charklik
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
Example Sentences
- "They were accustomed to take small caravans with Indian goods from Khotan via Charklik to Karashahr and on to Turfan in the north-east, and had found Charchan a convenient half-way station on their ventures."
- "On the last evening a man came in on foot with a little news; there had been fighting between Charklik and Cherchen, but that was now thought to be over, leaving the Tungans in control of both oases."
- "Korla (see p.260) is 483km, ¥35.50 ($4.50) and 15 hours away, the road much the same as that between Charchan and Charklik, and subject to interruption by substantial amounts of sand."
- "Once again the route crosses the high Altun Shan, with the horizon to the left dominated by the 6,062-metre (19,890ft) Yusupalik Tagh (“Yusuf Ali Mountains”), before descending via narrow valleys and generally dry river beds to the small settlement of Yandaxkak and, ultimately, to the isolated — but very welcome — oasis of Charklik."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
- Root: چاقىلىق