Merket

See also: merket

English

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).

Pronunciation

• enPR: měrkětʹ

Proper noun

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.