Etymology

Yangon

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Today it means: The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare). Full definition →

Burmese ရန်ကုန်
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  1. Burmese · borrowed fromရန်ကုန်
  2. English todayYangon

Borrowed from Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun), pronounced /jàɴɡòʊɴ/ in standard Burmese.

Words from the same roots

Burmeseရန်ကုန် all →

rangoon

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.