Etymology

Rakhine

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Today it means: An ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese. Full definition →

Burmese ရခိုင်
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  1. Burmese · borrowed fromရခိုင်
  2. English todayRakhine

From Burmese ရခိုင် (ra.hkuing).

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