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sergeant at arm - (n.) biaceihnak zung chung i thil a ningcang in um seh tinak ca i mi a vengtu bawi.<br />

sergeant/serjeant - (n.) senthum ralkap<br />

serial - (n.) 1. tuanbia pakhatkhat tadinca nih a cheuchum tete in aa dot thliamah in an chuahmi. 2. aa chang aa changin ttialmi/tuahmi.<br />

series - (n.) aa peh lengmang in a ummi thil<br />

serious - (adj.) a fakmi<br />

sermon - (n.) zapi hmai i phungchimmi<br />

serpent - (n.) rul<br />

serpentine - (adj.) rul bantuk a simi<br />

serrate - (adj.) hluahha bantukin a kakmi<br />

serum - (n.) saram chungin lakmi si phun khat<br />

servant - (n.) 1. sinum, sal. 2. rianttuantu.<br />

serve - (v.) 1. rianttuan; e.g. He served two years in the army = Ralkap chungah rian kum hnih a ttuan. 2. a ttha, san a tlai; e.g. A flat s<strong>to</strong>ne<br />

served as a table = Lungper cu cabuai i hman awkah a ttha. 3. ei awk i i hunh; e.g. Dinner is served = Zanriah an kan hunh. 4. ca pek; e.g. Mr.<br />

White was served with a summons <strong>to</strong> appear in court = Mr. White cu zung i chuah awkah ca pe a si. 5. um, caan hman; e.g. The thief served one<br />

year in prison = Mifir kha kum khat thong ah a um. 6. lentecelhnak i thawk.<br />

server - (n.) petu.<br />

service - (n.) 1. rian, mi dang ca i a tthami rian. 2. ningcang tein tuah lenngmangmi; e.g. There is a daily train service between Yangoon and<br />

Mandalay = Yangon le Mandalay karlakah nifate in a kalmi tlanglawng a um. 3. the service ti ahcun ralkap rian tinak a si. 4. civil service ti cu cozah<br />

rian ralkap rian a si lomi paoh a si. 5. biaknak pumhnak. 6. rawl einak inn i rawl peknak; e.g. The service in this restaurant is good = Hi rawl einak inn<br />

i rawl an pekning hi a ttha. 7. lentecelhnak (tennis le badmin<strong>to</strong>n ah a si khun) vun thawk khi.<br />

serviceable - (adj.) santlaimi , a tthahnemmi<br />

servile - (adj.) sal bantuk<br />

servi<strong>to</strong>r - (n.) sinum<br />

servitude - (n.) 1. sinum sinak, sinum rian. 2. dantat in rianttuanternak.<br />

sesame - (n.) innka a hong khotu camhnak bia.<br />

session - (n.) 1. biaceihtu bawi si hna seh, khuakhangtu pawl si hna seh, upadi a sertu pawl si hna seh, an i pumh khi session a si. 2. in session ti<br />

cu an i pum lio tinak a si. 3. voi khat lawng pumh si loin, kum khat chung an i pumh lengmang khi a si fawn. 4. ca cawn caan; e.g. Our school has<br />

two sessions, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon - Kan sianginn nih ca cawn caan voi hnih a ngei, pakhat cu zinglei ah a si i a dang<br />

pakhat cu zanlei ah a si.<br />

set - (v.) 1. chiah; e.g. Set the box in the room = Thingkuang kha akhaan chungah chia. 2. rap chiah; e.g. The hunter sets his traps = Ramvaipa<br />

nih a rap a chiah hna. 3. kanghter; e.g. A spark sets the house on fire = Meici nih inn kha a kangh. 4. luatter: e.g. The slaves were set free = Sal cu<br />

an luatter hna. 5. tlak, tla; e.g. The sun sets in the west = Ni cu nitlaklei ah a tla. 6. thawh; e.g. He set on his journey yesterday = Nizan ah a<br />

khualtlawn aa thawh. past tense and past participle = set.<br />

set - (n.) 1. bu khat; e.g. Tea set = Laphak. 2. lente an i celhmi bu khat khi, tennis ah an hman bik, set 8 chungah set 6 i a tei ahcun tei a si, ti<br />

bantuk khi.<br />

set about - (v.) thawk e.g. I must set about my packing =Ka thil timh kaa tkawk awk a si.<br />

set back - (v.) donhkhanh; e.g. All my efforts have been set back = Ka tuahmi vialte zei nih dek a donhkhanh dih.<br />

set fire <strong>to</strong> - (v.) duah<br />

set forth - (v.) langhter, thanh, khualtlawn i thawh.<br />

set free - (v.) luatter e.g. Sal cu an luatter hna<br />

set loose - (v.) thlah e.g. Lo ah ar a thlah hna<br />

set on fire - (v.) kanghter e.g. Meici nih inn kha a kangh<br />

settee - (n.) tthutdan bu khat, seti an ti ve komi hi.<br />

setter - (n.) a chiatu; e.g. Type setter = Type ha a bunhtu.<br />

setting - (n.) 1. kutdong hrolh i lungvar an bunhnak a kulhtu khi. 2. thil pakhatkhat a hung um tik i a pawnngkam i a rak um vemi thil hna khi.<br />

settle - (v.) 1. um; e.g. We settled in our home = Kan inn ah dan um. 2. thil a ningcang te i umter. 3. bia ceihpiak; e.g. the case has been settled<br />

= A bia an ceihpiak cang.<br />

settlement - (n.) 1. umnak hmun. 2. thilri i peknak. 3. remhchunnak; e.g. No settlement of the dispute could be made = Remhchunnak zeihmanh<br />

tuah khawh a si lo. 4. phaisa/thilman i pek. 5. inn a bu tein a ummi hna khi.<br />

settler - (n.) a va ummi hna, ram thar i khua a va sami hna.<br />

seven - (num.) pasarih<br />

sevenfold - (n.) a let sarih<br />

seventeen - (num.) hleisarih<br />

seventeenth - (num.) hleisarihnak<br />

seventh - (num.) pasarihnak<br />

seventhly - (adv.) a pasarihnak in/ah.<br />

seventieth - (num.) sawm sarihnak<br />

seventy - (num.) sawm sarih<br />

sever - (v.) tthen, chah, tan.<br />

several - (adj.) pahnih thum , tampi si lo<br />

severance - (n.) chahnak , tannak , cheunak , tthennak<br />

severe - (adj.) a fakmi , a felmi<br />

severity - (n.) fahnak<br />

sew - (v.) tthim in tthit , seh in tthit<br />

sewage - (n.) hnawm luannak tidongpi chungin a luangmi hnawmtam<br />

sewed - (v.) past tense of sew, tthim in tthit.<br />

sewer - (n.) hnawmluannak tidongpi<br />

sewing - (n.) thil tthitnak<br />

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