KTP Dictionary
HomeDictionaryBlogGrammar
Get App
KTP Dictionary

Free English-Myanmar dictionary with pronunciation, examples, grammar, speaking patterns, and sentence practice.

© 2026 KTP Dictionary

Explore

DictionaryBlogGrammarAbout

Learn

Study workspaceSentence builderTransformation quizParts of speechRequest missing word

Legal

Privacy PolicyTerms of ServiceContact Us

Android App

Use the offline dictionary on your phone.

Download on Google Play
DictionaryEnglish - Myanmar
en

legitimately

/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmətli/

US pronunciation
American sound/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmətli/
lɪˈdʒɪtɪmətli
Syllables
5 syllables
Stress
2nd syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

lɪ - ˈdʒɪtɪmətli -> legitimately

Myanmar meaning

(adv) တရားဝင်။

Full entry

legitimate / lÇ'dʒÇtÇmǝt / adj

၁။ တရားဝင်ဖြစ်သော။ သဘာဝ ကျသော။
a perfectly legitimate argument / concern / expectation ❍ Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.
၂။ တရားဝင်။ I’m not sure that his business is strictly legitimate.
၃။ တရားဝင် လက်ထပ်ထားသည့် မိဘမှ မွေးဖွားသော။ Compare ILLEGITIMATE
❏ legitimacy / lÇ'dʒÇtÇmǝsi / n [U] (fml ) တရားဝင်ဖြစ်ခြင်း။ claim some historical legitimacy ❍ question the legitimacy of sb’s actions.
❏ legitimately adv တရားဝင်။ He can now legitimately claim to be the best in the world.
❏ legitimize, -ise / lÇ'dʒÇtǝmaÇz / v (fml ) တရားဝင် ဖြစ်စေသည်။ a court ruling that legitimizes the position taken by the protestors.

More examples
  • It is perfectly legitimate to ask questions about a politician’s personal life.
  • [legitimate interest/excuse/expectation] : Did he have a legitimate excuse for being late?
  • Are the premises being used for legitimate business purposes?
  • The Scots proclaimed James Stuart as the legitimate heir to the British throne.
Synonyms
lawful, rightful, legal, genuine, justifiable, valid, Broadway, authorized, bona fide, canonical, card-carrying, commanded, condign, constitutional, decreed, due, enacted, enforced, enjoined, established, footlights, innocent, judged, judicial, jural, juridical, jurisprudent, just, kosher, legalized, legislated, legitimate, legitimatized, licit, mandated, mise en scène, mise-en-scene, of right, off-Broadway, official, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, ordered, passed, permissible, proper, protected, ruled, show biz, stage, stage set, statutory, vested, warrantable, warranted
Cross references
lawfulrightfullegalgenuinejustifiablevalidBroadwayauthorizedbona fidecanonicalcard-carryingcommandedcondignconstitutionaldecreeddueenactedenforcedenjoinedestablishedfootlightsinnocentjudgedjudicialjuraljuridicaljurisprudentjust
Study this word
Build sentence
Pattern match
Parts of speechReview how this word works in a sentence.S + V + OPractice using the word in a basic sentence.Verb tense formsTry present, past, future, negative, and question forms.Be + adjectivePractice describing a noun with this word.
Example practice
Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “legitimately”?

Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.