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waterwheel - (n.) lengke ti nih a mermi
waterworks - (n.) ti peknak thilri
watery - (adj.) a cinmi , ti a khatmi
watt - (n.) elektrik tha tahnak
wattle - (n.) 1.thinghreu a tung le a phei in sermi thil. 2. ar khador.
wave - (n.) 1. tilet. 2. tilet bantukin a kalmi thil; e.g. Radio wave = Radio tha tilet bantukin a kalmi.
wave - (v.) tilet bantukin kal; e.g. The tall grass waved in the breeze = Ram sang cu tilet bangin thli nih a chem hna i an i hnin. 2. kut zaoh; e.g.
Wave us your hand = Na kut kan zaoh tuah.
waver - (v.) fek set loin um i i huinh lengmang.
wavy - (adj.) a ding lomi a kermi.
wax - (n.) khuaiseng , khuailul
wax - (v.) 1. khuaiseng/khuailul thuh. 2. a hung cho, a kai, a tthangcho; e.g. The moon waxes till it becomes full and then wanes = Thlapa cu a lai
tiang a hungcho i cun a ttumchuk.
waxen - (adj.) khuailul bantuk a simi.
waxworks - (n.) minung mui bantuk tein khuailul in an sermi hna
waxy - (adj.) khuailul bantuk a simi.
way - (n.) 1. pungsan, e.g. Mary is wearing her hair in a new way = Mary cu a sam pungsan thar in aa tom. 2. lam , tuahning, e.g. Doctors are
trying to find ways to prevent disease = Sibawi nih zawtnak khamnak caah zawtnak khamnak caah lam an kawl lengmang. 3. ning, e.g. In many
ways he is like his father = Ning tampi in amah cu a pa bantuk a si (a pa he an i lawhnak a tampi). 4. lei, e.g. Look this way = Hi lei hi zoh tuah. 5.
kal, e.g. The beggar made his way from house to house = Rawl halpa cu inn khat hnu inn khat in a kal. 6. lam hlapi, e.g. The moon is a long way
off = Thlapa cu lam hlapi ah a um. 7. lam, e.g. He lost his way = Lam a tlau. 8. lam kenh, e.g. Bullock carts must make way for jeeps = Cawleng nih
jeep cu an kenh hna awk a si. 9. zia, e.g. Don't mind Joe's teasing, it is only his way = Joe i an capo cu na thinhung hlah, amah zia a si. 10. duh,
e.g. A child wants its own way all the time = Ngakchia nih cun amah duhnak lawngin um zungzal a duh. by the way = vei mu. by way of = cuka
lei lam cun, cu ka lei cun. give way = mah kha hnulei ah i tawn i hawi kha lam pek; thil a rihnak kha celh ti lo i kiah. underway = thawk cang hnu i
tuah lengmang lio.
waybill - (n.) thilri kuatnak cazin, khuazei ah dah kuat an si i zeitindah cuka phakter ding an si ti ttialmi.
wayfarer - (n.) khualtawngmi
wayfaring - (n.) khualtlawn.
waylay - (v.) lamhruang ah, lam in bawh.
ways - (n.) tilawng sernak i an phahmi thingphel.
wayside - (n.) lamkam
wayside - (adj.) lampawng a simi.
wayward - (adj.) lam dik zulh duh loin a pialmi.
we - (pron.) 1. kanmah; 2. kan, synonym of kanmah.
weak - (adj.) a dermi , a tthawng lomi
weaken - (v.) derter , tthawn loter
weakling - (n.) a tthawng lomi
weakly - (adv.) der ngaiin.
weakness - (n.) dernak , tthawn lonak
weal - (n.) 1. tthatnak; e.g. A loyal friend stands by his friend in weal or woe = Hawikom ttha nih cun a hawi kha tthatnak zongah chiatnak zongah
a dirpi. 2. fung hriahnak asiloah fung in tuknak kan cuar i aa hngalmi khi.
wealth - (n.) rumnak, chawva.
wealthy - (adj.) a rummi
wean - (v.) hnuk thlei, thlei.
weapon - (n.) hriamnam
wear - (v.) 1. huk, aih. 2. tet, tehter, theh; e.g. Walking wears a hole in my shoe = Ke in ka kal lengmang caah ka kedan hmun khat in pem/a tet.
3. thadit; e.g. He wears out when working too much = Rian fak tuk a ttuan tikah a tha a di.
wear - (n.) 1. hruk dingmi thilthuam; Summer wear = Tthal hruk ding thilthuam. 2. hnipuan; Men's wear = Pa hnipuan. footwear = Kedan le
hmawca.
wear-out - (v.) thadit; e.g. He wears out when working too much = Rian fak tuk a ttuan tikah a tha a di.
wearer - (n.) aa hruktu, aa aihtu.
wearily - (adv.) thadi ngaiin.
weary - (adj.) thadi ngai a simi
weasel - (n.) zu tehna va tehna a sehtu saram sahngar bantuk
weather - (n.) nikhua
weatherbeaten - (adj.) thlitu , ruahpi , nilin , khuasik a ing zungzalmi
weathercock - (n.) khuazeilei in dah thlitu a hran ti tahnak
weatherglass - (n.) nikhua tahnak
weathervane - (n.) khuazeilei in dah thlitu a hran ti tahnak
weave - (v.) thiamtah, ser; e.g. People weave thread into cloth and reed into baskets = Mi nih la cu puan ah an tah hna i ramkung cu bawm ah an
tah hna.
weaver - (n.) thiamtaktu.
web - (n.) 1. tahmi thil. 2. sawmpalak bu. 3. kedong le kedong a senghtertu cuar , compai ke bantuk.
webbed - (adj.) compai kedong bantukin kedong aa sengmi: e.g. Ducks have webbed feet = Compai cu an kedong an i seng.
webfooted - (adj.) a kedong aa sengmi.
wed - (v.) i tthitum
we'd - (contraction) 1. we had. 2. we should. 3. we would.
wedded - (adj.) aa thimi
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