အ
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Burmese edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ʔa; cognate with Jingpho ma-a (“mute”) and Chinese 啞/哑 (yǎ, “mute”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʔa̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a. • ALA-LC: ʼa • BGN/PCGN: a. • Okell: á
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Letter edit
အ • (a.)
- A, the 33th letter of the Burmese alphabet.
Verb edit
အ • (a.)
Descendants edit
→ Mon: အ
References edit
- “အ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Letter edit
အ (ʼa)
- ʼA, the thirty-fourth consonant of the Mon alphabet.
Proper noun edit
အ (ʼa)
- ʼA, the first of twelve vowels the Mon language.
Adjective edit
အ (ʼa)
Verb edit
အ (ʼa)
- to private affix.
References edit
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon[1], London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
S'gaw Karen edit
Prefix edit
အ • (ʼa)