Names and expressions in this work, with attestations in each witness.
An initial index of the available transcriptions. Missed and incorrect matches may remain. Labels distinguish place-name origins from the language of recorded expressions; unverified attributions are provisional or undetermined. The text includes hearsay, tradition and authorial speculation. A place mention does not necessarily record a visit.
Attested forms シコタン
色丹島(しこたんとう)。北海道東方、国後島の南東に位置する島の歴史的表記。『蝦夷草紙』の島名・地名列挙に現れる。
Identification or interpretation uncertain
Place-name origin: Ainu
Provisional language attribution
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。
1 attestations
- National Institute of Japanese Literature · Page 69, line 17 · シコタン
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