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အာ

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Burmese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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အာ (a)

  1. second in the set of twelve vowels traditionally taught in the learning of the Burmese language

Etymology 2

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According to STEDT, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman *ak (to crack open; mouth, chin), whence also အက် (ak, to crack); see there for more.

Verb

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အာ (a)

  1. to gape, rend
  2. to open
  3. (of crows) to caw
  4. to blab

Noun

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အာ (a)

  1. inside of the mouth
  2. mouth (symbolic of a person's speech)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Mon

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Etymology

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From Old Mon အာရ် (ʔaar).[1] Cognate with Nyah Kur อาร.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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အာ (transliteration needed)

  1. to go.
  2. to walk.

References

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  1. ^ Jenny, Mathias (2001). A Short Introduction to the Mon Language.