သကြား

Burmese

သကြား

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel, boulder”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: +သ'ဂြား
• IPA^(key): /ðəd͡ʑá/
• Romanization: MLCTS: sa.kra: • ALA-LC: sakrāʺ • BGN/PCGN: dhăgya: • Okell: thăcà

Noun

သကြား • (sa.kra:)

1. sugar

Descendants

• → Mon: သဂြာ (həkrɛ̀a)
• → Shan: ႀၵျႃး (θa1 kjaa4), သၵျႃး (sʰa1 kjaa4)

References

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