ရဲ

Burmese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛ́/
• Romanization: MLCTS: rai: • ALA-LC: rai • BGN/PCGN: yè: • Okell: yè

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Noun

ရဲ • (rai:)

1. police

Adjective

ရဲ • (rai:)

1. bright red
2. brave, daring
3. rampant

Verb

ရဲ • (rai:)

1. to be rampant

Particle

ရဲ • (rai:)

1. particle suffixed to verbs to denote the sense of having the courage to do something

Proper noun

ရဲ • (rai:)

1. a male given name

References

• “ရဲ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon

Pronunciation

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Noun

ရဲ (roa)

1. A friend.