羅布泊

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Chinese

phonetic lake
trad. (羅布泊)
simp. (罗布泊)
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Etymology

Partial calque of Written Oirat ᠯᠣ᠊ᠫ
ᠨᡇᡇᠷ
(Lob nuur), from ᠯᠣ᠊ᠫ (Lob) +‎ ᠨᡇᡇᠷ (nuur, lake), where the former is itself of unknown origin from older times. A detailed discussion on the etymology of this word can be found in Notes on Marco Polo, by French Sinologist Paul Pelliot. Compare English Lop Nur.

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羅布泊

  1. Lop Nur (former salt lake in China)
  2. () Luobupo (a town in Ruoqiang, Bayingolin prefecture, Xinjiang, China)

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Further reading

  • Pelliot, Paul (1963) Notes on Marco Polo, volume 2, Paris: L’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres et Avec Le Concours Du Centre National de La Recherche Scientifique, page 770