ရယ်

ရယ်

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-r(j)a-j/s/t. Cognate with Tibetan བཞད (bzhad, “to laugh, smile”), Sichuan Yi ꒉ (yy, “to laugh, smile”), and Lisu ꓪꓽ (ꓫꓱꓻ) (wɑ̀ (ʃø), “to laugh”).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ယီ
• IPA^(key): /jì/
• Romanization: MLCTS: rai • ALA-LC: rayʻ • BGN/PCGN: yi • Okell: yi

Verb

ရယ် • (rai)

1. to laugh

References

• “ရယ်” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.