နရက်

Burmese

Etymology

Borrowed from Pali naraka.

Pronunciation

• Phonetic respelling: န'*ရက်
• IPA^(key): /nəɹɛʔ/
• Romanization: MLCTS: na.rak • ALA-LC: narakʻ • BGN/PCGN: năret • Okell: năreʔ

Noun

နရက် • (na.rak)

1. (religion) hell; purgatory

Synonyms

• ငရဲ (nga.rai:)

Further reading

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