Burmese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja̰/
• IPA^(key): /ɹa̰/ (for some particular words derived from Pali such as ပရိဘောဂ ‎(pa.ri.bhau:ga.))

Letter

ရ

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ja̰/

Verb

ရ • ‎(ra.) (Romanization: MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ya. • Okell: yá)

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

   မရပါဘူး။‎

   ma.ra.pabhu:||

   It’s not OK.

Particle

ရ • ‎(ra.) (Romanization: MLCTS: ra. • ALA-LC: ra • BGN/PCGN: ya. • Okell: yá)

1. must, have to

   ဘယ်လောက် ပေးရသလဲ။‎

   bhailauk pe:ra.sa.lai:||

   How much do you have to pay?