Where does “Rakhine” come from?

Rakhine (English) comes from Burmese ရခိုင်, from Pali Rākkhasa, from Sanskrit राक्षस — a demon in general, an evil or malignant demon; a...

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

Definitions

  1. An ethnic group in Myanmar (Burma), forming the majority along the coastal region of present-day Rakhine State. They were formerly called the Arakanese

Ancestry of “Rakhine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရခိုင်Mysore banana, a local cultivar grown in Myanmar
2PaliRākkhasademon, fiend
3Sanskritराक्षसa demon in general, an evil or malignant demon; a...
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