အ-

See also: အ, ဥ, ဦး, အို, အူ, အော့, အေး, and အား

Burmese

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: အ'
• IPA^(key): /ʔə/
• Romanization: MLCTS: a.- • ALA-LC: ʼa- • BGN/PCGN: ă • Okell: ă

Prefix

အ- • (a.-)

1. used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or from other nouns

   အလုပ် ― a.lup ― work

   အထည် ― a.htany ― cloth, fabric

2. used with a reduplicated noun to mean ‘various, diverse’

   အပြည်ပြည် ― a.pranyprany ― various countries

   အနိုင်နိုင်ငံ ― a.nuingnuingngam ― various states

Usage notes

Very frequently deleted when the noun to which it is prefixed is used in a compound. When used with a reduplicated polysyllabic noun, only the first syllable is reduplicated.

Derived terms

Burmese terms prefixed with အ-