Rohingya

See also: rohingya

English

Etymology

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
  • (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.

Translations

Noun

Rohingya pl (plural only)

  1. The people of Arakan, Myanmar, who speak this language.

Translations

See also
  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Rohingya terms

Further reading
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