Mawlaik

Mawlaik (Burmese: မော်လိုက် [mɔ̀ laɪʔ]; Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်) is a town in Mawlaik District, Sagaing Region in north-west Myanmar, along the Chindwin River.

For other uses, see Mawlaik (disambiguation).
Mawlaik

မော်လိုက်
Town
Mawlaik
Location of Mawlaik, Burma
Coordinates: 23°17′N 94°05′E
Country Myanmar
Division Sagaing Region
DistrictMawlaik
TownshipMawlaik
Elevation
335 ft (102 m)
Time zoneUTC+6.30 (MST)

Etymology

" Mawlaik" derives from the Shan language term "Mawlek" (Shan: မေႃႇလဵၵ်း; /mɔ2 lek4/), which means "iron mine."[1]

gollark: It's not like automated telephone systems exist or anything.
gollark: Of course.
gollark: Which is probably the case, because the world is complicated and these are underdetermined.
gollark: I assume you're going to say that actually no, it's something else.
gollark: Someone was trying to tell them they were in danger by phone, but it was too late.

References
  1. Tun, Than (1988). "Observations on the Translation and Annotation of the Royal Orders Of Burma". Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 4 (1): 91–99. JSTOR 40860260.


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