蝦夷草紙

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カロウト

Place

Attested forms カロウト

樺太（からふと）、現在のサハリン島。宗谷海峡の北に位置する南北に長い島で、『蝦夷草紙』ではアイヌ・ウイルタ・ニヴフなどの居住域や大陸との交易・渡海経路が語られる。島の名と同音の語句は区別して読む。

Identification or interpretation uncertain

Place-name origin: Undetermined

Provisional language attribution

名称の言語的由来は未確認。

• コトバンク所収辞書「樺太」
• 『蝦夷草紙』国文学研究資料館所蔵・画像60、行2

1 attestations

1. National Institute of Japanese Literature · Page 60, line 2 · カロウト

   …セストモ遂ニハ開国成就シテ最良国トナルハ疑フヿナカルヘシ此辺ハ カロウト 島ノ手前ニテ「カラウト島ト相対シヨキ泊リアリ開業成就ノ上ハ繁昌ノ土地トナルヘキ所ナリ妻妾之事蝦…