Burmese

Yangon native's descriptor

Burmese refers to the people, language, or culture of Burma (Myanmar).

The Burmese language belongs to the Sino-Tibetan family and is written in a distinctive rounded script.

A Burmese cat is a breed with a sleek coat and golden eyes, originally from Southeast Asia: Our Burmese is incredibly affectionate.

language

Myanmar

Renamed Southeast Asian nation

Mandalay · Pali · loanwords · Karen · colloquial · literary · classifier · honorifics · Sanskrit · Theravada

ethnicity

Myanmar

Renamed Southeast Asian nation

ethnic · majority · Theravada · Buddhist · pagoda · Rohingya · minorities

cats

breed

Cultivated variety of animal

  • copperReddish-brown metallic element
  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • sableBlack, in heraldry

champagne · shorthair · muscular · compact · playful · affectionate · vocal · Siamese · pedigree · coat

script

Myanmar

Renamed Southeast Asian nation

vowels · diacritics · palm-leaf · stylus · Pali · inscriptions · calligraphy · syllable · stacked · handwriting

Categories
Opposites
regional/neighboring nationalities

BurmeseThai

Of Bangkok's nation

Vietnamese · Laotian · Cambodian · Bangladeshi · Indian

linguistic classification

BurmeseThai

Of Bangkok's nation

Vietnamese · Khmer · Lao · Malay · Tagalog

geopolitical contrast

BurmeseBritish

Of the United Kingdom

colonial · Western

Phrases
Family

Burmese python

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G