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fold - (n.) 1. tuu run riahnak hmun; 2. a let; e.g. Tenfold = Let hra
fold - (v.) 1. bil; e.g. He folds the paper = Caku a bil; 2. kut sih; e.g. She folded her arms = A kut aa sih
folder - (n.) biltu
foliage - (n.) thinghnah , ramhnah
folio - (n.) voi khat bilmi caku tlap
folk - (n.) minung, hmunkhat i khua a sa deuhmi pawl khi
folkdance - (n.) khuate deuh i a ummi pawl lam (laam)
folksong - (n.) khuate deuh i a ummi pawl hla
follow - (v.) zulh
follower - (n.) zultu
folly - (n.) hruh; e.g. It is folly to eat too much = Rawl tam tuk ei cu hruh a si
foment - (v.) harnak le hnahnawhnak chuahter
fond - (adj.) duh ngai; e.g. He is fond of horses = Rang a duh ngai hna
fondle - (v.) duhnak he tonghtham
fondness - (n.) duhnak
font - (n.) tipil innak ca i ti thlerh awk an chiahnak um
food - (n.) rawl
foodstuff - (n.) rawlfang , ei awk
foolhardiness - (n.) ruat setsai lo i tuah cutmat, hruh raltthat in raltthat
foolhardy - (adj.) hruh raltthat in a ral a tthami
foolish - (adj.) a hrutmi
foolproof - (adj.) him tein hman khawh a si i mihrut hmanh nih him tein a hman khawhmi thil , a hmaan lo
kho lomi
foolscap - (adj.) catlap a kauh lehmah 13-1/2" a sau lehmah 17" (13-1/2" x 17")
foot - (n.) 1. ke; 2. hram; e.g. the foot of a hill = tlang hram; 3. pe; e.g. 12 inches make 1 foot = Lehmah
12 ah pe khat a si
football - (n.) pumpululh
foothill - (n.) tlang nganpi hram i a ummi tlang hmete
foothold - (n.) ke lamhnak
footnote - (n.) cattial tik i cahmai aa tanglei i a sullam ttial ; hi kong cu cu cauk chungin lakmi a si tiah a
cauk min ttial
footpath - (n.) ke kalnak lam
footprint - (n.) keneh
footstep - (n.) kekar kar khat
footstool - (n.) kechiahnak tthutdan
footwear - (n.) kedan le hmawca
for - (prep.) 1. can ah; e.g. He gave me a new book for the old one = Cauk hlun can ah khan a thar
pakhat a ka pek; 2. dirpi; e.g. He stands for good government = Cozah ttha a dirpi; 3. hmaizahnak
tuahpiak; e.g. A party was given for him = rawl danghnak an tuahpiak; 4. lehnak; e.g. We thank him for
his kindness = A zaangfahnak ruangah kan lawmh; 5. tinhmi ngeih; e.g. We go for a walk = Lam len ah
kan kal; 6. aa tlak; e.g. A book for children = Ngakchia ca i a tlakmi cauk; 7. duhnak lungthin he; e.g. He
longs for home Inn a ngai; 8. caah cun; e.g. The weather is warm for January = January caah cun khuati
a lum ko; 9. ruangah; e.g.1. To shout for joy = Lawmhnak ruang i au; e.g.2. To punish for stealing = fir
ruang i dantat; 10. tiang; e.g. We walk for a mile = Khan khat tiang kan kal; 11. chung; e.g. We work for
an hour = Suimilam pakhat chung kan ttuan; 12. a si taktak kha; e.g. They know it for a fact = a si taktak
kha an hngalh; 13. lei ah; e.g. He is leaving for his village = A khua lei ah a kal;
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