ရာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Old Burmese ရျာ (rya).

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

• တစ်ရာ (tacra)

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.