Place names
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シレトヲ
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
シレトヲ
『蝦夷草紙』で樺太のノシカマナイの東北にある、海へ突き出た山の岬。北海道の知床岬とは島が異なるため、シレトコに似る語形だけで同一地点としない。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 119:12
夷舟ニテ土人渡海シテ運送ヲ達スト云ヘリ此ノシカマナイ」ノ東北ニ「シレトヲト云処アリ此処海岸ヨリ沖ヘ出タル山崎アリ「シラヌシ在ノ ノトロ ト云辺ヨリ此辺迄蝦夷土人多ク徘徊
「シレトヲ」