မြား
Burmese
editAlternative forms
edit- မြှား (hmra:)
Etymology
editInherited from Old Burmese မ္လား (mla:), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b/m-la-j (“bow; arrow”). Cognate with Jingpho mäla, päla, Newar बला (balā) and Drung tvma and S'gaw Karen ပျၢ် (pla̱).
Pronunciation
edit- Phonetic respelling: မြှား
- IPA(key): /m̥já/
- Romanization: MLCTS: mra: • ALA-LC: mrāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hmya: • Okell: hmyà
- Homophone: မျှား (hmya:)
Noun
editမြား • (mra:)
References
edit- “မြှား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 810.
- “မြား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
- “မြှား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.