Akyab
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Akyab
- Former name of Sittwe (“city in Myanmar”).
References
[edit]- Emanuel Forchhammer, "Arakan" (1891), p. 59.