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elder - (adj.) upa deuh a simi<br />

elderly - (adj.) upa nawn a simi<br />

elect - (v.) thim<br />

election - (n.) thimnak<br />

elective - (adj.) 1. a thim in thimmi; 2. ca cawnnak ah mah duhmi subject a thim in i thimmi<br />

elective - (n.) thimmi subject<br />

elector - (n.) thimtu<br />

electorate - (n.) thim khawhnak nawl a ngeimi hna<br />

electric - (adj.) elektrik dah he aa pehtlaimi<br />

electricity - (n.) elektrik dah<br />

electrocute - (v.) elektrik dah nih thah<br />

elegant - (adj.) aa dawhmi , a ttha , a rumra a ummi<br />

element - (n.) 1. scientist pawl nih thil phun hrampi 92 an hmuhmi hna, cheu khawh le tthen khawh a si ti<br />

lomi hna hi 'element' cu an si; e.g.1. Gold, iron, oxygen and tin are elements = Sui, thir, oxygen le<br />

canphio cu element an si; e.g.2. In ancient times, people thought that there were only four elements:<br />

Earth, water, air and fire = Hlan lioah cun mi nih element (thil) pali lawng a um tiah an ruah i cu hna cu<br />

vawlei, ti, thli le mei an si; 2. thil hrampi; e.g. We learned the elements of arithmetic in the first standard =<br />

Kanan a hrampi cu tang khat ah kan cawn<br />

elemental - (adj.) a hrampi a simi thil, a fawimi thil<br />

elementary - (adj.) a hramthawknak a simi<br />

elephant - (n.) sai , vui<br />

elephantine - (adj.) vui bantuk a simi<br />

elevate - (v.) thlir , cawi , hler<br />

elevation - (n.) hmun pakhatkhat a sanning<br />

elevator - (n.) innchung i dot tangnung in dot cungnung i kainak seh hlei<br />

eleven - (num.) hleikhat<br />

eleventh - (num.) hleikhatnak<br />

elf - (n.) khuachia<br />

eligibility - (n.) aa tlakmi sinak , a cumi sinak<br />

eligible - (adj.) aa tlakmi , a cumi<br />

eliminate - (v.) hlawt , chuah<br />

elimination - (n.) hlawtnak, chuahnak<br />

elite - (n.) a ttha bikmi thil , a tha bikmi hna<br />

elite - (adj.) a ttha bik a simi<br />

elk - (n.) nengpi<br />

ellipse - (n.) a zawlmi thil , arti pum bantuk<br />

elm - (n.) em thingkung. Innliam thingkung<br />

elope - (v.) nungak le tlangval an zam khi<br />

eloquence - (n.) biachim thiamnak , nalnak<br />

eloquent - (adj.) biachim a thiammi<br />

eloquently - (adv.) thiam ngaiin, nal ngaiin<br />

else - (adj.) 1. amah ai awhtu ah; e.g. He cannot go, someone else must go = Amah cu a kal kho lo, mi<br />

dang pakhatkhat tu an kal a herh; 2. aho zong , a hlei in , ve; e.g. I am going, who else is going? = Ka kal<br />

lai?<br />

else - (adv.) 1. zeiti hlei in dah , zeidang hlei dah; e.g. What else could I say? = Zeidang hlei dah ka chim<br />

khawh nhga?; 2. a si lo ahcun; e.g. Hurry, or else you will be late = I hnawh, a si lo ahcun na tlai lai<br />

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