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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)
- teacher (male)
- (honorific) respectful form of address used for teachers, as well as men in general
- male practitioner of a particular art or trade
Synonyms
- ဆရာမ (hca.rama.) (female)
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