ရာ

Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ရျာ (rya); from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-r-gja.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ra • ALA-LC: rā • BGN/PCGN: ya • Okell: ya

Numeral

ရာ • (ra) (digit ၁၀၀)

  1. hundred

Usage notes

When preceded by another number, it can be used without a numerical classifier, e.g. ကျပ် နှစ်ရာ (kyap hnacra, “two hundred kyats”).

Synonyms

References
  • “ရာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အရာ (a.ra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rɛ̀a/

Noun

ရာ (rɛ̀a)

  1. thing, place

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

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • rā (Latin script)
  • 𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • रा (Devanagari script)
  • রা (Bengali script)
  • රා (Sinhalese script)
  • ရႃ (Burmese script)
  • รา (Thai script)
  • ᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຣາ (Lao script)
  • រា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

ရာ

  1. Burmese script form of rā, ablative singular of ရ (ra, “the Pali letter 'r'”)
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