Meanings
adjectiveBurmese (not comparable)
alternative obsolete Birmese
- not comparableOf or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.
me using my burmese passport as a diary so at least it's useful
2026 January 28, @welovburfkingmese, InstagramSynonyms: Myanmarese, Myanma, Myanmar
nounBurmese (plural Burmese)
alternative obsolete Birmese
- biologyA medium-sized, short-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Thailand.
proper noun
alternative obsolete Birmese
- The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country Burma. Also known as Myanmar (which is the name preferred by the country's current government).
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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.
2019 September 27, “Unicode in, Zawgyi out: Modernity finally catches up in Myanmar's digital world”, in The Japan Times, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2020 - The script in which the Burmese language is written.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.
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nounA person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.
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nounthe official language of Burma
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Burmese language
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Translations
Arabic بُورْمِيّ, بُورْمِيّ
- بُورْمِيّ (būrmiyy)of or relating to Burma
- بُورْمِيّ (burmiyy)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- بُورْمِيَّة (burmiyya)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- بُورْمِيّ (burmiyy)language
- بُورْمِيَّة (burmiyya)language
Bengali বর্মী, বর্মী ভাষা
- বর্মী (bormi)of or relating to Burma
- বর্মী ভাষা (bormi bhaśa)language
Bulgarian бирма́нски, бирма́нец
- бирма́нски (birmánski)of or relating to Burma
- бирма́нец (birmánec)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- бирма́нка (birmánka)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- бирма́нски (birmánski)language
Catalan birmà, birmà
- birmàof or relating to Burma
- birmàa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmàlanguage
Chinese Mandarin 緬甸的 /缅甸的, 緬甸人 /缅甸人
- 緬甸的 /缅甸的 (Miǎndiàn de)of or relating to Burma
- 緬甸人 /缅甸人 (Miǎndiànrén)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- 緬族 /缅族 (Miǎnzú)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- 緬甸語 /缅甸语 (miǎndiànyǔ)language
Czech barmský, Barmánec
- barmskýof or relating to Burma
- Barmáneca person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Barmánkaa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- barmštinalanguage
- myanmarštinalanguage
Danish burmesisk, burmeser
- burmesiskof or relating to Burma
- burmesera person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- burmesercat
- burmeserkatcat
- burmesiskscript
- burmesisklanguage
Dutch Birmaans, Birmees
- Birmaansof or relating to Burma
- Birmeesof or relating to Burma
- Birmaana person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmeesa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmesea person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmaanslanguage
- Birmeeslanguage
Finnish burmalainen, burmalainen
- burmalainenof or relating to Burma
- burmalainena person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- burmacat
- burmankissacat
- burmalainen kirjaimistoscript
- burmalanguage
- burman kielilanguage
French birman, birmane
- birmanof or relating to Burma
- birmaneof or relating to Burma
- Birmana person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmanea person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmanlanguage
German myanmarisch, birmanisch
- myanmarischof or relating to Burma
- birmanischof or relating to Burma
- burmesischof or relating to Burma
- Myanmarea person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmanea person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Myanmarina person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmanina person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmanischlanguage
- Burmesischlanguage
Greek βιρμανικός, Βιρμανός
- βιρμανικός (virmanikós)of or relating to Burma
- Βιρμανός (Virmanós)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Βιρμανή (Virmaní)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- βιρμανικά (virmaniká)language
- Βιρμανική (Virmanikí)language
Hindi बर्मी, बर्मी
- बर्मी (barmī)of or relating to Burma
- बर्मी (barmī)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- बर्मी (barmī)language
Hungarian burmai, mianmari
- burmaiof or relating to Burma
- mianmariof or relating to Burma
- burmaia person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- mianmaria person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- burmaiscript
