라

See also: -라

(see above for suffixes and particles)

라 U+B77C, 라 HANGUL SYLLABLE RA Composition: ㄹ + ㅏ ← 띻 [U+B77B] Hangul Syllables 락 → [U+B77D]

㈑ U+3211, ㈑ PARENTHESIZED HANGUL RIEUL A ← ㈐ [U+3210] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㈒ → [U+3212]

㉱ U+3271, ㉱ CIRCLED HANGUL RIEUL A ← ㉰ [U+3270] Enclosed CJK Letters and Months ㉲ → [U+3272]

라락띾띿란랁랂 랃랄랅랆랇랈랉 랊랋람랍랎랏랐 랑랒랓랔랕랖랗
띠 ←	→ 래

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾa̠]
• Phonetic hangul: [라]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ra
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	la
McCune–Reischauer?	ra
Yale Romanization?	la

Etymology 1

From English la or some other European language.

Noun

라 • (ra)

1. (music) la (musical note)

   Coordinate terms: 도 (do), 레 (re), 미 (mi), 파 (pa), 솔 (sol), 시 (si), 도 (do)

Etymology 2

From English Ra or some other European language.

Proper noun

라 • (Ra)

1. (Egyptian mythology) [~신(神)] Ra, the Egyptian sun god

Etymology 3

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, word-internally. When in isolation or as the first character of a word, they are pronounced as 나 (na).

Following a language reform in the mid-twentieth century, North Koreans pronounce these characters as 라 (ra) in all environments.

Syllable

라 (ra)

Extended content

羅: net (eumhun reading: 그물 라 (geumul ra)) (MC reading: 羅 (MC lɑ)) 倮: disrobe, naked (eumhun reading: 벗을 라 (beoseul ra)) (MC reading: 倮) 裸: Alternative form of 倮 (MC reading: 裸 (MC luɑX)) 懶: lazy (eumhun reading: 게으를 라 (geeureul ra)) (MC reading: 懶 (MC lɑnX)) 癩: leper (eumhun reading: 나환자 라 (nahwanja ra)) (MC reading: 癩 (MC lɑiH, lɑt̚)) 螺: aquatic snail (eumhun reading: 소라 라 (sora ra)) (MC reading: 螺 (MC luɑ)) 儸: talented, competent (eumhun reading: 간능 있을 라 (ganneung isseul ra)) (MC reading: 儸 (MC lɑ)) 蠃: wasp (eumhun reading: 나나니벌 라 (nananibeol ra)) (MC reading: 蠃 (MC luɑ, luɑX)) 囉: for sounds to mingle (eumhun reading: 소리 얽힐 라 (sori eolkil ra)) (MC reading: 囉 (MC lɑ)) 曪: without sunlight (eumhun reading: 햇빛 없을 라 (haetbit eopseul ra)) (MC reading: 曪 (MC lɑX)) 瘰: scrofula (eumhun reading: 연주창 라 (yeonjuchang ra)) (MC reading: 瘰 (MC luɑX)) 砢: piling of stones (eumhun reading: 돌 쌓일 라 (dol ssail ra)) (MC reading: 砢 (MC lɑX)) 臝: naked (eumhun reading: 벌거벗을 라 (beolgeobeoseul ra)) (MC reading: 臝 (MC luɑX)) 蘿: mugwort (eumhun reading: 쑥 라 (ssuk ra)) (MC reading: 蘿 (MC lɑ)) 邏: supervisor (eumhun reading: 순라 라 (sulla ra)) (MC reading: 邏 (MC lɑH)) 鑼: gong (eumhun reading: 징 라 (jing ra)) (MC reading: 鑼 (MC lɑ)) 騾: mule (eumhun reading: 노새 라 (nosae ra)) (MC reading: 騾 (MC luɑ)) 亽: (MC reading: 亽)