Place names
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
ニワ
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
ニワ
ネバ川に対応すると考えられる音写。『蝦夷草紙』はアラトカという湖から流れ出し、サンヒケンホル方面へ注ぐ川とする。ラドガ湖からサンクトペテルブルクを経てフィンランド湾に注ぐ水系と対応する。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 111:2
亜伯（アヘ）児斉亜（ルシア）印度（インド）中華等ノ北方ニ当ル扨 ニワ ト云河アリ此河アラトカ」ト云湖ヨリ溢レテ「サンヒケンホル」ト云北浦ニ落ル此河ノ湊ヨリ沖ニ離レテ
「ニワ」