English Explanatory Dictionary

Akyab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Akyab

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).

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