စိတ်ရောဂါ

Burmese

Etymology

စိတ် (cit, “mind”) +‎ ရောဂါ (rau:ga, “disease”). Literally, “mind illness”. Compare Thai โรคจิต (rôok-jìt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɪʔjɔ́ɡà/
• Romanization: MLCTS: citrau:ga • ALA-LC: citʻrogā • BGN/PCGN: seik-yaw:ga • Okell: seiʔyòga

Noun

စိတ်ရောဂါ • (citrau:ga)

1. (pathology) mental illness

References

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