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Rangoon
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rangoon
English
Etymology
From the pronunciation of en my ရန်ကုန် in the rki - dialect.
Pronunciation
en /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/
en uːn 2
Proper noun
en historical Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006.
Usage notes
Rangoon was the historical spelling, based on the pronunciation of the city's autonym in the Rakhine dialect of Burmese. It is still widely used.the US government still used it as of March 15, 2007 (in the CIA World Factbook) The spelling en Yangon, preferred by the Burmese, has also become widely accepted.
Derived terms
en Rangoonese crab Rangoon
Translations
Yangon
References
Anagrams
en agnnoor Organon organon
en Cities in Myanmar