ရာ

Burmese

Etymology

From Old Burmese ရျာ (rya); from .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ra • ALA-LC: rā • BGN/PCGN: ya • Okell: ya

Numeral

ရာ • (ra) (digit ၁၀၀)

1. hundred

Usage notes

When preceded by another number, it can be used without a numerical classifier, e.g. ကျပ် နှစ်ရာ (kyap hnacra, “two hundred kyats”).

Synonyms

• တစ်ရာ (tacra)

References

• “ရာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
• Hill, Nathan W. "Evolution of the Burmese vowel system." Transactions of the Philological Society 110.1 (2012): 64-79.

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Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အရာ (a.ra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛ̀a/

Noun

ရာ (rɛ̀a)

1. thing, place

References

• Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.