Rangoon

See also: rangoon

English

Etymology

From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Proper noun

Rangoon

  1. (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.[1] The spelling Yangon, preferred by the Burmese, has also become widely accepted.

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References

  1. ^ the US government still used it as of March 15, 2007 (in the CIA World Factbook)

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