လာ

See also: လ and လား

Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /là/
• Romanization: MLCTS: la • ALA-LC: lā • BGN/PCGN: la • Okell: la

Etymology 1

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la-j ~ ra (“to come”). Cognate with Chinese 來／来 (lái).

Verb

လာ • (la)

1. to come

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *la (“donkey, ass, mule”).

Noun

လာ • (la)

1. mule

References

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

Pa'o Karen

Etymology

From Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ (“moon, month”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *la⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/ɡ-la (“moon; month”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen လါ (lah), Western Pwo လၩ, Eastern Pwo လာ (là), Western Kayah ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (lāe), Burmese လ (la.).

Pronunciation

• (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /la̤³¹/

Noun

လာ (transliteration needed)

1. moon
2. month