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secrete - (v.) chuahter<br />

secretion - (n.) chuahternak<br />

secretive - (adj.) thlithup in thil tuah a duhmi<br />

sect - (n.) bu<br />

section - (n.) cheu; e.g. Mother cut the cake in<strong>to</strong> two sections = Ka nu nih chang cheu hnih ah a cheu.<br />

sectional - (adj.) cheunak he aa pehtlaimi.<br />

sec<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) 1. pummi thil pakhat an cheumi i cheu khat. 2. raltuknak hmun an cheu an cheumi chung i pakhat ve kha. 3. sehzung rianttuannak<br />

ah rian an cheumi chung i pakhat; e.g. The private sec<strong>to</strong>r of the industry = Sehzung rianttuannak ah pumpak pawl nih an covo a simi; cozah nih<br />

an ukmi a si lomi.<br />

secular - (adj.) vawlei lei thil a simi , biaknak lei a si lomi<br />

secure - (adj.) hnangam a simi<br />

secure - (v.) cawk<br />

security - (n.) himnak<br />

sedan - (n.) tthutnak lang; mi pahnih zawn.<br />

sedate - (v.) dai tein um<br />

sedative - (adj.) dai tein umternak a simi , fah theih lonak si<br />

sedentary - (adj.) 1. tthut buin ttuanmi rian. 2. tthut buin rian a ttuanmi hna.<br />

sediment - (n.) ti chung nengnawi vawlei dip.<br />

sedimentary - (adj.) ti chung nengnawi vawlei dip he a pehtlaimi<br />

sedition - (n., adj.) cozah dohnak a chuahternak.<br />

seditious - (adj.) cozah dohnak a chuahtertu a simi<br />

seduce - (v.) thil ttha lo tuah awk i lem<br />

seduction - (n.) thil ttha lo tuahnak ah lem<br />

seductive - (adj.) thil ttha lo tuah awk i mi lemtu a simi<br />

sedulous - (adj.) rianttuan a huammi , miteima<br />

see - (v.) 1. zoh. 2. khua hmuh; e.g. The blind cannot see = Mitcaw nih khua an hmu lo. 3. hngalh; e.g. I see what you mean = Na chim duhmi<br />

sullam ka hngalh. 4. len: e.g. I want <strong>to</strong> see my friend = Ka hawi len ka duh. 5. <strong>to</strong>n; e.g. I want <strong>to</strong> see him <strong>to</strong>morrow = Thaizing ah <strong>to</strong>n ka duh.<br />

see - (n.) bishop pakhat nih a zohkhenhmi Khrihfabu hna.<br />

seed - (n.) thlaici , ci<br />

seed case - (n.) a ci a tuamtu a kwang, be kawng.<br />

seed corn - (n.) fungvoi ci<br />

seeder - (n.) thlaici tuhtu<br />

seedling - (n.) thlaici a keuh ka<br />

seedsman - (n.) thlaici tuhtu<br />

seedy - (adj.) 1. a mu a tammi 2. tla fiapfuap in a ummi. 3. dam setsai lo.<br />

seem - (v.) a lo. e.g. This apple seems good but is rotten in side = Hi epal hi a tthami a lo nain a chung a thu<br />

seeming - (adj.) zohnak i a langhnak ah<br />

seemingly - (adv.) a leng a langhnak ah<br />

seemliness - (n.) i tlaknak.<br />

seemly - (adj.) aa tlakmi<br />

seen - (v.) past participle of see, hnuh.<br />

seep - (v.) zut , ti a zut , a hnam<br />

seepage - (n.) ti zuhnak.<br />

seer - (n.) hmailei thil a hmu khotu , profet<br />

seesaw - (n.) pengpaso<br />

seethe - (v.) 1. chuan; e.g. The cook seethes the mut<strong>to</strong>n = Rawlchuang nih tuu sa a chuan. 2. a khah in a khat; e.g. He seethes with anger =<br />

Thinhunnak in a khah in a khat. This country is seething with discontent = Hi ram hi lungsi lonak in a khat. The streets are seething with people =<br />

Lam cu mi an khat.<br />

segment - (n.) thil pakhat chungin aa cheumi pelpawi<br />

segregate - (v.) hawidang sinin i tthen , tthen<br />

segregation - (n.) i tthennak , tthennak<br />

seine - (n.) a phei in zarmi sur , lenkhang<br />

seismograph - (n.) lihninh tahnak seh<br />

seize - (v.) tlaih , seh , chuh<br />

seizure - (n.) ttlaihnak, chuhnak.<br />

seldom - (adj., adv.) a caancaan tete lawnglawng ah.<br />

select - (v.) thim , hril<br />

selection - (n.) thimnak , hrilnak<br />

selective - (adj.) thim khawhnak a ngeimi<br />

self - (n.) mah; e.g. Yourself is you = Nangmah i mah cu nangmah na si. Myself is I = Keimah i mah cu keimah ka si.<br />

self-abuse - (n.) mah nih mah pum a ningcang loin hmannak<br />

self-addressed - (adj.) mah nih mah min le umnak cabawm cung i ttial ciami.<br />

self-assertion - (n.) mah duhning lawngin siseh ti i zuamnak , mah le mah lawng kha heh ti i i hlorhnak<br />

self-assertive - (adj.) mah le mah heh ti i hmai i aa fonter i mah duhning lawngin siseh ti a duhmi.<br />

self-centered - (adj.) U.S. mah le mah i uk khawhnak.<br />

self-centred - (adj.) British. mah zawn lawng aa ruatmi.<br />

self-command - (n.) mah le mah i uk khawhnak<br />

self-complacent - (adj.) mah le mah i lunghmuih<br />

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