Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

k'u-ch'e

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: k'u-ch'e
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Kuche (Kuqa)

Example Sentences

"A so-called "Ferghana Series" of oil-bearing strata runs into Kashgaria from Russian Turkestan and extends along the foot of the T'ien Shan past Aqsu to Kucha (K'u-ch'e). What may be an extension of this same series reappears again in the region of the Sinkiang North Road."
"Chiu-tzu 龜茲 is now the city of K’u-ch’e, situated at the confluence of the Muzart River and the K’u-ch’e River at the foot of the Tien Shan."
"Responsibility for this control was in the hands of the Hsi-an Military Governor situated at what was called Chiu-tzu, the present-day K'u-ch'e (Kucha) in the southern piedmont of the T'ien Shan southwest of Urumchi."

Etymology

From Mandarin 庫車 /库车 (Kùchē), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻu⁴-chʻe¹.

Word Breakdown

Root: 庫車, -

Questions

What does k'u-ch'e mean?: Alternative form of Kuche (Kuqa)
Where does k'u-ch'e come from?: From Mandarin 庫車 /库车 (Kùchē), Wade–Giles romanization: Kʻu⁴-chʻe¹.

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