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
メナシ
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
メナシ
メナシはアイヌ語の東方を表す語に関わる地域呼称。蝦夷地の東側、特に根室・知床方面を指す用法がある。『藻汐草』ごとに指す範囲が異なり、語彙表の「東」という訳語と地名としての用法を区別する。
本文の呼称からの暫定分類。語源・現代の地名との対応は要照合。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷方言藻汐草 · National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics · 坤巻 · 4:6
足爪ユクシヽ黒狐シツ゚ンビ クンネシユマリ蝙蝠の如く大なるアツポメナシ山中嶋鼠カシイキリグシ（リス）鼬（イタチ）コウモリカバプ 銀鼠シヤチリ ウバシチロンノブてんの如
「メナシ」