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U+101B, ရ
MYANMAR LETTER RA

Myanmar

Translingual

Letter

  1. Ra, a letter of the Mon-Burmese script.

Burmese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

(for certain loanwords derived from Pali or English):

  • Phonetic respelling: *ရ
  • IPA(key): /ɹa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ra. • Okell:

Letter

(ra.)

  1. Ra, the 28th letter of the Burmese alphabet.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-ra (strength; to win; classifier for people); cognate with အား (a:, strength; force), Old Chinese (OC *rɯɡ, “id”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

Verb

(ra.)

  1. to get, obtain, have
  2. to attain, acquire, earn, learn, reach, etc.
  3. to capture
  4. to be married
  5. to succeed, manage, be able
  6. to be permitted, be all right, be OK
    ပါဘူး။
    ma.ra.pabhu:||
    It’s not OK.
  7. must, have to
    ဘယ်လောက် ပေးသလဲ။
    bhailauk pe:ra.sa.lai:||
    How much do you have to pay?
    ကျွန်တော်ရန်ကုန်ကိုသွားမယ်
    kywantaurankunkuiswa:ra.mai||
    I must go to Yangon. (male speaker)

Particle

(ra.)

  1. particle suffixed to verbs and collocating with the postpositional markers မည် (many), သည် (sany) or the particle (ma.) to convey an imperative mood
  2. particle suffixed to verbs to denote a certain capability or utility
  3. particle suffixed to a verb denoting affirmation of some action or occurrence
  4. particle suffixed to nouns as emphasis or to verbs for assonance

Derived terms

Further reading

Mon

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛ̤ʔ/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

(ra)

  1. Ra, the twenty-seventh consonant of the Mon alphabet.

Pronoun

(ra)

  1. particle of unqualified assertion.

Adjective

(ra)

  1. assertive.
  2. Closing the sentence, in questions It precedes the interrogative particle also used with the imperative.

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

 m

  1. Burmese script form of ra (the Pali letter 'r')

Declension

Shan

Pronunciation

Letter

()

  1. Ra, the 15th letter of the Shan alphabet.