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Myanmar

Pronunciation: /ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/

The English word “Myanmar” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar.
  2. The script in which the Myanmar language is written.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to Myanmar, Burmese.

Etymology

Borrowed, initially into British English, 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). Like the r in the word Burma, the r at the end of Myanmar was not originally pronounced…

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