Merket

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English

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Map including MAI-KAI-T'I (MERKET) and surrounding region from the International Map of the World (AMS, 1966)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Merket

  1. Alternative form of Makit
    • 1962, Central Asian Review[1], page 149:
      In 1954 a cotton-cleaning plant was built by the soldiers in the town of Merket; "thanks to this plant most of the peasants are now freed from the necessity of cleaning cotton by hand".
    • 2009, Rebiya Kadeer, Alexandra Cavelius, Dalai Lama XIV, Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace with China[2], Kales Press, page 7:
      At around the same time, my maternal grandfather was tying up his bundles in Merket, to the east of Kashgar.