Myanmar–English Dictionary is a modern Government project in Myanmar

Myanmar

Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....

 (formerly Burma), first published in 1993 by the Government of Myanmar's Myanmar Language Commission. It is a guide dictionary for translating between English and the Myanmar Language

Burmese language

The Burmese language is the official language of Burma. Although the constitution officially recognizes it as the Myanmar language, most English speakers continue to refer to the language as Burmese. Burmese is the native language of the Bamar and related sub-ethnic groups of the Bamar, as well as...

. It was recorded the members of the Myanmar Language Commission and the two Myanmar–English Dictionary Work Committees who participated in the compilation of this dictionary.

Members of the Myanmar Language Commission

1. Ba Nyunt, Retired Professor of History (deceased)
2. Chan Tha, "Letwe Minnyo", "Letyar Sanhta", Retired Chairman, Bureau of Special Investigation (deceased)
3. Hla Pe
   Hla Pe
   Dr. Hla Pe was a foremost Burmese language linguist and a longtime contributor to the Burmese–English Dictionary. He was professor of Burmese language and culture at the University of London from 1966 to 1980.-Early life:...
   
   , "Dagon U Hla Pe" (deceased)
4. San Htun, "San Htun, Man Tekkatho" (deceased)
5. San Ngwe, "Dagon U San Ngwe" (deceased)
6. Thaw Zin, "Thaw Zin" (deceased)
7. Aung Thaw, Retired Director General, Department of Archaeology
8. Hla Shwe, Retired Rector, University of Mandalay
9. Htin Gyi, "Tekkatho Htin Gyi" Retired Director, Sarpay Beikhman
10. Htin Fatt, "Maung Htin" Retired Editor and Consultant, Burma Translation Society
    Burma Translation Society
    The Burmese Translation Society was formed on August 26, 1947. Its first President was Prime Minister U Nu, who started a Burmese translation job at Judson College . Its purpose is to translate world culture, literature, education for the Burmese public.Burma Society noticed that independent Burma...
    
    
11. Daw Kyan, "Ma Kyan", Retired Senior Research Officer, Historical Commission
12. Myint Than, "Kahtika Daw Myint Than", Retired Lecturer in Burma
13. Daw Ohn Khin, Retired Lecturer in Burma
14. Soe Maung, "Thagara Nga Soe", Retired Chief Editor, Burma Ah-lin Daily
15. Than Swe, "Mya Myinzu", Retired Professor of Burma
16. Win Pe, "Mya Zin", "Win Pe", Retired Director General, Department of National Archives
17. Yin Yin, "Saw Mon Nyin"

Myanmar–English Dictionary Work Committee

1. Hla Shwe, Member of the Myanmar Language Commission, Chairman
2. Htin Fatt, Member of the Myanmar Language Commission,, Member
3. Daw Myint Than, Member of the Myanmar Language Commission, Member
4. Than Htut, Member of the Myanmar Language Commission, Member
5. Win Pe, Member of the Myanmar Language Commission, Member
6. Hla Mae, Retired Lecturer in English, Member
7. Hpwa Yin, Retired Lecturer in English, Member
8. Khin Kyi Kyi, Retired Lecturer in English, Member
9. Khin Mae, Retired Lecturer in English, Member
10. Ko Ko, Retired Secretary, Myanmar Red Cross Society, Member (deceased)
11. Myint Kyi "Tekkatho Myat Soe", Member
12. Staff members, Department of the Myanmar Language Commission

The first English–Burmese Dictionary was compiled and published by Adoniram Judson

Adoniram Judson

Adoniram Judson, Jr. was an American Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Adoniram Judson became the first Protestant missionary sent from North America to preach in Burma...

, and is still available in a new revision. U Htun Nyein:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007JN2Y0 dictionary and Tet Toe Dictionary are famous among Burmese students.

Hla Pe

Hla Pe

Dr. Hla Pe was a foremost Burmese language linguist and a longtime contributor to the Burmese–English Dictionary. He was professor of Burmese language and culture at the University of London from 1966 to 1980.-Early life:...

 (who was Professor of Burmese at the University of London

University of London

-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...

 1948–1980) worked with others on the Burmese–English dictionary project, which began in 1925 under the aegis of the Burma Research Society

Burma Research Society

The Burma Research Society was founded on 29 March 1910 at a meeting held at the Bernard Free Library in Rangoon by J S Furnivall, J A Stewart, Gordon H Luce and Pe Maung Tin....

, was continued at the University of Rangoon

University of Yangon

Yangon University , located in Kamayut, Yangon, is the oldest and most well-known university in Myanmar. The university offers mainly graduate degree programs in liberal arts, sciences and law...

 and then the School of Oriental and African Studies

School of Oriental and African Studies

The School of Oriental and African Studies is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the University of London...

 (London). This small group completed 5 volumes of the dictionary, each 80 large-format pages, but it remains incomplete. Other participants were J. A. Stewart, C. W. Dunn, J.S. Furnivall, Gordon H Luce

Gordon H Luce

Gordon Hannington Luce was a colonial scholar in Burma. He was born on 20 January 1889 and died on 3 May 1979. His outstanding library containing books, manuscripts, maps and photographs - The Luce Collection - was acquired by the National Library of Australia in 1980, as part of its major research...

, Charles Duroiselle, Anna Allott, John Okell

John Okell

John Okell is a research associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He is one of the world's leading experts on Burmese language and culture. Okell studied Classics at Oxford. He then received training in linguistics at SOAS under R.K. Sprigg and others before...

 and, from the United States, R. Halliday and A. C. Hanna.

Oxford Dictionary 4th editor C. T. Onions said "A lexicographer's life is a dog's life, but a lexicographer generally lives to an old age". This is true of several contributors to these Burmese dictionaries.