阿爾山

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (阿爾山)
simp. (阿尔山)
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Etymology

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The full name for the city is 阿倫阿爾山阿伦阿尔山 (Ālún Ā'ěrshān), a transcription of Mongolian ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ
ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ
(qalaɣun rasiyan, literally hot holy water).

The Mongolian name is composed of native ᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ (qalaɣun, hot) + non-native ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ (rasiyan, holy water, spring). The latter, which corresponds to Chinese 阿爾山阿尔山 (Ā'ěrshān), was loaned from Sanskrit रसायन (rasāyana, elixir).

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阿爾山

  1. () Arxan (a county-level city in Hinggan, Inner Mongolia, China)