Myanmar-English Dictionary

Just a quick note:

After a long, long time I finally took some days off and finalized the new Burmese/Myanmar-English dictionary.

A list of features:

• Unicode support
• Tries to load font automatically. (beta)
• virtual keyboard with cursor
• responsive web layout[1. Rearranges stuff nicely on small screens instead of scaling them to a microscopic size.]
• automatic identification of Latin vs. Myanmar characters in the search field; optionally manual selection
• alternatively searching for whole words or parts of words
• standardization of graphical variants of same characters [2. ‚ ာ‘ ‚ ါ‘]
• forgiving „bad habits“ of typing [3. like as using numbers instead of letters]
• finding words irrespectively of segmentation [4. There are no accepted standard rules where to put spaces between syllables.]
• finding words for both alternatives of the verb suffix [5. higher style ‚သည်‘ or lower style ‚တယ်‘]
• searching for a group of words and all single words contained in it
• optionally finding Myanmar words with slightly different way of writing
• recommendations for improved searches [6. Tries to guess the singular form etc..]
• extended search for similar English pronunciation [7. ‚Good‘ finds also ‚goat‘, ‚gut‘ and ‚guide‘.]
• Users can suggest changes or new words.
• bookmarklet for search on any web site by highlighting and clicking, opens in a pop-up window
• Users can check, which fonts they have installed and share their experiences about compatibility.
• increasingly more grammatical information
• link to the Webster dictionary with more information and audio recordings of the pronunciation
• A forum for support.
• … and that all hidden behind a user-friendly interface that makes operation dead-simple.