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stratify - (v.) a thap a thap in chiah/um
stratosphere - (n.) vanlei vawlei in khan 7 hrawng
stratum - (n.) a thap a thap in a ummi thil, a thap a dot; e.g. In digging the well, men struck first a
stratum of sand, then strata of rocks = Tikhor cawh tikah thetse thap kha an ton hmasa bik, cun lung
thap dangdang kha an ton hna.
straw - (n.) 1. capawl. 2. ti dawpnak caku in an sermi. last straw = thil phorh khawh ti lo hnu i chonhmi
khi; e.g. The last straw that breaks the camel's back = Capawl hmanung bik kalauk keng a khiaktu.
straw vote - (n.) zapi ruahnak le lungthin zeitindah a si hnga ti hngalhnak ding ca i me thlaknak tuahmi ,
hi bantuk hi a fekmi cu a si lo , hngalhnak sawhsawh ca i tuahmi a si
strawberry - (n.) satrawberi thei
stray - (v.) tlau, lo lak i kal, pial, a ping i kal.
stray - (adj.) a tlaumi.
streak - (n.) aa rinmi, hri bantuk in a saumi; e.g. Streaks of lightning = Nimtlau a lekmi hri bantukin a
saumi.
stream - (n.) tiva, a ngan zong a hme zong; up stream = va hna lei i kal; down stream = va sum lei i
zuan.
stream - (v.) 1. luang, luan; e.g. Tears stream from her eyes = A mit in mitthli a luang. 2. tampi in rung
luh; e.g. Thousands of people stream into the city = Khuapi chungah minung thong tampi an lut lulhmalh.
streamer - (n.) aa thlai sulhmi puan
streamlet - (n.) tivate
streamline - (v.) thli le ti nih donhnak a tlawm bik dingin a pumrua (mawttawkate hna tilawngte hna
vanlawngte hna) nalte le dawh tein ser.
street - (n.) khuachung lampi
streetcar - (n.) khuachung lam i tlanglawng bantukin a kalmi mawttawka
streetlamp - (n.) (streetlight) lampawng i an vanmi meiinn.
streetlight - (n.) (streetlamp) lampawng i an vanmi meiinn.
strenghten - (v.) tthawnter
strength - (n.) 1. thazang. 2. tthawnnak. 3. minung zeizat.
strenuous - (adj.) thazang a tthawng ngaimi.
streptococcus - (n.) zawtnak rungrul rual
stress - (n.) 1. hneknak; e.g. Under the stress of hunger he stole food = A rawltam nih a hnek ruangah
rawl cu a fir. 2. biachim tik i fak deuh in aw chuahnak cafang aw; e.g. In "hero," the stress is on the first
syllable "he" = "Hero" ti chim tikah hin aw fahnak cu awfang hmasa bik "he" cungah khan a si.
stress - (v.) biapi in lak; e.g. The school lays stress on arithmatic = Kan sianginn nih kanaan kha biapi in
a lak/a ruah.
stretch - (v.) 1. samh; e.g. The bird stretched its wings = Vate nih a thla a zam hna. 2. rengh; e.g. He
stretched the violin strings = Violin hri kha a rengh hna. 3. aa zam; e.g. Rubber stretches = Khairiat cu aa
zam. 4. hmun kaupi a hun; e.g. The forest stretches for miles to the East = Tupi cu nichuahlei ah khan
tampi vawlei kha a huh.
stretch - (n.) aa pehtlai thluahmahmi; a stretch of forest = aa pehtlai thluamahmi tupi.
stretcher - (n.) mizaw putnak lang
strew - (v.) vorh , theh
strewn - (v.) past participle of strew, vorh, theh.
stricken - (adj.) harnak a ingmi; e.g. Fire stricken village = Mei nih a kanghmi khua.
strict - (adj.) mah nih phunglam fel tein zulh i mi dang zong zulhter ve; e.g. He is strict about class
attendance = Sianginn kai kong ah a fel ngai.
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