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casing - (n.) tuamnakcasket - (n.) 1. thil man sung chiahnak bawmte; 2. miruak kuangcast - (v.) 1. hlonh , cheh; e.g. He casts s<strong>to</strong>nes in<strong>to</strong> the water = Ti chungah lung a hlonh hna; 2. heiumter; e.g. The tree casts its shadow on the rock = Thingkung nih lung cungah a thla a hei umter; 3.thlet; e.g. The statue of Aung San was cast in bronze = Aung San hmanthlak cu darsen in an thlet; 4.baisakup tuahnak i a kong an cantermi khi; e.g. He was cast for the part of Hamlet = Hamlet ah ancantercast iron - (n.) uhkangcast vote - (v.) kutthlir, me sanhcaste - (n.) phun; e.g. Low caste = Mi nauta phuncastigate - (v.) fak piin soi , sik , dantatcastigation - (n.) fak piin soinak , siknak , dantatnakcastle - (n.) ralhruang a ngeimi inn nganpicas<strong>to</strong>r oil - (n.) chungthlet si bangcastrate - (v.) tilditcasual - (adj.) 1. ruah lopi in thil a hung ummi; e.g.1. A casual meeting = ruah lo piin i <strong>to</strong>nnak;e.g.2. casual leave = Lakhruak khonh; 2. tinhmi set zeihmanh ngeih lo; e.g. He gave the book a casualglance, but did not study it = Cauk cu a vun zoh vukvak, sihmanhsehlaw ttha tein a rel locasualty - (n.) hriamhma <strong>to</strong>n , hriam hma a <strong>to</strong>ngmicat - (n.) chizawhcataclysm - (n.) fak piin tthat lonak lei i aa thlengmi thil , rawhnakcatacomb - (n.) vawlei tang thlan a tlarpi in a ummi hnacatalogue - (n.) thil min le an man ttialnak caukcatapult - (n.) khairiat chaicatastrophe - (n.) harnak le rawhralnak nganpi khulrang in a chuakmicatch - (v.) 1. tlaih , seh; e.g. The cat will catch the mouse = Chizawh nih zu kha a seh lai; 2. Catchthe ball = Pumpululh kha tlai; 3. sio; e.g. How many fish did you catch? = Nga zeizatdah na sio; 4.zawt; e.g. I catch cold easily = Cumpi in fawi tein ka zawcatch - (n.) tlaihmi; e.g. Their catch was large <strong>to</strong>day = Nihin cu tampi an tlaihcatch fire - (v.) kangh aa thawkcatch up with - (v.) e.g. Walk slowly and I will catch up with you = Duhsah tein rak kal law ka hun inphak ko laicatechism - (n.) biahalnak le bialehnak in cawnpiaknakcategorical - (adj.) hnuaphnap loin , fiangrao incategory - (n.) cheumi , tthenmicater - (v.) rawl pek , herhmi pekcaterpillar - (n.) lunghmuicathedral - (n.) biakinn nganpicatholic - (adj.) kaupi, zeizong vialte a huap kho dihmiCatholic - (n.) Roman Catholic Khrihfabu chung ummicatkin - (n.) inhliam thingkung a par, hru par zongcattle - (n.) inn zuat satil , caw phun paohpaohcaucasian - (n.) Mirang le India miphun paohpaohcaught - (v.) past tense and past participle of catch, tlaih, seh; catch zoh.cauldron - (n.) thil chuannak um nganpicauliflower - (n.) antamparcause - (n.) 1. thil a chuahtertu; e.g. What was the cause of his sickness? = A zawtnak a chuahtertuzeidah a si?; 2. sullam; e.g. You have a good cause <strong>to</strong> be angry = Thinhunnak dingah sullam ttha nangei; 3. tinhmi; tuahmi; e.g. They fought for the cause of freedom = Luatnak an i tinhmi ruangah andohcause - (v.) umter; e.g. He did not want <strong>to</strong> cause trouble = Harnak umter, chuahter a duh locaution - (n.) 1. ralrinnak peknak; e.g. Cross the road with caution = Lam kha ralring tein na tan lai;2. ralrinpeknak; e.g. Let his experience serve as a caution <strong>to</strong> you = Thil a rak <strong>to</strong>nmi kha na caah ralrinpetu si sehcautious - (adj.) aa ralring ngaimicavalry - (n.) rangcung ralkapcave - (n.) lungkuacavern - (n.) lungkua nganpicavity - (n.) awng, kua, ha chung kuacease - (v.) donghter , ngolceaseless - (adj.) a dong lomicedar - (n.) sidar thingcede - (v.) pek; e.g. Spain ceded the Philippine Islands <strong>to</strong> the U.S.A. = Spain nih Philippine tikulh hnacu U.S.A. a pek hnaceiling - (n.) siling , kandapcelebrate - (v.) conglawmh , puai tuahcelebrated - (adj.) minthang a simi, thangtthatmicelebration - (n.) conglawmhnakPage 32

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