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wrestle - (v.) i paih<br />

wrestle - (n.) paih<br />

wrestler - (n.) aa paimi , paihthiam<br />

wretch - (n.) 1. mivanchia ngaingaimi. 2. mitthalo ngaingai.<br />

wretched - (adj.) vanchiatnak chung umnak<br />

wriggle - (v.) i merh i ngerh i nguai.<br />

wright - (n.) thil sertu; e.g. A wheel wright makes wheels = caw lengke seru nih lengke a ser hna.<br />

wring - (v.) sur; e.g. Wring out your wet shirt = Na angki cin kha sur tuah.<br />

wringer - (n.) thil surnak seh.<br />

wrinkle - (n.) a kormi, a sawngmi; e.g. He has wrinkles on his brow = A cal a sawng cang.<br />

wrinkle - (v.) kor; e.g. The sleeves wrinkle = Angki ban an kor.<br />

wrist - (n.) kut hliahhlok<br />

writ - (n.) ca ttialmi; e.g. The Bible is Holy Writ = Baibal cu a thiangmi Cattial a si.<br />

write - (v.) ttial, cattial; e.g. Please write down your name = Na min ttial tuah.<br />

write down - (v.) 1. ca in ttial. 2. a man tthum tuah.<br />

write off - (v.) hloh , hnawh , a leiba kha hlohpiak<br />

write out - (v.) ca in ttial.<br />

write up - (v.) a konglem ca in ttial a man karh.<br />

writer - (n.) cattialtu.<br />

writhe - (v.) i ngerh cukmak in um , rul aa ngerh cukmak bantuk khi<br />

writing - (n.) cattial.<br />

writing pad - (n.) cakuat ttialnak catlap<br />

written - (v.) past participle of write. ttial; e.g. He has written a letter = Cakuat pakhat a ttial cang.<br />

wrong - (n.) palhnak tthat lonak.<br />

wrong - (adj.) 1. palh a simi; e.g. He is wrong = A palh. 2. a hmaan lomi; e.g. John gave a wrong answer = John nih a hmaan lomi lehnak a pek.<br />

3. a ning a si lomi; e.g. That is the wrong way <strong>to</strong> handle a knife = Khakha nam tlaihning a ning a si lomi a si. 4. aa rawkmi; e.g. Something is wrong<br />

with the car - Mawttawka a zeidik a rawk.<br />

wrongdoing - (n.) palhnak tualmi.<br />

wrongful - (adj.) palh a simi.<br />

wronghead - (adj.) palh ko nain a lung a tthawngmi.<br />

wrote - (v.) past tense of write, ttial.<br />

wroth - (adj.) thinhun a simi, a thin a hungmi.<br />

wrought - (v.) ser, tuah; e.g. The gate was wrought with great skill = Kutka cu dawh tein an ser.<br />

wrought iron - (n.) thir fek khunmi<br />

wrung - (v.) past tense of wring. sur.<br />

wry - (adj.) ai sisawnmi hmai, duh lonak langhternak ca i hmai sisawnter; e.g. She made a wry face <strong>to</strong> show her dislike = A duh lonak langhternak<br />

caah a hmai cu a sisawnter.<br />

X<br />

x-mas - Christmas, Khrismas.<br />

x-ray - (n.) dathmanthlak , kan tak chung hmanthlaknak<br />

Xanthippe - (n.) Socrates nupi, me sil i minthang a simi.<br />

xebec - (n.) tilawng hme, puan zar pathum ngei.<br />

xylophone - (n.) aw dawh tumnak phun khat<br />

Y<br />

Y.M.C.A. - (abbrev.) = Young Men's Christian Association.<br />

Y.W.C.A. - (abbrev.) = Young Women's Christian Association.<br />

yacht - (n.) nuamhnak ca i an sermi tilawng<br />

yacht - (v.) cu bantuk tilawng i cit.<br />

yachting - (n.) nuamhnak ca i hmanmi tilawng i citnak.<br />

yak - (n.) Tibet ram i a ummi fung a hmul a saumi.<br />

y'all - (contraction) = you all = nanmah. (plural)<br />

yam - (n.) lai kawhra phun khat.<br />

yank - (v.) hninh, hninh i thin.<br />

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