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Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ʔa; cognate with Jingpho ma-a (“mute”) and Chinese 啞/哑 (yǎ, “mute”).
Pronunciation
Letter
အ • (a.)
- A, the 33th letter of the Burmese alphabet.
Verb
အ • (a.)
- be mute, dumb (unable to speak)
Descendants
→ Mon: အ
References
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese အ (a.).
Pronunciation
Letter
အ (ʼa)
- ʼA, the thirty-fourth consonant of the Mon alphabet.
Proper noun
အ (ʼa)
- ʼA, the first of twelve vowels the Mon language.
Adjective
အ (ʼa)
- Unable to speak, mute, dumb, dud.
Verb
အ (ʼa)
- to private affix.
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
S'gaw Karen
Prefix
အ • (ʼa)
- Verb prefix indicating the third person: he, she, it, they
- Noun prefix indicating the third person possessive: his, her, its, their