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မြန်မာ

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မြန်မာ

Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps from Sanskrit ब्रह्मादेश (brahmādeśa, country of Brahma), a compound of ब्रह्मा (brahmā, Brahma) + देश (deśa, country) or from a Proto-Sino-Tibetan root related to Chinese (mán, barbarian) and Tibetan བྲན (bran, servant, slave). Historical alternative spellings include မြမ္မာ (mramma) and မြံမာ (mramma). See also Proto-Austroasiatic *mraʔ (person).

Pronunciation

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  • Phonetic respellings: မြန်မာ, မြန်'မာ
  • IPA(key): /mjàɴmà/, /mjəmà/
  • Romanization: MLCTS: mranma • ALA-LC: mranʻmā • BGN/PCGN: myanma/myăma • Okell: myañma/myăma
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Proper noun

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မြန်မာ (mranma) (induced creaky tone form မြန်မာ့)

  1. Myanmar (a country in Southeast Asia)
    မြန်မာနိုင်ငံmranmanuingngamMyanmar (country)
    မြန်မာပြည်mranma-pranyMyanmar (kingdom)
    မြန်မာစာmranmacaBurmese language (written)
    မြန်မာဘာသာစကားmranmabhasaca.ka:Burmese language
    မြန်မာလူမျိုးmranmalu-myui:Burmese (person)
    မြန်မာအက္ခရာmranmaakhka.raBurmese alphabet, Burmese letters
    ကျွန်တော်က မြန်မာပါkywantauka. mranmapa||I am Burmese (male speaker).
    ကျွန်မက မြန်မာပါkywanma.ka. mranmapa||I am Burmese (female speaker).

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Japanese: ミャンマー (Myanmā)

Further reading

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