Place names
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76 identified places · 51 mapped · 746 of 2152 indexed occurrences linked to places
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女直
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
女直
女直（じょちょく）は女真の別称。女真人が暮らした中国東北部・アムール川流域・沿海州にわたる地域の呼称。『蝦夷島奇観』の本草書からの引用では、三佛齊国と並んで膃肭臍の産地として挙げる。この記述だけでは産地の範囲や具体的な採取地は分からない。
中国の本草書に見える漢語の呼称として分類。民族名の音写の起源までは確定していない。
Attestations (1)
- 蝦夷島奇観 · Hokkaido University Library · 20:7
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