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Myanmar

//ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ// adj, name

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to Myanmar, Burmese. not-comparable

    "Myanmar harp"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw.

    "The watchdog group Global Witness recently found that Chinese companies with links to Myanmar rare-earth supplies have listed as customers Ford Motor, Hyundai Motor, Siemens, Tesla, Vestas Wind Systems, Volkswagen and others."

  2. 2
    The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar.
  3. 3
    The script in which the Myanmar language is written.

Etymology

Etymology 1

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 in the word Burma, the r was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic (British) dialects; compare gorm.

Etymology 2

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 in the word Burma, the r was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic (British) dialects; compare gorm.

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