crumple

hmeh; e.g. He crumpled the letter into a ball = Cakuat kha a hmeh.

crush

1. fak piin nam, denh, rial, manter; e.g. The machine crushed the stone into fine powder = Seh nih lung cu dip tein a rial.
2. cikcek.

cry

au , kawh , ttah

crystalize

1. a tlang tete i hun i can; e.g. The melted sugar crystalized on the fruit = A timi thanthling cu thei cungah khan a tlang tete ah a hun i cang;
2. thil ah a hun can; e.g. His plans crystalized into action = A khuakhanmi khatuahmi thil ah an hun i cang;
3. lungchuntg i fiang ngaiin hun hngalh

culminate

a sannak bik phak

cultivate

1. lothlawh;
2. tthatter, tthanter; e.g. He cultivated his mind by reading good books = Cauk tthattha relnak thawngin a ruahnak kha a thatter.

cumber

donh

curb

kham, donh

cure

damter

curl

1. kerter; e.g. Mother curls Helen’s hair = Ka nu nih Helen sam a kerter;
2. i ngerh cukmak; e.g. Smoke curls up from the chimney = Meikhu kha meikhu chuahnak awng in i ngerh cukmak in a chuak.