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BURMESE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The official language of Burma

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Burmese" is a kind of...):

Burmese-Yi; Lolo-Burmese (the Tibeto-Burman language spoken in northern Burma and Yunnan)

Derivation:

Burmese (of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Myanmar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Burmese" is a kind of...):

Asian; Asiatic (a native or inhabitant of Asia)

Holonyms ("Burmese" is a member of...):

Burma; Myanmar; Union of Burma (a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal)

Derivation:

Burmese (of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Myanmar or its people

Example:

Burmese tonal languages

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Myanmar (a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal)

Derivation:

Burmese (the official language of Burma)

Burmese (a native or inhabitant of Myanmar)

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