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serf meaning in Myanmar

မြေကျွန် mre-kywan

/sɜːf/US/sɝf/

serf in Myanmar: မြေကျွန် (mre-kywan). In English, serf means a partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

Myanmar words for serf

semifree peasant
မြေကျွန် mre-kywan

English meaning of serf

  1. noun A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.
  2. noun A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.
  3. noun A worker unit.

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Questions about serf in Myanmar

What is the meaning of serf in Myanmar?
Serf in Myanmar is မြေကျွန် (mre-kywan).
serf ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Serf: မြေကျွန် (mre-kywan).
What does serf mean in English?
Serf means a partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

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