masturbate
v.mah le mah nu/pa duhnak i riamhter
v.
mat
v.i sengh dih.
match
v.i tlak; e.g. Her dress matches the colour (color) of her hair = A angki le a muisam kha an i tlak ngai.
mate
v.tuah khat i can; e.g. Birds mate in the spring = Vate cu thal ah tuah khat ah an cang (nu le va an si).
materialize
v.thil i can, ruahnak kha a taktak i hun canter
matriculate
v.luh, college i luh, tang hra awn i college i luh; e.g. He was matriculated into college = College ah a lut.
matter
v.biapi a si; e.g. What people say matters to him = Mi nih a chimmi kha biapi ngaiin a ruah.
mature
v.1. hmin; e.g. Pears mature quickly = Piar cu khulrangin an hmin.
2. nutling/patling si; e.g. He matures faster than his brother = A unau nakin khulrang deuh in a patling.
maul
v.tthalo in, cei cikcek in tthuat (seh); e.g. He was mauled by the bear = Vom nih a seh.
may
v.1. i chawnh tik i holh ttha i hmanmi, mah lei a si ahcun ‘ning’ tinak, mi lei a si ahcun, nem tein tuah fial; e.g. May I come in = Rung lut ning?; e.g. May you be happy = Lunglawm tein na um nakhnga.
2. a si kho; e.g. It may rain today = Nihin ruah a sur kho men.
3. tuah ahcun a ttha ko lai, a ttha lo ko lai; e.g. You may as well stay where you are = Na umnak ah khan um law i ttha ko lai.
4. ko seh; e.g. May they live long = Saupi nung ko hna seh.
5. nakhnga; e.g. I will write to him so that he may know when we will arrive = Zeitik ah dah kan phak lai kha a hngalh nakhnga ca ka kuat lai.
6. sual ko hnga; e.g. I’m afraid the news may be true = Tadin cu a hmaan sual ko hnga ti ka phang.
7. lai, ko hnga; e.g. He may arrive today = Nihin a phan ko hnga.