အ
See also: ဥ, ဦး, အို, အူ, အော့, အေး, အား, and အ-
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Translingual
Letter
အ
- A, the 34th letter of the Burmese alphabet.
Burmese
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ʔa; cognate with Jingpho ma-a (“mute”) and Chinese 啞 (yǎ, “mute”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔa̰/
- Romanization: MLCTS: a. • ALA-LC: ʼa • BGN/PCGN: a. • Okell: á
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Verb
အ • (a.)
- be mute, dumb (unable to speak)
Descendants
→ Mon: အ
References
- “အ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
Mon
Etymology
Borrowed from Burmese အ (a.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaʔ/
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Letter
အ (ʼa)
- ʼA, the thirty-fourth consonant of the Mon alphabet.
Proper noun
အ (ʼa)
- ʼA, the first of twelve vowels the Mon language.
Adjective
အ (ʼa)
- Unable to speak, mute, dumb, dud.
Verb
အ (ʼa)
- to private affix.
References
- Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.