Word Formation

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The majority of Burmese vocabulary is monosyllabic and is of Tibeto-Burman group, although many words, especially those loaned from other languages, are polysyllabic.

Burmese has been influenced greatly by Pali, English (due to a brief period of colonisation by GB) , and Mon, and to a lesser extent, by Chinese, Sanskrit and Hindi.

Pali loan words are often related to religion, government, arts, and science.

- suffering: ([doʊʔkʰa̰]), from Pāli dukkha (similar to Thai and Khmer, Lao)

English loan words are often related to technology, measurements and modern institutions.

Mon has heavily influenced Burmese.

Many Mon loan words have become so well incorporated in the Burmese language that they are not distinguished as loan words.

Mon loans are often related to flora, fauna, administration, textiles, foods, boats, crafts, architecture, and music.

Sanskrit (religion)

Chinese (games and food)

Hindi (food, administration, and shipping) loan words are also found (albeit to a much lesser degree) in Burmese.

Various other languages have also contributed vocabulary