Burmese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ရောဂါ (rau:ga)

  1. disease
  2. (slang) obsession, interest

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Shan: ရေႃးၵႃႇ (ráu kàa)

Further reading edit

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ရောဂါ

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