Etymology

Tokara Islands

Today it means: An archipelago of Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 吐噶喇
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from吐噶喇
  2. English todayTokara Islands

Borrowed from Japanese 吐噶喇 (Tokara). Attested since 699 in the Shoku Nihongi.

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