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martaban

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.26 in modern English

Syllables
marta-ban
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

noun

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

Etymology

From Indonesian martaban.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

martabans (plural) martavan (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

martaban Martabani

Synonyms

Pegu jar

Questions

What does martaban mean?
Former name of Mottama (“town in Myanmar”).
Where does martaban come from?
From Indonesian martaban.

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