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upper hand - (n.) tei deuh; e.g. They have the upper hand in the fight = An i paihnak ah khan anmah nih an tei deuh hna<br />

upright - (adj.) ding tein dirtermi , ding tein tunmi<br />

uprightness - (n.) dinnak.<br />

uprise - (v.) ihnak in thawh.<br />

uprising - (n.) ral thawhnak<br />

uproar - (n.) i tuai ur le au ur in umnak.<br />

uproot - (v.) a hram in bongh<br />

upset - (v.) tlukter, tlu, thluk; e.g. Do not upset the kettle = Ketli kha thlu hlah.<br />

upset - (n.) ningcang lo; e.g. I have a s<strong>to</strong>mach upset = Ka paw aa ningcang lo.<br />

upside-down - (adj.) bingtalet<br />

upstairs - (adv.) cunglei khan ah<br />

upstart - (n.) zeihmanh a rak si lomi, mirum le mingan i duak ti i a hung cangmi khi.<br />

upstream - (adv.) tiva a hnalei.<br />

up<strong>to</strong>date - (adj.) nihin ni tiang a simi.<br />

up<strong>to</strong>wn - (n.) khuapi chung cunglei kam.<br />

upturn - (n.) a ttha lei in hun i mernak.<br />

upward - (adv.) cunglei<br />

upwards - (adv.) in a cunglei ah.<br />

uranium - (n.) zureiniam<br />

urban - (adj.) khuapi chung nun in nun a thiammi<br />

urbanity - (n.) khuapi chung nunning<br />

urchin - (n.) ngakchia.<br />

urea - (n.) zun.<br />

urgency - (n.) khulrang in tuah awk a simi thil sinak.<br />

urgent - (adj.) khulrang in tuah awk a simi<br />

urinal - (n.) zunzunnak hmun<br />

urinate - (v.) zun zun<br />

urine - (n.) zun<br />

us - (pron.) kanmah, biatlang hram thawhnak i hman khawh a si lomi, biatlang donghnak lawng i hman khawh a simi; e.g. They invited us <strong>to</strong> dinner<br />

= Zanriah ei an kan sawm.<br />

usable - (adj.) hman khawhmi.<br />

usage - (n.) hmannak.<br />

use - (v.) hman; e.g. We use a knife <strong>to</strong> cut meat = Sa cannak ah nam kan hman.<br />

use - (n.) 1. hmannak. 2. tthathnemnak; e.g. There is no use crying over the spilt milk = Thletmi cawhnuk tah cu zeihmanh tthathnemnak a um<br />

lo.<br />

used <strong>to</strong> - (adj.) 1. nek (neek); e.g. Eskimos are used <strong>to</strong> cold weather = Eskimos mi cu khuasik an i nek. 2. hlan i lak hman tawn; e.g. He used <strong>to</strong><br />

come here = Hika ah hin a rak ra tawn.<br />

useful - (adj.) a tthahnemmi<br />

usefulness - (n.) tthathnemnak<br />

useless - (adj.) zeihmanh a ttahnem lomi<br />

user - (n.) hmangtu<br />

usher - (n.) biakinn chung tthutnak chimtu le chiatu<br />

usher - (v.) tthutnak chimh.<br />

usual - (adj.) voi dang tawn bantuk a simi<br />

usually - (adv.) voi dang tawn bantukin<br />

usurer - (n.) a miak tampi laakin mi dang tangka a cawihtu<br />

usurious - (adj.) a miak tampi lak dingin tangka cawihmi<br />

usurp - (v.) ningcang loin uknak chuh.<br />

usurper - (n.) ningcang loin uknak a chuttu.<br />

usurption - (n.) ningcang loin uknak a chuhnak.<br />

usury - (n.) a miak tampi lak in tangka cawihnak<br />

utensil - (n.) rawlchuannak umkheng<br />

uterus - (n.) nau-inn<br />

utilitarian - (n.) thil hi a tthathnem paoh ahcun a ttha ko, a tthathnem lo ahcun a ttha lo ti in ruahning.<br />

utility - (n.) tthathnemnak, santlaihnak, san a tlaimi thil.<br />

utilization - (n.) santlai i sernak , santlai i hmannak<br />

utmost - (adj.) a hlatnak bik , a ttha bik , a chia bik<br />

U<strong>to</strong>pia - (n.) Khawmiunist pawl vancung khua.<br />

utter - (v.) chim, ka in chim.<br />

utter - (adj.) a dihumnak in a simi a si cikcekmi; e.g. The house is in utter ruin = Inn cu a rawk dih cikcek.<br />

utterance - (n.) chimnak , chimmi bia<br />

utterly - (adv.) a dihlak tein<br />

uttermost - (adj.) a dongh mawrawt<br />

uvula - dang<strong>to</strong>. (pl.uvulae)<br />

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