Myanmar

See also: myanmar

English

Etymology

From Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma), the formal Burmese name of the main ethnic group in Myanmar; ဗမာ (ba.ma), from which Burma is derived, is the informal name. Both Burmese terms are also adjectives meaning "Burmese" (related to Myanmar/Burma, its, people, language, etc). When certain words are attached, the combination may mean specifically Myanmar (Burma) (country) or Burmese (person, language, etc.) - a noun. The only plausible explanation of mranma that has been advanced is that it is a variation of Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् (bráhman), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (to become high, rise, elevate). Thus the country is dedicated to God.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/, /ˌmjɑnˈmɑɹ/, /ˈmjænˌmɑɹ/
  • (file)
    IPA(key): /ˌmjɑnˈmɑɹ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mjænˈmɑː/, /ˈmjæn.mɑː/, /ˈmaɪ̯ænˌmɑː/
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Also known as Burma (which was formerly the official name).
  2. The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar.
    Synonym: Burmese
  3. The script in which the Myanmar language is written.
    Synonym: Burmese

Derived terms

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Anagrams


Asturian

Proper noun

Myanmar ?

  1. Myanmar (southeast Asian country)

Central Nahuatl

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. Myanmar (a country in Asia)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪjanmar]

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. Myanmar

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Finnish

Etymology

From Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiɑnmɑr/, [ˈmiɑmːɑr]
  • IPA(key): /ˈmjɑnmɑr/, [ˈmjɑmːɑr]
  • IPA(key): /ˈmyɑnmɑr/, [ˈmyɑmːɑr]
  • Syllabification(key): my‧an‧mar, myan‧mar

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. Myanmar

Declension

Inflection of Myanmar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Myanmar
genitive Myanmarin
partitive Myanmaria
illative Myanmariin
singular plural
nominative Myanmar
accusative nom. Myanmar
gen. Myanmarin
genitive Myanmarin
partitive Myanmaria
inessive Myanmarissa
elative Myanmarista
illative Myanmariin
adessive Myanmarilla
ablative Myanmarilta
allative Myanmarille
essive Myanmarina
translative Myanmariksi
instructive
abessive Myanmaritta
comitative
Possessive forms of Myanmar (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person Myanmarini Myanmarimme
2nd person Myanmarisi Myanmarinne
3rd person Myanmarinsa

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjan.maʁ/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Myanmar m

  1. Myanmar
    Synonym: Birmanie

Gagauz

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. Myanmar (a country in Asia)

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aːɐ̯

Proper noun

Myanmar n (proper noun, genitive Myanmars or (optionally with an article) Myanmar)

  1. Myanmar, Burma (a country in Southeast Asia)
    Synonym: Birma

Derived terms


Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mjamˈmar/, (careful style) /mjanˈmar/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: Myan‧màr

Proper noun

Myanmar m

  1. Myanmar
    Synonym: Birmania

References

  1. Myanmar in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. Myanmar (official, but rarely used)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. Myanmar (official, but rarely used)

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Myanmar m

  1. Myanmar

Swedish

Proper noun

Myanmar n (genitive Myanmars)

  1. Myanmar

Synonyms


Turkish

Proper noun

Myanmar

  1. Myanmar (a country in Asia)

Declension

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