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- Uyghur · borrowed fromقاراماي
- English todayKaramay
Borrowed from Uyghur قاراماي (qaramay), from قارا (qara, “black”) + ماي (may, “oil”). Alternatively, from қара (qara) + май (may). Named after the now scenic spot Black Oil Mountain (in Chinese 黑油山) 2 kilometres away from the city centre.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.