Arakan Yoma

He also wishes she had addressed issues of racism underlying tension in Rakhine state (which is also known as Arakan state).
Hillary Clinton Receives Burma’s Aung San Suu Kyi During U.S. Visit|Rob Verger|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This is an unhealthy tract, with much jungle, and broken up into small valleys by the spurs from the Arakan mountains.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
A small body of troops from Thayetmyo, moving about in the west under the Arakan hills, acted in support of Minhla.
The Pacification of Burma|Sir Charles Haukes Todd Crosthwaite
The principal mountains are the Arakan Yomas, which send out spurs and sub-spurs almost to the sea-coast.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various

It is mentioned as being a practice of certain Arakan tribes.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham
Part of the Tenasserim coast was subdued, but a British force was defeated in Arakan.
The Political History of England - Vol XI|George Brodrick

British Dictionary definitions for Arakan Yoma

Arakan Yoma

/ (ˌɑːrɑːˈkɑːn ˈjəʊmɑː) /

noun

a mountain range in Myanmar, between the Irrawaddy River and the W coast: forms a barrier between Myanmar and India; teak forests

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