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advisory - (adj.) ruahnak pek; e.g. advisory body = ruahnak petu bu<br />

advocacy - (n.) ttanhnak, chimpiak, dirkamh<br />

advocate - (v.) tanh , chimpiak; e.g. We advocate peace = Daihnak kan tanh<br />

advocate - (n.) ttanhtu , chimpiaktu , dirkamhtu<br />

aeon - (n.) rel cawk lo kum a raumi caan saupi<br />

aerate - (v.) thli i canter, thli luhter<br />

aerial - (n.) radio hri zammi<br />

aeroplane - (n.) vanlawng<br />

aesthete - (n.) dawhnak lei a duh ngaimi le a hngal ngaimi<br />

affable - (adj.) komh nuammi mittha<br />

affair - (n.) rian, kong<br />

affect - (v.) thlen, umtuning danter; e.g. Weather can affect crops = Nikhua nih rawl kung umtuning a danter khawh<br />

affection - (n.) hawikom dawtnak<br />

affectionate - (adj.) dawt ngaimi; e.g. Your affectionate friend = Na dawt ngaimi na hawi<br />

affidavit - (n.) Biaceihtu bawi hmaiah chiatser in chimmi bia<br />

affiliate - (v.) a tengnge rak si , i peh; e.g. This college is affiliated <strong>to</strong> the university = Hi college hi university tengnge a si; Hi college hi university he<br />

aa peh<br />

affiliation - (n.) i pehtlaihnak; a lain deuhmi bu he i pehtlaihnak<br />

affinity - (n.) pehtlaihnak ; i lawhnak, i banghnak<br />

affirm - (v.) a hman a dik hrimhrim ti i chim , ttial<br />

affirmative - (adj.) a si ti in leh , a hman ti in leh<br />

affix - (v.) benh, fonh; e.g. Affix the stamp on the envelope = Ca-ik ah milu benh<br />

afflict - (v.) nganfah pek , harnak pek; e.g. There are many illnesses which afflict old people = Tar pawl nganfah a petuzawtnak tampi a um<br />

affliction - (n.) nganfah peknak , harnak peknak<br />

affluence - (n.) rumnak , duhdim te i nunnak<br />

affluent - (adj.) thilri tampi ngeih, mirum si; e.g. He is an affluent person = Amah cu mirum a si<br />

afford - (v.) cawknak man ngeih khawh; e.g. I can afford <strong>to</strong> buy a car = Mawtaw cawknak tangka ka ngei kho<br />

afire - (adj.) a kang hluahmahmi; e.g. Bush afire = A kang hluahmahmi burbuk<br />

afloat - (adj.) ti cungah siseh, thli cungah siseh, a lao, aa vuan; e.g. The boat was afloat on the water = Tilawng cu ti cungah aa lao<br />

afraid - (adj.) ttih; e.g. I am afraid of tigers = Cakei ka ttih hna<br />

afresh - (adv.) a thar in tuah tthan; e.g. We painted the room afresh = Innkhan kha a thar in si kan thuh tthan<br />

after - (prep.) hnu ah<br />

afterlife - (n.) thih hnu nunnak, nuncang hmuhnak<br />

aftermath - (n.) thil pakhat nih a dang thil pakhat a chuahtermi<br />

afternoon - (n.) chunhnu<br />

afterward - (n.) hmailei caan ah<br />

again - (adv.) tthan; e.g. I want <strong>to</strong> read again = Carel ka duh tthan<br />

against - (prop.) doh , ralchanh; e.g. He is against me = A ka doh; a ka ralchanh<br />

agape - (n.) dawtnak, zawnruahnak<br />

agape - (adv.) ngang ko i ka i an i um<br />

age - (n.) kum; e.g. I do not know his age = A kum ka hngal lo<br />

aged - (adj.) tar , hlun; e.g. An aged person = Mitar; An aged car = Mawttawka hlun<br />

agency - (n.) rian fialmi rianttuantu bu le an rianttuannak; e.g. An employment agency helps people find jobs = Rian kawlpiaktu i ciahmi bu nih rian<br />

hmuh an bawmh hna<br />

agenda - (n.) biaceih awk i chiahmi<br />

agent - (n.) rianttuan fialmi<br />

aggrandize - (v.) nawlngeihnak le rumnak i ngan chinchin, a puanpar i rumra ngei ngai i um<br />

aggravate - (v.) tthat loter deuh , fahter chin<br />

aggregate - (adj.) a dihlak tuak ah; e.g. The aggregate sum of his debts was $300 = A leiba a dihlak tuak ah $300 a si.<br />

aggression - (n.) midang cung i zaang-ennak va tuah ; midang va doh le va thah<br />

aggressive - (adj.) 1. midang va doh le thah a duhmi, midang he bia al a duh ngai i amah duhning in mi dang umter a duhmi; 2. rianttuan<br />

huammi, mi hruai kho<br />

aggressor - (n.) midang ram a va dohtu<br />

agile - (adj.) khulrang , fel , fawi tein cawlcangh , ruang-ai; e.g. Cats are very agile = Chizawh cu an ruang a ai ngai<br />

agility - (n.) khulrannak, ruang ainak<br />

agitate - (v.) hninhsaih , thinlung hninhsaih i thinhunter<br />

agitation - (n.) hnahnawhnak, lung hninhsaihnak<br />

agnostic - (n.) Pathian cu a um zongah a poi lo, a um lo zongah a poi lo, tiah a timi pawl<br />

ago - (adv.) kan hnulei caan ah khan; e.g. Two minutes ago = Minit pahnih an khan<br />

agony - (n.) nganfahnak<br />

agree - (v.) ruahnak i khah , hnatlak<br />

agreeable - (adj.) 1. a nuam , a ttha; 2. hnatlakpi awk a simi<br />

agreement - (n.) hnatlaknak , ruahnak i khahnak<br />

agriculture - (n.) lothlawh<br />

agronomy - (n.) thingkung, ramkung, cinning cawnpiaknak<br />

ahead - (adv.) hmailei ah; e.g. He went ahead of me = Ka hmai ah a kal<br />

aid - (v.) bawmh<br />

aid - (n.) bawmhnak<br />

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