Tibeto-Burman

noun

Ti·​beto-Bur·​man tə-ˌbe-tō-ˈbər-mən 

1

: a language family that includes Tibetan, Burmese, and related languages of southern and eastern Asia

2

: a member of a people speaking a Tibeto-Burman language

Examples of Tibeto-Burman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Speakers of Lisu, a Tibeto-Burman language, also talk about the future as lying behind them and the past as in front of them. — Manvir Singh, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Tibeto-Burman

• birman
• burman
• ermine
• firman
• german
• kirman
• sermon
• spermine
• termen
• termine
• vermin
• determine