Charkhlik
Charkhlik proper noun: synonym of Ruoqiang.
Proper noun
Charkhlik
- Synonym of Ruoqiang.
- The water used in irrigating the soil is led from the Chargalyk-daria, which flows from the neighbouring Altyn-tagh mountains, an elevated range south of Lob-nor.[1879, N. Prejevalsky, chapter II, in E. Delmar Morgan, transl., From Kulja, Across the Tian Shan to Lob-nor, London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington, →OCLC, page 76
- On January 8, 1914, I arrived at Charkhlik (map, Fig. 1) together with three of my Indian assistants.1920 January, Aurel Stein, “Explorations in the Lop Desert”, in The Geographical Review, volume IX, number 1, page 2
- Synonyms:
- Ruoqiang
Examples of Charkhlik in a sentence
- Some sixty years later Charkhlik went to war against Ta Wu Ti of the Wei, who ruled much of China.1979, Yasushi Inoue, translated by James T. Araki and Edward Seidensticker, Lou-lan and Other Stories, Kodansha International, page 40:
- On March 9 they retreated south to Charkhlik, an oasis on the southern branch of the Silk Road, with their precious load of artifacts.1996, Kenneth Wimmel, The Alluring Target, Trackless Sands Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 30:
Synonyms of Charkhlik
Origin of Charkhlik
Borrowed from Uyghur چاقىلىق (chaqiliq).
Questions about Charkhlik
- What does Charkhlik mean?
- Charkhlik means synonym of Ruoqiang.
- How do you use Charkhlik in a sentence?
- Some sixty years later Charkhlik went to war against Ta Wu Ti of the Wei, who ruled much of China.
- What part of speech is Charkhlik?
- Charkhlik is a proper noun.
Words near Charkhlik in the dictionary
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