ဇော်ဂျီ

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali যোগী (jōgi), from Sanskrit योगिन् (yogin). Doublet of ယောဂီ (yau:gi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɔ̀d͡ʑì/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: jaugyi • ALA-LC: joʻgyī • BGN/PCGN: zawgyi • Okell: zoji

Noun

ဇော်ဂျီ • (jaugyi)

  1. yogi
  2. demigod, alchemist who possesses supernatural powers

Synonyms

  • (yogi): ယောဂီ (yau:gi)

Further reading

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