Burmese edit

Etymology edit

Contraction of ကလျာဏီ (ka.lyani), borrowed from Pali kalyāṇī.

Pronunciation edit

  • Phonetic respelling: က'လ'ယာ
  • IPA(key): /kələjà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: ka.lya • ALA-LC: kalyā • BGN/PCGN: kălăya • Okell: kălăya

Noun edit

ကလျာ (ka.lya)

  1. womanly virtues (of which there are five: excellence of complexion, structure, figure, hair and youthfulness)
  2. woman who possesses the five womanly virtues

Proper noun edit

ကလျာ (ka.lya)

  1. a female given name from Pali