Burmese edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit यम (yama), Pali yama. Cognate with Thai ยม (yom), Khmer យម (yum).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /jàmà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yama • ALA-LC: yāmā • BGN/PCGN: yama • Okell: yama

Noun edit

ယာမာ (yama)

  1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Yama

Further reading edit