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kau; e.g. I started a fire = Mei ka kau. 4. mawtawka nunter.<br />

start - (n.) 1. thawknak; e.g. He made a good start = A thawknak a ttha.<br />

starter - (n.) thawktu ; mawttawka nuntertu<br />

startle - (v.) hlauh, paoh (i hngilh i hlauh khi si loin thinphan i lau khi a si).<br />

starvation - (n.) rawl loin umnak; e.g. Starvation caused his death = Rawl lo nih a thah.<br />

starve - (v.) rawl ei loin um; e.g. The cruel man half starves his horse = Mi ttha lo pa nih a rang cu rawl ei<br />

lo huaha in thi dengmang in a chiah.<br />

starveling - (n.) rawl ei awk um lo ruang i a zawmi.<br />

state - (n.) 1. umtuning; e.g. He is in a poor state of health = Ngandam lo ngaiin a um. 2. cozah pakhat<br />

ukmi ram chung i peng pakhat. 3. upatnak, sunloihnak; e.g. His body was lying in state = A ruang cu<br />

sunglawi ngaiin an chiah. 4. State Department = USA cozah ah ram dang cozah he i pehtlaihnak<br />

Department; Secretary of State = Ramdang Vuanzi.<br />

state - (v.) chim, ttial; e.g. State your opinion in writing = Na ruahnak kha ca in ttial.<br />

stated - (adj.) chim ciami, khiah ciami.<br />

stateliness - (n.) upat awk tlak sinak, sunhloih awk tlak sinak, rumra.<br />

stately - (adj.) rumra ngei ngaingaimi<br />

statement - (n.) chimmi , cattial in chimmi<br />

stateroom - (n.) tilawng chung i paraivet khan<br />

statesman - (n.) uknak lei i a fim i upat awk le hmaizah awk tlak a simi<br />

statesmanlike - (adj.) mifim bantuk a simi; e.g. His statesmanlike character was known to his friends = A<br />

ziaza mifim le upat awk tlakmi ziaza a simi kha hawikom nih an hngalh dih.<br />

statesmanship - (n.) zapi uknak le zapi ca khuakhannak i fimnak<br />

static - (adj.) aa thleng lomi , a dir hmun i a dirmi; e.g. Civilization does not remain static = Fimthiamnak<br />

cu a dirhmun ah thleng loin a dir peng lo.<br />

station - (n.) 1. dirnak hmun. 2. rianttuannak i hmanmi hmun. 3. lawng dinhnak hmun; e.g. Railway<br />

station = Tlanglawng dinhnak.<br />

stationary - (adj.) aa thawn kho lomi; e.g. A house is a stationary thing = Inn cu aa thawn kho lomi thil a<br />

si.<br />

stationer - (n.) cattialnak thilri a zuartu<br />

stationery - (n.) cattialnak thilri , caku , cahang , cafung , khedan tehna<br />

statistical - (adj.) zeizatdah a si ti relnak; e.g. The statistical figure of the <strong>Hakha</strong> town population is<br />

20,000 = <strong>Hakha</strong> khua chung minung zeizat dah an si ti relmi cu thong kul a si.<br />

statistician - (n.) zeizat dah a si ti tuaknak i a thiammipa<br />

statistics - (n.) zeizatdah an si ti tuak thiamnak cawnnak<br />

statuary - (n., adj.) milem.<br />

statue - (n.) milem.<br />

statuesque - (adj.) 1. dawhnak lei le rumra lei in milem he aa lomi. 2. cawlcangh lonak lei i milem a lomi.<br />

statuette - (n.) milem hmete<br />

stature - (n.) tung; e.g. A man of six feet is above average stature = Pa pe ruk a tung a simi hi zapi nak<br />

sang deuh a si.<br />

status - (n.) umtuning , sining<br />

status quo - (n.) thil umtuning a si tawnning<br />

statute - (n.) nawlbia , upadi<br />

statutory - (adj.) upadi he aa pehtlaimi<br />

staunch - (v.) stanch ti zongin ttial a si, thi a chuakmi phih.<br />

staunch - (adj.) a hakmi a fekmi a tthawngmi.<br />

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