Akyab

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Akyab

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

References

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