Burmese

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʃá/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: hra: • ALA-LC: rhāʺ • BGN/PCGN: sha: • Okell: hyà

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hrâ "cutch"), and not mentioned by Luce 1981.”)

Noun

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ရှား (hra:)

  1. cutch, catechu (Senegalia catechu)
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Etymology 2

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not given etymology by STEDT (hrâ "scarce"), while Luce's comparison with Old Chinese (OC *hmjewʔ, *hmjews, “few”) is phonetically problematic.[1] On the other hand, (OC *hlɯl, “rare, sparse”) appears to be a better match, both phonetically and semantically.”

Adjective

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ရှား (hra:)

  1. rare, scarce
  2. expensive, dear
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References

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  1. ^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-A Finals (97. Scarce, Few; only child; Lonely)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 6

Further reading

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