Rohingya

See also: rohingya

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Rohingya ruáingga, from Rohingya Rohang + ya (“the people of Rohing”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/, /ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.d͡ʒə/, /ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.ɡə/, /ɹoʊˈhɪn.d͡ʒə/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊhɪŋ.jə/, /ˈɹəʊhɪŋ.d͡ʒə/, /ɹəʊˈhɪŋ.jə/, /ɹəʊˈhɪŋ.d͡ʒə/, /ɹəʊˈhɪŋ.ɡə/, /ɹəʊˈhɪn.d͡ʒə/
  • Rhymes: -ɪndʒə

Proper noun

Rohingya

  1. The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.

Derived terms

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Noun

Rohingya (plural Rohingyas or Rohingya)

  1. A member of the people of Arakan, Myanmar, who speak this language.

Translations

  • Note: These translations are for the plural.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Rohingya terms

Further reading

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