Sakhalin

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Etymology

From Russian Сахали́н (Saxalín, Sakhalin), which borrowed from Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳ᠍ᠶᠠᠨ (sahaliyan, black), provably the expression Manchu ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳ᠍ᠶᠠᠨ
ᡠᠯᠠ
ᠠᡢᡤᠠ
ᡥᠠᡩ᠋ᠠ
(sahaliyan ula aᡢga hada, the peak at the estuary of the Amur river)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsækəˈliːn/, /ˌsæx-/

Proper noun

Sakhalin

  1. The largest island of Russia, off its eastern coast, a Russian oblast located on the island.

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