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ugler - (n.) muko tumtu<br />

build - (v.) sak, inn sak<br />

builder - (n.) satu, inn satu<br />

building - (n.) inn<br />

built - (v.) build zoh; past tense of build<br />

bulb - (n.) 1. tawba, anttam tawba; 2. anttam tawba bantuk a simi elektrik mei vannak bo<br />

bulge - (v.) a puar; e.g. His pocket bulges with apples = A angki zal kha epal a khat i a puar<br />

bulk - (n.) a tam deuh, a ngan deuh; e.g. I put the bulk of my books in the box = Ka cauk a tam deuh cu kuang chungah ka chiah hna<br />

bulky - (adj.) thilrit, thlircawi a harmi, a nganmi<br />

bull - (n.) 1. cawtum; 2. Pope nih nawlbia a chuahmi<br />

bullet - (n.) kuanfang , meithal kuan<br />

bulletin - (n.) thawngpang tawi tein ttialmi<br />

bullion - (n.) suithluan<br />

bullock - (n.) cawtum<br />

bull's eye - (n.) hmuiselnak i chonmi a laifangte<br />

bully - (n.) thazang a tthawng i mi nehsawh le nekngeih a hmangmi<br />

bully - (v.) cu bantukin mah nak der deuhmi va hrocer, duh lomi va tuahter<br />

bulwark - (n.) ralhau<br />

bump - (v.) i suk , i khawn , i den<br />

bump - (n.) 1. dut; e.g. The airplane landed with a bump = Vanlawng kha vawlei a vung phan i dut tiah a cawl; 2. khawndennak in a phingmi; 3. a<br />

bo<br />

bumper - (n.) mawttawka hmailei i khammi thirthluan<br />

bumper - (adj.) kumdang nakin rawl tam deuh ngeih<br />

bunch - (n.) bor; e.g.1. A bunch of keys = Tawh bor; e.g.2. A bunch of bananas = Banhla thlar; a bu in chiahmi thil<br />

bundle - (n.) <strong>to</strong>m; e.g. A bundle of clothes = Hnipuan <strong>to</strong>m khat<br />

bundle - (v.) <strong>to</strong>m; e.g. Please bundle the papers = Caku kha <strong>to</strong>m hna<br />

bungalow - (n.) bangla , riahnak inn<br />

bunk - (n.) vampang i benhmi ihkhun<br />

bunker - (n.) 1. tilawng chung i lung meihol chiahnak; 2. ralkap nih an ran i cawn chungmi khor<br />

bunny - (n.) saveh kawhnak min; e.g. Easter bunny = Bawipa thawhtthan saveh<br />

buoy - (n.) ti cung i a vuan dingin chiahmi thil , ralrinnak peknak<br />

buoyancy - (n.) ticung i vuanh khawhnak<br />

buoyant - (adj.) 1. ticung i a vuan khomi thil; 2. lunglawm hmaipanh i a ummi<br />

burden - (n.) thilrit<br />

burdensome - (adj.) a ritmi thil , a horh a harmi thil<br />

bureau - (n.) 1. cabuai, a chung i khan hme tete a ngeimi; 2. zung; e.g. We asked the train fare at the Travel Bureau = Tlanglawng kal man kha<br />

Khualtlawnak Zung ah kan va hal<br />

bureaucracy - (n.) bawi ngaiin aa umtermi uktu pawl ukning le rianttuanning<br />

bureaucrat - (n.) bawi ngaiin aa umtermi rianttuantu<br />

burglar - (n.) inn ramhtu , in bauhtu mifir<br />

burial - (n.) mithi vui<br />

burial - (adj.) mithi vuinak; e.g. Burial service = Mithi vuinak pumh<br />

buried - (v.) bury zoh<br />

burlap - (n.) buri ttha phun<br />

burly - (adj.) a tthawng, a pum a ngan i a titsa a tthommi<br />

burn - (v.) 1. me in khang; 2. a kang; e.g. the house is burning = Inn a kang; 3. duah, mei duah<br />

burnt - (v.) a kangmi<br />

burrow - (n.) khor , zu khor<br />

burst - (v.) 1. a kek , a kuai; e.g. The bombs burst = Bomb kha an puak, an kek; 2. a khat cikcek; e.g. The barns were bursting with grains =<br />

Rawl inn cu rawl an khat cikcek<br />

bury - (v.) vui , phum<br />

bus - (n.) zapi citnak mawttawka<br />

bush - (n.) burbuk<br />

bushel - (n.) rawl tahnak, phio hnih, tang khat tluk<br />

business - (n.) 1. rian; e.g. His business is building = A rian cu innsak a si; 2. chaw lehthal; e.g. Business was good last year = Nikum cu chaw<br />

lehthal a ttha; 3. mah pumpak rian, thil; e.g. My affairs are none of your business = Ka umtuning cu nangmah rian zeihmanh a si lo<br />

bust - (v.) hmanthlak ; lu , liang le tang lawng a langmi<br />

bustle - (v.) i sulkhawt lulhmalh in um<br />

busy - (adj.) rian tam , manh lo<br />

busybody - (n.) mi rian i a va sawh lengmangmi khi, mi biaduh<br />

but - (conj.) 1. sihmanhselaw; 2. dah ti lo ahcun; e.g. I shall go anywhere but <strong>to</strong> the river = Tiva dah ti lo ahcun khuazeihmanh ah ka kal ko lai; 3.<br />

dah lo nih cun; e.g. No one knows this but me = Keimah dah ti lo nih cun hihi ahohmanh nih an hngal lo; 4. lawnglawng; e.g. There is but one<br />

answer <strong>to</strong> your question = Na biahalnak lehnak ah cun pakhat lawnglawng a um<br />

butcher - (n.) caw thattu , saram thattu<br />

butcher - (v.) saram thah bantukin mi thah<br />

butler - (n.) sinum upa bik<br />

butt - (v.) suk; e.g. The goat butted a boy = Meheh nih ngakchia a suk<br />

butt - (n.) meithal tanglam<br />

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