ယတြာ
Burmese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit यात्रा (yātrā, “journey, procession”).
Pronunciation
- Phonetic respelling: ယ'ဒ'ယာ
- IPA(key): /jədəjà/
- Romanization: MLCTS: ya.tra • ALA-LC: yatrā • BGN/PCGN: yădăya • Okell: yădăya
Noun
ယတြာ • (ya.tra)
- something done in keeping with an astrologer's advice to avert impending misfortune or to realize what one wishes, such magical rituals performed in service of the aforementioned
Derived terms
- ယတြာချေ (ya.trahkye)
Further reading
- “ယတြာ” in Myanmar–English Dictionary (Myanmar Language Commission 1993). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.