Etymology

Aksai Chin

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Uyghur ﺋﺎﻗﺴﺎﻱ چۆل
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  1. Uyghur · borrowed fromﺋﺎﻗﺴﺎﻱ چۆل
  2. English todayAksai Chin

First attested in the mid 1800s. Borrowed from Uyghur ﺋﺎﻗﺴﺎﻱ چۆل / Aqsai Chöl / ақсай чөл (aqsay chöl), with the word "chin" being a corrupted transliteration of چۆل (chöl), ultimately derived from Turkic. See Aksai Chin on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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