Yoma
/ˈjoʊ.mə/noun
A mountain range or range of hills in Myanmar (Burma).
Did you know?The name appears in major geographic terms such as Bago Yoma and Rakhine Yoma, but its deeper Burmese components are not securely established in standard etymological sources.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-Modern Burmese
Burmese
ရိုးမ
“A mountain range or range of hills”
18th–19th Century
Burmese
yoma
“Romanized form used for Burmese mountain ranges”
19th Century
English
Yoma
“Geographical name for a range of hills in Burma”
20th Century
English
Yoma
“A mountain range in Myanmar, especially in names such as Bago Yoma”
Modern English
English
yoma
“A mountain range or range of hills in Myanmar”