မြား
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Burmese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- မြှား (hmra:)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Burmese မ္လား (mla:), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b/m-la-j (“bow; arrow”). Cognate with Jingpho mäla, päla, Newar बला (balā) and Drung tvma and S'gaw Karen ပျၢ် (pla̱).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: မြှား
- IPA(key): /m̥já/
- Romanization: MLCTS: mra: • ALA-LC: mrāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hmya: • Okell: hmyà
- Homophone: မျှား (hmya:)
Noun
[edit]မြား • (mra:)
References
[edit]- “မြှား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 810.
- “မြား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “မြှား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.