Rangoon

English

Etymology

From the pronunciation of Burmese ရန်ကုန် (rankun) in the Rakhine dialect.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɹæŋˈɡuːn/
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Proper noun

Rangoon

  1. (historical) Yangon, which was the capital of Burma or Myanmar before Naypyidaw or Nay Pyi Taw was made the capital.

Usage notes
  • Rangoon was the historical spelling, based on the pronunciation of the city's autonym in the Rakhine dialect of Burmese. It is still widely used.[1] The spelling Yangon, preferred by the Burmese, has also become widely accepted.

Derived terms

Translations
Yangon — see Yangon

References
  1. the US government still used it as of March 15, 2007 (in the CIA World Factbook)

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