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I didn't realize this, but Wikipedia says

> In Burmese, the pronunciation depends on the register used and is either Bama (pronounced [bəmà]) or Myamah (pronounced [mjəmà]).

That is, there is originally no R sound in either word in Burmese, as thaumasiotes clarified.



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