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mine - (v.) 1. vawlei cawh; e.g. They were mining for gold = Sui an co 2. bom phum; e.g. The place was<br />

mined during the war = Ral lioah kha hmun ah khan bom an phum<br />

miner - (n.) vawlei chung thil kawl i a khor cotu<br />

mineral - (n.) vawlei chung thilri ; thir , dar , sur , ngun , etc.; e.g. Iron is a mineral = Thir hi mineral a si<br />

mineral - (adj.) mineral a ummi; e.g. Mineral water = Mineral a ummi ti<br />

mineralogy - (n.) vawlei chung thilri kong cawnnak<br />

mingle - (v.) i cawh , hmunkhat i umti; e.g. He is very shy and does not mingle with others = Mi ningzah<br />

thiam ngai a si i mi dang he an i cawh lo<br />

miniature - (n.) a hmete<br />

miniature - (adj.) a hmete<br />

minimize - (v.) hmetter, tlawmter<br />

minimum - (n.) a tlawm bik , a niam bik; e.g. You must drink one cup of water a day at the minimum = A<br />

tlawm bik ah ni khat ah ti hrai khat na din awk a si<br />

mining - (n.) vawlei chung thil chuahnak rian<br />

minister - (n.) 1. fehternak (ordination) a hmumi pastor 2. vuanci<br />

minister - (v.) rianttuan; e.g. The nurce ministered to the needs of the sick = Si sayama nih mizaw cu an<br />

herhnak kha a tuahpiak /tuanpiak hna<br />

ministerial - (adj.) vuanci rian a simi<br />

ministry - (n.) 1. Cozah rianttuannak bu; e.g. Ministry of Finance = Tangka lei rianttuannak bu 2.<br />

Pathian lei rianttuannak; e.g. He entered the ministry = Pathian rian ah a lut<br />

mink - (n.) saram phun khat , a phaw angki lum ca i a ttha ngaimi<br />

minor - (adj.) a hme deuhmi<br />

minor - (n.) kum tling lo<br />

minority - (n.) mi tlawm deuh pawl<br />

minster - (n.) Khrifa phungki pawl umnak i an biakinn, biakinn nganpi<br />

mint - (n.) 1. tangka sernak hmun 2. tampi; e.g. He has a mint of ideas = Ruahnak tampi a ngei<br />

mint - (v.) tangka ser; e.g. They minted a new coin = Tangka thar an ser<br />

mint - (adj.) a thar tluk; e.g. The car is in mint condition = Mawttaka cu a thar tluk a si ko<br />

minus - (conj.) zuh; e.g. Six minus two is four = Paruk ah pahnih zuh cu pali a si<br />

minute - (n.) 1. minit; e.g. There are sixty minutes in one hour =Suimilam pakhat ah minit sawm ruk a um<br />

2. caan tawite 3. cangka in; e.g. Please give him the book, the minute you see him = Na hmuh cangka<br />

tein cauk hi pe te<br />

minute - (adj.) mainiuh tiah a awchuah a si, a hmete; e.g. A minute particle of sand = Thetse fang hmete<br />

minutely - (adv.) mainiuhly, hme tein<br />

minutes - (n.) minits ti in awchuah a si , biakhiahmi ttialmi<br />

miracle - (n.) khuaruahhar thil<br />

miraculous - (adj.) khuaruahhar a simi<br />

mirage - (n.) a si taktak lomi a si bantukin a langmi, thetse ram i khualtlawngmi hna nih ti um lopi kha<br />

tilipi bantuk in an hmuh tawn i cucu 'fata morgana' cu a si<br />

mire - (n.) nawncek<br />

mirror - (n.) bihnak thlalang<br />

mirror - (v.) mui langh; e.g. The stars are mirrored in the still water = Arfi cu a cawlcang lomi ti chungah<br />

an lang<br />

mirth - (n.) lunglawmhnak, thanuamnak<br />

mirthful - (adj.) lunglawm thanuammi<br />

miry - (adj.) nawncek ummak hmun<br />

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