burmese
/bɝˈmiz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.27 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A medium-sized, short-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Thailand.
name
The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country Burma. Also known as Myanmar (which is the name preferred by the country's current government).
name
The script in which the Burmese language is written.
Example Sentences
- "me using my burmese passport as a diary so at least it's useful"
- "Today around 90 percent of people use Zawgyi instead of Unicode. Incompatible without fiddly plug-ins, it only allows people to communicate in Burmese with other Zawgyi users, excluding the nation’s minority languages. Its clunkiness also means search functions do not work, crippling data storage systems."
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.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɝˈmiz/
- British English: /bɜːˈmiːz/
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