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essential - (adj.) a herh ngaingaimi , biapi ngai a simi; e.g. Food and water are essential to life = Rawl le<br />

ti cu nunnak caah a herh ngaingaimi an si<br />

essential - (n.) a herhmi thil; e.g. We took only the essentials on the trip = Kan khualtlawnnak ah a<br />

herhmi thil taktak lawng kan i phorh<br />

essentially - (adv.) herh ngaingai in<br />

establish - (v.) 1. fek tein um, fek tein khuasak; 2. sianginn thawk, bu thawk, miphun thawk; 3. fianter, a<br />

si hrimhrim ti kha langhter<br />

establishment - (n.) fek tein umnak<br />

estate - (n.) 1. innlo , thilri , ro; e.g.1. When he died, he left an estate of one thousand kyats = A thih ah<br />

khan ro tangka thong khat a roh tak; e.g.2. Land and buildings are called real estate = Vawlei le inn kha<br />

real estate ti an si 2. Vawlei kaupi, innlo ttha pipi umnak<br />

esteem - (v.) upat<br />

estimate - (v.) tuak<br />

estimate - (n.) tuakmi; e.g. The estimate for this building is one thousand kyats = Hi inn ca dih ding<br />

tuakmi cu tangka thong khat a si<br />

estimation - (n.) ruahnak, tuaknak<br />

estrange - (v.) huatter, tthen, khual i ser<br />

estrangement - (n.) i huatnak, lungthin i tthennak, khual bantukin i ruahnak<br />

estuary - (n.) rili chung i tiva a vung luhnak ka khi<br />

etc. (et cetera) - (abbrev.) a dangdang<br />

eternal - (adj.) zungzal hmunmi; e.g. Eternal life = Zungzal nunnak<br />

eternally - (adv.) zungzal in<br />

eternity - (n.) zungzal<br />

ethical - (adj.) ziaza lei he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. It is not ethical to tell lies = Lihchim hi ziaza ttha a si lo<br />

ethics - (n.) ziaza ttha hi zeidah a si timi kong cawnnak<br />

Ethiopian - (n.) Ethiopia mi<br />

ethnology - (n.) minung chuahkehnak le umtuning ziaza cawnnak<br />

etiquette - (n.) zapi sin chuahlangh tik i umtuning ziaza<br />

etymology - (n.) biafang an chuakehning<br />

eucalyptus - (n.) zukaliptas thingkung<br />

eulogize - (v.) thangtthat , hlorh<br />

eulogy - (n.) thangtthatnak ca i chimmi bia<br />

eunuch - (n.) tildit mi<br />

euphemism - (n.) ningzak deuh a simi thil chimnak ca i bia dawh deuh hmanmi; e.g. 'Pass away' is a<br />

euphemism for 'die' = A liam cang ti cu a thi cang tinak ca i hmanmi a si<br />

euphemistic - (adj.) bia dawh deuh hmanmi<br />

European - (n.) Zurup mi<br />

evacuate - (v.) kaltak , zamtak<br />

evacuation - (n.) zamnak<br />

evacuee - (n.) ralzam<br />

evade - (v.) hrial<br />

evaluate - (v.) a man khiah<br />

evangelical - (adj.) thawngtthabia he aa pehtlaimi<br />

evangelism - (n.) Thawngtthabia chimnak<br />

evangelist - (n.) thawngtthabia chimtu<br />

evaporate - (v.) tikhu ah a cang , tikhu bantukin a lo , a tikhu chuahter; e.g. Evaporated milk = A tikhu<br />

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