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as - (adv.) 1. tahchunhnak ah, bantuk; e.g. Some work as carpentry is very tiresome = Lehtama rian
bantuk hna hi rian har a si; 2. tluk; e.g. She is as pretty as her mother = A nu tluk in aa dawh
as - (conj.) 1. caah; e.g. As you do not like chilies, I am not going to give you any = Makphek na duh lo
caah kan pe lai lo; 2. tahchunh-nak; e.g. Asian countries, such as Myanmar, India = Asia ram pawl,
tahchunhnak ah Kawlram, India hei ti bantuk; 3. bantukin; e.g. Why is he dressed as a woman? =
Zeicahdah nu bantukin aa thuamh?; 4. lioah; e.g. As a boy, he lived in Yangon = A ngakchiat lioah
Yangon ah a rak um
as - (n.) ttuanmi; e.g. He is working as a clerk = Cazi rian a ttuan
as far as - (adv.) tiangah; e.g. as far as I know = Ka hngalh tiangah
as good as - (adv.) a dih tluk a si ko, aa lim dengmang
as well as - (adv.) zong; e.g. Facang a ka pek i cite zong a ka pek chih
asbestos - (n.) 1. inncung cihnak ca hmanmi thil phun khat; 2. mei khang khawh lomi puan phun khat
ascend - (v.) kai , cunglei i kai
ascertain - (v.) a si taktak maw si taktak lo ti kha fiang tein zoh; e.g. Ascertain that the door is locked =
Innka aa hrenh taktak le taktak lo va zoh tuah
ascetic - (n.) biaknak ruang i duhnak i sum ngai i a nungmi
ascetic - (adj.) duhnak i sum ngai i nun
ascribe - (v.) chuahter ti i ruah , puh; e.g. He ascribed his failure to bad luck = A sunghnak kah vanchiat
ruangah a si tiah a ruah, vanchiat a puh
ash - (n.) vutcam
ashamed - (adj.) zahpi , ningzak
ashore - (adv.) tiva kam, rili kam
ashtray - (n.) kuakdap chiahnak kheng
Asia - (n.) Asia ram
Asian - (n.) Asia mi, Asia thil
asiatic - (n., adj.) Asiami umtuning in a ummi
aside - (adv.) khattelei kam i chiah; e.g.1. He put the book aside = Cuak kha khatlei kam ah a chiah (a
rel ti lo); e.g.2. He turned aside = Khatlei ah aa mer
asinine - (adj.) khacer bantuk, mihrut
ask - (v.) 1. biahal; 2. man hauh; e.g. You ask too much for it = a man fak tuk na hauh 3. sawm
askance - (adv.) zumh lo nawn i zoh , ngiat
aslant - (adv.) a sir in
asleep - (adj.) hngilh , aa hngilh
asp - (n.) sivai a ngeimi rul phun khat
aspect - (n.) 1. muisam; e.g. He is a man of fierce aspect = Amah cu mi muisam tihnung, hringhro chia a
si; 2. kap; e.g. All aspects of the question must be considered = Thil cu a kam kip in kan ruah awk a si
asperity - (n.) thintawi , thinchiat
asphalt - (n.) lam phah awk si nak a bangmi
aspire - (v.) tum sang; e.g. He aspires to fame = Mi minthang si kha a tum
ass - (n.) laa
assail - (v.) 1. tuk; e.g. Thingtan in a tuk; 2. bia ttha loin ti; e.g. He assails him with bad language = Bia
ttha loin a ti
assailant - (n.) mi tutu , mi namtu , mi dotu
assassin - (n.) ram uknak kong ah mi a thattu (fial chommi an si deuh tawn)
assassinate - (v.) ram uknak kong i ram uktu thah
assassination - (n.) ram uknak kong i thahnak
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