Irrawaddy

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/ˈɪɹəˌwɑdi/

proper noun

A river that flows through Burma (Myanmar).

OriginBurmese ဧရာဝတီ ← Sanskrit इरावती →
UncommonScrabble 17
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Ayeyarwady · alternative Irawadi · alternative Irawaddi · alternative Irawaddy · alternative Irawady · alternative Irrawaddi

  1. A river that flows through Burma (Myanmar).

Origin

  1. Sanskritइरावती“granting drink or refreshment”
  2. Burmeseဧရာဝတီ
  3. EnglishIrrawaddy

From Burmese ဧရာဝတီ (erawa.ti), from Sanskrit इरावती (irāvatī, “granting drink or refreshment”).

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Translations

Arabic إِيرَاوَادِي
  • إِيرَاوَادِي (ʔirawādī)river that flows through Burma
Basque Irawadi
  • Irawadiriver that flows through Burma
Bulgarian Иравади
  • Иравади (Iravadi)river that flows through Burma
Catalan Irauadi
  • Irauadiriver that flows through Burma
Chinese Mandarin 伊洛瓦底江
  • 伊洛瓦底江 (yīluòwǎdǐjiāng)river that flows through Burma
Czech Iravádí
  • Iravádíriver that flows through Burma
Dutch Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Esperanto Iravadio
  • Iravadioriver that flows through Burma
Estonian Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Finnish Iravadi
  • Iravadiriver that flows through Burma
French Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
German Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Hindi इरावती
  • इरावती (irāvtī)river that flows through Burma
Hungarian Iravádi
  • Iravádiriver that flows through Burma
Indonesian Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Italian Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Japanese エーヤワディー
  • エーヤワディー (ēyawadī)river that flows through Burma
Korean 이라와디
  • 이라와디 (Irawadi)river that flows through Burma
Lithuanian Iravadis
  • Iravadisriver that flows through Burma
Norwegian Bokmål Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Polish Irawadi
  • Irawadiriver that flows through Burma
Portuguese Irrawaddy, Irrawady
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
  • Irrawadyriver that flows through Burma
  • Irawaddyriver that flows through Burma
  • Irauadiriver that flows through Burma
Romanian Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Russian Ирава́ди
  • Ирава́ди (Iravádi)river that flows through Burma
Slovak Iravadi
  • Iravadiriver that flows through Burma
Spanish Irawadi
  • Irawadiriver that flows through Burma
Swedish Irrawaddy
  • Irrawaddyriver that flows through Burma
Tamil ஐராவதி
  • ஐராவதி (airāvati)river that flows through Burma
Thai อิรวดี
  • อิรวดี (ìráwádii)river that flows through Burma
Ukrainian Іраваді
  • Іраваді (Iravadi)river that flows through Burma
Vietnamese Ayeyarwaddy
  • Ayeyarwaddyriver that flows through Burma
Welsh Irawadi
  • Irawadiriver that flows through Burma
Cite this entry
APA

Irrawaddy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irrawaddy

MLA

“Irrawaddy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irrawaddy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irrawaddy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irrawaddy.

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