လာ

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *la-j ~ ra (“to come”). Cognate with Old Chinese 來 (OC *m·rɯːɡ, “idem”).

• IPA^(key): /là/
• Romanization: MLCTS: la • ALA-LC: lā • BGN/PCGN: la • Okell: la

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လာ • (la)

1. to come
2. to be cited (in scriptures or authoritative works)
3. (colloquial) to come up to more than expected

လာ • (la)

1. word suffixed to a verb to convey the notion of beginning something: begin, start, etc.

• “လာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.

From Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ (“moon, month”) (Luangthongkum, 2019) or *la⁴ (“idem”) (Burling, 1969), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/ɡ-la (“moon; month”). Cognate with S'gaw Karen လါ (lah), Western Pwo လၩ, Eastern Pwo လာ (là), Western Kayah ꤜꤢꤧ꤭ (lāe), Burmese လ (la.).

• (Northern & Southern Pa'o) IPA^(key): /la̤³¹/

လာ (transliteration needed)

1. moon
2. month