လာ
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).
Etymology 2
From Proto-Tibeto-Burman *la (“donkey, ass, 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, Western Kayah ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (lāe), Burmese လ (la.).
Pronunciation
- (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA(key): /la̤³¹/
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