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stake - (n.) 1. haukulhnak ca i zummi tung/hruang. 2. cu bantuk tung zum ah cun misual thah ding hna
kha an rak hren tawn hna caah cu bantuk dantatnak cu the stake ti a si; He was condemned to the
stake = Thah awkin a bia ceih a si. 3. phekah/rang tlik zuamnak i phekahnak i thapmi phaisa; e.g. The
men played for high stakes = Phaisa tampi an thap. 4. sungh zong sungh khawh miak zong miak khawh;
e.g. He has much at stake = Tampi zong a miak khawh tampi zong a sung kho. 5. an thapmi chungin
miak an hmuhmi; e.g. The stakes were divided up among the winners = A teitu pawl nih khan a miak cu
an i phaw. 6 thil ttha hmuh khawh ding cio maw sungh khawh ding cio maw a ummi; e.g. Each of us has a
stake in the future of our country = Kan ram limailei umtuning dingah hin kan sungh khawhmi maw kan
miak khawhmi maw a um cio.
stake - (v.) 1. hautung in ramri kulh. 2. phaisa thap; e.g. He staked all his money on the black horse =
Rang nak ah khan phaisa a thap dih.
stalactite - (n.) thung umnak vawlei i tung bantukin thung lung a hung ummi hna khi
stalagmite - (n.) thung umnak kun a ttuang i thung a khalmi
stale - (adj.) a uihmi, a hlunmi; e.g. Stale food = A uihmi rawl, stale bread = a hlunmi changreu.
stalemate - (n.) i remh kho lo, bia i chat kho lo i um khi.
stalk - (n.) fangvoi kung.
stalk - (v.) sapel; e.g. Hunters stalk deer = Ramvai nih sakhi an pel hna.
stalking-horse - (n.) sapelnak rang.
stall - (n.) 1. sattil hren/riahnak inn. 2. dawr hmete, lakphak dawr. 3. biakinn chung hlasa pawl tthutnak.
4. piahzat/baisikup zoh i hmaisuang tthutnak.
stall - (v.) aa ngol, a cawlcang lo; e.g. The engine of his car stalled = A mawttawcar enzin a thi.
stallion - (n.) ci thlahtu an chiahmi rangtum
stalwart - (adj.) fek tein sakmi, a thawngmi; a fekmi.
stalwart - (n.) mitthawng, miralttha.
stamen - (n.) pangpar a mawimang a kengtu bawm
stamina - (n.) thazang , in khawhnak
stammer - (v.) holh aa holh i holh
stammer - (n.) miholhaa
stamp - (n.) milubenh , tazeih , zung tazeih
stamp - (v.) 1. lamh; e.g. Jack stamped on the spider = Jack nih sawmpalak kha a lahm. 2.
hmelchunhnak khenh; e.g. She stamped the paper with the office stamp = Ca kha zung tazeih in a
khenh.
stampede - (v.) lukhawlo in zam/choi luhmalh.
stampede - (n.) lukhawlo i zam lulhnak.
stance - (n.) golf a tumipa nih a vun tuk i dirnak hmun khi.
stanch - (v.) thi chuakmi phih.
stanch - (adj.) a fekmi, a tthawngmi, staunch ti zongin ttial a si.
stand - (v.) 1. dir. 2. a tung in chiah; e.g. Please stand the box here = Hika ah hin thingkuang kha a tung
in chia. 3. hmunkhat i umpeng; e.g. The old house stands (has stood) here for 100 years = Inn hlun hi
hika ah hin kum za khat a dir cang. 4. cawnak i kir hmun; e.g. He stood first in his class = Amah tang
chungah pakhatnak a si. 5. in, tuar; e.g. Many plants cannot stand the cold = Ramkung tampi nih cun
khuasik an ing kho lo; thlen lo; I cannot stand the smell = Cu rim cu ka ing kho lo. Let the words stand
= Bia kha thlen loin um hna seh. 6. dir; e.g. The thermometer stands at 92* F. = Kihlum tahnak cu 92* F.
dikiri 92* ah a dir. 7. tun; e.g. Stand the ladder against the wall = Vampang ah khan arhlei kha hei tung.
stand for = tanh. stood on end = ttih i hmulthithit lin; e.g. His hair stood on end = A ttih i a hmul thithit a
ling. stand to = tuah sek ingin ralring tein um.
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