Sakhalin

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Etymology

From Russian Сахали́н (Saxalín), which was borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan, black), probably from the expression Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ
ᠠᠩᡤᠠ
ᡥᠠᡩᠠ
(sahaliyan ula angga hada, the peak at the estuary of the Amur river (literally: black river)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsækəˈliːn/, /ˌsæx-/

Proper noun

Sakhalin

  1. (geography) The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast.
  2. (geography) An oblast of Russia, located on the island.

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See also

  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russian Ю́жно-Сахали́нск (Júžno-Saxalínsk))
    • Toyohara (豊原 (とよはら, Toyohara) - alternative Japanese name for Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk)
  • Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky (Russian Алекса́ндровск-Сахали́нский (Aleksándrovsk-Saxalínskij))

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