喀什噶爾

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (喀什噶爾)
simp. (喀什噶尔)
alternative forms 哈什哈爾哈什哈尔

Etymology

Borrowed from Manchu ᡴᠠᠰᡳᡤᠠᡵ (kasigar), from Written Oirat ᡍᠠᠱᡅᡎᠠᠷ (xašiɣar), from Classical Persian کاشغر (Kāšġar).

Compare also Uyghur قەشقەر (qeshqer), Chagatai قاشقار (Qāšqār /⁠Qäšqär⁠/); Classical Tibetan ཁ་ཤི་ཀར (kha shi kar); etc.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

喀什噶爾

  1. (historical or poetic) Kashgar (a city in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China)

Synonyms