Place names
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53 identified places · 42 mapped · 669 of 2046 indexed occurrences linked to places
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664 records · 2046 occurrences
ウス
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
ウス
有珠（うす）。北海道伊達市西部、内浦湾沿岸の地域。『蝦夷草紙』のこの用例は東蝦夷地の地名として現れ、同じ音を含む人名・形容語とは別の注釈である。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 70:15
トテ西蝦夷地シヤコタン」ト 云処ニアリ生付テ黒キ虎フアリ 牛房 ウスフタ両所ヲ最上トス自然ニ生ス其根 ノ太サ廻リ一尺余ナリ味イ甚ヨロシク和 ラカニシテ中心ノ空ナシ
「ウス」