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turban - (n.) lupawng<br />

turbid - (adj.) a nawimi, a fiang lomi; e.g. Turbid river = A nawimi tiva.<br />

turbine - (n.) enzin chung i aa mermi<br />

turbulence - (n.) hnahnawhnak , i tuainak , cawlcanghnak<br />

turbulent - (adj.) hnahnawk ngaiin a ummi , a cawlcang ngaimi<br />

turf - (n.) 1. ram dawh tein cinnak hmun. 2. ram tlik zuamnak hmun<br />

turgid - (adj.) a phingmi , aa porhmi<br />

Turk - (n.) Turkey rammi.<br />

turkey - (n.) vui ar<br />

Turkey - (n.) Turkey ram.<br />

turmoil - (n.) hnahnawhnak, i tuai ur in umnak.<br />

turn - (v.) 1. mer; e.g. I turn the wheel two times = Lengke voi hnih kamer. 2. mer; e.g. The road turns <strong>to</strong> the west = Lam cu nitlaklei ah aa mer.<br />

3. kau; e.g. Turn the page <strong>to</strong> number six = Catlap kha nambar paruk ah kau.<br />

turn - (n.) 1. mernak; e.g. At each turn the screw goes in further = Mer paoh ah skru cu thuk deuh lengmang a pil. 2. caan; e.g. It is Bob's turn <strong>to</strong><br />

read = Bob nih a rel caan a si. 3. caan a mermi; e.g. At the turn of the century = Kum zabu pakhat aa mer lio caan ah. by turns = pakhat hnu<br />

pakhat aa chang lengmang in; turn over = pakhat nih pakhat sin i pek. turn out = hlawt, leng i chuah, dawi.<br />

turn off - (v.) hmih , elektrik hmih<br />

turn on - (v.) van , elektrik van<br />

turn out - (v.) pumhnak i hung chuah.<br />

turn out - (n.) pumhnak i a hung chuakimi minung.<br />

turn over - (v.) thlen, leh.<br />

turncoat - (n.) bu khat in bu dang i aa tthialmi , zumhnak aa letmi<br />

turned one's head - (v.) luarpar kai; e.g. Their praise turned her head = An thangtthatnak nih a luarpar a kaiter<br />

turnip - (n.) ba<br />

turnkey - (n.) thonginn tawh kengtu.<br />

turnpike - (n.) 1. lam nganpi kal man thawh a herhmi. 2. cu hman man peknak kutka.<br />

turpentine - (n.) farthling.<br />

turquoise - (n.) lungvar hring a mui vandum a simi.<br />

turret - (n.) inn kil i a sang deuh in sakmi a fonghlei.<br />

turtle - (n.) chungkuh<br />

turtle dove - (n.) laileng phun khat.<br />

tusk - (n.) ha saupi a fongmi , vui hao<br />

tutelage - (n.) zohkhenhtu sinak.<br />

tutelary - (adj.) zohkhenhtu a simi.<br />

tu<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) cawnpiaktu saya<br />

tu<strong>to</strong>rial - (adj.) cawngpikmi.<br />

tuxedo - (n.) zanriah ei tik i pa nih an i hrukmi angkileng<br />

twain - (n.) hla hlun holh, pahnih tinak a si.<br />

twang - (n.) tingtang hri a aw khi.<br />

'twas - (contraction) = it was.<br />

tweak - (v.) hnuh, phawl<br />

tweed - (n.) sahmul angki a lenglei a hratmi<br />

tweezers - (n.) cengceh hmete<br />

twelfth - (num.) hleihnihnak<br />

twelve - (num.) hleihnih<br />

twentieth - (num.) pakulnak<br />

twenty - (num.) pakul<br />

'twere - (contraction) = it were.<br />

twice - (adv.) voi hnih<br />

twig - (n.) thingnge hmete<br />

twilight - (n.) zinglei nichuak hlan ceu le zanlei nitlak hnu ceu<br />

'twill - (contraction) = it will.<br />

twin - (n.) faphir lak i pakhat; Twins = Faphir.<br />

twine - (v.) 1. la kha zai hnih zai thum in komh i thlur. 2. ngerh, zam; e.g. The vine twines around the tree = Zun nih thingkung kha a ngerh.<br />

twine - (n.) la zai hnih zai thum i komh i a fek ngaimi.<br />

twinge - (v.) dakdakdak tiin a fakmi hma khi.<br />

twinkle - (v.) arfi a ceu depmap khi.<br />

twirl - (v.) i mer lengmang.<br />

twist - (v.) 1. merh; e.g. She twisted the ring on her finger = A kutdonghrolh kha a kutdong ah a mer lengmang. 2. mah duhning lei i merh i<br />

hoihter. 3. ngerh; e.g. The path twists and turns = Lam cu aa ngerh aa nguai.<br />

twitch - (n.) taksa cung i amah duh tein a cawl dekmak lengmangmi khi, mithnuh te hna khi.<br />

twitch - (v.) hnuh.<br />

twitter - (n.) vate onh<br />

two - (num.) pahnih<br />

twofold - (adj.) a let nhih<br />

'twould - (contraction) = it would.<br />

tympanic - (adj.) hnakhaw chung khuang phaw he aa pehtlaimi.<br />

tympanum - (n.) hnakhaw chung khuang phaw<br />

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