K'u-mi-shih

A form of Kumishi — Synonym of Kümüx: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

OriginMandarin 庫米什 /库米什 →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Kumishi (Kümüx).

    A gigantic dune in the K'u-mi-shih intermontane basin in the Chüeh-lo-t'a-ko mountain area

    中国科学院兰州冰川冻土沙漠研究所沙漠研究室

    1975 August 18 [1974 May], “Study of China's Deserts [中国沙漠概论 CHUNG-KUO SHA-MO KAI-LUN]”, in Translations on People's Republic of China, number 316, United States Joint Publications Research Service, sourced from Peking, Desert Laboratory Lanchow Institute of Glacier, Frozen Ground and Desert Soil Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences [中国科学院兰州冰川冻土沙漠研究所沙漠研究室], translation of original in Chinese, →OCLC, page 153

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kümüx

Origin

  1. Mandarin庫米什 /库米什
  2. EnglishK'u-mi-shih

From Mandarin 庫米什 /库米什 (Kùmǐshí), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻu⁴-mi³-shih².

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