- burmailanguage
Icelandic búrmískur, búrmískt letur
- búrmískurof or relating to Burma
- búrmískt leturscript
- búrmískalanguage
Indonesian bahasa Myanmar
- bahasa Myanmarlanguage
Irish Burmach, as Maenmar
- Burmachof or relating to Burma
- as Maenmarof or relating to Burma
- ó Mhaenmarof or relating to Burma
- duine as Maenmara person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Burmacha person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Burmaislanguage
Italian birmano, birmano
- birmanoof or relating to Burma
- birmanoa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmanolanguage
Japanese ビルマの, ミャンマーの
- ビルマの (Biruma no)of or relating to Burma
- ミャンマーの (Myanmā no)of or relating to Burma
- ビルマ人 (birumajin)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- ミャンマー人 (myanmājin)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- バーミーズ (Bāmīzu)cat
- ビルマ語 (Biruma-go)language
- ミャンマー語 (Myanmā-go)language
Korean 버마의, 미얀마의
- 버마의 (Beoma-ui)of or relating to Burma
- 미얀마의 (Miyanma-ui)of or relating to Burma
- 버미즈 (beomijeu)cat
- 버마어 (beoma'eo)language
Latvian birmiešu, birmietis
- birmiešuof or relating to Burma
- birmietisa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmietea person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmiešu valodalanguage
Malay Burma
- Burmaof or relating to Burma
Norwegian Bokmål burmesisk, myanmarsk
- burmesiskof or relating to Burma
- myanmarskof or relating to Burma
- burmesera person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- myanmarera person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- burmesiskscript
- myanmarskscript
- burmesisklanguage
- myanmarsklanguage
Persian برمهای, زبان برمهای
- برمهای (berme'âyi)of or relating to Burma
- زبان برمهای (zabân-e berme'âyi)language
- برمهای (berme'âyi)language
Polish mjanmański, birmański
- mjanmańskiof or relating to Burma
- birmańskiof or relating to Burma
- Mjanmańczyka person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Mjanmankaa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmańczyka person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Birmankaa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- kot burmskicat
- kot burmańskicat
- (język) birmańskilanguage
Portuguese birmanês, birmã
- birmanêsof or relating to Burma
- birmãof or relating to Burma
- birmaneof or relating to Burma
- birmãa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmanea person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmanêscat
- sagrado da Birmâniacat
- birmanêslanguage
- birmãlanguage
- birmanelanguage
Romanian birman, birman
- birmanof or relating to Burma
- birmana person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmanăa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmanezăcat
- birmanălanguage
Russian бирма́нский, бирма́нец
- бирма́нский (birmánskij)of or relating to Burma
- бирма́нец (birmánec)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- бирма́нка (birmánka)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- бирма́нский (birmánskij)language
Slovak barmský, Barman
- barmskýof or relating to Burma
- Barmana person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Barmankaa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- barmčinalanguage
Spanish birmano, birmano
- birmanoof or relating to Burma
- birmanoa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- birmanolanguage
Swedish burmesisk, burmesiska
- burmesiskof or relating to Burma
- burmesiskalanguage
Tagalog Burmes, Burmes
- Burmesof or relating to Burma
- Burmesa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Burmeslanguage
Thai พม่า, ภาษาพม่า
- พม่า (pá-mâa)of or relating to Burma
- ภาษาพม่า (paa-săa pá-mâa)language
Turkish Birmanyalı, Birmanya
- Birmanyalıof or relating to Burma
- Birmanyaof or relating to Burma
- Birmanyalıa person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- Burmacalanguage
Ukrainian бірма́нський, бірма́нець
- бірма́нський (birmánsʹkyj)of or relating to Burma
- бірма́нець (birmánecʹ)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- бірма́нка (birmánka)a person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent
- бірма́нська (birmánsʹka)language
Urdu برمی
- برمی (barmī)of or relating to Burma
Vietnamese Miến Điện, tiếng Myanma
- Miến Điệnof or relating to Burma
- tiếng Myanmalanguage
- tiếng Miến Điệnlanguage
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Burmese
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APA
Burmese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burmese
MLA
“Burmese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burmese. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Burmese,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Burmese.
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