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specially - (adv.) a khunhlei ngaingai in.<br />

specie - (n.) thir tangka; e.g. Silver dollars are specie = Ngun dollar cu tangka ngun phar an si.<br />

species - (n.) phun; e.g. Wheat is a species of grass = Changvut hi ram phun khat a si.<br />

specific - (adj.) 1. cu sette kha sette timi; e.g. There is no specific reason for their quarrel = Cu set<br />

ruangah an i si ti awk a um lo. 2. mah bing ta/ca a simi; e.g. This is a specific gift for me = Hihi keimah<br />

bing ca laksawng a si.<br />

specifically - (adv.) cu sette kha sette tiin.<br />

specification - (n.) cuti set in siseh ti tuaknak<br />

specify - (v.) cuti set in siseh ti tuaknak<br />

specimen - (n.) thil tam nawn chungin an sining langhtertu ding ca i tlawmpal lakmi, cu lakmi cu a dang<br />

he zohchih tik i an sining langhtertu a simi; e.g. Specimen signature = Lehhmah thutmi a lehhmah thutmi<br />

a si ti a langhtertu.<br />

specious - (adj.) leng lang i dawh ngai i ser i a chung i a ttha ttung lomi.<br />

speck - (n.) 1. zeilo aa nehmi. 2. thil hmete; e.g. I have a speck in my eye = Ka mit chungah mithnawm a<br />

um.<br />

speckle - (n.) ttial hme tete in a nak in aa dehmi.<br />

speckle - (adj.) hmai a deh tete um; e.g. His face is speckled with freckles = A hmai cu phihlik ek in a<br />

ttial dih.<br />

spectacle - (n.) zoh dawh, zoh phu.<br />

spectacles - (n.) mithman , tarmit<br />

spectacular - (adj.) zapi zoh awk i aa dawh ngaimi, a sung lawi ngaimi.<br />

spectator - (n.) zohtu , cuantu<br />

specter - () U.S. muthla, mithla, thlarau.<br />

spectral - (adj.) muthla, mithla, thlarau he aa pehtlaimi.<br />

spectre - (n.) British muthla, mithla, thlarau.<br />

spectroscope - (n.) ceunak nichawn , tahnak seh<br />

spectrum - (n.) azawng bu khat; e.g. A rainbow has all the colours of the spectrum: red, orange, yellow,<br />

green, blue, indigo and violet = Chuncha nih khin azawng bu khat chung azawng dihlak a ngeih hna: a<br />

sen, theithu, a eng, a hring, a dum, a pawl le a senduk.<br />

speculate - (v.) 1. thukpi in ruah. 2. thil a man a ttum a kai lengmang lio i a man a ttha ttheo lai ti<br />

ruahnak in thil rak i cawk ong.<br />

speculation - (n.) 1. thukpi in ruahnak. 2. thil zuar awkah rak i cawk ong.<br />

speculative - (adj.) khua a ruat ngaimi<br />

speculator - (n.) thil aa cawk ongmi , ticket hna a rak i cawk ong i a zuar tthanmi<br />

sped - (v.) past tense of speed, khulrang in kal.<br />

speech - (n.) zapi hmai i biachimmi , holh<br />

speechless - (adj.) a holh kho lomi , thinthun tuk i holh kho loin a ummi , holh awk hngal loin a ummi<br />

speed - (n.) zei tluk rang in dah a kal/a tlik tinak; e.g. What is the speed of the train = Tlanglawng cu zei<br />

tluk rang in dah a kal?<br />

speed - (v.) khulrangin tlik.<br />

speed reading - (n.) mi hmurphun zoh in a chimmi hngalh khawhnak.<br />

speeder - (n.) khulrangin a tlimi. 2. a khl a rangmi.<br />

speedily - (adv.) khulrang ngaiin.<br />

speedometer - (n.) zei tluk rang in dah a kal ti tahnak seh.<br />

speedway - (n.) khulrang ngaiin mawttaw in kalnak ding ca i an tuahmi lam.<br />

speedwell - (n.) pangpar phun khat.<br />

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