Place names
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ホコモシリ
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
ホコモシリ
幌筵島（パラムシル島）に対応する可能性のある千島北部の島名。『蝦夷草紙』ではシモシリ・ヲンネコタンと並ぶ大島として挙げる。島の大きさについての『蝦夷草紙』の比較には誇張・誤差を含む。
名称の言語的由来は未確認。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷草紙 · National Institute of Japanese Literature · 99:8
ヨリ海上凡一十九里周廻凡一百五十余里ナリ此外大島ニハ「シモシリ島ホコモシリ」嶋ヲンネコタン」嶋ノ三島ハ「ヱトロウ島ニ勝レタル大島ナリトイヘリ然レハ日本ニ比スレハ四国ト九州
「ホコモシリ」