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Akyab
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English
thumb|right|250px|The 19th-century reconstruction of Akyab's eponymous pagoda (1891)
Etymology
From the en rki - 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
en
Proper noun
en Sittwe city in Myanmar.
References
Emanuel Forchhammer, "Arakan" (1891), p. 59.