Usage of the character 剌
là
剌
[剌]
- perverse
- unreasonable
- absurd
lá
剌
[剌]
- variant of 拉 (lá) (Note: 剌 was the character used prior to simplification and remains the standard in Taiwan, while in mainland China, 拉 has replaced 剌)
Wǎlà
瓦剌
[瓦剌]
- Oirat Mongols (alliance of tribes of Western Mongolia) (Ming Dynasty term)
Mǎnlàjiā
满剌加
[滿剌加]
- Ming Dynasty name for modern day Malacca
- see also 馬六甲／马六甲 ( Mǎliùjiǎ)
Bǎnggélà
榜葛剌
[榜葛剌]
- old Chinese name for Bengal, now written 孟加拉 ( Mèngjiālā)
dàlàlà
大剌剌
[大剌剌]
- pompous
- with a swagger
- casual
Zhámǎládīng
札马剌丁
[札馬剌丁]
- see 紮馬剌丁／扎马剌丁 ( Zāmǎládīng)
Zāmǎládīng
扎马剌丁
[紮馬剌丁]
- Jamal al-Din ibn Muhammad al-Najjari (13th century), famous Persian astronomer and scholar who served Khubilai Khan 忽必烈 from c. 1260