すら

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sɨɾa̠]

Particle

すら • (sura) 

1. (emphatic) even
   • c. 91 BCE, Sima Qian, “廉頗藺相如列傳”, in Shiji, volume 81:

     且(か)つ庸人(ようじん)すら尚(な)ほ之(これ)を羞(は)づ。

     Katsu yōjin sura nao kore o hazu.

     Besides, even ordinary people would still be ashamed of it.

See also

• も (mo)
• さえ (sae)

Okinawan

Noun

すら (sura) 

1. 空: sky