Burma

== English == === Alternative forms === Birma, Birmah (obsolete) Burmah (archaic) === Etymology === Borrowed, initially into British English, from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma); see Myanmar for more. Like in the word Myanmar, the r was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), it is a vowel-lengthening device used by non-rhotic (British) dialects; compare gorm. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɝmə/ (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈbɜːmə/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈbʌrmə/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈbøːmə/ (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈbeːmə/ (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɛːmə/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈbɜ(r)mɑ/, (non-rhotic, also) /ˈbərmɑ/ Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)mə Hyphenation: Bur‧ma === Proper noun === Burma A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar. ==== Usage notes ==== Burma is a traditional name of Myanmar, and was the official name in English until 1989. It is still used to express disapproval of the military government, which changed the name of the nation. See Names of Myanmar on Wikipedia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === Countries of the world === Anagrams === rumba, umbra == Farefare == === Proper noun === Burma Bourma (a village in Zabré department, Boulgou, Burkina Faso) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈburmɑ/, [ˈburmɑ̝] Rhymes: -urmɑ Syllabification(key): Bur‧ma Hyphenation(key): Bur‧ma === Proper noun === Burma Burma (a country in Southeast Asia) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === rumba, umbra == Irish == === Etymology === From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma). === Proper noun === Burma m (genitive Bhurma) Burma (a country in Southeast Asia) Synonym: Maenmar ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === “Burma”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “Burma”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma). === Proper noun === Burma Burma (a country in Southeast Asia) Synonym: Myanmar (official, but rarely used) ==== Related terms ==== == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma). === Proper noun === Burma Burma (a country in Southeast Asia) Synonym: Myanmar (official, but rarely used) ==== Related terms ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bûːrma/ Hyphenation: Bur‧ma === Proper noun === Bȗrma f (Cyrillic spelling Бу̑рма) Burma (a country in Southeast Asia) ==== Declension ==== == Swedish == === Etymology === From Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma). === Proper noun === Burma n (genitive Burmas) Burma (a country in Southeast Asia) Synonym: Myanmar ==== Related terms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === Burma in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024) Svensk MeSH == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish Burma (“Burma”). Ultimately from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma /⁠bəmà⁠/), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma /⁠mjàɴmà⁠/). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbuɾma/ [ˈbuɾ.mɐ] Rhymes: -uɾma Syllabification: Bur‧ma === Proper noun === Burma (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜓᜇ᜔ᜋ) Burma (a country in Southeast Asia) Synonym: Birmanya === Anagrams === rumba