Myeik or Maryiek

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"Myeik" is a famous city in Tenimtharyi division. But the term Myeik is different from "Maliek" and "Marate". In Shan language the word Marate means "Ma" horse, while "rate" means pillar, therefore Marate means Horse Pillar. Literary people called Myeik "Maleik". According to Bagan inscriptions the original word Maleik came to mean Myeik.....Subject Terms: Myeik..... Key Words Maryeik

Creator/author: 

Col. Ba Shin

Source/publisher: 

"Bagan Sar-oke", No. 153, pp295-308, Bagan Sar-oke Taik, via University of Washington

Date of Publication: 

1968-00-00

Date of entry: 

2010-11-16

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Burmese/ မြန်မာဘာသာ (Metadata: English and Burmese)

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