ကြာ

See also: ကျ, ကျား, and ကြား

Burmese

FWOTD – 30 October 2016

ကြာ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: kra • ALA-LC: krā • BGN/PCGN: kya • Okell: ca

Etymology 1

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Noun

ကြာ • (kra)

1. water lily, lotus

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *gra (“long (time)”). Cognate with Chinese 遐 (xiá).

Verb

ကြာ • (kra)

1. take a long time, be a long time (since)

Derived terms

• ကြာကြာ (kra-kra)

Further reading

• “ကြာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

Mon

Noun

ကြာ (krā)

1. brand seal stamp.
2. tripod derrick from which winnowing sieve ကၞာဲဇာ (knāyjā) is suspended.