Etymology

martaban

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Today it means: A large glazed pottery vessel of a kind exported from Martaban, used to hold water, rice, fish, etc. Full definition →

Indonesian martaban
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  1. Indonesian · borrowed frommartaban
  2. English todaymartaban

From Indonesian martaban.

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