အ


အ U+1021, အ
MYANMAR LETTER A
← ဠ
[U+1020]
Myanmar ဢ →
[U+1022]

Translingual

Letter

အ

  1. 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/哑 (yǎ, “mute”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔa̰/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: a. • ALA-LC: ʼa • BGN/PCGN: a. • Okell: á
  • (file)

Verb

အ • (a.)

  1. be mute, dumb (unable to speak)

Descendants

→ Mon: အ

References

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အ (a.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaʔ/
  • (file)

Letter

အ (ʼa)

  1. ʼA, the thirty-fourth consonant of the Mon alphabet.

Proper noun

အ (ʼa)

  1. ʼA, the first of twelve vowels the Mon language.

Adjective

အ (ʼa)

  1. Unable to speak, mute, dumb, dud.

Verb

အ (ʼa)

  1. to private affix.

References

  • Shorto, H.L. (1962) A Dictionary of Modern Spoken Mon‎, London: Oxford University Press. Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
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