adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/bɜːˈmiːz/
General-American:/bɝˈmiz/
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rhymes with -iːz
CMU ARPABET:B ER0 M IY1 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Myanmarese, Myanma, Myanmar
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country Burma. Also known as Myanmar (which is the name preferred by the country's current government).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
The script in which the Burmese language is written.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A medium-sized, short-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Thailand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective
Meaning 6
of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the Burmese capital
Burmese tonal languages
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
the official language of Burma
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Lolo-Burmese, Burmese-Yi
8
noun
Meaning 8
a native or inhabitant of Myanmar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Asian, Asiatic
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Burma Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-iskbor. Late Latin -iscus ▲ Vulgar Latin -iscus Latin -ēnsis Old French -eisbor. Middle English -eys English -ese English Burmese From Burma + -ese.
Across languages
Translations
261 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
birmanez
— of or relating to Burma
Arabic:
بُورْمِيّ
(būrmiyy)
— of or relating to Burma
Armenian:
բիրմանական
(birmanakan)
— of or relating to Burma
Assamese:
মান
(man)
— of or relating to Burma
Assamese:
মানতৰা
(mantora)
— of or relating to Burma
Asturian:
birmanu
— of or relating to Burma
Azerbaijani:
birma
— of or relating to Burma
Azerbaijani:
birman
— of or relating to Burma
Belarusian:
бiрма́нскi
(birmánski)
— of or relating to Burma
Bengali:
বর্মী
(bormi)
— of or relating to Burma
Bulgarian:
бирма́нски
(birmánski)
— of or relating to Burma
Burmese:
မြန်မာ့
(mranma.)
— of or relating to Burma
Burmese:
ဗမာ့
(ba.ma.)
— of or relating to Burma
Burmese:
မြန်မာ
(mranma)
— of or relating to Burma
Burmese:
ဗမာ
(ba.ma)
— of or relating to Burma
Catalan:
birmà
— of or relating to Burma
Chinese Mandarin:
緬甸的 /缅甸的
(Miǎndiàn de)
— of or relating to Burma
Czech:
barmský
— of or relating to Burma
Danish:
burmesisk
— of or relating to Burma
Dutch:
Birmaans
— of or relating to Burma
Dutch:
Birmees
— of or relating to Burma
Finnish:
burmalainen
— of or relating to Burma
French:
birman
— of or relating to Burma
French:
birmane
— of or relating to Burma
Galician:
birmano
— of or relating to Burma
Galician:
birmana
— of or relating to Burma
Georgian:
ბირმული
(birmuli)
— of or relating to Burma
German:
myanmarisch
— of or relating to Burma
German:
birmanisch
— of or relating to Burma
German:
burmesisch
— of or relating to Burma
Greek:
βιρμανικός
(virmanikós)
— of or relating to Burma
Gujarati:
બ્રહ્મી
(brahmī)
— of or relating to Burma
Gujarati:
બર્મી
(barmī)
— of or relating to Burma
Gujarati:
બર્મીઝ
(barmījh)
— of or relating to Burma
Hindi:
बर्मी
(barmī)
— of or relating to Burma
Hungarian:
burmai
— of or relating to Burma
Hungarian:
mianmari
— of or relating to Burma
Icelandic:
búrmískur
— of or relating to Burma
Irish:
Burmach
— of or relating to Burma
Irish:
as Maenmar
— of or relating to Burma
Irish:
ó Mhaenmar
— of or relating to Burma
Italian:
birmano
— of or relating to Burma
Japanese:
ビルマの
(Biruma no)
— of or relating to Burma
Japanese:
ミャンマーの
(Myanmā no)
— of or relating to Burma
Pa'o Karen:
ငေါဝ်း
— of or relating to Burma
Kazakh:
бирма
(birma)
— of or relating to Burma
Kazakh:
мьянма
(mänma)
— of or relating to Burma
Khmer:
ភូមា
(phuumiə)
— of or relating to Burma
Korean:
버마의
(Beoma-ui)
— of or relating to Burma
Korean:
미얀마의
(Miyanma-ui)
— of or relating to Burma
Northern Kurdish:
burmayî
— of or relating to Burma
Kyrgyz:
бирма
(birma)
— of or relating to Burma
Kyrgyz:
мьянма
(myanma)
— of or relating to Burma
Lao:
ພະມ້າ
(pha mā)
— of or relating to Burma
Latvian:
birmiešu
— of or relating to Burma
Macedonian:
бурмански
(burmanski)
— of or relating to Burma
Malay:
Burma
— of or relating to Burma
Mongolian:
бирм
(birm)
— of or relating to Burma
Mongolian:
мьянмар
(mʹjanmar)
— of or relating to Burma
Norwegian Bokmål:
burmesisk
— of or relating to Burma
Norwegian Bokmål:
myanmarsk
— of or relating to Burma
Norwegian Nynorsk:
burmesisk
— of or relating to Burma
Norwegian Nynorsk:
myanmarsk
— of or relating to Burma
Persian:
برمهای
(berme'âyi)
— of or relating to Burma
Polish:
mjanmański
— of or relating to Burma
Polish:
birmański
— of or relating to Burma
Portuguese:
birmanês
— of or relating to Burma
Portuguese:
birmã
— of or relating to Burma
