Burma en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈbɜː.mə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbʌɾ.mə/ (Scotland)
- /ˈbɜː.mɑː/ (India)
- /ˈbɐɾ.mɑ/ (India) rhotic, spelling pronunciation
- /ˈbɝmə/ (General-American)
- /ˈbøː.mə/ (New-Zealand, Wales)
- /ˈbeːmə/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
- (UK) audio
- /ˈbɛːmə/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
Etymology
Borrowed, initially into British English, from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma), colloquial form of မြန်မာ (mranma); see Myanmar for more. The r in Burma was not originally pronounced (and is not present in the Burmese term), the -ur- (alternatively also -ir-, though the spelling Birma is obsolete in English) is a device used by non-rhotic dialects to represent the schwa found in the pronunciation of the Burmese colloquial form.
Meanings
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A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.
The province of Yunnan lies in the extreme southwest of the Empire, its southern and western borders forming the northern frontiers of Tongking and Burma respectively. On the north it is bordered by Szechuan, and on the east by Kweichau and Kwangsi. It is the third largest province of the Empire, its area measuring 122,000 square miles, but, as elsewhere remarked, owing to the devastatations^([sic – meaning devastations]) of the Mohammedan rebellion and ensuing plague, its population has been greatly reduced, and now is not more than 6,000,000. Yet its mineral wealth is greater and more varied than that of any other province. Its capital is Yunnan, between which town and Burma a considerable trade is carried on.
1898, Archibald R. Colquhoun, “The Geographical Question”, in China in Transformation, Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, page 14:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birma | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Birmah | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| Burmah | alternative, archaic | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Burmese · Burmish · pride of Burma · Burma Road
Relateds
Translations (105)
za Menjden (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · sh Мијанмар (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · vi Miến Điện (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · khb ᦙᦱᧃᧈ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ka ბირმა (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · dv ބަރުމާ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hu Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · lt Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · id Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · fi Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · luy Bama (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · gl Birmania (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · yo Bọ́mà (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ja ビルマ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · kln Bama (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · tl Birmanya (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ru Мья́нма (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ki Bama (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hi म्यान्मार (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · pl Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · uk Бі́рма (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · si මියන්මාරය (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · si බුරුමය (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · aii ܒܘܼܪܡܵܐ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · chr ᏇᎵᎹ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · bn বার্মা (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · eo Birmo (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · et Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hy Բիրմա (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ta கடாரம் (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hi बर्मा (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · lo ພະມ້າ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · shn မၢၼ်ႈ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · pnb برہمدیش (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ru Би́рма (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · my ဗမာ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · lv Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hi बरमा (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ta பிரம்மதேசம் (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · sw Bama (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · pnb برما (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · nl Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ur برما (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · mt Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · el Βιρμανία (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · mk Бу́рма (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · az Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hi म्यानमार (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ca Birmània (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · fa برمه (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ne बर्मा (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hi म्यान्मा (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ko 버마 (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · luo Bama (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · afb بورما (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · tk Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · pt Birmânia (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ta பர்மா (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · nan-hbl 緬甸 /缅甸 (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ro Birmania (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · sw Myama (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · cs Barma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · sv Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ta காழகம் (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · gu બરમા (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · bg Би́рма (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · sh Бу̑рма (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ks बर्मा (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · mer Bama (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · es Birmania (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · uz Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · it Birmania (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · he בורמה (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · bo བྷར་མ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · tl Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · km ភូមា (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · io Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · mn Бирм (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · my မြန်မာ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ar بُورْمَا (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · sh Mijanmar (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · fr Birmanie (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · th พม่า (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · cy Byrma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · sh Bȗrma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · clt Vieruo (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ga Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · de Birma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · bn ব্রহ্মদেশ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · is Búrma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · no Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ast Birmania (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · be Бі́рма (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · yue 緬甸 /缅甸 (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · mi Pēma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · tr Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ia Birmania (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · da Burma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · hi ब्रह्मदेश (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · vi Myanma (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · tr Birmanya (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · pa ਬਰਮਾ (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · da Myanmar (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · cmn 緬甸 /缅甸 (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar) · ug بىرما (Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar)