Place names
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
西カラフト
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
西カラフト
『蝦夷草紙』がシラヌシから沿岸に続く地域をまとめて呼ぶ名。樺太西側の地域呼称で、村・河川・冬の橇道などを一連の地理として説明するために使われる。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 119:9
此期ニ至レハ大ニ橇ヲ牽セテ通行スルナリ「シラヌシ」ヨリ此辺マテヲ西カラフト」ト云又シラヌシヨリ東ハ ウル ト云処ニ大河アリ此河上ニ池アリテ蝦夷舟ニテ土人渡海シテ運送ヲ達ス
「西カラフト」