Qinghai
See also: Qīnghǎi
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 青海 (Qīnghǎi, literally “Blue Sea”), a calque of Mongolian ᠬᠥᠬᠡ
ᠨᠠᠭᠤᠷ (köke naɣur) as traditionally Mongolian did not distinguish between large bodies of water.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Qinghai
Synonyms
Translations
a Chinese province
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