1. bat; e.g. He owes me ten kyats = Tangka phar hra a ka bat.
2. ruangah; e.g. He owes his life to the doctor’s skill = Sibawi a thiam ruangah a nung. owing to = cucaah, cu ruangah; e.g. Owing to illness he cannot come to school = Zawt ruangah sianginn ah a ra kho lo.
hold one’s own: harnak tei khawh, mah dir hmun hum khawh; e.g. The soldiers held their own against the attacks = An ral nih an tuk len hna nain ralkap nih kha na umnak kha an hum peng khawh ko.
ngeih; e.g. He owns a house = Inn pakhat a ngei; e.g. We own the house and the land pertaining to it = Inn le inn ngehmi a simi a vawlei kha kanmah ta an si.