မြ

• IPA^(key): /mja̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: mra. • ALA-LC: mra • BGN/PCGN: mya. • Okell: myá

Possibly from Sanskrit मरकत (marakata, “emerald”) or Pali marakata (“emerald”). Compare Tibetan མར་གད (mar gad, “emerald”).

မြ • (mra.)

1. (mineralogy) emerald

မြ • (mra.)

1. emerald green

မြ • (mra.)

1. A female given name

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(m/b)rak (“to cut; to tear; to maul; to lacerate”). Related to မြက် (mrak, “to be sharp-edged; keen-edged”).

မြ • (mra.)

1. keen, very sharp

မြ • (mra.)

1. particle indicating a noticeable sensation

• Thurgood, Graham (1976). The Origins of Burmese Creaky Tone (Dissertation). University of California, Berkeley. pp. 137.
• Thurgood, Graham (1981). Notes on the Origins of Burmese Creaky Tone. Monumenta Serindica #9. Tokyo: Institute for the Study of the Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa. pp. 5.
• “မြ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

From Burmese မြ (mra.).

မြ (transliteration needed)

1. emerald