Portuguese:
birmane
— of or relating to Burma
Rakhine:
ပြူ
— of or relating to Burma
Romanian:
birman
— of or relating to Burma
Russian:
бирма́нский
(birmánskij)
— of or relating to Burma
Serbo-Croatian:
бу̀рманскӣ
— of or relating to Burma
Serbo-Croatian:
bùrmanskī
— of or relating to Burma
Shan:
မၢၼ်ႈ
(māan)
— of or relating to Burma
Slovak:
barmský
— of or relating to Burma
Slovene:
burmanski
— of or relating to Burma
Upper Sorbian:
birmaski
— of or relating to Burma
Spanish:
birmano
— of or relating to Burma
Swedish:
burmesisk
— of or relating to Burma
Sylheti:
ꠝꠣꠘ
(man)
— of or relating to Burma
Tagalog:
Burmes
— of or relating to Burma
Tajik:
бирмагӣ
(birmagi)
— of or relating to Burma
Tavoyan:
ဂံ
— of or relating to Burma
Thai:
พม่า
(pá-mâa)
— of or relating to Burma
Turkish:
Birmanyalı
— of or relating to Burma
Turkish:
Birmanya
— of or relating to Burma
Turkmen:
birma
— of or relating to Burma
Ukrainian:
бірма́нський
(birmánsʹkyj)
— of or relating to Burma
Urdu:
برمی
(barmī)
— of or relating to Burma
Uyghur:
بىرما
(birma)
— of or relating to Burma
Uzbek:
birma
— of or relating to Burma
Vietnamese:
Miến Điện
— of or relating to Burma
Zhuang:
Menjden
— of or relating to Burma
Arabic:
بُورْمِيّ
(burmiyy)
— language
Arabic:
بُورْمِيَّة
(burmiyya)
— language
Armenian:
բիրմաներեն
(birmaneren)
— language
Assamese:
মান ভাষা
(man bhaxa)
— language
Asturian:
birmanu
— language
Belarusian:
бірма́нская мо́ва
(birmánskaja móva)
— language
Belarusian:
бірма́нская
(birmánskaja)
— language
Bengali:
বর্মী ভাষা
(bormi bhaśa)
— language
Bulgarian:
бирма́нски
(birmánski)
— language
Burmese:
မြန်မာစာ
(mranmaca)
— language
Burmese:
ဗမာစာ
(ba.maca)
— language
Burmese:
မြန်မာစကား
(mranmaca.ka:)
— language
Burmese:
ဗမာစကား
(ba.maca.ka:)
— language
Burmese:
မြန်မာဘာသာ
(mranmabhasa)
— language
Catalan:
birmà
— language
Chinese:
緬甸語 /缅甸语
(bián-tián-gí, bián-tián-gú)
— language
Chinese Mandarin:
緬甸語 /缅甸语
(miǎndiànyǔ)
— language
Czech:
barmština
— language
Czech:
myanmarština
— language
Danish:
burmesisk
— language
Dutch:
Birmaans
— language
Dutch:
Birmees
— language
Finnish:
burma
— language
Finnish:
burman kieli
— language
French:
birman
— language
Galician:
birmano
— language
German:
Birmanisch
— language
German:
Burmesisch
— language
Greek:
βιρμανικά
(virmaniká)
— language
Greek:
Βιρμανική
(Virmanikí)
— language
Gujarati:
બ્રહ્મી
(brahmī)
— language
Hindi:
बर्मी
(barmī)
— language
Hungarian:
burmai
— language
Icelandic:
búrmíska
— language
Indonesian:
bahasa Myanmar
— language
Irish:
Burmais
— language
Italian:
birmano
— language
Japanese:
ビルマ語
(Biruma-go)
— language
Japanese:
ミャンマー語
(Myanmā-go)
— language
Kazakh:
бирма тілі
(birma tılı)
— language
Khmer:
ភាសាភូមា
(phiəsaa phuumiə)
— language
Korean:
버마어
(beoma'eo)
— language
Lao:
ພາສາພະມ້າ
(phā sā pha mā)
— language
Latvian:
birmiešu valoda
— language
Navajo:
Mííanmáa bizaad
— language
Norwegian Bokmål:
burmesisk
— language
Norwegian Bokmål:
myanmarsk
— language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
burmesisk
— language
Norwegian Nynorsk:
myanmarsk
— language
Persian:
زبان برمهای
(zabân-e berme'âyi)
— language
Persian:
برمهای
(berme'âyi)
— language
Polish:
(język) birmański
— language
Portuguese:
birmanês
— language
Portuguese:
birmã
— language
Portuguese:
birmane
— language
Romanian:
birmană
— language
Russian:
бирма́нский
(birmánskij)
— language
Slovak:
barmčina
— language
Slovene:
burmanščina
— language
Upper Sorbian:
birmašćina
— language
Spanish:
birmano
— language
Swedish:
burmesiska
— language
Tagalog:
Burmes
— language
Thai:
ภาษาพม่า
(paa-săa pá-mâa)
— language
Tibetan:
འབར་མའི་སྐད
('bar ma'i skad)
— language
Turkish:
Burmaca
— language
Ukrainian:
бірма́нська
(birmánsʹka)
— language
Uyghur:
بىرما تىلى
(birma tili)
— language
Vietnamese:
tiếng Myanma
— language
Vietnamese:
tiếng Miến Điện
— language
Assamese:
মান আখৰ
(man akhor)
— script
Assamese:
মান লিপি
(man lipi)
— script
Burmese:
မြန်မာစာ
(mranmaca)
— script
Danish:
burmesisk
— script
Finnish:
burmalainen kirjaimisto
— script
Galician:
birmano
— script
Hungarian:
burmai
— script
Icelandic:
búrmískt letur
— script
Khmer:
ភូមា
(phuumie)
— script
Norwegian Bokmål:
burmesisk
— script
Norwegian Bokmål:
myanmarsk
— script
Norwegian Nynorsk:
burmesisk
— script
Norwegian Nynorsk:
myanmarsk
— script
Arabic:
بُورْمِيّ
(burmiyy)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Arabic:
بُورْمِيَّة
(burmiyya)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Armenian:
բիրմացի
(birmacʻi)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Assamese:
মান
(man)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Assamese:
মানতৰা
(mantora)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Asturian:
birmanu
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Asturian:
birmana
