The following romanised names need to be transcribed into Burmese.
Bong (Shan) -> Bambusa tulda Roxb.
Cha kat wa -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.
Gya wa -> Neohouzeaua dullooa (Gamble) A. Camus
Gya wa -> Bambusa pallida Munro
Kale o (Karen) -> Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.
Kamyin wa -> Dendrochloa distans C. E. Parkinson
Katau (Kachin) -> Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro
Kya kat wa -> Bambusa arundinacea (Retz.) Willd.
Kyat wa -> Cephalostachyum burmanicum R. N. Parker & C. E. Parkinson
Kya lo wa -> Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz
Kya thaung tu thaiktu -> Bambusa kyathanngtu Brandis ex Camus
Kya thaung wa -> Bambusa polymorpha Munro
Kyaung wa -> Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble
Mai he -> Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
Mai hiar -> Cephalostachyum virgatum (Munro) Kurz
Mai lai law (Shan) -> Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro
Mai pang -> Cephalostachyum pergracile Munro
Mai pang puk (Shan) -> Phyllostachys mannii Gamble
Mai pao (Shan) -> Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
Mai sa lawn (Shan) -> Bambusa polymorpha Munro
Mai sa lawn (Shan) -> Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
Mai sang (Shan) -> Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro
Mai tiyo (Shan) -> Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble
Mai tong (Kachin) -> Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
Mep we (Karen) -> Phyllostachys mannii Gamble
Myin wa -> Dendrocalamus longifimbriatus Gamble
Myin wa -> Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees
Na chin wa -> Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.
Nga chat wa -> Bambusa binghamii Gamble
Pa lau pinan wa -> Bambusa multiplex (Lour.) Raeusch. ex Schult. & Schult. f.
Pauk wa -> Pseudostachyum polymorphum Munro
Sedan (Shan) -> Phyllostachys mannii Gamble
Sinthana -> Bambusa sinthana Brandis ex Camus
Tabin daing wa -> Melocanna arundina C. E. Parkinson
Tabin daing wa -> Bambusa villosula Kurz
Talagu wa -> Dendrocalamus longispathus (Kurz) Kurz
Talaku wa -> Gigantochloa auriculata (Kurz) Kurz
Tamyin wa -> Dendrochloa distans C. E. Parkinson
Tapat wa (Karen) -> Neohouzeaua stricta R. N. Parker
Thabut wa -> Neohouzeaua stricta R. N. Parker
Thaik wa -> Bambusa burmanica Gamble
Thaik wa -> Bambusa tulda Roxb.
Thaik wa bo -> Neohouzeaua dullooa (Gamble) A. Camus
Thaik wa bo -> Bambusa kingiana Gamble
Thaik wa gyi -> Bambusa burmanica Gamble
Thalaw wa -> Bambusa thalaw-wa Brandis ex Camus
Thana wa -> Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
Thaw wkhwe (Karen) -> Neohouzeaua helferi (Munro) Gamble
Thaw hkai (Karen) -> Neohouzeaua helferi (Munro) Gamble
Thishe -> Bambusa affinis Munro
Tin wa -> Cephalostachyum pergracile Munro
Tiyo wa -> Thyrsostachys siamensis Gamble
Ura (Kachin) -> Dendrocalamus calostachyus (Kurz) Kurz
Ura (Kachin) -> Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro
Ura (Kachin) -> -> Thyrsostachys oliveri Gamble
Usawi -> Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.
Wa ba -> Cephalostachyum virgatum (Munro) Kurz
Wa bue (Karen) -> Bambusa affinis Munro
Wa byauk -> Neohouzeaua dullooa (Gamble) A. Camus
Wa do -> Gigantochloa apus (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz
Wa gya -> Bambusa copelandii Gamble ex Brandis
Wa keur (Karen) -> Bambusa burmanica Gamble
Wa khlu (Karen) -> Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz
Wa khu (Karen) -> Bambusa tulda Roxb.
Wa me -> Bambusa marginata Munro
Wa min -> Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl. 'Wamin'
Wa min (Karen) -> Bambusa villosula Kurz
Wa mu (Karen) -> Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro
Wa myin -> Dendrocalamus longifimbriatus Gamble
Wa myin -> Bambusa griffithiana Munro
Wa ni -> Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro
Wa nwe -> Neohouzeaua helferi (Munro) Gamble
Wa nwe -> Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.
Wa nwe kok -> Melocalamus compactiflorus (Kurz) Benth.
Wa pado -> Gigantochloa apus (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz
Wa phlong -> Cephalostachyum pergracile Munro
Wa pyaw -> Dendrocalamus longifimbriatus Gamble
Wa pyu -> Dendrocalamus brandisii (Munro) Kurz
Wa pyu -> Dendrocalamus membranaceus Munro
Wa pyu kale -> Pseudoxytenanthera albociliata (Munro) Nguyen
Wa pyu san -> Bambusa oliveriana Gamble
Wa ra (Kachin) -> Dendrocalamus calostachyus (Kurz) Kurz
Wa ra (Kachin) -> Dendrocalamus latiflorus Munro
Wa ra (Kachin) -> Bambusa griffithiana Munro
Wa se -> Neohouzeaua helferi (Munro) Gamble
Wa su (Karen) -> Bambusa tulda Roxb.
Wa thabut -> Neohouzeaua helferi (Munro) Gamble
Wa thabut -> Bambusa marginata Munro
Wa ther -> Bambusa burmanica Gamble
Wa tho -> Gigantochloa apus (Schult. & Schult. f.) Kurz
Wa ya -> Dendrocalamus longispathus (Kurz) Kurz
Wa zun -> Neohouzeaua dullooa (Gamble) A. Camus
The above list includes words in the three main languages spoken in Burma / Myanmar : Burmese, Karen and Shan and a "dialect" from the State of Kachin, north of Burma.
Date created: 20 / 07 / 2002
Authorised by Prof. Snow Barlow
Last modified: 24 / 07 / 2002
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