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formalism - (n.) phungning zulh sawsawh in tuahmi thil<br />

formality - (n.) phungning in tuahmi thil<br />

format - (n.) cauk pungsan , a hmet ngan le a sehha tiangin<br />

formation - (n.) sersiamnak<br />

formative - (adj.) sersisam khawhmi<br />

former - (adj.) hlan deuh , pahnih lak i a hmasa deuh<br />

formerly - (adv.) hlan ah cun<br />

formidable - (adj.) ttih awk a simi , huphurh awk a simi<br />

formless - (adj.) ningcang ngei lo pungsan um lo<br />

formula - (n.) 1. thil a sining a simi; e.g. H2o is the formula for water = H2o hi ti a sining a si; 2. thil tining, serning; e.g. A formula for making soap<br />

= Chatpiat ser tikah zeitin tuah ding, zeizei cawh ding timi kha a formula cu a si; 3. biaknak lei ah, zumhning fiang tein ca in ttialmi<br />

formulate - (v.) fiang tein chim / langhter; e.g. Formulate your ideas before you write = Na ruahnak kha na ttial hlan ah nai fian awk a si<br />

formulation - (n.) zulhmi lam ngei in fianternak<br />

furnace - (n.) somei, sobuk i mei, meiphu nganpi.<br />

forsake - (v.) hlawt<br />

forsaken - (adj.) hlawtmi<br />

forsook - (v.) forsake zoh<br />

fort - (n.) ralhruang ngeimi hmun<br />

forth - (adv.) hmailei ah<br />

forthcoming - (adj.) a ra lai dingmi<br />

forthright - (adj.) hlangfang<br />

forthwith - (adv.) chikkhatte ah , khulrang tein<br />

fortieth - (adj.) a sawm linak<br />

fortieth - (num.) sawm linak<br />

fortification - (n.) kulhnak , ralhau in kulhnak<br />

fortify - (v.) kulh , ralhau in<br />

fortitude - (n.) nganfah in khawhnak<br />

fortnight - (n.) zarh hnih<br />

fortress - (n.) ralhruang<br />

fortui<strong>to</strong>us - (adj.) a cang sualmi<br />

fortunate - (adj.) van ttha<br />

fortune - (n.) 1. van; 2. chawva tampi<br />

fortune teller - (n.) kuttial zohthiam<br />

forty - (n., adj.) sawmli<br />

forum - (n.) 1. Rom cozah chan i khua chungah zapi pumhnak hmun an tuah i cuka i chawdawrnak le zapi bia ceihnak le bia alnak an tuahnak<br />

hmun; 2. zapi theih duhmi bia ceih awkah zapi aa pummi<br />

forward - (adj.) hmailei<br />

forward - (v.) lanhter chin<br />

fossil - (n.) saram siseh , thing le ram si hna seh , a thi i an pum neh lung i a tangmi , asiloah , anmah pum a tangmi , hlan liopi thil<br />

foster - (v.) cawmken, zohkhenh<br />

foster adj. - (adj.) mi fa i cawmmi<br />

fought - (v.) fight zoh<br />

foul - (adj.) 1. a thur a hnawm i a rim a chiami; 2. hmunthur a khat i a rim a chiami; e.g. The well was foul with leaves = Tikhor hlun cu hnahchawl<br />

a khat dih; 3. lentecelhnak i a phungning zulh lo; e.g. foul play = lentecelhnak ah a phung ningin celh lo, pumpululh chuih ah kut in <strong>to</strong>ngh cu foul a<br />

si; sualnak lei ah cun foul play cu lainawn tinak a si; 4. hri ai tawnmi; e.g.1. foul rope = hri aa tawnmi; e.g.2. fall foul of = I suk, i khawn, i den; 5.<br />

nikhua chia; e.g. foul weather = nikhua chia<br />

found - (v.) 1. past tense and past participle of find, hmuh; find zoh. 2. a hram thawk.<br />

foundation - (n.) 1. thawk i hmunhter; 2. hram; e.g. The foundation of the house = Inn hram; 3. rian pakhatkhat tuannak ca i tangka khonmi;<br />

e.g. Ford Foundation = Ford kampani nih mi bawmhnak rian tuannak i tangka aa khonmi<br />

founder - (n.) thawktu<br />

foundry - (n.) ca namnak seh ha an thletnak<br />

fount - (n.) cerh , hram<br />

fountain - (n.) cerh<br />

four - (num.) pali<br />

four footed - (adj.) ke pali a ngeimi<br />

four score - (n., adj.) sawm riat<br />

fourfold - (adj.) a let li<br />

foursquare - (adj.) a kap li in a tung a vang aa can dihmi<br />

fourteen - (num.) hleili<br />

fourteenth - (num.) hleilinak<br />

fourth - (num.) palinak<br />

fowl - (n.) ar, va phun deuh pauh<br />

fox - (n.) cenghngia<br />

foxhound - (n.) cenghngia dawi a thiammi uico<br />

foxy - (adj.) cenghngia bantukin a hrokhrolmi<br />

fraction - (n.) 1. a cheuchum; e.g. A fraction of his salary = A lahkhah a cheuchumte; 2. a cheuchum; e.g. 1/2 and 1/4 are both fractions = 1/2<br />

le 1/4 cu aa pahnihte in a cheuchum an si veve<br />

fractional - (adj.) a cheuchum a simi<br />

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