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Belarusian:
бірма́нец
(birmánjec)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Belarusian:
бірма́нка
(birmánka)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Bulgarian:
бирма́нец
(birmánec)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Bulgarian:
бирма́нка
(birmánka)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Burmese:
မြန်မာ
(mranma)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Burmese:
ဗမာ
(ba.ma)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Burmese:
မြန်မာလူမျိုး
(mranmalu-myui:)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Burmese:
ဗမာလူမျိုး
(ba.malu-myui:)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Catalan:
birmà
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Chinese Mandarin:
緬甸人 /缅甸人
(Miǎndiànrén)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Chinese Mandarin:
緬族 /缅族
(Miǎnzú)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Czech:
Barmánec
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Czech:
Barmánka
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Danish:
burmeser
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Dutch:
Birmaan
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Dutch:
Birmees
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Dutch:
Birmese
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Finnish:
burmalainen
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
French:
Birman
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
French:
Birmane
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Galician:
birmano
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Galician:
birmana
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
German:
Myanmare
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
German:
Birmane
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
German:
Myanmarin
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
German:
Birmanin
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Greek:
Βιρμανός
(Virmanós)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Greek:
Βιρμανή
(Virmaní)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Gujarati:
બ્રહ્મી
(brahmī)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Gujarati:
બર્મીઝ
(barmījh)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Hindi:
बर्मी
(barmī)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Hungarian:
burmai
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Hungarian:
mianmari
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Irish:
duine as Maenmar
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Irish:
Burmach
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Italian:
birmano
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Japanese:
ビルマ人
(birumajin)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Japanese:
ミャンマー人
(myanmājin)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Kazakh:
бирмалық
(birmalyq)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Khmer:
ភូមា
(phuumiə)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Latvian:
birmietis
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Latvian:
birmiete
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
burmeser
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Norwegian Bokmål:
myanmarer
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
burmesar
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Norwegian Nynorsk:
myanmarar
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Polish:
Mjanmańczyk
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Polish:
Mjanmanka
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Polish:
Birmańczyk
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Polish:
Birmanka
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Portuguese:
birmã
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Portuguese:
birmane
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Romanian:
birman
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Romanian:
birmană
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Russian:
бирма́нец
(birmánec)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Russian:
бирма́нка
(birmánka)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Slovak:
Barman
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Slovak:
Barmanka
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Spanish:
birmano
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Tagalog:
Burmes
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Turkish:
Birmanyalı
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Ukrainian:
бірма́нець
(birmánecʹ)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
Ukrainian:
бірма́нка
(birmánka)
— a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent