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Burma meaning in Myanmar

ဗမာ ba.ma

/ˈbɜː.mə//ˈbɝmə/

Burma in Myanmar: ဗမာ (ba.ma), မြန်မာ (mranma). In English, Burma means a country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

Myanmar words for Burma

Southeast Asian country (former name) — see also Myanmar
ဗမာ ba.ma, မြန်မာ mranma

English meaning of Burma

  1. proper noun A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

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Questions about Burma in Myanmar

What is the meaning of Burma in Myanmar?
Burma in Myanmar is ဗမာ (ba.ma), မြန်မာ (mranma).
Burma ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Burma: ဗမာ (ba.ma), မြန်မာ (mranma).
What does Burma mean in English?
Burma means a country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Republic of the Union of Myanmar. Capital: Naypyidaw. Officially known as Myanmar.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Burma (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Myanmar words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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