緬甸

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See also: 缅甸

Chinese

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Burma; distant imperial domain; suburb
trad. (緬甸)
simp. (缅甸)
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Etymology

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A traditional view on the meaning of (miǎn) is "far, remote" in Chinese, but a more convincing suggestion is that the syllable (miǎn) is contracted from Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma, Myanmar). The last syllable (diàn) is possibly from Burmese တိုင်း (tuing:, country, province).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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緬甸

  1. Myanmar (a country in Southeast Asia)
    緬甸盛產翡翠缅甸盛产翡翠  ―  Miǎndiàn shèngchǎn fěicuì.  ―  Jadeite is abundant in Myanmar.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (緬甸):

Others:

References

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  1. ^ Takao Itō: On Mien-tien (緬甸), One of the Chinese Appellations for Burma, 南方史研究, 1960, 2 号, p. 179-193, DOI: 10.11530/sea1959.1960.179

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
めん
Hyōgai
でん
Hyōgai
goon

Etymology 1

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Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 緬甸缅甸 (Miǎndiàn), some time after this term came to prominence in Chinese during the Ming Dynasty. Compare modern Mandarin reading Miǎndiàn, Cantonese min5 din6.[1]

First mentioned in a text from 1798.[2]

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Proper noun

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(めん)(でん) (Menden

  1. (historical, possibly obsolete) Myanmar (a country in Southeast Asia)
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
びるま
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun

Ultimately from Burmese ဗမာ (ba.ma). The kanji spelling is an example of jukujikun (熟字訓), from the borrowed Chinese term Menden above.[1]

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Proper noun

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緬甸(ビルマ) (Biruma

  1. Dated spelling of ビルマ (Biruma).: Burma (a country in Southeast Asia)
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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Proper noun

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緬甸 (Myeonjeon) (hangeul 면전)

  1. hanja form? of 면전 (Myanmar)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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緬甸

  1. chữ Hán form of Miến Điện (Myanmar).