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paoh a hman ko lai
means - (n.) 1. thil hmuh khawhnak/tuah khawhnak ca i hmanmi thil; e.g. He will use any means to win =
Teinak a si paoh ahcun zei thil paoh a hman ko lai 2. rumnak , chawva tangka; e.g. He has means to buy
a house = Inn cawknak tangka a ngei ko by all means: zeitilei paoh hmanh in tuah ko by no means:
zeitilei paoh hmanh in tuah hlah
meant - (v.) past tense & participle of mean, a sullam a si ti; e.g. He meant what he said = A chimmi kha
a sullam a chim duhmi a si ko
meantime - (n.) a karlak caan; e.g. He left at four and returned at seven, and she wrote two letters in
the meantime = Pali ah a kal i pasarih ah a ra kir tthan, a karlakah cakuat pahnih a ttial
meantime - (adv.) 1. cu caan chungah; e.g. Her husband was away six months, meantime she looked
after the cows = A va cu thla ruk khual a tlawng, cu chung cu amah nih caw kha a zoh hna 2. a caan aa
khat in, pah in; e.g. She set the table, meantime she cooked lunch = Cabuai ah khan rawl a ser pah, cu
pah cun/cu lioah cun, chuncaw a chuanpah
meanwhile - (n.) meantime he aa khat
measles - (n.) hmaihu zawtnak
measure - (n.) 1. tahnak, tlangrel 2. timhmi tlinnak ca i tuahmi rian; e.g. The city has taken measures to
improve the roads = Lam kha ttha deuh in tuah awkah khuapi nih rian an ttuan cang
measure - (v.) 1. tah; e.g. She measured the length of the house = Inn a saulei kha a tah 2. a sau / a
tawi a si; e.g. The table measured 9 feet by 3 feet = Cabuai cu pe 9 a sau i pe 3 a kau
measure - (n.) timhmi tlinnak ca i tuahmi rian e.g. Lam kha ttha deuh in tuah awkah khuapi nih rian an
ttuan cang
measurement - (n.) tahnak , a sau , a kauh , a san; e.g. The measurement of the table is 3 feet long, 2
feet wide and 3 feet high = Cabuai cu pe 3 a sau, pe 2 a kau i pe 3 a sang
meat - (n.) sa
meat loaf - (n.) sadip hlum
meaty - (adj.) a sa a tammi
mechanic - (n.) mekhanik , zungthiam , thilremh a thiammi
mechanical - (adj.) seh lei thil he aa pehtlaimi
mechanism - (n.) seh a cawl a cangning
mechanize - (v.) seh in ttuan , seh in ser
medal - (n.) upatnak ca i pekmi thil , a cung i cattialmi a ummi
meddle - (v.) mi dang rian le thil i vaa thlak len le hnahnawhnak va tuah
meddler - (n.) mi dang rian i aa telhvaihmi
meddlesome - (adj.) mi dang kong le rian i aa thelhvaihmi
media - (n.) plural of medium, thil tuahnak i hmanmi thil; e.g. Mass Media = Zapi theihternak ca i
hmanmi thil, tahchunhnak ah radio, cauk, television
mediate - (v.) mi karlak i remnak ser
mediation - (n.) mi karlak i remnak sernak
mediator - (n.) remnak sertu
medical - (adj.) si lei thil a simi; e.g. Medical school = Si cawnnak sianginn
medicine - (n.) 1. damnak si 2. si lei cawnnak
medieval - (adj.) caan karlak chan , A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng
mediocre - (adj.) a laivuang sawhsawh , a ttha tuk lo a chia tuk lo
mediocrity - (n.) a laivuang sawsawh sinak
meditate - (v.) dai tein khuaruah
meditation - (n.) dai tein khuaruahnak
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