BURMESE


Meaning of BURMESE in English

I. |bər|mēz, (ˈ)bə̄|m-, (ˈ)bəi|m-, -ēs sometimes _bərˈm- adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Burma + English -ese

: of or relating to Burma or the Burmese

II. noun

( plural burmese )

1. capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Burma

2. capitalized : the language of the Burmans

3. usually capitalized : a late 19th century American opaque glassware of graduated color shading from yellow to pink

4. usually capitalized : burmese cat

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.