ကြာ

See also: ကျ, ကျား, and ကြား

Burmese

FWOTD – 30 October 2016

ကြာ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kra • ALA-LC: krā • BGN/PCGN: kya • Okell: ca

Etymology 1

Not given etymology by STEDT (kra "water lily"). Luce gives Old Chinese 荷 (OC *qʰaːls, *ɡaːl, *ɡaːlʔ, “lotus”) as a potential cognate.

Noun

ကြာ • (kra)

1. water lily, lotus

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *gra (“long (time)”). Cognate with Old Chinese 遐 (OC *ɡraː, “far, distant, long (time)”) (STEDT: kra "long ( in doing, in time )").

Verb

ကြာ • (kra)

1. to take a long time, be a long time (since)

Derived terms

• ကြာကြာ (kra-kra)

 

Further reading

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

Mon

Noun

ကြာ (krā)

1. brand seal stamp.
2. tripod derrick from which winnowing sieve ကၞာဲဇာ (knāyjā) is suspended.