မြ

• IPA^(key): /mja̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mra. • ALA-LC: mra • BGN/PCGN: mya. • Okell: myá

Possibly from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata, “emerald”) or Pali marakata (“emerald”). Compare Tibetan མར་གད (mar gad, “emerald”).

မြ • (mra.)

1. (mineralogy) emerald

မြ • (mra.)

1. emerald green

• → Shan: မျႃႉ (mjâ̰a)
• → Mon: မြ

မြ • (mra.)

1. a female given name

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(m/b)rak (“to cut; to tear; to maul; to lacerate”). Related to မြက် (mrak, “to be sharp-edged; keen-edged”).

မြ • (mra.)

1. keen, very sharp

မြ • (mra.)

1. particle indicating a noticeable sensation

• Thurgood, Graham (1976). The Origins of Burmese Creaky Tone (Dissertation). University of California, Berkeley. pp. 137.
• Thurgood, Graham (1981). Notes on the Origins of Burmese Creaky Tone. Monumenta Serindica #9. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of the Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. pp. 5.
• “မြ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

From Burmese မြ (mra.).

• (Myanmar) IPA^(key): /pərɛ̤ʔ/

မြ (mra)

1. emerald

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.