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mawtawka nunter.<br />

start - (n.) 1. thawknak; e.g. He made a good start = A thawknak a ttha.<br />

starter - (n.) thawktu ; mawttawka nuntertu<br />

startle - (v.) hlauh, paoh (i hngilh i hlauh khi si loin thinphan i lau khi a si).<br />

starvation - (n.) rawl loin umnak; e.g. Starvation caused his death = Rawl lo nih a thah.<br />

starve - (v.) rawl ei loin um; e.g. The cruel man half starves his horse = Mi ttha lo pa nih a rang cu rawl ei lo huaha in thi dengmang in a chiah.<br />

starveling - (n.) rawl ei awk um lo ruang i a zawmi.<br />

state - (n.) 1. umtuning; e.g. He is in a poor state of health = Ngandam lo ngaiin a um. 2. cozah pakhat ukmi ram chung i peng pakhat. 3.<br />

upatnak, sunloihnak; e.g. His body was lying in state = A ruang cu sunglawi ngaiin an chiah. 4. State Department = USA cozah ah ram dang<br />

cozah he i pehtlaihnak Department; Secretary of State = Ramdang Vuanzi.<br />

state - (v.) chim, ttial; e.g. State your opinion in writing = Na ruahnak kha ca in ttial.<br />

stated - (adj.) chim ciami, khiah ciami.<br />

stateliness - (n.) upat awk tlak sinak, sunhloih awk tlak sinak, rumra.<br />

stately - (adj.) rumra ngei ngaingaimi<br />

statement - (n.) chimmi , cattial in chimmi<br />

stateroom - (n.) tilawng chung i paraivet khan<br />

statesman - (n.) uknak lei i a fim i upat awk le hmaizah awk tlak a simi<br />

statesmanlike - (adj.) mifim bantuk a simi; e.g. His statesmanlike character was known <strong>to</strong> his friends = A ziaza mifim le upat awk tlakmi ziaza a simi<br />

kha hawikom nih an hngalh dih.<br />

statesmanship - (n.) zapi uknak le zapi ca khuakhannak i fimnak<br />

static - (adj.) aa thleng lomi , a dir hmun i a dirmi; e.g. Civilization does not remain static = Fimthiamnak cu a dirhmun ah thleng loin a dir peng lo.<br />

station - (n.) 1. dirnak hmun. 2. rianttuannak i hmanmi hmun. 3. lawng dinhnak hmun; e.g. Railway station = Tlanglawng dinhnak.<br />

stationary - (adj.) aa thawn kho lomi; e.g. A house is a stationary thing = Inn cu aa thawn kho lomi thil a si.<br />

stationer - (n.) cattialnak thilri a zuartu<br />

stationery - (n.) cattialnak thilri , caku , cahang , cafung , khedan tehna<br />

statistical - (adj.) zeizatdah a si ti relnak; e.g. The statistical figure of the <strong>Hakha</strong> <strong>to</strong>wn population is 20,000 = <strong>Hakha</strong> khua chung minung zeizat dah<br />

an si ti relmi cu thong kul a si.<br />

statistician - (n.) zeizat dah a si ti tuaknak i a thiammipa<br />

statistics - (n.) zeizatdah an si ti tuak thiamnak cawnnak<br />

statuary - (n., adj.) milem.<br />

statue - (n.) milem.<br />

statuesque - (adj.) 1. dawhnak lei le rumra lei in milem he aa lomi. 2. cawlcangh lonak lei i milem a lomi.<br />

statuette - (n.) milem hmete<br />

stature - (n.) tung; e.g. A man of six feet is above average stature = Pa pe ruk a tung a simi hi zapi nak sang deuh a si.<br />

status - (n.) umtuning , sining<br />

status quo - (n.) thil umtuning a si tawnning<br />

statute - (n.) nawlbia , upadi<br />

statu<strong>to</strong>ry - (adj.) upadi he aa pehtlaimi<br />

staunch - (v.) stanch ti zongin ttial a si, thi a chuakmi phih.<br />

staunch - (adj.) a hakmi a fekmi a tthawngmi.<br />

stave - (n.) fung /thiangthunh<br />

stave - (v.) 1. kham; e.g. The campers ate bird's eggs <strong>to</strong> stave off hunger = Rawltam khamnak ah ramriak pawl nih vate ti an ei. 2. pemh, awng<br />

pemh.<br />

stay - (v.) 1. um; e.g. She stays at home = Inn ah a um. 2. pawtam dawn; e.g. He ate some bread <strong>to</strong> stay his hunger till dinner = Zanriah ei tiang<br />

a pawtam dawn ah changreu tlawmpal a ei. 3. tlaiter, rauhter; e.g. The judge stayed judgement until he could hear both sides = An kap hnih in an<br />

bia a theih hlantiang biakhiap kha thawn/a tlaiter.<br />

stay - (n.) 1. umnak. 2. biaceihnak zung nih an khiahmi tuah rih lo i thawnnak. 3. hri, thirhri. 4. cawmtu; e.g. The oldest son was the family's stay<br />

= An fapa upa bik cu an innchungkhar cawmtu a si.<br />

stead - (n.) hmun , can; e.g. In his stead = Amah hmun ah, amah can ah.<br />

steadfast - (adj.) a fekmi<br />

steadily - (adv.) duhsahte ttung fel ngai ttung in.<br />

steadiness - (n.) duhsah si ttung fel ngaiin tuahnak.<br />

steady - (adj.) 1. fek tein bunhmi; e.g. This post is steady = Hi tung cu a fek (aa hnin lo). 2. duhsah tein i thawn, thancho. 3. zumh awk tlakmi,<br />

bochan awk tlakmi.<br />

steady - (v.) 1. fek tein tlaih cawl lo dingin tlaih; e.g. Steady the laddar = Arhlei kha fek tein tlai. 2. duhsah nawn tein thli a hran; e.g. The wind<br />

steadied = Thli duhsah nawn tein a hrang.<br />

steak - (n.) cawsa<br />

steal - (v.) 1. fir. 2. a thli tein chuah ziar.<br />

stealth - (n.) a thli tein thil tuahnak.<br />

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

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

steam - (n.) tikhu<br />

steam engine - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi enzin seh.<br />

steamboat - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi tilawng.<br />

steamer - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi tilawng<br />

streamline - (v.) thli le ti nih donhnak a tlawm bik dingin a pumrua (mawttawkate hna tilawngte hna vanlawngte hna) nalte le dawh tein ser.<br />

steamroller - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi lung rialtu<br />

steamship - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi tilawngpi<br />

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