Etymology

Aksu

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Today it means: A prefecture of the Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Full definition →

Uyghur ئاقسۇ ← chg آقسُو
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  1. chg · derived fromآقسُو
  2. Uyghur · borrowed fromئاقسۇ
  3. English todayAksu

Borrowed from Uyghur ئاقسۇ (aqsu, literally “white river”), from Chagatai آقسُو (Āqsū), اکسو (Aksū). Compare with Turkish Aksu (“white river”).

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