喀拉幹
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Chinese
[edit]phonetic | ||
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trad. (喀拉幹) | 喀拉幹 | |
simp. (喀拉干) | 喀拉干 |
Etymology
[edit]From Mongolian ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠᠨ (qaɣalɣan, “gate”), from Mongolian ᠴᠢᠭᠣᠯᠠᠯᠲᠣ
ᠬᠠᠭᠠᠯᠭᠠ (čiɣolalto qaɣalg-a, “meeting or assembly gate”), from its important position on Mongolia's trade routes with northern China.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄚ ㄌㄚ ㄍㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kalagàn
- Wade–Giles: Kʻa1-la1-kan4
- Yale: Kā-lā-gàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kalhagann
- Palladius: Калагань (Kalaganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰä⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵ kän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
[edit]喀拉幹
- Synonym of 張家口/张家口 (Zhāngjiākǒu), Zhangjiakou, Kalgan (a city in China)
Descendants
[edit]- English: Kalgan