Burmese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Pali roga (illness, disease); compare Sanskrit रोग (roga).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /jɔ́ɡà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: rau:ga • ALA-LC: rogā • BGN/PCGN: yaw:ga • Okell: yòga

Noun

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ရောဂါ (rau:ga)

  1. disease
  2. (slang) obsession, interest

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Shan: ရေႃးၵႃႇ (ráu kàa)

Further reading

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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ရောဂါ

  1. Burmese script form of rogā, ablative singular and nominative/vocative plural of ရောဂ (roga, disease)