See also: -라

(see above for suffixes and particles)

U+B77C, 라
HANGUL SYLLABLE RA
Composition: +

[U+B77B]
Hangul Syllables
[U+B77D]
U+3211, ㈑
PARENTHESIZED HANGUL RIEUL A

[U+3210]
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
[U+3212]
U+3271, ㉱
CIRCLED HANGUL RIEUL A

[U+3270]
Enclosed CJK Letters and Months
[U+3272]




띠 ←→ 래

Korean edit

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?ra
Revised Romanization (translit.)?la
McCune–Reischauer?ra
Yale Romanization?la

Etymology 1 edit

From English la or some other European language.

Noun edit

(ra)

  1. (music) la (musical note)
    Coordinate terms: (do), (re), (mi), (pa), (sol), (si), (do)

Etymology 2 edit

From English Ra or some other European language.

Proper noun edit

(Ra)

  1. (Egyptian mythology) [~신(神)] Ra, the Egyptian sun god

Etymology 3 edit

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, word-internally. When in isolation or as the first character of a word, they are pronounced as (na).

Following a language reform in the mid-twentieth century, North Koreans pronounce these characters as (ra) in all environments.

Syllable edit

(ra)

Extended content
  1. : net
    (eumhun reading: 그물 (geumul ra))
    (MC reading: (MC la))
  2. : disrobe, naked
    (eumhun reading: 벗을 (beoseul ra))
    (MC reading: )
  3. : Alternative form of
    (MC reading: (MC lwaX))
  4. : lazy
    (eumhun reading: 게으를 (geeureul ra))
    (MC reading: (MC lanX))
  5. : leper
    (eumhun reading: 나환자 (nahwanja ra))
    (MC reading: (MC lajH|lat))
  6. : aquatic snail
    (eumhun reading: 소라 (sora ra))
    (MC reading: (MC lwa))
  7. : talented, competent
    (eumhun reading: 간능 있을 (ganneung isseul ra))
    (MC reading: (MC la))
  8. : wasp
    (eumhun reading: 나나니벌 (nananibeol ra))
    (MC reading: (MC lwa|lwaX))
  9. : for sounds to mingle
    (eumhun reading: 소리 얽힐 (sori eolkil ra))
    (MC reading: (MC la))
  10. : without sunlight
    (eumhun reading: 햇빛 없을 (haetbit eopseul ra))
    (MC reading: (MC laX))
  11. : scrofula
    (eumhun reading: 연주창 (yeonjuchang ra))
    (MC reading: (MC lwaX))
  12. : piling of stones
    (eumhun reading: 쌓일 (dol ssail ra))
    (MC reading: (MC laX))
  13. : naked
    (eumhun reading: 벌거벗을 (beolgeobeoseul ra))
    (MC reading: (MC lwaX))
  14. : mugwort
    (eumhun reading: (ssuk ra))
    (MC reading: (MC la))
  15. : supervisor
    (eumhun reading: 순라 (sulla ra))
    (MC reading: (MC laH))
  16. : gong
    (eumhun reading: (jing ra))
    (MC reading: (MC la))
  17. : mule
    (eumhun reading: 노새 (nosae ra))
    (MC reading: (MC lwa))
  18. :
    (MC reading: )