Burmese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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ကြိယာ (kri.ya)

  1. (grammar) verb

Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • 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.