Yangon
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Yangon
- /jɑŋˈɡɑn/ US
- /jɑŋˈɡoʊn/ US
- /jæŋˈɡɒn/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒn, -əʊn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun), pronounced /jàɴɡòʊɴ/ in standard Burmese.
proper noun
- The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rangoon, myanmar, sagaing, naypyidaw, dagoon, pyay, taunggyi, myitkyina, naypyitaw, mandalay, monywa, magwe, belize city, maymyo, bago, akyab
Translations
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name largest city in Myanmar
| Español | Rangún |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 양곤 Yanggon |
| 日本語 | ヤンゴン Yangon, ラングーン ranguun |
| 中文 | 仰光 Yǎngguāng |
| हिन्दी | यांगून yāṅgūn, रंगून raṅgūn, यंगून yaṅgūn |
| Português | Yangon, Rangum |
| Français | Rangoun, Rangoon |
| Deutsch | Rangun, Yangon |
| Ελληνικά | Ρανγκούν Rangkoún, Ραγγούν Rangoún |
| Русский | Янго́н Jangón, Рангу́н Rangún |
| Tiếng Việt | Răng Gun, I-an-gun, Ngưỡng Quang |
| العربية | يَانْغُون yānḡūn, يَانْجُون yānjūn |
| עברית | יאנגון yangon |
Talk about this word "Yangon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/yangon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Yangon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/yangon "Yangon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/yangon.Cite this
@misc{yangon_2026,
title = {Yangon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/yangon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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