လာ

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Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la-j ~ ra (“to come”). Cognate with Old Chinese 來 (OC *m·rɯːɡ, “idem”).

Pronunciation

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Verb

လာ • (la)

  1. to come
  2. to be cited (in scriptures or authoritative works)
  3. (colloquial) to come up to more than expected

Derived terms

Particle

လာ • (la)

  1. word suffixed to a verb to convey the notion of beginning something: begin, start, etc.

Further reading

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ (“moon, month”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *la⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/ɡ-la (“moon; month”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen လါ (lah), Western Pwo လၩ, Eastern Pwo လာ (là), Western Kayah ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (lāe), Burmese လ (la.).

Pronunciation

  • (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /la̤³¹/

Noun

လာ (transliteration needed)

  1. moon
  2. month
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