あら

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あら [áꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) あら [àrá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾa̠]

Interjection

あら • (ara) 

1. (chiefly women's speech) oh; ah
   • 1997 December 12, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記特別編　吐夢と不思議な猫”, in (deprecated template usage) みかん・絵日記, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 13:

     あら猫(ねこ)さん？あのっ帰(かえ)っちゃうの？

     Ara neko-san? Ano' kaetchau no?

     Hey kitty? Will you ever come back?

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あら [àráꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾa̠]

Noun

あら or アラ • (ara) 

1. 𩺊: saw-edged perch, Niphon spinosus