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Bagan

Bagan proper noun: a town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan.

Proper noun

Bagan

  1. A town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan

Bagan meaning in Thai and Myanmar

Bagan in Thai

Town in Mandalay Region, Burma
พุกาม pú-gaam

Bagan in Myanmar

Town in Mandalay Region, Burma
ပုဂံ pu.gam

Origin of Bagan

Borrowed from Burmese ပုဂံ (pu.gam). Doublet of Pagan.

Questions about Bagan

What does Bagan mean?
Bagan means a town in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar, formerly known as Pagan.
What is Bagan in Thai?
Bagan in Thai is พุกาม (pú-gaam). See Bagan meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Bagan?
Bagan is a proper noun.

Words near Bagan in the dictionary

  1. bagads
  2. Bagakay
  3. Bagalay
  4. Bagalkote
  5. Bagamelon
  6. Bagan
  7. Baganda
  8. Bagandji
  9. Baganga
  10. bagani
  11. Baganuur

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