahka caan<br />

sprinkle - (v.) ti theh<br />

sprinkle - (n.) ruah tlawmte a surmi, a theh menmen a simi.<br />

sprinkler - (n.) ti a thehtu.<br />

sprinkling - (n.) 1. titheh. 2. tlawmte; e.g. There was a sprinkling of young people in the congregation = Aa pummi chungah mino cu tlawmte<br />

lawng an si.<br />

sprint - (n.) khulrang nagiin tawite lawng tlik<br />

sprit - (n.) tilawng puanzar zarnak fung<br />

sprite - (n.) lasi , khuachia<br />

spritsail - (n.) fung in zarmi tilawng puanzar<br />

sprocket - (n.) leng kekual i a ha<br />

sprout - (v.) keuh , thlaici keuh<br />

sprout - (n.) thlaici keuh tete , belhkeuh tete<br />

spruce - (n.) farthing phun khat<br />

sprung - (v.) past tense of spring, hlawh, peh.<br />

spry - (adj.) a khul a rangmi; e.g. A rat is a spry animal = Zu cu a khul a rangmi saram a si.<br />

spud - (n.) 1. ram hram kalhnak tuhmui, thulh. 2. alu.<br />

spume - (n.) ti buanbara buanbara.<br />

spun - (v.) past tense and past participle of spin, mer.<br />

spunk - (n.) raltthatnak.<br />

spunky - (adj.) miralttha<br />

spur - (n.) 1. rang cittu nih a kedil i rang hnawhnak caah thir zum aa khihmi. 2. arhlikhong fek. 3. tlang in a zuangmi fing.<br />

spur - (v.) 1. hnawhchih; e.g. It is foolish <strong>to</strong> spur on a willing horse = Nawl a ngai komi rang hnawhchih len cu hruh a si. 2. khlrang in tlik; e.g. The<br />

rider spurred on <strong>to</strong> his destination = A cittu nih khan a dongh tiangin a tlikter thluahmah.<br />

spurious - (adj.) a hmaan lomi , a taktak a si lomi<br />

spurn - (v.) 1. chuih; e.g. The king spurned the slave = Siangpahrang nih a sal kha a chih. 2. duh lo, zei i rel lo; e.g. The judge spurned the bribe<br />

= Ziknawh kha biaceihtu bawi nih a duh lo, zeihmanh ah a rel lo.<br />

spurt - (n.) ti khulrang ngaiin a cik in aa cik khi<br />

sputter - (v.) sathau uhkang chung i kan linh i a tlawh khi, fiang hrathrai lo i khulrang ngai i chim len.<br />

sputum - (n.) cil, khak.<br />

spy - (n.) mingiatu , sungtthoh<br />

spy - (v.) ngiat<br />

spy glass - (n.) mingiatnak hmanbilu hmete.<br />

squab - (n.) laileng fanote.<br />

squabble - (v.) hnachet ngaiin bia i al len , i hauh len<br />

squad - (n.) bu , rianttuan awk ca i an thimmi ralkapbu hmete<br />

squadron - (n.) vanlawng bu khat<br />

squalid - (adj.) a thur a hnawmmi<br />

squall - (v.) fak piin ai fak piin tah.<br />

squall - (n.) thlitu, ruah le hawhra i cawh in dut ti i a hung um khi.<br />

squally - (adj.) thlitu, ruah le hawhra cawh in a hung ummi.<br />

squalor - (n.) hnawm, a nuam lomi hmun.<br />

squander - (v.) pakpalawng i hman , sawksam<br />

square - (n.) 1. tungvanghalh a simi thil. 2. kil li ngei a simi thil pungsan suainak i hmanmi pedan. 3. khua chung hmun pakhatkhat, a chung i<br />

thingkung le ram te nha an cin i lam nih a kam li in a kulhmi. 4. damah le amah karh tik i a chuakmi; e.g. Sixteen is the square of four - Hleiruk cu<br />

pali le pali karh i a chuakmi a si; The square of seven is forty nine = Pasarih a square cu sawm li le pakua a si.<br />

square - (adj.) a hmaanmi, a dikmi; e.g. You will get a square deal at his shop = Anih dawr ah khin cun thil man a hmaan a za in na hmuh lai.<br />

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