ယား

Burmese

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-ja (“to itch”) (STEDT). Compare Tibetan གཡའ (g.ya', “id”) and perhaps Chinese 癢／痒 (yǎng).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /já/
• Romanization: MLCTS: ya: • ALA-LC: yāʺ • BGN/PCGN: ya: • Okell: yà

Verb

ယား • (ya:)

1. to itch