Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c10.13003

c10.13003

**SALWEN**, n.p. The great river entering the sea near Martaban in British Burma, and which the Chinese in its upper course call *Lu-kiang*. The Burmese form is *Than-lwen*, but the original form is probably *Shān*. ["The Salween River, which empties itself into the sea at Maulmain, rivals the Irrawaddy in length but not in importance" (*Forbes, British Burma*, 8).]