Definitions for Burman

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Burman Bur·man

Spelling: [bur-muh n]

IPA: /ˈbɜr mən/

Burman is a 6 letter English word.

You can make 108 anagrams from letters in Burman (abmnru).

Definitions for Burman

noun

1. a member of the dominant ethnic group of Burma, living mainly in the lowlands of the Irrawaddy and Chindwin River drainages and the S panhandle.
2. Burmese (def 1).

adjective

1. of or relating to the Burmans as an ethnic group.
2. Burmese (def 4).

Origin of Burman

First recorded in 1790-1800; Burm(a) + -an

Examples for Burman

As a Burman said, 'If he sees you first, he kills you; if you see him first, you kill him.'

In this district no Burman hesitates a moment in killing a viper when he has the chance.

However it may be, the Burman is not ready to kill the hamadryad.

At Thirty-second Street he ran into Burman, with whom he had all but cornered wheat.

There is a Burman lady I know who is married to an Englishman.

Any Burman who saw you go will, if he think at all about it, give you the credit for knowing what you are about.

The Burman boatmen you passed would only laugh and ask how you were getting on.

No Burman will kill a cow or a bullock, and no Burman will sell its meat.

And yet, as I have said, no respectable Burman will even now kill or sell beef.

A Burman will always assume that you know your own business, and will leave you alone to do it.