rā

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Japanese

Romanization

rā

1. Rōmaji transcription of ラー

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraː/ [ˈɾɑː]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *la (cognates with Hawaiian lā and Tahitian rā), from Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ (compare with Malay layar), from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Noun

rā

1. (nautical) sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)

   Synonym: hēra

   Whakaarahia te rā kaihau.

   Raise up the billowing sail.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *laqa (compare with Hawaiian lā). Sense of time cycle displaced pō by influence of English day according to Elsdon Best; compare also similar parallels with Hawaiian pō (since mostly displaced by lā), and Tahitian pō or later ruʻi (displaced by mahana originally “warmth”).

Noun

rā

1. sun
2. daytime, period of brightness in the morning and afternoon

   Synonyms: ao, rangi

3. day, time cycle of 24 hours

See also

Solar System in Māori · whānau a Tamanuiterā (layout · text)
Star	Rā
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	Takero	Kōpū	Papatūānuku	Matawhero		Kōpūnui	Pareārau	Whērangi	Tangaroa	Whiro
Notable moons	—	—	Marama		—					Karon

Derived terms

With sense of 'day' (24 hour cycle)

• Rāhoroi
• Rārima
• Rārua
• Rātahi
• Rātapu
• Rātoru
• Rāwhā

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “rā”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 371

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• रा (Devanagari script)
• রা (Bengali script)
• රා (Sinhalese script)
• ရာ or ရႃ (Burmese script)
• รา (Thai script)
• ᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣາ (Lao script)
• រា (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

rā

1. ablative singular of ra (“the Pali letter 'r'”)

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *la, Proto-Oceanic *layaʀ, Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *layaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *layaʀ.

Noun

rā

1. (nautical) sail (a piece of fabric attached to a boat)