Burma

Type Country
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. BUR-mə  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

From Burmese ဗမာ (Bama), a variant of မြန်မာ (see Myanmar). This is an older name for Myanmar.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesMiyanmar(Bengali) Mjanmar(Bosnian) Mianmar(Bulgarian) Bama, Myanma(Burmese) Miandian(Chinese) Mjanmar, Mijanmar(Croatian) Myanmar(Czech) Myanmar(Danish) Myanmar(Dutch) Myanmar(Estonian) Myanmar(Finnish) Birmanie, Myanmar(French) Birma, Myanmar(German) Myanmar(Hindi) Mianmar(Hungarian) Birmania, Myanmar(Italian) Miyanma(Khmer) Mjanmar(Macedonian) Myanmar(Norwegian) Birmânia, Mianmá, Mianmar, Myanmar(Portuguese) Myanmar(Romanian) Mjanmar, Mijanmar(Serbian) Mjanmar(Slovene) Birmania, Myanmar(Spanish) Myanmar(Swedish) Miyanma, Pama(Thai) Myanmar(Turkish)
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Categories

Asia
Entry updated May 29, 2020