ယေရှု

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from English Jesus, from Biblical Hebrew יֵשׁוּעַ (yēšū́aʿ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jèʃṵ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: yehru. • ALA-LC: yerhu • BGN/PCGN: yeshu. • Okell: yeihyú

Proper noun

ယေရှု • (yehru.)

1. (biblical) Jesus

References

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