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sprain - (v.) merh; e.g. He sprained his ankle = A fengbeo aa merh.<br />

sprain - (n.) i merhnak<br />

sprang - (v.) past tense of spring, hlawh, peh.<br />

sprawl - (v.) 1. ke le kut samh riangmang i bawh. 2. cattial tik i kutttial daithlang ngai i arthai bantukin<br />

ttial.<br />

spray - (v.) tidor dip tete i kah siahmah khi.<br />

spray - (n.) tidor dip tete.<br />

sprayer - (n.) 1. tidor dip tete kahnak seh, tizik. 2. a kaptu.<br />

spread - (v.) 1. samh. 2. phah 3. nalh. 4. karhter.<br />

spreader - (n.) karhtertu.<br />

spree - (n.) 1. a nuam hgaimi puai. 2. zurit i tlabual i um.<br />

sprig - (n.) thingnge , nge , te<br />

sprightly - (adj.) a piang ngaimi , a cawlcang ngaimi<br />

spring - (n.) 1. i koih khawhnak thazang a ngeimi thil; e.g. Motor spring = Mawttawka spring. 2. khuasik<br />

aa lawh i thal a hung chuahka, February thla hrawng khi. 3. cerhtiput.<br />

spring - (v.) 1. hlawh, peh; e.g. The dog springs at the thief = Uico nih mifir kha a hlawh hnawh. The boy<br />

sprang to his feet = Ngakchia cu a ke in duak tiah a hung dir. 2. rap phelh; e.g. To spring a trap = Rap<br />

phelh. 3. bomb hmanhmi puahter/phelh; e.g. To spring a mine = Mine bomb hmanhmi phelh i puahter. 4.<br />

kheuh; e.g. Plants spring from seeds = Thingkung/ramkung cu an ci in an kheu.<br />

springboard - (n.) i hlawhnak ca i an chiahmi phelpheng , cunglei i mi a hun vawr khomi<br />

springbok - (n.) South Africa ram i a ummi sazuk phn khat.<br />

springkling - (n.) titheh<br />

springtide - (n.) thlapa lai caan i tilet a sangmi.<br />

springtime - (n.) tthal chuahka caan<br />

sprinkle - (v.) ti theh<br />

sprinkle - (n.) ruah tlawmte a surmi, a theh menmen a simi.<br />

sprinkler - (n.) ti a thehtu.<br />

sprinkling - (n.) 1. titheh. 2. tlawmte; e.g. There was a sprinkling of young people in the congregation =<br />

Aa pummi chungah mino cu tlawmte lawng an si.<br />

sprint - (n.) khulrang nagiin tawite lawng tlik<br />

sprit - (n.) tilawng puanzar zarnak fung<br />

sprite - (n.) lasi , khuachia<br />

spritsail - (n.) fung in zarmi tilawng puanzar<br />

sprocket - (n.) leng kekual i a ha<br />

sprout - (v.) keuh , thlaici keuh<br />

sprout - (n.) thlaici keuh tete , belhkeuh tete<br />

spruce - (n.) farthing phun khat<br />

sprung - (v.) past tense of spring, hlawh, peh.<br />

spry - (adj.) a khul a rangmi; e.g. A rat is a spry animal = Zu cu a khul a rangmi saram a si.<br />

spud - (n.) 1. ram hram kalhnak tuhmui, thulh. 2. alu.<br />

spume - (n.) ti buanbara buanbara.<br />

spun - (v.) past tense of spin, mer..<br />

spunk - (n.) raltthatnak.<br />

spunky - (adj.) miralttha<br />

spur - (n.) 1. rang cittu nih a kedil i rang hnawhnak caah thir zum aa khihmi. 2. arhlikhong fek. 3. tlang in<br />

a zuangmi fing.<br />

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