Place names
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ヤンケモシリ
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
ヤンケモシリ
『蝦夷草紙』で得撫島北方のヲレムコからさらに沖に見える島として列挙される。末尾モシリは島・土地を表す語に関わるが、現代のどの島かは他の島名との位置関係から検討する。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 97:14
」ヨリ崎ヲ廻リテ東北ノ沖ニ ヲレムコ ト云小島アリ是ヨリ遥沖ニ ヤンケモシリ ヲタホ」島レフンモシリ島「カワルモシリ」嶋アリ此外晴天ナレハ「モシリ嶋モ見ユル此島ハ「ヱトロウ
「ヤンケモシリ」