ရန်
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Burmese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /jàɴ/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ran • ALA-LC: ranʻ • BGN/PCGN: yan • Okell: yañ
- Homophones: ယံ (yam), ယာမ် (yam), ရံ (ram)
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ရံ (ram)
Classifier[edit]
ရန် • (ran)
- numerical classifier for pairs of things, e.g. shoes
- ဖိနပ်တစ်ရန် ― hpi.naptacran ― one pair of shoes
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
ရန် • (ran)
Derived terms[edit]
- ရန်ဖြစ် (ranhprac)
Etymology 3[edit]
Particle[edit]
ရန် • (ran)
Usage notes[edit]
Burmese is a diglossic language. This construct is used exclusively in the formal, literary (written) register. See synonyms for the informal, colloquial (spoken) equivalent form(s).
Synonyms[edit]
- အတွက် (a.twak) (formal, literary)
- အလို့ငှါ (a.lui.hnga) (formal, literary)
- အံ့သောငှါ (am.sau:hnga) (formal, literary)
- ဖို့ (hpui.) (informal, colloquial)
- အောင် (aung) (informal, colloquial)
References[edit]
- “ရန်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Burmese ရည် (rany).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ရန် (ran)
- to (have) regard (to), consider, be concerned with
References[edit]
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.