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safety valve - (n.) himnak ding caah phihnak le hunnak an tuahmi hrenhnak<br />

saffron - (n.) theithu zawng a simi.<br />

sag - (v.) a lai in kui.<br />

saga - (n.) miralttha nih thil an tuahmi kong<br />

sagacious - (adj.) a fimmi<br />

sagacity - (n.) fimnak<br />

sage - (n.) 1. mifim. 2. ram hring phun khat.<br />

sahib - (n.) bawi.<br />

said - (adj.) chimmi; e.g. The said boy said that he would go home = Ka chimmi ngakchiapa nih khan, inn ah ka tin lai, a ti.<br />

said - (v.) past tense and past participle of say, chim.<br />

sail - (n.) tilawng puanzar<br />

sail - (v.) tilawng in kal. make sail = tilawng puanzar zar. set sail = tilawng in i thawh. under sail = puanzar kha zar peng.<br />

sail boat - (n.) puanzar lawng<br />

sailor - (n.) tilawng chung rianttuantu<br />

saint - (n.) mithiang<br />

Saint Valentine's Day - (n.) = February 14; dawtnak langhter ni ti a si i aa dawmi hna nih khan laksawng hoi hna an i tthen.<br />

sainted - (adj.) mithiang i ser/canter.<br />

sainthood - (n.) mithiang sinak.<br />

saintliness - (n.) ziaza thiannak.<br />

saintly - (adv.) thiang ngaiin.<br />

sake - (n.) 'for' he hman a si; For the sake of = Cu ruangah cun.<br />

salaam - (n.) i biakchawnhnak bia, a sullam cu daihnak ti a si i na cungah daihnak um seh tinak a si.<br />

salable - (adj.) zuar khawhmi<br />

salad - (n.) salat , rawl he i mehmi khi<br />

salaried - (adj.) lahkhah pekmi<br />

salary - (n.) lahkhah<br />

sale - (n.) 1. zuarnak; for sale = Zuar ding. on sale = zuar ding. 2. manhmi chaw; e.g. Today's sales were larger than yesterday's = Nihin kan<br />

manhmi chaw cu nizan i nakin a tam deuh. 3. man tthumh in zuarmi; e.g. Christmas sales = Christmas a si ruang i man tthumh in zuarmi.<br />

salesman - (n.) chawzuartu<br />

salesmanship - (n.) chawzuar thiamnak.<br />

saleswoman - (n.) chawzuartunu.<br />

salient - (adj.) fiang tein a langmi, a lang khunmi.<br />

saline - (adj.) cite bantuk a simi , a almi<br />

saliva - (n.) cil.<br />

salivary - (adj.) cil he aa pehtlaimi<br />

sally - (v.) khulrang in hmai i choi.<br />

salmon - (n.) nga phun khat<br />

salon - (n.) hawikomhnak ca i hmanmi khankaupi<br />

saloon - (n.) zu dinnak hmun<br />

salt - (n.) cite; To take a statement with a grain of salt = A chimmi bia kha zumh dih awk a si lo.<br />

salt cellar - (n.) cabuai cung i cite hunnak thawl<br />

salt lick - (n.) cite khor.<br />

salt water - (n.) cite ti , ti al<br />

salty - (adj.) a almi<br />

salutary - (adj.) a tthami , ngandamnak a simi<br />

salutation - (n.) i biakchawnhnak<br />

salute - (v.) salam pek<br />

salvage - (n.) rawhnak chungin khamh , chuah<br />

salvation - (n.) khamhnak<br />

Salvation Army - (n.) Khrihfabu pakhat, England ram ah 1865 kum i thawkmi.<br />

salve - (n.) sathau bantuk a simi si , hma thuh si<br />

salve - (v.) rawhnak chungin khamh<br />

salvo - (n.) upat peknak ca i meithal puah<br />

Samaitan - (n.) Samaria mi.<br />

same - (adj.) 1. aa khatmi; e.g. We came back by the same road = Kan kalnak lam khan kan kir tthan. 2. an i khat; e.g. His name and mine are<br />

the same = A min le ka min an i khat.<br />

sameness - (n.) i lawhnak , i khahnak<br />

sampan - (n.) vokkuanglawng<br />

sample - (n.) zohchun awk i tuahmi thil.<br />

sampler - (n.) rawl teptu.<br />

Samson - (n.) mitthawng.<br />

sana<strong>to</strong>rium - (n.) si inn<br />

sanctification - (n.) thianternak.<br />

sanctify - (v.) thianter.<br />

sanctimonious - (adj.) mithiang aa lawhtermi a thiang ttung lomi<br />

sanction - (v.) onh, nawlpek, pek; e.g. He sanctioned permission <strong>to</strong> the students <strong>to</strong> go home = Siangngakchia kha inn i tlun khawhnak nawl a pek<br />

hna.<br />

sanction - (n.) 1. onhnak, nawlpeknak. 2. rianttuannak ca i tangka pekmi. 3. upadi zulh ruang i laksawng hmuhmi, buar ruang i dantatnak<br />

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