ရ

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ja̰/
• MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ya. • Okell: yá

(for certain loanwords derived from Pali or English):

• Phonetic respelling: *ရ
• IPA: /ɹa̰/
• MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ra. • Okell: rá

Letter

ရ • (ra.)

1. Ra, the 28th letter of the Burmese alphabet.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ja̰/
• MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ya. • Okell: yá

Verb

ရ • (ra.)

1. to succeed, manage, be able
2. to be permitted, be all right, be OK
   • မရပါဘူး။

     • ma.ra.pabhu:||
     • It’s not OK.
3. must, have to
   • ဘယ်လောက် ပေးရသလဲ။

     • bhailauk pe:ra.sa.lai:||
     • How much do you have to pay?
   • ကျွန်တော်ရန်ကုန်ကိုသွားရမယ်။

     • kywantaurankunkuiswa:ra.mai||
     • I must go to Yangon. (male speaker)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rɛ̤ʔ/

Letter

ရ (ra)

1. Ra, the twenty-seventh consonant of the Mon alphabet.

Pronoun

ရ (ra)

1. particle of unqualified assertion.

Adjective

ရ (ra)

1. assertive.
2. Closing the sentence, in questions It precedes the interrogative particle also used with the imperative.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ra˨˦/

Letter

ရ • (rǎ)

1. Ra, the 15th letter of the Shan alphabet.