burmese
IPA: bɝmˈiz
Root Word: Burmese
noun
- A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.
- (zoology) A medium-sized, short-haired domestic cat breed, originating in Thailand.
- The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country Burma. Also known as Myanmar (which is the name preferred by the country's current government).
- The script in which the Burmese language is written.
adjective
- Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.
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Examples of "burmese" in Sentences
- Burmese names are given in parentheses.
- Burmese are good with children and dogs.
- Burmese is a tonal and analytic language.
- Burmese is the principal language of the city.
- You can hurl the Burmese into the conversation.
- Burmese is the primary language of the division.
- The Burmese looted and burnt the city to the ground.
- For the Burmese, it was the beginning of the end of their independence.
- Though the country prospered, the Burmese people failed to reap the rewards.
- Not least of these was the chronic land alienation of the Burmese cultivator.