Myanmar

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Myanmar

/ˈmjɑnˌmɑɹ/ US
/ˌmjɑnˈmɑɹ/ US
/ˈmjænˌmɑɹ/ US
/mjænˈmɑː/ UK
/ˈmjæn.mɑː/ UK
/ˈmaɪ̯.ænˌmɑː/ UK
/mjanˈmɑː/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmjan.mɑː/ British, Southern, Standard
/ˈmɑjanˌmɑː/ British, Southern, Standard
/mjanˈmaɾ/ Scotland
/ˈmjan.maɾ/ Scotland
/ˈmʌɪ̯.anˌmaɾ/ Scotland
/mjanˈmaː/ Wales
/ˈmjan.maː/ Wales
/ˈmaɪ̯.anˌmaː/ Wales

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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 (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic dialects; compare gorm.

proper noun

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.
Similar: Burma
The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country of Myanmar.
Similar: Burmese
The script in which the Myanmar language is written.
Similar: Burmese

adjective

not comparable Of or relating to Myanmar, Burmese. Myanmar harp
Similar: Burmese, Myanma

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: burma, myanma, thai, burmese, uganda, rangoon, yangon, trinidad, country, communique, myan., burmah, birma, birmah, thailand, vietnam

Translations

Every language

name Southeast Asian country — see also Burma

Español	Myanmar, Birmania
한국어	미얀마 Miyanma, 버마 Beoma
日本語	ミャンマー Myanmā, ビルマ Biruma
中文	緬甸 /缅甸 Miǎndiàn
हिन्दी	म्यानमार myānmār, म्यान्मार myānmār, बरमा barmā, ब्रह्मदेश brahmadeś, म्यान्मा myānmā, बर्मा barmā
Português	Mianmar, Birmânia
Français	Myanmar, Birmanie
Deutsch	Myanmar
Italiano	Myanmar
Ελληνικά	Μυανμάρ Myanmár, Βιρμανία Virmanía
Română	Myanmar
Русский	Мья́нма Mʹjánma, Би́рма Bírma
Tiếng Việt	Miến Điện, Mi-an-ma, Myanmar
العربية	مِيَانْمَار miyānmār, بُورْمَا burmā, بِرْمَانْيَا birmānyā
עברית	מִיאַנְמָר myanmar

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Myanmar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/myanmar

Chicago

"Myanmar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/myanmar.

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@misc{myanmar_2026,
  title = {Myanmar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/myanmar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}