ဆရာ

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Burmese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese ဆာရ်္ယာ, ultimately from Sanskrit आचार्य (ācārya) through some conflation with ဆာယာ (hcaya). Doublet of အာစရိယ (aca.ri.ya.).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ဆ'ရာ
  • IPA(key): /sʰəjà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hca.ra • ALA-LC: charā • BGN/PCGN: hsăya • Okell: hsăya

Noun

ဆရာ (hca.ra)

  1. teacher (male)
  2. (honorific) respectful form of address used for teachers, as well as men in general
    ဆရာတင်
    hca.ratang
    Saya Tin
  3. male practitioner of a particular art or trade

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Descendants

  • Shan: သြႃႇ (sràa) / သရႃႇ (sǎ ràa)
  • Jingpho: shara

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