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Rohingya

/ˈɹəʊhɪŋ.jə/US/ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/

Rohingya proper noun: the Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.

Proper noun

Rohingya

  1. The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.

Noun

Rohingya (plural Rohingyas or Rohingya)

  1. A member of the people of Arakan, Myanmar, who speak this language.

Rohingya meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Sanskrit

Rohingya in Hindi

language
रोहिंग्या rohiṅgyā
Rohingya-speaking people
रोहिंग्या rohiṅgyā

Rohingya in Marathi

language
रोहिंग्या rohiṅgyā
Rohingya-speaking people
रोहिंग्या rohiṅgyā

Rohingya in Bengali

language
রোয়াইঙ্গা ভাষা roaiṅga bhaṣa
Rohingya-speaking people
রোসাইঙ্গা rōśaiṅga, রোয়াইঙ্গা rōẇaiṅga, রোহিঙ্গা rōhiṅga

Rohingya in Sanskrit

language
रोसाङ्गीय rosāṅgīya
More languagesFewer languages
Rohingya in Assamese
ৰোহিঙীয়া ভাষা rühiṅia bhaxa, ৰোহিঙীয়া rühiṅia
Rohingya in Thai
โรฮีนจา roo-hiin-jaa
Rohingya in Vietnamese
Rohingya
Rohingya in Myanmar
ရိုဟင်ဂျာ ruihanggya

Forms of Rohingya

pluralRohingyas
pluralRohingya

Origin of Rohingya

Borrowed from Rohingya ruáingga, from Rohingya Rohang + ya (“the people of Rohing”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

Words formed from Rohingya

Words that rhyme with Rohingya

Questions about Rohingya

What does Rohingya mean?
Rohingya means the Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.
What is Rohingya in Hindi?
Rohingya in Hindi is रोहिंग्या (rohiṅgyā). See Rohingya meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Rohingya?
Rohingya can be a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Rohingya?
Rohingya is pronounced /ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/ (US).

Words near Rohingya in the dictionary

  1. rohes
  2. ROHHAD
  3. Rohilkhand
  4. Rohilla
  5. Rohillas
  6. Rohingya
  7. Rohingyalish
  8. Rohingyas
  9. Rohini
  10. Rohirric
  11. Rohit

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