Akyab

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English

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The 19th-century reconstruction of Akyab's eponymous pagoda (1891)

Etymology

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From the Rakhine name of a former shrine supposedly holding the rear part of the Buddha's jawbone (formerly romanized Akyattaw) and its ridge overlooking the former British port town (Akyatkundaw).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Akyab

  1. Former name of Sittwe (“city in Myanmar”).

References

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  • Emanuel Forchhammer, "Arakan" (1891), p. 59.
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