Rohingya
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Rohingya ruáingga, from Rohingya Rohing + ya (“the people of Rohing”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).
Pronunciation edit
- (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 edit
Rohingya
- The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.
Translations edit
language
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Noun edit
Rohingya pl (plural only)
Translations edit
Rohingya-speaking people
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See also edit
Further reading edit
- ISO 639-3 code rhg (SIL)
- Ethnologue entry for Rohingya, rhg