မြား

Burmese

မြား

Alternative forms

မြှား (hmra:)

Etymology

From Old Burmese မ္လား (mla:), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b/m-la-j (“bow; arrow”).

Pronunciation

Phonetic respelling: မြှား

IPA^(key): /m̥já/

Romanization: MLCTS: mra: • ALA-LC: mrā″ • BGN/PCGN: hmya: • Okell: hmyà
Homophone: မျှား (hmya:)

Noun

မြား • (mra:)

(weaponry) arrow

References

“မြှား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 810.
“မြား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
“မြှား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.

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