မြား

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Burmese

မြား

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese မ္လား (mla:), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b/m-la-j (bow; arrow). Cognate with Jingpho mäla, päla, Newar बला (balā) and Drung tvma and S'gaw Karen ပျၢ် (pla̱).

Pronunciation

Noun

မြား (mra:)

  1. (weaponry) arrow

References

  • မြှား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 810.
  • မြား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • မြှား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.