Akyab

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English

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

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

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Proper noun

Akyab

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

References

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