လျှာ
Burmese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej. Cognate with Tibetan ལྕེ (lce) and Chinese 舌 (shé).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʃà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: hlya • ALA-LC: lyhā • BGN/PCGN: sha • Okell: hya
- Homophone: ရှာ (hra)
Noun edit
လျှာ • (hlya)
Derived terms edit
(Nouns)
- ကျားလျှာ (kya:hlya)
- ကြက်လျှာ (krakhlya)
- ကြောင်လျှာ (kraunghlya)
- ငါးခွေးလျှာ (nga:hkwe:hlya)
- လျှာခင် (hlyahkang)
- လျှာစက် (hlyacak)
- လျှာနာခွာနာ (hlyanahkwana)
- လျှာပွတ်ဆေး (hlya-pwathce:)
(Verbs)
- လျှာလည် (hlyalany)
References edit
- “လျှာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “လျှာ (freq. written and pron. ရှာ)” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 946.