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turmeric meaning in Myanmar

နနွင်း na.nwang:

/ˈtɜː.m(ə).ɹɪk//ˈtɝ.mɚ.ɪk/

turmeric in Myanmar: နနွင်း (na.nwang:). In English, turmeric means an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).

Myanmar words for turmeric

spice
နနွင်း na.nwang:

English meaning of turmeric

  1. noun An Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
  2. noun The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
  3. noun A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant.

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Questions about turmeric in Myanmar

What is the meaning of turmeric in Myanmar?
Turmeric in Myanmar is နနွင်း (na.nwang:).
turmeric ရဲ့ အဓိပ္ပာယ်က ဘာလဲ။
Turmeric: နနွင်း (na.nwang:).
What does turmeric mean in English?
Turmeric means an Indian plant (Curcuma longa), with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turmeric (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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