Yeyik
/ˈjeɪ.jɪk/
Yeyik proper noun: a township in Niya, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
Proper noun
Yeyik
- A township in Niya, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- Tohti described a situation then current in Yeyiq Yezisi (Yeyike) township which is reminiscent of share-cropping in the post-bellum American south.[2007, James A. Millward, Eurasian Crossroads: A History of Xinjiang, London: Hurst & Company, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 365
- An explorer's work is never done. After lunch we headed south straight across the desert towards the Kun Lun Mountains. It was 42 miles from the road. We had to cross two riverbeds and bounced across some pretty rocky terrain. That is why they called our Toyotas off-road vehicles. Finally after a...2008, Harry Rutstein, The Marco Polo Odyssey, Bennett & Hastings Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 210
- Synonyms:
- Yeyike, Yeh-i-k'o
Examples of Yeyik in a sentence
- Finally after a couple of hours we arrived at Yeyik —a commune surrounded by desert and mountains.2008, Harry Rutstein, The Marco Polo Odyssey, Bennett & Hastings Publishing, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 210:
- Important stopover sites included Barkol Lake, Lop Nur Lake, Yakatograk and Yeyik, and the Keriya River.2010, Hiroyoshi Higuchi, “Satellite tracking the migration of birds in eastern Asia”, in British Birds, volume 103, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 293:
- During the first day of ascent to the Plateau, the cranes travelled between 200 and 250 km and stopped over near aquatic features, including Chainjoin Lake, Yeyik and the Doman River.2017, Hiroyoshi Higuchi, Jason Minton, “Migratory Routes across the Himalayas Used by Demoiselle Cranes”, in Bird Migration across the...
Synonyms of Yeyik
- Yeyike
- Yeh-i-k'o
Forms of Yeyik
| alternative form | Yëyiq |
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Origin of Yeyik
Borrowed from Uyghur يېيىق (yëyiq).
Questions about Yeyik
- What does Yeyik mean?
- Yeyik means a township in Niya, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
- How do you use Yeyik in a sentence?
- Finally after a couple of hours we arrived at Yeyik —a commune surrounded by desert and mountains.
- What part of speech is Yeyik?
- Yeyik is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Yeyik?
- Yeyik is pronounced /ˈjeɪ.jɪk/.
Words near Yeyik in the dictionary
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