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Birman

adj · name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B ER1 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Obsolete form of Burman (“relating to Burma”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, not-comparable, obsolete

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name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A medium-sized semi-longhair domestic cat of a breed originating in Burma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 4

Obsolete form of Burman (“person from Burma”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French birman (“Burmese”).

Variant spelling of Dutch Bierman or German Biermann.