あら

Japanese

Pronunciation

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

Interjection

あら • (ara)

(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 [Mikan Picture Diary], 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

For pronunciation and definitions of あら – see the following entry.

【𩺊】H	[noun] saw-edged perch, Niphon spinosus Alternative spelling アラ

(This term, あら, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as あら, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あら.)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Miyako

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɾa/

Noun

あら (ara)

husk; empty fruit

References

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

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