မြား

Burmese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Burmese မ္လား (mla:), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-la(k) (“bow; arrow”). Cognate with Jingpho mäla, päla, Newar बला (balā), Drung tvma, S'gaw Karen ပျၢ် (pla̱), Garo bra, and Old Chinese 射 (OC *ɢljaːɡs, *laːɡs, *ɢljaːɡ, *laːɡ, “to shoot (an arrow, etc.)”) (STEDT).

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: မြှား
  • IPA(key): /m̥já/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mra: • ALA-LC: mrāʺ • BGN/PCGN: hmya: • Okell: hmyà
  • Homophone: မျှား (hmya:)

Noun

မြား • (mra:)

  1. (weaponry) arrow
  2. purlin

Derived terms

  • ဆိပ်လူးမြား (hciplu:mra:)
  • ထိမ်းမြား (htim:mra:)
  • မျောက်မြား (myaukmra:)
  • မြားကျည်တောက် (mra:kyanytauk)
  • မြားဆိပ် (mra:hcip)
  • မြားထောက် (mra:htauk)
  • မြားပြ (mra:pra.)
  • မြားမြက် (mra:mrak)
  • မြားရွက် (mra:rwak)
  • မြားလွှ (mra:hlwa.)
  • မြားဦးပုံ (mra:u:pum)
  • မြားဦးလှည့် (mra:u:hlany.)
  • မြောက်မြား (mraukmra:)

Further reading

  • “မြှား” in The Judson Burmese–English Dictionary (Rangoon: American Baptist Mission Press 1921), page 810.
  • “မြား” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.
  • “မြှား” in Wörterbuch Burmesisch–Deutsch (VEB Verlag Enzykolopädie Leipzig 1976), by Annemarie Esche.
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