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Irrawaddy

ir·ra·waddy

UK/ˈɪɹəˌwɑdi/ US/ˈɪrʌˌwɑdi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the main river of Myanmar rising in the north and flowing south through the length of Burma to empty into the Andaman Sea

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Origin

From Burmese ဧရာဝတီ (erawa.ti), from Sanskrit इरावती (irāvatī, “granting drink or refreshment”).

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