庫頁

Chinese

phonetic
trad. (庫頁) 庫 頁
simp. (库页) 库 页
alternative forms 庫葉／库叶
苦夷

Etymology

First attested in the Tang Huiyao as 窟說／窟说 or 屈說／屈说.

Some sources suggest that this name was also possibly influenced by Ainu クㇽ (“a man”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

庫頁

  1. (～島) Sakhalin

Synonyms

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