Place names
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
セリウヱル
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
セリウヱル
『蝦夷草紙』でヱルエテ河の流出先の「北海」に添えられる語。ロシア語の北方を表す語に関わる可能性があるが、固有海域名か方位の説明かは未確定。音写の語境界を保留して扱う。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 112:3
ル此大河ヲ ヱルエテ ト名ツケ「トロハンスコイ」ノ地ヲ転流シテ セリウヱル ノ北海ニ落ル又チルチアンスコイ」ト云国ニ ネルチヤ シリカト云二筋ノ大河アリ此カサン」ノ地ヲ流
「セリウヱル」