martaban

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noun

A large glazed pottery vessel of a kind exported from Martaban, used to hold water, rice, fish, etc.

Similar
Pegu jar
OriginIndonesian martaban →
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Meanings

martaban1

nounmartaban (plural martabans)

plural martabans · alternative martavan

  1. historicalA large glazed pottery vessel of a kind exported from Martaban, used to hold water, rice, fish, etc.

    Synonyms: Pegu jar

Martaban2

proper noun
  1. Former name of Mottama (“town in Myanmar”).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA large glazed pottery vessel of a kind exported from Martaban, used to hold water, rice, fish, etc.

Similar
Pegu jar
Also see
mottamapegu jar

Origin

  1. Indonesianmartaban
  2. Englishmartaban

From Indonesian martaban.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tambaran
Cite this entry
APA

martaban. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martaban

MLA

“martaban.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martaban. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “martaban,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/martaban.

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