# Rohingya

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɹoʊˈhɪŋ.jə/ · frequency rank #32,163

## Definitions
1. The Indo-European language spoken in Arakan, Myanmar, closely related to Chittagonian.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Rohingya ruáingga, from Rohingya Rohang + ya (“the people of Rohing”). Rohang is the old kingdom name of Arakan in present-day Myanmar (formerly known as Burma).

## Common misspellings (12)
`orhingya`, `rhoingya`, `rohhingya`, `rohignya`, `rohingay`, `rohinggya`, `rohingyya`, `rohinngya`, `rohinyga`, `rohnigya`, `roihngya`, `rrohingya`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rohingya