Etymology

Ili

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Today it means: An automonous prefecture in Northern Xinjiang autonomous region, China. Full definition →

Russian Или ← Uyghur ئىلى
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  1. Uyghur · borrowed fromئىلى
  2. Russian · borrowed fromИли
  3. English todayIli

From Russian Или (Ili) and Uyghur ئىلى (ili), usually taken to derive from Mongolian.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.