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1. chaung, n. View full entry 1945
...In Burma (Myanmar), a watercourse....
2. dha, n. View full entry 1821
...In Burma (Myanmar): a measure of length....
3. kiack, n. View full entry 1599
...In Burma (Myanmar): a Buddhist temple....
4. kongsi, n. View full entry 1839
...In Malaysia, an association or partnership, esp. an association of Chinese people....
5. ngapi, n. View full entry 1800
...In Burma (Myanmar): a pungent condiment consisting of fish or prawns which have been left to rot and then salted and dried. Cf. balachong...
6. oozie, n. View full entry 1901
...In Burma (Myanmar): a person who looks after and drives elephants; a mahout....
7. pak pai, n. View full entry 1972
...In Hong Kong: a car used illegally as a taxi....
8. pongyi, n. View full entry 1788
...In Burma (Myanmar): a Buddhist priest or monk....
9. pwe, n. View full entry 1842
...In Burma (Myanmar): a performance, spectacle, or event staged for public entertainment, as a play, a drama, a dance, etc.; a festival that involves entertainment of this kind....
10. shikho, n. View full entry 1886
...In Burma (Myanmar): the posture of prostration with joined hands and bowed head, assumed in presence of a superior or before an object of reverence or worship....
11. tamein, n. View full entry 1839
...A draped garment resembling a sari, worn usu. by women....
12. U, n.2 View full entry 1930
...In Burma (Myanmar): an honorific, used as the Burmese equivalent of Mr....
