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martaban

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

Noun

martaban (plural martabans)

  1. (historical) A large glazed pottery vessel of a kind exported from Martaban, used to hold water, rice, fish, etc.
    Synonyms:
    Pegu jar

Proper noun capitalized: Martaban

Martaban

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

Synonyms of martaban

Forms of martaban

pluralmartabans
alternative formmartavan

Origin of martaban

From Indonesian martaban.

Questions about martaban

What does martaban mean?
Martaban means a large glazed pottery vessel of a kind exported from Martaban, used to hold water, rice, fish, etc.
What part of speech is martaban?
Martaban can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of martaban?
The plural of martaban is martabans.

Words near martaban in the dictionary

  1. mart
  2. Mart.
  3. Marta
  4. martabak
  5. martabaks
  6. martaban
  7. Martabani
  8. martabans
  9. martagon
  10. martagons
  11. Martainville

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