အစာ
Appearance
Burmese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]အ- (a.-, “nominal prefix”) + စာ (ca, “food”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Phonetic respelling: အ'စာ
- IPA(key): /ʔəsà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a.ca • ALA-LC: ʼacā • BGN/PCGN: ăsa • Okell: ăsa
Noun
[edit]အစာ • (a.ca)
- food
- size to glaze textiles
- stuffing
- (same as ပတ်စာ (patca)) rice paste kneaded with wood ash used for tuning drums; tuning dough
- (figuratively) victim of certain ravaging force
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “အစာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.