ယောက်ျားလျာ

Burmese

Etymology

ယောက်ျား (“man”) +‎ လျာ (lya, “to gauge”), i.e. someone gauged as "manlike".

Pronunciation

  • Phonetic respelling: ယောက်က'သျှာ
  • IPA(key): /jaʊʔkəʃà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: yaukျားလျာ • ALA-LC: yokʻျားလျာ • BGN/PCGN: yaukkăsha • Okell: yauʔkăhya

Noun

ယောက်ျားလျာ • (yaukya:lya)

  1. (slang) tomboy

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