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tuk caah inn thil phenhnak lei ah kan tli<br />

leech - (n.) cangvat<br />

leek - (n.) khachuan phun khat<br />

leeward - (n.) thliphen lei kap<br />

leeway - (n.) 1. i mersan khawhnak 2. herhmi nakin a hlei deuh hngaih<br />

left - (adj.) kehlei<br />

left - (v.) past tense of leave; kaltak, chiahtak<br />

left hand - (n.) kehlei kut<br />

leftist - (adj.) politik ah kommunist phung lei a hoih deuhmi<br />

leg - (n.) ke<br />

legacy - (n.) ro<br />

legal - (adj.) upadi ning a simi , a phung ning a simi<br />

legality - (n.) phungning in tuahnak<br />

legalize - (v.) phungning in tuah<br />

legally - (adv.) phungning tein<br />

legation - (n.) ram ai awhtubu , thlahmi , cu hna an umnak inn<br />

legend - (n.) 1. minung tuanbia a hmaan set lomi 2. thir tangka cungah siseh, medal cungah siseh, aa<br />

tialmi ca; hmanthlak tang i aa ttialmi ca zong<br />

legendary - (adj.) tuanbia sawhsawh a simi<br />

leghorn - (n.) ar phun khat, a sen duk pawl<br />

legibility - (n.) fiannak , fiang tein ttialmi ca<br />

legible - (adj.) a fiangmi , a rel fawimi<br />

legibly - (adv.) fiang tein<br />

legislation - (n.) upadi sernak<br />

legislative - (adj.) upadi sertu; e.g. Legislative assembly = Upadi sertu bu<br />

legislator - (n.) upadi sertu (mi)<br />

legitimacy - (n.) phung ningin sinak<br />

legitimate - (adj.) phung ningin a simi<br />

legume - (n.) kawng chung i mu a ngeimi pawl , be , ra , pe<br />

leisure - (n.) caan lawng<br />

leisurely - (adj.) duhsah tein , caan tampi hmang in<br />

lemon - (n.) raite , ser<br />

lemonade - (n.) raite hang le thanthling cawhmi<br />

lend - (v.) 1. hlanh; e.g. Lend me your book = Na cauk ka hlan 2. cawih; e.g. He lends me ten kyats =<br />

Tangka phar hra a ka cawih lend a hand: bawm hal lend itself to: san a tlai; e.g. The chair lends itself<br />

to use in many rooms = Khi tthutdan khi khan tampi hman awkah san a tlai<br />

lender - (n.) cawihtu , tangka cawihtu<br />

length - (n.) 1. a saunak 2. caan saunak at length: a donghnak ah keep a person at arm's length:<br />

ka naih sual hlah seh tiin ser, hawikom i ser duh lo<br />

lengthen - (v.) sauter<br />

lengthwise - (adv.) a tunglei in<br />

lengthy - (adj.) a saumi<br />

leniency - (n.) nemnak , fak loin tuahnak<br />

lenient - (adj.) zaangfahnak a ngeimi , nemnak a ngeimi<br />

lens - (n.) 1. khua hmuhnak ca i sermi thlalang 2. mit chung i khua a hmutu<br />

Lent - (n.) Easter hlan ni 40 chung<br />

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