ဟာ

See also: -ဟာ

Burmese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ha • ALA-LC: hā • BGN/PCGN: ha • Okell: ha

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Verb

ဟာ • (ha)

  1. to be wanting, feel empty, be deficient
Derived terms
  • ရင်ဟာ (rangha)
  • လေဟာနယ် (lehanai)
  • လေဟာပြင် (leha-prang)
  • ဝမ်းဟာ (wam:ha)
  • ဟာကွက် (ha-kwak)
  • ဟာလာဟင်းလင်း (halahang:lang:)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned by STEDT or Luce 1981.”)

Postposition

ဟာ • (ha)

  1. (same as သည် (sany)) this place, here

Etymology 3

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

Particle

ဟာ • (ha)

  1. particle suffixed to the particle ပဲ (pai:) to emphasize the preceding noun
  2. particle used to emphasize disapprobation

Etymology 4

Noun

ဟာ • (ha)

  1. word referring to a thing without using its name; thing
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Interjection

ဟာ • (ha)

  1. word used when expressing alarm, surprise or amazement

Etymology 6

Colloquial form of ဘာသာ (bhasa).

Adverb

ဟာ • (ha)

  1. colloquial form of ဘာသာ (bhasa, by oneself, left alone)

Further reading