Burma is called "Myanmar" in Burmese.
Source: tatoeba (1814853)
Burmese
/bɜːˈmiːz/
Synonyms for "burmese" (10 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Noun(2 words)
burmese languageburman
Strong matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
Related words (5)
Noun(3 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: burmese language, burman, burmese orthographic, burmese person, burmese-language.
- Sentence evidence is available for burmese, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "burmese".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "burmese"
Keep "burmese" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "burmese" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "burmese", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "burmese" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
14 entriesAsianAsiaticBurmese-YiBurmese-Yi languageLolo-BurmeseLolo-Burmese languageethnic groupgeographical adjectivelanguagelanguage related adjectivelinguistic adjectivelinguistic systemnational adjectiveperson
More specific
13 entriesBurmese architectureBurmese childBurmese cuisineBurmese cultureBurmese grammarBurmese literatureBurmese manBurmese orthographyBurmese phonologyBurmese womanclassical Burmesecolloquial Burmesestandard Burmese
Collocations
8 entriesBurmese calendarBurmese cuisineBurmese cultureBurmese democracyBurmese languageBurmese literatureBurmese peopleBurmese script
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
70 translations across 52 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- بُورْمِيَّة name (language)
- بُورْمِيّ name (language)
Armenian
1 entries- բիրմաներեն name (language)
Assamese
1 entries- মান ভাষা name (language)
Asturian
1 entries- birmanu name (language)
Belarusian
2 entries- бірма́нская name (language)
- бірма́нская мо́ва name (language)
Bengali
1 entries- বর্মী ভাষা name (language)
Bulgarian
1 entries- бирма́нски name (language)
Burmese
4 entries- ဗမာစကား name (language)
- ဗမာစာ name (language)
- မြန်မာစကား name (language)
- မြန်မာစာ name (language)
Catalan
1 entries- birmà name (language)
Chinese
1 entries- 緬甸語 /缅甸语 name (language)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 緬甸語 /缅甸语 name (language)
Czech
2 entries- barmština name (language)
- myanmarština name (language)
Danish
1 entries- burmesisk name (language)
Dutch
2 entries- Birmaans name (language)
- Birmees name (language)
Finnish
2 entries- burma name (language)
- burman kieli name (language)
French
1 entries- birman name (language)
Galician
1 entries- birmano name (language)
German
2 entries- Birmanisch name (language)
- Burmesisch name (language)
Greek
2 entries- Βιρμανική name (language)
- βιρμανικά name (language)
Gujarati
1 entries- બ્રહ્મી name (language)
Hindi
1 entries- बर्मी name (language)
Hungarian
1 entries- burmai name (language)
Icelandic
1 entries- búrmíska name (language)
Indonesian
1 entries- bahasa Myanmar name (language)
Irish
1 entries- Burmais name (language)
Italian
1 entries- birmano name (language)
Japanese
2 entries- ビルマ語 name (language)
- ミャンマー語 name (language)
Kazakh
1 entries- бирма тілі name (language)
Khmer
1 entries- ភាសាភូមា name (language)
Korean
1 entries- 버마어 name (language)
Lao
1 entries- ພາສາພະມ້າ name (language)
Latvian
1 entries- birmiešu valoda name (language)
Navajo
1 entries- Mííanmáa bizaad name (language)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- burmesisk name (language)
- myanmarsk name (language)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- burmesisk name (language)
- myanmarsk name (language)
Persian
2 entries- برمهای name (language)
- زبان برمهای name (language)
Polish
1 entries- (język) birmański name (language)
Portuguese
3 entries- birmane name (language)
- birmanês name (language)
- birmã name (language)
Romanian
1 entries- birmană name (language)
Russian
1 entries- бирма́нский name (language)
Slovak
1 entries- barmčina name (language)
Slovene
1 entries- burmanščina name (language)
Spanish
1 entries- birmano name (language)
Swedish
1 entries- burmesiska name (language)
Tagalog
1 entries- Burmes name (language)
Thai
1 entries- ภาษาพม่า name (language)
Tibetan
1 entries- འབར་མའི་སྐད name (language)
Turkish
1 entries- Burmaca name (language)
Ukrainian
1 entries- бірма́нська name (language)
Upper Sorbian
1 entries- birmašćina name (language)
Uyghur
1 entries- بىرما تىلى name (language)
Vietnamese
2 entries- tiếng Miến Điện name (language)
- tiếng Myanma name (language)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
I'm learning Burmese.
Source: tatoeba (3388355)
I'm learning the Burmese language.
Source: tatoeba (3543592)
Sami is Burmese.
Source: tatoeba (8035202)
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "burmese"?
Closest matches include burmese language, burman, burmese orthographic, burmese person, burmese-language.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "burmese"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.