Myanmar Words

Myanmar Words
adopted from other languages

Even though some are not directly adopted, they seems somehow related.

• NOTE: Pls let us know if you know any others.
   

English (or Other Languages)	Myanmar
pay (money, cash, etc)	pay
salt	saar
soap	sut-pyar
shimés (French)	shimee
case	cate-sa
sugar	tha-gyar
cake	cake-mont
bank	ban
direct	dike-yike
telephone	telephone
ball pen	ball pen

 

Chinese	Myanmar
baozi	pauk sie

 

Hindi (or Other Languages)	Myanmar
prata	palartar
arloo	arloo
gobi	gawbi

Adopted Words

• There are lots of adopted words mostly from English:
• Those adopted from English
  • manager
  • cigarette
  • cassette
  • radio
  • computer
  • mic (microphone)
  • ball-pen, fountain-pen
  • motor-cycle
  • car
  • card
  • director
• Those adopted from Hindi
  • arloo (potato)
• NOTE: Pls let us know if you can think of anything interesting.

 

 

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