မြား

Burmese

မြား

Alternative forms

• မြှား (hmra:)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese မ္လား (mla:), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b/m-la-j (“bow; arrow”). Cognate with Jingpho mäla, päla, Newar बला (balā) and Drung tvma and S'gaw Karen ပျၢ် (pla̱).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: မြှား
• IPA^(key): /m̥já/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mra: • ALA-LC: mrāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hmya: • Okell: hmyà
• Homophone: မျှား (hmya:)

Noun

မြား • (mra:)

1. (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.