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 {{rfdef}}.

Further reading

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

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