Nawarupa (Burmese: နဝရူပ, also spelt Nawa Rupa; Pali: navarūpa, Sanskrit: नवरूप, lit. 'nine forms'), also known as Byala (Rakhine: ဗျာလ, ဗျာလ္လ), is a chimeric creature found in Burmese and Rakhine (Arakanese) mythology.