ရန်
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Burmese
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /jàɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ran • ALA-LC: ranʻ • BGN/PCGN: yan • Okell: yañ
- Homophones: ယံ (yam), ယာမ် (yam), ရံ (ram)
Etymology 1
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ရံ (ram)
Classifier
[edit]ရန် • (ran)
- numerical classifier for pairs of things, e.g. shoes
- ဖိနပ်တစ်ရန် ― hpi.naptacran ― one pair of shoes
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]ရန် • (ran)
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Particle
[edit]ရန် • (ran)
Usage notes
[edit]Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).
Synonyms
[edit]- အတွက် (a.twak) (formal, literary)
- အလို့ငှါ (a.lui.hnga) (formal, literary)
- အံ့သောငှါ (am.sau:hnga) (formal, literary)
- ဖို့ (hpui.) (informal, colloquial)
- အောင် (aung) (informal, colloquial)
References
[edit]- “ရန်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Burmese ရည် (rany).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]ရန် (ran)
- to (have) regard (to), consider, be concerned with
References
[edit]- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.