Place names
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53 identified places · 42 mapped · 669 of 2040 indexed occurrences linked to places
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1 records · 1 occurrences
- モトマル1
モトマル
モトマル
Identification pending · 0 supported · 0 tentative · 1 unresolved occurrences
The passage and name interpretation are recorded here. A place identification has not yet been established.
Recorded names
モトマル
『蝦夷紀行』で渡海中に初めて見えた大陸側の岬。ラツカ方面から海を渡る際の目印で、その後は岸に沿って南へ進みカムカタへ向かうと記される。
Place-name origin: Undetermined
Provisional language attribution
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷紀行 · Ryukoku University Library · 第1冊 · 9:4
して東西を弁知しかたし洋中を行事凡三里半余りにして初て東韃の地方モトマルと名付たる崎を見かけ夫より地方に添ふて南流しカムカタと称せる崎に至りけるに此所湖瀬ありて怒涛の激
「モトマル」