adj.

shoreless

tikam ngei lomi.

shoreward

tikam lei a simi.

short

1. a tawimi, a niammi.
2. a tling lo; e.g. The cashier is short in his accounts = Tangka kengtu kha a tangka a tling lo.
cut short = khulrang twin ngol tthan
fall short = tlin lo.
in short = a tawinak in.
run short = a za in ngeih lo, baungeih lo, bau;
short of = e.g. I am short of money = Phaisa ke ngei lo.
short cut = lamphawk; e.g. Take the short cut = Lamphawk khan va kal, va zul.

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shorthanded

rianttuantu a za in ngeih lo

shortlived

tawite lawng a nungmi.

shortsighted

hmailei saupi a hmu kho lomi mit tthat lo ruang si loin (mit a tthat lo ruang i lamhla a hmu kho lomi khi cu near sighted ti a si).

showy

langh duh tuk deuh a simi

shrewd

mah ca ttha ding thil a hngal kho ngaimi mifim , mah lam sial a thiam ngaimi

shrill

a aw a thia ttung i a sang ngai ttungmi

shrubby

burbuk tampi umnak a simi