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Eastern Hokkaidō: Shari

斜里

しゃり Shari

The town’s reed-place interpretation differs from Batchelor’s “open place”.

Ainu spellings: サル, シャル, Sar-i

Analyses

サル

received reading

A place where reeds grow

  • サル a place where reeds grow

Proponent: 斜里町

Variants

  • シャル ‘A place where reeds grow’ — An alternative pronunciation in the town account.
斜里町2026 町名の由来
Analysis details
Confidence: medium

Sar-i

サリ

proposed

The open place

  • Sar open
  • i place

Proponent: John Batchelor

Batchelor1905 § V "Place Names Considered", p. 53, s.v. Shari
Analysis details
Confidence: low

The entry gives the interpretation without explaining its connection to the locality.

Attestations

  • Shari / Sar-i dictionary 1905 An Ainu-English-Japanese Dictionary, 2nd edition
    The open place.

    The printed analytical form is Sar-i.

    Batchelor1905 § V "Place Names Considered", p. 53, s.v. Shari

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