Etymology

Yarkant

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

Uyghur يەكەن
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  1. Uyghur · borrowed fromيەكەن
  2. English todayYarkant

From Uyghur يەكەن (yeken).

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