K'a-shih

English

Map including K'a-shih (Kashgar) (DMA, 1983)

Etymology

From Mandarin 喀什, Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻa¹-shih².

Proper noun

K'a-shih

1. Alternative form of Kashi (Kashgar)
   • 1966, Translations on People's Republic of China‎^[2], United States Joint Publications Research Service, →OCLC, page 148:

     I. Geological and Topographical Conditions
     Geologically speaking, K'a-shih inland delta belongs to the western most end of Tarim Table. It is primarily sha-ch'e syneklise.

   • 1973, Chiao-min Hsieh, “Transportation”, in Christopher L. Salter, editor, Atlas of China‎^[3], McGraw-Hill, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 74, column 2:

     From Peking air routes extend northward to Ch’i-ch’i-ha-erh in Manchuria, southeastward to Shanghai, southward to the island of Hainan, and westward to K’a-shih in Sinkiang.

   • 1976, Chuen-Yan David Lai, “Developments of Cotton Cultivation in Sinkiang”, in Pacific Viewpoint‎^[4], volume 17, number 2, →DOI, archived from the original on 30 June 2020, page 162:

     K'a-shih has the most extensive cotton-growing area which amounted to 950 000 mou (6.3 million ares) in 1965.

Translations

Kashi — see Kashi

See also

• K'o-shih

Further reading

• “K’a-shih”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• Shaikh, shaikh, shikha