Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burmah

/bˈɝmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: burmah
IPA: /bˈɝmə/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Archaic form of Burma.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"In Burmah, and especially in the Tenasserim provinces, teak forests of great value abound, at the forks of the Salween river, and west of Moulmein, between the Martaban river and the Meinam, nearly as far south as Tavoy."

Usage

Archaic

Rhymes With

burma irma perma erma scleroderma derma lerma surma

Questions

How do you pronounce burmah?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɝmə/.
What does burmah mean?: Archaic form of Burma.

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