Talk:Irrawaddy River

message: The Burmese chronicles clearly point out the influence of pre-Buddhist India on Burma.
It is likely that when the first people from the India came upon the region and the river, populated by a large number of elephants for which Burma even today is famously known, it would have been natural for them to name the long river which watered these elephants as Airawathy, after the Hindu Lord Indra's large elephant Airawath. In fact it is likely that the peopling of Burma from other places to the North and East/South East of the country, destroyed the original Hinduised people of the country along with all culturo-lingual traditions just as this happened elsewhere in Siam, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, and Indonesia. In the case of Burma, the Buddhist religious influence too would have sought to wipe out all traces of Hindu culturo-religious influence on the place that pre-dated it.
It is ridiculous that people speak of "authoritative sources" when such sources are stuff written by early European visitors to the region with little grounding in formal education or exposure and understanding to the culture and languages of the place.   — Preceding unsigned comment added by TheOnlyEmperor (talk • contribs) 11:15, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: The Name

message: There is no Sanskrit term airavati that I can find, though there is a clear reference to Iravati, who is also associated with a river. Airavata is her son. I am changing the article accordingly. Imc 17:29, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: PimRijkee (talk) 14:32, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: The name

message: The article states that the only bridge for a long time was the Inwa Bridge, yet the picture's caption states that its the Ava Bridge. - cgilbert(talk|contribs) 23:46, 23 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Bridge name?

message: I've done some research on the etymology of the Ayeyarwady River, and added some clarity. I've only used clear, reliable sources, but review from a native speaker would be welcome. Additional links on my userpage (scroll down, 'extra links added for research'). Please discuss before changing big parts, okay? Thanks, Pim Rijkee (talk) 14:05, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. I'm not sure if the source qualifies as reliable but Harvey's book should be easy to find. --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 16:09, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: And here it is! --RegentsPark (sticks and stones) 16:12, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks for the link, added it to the article where it is relevant. Main source for my research can (as noted in the article) be found here. It is written by U San Lwin, member of the editorial board of Perspective. I suspect San Lwin has also written the traveller's dictionary Myanmarese - English, (here), but I'm not completely sure, as my mails to him get bounced back.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by PimRijkee (talk • contribs) 19:08, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Updated etymology

message: I stumbled upon a reference that I think justifies listing the Mali river as main source river at the confluence with the N'mai Kha. In the book Rivers of the World by Penn I read that locals call the N'mai Kha Irrawaddy, although it is the smaller branch of the two at the confluence. I added this information in the article, and references to Penn's work in the article and infobox.Pim Rijkee (talk) 21:10, 16 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Main river source

message: I've found a rather in-depth report on the biodiversity in the Delta region here. My idea is to add it to the (yet to be written..) Ayeyerwady river fauna section, rather than in the Irrawaddy Delta article with only a brief mention here in the main river article. After all, this is the 'main' page, and as the delta is obviously part of the river, the fauna in it deserves full attention here as well. If someone doesn't want to see it here but instead only on the Delta page, please say so. It'll take me a few days to put everything together anyway. Cheers, Pim Rijkee (talk) 00:02, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Biodiversity in the Delta area

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to  on Irrawaddy River. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add  after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add  to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20101122015523/http://www.mrtv3.net.mm:80/newpaper/1711newsn.pdf to http://www.mrtv3.net.mm/newpaper/1711newsn.pdf
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.
Cheers.—cyberbot IITalk to my owner:Online 23:37, 11 January 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just added archive links to  on Irrawaddy River. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add  after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add  to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
*Added archive http://web.archive.org/web/20110511115921/http://english.dvb.no/news.php?id=2300 to http://english.dvb.no/news.php?id=2300
When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at ).
Cheers.—cyberbot IITalk to my owner:Online 08:44, 29 February 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified 13 external links on Irrawaddy River. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20100217041606/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1999/2-99/aye.htm to http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1999/2-99/aye.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20091225020611/http://www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/spring99/Karmegam/symbol.html to http://www.csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/spring99/Karmegam/symbol.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090105210144/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/hotel/fact/st_div/bago.html to http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/ministry/hotel/fact/st_div/bago.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20081120175546/http://www.irrigation.gov.mm/water/climateandrainfall.html to http://www.irrigation.gov.mm/water/climateandrainfall.html
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110511151717/http://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/activity/pdf/reports/ali.071116.pdf to http://www.pwri.go.jp/eng/activity/pdf/reports/ali.071116.pdf
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080515195853/http://www.arcbc.org.ph/wetlands/myanmar/mmr_irrdel.htm to http://www.arcbc.org.ph/wetlands/myanmar/mmr_irrdel.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20080515195853/http://www.arcbc.org.ph/wetlands/myanmar/mmr_irrdel.htm to http://www.arcbc.org.ph/wetlands/myanmar/mmr_irrdel.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090828011909/http://www.drugtext.org/library/books/McCoy/book/20.htm to http://www.drugtext.org/library/books/McCoy/book/20.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20090212182101/http://1911encyclopedia.org/Teak to http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Teak
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20110501034219/http://www.myanmar-information.net/infosheet/2006/070507.htm to http://www.myanmar-information.net/infosheet/2006/070507.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20161229144728/http://www.ymec.com.cn/en/about.htm to http://www.ymec.com.cn/en/about.htm
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20161229144559/http://www.ymec.com.cn/en/index.htm to http://www.ymec.com.cn/en/index.htm
*Added  tag to http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/Perspective/persp1999/11-99/bridge.htm
*Added  tag to http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/NaturalHazards/shownh.php3?img_id=13663
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20081107163734/http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/photoinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS030-151-62 to http://earth.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/efs/photoinfo.pl?PHOTO=STS030-151-62
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 20:40, 16 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: It is unclear where the discharge data comes from. The source to the 2010 newspaper (1711newsn.pdf) is bogus. There is nothing written in it about the Irrawaddy. The numbers were most likely blind copied from the Encyclopedia Britannica. However, they appear already in Gresswell, R.K. and Huxley A.J. "Standard encyclopedia of the world's rivers and lakes", 1920, pp. 124 in 1966 reprint. I suggest to reference to it. Since the data is more than 100 years old, it would also be worthwhile to find a publication with more recent data.
--Pia novice (talk) 11:42, 3 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  References for Discharge 

message: The following Wikimedia Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion:
* 
Participate in the deletion discussion at the nomination page. —Community Tech bot (talk) 16:07, 5 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for deletion 

message: "Saka is an important deva in Buddhism"
In the above phrase the word "Saka" is introduced with no explanation or context. It does not occur elsewhere in the article which makes its inclusion confusing and its purpose unclear. 86.160.228.56 (talk) 14:47, 6 June 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Saka confusing