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subsidence - (n.) ttumnak.<br />

subsidiary - (adj.) bawmhnak ca i a tak tthahnem vemi<br />

subsidiary - (n.) cu bantuk bawmhnak thil.<br />

subsidize - (v.) tangka in bawmh<br />

subsidy - (n.) bawmhnak tangka<br />

subsist - (v.) nun; e.g. A church cannot subsist without members = Khrihfabu cu a minung um loin a nung kho lo. People in our country subsist<br />

on rice and meat = Kan ram minung hna cu facang le sa in an nung.<br />

subsistence - (n.) nunnak , khuasaknak<br />

subsistent - (adj.) a nungmi, khua a sami.<br />

subsoil - (n.) a cung palang a hun changtu thap vawlei khi<br />

substance - (n.) 1. thil pakhatkhat a biapit biknak. 2. a sullam taktak. 3. thil a sining taktak; e.g. Ice and water are the same substance in different<br />

forms = Tikhal le ti cu an sining aa khat ko, an langhning lawng aa dang. 4. thilri, chawva.<br />

substantial - (adj.) 1. a si taktakmi; e.g. People and things are substantial, ghosts are not = Minung le thilri cu a si taktakmi an si, mithla cu an si lo.<br />

2. a thangmi, a fekmi. 3. a nganmi, chim awk tlak a simi, a ttha pah a simi; e.g. John made a substantial improvement in arithmatics = John cu<br />

kanan ah aa chap ngai. 4. mirum a simi. 5. a tlangpi in; e.g. The s<strong>to</strong>ries <strong>to</strong>ld by the two boys were in substantial agreement = Nagkchia pahnih nih<br />

an chimmi kha a tlangpi in an i khat.<br />

substantially - (adv.) biapi ngaiin, a tlangpi in, tthawng ngaiin, fek tein.<br />

substantiate - (v.) a si taktak tinak langhter<br />

substantive - (adj.) a si taktakmi.<br />

substitute - (v.) mi dang ai va awh; e.g. She substituted for Miss Brown who was ill = Miss Brown a zawt caah a ai a va awh.<br />

substitute - (n.) 1. aiawhtu. 2. thil pakhatkhat can i a dang hmanmi.<br />

substitution - (n.) ai awhnak, thil pakhatkhat ca i a dang thil hmannak.<br />

substratum - (n.) thap khat tang i a ummi thap dang<br />

subterfuge - (n.) i fahfirhnak , a si taktak lomi<br />

subterranean - (adj.) vawlei tang i a ummi<br />

subtitle - (n.) cauk a min hme deuh , a min taktak a sullam a chimtu<br />

subtle - (adj.) a pan ngaingaimi, a nem ngaingaimi, a hme ngaingaimi, a nal ngaingaimi, hngalh awk a har ngaingaimi; thil hngalh khawh zaunak<br />

fimnak a ngeimi.<br />

subtlety - (n.) hngalh har ngaimi sinak.<br />

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

subtract - (v.) zuh<br />

subtraction - (n.) zuhnak<br />

subtrahend - (n.) zuh awk a simi kha; e.g. In 10-2=8 the subtrahend is 2=10 chungah 2 zuh i aphi 8 a chuakmi chungah hin zuh awk a simi<br />

(zukmi) kha 2 hi a si; a sullam cu 2 hi subtrahend a si.<br />

subtropical - (adj.) ram lum dengmang a simi<br />

suburb - (n.) khuapi leng deuh vak i a ummi sang<br />

suburban - (adj.) khuapi leng deuhvak i a ummi sang he aa tlaimi<br />

subversion - (n.) hrawhnak a ping i kalternak.<br />

subversive - (adj.) a um liomi cozoh hrawh awk ca i khuakhanmi , hrawktu a simi<br />

subvert - (v.) leh , cung le tang maw lu le taw maw leh , hrawh<br />

subway - (n.) vawlei tang i a kalmi tlanglawng<br />

succeed - (v.) 1. hlawhtlin; e.g. His plans succeed = A khuakhannak a hlawh an tling. 2. hun chan, hun rolh; e.g. He succeeded his father = A pa<br />

kha a hun chan. (cucu a hun zulh tinak a si). 3. co; e.g. The oldest son succeded <strong>to</strong> his father's estate = A fapa upa bik nih a pa vawlei kha ro ah a<br />

co.<br />

success - (n.) hlawhtlinnak , awngminnak<br />

successful - (adj.) a hlawhtlingmi, a awngminmi.<br />

succession - (n.) pakhat hnu pakhat i chan (zulh) diahmahnak.<br />

successive - (adj.) aa peh thluahmah in a ummi.<br />

successively - (adv.) i peh thluahmah in.<br />

successor - (n.) a hun changtu (zultu)<br />

succinct - (adj.) fiangte ttung tawi tein<br />

succor - (v.) U.S. bawmh, thilrit chawn.<br />

succor - (n.) U.S. thilrit chawnnak hnemhnak.<br />

succour - (v.) British. bawmh, thilrit chawn.<br />

succour - (n.) British thilrit chawnnak, hnemhnak.<br />

succumb - (v.) i teiter; e.g. He succumbed <strong>to</strong> the temptation and s<strong>to</strong>le the money = Tukforhnak kha aa teiter i tangka cu a fir.<br />

such - (adj.) 1. cu bantukmi; e.g. Such men as Daniel and Isaiah are rare = Daniel le Isaiah bantuk minung cu an tlawmte. 2. chim ciami thil bantuk<br />

kha; e.g. The ladies <strong>to</strong>ok only teas and such drinks = Nu pawl cu lakphak le kha bantuk lawng kha aa din.<br />

such - (adv.) hringhran; e.g. Dan is such a great man = Dan cu mi ngan hringhran a si.<br />

such and such - (n., adj.) kha mi hna; e.g. The bank was robbed in such and such a <strong>to</strong>wn, at such and such time, by such and such persons =<br />

Bank cu kha mi hna nih khan, kha khua ah khan, kha caan ah khan an baoh.<br />

suck - (v.) dawp , din<br />

sucker - (n.) 1. dawptu. 2. thingkung a hram i a nge hme tete a khomi hna khi.<br />

suckle - (v.) hnuk dinh; e.g. The cat suckles her kittens = Chizawh nih a fale kha hnuk a dinh hna.<br />

suckling - (n.) hnuk ding lio<br />

sucrose - (n.) thanthling rang.<br />

suction - (n.) dawpnak.<br />

sudden - (adj.) 1. ruah lopi ah duak ti i a hung ummi. 2. chikkhatte ah tuahmi; all of a sudden = ruah lo piin<br />

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