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metallic - (adj.) a hakmi thil a lomi<br />

metamorphose - (v.) pum le mui i thlen; e.g. Tadpoles metamorphose into frogs = Buluk cu sawngpate<br />

ah an i thleng<br />

metamorphosis - (n.) pum le mui i thlennak; e.g. Tadpoles become frogs by metamorphosis = Buluk<br />

kna sawngpate i an cannak cu pum le mui i thlennak in a si<br />

metaphor - (n.) tahchuhnak; e.g. He has a heart of stone = Lung bantukin a hakmi lungthin a ngei<br />

metaphorical - (adj.) tahchunhnak a simi<br />

metaphorically - (adv.) tahchunhnak in<br />

metaphysics - (n.) thil a sining taktak hngalh i zuamnak cawnnak<br />

mete - (v.) tah, mah hmuh ding cio kha tahpiak i pek, inter<br />

meteor - (n.) arfi zuang<br />

meteorite - (n.) arfi zuang , vawlei a phanmi<br />

meteorological - (adj.) nikhua tahnak he aa pehtlaimi<br />

meteorology - (n.) nikhua a chia lai maw a ttha lai ti hngalh khawhnak fimnak<br />

meter - (n.) 1. lehhmah 39.37 a saumi 2. tahnak; e.g. Water meter = Ti a tlawmtam tahnak<br />

method - (n.) 1. thil ttining , rianttuan ning 2. ningcang zulhmi lam<br />

methodical - (adj.) ningcang tein tuahmi<br />

methodically - (adv.) ningcang tein<br />

metronome - (n.) hla veinak seh<br />

metropolis - (n.) ram khat chung khuapi bik<br />

metropolitan - (adj.) khuapi chung i a ummi; e.g. Metropolitan police = Khuapi chung palik<br />

mew - (v.) chizawh ngeu<br />

mice - (n.) plural of mouse, zu<br />

micro - (adj.) a hmemi<br />

microbe - (n.) mit in hmuh khawh lomi rungrul<br />

microphone - (n.) aw thanternak bia vun chimnak kuate khi<br />

microscope - (n.) thil hme ngaingaimi a nganter i mit in hmuh khawh awkin tuahnak seh , a bih in bihmi<br />

mid - (n., adj.) a laifang<br />

midday - (n.) chunlai<br />

middle - (adj.) laifang a simi<br />

middle-aged - (adj.) tar tuk lo , no tuk lo , kum 45-65 hrawngmi<br />

Middle Ages - (n.) Caan Karlak Chan, A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng<br />

Middle Ages - (n.) caan Karlak Chan, A.D. 500 in 1450 tiang hrawng<br />

middle class - (n.) zapi zaran pawl<br />

midland - (n.) ram laifang<br />

midmost - (adj.) a laifang bik<br />

midnight - (n.) zantim<br />

midst - (n.) lakah , chungah; e.g. In our midst = Kan lakah, kan chungah<br />

midstream - (adj.) tiva laifang<br />

midsummer - (n.) tthal laifang<br />

midwife - (n.) nau chuahtertu sayama<br />

might - (n.) tthawnnak<br />

might - (v.) hmanh maw, men lai, sual lai; e.g. He might be able to help you = An bawmh khawh hmanh<br />

maw<br />

mighty - (adj.) a tthawngmi<br />

migraine - (n.) lufah ttha lo<br />

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