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mara meaning in Myanmar

မာရ်နတ် marnat

/ˈmɑːɹə/

mara in Myanmar: မာရ်နတ် (marnat), မာရ် (mar). In English, mara means a nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

Myanmar words for mara

Buddhism: a malicious or evil spirit
မာရ်နတ် marnat, မာရ် mar

English meaning of mara

  1. noun A nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
  2. noun A type of god that prevents accomplishment or success.
  3. noun Any malicious or evil spirit.
  4. noun Any caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.

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Questions about mara in Myanmar

What is the meaning of mara in Myanmar?
Mara in Myanmar is မာရ်နတ် (marnat), မာရ် (mar).
mara ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Mara: မာရ်နတ် (marnat), မာရ် (mar).
What does mara mean in English?
Mara means a nightmare; a spectre or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore; a female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

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