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
カロウト
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
カロウト
樺太（からふと）、現在のサハリン島。宗谷海峡の北に位置する南北に長い島で、『蝦夷草紙』ではアイヌ・ウイルタ・ニヴフなどの居住域や大陸との交易・渡海経路が語られる。島の名と同音の語句は区別して読む。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 60:2
セストモ遂ニハ開国成就シテ最良国トナルハ疑フヿナカルヘシ此辺ハ カロウト 島ノ手前ニテ「カラウト島ト相対シヨキ泊リアリ開業成就ノ上ハ繁昌ノ土地トナルヘキ所ナリ妻妾之事蝦
「カロウト」