あら

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あ​ら [áꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) あら [àrá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾa̠]

Interjection

あら • (ara) 

1. (chiefly women's speech) oh; ah
   • 1997 December 12, Abiko, Miwa, “みかん・絵日記特別編　吐夢と不思議な猫 [Mikan Picture Diary Special: Tom and the Mysterious Cat]”, in みかん・絵日記, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, page 13:

     あら猫(ねこ)さん？あのっ帰(かえ)っちゃうの？

     Ara neko-san? Anokkaetchau no?

     Hey kitty? Will you ever come back?

Synonyms

• あらあら (araara), あらら (arara)
• あらまあ (aramā), あらま (arama)

See also

• あれ (are)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) あら​ [àráꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [a̠ɾa̠]

Noun

あら or アラ • (ara) 

1. 𩺊: saw-edged perch, Niphon spinosus

Miyako

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾa/

Noun

あら (ara) 

1. husk; empty fruit

References

• “アラ” in Okinawa Center of Language Study, Miyako Dialect Dictionary.