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striking - (adj.) a lang ngaimi.<br />

strikingly - (adv.) lang ngaiin.<br />

string - (v.) thil; e.g. She strings the beads = Thi kha a thil hna.<br />

string - (n.) 1. hri, la hri, buri hri. 2. thi rual; e.g. A string of beads = Thi rual khat. 3. tingtang hri.<br />

stringed - (adj.) hri ngeimi (tingtang).<br />

stringency - (n.) fek ngaiin tuahmi , tet ngaiin tuahmi thil<br />

stringent - (adj.) fak ngaimi, aa tet ngaimi; e.g. Stringent laws = Upadi fak/tet ngai.<br />

strings - (n.) tum awk thilri hri ngei pawl. (strings of a guitar or banjo)<br />

strip - (v.) 1. hawng hawh, hnipuan phoih i taklawngin um. 2. fir dih cikcek; e.g. Thieves stripped the house of every valuable thing = Mifir nih inn<br />

chung thilman ngei deuh paoh cu an fir dih hirhiar.<br />

strip - (n.) a tung a sau i a permi; e.g. A strip of paper = Caku sau nawn in thlehmi.<br />

stripe - (n.) ttial sau; e.g. A tiger has stripes = Cakei cu a ttial a sau; The American flag has thirteen stripes = American alan nih ttial sau hleithum a<br />

ngei. 2. fungfek in tuknak.<br />

striped - (adj.) ttial sau a ngeimi; e.g. Zebras are striped = Zebra cu an ttial a sau.<br />

stripling - (n.) tlangval no<br />

stripped of - (v.) past tense of strip, fir dih cikcek; e.g. Thieves stripped the house of every valuable thing = Mifir nih inn chung thilman ngei deuh<br />

paoh cu an fir dih hirhiar<br />

strive - (v.) fak piin i zuam<br />

striven - (v.) past participle of strive, zuam.<br />

strode - (v.) past tense of stride, kal.<br />

stroke - (n.) 1. tuk, den khenh; e.g. He drove in the nail with one stroke of the hammer = Sobul voi khat den in thir cu pil lakin a khenh ko. 2.<br />

suimilam caan a awnh khi; e.g. We arrived home at the stroke of three = Suimilam pathum a awnh ah inn kan phan. 3. ruahlopi i a cangmi khi; e.g.<br />

He got a stroke of paralysis = Zen zawtnak ruah lopi ah a cungah a tlung ko.<br />

stroke - (v.) muai, chizawh tehna unico tehna muai khi.<br />

stroll - (v.) duhsah tein nuamhnak i i chawh<br />

stroller - (n.) nuamhnak ca i aa chawkmi.<br />

strong - (adj.) a tthawngmi<br />

stronghold - (n.) umnak hmun a fek i a himmi<br />

strop - (v.) nam tatnak sawphaw i nam tat.<br />

strop - (n.) lu mehnak nam tatnak ca i hmanmi sahaw.<br />

strophe - (n.) hla fung khat chung i cang khat<br />

strove - (v.) past tense of strive, zuam.<br />

struck - (v.) past tense and past participle of strike, tuk.<br />

structural - (adj.) innsaknak he aa pehtlaimi<br />

structurally - (adv.) innsaknak lei in ti ahcun.<br />

structure - (n.) 1. inn sakning; e.g. The structure of the school house is excellent = Sianginn a inn an sakning cu a ttha taktak. 2. inn. 3. inn<br />

bantukin aa sami thil; e.g. The human body is a wonderful structure = Minung pum hi khuaruahhar in aa sami inn a si.<br />

struggle - (v.) fak piin i zuam , fak piin ttuan<br />

strum - (v.) tingtang hri perh.<br />

strung - (v.) past tense and past participle of string, hri sih.<br />

strut - (v.) arhlikhong chawh in ruamkai ngaiin i chawh.<br />

strut - (n.) kan (kaan) le kan (kaan) kar i cunglei dohtu chiahmi.<br />

stub - (n.) 1. thingchumhmui. 2. tan tawite a tangmi, kuakbul. 3. check cauk i a hramlei a tangmi khi.<br />

stubble - (n.) facang hmui , fangvoi hmui<br />

stubborn - (adj.) lung tthumtthial a duh lomi , mi lunghak<br />

stubby - (adj.) a tawi i a chahmi.<br />

stucco - (n.) vampang milhtlorhnak plaster<br />

stuck - 1. past tense and past participle of stick, chuah, chak; e.g. She stuck out her <strong>to</strong>ngue = A lei a chak. 2. tan; e.g. He got stuck in the mud<br />

= Nawncek ah a tang.<br />

stud - (n.) benhmi a bo tete; e.g The belt was ornamented with silver studs = A taisawm cu ngun bo tete in an tamh.<br />

stud - (v.) a bo tete benh; e.g. The crown was studded with jewels = Siangpahrang luchin cu lungvar tete an benh hna.<br />

studied - (adj.) ttha tein ruah i tuaktanmi<br />

studio - (n.) 1. hmanthlaknak khan/inn. 2. aw thanhnak inn/khan.<br />

studious - (adj.) cazoh le cawn a zuam ngaingaimi<br />

study - (n.) 1. cawnmi subject. 2. cazohnak khan.<br />

study - (v.) 1. cozoh le ruah in hngalh le thiam i zuam. 2. cawn.<br />

stuff - (n.) thilri; e.g. She bought some white stuff for a curtain = Thlalang awng zar caah thil rang a cawk.<br />

stuff - (v.) a chung i khumh; e.g. She stuffed the pillow with feathers = Chantling chungah arhmul a khumh.<br />

stuffing - (n.) a chung i rawnmi thil hna , ar an thah i tamhnak ca i a chung i an tawnmi thil hna<br />

stuffy - (adj.) thawpit cetcut a simi (inn)<br />

stultify - (v.) mualphoh,mihrut lawhter.<br />

stumble - (v.) 1. zeilo i chuih i rilh. 2. sawnpah lengmang i kal. 3. biachim tik i i thuahthah lengmang.<br />

stumbling block - (n.) mi a rilhtertu , dawntu<br />

stump - (n.) 1. thingchumhmui. 2. kuakbul.<br />

stump - (v.) uknak lei kong chim; e.g. The candidate for Parliament stumped the country = Parliament i thim aa timmi nih ram chungah khan<br />

hmun kip ah uknak kong kha taza a hawt.<br />

stumpy - (adj.) 1. thingchumhmui a lomi. 2. thingchumhmui tampi umnak a simi.<br />

stun - (v.) 1. zeihmanh hngal loin tuah; e.g. He was stunned by the fall = A tlaknak nih zeihmanh hngal loin a tuah. 2. lungmih. 3. zeiti ruah awk<br />

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