Tokara Islands

proper noun

An archipelago of Japan.

OriginJapanese 吐噶喇 →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Tokara Islands
  1. An archipelago of Japan.

Origin

  1. Japanese吐噶喇
  2. EnglishTokara Islands

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

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