Mandalay

Man·da·lay
M3A1N1D2A1L1A1Y4
US, UK/ˌmæn.dəˈleɪ/

proper noun

A city in central Burma (Myanmar)

OriginBurmese မန္တလေး →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city in central Burma (Myanmar)
  2. A region of Burma (Myanmar)

Origin

  1. Burmeseမန္တလေး
  2. EnglishMandalay

Borrowed from Burmese မန္တလေး (manta.le:).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 曼德勒
  • 曼德勒 (Màndélè)city in Burma
Hindi माण्डले
  • माण्डले (māṇḍale)city in Burma
Polish Mandalaj
  • Mandalajcity in Burma
Portuguese Mandalai
  • Mandalaicity in Burma
Russian Мандала́й
  • Мандала́й (Mandaláj)city in Burma
Thai มัณฑะเลย์
  • มัณฑะเลย์ (man-dà-lee)city in Burma
Cite this entry
APA

Mandalay. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandalay

MLA

“Mandalay.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandalay. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mandalay,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mandalay.

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