burmese

adj

1. (not-comparable)Of or relating to Burma (Myanmar) or its people or language.

noun

1. (in-plural)A person from Myanmar or of Burmese descent.
2. A medium-sized, short-haired domestic cat of a breed originating in Thailand.

name

1. The Sino-Tibetan official language of the country Burma. Also known as Myanmar (which is the name preferred by the country's current government).

   “Today around 90 percent of people use Zawgyi instead of Unicode. Incompatible without fiddly plug-ins, it only allows people to communicate in Burmese with other Zawgyi users, excluding the nation’s minority languages. Its clunkiness also means search functions do not work, crippling data storage systems.”

2. The script in which the Burmese language is written.