ယောက်မ

ယောက်မ

Burmese

Etymology

ယောက် (yauk) +‎ -မ (-ma.).

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: ယောင်းမ
• IPA^(key): /jáʊɴma̰/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yaukma. • ALA-LC: yokʻma • BGN/PCGN: yaung:ma. • Okell: yaùñmá

Noun

ယောက်မ • (yaukma.)

1. sister-in-law, specifically brother's wife or husband's sister

References

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