U+1021, အ
MYANMAR LETTER A

[U+1020]
Myanmar
[U+1022]

Translingual

Letter

  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 (, mute).

Pronunciation

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

(a.)

  1. be mute, dumb (unable to speak)

Descendants

Mon:

References

Mon

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese (a.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔaʔ/
  • (file)

Letter

(ʼa)

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

Proper noun

(ʼa)

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

Adjective

(ʼa)

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

Verb

(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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