Taklamakan

Meaning

Proper Noun

A cold desert in Central Asia

Related

Similar words

Takela Magan, T'a-k'o-la-ma-kan

Origin

Most researchers agree on makan being the Persian word for "place", however the etymology of Takla is less clear. The word may be an Uyghur borrowing from the Persian tark, "to leave alone/out/behind, relinquish, abandon" + makan

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