ရ

Burmese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ya. • Okell: yá

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(for certain loanwords derived from Pali or English):

• Phonetic respelling: *ရ
• IPA^(key): /ɹa̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ra. • Okell: rá

Letter

ရ

1. Ra, the 28th letter of the Burmese alphabet.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ya. • Okell: yá

Verb

ရ • (ra.)

1. to succeed, manage, be able
2. to be permitted, be all right, be OK

   မရပါဘူး။

   ma.ra.pabhu:||

   It’s not OK.

3. must, have to

   ဘယ်လောက် ပေးရသလဲ။

   bhailauk pe:ra.sa.lai:||

   How much do you have to pay?

   ကျွန်တော်ရန်ကုန်ကိုသွားရမယ်။

   kywantaurankunkuiswa:ra.mai||

   I must go to Yangon. (male speaker)