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skimpy - (adj.) tlawmte lawng a simi, pante lawng a simi.<br />

skin - (n.) 1. cuar, phaw. 2. hawng banhla hawng..<br />

skin - (v.) a cuar hawh a phaw hawh.<br />

skin flint - (n.) mikhiar.<br />

skinny - (adj.) mider ttiangttuang.<br />

skip - (v.) 1. halwh; e.g. Lambs skip in the field = Lo ah tuufa an i hlok. 2. per, lanhtak; e.g. She skips<br />

over difficult words when she reads = Ca a rel tikah bia har kha cu a lanhtak hna.<br />

skipper - (n.) tilawng cawng bawi kepten<br />

skirmish - (n.) ralkap tlawmpal tlawmte an i kahnak<br />

skirmish - (v.) ralkap tlawmpal tlawmte an i kah khi.<br />

skirt - (v.) a kam in hrial.<br />

skirt - (n.) hni<br />

skulk - (v.) pel , sa pel , sa bawh , i thuh i bawh<br />

skull - (n.) luruh<br />

skull cap - (n.) lukhuh.<br />

skunk - (n.) sachia<br />

sky - (n.) van<br />

sky-blue - (adj.) vandum zawng<br />

skyey - (adj.) a sang ngaingaimi.<br />

skylight - (n.) inncung/siling i thlalang awng<br />

skyline - (n.) van le vawlei an i tonnak, vanhramdeng.<br />

skyscraper - (n.) 1. inn sangpi. 2. van a hun hnor khotu inn hna.<br />

skyward - (adj.) van lei ah khin.<br />

skywards - (adv.) van lei ah khin.<br />

slab - (n.) lungpher.<br />

slack - (adj.) 1. dormi. 2. a daithlang mi; slack water = tilet a um lo bik caan.<br />

slacken - (v.) 1. a khul nuarhter; e.g. Don't slacken your efforts till the work is done = Rian kha aa lim<br />

hlantiang na tuannak kha nuarhter hlah. 2. a nuar deuh; e.g. Work slackens on a hot day = Nilinh ni ah<br />

cun rian cu a nuar deuh. 3. dorh; e.g. Slacken the rope = hri kha dorh.<br />

slacker - (n.) mah rian ttha tein a ttuan duh lomi<br />

slackness - (n.) thathut, daithlan.<br />

slacks - (n.) tawhrolh tluan<br />

slag - (n.) thir ek<br />

slain - (v.) participle of slay, thah.<br />

slam - (v.) innka fak piin khar<br />

slander - (n.) a hmaan lomi puhnak<br />

slander - (v.) a hmaan lomi puh , thangchiat<br />

slanderous - (adj.) thangchiatnak a simi<br />

slang - (n.) phuahchommi holh<br />

slant - (n.) chennak; e.g. Has your roof a sharp slant? = Na inncung cu a chenning a fak maw?<br />

slant - (v.) ngawi, tlu; e.g. Most handwriting slants to the right = Kutttial tam bik cu orhlei ah a tlu/ngawi.<br />

slap - (v.) bengh<br />

slash - (v.) 1. themh, thinghawng themh. 2. thing cek. 3. ah, at.<br />

slash - (n.) ahnak awng.<br />

slate - (n.) calung<br />

slattern - (n.) aa filhhnawmmi nu.<br />

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