sand

thetse; e.g. Fine sand = Thetse dip; e.g. The boat was grounded on the sand = Thetse cungah tilawng cu a tang; e.g. A minute particle of sand = Thetse fang hmete; e.g. Water percolates through sand = Thetse chungin ti kha a zut; 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.