Chinese

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

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

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

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Proper noun

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喀什噶爾

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

Synonyms

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