Myanmar

Register — 23 words

This page gathers the 23 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Myanmar” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry.

  1. ag noun Abbreviation of Aung.
  2. bioscope noun A cinema or movie theatre.
  3. dacoit noun A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.
  4. dah noun A long knife or sword with a round cross-section grip, a long, gently curving blade with a single edge, and no guard.
  5. drumstick noun The moringa or drumstick tree, Moringa oleifera, especially its slender, cylindrical pods.
  6. gharry noun A wheeled cart or carriage, usually horsedrawn.
  7. gymkhana noun A place of public resort for athletic games, etc.
  8. handphone noun A mobile phone.
  9. hill station noun In South and Southeast Asia, a small community located at a relatively high elevation which serves as a retreat or vacation location during…
  10. lady's finger noun Synonym of okra: the edible capsules of Abelmoschus esculentus.
  11. lakh num One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.
  12. lakhth adj Being one of a lakh equal parts of a whole.
  13. Lent noun vassa, period of the Buddhist lent during the rainy season
  14. number four noun heroin
  15. platform noun A sidewalk.
  16. punkah noun A fan, particularly a large fan made of leaf or cloth and hung from the ceiling, (historical) formerly often operated by a servant.
  17. purdah noun A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.
  18. Sabbath noun Synonym of uposatha, a regular day of fasting, devotion, or other religious observance.
  19. spare noun assistant or extra hand (typically on buses and lorries)
  20. stereo noun A genre of Western-style pop and rock music.
  21. tical noun A Burmese measurement of weight, the kyattha, of about 16.3293 grams (0.576 ounces).
  22. tomato sauce noun Tomato ketchup, used as a condiment.
  23. uncle noun Any middle-aged or elderly man older than the speaker and/or listener.

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