Burmese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्रिया (kriyā), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make, build). Doublet of ကိရိယာ (ki.ri.ya).

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: က'*ရိယာ
  • IPA(key): /kəɹḭjà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: kri.ya • ALA-LC: kriyā • BGN/PCGN: kări.ya • Okell: kăríya

Noun edit

ကြိယာ (kri.ya)

  1. (grammar) verb

Derived terms edit

See also edit

Further reading edit

  • ကရိယာ” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 179.
  • ကြိယာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.