Yangon

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US/jɑŋˈɡɑn/US/jɑŋˈɡoʊn/UK/jæŋˈɡɒn/

proper noun

The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare).

OriginBurmese ရန်ကုန် →
Less commonScrabble 10
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The largest city and former capital of Myanmar; formerly, Rangoon (19th–21st c.), Dagon (16th–18th c.), and Dagoon (rare).

Origin

  1. Burmeseရန်ကုန်
  2. EnglishYangon

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

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Translations

Arabic يَانْغُون, يَانْجُون
  • يَانْغُون (yānḡūn)largest city in Myanmar
  • يَانْجُون (yānjūn)largest city in Myanmar
Bengali রেঙ্গুন
  • রেঙ্গুন (reṅgun)largest city in Myanmar
Bulgarian Янго́н
  • Янго́н (Jangón)largest city in Myanmar
Chinese Cantonese 仰光
  • 仰光 (joeng⁵ gwong¹)largest city in Myanmar
Chinese Mandarin 仰光
  • 仰光 (Yǎngguāng)largest city in Myanmar
Czech Rangún
  • Rangúnlargest city in Myanmar
Danish Rangoon
  • Rangoonlargest city in Myanmar
Esperanto Jangono, Ranguno
  • Jangonolargest city in Myanmar
  • Rangunolargest city in Myanmar
Finnish Rangoon, Yangon
  • Rangoonlargest city in Myanmar
  • Yangonlargest city in Myanmar
French Rangoun, Rangoon
  • Rangounlargest city in Myanmar
  • Rangoonlargest city in Myanmar
German Rangun, Yangon
  • Rangunlargest city in Myanmar
  • Yangonlargest city in Myanmar
Greek Ρανγκούν, Ραγγούν
  • Ρανγκούν (Rangkoún)largest city in Myanmar
  • Ραγγούν (Rangoún)largest city in Myanmar
Hebrew יאנגון
  • יאנגון (yangon)largest city in Myanmar
Hindi यांगून, रंगून
  • यांगून (yāṅgūn)largest city in Myanmar
  • रंगून (raṅgūn)largest city in Myanmar
  • यंगून (yaṅgūn)largest city in Myanmar
Hungarian Rangun
  • Rangunlargest city in Myanmar
Irish Rangún
  • Rangúnlargest city in Myanmar
Japanese ヤンゴン, ラングーン
  • ヤンゴン (Yangon)largest city in Myanmar
  • ラングーン (ranguun)largest city in Myanmar
Korean 양곤
  • 양곤 (Yanggon)largest city in Myanmar
Latin Yangon
  • Yangonlargest city in Myanmar
Latvian Jangona
  • Jangonalargest city in Myanmar
Lithuanian Rangūnas
  • Rangūnaslargest city in Myanmar
Persian یانگون
  • یانگون (yângon)largest city in Myanmar
Polish Rangun
  • Rangunlargest city in Myanmar
Portuguese Yangon, Rangum
  • Yangonlargest city in Myanmar
  • Rangumlargest city in Myanmar
Punjabi رنګون
  • رنګون (rangūn)largest city in Myanmar
Russian Янго́н, Рангу́н
  • Янго́н (Jangón)largest city in Myanmar
  • Рангу́н (Rangún)largest city in Myanmar
Slovak Rangún
  • Rangúnlargest city in Myanmar
Spanish Rangún
  • Rangúnlargest city in Myanmar
Tagalog Rangyún, Ranggún
  • Rangyúnlargest city in Myanmar
  • Ranggúnlargest city in Myanmar
Tamil ரெங்கூன், ரங்கூன்
  • ரெங்கூன் (reṅkūṉ)largest city in Myanmar
  • ரங்கூன் (raṅkūṉ)largest city in Myanmar
  • ரங்கம் (raṅkam)largest city in Myanmar
Thai ย่างกุ้ง
  • ย่างกุ้ง (yâang-gûng)largest city in Myanmar
Ukrainian Рангу́н, Янго́н
  • Рангу́н (Ranhún)largest city in Myanmar
  • Янго́н (Janhón)largest city in Myanmar
Urdu ینگون
  • ینگون (yāngūn)largest city in Myanmar
Vietnamese Răng Gun, I-an-gun
  • Răng Gunlargest city in Myanmar
  • I-an-gunlargest city in Myanmar
  • Ngưỡng Quanglargest city in Myanmar

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Yangon

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Anagrams

YongannongayNayong
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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