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Hokkaidō

足寄

あしょろ Ashoro

Batchelor’s explanation allows both a waterfall and a bare rock.

Ainu spellings: Ash-so-oro-pet

Analyses

Ash-so-oro-pet

proposed

The river with the standing waterfall

Proponent: John Batchelor

He adds that so can mean bare rock as well as waterfall.

Batchelor1905 § V "Place Names Considered", p. 35, s.v. Ashoro
Analysis details
Confidence: low

The alternative senses of so leave the intended feature uncertain, and no waterfall or rock is identified.

Attestations

  • Ashoro dictionary 1905 An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary, 2nd edition
    “The river with the standing waterfall.” But so may mean simply a “bare rock” as well as “fall.”

    The entry gives Batchelor’s analytical spelling and interpretation.

    Batchelor1905 § V "Place Names Considered", p. 35, s.v. Ashoro

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