Category:Burmese terms by usage

Burmese terms categorized by the manner and context in which they are used by speakers.

• Category:Burmese terms with archaic senses: Burmese terms with individual senses that are no longer in general use but still encountered in older literature, sometimes still used for special effect, and typically recognized by native speakers.
• Category:Burmese childish terms: Burmese terms that are typically only used by, or to, children.
• Category:Burmese colloquialisms: Burmese terms that are likely to be used primarily in casual conversation rather than in more formal written works, speeches, and discourse.
• Category:Burmese dated terms: Burmese terms that are no longer fashionable and thus are anachronistic, but still sometimes in use, especially by older speakers.
• Category:Burmese derogatory terms: Burmese terms that are intended to disparage, demean, insult or offend.
• Category:Burmese dialectal terms: Burmese terms that are not used in standard language but only in dialects.
• Category:Burmese familiar terms: Burmese terms whose use is typically to contexts of friendly intimacy.
• Category:Burmese formal terms: Burmese terms whose use is typically restricted to polite, ceremonious, non-casual contexts.
• Category:Burmese higher register terms: Burmese terms belonging to a higher linguistic register, such as literary terms; such terms are somewhat less common or known.
• Category:Burmese honorific terms: Burmese honorific terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Burmese humorous terms: Burmese terms that are humorous, amusing or joking.
• Category:Burmese informal terms: Burmese terms whose use is typically restricted to casual, non‐ceremonious conversations.
• Category:Burmese men's speech terms: Burmese terms and forms used in men's speech.
• Category:Burmese nonstandard terms: Burmese terms that are considered improper, incorrect or commonly misused.
• Category:Burmese terms with obsolete senses: Burmese terms with individual senses that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Burmese obsolete terms: Burmese terms that are no longer in use and not usually recognized by native speakers, but still sometimes found in older literature.
• Category:Burmese offensive terms: Burmese terms that are typically considered to offend people.
• Category:Burmese poetic terms: Burmese terms whose usage is typically restricted to works of poetry.
• Category:Burmese polite terms: Burmese polite terms, which are used to show deference and respect.
• Category:Burmese terms with rare senses: Burmese terms with individual senses that are rarely found in general use and may not be recognized by some native speakers.
• Category:Burmese royal terms: Burmese terms used only by royalty.
• Category:Burmese short forms: Burmese terms that are short forms of other terms, often used informally.
• Category:Burmese slang: Burmese colloquial terms that are typically used to mark membership in a cultural subgroup.
• Category:Burmese superseded forms: Burmese forms that have been superseded by other forms due to changes in spelling conventions.
• Category:Burmese terms of address: Burmese terms used to refer to another person.
• Category:Burmese terms with historical senses: Burmese terms with senses that refer to things or concepts mainly known for their historical value.
• Category:Burmese vulgarities: Burmese terms whose tone (rather than the meaning) is offensive to polite company.
• Category:Burmese women's speech terms: Burmese terms and forms used in women's speech.