ယာမာ
Burmese
Etymology
From Sanskrit यम (yama), Pali yama. Cognate with Thai ยม (yom), Khmer យម (yum).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jàmà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: yama • ALA-LC: yāmā • BGN/PCGN: yama • Okell: yama
Noun
ယာမာ • (yama)
- (Buddhism) the third of the six levels inhabited by nats or celestial lords in Buddhist cosmology
- (Hinduism) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text
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Further reading
- “ယာမာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.