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stave - (n.) fung /thiangthunh
stave - (v.) 1. kham; e.g. The campers ate bird's eggs to stave off hunger = Rawltam khamnak ah
ramriak pawl nih vate ti an ei. 2. pemh, awng pemh.
stay - (v.) 1. um; e.g. She stays at home = Inn ah a um. 2. pawtam dawn; e.g. He ate some bread to stay
his hunger till dinner = Zanriah ei tiang a pawtam dawn ah changreu tlawmpal a ei. 3. tlaiter, rauhter; e.g.
The judge stayed judgement until he could hear both sides = An kap hnih in an bia a theih hlantiang
biakhiap kha thawn/a tlaiter.
stay - (n.) 1. umnak. 2. biaceihnak zung nih an khiahmi tuah rih lo i thawnnak. 3. hri, thirhri. 4. cawmtu;
e.g. The oldest son was the family's stay = An fapa upa bik cu an innchungkhar cawmtu a si.
stead - (n.) hmun , can; e.g. In his stead = Amah hmun ah, amah can ah.
steadfast - (adj.) a fekmi
steadily - (adv.) duhsahte ttung fel ngai ttung in.
steadiness - (n.) duhsah si ttung fel ngaiin tuahnak.
steady - (adj.) 1. fek tein bunhmi; e.g. This post is steady = Hi tung cu a fek (aa hnin lo). 2. duhsah tein i
thawn, thancho. 3. zumh awk tlakmi, bochan awk tlakmi.
steady - (v.) 1. fek tein tlaih cawl lo dingin tlaih; e.g. Steady the laddar = Arhlei kha fek tein tlai. 2.
duhsah nawn tein thli a hran; e.g. The wind steadied = Thli duhsah nawn tein a hrang.
steak - (n.) cawsa
steal - (v.) 1. fir. 2. a thli tein chuah ziar.
stealth - (n.) a thli tein thil tuahnak.
stealthily - (adv.) a thli tein.
stealthy - (adj.) a thli tein tuahmi
steam - (n.) tikhu
steam engine - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi enzin seh.
steamboat - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi tilawng.
steamer - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi tilawng
streamline - (v.) thli le ti nih donhnak a tlawm bik dingin a pumrua (mawttawkate hna tilawngte hna
vanlawngte hna) nalte le dawh tein ser.
steamroller - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi lung rialtu
steamship - (n.) tikhu in a kalmi tilawngpi
steamy - (adj.) tikhu bantuk a simi , tikhu in a khatmi
steed - (n.) citmi rangtum
steel - (n.) 1. kahpa thir. 2. kahpa thir in sermi.
steel - (adj.) kahpa thir bantuk.
steely - (adj.) muisam lei le hahnak lei kahpathir bantuk a simi
steelyard - (n.) cuaithlainak khing.
steep - (adj.) a chengmi , a hrapmi
steep - (v.) hnim, ciah; e.g. She steeped the tea in boiling water = Titlok ah lakphak kha a ciah/hnim.
steeple - (n.) biakinn hmai i darkhing thlainak innsang
steeplechase - (n.) rang tlik zuamnak i dawntu caah kahcham tehna hau tehna an thiahmi.
steeplejack - (n.) innsang phiaktu.
steer - (v.) mongh
steer - (n.) cawtum note, kum hnih hrawng.
steerage - (n.) khualtlawnnak tilawng chung i a man a fawi biknak hmun, tuchan ah cun tourist
class/third class ti a si.
steering wheel - (n.) mawttaw mawnghnak a steering
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