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

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