burmese
ビルマ人
解説 Definition
ミャンマー（旧ビルマ）出身の人、またはミャンマーに関連する事柄を指す。
A person belonging to or originating from Myanmar, especially a member of the country’s majority Bamar ethnic group; the word also names Myanmar’s official language and serves as an adjective for people, culture, animals, or things associated with Myanmar.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
Burmese は旧国名 Burma に「〜の人・言語・〜に関する」を表す -ese が付いた形で、Japanese や Chinese と同じ型です。人・言語・文化を表すときは通常 Burmese と大文字で書きます。現在の国名は Myanmar ですが、Burmese language や Burmese cuisine などには今も使われます。
Break Burmese into Burma plus -ese, the same ending seen in Japanese and Chinese. Burma is the former English name of Myanmar, while -ese can identify a people, a language, or a national or cultural connection. This explains Burmese people, the Burmese language, Burmese cuisine, and the Burmese python. Although the country is now officially called Myanmar in English, Burmese remains common in these established expressions. Remember that names of peoples, languages, and national or ethnic adjectives are normally capitalized: write Burmese, not burmese, in ordinary text.
例文
Burmese is the official language of Myanmar.
ビルマ語はミャンマーの公用語です。
The Burmese python is one of the largest snake species in the world.
ビルマニシキヘビは世界最大のヘビの一種です。
Traditional Burmese cuisine is known for its rich flavors and use of fish paste.
伝統的なビルマ料理は豊かな風味と魚醤の使用で知られています。
burmese の類義語・関連語
類義語
派生語
burmese の語源・成り立ち Etymology
Burma（ビルマ）はミャンマーの旧称で、ビルマ語のバマー（Bamar）に由来し、同国の多数民族を指す。英語の-eseは「～の国の人・言語」を表す接尾辞で、Japanese, Chineseと同形。国名の語源は「強い人々」を意味するとされる。
Burmese was formed in English from Burma and the suffix -ese, which is used in names for peoples, languages, and national associations. Burma ultimately reflects Bamar, the name of Myanmar’s majority ethnic group, transmitted through local and European forms. The deeper origin and exact original sense of Bamar are not securely established, so claims assigning it a precise literal meaning should be treated cautiously. Modern Burmese can refer to the people, language, culture, or other connections with Myanmar.
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