Kümüx
/kuˈmuʃ/
Kümüx proper noun: a town in Toksun, Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Proper noun
Kümüx
- A town in Toksun, Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- From the evidence of the latest Ludlovian to Early Devonian ophiolite, which crops out from the northern slope of Mt. Saarming to Kümüx and areas further east (Wang Zuoxun et al., 1986, 1990; Xiao Xuchang et al., 1990), the South Tianshan back-arc basin had already developed into a finite ocean...1996, Zhou Zhiyi, W. T. Dean, Phanerozoic Geology of Northwest China, Beijing: Science Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 11
- I wheeled down into Kümüx just after sunset and drank three Jianlibau soft drinks straight off in the first shop I came to.1998, Anne Mustoe, Lone Traveller: One Woman, Two Wheels and the World, Random House, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 114
- A residential community in Kümüx, Toksun, Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Synonyms of Kümüx
Forms of Kümüx
| alternative form | Kumux |
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Origin of Kümüx
Borrowed from Uyghur كۈمۈش (kümüsh) meaning 'silver', referring to local silver mines.
Questions about Kümüx
- What does Kümüx mean?
- Kümüx means a town in Toksun, Turpan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- What part of speech is Kümüx?
- Kümüx is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Kümüx?
- Kümüx is pronounced /kuˈmuʃ/.
Words near Kümüx in the dictionary
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